OIK ' PRESS,
FRANI
EL
VOLUME XXI.
LITTLE
to wag wedded last bight
Little Jean
In a satin gown, white,
All a-aheen,
And a heaven-Joy burned
In her eyes as. she turned
From the chancel a bride!
And the man at her aide
lied her out like a queen
Little Jean!
Ghe has rone (ar away
Little Jean,
And a tale grave-and-gay
. Do I glean,
As I stand at the door
Of the room where no more
She will mme for tin' white.
Happy thoughts, golden-bright,
Of a maiden's heait, sweet and serene
Little Jean! '
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The grizzled old man shook his head
dlBcouraglngly.
-"I like you well enough, Dave,' he
said, "but you got to prove yourself a
Ban before you can talk business with
me."
"Ain't I big enough, major? And
old enough? And strong enough?"
"You've got Inches an' the years,
Dave-I ain't denyln' that. But how
about the spcrlt?"
"I guess I've got that, tdo, major.
Only there Isn't anything to bring It
out Tell me how I can prove it for
you."
"That's Jest It how can you prove
It? 8upposln' there was a war to
break out tomorrow do you think
you'd have the courage to step up and
put your name down as I did in '61?"
"I guess I would, major."
' The old man eyed-him with dis
favor. i "I guess you think you would, Dave.
5 hat's a good deal dlff'rent from ac
ally doln' it."
the young man sat up a little
stratghter.
"But really, major, you don't expect
mo to get out and start war Just to
prove my courage, do you?"
The old man frowned.
"I don't like to hear you speak in
that trlflln' . tone about war, young
man. You remember what old Te
cump said war was. If you'd been up
with us In the old cemetery at Gettys
burg with the shot and shell"
The young man hastily broke in.
"Yes. I know, major. That's a part
Is?!' I don't doubt four word a
minute when you say you can support
a wife. But my grandchild cornea of
flghtln' stock an' she can't marry any
man till be's proved himself worthy.
8he ain't goin' to forget that she has
grandfather who bled at Gettysburg.
; Why, It seems as if 'twas yesterday.
There he was up there in th' old
cem'tery behind the stone wall "
v "Yes, yes, major, I know. It was
magnificent. No wonder you're proud
of It."
"I ain't proud of it," snapped the
old man. No man that is a man
hould be proud of doln' his duty." .
' "Certainly not major. I didn't
mean to put It in that way. I meant
that It Isn't any wonder your friends
ere proud of you and so, for the
matter of that, is the entire coun
try." "That sounds better," said the mol
lified old man. You're a 'good boy,
Dave, an' I'd as soon give you Millie
. as I would any youngster I know. But
you've got to prove your courage first,
my boy. Every time I look at you I
: have to remember that your father
was a parson."
"He was a much loved man. Major
Gaines."
.'. t'Tbat'B true enough. But bein' a
parson be couldn't help bein' a man
of peace. You look a good deal like
your fatter, Dajie."
"I'm proud fcf that."
"Of course, of course, An' no doubt
be was proud to hear people say that
: you looked like him. I'm always a
good deal pleased when somebody no
tices that Millie looks like me."
The young man opened his eyes a
little wider as he surveyed the old
man's gnarled and weather-beaten
features.. Then he slowly smiled.
. "I h ipe you'll take It as a compli
ment, major, when I tell you that I
think Millie Is the prettiest girl In the
entire county or the entire state, for
that matter."
The old man chuckled.
"Your father was always a .great
hand for makln' little soft-soapln'
speeches like that. He used to All the
contribution plates In Just that way.
But there, Dave, you give me a proof
of your courage an' I'll talk business
with you "from the word go. Millie
knows Just what I think about It, an'
Jf she want you she'll wait."
The young man looked a little dis
consolate as he turned away.
' "Will stopping a runaway horse do,
major?" be called back.
"Yea," chuckled the old man. "But
I don't b'lleve there's a horse In the
township that ain't too lazy to run."
David Craig found Millie waiting for
him on the bench just around the
bend In the road and close to the old
spring, v She shook her . head when she
saw his sober face.
"Poor David," she said. "I told you
how It would he."
He dropped onto the bench beside
her. ,
'Tve got to save somebody from a
bunting building, Millie," he said. "Or
flag a train that Is running to destruc
tion; or snatch a child from before
racing automobile."" He looked
around at the girl. "Do you suppose
your grandfather would' consider it. a
high grade of courage If I ran sway
with you, dear?"
; The girl shook her curls vigorously.
JEAN.
Uke a casket bereft
ttie jean.
wee room you Ml
ister-e'en! i
Ah, the low, empf ehalv
And the Ion mlrrcff tbesa,
And the dainty wnBU be I,
'Where you knelt as you said
lour last maldeii prayer, J1 OM
Mktle Jeanl
But my heart Is ccAteSV
Little JTi. a
For the way that you wcTrt,
Dear, I ween,
la a path hloieOm-strown.
