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AN INFANT PHENOMENON.
Remarkable Things in Arithmetic Done
by a Small Bow.

Remarkable Things in Arithmetic Done
by a Small Boy.
Professor Truman Henry Stafford. who has
an article in the May Atlantic on modern
methods of teaching arithmetic, is remark
able as furnishing an instance OF an Infant
phenomenon" whose adult powers did not
belle his youthful promise. He was born in
Vermont in 1886, and displayed remarkable
ability in making calcu atoms when very
young. At the age of 6 he told his mother
that if she knew the number of rods it was
around a certain meadow. he could tell its
circumference in barleycOTns. She told him
it was 1910 rods, and he mentally calculated
correctly the distance in barleycOTns, which
was 6l7, 100. He could mentally extract the
square and cube roots OF numbers contain
ing nine and ten figures, and could multiply
four figures by four figures a rapid in
his head" as il could be lone upon paper.
At the age OF 9 he prepared an almanac,
and at IA he calculated the elliptic elements
of q comet He invented a method Of abrldg-
ing the labor of calculating the rising and
setting of the moon. lie was graduated at
Harvard in 1854, and spent many years IN
the Harvard Observatory. Thence he went
10 the University of Chicago, being Director
Of the Dearborn Observatory until his work
was interrupted by the great fire Of 1871.
He was employed in latitude and longitude
work by the United States corps Of en-
gineerS until 1876, since when he has been
professor of astronomy at Williams College,
His work In astronomical science has been
of mnph VQiln
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il is inherent in my mothers family, as well
as in my fathers. Many Of my remote an
ceStors on both sides of the house lost all
they possessed at the time of the deluge,
and We have never been worth much since.
Ny early years were unhappy, especially
for those who had 70 take care of me. ! had
the humps twice and the scarlet fever three
times, and the doctor said | could have
either OF them as many times more as /
wanted 10. When l asked bin why be gave
me an abStruSe scientific explanation, which.
boiled down to solid facts, simply meant
that some people were born that way, and |
was one of them.
paid my way through college byirefrain-
ing, for a consideration, from betting on
our various athletic teams when they were
about to engage in important contests. 1t
was discovered in the Freshman year that
this was the only way to give our boys
chance. | once attempted to break through
this restraint by betting on the class races.
Taking advantage Of my reputation as a
h0Odon, | secretly laid bets on all the crews
in such a way that whichever won | should
lose about 5000 On the night before the
race coal schooner sank crosswise in the
narrowest part of the course. and the river
was entirely obstructed for week. Not de-
string to inflIct further damage on nayiga-
ton, l withdrew my bets.
After leaving my alma mater, l still re-
tanned a deep interest in her affairs, and Oc-
casIOnally so far forgot myself as 10 back
her athletes. Anybody VINO has noted IIar-
wards luck during the last ten years Will be
able TO guess where L obtained the vast and
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He was Given a Correct Copy.

In one of the cities where Jews are per-
mitted TO live. a son of Israel, meeting the
wife OF the Governor, would not move out
of her way. lie was arrested on the spot,
taken to the Governors stable, and knonted
so that he hardly reached his home alive
The next day his attorney, also Jew, APP
peared before the Governor asking for a
COPY Of the Judiciary ''act" upon which his
client had been condemned to personal chas-
tisement
"You desire correct copy ?" asked the
Governor.
=" Just so, your Excellency," answered the
attorney.
you will please address yourself to the
Chief of Police" said the Governor; Il will
order him to let you have it,
The lawyer went to the Chief of Police
the next day, but instead of the papers he
received the same number of blows which
his client had received.-Vlino Vestnik
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The other day lady whose quietly ele-
CANT attire and pleasant features might have
denoted refinement, but whose manner in-
dicated that she was a little the worse for
partaking OF the cup which iuebriates, en-
tered one of our large dry-goods stores and
found her way to the millinery parlors.
After inquiring the price Of hats she made
a comparison between the hat looked at and
the one she wore. She volunteered the in
formation to a customer who asked TO see
some opera hats that the opera season was
over. She Informed the ladies present that
she had mad sixteen milk punches, and in
vited them out to have one more. The sug-
Restion was made to her to 90, which she de-
clined to do, not with thanks, but in a some
what foTcible manner. Finally, on pretext
of visiting the various departments, she was
induced to accompany one of the saleswomen
TO the ground floor, where she met one Of
the floor-walkers, who politely escorted her
to the door.-Boston Times.
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WANDERING BOTTLES.
Experiments Which Prove Much About Ocean
Currents.

