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OAPTDRINQ ELEPHANTS
Four davB march inland from Qul-
lon, whloli is on tho cant coast of Af
rica And 250 null's above Madagascar,
wo carao into tho elephant country and
mado a permanent oamp. My orders
from tho Hamburg liotiso wore to no
cure at least five elephants nlivo and
deliver them on board ship at Qailoa.
Our party consisted of three white men
and forty-two native?, and we had sev-
t-n horses and six teams of bullocks.
Amourr tho natives wiro several fel
lows who hnd hunted tho bio pamo
wilh while mon, and who wore, pretty
thoroughly posted na to the cieatures'
habits. It would havo been almost as
easy to phoot an elephant as a buffalo,
but to ojpluro one alivo and net him
down to tho coast was a different mat
tor. Ilad wo had a cotiplo of tamo
elephants the task would have beon far
more simple, but there was nothing of
tho kind in that part of tho country.
I took from the ship a largo supply of
ropes, chains,tackic. straps, blocks and
what ovor else might come handy, and
as soon as we had established our camp
wo began to look around for game.
Almost everv species of wild beast
makes some particular spot its homo
lor a longer or snorter period, in
Africa every quadruped is constantly
on the move, and if limited at all it is
to a large section of tho country in
stead of a particular strip. The gun,
elaud, antelope, deer and buffalo go in
lare droves, and never seem to tire,
and the elephant will not remain in
any particular locality more than ts
day unless there are strong reasons for
it. Wo bad our camp in a tmck grovo
about two miles Irom a forest through
wluoh we knew elephants ranged, and
orders were given againBt firing guns
or moving about more than was neces
sary. An elephant will take the alarm
as quick a a deer, and when once
frightened ho may not cool down for
hours. After a couplo of days four or
five, of ns made a Boout to the forest
and we were delighted to findkovidcnco
that it was a favorite resort, Tho
forest was a strip about nine miles
long and two miles wide,, thrusting it
self down into a great plain like a
tongno. About opposite our camp it
narrowed to a width of bait a mile, and
further down it was cut Bhort off,
though there wcro groves scattered all
over tho plain.
Wo were rejoiced to find that this
strip of forest was a veritable highway
tor tho elephants parsing back and
forth, while the foliage was their choic
est focd. Wo spent two whole days
getting tho lay of the forest tor several
, miles, and wo finally selected a partic
ular spot to work on. It was 111 the
narrowest portion of the strip, and
here we dug two pits and concealed
them so nicely that the sharpen native
would have mist'usted tin' hing. When
all was ready wo retired from tho forest
and posted a native in the nearest
grove to act as sentinel for tho re
maindcr of tho day. Tho grove was
about an acre in extent, with tho trees
standing very thick, and we were
about movtug off. afterlinstructiti'' tho
native, when we herd a trumpet blast
and a mighty rush. The blast of a
mad elephant in his native wilds is a
sound never to be forgotten. Each
one as instantly realized that wo had
co'i o upon an old "rogue," and that
we were in deadly peril. An elephant
wi.o has become a crank and deserted
Ins troop or beon driven away is more
dangerous than any other living thing.
His solo thought is to destroy, and he
loses all sense of fear.
Had wo been mounted wo could
havo scattered and outrun him, bat wo
were aU on foot, and our only safety
was in s'ioking to tho grovo. When
we heard him coming wo dodged
right and loft and hurried deep- mto
tho grove. Tho old follow had tho
eyes of a lynx, and wheeling from his
first charge, he seemed determined to
hunt us all down. Each one of us
dodged on our own account, thus (lis
trailing h altcntion, but ho finally
pursued one of the natives so closely
that the man had to tako to a tree. lie
didn't have his choice, either, and was
unfortunately drivon to shelter in
treo about as largo around as a man s
body. He was hardly out of reach
when tho mad brute, arrived at the
trunk. I was in a much larger tree
about forty feet away, and could
plainly see tho movements of tho
beast. Ho was an old bull, carrying
heavy tusks, and ho was mad all over.
Ho tried hard to push tho tree over,
and though he could not succeed he
shook tho native atouud so as to give
him a bad fright.
