Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1892, Page 10

10 z ill bre Peden and top Boots, peasan homespun, with =e ries te = Teaching to jere in Bt. Pe- SS. kes tereburg I far- A ST. PETERSBURG § ther south red TREET SHRINE f E i l THE LAND OFTHE CZAR What Russia is Doing to Prevent a Famine in 1893, SUMS SPENT BY GOVERNMENT ‘The Famine Sufferers Have Reccived ©350,- 000,000—The Famine Lotteries and the Wonderful Private Gifts of the Nobles--Our Crop Report System Adopted by Russia— A Peep Into the Kussian Church. Special Correspondence of The Eventns Star. Sr. Perensavno, July 5, 1892. HE PEASANTS HAVE sown their crops and the prospect is that Russia will have a fine yield this year, The reports, which are re- ceived daily here from tho famine districts, are very encouraging, and though the famine is still raging the back- Done of the demon of Russian starvation will, it is believed, be broken by the Ist of September, when the harvest will have been g: reat want and much suffering. however, must continue to ex- ist for the next year or so in ma tate a second famine equally as terrible as Notwithstanding all that has rning the famine, we in the United States hare but httle idea of its terrible extent and of the gronderful manner in which the Russians have handled it. No coun- “try in the world, with perhaps the exception of the United States, could withstand such a strain as Russia is now undergoing, and there is no nation in the world, except perhaps one, that would rise to the’ emergency and do so ™ much for its people as Russia is dding. The contributions America has made have been of t good, and they are most thankfully, and, might almost say, tearfully received, but they are only a drop in the bucket to what Russia herself is doing. Our and other outside gifts amount. all toid, to perhaps thres quar- ters of a million dollars. The donatious of the woment and the people represent fP'"ibe neighborhood “or” 9350,000,000 and the czar himself has given about tea million dollars out of his private fund. The govern- ment loans to the famine villages amount to more than oue hundred million dollars, and will repay. It is a physical them to do 00, and, sone of the chief officials of the government said to me latterly, the czar does not expect repayment. He always givos a present to the people upon certain occasions, uch as the coronation of a fprand dake. and af “the next such event one of his presents will probably be the forgiving of this debt. ‘This one hundred million dollars was given almost outright by the government, but in addition to #t numerous schemes have been favored and authorized br the czar to get money for tho sufferers, and the bulk of the gifts huve come from the peoplX One of these schemes was by @ lottery under the treasury department, the 3 of which were guaranteed by the Imperial and the profits of which went to the famine. Russia pas no | sucb thing: are ordinarily agains: the law. lottery brought in abou: seventy-five milhon dollars wad all classe; patronized it, mmr of the wealth; baying thousand: of tickets. I know ‘one man here who bouzht ten thousand dollars choomng scattering numbers, get a single prize. He wi bad luek and replied: IT have the satisfaction twenty thousand his care, th Fouble: have goue Petersbarg i tickets, e sold to people of baying of them was, so 090,009. s that the 1 Russia to this famine 330,090,909 roubles or $175,000.00. hension, and s population of Ryscia, those of the govern- man, woman and child in ire, or to $15 per family. 7 member that of the twenty odd milies that make up the Russian Rfcale no: many more than one Shem prc has ever bad €i5.at one time in ite possession you get come idea of the might; strain this bas been on those who could ‘sive and bare given. The nobility have in all cases led the list, and handreds of well-educated girls and women of the best families of this and other Russian cities are now in the famine districts fighting the demons of starvation, typhus fever ‘aud the smallpox in behalf of the peasants. A Bumber of these Indies have caught the disenses of the peasants. and a Russian countess w! went from St. Petersburg was among those who took the smallpox. Almost all of the great landed proprietors in the famine districts are doing what they can to help their people. 