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RIDING A TORNADO..
To ride half ft laile through the air
m a cyclone and live to tell the tale is
; a. unique experience. Yet that is pre
cisely what happened to the Unitarian
minister at Highland Springs, a suburb
Of Richmond, -Va.
The gentleman. gays:
"I had read much
about . cyclones, but
and heard much
my information
,was conflicting and far from satisfac
tory. Had resolved if I ever got near
enough to one to investigate for myself.
Don't know that I ever prayed the good
'Father 1.j send one my way, but was
iWilling Ho should. .
"My opportunity came. .It was iu
Randolph County, Ind., in the month
of September. The farmer with whom
I boarded was building a barn, and I
went out to assist the carpenters, it be
ing Saturday afternoon and nothing do
Sng. One of the workmen remarked
that it was good C5'clone weather, and
.just as we finished, shingling one side
of the roof he shouted: 'Look out; boys,
there is a cyclone coming!' Glancing
liastily in the direction he pointed I
saw on the horizon, some five or six
mites distant, a monster as black as
ink and as clear as an Egyptian pyra
mid, bowling along at terrific speed.
. "India.ua has, had many cyclones. In
. traveling through the country one sees
their track in twisted and strewn tim
ber trees three feet in diameter twist
ed off a few feet above grouud as if by
. giant hands. There was an old track
to the west of us, and as we watched
the cyclone advance it was plainly evi
dent that it was following the course
Df its predecessors. ' "
'"My ignorance and consequent lack
of fear and my desire to better ob
serve this wonderful phenomenon led
me to disregard the advice of my asso
ciates to get off the building. Mean
while the funnel-shaped mass of dust
and debris grew momentarily larger.
Fascinated, I watched it, and listened
spellbound to the crash and grind of
the debris in its swirl. Fences, frag
ments of buildings, cattle, grain, tim
ber, haystacks and, for aught I knew,
human beings, enveloped in a ' sable
mantle of dus, pounding and grinding
oue another to pieces and sweeping
V along with lightning rapidity.
"My interest was roused to the high
est pitch, when suddenly a chill ran
through me. The raging demon, now
almost opposite us, had .suddenly
tacked, and, leaving the old track at
Tight angles, was headed toward us.
There was no time left to get down,
and I was too far from the ground to
Irop, .So, burying my hatchet in the
.shingles in such a way as to get a hold
-on oue of the laths underneath, 1
stretched, myself fiat on the roof and
.awaited th'e shock.
"I was fnane too quick. For imme
diately th6 roof rose on the rim of the
cyclone and sped majestically on its
way in a spiral, course till it reached
the top of the swjrl 150 feet from the
ground according to the estimate of
the onlookers. t
: "The roof remained intact until it
jfrad reached its greatest altitude and
had traveled on the rim of the cyclone
proper nearly "half a mile, when the
corner opposite the one I was on sank
iuto the inside current of the swrirl and
the roof with a great crash went to
ipieces. I had lost my support and was
V -.afloat in midair, the victim of the most
.terrific power I had ever encountered.
"During alt this time, and it was
probably only the fraction of a min
ute, though it seemed an age, I was
fully conscious of my position and was
calculating on how it would terminate.
'''Ittoe'raT'was deafening, and I realized
' Ahat.if I was drawn into the swirl I
would be ground to pieces like the grist
in a mill. I also speculated that if I
- --dropped to the ground I should be as
J'phyxiated before reaching terra firma.
"To iny surprise I did neither, but
kept drifting around what seemed a
- vcircle of a hundred yards in diameter
'until I settled dowrn to about seventy
;five feet from the ground. Then I rec
ognized that I had been released from
"ithe hold of the cyclone and was shoot
ing to earth, like a rocket head first. I
expected to be dashed to pieces, but
suddenly the top of a tree swam before
mv vision, and as I plunged into it I
seized hold of a limb. n-.
"The force' of the fall was so great
and my grasp sostrong that the braneh
, was torn from the tree and carried
with" me to the ground, a distance of
thirty feet. My hold on the limb had
leversed my position and I struck the
ground on my feet, sinking deep into
the mud and gravel of the creek. The
vycloue had swept the water before it
iu its passage a moment earlier.