In order to call the brute off I fired
at him soveral times, but of course did
no damage. He, however, refused to
leave tl'o tree, and after standing for
a moment in thought ho put his shoul
der against it, surgtd forward, and,
after swaying back and forth half a
dozen times, tho treo broko Bhort off
about ten feet from tho ground. Tho
nativo was expecting it, and as tho
top crashed through tho trees ho
ought at a limb and pulled himself
into a largo tree. The elephant soon
became aware of his escape, and liko
wiso recognized tho faot that all of us
wero out of his reach, and, after trump
eting dis disappointment, he Blowly
retired and gave us opportunity to
come down. We left tho grovo as
quietly as possible and made haste
back to camp. Wo must movo at
onco. Tho "rogtio" elephant does not
travel about much, and his being in
tho grovo was a menace to us. Should
ho discover our oarup ho would attack
us off band. Wo at oiwe Ijitcho j up
our teams, Btruck our tents, and re
moved to a grovo two miles away.
Whilo not entirely safo hero, we
might escape observation. On two
sides of ub tho approach was marshy,
whilo on tho others it was rathoi
brokon. Next day alter our removal
it rained, and nolio of us left tho grovo.
On tho morning of tho second day,
just as wo wero rolling out of our
blankets, a cry from half a dozen na
tives alarmed tho camp. As I turned
my eyes in that direction, and bohold
a Bight which mado my hair stand on
end. That "rogue" elephant was ou
the plain about half a milo away and
muting a uee uuu uir uur uninp, iu
was swinging his trunk in an angry way,
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and his speed was something torriuu
Threo or four of us epraug for our rides,
but ho would have been among us be
foro wo could havo fired a shot had
not an accident happened. Ho charg
cd at us over tho marshy ground, and
two hundred feet from tho wagous tho
4 ground grew BO fioft that ho Bank to
his knees, floundered ahoad a few feet,
and then rolled ovor on his left side.
Ho was out ot breath with his run and
his fall, mid then was the titno to tako
him. As ho lay there roaring his dis
may and nngor, we got out tho ropes
and chains and dashed for his legs.
Wo got nooses over both hind legs mid
carried tho free end to tho nearest tree,
and then we had tho old fellow for
sure. Ho was so mad that he actually
shed teaw, and ho trumpeted until ho
tired his machine, out. Aftor we had
him fast every man cut a stick, and
for two hours wo beat every part of
tho beast we could reach.
Moreover, we walked on him, kick
ed him, callo:! him names and degrad
ed him 5 11 every possiblo way. This
was by tho ndvico of tho natives, who
said that it would soon break his spirit
and causa him to give up. All day
long the monster lay on his sido in ttio
muck, boiling over with rage but help
less. Ho put in tho night there, too,
and next morning his spirit was brok
en. We ca-t tho noose free from one
leg, got a pry under his hips, and after
an hour's hard work put him on his
feet and got him to solid land. The
fight had all been taken out of him,
and ho would ojwer whenever any one
shook a club at him. When tho na
tives washed him up a dozen gteat
scars were revealed on his shoulders
and flanks as proofs that ho was a
fighter, and my head man, who hod
tved in tho elephant country all hH
ilays, computed the beast's ago at 110
years.
No animal bscomes dooile and tract
able so quick as tbo elephant. Ho
must be conquered by fear, and when
once ho gives in you havo only an 00
casinual tantrum to look out for. Wo
kept right at our captive, flogging and
bulldozing and giving him to under
stand that wo wero boss, and at the
end of three days ho was as humble as
pie. Wo could make no use of him as
a hunter, as wo had no rig, and as
none of tho men had any experience in
driving an elephant ; but we should
havo no trouble m getting lum to tno
coast, and ho was worth several thou
sand dollars.
It was ten days after his capture
that one of our scouts brought word
that a troop of elephants had appealed
in the forest. Wo had suspected this by
tho uneasy movements of our captive.
It did not seem possible that ho could
scent his kind four or five miles away,
but his actions went to provo that such
was tho case. We had him securely
fastened by one bind leg, but ho did
not try to break away. On tho con
trary, ho acted vexed and out ot sorts
and now and then uttered a olar-t
of defiance. It was easy to seo that
ho would havo a hostile greeting for
any elephant coming our way.
