(•j jlpkickg i L M ilAjdVentQre. | f ' DYING, HE SAVED HIS SHIP. THE good ship Gantock Rock rides at her moorings oCt Melggs 'wharf, San Francisco, swinging with the ebb and flow of the tide, but the chains groan wearily in the hawser holes, the orders of the mates are for once low toned, and the men move about the decks with softer tread, for in his cabin is the cold form of Captain Laurie, the weighty responsibility of the master mariner lifted from his shoulders by the hand of death. It had been a rather uneventful pas sage from Iqujque, whence the vessel cleared with GOO tons of nitrates, eigh ty-nine days ago. Honolulu was men tioned in the charter as a port of call, and It was sixteen days ago that a de parture was taken from Ivoko Head, the paradise of the Pacific dipped be low the horizon and the course of the sturdy British ship was laid for the r Golden Gate. For once the captain's eye failed to brighten as the spread of canvas swelled with the wind which drove Ills craft on toward its destination. He was indifferent to the record of the log. and often when working out his reckoning he would drop his pencil and clutch his breast in a spasm of pain. Stubbornly he fought against the physical weakness, but at length it conquered him, and long before the Farallones were sighted he lay groan ing on his hunk. The simple remedies carried in the medicine chest of a sail ing vessel lie knew would be of no ser vice to him, and the only hope for re lief lay in reaching port and medical aid. The ship was in sympathy with her master, a factor in speed which the first mate, 011 whom the responsibility yof command fell, had not realized; she H had cheated the log, and when the fog rolled thick yesterday afternoon the mate felt sure that be was safely off soundings, for sixteen days was a short passage from port to port. The wind was stiff, but shifty, and Its very uncertainty seemed to commu nicate Itself to the mate and urge him to caution. He had just given the or der to stand by to heave the lead, that eye of the seaman which tells him of the approach of a lee shore, when a sailor lounging idly on the forecastle head sent a thrill of horror through his shipmates by calling out as he strained his eyes through the thickness "Breakers ahead!" It was the shore seven miles south of Cliff House. There were hurried orders, as hur riedly obeyed, but the wind did not serve, nnd to bring the craft about isecmed an impossibility. The dying was consulted, nnd his orders |sVeycd. Signals for assistance were hoisted, and the tug Relief, which was returning to port, headed to the rescue. Just then the manoeuvre which the mate had been attempting was fav ored by a sldft of the breeze, nnd the Gantock Rock turned on her heel and purged away from the threatening coast nnd into deep water. After a hurried consultation with the captain, who had been aroused by the bustle on deck, the mate negotiated with the Relief's captain for a tow into port, nnd the quarantine ground was reached just before 8 o'clock. Here Dr. Whlteman, of the Marine Hospital service, boarded the ship, and found that the cabin contained all that demanded his attention. But even here his services were useless, the sturdy Glasgow captain was past human aid. He was dying with heart disease, nnd as tlie anchors sank to their holding ground lie, too, ended his voyage. ! ETHAN ALLEN'S EXPLOIT. Ethan Allen will always be remem bered as the man who took Fort Tl conderoga, though he did other notable things during the Revolution. Profes sor Justin 11. Smith, In an article in the Century Magazine, "The Prologue of the American Revolution," tells of a less familiar adventure of Allen's. Ethan Allen was a large specimen of a man, with a big heart. He was a pa triot, a fighter, rash, given to swagger, but very far indeed from witless. Af ter the Ticonderoga affair he was ousted from his command by his ene mies. and was therefore eager to make good his brilliant reputation. He planned an nttack on Montreal In the fall of 1773. Through the failure of his fellow plotter to come to his as sistance Allen nnd his handful of men were captured after a daring but fu tile resistance, and led before General I Proscott in the barrack yard at Mon " treal. It was an extraordinary scene. On pne side stood a British officer, hand somely uniformed, sword at side. On tlie other was Allen, n son of the for est, In deerskin Jacket, cowhide boots, a red woolen cap on his unruly hair, all stained with mire nnd smoke. "Who nre you?" demanded Prescott, in