For the past three months manufacturers have
been tumbling- over each other in their eagerness
to sell us. Concessions almost unbelievable were
made for our ever-ready spot cash offers. Never
before have our dollars'bought so cheaply. Never
before have we been able to benefit our customers
with SUCH EXTREME LOW" PRICES.
$85,000 WORTH
OF BARGAINS
WAITING
FOR YOU.
A AVnrilrittii : for . t.T.1
A JJI.BO mackltiK CiiMf . Illlv
A flll.no IlooIeiiHi > . ? 1,7.
A I ? I.I. I.CTnne Scat Otiillr. . . . 7o
A I2I ) Fol.lli.K HIM ! . I- ! ) !
A - ' " > < Cunt II lick . ) ) (
A I ? . " ( 'Million r < l . ( fU.ll.-
A IH nitoiiMlnn Tnhle . $ : i.7.
A tflO Hull Idifk . 9I.HU
A ( Hl.nO UlRll Chair . 70o
A lj < l II Kitchen Cull I net . . U. .
A 1- Center Table . H7o
Aljtl Mimlo Cabinet . tl.t > r
A ! ? ll IMcturc . $1.1.-
A 910 I.iullrH' DeNk . Ijll.ir
A Ijlll Onyx Stiiuil . IJII.1B
A tir IleclliiK' Cliulr . $7.U.-
A f.'l.no Ilncker . Ijll.tin
Aifl.zr Wall 1'oeUet . ( iic
A 9:1 : Nereen . 91 .an
A Seoretary . . Ijlia.ritl
A 9.Chita1 * crii . ? .a.in :
A 7rc Sliiini Hnlilcr . Kte
A92r ; licit Ilixiiit Suite , three
. If ! ! . ' , _ : !
Thl * Iieantlfnl
Sideboard , sollil
oak , plate mir
ror , north any
where 91-.j this
fur
So Kreut lire tlie liurKaliiHvc
have Ncuurcil that In 11111113C.IINCK
ivt > ' will Hell the HnoHt iniikeN of
Ciiriietfl at ICHM than factory niiil
tvholeHalu jobliliiK pi-lcfH.
Hen lit If ill ColorliiKK IIiiinlnoiuc
Half AVciol Incrnlii , worth
r,5c SKio
All AVool Ingrain , tvorlh 7."c. ! !
Taiiextry HriiNNclH , i\orth DOu. Klc
Veli-ctH , worth II.15 Hlc
? IoiiietteN | , worth ijll.in : ( CtUc
Oil Cloth , worth Klu. . . 17c
ivnrth Hr > c r > c.
f ; , worth 'u llu
Never In the lilntory of nny ro-
tnll Inee Curtain hoiiNe IIIIN there
heen oolleeleil toietlicr Hiieh a.
variety of Luce CnrtaliiH mill Ciir-
tnlii .UnterliilN.
Tno inontliK' hard tolling anil
M-iirelilnn IIIIIOIIK the unimifnc-
turei-H anil liiiiiortem anil close ,
Nhrewil IinyliiK' for viiHh IIIIH ivlven
nit the cream of the market.
( Jciiiiliic Henl lli-UNHoI.s Inee Ciir-
tuliiH for the. Maine price you
would imy for A'otlliiKliiiin Cur-
tlllllH.
llriiMNeln I.iice CurtiiliiN , n-l In.
wide , HH yardx IOIIKTnorth
97. ( a iinlr , for . tt.IO
1S niul i l HriiHNcU CnrtaliiM
for . Ijtl.OO
tl ( > nnd Jli ! HriiHNelN CnrtnliiN
Tor
) IUaiul jjll-t llriiNMclN CurtiiliiN
if 14 anil Jjtltl llriiNNelH Ciirtaliih
' r . i
> | ( | ( l and ( jtlH llriiNNclx CiirlaliiH
f i- . l
! j < Itt anil i ? l HriiNNelM CnrtaliiH
for . Igll
Ijfiin and VST llriiKNelN CnrtaliiH
Wlilto IrlNh 1'oliit Ineu Cnr-
taliiM , urood iiiialtty niul
worth flu a iialr , for Jjit.nU
fH IrlHh 1'oliitM for , ljti.r ! ( )
l7.no Ii-Uli l'ii I HIM for yil.Tn
ijllll IrUh I'oliilM for $ nno
JI'J IrlHh I'oliitH for yu.oo
1JII5 IrlNh I'olntH for $ T.no
i O Irlnh I'olntu for
Japanese
s
A BIG SNAP.
