CREATIVE
Whoever makes a pencilled mark, though It may ho of little worth,
Has added one thing of his own to all thnt hna been done on earth;
Whoever adds one worthy line to live among the written things
la worthy of a place above all haughty princes nnd proud kings
That, having reigned and having died, have left the world no right to claim
Among ita dear possessions what did not exist before they came.
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The Vanished Islands.
T'H'
A MYSTERY
By W. de Vismes
The old-time charts of the Southern Atlantic showed, some Ave hundred
miles east of Cape Horn, a group of islands known as the Auroras, which had
been reported by numerous vessels, including a Spanish Government survey
ing ship. The British Admiralty, however, after searching for the group in
vain, declared that thoy had no existence and erased them from its maps.
Below will be found the strange story of a well-known Liverpool navigator,
Captain D. H. Hatlield, who declares that he and the crew of the barque
"Gladys," saw these "non-existent" islands in 1892. The captain's narrative
gives rise to a most interesting problem.
There are but few regions of the
land surface of the globe which have
not been pretty thoroughly explored,
and those geographical details which
are still lacking are being added little
by little by adventurous travelers. The
science of hydrography, however the
mapping of the oceans presents far
greater obstacles than geography, for
it deals not only with the surface, but
with the concealed depths and currents
of the seas; and these are very diffi
cult to locate, there being no stable
marks in niany cases by which a ship
traversing the trackless waste of
Waters can fix with precision the po
sition of any newly discovered reef Or
Island. AH tiiat can be done when a
passing vessel detects some unrecord
ed rock or shoal is to note in the log
book, as nearly as may be, the appar
ent position of the ship at the time;
though if she has encountered a storm,
or been driven out of her course by
currents during a calm or by being en
tangled in drifting ice,' the reckoning
Is apt to be unreliable. So it happens
that on the Admiralty charts one may
occasionally find two or three doubt
ful Indications with a note appended:
"Reported position of reef." Such
approximate positions have been thus
marked down provisionally from time
to time on the reports of passing ships,
until the exact locality of the danger
shall have been scientifically ascer
tained. Little, however, as the charts of the
present day leave to be desired as to
accuracy, the following narrative, tak
en down as nearly verbatim as pos
sible from the lips of a sea-captain who
Vouches absolutely for its -truth, shows
that there are .many most interesting
hydrographic problems still to be
solved. In this case the problem con
cerns the position, or rather the exist
ence, of a group, of Islands known as
the Auroras, and situated, according
to the old navigators in the Southern
Atlantic Ocean. For anyone who may
desire to Inquire more exactly into the
technicad Bide of the narrative, It may
be mentioned that details will be found
recorded In the Liverpool Journal of
Commerce for the year 1892.
Formerly the old charts of the
Southern Atlantic were marked with
.certain Islands called the Auroras, ly
ing somewhere about five hundred
miles east of the dreaded Cape Horn,
and a description of their appearance,
as given by those who had sighted
them, was set down in the handbooks
and sailing directions for the South
Atlantic under the heading "Doubtful
Islands and Shoals.'
The following Is a summary of the
earliest reports concerning the mys
terious Isles. In 1762 the ship Aurora,
returning from Lima, passed two isl
ands thirty-five leagues to the eastward
of the "Malvinas (Falklands). "They
bore north-east and south-west of each
other, distant from two and a half to
three leagues. The easternmost one
was the smaller of the two and a reef
extended between thm, but with a
Hear passage, through which the Aur
ora sailed. The westernmost one was
from five to six miles In extent from
south to north. Their sides were in
accessible, and no bay could be seen."
