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place and its reputation for picturesque
ness which attracted me. ooh yes" every
body said, ''that is all very well, but the
omelet is the great feature of Mont San
Michel" And so went, quite as curious,
L confess, to taste a dish of which all
France seemed to know as to see the spot
OF which England, try as she would, could
never get possession.
The Trip to tho Historic Spot.
Mont San Michel is not difficult to reach.
A ten hours ride northwest from Paris
brings one to quaint little Norman vii
lage, Pontorson. A five miles ride behind
a stout Norman horse who never ceases his
steady trot whatever the number behind
him, or whatever the grade which confronts
him, brings one to the Mont. Three miles
away you begin to see it. A steep Jagged
rock whose sides and top are broken by ir-
regular roof lines. Two miles more and
you have it all before you. A pyramidal
island separated from the mainland when
the tide is out by desert of sands, when
the tide is in by the sea, save for the arti-
fetal causeway half mile in length which
runs from the stable earth to the massive
pile. In the equinoxes this causeway is OBJ
liberated at high tide and the sea washes
against the gateways of the town.
Ones arrival is heralded at Mont San
Mich ell some time before it is effected, and
when he steps from his carriage, which al
ways halts without the walls, he finds that
the entire population, 211 souls according to
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Coating Iron With Copper.

A process has been introduced for pro-
tecting steel and iron by means of coating
of copper. When the invention was first
made it was applied to the construction of
telegraph wires but since then further de-
vclopments Of; the process have enabled it to
be employed in the manufacture of COM
posite ship plates The method employed
is similar to that of the old silver-plating
process, in which plates of the two metals
were rolled together without any chemical
or electroiytic means being employed. A
short copper ingot is cast on core of iron
or steel; the copper is shorter than
the core and not placed symmetrically,
but so disposed toward one end that the un-
equal travel of the coating, when afterward
extended by rolling, may be compensated
for. Save for the provision of special
growing of the rollers to prevent the forma-
tion Of fins of the softer metal, the subse-
quent operations are conducted in the ordi-
nary way. Advantage is taken of the re-
tention of heat by the steel core to diminish
the excessive ductility of the copper BY
chilling the covering. When the poros-
ity of the coat of copper and
the difficulty in obtaining perfect ad-
herence is overcome. the process will be-
come commercial success.
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marshal sat down suddenly. ''You told
this to the marshal Do you come here
Voluntarily"
81 did not want to come-I was told I
must come"
"Be careful. The marshal used no
threats. He simply told you it was your
duty-was not that the way?''
'Yes, he said over and over again that if
it were his own child did it that Justice
should be done. He said if it were his own
son he would hang him."
81 said so.'' The people looked at the
marshal doubtingly when he said this. My
father pressed forward suddenly and asked:
"Did Gideon Perkins offer you anything
to induce you to come here?"
John Henley looked at the marshal, then
at my father despairingly.
answer" said the Justice.
"He said a bird in the hand was worth
two in the bush"
NV father turned to the Justice.
"My daughters reputation and life bal
anced against birdr"
All Levden knew John henley was fond
of birds and weak in brains
"You say you will swear you saw Ham
nah because you knew the shawl she wore?"
81 know the shawl-1'n swear to the
shawl any time" said John stubbornly.
At that moment Mr.. Speed came in. He,
too, asked Henley if he spoke to Hannah: if
she observed him, and Henley in
desperation said he knew Hannah
as we'll as anybody. Meanwhile
my father stepped out. When he returned
he led Jane Hardy, who scowled at every
BODY as she WAS placed before the witness.
My father put a shawl around her and Mr..
Speed asked Hannah to place her shawl
around her, and when the two stood before
the Justice all the people wondered at the
strange likeness. Poor Henley was con-
fused; he admitted he could not tell one
from the other, and Mr.. Speed dismissed
him curtly for a fool.
Then Henry Mo1ham's uncle was sworn.
He said he had reasons of his own for think
ing there was some mistake; that his
nephew, who contemplated marriage with
Hannah Gray, was not murdered. The JUS
tice asked him to state the reasons and he
answered that he had letter from Henry
Moxham dated in England. Another reason
was, he had e1humed the remains of the
murdered man, who proved to be another
nephew-cousin to the murdered man. He
was employed by q currier, was on his way
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easel grasped bv the left big toe, and the
right toes holding the brush, just as the right
hand does, it is difficult to realize that
Charles Felu is not As other men. Tall in
stature, and with clean-shaven, intelligent
face, the painter strikes one as a man of
rare sympathetic feeling and considerable
education. His intimate friends will tell
you that kinder and more affectionate
man lives not.
He wears slippers, and Immediately on
entering his house, which is kept spotlesslv
clean, changes his outdoor shoes in the
hall Grey woolen socks partially cover his
feet, leaving his toes free to act as glove
less hands. Reversing the usual order, he
stands in the hall to take off his shoes
and sits in his studio to take off his hat. A
STOOL about two feet and a half high, placed
outside each door of his house. enables him
to shut and open them. He has, besides
copying the old masters in the museum,
painted many portraits, and several of
noted Englishmen.
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A Simple Remedy for Cholera.

