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d i a n p v tl i 'r ii U iio w n
l‘'a ti ni ii , n a y s
t h e New Y o r k S u n .
F o w \ isito rs as
t h e y s t a n . l l. e fo r n th<> . u k o w h e r o th o
^ r r a t l e i . t i l c .-oils li e r ‘2 2 lavA ..i I'iciily
tiMtf’({ l)()dv aji)ir«H‘iat() ti.io (H’c o n t r i c
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ti'(> atniu ut
n h e l ei-eiv i' s t r o n i Lev k e e p o r s .
m
F a tm ia u r n v e d in N'ow Yor k IuhI
So)it(‘inl>t*r t-n ii trnn ip ntt!auier fi'oni
Sin g a p o re .
F u r tiie liii'eo n u m t h s of
t h e vuynKe f«ho hiy t i g h tly coiUmI in ii
erato w it h o u t food or (Irink. 'Hk? on ly
u t te n tio n giv en h e r was a »i>rinkluig
willi w a rm ^vatcr e ve ry week or so. to
whii'b Hbe r e pp om le d b y hissinp; liko
n Hmail stomn e n g in e a n d nu ik in g an
occasional vicio us lung*i at 8 <iiue of
th n crcw.
I ’r o n i th e in tr o d u c tI o n of t!ie jiyth o n in to lier conin«jilious gla ssI ro n te d <'nge in tlie re p tile honso up
to th e prc(*.ent ti m e sb e lias e sta b lis h e d
a record uui<iue a m o n g snakes. She
be ga n b y la y in g 7.') eggs, wh ic h w ere
d e s tin e d n e ve r to h a tc h bec au se t h e ir
o w n e r h ad be en c hille d by tb e cold
w e a th e r jirio r to s e t t l i n g down in c a p ­
ti vity . N e v e r th e le ss, tb e p r o u d o w n e r
c olle cte d t b e m in to a pile, an d, c oil­
i n g h e r se lf al>out th em , w a it e d jiati e n tl y for th e litt le s n a k e s to aijjiear.
T w o weeks , th e p e r io d of in c u b a ­
tion, w e nt by a n d F a t i m a h a d no t
s t ir r e d tr o m h e r p osi ti on . An a t ­
te m p t was th e n m a de by h e r k e e pe rs
to ta ke th e eggs away from h e r , b n t 8 iie
de v elo p e d siu h e n e r g e tic m e a s u io s of
de fen c e to jire ve nt t h is t h a t th e k e e p ­
ers. who tiiink litt le of ju g g l in g with
rattlesnakcH a n d cobra s, r e t r e a te d
I'rom the caiic witii eu nsideii-ulo alacritv.
i n th e m e a n ti m o F a l i m a !l iad been
pre j. a rin g to slied h e r skin. H e r coppoi y eyes, i r o u n t e d on a h.oi:id us big
as th a t oi'iU u g u f r e s p o e t a b l e size, h a d
tu rn e .l to a p ea rly wh it e, (i•radiiallv
th is tin t I'lid t d away, lea vin g tb e ey es
d u ll a n d glassy . T h is was a sig n t h a t
th e sk in V.a- r e a d y to bo cast I f th is
o p e ra ti on did not ta k e place w ith in a
c e rta in tin le 1tie re p tile was liable to
c o n tr a c t a
) ophidiauM, whii'l 1 wtJiild p r o b a b ly t•anse h e r
de a th .
H fM' d ev oti on to h e r eggs,
ho w ever. <>!)literuted all o th e r consid e ru ti on a lid tlio critical tii;.ie d re w
n e a t e r n i 1bon; acti on on h er part.
At th is 'u n c t u r e Mr. Ditiiiars, who
has charg* : of th e 1e p ti le lu.aise, doci de d upo 11 \ ig<)rouH moasiiri 9S, T h e
eg g s m u s t !)<• ta k e n aw ay, he<b!clared,
an d, if th e p y th o n failed to w alk out
of h e r skill, tlie sam e m u s t beHtrii>i:ed
from h e r iiy tiu- kee))ers. Acccndingly. a s tre a m of cold w a te r a t h ig h
l) re ssu ie Avas tu r n e d on th e re ptile .
As sh e h u r r i e d l y un c oile d to c a use
troub h'. K e e p e r S n y d e r c ra w le d into
the cage li e bind tho ))rotection of a
tc r e e u a n d raUeil o u t th e eg g s w it h a
lo n g pole. Se vera l tim e s th e s c re en
was s e n t tlying by blow s f ro m the
Buako's he a d a n d S n y d e r liad to
l,e })uUed ou t by th e legs. T h e eggs
w ere lina!l;y i e i u o \ e d a n d a r e s p ite was
allow ed to th e i c}itile u n t il th e ne xt
da y to ai»pcai in h e r n ew clot hen.
T h e r e s p ite was vain. T h e n ext
m o r n in g sh ow ed t h e p y th o n coiled
hu lkilv in the c o r n e r Avhere h e r e gg s
b a d been.
H e r old s k in had c rac ke d
in m a ny jilaces a n d m u s t be re m o v e d
at oncc. T b e s n a k e ’s b a t h t u b was
tilled -with 1 oili ng w a te r a n d e ve ry
oritice iu th e cage was s to p p e d up.
Jt w a‘< so<m {nil of s te a m ainl r e ­
se m b le d a T u r k i s h bath. A ft e r an
h o u r of th is t r e a tm e n t of t h e j)yti>on,
< a w b e n th e t e m p e r a tu r e of th e in te r io r
th e cage was at a b o u t 1 0 0 de g r e e s
ir%il it was i lrip p in g w it h m ois tu re ,
K^>p» r s Siiyvler a nd Da hl, witii Mr.
Ditlnars , e u t e i c d tlie cagt', p u s h in g a
b b in k e t in fr o n t of th e m s u p p o r t e d on
& polo as a sc re en. T h e wci-e well
aU'ure of th i ‘ fa.-t t h a t if tb e sn a k e
c a u g h t th e m in h er coils an u n c o m ­
f orta b le eiubvace m ig h t follow, th e
sam e b e in g d e tr im e n ta l to rib s and
w h a te v e r p o itio u of t h e ir a n a to m v
■was in volved, T h e door was in th e
c e n tr e of th e ca"o a n d th e y mu.st a d ­
vance te n feet to rcuc h th o sn ake. As
t h e y s ta rte d to »raw l fo rw a r d tlio
sn a k e blew a q u a n t i t y of ai r from her
c a pa c io us in te r io r w ith a noise no t
p o r tic u la r ly e n co u r a g in g . Sb o the n
glid ed to w a rd t h e door, c u tti n g otr
tb e r e tr e a t of tb e inva de rs. C a tc h in g
Higbt of S n y d e r ’s s u s p e n d e r s , whic h
w hic h w ere of a b r i g h t c a rm in e hue,
a n d e v id e n tly n o t b e i n g p a rtia l to th e
color, sh e m a de a n e a t pass ot ul-out
si.>L feet in his dire ctio n.