And you walk not alone
Human love snil divine
Round you fondly entwine.
And an angel's white wlaae r your
Jean!
Keck-Wlgglns, In Myereon's Magaiine.
TIGER.
R. ROSE.
'
"You'd better not attempt It, Mr.
David Craig. I'm not going to cross
my grandfather not even to help
along your desporate endeavors to
prove your courage. Grandfather Is
an old dear, even If he is a little preju
diced In his views. He's all the rela
tive I have, Master Craig, and I'm not
going to hurt his feelings, nor destroy
his confidence, by any such foolish
act."
"All rigiit, Millie, I merely surgest
ed It to see what you would say. But
you'll wait for me, won't you, while I
prowl about looking for a good open
ing for an ambitious hero?"
"I'll wait for you, David. But you
mustn't let me drift Into splnsterhood
while you do the prowling."
"I'll be as expeditious as possible,
dear. What's that?"
"Sit a little further along, David,
someone Is coming."
The someone proved to be a red
haired boy In a light wagon driving an
ancient white horBe. He drew up his
steed opposite the young people.
"Hullo," he called to them.
"Hullo," David called back.
"Sparking?"
David frowned darkly.
"Move along," he growled.
The boy grinned.
"Just come over from Bolsevllle.
My nnme Is Shorter. Bob Shorter."
"Goodby, Bob Shorter," said David
Craig.
"Most people call me Reddy,"
chuckled the boy.
"If you're ready why don't you go?"
nyerlfiai David Craig In a highly sar-
Qnning loose!
"A tiger!"
"A royal Bengal, yim Sturgis told
mo It was a man eat'er, an' III Paine
says it's thirteen feet long an' heav
elr'n a steer."
"What are you talkln' about?"
" 'Bout a tiger that escaped from a
Show in Bolsevllle. It got outen its
cage some time las' night, but the
circus folks didn't let on It was gone
until this mornln'. More'n fifty men
Is lookln' fer It with guns an' clubs."
"Which way did It go?" queried
David Craig.
"The circus folks think it struck out.
for th' big woods east o' th' town.
But jest as like as not it whirled
round an' come this way. I feel a
trifle skittish 'bout it myself. But I'll
bet ol' Jim here would run like all get
out ef he smelled any tiger smell.
Thought I'd stop an' tell you."
"Thank you," said David Craig.
"Thet's all right," cr.. the boy as
he gathered up the reins. "I didn't
want you to feel surprised ef you saw
a monstrous cat boundln' across the
fields. So long." He chuckled to the
old horse and the wagon rattled along.
Suddenly he pulled up. "Whoa!" he
cried. "Here'B the Bolsevllle Times."
he called to David and tOBsed the pa
ger." And he started up the old horse
again.
David Craig opened the paper and
stared hard at the tiger story.
"Millie," ho said, "here's my chance,
I must catch that Bengal tiger."
The girl laughed.
"There are fifty brave men ahead of
you," she said.
"But perhaps the brute came this
way. No, I can't expect any such luck.
At the same time I'd like to meet) the
striped chap If I had my gun and Nero
with me."
"Nero?"
"Yes, that'B the big mastiff that Tom
Cooper left with me when he started
for Florida last Monday. He'a a
splendid feliow-the biggest dog In the
county." He stopped suddenly and
stared at the girl. "By Jove, Millie,"
he cried, "I have an Idea!"
"You alarm me, David."
"Don't laugh. This Is serious."
"That's still worse."
"Listen, Millie. Take that paper
home with you and read the tiger Btory
to your grandfather. Read It slowly
ana carefully. Act scared. Don't let
your grandfather forget about It. Talk
tiger to him till the air Is full of
stripes. Understand?" j
Davld Craig, what are you up to?"
"I'm going to prove myself a hero
before yonder sun dips below the west
ern hills, and don't you overlook It."
The sun?
"No, the heroism, You do your part
and I'll look after tha rest. Come
now, hunt up your grandfather and
get busy. Don't forget that he's a
rauneater!" v
Who, grandfather?"
"No, the tiger. Away with you."
He watched her till she disappeared
around the turn In the road.
Then he turned and walked briskly
towajd his home In the village. When
he reached the general store he went
In and bought two small cans of
household paln&-one can of brown
paint and one can bf yellow paint. He 1
uuuaub m Muftu, iiai urtisu, iw.
, It was late 1 tha efierncos wh"l i
WTTTT .
I
rsrtfl mmm ppeared it the bom
of Millie and her grandfather.
I She wis ob the porch as be came up
(he driveway.
I tfWhere Is your grandfather?"
wked In t tow tone.
sVQone eat to the barn."
"Have von talked tiger to him?"
"Yes, Dave. I've got him quite ner-
vtiua and amloua about It. Is there
anything new?"