Tlio troop of elephants reported by
the scout numbered thirteen, and wore
fivo or Bi? miles above us. Mr, Wil
liaine, my assistant, took a portion of
the men and made a detour so as to
strike in behind tho troop and drive
them down, and five or six of us
stationed ourselves at tho southern lim
it of the forest. It was hoped that in
driving the beasts back and forth along
tho uarrow neck at least one of them
might get a tumble into a pit. aid it
was wilh great anxiety that wo wait
ed their coming. It was about -t
oclock in tho afternoon when wo
caught them. After tliev had crossed
the neck wo closed up and sought to
drive them back, but they had be
como frightened, and tho job was too
great for us.
Thoy broko off to tho right and loft
tho cover of tho woods for tho open
plain, and we felt somu anxiety as we
saw that thoy heldia straight courso for
our camp, i ne three 01 us who were
tnouutcd pursued at a gauop, and we
wero witnesses ot a curious incident.
uio troop wero headed tor tho grove
in which wo had encamped, and were
about half a milo awav, when our cap
tivu "roguo'' uttered threo or four
shrill blasts ond suddenly appeared in
sight having broken tho ropo which
held him to a treo. Ho made straight
for tho troop challenging as he cam
and tho beasts no sooner Haw him than
they exhibited fear and confusion.
They halted, turned to tho right and
loft, and wero all mixed up when the
old chap came down on them liko a
landslide. The first one ho struck was
a half grown elephant, and he knock
od him fiat on tho grass and rolled him
over and ovor. Then ho sailed in to
clean out tho shanty,and tho blows from
his trunk could bo heard a milo a vay
bucli a cloud 01 dust was kicked up
that wo soon lost sight ot tho paiticu
lars, but in a few minutes the troop
bolted off at right angles and soon
eulered a grove, and we drew near to
find tho old "rogue'' standing ovrr tin-
one he had rolled over. He seemed to
be wailing for us to como up, anil after
a little the native who had the most to
do with him ventured close up. I rode
off and got a rope, and this was made
fast to tho captive d legs, and he was
oncouraged to get on his feet. Then
tho old chap steered him straight for
camp while wo followed, holding to
tho ropes. Once or twice the kid
showed a disposition to bolt, but the
!.! t.!... II I. .1.
uig one gave 111111 a rvHuiiiinuig wriacK
with his trunk and curbed ins a mm
Hon. Wo made lum fast to a tree,
aud tho "rogue" then took his place
without a hint being given lum ami
was re fastened.
It was next morning boforo we could
exainmo our pits, and then wo found
another captive. A big bull ilephant
was lying on his Bide Hi one ot them,
while tho other had b.'eu avoided,
Thin auiina) was jn tl)o London Gar
dens for twenty years under the name
of "Old ltoval," and was afterwards
sold to go to Germany. Wo ot him
out of the pit by digging around him,
and then using a block aud tackle to
lift him to his feet, Ho had been threo
days without food or drink whin wo
got him out, and his spirit was pretty
well broken, ills great size not only
made him an attraction in Europe, but
one of his tusks was so singularly
marked as to exotto tho attention of
all naturalists. About midway of its
longth tho luft tusk had a blood stain
as big as a silver half dollar. It look
od as frosh as if spatterc 1 on 0'ily r
moment before, but It was found to
extoud cloar through tho tusk. Our
tliroo caiitiyis were got down to the
coast without tho least trouble, and
our luck in unking throo sjoh cap
tures In the short epaoo of twenty days
has never been equalled by menagerie
men in any laud. Tho old "rogue
who set out to nnnihilal3 us brought
,all our good luck. JXcio l ork San.
1889.
FBESIDENI BARNARD'S ROMANOE-
HIS llltlDB WAS ONCH A F 1.0 WE It (lilt!.
A DAYTON 0 , MAI1KET-1I0U8E.
IN
Prom IfV.Veia Tor H'orMJ
Tho account of tho oponing of Barn
ard college which memotializcs the
name of tho lato president of Colum
bia college, n calls a pretty little ro
unnco of two score years ago In Day
ton O. There were extensive "mark
et-houses," tho roofs of whioh pro-
jectod nnd afforded a shollor, beneath
which the farmers and gardeners (lis-
played their produce. Along one end work to produoo these results, ho ro
of tho market house ran a principal gards Western competition as of less
thoroughfare, traveled daily by tho potency than popularly supposed. Tho
business and professional men of tho Eastern farmers lower rato of intorost,
town, uno soit, sunsmny spring
morning there appeared at tho mark-
ei-nouso a nower-giri soiling uuiiquois. i
1 ho girl was young and charming and
spoke with a pretty French accent.
