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strikes thin steel wire which hangs from
apoVe' ana In an instant the platform is tilted
up at that end and the little ball. impeled by
inc force OF gravity. starts back again. At the
olher end 1t comes into contact with another
Wlre. ana up goes the platform once more.
Sometimes big crowd stands around tho win
dow intent on the little sphere. the mystery OF
"hlr Il they lind 1t hard to solve.
=, r.. /. hratt. who runs the store, has followed
MS trade Tor many years. One day six years
ago Kraft was waking down Broadway when
no saw clock In a jewellers window with the
INC glass Watching il and trying TO solve the
problem OF It's constipation. The proprietor
n England TWENTY-FIVE, years before, and was
kraits request to have u look at the mechanism
the determination 10 study It out for himself
h he worked a. 4 six months during his odd
SURPRISED TO find how simple the idea was after
all although no found the greatest delicacy
necessary s nn In carrying Il cut A..
WINDOW the other DAY to explain its mechanism
to the reporter. Tho two mysterious wires
each trip are fastened above to a long rod.
FROM the upper side OF this rod runs strip OF
steel. which rests AGAINST one OF four pins on
ball strikes the wire 1t releases this wheel,
which makes u quarter revolution 70 the next
teeth 1t into t th"so Of another Of Gaf tie cir,
umlerence. Tho smaller wheel makes half
Il" t6e whe me Sbb se IS IL dfGa ro
which is attached ~ its other end 10 the plat
form, which il pulled W or down according to
the wire which Tho bal strikes
1t was In the manu- iacturo OF tho ball ltself that
Mr. Kraft had the most difficulty, 1t Lad 10 he
a perfect sphere TO work properly and 1t was
turned down bit by bit TO the proper size. A
little guard ran is placed at each angle q the
groove, so that the ball will not Jump of. 1t
takes the ball lust Ave seconds 70 make the
groove. The platform acts as q pendulum with
five second swing. The device is only inter-
estinR as n novelty az II Is more susceptible to
changes In tho weather han the pendulum
clock. and has To be regulated frequently.
1t Is Interesting t. figure out the distance
which the industrious litTie ball traEeIS from
Twenty-Five feet a minute, This Is a quarter OF
q mile an hour or six miles day, or $50 miles
month, or 2l,790 miles a year. over ! 700 900
feet. Since tho clock WAS first started; the ball
has travelled a distance equal 70 nearly three
fourths Of the way around the globe. In that
time IL has not been worn TO any nerceptible |
degree although the brass surface on which 1t
runs las been ground on considorab!y.
- have mad 0t- OF oilers lor this clock" said |
the old Ipweier as h0 put 1t back on its shelf, |
but wouldn't sell II for any price. IL was |
pleasure 10 work out tho principle OF tho thing.
hut you couldn't get me to make another one |
Oh them toE g90d dsaL" J
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LoK DANA UNDKRnILL.

Dawn Is dim on the dark soft water.
Soft and passionate dark and sweet:
Loves own self was the deep seas dSOShtok
Fair and nawless from face TO feet;
Hailed of ali when tho world was golden,
Loved OF lovers whose nAmas beholden
Thrill mems eyes AS with llght Of olden
Days more glad than their flight was fleet
So they sang: but TOR mon that love her,
Souls that hear not her word In vain.
Earth reside her and heaven above her
Seem Uut shadows that wax and wRne.
Softer than sleeps arc the seas caresseA
Kinder than love that HetrayS and bleSsea
Biither than springs when hor Powerful tTessea
shake forth sunlight and shine with rain.
All tho strength Of tho wayes that perish
Swells beneath me and laughs and siEhG
signs for love OF tho life they cherish.
Laughs to know that 1t liyeS AMI dies:
pies for Joy OF lis lifo and lives
THRILLED with Joy that Its brief death gives
Death whose laugh or whose breath rorgiyes
Change that bids 1t subside and rise.
ALGERSoE CHARLES SwRBuRNE
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Tho School Board OF Mannheim In Baden.
Germany claims to have the model common
schoolhouso OF the world. The building has
Just been completed at an expense OF 1925. 900.
1t contains forty-two ordinary school rooms.
two rooms for drawing. two for singing, two
for landwork, a large gymnasium. hall for
public exercises. two meeting rooms for d rec
tors, two sets OF rooms for servants and four
little prison cells ior refractory pupils. The
materials N me sIfuctuTs are almost OK;
the rooms ,g corridors, and the big hall are OF
hard wood laid on asphalt They are supp
to be SO constructed as to render the accumu-
lation OF dust and tho breeding Of bacteria
imnossible, The building is heated by low
swim baths. The boys bath acCommoda ies
twenty At once. and tho girls iah diteen.
Han OF the basement is huge, bright room,
tull Of tables ard chairs. Here In winter 900
poo Sh 1di will receive hai pint Of milk
ninety winter days during which this arrange
lpent will prevail the directors estimate that
", 1000 IolLs,
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Tho Brides Thought.

