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ANNUAL LOSS BY FIRE. h Ha* B«n Vary Much Reduced by lm. i proved Method* ot Fighting Fire. J Mr. Charles T. Hill, the artist, who baa been writing a series of papers for St. Nicholas on the New .York Fire Department, has a final paper on "The Fire Patrol.” Mr. Hill says: The annual loss by fire In the United States amounts lo one hundred mil- Aions of dollars, nnd fully one-half of tbls loss Is caused by the wafer n*ed in extinguishing the fins, before the introduction, In 1872, of controlling or ahut-off nozzlc-s used on the fire-hose, the percentage of loss by water wa* even greater—at least two-thirds of the total loss. Previous to the introduc¬ tion of this much-needed device, there was used what was known ns an"open pipe,” a plain open nozzle, with no contrivance for shutting off the waater. When It was necessary to shut off, the order had to he pnsed to the engineer, aometlmea a long distance from the Are; and unless the. nozzles could be thrust from a convenient window, the water would go pouring out, spread¬ ing destruction In all directions. In small fires, especially In "up stairs” fires In private dwellings, or In busi¬ ness houses stocked with perishable goods, such as feathers, silks, etc,, the unnecessary destruction of property was very great. To-day, fires are fought much more scientifically, and with a great deal more aysteni, than were tho.M* of * f, n or twenty years ago, and oflh-wa in rommand of engine companleH are turn- ally very careful not to use any more water than is absolutely nccessar.>. Nearly every hose-wagon In Mm No.v York Hrc Department to-day c.tttles three sizes of hose the tegulit 1 ion t n'e, -hj Inch, used at all ordinary file ■ ,nch <known as”third alarm hose." nnd only used at fires of ronslih-i.ibh: magnlludo), and n small hose carried on a reel under the wagon. '1 his hose Is V j inches In diameter, and very eap) to handle, and on account of Hu* ease with which any uumbni of lengths of it can be carried about, it Is that oftenest used nt small fires In dw < I- Ing-houscs. office-buildings, and flats. With a controlling nozzle on tlm end, the fireman can dm It up several lllr'i - of stairs and Into u bedroom or closet. nnd extinguish a stiinil fire before it has time to spread, using the water only where It Is absolutely needed. To drag the regulation size (it weighs about eighty pounds to the lengtht up and around winding stairways, eie., would take much longer, nnd perhaps give a fire time to get just beyond the point of easy control, besides, when the water Is finally started, a great deal more Is used by this hose than Is necessary, especially in the case of a small fire. It lias been practically demonstrated that a considerable amount of fire can be extinguished with a small amount of water applied effectively, nnd the use of the small hose has done milch to reduce the damage by water at fires In dwellings and flats. (ilvc I n |{«>n|. Thin iw the pray«>r of the nervous who do Hot sleep Weil. Lot thorn tiso H oh tut tur'K AitmnArh Bitter, nnd their prayer will he tpradily answered. liiNnmnin In the product of indigestion nnd nervousness, t wnns.nehite nil mentis soon fvmwIUHl By the HU turn, whiuh «)*»> vauqulNhuM nmluriu, countI jitUuu, Uv» r complaint, rheumatism ami kfelony com¬ plaint**. Mnn Jm mitdc of dust or nt least noim* wives think their husbands mv. llmi 'i* Til In ? We offer One Hundred Dollars hYward for any cane of (‘atarrh that cannot he cured by UaU'n i atarrh Cure. K. J. (’ll km: v «V <’<>,, Drops., Toledo. (). We, the undersigned, h/ivc know n V ,1. < ’he- ney for the lust l'» years, nud bellow him pur* feetlv ftnnnrl»Uy honorable in al l ImMiiicNN (riinaactionH obllga* »ml able to carry out any lion nvnilfi by their Arm. WkwT A Tin ax. WImAcnhIo Druggists Toledo, Ohio. Mahvjn, Whob WaUiino. Kinnan «V ah DruggislN, Toledo. Ohio. HhU’k Ontnrrh Cure it* 1 :\Ucn inlcrmilly. nut* Ing directly (lie upon the blood amj mucous mid fun *n of h) stum. l Vh u, ?V. our bottle. Hold Uy all Drutffftnt*. Testimonials free. Hair* Family Pills arc the bust. Fite permanently rnre-U No fils nr nervon,. nest, A fter llrKtilnyV 1 use uf 1»r. Kline’s lirent Nerveltestnrer. fk trinl tmUleanil In .