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/ 1 ?? " nr THE DIM Off A1TBKK BY ASTBT7B K> WOTH> Xb tbe dim chamber whence across the floor few pale moonbeams stray. I lonely stand; From oat the shadowB various shapes at nr command Arise, then fade, are seen by me no more t Bat yesterday, the one whom 1 adore Passed hence unto tbe tomb. Sweet Eleanore, Her portrait on the wall 1 b hanging; now ' With tearful eyes I gaze upon the brow od at the dark eyes like unto the night, Aad all my heart is flooded with love's light I Again, In fancy; I can see her sad sweet faot, Bo frill of beautv. spirit, love and grace. Close pressed to'mine; and with the old delighl X Btroke the tresses of her dark-brown hair. And kiss her plowing cheeks like roses fair I But stern reality breaks in upon My dreams, and tells me she, my love is gone, And I awake to find the midnight hour is on. BelchKB, N. Y. BERENICE ST. CYR. A Story of Love, Intrigue, and Crime. BY DWIGHT BALDWIN CHAPTER Xn. IN A NEW BOLE. HE two * office did not at once inP?*yade the cellar but \ V waited for the ar* rival of reinforcements, which cam# soon in the form of half a score of excited policemen. From their conversation Cole gathered that the detective's statement to tha villians, that the houBe was surrounded by officers, had been uttered with a view of making terms for himself, and had no foundation 1b fact. The two who had arrived first on the acene had been passing the house and heard the shot which laid Hyland low. As for the latter, he was found to be live, but unconscious. His brother offioers, who, from the nature of their calling, bad had a good opportunity to observe gun-Bhot wounds and their final results, were of one mind, and that was that his wound would prove fataL He was at once sent to the hospital in a patrol wagon. In the meantime a squad of men, armed to the teeth, had entered the cellar, and the one who had fired upon Cole "Winters now returned. "Didn't jou find him?" asked the sergeant in charge, who had been superintending the removal of poor Hayland. "They'veescaped," replied the officer. "Then there were two?" "At least." "How do you knew that?" "We found this hat in the cellar." The officer held up the hat that had been worn by Bloom. "How does that prove there were two?" "Tto man I shot at waB bareheaded, and. besides, tbis hat is mucb tod large lor jjim." aid they escape?" . I wa7 of a tunnel that's been dug through the ground to the vacant building on tbo corner." Why didn't y6u follow them?" < "The rest are on the trail, and will catch'em sure. I came back to report" "Hal What is this?" - The sergeant had observed the gold watch with its old-fashioned chain and " seals, which lay upon the table, 'j, "Some of the plunder they -wen dividing when Hyland came in on*them, I * appote." What? Here's ihe name of Paul St. Cyr!" "And the fellow I shot at was his murderer, Cole Winters! He tallied exactly with the description!" "Good! This will complete the proof ofhiR guilt. Make haste, Gogin. Run to the nearest box and telephone to the Central Station. We'll have him before morning!" Gogin rushed away, and tbe sergeant oon followed him. For tho moment, the place was do, ?erted. The hiding-place of our hero was anything but socuro. That he had not been already discovered was due to the fact that everybody had leen looking for him below, where be was supposed to have made ins escape. ' Soon, however, the house would swarm with officers, a minute search of the premises would be ma3e, and the hiding place of our hero quickly djscovred. None think more rapidly than those ex. fsed to great and unusual peril. The or of the house tyrt not cJojied Jbehmfl i stigeant, who had gone to Bee that 5 place was being properly guarded without, boforo Colo Winters had though! this, and determined upon a plan of action. p, In az. instant he had 6luerged from the etfboy.hole that had Borvde him so good a turn, and lowered himself to the landing, from which he stopped i?rt>o the now deserted room. Be had barely done thifc "when he hoard a voice in tho cellar. " Some of them arc returning through the passage," decided he. Then he closed the door and turned the key in the lock, which was still intact. Another moment end he was on his knees boforo the large dressing-case. As he opened one ef the drawers an exclamation of satisfaction swept his lips. His expeotatioDE had been fulfilled to the utmost. He had expected to find clothing -with which to disguise himself. Instead of loose garments, which was the most ho had hopod for, he 6aw before him three bandies, noatly tied up in yellow