THE SC11ANTON TRIBUNE.
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SATURDAY, JANUAIIY 8, U98.
BATCJRDAY, JANUAnY S, HM.
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SOME STORIES OF
EXPLORER NANSEPJ
Qolog lo Show That lie Is a Many.
x Sided Alan.
WAS ALMOST A YANKGG PROFESSOR.
Onco Ho Wns Ncnr Going lo I milium
Inslcnit ot Crconlnml -- Ills I)ls
covcrloR in Oilier Holds Thnn llio
Arcllc--Somo of Ills I'unU on llio
Ico nnd Snow-Ills Now Homo nl
Clirlstlnnln.
1'rom the New York Sun.
Some Interesting stories ot FrldtJ
of NatiHcn, the Arctic explorer, arc tola
liy IUchmd Hennl. "It l not gencr
ully know ii," enys Mr. Hrard, "that
Nansen once rmno near relinquishing
his North I'olo project tlnougli the
agency of u tollege In Inillunu. While
wp wcie tnnellng tin ouch Indiana one
day Nnnsen oalil:
"'This Is the place where I neatly
became a tolleuo professor.' 1 asked
him what he meant, lie said: 'They
offered me the professorship of 70ology
In the university here, and I came ety
near ncceptlng It I was then ton
tcmplatlng my llrat trip to Greenland,
and It wns a (tuestlon with me as to
whether I should go to Ameile.i anil
take this piofcssotshlp 01 undertake
my expedition to Greenland. It re
quited a Rient deal nf delilietation, liltt
tlnally I declined the piofossorshlp.'
"Nnnsen wns as lullllant a hoy as he
Is u man. We stalled out the othoi
day for a quiet tilp to Nlngnr.i to see
the falls, and while In n trolley ear
Nansen was talking of mathematics.
"'When I was a lo,' he .said, 'I
solved Home ptohleins which had nevci
hefote been solved. They thought they
weie going to make u mathematician
of me.'
"I said that was news to me, nnd
asked what weie the problems. Then
he hemmed and hawed, for he didn't
lenteiuliei the niigllsh wotd for ex
picsln his meaning, but finally I
nsked him If he could tell me in Gei
mnn. Kcgelsehultt,' he wild that Is,
conic sections. It .seems that Nansen,
as n boy, succeeded in noling beeial
problems In conic sections b means
of geometry, and some of his solutions
ate still used In the colleges of Nor
way. In his lelsuie moments ho had
n trial at squaring1 the eiiclc. In his
youth he also studied to be an artist,
and carried his studies pretty far. He
did a good deal of sketching and paint
ing. This eaily piacttce Is showing to
good advantage In the chails which he
exhibits nt lectures and has led to the
pioduetlon of pictmes of Aictlc scene
and color such as have never been
equalled.
KANGU OF STUDIES.
"After these eaily studies he went in
for zoology and took up other scientific
pursuits. While nt a banquet given
Nansen some time ago Prof. Carl Lum
holtz told me that befoie he had known
Nansen as an exploier he had been
studying a bonk on the nerve system
of animals. In this book the .author
printed a new theoiy of the nervous
sjstem quite different fiom any pievl-
ously held. Since that time leading
anatomists have proved that this the
ory was coirect. The man who wtote
Unit book; was Nansen. A few dns
after the banquet 1 got hold of Nansen
In the tallrnad car and asked hltn for
an explanation of his discovery. He
said:
"'That was when I was curator of
the Museum of Anatomv in Bergen. I
made a. special study of the animal
brain and examined thousands of
brains microscopically. That was the
happiest time ot my life, and I should
like to go back to It now. Well, I dis
covered that the seat of the soul in
animals, contiary to the human brain,
was not in the nerve ceritie, wheto it
had been supposed to be, but at an
other point of the brain.' Ho then
went 'Into technical detail which would
baldly bo understood by the layman,
Then he said: '1 pilnted that theory,
although It was absolutely opposed to
everything suggested or heaid of be
fore that time. I wtote the original
book In English.'
