VOL* xxxvi HUSELTOIN'S A Grand Clearance Sale. We ask you to read the important announcements below. Thev tell of a larg money saving; they tell of high class footwear with extremely low figures THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL WINTER FOOTWEAR j Ladles' Flannel Lined Shoes and Slippers Shoes lor Boys and Girls. Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were . Warm Shoes were SI.OO now 65c 1.00 and $ 1.50, now 50c and 75c. Misses' I Warm Slippers were 75c now 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c $1 00 and 1.25, now 50c. Children s Heavy Shoes were SI.OO now 60c fine shoes, spring heel, were 50c and 75c, Several broken lines in ladies' fine Shoes now 40c and 50c. we re $3, #4, now ft.oo. Over gaiters, ; BOYS' HEAVY SHOES, sizes 3 s'-' were 25c and 50c, now lie and 25c. Tan ! were $1.25 and fi.4o, now 65c and fi.oo. shoes were fi.so, now fi.oo. , Boys' dtessshoes were f 1 00, now 65c. Ladies' Rubbers and Arctics. Men's Shoes. ( iat 15c and 20c, Alaskas 50c. Children's j Man's Heavy Sole Winter Tans were »2, buckle artics reduced to 35c. and $2.50, now #1.65 and $2.00. Men'* j Men s Rubbers. Heavy Scle Leather Lined Sho«?s were $2.50, now fi.75. Oil men's heavy shoes 1 Men's low cut rubfodrs 25c were $1.50 and $2.00, now |i.25 and #i.so Men's high " " 35 c Men's fine embroidered slippers, were Men's storm rubbers s°* SI.OO, 75c, and 50c, now 35c and 50c. Men's warm Alaskas s°° j Asl< to the filler" Hygienic Shoes for ladies, which are the embodiment of ease, comfort and grace not to be had else where, sti we are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy !he luxury of comfortable, perfect fitting shoes. B. C. HUSELTON S, Butler's IA-MHUH .-hue House. Opposite Hotel Ixiwry. SHO6 BARGAINS tHave just returneel from the Eastern markets where I bought a large slock of shoes to be tn?de for spring trade. Two large shot manufacturers —Wliitcoinb and Miles, of Worcester, Mass.; and Mudge Shoe Co., of D-invers, Mass., win are going out of business, had a large stock of goods on hand which they wished to close out at once at a great reduction. I could not resist these great offers so bought the goods in addition to my regular spring stock. These two well known lines and also fsoo pairs Sample Shoes of new spring styles go on sale at once at about 50 cents on the dollar. There'll be lively times in this store for the next few weeks for these goods must be closed out before our regular lines come in, A Few of the jVLanv? s ar 9 d ' n s Men's Pine Calf Shoes Royal tip at 9 oc Boy's '' " " " " at Soc Boy's solid every day shoes at 50c Men's fine tan shxes, coin toe tip at *l-35 Boy's " " " at si.is Ladias' fine Dongola, Handwelt Sole Shoes at 12.00 Ladies' Bright Dongola pat. tip shoes at 90c Children's fine shoes, sizes 5 to 11 at s oc Children's fine shoes, 4 to 8 at 35 c Ladies' fine Jersey overgaiters at 5c per pair AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS. We have the Exclusive Sale of SOROSIS SHOES for Butler.^«C^ JOHN BICKEL. 128 SOUTH MAIN STREET BUTLER, I'A 1899 1899 1899 GOOD BUSINESS FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. All our left o"cr Holiday goesls must l>e sold and in order to do so we have cut prices almost in half. All silver novelties that were fi.oo now 60c «< •• «< •< «« 50c now 30c All silver novelties and staples that were '- 2 5 now Solid silver thimbles that were 25 and .vsc now 15c First class 8 day clocks with alarm that were 3-25 now 2.25 First class H day clocks without alarm that were 3-°° now 2.00 A good watch, Gent size 2 -5° A good silverine case with American movement 5 00 All other goods in our stock reduced in prices so that it will pay yon to buy your watches, clocks, jewelery, silverware, &c., at PAPK'B, 122 South Main Street, - - Butler, Pa. Repairing of All Kinds. Old Gold and Silver Take Same as Cash. ! HE IS A WISE HAN j (| —WHO BE€UKEB HIB CLOTHING FROM— j i J. S. YOUNG, $ ' THK MERCHANT TAILOR, f ] I 'l'lie kihml.h, Htylc, lit iuhl general make 4 jl up of liif* suits j iTELL their own J -| FOR EFFECT. f' ' / ' \ ty Men won't buy clothing for tie purpose ' j ( L \ u of •P en 'l'. ,, ls money. They desire to get the ? ( l " J yl I ~ ■ ed. Not cheap goods but goods as cheap as I 1 \ \ (\ I | ftthey can be «old and made up propeily If \ \ 1 \l L.-( /?y <, . u wnnt the correct thing at the correct ir— J \ V f 7, price call on us, we liave redocetl our spring / 1 I V hm for \ 1 , H / \\ -t '/our heavy weight goox. Prepared by C.I. Hood & Co.,Lowell,Muss. This I* Your Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, • generous sample w ill be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever t ure (Ely's Cream Balm sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St , New lork City, i Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Fa!ls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as directed."— Kev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helenfl : Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. # --Q # rr> %. 