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liJjnVARHOHSES. 1S2S t0 1S3-en ln"1 tho 'TO PROTECT
l- -- w u wa ' ori tlO sS Ilk ai s A
to congress and there b mads bis de
but December 4 1S43. and bla ilt
March S 1843. aervlng well thru term
aa a Democrat. II wss one of th
eighteen Democrats that Joined bands
and voted (or the extension of slavery
Into the territories. McClelland wa a
delegate regularly or years to tbs na
tional convention and Id both the con
stitutional conventions of 1850 and
1RC7 he was a prominent figure. In tbe
Pierce campaign of 1C2 be took n ac-
tive part and hla reward was the sec-
retaryship of the Interior. Previous to
that honor he was provisional gov-
ernor of Michigan In 1S1L He served
In Pierce's cabinet for full four yean
and came bark to Michigan to spend
the remainder of his life. Ha died at
bis Detroit home In lr.SO.
mN FROM MICHIGAN IN THE
PRESIDENTIAL CABINET.
Lewis C twk Chandler Rohart ate-
t'lellaad Isaa IMrhlaaoa and Mow
lion. Alger Reanlalaeeara sf the Two
H'a" lhaadler m a t'aaspalf ner.
(Detroit Letter.)
e.v 13 CAS3 was
without doubt the
greatest statesman
Michigan ever had
I n Washington.
Mis noma will keep
3:
V company with
I v those of the fore-
; most leaders of the
I renuhllc. lie m'.aht
ILLLLANQ. ny Wn prcsl
dent had not the
ciasc-uslons of the Democratls party
defeated blm. He was the only Michi
gan man that got so far as the noml
nation. New York'e Democracy killed
his bopoa of election. Martin Van
Buren who may Justly be called tho
father of the "spoils system." was the
Dt-Uiocrat most responsible for El de
feat. Caaa did more for the develop-
ment of the "Old Northwest" than any
other man. Ha was born In 172. and
the spirit of the times was born In blm.
Tbe opposition to Great Ilrltaln that
the revolutionary times Infused Into
his blood never left blm. It stirred blm
when be waa secretary of state at the
breaking out of the war. It killed the
famous Quintuple treaty when he was
minister to Prance. He waa a New
Hampshire lad and when years old
Witnessed the celebration 'that lighted
the New Hampshire bills at the birth
of the federal government In 17N. New
Hampshire wis the ninth stale to rat
Ify the constitution and give It life.
Said Caaa to James A. Garfield In 1S61
"You remember young man that the
constitution did not take effect until
nine states had ratified It My native
at ate waa the ninth. It bung a long
time In doubtful scale whether nine
woulfi agree but when at last. New
Hampshire ratified the constitution. It
wss a day of great rejoicing. My
mother held me a little boy of ( years
Jo her arms at a window and pointed
tee to the bonfires that were biasing In
the Streets of Eieter (his birthplace)
and told me that the people were cele-
brating the adoption of tbe conatltu
lion. Bo I saw the constitution born.
and" be concluded. In tbe anguish of
spirit that poaaeaaed him at the out
i.reak of tjp civil war "1 fear I may
hoe it die.
It was fortunate for Michigan that
l-ewli Cass found bis way to the west.
3le was a colonel In the war of 1812.
bod. It Is said stood In the bow of the
21 rat boat that crowed the Detroit river
Into the hostile territory of the lirlt-
ish. Whether the story Is true or not.
It Illustrates the seal and energy of the
man. He was a Democrat of Jefferson
Ideas and It waa Jefferson who first
put him Into national politics. He
made blm I'nlted Stales marshal In
IS 12. though Madison made tbe ap-
poldtmenL Cass got Into politics be-
fore hs waa scarcely of age. He was
a Ohio legislator before be arrived
at the statutory age of 21; but that did
not deter blm for he served bis term.
Cass became governor of tbe territory
of Michigan In 1813. Prof. A. C. Mc-
Laughlin of the I'nlveralty of Michi-
gan who bas written a critical biog-
raphy of Case for the American State.
Dmo Series gives him great credit fur
Americanizing the state which was
under French Influence. He was lxld
active quirk and unrelenting In oppos-
ing Ilrltlsh Intrusion. He was Michi-
gan's territorial governor until 18CI.
la that year be became secretary of
war by the nomination of President
Andrew Jackaon. Caaa wss a Jackson-
Ian Democrat. The clrfiimatances of
bis entry to the cabinet are Intereatlng.