"Why did you do that?" I asked. Ho
explained that he piefeired to wilte
scientific books In Fiench, German or
English, and said1
"'I Know that If I weie to write It
In any of these three languages evciy
scientist of leputo must lead it, inas
much as nnv one falling to read such
works would be considered behind the
time. 13ut, written In Norwegian,
Hungatian or other lunguages, scien
tific men would have the excuse of
not being able to read the work: so I
wrote It In English.'
"One time I said something about
skating, and Nansen exclaimed:
" 'I haven't skated for seventeen
years.' I remarked that it was about
time he took it up again 'Well,' he
said, 'I am pioud of my skating, but
The old fish
ioncd watch
man who
prowled about
the streets of
medieval Lon
don, w ith a Ian
tern in his
h a n d to pro.
claim his com
ing, and who
'. announced
(his passage
'through the
I streets by
1 shouting "All's
well, ' was a
very inefficient
protector when
compared with
the metropolis
tau police of
New York City,
commonlv
J (L known as the
" Wnr-.it Tlu.
modern policeman does not proclaim his
coming to the evil doer by shouting or by
carrying a lantern. He does his work more
quietly and effectively than the old-fashioned
town watchman
It is thus that in all the walks of life and
in all occupations, times change and knowl
edge and efficiency increase, Br this re
apect medical science has kept pace with
the advance in other lines Physicians and
chemists have grown rapidly more skillful.
There are medicinal preparations nowa
days that cure diseases that were a few
years ago considered absolutely incurable.
The final triumph in this respect is Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It
was first given to the world thirty years
ago, and has stood the test ever since that
time. It cures 98 per cent, of all cases of
consumption, bronchial, throat and kludred
affections. Thousands who were hopeless
sufferers, and had been given up by the
doctors, have testified to its marvelous
merits. It is the great blood -maker and
flesh-builder, It makes the appetite hearty,
the digestion and assimilation perfect, the
liver active, the blood pure and rich with
the life-giving elements of the food, and the
nerves strong and steady. It acts directly
on the lungs and air-passages, driving out
all impurities and disease germs, An hon
est dealer will not try to persuade you to
take an inferior substitute for the sake of a
few pennies added profit.
Dr, Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti
tution. At all medicine stores,
EOS mFWL
Jl Br J
never got tltno for It nny more. When
I was 1G years old I devoted much tlmo
to the art. J defeated the champion of
Norway In a long distance contest, 1
used to be quite fond of figure skat
ing, and so wns my wife; Bhe Is ono of
the finest skaters In Norway.'
AS A SKATE II.
"Nansen maintains that tly Nor
wegian Hkales are the best In th'o world
for both figure skating nnd long dis
tance, t didn't sec how they were
adapted to figure skating.
"The kind I used,' 'ho said, "had
scarcely nny curve on the blade. They
were flat as' they rested on the ground,
but very wide In the centre, tapering
toward the point and heel. When you
get that blade on the lee nnd get over
on th'o ride you have a curve; the
skate gives the curve when you lean
over, nnd pome very rrmnrka'blo fig
ures can be cut with them.'
'Nnnien and his biother were born
nnd lived at Froen, their father's coun
try place. In the outskirts of Chrlstl
nnla. Theio wns a little hill there
virtue they made their first attempt at
ski 1 mining. Snowshoolng In th'oso
days wn almost entirely confined to
the peasants. Tin two brothers took It
tilt us 11 sport and began to get pro
ficient and tried going down hills. They
found they could use them for going
down ns well foi making exclusions
through the mountains. They discov
ered, at the suggestion of nn expert
fiom the mral dl'trlcts, that they could
jump on them. The pensants general
ly bnd never Jumped with them nor
inndj such progiess. The bovs indued
other fellows to take It un. In that
way It became a sport 111 Chrlstlanla,
and Ui Nniifens did nil they could to
make it popular. Now the snowshoe
meeting In February Is the great ski
meeting of the world.