wrapping paper. Upon each was pinned a card. One bore the legend "Tramp;" another," Plasterer, I>ark;" and the third. "Young Gent, Blende." It was evident, at a glunce, that they wore sets of disguises to be used by 6earfl, as be required them in the regular course of his nefarious business, or as Budden exigencies might demand. Without 11 moment's hesitation, Cole elected the last ono described. By this time tho man in the cellar was beating upon the door atd hallooing tastily. Colo waitod only long enough to closo the door, thon, with the bundle under his arm ho dartod from the room. As ho gained the top of the uncarpeted stairs, ho he?rd the front door below ?nsn and somo one. the sergent he con eluded, entering tb? halL As noiselessly as possible tie passed on. groping his way. Then be struck a match to get an ides of hiB surroundings. , The snapping Bound alarmed him, bnt a moment's reflection convinced him that there w?b no danger of its being heard below. He saw before him a small side bedroom which he at once entered. Unlike the other rooms he had noticed, it was furnished to the extent of a email bed and a wash-stand. "Here is where Bloom sleeps," thought he. The room had but one window, and thai was obscured by closely drawn insid? blinds. Our observing hero noted all these things by the last flickering* of the expiring match. Then he closed the door, locked it, and proceeded to light the gap. That done, he tore open the bundle. He found It to contain a suit, complete from hat to shoes. Sears was of about bis size, and the clothing would fit him nicely. The crincioal thing, however, was a Blonde wig and a false"mustacheT eacL of the finest workmanship, well calculated to deceive, unless, indeed, a close Bern! tiny was made. Cole carried an unusually sharp pocketknife, ana with this he cut off his mustache, the operation taking but a moment. Then he adjusted tho blonde substi inie. ms own glossy nan was quue closely cropped, so that the wig fitted him exceedingly well. When he haa lightened his face with the contents of a box of cosmetics, he found from the glass that he had undergone a metamorphosis so complete that his detection seemed impossible. Suddenly a difficulty occurred to him. What would be do with the bond and set of jewelry which Btill remained in his pocket where the dastardly villain had placed them? If he left them in his clothing, they would furnish damning exidence against bim if he was ever made a prisoner, which was by no means a remote contingency. On the other hand, to take them with him seemed still more hazardous. As he stood irresolute, debating the point in hie mind, the problem was solved for him. The noise and trampling of feet below had been increasing for some minutes. In his busy excitement our hero had not noticed this, but now he heard the sound of footsteps ascending the stairs. There was but one thing to do. Cole glided forward and unlocked the door. Then he threw baok the bed-clothes, made an incision in the mattress with his knife, and began groping with his hand among the hair with which it was filled. "Hello!" called a voice from the door, which was just then thrown open with considerable violence. "Hello yourself!" responded Cole, as he turned and saw an officer in uniform, and a young man with a note-book in hie hand. Then he turned and coolly continued his feigned search. "What are you doin* here?" giowled the officer in a tone of suspicion. "I'm working to get the best reports for my paper," responded Cole. "Well, I'll be blowed! You reporters bang the Jews! I thought this one had cheek to beg me to let him come up here, bat hang me if you haven't pre-empted the premises without saying by your leave. How did you come hare? "I was down this way on an assignment, heard of the row, and walked in." "What have you found?" asked the man with the note-book very eagerly. "Will you trade points?" "Of course." "Well, one of them must have left her* in a hurry." "How so?" "There's some of his clothes." Cole pointed to the floor where he had thrown his discarded garments, upon which the officer and reporter immediately pounced. "Must have took 'em off to put on a disguise," said the former. "Ha! what have we here?" He had drawn forth the set of jewelry so recently presented to our fair heroine by her now lifeless father. "The St. Cyr oecklape sad brooch!" almost gasped the reporter, *$ut look &t thitfr It'^one of Jhe stolen boodi," cried trie officer, as be epatcnea lae oDjeot from the other's hjmd. The pencil of the reporter fairly flew. To his joy, oar hero found a email block of papef and a pencil in one of the pockety f f Jiis coat, and was soon imitating his example. 