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OYAL RANGES RALPH;
BY WELDON J. COBB.
CHAPTER X.
TUB MOJlOO CAMP.
Tho spot bv the river to which the
two scouts hud come 'was, Indeed, as
they supposed — tho general camping
place of the Modoc and Sioux savages.
Within an hour after tliolr arrival tho
banks of tho stream wore lined with
cnmp-flros and wigwams, and tho war
paint of the Indians and tho general
bustle and activity told that somo move
ment of Importance was meditated by
the blood-thirsty hordes
It was destined that Ranger Ralph
should soon learn all tho plans of the
Indians ud their renegade whlto allies,
and that no should be plunged Into ac
tive contest within a very slyirt time.
When he so summarily sprang Into
the tree whore Darrel had been com
pelled to Icavo him, h$ lost sight of his
companion amid tho excitoincut of tho
hour.
lie saw tho Indians scour the vicinity,
secure tho horses, and lead them away;
and then all became still in his Immedi
ate neighborhood.
“Thorc’s"a perfect nest of them around
here," he muttered, grimly. "It’s going
to be no easy task to escape. I wonder
what has becomo of young Qrey? Ho
Isn't any too familiar with this kind of
work. The Indians seem to be starling
out on some kind of an expedition, and
while I’m In tho corral of tholr camps I
Intend to find out what It la”
Ranger Ralph was an expert scout,
and was thoroughly familiar with fron
tier tactics of craft and warfare. lie
descended from the tree and began to
reconnolter his position.
lie made out that tho main camp of
tt^-lndlans was directly across and
down the stream a little distance.
Making sure that he was unobsorvo I,
the scout forded and swam tho river,
landod on tho opposite bank and then
gradually and stealthily began approach
ing tho camp of the Modocs.
He at last galnod a point of osplonago
most favorable to Ills plans, a small
knoll of bushus and stunted troes en
abling h m to completely survey the
camp and Its Inmates.
“Shadow Snake’s bund, 1 ' ho muttered
courornodly, as his oyos swept tho sceno;
“and in war-paint, too. It moans troublo
for the settlements Ha! It Is us I
thought! Despanl lias come to his old
friends Then tho girl Inez must bo
here also."
Tho scout's faro darkened and he
rrownnd ominously as he recognized, ns
Darrel bad dono, tho form of Dyko Des-
pard In the throng about tho campliro.
As ho dlscornod tho number or Ids on-
em os and roallzed tho hazards of up-
proaclng them any nearer, ho rnlloctod
Jooply.
lie was plunged deep In h s modlta-
tlons, when tho sound of a familiar voice
near at hand startlud him and enchained
his attention.
“Dospard,” he raurtnurod oxcltodly;
“and Hanlon Is with him."
It was Indeed tho outlaw loader and
h s chief associate.
They paused In a careless stroll from
the camp and sat down on a log near
tho vory spot whoro tho scout was se
creted.
Tho latter thrilled with the koonest
satisfaction at this op|>ortunlty of over
hearing tho plans of his enouilos.
“You wanted to see mu alonu?" woro
Hanlon's first words.
“Yes."
“What about?”
‘Our own affairs; wo’vo got among
friends, but 1 ain’t satisfied. ”
“Why not?”
“I’m uneasy. Tho old chief Shadow
Snake is reckless snd revengeful; and If
ho should Buspoot us ”
“About the girl?” askad Townor.
“White Fawn—yes.”
“How ran he?”
“Should ho meet any of tho Nos
Forces reservation Indians he wuuld
learn of our treachery. ”
“How?”
“They would tell him that tho girl
never reached thorn.”
“That’s truo. *
“So. whatever wo do, wo must act'
quickly.”
“l<ut wo agreed to accompany Shadow
Snaku on the raid on the emigrant
tral it ”
“No; I gavo him the Information of Its
whoroahoute—that I* all."
“Hut he expects us to go with him.”
“We will have* to disappoint him.
Here we are safe from pursuit from
the vigilantes. That Is why I camo
hern. ”
“What do you propose to do?”