From Judge
"Shall tell you. dear what thought OF whom
The ring was on and the PRAYER was said ~
They were safe in their living carriage then
Two lovers Just newly wed
mot OF tho peace that ended fear;
Not OF the years We hope TO know:
But only thought. oh, forgive me, dear,
or the man who loved me SO.
Your friend who stood by my bridesm aids side
At the altar 8 railing our chosen two
He had longed so dearly TO call me bride,
But darling you never knew
And only thought how it seemed to him
The offered vOwR and the glad replieB:
And somehow the lighted church look ed dim
Through tho tears that filled my eyes"
Then, laughing lightly. thus answered he:
IT'S very strange how these things occur;
Your bridesmaid dear was in love with me-
But never thought OF her"
MADELINE s BRipcPS
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HAWK AND RATS.
a Predatory Bird Clears Farmer Ha,
wins Barn OF VermIh

a Predatory Bird Clears Farmer Hala.
wins Barn of Vermin.
SCRANTON May 24.-Farmer Isaac N. Bald
win OF Elk Hill. Susquehanna county, found
large henhawk In his cellar one morning In
April. 1t had entered through q narrow win
dow on the back side Of tho house. and 1t was
perched on an apple rack when Farmer Bald
win nrst saw it. In ono Of its talons the big
bird was holding large rat with a firm grip.
The rat was squealing hard. and the hawk had
Its neck curved and was cycling the struggling
creature with evident satisfaction. Pretty
soon the rat stopped squealing and the hawk
then Rrasped It with its other claw and tore
me rat IN two parts. II then made a breakfast
Of the rat, and when 1t had finished Mr.. Bald
win walked toward it. The hawk flew over to
potato bin and aliGhted on tho edge OF it,
R RS liqn dHiieHpt to sG out Of the widow
3H nN AS soon stay there AS not closed the VIM
weeks the hawk slaughc,ei them at rapid
rate; Every day Mr.. Baldw n put painful Of
fresh water In the cellar for tho hawk to drink.
tlrely contentsd. SIr BaldgH' 5 folks and nd the the
tiseiGbhbors frequently w9nt, down cellar to SEQ
used to seeing them there that it didn't seem
After the hawk had boon there three weeks
or 80 tho rats became scarce. Then Mr.. BALD
win sol wire trap in his granary amid caught
an an, od settler 1T WAS a lig and q vicious old
squealed hard to get out, Mr. Baldwin carried
ne lrap mo the cellar; Intending to liberatO
the rat and let tho hawk 20 for 1t.
When he got there the hawk was perched ON
the apple rack auparenty half asleep. He
ned tho tran IN toward The hungry bird the
rat sqpeaied with terror NJ sight 81 the hawk.
and the hawk walked right UP and was ready
fifteen feet from no hawk Mr. baldwin raised
the Trap TO II level with kIs shoulders and cot
ready TO lit the lid Win It's neck stretched
out NJ full length the eager hawk watched
70
perch. II was prepared 10 spring at an in.
stant5 notice. and Mr., Baldwin quickly
opened the trap The rat made a jumb
Tor freedom, and tho hawk dRrted at it like Z
nash and caught 1t before 1t touched the iioor.
fOrA moment the rat suueal6d louder than
oyer ana an tried to blto the hawk, but the bird
handed II as though II was a p,ayihing hylnR
w 10 lts rerch before the rat was deal
SsHerdl more rats were caught in tho barn
ana iel IOO'o IN tho same way, and not once
~ the hawH ia,i 70 grab one before ii had
cached me cellar bottom. After spell tile
IN 10Y 70 20 stale, and a lew days ago Mr..
bSd a WI Killed the hawk with choroform and
SS''UE AssEsRIVR IaSlaeEg4Ist sLan III AklkI
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IN MEMORY OF 7noREABDskM
New York Danes Ask for n Place for .
Statue In Centrnl Park.

