Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1896, Page 13

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. from the office of pufficafion. s 4 . Seeder bebe closes at 1 p.m. eet toatl ‘Sit Down ‘and Think- —think hard. fetes hold. Isn’t there something or other about the house that’s needed now—or soon will be? ference to you if you can discover and buy it now. Our clear- ance sale has got everything marked way down. guarantee you full-price satisfaction—too. We're just impatient for the time to come to show you the result of our marketing. We can promise you one thing, there won't be a city in these United States that can boast a better or more complete stock of Housefurnishings that this store will It'll make a heap of dif- And we'll ‘You know our motto— “Your Credit: is Good.” ¢ Liberal Furnishers, Se a I BD A A De ee Be Ae A te RS N.E. Cor. 7th and I Streets. Da ae a as se ee ae ee House & Herrmann, STARTLING PHOTOGRAPHY. What a Young Woman Experienced After Sitting for Her Portrait. An interesting contribution to the ltera- ture of the new photography is the account of Miss Elizabeth L. Banks’ experiences, says the Londcn Courier. “The negative,” she says, “was a remark- able success from a scientific standpoint. The X rays had not only perfectly photo- graphed the bones of my neck, but they had also taken the liberty to poke about among my ribs, reproducing six of them on both sides, as well as my shoulder bigde and collar bone. This was accounted for by the fact that the photographic plate was much larger than my neck, and al- though the rays of light had been directed only toward the neck bones they had pene- trated far below and through my clo “Had any of the ribs or other bones been | broken or out of place there would have | no culty fn discovering this by | of the photograph. The chain which showed very prominently and even the links of that part worn in front were early discernible through the shadow of flesh and muscles of the neck. The h of time required for preparing this graph is explained in the very easily rstood principle that the thicker the to be photographed the longer It f ‘invisible light’ to pene- as a matter of p time required for z depends very much upon the ht of the person to whom the belong; so I, with no weight or speak of, was a comparatively nks was painfully surprised by the pictures of her foot. “That plate,when it had been developed in the ‘dark room,’ and held up to my horrid vision, gave me e first glimpse I ever had of my feet in -king and boot, not as they seemed, but s they were. “In the portrait of the foot in the stock- ing—the texture of which, by the way, showed up wonderfully, the bones of the toes, which should naturally be straight and separated, were crowded one upon the other, while the portrait of the foot that was shod was still more terrible to con- template. The bones were squeezed up into the shape of a triangle—to fit my American pointed boot.” “Are you sure the X rays don’t exagger- ate?” I asked in horror-struck tones. ‘The X rays are like figures; they won't f interviewed. ms was the answer. “Please show me every portrait you have of people's feet. I want to see if mine are worse than the others So six or eight portraits of feet were brought to me, none, however, taken A ee pets in boots, but even without the boots they were all not only quite as unshapely as my own, but, to my infinite delight, 1 found several that were very much worse and I also noted with feminine satisfaction that the pictures of men’s feet showed the bones to be quite as badly out of shape as were those of my own sex.” ———_+e+—____ Kipling and His Australian Policy. From the Literary Digest. In regard to the statement in an Aus- tralian newspaper that “Rudyard Kipling landed on this tsland at 12 o'clock, and at 12:16 o'clock he had formulated an Aus- tralian policy,” Mr. Kipling makes the fol- lowing explanation: “A young reporter cor- nered me just after I landed. I treated him kindly, but said firmly that I was not to be ‘I have not thought of inter- viewing you,’ replied the reporter, with a sadness in his voice; ‘I ask a much greater favor than that.’ It turned out that the re- porter had an Australian policy which he kr.ew would be of the greatest benefit to the country. No paper would print it. His modest request was that Kipling would let him put forth his theory as the scheme of the novelist. ‘They will print it,’ he said, if I give it as coming from you.’ ‘All right,’ agreed Kipling, ‘fire ahead.” So the young reporter got in four mortal columns telling the people of Australia how to govern their country. ‘I never read the article,’ said Kipling; ‘but there must have been amazing theories In it from the storm It raised. -— +00 Legend of the Magpie. From the New York World. a One day as a magpie had taken a seat on the limb of a tree near the highway, two travelers came along and halted under the tree to rest. They soon observed the bird, and, never having seen one of Its specie be- fore, one of them called out: a “Behold the eagle! What a noble bird! “How beautifull How grand!” added the other. Filled with conceit, the magpie began to chatter her satisfaction at these words, but she had scarcely opened her mouth when one of the travelers exclaimed: “What fools we are! I know from what I have read that this bird is only a com- mon magpie!” “And let her begone!” added his friend, as he picked up a stone and sent it whiz- zing at her head. Moral—A crow which had heard and seen it all without being noticed himself, now scratched his ear and murmured: “If some folks would only keep their mouths shut what credit they might get for what they don’t know.” BRYAN AND BILL STERETT. Result of Argume om Silver and the Baconian Theory. When Dr. Owen of Detroit, the author of the Baconian theory, was in Washington in 1895, W. J. Bryan took considerable in- terest in the question of who wrote Shakespeare, and was about converted to Dr. Owen's theory. Dr. Owen ts a brilliant young man,and he and Bryan became quite well acquainted. One day in February, ‘95, Bryan and Col. Sterett of the Gaivestoa News, got into a financial discussion in the Speaker's lobby of the House. Sterett {1s a@ red-hot gold man, and has a savage way of going at an argument. The ar- gument waxed warm. Frank Morgan and Gus McSween stood by as impartial refer- referees that sympathy was against him, and he understood why it was not out- spoken. He bridled up at the thought. “The trouble with you, Bryan,” he said, “Ig that you are ready to take up any- thing new. You are too progressive to be satisfied with the dull routine of conserva- tam, : “The next thing, I suppose, you will take up with Dr. Owen's Baconian theory, like you have with silver.” Bryan at once declared himself and be- &an to explain that Dr. Owen was probably right. Bterett assumed great seriousness and apologized: “I really did not mean it,” he said. “I had no tdea you were so bad. I would not have mentioned the subject. I now under- you. I see how it is you are for sil- ver. But don't say anything more about the Baconian theory. That gives you away. A man oan gst along with a few wheels, but it won't do to have too many. ees. Both were inclined to side with Bry- an, but McSween represented a gold pa- per and thought he ought to be loyal to that engagement, while Morgan had his @lection as a delegate to Chicago in view faq to iy conservative, and keep ‘The argument too expansive for the lobby and crow the out on the Portico. Sterett sew by ‘the smiles of the Now, I'm a friend of yours— “Get out, you gold bug!” broke in Bryan. “I turn my back on you. You have the mania that makes you think the whole world mad. You are an le gold At this point of the argument, when Bryan and Sterett were setting back to back the above picture was taken, by M. J. Randolph, the weather clerk of the House of Representatives. THE NATIONAL GUARD Hot Weather Has No Terrors for the Riflemen. GETTING READY FOR SEA GIR? Company Teams Preparing for the Competition. OTHER INTERESTINGMATIERS — All the National Guardsmen who are to be found in and around the armory are en- gaged, as a rule, in trying either to be- come cool or to keep cool. Military duty is at a discount, much to the relief of that Percentage of brigade membership which is always willing to take a rest. Of course it was too hot to drill. One or two unfor- tunate recruits may have had to wrestle with some of the fundamental mysteries of foot movements, but the harshness of mil- itary discipline came to an end at that point. while the forces which ordinarily impel a man to deeds of blue-coated and brass- buttcned valor were expended in the de- struction of watermelons and cool drinks. But while there was lots of laziness and perspiration at the armory, there was hard work galore and sweat by the gallon at the rifle range. There it was hot enough for all practical purposes on the office porch, but even ninety-five degrees in the shade just inside the window frames was icy when compared with the torridity to be found along the firing line. A reliable thermcmeter held in the immediate vicin- ity of the piles of sand on which the rifle- men must necessarily recline swore and subscribed