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LIGHTNING MADE A SNAPSHOT Ptotuft of Railroad Yard* Formed on Window?-Explanation Given by Photographer. The recent stories of the picture of a wreath t^at appeared on a window pane to a Columbus residence, and which glass experts pronounced noth ing more than a defect In the glass, which had been there from the time it was made, but only noticed after there had been a death in the resi dence, recalls to a prisoner In the penitentiary a similar case that came to his attention when he was em ployed by the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, Pa. It was traced to an other though equally scientific cause. One night the private car of Presi dent Roberts of that railroad was shunted onto a aiding in the yards at Altoona and before morning there came a heavy thunderstorm with in tensely vivid lightning. Next morn ing when the cleaning crew began cleaning the car there was found on one of the window panes a very good picture of the yards that lay directly in front of It. It was just like a , fairly well-developed photographic plate, and there could be no question but that the scene in the picture was the yards before It. A photographer who was called to look at It, concluded that there had been a thin film of oil on the window, which In some way became sensitive to intense light and a flash of light ning had imprinted the scene before : the window on the pane. ? Columbus , Dispatch. CALLED DIRECT GIFT OF GOD Arabs Have Pretty Legend Concerning the Origin of Their Famous Breed of Horses. 1 vJ mi rr-jx? _ _? Inf.i flgence, descendant of Mahomet and valiant leader of the Algerian tribes against the French for 15 years, wrote a book on the Arab horse. A French general once questioned him regard ing the origin of that splendid breed Mid 'received the following reply, says Oar Dumb Animals: " "Know, then, that among us it is admitted that God created the horse oat of the winds and "He created Adam out of the Oust. This cannot be dis puted. Many prophets have proclaimed hat when God would create the horse He said to the south wind: 4I will bring forth out or tnee a creature; De thou, therefore, condensed.' "Then came the angel Gabriel, and, taking a handful of the matter, pre sented It to God, who formed there with a brown bay horse and said:, 'I name thee Horse and create thee Arab and give thee a bay color. 1^ attach blessing to the forelock which falls between thine eyes; thou shalt be lord of all the animals. Thou shalt i fy without wings, and from thy back shall proceed riches.' Then marked He him with a star on the forehead, the sign of glory and blessing." War's Effect on Domsatlc Animals. Even the cats and dogs of Central Europe have degenerated as a result of the war, says Prof. Balkanyl, dlrec- j tor of the veterinary school of Buda-: * pest, who Is Investigating how the! habits of domestic animals have been j influenced by that cause. Most of the j town-bred cats in this part of the j world refuse to drink milk because j It Is unknown to them, due to lack of j ' milk during the war, the professor asserts. u( I Both dogs and cats are relapsing to the savage ways of their untamed an . cestore," he says. "The vagrancy of [ dogs Is startling. Pet dogs elope from leart-broken mistresses. Joining packs J of many village dogs, where they live In communist equality." | The same authority says that, be ' sides hydrophobia, nervous diseases! , are very frequent among animals. IJ an afraid domestic animals In eastern i } Europe are degenerating and that the Mnaf Ka MAVvlanloKAfl #w/\m I *uuoi uc ilv/iu vvcr A sets.?Exchange. Delayed Hit Mail. . If yafc wanT to be sure your latter 9; -will resell its destination without de j Jay don't write "Esq." after the name ; -of the addressee. This proved fatal : in the case of a letter addressed re | cently to one Henry K. Smith. For I days Smith, employed by a large con l cern. had been expecting this particu lar Jitter and several times during the QOurse of his day's work he glanced vainly in the "S" box of the mall itand. f About four days after the letter had been delivered to the youthful mall clerk It came to the hands of Smith through a fellow employee named Erlckson, who found it In the "E" cubby hole. The letter had been ad dressed to "Henry K. Smith, Esq.," and the clerk had filed It under "E." ?New York Sun and Herald. I j New Street-Car Idea. I? The objections to the so-called "safety cars," which were Introduced daring the last few years, have been met In Seattle by the Invention of what is called a one-man-two-raan