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THE OMAHA DAILY JSEIfJj SUNDAY , JULY 31 , 1805. 11 lmL > ' 'T ? > > < 'Pwfi * < i.'i > < 'Ty ' Vi > ' / WITHOUT A COMPASS. . * * A Drifting Sea Yarn Spun by a Yachtsman. ( Copyright , 18S5 , by W. J. . "Where are you two boys bound ? " aikcd Captain Mole as he catno striding down the little pier. "Oh , we're Juit going to crulie around for ft little while , " replied Carter Jones , who was casting the stops of the rnalnsnll. "Where's your boat compass ? " asked the captain , "Why , we don't need one , " replied Frank Morris ; "we aren't going out of sight of land. " "Well , boy , " said the captain , "let me give you a piece of advice. Never go out side of a narrow tlver without a chart , a compass and a lead line In > our boat. Here are you two youngsters going out on the ocean In an open Jib and mainsail yacht without a blesicd thing to show you which \\ay you arc going. Suppose vou get caught In a fog ? " "Then we'd turn around and sail straight back , " said Carter. "Sail straight ? How would you tell whether you were sailing straight ? " "Iy ) the direction of the wln3 , " answered Trunk , a little less confident. "Suppose the wind should gradually change , " remarked the captain , and then thu two boys began to look very thoughtful. "I am an old sailor , " paid the captain , "and I wouldn't do what you boys are pre paring to do. If you'll to up to my house. Carter , and get my boat compass I II go out wiling with you an-i tell you of an experi ence I had In a > nchl race when I was a boy " Carter needed no urging , but went running to the captain's house and speedily returned with the compam. Captain Mole seated himself In the boat and left her management iv holly to the hoys. As Foon as the little craft had doubled the point that marked the cnt'anco ti the bay anJ was on her way out to sea the old feaman showed the TJOJB how to lay a course from the entrance so that It MICE A WHITE WITCH. caught In a fog they couU come about and Btccr back to It , The weather was so beaut'- ' ful that It seemed almost absurd to the boys to take precautions. "Eternal vigilance , " said Captain Mole , "Is the price of safety at sea " Then he settled himself In a comfortable position and began his story. "I owned a smart Jib and mainsail yacht called the Dorothy when I was 1G years of age , and I believe she could beat anything of her Inchei on the Maine coast. So when the > oung men In our neighborhood organized n yacht club and announced a regatta with sliver cups as prizes 1 very promptly entered the Dorothy In her class. When the day of the race arrived I had her In perfect condi tion for speed and haJ three frlcmls to help mo to fall her to victory. I received from the regatta committee a set of printed regu lations concerning the course , which was a triangle with five miles to each leg The directions gave the courses , but I did not pay any attention to them because I knew I could see the steam > acht that was to be stake boat even five miles away , I thought of nothing except the speed of my boat , and I was morally certain that I should drink water out of that silver cup the next day I ! I had only known how- badly off I was going to be for any drink at all but I'm running ahead of ruy reckoning. " "It was * a sultry , damp morning with a light poutheasterly wind when we got under way and stood out to the starting line A light wind Just nulled the Dorothy and she went through the water like a white witih. I had no boat compiss , and therebj l.nngs this tale 1 ought to have known that a southeasterly wind was likely to bring log. However , I learned It that day BO that I never forgot It The prepuratoiy blgn il was given at 9 30 a in and I manniver'd my boat to as to get an excellent po ltl n At 9 10 the starting signal was given. Tha first log of the course was five miles to windward and I sent the Dorothy over the lines tlrst with her lee rail Just level with th water and a fountain of silver spray shooting fiom her sharp stem She was on the staiboard tack and to my great delight and prldo bhe began steadily to draw away from her near est competitors. "Suddenly I dlbcovered that n heavy bank of fog was drifting In from the southeast. At the same time the wind became lighter I began to be anxious Itst we hhouU fall to reach the stake boat at this flrat turn before the foe overtook us. And that was exactly what happened. In half an hour we weie , T ? > * , A STEAMER ! turrouuded by a dense white inlit and the wind died out. We lay tossing helplessly on the long , glassy swells. I was uneasy , yet not alarmed , for I believed the steam yacht would crulie around after us and tew Us In. I learned afterward that che did make every effort to llnd us. Unknown to our- reives we were drifting away to thf southward - ward on the coastwise current. About two hours later a light bieeze sprung up and I loollehly auppoilng- that It wag the tame old ( outheasterly wind , put the Dorothy be fore It , expecting by that process to return to the spot from which I had started , if I bid only knonn that every minute I was icolng with my three friends furh