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Tbere one probably, many travelloi
very entailer with the fourteenonlie
stretch between CoochleY Junction an 1
Yaltort whit are not aware that abet t,
eulf a tulle in advance of Abe bend—
Dalton's Bend, as 11 Is usually etyied—
stands a signal, for It so happens tha
the signal 1ms only once brought
train to 0 slop; It generally stand
"oPen," for it is tin emergency signal
Intended for use only In the event
the oecurrence of an accIdent such a
In 1808, when a large quantity o
the sfde of the "cutting" al the bent
subsided on the tine., wrecking the mid
night express, which win inlo the de
bets at a steady thirty miles an hour—
the maiden= speed allowed for the
bend. It was, Indeed, this kunentable
acedent that led the company to hoist
he Menai in que.stIon: but ae no subse-
quota falls occurred a1 the "(tutting," the
signal had elways rernained at "open"
until ono dark, mild night in winter.
Therefore it crate as something like a
shock to the driver of the 11.27 up•ex•
press to see the red light winking mem-
ingly to him as he ran his train down
Jae straight from Cnochley.
"Shut off, .tint I" he cried, springing
to the brakes. "Red ahead I"
"So 'Ito 1 That's queer!" exclaimed the
etoicer, looking through the window of
the cab, as he closed the valves and
opened the whistle,
The abruptness of the slop &Weeny
excited wonderment among the compar-
atively few passengers who were Lon-
don -bound by the express,- and es the
stoker and gunrds serum; down. on to
the permanent way to invesitge.te the
miter a score of ingrarfng heads were
traust out of the wfnclows, and nine-
teen or those all appeiteed et the win-
dowe on the near -side, as if everyone
realized Intuitively that the reason of the
stop was ascertainable on that side, ae,
of course, it was.
The twentieth heed was thrust out of a
thet-elass wradoev on the off -side of the
train, and was o woman's; and, as she
lettnt out elm turned the handle of the
door with her right hand and held IL
slIghtly open, as if she contemplated
jumping out.
Seeing a heed appear at the windew
of 0 comparement teethe', along the
train,eshe meekly withdrew and held
the door closed. By 1110 tight thrown
on the permanent way front Um win-
dows she almost at once saw that the
other head disappeared, when she
opened the door wider, while her ender
eyes searched the brushwood of the
plantation which lay on the clewn-sido
of the lino,
Suddenly tt man leapt out from the
nut -frees in the foteground and dashed
across the line to her carriage, daintier -
Mg nimbly in as site held the door back
tor 111111.
"Done!" he panted, Immediately drop-
ping on Ids hands and knees and diving 1
beneath the seut. "Quick I" he said, es e
she closed Ihe door. "Sit down and
'spread your rug so us to screen me."
She dropped weakly upon the seat and t
threw the rug over her knees and a por•
tion 01 3110 seat, then pieked up a maga-
zine' she had hitherto not, opened,
"Keep guide" she said, In ti. low, I
tromulaus valeta as she bent her glint- 1
ironing eyas upon a letterpress page ot
the magazine,
"You're a brick I I knew You
wouldn't. fail me, If yeti only under-
stood," said the man liMiC0 1/10 sent.
There was a long waft, for the stoker
and wmguarcl had gone forward to In-
vestigate.
"I suppose you didn't think to get a
second Beloit?" inquired the man, after
O long pause.
"No. Keep quiet."
Presently she heard a man on the
permanent -way speaking to someone at
the window of the adjoining compart-
ment. He explained -vaguely that the
train had been stopped by signal, but
that there did not appear to be any 0e0 -
S071 101' it; and ho 100/11 forward, saying
he could see the hend-lemps of the
stoker and van -guard flashing down the
%troy, as If they evere returning.
"How did you wort It, dim?" the
smeng woman asked, gently.
"I pinned the sigma -arm up with an
ash -stick out of the wood, so that it
slimed show red all the time," came the
reply.
In a little whtle the man from under
the next window came running back.
"TVs ail eight," he mild. "They could
not find anything wrong ahead, so they
extueined the signal and discovered Uwe
it earl been tempered with. I don't
know why, of course, but shouldn't be
surprised it they find later (hat some 01
the matt -bags from the rear wagon have
dIsappeared. Seems. a likely sort ot
place for a gen) like that, with the
wood across there so handy."
10 a minute or levo the engtne whis-
tled and the train Merterl. It crawled,
cautious)); round the bond, when the
driver evidently resolved to pick up
some of tho lost time, And when the
train had "see" into a speed of about
fortyaive miles an hour the man under
the seta civet out from hiding and,
throwing himself beside the young
\wenn», took hor in his twins.
"What trace It mean, Jim?" she risked,
drawing back from his kisses, and look -
10111) anxione tenderness into hie
handsome face.
"It means flight, dearest, and thie is
the only way I eould seedy 'attempt Re"
be answered, releasing hoe. "Did you
bring those things?"
, "Yes, in Iny bag," she replied, no4-
.
ding towards the luggage•ratila
"Del you chance to bring anything to
eat?" ho Inquired, kering down the bag
and opening it. "Monk Howes), yes 1
'Good for you, darling I I haven't 14181011
food for nearly thirly hours; I have
been hung up 10 that plantation ter—
eine.° daybreak."
