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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-9-21, Page 7�p-o-o-o-o•o-v-o-o•0.0,0-0.0-o-o-C� Ops NOW LIE BY THEIN LEADER,. 0 Q O 0 0 itemnlns of Seven Men Who • D%ed With John Brown .- 0-o•o•o Iieinteered. By Merit Norris 1-0,0,0 �, r1.. .o...o John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies tentotd'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies a -toggling in the grave As we go tnarebing on. The burial ot the remains ot seven of aohn Brown's unfortunate little army be- side the mound where their .heroin leader "lies a mold'ring" was a pretty piece of ' sentiment and a tribute to the memory ;of the man who was born too soon. The ceremony occurred recently at North El- ba, N. Y., the old home of Joba Brown and the place where he was laid to rest. I North Elba is in the Adirondack moun- tains. It is a quiet little country place now, but is visited by occasional pilgrims,. who seek out the picturesque tomb of the old liberator, John Brawn moved to North Elba, in the very heart of what was then the pathless Adirondack wilderness, when he was 49 years old. He had already be- come greatly interested in the slavery question and was among the most ardent of abolitiopists. • At North Elba be conceived the idea tnaklug his home in the Adirondacks the center o! a negro colony which might eventually become the northern terwinue of the "underground railway," by which slaves were seeretly conveyed from the withers) states into Canada. A. favorite route at that time was by way of Balti- more, New York and the Adiroudacks. The little colony of negroes which he started here. however, failed to grow and prosper. On the contrary, It dwindled away. Tile negroes amid not withstand the rigors ot the climate here, where the mercury fls'quoutly falls in winter to 20 and even 30 degrees below zero. They grew siek and despondent and ei- ther moved away or died, john Brown then resolved to invade the enemy's (wintry. He conceived the idea of Capturing the arsenal at harpers Ferry, arming; the negroes and turning them anaiuet the white slave owners of = the south. thus enabling the poor blaeks to free themselves from bondage. When Brown made ilia fatuous raid on the United Staten arsenal at harpers Ferry. Va.. in October. 189, he was ae- companied by several men, daredevils 0 0 • A DUTCHMAN'S TRICK. '117;8 tteaaoa. Why Bottle* Are Iffside With Concave Bottoms. This is not a catch, nor should you an- ewer the question by replying flippantly, "Because they are not convex." The real reason is as deep asthe bottles are the opposite. To the Dutch we owe the extra use- less tous of bottle glass which we pay for. At any rate, the thanks ot the glass wautlfaetttrers and of the dealers in freight and of the makers ot cases may be sincere enough, for the concave hot - toms of the Millions of bottles always being wade, transported and broken in- crease the cost of them by at least a tenth, A certain Dutchman, having gone as far as he dared in the reduction of the strength and quality of the liquor he dealt in, .east about In his mind how he might succeed in making the less appear the greater, But he could not hit upon any ,satisfactory dodge. This disgusted him. Ile felt ashamed of kis lack of business instinct and began seriously to meditate selling- the good will of hisbusi- ness and retiring: This gentleman, was in the habit of im- porting wine from Spain. This wine came mostly in hogsheads, but now and again his correspondent would send 'him small parcels in the original skins in which the wine comes even to this day oat mulebnei: from the interior of Spain to the seaports. One day Mynheer saw one of these wine shins, which he knew was only halt full, lying ou the floor of his warehouse seemingly quite full. Being in hisway a man ot talent, he examined the skin with core before he iioved it. He lifted up one side, and it at once became flabby. The skin was Indy half full, but it bad been reposing on an inverted bowl. This had pushed up the middle or the akin and allowed the wine to press the rest of the skin down on the boards, while the visible Part of the skin was correspondingly dis• tended. The Dutchman took the hint and had bottles made with the deceptive concave bottoms which we now know so well. The idea caught on, for at the finish only the wretched consumer had to pay, so every hand the bottles passed through before coming to the retail customer ramie a bit by the chauge. The unorganized !nags et the public realized soon enough how deceptive were the bottles that seemed as large as ever, but they had to put up with it, for in those times the stores were not thought ot, and the public bad much more