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Bell iT-i CTf mi ■ -* ■*.— ALWAYS USE . £> ©pa? l *>-' ■— • CLAZzr.cE Herbsst new. 'Copyright. i&)7, by J B Lipplncott Co.] It was then two o clock. Having the breeze well forward, I calculated that it woutel take me at le-ast six hours to get back; but the witch of a boat made good headway within five points of the wind, and I sighted rin iquio, bearing a lit 11 north of east, at 'our o'clock. Holding on the same course for half an hour. Agana then lay to the southeast'arel; and I put the pro?, about for a straight run In. When about ten milts offshore, how ever. I discovered that I had company; for bearing down from the north ard was the l>iggest catamaran I ever saw. The hull mu the east'ard for a straight run into Tarofofo, and, go ing about, reiundeel Point Pajcpouc just at dusk. As the depth of the wa ter aire! the exact bearing of the bluffs were accurately shown upon my chart, I had no difficulty in running ashore at the westerly head of Paicpouc cove, which I juelgeel to be completely shel tereel fre/m observation ejn the land siele. After lowering the sail, I noticed that the rocks descendeel abruptlyinto the water at the spot I had selected, anrl was on the point of running along to where the chart showed a small cree"k, when a slight opening attracteel my'attention. The precipice was so eloie that I could have tosseel a pebble against it, and the speit so perfectly sheltered that I felt safe in using my lantern. Outlines were becoming in distinct in the gatheringdarkness, but the moment I turned on the Current It revealed a Assure, about four feet wide, which led diagonally into the face ejf the rock. There wat; a good three feet of water right up te> the opening, and upon throwing the light inside I could see that it enele-d in acul de sac with perpendicular walls. Tf I had searched the entire archi pelago it would have been difficult to flnel a place more perfectly suited to my requirements; when, I came again. In broad daylight, the fissure was In visible 100 feet away. It was something of a task to unloael the contents of the big chesi, but in a short time I had them stowed away uneler a tarpaulin, 50 feet from the opening, and was ready (u leave the cove. The mejejn was not yet up, but the starlight was suffi cient to navigate by, and I reached Agana by 11 o'clock. As the big proa I had seen was of too heavy draught to run aereiss the shoal in front of the town, I was not surprised at her ab sence. The lights uhout the goberna dor's quarters were sufficient indica tion that visitors had arrived, and I managed to sneak up the back steps to ray room wit lu»ut at t racting at ten •ion It was well that I did so, fe>r my face wns a sight. Little rivulets of clotted blood covered the lobes of my ears and my upper lip; my eyes looked like burnt holes in a blanket; and, al together, 1 presented a most dissipated appearance. Padre Sebasliano was cordiality itself, but I could see that lay brother Felipe's miracle was working in his mind, an.l that he was trying to figure it out upon natural 1 was upon the point of asking him hew he happened to find the'big proa so con veniently forthcoming when he de cided to proceed down the islands, but reflected in time that, if I had been fishing to the east'arel, as 1 had ex plained, it would have been obviously impossible to see his flagship; so I pumped him dry upon Ladrone data instead. The Agar)a padres regarded his visit a* complimentary in the highest de gree, respectfully swallowing,hia yarn about collecting materials for island history; but 1 couldn't help chuckling to myself when 1 pictured his examina tion of Fray Ignacio's mummy and its precious charge. Hchastiano and I were adversaries; there now seemed but little doubt of this fact. And the more I thought of it tlx- more certain I felt that my motions were likely lobe watched during .-very hour of the 2-1. Every time I went -ailing alone, there was a strong probability that the big proa would keep me will in sight. Mak ing me the cat's paw to secure his chestnuts would comfort Sebastiano's very liver. CHAPTER XI. That the combination against, me had strong odds in its favor seemed obvious; and I began to speculate upon how far it was safe to trust Senorita Dorotea. Strolling down to the beach with her, before retiring just to throw Seibastiano off his guard—l learned with iutcitse satisfaction that she both feared and detested the man. She whispered also that her father reason to suspect the padres Julian and Sebaitiano of using their influ ence against him in Manila. For a mo ment or two I had a suspicion that she und the gobernador might be under the padre's Influence and trying to work themselves into my confidence with the intenti'jn of betraying me afterward. Hut tl:t n' re I thought of thi>. the more impn-'. • ''-"e it seemed. JT, thr lirst place, relations between Ihe educated c'.a - and the priest hood in Si-iii at • ra;.idly approaching those which . train in Italy—neutrality on the surface, distrust lwr.eath. Then, It see nu-J