r td further out to tea , I should have bten ter- rtflcd. Gradually the wind Increased In Jlrangth And la the courno of in bour Ittaa brisk enough to set the fog Rivlrllni ; around us In ghostly wreaths.Ve rhall soon be out of It now , bojs , ' I cried , 'but If It freshens up much more we shall have to take In a reef. ' " 'Don't let us reef until the others do,1 exclaimed I'hll Davis. " 'Walt till we see the others first , ' cald George Drown , who was more cautious. "The sun now peered through the ton and presently ths writhing masses of gray vapor ucnl Moating away to leeward. Iloyn , I do not think any words could describe the feelIngs - Ings that came Into my heart when I wan able to Bee around me. We were a good ten miles out to sea , driving further and further out before a frethcnlng off-ihore w'rd The rocky coast line had faded Into a dim. purplish cloud that looked to b tmoie t * ard leagues away , while up to windward thf sea had a hard , Meet-pray appearance and th ; waves that raced down upon us were sharp , green-edged and tufted with bn-llng foam. " 'We've been lost In the fog , ' I said. " 'Yes , and Balling Just the wrong way , ' declared George. " 'All because the wind changed , ' ? ald Harry Harkness. " 'Well , the thing to do now Is to gst hack , ' said I , 'BO haul aft the malnshcet and let us bring her on the wind. It'll bo a long beat up,1 "Hut the moment we brought the boat on the wind we found that the breeze was al together too strong for her under so much canvas. She took a knock-down that nurled her lee rail till the water came Into the cockpit and sent our hearts Into our mouths. It was only by letting go the Jlbsheet In a hurry and lulling hard up that we saved her from capsizing. Then we set to work to put In a reef right away. " 'Uetter put In two , ' said George Drown , who , as I told you , was always more cautious. "We accepted his suggestion and put In two reefs , but In half an hour we found that our little craft could not carry even that much canvas. She plunged wildly over the growing &eas , and every time she went down Into a hollow great ma'ses of hissing green water and Fmoke-llke spray whirled across her bows , while her mast bent and' swajed till wo thought It would go over board. Boys , we were thoroughly frightened. Heavy lead colored clouds wire rising from behind the windward horizon and the wind was coming in fierce gusts that tore the top ? off the steep beas and sent them driving horizontally down to leeward In sheets of milky Bpoon-drlft. We turned to and got the Jib in and close reefed the mainsail Hut still we found that the weather was too heavy for the Dorothy The seas would force her head off and then the water would sweep over her decks , drenching us to the skin and filling the cockpit PO that only the most desperate balling kept us afloat. At length It occurred to me to make a drag for her. I got the Jib and two oars that wern aboard and laehed them together Then I bent on a small tin pall. I made the whole thing fast to the long anchor rope forward and hove It overboard. It brought the boat's head to the seas and she role more comfortably and more safely. Next we furled the mainsail and lashed the boom BO that It could not Jump about. And now there was nothing more for us to do but to sit and watch that dim , purplish cloud of land slip slowly but steadily down behind the horizon ; for we were swiftly driving out to bea before the nor'w ester. I could have put my head In my hands and cried , but I fell It to be my duty to keep up my courage for the sake of the others. "But when night came on and found us four boys tossing helplessly out of sight of land In mi open boat , we all sat down on the bottom boards with our arms about one an other and gave way to our misery. But presently Phil Davis turned around and knelt and Bald his prayers , and we all did the same and felt a little more hopeful. We passed a wretched night , though The wind died out and left a confused sea running. We were too weary and disheartened to note the change closely. The sun rose blood-red In the morning. It was dead calm and the heat soon became terrible. Then we began to suf fer for the want of water. I hope you boys will never know the pangs of thirst Phil Davis , who was never strong , began to com plain of pains In his head. I bathed It with salt water , but he became worse and began to ramble In his talk. Suddenly George Drown uttered a wild scream. " " 'A steamer ! a steamer ! Look , look ! ' " Sure enough there was a steamship not more than two miles away , heading directly toward us. George caught up his white Jacket and waved It wildly. Presently the steamer blew three or four short blasts with her whistle. Then we knew that we were saved. They tcck us Into Portland , where an acquaintance of George's father sent us home. And that was one experience from going out In an open yacht without a compass. " "I'll never go without one again , " Bald Frank and Carter In one breath. UIMM : * M > i.in ; VVI.MJ. Uutei for Mvlinni up , l.lfo Suving nnil 'te- Niincitnl Ion , The eas'est and qu'ckest ' way of learning to dive Is to stand on the side of