fit
r
WHAT SAID
IIT 4I.M1
r-Hu ! waving nil tin! trees,
-""They wliiaper in tin- nn;
And over 1 1 1 1 mj-h the swrct warm gr.ie
Tho wsyward slmihmi run.
Oh, turn you here, or turn you there,
Th thought will not nwuy
That lovo mm a the? wind tome,
, And none niny wy it miv.
A WISH
Si,"
BY LAURA
1 "v OTII wore silent for a few mo-
I incuts, Boslo lilting Iht lli
J vi'Xutlmi, while tin.1 young
(i liidii walked along with low-
red head, dejection apparent lu every
movement. At lust ho said:
"Bessie, you seem to think thut I
continue to nsk you to marry tin. for
tho solo iiiirpo.ii! of annoying you, but
Jt Is simply impossible for us to bo us
you suggest. I Ihvl- ymi too l"'iJy to
11 vo near you always nuil be merely
your friend. I want you for my wife,
.mil will try very hard to make you
happy. Bessie, dear, Won't you put
aside all that, foolish, nonsense ami
say you will marry mo?"
"No, no. Hurry V" the girl said petti
luntly. 'I have told you over and
over that I mil not ready to marry any
oue, that 1 want to see n Utile more of
life Ijcforo 1 net tlii down. I like you,
of course, more than anybody else, tmt
I don't think I love you.''
"Bessie, Uo you love auy oni' else?"
"Now, that In absurd: You kuow 1
don't! How eould I? I have never
seen a dozen young tneu outside of the
town boys. Then, besides, haven't
1 gone every where with you ever since
wo were children?"
"Yes," responded Harry, "mid I ul
ways thought yon would marry me
when we grew up, and now you have
a silly Men about romance or some
other tomfoolery. What do you want
.1 fellow to do, Hess? Wo can run
away nud gel married If you say fit."
"Nonsense:" replied the girl. "What
would bo the use of that, when your
parents and mine are only waiting for
us to come to i'.ii uudeislunillng, us
rhey express it, before buying n farm
for us": Oh, It i-; Just too humdrum
for any use always living In the same
town, always go.'ng together, never
pjitrrelini;, with absolutely uothiir," to
make life worth livln.j."
"Well, Hess, mi'l)t tuaki; love to
Clara Martin or Minnie J'.iulor, and
lvo Hal r.unis or some of the rt.it of
the boys n i hnneo"
"Kon't trouble yourself to make love
to any other lrl. just to kIvo Hal
Iturns a chanee with me," Itessle said
somewhat stlllly, "for I have fully de
elded not to marry any one hi l'otosl,
unless he can do something out of the
ordlunry, something berole, to show
Ids love " - .
"OU," Interrupted Harry, "I iuIkIiI
set Are to your father's bouse, ko that
I could rush headlong iuto the flames
and suvo you, or 1 inlht brllie old
Bob to tip the boat over the uexi time
you go llwhlnn, wo I could .lump Into
tho wuter, catch you by the hair and
drug you to the batik. Hut suppose
my plans should mlsuirry, and the
hired man should precede me Into the
burning bulldlns; and rescue you, or,
worse still, that baldheuded old .Iced
Blunt should prove the best swimmer,
uuil I should arrive just In time to see
you, all dripplnt; ami fainting, lu his
arms, while it became my duly to
save black liob. By .love, lti ss, I be
lieve you'd marry that old sklullinl,
just because he had proved himself a
hero nud saved your life."
"Don't be silly. Harry," laughed
Bessie. "Do be serious."
"Serious! 1 never was more so In
my life. Co'iuo, Bess, promise me be
fore you 1:0 uway, won't you':"
"io, Harry, I will not be cnua'cd
to any one before 1 visit Aunt .Sue.
But as soon us I return I will tflvo yon
my tlual answer."
"Well," sighed the youtiji man, "1
shall have to be content Willi Unit, but
I do hope you will have done with all
this romantic nonsense when you come
back."
A few days later, when the young
lrl left her home for a visit of several
weeks lu the Fur West, a sal hearted
younj; man lingered a few moments
on the station platform, (.'uzlnn wist
fully at a black speck fast disappear
ing down the valley.
This was their first Reparation, and
Harry strolled back toward the busi
ness section of the little towu, t'eellus
strangely depressed.
As Bessie waved her hand lu Onal
adieu to her father and Harry she
experienced a sudden feeling of loneli
ness and regret at leaving her play
mate and lover. Hut her attention
soon became diverted to the other pas
sengers lu the car, and shu began to
speculate upon their possible destina
tion. She noticed a valine and umbrella
Hi the opposite seat of her berth, and
as no one had yet appeared to claim
them, she grew curious as to the
owner.
After tli" conductor hud examined
her ticket uud berth check, nud there
seemed nothing more to do, Bessie
took off her hut, and, making herself
an comfortable as possible, became in
tercslcd lu the passing scenery. A
couple of hours hud elupsed when a
young man, whom she hud not beore
seen, came out of the smoking com
partment nud sauntered slowly down
the aisle. Ho was a handsome fellow,
hla traveling cup, pushed Jauntily
buck, and one hand lu hit pocket, giv
ing him the appearance of a college
student, Bessie thought.