"Yes, Millie." He looked toward the
barn a little anxiously. 'They were
mistaken about the route the tiger
took. He is coming this way. He is
almost due."
"Coming here?"
"Yes, Millie. Oh, he's a fine tiger
a regular work of art! You mustn't
irritate him. He has a nasty temper.
I guess he feels ugly about his stripes.''
"What do you mean, David Craig?"
"I mean that I've got a tiger that
was made to order and exactly fits the
occasion. And all the materials re
quired were one mastiff dog and two
cans of paint."
"David Craig, I'm ashamed of you."
"You'll call me hero before you're
an hour older.
"ICs a shameful deception."
"You don't mean to say you would
prefer the real brute?" He looked
around anxlotiRly. "I hope your grand
father Isn't going to stay in that barn
all day. Hark."
A clear whistle that seemed to come
from the clump of trees across the
nearest field, shrilly sounded.
"What's that?" cried the girl.
"The tiger Is coming, David answer
ed. "Where's your grandfather?"
"Here he comes," the girl replied.
"And here comes the tiger!" cried
David.
Sur enough a huge tawny beast
was bounding toward them across the
big field. Yellow and brown stripes,
and there were streaks of white on his
hideous face.
"What a frightful creature!" mur
mured the girl.
David Craig sprang forward.
"The Tiger!" he roared. "Run for
the house, major, run!" The old man
looked up. He followed the direction
Indicated by David's outstretched hand.
"Run, grandfather," shouted the girl.
"Quick, quick! It's the man cater!"
Tho beast was fast ncarlng the
hedge when the old man caught sight
of It. He turned and ran like a deer
for the open door.
Just as he reached this haven of
safety the huge brute bounded over
the hedge and made straight for the
young man.
"In, in!" shrieked David.
"David, David!" screamed the girl
as the old major1, pushing her before
'ill . mUH Ml
"striped
md legs and pre-
itself aeainst thn vnuna-
hero. The latter grasped It Instantly
oy the tawny throat, and for a mo
ment they swayed to and fro, the
brute making desperate efforts to free
himself from David's dogged grip.
Then they went down together and
rolled about on the soft turf, and now
the man was upmost and now the
tiger. To the pair at the window It
looked as If the man's chance for vic
tory was too slight to be considered.
Over and over they rolled, getting
further and further from the house.
And then, with a suddenness that
was a shock, the nun and tiger arose
together and the man still had the
brute by the throat and Bide by side
they ran down tho driveway and
turned into the pathway across the
Held. Still side by side, the man
urging the brute onward, they raced
across the field, and presently disap
peared amid the trees of the distant
bit of woods.
"Fine," gasped the excited major.
"I didn't think the latl had It In him."
A half hour later the hero returned.
His face was flushed, his hair matted
and his collar unfastened.
The girl was waiting for him on the
porch.
"Oh, David!" was all she could mur
mur. Before she could go any further
she suddenly choked up.
"How was It?" whispered David.
"Splendid," the girl whispered back.
"Isn't Turk the great mimic?"
"Much better (ban the tiger."
"Here's the Boisevllle afternoon pa
per," murmured David. "They caught
the tiger near there Just at noon.
Don't let the major see the story.
Better burn It as soon as you read it"
The girl suddenly gave him
warning look. He glanced up. ,
The major was standing In the
doorway.
Come up, Devil, my boy," be
called to the young man, "come up. !
want to shake you by the hand, my
lad, and say to you that your courage
is tne real Gettysburg kind. You can
have Millie any time you want her.
But what did you do with the tiger?"
"I put him in safe hands," the
yonng man replied.
"His keeper's?"
"Yes."
"Good. You ought to be thankful to
the brute, David, for givln' you just
the opportunity you was lookln' for."
"I am very thankful, major."
And he took Millie's hand. Clove
land Plain Dealer.
Effects of Forests en Rivers.
At the recent meeting of the inter
national navigation congress at Mi
lan, some interesting data were fur
nished respecting the influence which
the destruction of forests exerts on
the discharge of rivers. A summary
of seven Important papers read at the
congress shows that it was allowed by
11 the authors of these papers that
the removal of forests, especially In
hilly countries, has a marked effect
on the water supply of the neighbor
ing rivers. Where deforestation has
taken place brooks have disappeared
and small rivers, once ' furnishing
power for mills have ceased to be suf
ficient for this purpose. . '
Thomas Mlnshall, who died recently
at I Crescent, Mind., at the age of
82, had been postmaster at that place
fsr forty years consecutively fron
iMOtaUM,
FRANKLIN. N. CL WEDNESDAY. JULY 25,
The Neglected Farmer's Gsrden.
