Trj E.BT& Op f shion.
t York City. Whether a girl
or does noi. Mii goir t-n p
.1.. 1.1
nil wear, as well as
folf
n
liULil-
JI19SRS
(Apr:.
irivi'liiiB ii"1' lo "''1' ,)V,'l'
ipnvii she wears lo Hit- Inl'iirmnl
tat vl nil young people enjoy,
j ruh', (lie material chosen Is
y.fn (1 clolh, lilalu outside, plaid
n, mill Hie cape Is iinlined, but
prolty evening wraps In the sauio
If model ran lie made of lighter
ilr;i) (i'cte or even cashmere
Immtiglinut tith soft sill; and in--1
nlili wool wadding, If a seiini
jilc nt tin- buck. To cut wit limit
;,n lift y right inch goods will be
yi.
sniml May Manlrm model illus
. j cm without a seam, and is
A Willi simple niaelilne sliteh
:ho fruiiis being iinderfaeed Willi
Mil, nil outer c : os turned tinder.
Ii,hk1 Is tlie latest style, and lianas
.fully over the shoulders, at the
lime thai II Is entirely prnctica
jilrau he drawn up over the liend
, required. The high foliar Is rut
liium that are curved to fit: the
i ami Unit Hare becomingly when
tip against the head. Straps
maelicd to the shoulders that
, uvit lu trout and, closing in
, support the weight. At the
re three pointed straps, held In
by buttons and buttonholes, by
i of which the capo Is closed.
t tills cnpe for n girl of fourteen
of ngo two yards of material
In narrow pin stripes in ,..k and
white. The cITeet is iiiile allraetlvelv
silvery and Is s in boleros, sleeves,
Vests ami even whole eoNtunies. The
wide stripes of an eighth to n quarter
Inch, advaiieed as a trimming, !s too
striking and has not had uvuxlf
warm a welcome.
New Knlii tint.
The rain hat is ol dark gray stlrrnod
felt. The brim Is covered with rows
of imicliliie stitching. Tlie soft crown
lias a black silk ribbon parsed around
It. and this vanlslcs from sight be
Ileal h a tall military pompon of cocks'
feathers. These shade from darkest,
changeable given to black. The cylin-dcr-sliapcil
pompon Is eniiiclv new
this season. It is placed H,e ,,f,.
It Is ho becoming th;ii . r.,iM ,.,r
will be worn on many a clear afternoon.
Mliirl ( icIn.kli'L i ,,. Koic.
Thirt.vsix indi petticoiits in while,
cotton, silk, mcrccrh'.eil fancy cotton?;
and sateens may now be U,), lo wear
Willi the short dress skirl. Experi
ence lias proven that the tights rirst
worn under them were nut all thai
could be desired, ami thai lie cipics
trieiine skirt sets belter and doesn't.
cling around the ankles ui ml'orl-
ably vheii one skin is worn under
it.
Tin Trim-PH Kll',.,.,
A princess eflecl is given to some
gowns by carrying the pleals which
liliisli the buck of the waist down the
skirl. These may he in box t,v
pleals. One fr,k of this kind, which
has a broad, louse eors'igc licit, has
Ihe bell begin umlcr Ihe two sides of
Hie pleals in tlie back, whence It
comes around In the front, which is
finished Willi an Dion jacket effect.
Mil. Il.it..
Sliiehcd silk hats are being worn,
trimmed Willi a llnle black velvet ami
a couple of quills. .
t;lrU' Long Itox rout.
Pox coats are almost linilortnlv be
coming fo little j;lrls. The loose lit
means comfort and ease lu slipping on
and off, and the lines are such as to
suggest without concealing the figure.
The long one, designed by May Mim
ton, here shown has the added merit
DOUBLE LltE.VSTKI) JACK KT.
'our inches wide, or one and n
llfty-elght inches wide, will
'Hired.
iM tul, AII-Kiium.I JlU'Ult.