or all the wonders that those who 20 down
to tue sea in ships are brought in contact
with, none is so unfathomlesS or incompre-
henSi0le as those mighty rivers that flow
through the ocean and are known as streams
where they are well defined aud as currents
where they are not, says a writer in the
New York Tribune. The United States
photographic Office has been making in the
last few years series Of experiments cal
culated 10 test fully the theory of streams
and currents in the North Atlantic Lien
tenant Nazro has among his treasures in the
branch photographic OfEire in this city a
little bottle which once held a half-pint of
whisky. Subsequent to that it held paper
saying that it WAS dropped overheard from
the steamship CephalUaia. 400 miles east OF
Boston. 1t was brought into this port two
years after it was dropped overheard by
schooner from AmbergriS Key, littleisland
in the Bahama group
This bottle, with its paper inside, had
proved the theory OF ocean currents. 1t had
followed the Gulf Stream until il had been
caught by that current which sweeps 10 the
south along the coasts OF Eastern Europe
ami Northern Africa, had been carried
thence to the westward until it entered the
Caribbean Sea. then passed between the
western end of Cuba and Cape GTacias
DlOSt AlIb tdStClH CAbltuitL9 VI L uCdidll.
and, having made the circuit OF the Gulf OF
Mexico, was washed ashore on the western
end of AfnbcTeris Key,
Other bottles which have been dropped
overheard by outgoing steamers have, as
rule, been as satisfactory in the result Of
their drift as the bottle from the Cephalonla,
but some of them have developed marked
eceentrcltleS In their voyages. Thus, one
which was thrown overheard from the steam-
ship AlleT of Cane Race, the southeastern
made bee line" Tor the Azores. where it
was picked up on the beach near FaYal In
its voyage il went directly across the Gulf
Stream, and followed current never before
suspected y bottle dropped overheard by
the steamship Sandman, about 800 miles
southeast OF Cape Farewell, the southern
the shores OF Norway, and one dropped
Scotland was found in nearly the same
place Both OF these bottles, jourueying
toward the land OF the midnight sun, had
shown IA strong current setting from the
North 4 tlan tic on Tho Norwegian shores.
The general result. so fa5, seems 10 be
that a strong current sets from the east
upon the shores Of The British Isles, and Il
strong one rushes into the Caribbean Sea
from the Atlantic. This is a TACT long
maintained by writer's on physical geogra-
ply, but never before demonstrated as it
has been by the photographic Office. But
the experiments of the photographic Office
have also developed toe fact that various
other subsidiary currents, acting over a
large space, exist which were not before
SuSppctpd
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and deep interest in welfare. ! earnestly
hoped that she would meet some better man
than l was, and learn to love him, and be
happy.
Just here was where the hoodoo began to
take hold. As soon as l reached that pin
Dacle of unselfish devotion where / could
sincerely hope that she would escape the
misfortune Of loving me, the hOodoo began
to do its melancholy Office, and her heart
warmed to me. For her own good, l en-
deavored to discourage this growing affec-
ton, and, OF course, the fate which always
thwarts my designs was against me here.
In few short weexs L could not help see
ing that her heart was wholly mine. An,
my dear sir, you have no idea Of the bitter
ness of winning girl by the simple force of
an inherited hoOdoo. / could not stand it :;
fed from her-fed TO the West, and Joined
the Chicago Committee on the Worlds Fair.
During these years my small patrimony
had been slowly melting away. My own
efforts bad largely contributed to lessen ii,
and saw poverty staring me Ia the face.
My only expectations were centered in an
aged relative who lived In New Jersey, but
who, in other matters, was reputed TO be
well off. He had made win in my favor,
as an inducement to longevity. In this
document was made the sole heir on the
condition that l should inherit the New
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Jersey homestead. l had been told that it
was comfortable place. and while l had
no i'll will against its owner, L could net
help rejecting that he was over seventy
years old, and in feeble health. However.
he lived persistently during the years whl!e
l waited for his estate But one day went
over and looked at the place where had
agreed to abide when my relative should
have lett it for better. From that mo-
ment / prayed that he might live to be
hundred or even more If it should be neces-
sary. Anything was preferable to living IN
the desolate wilderness where he had mace
his home.
From the day when this change of senti-
ment took place in my mind my relatives
health rapidly declined and within three
weeks he had passed to his reward.
The will was read, and nothing remained
for me but to take possession of my New
Jersey estate. | boarded the boat with
heart so heavy that the captain had to shlit
his ballast whenever l moved from one side
TO the other.
why" thought l, SHOULD | calmly sub
NIT to this. The Hudson rolls beneath me,
calm. and cool, and yellow. A plunge aud
all is over. / shall Inconvenience nobody,
for they never stop ferry boat for such
matter as n man overheard"
l stood by the rail rejecting deeply.
Slowly drew nickel from my pocket aud
prepared TO make 4 final decision. Tails, a
watery grave; heads, New jersey. L
turned the nickel over and ever in my
hands, and finally laid il on the rail. The
surprise was awful. Slowly / removed my
hand and cast my eyes upon the com.
just my internal luck again! Heads, New
Jersey!
The really important portion Of the man
uscript ends here. | was much affected by
it. II bears every evidence of authenticity.
including the crest OF the HoodoO family,
which bears the device Of Il horse barnesSed
TO wagon with his head toward the dash
board. HOWARD FIELDING.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14
NO MORE PITY FOR RED MEN.
A Missionary Finds the Indian Not So In
noceut as He Imagined.

