The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 219, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897 Page: 2 of 4
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Tr.XAS
A worr-atTa fruit tin U ca A man'st
tlir-tk'tlS.
The Erst step of knowledge It
Ir.o tliat we are Ignorant. "...
la
No man ever gelt quite no close up to
Cod at lie dues when bis lUUe child. 1
If you wake up turn morning In the
of a tree please remember that the'
iV lone tcason g on.
A Ronton paper li trying to determine'
" why men suicide." When It flndi out
!i should try to discover hy juca
wedding.
The new Chicago city directory glvea
the name and address of Mr. Yell. Bo
long m ho It not college yrll tbe puU-
t c will not attempt to shut h'.m up.
Tt roiitt j to kiss a Georgia girl and
HIS to klna a Pennsylvania widow and
nperlenced men who have sampled
Mock In both states say the latter U
worth the difference.
Ouioun-Ada a port of tbe Caspian
which It the atartlug point of ihe
Trantraapian railway was visited by
an earthquake some years ago and
since then It has become open to steam
irs which could not enter It before.
owing to the shillow water.
A dispatch from City of Mexico says
the efforts on tbe part of physliians In
charge of the Insane hospitals fr
women to discover some safe narcotic
which should proline? sleep have re
suited In bringing Into dally uso In that
Institution a simple remedy prepared
from the seed of white xapotc. It pro
durea a tranquil sleep and since It has
been ufttd no deaths from cerebral con-
gestion bave been known at the Inatl-
tutlou.
The lulejt available ststlsties re-
tarding the Hank of Spain state thai
on Sept. 30. U'J.'i Its note circulation
was K1.9"0thio peai-tas against which
H held 4!S.000.no0 pesetas In -old and
lilver. On the same date tbe bank
I: ad private deposits of 4IO.SOO.000 pe-
setas and had advanced 1".'.700.000 p-
sus on mortgages and 132. 400.000
pesetas on com men ial psper. The
h'panUh treasury's account with the
t.auk wis then over drawn 1100.000
peseta t.
A Texas paper says that Texas
J still third In hogs of all the
states In the Cnlon. In a few years
-he will be flrat. Iowa now comes
first with J.7j7.70 Missouri B'lt
with S07.8.. and Texaa third with
J 44OCj. Texaa has sr.9.401 more bogs
than Ohio 6JI.M1 more then Illinois
J 2.vi.343 mors than Ksnsas and 1M0
f34 more than Nebraska. As com-
t ared with last year Iowa shows a de-
crease of 1.116.137 Mlsaourl a de-
crease of i.fisl. Ohio a decrease of
171.W4. Illinois a decrease of 143.S79
Ksntu a decrease of 14.7SJ Nebraska
a decrease of 23.795 and Texas a de-
e rcae of Hl.O.M. which shows that this
good state is stilt In the business of
raising hogs and with this yesr'i feed
irop this will be amply demonstrated.
A Vsthen sculptor who hsJ carved
a colossal statue continued so long at
work upon the crown of the giant's
liiad that bis admirers grew Impa-
tient. "You are wanting your InlKir"'
ihey said. "What need Is there thai
yi.u should chisel every hair! No one
will ever look so high and the pains
you are Inking will never l appre-
ciated." The sculptor only answered:
'It must be perfect; the gods can see."
"o better argument than the notice of
Omniscience could be given for ob-
scure perfection. Flowers come to fin-
ished bloom and beauty In wilder-
nesses where no eye of man ever look-
ed. In the conduct of life small per-
fections show character for they
spring from a higher fidelity than hu-
man eye-service-. "lis that Is faithful
In tittle is faithful also in murfc"
One of tie grratert storekeepers In
the world has established what he
terms a store cadet school for boys In
tils employ. All the boyt between cer-
.aln aget are required to attend or to
how that they are pursuing studies
elsewhere. The school Is held on two
evenings In the week arid on school
evenings supper Is furnished free to
the boys. The studies are similar to
those pursued In business collrgea.wlta
instruction also In physical exercises
A little more than a year has passed
ince Mr. Wsnemaker began the ex-
periment in Ms Phlladelphls store and
the results are encouraging. In edi-
tion to the direct results. the- should
e a further outcome an Increase In
the numl-er of those who though they
tuive to work for a living refuse to
lNien to the thoughtless cry that rich
men universally l" "t sympathise
with or s. rllUe for the welfare of. Ihe
poor. .
A senator In congress has proposed
a amendment to the rules of the sen-
ate ex. tudln from the chamber former
members of that body who use their
trlvlicce of admission to the floor to
enrage In lobbying. Coming from a
rrr..-) not a member of the senste.