' 1 le drew a Mlle recital, of etmdwichne
from the bag end hungrily took a bite at
them, while tit Ow snow lime ho turned
out the Other m1)101110 of, the bog and
10111154 net velw dielinctly, but very
rapidly and tersely,
There was an rfir of 008Y eetnradoslep
which proneimeee them to 14 man and
Wife ex
'"Cif (entree Icoaw yell got My /otter, tee
or you would not be hare, darlIng," bel "M you ore my wife wee would not
said, "ff was a bit Of a prebtem bow to be the emit possible witneee," 1m said,
get ((lo you, and 1 mettle: not More men- thoughtfully; "buee-yes, trait eladi come,
aged it without, you. It'a no this, 1, my dourest. nut we must not try to
101I5 coming dowe from town to see get nue 01 (1)0 station together; we mud
you yeaterday morning, when 1 hnp- leave as strangers and meet emnewhere
peneo to reed 'be paper I got at the -- at the pillar -box 01 the corner ot
station—on early evening paper—that Hassle Street."
poor old Andler bad been 171110d00nd 10. ethe nodtlect and seemed grateful for
lits °Mee el the works end Ms safe thig crinne,o to help hire,
rifled and robbed 01 1(10 phew of the new; eAnd shs snid sinking into ids
submnrino, The report tuft no doubt 10: items and looking sadly Mto lee fa
my mind that 1 was suspected of 11/0
'wo do not succeeti you oluet ily
crime, and my disappearence the event.; country
Ing before certainly gem 50(1)0 Woe to ' and 100X0 ma to establish yo
the (henry, frw I left my lodgings and tint will"
works without saying where I was g ' " "" only 11111111 01 111111110 all
-
Mg, Of creme, 1 (en expinin ali
' wo have failed, Aline, he answere
ce,
ur
er
But the point Is Met lite pence atet look- 1'1'14 11"'
a Mg for me everewletre: the report con -1 11„„
After site had given him her ticket,
s etutled with the &serration of a man sat down hand In ham] and anx-
the pollee were looking tor, and, though i°1181°' wailed for tile train to run into
1 he terminus.
no names V1/01.0 mentiomd, there COI) he
anrei odsotill, the man is myself, and it I am down he kissed her and threw himself
As soon as the (rain began to slow
1 on the opposite seat.
You, Jim ? llow awful 1" ° He did not jump out Immediately the
• "Yes, ft I am arrested those Nene, (min drew up ttt the platform, but
win be sold to n foreign Power befere welled untll te had stopped 501110
I can defend myself, and eveey penny secends and other passengers had
1 and poor old Aneter have siink tn the nfighted and caused a Mlle confusion.
expertments and laying down new Then he stepped out and advanced to -
plant WM be lost. I shall be ruined, and. wards the barrier,
About ten nfinutes later they met at
the eendezvous, and he stopped a han•
some which happened to be mewling
by et the moment.
ecitiewick 1" sold the cabman
"Worry sorry, sir, but I can't go so far
to -night. Jos' goin' to the mews. 'Orses
done up. You won't get keb to take
you so far, tilts time o' ntght,"
"C111, yes. seal'," replied dim, cent'.
(Wetly. "You'll take us, and I shall give
you half a sovereign."
"Ws 'awl on the old erase, guy'nne,
but ell do It to oblige you." steel the
cabmen. after a moment's hesitation.
Jim twined Aline trart the cab, end,
sic:ening in, gave the driver tat address
In Chiswick.
"Broil lodges in that street," he ex
Waffled to her, as the cab started.
"Probably it won't be pessible to net to
Mold, though he keeps ide heurs as O.,
habil: bin there is just the chance, and
we my 118 welt be on the gent,"
It was a long, anxious drive. The
Strecils were almost deserted. anti 11 NV1IS
perhaps to save myself from the hang. slow going, for the !terse rim somewhat
mares lactose. Who knows? Who can lame. But eventuelly Chiswick tons
guess the amount of circumstantial eve reached between one end Iwn in the
donee thal may be adduced against me? morning. and the (eh pulled up at the
f cannot trust the police to look 10 the corner of a road leading out of the men
matter FIE promptly and energetically as street, where efm paid the Meyer the
111105(15; 1 mem de, ft. myself, eer the fact prearranged fare and dismissed him.
that I was their prisoner would pre- Brae lives at No, 73, along hem,
notice them against my theory. and dearest." 88id elm. Wilding her along.
had "I called to see him on 'business once
directly Bruit honed lhat they
pinned me he evould feel safe to dispose when he was ill. We may ns well take
0111(0 piens. and whim ence they were a leek at the honse—It's possible hes
ale 01 his mines who mem spy me they still up. In feet, feel shengly dis-
posed to break into the house if need
tind not passed out of mine? The Mtn -
be I ff only I could search his rcenns—"
citify of establishing my innocence
would be trebled and we should he "Olt, Sim, how horrible 1" Aline pro•
ruined. Give me [hal traseilne mid the tes'sd•
Ah, my dearest, we must put aside
satasev-razor, will you. darling?"
flexed by realizing Vie gravity of hle se,e.a"traitteadratNeve 3,001;lice• ,., But, of course, I
position, she compiled silently, and he Sil"
quickly proceeded to give his upper 1fp "I'm ready for anything—murder al.
what is sometimes called "a traveller's most I—that may save you," she return -
shave."
"After reading the limier I proMptly 11'fil•ht:ildee0e01:1,0.7,, "Is mai the house, the
nada up my mind lo leave the trnin at 't think it Is," he' answered. "Sixty.
