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np^ -3??-? d-(s ^ A NC 13? f?rs. Slizal (ISABELLA (Copyripbt, 1M2 *Dd m?3, i?j CBAPTEK Xll.ii CONTINUED. " 'Thou canst not leave bim, Pedro!' cried Juanita, radiant. 'Ah, beloved, tbou canst not leave us!' "Alendoza tossed the child up in the air, and caught and kissed him as he carno down. The boy's bright brown hair was tumbled and tossed about, and on the left temple showed the birthmark?the very copy of his father's, except that, instead of black, it was a bright and glowing red. Pedro detested this mark; move even than on himself he detested this blood-red mark upon his child's brow; but now ho forgot to be angry. Even in the exhilaration of his spirits and in the triumph of the future, he rejoiced in it. He kissed the spot of glowing color, as he said: " 'Yes, and rubies I will bring, too ?rubies as bright as the blood-red heart on my Raphael's temple, and pearls as pure as the tears of Juanita. And now, sweethearts, I must be gone. The tide waits not on any man, and I must go with it. Adios, adois, until I come again!' "But all this was changed now. Week:} had passed since Mendoza had said the last good-bye to the weeping Jaaaita, and wiiat ne cuose 10 can a madman's voyage into an unknown sea' was like to be his only reward for wasted time and a long, perhaps an endless parting from the only creatures he had ever loved. His golden dreams had faded, and he bitterly felt that he had thrown away the substance for the shadow. Juanita was neither gold nor pearls nor rubies; but she was real, and he was suddenly animated with a great longing once more to possess that which was real, however insufficient, instead of the shadowy vapors of glorious riches that copM" "hever be more than a dream. (*?5"p0r these and for other reasons* he opposed the further continuance of the voyage, and he used all his powers to foment dissatisfaction on board the Santa Maria. "This being the state of affairs in the ship commanded by the admiral himself, it may easily be surmised with what difficulty the two Pinzons maintained even a show of discipline in the two vessels under their charge. "To add to the general despair, the winds suddenly blew contrary, then ceaseu anogemer. rrorn mis wme forward, for fourteen days, fate seemed determined to try of what stuff was made the soul of Christopher Columbus. According to his strangely mistaken idea that he was sailing toward the farthest shores of the Indies, the 'admiral of the ocean seas' now supposed himself to be ntaring the y island of Cipango (Japan), which, with the contiguous islands, he had delineated on a chart for the guidance of himself and his men. "After each latest disappointment, the murmuring and despondency of tlie sailors increased, and although the signs oi land continued and grew more frequent, Columbus found it impossible to again raise the spirits of his crew. Even Martin Alonso Pinzon, who had hitherto been a stanch believer, in ultimate success, now began to waver in allegiance to the commander of the expedition. "Columbus observed this with a momentary feeling of dismay. The captain of the Pinta was an important nerson in this small sauadron: and fearing that the ships might by ehauce, or otherwise, get separated, the admiral issued orders that they should keep -within sound of each other's voices. Piuzon suggested that they should stand more to the south, but Columbus resolutely maintained a course due west. This further increased the feeling of dissatisfaction. "Great flights of birds now appeared; the color of the water Varied every few hours to paler blue, then to clear gray, occasionally to light green and back again to blue; dolphins were seen in great numbers, and flying fish leaped into the air like flocks of birds, often falling on the deck among the sailors. These signs of land sometimes diverted the men, and insensibly encouraged them; but the same sullen silence prevailed; for Columbus had declared that any man who should again give premature notice of the appearance of land should thenceforth forfeit all claim to the proffered reward. "It was on the evening of October 7 that