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SIR JASPER'S
Sir Jasper Fetora wag the fortunate
on of a man who had made a large
fortune In trade, and who had then
devoted himself to one of the great
political parties with o much dogged
nets that he had been rewarded bjr a
baronetcy without ever having hnd to
expose the defects of his early educa
tion by making a long p?ech In the
house.
Whatever hla party did was right;
that was hla motto, and he had lived
up to it with a simplicity which had
brought Ita lnevltablo reward.
The consequence was that hla only
eon was able to give tip any active
hare In the business, and to play at
being a country gentleman of patri
archal descent, while hla wife could
assume the air of a 1-ady Bountiful
on the one hand, and, outshine all the
great ladles of the neighborhood by
her diamonds, on the other.
Petcrsconrt, the country seat of the
dlFtlngnlBhed pair, was of course an
old place where many generations of
ancestors of tomebody else had
lived their little day.
It was a large, rambling, two-storied
building, dating from some far away
period, and altered In the castellated
style in the early years of Victoria's
reign.
Beautifully situated In the southern
part of the country of Dorsetshire. It
was a little too far av.ay from London
to be quite to the taste of I-ady Peters,
who was ambitious of playing a great
part in society, and who woulJ often
run up to town for a few days at a
time, while her husband was enjoy
ing hla dignified seclusion within the
well wooded grounds and park of Pet
fcracourt. It was on one of those occasions,
when the baronet wns sitting In soli
tary state in his great library after
dinner, his little electric lamp on the
table behind him and a pile of litera
ture suitable to a country gentleman
by hia side, that he was disturbed
In his leisurely perusal of his paper
by the sound of a footstep on the
gravel outside.
He had scarcely raised, his head,
when, to his surprise and alarm, a
man in the unmistakable dress of a
convict, panting, breathless, with
starting eyes and hanging Jaw, leaped
upon the window ledge from outside,
end then fell, exhausted, upon the
carpet.
"By Jove!" cried Sir Jasper as he
sprang up and made for the bell.
But the man was too quick for him.
Panting still, indeed, but recovering
himself sufficiently to stagger to his
feet and across the floor, the unwel
come visitor threw hlmsolf upon the
terror stricken baronet, and stooping
at the same moment for the poker,
which ho was near enough to reach,
he growled out between his set teeth
a threat to "do for" that unhappy
gentleman If he so much as uttered
a call for help.
Sir Jnpprr gurgled nut n promise to
refrain, which lie did. not mran keep,
and the r.ion thereupon let him down
again ints the nrm-rlmlr from w'.ilnh
ho had ricn. and siuMonly cltere.l his
threatening tone for one of abject en
treaty. "Ixok 'eve. puvner." said he, in a
thick, hoarse whisper, moistening his
mouth ns he spoke, still standing near
and holding the poker in his hand,
but no longer menacing his unwilling
host. "I don't want for to do yer no
'arm. I'm not so bad as what you'd
think for to look at the dress I've got
on."
"You're a c c convict!" stam
mered Sir Jasper, half timorous and
half surly. "You've escaped from
Portland!"
The man frowned uneasily.
."Well, so'a a many more than me
been convicts, and a many as deserve
It a precious sight wus nor what I
do," said the man. And as he spoke
be threw from time to time an an
xious glance toward the window by
which he had entered. "But this ain't
.no time for to throw my failings in
my face. I'm a 'tinted man, that's
what I am. The warders is after
we "
"What!" cried Sir Jasper, with
something so like relief in his face
that his guest scowled him promptly
Into silence. ,
"Surely, guvnor, you wouldn't go for
to beiray a 'unted man, a noble gentle
man like you, with everything 'and
some and comfortable about him! You
wouldn't go for to give up a poor
-wretch that begs you to give him a
Change of clothes, would you?
Ahh h!"
The sound he uttered waa an inde
scribable one, as he suddenly straight
ened himself and listened with strain
ing cars to the unmistakable sound of
a rapid footstep on the gravel.
"They're coming! They've traced
me 'ere! For mercy's sake, sir, dout
give me up!"
