CONCERNING HUMILITY.
' low in a town ynrd, grassy paved,
i A humble dandelion grew.
! Above her bead tnll lilacs wared,
J'roiid in their plumes of blue.
The dandelion's beaming face
Was upward turned, vet all in rain.
The lilacs contemplated apaca
Jn haughty, co'.d disdain.
"Ah, well!" the dandelion niched,
"Far rather would I lowly be
Than llr;nt my blossom hiph and wide
For an the world to sec." . . .
' Ar.A did a gentle little rbild
Ignore the lilac's hijrher claim
And pluck the dandelion mild?
So, reader; not the same.
Nor did n wicked rouneitcr tear
The 1iiac bushes witii hi knife,
And leave the dandelion there
To lend the quiet life.
Humble the dandelion lay.
Veiling her face in verdnnt screens,
Until a Man enmc by that way
And dug her up for greens.
In ostentatious ranity
The bines evermore nsnirod.
Therein they showed their sanity
And got themselves admired."
And thi. dear reader, goes to show
That men don't gain tliro' being swabs,
Wo miwn't hold ourselves too low
li we should bold our ions.
The Non-ark News.
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THE nlr of Arizona was dry niul
stifling nod the doors of Davis
County jail stood open to the
q four winds of lipnvcn, but
thorp was one padlocked roll Hi the
board shanty, scarcely good enough
to pen a sheep In but quite (rood enough
for n horse thief, nnd It liMd .Tim
Flack. The sheriff and his doputy were
playing poker nnd Jim was watching
tliein through his barred window, wh'n
n woman walked In It was Mnrtltin,
Jim Flack's wife and with ore loving
glance and a "howdy" to her husband
threw a loaf of bread on the table be
tween the sheriff ami his companion.
The sheriff drew n formidable knife
from the back of his belt and with
two sharp motions of the blade cut
the loaf Into three pieces,
"Nary file nor shoo tin' Iron there," l:e
said; "never left n dull spot 0:1 the
blade. Mis' Flack, you're a prime goal
baker. Give him this lonf, dep."
Martina turned her back on the two
men, and like n flash her eyes tele
graphed something to Jim. but his
keen, handsome face gave not the
slightest token of response. The sheriff
bad his eye on him, nnd he wasn't
going to give anything away. He was
allowed speak to his wife with the two
meu watching nnd listening.
"How's the kids?" asked the pris
oner. "Peart" Martina's eyes filled with
tears. She was picture: que In her
youth and strength, with her sun
burned hair tumbling about her round,
honest face. Her cheeks glowed with
exercise and the heat of the day, and
there hung around her that Indefina
ble something that Is the religion of
women who love. She looked at her
Jim with longing and tears, but she
could not talk with those men listen
ing. Even desperadoes have their mo
ments of delicacy, but this sheriff r.nd
his deputy had none.
"Don't whimper, little woman," said
the sheriff, rudely, "there's as good fish
In the sea as was ever caught. He
he!" "You'll spoil yer pretty eyes. Mis'
Flack," said the leering deputy.
Jim Flack doubled his brawny fist
nnd there was murder In his heart as
he heard the men chaffing his wife.
True, he had stolen horses, but that
was his only crime, nnd It had come
about through his being cheated la a
borne trade, and he had stolen to get
even, not remembering that two wrongs
can never make n right. Eut he would
sot have kicked an enemy when he
was down, nnd his reverence for worn,
en ocd children wa"s Inborn. lie had
hard work now to control his temper,
but at a look of caution from his wife
he managed to maintain a sullen
silence.
"Eat the middle of the loaf first."
(die sold ns she touched the bread, "It
are slack baked, as you like It. Jim."
When she had gone Jim took that
section of the lonf and broke It lu
two. It was well that the sheriff and
Ills companion had become involved
In a quarrel over their game, other
wise they would have heard something
full from the prisoner's hand and roll
noisily on tho floor. It was a S-'O gold
piece.
"She hev sold poor Jinny's colt,"
thought Jim as he picked up the
money, "It hev been baked Inter the
lread, an' it means u bribe yes. It do
but whether for the sheriff or dep or
-hold on-mebbo both. Hello! Ef
be ain't writ somethin' ou It then I'm
sucker."
The crooked white letters on tho gold
Piece had been written with a greased
tick after a method known In the
Civil War Just a few words which,
deciphered easily by Jim. read:
"Jinny Witches hlll-to-nlgbt. dep."
