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CHAPTER XVIL
Continued.
My father smiled faintly. "As yon
will," he replied. "That ia aa much
aa I hoped of you. And now to apeak
of ft more congenial subject. I ahall
be sorry to be without you for a few
montha, though of late we haTe not
been such good companions as we once
were. However, what benefits you,
can yield me nothing but pleasure;
ao go, my boy, and peep at that world
which you hftve not yet seen, and God
be with you and protect you. 1 will
Imnoae no limit on the duration of
your alMence, and your means shall
be the best I can afford. If It ia your
'wish to visit your uncle. I have no
bjectkn to your doing so; but I have
no mesiiage for him."
, The test of the Interview was more
(affecting than Interesting, and needs
Hot be chroniclcd here. Perfectly amicable
relations, similar to what prevailed
before I had seen my uncle,
jwere re-established between father and
von. But there now took root in my
'mind a horrid doubt of my uncle's
!honesty; and only those wbo bare
^experienced It can know tbe pain of
discovering a hideous fault in an Idol
which one haa set up for one's self;
And Samuel Trueman had been to mc
'SS AO laOL nil COOIUWI, an wu, urn
elf-reliance, bis magnificent success,
jhad moved me to adoration of the
man. If my ancle's unconcealed lore
of the power which money confers had
Indeed induced him to rob bis poorer
brother of a quarter of a million of sequins,
then I was sorry for humanity.
. My father bad given me ?250; and
on that modest snm I resolved to travel
round the world by easy stages, so
as to reach bome again at the end of
six months. My plan was to go direct
to New York City (I could not make
UP my mind whether 1 would call upon
my uncle or not, but at least I would
look at the house where be lived, if
bnly for the sake of my llngeriug affection
for bis ward); thence, but wltb
many stoppages, across America to
San Francisco. From the City of the
Golden Gate 1 resolved to cross the
Pacific to Australia, and after visiting
the principal places or interest
In that country and In New Zealand,
to return direct to the continent of
Europe. In planning my tour I was
ieonscious of reversing the usual order
of an Englishman's travels; but a
keen desire to see New York, the native
city and bome of Constance Marsh,
had taken possession of cue; and I resolved
to gratify it with us little deJay
as possible.
' For the neit few days I was busily
engaged in preparing for my departure.
Fortunately, my personal expenses
during my four months of moplag
had been nil. and I now found the
accumulations of my pocket inouey
for that period very useful in providing
additional clothes, and .other
necessaries for my journey, witbeut
encroaching upon my ?250.
My unwonted activity benefited me
greatly, and left no doubt that in the
hustle of the busy world, surrounded
by new scenes, the depression from
which I bad so long suffered would
ItAffothpr nags away.
The eve of my departure arrived,
and waa spent in quietude witli nofather.
All my arrangements had been
made, and I was to leave for London
by the first train from Bury St. Edmund's
In the morning. My fear tbat
my father would again talk of our
atolen treasure was 111 founded, for be
never once referred to tbe matter or
^mentioned the name of my uncle. He
regretted that be had been unable
to find out the whereabouts of Anuie
Wolsey, which he thought might possibly
have been discovered bad I been
in a condition to aasist in tbe inqulry
he had made (which had not been the
case), and furnished me with the adA
wlilnh inV
URH 111 autiianu uviu n u*vu ?
grandfather had Ixust written;' 'though,"
he added, "1 don't suppcse there will
be mucb use of your calling there,
for it la more than likely tbat your
grandfather ia already on bis way to
England." 1 took the address and
placed It In my pocket book; but tbe
matter engaged very little of my attention.
"XVben the hour of my departure had
come, John Adama insisted upon accompanying
me to the station. He bad
not taken the reins once since bia 111neaa,
and was still in a very weak
jtate; but all that my father and 1
could urge in opiposltlon to his wish
nvailed nothing; the old man was obdurate.
and with some skill turned
our objections against us by admitting
his feebleness, and representing that
It was not improbable tbat be might
never see me again, but tbat be par
ticularly wished for an opportunity
to talk with me once more before I
went away. The old servant prevailed,
and after I bad taken a most
affectionate farewell of my father, we
started for Bury St. Edmund's.