A farmer's garden Is often neglected
until the last thing, LZ. then the wives
and children have the most Of the
work to do. While I would say noth
ing against their working In the gar
den, at least they ought to have all
the advantages that a carefully
thought-out plan and proper prepara
tion will give. With but very little
trouble or expense, says Farming, you
can have fruit the year round In con
nection with your garden. In my own
family we could do without It. At
one side of t'" garden, or some con
venient place, have a bed of aspargus,
a strawberry bed and blackberry,
raspberry, currant and gooseberry
bushels enough to supply all the fresh
fruit you can use durfhg the season,
with some for putting up in wlntcrk
with some for putting up for winter.
8aving Manure Fertility.
Many farmers throw the manure up
Into a great loose pile, where it fer
ments so rapidly that it becomes flro
fanged, and those materials that go to
form humus In the soli are destroyed.
The right way Is to first see that
the ground Is lovel, or hollowed out
bo that there Is a slope from the out
sldo towards the centre; cover this
with straw, or other absorbent, and
spread the stable droppings over It;
keeping the heap broad and flat, and
tramping solidly each day as a fresh
supply is added. This may be done
by the cattle when they are turned
out for a little exercise each day. By
placing a couple of rubbing posts on
the top of tho pile they will soon be
Induced to aid in keeping the heap in
a solid coudltlon, thereby preventing
excessive heating and consequent loss
of ammonia.
The object In doing this is to pre
vent the air penetrating tho manure, It
being one of the essentia! necessary
to fermentation. Heat and moisture
also assist, but may be largely coun
teracted, and reduced to a minimum
If nm form of a shelter has been pro-
dedJnd a liberal supply of suitanie
ThMirr1 IT McKenney,
no Cosiw joductlon.
of the Illlnofheettngs Fn
of the Iowa station, In the
course of his remarks said: "We all
know that, valuable as corn Is, It 1b
not a complete ration, and if we expect
to produce the best results In growing
animals, and in dairy stock, and In de
veloping horses, and In maintaining
the breeding qualities of our animals,
we must have a variety of feed stuffs.
We must bave the constituents that go
to build up the bone and muscle and
properly develop the animal in the
highest form and highest state of ex
cellence. These things are absolutely
essential; never so much as today, In
view of the high-priced land that we
have, In view of the quicker returns
that we must get from these animals,
and the higher excellence that we must
produce in the finished product In
the fact that we have higher-priced
feed products the problem presented
is, how we may cheapen the produc
tion of these animals by the rations
we use, or the methods we employ in
growing and producing them on our
farms, and produce the finished pro
duct at comparatively a lower cost
nd without sacrificing any of the ex
cellence. I believe that the grass crop
affords today the surest and most
practical means of accomplishing
cheaper production.
Feeding the Lend.
After the homo resources in the
enrichment of the soil bave been ex
hausted It is time .to turn to commer
cial fertilizers to supply deficiencies.
It Is a very simple matter to spread
around the trees each year the con
tents of a few fertilizer bags. This is
much easier than spreading several
loads of manure or sowing and plow
ing under a green manure crop. It
takes less time and less worry. Hence,
many people who own a few fruit
trees come to rely upon commercial
fertilizers alone, neglecting the other
sources of fertility that have been
mentioned. This is a great mistake.
The home fruit grower should use com
mercial fertilizers to supplement not
to replace Ullage, green manures and
barnyard manures. Some fruit gar
dens, like some farms, are fertilizer
sick. They have been dosed with
large quantities of high-grade fertili
zers, but the humus content of the soli
has not been kept up. If fertilizers
are used, and usually they must be,
let them be In conjunction with man
uring. The purchaser of commercial
fertilizers Is In ths way of many pit
falls, for some fertilizers, like many
breakfast foods, are not as nourishing
as the advertisement suggests, and
they are very frequently used with
out definite knowledge of what the
soil needs or what they contain, 8.
W. Fletcher In the Garden Magazine.
Farm Philosophy,
Prof. Davis, principal of the Dunn
County (Wis.) School of Agriculture,
publishes a bulletin, from which the
following terse sentences are selected:
Up-to-date methods In the home and
on the farm Save ten times more than
It costs to learn tirem. Invention has
tpbbed the farm of most of Its pitiful
drudgery and made it posntble to do
farm work with despatch, economy and
pleasure. Mistakes In feeding are so
common that we wonder the list of
really poor farmers Is not greater;
skill must be exercised In feeding all
types of stock. The farmer Is as good
as any one; agriculture is coming to
the forefront of the world's attention;
young people should get an education
along the right line net. Throughout
the sountry agriculture Is now experi
encing a wonderful Intellectual uplift;
It Is each a forward movement aa no
other calling ever received and no oth
er age has ever witnessed. Only the
educated farmer will have a chance In
the sharp competition of the future,
but be wljl live 'o much better and
make bo much more than the farmer
of today that It Will make most of the
farming of the present day seem prlmr
Itive. The farmer should be ft-speclal-1st;
education counts for as much as
experience In the preparation for prof
itable farming; young farmers should
get both the school training and expe
rience. There Is a demand for sci
entific Information on soils, crops,
breeding, feeding and an awakening
to the value of Improved breeds of
stock of all kinds, remarkable Inter
est In the farm institute work and a
growing appreciation of the fact that
agriculture offers a wider field and
richer returns for a man with brains
and education than the so-called pro
fessions. The Hardy Perennials.
