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MMynhe t BY ST. QEORi CormiGHT 1KC, I?' 1 y ' n t, CHAPTER I. [Continued.] "When the time came to land, lr order to save the city from the mob Aw,,,i Kolncf rlofnntorl T found UlVSel] thrown in the company of one wh< was a stranger to ine. He came fron a British warship. Liked his look: from the first, and side by side w< went through the streets of Alexan dria. Firing all around us ?got ic uumerous little engagements; was once surrounded by a pack of howlinp native troops, who thought they conic wipe us out. Mr. Grimes, you missei the sight of your life in failing to set how Gordon's friend stood off thost curs. Bless my soul! I can shut mj eyes and look on the whole thing yet I never saw such a fire-eater in action and yet in repose Joe is as meek as . a lamb. "After that I froze to him. We saw some weeks in company?weeks I have never forgotten, because I loved thai man. Then I was ordered to watct the Italian operations about Abyssinia, while Joe went to find Chinese Gordon. I lost track of him, but have never ceased to feel the deepest in terest in his work, as an explorer second only to Stanley and Ernin Pasha. Now you can understand my intense delight upon hearing that the mau we are going to see is no other than my comrade in Alexandria, Mynheer Joe." This is about the longest consecutive narrative Mr. Grimes has ever heard Sandy give utterance to, which marks tbe power of that magical name. On his part, the silver king does not prove bo eor.fidiug. He speaks of the man who interests them both as though acquainted with his past; but whether he has personally met him, Sandy finds it impossible to say. Meanwhile, they have been making progress in the direction of the river. A light of some sort is positively needed in these streets after nightfall, moon or no moon, on account of the peculiar custom of building. The houses, as a general rule, are three stones in heignt. As tne street itself is but an alley, barely ten feet in width, and each story of the houses project beyond the one below it, it is easy to shake hands from the neighboring roofs. Even this small space is often covered with mats, to keep out the garish light of day, which, reflected from the white walls, dazzles the eyes. In these narrow streets men stand In groups engaged in discussion or barter, now and then gently pushed aside by the nose of some camel advancing silently, the "ship of the desert" being, besides the donkey, the only burden-bearer allowed in the native section. Here and there a light is seen moving along, as some sheik proceeds homeward; but, as a general thing, darkness hangs over the street. In many of the houses, no doubt, gayety abounds; but Arab and Moor believe in keeping their homes sacred from the public, and only huge piles of whitened bricks lie on every side. As vpt tlipv liavp iript with nn ndven ture, and the distance between the grand square and the river has been diminished by half. This savors of rare good luck, for it is not always that a Frank can traverse this region, at such an hour, unmolested. Cairo abounds in rascals who do not fear the English law, however much they may respect the native koorbash and stocks. It is not a sin or a crime to rob a foreigner?unless caught in the act. That is the way they look at it. Sandy knows this, if his companion does not happen to be so thoroughly posted with regard to the customs ot the city on the Nile. He continues to keep his eyes about him, and does not let the Arab who carries the flambeau get beyond his reach, knowing that in all probability in case of ac + AllUVil lUl' Uldl Ul'L Ul I lit* UUMv) IUN cal will be to fly and leave them ic darkness to meet the foe. They havt even cut down the distance to a fourth and soon the light will fall upon the waters of the river, when the war correspondent bends suddenly forward and snatches the torch froiu the hand of the astonished carrier. CHAPTER II. THE MAN WHO SAW BRAVE GORDON FALL. Mr. Grimes sees the action and does not appear to e at all surprised?indeed, he rarely deviates from th< steady repose that marks him as t wonderfully newy man. Something glistens in his hand?ii Is a revolver, and the light gives tin blue steel a cruel as well as a eol< look. Evidently the stout tourist i! v. ready to take care of himself. Sandy has clutched the torch, whicl lie at once raises above his head. Hal: a dozen