though the senorita know too much to look upoH Sebastiano in other than his priestly character; and if the friendship be tween us was warming as rapidly a* I thought, it was reasonably safe to stake her woman's heart against her head. Finally, deciding to risk it. I nsked her if she cared to spend Monday upon tlie water with me; and she accepted the invitation with such evident pleas ure that I shoved all worry about the padre clear of my minel for the time. "When Monday morning came, we breakfasted in the patio and maele an early start before Sebastiano ap peared. sailing leisurely around Cocos reef hs if we had the day before us and were elisposed to take things easy. When I asked Dorotea if she had ever sailed into the bays fin the east side, she said that, as it was usually rough and windy there, few of the islanders cared about it, only remaining in the little villages during tire wet monse>oti or while they were gathering rice and sugar crops. She was willing to go anywhere I chose to take her, however, and had no suspicion of my object until we headeel into Paicpouc cove for the instruments and diving apparatus. Then, before taking them from the Assure, I told her of my intention to search for something under the sea at Santa Hosa reef, and asked if she would help me. Looking straight Into my face for a moment, she saiel: "Does not Senor Enrique know of a reason why I would elo anything in the world for him?" "Nothing more than the evidence eyf your friendliness, senorita mia." "fio! But you do have the bad 1 mem ory. It may seem nothing that you try to give great pleasure to In ftenoritti whom you never have seen. I snippose men do think it matters little to a worti nn whether she does appear like other women or like una barbara? Yet yoO must have known, Knriquito, or you would not have tried to dej me la gran benevolencia on el vapor, when mias prlmas despreciables elid-»ne defrauehir ignominiosamente—" "Why, how the dickens did you find out? Who told you?" "Yourself, senor." "I? How? Impossible!" "You did just tell me, by your excla maclon. I but guessed before. True, Senorita Palacios did say that you were un genere>se> —that you elid like njy pic ture all of the time —also that if I did find anything which I could not uneler stand, you all about it would Then, mias prlmas in Manila did wrlfe the leater about the trimming they did have put upon las vestielas. Y conteffi lar! they were as eleseribed. But tliOre were others, not of the; style antigtio. And of them there Is ne» explanfldon In the letter." "Oh, well, don't say any more about it. You caught me nicely, I must say. It was the senorita's generosity, not mine. She was very kind, and it was all her doing. Now make yourself com fortable, and we'll try \o finel Santa Rosa." The elress business was dangerous ground, and I elidn't want to diseusslt; there was the possibility of her resent ing an implication that her appearance In tliv picture wasn't perfect. Then, again, I couldn't tell how the other girl's having umde such n present, merely fre>m the desire to pJ«ise llnl stead anel myself, woulel strike her. A return to Point Ore>te, to get my bearings, would have cost n ge>od hour ind a half; so I determineei te> trust the chart, which was laiel out 011 a scale of three sixty-fourths of an inch to the mile, and make a straight run from Tarofofo. Knowing as I now did the exact position of the reef, it was a sin. pie matter to figure the distance ex actly—l 9 miles, south-southwest quar ter west —and steer ae'corellngly. My calculations proved correct, the lead touchingbottomat about half-past eleven. With my former dangerous experience in mind, I determined to locate the wreck,if possible,before go ing down, and steered directly along the precipitous face ejf tire slie>al with a firm prlp on the sounding-line, which told the instant that we edged off over deep water. Proceeding in this way, the lead was pretty sure- to strike the wreck and drag when we came to it; but, as an extra precaution, I lowered away the rock anchor anel let it hang six feet under water. This experiment was an entire- success, for in a few mo ment!! it caught K> sharply against the perpendicular side of the hulk as al most to snap its line; had there been more than a rag of the sail up, it would have elone sej. As we needed all the time there was, 1 told Dorotea to turn around anel upon the wonders of the vasty deep while I got into that diving suit. It was just as well, he>vvcver, that curios ity ge>t the better of her before I put 011 the helmet, eir my appearance might have scared her into a fit. The rig cer tainly made an uiK-outh monsterof me, j but it didn't frighten her half se> much ' as did the idea of my remaining under water in it. She clung to me for several moments, letting me kiss her as much as I pleased, before I e-ould bottle my self up. Her nervousness was con tagious; but I impressed upon her mine] the necessity of keeping a sharp lookout for other proas, and showed her how t<> signal with the liner if it should be- necessary. The