The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 18, 1900, Image 6
Roberts Great Army can do
Nothing Without Horses;
Loudoo, April It, 4 66 a m ?
Tba wmf office bad notbiog to com
oMwioete to the public yesterday.
U may be takeo for granted that
tt# ramor of Oeo Brabaot't ?iotorj
aft Wepener la premature With
aba remainder of bia force ha left
Aliwsl North for Rouxvilie, and
baa scarcely been time fo. an
it.
ire ia praotioally no fraeh news
tbie morning All tba Bloamfootein
ebspetobeo, however, breathe a con
Aden I tone. There teems to be e
beery den and on tba railway for
an large da army, wbiob leave a the
bare of everything aave the
?lata necbseitiee of life.
Tba fact that tba censors allowed
riaetoo Cborohill's dispatch on the
tat of reo.ooots to paea speaks
WOtwmeo for tht oooditton of that
ejweetios aad oouoerniog tba pros
peo'e of any immediate advsoce to
arard Pretoria Tba utmost that
Lord Roberts will be able to do
lac some time to oome will be io
aba direction of clearing tba Boars
mom tba aoathero part of tba Free
Tba diapatobea annoonae tba ap
?esauh of winter. Tba Bret pinob of
?we* baa been fait at Bloemfonteio,
vjHm: s ooeaideiaWe rain baa fslleo.
II la aaid that Praaidaat Kr?ger
fJsakad tba Boar camp at Kroonatad
aw wall aa Brsodtort
OPERATIONS ABOUT WKPKNKR
awweera, Basaiolsad, Saturday, April
?4.?8ir Godfrey Legdss, the Britieh
n oommleetooer, retaraed bars
(Friday) from tbs sesas of
' atsr Wepsotr He ssd
abe jsaraaiosot ebief bars ststioood
eVOdO armed satires to resist passible
laser satrsaabmeais. Tbs orders of
aba rsstdeat aommissioaer srs ibsi the
are aot to be allowed to sross
Free Bute frostier oa asy prsteass
sr. Two astitss who eroased
aad leewd aa abandoned Boer fan
?aw ia eaatody.
Oel Deiget's positioo is strong sad
well oh ease, bai he be is eomplotsly
are
Only an Observer.
Waehiegtoo, April 18?The wsr
aapsrtmost todsy rseeived the follow
sag aabtegram from Adalbert Bay.
Halted Stetes soasal st Prstoria,
relative to tba pablisbsd statement that
Oept Oarl Rsishmaa, tbs United States
military ohservsr ia the Trsosvsal, has
baea leadisg s Boer fares :
R"Pretoria, April 12 ? Ramor of
Retebmso's aativs participation is
abaelatsly filss"
-?Ne inquiry bad bssa mads oa that
it, tbo wsr depsrtmeot officials
satisfied tbst Ospt Rsishmss
aot have sommtttsd sseh
woIp?ble treaoh of tbe roles of wsr
It is supposed that Conen I Hay's
mseesgo was isepirod by Ospt Reieb
msa. who L belisted to be to Pretoria,
aad who, it is said, aodoabtedly
ebeeght s statement from tbo eoasol
weald be bettor thae a personal denial.
besag
ewatd
Loadoa, April 17, 4 15am ?Lord
Roberte has eprtad bis ost far sod wide
ta so tob tbe adtsotsroo* eo mm so does
that bsvs base mahisg mischief ia tbe
aaatbeastsra pert of tbo State. The
aat bss sot yst bssu drewo to ; bat at
tba beer?qaartere of Lord Roberto tbo
Imevteeioe ? lists thai tbe power of tbe
Beere is deeresaisg. A Daily News
eerrrspoodeot bss tbem Issisg to tbs
orstbeeet ; s Staoderd eorrsepoadset
roporte tbem leetog aortbward ; a
Daily Telegraph ssrrssposdsst ssys
that seme srs goieg north ssd othsro
aaaih, while a Morsisg Poet report
says it io aat known what the Boers srs
deteg
Kfidoatly the feeling st B loo es (on
teia io thai lbs dtspoeitioss of Lord
Roberto ere snob as to eoabls bim to
ssassatroto ejerge fotss rapidly st say
point Tbe Boers, bel?g ewers of
abet, ars press med to be t Linking aow
ebtety of retreat
Tbe iavestmset of Wepsaer, seeord
lag to a s^osial dispotob from Bloom
feeteio, bss absolute I j bssa abaadoaed
Aeeordiog to s Bstbssy dispsteb, tbe
Boers are enable to retrest northward,
?"weteoee tbe Britieh strongly bold all
reads.
