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Bes THE NflTION?L-BANK OF AUGUSTA h. C. ?ATKB, Pres'i. F. G. FO?tD, Cashier. Capital, 8250,000. ?a.fi^dl?rSlntii } $? 10,000 , ^jvciiltl?? of oiir maihifleevrit Kew Vrt-ilt [soutRlning -ll? >Afpry.Lock . Poxes. Differ, .Ot Si2?'8 am oflored - to oiir j>n.rrons and tho public at $3.00 to $10.00 per auuuui. VOL. LXVIL EDGEFIELD, S. C., W?D???SDAY, AUGUST 6, 1902. THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, AUGUSTA, GA. Paye Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. Hoyne, President. Chas. C. Howard, Cashier. NO. 32. A GRUESOME i, ii Deer-t? tinting Experience By Ernes r0ilr tr?ible ail caine from hiring the young Pa ,vnce to carr?: in one of Ar nold's deer: We were camped in the thick wil lows on the Loup river between Tim ber Creek and the Cedar and had been out three ,!ays. There was already considerable snow on the ground, mo,e had fallen dining the night, so that the walking was very bad. On th? morning Ot th?t third day w?? sat al breakfast (Msb?ssihg means bf bringing in the two" deer which Ar nold had killed the evening before. It was just then that this Indian came down the river and turned into orn eara p. As soon as we had hired him to carry in one of the deer wc all set out together: After a long search Ar? j hold fot?nd one of his deer whei? he . had cached it in a snow-drift: The In dian promised to get into camp .with It before dark: Wc went on for the other deer which we found and un dertook to carry to camp, packing it turn about. The snow was so deep that long before we got in wc were so tired that we could carry the dear but a few rods at a timo. However, we did Anally get to camp at dark and there found three indians waiting for Ufe: The other deer had hot arrived. . While preparing supper we both threw our belts, knives and pistols Up on the bed. After we had feel oii visitors they told Us that they weit camped across the Cedar, up the Loup a very short distance. So after sup per we decided to go with them and see if the Indian had gotten that lar with oiir deer; We went without ?rhis: There was no' moon; but th? stars ?hd the sn?w-covered ground rn?de it quite light: the three Indians went ahead, breaking the trail, and we fol lowed. They traveled very fast for some time; then they'broke into a trot, which givew granualiy" faster and faster, unui we found it almost im possible to keep up with- them. Finally We l?st sight of them and be gan to suspect something w?s wron;; However, we concluded to follow on. They could not hide their trail in the deep snow, and we could always find our way back to camp. After a while on Indian struck for the h?ls, making a large trail, seem ingly to lead us after him. The other two went on up the river. sure their camp was not in . 68 we ffllloweu the two Up i Bbon another trail,, also larg into _tBe hills? but we follow* iteming' mah up the river. WAfter a short distance ? in ?he' cold and tu^^f? talk over the situation. Far a\ over the hills came the shriii, .. ~ lng wail'of a lone coyote; then all was silent. What should we do? Evidently the Ihdians had not intended to take Us to their^ camp. We were only the ihore determined to find it. For we %fer? how satisfied that thc Indian had stblen our deer and had taken lt to the Pawnee encampment. We turned down to the river and went on the ice,, where the walking was much better. The snow crunched under our stiff boots, cold wind sighed past our ears, and the eddy ing flakes blew into our faces. Thc bright air wa" deliciously fresh, but on tne show-clad star-lit prairie noth ing appeared to break the stilly white ness, to tell us which way we should turn our footsteps. However, we traveled up thc river several miles, un til we were well tired out, and were about to give up thc search, when wc heard a far-distant muffled sound. Turning a bend in the river, wc saw two glowing tents lit up wi*h great fires within. The Indians were camped in the wil lows on the west side of the river. Between us was a large air rift in the river, kept upon by iiic swift current. We found a long log which we threw across the dangerous hole. Then bal ancing carefully we walked over. To have fallen meant a certain death un der the ice. We found no trail so wc pushed the willows apart ind crowded thi-ough. In the clearing we discov ered several other tents, most of thom seemingly deserted. T'ie one near est us was well lit up. Numerous mov ing shadows played