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THE OLDEST AMERICAN INN.
. rl nl. Mass- claiws tb di-
ritlld of b-it'cj It :drt bol la tb
.CauttS fctatr. It i. a .tjpicil tv waUl
(tb. which Tor aesrly a cestury una a
Jka-'f ba sttrr closed it do. H '
arraa;-r.
it sa::t i lrco by c-pt. iau nuci-
eck. wto wit lit bwalfsce f r it years. "
tfsrUc ala tf b eatrti!srl maty Ul
mrsS iwtt G a. Geors V6!c;Too
ateppI tbr 0cctKr 1T. po tu way
ta Boras. an.1 entered 13 I N liary.
wr ff4 ca tb bst Ihetjwa s fr-K." A
abort tl afterwanl Mir; la jt3;:o
pat tb eigbl thre.
la V7 Itesiieat Joha A4an- ! It!
toa lli tl coarb and f.fr. std Mrdlord
liltcfccvck garp tUu tb "b: rvm lo tbe
boo.' Jeroro Kioapanf. m a P"
poii ir.! Kins of WrMphaUa !a 1S07. srent
tb tUtit-taar wUh bl Ar.erlcaa bride.
!! h.ia-.t th rtttten. la It. a ml tra
!i:ica shows tie place where tils coach rat
li.to 4 fcc ncd JeuiolUhcJ IV.
.;.-i.cral I-it-ijrtle cc tl rbit to America
In 1.V-I tu;i- J ttcr. 4cd rnaoy otter oot
ab'. pfrtjcjcta tare iaruken at lta hos
pitality. .
i'ur 1I T-ar Ifce hotel tad oolj three air
f. rtrt :a?a:otA: an ateras rrorr!eteriilp
f vtar'.y S5 nr apire.
Tu Ws j-Ian. made JmtEorn: tr Lor j
M:v, satfuate the Vet::rook-iliI kone.
tut t: t Ter trad a eocUauocs carter a a
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ENGINE DRIVERS-AS OCULISTS.
r ct: kaow ef tbe more apparent
iistfit l which rallwar ent'.ae drtrers
4 stokers ar eipased. but few know
that tke foran of aeeWent to which tbejr are.
beroa4 a other, most wbjret Is lejury to
tao eyes.
n;i particles of clader act roeta! are
coctaat:y rttiac Into tbe eyes of toe driv
ers aed toir. snl ra.m. whi-a tb
psta Is sc 'oiiJoc anu din-o;t .;na: bae to
h atertod. tbe dj&ger and iuvobTen
lebec are al aII.
bat thf aam bare etY oce roetbod of
X'.Tta; rb otber re'tef a icethnd ttat.
liMifTft rpVjtt It may seem to the at rr
If read--. Is drlsrrd by tbe Host enrfnrct
surecn to be- tbe one prattloa. feaie
pju. aud oce that shows b?w devoted tbee
co- n-i.rkrr enn be to each other.
And tte nu-thod lu quoftin 1 tbls: Di
rectly tbe stcker. say. Rets soue stlnRins
partU-V Into bts eye the drlrer wl'.I flruily.
yet dii-:e:y. opa tbe .eyelids wide and
tht n lU k out the nnrrg fra;tueut that Is
I;ite espah ef produclns trssle" eonse
1 i'ur"- iih bis tnsue. Tbe public know
litt of tbL heroic- r medy. but en erery
i'.nf In tti wt-rM It 1 being sppMcd dally.
Scrg.u. w.ta :i their beautlfnl lustra
wn?. revogulse that tbe way In qurMlon
!, when it!" f.relan nbtance ! of nieta!
snd one tbst ear.rot be seen, tbe only plan.
Greatrst cf Its kind Is the glgacllc stc
Inpi.t n-.l.'iin (yi 'V m tnr pnm WulC
was iuaue lue unccn enu vi ioe jirni
Inch gun which ha? Just been bond aud rifled
at tbe Wntervllet Arsenal. Tbe ingot was
east fir tb- sorercmeut at Itethleliexn Iron
Work, and I the Inrzes: piece of solid steel
ever east la tb" worh!.
