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The Tnn4lberian railway Is not the complete piece or equipment which It Is popularly suppose* to be.' It Is not even actually continuous, for at Lake Baikal passengers and goods must be trans-shipped across the lake. In winter this, of course, has to be done on the Ice. The Illustration shows troops being hurried serosa Lake Baikal on the way to tfce cast. As soon as it became evident that war was inevitable the Russlsns put an enormous force of men at walk laying tracks across the lake. THE RUSSIAN ARMY. c DLONKL SIR HOWARD VINCENT, the Xnfliuli writer on military nul? Jects, secins to ImTe a kigli oplnlou of the Ruswlau Army as a tightlug ma mine. in an article In the United 8er- 1 rice Magazine be Intimates that the RawtlHiiD liad little to learn about the 7a1ur> of mounted Infantry from tbe floor War, because it was a branch of the fcervlce to which they paid particu lar attention before the war with Tur key At that time Colonel Vincent uarie this prediction: "The dragoon* rill render ?i>e<*ial service. They are m reality mounted rifles, and for their ?mployment the Turk lab campaign Ik peculiarly adapted. Alone of all tbe powers lb Kurope the KtittKinns have recognised, the great utlllt v of mounted ? Infantry. They moves in threes; tbe , centre file holds the liors* of bis com rades on either side when the order to .act on foot is given. The horse detach ment remaiua uuder the command of the Kenlor subaltern. He Ik directed to 1ieep under trover, yet near at baud. 1E? CROSS FREE 1.0DGMG HOUSE AT POUT AKTHUft. that the word *To horse!' may be Im mediately put into execution to charge disheartened Infantry, to meet cavalry face to face, to seize a position or to retire swiftly before superior num bera." Of these dragoons, says Colonel Vin cent, there are now fifty-six regiments In ^lie service, "wholly apart from the sixteen regiments of Cossacks. the finest mounted infantry in the world, equally good on horse or on foot, dare devils, to whom riding and horseman ?hip is as much second nature as to the old Boers of the Transvaal." What of the infantry soldier? If Colonel Vincent is not a Russian partisan, Ivan I* the stuff of which a hardy fighting man ,1* made. "In march lug the Rus sian Infantry." says the English spe cialist, "baa absolutely no equal." But we remember that the Japanese were the most nimble of all the footsoldiers who took part in the China campaign, ind it is well known that the Jap anese peasant wnlkx like a horse. We cannot believe that t lie Russian la ya quick on his feet, although lie may ?ndure longer than the rice-eating Jap anese. Th6 Russian foot soldier. Col onel Vincent tells us, is the soul of . good nature and Is full of fun. "The Russlau," he says, "does not yield to the Italian In his love for song or to tbe Spaniard In his love for dancing A RUSSIAN HORSE GUARD. and fan. They sing every Inch of the way, add often a dancer nil! step In front of hie company and by merry carnival antics ?en.l tlie laughter round." Lord Wolseley once wrote a preface to a book of marching songs In which he Mid; "The soldier who ?Inge ae he marches, marches to vic tory." One la surprised to learn from Colonel Vincent that the Russian in fantryman la a * handy" man, who can do, or will try to do, anything that It asked of him, "If he la taken the right way." He rarely goes campaign 1ng until twenty-three or twenty-four years of ago, ao that, says Colonel Vio 'cent, he McapM "many 'constitutional dangers of extreme youth.** But oue cannot help doubting whether the Russians will be able to A RUSSIAN SOLDIER. A member of the -Klghty -eighth Regi ment of Infantry, the "I'etrofsky Regi ment," in marching costume. ** transport over thek single track Si berian railway ? uougb hornet* to keep their mounted Infantry properly sup plied. "The horse provision for such an enormous mounted force/* says Col onel Vincent, speakiug of the whole or early months of the campaign.? New ganixatlon, "each regiment ? of six Hquudrons requiring JOOO horses, neces na rlly entails the most elaborate ar rangements." But there are the field and horse batteries to be supplied, as well as the Cossack and dragoou regi ments. For each field battery attached to an Infantry division 207 horses are