to anything from 115 to 120 de- grees. No better test could be made of the enthusiastic sincerity of the National Guardsmen than the hot weather. Any man who will deliberately journey to the rifle range while the mercury is crowding toward the thermometrie roof can be guar- anteed to stand unconcerned in the face of the hottest fire any enemy could blaze fcrth in his direction. Troops of the reg- ular army would growl like hungry lons if they were required to practice under such conditions, but the District National Guardsmer who ure engaged in burning gunpowder at Ordway go at their self- imposed task in a thoroughly business-like manner and without any regard whatever for the eiements. What the Brigade Team is Doing. The brigade team {is doing good work; it never did better work at this stage in the practice. Most of the veterans are doing quite as well as they ever did, while sev- eral of them have established new records. Notable during the past week has been the work of Lieut. F. L. Graham and Lieut. G. B. Young, cach of whom put up a 9) out of a possible 105 in the Hilton score at 200, 500 und 6) yards. Some of the results achieved would hardly have been surpris- ing had the weather been only moderately warm, but it is quite extraordinary that such scores should be made during the prevalence of blistering sunshine. Every- thing that could reasonably be done to make things comfortable for the team men while at work seems to have been attended to. There are tent flies in sufliciency at the various ran; and it is the rule that a big bucket of ice water in which an allo- pathic dose of oatmeal been soaked shall be always at hand. en so sensitive a being, physically, as a first-class rifleman may drink all he pleases of that mixture without experiencing the slightest incon- venience. This team of 1896 is going to have a reat deal to contend with, and if it is ultl- mately successful it will have more to be proud of than at any Ume in its previous existence. Never since the Hilton trophy first came to be the most desirable of rifle shooting prizes in the United States have there been so many state teams in- tent upon winning it; never has there been such careful preliminary practice as has been and is now being indulged in by the crack shots of the National Guard in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massa- chusetts, Maine and Georgia. It is whis- ered that Pennsylvania has been training a team for nearly four months, and that the organization is expected to be solidly superior to the best team Pennsylvania has heretofore had. If this proves to be the case, then the District representatives will need to be record breakers to win. Two years ago Pennsylvania gathered in the Hilton trophy with a score of 1,088. Last year the District took it with 1.097, Pennsylvania having fallen back to a totai of 1,047. If the keystone aggregation at Sea Girt next month is better than the team that made 1,088, then the silver shield donated by the late Henry Hilton will rrobably be found at Harrisburg before the snow falls. Massachusetts, too, has its eye—good eye—on the big trophy which represents the world’s championship. Lit- tle birds from New England are chirping prophecles which are mightily encouraging to the marksmen from the old bay state. There was a time, in the middle of the eighties, when Massachusetts had a team so skillful and so successful that it came to be known as the “world beaters.” An effort {s now being made to build up just another such team as was that which for four successive years won both the Hilton and the Interstate trophies at Creedmoor. Georgia 1s probably working just a little bit harder than any other state for the crowning honor in the career of a rifle team; Maine is saying very little, but is sawing a great deal of wood: New York is gathering together a dozen of its most re- liable cracks; New Jersey—rare old Jersey— is having its uniform thickly padded in the proper places, so that when the rest of the teams walk all over it the promenade will not hurt. No Army Team. Up to this time the chances for a team from the army seem to be a trifle slim, al- though an effort along that line continues to be made. The fact is that Uncle Sam's beys realize that they are not in it with the volunteers in known-distance marks- manship; it is, therefore, difficult to per- suade the regulars to get into the competi- ticn. When they find themselves on the range with National Guardsmen they all seem to feel as though they were in the immediate presence of bunco stecrers and dealers in goid bricks—a reputation wholly undeserved