am inimnd.
STATE OF ATALANTIS.
CONSTRUCTING AN ISLAND IN
MID-OCEAN.
A Project Which from All Accounts is
Decidedly Intoresting.
Just seventeen miles due east from
the great blinking eyes of the Navesink
Highland’'s twin lights, and eleven
miles south of the Long Island shore,
or. to be more accurate still, in lati-
tude 40.24 north and longtitude 78.-
87.80 west, the foamy green waves
which roll over the shoals known to
all fishermen as the Cholera Banks,
toss up and down an anchored bouy,
upon which floats the flag of Atalan-
tis. This spot, or rather the sand be-
neath this buoy, and the water which
surrounds it, is the site of the very
newest nation on the face of the
earth, for Atalantis will be a nation
just as much as Hawaii or any other
island which is outside of the three-
mile limit of the nearest continent's
jurisdiction, and owes no allegiance
to any power.
That there is no land on the spot |
selected for the new country is of
small matter in these days of nine-|
teenth century science, and the com- |
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pany of shrewd speculators which in- |
tends to found the new Atalantis has
already given out a contract for the
construction of an island to make up
for the omission of the Almighty
when the universe was created. That
there will be a legitimate island on
this spot
some day, clever engineers
feel quite confident.
The intention
is to have the early settlers in the
new colony live on huge iron spiles
for a generation or two, but the act-
jon of the waters in piling up sand
around any obstruction, and the
dumping of ashes and other refu
from the original
will not take many decades to form
around Atalantis an island of a
solid a formation as Long Island, for
it was through a similar process that
the part yf the shores of old
Coney. and its suburbs were created
ough, a number
have undertaken
iron structure on
ut on the Chol-
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buildings on stilts,
largest
Seriously er of
daring speculators
to build a huge
great steel cylinders «
eras Banks, and, furthermore,
hope to have the place open for the
reception of guests within a little
more than a year. The undertaking
would have been laughed at not very
many years ago, but to-day some of
the most expert engineers in the
country say that the plan is perfectly
feasible, and the promoters have al-
ready contracted to spend several
illions of dollars in the erection of
Atalantis, so they, too, must
confident of success,
But the first building (of which an
excellent picture from the engineer's
plans from which the contract was
made is herewith printed) is only the
first part of the undertaking. The
promoters of the company claim that
they have already much more capi-
tal at their command than they can
use for the first building, and that
a second will be started within three
years. Of course, the financial out-
come of the first undertaking would
undoubtedly influence the
quent actions >f the capitalists, but
they apprehend no chance of failure
now, and boldly say that they intend
to build a long chain of similar
structures and connect them with |
bridges. They have already drawn
rough plsns for a second building,
and are considering a third.
The deepest water on the shoals se-
lected is 11 fathoms 4 feet, or 70 feet |
in all. It is the intention of the en-
gineers to sink thirty-six hollow iron
cylinders, 15 feet in diameter, at reg- |
ular intervals, on the spot selected. |
They will go down thirty feet into |
the bedding of sand and seashells |
and be cross-braced with countless |
iron girders to give them strength |
and stability. From the surface of |
the sand they will be surrounded for
thirty feet or more of their length |
with cement, which, when hardened,
will leave the supporting posts|
firmly imbedded in a material nearly |
as hard as rock. The average depth |
of the water is sixty feet, so that |
there will be about thirty feet of |
these pillars exposed to the water
between the cement and the surface
of the water. It is intended to have
the flooring of the building thirty
feet from high water level, so that
the pillars will thus have sixty feet
of foundation and sixty feet of ex
posed length.
This foundation for the mammoth
superstructure which it is intended
to build will be laid systematically.
The pillars will be cast over in Jersey
City and their lower ends stopped
up. They will then be set on end
aud braced in their final position
with cross-girders. This great iron
framework will be floated with pon-
toons, if, indeed, their own buoy-
ancy, from their contents of air does
not float them, and towed slp 42
they
feel
subse-
here the buoy is now anchon
wheto the buoy 14 &
of the great eylinders are opened
they will sink fast enough, and the
sand and shells ean be sucked up
through them until they sink to the
desired depth in the loose bottom.
They will finally be filled with ce-
ment and made as solid as it is possi-
bie for anything of the kind.