a tone to make the most courageous quail. "My name is Allen." "Are you the Allen who took Tlcon iflerogn ?" "The very mar," At this Prescott "put himself in a great fury," ns Allen said afterward, brandished ids Cane over the prlson / er's head, and loaded him with hard ( names. Allen shook his mighty fist at him. "Offer to strike and that's the beetle of Immortality for you! I'm not used to being caned!" Prescott turned his eye upon the cap tured soldiers and ordered a guard to bayonet them. Stepping between his men and the British, Alien tore open his waistcoat and shirt and cried to Prescott, "I am the one to blame, not theyi Thrust your bayonet into my broast, if any* body's. They would have done nothing but for me." The commandant hesitated, but finally told the prisoners he would let them live to grace the halter at Ty burn. Allen's courage saved both his own life and that of his men. It won the admiration even of Sir Guy Carleton, the Governor of Quebec. LIFE-SAVERS' HEROISM. Two thousand visitors nnd residents of Atlantic City, N. Jap recently saw the Government life-savers nobly per severe, though benten bnck by the wind and tide, until they reached the stranded schooner A. L. Lee and res cued the crew. The vessel belonged at Somers' Point, nnd had grounded on the bar as she was trying to make the Inlet with a cargo of brick from New York. The schooner rocked in the sea, broke in two parts, and she was In danger of sinking from sight any mo ment. The crew of four men were driven Into the rigging, to which they lashed themselves. When the schooner struck on the bar the Government crew had launched their boat with eight men at the oars. They could not make any headway, although they pulled with all their might. The great crowd saw with dismay the lifeboat come ashore and then saw it reloaded on the truck. They thought the crew aboard the wreck had been abandoned to their fate. The life-savers, however, after reloading the boat rushed It down the beach to a point opposite the St. Charles Hotel. A second time the brave men pulled through the breakers, the icy seas time and again sweeping into their boat But for the fact that the boat was a self-bailer, the life-savers would have gone to the bottom themselves. The wreck was about 200 yards oft Ileinz's Pier, but nearly an hour passed before they reached its leeward side. The crew aboard, consisting of Cap tain Gaskill, of Steelmauvllle, Atlantic County; Mate Charles Creamer, 0/ Tuckahoe. and D. Andrews and N. F. Bowen, of Atlantic City, had to jump for their lives, as the lifeboat could not bo drawn up close to the wreck. It was brought as near as safety would permit, and as she rose on the crest of a wave the seamen aboard the wreck leaped Into the boat. Benumbed nnd exhausted, as they were. It was a dangerous undertaking, but all were finally landed on the beach and cheered by the crowd. Captain Gaskill had made the mis take of taking the second buoy mark ing the Inlet channel for his range, in stead of the first buoy, which had been washed away by recent storms, nnd Ills vessel struck on the outer bar. Hun dreds of views were made by camera owners of the thrilling work of the life-savers. The schooner was owned by J. G. Scull, of Scullville, was twenty years old and 150 tons burden. WALKING TIIROUGn FIRE. Compared with the volcanoes to the Hawaiian Islifnds, those in the West Indies are larger, and exhibit the phe nomena of nature on a grander scale. The one of Ivilauen, in Hawaii, holds a lake of melted rock the outlots of which are rivers of lava which gleam like molten silver. In "Fire Moun tains" Miss C. F. Gordon-Cumming de scribes her descent into the outer crater. "We took a circuitous route to avoid the fiery breath of the sulphur cracks. Some of the cones are dome-shaped; , others are more open, like witches' caldrons, and curiosity compelled me to snatch a glimpse of the fiery broth within, although I knew that such stolen peeps were dangerous, as at any moment the wrathful spirits might drive away the Intruder with a shower of molten rock. "So numerous were the streams which intersected the bed of the crater 011 this side that it was necessary for the guide to keep ceaseless watch to guard against the possibility of our retreat being cut off. "We took our stand on an elevated hummock of lava, and wero thus raised to the level of the lake, which had very capriciously selected'the high est portion of the crater, so that all the rivers flowed down over the steep bank. "Dr. Conn told me he had seen