DEATH FRO!
i COLO,
The Dreamy Sense of Security That J
Steals Over the Victim of
Winter's Fatal Blasts.
HOPE THAT ROUSED THE WILL
Aai Fared the lone Traveler Across-fle
Continent When He and His
Do Lay Down to Dio.
THT1.NG TO EAT A MEXICAN DISH
X HiiilefaffSjrcrtof Gold sad a lone Walk ea ritls-
fcrewa With Eire Xfit.
tvnuTTxa ron the DisrTcn,j
HAVE been in a great
many dangers of many
ort s where I expected
to feel death's hand on
my shoulder the next
moment; bnt in none
nhere escape seemed
more absolutely impos
sible than that night
in the Sandia snows.
And yet there was
none of the usual hor
roi now for that mer
ciful drowsiness of
mind and body was
like anesthetic against
the protracted dread
which otherwise would
have been unbearable.
"With every breath I
J a grew more comfortable
Vss '' in body and more
dreamily content The reality of death,
teemed far-off and hazy as though it con
cemed only some other person.
Shadow was under my neck and propped
me up like a pillow. He did not move and
I thought perhaps he was dead, but did not
look to Etc It did not seem to interest me.
I was warm and free from pain, and my lids
-cre very heavy. The storm was passing,
ec3 t.'ie 'Western horizon lay a tiny belt
of fanh.re kv. The sun was just entering
It, ui and fwollen. 2fow it was half down
behind the black peaks and on a sudden I
saw two iny t-pects moving across the sink
ltg disc of the day.
Hujie Camo .Again at Last.
The sfeiit roused me like a douche of ice
woter. It was as though a rough and pain
tui hand had shaken me savagely from
a nappy dream There was an inexpressible
pan it. tfc awakening I came back in an
ins an: under the accumulated tortures of
ti . 'v, but without volition, aud indeed
ej-aijst my wiiL But there was no helping j
ill
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THB CIT CiHURCH XEX&X&.
1 it was no thought, or reasoning-baok,but
a violent force apparently quite outside of
me. Yet, of course, it was all within the
rrane chamber of the brain for it was
hope come to life again, aud dragging will
from his faint. For those two kpecks meant
life ahead.
They had no shape, for thev were five
milts away: but their motion told the story
to a hunter's eye. They might have been
horse"!, so far a visible lorm went, but they
moved as only men move and men they
were. I stasgered to my feet with a yell of
Icy a yel' that rted from deep lungs but
Tainted on powerless lips in a babyish
sonea" 'hat maile me laugn hysterically. I
was wide cwake now weak as a child, but
w'th the will again supreme. I threw
Shadow again upon my shoulders, and
plunged en through the "heavy drifts, with
no more thought of dying. But it was a
fearful str.igg'c. and manv a time I thought
that I must drop aud give up, even with
life so near. Death seemed awful now, and
fear helped my trembling legs.
Fell Fainting on the Threshold.
And at last, In the cold, still night,
guided by a blazing window, I stumbled in
to the little hamlet of San Antonito, and
Jell fainting across the threshold of the first
house. Tue owner, a kindly German
trader, dragged me in and brought me to
with hot wine and with dry clothing and
with rubbing; and when at last I could help
myself I tried the same treatment on
Shadow, all eiccpt the clothing. A rearing
re, a hot, appetizing supper, and a
delicioci bed were such inconceivable lux
cries as they cannot dream of who have
n7er bcrn through such an experience;
and soon we hud forgotton the horrors of the
day.
Next morning thanks to perfect physical
training I frit all right except for a strange
weakness wh'ch did not wear off for some
davs: aud althour" Shadow's cars were so
badly frozen thattuey never fully recovered,
he seemed otherwise in very good trim.
"We made an early start, for I was growing
anxious to reach a poatofnee; and there were
several liitle Mexican hamlet along the
way, in case we found ourselvei "outnuo
bered" by the snow. For thred miles we
had a lrightful time steeply up hill
through waist-high snow and then crossed
the divide and had a long, rough declivity
before us. Now, with every mile, the Bnow
was perceptibly -"j and by the time we
had p s-ed Canojcito and another "town"
ol five house, our wading was not more
thin ten 'nchc Cecp.
The Sncw Gate "Way to 3lTid.
That is not generally pleasant walking,
b::. o us it s-emed a j.eriuct puadisc At
Tije.-as r beg.ui to find bare patches,
wherein the mud was deeper than were the
alteram.- drifts. But little thiuga like that
trade no impression oj our rising spirits;
and strjiping at Ti.icras only long enough to
KwaUow a tcrtillannd some tasteless Mexi
wtj cird clic"! we hurried on down the
heud oi the 'fijeras Canon. As we went on
the snow yiew scaLter. for we had already
dcHjendej cstivSo of thousand feet, per
haps; aixi :1ip hl.emate snowbanks and bare
ria el barB caused iiip a curious find. A
risir o. oieu ijii
one aovu the roaa ahead r
r' us; jukI 1 lrequently nuticeu that wuen
t r thy came to the'lure ground the little
"fctt.ls" of '.iow which had caked in their
hoofs broke ofi a trifle to be thought of
only bt"juse I was familiar with the dis
omtorts of waiting on s-vh sn.wballs, and
reflected what a t-uii-.icre it would bo if mv
Jicls "bahed up" as high as did those o'f
the oxen.
Just then a curious glitter caught my eye
uuii 1 stooped to see what it vai One of
the hooJ-cakes in breaking from ths hoof
Jusd caoeht a considerable ball ot gravel in
Us wet olutch and now lay ha'f turned over,
leaving a cavity in the ec:I beneath. And
ribi in thu casual gravel cup lay the cause
ot fegl.tter a biautiful ungct cf placer
roll weighing only about W, but one of
wv pt "relics" because it came to me in so
ciil way.
Jatt at SHutct vre came to two houses
which comprised Carnoe and were hospita- (the "Dirty River") my load weighed 81
bly taken in by the poor Mexican at the , pounds thanks to the peck or so of agates
second. I shall always remember Itamoa in the capacious pockets of my duck coat
Arrcra, the first Mexican in whose houe I and I was glad to see the end of that lleavy
began to understand the universal hospital- 83 miles. My bed of a blanketon on the
ity of these simple folk both for his cour-, board floor of the station the only accom
tesy and for a very funny acquaintance I modations, nine times out of ten, for the
found there. You may be sure Shadow and next 900 miles was luxury enough after
I were ravenous by this time; and the pros- such a playing at pack-beast,
peot of appeasing our appetites looked to I The Rio Puerco is well named, and is a
me very slender. This fear was confirmed I type of many of the strange streams of the
when Senor Arrcra led me to the kitchen j Southwest. There are in New Mexico and
for supper. Upon the. lonely-looking table Arirona and the desert border of the Garden
.... .. Im .. ... rAnfTnA o 1 1 tm1i.. tV.
everlasting unleavened cakes, cooked on a
not stone), 'fcnd a smoking platter of appar
ent stewed tomatoes.