"l'heie Is a veiy steep mountainside
at lmUiuknllen, with a ulr-tr descent
of pbniit 4" degiees. Half way clown
thete Is a wall built up. r.nd the snow
ctnves out to the edge of the wall.
The Hnw shoot (pM-lnbneu) come
down the hill nt full sliced, and when
they stiike this tuna they uhoot thirty
teet In the nlr. The long lump lecord
Is HO feet When they again legaln
t'.'e gtound th re Is no sudden Jolt, but
thevcontlnue In nearly the same direc
tion down the hillside. Both feel come
down about flat, and tho knees are
bent In order to land easily. I believe
Nansen formed the first club of ssnow
shoets In Norway, and he was vry
piomlnent In this club. The c-e'cbia-tlon
on Teb. 1C Is a popular fete. The
King alwajs attends
SNOWSHOES.
"Not only are the snowshoes won
derful for Jumping, but the skilled
riders go through the woods, among
the trees, winding paths, and even over
tho locks You would think thev were
going to dash out their binlns as they
go down a wild slope In jumping
down joii Imagine you nie going to
sink 11 foot In snow, but the long ski
hold the weight, and you glide on. Tho
beginner can seldom tell how he will
land. He may land with his feet In
the air, head first In the snow. These
skieis become very expert. They can
climb fences with the ski on. The ski
should be the length of the height of n
man with his hands extended to full
length, and ate generally made of ash
or pine. Nansen says he has walked
on thin ice on his .ski where dogs bioke
thiough the surface.
' Nansen Is buldlng a new house.near
the one whore he now lives, In the
subuib of Chrlstlanla. It Is a part of
the laige estate which belonged to his
pinndfather. it Is on a hill near the
fjoid, and the place Is only twenty
minutes fiom Clnlstlanla. He lives
veiy simply. His dwelling Is a long
house of the special Norwegian tjpe,
made of small logs carefully joined
togethei. These houses are not finished
up Inside with lining for two years
after building, In order to allow the
logs to settle permanently. It Is sur
rounded by a palisade of rough -pine.
Theie are alwajs two or tlnee clogs
barking around.
"Nansen's pecuniary returns from his
books and lectures are said to be large,
yet he is a rnoattabstemious man and
his way of living Is simple In the ex
treme. He Is a hard worker and keeps
at it almost night and day. Ho Is not
of a melancholy disposition nnd tells
humorous stories on occasion The
other day ho told me the following
" 'My friend, Mr. Dick,' he said, 'has
a shooting box in the highlands In
Not way. One time when he was going
away he left It In charge of a Nor
wegian peasant. A quantity of wood
alcohol which had pnrtly been used
for the lamps duiiug the summer was
left in tho lodge. "He eaieful," ho
said, "and use this only for fuel. Don't
diink it. it will kill you."
"'In looking over the stoies when
he returned he found It was nil gone.
Have you used all these spit its?"
he asked. "Didn't I tell you It was
poison and would kill jou?"
I know you did," said the peas
ant. How did you come to drink It
nil?"
Well, there were some tough
horse dealers came up here and stayed
aiound, and I treated them to some
of this methylated spirit. I found It
did not kill them, so I thought If It
wns good for them, I would drink It
myself.
WHAT
.-.N mo.
To Europe Six Times in Twelve
Years-Learned Six I.angungen.
' A plucky Ameilcan woman, who be
gan to support herself at eighteen, bus
shown how a poor school teacher can
see Europe to the best udvantago In
twelve years. Earning a small salary
In a public sehuol, she has taken pri
vate pupils nnd lived frugally, and has
been able to go to Europe every other
year for a two months' holiday.
Her lit st Journey was made to Eng
land and Scotland, and was enjoyed so
keenly that she planned another onu
and saved money for it during tho
next two years. The second tour was
through France, Belgium nnd Holland,
and In order to travel comfortably she
learned French during her leisure
hours.