He understood. Martina would have
Jluny, the nnest and fleetest mare In
H the country round, at Witches Hill,
ud he was to bribe the deputy to help
uidj escape. That maro was Martina's
oil fhe owned lu, tho world except
lie children and It had eacnneil con
fiscation at the hands of the law by her
Proven right. Jim knew the sheriff
lid a personal dislike for him and
could not be bribed, but be had no fears
f the deputy. Tunt officer would have
bartered hi. soul-had It been of com
Werclal value-for i'M and hud felt the
J'ngle of many u bribe In bis uncleau
t'UJIU.
That ulgur. covered by a revolver In
the hand of the denutr. Jim wnllia nm
free man. He bad uo Intention of
getting off without paying over tbe
B'ouey, but he bad uo confidence la
the muu who was helping him and was
hUerniiniHi that he would uop pay the
uiuii ue was sure of freedom,
tie had Droiulaed
- . - fc n ucu
wey reached Wltchea Hill, and bad
"tB animation of being la pos
SMalou of BDT uioner
Arrived at th inn 11. a. r..jt ti
lu.C.r,.Vled to tr- She whinnied
, ,h J"'t bs sight of Jim. There
J The Price
of Freedom f
was no sign of Martina or the children,
nnd for this he was very thankful, for
he could not have ft ocd the parting.
He must ride for hli life far away,
nnd they must not know where, till
his escape blew over. He commended
her good sense and vowed In bis heart
to live n straight life for her sake
tlier?after.
He had nlnccil bis In ml mi .Tlnvv'j
bridle when the deputy collared him.
rny up, man, pay up, or I'll snvn
you from n hanirlnir. rlttht now .1 -.1.1
here. I don't risk mv life for nnthlns.
Shell out and be qul.k If you've got
It. I don't see but von'vo fooled i-io
after nil."
He cocked his revolver lust ns Jim
drew out the cold niece. The nevt
moment one quick shot sent Jim Thick
reeling into the tlu.sf, but It was not tho
deputy who fired It. The sheriff had
tracked the two men to their ren
dczvous, and now put up his gun nnd
said:
See ef that Jail breaker Is dead r.ml
done for!"
"lie's dead enonch." answered the
deputy, turning Jim over nnd sl:it'.:i:ig
with fear.
"Then we'll bury him ll!;e n rnldier
where he fell, nnd he'll tell no t:il-s.
Much too good for such carrion. (Jet
lo work."
They dug n shallow grave r.nd la'd
Jltll In It. The irnhl niece lr.ll inn.ln
tributary to military law the sheriff
took It. When tli'dr work w.is liuishrd
the deputy waited for orders.
lake the mare and ride frr rout
life, nnd nee that yon go oleir of th
State the farther you ride tbe safer
you'll be. And don't come back hive
till I send for you."
The going of the deputy made re
stir nnd be never cnm back to tell
hat he knew. Martina lives In l:ci
little home nnd waits for new ol
Jim. Her natlont eves h.ivo n Ktrnlnnl
look from gazing long nnd eagerly 11 iter
every horseman or foot rn.f songer li:
sight on the 1 :,". straight road thai
ads nowhere and everywhere. Hit
pretty brown hair is faded more than
ever Indeed. It has crown to a yellow
in: from the burning sun, nnd Jim's
kids have ncoe.Ired her habit of .tar.d-
l:r' In tin1 doorv.'e of I h. s'uac'; ntul
from ruder n shielding nrs.i watching,
watching. On- of tlieni N always u
the watch for "pap." What a welcome
would lie his If he ever cam.1. Mrs.
M. I,. K.iync, in the Chicago Ilcvord
Herald. Itrenthltt'a Hirer T.nnp.
As there Is more or less Interest .?nft
now In the town of Jackson, Hnnihitt
County, Kentucky, let me mention one
fact In connection with the place which
may have been overlooked in the rush.