John II. Eaton waa Jackaou's flrst-ip-poind.
Hut Eston'S wife brought
some sort of scandal with her Into
Washington society and It disrupted
the cabinet aided by the Calhoun In-
fluence of which Jackaon waa suspi-
cious. Mrs. Calhoun refused to recog-
nise Mrs. Secretary Eaton as her six lal
equal and refused to meet her aa atich.
Other cabinet wives did likewise. Mar-
tin Van lluren. the bachelor secretary
of state added to tbe troubles by
sticking up for Mrs. Eaton. "Old Hick
ory" made as much fusa over the little
scandal aa he did over the "removal of
the deposits" or the South Carolina
nullification act. He got so stirred up
that be threatened to send home the
minister to Holland and hla wife be
cause the latter would not sit beside
.Mis. Eaton st ths Russian minister's
"ball. Under such pressure the Jackson
SHITS.
INVENTED TO ARREST SUBMA
RINE DESTROYERS.
II Coastals of a Ilagh Shield Kitendlag
Fran How la illera Which flu I'Iom
ta the II oil. Hat Cea We Rebwa Whea
Macassars.
Even the young turn of this dny have
not forgotten the name and prowess of
Zaeharlah Chandler lie was. next to
Cass probably as able a man In many
ways as Michigan bas n t to the na
tional capital. His name la clo.icly as
sociated with D. tr.iil and tho evidence
of his fame and fortune have not yet
died out. Chandler's old home on
Went Fort street la always an object of
Intercut to be pointed out to the vis
Itor. He wss mayor of the city In 11-1
snd that was the beginning of bis po
litical career. He seemed to spring
full armed and ready for battle Into
the political arena. His triumphs wers
fast and thick. A man of wonderful
activity vitality and resources ho was
Indefatigable In politics as In business.
Chandler the boy It Is said refused a
college education but took ti.OOO his
father offered blm In Its stead. II
came to Ifc-tortt In 1S33 and went Into
the mercantile buslwa In which be
was succeaaful. He was a prominent
Whig and took much Interest In ths
underground railway. He bad held ths
mayoralty only one year when nomi-
nated for governor. Surer wss hope-
ca from the moment of nomination
but bs fought a good fight. In ISil hs
was active In the organisation of tho
VAST amount of
attention baa been
attracted recently
In English admiral-
ty circles to a new
device for the pro-
tection of big bat-
tleships below the
water line. The
new mode of bull
defense Is the Idea
of Dr. Herbert
Jones a naval ennntructor of note and
Is designed to act aa a torpedo guard
for the vessel below the surface of the
tea. It baa met with such unlverral fa
vor among naval architects and marine
wiglncers that the government of Great
Britain Is seriously romildcrliig Its
adoption. The plan of Dr. Jones Is
simply to place a huge ateel shield
along the hull of the battle-hip on both
tide It will consist of a number of
large platea In Juxtaposition extending
from stem to stern and from the keel
to a point Just above the water line
The platea must lit exactly to the mode)
of the bull so as not to retard the
speed of the veasol when there Is no
occaalon to use them. The millions of
pounds stnrllng expended by the great
powers of the world on the offeuslve
and defensive merits of guns versus ar-
mor baa brought them no nearer to a
solution aa to the superiority In tbe one
case or the other than they were thirty
year ago and for many years past
the Idea of one ablp destroying an-
other by etandlng off and ex. hanging
alMrtj from a distance has been recog-
nised as an ahaolute Impossibility.
Ird Armstrong on this point bsa well
slated that them atupendous warships
"cannot be made Invulnerable" and
that their cost Is ao enormous that no
country can have a numerous navy of
such vessels.
run Into th bull and connect with a
wiudlaaa so that the guard t;A be
hoisted out by steam. When placed
In position for defense. It must be
hauled outboard about twenty feet
from the hull. Thua besides the re-
statanos of tr shield a huge cushion of
water which I J-s been formed aids In
th protectio"of the ship.
Captain 8.' Eardley Wllmot. IL N..
late chief torpedo expert of the admi-
ralty. In his report has the following
to say on th subject: "The develop-
ment of the Whitehead torpedo with
which now nearly all nations are sup-
plied renders the question of protwctlng
ships against this attack one of tho
gravest consideration. The torpedo
boat of to-day travels at the rate or
30 knots an hour and carries 2o0
pounds of explosive compound directed
agaluat the most vulnerable part of a
ship that of her hull under water. We
bavo been enabled by the addition of
large masses of armor to fairly pro-
tect the water line and alxive It against
the effecta of artillery fire but cannot
extend this to the submerged portion
of her hull as a defense against tor-
pedo attacks. We have therefore
Ixvn obliged to restrict our endeavors
ss far as structural arrangements are
concerned to give ships of war a
double bottom and subdividing them
Internally Into a numlier of water tight
compartments thus seeking to dimin-
ish the effecta of an explosion and re-
strict the Inflow of water at that point.