Iuh an Implication against loiinsr oc-
.unantaof seats In the hlgh-st legl.la-
!v body in the republic n ght be
me.ed a. cf
t Is rresomable that Senator Hale
Vew what be was doing when he pro-
posed the amendment and If It doee
The foreign demsnd for gooil Ameri-
can hor.es Is Increasing. Vnltsd
v.tee Secretsry of Agriculture Wilson
Mt.ly received from the minister of
war for lwlslum an official communl-
inquiring If horses suitable for
nvlry service can be purchased In
itos country: If n. l nat Prlr' ln
what run. t.ers and In what localities
the cost of shli-nient to the seaboard.
t- how bred. Other countries bave
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net to AinrMca nr uu
.t tw months. Of course
as trt r"'--i for cavalry
J.UYAX
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TOiED tot- A QUEEN.
Xlc torts Hji! fnr Ihs rre While Mlt
Sultf Mupplied Ihe tlfiira
About two yeaia ai) a handsome old
luily MIhs lilamhe Hully of Philadel-
phia vlHlti-d Washington. fiho wil
the guest .f her sister tbe luto Mrs
John n. he !.-r. 2S Onint pliuc. thi
city. In 1S37 this lady was a beautify
girl and had an experience no otht-i
American girl ever enjoyed. Her fath-
er Thomas Sullv. Amerlca'e preJi-l
portrait painter had been engaged bj
the RtHlHy fn George and SU An
drew of Philadelphia to palni the por-
trait of the young queen of Kngland
Illamho Hully his daughter accompa-
nied her father on this Interesting mis
sion. Ikith were ouartered at Wind
sor Castle and Queen Victoria con-senu-d
to pone for the portrait until t ha
face waa finished. After that tht
royal robes were placed on tht should-
ers of lllanche Sully and she stood foi
hours in the position 'as Indicated In
the steel engraving now In the Douse
slon of Col. Sully Wheeler of Waah.
Inrton. the grandson of Thomas Hully
This steel engraving was the origins)
executed In Ixmdon under the super
vision of Hully himself and was ownes
by that artist until be gave It to hit
daug.er. Mrs. Ellen 8ully Wheeler
for many years an honored resident oi
the nation's capital. Mrs. Wheeler hsd
two sons who now live there Col. Hul
ly Wheeler and MaJ. Woodbury Wheel
fr. These gentlemen recall many In
tldenta ronnected with the painting o;
this portrait especially in connectlot
with the queen's Jubilee.
Mlrs lllanche Sully was then
(harming girl and the bend of her
painted by ber father gives evldenc
of rare beauty and refinement Sh
found the coronation robes of tht
young queen a burden welghf; f fortj
pounds and probsbly became vcr)
tired of her gorgoous borrowed plum
sge but when the task was done sn(
her father's portrait was hung In tin
Royal Academy a similar portrait wai
ordered for iiutklngham Palace an
Queen Victoria gave Plant he Sully
splendid diamond signet ring and a-
autograph letter thanking her for tht
trouble she had taken. Sully receive
110000 for the portrait he painted fu
the Society of HI. Oeorgn and St. An
drew and was munificently paid fo'
those he painted for his English pa
tron. After his return to this roun
try he spent much time with bli
dsurhtcr Mrs. Kilen Sully Wheeler
and during one of his visits painted r
rharmlng group which represents Mrs
Wheeler with her two babies now stal
wart citizens of the District.
When the war began Sully Wheele
was In the I'nlted Statea navy and gal
lantly served his country thrnughou
that memorable struggle. The other
Joined the Confederstes and fought ai
bravely for a ltwt cauee. Tbey wen
again reunited after peace returned he)
propitious swsy.
Gen. Alfred Sully the son of the ar
tlst. waa a brigadier general In th
Kederal army and was frequently quar
tered at Washington. He was a grad
uste of West Point and a partli Ipan
In tbe Indian wart the Mexican wai
and aistingulstied nimseir in severs
engagements In the lute war rlsini
from the rank of captain to brigadier
general. Col. Sully Wheeler and MaJ
Woodbury Wheeler own many splen
did specimens of their distinguish
grandfather's art. There Is no line)
collection of portraits In any one fam
11 y connection In the District of Co
lumbla. The flesh tints In Sully's por
traits retain to a wonderful degret
their original coloring. Aa the year
go by his fame Increases snd he
easily first among the Amcrlcaa ar
tUts.
What Ihe Teeth Tell.
"It la posolble." said a well-knowi
dentist "for a medical man to tell nion
of the disposition and constitution u
a person by the teeth than by an;
other part of the body. The first thlnj
that an army doctor does when a mat
la brought up for enlistment Is to loo I
at bis teeth. If they show any sign o)
decay It is evident that the man's con
atltutlon Is delicate sftd hla serving
aa a soldier are Immediately declined
even though he be In every othr res
pert a perfect specimen of mauhood
It the teeth showed but little signs a
decay the man would be eligible foi
English service but for foreign servlct
perfectly useless. Men with Irregulst
teeth teeth uneven and Imperfect-
are declined by medical men when
there are arduous duties to perform. II
Is said to be a sign of bodily weakness
Another peculiarity nolle-able la many
persons It a spotted tooth. This Is tht
tooth covered with dsrk specks and It
usually found among persona of weai
Intellect; It Is In fsct a sign of Inutn
Ity. I-args teeth show braln'.ne.i
mora especlslly If they be regular. A
set of perfect teeth Is the surest sign
of a giod constitution." Answers.
