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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS. By LOG AX <f- GLEN. DEVOTED TO THE MINING, AGRICULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTE, VOL. I OE CLEVELAND. WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH-EAST 0EOROIA. TERMS:-One Dollar I'er Year. CLEVELAND. WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA, JfEJDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1892. NO. 44. -THE- North Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia. For Full Particulars, Write For Catalogue. CITY DRUG STORE. -WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints and Oils. Fine Toilet Soaps. Stationery, Combs and Brushes, Groceries, Fine Cigars & Tobaccos wWe propose to build up a trade by selling at moderate prices. Sutton & Pitchford, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA. Wc have oil our lint Valuable Mineral, Timber and Farming Rands, for Hale or Exchange. IF YOU WANT TO BUY, SFLL OB EXCHANGE PROPERTY Of the above description, communicate with us. Title papers examined aud reported upon. ABSTRACTS FURNISHED FREE TO ACTUAL PURCHASERS We are centrally located in the richest mineral section in Georgia. Gold, Iron, Granite, Etc., IN ABUNDANCE. DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE, Peculiar to the Noted Piedmont Section. Finest Tobacco Lands in tie Sontl. Oorrospondenco Solicited. F. B. SUTTON, Manager. Sash, Doors and Blinds! CLARK, BELL & CO., -Manufectutera and Dealers in- THE UNKNOWN, Thero floweth once in the lifo of all Homo chancing streamlet full of gloo, TV hose waters taken with the fall Would lead us ouward to the sea, Unpluok-Hl the blossoms change to brown, The autumn leaves full ono by one; Ungathorod chances flutter down Or vanish with each setting sun. Untouchod are chords that would unfold Sweet music rolling on the air; Unfound, the brightest gems of gold Lie hidden roun 1 us everywhere. Unknown, the golden way to win Is ever nigh, yet fa lin ; fast; Unseen, tho thing that might h.wj baea Is lost forever in the past. Not every rose that bloometh fair Is warmed by beauty’s smile, I trow — Not every ono has for his share To wear a star upon tho brow Yet this is truth that all shoul l know, There is somo honor for each state, And should we rule or plow or sow, 'Tls doing duty makes us groat. —W. A. Havener. The Missing Emeralds. Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets. SITIWGX.FS and LUMBBU. Also SEWER and DRAIN PIPE. Price* an low i-a the lowest. Satisfaction guaranteed. CLARK, Ji^LL & CO., Gainesville, (in. 11Y INA LKO.N CASSIUS. WANT to sco Mrs. Campion—I suppose I can go upf The speaker was a tall young lady, hand somely but quietly dressed in black; the place the ontry of a largo hotel at a fash, iouablo health resort; tho person addressed a page to the estab lishment. Tho lady lmd been making straight for tho grand staircase, when tho youthful functionary ’nterposed and asked her who it was she wished to sec. I am an old friend; I have been hore before,” the lady added, as tho boy looked dubious. Her sweet smile was disarming) not less so her handsome apparel; the boy said, “Very well, ma’am,” and the vis itor passed on. Half an hournfterward the lady passed across the hall on her way out, almost unnoticed—there arc so many people go in and out of a big hotel—and the Royal was tho hotel at St. M—. Almost un noticed, uot quite; a commissionaire nsked a waiter staudiug near him who that lady was. “She isn’t staying here,” lie remarked. “No—a visitor, I suppose," replied tho waiter, and he walked oil. The lady was by this time out of sight, aud the commissionaire, for tho timo, forgot all about her. but lie had, half consciously, photographed her face’ in hia mind. Those who are in tho linbit of constantly seeing now faces acquiro either a habit of quick and keen obser vation, or lose almost all power of in dividualizing. The commissionaire was of the former class. He was an Irishman, too, and the Irish aro proverbially keen observers of the human face. Mr. and Mrs. Campion were n young couple ou their honeymoon, landed peo ple, Mr. Campion having nn estate in Devonshire, Mrs. Campion presumably of the same class ns her husband. They occupied n handsome suite of apartments nn the second floor of the hotel, aud hud already made) several agreeable acquaintances in tho hotel and in tho town. Between half-past one and two they returned, after a drive, to luncheon, which was solved privately in thoir owu apartments. Mrs. Campion was a remarkably pretty woman of ubout twenty-four, petite in figure, and with smalt regular features, ller husband was quite ten years