ragged forms have sprun; into view beyond. Perhaps some arcl has secreted them until now. Then can be no mistaking their intentions for quickly they advance, spreading out as if to prevent the Franks, win have thus wandered into their net from escaping. "Backsheesh!" they clatter like s lot cf monkeys, holding out begrime< hands and scowling. There is only one way to treat thosi rascals?if you comply with their do manils they grow more and more im portunate, until they finally proceei to openly rob their victim. "Stand back!" cries Sandy with i roar, as he swings the flambeau aroum bis head. They understand enough English t know what he is saying?at any rate Ills actions are doubly significanthut. believing they can rule the rauc! "by mere force of numbers, the ragge< beggars continue to push forwari thus hemming the two whites in. Although small in point of stature Sandy is a warrior, every inch of hire ?nd, as might be expected from hi er Toe. * QE JRATHBORNE WW????? oeeiit Bonjjxe'b Sons. ^ m"?^?.mil i-C nervous manner, possessed of an inflammable temper. When the neari est of the rogues pushes within reaching distance and clutches at him f with bony fingers, the newspaper mai] ) brings the flaming torch, with a re4 sounding thump, against the top of the 5 beggar's head. It does not affect the , link, beyond sending forth a shower . of sparks, but the unfortunate recip, ient of the blow, finding sparks in his , long hair, utters vociferous shouts and , dances with the fervor of a dervish. J This is deemed a signal for a genI eral assault all along the line, and for > the space of sixty seconds there is ; seen a spectacle rarely equaled in the r narrow streets of old Cairo. At first the two foreigners are averse to using their firearms, and endeavor ! to inspire terror in the breasts of their enemies by a generous exhibition of . muscle. , When Sandy has to dodge a fiendish . blow from a wicked dagger he thinks , it about time they proceeded to sterner . measures. , Sandy opens on the rag-tag-andj bob-tail crowd, as he terms them, seek! ing to inflict wounds and create a diversion. He is immediately backed up by his companion. His strong, i white teeth hold fast to his cigar, and J even as he "lets drive at a dark-faced fellah who seeks to cleave him with . an Algerian yataghan, the silver king puffs out a small cloud of smoke. Talk , about coolness! Here you have it in I a human iceberg. Sandy holds his , breath while looking at this strange , companion, and wonders whether he , would show excitement in the heat of battle. This sort of a reception is hardly to the liking of the cowardly curs who have appeared daring simplj because their numbers gave them confidence. At the first shot most of them began to glance over their shoulders. This is a sure sign of a desire to re * li truu jl lit*ii l'uuitro nuttn ?yuiq. no longer waits for them to come, but with his revolver in one hand and the flaming torch whirling about his head, he leaps toward the footpads. This U too much for them?they break and fly with cries of terror, some springing up the street while others go down in the direction of the river. In a marvelously short sp:tce of time the street is empty save for one poor fellow, who, shot in the leg, is hopping off as fast as his good leg will carry him, calling on Mohammed to save him from the ft.reign tigers. In any under city under the sun, such a commotion at dead of night would create an intense excitement. Not so in Cairo. The white walls shut them in, pierced by minute windows that allow little chance of street gazing. Those who hear the sounds of war are discreet enough to know that it is none of their business, and they will be better off away. "Look out behind you, sir!" calls Sandy, and the silver king turns suddenly to cover a creeping figure that has advanced from a darkeued archway, whereupon the most piteous jargon is heard, and behold the suspected assassin turns out to be their torch bearer, who, having witnessed the hot little affair from a place of security, is now crawling back to resume his interrupted duties. They welcome him gladly, and Sandy relieves himself of the flambeau, glad to be rid of it. As there are no more footpads in view to give them battle, they again take up their line of march , for the river, fortunately close at hand. Mr. uriiuus lias iiau vjijjucji uiiections from Mr. Tanner how to reach the boat, and