If I ( . ( ( ( > HIIRN for , ijUi.TB
915.OO HIIHN for. . . . . . . . . . . . 9l.tl (
91H.IIO lliiKM fur ! , ' , .r.O
9UO.O ( HilK" for 90.U5
Tliekc lire the UlBKVNt
of this ule.
375,000 WORTH
A Kiiariinleed fotir-hole Cook
Stove , Kriinil linker , Hinooth
cnntliiKN , mirth reKiilar 17Oil
for
A tour-hole IlmiKe worth
! ? : tr..o ( > t ? i d.
A four-hole Stove and UCH-
crvolr , worth ijtU I.OO. . .l ll.
A Great Variety of
The. 1'erfeetlon , ivorth
91:1.00 : 9(1.50 (
The .Splendidnorth 91B. ijtH.OO
The SIilKIf , worth 91 ! . . . . 92.t > . -
.IiiHt the tiling for theNe.
enrlj- fall < lavH.
Think ItN a lltlli- early for
Coal Heating Sloven f Note
Our I'ciiliiNiilar llnnc llurn-
< T. worth ) > l , . ( ll ( , for. . . JU.50
Our Corn I Ham- Humor ,
wo ltil ! ? : ! ( > . ( l ( > , for . ijtl .no
Our Hxtntr Onk Stovi-M lire
of national fume Keep
tire over iilKht thin vtu
Kiiarniiti'o.
An I IS.OO ICMtate Oak for > ? ! > . ( > ( >
A Ijtl..OU Corn Uak for . . . JpT.r.O
in reply to the qucs-
211 asked us daily :
"Can I buy goods on
your Easy Payment Plan
and get the same prices
as if I paid cash ? " Our
answer is , "You Can. "
Moreover , we stand
behind every assertion
in this advertisement
and absolutely guaran
tee the savings as indi
cated ,
Our Easy Terms
worth $1.00 $
week , $4.00 $ month.
$20 worth-l.25
week , $5.00 month.
$30 $ wor h-l,60
week , $6.00 month.
$00 $ worth-$2.QQ
week , f 8.00 month.
$70 $ worth-$2.25
week , $9.00 month.
$100 worth-$2.50
week , $10.00 $ month.
$200 wor h-$3.50 $
week , $15.00 month.
Special
Inducements to
Folks
Housekeeping
GOOD QUALITIES
ARE ALLIED TO
LOW PRICES
IN THIS
SALE.
AM )
( ) nr Crockery Department him
readied IIIIIIICIIMC iiroiiortlons.
ThlH vieek we are offcrlim-
beniitlfiil Dinner Set , 1OU iileceN ,
Kiiiiraiiteed In every rcHpect , III
four illlTereiit decoration * , worth
lj17.K ( > , for
A pretty tcii-plcec Toilet Set , III
< liTcrciit colorH , worth .SC.OO , for
Thin heaiitlfiil I'arlor Suit , In
live itleccM , iipholHtercd 1 tnpcN-
try , worth aiiytvliere lr > ( > .OO , thin
week ,
s tTOroggp
- * S3sb
ALSO THIS COUOH UiiholMtereil
III French tapestry , north 91O.OO )
thlH week ,
OTTS GREAT SALE OF
IRON BEDS ,
AVe Kolil more Iron HeilH IiiHt
vieek tlmii ever liefore In any
four
A IfT.r.O Iron lleil .for . $ : I.1H
A t ll.ll ( ( ( Iron lleil for . > fl.7 >
A l in.OO Iron lleil for . IjtS.r.O
Anil hiinilreilN of other NtyleM at
tin : Hume iiroiinrtlon of low
lirlucN.
KITCHEN
WARE
DEPT ,
9I.OO Iiiililli StoveN. . . . . . . . . .
l.Tc ( iein I'niiM . . . . 7u
lilo : iiiart 3111k I'niiM - luBe
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; tOc I'ri > NtrvliiK ICettli'H. . . . , , 3-1"
SOa fi iiinrl I'nililliiK I'niiM. , . Du
91.OO net 'Mi- . 1'ott'M ' IroiiH. , Clio
IT.e. Jlread I'ann llu
line Oven 1'aiiH. , . . . . , , , , . . , , llu
Irf WE
* W Pays HAVE
toTrade
Trade
THOUSANDS
at
"The OF
People's" HOMES.