CeotoTtef the A.pkslt.
The cow boy a and other d.uhln
plains riders lean far over In their sail-
dies and pbk up. as they go dushln
by articles that Ihey have dropped o
the ground. So doea the dashing bi-
cycle rider of the city. Not un tin
iMiulevards. perhaps where ihe irowdi
would acarccly permit but on mint
quiet asphalt paved bloek. There you
may see a skillful and dsvltig rider cal
his cap UPn Ihe ground and then you
may see blm aa he sweriw past ll on
his wheel bend over and pli k It up
without pausing In his flight. This be.
fore a small but appreciative audienct
of friends and neighbors sitting on the
doorsteps and su. h passers by as may
happen that way.
A Itoybreak I His re.
Tcxa.i i setting the pace In the so-
cial world new. A Louisville (ji who
l-.ss ju' returned from a visit lu Coi-
Icina. Texas exhibits an engraved in-
vllatlon for a dance to be held front
6:30 to 7:30 In the morning llr.-ak.
fast Is served at 7.30 o'clock and the
german takes place dlrs tly afterward.
The affair is Just at formal as a ulght
entertainment and while ll laskt the I
glamor which attaches to the ordinary
liallroom. It is certainly more enjoy-
able if people aiu't dance la the sum-
mer. Ex.
The most fatal disease in Englsnd is
tTor-chlt!si then phthisis; then bc-trt
d;iaie ineuuivbi tfarlsttt!
AN OLD CANNON SHOP.
FURNACE RICH IN REVOLU-
TIONARY MEMORIES.
l here M tiliKlin's iuns XVere Cut
hamsel Null las rl(lua4 l-'uaatler
lame t Amrrla-a In tS anil I uvbiI
itlih llepualts of inn lira
KOM the I'blladcl.
pbla Times: Mu ii
tpiiO Is devoted by
the newspapers of
to-day to the won-
derful new guns of
recent Invention
and the mills where
they are manufac-
tured if only by
way of comparison
a description Is
ipropos and Interesting of tbe ancient
furnace now lot.g since abandoned and
slmost forgotten where the cannon
was made that fought for us during tbe
revolution. It Is a quaint spot hidden
among the peaceful environment of
Mils and farms yet replete with mem-
ories of historic Interest. Close by the
ruined forges some of the old guns
may still be seen and they point out a
ir.eadow where In 1777 a quantity of
firing pieces were buried to escape eels-
ute by the Ilrltlsh. Then too. the
(urnace Is among the first established
In Pennsylvania and was the plao of
manufacture of the Frauklln atove. an
It.vention of the famous scientist and
philosopher si popular In his day and
'o highly prlxcd by modern antlquarl-
ns.
Historic Warwick Furnace around
which these memories cling. Is situated
In Chester co.inty. close by the pretty
rural village of Coventry. So nearly
las It dluappecred that diligent search
Is required to find the spot. The fur-
naces bave been cold and silent for
nearly half a century the hand of prog.
resa has left them sttsnded far from
Ihe channels of modern commerce snd
t few more ye-trs will find them little
but a memory. And yet they are al-
most In the dooryard of Philadelphia.
An hour's rlilr In the steam cars to
rutelown. In Ihe Schuylkill valley
nd an elKht miles' drive southward
ere the ot.ly difficulties In the way. Hut
thin Jaunt short as It Is transports one
a thousand miles away from the pres
ent into a pas replete with Ita own
romance and Into a region pervaded
with an atmosphere of elegance and
aristocracy which In the olden time
nscmblcd more the landed gentry of
ild England than the universal liberty
ind equality of free America.
On the northern edge of Cheftrr
rcunty a hilly agricultural district of
treat ruial beauty Is drained by Krcnrh
eieek a corruption of Friend's creek
I stream which Hows Into the Sihuyt-
h 111 at Phoenlxville.
About rlx miles south of Pottstown.
it the old hamlet of Coventry. French
.-reck divides Into two branches. One
winds ;il t the romantic "falls" the
)ther penetrans a lateral valley to tbe
K uth. About two mila up this valley
r-nd surrounded by rt'gi;ed hills sre the
remains of sin lent Warwick Furnace.
In spite of the general ruin enough re-
mains to give a good Idea of what the
THE OLD Fl
busy srtllem -nt must hsve been when
revolutionary cannon wss msde here.