'In the meantime several others had entered, and Cole drew the "knight of the pencil" aside. He asked him a few questions,- and made a pretense of writing down the information obtained. "What are yon going to do?" asked the reporter, as Cole thrust the block of paper into his pocket. "I intend to write up and turn in what I've got." "But*there'll be lots more." "Perhaps; but I want to be the first to bring in copy. It will be a sooop on the other boys. See?" Cole Winters had done a little repor. tonal work for a paper in the town where ce naa oeen at coiiege, ana ttbb convert Bant with the terms used by the craft. "What paper are you on?" asked the other. "I'm doing hock -writing at present. The paper that pays the best will get my reports. That's why I'm in a hurry to write it cp. It'll stand two columns, I reckon?" "I should hope >o. I intend to m&ka three of it, at least." "You reporters, and everybody not connected with the force must leave the' premises," announced, the sergeant, in stentorian tones. "I don't see "how you managed to get in, anyway," he added, petulantly. Jh'.e was our hero's opportunity, and a mpmojif !ater ke w^? in the street, a fr$e map. CHAPTER XltL BKPOBTINO HIS OWN CASE, For some minutes Cole Winters walked aimlessly along. He knew not where to go, and was incapable of formulating a plan of action. His first idea had beer to repair to the St Cyr residence in Calumet avenue, and learn if Berenice had returned home. But he abandoned this plan before it was fully formed. In all probability it would lead to his detection and arrest, and besides he felt satisfied that she wc.8 still in the power of his enemies. "I will effect her rescue," decided he as he hurried along. Suddenly the ringing of a bell and a loud crv attracted his attention. Cole" looked quickly, saw Et flaming 1 light bearing down udoo him and leaped nimbly forward, just in time to avoid a cable grip-car in the path of which he had heedlessly stepped. "Wan'tto Ret run down?" snarled the driver, as he brought the train to a stop. Small occurrences oftentimes exert a great influenoe on our immediate actions, and change aid control oar entire after lives. This incident and his fortunate esoape from what, might have been a serious if not fatal catastrophe decided our hero, and he at once boarded the rear car. Having paid his fare, he took out the block of paper with the few memoiands he had made. Then, actuated by a sudden impulse, he began writing an account of the recent occurrences of the evening. Cole was quick with a pencil, and bj i the time the train had Toached tbe portion of the city tenernlly called "down town," had his article well tinder way. Alighting from tbe car he hastened to one of the large newspaper buildings, with the location of which he w*s familiar, nnd wa* Koon toiling np the stairs to the editorial rooms. "I've got an item of a sensational character," said he when ie had gained accesR to the city editor. "What aooutV "The St. Cyr murder nnd robbery." And in a few words Cole gave him ?n outline of such of the facts as could have been learned by the most diligent inquiry on the part of a reporter. "What do you want?" queried the editor. "To write it up and sell it to you." "All right, I'll take it, provided I find that it's not a fake. You'll'find a place to write in the next room." Under this condit onul'order Gole took a seat and applied himself to his task. Just as he hud completed it a'reporter bustled' in with ?n 1 maimer reportpf the tr;a gio and sensational* evonls of the night. A moment later oar hero was oalled in and the report he had written quickly but critically read by the editof. "Capital!" cried he. "Haven't had any better work handed in here in a month. There's an order for ten dollars. Ton can get it cashed in the morning." "Thank yon." "Are yon working regnlarly?" "No, eir." "Want a position?" "Nothing would please me better.