"As however the arrangemen'a
could only glv very partial protection
at a time when torpedoes carried a
comparatively email rharge. It waa con
sidered desirable to stop them before
th?y could reach the ship and for this
purpose the present system of net de-
fens was devised. This consists of
wire netting suspended vertically from
steel or wooden booms attached to the
hull of the ship from which they pro-
ject from 2S to 35 feet. The nets bang
down to a depth of 20 feet and axe
connected together In sections so aa to
then form a continuous crinoline of
netting. Hut should the ship move
through the water the neta are more
or less Impelled towards the surface
a fording to the speed of the ship.
Kor these reasons naval officers do not
consider that nets can be used at sea.
PATERNAL SOLICITUDE.
He Ulda'l Think JmUb's Health Weald
land It.
"I notice" remarked Mr. Corntoasel
as be entered the sanctum of th rural
weekly Journal according to th Wash-
ington Star "thet ye make a practice
o' writing up folks tUet's Jea got back
ter town."
"Yea" replied tbe proprietor.
"Waal 1 wanter ask y s special
personal favor not ter Interview my
boy Joslar. Ilea comln' borne fur a
few days an' I don't want ye ter put
nothln' "tall In the paper 'bout It."
"Of course we won't say anything
about It If you don't want us to."
"I'm much obliged ter ye. I know
It's askln a good ileal but ye know a
father'll go a long ways ter look arter
tbe Interests of an only son."
Hut It won't do him any harm to be
put In the paper."
"It might. Did you ever hear tnai
boy talk? He knows more about bi-
metallism an' finance au' taxation an'
arbitration thMii ye'd Imagine anybody
could learn In a lifetime."
"That'a a good thing for him."
"Mrbtie. Hut I don't want Mm
pushed too fuat. I've heard that MaJ.
M. KInley hex been having some trouble
glttln' suitable men fur 'Is cabinet.
I'd like ter help the major out but I
don't want him ter hear 'bout Joslar
"cause !'m honestly afraid the boy's
health wouldn't stand It."
HAUNTS OF TtTiTIX.
WHERE THE BOLD HIGHWAY
MAN HELD FULL SWAY.
II Hid Mot Like th Wealthy landlord
aad data Much la the Tool la aad
Ahvnt Old llmaalow. the Howe at
tha Outlaw.
with the bent of
llnw ta Slop Himrlng.
To those who snore and are aware
of the Infirmity and wish to get rid of
we would commend the following
There are two channels In which the
air travels In going to the lungs-nsme-ly
the nose and th mouth. These
two passages unit In a common cav-
ity and from that point there Is but
one tube leadlug to the lungs. There
la a bone called tbe bard palate which
forma the roof of the mouth and the
floor of the nose separating these two
air channels from each other. At the
Inner or posterior end of the bone Is
a little body called the soft pslnte
made of muscle and covered with a
delicate skin. This soft palste Is at-
tached at one end to the bard palate;
the other end hangs loose and moves
ZACH CHANDLER.
P.epuhlbsn psrty under th oaki at
Jackson and In ISiT he went to th
senate to succeed an Illustrious prede-
cessor Iewls Case. One of the catch-
ing Incidents of bis senatorial career
waa a letter he wrote to Gov. II lair
known as th "blood letter." In It be
said: "Without a little blood letting
this union will not In my estimation
be worth ruh." For the succeeding
two terms Chandler wa returned to
the senate. In October. 1873. Grant
mvle blm aecretary of the Interior anu
he retained the office until Grant's re-
tirement from the presidency. Again
In 1879 Chandler was elected to the
senate to take the place of Isaac P.
Chrlxlancy. who renlgned. It was In
March of that year that be made bis
famous speech against Jefferson Davis
and at otic he waa regarded. In Michi-
gan at leaat as a presidential possibil
ity. Octoler SI. 17 Chandler went to
Chicago to deliver political speech
and the next morning be was found
dead In bed. Chsndler had a prodig-
ious Influence upon Michigan politics
and. Indeed upon ths politics of th
nation. It waa in the mrmorablo cam-
paign of 1S78 that he was chairman of
the national Republican commute and
worked for the uceea of Hayes and
Wheeler. It was a great campaign and
success nearly slipped from bis grasp
but by a hair's brcsdth be won.