As soon as we were on tbe bigb
road tbe old man opened tbe conversation
by observing:
"These be woeful bad times. Master
Ernest."
"Voo vAn Kail tnilAMl " I Iffrpnl
MI bear as 8ir Thomas Jarvi? have
four farmH on bis band* which he
can't find tenants for, though lie have
reduced the rents something womler
fuL"
"I am sorry for it." I said.
"Yea," continued the old man; "and
corn at twenty-seven nhillin's! Why,
the country will soon be quite ruined
If them foreigners ain't stopped seodin1
their cheap produce over here. You'll
excuse me what I'm going to ask you,
won't you. Master Ernest?"
"Certainly; ask me anything yoc
^ please."
"Well. I'm an old man?sixty-six
come Michaelmas, though some folks
Jell me I look younger. Your fathei
/
I
irst;'iiHal0
"SokL*'
ALTER BLOOMFIELD
Ioiut Boxkii'i Son.
has been a good master to me. and
I have saved more in his service than
I shall live to spend. Knowin* how
had the times are for landlords, and
that you're agoin' on your travels,
I want to make you a present." and
the old servant placed in my hands
a small canvas hag, such as is used by
bankers, strongly fastened with coarse
string.
"No, no," I said, returning the bag;
"I appreciate your kindness very much,
bnt von must real)? excuse me- It
would be quite wrong in mc to take
your money."
There is no more potent despot than
an old family servant If be falls to
work bis will one way be will succeed
in another; and be baa generally many
strings to bis bow. My protests were
powerless against the pertinacity of
Adams. When. as I paced the platform
of the station a few minutes
later, I opened the bag and found that
It contained fifty sovereigns, my conscience
smote me for the uncharitable
aspersion I bad recently cast upon
my benefactor. Though I lost somewhat
in dignity by accepting this gift,
I gained a welcome addition to my
purse. Alas, that these two things
should be so often inseparable!
CHAPTER XVIII.
mtw TOXX CITY.
I remember asking my uncle, soon
- * AAn?ia(ntn/l with
auer a urn ucvuui- ...?
him, what sort of a place New York
wai; to which inquiry he made the
characteristic reply that it was a very
fine city, with more thieves to the
square Inch, than any other place
on the earth's surface. That was all
I could get my relation to say of It
Baedeker's account of New York, my
only reading while on the Atlantic,
was more detailed, but less interesting.
Indeed, one of the first things
to impress a traveler is the inadequacy
of all descript'ons of places, for
the faces of men do not differ more
widely than their ideas of the sublime
and beautiful, the sordid and hideous.
It was with great satisfaction that
I found myself at last in New York
harbor. The steamer which bad
brought me to America was of recent
construction, well found, swift, and
luxuriously appointed; but none the
less was 1 heartily tired of the voyage.
My first forty-eight hours at
sea had been spent in a way too commen
with travelers to need more than
passing reference. Fear that the ship
would go to the bottom soon changed
to fear that it might not; and that
mental condition departed on the renewal
of health and appetite. Then
came the days on deck, spent in watchin?r
th*? restless waves and the nag
nlficent rising and setting of the sen,
varied by occasional studies through
a field-glass of some fifteen hundred
Russians huddled together on the forepart
of the deck, the most filthy and
repulsive maim of humanity conceivable?material
destined for speedy conversion
into American citizens. Bartholdi's
statue of Liberty, the magnificent
suspension bridge connecting the
populous cities of New York and
Brooklyn, the multitudinous ships
from all parts of the world, and the
commodious ferryboats keeping up
continual communication between New
York and various i>oiats In Long Island
und New Jersey, taken altogether
form undoubtedly one of the great
sights of the world, quite captivating
the stranger, and worthy of all admiration.
