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Ask- Western he said: ny com- y believe raph ser- stem will pany.” N. g of the _imited,” n share- 1 in the mas Lip- attended ittle less s would 's loudly lomas in iny’s ad- riticised. of ap- want to d be the mas re- too late the gift, TS. vere re- | a vote place 1g might d right, n't for- bh yet— gue, Clark 4 mea meee mm > ce a a A A or NE 1 35 oy ceo pans Rian A thoughtful man of New York after deliberating over the joys of life, and the prespects of the hereafter decided to chance the latter. Being in good health, suicide suggested itself as the quickest apd most certain method he might employ to reach the other shore. Having decided to make the journey he called up the ambulance over the phone, gave his -street number, name, and requested the presence of the vehi- cle at his home immediately. He then communicated with an undertaker, tell- ing him to call at once and get his measure for coffin and shroud. He then bade good-bye to his fellow-employees, went home, shot himself in the head, and died in a few minutes. The ambulance called, so did the undertaker, and the oc- cupants of the house knew nothing of the tragedy till the undertaker insisted upon investigation. The suicide was found and ambulance and undertaker, with the corpse went away together. . The papers are silent as to further de- tails; it is believed, however, that the suicide was just as thoughtful as to the details of the rest of his trip, and no doubt engaged a “sleeper,” and did all other things necessary to the conveni- ence and comfort of his journey, even going so far as to arrange to travel as a “dead head.” Bon Voyage! The papers record the fact that a man mm Pennsylvania was struck by lightning on his wedding day. This is a new sensation supposed to accompany a matrimonial venture. At least it is not usual that the man finds it out on his wedding day. It takes several years for the man to discover just exactly what struck him. en eee eee. The other day a man in a menagerie offered the female elephant a cigar. The beast picked up the man with her trunk, shook him around the atmosphere a few times, and then slammed him on the ground with such force as to kill him. Served him right. The idea of effering a cigar to a lady! : The anthracite strike seems to have resolved itself into a determination by the operators to break the Miners’ Union. This was the ground for forc- ing a fight which a little concession would have prevented. Britain seems to have bright pros- pects for peace in South Africa. Next it will be our turn to have similar news from the Philippines. Such intelligence. from that section would be very warmly welcomed. It is said that the mine owners will scour Europe to find men to take the places of the strikers. It seems that they intend to pay no attention to the law against contract labor. The war in Africa has again been con- cluded. Look out now for a British defeat. SQUIBS FROM OUR EXCHANGES. The Old Maids’ Protective Association of Memphis, one of our most flourish- ing and interesting social organizations, is to be congratulated upon its determin- ation to publish a series of articles on “How to Raise Children.” What the average old maid doesn’t know about child rearing isn’t worth looking for.— Memphis Commercial Appeal. The next national holiday will be the Fourth of July. It will be observed with some degree of respect in Hawaii; but in the Philippines the Declaration of In- dependence is under interdict, and its reading probably would subject the read- er to prosecution under the sedition laws.—Buffalo Courier. : The pain and trouble arising from the high speed so generally dear to the au- tomobilists could be obviated by a law prohibiting others from using the streets and highways. The automobilists do not mean to harm anyone, but other people will insist on walking and driving around.—Boston Journal. The news of another uprising of Box- ers in China may cause Count von Wal- dersee to get out his uniform in expec- tation of another good-by jubliee.— Washington Star. An effort is being made in Washing- ton, it is said, to change Democratic plans. This is the first intimation a watchful country has had that the Dem- ocrats had any plans. They seemed to be standing around watching the other fellows.—Houstort Chronicle. With a few alterations rendered nec- cessary on account of a difference in lat- itude and climate, George Kennan’s elo- quent description of an aurora borealis can be used again in depicting the ter- rific grandeur of Mount Pelee in erup- tion.—Chicago Tribune. One of the Cuban legislators snatched up his hat and shook the dust of the legislative chambers from his shoes be- cause a bill he introduced was laid on the table. They are too sensitive, those Cubans.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. lehiitiaron=73 GIFT FOR KIT KITCHENER Victorious British Leader to Get Title and Wealth. SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE KING. Pretoria Dispatch Describes Simple Ceremony of Signing the Peace Agreement—Army to Be Repre- sented at the Coronation. LONDON, June 4.