niE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1010.
. Finding Mark Twain by Faltli.
One ovcnlug u few years ago Brandcr
Matthews and Francis Wilson were
dining together at tho Players club of
Now York, when the former tnnilo the
suggestion that they write n letter to
Mark Twain. "But," objected Mr. Wil
son, "wo don't know whero ho Is," for
It was at u tltnc when Mr. Clemens
was away traveling somewhere. "Oh,"
said Professor Matthews, "that does
not mnke any difference. It Is sure to
And him. I think he is some place In
Europe, so we had better put. on a
flvo cent stamp." So the two sat down
and composed n letter, which they ad
dressed to "Mark Twain. God Knows
Where."
Within three weeks they received a
reply from Mr. Clemens which sold
briefly. "Oo did." The letter had been
sent by the New York postofflco to
Ilnrper & Bros., thence to Chatto &
Wlndus of London, thence to n bank
In Vienna and from tho bank to the
small town In Austria In which Mark
Twain happened to bo staying. Book-
Modern Gold Mining,
Up until about 1S50 only placer or
surface gold was mined thnt Is, free
gold, deposited In the beds of streams,
In sands mid In the crevices of rocks.
Placer mining, mainly In now nnd re
mote regions, still furnishes a material
though not n largo percentage of tho
world's output. Formerly tho alluvial
gold wns separated from the sands
nnd gravels containing It by washing
them In pans, cradles, rockers nnd
sluices. In 1S.j2 the hydraulic method
was first employed in California. By
this means a "giant" stream of water
turned against tho side of n mountain
washes everything before It, The gold
scttJes to the bottom of the tunnel or
sluice through which the gravel, sand
nnd water flow. In 1SS9 dredges or
excavators were first used in Austra
lia. Today steam nnd electric dredges
produce a considerable portion of the
world's otMput. Byron W. Dolt in Ev-prvhodv's.
A Dlrd'a Barbad Wlra Faneaa.
There may bo seen along the road
sides In Central America a brown wren
about the size of n canary which builds
a nest out of all proportion to Its ap
parent needs. It selects a smnll tree
with horizontal brunubcrf growing close
together. Across two tit tlfc branches
it Inys sticks fastened together with
tough flbcr until a platform nbout sis
feet long by two feet wide has been
constructed. On the end of this pint
form nearest the tree trunk It then
builds u huge, dome shaped nest a foot
or so high with thick sides of Inter
woven t bonis. A covered pitssngewny
is then mude from the rest to the end
of the platform In as crooked n man
ner ns possible. Across tho outer end
ns well ns nt short Intervals ulong the
Inside of this tunnel nrc plnccd cun
ning little fenres of thorns with Just
space enough for the owners to pnss
through. On going out this opening Is
closed by the owner by placing thorns
across the gatewny, nnd thus the safe
ty of the eggs or young Is assured.
Harper's Weekly.
Chicago's Fine Bunch of Athletes.
Chicago has perhaps more fast young
sters In athletics than any other city
In America. Among tho best of them
are Perry McGIIllvray. Illinois Athletic
club, who won the Chicago HIver Mar
athon recently: one of his close con
testants, Michael McDermott of the
Central Y. M. C. A.: Gene Schobinger
of tho Chicago Athletic association,
who competed In the Amateur Athletic
uulon all around championships, and
Fraser Hale, western lnterscholastlc
golf champion, of the Skolcle Country
Going Round the World.
In sailing around the world cast
ward the days are each n - little less
than twenty-four hours, according to
the speed of the ship, as the sun Is
met n little earlier every morning.
These little differences added together
will nmount to twenty-four hours.
This gives the sailors an extra day
not In imagination, but ns an actual
fact. They will have done an extra
day's work, eaten an extra day's ration
of food and imbibed nn extra day's al
lowance of grog.
On tho other hand. In sailing west
ward the sun Is overtaken n little each
day, and so each day Is rather longer
than twenty-four hours, and clocks
nnd wntches are found to be too fast.
This also will amount In sailing around
tho world to tho point of departure to
one wholo day by which the reckoning
has fallen In arrears. The eastern
bound stilp, then, has gained a day,
nnd the western bound ship has lost
one. This strange fact, clearly work
ed out. lends to the apparent paradox
that tho flrst named ship hns a gain of
two whole days over the latter. If we
suppose them to have departed from
port and returned together. Philadel
phia Becord.
Why Bolted Water Freezea Easily.
Water which Is hot of course cannot i
freeze until It has parted with Its heat,
but water thnt has been boiled will,
other things being equal, freeze sooner
than water which has not been boiled.
A slight disturbance of water disposes
It to freeze more rapidly, and this is
tho cnuse whlchaccelcratcs the freez
ing of boiled wnter. Tho water thnt
has been boiled has lost tho air natu
rally contained In it. which on ex
posure to the atmosphere It begins
ngnln to attract and absorb. During
this process of absorption a motion Is
necessarily produced nmong Its parti
cles, slight certainly nnd Impercepti
ble, yet probably sufllclent to accel
erate Its congelation. In unboiled wa
ter this disturbance does not exist.
