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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-04
SCOTCH REJECT III.

Plan for Iseorganizihg the Jarvis Conlzlin
Company Doesn't stlIt Them.
GLASGOW, Jan. At meeting today
Of the debenture holders Of the Jarvis
Conklin Mortgage company of New
York, the proposed scheme of reorgani-
cation was rejected; and the meeting APP
pointed an influential committee to pro-
tect the interest of the creditors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
AlbinO Bats,

"It you wish to know the most GU
rious thing | saw during my vaca ton,
it was colony of white bats" said
an Arch street artist, just returned
with others from sketching tour
along the Capes of the Delaware.
cone day we found in the woods II
deserted old hut with huge chimney,
which we were told had been an illicit
whiskey still, and we made it our head
quarters and slept there one night.
"Judge of our surprise when, at
twilight, we saw numbers of white OBJ
jccts futtering in the air over our
heads and identified them, from there
manner of flight, as bats. We traced
them to their home in the dilapidated
chimney. Whether they were natural
Albinos or artifcially bleached by the
fumes of the still was n question that
puzzled us considerably, but they were
bats-of that we were certain. One
of our party thought they were COW
cred with chimney lime, or ashes, but
they were too intensely white fol
that. "-Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

also, in its eagerness, turned toward
that spot where the drunken boatman
clung to the boat. She knew her dam
ger we'll, but she never Shrunk from
it for moment. She remembered
that this was her enemy, but she re-
membered also that he had been
brave soldier-that he was now 10 n
measure helpless.
The Captain had sunk twice. he
was rising for the last time, when
white arm flung itself about him.
"Be quiet" said II clear voice,
''Don't clutch me, or we are dead.
Then naiad or some fairy OF the
sea bore him shoreward. Half way
there boat met them, with two gen
tlemen who had been called to the
spot by the lady's screams. 1t met
them Just in time. Mattie's strength
was gone. She could not speak to
those who her home. But she had
saved the Captains life and he knew
it.
She checked him by touch of her
hand.
/ wanted to tell you how I came to
be an adept on such things" she said
at was poor brother Ben. / was his
friend and comrade. There. were but
two of us. We were very fond OF
each other, and our home was wild
country place Had / sisters, | might
have been fond of other things but |
grew to be half boy. He died five
wears ago. Poor Ben! Dear BEN |
shall never love any one so much"
At that an arm crept about Mattie's
waist.
"Don't say that" he whispered.
"I-I do not want to believe that that
is so. Couldn't you love me little?
Matte, couldn't you love me little?"
"The eyes, still full of tears, turned
upon him tendcrly; the soft white
hand touched his cheek.
81 think could-the least little bit
in the world" she answered.
And Cap took "that woman to his
heart and kissed her. And the two
went home through the bright autumn
sunlight hand in hand. New York
| News
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
The Rabbit EScaDed.

Morrell Cadman, Lopez Creek
Conn woodsman saw hawk nab a
rabbit in chopping on Blue Noun
tain few days ago. 1t got the rabbit
by the back with one claw, and the
little animal hoped over the winter
greens and cried, while the hawk
fisopeG its wings to balance itself as it
rode along. The rabbit carried the
hawk several yards before the bird
arose with it. The little creature con-
tinued to cry, and the pitiful tones of
its voice were the hawks death knell,
for the bird had got only few feet
above the tops of the blackberry bushes
when wildcat leaped from the bush
to the top of stump, sprang eight
feet into the air, and brought the
hawk down. Cadman cooked his re-
volver and tiptoed toward the spot,
getting near enough to hear the wild
cat crush the hawks bones. Pretty
soon the wildcat got wind of him and
came snarling out of the brush with
the torn bird in its mouth. 1t was
savage 2S-pound tom wildcat, and
Cadman fired five bullets into it be-
fore it stopped coming toward him.
The wounded rabbit got away. New
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
WHOLE NO. 1868.
We Amt A-GOin' to Cry.