The hardy perennials appeal strong
ly to the farmer's wife, aa they are so
easily cared for and once established
will last for years. To real flower
lovers It is a good deal of satisfaction
to feel that when frost comes and de
spoils our garden of Its beauty, it Is
only for a few months; after the win
ter's rest they will awaken to new life
and beauty without any further effort
on our part.
Whether the season is favorable or
otberwisc, the perennials and smaller
shrubs may be depended upon to pro
duce a wealth of bloom, while the an
nuals require a favorable season and
especial cere to give best results.
While shrubs require spacious sur
roundings for best display the peren
nials are well adapted to small gar
dens, although tn planning for the
hardy border one should allow as
much space ih possible, as in a few
years a single specimen of some vari
eties will form a good-sized clump.
Instead of buying as many varieties
as one's means will allow,. It Is advis
able to plant several roots of a kind,
although perhaps different varieties of
the same species. The massing to-
hrnf A'eral plants of , a kind
snnlous
the background; do not plant in
straight rows, however, but group the
plants as naturally as possible. The
first two or three seasons the space
between the plants may be filled with
low-growing annuals.
One may begin with a few plants
adding to them from time to time un
til In a few years the result is a choice
collection of plants that will not only
add to the beauty of the home but to
its value as well. Ella L. Layson, In
the Epltomlst.
Farm Paragraphs.
Comfort In tho stables means ser
vice In the fields.
Individual experience is the first
requisite in a good horse.
Sore shoulders are the cause of
many horses becoming balky.
Put little blankets of flannel on the
lambs If the weather is very cold.
Water Is as Important as food and
should be supplied clean and fresh.
Gravel should always be supplied to
fowls being fattened In confinement.
Poultry in orchards destroy insects
and keep the trees in a good condition.
Animals that are uniform in age
and size will feed and fatten more
easily.
Chickens should never be allowed
to go on the roosts until ten or twelve
weeks old.
Before the planting is finished, the
manure should all be gathered up and
hauled out.
So far ai Is possible, feed the chick
ens early In the morning and late In
the evening.
When the hens are laying abundant
ly, lime should be kept before them
at all times.
It is a good plan to feed wheat as
the grain food at this time as corn Is
too fattening.
Llmo Is a purifier and should be
used often as a wash, to coops, perches
and nest boxes.
Chickens are the most profitable
animals on the farm, but they general
ly receive tho" least attention;
In marketing fruit, It should always
be the rule to prepare It and place It
upon the market in the neatest and
nicest condition possible.
Excess of salt is not good for fowls;
when they can get to It they some
times eat it in fatal quantities; but a
little salt, as for instance, in their
food, Is beneficial.
" The cow manufactures milk from
the food she eats, hence the necessity
of furnishing sound, wholesome food.
Unsound food nakea off-flavored milk
and poor butter.
Irregular feeding of the dairy cow
retards the natural action of the di
gestive and assimilative organs. Ons
day they suffer from depletion; next
day they are overfed.
If a lamb Is chilled, put it In water
as hot as you can bear your hand,
dipping In and out until It shows
signs of life. Then rub dry and wrap
In a warm soft cloth.
By no means should pigs be allowed
to follow a sow until she is almost
worn out The pigs are no better, and
the sow Is Infinitely worse than if
weaning had been brought about prop-1
eriy.
A small, fat sheep will always bring
a better price than a large poor one,
but If the larger Is also made fat, It
fill command much the better price.
It Is always an item to send sheep to
mn.'ket fat
1906.
CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES
VIEWS OF PROFESSOR TARR,
AMERICA'S 8EISMIC AUTHOR
ITY. Shook May Recur If San Francisco
Was the Centre, She Is Still In Peril
Cornell Geologist Tells His Deduc
tions from ths Psclfic Cosst Disas
ter. Ralph Stockman Tarr, professor of
dynamic geology and physical geogra
phy nt Cornell, and perhaps tUe most
noted authority In America on seis
mic disturbances, telegraphed 4o the
New York Times his views on the
causes of the disaster at San Fran
cisco as follows:
Ninety-four perceut of all recorded
earthquake shocks occur In two nar
row zones following two great circles
of the earth. One of these passes
through the West Indies, Mediterran
ean. Caucasus and Himalaya regions,
and in this belt 53 percent of all re
corded earthquakes have occurred.