by the Guard. But there is a possibility that Canada may send a team to Sea Girt. The Canadian team captured the Elcho shield at Bisley, England, last month, and as a consequence Canadians generally have an idea that the Canadian team knows more about shooting and can put its knowledge into the shape of bull's eyes and the like more effectively than any other team on the continent. A visit to Sea Girt might probably dispel this illu- sion. Then, again, it might not be so much of an illusion after all, for good riflemen are by no means scarce in her majesty’s dominion. Lots of Teams Going. Before next week comes to a close the District National Guard will probably know just how many teams will represent it at the Jersey meeting. The Ist and 2a Regiments will have one team each; the Engineer Battalion will have two teams, and there will be at least two company teams selected from Companies A and 8, 2d Battalion; Company A, 3d Battalion: Company A, 4th Battalion; Companies A and B, 6th Battalion; the Ist and 2d Sepa- rate Companies and Companies B and C of the Engineer Corps.. Company A of the Engineer Corps will have a team in any- how, because a sufficient number of the members of that ccmpany are brigade team men. It fs too early in the game to make any prediction as to the two com- pany teams who will win the prize cf transportation to Sea Girt, but it is under- stood that at least three or four of the competing teams will go’ to Sea Girt wheth- er they win here or not. All company teams and other teams, and the names of all individual competitors who propose to be of the District detach- ment, must be reported to the inspector general of rifle practice not later than Avgust 22. Upon these reports orders and certificates must be made out, and as it takes several days of work to complete these essential things, reporting by the date named is going to be insisted upon. Lockers at Ordway. The new locker room at the range will soon be ready for occupancy, and its com- pletion promises a good deal of comfort for those riflemen who are anything like regu- lar in their attendance at the range. Those National Guardsmen who have not engaged lockers, and who desire to do so, will need to hustle, because there are only a few not taken. It should be distinctly understood that locker room privileges are only for the lessees of lockers. Those.who are not les- sees will not be permitted ,to use the apart- ment. A locker will only cost $1 a year, with a twenty-five cent deposit for each locker key, the deposit to be returned when- ever the tenant gives up his locker and the key belonging thereto. As to Free Ammunition. Some inspectors of rifle practice are com- plaining that they find it quite difficult to make some guardsmen understand that the gratuitous issue of ammunition ts not gen- eral. The Inspector general of rifle practice says that when the requisition blanks were issued to the inspectors those officers were carefully instructed that the cartridges were to be given only to those officers and enlist- ed men whose shooting showed signs of weakness, and who had not yet enjoyed ex- perience sufficient to make them reasonably expert. It was never intended that the am- munition should be given to men who know how to shoot, and who haye good scores to their credit already; the free ammunition movement was organized for the benefit of the weak shots, who, by careful coaching, might be encouraged to develop into first- class sharpshooters. It is understood that requisitions presented hereafter by men who are known to be fairly well educated in the art of rifle practice will be held up at the office. Notes. Capt. Forsberg of Light Battery A has returned to the command of his company after an absence of four months. Company A, 5th Battalion, will hold an election for the selection of first Heutenant Monday evening. It is said that Mr. George E. Pickett, son of the famous confederate general, will probably be selected. Privates John H. Ryan and James Whit- ten of Company A, 5th Battalion, will re- ceive warrants as corporalg Monday even- ing. Lieut. Mellach of Company A, 5th Bat- talion, contemplates taking another pro- visional company out on @ march similar to the one made a week ago, The ncxt march will probably be to Riverdale, Md., the company leaving here September 5 and re- turning on the 7th. Mr. C. Fred Cook of the 3d Pattalion 1s spending his vacation at The Plains, Va. At a meeting of Company D, 1st Rat- talion; Monday last Second Lieut. Howard Beall was selected as captain, Sergt. Maj. Heydler, first lieutenant, and Quartermas- ter Sergt S. P. House, ‘second