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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
DANIEL DEFOE.
A NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR OF
ROBINSON CRUSOE."

THE LIFE OF DANIEL DEF0E;s b by Th %3nev
Ip Xxix 1872. Arson -. +. Randolph & Co
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04

Ireland island to supply the navies
OF the world. AS to projectiles, they
are piled there in mountains. The
warehouses are full of naval pro-
visions and a disabled man-of-war
can find there duplicates Of almost
any part that may be damaged, from
a shaft or a propeller to a new bow
spirit. And coal! Why, there is
enough coal stored in the Bermuda
dockYards to carry on a naval war.
est Lucia is less known than Ber-
muda, but it is looming up into one
OF the greatest British strongholds
on this side of the Atlantic. It is
only twelve miles from the French
island of Martinique, and it is of lit
tie account except as military and
naval station. 1t has one of the best
harbors in the Wesv Indies, sur
rounded by high mountains, which
are heavily fortified. About 400 men
are constantly at work making new
Notifications and improving the har-
Dor. Within the next five years it
will be almost as strong as Bermuda.
1t is already the military headquar-
ters for the West Indies.
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that last night, and irresistibly i'm
PEELED, he unbosomed himself. -

oAA"o A"So AiSuC, dNu lTroSlSClOly I'M
PEELED, he unbosomed himself. ~
"Of course can never explain it,
No one can. But I am morally GER
tain that the girl was that fellows
victim, entrapped as a child, trained
to aid him in his work, and, finally,
having grown to woman's estate, pur-
sued by attentions that were odious
to her. She saw that was interested
and strove to reach me, that I might
help her. She dreaded him. She
thought he would discover her at
tempt. And he evidently did. He
found out that she had written to me
and he killed her. Naturally all this
is moonshine to you''
Tho other smoked gravely q mo-
ment.
"Not necessarily. am less materi-
alistic than my confreres. I believe
in the existence of things beyond my
comprehension. Nevertheless, you re
doubtless wrong as to the killing.
The girl was agitated and the strain
upon her was too great. Remember
Bishop. He had gone through no end
of mlnd-reading seances. Yet he
died suddenly, directly after one.
You can't tell when the brain and
body will refuse to go farther.
Carroll fell into deep revery. His
face was pale and drawn.
'sThat man was hard hit" said the
doctor to himself.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
DIDN'T NEED A HIRED GIRL.
Plucky Little Woman's Snappy Reply tt
the CrustY Old Bachalor.

flucky Little WOman'S Snappy Reply to
the Crusty Old Bachelor.
There is a crusty old bachelor on
Fourth street, says the Louisville
Post, who is confirmed woman
hater and who never misses an Oh.
portunity for saying something sar-
castle and disagreeable about tn
fair sex. But he met more than his
match the other day IN a plucky lit.
tie woman who, metaphorically
speaking, wiped up the earth with
him. much to the delight of his
friends, who were greatly amused
at his discontinue. The old
bachelor inquired why, when
Eve was manufactured of a
spare rib, a servant wasn't made at
the same time to wait on her. The
little woman responded promptly:
''Because Adam never read the news
papers until the sun got down be-
hind the palm trees, and then,
stretching, yawned cut: Isn't sup
per most ready, my dear? Not he.
He made the fire and hung the ket-
tie over it himself, I'll venture, and
pulled the radishes, peeled the DO
tatoes and did everything else he
ought to do. He chopped the kind
ling, brought in the coal and did the
chores himself, and he never brought
home half dozen friends to dinner
when Eve hadn't any fresh pome-
granates.
Ihe little woman stopped a mo.
srnent for breath and went on wifi m rTie:=.s
newed vigor: ''And Adam never
stayed out till IL clock at a politi-
cal meeting, hurrahing for some can
dldate, and then scolding because
poor Eve was sitting up and crying
inside the gates. He never plaved
billiards, rolled tenpins and drove
last horses, nor choked Eve with
cigar smoke. He never loafed
around corner groceries and saloons
while Eve was rocking little Gains
cradle at home In short, he didn't
think she was specially created for
the purpose of waiting on him. and
wasn't under the impression that it.
dlsgraced a man to tighten a wife's
cares a little. That's the reason
that Eve didn't need hired girl,
and with it is the reason that her d.
scendants do"
She drew another breath and wac
about to continue, when the bache-
lor pulled his hat down over his ewes
and sneaked away.
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An Unfortunate remembrance