Now if there is anything which does not
appeal to my stomach it is stewed tomatoes,
but I was too hungry to be fastidious. There
was nothing wherewith to eat exceDt an
enormous iron spoon, find with starving and
unseemly haste I ladled a liberal supply
Irom the platter to my piate ana swallowed
the first big spoonful at a gulp. And then
I sprang up with a howl of pain and terror;
fullv convinced that these "treacherous
Mexicans" had assassinated me by quick
poison for I had very ignorant and silly
notions in those days about Mexicans, as
most of us are taught by superficial travel
ers who do not know one of the kindliest
races in the world.
Thought Be Had Swallowed Fire.
My mouth and throat was consumed with
living fire, and my stomach was a pit of
boiling torture. I snatched the cup of hot
coffee and swallowed half its contents
which aggravated my distress ten-fold, as
any or you will understand who may try
the experiment. 1 rusnea Irom tne house
and plunged into a snow bank, biting the
snow to quench that horrible inner fire.
Poor Arrera followed me in astonishment,
but smothered his laughter. What was the
matter with the senor? I came very near an
swering with my six-shooter, but his sincer
ity was 'lain, and I listened to him.
PoisJi? No, indeed, senor That was
only chile Colorado, chile con came, which
Hked to the Mexican mucho and to many
Americano's tambien. And so it was only
tne universal rea pepper oi tne southwest,
red pepper ground coarse and stewed with
litte bits of meat, an ounce or so of meat to
a pint of the reddest, fiercest, most quench
less red pepper you ever dreamed oil I let
him lead me back to tne house, but with no
more thought of eating. I felt Inwardly
raw from lips to waist, and great tears rolled
down my cheeks for hours. Shadow ate
greedily of the dreadful stuf!, but I slept
that night on a stomach which was empty,
but certainly did not feel lonely, and a sol
emn vow never again to look upon the chile
when it was Colorado.
Titled, Then Embraced.
But the next morning when I came out to
breakfast very faint and weak, there was
only the platter of blood-red stew and the
tortilla and the coffee. I gulped down the
leaden tortilla, with frequent gulps of coffee,
and sighed. I was very hungry. The chile
con came smelt very good, at least. Per
hans and I took a bare drop upon the
spoon and put it to quaking lips. Hml Not
so bad! Still I remembered last night, and
took two drops. Bather goodl A spoonful
a plateful another in fine, when I was
done, not a bit was left of that inflammatory
two quarts upon the platter, and I actually
wished for morel The chile "habit" is a
cuiious thing. Simply agonizing at first
taste, the fiery mess soon oonquers such an
affection as is never won by the milder
viands, which are easier liked and easier
forgotten. I never missed and longed for
any other food as I did for chile when I got
back to civilization.
From Carnoe it was a short.dry morning's
walk across the upland slope from the
mountains to the Bio Grande at the enter
prising little American city of Albu
querque, where I stopped a day to get even
with correspondence. Turee hours' walk
thence to the south along the river which
was fairly alh e with wild geese and ducks
brought us to the quaint Pueblo Indian
town of Isleta. There was little dream in
me, as we rambled through the strange lit
tle city of adobe and interviewed its strange
people, that this was some ttme to be my
home that the quiet, kindly dark faces
were to shine witn neighboriiness and to
look sad when the tiny blood vessel in my
brain had broken anew and left me speech
less and helpless for months, or nhen I fell
riddled with buckshot by the midnight as
sassin, nor of all the other strange happen
ings a few years were to bring.
Flenty of Things to Admire.
But though there was no seeing ahead to
that which would have given adeeper inter
est, the historic old town, which was the
asylum of the surviving Spaniards in that
bloody summer of lC80,had already a strong
attraction forme. There were more fine
looking Indians and more spacious and ad
mirable homes than I had yet seen and,in
deed, Isleta, which-is the next largest of the
Hit JVt Experience With Chile Colorado.
19 Pueblos, numbering over 1,100 people,
has the largest and best rooms, the largest
and best farms, ti.e most extensive orchards
and herdi and other w caltli, though it i.s one
of the leat picturesque, since its bnildings
are nearly all of but one story, while insnine
Pueblos the houses are six stories high I
Here the Atlantic and Pacific Bailroad
has its junction with the Atchisou, Toucka
and Santa Fe, and I was to follow the gen
eral line of the former road, which gives ac
cess to the most wonderful aud the least
known corners of America. I had a verv
jolly night singing college songs and chat
ting with one of the operators at the little
junction office brave, gentle boy who was
lighting off consumption hire. and who iliri
nl last, lar Irom his tastern home and -ip-rt
morning turned my back to the pleasant
Rio Grand Valley and climbed the long vol
canic hills to th"c west It was a dav of
surprise? to me. At the top of the ten-mile
divide were many extinct craters, some of
which J explored, and their work of forgot
ten ages marked the whole surrounding
country.
On a Pavement of Agates.
All day long I was walking over pebbles
and stouts which are almost trcasuies
in the East 20 miles of moss agates! I
picked them up at every rod or so-nuggeta
from the size ot a bean to larger than my
head, and ni3nyof them most beautiful
specimens There was also niiu;a petrified
wood gorgeous chips of hardest agate, of
all colors, and still plainly showing the
structure of the plant that had turned to
stone uncounted thousands of years aro.
AY lien, late at night, I reached Rio PaercoJ
ciaie uj omies some clear aira oeautuui
brooks oi pure, delicious water, sealed with
the crowning approval of trout; and there
are as many Bluggish, slimy, villainous
streams whose alkaline waters are rank
poison which no thing can drink nor life in
habit, and the Bio Puerco is one of the lat
ter. It is over 125 miles. in length and flows
through one of the mostuntraveled portions
of New Mexico a tiny brook whose volume
is no more than that of a five-mile rivulet in
the East watering and making green a
pretty thread of a valley, but itself accurst.
Hospitality of the Cowboy.