The-Gther, In which California lies,
encircles the Pacific, following the An
des, the mountains of Western North
America, the Aleutian IslandB, Japan,
nd the East Indies."- Forty-one per
cent of all known shocUS have oc
curred In this belt. X
Other regions on tho earth 6.avo sup
plied but 6 percent of recorded -earthquakes,
and these for the most part
wore of slight Intensity. Consequent
ly, areas outside these belts are In
slight danger of earthquakes. The two
sones of recent shaking are also re
gions of volcanic eruptions and grow
ing mountains.
Tlie great majority of the active
volcanoes of the earth He In these
belts, and geological evidence proves
conclusively that In these zones the
mountains are etlll rising. Theso two
phenomena, volcanoes and growing
mountains, account for the vast major
ity of earthquake shocks. The move
ments of the lava and of the pent-up
steam -preceding and accompanying
volcunlc eruptions send out tremors
and shocks through the earth. But
the most extensive and violent shak
ing occurs when the rocks break or
move along previous breaks, called
faults. Then a succession of Jars
passes through the crust, often doing
groat damage. Such movments result
from the strains to which the rigid
crust, of the earth is subjected In the
process of mountain growth.
It Is too early to pronounce a final
opinion upon the nature and cause of
tho San Francisco earthquake, but
from what has been said It will bo
seen that It is probable that this shock
Is the rosult of movements along one
or more fault lines In the course of
tho natural growth of tho Coast
Ranges, which geologists have long
known to be still in progress througn-
extent of California.
rowing
ypfoveuw
There are up'
ous points along the Cuir
proving recent uplift. Tho very
of San Francisco is the result of a
geologically recent subsidence of tSIs
part of the coast which has admitted
the Bea into the gorge that the Sacra
mento river formerly cut across the
Coast Ranges. This forms the Golden
Gate, and in the broader mountain
valley behind the sea has spread out
to form tho bay.
A further reason for knowing that
the mountains of this region are grow
ing Is the frequency of earthquake
shocks In California. Every year
there are from 25 to 40 earthquakes
recorded In the state, and not a few
of these have been felt in San Fran
cisco Itself. For example, on March
30, 189S, there was a shock which did
damage to the extent of 1342,000 at the
Mare Island navy yard. The city Is In
a region of earthquake frequency, and
Itself seems to be near a line of move.
ment. Whether the centre of greatest
disturbance of the present shock Is in
or near the city cannot yet be told,
though the meagre reports so far re
ceived Indicate this. If It Is, San
Francisco is In danger of future dis
asters. It is the experience In, the study of
earthquakes due to fault movement
that the slipping may extend through
a period of days before the strain is
fully relieved. This was illustrated
In the Yakutat bay earthquake, wMeh
lasted 17 days. Therefore, it need not
be surprising if the shock of yesterday
is followed by others, but this Is not
an absolutely certain conclusion, for It
is possible that the single slip com
pletely relieved the strain for the
time.
Some day no one oan tell when
the strain wHI again need relief, and
renewed slipping will occur, and with
it renewed shaking of the crust, the
Violence of which will depend upon
the amount Of slipping. It is a neces
sary result of mountain growth. This
, instance Is but one of many thousands
on record, and from all accounts ap
parently not one of the greatest mag
nitude. It has attracted our attention
because it happened to be near a great
centre of population, and not far away
from habitations, as was the case with
the Yakutat Bay earthquake, which
Vi as scarcely noticed.
Coming so soon after the eruption of
Vesuvius It is nntural to think of as
sociation between the two phenomena.
Then is, however, no known! geologi
cal reason for associating . the two.
They are too far apart, and on two
separate sones of earthquake frequen
cy. For these reasons they can hard
ly be sympathetic. Geologists will, I
ted confident, agree that the close re
lation between the eruption of Ves'i
vlus and the San ; Francisco earth
quake from the standpoint of ttme Is a
mere coincidence. The shock Is but
one of many In the history of Califor
nia; it Is one out of many in tha great
clrcum-Paclfle belt of earthquakes
even ; during the present . year
one' more movement chanced to eome
near n great city a short time after
an eruption of Vesuvius.
- I am confident also that, barring Its
occurrence near a city, geologists will
agree that the San Francisco earth
quake la a normal outcome of rock
movements which are a necessary re
sult of mountain growth. The reason
for the mountain growth, however, Is
not a subject upon which agreement
would be so general.. This Is not the
place to enter Into a discussion ol (hat
subject, and It must suffice therefore
Mt mmm "'"'J
to state hypothesis most generally
held by geologists as best supported
by the evidence. This hypothesis Is
that the heated earth in cooling is
contracting; that In doing this the
cold, rigid crust along certain lines is
being crumpled, placed in a state of
strain, and broken. When the break
occurs and a renewed movement is
forced slong a previous line of break
ing an earthquake results. The moun
tain holt which almost completely en
circles the Pacific is receiving tho
thrust from the shrinking of the
earth, and for that reason its moun
tains are rising all the way from the
Southern Andes to the Bering Sea and
from the Kurlle IslandB (In the North
Pacific) to the East Indies. With this
rising melted rock is forced out here
and there in form of volcanic cones,
and by their eruptions and by the slip
pings of the rocks along fault planes
earthquake shocks are occurring
throughout the zone and may always
be expected to occur so long as the
mountains continue to grow.
