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The Virginia enterprise., 1895-03-08
PRACTICAL Astronomy.

Ol.e of the most difficult things for
young students of astronomy to under
stand is why, with the sun at this season
5000, 900 miles nearer the earth than it
is in June, we should have much colder
weather than in that balmy month.
1T is because thesrays: Of the great
heat-radiating orb glance obliquely across
our part Of the earth at this time of the
year. but later the earth swings into a
position to get the rays squarely, and
then, at even the much greater distance,
we feel their power in a greater degree
Down below the equator, where it is
summer at the time that the sun is near
est the earth, the people who live there
get some weather that we would think
unbearabe 81.
For the same reasons the winters in
the parts of the earth where the sun is
furtherest away at the time that his rays
are glancins across the earth instead of
shining directly down, are as much cold
er than ours as the summers are warmer.
There is an old saying that
When the days begin to lengthen,
Then the cold begins to strengthen,
and it is. true that January is usually
much colder than December The length
ening of the days is not the reason for
it, though, but because, although the
earth is getting a few minutes more of
sunlight each day, it is too little to make
any impression and it still loses more
heat through the. long night than it can
get back during the short day.
In the same way. the summer is hotter
after June than before, though each day
is growing a very little shorter than the
preceding one. But the earth has been
slowly warming up from late February
and the nights arc still too short to lose
as much heat through the night as it
received through the still long day
Frank HarrisOn's Eamily Manazinn
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Take Care of that Cold.

The season of colds, at least tn. sea-
son accepted as such, being upon us. it
is well to remind ourselves that the
best authorities ascribe the prevalence
of these distPmpers to bad indoor air
rather than to severe outdoor air. Cold
docs not cause throat and lung diseases.
but only bad air The fact that there
is Il marked increase in these diseases
during cold weather he fits to his theory
by declaring that such disorders are
produced. not hy the cold air, but by
the indoor life that accompanies the sea-
son.
IAN open fire in every living room in
on the same subject of ventilation,
would do more to lower the death
rate from respiratory diseases than any
medication or other existing remedial
agency Barring this. he urges fire.
quent airing Of rooms constantly occu
pied. but also insists that the ventilation
be done on principles of common sense
'Stcanl-heated rooms. pursues this carp
usually reach Il temperature of 80 de
grees. This | may say is a mild state
ment. Any persons living in such places
endure this greater heat until it be
comes intoerable and then throw wiz
dows open rccklessly. The temperature
is lowered SO suddenly, a chill is sure to
follow. and often serious mischief Why
not take the pains with our lives that the
florist does with his plants: The air
in a greenhouse is regulated by ther-
mometer and kept even and pure with
out a sudden chill or oyerheatiny 1t is
the high temperature and bad air Of
our houses that has made us a race of
catarrhal wheezers. and not at all, be-
lievc. climatic conditions. New York
Times.
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Sled Which Carries Seventy Passenger
Eighty Miles Per Hour, ~

Sled Which Carries Seventy Passengers
Eighty Miles Per Hour. # -
Everyone who has ever lived in the
North knows what double runners are,
and there are but very few of such peo-
pie who have not, ut some time in their
life, experienced the exhilarating SEN
EsntiOns of being a passehgereupoif' one of
them and sliding with great swiftness
down some snow-covered hill, but for
the benefit of those living in a climate
where the delights Of winter coasting
we'll to state that double-runner is a
long sled capable of carrying, ordinarily,
ten or fifteen persons. 1t is an arrange
ment of two or more small sleds con-
nected by strong plank, and, when
loaded with a~jolly crowd of young peo-
pie, with strong arm ut the foremost
sled to guide it safely. down the hill, is
a means ofSenjoying the eswinter sport of
Uncle Sam,' the name of the double
runner which is the subject of this
sketch, is undoubtedly the largest in
the world, being 76 feet 10 inches in
length. weighing exactly 1900 pounds
passengers. Its construction is some
what different from anything ever be-
fore attempted in this line, having, in
stead of two small sleds, four, which
are connected by three strong planks 25
feet long and ii inches wide. 1t is most
substantially built in all parts, having
iron tr,lsses under each plank, and the
whole is artistically painted in pretty
colors.
This immense sled is owned by Her
vey Pearl, 4 young mechanic, whose
home is in the little town of Farming
ton, in southern New Hampshire, and
was built by him III 1894 at 4 cost, not
including his own labor, of $175. Re
peated trials this winter have shown it
to be wonderfully "fast flyer" and it
fully meets with the expectations of its
builder and his many friends, who
watched its construction with more than
ordinary interest.
The main street Of Pennington rises
considerably in grade from the center of
the town and makes 4 most excellent
hil)E for coasting. The citizens held
coasting carnival recently, and both old
and young turned ont to see "Unclc
SAM" the king Of louble-runners, which
was. of course, the principal attraction.
One of the prettiest sights of the day
was when it2sped through the town with
it's load of eighty-eight school children,
all of them loudly cheering and waving
"Old Glory" The course over which
it ran is ut least q mile and a. quarter
in length, and at the steepest part Of the
hill, with seventy-six passengers on
board. it attained speed of eighty
miles per hour.
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LIKES FAST HORSES.
A Pennsylvania Minister Speaks His Mind
Very Plainly.