Statue In CentraI Park.
The Danish residents of New York and vlcln-
ity have for a long time desired TO have q
statue OF Berthel Tnorvnldsen, tho great sculp-
tor OF Denmark. erected in Central Park
Through the energetic efforts OF acommittee.
arrangements have been perfected for the
casting OF a memorial Of heroic size. The
committee is now awaiting the decision OF the
Park Commissioners as to the acceptance OF
the statue and its proposed location in the
Park Secretary Burns OF the Park Depart
ment said there was disposition on the part
OF the Board to prevent the erection OF more
statues in the Park. 1t Is believed that there
are statues and monuments enough In the
Park. and Secretary Burns thought 1t was
about timo that some of the city squares and
smaller parks should DO ornamented with
memorials. Severed members OF the commits
toe say that IL location is not granted for
tho statue in Central Park thcy will not erect
1t in New York city, but will accept site In
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. They mako the
promise that In point of artistic excellence 1t
will not be surpassed by any other statue now
standing in Central or Prospect Park. Tho
artistic merits Of the Thorvnldsen statue arc
to be passed upon by n special committee con-
sstng OF the Presidents OF the Metropolitan
Museum OF Arts, tho Academy Of Design and
the New York Institute OF Architects. They
will report to the Park Commissioners. who
will then communicate with the Committee on
the Statue.
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From me Washington Post
Yon have seen him in tho orchestra,
With aged. thOuRhtiul face.
Where arc and time have both combined
Their burrows deep to trace;
His ewes Oft wear "A far on look.
As II he were alone
When he plays the part that's written
For tho big trombone.
II ISN'T much: note or two
The harmonies TO MI:
II doesn't take remarkable
Intelligence or skill
WIN teelingless precision,
since to habit II has grown,
He plays the part THAT'S written
FOR The biz trombone.
And yet the face is delicate.
Tho forehead broad and high,
No doubt replrto with promise
Was tho youth Of wears gone by
Ger a lot OF faded manuscript
lie looks when he's alone
Ere 10 piavs the part that's written
For the big trombone.
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The Poets Apology.

Prom Murrdy'S HdOdEtHe.
No the Muse has gone away
Does not haunt lne much to day.
Everything she had TO say
las bsen said
Twas not much = any time
All that she could hitch In rhyme;
Mover was the Muse sublime
Who has led
ANY one who takes her In
May observe she rather thin;
Little more than bone and skin
IL tho Muse;
ScAnW sacrifice she won
When ier very best she d done.
And al her they poked their FUN,
In reviews.
RHYMES" in truth. are stubborn thinES"
And 10 rhyme she clunE and clinEs.
But whatever song she sings
Scarcely celia
II her tOne be grave, they say
-0ive us something rather "a.
II she's Skittlsl then they pray
Something else"
SO she's cut the whole concern,
uto and LyrS and Torch aud Urn,
Thoughts that breathe, aud words that burn.
joys or woes
For PaFuABAuB Is too steep;
And the only Muse keen.
And that keeps mo. writes heap
But rs FEvSSl AkPRIE Lang
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BRRIHFL THoRvLLpsRs,
Born Nov. 10. ITO.
Died March -. 1874

mated at 5000 or 10000. which 1t Is pros
posed TO collect through voluntary subscrip.
tons by tho Danes In the United States. Tho
donations; The model Is on exhibition In the
show window Of the Hecla Iron Works, at AID
cast IN Copenhagen, and completed 1t Is exs
pected. early next fall.
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An INTERESTING CLOCK.
Its Maker Is Proud OF 1t, but He Has NO
Wish to Make Another.

Wish to Make Another.
In the window Of a German jeweler on Court
street. Brooklyn. there stands brass clock
not more than ten inches high. The passer-by
who looks through the window sees under the
clock, which is supported by four polished
columns, small brass platform, balanced to
nicely on TWO pivots in the middle. like an
ordinary scesaw. A groove cut into tho sur.
face Of the brass runs zigzag from one end to
the other and on the path so made
brightly polished steel ball. no larger than
has travelled from one end OF the platform
to the other, Zgzaggng from side to side. it
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
The Suburban Time Gard.