the bink or bath and stooping down until the bdy Is bent nearly double , glide or gradually turn- bid Into the water , the arms being thrown out enclosing the head , as In the regular diver's position. The whole secret of making a dive at the first attempt Is to have plenty of confidence. Beginners , as a rule , arc so nervous that they start to make a dive , but change their mind before reaching the water and turn It Into au awkward tumble , It has often beeu found a good plan for two persons to hold a towel out In front of the diver to show him how high he must throw his legs In order to maku a clean dive. dive.A A boy need not bo a good swimmer to be come an expert diver , A sinill amount of practice will soon enable him to dive from a considerable height , enter the water grace fully , and emerge unexhausted. There are two difficulties to be overcome In this pastime , the shock to the t > mpanum by the contact with the water , and the forc ing of water up the nostrils. They may be remedied by putting cotton In the ear or up the nostrils. But this Is very unpleas ant and the best advice to a boy who Is af fected In either of these ways Is to refrain from diving altogether. SOME WISE PRECAUTIONS. Diving Is practiced as a matter of useful ness , as a recreation , and In many parts of the world as a means of livelihood. It Is often necessary to stay under water for a long time , and some professional s\vmme ! 3 have remained under for nearly three min utes , merely for the purpose of making a record. It Is a dangerous and foolhardy feat , how ever , and no boy should practice It. He will find plenty of sport In the other pastimes of high and low diving , plunging , headers , skimming plunge and "flippers. The low dive Is about three feet from the surface With the hands o\er the head take a deep Inspiration , and In leaving the solid surface throw the fee't above the level of the head. In entering the water turn the lianJs upward and you come to the surface , The prettiest high dive Is made when you spring far out , the body almost on a hori zontal level , and allow the head add arms to decline toward the water. In making a very high dive the performer changes the position of his body by giving a peculiar quirk to his legs , which has the effect of sheeting him Into the water head flret , Headers are taken by running and Jump ing off a spring board. The body Is straight ened out as In the high dive and there Is but little splash on entering the water. Diving feet first and the sitting Jump , with hands clasped over knees , are also some times practiced. Fllppera are single or double somersaults made backward or forward from a board of solid surface. The plunge differs from the dive In that the former li made head first from a firm take-off , the body being entirely free from spring. You limply plunge Into the water and rise to the surface by the guiding of the hands , which are held out In front as In a dive. While In the water the body Is per fectly motionless. Good plungers can glide seventy-five feet In this way with little difficulty. difficulty.HULES HULES FOR LIFE SAVING. Divine 1 ab olutely emntlal to life caving , It being necessary frequently dive for a drowning person. It Is alto essential to know Juit how to approach and grip a drowning person and how to release oneself from their oft-times fatal clutch. The followIng - Ing method Is near about that adopted by the life caving services of England and the United States. Experience has proved It to be most effective and It Ii to be regretted that the directions are not more generally known. Briefly they are as follows : If held by the wrists take a deep breath and turn both arms simultaneously agalnit the drowning person's thumbs , outward , and attempt to bring your arms at right angles to jour own body. This will dislocate his thumbs and compel him to let go. If clutched around the neck bring the knees between the two bodies , placing them against the lower part of jour opponent's chest. Then give a quick and sudden push , straight ening out your legs at the same time and throw the whole weight of your body back ward. This will press the air out of his chest , as well as push him off , no matter how tightly he may be hot ling. If clutched around the body and arms le n well over your opponent and throw one arm In an upward direction at right angles to the body or draw one arm up batwccn } our body and his. Then with thumb and forefinger catch his nose and pinch the nos trils clcce , at the same time placing the pilm of the hand on liU chin and push out wards. This will cause him to open his mouth for breathing purposes and he being under he will swallow water. Choking en sues and not only Is the rescuer let go , but the other Is left so helpless that he Is com pletely under control. If clutched high around the body and arms , lean well over and turn one arm In an outward and upward direction , which move will free the arm. You then proceed as In tha other case. About the o.ifilest way of towing a person to Rhcre Is to gia p him by me clothes or under the arm and swim on jour back with a fast side stroke If jou swim better