Very Plainly.
i: An evangelist named Schiverea recent
ly held forth in Bradford, Pa, and pre-
tended to be terribly shocked over the
condition of morality there. Rev. NJ. NJ
Houghton came in for a large share of
denunciation because he drove fast
horse. Last evening Mr.. Houghton re-
piled to his defamer,, and his answer
drew out the largest crowd Of the sea-
son. Mr.. Hougbton said in part:
"A man protesting the Christian relig-
ion and claiming to be a follower of
Jesus Christ is in our city for the pur-
pose, of calling sinners to repentance.
He has pointed me out as the chief sin
ner of our beautiful town. If, as Mr..
Sclliyerea remarked in this house, there
is no quicker way to get to hell than be-
hind the tail of a fast horse then l am
on the road ana mean to stay there. -
IF Il mun who goes to u race-course
is not fit to preach l want to find it out
and quit. | went to the race-course be-
fore Mr.. Schiverea came here and |
mean to 20 after he is gone.
" ''Ged made the fast horse, and it is no
more sin to ride behind Il horse at a
fast gait than behind u steam engine.
think it would advance all our churches
if more ministers could get enthusiastic
over a fast horse and get out and hitch
up a good one and take 4 drive
'Some of my clerical friends say they
would like a fast horse. but fear the
church would not stand it. Well, 1 have
the courage of my convictions"
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is d s'hand-shoe," showing evidently that
they wore shoes before gloves. Poultry
is ''feather-cattle," whilst the names FOR
welEknOwn substances, oxygen and ny
ssdrogen. are in their language ''sour stuff
and NStAter stuff"
Irhaslrrench, strange to say, have no
verb Ito stand" nor can a Frenchman
.est approach he makes to it in his s'',o 'i,o.
sliteneSs is to threaten to "giye blow
with his foot''-the same thing probably
to the recipient in either case-but It
seems tos want the. sdirectness, the ener,
gy of our ~"kick." Neither has he any
word for 'hahy", or for "home" or i. 'com-.
fort'' The terms 'sup pstairs'i aud down
The Italians have no equivalent for thu
.nanity. Flank Harrison's II Family
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February, the Short.


Il suppose you know how the month of
February happened to have but twenty.
eight days." said the snake editor to the
horse editor.
Yes, I do" was the reply. "Wben
Julius Caesar revised the calendar he
named month after himself, July. The
following month was left with it's old
name. Sixtilis, or the sixth month, for that
was its number in the Roman calendar.
When Augustus became Emperor, he
thought he had as good a right to ha We a
month named after him as Julius had,
so he renamed Sixtilis and called it Au,
gust. At that time Sixtiis had but thir.
ty days, while July had thirty-one. A,l,
gustus thought his month should have a.
many days as julius, and one was taken
from poor little February to accomplish
the object .,,.. ~....
Il always supposed that something of
the sort happened, but my idea was tha,
Augustus had been working so hard one
February that he took day off, and it
Telegraph
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BIG GAME IN COLORADO
An Entieing s.ISwp-~ of vs.untsiu Iss,r
and DeeF Hunting. IN aVr- S---tsv~S-