a suspicion has already entered his head that the ambuscade , into which they ran might have been , arranged by the reis of the palling | craft to relieve his rich employer of , superfluous wealth. These Arabs and natives are up to all'manner of tricks , to gain filthy lucre, and old travelers ' become so accustomcd to treachery that they are surprised at nothing, and t learn to depend upon themselves en, tirely. He even mentions the fact, as it ocj curs to him, to Sandy, who declares | there is a strong element of probabil, ity about it, and in the same breath swears that, if the occasion offers, he will sift the matter to the bottom and wring the neck of the wily old reis if such a course is necessary to extract the truth. "The river!" calls out their guide ; in liis native tongue; and the fact arouses the two men to new interest, ? as they remember why they have i come here. A minute later and they stand upon t the edge of the Nile. Just here the .> bank is high, and at this season of 1 the year the- water reaches its lowest 5 stage to the south, though at Cairo there is always plenty. i Below them they can see lights upon f numerous vessels, some anchored out ; in the river, others tied up at the i docks. Voices, too, come over the wni ter from the west?men are singinp ;, on some of the coasters that ascend Z the river from the Mediterranean. All j the typical boats seen upon this gre.il , sea can be found on the lower Nile Mere are schooners, brigs, ships, men i of-war?the baggala, felucca, xebec ] settee and even a patamer from India while numerous smaller craft am e dahabeahs suited to travel on the Nib >- dot the surface of the river by day - making a scene worth remembering J Our two frineds can discern noth ing of this now since darkness rest: n like a pall over the water, relievet il only by the riding lights and lamps oi board the numerous craft. Their at o tention is directed at once to a poin >, immediately below, where the glean - of several lights proclaims the pres u fiift' or a uoai. (1 As they advance, thry make out th< 1, clean-cut model of a new dahabeah and can see the dark-skinned Egypt ian sailors squatted on deck forward i, while aft, the cabin, painted snow s white, is easily distinguishable. i f ' > . *. . . > - ... hj-'' 1 The boat is tied to a diiapruateo * dock, but, for some reason, it is alsc # anchored a dozen feet away. A long ^ pang-plank leads from the shore od * board. Sandy orders the torcli-bearei & to lead the way, and in order to make & sure of the fellow's attendance when & they have need of his services again * neglects to pay him. S Thus they trip across the plank and * reach the roof of the cabin, where $ the captain meets them?a man with $ grizzled beard, white turban and flowing robes. Upon his face Sandy reads a look of perplexity and disappointment, and from this moment he knows "* the truth?that they really owe theii t, adventure to this reis, who. believing c millionaire Tanner would come to the t< 1 boat, arranged to have his pockets g 1 tapped while en route. g These captains all talk fairly good e Englisn, aitnougn tnejr uaireu ioi p | the foreigner seems to be an inherit* ^ ed quality. Outwardly they may ap- g; pear jolly and as meek as lambs, but 1 inwardly they are rnvenous wolves. ( : Sandy has a habit of pushing him- ^ self forward; not that be means to t< be rude, but it is a characteristic of a; his impetuous nature. To his credit p 1 be it said, the same thing urges him t>; on in times of danger, lie is always tf found in the van. bi "This boat is the Alice?" be asks boldly. si The captain removes the stem of his m long pipe from his mouth, and grave-, P ly nods his head in an affirmative way. b; "We have come direct from Mr. Tanner, to whom you are engaged for the a season." Another solemn nod. "Unable to come himself, he has sent us to see the man you picked up on the Nile?a man who was once my friend." The native captain looks at him closely, as though mentally figuring just where he should place Sandy. Then he smiles blandly and holds out his hand. "If his friend, then mine. I have suffered at the hands of El Mahdi, and he who is an enemy to the False Prophet is my brother. Shake!" Sandy complies, and gives the old reis such a Freemason grip that it wrings a groan from the dark-skinned owner of the dahabeah Alice. "Now lead us to your guest. We are in haste," he says, with an assumption