Michigan's laat honored cltlen to
occupy a cabinet position waa Iton M.
Dickinson who took for a year th
portfolio of postmaster-general under
Cleveland In his first administration
when Vllaa retired.
It Is this quartet of brainy sterling
men that Gen. Kussell A. Alger I ta
make a quintet.
IV. "
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LEWIS CAT
cabinet d'h'olved Slid l-wls C.isn rjr.-.e
In t!ie tlrxt man from Muhi:an to
bate a voice In the prellenl' council
lin aervd Jaiko:i In th- mliluit until
IS.'C when be w s nt ns minister to
1'niine bc a lee of lll healtli.
Ilol)crt Vifb Hand la a name almost
forgotten by Ibis gneilnn. Hut he
was secretary of th" Int. rlor under
Pierce taking I'fi.f M:'.r. h f; D"7 the
eeroiul Mil hi 'nil mm to g. t Into the
cabinet. McClelland was li big figure
In Ml.l.U:in poinds in Ma ! i y. lie
oi rupled many a portion of trust. Thu
firt one a corded I 'in ff lirimrtatice
ns n nienil' r of Hie i :Mi constitu-
tional convention In '' hn Mulil-
l n w as getting ready to ku le Into the
union. M.-Clcllntwl bad coire Into tho
state from Pennsylvania as a lawyer
looking for tllents In I MX He set-
tled In Mot roe. He did luih good work
In the constitutions convention that
t wai sent to th legislature from
Taltoulag the llaaiaa
The latest discovery of aclentlfic med
ical men Is that the human eye may
be tattooed any color. It a now quite
within the bounds of possibility for
doctor to tattoo a man's rye bright
scarlet or green. Of course eye are
''.3"-
i" m -
A STEEL SHIELD FOR WAR SilirS THAT ARRESTS TORPEDOES
only tattooed when one of them Is
blind and bas assumed In conm-qcnc ! monster floating above It
In a sea fight between torpedo boat
and first and second-class battle ships.
It Is a question with naval experta
which would destroy or be destroyed.
The greatest danger to battle ahlp
would be at night when the destroy-
ers owing to their speed and handl-
neas. might get a torpedo In contact
with the enemy's side when the battle
ship devoid of underwater protection
would Inevitably be destroyed. Hence
leclare a leading naval officer "the
term destroyer In Ita fullest and truest
senae la only applicable to the modern
diving torfelo b-at. As sur aa on
at these submarine ship destroyers. In
a Slat of suspension at a regulated
Jepth below the aurface of the water. Is
navigated to within striking distance
M a 15.000-:on battle ship surely
will th ponlerous battle ahlp be de-
stroyed Immediately on being atruck
by a mlKslle aimed by her unseen l .
There Is no give and take about this
whatever ss the suVniarlne torpedo
boat when deeply Immersed. Is out of
reaoh of Its opponent while at the
nme time It strikes at the moat vital
and unprotected par null of the
a peculiar dead and ghastly appear-
ance. An rye In this condition will
entirely dl'fUure a face; but a modern
oculist may color one of tbeec "dad"
eyes and restore It to Its natural ap-
pearance so that nothing but the clos-
est scrutiny can detect the diOrem j
betsirn It and its f'Uon. The opi ra-
tion of t.it'oolhg la performed by fit t
treating tho ( with coiaine until It
b-'cumes absolutely sn.c to palp.
When nil Is read) the part to be op. r-
ated upon Is covered thickly with In-
ula Ink of the e quit cd color. The tat-
toolng Is then performed by nicins of
a llttl.' el. -Ctrl' al ni l. hitie v.hl. li oper-
ates a specially made lleedle.
More M.m.ters af IVI.Ih Tlmr
The f ll remains of an app.ucirly
new fpe. los of the inn l. nt rc;nt
I'.alUMl by r'"!""l' 'he "1:1 i-cir"
have Jurt bi en dn-o '. red In !!.'. Ii..l
beds of northern Fim-. !':... tep-
tiles which bfcnme cMliut ajtes in.o.
were of tioriuous si-e. eosne I1. I1115
Isevinty or nio;e feet In l.'iic'h. Tiny
had ccniprraivi ly slender bo lies like
a snake paddle like a whale and i term
s.rnic i f the tharsi'tcrl: M." f. itnrcs of
a lliard. They were c-peclally a:.:i:;d-
ant lu Arret ie 1. and th 'lr rentalus li;iv
btn found In N w J. 's. y a...l In t!i"
atates l-ordcting (he t.u:f f .Mexl
as well Wot ot t!u MUulsslj y
P.lVlT.
