Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1903, Page 9

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE UNDAY EBRUAE COFFEE BOUNDTO COME DOWY Effect of Increased Production of America's Pavorite Beverage. UMPER CROP GROWN IN BRAZIL Instructive Figares About the lmporis | o the es—Millions for the Morn The world will undoubtedly enjoy cheap Coffee during the Dext few years, reports the Washington correspondent of the Louis Globe-Democrat. That is made clearly @vident by Consul General Seeger, the United States consular agent at Rio Janeiro, in his annual report, now being prepared for the printer by the State department The worlds coffee trade has reached a eritical stage in Its history The area of the Brazilian coffee planta tions has been so much increased and continually increasing such an extent that for years to come a great bver pro- Quetion must inevitably he the rule According to the New Yok Coffee ex- change's figures the world's visible supply of coffee on October 1, 1902, was 13,005,000 bags of 132 pounds each, almost equal to & year's consumption. Net included course, were the amounts stored by re- taflers in Burope and the United States, in themselves a vast aggregate. Never before was there 8o great a surplus of coffee on band The dute selected corresponds nearest to that of Cons"! General Seeger's report re- ferred to, viz, October 9. At that date “vast quantities of coffce were coming in regularly from the interior to the ports of Rio and Santos,” the chief primary mar- kets. The stocks then in sight in Prazil were as follows: At Santos, 1,637,040 bags; at Rio, 715,157 bags The Brazilian coffee production for the harvest year 18011902, which closed June 20, 1902, is officially reported by Conmsul General Seeger as foilews i to Bags 4,971,656 10,148,327 Received port of Rio Received port of Santos Received ports of Victoria Bahal Pernambuco, etc Total.. 78,987 16,000,000 Early Estimates. No authentic figures have been given sut by our Brazillan consular agents regarding the present crop, 1902-1903, the marketing of which will be commenced on July 1 of this year. In his report of July 17 Consul General Seeger estimated It at bags, or nearly 6,000,000 bags less than the yield of the previous season. In nis last re- port he raises this estimate to 11,000,000 bags. Some American authorities have stated it higher, while others have made it less. The consul general's figures may, therefore, stand. Though considerably short of the yleld in 1902, it is still an enormous crop It ie peculiar of the coffee tree that as 500m a8 & new crop blooms, which in Brazil i some time in October, the experts can make very close ost'mates of the forthcom- ing yield. Already the pew Brazilian crop (the harvest of 1903-1504) promises to be considerably larger than the present ome, the marketing of which closes June 30, 1903. Mr. Seeger estimates the crop of 1903-1904 at 13,000,000 bags, based on expert informa- tion. Various other statements regarding the crop leads to the conclusion that the is data, fairly reliable, upon based the belief that coffee will to rule cheap for several years to ly much cheaper than prices. The visible this country is, in round 000 bags greater than at , but Just now with a de- decrease. The importa- all quarters of the glohe November were only 50.- s against 100,841,671 pounds 901. This falling off by more has steadied prices at the for the time being. Low Prices. In view of these statistios of production the unprejudiced observer will easily un- that the present unprecedented low price of coffee has resulted only from nat- ural causes. Nevertheless, it is gathered from Comsul General Seeger's reports that the great mass of Brazilian people and most of their newspapers hold the American coffee exporter and speculator responsible the depreciation in coffee prices, and are crying for reprisals. g The fact bowever, as Mr. Seeger thinks, that returns derived by pro- @Qucers from r coffee crop—low as they are in comparison to those secured some years ago, when the Brasilian planters could count with measurable certainty om an annuel profit of 50 per cent—are prob- ably 20 to 25 per cent greater than they would be If prices were not sustalned through artificial means by & combination of influential speculators in States. He says that whatever view the American consumer may take of the situs- tion, the Brarilian coffee planter and dealer instead of vindictively blaming their north- ern consumers for the present hard times, @Bused by the coftee collapse, ought to be thanktul 1o American speculators who arti- fcially hold up the price of coffee at the expense of copsumers. Moreover, they should be even more thankful to these Americans, who, through the employment of large capital and excellent methods of preparing coffee for the market, and then Qistriduting 1t, have so largely in late years increased the American demand for this Brazsilian product Coftee is now to Brazil what wheat and cotton were (o the United States before we became a great competitive manutacturing country—its chief exportable product. The world's annual consumption is about 2.000.