Tbe length or tne icsot was 10 feet X Inches;
d'.a.ueter 0 feet 2 inches. While still in a
n.ol en coadltion ln.the nipld the steel used
in tuau'ifacturlDjf the bz-eecb end of guns Is
subjected to liydranlic pressnre until tne'in
got has cooled, thus Insuring tbe solidity of
tbe metal. The upper bend of the powerful.,
eompresser weighs 125 tons, and the lawer
one, including he cylinder through wa'.cb
tbe bydfaulie pressure is applied. 133 tons.
The finished enn Is to weigh 126 tons, and
wtll be 43 feet long.. IJr win fire a projectile
weighing 'J,ZbO pouiids.Jat a velocity of 2.000
feet per second. The powder charge will bo
1.000 pounds. v
SHIP MADE OVERLAND VOYAGE.
During a very heavy vtorm the United
States new lightship Columbia Hirer. No.
CO. was driven ashore and cast hijh cp on
the sands. The proper place for the vesse!
to display her warning light to a'.I approach
In? vessels wa a point nlwuit elsht miles
ofT tbe mouth of tb great Columbia Hiver,
on the Oregon and Washington coast.
The Ilchth!p vr.s verv ecttre!y anchored,
being held In position by a massive chain
fastened to a ponderous "rauFhroom" anchor.
Cut so flcrst was the gale that the chain
was snapped asunder. The vessel went
aground near the mouth of the river, going
far np ou tbe treacherous' sands at extreme
h'g'u tide. .
l'ersistent etTorts were made to pull thev
large vessel back Into the water. However,
:il viu-h attempts proved vmsnccessu I,'
Finally. Tt was determined to"Mbavlzat.e. tb.'
I1zMli!p across te neek o'the enlnn'a n
distance qt nearly two adlesahd' get'her "
Into deep water. - ;
This overland voyage was finally accotD
piished, though at iuuchtirae and expense
to the government. By the combined use
of steam, horses and powerful tackle the
vessel was 'successfully "navigated" across
the land aud relaunched in deep water.
'.Necessary repairs were made and the light
ship taken 4ack to her proper position and
anchored more securely than before.
The land passage of the lightshin was re
garded a a remarkable achievement. Not-
wit.hstonauig.ner very rougn experience of
the storm and the "voyage." the damages
ta the "vessel were comparatively small.
SAN FRANCISCO'S PET BLACK SWAN.
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Ut rxtrsordlaary U tb. bird, with lu i
paeeoBr4.!j long seek, tbst Is Ssa I ran-
rtseo'B pet bUrk isia. ln .e Tom. Its i
water ta tb Goidea'uat Tsrk. tbe rlty's i
4eJbtfsl recreation grooid for or.d- :
weary io..
VbH Tea tad tb msodsrlo dT-ks and
tb Uk lt!f reaarrt tb sole bear faction
wbtcfc &sa trBBcisc rrrr teV-tved from tbe
bite Co::: r. flnctlngtoa. Nearly every
c-t.d ou tb I'jriflo Coast l on terms of
esy latiui..ey with Cm !e Tom. and Uncle,
evrrytbit iff riinildered. Is the best tempered
wjn. sL. b ark or parti colored, cow la
e;ptlvlty if the freedom of a large sheet of
nstrr asd tbe exclusive suzerainty of a
3i. :i tSar.l may he termed captivity.
HUck swans are found only In .Australia,
sad arr rare even there.
. Tnrtles-Ruin Yiflas.
Oe of oar cooatst. sayt sb Atsler ps
fer. Ttxtul'y notl ed that bis Tint bad
bru geswrd sroucd tb root, ard. re-"v-lag
t aertala the cane. be went at tsisb:
tat tbe slcrtard an I ixb beard a tsoi
wbl k was strsac that for a tm turi.:
k tatiibt It was of cpraaivral urisl.i.
"llastac ilhtrd a Ump. however, be !!
coTrrrd tLst I; wa made by ao am y, of tur
tle. whW-a was w;y roakles lt way fr.iu
tb xlver t tb Titrysrd. Tb ri.yiry was
lis otrd. for tbemrttes a cwci r enter-.
tb slaetard tbsa ttey Ixnc to r-tvace the
vtoe. aanoainc cme !jlvr-r. t:-r ou nrr
8asl!y so' en dd la cettlnc rtd i f the lur
tl. bat la artier t caard acala: furtber
aael:s fc was Hlcrd to errtt a 1
a roc ad tt t:teyrd.
