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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 13 , 1899 , IN THE WHEELING WORLD oOO + O + O + O + O + OOOOOGV An Omaha pilgrim who recently visited liovoral eastern cities was astonished to observe the almost universal UBO of the blcyclo for business and pleasure. This V.AS particularly notlcable In the cities of Buffalo , Niagara Falls and Detroit. The two first flamed cities , twenty miles apart , are con nected by a bicycle puth. Duffalo has over 2bo miles ot asphalt paved streets , bcnidcs many miles ot macadamized boulevards and , parkways. All street * in Niagara Kails are paved with asphalt , and the local parkways and Intersecting roads are kept In splendid condition. In Detroit asphalt-paved streets stretch way from city hall square In every direction until the vision fades In a vista ot smoothness and Inviting shade. In the even- ingn and on Bundais the crowds awheel In these cities is enormous o great , Indeed , that a. visitor might readily suppose all the live people in each were skimming over smooth streets on silent otccds. At a band concert in Dcllo Isle , Detroit's famous park , ono evening , there was A crowd ot about 10- 000 people , old and young , ot both sexes , and more than half ot them came there awheel. In neither of these cities Is there any regulation requiring lighted lamps at night. The city fathers consider blcyclo bells suf ficient for all useful needs. Inquiry as to why lights were not carried brought out the pointed answer : "Bicycle lamps ? Never use 'em. The city tpaya for lighting the trceU. " A Boston wheelman Is reported to have ' Been' two lights ahead of him about six foot apart and thinking they were carried by bicycles kept straight on with head bent , In tending to go between. The doctor told htm bo had struck nn automobile as soon as ho recovered consciousness. Although any ac- cjdcnt ot the kind may bo reasonably charged to the folly of the cyclist it Is suggested by some that thora is a change needed In our lamp laws whereby coaches and other ve hicles carrying a lamp on each atdo should have ono green and the other red , in order to enable others to know at a distance that they were both on one vchtclo. Tha blcyclo ordered by that reckless ( Hindoo rajah Is attracting a great deal of attention among English wheelmen. It Is to be iheavlly plated -with gold , frame and rims and spokes , and gems are to stud it , while the very saddle will be graced by a circle of rubles and turquoises. Of course , the native who tosses a tack in front of this peerless machine will bo promptly be headed , and a lack of specially prepared good roads may subject tha citizens of the careless province to triple taxation. And yet how 'brief ' is mundane fame ! Next year the lightly clad llttlo Hindoos will sneer- Jngly remark to ono another as the rajah pedals by : "Huh ! Look at the ' 99 model ! " The lamp law which aroused so much op position in Connecticut has Just gone into effect , and lively Interest is helng taken in the question of whether or not It will be enforced , many having expressed a determi nation to defy it. The law calls upon all "rubber-tired vehicles" to carry lights at night. In some of the Connecticut towns rwhere the police force consists of a "chief" and ono patrofman It Is difficult to under stand how the law can be enforced. The etatute is the ( best ono that the wheelmen could obtain , but it is considered to be some what unfair , because on the rural dirt roads a buggy with ordinary light steel tires is oa noiseless as ono with rubber tires. -Creeping Urea , or , in other words , a tire that becomes loosened from the rim , causes a rider a great deal of worry and sometimes along walk home. The cement used to fasten the tire Ibroaks away through con tinuous riding , nnd the tire begins to creep ort gradually works itself around. Then , without any warning , It suddenly becomes deflated , and upon examination it is found ithat the creeping of the tire has torn out the valvo. If It is a single tube tire a new valve can too adjusted , but there la not al- Tvbys a repair man at hand. lA double- tube tire is made practically worthless if the valve is torn out. For single-tube tires there are valves mode Just to remedy such a mishap. If the valve Is properly ad justed the tire is ( practically as good as new again , A rider to avoid all thU trouble ehould remove the tires from time to tlmo and ecrapo off the old cement from the rim and ithon put on a fresh supply. The ma chine should bo left standing an hour , seas as * o allow the cement to 'become ' properly hardened. The 'best ' tlmo to do this Is on the night before a proposed trip. .Tho Cubans are adopting