of authority that no one ventures to dispute; for. despite his lack of majestic proportions, the war correspondent has the air of one born , to command. It is not stature that ' makes a leader like Napoleon. "Follow, gentlemen," says the captain, with a majestic wave of his w hand. n They obey willingly. The door of h the cabin is close by. On either side b are the steps leading to the promenade 5? on the roof, over which an awning is e: stretched, for it is here that the tourist lives during the day, for the cabin, E beginning amidships, extends to the t( stern. When the cabin-door is opened 51 they behold a splendid interior. Money - ?... ?. .i - rr has not been spared in mung oui xue Alice, and only a millionaire like Tanner could engage such a lovely craft 11 for the season. ? A lamp is turned low, so that some- " thing of a dimness rests upon the interior, but the sharp eyes of Sandy 0 have already discovered the figure of c a man upon a divan. "Enter, gentlemen," says the old Sl reis. Straight across the luxurious cabin p strides the newspaper correspondent direct to the lamp, which, with a turn, ~ he causes to send forth a flood of * ' light. Then he faces the recumbent ' * tl figure on the couch; recumbent no lJ longer, for as though the voice of the ^ reis at the cabin-door has broken the n chain of slumber which exhaustion has forged around him, the castaway 81 of the Nile has raised his body with one arm and looks at them in a way | P that proclaims his bewildrment; tne | bright light dazzles his eyes, too, so P tluit with his other hand he shades ^ them. M It is a picture?Sandy, standing ? chere, bending eagerly forward, his 11 eyes glued upon the bearded face of ? the other, and actually holding his * breath as he gazes spell-bound. The man who thu| half raises himself upon the couch is worthy of a second look. T His figure is splendidly proportioned, 5 though not above the ordinary in point e of size. It is the face that must interest an observer most of all?a face that is marked by determination, valor and frank fearlessness. This man has seen suffering in the past; he shows it in his eyes, and yet it has not crushed the spirit that leads the explorer to seek new honor and renown amid the dangers of unknown wilds, pestilential swamps or in the depths of an African desert. [To be Continued.] New Idea About Congeniality. A recent marriage gives .1 new idea about real congeniality. The young man and the young woman first met at a yacht club meet. Each was already engaged to be married, but in each case there was something lack- * ing. , But these two discovered that their souls were in full sympathy. They both liked yachting; that was the first straw. They both delighted in 1 cjinoeiug; second straw. They both were enthusiasts over swimming; by 1 the time this discovery was made they were head over heels in love. The last ' straw came when they confessed to one another that five hours' swimming : a day was as nothing. The other enI gagements were snapped, broken, and I in a short time the wedding came. For t a wedding journey they chose a trip . in a sailing yacht, over the sides of which thoy would dive now and then to ! ? ?* *.?-?? 1 " ?I? 1 w?n ve *i i Ifi tr I , S1VJ1IJ, yelling 111 lUirii inc uv/uw ?. V.I.J . in the water without the slightest I trouble.?New York Sun. Can Cure l'ex.i* Fever In Cattle. A discovery of much interest 1o . those who lose thousands yearly ow* ing to the cattle pest has been com] inunicated to the French Academy of ! Medicine by M. Linniere, one of the . leading scientists on veterinary subt jeets, who claims to lie able to prei serve animals from Texas fever, the . worst form of parasitic maladies. M. Linniere has succeeded in cultivating j the parasite producing the disease in , serum from auimals which have been - previously attacked, thus attenuating , its virulence, and in obtaining a vac- ' - cine virus with which to inoculate and protect cattle against the fever. 1 i -Hit if | v/\ v k\ l' # iV/lN m/1\^/^\ ^/v )r iH^hn -KTotit T/innp *? |ii{? neiiY * I of Sreat Britaip. 