Ditoros roporte from Natal, ooe es
eortteg tbst tbs Boors bsvs .stirod
beyond tbo Biggarobarg rsogs sod so?
other ssyiag that some of tbem are
etooe to Ladysaitb
Lowdoa wait* soofldaotly for almoat
immediate aoaoaoeemsut of news fa
vorablo to tbo Bittisb
Distraet eiieti, however, as to aoy
reptd, eoatioeooe adf aooo toword Pre
tor ia, sbtsfy oo aoeooot of tbe laek of
horses, maoy of wbiob die io tbo ooee
of loeg voyages
Letters from the Cape say that the
three days' journey by rail ie made is
tbe epea trasks ; that tbs arrange
meats for feeding sad watering are
?eedeqeete. ssd tbst tbe aofortuoste
oeimaie break dowo rapidly io aonss
qaoaee of tbeos bsrdsbips.
Despite tbs seorgy of its baysrs
ebteed, tbs wor oRee forssess moo4*
daSoslty ia tapplttng the enormous
aamber of heroes roqairsd.
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CUBAN RELIEF cures Collc,
Neuralgia aad Tooth sehe io
ivemieutee. Bour Btocnaow and
Commlalam ftwm,sBo.
Parkhurst Attacks
Confessiou of Faith.
ANOTHER CHURCH SEN?
SATION.
New York. April 15 ?Re? Charles
H Psrkburst. speaking io his pulpit
to Madison Square Presbyterian Church
todsy, made a vigorous assault on the
West reinster confession of faith : "We
ooght to bite a new eoofessioo of faith.
It is surprising thst tbo Presbyterian
Churoh is able to do as much ae it is
dotog with sooh ao incubus slrspped
opon oe it we are tottering ander io
our present confession. The thing
Deeded is a simple, brief, Saxon state
cneot of a half doteo or so of the vital
it gredtents of Jesus' Christ's message
to the world I oould get aioog vit i a
eonfi?ssion of faitb eootaioiog bat the
little thst Jeans end wbea he ires
trjiog to make a Ctristriso of Ntoo le?
rnst : 'Qod so loved the world that He
gave Hie oely begotten Soo, that
wboeoever balttvetb io Him shell not
perieb bot have eteroal life ' Better
give the preseot orecd a dignified pli.oe
in tbe moseum for wbtt it it, theo hsok
it to pieces aod revamp it for what it it
oot
"Aod theo, ooee more, if there were
among we, tbe dittioet feeliog wbiob
tbe goepel to wooderfully guarantees,
tbat everything in all this great Cbr s
tiea matter pivots oo the obsolete aod
ooeooditiooal love of Ood, we should
be iatolereet toward everything that
states or tveo taggttte aojtbiog like
a partial or ao arbitrary love oo God's
part, loving tome because He ohoee to,
ood damning the reet in order to shot
what He ooold do sod bow just He
wae.