on its side. Much talking and laughter came from it. We weut to it, raised the flap and stepped in. The noise and talk stopped instantly. The air was close and smelled of cooked meal. In the center a large fire roared. On it was a great boiling kettle of venison. We looked around. Each Indian had a rib of deer. A feast was on. We knew they were eat ing our deer. After a time I asked, "Whose tepee is this?" A large fat Indian struck himself on the breast and said, "It is mine." Arnold recognized him as Doctor Big Bear, and shook hands with him. The other Indians then resumed tneir feast. He gave us seats near himself, and we asked about our deer. Big Bear admitted that it was our deer, ex plaining that it was all right about the deer, that he and Arnold were just like brothers. I told him he should bring the part of tue deer not cooked, the hi^e, and a good blanket to our camp and it would be well. Other wise we would go to the White Father (the Indian agent, who would send the thief and Big Bear to Omaha in irons. The doctor smiled, then he said in Pawnee. "Whose deer is it? Did you killed it." I told him that Arnold killed the deer, but that we were hunting to gether as one man. The doctor, turned to Arnold, who could not understand Pawnee, and said In English, "He-say-he-shoot-deer." "Nervously Arnold answered, "Yes. yes. he kill him, he shoot him." I said to Arnold, "That will not do. They know I don't know where the deer was. The boy told them you killed it." Then in Pawnee lo the Indian, I ?aid, "Speak straight out from your I WAR DANCE. I Among the Pawn?? indians. S1 fr t A. Gerrard. Jj? I mouth: W? ard here; speak straight I out. He turned io Arnold and ag?in said, "He-say-he-" I was angry. I hit him on the side of the jaw just hard enough to show him I meant business. The ether In dians had been talking and eating. At this a sudden hush ran around the lodge, .lt should have warned me. Ag?ih ? said to the doctor, "Speak straight but from yo?r mouth: We are herc. Speak ddt:'"' The old rascal kept quiet ? mo"; ment; then, caning Arnold brother, said. "You come-Iast-year-my-camp f-iorence. Hc-say-he-shoot-" Hardly had his mouth closed when I I hit him again. The blow twisted his head around sharply. Again the sud I den htlsh fan round ihe lodge. Then the doctor drew himself back, shoved his hand Under his. blanket, and ;said? "Kit-te-kO Te-sho:dish." I answered; "Yes; very mad." He said, "Perhaps you are looking for a fight." "Yes, ?ooking for a fight," I said as I put my hand inside my breast, pre tending to reach for a pistol. So we stood glaring at each other. All was siill; no one moved. At last three bucks rose. One passed out; the others sat down, Again there was silence; every one anxiously expect ant; Ere jong outside ? squaw began ? sing-song cry. Now her tones were low and mournful, low and mournful came the wail. Now it grew faster, faster and fiercer, ever more terrible. Revenge, defiance were her theme. Onward, Upward hurried the wailing. The bu"ka moved uneasily. I asked them why she Cried. 1 received no answer. All were siienh Then to a boy I shouted, ''Why does she cry?" 'Because you hit her man," answered ie, jumping up. At this all the Indians sprang to heir feet. More Indians crowded in o the tepee. They talked and ges ured fiercely. Thc excitement was rrowing: Arnold and 1 stood back to >aok waiting: Some of tho indians began to movfl n and out still talking, still gOsticulat ng. Soon a deer's hindquarters were 'rought in and flung at my feet, then he hide, then tho forequarters, then -"!'?*.?* * -." '?" ~-vif*ii "r i,i - A ."ISO, no, uc ^..wii. 0 that. There are too many. Let ie fix it." Thc Indians had quieted clown some, ?atching us, awaiting our next move, .mold turned to the doctor, took the ascal's hand and said, "Wc are rothcrs, take the deer, it is wicked to gilt;" The Indian smiled, and his beady yes gleamed treacherously. Outside the war-song had begun gain. More meat, cooked and un ooked, was hurried in and thrown at ny feet. Thc excitement was swiftly trowing. The Indians moved around is in a circle, all muttering, all sway ng their arms and their legs. Soon he circle began to move. One Indian nside took up the war-song. OUers ?oined in the wailing chant; the grue some war-dance was on. We folded our arms and looked lbout. As yet they were afraid to at :ack us. Round and round went the dance, faster ever faster. Fiercer and fiercer ?rew the soi:g. Sweat began to stream down