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IN THE CHINA SEA
A NARRATIVE
OF
l!j SKVf AIll W. UOI'KINg.
(CnfTtiunT IMS r Kiiiiirt B sn'i Snsii.i
CHAl'TEi; XVI.
o:TINl'Kl. )
Oso-Ba.. 1; sat down, (iaru Hauk
looked lit 1 1 i 1:1 with n glo"v of pride.
With bis hand on the hiiiof his sword,
the stern I'fliiMT had stood motionless
and silent while his fellow-Juniar had
dealt the t vrs'.iit his telling blows.
When the oiatiif of Tnlinooeh bad
finished, the warrior of Colneor said
bat one word :
' "Good ; '"
Hen-Ko-TIi stood cowering beneath
the awful to no of the Thunderer as
tho story of his evil dee. la was told.
Mr. Aveiy, while Oso-Hark had
been hpcni:ig of his wife, sat whits
and ntill, the tear of anguish rolling
down Ins shrunken cheek. For
moment after the Juuiar had
I'ased
tne silence of the room was oppres
sive. : 1 tiinie I In) Mi1. Avery, and li
aroee.
1 He lifted hisouegood arm aud raisei
Lis eyes toward heaven.
The impress i venous of the scene
raunot be portrayed.
In a calm, unimpiissaoued voice the
mission;! 1 y prayed.
"O, Thou tlod, who ait wiser thsc
we, lo.'l; down upon us in this hour ol
darkness ami kui.lo 11-. Thiue eye
hast f ecu the 1 rimes that have been
commuted by this mau, over whom w
sit in judgment. Shall it be Thy will
that e i.how to him that mercy suowr
by no being mvc Thyself elnro nisi:
has lived? Or Giall it be Thy will
thnt t'.e law of Moses shall be tho law
by w'r.ch this man must meet hi."
punishment? Guide m, Thou (iod ol
Pea.v and V:".r. 1'lnee in our hands
that insii niiiettt of good or ill thstwil
enable Thine own wishes to belnlhlled
O (iod "
"Your niiijesty!"
' B.ido-Ror hid come into the rooit
and stood before me, evidently labor
log under great excitement.
"Sneak ! ' I
While' the iookont was watching 1 i
speck on the eastern hori.ou tha'
looked 'ike a shin, a largo war vesse
has come upon its from the west. I!
flies .1 rla.4 that we have never seen
before. There are hundreds of mec
swarming 111 the riggiug and ou the
decks. What are your orders?"
"Sound t'ie call to arms, and ordei
tho gunner in tho battlements to Ik
ready ti open lire. Have the alarm
bells rung, and see that the me:, are
supplied
conic in.
.List I.;
'. i;!t Hiitmutiitiou as the
;cn I In ai d some of the gun?
battlement thunder theii
in the
reception
tii the 11 11 welcome visitor.
Then Hi
1 b oin of a distant cannon wai
heard, aid a ball cauio crashing
through tiie window of tho palaco an I
smashed tho skull of Hen-Ko-tli,
Hi headless corpse fell proue upon
tie II.';., .
"Thus lust Thou answered me, O
God"' murmured Mr. Avery, as he
turned uwity from tlio horrid sight.
"Mr. Avery," 1 said hurriedly,
"fiud Mis Arnold at o.ice aud get to
td.ico. .' F ifely. Till her to have no
fear. It will he no easy task for an
enemy to luud. Hut I cannot imagine
who is making the attack. No ships
were at Oriental when we took the
ritadel, nud none have been here since.
How, then, did the 11 ens of the down
fall reach tho ears of th emperor?"
'J know not," he said, bewildered.
T left Into tottering from the room,
and rushed through the corridor
toward the southern tower. Miss Ar
nold met me.
"What i this?" she cried. "I hear
cannon. They tell mo thero is more
war - that we are attacked from the
Ilea. Is it true?''
"It is true, but thero is no danger.
I have not seen the enemy, but am
told there is but one ship. We can
defeat her. Come into the south
tower."
Another boom from that distant
cannon Ftartled us, aud we hurrieii
over the stone floor. The great build
ing shook with the rattling of the gun?
in the defenses of Ouieutal.
There was a small wiudow iu the
sonth tower that overlooked the bat
tlements. 1 rushed Miss Arnold to
this window. Mr. Avery reached my
side. I opened the window.
One look was enough.
"Great Scott!" I exslaitued. "Thif
is awfn!. How ran I stop the firing?
Do you see tint Ha??"
"No, Cricktoore, my feeble eyes,"
said Mi. Avery. "What is it?"
"The stats and stripes! That is au
Ameii'sn mau-o'-war. 1 am attacked
by my own countrymen. I must stop
this Ki neiiow."
t dived down the steps and e
across th parfc to the battlement.
"St ':" I yelled r.t the top of my
voice. "i'easo llrin?! Tlinae are :ov
own people! 1'aise a white fiai' ' '
that I ht.l a fla.jj of our cjtiitiy .
in! P.t hu.iTeii'!. I'll ko it'n ..
xran;iL' ! ar iu 1 my body t'tte rc.t
my life. Ohio thin;;, I tell yon'
I!aise a white flat? !"
liaru-Saali and Bado-Ror gaied a
me almost in stupor. They thought )
t s Co. .is' to j.a lender.
Oso-BuvL s;.r..u5 forward aud raised
white clotu ou tue ilastafl'.