* "What's your name?" "Milton Moore." This combination of the names of two great poets was the first that occurred to our hero, and he announced it without the least sign of hesitation, "I've not had very much experience," said he. "Don't Bay that or I'll think you laok the confidence?cheek, some people call it?to do good work. You're all right. I'm a judge of these things and know. I'll employ you, and I want you to work exclusively on the St. Cyr case. I've had several men on it, but they haven't done much. It promises to be a celebrated case. I look for lots of developments, and want the first and best reports of everything." "111 do my beet." "There's one of onr stare. Pin it on your vest; it will serve as a voucher for you. And here's a card that will, under ordinary circumstances, protect you from arrest should you, in the discharge of your duty, fall under the suspicion of the police. Have you money?" "Very little. The editor produoed a roll of bills and handed his new reporter two ten-dollar notes. "You've got the right stuff in you," said he, encouragingly, "and will get to the bottom of this case quicker than the detectives. Don't spare expense, work hard, and report as you are able. If you get into trouble, remember that the most enterprising paper in the West is back of you. Do your duty, Moore, and I'll see that you are well rewarded." Cole thanked the editor, and turned from the office. Be.wondered at his rare eood fortune, and why he, a stracger, had been given employment and an assignment of such great importance. He did not then know that the editors of great newspapers, those who control the collection of ncwB of the day, are very astute men,.well able to judge of the character and ability of others. He had, both by the account he had handed in and his general demeanor, made a most favorable impression, and was scarcely more elated than was the man who had jnst handed him the badge Via "I'm in Inch," murmured he, as he hastily descended the stairs. "I have vouchers that will permit me to go almost any place I please, and protect me when there. I'll work faithfully for this paper, and at the same time secure evidence that will clear me of the awful charge no? bo confidently laid upon me. At present I must look for Berenice. Her. peril is now much greater than mine." He had traversed but two blookB, when a street car, bound for the North Division of the city, and propelled by a cable, passed him. !t was almost empty, bat on one of the Beats in the open compartment near which the gripman, or driver, stands to control, by levers, the movements of the oar. a gentleman was seated smoking a cigar. "I'll ro on the North Side myself^" decided the reporter, as he boarded the reai platform of the moving car. He had recognized the smoker aB the arch-oonfipirator in the murderoas plot for the possession of the St. Cyr fortune, AJ?od Sears. [TO Bg CONTINUED. I_ POPULAR SCIENCE. Professor Garner is able to distinguish 200 words of the monkey lan? guage. ' Harvard University claims to have the best equipped psychological laboratory in the world. During the prevalence of a severe storm an ocean wave travels about thirtysix miles an hour. Wood ashes mixed with salt will protect hogs fi;om cholera if kept where they have free access to it. One thousand eight hundred and fifty towns and cities in the United States are equipped with electric lights. It takes light eight minutes to .travel from the sun to the earth. Sound, traveling in air, would require about fourteen years to accomplish the same journey. Oculists Bdj that the use of the typewriter is harmful to the eves, the strain on the vision caused by following the letters over the keyboard being very great. Experiments have demonstrated to the satisfaction of experts of the navy that a 3hip can be constructed with a capacity for submerging itself and moving below the surface of the water rapidly and iECer ptr'ct coDtroJ, The buliet-prooi cloth which a German tailor is reported to have brought out is said to be made harder than steel by hydraulic pressure, and yet to be thin and elastic enough to be worn with considerable comfort. It has been found that cholera microbes will live from two to three hours in beer, five minutes in whjte wine, and fifteen in red wine. Coffee kills them in two hours, weak tea requires several days, while in cocoa they flourish indefinitely. The sea horse is built upon a peculiar plan. It has the head of a horse, the wings of a bird and the tail of a snake. In swimming it assumes a vertical position, and when wishing to rest it attaches itself to a convenient stalk of seaweed by means of its tail. A new coating for the protection of metal work and woodwork from the effects of the weather or of water is based on the adaptability of cotton seed oil to unite with lead. Melted lead is poured into cotton seed oil under continual stirring, and the mixture is allowed to cool. When the oil is poured off the lead will be found at the bottom. tVhat Constitutes a uooti jungmn tuncatlon. "To read the Entrlish language well," said Edward Everett, "to write i neat,legible hand, and to be master 'jf the four rules of arithmetic, ! I call this a good education." Mr. Everett was correct: for if