“To remove the girl down the valley
to-night.”
“Alono?”
“No. You ami ono of tho others will
take hor away from here about midnight.
I will remain with Vance and guldo the
Modocs across the country to the train,
and rejoin you lator. ”
“Anil tho rest of our band?"
“Are at Hamon’s Bend. I will send
them forward to moot you. Go to tho
old rendezvous and wait for me. You
see, tbo Snake agrees to divide llb-
Brally for my share In tho present vent
ure Once I get that, I will louve the
samp, for be will soon find out about
White Fawn.”
“And then?” quoriod Danton.
“We will carry out our plan to find the
hermit who lias Inei Tracey's fortune,
secure It, and, leaving the boys to tbuir
own plans, go Bast and enjoy our
wealth. ”
. The old scout looked grim as ho over
heard the plans of tho conspirators.
lie knew now how to act, If he could
evade the savages and follow on tho
trail of Ilospard's mon.
The two men left tho spot and re
turned to the camp, and Ranger Ralph
began to determine buw he wuuld make
a detour and roach a point down the
valley where he might intercept Hos-
pard’s men, who would Icavo for the
bandit rendezvous that night.
lie began to cautiously work Ills way
back to the river,* believing escape by
that avenue more easy than by the land.
He crept from thicket to thicket and
from covert to covert, gradually noarlug
tbo stream, and meeting with none of
his enemies.
At last bo came to a point whoro he
paused in dismay. Since bo had last
been there a campfire bad been built by
a ipUe coterie of savages, directly In his
uuurso to the river.
HTent oil all a%fa aaeape fa that dl
Won, and nothing but a bold dash aa
an open space, or a alow and perilous re
treat br the way be bad come would
■vail him. *
He resolved on the former coarse, even
hoping that by • sudden ran across tbo
place he might gain the river nnper-
celved.
With a spring he broke from the
thicket and started across the open
space.
A series of loud, alarmed yslls from
th6 Are told that he was discovered.
Within ten fout of a thicket where tho
horses of the Modocs were grazing,
Ranger Ralph's foot caught In a trailing
rope
Ho fell heavily.
Tho next moment a soon of dusky
warriors wom upon him.
Ranger Ralph was a prisoner In tho
hands of hls most morclless enemies
CM Al'TEIi” XL
Till: MCAI'I.
Ranger Ralph mode a desporato re
sistance against his savago captors, but
struggled valuty in tholr Iron grasp as
they boro him towards their camp lire
with yolls of triumph.
Thu demonstration aeon drew a large
throng to the spot, aod the scoot, se
curely bound, was tied against a tree,
tho cynosure of many murderous oyos
auil tho object of the Jeers and Insulte of
hls victorious foes.
A grim look came over the old ranger *
face as be saw tho Modoc chieftain,
Shadow Snake, approach tho spot
With hlin were hls renegade allies,
Dyke Despanl and Jim Danton.
The outlaw leader starts I, and then
stared In mute Wonderment at the man
lie had endeavored to kill at Ton Spot
two nights previous.
“Ranger Ralph!” ejaculated Danton,
with a savago scowL "He bears a
charmed life."
The eyes of the Modoo chlof kindled
with satlsllnd hate as ho recognized an
enemy who had more than once crossed
hls trail to hls sorlous disadvantage.
“Tho Ranger Is a spy,” he hissed.
“What brings him horo?”
The scout was silent.
"Yes; he has boon trying to Incite tho
pale faces to attack the tribes,” said
Danton. “llo Is a dangerous enemy. ”
“Hot him dlo before wo leave boro at
another snn,” ordered tho Snako brio 11 y
to tho Indians about him.
Tho old scout did not spook Into hls
mind camo a memory of what ho had
overheard Dospard and Danto# say
about tbo daughter of the old chief.
lie resolved to bring this tntolllgonro
to thu knowledge of Shadow Snako, but
tho opportunity was not yet presented.
llo formed a plan to son the chief
alone, whon Despard and Danton would
not be near to dony hls statements or
silence him.