- 000,000 pounds. Brazil produces about three-fourths of this aggregate. and the United States, the greatest coffee consum- ing mation in the world, buys nearly one- ball of all Brazil's output. American lmports. The following interesting exbibit of American coffee imports for the eleven mouths ending November 30 will be b structive. The tabulation is & consideration from advance sheets of the treasury sum mary just issued Imported From— Central America . 1s, the thel: The department estimaics the December tmportations st 50,000.000 pounds. making » grand total for the calesdar year of $22.- st | of | 10,000,000 | the United | ending December 31 will not exceed 28 600 - 000 pounds. The vast bulk of American coffee importations. the year 1802, have come We have taken as much coffee from Mex- ico alone as from the whole eastern hem! sphere. Mexico, the West Indles and lit tle Central American republies had furn- ished us with 91.934,211 pounds up to No- vember 30, more than three times the quan received from all Asia, Africa and Burope in the like period. It appears that the daily average consumption of coffee in A Wireless Proposal A Short Story. You may imagive my disappointment as 1 stood on the dock at Southampton and | saw Minneapolis steam slowly out of the | barbor, taking from me the dearest girl in the world. Not only was I chagrined at losing the pleasure of an ocean voyage with ber—the strolls up and down the | deck, with the shining expanse of water all around us. the quiet tete-a-tete in snug corners by moonlight, the long @ays and evenings with nothing to do but revel in her sweet companionship—but there was a particular reason why I was anxious to ail with Eleanor on Minneapolis. She had promised to give & final answer to an im- portant question | had asked her several times, but to which she had returned only evasive replies. You can see, therefore, that my cup of misery was running over when 1 realized that an accident to my train bad made it impossible for me to secure *that answer, and the womewhat strong language which I hurled st the slowly vanishing bulk of the departing steamer may be excused 1 bad in fact spent my holiday in Bu- rope thus far, apparently, to Do purpose Was ever girl ao vacillating. so capricious #0 uncertain, and vet so fascinating? When 1 joined her party in London three months previous 1 found her effusively gracious, and during the days we spent togeiber there it seemed to me that my sult was making rapld progress. But at Berlin— dull, stupid, inhospitable Berlin—she as formal, cold, distant. At \slenna she melted somewhat, but another suitor joined her train. and I was in despalr until I started to pay a visit to relatives who were sum- mering in the mountains. At Lake Con- stance she was distinctly kind, and when 1 broached the subject nearest my heart she seemed about to yield—but, alas! aid not Then at Monte Cario her gaiety among & swarm of butterfies kept me aloof, while st Paris she was sweetest of all, a marvel of tenderness and graciousness. But she would not give me a final, definite answer, reserving that, she sald coyly, for the quiet contemplation of the sea voyage home. A run up to Glasgow on business took me from her, and now she had gone and I was Dot with her. Was ever fortune so outrageously fickle® Well, there was nothing to do but sub- mit 1 could not take the that was sure. But it suddenly occurred to me that there was one thing I could do. I could take the first train down to Plymouth, and there embark on a steamer of the German line,"s faster vessel than Minneapolis, and, In all probability, be on the dock in New York to claim my sn- swer when Eleanor landed. So, pulling myself together, I bustied about, and was soon speeding away toward Plymouth, as- barring another accident, I time to meet Bismarck when it touched there. But I was in the very worst of tempers when I finally secured my berth, and made preparations for a lonely voyage. and 1 must have made & ~ impression Manning, the Harvard heard one of them say. the man who made that long run that won the game from Yale last year.” Ordinarily, recognition of that kind would have been grateful emough at the outset of an ocean voyage, the more es pecially as I noticed on passing the group Iater that they averaged well for beauty. But just then the only girl I cared for was somewhere off on that heaving, trackless waste, and 1 could not join her. 1 looked abead, sweeping the horizon with my glass, wondering where Minneapolis was and whether