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the remittance which he had telegraphed
for arrived and the wedding trip was finished
without further financial trouble. Brice
made ten strike shortly after co ming home
and he.paid Holddrige for the debts of his
wedding journey.
Speaking OF Cal BrIce's wedding recalls
the story l heard concerning him by one of
his old scnoolmateS at q college fraternity
dinner here in Washington the other night.
When Brice went to school he was very
poor and he had barely enough to pay his
tuition and board He could not indulge in
fine clothes. He was too honest to go in
debt. and without seeing some immediate
means Of repayment he was too proud TO
borrow. he had, however, a good deal Of
humor in his nature and he was by no
means averse to practical joke at the
expense of his friends. While he was In
the senior year both himself and his ROOM
mate received an invitation one day TO
attending the wedding of friend. The
couple to be married were very popular,
and it was known that the wedding would
be large and, for the town, fashionable
one. IL was talked about in tho social
circles Of the college for weeks beforehand,
and Brce's roommate, who was well-to-do,
ordered new suit OF clothes for the occa
sion. Brice looked over the clothes with him
and longed for suit himself, but rs he
looked at his slender pocket book he gave
up the idea with sigh, and taking his nail
brush scrubbed the dirt out of his old suit
and prepared TO wear 1t. Now, the clothes
of his friend were TO be delivered the even
ing of the wedding. The hours of the
afternoon went slowly on and the suit did
not arrive. AS it approached the time for
leaving Cal Brice said he would 60 down and
see what was the matter and hurry up the
tailor. His friend said all right, and sat and
waited. In the course of half an hour q
message came saying that the clothes could
hardly arrive on time, and the boy, OF to be
late. put on his old suit and went TO the we'd
ding. He had just gotten himself into
good place for watching the ceremony when,
TO his surprise, Cal Brice entered looking as
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CHAPTER XIII
SHE VISITS THE BARRACKS.

have said that this passage of wet, yo-
lent weather lasted about four days. On the
morning OF the fourth day of 1t the steward
sent me TO the galley on some errand | for
get the nature Of; the cook was wild with
temper; everything seemed to have gone
wrong with him. the baker had offered to
fight him for his days allowance of rum; he
had scalded himself besides during an un-
usually heavy lurch when looked in Oh him
he swore and told me to wait 1t was all the
same to me; it had ceased TO rain and l
stood under the lee of the galley for shelter
from the wind.
1t was a gray, dark, dismal, roaring day /;
the sea rolled In hills Of green. and the foam
OF them as their heads broke was blown high
up 10 white smoke. The ship looked
strained alott; her lee rigging and gear
were arched out by the gale; the bands of
tOpsails we're dusky with wet, and the wind
screamed like children flying in terror
The baTricades gave the ship most miser-
able appearance. The decks subbed with
the ceaselesS soaking and the white water
flashed inboards through the scupper-holeS
whenever the vessel buried her lee side.
At the far end OF the poop was the helms
man, sharply rising and falling against the
whiring SCOT Of the sky. The officer Of
the watch, clothed in oilskins, stood grasp
ing stay near a quarter-post A single
sentry stood at the head OF the poop ladder !;
the poor fellow was sOdden and seemed
wlthered by the ceaseless pouring of the
blast. One cannot but feel sorry for sol
diers at sea. The forecastle sentry looked
equally wretched; those on the main deck
were In some degree sheltered by the
weather bulwarks. strange smell of
cattle, hay, poultry and pigs came from the
great long boat within and under which
the livestock were slowed. dismal, wet
roaring, frost-cold picture; the melancholy
horror OF 1t IS upon my spirits as / talk to
you; and yet this was but the first week Of
what might prove passage OF monthsl
| heard the bOatswain's voice of thunder
giving orders to some seAmen on the otEer
side OF the galley. Presently he came round
to my side OF the deck and on seeing me
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New Light on the Famous Mountains
Ptolemy Mapped.