her senior, nnu had a good deal of the coun try squire in his air and mnnners—the sort of n man to ride straight to liouuds, nr.il know the points ot u horso hotter than tho insides of books. “Any one called?” he asked of the waiter, as he rat down to luncheon. “No, sir; I believe not, sir. I’ll in quire.” In the afternoon the pair strolled out for awhile, aud at live ennio in to tea. At six o’clock Mrs. Campion’s bell tingled with as much violence as an electric hell is capable of betraying, and when the page responded to the sum mons be saw Mr. Campion looking n whole thunderstorn, and Mrs. Campiou very pale, reclining on a fanteuil. “Tell Mr. Wilson (the proprietor) I must see him at once," said Mr. Cam pion . Mr. Wilson wns speedily on the spot, to learn that Mrs. Campion's emeralds, valued by their owner at £201)0, had been stolen. They were, it appeared, secured in a large trunk or chest in Mrs. Campion’s dressing room. She herself kept the key of this trunk. The other jewels were in the same place, but none of them had been touched, probably be cause of their inferior value. The thief had, by some means, opened the trunk, and the casket containing tho emeralds—a necklace. bracelets and ear rings—had been removed. Mr. Campion did not rave or storm; he simply said that he should hold Mr. Wilson responsible for the loss. The host, on his side, replied that the guests had not taken reasonable care of tho jewels, and refused to make good the loss. Inquiries resulted in disclosing the fact that a lady had called that morning and had been allowed by the page to go up to Mr. Campion's rooms. “Wc don’t know any such person, 1 ’ said Mrs. Campion. “It was inexcuabie to allow her to coma up to our rooms. I dare say one of these hotel thoives heard of the emeralds—I have twice •worn them at parties sines I have beeu here—and laid a plot to obtain them. Information was at once given to the local police, and a description of the “lady” who called wired up to Scotland Yard. The next dsv Mr. and Mrs. Campiou ' 1 .t i. c conimonccd nn action against Mr. Wil son for the vnluu ot tho Btolon jewels— £2000. The enso camo on in due course, but as the crime wns not of a Specially sen sational order, and tho parties woro not known to the general publlo, itt excited no particular intorest. k Tho plaintiff, described ns of Waldon Hall, Devousliiro, deposcdmto -tho facts. The emeralds hnd been in the [^session ot his family for mnny venrs; Ihoy had been valued by experts at £2000. A witness, who had !«i Mrs. Cam pion wearing them at St. M—, nnd was well acquainted with' tho value of jewels stated iu evidonca that £2000 was rather undor than over tho mark for gems so rare and so lino nVthose emer alds. Mrs. Campion swore that the jewels were locked up in a triinkCif -which sho alone hurl tho key. Itjtwns n pateut lock. Sho hnd put tho cablet away af ter attending a party at wliich sho had worn them. On tho dqy of tho theft sho hcrselt unlocked the trunk for her maid to lay out those jewels;, and tho loss wns then discovered. The maid Co- loste Bardot, who had beta, fix years with her mistross, corroborated this evi dence. Tho Indy ia blank; who lmd got clean off with lier bpoQq was evi dontly an export thief. ’ ,T was “contributory negli Campion ought to have els into tho personal care otor; but there could b about tho negligence of lmd allowed a stranger freeAocc'sM'o tho rooms of tho guests. ThWv^r'dyrt Was for the plniutiffs for tltnAjtll'-atnount claimed. As soon as tli ’ ' given tho commissioimiri was one of the witnesses, tho lady iu black, \vh Wilson: “Pardon tlio liberty, si you, sor, I'd appalo." Wilson staried. “V would only bo a waste of “Oi'me not so sure, sor toimo." “Wlmtnreyou driving! “I don’t know mosilf, solV--_ - . pnlo If it was me, Younfcm»dotif ; e Somehow the man's m(finer—p^liapi because of its mystery-Hqapiflssjtl hia master. Ila instructed niij, * tffcjjmsol to give uotico of appeal, andJ Ask/or a stay of execution meanwhile.f Counsel was incliued to advise against ^Sjit seofned to him a usele-S and expensfpa cou’rse to his client, but Wilson waj Arm, and ho gave tho required noticed. The Btay o( execution was opposed by Mr, Cam pion's counsel, instructed by his cliout; Imt tho judge would onlyy/rder that tho £2000 bu paid iuto coutt peudibg the appeal, , - Daly bonmod. “Tlntfl rolght,” he srtllct' was Jlily. who hg noticed ocy to Mr. lA wits said to himself, nnd wliJfmMr. ^jfjlson left the court ha tonic tbifwMNtn with him to tho sollcltorj^^^^^^^^ “Now, Daly,'l^flMHiiiK:IUeirtwo goritlemon were seated time private in tho Irish ing respectfully “at atl have you got 1 u. th “Why, flor'’—9'dntinjHHBW: been