"Pulliuff mvself together I took an
inventory of my injuries. Both legs,
'were broken iu two places between the
aiikle and knee and my feet were hor
ribly mangled. There were eighteen
fractures at least. Dragging myself to
the bank I cut the boot from one foot
wi'th a pocket knife and was making a
compress to stop the flow of blood
usiug pieces torn from my shirt when
friends came up.,
"One of the men attempted to re
move the other iboot, but was so ex
cited he cut my foot as much as the
fcoot. There was no surgeon near and
I was beginning to feel the loss of
blood. So I took the knife and finis
the job myself, and also set my own
Tbrokeu bones, the carpenters making
the splints, having had some little ex-
Derience along this line." Richmond
., Va.) Times-Dispaich.
DODGING FATE.
There is nothing more unreasonably
persistent than a pi'esentiment. In
nine cases out of ten the fear is
sroundiess, but there is always the one
chauce that it may not be. Not every
person can put himself so effectively out
of the way of the dr?ad dooui as did
Captain THensei, who was a color-ser
geant of the Pennsylvania Veteran Vol
unteers. He tells his Own story in
"Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor:"
When I was twenty -one years old I
spent a . furlough in Philadelphia.
While I was there a handsome flag
was presented to me as my personal
property, in honor of toy having suc
cessfully carried the colors through all
of-the great battles of the regiment.
The names of the battles were printed
in. gold letters on the flag, and on the
staff was a silver, plate with an in
scription. I had a strong presentiment that I
should be killed at the next battle. In
vain' I tried to get my furlough extend
ed. The commanding officer said every
able-bodied man was needed. I won
dered how I could "honorably get out of
carrying the flag at the next engage
ment. Then an idea came to me. The
Government wanted officers for colored
troops, and had established a free mil
itary school open to applicants for
such commissions. Our regiment was
on its way to Washington, and I de
termined to see the Secretary of War.
When we reached the city I took my
Kearney medal and my flag to Mr.
Stanton. It was nearly dark "when
my turn came, and he was tired and
worn. At first he spoke curtly, and
asked me what I was doing away from
my regiment at that time of day. I
answered politely, unfurled the flag,
and showed him the inscription There
was only a dim light in the office, but
the Secretary struck a match and
looked the flag all over Then he called
some staff officers, and I had a grand
reception.
Mr. Stanton asked' hie what I want
ed. I told him I was a coward, and
wanted to get out of the next fight. He
laughed, and asked if there were any
more cowards like me in the regiment.
I said we were all alike. He took my
name, and I told him about my pre
sentiment. He seemed pleased with
my record, aud'said that I was the only
stranger, either soldier or civilian, who
had ver asked a favor Df him without
being loaded with letters, and who had
ever brought a real testimonial of
service.
"I'll discharge you. or I'll promote
you to a commission in the regular
army," he told me.
It was the happiest moment of my
life. I was almost willing to take the
old flag into the next battle and be
shot. I told Mr. Stanton I did not
wish discharge or promotion, but sim
ply a furlough to attend the military
school. He made out an order, leaving
the date unfilled. Then he wrote to
my colonel, asking him to leave the
date of absence optional with me.
When I gave my papers to the colo
nel he was furious, and tore them up.
Then he had me put in the guard
house. Late. at night the guard let me
out, and I went directly to Mr. Stan
ton's house.
He was very angry when I told him
my troubles, wrrote another letter to
the colonel, and sent me back with an
escort. This time the colonel respected
everybody and everything, but Mr.
Stanton never forgave the insult to
his authority.
I attended the free school, and after
the great Battle of Spottsylvania went
back to my old regiment and the front.
where I carried the colors through all
the subsequent battles.
A WILDCAT THAT TURNED.