"Now, tbat it oar book, the Presby
teeiaa eoafeavioa of fat h, io tbe third
chapter If we are thorough Prttbyto
rieee ead believe what our dootrioal
proepeete advertieet at tt believing, we
believe it probtble tbat tome of the
ebildrea io yowr homes, little children,
perhaps tbe bebe of year botom, is
damned, already damoed, dtmood bo
fore it wet bora, damoed from everlast
iog to everlaetiog ead theo yoa are
invited to oome ioto church mod ssy
'Oar Father!' Wby aoy man who
sboald beeome a father for the take of
tbe joy ood 'glory' be would uae io
baraiag aod raekiog bit owo offspring,
deliberately ereatiag a obild with
view to tbe egooy ioto wbiob be was
goiog to tortore it would be ehated from
tbe earth at a fiend ead at an ebolli
tioo "
WKAT WILL WE DO
ABOUT IT?
Wasbiogtoe, April 14.?It It learo
td oo aadoabted authority that tbt
otgotiatioot for tbe pay moot of indem
oity demaoded for tbe deatroetioo of
Amerieao missionary property io
Turkey doring tbe Armeoiao masnere
ia 1895 have reaehed their logical
oooolosioo. Minister Straus scoured
the promise of the S?lten thai, indemot
ty, amounting to sbout $90,000, should
be paid, aod that promise having beeo
twite reotwed toe last time previoos to
Mioitter Strsus' departure from Coo
stsotinople, it was understood by tbe
oiioister at well at by tbe ttato depart
meot tbat payments would be forlbeom
tog Sixteen mootbt bavt pajssd since
tbe promise wet made aod it has oot
yet beeo fulfilled, aod tbe questioo
preseott itstlf, what tottoo will this
government take to eoforoe its observ
ance Meaowbile, the preeidont hat
rtfastd to atetpt tbt resignation of
Mioieter Street, aod bat indefinitely
extended bit ltave of absence.
Tetter, Sali-Rheum and Eoiema,
Tbe latenea itebing and smarting ineidant to
tbaee diseasas, is instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain's Bye and Skin Oiatment. Many
very bad eases have bean par m anally cured by
It. It ie equally efficient for itebing piles end
a favorite remady for aora nipplea, ehappad
bends, chilblain*, frost bitee and chronic sore
eyes. 3&ets per box. For (sale by Dr A. J
China. Deo 30?o
ffr. Cadjr'a Condition Powdnro
are just what a horse needs when ,in bad oon
ditioa. Tonie, blood purifier and vermifuge.
They are not food but medicine, and tbe best
to usa to pat a horte io prime condition. Price
tt eants per peekage. For sale by Dr A. J
Cbiaa. Dan 30?o
mum . ? ?? e^gtsnv?
THE COTTON; CROP.
Waabiogtoo, April 15.?There is
probably oo siogie feet, tbe koowledge
of wbieb ia more interesting end
important to the southern people theo
the emoaot of tbe cotton erop. The
preeeot methodt of eseerteioiug the
magoitode of the eottoo orop are
eorntisfao'ory. There is ooe method
of ascertaining the amount of the orop
exactly, for there ie noe prooess, tbat
of giooiog, to wbiob all eottoo for auy
commercial or industrial ose whatever
must be subjected. If one oould obtain
from all the eottoo gioe of tbe eouotry
reports of tbe amount of staple they
have turned oat the preoise aggregate
of the whole orop woold be known
It is proponed to apply this prooess
io taking tbe twelib eeosos, tbe fiald
work of wbieb it to begin oo * the
Irtt of June Ao expert special agent
bat beta appointed wboet tolt doty will
be to obtala returns from ail tbe
gioatog ead baling eetebliebmeote ie
tbe eottoo growtog regioo. No gio
aery ia too tmtll or iaeigailaaat to be
fitsted aad asked far a retara.
Worrying the President.