a man can read the English language well he hold3 the key which will enable him to possess all the treasures of history and science and all the culture of English prose and poetry. If he can write pure grammatical English he can communicate his knowledge toothers and impress his thoughts upon the age. As a master of the four rules of arithmetic he may not only transact the ordinary business of trade but explore all the domain of mathematics. A man with this "excellent [ iducation" of which Mr. Everett [ jpeaks may not ben man of culture, but all culture is within his grasp if I he will make the effort to master it. | VYoutb'ti Companion. fA GERMAN V1LLAGJ ________ REPRODUCED AT THE "WORLD1 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Picturesque Homes of Knighta an Peasants Modelled in Material Brought From the Fatherland ?Quaint Old Farmhoasea. j?5* T the World's Fa jj/k-JV in Chicago there a ^ many attraction but it may be que ticned,says the Ne York Herald, if ai one of them wi mira^on' suctl te: uTTl-1 i ?? ~;n v ttiiu fiUUil 'jruiuuuu pmuutioui ao ma i awakened by the model of an old tin: German village, with its picturesqu buildings and manj quaint surrounding Here will be found a faithful picture < life in the Fatherland as it was man generations ago and a* it is in man rural districts to-day, and attached i I they are to the traditions of the mothi country, it need hardly be said that Ge: mans of all classes and countries will fir here countless objects of interest and wi see nothing that will not remind them < their old home and of their forefather Others, too, besides Germans cannot fa to be charmed with this historical obje< lesson, and only a dullard or an idiot ca pass through these charming old builc ings without having his senses qulckene by delightful sights and sounds an without feeling himself transmuted, as were, from a citizen of the Nineteent Century into a burgher of those da] when tournaments were in fashion an steam engines unknown. At the entrance, to the village is a hig square tower with a raoatway, and ov< the arched portal is the inscription, ?'T the Golden Tankards." Within th entrance is a large space, in the centc of which is a music pavilion, built in tl form of a tent. To the right towei the castle and to the left extend hal dedicated to conviviality and refresh ment. These halls are noted for the Upper Bavarian style of architecturi with its green woodwork and white ii terstices. In the covered hall a place i honor has bgen given to two charmic fomale J-moto mnrinllpfl hw thfi RDllntf Brutt, of Berlin. Adjacent to the bal 4 view of are two music pavilions, so that enthus astic Teutons can at the same tin quench tbeir thirst at the buffets an drink in the musis of the great Germa composers. But on to the castle, which is a rea moated stronghold, such as used to b built in olden times on plains where the | could be protected by water., The ei trance tower is accessible by & bridge I ? ? T? ? a Uamamk) (awvoAA an auu 11U3 llie UUlC'UUUViCU lCllav? Itu sloping roof. On both sides are covere moatways, one of which leads to th palace, while the other leadB to a grou of buildings in which the stewarde: Spends her time roasting juicy airloic for the expectcd guests. Artistically carved escutcheons ornament the parape of the balcony over the gate, and th date "1564" shows that the building wa restored in that year. To the left of th gate are decorated apartments in whic food and drink are served, and to th right is a priceless collection of weapon! ^esm HESSIAN TOWlf HALL. armor, works of art,costumes of Gerraa races and other Njrthern relics of tb days of old. Here we see, modelled i wax, a long procession of the most pow erful E-nperors and National heroes th? Germany has ever possessed, from Hei maoD the Cheruska, Charles the Grea and Barbaross down to William I., wh after a long period of dissension unitei Germany once more. Near them and d< . ing them honor stand peasants fror cvsry province in Germany, forming i their picturesque holiday attire a rich! colored procession, for GerinaD peasanl are fond of gay colors, sparkling tins' embroideries glistening with gold an silver threads. Etchings by Bernhard Mannfeld < the famous castles, cities and cathedra " * ID IjrCrmUDV Lit'AI UIUI1U UHUUUUU, aut which comes the armory with its splendi collection of mediaeval weapons an j armor arranged on the walls in artist' ' groups. The shirts of mail, steel nrtnoi helmets, hoods, arm and hand shieldi two handed swords, clubs, mail tiltcrs bows, crossbows and punches which ar seen here belong to a celebrated collet