Tho first young man who passed that
way bought a bouquet, iwory ono
who followed did like-wise. In an
hour the first flower salo that had over
taken placo in Dayton was ended, tho portation facilities aud tho ndaptabil
stock sold out, and tho lair vender lty of the lands to a groat variety of
iisappeared.
Next market day tho littlo maiden
appeared again. She charmed overy
one sho talked with, but alio did not
reveal her identity to any ono and re
nolled all curious queries with a gentle
dignity that was an insurmountable
barrier.
For two seasons tho flower-girl lit
up the dingy market house by her pres-
once. Uno day she was gone., r rora
that timo the placo know her no more.
Years after ono of the young ladies
who had been a patron of the fair flower
seller was in New York shopping in
Stewart's1 A stranger approached,
and, greeted her by her maiden name,
expressed much pleasure at tho meet
ing and inquired for Dayton people.
"Doubtlees you havo forgotten me,"
said the stranger, "but you used to buy
my flowers in the maiket-houso. That
was long ago. I livo here now. Iam
married. Here is my card." It bore
tho muu of tho wife of President
I irnard, of Columbia college.
A subsequent conversation explain-
d the mystery of tho flower-seller.
Tho father of Milo. was exiled
from Paris for political reasons and
his estate conliscated. Ho camo to
America aud drifted to Dayton, where,
n a modest oottago in tno i rench
quarter, ho beguiled tho term of his
banishment by cultivating flowers,
while their little daughter eked out
their slender income by selling boquets.
tUter ten yoars ohauges in tho govern
ment restored in a measuro their fallen
fortunes and father and daughter wero
enabled to come East aud assume tho
social position which belonged to them.
Saag-Boat Work on Western Riyers.
Sinco tho advent of the steam horse,
thoso of Undo Sam's good subjects
who have known tho delightful expert
ences of travel in tho "stern-wheelers"
on Western rivers may have taken tho
idea into their heads that tho rivers
and boats had nothing to do but "dry
ui and decay
Those of tho atoresaid subjects who
tako a slip down river now and again
know that thoy have not dono any
thing ot tho sort; in iact, tho rivers
aro just a littlo too active for Uncle
Sam, for whilo they refuso to dry up.
theiy keep him hard at work with his
snag-boats to prevent thetr cuokiug
up.
These boats are built ontirely of
steel, in tho strongest manner liossible,
havinc powerful engines, and a hull in
two sections (an enlarged model boot-
jack); fitted with powerful steel der-
rieks, chain?, and metal tackle, they
aro forced up to tho heaviest obstruc
tions, and lift them easily from tho
narrow channels of tho rivers. Dur
ing low water all tho channels used by
passenger aud freight steamors are
patrolled by these boats, and danger
ous snags aro pniieu out as last as
thoy aro uncovered by tho falling wat
er. During high water, and after
each of the sudden rises for which
theso rivors aro notable, it is the
luty of theso boats to watch tho "float
ers a term applied to heavy debris
ind boats adrift; in event of fire, to
assist iu Bileneing the conflagration
with her big pumps; and in breaking
up and clearing away fallen bridges
or wreckage n tlu channel or at land-
ings by aid of a peculiar and powerful
steel hook attached to her foro-derrick,
called, in river-men's parlance, a "par-
rots nose."
There aro a number of those boats,
and each carries the usual list of ollii
oers, engineers, and crow. Without
their aid tho Wosteru rivers in many
places would bo rcn lereit ontirely un
navigablo on account nf "snags" and
"floaters." Harper's Weekly
Gardens of Babylon-
Tho hanging gtrdens of Babylon
appoar to havo be.'ii squire, oaoh bo
ing -100 fost in length. Thoy were
carried in tho manner of largo terraces
ono abovo the other; till they roso as
high as the walls of tho city, tho ascent
being from terrace to terraeo by Btairs
iu leet wido. Tho wholo liilo was sits
tained by vast arches raisad ou othor
arches and strengthened by a wall stir
tho top of theso arches wero laid' largo
flat stones, 10 feet long and -1 feet
rminilliii. It v fmtt In Mimlnnja fin
broad. Iheso wero lined with brick,
closely cemmonted together witli plast
er ot bitumon, anil that covered with
sheets of load, upon whiuh lay the
mold of tho gardou, whoro thoro wero
largo trees, shrubs and flowers, with
various sorts of those gardons, oaoh
containing about four aores, and dis
posod m the form of an amphithatri
A pen that will obviato frequent an
plications to tho ink Hand oau be
mado with tho utmost ease, nnd is
said to bo perfectly reliable). Two or
uiunry pens oi vno parao pattern aro
inserted In ono holder. Tho inner pen
win poriorm lho oporatton of writing
wiiuu ueiwoen iv ana iiio outer ono a
supply of iuk will bo reserved tho
twin-pen having, of tioiirse, been dip
.l l .1.- :..!. " ... !.!..!. . -II ! t
lien iii r,uu inn wiiiuri win no amply
suiucioni 10 wnto soveral pages
of manuscript, though tho rato of writ
ing will materially affect tho quantity
of work that can be performed with
ono supply of ink. It is not neuea.arv
that two pan should bo very closo to-
goiner, but should lho Ink not flow
freely enough, tho point may bo
brought nearer by us'og a tiny rubber
,ur uu ut luroati.