Indeed, water when kept perfectly still
can be reduced several degrees below
the freezing point without Its becom
ing ice.
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Gardens In tho Ice.
A glacier when It dislodges Itself and
sails away over the Arctic ocean never
travels alone. In the wake of every
large one floats a Hue of similar com
panions. The Eskimos call this phe
nomenon "the duck nnd ducklings."
nnd nny one who hns watched the
progress of the wild duck followed by I
uor brood win appreciate tuo npiitune
of the name. Strauge ns It mny seem,
plants grow nnd blossom upon these
great Ice mountains. When n glacier
Is at rest moss attaches Itself to It.
protecting the Ice beneath. Just as
sawdust does. After a time the mos3
decays and forms n soil, in which tho
seeds of buttercups nnd dandelions,
brought by the wind, take root and
nourish. Those who have traveled
much In arctic lands say tho poppy
does not bloom during the brief north
ern summer.
Yorkshire Men's Flngera.
A Yorkshlro man and a I.uut-uHhtrt
man wero conversing together the
other day. Tho Lancashire until said
to tho Yorkshlro man, "Well, Bill, do
you know tho best wny to Uud n York
shire man's lost Augers?"
"No," says Bill.
"Well, 1 will tell you what happened
nt our place the other day. orkshlre
Dan had two of his lingers cut off
with n stenm saw, and they got lost
ntnong tho sawdust, nnd two of my
mates wero down on their hands nnd
knees looking for them when the fore
man enmo up nnd nsked what they
were doing. One of then1) said:
" 'Wo nro looking for Dan's lingers.'
"'Oh, como out of the road.' snld the
foreman. "That's not the way to (hid n
Yorkshire man's lingers.' nt the same
time taking n shilling out of his pocket
nnd throwing it nmong the sawdust,
when tho two lingers at once popped
up nftcr It.
" There!' said the foreman. 'That's
the wny to And u Yorkshire mnn's lost
lingers.' "Pearson's.
Exchange of Compliments.
Maud My mamma says she can re
member when your mamma kept n
grocer's shop.
Murie My mamma says she can re
member how much your mamma owes
her for groceries.
A Bismarck Incident.
It used to bo tho privilege of Aus
tria's representative nt nny conference
of represeutntives of the German
states to smoke, tho others refraining.
This was supposed to be an acknowl
edgment of Austria's supremacy. At the
flrst conference that Bismarck attend
ed as Prussia's representative ho be
gan to puff smoke across the confer
ence table ns soon ns the Austrian dip
lomat lit up. That set everybody pres
ent to smoking on equal terms, and
Austria's supremacy got n blow.
The Danger.
"It Is always dangerous to try to get
something for nothing," remarked the
wise guy.
"Yes, you might get what you de
serve," added the simple mug. Phil
adelphia Record.
Providing Far His Guests.
Two men stopped nt the store of a
haberdasher who displayed In Ills
showcase n Job lot of collars it t ft
ceutH apiece. One of them bought two
dozen. In sizes ranging from 15 to 17V&
Ills friend politely controlled his sur
prise nt discovering that tho broket
wore flvo centcollnrs nnd Inquired only
about tho elastic neck. Tho purchaser
snld:
"We live In the suburbs. Friends
who visit us and remain overnight
unexpectedly want clean collars the
next morning. It depletes my owu
stock too for to keep furnishing these.
I can't nlwnys supply u comfortnble
size either. Of course the collars nev
er come bnck. Since I discovered the
scheme of Ave cent collars 1 can pick
up nnybody, tnko him home with me
nnd Inform him thnt he need not bring
any luggage, because one of my wife's
bcnellcences Includes Ave cent tooth
brushes for the wayfarer." New York
Sun.
Life.
Life is a burden Imposed upon you
by God. Wbnt you make of it. that it
will be to you. Take It up bravely,
bear It Joyfully, lay It down trium
phantly. Gail Hamilton.
No Pure Water.
Owing- to the extremely solvent pow
ers, pure wnter Is never found In na
ture, tho uenrcst npproach being found
In rnluwater, which, as It Is formed in
tho upper regions of the atmosphere,
Is the purest that nnturo supplies, but
In descending It brings with It what
ever Impurities nrc floating near the
surface, which in the neighborhood of
cities nro ulways numerous; bctico per
fectly pure wnter Is hardly to bo found,
even the nrtiflclnily distilled being only
approximately so.
Long In Consideration.
Tho prospoct of the Cape Cod Ca
nal now under construction antedates
tho revolutionary war.
Of No Value.
Cowards do not count In battle;
they are thoro, but not in IL Euripides.
Chlgger Has Multiplied.
Since lta Introduction from Amer
ica tho chlgger hns sproad far and
wide along tho west coast of Africa
and la now a greatly dreaded peat
Tho Obliging Proprietor.
"Won't you please give mo nn or
der?" pleaded the persistent drummer.
"Certainly," replied the crusty pro
prietor. "Get out!" Lipplncott's.
Heaven often smites in mercy, even
when the blow is severest. Bnillie.
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