1 ; ' ? * ; A Sketch of the Career of Edward VII., 5K as Prince of Wales. ^ TT" LBERT EDWARD, known / \ for more than half a century as the Prince of Wales, and now King Edward VII., was orn November 9, 1841. The second hild and the eldest son of Queen Vicoria, his advent iuto the world was reeted with great rejoicing. As the rst child of the royal couple, now thi Impress Dowager of Germany, had roved to be a. girl, the British nation 'as naturally anxious that the second hould be a boy. When the Queen's confinement was xpected Prince Albert sent couriers in ot baste from Buckingham Palace > the various dignitaries of church ad State, whose presence at the *xectant birth of an heir is demanded y royal etiquette. They gathered in le ante-room close by the Queen's sd chamber. Among them were rchbishops and Bishops, arrayed in lk shovel iiats and gorgeous aprons; lembers of ihe Cabinet, headed by the rime Ministers; nurses and doctors y the score. For four hours this assemblage waited for the event. Their patience THE THRONE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. 'as rewarded. When it was anounced that the wishes of a nation ad been fulfilled, and that a boy had een born there was universal con ratulation. Prelates and statesmen mbraced one another with uncon:olled effusiveness. Cannons on the rounds without thundered the news ) all the surrounding district. Thouinds of church hells took up the glad dings and pealed out the announcelent to an expectant nation. Early 1 the morning the privy council met 1 state to ordain prayer and tbanksiving from one end of the country to :ie other. A few weeks later, on the occasion f the Prince's baptism in the royal hapel of Windsor, he was shown from tie balcony to a huge crowd of perons, who went, wild with delight. The bovhood of the Prince was un ventful. His early education wa* couucted under the tutelage of the Rev. [. M. Birch, rector of Prestwich; Mr. libbs, barrister at-law; the Rev. C. P. 'arver and Mr. H. W. Fischer. He iien studied for a session at Edinurgh, and later entered Christ Church t Oxford. Here he attended public (ctures fpr a jear and afterward reIded for three or four terms at Trini7 College, Cambridge, for the same urpose. In the summer of 1860 the Prince aid a visit to the United States and ianada. Everywhere he was received rith boundless enthusiasm. He danced t a ball given in his honor at Wasbigton, where he was cordially welomed by President Buchanan. The Jnited States, indeed, was prepared 3 receive iilrti with open arms. At lanillton, t'ne last place in Canada rhere he made a halt, he had spoken ome kindly words which .iwoke genonnrnvf)) lioro 4UI "l'l'lw,u* "My duties," he said, "as represeiiative of the Queen cease this day, ' EDWARD . VII. AND < jut in a private capacity I am about :o visit before my return home that emarkable land which claims with us i common ancestry and In whose ex f ' ' 9 't traordinary progress every Englishman feels a common interest." His first stop on American soil was in Chicago. Thence he passed on to St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Baltimore and Washington. For five days he was a guest of President Buchanan. He visited Mt. Vernon and plant ea a cnestnut tree oy tne siue or vvasnintrton's torab. From the capital the Prince and his party set out for Richmond, then a centre of political intri '^W^DSOlfCATTLE, OFFICIAL gue, and soon to prove the focus of disaffection against the Union. I-Iis next halt wits made at Philadelphia, where he visited Independence Hall and other places famous in Anglo-American history. From Philadelphia he took sail for New York, landing at Castle Garden on October 11. He was driven tnrougn Jbroaaway to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, escorted by the Mayor and other civic dignitaries/ and cheered on his way by vast crowds of citizens who had gathered to do him honor. Albany, Boston and Portland were visited in turn, and from' the latter place the Prince and -"iiis party embarked for England on October 20. In 1862, accompanied by Dean Stanley, be made a journey to the East, including a visit to Jerusalem. The young Prince was now of a marriable age. Speculation wag rife as to who would be the lady of his choice. The question was settled in the early part of 1863, when his engagement was announced to Princess Alexandra, the eldest daughter of the King of Denmark. She was three years younger than the Prince, and, though comparatively poor, was beautiful and accomplished. The marriage was. celebrated in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on March 10. 