our faces. The air was bazy with smoke and dust, and stench. Il Avas hell. Then ! thought swiftly and remem bered that I knew Spotted Horse, one of the chiefs of this camp. Eagerly I looked for the young chief. He was not to be seen. I despaired. At last a young Indian came in. He seemed to have just arrived at camp. 1 looked fixedly at him, until he seemed to be conscious of myself alone. Then iii Pawnee I said. "Go tell Spot ted Horse to come here. His white brother wishes to speak lo him. Go." The Indian immediately raised the Hap of the tepee and disappeared. ? n\e of thc dancers noticed this. The dancing quieted down. The lead ers started after him. Then again Arnold said good-bye to the doctor and we started to go. A crowd immediately stepped in front of us. They po.nted to the meat and ' gestured fiercely. We took our old positions, acting brave, though feeling dejected. Soon fhc leaders* returned, and again thc circle was formed. Wilder and fast er the dancing grew. Round and round went the circle. More Indians crowded in. A squaw stirred the fire. It roared and crackled, and long pointed red flames leaped into the dark air. lighting up the cruel faces. One Indian drew his knife, then an other, and another. One left the surg ing circle and danced toward us. sing ing wildly, and slashing the air excit edly, "This is terrible," muttered Arnold. "We've got to grab those irons," I said. "Are you ready?" "Yes." "It's our only chance." "Let's risk it." "Ready!" Our muscles were tense for action. But just then I saw Spot ted Horse's head thrust into the tepee. "Wait!" I cried. Spotted Horse gazc:l about a second until his eye fpll on us. 'Then he hur ried in, flinging dancers right and left, elbowing his way straight to us. We each grasped one of his hands. He slyly smiled at our sighs of relief, and said, "You-heap-bad-scaro?" "Yes," I laughed nervously, "heap WI." Thp Indians quieted down, quickly and one by one sneaked out of th': tent- __ _ Spotted H?rse led tis to his tepee and g?v? ils seats with him on tb< raised part; which was covered witl robes and blankets. I t?ld him om trouble, find the cause of it. So h? promised to bring tis th? deer and a good blanket the next d?y; Wc thanked him, shook hands, and started back to camp. Throughout the Indian village all was dark and quiet, not an Indian in sight: ,We hurried on silently for a pule; (hen, feeling more secure, we began to talk over out* n?rrow escape. At car camp we found everything as we had left it. But we diu not sleep much that night. Early the next morning we heard Spotted Horse call We looked out and saw only an In dian pony some forty yards away. When we answered, the chief anpoared from behind the pony. He unloaded thc meat, cooked and Uncooked, thc deer's hide, and ? very poor blanket. Then he jumped on his horse, yelled good-bye, and started bacK. We laughingly cried after him "Spot, oh, Spot! We said a good blanket!" He laughed, waived his hand, and galloped away. He knew wc were glad enough to get off with even a poor blanicet. that day the Indians moved on up the river. We stayed several days longer and enjoyed our hunt without molestation.-Outing Magazine. BRILLIANT FISH OF THE WEST INDIES. Professor BrUlol Derribe* Sonus ?transa Nprci meiiA, Tile clear, limpid waters that sur round Bermuda and the West indies he above coral, reefs covered with* plants and animals, many of which are brilliant in color aa a rainbow. They look like glimpses of fairyland! and as your eye wanders from one wonder to another you catch yourself striving to peek just around some cor ner into a strange nook half hoping to sec a bevy of mermen and mer minds sporting and playing within :he crannies. Here is a patch of pale ?reen sea lettuce; there is a group of fl-eat purple sen fans; yonder some ?o!ilen corals standing out like a shelf )r branching like a tree; while among hem all swim lovely Ashes that, take he place of the fairies that should Iwell in this magic land ami fascinate ou by their gorgeous colors and their .raccful, wavy motions. There is a great green "parrot fish," s brilliant In color as his namesake lie bird, showing himself boldly, and wimmiug along slowly, secure from ny assault. His geales are green as ie fresh grass of springtime, and each im, and as the parrot passe* v???. ( im he suddenly changes to bright ? carlet, and as quickly resumes his -, )rmer faint rolor. Had tnc parrot , cen' looking for his dinner, and ] lotight tho hind would make a good rst course, this sudden change of col- ] r might have scared him off. just s the sudden bristling of a cat makes dog change his mind. When the ind is disturbed at night, he gives , ut flashes of light to startle the in ruder, and send him away in a right-Prof. C. L. Bristol, in St. Nieb ras. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. The eye of a fly is so constructed as o bring the entire horizon within his drcle of observation-a fact which ex )lains the extreme aler ines of these nsects in escaping attack. Milan has a curiosity in a clock ,vhich is made entirely of bread. The uaker is a native of India, and has de voted three years of his life to tho construction of this curiosity. The ;lock is of a good size and goes well. One of the most surprising perform ant js during the recant Long Island endurance test was that of a five-horsc power American gasoline vehicle, which carried two passengers over the 100-mile course, without a stop, in G hours and 20 minutes, consuming but 3 gallons and JO gills of gasoline. Patrick William Carey and bis four sons of San Jose, Cal., measure among them 31 feet 8 inches of stature, the tallest and shortest being two sons, who stand 6 feet CV* and (J feet 2% inches, respectively. Tho father ls G feet 4. Their combined weight is 1055 pounds, and all are stout and strong in proportion to their height. As carly as 1012 tho French began to advertise in a paper called the Pet ites Affiches, and ten years lalor the first bona-fide attempt at printing a newspaper was made in London. Among the very earliest mercantile advertisements to appear in England was one advertising the sale of tea. It appeared in the Merctirius Politicals. A professional burglar in Berlin found a new and original way of add ing to the ordinary profits; of Iiis pro fession. After each burglary he sent a full account of it to one of the daily newspapers*, and for this he received payment in Hie usual way. But he tried his plan once too often. The ed itor became suspicious and gave infor mation lo the police, who soon found how this amateur reporter was able tp beat all rivals in-the way of early in formation. In a London safe deposit vault re cently the renter of a sate, anxious foi the spiritual welfare of one of the jan itors, said, while they were in thf vault together. "Are you prepared tc die?" For answer the janitor instant ly pinued the questioner to the wall b throat. Assistance arrived, and thc ur fort?nate renter was carried out. hi "throttled." Explanations ensued, fd lt was then discovered that, an inqr>' after his spiritual welfare had ;f;n construed hy ll'.c janitor as the pr10*" iuary to a murderous attack. FIRE, SMOKE AND LAVA. A te* Timely Notei About Tolcan:? Eruption?. Immediately before or at the com rjcnccment ol' eruptions the water ii neighboring wells falls and the sei recedes, followed by a returnlnf wave. Though gr??t Volcanic activity mas b3 noted at particular' periods, yet*syn? pathy between the eruptive energy al any two well separated vents has noi been found With certainty to exist. Antecedent to eruptions, earth quakes, earthquake Shocks or earth tremors occur, especially add m?r? violently previous to the opening of new vents, as at Jorullo and Monte fcuovo, and after long dormancy, as be l ore thc first historic eruption o? Vesuvius. Enormous flows of lava have oc curred wothout explosive effects, and there arc vast beds of lava rock ?hal have not been when fluid associated' with any Volcanic cones, as in Antrim,' Abyssinia and Idaho, Steam is most abundant and sea-J salt a prominent product of explosive emptions, and all the elements of sea water are contained in the ejectmenta or explosive volcanoes. Active volcanoes, with few excep ?ons, are either In the sea (insular or submarine) or are on coasts either^ contiguous to or at but little distance from tht sea. Inland extinct volcanoes were near thc sea or sea-like lakes at the period of their activity, as in Auvergne and and Hungary, The extinction of volcanic activity has followed the removal of the coast line to a very moderate distance, as in the Roman Campagna. Volcanic action has gone on for long periods of time in many areas without causing any surface derange ment, except Hie building up of cones or the rupture of very small areas. The outputs of volcanic eruptions relatively to the bulk of the globe are Individually infinitesimal, and their aggregate forms only a small part of even the visible surface of the earth. Astronomical calculations, ocean tides and thc general stability of land and sea during long periods demon strate great rigidity of the solid ex terior of tho globe, and consequently a great thickness of solid rocky sub structure. All scientific investigation seems to demonstrate that active volcanoes are flue to the sea, which, by giving its waters in sufficient volumes when lava i? ascending, produces that explosive xnd rending force tnat opens a new rent at the surface and adds a vol .i.'