In 1774 the Aurora again reported hav
ing met with two islands In these lat
itudes. Five years later Islands were
seen, but no position determined, by
the Pearl. ; In 1790 the Dolores report
ed similarly, and In the same year the
captain of the Princess, of the Royal
Philippine Company, stated that he
had sighted the Islands and ascertained
that east-south-east of them, about
eleven miles distant, was a bank or
shoal. In consequence of these reports
the Spanish corvette Atrevida was dis
patched in January ,"'2794, to the .local
ity to fix the position of these unchart
ed Islands, whose position was uncer
tain to the extent of twelve or fifteen
minutes of latitude and seven degrees
of longitude. Sailing from the Falk
lands on the 11th at daybreak on the
16th two large pyramidal banks " of
snow and ice were sighted, but fog
antl bad weather prevented nearer ap
proach. On the 21st, however, the ship
sailed up to and coasted along what
was described as "a great mountain. In
form of a tent, divided Into two parts,
the eastern extremity white and the
western very dark, but covered with
snowy band. Sailing along the west
ern side within a mile it presented the
appearance of a sharp rock trending
north and south. The southern part
being exposed to freezing winds is at
that time of the year covered with
snow; but the winds on the north-west
polQt being more temperate and moist,
the land Is visible." The vessel stood
off the land for the night, and next
morning another Island was seen. The
position was set down respectively as
latitude fifty-three degrees fifteen min
GREATNESS.
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OF THE OCEAN. Hi
Kane, J. P., D. L
utes twenty-two seconds south, longi
tude, fortyseven degrees fifty-seven
minutes fifteen seconds west, and lati
tude forty-seven degrees fifty-seven
twenty seconds south, longitude forty
seven degrees fifty-five minutes fif
teen seconds west. On the 27th a third
island was sighted, which need not be
referred to.
The discrepancies in the various ac
counts are very great, without taking
into account the variations in the pro
sumed positions, which in longitude
amounts to one degree eleven minutes
which in those regions is equivalent
to forty-two miles. One suggestion is
that the two peaked islands seen by the
Atrevida must have been the Shag
Rocks, which lie almost in the same
latitude, but with a difference of six
degrees of longitude too large an er
ror to be considered, if it were not that
such errors havo often occurred from
assuming different meridians.
In order to verify these accounts and
ascertain the exact position of the Au
roras in the interests of navigation,
Captain Weddell, in 1S20, made a care
ful search, and for five or six days
sailed to and fro in the region in
which they were supposed to lie, but
in vain not a trace of the islands
could be discovered; and although in
1856 the Helen Baird reported that lu
latitude fifty-two degrees forty minutes
south, longitude forty-eight degrees
twenty minutes west, a large and small
island were seen about eighteen miles
away, and subsequently two others to
the northward, the authorities have
definitely concluded that there is not
sufficient satisfactory evidence for re
taining the name of the Aurora Isl
ands on the charts of the South At
lantic. The illustration next reproduced
shows a position of a chart, dated 1880,
bearing the last reference to them be
fore their official erasure. The Ad
miralty note reads: "Aurora Islands,
from Spanish charts (Have no exist
ence)." Captain Weddell suggested
that ice drifting from the southward
may have packed about the base of the
Shag Rocks, leaving only their peaks
showing above the Bnow and ice on
the south side, and so altering the.r
appearance that they could not be rec
ognized and identified. Another theory
is that an extensive bank of Irregular
soundings exists at a point where a
lange kelp bed has been more than once
reported, and that Immense icebergs,
grounding here, have been mistaken
for land.
These bergs, it should be explained,
are frequently loaded with blocks of
stone, gravel, sand and mud, and have
at times been taken for islands by the
most practised Arctic and Antarctic
voyagers, who have not been convinced
of their true character until they had
approached very close, or have act
ually landed on them. If this hypoth
esis is true it would account for the
discrepancies noticeable in the descrip
tion of the shape, size and even the
number of the Aurora Islands. On the
other hand, Captain D. H. Hatfield, of
Liverpool, points out that at the sea
son of the year when Captain Weddell's
ship reached these latitudes the real is
lands would have been covered with
ice and snow, and so, if sighted, would
have been taken for Icebergs by the
latter, as bergs are frequently met in
these seas at that time of the year,
and sometimes very much later, as will
appear In due course. Captain Hat
field's own account of his glimpse of
the Aurora Islands officially declared
to have no existence Is so explicit
and detailed that it raises the whole
question anew. But let me tell his
strange story as he told it to me.'