required, and the horse battery, which accompanies cavalry, must have 250. This, problem of furnlslilug mounts and draught animals at a front several thousand milex- from the home base would severely tax the energy of a transportation department that bad a THE RUSSIAN ?? HUNTER SCOUTS." They are known as "Ochotnlkikou maiidti." Tin* corps never unfixes bay onotH, mid Ih composed of picked shots, sixteen men being taken from each battalion to reconnoitre by night. well ballasted four-track railway at ItH service, it in more than probable that whole regiments of cavalry will have to tight an dismounted uien during the York Evening Sun. Renovallnx Old Paper. With the growing scarcity of good material for the milking of paper on which to print the enormous editions of the dally newspapers of the world and for all the various other uses to wbh'li paper is applied, it Is encourag ing to learn that a process has been discovered by which old newspapers, maga/.iues, etc., can be rejuvenated and converted into paper suitable for publishing purposes once more. The old paper is put through a heating pro cess and then treated with a prepara tion costing from $1.25 to a ton. which lifts the Ink from the paper, leaving It Is white as when It was delivered from the mills the first time. Enough paper has already been run off to be used In several newspaper offices, so the enterprise seems des tined to succeed.? Salem (Muss.) Ob server. Putillratlbn Hnpt?r*?a*il. A young lady explained to a printer the difference In printing and publish ing and In conclusion said: "Now you may print a kiss on my cheek, but you must not publish It." With that he locked the fair form in his arms and went to press.? New England Grocer. While London Is steadily growing, the population of the "city" Is con stantly decreasing. In 1871 It was 47, 000; to-day It Is 80,000. Nearly ftOOO of It* buildings are not luhablted at nlgkt How Thay Worked It. "Is there much shooting In your dis trict now?" asked the stag from the Esst of the stag from the West, whom be happened to meet at the lake, where both hud gone to qnencb their thirst. "Not ns much as there used to be," replied the stag from out of the West. "Now and then one of our number is shot, but not often. You see. we hsve tlxed the gunners so that they are satis fled, and we get a chance to enjoy our old age with our children." "How do you work It?" asked the deer from the kast. becomlug at onee Interested In so vital n question. "Well, we are quite proud of our Hellenic, " said the Westerner. "We hired a woodsmau to help us out In our scheme. When one of our number dies we have Ills bead mounted on a. bourd. Now. you must know that' these hunt ers eare not for our carcass, but ouly long to carry home a trophy of their adventure to hang upon the wall at. home and brag aiiont. 80 we get our friend the woodsman to tie one of these mounted stag's heads to a tree In the forest, and when the bold hunter comes along that way he sees It. In stantly he levels his gun and tires. Of course he hits it every time, carries it home in triumph, hangs It upon his OF COURSE HI HITS IT. wall, and points with pride to the hole hi* bullet made. Yon see. It saves our liven. Cood scheme, hey?" "Capital," said ihe other. "I shall try It myself."? Hunter Knott, lu the Mirror and Farmer. Utwi la Chll*. "There has not been u particle of ruin or muow in certain parts of Chile Mince 1823." Haid ltelnhold Uudlof, u young inuu from that country, who bus come to America to study the trude condi tions. lie i? stopping at the 1'tlster. "If it should rain now, there would be million* of dollars' worth of saltpeter deHtroycd lu u single night. The Amer ican Ambassador to Chile, I see by the press dispatches, Is urging AmerlcanM to Invest In the saltpeter mine* there. I meet thousands of persons who do not know what the chinchilla is. It In '"the fur from the animal of the sumc 'tin me which Is found only in the salt peter mines. The fur Is wonderfully soft and line. The animal greatly re sembles a rat In appearance, and Is found nowhere else except In the^|lt peter mines."