we should overtake it soon. But 1 could see nothing and went 1o the smok- ing room, where I passed a wretched after- noon playing cards. After dinner, happening to meet the cap- | tain, 1 asked him when take Minneapolis. “Tomorrow some time,” he replied. “Shall we pass near 1t?" I asked, with, 1 fear, too evident anxiety. “Within fifty or sixty miles,” he an- swered. “Near enough to talk to ber. “What 4o you mean “Wireless telegraph. AM the boats of this line and the American line are now equipped with the new system of wireless telegraphy, and we can easily communi- cate a distance of 125 miles with our in- struments.” “Can snyone send messages to Minne- apolis, sir™ 1 asked, pressing a cigar into his hands. “Anyone who's got the price,”’ he re- marked, laconically, as he walked away. With that assurance my moad changed 1 spent the aftermoon In preparing & mes- sage to send -~ Eleanor as soon as the o bosts wer. within communicating dls- tance. Tho.' ‘ot & poet, I could have written an .. to Marconi then. The following morning I was up early, to the annoyance of my fellow-lodger, and at once went on deck. Surely enough; they were siready talking to Minmespolis, should over- | Gelicate lttle instrument attached to the | rigging In the forward part of the ship bhaving put its long, invisible finger upon 1t “It's & fine morning,” remarked the off- cer in charge of the Marconi spparatus. “Yes,” 1 ussented. “I have s message 1 wish to send to & lady on Minneapolis |1 produced the message 1 bad penned, well | sware that it was & Mctle long, but 1 was unsble to see bow I could spare a single word of it The officer looked at it and burst out laughing. ““Why, there are 300 or 400 words in that. We can't take love letters. It will bankrupt you if you don’t cut it short Boil it down to four or five words.” Boil down that letier! 1 felt myself turn- ing red in the face under b and crushed the message In my pocket “Very well” 1 sald sadly, “T'll write an- other.” After a short time 1 produced an ab- breviated dispatch, and he received it with & grupt of satisfaction. It w tollows “Miss E. F. Rives. stesmer Minneapolis Missed steamer. Is my proposition ac- copte@? Relieve auxiety “GUY MANNING."” The message was sent, and 1 was as- surcd that it undoubtedly had been caught up from the air by the wonderful receiver on Minpespolis. Glving the operator & fee to eecure prompt notification of a | reply. 1 went to the dinlng roow. afternoon, however, befure came. It read as follows. “Guy Manning, Steemer Bisrmrck: What proposition? Dun't unders:a: “M158 E F. RIVES." More of Eleanor's arrant coguetry! Here 1 had been chasing ber all over Burope, trylng ‘o make ber accept me and she bad promised It was ihe answer Minneapolis, | ronical smile. | e salemnly to give & reply | the United States is slightly above 3.500.000 pounds. Therefore. from all the world out- side of America we import in & year ™o more than a ten days’ supply. Under the increasing pressure the avalanche of Brazilian coffee the price of the East Indias product has steadily declined for the last twelve years, according to Mr. Fee, our Bombay consul. In 1880 ducers got $26.63 per 112 pounds, or nearly 23 cenmts per pound, and in 1800 it touched bottom level, $11.67 per 112 pounds, only a frac \ tion over 10 cemts per pound 1 during the vovage home. And now | could trifie with me in this fashion! | But I resoived to be inexorably specific 0 1 penned and sent my second love mes- sage vibrating through the air. It read “Miss E. F. Rives, Steamer Minneapolis Proposal of marriage. Must say yes “GUY MANNING " 1 could see the operator smile as be read the message, but he said nothing It was a sleepless night for me, as Do | reply came, and 1 feared the boats might | get so far apart that we could mot com- municate, though the captain, assured me to the contrary. On our third morning out, while I was in the reading room try- ing to get interested in & movel, a dis patch was brought to me. 1 tore it open and read this astonishing communication “Guy Manning, Steamer Bismarck: What inducements do you offer? ’ “MISS E. F. RIVES" Was the girl trying to make a fool of me! It looked so. thing of what was going on was becom- ing known aboard the ship from the way the passengers began to look at me he Minpeapolis was lsughing at my expense The lover who stuck his rhymes on trees weif, chance exposing his lovesickness passer, but 1, 1t seemed, plastered the atmosphere with my lllfll‘ll for the amusement of every | that possessed the requisite apparatus | catch them. However, 1 resoived to be firm, and after an houf or two of delibera. tion, during which 1 gazed at Eleanor's picture for courage, 1 prepared this mes- sage: “Mise E. F. Rives, Steamer Minneapolis Lifelong devotion, bealth and fortune. “GUY MANNING. That afternoon a terrific