'MENviio ' \ mm THE CABLES
Their Wonderful QnTJ in Sending and Ho-
coiving Mossagcs.
OCEAN AND LAND 'SYSTEMS COMPARED
Inillvliliinllly of-.the Opcrnlnr Slio
III UN AVnVliiK MnoN How u
Ilrenk In th Calile In Lo
cated null Memletl.
Thomao A. ICdlson , xvho In his time has
been one ot the fastest telegraphers In the
world , admits thnt he Is totally unable to
receive a cable message from across the
Atlantic ocean. "While the ordinary Morse
land dispatch Is represented by makes nnd
breaks of the current , " he said recently ,
"the cable message Is represented by a wav
ing lino. This line runs up and down un
equally. U Is the length or value of tlio
curves that enables the operator to detect
the message. I have often watched the
operators at work and I think U Is wonder
ful that they arc able to select the message
at all , The line as It runs up and down
Is crossed and rccrosscd by other lines com
ing from earth currents and the thousand
and one sources from which a stray current
gets In. It Is simply Impossible for mete
to pick out the real message. Yet these
fellows do It every time and with compara
tive ease. "
Now * not only Is this complimentary to the
skill of the cable operators , but It calls at
tention to a department of the public service
and a class of workers ot which most per
sons know little or nothing. The cable
station Is after all the most wonderful Insti
tution In the whole telegraphic system.
The method of Its operation Is totally differ
ent from that of the land telegraph ofllcc.
The quantities nre less exact ; a greater men
tal force Is required ot the operator. More
over , the mechanism of the system Is more
picturesque. There Is more human Interest
In transmitting characters 3,000 miles under
the sea and eventually setting them down In
black and white , than there Is In clicking a
series of dots and dashes over a land wire.
For this Is what cabling across the ocean
amounts to. When the operator In the New
York cable station gives an Impulse to his
key , he knows that he Is practically writing
with an elongated pen which reaches out
undisturbed through miles of alternate
tempest and calmiaml sets down on a strip
of paper letteraiund words which have all
'the ' peculiarities tot his own chlrography. (
'Nor Is this at jail "overdrawn. . Operators at
each end of the line' recognize each other
by the characteristic'shapes of the curved
lines which they cause to be traced on the
long strips of paper at the receiver's desk.
STOCK JOBBING BY CABLE.
It Is a common event nowadays for arbi
trage brokers on the New York Cotton ex
change to send a cablegram to the Liver
pool Cotton exchange ordering a sale of
"future" cotton , have the sale made and
receive a receipt announcing the conclu
sion of the transaction In two minutes from
the time the first message- ' was handed to
the clerk. The significance of this will be
realized when It Is pointed out that there
is a class of brokers who depend for busi
ness solely on tlio half-minute or so of
telegraphic tlmo which exists between hero
and Europe. If cotton Is quoted at the
same prlco on the New York and Liverpool
or other exchanges , but should subsequently
drop half a point , arbitrage brokers with
connections abroad are sure to cahlo their
agents to sell out before the otllclal change
In the quotation Is sent across the sea.
The aim Is to save the difference In prlco
between the two quotations , Many brokers
make all their profits in this way and the
tendency of It has been to quicken the busi
ness methods of the exchanges. So much
has this become the fact that a delay of
one-halt mluuto in the sending of a cable
gram Is euro to cause loud and threatening
protest from the brokers. One firm , In
fact. Instituted a suit for damages against
a leading cable company because of a de
lay of ten minutes in sending a cipher dis
patch across the ocean. The suit was
eventually withdrawn , but the Incident
serves to show at what a break-neck pace
business is now done in our exchanges
qulto a contrast to the relays of couriers
which \vcro used to carry the news of the
battle of Waterloo to Ilothschllds.
DESCRIPTION OF APPARATUS.
