THE SCRAlSTOiN TKLUl'Nifi-TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1899. 5 k ONE TRIUMPH OF YANKEE DIPLOMACY HOW THURLOW WEED ONCE FOOLED NAPOIiEON III. Tho Latter Wns About to Repudiate the Union Blockade of Southern Ports When the American Am bassador Brought to His Attention an Old Treaty Which Modified the Situation Materially. Holland ' In Philadelphia 1'imi On the nth of November, 1861, the ntcamthlp Arnpo Bulled from New York for Havre, carrying nmom? her other passengers two distinguished Ameri cans aeiiorul Wlnllclel Scott and Thur low Weed, The master politician was to employ his Brent gift in the Held ot diplomacy with ciedentlals to the Var llsh court, and to the American min ister to that court, Charles Francis Adam?, na well at to the Prince Napo leon and the American minister to France, William L Dayton. Just before the hour fixed for tliej departure of the steamship a merchant of New YorK, nlthoiiRh a citizen of Fiance, came hurriedly to the Kans plank and asked permission to ro iiboard for a few moments. The of ficer In charge lefused to giant the re quest The men hant appealed to the Custom house inspector, who was In harge ot the vessel as long as she was at the pier, baying that he had a me, sage of the utmost Importance' to de liver to Mr. Weed. Inspector James afterward Postmas ter General James Insisted that the merchant he permitted to see Mr Weed and even assisted In the search for Mr Weed, who was found In his state toom Tho merchant's Interview with him was very biief Salel he "Mr. Weed, I have been asked to gie you this letter whoe contents you may read when jou have good opportun ity " Mi. Weed placed the lett r In his wallet and forgot all about It until some w eeks had passed. One day w hen in his lodgings at Paris he recalled the Incident, opened the letter and was surprised to find that It contained noth ing more than an addiess, the name and street number of some one who lived In. Paris, but of whom Mr. Weed has never head. He tofesed the letter Into a drawer and thought no more tf It until the ominous clav. GltAVK PERILS. When anxiety was grlevouslj bu. dcnlng the administration of Lincoln In the fall ot ISfll, when Chase was deep In the problef of raising that which was more Important than rais ing the troops tho money to feed, equip clothe and transport troops, when the leports from the front were gloomv, and the shadow of Hull Kun still rest ed upon the country, It was Just then that the Secretary of State Mr. Sew aid, brought dark news to the cabinet meet ings. His dispatches from England a.id France were alaimlng. The lepresen tatlves of the Confederate states had been diligent In their employment and found willing ears In Great Biltaln and France among those In authority. There was the gravest danger that the Confederacy would be lecognlzed ! thc-e governments The moral effect of such action would be. It was felt, of vast advantage to the Confederacy, and the peril of the war between the United States and these two nations would be imminent. Mr. Lincoln believed that the emeign cy was great enough to justify the ap pointment of a commission or embassy, so compof-ed and authorized as not to lequlre the approval of the senate. Itn mission was to "disabuse the public mind In England and France, where numerous and active agents of the Con federacy had long been at work in quarters too tead to accept veislons unfavorable to the north " Edward Everett, John P Kennedy, who had won some fame as a man of literary achievement, as well as some lnlluence In public life; Aichblshop Hughes, of the Catholic diocese of New Pork, and Bishop Mcllvalne, of the Episcopal diocese of Ohio, were invited to accept this mission. Mr. Everett declined on the ground that as he had t-erved as minister at the Court of St. James, he did not feel justified In going again to that couit in a vuiii-offlclal chaiacter. Mr. Kennedy veiv fiankly based his declination upon the leason that he was not able, In Justice to his famllv, to serve without any compensation. The government did not feci authorized to do mote than pay the expenses of the embassy That could be dom without refeience to congress by diaw Ing upon th contingent fund of the state department. Hislroi. Mellvainu accepted the Invitation, but Archbish op Hughes consented to do so only In case Mr Weed was also a rno'nber of the embab. Somewhat relne tantlv x Mr Seward consented to name Mr Weed In place of both Mr. Everett and Mr Kennedy. PATRIOTISM OF ARCHWSHOP. As the embassy was In some meas ure to be engaged In u confidential mis sion, its creation was In the nature of an open secret. Those who had eaily