Henry Lazinka. a prominent cattle
man in Northeastern Oregon, had an
exciting contest with a large wildcat in
Walla Walla County. Wash. He finally
killed the animal, but It was only after
a hard fight. He was riding through
the country on horsebacks and bis only
weapon was a large riding whip. He
saw a big wildcat and gave chase on
horseback. The animal ran for a short
distance, then turned and savagely at
tacked the man on his. horse. She tore
his clothing and even his "shaps" and
saddle, and made desperate attempts
to reach his face. He defended him
self with his whip, and after a long
fight succeeded in landing a blow
which stunned the bobcat and knocked
her to the ground. The man sprang
from his horse and kicked and beat the
animal to death. It was a beautiful
large cat about six years old, with fine
fur, which he removed and is' keeping.
DOG DUG MASTER OUT OF SNOW.
Edward Hanavan, one of the best
known miners and prospectors in
Ouray County, had a remarkable es
cape from death in a snowslide which
came down the western slope of Mount
Hayden last evening. He owes his
life to his dog Sandy?
Hanavan was climbing over the trail
of the mountain above the Mineral
Fern mine when he was suddenly
caught by a snowslide and swept 100
feet into the gulch. His dog, follow
ing ntty teet behind, barely escaped
the avalanche. The faithful canine
jumped into the gulch and began .paw
ing and scraping where the toe of one
of Hanavan's boots barely showed
above the snow. Within ten minutes
the dog reached his master's head and
began licking his face.
Hanavan was practically unconscious
f rojn lack of air, bjrtjoon revived and
managed to dig out of what threatened
to prove his snowy tomb. Ouray Cor
rcspondence Denver Republican.
Declined to Accept Knighthood.
When J. Henniker Hentin, M. P., of
Great Britain, declined to accept the
honor of knighthood the other day,
on the retirement of the Balfour Cab
inet, he declined for the third time.
The title was offered him in recognition
of his- services in carrying the imperial
penuy postage scheme ifi 1898 and in
troducing telegraphic money orders in
the United Kingdom and the parcel
post in France.
The fish landed and sold in the Brit
ish markets last year were valued al
$30,000,000.
rew lorli City. The Eton i8 pre
eminently the favorite of the season,
with the result that it is being shown
In infinite variety and charm. Here is
a model that is jaunty and chic in the
extreme, while It is absolutely simple
and can be utilized for linen, pongee,
voile, and, indeed, for all suitings and
also for the taffeta or pongee wrap of
separate use. In the illustration he
material is pale blue pongee with
trifnmiugs of heavy lace that is dyed
to match and frills of white Valen
ciennes. Still further variations can,
however, be provided by using con-
trasting material for the vest. Again,
if the lace' applique is not liked, the
jacket itself can be left plain, finished
only with the frills or in any manner
that may be liked, while the collar and
cuffs can be trimmed either with rows
of straight braid or with soutache
braid applied over some simple stamped
design.
The jacket is made with fronts, .back
and vest. There is a box pleat at
each edge of the front and at the cen
tre back and there are outward-turn
ing pleats from the shoulders. The
vest is attached beneath the box pleats
at the front and the flat collar finishes
the neck. The slevees are in elbow
length, moderately full, and are gath
ered into straight bands that are con
cealed by the cuffs.
, The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four yards twenty
oine, three and three-fourth yards twen
ty-seven or two yards f orty-four inches
wide, with ten yards of lace for frills
and fifteen medallions to make as il
lustrated. The Perfect Wedding Outfit.
Exquisite cut and fitting are requisite
for a perfect wedding gown, which is
preferably quite plain; for elaborate
trimmings, showing through the veil,
are likely to look "fussy." Let the ma
terial be as rich as may be, and then
depend upon its beauty, and the per
fection of its development to produce
the handsome result desired.
"Warning About Filmy Empire Effects.
Empire models developed in filmy
mousseline or other soft silk stuffs are
charming when skillfully made, but be
ware of an inexperienced seamstress.
for there is nothing attractive about
a costume that has the appearance of
having been intended for a negligee.
Darned Lace to the Front.
Among the wide variety of hand
decoration now in vogue, darned lace
is again coming to the front, and those
who are adept at this work will be
able to evolve very dainty accessories.
Admirable Garments For a Girl.
The simplified pony jacket is an ad
mirable garment for a girl from ten to
fifteen years of age, its abbreviated
style being especially appropriate for
the youthful figure.