American meth ods in advertising 'bicycles ' and are striving hard to master the English language , as is evidenced by the following from an adver tisement In a Havana newspaper : "This Is without doubt ono of the factories of first- class blcyclettes nnd of the most universal credit and wo affirm that no other has this credit with more merits , 'by ' the coodness , dntelllgency and care employed In the prepa ration and pcrfectlonment ot his wheels. " A writer in the Ladles' Home Journal thus ruminates : "To these persons seeking ex ercise there are features in bicycling that especially commend it for worthy considera tion. It encourages sobriety , gives steadi ness ot nerves , requires quick perception nnd decision and promotes deep breathing. During the summer months I arise at G:30 : a. m. and mount my wheel for a little run of fifteen to twonty-flvo miles , first warming tny stomach with a cup of clear coffee. Re turning , I take a thorough physical exercise for all of the muscles ot the body that have not ( been brought into play while cycling /Then / ray bath , and as I need no breakfast I take none , llavlnc no feeling of exhaus tion , I settle myself for the literary work ot tbo morning , with a clear brain and a body unencumbered by food. "Whovcror rides a blcyclo should bear In mind that while he Is developing leg mus cles and lung capacity and Is assured of chest erpanslon , it may bo at the expense of the arm , shoulder , neck and chest mus cles ; therefore , special exorcises for the upper part of the body should always sup plement the use of the blcyclo. An excel lent combination may < bo secured In an all- around development by use of the 'wheel' and lawn tennis. Dut whether Indulging to any extent In bicycling , golf , lawn tennis , croquet , rowing , etc. , exercises which are apt to cause profuse perspiration , never neglect following the eurno with a suitable bath , A Happiest Period of Life INTENSE JOY AT I1EING ABLE TO WALK. The remarkable endurance among those Wh.o suffer with a severe form of rheuma tism Is without counterpart In painful 111 neas. Think of 20 , 30 or 40 years of con- Btant He'llt against the malady with only ( brief periods of r llef. It Is no wonder whan such sufferers are finally cured , tha their hearts are overflowing with Joy am gratitude. Many such distressing cases o rheumatism have been cured of late , through the now remedy Gloria Tonic. 'An old ctntleman of 70 , at Nonborne , Mo. ivant through & years ot constant euiTerliiK. wai completely cured through trJs marver ous remedy.Mrs. . K. F. Kue-ohclae of Oil r r. Ind. , a rheumatic sufferer for 30 years rw aUo cured through Gloria Tonic. IMr. A. Fink , of Wells , Nevada , testltle that Gloria Tonic cured him of a case o inflammatory rheumatism from which he nurtured 43 years. This remarkable remedy u Jj ) at Jl.OO a package , or llvu packages * h ( average cure (360. gold liy Kuliti & Co HSDu and Douglas tits. , Omaha , Low DEWEY & STONE FURNITURE CO. Prices Metal Bedsteads ' ' on Y&S , IT'S TRUE The ' manufacturer's price on Iron J3edstencls , Springs , etc. , lias ad vanced from 2O to GO per cent in the past 9O days , and naturally enough the dealer must raise. CT7iis is the reason ail other stores are charging more money for their goods than they did iast spring- , Now we are fortunate enough to own No. 11 Iron Bedstead No. 13 Iron Bedstead Carloads of Iron ntid 4O Extra heavy pcvts bran trimmings , Heavy posts and filling braso knoba No. 18 Iron Bedstead No' 20 Iron Bedstead Brass Bedsteads 3-6 and 4-6 sizes and ornaments - - etc all sizes -white enamel flnlah 11-4-Inch posts 2-lnoh brass knobs . Fine white enamel flnlofc brass top white enamel finish. brass top rail and spindles 4-6 slta " rail * , spindles and ring * full swell only whlch were purchased "before the foot end 3-6 and 4 6 sizes. raise and -will not only meet the $ $3.10 $2.25 . , $5.95 $8.85 lowest Quotations ever- made , but are actually selling these goods No. 17 Iron Bedstead Same style as No. 18 with straight footboard , all sizes , each $ 5.00. lo\ver than ever before. We appre ciate the liberal patronage bes No. 29 Woven Wire Springs A good Cotton Top towed upon us during the past number Like cut with special spring support in center all sizes. ber of years and maize it a constant Mattress for study to give our customers the best $1.75 goods fox * the least money We sim No , 31 Woven Wire Springs ply aslsr that you compare our stools : F4na fabric , and all steel frame any and prices. size $1.75 Woven any size. Wlro Springs .00 $2,25 . Closing out all Lawn and Porch Furniture 87 Baby Carriages Full 40 potmds in weight all sizes regardless of cost. We manufacture out oivn mattresses and $1.75 Bookers , double reed seats , green or 25 to 50 per cent Discount can positively state what is in them we natural maple use all new , pure , clean material and give $3.00 Kockers , all bentwood , slat seat and From regular price. bolted frame our c lstomers just what they pay for they $4.00 Eockers , double woven cane seat , UIO O J Beautiful designs and colors all modern range in price from $ L50 to $30. green or natural maple Zp isJO $6 Settees , bentwood , bolted frame , slat seat improvements attached , $3 to $30 each. We have all goods advertised. as and back , green , red or antique finish , 6 ft long Dewey & Stone Furniture Go. Gash must , r all mail orders. * F 1115-1117 FARNAM / _ _ L accompany STREET. dash must accompany all mall orders. ponce bath of salt water , -when possible , will be found the 'best. " There IB a strong probability that "Jtmmlo" illchaelwill again return to the cycle track lefore the Mason closes. Michael has not > cen a very brilliant success as a Jockey and , while tha tnldgot does not say much , hose who know him best expect that he will be back in the game again Before long. Ilchael recently paid a Tislt to the National Cycling association headquarters , and while hero talked with Cooper , Klser and some f the 'other riders and was evidently trying o find out about the present racing condl- lons. One of the principal innovations brought out this year haa been the motorcycle as a pacemaker. While it Is true that ono or wo machines were in use toward the close of last season , they were crude , and were never successful , on account of their un- certalnlty. When sthe artificially propelled machines first made their appearance again this season they were not looked upon with any great favor , and one or two jad break-downs in Important races did not end to give the public Tory much confidence n them. Ao the season advanced they have been constantly Improved , however , and the work being done by them now Is equal and n a good many cases superior to that of the mclng teams , which were the feature of last season's racing. They are far less expensive than was the old style of hiring a pacing sqUad , and , besides , being faster than a multicycle , the pace furnished Is more even and there Is no occasion for picking up a new machine every fdw laps. ' Nearly all of tbo machines come'from Franco , but most of thorn have 0 > eon improved by American mechanics elnco they cams to this country. While not as exciting to the spectators as was pace furnished < by the quads and quints propelled by human muscle , the motorcycle furnishes more speed than they could , and as the expense la far less the "Infernal" machine has undoubtely come to stay. ( Miss Eva York of Ceredo , W , Vs.who IB now in Colorado Springs , is about to start for a trip over the mountains and to the Pacific coast on a bicycle. She has covered 2,300 miles on her original westward tour , and will complete the trip across the country by early fall. J. T. York , the young woman's brother , is now in Denver , suffering with a broken hip , received In a fall from bin wheel at Oreefcy. Brother and' eUter etarted from Ceredo , W. Va. , on May 4 to wheel to San Francisco. Their trip was for pleasure only , and until they reached , Qreoley , Colo. , it was all pleasure. Young York , however , In turning a corner In that city a short time ago , fell and sustained a broken hip. iMUa York Is a good-looking Virginia lass of 24 years , who Is strong and fearless. She will start alone from Pueblo and crocs the range on La Veta paw , going tbenco to Salt Lake City and Ogden on her way to the coast. She Is bright and attractive , especlalry in her 'bicycle ' coitume. This con sists of a neat-fitting divided skirt of brown , with alternating varieties of modest shirt Calais , a small creased somtrero and ties. Thus far she baa camped out with her brother when night overtook them in tha open country , and It will become necessary on the western slope to camp alone. 6he does not fear this In the least. Her purpose Is to calculate as near as posalMe on distances by Inquiring along the road , BO that night will find her at some human abode , but there are many stretches ot country across the plains that will not afford these com forts , and with thli In flew she will carry a tmnTl haversack of provisions , water and two small blanket * . One of these will bo ot thin rubber , light and easy to transport , but will serve to keep the "bedding " dry when spread in open air , Au Bpldenilo of Diarrhoea. Mr. A. Sanders , writing from Cocoanut Grove , , Fla. , says there has been quite an epidemic of diarrhoea there. He had a se- veie attack and was cured by four doses