the admiral himself de cided to alter his course. He bad observed flights of field birds flying to the southwest, ami he Knew they must be going toward food and a resting-place. For three days they sailed west-southwest, and the farther they went the more encouraging became the signs of land. The sailors, however, were not easily beguiled into new hope. The sight of birds, small and of various colors, sucu as must have had their homes not very far away?even the appearance of tanny-fish, a heron, a duck, a pelican, as well as fresh, green herbage floating ou the water?all these tokens they chose to regard as so many delusions leading them to destr action. In the midst of general despondency, Mendoza regained all his old ambition and hope of gain. He was1 a good sailor^ and his intelligence far exceeded that of the rest of the crew. He understood as well as Columbus himself that the indications of land pointed to absolute certainty of its ?arly appearance; and he was quick to see that he could make himself of future importance and r. fiflrorite with the commander, by showing the ut most confidence in hi*$pr edicti<$a.s. H? v/as also fired and * by the hope of fellows clamored again strife confin uance of the voyH&e, Meifooza showed sanguine expectation. They insisted that Columbus should turn homeward; Mendoza hopefully continued to look oat for laud. At length, the jaiutinous disposition of his crew Sx'ii.. sh [reasOre. 5)-oz-zm_? [> )VEL. oeiq W/iKier, CASTELAR.) r Kobebt Bonxeb'e Eons.) showed itself so openly, that Columbus, tit the end of his patience, sternly bade them 'Cease to murmur!' The expedition, he declared, with that authority they never dared defy, had been sent by their sovereign and his in search of unknown lands; and, let come what might, the expedition should go forward until, by the blessing of God, who had chosen him for the purpose, he had accomplished the enterprise. "This decided and unflinching attitude set Columbus at open variance with his crew, and, notwithstanding his undaunted spirit, there were moments when his soul seemed clouded in darknesp. At such a time it was natural t&at his heart, by nature gentle, confiding and anectionate, should turn with positive gratitude toward Pedro Mendoza. He forgave and, indeed, forgot that this man had previously used his influence among the sailors to foment their discontented and rebellious feelings. If he remembered this at all, he also remembered how much more cause for doubt and fear there had been; and he more lhan excused Mendoza because of the confidence he now displayed. Nor was the conduct of Pedro withorft its effeot on. the rest of the crew. He was so much nearer their own level that they could comprehend him. Their great leader they could insolently call, among themselves, 'A crazy visionary;''but Pedro was no visionary. If'Pedro was satisfied, there must be something in it; aud on the strength of Pedro's confidence, there was a sudden revulsion of feeling among the sailors. Once more hope took the place of gloom, and before this happy reaction could pass away, the signs of land were such as no longer to admit of doubt. As on previous occasions, the joy of expectation became so great t'iat the much-tried commander found their excitement almost as unmanageable as their previous dejection. In proportion as his companions grew hcpefuL, Pedro Mendoza grew moody. His keen gaze looked far ahead with an eagerness tnat saw a possible shore in every mistlike outline; but he feared to peril success by calling out too soon; although more than once, in the crystal-clear atmosphere before sunset, he felt certain that he saw laud, and in his heart he cursed the admiral for that precaution which now prevented him from proclaiming his discovery. "As the evening drew on Columbus himself took up a position on the spot whence he could, to the best advantage, range his eye along the dusky horizon. At ten o'clock he saw a light glimmering far off. Pedro. also saw this light or thought he did, but sparks of fire seemed dancing before his eyes, and he dared not believe it real. The light disappeared, or perhaps it had never existed; at