think in’ adale.SftoUt wane tiling an’ anotnet sor, I’d set a dRictive on tloninn, he's \ gintleinai gintlemcn, sor, iWo-an ’ hut the lady, she’s not sor. .1 was takm’-a good,look at her in the eoort; an’ ye moight jjenftber foind- in* out, sor, whether the glntlemsti’s got the big ostimto in Divoashiref ye sue, sor, if I may make so bawld, ye don’t know it, an’ havin’ pliutjf O f . nfonej; an’ there’s more than wail jr#y av gifting that—." lie paused. .. “Well, Daly?” said Mr. Wilson'; tho solicitor was listeuidg attentively. “Well, sor,” ho went’ “it don’t seem loike a gintlemaij tpj. want the money paid down at wanst;'' does it? Wid any one loike yersell; he couldn’t think ye’d ruu away wident payin’, an’ lie looked Week, an’ InS, looked at tho lady. Maybe, sor, if you waa to pay thu money now therc’d be no rnoro heard of Mr. Campion." “Do you mean to suggest,” said tho solicitor, “that Mr. and Mrs. Campion aro swindlers?” “Faith, an’ I’wouldn’t wondher, sor. There’s a many tilings strangor done than Btulin' yer own propertby." “But, my good feilovv," said Mr. Wilson, “tlio man would have got £2000 for the jewels by selling them.” “That depends, sor,’’ said the Irish man, dryly; “there’s two sorts av iin- craldi.” Wilson sprang to his feet. “The man may be right in his suspi cions!" he exclaimed, excitedly. “I’ll go to Long (a famous privato detective); it will do no harm, anyhow.” Ho went off at once with Daly to Long's office. That shrewd person lis tened to the whole story, and to Daly's suggestions, aud askedgytat person more particularly what by Mrs. Campiou not being a “A gelftleman, you “draw out” the coratnl marries a little out of hi “Faith, sor, more’s the Daly, “but it’s this wit seen lots av both sarts, av this wan that gives tj may be the wrong t sthand?” “Perfectly.” “He’s a duced keen rty,” the detective sail Air. Wilson. “Well, sj case in my hands, I th disappoint you.” For live days Mr. Wi ing more of the matter, forgotten it already. _ ' detective presented hio^4li Wilson. guard—my personal description ol him was at once recognized—and at tho ago of twenty-live loft his home, such as it was, and went abroad. That disposes of the honeymoon businoss. As for family jowols, thero haven't boon liny within living memory. Bo it’s elenr that this mnu nnd woman aro a cuiplo of swind lers, tho visitors’ and tlio maid prabably boing in tho swim. The emeralds are probably paste; and the cnlt of the lady Hint morning an arranged thing. if that lmd failod they’d have worked tho job seme other way. As like ns not the jowols are in tbeir possession now, to bo used in the future plant. You sco they were clever enough to Hash thorn -about a bit, so that they woro soon by Inde pendent witnesses.” “But,” exclaimed the amazed Wilson, “ono of ttiese witnesses was an export; he swore to the valuo of tho gems." The detective smiled. “Don’t you know there’s a paste that, will deceive a Jewolor, unless submitted to certain tests? Tho witness was honest enough, hut doccivoil, ns any one would bo, under tho conditions, if tlio gems were real, tlicso people wouldn't dare to advertiso them so openly, for they could only bo stolen, niul emeralds don't lio by the j roadside; whoever lmd lost them would ! bu on the trail at once. Now, sir, not a word to nuy one. I've got to follow this up.” The dotcctivo went over to Paris and there discovered through the polico, that Celeste Ilardel, the maid, was known to tlio soorat police under several names. Mr. Campion and his wife wore also sus- poeted of certalo swindles, but nothing had boon proved. About a year ago, however, nlnily answering to the descrip tion of Airs. Campion, but giving another name, had purchased a paste emerald set —ncoklucc, brncolets and earrings—of a jewolor in the Ruo do la Paix. Tho en tire set was sold for £28. There was no doubt whatever that Mr. Campion, of Waldon Hall, was a cunning and ac complished swindler, his good birth and education enabling him to appear to .advantage, Of oourso tho money with which ho cut a dash at St. M— was got-iu soma dishonest manner, but Air. Wilson was uot concerned t.o raku up his late guest’s whole career; his last coup was sufficient for mine host at tlio Royal Hotel, to bring nction for attempt to' defined, nnd Air. and Airs. Campion found themselves in the dock instead of in tho witness box, together with their accomplice, Celeste; the tall, fair lady retnnine I perdue. Sure enough the “emeralds" were found m the possession of tlie worthy couple, who were com mitted for trial; the regular detoctives, iu tho Interval, taking up thu matter, with tho result, that it was discovered tho gentlemen with tho family jewels aud