For over an hour ho remained secured
to the tree watching the savagoa, who
paid no further attention to him -for thu
present.
In somo way they hiul secured a keg
of liquor, and ware Intently engaged in
disposing of It as rapidly as possible.
The old scout know from exporlonco
that as soon as tho Indians were light
ing drunk pioy would pay attention to
him.
110 ronallod hls many bnttlos with the
tribe, und knew that they were full of
animosity und hatred toward him.
To Ills surprlso, howo.cr, whon they
had finished the liquor the majority of
thorn staggered from tho camp, entirely
Ignoring Ills prusonuo.
Only a few sleeping Inobriutos now
guarded tho prlsonur.
Tho scout endeavored to freo himself,
but wus not ublo to break the bonds that
seen red III III.
111 a few minutes tbo Indians returned
with a second keg of whisky, from tho
direction of tho main camp.
They were all, or nearly ull of them,
very much Into.xl.-ated, anil straggling
along with thorn were sevurui other sav
ages from a different camp. Ono of
these attracted tho ranger's attention by
Ins hulpless ami rooting condition.
As tho savages plaeod the keg on tho
ground and began tb drink from It, tills
Indian stretched himself out on tile
green sward us if to sleep.
Ills hand almost touched tho form of
the captive scout, and the latter looked
somewhat startled as ho observed that,
unporcoivou by bis companions lie bad
drawn a knife which bo hold half con
cealed In hls hand.
Tho Indian appeared to be drawing
nearer and nearer to tho scout, mid
IInaily stealthily draw tho kenu blade of
tbo knlfo over the withes which secured
lluugor Ralph to tho troo.
The next momeut the lariat that held
the rungor’s form captive was also cut
Hanger Ralph wus relieved of his
bands
“Don’t move yet!”
The scout started as Ids strange
friend uttered tho words In a low, cau
tious tone of voice.
“Darrel Groyl" ho muttered, In amaze
ment. “How did you conio horo?"
“Nover mind now, but act quickly.
Those Indians are so drunk they will
not notice you. Make no suspicious
move while I talk with you, and warn
ino if any of them seem to notice us or
come this way. ”
Darrol lay with Ids back turned to tho
Indians, who were perhaps toil feet dis
tant.
The old scout kept his eye upon them
and listened Intently us Darrel resumed
tile conversation In cautious tones.
“There Is ono way to. es'iipo safoly,”
ho said. “You must follow that.*
“Where?"
“To tho east. Once across tho rlvor,
strlko to tho north and you are safe
from ambush, for tho savages are In
tending to move south and are camped
in that direction ”
“How did you come here—this, disguise
—wore you not afraid?"
“I risked it, and luck has favored mo. "
“You cannot long continue It,” re
marked tho scout.
“Why not?”
“You cannot speak a word of tho Mo
doc languago. ”
“That Is why I pretended to be Intoxi
cated. ”
“You cannot keep up that pretense all
night. ”
“I don’t oxpeetto."
“What then?"
“To And tho girl and escape with her. ”
“To-night?"
“Yes. ”
Ranger Ralph looked serloua
The inexperience of hls young friend,
ho feared, would load him into troublo.
So far, however, Darrel hail outrivaled
himself in bis tactics of dealing with
the Indians
“I have marked out a course of ac
tion.” said Darrel, confidently, “and I
expect to carry it out successfully. You
know what the-o rod fiends modltato?”
“Tiio attack on tbo omlgrant train?”
“Yes. From what I havo hoard, they
Intond moving at once. Tho train
should be warned. You can do that”
'an
%
f cannot r. a them tn tfmet*
“Ton can with a gone. In a leer
ml nates I will stagger to the corral aid
have a horse ready for you. Then yju
moat ride as fast as possible to tbo trail
and give the warning of the proposed
attack. *
“I fear that I leave you In danger. •
•No; I am safe for the present, and I
believe I shall succeed lo rescuing Inez,"
replied Darrel.
The young scont arose to hli feet and
reeled toward the thicket where tha
horses wero kept, a minute lator.