The reason a waving line printed on a
strip of paper Is used In cabling Instead of
the Morse code of .Mots and dashes is be
cause of the peculiar construction of the
cable Itself and of a certain eccentricity of
the electric current/when it is acting under
long distances ofwater. . Electricity Inva
riably seeks to escape from its conductors
to the earth. Mother earth will , In fact ,
absorb It all If given the chalice. The cable
Is , therefore , Insulated , but this desire to
rvturn to earth Is stronger than the re
sisting power of the insulation ; therefore ,
whllo the latter holds the current partially
Intact , the gutta percha or other covering
of the cable is tilled with Innumerable
stray lateral currents , all seeking to escape
to the surrounding water , With such a
state of affairs it would be simply Impos
sible to operate a succession ol makes anJ
breaks In the current , the residual currents
would , If short , fill up the gaps. The dim-
culty Is overcome by operating two keys
on the sounder instead of one , as In ordi
nary telegraphy , One key la attached to
the positive polo of the battery ; the other
key Is attached to the negative pole. Thus
by depressing either key an Impulse Is
created in different directions over the
line. As a short cut to brevity it may be
said that the polarity of'tho current changes
constantly and the current travels In either
direction , backward or forward , at the
wilt of the operator. This Is reduced to n
practical basis Is an Ingenious manner.
On the receiver's desk In the cable sta
tion will bo found a largo double magnet.
Suspended between the poles of this magnet
Is a small elongated cell of wire. This cell
hangs suspended In the air by means of a
delicate fibrous thread. The current from
the cable Is made to pass around the cell ,
which , as It Is hanging between the poles
of the magnet , will turn backward or for
ward In rcnponso to the particular key de
pressed by the operator at the other end
of the1" line ; for It Is the pe
culiarity ot an electrified cell of wire to so
net when siispsn.lcd between magnetic poles.
Connected to one end of the cell of wire Is
another thread of fibrous material , This
thread runs to n fine glass tube , nhlrh Is
not larger than 100th of an Inch In diameter.
Ink Hews through this small tube. As the
tubeIs movable It Is obvious that the action
of the cell of wlro moving backward and
forward will also cause the Ink tube to
move backward and forward. At least the
cell pulls the tube In one direction and n
small spring returns It to Its place. The
end ot the tube rests lightly on a long strl [ >
of paper , which Is kept moving along con
stantly by an ordinary clockwork mechan
ism. Thus It will be seen that the dc-
'prcsslon of the transmitting kejs results
In \\nvlng line on paper at the other end
of the cable system.
MAKING TUB LINES.
The Ink tube or siphon Is so small that
great difficulty Is experienced In Inducing the
Ink to flow from It. The desired object la
finally gained by means of electricity. A
static current is sent through the Ink In the
tuba and Is made to pass through the strip
of paper to the negative polo of the battery
beneath , Static electricity , as It has a
great olcctrcmotlvo force , will easily pass
through paper , therefore there Is a con-
tlnu.il succession of sparks flowing through
and carrying the small column of Ink along
with It as far as the surface of the paper
where It Is deposited In a waving line.
This Is the line which Edison cannot read ,
but which Is as plain as day to the ordinary
cable operators. The latter sit and watch
this tape all day long. It travels slowly In
front of them a distance of three feet or
more before It runs off.tho end of the
table Into a basket. The words are gen
erally unintelligible to the operator , for It
Is seldom that other than cipher dispatches
are sent over the wire.
When no current or message Is passing ,
the sensitive cell of wire attached to the
siphon remains at rest and a straight line
is Iraced down the center of the paper ; for
of course the tape keeps moving along con
stantly , message or not. This line Is known
as the zcio line and all variations from It
determine what the man at the other end
of the line Is saying. Sometimes , however ,
earth cui rents leak through to the core of
the cable and scnjl the siphon careening
backward and forward In alarming man
ner. Then if a message comes through at
t4iOM same time 'thewild actions of the
siphon become unintelligible Indeed. In such
a case the operator Is compelled to study
the form of the line made by tho.earth .
current , and then to note the difference be
tween It and the true message. In short , he
makes bis earth current line his zero mark
and determines his message accordingly.
TELEPHONING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
It Is In this connection that wo must look
for the true reason why we are unable to
tclcphono across the Atlantic. It Is this
electrification of the gutta percha that pre
vents it. There is no real Insulating sub
stance. Some- substances Insulate more
than others , but all nre subject to electri
fication. When an electric impulse is sent
across the ocean the whole of the cable ,
covering and all , must be electrified before
the current flows through and operates the
receiving device. It is what Is known as
the tail end of the charge that really car
ries the message. This Interferes with the
sound wave. In telegraphing there are only
ten or twelve sound waves a second. In
telephoning there are two or three thou
sand in the same time. It Is obviously Im
possible then to telephone across the seas
under existing circumstances.