!l)S 'lineiess worm my^ix?iue,- RT0 ?*M CA" J imple of the uses of adversity in de- ( ,-elopment of groat fiction, Mr. Fuller , dtes Ninteenth Century Russia. Says j ;ie: i "The greatest national fiction of the ? nineteen century grew up under the blighting shadow of autocracy, wita a threatening accompaniment of im prisonment, exile, excommunication and death. Thc works of Dostoiewsky, Gogol, Turgeny and Tolstoi, let us bear in mind, were never written to amuse the leisure of prosperous per sons fatigued by the mere attainment of their prosperity. Greater concerns were in these men's minds and hearts. The Russian plow turned up a de?p and tragic furrow, and a rich harvest came in significant response. With us the plow of experience has but scratch ed along the surface, and a light and facile crop is the sui .ble return. Our one great deep experience as a nation, the civil war, found us inarticulate, save for a small New England group, and timidly provincial in our attitude toward the established art canons of the elder world; and while, in the present day, we are articulate to a surprising and even to a distressing degree, the mediocrity that attends on mere material prosperity has seriously qualified the value of our utterance." Are KnglUbinen Deteriorating? Earl Grey writes in the London Mail that Englishmen are deteriorat ing. His reasons are these: ll) Thc towns draw thc vigor and stamina on which the maintenance of their prosperity depends tom a con stant infusion of fresh cointry blood. (2) This regenerating stream is running lower and Iowa1 every day, and threatens before lojg to cease to flow at all. If these two premix ar0 corr?Ct? and I am not awan that they are questioned by serious men, we are brought face to taco with the terrible conclusion that uni? the present tide of humanity which keeps flooding into tho towns can be checked and ebbed bi'ck upon thc cdntry a slow but in evitable extineti? must be our miser able fate. A Srnc'nB: I'.rldce. A new bride ferry is to be built at Nantes, Fra?ce, to transport freight cars over tl* River Loire. The bridge will consis'of two steel towers 487 feet apart, corrected by a horizontal track 162 feet ?>ovc tlie water. An inverted steel ln;k will run on this track and by cabl'SUspenders carry a ferry-plat form -I'ftfet square and having a maxi mum ?pacltyof GO tons. The estLmat cA.c?t of tl10 bridge is $199,000 and it will1,1 completed in 1903. Thc ferry wiiralso carry foot passengers, carts, ctt, for which toll will be charged. lt n IHM I In ROND*, While a Mr. Curidall was standing >n a heap of beans in a warehouse at Ipswich a trapdoor was opened, reJ lates the London Globe, and he wa?, carried down and completely buried beneath an avalanche ol' beans weigh ing several tons. It took a gang of men an hour and a half to extricate him. He was unconscious but unhurt. People who talk too much are apt tc gd iripped up. Thc fi?h that keeps Us mouth shut never gets caught. ITH the achievements ol the nineteenth century jct fresh in mind, only lite ex' treroe of perversity would *be apt to declare (hat anything is im I possible .lu the prospective achieve ments of the twentieth. It ls not alone I that the logically impracticable has beeil proved the actually feasible lu instance ?fter instance within our rec ollection, but thiit the process of elab \ orating and perfecting an invention is, ?jgthese days, so rapid that public in Herest Js given no time to Hag. from Jjthe moment when the theory is iirst promulgated until the Hiing itself Js au {'established fact. An illustration of .rbis rapidity of development is fur nished by the wireless telegraphic sys tem of Signor Marconi, the progress of whose experiments has been so steady ?and so speedy that, from first to last, he has been almost continually iii the ? public eye. At HO stage of his proceed ?ngs have the scoffers been able to -get fairly into print with their ridicule and hostility before his