tion, which is valued at 2,000,000 marl' and is the property of Town Councillc Zschille, of Grossenhain,a man of artisti tastes and a famous antiquarian. In tt castle chapel, which is the next object i interest, are many valuable works of ar including the greater portion of the pn historic collection belonging to tb Roman-Gcrmanic-Central Museum i Mainz. Heie stand the life-like figure of a soldier of the Roman Legion and Franconiao warrior and also the eques | Irian figrfr-es of two knights ia armor J { Lj1 while yonder are numerous Celtic, Ger- | La manic and Franconian trophies, prehistoric weapons and a variety of implements and medals belonging to the age when the migration of Nations took place. Here, too, are excellent models of prehistoric graves and of a village on d piles, and also many ancient ornaments in gold, silver and bronze. Everywhere are evidences of the Middle Ages. Even the windows have diamond shaped panes of glass and the quaint old doors are furnished with ur Gothic iron fastenings. Of the many re decorations on the walls one is especially 8j noteworthy, being a fresco painting reps resenting a tournament between two w heavily mailed knights on horseback. iy Room after room invites the visitor,, and 111 everywhere, on walls, ceilings, doors "-3 K? Q ureal fh nf [Q | "UU TTiUUV/TTOj U IU I/O iwuuvc w TTvw>?u w? 3. I artistic and most appropriate decoration. Q. But. time flies and much more is to he as seen besides the castle. )e That patriarchal building yonder is a ie town ball, such as one can still find in ie many Hessian towns. It ia of considera8t ble height, has wings on both sides and if ? ? ?? d COTTAGE IN THE SPREE FOHEST. it ? h extends for some distance, being profs tected by a high, rising slate roof with d turrets upon the ridge on which a slate covered belfrj tower, with the customary h weather vane creaking in the wind, rises :r high in the air. In front is the broad '0 entrance gate with the date of erection, e ''Anno Domini 1585," engraved in the :r frieze. In the interior is a museum of ie National costumes. re Near the town hall, and peeping out Is from green trees and bushes, are farm1 houses from the Spree Forest, Upper Bair yana, the Black Forest and Westphalia. The Westphalian farmhouse belongs to the Friesland-Saxonian type, the chief >f characteristic of which is that not only ig the living rooms but also all the other >r necessary buildings connected with a Is farmhouse, such as stalls, stables, pigf ^ THE CASTLE. i- genes and fowl booses, are united under le one roof. This union necessitates an imd mense building, which in its outlines req sembles a cathedral with three naves. Stately the house certainly is. Its straw 1 roof is more than twice the height of the ie side walls, and above the gable horses' y heads, the ancient Saxon sign, are dis l- played rudely carved in wood at tbe end !, of both tbe cantilevers. In addition to d the date of the building there arc end graved the names of those who have ie lived in it, and on the long crossbeam is p the Scriptural sentence, "The Lord bless & my qoing out and coming in," and also is the I. H. S. Against the gateposts imj mense stones are placed to protect them it from collision with vehicles. To the e left stands the dog kennel, in which the is watchdog lies on the alert, and from the ,e leather collar around his neck hangs a h bar of wood about a hand long. Leaning e against the wall is a hook for catching i, geese and near by is a ladder, which - leads up to the poultry loft. Behind the gate is a large thras)iin^ floor and beside it are the staoles and the stalls for the ' pigs and oxen. At one end of the thrashing floor is the fireplace, behind whici are the dwelling room and the bedroom. In the latter is an alcove for chests, in which may be stored the family's stock of silver and other precious things, including. the gold embroidered hoods and s the large amber necklaces of the women. \j The Black Forest farmhouse is a comfortable building. Its characteristics are tne grouna noor, execuieu ju tut stuuc | and plaster, the dark brown timberwork overhead, the arbors with their wooden breast-walls, the sroall-paned _ windows which slide sideways, and n above all, the immense straw roof proie jecting far over tho walls and reaching D on the left side almost to the ground. It r. may also be noticed that a house of this it type slopes backward, so that vehicles r- can drive slantingly over the elevated kt barn floor. The living rooms and bedo rooms are on the first story, and on the ,1 ground floor are the stalls and stables. ). Above the