New lorS sun.
PtOlemy's famous map shows a range of
mountains in Central Africa and the sources
of the Nile rising on their northern flanks.
The geogTapheT said they were known to
the natives as the Mountains of the Moon.
Not many years ago the Mountains of the
Moon were still the most conspicuous
feature on the maps of unknown inner
Africa. When Stanley last returned to
civilization he tried to identify the great
mountains he discovered south OF Albert
Nyanza with Ptolemy's Mountains of the
Moon, which had been expunged from the
maps by recent geOgraphers.
In September last Dr. Baumaun, one of
the most careful and reliable OF German ex-
ploreTs, traYeTsed a region between Vic
tOrla NyanZa and the north end Of Lake
Tanganyika that had never been visited By
any modern eXplaTeT. On September 10 he
reached the foot of some pfecipitous and
wooded mountains of considerable eeva-
ton. They form the water parting between
the Kagrra River, the largest tributary OF
Lake Victoria, ana at1iuents of IangaDyika.
On this northern mountain side DR.. Bau-
mann asserts that he saw the head foun-
tains Of the Nile; and the natives call the
mountains where these sources are found
the Noun tains of the Moon. The explorer
believes that the yeritable mountains that
figure on PtOlemy's map have at last been
We have known fol some time that tile
knowledge OF Central Africa claimed by the
ancIents was by no means entirely hypo-
thetical. They located the dwarfs for in
stance, approximately where Schweinfurth
found them, and Dr. Baunann's discovery
seems to indicate that the name of the
mountains where the head springs of the
Nile are found has been handed down for
many ages.
When DR.. Baumann entered this un-
known land of Northern Urundi he could
not understand the remarkable manifesto.
tions Of rejoicing and respect which his
appearance evoked. The natives had never
before seen a white man. The explorer
learned at last that the Urundi had been
ruled for ages by kings whOsa line was sup
posed to have descended from the moon, TO
which each king returned upon his death.
The natives believed the white man to
be king who died some forty years ago,
and who had now come back TO them from
the moon. The remarkably fruitful results
Of DR.. Baumann'S travels last year show
that there are still many prizes OF African
discovery to be won. Pioneering n new
route TO Victoria NyanZa, he discovered
lofty snow mountain IN tbs southern part of
Masailand, making the fourth of the mouu-
tains or ranges in Equatorial Africa that
are found TO wear a perpetual covering Of
snow. Further on his way lie came to a
hitherto unknown lake, thirty miles wide
at its northern end, and believed from Ia
tive reports to be at least ninety miles long.
No reports Of the existence of Lake Eiassi
had ever reached the earlier explorers.
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THE CAPTAIN WONDERED.
\ Life and Death Bet in Which a
Rope Was Dodged.
UetrOlt Free e llress-


Talking about betting" said Lake Su-
peror captain to tile hotel clerk. land the
spirit of gambling recall an instance in
my experience that rather beats anything l
ever heard of. l was running an old side
wheeler, the Illinois, from Cleveland to
Marquette and points beyond. and on one
trip l had passenger THAT would bet on
anything. and If nothing happened to turn
up that he could gamble on he invented
something. One day we stopped in mid
lake, off Saginaw Bay, to repair q wheel
and my passenger began betting on doing
various hazardous things and nobody took
him up. SO he proceeded to do them any
how. While at one Of them he fell over
board. Tie alarm was raised and one OF
his friends grabbed q rope to throw to him.
"'I'll bet you $50 get him. he yelled to
me as ne braced himself TO throw the rope.
The man in the water heard him.
I'm take that lie yelled back, and rs
the rope came flying through the mir he
lodged it by diving, and Pm blamed II he
ever came up auy more"
Didn't you ever find him" inquired the
clerk.
No." replied the captain, refeetively,
land | don't see why, either, for it was
worth $50 TO him net, because the other
fellow had barrel of money"
And the clerk joined the captain in won
dering.
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Tyrian Glass.