At Jackson, or In Its imm"d!ate envir
ons, tlie small boy who finds it difficult
to throw a stone across a vacant lot, or
the baseball player who Is making it
record when he throws a ball 113 yards
can stand within n few feet of the
Kentucky River and throw n stone or
a ball seven miles down the stream,
then turn around nnd throw one seven
miles up the stream. Doesn't seem to
be possible, does It? Yet It Is. and I
have done It. Let me explain: The
Kentucky River nt this point runs
among the hills, which are steep nnd
rocky, and nt Jackson It (strikes the
hills opposite the town on the upper
side and bounds back, so to speak, in n
great loon around a territory of botJor.i
land sven miles In circumference, com
ing back to the lower side of the sharp
dividing ridge to within a few feet of
Itself seven miles above by the meas
ure around. This ridge Is 200 or :)00
feet high, nnd Is so narrow that one.
for 200 or 300 ynrds on Its top must
walk carefully or he will slide Into the
wat.r below. A tunnel sixty-eight feet
long has been cut under tho "saddle"
nnd a mill nt the lower end g. ts seven
miles of fall In sixty-eight feet. There
are a good many rivers with loops in
thrni, but I know of none equal to the
Kentucky River nt Jackson. Corre
spondent In New York Sun.
The Derillets an ilia Ournn.
The currents of the North Atlantic
Oceuu bear always on their rullied sur
faces, year lu nnd year out, at least
two score of dercllvt3 half sunk nnd
abandoned vessels that drift aimlessly
over the sea, helplessly, lonely, pitiful
menaces to navigation, ns fatal to their
sister ships as sunken rocks, fog-bound
Icebergs or hurricanes.
Why the currents of tho North Atlan
tic should be so plentifully laden with
these lonely enrcasxes of once gallant
ships, to say nothing of numerous
spurs, tree, trunks nnd misguided,
truant buoys. Is not altogether because
that part of the sea is so full of com
merce, but ou account of the nature
and direction of the currents them
t jives.
The waters of the whole'ocean of
all the oceans, for that matter Cow
slowly but surely through a grand sys
tem of currents and counter currents
ns regular as the cycles of the blood
In our veins, nnd the countries that bor
der on the seas, the fish that swim In
tluni, mul the ships that sail over them
are fully as dependent on them. Tho
Cult Stream, with It river of warm,
blue water, everybody knows, but that
Is only part of It. Where does the (iulf
Stream come from? Tunt Is n long
tory that never has been all told, evea
by the scientists nnd bydrograpucrs.
Kal-LIk Sharks.
Some years ago a fisherman on the
Ceorse Bank off the Maine coast, or
In that vicinity, brought up a remark
able fish twenty feet lu length which
was entirely new to him. Considering
It a mere Incumbrance It was thrown
overboard, but tho catch was reported
and n roused great iuterest among na
turalists; so much so thnt a large sum
was offered to the nsliermeu to fish It
up again, which they tried to do with
out success. . Tbe fish was a veritable
young sea act pent, and If such a fltfb
attained the length of fifty feet It
would well compare with tbe accounts
of sea serients which are reported so
often. Since this occurrence several
eel-like (barks have been taken; long
aerpejitlue-like creatures that vhen
Inrge must be the sea serpents of tbe
deep sea. and have convinced observ
ers that the tales which have aroused
the credulity of people are not without
foundation, and that this mysterious
realm conceals strange and glgantla
forma which only rarely rise to the
surface. Tbe eel-Ilka almrk found aro
in some Instance' lumlbous, emitting
trauge Ugbt over tbe entire surfaces
J the light given of tbe deep tea. .
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B R I C, A D IHR-OKNEIt AI.
Who bflit soon KPl-vlcn lo fhn
A I Civil War. 111 fighting I::
I tllans. in Cuba. In tho Phil
ippines, nnd in China, stood
on n knoll near hend)u:ir-
lers nt Fort Riley. Kansas, in the early
part of .last October, peering through
his binoculars nt a great cloud of dust
piade by n regiment of cavalry ns it
dashed furiously across the plain In
one of the shnm battles by tho regulars
In the ten days' niancuvres there. The
firecracker rattle of the guns of six
regiments of infantry, followed by
their swift rushes ncross the plait's
nud their plunges to the ground, the
roar of half a dozen batteries of field
guns, throwing Imaginary shells and
burling defiance to one another, came
os music to his ears.
The gray and wind-tanned Ilrlgndirr
could repress his enthusiasm no lunger,
nnd he turned to n friend, who had lei'l
the Army nt the close oil the Civil
War and who was his guest at the
manuevrcs, and paid:
"Best soldiers In the world. Colonel"'
"Hardly that, fienernl," replied tho
Colonel. "There were no better sol
diers, and there never will be better
soldiers, than the men In the Army
lu the last two years of the Civil War.''