The savages gathered around th|
camp fire were too much occupied If
drinking to notice hie absence.
Ranger Ralph wall
and thon allowed theodt ropes to fall
the ground. •
Then he (tote quiei'y to the tblokoL
“Quick! Here Is the horse and thei
Is a rule and amall arms (trapped to
saddlo ”
“Then It’s one of Despard’s horses?"
•J’reliably. Lose no time. Cross th
stream and keep to the north of th
camp. •
Thu old acont sprang Into the saddle
and a minute later tho horso was cross
ing tho river.
No ono seemed to -have noticed hls
escape, and ho made a wide deton r of
the camp and then directed the steed
toward tho distant omlgrant trail.
He chose a lonely road, evading
what he believed would bo tho course
pursuod by tho Modocs. .
Twice ho nearly ran Into a party of
horsemen, and tho discovory made him
very anxious.
“It cannot be posslblo that the In
dians have started on tho war trail al
ready,” ho muttered, concornodly.
Suddenly, an hour later, the sound of
shooting some distance ahead alarmed
him. Ho hastened toward the spot.
As ho emerged from tho woods a sight
met hls vision that thrilled him to tho
keenost oxcltomont.
Ranger Ralph was too lato with hls
warning.
The emigrant train had already boon
attacked by the alllod Modocs and Sioux,
and tho wagons were now the econo of
an animated contest.
Tbo rod demons wero pillaging and
burning and killing, while the shrieks
of tho unfortunate emigrants echoed on
every sldo.
“Too lato to warn and savo them!”
ejaculated Ranger Ralph, grimly; “but
not too late to holp thorn against tholr
murdered Ioob.”
Ho directed tho horso into the thick
est of the conflict as ho spoko and, rifle
In hand, determined to sell his life dear
ly In protecting tho llvos and property
of tho Imperiled emigrants.
It was a brief and sanguinary battle.
Tho Modocs and Sioux and tholr rene
gade allies wero superior in numbers to
tho emigrants, wno were surrounded,
drtvon back, and butchered mercilessly.
Tho bravo old scout saw tho horso ho
redo shot down and himself wonndod;
be dragged his form to a covered wagon,
and crept into it for safety and conceal-
mcno, Thom as tho blood oozed from a
terrible wound In the breast, Ranger
Ralph sank Into a blank lethargy of
Insensibility.
When bo awolco It was brood daylight.
Tim wagon was moving, and he pocred
cautiously forth from a pile of hay In
the bottom of tho vohiulo.
lie was weak ami In pain, and almost
helpless; but ho made out hls situation
at a glnnco
Rebind tbo wagon on horseback wore
half a dozen mon, doubtloss another por
tion of llesi nrd's band.
Driving thu vohlclo was Jim Danton,
and tbo scout doubted not but that tboy
wore proceeding to thu outlaw rendez
vous ut Lone Canyon.
So fur, evidently, hls presonco In tho
wagon hud not been discovered; lie knew
that bo was In a position of groat peril,
and that affairs wore fast assuming a
shape most favorable to the plans of
Dyko Despanl.
|TO HR UONTISDRD.J
From Cradl.y Heath.
Recently a deputation of women wont
from Cradley Heath, in England—a
place whoro women are employed at
hoavy work In forging chains—to I.on- ,
don, to protest against tho passage by |
Parliament of an act which proposed to
prohibit tho use by women of a heavy
forging Implement known as tha
“Oliver.” They objectod to tho passage
of tho bill on tbo ground that It would
doprlvo thorn of employment.