The next day's walk was short, but very
wearisome with that crushing load, and at
the sight of San Jose a "town" of a sec
tion house and a ranch house I decided to
do no more without rest A long-haired
cowboy, with a 20-pound buffalo gun across
the saddle, came loping up as I drew near,
greeted me pleasantly, made fast friends
with suspicious Shadow, and bade me over
to the ranoh house for the night. My even
ing in the wind-swept shanty with
him and the three other cowboys
then at headquarters the rest being scat
tered over the many leagues of the
range was a very pleasant one. Cowboy
hospitality is al nays genuine, though rough,
and one who has trouble with these wild
riders has only himself to thank. Here I
got rid of one of the most troublesome parts
of my load trading my venerable and bat
tered Winchester rifle for a splendid new
Colt's six-shooter with all its trappings a
perfect weapon which has since Been me
through many a "close call." The exchange
was a most welcome reliet, ana as lor ef
fectiveness. I soon got so handy with the
new arm that there was no need for the
rifle.
On the road to El Eito next day I met
two belated foes, my encounter with" whom
illustrates the curious and unreasoning
Erejudices which are born in us and will not
e gone. One was a sluggish, half-frozen
rattlesnake, whose head I incontinently
hacked off with a unalarmed hunting knife.
The other was a huge, dark, hairy tarantula,
lively enough, which jumped at me a foot
at a lift, and within a yard of which I would
not have come tor worlds.
Shooting a Tarantula In Two.
I cut his hideous body in twain from ten
feet away with a careful bullet from my
forty-four. Snakes I have always rather
liked and never had the remotest fear of;
but that inborn horror of spiders I have
never been able to shake off though in dis
gust at the weakness I forced myself for
two years to eaten ana Kill in my bare
fingers every spider I found and suffered in
conceivably in doing it. But to this day a
cold chill runs down me whenever I come
suddenly npon one of these most devilish of
creaied things.
Later in the day a huge skunk crossed the
trail and a lucky shot in the eye saved me
his skin untainted.
It was Christmas Eve when we reached El
Bito and its lone section house and I felt a
bit of hollowness nnder my heart. This did
not seem particularly Christmas like to a
graduate from the old New England fire
place, with its pendent stockings, and from
the glorious Christmas dinner of the old
home. But there was no use in moping
about it, and I strode up to the Bection
house to the usual wrenched supper. But
there was a considerable surprise for me.
The section "boss," a tall, angular, good
natured Pcnnsylvanian named Phillips,
seemed to "take a shine" to me at once, and
before supper was over he had invited me
to stay over to-morrow and eat Christmas
dinner with them. The "boys" had
"chipped in," and sent to Albuquerque for
turkey and cranberries, and all the other
blessed old standbys, and it was going to be
'the real thing." I made a feeble remark
about being in haste to reach San Mateo,
but Phillips suppressed meat once. '"Tain't
every day we kill a pig and give the bristles
to the poor," he said, "and you'll just stay
and eatl" Chables F. Lunula.
THE GOLM YEIL.
tTBAWSLATID TOK TUX DISPATCH.
On a high hill, overlooking a small vil
lage, stood a plain little cottage in which a
poor woman lived with her brother's three
children, Edmund, Gertrude and Elsie, who
had been orphans for several years. The
aunt had always been very kind to the chil
dren and had taken excellent care of them.
But one day the poor woman fell very ill
and for several weeks was unable to rise
from her bed. During that time the little
garden became so overgrown with weeds
that the vegetable were almost crowded out
and only a tew grew to any size. True,
Edmund might have cared for the garden.
but he liked better to catch birds in the
forest or to fish in the brook near the cot
tage. Gertrude, too, was old enough to bo
a great help to her aunt, but she so enjoyed
wandering through the woods and
fields, gathering flowers and adorn
ing herself with the wreaths she
made, that any kind of labor was distasteful
to her. Thus the whole care of the house
bold fell upon 10-year-old Elsie. The little
girl twas kept busy from morning until
night keeping the house neat, preparing the
meals for her brother and sister and taking
charge of her aunt, who, besides enduring
great pain, was much grieved over the indo
lence of the two elder children, and she
feared lest in their neglect in the garden
they might come to want.
One morning when Elsie had carried a
glass of cold water into the sick room her
aunt said:
"I have been asleep, and listen, Elsie,
what I have dreamed. I thought I was in
the forest, and there on the ground among
the roots of an old tree was a nest in which
there were three eggs. I took one in my
hand, and immediately I was well and
strong. I have thjught so much about this
egg that I wish Edmuna would go into the
forest and try to find it for me."
Edmund willingly agreed to go in search
of the nest, and thought he would soon find
it. However, he had been searching tor
some time without success, when suddenly
he came to a large field, where the sun shone
with such brightness that the boy was al
most blinded. Thousands of bright red
flowers grew there, and over them hovered
countless butterflies of the most brilliant
colore. All thought of the egg was forgot
ten, and with a merry shout Edmund began
to catch butterflies. Nor did he think of
being tired of this play until it began to
grow dark, and he must hurry to reach home
before night. As he walked through the
forest, carrying very carefully his hat filled
with the beautiful butterflies, a black hen
flew out from the bushes and cackled loud
ly. At the same moment Edmund's butter
flies flew away, far beyond the boy's reach.
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The poor aunt was greatly disappointed
when Edmund returned without the egg.
That night she dreamed the same dream,
and in the morning begged Gertrude that
she would seek the nest. Eor an hour or
two the little girl searched diligently under
many trees, but in vain. Then as she was
beginning to think there was no such nest
to be found, to her astonishment she stood
near a broad, blue lake, whose shores wero
strewn with pearls.and whose waves washed
up delicate shells.
"I shall seek no more for the nest," ex
claimed Gertrude, "but I shall gather these
pearls, and then I shall be so rich that lean
buy medicine, which will cure aunt sooner
than the egg of which she dreamed."
Having filled her apron with the largest
and choicest pearls Gertrude hastened home
to show her treasure. But the way seemed
longer than usual, and it was nearly night
when the little girl reached the cottage.
When she had called her brother and sister
to come and see her riches, she found her
apron full not of pearls, but of common
white pebbles, such as she might find any
day on the shore of the brook. Gertrude
was greatly mortified, especially when her
aunt's groans reminded her how she had
neglected the poor woman's request The
next morning Elsie said:
"Aunt, if you could onlyspare me to-day,
perhaps I might find the egg which is to
make you well again."