"These si my countiymsc," I saic
eun. "They hsve not heard of the
revolution, s'u 1 caiao to tight Heu
K0 II1. Wc sre Mfo iu tueir hands.'
The tiling ceaawl -u the ship ai
dl n on the l.nd. I stool ou ths
prapt, iit heart Isatiusj with emetic.
ADVENTURE.
' A utt.i mis iii-vc-reo ituiu TDe snip.'
and I saw some sailors clumber intc
it. They weto followed by some o.
t'eers. Another boat followed the
flint. A third followed the secoud.
They were rilled with men wearing
the uniform of tho t' tilted States,
Tho suspense nmong my soldiers
was very great. They stood awk
wardlv around, not entirely satisfied
with the condition of affairs. The
more ignorant among; them did not
know the secret of my presence iu
Tulmooch. Those who know rue best
trusted me. Garu-Saak stood by my
side, hi steru eyes watching the pro
press of the approaching boats. Bado
Hor stood fnrt her away, he, too, in
tently watc'iiio? our visitors as thej
f'rt'w gradually nearer. The white
.loin, me uiKen 01 our surrender,
floated lazily in the warm breeze. 'flit
bright sky, dotted here and there
with a snowy cloud, spread a glorious
canopy over the scene. It looked like
war. In tho gladness of my heart I
knew it was the most blessed jieace.
I turned toward the palace. The
pale face of Mips Arnold could just be
seen, peering irom tho little window
in the son'.'i tower. I waved my hand
reassuringly, and her handkerchief
fluttered in reply.
The boats sped through the water,
yet it seemed as though they would
never laud.
As they drew nearer, I saw a man
in a civilian's clothes sitting on tht:
cushion'' besides the commanding of
ficer. This mini, whose features conic
not a yet be distinguished, seeinei.
to be telling the officer something
about the palace. His long arm
would stretch out, and his tlugvi
would point to the south tower.
The nearer the boats came,
the more interested I became in that
man. Hi gestures, his build, his
bearing, seemed strangely faruilar.
The boats grated upon the sand.
The gunners iu the parapet looked
,'ft1''1 mefor instructions; Uaru-Saak
anu i;auo-ior stoo-.t witu urawr
(words awaiting orders. Oso-Harli
slepjiod to my side. I think he spoke
to me. Hut 1 did not hear him. J
saw nothing around me. I hear.)
nothing. My eyes, strained in theii
sockets, were riveted in the civilian.
My heart pounded my ribs in a wild
tumult. I trembled in every limb.
Had I made au attempt to speak,
doubt if I could have uttered a sound.
1 forgot for a moment that I was Kiuji
of Tatiuooch. I was not tho chief ol
.Titulars nor of the Kalcks. I was once
more the (.'rickmore of San Francisco.
Tho thiu man iu civilian garb was
Arthur Langstou.
' C HAITI". It XV 1 1.
I KP.srt'R OV ANNIK RAt.HTO.
I My emotion can be more easily im
agiued than described when I recog
nixed in the thin, worn man my obi
frieud Laugston.
I wanted to rush to him and cla:
him in tuy arms. I wanted to shout
and scream my joy iu his very ears.
But something in his appuarauce held
me back. He looked like a sick man
did Laugston and some occult in
fluence warned mo not to declare my
identity to him with too great a slid
denuess. He had evidently suiTered
much. He was not the robust athlete
I had ouce known, in whoso massive
arms the power of a horse lay hidden.
Ho looked haggard. His eyes Lad a
shifty wiy that was not natural to
them. His mind was evidently not at
rest. 1 knew that he believed me
.lead at the bottom of tho China Sea.
Should 1 declare myself iu au awkward
manner, the shock might be too much
for him. I knew that it would be
diflicult for him to recognize me with
my brown skin, yet I hoped that the
souud of my voice, if we came to speak
to each other, would give him au ink
ling of the truth.
The commanding officer stepped
from the boat to the land. After him
came Laugston. They were followed
by other officer ami several sailors
sud murines, all fully armed and ready
for any emergency. They were not
yet near euough for me to hear then
voices, but 1 could tell from the ex
pressions oil the faces of Laugston and
his companion that they were Laving
heated discussion. Langstou re
peatedly pointed to the tower and
ieeuied to be insisting upon some
thing. The oflicer shook hyi head aud
appeared to be in doubt. Langstou
began to look worried.
They came toward me.
I stood, surrounded by my officers
waiting to receive them. As they ap
preached, I noticed that tho com
mauder was a handsome fellow, am'
bore himself with a dignity becoming
the representstive of my owu great
country.
"You surrender to the United
States?" said he, stopping before tut
and studyiug me and my officers with
a wondering look.
"And right glad am I to do it," 1
replied. "You might have come ir
and taken us without a shot, and
would have besn made welcome."
Langstou peered at me curiously
His face was very pale. He was werj
nervous.
"You are the commander of the
forces of Hen-Ko-Hi'J" demanded the
officer.
"No, I am nothing of the kind.
The forcss of Heii-Ko-Hi most ol
them are buried in the forest be
tween this and the nearest town on
i tU ieiani"
"By heaven, this is strange!" runt
;ered Laugston. He started toward
tne, but the hand of the officer re
strained him.
"Be careful," said the salt to mr
friend. "Let me do tha talking now."