One of the peculiar phenomenons of cab
ling Is the ability of ono operator to recog
nize the "handwriting" of the operator at the
other end of the line , far away In Englander
or Franco. It Is a fact , nevertheless , thnt
| t Is done , and many strange friendships
are formed between men who have never
seen each other and who may never have
becli ten miles away from their respective
homes thousands of miles apart. There Is
an old story of a man who refused to hc-
llcvo In a telegram sent to a friend because
It "was not in his handwriting. " This could
not apply to cable operators. As soon as the
GABLE OPERATOR RECEIVING MESSAGE.
siphon begins to make Its waving line on
the tape the operator , or rather the recorder
of the same , knows who Is at the other end
of the , wlre. The "writing" of different
operatoiu is as recognizable at a distance
of 3,000 miles as It would be If they were
nearer at hand , The peculiarities of the
man are detected on the tape , and without
any attempt at slang a man Is known by his
curves. Some operators "write a plain
hand , " others send a message that Is equiva
lent to what In ordinary llfo would be called
very bad manuscript. If an operator gets
Into a rage and violently bangs his keys
the fact Is known to the men at the other
end of the line , and ho Is prudently laughed
at , In another hemisphere. In the old days ,
long distance fights used often to occur , but
talk on any private matter lietxvcen opera
tors U now strictly prohibited by the various
cable companies ,
HOW A BREAK IS LOCATED.
Sometimes a cable will break at the bottom
tom ot the sea , or BOIUO other fault will
prevent messages being seat through. Al
though the Hue extends through miles of
drift and over leagues of ocean bed the sys
tem has been reduced to such a nicety that
the location of the fault la only a matter
of a llttlo calculation. It Is generally located
as follows : It is known that the resistance
which the wlro offers to the current aver
ages a epeciUed quantity to the mile. Wica
a break or & fault occurs the resistance ol
the cable Is measured In the cable station ,
This can bo readily done because the circuit
wilt generally complete Itself through the
( arlli. When the resistance has been
measured , It Is easy to find out where the
break U by dividing the whole amount by
the average resistance per mile. It may
then bo found that the break Is two , throe ,
four , or five hundred miles off shore , ns the
case may happen to he. A cable repairing
steamer with A full corps ot electricians on
board Immediately starts for the spot where
the break Is supposed to bo. This Is nn
easy matter , for when cables nro laid the
latitude nnd longitude of the cable laying
ship Is taken as each mile of the cable Is
paid out. If the break , as determined by
the resistance. Is say , GOO miles oft shore ,
the captain of the repair boat directs his
vessel to the particular Junction of latitude
and longitude which was encountered when
the 500-mllo mark of the cable nns first
laid. Having arrived at what ho conceives
to be the proper vicinity ho steers his
Vessel Into n course nt right angles to the
course held by the cable. Ho then throws
nn Iron o\erboarcl , and proceeds to grapple
for the cable.
A LONG PULL.
Ho knows nlien he has caught the cable
by the difference In the pull from the pull
which is felt when a rock Is struck. A rock
when rnught by the man will finally let go
with a Jerk , but the cable , when caught , will
exert a Icng , steady and obstinate pull as It
Is hauled to the surface. Tliero Is also n
patent grappling Iron which cuts through
the cable covering and electrically rings n
bell. Having picked up the cable , the chief
electrician , on board the boat , cuts through
the covering. If It has not already been cut
through by the grappling Iron , and attaching
a transmitter to the core sends a signal
through the cable. If ho gets an answer
from this end of the line ho knows , of
course , that the break must bo beyond him
or vlco versa. If the answer comes from
the European end. As be now knows In
which dlicctlon from the vessel the break
must be , he proceeds to measure the re-
T h i 3 z s a ,
A.t f ant i c.
CABLE ALPHABET.
slatanco of the "broken" end In oriler to
see exactly at what Its distance Is from the
vessel.
If It Is not far , say four or five miles , the
captain of the vessel proceeds to under-run
the cahlo until the dellquent spot Is rcachecl.
whcn It is an easy matter to repair the
break , or to put In a new section of cable.