Information of tho purpose oi the mis sion and of the personrtl c.r t mem bers, weie enthusiastic In their praise Of all the Influential ?vc of the North that stood firm In suppoit of the administration's purpose to pui down tho rebellion, none was more zealous thin John JlJEhe", Auhblshop of Wv York. His Influence with the cltUens and immigrants of his race was supreme His patriotism was not dimmed by that of any native-born American He was the conspicuous prelate of his church n the United States, and his relations Mth the higher authorities of the Cath Jllo church In Europe weie Intimate To many ot them he could i-peii.. more mthorltatlvely than any other Ainer (een The qualities and patriotic zeul which distinguished Archbishop Hughes weie alho thobe which brought Ulshop Me llvalno to the embassy as one of Its member, and ho had with the dlgna tailes of the Chuich of England the ilobi and confidential relations which were maintained between Archbishop Hughes und the authorities ot tho f'bthollo church. They win leader In the Church Mil Rant, and had theie been need, each of them would have shouldered a mus. ket and kept step with the humblest prlvato In the ranks. Then there was Thirrlovv Weed, the most consummate of wire-pullers, a lupreme artist at that vocation, a mar velous persuader of man, almost of hypnotlo quality In the subtlety of his approach and mastery. Ha was bred among tho poor, as Archbishop Hughes had been; a printer's apprentice at 20, nd a maker of governors (Sewatd) at 10, and of presidents (Taylor) at CO. Untrained In ftny schopl of diplomacy he was to prove himself, llko Franklin, the master of the wariest diplomats of Eutope. For forty years he had been putting men Into public ofllce, and res olutely declining every offer for him self; now, nt C4, he hnd accepted an Invitation to a place of honor and re sponsibility. It was softly said when this embassy sailed for Europe, and Its appointment beenmo a subject of public Interest, that It had gone abroad to counteract the Impression created by the earnest pleas of the representatives of the Con federate government, who had received unofficial recognition. Yet no man In ntithoilty few who were In telligent failed to perceive that this gontlo description of the purposo of the mission concealed a despcinte Iron purposo the purpose to prevent by all arts of diplomacy the recogni tion of the Southern Confederarcy by Great IJrltaln and France. ARREST OF MASON AND SLIDELL. Secretary Seward appointed these seml-offlclals ambassadors, instructed them and saw them depart, nil wltnln two weeks, and this hnsto would have made? It clear, even with his confiden tial Information, that the mission wns an urgent one. It was not until a few hours after the embassy hod sailed thnt the greatest of all perils of that time, perhaps the chief danger that the nation faced at any time during the war, was made known to the adminis tration and the people. The highlands of Naveslnk had hardly been lost to the sight of Mr. Weed and his companions when the administration received the new 4 that the Confederate commis sioners, Mason and Slldcll, hnd been taken from a vessel flying the British flag and were held as prisoners of war. Mr. Seward realized that this act would complicate the situation In Great RrK nln and might serve as a pretext for a declaration of war. Already hostile suggestions had been received from France by the Urltlsh cabinet, which, If ncrepted, meant war. These wero rejected chiefly because Queen Victoria had stiongly disap proved of them. One was a proposal that Great Britain and France joint ly Intervene by recognizing the Con federacy: another was a proposition that, after an understanding had len reached with Napoleon III, a resolu tion be Introduced Into purllament re pudiating tho Federal blockade of southern ports. The arrest of Mason and SUdell upon the high seas while under the protec tion of the British ting was likely to Influence tho people of Great Brit ain that even the pacific purposes of the queen would bo unable to restrain the ministry or parliament from acti equivalent to a declaration of war. In this critical emergency the president and Mr. Seward were rejoiced that the special and confidential embassy woulJ be In Great Britain before the repo-ts of the arrest of Mason and SUdell could get there The report, however, wa3 not fur behind the embassy. The steam ship which brought It arrived only tw o days after Mr. Weed reached Lon don ONE STAUNCH FRIEND ABROAD. The excitement and peril created by this news detained Mr. AVoed in Lon don longer than ho Intended to be there. When the embassy sailed from the United