Long Distance Pianist.
In tbe newspapers ef I'adua a musician
eami'd Ilancla reventljr anoounctd that on
tbe f.jtfwir- S::ndaj. at 7 o'eiock lu tbe
n:rn:ns. he w .;. I Ug!n to play tbe piano
and would ( .r,:laur to play fur 40 hours, or
I't.til It o'ek-tk n Monday evening. Ittiricg
th, t!..d be .iid tbst be would play UjO
pleees of na-b' fn.ui uieuury. and tbat be
9ul-l rt f- r oaly 1X in.uuu li u!uuu-s
ai tlir c:oo tf tbe fourternth brt:r sud an
tber 1 mlanies at tbe close of the twenty
r.".iifh b"!ir. He added that during his long
.erf.iinamt he would take no nourishment.
erpt a litt!e water aad some medicine of
bis own ruBrctiu. and that a ct miuit vi
pliy;r'.aus would W presint in order to see
b'.ni aiei mj!!h bis singular feat.
A NOVEL LIFEBOAT.
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KEEPING COOL IN NAPLES.
dreds flocked down to ihe beautiful bay
every morning and not omjr enjoyed a bath,
bnt also took their men's, mainly compoled
of fruit and light wine, as they floated or
stood in 'the water.
The ect ne is familiar to all Neapolitans.
Indeed, on any warm day parties of friends
may still be seen enjoying themselves In this
novel and sensible fashion. ' '.. .
One per cent, of the population of India
profess the Christian religion.
ac ar as injteolwas tifelK-at has hi i
aveatri. It consists of an oaier totatabi i
ah'!, aa iaaer becglag cs.rljfe and ' a
cvster board, wkbh ts loac'tujiailly at- .
tscbed t tbe sbe'.l to sr.ch a maacer that It
caa b opeaed or eloseu.
At earii cad of tbesbetl area pair of trans
fers ba kbeads, formla; aa Liner compart-
tMnl between tb.em.and. f afthermore. there
.1 a j&eeaaaitm. by nveanf of wbleU tbe
.carrUize.cau be locked to tbe shell la any
desired poMtlon with relation to the ccnter
boird when the latter Is open.
. In a few other respects this boat differs
from th'se now la use. and It U said by
tho wbo have exaiolurd It to possess some
nvtable advantages over tbcm.
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AMERICAN. Oi; BRITISH SOIL.
Curious, Indeed, Is .an . 'Amiirlcaii-ffort
which w as ' built on r British soil. How:
manv can ?rucss ahai. fast" tt is and-.wbfrc..
located? The name is Fort Moutgamerj-,
and the location: is on an island near-the
foot of Lake Champlain, about hutt .. a
mile northeast of 'Rouse's Point, N.iVj'.
A short time ago, when traveling in .-that-part
of the country, I saw this fort ands
a-sked the name of it. 1 "Why, that is .irtj
Blunder," said, my informant. 'lUUlTOiir
never hear of ft?" . I cenfesied isnoa'anei
and he explained matter?. : "' '-
It seeiii-s that after the War of l?l3 th'
governnie;:t of the United StatesTJSf ca'Biif "
convinced that . the ciitrance .' t'o . Likc
Champhiini -should be guarded by a' fort
strong enough to engage-any Erliishfleet
which might attempt to force an o'utr:ici"'
to the lake. And so Fort. il-taomery
was constructed, at a cost c' neftirty.-.ji0.-
OfK. It was an immense fortlfieatiojr tor
those days,, and was arranged lor - tarea
tiers of suns.
j .Just.about the time It was fr,n , .. .
.jofht -surveyors fixing the Hi.,-
'United .Staten anil -Canada ' ,. L'
ana, alter doing a cwl bit ".
-trnnonnced that Fort Montgi.n;, -r' ,1 ' tl
i uiia;.;u rvu. i lie noi lIU'! ;. ,
New Tork state was the i v y ;
'. lei. and; 'this fort was ni '
I Vyards-oifer' the line. Work
Ufiii on luimnitare simnK;,
ji'itjo ivajs made the subject . !
w-'il itpcidld' tb.it in v;,.- .
;th.". t'l:( United Sr.-itrs had
'ally' CECToaciied oiiCanai!!iiu
fifth parallel .should be i , I;: '
of Its cotrrsre nt rhis '''.
hide the fort. That is why (
"chUed "Foit Blunder."