his wife wore “wanted” in Berlin (ttld Ymunii for remarkable clevor frauds. HU* OW&te ■msEyHim mm_ to tho Fronoh police under an extradition war rant, aud Mr. and Mra. Campiou passed a long and not altogether pleas ant “honeymoon” in an English prison. Mr. Wilson did uot forgot to reward the keon-witted Irishman, whoso ap parently “unreasonably" suspicion had saved his employer £2000. I mi OH MM, A BRIEF BUT BRIGHT HISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER, Some Account of the Way He Started Out in Life And Neman to Have Ilia Picture Taken He* aldea Thinking; About Discovering America—Mostly Facta* Atlanta Journal. nit great demand for more and more Columbus literature has brought out many new facts regarding the great discoverer, aud yet many inquiries aro recoived at this offlee overy day regard ing tho personal history of Columbus, bit f frWl oT course elated over tlio discovery'ol the blister, hut tho day will come when I, loo, shall ho looked lip to, nnd people will somo for miles to oat their iunchos over my grave." Little did ho know then that his nshes would he shipped hack and forth hotwoon Spain and tho West Indies every time there wns a revolution in Cuba for half a century. It wns now sottlod that Columbus should iiudortako the discovery of Amorlcn, hut he nooded capital. Ho must co-operate with some ono who hnd means. He flmt approached the senate of Genoa. Ills ap plication was referred to tho conunittoo on Indian affairs. The paper read as follows: To the Honorable Semite cf Genoa: (lentlcrcen—It lias occurred to mo that if we me going to discover America it is high time wo should go ubout it. If we dolny, England will do it and get her namo in the pnpers. At tho present time I uinoutof employment, and could go if I lmd the moans. I have a chart left mo by my fnthcr-in law which I am taro will aid mo in discovering America and making ol it u popular resort for sporadic cholera and any overproduction ot leprosy or orimo which may bo socking un outlet In a now country. If you should not soe tit to aid mo in opening up a new world, which will hold its exposition In Chicago, l hope, 1 shall have to at ply to John II, who has already partia ly promised to tit me out and also to keep my family in groceries dur ing my absence. Trusting that you will take hold of this mat ter, authorizing mo not only to discover Amer ica, but anything else I can lay my hands on, I cum a in, your obedient sorYani. Chiiistophha Columbus. Care Lotos Club, Genoa. Tlio sonata fooled along from day to day with this matter, tabling it, referring it, postponing it, reporting adversely and re committing it to oilier committees till Co lumbus got weary and wont to John II, who treated him tho sumo way, only worse, inviting friends iu on ColumhuH days to hear this great, original "rainbow chaser" go on about what ho could do if ho could only got money enough to dis cover America. An Olivo I'lant itioii. Tbo finest plantations of olives aro in tho Nablil* district of Palestine, but neurly overy village has it? larger or smaller grove. There is no doubt that the olive tree is one of tho most valuable products of tho couutry, and that it could bo made a still greater source of revohuo than it is at present. It requires but little and Uvea and yields fruit even when nogleotodi It only roquiros graft ing and a little digging up aud clearing out, and this done, it yields a plentiful crop in return for the small amount of pains bestowed upon it. The fellaheen say that the vine is a sitt—a dollcato town lany who requires a greut deal of care and attention* The fig. on tho con* trary, is a fellaha—a strong country wo man who cau flourish Vithout sucli tou- dercare; but tho olivo tro3 ia a bold bedawijo, who, in spite of neglect and hardship, remains a strong und useful Arab wife. The olives ripen towards tho end ot tho summer; the trees are then beaten with long sticks, care boing taken not to destroy the young leave aud shoots. The fruit is collected aud spread out on tho roofs or other convenient places,and then put into heaps for a little while iu order that it may slightly ferment, after which it is taken to tue oil pros?, where it is crushed under a heavy millstone, and, packed in little straw baskets, is finally pressed. The oil (zryt) runs into a lit tle cemented cistern, from which it is drawn in leather bottles or largo ourthou jars for carrying away. The fellah uses it both for light and nourishment. If he has nothing better lie contents to eat some bread soaked in oil. It is also used a great deal iu town cookery, but as a means of light it has been almost superseded by petroleum. Much inferior olive oil is exported to France and Italy. The jift, or refuse of the oil, is used for fuel, having great properties of heat.