descent was accompanleel by the same uiK'omfortabletcnsation that had been a fcatureof my former experience; but, regaining confidence a little- more quickly 1 carefully examined the wreck with the electric lantern. I dread eel to use elynamite", lest it might elisloiige the stern and send it crashing down to unfathomable depths; but there was no choice in the matter. It would have- taken all the afternoon to cut through the coral and timbers. So, fixing eme e»f the cartridges In a hole drilled by the steel bar, I arranged the line so as'to detach a heavy sledge ham mer, which we hael brought, and drop it upon the mercury capsule. There was considerable doubt in my onind whether the thing would ex plode; but "hen I ascended to the proa and. after paddling a hundred feet away, pulled the line, the do'ibt .vat removed. Two or three square rods cf water rose in a gigantic bubble, as if from a boiling spring, accompanied by a rumbling which sounded very like "tin terremoto." as Dorotea said. I lost no time in descending again when the* commotion subsided, and found a gaping eight-foot hole in the hull. For a moment or two I hesitated about entering. All the stories alx>ut divers who had been caught and suffo cated in old wrecks flashed through my mind. Hut. finally, mustering courage erfough to crawl inside, I began to in vestigate. The space evidently had been an afterliold in the galleon, for it was filled with packages done up in hides; they and their contents were now hard as coral rock, but. had once been indigo bale.-, without doubt, A number of them must have been stove through the planking when the galleon struck, fori could almost stand upright without touching the deck beams overhead. Cautiously making my way ait, I came to a bulkhead separating the hold from a lazaretto directly beneath the captain's cabin. This I feared would be solid, in order to prevent communication from the forward part of the ship; and so it proved. As it pre sumably fenced in the strong room, or treasure chamber, there was nothing to do but force an opening through it without delay. (It must be under stood that even a diver who has spent years at the business, and has an at tendant pumping fresh air down to him, cannot afford to waste an instant of time or undertake anything requir ing violent exertion while he is inside of a wreck, under water. The slightest miscalculation, the displacement, of some heavy object, may cause him either to lose his head or to become entangled beyond the possibility of esr cape.) I hated to use another cart ridge; the chances were even that it might blow the treasure into Father Neptune's subeejlar. But the effects of the first explosion appeared to be merely local, there being no indication of radial splits in the coral incrusta tion; and that decided the question. The sledge had disappeared, so the shorter steel bar had to take its place as an explosive agent. Calculating that the force woulel be tne>stly inside, I descendeel as soon a» the rumbling had ceased; but the water in the hull was still violently agitated, and the current forced me back when I at tempted to enter. After this had sub sided, I crawled into a place so ehangeel in appearance that it made me feel ejueer. The great lumps which had once been lneligo were hurled in all di rections, mostly forward. In some places they were piled even with the oeck timbers; toward the after bulk head they were scooped away to a depth of six feet, and the planking be yonel was completely crushed through, "leaving a large hole into the lazaretto I was exceedingly careful where 1 stepped, but lost no time in crawling In. The moment hael come at last when our hopes were destined to be realized or finally destroyed. I cast the light slowly about the place. Along the after side there were several tiers of small boxes, piled one above the other, and there seemed to have been an even larger number against the bulkhead; but the explosion had thrown them all about the place. Wondering why none of them had smashed open, T prese-ntly noticed that several had gone to pieces a little beyond where I was standing, scattering their contents In dxifta over the floor. With a sense of unreality numbing my brain, I stooped and took some of the objects in my hand. They were round and flat, smaller than a silver dollar. They were covered with a thin film of corrosion, through which I had no difficulty In making out the castles and rampant lions of the Spanish royal arms. I scratched with my knife at the corrosive film; the bright yellow beneath proved conclusively that the coin was an old double doubloon, or doubloon onza, worth $15.50, troy weight, and probably something more on account of its antiquity, for it was dated 1761 ( reign of Charles III.) and bore the mint mark of Mexico City—M. It was impossible to estimate the num ber of these doubloons in sight; there were tiers upon tiers of the boxes, and they were all full. Stepping toward the side wall, to see how deep they were piled against it, I stumbled over the combing of a hatchway in