Iron was manufactured In thla region
l early as 1717. the only forge In Penn-
tylvsnia of prior dste being that of
1 bonus Hotter on the Msnstawny e-ti-bllshed
In 17U. Samuel Nutt of Cov-
sntry. Wsrwlrkshlre. Englsnd. came to
America In 1714 and Is believed to
bsve diove"ed the rich deMslts of
lion ore which are found lu the neigh-
boring hills ln 1717 he tivk out his
pstent for Ihe first trset of 4u acres
rf l.md snd established his fme. Dur-
It.g the following years he ra pi illy In-
rieased bis holdings of real estate
until at the time of his death he owned
jver l.fi'Sl seres. The region then u
virgin wilderness was named Coven-
try sfter hi English home. As coal
had not then tn-en discovered In I'cnr.-
1 anln. the old f-irr.es nil used char-
ral III their ivlurla as fuel and the
nmr-by forests made this product
rhcip and y of nianufactiire. In-
iced the si.hseiitf nt ahaudouiiiei.t of
many forges was due In the destruc-
tion of the for sis and the rcinlty of
charcoal coupled With th. discovery
of mined coal a.i l Its effectiveness In
msniir n tui Ing Iron.
Samuel Null brought his flrit work-
men for the Coventry forget from
kngland. and with .hem came many
Of the c.iktonis and pei ullarltiea of the
old country. '1 lie forges limit idled
and gn-sr in importance the wealth of
their uaneri Increased In maguilude
and tt the years went by the Eng-
lish proprietors governed lhlr English
workmen and their miles of posses-
sions with a power that resembled the
ftudalirm fast dying out In their na-
tive land. Fl te macsions with their
olldlty and size embellished with
many elegancies sprang up In the
winding valleys with little tennis' or
.vorkmm's cottages cmstrrUig around
them. The ancient church of St.
a'ary's was bu'.ll as a place of worthlp.
and here Uislr mothsr religion toiaird
ihem on the Eulbatb.bsptlcrd snd mar-
ried them and buritd them In the little
churchyard where their brsdMnnej
Ult wear a look of ancient aristocratic
pride. 6amust Kutt proprietor and
first autocrat of tht CflTtDlry mines
At"
is
I fir r '
V it i . -v .- . r v 4 ----- -.
I iff f r' !'" ' I
-Hi1! I if in t
1
and foi!-H took William llianson a
I'hlludelphiai) Into partnership about
t'L't but tli-lr r'e-j-'ns were not es-
tlrely satisfactory and vu li established
Iron works of bis own Nutt was gath-
ered to bis fathers In 1737 but under
the rare of hUA low Anna and his
children the nii grew and prosier-
ed greatly. In liV will Null bequeath-
ed to bis widow ami daughter Rebecca.
120 ai res of land upon wblrli to erect
a furnace. It wus then that Warwick
ciinm Into existence. This fortte must
have given birth to a very considerable
village for the land about the old mill
snd In the adjacent valley Is thic kly
ttrewn with the remains of workmen's
dwellings. They were little one-sud-a-hilf
story stone buildings with
small windows tall chimneys und low
"sloops" In front each with Its strip
of dooryard and kitchen garden. Some
few of these are still In a fair state of
repair many are abandoned and fast
falling to decay and a still larger num-
ber are utter ruins with perhaps a pile
of bramble-covered stone a solitary
TIIK ABANDONED OUR PITS.
chimney with weather-beaten besrth-
etone ur a gnarled garden shrub to
mark their forn.er locations. The fur-
naco was ln the meadow close to the
brook. A mill dam higher up the
creek supplied water power through a
winding mill rare which still pours
Its crystal torrent through a crumbling
flume. Near by Is the massive smell-
ing furnaces of stone shod with Iron
tts vent hole Intact though rb .Ted
with aiihea and cinders. The masonry
around It has crumbled where exposed
to the Intense heat from molten
metal. The mill building Itself has
entirely dlsappiared and upon Its
lite and close to the furnace a modern
creamery has been erected. Fifty feet
away on the bsnka of the stream are
huge heaps of cinders from the fur-
nsce but even these plh s sre fast dis-
appearing for the msterlal they con-
tain Is being widely used to repair the
public reads of the neighborhood.
On the hill behind the furnace is a
1are stone building In which the char-
Coal waa stored. Its walla and floor
ILNACK VENT.
are still coated w ith black dust snd Its
lofty Interior Is damp with the many
rains and dimly lighted by the sun-
shine percolating thro'Hh the thou-
sand gapa In the crumbling roof.
iHiwn In the meadow near the road
leading from the charcoal house an
ancient blacksmith shop Is now used
as a shelter for rattle. A alone a I brow
further to the east the ancient "man-
sion bouse" still In a good state of
preservation and Inhabited nestles
among the trees like the citadel of the
erstwhile village and give suggestion
of Ine place's former Importance ll
Is a great rambling structure ele-
vated upon a high atone terrace. The
private lawn shaded by fine old trees.