It's mighty curious weather-been a-prayin'
fer u rain,
When there came reg'lar deluge on the
mountain an the plain
They opened all the windows in the ever
lastin' sky,
An drownded us competely-but We amt
a-goin' to cry!
It's mighty curious weather in the country
iur an near,
For the wind has blowed the bollworms on
the cotton everywhere;
An they're eatin' all the profits of the corn
an of the rye,
An it kinder looks like trouble-but we amt
a-goin to cry
For what's the use in frettin', or in spendin'
time in sighs?
One day the sun is settin', an the next, he's
on the rise
We kin hear the sweet birds singin'-see the
blue that bends on high,
An the happy bells are ringin'-an we amt
a-goin' to cry!
Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
EytraterritOriality.

Ii someone told you that England
held territory within the borders of
Uncle Sans dominions-yea, right
here in the National Capital itself
you would think it wasn't SO. And
again, if someone told you that, on
the other hand, Uncle Sam, who is
supposed to have all the land at home
that he can attend to really owns
ground in several foreign cities, you
would doubt that, too. But both
statements would be true.
Great Britain owns half square of
ground on Connecticut avenue, in
Washington, on which the massive
legation house stands. There the
British flag floats dchantly. That
soil is virtually British soil. Queen
Victoria is practically sovereign there.
That house is an asylum against
arrest, and no legal process of Uncle
Sans highest court has any effect
there. The British legation is but
one instance. Other foreign govern
ments beside the English likewise have
their own embassy houses in Wash
ington. where they. in turn, are SUI
preme.
Plain, sober-going Uncle Sam does
not believe much in fine houses for
his representatives. in foreign lands
SO our ministers and consuls general
ly have to rent their own quarters
But at Bangkok, Siam Seoul, Korea,
and Toxic, Japan, we do our own le-
cation houses, over which the Stars
and Stripes float really supreme.
There is about ten acres of this
ground altogether, which is the extent
Of Uncle Sans dominions abroad. -
Washington Pathfinder.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
A Remarkable Sea Fight.

One of the most remarkable sea
fights in the history of the world was
fought 115 years ago. 1t was the eX-
traordinary action between Captain
John Paul Jones celebrated ship,
Bonhomme Richard and the British
frigate Scraps of about the same
force. Captain Jones had been on his
celebrated cruise around the coasts of
Great Britain, and having proceeded
up the western coast of Ireland and
Scotland, he had doubled Cape Wrath,
and was coming down the eastern side
of Scotland and England, when on
the night of September %, l779, he
fell in with the British Baltic fleet off
Marlborough Head. The fleet con-
sisted of about forty merchant vessels
escorted by the frigates Scraps,
mounting some 46 guns, and the
Countess of Scarborough, OF about
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
The Worlds Steam Power.

These interesting figures are given
by the Bureau of Statistics in Berlin:
Of the steam engines now working in
the world, four -tifths have been con-
structed during the last twenty-five
years. France has 40, $50 stationary
and locomotive boilers, 1850 boat
boilers, and 1000 locomotives; Ger
many, $4,000 land boilers, LOO
ship boilers, and 10000 locomo-
tives; Austria, $4,000 boilers,
and $500 locomotives. The work
ing steam engines of the United
States represent 7,5OO,O 900 horse pow
er; of England, 100000 horse pow
err; Germany, 4,5OO, 90 horse power );
France, 3,OOO,OOO; Austria, 1,5OO,-
600. This estimate does not include
the locomotives, whose number in the
world is 1O5, 900, representing total
of 5000, 900 horse power. The worlds
steam engines, therefore, aggregate
more than 26,000,000 horse power,
equivalent approximately to the work
of 1000, OOO,O 600 men. Trenton IN.
j. American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

The people of MecklenDurg County,
North Carolina, from being indiffer.
ent and e!en hostile to road improve.
ment have come to be most enthusiG5.
tic on the subject. announces the New
York Post. Forty miles Of stone
road have been already laid, ana the
work is being rapidly extended. AT
first the farmers, as in other parts of
the country, were, opposed to paying
the extra road tax, believing that they
were not to be specially benefited, or
that they would have to pay for the
advantages accruing to Others, But
they are now eager to stand their
share of the expense and are clamor-
GUS for extensions, even Offering to
deliver stone free in order to expedite
the work. The labor is done by con.
victs, and the Telford system is used.
The roadbed is made thirty feet wide
and the metal, rs road engineers call
the stone, is placed over about half
of It's width The other fifteen feet
of the road is made smooth for sum-
mer road, being, when dry and hard,
much better for driving over than a
stone road Other counties of the
State, it is reported, are about to
adopt the Mecklenburg plan. Some
of the benefits derived from good
roads were set forth at the recent
Charlotte road congress. One of the
speakers said: "The social isolation
of country life has been greatly de-
creased. Farmers keep better horses
and better vehicles Four bales of
cotton can be carried to market with
the team that was formerly required
to haul one bale. 1t cost more to
haul cord of wood ten miles over the
old mud roads than the wood would
fetch in the market. The good roads
enable the farmers to market great
quantity of fruit and vegetables
which had formerly gone to waste.
This has encouraged diversified farm.
ing, and farmers can earn money from
marketing all the year round"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
Mining MOnaZite,