storm and continued to increase in fury out the night. Every effort was continue communication with Minneapolis, but after a time Do responses were Ob- tained, and the officers id that it was | quite unlikely that we should be able to | get in touch with the boat again during the voyage. During the next day the storm wore away, the ship plowed along steadily, had pro- their fury, and as 1 was chatting with the | officer at the wireless telegraph station— he chafing me good naturedly on the Qiff- culties of conducting a courtship by the Marconi system—the instrument began to | click. and after messhges regarding |storm had been exchanged this disp: labeled “urgent,” was clearly made out “Guy Manning, Steamer Bismarck: Pro- posal accepted. Meet me at New York “MISS E. F. RIVES." 1 pass over my subsequent emotions. Those who know by experience need not be told how I felt, and those who do not know don't deserve to be. My only anx- fety was jo reach the dock and greet my afanced bride: my oplv annovance the snoring of my fellow voyager and the odor of stale beer that seemed to emanate from his quarters. As was expected, we landed well in ad- vance of Minneapelis, and I had time to g0 uptown and return with flowers for Eleanor. When the boat entered the slip 1 formed one of an eager crowd to wei- come it. As soon as possible 1 went on board and asked for Miss Rives. 1 felt somewhat conspicuous with the flowers, but in a tumultuous assembly of hurrying. chattering people, giving and recelving greetings, no one is especially noticed, and suddenly 1 heard a voice from behind say- ing “Miss Rives, &b “Eleanor,” 1 cried joyously, turning to salute her. “‘Why, no—there is some mij take.” 1 gasped, seeing that the lady, though undeniably one of the most beau- tiful of her sex, was mot Eleanor. I looking for Miss E. F: Rives of Boston ““That is my name and address,” she said with entire composure. | “Btt you are not Eleanor!® 1 exclaimed. “No, 1 am Elizabeth,” she said, smiling h, T see—I beg your pardon—it Wi a mistake, due to the similarity of the | names. Quite remarkable, I am sure. Hope | you'll pardon me for troubling you, but I | must excuse myself, as I am anxious to find Miss Rives.” “Pardon me, but there is no other Miss Rives on the boat." “Are you sure “Absolutely certain But 1 communicated with her by wire- less telegraphy during the voyage. 1 was on Bismarck.” She smiled demurely Manning, are you not?" “That's my name,” I said, more mystified. “1 know you by sight. Have often seen you on the foot ball field, and know of your tamily in Boston. S0 when I received your proposal of marrjage by wireless telegraph 1, though much astonished at first, thought 1t would be too bad to disappoint you. You | seemed 8o determined.” | “But, Miss Rives, I—you know—the mes- | sage—oh, what shall 1 say?" I stammered, growing more confused every second. A | | small sudience was guthering { | “Oh, Mr. Manning. I only snewered as I | thought the other girl should. If she does not care to ratify my agreement, that is a matter 1 can't comtrol.” But 1 think 1 shall Bold you to your promise.” Shbe was charming, and them 1 thought it was time to turn the joke. “l don't know about that,” she replied, blushing. Yoo see, the promise was made for the other Miss Rives. Pardon me If 1 burt your feelings. 1 must go now. Sheuld be pleased to have you call on us in Bos. ton. We live not far from your house.” With that she left me. My predicament was most unpleasant. 1 turned away, con. soling myself with the reflection that 1 was the ploneer in the art of proposing marriage 8t sea by wireless telegraphy. The progress of my suit with Miss Rives —which the reader can surmise—has led me to write this for the benefit of the Amalgamated Associstion of Matriculated Matchmakers POWER OF MORGAN INTERESTS Practical Comtrel of Trunsportation Lines, Telegrap! Thirteen Industries. “You are Mr. Guy In September, 1902, writes 5. E. Moflet in 1 could see that some- | and | 1 wondered if the whole passenger iist of | in the forest of Arden made a fool of him- | to amy | «hip | to | came up | through- | made to | the sun came out, and the waves ceased | | | | | to about twice the cost of Bone-Setter at Hudson With On Operation Instantly Restores a Paralytic | Miss Rachael Ells of Lamberton, Minmn., Who Was Paralyzed for Three Years on Her Left Side. BONE-SETTER RESTORES HER SENSE OF FEELING “‘Miss Rachael Ells is know it is true.” -Iirs. Wis. Bone-Setter restore feeling to her leg. and ! my sister and | saw the Q. Shoemaker, Hudson, Truth is stranger than fiction, and a plain fact will often stagger one's bellet There is not a man, woman or child in the Twin Cities, where she is &0 widely known who will doubt Mrs. Shoemsker's word when she says, “T saw It with my own eves and 1 know it is true” Now read her statement | HUDSON, Wis., O | “To Whom it May Concern My sister, Miss Rachael Ells of Lam- bertson, Minn., was paralyzed on the left side three years ago last Juve. She had no feeling in her left arm or leg. 1 brought her to the Bone-Seiter today and he performed one operation with his bare hands ppon her leg. which instantly re. stored the sense of fecling 1o her limb. 1 1st, 1902 is true. (Signed) “MRS. G. SHOEMAKER, Hudson, Wis. “Sixth St., Near St. Croix.” TER'S WORK. | THE BoNESE ripples in Every Way Crip- pled. With Hix Bare Hands, With- out the Least Pain to ¢ Pa- temt in Any Case. in the Wonder of This Age. The Bone-Setter's own me | cripples in every way | bare bands and without | the patient, in any case this age. In many cases righting the wrong then and there, in the twinkling of an eye, there before your eyes; properly | placing the irregular bones. when the crip- ple is a cripple no longer His work Is bod of curing crippled, with his the least paln to the wonder of saw this with my own eves and 1 know it | —_— exclusively confined to the many wrongs of cripples and deformities, whether from birth, disease or accideht Crooked or Club Feet of any variety he makes straight natural and useful His method is mild and painiess and the result satistactory in every case. Spinal Curvature, even In lon standing cases, he corrects without plaster ust, felt or leather jackets. staye or braces he never employe. Disiocated Hips and Hip Diseases be cures without surgical operation or confining the patient to bed. Abcesses, shortening deformity and loss of motion and lameness he prevents by core recting the wrong with his bare hands Crooked &nd Diseased Knees or Ankles, deformities of all kinds, he treats success. fully without pain. Paralyele Resulting | Deformities, rendering one a cripple, | he corrects without surgical operation. While paralysis is not incurable, it should not be mneglected Spine Trouble with children of various ages. rendering them helpless, he cures, and the results are a little short of a miracle. Tuberculosis of the Joints of long standing he cures with out surgical operation or pain to the pa | tient. It you are a cripple, no matter what caused it or how long you have been | a cripple, see thie wonderful man st once; | eripples in every way crippled are coming to him from every state in the union, and work is a wonder. If you live at a| then write him and say how you are crippled. Hudson is less than an hour's ride from the Twin Cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Address, Bone-Setter Hudson, Wis., enclose stamp and mention Omaha Bee innumerable smaller corporaions of divers kinds. The total capitalization of these variouc combinations .s $.44) ), 000 —an smount greater than the national debt of any country in the world and twice the debt of Great Britain. The capital of a single one of the Morgan compan:es—the United States Steel corporalion—is equal e Boer war and its net profits for the current year are estimated at $140,000,000, a sum about equal 10 the annual cost of the British navy aad but little ®short of the total revenues «f Spain. The aggregate net income of all *he Morgan corporations is probably nearly or quite equal to the public revenues of Luy of. the great powers of Europe, and 1he taxes on those companies pay the entwre cost of maintaining the executive depart- ments of New Jersey. But Mr. Morgan does not depend or (he dividends of his stocks for the bulk of his income/ His chief business at presen: is promoting on a gigantic scale. When he organized the underwriting syndicate trat Iaunched the United States Steel ccrpo- ration the subscribers were pledged, T called upon, o pay in $200,000,000. They sctuslly advanced only $25,000,000 and “that was returned in the final settlement. Thetr profit on this investment was $56,000,000, or over 200 per cent. The share of J. P. Morgan & Co. was about $11,000,000. Every company Mr. Morgan floaisa—and the pum- ber is large—yield> profits proportionally. Often he has no need to advance money. The mere magic of his name floats u com- pany, and hie clients gladly pay him half & million, or & million, or five million dollars for the service. He has the knack of in- spiring confidence. The people who trust him with their money—and he operates chiefly with other people’s money, not with his own—do not try to tie his hands with contracts. They let him alone to use his brain in their bebalf, satisfied that in due time checks for the profits will be forth- coming. HUMBLE ORIGIN OF GREAT MEN es of the World Whe Rose from Obscurity Dizzy Helghts of Fame. Buripides was the son of a fruiterer, Ter- ence in early life was a slave. Virgll father was & potter or brickmaker, and Horace's was a freedman. Plautus was & baker. Greathead, bishop of Lincoln in the thirteenth century, began his carcer