(IIwtiee. 1)11, R. H. Hum, Lhl .utl AniiH, I'hUa., IV After.!* years' suffering, I «'n- eured by V '"" - CATARRH Heller IleHltli More Tithing HoiiiI'n TIiiui Kver lU’f«re. “I was AfflluieJ with catarrh and was in •uch a condition that pvery Ultlo draught would enn.e me to take eon! After having taken a few bottles of Hood - Sarsaparilla I havebeen strengthened and 1 am in better health than I have ever been before.” John Albert, 7a James St., New York.N. V. Hood’s Sarsaparilla lath* licit In fact the One True ltlowt I’urtllor. Hood’s Pills ihu family cathiYrtiv, v&sy tt»ttportUu, .'ViiH'iiD. DRUNK ARDS o out tlu . , AYJVt J*r. htM’Vt’l oitrt* fx’i th«* drink WrU* H**»t"\!» i'lh’mh’Hl Cf>.,Wllr'«ilMy. ^ roll iBfanMUoB On pUln »r«ri-*'> >»»>>»,' ,r,v BUV YOUR RINGS OF THE MMttRS. ThU (4«U( FUN v IWty Kill. M ill ou ruculi»t »»f 1 Ov M)iu»ji tukutt. 1>. M. %Y A*tK\N» A CO. erntont Farr. »«!* •*-. ....... WANTED r ' r ~- V'i Vi \oi T WANTED evil., mgAarn.,. w.i.nmou. CHtW STAR TOBACCO - TUI BtST. SMOKE SLEDGE CIGARETTES. ■V \ Humgry The hair is like a plant. What makes the plant fade and wither? Usually lack of neces¬ sary nourishment. The reason why Ayer’s Hair Vigor restores gray or faded hair to its normal color, stops hair from falling, and makes it grow, is because it supplies the nourishment the hair needs. Hair THE WORLD’S FASTEST RUNNER. Bernard J. Wefen. the New Champion, Weigh* I 8 S Pound*. Of all the men who In running re¬ galia ever faced a starter on a cinder track, »<Tiinnl .1. Wefers, who a few days ago broke the world's rerord by running the hundred yards in i> 3-3 seconds, probably fulfills best the re¬ quirements of an ideal runner. With depth of chest that bespeaks ample lung room, his lithe body tap¬ ers (o the waist, and his world-beat¬ ing legs, strung with tendon* of steel, are of a minimum weight. Ho has nothing to carry save that which is of eminent use to him In Ids task. Perhaps the vital element, after all, In a runner Is "sand.” If Wafer’s roc- ord of victories over famous rotnpctl tors were not sufficient proof of hi* grit, his face, with Its square jaw, firm set mouth, piercing eyes and aggros- sive nose, should tell the story plainly. Me halls from Lawrence, Maw. His fleelncHS was Inherited, His father was an athlete of skill nnd a runner hard to boat. q ho present champion Is but ’>:! vesrs of age, and has linen running for four years. He Is six feet 'all In bls stockings nnd weighs 1 K 5 pounds When he first made his appearance fin „ fj ,, trar . k K „ od J(lr | Kf> . * a w no f|(Ulrr fop „„ waH „ Wf . 1(t , lt heard of for a runner to carry. The y( , lirfl have Intervened hnve prov- on (Uf . (lj(I n „, know . rrilllu- most runner:-*, Wefers, in mo ^ on | H straight ns an arrow. Ills stvlo V( , ry Krftf . ( wUh his long, gtrhla, p,. aeema.to travel al- n ,„ Ht with on t effort. He gathers speed n» ho goes, arid Is famed in the athletic Wor | ( j na ft strong jq n pprnro could convey more of t-onstlon nnd nlerlness than does that wh i,, h r ,.„ rc „ont«i Wefers crouching lor start, Hvery nerve and fibre Is j )|m Bre K ( rlin g m, r . a piano wire. And t , not for 1h< , K „ll< rv He Is prob- al)|y (m „ (lf | ( ,. s t starters In (i u » world. Ho never in n race 1 ms permitted any competitor to pace him. |)( , , h( .’ |,. rtr i f rom ti,„ H tart, and (n v;l ,. l raa j or |ty of his races has f( w|lh display of speed ns j,as ril)M ] ( . t p, f . w |,„i,. wor | d wonder. Anothct phenomenal thing about , I)|M phonomcna! man Is that his mar- velons efforts do not kcciu to urr**.