In Cleveland County, North Caro-
lima, monazlte mining is becoming a
paying industry OF the State. Recent
ly Mr.. Gettys, representing the Wi
senbach Incandescent Light Company
of Gloucester, N. j., purchased 10,
500 pounds, paying six cents per
pound. The mineral is recovered from
the surface in the beds of streams and
washes by the farmers or placer miners
in much the same manner as gold and
has associated with it in certain local
tiles some gold. Chicago Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
A CuriOuS Discovery.

Mr.. Charles Margot of the physical
laboratory of the University of Cen
eva, says L'Industrie, has just made a
curious discovery. He has found that
by rubbing onglass with an aluminium
point we can obtain clear metallic
lines, which cannot be removed by
washing, no matter how often repeat
ed. This property which aluminium
possesses of adhering closely to glass,
or in general to any substance having
silica for its base, is most plainly
shown when the surface is dampened
or covered with a very light coat of
moisture, as for instance, when man
breathes upon the surface of the glass.
An indispensable condition is that the
glass and aluminium point shall be
claan
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
The Grave of Lafayette.

"While IN Paris short while ago,
said Mr.. w. B. Potts. of st. Louis,
at the Normandie, sit occurred to me
that it was fitting act to make pill
grimagc to the tomb of that illustrious
Frenchman, dear to the hearts of all
American patriots, the Marquis de La
fayette. / asked number of people
before | could find any one to ell
tighten me as to the spot, but after
repeated inquiry ascertnined it's lnn"-
ton. The grave is situated in old
Paris, within the grounds of II con-
vent that the ancestors Of Lafayette
founded, and where repose the remains
of many of the French nobility.
"The first thing that attracted my
attention in connection with the he
ro's tomb was that above it foated n
silken flag, bearing the Stars and
Stripes. 1t seems that n good many
years ago an American gentleman left
in his will sum of money to be used
for the special purpose of keeping an
American flag forever flying above
the grave Of Lafayette. 1t has done
SO without intcrmission from the day
the will went into effect, and when
ever through the wear of the elements
one flag becomes unserviceable, a new
one straightway takes its place
Through untold centuries the emblem
of the country which In its early
struggles for liberty had its benefcont
aid will wave above his ashes. -
Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
The Little White One.

any kittics!' and the wee maid pressed
Their fur against her cheek;
"Sre this one is rs black as jet.
And this light-gray j, prcttier yet;
This has II snow-spot on its breast
And this, a dappied streak.
"This one in black-and-bufr is dressed,
But o." she said, and sighed,
While great 81 W tears began to fall,
"The one loved the best of all,
The dearest and the p"etticst,
The little white one-dicd ~
All, from how many cherished nest
OF human hopes and plans,
Ambitions, friendships, loves, delights,
The dearest dreams of days aud nights,
The brightest and the preciousest
OF woman's life or mans.
Some watching soul has missed the BEST
Some gricvinS heart has cried
Over and over, sore bereit,
And careless of the blessings left,
''Ah mo! Fate snatchcd the loyeliest
The little white one dtcd !'''
AKERs, in Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