ID first stopping -place," he continued nine, seventy-one—yes. that Is seventy.
011115 he NV01.1i0d al his disguise, urine 'three. nnd Itud light is in Bratt's win'
go hack 10 heve 011.1 Wifll lirail. Rut dimeetlis siffing"r°0111."
while walling al Cooehley Junction for 11101' stoned two doors bcdol'a ths
he first up -train I was pounced upon by (muse, They were alone in the street,
a detective. No dread it lied been wired and, except ror three lumps, the light at
down the fine met 1 might ivy to see No. 73 was the only one Visible, The
you, and the deleetives had been sta. houses on elthor side were superior
toned at the function to catch me when seini-delached vines.
clumged trains.
However, I succeeded, with sonic
dialculty and a little violence, in giving
him the slip. Then the question arm
how to get back in spite 01 1(10 hue and
cry the incident would inevitably arouse
along the Nue , 1 did not doubt that
every station would be watched. Hap-
pily 1 remembered the old emergency
signal before Dalton's Bend, and I wrote
you what to do end Meng, and on my
wny to the plantatiorf gave a farmer's
carman it Minting to p081 the letter, eay-
Mg I had forgotten it and didn't want
to retrace my stops to Cooehley. I
walked to the plantation across the
fields, avoiding; every figure and hank
tation I perceived, and I reached It a
letle betere daybreak. I blocked the
signal up a few minutes after the 10.25
had gone past. You know the rest. Of
course, I am not out of Um wood yet, for
a's quite likely that the news of the slop
will be wired up the line from the sig.,
nal -box, and 1110 railway pollee will draw
the right conolusion, 1( 1(103' are at tho
terminus to meet me I'm Medd it's all
tie for while I 0103 hope to elude ens.
ual glances I cannot hope to pass SW.
131C1U125 scrutiny. You'll have to let me
lune your ticket, so that I can pass the
beerier without stopping to pay my
fare. It won't matter for you to slop,"
"Do you mean you are suspected of
committing murder in order to steal
yoUr own plans?" she inquired, Mere-
dulously.
"Yes; to sell them a second time to a
higher !Adele 1 suppose. • t have al-
eeady sold them, 1011 1101 been paid, As
you gnaw, payment evae to be made on
delivery of the firs1 vessel to the Govern.
1110111, and absolute secrecy is a condi-
tion of the contract. No doubt 11 18 con -
chided I bad a big otter of immediate
cash from abroad, tried to get the plans
bactc from Andler, and, failing In this,
mutelered him to Accomplish my pule
Item"
"I low awful I" slut nitirtnurod, resting
her while face in her Minds. But, elle seriphon of the letter, and, Menem it
ockleci, looking Up quickly, "supposing ovee o It to assueo himself the flap was
the men gott sieved has already got secured, raised 11 10 the slot 01 1)10 box,
rid of the plans ?"tnstantly ,Tines loug arm darted out
"The sante iclea worried me at first, and Modelled tile 101101%
and, of course, IL would bo a calas- With ti low exclamation of astOnish-
trophe," be replied, more gravely, ment, which was echoed by a lithe gasp -
smearing his hetr with 0 dark"pigmenl, ing cry from Aline, (ho num bad( a
whieh completely changed its 00101% 13000. Then, no eim moved in his ofew,
"13111 I have reasoned that he would he epeang upon MtnAt the $111116 MO.
searmily do so immediately; he would meet Ifni flung tito Whet' far anon°, and
surely watt until suspicion seemed to Aline, dashIng out, picked 31 1(13 and ran
he laid strongly upon someone else. a 1011' yards down the road, where she
Moreover, he %wield tuff find It easy to stopped and watched the two men
hated them owle to anyone immediately. struggling,
On the other Mold, If 101m find him Sho did not doubt how the struggle
with them in 11(11)meategion, my inno- would end, tor her hnsharld 1005 a pow-
(wi)co is reeved 'eltlishelent at Mut wrestler and ihe other (115110Ids guilt. And 1 . I can physique betrayed 1)10 millraces. But
now recall a dozen raffling incidonts- the end 'came 8001150 than she expeeted,
which should hove excited my suspicion She sew something flash in the aie above
of him." Digs hood, end 1I111 picked his adore, -
"You Will want a witness I Take me sary 11Y 'he wale(' and threw hill)
wIth yon I"
tie tinned (0111)11 81111 10O)fed Ot het' "Saruth(l'aahli
inttattIrt(Iar
vttr'd with tt ay as Bre
adnItellIttlY, and idle olerted With a sort stvinig round and pinned the fallen Man
clarnation of etirpviee at the athlete to the road with his enema
n In MS appoarenee. "Ills tin right, dorlIctge," 'Bin panted.
the works svfll never get another Gov-
ernment contract, But I think 1 know
where those prates me I !levelled a
faint suspicion for some time that Breit,
O chap in the esItniating-office, is not
quite straight, and lee known him to
have letters from Germany, which he
has been very geerelive nimit, Now,
my belief is that Breit returned to the
works the other night atter 1 rani left,
to steal the plans, and was dtscovered
by old Andler. whom he murdered.
'there seems to be no doubt in any-
body's mind that the murder was 0010-
1)11110(1 'en order to obtain the plans."
He sprang up wile a pair of scissors
10 his hand, arid. turning to one of the
loner mirrors let Into the walls of the
compartment, began clippleg off his
moustache.