An Incommonly interesting collection of
Tyrlan glass has come to town. 1t resem-
bles in most particulars the collection of the
same glass IN the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, and is supposed to belong TO the period
of 800 years before Christ. Some of the
pieces still bear the stains of a rust which
they held when buried with the TyrIan
kings, and others show the scratches made
by knives OF copper aud bronze. 1t is even
asserted that some show traces of The per-
fumes with which the TyTians were accus-
there is room for a skepticisnl. The glass
is marvelOusly light, and some Of the yes
sells are beautiful in form, but the presence
of air bubbles in even the finest specimens
seems TO show that the Tyrans had not
fully conquered the art of glass-blowing.
A skilled glassblower who saw the colee-
tion says, however, that some Of the effects
obtained are beyond the power OF his craft
to-day.
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not let things pass him without investiga-
ton, and hard work almost broke him
down"
Secretary Foster has large interests with
Senator Cal Brice, has he not?"
NO, think not" replied General Glib
son. He was with Brice in the Ohio Gen.
tral deal and he had small amount of
stock in the Nickel Plate Railroad. but most
OF his interests are right here in Ohio, and
don't think he INDUCES TO any extent Ia
speculation. As for Cal Brice, he is born
specuIator and he has the greatest nerve Of
any Spectator l know. He can lose 6
million dollars and not wink, and from his
lace and talk you would not know any diff
ference. They would be inst the same
though he had gained a million instead of
lost 1t. Brice is a very shrewd business
man, and he has extraordinary ability"
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Washington, March 16.
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A Setting Hen Cured.

A "Cape Colder" tells the Boston Jour
nal how he cured a setting hen. IL made, "
he says, half a dozen snowbans aud
soaked them in water, In the morning
they were solid ice. l shaped them as near
like an egg as possible and then placed
them under the setting hen. She smiled. |
stood by and watched her. She cuddled
the ice eggs under her and chuckled softly
to them. In about ten minutes she ap-
peared to get uneasy. Size arose and
scratched the daTliigs together and shook
herself; then, evidently satisfied, settled
down again. Soon she got up once more,
this time with evident concern; something
was wrong, surely; perhaps the weather
was getting cold. She felt wet and chilly,
but, with great perseverance. she sat dowa
again. ard again got up, this time for good.
She walked out of the box ana then turned
and looked in, but she had had enough.
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preacher and he trotted around for some
years almost on his uppeTs. Every one
says, however, that he was honest ana
hard worker, and the citizens speak admir-
ingly Of his wonderful confidence in himself
and his future. He never hcsitated to bor-
row money of his friends to carry out his
little schemes, and in some way or othe- he
always managed to meet his obligations.
One of the queerest Instances OF this have
heard Of was connected with the story Of
his marriage. Cal Brice was in love and he
had been engaged for some time. when one
day at Toledo he met Lima friend of his
who had just been married and had lett
Lima to 20 East on his wedding journey.
Brice had been away for short time and
had not known Of the marriage. When he
saw his niend and heard the story he was
delighted. Married yesterday, were you?"
said he. "Why, l congratulate you! l
want TO get married myself. and if you will
wait here day for me I'll run down to
Lima and get married and go with you"
"Ail right" said MS friend, whose name,
by the way, l think, was Holdrldge; we
wait, but you must hurry"
There's plenty of time" said Brice, as
he looked at his watch. 81 have fifteen
minutes to 60 to the BoOdy House aud get
my grip and take the train. l will get home
by o'clock this afternoon. We will get
married this evening, come to Toledo on the
express, and tomorrow We can start east
together"
Brice carried out this programme, and the
two went 10 New York via Niagara Falls
and then on 10 Boston. While they were in
New York and Boston they made tour Of
the stores. and Brice was so happy that he
bought slks and satins and iewelry every
where. He soon ran cut of money, and
then ne borrowed from HOlddridge from
time to time, until Holddridge one morning
reached into his pocket to give him
some more and found that he had
none left. Both of the men were
comparatively unacQua nted at that
time in Boston. but Holddrldge had
very fine watch, and he pawned This until
he could get remittance from home. When
the two came back from the pawnbroker's
shop they prom sed each other t. say nothing
about the situation to their wives, and as
they met them their faces were as happy as
though their pockets were stuffed As
Holdrdge pulled off his overcOat however,
his watchchain, which he had stuffed IN his
vest pocket, came loose and the chain fell
down.
why, what's become of your watch, my
DEAR" said his wife.
"Ohl" said Holdrige, as he Redeemed
little, 'it got out of order and had to leave
it at the watcllmaker's to be fixed" This
was all that was said. and few days later
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in the colonies, do you think?" said the
lieutenant
IAN excellent chance" said the doctor.
FOO good a chance" exclaimed Captain
Sutherland.
l pricked my ears. was then at the end
should have done with certain disnes which
1t would be my business TO carry forward.
How is rogue to establish himself"
asked Lieutenant Chimmo.
There's plenty to be DONE" answered
the doctor; labor is always In demand.
When man is on ticket-of-leaYe he may
live where he pleases."
They ere better used than our laborers
at home, said Captain Sutherland.
What about the chaingangs?" exclaimed
Captain Barrett.
"Ihe ehaingang is punishment" said
the doctor. 1T is hard work, but not
harder than the toll of many an honest man
at home for famshing wag.. Not harder
than the labors OF French fshwife, for
example"
II would rather work in chalngang
than dig in a coal mine." said Captain
Sutherland.
"A conylct's hired out as servant by the
government 10 the applicant, isn't he ?" said
Captain Barrett.
Yes; you must be a landholder. if you
apply. I'm speaking of New South Wales. 4"
answered the doctor. You must hold 800
acres for every one convict you get. Seventy
five convicts are the limit. No man may
have more"
should you feel happy, Barrett" said
Lieutenant Chimmo. ito be waited on and
generally done for by seyenty-fve of the
gentry in our 'tweendecks? How would
you like to be shaved by q cracksman,
tucked up every night by an lncendiary,
cooked for by chemist Jagged for tritling
blunder IN the shape Of strychnia, waited
on behind your chair, you know, by a gent
who has been spun for digging up bodies? ?"
Are the convicts deceDty well fed out in
the settlements?" inquired Captain Bar
rett.
"Yes. The hirer's obliged to give his man
plenty 10 eat. He's made 10 sign bond" r"
responded the doctor. THE convicts feed
on beef and mutton and pork, and they get
wheat and maize meal; their clothes are
two jackets and two pairs OF trousers a
year. shoes and shirts and mattress and
blankets BESIDES"
just then the steward motloned to me
and was sent out of the cuddy.
This talk made me very thoughtful.
went about my work rs full Of reflection as
though had been planning poem. What
was the cost OF land by the acre in Tas-
mania? II l purchased 800 acres in that
country, would they give me Tom for 4 ser
want? Or, suppose Tom should be hired
before L qualified for a landholder, for
was without friend in Tasmania and
months must pass before | could receive
m oney from England, should ! be able to
! bribe his employer into parting with him !?
fes, my spirits mounted with my fancieS /;
the doctor knew what he was talking about {;
and in imagination | beheld myself the
owner of little estate in Tasmania, with
/, Tom by my side and our home as happy rs
love could make it.
To be continued.
Copyright 1888 by w CrARK RussErr
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WERE BORN in OHIO
Some Famous Men of the
Buckeye State.
CAL BRICE AND HIS WAYS.
Charley Fosters Big Speculation.
Major McKinley's Ambi-
tion.
Correspondence of THE MoRS1Ne CALL

