—ianiic = ' “telegram’ or eS ABOVE THE CLOUDS. flow Danger of Destruction to Great Snowsheds in the Sierras | Is Subverted, | | Ir his article on “Fighting Fire ! Above the Clouds,” in Pearson's, Mr, Robert Welis Ritchie deseribes ihe precautions taken by the railroad sompany as fullows: “Two and one-half miles in an air line, north of Cisco, a liitle town on the line of road, =bout 14 from the summ of the the bald grunite peak of Red mountaim | lifts its serrated front to the winds, | 7,860 feet above the level of the sea. From the top of this peak, which is one of the lofiiest in the vicinity, with a fleld glass one can see the stretch of the mountains for niles below, untii they broaden out into the Sacramento valley, 70 miles away; over 30 lakes may be counted, dotiing the mow: tains of two counties. It was on this desolate, wind-swept island in the clouds that the Southern Pacific es tablished its fire alarm station, prob- pbly.the highest in tle world. “Upon the highest point of the sum mit, known now as S.gnal Peak, s little cabin was built. It was 12 by 12 feet, solidly construcied and with a roof calculated to stand the strain of winter snows. Telephone commu- unication with Cisco was established and the minature observatory fitted with powerful telescopes, maps, and a surveyor's transit. Then a man and his wife were established as al- ternate watchers by night and day, and this alarm station was complete.” m les range, i CAT ACTS AS PLUMBER. Shrewd Device of Woman Penusylvania to Find Leak in Water Pipe. Making her cat act as her plumber was the ingenious feat that a woman of Manayuui accompiished the other day, reports the Philadelphia Record. This woman had noticed that one of the pipes connected with the wash- stand in her bathroom leaked, and she wished to locate the leak precisely without tcaring out any more of her wall than was needful. Accordingly she shut her cat up in the parlor— the parlor is directly below the bath- voom—and into the basin of the de- foctive washstand she poured a vial of the oil of valerian. Cats are excessively fond of the odor of valerian; a cat would rather inhale this odor than eat fish. The Manayunk woman's cat, after it hac been in the parlor a few minutes, be- gan to purr. Purring, it crossed the room; it settled itself on the floor with its face to one spot on the wall, and here its mistress found it when she :ame down stairs, its nose. glued to the spot, sniffing and purring ecstatic- ally. The wall was opened at this point, and here, sure enough, the leak was found. Here the valerian had trickled through, imparting its intox* fcating odor to the cat. Jen and Women Who Rerched Year of Remarkable Length—Many Centenarians, The late Pope Leo had a long life, bu} eompared wich the ages of others whe had gone before him he was compara: tively youthful at his death, Thomai Parr and Henry Jenkins are, respec tively, credited with the ages of 152 and 169. Jeanne Serimphan was marriec when she was 127 and died when she was 128. Dr. Dufournel married at 116 anc became the father of two children ané died at 120. Marie Priou reached the age of 158. A woman of Metz, the mother of 24 children, died at the age of 100. Surgeon Politman celebrated his one hundred and fortieth birthday. Pat- rick O'Neil buried seven wives and diec at 120, and a Norwegian peasant is re corded as dying at 160 and leaving twc sons, one aged 108 and the other only nine summers. Robert Taylor lived tc be 134 and died of excitement on receiv: ing the picture of Queen Victoria signed by herself. An Irishman named Brown who was a habitual drunkard, lived te be 128; he had a daily jag for 90 years Durond d’Estivel, of Cahors, lived to be 128. A woman of 124 drank strong cof- fee In great quantities all her days, while a man of 114 lived on fruit, chiefly mel- ons, and chewed lemon peel. ROYAL RULERS OF JAPAN. Present Reigning House Dates Baek Six Centuries Before Opening of Christian Era, His maje satocontents, NOTARY PUBLIC. ) 8 fon used, hich they wi find | & sure oie for omesemption, athma, ua rrh, Bronohitis throatand lung - desiring the prescription, thing, and MAY prove & RE anes - Sm How easy it is to be “It.” The luxury of fine tailoring is brought within the means of moderate incomes. Times have changed, for so far as dreus is concerned, the clerk and mechanic are bamao footing as the ered: Bow nthe The International Tailoring Co., sen’ ok makes made-to-measure garments of the highest standard at a price everybody can afford to pay. 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