the floor. The cover was unfastened, anel, after raising it, the light revealed a short ladder, which t —■> l ) liie moment had come at last. cautiously descended. At the bottom I found myself in a lower hold which had been used as a secetnel and larger treasure chamber. The forward end | was piled solid with bars, three inches square by fourteen inche&.long, which preyveel to be ingots of pure silver; and in beixes, all around, were globe dollars of Charles lll.'s time (bearing date of 1708 anel fresli from the Seville mint when the galleon was lost), eight-real pieces of Philip V., dollars from the Mexican mint, bearing simply the Spanish arms, and even four-real pieces. I remember wishing that all the treasure had been gold, on account of its bulk; but, after ascending to the upper chamber, I knew pretty well how Edmund Dantes must have felt. I had preyvielcd myself with a stout bag of cocoa matting, anel was raking hanelfuls of the doubloons into it, when there came a sharp tug at the line fas tened around my waist. This was the danger signal agreed upon with Doru tea; so, dragging the heavy sack, I serainblefl e>ut through the hulk anel pulled myself up to the proa. It tewk enjr united efforts to get my burden over the gunwale; then De>rotea pednt ed off to the west-ard, where agigantle; sail was moving swiftly a!e>ng. To unscrew the helmet clamps and take it oft was but the work of a few seconds; then 1 grabbed the glass and focused it upon the other craft. It was the padre's big proa, as I liadi sus pected— his corpulent figure near tho helmsman was unmistakable —but so far away as to be all but hull down; and, making to the s'uth'ard as she was, it was highly improbable that he had seen our mast. For a good half hour 1 watched the proa, not during to raise our own sail lest it should be seen; then Sebastiano put about to the west'ard a4>d aln>o*t • This «as our opportunity, so we were quickly ofT in the opposite direction. 1 calculated that b> making 40 mile* due east we bhould have the wind about right for a struiglit reach into Tarofofo, and could probably get there by six o'clock. It was actually a little before that when 1 concealed the gold and other articles in the tissurt, to that, catching enough sea ba>s on the way to account for our long sail, we arrived at Agana by eight. In all my experience with sailing craft, extend ing over many years und gathered up on every sea of the globe, 1 never found anything to e fai li .'pon tlii- last theory it would h:in at least 30 mile' :;\\a\ from in whenever he pursued ■ er. '".at he inteneled '. .-arch for the shoal complicated matters a gooddeal lie was likely to overhaul me soonei or later anel find that I was actually re. moving the treasure. He might huv« spies all over the islandi, for all 1 kuew, and some elay my visits to Port Tarofofo might be reported to him. Theu, again, if 1 succeeded in getting all the money as far as my rocky fis sure, it was sure to be spirited away by Sebastiano or the natives if they were successful in tracking me; and, cudgel my wits as I might, there seemed no way in which I cemlel secrete it until the steamer returned without exciting suspicion—suspicion which might cause it to disappear at any mo raeht. It seemed imperative that I should consult Halstead before get ting any more of the stuff above wa ter; yet In case there were no passen gers for Guajan, as we had talked, there wasn't a chance of seeing him for nearly four months, auel there was some doubt of his returning even then. There was a possibility of my reach ing Yap In the proa before he left that islanel, but it was a pretty formidable undertaking. After spending consid erable thought over the situation, however, It. seemed unsafe to attempt any other move, anel I determined to risk It. There was practically little danger that Sebastiano would succeed In ac complishing anything; not being a nav igator, his investigations were pure guesswork and deael reckoning from Guajan. Even If he elid locate the reef, I was positive that he had 110 diving apparatus, and he, couleln't do much without—that I knew from my own experience. The principal thing that worried me was the chance of his run ning across my equipment In the As sure, anel taking It with me was out of the ejuestlon. While thinking themafc ter over I wondered if the padre had investigated Fray Ignacio's bexx. A scrap of conversation with Bartolo meo which I had overheard implied that, he had; It indicated conslelerable displeasure with the resident, padre for some reason or other. If such were really the case It might be months before anyone conneoted with the church would have occasion to visit either the crypt or the room contain ing the votive offerings again, and this gave me an idea. The islanders are inteusoly supersti tious, and it litis always been a policy of the church to fftsteT thl»character istic. So that, if I could add to the al ready bad reputation of Tarofofo bay, neither threats, bribes nor persuasion would avail to get a native within miles of the place. In view