N ot se e uig
a ny way of re tr e a t, a n d fu ll y ap pre <-iuting w h a t m ig lit ha i)pe n, S n y d e r
prom j.tly u s i e n d e d th e t r u n k of a
ced a r ti CO in th e cage, ainl, D ercbing
him s e lf a b o u t eijiht f r e t ab o v e Fatiivbat, w ould
ba pi
lext move was m a d e by o ne of
th e m en below. Keac h n g o u t a b a n d
f a u tio n s ly from u m le r th e b l a n k e t he
c a u g h t ho ld of a r e n t in th e old sk in
an<l jmlleil oti' u lo n g stri p. W h e r e
tlie ep id e r m is was r u m o .o d tliern
sh o n e a jiatcli of vel v ety bo d y re f le ct­
in g th e j't
'J’he opi
epeated.
I t se e m e d to
R O C K A W A Y
B E A C H ,
plc a se th e s n a k n .' S h e at on ce b <-ame
q u ie t anil Hilowed t h e i)roccss to go
on. S n v d e r slid (low u from t h e tre e
a n d jniu od in th e o pe ra ti on .
In a
sh ort time th e b l a n k e t was laid a-iide
a n d th e work be ga n in e ar n e st. It
took niorfc th a n fo u r h o u r s to relie vo
F a tin m of h e r old flo tb e s, d u r i n g tho
le m a i n d e r of wh ic h tim e s h e sh<»\ved
tb e u tm o st go od na tu i’o to w a rd he r
k e e p e r s, a ltlu u ig b m a k in g a vicious
ja b or tw o at groupH of Hj>ectatorH out' side th e cage.
I n her n ew s u it tho m o n s te r r e ­
flected all colo rs of t h e rain bow , b u t
y e t t h e ir re m a in e d a n o t h e r a n x i o t v :
i slio m u s t now tak e a substaritiiil meal;
' oth e rw is e , in th e languagt^ of tlu» b e r1 ))etf>b)gi''t, she m u s t be stulVed. T h is
with a s n a k e of h e r s i / e is a difficult
! a nd d a n g e r o u s ojie ra tio n.
D a in ti e s
' 4-alc ulated to d e lig h t he r ey es were
se rve d ilaily, b u t at th e so s h e indifi fere ii tl y tu rnoil away.
I A week ago it was de cidetl th a t the
fast m u s t bo br(dcen. F o r alioiit seve n
' m o n t h s tb e s n a k e h ad no t la ste d food.
I A b race of de a d la b b its w ere jir oc ured
' from th e m a rk et, 'i'h ey Mere tied to! g e th e r w it h tw in e a nd ca re full y lu bri; cate<I so as to slid e d ow n th e siia l:e’s
: elo n g a te d aes()))hngus w ith facility,
i Aftei d u e p r e p a r a tio n th e r a b b its wpve
i jilaced on a ba m b oo pole. T h e r e was
som e liv(dy m a nt\u ve rin g an d th e big
s n a k e was c a u g h t by th e ne ck, thoiigli
n o t unti l o n e of th e ke e p e r s b ad iia<l
; a tinge r to r n by h e r long, c u rv ed
te e th . T ho f o rw a rd p o rti o n of b e t
I bod y was s tr a ig h te n e d by th e ccnnI billed force of six or e ig h t men , and,
j like th e lo a d in g of an old m uzzlej load er, tb e s t r i n g of r a b b its was r u n
I «lown h er th ro at. Afte r b e in g re le a se d
slie n o n c h a la n tly sw all ow ed h e r d in n e r
an d, p il in g h e r m a n y f olds in to tho
c o r n e r of th o cage, went to sleeii.
IR E L A N D 'S
BIG
WIND.
H le w lh o r.iliil <»fT|- linil.liri;;* HiKl l»tov«
.SllHW- I tlHMIKll Oiik riHuk>«.
.la n u a r y <> was th e s ix ty -fir st a n n i ­
ve r s a r y of “ tb e big w in d in I r e la n d . ’
T h e r e h a \ e be e n otiie r big win ds, b u t
th e r e n ever was one t h a t eipiulle d th e
first one.
K ir th s, m a r ria g e s a n d
d e a th s ar e tixed be fo re a n d u tte r th is
bi g wind, a n d t h e r e n e ve r was a triioliorn I r is h m a n w’ho ha s not h o a r d of
tb e “ n ig h t of th e big w in d . ”
M a n y t ale s ha ve bee n to ld a b o u t
th is b n ir ic a n e .
A c c ord in g to th o r e ­
la to rs it cam e u p a b o u t 0 o’cloi k at
ni g ht.
I t ca m e like a s u m m e r b re e /e ,
bu t ill a ve ry s h o r t tini(‘ it be came
lu rio u s. S o m e of th e si m ple i)cople
of Ire la n d said it was tho wo rk of (h.;
fa irie s, w ho h ad be c om e d is p le a se d at
t h e ])eoiile.
So th e y cra w le d u n d e r
th e bed a n d lo w e r e d t h e m s e h e s i n
wells to escaj)e tb e fu r y of th o e l e ­
m e nts . 'J'hc n ex t m o r n in g th e y cam e
ou t to se e w h a t th o “ f a ir ie s ” luid
done .
I’hey said t h e y f»jiind t h a t
e ve ry h a y s ta i’k in li ’elaiid liail blow’u
do w n.
T h e y foniitl t h a t s tr a w bad
bt eii d r iv e n t h r o u g h oak bour<ls as
clean as a c a r p e n t e r w onb l d r iv e a
mul, a n d t h e r e a re so m e who de c la r»
th a t a s to n e as big as a f r e ig h t car
ha d be e n blo w n s e \ e n mile s frtun its
r e s tin g phice.
T h e y fouiid th a t tho
w a te r s h a d be e n la sh e d in t o su c h a
t e r ri b le s ta te t h a t hu g e wiialcs wore
ly in g up on th e s h o r e s of tho la k e s,a n d
t h a t s h a r k s a n d small tish wore fou nd
in th e l o r e sts m il es fr om th eir homo
in th e ocean. 'I'he ta le is told of th e
sailo rs who b ccam e sh ip w r e c k e d , a nd
la n d ed oil th e i>ack of a w ha le su))po se d to l o an island , and th o wiml
e a rr ie d w ha le a n d sail ors to a p la ce of
safety.
E v e ry clock on th e pub li c
stee]ile s was stoi)pe<l, a n d th o wiinl
blow th o w h is tle s on th e boats a n ­
c h o re d f)U th e wbai ves w ith o u t an
ou n c e of ste a m sh o w in g on t h e gnage.
T h e I eo ple w h o r e m e m b e r th is t e r ­
rib le wind tell bow it c a r ri e d tb e
sword.< of th e k n i g h t s a n d lo rd s from
t h e sc a b b a r d s a n d left t h e p o w d e r e d
h a ir of th e (^u ee n as n a tu r a l as th e
d ay s h e was bo rn, a n d tliey sa y th at
th e p a in t was re m ove d from th e burns,
l e a vin g tb e b o a rd s as b a re as tb e day
they
Ltb« ne st ,
w ere c a r ri e d fr oa i j l o u n t C h ev a li er to
th o town, s “ivcn uiilos aw ay.