with the broad stroke. turn over on your fac1 and let the drowning one lie on his back and put his arms about > our neck. Or If you are very strong hold him up with one arm and swim with the other. RESUSCITATING A VICTIM. When you get him to shore rip the clothing away from the waist and give a stinging slap upon the pit of the stomach If this falls to arouse the patient , turn him upon his face , raise the pit of the stomach ubova the level of the mouth and press upon the back of the stomach and chest until the fluid ceases to flow from the mouth Then turn him upon his back , raising the lower pirt of the breastbone higher than the rest of the body and proc'ed to work up respira tion. Press In the front part of the lower ribs , throwing jour whole weight forward and then removing Ittto Imitate breathing. About five times a minuteat first and gradually Increasing the number , inspira tion may be ha ten'd by movement of the arms. When breathing returns dit > h a little cold water violently In the face , wrap th patient up In hot blankets and give him small doses of brandy at short Intervals. If the limbs are cold apply friction. Things to avoid are delay , crowding around the patient , hurried or Irregular motions , an overheated room and giving up the work of resuscitation too soon. I'll I'lTI.K OF 1 UK J OUAtlHTKltS. Teacher If sixtj * men work sixty dajs at CO cents a day , what do they gat ? Boy Get mad 'nough to strike. I guess. Teacher You remember I told > ou domes tic animals are those that live with man , Give me a familiar examplo'of a domestic animal. Precocious Boy A woman. "Johnny , you bhouldn't strike your little brother. " "Aw , why shouldn't I ? " "Be cause you arc the larger. " "Aw , that's JUt w'y I am poundln' 'im ! " ( "Guy , do be quiet , " said mamma ; "you are BO noisy. " "I'm obliged to make noise , mamma ; somebody might take me foi a gill" Johnny I found CO rents this morning Maniiiia--Wbat did jou do with It ? "Jlmmle Watts was with me , and I gave half of It to him. " "What made you do that ? " Johnny You see , neither of us licked. "Mamma ? " "Well ? " "You licked me last week for whaling Jlmmle Watts and papa licked me yesterday 'cause Johnny Phelps walloped me. " "Well ? " "I'm wondering what'll happen sometime when Its a draw. " Teacher Tommy , what do jou understand the author to mean when he sajs riches and poverty are merely relative ? Tommy I BU BS he mans that some has rich relatives and some has poor ones. Harper's Bazar : Ethel ( aged 4) ) Did you know Adam named all the animals ? Frances ( aged 3) ) Did he name the elephant ? Ethel Of course he did. Frances ( after a wonderIng - Ing pause ) How did he name the elephant' Ethel ( in a superior tone ) Why , I tuppobe he looked at the elephant , and he said , " 1 think jou look Just like an elephant , and I guess I'll call jou elephant , " That's the way he did It. AU.tUS. CIVAR DK WAY. Allunta Constitution. Oh , tie chicken scratch , en scratch , en FLrntch Wh'M de rooster crow fer day ; Moonlight in de melon patch Chillim , cl'nr do way I Chlllim , cl'nr de vvny , Chlllun , cl'ar de way , De melon ilpe. With u milky stilpe Oh , chlllun , cl'ar do vvny ! Oh , de brown hawk tly 'tvvell he tech de flkj' . En tie pigeon coo en pray ; De melon mow vvhar de fence run high Chlllun , cl'nr do way ! Chlllun , cl'nr de way , Chlllun , cl'nr de way , 1 nlmoV dead .Fo , de melon red Chlllun , cl'ar de way ! SODA COLLARS. New York Truth. Dead Is the winter bleak and drear ; Now Is the festive seubon here , When winds arc heft and sturs are bright And moonbeams shed their silver light O'er s-paikllnu waters rippling low , As past the gaunt black rocks they flow. When the song bluln to Aurora pay Their homage sweet nt breuk of day , AVhen nature dons her richest garb , And Cupid tends his poisoned barb , With twlfter Might and surer aim , In search of nll-loo-vv tiling game. And now the druggist's Junior clerk , In robes of white gets In his vvorlt On us who at Ills cool pagoda Blow off our girls to Ice cream soda. YEARNINGS. Kansas Cit > Journal They stood on the bridge at twilight , While the moon looked down from above ; The breezes blew soft and balmy 'Twas a time for sighs and love. They bllt-ntly gazed on the water , And thought of the things held dear : She longed for some Ice cream and soda , He yearned for a glass of beer. IN HOPES. Detroit Kue PIVPB Phe stuffed me full of more than I can tell- High art , Greek , Kant , the secrets of the sky ; I fondly hoped that somewhat near as well The knowing mnld could learn to stuff a pie ! MAKE A NOTE OF THIS. Atlanta Coiittltutlon When jou pull u Georgia melon you must know where jou urn at , An' look how your knife Is going In ; Put one half on this side o' you , the other half on that , An 'then , j'ou get between' em and be gin ! Oh , they're mlKhtj- , mighty flllln' , with their ftainln' heartso' red , I.Ike the reddest o' the roses In the south ; When cotton's down to nothln' , take the i > ' , ace o" meat an" breud Make the white man an' the nigger smack his mouth ! MORALIZING. | PlttfcUurK Chronicle. A touch of Bummer's in the air , And sunlight flashes