■ t lilm nfter tlie mtinner of most athletes of Ids clnsr,. It Is a familiar sight on athletic trucks to see runners, after brenating the tape, utterly collapsed, and half carried to the clubhouse by their friend, Not so with Wefers. After break' lug the world’ll records he baH ntnsz d the Onlookers by Jumping a jig on the greensward for Joy and trotting off to the (In dug room with (lie nlnerl- tv of n colt. It will bn a long (lav before anybody secs Ills like. New York Journal. Dynamite for Iceberg*. Polar expeditions are to carry Ice¬ breakers and lo deal (lestrneiIon to Iceberg* In future, If the plans of Vice- Admiral Makurof, of the Russian navy, r.itcceed. lie propone-, to use a machine called .,11 ice breaker, which will force n pa , : age through frozen An tic peas and make tin trip for a strong steamer as easy ns a voyage across the Atlantic Ik for Ihe ordinary vessel. Admire.! Makarof's Invention la said to be pow¬ erful enough to crush through loo twenty-two feet thick, nnd as (he i\ rage thicknegB of lee In the point' regions is considered to ho not over tv,rive feet, be 1 h thought to have an m, v way hiffore him. The natim of the mechanism of the ice breaker bus hecit carefully kept secret, but it is thought that dynamite Is used. The u ,,te! used will probably be construct- ed with a double bull, lly meani of a Miles of steel tubes the dynamite will l«> exploded as soon as the ram touches the lee. "E Pluribus Unum." Wo are indebted to John Adams for our national motto, "10 Dhiribue Unum." While he was Mintstev to Knglnml. Sir ,lol)li I’rostwlck silggcsl- ,,,] p t( , ^ r> Adams as a good motto to indicate Ihe union of the colonies. " W " s to Congress, and adopted by net of Congress June ITS”. The eagle In its beak bears a Hb- bon, on which is the motto. In the early days of Its use the eagle bore also In Its talons a bundle of thirteen arrows: but when. In tell, a new seal was made to take tlie place of the old one. which had become worn, only six an -ows were placed ill the talons Whether this change was ordered by law or not la not known. The old Latin motto was in use ln Knglnml ns far back as 1730 on the “Gentleman’s Magazine.'' St. Nicholas. Will Falsa Teeth Crow? It is reported that a Russian dentist has solved the problem of supplying no,with false teeth which will grow into the gums as firmly ns natural ones. Ills method is to bore holes at the root of gutta-percha or porce¬ lain tooth and also ln the jaw. After the tooth has been placed in the eavi ty a soft granulated growth finds its wav from the jaw into the holes of the tooth, which, he claims, gradually and holds the tooth in post l ' on s wwn, ' H ' r "* Nmevtcan dentist ; M#mUng nt lhf hpai , of their profes- slon have, however, declared that the Russian's alleged discovery is a fraud HE WAS CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF GREATER NEW YORK. THE END CAME VERY SUDDENLY. The Champion of.Irfiter.onlan I»einon-<cy I hIIm I'mlor Hlrnln of n VI #orotic n~ Tim Son Sub»tlliit«i<l. Henry George, author of “Progress awl Poverty,” and candidate of the Jeffersonian democracy for mayor of Greater New York, died suddenly at 4:45 o’clock Friday morning at the Union Square hotel in that city of cerebral apoplexy. ln »*!«* Cooper Union speech accepting the nomination for mayor, less than a month ago, he said: “I’ll make this race if it costs me my life. This is a call to duty, and as a good citizen I have no right to dis- regard it on account of mere personal considerations.” Mr. George arrived at. the hotel about 1 o’clock in the morning. He had just returned from several large iiutHH meetings in the boroughs of Qiicouh nnd Mrooklrn. Tlie work of the night aenmed to have told on him. He complained of being tired, but bis friends and relatives who waited on him thought it was only the natural fatigue that, follows sncli