"Quito right, of course. Hut wh:;t
I meant was that the American private
soldier, equipped and trained as he is
to-day, is the best fighting-machine
known, nnd that l.e can do loir per
cent, more work Is loo per cent, more
efficient than lie could when we were
lighting in the South. He shoots
further, he sees further, lie hears
further yes. h marches further r.r.tl
endures more than when v.-e were
youngsters winning our first shoulder
straps. I'll prove It lo yon. The
morale Is loo per cent, improved over
tho old days."
HIS WEAPONS T3E.V AND NOW.
For a week the active man of mili
tary service nnd the active man of
business who bad come back to smell
powder nud renew the marllal spirit
of his youth went into every detail
of the mancttvres. They took n Krag
Jorgensen rille and had n private hit a
tree more than a mile uway. The
Springfields of a dozen years ago
couldn't shoot more than l.'oo ynrds.
or three-quarters of the distance the
Krags shoot. Then the Cenral told of
the new Springfields which have been
adopted by the Army to supplant the
Krags, and his eyes snapped as ho did
so. Out lu the Philippines and in China
ho told how scores of the men, ns they
warmed to their work and grew ex
cited, were found "shooting nlr" In
stead of cartridges out of their guns.
In the excitement they forgot ti re
charge tho magazines.
All that is gone now. The brand
new Springfield is entirely encased In
woo'd, and the soldier can handle It In
comfort nt all times. It Is lighter than
the Krag nnd weighs only seven nnd
one-hulf pounds. But most important
of all, when the soldier has fired all the
cartridge i in his clip, he Is unable to go
through the motions of shooting the
weapon again thnt Is, he can't shoot
air until he has recharged the gnu.
The barrel has nlso been shortened to
the length of tho carbine, and hereafter
the Infantry nnd cavalry will carry tho
same weapon. Whether the soldier Is
n mounted infantryman or a dismount
ed cavalryman, or Just a plain infantry
man or cavalryman, his gun will be the
same, nnd only one kind of ammuni
tion needs to lie supplied.
Then, too, the private toldicr of to
day, It was seen at a glance, is more
than 100 times ns efficient n shooter,
when It Is realized that he carries with
him In his compact belt l."0 cartridges
where he used to carry only fifty.
Right here Is the secret of his ability
to march further nnd to go on long
"hikes," where his range of action for
merly was limited to the necessity of
keeping closer in touch with his ammu
nition supply.
ELECTRIC WOUK IS THE FIELD.
Soon there came along the Signal
Corps with their telegraph Instruments
nnd their wires nnd their flags ond
other paraphernalia. In the midst of a
rush across tho country a regiment was
stopped suddenly; the order was given
to wheel nnd to rush to 11 distant part
of the field. There wits no aide rufh
ing up nod dashing back to t lie General
In command. The Signal Corps had
received word thut more men were tie
inanded In a weak spot lu the line.
The General nt oure telegraphed to
stop the regiment that was making
headway In forced rushes, with open
spaces between the men, to retrace its
teps nnd to strengthen u force that
had been outflanked.
"That's the kind of work we did In
China." shouted the Brigadier. With
a whoop and a cloud of dust the men
disappeared. In less than a b.il'-hour
there was more signaling and tele
graphing and back the regiment
charged. It was difficult to see thein
most of tbe time, and the opposing
force was practically out of sight.
"How did they know they were
needed Just then?" asked the Colonel,
"Our glasses In the old days were not
able to detect tho movements thut have
just been so promptly checked."
The Brigadier banded over bis binoc
ulars and said:
"You observe, we see three times a
far as we used to see in the old times.
That telegraph we used constantly lu
the march to Pekln. Every one of
tbe camps was equipped, especially at
ulgbt. It was the wonder of the other
forces. And uow they say they are
perfecting a system of photograhing
twenty miles away by electricity. We'll
bave that, too. Fancy tbe advantage
It would bave been to take picture
over a mountain twenty miles away
Jn fighting Indians In the time of
Custer and Crook. Lawtou might bave
got old (ieronlmo sooner If be could
bave taken bla picture several times
as be was fleeing Into tbe mountains
of Mexico. When the wireless telegra
phy Is perfected we'll bave that In op
eration. To some extent we'll use tbe
i telephone." . - .