VOL. 24, N0.45.
DECLINE OF TUB i'AKMEB.
CAUSKS Or PKPltECIATIOK OV KAltM LANDS
IN THE EASTERN STATES.
From the SprtngjleUI RepuWam.
An article in the current nnineor ol
tho Qtiarterly Journal of Economics
by Alfred II Peters discusses tho pro
bablo causes that havo combined to de
preciate farming land in tho Eastern
and Middle States a subject just now
especially engaging tho attontiou of
tho community affected. Considering
the causes more commonly citod as at
smaner outlay tor machines, iesa wasto
and more thorough cultivation offset
mo western nuvnniago 01 lower pno-
od, moro fertilo and easier tilled lands.
This is, perhaps, putting it too strong,
and, if tho Eastern farmer wero neoos-
sarily conhued in his ollorts to grain
raising, it certainly would be j but
when propinquity to markets, trans-
agricultural effort are considered, wo
are driven to tho conclusion that of no
particular necessity is tho Eastern
farmer handicapped by Westorn com
petition. Then, as to the purchase ot land
during tho inflation period of tho war,
it cannot bo said this writer thinks,
that the agricultural cla?a Buffered
moro than other classes in the deoline.
Thero has been no advance in tho
price of labor and paymants in kind
havo had to be replaced by money
payments, which has placed the farm
er in a more disadvantagous position
than formerly. Direct taxation since
tho war has boen an increasing burden
to tho agriculturist, and while tiriff
taxation has weighed heavily upon
him tho decline in tho cost of produc
tion and prices in many dutiablo com
modities the world over has been snch
as to in a great measure offset this
load. All these considerations apply
equally to Western farming conditions,
and uenco constituto no special causo
for tho decline of Eastern farm lands.
There has been impoverishment of
the soil, but not generally and only
through bad management. "On the
whole," says Mr. Peters, "agriculturo
iu tho Eastern and Middle Slates has
beon as profitablo in the last ten yoars
as m any othor ten yoars of the na
tions existence eavo during tho war
period.'
That is perhaps questionable, but
let it pass. Tho main consideration
yet remains : Has agriculture been as
profitablo since 1870 relatively with
other occupations as before tho war!
JMr. l'eters practically admits that it
has not. There wo have ono potent
causo of tho depreciation of farming
land. But what is tho cause of the
decline! We aro thus brought back
again to a consideration of tho equity
ot tho distributions of present govern
inent burdens and social rewards and
puuishmcnta. There can bo no doubt
that, while tho Eastern farmer has
not of enduring necessity beon harmed
greatly by Western competition and
has some advantages not onioyed by
tho pararie husbandman, tbo oon
trasts betwon returns from landed and
lOther ind ustrios at-o far sharper
n the it,ast than in tho West and so
cial lines are much moro closely drawn.
nonce wo may havo a apodal reasons
for tho deprecation of tho Eistcrn
lands whioh does not equally apply to
tho west ; and if to this bo added the
lauuro oi the nastorn tanner to more
readily adapt himself to tho changed
conditions forced by Western compo
tition, two leading causes for whicl
which
search is made havo undoubtedly been
found.