She jumped up end seized his arm.
"Oh, .1Im, don't I" she exclaimed,
"I must disguise myself somehow.
Aline," he. returned. "The matter's as
serious as ft can be. I am net only
making a hid to avert our ruin, but
"Let's wont past a be suggesied,
"Now that, 1 nro here, I'm not so confi-
dent 1 can bluff or bully the truth out
of him."
"You 111,8 MOCO than a match for any
diehenesi man, Tim." she eald. proudly.
"Whet tars my confidence is the possi-
bility 01 1110 innonenee. If I were certain
01 1118 guilt 1 should enow how to handle
him."
They walked past Ne. 73 MS far as
ratter -box, and, pausing there, gazed
bacic at the lighted window.
'mut ti must be Jini mut-
tered, under his breath. "It practically
rests between him and me."
"Who wee tent?" exclaimed Aline,
stertled by -the 8hadow of a man that
fell &len the window -blind.
"Breit, I think; but I could hardly
see."
"He annealed to be holding something
ID his hands."
Jim did not answer, and for some mo-
ments they stood dome together watch.
Mg the window for the possible reap-
pearance of the shadow.
Theft° nerves were so strung that the
click of n door -latch merle them Marl.
"(heck P' whienered dim, pushing Aline
towards some shrubs in the garden of
the lionee outside wrach they stood,
"Hide I"
She understood instantly, and stole
notselessly info the shedows of the
bushes( and Jim hid himself behind the
letter -box.
Al the same moment, a tan, braless
man tested nem Ihe Mlle olden of
No wt., andafter glancing up and down
the rand. nelveneed travirads 1110 pillar-
boxtie walked lightly a.nd confidently,
and stopped before tho slot in tho box.
fie took a long letter from the breast of
his coal; and, peeping cautiously out,
Jim saw 'his ince in prattle and MeV
razed Iran. Jim elso saw Aline's dainty
Mlle head over the shrubs, watching
the mart.
'rho man prrased, glanced at the super -
"Ile tiled to knife MO, but be was too
slow."
"linem-oh, ynti have kined Min 1" the
exclaimed, with a weineriet institiotive
pity for the fallen.
"No, I think tug; he's mtly stunned,
Open the envelope 1 . „ Tear it 1 , • .
Show me I Thank Heaven I Yee; the
plans ." Ile took the palette with Mem-
beng fingers and serultrileed them
"I einv the envelope was stamped for
foreign pope, and that was good enough
for me, eiece the man wns Brea, We're
saved, darling 1"
"Thank Heaven I" she murmured.
"You'll probably find a TOWITIIIMI '11
the highroad, Aline. Bring Wm quickly.
And ring up the doctor 01 (110 corner, en
your wrty,"
There's a man In Broadmnor Lunatic
Asylum whose chief occupation Is post-
ing entigInary letters in Imaginary
letter•hoxes, the name Is Dealt, —Lon-
don 71t•Bits.
—+
CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
FIRST SETTLED BY SPANISH FRAN.
GISCIAN MONKS.
The Site Is !Hallett/cent — Harbor 18
Grand, and Has an Immense
Amount of Traffic.
San Feanctseo is the foremost city of
the Pact& coast, with a population
close upon 40(1,800 souls. It was first
settled by civilized people In 177e.
Those settlers were Spanish Franciscen
monks, who erected a inIsison building
as a preliminary to their work of cone
vertIng the &live Californians to the
Catholic faith, Those missionaries were
1)1015 Paieon and Gamow. 11 was
then Spanish territory. After the fedi!'
trendence of Mexico, about 1820, ft b-
(01(10 81e11100n territory. In 1848, after
the war with the United Slates, ft Lu-
cerne United Slates terellory. Early In
1848 gold was discovered at Colotea, on
ten American River, and the eily of
loancisco became known throughout
the civilizeel world. In less than a year
ils barber 11188 filled with sailing ves-
sees from every quarter of the globe,
and people of every clime stem swam -
'a in lis streets. The houses at Best
were of ihe flimsiest descreillon, end
far Inferior to those now forming the
town of Cobalt, in our own territory.
Thousands of lawless characters from
Australia and the American east soon
found a refuge there, end
MURDER AND ARSON
wore of daily and nightly occurrence.
Within two years six great fires swept
the city.
In 1851 so numerous and daring
were the ouratiges conunitted that the
law-abiding people were compelled lo
cl ganize for the safety of life and pro-
eerty, and formed the first Vigilance
Committee, and fur a short time order
was restored. In 1855 the outrages and
crimes became so utimerous that the
citizens took the law in their own hands
and organized thesecond Vigillance
Committee, and appointed their own
judges, and established their own jails,
rind appointed 111010 own jurors, and
hanged thole own criminals. Whon or-
der was again fully restored the Vigi-
lance Committee yielded up their see -
constituted authority to the municipal
and Siete powers provided by the eon-
stitutton of the State. San Francisco
wee 0e0e0 a very orderly city, rail "or
n quarter of a century 11 has bad men-
parative quiet, and has prospered amaz-
ingly.