By all odds the most prominent United
States Senator in Washington at this time
is Senator Calvin Bree OF Ohio. He jumped
like Minerva from the head OF Jove full
fledged into the arena of national politics.
and his name is on every ones tongue. He
is man of wonderful brain power and his
nerves are iron. He has within the last
decade made enough to average a million a
year, and he believes in spending money to
accomplish his ends. His house during the
past month has been the most talked of of
any residence in Washington outside the
White House, and every one expects that
1t will be the social center of the Cleveland
administration next winter. 1t will. to q
large extent. take the place that Secretary
Whtney's home had during Cleveland's
first time, and Senator Brlce and wife are
well fitted for managing it. They are both
possessed of decided personal magnetism,
are generous to a fault and are noted
for their taste and refinement. The
contrast OF Senator Brce's condi-
ton to-day with that of ten years ago
is striking. ! visited Lima OHIO, the other
day, where Brice began life as a young
lawyer. 1t is now n city of perhaps 10000
people and it has lately had great boom
through its oil and its natural gas. For
miles around the town on every side great
ghOstly derricks poke their heads into the
sky and a smell like asafetida fills the air.
The town Is now furnishing large amount
OF the oil OF the United States, and it pipes
its gas and oil to number of cities. The
oil interests are practically owned by the
Standard Oil Company. but the town mas a
good local business and does considerable
manufacturing. Cal Brice. as l was told,
has an office in it, and he comes to Lima
now and then for a few days. lis head
quarters is, however, in New York, and his
family spends most OF the time there and in
Washington.
/ heard a number Of good stories Of Brice
during my stay in Lima and | found every
one spoke well of him. He began life in
this vicinity as a poor boy, the son of
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Copyright, 1893, by w. CLARK RUSSELL.
UNTIL DEATH.