of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemedy. He eayi he also recommended it to others and they say it is the best medi cine they over used. BRAVERY OF ASTOR BATTERY DUtingniihed Sanies of This Branch of tha Artillery at Manila. NARRATIVE OF GEORGE GEIS , A NEBRASKAN Dcucrlbo Movement * of the Battery on. Memorable Day of Aatcmt 13 , 180S-JRelnte a Gallant Per sonal Experience. It lacks but one week of the completion ot a year since the time of that memorable oc currence that historical event , -when Manila fell , and the yellow flag of Spain , which for centuries had waved over the islands ot the Philippines , symbolizing tyrannical rule and oppression , was replaced by the glorious Stars and Stripes , the emblem , of love and liberty. August 13 , 1893 , was the date , and a halo of patriotic recollection will ever hover about it. The gray light of dawn -was not far ad vanced on that cver-to-toe-rememborcd morning when the combined United States forces , the Asiatic squadron under Admiral Dewey and the Eighth army corpe , took up tholr positions before Manila , eager for the opening of .the expected engagement and flushed with , the anticipation of the glori ous victory which was BO eoon to bo won. When the fighting line was drawn up , away over to the extreme right of the American line was the Astor battery , that gallant or ganization which carried Itself so admirably from the time of Its rapid enlistment at the president's call to arms until its mustering out , and this narrative deals with the part taken in the capture of "Manila by this bat tery as related by ono of its members , George 6. Gels , / lorasr Oman ( boy , whose parents now reside in Grand Island. "Our position on the extreme right placed us near an Insurgent house and Intrench- ment , where we located when the word was passed along that the attack on Manila waste to take place at 8:30 : o'clock in the mornIng - Ing , " eald Mr. Gels , in speaking of tha nota bio event. "Our battery had .been quartered In a na tive bamboo hut and had been on guard duty on the firing line all the night previous first one detachment and then another. When morning came we had one mile to move to our new position and iwere up at daylight , making preparations for tha inarch , for there were trees to cut down on the way , and ditches , swamps and rice fields to cross be fore our position was reached. Startled all the Hey * . "liefore moving we were to have our hard tack and cotfeo and mess call had Just sounded when we were surprised by a Spanish battery suddenly opening on us , and recognized the reply by the regulars who had just relieved us. The Spanish knew the location and had the accurate distance , but their marksmanship was poor. The very first shell struck the house next to where wo had toeen quartered the previous night. It startled all the toys , some ot whom had their rations and others being still In line. Our baptism of fire at this time was entirely unexpected. Mess kits wore dropped and all hastened to our six Hotchklsi guns. In a few minutes the heavy firing ceased , but a desultory fire continued. "A peculiar feeling came over us , but we learned that the enemy could not ihool accurately and discovered from experience that when ono hears a Mauser 'bullet ' It is already passed. We hastily finished our coffee and moved forward through the Jungle while the Spaniards continued the fire Trees were struck on all sides of us , but we reached our first position without an inJury - Jury or accident. This was about four miles from Manila , near the old convent' on the Pasay road. lAbead ot us , eome 600 yarda was a Spanish 'block ' house and powder magazine one mile in front was the Santa Ana village and church and the Junction 01 the Slngalfr roads , which Aere lined on both sides with trees , and , farther back , rice fields and swamps. To our left , about 400 yards toward .Malate , was block house No. 13. "Immediately upon Teaching our position , our guns opened on this block house and on the powder magazine. We eoon had their distance and they had ours and then the 'battle ' was on In earnest. Aifter an hour's engagement ahout 10 o'clock we saw a white flag go up on 'block house 13 , also on Fort Malate. Our captain eont a detail of four , men to ascertain if the enemy were retreating. Later they met General MacArthur and returned with orders to ad vance to Santa Ana. "During thin tlmo the Nebraska , Colorado rado and California regiments were ad vancing along Manila nay and Calls Real j under Brigadier General Greene and the protection of the Utah battery. The lat er placed a flag on "block " house 13 about 11 o'clock , and shortly afterward Dewey's gunboats opened from Manila bay and the j enemy was driven 'back