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cflLpn
BRILLIANT
VICTORY
His Re-election to the Uni
ted States Senate a
Triumph For Re
publicanism. COMPLETE INSURGENT ROUT
The Combination of Ambitious
Millionaires and Ring Politi
cians of Philadelphia and Pitts
burg and Their IK-mocratic Al
lies Ignominiousl' Defeated in
One of the Tlost Desperate Cam
paigns in the History of Amer
ican Politics.
(Special Correspondence.)
Philadelphia. Jan. L'2. The election
of Col. Matthew Stanley Quay to the
I'nlteil Stales senate by the legislature
of Pennsylvania without the necessi
ty of a ballot In the Joint senatorial
convention was a (treat triumph for
Btulwart Republicanism.
This victory as predicted by those
familiar with the Inside facts of the
situation, despite the despetate cam
palun waned by the insurgent news
papers and their misrepresentations,
which continued up until the balloting
In each branch of the general assembly.
With 2fl votes In the state senate and
104 in the house of representatives.
Col. Quay pot a majority in each cham
ber when the first vote was tuken on
Tuesday last, and there was no occa
sion to have a ballot in the Joint con
vention. A COMPLETE IXSl'ROENT UOVT.
This complete rout of the Insurgent
Pcmocratlc combination was made
without Col. Quay requiring a single
Democratic vote. It is true that one
Democrat (Inlvln. of Schuylkill coun
tydid vote for Col. Quay for senator,
hut this he did despite the protest of
Col. Quay himself, who knew that he
had enough votes without him. Onl
vin had, however, been the victim of
such vindictive assaults 1 v the Insur
gent newspapers that his .nanhood re
belled against aiding that cause In any
manner, and he Insisted upon casting
his vote for the Heaver statesman.
Col. Quay bad a majority of 12 votes
over and above the combined strength
of the Insurgents, Democrats and Pro
hibitionists, and hurt his friends con
sented to make certain deals suggested
by some of the Insurgents he could
have had even a larger vote.
Ciovernor Stone promptly signed the
commission of Cid. Quay as I'nlted
State senator, and he was sworn In as
n member of the senate nt noon Thurs
day last, in the presence of one of the
largest and most enthusiastic crowds
that ever assembled In the senate gal
leries. The floor of the senate was
thronged with members of both houses
of congress, who wished to witness
the return of the stalwart leader to the
senate, and the display of floral of
ferings from friends of the distinguish
ed Pennsylvania!! "as the largest In
the history of the senate as having
been made in testimonial of any Indi
vidual. There as not room on the floor of
the senate to properly place many of
these floral tributes, so they were dis
played In the adjoining lobbies.
The swearing in of Col. Quay was an
event in national politics. The Asso
elated Press reports sent to newspa
pers tnrougnout tne country were
lengthy and very complimentary to
Col. Quay, and were printed generally
with great display head lines. This
feature of the event was very annoying
to the insurgents, as It demonstrated
the Interest In Col. Quay taken by the
people of the entire country and of
their great appreciation of bis services
to his party and to the country through
Ills influence In the councils of the Re
publican party.
MILLIONS COMI1INED IN POLITICS.
The story of Col. Quay's great battle
against a combination of ambitious
mlllioi aires, city contractors ami the
leaders of the political rings of Phila
delphia ami Pittsburg, will make an
Important chapter In the political his
tory of this country. The campaign
Just closed for the election of a United
States senator from Pennsylvania nil
undoubtedly the most exciting, bitter
ly fought and remarkable In many re
spects that has ever been waged in any
state In the Union.
Col. Quay was at the outset confront
ed with several ambitious citizens with
great wealth back of them and each
bent upon being elected to the senate.