Returning to her school work she be
gun to study German, and at the end
of two years was ready for a journey
up tho Rhino and to Vienna, and thence
through Dresden and Tlerlln to Hre
merr. With renewed ardor she plunged
into tho study of Italian, nnd at the
end of two years she started for Rome,
She made the jound of tho Italian
cities, and spent a fortnight in Swit
zerland, Two years if terw ard she was
In Spain, and wns able to spAik the
language.
During the last year she has mado
her sixth Journey to Europe, traveling
through Denmark, Norway and Swe
den to Russia, und upending a fort
night In Moscow. She carried with her
a fair knowledge of Swedish and not
only knew the Russian alphabet so as
to read the street signs, but could make
her own bargains with drosky drivers
and go about without a guide.
In the course of twclvo years she has
made six Journeys to Europe and
learned to speak six modern languages,
and she has (supported herself entirely
1 by her earnings as a school teacher.
nnd has paid every penny of her trav
eling expenses. Starting with a pains,
taking study of tho language of the
country which she wns to visit, and
also preparing herself by n courso of
reading, she has made tho best pos
sible use of her time abroad.
The reward for nil this energy and
perseverance has como In her thirtieth
year. Her knowledge of foreign lan
guages has fitted her for broader work
as a tcachea, nnd Bhe has left the pub
lic schools to take n posltlqri as In
Btuctor In French, German and Italian
In a high school for young women.
There may be higher alms than those
ordinarily Involved In foreign travel,
but the persistency of this American
girl In carrying out her plans Is worthy
of praise. It Is a great gain In uny
human life, If It Is governed by a defi
nite purpose and keeps that purpose
steadily In mind,
WHAT JOHN HUM, I.AUKIIS AT.
I he runniest Anecdotes Thnl Aro
Told.
A pompous bishop wns having his
portrait painted, and after sitting for
an hour In silence he thought he would
break the monotony. "How are you
getting along?" he inquired. To his
astonishment the artist, absorbed in
his work, replied: "Move your head a
little to tho right, and shut your
mouth." Not being accustomed to such
a form of ndvlco, his lordship asked:
"May I ask why you address me in that
maimer?" The nrt'-t, still nb-sorbed In
his work "I want to take off a little
of jour cheek."
A sultan once offetcd a golden ball
for lying. Jinny lied to him, but the
sultan replied that ho could himself lie
better. Finally nn aged man from An-'
goia appeared before him with a large
Jar on his shoulder. "Your father,"
he said, "bonnwed a Jar like this full
of gold from my father, and said that
you would repay tho gold to his son."
"Impossible," said the sultan.
"If the story be true," replied the pil
grim, "pnv vour father's debt; If Im
possible, I have won the golden ball."
The sultan at once awarded him tho
prize.
At a recent reception given by Lord
nnd Lady Llangattock, at the Hotel
Cecil, London, In honor of a political
association, a delegate was strolling
nlong ono of the corridors, when ho
espied disappearing In the distance a
portly gentleman whom ho thought he
tecognlzed ns a genial colleague not
seen since the last conference. He has
tened his steps nnd felt convinced that
ho was right. Then he stole forward
silently, nnd thinking to give his friend,
who seemed lost In meditation, a pleas
ant surprise he bestowed him a pretty
slap on tho back sajlng: "Hnllo, old
boy, politics continues to agree with
you, eh"" The portly gentleman turned
slowly round and revealed the distin
guished features ot the Marquis of Sa
lisbury, England's premier, who said,
smiling pleasantly: "Yes, thank you,
politics does continue to acree with
me." The delegate was horror-struck
at his mistake, mumbled a confused
apology and beat a hasty retreat.
A young gentleman whose gallantry
was largely In excess of his pecuniary
means sought to remedy this defect
nnd save the money required for the
pui chase of expensive flowers by nr
lnnglng with a gardener to let him
have .1 bouquet from time to time In
leturn for his cast-off clothes. It thus
happened one day that he received a
bunch of the most beautiful roses,
which lif nt once sent to his lady love.