"Go, child," replied the aunt, "but I can
scarcely hope that you will be successful. "
But Elsie ran away, determined to make
every effort to find the egg. How beautiful
it was in the forest. It had been such a
long time since the little girl had been
there, and every step brought her new pleas
ure. She looked from the hill top down
Into the valley. There, covering the ground
like a blue and white carpet, were many,
many violets, which nodded as if to say,
"Stay with us to-dayl" ,
How Elsie did love flowers; but she
cried:
"Sweet violets, do not tempt mej for 1
must seek the egg which will heal my aunt. "
Then she saw among the flowers a narrow
path, and, following this, Elsie came to a
thorn bush, standing directly in her way.
Pushing aside the branches, she saw a large,
black hen, which flew out, leaving a nest in
which were three eggs; one blue, one red,
and one gold. Elsie stood a moment, won
dering wnich one would cure her aunt. She
had about decided to take all oi them, when
a shrill voice cried:
"So you wish to steal my eggs!"
The little girl looked up, and saw stand
ing near her an ugly old woman, leaning on
a crutch. When Elsie had told of her aunt's
dream, the old woman said:
"She was right The blue egg gives
health, the red one beauty, and the gold one
wealth. You may take them all if you will
return here to-morrow evening and agree to
serve me for one year."
Elsie willingly promised to return, and
then hastened home. She first gave the
blue egg to her aunt, who immediately was
well and able to rise from her bed. She gave
the golden egg to Edmund, and he at once
filled his pockets with money. Gertrude
received the red egg, and became the most
beautiful maiden in the land. The next
evening Elsie, according to her promise, re
turned to the thorn bush, and her aunt,
weeping bitterly, went part of the way with
her. Elsie was met by the old woman, who
said:
"My home is very beautiful, and your
labors will be very light"
She then led the little girl to an elegant
palace, surrounded by large gardens. For
several days Elsie hadnothing to do but ad
mire her new home and roam through the
gardens. The old woman ceased to be ugly,
er voice became sweet and pleasant, and
she was very kind to the little girL One
morning she came to Elsie and said:
"The only service I require of you is to
weave a veil which shall be a soft as linen,
as fine as a spider's web, shining as gold,
and largq enough to cover your whole fig
ure." Elsie thought for a long time over these
words, and then began to weave. She used
the finest silk and sprinkled here and there
many sparkling gems. When it was finished
sne carriea it to tne oia woman, who ex
amined it very carefully and then said)
"This is beautiful; but it is entirely use
less, and yon must try to do better another
time."
Elsie was bitterly disappointed, and all
day she thought how she might improve her
wore in tne evening sno ran out into the
garden. There in the moonlight danced the
rose fairies, who inquired the cause of
Elsie's sadness, and when they knew it they
eaiui
"You forgot the gold. That is why the
yeil was useless."
"But I could find no gold," answered
Elsie.
"And yet there was plenty about you,"
said the fairies. "Only look at your hair.
What better gold can you desire ?"
"I understand, and now I can make the
veil," cried Elsie delightedly, "for my hair
is soft and golden."
"And we each shall give you some of
ours, said the fairies.
It was not long until Elsie had a great
quantity of golden hair. She at once began
to weaye, and did not stop until the veil
was finished. This time the old woman
said:
"Thanks, thanks, my dear child, now I
can bring home my lovely daughter, the
Forest Fairy, who without such a veil muBt
always remain in the home of the Wood
land "Nymph, who stole her from me."
That night the old woman's daughter re
turned, and all the fairies from far and near
assembled at the palace to join in the re
joicings. The gay scene, with its sounds of music,
and the fairy figures flitting about, was one
that Elsie never fbrgot. Much honor and
attention were lavished upon the little girl
who had woven the yeil, and when she re
turned to her aunt the next day she was so
laden with treasure and rich gifts that for
the rest of her life she had plenty and to
spare. Paysxe.
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.
Puzzles for the little Folks That Will Keep
Their Brains Busy for 3Iost of the Week
if They Solve Thorn Correctly Home
Amusements.
Address communication for this department
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Monosyllable.
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"One, ttvo! said pretty Cousin Jane:
I've ivetl my ankle such a sprain,
I walk quite whole. What shall I do?"
Said Cousin Charles, "Pray lean on two.
I wish that I could take the sprain.
I'd go whole tor a twolvemontli, Jano,
To h.ivu a moment's pain to vou."
And Cdusin Jane replied, "One, two"
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This whole was pugnacious and obstinate,
too:
He would one two whatever appeared strange
or new.
In the garden his master once put up a
swins
With a f.eat which the wlwle deemed a very
odd thing,
He pushed it; it yielded, but came flying
back
And hit on his head with a loud-sounding
thwack.
Ho was dazed and enraged there was blood
in his eye.
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He would one two that obj ect and conquer or
dlo '
Ho changed, it retreated, but In Its rebound
Struck the whole with such foroe ho lay flat
. j on the ground. , ,
Anaatln6tby this opponent, senseless ana
oaken
He-was driven from thefleld, head andheart
nearly broken. it C 8.
1645 HAM- SQtTABB.
1. Benders latent power available. 2.
Held persistently. 3. Giggled. 4. One who.
allures. 5. Daughters of a brother. 6. weeds.
7. A passage (anat.) 8. The letter "Z." 9. A
boy's nickname. 10. A lettor.
TuiiY W. Hoocma.
1646 ENIGMA.
We aro borne, an Invisible throng,
On the inflexible! ambient air;
With a breath we are wafted along,
Our presence to you to declare.
We were tormed for the service of man.
From the serf to the king on his thronei
And the race ever since it began
Has claimed us to use as its own.
It Is yours to restrain us In place;
It Is ours to obey yonr behest;
It Is yours to array us with grace,
And with magical power to invest.
Ton may speed us on wings of dellsht
As bearers of gladness and peace;
And make us strong angels of right,
Till much of life's miseries cease.
You may use us demons of scornt
You may clothe ua with garment of
shame:
You may mutilate us and deform
And our power and our honor dofama.
But the service exacted will earn.
The like that your soul has produced
And we may be moved to return,
.Like birds that fl v homeward to roost
Sxa.
1647 WHAT BESSIE FOTCm.
Farmer Joyce
limping
across the field.