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The Hospital Corps passed by. The
fienernl slopped litem. "Show this mat!
how you operate with those First-Aid
to-tlie-lnjured packages you carry," he
said. One of the men dropped to the
ground, He was supposed to bf
wounded In the leg. Out came the
bandages nnd appliances for stopping
the flow of blood. J 11 a few m.".iutes
he was bound up ami ready to bo put In
tho stretcher to be carried off. "Pity
we didn't have such fixings In the old
days." said the Colonel. "Many o
life would have been saved."
The sharp rattle, deepening !:.to 0
roar, of the half 11 do::en field-guns was
heard from the top of a bluff In the
distance. The General pointed out
how those guns were lighter, stronger,
and fully four times ns effective ns the
field-guns In the Civil War times, fdioot.
ing ammunition ond scattering bullets
right ami left in a way that the old
"grape" guns could never do. A truly
of mules with inountain-gitns. taken
apart and strapped to their backs, il
lustrated the latest oevclopinent in
campaigning, especially In r.inmitainous
territory. "There's a pneli-traln fot
you," lie said, "the like of will di we
never saw even in later days on the
plains."
At the close of the day a squadron of
cavalry stopped to water the horses
on the way to camp. The Colonel's
eyes lighted up ns he examined their
equipment. "Ah." he said, "here's one
thing you haven't Improved upon. You
still use the old MeCl.dlan saddle."
"Yes," was the reply, "nothing better
tlinn that lias been found fur cavalry,
but you will notice the saddle is iietiet
finished t!::m formerly. It Is stuffed
:is b never v.-as before, and. If you
will be,!; cbeie, y u will s"o that its
endurance is stren-.-theiit d by the way
oil is worked Into it. It Is fifty per
cent, stronger :iian ii;L old saddle used
to be. nr 1 hivauso oT that Ir lasis
loader a::d :. far r.ioro e::nfo;lable."
THE fiO-CAI.!.ED UABYINO,
Then the Colonel plucked up courage
to tell the Brigadier that tho general
opinion of oi'.Ucis of other armies was
that the men in the I'nired States
Army were "hahic.1" too much. A snort
of disapproval, amounting to half-rage,
was the first answer. "Other people
don't see why we make our men as
comfortable as possible in ordinary
routine army work." he said. And then
he told why one finds the American
private soldier with napkins, good beds,
good rations, and even confections,
such ns chocolate, provided for him.
'"The liest nt nil times is the creed
of our Army," he said. "When the
men are In barracks or camp, why
not make them comfortable 't They
know that in war it's another story.
Time and ngnln they are likely to go
half starved. But what's of importance
Is the fact thnt they know tho otllcers
will be half starved with them. There'll
be no favoritism when the lighting Is
on. No food Is too good for tho Amer
ican private soldier at such times, nnd
he knows he'll get just as good things
to eat as his superiors in rani; If he
gets anything. He's willing to give
up his napkins nud his sweets, Just ns
lie is willing to go without his clean
linen and creased trousers nnd well
brushed coat, when time for business
comes around.
"Yes, we do 'baby' the men In the
sense thut we cure for them all we
can. On the march to Pekin we had
distilled water for tlieni. Wo made It
ourselves from our own plants, ns we
went along. Our commissary nud quar
termaster arrangements were the won
der of the troops of the other nations
In that march. We had 'em all beat.
That was oue result of our desire to
make our fighting-machine ns strong
ns po.'slble. 'Babying' 'em. they call It,
eh? Well, I call It making strong ni'JU
of 'em." Harper's Weekly.
The Yard an Arbitrary Mruitirc.
The yard Is an arbitrary measure.
Its use as a measuring standard goes
so fur back that it U not exactly
known now or where It first becumo
a standard of measurement. The
metrical system, however. Is based up
on the meter, which Is the tea mil
lionth part of the quadrant of the
eurtli, measured on a meridian. This
system was adopted by tho French
convention in 17'J.". The National In
stitute of France ordered a new and
actual measure of the whole are of
the meridian which extended the en
tire length of Trance from Dunkirk
on the north to Barcelona In Spain.
This meridian passed through Paris.