My foot first touched American soil
at one of the slips on the North River,
near C-ourilandt street I at once engaged
the services of an Irishman, the
proprietor or custodian of a cumbersome
four-wheeled vehicle something
like the London growler may be supposed
to bave been In an early stage
of its development; and having secured
my portmanteau and handbag,
the only luggage with which 1 was
encumbered, bade him drive me to the
Gilsey House in Broadway. Immediately
the vehicle began to move I
perceived the necessity lor its strength,
for the roads were extremely rough
?Id some places paved like the byestreets
of Norwich and other English
provincial towns. The fine width of
the avenues and streets, and the height
and grandeur of some of the commercial
buildings, pleased me greatly.
Having secured a room at the Gilsey
House, refreshed myself with a
bath and a "good square feed" (to use
the language of an American gentleman
who sat next to me at dinner).
1 adjusted my watch to American
time, and sallied forth into the street
' to observe the qualities of the people,
' or whatever else might attract my
attention. It was the first time that
' I bad been so far from home, or had
: so much as ?300 in ciy possession, and
> I greatly appreciated my responsibility
and felt very manly,
i On coming out oi the Gilsey House
I turned to iny left and proceeded
what the New Yorkers call down town.
' until 1 reached the region of City Hall
('ark, Printing Houte Square, and
Bowling Green.
> It was scarce midday when I cr(
rived in New York, and three boor*
! later 1 dispatched a telegram to my
father informing bim of my safe arrival.
The mouth was September,
and tbe fierce glare of tbe American
I summer bad subsided and given place
, to beautifully clear bright weather
I which rendered walking very enjoy'
able, especially to one just released
I from tbe monotony of a sea voyage.
,; Continuing my walk up Broadway, I
observed that the street which ran
i out from it on each side were numbered.
not named, as in tbe older por:
tion of tbe city about Castle Garden,
i and aiy heart heat faster, and my mind
' became confused with resolves and
counter resolves, as 1 thought that each
step brought me nearer to the home
of her who bad caused me to travel
so many miles. What folly is all deception,
and most of all that which
is designed to deceive one's self! I
had told my father that I bad al?andoned
all hope or thought of Constance
Marsh, and at the moment the words
were uttered I bad honestly believed
them to be true; but now that 1 was
within a mile or so of her home, and
with nothing but my own will to restrain
me from calling there, their
unreality becams jioru and more ap>
parent Should l call there? I bad
had no quarrel with my uncle. On the
contrary, I had championed bis cause
against my own father; and that w.'th
what pain none but myself can ever
know, for no words of mine can adequately
describe it No; I would not !
call there ?at least not to-day. But
there could be no barm In looking at
my uncle*s house. I would be careful
not to be observed, and would not
suffer any sudden impulse to induce
me to break my resolve; if I went there
at all, it should be after maftirer deliberation.
Full of these thoughts I
quickened my pace and soon found
myself at Union Square.wberc I exam
? ? -4- 1
ineu xoc iew uiouuuiruis uuu iwi =
myself on a seat at tbe foot of tbe |
Lafayette statue. I did not remain !
tbere for long, but soon struck into I
East Fourteenth street, and thence into j
Fifth avenue, continuing along that |
fine thoroughfare of palaces until I ',
reached East Thirty-fourth street. Into
which, with much trepidation. I
turned. No. . a large house built
of brown stone, was only a few doors
off Fifth avenue. I looked at it for a
moment from the opposite side of the
street, and noticing that a canvas
ol.otlo nmWttul frnm pvcrr window
to protect the rooms from the bud,
I crossed over and observed it more ;
particularly. To do so did not engage j
me mor? than a couple of minutes, and j
I returned to Fiftb avenue and continued
my walk up town until I reached
Central Parte, passing on my way the
magnificent palaces of many celebrated
millionaires which I bad not yet
learned to distinguish.
After spending nearly four hours
in wandering over Central Park I began
to tire. Tbe park is admirably
planned and well kept, and few strangers
will willingly quit it before they
have seen it all. A zoological collection,
to which a part of the park ia 1
assigned, the deep golden tint of the
declining foliage, tbe nursemaids with
their Infant charges, and the numerous
languages one constantly bears spoken
among the people, were sights and
sounds quite new to me, and interested
me greatly. Though there remained i
much which I would gladly have 1
noted. I wisely resolved to return to
my hotel and get to bed quite early;
but whether on the following day I
would visit my uncle or leave New I
York for Chicago 1 could not yet determine.