It was during the last days of May,
1892, when the Bristol barque Gladys,
owned by Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and
Co., of London, and commanded by
Captain D. H. Hatfield, left Iquique,
on the west coast of South America,
homeward bound. A little earlier there
had preceded her a large four-masted
sailing ship of the Watson line, of
Glasgow, bound from San, Francisco to
Hamburg. This vessel never reached
her destination, but was last sighted
after she" had rounded Cape Horn some
time previous to the arrival of the
Gladys in those waters.
After passing Cape Horn the Gladys
stood on an easterly course, hoping to
pick up the south-east trade wind. She
had reached the neighborhood of the
supposed position of the Aurora Isl
ands when, at daylight on Sunday
morning, the 2Gth of June, land was
reported ahead by the chief officer. On
going on deck Captain Hatfield saw
plainly enough what appeared to be a
bold headland about twelve 'miles away,
somewhat resembling Cape Clear In
shape, but perhaps higher. The ship's
head was promptly brought as far
north as the wind would allow, which
enabled her to give this unexpected
land a sufficiently wide berth. W&en
first seen there appeared to be a single
long island, perhaps twenty miles in
length, but on nearer approach it was
perceived that there were two Islands,
separated by a sound some two or three
miles wide, and bearing north-west
and south-east Both islands seemed
nearly of the same height and appeared
of a grey sandy tint, and barren, re
sembling the coast of Chile; but the
more northerly island had a hump on
its north-west end and another about
the middle, with a growth of low trees
or bushes on the high, fiat top. The
northern end of the bluff w,as Bteep and
overhung considerably. No beach was
visible; the sea beat right at the foot
of tho cliffs. The more southerly Isl
and pointed from south-south-east to
north-north-west, and seemed to be
about three times as long as It was
broad, but was, of course, farther away
from the ship.
The Auroras having been erased
from the Admiralty charts of that date,
the ship had come nearer to their sup
posed position than would otherwise
have been the case, and the course the
Gladys was steering brought her about
three nautical miles of the north-west
end of the northern Island, when she
passed close to a great bed of kelp
which stretched from three to five miles
from the shore. This kelp was of Im
mense size, the fronds floating on the
surface of the water being fully fifty
feet In length and like palm leaves;
their roots were probably anchored to
the rocky bottom some fifteen fathoms
below. Jhls very kelp-bed, as I have
mentioned, was referred to in the old
Atlantic handbooks.
At the time the Gladys passed them
the Islands were quite free from Ice
or snow, and the weather was perfect
ly clear. Some three days or so later
the ship, which was then on a north
erly course, fell In with a strong breeze
on the port side, north and west, and
met with a great fleet of Icebergs reach
ing some five hundred miles to the
north. They were of every size, from
low masses almost awash to towering
bergs of Immense height nnd extent.
The vessel was five days and five
nights picking her way with the utmost
caution through the drifting monsters.
Fortunately she was well manned
and could be easily handled, for al
though every precaution was taken
and she was hove to each night with
topsails to the mast, drifting loose with
the Ice, yet one night she was in great
danger.
While lying between two Immense
bergs about five miles apart, with her
head towards the weathermost one. It
became evident after some hours that
the berg to windward was drifting more
rapidly than the ship, probably drawn
by a deep ocean current takinig effect
on the submerged part of the ice, which
is generally said to be twice as deep as
the height of the floating portion.
Drifting steadily onward, It approached
dangerously close to the Bhlp, but all
hands tumbled up and made sail on the
barque till she gained the weather
side of the berg, when the Gladys was
allowed to drift in its walte till day
light. Some of these enormous Ice
masses stood from five hundred to a
thousand feet above the surface of the
water, and were from three to ten miles
long.