As this measurement was to deter
mine the exact length of the meter, tho
labor of measuring tills arc was In
trusted to two of the most eminent en
gineers in France at that time. They
used rods of platinum twelve feet in
length, for measuring the liases, nud
the precision with which the angles
were observed was such tint wh?n tho
length of the meter, which was to be
one-ten millionth of the length of the
quudrant, was finally determined, the
error was so small ns to amount to but
one-two hundred and eighth of un Inch
to tho meter. The meter Is equal to
3D.3US inches. Chicago Reeord-Ueral
A Unlqaa Xairsiiaper,
A dally newspaper for which the
news Is supplied entirely by wireless
telegraphy has bfcn established on the
Islaud of Catallna, a tourists' resort
lu the Pacific. C'atulln.t Is fifty-two
miles from I.os Angeles, and the Times
of that place Issues the Wireless as an
auxiliary publication for the purposo
of reaching Times subscribers ou in
coming steamers before their arrival
at the mainland.
Tbe, Wireless announces editorially
that It "salutes the duwn. the people
of tbe continents ami our sister islands
of tbe seas as the flrst-boru progeny
of tbe greatest of all tho achievements
of electrical enterprise telegraphy
without wires lu dally letter-press."
Tbe paper cou tains foreign and local
news, and uu epitomized bulletin of
current events all seut fj'oui tha mala
land by wireless. ,
WHAT 013 Hb DO THEN ?
rite "Problem Morj" Tint ITin Taken
- the Af tentlnn of Soma Clnb Women.
"Problem stories" are FtiH rife nud
popular among those clever Chicago
:dul) women who enjoy sharpening
their already keen wits upon hard ot
perplexing questions. Never a "e!ub
luncheon," an Informal gathering of
My kind, or one of tho "nfter clnb"
sessions that are nlwnys so enjoyable
r.nd pleasant takes place without three
r : four of these stories being presented.
Here Is a particularly good mid
puzallng "problem story" for which, as
yet, uo feminine solution has beet)
found.
A certain man, of marked business
ability nnd equally marked imslnes?
Integrity, hail been persuaded by rt
tnnted friend to purchase heavily of
certain stocks. After lie had signed
the agreement to take tho stocks, but
while they were still unpaid for, he
happened to attend tbe theatre, heav
ing, he somehow managed to slip 011
the coat of nn unknown 'neighbor, in
stead of his own. Going home In 11
car. be desired to lead over n letter
from the friend who had persuaded
him to purchase the stocks, nnd, taking
this letter, ns he supposed, from the
pocket lu which lie had previously
placed It, lie opened it and ran his eye
casually over the first page before lie
realized that, while in hU friend's
handwriting, this letter was not ad
dressed to or Intended for him.
1I caught sight of i-ome reference
lo tho lately purchased stocks, how
ever, and, unable to resist the tempta
tion to sre what was said of them, read
the letter through.
To his horror nnd dismay the man to
whom the letter was written was
f-trongiy warned against buying any
of the stocks In which the writer of
the letter hud Induced the Inadvertent
reader to Invent so largely. The inad
vertent render was still further hor
rified to find lu whi'.t u direful predica
ment he was uow placed.
If h1 retained and paid for the si nek 1
lu question lie undoubtedly, according
to the Information conveyed In tho let
ter, allowed himself to be heavily
"sold." If, n the contrary, he refused
to take these stocks lie must explain
how and where he bad obtained the
information that bad caused him to
change bis opinion a circumstance
particularly abhorrent to the man
whos. proud boast had long been thnt
lie had never yet found it necessary
to divorce his ideas of business nnd
perieoL'.-.l honor, that ho bad never
stooped to a low or dishonorable thing.
All the circumstances ami conditions
of the case, financial nnd otherwise,
had been fully diseu.-sed before the
agreement to purchase tho stocks was
signed. There was no way of open or
honorable retreat for him. nnd yet
to lose, ns lie now knew he must If
the stocks were retained, would set him
back a long term of years financially
nnd undo the clever, honest, painstak
ing work of many months.
i'roblcni: What did he do?
The Giant SquUI.
One of the most remarkable as well
ns gigantic nulmals of the deep sea Is
the giant squid .1 favorite tidbit of the
sperm whale. The size to which these
liiiimals grow, their strength and their
hideous appearance places them ou n
par with many of the weird and gro
tesque creatures of a past age. The
liquid undoubtedly attains a length of
nearly, if not over. 100 feet, and pieces
have bes-n taken from the stomach of
whales which suggested animals far
beyond this lu size.
No more hideous creature can bo Im
agined. The body Is barrel-shaped, the
tail like nu arrow bead, the eyes as
Inrge as saucers, binds and white, hyp
notic and staring. The nrms 11 re at
tached to the head and nre ten In mini
ber, from ten to twenty feet long !:i ex
treincly large nulmals, while two nre
from thirty to fifty fort In length, de
pending upon the size of the ludividual.