any rate it was no longer seen. The ships moved slowly on till two o'clock in the morning. At that hour there was a loud, shrill cry of 'laud' from the lips of Mendoza, on board the Santa Maria, and from a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana on board tho Pinta; and in the same instant both cries were drowned in the report of a gun, fired by order of Mar-, tin Alonso Pinzon. For a little while the ships continued their course, till, all in a moment, laud was plainly seen but a few miles ahead, when they took in sail and lay to, impatiently waiting for the full dawn of day. ' * "No words can deacribe the excitement of the men as they now rested, after all the doubts, the trials, the terrors of their | long voyage,' waiting to feast their eyes on the shores they had reached. But in the midst of it the admiral stood, absorbed in thought, rapt in silent communion with his soul; glad, triumphant, but, above all, 1 fltnf lm lio/l Vtoon ti'"1"1" www.. to accomplish liis object. The mystery of the ocean was penetrated; a new world was open to posterity; and the name of the poor adventurer?a man that had been the scoff of sages and the idle mock of the ignorant would now be lifted into a glory as bright and deathless as the stars! "The dawn came quickly?that glorious morning of October 12,1492, by the old-style calendar; October 21, by our present calendar. "Before them the voyagers 3aw a beautiful island, many leagues in extent, its shores lined with trees almost ; to the water's edge and beyond that, j fine groves of trees like orohards. It | was evidently populated, for the inhabitants could be seen in every direciion, running to and fro, appealing to each other with gestures of mingled | astonishment and fear, as they pointed to the ships that had arrived v in tho I nierht. To the Spanish sailors these natives of the New World were as singular and wonderful as the ships with their crews were to 'the savages;' and they were all impatince to make closer acquaintance with them. ''Columbus ordered the boats to be : manned and armed. I-Ie entered his I own boat, richly attired in brilliant I scarlet and carrying the royal standard; and, with hearts beating high with triumph, they approached the new and marvelous shore, charmed alike with the purity of tho atmosphere, the transparency of the water p.nd the wonderful richness of the vegetation. The admiral declared the New World to be 'an earthly Paradise.' "At all times a devout man, with a soul overflowing with adoration of the , mo in nu uul ui v>uiuuiuuo, lauding, was to fall on bis knees, and with tears of gratitude, return thanks to God for their deliverance from many dangers and $heir safe arrurt ;on this lo.^-sough Jj.^fthore. He/fhej^eyerently bent ana kias rising, drew his swordfffl^jfnrled tliej | royal standard of Spaw^iuid tooK J solemn possession, in the name of] : Ferdinand and Isabella, vnaming the] ; island San Salvador. The enthusiasm j of the Spanish sailors knew no bounds, I and those who had behaved the most I .'insolently toward their -ooble leader) a.i\. ..... ..ijffi , now prostrated tbemseJves, entreating ' bis pardon and promising henceforth the most implicit obedience. "Columbus,with natural generosity, I accepted both apologies and promises, | finding it impossible to blur the [ triumph of his success even by just i and necessary severity. "Although 'the Indians' (as the ' Spaniards called them) at first fled, I curiosity and the encouraging gentle- I ness of Columbus 6oon brought them back, and they proved to be as guileless and hospitable as they were ' timid. They were soon offering to the strangers everything of their best, accepting in return the most trivial articles as gifts from the gods. "Their language, however, was foreign to the interpreters with whom Columbus had provided himself, but they were quick at pantomime, having all the keenness of perception peculiar to untortured people, and the little that was to be known about the island was soon iearned. "A few of the natives, apparently of more importance than their fellows, wore ornaments of gold; and when they understood from Columbus that