DR.. Henry c. Cooper swears by this rem
edy for cholera: One ounce of camphor
should be dissolved in six ounces of spirits
Of wine, and a small bottle should be given
to any intelligent person who will under
take to administer it to his poor neighbors
when they are seized with cholera or any
of its symptoms. The following instruc-
tions should be carried out at the same
time with the utmost care and attention to
detail: On the appearance of any cholera
symptoms, such as vomiting purging, sud-
den weakness, GOODNESS, cramps or spasms,
instead of administering brandy,
whisky or any other kind of
medicine, put the patient to bed
instantly, covering him warmly, but not
overlooking him with bedclothes. Then,
without moments unnecessary delay, ad-
minister (for an adult) two drops (not
more) of the camphor mixture, on a little
pounded sugar, in spoonful of cold or iced
water. Five minutes after let him take a
second dose Of two drops in the same way,
and in five minutes more third dose. He
can then wait 10 or 15 minutes to see
whether or not there is a sense of returning
warmth, with disposition toward perspira-
tion, and manifest decrease of sickness,
cramps, etc. If the improvement is not sat-
isfactory two drops more of the mixture
must be taken, as before, and the dose must
be repeated every five minutes until IA
drops have been taken. In administering
the remedy particular caution must
be observed that the patient be not
allowed to take anything of any
sort or kind while the medicine is operating
or its effect will be destroyed, for the least
foreign medicine neutralizes the camphor,
which is given to check vomiting and to
produce a free, warm perspiration. The
use of cold or iced water is advisedly rec
commended, as it promotes free perspra.
tion and the discharge of yellow bile. The
patient must not be allowed to rise and be-
come exposed to the slightest degree OF cold,
and should not be tormented with baths,
stcamings or rubbings of any kind, but be
permitted to lie still, as he will fall asleep
when perspiration comes on. After some
hours he will awake well, although weak
and languid and perhaps little teverish.
in which case he may be given dose, say
teaspoonful of Gregory's powder or rhubart
and magnesia, with little peppermint
water or weak sal volatile (15 drops) and
water to wash it down. Above all, he must
be kept quite quiet, taking only little
thin soup, broth or Cruel for day or two.
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day of the various kinds of stone turned out
have been shipped from here, and he also
said that not an ounce of the great rock
from which the stone is taken has been
wasted in that time The paving blocks are
supposed to be the finest quality of the ma
teriaL The building stones, fence posts
and curbstones are next the pieces broken
off in the various operations are gathered up
by a steam shovel and thrown into the
vawning mouth of hungry steam crusher
From the crusher the pieces pass into a
huge revolving screen by which the differ
ent sizes are separated and are carried by a
chute down to the railroad probably 600
yards below. The first quality of the
crushed stone is used for railroad ballast
The second grade, just a size smaller, is
used in making beds for asphaltum pave
ments, and the quality which is fine almost
as dust is used in the manufacture of as
phaltum and can be seen in its raw state at
nearly every station along the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, where it is used as pave
ment instead of the wooden platforms for
merly used. In fact, the only mat erial
from the quarries that escapes is the dust
that rises like fog from the revolving
screen, and even it serves a purpose, as it
settles over the quarry buildings and prac-
tically paints them white and preserves
them just as paint would.
Hammering Out Paving Book.
A paving block Is hammered out BY hand.
But little skill is required. A blunt ham,
mer is used, and the quarryman guesses at
the size. He first draws his dull hammer
over the face of the stone marking. out the
size of the block, and he then hammers
away and the block really seems to form
ITSELF The quarrymen are paid $40 per
thousand for the blocka and It requires
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Frightening Up It's History.