It Is upon this very point that th
marine architects and engineers of the
world have been punllng their brslns
for years. That la. they hive taxed
their Inventive powers to the utmost
to devise a form of protection against
the eotentlftr advance of submarine
warfaie. T'..e only rontrlvar.ee now In
ihw to protect the loser portion of a
ship's bell from torpedo attack Is a
huce net'.ins of aire slung from booms
on the ride if the ship and which
la enpposed t 1 penetrate far enough be-
n.sith the s irface of the water to fur-
nUh protection for the entire bottom.
This apparatus affords protection to
some extent hen the v.s-h'1 has hove
to. but elien she has speed on the
ret Is srre to drag astern and cxpoe
S hii surface of the hull. Then
nrnln. torp.-d.xs have leti Invented
for th purjme i.f euflng t '.trough the
inottlue. hen It Is found as au ob-
With Dr. Jores' new device the tor-
pedo could not r.u.-h the hull proper
but r.nill cvA ...'e It -elf agalr.t the
ptei:illve hull as tho gnanl nt'tht N'
I. Tha'. ef tour." would be t'e.
niolhed. lot the bull I''.f won d ''e
u sl (rivii ib's'i-tctlon. As prclou'y
eM'i I. .1' k'.U ' 1 11. U'd fit fvvr') '0
"Thus It Is evident that If external
protection ta to be relied upon. It must
be In a different form and Dr. Jones
bas devised a torpedo guard which Is
not only novel but free from most of
the objections Inherent to the net de-
fense. Ills plan la to have steel ahlel Is
made to the form of the ship and or-
dinarily resting against the bull. They
are however capable of being pro-
jected outward when required to a
distance of 20 feet from the hull and
thla cushion of water together with
the resistance offered by the steel plat-
ing should secure a ship from ma-
terial Injury In the event of a torpedo
exploding against the guard. It Is ob-
vious that the plate could not be cut
through like a net nor would It be
forced out of position by a current or
the ships moving through the water.
"An advantage of this ystem Is that
all the appliance for working this
protection are above the water line
and always In position thus enabling
the protection to be put In position at
the shortest notice while It overcomes
the difficulty attached to supporting
sel booms or rums. If projected to a
distance of 20 or SO feet. This plan
now prooel by Dr. Jone Is. In my
opinion the beat which hss yet been
put forward for guarding against the
terrible effects of locomotive torpedo
attack and locking to the grave Issue
Involved I consider that expenditure
would be wisely Incurred In giving It a
trial."
or laps In the act of breathing some
thing like a window curtain when act
ed upm by a current of air. This Is
its condition while we are asleep or
awake though during aleep H t much
more relaxtd or flabby than when we
ar awake. Now In order to snore
one must keep the mouth open as well
as the nose and In this condition the
two currents of air passing In and out
together during the art of breathing
catch this little curtain between them
and throw It Into rapid vibration. Thla
vibration more or less Intense and
sonorous. Is what we call snoring. It
Is only with the mouth open that snor-
ing can be accomplished. Try to sleep
with your mouth closed and If you
can succeed In doing so you will cure
yourself of a very disagreeable per
formancecertainly ulagrMable to
other If not to yourself.
Haw a Hlnrh Was Lwralvd.
In Philadelphia laat wee an under-
ground pneumatic tube was blocked by
a carriage getting stuck In It. The
location of the Impediment was csku
latcd by firing a pistol at one end ol
the tube and noting the exact tlnii
of th return of the echo.
but
old
The Dritli-h muctiru bas purchased
th card catalogu that E J ward Gib-
bon th hUturlan used for hi prl-
vat library. II employed th back
of (laying card (or th purros.
the hull. The sluel I con- l-:s of a nu"i-
ber of ul le p!..:o. pia.c-l .-I !. by side.
ml i:t.s by l.liu. s on a lot-.g :.! run-
ning the Ic nrth of the sh'p J'l ! I'v.ve
the water line and ruend to the keel.
Above each plate Is a davit securely
attached to the ship' side. A tickle
Is susiH-nd.'d from rich davit sal the
lower blink hook Into a ring bolt Into
th lower cnJ cf tie pUte. Th fall
A ri.nl That Will Not lla.