The baronet looked at the close
cropped head, with the ugly ears
standing out on each aide, and the
coarse features distorted with fear,
with a disgust he found It bard to
hid. He, too, heard the approaching
footsteps, and secretly congratulated
himself upon hla prospective deliver
ance from his tormentor.
Before he bad time to answer the
man's entreaties the noise of footsteps
ceased; the convict threw one glance
at the window, a second glance round
the room, and then be made for the
door with all speed. - Sir Jasper
lumped up from bis chair and ran to
the window. v
Tea, there, at the distance of but a
Aosen steps, was one of the prison
warders, with a carbine In bis band.
He . was standing still and . looking
bout blm. H was evident that tor
ADVENTURE.
the moment he bad lost the track of
his quarry.
Sir Jasper beckoned to him quickly.
"Warder!" cried he. "Warder! This
nay!"
The man turned and rame rapidly
toward him. He was a tall, strong,
fine looking man, with shrewd eyes
and clear cut features; and, even
Sj Sir Jasper called him, he was smit
ten by a sense of the Inequality of the
contest between this stalwart, well
fed, handsome pursuer and the under
sized, lean, grizzled rascal of whom
ho was In pursuit.
Saluting as he came, the warder
was under the window In a moment.
"You are looking for a convict who
hrs escaped?" said the baronet,
"Yes, sir Jasper."
"Yon know me, then?"
"Why. yes, to be sure, we all know
Sir Jasper Peters," said the warder
with a smile. "Have you seen any
thing of the man, sir?"
"Yea, yes; he's In my house at this
moment," answered Sir Jasper, In
stinctively lowering his voice with a
sort of fear of retribution at the hands
of the hunted man if he were to learn
he was betrayed.
"Where, sir, where?"
Even before the baronet had finished
the sentence the warder had put his
hand on the window sill and sprang
into the room. Sir Jasper pointed to
the door.
"He got away through there the mo
ment he heard you coming."
The warder looked at him In con
sternation as he crossed the room.
"Then I'll be bound he's rifling your
stiong room, sir," said he. "The man's
one of the cleverest safe thieves In
England, and he's got some sort of
tcols with him he's managed to make;
and as, you have got plenty of stuff
to steal, I'll be sworn he's having a
shot at it."
"V w w what!" stammered the
startled baronet. "How can he know?"
Already he was leading the warder
out of the room and across the hall,
In the direction of the strong room.
"These chaps know 'most every
thing. Goodness only knows how.
Elbe why should he come straight
here? It's miles from the prison, your
house is, and there's many a place he
might have took in on his way. In
stead of making straight for here!
It was my guess to come this way, the
only one of the lot to believe he'd got
so far."
The baronet was hunting for his
keys. They were standing together
at the door which led Into the base
ment and as Sir Jasper turned tne
handle he said,
"We'd better rmv the butler with
us, had we not?"
The warder smiled, and raised his
carbine.
"I think this will be protection
enough for us both, Sir Jasper; and I
wouldn't call the man If I was you.
You're never quite sure, with men ser
vants, whether they'll be a help or a
hindrance."
So the two descended together into
the harctnent, looWns and listening,
hut wit'.out coming upon any traee
of the escaped co.ivkt until thoy
i cached the strong ioo:n door.
Sir Jasper tumid up the electric
light In the opposite wall, and heaved
a sigh of relief as he saw that thero
was no sign of any attempt having
been made to tamper wlih the lock.
The warder, however, was Btooplng
to listen at the tiny keyhole and mak
ing a sign to the baronet to keep
quiet. Then be nodded and came to
ward him.
"Will you listen at that door, sir,
and tell me If you hear anything?" he
asked.
Trembling, and sick with alarm. Sir
Jasper took his place at the keyhole.
"I I fancy I hear a kind of scratch
ing," whispered he at last.
The warder nodded.
"That's it, sir. That's our man at
work!"
Sir Jasper stood up.
"But how did he get in?" said he,
with white lips.
The warder shook his head.
Tho baronet took his little key from
his watch chain and proceeded to lit it
in the lock.