A lady who has attained consider-
able wealth was calling on a nav
nelghbor. She is much given to
Dragging, and was going far beyond
any previous effort. The neighbor
seemed to be taking it all in serious
ly' but you can never tell much
about a woman. Finally Mrs. Swell
said: ''Oh, Mrs. Cool, you have
such pretty, little home! Yo,
ought to be very proud of YOUR
home. Why, can remember when
didn't have much better than this
myself" " Mrs. Cool responded: Yes,
think it was when you worked in
my aunt's Kitchen" The call was
perceptibly hortened.-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
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A SWIMMING WONDER.

Mr.. Gormly of Australia Develops an
Entirely New Stroke in Natation.
They have found a swimmer in
Australia who has aroused the in
terest of all sportsmen who make
swimming something more than a
pastlme in their country, says the
New York Sun. Nobody seems to
know exactly how the new man,
Gormly, swims, though the Austria
liam papers which are at hand de-
vote columns of description to his
style, having got to the point of IL
lustrating his method. Even the ex-
ports in this country are unable to
fathom the peculiarities of his stroke,
which has reduced all the notable
swimmers in Australia and New
leland to despair: 1t should be said,
by the way, that the swimmers of
that part of the world are men of
extraordinary swiftness, endurance
and power.
Gormly does not pretend to- train
for his races, but makes it g. point
to spend six or eight hours every
day in the water. His stroke is now
being copied by a number of profess
slonals and amateur swimmers of the
antipodes. He swims, accord ing to
the description, with his right arm
perfectly straight-that is, it makes
long, slow sweep from the shoulder
downward and backward as he lies
on his right side, But the real
stroke which sends him through the
water at a rate which amazes his
competitors is that described as ssthe
corkscrew motion of the left leg,
which is drawn up and out of the
water 80 as to be almost completely
In view, and is then pushed under
The water and thrust backward with
corkscrew motion, which sends the
body along at a remarkable rate OF
speed"
This is the most succinct explana-
tion which has yet been given of
Gormly's method of swimming. He
is coming over here this year
so when the camera fends get at
him the public will know all about
the "corkscrew notion which he
uses incidentally his style of swim
ming casts a bitter reflection upon
the frog, which has heretofore sus-
tanned an unquestioned eminence az
the model for champion swimmers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
PLEASING PARAGRAPHS,

''Was the play bad?" ''Well, I
should say it was Why, even the
gas went out at the close of the
second act.
Teacher - Correct the sentence:
The liquor which the man bought
was drank" Small Boy-The man
which bought the liquor was drunk
II wonder what makes Highly so un-
popular?" 81 give it up, but it is a
fact. Why, that man is so disliked
that he can't even get bite when he
goes fishing"
Missionary-The money which you
have given to the cause will be like
bread cast upon the water. Drummer
Oh, that's all right I shall charge it
to my expenses.
Mistress, arranging for dinner
Didn't the macaroni come from the
grocer's, Bridget? Bridget-Yis, mum,
but OF sint it back. Every wan av
thin stims was Imply.
She-And now, my dear, having
given you bit of my mind I'm off to
the dentist to have my tooth filed.
He-ASh MIN TO Ill the rest OF your
mouth while he's about it.
"Dah's good deal in mekin' a
judicious ch'ice oh yoh field OBJ en-
deavor," said Uncle Eben. s'In-
dustry an perseverance aim gwine
ter he'd de handorgan grinder dat
plays in front of a deaf an dumb
asylum
Aunt Mandy, at concert - Now.
what's the next thing to be done?
Uncle Josiah-Theyre goin' to sing
''For Thousand Years." Aunt
Mandy-For the land sake, Josiah,
you'd better sell the ticket or tele-
graph the children what's keepin' us,
Mrs. Chatt-Im so sorry you hurt
your fingers Johnny. How was 1t the
cracker went off in your hand? Little
J Johnny-It was all dads fault. He
was coming up the street and T was
going to drop it out of the window on
his head, but he walked so slow the
thing went off before he got nnder-
meath the window.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
LIGHTS OF THE HAREM.n
They Rap Two American Tourists
Over the Head With Pokers,