—Contrary to cus- tom, the house of lords will hold a sit- ting today to receive a message from King Edward with reference to peace in South Africa. If is expected that this message will announce the confer- ring of a title upon Lord Kitchener and the granting him a reward for his services. This reward will probably be £100,000. It now appears that Lord Kitchener * will not return to London for the king’s coronation, ‘and Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, has said that the LORD KITCHENER. government does not propose to have the new South African colonies repre- sented at the crowning of King Ed- ward. Transvaal and Orange River rep- resentatives could hardly reach London in time for the function. A dispatch from Pretoria says: “The signing of the peace agreement on Saturday night last was carried out with the least possible ceremony. Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner and Gener- al De Wet and others representing the Orange Free State and General Schalk- burger and others of the Transvaal government quietly met in the dining room of the residence occupied by the burgher delegates, adjoining Lord Kitchener's house. ‘The document lay on a table ready. Amid profound silence the Boer lead- ers took a pen in order of precedence and affixed their signatures, thus s®- rendering the independence for which they had so gallantly struggled. The document was then intrusted to Colo- -nel Hamilton, Lord Kitchener's milita- ry secretary, and Captain Marker, an aid-de-camp, who have left Pretoria to deliver it to King Edward. “There was great rejoicing in all the concentration camps upon receipt of the news that peace had been con- cluded. The occupants assembled in the open spaces and chanted psalms. the women weeping with joy. “Arrangements are being made to send representatives of each unit of the British army in South Africa to participate in the coronation festivi- ties in London.” Replying to a question in the house of commons during the day, the war secretary, Mr. Brodrick, said the total number of Boer prisoners in South Africa and elsewhere was 25,565, of whom 783 were under sixteen and 1,025 over sixty years of age. A Mysterious Shooting. PORT HENRY. N. Y,, June 4.—Per- sons who have come in from Schroon Lake report that George Rickert, resid- ing near Sherman pond, was, shot in the forehead Saturday night by some one unknown. Rickert had just re- turned from the village and was going to bed when a bullet was fired through a window, striking him in the forehead, but not passing through his skull. He made his way to the kitchen and found it to be ablaze, having, he thinks, been set. on fire by his would be murderer. Rickert crawled from the house and was found Sunday morning in an ex- hausted and unconscious condition. Cezar Receives Red Cross Delegates. ST. PETERSBURG, June 4.—At yes- terday’s meeting of the international Red Cross conference, which is in ses- gion here, it was resolved to devote the interest accruing from the fund estab- lished by the dowager empress of Rus- sia and the czarina to the creation of prizes for the best inventions for the alleviation of thesufferings of wounded and invalid soldiers. The czar and czarina received the delegates to the Red Cross conference at Tsarskoe- Selo, and the dowager empress receiv- ed them at Gachina. Virginia Constitution Completed. RICHMOND, Va., June 4—The con- stitutional convention has completed consideration of the new constitution and referred the document to the com- mittee on enroliment to be engrossed. It also adopted the preamble as report- ed by the committee on bill of rights and added thereto ar amendment rec- ognizing Almighty God and making ac- knowledgment of his bountiful mercy to all the people. No material amend- ment other than this was made. Austrian Riots Continue. VIENNA, June 4.—The disturbances in the Lemberg district were continued yesterday. In the reichsrath the Aus- trian premier, Dr. von Koerber, an- nounced that an inquiry into the riot- ing at Lemberg had been instituted and that the government was endeavoring to improve the condition of the work- men of Lemberg by finding employ- ment for them. FOR FASHION’S FOLLOWERS. Artistic Silks for Evening Toilets— Sleeves for Summer Gowna— Tip-Tilted Hats. Gross de Tours is one of the fashion- able silks this summer. It has a soft finished, slightly repped surface, and is ® little heavier in quality than taffeta, Put less glossy. Itis usedin pale artis- tic tints for evening toilets, and im blues, browns, grays, and sage green, for church, visiting, etc, Some of the grounds are satin-striped, then fig- ured with small leaves or flowers in quaint,’ ‘old-fashioned figures. These ‘silks make charming fancy waists and tea gowns, ‘says’ the Rew York Evening” Post. ® Regarding sleeves for the summer, ‘there are pretty styles without num- ber, but in almost every