it was his wish to find this precious metal, they explained by signs, that it could be found on many adjacent islands, the position of which they indicated to him. The Spaniards, then, soon prepared to leave San Salvador, having first taken on board a< supply of water and such simple food and fruits as the natives could oiler; aifia notwithstanding the entreaties of these simple beings, who confidently believed that the new arrivals were divine and had descended from the sky, they left this lovely island, on the third day after landing on it, to pursue their adventurous search for more profitable shores. "There was now no further grumbling among the Spanish sailors. Truly 'things seen are mightier than V> AnM/1 iVi AI* -f Avm n** lUlli^O UCOrlUj lugil 1UVA A/A confidence in the admiral was changed to faith and veneration, and they were almost as ready ae the simple savages to believe him above ordinary humanity. "The next landing was made upon an island about five or six leagues distant; but though Columbus fonnd the inhabitants gentle and willing to display such treasures as they possessed, be was again disappointed in his quest for gold. Some of the Indians wore anklets and bracelets of the precious metal, and a few were further decorated with -strings of pearls. These ornaments .were readily bestowed on the.Spaniards, in exchange for bright-colored beads and hawks' bells, with which they were mightily pleased; and ttiey tola tnem the gold and the pearls could be found on other islands not far distant, which they described an Darned. "While cruising about from island to island, Pedro Mendozahad kept an eager watch on all that happened; and although gold was an article of royal monopoly and Columbus had forbidden all traffic in it without his permission, Pedro had already possessed himself of several specimens of what the Indians too soon learned to denominate 'the Spaniard's god.' His avarice led him toward it by an attraction as mysterious, but as sure as that of the iron to the loadstone; and already the thought had crossed nis mind of deserting the expedition in crder more freely and entirely to give up his life to his most passionate desire. Among this simple people, he might reign a king, possessed of wealth greater than was ever owned by the sovereigns of his native land; and in such ambitious dreams the memory of Juniata and little Raphael had already grown so faint that for days and even weeks he forgot to think of them. What had at first been like a dream, a fantasy, soon took the shape of reality, and Mendoza foiind himself devising a plan by which he could fulfill his purpose. "Columbus and his followers had landed upon a most beautiful island, one of which, in his journal, he wrote with such enthusiasm that the reader, even at this distant day, is thrilled by the description of it. " 'The groves are marvelous, and in all the island everything is green as it is in April in our own Andalusia. The singing of the birds is such, that it seems as if one would never desire to depart hence; there are flocks of parrots that obscure the sun, and other birds large and small of so many different kinds that, it is wonderful. .... .Trees of a thousand varieties, onrtli Timnrxr i+n nn.rfip.nlnr frnit. and all of marvelous flavofr JZ.f. and so soft and good-is the air fronr all manner of flowers, that it is the sweetest thing in the' world . . . here, indeed, one cottldlive forever!' TO BE CONTINUED. Paper Collars in the 60'?. In the late 60's'the enormous consumption of paper collars was not restricted to the United States. Exporting them to Canada and Central j and South America added .hundred? of thousands to the annual revenues of the paper collar manufacturers. An American firm erected a plant at the Paris Exposition of 1867 and mauufactured collars before the eyes of astonished visitors. Immediately, and as a result of this exhibition, orders were received in this country ior me necessary ujucuiucrj, hum j paper collar manufactories were established in Germany, where a tremen- . dous business flourished for (n time, j that country supplying nearly all j Europe with paper neckwear. The j first plant was established in Leipsic, j and is still operating, although all the j others have ceased to exist. Oriffin of the Elevator. The elevator originated in central Europe. The earliest mention of the elevator is made in a letter of Napoleon I., addressed ;to..,his wife, the Archduchess Maria Louise. 