Is removed from the surrounding land
by tbe terrace and Iron barriers I'pon
It fai es a long veranda ciinnectlmi a l:b
the principal rooti-a of the ni.ii-.slon.
On one able Is an ancient garden wlib
the obl-til.ie box borders grown walr-t-
hliih In n rnnfuM-d Jungle of neglected
foliage. On the iipio-.lto
main building stretc hes a
-nd of the
Ions wing.
CHARCOAL HOVSBiVND
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tts inierior i ittjiii ii.. .1 li.Lo 1.;;
nna many small cluni.i-i.. v. lure tl.c
vnrliinen ute and nlc;.l. Close l y are
kitchen gardens the cii.iiit siriu-:
In Uxc with It:; undei sro'i'id jalli ry.
un oi l.vul log h;:tn-tim of t lie (Irs!
hultdlup erected here and groups of
small etorchoiiM s anil o'.'.ibiillillnt:.
Ilelow tbe mamilnn biiiic citends a
group of mammoth burns each with
Its overhanging projections upheld by
li und Mtoiie pillar- forming a protect-
ed porch. These buildings were one-
the stables and bulling places of scores
of horses snd mules for wagons had
to be used not only tu haul charcoal
from the forests snd ore from the
neighboring mines but to convey the
manufactured Iron to distant markets.
The body of one of the ancient wagons
Is it; 1 1 1 preserved In the charcoal house.
It Is a picturesque affair riblx-d on the
outside and turned up at the ends like
a boat. Shortly after Samuel Null's
death Warwick Furnuee witnessed the
fit at manufacture of the famous Frank-
lin stoves. Hubert Grace manager of
the furnace and one of the Nutt family
by marrluge was a friend of Ilcnjamln
Ftanklln'a aid the famous s'iiniht
fid philosopher Ihus lb-scribes Ihe
transaction In bis autobiography: "In
order of time I should have mentioned
l fore that having In 1 7 IS Invented an
open Brepluce for theVetter winning
of rooms and at the same time saving
fuel as the fresh klr admitted was
warmed In enl-rlng I made a present
ol Ihe model to llolwrt Arte one of
my early friends who having an Iron
furnace found the casting of (he plates
for thee stoves a profitable thing as
tbey were growing In demand." These
stoves sre now very rare. At first
glance one would suppose them to be
shillow open fireplaces with very
l.umd. rounded hearths. A hsck plate
extends upward and forward tow.ird sn
rwi'hanglng cornice or curtain at the
front and top over the fire. Itehlnd
this curtain la an apt Mure w hich car-
ried the rmoke off and furnished a
ilr.nichl from the chimney through a
Chamber behind the back plate. The
pri ence of this h it air chamUr back
of the Pre Increased the radiation of
heat n aklng a greater warmth with a
less expepsr of fuel.
The iurna.-e properly has been held
by the Potts fain;ly. ill scendanis of
Ar.na Ni tt. f-om I7."7 to this day.
1 hoiuas Hpiter s name also famous
among early Iron maiinf.u tun-rs In
IV mil) Ivaiila. purchased a half Inter-
est In the forge irom S;-n.m I Polls In
1771. The tli m . known for many
Venn as Potts Ji ltut'er s-id bought
out the shares of the heirs of Wllllnni
Lra'iMUi betw -en 1771 and 17t.
Inning i lie revolution Warwbk fui-
tiace u quired national fame. While
the htnu-iile for liberty was In proitress
tin- mills were In constant oHiatlon
bli Ihe government and laritc quan-
t 'tit-- of c inn hi. balls and shill wcr.
i i.st tlere. One of the old shells re-
ctntly found niiir the fun-ace is still
teerved at the Mansion Hou-.e. The
bell Is exceedingly heavy about a foot
In diameter hollow and with a cast
l.on sheath an Inch thick. During the
vmr i;; alxty cannon of twelve and
elghteeii-pound calibre were raal at
WarwUV for the Continental forces.
ll wss lbs next year however that
witnessed a threatened Invasion a
seliure of the armament and a sudden
termination of this wsrlike labor.
Alter Ihe battle of the Urandy wine. In
Seplemlier of 1777. when the Americans
were defeated and the IlrllUh occupied
Philadelphia. Washington retired from
Ihe neighborhood of C.oshen Friends'
Meeting white sn exp-ctcd battle had
Seen pi evented by a rainstorm and
came to Warwick obtaining a fresh
sepply of ammunition for hla army.
During the winter that followed when
the mas-acre of Paoll and the hard-
shirs of the patriots at Vslli-y Forge
filled Ihe ejloniils w ith despair the ran-
ni n at Warwick were In con -taut dsn-
gct of Iclns scled by the Ilrltlsh.
f iiarlcred w II bin eapy mnrchlni: du-
ll me of Ptillicli Iphla. So ore d.iv the
f rtirr1 brM sounde I nn alarm ar.d
ll p-.ils auii-s Ihe bills and throne!)