Then to me: "I aui t'aptaiu llarwood
of the United States Navy. My ship
yonder is the Beaver. 1 came here,
tinder orders, to demand au American
prisoner from the bauds of the (iov-t-ruor,
Hen-Ko-Hi. The story was
that this Hen-Ko-Hi was a murderous 1
tyrant, and has held two Americuu (
prisoners for months. One of them 1
iscaped and reached the Americuu j
rousul at Hong Kong. Investigation,
showed that llen-Ko-Hi was carryiug j
things with a higher hand than was
permitted by his royal master, the
Lmperor. He was suppored to be
merely the Governor of a penal colony,
whereas he made tho criminals sent
under his care his friends and soldiers
I ud lived riotously aud wickedly.
K'ow, who are you, and where is the
loan I want?"
"I am the King of Tulmooch. Hen-Ko-Hi
was Governor until yesterday.
L'he people over whom he had ruled
to long without mercy arose iu their
might and crushed him at a blow. I
know of 110 American prisoner, but
have plenty of Chinese iu the dun
geons. "
"Keep the n there. But where i
llen-Ko-Hi? He might be ublo to tell
as something?"
"He might, if you had nut carried
away his head with your lirst shot."
"Alas! Thou lUlstou poor Bal
nton! must be dead!" unrtered
Laugston.
"Halston, did you say? T it P.al
slon you are iu search of?" I aked iu
excitement.
"Ah! You know him?" shouted
Laugston. "Aud you! Aud you!
Your voice is familiar, yet you are a
native of this island. The only man
1 knew whose voice resembled your
was drowned in the China Sea months
ago."
I looked him full in the face. He
was laboring under so great a strain
that I aw it would only increase it to
withhold my identity.
"Arthur, 1 said, "don't you know
me?"
"Criektuote! Crickmore! You! No!
Dead, yet here, and king, while Bal
aton now is missing. What inferual
mystery rules this part of earth?'
He almost reeled. Ho clasped his
Lauds to his head. He trembled like
a leaf. He started at mo as if I were
a ghost. To him I was one.
"Y'es, Arthur, old man Crickmore,
alive aud well. I didn't drown. By a
miracle I was saved. I lived among
these people aud learned their ways.
J taught them rebellion against Hen-Ko-Hi,
and we havo wiped him out.
At last the shot from the Beaver did
the last linishiiicr-stroko for us. But,
my dear fellow, how thin and old you
look! Whore "
"Dou't talk of me, Crickmore," he
almost wailed. "Where is Ralslon?
Havo you not seen him?"
"No. I did not dream ho was any
where save iu California."
"Then, oh heavens, ho is dead,
Crickmore, dead in the tower!"
"What tower? Where did you leave
him?" I asked quickly.
"In a diiug.'on under the north
tower of tho palace. It was there we
were kept. If you have not found him
he ha starved to death since you
came, or Hen-Ko-Hi lias murdere 1
him in his wrath at my escape. Oh,
search, Crickmore, search!
"1 will, indeed, Arthur,
calm. You me not yourself.
"No, I am not myself,
tures aud imprisonment I
have shattered mv nerves.
Hut be
The tor
have bad
and ths
sight of you has almost unmanned me.
I have not yet told you even that 1 wai
glad you did not drown."
lie said this with a wan smile.
"Xoneedofthat. Hut come. T am
devoured by euiiosity to know bow
you came here, in the tirst place. Hero
we havo been living ou a twenty-mile
island and did not guess it. Hut our
talk must eoino later. Wc must lock
!or lialhton now."
Captain Haruood had bceu an eager
listener to our conversation. When I
:.ini'l to cult (iaru-Saak ho said
luictly:
"I would sii st, Mr. Crickm ire,
'iing of Tulmooch, that, iu order to
i-.void mistakes iu future, you change
that flag." '
I followed his look, and lo, the flag
of China was flying gayly from the
north tower.
"Uarn-Haak!" I called. My general
bad withdrawn to a respectful distauce
when he saw that Laugston and i
were friends.
' Sire, I am here," he replied, step
iug forward.
"Do yon know of any dungeon un
der the north tower."
"No, sire; I have seen none. There
are no prisouors there."
"A friend of mine of ours is cou
lined there. We must Hud him, aud
quickly. Get a detail of soldiers am
follow me. Bring lights. Aud Oso.
Hark "
"Sire, I am ready."
"See that the Hag now floating over
the north towor is taken down."
On our way toward the south tower
we met Mr. Avery and Miss Arnold
coming toward us. t motioned for
them to go back aud wait for us.
"Who is that?" asked Laugston.
I quickly informed him
"Hut about Ralston," I said.
"Where did yon leave him. and how
!ras he then?"
"Oh, I haven't seen him in four or
live months. I don't know just how
I iag it is siuce lauded, but I have
not set eyes on him from that dav ti
th:."
"But 'op-v ciaie you here? What
brought yon '"
; ro 1 r rovTiNt r.i. 1
linsieldorf. Geil 'iny, is making
ready to hold a World's Exposition in
l'Jlia
ART OF LOCK PICKING
ORDINARY ONES YIELD AT ONCE,
OTHERS EASILY PERSUADED,
Nothing, I'nle.H It Be an Ojien IIihit,
(tired an Expert Hurglnr Lt Troiiblc
Thau an AviTAg- Lock Th t'p
f Kklton Kv Hml "I'U-ld."
