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A FANTASTIC TALE OF THE
WBTTTEX FOE
BY FRANK R STOCKTON,
Author of "The Lady or the Tiger," "The Spectral Mortgage,"
"Xegative Gravity," "Tlie Late Mrs. Xull," and
Many Other Fine Stories.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS "CHAPTERS.
In the Kingdom 0f Tanabar reigned Cliamion and bis cousin Millice. equal partners to the
throne, being children of the twin Kings of that land. Though they bad not quarreled the peo
ple feared they would, and so wished tbein to marry. The Minister of Agriculture, Gromllne,
didn't want them to marrj. for he saw in the future a chance for himself if the young people
quarreled. IJetides, the royal houses had alwavs been opposed to a wonderful plant he
had grown and which he called "The Cosmic Bean." This would crow and yield beans at all
seasons of the ear. These bcan, by different styles of cookinc would come on the table in the
shape ot meat, fruit, bread, or anj thins else desired: or. treated m other ways, they would pro
duce -"ine, coffee, milk or anyotber drink. The Cosmic cean would, of course, do away with all
necessity of labor, and the royal houses and the nobility saw that they coold no longer maintain
their exalted positions if peoule did not work for thorn, bo they opposed its cultivation. Grom
line consulted a sorcerer, who advised him to pet up a big show in Kobol-land. at which Chamion
and Millice could meet-Prince Atio and Princess List a, of a neighboring kingdom. A double
wedding was the anticipated rcult of the meeting. Kobol-Iand was neutral ground, and inhab
ited by gnomes, elU, brownies and what not, so a big time was to be expected.
CHAPTER II.
OPEXTXG OF THE GKEAT SHCW.
The Sorcerer Lad good cause for expect
ing rare times. Kobol-land, which, at its
southern extremity, touched the two king
dom!, extended far away into the unknown
regions, and was the horneof fairies, gnomes,
giants, genii, afrites, centaurs, nymphs,
dryads, brownies, dragons, criffins, and
other wonderful and curious beings. Few
people from either the adjoining countries
had ever wandered far into Kobol-Iand.
But the Dimmer-Glade, a beautiful region,
scarcely a mile from the southern boundary,
haddrcquently been visited by parties who
were fond of lovely scenery and toot an
interest in the strange inhabitants of the
place, who, even those with terrible aspects,
had always been friendly enough to occas
ional visitors.
There could be no doubt that the great '
show, a short distance within the borders of
Kobol-land, would attract a vast crowd of
strangers of both high and low degree, and
not only that and the Sorcerer laughed
aloud as he thought of it such an exhibi
tion would draw to it every queer creature
of the land, from the biggest giant to the
smallest pigwidgeon, and if this rare mixt
ure of exhibitors and spectators at a flower
show, and of competitors in athletic games,
did cot result in a "high old time it woald be
wonderful indeed.
But tne Sorcerer had hopes that the show
would have far more important results than
the tun, the excitement, and the surprising
occurrences which might be expected at a
great concourte.where visitors from ordinary
countries would mingle on common ground
with the strange inhabitants of Kobol-land.
He thoaght be had reason to believe that
something of ad vantage to his country would
result from this exhibition.
The Sorcerer was a good sort cf man, and
knowing that the Minister of Agriculture
was a most dangerous plotter against the
public wtlfare, he was delighted to think
that he had proposed a plan the influence
and effect of wnich would probably be ex
actly the opposite to those for which Grom
line was scheming.
On the next day a-'ter the conversation be
tween Gromllne and the Sorcerer the whole
kingdom of Tanobar was gorgeous with
many-colored placards announcing the great
show in Kobol-land, and very shortly after
ward the walls and trees of Nustyria were
decorated with like brilliant placards.which
the Minister of Agriculture sent over the
border by the wagon load.
The announcement created great interest
and excitement, and early on the opening
day nearly everybody in the two countries
who was able to do so was on the road to the
Dimmer-Glade. People on horses, people
in wagons, people on camels, elephants and
on foot, with here and there a man be
striding an ox or an ostrich crowded the
highways and byways leading to Kobol
land. King Chamian, on a tall hunter, rode
boldly thither with a little hand of courtiers
and companion, while in a handsome car
riage, drawn by lour cream-colored horses,
and followed by other carnages containing
the ladies of her court, the young Quee3
31illice journeyed to the flowershow.
From the capital of N ustyria came the
Princess Lista on a wiry bob-tailed steed,
.with wicked back-turned ears, and a pace so
All rairy Land Was There.
swift that her attendants were lelt behind
long before she reached the Dimmer-Glade.
And from that city came also the Prince
Atto, stretched at full length on a cush
ioned platform, borne on the back of an
elephant, and busily engaged in the study
of a book ot logaritnnis, while an attendant
cmupli-d liv turn and held a sun umbrella
over his head.
The desire of this Princess and this Prince
of N ustyria to visit the show in Kobol-land
had beep great! v increased when they heard
that King Chamian and Queen Millice
would be theie. Although Atto ancfLista
belonged to a royal lamily, they were not
heirs to the throne of Nustyria, and having
but very poor, prospects in their native land
would be veryjrlad to make marriages which
would bring them good positions and for
tunes, and what could suit them better than
alliances with the noble young King and
beautiful young Queen of Tanobar?
Lista bad never met Chamian but she bad
heard of bis deed of horsemanship and
athletics, and felt certain be was just the
sort ot man sue wouia use, while Atto
me aiu i
quite as I
was that 1
knew all about Millice. and was
sure that she would suit him as he
GREAT SHOW IN KOBOL-LAND.
THE DISPATCH
she could not find a better husband than
himself.
On the possibilities of a divided kingdom
the Priuce and Princess thought not at all,
and, in fact, tbey pare very little thought to
each other; and when they did, Atto wished
that the King and Lista might break their
necks together, and Lista said to herself that
'f Atto would travel away with Queen
Millice, or with anybody else, and go so far
that she would never see him again, she
would be very glad, indeed.
Arrived at the Dimmer-Glade, the visitors
ound there a grand pavilion erected for the
floer show, while booths and tents of
various sizes and colors decorated thegrassv
plain. A wide stretch of level land at the
THE JOUBNEY
upper end of the glae, and nearly sur
rounded by low hills, on which thousands ot
spectators could sit or stand, was set aside for
the athletic games. As the show was to last
three days, kings, queens, princes, princesses,
ncn people and poor ones pitched their tents
far up and down the smooth expanse of the
Dimmer-Glade.