LIKE A 8TREAM OF FIRE.
Illuminated Shells for Use In
Automatic Guns.
A new and Important function has
been added to the ulready deadly shell
visibility of its flight at night. By
means of a torch attached to the base
of the shell It is possible to watch It
ttrey!ttt-4b'iaUre course and to
see clearly the exacti!olnt at wJilerf
It strikes. With the aufOBJfittc guns
now fast coming into general use and
firing one-pound shells at a rate of
four shotB a second, a practically con
tinuous stream of fire is thrown
which can be directed like water
from a hose, without using the sights
of the gun, and without knowing the
range.
Much of practical value was learn
ed from the Japanese-Russian war. In
repelling the attacks of torpedo boats
It Is easy to Imagine how difficult is
the work of the gunner when the
searchlight or the battleship suddenly
picks up a moving torpedo boat,
where but a moment before the sea
was blank. There Is no IJme to find
the range or elevate the sights. Tho
swiftly-moving destroyer must be hit,
and hit hard, before It reaches the
800-yard mark, where it will discharge
Its first 18-inch Whitehead. The
tlmo allowed to a gunner In which to
strike some vital part Is a little over
one minute, and his responsibilities
are great. Tho suddennesB with which
he is cnlled Into action makes his
work difficult. It is for these emer
gencies when accuracy and extromo
rapidity of fire are demanded that
the Illuminated shell is expected to
be moso effective.
Exhaustive tests by the army and
navy show that by Its aid field batter
ies can go into action at night with
out any previous knowledge of the
range, and that It promotes the effec
tiveness of fire from coast artillery by
sbitnn..tha- mart trajectory of the
and the
Without the
the flight of the first
tlon for wind and speed of a moving
target would be largely a matter of
guesB, and while the range can be
correctly given, and the sights ac
curately set. it still requires uniform
velocity ot tne shell for accurate
work.
QUAINT AND CURIOU8.
Egg of a groat auk laid In captivity
In the year 1846 has just been sold
for H,400.
Spain has greater mineral resources
than any "other country In Europe, In
cluding Iron, copper, zinc, silver, anti
mony, quicksilver, lead and gypeum.
The burning of Rome In A. D. 64
lasted for eight days and destroyed
flve-sevenths of the city. In the great
Are of London (1666), on the other
hand, the flames swept over only 436
acres.
In the Friends' burial grounds in
Salem, N. J., there stands the largest
oak tree in the state, and possibly tho
largest in the United States. It Is
now used as the "trademark" of the
New Jersey Forestry Association.
The loss of life and property
through children playing with fire
and matches is so great that the
British Are prevention committee has
offered a prize for the best warning
story on the dangers of such play.
The drum has been abandoned by
the French army. The reason for this
is the short term service. It takes
a year and a half to make a drummer,
so that no sooner would one become
proficient than he would have to re
turn to civil life.
The mole Is a nuisance when It
turns up tne lawn or goea down a
row of some favorite crop, but It la
claimed that the mole is a friend of
the farmer, living upon worms and
grubs, the benefit be Imparts being
greater than the damage inflicted.
Spaniards have sprung from a great
er variety of stocks than any other
European people. The country Itself
was known , to the Greeks and Rom
ans by the name of Spanla, Hlspania
and Iberia, and the earliest known
race of Inhabitants were called Ibe
rians, but almost from the time Span
ish history begins the vJelts bad In
vaded the country and' had Intermar
ried with the Iberians.
A driver of a train from Glasgow to
Aberdeen saw a bird fly across the
track directly In front of the loco
motive, which was travelling at the
rate of sixty miles an hour. At Stir
ling, the first stopping place, he went
forward to Investigate, and found a
fine specimen of the barn owl dead,
but dinging to the hand-rail In front
of the smoke-box. Strange to relate,
not a single feather had been ruffled
May Rush fer Rubbsr. .
The Bombay Advocate of India sayt
"The glowing accounts from Ceylon
of what rubber trees will do will re
sult, we are convinced, In a rush ' to
the Spicy Isle more sensational than
that of 10 years ago to the Icy Klondike."
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NUMBER 30.
A BALLAD OF BALLOONACY.
We have had our cycle mania,
And our go'.fers clad In plaid;
The baseball crank's still with us
And the man who's auto mad,
But now there comes a new one,
Who turns the strangest trick:
The man who scorns to ride or walk
The bold balloonatlc.