At London tboy were questioned at
length upon tbo manner of their em
ployment by tbo Home Secretary—an
olllcor whoso position In tho British Gov
ernment Is much tho samo as tha Secre
tary of <ho Interior ol this country. >
Between Mr. Matthews, the Secretary, I
and tho chain-woman tho following dla-
logue took p'aco:
Mr. Matthews—And what Is tho pro-
clso nature of tho employment in which
you are onga
Chain-woman (breaking In)—I doan’t
want my work takon awaay from mo! i
Mr. Matthews (blandly)—l’ardon mo,
that is not quite tho point on which I de
sire Information. If you will please ox- I
plain to mo tho nature of tho operation In
which
Chain-woman (firm though flustered,
and determined to got out what sho had
corns all the way to London to say)—It
never dono mo no harm, sir! |
Mr. Matthews—Rut, my good woman,
If you will suspend your observations ’
long enough to communicate soma
Idea |
Chain-woman—I llkos tho 'navy work, !
sir; an’ I says, Let each ono do what :
tlioy can I
Tho interview procooded In this unsat
isfactory way until a questioner waa
found who could talk to tho chalu-
womon In tholr own language.
^ TRY ^
CANDY CATHARTIC
10c.
25c. 50c.
ALL
DRUGGISTS.'
Prayer* fur (lain.
I have hoard my fathor say that tn
tho days of hls oarly manhood, which
dates back to more than a contury, In a
season of protracted drought it was a
cuBtom for the deacons of the church
situated In tho old town of East Wind
sor to call togothor the membors on a
week day and put up petitions for rain.
And he has assured me that these meet
ings woro always followod by rain. Ha
failed to toll me Just how sixth. Among
thoso always In attendance was a man
of the name of Fotwino, one wonder
fully gifted In prayer. My father called
to mind somo of tho pious man's earnest
expressions, such as “Send down tha
ralj, O Lord! not in torrents but In co
pious [oic| effusions " On an occasion of
extraordinary and prolonged drought he
put hls petitions nearly In the form of a
demand. Rain they must have, rain
they would bavo, and they could not do
without It Realizing that he bad goes
too far in that direction, he qualified
his demands by saying, “O Lord! we d.
not wish to dictate, but only to advise."
—Hartford Time*.
WIT AND HUMOR.
Up-to-D«tt Jskes and Witticism* Pram th*
Comic Papcrr
TAKE fOtlll CHOICE.
Brave Dewey in the dead of night
Sailed past the fortress of Oavite.
And when he reached Manila Bay,
Beyond the gunB of Cavite,
He sank the bonsted Spanish fleet,
And then he silenoed Fort Cavite.
The situation is one of gravity
Unless ho tikes and holds Fort Cevito.
OOOD REASON.
Dimploton—Do you know, old man,
I don’t spend so much money now as
I did before I was married.
Von Blumer—How’s that.
’’Woll, I don’t have it to spond.”
HEB APPROPRIATE TITLE.
"Mcrtie has a scora of men in love
with her, and sba is engaged to most
of them.”
"Yes. Isn’t it awful ? She calls
them her reconcentrados."
DREAM LIFE AND BEAL LIFE,
"If the shoe fits, why, keep it on.”
He spoke not Hneeringly, but earnest
ly-
"No, indeed !” hotly replied the
lady. "Show me something two sizes
smnller.”
COOL.
"This is the fourth time you have
asked me to marry you,” said Miss
Cayenne, rather impatiently. “How
often do yon wish me to refuse you ?”
“Well,” replied Willie Wishington,
"I think throe times quite sufllcient."
THE INSTRUMENT.
Simmons—Is tliia new song of yours
written for the piano ?
Timmins—It can lie sung to the
piano, of course, but it wns written
for the stereopticon.
A IlELinEIlATE PURPOSE.
"Rafferty," said Mr. Dolan, “Oi’m
sorry to hear ye’vo been foightin'.
But ns long as ye was in it why didn’t
yez ind it sooner be hittin’ ’im on the
solar plexus.”
“Oi Fought iv it. But Oi preferred
ty spar fur 'is head. Oi wanted ty
lave the mark where 'is friends could
»oe it."
BIASED OPINION.
Perry Patettic—I see they’re talkin’
about stoppin’ the copper cents.
Wayworn Watson—I didn't know
a copper had any sense to be stopped.
NO DOUBT ABOUT HIS POWER.
"Thero is no doubt that Dr. Fourth"
ly is a powerful preacher. Have you
ever heard him ?”