of this fact, my friend with the diseased wishbone seemed particularly fitted) for the pur pose, if I could only spirit him away. Sebastiano had partuken heartily of his late supper that evening, and, be tween them, the padres had' punished a vast quantity of wine. Aside from this, they were thoroughly tired o\»t by their elay upon the water, and in aLI probability would sleep like logs. So, an hour or so after they had re tired, I cautiously slipped Into the church through the little postern, as I had elone before. Not a BOUI appeared to be trtirrlng. The fact of the door being unle>cked was susplcioutu —I had expected to pick it with a piece of wire—but, as there was 110 time for investigation, I stole into the cloisters and through the pas sage which led to the chamber contain ing the horrible Images. The figure I was after had been well put together, aud was heavier than it should have been, besides; but, though the ghastly thing gave me cold shivers, I pulled ft from the fastenings with little cere mony. Holding the (lummy upright before me, I ejuletly returned, anel was about to open the postern, when the door suddenly swung wide, revealing a burly form in the moonlight outside. It was Sevbastif.no; but, fortunately for me his head was not as clear as usual. Be ing an inveterate smoker, his nerves often went back upon hi in; and no mortal digestion could stand the abuse he had given his that evening without protesting. Altogether, he was is » bad way. Nothing but an object pf vital Importance could have forceel nipi to venture upon a nocturnal pre>wl In such a condition. The moonlight must have given that wax figure an aspect of blood-curelling horror, for, with a gasp of surprise anel mortal terror, the padre turned and ran across the little square, around the tribunal, through the plaza, then over the brloge to the beach. I had seen my advantage in an instant, anel, holding the so that it covered me entirely, glided rapidly after him. When we strnck the beach he dodged around a proa which lay hauled up 011 the sand, and, with a screech of fright, double-el back oyer the lower bridge. Picking up n go«l --si/.ed lump of coral, I threw it with all my might and struck him fairly be tween the shoulders. That settled it; he ran as if the devil were after him, not elarirg to loejk round. Since arriving at Agana, I had be come acquainted with the islander Miguel, who had presented, the church with his eftgy iu *a\ after recovering from his strange ar.d terrible disease, well enough to remember the proa In which he always sailed. This lay not far from my own; and It seemed em inently fitting that the owner's ghost should put to sea In it. Lest anyone j should have nerve enough to watch the proceeding*, I propped the figure In the stern, where, concealing me. It would show distinctly, then sailed around the island to Tarofofo as fast as the craft would travel. Upon reach ing the cove, I secured Br'er Miguel among the rocks on Point Paicpouc tn such a way that, while Invisible from the outside, no one could enter the bay without seeing him. Considering the possibility of discovery by some | one with sufficient education and cour •i£p to investigate the thing. It seemed risky to put It on the point where my fissure was. There was no time to reach the town again before daybreak: so. running up the cast coast to a point where the island was less than four mile* across, I lashed the steering paddle in such • way that it would carry the proa , straight out to sea, and set it adrift, . A valley which lay along the easter- j ly base of Tlniquio opened out in the neighborhood of Agana, and by six o'clock I pushed through a banana patch directly in the rear of the gober nador's house. As it happened, there was no one in the patio, and, mounting to my room unobserved, I came dowß again directly with a couple of towels. Having had no sleep, and considerable hard work, I felt just rocky enough for a good swim; It also seemed an excel lent excuse for early rising In case any one should have noticed my move ments. fro as ooirticn.| The Young Pollock oa Cap* Cot Shore® Get I'ader the Brll llaat Jellrfl»h. "Pish are a good deal like men end women, after all," observed an old, re tired Cape Cod fish dealer the other evening, recounting some odd things he had seen (fown east. "There are busy fish and idlers, plain ones and others rigged out in more colors than a Frencher's smack new paluted. I've always thought they picked up a good many tricks from us human beings. Here some 90 years ago no one down our way ever dreamed of a fish carry ing a sunshade, or of people doing it either, unless it was an old lady's plain, black umbrella affair, but nowadays— well, say! the fish in Cape Cod bay pro tect their delicate complexions from the summer sun with the most gor geous, rainbow-tinted parasols you ever saw. You folks needn't ruise your eye brows, for this is solemn, every day truth." The old gentleman refilled his pipe and continued by way of explanation: "It's all owing to the summer girls from the big