Make me no vows OF constancY, my friend.
To love me. though die, the whole life long,
And love no other till thy days shall end
Nay, Il were rash and wrong.
1t would not make me sleep more peacefully
That thou vert wasting all thy life Ia woe
For my poor sake. " that love thou hast for me
Bestow 1t ere go.
Carve not upon stone when l am dead
The Iraisrs which remOrSeful mourners give
o wOmens grAves-a tardy recOmpense-
But speak them while live.
Heap not the heavy marble on my head
To shut away the sunshine aud the dew
Let small blooms grow there, and let grasses wave
And raindr ps litter through
Thou wilt meet many fairer and more gay
Than /; but, trust me- thou caust never find
One who VIII love and serve thee night and day
With more single mind
Forget me when I diei The violets
Above my rest VIII blossom just blue
Nor miss thy tears-e'eu Natures self forgets-
But while live be truei
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Advantages About EquaI.

Challenging party's second Coming for
ward hastIly)-My principal desires me to
say that the distance Of only ten PAGES, for
which you stipulate. gives your principal
an unfair advantage sir.
Challenged party (speaking for HIMSELF
In what way. sir?
HE is large, fleshy man. and you are
extremely thin. At that distance you can
hardly miss him, while it would be about
as difficult to hit you at ten PAGES as at
twenty"
That's all right. II he hits me his bullet
will 60 out on the other side, and IL my
bullet hits him it won't 60 halt way through
The thing is about even. Tell him TO take
his place"
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i 1hSuliidtlsu 1Ol
fifteen years.
So severe he
writes, "that /
was supposed to
be a cripple for
life. Under ply
sicians treatment,
l grew worse. l
had given up al
hope of reeOyl
cry. Was advis-
ed. and tried Dr.
David X en-.
nedy's FavOrite
Remedy, ofRon
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dout, n. Y, and It helped me from the
first dose and entirely cured me.
That was three years ago. Haven't felt
g trace of rheumatism since"
Scrofula, and all blood diseases, sleep.
lessness, nervousness and neuralgia, are
cured by Favorite Remedy. Dr.. Ken.
nedy guarantees q cure or refunds the
money.
Js5 tt su u
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IHFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM
FIFTEEN YEARS.

Mr.. E. P. layer, of East Nassau, N. Y.
was afflicted with tOry
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MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON.

Washington. March 16. - ~ i'-' = 1i'
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-07-17
LEFT GRAY GABLES.
which Wav Ts the President
Headed?

BuzzARDs BAY, July 17.-The steam
yacht Oneida arrived off Monument
Neck at 2:3t o'clock this morning with
Commodore Benedict on board. He
came ashore soon after, in his steam
launch. When the reporter called later
he was eDjoying pleasant chat with
President Cleveland on the south vcr-
anda.
All that could be learned at GRAY
Gables regarding this unexpected arrival
of the Oneida was that Mr.. Benedict was
enjoying cruise and had dropped in to
pay his respects to Mr.. and Mrs. Clcvc-
land. 1t was also learned that DR.. Bry-
ant had not returned to Washington.
Inasmuch as DR.. Bryant is expected to
return this week, it is presumed that he
will accompany Mr.. Benedict back to
New York.
Soon after leaving Gray Gables the
Oncida's steam launch returned for a
second time and Commodore Benedict
and President Cleveland boarding the
launch were soon on the deck of the
Oneida. The yacht left here precisely at
1915 O'Clock bound down the bay. The
President may be taking a short cruise,
though it is possible he may be bound
for New York. He was attired i'll a dark
suit, wore derby hat, and as he left
Gray Gables he badc Mrs. Cleveland an
afie.tionate adicu.