Hful, all-round Jacket which
inn is without takes many
' trot Is never more serviceable
'lii'U iiiiulo r.fter the May Man-
wt'i llluslrated In tho largo on
'4 'itli a lltted back nnd half
'"'Ms. Favorite lnatcrials are
'tfoth mid heavy cheviot lu
dark blue and Oxford gray and
-tot similes of covert cloth.
atWitlniial warmth Is required
"its ( , iac,.,i with fur,
iMtiidcs iiieanliirf comfort, adds
Ic, lint as Illustrated the Jack
"ii'iivy black cheviot, wit it re-
collar faced with petui de sole
iltcli(.(, The fronts are lltted
'it'll' dnrts. The back Includes
re'uin anil side backs, and is
1 10 Hie fronts by iinder-arin
When rcvers are rolied
Ui" waist line the Jacket Is
'visibly with large hooks nnd
"lli'B the Kliiti-tni' i'ii'io'u are
'""PIH'd over In double-breasl-
. auu closed with buttons and
'ihe high flaring )llar
la 'I1iiiis and fits tho threat
flic Hti'cvcM ni'o I wo-uemneil
over the hands, where they
M'u I" simulate cuffs, l'ock-
lllllS 1 ,...1 I I.
, -, mi. iiint-i it'd Mill It Ul
H till. 1 ,,!..
....r, Ill-IUK 11II11.1MI1U
i ronn.i
M "oee sides.
tills jacket for n woman of
'' four ami three-quarter
'iimtcrlai twenty inches wide,
'""J' rour Inches wire, or
"veeigim, yards lift y inches
, ""''(luarter ynnl of silk
rcvers, will be required.
B""1 ""Hi, Ki.,,.re ;un.
f fiil k "" 'uiplre gown
, ""'Iciiii 1.1,.... ... .,
I) .. ,11 l.llr 11 11
1II5II I'll 1 , .
rutin " wino now
Li B l"'l'on. it,t ,.,..,. i.. i
, - -v, uuun hiiu rrout.
''ton lu"' closo-nttlu
w 1 "88B uiousi-elluo do sole.
4 moumj 1Uo lhroilt wus
" mi collar of whlto cliif
of
iy
lu
nnd
i,n !",ro"K1 dlnniond slides,
t iK. 'I r '"""'I'tliig itself lis it)
h toS!lril-a Velvet.
"'farut. ck rrom ut
w Wovp of velvet w'hdu
?j
of giving a tall, slender apicarance
ami of entirely covering tlie gown. Co
vert doth, cheviot and heaver are all
correct in black, blue, lau and mixed
Ian and brown, bill the covert cloth is
especially smart, and Is far less dilli
cull to handle than the beaver. As Il
lustrated, I he nialerlal Is covert elolh
lu a tan shade. Willi collar, shield and
cull's of velvet in the same shade, ma
chlee stitched; Ihe lining, taffeta in
llowercd stripes.
The back s seamless, shaped only
by under-arin seams. The fronts are
cut simply, and hang straight from
the shoulders. They are lapped one
over the other, and are dosed by
means of handsome buttons and but
tonholes. The sailor collar is stitched
to the neck and rolls over; the shield is
ill Inched to the right side and hooked
over lo the left beneath tlie collar.
Imt can lie omitted as shown in tlie
small cut. The under-arni seams are
left opeu for a short distance from
the lower edge lo give ample freedom,
ami the edges of the coat are finished
with applied bands of tlie clolh. The
sleeves are two-seamed, with roll over
flare cuffs.
,To cut (his coal for a girl of eight
years of age one and three-qunrlct
GIRL' LONi BOX COAT.
yards of innterlul fifty Inches wide,
two nnd three-quarter yards forty
four inches wide, with tlueo-qunrter
yard of velvet ror coiinr, cuuo uu ,
shield, will be required. - j
torn
re
1 - AGRICULTURAL. J
W)OIOIOIOtfOf
' n n Food For Stork.
The farmers of Ontario, Canada.
Keom to have great fnlth In peas as
tin Important crop to be grown ns
n feed for slock, ltelw.-m, art...... .....i
twenty millions of bushels are raised
niinuitlly i Ha" Province, nnd flu
greater part of the crop Is fed to live
stock. It Is thought that much of the
success which the Canadian farmers
have obtained in preparing slock for
iue mnriict has arisen from tin. lib
eral use or peas in the food rations.
No doubt lliere Is n prolltahle lesson
in tins for a great many American
ianiiers.--.New ork Weekly Wllm
I'SS.
SiiiiiiiMM' simile l or Sl,.,i. T
Tlie accompanying iliusiratloti shows
how to arrange n very ooneVnleiit shel
ter for sleds when not in use. Make
n hinged roof of light material, say
throe-fourths In boards, large enough
to cover sled when let down. 1 1 Inge
tills roof to an outbuilding about three
feet rrom tlie ground. Fasten two
pieces or two by four to the g'-ounil
for sled lo rest on.