In sute anticipation of a friendly wel
come he called at the house of tho lady
the same evening, and was not n little
surprised at the frosty reception lie
met with.
"You sent me a note todny," the
young lady remarked after a pause, In
the most filgld tones.
"I a note?" he inquired, In blank as
tonishment. "Certnlnly, along with a nosegay."
"To be sure, I sent you a nossgay."
"And there was this note Inside; do
ou still mean to denv It?"
With these words she hnnded the
dumbfounded swain n scrap of paper
on which the following words were
wiltti'ii "Dont- foiget the old trous
ets you promised me tho other-da j'."
There is an amusing story ot how
Sheridan retaliated a slight put upon
him when his charming comedj', "The
School for Scandal," was first put upon
tho htage One night, when the audi
ence nt Diury Lane was uproariously
manifesting Its enjoyment, Cumber
land, the nuthor of tragedies and
heavj" pieces, sat In the stage box; and
It was observed that he never even
smiled during the performance. When
the plaj' was over, ho lemarked ho
was much surprised that the audience
should laugh no immodeiatelj' at what
could not even make him smile. This
sarcasm was soon repeated to Sheri
dan, who replied, "Cumberland's too
bad. He's really ungrateful not to
smile at my comedy; for only a fort
night ago I saw a tragedy of his at
Covent Garden, and I laughed from be
ginning to end. His tragedy would
have made Diogenes laugh."
Even the casual observer could see
that the men had been indulging too
freely in tho flowing bowl. The pair
mado their way along the street rather
unsteadilj. They were men of the la
boring class, but, nevertheless, seemed
to bo jolly fellows, Finally one said:
"Jerry. I'm 'nebriated."
The other replied, after some hesi
tation: "I don't know what j-ou mean,
Tom. Of com so you have a better
education than I had, but I know yer
drunk."
A boy, apparently much agitated,
rushed Into a house recentl) nnd said:
"I don't want to alarm yer, but I havo
got big news, Tho man sent mo up
from the livery stable to toll yer "
' Good heavens! What is It?"
"Why, you know yer little bojr, Aleck,
what the men can't keep outer the liv
ery stable 'round the corner?"
"Yes, well'"
"I told Aleck Just now not to go Inter
the stable 'moug tho horses, but he
wouldn't mind me."
"Oh dear! What has happened?"
"Ho said ho wanted to see what n
mule would do when you tickled his
heels with a straw,"
"Oh, heavens!" gasped the lady, and
clung to tho mantel for support,
"Well, then, your Aleck got a straw,
snuck un behtn' a sorrel mule, tickled
him on the heels, and '
The lady started for the door,
"An' the blamed critter never lifted
a hoof," said tho boy. "Never as much
as switched his tall. It's a mighty
good thing for Aleck that he didn't, too,
an' I thought I'd come up and tell yer,"
And ho dodged out at the side en
trance. Couldn't Spo Tliem Slnrvc.
Bowery StagRera (wlplnu his eyes)
'"Cubo mo, mum, but I can't seo my wife
nn' ten children utarvlu' t' death. Can
you aualst me?"
MIbs Wellment "llere'a o dollar for
them. Where do thity live?"
Bowery StngKors VT'aTikln' you kindly,
mus. dov llvpg 111
I SATURDAY
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One a blue Cheviot, winter weight, large sailor col
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knee. A firm looking suit at . l.VO
BOYS' REEFER SUITS, ages 5 to 8 years.
Fancy mixed cloths. Pluids and Check Cheviots,
winter weight, large
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heavy winter weight, good wealing quality, Large
sailor collar, braided and good warm lining.