The modern history of Mt. San Michel ID
tame. The revolution of 1870 drove away
the monks. The place remained prison
until 1872; then it was made a historical
monument" and ever since toilsome and
costly work has been slowly carried on
there to restore it to its ancient condition.
Only this month, August, the Commission
of Historical Monuments has ordered that
the great tower of the church be restored.
The work will begin at once and viii re-
quire four years to finish.
The town which hangs to the south and
east side of the mount owes its origin to the
pilgrimages of the ninth and tenth centuries.
Somebody had to entertain the early pill
grims as somebody must the tourist of 1892.
Somebody had to keep sacred relics for him
to buy, as somebody must profane trinkets
for US to-day. The hotel where now the
famoussomelet is made dates back to the
seventeenth century. Almost exact counter
parts of the carved shells and ornaments
which are sold to-day in the shops there
have been unearthed in the excavations OF
relics of the Middle ages
Beside these historic trades there is the
fishing. On the wastes OF sand around the
island nets are set at low tide, and the sea
leaves sometimes rich hauls in them. Tour
lists view the fishermen tramping over the
wet beach with bare feet or In sabots with
horrors The guide books caution one with
impressive soIemnity that the beaches are
made up OF quickssnd and engulf the un-
wary. There are moving sands" at Mont
Lam Michel, but the inhabitants have no
fear of them, for they constantly work
there during the period OF low tide.
Naturally peculiar types abound at Mont
San Michel. The most famous parsonage of
this generation has been a fisherman called
the Marquis of Tombelaine. He took pos
session of an island nearby. He was Of
feeble but romantic mind and called the
island his castle. Picturesque in dress and
manner the artists sought him as model,
and hi, photograph became in demand. He
was very proud of this and tod al tourists
how he was sold everywhere" A few
months ago the marquis was found dead on
the beach. They gave him great funeral
and continue to use him as one of their lead
ing attractions. IDA NJ. TARBELL
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him. Do you think ycu could point him
out in q crowd 2"
''If ne had nothing on-or everything on
his head. 1 said L could pick Linn out OF
hundreds"
''Then be not afraid of him. He can do
you no harm. If he is here, in Leyden, you
shall have chance to point him out. Now,
20 you to Mr. Eare's; 1 will be there
speedily. ] must to LAWYER Speeds now,
II mayhap find him in. -
He crossed an open field, leaving me
walking up the lane, when q woman met
me. started when she turned the corner
of the lane. When she came up to me she
stared at me boldly. 1 stared ut her with
open mouth.
''Fire manners, staring body out of coun-
tenance. You will be Philip Gray's boy
You'll have settling soon-they'll teach
you to look another way when your sister
gets her dues How dare you look at me
like that"
Now the truth was, was not thinking Of
jane Hardy at all. 1 had heard of her, but
had never seen her.. She stopped, picked
up g clod, and threw it at me, striking me
IN the face, saying ''I'd do the same with
your sister If had the chance. Give her
my compliments, and tell her Jane Hardy
wants to know if she remembers the night
abe met me with as handsome a man as she
eNeE unAcu dTHls with, ana refused TO speak
20 me. BAIL She is coming to grief-a
proud spirit goes before faIl.'
When she passed on my brain was in q
WhirL Instead of staring at Jane Hardy, 1
was looking at her shawl 1t was the same
shat my sister Hannah wore And now it
flashed on me suddenly that there was some
rnysterY-some strange mistake, and that 1
had wronged my sister greatly, but not
only did Jane Hardy's shawl look like
6Srnah's, but they were both of one size,
and strangely alike at first glance.
The hope that all would be cleared up
BOW inspired me. l lost no time in going
30 the minister's house, and in five minutes
more my mother and Hannah knew oil 1
bad to tell concerning James Hardy. Then
] had my reward; my sister Hannah shed
tears and laughed as she kissed me, and
called me her brave brother
Presently my father came in, and with
him Lawyer Speed, who remained only a
few minutes, talking to Hannah and Mr..
Hare. Then he fastened away, and I
learned from the talk around me that Han
nah had q lover in Boston named Henry
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been hardy soul He went to the very
eliminating point of the rock, narrow
ledge 40 feet above the sea, and there con-
structed plateau supported by piles and
walls. On this plateau he built churchi
underneath were chapels and rooms for the
monks The monastery dourished and the
Abbes kept on building, running out walls
at all anglse, digging into the solid rock,
creeping down toward the beach. They be-
came learned, too, and the monastery was
known throughout the Christian world in
the middle ages as the "City of Books" the
"Marvel of the West"
But the building that the Abbes did was
not all ecclesiastical. 1t became evident
that Mont San Michel must be fortress a.
well as a church, and the good monks pre-
pared to hold it for France as well as for
God. In the fifteenth century the English
tried repeatedly to take it From 1923 to
1434 they besIged it continually and at their
final attack were repuled and left behind
their artillery, two curious relics Of
which awkward cannon of that date still
stand at the town gate and serve for back
ground to that commonest of pictures at
the Mont, q bewildered tourist in the hands
of the hotel keeper. In the wars between
the Huguenots and the Catholics the former
tried hard to take the place and once they
succeeded, through the treachery of Q
soldier. The visitor to the monastery is
still shown great wheel, some 16 feet in
diameter, which in former times was used
to draw up water and supplies from the
beach. The wheel is vertical and finished
on its interior with foot boards on which
the monks by treading revolved it. The
treacherous soldier drew up large number
of the Huguenots by means of this wheel,
but he repented the deed before it was
finished and handed over the enemy 70 tho
Captain of the Mont The latter persuaded
the soldier to continue the hoisting, how
ever, hoping to secure there the entire
force, but one of the soldiers raised sus-
pected the plot and cried treason" The
rest of the band escaped.
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Railway Lines Without Fish Plates.