street car. The design of this car per mits of its being operated in the slack hours by one man, while in the ! busy hours, with a little rearrange- | ment of the Interior, it is changed i to make provision for the addition of a conductor. This Is said to meet the great criticism of the "safety" Hmo tt7qa lrtaf In thp ID UlBl SO lliuwu LIU1C niw stops when the single attendant was compelled to take the fares, answer the questions and attend to the va rious other matters, with the entrance of a group of passengers. MILITARY ALLOTMENTS WILL EXPIRE JULY 31 Washington, March 26.?Military allotments and allowances under the war risk insurance act will expire au tomatically on July 31, Comptroller Warwick, of the treasury holds in a ruling made public today. The ruling was based on the resolution adopted by the last con gress repealing most of the special war time acts. War risk insurance: bureau officials were unable today to give accurate figures concerning the number of soldier, sailor and marine allotments which would be affected but they said thousands of men still in the service, both at home and in tVio AmpriMn armv nn the Rhine. were maintaining the allotments to their relatives and that the govern ment likewise was supplying an equal amount. Mr. Warwick holds that the resolu ton repealed the war risk insurance act within four calendar months after its adoption by congress and ihat consequently the allowances, made by the government to equal the allot ments of members of the military forces must cease after July 31.- ' HmninirdrdriiriLrdrdreLrar^ G ^'JSJ3J3J3J3J3JSj'Sf2J3JSM3ISf3J3i3ISJSIS}9Ji ii n Mm CAREFUUVJ EXPERTS ATTI PRINTING PRICES Ff !i TheP and Ba Compa rjj3I3MSJ9f3MSI333fcJE!JSM3f3J3M3?c inririnnrinnnrinnn JUUUIJIJ1JIJ UUUUUL BISHOP RUSSELL MAY SUCCEED GIBBONS One of Three Who Probably Will Be Recommended By Provincial Conclave. I Baltimore, Md., March 26.?Balti moreans probably will, continue to call the grray home kt Charles and TVTnlKorrv strppts "The Cardinal's Residence," for many years, but in the opinion of persons well versed in Catholic church affairs it is likely to be a long time before -the house will be able to claim another cardi nal as its permanent occupant. In view of the fact that there are two American cardinals now, and both in the seat such a probability seems remote, they are convinced. The throne in the cathedral upon which Cardinal Gibbons, who died yesterday, performed the ecclesias tical functions of his high office since receiving the red hat in 1886 will be divested of its brilliant hang ings of cardinal red which will be re placed with the deep purpose of an archbishop. According to the usual procedure 1 RRF&RRRRRRRRSiSi 2J5j5J5J5IBJBJ3i5I5JBJ5J5J5IS/5JSI5J3!BI5JBj8f5!B/SJ3Ii PUNNfc r DONE HIS Cf OFFICE tOMTHE \ ress inner my fS!ftfiytiHHyy?yeEf the bishops of the Baltimore prov ince will meet in secret conclave here within the next two months. They will discuss among themselves the merits of the various candidates for the archbishopric. ' The result of this discussion will be the recom mendation of three names. They will not be announced but will be submitted to Rome. The pope will almost surely select the next arch bishop from among these three bish_ ops although he is not required to do so. ' Riusell One of Three. \ Speculation therefore, centers on the three names that the provincial VUllVliSVC will 1CVU1UI1IC11U. VUV Vl | this speculation the names of Bishop | William T. Russell, of Charleston; Bishop Michael J. Curley, of St. Au gustine and Bishop Thomas J. Sha. han, rector of the Catholic Univer sity, stands out In the interregnum the affairs of the Baltimore diocese will be han I died by an alministrator. It is un derstood that Bishop Owen B. Corri_ gan, vicar general, will be named to this post by the diocesan counsellors yyayyyyyy^jy^ 3jgj2j2J2j"2f3?5J5i(95M5JHI5M5MS/5MSJHEM5Jc HSEfaRfafiRftRRfaRfi! today. He took over the work when Cardinal Gibbons became incapacit ated, but since he was auxiliary bish op without the right of succession his ? Motor T I Station Trucks service at We Haul | J Call 414?we <!! * v 1 i BBBBBBBBBfiffllffl Telephi for a Repres< \e?^i ? r mJkvljfa LEGA1 Attorneys and effect important otniea by having ifretnirnt, bill forma printed in We print legal (< from the fair prin f'RANKUN PRINTING PRICE UST fiugizraiiiHnjBigiisinigfisr functions as administrator ceased au tomatically at the cardlmal'3 death and his re-election to that office be comes necessary, it was explained. ransfer ?? 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