These men pooled their issues, and
with the assistance of a coterie of un
scrupulous politicians determined to
drive Col. Quay from the leadership of
the Republican organliatlon. capture
that organization or wreck It, If thnt
should le found necessary, and then
work out ns best they could the selec
tion of the candidate to succeed him
In the senate. Each of these million
aires took a chance of gettine the prize
and each of them contributed to the
immense corruption fund which was to
be the basis of their operations against
Col. Quay and his friends.
More than a million dollars were
spent in the several campaigns lending
tip to the vote on the United States
aenatorshlp taken last week. The tight
actually began In lslO. when Col. Quay
defeated the opposition at that time,
which had their plans laid out to cap
ture the chairmanship of the Republi
can state coni'dini .
The election i f Col. Wi Mi m A Store
to the governorship was fori:! t bv the
In-MI! grllf K PS Mill a- ' 1 ' 'l ntiiJil.S.
and Col. Harnett was made the subject
of the insurgent attacks such as no
soldier who had fought gallantly for
his country bad iioslblv ever been.
wnen ne was oacnea ny tne itepuiut
can organization for state treasurer.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST QUAY.
Col. Quay himself, the victim of one
of the most damnable conspiracies in
the history of American politics, was
arrested upon a trumped up charge,
dragged before a police magistrate In
sympathy with the Insurgents, taken
before a court, nearly all of whose
ofllcers were bitter partisans of the
political Interests which were combined
to destroy him. and made to stand trial
In one of the most infamous proceed
ings imaginable. There was not a
scintilla of evidence that Col. Quay had
profited to the amount of a dollar to
the detriment of the commonwealth or
of any Individual, or that he had been
guilty of an Improper or unlawful act
in any of his business dealings with
the officials of the People's bank,
after the failure of which the charges
were concocted.
Despite the partisan character of the
surroundings and the criminal actions
of some of those supposed to i, -present
the Interests of all the people. Col.
Quay was triumphantly acquitted by
the Jury of his peers. Unhappily for
Col. Quay, this acquittal did not come
until after the adjournment of the leg
islature, before which he was a candi
date for re-election to the United
States senate. The politicians and the
millionaires who had conspired against
him had succeeded through the argu
ment that Col. Quay should not be
elected while the case before the Phila
delphia court was pending. In getting
a number of members of the legislature
to pledge themselves not to vote for
Col. Quay while those charges stood
against him.
Notwithstanding that he had a large
majority of the Republican members
of the senate and the house of repre
sentatives voting for him for senator,
fur 79 ballots Col. Quay was unable to
break the deadlock In the last legisla
ture on the United States aenatorshlp.
lie was short but 12 votes of the neces
sary numbir to elect on the first bal
lot.' Then came Col. Quay's appointment
ns United States senator by Coventor
Stone and the opposition of the Insur
gent Republicans and Democrats,
which, with the aid of Senator llanna
and the chairman of the Democratic
national committee. Senator Jones, re
sulted in Col. Quay's commission be
ing rejected by the Uniitcd States senate
by a maturity of but one vote
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
He next appealed to the people. He
made a campaign such as was never
made before in the old Keystone com
monwealth. He went into many coun
ties of the state and challenged his op
ponents to put up a Republican candi
date against him. His name was sub
mitted to the Republican voters nt the
primary elections, and he won a great
majority of the members nominated for
the senate and house ns favorable to
his candidacy. Then the Insurgents
fused with the Democrats and more
money was spent lavishly to defeat Re
publican candidates who had been reg
ularly nominated, but who would not
pledge themselves to remain out of the
Republican caucus on the United States
aenatorshlp and vote ngainst Col.
Quav. Democrats were elcctid in Re
publican counties under these circum
stances, the Republican majorities in
the senate nnd house were reduced, but
despite this fact Col. Quay, when the
caucus on the United Slates senator
ship was held, received 123 votes, or
four less than a majority of the entire
membership of the legislature, and
three of his supporters were limbic to
he present on account of Illness. On
that very night another Republican de
clared for him. giving him the num
ber of votes required to elect.