"Have a care, sir!"
Sir Jasper, thus warned, opened the
door most cautiously, and flung It
wide. Then, hastily pressing the but
ton just inside, he flooded the small
apartment at once with light. He
drew a long sigh of relief there was
no one there.
"And the Jewelry is that all right.
Sir Jasper?"
The baronet advanced into the room
and opened a safe at the father end.
Lady Peters' emeralds and diamonds
were almost world famous, and a sud
den momentary doubt flashed through
tho baronet's mind as to the wisdom
of letting even the prison warder
know the exact place where they were
kept when her ladyship haj them for
use In the country.
But a glance at the warder reas
sured blm. The stalwart guardian bad
his watchful eye. not on the safe where
the baronet was busy, but on the dark
corners inside and outside the room,
and even as he looked about blm be
held bis carbine ready in case of a
surprise from unseen enemies.
"It's all right!" cried Sir Jasper,
with relief, as he came to the snug vel
vet nest where the jewels were spark
ling. But even as be uttered the words
the warder's cry broke upon bis
ear,
"Ah, woul
you!
And, look it f around. Sir Jaaper saw
tbe convict rksh past tbe warder from
some unseek corner outside, and.
jerking up the arm which beld the
carlHne, make a dash for the Jewels.
The next moment, before the baronet
had time to make all safe, be per
ceived that the warder's weapon had
fallen to the ground, and that his
light arm hung limp, while he cried
out excitedly,
"Seize blm, Sir Jasper, seize him!"
The convict, even as these words
were uttered, was springing upon the
baronet, who, good man, living an easy
life, waa not in condition to grapple
cn equal terms with the lithe, spare
frame of bis assailant. In another
moment both were on the floor, tbe
convict on the top.
There was a short, sharp struggle,
during which the baronet felt him
self for some moments blinded, chok
ing. Then the man was pulled oft
him by the superior force of the war
der, who even with one arm disabled,
knew a trick or two which mads blm
more than a match for his man.
"Now sir, up with you and help me
with him," cried tbe warder, while
the convict muttered curses on them
both and vainly struggled to get free.
It was some seconds even then be
fore the warder was able to clap the
handcuffs on the desperate prisoner,
at the cost of much pain to himself
from his wounded arm. But with the
baronet's assistance he at last over
powered the wiry rascal and dragged
him upstairs, where, with the help
of the men servants, who now, hear
ing the noise of the scuffle, Joined
their aid to the master's, the convict,
still deflnant and sullen, was led out,
of the house and hoisted up Into a
light cart which happened to be
within hail.
"To Portland!" cried the warder, as
barely remaining long enough to re
ceive the congratulations of the baro
net, he sprang up in the cart and
laid a powerful detaining hand on the
rascal's shoulder.
Then Sir Jasper, who was some
what dazed as a result of these un
wonted exertions and excitements,
turned back to tho mansion with a
sigh of relief and a distinct conscious
ness that he was considerably bruised.
He could not, however, wait to at
tend to his wounds or even to ascer
tain the extent of them, as he sudden
ly remembered that he had left the
door of the strong room open, and that
even the safe where his wife's Jewels
were kept waa still unlocked.
As the lights were burning both In
side and outside the strong room,
however, it wag a matter of a few
seconds only to retrace his steps and
to regain the velvet nest where the
gems lay.
What was his amazement, his hor
ror, to find, on looking Into the case
which he hnd previously opened, that
tho chief treasure of the collection,
his wife's tiara of hung emeralds
mounted In brilliants was gone!
The unfortunate baronet stood for
a moment petrified by his discovery.
He could not remember at what point
of thahuriicd proceedings of tho last
half hour It was that tbe convict had
had the opportunity of seizing the
Jewels; yet that he had made good
use of some momentary chance was
only too plain.
A trembling examination of the
other cat;es showed that a magnlflcen
tlml tho rest cf the collection was safe.
Scarcely able to walk, tho baronet
made nil tale and tottered upstairs.