I the
nclnhboiliig valleys collected all
' the loyal cltlens of Ihe countryside to
bury the tuns Thcv hid them In me
stretch of mculi.w below the mill and
WORKMAN'S COTTAGE.
t-R U'.!oi eys that f;er the ill!eini-nt
the fMds were plowed up so that a I I
ln"cs of the rxi awitlona were !""t.
The bill which sounded the (main Is j
still In existence anil was exiil'iln-d at
the C t tennlal with some of the can-
oil miide at Warwick furnace. It was
cast ut the mill by I'ntls & lluller In
1..J snd was used coiihtanlly to call
the mm to work from that time until
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.iih inii m iei inn til ill jvmm.
I in ir uir mill a minn-ei ui mini""
burled In the mud along the banks of
the stream In tbe meadow although !
these ure more probably guns wnn n
did not stuud the firing test than the
swivels cor cea led there to esc ape the
Ilrltlsh. Tbe latter would be too valu
able to remain burled after danger was
past and tradition says that the Im-
perfect guns were deposited along the
attcHm. lie that as It may the cannon
are still visible tin-re. although tlu-y
sre fast being submerged. Their
weight Is so great (hat the washing of
water around them and falling away
of tbe soft earth that supports tln-ra
Is causing them to sink deeper and
deeper Into the ground. Several of
them have been p moved aa rcllci.
About ten years sgo some of the lm a
snd boys of the neighborhood wbw
wsnted to celebrate the "Glorious
Fourth" In true ((evolutionary style
exhumed one of the old cannon and
rirsgged It to the summit of a neigh-
boring hill. There Ihey loaded It with
a charge of powder and fired ll as a
salute. The ancient lannon waa burst
Into a thousand pleies.
The Itesl hhetnsht Ita.
Harper's llsiar tells a stoty of a
young lady who found employment as
sn operator at the Central Telephone
Exchange though she knew little sU.ut
the work her previous expcilence hav
ing been mklllly gained behind the
counter of a dry goods store.
Over her face however were written
suitability and willingness to do all
that could be done and she rapidly
learned her new dot let. She had
adopted as her motto the sentence "We
.ii.'jii. il itrt ill'" in un mi ' r wi
strive to pltsee" and honestly tried to
live up to It.
On one of her first days there was s
ring at the bell. She a-kid. swi-etly:
"What numlK-r. please?"
l-t me have 471 '
"I sin sorry that number 471 Is buy
now" she replied. "You can b ive num-
ber 47:i or number 471 If )oi- wish."
The person st the other vnd Is said
to have hung up bis receiver In silent
astonishment: but ll Is probable that
be liked th resmnse be'lcr than be
would have liked a suily:
"474 busy. Hang up!"
II an lb - Sail Atlerp.
It Is asserted though we do not
know the authority on whic h theas.er-
lloa Is bared that our seines fall as-
leep In a di finite order. First the eye.
I ds close and the sense of tight Is
lost then the sense of taste folio a.
slid after that sn.ell. hearing and touch
ro In the order named. Touc h Is said
to be the lightest sleeper of all. and
the first to be aroused. The reader who
l curious sbout inch Ihlnss might lest
tl.e accuracy of the. ttalementa by
exierlmenting with his friends.
sis Ihe Tee.
A tin tic r warning attalnst the dotrur-
II. in of forests has recently rime from
Hie lnla.id of Trinidad. The omceis
of the Itoysl llot inlc (lardena there re--
rt that the rainfall has Im- u steadily
dccreaalng for thirty or more yeara.
and that If the pri sent rate of decrease
should c hi t i n ii .-. that li-' iutlful Island
would within a measurable length of
lime Ixiiinic aa barren as S.il aia lie-
si ru-lion of fure-ts Is declared to be
tbe ca'ie of the ileinasc of rain.
Inetre Vtittirit.
The larg'-st single fortlflc atlon In the
world Is Fortress Monroe. It hss al-
ready COSt OVer $.t.lSMI.(MSI.
NOTES OF THE HORSES. j
Queen Alls. MOV
weighs 5:0
pounds at present. I
W. II. Mi Cany now hes Ciaybourne 1
1 11 V In his string. 1
A Eu ropes n horseman recently of- j
fered :.r00 for Vego : ios.
Unt Kequeat 2.11 Vxt. hy llourhoa
111.1. in i ii. ...i.
II liars will tie e-r-rn un Clir I'll! tl.'S
'
tbla year.
Charley Thompson ha. added Monte
(hrltto. I1SS. to Ms s'rlug at Heet-
wood park
Klamath t'OTU. has a half-brother
named King Altamont which will be
rsred I his season.
The two fast pacers. Sulphide 2 09.
and Carhcnatr f .C will not stsrt In
pu'llc this seaaon.
Trainer Jack Horny saya Joe Patch-
en r 03 earned s0.nu0 In purse.