lieutenant. Company C has been ordeped to assemble Tuesday to elect officera. Second Lieut. J. B. K.Lee of Company B has been selected as the captain of that company; Sergt. E. W. Zea of Company B, frst Neutenant, and Private Walter D. Davidge; jr., of Company B, second leutenant. To fittingly celebrate tke sixtieth anni- yersary of the Washington Light Infantry Corps, September 12, First Sergt. Muzzey of Company A, Private Zea of Company B, Lieut. Lee of Company C, Lieut. Beall of Company D and Sergt. Maj. Heydier have been appointed to make arrangements. Capt. Tomlison of Company B, 6th Bat- talion, has tendered is resignation. A strong effort, however, will be made to induce him to withdraw it. First Lieut. Peter J. Duffy of Company D, Ist Battalion, has resigned, and his name has been placed on the veteran roll of the Washington Light Infantry Corps, after twenty-five years of active service. ‘The bicycle craze has taken hold of Cempany A, 3d Battalion (Morton Cadets), in its most violent form, and hardly an evening passes without the boys taking a long spin on their wheels. Last Pucsday evening the boys took a ride through the eastern section of the District. They are in excellent condition for their trip to Bal- timore, which takes place ‘a week from to- night. ‘They expect to spend Sunday see- ing the elty, and will return the same even- ing. Several members of the company leave this evening for Point Lookout, where they will go in camp for two weeks. They will be in the charge of First Sergeant A. B. Claxton. An Irishman’s Letter. From the Astoria (Oreg.) Astorian. The following is a true copy of a letter received from across the water: “TIPPERARY, Ireland, Jan. 3. “My Dear Nephew.—I have not heard anything of ye sens the last time I wrote ye. I have moved from the place where I now live or I should have written to ye before. I did not knew where a letter might find ye fust, but I now take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to Inform you of the death of your own living uncle, Kilpatrick. He died yery suddenly after a long illness of six months. Poor man! he suffered a great deal.” He lay a long time In convulsions, perfectly quiet. and speechless, all the time talking Incohe- rently and inquiring for water. I am very much at a loss to tell ye what the death Was occasioned at, but the doctor thinks that it was occasioned by his last sick- ness, for he was not well ten days during his confinement. His age ye know as well as I can tell ye. He was ninety-five years old last March, lacking fifteen months, and if he had lived until this time he would have been dead six months just. “N. B.—Take notis. 1 enclose you a tin- pound note, which your father sends to ye unbeknown to me. Your mother often speaks of ye, and I would like te sind ye the brindie cow, and/I would enclose her ul ye but for the horns, I would beg of ye not to break the sale of thig letter until two or three days after you read it, by which time ye'll be prepared for the sorrowful news. : “PATRICK .O’BRANIGAN. “To Michael Glaney, Heron street, United States of America, State of Washington, in Aberdeen.” Passing the Salt. From the Cincinnati Times-Star. A dapper young bookkeeper living in Cor- ryville thought he was going to get mar- ried a short while ago,. He popped the question, she shyly replied: “I don’t know; ask papa.” The old gentleman was dis- posed to be very particular as to the char- acter of a young man wha should come and ask the hand of his daughter in marriage. He questioned the suitor’closely as to his habits. The young man:declgred that he neither drank nor gambled, and the old men, who had previously looked up his an- tecedents to some extent, expressed himself satistied with these avowals. ‘Then he in- vited his prospective son-in-law in to din- ner. All sat down to dinner, and the book- keeper became very restless, and began toy- ing with the salt box in a peculiar way. “Please pass the salt,” .remarked the old gentleman. The bookkeeper geatly pushed the salt box toward paterfa-niltas with the ends of his singers, at t jame time mak- ing a ig forward vement with his head. “That will do,’ Bey “you can’t marry Gaughter.” e care- ful and discerning f ier had .discovered, from the wey in which Juliet’s Romeo had pushed the salt box. forward, that he was famillar with the handitog: of poker chips. It is all ayer wit® the bookkeeper. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP guequece ceucDees seseoeE Depressing Effects of the Prevailing Silver Agitation. BUILDING OPERATIONS VERY DULL Expectant Interest in the Forthcom- ing New Regulations. a WHAT THEY WILL PROVIDE The prevailnig depression in business cir- cles, due to the agitation of the money question and the introduction of the coun- try’s financial policy into the political cam- paign as its leading issue, is being felt to @ very considerable degree in real estate circles in Washington, as in other cities, and so far as building operations are con- cerned, they have been brought almost to a standstill. The chief reason for this con- dition may be found, it is believed, in the fact that nearly all contracts now being made are drawn so as to include a clause providing that tne money considerations named therein must be paid in gold. Ow- ing to the doubt existing as to the ability on the part of interested parties to meet these demands when such contracts are concluded, there 1s general hesitancy about incurring such important obligations. The record of the building inspector’s of- fice for the past two weeks shows a re- merkable falling off in the number of building permits issued as compared with corresponding periods in preceding years, and the class of buildings to be erected un- der them are of a moderate character, and evidently being built by persons who will use them for homes. No speculative build- ing seems to be contemplated, despite the well-known fact that there is a great and growing demand among people of limited Means for small houses, equipped with modern conveniences, at small rentals. The completion of the electric under- ground system on the Metropolitan road has inspired a good demand for houses in Georgetown and in the northwest part of the city proper, which sections are now brought into more rapid communication with the business centers. These localities were always favorably looked upon by residence hunters, but the horse cars did not move fast enough to suit persons who would have otherwise found satisfactory homes. Now, however, this disadvantage has been removed, and many houses long vacant in the sections mentioned are being rapidly tenanted. The New Building Regulations. Architects and builders are anxiously awaiting the coming of the new building regulations. These regulations, which were compiled by a committee appointed by the Commissioners, were submitted to the Commissioners for final enactment some weeks ago. Commissioner Truesdell, who has direct charge of all building matters, took charge of the matter and has devoted considerable time already to them. The Commissioners propose to give this subject careful consideration before finally adopt- -ing a set of new regulations, and the field is-heing gone over with the sole purpose of giving Washington a set of regulations second to none in the country. All of the leading features of the regulations of other large cities have been incorporated in these new regulations, and many para- graphs have been culled from foreign building regulations. Provisions to Be Included. Provisions for light and ventilation, pro- tection of workmen, Mmits of projections, protection of pedestrians from: falling de- bris, safety of buildings, with special refer- ence to the carrying capacity of walls, and materials—all these have been carefully considered and will form part of the new regulations. Buildings will be divided into two classes, and fire-proof structures will be fire proof in all that the name implies. Special attention has been paid to founda- tions, and these will be made to conform to the most approved plans. It is expected that the new regulations will be ready by the time the fall business begins. ee es Elephant’s Foot a Delicacy. From the London News. The flesh of the elephant is eaten in its entirety by several of the African tribes, In the process of butchering the tools used are the assegai and hatchets. The rovgh outer skin is {rst removed in large sheets, and beneath this is a sub-cuticle, a pliable membrane from which the na- tives make water skins. The elephant yields large quantities of fat, used in cooking “biltong,” or dried strips of the elephant’s flesh, and also in the preparation of vegetables. African explorers agree that one part of the ele- phant’s carcass, when properly cooked, 1s a succulent dish that will regale the most delicate taste. This part, very strangely, is the first joint of the leg be- low the knee, which ‘one would suppose to be the toughest portion of the animal. To prepare the joint a hole three feet deep is dug in the earth, and the sides of it are baked hard by means of large live coals. Most of the coals are then taken out and the elephant’s foot is placed in the crude oven. The whole is then filled with