While the two Americans, Messrs.
Allen and Sachtleben,, who made a
bicycle tour around the world, were in
Aradan, Persia, present from the vii
lage khan was announced, as they re-
late in The Century. In stepped two
men bearing huge tray filled with
melons, apricots, sugar, rock candy,
nuts, pistachios, etc., all of which we
must, Of course, turn over to the khan
keeper and his servants, and pay dou-
Die their value to the bearers, as a pres
ent.
This polite method Of extortion was
followed the next morning by one Of
a bolder and more peremptory nature.
Notwithstanding the feast Of the night
DeIore at our expense, and in addition
TO furnishing us with bed-clothes which
we really ought to have been paid to
sleep in, our oily host now insisted
upon three or four prices for his lodg-
lngs. We refused to pay him more
than a certain sum, and started to va
cate the premises. Thereupon he and
his grown son caught hold of our BIZ
cycles. Remonstrances proving Of no
avail, and being unable to force our
passage through the narrow doorway
with the bicycles in our hands, we
dropped them, and grappled with our
antagonists. A noisy scuff1e, and then
a heavy fall ensued, but luckily we
were both on the upper side
This unusual disturbance now
brought out the inmates Of the adjoin-
ing anderoon. In moment there was
din of feminine screams, and a fut-
ter OF garments, and then-a crashing
OF our pith helmets beneath the blows
of pokers and andirons. The villagers.
thus aroused, came at last to our res
cue, and at once proceeded to patch up
compromise. This, in view of the
Amazonian reinforcements, who we're
standing by in readiness for a second
onset, we were more than pleased to
accept. From this inglorious combat
we came off without serious injury;
but with those gentle poker taps were
knocked out forever all the sweet delu.
sions Of the Light of the Harem."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
Platinum.

The supply of platinum, owing to
It's free use in electrical enterprise,
is becoming'>it is said, UNEQUAL to
the constantly increasing demand.
The principal source of supply is the
Ural mountain deposit. These som a
years ago were said to be inexhaust-
lble, but the statement was made
with no cognizance of the future
heavy demand in electrical service
1nese mines are at present being
worked to their fullest capacity, with
orders and contracts to years ahead
of delivery.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04

Concrete Foundations in Quicksand.
About two years ago an ingenious
method of making stable foundations
in quicksand was made public This
method which is especially adapted for
putting foundations in copious water
bearing material, where excavation
in open air pit would be difficult or
impossible, consists briefly in driving
down pipes, some distance apart, to
the quicksand stratum. and connecting
the alternate pipes to pump by which
strong current of water is forced un-
derground and risess as flowing wells
from the other pipes, bringing with it
a large volume of sand. This is con-
tinued until an underground chamber
is excavated, and by transferring the
suction hose to tank Of cement grout
the underground cavity is then filled
with cement, which soon sets, forming
a concrete. An interesting test of this
system was recently made. Pipes were
driven at the corner of a hexagon
about feet in diameter to a depth Of
II feet beneath the surface and II feet
below the water level. Clear water
was then forced into three Of the pipes
from hose connections, and water car
rying sand was seen issuing from the
other three pipes. After the required
cavity was thus excavated hose was
connected to the six pipes and the sand
and water was forced up through the
center pipe until a clear flow Of water
was secured. After the interior of the
cavity was further agitated by currents
49, ofo,,4 ~
the suction hose was transferred to a
grout tank, and the grout was forced
in until it appeared at the center pipe
Operations were then suspended until
the cement set. The result was that a
block of concrete was formed which
practically filed the cavity and con.
stituted a stable floor.
In France the doctors claim on the estate
Of deceased patient has precedence over
all others.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
Comparing Notes.

eyes, we had a frightful exper-
1ence' said the returned traveller.
Have you any idea how it feels to be
hemmed in by icebergs?"
81 think l have" replied the other.
~ once ATTENDED, a dvs-o'clock tea
in Boston"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
Magnetism In the Wrong Place.