‘‘No I have never had an opportu
nity to do so as yet, ”
' ’You ought to eome around some
time, by nil means. I know you’d be
impressed. Why, upon Severn! oc
casions I have noticod even the mem
bers of the choir listening to him. 1 ’
MARVELOUS MAGNANIMITY.
Ned—Jack nnd Tom were bitter
rivals for tho bund of MiBs Gotrox,
and now .Tnok says he is willing to
let by-gones bo by-gonos and bo
friends again.
Ted—Yes; Jack won the girl.
DIVIDED INTEREST.
"What’s the latest ?” eagerly in
quired tbo mnu with the flag on the
lapel of bis coat, who had just come
up.
"No game—rain," answered one of
the men standing near the bulletin
board.
AWED.
"Have yon road Rudyard Kipling’s
latest poem ?”
"Yes; it’s great, isn’t it ?”
“Wonderful I Do you know what
it means ?”
"No; do you ?”
“No. Whnt a genius be is 1”
RECKLESS DARING.
“Colonel," the beautiful girl naked,
"what wns the bravest deed you ever
did?”
"Let me think a moment,” the old
warrior nnswered. “Oh, yes 1 Once
while conversing with n Boston girl,
I deliberately said ‘I done it.’ ’’
UNREASONABLE, QUITE I
He—You say the detective was
positively insulting ?
She—Yes; he was.
“What did he say to you ?”
"He asked me if I knew anything
about the case."
"Naturally.”
“And then be said ho only had a
minute to spare, and for mo to tell
him all I knew, ”
his wife's precaution.
"MoGuflln thinks he has more bad
luck than any man living.”
“Any spocinl instnuoo ?”
“Yes; if he happens to have a coun
terfeit half dollar it is always the one
his wife picks out to leave in his
pooket. ”
usually, at least.
"What is a prophet, Uncle Jim ?”
“A prophet ? Ho is a person who
is always surprised at the way things
turn out. ”
THEY’VE nEARD PROM DEWF.Y.
“Thore’s a report, Grumpy, that the
Spaniards are off New York. ”
“Of course they are, and they know
enough to keep offi”
DEFINITE.
“Is it far from here to the next
town ?” asked a tourist of a nntive of
the soil iu the backwoods of Mis
souri.
"Well, it ain’t so very fer nor it
ain’t so very nigh, and yit it ain't ns
nigh as it might be if it wn’n’t so fer
as it is. Still, it'd be fertber if it
wa'nt so nigh, so I reckon one might
say it wns betwixt an’ between fer an'
nigh.”
NEW POST OFFICE LAW.
As the Cqionol viciously tore up
the bulk of his mail and threw it into
the waste-basket, be remarked:
“There is one commouplaoe inter
dict that I would like to see inscribed
on the wulls of our Post Office, ”
“What is that ?” inquired a friend.
"Post no bills 1” w as the reply.
ON A STIIANOE SORT OF STEED.
The wheelman mounted his horse.
He looked around at his fellow caval
rymen. There wns a helpless uir to
his gaze.
“Trot," roared the drillmaster.
Tho wheelman fumbled wildly in
the air.
"What are you doing there, No. 4 T”
roared the drillmaster.
"F-feeling for the handlebar,"
shrieked the uuhnppy man as he
pitched headforemost onto the tau-
bark.
Mortality In the Seminole War.
The only experience the United
States army has ever had In tropical
warfure was In Florida, from 1835 to
1842—the seven years’ war with the
Seminole Indians. While the conditions
there were much more favorable than
they are In Cuba, the mortality from
disease was enormous in comparison to
the number of men employed. The re
cords show that there were altogether
7,-1(H) troops engaged (luring the seven
years’ fighting against a total of about
8,000 Indians, of whom 1,504 were men,
1,357 women and 003 children. Tho
war was carried on in a manner simi
lar to that between the Spaniards and
the Cubans. The Indians would never
consent to a stand-up fight unless they
had a great advantage, but lay in am
bush and attacked the soldiers in the
dark whenever they could do so with
out exposing their own lives. They
lived on the country, the native fruits,
roots, vegetables and gaihe, while the
soldiers were required to carry supplies
with them and were thus handicapped
and retarded in their movements. It
took seven years to subdue the savages
and there \fras no peace unti. they were
practically exterminated. At the end of
seven years the fighting men were re
duced to about three hundred, and they
were hidden in the evergladoe.