1 ear of men who have been feeding and cafi: for five. ten and in some cases oven twenty and twenty-five thousand peasants, and Count Bobrinsky. who is at the head of the trans- _ Frm relief here. is, ort a family, supporting nearly thirty thousand people out of his ows means, and st ‘the same time aiding in the distribution of the ool mar pgeer eng fund among the of his estates. million of E F i 1 $35,000,000 for the sufferers, and which works, as do all outside institutions, directly under the government. aT i es ? it THE GOVERNMENT WORKS. ‘The government of Russia is planning great works to prevent the recurrence of such a con- dition as now exists. A fund of $10,000,000 has | i i bE 3 al A DROSCHRY DRIVER. been set aside to build clevators and places for the storage of grain in all of the various dis- agh our consul general, Dr. John the Interior Department bas in- vestiguted our system of crop reports and has Just now decided to adopt this ay . Secretary Ruak forwarded full informa ad from now on the same organized sys- tem that we have constructed will be in force 'b Heretoforo Russia has had no agricul- | tural statistics and the peasancs have lived from | hand to mouth. They are not economical or thrifty nor accumulative in our sense of the word and it requires a study of their character | and their condition to understand the situation. | Thirty years age they were in the condition to a extent of our slaves at the south and if cabby can stuff his body out, ani dack, to give himself the ppearance of pros- perous fatness. Nine-touths of these drivers are padded in this way, and no well-to-do man | would own a lean coachman. Lieut. Allen, the military attache of our legation here, told me today the negro and the planter had been leftto work out their salvation at the close of the war without the aid of the money and push of the ’ ould ‘probably be of some- what the samo character as these people are This statement may, however, be ‘The two races are far different in nd after my journey through the back districts and along regions of the Volga I will give a letter describing the curious features of thelr lifeand character, which aye like those of no other people in the world. My idea is not to write so fom 9 of the Russian famine as of the Russian people, and the great Slavic race is one of the strangest and most peculiar on God's green earth. They are the baby race among the great races of the world. Thay are not yet out of their swaddling clothes and into even the knee pants of the boyhood of civiliza- tion. But for all that their limbs are muscular, features are strong and they have the | Jungs and the staying power of the bull of | SOMETHING ANOUT THE PEOPLE. ‘You see the evidences of the happy-go-lucky character of the people everywhere you go. Their condition has been such that they have never come to understand the value of mo: and this has been the case with both rich an poor. The rich have becn so righ that they had SOWING THE SEED. yesterday thet his coachman @ime-museum fatness when before he knew him. RUSSIAN CAPS. Speaking of Russian caps,the officers whom you see here by the thousandall wear them, and the most of the soldiers have caps as a part of their uniform. Every servant or messenger wears a | cap and the boys from the age of four wear phn! > RUSSIAN all they could want. The poor have been so poor that there was no chance for them to get more than enough for mere existence, and so with no ambition but for the day both classes have been rushing madly along until they are now at the end of their rope and » turn will have to come very soon. a Russian bureau officer to me this afternoon: “The trouble with us is we never think of the morrow. If we have much today we spend it, and if we have little tomorrow we make tho best of it. If I should give my drosehky driver one hundred roubles today it would all be gone tomorrow, and our people have not yet the least idea of accumula~ and thrift. “For this reason many of the best business, cotabiichmente 4 of Use country are managed by rmans English, Most of the factories here are owned by for- rs. HE tak oe preter loataings was has teught us much, and a steady though very slow movement toward better business methods and better ideas of life. The Russian peasant is, however, hard to change, and the great trouble is that he seems to have an entire lack of ambition. He in eatistied with hie hut and his poverty. FARMERS. k -visored —— little overcoats just like their fathers. ren the little girls wear Peasants st Jerusalem, about four years ago. ‘It was at Easter time, and they had come by #2 il PEPILy a i fl Fe eit eg 4 & F & g 3 i i Hl HI i if i Ep if FE i r he | onl his | Petersb Ha E 5 a i Its cost all 000,000, and it took a foundations. Still it is £ F E — nz oF THE’ PRIESTS. one cathedral of a number in St. yurg, and it is but a type of the gorgeous splendor and extravagance of a ifeligion | which | bas perhaps a stronger hold upon its followers than any other religion in the world. All its churches are filled with precious metals, and without going into a de- scription of those of St. Petersburg I will men- tion a few of their wonders which I saw ina half day's drive. In the Kazan Cathedral, which cost $3,000,000 in 1811, I found a silver balustrade in front of the golden altar which weighed half a ton and which was made of the Russian plate which Napoleon Bonaparte seized when he took Moscow, but which he had to throw away on his famous retreat. Tia Cos- sacks gathered it up and gave it to this cathe- dral. ‘On the door or screen of the altar of this church the name of the Almighty is engraved in precious stones, and thereis a painting of the Virgin set with Jewels worth €79,000. ‘The Ca- ral of St. Peter and St. Paul, on the other side of the Neva, has a great spire plated with pure gold and its interior is gorgeous in gold and silver. I wandered into a monastery , where the golden doors of the chapel were open and the black-gowned monks were at | prayers. The golden book of the reader was on asilver stand and the wall or screen in front was one mass of gold and painting. At one side was a shrine of solid silver, which my guide told me contained more than 3,000 pounds of the pure metal and in the treasury of this as there is a fortune ot, Jewels, ‘and us gowns, some of which sparkle ‘with diamonds. vast amount of ‘money, however, which Russia spends upon her re- ligion is on the thousands of little chapels which ou find in almost every block and in nearly house. The sacred golden ikon, or haif ture half image, some saint, the Savior or Virgin, is found in nearly every room and there is no store or business house not its gold shrine, before ht perpetually burns, Be- ines their owners, customers guests bow, cross themselves and utter Prayers many times daily, and of all the im- pressions I have received since entering Russia there are none so deep as those I have felt in the churches and in watching the religious evidences of the people. Their religion may not be the best one; ite priests may be and probably are to a large extent ignorant; but the iq believe what they profess and their ered one of the strongest forces of their civiliza- tion and must have an effect on their future. Frank G. Canrenten. ——_—_ i LURES FOR POOR FISHES. Artificial Baits Calculated to Deceive the ‘Wisest Finny Victims, “These little green frogs are something new for bait,” said a dealer in anglers’ supplies to a Bran writer. “They are made of soft india rubber. Here are earthworms'also, of the same material, threaded on hooks. They save a great deal of trouble when real ones are scarce, and young ladies provided with them while fishing do not have occasion to constantly annoy their male escorts with requests that their lines be attended to. Pike and certain other carnivor- ous fishes very much enjoy a small mouse on the rare occasions when such a luxury is ob- tainable, and so these Uttle counterfeit mice are supplied to tempt their appetites. ‘Imitations of various kinds of animals for Wwe as bait are bécoming more numerous every season. In this box of counterfeit insects are GEmehoppers, lady bugs, bronze. and bi tles, caterpillars and beos. It is not neces sary to’ mention the hundreds of species of moths and othor bugs that are reproduced in the shape of artificial ‘flies,’ made of bits of feathers and fyr. that are’ gathered from all Parts of the world for the purpose. This hor- Fible-looking thing represents in a life-like manner « ‘helgramite’—the larvm of the dragon fly, otherwise known as the devil's darning ‘Here are some artificial shrimps, which serve almost as well for buit as real ones, An- other novelty is the ‘floating minnow.’ It is intended for trolling in shallow waters, whero there are pod any or snags on the bottom which ‘are likely to foul the hook. So long as the boat is going ahead the minnoy travels about half a foot beneath the surface; ‘but when the boat | ” pauses the minnow comes to the top instead of sinking ting caught. Jmitation ‘sand els’ are a new kind of lure and Teenie min- nows’ are in greater variety this year than ever before, counterfeiting actual live ones with sur- accuracy, as you may see for yourself. are for fresh-water fishir bait that will doce gleaming troll such as these mother-of-pearl ‘squids,’ which will take the eye of a blueish better than any live bait ‘that ever was invented.” . ——__ His Fortune Assured, From the Chicago News. Hobson, pere—‘Do you think, Henry, that the of medicine will give you sufliciontly At Work on o Helpless Ironclad—Shelled SIMON WEAVER, DIVER The Exciting Story of His Last Trip Under Water. UNDER FIRE OF SUMTER. Boneath the Water andMarried to Sea by the Monitor—A Narrow Escape—How It All Happened. ‘Written for The Evening Star. . EW OF MY READERS, perhaps, have ever seen the name of Simon Weaver in print and fewer still would know ‘who the man was should it beseen. Divers, asa class, and‘ in spite of the many safeguards af- forded them by modern ecience, lead a most pre- carious existence, and each time a descent is made, be the water deep or shallow, the practiced diver feels, as the huge glass and metal helmct is screwed down over his head, that perhaps he has taken his last glimpse of sun, sky and friends. Those who have had the most experience feel this more keenly than the tyro. One night, while the snow drove like hail it the window in the house facin wea, I fou myself one of a party of divers, wreckers and contractors for such work, stormbound not a hundred miles from the Delaware breakwater. Thad asked many questions of the several talkers forming the circle as to the life, inci- dents and danger of the profession of diving, when Capt. Stephen veritable