States the greater danger was believed to lie in tho Intention of Louis Napoleon to recognize the con federacy. Tho emperor and, with ones exception, all of the men Influential in the empire were unfriendly to the! cause of the Union Prince Napoleon stood staunchly and conspicuously the warm friend of the Union, and had Aim faith in the ulti mate success of the attempt to sup press the rebellion To him Mr. Weed at the earliest mo ment possible pres-ented his credentials und was by him received with a cordial welcome. He put himself at the dis posal of the embassy In any way In which he could be ot service, both to the ambassador and to the United States. The prince was, however, un able to give any Important aid. His friendly advocacy of the cause of tho Union had brought him Into disfavor with the French couit. There were other ft lends, but they were not men of Importance No rec ognition can ever be made of the Im pel tance of the aid they gave, beciuse none except the embassy knew these friends oi what they did. In t-clf-protectlon they were compelled to speak and act secretly One day Mi Weed Uained tluouglr a mvsterious although friendly com munication something which alaiiucl him even mote than the news of tin (ii reist of Mason and SUdell It wes something which seemed he j oral the power of diplomacy ot anv plea to inn vent TO IGNORE THE BLOCKADE. He learned that the einperoi had de termined to announce In an nddiess to be delivered at a reception to the Cor pi leglslatif a day or two later that lu had lepudlated the Federal blockade of Confederate ports, aril should open them to conuneuc at i-nt tu ihlps tlyln;; the French flag Mr. Weed also learn' d that a eop of the addte.s was already In thu otlli o of the Loudon Times, and would be print ed bv that newspaper on the morning after ttn delivery The bellet was tr-nt with this announcement ()f the puipo. ot Napoleon, public sentiment In Great Hrlmln would set -o strongly In up. pi oval of It, that It would be impossl ulu lo prevent the English nation fioiu joining with Napoleon In this act This me nit war. It seemed to Mr. Weed as though all ler-ouroeb had been exhausted, yet he determined to em ploy everv act of diplomat y or expedi ent that might suggest Itfelf, to delay, even If he could not pievent, this dec laration from Napoleon He hastened to the ofllce of tho American ligation to secure the good offices of out min ister, Mr, Dayton. ' It is Impossible to procure an audi ence either with the empetor or with de Morny," said Mr. Dayton. "It has been Impossible for me." "Would you regard It as a breach of eourtesy to yourrelf If I itteniDt to get an audience with do Morny with out your good nillces''" Mr. Weed asked. "By no means, and I ehall be very glad to hear of your success, or to aid ou In any way I can," was the reply. Mr. Weed departed from the Ameri can legation, not knowing whither to turn. He was depressed by the con viction that Mr. Dayton believed that the hour for argument, or diplomacy had passed, nnd thnt the purpose of the emperor was Irrevocable. "What can I add to Mr. Dayton's efforts? What can I do more than lo appeal to de. Morny for delay? This was Mr. Weed's thoughts ns ho drove back to his lodgings, anu then he re membered that It waa useless for him to decide what he could say to de Morny until ho was certain that the minister would permit him to say any thing. While he was thus reflecting his eyes fell, by chance, upon a name over the door of a shop. Instantly he recalled by the similarity the name contained In the letter which was given to him by the New York merchant just before the steamship on which he was a passenger snllcd. He detomlned to go Immediately to the address Indicated, nnd as soon as hi 'ound the letter In hl drawer at his lodgings, he bade the driver take him to tho place. He Inquired, when there, If nny one of that name lived there, nnd in n minute was cor dially tecelved by a gentleman whom he had never seen uefore. "You are Mr. Weed?" this gentle man said, rather than nsked He spoke excellent English, "I am Mr. Weed and I have come not knowing why." "Ah, I have been expecting you. My dear friend In New York wrote me that ho had given my address to you. I had nsked him to do that whenever nny man of authority left the United States for France," "I am with a friend of tho Unlt'.'d States, I perceive?" said Mr. Weed. "A friend who can serve you. You have come not a moment too soon. You wnnt an audience with do Morny. It shall be furnished for your, but that Is not all you want. You have need of something to say to him, and I can tell you what to say that will serve your purpose." At