even than nowadays to take what they could get and be thankful. while such is the conservatism of mankind that if they wee offered flat bottomed champagne or claret Deities now they would probably rave e there and iuia;.iue they were being done. Joan InROwN's Greven. like himself, whom be had gathered to- gether in the mountains of Maryland for this purpose- Some of them wore killed in the skirmish that followed, and others were captured and banged with John . Brown in December, 1859. The bodies of seven of them were buried at Har - per's Ferry iu two large, rough pine boxes, three in oue box and four in the other. Dr. Thomas J. Featherstonhaugh and Captain Bali of -Washington, assisted by Professor O. G. Libby of the University of Wisconsin, have recently ascertained die exact situation of these men's graves and had their bones disinterred. These were the remains which were the other day interred in the John Brown plot. .John Brown, when he moved into the little home which he built at North Elba —the plain frame building, unplastered .and unpainted, which today is historic— remarked, "It is very small, but the main thing is that we all keep good natured." It is only a rod or so from the great :bowlder which forever stands guard where his body lies. On the face of this :great bowlder one may see his initials, which were carved by his own hand. egisters are kept at the farmhouse for sitors to write their names and any -sentiment that such a visit might inspire. Through the efforts of Kate Field, funds were raised a few years ago for the pur- chase of the John Brown farm at North `Elba, and in 1590 it was transferred to the state of New York. Dr. Featherstonhaugh and his asso- ciates have the affidavits of several old .residents of Harpers Ferry (men who witnessed the burial of the two boxes), In which they swear thatthese were the graves of the heroes of Harpers Ferry. Besides, in diggiug up the boxes, several shirt buttons, lead peucils and a buckle, known to have been worn by one of the mien, were found. A piece of bearskin coat was also un- covered. It is positively known that` Oliver Brown was dressed in a bearskin .coat when he was buried. These and .other evidences prove beyond a shadow • .sol' doubt that these are ,the bodies of the amen who accompanied John Brown. Their names were Oliver Brown, Stuart 'Taylor, W. H. Leeman, William Thomp- eon, Dauphin 0. Thompson, John H. Kag and Dangerflel'd Newby, the lest teamed being a colored man.. The body of Frederick Brown, who was murdered at Ossawatomie, was never recovered. , Paid In Tobacco. Some one has unearthed a book printed lin London, 1705, in which is given an -entertaining account of 'life in old " Vir- ginia during early colonial days, when to- bacco was the standard "currency and 16;000 pounds of theweed was the sal- ary :of a clergyman, with a fee of 400 pounds for a funeral sermon and 200 pounds for solemnir]ng a marriage- The writer evidently cherished some pet'prej , udices in religions platters, for he puts it •on record that in the counties where the Presbyterians held meetings the tobacco was so mean that no preacher would, , eatay there. Tice. ileraailt Was There. Team ago some one in a northern town advertised that he had for sale a painting, supposed to be by an Italian master, representing a hermit's cave, with a hermit inside, A price was named. A gentleman living in London wrote to the advertiser,, nsking fur .fur- ther pantie Mare. Ile received, a some- what more detailed description to the same effect as She advertisement. He sent the money. and in due time the painting, a large one, arrived at his house. It was a daub, but showing a picturesque hermit's cave. No hermit, however, was visible. He wrote to the vender, mentioning this fact. The an- swer came back, "Of course you cannot sec him, because he is inside." The geutlemau, who must have been very dillicult to please, was not satisfied with this and wrote back: "If the hermit Is inside, and, therefore, invisible, how do you know he is there?' The vender replied: "Because 1 saw him go in, and if you wait long enough you may see him come out again. But he may by this time be dead and so un- able to reappear, which would grieve yours truly, Tommy Flatcatcher." The purchaser, finding insult added to injury, "went for" the rascally vender, but he had emigrated—gone west, per- haps to California. Moral: Never buy a pig in a poke.