-It waa. never armed and U-.; -
-occupied" by more than uric .
At prescnJ' a sergentit or in:;
ttoued there, and Ills soV ili;t
and lower the flag at si::irS..
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Mystic aud unique Is the seal, right in line
with the mysterious character of the organ
ization that bears the monogram of the So
city of American Magicians, .of New 'York.
It is usual. y printed in red atd white, and
is remarkable for. the initials "S. A. M.,"
worked together in such a way that they are
readable upside down or downside up
Another curious feature of. the seal Is a
pair of serpents in a circle, with their tails'
in each other's' months tbe Kgyptian sign
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His Decoration.
Vanity of the French race on-a-!i.y;.j
meets with an amusing check.' it i.t n.u.i
by a l'aris Journal mat a puliiic man L.4
been awarded, for some liMliint P .-n. .,,
the African order, Lul)ak.-i-X;iHi, by i;0
King of a certain country iu the fcniitlau
whU.U the Freuch had come much in eojiUit.
The Frenchman was greatly dei.gl.tiu.
end immediately went to a ni iiiln-r ..(
iSIinistry to obtain the necessary pi i iui-- n
for him to wear the decoration ul ihi in;,
cign order.
"Do you know what the decoration era
sists of?" asked the Minister.
"Certainly," the gentleman answered, "it
is a" beautiful ring of gold, from wbii-b U
suspended a calumet -enameled in red. 1
demand the authorization to wear lt."
"Certainly you can wear it, but it wm!1
worn, in order to be lawful, t xn tly a iht
members of tbe order in Africa w tar it."
'.'And how is that?" '
"In the nose.'.' - :'
-The newly appointed eavnllrr of the r
Imksl-Tnpo ran out at the door, ai d is
elared by (he journal which tells the story
to be "running yet."
of eternity. The. watchword's of the organi
zation, which is made-up of ail the magician
in the country, and holds its meetings on
the lir'st Satni-dny evening of each month at
No. .403 Sixth avenue, are "Magic-Unity
Might."
The first letters of the three words are nn
acrostic spelling "Mum," which is the spirit
of the association, the purpose of the club
being to prevent tte exposure of their secret
methods and the betraying cf the mechanical
means of the magician to arrive at his sur
prising ends.
Tkead In Surgery.
Modern surgery employs dozens of dif
ferent kinds of thread for sewing up cuts
and" wounds. Among them are kangaroo
tendSns, horsehair, silk and very fine silver
wire. Many of these threads are intended to
hold for a certain number of days,' and then
naturally break away.' ' ' '
The short, tough tendons taken from the
kangaroo, 'which' are used for sewing severe
wounds, will hold for aJjout four weeks
before they break away. Silk thread will
hold for much longer, sometimes six months,
while the fine sliver wire is practically in
destructible. ' ;. ' V
With the entire outfit a surgeon Is able to
select a thread that will last as long as the
wound takes to heal, and will then disappear
completely, -j To accommodate this assort
ment of threads special varieties of needles
are required. .. .
Besides the needle craned in different srZ
meats of a, circle, surgeons use -needles
shaped like spears. Javelins end bayonet
points. - Some are as long as bodkins, with
a point like a miniature knife blade. Others
have the sharpened end triangular.
Puerto Rico Buffer.
This is the war butter Is sold on th strwti
of San Juan, Puerto I'leo. It costs a (:.:
pat, and the boy carries a plutc cf it ca L.i
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It is not much like what we Sen-..'. "
try butter, however. be!r i
a rule. Women make it bj
about in an earthen jar.
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It Is possible to "cook wltbott fire1, as a
simple experiment clearly proves. T6 an
ordinary rotary machine, which is operated
by a hand wheel, is attached a metal eylin-.
der which is filled'with water and which is
closed with a plug or cork at the top.
Whenever the wheel is moved a smaller
wheel, to which the cvUnder is' fastened and
which Is Von nerted with the hand wheel by
a leather strap, Is also turned.
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Now, If the rapid rotate
Is checked by placing a b
beride the funnel, and In v
thp sides .cf tbe clanjp
cylinder when the latter i
der will also grow warin
boil. As soon as itarriv
steam In tbe cylinder w
with great force.
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