first Mr. Wet?d was both surprised and distrustful But he was a master at fathoming- the put poses nnd probing1 the Fecrets of men. A brief conveisa tlon convinced him that this unexpect ed friend was In perfect faith seeking to serve the Union, and this conviction was confirmed In other ways. NAPOLEON S PRETEXT FOR WAR. Good undcistandlrig Imvinir been es tablished, Mr. Weed's fil"tul substan tiated the report that had leached Mr. M'eed of Napoleon h Intentions. The emperor's pretext, he said, was that many of the artisans of Franco wer In danger of Idleness, perhaps starva tion, because the Foe'eral blockade de prived tho cotton mills of France of the staple. It was not to bo expected t'nt Franco would consent to suffer on account ot a quarrel for which she was not re sponsible, and In whose results she wns not concerned. Tho emperor had given th" United States nine months to Mtppress v. lint he called an Insurrection, and an Insur rection that could not be crushed In nine months could not be crushed at atl, or, If finally overcome, It would be only after a protracted struggle. The emperor did not Intend longer to per mit his people to suffer Upon that ground ho would Justify his purpose not to recognize the blockade. "But that mears war. ' said Mr. j Weed. "My government will not per mit the blockade to be broken " "Undoubtedly, nnd that is what the emperor expects," was the rerft "The emperor will claim that jou have no lr-l.t 1., ..- 1 ,. . - . I nh"i uj iiiuccuunc or any rule ot in ternational law to blockade ard thus destroy a port s-o far as the commerce of a neutral nation, whoso ships do not bring arms or munitions of war, but only seek to aret a staple commodity needed by the people of that neutral nation, Is concerned. ARMED AGAINST PERFIDY Thus the friend of the United States revealed to Mr. Weed the emperor's purpose nnd pretext Then he went on to say that he thought he could put In Mr Weed's hands a perfect weapoir of defense, one which would silence the emperor. He said "You shull have an audience with the minister. Later In the day I will bend word to your lodgings of the hour of the meeting. You must not ask trre how It happens that I can procure the audi ence for you, and, above all, you must not permit It to be even suspected that you obtained from me the information upon which you are to act. It Is. In truth, so accessible that the wonder is that de Morny has overlooked It ' I have it hero It is u copy of the trtuty of Utrecht At vour lelsute to day read Hear, fully You w ill d seo m its importance- when you have done thu Tomotrow, then, when De Moinj has received you, eonfe'H what you know of the empeior's purpose Argue against It as you see best Then at last when vou find that De Motny Is un yielding ask him to send to the ai ch ives for the treaty of Utrecht. When he has tecelved It point to the paia graph that applies, and watch him ni he reads It You will discover from his manner that you have tonvliu ! him, nnd you will leave him with the nsMir- ante tnat tin- addiess which this em I peror has prepare tl will not be dellv i creel " The lrlend's manner then suggested that It might be well to end the inter view. Mr. Weed asked that liK friend and associate ambassador, Archbishop Hughe, b.. permitted to join with him In the call upon De Mono, and was gratified to learn that the ittc-hbishop would be included in the appointment After arriving at his lodgings Mr Weed lost no time in fvuninin? the copy of the treau of I'tieiht When he had done that he sinned the faith of the mysteilous trlend that the giave peril would be averted. Then were no happier men In Paris that duy than the archbishop and Mi Weed aftei they received a message- informing them that an audlence would be gianted them bv tho minister at an appointed hour upon tho fe)lloilng daj In the excitement which the cxpertcd meeting with De Morny and the eonll derice In their ability to convince him that the empeior tould not In honor eir without grave Impuiiment of piestlgo lepudlato the Federal blockade, they paid less heeel tti tht mjstciy eif the trlend and the gieatei mystery uf his ability to pi oe lire toi them an audlente with the minuter ami leul power In the e mpli e That w us .something that gav e them greater Inteiest afterward. A DESTINY-MAKING MEETING. At the appointed hour they were In the presence of the minister a destlnj making meeting between men whose careers had been as far apart aH zenith nnd nadir. The minister, half-brother of the emperor, bred In the hotbed of luxury, carrying Intellectual force into offices of state, artistic tastes Into the circles of the cultivated and the excite