"Order the phaeton around at once,"
raid he to the flrst servant he met,
and then, as he paced up and down the
hall, he debated the chances of his
ever recovering the property.
He knew well enough that if the
rascal were to take the jewels back
to Portland with him the search he
would undergo would discover the
stolen property; but his fear waa that
the man, whom the warder had de
some means of getting rid of them
on tho way. If they were to be flung
into a ditch or into the sea, what was
his chance of ever seeing them again?
The minutes seemed hours as he
drove along in the darkness toward
the prison, and when he leaped to the
ground and addressed the warder who
opened the door his voice was cracked
and broken as he stammered out,
"I I want to see the warder who
brought the escaped prisoner back."
Tho man stared at him Intently.
"What escaped prisoner, sir? There
has been no escape of a prisoner."
"Oh, yes, there has," said Sir Jas
per, Impatiently. "I tell you he was
caught In my bouse Peters-court
not an hour ago."
Tne warder looked at him, Tocog
nized one of the magnates of the
neighborhood, and begged him to stop
Inside the lodge.
Sir Jaeper. with a terrible sinking of
the heart, accepted the invitation,
gave a minute account of what had
taken place, and was shocked to see
a more dubious look come over the
warder's face. When he paused, tbe
man said,
"I'm very much afraid, Sir Jasper,
that you stand a poor chance of see
ing your jewels again. You've been
the victim of a very artful robbery,
arid., by your description of the men,
I should think It was the work of
Netherby and Fletcher, If It Is them,
and they've pulled off a big thing like
that, I should thing they'll be out of
the country before tomorrow morn
ing. They've evidently laid their
plans very well, down to having the
cart In waiting to carry them off. I'm
very sorry for you, Sir Jasper, but
you'd better drive to tho nearest po
lice station and lodge your complaint
at once. It's your only chance, snd
I'm afraid it's a very poor one."
And so poor Jasper found.
Not only were the police convinced
that be bad been robbed and that be
stood a bad chance of recovering bis
property, but it even seemed to blm
that they tctk a misguided pleasure
In bearing every detail of tbe affair at
gree-JcngUi, In order to express some
thing very like admiration ot tbe
means by which the two artful scoun
drels had possessed themselves of the
Jewels. t
"'Then then it must have been the
one that pretended to be a warder that
took the things!" he stammered, white
with rage.
"That's It, sir," said the officer,
cheerfully. "While you was on tho
floor struggling with the convict I
mean the one dressed like a convict
why, the tall chap was helping him
self!" Sir Jasper groaned.
"He never seemed to look at me or
the safe either!" sighed he. "He's the
mort artful rogue I ever heard of,
and I'd give the world to see blm In
the dock!"
Sir Jasper did have that pleasure
some six months Inter, when Nether
by and Fletcher, after having expatri
ated themselves for a time, rashly re
turned to their native land.
The baronet hnd the satisfaction ot
seeing them, forlorn and dejected, re
ceive a sentence of some years penal
servitude. But neither he nor Lady
Peters ever saw the Jewels again.
Black and White.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
You cannot swear at or abuse any
body In the Japanese language. Tbe
worst you can say of anybody Is that
he Is a "fellow," and if you want to
express your very, very pointed Indig
nation you shout, "There, there!"
A German has arrived In Vienna,
Austria, after walking 14,000 miles
pushing a perambulator containing his
wife and child. On an average he cov
ered 20 miles a day, and often gave
lectures In the evening.
Hent from cold water seems fabu
lous, but It Is an established fact. The
water is oeconiposed by electricity into
Its constituent gases, hydrogen and
oxygen. When these gases are reunit
ed the act of combination causes the
evolution of Intense heat. The well
known theatrical limelight Is au ex
ample of this.
At the Paris Mont-de-Plete Is an
Empire clock pawned In 1835 for $30,
an old silver lid pawned "0 years ago
and a bit of lace pawned 75 years ago
for $2.50. For all these things the
contract has been religiously renewed
every year by somebody. But the odd
est of these oddities is a common old
umbrella In green gingham. In value
perhaps worth 50 cents to a connois
seur. The pledge for this has been
steadily renewed for 63 years.