Making my way into tbe
main road. I began to retrace my steps.'
It was now nearly 7 o'clock, and the
roadway was fairly well filled with '
carriages occupied by that section of
society which had already returned 1
from mountain, lake or spring?for tbe 1
exodus of wealthy New Yorkers from
their city in summer is very complete.
I was walking briskly along when a
sight met my eyes which set my brain
in a whirl, and in an Instant threw me
into all tbe pangs of jealousy. An elegant
open landau, drawn by a pair of
grays, in which, seated side by sid?,
was the Rev. Mr. Price and Miss
Marsh, passed swiftly by and disap- !
pearcd down the road.
Ob, tbe miserable weakness 01 uiuu;
Or can it be tbat i am different from >
other men?tbat 1 am a feeble embodiment
of sentiment and Impulse, witb
no well-defined object rationally and
perseveringly pursued? It must be
ho. or buman society could not endure.:
Yet am I powerless to belp myself. 1
am as I am. and know nothing in myself
for wblcb I should reproach my
self.
To be continued.
An Aatomobtl* Fin Engine.
The first town in England to effectively*
display tbe possibilities of tbe
motor fire engine for fire brigade purposes
Is Eccles, in Lancashire. Tbe
engine was constructed by a local firm
and has proved a conspicuous success.
It carries five men. 300 yards of hose,
two standpipes, scaling ladders, jump
I
I iug sheet and otuer necessary appara- j
taus. It is propelled by a six horse |1
power electric motor. It is remarka- j1
bly silent in motion, and averages a i'
speed of fourteen to sixteen miles per 1
hour on the level. It has also established
its ability for climbing stiff gra- ]
dients with facility.
What ihHld Mil Tall Hli WlfoT
We have no faith in the creed of 1
those who say that between a man and
hia wife there should be no secrets.
It would work great and unnecessary
hardship in this world if men told |
their wives in detail of all the trials
they endure in matters outside the
home, but where the stability of tbe
income ia involved, and tbe wife is dia
posed to imperil Its permanence, be is
twice a defaulter who steals to encourage
ber in ber conceits of extrava*
gance.?Harper's Weekly.
Origin of Vliltlii Card*.
As is the case in many other in>
stances, the invention of cards is traced
to the Chinese. So long ago as the
period of the Tong dynasty (C18-907),
visiting cards were known to be In
I common use in China, and that is also
the date of the introduction of the
"red silken cords" which figure so
conspicuously on the engagement
cards of that country. From very
ancient times to the present day the
Chinese have observed the strictest
ceremony with rep-?rd to m?r paying
of rlslts.?St. Louis Dispatch. <
% CoiMctonUoui lleciir.
A* be stood on tbe stoop before tbt'
lady of the bouse be made a figure
' battered, but polite. His boots es- '
! jKHially were in tbe last stages of decay.
and some balf a dozen of bit
toes peered from them pitifully. Us '
called attention to tbe fact witb a
Chesterfield lan wave of tbe band. 1
"And I would not ask ye even for a i
pair of shoe*. mum." be protested. !
"but tbe trutb is tbat tbese be bor*' ,
rled. and 'tis to-day 1 promised to rayturrn
tbim." ? New York Commercial
Advertiser. J
THE LAS"
?T e. I. l?OW?, IA?T*0?
U. 8. 8. "VERMONT," A REUC Oj
taiKulPiaijooittot,
Pm and Gun ot ,
Ik tail Ik ;
By E C Rost
rN the famous ancient cathedral of
I Lima, Peru, are on exhibition the
J remains of Captain-General Don
A Francisco Pixarro, who founded Lima
January 18. 1535. These "remains
are contained in a white innrble coffin,
with a glass front, thus exposing to
Tlew the well preserved remains within.