The short arms are provided with ex
traordinary suckers their entire length.
The two long ones have them only nt
the cxtrrmltlts, nud tl.ey form vir
tually n pair of pincers, which nre shot
out thirty or more feet like a flash of
light to seize unsuspecting prey, which
Is then hauled among the shorter nrms
and held powerless to escape. Th?
mouth is small, but Is provided with
two large parrot-like beaks. This
weird creature, weighing tons, with a
power of changing its color like n dm
moleon, nnd In some specifs luminous,
lives In ('.e.qt fjord-like bays mi l prob
ably In the deeper regions of the ocean,
r.s It is rarely seen except when It Is
founded.
Artificial I.hnbs For Anlina.s.
Progress In the work of making arti
ficial appliances for injured animals 1?
now particularly noticeable. It Is be
lleved that in a short time horses 01
other anlmaU which break their legs
will not have to be sacrificed, but thai
by n syttem of treatment with molds
nnd leg appliances the injured limbs
can be permanently cured. To make
the nulmals ns comfortable ns possible
during the proresa of the bone knitting
together, l.mncss rirjs nre arranged
which enable the creatures to rest
wi'hout being cramped. Itidred. 1!
.animals are fully as comfortable ns r
human being who bus met with tin
same accident nud has to have the Hint
set. In the 1 use of very expensive ant
mnls this work Is aiuust imperative
and Its application to less v.ilua'ilt
ornitures will only be .1 matter of tinif
In the near future. The hospital ap
pllnnces for animals nre to-day almos
n elaborate and perfect as thos? whtck
are prepared for humua patl mli;.
New Y'ork Times.
Villi 'That lo Not Vtar.
Ill rare Instances fish appear to lu
without fear. This was particular!
noticeable in the case of several truni
fishes which I found 0:1 the Florldr
retf lu an old deal coral head of larg
size. At low tide I could reach fronr
my boat ueariy to the Imttom of Ihf
bend by bending over, and lu attempt
Ing to dislodge some gorgonlas whlek
were clinging to the coral I vas sur
prised to see at vera I of the little or
inored fishes swim up to my hand am!
m rmit nie to touch them an aet whlcl
1 oft 11 related. The mullet is verj
lame. I have often stood kuer-deep 011
the outer reef and bad large schools al!
about me wlthlu eight or ten feet, am'
even when I moved along they wer
not alarmed. This sociability cxplaiin
the possibility of takinj Ihcai v. ltlj thi
erst c;t. Scientific An;oilen
ton
New York City. Shirt waflsts thut
combine horizontal with vertical tucks
sre among the novelties of the season
nd nre shown In n variety of styles.
TITKKD BLOfSr..
This very stylish May .Mnnton oue Is
adapted both to washable fabrics and
to the many waist cloths and silks.
The original, however, is made of
white madras and Is held by four large
penrl buttous at the centre of the box
pleat.
The waist consists of tho tucked
fronts and plain back, with the fitted
foundation, that can be used or omitted
ns the material requires. The fronts
nre Inld In narrow vertical tucks that
extend to shallow yoke depth nnd in
wider horizontal ones below, uud nre
gathered at the waist line where they
droop slightly. The back is smooth
ncross tbe shoulders nnd tho fulness is
drawn down snugly lu gathers nt the
belt. The sleeves suggest the Hun-
WOMAN'S
gnrlan style and are made with snugly
fitting upper portions, tucked on con
tinuous Hues with the waist, and full
puffs that are laid in narrow vertical
tucks at their upper edges. Tlie cuffs
are oddly shaped nnd match tlie stock.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is five nnd a half
yards twenty-one Inches wide, five
yards twenty-seven Indies wide, four
uud a half yards thirty-two Inches
wide, or two and three-quarter yards
forty-four inches wide.
Woman's Cnat.