The recent tests of welding street railway
rails by electricity with view to dispens-
ing with fish plates have been entirely
successful The tests have proved that the
necessity of joints to provide for contraction
and expansion is not so imperative as en-
gineers have supposed; but the data upon
which this result is based have not yet been
made public 1t was found possible to weld
electrically two pieces of steel Of % square
inches section, and therefore solid rail four
or five miles long can be produced if re-
uuired.
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Regulating InSandeso,nt L,mps

A large number of appliances have been
lately patented for the regulation of incan-
descent lamps. In using this lamp 1t was
decided point of objection that the light
must be either on or off, and that no grada-
tion of the illumination was possible. This
has now been remedied, and control of the
current is obtained in many ways One Of
these is single pole rheostat switch 1t is
easily attached and can be put in any con-
venient place from which the light or lights
can be controlled. By this means the lamp
can be turned up or down as readily as gas, and
its life is greatly prolonged The switch is
intended for either continuous or alternat-
ing currents, and can be applied to motors
as well as lamps.
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Experimental Psychology.


Some interesting facts were brought out
at the international Congress of Expert
mental Psychology in London. Prof
Charles Richet, in discussing the prospects
of psychology, expressed hope that some
Of the most difficult subjects, such as thought
transference and clairvoyance, might be
helped by the minute study of the process
of development of the human mind. Prof
Gruber, of Roumania, gave vivid sketch
of the remarkable association of color
with sound, which he had spent many
years in observing. To a very small
the sound of the vowel ''e'' was accom-
panied by a sensation of yellow color, of
'i'' by blue, of ''o'' by black, and so on
through the long list of Roumanian vowels
and diphthongs, and also to some extent
with numbers. The same color was not al
ways induced by the same sound in different
patients. Prof. Pierre Janet related case
of complete loss of memory for present
events, and complete incapacity for any de-
cision which had been suddenly brought
about by the foolish jest Con August %,
1891, of telling a woman what was not
true, viz: that her husband was dead. The
most curious points were that the loss of
memory extended back as far as July IA,
1891, i. e. Of what had happened during
the six weeks before the accident,
though the natural memory was complete
up to July IA. and the patients sub-eon-
splcuous memory of all that had happened
after that could be easily demonstrated by
her automatic writing and BY unconscious
speech in normal or hypnotic sleep, A
case was also cited in which there was q
description of double memory and double
personality. The woman in the second state
-. l. h,,k
soon reverted. with no memory, to her
first state, and asked pitifully for her usual
four teaspoontuls of arrowroot Cases were
also described in which suicidal monomania
and other ailments had been cured by hyp-
motto suggestion.
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A 2o0-vo,t Incandescent Lamp.

The latest high tension alternating cur.
rent experiments of Tesla point to the moi
remote possibility of the illumination Of
this comes to pass, wires can be dispensed
with, and the incandescent lamp will be
relegated to other than domestic uses. In
the meantime any improvement in the lamp
which is admirably serving the purpose Of
the present generation is full OF interest.
Eminent electricians are now seeking to pro-
duce an incandescent lamp of high voltage,
and Edison, who is of the number, is said to
have attained some measure of success A
successful lamp running at 200 volt, would
create an epoch in electric lighting, and
would bring US close to the time when in
candescent lamps will have entirely dis
placed gas in all possible cases of competi-
tion for lighting purposes. A 200-volt
lamp, which may be the forerunner of one
of more practical form, has been made by q
French company. The natural solution OF
the problem of producing an incnndescent
lamp of higher voltage would seem 20 lie in
the lengthening of the flament OF tile lamp,
in order to adapt it to the increased potential,
and this principle, involving the twisting
of the flaments into one or more smaller
loops has been adopted in the French lamp.
This great length impairs the mechanical
qualities of the flament, which becomes
very flexible, and bends over and touches
and breaks the bulb, difficulty which has
been overcome in the present case by sup
porting the flament with platinum hooks.
This makes tho manufacture of the lamp
very expensive, an objection which is in
creased by the necessity for providing
hod in hQ
sockets of the lamp. This form of the high
voltage incandescent lamp is found to pos
sess q shorter life than the ordinary type,
and its palpable objections may possibly
lead to the employment OF a perfectly
straight flament, with the ends separated
as far as possible, and resembling the type
of the Bernstein lamp at one time in vogue.