towns, who have been waving their pink, green and yellow sunshades around our shores these last 15 years. They've broke the men folks all up from Buzzard's bay plum over to Provincetown, and what wonder if the fish get their heads turned. I am not going to disgrace the whole finny soci ety of the coast, however, for it's only one branch of a very sensible and hard working family that puts on such airs. The pollocks are the chaps 1 have lu mind, second cousins to our well-be loved cod of Sunday morning fishball fame. They are coarser and poorer as food fish than the latter, less palatable even than the haddock, another cousin with whom they render good service by substituting It for cod (which costs more) in much of the boneless codfish sold in the big cities. Lively, quick bit ers, and good runners for a short time, they offer sport to the line llshenmen, particularly when s school strikes in. "This parasol craze is a childhood af fliction, too, I ought to add. and most likely it's the young women of the tribe which affect it, and when they grow older they drop all such nonsense and confine themselves to rooting along the reefs and ledges for their daily provender and dodging hooks and lines. Whether it's because they like to be near the top in shoal water and the heat of the sun hurts th-cm or whether the reflections bother them no man may say, but every man who uses his eyes will tell you that on sunny- days the harbors and inlets are alive with young pollock fry, all _ swimming around under the shade of the most gorgeouß jellyfish umbrellas imagin able. "The cape waters are famous for the variety and splendor of these radiant creatures, which certainly resemble dainty glass parasols. 'Jtey are pale green, yellow, pink, orange, white, red, and purple ones, fringed, embroid ered, scalloped and notched with knob handles, carved handles, and silver and gold handles. Under nearly everyone of according to size, will be from one to ten young pollock, all blinking their fins idly and moving just enough to keep under their fancy shade. When one considers that most of these gay colored things are armed to the teeth with a formidable sting and a sac of poison, it seems as if there may be other protection than that against the sun's rays. At all events nobody med dles with the small fry, and they drift boldly past weak fish, blueflsh, mack erel, or sea bass, all hereditary ene mies, without n single attack. "The sight is very beautiful, and I am surprised so few city people appear even to have seen it. As a spectacle the jellyfish themselves, when an inshore wind liu.s driven thousands of them shore-ward, are wonderful, and often so thick that it is hard to row a boat through them. At night they arc bril liantly phosphorescent, and by day the most marvelous and artistic para sols in the world. If some of you girls take a good look at the |>ollocksin their Iridescent luxury down at the cape next summer, you will have a streak of envy that will turn you the color of a sea cucumber, and," the old fellow con cluded with a sly twinkle of the eye, "when you come homo and try to imi tatei those elaborate, ones th»flsh carry, I don't want to pay the bills." —N. Y. Sun. Whr It Was >a me d Habher A recent report from a British con sul in one of the Cetitral American states gives the following as the origin of the name rubber as applied to caoutchoue: An English artist discov ered in 1770 that the new gum was ad mirably adapted for rubbing unit pen cil marks. He wrote a paper on the subject, and informed his contempo raries that a cubic inch of this sub stance, costing only three shillings, would last for years. It was used for no other purpose in England than ef facing lead pencil marks for about half a century after this discovery, hence the name "rubber." After the introduc tion of tine raw material and the sci entific description of the plant by Frenchmen, it was manufactured into waterproof clothing In France toward the end of the eighteenth century. Later on the firm of Mcintosh, of Man chester, greatly improved ou the French Idea, and manufactured water proofs o>u a large scale and mackin tosh" is the name by w hich waterproofs have been known since that time. — in.n«4*uvi* No. e PERSONAL AND LITERARY* 1 The father of Maj. Marchnnd is an old carpenter at Thoissey, in the Ain, he Is vastly proud of his son's achieve*' meets. Gen. Wheeler ascribes his hardihood) to regular hours. lie goes to bed every* night at ten O'clock and rises at 7:30 ii£ the morning. It is said the two Englishmen who speak French best and with the purest accent are the prince of Wales and Sir Charles Dilke. A brochure, by Mary Koote Hender son, wife of ex-Senator J. 13. Henderson, of Missouri, advocating a new white house to be erebted on Meridian hill, is being distributed at the capital. Phrenologists find in Lord Salis bury's head the bumps of self-esteem, cautiousness, imagination, perception and reason stxongly developed. Hope and personal ambition are small, but firmness is very large. Dr. Shweninger, who won fame and fortune