instance the models are dainty, picturesque, and most effective, neither too full nor too tight in effect, but graceful in contour and the most normal in style that we ‘have had for years, if we éxcept a few of the empire forms that appear on long cloaks and ultra-fashionable French dresses, which show huge puffs dropping from elbow.to wrist. from sleeves made very close at the’ top, with but little fullness on the shoulder. The only commendable thing about the absurdly tip-tilted hats of the summer, with their elaborate decora- tions all erowded to the extreme front of the brim, is that they shade the eyes most delightfully, and they are also very much lighter in weight than the other styles. Why women of all ages have taken so cordially to these rowdy-looking styles it is hard to say, for not one of them can endure the merciless summer batterings un- der which the straw Alpine stood up so sturdily, nor take the breezes fore- and-aft with the nautical self-assur- ance of the short-back sailor, the taut little toque, and even the larger Rubens shapes. For vacation uses, India silks will again be greatly favored, and the pop- ularity still accorded them is merited by their ladylike effect and conven- jence also. They are light, cool and dressy, and pleasanter to wear than any other summer silk. The new de- signs are less fantastic than former patterns. The very elaborate mille- fleurs devices are seldom seen; the flowers are now pretty little bouton- niers or buds and foliage in detached sprays. The inevitable lace bands and appliques appear upon handsome gowns made of these silks, but self- trimmings, or narrow silk braids or graduated velvet ribbon bands are much more appropriate when the dress is designed to do duty on various oe- casions. Some stylish modes sent from Paris are formed of the finest weaves of India silk in various patterns of dots. Vermicilli effects, tiny garlands, dots. Vermicelli effects, tiny garlands, costume has a smart little fichu to match. ONE FOR A CENT. A Little Cyclone That Came Along Just in Time to Prevent a Personal Encounter, “For three or four years after the civil war,” said an ex-captain of cav- alry, relates the Detroit Free Press, “I ran a small plantation down in Lou- isiana. I tried my best to be friendly with everybody, but there was one man who wouldn’t meet my advances. On the contrary, he cut me dead and an- noyed me in many ways. Iwas trying to avoid a difficulty when one of my mules trespassed on the old fellow’s land and was left there dead. He senti me word to that effect, and added that I could have satisfaction any time I wanted it. I could have appealed to the law, but I didn’t, and I didn’t look for him with a gun. “My course in the matter bothered him, and one day, after afortnight had passed, I saw him coming across the field with a rifle on his shoulder. He had made up his mind to have it out with me. I was in the stable and un- armed, and as I was wondering what course Thad better take alittle cyclone swept out of a dip between the hills. It was surely one for a cent. Its width was not over 20 feet, but it tore down fences and uprooted trees within that space. It caught the old. man up in a cotton field, and it seemed to me as if he performed a hundred different acrobatic feats within a minute. The wind passed and he was left lying on the ground. I hurried out to him ex- pecting to find him dead, but. as I reached him he sat up, rubbed his eyes and looked at me in wonder. y #éiAre you hurt?” I asked, as IT reached out a hand to helphimup. “Suh,” he stiffly replied, as he waved my hand aside, ‘T want none of your help. Icame over heah to fight you fair, suh, but you lassooed me and Jet all your mules kick me, and you are no gentleman and can go to the devil, suh!’” Bread in Five Hours, Scald one quart of milk.and let cool to blood heat. Add two dissglved yeast cakes, two teaspoons of salt and two teaspoons of sugar. Use this for the wetting of the sifted flour, should be of sufficient quantity to make a fairly stiff dough. Let rise ina room where the temperature is 80 degrées for four hours. Knead into small loaves, put into greased pans and let rise, then bake for half an hour. In the first mixing use a spoon and beat the dough vigorously to insure a per- fect mixing of wetting and flour. In the kneading for the pans, work each loaf three or four minutes. This | One of the largest dealers which |: method insures the best bread ever | eaten.—Good Housekeeping. - A Sausage Dish, | In cooking sausage in the chafing | dish cut in slices, put in the hot cutlet | pan and brown on both sides. Spread | | | with mustard or horseradish and serve | | on toast.