And out ot the first ot these come
social and moral influences which Mr.
l'eters rightly considers moio potent
in driving pooplo from the. farms than
most others. Tho liomago paid to
to wealth in tho Northern United
States for tho last quarter of a cen
tury has turned the beads of thovoung
er portion of tho agricultural class and
sot it adrift where tho great fortunes
havo beon and aro being mado. It is
not that farming fails to yield a com-
toriaMio and independent existance,
bat that it tans to bring tho sedden
weaim with resulting social and po
politioal rewards and consideration,
winch less exacting effort iu other
lines of industury lias so often brought,
Tho isolation of the farm aids in
strengthening these influences. The
1 r.- !- :i i. i i .
iovo oi lmuvuiuai inuepondenco is no
longer the forco it onco was in this
country, lho subservienov and depend
enoeof tho ordinary city calling counts
as notuing to tno glamor, intensity
and auportic'tal polish of tho life there
possible, This is tho worst feature of
tho whole bud pet and marks a tend
onoy that is traught with danger to
tho He public.
Edison's Machines-
Mr. Edison is reported, in a conver
satiou wilh an interviewer who solic
ited his ideas on tho subiect of tho
projected world's fair in New York, as
I h lying that ho would take an aero of
space in such a fair and comuletelv
cover it with his Inventions, of which
. . . .
he has no loss than seventy now under
way. "uno ot the most peculiar, and
SP,? PnnWp results," said Mr.
E,,H..n' ,.18 Y,hat 1 may ,cft l. a far
maohine." Uy means of this extraord
inary invention ho hopes to bo ablo to
inoroaao the range of vision by hund-
rodn of milos, so that, for instance, "a
man in Now York oould boo the featur
es of his friend in Boston with as much
easo as ho conld see a performance on
tno stago. mat," no added, "would
bo an invention worthy a prominent
place in vho world'B lair, and I hone to
havo it perfected long boforo 1882."
jrot.
Fog and its causes havo boon tha
subject of much discussion. By ono
writer tho celebrated London fog is attri
butod to tho'cooling ol tho air by radi
ation from hillsides near tho oitv.
whioh air. flowing down, envolons rim
city. It has also been suggested that
a coot northerly wind on tho west sido
of a storm flows into tho saturated air
on tho south side and condenses foe.
In Newfoundland it is thought that
fog is produocd by the flowine? of a
Baturated current southward to cooler
waters, which often havo ico floating
iu them. In ono of theso cases, how
over, doe it Beotu that tho theories ad-
vanoeti nayo beon substantiated, and
tho Biibject offers an interning flel
ot iuvejUgUion to thu BoienlUt.
Strange Phenomena
Tho Imaginings of tho romar.cors
havo again nnd again boon in timo
realizodby tho discoveries of tho scien
lists, and ii tho Oriental idea, that
nothing can no fanoicd unions it reauy
has Bomowhero an existence, may bo
supposed to have any foundation, It is
to bo oxpootcd that in titno many moro
of tho wonders of fiction will bo
brought into the roolms of sobor fact.
A caso in point is nffordod by an ex
periment triod at tho hospital of tho
Salpotriore. A Biibjcct having been
hypnotized, tho physician conducting
the experiment traced his namo upon
tho patient's arm with a blunt probe,
saying to lum :
"This afternoon at 4 o'clock you
will go to sleet) nnd blood will then is-
suo from your arms on tho lines which
I havo traced."
Tho subject fell asleep at tho hour
named and tho letters appeared upon
his arm in relief, marked with bright
rod and hero and thero with mlnttto
drops of blood. Tho same patient was
subsequently heard, in n spontaneous
attack of hysteria, to command his
arm ta bleo, amd tho cutaneous
hemorrhago reappeared.
JUDGE
WHITE ON
JURYMEN.
DUHE3 OF
In a case recently tried in tho Alio-
B10nv oountv court the iurv after
fj jt gir h'oura g(Jnt A-' wor(i
alter be-
ine out six hours sent dawn worn to
Judge Whito that thoy wore unablo to
agree on a verdict, the jury standing
11 to 1 and tho ono woul I not give in.
Judgo Whito had tho jury brought in
to court and in kind, but firm word?,
informed tliom that ho was surprised
that they could not agree. Tho oaso
was a trilling one, and invoivo.1 hardly
anything moro than tho question of
cosls, as lie had liilituatcJ in las
charge His honor stated that the
probability was that the oau juror
was wrong, as thoro were cieyen, to
ono chances that way. mo juror
should feel that the eleven men wero
as honest and intelligent as he was.