Magnetism in the Wrong Place.
The recent order of the British Ad-
miralty whereby sentries are forbid
den to carry side arms when on duty
In the dynamo fats of her majesty's
ships appears to be due to some expert
ments which are said to have demon
strated that bayonets belonging to the
marines have become highly magnet
lied owing to close proximity to the
dynamos employed for lighting pur-
poses. Both magnetic and electric in
huences may easily be perverted, and
sometimes with startling results. Not
long ago a passenger on board an ocean
steamer folded up his iron deck chair
before retiring, and, as the night was
stormy, left 1t inside the pilot house.
EThe man at the wheel presently became
aware OF something wrong with the
compass, and before the delinquent
deck chair was pOunced on the ship
was half an hour out of her course.
Al equally well authenticated case is
that Of learned professor who took
his head student out testing one day.
It was winter time, and, as the cold
wind blew through the station, the
head student kept on his hat while tax
ing insulation readings. The result
showed an unprecedented degree of in
sulation, one, in fact, greater than in
fnity, and the professor, as we'll as the
student, was amazed and mysti6eu.
The former, however, repeated the test,
and obtained results much less credit
able to the firm who supplied the
cables, but still very good. The student
had ignored the fact that the felt hat
he wore was stuffed with a steel wire
in the brim.
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looked hard enough at the perfOrme er
and his pretty daughter, especially
the latter"
S'Mr. Batcheller, help me to serve
tea," came the hostess voice from the
other end of the veranda. And the
conversation changed over the five
O'Clock teacups.
That night, after the ladies had re-
tired, Kosmys and Carroll were left
alone in the smoking room. The lat
ter had asked various questions as to
the formers power or art. AS Kos
mys answered he shaded his eyes with
his long, narrow hand, curved at the
tips, ''a rapacious, false hand" Carroll
said, fancifully to himself. He was
not inclined to like the mamie had
a distrust Of his evasive, yelled eyes.
kosmys was, perhaps, 40. He had a
black beard, and his hair was grow
ing thin.
II must tell you that you are pre-
pairing disappointment for yourself, -
he remarked at last, composedly, 'sif
you seek to go into these matters too
far. The most profound ultimate
elucidations are only for those who
have gone through preliminary
training-a rare case, as I need not
remark"
II do not understand your daugh-
ter's role in all this Carroll said
brusquely. would not your magic
succeed if exercised on chance per-
son in your audience?'
S'No law of the natural or super
natural sort can operate without the
proper conditions,'' said Kosmys
shortly. ''The condition here is
sympathy"
When Carroll retired he found his
mind abnormally active, and, know
ing that he could not sleep, raised
himself on the pillows, after extin-
gushing the light Then there hap
pened to him something forever unex-
planned. A red CLEAN, as of Goals.
shown in one corner Of the room.
Presently a smoke came, and in it
figures began to form-a man and a
girl. Carroll's blood was now ham
mering in his ears and temples. He
recognized Kosmys' black beard and
brows. But, more, he recognized the
girl; it was the mans daughter, that
exquisite, pathetic reature, with the
haunting eyes, who had not been out
of Carroll's thoughts since the magi-
clan had first been invited to enter
tain Mr.. Trevelyan's house party.
But no. Suddenly he seemed to feel,
distinctly, that she was not the daugh-
ter of Kosmys. The two were as
strangers to each other, and the man
was pursuing the girl with hot pas
sion, cruel and fierce, and she, with
despairing prayers and energy, was
defending herself.
Carroll sprang up. But the picture
in the smoke had changed. What he
saw now was the girl alone-the girl,
as she had appeared to him the first
time, a Jew days before, with her
strange, cowed beauty, and the look
OF wistful eyes that implored impos-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04

Constantinople has a population of 1,OO0,-
600 people but last year only 3O0e arrests
were made. 'f p
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TIE MAN WAS PURSUING THE GIRL.
sible help-and she was stretching
out her hands to him in supplication;
the tortured glance of her eyes was
like an audible call.
Carroll was on his feet this time.
But before him was only darkness.
All had vanished. Alone, as he ad-
vanced, he saw the CLEAN of dying
Goals. He stopped. A fat pan stood
upon the carpet. It had been placed
there probably before he went to bed
by some hand of solid flesh and blood.
Carroll collected his thoughts. Kos
rny1 had spoken of smoke pictures at
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-04
10 S M2Y S. S
MAGICIAN.

/ n g." exclaimed
Mrs. Van Eyck.
"Bee, 1 call it
creepy" said her
hus band
amanda w as
always fon d of
out of = the = way
sensations to en-
liven her house
parties," said the
b e a u t i f III Mrs.
Lloyd.
II notice that
Carroll did not say
much, " put i n
Batcheller.
GsN0. h,,t bo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
a Wa Vs.era. ps.tn Cen.