through Prince Bismarck, ha* accepted the headship of a big hospital which is being built in Steglitz. He will open a college of medicme in connec tion with the hospital. Two of the most famous living Scots men are cripples—Lord Kelvin, who is the greatest living Scottish scientist, and Dr. James Macgregor, of Edin burgh, who is said to be the greatest living Scottish preacher. More than 300,000 copies of niarck's autobiography are reported to have been sold in Gertnaay alone in the first ten days afte* it was put on the market. The book was also put out in New York and London a* the samb time. This eclipses all records of any book. Mme. Patti, in a recent interview, said that she intended to write her memoirs as soon as she had definitely retired from the stage and concert room, but declared herself unable to s>tate when that wquld be. Her dream of the future is to utilize her theatrical experience in giving counsel to young and aspiring artists. COST OF HIGH SOCIETY. Oae Mast Have Lots of Moasjr to Be I "la the Swim" la New Yorlc City. A. C. Hall, of New York, writing about "the cost of high' society" in the metropolis, says: "Oreater New York is very rich; it* bankers are now loaning money in Lon don; its commerce last year exceeded that place, and it is an inevitable result that the expenditure for social pur poses must keep pace with the con stantly increasing wealth. I doubt if there is any city on the gflobe that could give such an exhibition of Jewell and other evidences of-riches as shown dur ing the opening of the grand open sea sou with Tannhauser recently. A local paper, fond of sueh statistics, cart fully estimated that the combined wealth, seated in the tier of boxes was over $691,000,000. Now these fortunate®were, in a very small minority toward the re«t of the large audience, who while noit multimillionaires would be considered Croesuses elsewhere. And all the wealthy were by no means at the Met ropolitan opera bouse that night.. Mr. Russell Sage, while not a typical ex ample of the extravagant Gat ha mite, contented himself with a box at the Academy with the pleasing assurance, oi possessing $70,000,000. Mr. Sifge is a sort of safety valve here in the'feeble' attempt to place Greater New York back Where it was a decade ago. "To be 'ln the swim,' one must have a yacht, a stable with blooded stock, and a number of carriages (automobile* are more proper just now, however), mem berships in many clubs, a summer resi dence, a host of servants and a number of other things that aggregate a for-, tune yearly. The amount stated in your editorial, $60,000, is very modest on such a basis, and wsuld be totally in sufficient for a great many. "There is, of course, the other ex treme, but poverty does not lessen the longing desire; it only seems to have them become all the more determined. It is simply instiact with the native New Yorkers. Those who eventually better themselves often become the most reckless in getting rid of their money. What are luxuries elsewhere gradually become necessities here with the masses, anfl no sacrifice i* often too great to obtain them. Perhaps this condition is illogical, but it is so, the high suicide rate has no terror for the people whose state motto is 'Ex celsior.' "Then there is a new set, of the Chi cago pork packer type and the like, who lye moving here) and endeavoring to blind by the dazzle of fheir ostenta tious mode of living. Bui our eyesight never becomes affected. Mere posses sion of money does rot necessarily rule the social system here, even if it is lomewhat essential in the respect that public opinion expects a degree of dis play commensurate with the dignity of the world's secrfnd city. Nowhere are the arts nnd sciences better appre ciated, and practical encouragement iflven to those who need it. It is the literary and dramatic and musical cen ter, and, nowhere is the unknown genius given greater welcome, and, what's better, assisted to the realiza lion of his ambitions, and for the bene fit of himself and the country at large So the possession of health here ia used for many other purposes than mere mutual entertainment." Baltimore American. The Heaviest Metal. Osmium has, bulk for bulk, very nearly twice the weight of lead. The specific gravity of gold is about 19V4, while that of osmium is almost 22Vi Osmium is also the most infusible of metals, remaining unaffected by a de gree of bent capable of causing plati num to run like water. It even resists the Inconceivable temperature cf the electric arc.—Youth's Companion. A Failure. Mr. Snigglin*—Here. Mnria, I want you to either smash this alarm clcck or give it away. Mnria —What's the matter with it? Doesn't it work right? "I should say not. The blamed thing hns woke me up right in the middle of my best sleep every morning since I're had it." —Clnveland" lender. Ineft Youth. Mother —How did papa's new book get lu this condition? Bobby—Why. mamma, I heard papa say last night that the book was too dry for him, so I put It in the bath and let the water rut.— lllustrated Amer ican. As