Colonel Quay s stain h friends hav
ing succeeded In organizing both
branches of the legislature, accessions
came from the ranks of the insurgents.
Republican sentiment at the homes of
members of the Irgislature in favor of
blocking the game of the Insurgents
and their Democratic allies was so pro
nounced that several members publicly
announced their Intention of voting for
Col. Quay. The Insurgent forces were
thus demoralized, and hid the friends
of Col. Quay desired to. they could
have, gotten enough Republican votes
to make Col. Quay's total 150 instead of
1.10 votes.
The outcome cf Col. Quay's triumph,
this magnificent victory for stalwart
Republicanism and majority rule, will
be a strengthening of the Republican
organization in every county in the
state. It will mean that the paity
wreckers will be driven from their few
strongholds and that true Republican
ism will hereafter reign throughout
Pennsylvania, and that assistant Dem
ocrats will hnve to go over to the De
mocracy entirely, if they are to figure
in politlrs in the future.
The millionaires' ring has been shnt
tered, and honor nnd principle, nnd
not money and political thugs, will
hereafter rule In the Republican party
In this commonwealth.
Stiv Didn't Oct It.
At tlie Durham lEuglandl assizes re
cently the plaintilT in a trilling case was
a di-iif wiiinan. and niter a little the
jllilffe slli:i:t-Mcl that tile counsel should
g-t Ids client to compromise it and to ak
her what she would lake to settle It.
The counsel thereupon shouted out very
loudiy to bis client, "His lonUhip wants
to know what you will take?"
She smilingly replied, "I thank his lord
ship kindly, ami if it's no inconvenience
to him I'll take n little w arm ale,"
I.Ike I nlo Like.
Professor Tail of Edinburgh, after hav
ing subdued a lady pianist who annoyed
hint by taking In tile bagpipes, was trou
bled by an nmatcnr elocutionist in the
house. One day, the story goes, when
the house was tilled with oratory a vol
ley of explosions came from Tail's room,
followed by smoke and unearthly smells.
The lessons in oratory were sii-pcnileil,
and every one in the bouse collected to
rind what the trouble was.
Tail, with iiiininveil countenance, taid
to the landlord, "As there seems to be no
restraint on tlte nature of the studies
pursitcil in those lodgings, I have begun
a series of experiments in high explo
sives, from which 1 expect to draw much
advantage." The elocution ceased.
Tartlral Itlnmlrr.
"lias Mr. tioodrich been to see you
lately?" alo-d the girl in pair blue.
"Not sur e a week 111:0 last ninlit," re
plied the girl in pink. "He said our par
lor was so brilliartly lighted it hurt bis
eves."
"And didn't you tell him to turn down
the gas?"
"No. I didn't think of that."
"Well, that's precisely where you drop
ped your w atcrnieloti."- Cliii ago Tiib
unc. Had Xa I e Kr lllm.
Jabbers I woke up last uiglit nnd
found a buixl.'ir in my room.
Havers Catch him?
Jul'lsrs Cer'.iinly not I'm not mak
ing a culU'Ct'-ii of burglar. Exchange.
On April 4, 1ii!C. a star shower, during
which several aerolites fell, was witnc:
ed In England. This was con-udcrcd a
sign of tiod'a auger with William IPs
Ulode of life.
STALWARTS AT
WORK ON REFORM.
Republicans Are Fulfilling Every
Pledge Made to the People.
FLINN'S DESPERATE GAME.
fearful of IIcImk I.mUlntcil Ont of
Ponrr In rittlur, Hr l Worklnit
I'ncllou In the llpmciirnor to
9eTr Ills Una Selfish I'.uila, lint He
Will Hint Sneered.
(Special Correspondence.)
Hurrlsburg, Jan. 22. With the elec
tion of Col. Quay to the United States
senate the docks have been cleared for
contests here over legislation this win
ter. It promises to be a most interest
ing session of the general assembly
of Pennsylvania on account of the
ninny measures which will be Intro
duced to carry out the various prom
ised for reform made by the Republi
can organization. The stalwart Re
publicans propose to take the Initia
tive and to be responsible for the pass
age of the bills they will introduce.