William II Chambers. a war veteran Z years
old vas found apparently intoxicated at the
corner Of Grand and Chyrstio streets late on
Saturday night and was taken to the EldrdGe
street police station During the night the man
died in his cell ChnmGers lived IN n small
room at na Bowery. About a month ago he
was discharged from Bellevue Hospital. At
The beginning OF the war 'hambrTs enlisted
During the battle OF fredericksburg ne was
severely wounded white engaged in building =
puntoon fridge, His wound. together with
IN. exposure which he had undergone. shat
tered his health. and aimee the war lao had
Lecn a confined invalid.
In a letter found in one ~ Chambers Pnck
cts he said that while stopping AZ the Paris
Hotel. Harlem. last August hc had been ~ ID ea
Of his pension Iapers and what l,ttie money
hr had maragcdto save u. Chant vTs died OF
heart disease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
THIS WEEK IN THE LEGISLA1URE.
Many AsScmhlymr" Excused 90 Attend the
Annual Town Eircuo,s.

Many As4cmhlymr" Excused 20 Attend the
AnnunI Town Eirctio1s.
Albany. Feb. 1.-The present session OF the
Legislature will continue two weeks longe.
than that Of last year. which adjourned on
April -. This is the opinion of the leaders OF
tho majority. Not much work can be accom-.
plished this week lo'ore Wednesday. MS many
OF the members have been excused to attend
tho town elections which arc to he held
throughout the State on Tuesday. Enough
Republican hsscmblymen will be away TO lenve
the majority in the Lower House without the
necessary sixty-lve votes to pass any party
legislation. until their return
The Assembly bill restoring the Buffalo
charter. regarding the appointment Of tho
lo!ico and Excise Commissioners In that city.
is II special order in tho Senate on Tuesday on
final passage. Senator Cantor tho leader OF
the minority. who was not present ut any OF
the sessions last week. will be on hand TO-
morrow night having recovered from his III
delay In action on the bill on his account
Tho till o'Sonator Mullins which il OF much
imrortan 20 the savinIs banks Of the, State,
a.lowlns them t. invcst ~ the bonds and
viii come IN On anal passage in the senate
this wcek. The bill has been defeated in one
House Or the other for the nast Ave years. the
that Il would lessen the market Tor the bonds
OF cities in this State.
WI j Nts'lVN ttN'EH'"U DtlNIs mo htSeInnly
judiciary Committee. there will bn n henring
IN the bill TO repeal the Ives Pool law. which
legRlizcs horse racing in this state.
Before tho Assembly Codes Committee on
tho same AFTERNOON. ,here will DO hearing on
Assem- blyman Scanlon's iii lrGalizing boy
cottinS, which is atronGly advocated by the
labor organ zations throughout the State.
Probably the most interesting hearing of the
week will Es that on Senator D'CUnROr's hill
repeating the law which gives tho S'atc Com
missi"ners in Lunacy authority to revise the
monthly estimates OF the State hospitals. Sem
utor conner has said that ho did not care to
father the hill any longer, it being introduced
at the request Of thuS" hospital managers vino
are opposed 10 the State Commissioners in
lunacy. Last week these same managers
abandoned their advocacy Of the OConnor
Till. and are eNerttng their efforts in favor Of
Asscmhyman Glens bill. which ahnlishes tho
Iunacy Commission and transfers It's rowerI
md authority to the state Board OF Charities,
The bearing will DO had before the Senate
when those who favor it will present their
NiayCa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
su.e e.rd OF nohbr.s Hospitals.

Frank Watson, ~ years old. OF 234 West
Thirty-sryenth street. applied on Saturday
at the Eve ani Ear Hospital at Forty dryt
street and PARK avenue for treat ment, and
vas usheyed into the reception room. few
minutes later one Of the other patients told
Dr. Heraus that Watson Was searching the
clothing in the Doctors dressing room. The
Doctor sent for policeman Rad had Watson
arrested, In his pockets were found a num-
Der q ticlos that he had taken from Dr. lie
Tans's dressing room.
Watsonwas suffering from some species Of ear
trouble, and he had IN his pockets admission
cards To nearly all tho hospitals in the city. Ii
is believed Ly the police TINT he is a man for
whom they have been searching, aud who has
stolen things from Roosevelt st. Vincent.
Flower New York, and othpF hospitals. He
was remanded 10 the louisville Police Court
yesterday.