She was bo surprised that she gave
ft perceptible start whe he nut down
opposite her, opened his vullse, and
taking out n inaguz'.nc, begun Idly
turning the leaves.
Half unconsciously she studied bis
features. Suddenly she beeuino awnre
thut the eyes were regardlug her la
tently, with a somewhat peculiar ex
presshm. She crimsoned Violently,
and to cover her embarrassment, hur-
rlcJIy caught up u novel sho hud dis
corded a short time before. As she
did so the trulu lurched suddenly and
the took full front tier baud to the
THE WIND 7
It XI) All.
(Hi tlllllKlll.)
Tlii" wind i Aeattorini the leaven,
The cloinl ruih up tho nkvj
The vaijrniit snow-flake lind no rest,
J in t tvhiil nud toHH anil lly.
And still thought wanders with tin; wind,
lUturriing hut to sny:
"Oh, Iovb hop as the wind blows.
And noiii' uiuy hid it niny."
Aintlec's .Mni(iizine.
FULFILLED.
ELLEN BEALE.
tloor. She stooped iptlckly and her
head eurno in Fharp contact with the
head of the young man, who had also
stooped to recover the volume.
Bessie exclaimed "Oh!" and I he
young man's "Beg pardon!'' sounded
explosive to menu something else.
Both looked uneasily nt the passen
gers In the opposite berth, who had
stv!i and heard the collision, and the
look of polite amusement on their faces
eiieseil the young people to glance
quickly ui each other, when with one
accord they all burst Into a hearty
lau'ih.
Ill" nciiu.iintaiico tints begun pro
gressed rapidly, and by the middle of
the afternoon the two were chatting
like old friends.
Bessie learned thai the yi.ung man
was J'ruulc I'restnn, who owned a
slock farm near lienver, but spent
only pi'l't of each year on the ranch,"
the rest of the time being devoted to
travel.
The time passed all to swiftly, lies
sb! declared menially that she hud
never s cut two happier days lu her
lift-.
What pleasant young man Frank
was! He was so differ.' nt from Harry.
Of cour.-'o Harry was jolly, and the
lite of every gathering In l'otosl, but
he was not like this man, who had
been everywhere, it seemed, and who
knew so much of the world.
Then, too, he was not at nil back
ward In showing his admiration for
the girl's beamy, and she Ihrilled with
pleasure nt this new experience, us she
was umiccus'ioiacil to such open ad
miration as shone from the young
man's eyes.
Ills eyes were lighter than Harry's;
she hardly knew what color to call
thorn: whili! Harry's were the deepest
blue, feiirless and steady, the strang
er's often shifted uneasily.
As the linn? drew near for Frank
Preston to leave the train at Areo, the
station nearest his ranch, Bessie was
conscious of ii peculiar sinking of her
heart. In trying to niiulyxe ibe sensa
tion, site blushlngly wondered If It
could be caused by love. She was not
certain, but ut least she had not ex
perienced anything like It ut leaving
Harry. A momentary silence which
had settled upon the new friends was
rudely broken by the conductor.
"Areo! Areo filutlon! All out for
Areu!"
Iu saying good bye a moment later,
Frank bold Hessle's hiiud clasped
tightly In his, and when he asked per
mission to cull upon her In Denver, '
she gladly guve It.
He cume even sooner thuu she had
hoped. In fuel, he came many times
during the next few weeks, and two
months glided swiftly ou lu a constant
round of pleasure, the young people,
with Bessie's aunt and uncle, taking
many delightful trips to Muultou,
Colorado Springs. Pike's Peak, and
other places of interest In the vicinity.
Into the midst of this enjoyment
there came one day a telegram calling
Bessie to the bedside of her mother,
who had become suddenly very 111, so
all else was forgotten as hasty prep
arations were made for the departure
of Bessie and her aunt that sumo even
Ins. It was not until the very moment of
boarding the train that Bessie thought
of sending a telegram to Frank Pres
ton to im el them nt Areo station to say
good-bye, but It was then too lute to
do so. Sleep that night was Impossi
ble. She was continually thinking of
how happy she was on her other trip
over that same road. What a jolly
time? they had after their acquaintance
begun "head llrst," Frank had said,
and she smiled at the recollection.
Suddenly there seemed lo be a com
motion In the cur. For an Instant the
girl lay still', wondering what those
rude Voices mount. Sim was brought
to nu uncomfortable realization of the
cause of the disturbance when some
oue exclaimed in no gentle tone:
"Yes, dig up your money and watch
uud get a move on you, too."
Th cur was lu the hands of truiu
robbers!
Hcssie Was almost petriiled with
fear, but she put out her hand to
arouse her aunt just us some oue suld:
"None of that! Kindly hand It ull
over."
The voice sounded strangely familiar;
where had she heard it? She bud no
time to determine, for ut that Instant
the curtain was pulled roughly back,
and a lantern (held by the conductor,
who wus compelled by the robbers to
go uheud and wake up tho passen
gers i, flashed In the face of I he girl
uud her astonished aunt, who hud no
Idea what was occurring.