dirt, tightly packed, and a blazing fire is built on top, which is kept replenished for three hours. The foot is thus evenly baked, and when done instead of the strong, tough meat, it is of a gelatinous consistency that may be eaten with a spoon. The Kaffirs es- teem this their greatest luxury ——re-—____— Mathematics, From the Chicago Standard. A man went Into a shop the other day and asked to see some patent gas burners. The shopkeeper showed him some. Picking up one, the man asked what it would do. “Oh,” said the shopkeeper, seve half the gas. “Then,” said the man, “if I put two in I shan’t have any gas bill to pay.” ———_+e+ Sympathy. “that will From Answers, A mother was explaining to a diminutive Juvenile the meaning of a picture repre- senting a number of martyrs who had been thrown to some hungry lions. She tried to impress his infant mind with the térrors of the scene, and thought she had succeeded, when suddenly he ex- claimed: “Oh, ma! just look at that poor little lion behind there! He won't get an: ———_+e-+—__ A Sorrowf. From the New York Herald. “Electricity ts driving horses out of em- ployment.” : “Yes.” “And women are crowding men out of all the good jobs.” z “Yes.” ell, after a while there won't be any- thing left but women. and trolley cars.” — or Beats Fly Paper. Prom the Cateago Record. “You don’t seem to have many files in your kitchen, Mrs. Bigsby.” an? we made huckleberry ples yester- MAYER BROS. & CO. 937-939 F St. Close at Spm. Saturdays at § p.m, Now comes the last No trashy, poorly chosen desirable goods, made by makers. you all. If you can’t be 19e. @89 9859595299599 99900830080 s e E ‘The: cholce from the finest stock that rice rificulously small. 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He showed in this race an amount of determination and endurance which not even his most enthusiastic ad- mirers had attributed to nim. Another in- cident of courage and grit was furnished in an accident in which he came near losing his life. In the summer of 1876 he went down to Nantucket to pass a few weeks on the wa- ter. He had three friends with him, and the four young men were to sail a sloop that had been floated for the first time that year. On a squally morning the craft was over- hauled and the young fellows decided to make a short trip in her. There were two strangers at Nantucket, young men of about the same age as those in the party of collegians, and they were invited to have a sail. The six went out according}: The sea was high and the wind ble sharply, and about five miles from the shore the little sloop was capsized. The wind struck her so that she filled very rapidly and immediately sank. The only thing that came to the surface was a long oar, and by the unanimous con- sent of the four students, this was placed at the disposal of the two who had been in- vited out to sail. The situation was rationally discussed, and it was decided that an attempt should be made to reach Coatue shoals, a point that was farther away than the shore they » but toward which the iide was running and the wind blew. Russell and one of his college mates led the others off. The swim before them was a long six miles, and with the heavy sea that was on, and the wind that was blowing, it meant at least three hours in the water. On shore the fishermen and their fsmilies were sitting down to dinner when the a dent occurred—all but one. ‘This man’s wife had been delayed in the preparaiion of the noonday meal, and during the wait he sought to kill time by sweeping the sea with his glass. Thus it was that he saw a white sail glis- ten in the sunlight and disappear. He didn’t know what had happened, but he was convinced something was wrong. He got into a dory and made for the spot where he had scen the sail, leaving word that others should follow him. The two young men that held the oar kept afloat but for a few minutes, while the others were battling for the shore. It was evident that the oar would longer sup- pert only one, and the elder of the two sang out: “Well, good-bye, old man; this oar won't hold us both, and you can have my chance.” Then he sank and was drowned. When the fisherman reached the vicinity of the accident he found the surviving young man in the water uncdascious, with his arm wound tightly around the wooden sweep. The fisherman saw, some distance ahead, when he looked up, a white ball bobbing up and down. This was one of the collegians, and he was discovered by the white hand- kerchief that he wore about his head. When he was pulled into the boat he gasp- ed, faintly, “My brother,” and sank in a dead faint to the bottom