lava flowing at the rate of forty miles an hour, rushing down-hill through forests on its seaward way. I confess I watched this small, comparatively safe river with some trepidation. "So rapidly does lava cool that when we had gaiued sufficient confidence to follow our experienced guide, we wero able to walk across many of the streams which only a few hours be fore had been liquid fire. We were walking on a cool crust. As the streams of red fluid rock met the air lliCy seemed to become coated over with a thin, gleaming, silvery film, like that which forms on molten metal. It wns gruesome to think what would befall us if the thin crust gave way beneath us. But I reflected that for love of wife nnd child our guide doubt less counted his own life precious, nnd so would not lead us into real danger. "It is strange how quickly one gets accustomed to new circumstances. When luncheon-time came It seemed most natural to sit on the brink of n fire river, on a hummock of lava, and enjoy our sandwiches while we watched the heaving, rushing lava roll nnd break into half-cooled cakes, to be swallowed and melted afresh In the fire streaiii which flowed within ten feet of us." Bibles Sold a Year. It is stated that the sale of Oxford Bibles has lately averaged 1,000,000 copies a year. Many a man has acquired a reputa tion for popularity simply by keeping his troubles to himself. r THE HAUNTED WEATHER PROPHET. "I hear strange voices in the wind, I hear low whispers in the rain. No matter where I turn I find It darkly muttered—'Guess again.' " —Washington Star. USEFUL QUOTATION. He—"Pity is nltln to love, you know." She—"Yes, isn't it a pity you can't afford that love of a hat for me?"— Now York Sun. DEFINED AND DESCRIBED. Teacher—"What Is a farm?" Bright Little Girl—"A piece of land entirely covered by a mortgage."— Detroit Free Press. PROOF ENOUGH. Mrs. HenpeciL-' "What makes you think he lost his mind when his first wife died?" Ilenpeck—"Ho married again."—New York Press. NOTHING DOING. Canvasser—"l've a book here I'd like to show you." Busy Man —"l've a bulldog In the next room I'd like to show you."—Bos ton Transcript. THE INCOME PARADOX. Beryl—"Do the Smythes live within their income?" Sibyl—"They don't live within It, yet they couldn't live without It!" Balt imore Herald. CONSIDER THE COST! He —"That a waterfall! And you made us pay fifty cents to see that!" Guide—"Ah, but you must remem ber it cost us S4OO to make it."—Petit Journal pour Eire. READY TO MAKE CONCESSIONS. Friend—"lt is hard to realize one's Ideals." Artist—"Yes, indeed! I wish I could compromise with my ideals at fifty cents on. the dollar!" Puck. LITERALLY SO. Editor—"Was Longwynde's sermon exhaustive?" Reporter—"Exhaustive? Y'ou never saw an audience so nearly worn out In your life."—Los Angeles Herald. VERY STRANGE. Tourist—"l must move. I couldn't get a wink of sleep all night on account of a baby In the next room that cried all night." Walter—"l don't understand that. The parents sleep in the same room and they never heard It."—Nordlske Blade. A MATRIMONIAL VICTIM. Husband—"Now, dear, directly you arrive you must wire me." Wife—"All right. How much shall I telegraph for?"—lllustrated Bits. BABWIN'S WASTED TIME. Darwin was in a state of great ex citement. "At last," he cried, "after years of work I have traced man to the oyster." "How foolish," interrupted one of his friends, "when you could have let woman walk there in five minutes." Realizing the time he had wasted, the great scientist immediately worked himself into a stew.—New York Her ald. IT MAY COME TO THIS. "I think," said tile multl-billiouaire, "that It's about time for me to found a , few public libraries." "I Wouldn't, If I were you," objected the wife of his bosom. "Why not? I still have more money than I can possibly spend." I "Oh, yes; I know that; but I have 1 Just been reading the census reportj and I find thnt nine-tenths of the peo-j pie of this country are librarians, whlla the rest are so busy paying taxes that . they have no time to read."—New York Herald. 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Notlco and 1 rii Genuine stamped CC C. Never sold In bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something jnst as good." HDO DQV NEW DISCOVERT; UIV U iCI I quick re'tef and euros worst (mm Book of testimonials and lO dnjs' tretm*n Vrss. Dr. H. H. OBEkN F BOMB. Box B. Atlanta. Ga mmMMM w.*.