Bessie mcchuulcully reuched under
the pillow for her watch; as she did
so .flio robber, who held u revolver lu
one band, ImpuUcutly put up his other
to udjust the black calico mask which
hud slipped down a little Tind Bessie
caught u glimpse of his luce. What
she saw cuused her to cry
"Why, Fruu " She did not finish
the sellteuce; she had fuililed.
The mun had smiteued the watch
from the girl's hand, at the same lime
demanding her purse; when she spoke
he hastily held tho timepiece eloso to
the luutern, then, with one quick
gluuco at the girl, who lay In u swoon,
he half threw It upon the lied uud wus
turning away when the sharp report
of a pistol rang out.
An old man from Denver, who occu
pied tho bert- next to Bessie and her
aunt, hearing the commotion, hud
guessed lis Import, uud hurriedly tuk-
jug a revolver from bis valise, pur
dully emerged from his berth, but a
second robber, who was guarding the
truln uh-u, Immediately discovered
him (Hid fired, killing lilm Instantly.
Tho robbers at once coin tun tided the
conductor to pull the bell rope. ll
did so. and as the Iraln slowed up they
sprang off and quickly disappeared In
the darkness, followed by a futile vol
ley of shots from the now thoroughly
aroused passengers.
When P.essle recovered conscious
ness she found the passengers In tho
wildest state of excitement, and her
horror aud Indignation knew no bounds
when told of the brutal murder of tho
poor man whone bravery cost him his
llfo.
Sho experienced n feeling of relief,
however, when she learned that it hn-i
Hot been the man who was collecting
tho money and other valuables, but an
other a taller one. w!io hnd llred the
shot with such terrible effect.
The girl was tilled with a sickening
dread and bliter humiliation as she
again thought of Frank. Not tunny
hours before she was actually wonder
ing w hether or not she loved li.'m, nl
most deciding that she did.
How fhe had boon deceived! Sho
know now that she bad but allowed
herself lo be daz.led by Ills compli
ments and flattered by his nt tent ions,
that love had taken no part In the af
fair, and It was with shame thut shs
remembered having compared htm
wl'h Marry.
Ye", he wiis different, and she was
glad. Hut bow dare she think of
Harry so good and true? She wus
entirely unworthy of him, and It
would serve her only as she deserved
If, during her absence, be had found
pleasure In the society of some girl
more worlny of him than slit;, who
bad been so vain aud silly.
A telegram to Bessie's mint at lid
igo brought the happy news of the
great Improvement of Hessle's mother,
uud when the train reached l'otosl her
father was there to meet them with
the glad tidings of sure aud speedy re
covery. Harry, too, was at the station and
found uti opportunity to ask lu a whis
per:
"Bessie, have you decided?"
The utmost Inaudible "Yes. Harry,-'
Kent the blood from tho young man's
face, leaving him very pale.
'Am I to be happy at last, Boss?"
bo asked.
The glaueo which she gave him, even
when fcho said, "Not now, Harry,
please," brought the color again to his
face, for ho know she had decided lu
his favor.
Hessle's relatives Wore greatly
alarmed when It became known that
she and Aunt Sue were In the midst
of that daring "hold up." They
thought it extremely fortunate that
no loss had been sustained, even Bes
sie's watch having been accidentally
dropped on tho bed Instead of going
Into tho bag of the robber carried for
that purpose.
Several days passed before tho sni
pers reported tho capture of tho train
robbers, but neither was taken nllvo.
oue having been killed while trying t i
escape from u farmhouse, the other
shooting himself in order to escape
death In the flumes, his sbclter having
been bred by the sheriff's posse.
This man was described us band-
some Dick Powers, who always dressed
well, was well educated, and had
every appearance of a gentleman. He
was known by several aliases, and
hud been often seen In Denver.
One evening, about a week after her
return to l'otosl Hurry said:
"Bessie, can you not give me your
Unal answer now, as you promised?
Will you be my wife?"
"Yes, Harry," she said slowly, "if
you are still willing to trust your hap
piness lu the hands of oue so romantic
uud foolish us I."
When, a few moments later, she
managed to escape from the embrace
and kisses which tlireutened to smoth
er her, she suld:
"You have had your wish, Harry,
for I certainly have had all the ro
mance I want."
'But, Hesslc, darling, you could
hardly cull a train robbery romantic,"
be replied.
"No, not exactly," sho answered.
"Yet that had something to do w.'tb
my cure." Waveiicy Maguzluo.
Ts'iiIh ns ii n Artirl of l ooil.
Nuts, which not so long ago were re
garded us the special property of squir
rel!! and small boys, are coming to be
considered more aud more as essential
articles of staple diet. As a result, the
nut production of this country Is in
creasing. The almond Is useful not
only ns n part of the nut and fruit
course, but cau be added with advan
tage to uny apple or fruit niKture,
either cooked or raw. "Bettys," Char
lottes, turnovers and even pies and
siiuoo ure often Improved by the pow
dered nut. For Invalids to whom
sugar Is barred ul annul meals or
pastes form un important iiddifou to
the bill of fare. Those preparations
are made Into breads, biscuits, crack
ers, blunc mange, etc.