nocent as He Imagined.
DR.. Arthur GreaYes OF Boston. who wear
ago went West to administer 20 the spiritual
wants Of the red men, has retained dis
gusted AT the Hotel Richelieu, Chicago,
says special from that city to the New
York Herald, he gave his experiences as fol-
lows:
~ have worked like an apostle Of the
olden times with the Indians and have re-
tired from missionary Work for good. The
Western Indians know more than most of
the people OF Boston and they are as crafty
as a veteran detective. For years | pitied
them, for i thought they had been treated
shamefully and were innocent and ignorant.
They know considerable
4" / would tell them Bible stories at the
Rosebud Agency and they would listen
most attentIvely. When | had finished
they would get together andsguy me unmer-
cifullv. When l was with the Sioux Chief,
Red Cloud, he said that could make hun
dred Indians happy by getting our society
To send out fifty plowS and other farming it,
struments. | got the people at home in
teTeSted in the matter and they shipped me-
two carloads of heavy tools. These were
distributed to the Indians, who appeared
oveTj yed with the prospect OF having tue
means of tilling the soil,
Shortly atteE this | went further West
find any of the implements sent out from
Boston. Alter diligent search it was dis
covered that the heathens had pitched them
all in the White River and made bridge of
them. The costly tools sent out for farming
purposes were used as you would stones.
and a bridge across a little river was all the
good that was accomplished.
This is one instance and there are many
more similar cases. At this time | began TO
lose faith in the sincerity displayed by the
Indians, and subsequent events proved to
me that the Indian could only be an In
dian. All the TEACHING i'll the world could
make no difference.
''The best way to solve the Indian prob
lem is not to bother with it at all. Leave
the matter to the Western people. and they
will treat the red man fairly aud keep him
in his place at the same time. Eastern phi
lapthropiSts who NEEDLE with affairs with
which they have no accurate knowledge do
more harm than good."
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He Settled the ELL.