Although the news of the show had created
a great popular sensation throughout Tano
bar and IT ustyria, the excitement among the
iuhab tants of Kobol-land was even greater.
The affair was so novel and promised to be
so interesting that even the mighty giant
Jirg, who seldom came out of his lofty
castle, except to hunt in the wild mountains
of the north, declared bis intention of at
tending the show. From the mysterious
labyrinths of the dark gorges came afrites,
blact, shinv, and with stealthy tread. And
from the mines and the hills crept many a
gnome, wondering what he was going to see.
As to fairies, there was no end to them.
The Queen and her court were there, and
nearly all her subjects. A troop of dryads
took possession of a grove of oak trees near
the glade, and among some high rocks at the
head of a quiet Jittle lake lour syrens en
.sconced themselves with their harps.
As many of the Kbbol-landers intended to
exhibit in the flower show and compete in
the games, these mixed freely with the other
exhibitors and the visitors, and it was not
long before a general air of sociability per
vaded the glade.
Queen Millice was in her royal tent sip
ping a cup of chocolate, when suddenly the
tent was filled with a sort of smoky fog, so
dense that she could see nothing about her.
Supposing that the furniture had taken fire,
she was about to cry out for assistance, when
the vapor resolved itself into the form of a
tall genie, who seated himself npon the
divan, crossed his legs, and with a bland
smile, inquired how she liked the country.
As this individual bad never been pre
sented to her, and for other reasons, the
yoqng queen hesitated a little before enter
ing into conversation, but, remembering
where she was, and that this was one of the
natives of the soil, she replied with her
usual courtesy, and the two were soon en
gaged in a pleasant chat. The genie was
curious to know if this was her first visit to
Kobol-land, and how long she intended to
stay, and with much animation be told her
of points of great interest which the should
not fail to visit before leaving.
The Queen of the fairies paida royal visit
to Chamian, and he was so delighted with'
her that he said to some of bis courtiers that,
if she were bigger, or he were smaller, he
would give up his throne and ask to be
made King of the fairies.
Princess Lista rode directly to Chamian's
stables where she found a companv of
brownies combing and brushing the horses
till they shoue like silk. This greatly
pleased Lista, and she was about to offer the
brownies a permanent engagement in her
stables, but on second thought she con
cluded to wait and see how things turned
out. i
Prince Atto had always doubted the ex
istence of griffins, but walking near the
flower pavilion he beheld one of these great
creatures descending from the upper air.and
holding between its fore paws a large pot of
chrysanthemums. Swooping down close to
him the gnffiu said -to Atto: "Will you be
so good, sir, as to take hold of one side of
this pot, so that I can set it on the ground
without shaking the earth or injuring the
flower?"
Atto had never been asked to help any
body to do any sort or work.and his princely
soul instantly rebelled at this request, but
alter a secona iook at tne grithu he took
hold of one side of the pot and helped the
winged monster to set it gently on the
ground.
When the flower pavilion was opened it
was soon filled with an animated crowd.
The display of flowers and plants was so
curious and wonderful that even Chamian
and Lista, who did not care much for such
things, were greatly 'interested. The first
thing that met the eyes of the people as they
came in at the grand entrance was a double
row of plants of the Cosmic Bead brought
from Gromline's secret greenhouses.
The ripe beau, which mingled with the
blossoms, and pods in all stages of growth,
hung in astonishing profusion from the tall
plants, were freely offered to the visitors.
.ado. as tnese nau a ucutiujai navor wnen
eaten raw, the people were delighted with
them, and eagerly read the great placards on
which were printed the wonderful virtues
and advantages ot the Cosmic Bean.
Around the great central space of the pa
vilion and up and down its long passage
ways was arranged a collection of plants,
suchas never before bad been seen in this
world.
The plants contributed by the Kobol-land-ers
were far more curious than any others.
The chrysanthemum brought by the griffin
occupied a conspicuous place. Its flowers
were as large as saucers, and of a bloqd-red
color. "Whenever the plant was watered
streaks of fiery yellow shot through the
petals, and a shower of little sparks was
thrown off in every direction. -This chrys
anthemum was labeled Miss Sophia Hypo
grif. There was a very odd cactus, which was
exhibited by two brownies, wbo had taken
years to bring it to perfection. Every quar
ter of an hour a bud appeared on one ot the
leaves of this cactus, which grew and swelled
for about two minutes, when it opened and
displayed a large cucumber pickle ready to
eat
In a circular tank was a water lily ex
hibited by an elderly mermaid. The leaves
of the lily, which were large and laid flat
upon the water, were very hot, so thai food
could bo cooked upon them, particularly grid
dle cakes, which were made in great numbers
by some little black imps, who took a keen de
light in serving them to the visitors who sur
rounded the tank. The mermaid herself never
ate griddle cakes, which migbtbe inferred from
the fact that she was elderly. .
The fairies contributed a great nnmber of
beautiful flowers, among which were the con
vertible blossoms. A bud on one of these
plants would open and disclose a roe. In an
hour this would change to a marigold, in an
other hour to a chrysanthemum. It would
then become a zinnia, a tulip, and so changu
hourly into other flowers, until the twelfth
transformation it became an Immortelle and
lasted indefinitely.
There was a species ot dogwood, grown prin
cipally by afrites,"the long branches of which
wore trained to habg close to the ground and
catch rats.
There were blossoms like great sunflowers,
each of which revolved on a pivot, and dazzled
the eyes of the beholders; there were egg
plants, the fruit of which could be batched in
the sur., and produced different kinds of barn
yard fowls, and there was the ghost plant,
misty and vaporous to the view, through the
leaves and stems of which one might pass bis
hind without injury to the plant. There was
the tourbt vine, which, growing under a tree,
would send up a long shoot, until it reached a
loner branch. Fastening itself to this, it
would suddenly contract and pull Itself up by
the roots, these would be drawn up and at
tached to the limb, and the plant would again
send np its bhoot, reach a higiiet limb,
and draw Itself up as before. In this wjy ic
would climb to the top of the tree, where, at
taching its ropts to the topinoit branch it would
send its shoot high into tne air, where it would
seize ou the first large bird that passed near
enough, and loosening its root from the tree
would be carried to a foreign land.