For Summer Styles
The three styles that will be worn
most of all this summer are very
much like the old styles. It seems
absurd to mention them as new, yet
they have points which make them
new.
There is the princesse skirt, coming
up high enough to form a corselet or
girdle, with the , overhanging Eton,
short in the back and -long in the
front.
The kilted skirt with Eton coat and
girdle," made of cloth or linen, or thin
summer stuff, will be worn again.
And there will be the circular skirt,
with little loose coat, nicely trimmed
with hand work and made along the
tailored lines, with plenty of . stitching
and seams very "neatly finished.
And last, though it should have been
first, comes .the circular skirt.
Blouse or Shirt Waist.
Variations of the shirt waist seem
very nearly without number. Here is
one of the very latest that gives a vest
effect and that allows a choice of
elbow or lonrr sleeves. It Is eminently
simple and smart and yet at the same
time a bit more dressy than the severe
tailored sort and is adapted to a wide
range of materials. As illustrated
handkerchief linen is combined with
embroidery and trimmed with little
pearl buttons but Madras, lawn, and,
Indeed, all waistihgs. are appropriate,
with the strip at the centre" front of
any contrasting material that may be
liked. All-over embroidery is perhaps
the simplest, but there are laces that
can be utilized with propriety, while
the material embroidered by hand is
always the daintiest and smartest of
all things.
Th? waist is made with fronts, back
and centre front. The tack is tucked
to give tapering lines to the figure,
while the fronts are treated after a
quite novel manner. There are tucks
at the shoulders that extend to yoke
depth and at the edge of eacb is the
regulation shirt waist pleat., Beneath
these pleats the centre front, or vest,
is arranged attacned to position at the
right side and buttoned into place at
the left The trimming straps; are ar
ranged on indicated lines and buttoned
over onto the lett side. The long
sleeves are in shirt waist style, finished
with regulation cuffs, while the elbow
sleeves are slightly fuller and finished
with straight bands.
The -quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and three-fourth
yards twenty-seven or two and ope-
eighth yards forty -four inches wide,
with three-fourth yard eighteen inches
wide for the centre front and collar.
For an Earlv Woddlng.
A bridesmaid's gown prepared for an
early New York wedding is of crepe de
chine in a delicate shade of pink with
bolero and sleevecaps of all over, lace.
There is a folded girdle of liberty satin
and a wide satin band jit the skirt hem.
Large hat with shaded pink plumes,
roses and creamy lace.
The Old Pump's
Ay, root me up like some dead tree
Bereft of leaf and shade, ;
And 'in some corner let me be
Irreverently laid.
To waste my bones in rot and rust,
And let me, once who gave
Cool draughts to man and beast, in dust
Find an iinhonored grave. t
It was thy father set me here
A score of vears ago.
And bade coo! water, crystal clear,
In grateful streams to flow.
In all my years no thirsty lout
For drink of me has cried
And from my overflowing spout
Has gone unsatisfied.
The children, rioting from school,'
Have sought my dripping spout,
Whence sparkling water, clear and cool,
In torrents gushing out,
Brought thirst a comforting eclipse
With its refreshing draught,
And, ah! the sweetness of their lips
Pressed to me as they quaffed.
Then, speeding onward to their play,
I heard their merry cries,
And like the tears that drip away
In gladness from the eyes,
The cool drops flowed and trickled down
My iron cheek, to see
How from far corners of the town
The thirsty came to me.
NATIONAL CLIFF RUIN
COLORADO.
PARK IN
A
X area of several hundred square
miles in Southwestern Colorado
has been made into a new Na
tional park for the purpose of
preserving from spoliation numerous
cliff -ruins found in that region. This
has been accomplished through the ef
forts of the Colorado Cliff Dwellings
Association, an organization of fifty
women of that State formed for the
purpose.
The park comprises the Mesa Verde
country, in the southwestern corner of
the State, and was leased from the Ute.
Indians by the association under the
authority of an act of Congress passed
last March.
K. WAK CHIEF F THE
A DESCENDANT OF THE
. CLirx DWELLliES;
MOKI THIEE.