The curious custom of marriage by
proxy still exists In Holland. A Dutch
gentleman residing In Batavla vns re
cently united by proxy to a young lady
residing with her parents at Amster
dam, and, Incongruous as it seems to
our Ideas, the bridegroom's sister rep
resented him and took the young lady
iu his name "for better or worse." It
seemB that the young man was tired
of waiting for his old love any longer,
tut found that she would not be mar
ried unless her mother was present.
Her parents would not go to Batavla
nnri he could not go home. A compro
mise was happily p.islljle, as they
vtre both Dutch subjects, by tho lady
Icing married with her relations
mound her, and she hits now sailed for
Java.
The British government has lately
ceitBed a survey to be made of several
islands In the Indian ocean, and in the
published account of it mention is
made of some peculiar crabs of the
"hermit" species that were found
there. It Is said that they were once
inhabitants of the sea, but having
abandoned It fof the land, they retain
their habit of protecting the under
part of the body by some hard cov
ering. To do this, they take posses
sion of shells abandoned by other Bea
anlmals, and of anything of a similar
nature that they can And. One waa
observed running about with a bro
ken cocoanut shell as Its protection,
but the awkwardness of such a
"house" did not seem to interfere
with either Us locomotion or its com
fort, Shot by n Ksqnlino Hniittr,
Wild geese and brants are known to
travel, during the migratory season,
very far south. Recently a large wild
goose was killed not far from Spokane
City, WaBh., which had evidently
winged its way from the remote Eski
mo lands. When the hunter picked
up the bird he waa surprised to ob
serve a slender piece of Ivory protrud
ing from its breast Just below one of
its wings. With much difficulty he
succeeded In pulling out the piece, for
the flesh had grown tightly around it.
It proved to be an arrowhead, about
eight inches long, which had some
queer carvings on the stem where It
had been fastened to the shaft. The
carvings were delicate, though quite
distinct On a careful Inspection by
some Klondike miners the carvings
were pronounced to be of Eskimo orig
in. No arrowpoint of that kind was
ever known to have been used by the
Indians of Washington or British Co
lumbia. Tbe bead was of fine Ivory,
no doubt carved from a walrus tusk.
Evidently the goose had been shot by
an Eskimo hunter in the Arctic re
gions, the wound had healed, tbe flesh
bad grown around the weapon, and In
Its long flight the bird bad no doubt
broken off it he arrowshaft. Scientific
American. -
An Owl's Diet.
Eighty pigeona bad their eyes pick
ed out recently by an owl which en
tered their loft by night at Nordhan
sen. Prussia. The same owl the night
before picked out tbe eyes of a whole
litter of kittens which were la tbe
isms building.
MODERN LEBANON CEDARS.
nrelTori of the irsea That Art Cele
brated In Biblical Hlslorr.
At an elevation of about 6000 feet
above the sea. on the left of the road
to Baaelbek, Is a group of the noblest
appelmcna of the vegetable kingdom
In the East, which are believed to be
thousands of years old and the rem
nant of the far-famed cedars of Le
banon, of which Dav,: and Solomon
sang, and from which came the tim
bers for tho temple.
DJebel-cl-Ars (the mountains of the
cedars), which rises 7770 feet, Is gen
erally covered with snow, and today
Is draped In a mantle ot unusual
thickness, which trails way Into the
forest and the foothills; for there were
a heavy rain and a sharp frost last
night. As I have explained before,
the term Mount Lebanon Is mislead
ing. There Is no peak of that name,
which is applied to a lotty range with
several conspicuous summits extend
ing about one hundred rmies from the
neighborhood of Damascus to the sea
and being about 25 miles broad
from base to base. The most
elevated peaks aro those that I have
Just. nameJ, Mount Hermon, 9383
feet; Daharel-Kndhlb, 10,020 feet; Je-bel-Makmal,
10,018; El MUkysch, 10,
037; Fum-el-Mlzab. 9SI00; Sannln, 8
H00 feet. These peaks aro broken by
rugged ridges, precipitous cliffs an.l
deep gorges. A parallel range, which
does not reach so great a height, Is
known as the anti-Lebanon.