The Suburban Time Gard.
From the Boston Traveller.
Each day meet my own best girl
On the early suburban train,
With her big brown eyes and hair thatl curl
In spite of the wind or rain
And this dear girl each morning
Makes 1t JOY just to be alive,
And she smiles So sweet while she shares her seat
ON tho T:tJ
She works down town the whole day LONG,
At desk that's close to mine.
And Pleasant thoughts of the future thronK
On my mind as | write each line,
And ut night whom our work is over
II IL bliss enough Ween
To sit by her side and homeN ard ride
On the train at 6:lJ.
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From The Academy
And was IL thine. the light whose radiance shed
love halo round the gloom OF DRnte's browt
thine the hand that touched his hand, and thou
the spirit to his Utmost spirit we'd
gentle q most pure what shall be said
~ praise OF thoe to whom Loves minstrels bow!
~ noart that hold his heart forever now
Ihou with his glory shall be Rarlanded.
10 mia tho twilight OF the waning years.
FHehLe claims once more our love our tears;
but thou triumphant on tho throne of song,
n ~ Mary seated IN the realm above,
U give uB OF that Gift than death moro strong
Inc loving spirit that won DRnto's love
SAnUkL WIppmoroH
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From H1vTerS Monthly.
The rose Il sweetest still in death
Yielding its last delicious breath.
Most richly deCked the woods appear
At the sad limit OF the year;
There is no 81 endor in the sky
Like that when the fair day doth die:
And when some stormy harmony
Hath reused our sense to ecstacr.
The clearest, loveliost notes Of all
Are those that last aud lingering fall
SO when some noble soul doth part
Quitting sRrth's Joys without moan
To face with brave and steadfast heart
The shadows of the great unknown
Then, though with grief our eyes may I'LL
Our hearts must beat, our bosoms thrill
That, OF all honors life could lend
There's nauRht became him Ike the enc
ZOE DANA UkDKRuI,t
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Ono OF the most noteworthy things about
Nelson Is the sllghtness OF hio indebtedness to
tho influence OF family or friends for promotion
or opportunity. He was the son OF poor par
son. who had nothing to bequelth to him but a
weak and sickly constitution. Something
might have been expected from Nelson's
mothers brother. who was Captain in the
royal navy but he had not interest enough
TO get the lad made midshiDman The result
OF these circumstances. which perhaps we
should consider rather fortunate than unto
ward was that the foremost o. English Admit
rails did not enter the navy through tho cabin
window. When, In l77l, after a meagre educa-
uon from whose defects no suffered all his life,
he Joined his uncle's ship. he was rated as
Captains servant" He was then 10 years
Old. AS he seemed unlikely to SEQ much Of sea
lie on board this vessel. he left It and enlisted
as common sailor on u West Indiaman. From
this voyage he came back practical 80 IMAM
with horror OF tho navy, and with saying
thon common In tho mouths OF sailors: AIT
the most honor, forward the botter man" He
now again took service under his uncle who
had boon promoted to larger ship but was
still rated as Captains seryant,and when he was
transferred TO avessel under orders fortheArctio
seas II was In the capacity Of coxswain. Even
In TIA. when no embarked on tho Scahorse
about 10 sail for the East Indies, he seems to
have Ossn classed as u loromast hand. During
the voyage however, no was called upon the
quarter deck and rated as a midshipmRn. But
he was soon incapacltatcd by illness from
prolting by his opportunities, and In the early
part of 1910 was brought so near death by q
malignant disorder that he had 10 be sent home
10 l.ug'aud lio haf himself recorded that at
TINS tIals AJ WAS bowed down ,or days by hts
OF crushing dcsloadeucY. | felt impressed
with an Nea." 10 says, referring 10 this period
that should never rise in my profession.
NY mind Mas staggered with view Of tho diff
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Nelson.

The new series OF brief biographies, which Is
TO bear the general title OF Heroes OF the Ma
tions." opens we'll with life OF Nelson by w.
CLARK RUSSELL Putnamsl. There is no
Engllshman 30 we'll qualified to portray the
greatest OF English seamen, and the compo-
sltion Of this narrative has evidently been to
MIR. Russell labor Of love. He writes of Nell
son with fervor that is contagious. and he
imparts TO the reader something OF the ad-
miration and affection that animated all who
served under the great CAPTAIN. He docs not,
indeed, attempt to veil the blot which rests
upon his subjects character-we refer. OF
course. to Nelson's relations with Lady Hamil-
ton. and his dsloyal treatment OF a dutful and
loving wife-but he seems to share tho feeling
entertained by the majority OF Englishmen,
that their Indebtedness TO Nelson Is too vast to
permit them to be censorous. Even George
ILL.,. when he heard OF Trafalgar. recognize ed
that In o heart full OF gratitude there is no
room for criticism. Tho King had pre-
Wously been unable to overlook the liaison
with Lady Hamilton. and tho last interview
between him and Nelson was anything but
satisfactory TO tho latter. Yet. when the an
nouncoment was made 10 George Ill that Nell
son had fallen In the hour OF victory over the
armada OF France and Spain. he was so deeply
affected that for some minutes he was una
bio TO speak. The Queen. 'r.'. called her
daughters 10 her and wept WIN . sm as Col
linGwood's despatch was road Al 4 There
was not then, and there has not been since,
any disposition TO dwell upon the fault which
during Nelson's lifetime had been the cause or
pretext OF tho niggardly acknowledgment OF
his services.
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Tho next event OF importance In Nelson's
career was his appointment TO the post of Com
mander-in-Ch on tho Mediterranean station
on May lG, 1908, Four days later no set sail
from Portsmouth on board tho Victory the
vessel whose name was to be made immortal
~ trafalgar. The whole OF the next two years,
sAseDt leR days, MAS spent on shiph9REd N the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-25
DEBT