announcement Kf another proof of his theory's prac ticability, nu additional experiment, or it further success. I In quite another held of modern Science, however-that of aulo-Iocomo \iou-it must have appeared to casual observers that, in ibis country at least, ?file inventors have recently come to a practical standstill, with their task but Imperfectly done at best. There is, it nay frankly be sahl, not-a motor car nage in existence to-day which is not 'lar from being a complete solution of ?he problem, nor has there been, dur ffig, say, the last two years, that ad vance in development which the possi bilities of tho time, as illustrated, in other directions, by the performances ^ Monsieur Santos-Dumont or Signor UBING-OABRIAGE FOR USE IN AFRICA. f the French cock can drown the cream of the American eagle, but. so ar as aufo-locomotion *is concerned, pe have been fairly and squarely beat in, and may as well admit it grace tally, and turu our attention to what :he French are doing, with an idea of >rofiting thereby, rather than to be lying off at tangents without rhyme ir reason, oftentimes merely to repeat, it the cost of time, capital and labor, ixperiments which such men a s De Dion, Panhard, Girardot, Fournier or Sharron have proved impracticable. The subject of the French antonio )ile in its commoner forms has been :oo exhaustively treated iu the Ameri ;au reviews to make it advisable to go nto the question here. What is of nore interest at the moment is a brief iomment upon the directions in which be fantastic, though far from unprac :lcal, imagination of French inventors s turning, now that the perfectiou of ;h? automobile, as a racing or road jarriage, is, to all intents and pur poses, merely a question of time. yhile Paris-and, for that matter, sractically all France-is on terms of but casual acquaintance with ice and 3now, the present close relation of French and Russians lias naturally turned the minds of Parisian inventors tovard the question of auto-sleds and nuto-sleighs. In a rudimentary form, the auto-sled has been for some time nu actuality. . lt was a feature last winter on thc Neva at St. Petersburg, oui, it must be confessed, as poor an affair, when compared with the sleigh nrhich has been built by a French in ventor for one ot the KM ss. a n grand ?ukes, as would have been Fulton's first steamboat contrasted with a Steam-yacht of to-day. The giaml duke's auto-sleigh is an actuality as well, though not till now made public. It is a thing of beauty, too, designed and executed in the style of Louis XV. But the auto-sleigh is by uo means designed to bc simply the toy of a grand-duke. If the House of Savoy is not destined to bc crowned with the glory of the discovery of the north pole, it will not be thc fault of one of its younger princes. That royalty is 55 ^V^^^^^ Jut GYPSY LIFE - OLD AND HF only partially typical of eouservntim is evinced "by the fact I hal in in hands ef tin- same Friwh Inventor ill prince in question has placed a sui too large for eveu an cnthu.siast t iry Automobiles. waste ou a chimera, to be expended ii experimenta and in the constructs of nn aoto-sleigli to be used in a das] for tile polo. But while Italy is preparing to skin over thc ice-pack H a miraculous!; swift and powerful machine, France herself proposes to inn ko thu Interior ul* Africa as accessible as ber own inland towns, by means of huge tour ing-carriages, built 't aluminum, shaped like a submarine boat, water tight, and able io navigate rivers as readily as to run on land. The calcu- j la i ions by which our French inventor! arrives nt ibo potential practicability of such a machine, for use, say, In the Sahara, arc as ingenious as they are intricate, being based primarily on the weight of a camel and his burdon com bined, por pound to thc sonnr? cant* weight to be carried. This desert machine, as it will appear tvhen completed fdr the usu of French explorers and engineers, will be a huge nffair of tremendous power, capable jf three separate and distinct methods of auto-locomotion. In addition to the ordinary action of the motor upon the PKOPOSED AUTO-SLEIGH FOR THE POLAR REGION'S. driving-wheels, there is a means of throwing thc power onto another clutch, operating directly upon a pro peller at tho stern. The machine, as we have said, is water-tight, and the from wheels differ from, the ordinary in that the spokes are replaced by disks of aluminum. As a result, they not only serve to steer thc automobile