Of all the mighty forests which for
merly covered the slopes of Lebanon
only five remain todny, and they are
limited In area. The loftiest trees
end those most celebrated for their an
tiquity are found near the town of
Becherre at an altitude of 6300 feet,
and aro known as "Tho Cedars of
God" "The Cedars of Lebanon which
He hath planted;" and. according to
the botanists who count their age by
tho circles In their trunks, they uro
3000 or 4000 years old. Like tho im
mortal cliffs that tower above them,
they have watched the passage nf a
procession of kings down the centu
ries led by David. Solomon and Hiram,
with a rearguard commanded by Kai
ser William 11 of Germany.
They are not so large nor so lofty
ss the great trees ot California, but
their antiquity and associations make
thorn the most Interesting groves in
the world, and pilgrims come heive to
worship them. The best authorities
are sure that we make no mistake
when we revere them as the surviv
ors of that forest whence ...ram ob
tained v.ie timber lor Solomon's tem
ple. The logs must have been carried
down to the coast by hand, conveyed
by sea In rafts to Jaffa and thence
carried over the mountains to Jeru
salem. It is said that 30.000 men were at
woik in the forest for 12 years and re
lieved each other every month In bod
ies of 10,000 men, who were organized
and managed like an army. David
obtained here the timber for his pal
ace, and Zeruhbabfl In constructing
the second temple. The timbers in
the temple of Diana at Ephestts and
In tho temples at Iltinlbek came from
tho sumo forests, and wo know that
the Phoenicians shipped much cedar
to Greece, to Egypt, and to other
places on the roast of the Mediterr
anean, not only before but for
centuries after the days of Hyram, the
mighty King of Tyre.
Tho remaining forest consists (if
about 400 trees. The tallest exceeds
100 feet and tho largest is 56 feet ia
circumference.
In tho midst of the forest is a small
rhapol In which the Maronites worship
and whore they hold great feasts on
tho anniversary of the Transfigura
tion and other ecclesiastical holidays.
Below the forest Is a beautiful lake
about half a mllo In length, and a
quarter of a mile in breadth, fed by In
numerable springs that gush from tho
surrounding rocks. Upon tho bank
was once a temple to Venus, and ac
cording to mythology (and the same
story Is told of the Egyptian goddess
Isls), that amiable lady took refuge,
hero when she fled from the Tphon
who had killed Adonis, and trans
formed herself into a fish. Her Jaugh
ter, Dercetls, was her companion, and
suffered a slmilcr fate. Chicago Record-Herald.
Where Street Hanrle Cnine From,
Very few people know how or where
German street bands spring from, but
they may be Interested to know that
It Is a regular business, carried on by
agents who are of the same national
ity and who are fairly well established
on this side. Most of the men who
come over are from the Black Forest
and have a little knowledge of brass
Instruments, and they immediately
make for an agent of this description.
One of these agents keeps all kinds cf
brass instruments In bis house and
could turn out his German bands by
the .dozen to annoy the poor, suffering
ratepayers of the district. There may
bo many more, we know, who may
have commenced In tbe same way be
fore they appeared as full-blown pro
fessionals. Leslie's Weekly.
Ideality of Ianotn.
A dancing master has propounded a
new system of how to dance well. Ac
cording to his theory, the only perfect
wakzer Is the poet, the painter, the
philosopher, or the man with high
Ideals.
This Is how be experesses himself:
"Tbe three elements of grace are grav
ity, flexibility and force. Physical cul
ture should educate each muscle ot the
body, and when the body is under the
complete control of tbe will, !f tbe
mind have high Ideals and ennobling
thoughts, the man IU be graceful.
From this flows the wonderful uualtty
ot personal magnetism."
In the business world there Is ofteu
such a thing as a successful failure.
THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY
Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in
fosition to give the best quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell 50U cheap goods but
when quality is considered the price will al
ways be found right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is none better
made? W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury'a Flour.