half that force. The Bonhomme
Richard was accompanied by the ALI
ance and two other war vessels, but
they were commanded by French Off
GERS, and failed to support Captain
Jones at the moment of the attack,
taking little or no part in the desper-
ate battle that was fought between the
Bonhomme Richard and the Scraps.
Just as the dusk of evening was COM
ing on, the British and American fri
gates drew near each other, and after
exchanging n few unsatisfactory halls,
began one of the most desperate bat
ties in naval history. On the lower
deck of the American ship were mount
ed six old lS-pounders, two of which
burst at the first discharge, killing
many of the American crew and great
ly injuring the ship, 80 that the other
guns of this battery were abandoned.
Hour after hoGr the battle was fought
in the moonlight until both ships were
in danger of burning to the waters
edge or sinking. At one time :: was
reported that the Bonhomme Richard
had surrendered, and when the Brit
ish captain asked if it was true, Jones
only replied 81 have not begun to
fight yet" Undismayed by the dread
full condition of his ship, Captain
Jones finally compelled the British
ship to surrender. His own ship sank
few hours after the battle, and he
transferred his men to the captured
Englishman New York Recorder.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
HUMOROUS.

humidity Is To- the weather Wlau
stupidity is to the mind
Caller-Is Mr.. Brown at home? Yes,
sir; you will find him at the club.
Marie-Is that Chollies sister?
Louise-No. He hasn't proposed
yet.
Fathers are always telling their
children yarns that make their wives
mad.
Jinks-What is experience, anyway?
Hinks-Its what the other fellow
leaves you.
What delightful place this would
be, if it were full OF people who would
agree with lis.
The conceit of man and the de,
ceit of woman are responsible for o
great many marriages.
What has become of the old fash
ioned woman who set the bread before
going to bed at night?
If China continues to get the worst
of it in this war she will be sorry she
ever invented gunpowder.
81 want the earth" he once did state;
His greed somewhat relaXes
Whene'er he stops to calculate
The trouble with the taxes.
eyes" said Mrs. Newrich "Fido
got very sick yesterday and had to
call i'll vegetarian sturgeon"
A good many worthless husbands
are in the mother-in.law business.
With them marriage is matrimoney.
Johnny.-My papa's taking lessons
on the trombone. JOSEF know it ;
and my papa is taking lessons with a
shotgun.
/ ''Can | see you part for a mo-
ment?" "You mean alone, don't you?'
Eyes; loan-that' $ it, exactly. Iwant
to borrow fve."
$50 Miss Fullcash did not marry
Lord Lackrocks after all?" "No; she
came back the same peerless beauty
she always was. >"
Bruddle-That little dog of mine is
great saving. Muddle-Is that so
how? Bruddle-Why, don't you see,
he's most always on the cur-tail.
Jones-A mans success is according
to the square of his honesty. Brown
DO you mean that the less square
the honesty the greater the success?
My porcine friend, some men declare
Thou'rt foul and ugly. Yet methinks,
There ne'er was anything so fair
As thou disguised in sausage links.
Tramp-I have seen better days,
lady. Lady with scoruful doubt
When? Tramp-Right on this spot
lady, two weeks ago, when | got O
whole pie.
Proud Father Ito friend) This it
my youngest boy, Frank, this is Mr.
Jackson. Frank (brightly)-Is tina
the man of whom mamma said yester'
dav that he had more money thai
brains?
Carrie-What did you accept Mr.
Murray for, Lucle? Lucie-I had to
Papa owes his father n great deal o
money; Jack owes his brother
thrashing; sister owes his sister
snubbing, and mamma owes hi
mother party call.
"My DEAR" said German peasan
woman to her husband, next weel
we celebrate our silver wedding; vii
you not kill the pig for the occasion?'
"Why should l." said he. "It ism
the poor animals fault that l marie,
you twenty-five years ago"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
An Omaha Real Estate Story.

They tell story of man who came
into Omaha one day and wanted to
trade his farm for some city lots. "All
right" replied the real estate agent.
"Get into my buggy and I'll drive You
ont to see some of the finest residence
sites in the world-water, sewers,
paved streets, cement sidewalks, elec-
trio light, shade trees, and all that sort
of thing" and away they drove four
or five miles into the country. The
real estate agent expatiated upon the
beauty of the surroundings, the value
of the improvements made and pso-
iected, the convenience of the location,
the ease and speed with which people
who lived there could reach town, and
the certainty of an active demand for
such lots in the immediate future.
Then, when he was breathless, he
turned to his companion and asked:
"Where's your furm?'
"We passed it coming out here, y
was the reply. "It's about two miles
nearer town. Chicago Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
Where His Fun Came In,

"Well, my daughter, what advan-
tage Wilt be to me if you marry the
young man?"
"Why, don't you see, papa, you
could have me and a son-in-law to
boot. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
That Ended IL.