—Detroit Free Press. A Yery Peculiar Notion. Borne one has estimated that at least one-fourth of tho world knows nothing of the use of forks, and fully onc-q mrter of the men, women and children in it eat with their linger. The Egyptians and Turks pride themselves on their cleanliness in the use of their fingers rather than forks, and give a very in genious excuse for the practice. Forks, d noth j they say, have been in spme other man’s public had j mouth, and you have to depend upon tho i y 0ur servants for their cleaniug. These hffoj^AIr. ! people wash their hands before sitting down to table or squatting around the COLUMDUS BITS FOB HIS PORTRAIT. education, etc., notwithstanding tho fact that overy newspaper and magazine for tho past six months has ransacked the old and new worlds for data regarding him. It may not he out of place, therefore, to summarize regarding tho great navigator for the benefit of tlioso who have no timo to road voluminous biographies, but win? are in search of something torse, yet trust worthy. Columbus was the oldest son of Domlu- loo Colombo and Ruzanna Fontanarosna, and ho was horn, it is thought, in 1435, at Genoa. He died May 20, 1506, at Vallado lid, from collapse and coma, brought on hy having tried to resemble his different por traits. Tho most reliable biographer of the great Admiral who so soon noted the value of America as an opening for the soiled and oppressed of tho old world, where th«y could como and bring their cholera with them, wns Fernando Colombo, the son. Christopher Columbus was eduoatod at the normal school in Paria, where he stood well iu mathematics, and espeoiully in trigonometry, or the science of trigs. Antonio de Tercago wus his tutor, it is said. De Terzugo was the originator of tho mathematical discovery that iu addition a great saving of time and also n greater aomiracy may he secured by setting down tho right hand figures and carrying the tens to the next column. At tlio ago of fifteen Columbus became a sailor And began sitting for his picture. There wore three sons in the Columbus family and one daughter, who niarxiod a butcher. Her brother, it is said, on Ills first voyage brought with him from America a dozen softshell cruhs and a diamond back terrnpiu for his sister's husband, hut no one would purchase them and they perished on his bauds. This brother-in-law afterward wrote a piece for tho paper, stating that reciprocity with America wus not what it had boon cracked up to he. Another biographor says that Columbus went to sea at the age of fourteen, but this may lie because of the conflict regarding tho year of his birth. Columbus wus soon placed iu command of a cruisor and visited tho archipelago. Ho also went to Iceland, hoping to flud an opou polar sea. This is not generally known, hut I get it pretty straight aud have no reason to doubt it. lie visited what was then called Files- land, or Ultima Thule, from the Latin tongue, nnd signifying tho jumping off place. It was what is now called Icelund, and Columbus was one of tho earliest nav igators to penetrato to the region of the polo and loave a pantaloons button on tho axle of the world. On his return he suid that the only thing In favor qf that coun- ry as a homo was that there woro neither mosquitoes nor malaria there. lie staked off a town, hut tho claim was jumped hy u polar hear and reverted to tho original owners. Las Casus describes Columbus as having a long fnco, ruddy in places; an ficqullino nose, clear gruy eyes, a quick, command- ng glance and light hair, which had begun to grow gruy at thirty. He fell in love with and married Filipa Monis de Palestrello, who was in tho con vent where ho used to pray of a morning. Her father wus vary poor, being governor of Porto Santo aud trying to live on his salary. This hud never been tried before and has not been attempted since. Ho died leaving little except a chart of the world, together with what was supposed then to he an accurate drawing of the un derpinning upon which it rested. Not long after this Columbus confided iu Paolo Taacarelli his belief that it would now be a good time to discover America. Tascarelll was a physician and coamog* rapber of that place aud a man rather in advanoe of bis time, as was Columbus. YaseareJIl lived on his practice as a physi cian and relied very little on what be could j make as a cosmograpber. He was the first physician to diacover “Well, sir,” he be^qa.'