Senator William Fllnn, the Insur
gent leader of Pittsburg, has Intro
duced a bill In the state senate to
change the ballot laws, but he will not
be allowed to figure In the light of a
reformer for the advancement of
scheme which he may have In contem
plation in his home county.
STALWARTS ARE AOC.RESSIVE.
The stalwart leaders will have one
of their number introduce the real bal
lot reform bill, and It will meet every
requirement of the most radical of the
tv. form element.
There was Introduced In the senate
last week by Senator Sprout, of Dela
ware county, a bill Indorsing the ship
subsidy bill now before congress as a
measure the adoption of which will be
to the Interests of the worklngmen nnd
the Industrial Interests of Pennsylva
nia that will be called upon In the
event of the passage of the subsidy bill
to help construct vessels for the mer
chant marine which will be benefited
by the proposed legislation nt Wash
ington. Senator Sprout's resolution
calls upon the Republican members of
congress to vote for the shin subsidy
bill. It was passed In the senate end
will go through the house this week,
despite opposition from the Democrats.
There was introduced in the senate
by Senator Scott, of Philadelphia, n
stanch supporter of Col. Quay, a re
form measure which Is of spe I il Inter
est to Philadelphlans. This bill will
save the city of Philadelphia over
$7.1.000 n year. It Is intended to nbol
Ish the present fee system In the of
fices of city treasurer and register of
wills. This bill was Introduced nt the
suggestion of Mayor Ashbrldge, nt
whose Instigation the Republican con
vent.ons in Philadelphia, prior to the
la,st election, went on record in favor
of this reform. While the Insurgent
newspapers Insisted that the' stalwart
Republicans never Intended to carry
this reform Into effect, the friends of
Col. Quay have taken this, tlicl.- first
opportunity, to Introduce the bill abol
ishing the fees, nnd they will see to It
that It Is promptly passed, flovernor
Stone has promised to sign the bill ns
soon ns It shall be presented to him.
A hill has been Introduced In the
senate which was drafted with the
view of giving the Pennsylvania Rail
road company the privilege of increas
ing Its capital In order to carry out
the plans which President Cassatt has
in view for the enlargement of its
plant in this state nnd the extension
of Its lines In different parts of the
country. This bill will enable the
railroad company to Increase Its capital
stock from $1.11.000.000 to $200,000,000,
and will thus ktrengthen the greatest
railroad corporation In the world.
Governor Stone's recommendation
that a deficiency bill be passed to per
mit of the payment to the public
schools of the full $11,000,000 appro
priation will undoubtedly be adopted
without delay.
The state administration will also
urge the prompt passage of bills In
tended to make restrictions against the
sale of oleomargarine more effective.
The oleo trust will right these meas
urer,, nnd there is a prospect of a bit
ter struggle over the bills. Governor
Stone Is determined to press for the
passage of these measures, and he will
take a personal Interest in this contest
In fuvor of the dairy and" butter In
terest of the commonwealth.
TO GIVE FLINN REFORM.
The proposed reform" legislation for
Pittsburg will command con iteration
from the leaders of all parties nnd tac
tions. Fllnn will make a desperate
fight to prevent any Interference with
his control of the official patronage and
the letting of contracts in Allegheny
county. He will fight to the last all
attempts to overthrow the present ring
conditions in Pittsburg, whi'h busi
ness men nnd manufacturers and oth
ers have so long sought to tu:n down.