everwhere ; A butterfly goes llutterUiff b } ' , The plumber looks , and heaven a sigh : The June bufr bumps against a pane , The frog rffumeu Ws gad refrain And this , at last , Is the time when That tired feellnif comes again. INCURABLE. New Tork Ileconlfr. When prophets say " 'Twill rain today. " Right xuylv smiles the tun ; And when blue sky they prophesj- , The rain pour * down like fun. Then do the prophets hush their say ? Not much ! They are not built that way ! The largest tomb In the world Is the pyra- mW of Cheope , which U 461 feet high and covers thirteen acres. HEY , RUBE , HERE'S FODDER ! > i r A Hoitanrant on Whto's That Fe.ds 700 Persons Tiirea T imej a Day , THE CIRCUS COOK , , AND HIS TENT i Stationary torn liy , lie I'ol'Ji Ills Tent nt nml Quietly * tenU Atrny All Tiutei nmAopetltci \ to h tl fy. ( Coi | > rlght , 1 < 95 , l > y U Hj McClure , Limited. ) One of the most Rumlnc features of the circus In these days' Is { lie cook tent , \\hero 700 people sit down to thie' meals dally anil enjoy food as well cooked , of as good quality and as promptly served ns at any ordinary hotel. At 0 o'clock each morning of the circus season the slxtj-flve waltcra and fin- ployes of the cook tent are ready to ser\o nearly 1,000 people with three kinds of meat usually steaks , .hop and bacon along with hot rolls , wheat cak's , coffee and genuine , rich creJin. It seems Incredible that this \ery satisfactory meal his been made on what was tuo hours before a bara Held and that three hours b'fore the twelve long tables , the sixteen-foot rans * , the C.OOO dishes , the huge urns for tea and coffee , the broiler ( He feet by two , on which fifty ttcaks can bo cooked In two iilnutcs a'l ' the utensils for coaklng and ra'lng , m short , in- eluding ths tent ( Itself (16S ( feet by f > 5 feet ) , were securely packed In bcxs and wagons on a tialn two miles distant. Here Is a speclman of the ordinary bill of faro for dinner : SOfP. Fcotch Muiinn llroth. risn. KrnnpU-c Silmon. Like TlllUt. Untuis Irlfli Slew. Bmall Onlun . llialKiil lli'rf. Frnokccl shoilMrr. Potatoes ( . 'ahluiRe Ltolleil Lig of Mutton Onion Kauct , I'rlmc Itlb lloitt. "prlnc Puck. Ir " " < ! nE. Muttim GUI rent Jollv. IX-K of Vial llKwIne. Jloa't Ham Mushrooms VKOKTAllLUS Stufficl llii'iist of Veal. lto\\n 1'otntoen Potted Poik Ioln Cnblmgc. 1)1SSI2UT Mclroimlltnn Pudding , Jlinl Paiicp Tea. Coff t o. MANY AND VnilY STRONG APPETITES TO SATISFY. Four tables , each blxty feet long , nccom- modated the camaf men , railroad men. grooms , drivers , elephant men , animal men , wardrobe men , rlngstock men. black mths ! , harncssmakers , wagon greasers , carpenters , who are the laborers of the circus and TUG CIRCUS KITCHEN. whose appetites ar9 enormous. Cach of these 200 men will nveraRb throe or four cups of cof- tee at each meal , and no matter how expen sive the bill of fare may bs their usual order Is a "full houfce , " that Is , everything there Is , and they frequently repeat the order two or three times. It Is not an uncommon oc currence for a circus laborer , In the course of a single meal , to drink ten cups of coffee or eat a dozen ears of corn. And this os only one section of the cook tent , for on the other side of the main en trance are drawn up four other tables , ac commodating fifty persons each , where the acrobats , clowns , dime museum freaks , mu sicians , tight-rope performers , Jugglers and other celebrities are busy with knives and forks. Parallel with these tables In the far ther corner are two others , where the Con gress of Nations In national costumes , the Arabs , Nepaulefe , Kllngs , Dahomeans , East Indians Javanese and a score of others from all parts of AsU and Africa , men , women and children , are eating in their own peculiar v\ay. which Is Baying much. Facing thn main entrance ten cooks are busy behind a well-built wooden counter carving meats , serving vegetables and In other ways supplying the forty wait ers who , with the orthodox white apron. , hurry back and forth , serving the hungrj crowd , and doing It so quickly and with SL little confusion that the meal is finished anil the tent cleared within an hour. In that Imo BOO pounds of the best meat have been cooked and served and about 2,000 cups of coffee have been emptied Throughout the season the employes of a large circus con sume every day an average of 1.800 pounds of meat , COO pounds of bread , 83 pounds of coftee 85 pounds of butter. 