0a the fifth day the Gladys met with
a line of huge bergs extending In a
north-east to west-south-west direction
whose northern ends made them look
just like a column of battleships with
passages between each, as far as the
eye could reach. One of these vast
Ice-masses, about ten miles long,
showed two flat levels at different
heights, the upper one rising about
three hundred feet sheer from the
water. The ship passed close by the
west and north-west sides of this, and
to their horror Captain Hatfield and
his men saw, on the lower terrace, the
bodies of five men lying In different
positions.
It was evident that they had been
keeping a regular look-out for a beaten
track was plainly discernible along the
sloping face of the upper terrace, while
on the south side, in the ice wall which
connected the higher and lower ter
races, was an ice-cave with a tarpaulin
stretched across Its mouth where the
poor fellows had taken refuge. One
body lay outside of this, while the
other four lay exposed on the terrace.
Tho castaways must have reached this
portion of the ber by climbing up
from the south-east side, which sloped
gently upwards from the water.
About fifteen miles to the southward
of this berg a boat was observed lying
on a half-submerged cake of Ice about
half an sere in area. The vessel passed
within fifty yards of It, but no name
could be read, for something had ap
parently fallen on the boat from above
and crushed It; it lay burst open length
wise, so that only the inside of the
sheathing was visible. It seems very
probable that the bodies noticed on
tho berg may have been some of the
crew of the missing sailing ship prev
iously referred to, and the boat may
have belonged to it likewise. In these
far-off, perilous seas there is little hope
that survivors of a disaster would have
a chance of rescue, or that any ex
planation of the mystery will ever be
forthcoming.
But to return to the mysterious An--roras.
In addition to his personal ex
perience Captain Hatfield mentions a
further corroboration of the existence
of the group. Several years after the
voyage described he was In New York,
and in a' shipbroker's office In South
Street met with a New Bedford. whaler
who was a "Sound" pilot at that time
a man of great experience In the
Southern seas, who went by the name
of "Ned."
In conversation with this mariner
Captain Hatfield made reference to the
qusstion of the existence of the Au
roras. : Captain "Ned" at once said he
was absolutely certain of their exist
ence and Identity, for he had actually
landed on them several times; he knew
a water-place on the south-east end of
the northern-most Island, and a good
anchorage on the same side, Just
through the passage between them. He
had often sailed right round both these,
islands, he said, and frequently used
to take shelter In the strait between
them. He also mentioned the great
kelp-bed at the northwest extremity
of the northern Island, and said that
the foliage noticed on the top of the
latter was a stunted growth ot some
Bhrub. For many years he had sailed
In those latitudes as a fur-sealer and
whaler, and it was in the course ot
these voyages that he visited the Au
roras. In face of the testimony of the many
old-time navigators, somewhat con
flicting though it is, and the evidence
of these two modern seamen, what Is
one to think? Do the Aurora Islands
actually exist, In spite of Weddell's re
port, or are they but figments of the
sailor's imagination, born, perchance,
of long and anxious vigils in the treach
erous, berg-bestudded waters ot the
lonely Southern Ocean? The Wide
World Magazine.
TA8TE IN POTATOES.
Europe Demands Tubers Which Dif
fer From Our Standard.
It is surprising to learn from so
authoritative a source as the Cornell
Agricultural College Bulletin that the
quality of potatoes, as measured by
European standards, Is entirely differ
ent from the American estimate.
In the United States a tuber of
starchy flavor, white and floury In
color, and above all, mealy when
cooked, represents the epicure's esti
mate of perfection. In France, on the
other hand, a potato retaining its
original form, yellowish in color, and,
almost unbelievable, Boggy after boil
ing, is desired.
In this country different sections
have their preferences. In the North
light yellow or whitish-skinned tubers
are often preferred, while in the South
a pink skin is liked best. Generally
a more or less netted skin, with a
corklike appearance or touch, Is pre
ferred to a smooth, clear skin.
Of course, tubers with deep eyes
and Irregular form are avoided, while
those of oval, flat-round nnd elongated
oval shape are considered desirable.
Experimental work has been under
way for several years looking to a do
termination of the causes for the
presence or lack ot good cooking
quality In tubers, and enough work
has been done to show that the depth
and time of planting and the charac
ter and drainage of the groAind have
much to do with quality, which Is
naturally dependent in a great de
gree upon variety.