If the break Is found to be number of miles
away , the part which has been picked uj :
Is attached to a buoy and the vessel &teams
away to what further observation has deter
mined to be the required spot. The cable Is
picked upi again and a signal Is sent
through. If the answer Is from Europe
Instead of from this end of the line , It fo !
lows that the break must bo somewhere
between the two parts of the cable which
have been picked up. The precise spot can
then bo easily determined and repairs can
be made. Sometimes the work Is very ex
peditious , but In stormy seasons ot the year
it has often been a month , before the break
has been found. It has also happened that
in grappling for a cable the repair boat has
picked up by mistake the cable of another
company. This has happened three or four
times , but the courtesy of the cable com
panies to each other has always excused It.
CABLES OV THE WOULD.
No Atlantic cable runs directly to Now
York City at the present time , ilost of the
transatlantic lines land In the neighborhood
of Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. The mes
sages are retransmitted by a coast line cable
to the metropolis. The Interval of tlino re
quired In the retransmission Is not ono
second , for Hie operators read the messages
letter by letter as they arrive and send
them over the coast cables Instantly. The
now French cable to bo laid next year will ,
however , have Its terminus directly In Now
York City. It Is expected that the competi
tion thus engendered will greatly enhance
the general service. The coming congres
sional agitation over the Installation of a
Pacific cable will also icvlve Interest lu a
scheme which must quicken the general
process of civilization. The Japanese com
mercial awakening will certainly receive a
further Impetus when this cable Is laid.
Tlio whole cast , In fact , will bo benefited
and Incidentally our foreign commerce will
receive a distinct boom In the very direction
where It needs It badly. There are already
over 1,000 cables lying under the sea niid
the various water courses of the world ,
They aggregate over ono and one-quarter
millions of miles of cable line , A large fleet
of steamers and an army of men are kept
busy laying and repairing them , so that al
together the cable Industry Is a largo busi
ness In Itself , even aside from the message ! )
which arc sent over the wires.
THKOUOIU3 WATKIIS.
UKI.IClOli.S.
Dr. Walsh , archbishop of Dublin , Is re
gaining his hi'ulth ' by riding a bicycle.
Illshop H. S. Foster ( Mothodlut ) Is to
preach the opening tsurmon at the centennial
conference of the African Methodlfit Epis
copal church , which will bo held In Now
York , beginning October 1 ,
The Hev. Dr. John Mathews , pastor of the
Centenary Methodist Episcopal churrh of St.
Louis , will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
} ( his ordination on the 30th of the present
nontli.
BUhop Curtis ( Human C.ithollc ) who ro-
: ontly resigned the Kco ot Wilmington ,
Del , , will soon go to Baltimore to fill an lin-
icrtant ofllro under Cardinal Gibbons.
It Is announced that a Vatican dccrcn has
jccn Issued excommunicating the Gallclan
Jhriatlan socialist agitator , Father Stojal-
> ffakl , for disobedience of previous orders
mil admonitions respecting hla political ac-
Ivlty. 'Hie faithful nro warned against
loldlng any communication with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Colt , who In JSCO on > ctcd
as a memorial for her dccc-atcd husband the
Church of the Good .Shepherd In Hartford ,
Conn. , at a cost of $200,000 , has recently
irected a handsome parltih boute In connec
tion with that church ah a memorial for
lier son , Caldwell Hart Cult , who died In
1S94. No expense has be-on spared to make
the building beautiful nit \vcll UH complete
In all Its details.
Ono of the promising signs In the unl-
wslty circles in Germany Is the growth
if organisation , alining lit a development
} f personal piety and Ititerebt In the practi
cal work of the church. The latest move
ment In tlild direction has boon the found
ing of a "students' association for mission
work , " represented nt nil universities , closely
nkln to the Interteniliniry alliance In Amur-
lea.
Dr. S. A. Steel , the editor of the Kpworlh
IJra , of the McthodUt Episcopal church ,
iouth , vai H'eently put on trial by the book
comnilttio for "mUrumluct and Ini'lIIclency ,
Frivolity of splilt , vulgarity of style , mis
representation , " etc. , and for teaching that
"tho use of tubacio IB H uln. " The charges
tvcro sustained , hut Dr. Steel was continued
In his oilieron his piomlso to do better In
ho futiiiv.