If II Is not possible or hniulv to
HI.i:t) SIIADK IN position.
fasten shelter to an outbuilding,
two posts eight to leu feet apart.
sit
one
post six led high ami liie other three
feet. Hoard up on,, side of the pu.xls
to three feet from the ground ami at
tach Hie hinged root'. When sled is In
Use Hie roof Is raised out (,r the way
and lasleiied to Hie six-foot poM by
a hook. Orange .linhl l ariner.
Iiimi'cIm ,1,1,1 lt-oirli.
Tour soil scantily immured ami but
poorly cultivated suffers much riiore,
or Hi- plants on it do. from attacks
by drought, insect pests and fungus
(liseasts than where the laud Is well
supplied with vegetable matter and
mineral fori Ulster, well worked before
the crop is put In. and well cultivated
during the growing season. It Is one
of nature's ways that when a plant or
an animal is badly bred, poorly nour
ished and neglected, that It Is subject
fo attacks of every 1;ind to farther
weaken it. Tills Is one of tin- methods
Wlileli nrlngs about 'the survival of
the lit test." If we would rei uber
tills and try to give tlieiu a fair siart
nnd proper care afterward we would
see less occasion to tlnd fault w'th
Hie weather. We cannot control that,
but we can 'so provide as ,p be pre
pared for the proverbial rainy day or
the drought, and to im;.!;e (lie sunshine
and-tlie rain, the frost and the scotch
lug heal, all work together lor good.
The Cultivator.
MrllioiU of n Mutton .linker.
Sheep require no expensive shelter.
A dry place and protection from the
force of storms, an open shed with II
roof t lint w ill turn the rain, is all that
is required. Sheep will not lie down
In mud, nnd no matter how warm ami
commodious your barn, unless clean
nnd dry, they will seek a knoll or dry
spot of oarth, no matter how lU'ix'e
the storm. Coiitlning them to Inelos
ures Is less dillleult than Is generally
supposed. 1 never knew a sheep to
attempt jumping a barbed wire, it
is a common mistake to hull, I fences
too high, and not low or close enough.
I believe a flock of sheep that have
never been taught to climb or creep
can be successfully restrained with
four barbed wires, properly strung and
kept taut. Their wool Is such a pro
feel ion to them against the Vlcions
ness of flic barbs that when taught
to creep, the building of Impregnable
fences becomes a necessity.
Stagnant water Is the best vehicle
for conveying the parasites that Infest
the sheep. If you have not an abun
dant supply of clear, pure water, easy
of access for sheep, do not attempt
sheep raising. Low, marshy or spouty
laud is an aboniln.'ii Ion lo Hie llnck
liuisier. Klther drain the ponds or
apply Ihe herd law n m I fence the
si p out. Sheep are great scaven
gers nnd will clear your farm of weeds
If you give lliein time and opportunity,
but l hey will not thrive ami Increase
twofold and pay your grocery bill four
times a year on weeds, barbs ami fence
corners.
Sheep, as well as other live stock,
love a greater variety of feed than
they usually get; but sheep especially
lire fond of change and variety, even
until apparent fickleness. They adapt
themselves quickly to n change or eon
dltlotis, ami no matter how luxurious
the pasture, they will leave it daily
nnd frequently to nip sprouts and
weeds. II. S. K Irkpatrlck, In Now
Kngltind Homestead.
To Miikit 'lii-i'e nl Home . '
Some of Ihe most delicious cheese
Is made in tlie homes of modest farm
ers, lu New Kiigland It is no uncoiu
mon sight to see u room tilled with
shelves bearing ti score of handsome
cheeses.
The making of cheese Is a very sim
ple process ami almost any one can
turn out a good article with little prac
tice, writes .1. SI. Smith, in Field ami
Farm. I will give a met hud by which
any one can make cheese successfully.
Take evening's milk and strain it Into
some clean vessel and let II stand lu
it cool place until morning, Kvoning's
milk should he warmed to about nine
ty six degrees before adding morn
ing's mill; . A gootl way lo warm It
Is to set a pail of boiling water into
the milk. Prepare the rennet by soak
ing In one gallon of warm water for
twenty-four hours before using. Add
as much salt us It will dissolve, strain,
let settle and it will be ready for use.