Win 11 the householder gets ready 'o
Iuru out the gas for the night prepar.-;
lory to iiiriilng in f makes the round
of the house, turns till Ihe keys in ,is
stire liiinseif the outer doors lire
locked, nnd goes to tied eonliilent th-il
110 litirgl.'ir 11111 get in unless be snws
a bole in the door, says tin- Chlenco
Chronicle. Hill the householder Is
mistaken. N'othlpu, miles It he 101
open door, liives im Xpert burglar le-ss
trouble than the nvoriiire lock. "I'lek
iliK" il lock Im come to he such n (hie
art that there lire only ,1 few lock--,
nnd iliose specially made to order,
which i-nniiot he picked hy a man who
knows his business.. Some people
think they can fool the lock picker
by leaving the key in the lm-U on the
Inside, so lhai the IiiiikIiii' ciinliot mi
sen 11 "skeleton" key. This only
makes IhliiKs easier. Tin' mini w':..
knows how and h:is (he proper tool
can tnj'ii 11 key Just us easily from
1 lie oilier side ol' :i dour ns iIioiikU
were on I he side lore lie handle ;l
I he key projects. A slender, strong pa'i
1 T steel pliers properly applied V. .1!
clllleh the little end ol I he key hi. ii
extends below Hie iiuii hes nnd I Mi ll
il easily and silcni ly.
l'.lll I hill is uol In. U pieking. 'I'li'M
Is child's piny. To op; n a door vclilm
has been locked and from whieli the
key Iiiik been reiinoed is n dilVerein
proposition, bin old policemen dcela v
i here iii'e very few. it' any. doors mi
ordinary dwelling and Hat buildings
which are secured by locks able lo
resist ill" .'.dvaiiees of i he burglar.
What are known as "skeleton" ke.s
are iimde like ordinal'., doorkeys, only
ihe guards, which in regular keys ;i
lain several notches of lift'orci :
iloplhs are very thin and delieaie. In
II bunch tif I hose keys each one luis :
guard just a shnde wider or long -r
ilmn the next utio. and ihe burghii
tries i Iii-iii one by one uniil be u-ually
strikes one which will do the husities..
raise the proper tumblers in the locli
,ind shool the In It back. When' th"
old fashioned "riiii" locks are used, lie
sort which are screwed to the door iind
ore now found only in very old I'vuim
buildings or iu the cheaper class of
hotels. Iliis is easy. Any one who has
ever lost the key lo one of these
lock iiiiisi have discovered thai vl
most any old key he borrowed from
the neighbors would turn ihe bolt. A
buttonhook will usually do it. Anv
light projection ou u slender rod
which will raise ihe simple uinhh-r
in the lock will allow the bolt to '
removed.
Kill 'mortise" locks. Ihe
use in nil modern buildings
tilled Into the edge of III
variety .11
which
door mi I
leave nothing showing bin the br;i
plate on the edge and the two key
holes nre a bit more lutricaie iu ih'ir
mechanism and nre likely to hold lie
burglar a moment or two longer. Hit
they will ev etittmlly yield to the ge i
tie movements of ihe expert lock pick
er. When sevcritl skelet ill keys have
been tried and none is found to be t!'
proper one the "picks" which give Hi"
art its name, are introduced. These
are slender bits of steel with un turned
lip ni il right angle, resembling
a buttonhook with the "hook' straight
cued out to form an I., 'l'iie long end
in Ihe hand of the burglar, is so sleii
tier that severn I of these can be in
scrted at once in to the circular p.vt
of the keyhole, nud they are ptii hi
one by one. each one raising a t limbic:'
ami holding It up until ihe proper
number of ininlilers are raised, when
the bolt moves buck and the door is
open.
There is scarcely s Imk in town oi.
which an expert cannot perform this
trick --Hull Is. of the common varletv
ol locks which can be opened through
a keyhole from ell her side of the door.
With spring locks tir "nighi laich"
locks, ns i hey lire culled -the work is
a bit more dlthVult sometimes, and is
more often performed with a skeleton
key than with picks. The expert hur
glnr I provided with a pocket fill of
uighi latch key cut from stis-l or Iron
"blanks." and eio-h one having notches
a .-hade dift'oivui from the others. In
Ihe cheaper grade of night hitches use
of these key- is almost certain to
prove a duplicate of the one ou the
key. ring of I lie householder, snugiy
r.sleep inside in perfect condil-nce 'u
his lock.
And lifter Ihe house has been robbed
and no one dixt urht-d the folks say.
"I cun'l see how- they got In, for Ihe
door was locked and c found d
locke-l litis morning."
The wise burglar lukcs rare to i-iose
the door behind him so as to avert
suspicion ns long a possible.
Not .ill of the lock picking is done
by criminals, however. Some of ihe
most expert men iu that Hue nre pnio
Ileal locksmiths mid employes of the
big safe-making linns, v ho have spent
years in peering into locks and devil
ing methods for makiug them proof
agai.ist all stt.i.ks savp those of the
key intended for tlietn. The haul"
cui" tiiutly raging between the maker
of high power shell and th:' makers
of ai'iior plc.te is no more steadily
waged than that be.wveu lukinakcrs
and burglars thtit is. maker.- ot !
w hirh i nsi h barrel of moiiev. aj I
ai" int "ided ro guard v aluubles Th
s i -called burular proof safe of twi n'y
years ago would be laughed at to
ihe -atcblewer of lo day. The liu.c
lock doe'.s of n s; I'e tli'p.itdt vitltll. wbh
ll.elv ponderous ci'nuks and ncicw
'liitud niechnuisin nre the highest type
of tne lock o p.-n s :;rt. 'J'he- -u-,. sur. j
po-ied to be aliveiindy pioof against ,
every! hint' X'1. pt earl iepiakes and
properly applied ilyuamii.-. Bin when '
they get o it of order and refuse 'o
open at th" time appointed ilie loci;,
expert is - -111 for ntul r;flrr nu hour -ir
two of geipl" tmniiii! and i w isiing and
! lislellill'.' to Ihe 'llletii.f cUckitlgs I e
eiin. ,.i n the door ami ihe trick is
' done.