first story is the barn floor n with its hay loft, and to the left, where n the roof hangs low down, are placed the y pig sty and manure heap, the Utter being la carefully covered over. At the gable el the roof extends far enough to provide d a substantial cover for the upper arbor. Against the warmest side-wall generally )f stands a large hive of bees. In winter, Is when the Black Forest lies deep in snow >r and the brooks are frozen over, such a d house is right warm and comfortable, d The Upper Bavariau farmhouse someic what resembles a Swiss cottage. The r, walls are of white plaster, the window g, frames are ornamented with colored ?, scrolls, tbe shutters are painted green, e the balustrades of the arboi are ingeniously carved, the beamheads are faced :s with frontal boards, decorated with ?r tufts, and the doors are ornamented ic with star-shaped borders in profile, le The roof, which is rather flat, is con >f structed of shingles, and is weighted t, with heavy rock3 to prote ct it against - storms. The gable faces the road and e is surmounted by a cross. In the upper in part of the boarding, also, is generally !3 engraved a picture of Christ's martyra dom, for in Catholic Bavaria the popui lation is very religious. , Tbe Spree Forest farmhouse is a very carious building. Through this forest extend more than two hundred natural and artificial arms of the river Spree, and when the waters are high, the land is flooded far and wide.. The WE8TPHALIAN FARMHOUSE. only means of intercourse then, is by boat, and in winter, when the water is frozen, all journeys must be performed on skates. The inhabitants of this district are still Vandals, and have remained true to their old language and customs. In a Vandal village an arm of water serves for a street, and those of the inhabitants who do not live in a village dwell in a homestead surrounded by water. A house of this kind is built of logs and is reached bj a narrow bridge. A thick roof of rushes protects it from storms, and rudely carved wolfs' heads, the ancient sign of the Vandals, are conspicuous on the gable rafters. The entrance has a Scriptural sentence over the door, and is on the long side of the house. To the right are the entrances to the stalls, and to the left of the Ion? passage are the living room, bedroom and kitchen. TLe beams of the walls are carefully piled up on one another, 1 and are covered inside with planks, so that the house looks very neat and warm. Among the articles of furniture may be mentioned the large stove of Dutch tiles, the massive post bed and the housewife's spinning wheel. Outside the log house are the nets used for fishing, and the round, peculiarly shaped hiystack, from the middle of which projects an inlmense stake, placed there is a strong support. Such a haystack, containing as it does the costly product of the meadows, is the choceat treasure of every Vandal farmer, and is guarded with extreme care. Farmhouses of the types here described are still to be found in some parts of Germany, and on account of their curious architecture and solidity are well worthy of study. Minerals iu Alaska. W. T. Robinson, a pioneer miner of California, iecently returned from Alaska, tells some interesting facts relative to the Kenai peninsula, its climate,mines and mining. "The climate is not severe," said Mr. Robinson. "Horses pass the winter in the open air, and wheat and many garden vegetables are raised in abundance. The principal product of the peninsula is coal, although gold abounds in places. Veins of coal five and six feet thick are found sandwiched between sandstone and belts of lire clay. Many of the coal veins crop out along a sandstone bluff overlooking Eachekmak Bay, and can be seen a mile away, one above the other. "Some of these veins contain thousands of tons of clear coal, which can be easily loaded on vessels. Reefs of the irticle have been washed out by the action of the water, and .great.. quantities can be found on the beach all around the peninsula. Kachemak Bay is a landlocked harbor, making it perfectly safe for vessels at anchor. The distance from San Fran cisco is but nine days by steam ana irom fourteen to twenty-five for filing vessels. "The cost of mining and freighting the coal to San Francisco would be less than $3 a ton. Across the bay from the ^k LUMP OF COAL AT KkCBEHkK. j coal veins are found ledges of gold, silver and lead. Sixty miles across the peninsula at Tornagau arm, the head of Cook's inlet, a gold placer thirty miles in extent was discovered last summer, which was worked by four or five pros ' 49 ? pectors who toot out irow fj \AJ fv/ a | day with rockers. Later io the year another placer was found near Cook's inlet, opposite Kenai peninsula, from which it is reported that as high as $150 a day to each man was taken out by means of the sluice box. This is scale gold and resembles that found in Calaveras County of this State." Mr. Robinson is of the opinion that within a year a rush will bo make for the mines of Kenai peninsula.?San Francisco Examiner. The Hawaiian Flaff. In view of recent events at Hawaii the flag of that country will be regarded I If I TOE HAWAIIAN FLAG. with some interest and curiosity by the American people. The accompanying cut is a correct representation of the National ensign of the Hawaiian Kingdom. There are in British India 10,147 8bops licensed for the sale of opium. 4 ' -< \ Tue frteidesiV Couairy iiuuie. President Cleveland has leased a summer borne for a number of years. It is mb. Cleveland's cot/ktry house. > known as the Middleton House, on the Woodley lane road, just out of Washington. The house is a large, old-fashioned structure, roomy, comfortable and occupying an ideal location. It is nearer the city than Oak View, which was the summer home of the President during his former administration. Situated tothe east of the fine country home of Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard, the house standi on an elevated knoll, surrounded with fine old oak trees. It is some distance back from the road and commands an extended view. The house was built in the days whea< more care and time was given to construction than is now apt to be the case. The solid old walls of brick rest on stone foundations. The exterior walls are plastered or stuccoed, and form theplaiu, honest frameWorki of a home i'M which is intended to be comfortable. The frontage is quite 100 feet, and the' rooms are of large aad ample proportions. .a There is a spacious music room and ,the dining room is large enough almost for a state dinner. The p lumbing of tiAMoa io kainrr MnotsaH OnH flf|a . tern of steam heating is b eing pu? in* The grounds will be put in order,and asfar as a handsome appearance goes the President need not be ashamed of his home in the country. In every way tbe= house is larger than the one at 0*k "View. There are some thirty acres of land.?Mail and Expres?. ??? Holland's Windmill at the Fair. Old Herr Vondonk, who has built I forty-five windmills in Holland, "came all | the way from Amsterdam to Caicacjo torebuild at the exposition grounds the famous Blacker mill of 1806. Much of the material in the old mill was used in the construction of the orig- ~-inal nearly a century a^o. The big ' p TBE OLD MILL. _ a* wooden wheels and beams are as firm as "? the day they were placed in position in Amsterdam. A Locomotive of the Early Days. t. : Two of the first locomotives used in this country have been received at theWorld's Fair. They came on flat carsfrom Stellartoo, Nova Scotia. ' "Sameon" and "Albion'' were built in 1838. . . Timothy Hackworth, ot New Sheldon, England, built "Sampson" and sent the then wonderful piece of mechanism to America fresh from his shops. The old engine was used for a long time in the Albion coal mine near Stellarton. "Samson is a queer looking engine. His tender is in front, where the "cow. catcher"ofa modern locomotive is placed. The furnace door is also in front. The fireman stood up there shoveling in coal while the engineer operated the train from the rear of the locomotive. "Samson" has four-foot drivers and perpendicular cylinders. A passenger coach of ."fi * ". *> ,'S ' SAMSON. the same period came, with the two old and dilapidated locomotives. It is an odd looking carriage, running on four f mall wheels. Four passengers filled this carriage. The locomotive and coach were bought by Wiliard A. Smith, of thotransportation department, for the price of scrap iron. He got the lot for $800. After the Fair the engines and car will go into a museum.?Chicago Herald. The Smallest Painting. Probably the smallest painting ever made was the work of the wife of a Flemish artist. It depicted a mill with the sails bent, the miller mounting tho stairs with a sack of grain on his back. Upon the teriace where the mill stood were a horse and cart, ana oa the road leading to it several peasants were shown. The picture wa* beautifully finished, and every object wa3 very distinct, yet it was so amazingly small that its surface could be covered with a grain of corn.?New York Dispatch. Evolution of a Bright Younj Lady. Square fingers show great reasoning powers, order and regularity. They are often found on the hands of lawyers.