O th e r s
say t h e bcllu in th o c h u r c h e s and
sch o o lh o n se s t l a tt e r e il as t h e y never
clatter<Ml befor e, a n d ch ie k e n s were
f o u n d tb e ne x t m o r n in g w ith o u t a
f e a th e r in t h e ir tails.
L e a v e s wore f o u nd d r iv e n in to th e
t r u n k s of t h e tr ees, an<l corn was
f o u n d c le a ne d from tb e cob on tho
st alk .
Oilier t e r r ib le th i n g s bapp e n e 1 fii'ity-one y e a r s ago o n th e
“ n i g h t of th e big w in d . ”
Ten flpiixe
AmeWea.
T h e Q u e e n in t e n d s to a d d one
m o re to th e list of te a houKes on th e
Ibilm oral est ate.
Kach of th e s e r e ­
t r e a ts is de c o r a te d to r e p r e s e n t som e
jia r ti cu la r c o u n tr y .
For
in sta n c e
t h e r e is In d ia , w h ic h in f u r n i s h e d w ith
ba m b oo a n d I n d ia n m a t tin g , while
C’h in a is de c o r a te d witli tb e Celestial
e m b le m s in b e a u tif u l c olor in gs . The
new te a h o u se is to bo A merica , and
will be p u t up iu re a d in e s s for next
year.
TlM*
\alut> ot
T h e wa r in S o u th Afi ica, it is
lcarue<]. has be e n th e cause of tho
gr eat rise ii^ tho ))»ico of diaii onds.
F o r th e last few y e a r s th e s e ))recious
s to n e s ha ve b r - o m o m ore a n d mt>re
va lu a ble , till th o war ha s aoct n tu a t c d
th e i r pric e to s u c h a de g r e e t h a t the
ge m s are n o t o n ly th in g s of beaut^^,
I b u t n good iu ve stn ie ii t as well.
F I F T H
W A R D .
B O R O U G H
OUR APPLES IN HPltOPli
GRE A T A U C T IO N S ARE HE L D IN LIV­
E R P O O L EV E RY W EE K .
th e w es t a n d n o rth w 'c s t oiite re d e x te n siv e ly in to a p plo -grow in g,
thi; c ro p
off
/ailed
the
no b m g e r ali'e;'t th o m a r k e t s us t h e y
d id 1.') or-JO y e a r s ago. O.io s e a so n
of g re a t s<-arcity th e n .
ith e x tr e m e ly
hig h pric ,‘S, w o uld oft e n bo fo llo wed
l>y a ve ur of s iip e r u li u n d a n c e . w h en
th o nia rket w ould ho g l u tte . l w ith
upi)les, which w er e din icii lt to d ispo so
of a t a n y price. 'I'lie th o u s a n d s of
a c re s of ap)>lo o r c b a rtls in th o g r o a t
w est p r e v e n t an o ld - f as h io n e d fa m in e
in a))))les, an I th o imjiroveil m e th o d s
of c x |) o r tm g th o fr u it a n d th e n u ­
m e r o u s fact(M-ies which m a k e c h e a p
je ll ie s an d p r e s e rv e s t e n d to d i s t r i b u t e
th e a lm n d a n t cr<j)»s so well th a t u n ­
profit ab le pric e s do not r ulo in tho
m a r k e ts in good seaso ns.
T hose jelly fai-torics iu good s e a ­
so ns Imy a p ple s on t h e ti'ocs, b u t iu
y e a r s like tb^' |)roseiit muko t h e ir
apple sy ru j) jolly from llio w a ste of
th e c a n n in g factorie s, w r i t e s ( i . K. \V,
in t h e Sci e ntific .American. T h e r e uro
l:{() fa cto rie s in th e c o u n t r y e n g a g e d
n c a n n i n g t h is fr u i t a n d m a k in g
cheu]) jel li es a n d sy r u p s .
I n th e a g ­
g re g a te tim y ha ve a n a n n u a l c a pa c it y
of ov e r 2 0 0 , 0 0 (),0 0 i) ja r s of je ll y alone.
T h o je llies niudo fr om th e a p p le wusto
are a lm o s t as go od an d w h o le so m e as
th o s e m u nu fa c tu roil fr om t h e wh ole
ujiples. T h o co re s a n d p e e li n g s a n d
sm all, inferio r a pple s uro g r o u n d u p
a n d th e ju ic o extrairte I fr om th e m .
'I’ho ju ice or s y r u p b e co m e s th o f o u n ­
da tio n of th e clicaj) jollies, a n d not
c ho mic al compoundH, as so m e s u p ­
pose.
T h o w est ha s becom o s u c h an im]) ortant factor in tlie upplo p r o b le m
th a t it is e s tim a te d t h a t t h e s e com])a ra tiv ely n ew o r c h a r d s c o u ld s u p p l y
all th e aj)i)arent n e e d s of th e m a r k e t s
if haU' th o tr e e s in th e c o u n t r y f aile d
to ]troduc e a n y th in g . At tirst th o
ddon flood of th is fr u it f:
sas,, Mis so uri, N.el>rasku. ^ lic b ig a n
ami 1 o ih o r w e ste rn s t a t e s ■c o m p le te ly
mai'kots,
don lo ru li/e d th e
(‘a s te rn
e hin g a climax in ISiii; , w h e u u))ph*' . in New F n g la i 1.1 wore oll'ercd on
tho t r e e s at lo c.e nts a b a rre l a nd
han,d-})ickod I5ald\vins del iv o re d on
the <‘urs at 10 C01 its a ba rroi.
'I'ho
orcl iiard.*^ in th o wo >t were ;iO, oO a n d
100 acres, a n d in or{lor to j)rev en t
gro-A'or- from go in g in to b a n k r u p ti'y
a g re a t flood of th e a p p le s was r u s h e d
to Kurope.
i ho e x p o r ts of o u r ap[)los have con se ci u en tl y g r o w n to
enorm')iH )>roportioi:s, a n d w ith o u t
thi-t de m a n d th e c' o[> w o u ld i)rovo a
linaiu'iul fa il u re ev e ry season.
L iverp otd is by fur tiio g re a te s t
d is t r i b u t i n g p o in t for A m e ric a n a[)ples
a n d as high as I0i>,OOa b a r r e l s of o u r
aj.ples have been so ld t h e r e in o ne
1.1 at
L ond on, (Ib i. g o w a n d H u l l ulso
coivo immoiMii carg<jos of A m eri
a pp le s a n d a b s o r b on an aver a g o
frimi'JO.OOO to :UI,OUO b a r r e ls a w eek
d u r i n g th o season.
T h e apple s are so ld in liiv erji ool iiy
th e unc tio n sy st em . A la r g e r o o m is
}irovided for tho b u y e r s a n d th o a u c ­
tio ne e r. In t h e c e n tr e of t h i s room
t h e re is a p o r ta b le p la tf o rm or a f re ig h t
©levator w he re s a m p le s of th o lo ts to
be dis p o se d of a re e x h ib ite d . Au
a u c ti o n e e r who bus a lin e to di sp o so
of ha^ iO m in u te s at h is d is po sa l, a n d
if his go ods a r e n o t all so ld in t h a t
tim e ho m u s t t e m p o r a rily s t a n d asi de
a nd ma k e room for a n o t h e r sale sm a n .