ments of the lover of pleasure into the world where that Is worshiped the minister with the courtesy ot a gentle man, the dignity and pelf-confidencei of the statesmun, and the mask of tho diplomat, faced the American politician whose early life was that of ubject pov erty, whose learning was taught bv ex perience and observation, and whose power became In Its way as great as that of any urlrutr minister, and faced also him, who, of humble Irlwh birth, had been brought to the Now World wheie opportunity awaited him who sought It; had risen to the heltachy of the church, and was the most distin guished American prelate. In spite of his blood, his rank, his power, his Intellect and htu fcxperience, De Morny on an even field would have found his mutch In either of these Americans. That day he believed he met them on n field whore all th ad vantage was with him. They did not delny long their refer ence to tho object oE the meeting, De Morny wns Informed that they hnd learned of tho Intention of tho emperor. He neither denied nor admitted th cmreetnesH of that Information He lhi flank, ofolhiuelv by In direction. I 1 1 . ... , . that were the purpose of the emp lui, would he not be Justified in entertaining It? France vvn a pater nal government. Tho emperor's, people looked to him for their prosperity. Wero they to sutler by reason of his negligence or Indifference he would suf fer by renson ot their resentment und their loss of faith In him, The father who does not protect and nourish his children forfeits their love nnd their obedience. So, If tho emperor permit ted his people to experience privations because another nation was engaged In civil war would he not be Justly cen sured'' LIGHTING THE FUSE. In this manner De Morny argued and defended. He made no admissions. He stated nothing ns a fact. He merely put the enso In a suggestive rather than a direct way. Archbishop Hughes nnd Mr. Weed first spoke of tho warm friendship that tho people of the United States had entertained fiorn the time of the American Revolution for France. Do Morny ventured to remind tho ambas sadors that It was the United States, not Fiance, that had been straining that friendship for months. It was clear that the minister could not be approached by any sentimental appeal. Ho was therefore asked whether, in case It wore true that the emperor Intended to repudlnto the blockade, ho would attempt to justify the act by any law of nations or as one In entire accord with tho precedent and policy of France The emperor would, It might be safe ly assumed, undertake to do nothing which could not be thus Justified, the minister felt perfectly safe in assur ing the ambassadors. When in tho most guarded and del icate manner It was hinted to him thnt President Lincoln would try to enforce the blockade and might tleein nny attempt to bleak It made by an other nation an unfriendly act, the min ister deplored the possibility of sunh an emergency and was sure that the president would clearly understand that France sought only the prosperity of her people, nnd not the hostility of a government now friendly. Beneath those vvoids of disingenuous nnd ley diplomatic couitesy It was easy to see that the minister well understood that the lepudiatlon of the blockade by France could tesult only In ono of two ways, either the abanelonment of the blockade by the United States and the piobable consequent success of the Confederate cause, or else war with France and peihaps with Gieat Brit ain. THE BOMB EXPLODES At least Mr. AVced said that as It was his own Impression and that ot his nssoclate, the archbishop, that thcio could be no doubt that the emperor had determined to repudiate the block ade and to justify It In the mannei vaguely hinted nt by the minister, there was only one more suggestion to make. It was a suggestion con tained In a document now at the ar chives. Ie begged the minister to tend for the treatj of Utrecht. It must be within convenient reach, und he added' "We owe faomething to history." The minister with utmost eouitesy consented to do that In a few mo ments the pirchment vws In his ' hands. He le id the text carefully, nt first with, perfect composure. The American imfoassidois watched him I fuitlvelv, but k enlj At last they I saw Ills inanrr change. He had leach- eel that clause In the tieetv with Great I Britain bv which both France and ' Groat Blltaln agreed not merely to blockade, but ab'oliitelv lo destro.v tV lurtbor of Dunkirk It was a ppiiH-tual blockade- to be maintained In pc-eie ant in war It i was a Joint admlsiem on the pait of thee n itlotip of the right to far great er lengths than the United States had