3e writes to iier that, when in ocuoenbrunn, ; tbsn the summer .^residence of the Austrian emperor, near Vienna, lie used the "chaise ytfjante'' (flying1, chair) in thai castle, Which had been constructed for Empress Maria Theresa. It consisted of a small, square roojp, sumptuously ' furbished" d red Pilk,-and ssapei^jjl great eae e^ in "a flbaft. bjfejfc ^ioii speit tb'e.leisure honiK nearly four yeareiWtbe preparation of the first two cantos of "Cbilde Harold." a j FORTS AND SIEGE TREI I - M / ^ W| /iff cci i ^ ^ ^uh A I Vs . ^C. ^a*i : % ^ Ladysnuto^was invested by the Bo besiegers completely surronnded t bowl-shaped depression. On every si? very convenient for the placing of artil enemy shelled the oity from time to tir of trenchesHH>ne facing tue town from town in order to repel attacks from th< chart are drawn after rales of Vanban, _V__ i GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGQOOOOOOOOO | THE KLONDIKE OUTDONE. | O Marvelous Richness of the Cape O Nome District, Alaska. & O ALL WITKIN THE UNITED STATES Q aoooooooooooo0000000000000 "There seems good reason to infer " ' ? ' -i-'-'ll-it-. A-' I XD.1l suusiauu&liy IU? tJLIUIO suutu<u;j half of this large peninsula (on which Cape Nome is situated), covering more than 8000 or 10,000 square mileb, i? gold-bearing, afcfltoauch of it rich. It lies in the Yukon:g6ti3 belt, extending from the Klondik^ westward, , and probably continues seroBB,Jeering Sea into Siberia.1' So writes'F; Q>*^ghr?^r of the United States vey, one of two experts the Government last fall to sjBH?' upon the Cape Nome gold distnB;"f whose wonders rumor had been ^ . in Washington. Mr. Schrader gives j brief account of his trip in the latest dumber of the National Geographic; Magazine, and has also addresBedthe National Geological Society on the same subject. The reports brought oaek by him and other explorers, lifce:; Lieutenant. Jarvis of the revenue cut-' :er Bear, indicate that this newly opened district, over the national nvnership of wincb tiiere is no ensoute, far exceeds the Klondike in importance as a source of the world's gold eupply. This is partly on account of the distribution of the gold in area and richuess, and partly because of the better means of getting people rxd supplies in and the product out. The Cape Nome district is situated an the northwest coast of Alaska, the southern promontory of a peninsula ' extending westward toward Siberia, ! between Koizelnieand Norton Sounds, and largely separating Bering Sea from the Arctic Ocean. From Cape A a * -- xi.i-.i_ :i rsoms wesiwara iur luiny niueis or | i i i 1 " CRADLING GOLD ON 1 more the shore-line is comparatively straight and smooth, but between this Hue ami the base of the mountain occurs the well-known tundra?a "Strip of treeless, moss-covered rii?rine gravels, forming a coastal shelf. Along the beach this is' about thirty fjjjpt above sea level, but it ^ slopej^gejrfty f^j|hrock8 # t&e^^ht^os, tire ftap^ ^e^^^cnnBiderablo discovery of Jmho found it in tlie creeks They were sent out and told where to look by a Swedish missionary, N. O. Hultberg, who hatl persisted, in spite of every disc our ? .. . MCHES AT LADYSMITH. JE3 Boers. ?s ? gg BRitiSH, ' j\ UAAii " *^T^,1'..-' /ftf/ * ' , g t^M^c.. Era U1 ,. - * ^AiV * * till' m"~ ft f| . Si' Thl B ''Jff/ ILI Jf NN^^A^/yi' i ' m a a , H ~ | S^caao 4 ptjm% ? \x >\ v)\ \ "P \Jm ' b - v i*"-* $ ?