. Nevertheless, any variety of potato,
planted In ground with good drainage,
will yield a very different tuber from
a table estimate from that produced
by planting Identical seed In poorly
drained soil.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Gibraltar has 70 miles of tunnels.
The foot of a woman should measure
one-seventh the length ot her body.
A caterpillar's daily food consump
tion amounts to twice Its own weight.
It Is said that fatal balloon acci
dents are only three In a thousand
ascents.
In the Northern Hemisphere there
are 6100 stars plainly visible to the
naked eye.
There are more than 4000 differ
ent editions of the Bible in the Brit
ish Museum.
There are still 20,000,000 miles of
territory on this globe which have not
been explored.
The average railroad earnings for
the whole world are 3 1-4 percent of
tho capital invested.
A Silesian court sentenced 'to prison
for two months a man who had failed
to cheer the kaiser during the mili
tary maneuvers.
The London general postoffice re
cently successfully delivered a letter
addressed "Corner House, Two Stone
Dogs in Front."
The newspaper files of the British
Museum have been moved to a special
depository at Hendon, seven miles
from London, where they occupy six
miles and a half ot shelving.
A fire alarm was turned on the oth
er day In Berlin for a swallow caught
by tho leg on the edge of the roof of
a high building. The firemen reared
a ladder and released the bird.
A sample of the nuts upon which
the warriors of Somaliiand march and
fight so well has been brought to Eng
land. Twenty of the nuts are a day's
rations for the Somnall, who eats
them boiled.
The famous sycamore tree at Hello
polls, In the suburbs of Cairo, be
neath whose shade the Holy Family
is said to have found shelter after
the flight Into Egypt, has fallen, but
trees descended from it remain.
The body of George Penn, a Lon
don dog fancier, was followed to the
grave by four fine bull terriers. They
wore black coats, on which were the
words, in white letters: "Following
our master to his last resting place."
There are 39,202 postoffices In the
German empire.
FINANCE AND TRADE REVIEW
WEATHER AFFECTS BUSINESS
Dealers In Clothing Especially, Feel
the Influence of Spring's De
layed Arrival.
' n: G. Dun & Oo.'s weekly review of
trade tomorrow says:
Erratic wenther mokes trade re
ports Irregular, retail sales of spring
wearing apparel being retarded by
storms and cold "at many points, al
though some sections experience sea
sonable conditions. Temporary Inter
ruption to retail distribution has no
ill effects upon jobbing and wholesale
business, however, heavy transactions
and shipments testifying to confi
dence in the future while mercantile
collections show further Improvement.
Several strikes have retarded work,
notably in sow-mills at Portland, Ore.,
and in shipbuilding at Cleveland, but
manufacturing returns are most satis
factory on the whole. Textile mills,
mnchine shops, steel plonts and foot
wear factories have little idle ma
chinery, forward business appearing
more rapidly than the rate of pro
duction In many cases.
Encouraging news comes from the
Iron nnd steel Industry, large sales of
pig iron being made for delivery up to
the end of the year. Prompt ship
ments were at regular quotations, but
some of ttiH remote doles were sold
at a dollar less, or $21, valley furnace.
Traffic conditions are better, hut the
steel mills are unable to make satis
factory deliveries nnd new business
comes forward in greater tonnage
than production, especially for sheets
and pipe. Structural steel is now a
notable feature, larco rmaritlntifrKi lin
ing under way, especially for western
Improvement is noted In the pri
mary market for dry-goods, producers
regarding current purchases as of
substantial character because prices
are now o:i too high a level to en
courage speculative demand.
Footwear producers report trade
still rather quiet, but. an increase is
found In comparison with recent pre
ceding weeks.
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG.