gray- beard among divers and such ilk, nudged me and whispered with a breath redolent with the fumes of the strongest pipe I ever came across that if I could get old Simon Weaver into the talking humor my desire for stirring incidents would be fully gratified. Cautiously approaching the subject of per- sonal adventure under water, I found the old diver a little shy, but by a few well-timed ques- tions I succeeded in “bringing him out” to my entire satisfaction. AsI write the words of the old man I seem to see still the earnest glance, the erect figure and the almost enow-wilte head ‘shaking and nod- ding as the memory of his exploits arose. THE OLD DIVER’)STORT. ‘Taking a fresh attitude in his chair, and cast- ing his eyes around the circle of expectant list- eners, the “boys,” ashe called the younger members, the old diver bogan: “Few of our officers blockading dut Charleston in 186— wilPforget the thrill of ex- citement which pervaded the flect when the news came from inside the bar that a monitor had been partially disabled and that unless something was done, end done quickly, her sit- uation was extremely critical. She lay quite near the rebel batteries, and, as though divin- ing her danger, their guns were plunging shot and shell against her with the fiercest energy. “It was soon known that a diver would be called into requisition for under water work, while the guns of Sumter bade fair to demolish the whole ship in a few hours. Being the most experienced of the diving corps on duty at that time, the admiral sent for me on board his flagship without delay, and l.ying the difficulty fore me asked if I would undertake the job. By a few judiciously put questions I was soon placed in of all the facts, the work to be done and results expected to follow success. The pro- peller of the vessel had been fouled by some of the numerous obstacles set afloat by the enemy, and not wishing to endanger another vessel in the same manner the admiral decired to send me alongside the disubled ves sel in a steam picket boat with my best di apparatus, prepared to make @ successf descent. | After numerous hair-breadth esca stdden destruction at the hands of the rebel gunners on Sumter we, that is myself and four men, whom I knew tobe entirely icipated under all circumstances of {Petil_and responsi. bility, arrived alongside the disabled monitor and got safely below. THE APPROACH TO THE MONITOR, “As our little picket boat approached the scene of conflict the firing from the enemy's batteries suddenly ceased, and we were fortun- ate enough to get below with the apparatus be- fore the iron storm again broke over the trembling ship. “The cause of this 9 made known to us the following day by a de- serter from Fort Sumter. It appeared that as we were acento approach tho Monitor’ the enemy believed that a message from the Yankee commander was about to be received looking to: an armistice or a surrender, so fire was slack- ened, as Tsay, greatly to the surprise to all on the Union side. After waiting afew minutes and no flag of truce making ite ep ce the hai from arent kindness was rebels saw that somehow been out- witted, 80 the storm of shot and shell grew in fierceness as they reopened fire, “And now, before going further with my story, let me try to give an idea of the situation and tis cause. . HOW THE VES@EL GOT INTO TROUBLE. “The vessel, in command of one of the cool- est and bravest of our navy officers on the blockade,had been sent in to reconnoiter,and,if necessary, to fire on .the Yatteries for the pur- pose of drawing the enemy's fire, 60 a8 to ascer- tain the strength and position of their bat- teries, Proceeding cautiously until within a few Hundred yards of Sumter the little iron- clad had unconsciously approached too close to the line of obstructions defending the entrance totho harbor, In turning to come out her propeller, as I said before, had become en- tangled. among ropes and chains. All efforts to release the ship from her perilous position had failed, hence the call for a diver. UNDER A HEAVY FIRE, «As soon as the enemy perceived’ the state of affairs, no hard task,a territic fire had been opened from all guns within range on the de- voted little craft, and her destruction seemed assured ere assistance could reach her.” The shot and shell fell fast and furious against the iron of her turretand side armor, and the water fairly boiled on ull sides from the frequent shot striking its surface. It seemed a veritable iron hail. Ina short time I saw how matters stood, and was foriunate enough to find a place on the lee side of the turret, where, if the sbip could be kept in ong position,no shot could reach me. Carefully instructing my men ak to their duties, Tat length got my ladder overboard and mado it fast in such a manner that, hould the wind change or rise during my absence under water, my means of escape should not be entirely cut “Leading my air pipes up through the turret and so through ‘one of the buge gun to the water's edge, T secured them to