? Milwaukee Kvenkig Wisconsin. oilmen* la Manrhurtn. The finest ginseng In Asia grows In Manchuria. That fact inay in a measure account for the preparations making by Chlua for checkiug ltussia. The gentlemen of the Flowery King dom not only worship the plants that looks like "legs aud , thighs," but eat it as well, and if the Manchuriati crop is lost to them China will decay. AtMlltAL ALEXir.PP. Thin officer, Alde-de-CJamp-Ueneral to the Cznr, whh lart autumn appointed "Viceroy of tlie Far Kast." Intrusted with the elvll admin tat ration of the Amur IHatrlct and adjacent dependen clea, he was alao given command of llusala's military and naval forces ia Eastern Asia, ? Kre Vtghtfcs Dtvic*V T Sill te bo farce ftr? which doN not supply In t*wm kMt and blinding mote In larse quantities, and tk?M are the greatest obstacle* which the Ira lighters hart to combat In their efforts to rescue llf? and property. Numerous expedient* have been resorted to for enabling them to do this with comfort end safety; sad we take pleasure In pisc ine before our readers the mechanics! contrivance recently exhibited by the Are department of Chsrlottenburg, neer Berlin. To protect the fireman from the wsll of Same snd dense cloud of smoke, while st the ssme time ensbling him to plsy water upon the burning bond ing, Is the mstn object of the inven tion. *? '--? "?i--' ? The Swift nomsW has a simple snnn A WATIK UADK. tar mouthpiece, which Is about two centimeters back of the stream exit, and situsted behind a collar cast upon the noxsle itself. The walls of the latter are perforated to the Interior, and over these perforations, for the purpose of deflecting the Issuing water, a beveled sleeve Is threaded. The screwing in and out of this sleeve pro duces the variety of protective screen* ahown oiu the cuts. The contrivance Is very simple, easily manipulated, and 'ita degree of efficiency Is amply demon strated. 4 In the picture, a combination of the Swift noxsle with the smoke hood and ?peaking apparatus is shown. Provided with oxygen to breathe and a veil of water to keep back the heat, the man can enter most dangerous places, and by reason of bis ability to communi cate with his comrades without, can keep them informed as to the work of progress within. By means of the Swit noszle he can. as occasion de mauds, extinguish the flames with a widespread spray or a powerful and well-directed solid stream. The auioke hood In use here la the Invention of Herr Konig. It consist* of n sort of diver's hood provided with glass eyes and valves for the exit of air, . which la pumped into the hood through a wire bound tube or hose at tached to flremaira waist and carried up his back to the entrace into the hood. Konig's mode of speaking to the men outside was effected through tli" column of air In the tube, but this has been Improved by running a tine telephone wire throughout the length of the hose, connecting a microphone speaker opposite the mouth of the operating fireman with a receiver at the engine or pumping station. Three men are necessary for the effective employment of this combination? one to do the work in the face of the dan ger, one to look after the air tube and life line attached to the first, and ons to attend to the phone and the water hose leading likewise to the first.? Sci entific American. SENATOR HANNA'S SUCCESSOR. Senator Dick. (ieneral Charles I>lck, the successoi of Senator llanna, Ih known as "one of the llanna boys" in Buckeye State polities. He has served several terms In Congress, ami represents a district overwhelmingly llepuhllcan. He wan Iwru In Akron In 18f?8. and Ik a lawyer by profession. He If* a bright and pop ular member in Washington, and Ip said to have been the choice of Mesa tor llanna for the place, in the event of th# Senator's death. What ConitltatM a OhIIcmmT A gentleman Is always careful to avoid *?ven the appearance of famil iarity In addressing a woman. He never forgets the respect due to age. Never makes a woman conspicuous when In his company. Is careful of the way he speaks to young girls. Always considers a woman before himself and nerer abuses aay confi dence received from on*. i ptocR r \fldVentorc. 