Tho peanut is valued for its nourish
ing properties, containing as It does
more nitrogenous natter than meat
or eggs. Freed from its oil and
ground, it is used for bread, or with
the oil becomes useful as a butter. Pe
cans, almonds and walnuts are used
largely for confections.
Kttvet of Ituln on Pcopio,
Have you ever noticed the effect ol
ruin upon people in our busy streets!
The slightest drizzle seems to nddli
their bruins. In clear weather they
mnnage to keep to the right, pusslnj;
without discomfort and dodging; but
as soon us the water begins to ful'
they lose the sense of direction, am!
you will find them swerving ull ovei
the sidewalks ns a tired horse swerve
lu the boniest retch. They will bumf
Into you lu spite of all you can do
Truck drUers go mud In a slight
downpour, aud even the horses are af
footed, drlpmen and motoruicn be
come lit candidates for Insane usy
luius. The streets become congested
for uo apparent reason. In crossing
them men uud women rush, dodge,
spring this way uud thut, stoop, Uicli
and till until confusion Is worse thai)
coufounded. Victor Smith, hi New
York Press.
A t.'onililrruttf 'Wife.
"Tho most considerate wlfo I eve!
hoard of," said the Corufcd I'hllosoph
or, "wus a womuu who used to dute
all her letters a week or so ahead, tu
ullow her husband tltnu to mull Xhcni."
ludlauapolW Press.
OHIO'S SERPENT MOUND.
SAVINC ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
OF PREHISTORIC MONUMENTS.
Whf Harvard 01Ii-r: linn ttnnlpit It lo
I ho Htnto AnlmeoloKlinl unil IIMnrlrnl
Morlety Monnil KmmiIimI For Orritiftti
lul and Hytulrollcnl I'lirpoiip.
lly a recent vote of the Harvard
corporation the Treasurer of Harvard
College has been authorized to deed
lo the Ohio Stale Arciuieologlcnl and
Historical Society' the Serpent Mound
Park which for tho lust fourteen years
iu been in the custody of the Pen
body Museum In Cambridge, thus re
storing to Ohio the ownership of the
most remarkable and famous of the
thousands of monuments of the an
cient mound builders which exist with
in her borders.
Tbu groat Serpent Mound lies In tho
Township of Bratton, overlooking
Hrush Creek, about seven miles from
Peebles, tho nearest, railway station.
It hud been noted with wonder by the
flrsk settlors, but It was not until 1Kb!
thut It was measured and ileserlbod
by Squler nud Davis, who published
a report with drawings from surveys
in tho first volume of the "Smithson
ian Contributions to Knowledge." The
two explorers had found the site of
tho mound covered by a forest. Thir
teen or fourteen years inter their visit
a tornado swept directly along Serpent
Hill, practically swooping the forest
dear. This led to reclaiming the bind
for cultivation, but: by lus.'t It hnd re
lapsed ugaln to u state of nature and
was overgrown with sumach and
briars.
Iu Hint year Professor Frederick W.
I'ul nam, curator of the Peaboily Mu
seum and Peabody professor of arch
aeology nud ethnology nt Harvard,
visited tho spot In (he course of a trip
which lie was making through South
ern Ohio for the purpose! of examining
some of the best known of the ancient
monuments for which this- part of tho
State Is famous throughout the world.
He was able to make arrangements
with Mr. Lovett, the owner of the
land, to have the site cleared of un
derbrush, so that for the first time lu
years the extruordlniiry character and
grandeur of the Croat Serpent was
apparent to visitors.
It has boon reckoned that r. j less
than l.'l.OOO mounds and earthworks,
built oil her by the Indians or ly the
so-called "prehistoric" inhabitants of
the Mississippi Valley, are Included
in the State or Ohio nlono. Hut (ho
advance of cultivation, the cupidity
of seekers lifter tho burled treasures
which are popularly supposed to be
hidden under many of those works,
and In some cases pure vandalism,
have put many, Including, of course,
some of the most Important, lu jeop
ardy. An example of this last, kind of
destruction is to be found at Muriel tu,
whero two great embankments, fa
mous among students of American
archaeology, lfuve been partly de
stroyedone having been built upon
and In part leveled, und the other
uiudo into bricks. Tho destruction 'of
the Marietta works seems all the more
to be regretted on account of the con
trast which It offers to the enlight
ened wisdom of tho pioneers, who, act
ing under tho direction of the famous
ltufus Putnam, had utilized tho two
embankments to form an avenue which
they named lu the classical fashion of
tho day, the Via Sacra.
Visiting Adams County again In
1883 he fouud that Its destruction was
inevitable, unless Immediate measures
were taken for Its preservation. He
wus uble to secure a contraec with the
owner Unit It remain Intact for a year,
aud a price for the absolute purchase
of the land was agreed upon. Colng
back to Boston, he enlisted '.he aid of
Miss Alice 0. Fletcher, well known
for her notable contributions to the
knowledge of Indian life. Mixs Fletch
er, meeting In Newport n few Boston
ludio!, appealed to them for support
with so much effect that In tho winter
of ISHtt a private circular was Issued,
with the Indorsement of the late Fran
cis Pnrivinuu, the hlstoiiuu of the
West, culling for subscriptions. As u
result u sufliclont sum, nmoiiuting to
about Sf'iOtM), was secured to buy such
land as seemed to be required for the
purpose lu view, and to take stops for
tho preservation of the Serpent, with
provisions for making thorough exca
vations in the Immediate neighbor
hood. Iu the end some seventy-live
acres of land along the pike leading
from Peebles to Hillsborough were
purchased, and the whole, under the
name of the Serpent Mound Park, was
transferred to the keeping of the Peu
botly Museum In trust.