hwy ttHb'tBg IN FtE~ >Fs-fsrs~t-
y R'S'"R I.r~iD.--~ man hl~ lr.-s
ceivs.I frnfn i fri.r,t VIII, WV W
Iong ago. aud - new Is,s-ar.si ~ s.,srr-....,
SpTinC<. an interesting Hf-..urr : :
game hunting in Tbs' Nurrhy,-<r S-vS
R.,ston Herald The following ----r.-
from his letter Will stir rh.- .-7-h-1~-~--
If huHtrr~ of miisI~r and - ,---
game in This <nrrien
Il was verT =iast =" hear -ha-
trip in Nain~ Wis Z SB~rps< Ths -gr
must h" insrp:1 sing If YOU 81 -. -...
deer IN ~h..rr y rriI,. anil Igl-7---.- =
MUST tH' IN" ?" the Vigorous .--t t,t-,-.-El.- .
of the gam.. laws f the ~ra-~
At present | am "a ! Hrut-u- rr-p
Northwestern f"inra'n. b+.-vv-s7 Wh,-
and Fear rivers. just w.-<r - -. ----
mental tivi.!, vi. a-s. in -'7.. v.-
range Of the. sIs..r fi-tI.. r.s. .,-v e.
e!k-and +" give y"u IN i.l.-1 - l,,-
plentiful they ar II will b. .-1.-rr-r
say that in rhrt-e ,Iay<- HlDr7n-f.-f
hunting. counted IN zach .iay -,---s
lively. I'1. II. ~ deer within -
=uaSI'"t. ThU~ far have Hunt.-f .f.---
for five days. p"rhap'' ffIrrs i,s,rIrs > ,.rr
and have kiIl'-1 nin"
1T takes about firr.-.. ~ f..rrr -.
week to feed the d"-p< not t., rT,r-rIr....r
what We. .-sIt "urSrfv..<
Most nf our time S is-vott-f fa .rFri7iR..
IFpnS- tilAI III TSff WffsE~ 11T--' ETtts-tF
four. the largest ~ whirh WIS -avsfT Es-s--
five inches I"nG- an'i nIPa<rTTt-f rsfr-s-.--I
inches around The f,rnsf-r7
What with the r.-<. -.la ..rf~ ars.i 10,
hunters. IL is = wonder rIlar n, ,F.-.-- -
not bein. thinn"'i "r' hrFJ Fh@- r. ~
aS plentiful - ever
The Ttes hun1 a'"'rI1 Ton mfls~ D.. -.
west "f u<. AMI ea"i, nrav. Eil}- y 7--
age "f eight :" IN 'isr-r ,-Iv. II.
sell the hi..r- NJ - .-yIIr< = Irs-- +
settlers AMI the ~''wTn'H ~ i h. Pr.
an'l stamped their T"nI. shsr7'
every season AMI siriv. rhsrn -, ~
their Preservation in Tah. hrr rilsv ....-r.
hack again each <EI'-r-r'+iTn- vs7Ir. r-rr7-t
unauthorized permits frs,nl riI"Ir a-s.nT-
There I< talk among c-I=rI1-Tn.0
driving them "Ht with sFTIIS 1ni f"r -s.-3
hut whether they win carry fi4i- -frr,~.
int" effect will l+ more "T Is~~ rI.,-isi,-i b-
the der-i<ion pending in the courts sr,u.---r,
ing the t.< in Utah
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The Liverpool Bellman.

Francis George, the Liverpool bellman.
is to retire from the service of the city,
after public career extending over
period Of sixty years. In these later
days the office of bellman has become
pra ractically sinecure The duties which
he had to discharge have become obso-
lete and other means of announcement
have superseded that of the bellman.* Up
mans hose in Creek Street. ore 1pe taken Ken,
lost and strayed children who may be
found wandering about uncared for in
the streets of Liverpeol: During his
long tenure. of office Mr.. George has re-
ceived from police officers at the. bell
mans house the custody of. no fewer
than 100000 stray children, whom he re-
stored to their PARENTS. Latterly this
was tho old bellman's chief enloument
each parent. paying 6 pence for the re-
covery Of the lost children. and E25 II
year wasgranted to him from the corpo.
ration.-Montreal Star.
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Holds a Courtly Office.