I Oidiiuiry olli afes .'ire "easy" for
the epe!l Ir. III I he silfo lil'lll or I'VIII I
an old timer n the loi-K-mith's bu;-i
tics, i.mite often through s-une iu.i I
j v. ricnco the ci iiihinai ion of a safe is
Ulikt'ow ii to ihe oilier force. Perhaps
jihr our man vho knew it lias forg o
j t-'li it or I I d suddenly without
j imparling th The safe miisl
; be opened Wpl.olM d. sc f. .1 illg tile lo.U
1 :i lit I i ho expert i Afle. imcr of
! le-s iii Niing of ihe knoii nnd lisieiiitig
to Ihe tumblers, together with ibjioa'"
feeling of ihe resistance to the knoii
(lis ii iiirns under his lingers-, he throws
I back thr bolts ami open- the door.
Ihdl lop dc-l; are a I're.pieiil can-.-
mi iron!.!-, iu i hi- retard, as il wn
I er often lock- hi- Key- inside I he "cur
: lain" v. In n In- i;;i! ii down for ib-.i
night. oxi ii.oruiiig bo send- for a
lorkvnllh. :il:d -v In tt lie sees how etl-i-ly
'h;il deft item idual opens Ihe des'i
1 he b.-ilrndu. - Mm :he half dollar
. charged for il..- iok In-lead of bring
ing is ! liho ; n ,-ii i'it'ol of keys lo I '-.i
on i!e- ..e. i.e exper' 'oki's from his
poeke- a of plier- made of very
'thin. 1 1 : i S'cel Tbo-o he slips under
j ilje roll lop iiioie-diately below I he
keyhole. Ihe i;i w- - being open. A slight
; pr, --'ire of the handle '"jugs the jiiws
j togeih. r -mil as tie-) pi ill 111'' little
pliij. el in' - which I ihr thing
! lrek-l the desk i- opell- I.
j The ingoi kit.!, i- ..to-, opened by
i biiivlai's in a similar iii.-iiin.-i- t'suai
1 ly ihr " closes again-' a thin strip
, of wood nailed lo tin- door Jamil or
' raiug. f it-1 i i .-:!-! ' ill-ide lllis Is th.'
! bob of the spring lock, ihe bevel -id"
out. The burglar has ' lU-.H blade i f
steel p. r II case l.lllfe. bii; llol -l
;splilig',l. Wini Ii Ir- ills. .pi. lieMvei u tho
snip of wood and til" easing iiinnccll-
' a'ely opposite tile Keyhole I 'reill .
against thr bevel edge ol Ihe bolt
, causes it to slide back, alniosi as easi
ly a- the pressure of ihe key. and tic
j door is epeped.
! riiiill-ui in .liiiuoi.
The rxli III lo which the .1 a p:i ursc
! are le coiiiiiig Knropc.-i nizeil in Hie less
'es-iiiiiid l.. alters of life i- -liown by
' the I . i.-i !!! r in '.-ir.-'i o;u- spoil- and
' tiastinn - ,-,ie ink. ii up hy ihe M-mac-i
nl.-ir pri ss.
' The l.eclll llghi Lenvcell I'il.sim
i moti- and M-ark -y was rcporii'd at
: leiigih by moiv than one Tokio paper, .
; their nam. - ;n :hr native syllabary be- '
I coining shiak i and l-'iiitsu.u-hliiioii.
I'acis like ill's and n'so thr no Ir-s re
; markable one ih-ii the lasi of the she
i gun- or i, layers of ihe palace. - who
i treat, d the Mika.ei ns u puppet and
I reigiii d a- absoiiiii' prit.ces. is now lo
I be seen riding a bicycle in Tokio. show j
how thoroughly m-- .l.ipnnesc have ;
j turned tlii'ir back- ..n I lo i r old ways
, and I leas. London Mn:!.
!
- Al .tillages of -iil'iino no- limit-.
' There will be llo se;t .-lei, lless. b"c;illst
ill :t submerged hoai ih.-re i- absolute
; ly no perceii ib!e iimtioii. There will
I be no -moll in create iiuii-eii, for Ihr
j bonis will be propelled by electric puw
; l-l Ij'ketl flol'l lorilge I.Mtlerii.s. whicll
; will be charged ai either end. The of
: I'e'.isive odor that causes -o mudi dis-
eonilon iu surface Lo.-n.- is due to the
li.'iiied oil on ihe bi'iiiings and to the
! e-caping sieaui. There will be uo
j -I on to .ti lie -e Mibmcrgcil .liantiel
I boat, and the '.Pile ma. bin. i v ucces
! sary lo drive ihcin will be . online.!