The Mesa Verde is an irregular, table
land of some 700 souare miles in ex
tent, cut by the Mancos River and its
tributaries into innumerable canons
and gorges. The main canon is thirty
miles long and from 1000 to 2000 feet
in depth. The walls are composed of
soft -sandstones and shales, which
break off in huge masses under the ac
tion, of storms and frost, forming a se
ries of small cliffs, alternating with
long slopes of debris, the whole being
crowned by lofty embattled cliffs of
massive sandstone. At the tops of the
slopes of debris and under the vertical
cliffs are found the remains of houses
once inhabited by the cliff dwellers,
who lived for many centuries in the
Mesa Verde country, and the cause of
Whose, disappearance from that region
has not yet been adequately explained.
As a result of investigations con
ducted by the Smithsonian Institution
and other learned institutions it has
been determined thathe cliff dwellers
were of the same stock as the Pueblo
PRESENT HOME OF
The dusty yokel, worn, and tasked,
Tramped to me from the road,
Gripped hands with me, and all unasked
The grateful waters flowed.
The cup held by its clanking chain
He lifted "oft and drained
Its crystal waters once again,
And some new vigor gained.
And, ah! those patient beasts that brought
Their noses to my tank,
When the red sun beat fiercely hot
And drank, and drank, and drank
With mighty draughts and deep until '
My labors were nigh vain
To give them drink enough and fill
My water tub again.
Nor all my score of years till now
Have I once failed to cool
The thirsty lip and. fevered brow
From that still rippling pool
Wherein my feet have stood. My cup
In ready hands and strong
Has dipped its crystal waters up
So long, so long, so long!
But now my joints are worn and oldf
My spout is parched and dry;
My cup's a-leak and will not hold
My drink, howe'er I try.
So root me up like some old tree
Bereft of leaf and shade,
And in some corner.let me be
Irreverently laid.
J. W. Foley, in Good Literature.
Indians, who now live in villages lo
cated on the mesas and in the valleys'
in parts of New Mexico jmd Arizona.
The evidence so far obtained suggests
that some-of the clans of the Moki tribe
in Northern Arizona migrated to their
present habitat from a place in the
north, and that, place is believed to be
the Mesa Verde country. In other
words, the Moki Indians may be re
garded, in general terms, as the fle
scendants of the people wTho built the
houses in the cliffs of the Mancos.
The ruins found in the Mancos canon
and adjacent gorges represent the high
est attainments of the ancient cliff
dwellers in the art of house building.
Although many thousands of ruins
have been found in the southwest none
compares with those of the.Mesa Verde
in character of masonry or in general
finish In this respect the ruins along
the Mancos and its tributaries are far
superior to the villages now inhabited
by the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico
and Arizona, i
Although discovered in 1874 and 1875
by explorers connected with the Geo
logical Survey, under Professor F. V.
Hayden, and reported upon at that
time, the ruins are in such an inaccessi
ble region that few white men visited
them until quite 'recently. Within the
' past few years, however, several large
collections of relics of various kinds
have been taken from the old buildings,
which were partly demolished in the
process, and it w'as to put a stop to
such vandalism that the Mesa Verde
country was placed in charge of the
Colorado Cliff Dwellmgs,Assoeiatio,n.
Seattle a For Centre.
The Seattle Fur Sales Agency has
.been organized, and articles of incor
poration will be filed, within a few
days. As the name implies, the com
pany is organized to handle furs of all
kinds, and regular fur auctions, such
as are held in London, are to-be held
here four times each year.
"The purpose," said J. S. Goldsmith,
one of the trustees, "is to make Seattle
the greatest fur centre in the country.
We expect toget furs from all parts of
the country, particularly the North
west and Alaska; This agency will
have the effect of bringing here fur'
trappers and salesmen from all sec-
tions of the United States, Canada
and Alaska, and fur buyers from all
parts of the world. We will deal both
with the storekeepers in the remote '
regions where the animals are trapped,
and with the trappers themselves. The
company will commence business as
soon as the details can be arranged.
The office has not yet been secured, nor
the site of the warehouse decided upon,
but those matters will be attended to
at once.' Seattle PosMutelligencer.
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THE CLIFF DWELLERS DESCENDANTS,
MOKI, ARIZONA.'
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