of thei dory. These two words told the fisherman’ that there was at least another person ahead. So that when the boat of fishermen who had followed the first dory were seen be- hind they were signaled to go ahead as quickly as possible and look for more swimmers. This they did, and picked. up the brother, who told them that Russell and his companion were still in the water. When Russell, who was yet a long way from land, turned about to catch sight of .his companions who he supposed were fcl- lowing, he saw a sail coming down like a thing of life with the wind and tide, and he knew he and his friends were saved. Russell had been si exactly an hour and twenty minutes. | obtained, if not A LONG-DISTANCE TYPEWRITER, Instead of Printing Dots and Dashes It Typewrites a Mensage. The “zerograph,” the invention of Loo Karum, is, it is said, being tested by the British post office department with a view | to introducing it into the national tele- jSraphic system. The peculiarities and actievements of the device, which is prac- tically a typewriter whose keyboard act- vates type bars miles away, may be learn- €d from the following paragraphs taken from an interview with Mr. Karum by @ reporter of Black and White (London). The inventor describes it as follows: “It 18 @ telegraphic instrument that, in- stead of printing dots and dashes on @ strip of paper, typewrites a message on @ sheet of letter paper at both ends of the wire simultaneously. The two machines are {identical in every respect, and can be used indifferently as transmitters or as recelvers. The operator depresses the keys, as in ordinary typewriting, and this causes a current from a local battery te disengage a balanced pendulum in both machines. There are thirty-six signs for letters, numerals and spaces. You. obs serve this circular framework, consisting of thirty-six upright bars? The machine is constructed so that it takes half a wee. ond for the pendulum to travel from end to end of this framework, and fractions of half a second (down to a thirty-sixth) for it to move between various intervening bars. Now, the letter or numeral printed will depend ‘upon the space moved hy thie pendulum. In other words, upon the length of time which elapses between two successive electrical impulses. There are various automatic devices for moviag the paper, adjusting the alignment, inking the letters, and so on. The fundamental prin- ciple whereon the machine is worked {s the absolute synchronism between the two instruments. But for this absolute syn— chronism—isochronism is the precige term —It would be impossible to produce the seme symbols at both ends, because the difference between one sign’ and another resolves itself into minute difference of time. In nswer to a question regarding the | #dvantages of his invention over existing a of printing telegraph, the inventor said: “My invention has certain It prints on an ordinary sheet of paper in lines and paragraphs. Instead of re- quiring an experienced telegraph operator it can be used by any one who typewrites. ft can be used tn private offices like t telephone, and worked at all times of the day or night without the intervention of telegraph officials. The machine is auto- matic, and delivers its message -whether there is or is not some one at the receiving end. It also has the advantage cf diet pensing with clockwork, motors and other cumbersome and costly devices. It can be worked on the exchange system. In fact, it combines the functions of typewriter, telegraph and telephone. “It 18 quite equal to anything hitherto faster—more particularly for long distances, advantages, the electrostatic capac- ity to be overcome being considerably less in the case of zerograph. Whereas other irstruments operate at a speed of twenty- five to thirty words a minute, I can see my way to increase my present speed to forty words a minute. “It can be turned out as a column writer at about the same cost as a standard Rem- ington—say from £15 to £20. ——+ e+ ____ Salaries Compared. From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegrapb. “The King of Greece receives a salary of only $100,000 a year,” remarked the horse editor. “The American king oi grease has @ larger income that tha! ke editor. ‘Who is that?” president of the Standard Oil Com- remarked the ‘hi pany.” Dorman (who has ceased trying to find the keyhole and 1s sitting upon the front steps)—Wha's-shat? Rain ou'f clear shky? Mrs. Dorman (at an upper window)—No, it is only a glass of water. Thank hea the sight of it was not too much for you beer. Keep a brave heart. In the nu I will give you a dry shirt.