It is perhaps the most cosmopoliten
city 111 the world. every known nation-
ality 'bring represented there. People
crime from the far east and far west.
the north and the south, to make it their
home, There are to be found ninny
Came -lions, and they enjoy the condi-
tions there ininosed upon the.m, ne
matter how different they nee from what
thee lett behind them at home. in
Chinatown alone, there are snel to le
40.000 Clifnese, notwithstanding the
laws resleicting their coming. Natives
of Portugal, but mainly from the Aeons
Mends. 000 very numerous there. Alert
•
ellexleans from Sonorn and the Pacific
Steles are guile numerous, Tho rirtlitch
tstes ore well renresonied, but the le-
Ish wield the bwraist share of
TITE POLITICAL POWF,R.
1( 18 well known that the Nettie roast
13 subteet to earthquakes. San Fran-
dsen has experienced them before, fbw
most serious previons te Iho present
was 1807. when 80018 damage was
done le pronerly, bet eery few Ewa;
WOCO lost, 'retire were then, however,
re tall buildings. and but few of brick
ter stone. Wooden structures were sup-
posed 10 Mend earthquake shocks the
feet. Ily degrees, however, the time nt
enrthstialcos began to diminIsh end
111/81110SS &mended better and higher
buildings of rattle and stone, with the
evens mewed by iron bends. The Nevada
think building 01 Flood ..tc O'Brten was
ono of the first structures of the new
ce°(ter of architecture, which VOUS (IVO
stories high; then the Palace Hotel,
widell is still higher. The newspaper
publielews, who in earlier trams (Ind
three establishments in the low, nuale
ground of Clay skeet, cast aside all fear
n f selsom tie effects and eroded sky -
mintier structures on Market sheet, The
city about letrly Tette ago started in to
provide better accommodation Ow its
calicos train the old ",lenny Lind" Owen-
by building, and purchnsed the "Send
Lots" rimy up on Maeket street, and
first erected a "Han of Records," which
was en ornnotentat structure, followed
lw it City Hall, which has token twenty
erere to brake and at a cost of 130W031,-
000—and all have gone down in general
utn,
THE PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS
in San Francisc.o were the United
States Mint, on Sixth street, the largest
nelit,111 i0/1 of 1110 krad In America; tho
City Ilan, tin Market street, Which, with
other mentelpal ollIces, eover mr) area
01 1(1)))' 0cre8 et ground; the Palace Hotel
which mist $4,000,00, ntel covers an
knee ot two nrel a half acres of ground;
the 'Hopkins Art lustinde, colter of Ma -
eon aed California elreete, which wag
formerly the residence of Mark Hop -
kine. It was betodierny fitted up 08 a
meow 01 art, open to (he pliblie.el'he
Spreckels or "Cell" tiewspaper building
en Market street watt re beautiful Metlo.
ture, 130/110 tItteen stories highi The
Clueniele bonding is another very tall
building, twelve stories legit, with a
Mock tower on top, There ls, 10118,
another verytall building, twelve sterles
legit, In Union Squure Park, also a
Landsome shaft, or monument, 0011
memorating A(4)111411 Dewey's victory it
Manfla, Then there Is the Ferry buil.
Mg en the bey-fronl, where the hay fel
re bon le enter and depart. Tee bay
front is mode ground ter belt a mil
or 50, and was Considered more subjee
to the effects 01 earthuunices then en
ether port of the oily. Chinelown Is
f.ortion of the eity by Itself, end ils ar
1^
1 lOm thorougtily cold where the tens
1. are to remain dering the summer. a
is IMportant not to break the coverings
• of fril overhonglim the meat, 1 have
0 frequently kept it over front one yeer
ta tho nest. The last sermon out cf
y siveral dozen eons J did not have one
e. which dld not keep perfeetiy,
•
ed jukes, is very rich and makes the
J's( of soups and gravies Pork should
14 healed beftwe serving. As it rule we
use the canned sausage for breakfast
with griddle cakes or filed potatoes,
All canned meats should be set be-
clateelewe Is charade/es& et the people
Yet some portions et Chinatewn are bet
boilt thrin others. The Sutra bath
me a welt -known teatime of Pan Fran
deco, and are adjiteent to the Clif
Douse, 0 pub& resort, situated on 113
otlgo of the Pacific ocean at the west,
met extremity of the atty. The Sutra
teats contain a swimmIng tank 500 feet
long with a capacity for
TWO TIIOITSANO BATHERS.
The tanks ace filled with sea water, de.
netted In a rocky basin by the action
r_t the waves outside, Cense by are the
Sea Rocks in the ocean, where seals
110 eongl'egate and disport themselves
to the amusement of vlsitore,
The City Hall Is surmounted by an
immense dome, whir% Is vlsible at a
meat distance. The water used by the
Mimes is piped from a constrierable
distance, principally from a place called
Spring Valley.
The etty of San Frew:Iwo 18 promin-
ently situated, being everted en a series
of greet sand due mid the valley be-
tween them. 7'he "Golden Cate" is th
nntrance item the &min into the Bay
ot San Frandsee, the twtstern side of
which forms the barber. It is abotit
three-quarters of a mile wide and 00)'-
('1511 miles long. San Franelseo IA se.
hetet] as the oily site beoanse the Maps
eatering the harbor In 1848-0 found an
ensy landing -place, which wns not to
be found on thID', opposite side 01 1(10 bay
at Berkely, Oakland or Alameda. San
Francisco has been a herd nod costly
glue to. entwine, but, after all, the site
te a magnificent one. The harbor is
grand, end hes an iintnense amount .11
traffic. The nmount of Moe end loll
Ibis earthquake has rendered ineff,or.
live is V1/81, rind 11 win be many yetue
before the eity can assume its former
fiiir prenortione and fully roo.over from
the terrible disaster that, has overtaken
11.