TO KOBOL-LAJTD.
There were talking flowers which said, "good
morning," "papa," "mama;" there were flowers
contributed by" the demon of the glacier which
looked like roses and dahliai and other blos
soms, but were really wate? ices of delicious
flavors, which when plucked for eating would
quickly be succeeded by .others upon the same
stems. Besides these unnatural and curious
plants there could he seen in this show every
sort of ordinary flower, the size, fragrance and
beauty of which had been so increased that it
conld scarcely be recognized.
Xing Chamian and Lista soon became, of
course, good friends, and wandered together
through the pavilion and, although they could
not fail to be amused at the curious and won
derful plants, they saw they w ere impatient fo'
the afternoon ahd the beginning of the sports'
Millice walked by herself, followed by some
of her ladies and watched by Atto, Who in
tended to make himself known to her, but
wished to wait a litlln in order to find out what
sort of a girl she was. Gromllne was near by
and seeing that the Queen and Prince Atto
were not likely to become acauainted. h3.un
to Atto, led him to Millice, and presented him.
The Queen and the Prince bad walked u
getber hut a short distance when they came
upon a plant contributed by a Nnstyrian gar
dener, which rivaled some of the Kobol-landers.
Ho had grafted tne water lily, the sugar
cane, the cow tree and the fir weed up-m a tea
plant, and when one of the large cup-ljke
blossoms was pulled off and held under the end
of the broken stem, it was speedily tilled with
fragnnt and delicious tea. Although Millice
did not care tor many of the monstrosities she
had seen, this plant attracted her, and Atto
as also interested in it, -for he was fond of tea.
After drinking two cups of the beverage, an
idea struck bun.
"Would you like a plant like this, Queen
Millice T"
"I should like it very much, I wonder if the
seed can be procuredT"
"The plant itself would be much better." said
Atto, and turning to the gardener he inquired
the price.
"One hundred sequins, your Highness," re
plied the man.
"Nonsense." said the Prince. "25 will be quite
enough. I will take the plant, and youcan nave
it carried immediately to my tent,"
"But, your Highness." said the poor man
turning a little pale. "I have spent more than
that upon it. and besides it would injure me
very much to have it removed from exhibition
at the very beginning of 'hefloivershow. With
out this plant my collection i nothing."
-u.aKe it to my tent," saiu Atto, who wished
to put a pretty inscription on it and send it to
the Queen. "You have to be very careful with
these fellows," he said, turning to Millice, "for
tbey will cheat you dreadtully.'
The yourg Q ueen answered not a word, but
stepping backward, called one of her ladies
and with her walked away leaving Atto stand
ing by himself. The Prince was a good deal
disconcerted by this proceeding, and after gaz
ing a few minutes after Millice, he said to his
gardener that he could leave the plant where
it was for the present as he might not want it,
and then walked away to consider the situa
tion. "I have made a mistake." he said to him
self. "I bavo shown her too abruptly my
habits of prudence and economy. I must do
something to make a good impression noon
her."
By this time he had reached one of the doors
of the pavilion and he stepped into the open
air. At the end of the glade he saw the most
lively preparation going on for the games in
the afternoon. Even now the people were
leaving the pavilion and flocking to the bills to
secure good ulaces. Atone of the best points
for observation he saw that there had been
erected two royal stands.
"Ahar said he to. himself, "the Queen in
tends to view the games. It might be well ifl
were to take part in them. Women, even the
best of them, are so foolish as tn like that sort
of thing. But the trouble is I don't know bow
to do anything athletic 1 have never engaged in
ucli fatiguing and senseless exercises. But
nearly everybody will be doing something, and
I do not like to be left our."
At this moment be heard a sound like a great
wind behind him, and quickly turning he saw
the gnffiu swooping to the ground.
I am glad to see you s.gain, young man."
said the monster. "You were very kind to
help me with that flowerpot, sothatldid not
injure a blossom of my chrysanthemums,
which will probably get the prize. I should
like to do something for you. I suppose you
are going to take part in the games. How
would you like to ride me bareback around
the arena. 'I hat is a great chance for a young
man and ono seldom offered."
Atto trembled in every fiber.
To Be Continued Next ffetfc
THE 8TEEET8 OF BOSTON.
An Incident Which Is Said to Be of Very
Common Occorrenoe
Brooklyn Life.
"Will you kindly tell me. sir," asked the
stranger, as she stepped from the door of the
railway station in Boston,, "which of these
streets is the most direct road to the Com
mon?" "Not any of them, Madam, I am sorry
to say," returned the Bostonian, "but if you
will wait while I consult my pocket map I
will endeavor to lay out a route which may
have some approximation to direotness."
NAMES OF STREETS.
Pittsburg Ransacked Creation When
Doing Its Christening.
HONORS FOR" LOCAL CELEBRITIES.
Th.8 Hard. Fighters and the Noble Indians
All Taken Care Of.
HOW OTHER TITLES ORIGINATED
iWErrTHw Ton the dispatch. l
"How do places, streets and things get
their names?" is a question often asked but
rarely answered. By some curious sort
f juffBl'ng, localities come by names, seem
ingly as little fitted to them as a "hand-me-down"
suit of clothes would be to an Apollo.
In London this is particularly noticeable.
There arc thoroughfares having the oddest
of titles, which are or were derived from an
incident in the history of the old town, and
although probably applicable enough at the
time ol their origin, seem most outrageously
inappropriate now. Coming nearer home,
the names of some the oldest streets in Pitts
burg seem to haveleen given with some at
tention to the fitness of things, as for in
stance, we have in the neigborhood of the
Point where the nucleus of our city was lo
cated, such names as"Duquesne and Block
house ways and Bedoubt alley. The secoud
and third have reference to remains of the old
fortifications once situated in that neighbor
hood, while the first commemorates the fort
which the Freuch Captain Contrecoeur
erected on the unfinished foundations lefC
by Captain Trent, of the British Colonial
army, at the same place.
Named After Old Warriors.
But aside from these instances there are
few streets named after local events or char
acters. Of the few, Grant street is called
after Colonel Grant, the silly Highlander,
who, undeterred byBraddock'sfate, thought
to defe.it the entire French and Indian
force at Fort Dnquesr.e with his small regi
ment. His force was massacred to n man.