M o nd ay, W e d n e s d a y a n d F r i d a y are
th e a u c ti o n da ys , am i a s in g le a u c ­
tio n e e r m a y d is p o s e of 1 0 ,()00 to
ir»,(IOo b a r re ls in a day.
T h e apiilos a re c a ta lo gu ed , a nd
th o se b r a n d s w hic h ha ve a r e p u t a t i o n
for h o n e s ty a n d goo d })ackiug fro<piently soli w ith o u t s a m p lin g . O n e
b arre l iro ai e v e ry lot
'J() is oj^ened
on the })ortable i)latform a n d th e c o n ­
te n ts d u m p e d in to b a sk ets , a n d a n ­
o th e r bitrrel is sim p ly o p e n e d ou th e
face end. F r o m an e x a m in a tio n of
th e s e tw o s a m p le s tb e lu iy er j u d g e s
th e lot of 20 a nd m a k e s his p u r c h a s e
ft(,‘cord ingly. O n ly t i g h t b a r r e ls are
(felivere 1 to h im ; sla c k b a rr e ls, w h e r e
th e a pp le s ra tt le , a re reje c te d. T h e s e
l a tte r sell se p a r a te ly , a n d u s u a lly
fr om 50 to 7o c e n ts a b a rr e l less.
W h e n a p u r c h a s e r ’s bid is ac c ep te d
he ca n ta k e hi s 2 0 b a rr e ls o r as m a n y
m o re of th e s am e b r a n d as he de s i re s
a t t b e satno price . T h e a p p le s are
d eliv e re d to th e p u r c h a s e r d ir e c t fro;n
t h e s t e a m e r ’s do ck, w hic h saves th e
c ost of d o u b le carta ge .
O ce an r a te s for app le s, of c ou rse ,
vary, b u t t h e y u s u a lly r u n fr om -10 to
(5 > c e n ts p e r barrel. T h e c h a r g e s in
L iv e r p o o l for doi^kage, i n su r a n c e , a d ­
ve rtisin g, sum iiling, to w n du o s a nd
for labor of h a tu ll in g a m o u n t to a b o u t
se ve np en ce , K nglis h money , a n d th e
a u c tio n e e r ’s c o m m is s io a for s e llin g is
Hi p e r cent. T ho co.-it ot' g.U ting th o
a pp le s to th e ste a m e r <m th is sid e
va rie s likewi?-o u n o r d . n g to tlio di->
la nce th e y Lav otu be shii>ped.
L ic k in g ap ple s in tu o e a st c os ts
from 12 to 2 u cout^ p er b a n e!, a c c o rd ­
ing to th e skill of t h e p io k e rs i.n I th e
am oii n t of aiiples to hand le .
Spe cia l
^>ickershas*> in r e c e n t y e a r s e n t n e d
the h e ld to .!o:jtru<-t for wh .do o r ­
cha rd s, an d t h e y do ‘he wo; k so m uc k
O F
Q U E E N S ,
N . Y „
l)*tter t h a t th e lo ss to the fa rm e r in
g r e a tl y r c du co d.
Ca re le ssly jd cked
a n d pa c ke d a pp le s u s u a lly yie ld bu t
l ittle p r o llt to th o iiro ducers.
N ew njiplo b a r re ls cost a b o u t 17
c en ts , w h ic h m u s t l>o ad d e d to th e
c os t of h a r v e s tin g ; a n d so rti ng , h e a d ­
i n g a n d g e t t i n g to la il r o a d sbip]»ing
p o i n t s , a b o u t e ig h t c e n ts more. T h u s a
b arre l of a p p le s c os ts th o fa rm er from
10 to Hi c e n ts b('foro th e tra najto rtatio n c h a r g e s to th e city uro made.
'I'heso la t t e r c a n n o t bo est im a te d, on
a c c o u n t of th o diflore nc es in th o d i s ­
ta n c e fr om th e m arke ts . 'I'ho (lost of
d o li v tu in g n, b a r r e l of up]>les from a
|o w u in K an sa s to New York is vory
m u c h h ig h e r t h a n th o H u d so n river
g ro w e rs ha v e to jiay w h en t h e y scuil
t h o ir f ru it d o w n by boat.
O u r yellow N e wto wn or New tow n
pij)piii is jir o ba bly tho g r e a te s t f a vor­
ite in K ng la n d, a n d it ofte n sells for
t h r o e tim es as m u c h as a ny o t h e r
apiilo. T h e v ar ie ty was in tr odu ce d
in L o n d o n by IJ enjamiu F r a n k lin in
1 7 o K a n d h a s be en a i)rime favorite
e ve r since. 'I’ho B a ldw in is a go„d
a p p le for ex p o rt, for its h ig h color
ple a s e s th o Kn glish , a nd it bus good
sh ip jii n g q u a li ti es .
.'\rore a pple s of
th o lie n Duvis va rie ty ar e grow n tod ay
t h a n a n y o th e r b e ca u se m th o w e st it
d o e s b e tte r t h a n a lm o st a ny o th e r
ty p e of th is fruit. J t is a g oo d ke ep er
a n d s h i p p e r a n d se ll s fairly well
at)ro'id. I n t h e east th is v ar ie ty do es
n o t «bi as well as in th e west. Tho
ll h o d o I s la n d g re e n in g , n o r th e r n sp y
a nd winesiip a r e o th e r g r e a t f avor ites
ut h om e a n d a b roa d, a n d t h e y a r e
r ais ed in la rge q u a n titie s in th is c o u n ­
tr y a nd Cana da.
.-r
S A T U R D A Y ,
S C IE N C E
AND
F E B R U A R Y
I N D U ST R Y .
17,
1900.
P R IC E ,
| W H E N T H E MI N IST ER COMES TO TEA
TMaine s ta n d s so<oud a m o n g tlie Oh I ih e y ’vp .sw'iint th o p a rl o r c ar pe t, an<J
lli ey’v<» dust e d iivery chai r.
• ta t e s in th o da il y ou t[ )u t of p u lp ami
.\nil ih e y ’vp g ot tho tiiJle.s haiigiJi’ jost ex ­
pa p er . I n c l u d i n g th o p r o d u c t of tho '
a ctl y «u llm s(|uaro;
t h re e p la n ts now bu ild in g, is is e s t i ­ A ad fli« wtiatiiot's ll.\ed u p lovely, a n d tho
m a ts luive all be»Mi beat.
m a te d t h a t th e d aily (u it p u t will be
2 1 t>r> to n s a n d tho to ta l i n v e s tm e n t iu And tlin [laiitry's tjrhm niu ' ov e r wilfi the
l)iilly thinirs t' 'f cat.
th is class of p r o p e r ty will bo .'#M0 , 0 0 (V Sis lias ^jot tier Kau(hiy dr es s on a n d Phe’a
frizzin' up tier l)anKs,
000.