Trnvelrra In Herrmida and the West
Indies often bring bsi k as a souvenir
of their trip the leave of an Inter!-
Ing plant of the hoiiseleek family. It
Is known ns the life plant and when
the leaves Ncin to shrivel and fade
they send out little shoot which in
turn bears leave thit continue to
grow and remain fresh and given for
mouth. The baves are about four
inches long rli h green In color und
I of n smooth wavn texture. If vou
take one of fie leaves nnd pill 11 to
the wall Indoors It will beln to
spiout within tlitee or four da) be It
winter or summer. At first the top
pot ion of th- Icr.f will ln'sln to wither
:miI shrivel tip. rnd this is likely to
continue until the 11pp. r half litis lost
' t gt-ci n edit- s. nnd In t le.e diminutive
l ie. n I. jvi -s w 111 appear 'ti th'-sc. Th. sc
J little oPShoit will sotiietltio-s p-ow
' to be an In. li lob 1:. mi I contain several
I .. .. . i.f I Tin. lln'it nf their
l-teice seems til dep. lid Upon the
im'oiiiit of licet and liht triy can obtain.
Aa tlld-Srhnnl llvatlemaa.
"Csil. Parflcigh Is an old beat
somehow I enjoy listening to th
fellow talk."
"So do I. Ills sentences are as florli
as hie nose and as polished as hit
ejolhcs."
N DAYS gone by
those "good old
time" ere the Iron
road hud super-
seded the turnpike
and electrically
propelled motor
cara were un-
dreamed of t b
ancient town of
lloiinalow could
hold up It head
'em lays lauidon.
.-several hundred stage ccsche and at
IcHst 1.5o0 horses were employed In
dully transit through the High street
if what was for most coaches the first
ituge on the Important roud to Wind
sor Staines Hath llrlstol and the west
of England generally. It was here that
timid travelers first experienced un-
comfortable apprehensions In regard to
those whom they might meet on the
road for only a short way out of the
then flourishing Middlesex town begun
the dreaded lloiinslow heath. And.
truly 'twas enough to give one pause
for a more dcwolate ami awesome wante
than was presented by the noted ren-
detvoua of highwaymen at that tlm
could scarcely be Imagined. To begin
with It was entirely unlncloaed and
Its area bad been variously recorded at
4.292 and t.tM acre. Many and ter-
rible were the itorh- In rlrculutlou as
to th boldness and ferocity of th
footpada and mounted robber who fre-
quented tbe hiding place In the vi-
cinity so that It I no wond.-r th
guard cautiously examined the prim
ings of their huge blunderbusses as the
gallant equipages left tbe Hell Inn be
hind them on starting acroe thla
wildernes. Moreover there were many
gibbets to be seen (some even as late
as 1S30) with their noisome occupants
ripening bleached akeletons to the
shuddering passerby. The heath has
undoubtedly been the scene of many
sanguinary encounteri between tho
peaceable wayfarer and the adventur
ous robber. The great Dick Turpln. al
though be Is suppoeed to have paid
more devoted attention to the York
road than to the llatb road was con
erned In many of those exploits ac
"ordlng to well-established local trail
Jon that Is. and to much lu.lliect rvl
lenee w hich Seems to bear the Impress
jf probability.
It Is also related thnt Pick once met
t poor laborer returning homeward on
Saturday night with hla scant pit
tance hidden In his pocket under his
tiuge "smock " frock. Th robber hap
pened to be pressed for even a few shil
lings and he forthwith atopped the
nan near a place known aa the Ave-
3 ue. at Cranford. Th poor fellow read
ily parted with "the lllcr" on hearing
Dick Tut pin' name but was not sur-
prised to rec-lv a promise that If be
would attend a certain place at an ap
pointed time the amount would be re-
Itorvd. lie did attend and received
not only bla own again but a autwtan
tlal addition. Tbe stry goes that at
the first meeting at the man's request.