£'.V. w <iU Thompson'a Eye Water | UDHN^EDftORIAI^ J RELIGIOUS Sends the Following Grand Testimonial to the Merits of Cuticura Remedies in the Treatment of Humours of the Blood, Skin and Scalp. " I wish to give my testimony to the efficiency of the Cuticura Reme dies in what seems to me two some what remarkable cases. I had a number of skin tumours small ones on my arms which had never given me serious trouble ; but about two years ago one came on my throat. At first it was only about as large as a pinhead, but, ns it was in ' a position where my collar, if not iust right, would irritate it, it soon became very sensitive and began to grow rapidly. Last spring it was as large, if not larger, than a bean. A little unusual irritation of my collar started it to swelling, and in a day or two it was as large as half an orange. I was very much alarmed, and was at a loss to de termine whether it was a carbuncle or a malignant tumor. Will / / ii •• My friends tried to persuade me to consult my physician ; but dread ing that he would insist on using the knife. I would not consent to go. Instead I got a small bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and a box of Cu ticura Ointment. I took the former according to directions, and spread a thick layer of the Ointment on a linen cloth and placed it on the swelling. On renewing it I would bathe my neck in very warm water and Cuticura Soap. In a few da\*s the Cuticura Ointment had drawn the swelling to a head, when it broke. Every morning it was opened with a large sterilized needle, squeezed aud bathed, and fresh Ointment put on. Pus and blood, and a yellow, cheesy, tumorous matter caine out. In about three or four weeks' time this treatment completely eliminated boil and tumor The* soreness that had ex - CCTICURA REMEDIES aro Fold throughout the elTlltzrd world. PRICES: Cuticura Resolvent, 60c. per | bottle ctn the form of Chocolate Coated Mils, 26c. per vial of 00?, Cntlcnra Ointment, Doc. >cr hor, and CuUcnm | Soap 25c. per cakc. Send for the great work, ** Humours of the Hlood, Skin and Scalp, and How to Cure Them," 04 Pages, 300 Diseases, with Illustrations, Testimonials, and Directions In all languages, including | Japanese and Chinese. British Dciot, 27-28 Charterhonso 8q„ London, E. C. French Depot, 6 Eno <io i | Palx, Paris. Anstrallian Depot, R. towns & Co., Sydney. Poawta Dauo amp Cukuicai, Coaro&ATioic j Bote Proprietors, Boston. U. S. A. tended down into my chest was all gone, and my neck now seems to be perfectly well. 44 About five or six years ago my sister had a similar experience. She had two large lumps come under her right arm, the result of a sprain. They grew rapidly, and our physi cian wanted to cut them out. I would not listen to it, and she tried the Cuticura Remedies (as I did a few months ago) with magical effect. In six weeks' time the lumps had entirely disappeared,and have never returned. 44 1 have great faith in the Cuticura Remedies, and I believe they might be as efficacious' in similar cases with other poople, and thus 6ave much suffering, and perhaps life. I have derived so much benefit from the use of them m3'self that I am constantly advising others to U3e them. Re cently I recommended them to an office boy for his father, who was dis a abled with salt rheum. The man's feet were f swollen to an enormous size, and he had not ; worked for six weeks. Two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment worked a perfect cure. You never saw a moro . grateful man in j'our life. 44 1 am very much in terested in another caso I where I have recom mended Cuticura just now. My housemaid's mother has a goitre which had reached a very dangerous point. The doctors told her that nothing could bo done ; that she could live onl3' two or three weeks, and that she would dio of strangulation. She was confined to her bed, and was unable to speak, when her daughter, at my suggestion, tried the effect of the Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent. Strange to say, she was very shortly relieved of the most distressing symptoms. Tho swelling seemed to bo exteriorized, and she is now able to be around her house, and can talk as well as 44 It seems to me that I have pretty good grounds for believing that Cuticura Remedies will prove suc cessful in the most distressing forms of blood and skin humours, and if you wish to use my testimonial as herein indicated, I am willing that you should do so, with the further privilege of revealing my name and address to such persons as may wish to substantiate the above state ments by personal letter to me." Chicago. Nov. 12, 1903.
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