'
i
F IV E
C E N T S .
STORY OF A MALARIA CERM.
W h a t O no o f T lic iit H rk to C o n t e o d Wtt1» ^
T h e o d o r e W’ate r s, iu A in a le e ’fl. b a f |
e d i t e d th e li fe -s to ry of a m a la r ia ger m , 1
H e r e is t b e g e r m ’s d e s c rip tio n of #1
f ig ht w it h t b e p h a g o c y te s : “ J u s t th e o I
a lo t of o u r 'n e w - b o r n b r o t h e r s b e g an
c r o w d in g u p o n tis fro m b e h in d , a n d ^
Ma'.4 Kot on he r host alp ae ky a n d s h e 's ask lu'
w h e n wo t u r n e d to r e m o n s t r a t e w« j
how it tiaiitts.
saw, a w a y to th o re a r , a g r a n d c o m - r
T h o reason k e ttle s si n g is a ve ry I'a ha s shav.Ml as pi Ic Ic as ca n bo, a n d I'm
m o ti on. A fig ht u n d a r e t r e a t w e r a j
s im id e one. As th e w a te r g e ts hot,
r if fle d w ay np In (i.
And
it
’s
all
tieoaiisn
w<i're
gob
i'
lo
ha
ve
tho
g
o in g on. I t w as s l a u g h t e r of t h e ;
li tt le bu b b le s of ste am aro ft)rmed at
m o s t h o r r i b l e k in d. T h e r e a t i h e |
th e b o tt o m of th o ke ttle. T h e s e in
th e i r r u s h u p w u r d s s t r i k e t h e sides of O h ! tho lahlrt's fixed up g a u d y with tlio he a d of a tid e of blood w e r e c o lu m n s ^
of p h a g o c y te s c u t t i n g in to t b e r e a r ,;
Kill-edged Cliliiy set.
tiio kottlo, und se t th o motal it is
use tilo sil ver te ap o t a n d the
g u a r d of m a la ri a g e rm s, k illin g th e m , 3
m a de of in v i bra tio n, th u s c a u sin g tho And we'lli|>ny.mi
• ■
sw a llo w i n g th e m w hole a n d g ro w in g ^
h u m m i n g s o u n d wo call si n g in g . Vou Aud
l u s tie r as th o p r o c e ss w e n t on. I t w ' a s 3
will not ic e t h a t a la rg e cojiper ke tt le ,
th e si de s of w h ic h ar e th in , will e m it And “ ri?: bisc ui is” a nd som e do u g h n u ts , and an aw f u l s pecta cle. I h u n g b ack , fa s ­
som n ehlt;kiMi a n d som e Imni.
c in a te d .
A p h a g o c y te w o u ld r a c o ^
a m uc h lo u d e r a n d m o re m usical note
she'll 'pollerKizo like fury a nd sa yev e ry d o w n t h e c u r r e n t w it h a sw if t, o v e r ­
th a n a c om m on iron ke tt le .
t h in ^ Is bud,
And “ sicli awfiii hiek with cooklti*," s h e Is h a n d str o k e, re a c h o u t a n d g r a s p a ^
.sum siu) ne ver had:
m i crob e f ro m behin d.
T h e n th e ai'm I
'I’he ro h as i■ocenlly be e n fo u n d at Jjut. <T co urse, .siio's only b i u m u ’, for It’s as of t h e p h a g o c y te w o u ld sh o r te n , a n d , j
|>rinio as It c an l)e,
th e b o tto m of th e setI in tho F in n is h
as it s e e m e d to me, r e t r e a t i n to t h e
Anil slio’s on ly ta lk in ' tli at way ’ca us e the
(iu lf w h a t is sa id tot bo th o la rg e st
mi ni ste r's t*?r tea.
w h ite m o n s t e r ’s in te rio r , d r a g g i n g t h a
m e te o r ite of m o d e r n tim es. I t fell
g e r m w it h it. S om e ti m e s n p h a g o on M arch 12, cl<»so to F»orgaa, an d Evorybfidy'll l)o a-sm tll n’ a n d as go od as cyte w o u ld gr o w fa cetio us, a u d w o u ld
m a de a hole ii 1 tho ic<a ;U) feet in dia- I 'a w o n 't gntwi’ a b out th e vittle.s. w o n ’t like b u m p a g a in s t a po o r g e r m a s t h o u g h 3
he K''neraily does.
s h o u l d e r i n g h im o u t of t b e r o a d , ^
b u r st, a n d while a n u m b e r of pieces And he'll ask me wo uld I like a n o th er piocQ A way w o u ld go t h e p o or ge rm , swim« j
pie; but, siso !
a g g r e g a tin g ttlO p o u n d s iu w e ig h t T ha t, or
in in g fa st iu o r d e r to a void t h e
e r co ur se , is only ma nn er s, a n d i ' m
have lieon r ecovered from t h e bo tto m ,
s' posed t<*r ans wer . ••No,”
c o u n te r , b u t b is e n e m y w o u ld t h e n ^
it is n o t p ossib le to fo rm a ny i d e a of Sis’ll ta lk a b ou t llie eh ur e h -w o r k a nd ab ou t sw im fa st e r, s t r i k i n g h im fair in t h « = *
ttie Suudav -s eho oL
its sh ape. T h e la rg e st p iece fo un d
mid d le , a n d w it h a slow m o t io n g o in g |
M a’ll tell how siie liked th a t se rm o n th a t
w eigheil l iO p oun ds.
in sid e o u t lik e a glove, a n d a c tu a lliF |
was on th e (loid eu Rule,
And if 1 u|)set niy tu m b l e r the y w o n ’t sa y a
t a k i n g th o g e r m in w ith h im . U g h f |
A k in d of e le c tr ic fiat iron , called Yes. a boy c an »>at in eouiFort witli th e m in ­ I Hhould ha v e r e m a in e d th e r e in
s h e e r spell if m y c o m p a n io n h a d n o l i ^
ist
er
te
r
tea!
th e n e u r o to n e , is a device for s ju e a d *
ing g e n tle ele c tr ic a p p li c atio n s ove r Hay! a ininistor, y o u ’d rec kon , no vor'd say p u ll e d m e a lo n g w it h him .
“ ‘M a k e for a r e d b lo o d cell,*
i
th e s k in on a n y p o r tio n of tho body.
w h a t wasn'^t tr ue ;
A ba se p la te c o n ta in s th e tw o elee- B ut t h a t isu 't so witti our s, a n d I je st can called as we w e n t on w ard.
pr
ov
e
it.
too.
“
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t
,
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sa
id
I,
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d
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ell?
W
®|
Irode.H, Avhich a r e i)olished m eta l iilates ’( ’au se w hen His jilays on tho or g an so It
G O O D E F F E C T S OF SfNCING.
havo j u s t co me fr om o n e l’
'
t h re e a n d on e -ha lf in c he s lo ng by one
m a k e s ye r w a n t te r die.
Form of
for I’ermmii inch wide, with a s u ita b le gap b etw een.