—"The Gambling World," by Rouge et Noir. THREE ACRES AND A COW. geese Centers, 15.1' Wks Carried Mr, Gladstone Into Power with ThI. Velem. Phrase. Jesse Collings, ?4.P., Parliamentary Secretary of the Board•of Trade. whose famous Phrase "Three acres and a cow" carried Tarr. Gladstone and the Liberal party into power in Great. Britain in the. elections ot 1885, has come to the United States for a pleasure trip. Be arrived on the steamer Campania, and will remain in. New York a short time before starting across the country._Be will also, it it said. visit Canada before returning home. while a rest ant recreation are his main objects here. he will make serious obser- vations of American conditions in many sectionsof the land. before returning to bis home. Mr. Collings is, one ot the interesting figures in.lengish politica. His ane face, surrounded by gray, bushy wbiskers end bair, shows well the warm-hearted, kind- ly oberaoter be possesses. All over Eng- land be is known as the laboring man's Wend. and especially as the friend of the agricultural classes, Through his mother be sprang directly from the ranks of the farm laborers, and in all bis subsequent career as rich merchant, mayor of Birm- Ingham, member of Parliament and Gov- ernlnent official, he has kept the interests of thosee humble people close to hie heart. That: phrase "Three acres and a cow," which is usually thought of when Mr. Collings' name is mentioned, was first breathed :Forth by him as a pious aspira- tion when he was campaigning as Mr. Gladstane'e 1teutenant. It expressed what Ito wished could be granted by allotment to every propertyless family of agricul- tural laborers in England, It was taken by the laborers themselves, :however,. to express the distinct promise of the Lib- eral party to them in case of success 1n the eleotioas. It is hardly too much to say that the same belief was the direot OWNS of the success that did come to the Lib©ralt, Mr, Collings was not the man, how- ever, to let the laborers' hopes be disap- pointed. His famous small holdings reso- lution soon followed, and, it was the foundation of the Allotment Act. which has eared many a rural district in. Eng- land from ruin. The resolution upset Lord Salisbury's Government and made .lir, Collings an under secretary in lir. Gladstone's third Ministry. !4r. Collings is a great friend of Joseph Cbamberlein, and the two liana travelled and campaigned and taken their.pieasures together for many a year. Both are Birm- Ocean Gambling-. Not many years ago gambling was car- ried on to such an extent on board At- lantic liners, says Chambers' Journal, as to call for prohibitive action on the part of the various companies concerned. Card playing, not only in the smoking rooms, but also in private cabins, was indulged in to a simply ruinous extent. Organized gangs of sharpers continually traveled back and forth between New York and Queenstown and doubtless made a handsome living out of their pro- fession, for profession it was, needing an expert handling of the cards, only to tie gained by long and constant practice, a cool head and quickness of perception in reading character. In consequence of the concerted action of the companies high gambling ap- parently disappeared, the only practical results obtained, however, being surface ones, as passengers now; instead of open- ly throwing gold coins or notes on the ta- ble, use only silver or copper coins, these acting simply as counters, representing whatever value the players assume to them at the beginning of the game, "nap" and "poker," the two favorite games, the former for the younger men as a rule, the latter for the more sea- soned heads, and play still goes on mer- rily, even though some one lands penni- less in New York in consequence. A Telltale Collision: A well tressed, middle aged woman was walking past the Seventh Avenue hotel, with coat thrown carelessly over her arm. A boy, with a basket, whose gaze was everywhere but the direction in which his feet were going,, was approach- ing. The boy and heavy basket collided with the woman and the 'cat. , They re- boended with the force of the impact, and the crash of breaking glass rang out. The spectators of the collision saw a broken bottle on the pavement and the pungent flavor of "Old Bourbon" as- sailed their nostrils. The woman walk- ed forward rapidly, her face aflame, while the fiendish boy danced on the curbstone' and shouted: "Come back and get your, whisky. There's some.. left in the ;bottle." JIis Qa,t Place. The Manager --flow came, you to leave your last place? A.pplieaut-1 was discharged for good behavior, sir. The Manager—Discharged for good be- haviorlThat's unusual, isn't, it? Applicant—Nell; you see, good conduc' took nine mouths off my sentence,' ry JESSE COLLINGS, M.?. Ingham man, and both came to the front tbrough Choir interest In Birmingham's munioipal affairs. Mr. Collings received au excellent education as a boy, and at an early period became a clerk to a big Birmingham firm of hardware dealers. Before long