During these seven years out of the
7.-IOO troops employed 1,531 died—
twenty-three sailors and forty-two
marines—the remainder being officers
and soldiers of the regular army. Of
this number only fifty-eight were kill
ed in battle, 314 died of wounds, and
1,259 of malarial diseases.
I As a result of the Indian war there
are now on the pension roles 0,001 per
sons, of whom 2,373 are survivors and
4,288 widows. They receive an aver
age of $800,000 a year In pensions, and
since 1803 have been paid $3,243,708.
The total amount thus far paid by the.
government for pensions growing out
of the Florida war will exceed $53,000,-
000.—Chicago Record.
resting Children's Eyes.
An examination of some twenty-five
elementary schools in London was
made recently by the authorities, 8,125
children being subjected to certain
simple tests of vision, nnd of these It
turned out that just under 40 per cent,
were possessed of normal vision in
both eyes,‘and between two thousand
and three thousand of those of defec
tive vision were most carefully exam
ined. The basis governing such ex
amination waa the combination pre
sented to the eye of refracting agen
cies, the lens, cornea, etc., which focus
the visible rays of light upon the re
tina—a nervous, sensitive screen at the
back of the eye, corresponding to the
sensitive plate upon which the photo
grapher obtains his negative. In nor
mal vision, rays coming from a distant
object arc focused exactly upon the
retina, while for near objects the eye
exerts Its power of accommodation, by
which the refractive strength of the
lens is increased. The common opti
cal defects, all of which result In im
paired vision in a lesser or greater de
gree, are of three kinds. Thus, in cases
of myopia, or short sight, either the
eyeball Is too long or the refractory
combination is too strong, with the re
sult that the image falls, not on the
retina, but some little distance in front
of it; second, in cases of hypermetro-
pia, the eyeball is too short, or the re
fractive combination too weak, with
the result that the image is formed be
hind the retina; and in cases of astig
matism the surface of me cornea is not
truly spherical, the curve of two axes
at right angles to each other being dif
ferent.
British Army Doctors.
The new rules as to hospital sto;
\ pages will throw upon the army med
j cal officers a responsibility which, ai
cording to the manner In which it
excerciBed, will conduce much to the
popularity or otherwise in the barrac
| room. The old rule has been that an
man in hospital not suffering from ii
juries received on duty has been thi
any man in hospital not suffering froi
Injuries received on duty has been pi
on hospital stoppages of 7d a day. 1
future, however, half of this sum wl
be remitted on the certificate of tt
doctor that tne man’s sickness has bee
contracted as the direct clrcumstanci
as to be beyond his own control. Her
Indeed, Is a problem In eitlology. Whe
a man Is laid up with k cold, a pleuris
or an attack of rheumatism, after
hard field day or sentry duty in ba
weather, is the doctor to allow h
medical Imagination to wandeT bac
to possible causes and give Tommy A
kins the benefit of tho doubt, or is 1
sternly to refuse to certify to what l
cannot be sure of, and so give the rati
payer the benefit of the fact that it
I impossible in • many cases to certil
why a man has become ill
Long Distance Transmission Plant-
Ten thousand horse power will
transmitted 110 miles to San Francis
if the plans of a company, of whi
Prince Poniatowsky la said to be t
head, are completed, says Engineerl
News. It is proposed to utilize t
water now running to waste on t
western slope of the Sierra Neva
Mountains In Alpine, Amador and Cl
veras Counties, constructing a syst(
of canals and a power plant. T
transmission line at one place w
cross San Francisco Bay with a sp
about 325 feet above the water. T
total cost of the plant is estimated
about $1,000,000.
Kissing is unknown to the Australl
I aborigines, the Maoris, Paupans a
Eskimos.
Modern needles are said to hi
come into use in 1545.
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