Wheat No. S rod t...$ 7:) 7
Kvo No.:! 7J 7.1
Corn No 2 yellow. enr 61 r,-
No. a yellow, shelled 47 48
Mixed enr 4 47
Oats No. S white 47 4M
No. ;l white 4fi 47
Flour Winter patent Sin 491
Fancy straight winters 4 in 415
Boy No. 1 Timothy 1(100 19 w
Clover No. 1 17 50 IS no
Feed No. 1 while mid. ton 2-2 fin 23 00
Hrown middlings 20 00 21 00
limn, tmlk ?1 so ' r,o
Straw Wheat in 00 - 10 Ml
Oat 10 ID n 50
Dairy Products.
Butter Elftln creamery f 33 33
tihlo creamery a", 27
Fancy country roll in an
Cheese Ohio, new II s
New York, now.i J4 15
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb t U 13
Chickens dressed in 17
Ekks l'a. and Ohio, tresb 17 ID
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... ,W 60
Cabbaire per ton 15 '10 10 00
Onions per barrel 150 25
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent f 8 SB 8 8)
Wheat No. li red 72 74
Corn Mixed 4d 47
Kukb W 81
Butter Ohio creamery 18 20
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent 8 M 8 75
Wheat No. 8 red V 78
Corn No. 2 mixed 4
Oats No. 8 white 44 4o
Butter Creamery 8 8
Eggs Pennsylvania firsts 1 20
, NEW YCrtK.
Flotir-ratents I 3Kt 8 70
Wheat N o. 8 red M
Corn-No. 8 r'' "
Oats No. 8 white
Butter -Crenmery 2 8
fcggs State and Pennsylvania.,., " 21
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.,
Extra. 1.450 to J, (111 lbs I 5 Dl 6 10
Prime, l,.mi to 1 .4111 ltn 5 75 5 i
Hood, 1.2.10 to 1,310 Ihs S 50 6 70
Tidy. 4,o.iO to 1.150 lbs 4N5 ' 11 20
Common, 700 to Dm lbs 8 Ul 8 VI
Oxen 1) 75 4 OJ
Bui s 2 61 4 T
Cow 1 BO 8 7
Heifers, 7M to 1.100 2 50 4 M
Fioh Cows and Springers 16 00 50 (XI
Hogs,
Prime heavy f 7 01 7 10
Prime medium weight 7 10 T in
Best heavy Yorkers T 10 7 15
Good llghi Yorkers t7i Boo
Plus ft .59 5J
Houghs 6 4 1 5 9)
(Stags 4 0J S a
Sheep.
Prime wethors, slipped $ B 85 8 01
Good mixe: 5 on 5 f)0
Fair mixed ewes and wethers 6 0;l fl . id
Culls and commou 2 0.1 8 oo
Lambs 6 00 7 00
Calves.
Veal calves 5 50 6 51
Heavy and thlu culvea w it 5J 5 JO
Oil Markets.
'i hs following are the quotations for credi:
talunces In the dttTerenl held:
Pennsylvania, tl'.K; Tlono, SI 7: Second
Sand, $1 M; Ji..ri4i I.una. 14c- South Lima 'iij
Indiana. Ulc; Somerset, tVt; Kagland, tUcj Cau
fcda, A Costly Tree.
Sixty years ago a Pennsylvania
farmer cut down a chestnut tree on a
neighbor's property. A few days
ago the heirs of the two farmers paid
the costs upon final ' decision of the
suit. The total expenses have been
$;io.ooo.
PURE SOAP AS A TONIC.
Don't be afraid of being too clean
or washing away your skin witi too
frequent use of soap. Pure soap Is a
tonic and, if need be, it can be used
twice a day oii the entire body with
no other ihan 'beneficial effects. The
cold batlf is stimulating aud pleas
uut, but it Is not cleansing bath.
The catching of a tarpon In Nova
Scotia waters probably moans renew
ed discussion of the erratic Gulf
Stream, suggests 'the Hartford Cour-ant,'
SOCIAL LEADER
' OF KANSAS CITY
Attributes Her Excellent Health to
Pe-ru-na. .