Forbet avenue is also fitting, as it comes
from General John Forbes, who overthrew
the French power in this vicinity and gave
the iown its name Pittsburg.
Shingiss street in the Sixth ward is also
well named, as the old Delaware Indian
chieftain, wbo lived at McKee's Bocks, is
closely identified with the early history of
tbe city. Governor Dinwiddie, of Vir
ginia, took such an interest in this place
that he sent a number of expeditions to it:
at first to locate here, and afterward when
the French were iu possession, to expel
them, so it is his just desert that the Elev
enth ward should uame a street after him,
even if his later career was not the most
honorable.
The Glrty Family Immortalized.
The same ward also immortalizes that
famous renegade Simon Girty by a street
bearing his surname. The whole family, of
which Simon, George and James were the
most notorious, were well-known in this
vicinity, and Simon's connection with the
Indians dates from the time he was prac
tically drummed out of the militia, while
serving at Fort Pitt, on account of his Tory
sentiments. The best of the brothers, Tom,
also located at a place close at hand, still
known to us as Girty's Bun, and many ot
his descendants are now living in this city.
The Thirteenth ward names a street after
Captain Jumonville, once an officer at Fort
Duquesne, who was sent against Washing
ton and defeated and killed in that indi
vidual's first battle, near Fort Necessity,, on
May 28, 1754. Allequippa street, in the
same district, comes from the celebrated In
dian Queen. Boquet, in the Fourteenth,
is worthily bestowed in honor of the gallant
Swiss officer whose name is so familiar in
the annals of Fort Pitt and its wars against
the French and Indians.
Nameil'rouilnontin Early History.
Colonel Crogban, well known in border
history hereabouts, is remembered by a
street in the same ward, as is also Sir Peter
Halket, the brave British officer who fell in
the battle ot Braddock's field. The com
manding officorofthe latter affair is honored
by the Twenty-second ward. Thomas Mif
flin, the Pennsylvania statesman, alter
whom a county and numerous townships
and boroughs are named in this State.is also
brought to memory by a street in the Six
teenth ward. General Irvine, commandant
at Fort Pitt in 1784, is not forgotten, having
his name affixed to a street in the Twenty
third ward, and Kilbuck, a noted Indian
title in this locality, is remembered in the
same section. Charliers,the rascally Indian
trader, once, located on the creek bearing his
name, has also a street named after him in
the Thirty-sixth ward.
This is about all the early celebrities who
are lemembered bystreet names, with the
exception of those prominent citizens hon
ored in this way, but whose reputation
pre-eminently local as is, is of no moment
to us.
Historical Names That are Lost
A number of the most famous historical
names were wiped out when the cross streets,
from Liberty' to Duquesne way were
changed to numbers, some years ago.
Among those thus obliterated were Hand
street, after General Hand, now Ninth
street; St. Ciair, after General Arthur St.
CI.air, now Sixth street; Wayne, after "Mad
Anthony," now Tenth street; O'Hara, Pitt,
Irvine and a number of others.
Only a very few American patriots are
remembered by street names: Washington,
Decatur. Moultrie, La Fayette and Dear
born being tbe only prominent ones. N.imes
of famous borderers, such as Boone, Brady
and Crawloru have received some attention.
but the Indian chieltains with whom they
warred are shown greater favor. Pontine,
Tecumseh and Blackhawk keep company
with leaders of like renown from other sec
tions and times such as Cohaset, Monte
zuma, Oaceota, Hiawatha and even Cubba-you-quit
gets there in the wonderfully
-named Thirteenth ward. Exactly 27 Indian
tribes are honored of which the Thirteenth
ward has five namely: Cherokee, Dakota,
Delaware, Shawnee and Wvandotte, but
the Thirty-fifth ward displays the most en
thusiasm in this respect, DJ having a Sioux
alley, running from Pawnee street to Ponca
alley. What a paradise for the hostiles.
Honor for the explorers.
The riifcoverers and explorers of this"
country also come in for consideration;
Columbus, Yespucius, Cabot, De Soto, La
S.ille and Balboa being mentioned, and
even tbe birth-place of the first-named,
Genoa, is honored by tbe Eighteenth ward.
The Nineteenth ward takes the palm for
patriotism it has not only a Bunker's Hill
and a Breed's Hill street, but also a Dear
born and a Farragut, all of which it seasons
with a little Conestoga, as being suggestive
of tbe State.
American statesmen are not forgotten, 11
streets being named from among them.
Four are named after Presidents. Even tbe
English are not left out as the names of
Chatham, Cromwell, Cobden and Derby will
testify, and the Twenty-third goes
all the way back to the third
Bichard of that country, whom it resur-
rects as Gloster. The States of the Union
are represented by Dakota, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland,
Montana, Nevada and Oregon, and then the
name-givers go to Europe and bring back
Elba, -Erin, Hecla, Etna and Fingal. From
England they appropriate Chancery and
Drury lanes; from France, Capet an'd Cor
day, and then, as if fearful of neglecting
home produce too much, a little more
skirmishing is done in this country, during
which El Paso, Kanawha, Kenesaw, Scioto
and Shamokin are bagged. By way of
variety a couple of Western Indian fighters,
Carson and Crockett, and a trio ot our late
Bebelhon heroes, Ellsworth, Farragut and
Foote, are added.
Bevelling In the Classics.
Pittaburgers also rattles the dry bones of
the classics lor material. They regularly
knock the wind out of the entire Grecian
mythological Reichstag, bv naming any
thing from an unpaved street down to a
"bum" allev, after Saturn, Neptune, Festus,
Satyr. Iris,' Juno, Minerva, Venus, Luna,
Ceres, Flora, Diana and Niobe.
As would naturally be expected, a people
with such taste for" mythological subjects
would not neglect Greece itself, so places
are found for Hector, .TJlysses, Lycurgus
and the King wbo visited ft, friendly-like,
and robbed it, Croesus; also the locality in
which these people flourished, namely:
Olympia, Corinth, Sardis, Sparta and the
Bubicon. Not satisfied with Greece, they
t.ike a flying trip to ancient Bome, borrow
ing Cassar, Cato, Cicero, Seneca. Junius,
Flavian and Bienzi as they go, and then ou
to Egypt for Isis, Lotus, Cairo and Carnak.
Scriptural lands don't stand much show,
they being called on for only two names
Gilead and Nebo.