“I thidk this is ! meal on the floor, aud tney take up the .i plaut. I’ve found • Waldon , morsels of food with thm pieces of bread, , u 8 the first physician to aucover there is such a piacs-iatid Csinpiou it rolling it around such food or soaping it thftt uy of Spain, if collected in large your nuest’e naiie bujfthe hall is u 1 in the soup. They use their hands m , quantities aud placed ou the huroau skiu, tumble down place, ini such bad repair • aiding iu fuc earring aud tear rather , would make a blister. Let us not, then, In that nobody will take or buy it, with • than cut their roasted torvls. | our enthusiasm over Columbu* lorget the flbqut two acres of rvotthless laud be- I the blister and per- longing to it. The late' Mr. Campion t The United States uas more tflau 500 - I Co i UIoblIS and Xascarell, were great father had wasted what property .there 000 bearing banana plants, friendg aud one day the former *ajd to ras. His sou finished tb 6 .business. , bearing lemon trees, 4,000,000 orange , Taacarelli: TM1C LANDING OF COLUMBUS. Let ns pass over this sad era iu the life ' of Columbua. It is too pathetic to dlsouss. Ho was on liU oars, as Taacarelli said at the time, and oarning nothing. He was well fitted for the position to wnicb he as pired, but thero wus so little demand then for discoverers that ho waa well nigh dis couraged. This should teach us that we must fit ourselves for somethiug for which thero is a deiuuud. It is t»-uo that the glory of discovering a world is something, but it comes too late to be used as collateral at the bank. To have ii large variety of attention four hun* drod years after is a good thing—better than to be forgotten—but it does not sur round the childreu with all wool under wear at tho time. Indignant at Portugal, and left a widow, er at au early ago, with one son ana no money whatever, this sorrowful advance agent of freedom aud prosperity—this sad eyed prophet of happy aud well protected industry—dropped down hopelessly in the Franciscan Convent of 8t. Mary's of Rab* ida, In Andalusia, worn and weary, sor rowful and despondent. Tho prior, who was leading a very busy lifo uhooiving Ferdinand und Isabella twice a week, took Columbus to these monurchs aud also put him up at the olub for two weeks. Columbus spoke about how well the queen'd dress wns draped, and admired it b<> much that ho was asked to come and drive with them on Friday and meet a well-known English author, who was iu town over night with a view to writing a hook on it. Tiio great navigator made a great im- premdou on both sovereigns, and ore loug they had agreed to lit out three entboats for tlio work. Ferdinand had no moans ut. hand, how ever, except an English breech-loading gnu, a red setter und a pair of high rubber boots. Isabella also reported the treasury to be insolvent, but she was a woraun ol great resources at such times, aud although uh a matter of fact the vory throne sho sat bu was being paid for iu weekly install- rneutd, she gave music lessons, gavo read ings from her own works and ran errands till she bad tlio money. Columbus took it with tears and went at once to have hia picture taken. When not discovering America this was his sole rec reation. Every time ho shaved or cut his hair ho hud h cabinet picture taken of him self in u now attitude. Getting a steamer chair near the place whore his picture was taken, he went aboard tlio boat at once, and was soon a mere speck on the Itorison. On tlio l*2i ii of October. 1492. after a long wot tramp over on unknown sea, a man camo down into the steerage, where Co lumbus was eating a watermelon, and calling him to ono side and drawing his cur to him said in a low voice, "Land, ho!" it . . . ' Si, senor!" said tlio man, "if you wish to discover America you will never have i hotter tim ... Ho Columbus went up on dock and at tended to it. Columbus was'far in advance •)[ tho times iu which be lived, but thero were many tiur's when lie could uot get a buck ot nour. ne was a great genius, DUt had very little fun. When he wanted to make a hit every body called him a crank, and after lie had made it all bi» neighbors said they put him up to it. . Jealousy put him in jail and subsequent ly fought over his boues, and it is only. 4W year* after his discovery that special rates are to he made over the railroads on ac- count of it. .i Columbus found also the West Indian slave trade, but was sorry for it afterward. ' He was also tried on bis return for hav ing discovered Fire island, hut was ‘sue* cessful in proving an alibi and was ac quitted. Mr. C "1» bisn' « i.S 0W) ninna'inlo trees, r, I feat almost onrtnln that I, *oo, P. B.—Tho abovo »re mostly facts. Gold has been found near Frankenberg. in Hesao, Prussia, near the old gold mines which war* in operation a thousand year, SKI „"iiig iy il.ai ul I f -K (5 III V-