I'se a lablespoonf ill ,(or each three
gallons of milk. If U is much over
half an hour coming Increase tho quan
tity; If much less decrease It. As soon
as it Is well curdled fake a knife nnd
cut the curd into blocks so that the
whey cau escape. As soon us the whey
is mostly out of the curd take a basket
und place a cloth lu It so as to receive
the curd. As the curd bardeus con-
tiniio to strain off the whey. Chop tin
curd fine, add salt one ounce to end
five pounds of onrd and It Is ready
for the press. Tut the curd In a tic
hoop made like n peck measure with
out bottom. It Is ii 'good Idea to luiv(
two sizes, ns the amount of curd wll)
differ at times.
Almost nny one with u few tools nud
n little Ingenuity can construct n presj
that will answer tlie niirnosn. ver
well. A simple way Is to mortise a
beam Into a post so that It can work
up or down nnd hang n weight to th
outer end of Hie beam. The hoop wltb
the curd in It should be turned or re
versed every eight or teu hours. From
eighteen to twenty-four hours Is gen
erally long enough to press n cheese.
Now comes the curing period, which
requires considerable care and ntten-
Hon. 'I lie cheese when taken from
the press should be rubbed with lard
ami a bandage of new muslin pinned
loosely iiromid It. The cheese must
be greased every day. lo not remove
the bandage, but apply the grease on
It. I u rrom four to live weeks tlie
'l se should be ready for home Hsu
or market.
I.lulilrr Kliuo For II, -'.
The wear ami tear on horseflesh
makes quite an Item on the farm, and
anything that will reduce this friction
r the farmer should be welcomed.
" U'is I n proven beyond dispute
lli.H lhi average horse Is shod with
too heavy shoes, ami if lighter ones
were substituted tlie animal could
do more work with less weariness.
Heavy shoes have no particular ad
vantage except for large truck horses
on stone ruiiils where shoes wcic .mt
lilickly. Kvcn 111 such cases it Is
doubtful If too heavy shoes prove of
any value. Cerialnlv fur fntin l,
light shoes are much more satisfac
tory. The ctToels of such a change
are quite noticeable sholtlv al'ler thee
e put on, and in a year's tl .the
cf:a amount of work that ,,hc.ii.e.i
from a horse will mure lUnu pay for
the si iii-ier time that light shoes may
wear.
The main object of thu shoe Is to
prolc-l the hoof, nnd the lighter It
can he made and serve Its purpose the
better ii Is tor the horse. A good
part of the year horses on the rarni
would be belter off without slioes. and
they can do plowing and similar work
III soft fields without in anv wnv In.
tiring the feet. In winter, when the
ground is frozen, !t Is quite different.
and shoes seem necessary at these
limes. A horse weighing 1HMI pounds
should generally be shod witli slioes
not weighing more than twelve to lif
ted! ounces each. If four ounces are
lidded lo each shoe, the total differ
ence lu the animal's slioes is sixteen
ounces, in plowing, cultivating, mow
ing and reaping, a farm horse will
walk from ten to twenty miles a day.
if It takes about four feet each step
tin- horse will lift half a pound extra
on Its two feet or six hundred pounds
In every mile. If we make the av
erage day's work lil'teen miles, the
horse will lift 1MMMI pounds a day, or
nearly live tons. The energy required
lo lift this amount is wasted and
serves no useful purpose. If It could
be expended lu doing extra work that
would pay. it would nearly pay
Ihe animal's keep. Leg weary horses
are common on the farm, and leg
weary horses are apt lo break down
In time ami have crooked and ailing
limbs. It Is not only a matter of Im
munity, but one of prollt to lighten Ihe
horse's burden nil we can, and this is
one good way. -C. T. White, in Amer
ica ii Cultivator.
Making mi Op, ii Milk Wugoii.
Tlie wagon Is a short reach, side
spring vehicle capable of handling 1(H
quarts In bottles or L'tltl quarts In cans.
This body can be nirde by any one
handy with fools, at home, although
I had a carriage maker build this one,
p- Jllisli
VLAJt OK TUP, WAUON,
as I was too busy at the time to do
ll myself. Instead of a wagon box,
Hie foundation is a bed similar to Hie
lied of n carl body, haif-lncli rods
being used Instead of slats, ltods are
better than slats for the bed of a cart
body.