my helmet, and, asa final precaution before going down, requested alll firing from the ship be sus} during my absence, experience having taught me the danger of ‘a heavy artillery directly overhead from a diver while at worl position of the turret favored my request, and placing its back to the enemy enabled me to use the gun ports as I have described. TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION. “Ae my life, as well as the safety of the ship, would hang upon a thread at best I made every arrangement for safety which experience could seemed to be Hterally paved in places. Once I nearly’ tripped over ‘ike rlock ofan old rnst-worn anch: -worn anchor. “I found thet the mud, although, ofcourse, very inches deep, and offered no “Boing but fifteen or sixteen feet from the sur- face I had no difficulty in perceiving the cause of the trouble with the propeller, whith was this: A of chain attached to the Aoating obstructions with which the enemy had the regular channel entrance to Charleston had become so wound above the propeller shaft, be- tween =o blades and the stern as to be perfectly rigid, and manifestly move- ment impossible. My tools being pi just such a condition of affairs I began work &t once and soon had two or three of the links, which wore quite small, severed, and, as I after- ward learned, released the strain so suddenly that the engines gave one quick, short, partial revolution, ‘on a vecuum,’ one of the engineers explained to me later, and one of the propeller blades striking my expiration tube threw me from my feet, and for a moment I thought my fate was sealed. The screw stopped as suddenly as it had started and I somehow struggled to my fect again, Realizing that but a fewstrokes red to complete my job, I soon re p in fighting trim again, so far, at least, as her propeller was concerned. EXPLOSION OF 4 SHELL UNDER WATER. “Being now at liberty to return to the upper world, I cautiously retraced my steps to where the ladder bung, idly swinging toand fro in the Water, and was about to mount to the surface when, with a crash and roar of ten thousand shot, ® big shell fell, apparently, right over me, and after what seemed to me but the fraction of a second, settled, as I thought, directly upon me. Passi but a few feet distant it scarcely reached the bottom when the very Recalled by Seeing the Thieves in the Boston From the Boston Herald. “Where have I seen that face before?” | ‘The answer to this inquiry, which every one has some time put to himecif atthe sight of «| countenance once familiar, but lost sight of for | many years, does not always recall as interfet- ing and timely a story as it did to. gentleman ‘abort time ago, endeavoring to “place” the face of a man on the next seat. | The person who had aroused the curiosity of the gentleman was a tall, elderly man of grave | and distinguished bearing. His hair and beard | were silvery gray, amd his eyes, which occasion- ally met those of his neighbor in a seomingly | casual way, gave proof that their owner pos sessed the faculty of self-control in a noticeable degree. They were eyes which gave no sign of emotion whatever, and in them it was imposes ble to readasingle token of what thoughts might be passing through the brain behind. On the street with the stranger was a young | woman some thirty years old, of prepossessing | appearance and charming manner. Her tractivencss divided the attention of the man on the adjoining bench, who sat patiently puz- aling his memory for the identity of the two companions. j The watcher of the twain wns also a visitor to Boston. He was a secret ser Europe, whose business brought him frequently to American cities, and Boston had become well known to him in bis twenty-eight years’ prac- tice of his calling. He was convinced from the first glance that his two neighbors were people whom he had m. “professionally” somewhere in Europe many years before, but for many minutes thelr nats | and the circumstances which bad brougit him | into contact with them eluded him altogethe At length their identity fushed upon him and with it the conviction that the pair's visit to America boded no good to any one upon whom they might bestow their in The man was o: oat accom] diamond thieves in the world, whore expl | had reduced the wealth of mn et |eler by thousands*of dol! whose acta |had been successfuliy pi throaghoat Enrope for more than thirty-five years His companion had been his ncoomplice for more than fifteen years, and passed as his daughter in their various Joint operate: presence of such a skillful pair of crim- inais in Boston induced the detective to gi Publicity to one of ‘many of thojr successful | efts accomplished in Naples im 1475 me day the pair appeared at a Neapolitan hotel and registered as an English gendeman | and daughter. (By birth the man is a Pole, but his linguistic attainments aud extraord nary versatility of manners would enable hi lt pes for any of several nationalities.) Among their baggage were two rosewood chests of the kind