hard cam- work hh Mr. George lias been doing. Not long ufter reaching the liotel he was stricken down. Thus the cheers of the campaign workers were suddenly changed to ; „igliH, for true to his word, Henry George, the apostlo of the rights of man, died as ho wished to die in lmmeRH fighting for the eauae— toward the close of the greatest municipal political campaign the world lias ever seen. Tlie end was peaceful and he died without pain. Mr. George was physically frail nnd t], e strain of an exciting campaign re- ! qqiririg speeclt-maUing at points night, many miles apart, night after was more than nature could stand. He spoke nt Whitostone at 8 o’clock and made speeches at College Point Flushing before returning to New York to speak at the Central opera house. Mrs. George went with him. All the hulls in which ho spoke were at College Point and Flush- crowds were turned away. At Whitestoiie lie drove from the railroad station to the meeting ball nt a gallop. \ To the cheering crowds he said: ! “j believe tlmt all needed reforms are summed up in that, philosopy the right of every men to eat, to drink, to speak sh he sees tit, so long ns he does not, trench on the rights of any other man. I believe that God, the Father, can take care of His own laws—there ni) need for us lo f;«t into trouble trying to meddle with God’s laws, to enforce them. If I am elected, nml 1 believe that I will he elected, I will enforce the law upon the licit and poor nliku. ” Henry George was fifty-eight years old, being born on September ‘2, 18.‘W. He received a common school educa- tion 1881; “Social J’rohlems, 188.1, “Properly in Land, a controversy with the Duke of Argyll*, 1881, I lie Condition of Labor,” an open letter to Pope Leo XIII., 1 Hill; and a . Per- plexed Philosopher,” (Herbert Spelt- eer) IH'.I'J. George nominated In 188ti Mr. was By the United Labor party for mayor of New York, polling 68,01)0 votes, against 5)0,000 for Abram S. Hewitt, the democratic nominee, and 60,000 for Roosevelt, now assistant secretary of the navy, republican. by After bis nomination for mayor the Jeffersonian democrats several weeks ago, Mr. George made an ex¬ tremely nelive canvass, speaking sev¬ eral times every evening and working from early to late at his headquarters. The Son NubsHfuted. At 11 o’clock Friday morning the Thomas Jefferson demoeraey held a meeting and submitted the name of Hem-v George, Jr., for the name of liis father, Henry George, as candidate for mayor of Greater New York. The nomination was accepted, Ilenry George, Jr., was horn in Sacramento, Cal., in 1862, He was educated in the public schools of Hau Francisco. A STAUNCH ( RAFT. Now I.ifjlitliousu Vuswul Itidi'R Wo rut Sfoum lvnoYvii Oil C'oiiKt. Information has been received by the lighthouse hoard at Washington that the in^v lipMhonse \ewl No. 09, which was recently placed on the dift- mond shoal off HnUeras, rode out the recent storm sticcessfullv. 1 ,*.... ,vts from stations al.our in,, ‘ show ' that the storm, was the , • , uI . ■* n i ' 'tm intern i , s roof nositive iould that hi ^ that rio vessel jtiou tUrou ' h H hoavv ‘ gale is not well founded. PRESIDENT GOES TO VOTE. Ho I.ouyos Wunhluiftoii Fora \ isit To Ills Homo In Canton. The prcMdent ., , and ... Mrs MeKroiey left AA aslnngtpn Friday at .1:40 o clock or Umeninat. for the Ohio trip which had been planned for several days. Secretary 1 orter accompanied the presn eut. After stopping . in . Canton und lhtts- Imrg. the party will return to Wash- mgton next htirsdav. PREACHER ON A SI’REI. WodqU I p Dt'lttuicli With tho Murder of III* Wife, On Thursday, Rev. J. L. Burdina, a Baptist , preacher , ,, hvmg in the , tipper ena of Pickens county, C\, who has been on a protracted spree, shot * his wife through the heart with a revolver. killing , bar , instantiy. , „ He then , „ hie*, , a 38 eahher bullet into his brain. He is still