“ ‘N e v e r m i n d , ’ h e re p li e d , ‘find • :
Why. ho pets a n d sa ys it' s lovely; a nd th at ,
r e d cell a n d e a t 3'o u r w ay inside . I k '
seoius to mo, s a lie.
A flexible co rd c o n d u c ts t h e c u r r e n t
!\Iany me dic al m e n a re now recom- from th o b a tt e ry , th e s t r e n g t h b e in g l i u t 1 like him all tiio sainoy, a n d 1 only is o u r o n ly c hance.
Se e , t h e o t h e r s j
wisli lui'd sta y
m o n d in g t h e i r p a tie n ts to s t u d y s in g ­ a d jn sta b l o by i r e g u la to r on tb e base,
aro d o i n g it! ’
^
f er Kood a nd alway s, a n d oat
ing, w hic h is a mo st s o lu t a r y exercise, a nd th e ele c tr o d e s a r e mo ved ove r tho At o u rwtuiuse
“ S u r e e n o u g h , m a n y of m y b r e t h r e n I
ith us e ve ry day ;
b o th by v i r t u e of its in tlue nc o on tho directed p a r t s as a n iro n is p a ss e d
h a d s e le c te d go o d re d bl ood cells a n d |
Only thi nk of ha vin ' goodie s ever y ov en ln ’ I
e m o ti o n s, o n t h e re s p ir a to r y m ove ­ over clothes.
w e re p e n e t r a t i n g t h e sk in a n d o lim b - J
m e nts , a n d on th o d e v e lo p m e n t of tho
iug in s id e to e sc a p e t h e p h a g o e y t e s ,' |
lu n g ^
N o th in g b e tte r sho w s tbe
I t s e e m e d to mo so u n f o r tu n a te , j u s t |
—J oo Linc oln , In Pu ck ,
A fte r a u e x p e r im e n ta l s t u d y of m o re
bene fic ial in fl u en ce of s in g in g in d e ­
as we b a d g a in e d o u r f reedo m , b u t i t |
v e lo p in g th e c h es t a n d w a r d in g ofT th a n five ye a rs a t th e i)8 y c hological
was b e t t e r t h a n d e ath . S o we loo ked %
HU MOROUS.
labtu'utorv
of
th
o
S
n
lt
p
e
tr
ie
r
o
,
M.
lu n g d is e a se s t h a n th e freed.mi from
for cells. E v e r y cell we ca m e to, h o W '^
p u lm o n a r y ull'ections am ong pr o f e s­ V u sc h id e 'h a s c o n c lu d e d t h a t th o br ain
eve r, w as b e in g o cc upied, a n d i t a
“ W hy do y ou call h<3r a p o s te r g ir l? ”
sio nal sin gers.
^Moreover, th e ir g e n ­ is alw a ys active, a n d t h e re is no su c h
s e e m e d to me t h a t t h e p h a g o c y t e s S
“ S h e ’s s tu c k u p . ”
e ra l h e a lth is exc ei) tio nu lly good, a nd t h in g as d re a m le s s sleep. H e has
w ere g a in in g on u s w h e n m y ooms:;S
“ Oh, yes, he hate ^ all w o m e n .” “ I
w
atched
th
o
s
le
e
p
of
11(1
su
b
je
c
ts
r
a
n
g
­
th is is p ro liu bly in a largo m e a s u r e atpa iiion s u d d e n ly p u ll e d m e to o n # J
w
o
n
d
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r
w
ha
t
p
a
rt
ic
u
la
r
woiuau
bo
b
e
­
tribntubb*, not on ly to t h e ir neces- ing in ago fr o m 12 m o n th s to HO gan w ith ? ”
sid e a n d criu<l:
Horily c are ful i-’un of living, b u t also years, a nd his ow n o b s e r v a tio n s have
“ ‘L o o k o ut!
lio o k out!
Keep^j
“ Are you all fixed for w in te r ? ’*
to th e exercif^e of th o ir culling. Somo be e n ch e c k e d by th o se of 4»i o th e r
away fr om t h a t c u r r e n t n e ar th e c e n ­
p h y s ic ia n s m a i n ta in t h a t for de fecti ve perso ns. H e tinds t h a t th e ilreams of “ No, I n e v e r s p e n d a n y m o n e y on tr e th e re . I t is worse t h a n d e a t h l ’
m
y
se
lf
u
n
til
my
wife
ge
ts
t
h
r
o
u
g
h
(•host d e v elo p m en t, an d in ch ro nic d e e p slee]) ditl'er fr o m th e bullu cina“ ‘W h a t is it? ’ I cried, for I c o u l d |
h e a rt tr o u b le , s in g in g is an uno( iuale d tiouH t h a t co m e a t th o m o m e n t of fall­ b u y in g ja r d i n i e r e s . ”
see n o th in g .
“ S h e is su c h nu a tr o c io u s c h ild . ”
'i’he s in g e r s h o u ld be clad in g a sle e p a n d t h a t of waking. T he
“ ‘D o n ’t y o u se e ? ’ he said, h u g g in
! o.tercise.
sup
erfic
ia
l
sle
e
p
re
flects
m
ore
th
e
sen“ D o n ’t y o u m e a n p r e co c io u s ?”
“ 1 th e wall of th e t u n u e l, ‘t h e re it
so as to allow a b s o lu te f ree do m of the
c h e s t m o v e m e n ts ; t h e r e s h o y ld bo no Rati<insof e v e r y day, w hile tho d re a m s g u e ss I do; b u t it a m o u u ts to tb e
th a t d isc o lo r e d s tr e a k, r u n n i n g i
c o n s tr ic tio n of th o ne ck or w a ist; tho of deei> s le e p a re m o r e c ontin uou s, Bame th in g , a n y w a y . ”
th e c e n t r e of th e s tr e a m . I t is causi
collar s h o u ld bo low a n d a mple , a m i if m o re logical, f a r th e r from r ea li ty , a u d
JJil kin s— W h a t's tb e m a tte r w ith
by w h a t mo n call q uin in e , a n d it
c o r se ts aro w o r n t h e y s h o u ld bo r oo my have m ore to do w it h o n e ’s ea rl ie r t h a t d o g of y o u rs ; ho looks poor ?
de a d ly if y o u sw im in i t . ’
a n d loose. O n e e r r o r in to w hic h s i n g ­ existence.
(iilk i n s I t ’s in d i g e s t i o n ; I call h im
“ ‘H o w doGS it affect y ou? ’ I a s k e ^ ;]
ers, a n d csp ociuiiy a m a t e u r s, fall, is
D ew ey, a n d tb e n e ig h b o r s havo been
“ ‘I f y o u sw allo w it, it n u m b s y a
to p ra c ti c e too m uc h.
T ho l e n g th of
I n tb e n ew B ro o k ly n b r id g e t h e n
o v e rf ee d in g him.