This movement, not only waved the
Grout Serpent itself, but was tho
cause of stimulating increased inter
est In the preservation of the nrebiie
logical remains of Ohio In general.
The Oeneral Assembly, nt the sugges
tion of Professor M. C. Head, of Hud
sou, passed u law In ISMS exempting
from tuxutlon lands in the State "on
which are rituated uny prehistoric
earthworks, uud which may have been'
or may hereafter lie purchuscd by any
person, Hssoclutlon or compuuy for the
purpose of preservation of said earth
works, and ure not held for profit, but
are or shall be dodlcaed to public use
us prehistoric parks."
Professor Putnam iii'mcd;atoly be
gan work to put the mound and the
new putk containing It lu a suitable
condition as a public pleasure ground.
The convolutions of the serpent were
outlined by gravel paths, so that they
might bo followed from end to end
without Injury to the monument Itself.
In the southwest corner of the park a
pleusnnt picnic ground was arranged,
with u spring of water protected by a
substuutliil sprluKliouse. A well-built
road lends diagonally across the park,
and tho whole was put under the care
of a competent keeis'r. Tho present
transfer to tho Ohio Archaelogleul aud
Historical Society is lu accordance, of
course, with the principle that wher
ever possible historical sites are more
upproprlutely cared fo- by a local so
ciety, AVheu tho Peubody Museum
took over tho property there wus no
such society avalluble,
Serpent Hill, as one looks lift toward
It from the cultivated uieudows on
the hither side of Brush Creek, rises
steep and woody to a height of nearly
100 feet. It is crescent-shaped, follow
ing the bend of the river below It, and
the bold turu to I he northwest In
crowned by a sheer cliff of bore rocks,
which slopes to n point like tho nosa
of Minn monstrous nnlmnl. On tho
back of this rocky spud Is the serpent
Itself, opening its huge Jaws as If to
swnllow tho great, hollow oval or ogij
iM'foro it. The body winds In broad,
graceful curves down to tho colled fail
at the (nd.
It seems to bo generally agreed by
archaeologists that tho mound was
erected for ceremonial and symbolic
purposes, and was not connected with
the idea of sepulture. In the centre
of the egg shaped oval Is n heap of
stones showing the effect of fire. This
altar (If such It Is) was once much
larger than now, huvlng been broken
up some sixty years ago in some search
for burled troosuro. Tho oval is Jil.i
feet, long by eighty feet wide, nnd
about four feet high. From tho end
of tho oval to tho tip of the tall Is u
distance of 4'M feet In an air lino, but
1P.4S feet If measured from the end of
tho oval to the nock of the serpent nm)
then along the convolutions of the
body. From tho tip of the upper jaw
to the end of tho tall tho serpent It
self measures 1254 fool. Tlui nverago
width of the body Is about twenty foot
and its height along tho head and
body from four to five feet.
Tho Peabody Museum iu Cambridge
retains n memorial of its now terinln
otod connection with this great tnontt
nient of the past in tho shape of u very
beautifully executed model of the park
which It formerly owned, done by
Ward's natural science establishment
In Itochester, N. Y., under tho super
vision of Professor Putnam from sur
veys by C. Cowen. It measures six foi I
six inch by four feet eight inches,
Tho contour of the land Is sh.iwn most
Interestingly In green, with its forest i
and cliffs and cultivated hind nud
Brush Creek flowing through thn
whole. A duplicate of this model hit!!
also been procured for the Field Co
lumbian Museum lu Chicago. Chicago
Tlmes-IIorald.
HOW THE EYE IS DECEIVED.
Klertrlr. Fun's Motion Overcome Thnt ol
Another Seem to Hevolve Slowly.
A remarkable optical illusion may be
seen In the United States Census Ofllct'
In Washington, and to the person wit
nessing It for the first time It Is tmex
phiTnablc and most puzzling.
In tilt- east end of the great, building
ure two electric ventilating fans; they
are placed In tho walls of the north
and south sides near tho celling; they
nro about two feet In diameter and
revolve nt tho rate of about. IKMKi revo
lutions a minute In opposite directions
ns they face each other, thus carrying
the heated air from the room ami
permitting fresh to enter at tho sever
al out ranees.
Being In n direct line with each oili
er, one can look from and through the
rapid revolving fan nt the outh cud
to tho one nt the north, and it is tills
view that gives the Illusion, for the
fuu farthest away seems to be travel
ing at tho rate of only n few revolu
tions a minute, while the nearest one
Is whirling so rapidly that it Is impos
sible to follow It with the eye.