Turpln disvhsrgid a pistol through his
smock frock so that all beholders
might realise that a meeting with the
noted rascal had actually taken place
At the same time It should be staled
that the tale told of Turpln In the vl
clntty today ar generally tinged with
a shsde of respect. If not exactly of ad-
miration and he would seetn to hsvs
enjoyed well-ratahilshed reputation
for generous and kindly dealing with
all the poorer classes with whom be
came In contact
To find the pot where theae events
of a long past era occurred would be
now an Impossible tank for the heath
was many years since brought Into rul
tlvation. Hut those who rare 10 lake
a siroll through the prcaent-dey
llounslow will And much that Is of In
terest to rewsrd them. You may still
discern. In the quaint old tavern algna
and name. ome reflection of past
glorle. The roomy stable of the an
cient tlm peak eloquently. In tbelr
dreary solitude of the bustle and an
lination one to be seen In the palmy
coaching days. Some time perhaps
llounslow will have the laugh when
th motor car haa done Ita work In our
horse) ards of th next few year of
grace. The High street (virtually the
street) presents many apeclmena of
the architecture of the last ISO year a
th ordinary man ran delr. The past
and preaent are Inextricably mixed and
at length the group of old house
known aa Turpln a eottagce" I In
course of demolition to allov of the
building of a modern postofflc. In. k
Turpln I further reported to bav
many time lodged In the building
whloh wa known aa the Cock tavern.
once tha oldeat "house In llounslow
Subsequently th Inn was divided by
slUht partitions Into private dwellings
and the title was dropped. The block
was entirely swept away In Itoitl
SAW A SPOILT METEOR FALL.
It Was ef laek OITeaatve amsll a ta
Drive K?erhadf Awaf.
The remarkable experlenc of wit-
nessing a meteor flashing aeros th
firmament watching It In Ita coutwe
and aeelng the ton drop to earth
within a few yard of where one I
standing come to but few people yet
such a happening occurred recently to
Hen Hall. painter of Alblna Ore.
It waa ahortly after 10:30 p. m. that
Hall started from th store of Joseph
Turner to go to his lodgings. Iteaohlng
the corner of Rodney avenue. Hall
startled by sudden Illumination of
the sky toward the east. Gating aloft
Hall saw at first what be took to be
a ball from a Roman candle fired from
some pyrotechnic display Incident to
the many processions. As the flaming
globe approached however. It assumed
such sit thnt the Uomun candle sup-
position waa precluded. Neurlng the
earth the oncoming ball of Are could
be een to be bringing with It a trafl
of bluish sporks which left the mulu
body with a peculiar cracking sound
resembling the snapping of charcoal.
Hardy mli.slng the roof of the house
at the corner of Scllwood and Rodney
avenues the visitant from the heavens
took a long swooping flight as though
repelled by the earth's surface finally
slighting In a bed of hurdpan on tbe
corner of Rodney and Kuhsc II avenues.
burying Itself to a depth of some Ave
Inches. The distance from where Mr.
Hall was standing to where the me
teor alighted wss so slight that be had
a fair view of thnt portion of the me-
teor exposed. From this came a show-
er of spsrks much the same as though
the component parts of the metearlc
visitor contained a percentage of aWit-
peter. Going over to the pot wher
the fragment of soma body broken
loos bad alighted Hall found the me-
teor still at a white beat. Having no
means of hsndllng It he returned to
th cigar store of Turner and Informed
the people there of tbe phenomenon
he had w itnessed. Hall and two other
men then returned to the lot corner
of Russell and Ilodney avenuea. On
the way an empty lard kettle waa
picked up and on reaching the spot
an attempt was made to scoop the frag
ment of a disintegrated planet Into
this plebeian receptacle. The piece of
a "busted" tar however evidently did
not appreciate such lowly treatment
for upon being moved It emitted fumes
so pungent and nauseous as to drlv
the meteor hunter sway. After wait
ing some minutes for the stone to coot.
the party again tried to get It Into th
kettle but were again driven luck by
the odor of the guse. A third attempt
wa. however suiressful. and the ui-
Iwir wa borne back to Turner's.
PHILANTHROPIC.
Tha Medlral Asaar mt fyrlla.
After considering th aubjert In de
tail. Dr. H. Grant Slgman make th
following suggestions regardlnf th
use of the wheel:
1. Ride In moderation and avoid all
such exertions at steep hill climbing
fsst riding rtr. This moderation must
be established In each rase by the age.
trmpersmrnt and physical ability and
endurance of th 'ldr.
Rid with th body erect.
S. Dismount and rest a henever tired
or short of breath.
4. Don't ride Immediately after A
full meal.
b. Wear rasr-flttlng clothing and
such will not Interfere with lb free
movement of th ri.b r.
i. After ride take sponge bsth
and change of clothing rj lally th
underwear. II Is preferable to war
lighl-weiKht wooleu underwear while
riding.