"Whv nana.
cried his
daughter, running to meet him. "what is the
matter?" "O, dear," he groaned, "I've got
something in one of my shoes, and I'll not
go one tep farther until I find it." He
seated himself resolutely upon the grass,
while Bessie, drawing off the stocking, pro
ceeded to investigate the cause of his dis
comfo t. "It Is wet," said she, "you must
have spilled some of your drink Into your
shoo and stained, too; did you upset the
bottle when writing this morning? Here is
a piece of wood, in it, a piece of money, a
little insect, your farm animals, a bee's de
fense, some of mamma's cooking dishes and
a ruler. Poor papa! no wondor you Hmpedl
i All these must have rubbed your foot very
Beveroly, for hero, too, I find a piece of
cuticle. The next time you put on your
hose," said she laughingly, "I advise you to
turn them wrong side out. and see If there
is anything lurking within them."
Ennx.
1648 TKA2TSPOSITICTO.
In this sultry, summer weather
On old ocean's seaworn beaoh.
Flock tbeprtmakall together,
All who can tho seashore rcaob,
Bnt we toilers, far from ocean,
Get no last at healthful air.
Tet we lack not in devotion,
Gladly would we all be there.
H.O.Scaaza.
1649 SQTJAEE.
1. The principle of heat. 2. A crystalline
substance. Chem. S. Elegies. 4. Agennsof
outteruies. 5. Plumpness. Rare. 6. Con
fines to one locality. 7. Neglected.
Tully W. Hoooaa.
1620 utraiEEicAii.
In any all, like wine,
6, 7, 8 is thought
To make it much more fine,
When 'tis oonsumed or bonshi.
But I do not suppose
More value does dorire
llnid, matron, fruit or rose
From it, 2, S, 4, 6.
1, 8 discriminate;
Clioi3e not, as you would wines,
Tour flowers, or fruit, or mate
By plain 6, 7, 8 Bigns.
1651 ASAGEAM 0? ITATIONB.
My new honse is boarded, and to-day wo
will shingle It Tou had better go after Phil,
mo we will be sure and have crew enough. I
don't know as Phin's hand will permit him
to work. If you want any more nails, Ci, I
will get them for you. When we put on the
last row of shingles we will nail it a little
stronger than the other rows. I don't know
howor lean go on the roof without a stag
ing, but think we had not better venture
far. Tho roof is to be ooated with a lura
stain, which makes it water-proof. When I
harness the marelcanrvla to the village for
supplies. Etitsx.
1652 DEOAEITATlOTt
There surely is a second.
In morals or in minds.
Where one's repnte Is rockoned
As whole, or so inclined.
Even a touoh of blackness
Contaminates the soul;
Avoid all ways of slackness.
And every deod that's whole.
Bitte Sw-eeh
ASSWEKS.
1633 Ferns, fons: olives, lives; mosses,
Hoses; beets, bets; blite, bite; maize, woze;
holly, holv; daisy, data. Eoso, Lily.
1634. Pi-lot
1035 Cto-d, n-ackerel, n-ickere-I, herrng,
e-ma-lt, salino-n, -rout Ho fished for a com
pliment. 1G35 A stereopticon.
1637
S
B
A
A
O
N
S
T
3
B
S
1638 An ant
lia S-tag, K-art, A-ntc-lope, D-oe, O-wJ,
W-alrus. These combined form Shadow.
PET
W E A K S
W O II M A L S
PER SONATE
EAMONS TEK
TKAN8MEWB
SLATER S
B T E W S
E R S
1UU ? UU1U11, U1UCU, U1U21.
16U-S A T A N 1 0
A B I L E X I
T I L L A G E
A L L U K E R
HEARING
I X G E N I E
C I E R G E S
1W2 Fig-gnat
A VEST SHBEWD FOX
He managed to Kscape From an Island! By
Simulating Death.
Boston Oonrler.J
A recent writer tells an anecdote which,
though taxing belief, he says is vouched for
by an eyewitness of the affair. Some fisher- I
men on the west coast of Ireland were in I
the habit of going to a small island, a few
hundred yards from the mainland, in quest
of bait The island was inhabited by large
numbers of rabbits, and could be reached
at low tide by wading, the water there be
ing only a few inches deep. One morning
they went in their boat quite early, it being
high tide, and on landing saw a dead fox
lying on the beach. The fur of the animal
was all bedraggled, and he seemed to have
been drowned. One of the men, remarking
that his skin was worth something, pitched
him into the boat.
Procuring their bait they returned to the
mainland, and the man who had possessed
himself of the fox seized him by the tail
and fiuug him on shore. As Boon as the
animal struck the beach he picked himself
up with considerable agility for a dead fox,
and shot oft like a flash up among the cliffs,
while the men stood staring at each other in
mute astonishment The men concluded
that he had crossed over to the island dur
ing the night when the tide was low, in
search of rabbits, and, finding in the morn
ing that he was cut of from the mainland,
counterfeited death, with the expectation
of thereby procuriug a passage to the shore
in a boat, an expectation which was fully
realized.
MONEY TIGHT IN THE WEST.
Milwaukee rinds It Can no Longer Float
lioads at Four Per Cent
Something of a financial sensation has
been caused ,by the fact that the city of
Milwaukee has been unable to float a new
loan of f 200, 000 at four per cent Heretofore
her four per cent bonds have been floated
above par, and now she is obliged to offer
fiveper cent to get the needed money.
When it is considered that these bonds
pay no taxes, and the city has a small debt,
it shows how tight money is getting in the
West, and in one of its richest cities, too.
fl 1891
ODD SCOTCH- BELIEFS.
Signs and Omens That, Still Hare
Weight Among the lowly.
THE FACTS HAED TO GET AT.
Intelligent Classes Ashamed to Tell and
Others Afraid To.
k S0ET OP WIT0HGBAFT IN THE NORTH
CocmitisfOJiPimCT or Tins uiBrxTcn.1
Hawick, Scotland, July 13. Collect
hig folk-lore from the people of any country
is attended with many difficulties. The
Scotch are almost as evasive as the Irish,
and delight in mystifying qualifications
The intellectual classes rather resent the
possible uses to which such information is
to be put The average Scotchman of the
middle classes feels aggrieved that so noble
a race as his own should be suspected of pos
sessing superstitions. And the ignorant
and lowly have a well defined notion that
the oharm k lost if it be divulged to disbe
lievers. To illustrate; A certain' eminent lltera
tor of advanced age in Edinburgh, himself
an eluoidator of the very hcrediay of Scot
tish superstitution, when I applied to him
humbly enough for his own verification of a
very weird practice which I absolutely
know still exist3 among the Highlands, told
me in good round terms that the meddling
with such matters by English and American
intellectual tramps in general was a "most
damnable impertinence." On another occa
sion I ordered i. suit of clothing from a cer
tain town oracle, the tailor, who in many
respects was a second, though severe, edi
tion of delicious old Mausie Wauch, for the
sole purpose of securing the lore and super
stitions of his own craft With all the di
plomacy possible I approached the coveted
disclosures, but the moment this fellow
comprehended the import of my wishes,
confidences were at an end, and his
dignity was so sorely tried that he de
clined holding further intercourse with me
save through the chilling medium of a deaf
and dumb assistantl
Reasons the Lowly Give.