Washington, April 16 ?Adminis
trotion senators and representatives
are wrangling fearfully over the
plume made available by the Porto
Rioo sot, which goes into effect May
1. Nesrly every one of them is
grsbbiog after the biggest and
juciest of these plums for a constitu
ent snd they ace making Mr McKiu
ley very weary by their persistency
The selection of Mr C II Alien to
be governor was entirely personal on
the part of Mr McKinley, just ss the
' same gentleman was personally
chosen by Secretary Long to be as
sistsnt secretary of the navy when
"Teddy" Roosevelt resigned that
office to become s rough rider If
some of the men who are after the
other pieces over there succeed in
getting them, Mr Allen will have to
keep his eyes wide open to prevent
his administration of the affairs of
the island getting into the breakers
of soandal
It is a little puzzling to understand
why the administration is preventing
sctien on the Niosrsgos csnsl bill at
this session of congress, but perfect?
ly plsin tbst it is doing so, through
its agents in both house snd senate
There is something behind the desire
to poetpooe this legislation, which
has been endorsed by all the political
psrties sod by the public sentiment
of the country es well. Of course,
Mr McKinley isn't openly antagoniz?
ing the canal bill, but it was adminis
trstion aeoatora who voted dowo
Senator Morgan's motion to take op
the canal bill, and it has beeu admin
istrstion representatives who have
heeded off Repreeentstive Hepburns'
seversl attempts to get e dste set for
its oonsiderstion by the bouse
Nothing could more surely ahow
the steedy increase of public eeuti
ment in favor the eleotion of senators
by direct vote of the people than the
adoption by the house of a resolution
proposing a constitutional amend
ment for eo electing senators, by a
vote of 240 to 15 A slmi 'r resolu
tton bse been adopted by ttte bouse
in s previous congress, but not by
such s Isrge vote Whether the
eeoste will respond to public eeut
ment by adopting this resolution is
yet to be seen, but it is doubtful
It is bad enough for psid lobbyists
to engsge In manufacturing public
sentiment iu favor or against pending
legislation in congress, but it is in
finitely worse for a bureau of the
government to engage in such bust
ness The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has been sending out thou?
sands of circular letters, printed and
msiled st pnblic expense, asking that
letters be written to Senators and
Representative* to make them sup?
port the Culkm bill, for the enlarge
ment of the power of that commis?
sion. The exposure of this official
lobbying has caused s 6enastion in
Congress, snd it ought to cause the
summary dismissal of it; but Mr
McKinley's bsckbone is hardly equal
to such heroic treatment of the caee
A bill to make moro republican
patronage, which can be utilized in
the coming campaign, has been re
ported from the house census com
mittee. It provides for the creation
of a census printing office, with a
superintendent st $2,500 a year, and
a large force of printers and book
binders In previous censuses, this
work has beeu done at the govern
meut printing office, and there is no
other reason than greed for more
pstronsge on the part of republicans
why it should not be clone there for
this census
Under orders from the republican
bosses who wish to keep dowo the
total of appropriations at this session
of congress, the house military com
mittee, which had previously egreed
to iocrease the anuual appropriation
for the support ot the National Guard
of the ststes to $2,000,000 hss re
duced the smount to $1,000,000
Only one democrst in congress is
publicly supporting Admiral Dewey
for the demoorstic nomination for
president That is Repreeentstive
Levy, of New York, who is s very
nice gentlemen, but who hss not been
recognized ss one of the democratic
leaders Admiral Dewey now openly
ssye tbst it is the suti Bryan demo?
crats from whom he expects support
enough to get the democratic nomi?
nation, but where he expecte to find
enough of that brand of democrats
to come within a hundred miles of
nominating him, is something tbst is
beyond the comprehension of ordi
nary folk. A proposition in counec
tiou with Admiral Dewey'e candi?
dacy is being tslkod about in Wash?
ington and it would be s good thing
to osrry out. It is tbst Admiral
Dewey snd Col. Bryan shall pledge
themselves to support the ticket nom
insted by the Kansas City Conven?
tion, -befoietheir names are present
ed as candidates Every Bryau man
to whom this proposition has been
submitted has endorsed it. Admiral
Dewey says he will make public this
week s statement of his position on
public questions. It is awaited by
the public with more curiosity then
anxiety.
i ?aasm> ?WW' ^BWawaw
Washington, April 13 ?Owing to
coutiuued ill health the Uon John
Addison Porter, secretsry to the
President, hss tendered his resigna?
tion snd the Preeident hss accepted
it, to tska effect May 1 next.