In the Eealm of Literature.
, Being of a literary mind at times a
turn is given in that field, Hawthorne and
Poe of this country and Plutarch, Ossian,
Dumas and several other foreigners of lesser
note having the call. We have pro
duced some good poets in this country, but
none good enough to name streets after.
However, England is drawn on heavily,
viz.: Spenser, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Mil
ton, uryden, Byron and Me mans, togetner
with Schiller and Dante from other coun
tries. Scientists also come in for honor, as
there are thoroughfares named after Dar
win, Herschel, Kepler, Laplace, Newton
snd Edison. It is thought that eventually
the Fourteenth ward will go on the stage as
it is very dramatically inclined. It has not
only a Hamlet street, but also two others
named Borneo and Juliet respectively.
Another ward has a Colbalt alley; another
aGreeu street. Both ought to connect, by
rights, with Fresco alley in the Fourteenth.
Then the trees are, pruned for names; Cedar,
Cypress and Laurel being the result. A
few birds are caught at the same time, but,
only the Eagle, Falcon and Nightingale
are selected; all noble specimens it must be
said.
Nothing Allowed to Escape.
But two animals are on the list, the
Fox and Fawn; one fish, Halibut; two
jewels, the Diamond and Garnet. The Sec
ond ward tries to act as sour as possible by
having a Lemon alley, but the Thirty-fifth
ward goes it one belter with a Lime street.
Another-ward has a Gum street.
Among the peculiar names the Third
ward presents a Virgin and a Scrip thor
oughlarc; the Sixth, a Chestnut, a Gas and
a Coward; the Fourteenth, a Dollar and a
Fiber; the Fifteenth, a Zulu; the Sixteenth,
a Canoe; the Seventeenth, an Umpire and
an Eden; the Thirty-first, an Elysian; the
Eighteenth, a Dragoon, a Mirage and a
Woodbine, and also supplies a Martha for
the Twenty-fifth's Mary; the Twentieth,
an Equator; the Twenty-first, a Zenith,
Bainbow and Finance; the Twenty-third, a
Compromise and a Mecca; the Twenty
fourth, a Wampum; the Twenty-seventh, a
Veto, and last, but not least, the Twenty
ninth, flirts with a Mary Ann.
Truly, the above is a wonderful list and
shows what the imagination will do when
it gets into the christening business.
W. G. Kaufmans.
BEBLIJT IS LEABNIKQ ENGLISH.
Even the Beggars Are Trying to Make Use
of tho language.
Truly Berlin is becoming a cosmopolitan
town, in some respects at least Not only
the storekeepers, who make a specialty of
overcharging strangers, study the English
language, but even the beggars condescend
to do so. There is a blind man who peram
bulates Unter den Linden, whose sign bears
the following inscriptions:
Ernarme dem armen Bllnden.
Xaveuglo est tres malheurenz.
Have pity with the blind.
The English is not quite correet, but it Is
doubtless well meant. To enhance his
chances with the foreigner, the industrious
beggar has engaged a small boy as an assist
ant, who is toujour en vidette for tbe police
man. And yet some people say Germans
are not progressive.
AT LAW WITH THE POPE.
Heirs Will Fight a tvill Making X.eo the
Beneficiary.
rW EITTIIf FOE THE D IS PATCH. 1
The highest tribunal of the German Em
pire has been asked to intervene in the legal
fight of a number of peasants with His Holi
ness tbe Pope. It appears that a small
farmer in Waldshut elected Leo XIII. heir
plenipotentiary to his estate worth 5,000
marks, disinheriting his own children with
whom he had always lived on the best of
terms.
The heirs tried in vain to get a release
from the Pope. Even an offer of 1,000
marks cash for the benefit of the local
church was denied. An endeavor now will
be made to fight the Holy Father on tbe
plea of undue influence'exercised by the
priest of Waldshut.
AUCTIONED OFF HIS GOD.
A Frosperons Chinese Deity, Zone Wang
Sha, Knocked Down for 84,000,
New York Herald.:
The proudest and happiest man in Mott
street is Mr. Ong Hong Tong. He has be
come the sole possessor for the space of one
year of a genuine Chinese god, to wit, Lone
Wung Sha, and can pocket every cent of
profit be cau make out of the god for that
period. Mr. Ong Hong Tong is a Chinese
"sport." He knows a good thing when he
sees it. He will work the god for all be is
worth and, as he has never been worked he
tore, the chances are that he will make a
barrel of money out of bim. The god or
rather the privilege of using him for one
year was put up at auction at the Temple
of ' Joss, No. 20 Mott street, yester
day morning. The competition was
great and the bidding brisk.
As an "event" it double discounted the lug
Brayton Tves s-ile. The first bid was 52,000
and'the last $4,600, at which price the god
was knocked down to Mr. Oug Hong Tong.
Lone Wung Sha is a self-made god, who, by
strict attention to business and great amia
bility, is winning for himself a name iu the
polytheistic Valhalla in whieh all good
Confucians pray. His owner, Yung Lung,
brought bim here from China some ten
years ago. He carried bim through the
Custom House at San Francisco id a basket,
and when the Custom House official asked
him what the "thing" was" Tune Lung
bridled his anger and said "a dollee babee."
Tung Lung determined to retire from busi
ness that is, he thought he had earned s
retirement into dignified ease and unlim
ited birds' nest soup while somebody else
ought to manage tbe god, so he put bim up
at auction and let him out at $2,000 for the
first year. Last season it is estimated that
the lucky speculator who purchased him
cleared over $4,000.
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JTie God That Was Sold.
FLASH LIGHT PHOTOS
A Picture of a Soap Bubble in the
Act of Going to Pieces.
MEASURING TEE ACTINIC EATS.
An Easily-Made Paste That Is Guaranteed
to Stick Anything.
LITTLE - BITS OP SCIENCE GOSSIP
rrazrAitiD roa th dispatch.!
A ready method of measuring the amount
of actinic rays proceeding from any land
scape or object bas for a long time been a
thing much desired by photographers, both
amateur and" professional. Many instru
ments with this. view have been from time to
time brought out, but none of them have
proved very satisfactory. The same may be
said of tables, hicb, although of great as
sistance iu open landscape, have this draw
back, that, wherever the quality of the light
is interfered with, as in forest scenery, deep
glens with overhanging trees, where tbe
very air appears to be green, the interior of
churches, etc, where the light which enters
perhaps passes through colored glass, and
under similar conditions, the operator is
compelled to guess at the exposure after all.