The idea of building a railroad on
stilts seemed a ‘‘wildeat’’ scheme
only thirty or forty years ago, yet to-
day the largest part of New York's
local transportation is done over ele-
vated railroads. Many are found now
in a hotel built on stilts
be afraid to ride on a train run
tracks on stilts, bub they will proba-
of the
demon-
The stability
will doubtless be
the other,
structure
completion, while the danger from
storms seems very small,
No wave
taken
the measurements were
tual of the water which fol-
lows it.
height
half its apparens height. It is said
ATALANTIS,
hat even tidal waves
ractically unknown in thi
ould not injure
danger from fire isalwaysoneo
most to be feared on the water;
the plans of the new structure
for the uss of practically no infls
mable material at ail, and its |
ters claims that the building
absolutely fireproof. Only
glass, tilthg, cement and otl
combustible materials will
in its construction.
As to the plans of
they call for a most com
building. The actual floor space will
be 260 feet sq and the building
h.except in the tow
1 %
taiantis,
the
superstruc-
ture modion
Are
two stories hig
There be four t
each corner, and they
high. The
great
R
will IWers
will
the
hy 5
with af! ts
rooms
rooms, bars, telegraph and
ities (for it is
Atalantis with Long
¢ at , 8 Turkish
tablishment, a drug store,
'
space in the
used for 8 great
usual ac
parlors eC
reat
ing
facil inten:
nect
able Once
a
navilion and a cigar store.
these privileges will be let out by the
Atalantis Company, for it n
tended by the owhers of the
to conduct any business at
the premises,
There will also be a huge amphi
theatre seating between 15.000 a
18,000 people, which will be rented t«
is not
some responsible manager or let out
by the night. The transportation
facilities will also furnish
gource of revenue to the
which owns the place. There will be
four landing stages, or floats, moored
to the four sides of the structure, and
at these the ferryboats from New
York. Brooklyn, and other places
will land. It is intended to allow any
land, and there will be
smooth water on one or another of
the four sides of the building,
even in the worst storms.
details of transportation are
yet fully matured, but it
intended to have a line of fast steam-
ers run from New York and Brooklyn
night. The trip will
another
company
vessel to
not
is
Wonderful as the natural and ar-
possibilities are, the legal
possibilities are still more wonderful
and baffling. Lawyers will have to
put on their thinking caps when the
new island is opened to the public, to
exactly what its status is.
They have tried already without very
satisfactory results, Applications
were made several months ago when
the scheme was still young, to the
Attorney-General at Washington, to
and legal protection could be secured
from either State
Government,
the three-mile limit over which the
shore authorities have juitindietian, it
will be no part of the United States
of America. Hence, none of the
States or the National Government
can either protect or interfere with
its inhabitants. It will be as much
another country as is Hawaii to-day.
What the form of government of
Atalantis will befor it will have
to have some form of government to
control its inhabitants—is not yet
known, The promoters say they will
make a stringent set of laws and will
employ as large a force of police as is
necessary to enforce them. The pos-
sibilities which are offered by the
opportunity for a private corpora-
tion to make laws to govern its own
actions, to enforce m itself, and
to be amenable to no law of sppeal
but that of brute force, are wonder-
Suppose a murder 18 committed in
ers, the proprietors of Atalantis could
murderer?
without a trial on the spot?
be provided. If not, a jail will be
needed to confine the prisoner.
he cannot be tried in the United
| ished in Atalantis. But how? Either
tnined and judges and juries
ployed to try criminals, or they must
be punished without a trial.
eln~-
Then, again, suppose a crime is
| committed and the eriminal escapes
to the shore, an extradition treaty
| for trial or punishment. Uncle Bam
{ would not give him up without ex-
| tradition papers and probably not
fthen if he were not to receive a trial
before punishment. Take 1t the other
way. A min commits a crime here
in New York, jumps on a ferry-boat,
and in two hours is beyond the jur-
isdiction of any court in the United
States. :
But the Atalantis pu
! that our government w
ple claim
ill be glad to
make an
extradition treaty
and perh >
them ross will,
sway with
erimi
But
strong
the
sbably not «
war
pre
Very weas power-—as
owera go—and Uncle Sam #1
anand for any criminal wh
le would pr
a take the fu
is probable th
all these difficulties will be avoided
The United States will pr it ably BC
pt the j
honld ail t POR
should all the rumors
deeds which are to
planned for the colony
and the
permit Jott
fights,
oT 1 ie thon tule
dannex the sian
}
i
unlawful
1
charge at
of
of
have been
prove
jetors of Atalantis
gambling, prize
ete. pire upon their
sailor, to be ace water-=they
would probably not object to being
annexed. But the powers at Wash-
ington would have more to say about
it than all the owners of Atalantis
put together, and if Congress decided
that it was not advisable “0 have a
Hlittle kingdom so near,"s big ironclad
or two anchored off Atalantis would
probably enforce the ri
true 1
erie
'
to trans
urate,
The neat flag of Atalantis
to be hauled down
for the Stars and
right.”’