"rr """
Ornameufa full brother was sold by
the owners of tl.e lle.umont stud t"
J. S. Curtis for HO.loo.
The rx-turf queen. Maud 8. ! l'v.
is now said lo be In foal to Stat kirk.
a brother to Magnolia I l.V
Axinlle M7. by Axiell. 12 a.tt
very nicely this spring lie stepped a
third mile In 5:22 recently.
Anallne. a p.oniUInu tbiee-vrar-old.
. c-ueiic. 1 oil 11 was a Vontiir 11 1 ...
full slt-t. r to Ihe pacer. Online I 04. 1 . . . . """ "
. 1 . . . . 1 vowci truii in. woiib Mor I. u 1 1
hss been a half In 10 at Ihe irot. . .. .... r ' 1 1
.. . . raor 10 ui fai e If I lemmit .1 1 1 1-.
H 11. 2 12. the famous branded 1 . Tl " 1 '
e..re ...1.1 .......... -. I........ ..!'"" This low he has r-lig ly
l-i t . . '
week for I..V1. lie was a close eeooud
. 11 1 ti 1. . ... . .... .
lo Hal Pointer the firal heat Hal paced
below J 10. I
Coitantlne S.I24. may race a little!
thla fall. He made hla rec-oid In IVJ.'.!
snd wss a competitor of Kremlin In!
one or two great ra.-ea. latter the Lord !
Husfell horse outclsssed him com
plelely.
Monroe S.illshury who had trouble
In getting his stable awsy from Call-
fornln as the hoiwes were taken pos-
session of by the creditors of the es-
tate. Is now nn his way esst and has
added Ihe fast stslllon Doodle 2.124
to his string.
Trotting horsemen have Just passed
the darkest stsge of the psnlc and few
there are who favor large expenditures
tor entrance money even as conditions;
now tranu. 11 opened tor a rree-foe
all trotting class little Interest It like
ly to attach as that class at present
larks fighting talent.
Russia has outside of the Black (tea
t war fleet of 172 vessels.
T.VCN.
yl'N" "
" tt.e l
i.T.tru. s"4 ""
I rl'"n
u crlm" "'" '
j.- .int
lime ai-crcla'J' '
'isiii a! ''
Li .H en.pb."
iii niatl'. f"r ; ;
... ..j the "" c '
n populatlutt ' .
. -.n'etr
H-TVI-
e.go!llg !rt":.ertthst fii--I
f three )""'' the
mj
llllle Ol lUlf t ' . (jfl
1 1. ...iilrf n-in '"- t mi
t li tat I wai the"' l"' f.fof Hx
iim ri.eeilcd ' .
ni'-
a writer In 'u
le-
nays
giaph. Slatlsihs ' u. .r ao'l
reassuring. lhsh '"" (mHtr
Industrial si boob S't- ".j.. of
lulled let Ion sn snd l" !b fui.t
.enleniis Lav n lin' f
prlions of s cou.i'b'" ' ...
thom- who would "'7' nl-c- on
inmates wtuie ' . .. a
ed
prisons bin li i I y.n-i..u
llminutliin of P' r" w. yeu
ould nol for lest"' r- e-
ts conclusive Irdu ' vy .
ipoudlng decrea-c It rrin .
.ffenses. sltl. s n;
- h" ..lm .'
pahsing base liiom ;h
.venuueltylo "'Vhhu.M'.'.P1-
n Ihe huitistie n Lni
Hi Ihe lightest .i.r.li m'nl
h jus:..-. .; . ...
I. rt-mparstlvrly V.-m me
:he sex. Wckmg -"n v.
Vm.le cnvlct estsMisbmeat U" -
temlier. she
lis ii.rr.aics -
Tcrreil to their Pi
t q'ir.ro
e huMirC"
... I ... II if lc-
Si-re used SS the rna'i- ' .
lnghaiii"lilre Is ti"
In tns "
posllliili id r itn r t
fjr I'fs f' '0
I .M.I
tccotnm..ih"ion 'h'1 "lT "' ' '
t is fuiind tli
thev cnu-ii
MUlill'l""'!!' -r
...fiwrl. il to s liens
n.cn. . itHn b nn a i i
r eii in '
latlon i.utslde th
.h!ir..-d f
i o. .M.rli.r s
rt. sa tor
O W 11 S'l'l -
In aw. Ir.n nfii'-I'd ''.'
; f
.gK.Ms ! lntre...l chars fr e
I. ......r-e V S.kld t"
.'ve ll'l-llIC
"r tn I'hin l' ' '
I'"'""1 l'"r'a; .
' hl'h '' ''" 'f":! w .r
! ' U1 r ... .
j ho enjo.s . una. I- ; J-
I'ri-'-ii J".i - -" - i i -s
ilng l uil. Iliasmnih h n
rnor and supenn'ir.d tg r U.
l...r llll.e In- r. ui:"'-!'' r I
.i ...I. ..I.. . .1' ..li O ' r
I f.
iin
..hen. I in-. tl.e governor s -1.-'.