Bishop Doano ( Episcopal ) of Albany , de-
ilres to have It known that the "Prayer
lor the Country , " authorl/ed for u i > In thu
Jlocttfo of Now York by Bishop Potter , was
'Issued by the authorities of the flv
llucctio of the state of New Yorlc , by the
several ecclesiastical authorities thereof. "
; t may to lidded that the prayer Is taken
substantially from the original report of
lie joint commission of the KpUcopal church
m Liturgical enrichment , known commonly
is the "ilook Annexed , " wth | ceitalo modi-
Icatlous by the libhops of Albany and Loot :
lilaud. >
BULL FIGHT ON THE PLAINS
Lively Contest Between an Old Buffalo
anil Two Daring Sioux ,
THRILLING INCIDENT OF BYGONE DAYS
Mnrtolnnn Ability of ( he IiuUitn * l'2x '
i-lti'N the Admiration of tlir Slii-c-
tutiirN V llnttlp to the
Heath.
( Cop ) right. U0 . by the S , 8. McClurc Co. )
"I \\ns on the plains In tlio * COs. " said th
short man draining his glass of ordinary.
Ho illil not look over 30 , but lie must hnva
been more than 40 , for the talcs ho told
carried so much of the color of the country
that one found It dUUcuU to disbelieve them.
Ho was an ox-member of the Colorado
legislature , and had come to Washington to
work for the passage of a bill Intended to
relieve railway employes , and was now
Rented with a party of friends at one of tha
email tables In the House restaurant , Llka
many westerners. his life had been varied
niul Interesting. lie had boon a cowboy , nil
cnglncmnn , a. railway postal clerk ami
polltlc.tn. The Spanish gentleman had just
Ilnlshed an Interesting account of a bull
light which had taken place nt llarcelona , In
which , by some accident , the bull had the
best of it.
"I saw a bull light on the plains once , "
said the short man , laying his tools down ,
"right out In the open , with nothing to hldo
behind , 'nowhero to stand , but on , and
nowhere to fall but oft , ' as the deceased bard
of St. Joe would say.
"It wna while wo were locating the line
of the Union 1'nclflc simply driving across
the country and making obscrvntious. A
couple of Sioux fell In with our party and
\voro riding along looking for a chance to
steal something , when wo came suddenly
upon a small band of buffaloes , The roar
; nard , a sturdy old bull , was feeding along
n a sag , between the Band hilts , and , thn
wind blowing from him to us , prevented
htm from scenting our party until ( he two
Indians dashed by cutting him oft from tha
main herd. Lowering his head the great
brute bounded away up the llttlo hill , nt
the top of which the two Sioux sat waiting
to receive htm. Kadi of tilt , Indians carried
a rllle , but to our surprise ihey were left
hanging at the saddles. The. bull made
straight for one of the horses , but just as
ho seemed about to collide the broncho IE
sprang to one sldo and an arrow from the ,
Indian's bow was driven deep Into the back
of the bull. Wo expected the animal to
bolt now , but he was enraged and scorned
to escape. Turning , he came straight for
the other Sioux , only to plow the air close
alarmingly closi. to the agile horse , who
carried his rider safely to the rear. The
first Indian had by this time fixed another
arrow , and , when the charge was made.
planted it deep behind the bull's left shoul
der. The fight had by. this time become so
exciting that our driver , forgetting tha
danger , had driven up with a hundred yards
of the scene of the battle. Having bounded
by one of the Indians , carrying another
arrow away with him , the Infuriated animal
caught sight of our wagon and drove straight
for us. It was like standing on the track In
front of a locomotive , and every man of us ,
realizing the great danger , was seized with
a fear that almost froze our blood. The
driver was so filled with terror that ho
made no attempt to avoid a collision , which ,
from the moment the bull passed the Indian ,
seemed Inevitable. On he came , snorting
like a snow plow and looking ns formidable.
and not one of us had presence of mind
enough to reach for a rifle. Wo were too
badly scared to move , but not so with the
Sioux. Seeing our danger , the brave follows
turned their horses and came galloping past
the bull , one on cither side , and as they
passed htm each drove an arrow Into the
mad brute. These now wounds seemed only
to increase his rage , , and on he eamo , touring
toward us , but before they reached our
wagon the Indians whirled their horses'ana
with arrows drawn stood between us and
the approaching buffalo" The horses had
barely tlino to turn before the billl wna
upon them. Ono of the bronchos sprang
away , his rider emitting a wild yell as ho
sent another arrow Into the bleeding buffalo
The other Indian was not so fortunate. Ilia
hcrse failed to clear and one of thn bull's .
horns caught In his Mdo Just behind the
girth and plowed n great , red furrow clean
back to his flank. In tin. face of this great
ilanger at the very door of death I toolc
time to observe the actions of the wounded
horse. For n moment ho stood perfectly
still , and then a shudder went over him , and
with a cry that was half a lioan ho sank
trembling to the earth.