—m a k e s y o u in c a p a b le of motion-* ’
tim e to be given to th e exe rc is e de- will be fo u r cable s u s e d to s u p p o r t th e
T he ha n d th a t ro(!ked tho c radio ,
fltupelies a n d p r e v e n t s y o u climbi^
(Jnoo ru led aff airs of st at e;
p e nils mui'h up on t b e c h a r a .d e r and s tr u c tu r e , a n d m e a s u r e d from i)iu to
into a r e d bl oo d c e ll — it is livii
B u t now. a la s ! th e r ul in g' s do ne
c o n d itio n of th o voice. Sp ecitic ru le s pin on tb e an c h o r c h a in s th e y will be
de a th , a u d a f r ie n d of th e ph ag
By ttie liand t h a t pays t ho freight.
c a n n o t be given. Jle lb a , wh en ask e d 2085.0K f e et in le n g th in th e case of
cytes!’
,
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m
b
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r
w
h
a
t
y
o
u
sa
id
how m a n y h o u r s of p ra c ti ce a day sh e th e o u te r cables, a n d 02 fe et s h o r t e r
“ 1 s h ii d d er e il a nd sw ain on. A t / '
“ Y es, I r e ­
Avould adv ise for a p u p il, said, “ No iu th e cas*? of th o in n e r cable. T h e w h e n y o u [ i r o ii o s e d '? ”
e nd of a s e w e r- li k e o p en in g, m y fi ■ i
h o u rs Cor u b e g i n n e r ,b u t m in u te s . I, cables a r e to be m ade iij) of ste el w ire m e m b e r w h a t 1 s a i d w e l l e n o u g h , b u t d a r t e d to o ne sid e a n d seiz ed a
m yself, ne ver p r ac ti c e m o r e tlian one in :$7 s t ra n d s, a nd e a ch s tro n d will t o t h i s d a y I h a v e n ’t f i g u r e d o u t h o w
bl o od cell w h ic h waS u no cc up ie d,
I cam e to say it.”
h o u r a day, a n d u s u a lly nu u h le s s . ’' contain 281 wires laid stra ig h t. T ho
be ga n work on li a t once.
Visit(U-— Aud you aro th o eld e st?
Dr. 11. H o lb rook ( h irt is c o ns id e rs wire em})loyed for th is puri>ose is .lt55
“ ‘(Jo od -by , b r o t h e r l ’ he said. ‘HiT« I
fo r ty m i n u te s o r un h o u r of a c tual iiudi in d ia m e te r a n d in tb e e n tir e D a u g h t e r of tho Hoiifce— No, I ’m tb e
is w h e r e I sto p. I ’ve work to lo.
voieo jiractice da il y as ijuit e sufticient cable t h e r e will be 10,:507 wii es c lu mped eb le st b u t two. A'isitor W ho aro the H o p e y o u ’ll g e t o u t of t h e w et befW* ,
to d e ve lo p mo st voices.
T h is tim e in to cyliiulrieul fo rm by b a n d s of l a s t o th e r tw o? D a u g h te r of tb e H oubo— ou r w h ite fr ie n d s c atc h you.
Look ;
shfuild be div id e d in to p e r io d s of ten Hteel whicii ca r r y th e s u s p e n d e r s for F a t h e r a n d m other.
o u t for t h e q u in i n e s t r e a k s . ’ ”
or tiftoen m in u te s each.
l ie g u la r it y , th e s u p p o r t of th o floor beams, . \ft e r
“ 1 s u p p o s e y o u r son b r o k e h im se lf
a nd not long p ra c tic e h ours, which th e se ji er inunon t b a n d s a r e in i)luce d o w n at co lle ge f o o tb a ll.”
“ No, in ­
ItelU <io Out of Style.
o n ly fatii»ue th e voice a n d w ear it out, th ey will bo cove red w ith ste ol i)lutes d e e d ; tb e d o c to r said w h a t gave him
“ T h e o ld -ti m e be ll- rin g e r will sooi*^
HO a r r a n g e d as to s h e d w ater. T h e n e r v o u s p r o s tr a tio n was t r y in g to g e t bo as e x tin c t as t h e d o d o , ” sa id a l
is th o g r e a te s t ai<l to a d v an c em en t.
T h e voice d e ve lo p s ve r y g ra du ally , and le n g th of tb e i-entre si)au of th e new his le sso ns iu b e tw e en th e g a m e s . ”
c h u r c h o r g a n i s t of th is city. “ N o
a n y uttem j)t t<t ft>rco its g ro w th is a brid ge is to be 1 0 0 0 feet.
r r o f e s s o r — T h is ec c e n tr ic it y
you
only t h a t , ” ho c o n tin u e d , “ b u t t h « l
fatal m is t a k e , —^St. L o u is (H ob e-D emoH))eak of in y o u r d a u g h te r , i s n ’t it,
uld -t im e be ll it se lf is d oo m e d, a n d
crut.
a f te r all, a m a t t e r of h e re d ity ?
T h e v e n tu r e th e a ss e r tio n t h a t t h e c a s ti n g
A. J . W’^uketield, a f a r m e r near M o th e r (se verely) - -No, sir. F d ha ve of th e m will p ra c tic a lly c e ase w ith
Sioux Fa ll s, S. 1)., ha s fo u n d a new you to know , sir, t h e r e n e v e r was a ny ne xt year.
I t ' s no use tr y i n g to g e t a he a d of use for th e ste a m e n g in e w hic h is
h e r e d i ty iu o u r family.
“ T h e m o d e r n bell is n o t b e l l- s h a p e d
’e m , ” s aid Mr. H ly kin s.
“ (Capital is used lo r u n his th r a s h i n g nittchine.
I t doetj s*jem (piHHr suc h th in g s sh ou ld be,
at all. I t is a b r o n z e cy li n d e r, o p e u f
b o u n d to ta k e a d v a n ta g e of us. I t
H ow ev e r it is vtewHd,
I n s te a d of p u t t i n g it o u t of se rv ic e
at b o th e n d s a n d s u s p e n d e d in a h o r i ­
c a n figu re it o u t a n d m a k e it all seem for th o w in t e r w he n his t h r a s h i n g was Ttie h usb a nd tl i a t’s mo st sli rewod is ho
z
on
ta l p o sit io n by p ia n o w ir es . W h e ^
Tiia t ne ver has been shr ew d.
pla in a n d p la usib le , a n d be f o r e we over, bo tilled live big fa rm w agon s
s tr u c k o n t b e s id e w it h a pe c slii ir'
know it, w e’re b e in g o p p r e s s e d . ”
A s h o p w a lk e r w’ith r a t h e r an a w k ­
w it h 400 b u s h e ls of w heat, fa ste n e d
shu)^ed h a m m e r , m a d e for th e p u r p
“ W hat a re y o u t a lk in g a b o u t ? ” th e m to g e th e r one b e h in d th o oth er,
w a rd g a it was le a d in g th e way a n d rei t g i v e s o u t a b e a u ti fu l no te , v a ry in g
a s k e d his wife.
like a t r a in of cars, a n d u se d th e <piestiug a la dy to “ Walk th is way,
in p itc h fro m a d e e p re v e r b e r a tio n i
“ T h a n k y o u , ” said th e
“ T h e t w e n tie th c e n t u r y , ”
e n g in e to pu ll th em to to w n. T h e m a d a m ."
a s ilv e r y pe a l of i n d e s c rib a b l e d e l i c a o j l
lady,
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“ >)h, t h a t ’s easy.