An apparatus, just patented in England,
purposes not only to measure the intensity
of the rays of light proceeding from any ob
ject, but also the quality of the same. The
actinometer can easily be adjusted to a plate
of any degree of speed by removing or
adding to the layers of tissue paper behind
the glass carrying the luminous paint used
in the process. In adjusting the actino
meter any of tbe published tables of ex
posure may be employed, or, better still, tbe
excellent little calculating machine for pho
tographic exposures, called the actinograpb,
upon the invention of which much labor and
study was expended.
At a recent lecture before the Boyal In
stitution, England, the lecturer, after re
'ferring to a series of 'photographs of animals
in motion which had been taken by means
of a movable shutter, said that rnp'idly oc
curring phenomena might also be photo
graphed by the exposure of tbe lens to a
flash of magnesium light or to tbe electrical
spsrk. After stating that neither ot these
flashes of light was absolutely instantaneous,
he proceeded to show their actual dnration.
It appears that a spark from a Leyden jar
lasts less than one twenty-five-millionth
part of a second. Some idea may be formed
of such a duration byconsidering that it is
nearly the same fraction of a second as one
second is of a year, as a year contains rough
ly 25,000,000 seconds. It was further shown
that a soap film might be photographed in
tbe act ot breaking, but as this occupied
less than one-tenth of a second it was more
difficult to photograph than jets of liquid.
A dry shot would pass through a soap
bubble without breaking it, but a shot
wetted with alcohol would break the film at
once. By means of tbe dropping of weights
suspended Irom an electro-magnet, it was
possible to make the breaking of the film
and the flash of the spark simultaneous, and
thus photograph the film in the act of
breaking.
Among the many recent triumphs of pho
tography were cited those in themedicalfield
and especially the invention which enables
the operator to photograph tbe throat and
the vocal cords. Prof. Levison had devised
a condenser condensing ten inches of solar
rays on to a one-inch beam of parallel rays
which brought down the question t3 the
matter of a special camera. This was after
ward devised and the operation was per
fected. A beam of condensed light is now
reflected from a glass bound on the operator's
forehead into the patient's mouth, and a
tiny detective camera snaps the image of the
vocal chords in an instant.
Manufacturing Colored Papers.
The manufacture of colored papers has
been brought to great perfection in this
country, and the latest patents involving the
process possess some very ingenious modi-,
fications. In operation tbe pulp is first pre
pared for paper making in the usual way by
agitation with water- The coloring matter
is then irregularly mixed with the pulp
while tbe pulp is in a specially suitable con
dition. Then the pressing and drying of
the web proceeds in the usual way. 'By this
process shaded and clouded color effects are
produced iu the finished paper. It is essen
tial that toe coloring matter should be irreg
ularly mixed with the pulp while it is in a
fluid or semi-fluid state, and before it has
been formed into a web. Otherwise un
sightly strips and blotches of color are pro
duced, having abrupt and ragged
edges, because no sufficient diffusion
of color bas taken place to
soften and shade the edges ol the color
patches. When two or more streams or
showers of coloring are used the colors or
tints are shaded and blended together ac
cordingly as the points of application are
more or less widely separated, and by vary
ing the relative position of the points of ap
plication and the amount and character of
the coloring matter, an endless variety of
artistic effects may be prodnced. In spite
of this variety the product, is always char
acterized by a peculiar softness of shading
or clouding of the tints and can be readily
distinguished from colored paper made in
the ordinary way or from paper printed in
colors or tints.
Sand Papering Machine.
A machine for sand papering and polish
ing woodwork has been patented by an En
glish firm. Tbe machine has three sand
papering cylinders. The first is covered
with a coarse grade of paper, and has a cut
ting action on the wood similar to that of
revolving cutters. When operating on
framed work for doors or parquetrv, it will
cut away all the uneven surfaces without
breaking nw.-.y the edges or plucking the
cross-grained parts, and leaves an even sur
face for polishing. The second cylinder is
covered with a somewhat finer paper for sand
papering. The third cylinder.is for finishing
the work. It has a very soft fine cushion for
the paper, which just touches the work, and
imparts to it a very high polish. A saving
in time over the old method of one-third,
and an economy of 25 per cent in paper is
said to be effected.
A Uaefnl Paste
Prof. Wincell gives the following recipe
for a paste which he says will stick any
thing. Take two ounces of clear gum arabic,
one and one-balf ounces of fine starch and
one-half ounce of white sugar. Dissolve
the gum arabic in as much water as the
laundress would use for the quantity of
starch indicated. Mix the sugar and starch
with the mucilage. Then cook the mixture
In a vessel suspended in boiling water until
the starch becomes clear. The cement should
be thick as tar, and should be kept so. It
can be prevented from spoiling by the ad
dition of camphor or a little oil of cloves.
A Traveling -Workshop.
A novel mode of preparing ships for serv
ice on their stations is about to be inaugu
rated by the British admiralty. A torpedo
depot ship is now being fitted out with all
the appliances of a large wprfcshop. When
ready she will proceed on-a voyage round
the world, visiting all the foreign stations
and making good all defects in torpedo ar
rangements of vessels connected therewith.
It is said that this vessel can carry White
head torpedoes sufficient to equip every ship
in the navv in time of war.
A Good Whlffletreo Hook.
Many a life has been lost simply because
in driving a team a trace has become de
tached or unhooked and the neck yoke bas
slipped off the pole; the horses have imme
diately become unmanageable, and the ac
cident has terminated fatally. A whiffletree
'hook has been devised for the prevention of
such accidents, and it is said to possess the
great recommendations of being simple in
action aud strong aud reliable.
Burg Iar.ProofLoc.lt
A new description of lock for ordinary
doors, capable of resisting the attacks of
burglars, is becoming popular in Paris.
Most people know 'that the locks on the
doors of ordinary houses are of no avail
against the professional skill of the burglar,
who wasting no time on trying to rajse the
tpmblers and move the boll, simply in?ert
the end of his short iron lever, of "jimmy,"
between the door and its rebate, and forces
the wholeafiair inward, tearing out the lock
andbolts on the way. The only real pro
tection against such violence is either a
heavy piece of furniture, moved up against
the door, or a strong shore, which will hold
the duor'in place, lock or no lock, until it is
battered to pieces. It is not always con
venient to have to trundle a chest of drawers
or a wardrobe up to the doors of one's bed
room before retiring to rest, but the alterna
tive just suggested is now within tbe reach
of everyone.