*':' ' ' "~ ! er forces under General Joubert. The he^v position. The town lies in a ie but one there are hills or kopjes, lerj, and from these eminences the ne. The Boers constructed two lines i all sides, the other facing from the 3 outside. The pl^ns sh >wn in the the greatest of French engineers. ? agement, in. believing that there was gold along {fee edge of Golofnin Bay. Not till Iaiit summer was the beach gold discovered. In the gulches along the edge of tbe mountains the diggings are coarse gold, nuggets valued at $850 being foun^l there six or eight feet under the creek gravels, f" 11 111 -it LANDING FREIGB Along the beach the gold is as fine as bird shot or finer. Its occurrence is mostly under two or three feet of gravel and sand, on the bottom layer of clay or argiilacecus sand, called by the miners "bedrock." Thin layers! of ruby sand interstratified with the gravel near the "bedrock" are often found to be rich. The. production of ilkA //?% aaaoAn iliof nQflf ifl IUC IC^IUU 1U1 IU& ocaovu JUUW ?wv -w estimated at $2,000,000, of -which the beach contributed one-half. Two claims alone are credited with $225,000 beWveen them, wnile one galch is ifcid to have yielded more than $200,arnfe-. . w <; & < ' In the gulches mining is carried on by stripping,'slucing, and to some extent, by rocking, but on the beach almost exclusively by rocking. In the latter process the sea water is used, the gold being caught in blankets, and to some extent on copp$|Htj plates coated with mercury. WmBi? copp6r-plate was lacking, the bottcrtgrj: of the rocker has been covered w'itKj silver coin, coated with mercurwl The 2000 men working along the! beach in the late summer and f&lgl took out an average ot 5WU eacn tittljug The tundra has not infrequent^? yielded from ten to thirty, Q6nta -:|M the pan. Capital will ^donbtles^^A-f required to develop the tniiijlra 6@8r-f posits, and those of high';%nality which have been found jfHMBenches in the lower mountain Only a comparatively small jstrip STboast has been prospected thus far,' ;bnt there y &3&k '"\v 'IIE EEAC'H AT NOME.'1' is no reason to supp^set^tt|^Stogo] rl to the plGccr'miniclg of the Nome \ trict as surpassing; that of any othei? part of $>e world. Tfcutfl oogntry ih cheerless, and not, natT3r?fe> adapted as tp climate, aoil; vegeti?tofifc.or animal life,for the abode^ Of ^Jaite meu, bofVit'is at least readily liccewible, .which is more thar^oan be gaid.for tbe'Tvlondike district.1?-In the Klondike there ie growitig timber for building houses, constructing sluiceworks, furnishing a part of the necessary fuel, etc.; at Cape Nome there is none, and every board, beam and post must be brought from elsewhere. The sea is open, however, from some tinu in June till about the ilrst of Novem-1 ber, and steamships and sailing ves-! sels can dI.v to and ''re freely. The I * 5 1 temperature never falls so low as in the Klondike, but the fierceness of tlie winds which sweep the coast makes the cold harder to bear. There is not game enough to speak of, and no natural food for horses and mnles, so that provisions for man and beast, coal for heating and industrial purposes, as well as building materials, must be brought up from the south. From the amount of food needed some rough idea may be gleaned of the extent to which external transportation facilities are needed, since the average consumption of one person is a ton of provisions a year. The whole peninsula is in area about one-third the size of the State of New York, or larger than Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island to gether, and only the coast i8 really known. What the exploration of the interior will bring to light must remain for the present only conjecture. A Self-Stlrrlnjr Cooker. An automatic self-stirring cookingpot is the latest development in the kitchen utensil line. This, it is asserted, does away with the necessity of constantly stirring while cooking the porridge or oatmeal that forms such an important adjunct of the average breakfast. The pot, as shown ' SELF-Snfiffl^pTg^rLEn. in the sectional drawna^. is doable, and consists of an innw?