Coats mude with triple cape effects
are exceedingly becoming nud exceed
ingly smart. The very excellent May
Mnnton model shown lu the lurge
drawing combines thut feature with
one ot the lntest shapes and n novel
sleeve that Is both graceful and com
fortable. Tbe original Is made of
black taffeta stitched with cortlcelll
silk and Is faced with a black and
white novelty, but all the materials
used for jackets and coats arc appro
priate. Tbe coat Is made with loose fronts
and back and Is fitted by means of
shoulder and nnder-nrm seams. Tlie
triple capes are arranged over the
shoulders, and the straps, that couceal
their edges, are applied. The fronts
are faced and can be turned buck to
form rovers, or lapped over In double
breasted style as shown in tho small
sketch. Tbe sleeves are cut In two
pieces each and ore laid In tucks which
are turned toward one another to pro
duce the panel effect. The pockets arw
Inserted in the fronts and finished with
pointed straps.
Tbe quantity of material required
for the niedlum also Is four and a half
yards twenty-seven lucliea wide, two
snd three-quarter yard forty-four
Inches wide or two and three-quarter
yards flfty-two Inches wide.
I'lrtorist Diary th I alas ,'
Surely a fad approaching a mania Is
one heard of tbe other day a girl who
Insists upon being photographed lo
very new gown that she possesses.
Her collection is a large one, for she
goes out great deal, and her pin
money Is by no means Infinitesimal.
The varied gradations of fashion nre
really very interesting, and Mill no
doubt cause much amusement some
years bence to her descendants. The
albums will bo a species of plctorlsl
diary worth possessing In years to
come, all tbe more so as she writes
LATEST
HEW, YORK. F$5fWN5'
beneath each photograph the date up
on which she first wore the gown anil
tlie inline of the friend nt whose hous
she wore It. She Is n handsome girt
who poses remarkably well ond her
gowns always do credit to her modiste.
A Kirnrtly Trlintnml Hat.
a white chiffon hat in the graeefut
shepherdess shape would be smart
trimmed with straws of narrow black
velvet ribbon le.l'iitlng fun fashion
over the crown, boii.g caught together
tit tlie buck under a cut steel crescent.
Maeli little si rap should bo held at the
front by n tiny cut steel buckle. Loops
and ends of the velvet should fall over
tlie hair, nnd n graceful, loose spray ot
black violets adds to the prettlness. Of
course there should be some lolets and
ribbon tucked underneath ou the left
side.
A Favliinn In TolCk.
fnntrasting yokes are much In vokW
This fashion Is exemplified in u froclr
of pale rose canvas linen which has a
yoke of deeper shade worked in a Un
sian design with white flax tin cad. the
square cross-stitch of the 1 mbroldery
being ndmiriihly adapted to the some
what coarser texture of the canviis.
Spprlal I'lns r'nr Mole ami Collar.
The necessity for special pins to se
cure stoles and separate luce collurs
and ruches to gowns Is causing many
pretty new styles of brooches and pins
to be (icrti in the leading jewelers
shops. Philadelphia IEooord.
Mol.ir Skirt-.
The new pleated motor skirts nre es
pecially smart in nil the dust-colored
cloths, voiles and coarse alpacas, which,
bitter material is, of course. Ideal for
the purpose.
Prrtty and Alinpla,
A pretty and simple hat of dark bluff
straw is trimmed with a thin Persian.
gauze, a blue foundation, with the pat
tern in deep color tones. There is only
a single feather used with this.
1'arbarlc In Bigness,
Keally nice things, made smartly and!
In good materials, are almost burbarlc
tills year. One handsome dark blu
COAT.
belt is set with big blue stones nearly
us large as robin's egg.
MUhis' Tu. k Vlexlad Skirl.
Pleated skirts of all sorts are muctt
lu vogue nud are iiecullarly well suited
to young girls. This graceful and!
stylish May Mnnton model U adapted
to all the suiting and skirting mate
rials of the season, linen and cotton
as well as wool, but, as shown. Is of
etaniine lu wool brown and Is stitched,
with cortlcelll silk.
Tlie skirt is cut In nine gores and Is
laid In somewhat deep backward turn
Ing pleats which conceal nil seams.
The pleats meet at the ceutre back,
where addltlonul fulness is hi Id lu In
verted pleats, and are stitched to gl ve
il tuck effect and In graduated lengths
that suggest the flouuee. They fit
smoothly and snugly about tho hip
but flare freely below the stltchlngs.
so providing ample freedom aud flare.
The quantity of material required
MISSIS' TVCK l-MATSO uur.
for the u.ed'.uut sis U six yards
twenty-seven laches wl.tc, isiroe aud -half
yards fortjr-fojr lnct4 wide, sje
three yard flfU'-twx tacVa xrUio.