George B. Cortelyou, of New York,
Iba prasetit aasistant secretary to
the Praaident, baa been appointed
to office.
. . ~^fcaw ._ _ _ .
THE ATLANTA
JOURNAL SOLD.
Hoke Smith, the Majority
Stockholder, Retires to the
bar.
Atlanta, April 16?Hon Hoke
Smith today eold bis interest in the
Atlanta Evening Journal to H M
Atkinson, Morris Brandon and J
K. Gray of Atlanta Complete con
tral of Tbe Journal passes into the
bands of Mr. Atkinson and bis
associates, as tbe minority stock?
holders also disposed of their bold
ings. Mr Smith realized three for
one on hie stock, and tbe money
turned over to bim today for bis
530 shares was $159,000
The minority stockholders receiv?
ed two and one half for one, H.
H Oabaniss, who is tbe largest of
tbe lesser holders, getting $75 000.
Tbe amount involved in the entire
transaction ie $276,500.
Mr George H Diokson, formerly
of tbe New Yo-k Herald, will be
the publisher r.der tbe new regime.
Mr II. H Gabaniss has been asked to
remain ae business manager and has
also F H Richardson, editor, and
Josiab Garter, for several years the
managing editor, and it ie believed
they will do so.
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The Race Issue in Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba, April 15.?The
reoeptioo tendered to Gen Maximo
Gomel today oo his way to Sao
Domingo oaosed great excitement,
owiog to the efforts of tbe white aod
blaok parties to obtain the first recogni?
tion. Tbe blaok party, represented by
tbe Cubaoo Libro, wbiob oootinues pub
iioettoos io defianoe of the orders of
the authorities, who bad direeted its
suppression, sent a tog to meet the
steamer Maria Herrera at quarantine
aod succeeded iu inducing Gen Gomez
to sooempsoy them
Meanwhile, another tug, osrrying
the oivil governor. Gen Castillo, tbe
mayor and other effiotale representing
the dominant white party, was entirely
igoorcd by Gomel
The blaok party, highly elated, took
the guest to the landing, where an
iromeDEe crowd gatherod oo tbe frail
private wharf of a local boat olob.
This collapsed aod many were tbrowo
ioto the water, ooe mao being drown?
ed.
The official party declined to reoog
niie Gen Gomes io ooosequeooe of bis
recognition of the black party, and
there is ooosiderable exoitemant.
When the procession passed through
the city without either oivil governor or
mayor riotiog was narrowly averred by
tbe vigorous action nf tbe police under
American officers.
This afternoon all tbe clubs gave
receptions to Gen Goojcs, but tbe
white party refused to attend any of
them
England's Great Resources.
An amusing story is gniog tbe
rounds of foais Midland districts with
refjrenco to President Kruger. A
grandson of that amiable old gentle
man is said to have been in communi?
cation with Pretaria and received a
cable: "More ships arriving. Are any
men left in Manchester T" Young
Kroger went to Manobester sod cabled
back : "Rogrct, Manobester still full M
A eeocc 1 cable came from Pretoiia :
"Still more ehipe arriving What
about Ltedl P The answer was:
"Regret, Leeds also full " A third
eableoame: "Try Newcastle." Young
Krnger went to Newoastie and there
saw a lift go dowo tbe abaft of a mine
empty, bringing up eight meo to the
surface Rushing off to the telegraph
effioe he otbled: "Stop tho war, graod*
papa, England is bringing up men from
b?11 ! '?London Black and White.
Judge William A. King, who has
beeo elected to ooogress from tbe Salt
Lake district of Utah over a republican
opponent, and io tbe place of Roberts,
whose seat io the National House was
denied bim, is 37 years of age. He
begao his poblio oareer at 22, wheo he
was elected a member of tbe Territori?
al Legislatore He was re-elected two
years later. Ho was county olerk of
Millard County four years, county
attorney two years and at Fillmore was
oi'y ssEessor and oolleotor and city
attorney. In June, 1894, be was
appointed Assooiaio Justice of the
Supreme Court of Utah In 1896 he
war* elect1.d to congress by a majority
of ucarly 20,000 and served two
years He is a Mormon, but not
a polygamist and stands high in tho
estimation of all olassos in U'ah.