By moving the head In a circular
putli from right to left the farthest fan
seems to stand still, but It also seems
to have double the number of blades
that are known to be there.
The effect Is altered if the motion of
the head Is reversed, for then the far
fun seems to have doubled the orig
inal motion, and by moving the head
in different directions the bludos dance
around iu a most uncanny fashion.
the weird effect is still moru
heightened when one looks througll
the aperture between .he edges of the
near (an nnd the wall lu which it W
Bet, for from this viewpoint It Is nt
once seen that the fun Is traveling ml
fast us the near one.
The explanation Is simple. The fans
are traveling lu opposite directions,
nnd the motion of the near one over
comes that of the far one. Were they
traveling the opposite direction lu the
walls their motion would bo synch
ronous and no Illusion would bo appar
ent, or were tho near one traveling
only half us fast us the far one tho hit
ter would appear to revolve only half
ns fast ut It renlly does, but being
ou tho same circuit, and traveling ut
the same relative rate of sped, tho
explanation given is the true oue.
Thousands of persons have wit
nessed the Illusion, yet not one has
offered thus fur uu explanation, anil
so complete Is the deception that there
are lew who notice It at nil unless
their attention Is called to It, when
they roullze thut tho fans am both
going at like rates of speed. A slow
motion would l,n of no avail to draw
out the vitiated air of the groat room,
and n glance at the far fan through
the aperture nieutloned will Instantly
convince one of the tremendous speed
of both. Philadelphia Press.
Sprinkling fetrecrii In Hwltzerlumt.
While Ueru boasts of a lumbering
sprinkling curt thut would do justice
to tho middle iiges, the ordlnury meth
od of lnylng the dust Is very primitive.
Men nro employed who llrst till with
water an olonguted nietul arrangement
shaped like the baskets used for curry-
lug wood and open at the top. One
side of this can Is flat so that It cau
Iks strapped to the operator's buck. At
the bottom is a stopcock and a rubber
hose which has a sprlnkllug noK.lo
at the end uud when ready the water
ing ninu marches down the btreet
swinging tho rubber hose to right and
left, impartially spriuklng the dodging
pedestrians as well os the street In
his wild. Hupping energy. Tho supply
tfcr"rally lasts until a fountain Is
readied, wheu the can is uustnptiod
and refilled for the tixt course. Cor
respondence Chicago Itecord,
King Leopold un a Sullor. '
King Leopold of Belgium Is a good
sailor nnd a thorough yachtsman. Tho
king remains ou deck during tho worst
storms, when ull the other pussengors,
olllcers of the royul household and In
vited guests seek refugo in their cab
ins. Lately the king's yucht, tho Al:
berta, hud to remniu twelve hours at
sea to avoid tho (lunger of a leo shore
Tho sea was so bud that even some
members of tho crew got sick und dis
couraged. The king remained on deck
aud cheered them up. On bonrd his
yucht Leopold speaks fumiliiirly in
English with all his sailors who are
English, for be nulls under the British,
ling. Two footmen nud a cook alwuys
I accompany tho king of his cruise.
WAR CORRESPONDENTS' RISKS.
.Jullnn Iliitph AilmllD Tlmt Their I.ol Ir
i Not Without It I)rnw!mik.
j .Itillan Ralph confesses In tho Cen
tury that, he has been converted from
j tho opinion that tho llfo of n war cor
respondent Is not a dangerous one.
".lust before I went to tho war In
South Africa I was asked by iho editor
of a London magazine to write about
war correspondent!! and their work.
What I wrote was In criticism of
those of my occasional comrades who
appear to fancy It a clover thing to
put themselves In danger of death on
tho battlefield, and who afterward
wtito about one another's sensational
performances, ns If these reflected
glory upon them nnd their profession.
I have not changed my mind aliout tho
behavior of those who try to share the
experience of Iho private soldier, thus
bringing themselves to his rank, nud
needlessly jeopardizing their useful
ness to the public lu Hut violation of
the trttsl reposed in them by tholr em
ployers, I have since been the com
panion of a man who honestly be
lieved It his duly to enter n battle el
bow to elbow with the private soldiers,
iu order, ns bo said, that he might:
know the temper of the "Tommies",
nnd tho conditions under which they
were lighting. My opinion remains
the same, not because this brave gen
tleman was disabled In the very llrst
battle, and bad to leave the war, but
because he Is a man apart from those
I criticise- a born soldier, llrst of all,
and a modest, sober, earnest workman,
who never took or asked for credit be
yond that which bis published reports
gained for him,
"But I believe that In the London
magazine 1 said It was not. necessary
for a war correspondent, to Incur dan
ger on the battlefield. I have ultered
that opinion. It makes me laugh at
myself when I put side by side the
view 1 then held uud tho experience I
have since gained.
"To return to tho artist who wnuted
nothing but u chance to do his duty.