This is a fair representation of the class
of goods it is selling to its customers.
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8IX 8ENSE9 OF FISHES.
All of Them Differ Widely From the
Five Given to Lend Animals.
The sense organs of fishes have been
difficult to understand clearly. The
eye Is most like that of other verte
brates, and has an iris of brilliant
metallic luster, a large and round
pupil and a very large lens. It is so
sensitive that some fishes find food at
depths as great as 200 feet. Proper
eyelids are wanting. Tho nose con
sists of two holes lined w(th a cor
rugated mucous membrane In which
the nerves of smell terminate, ond Its
function must be very different from
that of land animals. The "scent" of
fishes, once much believed In, proves
to be very feeble or absent. Taste
is very keen, but its scat must be in
the softer parts of the mouth, the
tongue being very hard. The organ
of hearing Is simpler than In other
vertebrates, though extremely sensi
tive. The external ear is wanting, and
the inner ear consists merely of cavi
ties filled with fluid and with little
porcelaln-Ilkp particles. Of the sense
of touch little Is known except that
It belongs to the whole skin and is
very acute In the bristles around the
mouth. Fishes are suspected of hav
ing a sixth sense, whose organs are
the pores of the head and in a row
extending over a largo nerve.
The population of Abyssinia aggre
gates 10,000,000 people, whose capa
city of consumption is said to merit
the consideration of exporting na
tions. The Inhabitants are disposed
to adapt themselves - to the arts of
peace. The products of tho country,
exclusive of cereals, are ivory, zlbeth
or civet, wax, hides, coffee and gold.
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The New Pittsburg Exposition.
In the big buildings of the New
Pittsburg Exposition everything
is bustle and activity these days
in anticipation of the grand open
ing scheduled for the night of
Wednesday, September! 3, when
the great Sousa and his fam
ous band will be heard in an
inaugural concert of popular and
novel selections. Mr. Sousa's ap
pearance on this occasion will be
doubly interesting to his ever
widening circle of admirers, as
since his concerts here last year,
he has been decorated by King
Edward VII. with the Victorian
medal, an honor accorded to only
four other musicians, and in addi
tion has been fairly deluged with
honors of every sort by the en
thusiasts of England and Scot
land, who early this year fairly
went mad over the work of his
superb organization.
Music hall is being beautifully
redecorated in white and pink for
this inaugural- concert, and indi
cations are that John Philip
Sousa will be given such an ova
tion as never before was accorded
a bandmaster and composer. Let
no one be kept away from the
opening on Wednesday, Septem
ber 3, for fear of crowding, as the
Exposition buildings and grounds
can take care of fully 25,000
people.
In the line of exhibits this sea
son surprise will follow surprise,
both in the main building and in
Mechanical J Tall. So urgent has
been the demand for exhibitors'
space, that for the first time in the "
societv's history every available
foot has been disposed of, the net
result being the appearance of
forty-two new and highly inter
esting displays. Xotable" among
these will be the most elaborate
showing ever made anywhere of
fine cut glassware; a superb elec
trical exhibit ; a complete model
of the "Deufschland," the swift
est ocean liner afloat ; and that
wonder of the engineering world,
the steam-ttirbine-whcel-engine.
The special attractions will be
all new. not an old face being
seen. Foremost among these will
be the "Eruption of Mt. Pelee"
and "Destruction of St. Pierre;"
next in order, "Darkness and
Dawn," then the "Laughing Gal
lery ;" the "Dancing Marion
ettes;" the puzzling "Haunted
Swing." and, of course, those in
dispensable favorites, the "To
boggan Slide," the "Merry-Go-Round'
and titer "Cinemato
graph." With the finest of music ob
tainable anywhere; with displays
away beyond anything hitherto
attempted ; with attractions com
pletely changed, and with the
most lavish provision for the
comfort and convenience of its
clientele, the Exposition manage
ment looks forward to a total at
tendance of not less than 500,000
persons, thus breaking every
known record.
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You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rough and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails which
I will Bell cheap.
J. V. YOUNG, Prop.