—Washingten Star. SETTLE IN THE NORTHWEST. Large Increase in the Emigration te Minnesota and the Dakoias . This Year, Although it has been impossible yet. to compile. figures from ticket re- ports to shows the actual volume of travel, the lines carrying the greater part of the spring settlers movement. through the St. Paul gateway esti- mate that it numbered fully 80,000. This is 12,000 more than last year, re- ports the St: Paul Pioneer Press. North Dakota is credited with more new settlers-than .all the states from its western.boundary to the Pacific and Minngescta with fully half as ‘many people as have gone into Washington. _ Most of the settlers are sturdy, ag- gressive Americans, equipped with ex- perience and “fie ‘eats of creating | garden spots whérdver-they go. Many | came from Pennsylvania looking for” wider opportunities and a country where fathers could get adjoining farms for sons. The Virginians fur- nished a largé number of people and Ohio, Indiana; Kansas, Illincis, and even Towa made noticeable contribu- tions. 3x v The great icity of these that went west carried stock, farming im- plements. household effects and ready money. Nearly all had previously se- lected their lands and on many of the new farms temporary cabins had been created in anticipation of their coming. The settlement in Minnestota wasal- most wholly confined to the northern counties. THE ELEVATED EDUCATES. Has Taught People to Go Through | Revolving Doors That Work Y.ike Turnstiles, The man with nothing much to do but stand around and notice things, stood in front of the new Tribune building watching the crowds pass in through the big revolving. doors. It was a Saturday, when the crowd was coming pretty thick, says that Chicago paper. “Did you ever notice,” he said to the man with him, “what a great educator the elevated railroad is?” The man with him confessed that he could not see the conmection, but was willing to be enlightened. “Well, just keep your eye on the crowd going through that door.” “YT have been watching just as long as you have,” said the other man, “and I still fail to observe the most remote connection between it and an elevated railway.” “Simplest thing in the world,” de- clared the man who notices. “Each one of those compartments in the door is big enough to hold half a dozen persons at a time. But you don’t see them going through in a bunch. The elevated has them too well educated for that, they go at it in real turnstile fashion, one at a time, and no crowd- ing. The elevated is to be thanked for that reform, if for nothing else.” A BIG STAMP COLLECTION. Three Connecticut Sisters Accumu- iate the Largest Number Ever’ Gottem Togther, An enormous pile of canceled post- age stamps, in which were a million and a half pieces, attracted mueh at- tention at an auction sale of: rare stamps held recently in New York! The stamp collectors who bid against one another for rare speci- mens were much interested in the big pile of “two-cent United States can- celed, recent issues.” It was the first time that as many as 1,000,000 stamps have been assembled together for dis- play in New York.. The big pile weighed 280 pounds and occupied 15 cubic feet of space. in New York said the stamps were accumu- lated by three sisters in a Connecticut town. After all three had died and the estate was séttled up the stamps were found, most of them done up in neat | packages of 1,000. - For years there has been a tradition in some parts of the country that if anyone would accumulate 1,000,000 postage stamps the government or some mysterious institution stood ready to pay $1,000 for them. A REMARKABLE BEEHIVE. Mounted on the Back of a Life-Size Elephant of Stone In ’ England. : Representations of the elephant and castle are occasionally met with on the signboards of. public houses, but in the village which nestles at the foot of the beautifully wooded hefght™of Peckforton, i" Cheshire; England, stands a life size carving of anelephant in stone, with the model of a castle on its back. This remarkable curiosity stands in a garden attached to a house occupied by George Watson, and he with his-brothers, Robert and William. carved the elephant during their leis- _ ure time as apprentices at a neighbor- in, quarry, says Golden Penny. They. .were assisted in. the work—they re- -garded it.. as amusement—by their father, John Watson. . -'By itself the elephant weighs five tons. The castle on its backis a model. of Peckforton castle, which crowns the | hill above. Ttw asmade for, and is used as a beehive, and is fitted with glass windows, with little entrance holes at the bottom of each for the bees. inics That Have No Debt. _ There. are three states which have no debt—Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois. There are three others which have al- most no debt—California, Montana and Nevada. Juan Fornantes Lobsters, Robinson Crusoe island, Juan Fer- nandez, lying 600 miles west of Val- pariso, is to be given a civil govern- | ment by Chili on account of its lob- ster canning industry. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. California had at the end of lash year 2,040 petroleum wells. Iron finger posts bearing the names of all four thoroughfares are now being erected at the street corners in Berlin. ’ . In the Colusa region, California, there isa plowing machine (run by pe- troleum power) which can plow 110 acres of land per day. , On health grounds, an order forbid- ‘ding the wrapping up of foodstuffs Jn, old newspapers has just been is- ‘Sued by the prefect "6f Finistere. According. to Dr. Pinard, of Paris, ‘foafly CdrelésS persons catch conta- gious “diseasés by taking off their “dusty shoes and then sitting down to a meal without Washing their : bands. sil. o te + Phe mest of the tree wasp or hor- .net.iszmade of a.true paper; wood being, ground to, pulp by the jaws of the wasp and treated with an ad- hesive matter secreted in the crea- ture’s mouth. °° . In the canton of Zurich, according to the official school report for thea ‘Year&'1899 and 1900, 108,297 children were “medically examined, and the ears were found to be in some way affected in 117 per 1,000. . The village church at Upleatham. North Yorkshire, is claimed to be the smallest in England. It measures 17 feet nine inches by 13 feet. The church dates back 900 years. Some of the tombstones in the graveyard are dated 1550. ‘The biggest water-wheels in Brit- ain are on the River Teith, six miles from Stirling. The Deanston cotton | mills have four wheels 36 feet in di- ameter. The Isle of Man has the biggest wheel of all at the Laxey mine. It is 72 feet six inches in di- ameter. BLOWING UP OF THE MAINE. Gen, Fitzhugh Lee’s Theory of the Destruction of the I1I-Fated American Warship. In his interesting address in this city recently Gen. Fitzhugh Lee gave his theory regarding the destruction of the battleship Maine, says the Indian- apolis Journal. After relating the cir- cumstances of the explosion and de- scribing the scene of fire and carnage he witnessed on visiting the locality a few minutes after the event, he said: “My theory is that it was done by young officers who had been attached to Weyler. After the catastrophe they disappeared. Young officers of the (Spanish) army did not take the trouble to hide their pleasure over the horrible affair. Many of them dropped their usual potations of red wine and opened bottles of champagne in the cafes. The government of Cuba im- mediately tried to forestall European opinion by sending a dispatch which stated that the explosion had been caused by the carelessness of the ‘Americans themselves. As to that I want to say that the keys to the mag- azine of every American man-of-war are brought te the cap#ain and are hung on hooks at the head of his bed so that he can know where they are all the time.. When the divers went to work on the Maine Capt. Sigsbee said to them: ‘Go into my cabin and see if the keys to the magazine are hang- ing where they ought to be.’ The divers came up with the keys. They - had found them hanging by the side of the captain’s bed. Furthermore, the investigation brought out that the plates of the forepart of the ship were bent upward, showing clearly that the force of the explosion had been direct- ed from the bottom. The court of in- quiry heard plenty of testimony which showed that there had been two ex- plosions; one when the torpedo went off and tore its way to the ship’smaga- | zine, and the other when the magazine itself exploded with a roar.” The real cause of the destruction of the Maine is still a mystery, though there is strong reason for accepting | Gen. Lee’s view. The report of the | United States court of naval inquiry | ‘sustained the theory of an outside ex- plosion, but said “the court has been unable to obtain any evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or per- | sons.” The solution of such mysteries comes in time, and probably this .one will be solved when those who are in possession of the secrét think the right timé has come. Homing Pigs. “A friend of mine bought two young pigs, about three months’ old, and "they were carried home six miles in a covered van. "They managed to es- ‘cape from’ their new quarters, took and swam across. a swift river fully 50 yards wide, on their way home. In due course they were returned tq the man who had bought them. and within . a, week they were back again to their _ariginal homestead. We hear a great deal about the homing instincts of the pigeon and the dog, but no oné appar- gentleman who used to poy: the rent.” —Tondon Chronicle. - Nexv Beets, Rutter Sauce. Wash and dry the beets witho: breaking the skin. Drop into boiling water sliglitly salted, and boil 35 min- utes. Remove the skin, cut into slices, | then into lengths. Serve with drawn | butter. to which has been added a lit- tle vinegar.—Ladies’ World, New | York. . Mushrooms and I Asparagus Tips, | Make a white sauce, and into it put | . » 4 { one can of asparagus tips; stand the and tips get very hot. Fry the must rooms in a little butter; salt and pepper. the center of a dish and make a bor- der of the asparagus.