It is not a question of conscience with
jurors ; that is a mistaken idea ; it is
simply a question ot judgment, and a
majority could agreo without injury to
tho conscience. His honor stited tint
ho could not think of discharging tho
jury, and liopod thoy would reach a
verdict in a few minutes. Tho obsti
nate juror was evidently impressed
with tho judge's remarks, as ho im
mediately gavo in to tho othor eleven,
without leaving tbo box a verdict of
not guilty was banded down.
ITEMS.
According to the theory which pre
dicts tho number of snows in tho com
ing winter on tho moon's ago at tho
time ot tho first snowfall, we shall havo
29 of theso interesting visitors boforo
the robins como again. According to
tho theory which fixes tho number by
tho day of the month thero will bo 23,
and according to that which measures
the future snows by the days yot re
maining in the month, thero will bo 8.
lako your choice.
Thoso who aro best posted upon tho
condition and prospects of tho iron in
dustry sav that an era ot activity is at
hand, as yet thero has been no
change in tho price of pig iron, but
steel rails and other forms of manu
factured iron havo advancod consider
ably. Tho demand is large and seems
to be increasing.
Reports of date of Octobar 1 civo
tbo mimbor as blast furnaces in opera
tion as 2-18, with a weekly capacity of
ia'j,uiu tons, while lio lurnaces, with
a capacity of 52,488 tons, are idlo.
Upon investigation, however, it was
found that many of tho idlo furnaces
aro antiquated in design, dismantled,
or badly located, so that the idlo capac
ity is only about 11,000 tons per week.
In other words, 91 per cent, of tho
total producing capacity is already in
blast, some furnaces are always tem
porarily idlo for repairs and the per
centage is rarely greater than this. It
may bo said that tho oountry is pro
ducing all tho pig iron its capacity will
permit.
An invention which is likelv to bo
of considerable importance from a san
itary point of viow lias been tested in
England with satisfactory results. It
consists in the application of a prepa
ration coal, by winch the constituents
aro said to bo cjiiceutrated and hard
ened. Iu practice tho ojal is steeped
in the solution, and tho fuel can bo
used either wet or dry. Two largo
fires wero shown at tho demonstration,
ono being mado with coal in its normal
coudition and the other with tho treat
ed coal. Tho difference was manifest.
the chemicalized coal giving off but a
very trilling amourt of simke, whilo
a good blazing firo was miintnined.
lho treatment of tho coal is said to
cost twelve cents per ton, overy ex
penso included. It is proposed that
tho coal shall bo treated in coal mer
chants' yards, roidy for delivery to
tho consumor.
The Renaissance of the Fan
After a long interval, a lone turiod
of negleot, tho yo.ir 1829 saw a rivival
in tno taste lor laus. It ohauo. l that
a grand ball was preparing at tho
Tuileries, at whioh several 'oastumo
qnardeills,, wero to bo danoud. Mmo.
la Duchcsso de Horri had undertaken
to get up it Louis XV quaulrille, and
was seeking everv where had sought
every whero in vain for fans of that
period. Suddenly some one remom
bored having seen some old fans in
tho shop window of a ncrfnmpr n
imed
Vonier. who livoil in tho Hue 0 n
umar-
tin. Vanier had cilloot-d o'd f ins for
sometime as an anateur. His fans
wero taken to tho plan in tho quard
rillo they created a furor and wero
all purchased. Tho Duohesse de Herri's
ball begun the renaissance of the fan.
Louisa Parr in Warper's Mayzzina
Random Shots
Caller "Whv don't von trv Christ
ian science for Fido! You kuo a- what
it did for our baby."
Hostess "es, but 1 can t afford to
fool vritli tho lite of that do '. Whv
ho cost fortv-fivo dollars." Jom
Judye,
A New York wait r says his work
rominds him of a very large otglo. It
is so long from tip to tip, 1 onkera
Statesman.
"Do you know who her grandfather
was! Havo you ascertained anything
in regard to her pedigree ! 'J'hoso aro
things you ought to know about tho
woman you aro to make your wifo."
"Oh, hang her grandfather"
"My boy, that's just what thoy did."
Judge,
"I nay ns I g ij" he oxolaimod to tho
clerk, With a Vaiiderbuilt Imulineea
glum.
"Any baggage i" Kr--ro!" "Then,
sir, caid the clerk,
S,
tins time you will pay
come,'' 1'iUilurff Bulletin.
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