1863. All England rejoiced over the event. Tennyson, the recently appointed poet laureate, wrote one of his finest poems, "A Welcome to Alexandra," on tms occasion. The Princess soon made herself very popular with all classes of the British public, not only by her outward grace of manner, but also by her virtues and amiability. The Prince himself has 11 llll st. james's palace. always shared in this popularity, although the sterner Puritanism of his potential subjecia have often been shocked by stories of his dissipation. Ho is a fervent sportsman, and has never been without a string of thoroughbred racing horses. He Is as fond of a good dog as of a good horse. His kennels at Sandringham are fourteen in uumber, built of brick and iron, with every modern "improvement that architects and dog fanciers could suggest. The affection and esteem in which the Prince has boon held was never better amplified than in December, 1871, when he was attacked'by typhoid JUEEX ALEXANDRA. fever, and for some weeks bung between life niid death. The anxiety of tiie public was intense, and the news of bis recovery was greeted with great Joy. On his first appearance in public to take part in the memorable "thanksgiving service," in Si. Paul's Cathedral, on February 27, 1872, the streets along the Jine of his route were covered with a cheering multitude. He has had live children, tne eldest of whom. Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, was born January 8, 1864, and died m January, lSU'J. Tiie secona son, George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke I r RESIDENCE OF THE KING. or lorK, Dorn June o, ioo;j, mtu-neu Princess Mary of Teck, July 6, 1892. Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, born February 20, 18G7, married the Duke of Fife in 1889. Victoria Alexandra Olgo Marie was born July 6, 1868, and Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, born November 26, 1869, married Prince Charles, the second son of the Crown Prince of Denmark, on July 22, 1896. The Duke of York, the next male heir In the direct line of succession, now becomes the Duke of York PHOTOGRAPH OP THE PRINCE OF WALES TAKEN IN AMERICA, 1860. and Cornwall, and has followi the naval career with great diligence, having attained the rank of Commander, and served on the West Indian station in command of the gunboat Thrush. He married the Princess Victoria of Teok in May, 1893, and has four children, three Princes nnd a Princess, the eldest of whom is Prince Edward Albert, now nearly seven years old. Napoleon's Evil Eye. Lord Russell, when the present writer questioned him about Napoleon's look, said, and emphatically repeated, that there was something very evil in his eye, says Goldwin Smith in the Atlantic. He added that the eye flashed at an allusion to the excitement of war as contrasted with the dullness of Elba. A feature in the character which, perhaps, has hardly been enough noticed, was a sheer' lust of war, and especially of battles, the. emotions of which, Napoleon seems to have owned, were agreeable to him. It appears not improbable that this had a share, together with his insatiable ambition and his political need of glory, in launching him on his mad invasion of Russia, for which it is difficult to assign any political purpose, as he refused to restore the kingdom of Poland. Another feature not much noticed in Napoleon's character is his classicism. In his early days he had employed his garrison leisure partly in reading Roman history, and instead of being repelled he had been fascinated by the presentation of the Roman Empire in Tacitus. We see the result In his Eagles, his Legion of Honor, his political nomenclature, and the general cast of his political institutions. Perhaps the image of the Roman Empire as a model for reproduction floated vaguely before his mind. A grosser anachronism, it is needless to say, there could not be than an attempt to impose on the European family of living nations auything like the yoke imposed by Rome on a set of conquered provinces in which national spirit was extinct. A Startled Photographer. A college student in Philadelphia ha< some fun with a photographer the other day. Entering the latter's studio, he sat for a picture. When the artist .developed his plate he was surprised to discover on the young man's forehead a skull and cross bones. Suspect ing mat sometniug was >?iuug the first plate, the photographe: tried a second, and this revealed the saftie remarkable feature. The artist war. now greatly puzzled. A Philadelphia paper says that