Here nre the specifications of the
wagon body: Length, six feet; width,
three feet. Three one and one-half by
two inches by six foot nsh sticks ami
two, one ami one-half by two inches
by three feet ash slicks; six
rods one-hair Inch by three feet
iseant, so as not to come through the
sides), ami two half-Inch boards, from
tin- bed, .Mortise sticks logellier, drive
In rods and staple boards to rods. In
stead of a dashboard the front Is built
up solid twenty-nine inches high with
half-Inch boards fastened to corner
stakes mortised Into the bed twenty-
two Inches back from the front. An
other stake twenty-nine luetics high Is
mortised Into bed, and five slats, two
Indie by nine-sixteenths, on each side
connect the side stakes.
On top sixteen Inches is light board
ed, rein holes go through the front
close to th (op, and In the centre un
der Ihe top board is a pigeon hole
eight by seven by sixteen Inches, with
a three ami one lnilf liieli strip acn.ss
the bottom front. This is handy for
nil 11. account book, and other odds
and cuds. On each side is space for
a forty-quart milk can and room to
turn It over into a dipping can wll li
mit hitting Hie top. if no cans larger
Hian thirties are used a lower front
would do. This front protects the
cans I ioiii sun, dust, etc.
At the back the posts are fifteen
Inches high. The front post Is set
thirty-two Inches from rear end, hav
ing an outran Ighleen Inches wide.
The diagram will explain the delails
of the back. The end board is fif
teen Inches high, slutted, hinged to
drop down and closes with catches.
All Ihe posts are strap-bolted to the
bed, nnd the whole body Is very flria.
Tlie seat can be made stationary or
movable its desired. ti. C. ltlrge, In
American Agriculturist.
The richest town In Germany, nc
cording to the estimates of the Prop
erty Tux Commission for 1H!)1), Is uot
lletllu, but Frankfort ou tho-.Mulu.
COUDERSrORr ICE MINE.
REMARKABLE SOUVENIR OF THE
CLACIAL ACE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Ilip Selenitic Fili,iintliii nt Ihe I'lir
nnmrnnn It In YIpIIiIh From Mny
I'nlll October F.verjr Vcnr Ten Tliou-
Hiut Years It lis l.nnlcil.
Cotldersport, Penii.. does not occupy
j very conspicuous spot on the map,
hut to-day Coudcrsport is noteworthy,
"(ireetiland's Icy mountains nnd In-
.lla's coral strand" In Juxtaposition,
jii Ice cave under foot nnd tropic heat
aver head, are Coudersport's twin tl
ties fo faine. lu Northern I'ennsylvit
ilia, as well as nearly everywhere else
In these Fulled States, it was iiiiusu
illy hot last summer, but in this ham
let, lu Poller County, one had only to
lescend n rude ladder, leading fo u
uinll cavern under ground, to Hud
frost. Icicles ami December zephyrs,
Icy stalactites ranging from an Inch
to three feet In thickness hung from
Ihe roof of the Coiiilersporl "Ice mini
luring one or the holiest lint waves
:if last August. According to the
Uatemetits of men of good repute In
Hint neighborhood this phenomenon
is visible from Slay until October
very year, but this summer additional
explorations of the lee mine have re
vealed unwonted wonders.
The scientific explanation of the phe
nomenon is tills: Fous ago Southern
New York, Northern and Northeastern
Pennsylvania were covered to a (re-
minus depth by glacial deposits.
Scientists have dug down and found
far below the ground, where the
earth's heat should have Increased
materially over the surface tempera
lure, streams of Icy cold walcr. Tlie
subterranean flows were Ihe liquid re
mainder of the great glacier which
swept across Camilla, by way of Lake
Kile, Pennsylvania. New York ami
Long Island to tlie Atlantic.
In the .lotirmil of the Franklin In
stitute of Philadelphia, Issued In Jan
nary, 1SS.'t, Professor II. Colvllle Lew is
presented u map showing the bound
ary of (Ids glacial area In connection
with an exhaustive lecture whlcti be
delivered before the Inst it ute on
"The 1 1 rent Terminal .Moraine Across
Pennsylvania."