He is already drilling the De uocrats'
line to help defeat the plans of thoFO
who will push the reform legislation for
Pittsburg. In order to kop Pe:n i
crats In dread of the rrlticlsin of ihe
Insurgent newspapers, which nre used
to greatest effect, Fllnn and hi Dem-
ocratie allies have within the last
week workeil these newspapers at a
great rate. They secured the adoption
of a resolution condemning those Dem
ocrats who refused to vote for liinn's
candidate for speaker cf tae house
ana who, with two Republnans to
choose from, selected the suilv.art Re
publican ns more entitled to their
votes.
rllnn and the Democratic coterie
that take orders from him l ad a set
of scathing resolutions adopted, in
which these Independent thinking
Democrats were made to a, r-rrr t- 1
trnltors to their rartv fi r 1 o"!-,
Fllnn's candidate for speaker of the
house. These houorable and manly
Democrats have, however, not been In
timidated by the Flinn blackjack
style of political campaigning, but
they are more determined than ever
thnt the Fllnn Democratic combina
tion shall not own them in the coming
contests over legislation, and they will
act and vote as they see fit. regardless
or orders from Hlnn. Guffey or any
one else under the Hinn domination.
THE PEOPLE TO RULE.
To block the schemes of millionaires
to buy United States seuatoiships in
Pennsylvania Senator Quail, of Schuyl
kill, a Quay supporter. Introduced a
bill culling for the election of United
SttittPS KfMHttors iv n VntM nf tl' nan.
pie. This proposition, at Col. Quays
suggestion, was put In tho platform of
the lust Republican state convention.
EXPECTANCY.
Some day. fine y 'twill all " right
The tinnlot tknn ill all unwind,
Anil we i II grasp II' relir bright
Ami li-avp llio amlwf llire.il behind.
The un 1. slew, ami rot Is ct.
Yet tears iImw rennit u. when It aria.
Ami aoimw rvniea ilh oiii.il litt,
AnJ joy hut hrraka new tvgreta.
E'en while we t.t. aweft dratta will turn
To litttrmrm llial hiirla ua aore;
We learn to teve ami, !" iiiic. leani
To feel the limit one'a low the mate.
And vet, when "nn'a" lisht growa pala
There .iiiiM tlir-uwh (Urkmm Mill a ray
Of faith imuwilit wluih cannot tall
And leatla ua onward lo a-mc day.
WanhiniitoB Star.
A GLIMPSE OF TURNER.
InfrndiirlnB nn Incident Thnt nar
wrulril One of Ills l.rent Pletnrea.
It was a friend of Kuskin's mother,
Mrs. John Simon, who told the story.
She was traveling by night in the early
days of the Great Western railway from
Plymouth to London:
"When I had taken off my cloak nnd
smoothed my plumes and generally set-th-d
myself. I looked up to si the most
wonderful eyes I ever saw steadily, lumi
nously, clairvoyantly, kindly, paternally
looking nt me. The hut was over the
forehead, the mouth and chin hurled in
the brown velvet coat collar of the brown
greatcoat. Well, we went on, and the
storm went on more uml more, until we
nnclied rtrltol. to wait ten minutes.
My old gentleman nibbed the side win
dow with his coat cuff in vain, nttacked
the center window, again in vain, so blur
red and blotted was It w ith the torrents
of rain. A moment's hesitation ami
then:
" 'Young lady, would you mind my put
ting down Ibis window?'
" i 'h. no, not at all.'
" 'Vou may be drenched, you know,'
" 'Never iiiiiid, sir.'
"Immediately down goes the window,
out go the old gentleman's head and
shoulder, and there they stay for I sup
pose nearly nine minutes; then he drew
I hem in. and I said:
"Oh. please let mo look.'
" 'Now, y.ui will Im drenched.' Put he
half opened the window for me to see.
Such a right, such n chaos of elemeutnl
and aititieial lights nnd noises, I never
saw or heaiil or expect to see or hear.
He drew up the window ns we moved on
nnd then leaned back with closed eyes
for I dare say ten minutes, then opened
theto and said:
"'Well?'
"I said, 'I've been "drenched," but it's
worth it.'