He laughs at horse and buggy,
And will take no auto ride;
He talks like Santos Dumont,
, And a gasbag Is his pride;
He hits the blue empyrean
Till he makes the lark look sick;
He sets us all a-rubbcrlng '
This gay balloonatlc.
He chats of clouds and currents ,.,
And machines that can be steered,
And of how he'd had the record , ,
If the blamed wind hadn't veered;
He throws down sand upon us,
And he laughs whene'er we kick; " ,
For the upper hand he carries
This proud balloonatlc.
But some day, nh, yes, some day,
Like the man who loops the loop,
He will make a nilecrflculntlon
And there'll be a downward swoop; .
And we'll have to hunt with well drills
When he hits earth like a brick,
And the clouds no more he'll Jostle
Our late balloonatlc.
Denver Republican,
Mrs. Knlcker "What does she talk
about?" Mrs. Bocker "Bridge and
Bridget." Harper's Bazar.
"Funnlman has a- dry sort of hu
mor." "Yes, his Jokes are enough to
drive one to drink. If that's what you
mean." Town and Country.
"Did that new dressmaker you tried
give you a good fit?" "Did she? They
had to call In two doctors when I
saw how I looked in it." Baltimore
American.
Pupil "Do you believe In spelling
reform?" Teacher "In your case I
do. About every other one of your
words is Bpelled wrong." Detroit
Free Press.
Mr. Poetlcus "This poem will set
the world ablaze!" Mrs. Poetlcus
"Well, you'd better practise with It on
tho kltehen fire we're out of kind
ling:" Cleveland Leader.
"Why did you leavo your last
plafe?" asked the lady of the house.
"They quarrelled too much, mum,"
Eald the cook. "About what?" "Gln
erally the cooking, mum." Milwaukee
Sentinel.
"You haven't mado many speeches
lately." "No," answered Senator Sorg
hum. "It's more work than It used
to be to make a speech. The public
Is getting so that It takes an orator
seriously." Washlngto nStar.
Oldboy "I was run down by an au
tomobile the other day." De Young
"Were you hurt?" Oldboy-i
just exclai
els!." "Then," repllei
Janitor, "you'll have to keen them
the safe. As children, they ain't al
lowed in this apartment house." Har
jnP
New '1,41 '
per's Bazar.
Sentimental Youth (to pailner "
shaken by a passing tremor "Oh, :
I hope you don't 'feel cold?" She
"Not at all, thanks. Only "The frey
goose walking over my grave.'" Sen
timental Youth (with affusion) "Hap
py goose." Punch. .
Young Husband "It's very pretty,
but don't you think It was extrava- '
gant to spend $28 on a ring?" Young
Wife "But you see, darling, I had
already, saved the $28 by get- - '
ting a gown that was reduced from
88 to $60." Brooklyn Life.
"Which would you rather be, a leg- ,'
Islator or an author?" "A legislator,"
answered the bright young man. "The '
products of his mind enjoy the dignity - .
of resting in a pigeonhale instead of
being ruthlessly consigned to the '
waste basket." Washington Star. . ,
"What, we want," said the reformer, t ,
"is a system by which the office seeks
the man." "We've got it right here '
In Crimson Gulch," answered Piute '
Pete. "The whole sheriff's office was
out last night huntin' the feller that '
got the wrong hoss." Washington
8tar. . ,
"So the millionaires gave a mask
ball? Was it a success?" "No, but It
would have been a success save for
Percy Lavender." "What did he do?" .
Why, he went disguised as a process n.
server, and all the millionaires Jumped
out of the windows." Chicago Dally V
News. '
"You will understand, sir," Dr.
Price-Price began, "that I cannot un
dertake to cure your case without a
diagnosis." "That's all right," Inter
rupted Nurltch, haughtily, "I a'pose
that's the medical word for 'fee le
advance.' Name yer flgger!" Phils
delphla Press.
The Texas Spirit. '
You gather from Texas conversation
that the massacre ot the Alamo hap
pened last month, that the Mexican
War occurred last week, and that the
Civil War was a tragedy of yesterday,
Says M. O. Cunulff in the World's '
Work. Every Texas child Is required
to know his Texas history. When he
grows up he does not forget It The
unique Texas tradition becomes a part
of the dally life and thought of the
state, as few other states' -traditions
permeate Its people even those of
Massachusetts and Virginia. It Is a
fine and inspiring thing. It makes you
feel like an outsider, bat you admire
the pride and self-confidence it gives
the Texans. Some other States would
be less ridden, by the forces that as
sail democracy, If thelr-UTtfjtra-dltlons
mingled more with the .unc&js
Ing dally talk of money-making, even
though but few states bave heroes
quite like Stephen Austin, Davy
Crockett, Ren Mllata, and Bam Hous
ton In their background.
: ; '
Wire fencing Is now made in con
tinuous rolls Instead of tn sections as
heretofore. Galvanized wires at the
Intersections, fed automatically from
reels, the welled by means of small
transformers.
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