whun on land, but provide au effective rudder while afloat. There is, In addi tion, ii powerful sail, for use in a favor ing wind; the wind is counted upon in the case of the arctic automobile as well, it being titted with a lee outrig ger. Finally, this desert-touring machine has a capstan in front, on which the motor can at any moment be made op erative, enabling it, with a ehaiu and anchor, to lift the car up unusually stoop inclines, or drag it, when in usc as a boat, against thc swiftest rapids More than anything else, lt sounds like u chapter from the prophesies of Mr H. B. Wells, this prospect of aluminum ti j caravans flying, across the desert u j plunging over lakes and rivers, an i?. bringing stores o? gold, frnnkinceus n j and myrrh, ivory, spices and scent? o I woods lo the borders of civilization I less time than a camel requires for i ?Ingle day's journey. Indeed, thc earn els and the borders of civilization alik< trill soon bo things of tho past, if ni this be possible. And we are told no: only rh.it lt is possible, but that it it imminent, and these are no days ir which to doubt assertions of thc kind ' So l?ug ago as the French Automo i bile Show of 19U? there was exhibited li in the Grand Palais des Champs Fly sees, an enormous touring-car. with a i dinner table completely set for eight f persons. At the time it seemed a fan MErAVY- DR AUG AT AUTOMOBILE -r tastic affair, and. in all probability, "for exhibition purposes only." Yet now it is known that the King of the Belgians already has such an auto-car. only on a scale even more elaborate-* a car with a state-room, saloon, kitch en and office. It is likely to .be the only one of its kind, for an appreciable time at least. As thc builder said, his Majesty is not desirous, in the first year of possession, to meet others on the road, no doubt lilied with Amer! cans. Therefore, np to this time, the plans, even the appearance r??" " . AUTO SLEIGH BUILT FOR A RUSSIAN GRAND-DUKE._ of the automobile. The French in ventor aud manufacturer with whom we have boon speaking is confessedly thc tinal authority among his compa triots, but, nevertheless, a man who believes that the motor vehicles of to day are little more than baby-carri ages, and that the Immediate future will sec some developments in auto locomotion beside which even auto sleighs and desert-cars will be as nega tively interesting as the ordinary au tomobiles now seen in our streets and parks. "For the time being." he adds, "we In Franco shall sot the example, aud the rest of the world will follow. But in the end you lu America will outstrip us all."-Harper's Weekly. Prepares Solid Foundation,,. It is not entirely new to render loose soil, such as sand and gravel, stable enough for building purposes by im pregnating it with thin fluid cement. Which binds with the saud and forms a sudiciently bard concrete mass to serve as a foundation: but this process is always dependent upon certain con ditions. Thus, for Instance, the soil must contain no wu ter, because thc water tills out the interstices of the sand and renders the penetration of the cement very difficult, and, In addi IMPREGNATING WITH LIQUID CEMENT. tion to this, the water still further dilutes the cement, which is thin fluid already, so that it is impossible foi the cement to bind and lorin a good foundation. Sow comes a Russian in ventor with an apparatus to exhaust the water from the soil simultaneously with the forcing ?uto it of the liquid cement. This enables the cement tc be properly distributed and also ren ders it possible to force it into the soil with less pressure than when a single forcing tube was used. As seen iii the drawing, the two smaller tubes pour the cement into the saud, while the larger central pipe is connected with a suction pump or other exhaust apparatus. This draws the water fro the soil and allows the liquid cement indicator to show when the soil" has been impregnated by drawing thc ce nient into the tube after the watei has been exhausted. The pipes ha vi pointed heads to aid in their insertioi lu the earth. Nicolas Schieikicwies of St. Petersburg, Uus.sia, has Ihe pat eut on this apparatus. AF FATHER MADE IT. ?he was a rich man's daughter, ' Ho was a poor man's son; Ho wasn't a .. catch," but Lovo made ft* match, And they married, as othors have done. And now when ho eats her pastry He can only sit and sigh; Ho has nothing to say ot tho grand ?ld way In which "mother made a pie." For thia is her answer