used by Eng! cers in camp or bar- racks, and which, when joined together, formed | which OTHER MOONS THAN OURS. Dean Swift's K-markable Guess About the Satellites of Mars. From the Providence tions of that planct and tte new-found eatellites will be made in Angust next by estrone mers all over the world. Since the discovery of the moons in If 7 this ts the first opporte- nity afforded for examining them, inasmuch as they are so mall as to be perceptible only at close range. Quce in every fifteen years Mare Teaches its nearest point tothe earth. Eight weeks hence it will be within 85,000,000 miles of Us, whoreas ite gruntest distance is 161,000,000. m Groat interest attaches to the matter, becouse this «ister world is so much like our own in respect to ite climate and other con- ditions that it may reasonably be sapposed to be ts uabtted. t least twenty moons in the solar a nlone has eight and Jupiter . ¢ from Europa, just as the orb of terrestrial night, to st of ol known moona, with @ 480 miles, whereas the moon be- this world is only 2,100 miles gb our moon is supposed to be dead and cold. ar conditions are not assumed to govern all the sntellites of the sister planeta, Some of those pertaining to Jupiter are believed to emit light of th are still by imagined creatic t—such as the stupendous “pan a crater of the moon irs on Jupiter. eclipeed at every » of that mighty globe, so that « there might witness during the 4,500 eclipses of moons and about f eclipses of the sun by ns moons, called Mimas, of the earth's satellite, is so cling that it seems to erat an astonishing Of the seven others Titan has a f 2,350 miles a8, 1,300 miles: Dione and Thetys each while Enceladus Hyperion are very little fellows. Several of them in the sky to- gether, with the flaming ring of ster dost stretched athwart the must make = gorgeous spectacle by night on the Saturnian, sphere. Throagh the telescope it is very inter- esting to wateh the shadows thrown upon Jupiter by that giant observa: tion of the eclipses of which furnished the firs for estimating the velocity of light, z has four litde moons—Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon —iwhich, fannil riee in the north and set in the se earth and sea seemed shattered to atoms. shell had exploded almost beside me. “By some means the hoods provided in the of | breast of my armor had become fastened to a rung of my ladder, else this tale had never been told. Stunned and racked as I was, the in- | stinct of sclf-preservation urged me to attempt the ascent of my only road tosafety, the Indder, when to my horror, dazed as I was, the current began swaying me back and forth so violently that I found it impossible to do anything more than hold on for dear life and trust to the chapter of accidents for safety and final rescue. TOWED TO SEA UNDER 4 MONITOR. “In an instant after [ became aware of the varying current « dull, regular beat, united to asceming tremor of the ship, convinced me that the vessel was under way and probably steaming out to the fleet. An occasional glimpse of the bottom as I rapidly reguined possession of my scattered faculties assured me of this, for I could plainly see it gliding past until the shoals deepened and nothing could be seen underneath me but water. “Imagine my situation, you youngsters, who think you know the dangers of diving—towed to sen under @ monitor! At first slow and easy, the motion rapidly grew more violent, and had it not been for the hooks I have spoken of death would have been inevituble, for my strength alone would not have enabled me to retain my hold on the ladder and I should have miserably drowned, my body weighted down by Gas Qietagy oranee bevend recovery. ‘All of this time, in’ reality minutes, but seem- ingly hours, my faithfal men in the turret —— not — ee mea — supply of air, so my only r was in being aes away. After what seemed to me milés of ground passed over and hours of time, the beat of the engines grew gradually slower, then stopped, and no sooner did I fe the pressure of the ‘current relax than I prepared to make ® bureau, with an open writing desk in its upper Part, capable of folding upward, and closing | with a spring lock. | They took two rooms commnnicating by door, against which, in the man's room, this pioce of furniture was placed. There was seem- ingly nothing to attract suspicion in this, and | they conducted themselves in such an affable manner that in a few weeks they had ingratiated themselves with all the guests and attendant® at the hotel. | ‘The man soon became known at a leading forelers as an expert purchaser of diamonds. is dealings were small, but always shrewd and judicious, and always paid for cash down. It Was his custom to drop into the richly furnished accompanied by his da: ¢ while “papa” bargained in coolest and jot businesslike way for a stone which struck | his fancy, did not fail to exert the influence of | her engaging rs and bewitching eyes | upon the susceptible merchant. 