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V.-v -
MRS. W. H. SIMMONS.
fRS. W. H. SIMMONS, 1119 E. 8th
xYJL St., Kansas City, Mo., member of
the National Annuity Association,
writes:
"My health was excellent until about
rear ago, when 1 had a complete collapse
from overdoing socially, not getting the
proper rest, and too many late supper.
My stomach was in a dreadful condition,
and my nerves all unsf rmifl.
"I was advised by a friend to try Pe
runs, and eventually 1 bought a bottle. I
took it and then another, and kept using
it for three months.
"At the end of that time my health was
restored, my nerves no longer troubled me,
and I felt -ovself ence mure . Jd able to
assume my social position. I certain!., feel
thnt Pcruna is deserving of praise."
There are many reasons why society
women break down, why their n strong
systems fail, why they have systemic or
fielvio catarrh. Indeed, they are especially
inble to these ailments. No wonder thejr
reduire the protection of Peruoa. It is
their shield and safeguard.
An Indian Race Legend.
A new-State paper says that the)
Seminole Indians believed that when
the Great Spirit created this world
He made three men, all fair of skin.
He led them to a lake and bade them
Jump In. The first obeyed and came
out whiter than when he entered the
waters; the second hesitated, going
into tho lake when the water was a
trifle muddy, hence came out copper
colored; the third leaped la last and
came out black. According to the le
gend, the Great Spirit then led them
to three bundles, asking each to
cuoose one. The black man chose the
heaviest, which was found to contain
spades, hoes and other Implements
used In the performance of manual
labor; the second found In his sack a
fishing rod, a gun and warlike weap
ons; the white man chose the sack
which contained pen. ink and naner.
and this, so the story goes, laid the
foundation for his superiority over
other races. Kansas City Journal.
How Lion Is Henoecked.
"Should some of the strenuous la
dles of the United States happen tai
visit the New York Zoo," said the
animal painter, ''they would, be en
couraged. In their conUmpt of man.
The lion Is often lauded as the creat
ure ot pre-eminent courage. nut in
domestic life he isn't a circumstance
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uuwud, ue iiMft.-iB Hemming ail UT0
corner. And if perchance she erts
a growl he crouches close to thejffoor
until her majesty may feel In better
humor. No, Indeed. Many human
husbands may feel that tuoir wives
are Inclined to domineer. .- But of
complete subservience of male to fe
male the king of beasts Is the most
striking example." New York Press.
ROMANTIC DEVONSHIRE
Tho Land Made Famous by PhJpotts
Novels.
Pnilpotts has made us familiar
with romantic Devonshire, in his fas
cinating novels, "The River," "Chil
dren of the Mist," etc. The charac
ters are very human; the people there
drink coffee with the same results as
elsewhere. A writer at Rock House,
Orchard Hill, Eldeford, North ")ovon,
states:
"For 30 years I drank coffee for
breakfast and dinner but some &
years ago I found that it was produc
ing indigestion and heart-burn, and!
was making me restless at night.
These symptoms were followed by
brain fag and a sluggish mental con
dition. "When I realized this, 1 made up
my mind that to quit drinking coffee
and having rer.d of Postnm, I con
cluded to try it. I had it carefully
made, according to directions, and
found to my agreeable surprise at the
end of a week, that I no longer suf
fered from cither IndiKestiou, heart
burn, or brain fag, and that I could
drink it at night and sscure restful
and refreshing sleep.
"Since that time we have entirely
discontinued the use of tho old kind
of coffee, growing fonder and fonder
ot Postum as time goes on. My di
gestive organs certainly do their work
much better now than before, a re
sult due to Postum Food Coffee, I am
satisfied.
"As a table beverage we find (fori
all the members ot my family use it)
that when properly made it Is most
refreshing and agreeable, ot dellciou4
flavour and aroma. Vigilance lsj
however, necessary to secure this, for
unless the servants are watched they
are likely to neglect the thorough,'
boiling which It must have in order
to extract the goodness from the
cereal." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
Juk,-"The Road to WellvlUo," la
Dkg& "There's a reason."