The coffin stands in a niche or
more properly a vault, entrance to
which is had through a massive ironbarred
door. To view these remains
one must fall Into the good graces of
an attendant in the cathedral, who for
one sol (fifty cents) opens the iron
doors, lights a candle and by this
light the remains are examined.
It was my ambition to obtain a photograph
of these renin ins. perhaps of
ffrontop hifititplr> infurnvt flinn *a)l
" ?- ? I
Id South America. I'izarro was at o?ce
the founder of Lima i!f not of South
America*. conqueror of tin- ancient and ?
highly civilized Incas. am! may lie re- li
garded as one of the most brutal of all
warrior?. It required some very strong H
Influence to procure the desired per- 1c
mission, and it was only after an up- d
peal to my good friend Emnuuel Klguerra.
twice Secretary to the I'eru- h
Tian legation in Washington, that the tl
necessary permission was finally p
granted. s]
Owing to the iK?or light in the vault a
I was obliged to give the plate two and tl
j BLl* f
I
THE REMAINS OF F1
one-half hours' exposure. with the ro- hi
suit herewith shown. Several rolls of j,.
parchment manuscript visible near the st
foot of the body nre also contained r\
within the marble coffin, which was |,j
placed where it now stands in IfcttM. d:
Plsarro was killed in the palace at rt
Lima June 26. 1M1, and his reinaius ^
were previously buried in a Kubttrra- tl
oean vault of the old cathedral.
cj
Bnrtal Places of PirslUrnt*. |)(
Under the |K>rtieo of the First Church ,1,
at Quincy. Mass.. rest the two illus- n,
trlous uien whom the Bay State gave (il
h:
Hi I
JOHN ADAMS AND JOHN QC1NCT ADAXK.
to the Presidency?John Adams, and 'K
bin nun, John (Julncy Adams. The ,H
faults are invisible, but there are ruemorial
tablets iu tin* church. J"
Ad immeose coal lield. 4(Xj square ^r
miles iu extent, lies 180 miles north- t>c
west of Bulawayo, South Africa. It is hc
said that the eoal bed is only forty feet 1>K
below the surface iu many places. at
he
There are seventeen thousand statutes
iu British statute law. Thirty
volumes are yearly added to the Law in
Reports. or
T OF THE
IT. MAINE.
gB^niHp^MBESiESv^^HV^i^^^H^rtJH
F OUR EARLY NAVAL GLORY, BJ
TO MEASURE THE SERMON.
lonr-OlaHM fttlll Fonad In Soma Old
EaKllih CbarchM
Very few hour fjlasnes now linger hi
niintrr r-hiirclioa fnp thpv <'<>J1KP<1 to h<>
a anything like general use after the
lefltorntion. nayu the (Jolden Penny
an English publication). Que of the
ANCIENT SKKMON MEASCKE.
out-preserved "jrhiMtes" is still to bo
pen in the Church of St. Mary, at
leek ley. Oxon. where- it controlled the
iifc'th of puipit discourses for many a
wade.
By the aid of the hour glass the memors
of a congregation could satisfy
icinseivew as to whether their worthy
asior was giving tlietu either lone or
liort measure in the way of sermons,
lid, in truth, it was deemed little less
tan a scandal if the preacher ceased
- . jn
Mai
mm imBBbi
i
ItANClBCO I'lZAItRO.
???? ,
8 liotnily before the last frrain of sand
id dro|t|K*d into the not her globe. The 1
ory runs that on one occasion, when 1
tuior readied the preacher's ears that '
is tlock considered his sermons seat)- i
ilottsly abridged, the worthy divine j
vers?*d -the glass no fewer than four i
irth's "Sleeping -Congregation," on <
le left-hand side of the preacher. I
Strange, too. was the custom asso- i
ated with lone sermons, its object <
?ing to rouse the congregation from t
rue*. the congregation meanwhile r
nrkiug I he expiration of each allotted ]
me by hopefully reaching for their
its. It may be noticed that on?! of
ese monitory horologes tigurts in Ho'ofound
(dumber. A long wand, with d
1 end tdiuped like a hay fork, was ear- c
I'd round the church by a headle.
hose duty it was to Jog the Bleeping
ember in the nape of the neck. and
fcctunlly break the sjx-11. Indeed,
any individuals set aside their savgs
in order to supimrt this custom of
cping the congregation awake.