4 | In ashort time the man had established his | credit solidly with the jeweler, and then he went straight to work to carry out his scheme. | He called on the jeweler one day to negotiate | fora diamond necklace of great value, which | the jeweler had shown him before and pressed | him to buy for his charming daughter. The | latter was not with him this time. scraps’ said he wanted to surprise the girl with the gift on her bridal day, which was near athand,and warned the merchant that the | purchase must be kept strictly a secret between | them. A was finally struck, 1,000 franca were given in part payment, and the | necklace was left for certain alterations, which were to be completed in a few days. ‘On the day in question the young lady called on the jeweler, saying that her father was un- well and wished to see him on business. Of course, the jeweler went, bringing the diamond necklace with him. He found his customer sit- ch about sixty miles in fost on the «ize it surface is divided into conti- ax much land as water. re, clouds frequently con- and its seasons are about the mgh the winters are colder. of its moons travels around it fast as Mare iteelf turns it ap- in the west and set in the cast, her really circling in the same di- speed comparatively low rises in ta in tho west. Thus both moons » heavens at the same time, going are seen in ti in opposite ways, the most remarkable guesses on record was made by Dean Swift, whoa century before the moons of Mars were discovered made Gul- liver say of the comers of Laputa: “They have found two satellites which revolve about Moers, whereof the innermost is distant from rd planet exactly three diameters of the Janet; the former revolves in the space ours and the latter in twenty-one and ‘one-halt hours.” In fact, the inner moon is 10,000 miles from Mars, whereas —the diameter of the planed being 4,000 miles Gulliver's estimate would, place it at 12,000 miles. For the outer moon he gives 20,000 mules for the distance, which ie 15,000 mules, The time of revolution for the inner moon is actually seven and one-half hours and for the onter one thirty hours. Prof. Hall has named these moons Deimos and Phobes, after the attendants of the god Mars, who are mentioned in Homer's “Iliad.” - — “Making Up” With « Prince. The Hon. L. Tolicmache in The Fortaiebtly The following story would seem ineredible my father had not heard it from an “eyewitness, the best of my way to the surface, Unhooking myself from the ladder I remember no more. A death-like faint seized me and for hours I lay without life, vibrating between this world the one beyond. LIFE SAVED. “Returning sense revealed my four men around me, stretched on the ward room table, doing their utmost in my behalf and only giv- ing way to the surgeon of the ship when a heavy groan and, slowly opening eyes told that my lize was saved. I recovered speedily and for the first time learned the details of my great peril and marvelous escape. HOW IT HAPPEXED. “Immodintely on being relieved of the strain when I cut the links, the engine gave the sud- den, partial revolution which Ihave mentioned, and the engineer, as in duty bound, of course, jorted that the disability to the’ machinery ing removed he was prepared to go ahead at any moment. ‘It was but a short tims after this that the tide begun to flow, having turned flood, ceusing the current I have spoken’ of, and the’ devo! vessel bade fair to again drift afoul of the dreaded obstructions and still nearer to Sum- ter, whose guns had never ceased their roar all this time. “Capt. —, to prevent this threatened catas- frophe, and hoping that I was clear of ‘daagor from the propeller, determined to steam a short distance, ¢o as to clear all dread of the obstruc- tions, and then to await my return to the sur- face before proceeding farther. f “Carefully watching the air tube leading over- board. the engines were started slowly, and as the vessel gathered headway and the tube re- mained without visible additional strain, it was concluded that my ascent had begun, as in fact it had; 60, i of coming to after steaming a short distance, the ship was headed for the fleet, and only came to anchor when within hail of the ip. The rest I have told you. “As a result of that day’s work I was sent north on the sick list, and from that day to this, young man,” turning to me as he spoke, ST have never been inside's diver's Green: and never intend to be again.” ‘As tho old man approached the conclusion of his narrative he grew quite excited, aa, indeed, rs, and as the tones of his voice had his listene: died away the wind outside, gathering fresh fury, seemed to shake the old house to ite very foundation. mands RSs stra POWDERS MADE FROM BRONZE. Gold an Silver Paints and Inks Are of Cop- per and Zinc. for making fancy paints and inks, These powders not only counterfeit gold and silver to admiration, but are of many exquiai colors besides, from brilliant flame tint to sing at the writing desk, and after some conver- sation the subject of the business between them. was broached. The