He succeeded nt Belmont, but at the
battle of Ciraspan, uftor establishing
himself in a nice, vnta and command
ing position, he found himself, in half,
un hour, amid such a bail of bulled
that It seemed as If all Bocrdom haii
singled him out for a mark for Its cou
cent rated deslro for slaughter. He !nj
st.Ul with becoming dignity, nnd found
himself alive ut. tho cud of tho tight -nllvo,
nnd resolved, with all tin
strength of his will, never again, whilt
be lived, to mix bis body up with fly
Ing bullets. At Modder Itlver, in soml
maiiuer which I liavo forgotten. h
was suddenly pursued by shells nm!
flying shrapnel, and made his way on!
of that danger, only to 11ml hlmsell
under such Mauser lire that the bid
lets came lu ropes. It was fun to heat
him talk about the duty of correspond
ents after this second experience. To
begin with, his was a round, limbbj
face, lit by steady, gray eye-, ami h
had a way of merely mentioning hi!
own experiences, incidentally, with
gravity too droll to bo cither de
scribed in words or listened to without
merriment. Ho cunvnssod the corps
of correspondents at short Intervals,
und reported to each one thnt nil the
rest wore resolved with him j.t.ver bl
not under fire again.
"Aud then came the light at 3'ngers
fontoin. "iTere was the advance in b:2i:k imd
rainy night, then tho grayish th.'cat of
dawn, thou tho terrible fusllade from
the Boer trenches at the Highlanders,
only u ftfw rlflc-longths away. After
that tho panic, the confusion confound
ed, the awful dropping of scores upon
scores of dead men, tho reeling of
ever so many wounded, the stampede
to the rear, the shouting of the officers
trying to restore order. And. finally,
fhere was tho artist, tousled, mud
stained, breathless, but still with the
sumo round, cherubic face, and the
same grave, well-considered speech.
He was coming out of the jaws of
dentil. Ho bad been lu the thick of
tiro light, which, for n minute or two,
(luuiitod the tigers of the British
army."
Telegraph l'olot Often (Iron-.
An account was published recently,
ami commented on at that time by the
Sun, of growing telegraph poles. It
Is not unusual for stakes or poles
planted green iu the fall to I'prout and
grow foliage tho next spring. There
Is a line instunco of this In Queens
town Creek, (Jueon Anne's County.
The Intricate chuunol from Chester
Itlver to tho steamboat wharves tit
Quccnstowu is marked with green
chcsluut and poplar slakes cut from
the woods aud planted lust f ill. Some
of them budded and put forth foliage
In tbi! spring which is growlus Into
brunches, und on a few of them blos
soms wore noticed. As It Is Impossi
ble for the stakes to root In the crook
mud this siunmev, growth will perish
with the sejson, never to return.
Sometimes, but very seldom, a stake
or polo cut from a tree and set Into
the ground roots nnd makes another
tree. There Is a fine example of this
on Harmon K. George's farm, Locust
Neck. In Tulbot County. Some years
ngo locuat posts In the ground were
used In building n post, cup and rail
fence. The end of each post was
sharpened to go through tho whole In
the cap. From one of them a sprout
put out below the cap. Tho sprout
become a twig, the twig a brunch,
which became a limb, and has grown
Into a large, umbrageous locust tree.
Of course, roots put out from the end
of the post in the ground. A treo cun
be grown from the twig of almost any
kind of poplar except the Lomburdy.
I u rail uud ridrr fences the riders
plintcd in the ground greeu arc often
seen to bear leaves, but very K-idom
ever live long. Baltimore Sun,
lluteb Cheewi at 1'arU KxpoMtlou.
Dutch cheese of various kinds was
seen nt tho Turls exposition. Tho
spiced Lcydou cheese, Ooudu sweet
milk cheese, tho well-known Edam,
wus there. But nil those varieties arc
now made by tho furmers of South
Holland just us well as lu the places
from which they take Ihelr uumo. The
furmers of Budogruven hud a cheese
exhibit at the exposition which for
variety und excellence can vie with
the products of tho better-known loriil
It ics. Budegraven now d.ies a lurger
chceso trade than any other district
of Ilolluud, the output lust year being
T0,970 pounds. Chose generally Is es
timated by the carloud.
A BACHELOR.
Who eollnrn nil ,nv .,,. ,
Ami wilt, tny littlo pC'"?
Who siija Abmi.na bn, c.'ni0,n,"0k
Who taken aw.iy my en,v i .
l!er,,. "it hss'n.. I,,,,";'
And only snys nl,o Uoo't "4rJ''
Who wiy lir Iiumi'I Bt
n.i,im;k;wib,vi;t-'M
Wlw eoriminniliiMM )m- ri , l
ib'turiu him with l,
Ami .iv lt. Kill, i ' ' "m M;!
- "'""i ii slid
Wlifi tlit.it-a lt,nl T .
And make me .In lTJd,".
And lulls m. ii 1 ,!.,, 'i
Anil when I'm UvVma mi! -., i
Hie, Mn.patiiiz,, flah1,;"'11''
And softly brcul,,,, "iJZZ.
i
r'ITHAND POINT.
; i it t . .
"uiiit itero, sir, is tin. I
ii uu inn linns, or water yi, ,.
tin bouillon Is In th ,.,,.. ....
Blaetler. rli
"Ho hns always rn 1,:. i
like clockwork." ' Ye .
creditors have wound Ji Un"
dolphin Bulletin.