12 gallons of pure cream , 40 gallons of milk , and 12 bushels of potatoes. These are only the chief Items , vegetables , fruits , eggs , etc. , being also served In large quantities. The meats are received dally by consignment from Chicago , Philadelphia. New York , Boston or the near est large city. HOW THR COOK TENT IS MANAGED Tne head of probably the largest of all circus cock tents Is a pleasant-faced youiiir airman named Kohl , who has hern with the clrru for eleven jears , and , by his own energy and abilltes , has raised hlmsslf from the po sition of a common dish washer at $2 a week. There are : nsny such Instances In the circus , for In no other ' .r anlzatlon does a man find his right level more certainly than In this most tevere of all communltlJP , vhere each must bear his own burden or s'nnd ' forth conspicuous as a laggard. When Mr Kohl first took charge of a cook tent the limit of Its capacity w s believed to be the feeding of 200 per sons. Now they feed 1.000 without the slightest difficulty. Mr Kohl , with bis partner , Mr. Klein , assumes all the financial risks In feeding the circus people , chirglng them at the rate of 20 cents per head per meal and settling all bills dally. A new ac count is opened every morning and closed every night. A system , of meal tlcketi has been Introduced for convenience and for a check on the number of those fed , as before this was adopted tl/o workmen would smug gle In a dozen or sq of their frUnds without detection and that rrumber of meals would be furnished without payment. One of the1 first changes Mr Kohl broujht about was the provWInn of the best meat In Ihe market Instead bf using a cheaper quality He found this an economy Instead of an expense , as previously the hungry workmen had been accustomed to throw- under the table a tough steak cr other meat that did not please them and call for a fiesh order , which the caterer was obliged to serve according to contract < ny giving the men the bst meat It wan found that the saving Inwaste more than mode up for the In creased price per pound. Another result wan that while a few years ago only the workingmen - ingmen of a circus , took their meals In a cook tent , the hlKUtr-prlced people , going to hotels , now everybody , Including the managers of the show , are willing and glad to eat on the grounds , A nESTAUUANT FOR ALL. NATIONS. Dinner Is served at 11 30 , so as to be over In time for the afternoon performance and the last meal of the day , the supper , begins at 3:30 : , when the Orientals are summoned from the menagerie tent for chou chou , their general word for eating , although the Arabs call It mungee. It has been found necessary to pay special attention tc these natives of foreign lands on account of the differences of their tastes and ways of eating. AH there are/no less than ninety-five Individuals in this congreia of nations , and at very few of tUcm speaker or understand English , and as they further * more consider themselvts pcriontgti of great Importance and entitled to have prepared for them whatever dishes or articles of food ' they desire , It In evident that the waiters and manager * of the cook tent have here a difficult task before them Imagine an un lettered Irish waiter , acuttomcd to shouting out "ham and cgg , " "pork and beant , " etc , having to take an order from a Nepaulcce warrior hungry for Kntin tcwj or from on Algerian dancing girl desiring Koui-kous ; an Australian boomerang thrower eager for fried baselj a Kllng young lady with a ring In her nose In a hurry for n plate % f under- dune lumboo ; or a Cingalese maiden with a bath towel around her loins , who sighs for gambc. These are a few of the words used by these curious people as an equivalent for beef , mutton , onions , rice , ftc. , and It Is Important that the waiters In the cook tent understand what they mean , WHAT THE ORIENTALS EAT. Nor Is that by any means the least of their troubles , for they must know exactly what each of these heathen croupes will or will not eat. None of them , for Instance , except a Malay clrl with finger nails very long on one hand and very short on the other and a renegade dervish will eat pork , which the ) call babee , pronouncing the word with scorn ful tone and gesture "Habee no good , ' they wilt all tell > ou. And the Ncpauleso and Kllngs extend their aversion to all kinds of meit except mutton , and will tell vou In all seriousness , If you call the Interpreter , that the devil has his favorite habitation In b-ef They all eat mutton except the Sinks , who believe that food prepared by Christians Is accursed , and would nut on pnlu of their lives touch a morsel In the cook tent , nor oat an } thing prepared by other bunds thnti their own. This curious prejudice caused the circus management much trouble at first , as the Sinks simply refused to taste of the dishes put Vetoro them , preferring to starve tnther than to be false to their croed. An noyed anil woirled , one circus propiletor un dertook to argiv : the question , but the spokesman for the Sinks , n leirned man , so It was said , and a philosopher In his own ciutitry , promptly took up the challenge and put the question falrlv , If pious Amer icans would in cold blood make a meal upon their ancestors. Not sesltig the connection , the proprietor said "no , " whereupon the lop- Icil minded Sink smiled and pointing to platters of beef and ham said' "Those uro our ancestors , therefore we cannot eat them ' HOW THE SIHKS LIVE TO T.1EMSELVES After this adroit application of the l rln- clplc of the transmigration .of souls , the SlliKs were given their own way and allowed to have a separate eating tent , where one would doubtless see many curious th ugs could he peep through the closelv-drawti can vas. But even such curious Intrusion teen ceased , for It was found tluit If so much as the