Pennsylvania has a model dog
law, One of the State papers re
ports: "In Cumberland County, re?
cently, Jacob Ruennings's dog killed
five sheep belonging to Joseph Erb
The county was compelled to pay
the latter $40 for Iiis loss and then the
Cumberland authorities sued the
dog's owner to recover the amouut,
because be refused to kill the animal,
and tbe county won the case " A
few bunting dogs killed eighty sheep
in one day for the farmers in Charles?
ton County a few weeks ago, we are
informed, but the matter ended
there. It also ended the eheep in
dustry on one farm We have a
good deal to learn yet for ao old
agricultural State?Newe aod Cou?
rier.
CASTORIA
2
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The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of
and has been made under his per
sonal supervision since its infancy.
'GCtCAtM Allow no one to deceive you in this*
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ?? Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, NEW TOUR CITY. _
Lake City Postoffice.
Washiogtoo, Apni 16?The post
offioe at Like City, 8 C. ban beeo
reestablished and Mrs Delle D Garter,
white, appointed postmaster. Tli s
was done upon petitions filed by prto
tioally all of tne white aod colored citi
seos requesting roes'abliebment of the
(ffioe aod tbia lad 9 appointment.
The colored people submitted a separate
petition requesting ber eppoiotateot.
There has oeen 00 post 1 ffioe at Lake
City rinoe the colored postmaster th:rc
was killed by a mob two years ago.
??? m m ems?
Chicago, April 15 ?Rufus Wright,
the millionaire maofaoturer of rubber
tiros, shot during a scoffli for posses?
sion of a revolver, in the apartmeots of
Mrs Lrutsa L^ttridge, at the Lslsod
borel, died today from the effeotn of (bo
woutd.
A Trick That Won.
' A few weeks ago a pretty little Pa?
risian actress was appearing at a the?
ater in Geneva. On the last night of
the play a tall, well dressed man sent
in his card and asked permission to
thank her personally for the pleasure
that her performances had given to
him. He entertained her at supper
and asked permission to see her oft* at
the station on the following day. lie
arrived with his groom, who was car?
rying a tremendous bouquet of flowers.
He told her that he had telegraphed
to Iiis brother, who was in Paria ami
who had Influence both with the press
and the theatrical managers and that
lie would meet her on her arrival In
Paris. To the astonishment of the
actress all this- turned out to be true,
and she found a magnificent carriage
at the station. A tine dinner followed.
The girl was dumb with astonish?
ment. Her host told her that it was
all for the sake of his brother, whom
he loved dearly, and lie spoke pathet?
ically of the beautiful bouquet that
she carried and which was made up of
flowers culled in the garden of the old
homestead. She offered him the bou?
quet instantly, and he accepted it with
a thousand thanks.
Now she has found out why she was
treated so well. She had been the
means of smuggling watch springs to
the value of $10.000 into Paris.
Found.
"Put this in your 'lost and found*
column." he said, handing a slip of
paper to the clerk. The latter read:
"A purse containing a considerable
Bum of money and valuable pf.pers.
Finder will keep money and return
papers."
"Don't you think," suggested the
clerk, "that it would be well to say,
*No questions Baked? "
"No." replied the other. "Hut you
might say, 'No questions answered.'
I'm the tinder."?Philadelphia Press.
A Bold Little llird.
The uoneyblrd is a well known denl
zeu of many parts of the Transvaal.
It has the unique peculiarity that it
does not fear men and women, but
actually Hies up to them, uttering a
plaintive low note and. Hying about
their heads, triot to lead them on to
the nearest dump of looks or kopje.