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13REAKFA0T BREADS.
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$ About the House
t++++++++++++++4++++++
MI' WAY OF CANNING MEAT.
FAMOUS LADY f.7.PLORERS
HAVE SET 7001'WHEI113 tea '1/0/1"i1
MAN HAS
Mies Mary Halt's Adventungt 1*
— Mrs. French Sheldon fa a
Great Explorer.
There recently arrtved in En4arld the
Spoege Bone. — Tette one prat ra earth. Starting from Grande, on tne
flimous lady explorer, 7(1155 Maly Hall,
, eller traversin r Ale ' • Ct
flour, one-half pint of warm water. one coast of Portuguetet East Africa, retie
ftuelitsp000snitilut,I 000f oRlItgatrippOnwegfail olliabt7e._Irl: 1;110mIlbtileso ago, lalsisi.1,011alililsearisleil uunpul 8%100
ono -eighth cupful of yeast, Sift the legmlied Port Herald, whence e.he travel.
nom Into 11 bewl: then add the salt and . eo ey mil 10 ChirOMO. Borne tol 46
sugar, Melt the butter in the warn' hamtnock by natives to Blantyre, in
water and add the yeast, Put this mix' i NYassaland, and thence to Abereteen, on
lute with the flour and heat thoroughly
isthlae ewroasi'shedalbyLabkoaat,TtahheilabrilYtreikpaid' wlhiar3e811
yang) haa atthrenngdollrrise Cainvearrnigthhat. bawIni ' eventually reached Lake Victoria Nyenea
the morning butter a French roll pan ' after walking miles and reties tbrotegb
nnd half MI each compartment wahl Gelman East Africa.
the sponge, being careful not to break During this twenty-eight da3/8' PUN
a down unnecessarily. Let the rolls! aey Miss Hall saw no while people
moderately hot oven for bah an hour.
rise for an f101/1', and ledge them in a .i the
London Crumpets. — One pint 01 1 trought, her bananas, goata, beam, Bre-
natives, headed by their chief,
whatever. On her arrival at each place
flour, one rent of warm water. °ne" wood, and all kinds ofresents 1
,18-
turn for which Miss Hall gave theme
ohm, beads and suit. The native wo•
men, too, sal round her for hours et a
Vine, alternately looking at her with
eighth cupful of yeast, one-half I easpoon-
fut of salt, one-half teaspoonful of au-
ger, two tablespoonfuls of butter. Put
Inc flour, mill, and sugar in a bowl,
add the wider and yeast, and beat vig-
wonderment, and feeling the Intrepid
ormisly for fifteen minutes, Cover the Y'
e cleating. In many villages the
right. In the morning beta in the melt -
tow] and set In a warm
woman before. i
Placa 0(00'natives had never seen 8 wla)te man or
al better and pour the batter into but-
tered mon pans. Let the crumpets, TRAMPED ACROSS AFRICA,
rise for an hour and bake in a heti
oven.
At the moment, too, another lady,
half pint of milk, one tablespoonfulrt,'en 1,0;10107sof West Africa for the (3110(3000t
Sally Lunn —. One plot of flour, one -
is traveling in the unexplored
1 Mrs. French Sheldon, famous aise as a
sugar, orte-half teaspoonful of salt, o
(
i
I of scientific and botanIcal research. Be-
tted one-half teaspoonfuls of butter, °nit;s the native carriers,sideshe lis mom -
quarter' cake of compressed yeast, - 1
one ,
by a lady secretary. Mrs.
egg. Sift. 000(1111(11(11'cupful of liquid yeast, one l FB.'iterin'edsk Qsnh1,Yadatt ts the greatest holy ex.
the num and mix with It the ;
sugar and slt. Ileplorer alive. She has visited nearly
Ilea the milk to abed every country in
the world, and has en -
one hundred degreee and dissolve the
circled the globe at least Lw(o, Si
has tramped over 2,000 miles in the in-
terior of Africa, haa shot big game un-
der nerve -trying conditions, and has
won the confidence by the natives by
her powers to heal their sickness
to the flour and heat well. Pour tras
. In her first journey to East Africa,
arid on the announcement of her Mien -
batter into a well buttered cake pan.
Cover and let 11 rise in a warm plate of
lion to vfeit the province under the rule
the cruel Sultan Mandara, the Ger-
MI two hours. Bake for belt an 1,,,,'n'Jan authorities endeavored to dissuade
Mrs. French Sheldon, fearing harm
eould happen to her. But the old bar-
burian, who had never seen a while wo-
man before, and who had in veto offer-
ed a hundred cows to any Arab who
(waled bring him a white wife In file
CtillIVIIII, WAS too amazed to do more
than gaze at les visitor in awe and
wonder,
butter in II. Dissolve the compressed
yeast In two tablesprionfuls of tepid wa-
ter, and stir in the milk and butter.
Separate the parts of the egg and beat
the white until light; then beta the yolk
well. Acid the milk mixture and the re
in a moderately hot oven and serve on
a Rhaaftseddiahe'Vheat, Muffins. — One gen.