to Malate and , toward Santa Ana. Soon we eaw the Stare and Stripes go up on Fort San Antonio Abad at Malate and also noticed that ono of our shells had struck and ignited the lewder magazine. At our first position our njurlefl were slight , although many shells exploded about us and pieces struck several of the boys , myself among the number. These Ibrulses were "bad " , but not especially severe , and , after having thorn hastily bandaged , wo moved forward with the bat tery. Perfect Hall of Shot and Shell. "As we neared the block house and en trenchment the exploding ammunition which was yet burning made us think the firing was from near that place , but the enemy was 600 yarda farther on. While wo ad vanced along the Pasay road there was a perfect hall of shot and shell. We also ob served thxs sharpshooters of the enemy in the trees trying to pick oft our men and heard a whistle to our right and saw sev eral hundred Filipino insurgents under General Mariano Norlel coming from the swamps and rice fields. They intended to enter the city with us , to rob , plunder and loot the Spanish , ibut we know their ob ject , and as we were to preserve order In the city , all armed Filipinos had to re main .back . of our troops , and when our mon entered the city the insurgents were kept out. "After wading In ( water and mud some times kneo-deop and waist-deep we reached Santa Ana. The road'was o narrow that we advanced first with but two HotchkUi guns , while the other detachments were on ammunition details. It was a queer spec tacle to see the boys with their ammunition boxea of twelve-pound shrapnel and solid shot advancing with the guns. Soon , because cause of tholr already exhausted condition and finding the boxes extremely heavy , " they carried the ammuntlon by hand , ome car rying two some four twelve-pounders , as they advanced up the road under heavy fire. Enemy' * I.nst and Desperate Stand. "At the Slngaror road , near GanU Ana church , the enemy , having been driven from other entrenchments , and those driven from Malate and along .Manila bay , mad a lost and desperate stand where the gun- beats could not reach them , in their stone house and entrenchment. At this place tha Astor battery led the advance , supported by the Thirteenth Minnesota and Twenty-third Infantry ( regulars ) , and further iback the engineers' corps , the South Dakota and Idaho volunteers , all in the First brigade under General MooArthur. Our men were falling here and there from a cross-fire and the rain of the sharpshooters. Here the death of our First Duty Sergeant Dennis Crlmralna was a sad Incident. He had previously been wounded , but staggered plucklly on until picked out by the unerring aim of a eharpahooter. We used our Hotchklss guno until they became clogged with mud and eand , splaihed upon them by the falling ehot and shell. When we could utq them no longer tha enemy prepared to advance. We were but a few hundred yards from them. They were doing much damage with their Mauer rifles and continued thslr heavy flre. Several companies of the Thir teenth Minnesota volunteers got under cover along the sides ot the road to protect them selves wherever they could. "About this time General MacArthur asked for men to volunteer for a charge. Our "battery and companies K and H of the Thirteenth Minnesota responded , and , draw ing our revolvers , wo charged the block houee and entrenchment. We temporarily left two of our guns to make tha charge and the Twenty-third infantry , our support , came up and took care of them. Their promptness doubtless saved many of our lives. Tha revolver charge was made at close range. The Astor battery previously had twice been plaiced in Jeopardy , but with a determination to push forward we charged , never thinking that we should get through the tattle alive. Our charge and marksmanship surprised the enemy , who hastily retreated to the walled city. Our troops closely followed and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon they surrendered. "We had been under heavy fire several hours while advancing ahead of the infantry , which , while necessary , was also voluntary on our part. This was the first Instance in war where artillery advanced ahead of In fantry In a charge and the first time artillerymen had ever used revolvers against Mausor rifles , or were In such close quarters as to make a revolver charge. Our leas in the lost stand was one killed and several wounded , of whom ono died several days later. Many were shot through the clothing and escaped by a hair's ( breadth. One bullet struck my rubber poncho and passed through and a piece of shell tore halt the cover oft my canteen. Llvliiir Over Time. "We all agreed with one of the boys , who afterward said : 'Wo are all llvinc over time since that battle. ' "When the city surrendered the Second Oregon took charge of the captured rifles and the 14,000 prisoners were assigned to the other regiments for guard. We took care of our dead and wounded the best that vie could and the battery entered the city the eame day , going to Malate barracks. It was Impossible to remove any but the vtounded from the Santa Ana church , used as a hospital , and I volunteered to guard and look after the dead. Trouble was ex pected with the Filipino Insurgents and the guard of tiho Minnesota regiment and the hospital corps were ordered to the city. I held ray post till morning , when relnforce- montn cams. It was tbo 'longest ' and most exciting night I ever spent and I never care to experience another such. I had one of my comrades with me and we watched over the five who had been killed In battl * dur ing the day and over tha government prop erty and ammunition which was hurriedly consigned to the Spanish church. During the night the insurgents attempted to loot the place. At ono time 1 had a hand-to- hand encounter with several of them. While I was armed and could have shot the rob bers , under the strained relations whfch ex isted at that time the shooting of an In surgent might have precipitated a war , which wo tried to avoid. Often we sub mitted ourselves to grievous Insults be cause of our effort to keep peace and deal wltlh them leniently. "Tho lotJBCs in the Astor buttery during the campaign In the Philippines were com paratively light. Three were killed , two died of fever and nine were wounded , but after the bracing air of the ocean voyage home we returned as wo left , In best of condition and glad to have had the chance to be of service to our country. Wo felt best , aa soldlere , to know that our duty had been fully discharged and we returned with out criticism or complaint. " TWO WOIU.D-FACJIOUS IJOOK9. Contlleit I ned li > - the United State * , lh < - I.nrKcut by China. Tbo most expensive 'book ' ever published Is the official history of the war of the re bellion , which is now being Issued by the United States government , at a cost o ; } 2,800,000 , Of this amount nearly one-half has been paid for printing and binding , the remainder to be accounted for In salaries rent , stationery and miscellaneous expenses Including th purchase of records from pri vate individuals. It has taken ten years to complete this work , which conslnu ot 112 volumes. The largest 'bosk ' in the world la in the Chlneeo department of the British museum and consists of 6,020 volumes. This won derful production of the Chinese press was purchased a few years ago for $6,000 and Is one of only three copies In existence. It is an encyclopedia of the literature of China , covering a period of twenty-eight centuries from 1000 B. C. to 1700 A. D. It owea ills origin to the literary procllvl- : lea of the Emperor Kang-He , who reigned 'rom 1662 to 1722. In the course of his stud- es of the ancient literature of his country , Cang-He discovered , that extensive corrup- : lon had been allowed to creep into modern editions , and ho conceived the idea of hav ing the text of the originals reproduced and preserved in an authoritative form. This waa a mighty conception , and in. Its execution it remains unique down to the present day. For the purpose of carrying out the work , Kang-Ho appointed a com mission of learned men to select the writ ings to ( be produced , and employed the Jesuit m.isslanarles to cast copper types with which to execute the printing. The commission iwas occupied for forty years in its great task. Before the work was completed Kang-Ho died , but ho had provided that 'his ' successor should eee the book completed , nnd faithfully carried out his trust. The hook Is arranged in six di visions , each dealing with a particular branch of knowledge. The divisions are thus designated : First , writings relating to the heavens ; second , writings relating to the earth ; third , ( writings relating to mankind ; fourth , wiitlngs relating to inanimate na ture ; fifth , writings relating to philosophy ; sixth , writings relating to political economy. KJOATUHES OF Lightning struck a knife In the hand of Mrs. Weaver , on a farm in Springfield township , Bucks county , Fa. , and hurled the blade a dozen feet away. The woman was slightly stunned , but unhurt , while the knife was found to he hlack , as though burned In a fire. There have ( been kissing bugs and Hobson parties In Peoria , 111. , recently , but the flrat whooping cough party In this vicinity was given 'by Mies Luthy , the 14-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mm. C. Milton Luthy , at their home , 914 