.here Dr Walker r :: k'v en im.-i -.-e
l few f.ots and f.f'i" ss to th - e-
talill.bri.rnt Nn' s 'h"rfy t. -.ilm-.
If Is Miss Ciil:.lid S lad vi'io
.-anki ss 1'iputy geie'"'r il.d w h - !vs
had many )''- "; Mr '"; ' ' '
f.rnsle c rliii'iuls. T!: P"-''' '1
'HlpMre reeiler Is r.ti cfl al -'
bs Mu-s Coll'crs: he'd ! fire !ir
H. j.i.irnnn to tin l.'g'i'r r-
I. iilty at Well t.g. 1 eie Is .-.Hef
ii.Tion. rlx p.-ln-ipal ms'rons ami -ev-
t a I in. l-r nuTi :.i numl .erii.g in all.
aiti f -1 r a. h-! m''ri se. a : iff of
!tbl)-lw.i nmi-i. Some half-! n'ti
lalwart and '! m up mm. sb-i
have served In Ihe fii.y. a-t ss ..e-
keener and III In n il il outdoor l-isi.
tor lung experience has proved that if
. prison r I crr. 1 r t.i
lobnt or nfrr rv ...
neiev-lty o av male sssistar.i-e at
hnl'l Si.ikli. g-nerallv hi .-r.
i the innv.rts are tm anienable an I
anely ever pile sr-v tiouble- I H If
am does fair'v ' 1-rtak nut." th mete
I uppesrsnre of the tmo men s tins
tx-hlrid the ni .-r.His I. the q i; V and
r most rffe. t.tal of r'c t o' I. r
' iii'l c;niet An I ni' g i snd tin- K-t
roniK !i!!'-n fur all - 'n ui- :i to i oin-
. n. a pi i-'-n m..:ri.n the I-- - n. ' n in!-
re" Is nol n-"l Is i .ir if 'r! alii
p'aif l Ibr s.carv s-arts at I I t vri
' till he is pnn . I..I si'h a I tn . flr.i
I r s. 1 1 1 and unlfnrm. this la-- c -ons ..i ins
nf a blio k dr. . a r.'at t-.inn' l n l s
lotlg llatk-bbie Jai k'! V ill y art the
datighters or su:e?s of war-lcr In
nther prisont. sn.l c-f ionise she fj'lett
I Inquiries sre nude sn.l the n .t c ire
! Is exercised In clecilon sn l j'n.n-
' nn-nt.
As liKI.IKI. WonSer.
Ihere sre many siiiiimU ei;e .llv
hlrdii snd In.erts. vthnh mlnili- In their
colnrt snd shapes the natural u'uec's
amid which Ihey dwell and thus fre-
quently escape the eyet of tVIr eric.
mles; but aa Hr. I.vdekkrr ar in
Knowledge "t'ntrl quite re-entl no
esse wss known m-hire ... . L . e.r
' '
ii. malt . .
1 the sake of proteition ren-rubl-l in
form or coloration either tome orher
flf nlni4
I nkyt mm durJ )r w.
llregory during hla recent Jo irne-- in
East Africa. Near relatives of the
monkeva seen by him hsve long Vcn
known to naturalists and have e : -fed
surprise by Ihe brilliant contrast of the
black fur covering their bod)- and
llniha with the snow-white nimi'V of
long silky hair hanging from IVu
j 4hollM(.ri( the etpully whit-pi-.m.
!.n theli tails. This ronlra.t I- i.eeK.
j orj. ir ' ( (
practically IniWble for the f.-m hi. h
.. nkaW u ( k v
i mlh . .; .
while lie hen. atnld wM. h IV
ran hardly lie ilUtintnUtinl
I... Niil sli.i.t
V'K... I- I . i.
. . . . ' 1 '" " "'
li
kI'- Kollig unshaven sine e the -b
... .mr. 1 h .. . .
' sine mi' n.man In I S... Ve
i rtne
Hs.kl... In. i. 4.mh.
XVI" n " 'lk ' tn!h ''
''n nnrr ""led a;:d
mn
itk
Ja-
- 1 woig a yrar fur th 1 r
burs who were disturbed. 1 h.i ) t
killed perhaps (bis accounts for the
superstition that when a dog bun I. i
night a death will ehortly occur.
A Tealley Air Ship.
A St. Louis genius has c.impieicil
plsna for a trolley r ship between
St. Umis and ChWago. It provld.. fur
a balloon tn lift a or a few feet fnm
Ihe ground Where It eneaaica a trull..
and staita away for Chicago. U l
; nt Jst m operation.
A Martvr Is lltemafhs. .r
Miaa Lucy Mara all. of C
Mo. taj ten a lcHm f
J" lut CtrleUnaa da
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