"He nodded and smiled and again took
to his steady but quite inoffensive perils
ins of my face."
The whole letter Is too long for quota
tiiiu, but this is the sequel:
"The next year. I think, going to the
academy, I tuniiil at omv, ns I always
did. to see w hat Turners there wen.
"Imagine my feelings 'ltain. Steam
nnd Speed. Great Western Railway,
June the , IStlt.'
"I had found out who the 'swing' eyes
belonged to.- As I stood looking at the
picture I heard a mawkish voice behind
ine say:
" 'Then-, now, just look nt that. Ain't
it just like Turner? Who ever saw such
a ridiculous conglomeration?
"I turned very quietly round and said:
" 'I did. I w as in the train that night,
mid it is perfectly and wonderfully true,'
and walked quietly away." From Last
Chapter of Kuskin's "I'rieterita,"
WERE NOT PRECOCIOUS.
Many Notre' Men Who Developed I.at
In life.
The illustrious poet and novelist. Sir
Walter Scott, was an exceedingly dull
boy when nt school. Professor Dalzcll
said of him when he was at the Univer
sity of Edinburgh. "Dunce he is and
dunce he w ill remain."
Richard llrinslcy Slieridnn, the eminent
Irish orator and dramatic author, was so
stupid when a boy that his mother upon
one occasion introduced him to a tutor
with the remark, "He is an Incorrigible
ilunee."
Dean Swift, the eloquent divine nnd
humorist, was by no means a brilliant
boy. lie was plucked at Dublin univer
sity and obtained his recommendation to
Oxford "special! gratia."
Oliver Goldsmith while a student at
Trinity college, Dublin, was uotorioua for
idleness and stupidity. In after years he
spoke of himself ns "a plant that flower
ed late.
Ir. Adam Clarke, the English theolog
ical wiiter. was so very obtuse when a
boy that his father called him a "griev
ous dunce."
The imct Thomas Chattcrtou was sent
Inane to his mother with the very dis
couraging uccouipniiuticiit that he was a
fool, of whom nothing could he made.
Scotland's national poet, Robert Iturns,
was a dull l-iy, "good at nothing save
athletic exercises.
The great Italian dramatist, Vittomo
Aliiora, was a most unsmvcssful student
ami left college but little wisrr than
w hen he entered it.
Winn n schoollsiy Isaac Harrow was
noted for his savage temper, his idleness
nnd his stupidity. He caused his parents
much trouble, and his father often said,
"If it pleases God to take nny of my
children away from me, 1 rrope It may
be I -nac, the least promising of them
nil.
Sir Humphry Dav-, the eminent Eug
Hsu chemist and natural philosopher, was
but an "ordinary" schoolboy, giving no
promise of future greatness.
Robert Clive, the English general, vol
dubbed a "dunce" when a boy, and to
get rid of him his family gladly permit
ted him to go as an ensign to India. lie
fought bis wny to a colonelcy by the time
he reached manhood, distinguished him
self in 17-11 by his success nvainst the
1- reiieh. and in li.iii saved the English
rule in India by driving Siiraj-ad-Dowiah
out of Calcutta and routing his army
Eventually he returned to England
wealthy and covered with honor.
Dr. Thomas Chalmers, g Scottish ill
vine and author, was so dull nnd cared
so little for learning when n boy that he
was dismissed from the parish school nt
St. Andrew's ns lieing a "hopeless dunce."
M. Louis Star.
Ilow llns'inm (;nt Ihe ime,
Hussars do not derive their nami
from any sort of a warcry or cln-er. The
name is from the Magyar word boptzar,
moaning the twentieth. Hussars.
cavaliy soldiers, were first confined to
Hungary. In 141.1 the crown passed
law compelling the peasants to supply
one man out of every mi of their num
ber, and that mail a horseman, to the
army of the stnte. The first hussars
were reeruitisl from the Inhabitants of
the Immense Hungarian plains strung,
hardy fellows, with sinews supple
steel, w ho sjicnt their life in thj saddle.