; within an airtight rhumbcr 'There
j Will be llo c..:i-ion-. liccaU-e I lie boil I S
I coiiiing and the boats going will travel
jlll ilillerelll depths." -.l.ihli 1'. Holland
I ill North Ali eiicaii Kevicw.
I Snake Unit to lll.r I . I lie null t'KK",
i An obi wiumiu ii.'imeil .Ictikins ro
I ceiiily rrsiiii d iu 'Tennessee who raised
III g I .hid of p.uiliry for sale. Mir
set a hell i ll a dol'.rti eggs and ill n few
j days Weill lo see ln-w biddy was get
ping along, whin she found a huge
j Mlllke iu the nesl. The snake hll.1
frightened the li"n a'vay and swal
lowed the eggs. Nil's .leiikilis did Hot
i lice in flight as might be supposed.
but. undismayed, -he d.-spiil. he l the
j serpent with a stick and nit it open
'and secured the -lolell eggs. Which,
j strange as it may seem, she did uot
I set n uo ill under the hen and hatch,
j but sold to a country grocery - Niisli
! i ilie Hatuicr.
K scutch Mor.
In a dull Scottish tillage on a dull
in. .ruing one neighbor called upon nn
other lie was no-! at ibr door hy his
friend's w If
1 1 1 the ootiversatior
Weill thus
"Cntild':" ' A i
Gneii to be wi
"Is .1 , 1 1 1 li in "
1 think." "Ay."
. ay. he's in."
"No."
him.' "Ay,
"Can I see him . '
"Hul a wanied i.
but you calina ee lilt.i
John's dcid."
Held:" "Av"
Sudden'" "Ay."
"Very suddenV" "ci.v sudden."
"Ild he say any thing about a pot ot
green paint before he dcid'''
llrlllueirnt H?.'im lllr.l.
I C.ipt.iin Hiiilin. of tic Kauai. vca
, t r.n into by a i-o.-'un bird on the way
1 tror.i Kati.ii on Wei1np.l.;y nitiit The
liieaiuie lu'ting him a thump en tue
, top of the head as he was on the
bridge startled hitn a good deal and
lor a 111 illtll - he tbollghl he had Lien
j struck by the w ake ot Ihr vessel w h'ch
j wa.- as adrift Ly the heavy sens.
i Hoi obdu Kepul It. uu
I or spoou. Atchison Globe.
ABOUT WASHINGTON. I). 0
FACTS SUCCESTED BY THE CENTEN
NIAL OF THE NATIONAL CA;TAL.
Five Mile. l.onK ty Three Wide- 1 rmi h
Offlifi- I al.l (lul Ihe flly niillol .mil
Vhlt- Hun Oner I'nrtlnlly IH'siiiijmI
hy Ilie Itrttlsh.
On Wednesday, 1) niLer J'J. 1'
years had passed silicr tin I'niied
St.-itrs H.vernment took formal posses
slon of Washington as the national
capital. Apropos of the renitinial tie- i
New York Sun published the following
fans:
Witshiiigion had n popnlitiioii of Htssi :
in 1ihi. S'JnH in 1M. i:t.47l in ls-'i":
Ihe census Just compleicd showed it to
have H population of -i',.i h ii i in p.i'n.
In ihe llrst decade of the city's his
tory i In Government officials niirii
brird fewer tbatl H"'. Now there nre
nearly l.VMi. including the clerks in
l he various depart mollis.
Washington is now live miles l.,i;g
by till miles wide. 'The litriei of
Columbia contains about sixty -ipui'v
miles, ami all of this icrriiory i leov
being laid out wiih magniiieeip ,-re
uues to comprise greater Washington,
tleorgetown. now a part of Wash
inglon. wus laid oui in IT'.l. I' i
n-ross Hock 'reeU from Wa-iiingion
proper.
Jeotgeiow ii I ni x oi'.-i I f, ihe lirsl id
tleiiiioiial iustltulioii of the capital,
was founded by Hi-bop firrul in ITP!'.
The cornerstone of the hie House
was laid on October i:t, iT'.iJ. Had
Congress appropriated the money
asked for last winter the roinrrsioii
of the new While House addition
Would have been laid.
Work on the Capitol was begun on
September 18. )"':. Its eeiuciinial
was celebrated seven years ago.
The Capitol Is tin' hilL of Washing
ton. from which inr.-i of the avenues
radiate like spokes from a wheel.
After the destruction ,,( t. 'npiitil
in ISM. thr Thltternih Congress hold
sessions 111 the Union Parllir Hotel,
whicli was built in 1 Tit:: nnd burned in
is.1i',.
It was expected that Ihe best part
of Washington would he built on Capi-
tol Hill. Hence the Goddess of Lib-
rrt.v on the Capitol dome fares east
ward. Rut the most f.ishlotiabl" part .
of the city I- in the opposite direction, i
in the northwest. 1
The terraces of the Capitol wore
completed only in isttl. the total cost
of the building footing up to M.4".
(Kill.
New York. Philadelphia. Rultiniore, I
Heading, ierinntitown. Alexandria, j
Georgetown. HarrisLurg. Lancaster. ;
Carlisle, Trfutoti and other towns ;
wanted to be selected ns the capital, i
Hill George Washington chose the j
present she on the Potomac
Washington had h muii.cipnl gov
ernment from ISO'-' to 1 ST 1 . then a Tcr
ritorial government until 1s"4. since j
which time it has beei ntrolled by
Congress tlirougli three liistri.t Com-
inisslotiers.