Sanford street. For ten days Miss Luthy has suffered with the 9hooping cough and all of her companions were similarly afflicted. Miss Luthy in vited seventeen of them to her home , and , though all were whooping , they had a splendid time. The menu for dinner In cluded dainties for convalescents. Claud Brlstow , a boy who \\ne raised In Cawker City , Kan. , has a peculiar power over snakes that ho himself does not un derstand. He never had any /ear of a snake , and no snake could ever be Induced to hlte him or show fight toward him. When he was a little toddler he ono day scared hie mother out of her senses by bringing In a live rattleenake In his hands. He Is now traveling with a show as a snake charmer. There la a rat in Memphis which gives a slack wire exhibition every evening. He gives his performance at about the same tlmo each evening and bo generally has quite a crowd out to see him , The rodent crosses Front street every evening about 230 ; o'clock , walking on a telegraph wire. He has done tbo trick fifty times or more and eeetno perfectly at home on the high wire. Mrs. Daniel Eynon , the wife of a coal miner at Newport , O , , had a thrilling ad venture with a large snake , and by her heroic action probably saved the life of her baby. Her husband Is emplo > ed at tbo llouk mine , a desolate spot near SUHwater , anil not far from Newport. Ho lives In a shanty in the woods and for the most part prepares bli own meals , Ills wife and child , a bright llttlo girl , went to remain a few days with him and cook for him. Sometime during tbo night she waa awakened by something lying across her face and thinking it was the baby's arm , pushed It away and went to nleep again. In the morning when she. awoke she was horrified to see a large snake celled around her baby's neck. Its bead was elevated and Its tongue darted out viciously. The mother was paralyzed with fright , but believing that the reptilewaa about to Btrlko the child , she grasped the snake with her hand near the head and threw it from her to the far end of the room.Then sha Screamed for help. Her husband came to the rescue and killed the reptile , which was of a brownish hue and very thick in proportion tion to Ms length. It Is believed to b < copperhead. OUT OP TITB ORDIKAItT. America has 40,000 locomotives. Dog Insurance flourishes In New York. HngJand has one flock of pure merlnoi sheep. tParls is to bare a S50-foot high urn- ! breTla. In southern Russia camels are much used by farmers for fleld work. Kansas City boasts a woman uwltch- tender. In Spltzbcrgon the longest day Is thret and one-halt months. In an exciting battle with a lot of copper head snakes oa Richard Edwards' farm i near Shamokln , Fa. , Hugh Jenkins killed seven of them. Nearly 32,000 immigrants entered Canada lost year , of whom 9,476 were from England and 9,119 from the United States. China drew the largest check on the Bank of England of which the bank boa any rcttordJn \ settlement of the Japanese' indemnity. It was for 11,008,857 16a 3d. ' In Germany potato hrcad Is used by the natives of Thurlngla to feed their horses , especially when they are worked hard la very cold weather. The animals thrive on it and their health and strength are ex cellent. A railroad official In a recent lecture stated that it cost bis road each year about $1,000 for pins , $5,000 for rubbar bands. 11,000 for ink , $7,000 for lead pencils alscJ that it cost nearty as much for stationery to carry on the business as for Iron , Lightning caused the death of 367 per sona In the United States last year and a Iiropnrty loss of $1,441,880. Fovr of tha deaths occurred in cities. The annual num. her of thunder storms at given localities In this country averages between 85 and 45. The maximum in the southeastern states. The death Is announced of a dog belonging to the Women and Children's hospital of Cork. Ireland. Leo was bis name and hd 'was ' wen known not only In Ireland , but In many parts of England. Ot dignified demeanor meaner , ho was always to be seen on thct streets , with hU'Alpine barrel slung ( round his neck , bent on errands of mercy as im portant as those ot the great monastery ( Ml < ? B , 'He gathered over 1,000 for thet hospital , William Dean Howells says that the con ductor of a German trolley car stopped it * ) nd got off the platform and rtood in thr tttfccl until the passengers were safely aboard without telling thorn to step lively -pulling them up the steps , or knuckling1 tliwn. In the bock to make them move for ward , He let them get fairly seated betoro he started the car , and so lost the fun on seeing them lurch and stagger violently and wildly clutch each other for support. 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