It is a pleasure to offer so much for so -j(
lutie l.dy
BOYS' REEFERS, 1 to io years, heavy Chin
chilla, with warm, heavy plaid lining, deep pockets
to keep the hands warm. Sailor collar, 5 qo
with braid trimmings and brass buttons VO
Boys' Hemstitched
Silk "Butterflies" at 19c
THESE BOWS are of the size of the usual 50c
qualities, and we have them in every new color.
Scotch plaids and navy and white spots. The qual
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Trom the Pocket Mat'azlne.
"Spenklnt,- of nh," snld the man with
tho red nose, us ho suddenly roused up
"but I never could understand why ev
erybody Ih ho ready to sneer nt tho man
who goes tlshlntf. lie may tell tho solemn
truth forty times over, but no ono be
lluves him "
"13ut ho never telli the truth." replied
the New York drummer in tho corner.
"I can't sto why you doubt It. IIo Roes
flshlnsr. Ho either catches llsh or ho
dcesn't. Why lie about It? Why should
1 lie about the llsh I once caught In Lake
Gforge?"
"To make him weigh more, of course "
"But I didn't euro whether he weighed
four ounces or n ton!" hotly exclaimed
tin red-noFid man. "I always told tho
solemn truth In regard to his wilght,
Lut I hao always been doubted. If I
had said that I killed u grizzly bear with
a potato-masher, I should havo found
plenty of believers."
"So you caught a fish, eh? Well, ho
was n whopper, of courso? No scales
wero big enough to weigh him on. Von
estimated his weight nt, sny, sixty
pounds?"
No, sir "
"Well, mulio it eighty."
No, sir."
"An oven hundred noundg, then. I
don't belles Lake Georgo grows anything
buger."
"You are mistaken, nlr. A dozen dif
ferent people saw that lish nnd estimatid
its weight. Not one of them put It nt
less thnn "
"Oo on. If I think you a liar I won't
say so. What was the estimate?"
"Six ounce b!" said the red-nosed man,
ns 11 chill shook his frame and he stood
up to button his coat.
BADLY SCARKD.
Tho black-haired man with a gray spot
over the right ear noticed that wo woro
all looking at htm, and after moving
about uneasily ho said:
"Gentlemen, I feel that some explana
tion Is due you. Tho fuct Is, I started to
turn gray with fright about flvo years
ago, but changed my mind after pro
ceeding thus far."
"What occasioned tho fright?" nsked
the man with the double watch chain.
"I was out on tho plains of Kansas,
with a party of hunters. Ono morning I
awoko to tlnd they had gono out after
wild horses and left me alone, and that a
serpent was lying across my legs."
"Whew! but you wero In a bad fix!"
"It seemed t(rat way to me. Ilattle
Brakes wero plenty, and I felt this was a
big one, I was terribly frightened, know
ing that If I moved or called out ho
would strike his fangs Into me. I luy for
three hours, thinking every moment
would be my laBt. I shall never get my
nerve back again."
"And after three hours sorrfe of the
nartv returned?"
r three hours 01 monai ter
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Little of Many Things,
Suits 0ur 'ind that fit and wear well marked down from $8 and $10 to
$6.5"o, which is as cheap as we have got or would want to keep.
Overcoats 'n a 'onS ran6e f prices and with an unusually large assort
ment for this time of the year, are marked for convenience at
one-quarter of the price off.
Pants 'r'1's 's t'ie urno wnen tne weakest part of a man's outfit proves to be
his trousers. You'll be agreeably surprised what we can do for you
at $2.00 upwards.
Scarlet Underwear Educed to 73 cents, which any shopper knows
cannot be sold at that price without a loss. We
take our medicine without a wince.
Lined Kid Gloves At 5 cents tnat tne k'11 fr appearance, wear
and warmth.
'en's Knee Pants 0ver ,000 Pa'rs a" f tne most durable kind, most
of which are double seat and knee, now at 38 cents.
sailor collar. Braid trimming,
on pants at the knee,
you usually see
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Clothiers, Hatters Furnishers.
ror I suddenly decided to lift my head
and get sight of tho snake. I did so, nnd
then 1 stopped turning gray."