'IN SON CRUSOE. c BARLB3 GARL8BX. the Rofclnaon Cnuoe of Clip perton Iilaad, came back a few weeks ago to San Fraaciaco and clvlllaatioa on the steamer Peru. For rourteen be Uv?d all alone on the barren rock, bis only companion during tbat time being a dq|, bealdet a docen chickens, the myriads of sea fowl and the bis crabs that make their habitation on the flat Island. Except for a rather fierce mustache and a cow boy hat Carlaen looked like anything but an exile as be stood on tbe Peru's deck. Garlsen took tbe position of lone watchman on Cllppertou Island from the Pacific Islsnds Company, which has a concession for the lock and its guano deposits. On Februsry 4 tbe schooner Uns called at Cllppertou, and Carlsen, sccompsnled by bis dog, em bsrked for Champerlco, where he caught tbe Peru and came directly to 8s n Francisco. I "I kuew what to expect when 1 went to Cllpperton," snltl Car I Hen. "The men who bad been there as keepers be fore me bad always had companions. I was the first to volunteer to stay there alone. Time psssed slowly, but ( busied myself In working here and there, snd I read and wrote a great leal. My dog was companionable, and ( grew so attached to uiy chickens that lot one of them served me for a meal. ?:i saw only one vessel In the four I teen months, and that was the British war-ship Shearwater. She passed close to tbe Islaud and a boat was lowered. ( hulled from the reef, bnt the boat did not come in. When, the lina picked me ap I was getting tired of (he job. Three aien are now on the island to keep each ather company. My health was im proved by the expe.'iciice. "At first 1 busied myself making re pairs to the buildings and implements that were ^uuler my charge, aud in my brief hours of leisure made friends with my dog and chickens. The crow Df tbe roosters and the bark of the dog were the only sounds that broke the stlllues* of the loug mouths, except for the strange sound of a shouting of men one duy last December, when a boat's crew from the British cruiser ap proached close to the shore while their vessel was at anchor near by. "The island Is about 700 miles off the Central American shore, and the coast lug steamers uever pass wlthiu sight of It. All over the island, which is only about ten feet above tbe surface of the ?ea. thousands of crabs are always crawling, but they are harmless. The 'sea birds were so tame that 1 could pick them up from their nests, and I was careful to maintain a close friend ship with them. The birds' eggs, with the canned provisions that had been left for me, together with the sea air, made me a healthier inau than ever be fore, though I was a robust sailor be fore I went there. "Would I return to solitude of the Island again? Yes, 1 would not mind going bsck. One gets used to the soli tude and comes td look upon his ani mal friends as though they were al most human. Occasionally I would yearn for the presence of a human companion, but that feeling would soon pass away. Since I have returned I feel out of place in the noise and bus tle of civilization. "Why some men select the existence of a hermit I can r.ow tinders* a ml. There is certainly a fascination about a berinlt life. There is a calm and an absence of worry tbat makes one dis like taking up tl>c cares of life among his fellow-men again. As to the .??i Dials with which I was surrounded. I came to understand them, and they ap peared to understand me so well that we were like companions. They al most seemed to know what I was say ing when I would talk to them, aud I learned that each had a language of its own by which he made himself known to his fellows. "I believe that one spending his life as I have speut the past fourteen months would live to an enormous age. Tbe absence of care, the healthy sur roundings and the prohibition of nil forms of dissipation ought to keep a man perennially young." ? New York World. HUNTING OPHIft'S LIONS. When I?r. Karl Peters made his fa monii Journey, during which lie ill Hoov ered what lie says positively Is the I .a ml of Oplilr of the Bible, he hnjl Home thrilling adventures with lious and leopards. He tells this story about one of these encounters: "A negro came Into cnmp and re ported that three lions had been seen entering a thicket near the river. My. companion, Bloecker, and I took our stations near it, he being posted down the river and I taking my position near a great tree. "The blacks circled the thicket with howls and yells and flred shots Into it. Almost Immediately the bushes parted *nd with a tremendous, thundering roar a magnificent lion bounded out. He catue gnlloplng straight