You m u s t m ak e joiu noy of I.*) mile s was m a d e in six
a nd cle a rn e ss - I t s c h a r a c t e r d e p e n ^ l
w alk in g m o r e gra ceful th a n y o u r s . ”
u p y o u r m in d w hen you t h i n k it ho u r s, th e e n g in e a n d t r a in re i iu ir in g
a l t o g e t h e r on t h e l e n g th a n d d i a m e t e f l
o u g h t to be gin a n d t h e n sa y th o o th e r
th e a tte n tio n of b u t o ne m a n be sid es
“ I ha ve ca lle d to co lle ct t h a t little
of t h e cy li n d er , a n d a s e t of rulei
t h i n g . ” Mr. B ly k in s lo ok ed ut her
Wakelie ld.
Bceouut which has been s ta n d in g for
have b e e n f o rm u l a t e d by w h ic h i t <
w it lu u'ingly a n d th e n ext lainied:
A u a ve ra ge load for a te a m of horse s over tw o y e a r s . ”
“ H u m ! ” D o n 't
be d e t e r m i n e d w it h a b s o lu te m a th
“ D id yo u k no w t h a t th e t w e n tie t h
is 50 b u s h e l s of wh eat, so t h a t eve n you t h in k a fte r tr u s t i n g m e all th is
m atic al accur acy.
c e n t u r y will be sh y on M o nda ys ? Of on t h e first e x p e r im e n ta l tr i p th e tim e y o u ’r e sh o w in g in d e c e n t b a ste iu
“ W it h t b e ol d - sty l e boll t h e r e is al*“
c o u rs e you d i d n ’t. Vou d o n ’t know
e n g in e d id t h e w ork of 1 0 te ams, a n d r u s h i n g me for iia y m e n t all of a s u d ­ ways a g r e a t dea l of diU iculty iu t u a * |
a ny m a tb e a ia ti c s or c h r o n o lo g y o u t ­ W^aketield feels s u r e tb u t 1000 b u s h e ls d e n ? ”
ing, a n d its p itc h, w h e n it comes <
side th o gr o c e r y book.
S c ie n tists
c a n b e d r a w n b y t h e sa m e e n g in e
of th o c a s tin g box, is la r g e ly a m a t t i
Tovrti’ii U«>inHrkHlil« Briilge.
hav o liltecl th e ir m in d s h ig h e r a u d
w it h o u t difiiculty.
T b e u se of tb e
of c ha nc e .
S o m e tim e s t h e tu D
T h e briilgo a t H o pe Town, over
sh o w n con c lu si ve ly t h a t w h ile t h e re
e n g in e r e s u l t e d in a g r e a t sa v in g of
will w o rk o ve r a b e ll for m o u th s , drill
will bo p le n t y of T u e s d a y s a n d o th e r
tim e, w hile a t t h e s am e tim e it left which L o r d M e th u e n 's c olu n m re c eu ting o u t pie c e s of t h e i n t e r i o r a n d tak
d a y s, we w<Mi’t g e t th e M o n d a y s th u '
b o t h h o r se s a u d m e n ut h o m e to w ork ]y ad va nc ed, is tb e m<ist r e m a r k a b le
ing off a b i t h e r e a n d a b i t t h e r e
a r e co m in g to us. I d o n 't w a nt to bo
in t h e fields, w hic h n e e d p r o m p t a t ­ s t r u c tu r e of th e k in d in Cape Colouy.
fore t h e y g e t e x a ctly t h e n o te th a ,
I ts Itiugth is no le ss th a n HOO miles.
viole nt, b u t I will s ay t h a t w h en we
te n tio n at th is ti m e of tb e year.
want. T h e n e w s 3’S t e m will d o i
c o n s id e r t h a t M ond ay is p ay d ay with
WMketield be li ev e s t h a t his id e a will T h e b ri d g e a t Aliwal N o r th is only
with all t h a t, a n d w h e n a c h i m e i
o p e n u p a n ew field of j.roHt for all 8t)0 feet long. H ope T ow n is no ta ble
thrt lirm 1 w or k for, th e wh ole t h i n g
o rd e re d t h e c y li n d e rs will be perfeot*J
loo ks m ig h t y s u s p ic io u s . ” — W a shin g- ownerH of th r a s h i n g e n g in e s iu tb e as b e i n g th e last to w n ou th e O ra ng e
ly a d j u s t e d to t h e r e q u i r e d s c a le ."
river. A few' h u ts o r s c a t te re d fa r m ­ N ew O r le a n s T im e s- D e m o o r a t.
fa r m in g d is tr ic ts .
t o n St a r.
ste a d s a re th e only sig ns of h u m a n
ha bit 4it io n a lo n g th e g r e a t w ate rw ay
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l\j i- s B u d d e —I p r e s u m e y o u fin
Will Slowgo. told me lust
t h in k ?
w ere illiiNtruted by Dr. lla ig Hrown,
life a b e d of ro se s?
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who, si)eakin g a t th e C ity ot L o n d o n
Mr. M ily u u s - W ^ e ll, I sh o u ld h.
“ Ja ck ,
colle ge u p o n tho r e sii o n sib ility which kiss mo.
not!
“ W h at’
K itty ( s y . n p a th e ti ■ ) - T h a t wos
re ste il up o n e x a m in e r s in w e ig h in g
M iss B u d d e —W h y ?
p lac e ? "
fr a g m e n t s cf k n ow le d ge , f-aid t h a t th e real moa n Oy him, wuh n ’t it. w he u he
M r. M i l y u n — B e c a u se t h e be da
“ Why,
d e a r b a b y is n a m e d
know he h a d a whole cha nc e un d you
<iuestion, “ W’but a t e th e ( ’liilter n
u s u a lly m u d . — Ch
‘D e w e y ’ o
ha t wom an iu th e n e x t ro se s a r e
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it?
H u n d r e d s V ” once re ceived th o re p ly .
Hat h a s a h o r r i d ]nig d og she calls N ew s,
“ .Siiia’l aninuil.s wiiii h u o u n d in such
‘D e w e y . ’ ” — I n d ia n a p o lis J o u r n a l.
n u m b e r s in cheesw.” T h e i n qu ir y ,
C o lo r ed b o o t b la c k s o u t h e s l r e e t i ^
So m e m e n fail to g e t ric h, while
“ W hat is a cherui»V” elic ited, in its
W a sh in g to n h av e m a d e a f l a t r a t a j
J a p a n p u b lis h e s t h r e e tim e s us m a n j
o t h e r s fail a n d b ecom e x>^or.— Chic ago
tu r n , tiie a n s w e
“ An i.n mora( b e in ^
tiv e c e n ts a s h in e .
T r a n a ia iit a i
hooki as It a ly .
D aily News.
o:' n n c e i tu iu bh u^o.” — \ r g o n u u t .
c h a r g e d 1 0 c e u ts if diaiM>v«reU»
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