living, but unconscious. L Ihe took vni» the only , witness. Mrs. was a sister of Major Stewait, the court of 1‘ickeus. DEATH IX BURNING MINE. Hevcn Men Lo,*« Their l.lvr* In the Bowel* or flip Knrtli. The most fatal mine disaster in the Lackawanna, or Wyoming, coal fields * iuC * the Twiu horror ttt Pitts ‘ ton, over a year ago, was developed in the flro which gutted the river slope of the Delaware and Hudson Corn- v, flny L? Von H,ori ' h “ li " e 1,1 in., Saturday. , At least neven men are known to have been suffocated by smoke arid possibly one other, a Polondcr, is numbered among the dead. Thu slope extends down through three veins. The missing men were nt work in the deck and surface veins, the former 100 and the latter sixty feet from the surface. They hud but twoavenues of escape. ior ... run < was , v ''“J ° , u . et ’. “ slope which was a sea of flames for nearly twelve hours and is yet burn- tug near its foot and the other route was vtn cross cuts to gangways w inch lead to an air shalf nearly a mile from the spot-whwo they were working. * 11<! ,l< T' t tll 0,u <">t of tm- slope a:i« ,lie * ln oke, which . backed out and in to '*" *' 1, ‘ workings, prevented escape through all he ('toHs-cutH. I he supposition is that the men were suffoeated. NEW ASSISTANT MllltARIAX or * ,l « Gi-»rgin Matu urn-ary Mis* s. V. Jewett-Appointed t.y Oov. Atkinson. the J * position 10 Jong nnd of assistant vigorous state contest librarian for yielded a victory last week in Hie ap- pointment of Miss Music A. Jewett to that position. Miss Jewett was appointed by Gov- ernor Atkinson for the uuexpired term, made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Ellon Dorteh-Longstreot. appointed While Miss Jewett was for the nnexpired term, she is and has boon an applicant for the position of assistant state librarian for the full term, and Iter friends are very coitii- deut that alio will be appointed for the full term by the next stale librarian, to whom this power will bo delegated by the governor. Miss Jewett has resigned an excellent find permanent position in ihe slate etl- ueational department to accept the po¬ sitiou of assistant librarian. Of the numerous applicants for this position, none better prepared or fitted for its duties could have been selected than Miss Jewett. Her careful and efficient discharge of the duties of her position in the educational department demon- strides her capability to assist in the conduct of n department of state, nnd her knowledge < f public matters, her efficiency and talent in literary affairs make it quite certain that, if for no other reason, the incoming librarian " ill find her such a capable and help¬ ful assistant that she will be retained for the long term, TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL CLOSED, Aftrr a Magnifiuunt Display of Firowoi-ltN f!u» Doxology Was Sung. Saturday, the Inst day and night of the Tennessee Centennial exposition, whl dl ' l l ,(, 11 f'\ lts g « te8 M,l >' lst > ", ,IS well , attended, about , 30,000 people, many of Uiem visitors, being present, There were no special features dur¬ ing the day, but at night, after 11 mag¬ nificent display of fireworks and con¬ cert, there was held Ihe closing meet¬ ing in thi> auditorium, which waspaek- ed, main floor and galleries. It was the love feast lmd in com- momorntion of the closing hours of the exposition, in which all the people of Tennessee evinced the greatest anti most loyal pride. Numerous addresses were delivered, sixteen guns were fired and then with tlie doxoiogy, in which the audience joined in singing, tlie exposition was declared elosed. GERMANY IS INDIGNANT Over Arrest and Imprlsontnciit of One of Her Subjects By HuytL Advices from Fort An I’rince state that serious trouble has arisen between Hn.vti and (ler.imny. The German minister to that repub- lie, Count Seherwiu, lias hauled down his flag