For the rhllrirrn'a Snke.
"They say he married her because he
felt that bis children needed a mother."
"Yes. He hns just bought her a i
toy dog ond sent bis children to live with
his lirst wife's mother." Chicago Times
Herald. Eluuy is nlwaya sonked for to IS
months as .in as cut. It couiea chicfly
fn.m Mniirilms ami from Ccvlon, uml the
Past tmliiH.
THE ORDEAL OF FIllE
MYSTIFYING RITES CELEBRATED BY
THE ORIENTALS.
Wnlklnsi With Hnre Kcct Over KUm
In Stones and Kmrmliw Krm the
fit t nnurnrd Or. llochen Snw Thla
llnne auil Describes the Act.
Andrew Lang, who has written ex
tensively on myths, rituuls nnd strange
human practices, has made a collection
of stories that remind one of the ex
periences of Shadrach. Meshach and
Abcdncgo. In India, Japan nnd a num
ber of the south sea islands a custom still
survives which Is known ns the "lire
walk." Sometimes It Is prefaced with
Incantations, nnd it Is usually followed
by a feast. The religious part of the
ceremony Is conducted by priests. The
origin of the custom, both iu rcioct to
time nnd place. Is apparently unknown,
but it Is possible that the lite has now
lost some of its earlier sigiilticanee and
detail.
The essential feature of the p;-rfnrin-nin-c,
nt least from the point of view of
the uninitiated, is walking barefoot over
a ImiI of stones that have been roudir.d
red or white hot by hiv. The stones are
laid at the bottom of an cxcavaliou like
that prepared ill New England for a
Rhode Island clambake. Iaics are cut
Int., suitable lengths and piled over the
linl.y foundation, and these nre then Ig
nited. From four or live hours to a day
Is consumed In this part of the prepara
tion, which has been preced.sl, of curse,
liv the work of digging the pit or oven
mid arranging' Its rocky foundation. The
i-iii hers having bvn hastily rakiil off
ami a ivdhot or white hot siinaoo havi .g
liven exposed, several men desouid Into
the oven and walk more or less lolsinc
Iv across the stones. Ill most cases they
suffer no nnnarcnt haul).
One of the narratives was presented to
the New Zealand Institute in 1S'.'S by Dr.
T. M. Ho.-ken ami describes n scene
which he witnessisl in one cf the Fiji
Islands Mbeiiga. W mill1 south of Suva.
Through the co-operation of civil ollicvrs
and the steamship company the small
clan on MU-nga that still ssess the
wonderful power was persuaded lo give
an exhibition, and several whites n-coin-p.inicd
tho doctor. (Ine of them, n gov
ernment meteorologist, cariicd a ther
mometer that would icgister up to -I''
degrei's F. When these guests arrived
on the scene, they found hiuuh-ciN of ua-
ttves assembled iu charin tci istlc Hji i-os-tume.
The preparations had lieon under
taken long enough in advance to avert
any delay. The oven was Jo or III! fii-t
ng and S feet broad and was shaped
like a sauivr. The deepest part of the
ileprcssion was l.'i feet long. The visitors
saw the stones yet covered villi eniliem,
which were removed in their presence by
means of long poles licming loops of
gns'li withes.
Walking liesnle tlie pit netore mis singe
of tlie proceedings, tlie man with the
thermometer recorded a temperature of
IU degiiss. After the stones were un
covered he hung bis instrument out over
the center of the oven, six feet lve the
stones, whenuipon the mercury lose to
JSJ. The solder was melting, and the
Instrument was liable to -c ruined if leil
In that Hisitioii any longer. What the
temperature was on the stones thcin-
lves can only be conjectured, nut or.
llockcn declares that they were "white
hot" and that low Haines from small
miiIs between the stones conlil te seen
aping up around them.