always: "Like your mother I will bake it, II you will go and make the 'dough' As my lather used to make it" -New York Press. HUMOROUS. "This parting gives me pain," mur mured the man in the chair, as the dentist separated him from one of his teeth. > The Lawyer-Do you know him well? The Doctor-I've never known him any other way. Ho was never sick in his life: Ida-Did he say you were worth your weight in gold? Belle-Even I more, dear. He said I was worth my I weight in beefsteak. "Wigg-Bjones says he is 2r.a!!y con vinced that there is such a thing as .perpetual motion. Wagg-Worse than that! He is even addicted to the endless chain habit. "Do you think he died happy?" "I guess so. Nearly everybody in towoi breathed easier when the clods began to rattle down on him." "She's a clever girl. She can read a man like a book." "That may be, but I'll bet she'd say 'this is so sudden' if one were to propose to her." Lady-You say you were.a doct-jr and lost your . practice owing to the automobile. What kind of a doctor were you? Tramp-A horse doctor, ma'am. Muggins-I understand that friend of yours is a millionaire. Is he one of the openhanded, extravagant kind? Buggins-Yes, indeed. Why, he even . pays his taxes. "I'd have you know that I've turned away' thousands," stormed the heavy tragedian. "Naturally," sneered the comedian; "your acting would turn away anybody." Blobbs-With all his faults, Close fist is a true friend. Slobbs-He never helps a fellow out when he's in a hole. Blobbs-No; nor does he overburden you with adrice. Teacher-Yes, "revive" means to "come to." Now make a sen'" tainfnc W"' you can ao anytning for her?" "Well, we might try vaccination," replied the young doctor. "You know that keeps people from taking things." She-He's very insulting. I heard him remark that my tongue goes like a race horse. Her husband-O ! that's just his ignorance. If he knew anything about race horses he'd rea lize that there never was one that could keep going all day. Where I*u?iln "Kim" ,a School. Said a critical visitor in an upper west side schoolhouse the other day: "I have seen as many different forms of school government as there are schools in this city, but the one I liked best was that which forcibly remind ed me of the fact that I am an Amer ican and unquestionably capable of government. "In this school" he continued "tho boys are made to feel that they havo a direct interest in all the property. I am told it has taken several years to bring about this feeling among thc boys, but nok that it is in the air there is woe unto the rascal who dares even as much as make a lead pencil mark upon the wall. And what is most to thc point is that, the 'woe' is not meted out by the teacher or principal, but by the fellow-pupils of thc offender. "This school, by thc way, is pointed out as a marvel in that it has stood the test of four years' use, while to the visitor it gives the impression of hav ing been just opened. From the janitor to the principal all the officials there disclaim any credit for these splendid conditions. In the words of one of tho teachers, the system echoes the sentiment of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, 'Government of the people, by the people, for thc people shall not perish from the earth.' "Self-government can surely be made a success in schools as well as in nations."-New York Times. How Ho Fooled the Doff. A gentleman who is fond of study ing wild animals, in their natural sur roundings once had an opportunity of seeing for himself an example of the cunning for which thc fox has become proverbial. As he was standing near the bank of a river one winter day, he saw a fox run out upon the ice and make straight for a hole. At the edge of the opening he stopped, turned, fol lowed his tracks back to the bank, ran down the stieara and paused to r.wait developments. In a little while a dog rame tearing out of the woods, with his nose close to the ice and snow. He ran along the ice with his head down. lOllowing the I scent until he reached the opening. It was then too late to check his speed. He plunged into the water and was lost under the ice. The fox meantime had waited in plain sight to watch the effect of his little trick ni? Letter. Ethel-A sixteen-page letter from George! Why, what on earth does he say? Mabel-He says he loves mc Brooklyn Life. Berlin is getting tired of its flatness and thc residents are thinking of building hills in suitable sites with the city's dust and ashes.