diamonds were placed on the desk, and the supposed customer began to count out the payment. At this interesting moment the door of the room was opened and the girl, radiant with smiles, bounded in. She paused on seeing the | Jeweler and pretended to retire. As the dis- monds were to be a surprise, of course, she | must not see them, so “papa” hastily closed up the desk, diamonds, money and all. The merchant was entirely unsuspicions of | an wrong in this, and even when the girl | id her father that the Duchess — awaited | his immediate prosence in the reception room | no thought of theft entered the jeweler's mind. “Papa” made a feint of impatience at the duchess’ interruption, but went out to see her, leaving the girl to entertain her caller, which she did in her most captivating Suddenly, pretending to take offense at a re- | mark of her companion, she rose hurriedly and | swept out of the room in seeming indignation | to fetch her father. The jeweler was uneasy, | not on account of the diamonds, but for having | unwittingly offended the maiden and, he spent | some time in framing the most humble apolo- | gies and explanations tor the father. only after watching an hour or 0 for the re- | turn of his customer that an inkling of the truth dawned upon him, and an examination of the desk cowed tes its preciops contents had | been extracted through an opening on the other side, reached by removing the panel of the door leading into the girl’s room. Everything had been successfully planned and timed and before the alarm was given and search for the thieves begun the latter were well beyond the reach of capture. 202 LA CARTE’S LUCKY FALL, A Funambulist Drops Sixty-three Feet and Escapes Apparently Unharufed. From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Some 500 people were at the Glen Saturday evening about 7 o'clock when the tight rope | walker was drawn up to his suspended prome- nade. A few minutes after those 500 poople saw Le Carte tumbling headlong to the green sward sixty-three feet below. ‘As soon as the performer had reached his wife with balancing pole in hand he started out on his perilous trip. He made a successful | passage and started on his return trip, walking backward. Ranning from the pedestrian wire are four other wires used as gays. When he Fi ee it i E i oe E i li t : rif cul i E When Col. Lennox (afterward Duke of Rich- mond ) called out and nearly shot the Duke of York the indignation of the royal family and their friends wasextreme. After a time, how- ever, the prince regent forgave the audacious duellist and quite unexpectedly aeked him to dinner, A large party was awaiting the arrival ‘of their roval host, when, to their Col. Lennox was announced. Being with silence and cold looks he resolved to mark his sense of the courtiers’ laid down twowhnirs mde by #i and leapt over them. Being a man of singular activity he repeated this little comedy, after laying a third chair over the first, and again after laying a fourth on the second, and after laving a fifth on the summit. At this jump, however, his foot caught the topmost chair and the pile was scattered over the floor. At this moment the prince entered the room and inastonishment asked the unseasonable athlete what on earth he wasabout. “| sir,” replied the unabashed visitor, unfortunate. No one spoke word and I had to amuse myself. But I sincerely hope that of your royal highness’ chairs is broken.” ince laughe:| and the matter blew over, sive sense, “could have Col. Lennox did.” a A Collector's Troubles. From tye London Daily News. Collectors sometimes indulge in odd fancies, Mr. Edward Hammond of Leominster appeart |tohavea fancy for collecting buman skulle, One day Inst month he was in the Priory churchyard in that town when the sexton, like that famous grave digger who remembered the king's jester befor had ceased to set t skull. Upon thi on © roar, cast up @ . Hammond stooped down, im relic and placing it in her with some grass, was Subsequently the skull, having beon washed, was seen, it is icked up the ¢: in Mr. Hammond's office, but the business wind and made a tuk, and finally no less® body than the home office authoritics were ine dl duced to take up the matter. It was ineccorde ance with orders from the home, office ‘that the deputy chief constable sought ‘out Mr. Heme mond the other day in Leomi: market and demanded the restoration of “that skull.” Mr, Hammond's answer was that it was no in his sion. He had “reinterred it” said. Dondes, in so doing he had “proper burial service over it.” Morehe could scarcely do, but the authorities were nob Zetappessed. Mr. Hammond has been ol in the Leominster police court and con’ unlawfully removing human remains from @ burial place. The magistrates, however, seem tohave thoaght that he had done enough to atone for his indiseretion, for they fined him only one , they ordered ‘that the costs should be paid by the prosecus tion. woman guilty of occurred at s circus party given by the Lil McNair of Atchison, Kan,