be was their "bagman" or travelling salesman in his own county, Devonshire, and the whole south and west of England. Be was pushing and thrifty and saved money. In 1868 be was able to buy up the firm's business. Tinder his management it increased wonderfully in size. In 1878 he was elected mayor of Birmingbam. He started the "mayor's fund," which gave relief to 10,000 fami- lies during a period of hard times. He was one ot the founders of the agrrioul- turai union. "Give the laboring classes education," be said, "and they will help to raise themselves," DAllLED THE WORLD THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON. This. Marvel, w, Master of Arta at 12, Died nt the Age of 22 by His Owa Sword, Which Ile Hud Offered, to a Foe After First Defeating Him.. On July 3, 1583, in a night encounter in Mantua there died a boy of 22 who in the last eight years of his life was the wonder and admiration, of the chivalry and learning of Europe. His fame bas come down to the present day among the English speaking, french and Ital• ian people, Fifty years ago he was an idol of schoolboys. His attainments as described by his contemporaries were so extraordinary that sone modern writers,, proceeding fromthe viewpoint that no human intellect could acquire such mar- velous proficiency in so many directions, have argued he was a mythical charac- ter, This was James Crichton of Clu- ny, best known by the title given him by the French --the Admirable Crichton. Fie was made a master of arts by the University of St. Andrews in histwelfth year, Ile knew all that institution of Warning could teach him When he was 14. At the age at 15 he met in public debate on all subjects many ot the best minds in France and vanquished them all. Ire knew all the learning of his day. Ile was a master ot 12 languages, He had a aleatory so wonderful that, hear- iuq a discourse of any length, be was able afterward to repeat it word far word and duplicate every gesture of the speaker. Ile wase poet, a musician et excellence, an athlete, a horseman, e. sol- dier of trusted conuuaud before he was 111, a wonderful actor, a swordsman of extraordinary skill. He met and over- came all antagonists. Ile passed through the courts of France and Italy like a brilliaut meteor, With all his attain. inerts. he couldn't gain any money, and be fell before his IW11 sword, which he had offered a foe after Seek defeating him, Crichton's family was of considerable importance and wealth and claimed royal descent. !lis father was lord advocate litst to Queen Mary and afterward to ;Bing James VI. His mother, the daugh- ter of Sir James Stewart. Members of both families were eminent in. Scottish history. The boy James Criehtou was sent to grammar school at Perth. He emerged at the age of 10 and immediate- ly entered the famous 'University of St. Autirews, The students there were di- vided lute what were called circles, ac- cording to the talent they exhibited. Crich- ton advanced from one circle to another, until,wben he was barely past 11, the uni- versity turned him out with the degree of master of arts. accomplished in the sci- ence. philosophy and learning of the peri- nel, and, as said, the master of a dozen liv- ing and dead languages. It WAS the custom of young men of the time to finish their educations byoinking thegrand tour of Europe. Crichton, supplied with letters from his family and relatives to the no- bles of the French court, went to Paris first. itis first action ou arrival was to post a challenge in all parts of the clty offering ko meet ail comers at the College of Na- varro in debate in any one of 12 Inn- guages, "in any seieuce, liberal art, dis- cipline or faculty, whether practical or theoretic." Suck contests were common to the age, but the challenge, coming from a bay of 15, aroused deep Interest. An immense crowd was present on the day appointed. A dozen eminent phi- losophers and divines presented them- selves. Crichton, without the semblance of effort, defeated all who attempted to cope with Mm. 1 -le was congratulated by the faculty of the college and Henry III, then the gayest monarch in Europe, carried him off to his court. The next day Crichton appeared in the tourney and with consummate ease remained victor in that martial straggle. The king gave him an important command in the army. He remained in France two years, dazzling the people with his accomplishments in every direction. Crichton went next to Rome and Venice. In the Latter city his friends were Sperone Speroni, one of the most learned names in Italian literature, John Donati, and Lorenzo Massa, secretary to the re- public of Venice. Several of the Latin poems Crichton composed in this circle Lace descended. He was introduced