The bird knows full well that under a
certain rook lies a store of honey, con?
cealed by the cunning bees, ami, rock
honey being as much esteemed by
birds as by human beings, the clever
little fellow trios to Induce a friendly
being with two strong hands to push
aside the rock, so that it may got to
the honey.
If It aiicceedl in its object ami the
traveler on the veldt, attracted by the
bird's tltitterings to and fro between
himself ami the rooks, finds the honey,
the bird changes its plaintive toue to
one of joy aud pleasure, as much as to
say, "Thank you very much."
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Stave Thunder and Lightning*.
Tbc reason why the mechanism for
making the noises that give realism to
a ploy are never seen by the audience
is because the illusion would be com?
pletely destroyed if its operations were
exposed to view, explains Frank Fyles
in The Ladies' Home Journal.
The noise of tbe waiter falling down
stairs with a tray of dishes, for in?
stance, is simulated by dropping ab of?
ten as necessary a basket filled with
bits of broken china, and a cylinder of
silk, turned with a crauk, drawing the
cloth over wooden flanges, gives a per?
fect rain and wird storm. A lightning
accompaniment is made by touching
an ordinary file to a bit of carbon, both
on live wires, and thunder by rolling
tenpln balls in a long, narrow, wooden
trough.
The rumble of the wheels of a car?
riage is imitated with a vehicle like a
miniature freight car run on a wooden
track, and a striking of wood or metal
on hard or soft surfaces serves to con?
vince an audience of the approach or
I departure of a horse. When there is
j war, a single shot or two is usually
the real thing, but a rifle volley effect
is obtained by rapidly beating a dried
calfskin with rattans, while heavy
etrokes on the bass drum will convey
the idea of cannonading.
If this mechanism were seen tn op?
eration by an audience, it would make
i the whole performance seem ridiculous.
Longevity of Whales.
Some light was thrown upon the sub?
ject of the vitality of whales by finding
one of these animals in Bering sea in
1SD0 with a "toggle" harpoon head in
its body bearing the mark of the Amer?
ican whaler Moutezuma. That vessel
was engaged in whaling in Bering sea
about ten years, but not lr.ter than
1854. She was afterward sold to tbe
government and was sunk in Charles?
ton harbor during the civil war to serve
as an obstruction. Hence it is estimat?
ed the whale must have carried the
harpoon not less than 30 years.
In connection with this fact William
H. Dall gives an account in The Na?
tional Geographic Magazine of a dis?
cussion with Captain E. P. Herendeen
of the United States National museum
of cases of whales that have been sup?
posed to have made the8 way from
Greenland waters to Bering strait and
to have been identified by the harpoons
they carried. While it is very likely
that the whale really makes the pas?
sage an uncertainty must always be
allowed, for ships were often chang?
ing ownership, and their tools were
sold and put on board of other vessels,
and harpoon irons were sometimes giv?
en or traded to Eskimos. It therefore
becomes possible that the snimat WSJ
struck with a secondhand iron.?Popu
| lar Science.
Klepha Jt and Train.
A big and ugly elephant which had
long been an object of pursuit to tho
sportsmen of the Straits Settlements
oue day wandered on to the railway
line and tried conclusions with the en?
gine of a goods train, charging it re?
peatedly and keeping up the coutest for
Dearly an hour. The engine was re?
versed in tho hope that tlu beast would
allow the train to proceed, but as soon
as there was any attempt to renew the
Journey the elephant returned to the
encounter and reeUUitHl Its obstructive
tart u s The drive? was afraid to
charge the brute, leal the train should
be thrown ofl tho mlla, and the contest
might have gutte on much longer had
not the elephant barked into the en?
gine ami. sotting its fore feet firmly
between the rails, endeavored to shove
the train backward with Its bind quar?
ters.
The driver took udvuutagc of the op?
portunity and put on steam, gradually
forcing the beast off the line. In this
maneuver one of the wheels of the en?
gine went over the bind legs of the
animal, which was put out of Its mis?
ery by tbe guard of a following passen*
ger train,?Science.