"Wns he dead?"
"No, sir. Some ono had thrown a lariat
across my legs, and there wasn't a snake
within n miles of mo. I havo always
been sorry that I didn't wait a little
longer, so that all my hair would havo
turned, but we can't help those things,
you know. I did tho best I could ,and
Inter on, should any of you wish to ask
questions, you will tlnd me in seat No. 8,
along with tho best looking woman on
the train."
A SKBIOUS AFFAIR.
"I used to bo something of a Joker In
tho dajs gone by," said the man with
the double chin as he put up his memor
andum book and became suddenly Inter
ested, "but something happened about
three ears ago which brought mo up
with a round turn."
"Didn't blow Into tho barrel ot a gun
to seo If It was loaded?" queried one of
the crowd.
"Oh, no. It was In Columbus, Ohio. I
entered a small machine-shop where an
old man was at work fitting keys, and
announced that I was a lawyer and had
$20,000 to give him ns n. legacy from his
brother."
"And tho sudden good news broko his
heart nnd ho fell dead, of course?"
"Vou nre wrong, sir. His brother In
Australia, was dead, and ho had been
expecting a legacy. He laid down his
tools, said ho would seo mo later nnd
left tho shop. Half un hour later he was
drunk. Going home, ho seized hlH wife
and danced nround In a hilarious man
ner, and both fell downstairs and wore
killed, leaving six orphan children to be
cared for by the cold, cruel world, Slnco
that tlmo I havo left Joking nlono, In
fact, I never even smile."
"Aro you supporting thoso six or
phans?" asked the man with tho Roman
nose.
"Of course. Yes, It Is costing mo $50
per week to take caro of them."
"Lot imi shako hands with you. Thanks.
You aro n good man and a truthful man,
and It docs mo good tq touch your hand,
If I have said anything In tho way of a,
Joko to tempt you to smile, I beg ou to
forgive me, Press onwards press up
wards. There Is room at tho top for n
man of Imagination."
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IIU HAD THE TROOFS.
We had been talking about the Arkan
sas mosquito, when the man with tho
Henry Clay cigar chipped In und said;
"Gentlemen, I am Just going back North
after spending three months In Arkan
sas. As to tho mosquitoes, ono hardly
dares speak of their size and ferocity.
Some of them bite In a way to do credit
to a dog."
"How large a ono did you see down
there?" was asked.
"Uml If I go Into particulars I shall
bo charged with exaggeration, Vou havo
all birn telling about seeing some very
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"Was ho as largo as a blue bird?"
"Oh, no! That would be monRtrous."
"As largo as a humming bird, then?"
"No. Gentlemen, I propose to stick to
facts. You havo all seen grasshoppers,
of course? This particular mosquito was
as largo as the largest grasshopper you
ever saw."
"That was a bird of a "skceter," drily
obsorved ono of tho crowd.
"Just so," replied i.ie story teller, "not
ono of you credit me, nnd realizing that
this would bo tho case I took all duo
precautions."
"In other words, you captured him?"
"I did."
"And bottled him up?'
"Yes. sir."
"And you havo that bottle with you?"
"I have. Just wait a minute."
i Tho man went to his seat and his sat
chel and returned with a pint bottle in
which thero wns an Insect.
"There's tho nnlmal referred to," he
said, as ho held it up to view. "Isn't It
big ns tho biggest grusshopper you ever
saw?"
"It Is a grasshopper!" exclaimed tho
crowd In chorus.
"It can't be!"
"But It Is."
"Gentlemen, a negro cnught It for me
nnd assured mo that It was n mosquito
ono of thooe which had lifted me out of
the bed during the night. Can there bo
no mlstnke? Aro you suro it's a grass
hopper?" "Of course wo arc!"
"It's singular, but I must take your
word for it. I will blmke him out of tho
Yilmlnw nnd let htm iro. There that's It,
and now, gentlemen, do any of you wish
to tako the bottle and get it, men ui um
next station? l'lenso rinse before UBlng. '
Twins rillocn Times.