Ex-senator Blair was obliged to leave the
city IN bury owing to his misinterpreta-
ton of the dme-card. He did not have
sufficient time to gather up all MS luggage,
and the clerks at the Auditorium were re-
quested to send some of the things 10 Wash
Ington While hurriedly giving orders at
the office the cashier asked: How about
your bill ?" suppo>ing that Dir. Blair would
order it forwarded to Washington to save
delay then in making change.
''What do you know about it?" asked the
ex-senator.
mo one is more familiar with it than l.
langhingly replied the cashier.
"Have you studied it?"
VERY carefully"
"Well. Pm highly pleased to find such
student Don't you know that the Repub-
lican party made the mistake of its life ia
not taking care of that BILL It's lost now,
at least for a while. wish it could have
been settled"
''Do you mean to say that the bill won t
be paid?" asked the astonished cashier.
PAID! What bill are you talking about 2"
''Your hotel bill. What do YOU mean ?''
my Education Bill" mumbled Mr.. Blair,
as he settled his account.-Chicago Herald.
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Something He Had Not Seen.

81 suppose / have seen some Of the most
wonderful sights in the world" said the gay
young man at the club. a. have Travelled
through the streets of the buried Pompeii.
watched the sunset from the peaks of the
Alps, witnessed duel on the gallery of the
Leaning Tower of Pisa, carried relief to
captive white men in the heart of Africa,
and lighted my cigar with n Sun-glass rs |
sat on an iceberg in Franklin Bay. | have
seen man who could lift thousand pounds
and woman who could run a mile In four
teen minutes. / know child wears old
who can play Fishers Hornpipe" on the
organ. have seen"
Yes" said the skeptical member, "but
did you ever see a woman get off a street
car with her face to the 'front.'"
And the gay young man had to confess
that he never had. Newark Journal.
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A Scotchman living in Australia and visit
ing his native land carried back a thistle,
the emblem of Scotland, as the reader is
doubtless aware. A grand banquet was held
in Melbourne by 200 Scotchmeu, and the
thistle, in a huge vase, occupied the place of
honor in the center of the table 1t was
toasted and cheered, and the next day it
was planted in the public garden with a
great deal of rejoicing. The thistle grew
and thriyed, and in due time its down was
scattered by the winds; other thistles sprang
from the seed, and their down was scattered,
and ic a few years the thistle had made it
self thoroughly at home in all parts of
Australia. 1t has rooted ont the native
grasses on thousands, could almost say
millions OF acres of pasture land. destroyed
sheep runs by the hundred and caused gen.
eral execration of the Scotchman who took
so much pain to import the original. In a
similar manner the wateTcress. the English
sparrow, the common sweetbrier and other
ex0tics have proved very troublesome and
caused immense losses Philadelphia Record.
The Queen of Denmark is an expert dress
maker and good pastry cook. Her daugh.
tsrs also are all clever needle women.
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Salad WhiIe You Wait.

A novel experiment has been devised for
the entertainment of dinner parties, the
serving Of salad grown under the eyes of the
guests who partake OF it. The secret Of
performing this magic feat lies in soaking
good terminating lettuce seed in alcohol for
about six hours, and sowing it in an equal
mixture Of unslaked lime and rich soil.
After the soup has been served sprinkle the
seed with lukewaTm water and they will
sprout Immediately, The lettuce grows to
about the size of hazel nuts before the time
TOR serving the salad arrives.-Ex.
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a narrow ruffle headed by jet passemen-
terie. Over this falls in long points drap-
cry of black India silk. figured in shrimp
pink. This is edged with fringe of jet
pendants, and long loops Of velvet ribbon
fall at the side. The bodice has the neck
slightly pointed in front, with high Me-
dici collar of lace across the back and stand
ing rLffles of the same surrounding the
sleeve puffS. The hat is plateau of black
fancy straw with cOnvoluted brim and a
mass OF pink ostrich tips, mixed with black
velvet loops. The large transparent para
sol is of the same net as the skirt, with a
deep ruffle Of Chantilly edging.
One of the newest scents out is wall
flower, which wildly calls to mind the
sweet fragrance of the Old World flower
after an April shower. Two very delicate
perfumes are also extracted from the Japan
csc flower zizOnia and the white lilac.
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years term, fifteen of which have expired, to
a family OF Woodworking and intelligent
Scotch farmers named Grierson, at a rental
Of $50 per year. The old guild wife,
dame Grierson, seems to live in a sort of
halo of reYerential grief for him who made
her farmstead hallowed ground. "Puir
body! puir bodyp' she is constantly
moaning beside You; 'Pair bOdyi he was
dwanged (harassedD TO his dede-iir' mortal
seknessD EDGAR l. WAKEMAN.
#(fou1y,jobf
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A Morning Ride.