nud, according to current ro- port, three German warships nro ex¬ peeted to back up the ultimatum of that minister to Germany, demand¬ ing an indemnity for the alleged ille- gal imprisonment of a German citizen. The affair lias caused considerable excitement among the native popula¬ tion. GROVER HAS A SON Ami Uutli, Ksth«v anti Marian aru hussuiI of a Small Brother. A Princeton, N. J., has dispatch states tb*t « son and lieiv been born h the house of C leveland, ihe young s ter lliurMiay. ke cther eluldrou m the fault y a- n ,, f' 11 ," butli. l.sther and Manau. hs,lu ' r "** s ,ho 0,,l v rh,U ,” f » T rc ' - ’ blent . , ever , horn in the < white house Ybo imply event announced wil 1 still further stimulate the lively inlet est of the public in the Cleveland fain >l.v. and the intelligence will he hailed "" ,l I''™'"'' »» over the land, at,, will call forth many hearty congratn- '•“onu and good wishes. DELK REWARD IS DUE. AOnnta DotertlvfN riaim the Money. Dui ‘'Yhero Aro Othors.** The sentence of old man Delk to lifl , iniprisoll , nPIlt for ,. omplidtT iu tho murder of ^ )ieri ff Gwv„ of Pike ’ 00ull1v> onn?es tho !o Md re- , W(1 fa „ llne u , his cft , lti;I . s The money has already been claimed by Detectives Looney, \ Hewitt and Mehaffev> of At!;int;1 . )Ut , vin not bt , ia nntl i the question of other claim- ffnte is definitely disposed of. MUCH LEATHER IN ASHES Hlg Manufactory Owtroyfil By Fire at Morrl#, HI. The big manufacturing plant of the W oefe, Leather Oompa.iv at Mortis, III., with retail stores in Sau Fran¬ cisco, Chicago and Boston, and owners of one of the largest tanneries in the (-onntry. burned AVednesdav evening. The estuhlishffient was wo*th a'*out ISM),000. T he loss amounted Walvont §220,000, exclusive of tan hack J-A, 000 aort i, that a j so l, e j„ g destAyed, yj) t . j,j a n* wsjs insured for 81 to,Qua, WHY HE CAVE UP HOME. I, Settler'* Reason* tor Clving Up Hit Claim. Some time ago the register ot the United States land office at Wa-Keen- ey, Kan., called upon a settler to show cause why his claim should not be forfeited. The settler had abandoned his homestead claim In Kansas and moved Into Tennessee. Ills answer is now preserved as a valuable relic among the archives of the general land office here. It follows: "Answering your favor of the 3d Instant, referring to my entry No. 10,- 005, under the homestead law, will say, that I have no cause to show wi'hin the prescribed thirty days (nor weeks, nor months even) why my claim should not be forfeited to said Piece of land In that arid region where rains are as scarce as the proverbial hen’s teeth and as far between as angel’s visit!;; where water is more precious , UainomJ * ; where the lean and . TtlJce , p b k ever to thp ma . of the lonely and un- , >eop i C( j prairies; where the festlverab- Wt zanders unmolested, lordly mon- arch of all he surveys, and mourns for h , g , ost compa n!ons, the Indian, buffa- ]o an( , geUler> who are not . *q voluntarily surrender all my right, title and Interest In said land forever ftn( , lrrevocat)ly to the eminent domain of our Uncle Sam. West be his mag¬ nanimous great heart for that benefi¬ cent homestead lav;, that plants the settlor on his lonely claim, forty miles from nowhere, and out of God’s knowl- c(]ge _ to deIve , 0 thf! tnne of blizzards, cyclones, grasshoppers and chinch ptigs, am! after a few short, and fitful years full of sorrow and hard work he seeks his last and only rest In the bosom of that, same mother earth, his only companion in his isolation. “I. congratulate his excellency, the President on this magnificent addition to the public domain. I thought it for¬ feited years agone.” HIS LAUCH WAS HIS FORTUNE. An Arkansas Steamboat Captain's Jollity Made Him Famous. “Ever hear of a man who made a fortune out of liis laugh?” said a guest of the St. Charles as lie looked over the register. ”1 have heard of