>xeceptaole, to contain the oatmeal to-.'jte", cooked, andean outer, or water, jfiffw, with a spout opening. This jafflMfc^is first filled with water, and the spout then screwed on. lj&flpngfrom this water jacket is a tube Sliding mean8 of p hat is generated in the jacket has |H nfliar 0T,nnno nf aonimp OT^ftnt thrnliflM this tube. Naturally, then, as tfifi water begins to boil, the steam If seeking to escape passes through the. tube and up through the fond. It is asserted that the agitation thus pro lUll Town AVitliout a Mayor. MHfaremarftable example of the ne'w R,towns which have recently sprang ^P?jout the Southern cotton is the town of Pelzer, S. 0., which now has about seven thousand inhabitants, of whom about three -.toousand employed in four cotton mills-situated there. The corporation Q wing the mills owns the town also and iyijl sell no part of the land, leasing it; to' preferred persons for > Captain John. Smith the corporation and consef^uS^uy-'the presiuilig gCUJ ua iU IIUQJ ^luui.r; ? ? town has'no Mayor, ngflrofacil. no police, no courts and noilp^ers. The sale of intoxicating liamp is prohibited. There is nqT Mpapaper in [ the place. No one. iti ?fcmitted to live in the town who-p?njtat. show a clean past record.?Tlj^'ManufacThc finest red cow'il^HUied' < from the Mediterranean; large ' pieces of a pale color are saicf $0 be often worth twenty times theif weight in gold. ' 'r i Paris now requires that ice shall be divided into what is fit for food and , what is not. Vv,^>r 1 i ? ; riuar ii? UDY^iTHjgou^s FACTS ABOUT AGUINALDO. His Origin, Training and Cbaracterlatlo Oriental Metbods. /jm Agninaldowas born at Cavite Viejo *' thirty years ago. His father, Don Carlos, was a track farmer of the o&? .] tive class, but rose to some importance ?' among his fellows, and was thrice W elected Mayor of Cavite. Aguinaldo'* v education was of the most limited 1 o 11 AOUINALDO'S WIFE. (She was recently captured by General jfl Otls's force.) kind. For a year or two he attendee! the school of Santo Tomas, in Manila,. ,-^M but the death of his father called him. to Cavite, where he took np the work. of the farm. Here he soon made himself prominent and tronblesome by his: connection with the Katipanan League, organized by Bizal against' t&eiiriars. The Governor-General, towin his sympathies, appointed him. captaiik municipal of Cavite in 1895. ,'.' ^ Aguinaldo'a mentor aud tutor in thej art of . revolutions was Andres Boni-' "'3 facio, a schoolmaster of Cavite, and: m the original conspirator in the revoln-' w (ion againet the Spanish. Bonifacio-a/1 A /rninoMrt In inin fVl A rAT70 UUiUCUUCU A^UIUHIUV WW JV*- V-v -V.? , rm lotion of '96, acquainting him of the intention of the Spaniards to secretly murder all the members of the Katipunan. Thereupon Aguinaldo, grasp-, ing the opportunity of leadership, bad: -/ Bonifacio secretly killed, and placed a himself at the head of the movement n againjfcthe Spanish. The Spanish '|9 drova Aguinaldo to the mountains,. ] but ultimately compromised with him. His iareer from then till now is cur- -SI rent news. Aguinaldo is not a pureTagalog. His maternal grandfather i was a Chinaman. iN ? J j |fcgjhranrjky^iie^^ther-in - l a w. * i^inaldo's i^a Chinese MeatizB, and made fferself conspicu- . j oufe in the revolutionary army by ' organizing a "Bed Cross" hospital ' corpjJ, and placing herself at the head of ifc She as captured b^ American troops re'oefatly and is now a prisoner " ji ln.Muiilii' i ""'i "Heard about the discovery made in Boston?" asked Scieutificus of c ..<3 friend yesterday. v "No, what was it?" ^. J<Fellow,down there giving a lecture oh liquid air r:<5Yes.'V^:.\ ' "He pissed a lot around to the ' ; people?yoii'Irnow it's about a million tinies colder'n ice, and still a liquid.'* ?,"Yes." "Well, strangest thing in the world . *ns&?r: ' I '/"PellOw ' spilled a dipperful on a ' Boston girl-r--" '<(?1 , SS'Yes?what then?'^^^ ft'*H froze - solid." ?Detroit Free JPress. % A? London Learns Thing*. TT l_ 1! T * 'I xvew xora policemen nave oeen } served with a new kind of club, 11 has a swivel handle, which prevents it from being twisted from the grasp ? of its holder. The novel feature of the club is the "< arrangement by which sixteen saw teeth, each half an iuch in length,pop oat of Bixteen holes,dig intp the hand . which grasps it and give one strong j pull. The teeth remain concealed until * an attempt is made to wrench the club from the policeman. The united pulls in oppostite directions lacerate the evil-doer's hand in a jifl'y.?London Weekly Telegraph. I < 1 Wat P> 1 G THE WOUNDED EN<4jXSH TERI -9 )F THE DAY. K 1 kJ