Thp Goveriiinent irinpornrily aboil- ;
doned Waslilnglon in 114. when the J
Hrlllsh enptitred tl Hy. part. ally de j
stroyed ihr Capibd and the While
House, end blew
up
the nrsi'iuil at
Grcriileiif's Point.
Pierre Charles L Kiifsnt. a Trench
nrmy otlleer and engineer, lnid out the
plan of Washington. It is proposed to
erect a monument to turn, since ur ic
ceived no money for his work Hi
grave is an unlimited one. on the out
skirts of Washington, where he dii.l
'The dome alone of the Capitol cost
? I. "on,' si. The Crawford bronze door
nt the Senate wing weighs 14. mm
pounds and cost nearly S'.T.ooo
The hull of the House of H. presen
tatives Is the largest legislative as
sembly room In the world
The columns of the eastern portico
of the Capitol ore solid blocks of snud
Ftone. each thirty feet high.
'The Congress of the United Stairs
has met annually in Washington siner
November. IM.
The Rogers l'1'oll.e doors at the it l II ill
entrance to the Capitol till the story
of Columbus, and est ."H.oiia.
'The Cnpliol rotunda is ninety live
ft -i six inches iii diameter, and from
floor lo entiopy is lH't feel three inches.
Washington started in business w ith
a eapilol of nearly $o.(hhi.hi. derived
from Ihe Mile of real estate exclusive
of that deeded lo thr Government for
Gov; rmilelll purposes
More than half the area of W ashing
toil is now devoted lo the public use.
'The Capitol grounds and the Mall con
sliiuie it mak'iiiti.'f nr and ttiiely kept
park.
The Long Ll I'lge iicross the Poloiua.
to Virginia w as built In 1K1U Ii is
soon to be replaced Ly the iniignilh ent
Sidle tip-mortal bridge to coniinemor
ale the new uuieii Letwren the North
nud the South
Alexandria, t a where Washington
intended church was founded iu I7fv
and was once n prosperous purl.
P. nnsy p allia avenue, connect ins tie'
Whit - House with th" Cnpttnl. 1- snid
lo be the broadest and finest thorough
fare in tlx- world I' was tirsi paved i
ill 1SI0. but cheaply and poorly with i
wooden bl... k
Presiden; .tefLr-oii laid out Print 1
sylvauia aw line and had it lined wr.h
trees ou both side. Tlnn a double
ro'v of lindens w.i- plautcd down the
c. ntrc. ilh id.iig it in'o 'wo streets nud
:i con tie drive". ii These trees have
p. vv all hnen rip down, though a few
u.' w ones have been planted on the
sib-s The h venue I now a frond,
smoothly paved boulevard ll Is Itln
feel wide.
With a population of To.ouo ,u Mito,
Washington was still a sprawling, un-
kempt, unpnved and dirty city. A ca-
nnl rnn past th fo ot of th" fit pi tot
building, hip ii Inw b-rti . ovcreil.
Il was not until I '-I I . under Govern
or Ale.xaii.lei K. Shephet-.l. that Wash
ington began P. be a beautiful city.
In ten year
ars S'J.".ii'i.i i' ti hail been
make Washington clean nud
spent
beaut i
ll. Ii
my pr
exicii-
ii.er. not counting suit-on-.
t!i--rc are t"f
:;ii hit '-'T'.i mil. s in
s' reels.
lellgt b. .''tld I w
j :if:rr differeoi
tilj on.
Stales
W heir;
a vrnucs liauird
The suburban
X'ell.-ioUs. It.
rapidly popu-
).,,,, ,
than ."ion miles of
i ill I : 1 1 liiole
,.., , VV.1V
nli. Las
an
I SoiUhl'apitolslreets
and the M.iH oividr
city Into four
s. 'ci ion, known a- n-oiicasi. souni-ea-i.
i.oi-ilnv. s, and southwest. House
iiuinb.'i's nre g.Mti ,:c. oi'.lingly. There
are four 1,-m-; .- in Washington w hich
niav bear the -aiiie si reel and nuiuber
,'ll.!!-ess. bin tne di-i iiiguishing "N
W.." ol' Wb.l'o "'er -eclioll is indi.iited,
completes the address.
In Washing, on ihr liitinhrr.'d streets
,..( nonli and -o'Pb. th" Icllrred
Mi.eis casi and w.si. and Ihe system
of h"Us" nuio!."iiiig i- the simplest
and ni..'-: ooMpe-io of any iu the eouii-
in
i
to
m
G-'iieral I. :i fay rite
ton in s.M. and was
-ite.l Wa-lii.ig-literiaincil
for
two W eel.s
llloMll's Isi'lhlli '.'. I. -oil Hotel. lloW
I he . tr..'oiii.-m " .;- . n "I ilie mosl
iio'o.l hos'i'lrics in c.u-iy Washington.
In M." early days ihe Y.".i'l"iit re
. eiied a -a'.'.ry of S'.".."iim. Tiie 'iee.
1 're-id. -ni r. c.-ived ST""" Now the
I'rcsiileiii gets -'.'Mono and lie' X'irr-I'l'.-s
i.L-IH ssnoo
i costs about S.I110.1HHI a year lo run
I ho While L'ollse. exclusive of the
President-!, salary.
in August 1 s. l.'i. the Washington
hiandi of th" Hal'iiii.'l'e and I Uiio
K.-l ilroad w as open, d
Stage eo.-tehc- . o 1 1 I II 1 1". I lo IUI1 WCSI-
ward from W a-himr a- Lit- as 1S.M.