would then have
to make room
Stripes,
varied and allaring, but “Uncle
Sam's”
ground, and make the proprietors
run their island in strict accordance
probably intend to do.
if gambling and other violations of
Atalantis, who was seen at the office
| of the company, said: “We should
rather not say snything about that
as yet. I will say, though, that we
are in the business to make money,
not for our health, and there is no
| way in whieh any other authorities
| ean prevent gambling there if we
| choose to allow it."
| Residents of Atalantis will have
{some drawbacks to contend with to
[offset their many privileges. Being
| a resident of no county and no State
{in this country, they will lose all
| right to vote, and all claim to the
protection which “"Unele Sam’ ac-
cords to his subjects. But, on the
other hand, they will avoid ail forms
of taxes.
One of the greatest privileges will
be the possibility of importing all
dutiable goods without paying duty
to “Uncle Bam.’’ The inhabitants
of Atalantis will be able to get their
cigars, their wines, and, in fact,
avesything which is made abroad and
axed when im
and then take off in & small boat
from the steamer when she comes in
what they have bought without pay-
ing tribute to the Government or
avoiding the Custom House inspec-
tors. Their floats will be large
enough for a small ocean steamer to
land at Atalantis, so dutiable goods
ean be landed direct if it is preferred.
The Custom House laws allow any
one to bring into this country any-
thing which is personal property, and
1t may
be easy in five years from now to sail
down to Atalantis and buy Worth
dresses and wenr them back to New
York the next day without having to
pay for the duty.
But, leaving all questions of un-
when they actually come up, there is
little doubt but what Atalantis, or,
at least the first building of the new
colony, is a practical certainty. The
company which is promoting the
scheme closed a contract with An-
derson & Barr last Thursday for the
construction of the foundations and
superstructure of the first building,
and the work of casting the hollow
eylinders for the foundations will be-
gin in on fow days.
One of the features which
Patterson dwelt on in a talk with t
i the value of
On. At
t 4 ta $1 £468 i
des 118 thousands of
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who lived 50% vears B. C.
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department will
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plan was first suggested to the
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VAR tragic occurrence.
roof of the house fell
the rest of
ret
mutilated
the company, he found on
that the bodies were
that no individual could
rning
the places which they had severally
occupied at the table he was able to
identify them, He was thus led to
notice that the order of places may
things. | Pittsburg Dispatch.
Timepiece in a Shirt Stud.
Theodore C. Rohrer, of Newcastle,
Penn., who constructed a wonderful
automatic clock a number of years
ago, containing many figures, and
which attracted great attention all
over the country when placed on ex:
hibition, has nearly completed
another timepiece which displays
marvelous mechanism, This clock
exhibits scenes in the revolutionary
war, and Mr. Rohrer considers it even
a more remarkable piece of work than
his former effort. In addition to
these clocks Mr. Rohrer, a number of
years ago, constructed one of the
most ingenious pieces of miniature
one of which is a diminutive watch
which keeps most excellent time.
The combined weight of the three
studs—which are all connected to.
which passes on the inside of the
shirt bosom-~is only one ounce and a
half. The stud in which is contained
the watch has a base about as large
as a B.cent piece, and, with its sur
roundings of gold, presents much the
appearance of a very diminutive
mariner’s compass. When the studr
are on the shirt bosom they are abous
two inches apart. By revolving the
upper one=in much the same man
ner as a stem-winding watch Is
wound-the little timepiece is wound
up for action. In setting the hands
the lower stud is revolved.
Infant waists with deep puffed
sleeves and a lace collar are liked for
small girls. These have skirts,
Shain OF Tm Aeon
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
CSEASONABLE HINTS AND MAT*
TERS OF MOMENT.
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adventures
Which Show that Truth is Strangor
Than Fiction.
Aen Bioawen, of Carroll County
Ohio, has a razor hog which he has
trained to run under his buggy like
a conch dog. The animal
oped considerable speed, and can now
hump himself along, and keeps up
with the vehicle when the horse is
going at a 4.15 gait.
Apour four miles outside the City
of Mexico, a large hairy spider was
discovered, which had on of its
legs a gold ring with the initials Q,
Y.toJ. J. The ring would fit the
finger of a two-months-old child. The
ring appeared to retard the spider's
movements considerably.
one
CorLvMniaxa County,
more to the front, and
a maltese eat that clucks like a
ting hen, The chi the barn-
yard are go completely deceived that
Ohio, isonce
this time with
Beet.
WS in
the eluck will bring them running in
stant. One of
roosters squawks like
his whenever
the unnatural sound.