1t is a curious fact that of all the
American women who have married Eu-
ropeans of title only one has accented a
courtly Office within the gift of the sov.
ereign of her adopted country. The ex-
ception is the Duchess of Brancaccio. who
previous to her marriage was Miss Eliza.
beth Field of New York. The duchess is
an intimate friend of Queen marguerite
and gave up her beautiful Maple resi-,
dence to be near her majesty Mar,
gilerite Of Savoy -endeavored to make
room in her immediate encourage for the
sprightly American years ago, when she
first entered Roman society. The duke.
being thorough Royalist. favored the
proposal, but the auondam Miss Field
objected to becoming "a lady in waiting"
So the position of dame du. palais,' -
which involves no menial duties, even
from an American standpoint. was Great
ed for her benefit: The German Empress
the Countess Maximilian Pappenheim
(nee Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia) to aid
this amiable and pretty woman in gaining
the hoped-for social recognition in Berlin
society. That was two and a half years
ago, but the intrigue of the Bavarian
court got the better of her majesty's in
tentions. The Empress, if is said. now i'll
tenburg, wife Of the under-secretary of
state and daughter of the late William
Walter Phelps of New Jersey. Her maj
esty was Il great friend of Mr.. Phelps
when that gentleman was American min
lister to Germany. and this liking she has
transferred to the daughter. who resemble .
her father in amiability. intelligence and
no doubt will accept the honor, as it in
wolves no obligation on her part. save
attendance at the great court functions.
New York advertiser.
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Book Microbes.

4, Literary students in Paris now wear
muzzles when perusing the old books in
the National library, not because there
is fear they will bite the rare volumes,
but merely to prevent the inhalation of
the book microbes Into their lungs. The
germ scare has made men do many funny
things but terror of. the dust of ages
has reached the comical point when muz-
zlessnre. deemed necessary by librarians.
As the old woman said when her chill
dref demonstrated with her for some inn.
time comes!"-Boston Herald. >'' ''''
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In Defense of Lady Somerset.

In recent issue of thes"Woman's >
World" there appeared an extract from
an article in the New York Mail and Ex-
press by Jeanette Walwortl,, in which
Lady Henry Somerset was taken to task
for having said that the English would
not send any more paupcrS to America if
America would promise not to send any
more millionaires like William Waldorf
Astor to England Mrs. A. NJ. Hall Of
Milton. Rock county. Wis. writes in de-
fense of Lady Somerset. and incloses a
report of the latter's remarks. taken from
the Union Signal. In this report. which
was made by Louise c. Purington. state
reporter, Dorchester. Boston. it appears
that Lady Somerset said: THE old order
changes. Thank God it does. The i'm
mense landed estates Of my country can
not much longer be- kept up And We
should le willing to stop the undesirable
Immigration to which you object 50 much
if only you would spare to send us any
more milliOnaireS like William Waldorf
Astor to buy our castles and try to keep
up the. doomed old order This has an
altogether different color than the re-
mark ascribed to Lady Somerset by Jean
nette Walworth. who seems to have flown
off Mt tangent without stopping to seri-
OuSly consider the utterauce
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A BRIGHT STAR.
SKETCH or THE MAN WHO LED
MARY ANDERSON TO FAME
Also PIsyed Leading Roles wsfh
Eooth, BarYrss and Tbornc.