Among the peasantry, and especially the
crofters and coastwise fishermen, however
much you may gain confidence and friend
ship the "Touch me not with impunity I" of
Scotia's national motto is a stubborn fact in
character; and though it may be often over
come, on countless occasions I have been
met and. baffled in folk-lore researches by
the canny remark: "Quid truth, gin I wad
tell ye onything, ye wad ehune had it in
prentj on th' good o't ta me wad be dune!"
But determination, diligence and honesty
of spirit in research will accomplish much
in a year's time, even in Scotland. It is
easy enough to find in the main striking
affinities between Scottish, English, Irish
and even New England omens, portents
and superstitious beliefs of the more trivial
and ordinary character. There is no end to
these, and a few examples will illustrate
their universality of adoption and adapta
tion. A babe must never see its image in a
looking-glass until all its teeth ore cut
Bad luck always follows the removal of the
wedding ring. If you find two spoons in
your cup or saucer, it is a certain omen that
you will never wed. Some one is thinking
of you when your nose itches. The omens
connected with a burning sensation In the
right or left ear arc the same as with us.
The itching of the right palm indicates that
you will soon shake hands, and of the left,
that you ore to receive money; while if the
soles of your feet disturb you in like man
ner, you are to journey over strange ground.
Luck of the Horseshoe Is Universal. .
The potency of the horseshoe is the same
the world over, but, in Scotland, if you find
one you must throw it over your left
shoulder in order to secure good luck dur
ing the months to come. The spilling of
salt is unlucky, but evil may be warded ofi
if yon toss a portion over your left
shoulder. When tho fire is blown, if
parks fly spitefully, strangers are to visit
you. Even numbers are lucky, and odd
ones are calamitous. In handing any object
or article of food to another, if it falls or
spills, it is a certain sign of much further
Intercourse; but if by chance any two per
sons wash in the same bowl of water they
are certain to quarrel. Entering service, or
beginning any enterprise or journey on
Saturday, will compel an unfortunate out
come. The same superstitions regarding
cauls, and children born with cauls, exist in
Scotland as elsewhere in Europe. When a
spider is found on one's clothing or person,
money will shortly be received. A gift of a
knife or other sharp-edged utensil is always
to be avoided.
There are some countless weather omens
and portents in Scotland which are common
in England and Ireland, and which any
student of American folk-lore will find have
passed into usage in our own country.
Again, innumerable traditionary customs
and beliefs of the simpler sort will be found
peculiar to the Scottish people themselves,
of which I give a few examples.-
Beliefs Peculiar to Scotland.
If you first see the newmoon with empty
hands, you will be unfortunate for a month
to come. If you see a cow lick either of her
fore feet, you will immediately hear of a
death. Seeing a snail on bare ground is a
bad omen; but to find one on the grass in a
sign of a plentiful year. In Roxburghshire
those meeting black snails take them bv the
horns and throw them over their left sLoul
ders, in order to go on their way prosper
ously. The sudden loss of hair is a prog
nostio of the loss of children, health or
property. To dream of one's teeth falling
out is a certain sign of the death of a friend.
The shrinking of meat in a pot while cook
ing presages downfall in life, and should it
swell tou will be prosperous. It is unlucky
to be recalled, after having set out on a jour
ney, to be told of something you have for
gotten; but you can destroy the spell by at
once partaking of meat and drink.
When you first put on a new ooat if you
will place money in the right-hand pocket
you will not know want; but if by mistake
you place it in the left-hand pocket you
will be in need as long as tnat coat is worn.
To sweep a house by night is the greatest
possible insult that can be oflered to the
fairies and the spirits of the dead; and to
sweep out the dust by the front door is to
drive away good fortune. A dock-leaf will
cure a nettle sting if you will incant
Xettle out, dock in;
Dock removo the nettle sting
during the operation. Down about Xet
holm if any of the traveling tinkers or ped
dlers on setting out in the morning meet a
person whose face they do not like, they
turn back, for to have proceeded would have
given an unlucky day.
Bathing for Ilodily Ailments.
Highlanders to this day at midnight of
August 1st (old style) bathe in Lochmanur,
SutnerlandsUire, to cure themselves of
all bodily ailments, repaying the Spirit of
the Lake in coin for these benefits. Sorp
and salt are still smeared over co a afflicted
with "the evil-eye" And coals and salt
must be toss,ed .nto a new house before tak
ing post ession of it, to 'drive out lingering
evil spirits.
The Scotch baby is the subject and object
of very many traditional superstitious safe
guards and ominous portents. If, in prais
ing the babv and calling it pretty, you do
not add, "Save it!" your eye will "take on
it" "Save it!" wards away the "evil eye."
It is equally necessary, when praising j our
neighbor's cattle or fowls, to add: ".My eye
will not take on itl" B.ibe3 ore at the
mercies of the fairies before baptism. For
a partial safeguard against their bewitch
ment 'some article of clothing belong
ing to the child's father should
always be thrown over it. In Border
shires it i, believed th.it if a babe happens
to be Eitting on , the floor and any
one should step over it, or walk entirely
around it, it will become a weazened
pigmy. If the babe takes a spoon first in
iisleit, instead-of its right; hand, it will b
nnlnoky all it life. It Is most unfortunate
for a mother, after the birth of a babe,to ap
pear out of doors until she is "churched."
Bow Baptism ACeota th Beard.
The first baby baptized by a minister
after his appointment to a parish receives
the clergyinan's Christian name; and if a
male and female child are brought together
for baptism, the boy must be first baptized.
Otherwise he will go through life barefaced,
and the girl will be disfigured with a beard.
During nursing, mothers wear amulets of
blue woolen threads or cord around their
seeks to avert ephemeral fevers from their
babes. These are handed down from mother
to daughter, are greatly prized, and their
efficacy is in proportion to the antiquity.