'Ti..- N.i'io'o-.l lip- I'ig. if- I- wa- the
lirst new -pap. r of : ni p .i'ia Ii''.' to be
e-i:ibih. .1 in V .i-uiiig:ioii.
j'he l.awie . :' I'.l.i.b'iislini-g. Augn-t
Jl. s. was Hi,, tir-i fought in d.-
feii f 'aspii-.'toii. and ihe only one
in vain.
When ihe Civil War began Wash
ington -.a- v, iihou' dofon-os. T'.i
years la'cr it w,i- .-urroiiuded Ly a
ch.-iin of s-'Vciiiy l w o forts.
TI losr of th" war w as celeLrati d
on tiie nighi of ApKi I".. 1 ".-". by a
grot'.d il'iuinin.'i'ion .f Wr.shingtoli.
whi"ii e..-'ed d any drir.t.nstratum
witpess-'d in the c.uoi.,- previimslv.
in I'ri.l.iy iilglp. April M. IS.-..".
President I. in .-In .v.-i- aasiufiled ai
Lord s Tlie.Mtre by .Ldilt Wilkes Hoot).
'The biiihling -land- oil j'eiiiii sir."',
brtwc n i: and I', and .-early opposite
i he l -e in w iu.'li Lincoln died.
General Kar'.y eamr within n l'"v
ui:hs ,.f W.-i-lcngioit :'i IM'.t. but was
driven h;;i . by th. S X'h Army Corp,
wlpi-h eu-.::igeniciii '.i' witne e.l bv
Pi-e-hP n' l.i-i -.'In at l-'ori S'.ev en . n
the ScM ipli stn-'t road, livr mi!' -north
of ihe capiia1
'The north".'.
artcr of W;isiuii.
ion n hat w as on. "
n.ii. though boil- ;n... u
s wa nip pa . in
i- Hi"
populnr
p.'ll I of til.- city to day
It is I Id mil. - 1 : Wa-leligioli to
I he mouth of ih. I '. .i. -ilia.-, in Chesa
peake Hay. and I"! nni. by water to
the Atlantic ill-can
Thr Hurean of Lug-raving and Print-
jni, WJJ , . . -. , , ,
1 I and cuipleleil
at a cos! of S::i;T.o";'. It " about a
million a y ear L run it.
The Stale. War anl Navy li.part-
nietils are coti-ili.l: I in "ii.- iinuiciisi-
buihling. which en- bo-.iui in 1STI. It
cost $looon.
'The 'Treasury Hudd.iig w-.-t- om-p'-eled
ill I " i t a o-i of Sii oim.iHSI
It is t!i" hug. .!. 'irtitieiit building
devoied ic brunch of the G.uiin-
ni. -ni.
'The Pcii-.on inli.-o. "where the ili.lii
gitrstion ball- are held." was coiii-
pleted in I'-ss. It i- cinir.ly ol hri.'K
land term rott.-i. and i- the only de
partment building - eollslrueteil.
'The I'ostollice I lepill'l liielll building
was erected iu ls''.i and extended iu
1 N.V.. It C.ls i S I is ii I. (loo
.lohn iiiiiny Adam d-signed the al
legorical group. " I lie Genius of Amer
ica." on the eastern purlieu f the Cap
iiol. The reclaim-d Uoioicae Hats will
add about Phki acre I" the public
parks. The ana w ill he made into ll
ii a 1 1-.i i ;i 1 park along ihr river from.
Mexican minion furnished the mate
rial for the bronze siulii' of General
Infield Scon in the cii-. jr which
bears bis name.
The So. . iv in tlic Army of the Ten
nessee ei e. i. d I In- s.Vl.tioo statue of
General .lames : Mrl'lier-oii in the
square winch h. u- hi- name.
'The bronze pr.-p.-lloi' of his laniom
lliigship. the 1 1. n t ford, was cast into
the statue of Admiral I uiragut.
Manila is ti.'din tnib s from thr capital.
Honolul i is l..i:; mil s w 'st of Wash
ington. ArKrnlliin Siph I ion VV.irlli et.'IOO.OOO,
'if thr territory of t .iiibul. Argen-
jlilie lirpul bc. .no I"."Oll si fi lions.
.1 ii i -li .lie worm, iu io"n ii.tcoi" , ur,
';n i.oo.i. Tin si -ci bops range ab, ut
'i - i-l.ni I of Ls.-on lid. i. w hich bus
Hist hi . ii -iii'c.d by ll- Ul-h-'l ics
Irv.-siigatieii c.iiiimissioii of the r -public
'.ir L. l.aliitle. d' Hie eoi'imis.
si. ;i. has r. porie.l to th" Minister of
Agriculture what has 1. -i iteeotu
I'lisl.ed iu the survey, and l:e bii'.i-s'-h
;s surprised at the iiuu'Ler cf s.n
Ii. ii to be found nboiii tin- isl tn-1 l
fstimales that their -kin.- arc worth
.Sin each
An oak tree -f aictag.- siz.e, v.li'i
"oxi.ihki leaves, lifts from the earth,
Into the air about I'J.'i tons cf water
during the live tuouths It la Id leet.
v