/ A Monster That Has Invaded Our Farms,
Our Workshops aud our firesidcs.
The Issue is, to free labor from the
bondage OF debt To do this we must
repeal the infamous fnanc al laws that
created, fosters and increases the debt
and enact a just law and pay the debt
Debt is a creature Of law Whore there
I is no law there is no debt The Baby
( lonian Government was destroyed by
debt; Greece pershed in debt; Rome
went down under a debt she could not
pay; debt was the cause OF the French
revolution; every acre Of land under the
/ dom nion Of Great Britain is mortgaged;
every acre Of land and c ~ lot in this
United States is mortgaged. All chris
tendon is under a legal debt, and there
is no law providing for the payment Of
this legaized robbery Debt is bur
den upon labor. Debt takes the farm
ers corn. wheat and stock before he has
produced them. To-day laborer's
wages are taken for interest, rent and
taxes before he has completed his days
work.
The merchants labor is all taken by
transportation companies. rent and in
terest The farmers are mortgaged;
the productions Of the farms must be
taken to pay the interest on the debt
The merchants store and goods are
mortgaged; the profits taken from the
consumer is to pay the interest on the
debt The raj roads are mortgaged; the
profits taken for transportation is used
10 pay the interest ON the debt Debt
is the cause OF >, 600, 600 Of people being
out Of employment and compelled TO
tramp in the United States to-day We
are a Acknowledged and bond-cursed
nation. Labor has borne this burden:
the chains are becoming more calling;
the means OF the m serable, made so
by oppression, are heard all over
this land. As the debt increases
labor demands freedom in more sterner
tones Where shall we 60 TO for relief?
WIN we 90 to tho old Democratic and
Republican parties? Mol We must go
10 the students Of labor, go to the til.ers
OF the soil; go to the shops, the mines
and factories. and ask who labor TO
come together in one grand political |
organization; then we can liberate la |
Dor from this bondage OF debt Then |
when the farmers are free from debt. |
and school. county, railroad. State, and /
National bonded debts are paid, then |
the labor problem will be solved, for the
burden OF labor will then be lifted. and
he who tolls will then have the bene-
fits Of his producti ons National Econ
omist
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FRISCO LINE CORRECTIONS.

Train No. connectsat Burton, Kan,
with A., T. & $ +. r. r., for points In
Colorado, Arizona. Nevada. Wyom ing.
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington and
California. Has reclining chair car
and Pullm, I sleeper 10 Burton. Kan.
Train No. connects at st Louis with
railway lines to the East North and
Southeast Has reclining chair car and
Pullman sleeper to st. Louis from Eureka
Springs, TT Smith. Paris. and points in
Arkansas, Indian Territory and Texas.
Has Pullman sleeper TO Eureka Springs
and day coaches to Paris. Tex.
Train No 3connects at Burton, Kan,
with fast train A. 7. & : +. X. r. Tor
points in Colorado.
Train No. 4 connects at ST Louis with
all railway lines TO the East North and
Southeast. Has Pullman sleeper from
Monett to st. Louis Connects at Paris,
Tex. with G.. C. g. 5. r. R'v and Texas
Pacific R'y for points in Texas. Has
Pullman sleeper from Monett TO Dallas.
Train No. connects At Burton with
A., T. & S. =. R'y FOR points in Colombo,
New and Old Mexico. Arizona and Cali
fornia. Has Pullmansleeper to Fl Paso.
Tex. via. Burton, and tourist second
class sleeper to Los Angeles. via Albu-
1uerQue and Barstow and reclining
chair car to Burton. Kan. Through
Pullman sleeper. Burton to Pueblo.
Colorado Springs Denver Los Angeles,
San Diego aud San Francisco, Cal
Train No. 9 6connects at St Louis with
all railway lines to the East North and
Southeast. Has reclining chair car,
Pullman sleeper and tourist sccond-ciass
sleeper to St. Louis.
Through tickets on sale % all POINTS.
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