gone If Napoleon III repudiated the American hint Undo hr thereby repu j d I it ed the claim by whldi Fiance and I Encland lustiir-d the destruction of the hat bin of Dunkirk The precedents weie- niralnst him Instead of belrm fa vorable to him precedents which Fr.ir-te lta-lt hatl establl-hed. VICTORY FOR TUP EMBASSY When tie- Moinv finished leading tin text of the treatv, he tinned e alinly to Mr Wee-el tunl alil that he should give the -uggestlon lu-U made by h ambassadors, aa well as the- eithei they had made, caictul t onsldetution Thin he Instantb became the i.uut"ous host .'"king brl-llv If tlu-lr yjiorltue in Purls hatl been ugieenble, and prom ising hlm'c-lf the pleasuie of showing them hitch i onslelei.ite Jittetitloii at was in his power befoit their ilep limit- Thev knew th.it tin y had un the vhloiv, und thev believed that at the bottom ot his hei.it tit- Mon-v vva sincerely grateful that thev had made It possible; to prevent the impel or from committing a colosal blutu'ei The reception was gheii and the t-m-peioi wan tlieie, but there was no an nouncement of u put pose to repudiate the American bloiluide, nor did the ad dress up'n-ar In the- London Times on the follow iutr moiriiug A short time after the ambasssadois' departure Horn thu ofllce of the mluistei dispatches and, as a special precaution, a mcsn'ii gei wns s-t'nt to the- olllce of thu Times to leeall the addiess or forbid Its pub lication, because the emperor had de cided not to make it A few weeks later Mi Weeel met Detain1, the manager of the Times, and one of the gteatest pei"onal forces of his day. "Tell mo. If you aie at liberty to do so, how you masteied De Morny?" the grent editor asked. "It Is air achieve ment unprecedented, I believe " "We showed him the tieutv or Ut i edit. He had forgotten II," was Weed's icply Surprise und chagrin were Instantly betiayed by Delane, and the reason tor It was made clear by his Hlovvly spoken answer. "He had foi gotten it nnd so had I " The friendship for the United States of the mysterious stranger, M. Loubat. who tendered such creat service and whose wife was a near relative of the wife of Do Morny, has continued a a heiltage to his descendants. It was one of his descendants who recently made tho noble gift to Columbia uni versity of nn endowment, and whoso gifts, it Is believed, will bo found after his death to have been added to. Where the Balls Come From. Tho largest conter In tho world for the manufactuie of steel balls for ball bear. IngslMsltuated ut Schwelnfort, In Bavaria. A couplo of factories there, owned by ono firm, produco close upon 300,t),0oo bnlis annually with the labor of coo men work ing ten hours dnlly. Tho total production of aermony Is stated to bo about 080,(W). 000, whllo Englnnd and France combined turn out only about 70,0eV),(ion additional. A WHISTLING BUOY'S TRAVELS. They Wave furnished tho Hydro graphic Bureau with Vnlunble In formation. Trom tho Philadelphia Press The navigators of the western At lantic ocean, nnd, Indeed, a great many scientists, arc deeply Interested In tho erratic wanderings of the Martha's Vineyard whistling buoy, which went adrift ftom Its location In the Vine yard Sound more than two yenrs ngo nnd is still being carried to nnd fro nt tho will of the winds and currents. After two months without newB from this sttnnge wanderer comes tho re port that it was again seen by a pass ing vessel on Sept. 8, in latitude 35. longitude C5, nearly BOO miles due east from tho position In which It was last seen on July 6. The United States hydrographlc of ficials have become much Interested In tho drift of this buoy, and have already gained valuable information regarding the currents nnd winds of the North Atlantic through plotting tho travels of this strange buoy whose whistle still sounds n warning Intended only for vessels when near a shoal. Every Is sue of the North Atlantic pilot chart for nearly two yenrs past has con tained the dotted drifts of the buoy, and Information regarding It Is largely sought after from nil shipmasters crossing In the locality where It was Inst reported. This month's charts, Just issued, show thnt in February, 187. the buoy was COO miles to the northward nnd enstward of tho Island of Bermuda. It was next reported April 13 of that year 1G0 miles south west of that position, and then noth ing was heard from the wanderer un til Oct. 27, when it was reported by a ship captain In about latitude 3G, longi tude 53, showing a drift to the north ward and eastward of 300 miles In six months' time. Next It must have headed away about east-northeast, for on Jan. S, 1S98, It turned up In latitude 37, longitude 47. its