Lucky St. Larlt.
Perhaps the most extraordinary pheimeuon
which presents ItM'lf in conction
with the volcanic eruptions at
artiui<|ii?> and St. Vincent is that St. <>
icia. lying liftwwn the two islands, v
d only about forty milt's distant from <
e scat of soismie disturbances on *
I her side, has never experienced the t
iehtest tremor, nor have any but the
Itif/.vi umirwlu )i< on linnrit )iv 11 fow ..
tsous; and only once, for :i few
turn, has the full of ashes caused
irkuess to the extent of inconveniice.
This Is all the more remarkable a
that from St. Kitt's southward to ;l
iuidad. have distinct earth rumhliURH v
n>n i.Y iu>r ii-iwcil mill Inml ?l?>tnnnf inns C
ard. Yet the electrical phenomena, 1
pec tally when Mont I'elee has been '
tive. can he distinctly seen from
re.?The Voice of St. Lucia.
n
More deaths from ouake-hlteD occur t
India in houses than in the fields <1
in the Jungle. <J
"WOODEN
^ "
SING BROKEN UP FOR JUNK A T
TYING HORSES
TO SAND HOLES i
I
Aa Effective Device Used by the Indians
of the Desert.
Tying one's horse to a hole in the
ground is a strange proceeding, and to
the uninitiated,(teems impossible, but
In the great California deserts, with
their vast sand wastes and alkaline
beds, where neither trees nor shrubs
have courage to grow, and where
sticks and even stones refuse to exist,
the demand for some efficacious
method of hitching animals has been
Imperative.
The white man. with all his Ingenuity.
has always found the question
of anchoring his horse on the desert
to l>e au enigma.
Fear and necessity compel the desert
traveler to k?*?*p in motion, for the
sun is relentless and treacherous, as
Is the vulture that hovers above with
au anxious gleam of expectation in its
eye*.
Over miles and miles of burning,
pathless sands he may be doomed to
wander while the sun pursues with
heated vigilance. His horse is his only
companion, the only living thing besides
himself in the greut heartless
plain, and he clings to it for safety as
a captain clings to his ship.
If nature reltcls against the struggle,
and the traveler must rest, the only
{Hjsslblc way he- can think of to fasten
his horse while he lies down to entice
Vry/Thftni V
,?J^" -^PNi^rLJI *'8 I
v
DESERT INDIAN TTINO HIS HORSE TO A ^
HOLE. y
n brief sk'ep Ik to tie i he bolter rope ^
;i round bis arm. bin lee or bin l?o<!.v. j
An itniiiuil requires a proportion of
water equal to tbat of man. and be- "
I'omes crazed if bis thirst is not '
riuem-hed. In stleb eases bp is liable
lo plunce and careen wildly away over
lbe sands like a shin Ui a pale, drag- I
iritis his bumau atulior to destruction v
mil death. h
Such has been the c*i>erienee of the v
white man. but the desert Indians, ?
who have never been accredited with superabundant
wits, have for many
rears employed a.method that Is elever.
unique and effective?that of fastening
their animals to holes In the ground,
huriug a recent trip to the desert a
[ibotographer caught an Indian in the
kcry act. and for the lirst time a photo
ivus taken that illustrates the scm-me.
Kneeling on the hot sand, the Indian
began to dig with his hands, which
ivere as hard and tough and liuper- '
lious to pain as a dog's paws. He >
tvorked energetically until he had
made a hole al>out two feet deep. He
[hen tied an immense knot to the end
)f the halter ro|?e. lowered it Into
:he bottom of the hole, tilled the hole
with sand, and then jumped uud
<tam|wd upon it till the enrth over
he kuot was about as solid as the
ock of CJibraltar.?Chicago Hecord[lerald.