toward the tree and I tired without having the opportunity to take careful aim. "My shot was a cleon miss. I pre pared to give him the second shot out >f my double-barreled rifle and waited in order to get a good chance. But he changed his tactics at the same mo ment that I gave him uiy Qrsl shot, and sprang at me. ."Four blacks stood between me and itie beast at this moment, they having msiied Into the way at the critical mo ment. Hardly had they appeared in his line of approach, before they were lown, struck low by the terrible fore oawa, with which he swept through them like a reaper using a scythe. "Barely had they gone down before he leaped straight to ray side and fell m a fifth negro, who had stepped from behind the tree. He pulled the man to the ground, ripped hla talons 'nto the body, aelxed hla victim by the ihonlder with hla mighty teeth and Ihook him a* If ha were a mouse. "I sprang aside far enough to get into line to shoot; the lion was poly three tot from m* now. At this abort range I nit mt ??iil bttiw into iul 1 M to a bit too high, m I fwrcd to hit the mo under him. At the same time I dared not aim high eawgh to laub his backbone, as I feared that I might mis*, owing to the frantic mo ?Jons of the furious beast. "As sooa aa I ? track bias, the l!o< dropped his prey and turned at me For a moment wo stood face to face; He looked at me with bis eyes green wltb rage. At this moment I saw, from the corner of my eye, that my gun bearer was running away and wltb him went my cartridges. 1 clubbed my empty gun on the lustant to light for my life, but little expectlug to save It. "The lion crouched, roared and fell In hla tracks. Before I realised It. he crawled toward the high grass and disappeared In It. * "He waa dying, and a little later we found his body, only a few feet away; but dying as be wan. he still managed to cripple another negro for life; for as he crept Into the grass, one of the beaters ran directly Into him. and with one blow of his paw be tore the ins n't left hip cleau off.*'? New York Pro *s A TEST OF DISCIPLINE. English annals show many fine ex amples of discipline in disaster at sea, and both the army and the navy share in the credit of them. Most persons re. member the magnificent courage aud coolness displayed by the men of tlie Ill-fated Victoria, which >vas rammed by the Camperdowu. in 189I5. Many remember, too. how the model of tlie vessel at the World's Fair in Chi cago was draped with black when the news came, aud how for long after ward* the great crowds of Americans that tiled by talked little and gaxed gravely, tlie women often with dim eyes, in tribute to the tragic and noble page uewly written in the history of the mother raw. I<onl Wolseley, in his recent autobiography, tells how be once camc near tdiaring such a fate with his men on board the Transit, IhhiihI foi India, when she struck a rock in a dead calm, lie was a young lieutenant then, but his vivid recollection of the event has not waned in nearly lial: a century. "The bnglcs sounded our regimental call, and we all ran down to our men. who were still below, cleaning up aftet their breakfast. All the troops were carried on the main deck, except one company, which was on the deck lie low. aud ^tuatcd well forward. li was a horrible quarter, below the water level, and lit only by one solitary caudle lantern. Each company took it for a week in turn, and it was my coin pauy's luck to be the unfortunate oc cupants when the ship struck. 1'pon reaching that dreadful lower region. I formed the men, half on one side, half on I he opposite side of the deck. "There we stood in deadly silence aud I know not for how long. The abominable candle in the lautern sput tered ami went out. We were in al most absolute darkness, our only glim mer of light coming down through a small hatchway which was reached by a narrow ladder. The ship began to sink by the stern, so it was evident to all that we hung on a rock forward The augie of our deck with tlie sea level became gradually greater, until at last we had to hold on to the side* of our dark submarine prison. M.v pre dominant feeling was. of horrid rcpug nance to the possibility, which became the probability, of being drowned in the dark, like a rat in a trap. I should have liked to have a swim for my at tlie