next course was off northwest, for on May 21 It was seen In latitude 39, longitude C. June 4 the wandering buoy was seen In latitude 34, longitude 47, showing a tremendous drift to the southeast. From then on to July G, wnen next seen, it took a slow nnd short drift of about seventy-five miles due south. At this point it ohnnged Its course nnd Is now heading due west In the lino of Cape Hatteras Tor some years past the hydrograph ers have gained valuable Information regarding cunents, etc., by having shipmasters throw overboard bottles bearing In them the date and geograph ical position where this messenger of Neptune wus cast adrift, to determine the velocity and direction of tho sea sut face currents. Only a small per centage of these bottles are ever re covered. They probably fulfJi 'their puipose and reach the land only to become Imbedded In the sands. Hence It naturally follows that the velocity of any cut rent cannot be acurately de tei mined In thin way. For this reason the Martha's Alneyard buoy with Its small exposed surface to the wind of fers a falily correct means of deter mining cui rents, and it is for this rea son so much Interest attaches to It. A bottle thrown overboard from a vessel south of Newfoundland may make a complete circuit of the North Atlantic- by way of the A7ores, West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and Florida cot. As a lule, however, such a bottle will bring up between the- Ush ant and North Cape of Norwaj. If thiown overboaul near the Azores a bottle will likely find Its way to the Canary Islands.the Cape Verde Island", and the West Indies Several bottles hnve travelled over 3,000 miles and three veai'H elapsed between departure p. ," ,,vt, '!!,. ,0 I -Mpt, (,, , . ,, over boar d by Captain Scroggle, when in ci hi i ui ii en 111 Diiiish Mieallianip Dago, which toundered nt sea not long age), in latitude 5.'. longittrde 41, at the same l"tnnt. were recovered after a drift of 1,200 miles, close to each othei during the same week. Derelict ships follow generally well-defined routes which coincide with bottle drifts. The lemuikable drift of the lumber-laden American schooner W L White is still fresh in the memoiy of Atlantic navlgatois. She was abandoned in the blizzard of March, 1SSS, off the Dela ware Ca.ies, and toward the end of .Tanuaiy of the next eui she stranded on the Hebildc-w, and her eaigo was saved The lumbei -laden aclruoner Wj er U. Sargent Is reported to have drifted about for over thiee yeats nnd flnallv he-i hulk stranded in the West Indies The schooner Fannie E. Wolston, lum bei -laden, was abandoned In October, 1891, off Not folk. She drifted oast to longitude 40, then south, and eventual ly she- proceeded west along the thliti eth paiallel, curved north and noith east, and was last sighted four years ago six de-tii ees east of the Delaware Capes' In Life's Pathway. ' hv U mairlage such a serious step, 1 wonder.'" ' He cause vou the Ii leiille to a pans win rti on tan no longer go single llle. A WOMAN'S QUESTION. lit lore I trust my fate lo Hue, or place my bund In thine-, Jletenw I lot thy Future she Color and foim to mine, Heforu I peril all for thee, iiie-tlou thy fcul tonl?ht foi me. I bleak all slighter bonds, nui feel A shadow of i nrt t, 1 there one link within ih Past Tl at holds thv spirit yet'' Oi Is thj faith as cleur and fico ax that which I can pledge to then? Does thiftu within thj dimmest di earns A possible future shine Wherein thy life could heneeloith breatha t'ntouch'cl, unshared by mine? If so, at an piln or cost, oh, tell sue before all Is lost. Look deeper still. If thou canst feel Within thy Inmost soul That thou hast kept a portion back, Whllo I have stake! thu whole. Let no false pity spare the blow but In true meicy tell me so Is theru within thy heart n need That mine cannot fulfill? One chord that any other hand Could better vvako or still . Speak now lest In somo futuie day my whole life wither and decay. Lives thero within thy natuio hid The demon spirit Change Shedding a passing glory still On all things new and stranue ' It may not ba thy fault alone but uhleld my heart against thlno own. Couldft thou withdraw thy hand one day And answer to my claim. That Fate, and that today's mistake Not thou had been to blame? Koine socthe their corsclenro thus, but thou wilt suiel warn and sjve mo new Nay, answer not: I daie not henr, The words would ccmo too late, Yet I would spirn thee all remuise. So comfort thee, my fate Whatever or. my heart nuiy fallre member, I would risk It all, Adelaide Anno Proctor. JONAS LONG'S SONS. Hourly Sales RII Day Today First day's business of 1899. We begin it