"You're not half
were. Billy." "N; W(,V(,
a flat, and I just had to p t tilil
dinuapoHs Journal.
"Is young Mr. Iiibl.ia, ., ,,,,.
u,w.l..l .11.,... i ,UI
....... , i . "N i,; ever
no cans on me lie !!,,, ,..
chair." Chicago Keeonl,
Tho Bnehelor--"Singli. M,W.,
a good thing." iiie IVi(,',.,
isn't double blessedness twi
good'"- i linkers Sliite-ilmn,
Tho limit who'll nuke ',r,,i ,
J''cel easy as the ,, L"""in"
Or tnnke the old look , a, r
Will g.itber JoU ,,( ,,!,!
I'liiUlt-lLhiii
Asklt-"Is Loafer ,lzv
ieuii-"i,azy why. he ),., km,
much time lie is asli.nn,.,i i.. ,.
clock In the fuce'-liHtiiuoa. A
can.
"Well, Daisy, shall we pnv th,.
rout or give a (IliiiiorV" "Why
the dinner, of course! wi,i ..
puld-up house rent do us If w."k J
social position? Llfo.
Burglar (suddenly ooiiirontMl
policeman) "Hello! here's u wPi
licomnu--"Ioii't let m !,....,'
not on duty br-niglit. ,bist drowi
io see ti.o cook. - fSoston Trnim
Tlioiiyli he omI.h IOi. "y;;, tluu
wife
Anil not nnipHicr linns.
This damsel hems anil l"nn f
Mm were being iiko! to inx.
-IHmit .!
He --'i lave you ,ii!(. iH t
Kllse, and saved pome niiinv
month V" She "Oh. vc.: I '.t
the grocer and asked him not t
In his bill till next iiionihl '-i'i;,
Blitftter.
Mrs. Hlghblower--' How qui,.:
littlo boy is, Mrs. silmmm: ((
model youth." Willie Sliaison-
mother told mo not to wy ttnytlii
embarrass you while I was her'
I haven't (lured to open tny moil
smart Sot.
House Owner "You dhln't pa
rent last month." Tenuiit-"XoJ
I suppose you'll hold mo to your J
uieut." Owner "Agreement -
aareemout?'' Tenant -"Wliv. nil
rented you said I must pay In mil
or not at nil. Cohiaiaus (Oliloi
Journal.
No Help From the Father,
"When I was new la the busini
said a public school teui'licr, "I
to bother tho parents of my mil
nt times when I should liftve aril
my own hook. The result wus
of a character to make me eur.i
moment when I had l.'iki n It In
bead to invito the boy's father t
classroom. Once, when I tiitvl
one of tho toughest iiolglilxirliiM
lown u boy unloaded ou
the worst Kngllsh to In' beard ii
Bowery. Being green In tlm
I first blushed and tl.cn fiVw 1
passion. But the boy milycontli)
sneer, uud speaking om of the i
of his mouth, ho went ou abusin
in the most approve!. Rimer
fashion. I was wild. I tlioii;
asking for the boy's discliarg.
found It. Impracticable. There
quite a labyrinth of ril hipo
through, and the result wiw a.v
but certain. A coiifrrre, who
croon as I was. suiruesml tlmt I
to tho boy's father. 1 imi. "I
fcllow-n tough looting IrM'i
culled the very next d;iv;
mornlu', teacher,' ho said. 'K
ting I'm out of a Job uml St
to snenk to vo. Well, surf, you
me to give Billie a Ihkin',
I said yes, explalnlic tiic
Thou the old fe uV Mown w
grlnued und answered: '.o'l M j
feller as calls hlitim-ir iem"
know how to give a hy 4
ilckii
nln't earnlu' do wages do oli'
him. Oood-by. sort'
Commercial Advertim.
f th Cut-
"Tho Idea that cats, ot
nlov with a mouse before u
a mistake." observed a
.U I...- - ,llv "If Ju
t ... .i..., (rfin. what bm
UUUl 1 DJ juni ii".- - nil
when a cat catches a 1'W
,i ...n i.ie.i Tho Dim '1
played with, but slalu at on I
cat tried auy guwo vllV ' XI
i. i..,l milld
iiioogo wouuie.li, , tui
away. But a mouse canno t I
null nu, n.f .1 Vila
tho unfortunate littlo iuilm' 1
, I.. r,l,T 10 C
ui f!perimeui"i
powers as a hunter up
.ri... i.. It t rennet"'' "
""v "v "":;.;ini
mouse a cnunco vi -
.-.i. n tell 'm
tno naraer mo i
more will Its skill he
cat did not take suck if-
slonaily .": would soon
ond-rate movwrS-Z? j
The,Wer.ruJo',l;';l';,
An nmlubio miuo 4i mil
years been employed In l j
Dalton. Ohio. 'I'"" u,""'t, J
ueeldou to iramu Hm
mine. Four hundred u ,J
nnd struck work, i."" fid
returned to tho seeue w b
Inborn, tho miners roruw
pick or Bhovol.
1 The tllrl tu . ""J,
HM. V..II SCO S'" ..lUl:
that none of tho men
you oau generally hot vaii
to buk good bread.-!1"