last, the supreme moment: but that would lie Impossible, if the abom inable ship should slip off the rock. " "If tJrcece must periah. I Thy will obey. Hut lei me perish in the face of day.' "The only aperture to the main deck was very small, and most eyes were kept riveted upon it. I am sure every man now alive who was there must shudder as he thinks of what seemed j to us the interminable time were in that pit. Every minute seemed an (hour: but at last a face appeared at : lie I aperture, and we were 'ordered on deck." All found refuge on a coral island whence iu due time another vessel car. ried them to their destination; and the future tleld-iuarcbal proceeded with a lighter kit. but the richer for a precious exjierieiice In the value of ??* cipllne. ?Youth's Companion. CHA8i;i? BY WOLVK8. W. K. Johnson, inspector of (lie I ??*!! Telephone Company, ami .1. 11. Ainev, a traveler, hud a terrible experience i while drUIng in Stony Mountain, write* I he Winnipeg eorresi>oiulent of the Minnei>4M)liM Journal. When about nix miles from Wiune peg they noticed a park of eighteen wolves following behind on the irall They stopped and the pack took to the bushes, and for some little distance tliey were not seen again. .Toll n son happened to glance behind him, and saw a gray form running along in the bush at the side of the road. Auothct and another crossed an open space, so the men put the whip to the horses. This was the turning point. With yelps and yells the wolves came out into the open and galloped after the sleigh. It was n race for life, the men beiug unarmed and practically help less. All they could do was t * lash their horses. i Gradually the wolves gained on Hie team, and as they came within reach Johnson beat at the wolves, while Atuey flushed the horses. For three miles the race continued. Kacli mo meiit the men thought their end hud come, but when the horses hud almost fallen with exhaustion they reached a settlement In Stony Mountain and the wolves slunk off Into the bush. Many residents sow the retreating pack, and the torn robes hanging from the back of Ihe sleigh were evidence of the battle which the men lia.t gone through. The winter has been a very severe one. the snow being too deep fot wolves to obtain food. They have been forced to settleirents vliere cat tie and deer Innumerable have been killed by them. At a recent fashionable wedding In I<ondou the lints of the bridesmaids were trimmed with natural flowers; and It l? predicted that the style will be popular next summer. It's an eu^y matter to gange a man's wisdom. Draw blm Into a discussion and if b? agreos with you lie'* sensible. DYMC POLYNESIAN* France baa Nc? t ao planned at tha Ugh death rate among the native col nniata la the Booth Seas t'i?t ahe haa taken etepa to prevent their total as* Unction. Reporta from theae farawajg people tell of the ever Incrtaainf prer* alence among them or leproey, ete* phantlaala and other dlaeaaea born ei Ignorance and evil customs. Field* that once produced cotton and coffee are returning to the Jungle from the lack of hands to till them. The rare* nnea of these island poeeceaton. wblchf hare long only been a fraction of tho an ma expended upon them, bare non( decreased atlll further. ? Three medical experts hare been aeal by the French Government to French Polynesia to atudy the chief canaea of dlaeaae among the natlvea and to check Ita ravages. The men aelectcd for thla mission are Dr. H. Lou van. Dr. F. Cassiau and Dr. Oraafelles. They are now ou their way from Ban Frandaco to Tahiti, the chief laland of the Soci ety group, and the governmental head quaners of all the French establish ments In the South Pacitlc. From Ta? hltl. the three doctors have planned to go to other groups. Including the Mar quesas, the Tuamatii and the Tlbnal Islauds. Certain judicial powers will be given the physicians to enable them to enforce whatever sanitary lawa they, may adopt. When one considers the character la tics of the 8outh 8ea Islands one soon realises how tremendous are the diffi culties of such a task. In spite of the Christian missionary who baa labored with him for nearly a century, he still aeems unable to tell right from wrong. He has abandoned cannibalism only; to revive the secret and still more de structive crime of Infanticide. Hla