Two of the men who were to walk
through the fire were examined by Dr.
Hockcu before their daring act. I hey
wore garlands about the neck and wai-t.
Their feet and logs were entirely bare.
The soles were soft and flexible, showing
that they bad led boon rendered perma
nently callous In any way. In order to
dctis-t chemicals that might have boon
applied for this occasion tlie doctor did
not hesitate to ue touch, smell nun lasie.
He licked the natives' feet with truly sci
entific soul. Hut no explanation of w hat
was to follow could Ih- disi-overed. 1- inal
ly, at an appointed signal, the seven or
eight natives who took part in the per
formance came down in single tile to ihe
oven anil then wiiikcu across mo iono
from one end to the other of the pit.
They spent less than half a minute there.
Immediately after they emerged or.
llockcn again inspected their fi-et. but
could find no sign of burning or blister
ing. Another historian mentions n fire walk
Iu which the passage was made no less
than five times. Miss 1 euira Henry it
cunts similar Incidents In tho Polynesian
Journal, and adds that her own sister and
n niece also walked over the stones, .ur
Lang picked up stories of the practice ill
Janan. where several women pretended
to have done tho same thing, alino'igii
corrnlsirative evidence is bo-king.
An F.iiglishman who tried the exisri-
meat himself, and was accompanied in
his undertaking bv lhr.-e of Ins fell ov
countrymen, furnishes Mr. Long with n
short account. He is Colonel Gudgeon,
Ilritish resident on mo of the Society is
lands. Raiatea. The glowing stones on
tiiis occasion afforded a path UJ feet long.
The net of walking over them preivdcd
the ceremony of rookln:: the ti plant and
was first performed by a priest and his
attendant. They went down into Un
even, bearing bronchos of the ti tree. On
leaving the tut the priest offered a bifur-
catisl branc h lo Colonel Gudgeon, saving,
fcl hand mv power over to you. The at
leuilaut did tlie same to one of the other
whites. The remaining two hnglishnicn
held no tl bra nehos. l.nt merely walk
behind Colonel Gudgeon.
Thns- of them eseaod without harm
The fourth, who. by .he way. look
backward, nficr starting, was somewhat
burned. Gm n branches of ti were thrown
on toil of tho stones an hour later nm
took tiro: this fact affords a hint of tin-
heat. Vet Colonel Gudgeon says: "I felt
something resembling slight electric
shocks, and the tingling sensations con
tinned hours aft-i-wanl. but that was nil
The tender skin of my feet was not even
harde ned by lire."
All such ventures do hot result so hap
pily. Sovi ral neeiilenls nre reported. At
llennres, for instance, tho walker wore
burned enough on one occasion to be
sore for two days. Tho Ib-ahiiiati lnast
of ceremonies explained, however, that
"the oontpd of the tire was not so com
plete ns usual, because the images of the
sanctuary had been defiled by the toneh
of Mohnniiiicihiiis iu tho crowd. Suli
sisMiently nt Renares, when snoro
Images won- carried through the fire am
a cocoanut was thrown into the oven
thn-o Hindoos who wore observing th
spectacle ran against one another nm:
fell into the pit. It is alleged that they
escaped unharmed.
Her Friend's t'oninient
"He suggested that possibly I ciigl.
learn to love linn, said the spinster
'yes, of foiirse," returned her denro
friend. "Doubtless ho realizes the Irntl
of the saying that 'one Is never too oli
to lonrn.' "Chicago Post.
The southern ,inrt of Africa is of vol
ennic origin, ami the In ml iu tin- n. k-li
horhiniil of Kinibeiley is so sulphurous
Hint even nuts cannot exist iu it.
Occasionally the people have n right to
abuse you. if you make a inistnke. nloi-e
causes you to be more careful. Atchison
tilolw.
Stoves k
y ewrevesiMi ai n
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We cari va nice line of Itrctcli Loading" Hud (iuns, txliu j;oim1
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