right. For one day we of fer bargains in differ ent departments that have never been ap proached, even by us. Christmas prices were low enough, surely. But in some instances these are ha!.' Christmas prices. About enough of each lot to last one hour. In any event, when the hour is up goods will be with drawn from sale. Safe to say we'll make of it a Happy New Year in thous ands of homes today. Sale at y 0' Clock Women's two-cla&D Kid Gloves in assorted colors; well . woith 75c pair; one hour.. 4-vC MAIN AISLE 12 dozen Clothes Pins, of good smooth wood; will not tear --. the clothes; one hour lUC BASEMENT Child! en's fancy Caps, assorted colors, but in small sizes e only, worth i.oo; one hour ZuC SECOND FLOOR One lot of brown and bleached Twill Toweling, worth 50 yaid; one hour I C LACKAWANNA AVENUE 3000 yaids of line Outing Flan nel, in a large variety ol patterns, worth 6Jjc yard; lor one 3 hour ' OaC LACKAWANNA AVENUE 2o tine quality Bisque Dolls that arrived too late foi Christmas; bought to sell at ;q cents easily woith that. For one t hour IOC CASEMENT Sale at O'clock Decorated Picture Frames, some witn calendars, woith 20c; lf. one hour 1 )C MAIN AISLE Lawn Aprons and Gingham Aprons, extra wide and extra qual ity, home made, worth 55c; one hour 1 9C MAIN AISLE Handsome quality eiderdown Dressing Sacques, worth 0 1.49; one hour 9oC SECOND FLOOR Glass Beiry Dishes, Spoon Hold ers, Olive liavs, etc., were . ioc; one hour 4C -- EASEMENT Sale at O'clock Men's cambnc handkerchiefs, with printed borders, 100 patterns, fine quality, worth isc, one -. hour OC MAIN AISLE Children's llexible covered pic ture books, colored pictures, were 20c, 25C and 29c; one Q hour oC MAIN AISLE One case Checked Glass Tow eling, worth 60c yard; one hour oC LACKAWANNA AVENUE (Regular Dinner In Restaurant Ready to serve at ri..vo. I Iwenty-fite cent. Jonas Long's Sons JONAS LONG'S SONS. Sale at O'clock Children's 24-iuch School Um brellas, good and strong, n worth 39c; one hour 2yC MAIN AISLa 5-inch and 0-inch Stove Pipe, well made, per length, one 0 hour oC BASEMENT One car- of extra good quality, yard wide bleached Muslin i worth 54c; one hour 32C LACKAWANNA AVENUU Sale at 1 O'clock Men's Kid Walking Gloves, in sizes 7, 7 1-4, 7, 7, - worth 50c; one hour ZOC MAIN AISLB Two mammoth rolls of fine ma nilla Toilet Paper; for one hour 13C MAIN AISLC Good sie China Spice Boxes; always sell for toe; for one hour 5C BASEMENT Sale at O'clock 1000 yards of machine madfl Torchon Laces; variety of widths and patterns; some insertions to match, worth ioc yard; one hour OC MAIN AISLO Women's White Cotton gowns, very elaborately trimmed, slightly soiled, worth $2.00; one hour 9oC SECOND FLOOfl One bale of good quality Un bleached Muslin, yard wide. ,-3 One hour 2i4C LACKAWANNA AVENUB 500 volumes Nonpareil edition handy volumes, nearly one hun dred titles. Never sold under 20c; published at 40 cents. One hour 15C MAIN AISLC Women's Fine Vici Kid Button and Lace Shoes, heel and spring heel, sizes 2 to 8, solid soles, heavy and light, actual vat- 0 ue 1.25 and 1.50. One hour oyC NEAR ELEVATORS Sale at J O'clock Irish Point Pillow Shams and Bu reau Scarfs.slightly mussed; worth soc. One hour 29C MAIN AISLC The famous Stockinet Dress 1 Shields, per pair, one hour.. 32C NEAR ELEVATORS 1,000 yards of Fancy Drapery Stuffs ; very choice designs and worth 7 cents a yard. One hour 5C LACKAWANNA AVENUC 000 Flannelette Skirt Patterns, in pietty patterns, cut lull size and easily worth 35c One houi 19C LACKAWANNA AVENUE Women's extra good quality heavy libbed Vests and Pants; cut full size and length, vests neatly tiimmed, were 25c. One hour 1C MAIN AISLe Sale at 4 O'clock I Women's handsome hand em- I 1m nf(lirii lllltl ll II ml L-nr.1ilrtfc. nn sheer Irish linen, worth 35c. One hour 15C MAIN AISLa Maud Adams edition De Luxa Souvenii ot "The Little Minister," nevei sold under 25c. One - hour 1 9C MAIN AISLB Men's and Women's Fast Black and Seamless Hosiery, stainless dye; always I2c pah. One houi yC MAIN AISLB Children's Fur Sets, in lambs' wools; scaif and mutf Q were 49c. One hour .... joC SECOND FLOOR Women's Black Sheared Coney Muffs. large size, always 1.75. One hour 99C SECOND FLOOR Sale at 3 O'clock Diip Pans, 12x17 inches, weie 12c. One houi C BASEMENT Twelve-piece Toilet Sets, in four difl'eient colors, extia line glaze and finish; new shades, never sold under $6.9 set.. One hour J?0.y5 BASEMENT Women's veiy line quality Black Boucle Capes, full 27 inches long, extra fult sweep, thibet lur trimmed, always 3.98 One hour ip2.47 SECOND FLOOR I Jonas Long's Sons 264529 1 -i25rt;
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