shadow of n Christian fell upon the meal prepared by these strange people they vvoull throw every particle of It away and begin once more at the beginning It was dlscov cied gradually that they used their own cook Ing utensils , pieces of battered silver brought from India and made perhaps by the hands of their forefathers. Also that they would never use forks or knives for eitlng. but onlj their hands , nntmgltig the food verj daintily with their long , brown fingers as they squatted ) n the ground around a piece of carpet spread In the center. Chicken the > would eat , killing the fowl by cutting Its throat , and then skinning It and stewing it with curry , red pepper , onions and salt Thes wcro also fond of a kind of pancakes which they made themselves , using much "ghl" or lard Inside their tent they placed no lef than ten small-bath tubs for use In ablutlon- and with a coffeepot for a sprinkler , and thc , > accompanied their eating with prayers , at least so one of the c.uivasnien. who claims to have seen them , reports. THE ORIENTAL LOVE OF PEPPER. All the East Indians In the circus eat quantities of red pepper , although never touching the black variety They even go so far as to sprinkle red pepper on vegetables fruit and bread A favorite delicacy of theirs Is prepared by hollowing cut the core of an apple , stuffing the Interior with red pepper and covering the opening with the piece or Iglnally cut out. It Is a fact that the Con gress of Nations , at their two tables , require at each meal hair a dozen sauc-rs heaped with red pepper , which they tHka on their plates by the spoonful as we take sugar. Very few of thp Orientals will touch pi latocs , but they will all eat large quantities of rice , which must be cooked in a certain way In order to sntisfj them , not In a mushy mess , but carefully steamed so that each ker nel Is perfect and separate They are alee fond' of onions and want them cooked with everything. A favorite AraD dish that has to bo especially prepared for some of the Orl entals Is made ofmutton , rice , a pastelikc maccaronl brought from Egypt , and the ine vitable red pepper. This is called "kous- kous. " Another dish much appreciated by them Is "goulalte , " of which a steaming potful has to be made every day for dinner and supper. "Goualce" | Is a stew of milt ton , onions , cabbage , curry powder , red pep per and salt. I trjed It one day myself and found It excellent. THE ORIENTALS AT TADLE. Every afternoon at 4 o'clock , while the bhow In the big tent Is at Its height , all these dark-skinned people are enjoying their vari ous dishes in their corner of the cook tent. They do not alt all together along In a line , but separated In little groups that are congenial , for It la found that there Is danger of trouble between the various races , the wo men being Jealous of each other and the men disposed to fight. "Big Dan. " as the waiters called a Kllng chleftan , had to bs separated from "Kelly , " the largest of the boomerang throwers , while a Dahomean woman chris tened "Snuff-Hox Kate" had to be placed as far as possible from the fat Esqulmo woman , the grandmother of little Columbia Palmer. Thus arranged , the Orl-ntal groups eating alone In the cook tent every afternoon pre sents n most picturesque appearance. One of the women or men In each grcup has ! most Invariably prepare 1 some queer native dish with her own hands , and Is offering this to her friends with great pride. Mr. Kohl found It best to allow them this privi lege , and scarcely a day passes but some of the Orientals ask for eggs , onions , mutton , a chicken , cr something else wlrch , with mys terious additions of his own , he deftly trans forms Into dishes that would puzzle a ParisIan - Ian chef to analyze. These little surprises brighten all eyes and set their tongues going , so that there Is a perfect babble of talk and laughter. A Cingalese man , with a comb In his black hair and wearing a skirt like a woman , is offering a mixture that smells of garlic to the ladles of his grcup , these latter having no combs In their hair. At the Arab table the women dressed in red and gold , with many beads and spangles , with white veils over their black balr and glittering orna ments , look for all the world as If they had Just stepped out of some sultan's harem , nor would anyone suspect that one of them was really an Irish girl by birth , who fell In love Fome yearn ago with one of the Arabs , fol lowed him to Ills country , learned the natives' ways and language , and becameto all In tents and purposes an Arab herself , so that she now speaks English with an accent Yet so It Is , and between her and the Kabyle woman on the right there exists a constant feud , which makes It necessary to keep the table between them. In this group U also the bright-faced , lithe-limbed Mounl , the graceful Algerian dancing girl , whoso move ments are a poem. Now the meal Is drawing to Us close and a comely Burmese woman passes cut , slipping a piece of leu down the neck of the tally- keeper at the door , for she Is full of mis chief. Then comes the Caucasian princess , who rldea standing In the saddle and