1
Eooth, BarYcst snd Thornc.
tFyo,a tie 81. Eszsfs C1srossB~tsT
One Of The most conspicuous fssrsr-s IN
The SIageiafid Of Am<rsea today . John
w Norton born IN the s-T-rsh -vsr-4
OF New YORK city forty -sir years azB. the
friends of his youth were Thomas W.
Meme and Frank Caarfrau- We sHst
Meme star at the sse Of - snss N0r-sB
in the flower Of early manhood. the Ieat-
Ing man for Edwin Booth af the famous
Winter Garden Theaser He ~as sssrresi
WITH Lawrence Barrptt early in rhe Isfs,
snd alternated the leading rples with
Charies ThorBe &C the Variety Theaser
- Sew OrIeana Esrfy IN the CenfenDiaI
year, IN L1eIsvsiIe yortoa met o.r Mary
Anderson then fair youux girl vao as
pred for stage fame, took her under ms
e6Idance and. as everybody Knows. ed
nef to faEae- Hr- Norton is How the pro-
pfiefor Of the Grand OperH Hous~ IN ~
Louis, the Dn euesne Theatsr. Pittsburz.
sDd one Of the stockholders IN n. Ar1~ri-
csn Exfravazanza G0mpany
One afternoon early IN June be hsJbIAsi
into his New York Office on Broadway
and encountered his business Bsaaa---
George HcNanus, who had also be~n
rbeuHatIc sufferer for two years Nor
ton was surprised thar NcMsnHs had dI--
csrded his cane Who cEIred rsH: bs
asked Il cured myself" replied Ne
SIanus. with DR. WHIi7ul-' Pins Pills
Il was encouraged Isy Tr- NrHaHr'
cure and az a last reSprr tried 7ha Piak
Pliis MY self, zaid NT Norton 70 4 ChrDG-
Hie reporter "IorT have kHs,-Ta ~ fpr
I've years, and know hssEr haze <r1ffsresi
Nhy. during sIie summer 0f IS.ts -
on my back at rhe HuiIauphy Hosp ai.
In this city. four wpsks ! was pTT NJ rhT
Old system Of dieting with view ~ clear
ing those aciduious properties 10 nv fIs,s,sI
sEst Tnedi~al theorists saF Is rIga ~aTfSs, II
my rbeHmatism- + Iafs the hospital feel
tHg stronger bus the FIRST cfa7up -rsHrES-
brought with 10 those axrTrv-iarIr- pains
in the legs and back II WIS Ths, ~ NJ qIsI
trouble. After sitting down for stretch
Of I've minutes, the pains screwed nv
legs into suot when aross. arsf hs,E,-
bied as painfully az ever After Ba,f
taken my first box of Pink Pills. = struck
me Thar tho pains vsre lsSs rrDUbir<rsa5a.
tried another box and I began airrlo=t
Pills. ! improved - rapidly fiat su7r a
and the txinges Of rheumatism fhaT ar-
c',Dpa MED my rising were mild -flz-
scarcely noticed Them. During fh@ 5a<r
two weeks, We have had n1r-h rI-T
weather II s. Louis pfrt the siamun=~-
back the rheumaTiSn. whIrI eGn< <ssFa~
sufficient ami rnF'aF,Ie test 81 fks. f..
of Pink Pills nav aI<o Sav rha- --.-
Pink Fills bare ar-rsF - I -0uEs rrl -..-
stomach. which Fnrrgh- w. --fi r-.-
remedies 7 ~nrg-rrrrH ~ rH~ -,~~- -
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Skatedy in. Her Bare Feet.

4 pretty 1Srycar-o old girl created quite
a sensation III the east end yesterday,
says the Louisville Post, and for an hour
a score Of men watched her as she gIided
almut OH the ice She was a graceful
skater and every movement was Del
sartran in it's perfection. 1t was not her
grace and beauty that attracted the men.
1t was her bare feet. which cleaned il
and out beneath lrers skirt as each foot
was thrust gracefully forward. The foot
was such one as described by Du Mau-
rirr in his ''Trilby." The eOloring was
perfect. and now and then as the wind
switched her skirts the glimpse of per-
feet ankle and sometimes even the swell
of il shapely calf was seen. 1t was this
that attracted the men. They wondered
that the cold did not make her suffer, but
it seemed unnoticed. Her mother finally
appeared, and, after much cheerful per
suasion and little force, the girl was
induced to remove her skates, don her
shoes and stockings, and leave. With
her departure the crowd rapidly dwindled
IW1V
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FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
The Day OF Small Things,