girls whose faces were their fortunes, but I knew a man whose laugh was positively his fortune. That name Sam B. Adams¬ on the register there reminds mo of a man who made a fortune out of his laugh. His name was John I). Adams, and he was the father of Sam, the gentleman registered there. John D. Adams was a typical steamboat man of Arkansas, and in addition to his steam¬ boating was a planter of extensive Interests, and was connected with other business enterprises. He was the first man to run a steamboat up the Arkansas River, and his name in that State to-day is a synonyme for genial¬ ity, courage and business success. He was very successful, and his friends used to attribute his success to his wondrous laugh. It was not boister¬ ous, yet loud, and was so musical and jolly that one could imagine old Kri 3 Kringle was personified in him. Other river men would say that his laugh got him all the Government mail contracts. He would go to Wash¬ ington, get acquainted with the man who had charge of the contracts, and he, like all of Adams’s new acquaint¬ ances, would scon come under the in¬ fection of his magnetic laugh, and form a genuine admiration for the grizzled old steamhoatman. He was known at the hotel by everybody, and was pointed out for years by a colored porter, to whom he once gave a $5 gold piece as a tip in a fit of jollifi¬ cation over the closing of a big con¬ tract in his favor. ‘Amazing talcs were (old of his cour¬ age and his steamboat experiences. On one occasion, when an accident hap¬ pened to his boat and the passengers became panicstricken. he calmed them as If by magic by calling them child¬ ren, and laughing at their fear—his famous laugh impelling confidence and mirth by its very melody and jollity. He even used his laugh when very much angered; but it was of a very different character, and death lurked behind it. In a steamboat quarrel with three desperadoes once he denounced them with a laughing accompaniment, a cynical, chilling, dangerous kind of laugh, his eyes glittering like a snake's, and Ills forefinger on his re¬ volver, ready to dash out the life of the first one who made a move. One of the desperadoes said afterward in speaking of the occurrence that be never felt so queerly before in his life. He said he felt as though the very marrow in his bones was being fro¬ zen.’’—New Orleans Times-Domcerat. Pi Rudyard Kipling, wmr' - iC the famous story-writer, is only one of many celebrated ( contributors engaged to write for the next volume of m & For all on ns 52 Times ■i. $ pmi V. Family. the Year. A a :■ U •’p- -■ s'.rtiy To show the varied strength and charm of The m ft i\\ \\ following Companion’s partial original list of featuies for 1898 , we give the 1 8£ m* Distinguished Contributors. v-~ M^ 1 Siss - { f; Right . Hon. W. E. Gladslonc W. D. Howells ' 1 ** on ’ Thomas B. Reed Mmc. Lillian Nordica ;vp ^ r/llf it' Hon. Hon. Justin George McCarthy F. Hoar Octave Mrs. Bt-rton Thanct Harrison •"•at?fqri;, r t Lieut. Pearv Mary E. Wilkins Wtimrr Max 0 ’Rell" Margaret E. Sangstcr RuJyarJ Kij-iing’s (hrilUng- new story*. “The Burning of the ‘Sarah Frank R. Stockton Harriet P. Spofford SanJs,’ " appear exclusively in The Companion during 189S. And Fully Txvo Hundred Others. Gold Embossed Calendar Free to New Subscribers. This c V.-; '..r ;>• published exclusively by The Youth’s Companion and could not be sold in Art Stores for less than fl.OO. It t insists ‘ f three ffhr.y parts, each a true reproduction of charming group pictures. AS* See Important Offer. FREt M W St'JlSCRi r.F.RS who will cut out this slip and send it at once, w ith name 3 FREE and The address, Comj»«ni(tn ami gl.?5, week will receive: subscription received till j — every from the time is j* 3 JftMnary \ . \ HOH. FHF.K-Tlianksfftvins. Christmas and New Year's Double Numbers. S ...TO... 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