Wc<l(llnc n>Tf Her Food. "
A weuuing took place at me < nineIral
the other day, and liberal shower*
if rice were thrown upon the happy
oupie as they left the church. After
he carriages hud rolled away a dc- < ,
repit old woman, who had been heated tl
iu a bench in Logau Square, watching
he gay scene iu front of the church. M
lobbied up to the greut stone steps, u
ml. getting down on her knees. Itegnu li
o brush up the grains of rice thai ha?I mi
een thrown at the bride and groom. il
Patiently the woman toiled o\er her u
ask. carefully gathering up each grain tl
nto a ragged handkerchief. She gath- a
red up a |N)iind or more of the smooth,
k-hitc grains, which she tied up by the
omen- of her handkerchief, and then
he limned off with evident pleasure at t|
he f?KHii supply that had so unexpect- f,
dly conn to her.?Philadelphia Kec- ,M
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Traveling Four Vf?r? to liay So air.
The Kast lireenlauders journey ^
round to West Greenland to get snuff,
nd will consume four years in a single ^
xcurslon there ami hack, often, ucording
to Nansen. remaining no longer
han an hour at the trading station beore
taking up their homeward march. j
Ireland's people commit fewer small
iffetices than those of any other coun
rv. I.uat year there was a further tu
limlnutioi) of 10.2 per cent, in uiiuur a*
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A Fir Alarm Vhlitl* Blown by OM>
One cf our correspondents, Mr. J. K
Ritchie, of Cherryvale. Kan., has send
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'LIE ALARM WHISTLE OPEBATED BT
N ATCP.AL OA8.
Ire alarm whistle used by the Pioneer
'ire Company of that city, This whisle
in blown by natural gas furnished
>y a local gas company. It is said to
e the only ouc of its kind, and cau be
icard several miles. One of the gas
veil* flown 1 .'{,000,000 cubic feet a day,
md is now considered the strongest
veil in the Kansas gas field. Natural
:as is also used for fuel, for lighting
he city, aud is also the only fuel used
>y zinc smeltfrs employing .TOO hands
nil l?,v two vitrified brick plants.?
k'leiitlfic American.
Hptnrakrr Who Never ffuri Hal.
In a shipyard across the river from
innjror. Me., works Moody Brown,
rho is said to he the oldest and best
par maker in tbe United States. lie
vas l*orn in 1820. and has bandied the
dze since he *.vas a boy. Mr. Hrown
OODT BROVX. THE YETEHAN SPA*
MAS SR.
as many peculiarities. He Is a tx>rn
umorist, and In* never wears u hat.
. man's a fool, he thinks, to wear head
DVeriiiK In summer, and in winter
XTe's nothing so warm as snow.
"I'm growing old. and know it." nald
[oody. the other day. "hut I'm of some
w to the world yet. My grandfather
ved to !* i 1.1 year* of age. and was
mart to the last. At one time I
lought I should equal his record, hut
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iirt?'?*ti year*. It'n kind o' hard Id let
uian'* grandad U-at him. aiu't it?"
Trmprratorv of lh? Karih.
The Jeniiumture of tile cru*t of the
irth vurie* t?> much in different plan's
tat no fixed law has ever been found
>r the downward increase <rf the teiu
rat tire, except of local application.
1 the Coms'tcK-k mining region the
niperature i* one degree for every
ei'iilr-eiirht feet, down to JJUUO feet. |
i 11ie north of Kiitflaud it U one dove
for forty-nine feet: in New South
'ales it in one degree for eightj foot;
i I*eip?ic it is on?> degree for tlfty xix
ft: at (irawu Valley, <'ul.. it in one deuce
for 107 feet; in the copper mine*
Mniupui ow uojnve ior iim.
rinillnc Out On*)'* ! rlrntla.
Whether be u?*v?ls it ur not, every
:iu eboultl try to lH?rn?w money *o
; to learu wbo hi* frb-mls iircti't, siml
*o never to leud.-New York Piw*