In the Border country a cradle is never
rocked, as it will bring disease to a child.
"The luck o' the bairn" ig a curious out
growth of tradition and custom. Whoever
carries the babe to church for baptism must
be provided with a piece of cake. This is
given to the first person met, no matter
whom; and if it be a man it is better "luck"
for the child. All manner of ill comes upon
whoever refuses, and such a refusal also
bodes ill fortune to the child. But a few
months since the Scottish newspapers took
notice of a graceless fellow who flung this
luck-cake away, thus throwing away with U
"the luck o' the bairn."
Facta About I.uck and Xiors.
In the matter of courtships and wedding
Scottish people preserve an extraordinary
number of peculiar customs and fanciful
superstitions. It is deemed unlucky to alter
the first width of an engagement ring.
Many troths have been broken as a result
The giving of brooches and pins by lovers ii
full of ill consequences. No young man or
woman, in the tender relation, will take a
pin from the other, without returning tho
same after use. Pins, needles, eta, are all
emblematic of the cessation of friendship
and affection. It is very fortunate for the
bride to wear some borrowed article of ap
paiel at her wedding. If swine cross the
path of the bridal party before it, it is on
omen of the direst import;but if they should
cross its path behind the party, it would be
a happy augury.
A wedding after sunset entails on the
bride a joyless life, the loss of children, and
an early grave. In the South of Scotland a'
rainy day for a marriage is an unlucky one.
The bride is then called "a greetin' bride;"
whereas, "ISlest is the bnde that the sun
shineson." To "rub shoulders" with the
bride is a sign of speedy marriage; the first
among the unmarried female friends who
succeeds in doing it will be the first to wed;
and I have myself witnessed scrambles on
the part of buxom Scotch lasses for preced
ence quite closely following fisticuffs. As
a newly married wife first enters her new
home some elderly person must throw a
cake of shortbread into the door before her.
One securing a piece of cheese cut with the
bride's own hand before she left the wed
ding feast is certain to be shortly happily
married. And it is everywhere in Scotland
as unauspicious for the bride's mother to be
present at a wedding as it is unfortunate in
our country to have the same individual
arrive, to remain, at any subsequent period.
Meaning In the Songs of Birds.
As with the Irish the Scottish people
have some very interesting and occasion
ally mournful folk-lore and superstitions
regarding birds and fowls. The song of the
robin bodes ill to any sick person who hears
it A robin seen sitting upon a stone fore
tells the falling of snow. A black cock is
highly prized, as its presence prevents the
ravages ot bogies and warlocks. To hear a
cuckoo cry beiore breakfast is an ill omen.
It is fortunate for a housewife if a brood of
chickens all come off the nest cock birds, as
it is indicative of coming prosperity. The
magpie is a particularly ominous bird to the
Scotch.
One is sorrow; two mirth;
Three, a wedding; four, a birth; '
Five, heaven; six, a hell;
Seven, the de'il's ain sel'l
Death tokens and funeral tokens are-very
numerous. When abroad at night one
should never turn about on hearing foot
steps. They ore likely to be those of the
dead who are seeking human companion
ship. -The howling of a dog with its head
toward the house for a near, and away from
the house for a distant relative, or beneath
the window of one lying ill; the croaking of
ravens on the thatch; March roosters
crowing before midnight; the sound of spirit
bells in the night; circles of flame in the
air; a hen bringing off a brood which are all
hen birds; magpies preceding yon on your
way to church ore a few of countless pres
ages of death.
linking a Body of Clay.
In the North of Scotland a peculiar piece
of witchcraft fairly the only genuine bit of
malicious and barbaric diablerie to be found
in the entire kingdom is still practiced.
Where a cowardly yet deadly hatred u
cherished by one for onotherj a "body of
clay" (Gallic, corn creadh) is made as
nearly as possible in the image of the one
sought to be harmed. This is placed with
the greatest secrecy in the stream of some
shadowy burn. The belief is that as the
corp creadh wastes away by the action of
the water, the victim sought to be cursed
will as surely waste away to death.
"I shall make a body of clay for you!" is
the most terrible and withering threat
known among all Highland folk. The
origin of this truly devilish practice con be
found in ancient Egyptian witchcraft; and
its almost exact congener, the burning of
the pin-pricked wax image of one sought to
be voudoocd to death, is of common secret
Practice among the blacks of our Southern
tates, the West Indies and Africa.
EcoaeL. Wakksiax.
The Cardinal Grosbeak.
rwBrrrsN ro the dispaichJ
Who knows this bird, the Cardinal Gros
beak? Now, Ruthie, don't you be afraid to speak,
Uut hold up your head,
And tell wnut you know
Cardinal KProsbetA
Of this bird so red,
And do not be slow.
Ruthie:
He sits in the pines.
On a cold winter day.
And sings us these lines,
So happy and gay,
"What cheer, what cheer
Wo havo up here,"
Ee says in a voice both loud and clear;
"It is cold winter weather,
Bnt wo don't care a feather
For that, so long as Pearl,
My Wife, Mrs. Grosbeak.
The dear, kind-hearted girl,
Ilnngs out fat meat.
On a bnine of the tree.
For us to eat,
My wife and me."
"Cheer np, cheer up," ho sings in the morn
ing, "Tour trouble won't come without some
warning "
And "cheer up, cheer up," he sings at night,
"Var every clond hns a Iminz bricht"
Atnre-CnAB.
1 febs.
k
THE HEW TELEPHONE.
Better Time3 Ahead for Those Who
Use the Talking Machine.
M INVENTION BY A MINISTER.
Hectric Travel Has llreadj Gone Beyond
the Street Stage.
SEAECD LIGHTS AND THE AFEICA5S
WTHTET TOB THI DISrATCH.l
The next few months will probably se
some Important developments in the tel
phonlo Held. This month the carbon trans
mitter patent will run out, and the Sell
telephone Is now open to the world. So
one will be surprised and few disappointed,
if tho telephone monopolist) who have so
long held the field to tbo prejudice of pub
lio interests, are ousted from their position.
Added to the present situation of the ei
piratlon of master patents, the introduction
of a far more powerful receivor than any
hitherto known would have a powerful
effect in the extension of tolepbonio sys
tems, conjoined, as it probably would bo
wih a prompt and courteous service.