In Hie beginning of his monograph
Professor Lewis says;
"When Agassiz, over forty years ago,
after a prolonged study of the Swiss
glaciers, announced the conclusion that
larg portions of the continents of
North America ami Furope were once
covered by an Immense glacier thou
sands of miles in exteut and several
thousands of feet lu thickness, geolo
gists the world over were startled at
what then seemed au impossible hy
pothesis. "To-day (here Is hardly a truth in
geology more widely accepted or capa
ble or more conclusive proof.''
Three phenomena plainly indicate
the progress of the great Northern
ltirt: (I) the mantel of "lill" (a de
posit of stones and clay imstralillcd by
Water), which Is a characteristic feature
of the Alleghany plateau, lu Potter
County, Pennsylvania, CJ) tho longitu
dinally scratched bowlders nowhere
round except lu the vicinity or gla
ciers, and (It) the smoothed or striated
rock stirraccs, another glacial remind
er. All these go to prove the correct
ness of Agasslz's hypothesis, for simi
lar phenomena are found at the foot
of many Swiss glaciers, .lust as the
ancient Swiss glacier carried bowlders
from Mont Plane to the .Iiiras, so this
great continental glacier carried them
from Cnmula across Lake L'rlc into
Pennsylvania.
.lust as the (Ireenlaiid glacier now
fills the valleys and overtops the
innunlalus, so this larger glacier ad
vanced over mountain ami valley
alike lu h continuous sheet to lis final
halting place only sixty miles north
of Philadelphia. At Its edge, as ob
served lu Pennsylvania, this glacier
must have been ht)() feet thick. A
hundred miles back from Its edge,
among the Catsktlls, it was at least
.'tUM) feet thick, while iilMI miles fur
ther, lu Northern New Kngland, it
was .'itHlo reef (hick.
There are data, says Professor
Lewis, which Indicate that the glacier
did' uot finally withdraw from tlie
I illicit Mates until its recently as
Kt.tKltl lo 1.1,1)00 years ago. Professor
Wright tlmls from a study of glacial
"kettle holes" In Massachusetts that
the accumulation of peaty matter in
II, whether caused by growth of veg
etable matter or by winds and rains.
Is equal to a level deposit of eight feet
111 thickness. At the rate of one Inch
in a century, which is probably less
than the true rate, according to Pro
fessor Lewis, this would place the
close of the glacial epoch at less thai)
lO.litMt years ago.
In Kansas similar Ice caverns, or
"kettle holes," have been found, lu
Hie Kansas Journal of March. 1S!7,
Mr. .1. ltitchle describes lu detail these
Ice caverns and other glacial phenom
ena, and the. Kansas Journal previous
ly printed a similar dissertation by
Professor N. M. Lowe, but none of
these "kettle holes" equal lu Interest
the Coudcrsport find.
Its precise local Ion Is four miles
southeast of Coiidersporl. Four years
ago William O'Neill, a mineralogist of
no small knowledge and experience in
Potter County, Pennsylvania, fell
convinced that he could find a silver
lode on flu- farm of John It. Dndd, sit
uated in Sweeden Valley, near Cou
dcrsport. Consulting with Ihe owner,
who Is a merchant ami at present
Postmaster of Sweeden Valley, Sir.
O'Neill arranged to sink a shaft on au
uncultivated hill of Hold's twenty
live acre farm, lu case O'Neill discov
ered any silver or other minerals of
value Doild was to have a pro rata
share of the findings.
Naturally the mailer was kepi a pro
found secret, and O'Neill began opera
lions very quietly. At first work was
carried on only at night. A couple of
years elapsed, and Ihe country folk
thereabout were quite unaware of
O'Neill's secret belief and persistent
search. Au excavation sixteen feet
square was dug through broken rock
nnd primeval debris on the hillside,
nnd then the work lapsed. Numerous
curiosities lu tho form of rocks and
bones were revealed lu tho f()0() square
feet of earth excavated, but no argen
tiferous mailer was found.
Last summer digging was resumed
nud small chunks of Ice were found
nt ft level n few feet lower thnn th
petrified bones. Imprints of fern
lenvps hnd been revealed. The furth
er the diggers proceeded, Isith later
ally and perpendicularly, the more Ice
was encountered under mossy beds be
tween rocks. The Icy belt wns found
to extend for twenty rods one way
nnd n eoitple of rods cross ways. At
this time the thermometer at tlie sur
face registered eighty-six to ninety
degrees Fahrenheit In the shade. The
mine wns then nboitt thirty-five feet
deep, nnd the ntniosphere was so cold
It wns dillleult to make much progress.