speaks all the languages of Europe , graceful In spite of the trousers slio wean and the high black booti. After her comes the Baqulmaux group , wearing home-made furs , though the BUD U brolllnc hot , auJ the Javanese who eat quilo on the American plan and look down on the other Oriental * as unclvllUed. The Malay girl comes neit , red eved with weeping for a discharged lover , but hugging A cotton umbrella which she carries always regardless of he weather. It U a remarkable ble- fact that one of the first Investments made by these people In America Is to buy an umbrella , which seems to excite their admira tion more than anthing else In our western civilization. These precious umbrellas they keep with them always , even when they sleep. Never wag umbrolli called upon to do such stringo service as In giving dignity to a brown-skinned bare-headed Sikh damsel with eight rings In each car and three In her nwo and a dozen yards of cotton cloth wound round her by way of costume , THE "ritEAKS" AT THEIR EVENINO MEAL. And now an equally strange scene la being enacted at the opposite side of the cook tint , where the company of "freaks" from , the side show are beginning their evening meal , for tlu-y never eat until the Congress of Na tions has finished. Here comes the beaulcd lady , with a jellow covered novel In her hand and some fine diamonds on her fi1 gers She Is quite an Intelligent person and In teresting to talk to after jou have grown accustomed to the long silken hair tint covers her face. Next Jo-Jo comes In wearing a black veil all around his head to guard him against unwelcome remarks from outsiders , for be Is the ugly dog-faced boj , unpleasant to look upon. Removing his veil Jo-Jo takes his seat next to the man who has no arms , who Is evidently hungry and Is feeding him self rapidly and dexterously with his two bale feet , lifted easily above the table , as his become natural to him from lorn ? habit. Strange to see him reach for the nalt and pepper , sprinkle them on his meat and then taking knife and fork between his toes , go on with his meal serenely. A little farther down the line sits the snake charmer munch ing green corn and carrjlng on an animated ccnvirsatlcn with Laloo , he who bears two bodies In one , his own ami that of a little sister , whose head was left by some btiatigc fate Inside his breast , her body hanging out. Th ° n there Is the human ape , with body of huge strength r.nd low , receding forehead There arc alee the midgets , poor little sien. carried In and out by their manager , whenever never leaves thc.ni. Midgets are a little out of stjle , now , so Mr. Hagar , the manager of the side show tells me. The public Is weary of them , as It Is of giants and fat women What Is wanted now are "freaks , " and for these th : manag ° mcnt will pay geneiousl } It Is enough to discourage an ordlnar > cleik or bookkeeper at $15 or J20 a week with being a normal , will foimed man to Irani that this poor wretch , Jo-Jo , drawn $ ! )0 ) a week for merely standing In th ° circle of monstrosities , while Laloo with his velvet clothes and languid air , Is paid $ J7R a week and nil cxpcnufg. All thcoe nnd other * * t rrcuUrly In the book tent unit usually with hearty appelllos. The latt meal of the day begins At 3 30 p. m , the Orientals citing flrit Hy G o'clock their table * are Rene By C'30 the three rows of tables for the circus laborers ar gone. The illihw ro All packed , the board * and boxes loaded on the wagons. At 6o'clock the "freaks" are stilt eating , but the rest or the big tent show * only bire ground By 645 9verthlnR Is packed and loaded , oven the tent has disappeared. and the > three cook tent wagons , weighing six or eight tons each , stand waiting the slx-hors * teims that will prcs.ntly haul them away to the circus train. Thus Is a great restau rant packed away In boxes every twenty-four bours. CLEVELAND MOFFETT. Tor ten years I/nils aiiann , aged SO , has Ivcn living the life of a hermit among tin marihea of South Wilmington. Del. an his dilapidated hut he stored nil his possessions , which he prized highly Some of his col lections were valuable. One morning recently his den caught fire and was burned to tUa ground. Tlie old man made n frantic effort to save some cf bin things , but the flame * devoured everthing In sight. KIRK'S GREAT SUCCESS Lies in the Fact That His Great and Well Known Washing CompoumVDoos Just What Is Claimed for It. RAIN WATER MAKER In III llvrrj IlomeliiiUI , tin It linn llt'como n > riT < lty to llverjlitxly , Kiiln Wntor Maker Is an article that will not only soften the hardest of waters lint It will also hold eolots from nutnlnt : In printed oo'N ' ; It prevents hltiltiK fioin mulling In the haul water. Tor cleaning the Kitchen ntenslU It has no equal , its \eiy little , If any , soip ; la HMlUllCll. ItalnVttter Maker l > a nio t essential teqiiNlte for the liath anil toilet. AH powers keep Katn Water Makerj ask them for It anil be convinced. OUR . .BUYER : again in the cast making ' of the newest and brightest' ' tlvngs shown in the Furniture and Carpet - ' pet trade. 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