as a beggar, but his powerful talents adorned his brow with & mitre. Luther was the son of & poor miner, Zwingli of & sbepherd, and Calvin's father was not distinguished either for zSuence or learning. Boccaccio was the matural son of a merchant. Columbus was the son of & weaver, and originally a weaver himself. Arkwright w a barber. Bunyan was the son of & traveling tinker. Bloomfield, Gibbon, Gifford, Linmaeus Lackington, Dr. Carey and Roger Sherman ‘were shoemakers. So was Whittier. Shak- speare was the son of & wool stapler and butcher, Cowley of & grocer Milton was the son of a scrivener, Ben Jonson of & mason, Fietcher of & chandler. Pope of & linen draper, Collins of a hatter Peattie of a farmer, Butler of a farmer, Akenside of & butcher, Whitehead of & baker, Henry Kirke White of & butcher, Thomas Moore of & grocer. Gay was &p- prenticed to a silk mercer. Sir Edwgrd Sugden, Lord Tenterton and Jeremy Taylor were sans of barbers. Dr. Maddox, bishop of Worcester, was the son of a pastry cook. Dr. Milner was a weaver. Sir Samuel Romily s the son of & goldsmith. Rich- ardson, the giftgd writer, and Benjamin Prankiln, the philgsopher, were printers John Hunter was the son of & carpenter and Scott, the commentator, of & glazier Ferguson, the astronomer, was & shep- bherd in his youth Defoe was a hosler and son of a butcher. Dymond, suthor of “Privciples of Morality.” was 2 linen draper, and traded or wrote according as he had or had not cusiomers. Woods, Cur- ran, Jeftrey, Brydges, Atkins and Lord El- lenborpugh were all the soms of humble tradesmen. Amyot was the son of & cur rier, Rabelais of an apothecary, Voiture of & taxgatherer, Ramotte of & hatter, Mas- sillon of a turner, Griensult of & baker, Moliere of & tapestry maker, Roussesu of Success, the Morgan interests controlied 5,565 miles of American railways, or more fhan the mileage of Germauy, Great a watchmaker and Rollin of a herdsman. Claude Lorraine was a pastry cook. Quin- tin Matsys was & blacksmith. Horne Tooke Britein and Ireland combined. These lines | Was the son of a poulterer, which he al- have a capitaiization of §3,002.948 571, which is more thasu thiee tmes the totsl interest- bearing dobi of (he Uniced States In ad- @ticn, the Mcrgan influence is powerful in | key merchant railroad | of the woman who wursed Michael Angelo imast all the other impertant systen:s Gf ‘he country. The direct Mor- luded to when called upon by the proud striplings, ef Bten to describe himself. “1 am.” be sadd, “the s Of a0 emivent tur- The husband and father were stonemasons, snd the chisel was san interests include eighteen raflroad sys- | often put in the hands of the cbild as a tems, obe monster steamship company, thirteen industrial combipstions. seven banks, three telegraph and cable compe- Blee, seven greal lnsuraace companies sad ’ plaything.—New York Press Sauerkrant (or Soldiers. Fashions in foods change with soldiers as much as with home-keeping civilians. When our troops were first in the Philippines the soldiers wanted candy, especially choco- | Jate creams, and tons of the stuff were shipped away. Now the soldlers are ask- ing for sauetkraut amd the government, which always wants to gratify their taste when it is possible, is sending over great quantities of pickied cabbage. Her Fur Boa fol | Presence of mind and quick resourcetul- ness on the part of a young woman saved a young man's life & few days ago. The young woman is Miss Alice Hance, & holi- | day visitor in an Orange mountain home. | To her Harry Turper of Philadelphia, an- | otber holiday visiter in the neighborhood of Crystal lake, owes his life, Young Tarner was skating alone on the lake, & portion of the jce having beem cleared of snow. He became venturesome and skated over a dangerous spot, not heeding & sign of caution mailed to & post stuck through the fce. His weight broke the iee and be fell into the water, where he floundered helplessly, calling at the top of his voice for aid. He could not swim As be grasped desperately st the crum- bling edges of the ice he was quickly be- coming exhausted when his cries were heard by Miss Hance, who was hastening | down the road to meet a trolley car at the foot of the mountain | Miss Hance ran across the fields to the lake and saw Turner's desperate plight | Calling to him to cling to the “damger” | post, she walked out on the ice till she | came near him. Then, unwinding her long | fur bon from her neck, she threw the end | to him. He had just strongth enough to grasp and hold it till she pulled him out to safety. Together they hurried to the nearest rm house, where a doctor was called Turner will probably be none the worse for his tnvoluntary cold bath —New York Her- ald. Life Line w Fil! an empty bottle about three-quar- ters full of water. 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