the phenomenon was produced by a simple trick. The stu dent had painted the design on hi;' forehead with a solution of quinin-disulphatc. This is said to he invisi ble to the eye. but it shows pure whit." to the camera. Good Work by Scboolboyg. Good for the Wiltgn schoolboys. On he first day of the holiday vacation ten of them went to the home of n t.l lw poor W1U1MV ilUU lUlIViUU 11C1 WUUU|i!?with their saws and axes, and they stuck to the job until they haa completed it.?Portland (Me.) Eastern Argus. Even the highest personages in Turkey are not exempt from suspicion. Their movements are watched and reported to the palace by an army of spies, who swarm in every quarter. _ J .. ' i-'Vfss ' 'M . ? AN EXTRAORDINARY RIVER. , ,-t Myiterlous Canyon of the Gunnlion Ex? , plored at La?t. The black canyon of Gunnison River, an affluent of the Colorado, is one of the most remarkable geological formatinno nf the Wpot Tt In n chnntlv cfldh.. (Two Eiffel Towers and a Washington Monument could stand on top of each other In the Oannlson Canyon.) in a desert lana, so aeep mat toe raysi of the sun cannot penetrate, to itsdepth, so that the river is practically, a submarine water course. For the first time in history thedepths of this canyon- have been traversed by daring explorers. The feat was accomplished, at the risk of their* lives, by a party of five, whose objec^ was to find out if there was not some path by which the waters of the Gunnison could be conducted out of . its tunnel and made to irrigate thedrought-parched farms of the neigh* boring region. The exploration yielded conclusiveevidence of the impracticability of theditcb plant. Ob*ervationa. '!\\ A ?????? narni.llzi?n on/Ill MV 2% lUillvc uuiuic uciu vuu vMVy?v ^ an open door. ~ "...' The best wordly bank-is laughter. [ j Weeping Is social bankruptcy. * j It takc3 not only humor, but sense,' to enjoy a satirical 3tory directed toward one's self.. No isolation is so appalling as being; ?j alone amid a crowd. There was never a man who wag." /-j? not made nobler by loving the right,, 'f' woman. To outwit a fofe 1* better than to* .? slay him. To know one's self U wisdom; not to know one's neighbors is genius, Inclination is often miscalled duty. Genius and patience are never very; far apart?Philadelphia Record. Air Currents Cool the Water.' In some parts of Mexico It Is a cusr tomary plan to place water in a porous jar, and when it has moistened '' + v.? +>10 1c snrunir In th? by the straps attached to the handles, the action of the air currents cooling the surface of the Jar and eventually, the contents. The invention, which' we illustrate below, is a simple method of cooling water by aeration and evap-> oration, which has lately been pat? ented by a New Jersey man. It applies practically- the same principle as the Mexican method, except that here the entire quantity is subjected to the action of the air instead of a small portion. The device consists of a ser-? les of perforated trays suspended In at wooden frame over the water recepta- ;< cle, with a feed pipe at the top. Ae SIMPLE WATER-COOLING APPAKATTJS. the water trickles from one tray to tEe next it form a spray, which is partially evaporated by the air currents. *j The latter may be either natural or artificial, and the moisture taken up by + oti* flflnpfto +/\ n/?Al thn romflindpr of the water as it falls into the tank below. Long-Lived Birds. ? It used to be believed that ravens Jived longer than any other species of birds, and it was said that their age frequently exceeded a century. Recent studies of the subject indicate that no authentic instance of a raven surpassing seventy years of age is on record. But parrots have been known to live 100 years. One lost Its memory at sixty and its sight at ninety. There is a record of a golden eagle which died at Schoenbrun at the age of 118 years. Another golden eagle was kept in the Tower of London for ninety years. A third died at Viennaf aged 104 years. Geese and swans are tenacious of life, and extraordinary accounts exist of the great age thai # they have attained. Buffon ana otner authorities have credited them with eighty and 100 years of life.?Albany Argus. Santa Clara County, California, produces a greater income from the soil than any other county in the United States. Of the Co,000,000 admission ticket*? punched for the Paris Exposition 18? ?100,000 remained unused, , ? ?- -? *- ' 1./-.