(50115 pint of flour, one-half pint r f
milk, tine tablespoonful of butler, one-
ealf tablespoonful of sugar, one•half
lecraponful of salt, one egg, one-eighth
cupful of yortet or one-eighth of. a
rem( cake. Put the them salt end se-
em in a deep enrthen bowl. Roil 1101
iille and add the butter to it. (1 11)01
mixture stand until only tepid; then add
he milk, butler, and yeast to the Mew
nil beat well. Caver the bowl and let
Having successfully canned all kinds r'
of fresh meat fur a number ef years I ,
01101' my method iu detail hoping that '
other farmers' wives may be induced a
to provide In this way fresh meat for
summer use, writes Mrs. Millie Hod -
alter. All kinds of meat iimy be canned,
Including mutton and veal.
/ like to can as stern after butchering
es possible, although in cold weather
when meat may be kept. frozen Mere
rued be no particular hurry. But re-
peated freezing and thawiug ms injurious
to quality so 1( 10 not well to wait unlit
the last thing in the spring before put-
ting down (hot intended for summer
(180. I use common Mason fruit jars
of bath the one and two-qu00
art size. F
ft small family, especially where a M-
lle heip Ls employed, the smaller size
is better, Mit for a family of five or 0(131'would prefer the larger. Both jai's
covem should he thoroughly steri-
lized by boiling In water for a tinge
I usually boll the covers septette anti
rut n little common baking soda In tho
water. It Is especially Important to
!eve the covers free from ell germs and
1110 porcelain 1(1(111(3 adds gottiewhae to
the ditecully. nut by selecting only
good covers and bolting theroughly I
never have any trouble, although I
use them over and over again.
FILLING THE MRS.
Cut up raw meat without washing
into rather small pleees and pack in
the jars. 13(1011 obesely, hut do net al -
tempt lo jam down. Use considerable
tat. and exclude all bones, gristle and
m(1551151)10 portions, To 511011 1100
quart jar put In one level tablespoon
of salt. No water is 'heeded. Pue rn
0 rubber and screw down the cover 118
tightly ns ran. readily be done. No el -
ilio
timnip1,, however, Is made te seal at Ibis
To conk, pul, a thick layer of hay in
the bottom of a wash boiler, set the
Mrs on this, place over the Bre and
covor within a couple of Inches et
tops of Ws with cold water. Tops of
lees should not at my time be 8)11).
11100(3111, but water slotted be Rept while
boiling as near to them as possible,
Bring slowly to tlie netting point, and for
the two quart size boil from three to
three and a half home; for the one quart
sizo about half an Niue less. Something eh
depends upon the guiltily of the meet, ot,
but no matter how tender to begin with for
long cooking Is necassery to insure go
eood keeping, Keep the boner drawly! 01)ec•vered from heginning to endW
. hen tot
cooked, 1111.thc ems, one. 01, a time, 81,'from the brining water and serew.down 0111covere just as tightly as possible. If eni
(he 1k1 011 cover proves &lecithin ex- the
change for 80011100, m
ann
eier, a se, 011)1baelc wIl
into the boner Again for a lene [waive Mg
cleating. keep 1011105 honing and boilee
covered until lest can is ottl.
Theee dozen two•quert cane is a (9011'
010)18 supply for a family of six mul
IN SEARCH OF THE N'ORTH POLE
Even in the hostile Masai, upon whose
land no while man had at that time eet
(cot, and who were Um considered
istand in a cool part of the 1(1(011.11,1(1(011.11,the terror 30 all Africa, allowed tier to
/Mess the weather be vcrY cold, 111 vieit their homes, took her to their na
tt
whleh 00$0 11 Win 1)0 necessary to keop ley° vbllages, eed eeteeistea 1100ee.ah
the howl in a warm place. When morn. many of their state und family seore,ts,
Illnagyecroilsneens iothea Ibiaghitterspsovitngl eh. 111(1(1
1nd 111100 Yet these Masai warriors, a horde of
gg light and told te this sponge 11crg ltdaltear sasdlreha,mrng-ifiktIlralkdi.nac'erryliintgh
fe:eating in wen. Dalt nie well buttereo huge hide shields, and eight -foot epears,
nk:111111111110 mnaitlinistitsviittitsothien illiatwien1:1•110) opYitlitedertg lunnidntlitiarividngelat)h,,eti‘,10fauckeishlaievtleatjtybitgellitwniel.dh
00 hour. Bake for hell an hour in a most men out of their wits. Mrs,
moderately quick oven, French Sheldon penetrated amongst
Pin Wheels. — &rake the dough for these savage folk merely to write a
mIllc roils, and Mem it. has risen roll navel concerning them
11 as thin as 1305511,1e. Spread it with
Aro-
1011 butter and sprinkle over nue luxre
tMerica'plio'raearr,Y'vile 01
accnfintihmema
nifeadhaell Ahursa:
e cupful of sugar and one tablesPoon- band in search for the North Pole; but
ifilkIteoaf rilonny1
lntmon mixed 'together. Rail up a ear marh
e azardous undertaking was
ell and eut into slices about that of &Ira. Leonidas Hubbned, the
all
ihn a well buttered pan anti let them pee Indians. This lady, who accom-
an Melt thiele P11105 IbOse slee first white person to visathe Nascau-
rise to double Weir size. Rake in a panted the mission ef exploration which
moderately het overt for twenty-five cost. her husband his life by starvation,
minutes. tremped across frozen Laerndor, and
penetrated wilds unknown to evithe
men. Again and again her life hung
en a thread; several times she was al-
most drowned on the perilous rapids,
but eventually. with two companions,
only, she reached the Nagenitnees. and, '
eller a sojourn with them for maimed
weeks, returned to her New York home.