No noYels now, but lloyelettes:. ,s... .
:msMrsa Gigars give place 90 ciixarettes.
Pictures tDssketd dhee ''ponie9' td ,'hafs,''
sRonlasts tSthiAas HE honalplaids' ms.
ska1QNetsSt0 tlahita Ooks IA scraps -.
And three volume novels to 'sshOrt stOries,'
Gibhon-like length and epic glories,
Like mammOths and cave bears, are gone,
Earth brings not back the mastodon,
The nitcrolie t1kes itH DlIce. They Ki1f.usS
Not by a giant, but bacillus
Monsters, huge dragons, Laldly worms,
We fear no more. 'I,s unseen germs
That floor us In our life's full pride.
Wa want a "Juck the aermicttle, - -'.'~~~~
And not the giant killer, now.
RehemOth and the big bOwwoW ',E ..',e.F
Are gone, for nught not smart ana little -"
We do not care one jot or little: Il i, Y
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Froude as a Correspon dent.

He wrote with surprising ease; and
the sunshine Or storm was reflected in
them as in glass. His "verbal magic"
was not an accomplishment, but natur-
al grace. Carlyle might hammer away
painfully at his Frederick in the Valley
of the Shadow; but Froude, however
lofty or however lowly the theme, was
rise and fall, the musical flow of his
written words was as noticeable in fa>
miliar epistle as in finished study
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The Names Of Streets.

There are 1872 streets and avenues in
New York city. The largest number be-
gins with the letter wv" There are
272 Of these, chiefly the Vests, E, includ-
ing the Easts, comes next with 237. G
is third, with. 1OS. There is only one
street which begins with the letter Y.
The names Of six begin with and eight
WITH u. The longest ~of the~,1272 is
Rronvl wny, ana the shortest theater alley.
There are 3, G and D streets.
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Carlyle one day came in sight of the
monument erected to Irving. and feeling
that his friends great popularity had
been his ruin. he looked at it mournfully,
ind said: "Ah! you fatal tombstone OF
my lost friend! And did a soul so strong
and high avail only to build your' The
greatness of a soul! Big
houses look grand, but are, often only the
tOmbstOnes of buried greatness Never. it
seems to me. was there suclla need to be
careful and not overcstimate our mate.
rial prosperity as now! We must come to
Gods estimate of greatness. While great
wealth comes to many. another thine
which we call great come to Il select few
comparatively, intellectual ability. and
when used as means to an end. it, may
well be called great. But it is never great
in Gods sight Of itself. never great un.
less connected with what is highest.
Do YOU remember that sad picture OF
Galileo-that ease-lOving old man. when
he bent his knees before all the potentates
Of the church and recanted, confessed
that he. had been in error? lii Gods sight
he wns q liar. He combined great intel
lectuality with moral littleness.
He was then not great in Gods sight,
nor even in ours. He went down aft
er that--he failed. What a pity that he
had not died Ne John died before him,
40 martyr to the truth. He lost his
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eyesight finally: he could no longer see
all he had so enjoyrtI. and on his fear;,
i,ttl he was visited by Milton. blind aiss,.
but he. with his natural sight :.one had
another sight If faith. and could srs -
yond. What grand proportions theo Jhs
assumed to tlbesotner % bis Sell t;.s55kro
lost his greatness beestuSe r. Iovetf Dis
ease.-Mrs. MaFrsset Hstsorse in L.s.fses
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How 900 Lives Were Saved.

Capt. Edward Smith Of the steamer
YessO. which ran out of Baltimore up to-
last year. once saved POO lives in col
lision similar to that of the Elbe and
Crathie. He was master of the steamer
Karo, when she ran her bow into the side
Of a Russian passenger steamer. A mate
On the bridge Of the Karo was about
to ring full steam astern and back away
from the Russian; when Capt. Smith
stopped him. He kept the engines of the
Karo going half speed ahead, and her
bow fast in the gap she had cut in the
side of the other steamer. Over 200 peo-
pie passed from the deck of the Rus
sian steamer to the deck of the Karo and
were saved. The Russian vessel went
to the bottom. While Capt. Smith was
in foreign port he received cablegram
that his wife had given birth to twins at
his home in Charleston He came to
Baltimore last April with the happy news
in his possession and started for Charles
ton. He arrived there to find both wife
and children dead. Capt. Smith took to
his bed and died shortly after.-Baltimore
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