na ture revolts at labor, and bis toll la prompted only by hunger nud other physical wants. It is impossible for him to regard the marriage bend seri ously. Impetuous and of weak will, be is prone to excesses which render him a ready prey to pestilence. The degeneracy of the modern South Sea Islander appears to have begun when his knowledge of deep sea navi gation ended. There was a time when the natives of these widely scattered bits of land sailed boldly from one to nnother, and carried on war or com merce with distant peoples. They had learned that they could trust the stars to guide them, and they built strong ships almost as large as Mississippi ?t earners. In the heyday of his civilization the Polynesian erected great teuplcs.many, yt which contained tttones almost 89 low as the stones of t!ie temples of Baalbec. In the Marquesas islands to day the traveler will tlnd great stoue platforms and terraces, which show a knowledge of mechanical lawn of which the present natives are wholly ignorant. Some of these atones are from ten to fifteen feet long and five *nd six feet thick. Their sides are smooth, although they show no prints of the chisel. On these Cyclopean plat forms, or "paepae," as they are cslled. the natives now erect their bamboo huts and those who still refuse Chris tianity say the gods put those great stoues In place. That the Polynesian of to-day baa degenerated from lack of communica tion with the outside world Is shown by Ibe similar fate of domesticated ani mals. The horses and cattle that have been Introduced sicken and die after a few generations. Dogs are plentiful, but they are of a low, mongrel type. The legions of pigs are Raid to be In digenous, but accordlug to some writers they were taken thither by early navi gators. The Polynesian pig, however, I? ft pitiful specimen when compared with the mighty porkers of the Amer ican prairie. Although lie |H treated by bis native master as a pet, accord panies his mistress on her walks through the village, and sleeps with the rest of the family oil a bed of cocoa leaves, yet he shows no outward signs of bis proud position.? New York Trlbr.ne. mXA Incentive to Activity. t?r. J. I*. Srodes, of the county bine at Woodvllle, tells a good st.iry ou himself that is worth repeating and shows how it is best n I ways to re? member where things are laid away, lie was out on a case one night, and lihving bis tools in a case, he had nc room for a bottle of chemically purl carbolic acid which he was taking along. So he put It in his hip pockef and promptly forgot It. The opera tloe over, lie returned home, and having been away almost all night, he wa? rather fatigued when lie reached hir rooms. Rather than wait until h< could undress and go to bed, he threw himself down on a lounge. In a see ond or two he felt that the coucF was unusually warm. As he dozed foj another second the reason for the hea! dawned on him. He remembered th# bottle of chemically pure in his pocket The Ik>.v in the f.?lry tale who wort seven league boots made no better tlm< than did the doctor on his way to tin bath room, disrobing as he went. H# made a foot race record that time, al though nobody held n stop watch oi his feat. It was some time before In was able to take bis tneals except frorr th-j mantelpiece.? Pittsburg Dispatc* It ti Minn Warn. The war now begun is the foiirtl upo.i which Russia has entered withir the last three-quarters of a century Her first was witli Turkey. It. i'i volved an expenditure of ?tf>,000,0 M ami a loss of 120.000. That waf was in Twenty-six years late came the Crimean, in which Franct unl Kuglaud took a hand, it waf spread over 1854-0, and cost ?.'10.', 000/ OOOand 485,000 men. Then in 1x77 fol lowed a further fight wlt'i Turkey, ir whloh ?190,000,000 was expended art' 180,030 men disposed ? f. Rt?s?la if said to Ir.tvc an avullable war ftintf Of^jUt'O.OD.OOO 8:nailc*t Tainting In th? World. The smallest painting in the world Is ?nid to have been painted by a Flemish artist. It Is painted on an ordinary sized grain of corn and is of a miller mounting a pair of stairs with a sack of grain on his back. Outside the mill Is a horse and cart and a group of peasants. The whole picture does not cover a half-Inch square, and can really only be seen through a magnifying ^ b ZZ