to the doge and the senate and in their pres- ence delivered an oration so graceful and eloquent that, according to Imperalis, "he was esteemed a prodigy of nature." The Venetians were enraptured over his ele- gant manners, his learning and accom- plishments. Crichton went to Padua and posted an invitation to meet him in de- bate on the philosophy of Aristotle—then a subject absorbing the educated minds of all Europe. The argument lasted three days, and the handsome young Seotch- man was as usual au easy victor over the learned men who took the opposite to him. At Mantua a famous Italian duelist lived who had vanquished many antago- nists. Crichton sent him a challenge and next day ran the Italian through the body. The Duke of Mantua engaged him as tutor for bis son Vincenzo di Gon- zaza. The court of l4antua was celebrat- ed for its patronage of the Italian drama. The finest troupe of actors in Europe, de- nominated I Gelosi, was attached to it. Crichton composed a species of comedy for the company, satirizing the weakness- es of the various occupations in life, then undertook to sustain himself the most prominent- and difficult characters in the piece. Even the actors were carried away with enthusiasm, .so marvelous was Crichton's acting. The young Dake Vincenzo, his pupil, was jealous of Crichton; who found favor in the eyes of. a. beautiful young noble woman whom Vincenzo had wooed in vain. One. night Crichton, walking home through the streets, playing as he went along on his guitar, was suddenly attack- ed by six masked men. He flung away the guitar, drew hissword and quickly killed two of his antagonists, put. two more to flight and disarmed the leader. The latter's,,mask% fell off. It was the young Duke Vincenzo. Crichton dropped on his knee and presented his own sword to his pupil. The duke took it and thrust it through Crichton's body. Be fell on his back, his eyes staring up at the stars, dead. STORY OF A POSTAGE STAMP. I* 'Eight gars Become the Me.t 'Valu- able in the world. In the year of 1851 a 12 ; penny blaok Canadian postage stamp was printed by the Government of Ottawa. The public did not regard this somber issue with favor, so few were issued. One of these stamps was sent to the Hamilton post - office, where it was sold to an old gentle- man, who said it was a shame to print the Queen's picture on a stamp that might be handled by profane hands. Tenderly the gentleman put it on a par- cel, sending it to a friend in the United States. Here. in the waste basket, it lay for many a day, tin an errand boy found it, and quickly transferred it to his album. Despairing of getting a good col- lection, and Lie fever somewhat abating, he sold them to a dealer. The new owner. on looking at the catalogue, found that what be bad paid $5 for was worth $26. Accidentally this stamp was slipped into a 25-oene packet, and sent to 'a dealer residing in Hamilton. When the latter opened the packet he was astonished to find such a valuable stamp. and, being honest, wrote his friend to inform him of what bad happened, offering him $1.200 for it. The offer was accepted and the stamp bad increased in value and not a few came from a distance to look at the treasure. One day an English nobleman, who, through a Canadian friend, had heard of the stamp, offered $1,500, whioh offer was accepted. The English lord, falling in love with an American heiress, and wishing to gain ' the favor of her brother, presented him with the stamp as a token of his esteem. Here, in its new and luxurious American home, 15 came to a sad end, for one day the maid, by mistake. eWept the stamp, which bad accidentally fallen out of the album. into the fire. In an instant the stamp, which thousands had hea>;d of 'and longed for, went up insmoke-to the broad blue sky, leaving not a trace.behind, An Atheist Chief Justice. J A n d Sir Robert Stout, the new Chief us- tice of New Zealand, is singular among the occupants of high judicial office o in being an avowed atheist. He was:form er 1y known as the "Bradlaugh of the nti- s podes," and he once presided over a eon - lariat congress in 'Melbourne. He was y' born in the 'Shetland Islands 55 ears ago, emigrated to i`Tew Zealand i n his 19th year, became:a schoolmaster, stu died law after sohool hours; and secure the right to wear a wig and gown at 27. It 81 he was an M.P., and at 84 Attorney- General ttorneyGeneral in the Government of Sir Ge orge Grey. In 1894 • he bename Premier of a coalition Government In asseoiation With Sir Julius Vogel.