From Tlt-Blts. , , ,
in U92 tho Chester Chronicle retoided
tho death, from old age, of Mr. Joh'r
Jonas, fumlturo broker, Chester, De
ceased, who hud been man led lift) -three
years, had had thirty-three children,
thirty of them twins. Fifteen times was
Mrs. Jonas tho happy mother of twins.
She survived her husbund, and at his
death was In her seventy-seventh year.
From Investigations made by Dr. Cory,
of St. Thoiuus' hospital, It appears that
tho tendency to give birth to twins fre
quently runs in certain families, and nut
of seventeen casts ho found that In thir
teen there had been previous births of
twins among near relatles of either tho
father or the mother. One case of a
family was recorded by another doctor
which showed twins In each of four suc
cessive generations, namely FlrBt gen.
cratlon, A hud twins, Becond genera
tion, B, daughter of A, had twins. Third
generation, C, daughter of II, had twins
twice and triplets once; D, daughter ot
II, had twins. Fourth generation. U,
twin daughter of D, had twins. A wo
man In Vienna, the wife of a weaver, Is
stated to have had thirty-two children.
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Twice she had four nt a birth, and trip
lets four time. Tho proportion of twins
In each 1,000 births In England, France,
German and Scotland, thirteen and in
Ireland, seventeen. One hundred and
sixty triplets and eight quadruples oc
cur In each 1,000,000 births.
A New I'ornr ol Snil Uont.
From the Scientific Arrcrlcan.
A new sailing essel, termed the "um
brella boat," or bo it with a cyclone sail,
has been very conspicuous at Cowes nnd
In tho Solent. The chief feature of this
huge umbrella rigged above tho boat Is,
It Is aid, that "tho wind pressure does not
tend to Incline the boat. When the wind
Is making a largo angle with the Ball tho
center of pressure Is almost at the center
of the surface, but when the wind strikes
the sail nt un acute angle, as in all salla
or kites, tho center of pressmo moes to
ward tho weather edge, but, by suitably
adjusting the sail, tho desirable result ot
obliterating all heeling nunement bus
been achltved. In nractlcu this has been
obtained by putting more sail to the le
wnrd than to the windward of tho mast,
and nlho by pluclng the sail not qulto ut
right angles to tho mast, but more raised
on tho lee side. The sail Is mado oal,
with the major axis horizontal, f.o aa
to bo able to carry more sail with a den
nlto height of mast. The training In a
horizontal direction Is accomplished by
means of a turntable, and tho elevating
and lowering by two tacles, There la
n balance weight which helps In elect
ing the mast, nnd which Is Just sufflrlent
to bnlance tho dead weight of sail In a
calm, not including the boat Tho sail
can be set and fin led In n minute. It does
not close tike an umbrella, but each sldo
shuts up llko a fan. Tho object of tho
sail Is to be able to Bail without Inclining
tho boat, so that the limit of drhlng
force Is not governed by tho stability of
the boat In ijny way, and also that the
boat, sailing en an even keel, has less re
sistance than when sailing with a list.
Tho sail of a boat. Illustrated In tho Joitr
nal, measures 20 feet horizontally and 1C
feet up and down, while the total length
of tho boat Is only 17 feet on the water
line. With nn ordinary rig 200 hquare feet
of canvas wns found too much for this
boat, but with tho umbrella sail she car
ries 3d feet of canwis and sails much
faster.
A light boat, especially adapted far this
sail, Is being built by Messrs. Thorny
croft, of Cheswlck, Knglnml, the well
known manufacturers of torpedo boats.
Ills Ornvo Doubts.
From the Chicago Record. .-
Diuh-ly "Do )orr think Mips Kldrkln
Is seiious In her Intentions regarding
mo?"
Chutnlelgh "Vou bet I do."
Dudely "Well, say now, honestly, do
you think she means matrimony or adoption?"
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