Take frequently light nutrition
foid while on long trip and avoid the
uu of stimulants aa such would tend
to blunt the sensibilities and render
tbe cyclist less aptareclable to fatigue
thus causing him uuknowingly tu ovar
ii! bla power of endurance.
I. In all forma of d I don't at
tempt cycling until after consulting a
doctor and If recommended by blm be
very prudent regarding tbe amouul of
exert! taken.
for
Why She Statarad.
It would be another victory
woman.
"And a feather In yotir cap" argued
the world.
She wavered. For It waa aa yet a
matter of doubt whether feather
would be worn or wing or whol
bird or algrettea merely. IVtrolt
Journal.
Aaather TraeHla.
'The present trouble I that there
are too many men for the number of
Joha" said the amateur leoturer on
the situation. "And that ain't all mis-
ter" Interrupted Dismal Dawson.
'Another trouble I that there I too
much work to the Job after a man get
it." Indianapolis Journal.
In Lamed Kan. not only Is tha llf
of an unlicensed d-g forfeited but lu
owner must pay f
The late Amo Chapman left fj.OOf
acres of land to tbe Alabama llaplist
Orphans' Home.
The late Uiulsa C. Palfrey of Huston'
made bequests to Various hospitals
amounting to about I-''11"!.
The Lutheran Orphanage in Gs-r-mantosn
Pa. bus received a brquct
of ll.isio from the late Mrs. Laekner
of Norrlstown Pa. On the annual
donation day the recrlpta In cash
amounted to 17.000; In merchandise
$!..''
A wealthy lady of Paris has present-
ed n law home handsomely furnish" I
valio-d at ftcbU'oO. to the You.ii
Women's Christian A.x latlon of tha'
city. The came Christian woman nl
paid off th' last r. tntiant of the debt o
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion amounting to IXOip.
The will of the lnte William Adamt
of Dtvoklyn. prominent and usefa
lucmlx r uf Xosirand Avenua M.-'.hodlsi
Episcopal rhurch bequeaths SI.000 u
be expended by the trustees In pur
I'mI at Is pert Testimony.
A movement Is on foot In New York
to do away with or lu some way re;
ulate the taking of eXM.rt testimony
In court trials. The question of ex
pctise Is a serious one. this feature of
the Marie Harberl trial having cost
tiO.OiMi while f '.:.oi) was expended
In the trial of Dr. Meyer the poisoner.
a vear or two ago. As high as ::oo a
day bas Wen charged by medliul r
perls.
Oaa aa tha FnMtlcala
The wicked witty prodigal returned
and In hla old manner aoeoated hla
father "Well governor I'v com
ba. k. Are you going to kill the fatted
calf" Hut the old man wa a match
for him and Mid: "No. my on; 1
think HI let you llveV'-Twtnklr.
you
a 1. 1. lie.
have broken
up my
You lived In a
"Villain
home."
"You can't complain.
g!.is hoo.-e."
Tin ie wn abroad n certain casuistry
as blighted a It was sub.le flu.llni;.
ns It ill. I. Ill accepted ( thu s a III. na
il re of Jui-lir.. -niton for l;.!pahl" f.:ux
pas.- iK'troit J .urnal.
lira Are lalas'.l.
A farmer of Centra! I'.ranch Knn
estimate that one ben Is equal to an
acre of land be uuse an acre of bind In
chasing book for th Sunday ehoo ' yar prmlucea twenty bushel of corn.
library the book to be known aa th
Adams Memorial Library of Nostrant
Avenu Methodist Episcopal churcU.
worth $-. while then ben. which costs
lesvi Xu take care of lays ten doten
c.js worth 11.50. New York Trlbuna.
CURRENT NOTES.
Iterlln savings banks not an In
crease of about Mooonoo last year In
the aum of the depoalta.
In California the strawlierry plants
are now In bloom and the berries will
be In scaroti f cm January till September.
The expense of the Vatican would r
covered If every Catholic In the world
contributed three-quarti rs of a cent a
year.
The most rl Hired nations ar as
near barbarity as tbe most polished
st. -el Is to rust. Nation like niot.il.
are only polished on the surface.-
lilvarol.
It has been dls-ovcrc-d In th town of
Jamestown R. I. that It Is Impos
sible to secure man there for any
Jury duty as they are all enrolled In
the Are department
Mr. Mann (meeting former servant)
-Ah Mary. I suppose yju ar getting
better wag.- at your new placer
Vary No ma'am: I'm working for
nothing now. I'm married. Uoaua
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