A new Invention of this nature has ap
peared, and is being pushed with great en
ergy and considerable prospect of success i
England by its Inventor, Arthur T. Collier, a
Congregational minister of Sydney, New
South Wales. This instrument, under the
name of the Collier Audible Telephone, givea
a great volume of sound, by reason both of
the greater activity of its magnetization and
also from the additional magnetic variations'
that go on in the core. By combining these
ideas and using two diaphragms the tele
phone receiver is rendered far more sensi
tive, and its sound is very much louder and
more distinct It is said that the sound from
a Collier telephone entirely overpowers that
from a Bell receiver on tho same circuit, al
most to the same degree that a shout over
powers a whisper. The sound is nearly of
sufficient volume to fill a smalt room.
A singular result of this Increase in sound
is that a difficulty which Las always existed,
with telephones in India U now overcome!
The natives of one caste will not use the in
strument placed against the ear of a native,
of another caste, and it is no longer neces
sary to place the telephone close to the ear
In order to hear speech.
The sensitiveness of the new instrument
Is said to be phenomenal. One of the first
telephone experts in England, in reporting
on a number of test made under different
conditions, says: "The Collier Instrument
is unsurpassed, and will bo generally pre
ferred in practice. From the experiment
made, I am satisfied that conversation wita
this Instrument without the aid of a micro
phone could be carried on with distinctness
and comfort over a lino of 5,000 miles." ThU
Is strong testimony, and skilled opinions
from other sources tend to confirm tha
belief that the telephone is on the eve of de
velopments far beyond anything hitherto
regarded aa possible.
Electric IJght la African Exploration.
An entirely new element has been intro
duced into the exploration of tracts of coun
try inhabited by savage tribes. After tha
British South Africa Company had obtained
permission from the Government to occupy
Masbonaland, it raised a body of men to cut
a road from the Macloutsie river, Bechuana
land, to Mount Ha .ipden, in Matabeleland.
The line of the proposed road was infested
with savages, and the exploring party wag
In danger of being beset all along it. Durinf?
the day they were fairly safe, lor a sharp
lookout could be kept and scouts could ba
sent In front of the column. Jflzht, how
ever, is the fovortto time for the attack of
the savages, and to put the camp In a posi
tion to guard against the constant inenaco
of Its sleeping inmates a novel method was
adopted. Before the colu nn started from
Kimberley a portable six horse-power en-,
glue was taken off Its carriage and built
Into a Cape wagon. The engine was
used to drive a dynamo for an electric search,
light ot 10,000 candle power. In passing
through doubtful country this light was
placed upon a stand high enough to throw
Its rays all over the country, and it not only
Srevented the massing of bodies of savages
l the neighborhood of the camp, but, also
deterred them from hostilities by the awe
wnloh the great, far-reaohing beam of light
Inspired. After about two months march it
was found necessary to rest the column, and
a strong position was taken upon the banks
of the Tnli river. The machine guns and
the seven pounders and the search light
were taken to the top of a commanding bill,
and tha camp was formed immediately be
neath. After remaining here without
molestation for a few days, the party went
on to Its final destination. The friendly
search light was of more value to tha ex
pedition than a regiment of soldiers.
New Class of Electric Eoads.
There are now many Indications that eleo
trio railroading is about to undergo remark,
able developments. Hitherto electricity has
been used mainly for city and suburban
trafflc and for comparatively short lines, but
this restriction will no longer hold. The
Pennsylvania Railway Company proppoae
to run an electrlo line from Jersey City to
Newark, which will be of the greatest pos
sible value in supplementing their present
steam service, and an electrlo railway is
projected to run from Asheville to Ruther-
ford, 27. C, a distance of 41 miles, the current
for which will be generated by water power.
In addition to these lines is the proposed
elevated electrlo railway between Milwau
kee and Chicago, on which it is Intended to
make the trip in one hour. As the distance
between the two points Is 85 miles, this
means a speed of about a mile and a half a
minute. The company which Is exploiting
this road Is sangnlne of securing Its right of
way on much lower terms than would be
possible for a steam road. Only 25 feet In
width will be required against the 100 feet
demanded by the steam traction. It Is also
claimed that the surrounding property will
In no way be depreciated, as there will be no
smoke and cinders, and a? the track) will be
elevated no dangor to stock or human life
will be possible. It Is not Intended to carry
freight; the trafflc will be confined to passen
gers and mail and express matter.
Electricity In Agriculture.
Oneof the first to recognize the great im
portance of utilizing electricity for farm
ing purposes In England was the JIarqaia of
Salisbury, who not only uses the water
power on his estate for lighting by electric
ity, but also grinds bis corn, cuts his horse
fodder, pumps his water and does a variety
of other work l-y means of electric motors
thus driven. On many manors, which are
a'Uaoent to streams of water, farmers nra
beginning to realize the possibilities wliiah
lie close at hand for the more economical
working of their farms, and are Installing
electrical plants which can be worked at a
cost nnappruuenea vy any omor mninfc
There are tens of thnusmd1 ol portable una
other steam engines owned by agricultural
ists in this oountry which could be utilised
In a variety of ways in connection with
electricity. The mere saving in insurance
alone would in numberless cases Justify a
farmer in driving his thrashing, ctinff-cnt-ting
and grinding machinery by an electrlo
motor instead of being obliged to bring his
engine, as now, right into his farm build
ings. A Gcod 'Word For Storage.
I Is the most curious fact that Enpope is
far ahead in the application of storage bat
teries, as compared with this country la
general, the advantages they offer for light
ing purpose being there duly recognized.'
They have had as many failures there as
here. If not more; but yet the storage battery
is steadily and solidly gaining recognition,
particularly on the continent, where first
cost, maintenance expenso and advantages
to be gained are studied with probably mora
care than anywhere else. There aro several
uccessfui battery manufacturing concerns
lu Europe, while not ono can be pointed out
la this country. Oneof the reasons for this
is probably the fact that instead of starting
the Industry gradually, on tho basis of bona,
fide demand, ti sudden orclng of the manu
facture was mado by concerns which were
not in a position to do mure than bring dis
repute on it There is no doubt, however,
that the storage battery is destined to bo a
permanent success.
Electricity and Gas Interests.
Tha President of one of the leading gas
companies of New York stated at the last
meeting of the company that no greater
benefactor to the interests of gas com
panies had ever been known than the elec
tric light In stating that the gas output of
New York was doubling itself now in a
periodof six and one-half years instead of
ten years, as before, he gave it as his belief
that this phenomenal increase was due ;o
the fact that the electric liUt had educated
the tinman eye to deman i more light, an4
that people are not satisfied w th tho voluma
.ffl light that formerly satisfied them.
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