• CA!IGIIT IN ARCTIC ICE. Thrilling Adventures of =Artist 1 n Alaska,. BUCKING AGAINST A BLIZZARD. A Cold Swim to Bseape Being Crash ed Between 'Walls of Ice—Dodging an Avalanche and Hanging to a Glacier Di Midair, Of ail the tales of almost miraculous. escapes from instant death that have come from Alaska this year the experi- ences et Arthur Pillsbury are the most thrilling, says the San Francisco Call, Pillsbury is the Stanford student who went on a photographing tour through unknown parts of the new gold region last year and brought back a large num- ber of wonderful views. This year young Pillsbury returned to Alaska and was appointed by the United States govern- ment to make a series of panoramic The /loving Power. "Why. Willie,"'snid. his mother one day when they were out walling, "what do you mean by, offering a penny to that mule?" • "Because,"! ,replied the young investi- gator, "I heard papa say that Money makesthe mare g", and I want to Pe 1f it has the same effect ou a mule."—Troy Times. BOAT =SUED BETWJIEN ICEBERGS, views of the coast and the banks of the Yukou. Pillsbury has only been an this work a few weeks, but has already had a number of adventures. "I suffered more on the White pass. than I did at any other time during all my stay in Alaska," Student Pillsbury writes to his brother, Dr. Pillsbury of San Francisco. "I had to get into the Atlin country to get some views before 1 the snow was all gone, and the bicycle was the only way to make the trip. "I made the trip over the pass and got nig views all right, but it was when I started back that I got into trouble. I left the settlement at the foot of the pus early in the morning, and, from all indi- cations, the weather was going to be fine The air was clear and bracing and not too cold. But you can't tell what Is go- ing to happen in Alaska. "Before I was half way up the pass there was a sudden change, and I came near making up my mind to go back. The air got cold, and a light fog came in from the bea. My better judgment told me to go back, but the thought that my journey would be ended if I got over on the other side urged me on. "When near the summit, it commenced to snow, and the wind blew a hurricane. Then I wished I had gone back, but it was now out of the question. All I could do was to find a place somewhat shel- tered from the wind and crawl into it. "When 1 was as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstauces, which was not very comfortable, 1 put my hand in my pocket for my lunch, but it was not there. I suppose it must have fallen out on the road when I was buck- ing against the blizzard. "Then my sufferings commenced. "I tucked the blankets as tightly around me as possible, but could not keep out the snow. I got as cold as ice and got up and ran about in the effort to keep warm, but it was all no use. So I crawled back into the blankets and shivered. All night I lay there almost numb with cold. The wind blew harder and harder, and the darkness was intense. I began to won- der if I would ever see San Francisco again, and the sufferings of hunger al- most drove me crazy. But the longest night always comes to an end even if it did seem to some of us like an eternity. Toward morning the wind went down, and when the sun rose the air was clear and cold. With difficulty I arose and stood on my feet. I was so stiff I could scarcely move and in the effort to get on my wheel took a severe tumble. But it did me good by shaking me up and got me in condition to ride. The road was fine and all down hill, and it didn't take me long to strike a place where I got warm and something to eat. Then I was ready for another tussle with the ele- ments. "My experience on the glacier was most terrifying and frightened me consid- erably, but otherwise did no barm. "I had been working on a point that to all appearances was as solid as a rock, and so it was for the time being. I got my picture done and had my camera over my shoulder, ready to go down to the boat that was tied up a few hundred feet below. "Suddenly I felt a tremble in the gla- cier and instinctively stepped back from the edge. The tremble became more and more violent, and i went on a run for a big rough spot that looked solid, but I was too late. Just as I was about to step on It the ice under me gave way. I clutched at anything I could reach and soon found myself hanging in the air. with one hand tight on a projecting piece of ice. • "Beneath me tons andtons of ice went thundering iuto the sea, several hundred feet below. Then the portion of the gla- cier to which I ryas hanging shifted its position• and turned so that I could elimb up to a safe place, but it was a narrow escape. "The next day 1 was working in the *ams aeiglrborhood and had oeaaaiox to row through a canal between two kw bergs, j, had rowed through the same place before and never thought of danger. Oil this occasion, when I was about half way through, I was horrified