The sunbeams were dancing the horses were
praucing,
We rode, ohl so gaily away;
A5d love was adjoining the beautiful morning,
For Nellie was with me that day.
Sweet Nelliel she praltled. while swiftly we rat.
tied,
Along on the fOWer-bordered road;
And between lips so merry, as red as a cherry,
How Whitley her peaTly teeth glowed.
Those teeth so beguiing, while sweet she was
smiling
OF health and OF tidlness told.
(She used S0ZoDONT surely)-sHd she wins
pered demurely
"yes" that was dearer than gold.
1t Is a Positive Luxury
To brush the teeth with SOZODONT, so fra
grant and refreshing is il, aud SO pleasant Is the
TASTE Il leaves III the mouth after the Opefaii On
Then how gratifying Is the effect aud how com.
plaeent feels The beholder who views In the elas,
a row OF worries rendered spotless by this benign
and delightful toilet article. Only few aropa
on the brush is needed for an abiuton and yet il
Is wondrously effective.
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no need of antique bric-a-brac in her sum-
mer home, but with the fan comes our
harvest, and we reap a profit as the en-
thasiasm OF the holidays sharpens up the
lad for ancient brie-a- brac for gifts. Mar
gaTet Hamm in Y Y News
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$4,000 from Servia recently, he took it to
the Laender Bank of Vienna. which held
on to 1t because he owed the bank much
more than that Milan was left without
any money. The Emperor Of Austria then
lent him $4,000 on condition that he go TO
Paris aud stay there.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-04
RAIN TESTS SUCCEED.
The Ohio " lizard Creates Genuine SEN
sation in Wyoming.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 4.-Frank
Melbourne, the rain doctor has been sue
cessful in his first test here in rain pro-
ducing. He has been hard at work since
Saturday night in the loft of small barn
located on plateau overlooking the city.
All the apparatus he has had was carried
into the barn in four small gripsacks. A
small hole in the roof has been his only
communication with the outside world.
This morning the signal officer reported
that storm which was approaching yes
terday had been diverted to the north and
that the indications here were for dry
weather. The morning was clear and
bright with no indications of rain. Com
mencing at noon clouds commenced form
ing along the horizon on all sides. Masses
of them crowded in, apparently attracted
toward Melbourne s laboratory.
Business in the town almost ceased,
and thousands were out watching the
clouds. AT 2 40 there was heavy peal of
thunder and vivid flashes of lightning and
in a few moments the rain poured down
in torrents. 1t continued 20 minutes and
the sun came out clear and warm. Mel
bourne sent word from his den that in an
hour it would rain again. At 4 o'clock
the rain commenced to fall again and con-
timed for an hour. Forty-eight hun.
dredths of an inch of rain fell. The COM
mittee in charge are satisfied that Mel
bourne had earned his money. An effort
will be made to secure Melbourne to make
a series of experiments to which experts
from the east will be invited. To- night
the weather indications are for more rain.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-04
The Worlds Fair.

LONDON, Sept. 4.-The United States
commissioners to Europe for the Chicago
exposition sailed to-day from Southamp-
ton in the steamer Augusta Victoria, for
New York. They we're accompanied by
Henry Wood and Mr.. Dredge, who go to
Chicago to arrange for the English ex-
hibit. Everywhere in Europe, the COM
missioners say, they were given a fatter-
ing and enthusiastic reception. From
the 18th of July, the date on which they
landed at Southampton until their de-
parture, they have been objects of un-
ceasing solictude and courteous attten-
tioDs from all that is best and most dis
in the European world. Their
visit had been an occasion of continues
demonstration of good will toward them
and the county which they represented.
No day passed that they were not feted.
Here they were entertained at a garden
party at Hatfield house by Lord Salisbury
while in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, they were
received with the same distinguished con-
sideration. The work of the commission
in Europe has been well done especially
in Germany notwithstanding the bitter
made in that county about the
Mckinley bill.