Maud-What was the last discus
sion of that Young Ladies' Debating
Society of yours?
Marie-oh, we took up the old
question of els Marriage a Failure?"
Maud-Well, what was the result of
the debate? 80. -.
Marie-A committee consisting Of
the entire membership was appointed
10 try it and see?-Truth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The Korean is ranked as man by
his hat
A rare copy of "Oliver Twist" re-
Gently sold for 800 in London.
The word parliament first appears
in the laws of England in 1912.
The golden rod blooms earlier in
the season the further north it is.
The greatest altitude in Maine is
Katahdin Mountain, which is 5000
feet high.
Horseback riding with blanket
substituted for saddle, will cure the
most stubborn Indigestion.
The highest spot in the world in
habited by human beings is the Bud
dhis cloister of Hanle, Tibet.
During the last 1000 years Britain
has been invaded by foes from over
the sea no less than forty eight times.
The "Moliagel" gold nugget. found
at Mount Moliagel, in Australia, in
1869, weighed 1870 pounds and assayed
$45, 900 in pure gold.
The cravat was originally large
shawl worn round the neck, but for
comfort, bya nation of Eastern Europe
called the Cravates or Croats.
E. n. Garrett of Prosperity, Mo-,
mixed an ounce of laudanum with the
material Of a haxseed poultice, applied
the same to sore hand and died of
opium poisoning.
In Mclean County, North Dakota,
there are said to be number of farm
ers devoted to raising beaver for their
skins. They are quite valuable, and
wild beaver are now about done for.
The oldest pensioner in the country
| i. Andrew Franklin of Burlington,
Kan, who was born in 1871, fought
in the War of 1872, in two Indian
wars, and served as teamster in the
Civil War.
A plant grows on the shores of
Lake Winnipeg that bears a cup
shaped flower. If this is plucked
while green and dried in the sun it
makes serviceable drinking cup and
lasts for years.
A man near Goshen, Ind, set a
valuable mirror out, doors the other
day. A pugnacious rooster saw his
own reflection, thought it was a rival,
and stripped for battle. The mirror
was demolished.
W. L. Jones, farmer living near
SouiX Falls, s. D., who has been deaf
for many years, was recently stung on
the ears by bees. After the fight with
the creatures he discovered that his
hearing was wholly restored.
The Omaha World-Herald tells this
fish story: j. H. Mcconnell, Superin-
tendent of Motive Power; z. T.
Sprigg, Master Mechanic at Salt Lake,
and William Lawrence, general con-
tractor of the Union Pacific, caught
5000 trout in Idaho, the total weight
being 900 pounds.
Professor Vaughan, of Rio del Rey
University, Abilene, New Mexico, has
a tame raven which has been taught to
flush and retrieve. 1t flies slowly over
the fields, and when it discovers
bevy of quail or partridge it poises on
the wing and remains perfectly mo-
tionless, spreading its tail ont, fan
shape. After the game is flushed the
raven drops to the earth like plum
met, and rolls itself up into little
round ball, remaining in that position
until called.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
A Witty Old Doctor,

A correspondent sends us a story
told of an old country doctor down
East. In the latter years of his life
his ankles became very weak, necessi-
tating the wearing of pair of steel
braces. One day, as the old gentle
man was shuiiling along on Exchange
street, in Bangor, Me-, some young
wag called out: "Hi, doctor, hi, you
are interfering!" Not with other
folks business, young man !" retorted
the doctor. Medical Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
conscientious.

Dealer-Here is something new
India Rubber tishworm. The fish
bite at it just the same as the real arti-
Gle.
Watts-Don't want it. 1t doesn't
seem right to impose on the fish in
any such style, Indianapolis Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

One good effect OF the recent busi.
ness depression in the mill towns
throughout New England, noted by
the Chicago Herald, has been the re.
population of the farming districts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
Puzzled.

Professor to scholar-What are you
laughing at? Not at me?
"Oh, no, sir"
"Then, what else is there in the
room to laugh atp"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

An eccentric Southern woman dated
her will 1889 instead of 1889, but the
court has decided that this does not
impair its vitality.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

EVERY man has three characters
that which he exhibits, that which
he has, and that which he thinks he
has.