"Tho buffalo appeared to appreciate tha
advantage of this thrust and at once turned
and charged the unhoisrd Sioux. Tlin In
dian might have ended the fight by taking
up his rifle , but ho did not. Standing erect
nt the sldo of the dead horse ho faced tha
rapidly advancing foe and sent an arrow
deep under the shoulder blade. As tha
arrow left 'the string the Indian dropped
beside the body of the horse and the buffalo
passed over him without doing any damage.
Now the mounted Sioux claimed the attcnr
tlon of the wounded bull , and again tha
Sioux on foot. Iy this tlino the buffalo
fairly bristled with arrows and resembled
i lingo porcupine. AVe could son that tha
iinlmal was getting groggy , as they say ot
liruo fighters , but his sand seemed never
tn leave him. With a roar that would send
[ i chill down your splncv with blood spurtIng -
Ing from his nostrils ho would drive like a
luurlcane nt hl tormentors who , with tha
DxcepUon noted , groined to avoid him by
Jbont the breadth of two bairn. When they
tmil fought flvo minutes the earth for tha
space of fifty feet nliout resembled a plowed
Held. The one living horse was flcckrd with
the froth of battle , and like the buffalo
showed unmistakable Bgim | Of exhaustion.
s the action of the bull grow slower the
lioisclrss Sioux fought farther fiom cover.
f\t times ho would Bland forth In the very
'arc of his furious adversary and after ills-
'barging his arrow leap to nno ldo , wlillo
: ho 'shaggy monster , ' as tlin descriptive
writer would nay , brushed by.
" \\'P were surprised nt the beginning of
hn fight to bee thn Indians using their bows
slowing their rifles to remain at Inn saddle ,
nit our Kiirpileo was still greater now , when
he mounted Sioux turned his horse nboilt
i ml left the field , leaving hln companion to
Ight It out single-handed. Thn hull seemed
o take new courage , finding but ono of hla
sHallants. and fora tlmii fought desperately.
if , . ? S.ul1dcn 1B | stopped , fRdiiB the Indian.
Vlth his fiont feet apart h appeared to
fst. perhaps to collect his fast falling
trcngth. HP was nn object now to cxolto
> nn H pity , and , although It may seem un-
hrlHllnn , I ulmott wished ho could win , fern
n those days Micro wore nearly HH many
ndluns as buffaloes , und they were Infinitely
nero dangerous.
"An arrow had destroyed ono of the bnll'ii
yes , blood was rushing from his mouth and
loslills nnil Irlrkllng fiwn a score of wounds
long hla spine. Ills Ufa blnod was ebbing
way , and now , aeulng his tormentor Mandlng
icforc him , hn made a last deuperale effort
o reach him. With a mighty rear the
deeding biuto bounded forward nnd It
coined to us that ho had regained all his i , .
est HtrciiKlh , fo,1 ho went with the speed V
nd force of nn cxprers train , The daring
iloux drew another arrow and lot It drive.
nto the buffalo , mndo a fr Int of dodging to
ho right and then leaping fur to the left
ly another arrow an the bafllcd bull
ivnl by.
"The buffalo was ty this tlino acquainted ,
, 'lth the. Sioux's tilclm and the moment ha
tassed Hie Indian whirled and came dark at
its udvtrnary with renewed vigor. The
ilouxsurprlbed perhaps by the smMtiniCM
f.thn charge , leaped back. Mumbled and
learly fell backward over the body of hla
eail horse , Before be could regain his fret
ho animal was upon him , It eeenied that
n another moment the Indian would bo
nsntd high in thn > ilr , but the new lease
f llfo the bull had was out nnd In that
loment , In which wo had looked to ECO
Im triumph , the L'reat beait utnnibled and
ell In a heap at Ibo Sioux's feet. "
CV WA11MAN.
The prince of Naples , very ftort ,
lihi , very ulckly , In Rolot to iiarry th < )
rlncci * ot Montenegro' , tall , athletic , robust ,
I'autlful. Ily this combination the Italian
oyal family hopes , not without reason , jq
III ) further etava off the icuubllc.
C'ouk'a Imperial Extra Dry Cbatnpagnt
iiuulil bo in every household. It
uro and naturally fermented ,