By means of a recent ingenious contriv
ance a strong iron bar can be so arranged as
to form a shore, capahle of an enormous
strain, and to constitute a protection from
burglars which is calculated to reassure the
most timid person. To apply it nothing is
necessary, but, ou leaving the room, to lock
the door in the ordinary way. The turn of
the key throws out the bolt, locking the door
as usual, and also moves the socket carrying
theupper end of tbe iron shore under the
projection on the stiie of the door, holding
it firm against anything short of a sledge
hammer. On the return of the proprietor
the unlocking of tbe door in the ordinary
way shifts tho upper end of tbe shore from
the door to theframe.where it presents no ob
stacle to tbe opening of the door.
Science In Schools.
A scientist has been making a plea for
tbe introduction of science into school
courses. He says it should not be a matter
of experimenting with gases anM acids, with
air pumps and electrical machines, but it
should be brought bome as nature's messsee
to the hearts as well as to the minds of the
young. It should teach them justice and
impress on them that there is a right, that
there is a true, that there are moral balances
as well as chemical ones, and that there are
conditions of moral stability and instability
just as of chemical or mechanical or electri
cal. "Tbe teacher who cannot extract moral
instruction and Inspiration out of physical
science ought to leave it alone whether he
it fit to teach anything is a question."
A Dynograph Car.
The dynograph car is one of the most
wonderful inventions in railway way. It
has only to be rolled over a track to'indi
cate every imperfection in the rails, whether
it be spread rails, open joints or defective
iron. Suitable markings 'are left on the
track according to the fault to be denoted,
so that the trackman wbo follows in the
wake of the car has a large proportion of bis
labor saved and can see at a glance where
his repairs or alterations must begin.
Inscribing Metals.
A simple way of writing inscriptions on
metals is to use a mixture of four ounces of
nitric acid and one ounce of muriatic acid.
Cover theurface to be engraved with bees
wax or soap, write your inscription in tbe
wax clear to the metal, then apply tbe
mixed acids with a feather, or a stick of
wood, carefully filling each letter. Let the
solution remain from five to ten minutes,
according to the depth of etching required,
and then wash off with water.
Water Proof Pasteboard.
It is said that a very good water proof
pasteboard can be obtained by giving it a
thin coating of a mixture composed of four
parrs of slaked lime, three parts of skimmed
milk and a very little alum. A soft brush
should be used in applying themixtnre, and
the pasteboard should be allowed to a dry
thoroughly before being used. ,
0UB MDflSTEB TO MEXICO.
Thursday at the American legation Becom
ing Quite Popular.
Mexico Anzlo- American.
Mrs. Byan. wife of the American Minis
ter, was assisted at her reception Thursday
by Mrs. Guenther, wife of the United
States Consul General. It was one of the
most delightful gatherings of Mrs. Eyan's
many friends that has as yet graced the ele
gant parlors of the Legation.
A splendid champagne punch, brewed at
tbe Legation, was served, and some good
vocal and instrumental music was had.
Miss Spyer played divinely and long, old
college songs were sung by Mr. Guenther
and Mr. Charles B. Pope. Tbe visits con
tinued till a late hour. These "Thursdays"
at the Legation are becoming more popular
each week and are quite a feature of society
entertainment.
AH 1HSAHE EHGINE DBIVEB.
He Is Forcibly Poshed Off His Locomotive
to Savo the rassengers.
Just as tbe Belt Line train, having nearly
300 passengers aboard, drew out of Grune
wald depot, Berlin, one night recently, it
was discovered that the engine driver had
suddenly become insane. The stoker and
an assistant managed to loosen tbe maniac's
hold on the throttle, and pushed him off the
locomotive, thus probably preventing an
appalling catastrophe.
AH OLD CHALDEAN MONUMENT.
Discovery in London That Takes tho Arch
aeologists Back to 4000 B. C.
In tbe reign of the Merry Monarch, says
the Illustrated News of the World, the
neighborhood of St. Paul's Churchyard,
London, was the favorite business haunt of
Dutch merchants. During tbe fire of Lon
don the then existing tenements were gutted
and overthrown, and, though houses have
since risen on the site, many of tbe old
foundations have never been stirred to their
depths. A few weeks ago,however,the work
men employed in laying the foundations of a
new house discovered iu the rubbish which
they were compelled to remove some old
Dutch tiles and three black diorite stones
bearing figures and characters. The in
scriptions bave been found to be in tbe Ac
cadiati language, the pre-Semitic language
ol Cbalilsei. The inscription on the rock
shown in tbe illustration is the dedication
of a door socket "to the god- Nina, the su
preme Lord, tht Lord of tbe written tablet."
The real importance of the inscriptions,
however, consists in the forms ol tbe char
acters employed. The script on the door
socket is in the cuneiform character of tbe
period of Gudea; and the mention of that
king's name in connection with the dedica
tions bas enabled Mr. Brett, of the British
Museum, to fix the date approximately at
4000 B. C.; and we may therefore congratu
late the British Museum on having acquired,
by a happy chance, one of the oldest Chal
dean monuments ever brought-to Europe. It
was doubtless brought to London by one of
the Uutoh tradinsAvessels .
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LIGHTS JM TRAINS.
Progress Toward Giving Passengers
a Chance to Bead at Bight.
HOW. ELECTRIC SHOCKS FEEL
One Effect Is to Compress tie Lungs, Cau
inj a Peenllar Crr. ' '
PDTTI56 THE WIRES U5DEEGK0UND
irszrAsiD tob the dispatch, i
The comfort and satisfaction derived from
tbe electric light on board a train are so
great that every advance in the application
of the system is watched with interest by
railway men and with delight by the public
A great many experiments have been made,
and a great many disappointments have
been sustained, but the fact has been thor
oughly established that lighting bv electric
ity is practicable, aud the only thing in the
way is the element of cost. It is said that
the electric light is still too dear; or, in other
words, that oil is cheaper.