O'Neill abandoned Ids hunt for silver,
nud Sir. Doild determined to exploit
Ids lee mine In lieu of his silver shaft.
I!epcnto(l and thorough tests were
made to prove the frigidity of the Cou
dcrsport lee mine. It has been demon
strated to the satisfaction of all who
visited the spot that such articles ns
potatoes, fruit nnd small animals
when left In the cave over night after
an extremely hot summer day lire
frozen stiff and solid as rocks.
A platform has been constructed
over the lower seventeen feet, necess
which Is had through u trap door nnd
via a ladder. During the torrid Au
gust days when a visitor stepped
through the outer door nr.d descended
to the platform a current t.f cold nlr
coining from the bottom of Hit shaft
would turn his breath Into dense mist.
Just as when one leaves n hothouse ol.
a frosty January morning.
A I the northeast corner of the bot
tom of the mine then was discov
ered an aperture about six Inches
square. From this point Issues the
Icy blast in a steady current. It is
impossible to hold a lighted match or
a caudle near this opening without
having the Ihinie extinguished iinmt
dialely.
I here nre other lesser llssures
throughout Hie mine whence come
cold currents continuously. FfVorts
have been made fo ascertain the depth
of the main niicrture bv throwing
weights attached to twine and arrows,
but bottom was not reached.
(he best focal opinion is that fwo
immense caverns underlie the mine at
a considerable depth, that sublerran
can rivers have been formed from
iiieiiing giactai ice ami that some cross
current causes the draught of Icy air
fn Hie t omlersport nillic.-Ncw York
Herald.
CURIOUS FACTS.
A few years ago a bull light look
place in .Mexico, the toreador being
mounted on u bicycle. The rider, Man
uel Oarcla by name, was so badly In
jured that he died soon afterward.
In the village of Sllllbeek, near Kes
wick, Kngland, is a most curious freak
of nature. Two trunks rise on each
side of a spring of clear water and Join
together three feet above, forming our
tree.
Ihe phenomena of cyclones and mi-
ll-cyclones observed lit the earth's stir
race, such as wind circulation, clouds.
rain, etc., do not reach beyond leu
thousand feet; above that there Is an
entirely illliorcnt stale as regards pres
sure and wind circulation.
1 he biggest blast on record tool:
place mil long ago at tne I'arren gran
He quarries lu Wales. Five tons of
powder were used, u drift fifty feel
deep was drilled into the solid rock
and when Hie explosion look Place n
whole side ol the mountain came
down, about TO.otill tons of granite be
ing dislodged.
There are three cases on record
where whole ships' companies have
gone blind. Illlmlness Is au nlllictioii
anywhere, but at sea It Is a fatal one.
If the ollieers are blind (hey cannot
set (he course; If the men are blind
they cannot steer the course: if the
ook Is blind he cannot cook the food.
Such was Hie case of the ship .Tunics
Simpson. The crew caught the strange
disease on the African coast nnd one
by one became blind. After drifting
about the ocean for many 1iivb the
re w I overed their sight and brought
Hie vessel to port ill safety.
A remarkable cave has been discove
red in Sweden Valley, a short dis
tance from Wellsvllle, N. Y. A work
man, wlille digging Hie side of n moun
tain there lor coal last spring, noticed
that Hie air grew steadily colder, and
finally hecnide so severe that he was
obliged to leave the excavation, af
ter having penetrated only a short
distance into Hie side of Ihe hill. The
water Unit dripped from (he rocks
overhead turned Into Icicles, although
the month was Slay. During the sum
mer a coating of lee several Inches
thick formed on the walls, and cold air
rushes through the crevices of the
rocks. It is now observed Unit Ice has
melted, and Hie air lu the cave Is
growing warm. The temperature of
the cave changes from hot to cold, but
Is exactly Ihe reverse of the outside
air.