to see that two .walls of ice slowly coming together. My Indian helper got dreadfully excited;, and it was: all that I could do to make him sit in the boat and pull at the oars. As we worked along, each second seem- ing like .a year, the icy walls got closer and closer. together. Soon the walls were so near we could not use our oars and had to take them out of the rowlocks and use them as paddles. "It was not more than 100 feet to open water, but it looked to tie like miles as we struggled, madly at the paddles. Now it was 50 feet, and the two walls were so close together we could not even paddle, but forced our boat along by pushing on the .wails of lee. "When the entrance was only ten feet off, the ice walls touched against the sides- of the boat and behind us the way was blocked. "With one good shove we seat the boat flying ahead, but not quite fast enough, for the end was caught between the twe. icebergs and crushed to splinters. "Of eourse my Indian helper and my- self both jumped into the icy water and had a long swim to find a place where we could climb out," DO SHARKS EAT MEN Doubt Cast Vpon Many Thrilling Ste.- ries te.ries of the Sea. Some authorities aver that there a1 no man eatiug sharks, but stories of hu- man uman meals made by "tigers of the sea" are exceedingly common among seafar- ing hien, say* the New York Press. At the sante time men who know all about sharks and are not fond of drawing the long bow declare these big fish to be great cowards. One et the best authen- ticated man eating shark stories comes from the Cuban coast. It is told by .a man who had lived along the shores ot the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea for years and had never kuown a. shark to bite .a man. One day he went. sailing with n friend. When the friend jibed without taking in the sheet, the boom knocked him overboard. Some one jumped to the helm. put about and threw an oar to the man. He seized it and be- gan swimming for the boat, when sud- denly he sank below the waves with a wild scream, "as if jerked from below," and was seen no more. 'It was believed he was eaten by it sharp," says the story teller, "but ne blood was seen in the water, nor did the man eater come to the surface, it there was one. It certainly looked suspicious, but I have seen men go down almost as suddenly with ennuis or fright." Another man eatiug shark story comes from Honolulu, the supposed victim at the "sea tigers" being Joseph Law- rence, an aeronaut,who went there some years ago to give aeronautic exhibitions. He made several ascensions successfully, coming dawn by means of his parachute in the sea, near shore, but one day he was carried some miles out over the sex and beyond the reef. It was two hours ••• 1F,ir✓y� - +'• ._ t F, 7.:1 "i . -.r- -R ry ---,r, ',. _ , "4.-4;4. 4F v'.L.�=� • ter:..•�� ti:r`-��. r �_ �_ ._ j1w _ CY, Pr __ __ moi= _. _- r` `�- _�. ..a.....--- TERROR 05' THE SEA. beforea tug could be got ready. Then no trace could be found of him, and it was generally accepted that he had bees eaten by sharks. The consensus of opinion seems to be that the sharks which swim in tropical waters are prone to eat human flesh it they can get it, while those which abound in colder seas are not so dangerous. Still there are few men who would take tae risk of swimming alongside a shark of any breed in any sea, and the fishermen of Maine assert that the small sharks of their coast, known colloquially as "dog- fish," are man killers of the fiercest type. They tell stories to bear out the assertion, too, but not many of their stories contain convincing details as to names, dates and localities. A Haunted Grave. In Abu Earned, in the Sudan, is the grave of a British officer which has the reputation among the tribes of the Se- dan of being haunted. It is the resting place ofMajor Sidney of the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry and bey in the Egyptian army, who was shot while charging at the head of his regiment, the Tenth Sudanese, in the battle of Abu Hamed, Aug. 7, 1897.. The natives are convinced that it is watched regularly every night by the ghosts of the native soldiers who were killed at Abu Hamed and who mount guard over their dead commander's tomb, challenging, with every military detail, all passers by. So implicitly is this legend credited by the blacks that none of them will after dusk approachthe grave. Any one doing so it believed to be promptly halted by a phantom sentry, and even the words (ia Arabic) "Guard, turn out:" are often' plainly heard some distance off across' the desert. share' Bit. "The best wayto tickle a man's vani- ty," q says the Ininnayulrk philosopher, le to tell him he hasn't any."—Philadelphia Record: _... :�.-