PROVED FACTS,
Naptha soap cleans paint far better
id more gulekly then any other scour -
(3 material.
If you boil potato parings in a dish
which onions or fish heve been cook -
no oder will cling to It.
Water bolts away very rapidly just
:fete a storm, Then Is the time you
nst watch for kettles to boil dry.
If yon don't want to stand in a dratt
pool onions It answers the purpose
'1,11 bolter lo stand over a good firm
If (Iterating water gets warm and no
O is et )1811 II, lt seems many degrees
0101' with a few drops of lemon juice
ueezed Into each glass.
11 3)011 spill Ink 0/T 1111Y lab& you
n get It MA by washing immediately
sweet milk, India Ink hos been
rubbed out 01 a carpet with milk,
ithout taking up the tweet. ramming
r grease left by the mint with soap
d water.
CARE OF MEN'S CLOTHES.
If the elbows or knees ot a man's
Mies gel, 001 of shape lay a damp cloth
them, fold them up, and leave them
couple of hours. Then /ay the
rment on the ironing board, smooth
1 with the palms of Ihe hands, and
11 gently in 0000Y dire011M1 inl the
reeled part lies flat. Cover with a
lh reel press with an 100/3, 11111 lake
'0 10 11000 11 piece of mideriel between
iron and the cloth 00 a 81110y mark
1 he len. which wilt as clisfigur•
as the former bag,ginese.
PREC.AUTIONS WITH mr.0101NE,5
will tette about two good-sfzed guneters N
it beef, Of 0011080 every farmer pute
town more or lees pork ((et trait ft is ea'''.
at 11e0es80rY to depeod attogether op- 'Oee
n the monied supply of Inuit. Pork
or <tanning should be mostly lean, Usu. ,131+
illy we try down the hams and shout- 1'01)
1511 1150 beside 1(110 tor eeternal s,,.
rt
dors fresh, and the trimmings, lemma, 11,1
Ire. planes and portione next the bones ret
are canned elong with the tenderloin. din,'
&Alienates It is grolInd RA for anti:awe ":Itg
mid then yenned. A 111110 leen beef tl"
ground up with the emit 18 then an ad- tz111
venloge, Vto elo not teneson multiage 111"
intended for canning, exeept to ft.
WAYS OF SERVING,
Canned beet, multOn nnd veal may
latt served mild. or pieces heed in tnt anti
meta slightly brownea, or used in mos. cow
The Nome which Is stmply the extrect. tees
over give metlieinee without first
ding the directione earefully, no &a-
llow yott think you 'mow them,
give a larger dose titan directed
1110 I/000 of more mileely allaying
iplonten you may thereby kin the pne
1. Never keep the nuticine for 1))
0(11(01), Do not glance Mistily at the
thInettig ull reglift melte& add
lit readily be mistelogi for whiff°
Nem° glee or take rieverat kinds at
IY.1010,111.nn,nsu1,1111/1 a doctor; Ilnich t,trs„ Yolingbride (8obbitml: "And—
scram eught DO 111C l'OAH11 and, 1)e0i1108 all Lima you've 1100OP kept
the promfee8 you mode me 'before wo
Were married," Mr, "indeed 11111 lio,in-1 What,
hove one green eche* promises hove I not, kept?" N1-08, Y.:
n000 Y01/. &TO 1100(1 10 keep "Why...why, before ,tve *wore merrier"
ging antimioldies all the litne. The yoll tiaid you'd My 1,110 world at my
a -No ; but Met welt till they get tot," Mr, Ye "Well, what are you
o Mrs/tips going, • grieving about7 len't 5 theror
A JAPANESE INTERPRFTATION,
Mr. George Kerman, the wenerenwn
jeurnMist, relates this story in some
reminiscenses concerning an attempt
made by himself and Mr. Frederick
Villiers, the versatile war -artist, to get
something to eat at a' eape,nese tea.
hatiaad
Aiel came in with a laguered tray
holding Iwo small mpg of odorless
Japan tea, and then awaited on her
knees the further orders of the diettin-
gutshed foreigners.
The visitors tried to explain eo her he
English, French, Geeman, Russian, and
the sign language, that they were fam-
ishing for something to eat, but their
polyglot efforts to be intelligible Melted
only an embarrassed look end a shy
giggle,
"Try her with pictures, Villiers," slag-
trasted Kerman. "You'll never put yonr
artistic talient to better use. Draw a
fish, an egg, a loaf of bread, •and a bot-
tle of beer, and I'll go through the
metions of eating end drinking them.
TI\)\,iirt'ltch
iillifeabohoekr.'0' 1 pleased opiriprehen.
sten the girl ruelied awny with the (3130
tures. When she returned ta the expile
talon ot half tut hour, the visitors nettle.
ally eel:tooled their dinner; Ma 811e
(mend Mem, tnstead, two trash and,
fleetly fettled •ballignerns. et 601)1310
Turkish tomes, end a eake o/ soap 1
"Now, Villiers," sold Mr. leenntat,
"if you can't draw a flee, en egg, and a
bottle of beer so that an intonigent
Japanese girl won't take them tor a
bath -gown, a Turliieh travel, and a entre
of enap, you'd better go ma of the Ines -
trilling business. We'll sleeve .to death
if we have to depend on your pictures.e