Avo
lost her up
an the sober old
mad
the
ir
4 ¥ is
nnd flaps
wings cal makes
NG woman
or 11 4)
and a skil
grafted strips
fully
i
+
1
¢
gaac Hoop
of Philad
a lead
Penn
2.1 11
ishiaix
nusdale
fipon i
inden
shalk at
tense pain.
weapon th
OBHoe BLE
He had oft
in handling bees, but h
perienced such agon)
applied a
as all agrienlturistis
then went
tor said the had penetra.
ted the pneumogastric nerve, and
that the heart and lungs were greatly
affected by the poison. Godshalk
grew worse all the while, suffering
the most intense pain. Medicine
failed to relieve him. and he died in
a few days.
Ax attendan® at the Rome (N. Y.)
State Custodial Asylum a day or two
ago found a hen with singular mater.
nal tastes. The hen had shown a
great predilection to sit, and was
finally found on a nest in the barn,
The attendant took her out of the
nest, and was amazed to find that she
had been sitting on five wee Kittens,
The hen evinced so strong an affec-
tion for her queer family that it was
almost impossible to keep her away
from the nest,
taken she was back on the nest again
the next day, but all except one of
the kittens had been taken away. It
is supposed that she came across the
kittens in their home and,
few simple
f
Of,
The
Know
to a physician,
bee's
at
does
fan
or
away.
Tuene is a bright young boy in
Chicago who has struck out an en-
tirely new line of business for him.
pation is securing seats for ladies in
street cars at the crowded corner of
State and Madison streets. The
thoroughfare is always crowded there
during the daylight hours, and more
peohie board the ears than they will
old, and many always have to stand.
Women have their rights in Chicago,
the right, at least, to stand up, if
they cannot get a seat in a car, and
ais the youth takes advantage of.
He makes arrangement with some
well-to-do woman, who has an armful
of bundles, or perhaps a baby, to get
runs around the
{ . : : > : .
| the lady when she gets aboard, taking
| as a reward whatever change she has
la mind to spare him,
| A nici old man has lately died in
| Paris leaving his fortune, valued at
500,000 francs to a young woman who
was perfectly unknown to him. This
millionaire was extremely eccentric
and had sworn to enrich the first per-
would give proof of un~
doubted honesty and the following is
to find his
From morn until eve he
passed the day riding about in trams
and omnibuses, and always sat near
the conductor to pass him the money
which passengers at the other end
sent forward. When it so happened
that he had to give back change he al-
ided ece of to the
ways ad
i to
jasted
gon who
the means he employed
future heir.
money
value of fifty cents nd waited
see the result 201130
for eight years, during whic
not one passenger returned
he
1¢ had the pleasure of hear-
US money had received !
i J al
iady say to the money-
$4 41 fie
ts sy oivet t wr
i a given
me ily
The eccentric
He at onc
+
iv maxing inguiri goncerning
wet
old man was hg
abo
the paragon and made Lis wiil in her
(nvr
LILY
HINT
: 13,00
nirived to
i credit to
He set
an iron
then an
Iternating
the whole
re
er 05 oy
1 iron or Seven
¢ §
Veen miles,
By a curious combination of
diamond which was lost
more than twenty years ago at Bir
chances a
mingham has been discovered, and is
now in the hands of the Chief Con-
stable, says an English paper.
Some davs ago one of the workmen
in the employ of Messrs. Taunton,
safe manufacturers, was engaged in
repairing a safe and came across a
piece of paper in a crevice, in which
was a large diamond, estimated to be
worth at least 85600. The condition
of the paper indicated that the stone
had been undisturbed for a long time,
and the finder considered he was en-
titled to what he had found. Some
inquiries were afterward made, which
resulted in the discovery that the
owner of the safe bought it four years
ago from the late Mr. Davis, 8, J.
Davis, the son, explained that some
twenty years ago his father gave his
mother a huge diamond. which she
placed in a piece of paper with the
She hid
it somewhere for security.
The piece of paper
Davis,
there is little doubt the stone
a AA MSL. Sah
For Brave Deeds.
A Bociety for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals in France has
founded an order of merit, the in-
signia of which are bestowed on d
who distinguish themselves by deeds
of bravery. A tastefully designed
collar of honor is awarded. Among
the animals decorated, one of the
most celebrated is Bacchus, a large
bulldog, whose specialty is to st
runaway horses by jumping up |
seizing them by the bridle. It issaid
that the intelligent beast has already
saved the lives of eight persons in this
way. Pataud another bulldog, re-
ceived a collar in 1887 for saving his
mistress from the aitack of a foot-
ew found.
pat; and Turk, a splendid Ni
. has had a similar honor
ing threo young children from