Why tlm Yeomen Were Iteleaaeil,
Talking of the Yeomen brings back
a good yarn that Is going round the
camps at their expense. They nre no
torious for two things -their pluck
and their awful bad bushcrnft. They
would ride up to the mouth of n foe
nian's guns coolly and gamely enough,
but they can't find their way home on
(he veldt al'ler dark to save their
souls, and so fall Into Itoer traps with
a regularity (hat Is becoming monoto
nous. Itecently a Itrltish officer who
had business lu a Poor laager, nsked
tl coiiiiiianiler why they set the Yeo
men free when they made them pris
oners. -Oh!" quoth the ltoer, with n
merry twinkle In his eye, "those poor
Yeomen of yours, we can always cap
lure lliein when we waul them." This
Is not a good story to tell If you want
au encore. If you happen to be sitting
round ii Yeoman table or camp lire.
Loudon News.
The (.Mlventou Horror.
Here Is an extract, from u lettet
written (o n friend In New York by a
Texan: "There Is no telling how many
were killed along the coast. After
one day the sun caused decomposition,
and It was not possible to tell a white
person from u negro except by the
hair. The list of known dead Is now
nbovo 5000, und probably there tire
half ns inauy unknown. It wns n ter
rlblo piece- of business." New York
Press.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
T.leufonnnt General Stiles Is snld to
favor nn Increase in the number of
ollieers at Western ports.
Archibald Havering Ountlier. tho
California novelist gets fT.'MHHj of his
mothers estate by a will llled nt Kim
Francisco.
Crown Prince Frederick William of
(lermnuy will appear during the win
ter In n series of court thentrleals. as
suming leading pnrts.
William C. Wliltney hns Wn offered
ST.'i.isni for his "I inline nud the (loldeti
Haiti." by Titian, which he recently
bought In Paris for ?5(l,tHHI.
tlovernor llchnrds. of Wyoming,
wns seized with nn nttnek of rheuma
tism while lu Chicago the other day,
and had to be taken to a hospital.
John Olney. of Chicago, who died
recently at the' age of seveuty-elght,
was the hist Illinois Lincoln elector
and the oldest member of the Chicago
bar
ltoth tlie Prince or Wales nnd King
Victor timimiiiiicl or Italy have a ner
vous infection of the muscles of the
face which makes tlie lert eye blink
constantly.
It seems that the young King of
Italy, economically Inclined though he
be lu nil other respects, Intends to In
dulge In good music and nlentv of It.
Moth he and his Ouecn are mission-
ately fond of music.
Governor von I.chr Stover, our new
Minister to Italy, was born in Itoston
in in., graduated from Harvard in
I1""!), served his city and Stale In olll
ciai capaclt'es for eight years, and last
summer represented It nt tlie Paris
Kxpositlou.
Tlie bill- General John Sf. Palmer
was the .oii of Louis 1. Palmer, a
veteran o' the war of is 12. u poor
farmer of Madison County, 'pint
boy worked on the farm until he was
seventeen, vlicn he started out to
make his ow i way, n bundle over his
Sliuulder bell g his only baggage.
CfCLINC; NOTCS.
The T-. A T7, Is planning side pnlh
improve uic its 1u various parts of the
counl ry.
New pfe, it Is said, will be Infused
in tin- club movement for wheelmen
next season.
An Increasing number In the country
Use the wheel when I hey have to make
long Journeys on bus'iieMS.
A refreshing sight Is when a whole
family, father, mother and children,
are out lor a day's spin.
A rare spectacle that Is seen In the
large cities Is one ol' the old fashioned
tricycles exhibited and marked "For
Sale."
Several f .rins of outdoor nmitse
nient. notably golf and Ihe automobile
are bringing about a decline in blcvclo
rilling
t People who follow sedentary occu
pations would find a Judicious' use of
Hie wheel b neflclal to their physical
condition.
There are some people now enioy
lug perfect health who were saved
from death of consumption by taking
fo the wheel.
If some riders were to oil their
wheels more often than they do. prob
ably they would not have spells of
dillleult riding every little while
Johnnie Nelson. Chicago's crack
cyclist, has defeated Fsslo SlcPuffe, of
itoston, In the lit'lceii-mlle motor-paced
race at Hie Coliseum, In Chicago, win
ning by half a lap. His time was 27.3S.
An argument In favor of a low gear
Is flint it gives a greater control of
wheel, preventing side slip In wet
places ami giving ndditlonal security
lu an emergency when It Is necessary
to slop or start quickly.
A new s;yle of chain that Is belmj
looked upon with favor by the trade Is
one made up without rivets, the links
being S shape ami hooking Into each
other. A link can be detached und u
new one pul lu with the lingers.
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