—Boston Budget. season with | ‘pan over hot water and let the sauce | | eruptive in 1835, | ground to a depth of ten feet. days later some of the ashes, which | had been caught in an upper-air cur-, a bee line back to their place of birth, |- VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS History of Some Upheavals that Have Caused Great Loss of Life. Awful Power Concealed in Volcanoes Supposed to Be Extinct—Efects of Lava and Ashes Emitted. Volcanoes and enriljguakes result from thé fact that the interior: of this globe.is still: very hot,. radiating heat into “space and = consequently contracting in bulk. THg¢SE two geo- logical disturbances’ have:in. the past caused .an enormous los] ‘of life, ‘Says ® scientific paper. During the existence of this world many important. geographical changés have been made through this natural phenomena. Scientists have found traces of this in many quarters, of the globe, “where there have. been no heavy earthquakes or vole: anic e¥upgions for ages and dges. ve .- Volcanoes range jin ize from a diminutive cone to a huge mountain. In both cases they are formed from material which has been belched forth from the earth’s interior. They can break through any kind of geological formation, and have come through granite of immense depth, and also through silurian rock, such instances of their awful power being demonstrated by extinct vol- canoes that have been discovered in France and Scotland. Those known as Etna and Vesuvius emerged from beneath soft marine strata. They are generally classed as ae- tive, dormant, and extinct. In many cases, however, it is impossible to distinguish the latter two, and many that have remained quiescent for hundreds of centuries have been known to suddenly break forth in the most violent manner. / Such a one was Sornena, which, after being dormant almost beyond time immemorial, became active in the first century of the Christian era and ultimately produced Vesuvius. The latter, in 79 A. D.. vomited forth lava and deadly gases in such gigantic volume and so rapidly that the inhabitants of the city of Pom- peii and several other adjacent towns were destroyed as were the people of St. Pierre. But Pelee, the volcano which so quickly ended St. Pierre and its peo- ple, was another one which was al- ways considered extinct. Mount Epomeo, on the island of Ischia, furnishes another illustration of the uncertainties of these dread creatures of the earth's hidden mys- teries. It remained dormant for about 17 centuries and then, in 1302, burst forth with the utmost violence. In operation a volcano emits gases, vapors, ashes, bowlders and lava. Sometimes the acids are as destruc- tive to life as are the lava and ashes. The cratér of Idjen,”a volcano in Java, turned loose a huge lake of acid water, which rushed down the moun- tain side, and the poisonous proper- ties of the liquid caused widespread destruction among human beings, cat- tle and birds. : The ashes sent forth by a volcann are generally so fine that they will penetrate a house through the smallest cracks and crevices. They are gen- erally so hot. that theiinhalation of the smallest amount will cause death. Ashes have been known to fall over a country covering a radius within 160 miles of the volcano from which they were discharged. That occurred when Vesuvius broke loose in 1822. On another occasion, when the Cosequina volcano in Nicaragnabecame utter darkness pre- ‘vailed within a circle of 35 miles, and eight miles away ashes covered the Four rent, fell. at Kingston, Jamaica, 700 miles away. Huge stones have been sent hurling through space for great distances by volcanoes in violent activity. Many were found in the ashes which buried Pompeii. A volcano at Antuco, Chili, is said to have sent stones 36 miles, and Coto- paxi is said to have hurled a 200-pound bowlder nine miles. Molten lava can rush down a moun- tainside at a faster rate than a mile an hour. After it stops flowing a crust will form: over the top of the bed, which becomes hard and cool, while the body of it will retain a fiery heat for years. When Mauna Loa, the terror-creat- ing volcano of Hawaii, had its awful eruption in 1852, it belched forth a solid fountain of lava, which was 1,000 feet wide and spouted 900 feet into the ‘air. ently has a good word to ‘say for the | ou fiery fountains of the same country have been known to perform similar feats and have continued to do’ so uninterruptedly’ for several weeks. The output froin ote of them trav- “eled 15 miles in two hours, and contin- | by placing Pile them neatly im | ued to creep along for months, destroy- ing everything in its path. Lava is as variable in its moods after settling down on top of the earth as it is in getting there. Sometimes it quickly becomes good soil, while on other occasions it always remains bar- ren. : Submarine Fog Signalling, At Egg Rock, Lynn, England, a bell was hung 50 feet below a buoy, and the bell was struck by electricity from the Egg Rock light station power house. A person on a ship hears the signal a rod in contact with the hull of the s and the first experi- ments show that the Signal Is can thus be heard at a distance of five miles ox more.—N. Y. Sun ONE
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