Some recent figures from the Chicago,
Milwauke and St, Paul Kail road are inter
esting. That road now has 42 cars lit by
electricity, more, it is claimed, than any
other railroad in the world. The system
adopted is that of having a separate car for
electric light and steam heat supply. It ap-,
pears that with this plan it costs 9 cents'
per car per hour for lighting, with & 10-car
train on an 11-hour run. Exactly half this,
however, is for attendance, or $5 25, and at
only 87 lamps on the average are run. it will
be seen that the charge for attendance is
one open to very material reduction. Be
sides, it is as easyto run the plant in the
baggage car as in a separate car, saving
thereby the coal consumption in hauling the
special tender.
But even then railway men might, and do,
consider the price too high, and they will
probably do so until the hardy, durable
storage battery that so many inventors are
now working on makes its appearance. The
public, however, is not inclined to take the
economical point of view, for if it did it
might just as well now be riding in the
cattle trucks that were good enough for the
generation before our own. One of the
great points in favor of the electric light,
tbough it does not enter at all Into the calcula
tions of the railway manager. Is that the lamps
can be placed at any desired point. All other
lampaare necessarily pliced high up In tbe
dome oftbe cars so that the beat and odor may
be carried off. There also much of the light is
lost, especially on such roads as the New r orfe
.Elevated, where every night scores of men in 'a
sinele train may be seen givine np. tempor
arily, the perusal of their evening papers be
cause tbe page Is obscured by tbe hugs black
shadows of beads and arms that log teasinzlr
athwart the light.
An Alternating Current Shock.
An electrician, who bad long experience
in the care of central station plants, recently
spoke of the difference between continuous
aud alternating current shocks in the fol
lowing terms: "Without going into the
fiercely debated question of direct versus
alternating currents, I would call attention
to one fact. With high tension continuous
currents I bave seen linemen, when repair
ing lines or connecting circuits, handle an
arc circuit of perhaps 2,000 volts when they
should hardly touch it. By taking a quick
hold and keeping it, they could make a con
nection while really in a position of great
danger, since a ground coming on the line
elsewhere would surely, kill or injure them
although they would not believe this, sines
they could only feel the current at the
moment of taking hold or letting go. With
the alternating current, however, the effect
is constant and so intensely disagreeable
that a very slight leac indeed'will discourage
anyone from running the least risk on live cir
cuits. I may mention In connection with tbis
that as far as my experience goes (and I be
lieve some of tbe learned doctors agree with
me), the action of a heavy shock of alternating
current is to force the diaphragm up into tbe
chest, compressing the lungs, aod literally
squeezing the breath out of one, causing tho
cry which seems peculiar to those caught in
this way. Iji such cases, if the person thus
shocked is stunned, dash cold water on the ,
face and chest, loosen tho clothing, especially
at tbe neck, and use artificial respiration as tor
tbe drowned. One ot our linemen wbo was
badly shocked was brought round by tnls
means, after beine to all intents and purposes
dead for nearly ten minutes, no breath or pulse
being discernible."
Electric righting of Ships.
As compared with the meager electrie
lighting of cars, tbe great strides made in
the nse of electricity on steamships and men-of-war
are lcmarkable. It was soon per
ceived that the incandescent lamp was an
ideal illuminant for saloons and state-rooms,
and hence there was no delay in adopting it
There are to-day over 700 steamboats In
American watefsligbted byelectricitv.whilo
the North Atlantic fleet of swift passenger
steamers boasts of au. equipment of no
fewer than 100.000 lamps. The light has
been found much safer than oil and much
cheaper, and is available, not only
during the voyage, but at both ends
of it. So, too, in tbe fighting fleets
o- the world, the electric light reigns
supreme, every modern man-of-war being
equipped with it; while the availability and
handiness of the electric current has sug
gested the use of electric motors. These con
venient and compact machines are now used
In ventilatinz. in hotatinz: ammunition and
stores. In maneuvering big guns, in tiring the
Gattlings, eta, and it is now proposed tn use ,
them in turning tbe big turrets. Every man-of-war.
too, is now net-worked with electric
circuits for signaling, calling, eta, and the
torpedoes, too, are fired electrically; so that the
officer in charge of the electrical apparatus of
Bach a vessel as the Boston, or Atlanta, or Chi
cago, is a person of no mean responsibilities.
Electric IJght in Freight Yards.
An interesting paper was read at tbe
electrie light convention recently held at
Providence, on the "Electric Light as Ap
plied and Used by Steam Bailroads." After
speaking of the early introduction of the
electric light by the Pennsylvania Bailroad
Company into its shops at Altoona aud sub
sequently iuto the depot shed, tbe author of
tbe paper, Mr. W. H. Markland, went on
to say: The question thus presented itsel :
Can freight yards be successfully lighted by
electricity so as to reduce accidents, facili
tate business and prevent breakage of cars
and contents. The two latter items form
quite an important money consideration on
any railroad. The arrangement of the lights "
in the freight yards at Altoona was carefully
filanned so as to obtain an even distribution of
Ight, no lamp being placed lower than 60 feet
from tbe ground, so as to avoid dazzling tbe
trainmen. Tbe clobes ued were-cround on.tha
lower half to prevent excessive bnllancyAn
even light over tbe whole space, something like
verv bnirht meonlizht. was the result, and
proved very good in practice.
Underground Light Electric Wires.
Tbe Chicago Arc Light aud Power Com .
pany, tne largest electric ngnt concern in
Chicago, bas in operation a total of 131
Miles of underground cable carrying high
tension currents. During tbe year 1890
there were 31 cases of "trouble" on these '
cables, of which considerably more than
one-half were caused by mechanical Injuries
dealt to the cables. There were six cases of
defective joints and insulation. In 1880 about
31 miles of cable were added, and during the
year there was only one case of "trouble" on
this new work, which was due to a defective
joint.. The blizzards during the winter seasod ,
in no way affected tbe service.
AN ANTE-ELECTION PE0M1SE.
The Kentucky Judge Who Promised ot
Wed Men Free of Charge Mast Do So.
HopkmiTllla Kentncklan.l
During his canvass for County Judge last
summer Judge Morrow proposed to the
young men in the country districts that lit '
would marry them free of charge if they
would elect him County Judge. Since he
has been in office two young men have held
him to his proposition, reminding him of his .
promise after the nuptial knots had been se- ,
curely tied and the Judge stood waiting for
his fee. . '
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