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strong inclination for the cloislor. she
was diverted from the purpose Of seek
ing secluslon In a nunnery BY the be-
lief that she could accomplish more for
religion BY marrying a clergyman. and
Al 20 she became the wife OF Rev. Frank
Besant, brother OF the novelist. Walter
Besant She soon discovered that her
husbands llie dld not conform TO the
lofty ideas Of perfect religion which
she had formed. and rescated the disap-
pointnent ~ not only refusing 10 so
10 church. but BY resisting his authority
a. a husband. and finally becoming a
herciic The result was a separation
then a divorce. and. after that. all sorts
Of trials and troubles for the woman
which eliminated In making her a
leader among the socialists OF London,
a eolaborer with Charles Bradlaugh In
promalgating the doctrines OF inhdelliy.
aad subsequently the disciple Of and
then the successor OF Nine. Blayatsky
as the leader and teacher Of theOsophy.
Mrs. Besani has had a trouble life.
and Il mus, be said that she has borne
her trials with much fortliude. Her
association with Bradlaugh. which was
maintained without interruption until
SIS death. resulted In ostracism from
society and all sorts OF condemnation
from conventional people. But she pur.
sued her course unmiudful Of all this.
and even In the face OF the fearful pro-
iestations Of her mother. whom she
dearly loved, and who Is said 10 have
died OF a broken heart because OF the
actions Of her daughter II ls through
Mira Moneuro y. Conway that she be-
came acquaint with Bradlaugh. and
through william, Stead that she sub.
seQnenily met Mme< 'ayatsky.
But Mrs. Besanrs ne mas not been
barren OF good results. She became the
champion Of the poor In London. and
by her tongue and pen ala much toward
amellogatlng their condition IN life.
She procured for the overworked and
undcrpad match girls such reforms In
their work and wages as materially Inn
proved their condition. Il was due
mainly to her agitation that John rurns
vas given a seat In parliament. and
under her guidance the working people
Of London were organized. vita the re-
suit that many improvements In their
social condition followed. During this
period OF her labor she stood one night
at the head Of an army OF worklngmen
In Trafalgar square and whom a regl-
ment OF soldiers charged upon her force
with fixed bayonets. she stood her
ground. rcmarking they had a right 10
be there. Her bravery won for her She
admiration OF al England.
After this Mrs. Besant became the pu-
pll Of Huxley. and under his tutorship
studied science and philosophy. She
frst visited this country IN March. 1891.
and delivered several leetnrea In 1898
she made her second visll a. a delegate
Of the theosopAlsts 10 the Congress Of
Religions At the Worries Fair. Her
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tho packages Of tobacco"
Instead OF paying tho government
duty then. or having my tobacco con-
hscaicd. have Tor many years ten
dered 10 France advice that ls much
more valuable than any duty they might
extract from me. bgt republics are no.
tarlously ungrateiul ami France ls no
exception. for she has paid not the
slightest attention 10 my counsel. I
have shown he's that no country In the
world has ever become great that has
no, had plenty OF tobacco OF the best
quali,y and At cheap prices France
faollahly goes on spending millions on
us army and on lts navy. "a II that
really amounied 70 something. The
trouble with France lies entirely with
the tobacco. and she vill be thrashod
oui OF her boots every time she Is
tackled by country that used good
and cheap tobacco. There IL Italy. for
instance. as an awful example. Il uses.
II possible. viler tobacco than France.
and Us customs oficials are even strict.
~ than those OF the republic. What Il
.ihercsuli9 Italy ison the verge OF bank
ruptey. and Il would fail an easy prey
10 oven che smallest country In Eu-
rope that uses good tobacco. swltrer.
land aud Holland and Belgium are
small countries. yet they attain their
independence entirely through having
good tobacco at reasonable prices
Switzerland took in and dlsarmcd So
900 OF the French troops that the Ger.
mans we're chasing towards the close
oi the Franco-Prussian war. n the
Preach bad not used vile tobacco they
would not In the FIRST place have been
chased BY the Prussians: and In the
second place they could not have been
dlsarmed by a little country like swlts-
orland we're q not for the fact that the
swlss had the best tobacco al exeeed-
lngly low prices % the other hand.
look az America ~ England. and az
Germany. they are unconQuerable coun-
tries simply because they use the best
tobacco. France. as ! have rcgrctfully
said. has paid no attention 10 my ad-
vice. but has sQuandercd money on a
useless trivialty like the army. whoa
Il might by a stroke OF the pen make
tobacco free an over the land. II should
not be forgotten that Il was Napoleon
III. who introduced the tobacco mo-
nopoiy In France, and that, while the
great Napoleon was conQuerlng all the
world. tobacco was better and cheaper
10 France than n any other country IN
Europe. M
The other day was On my way to
Switzerland. I expected 70 be able TO
Eeglster my trunk clear through 20
Berne. and although knew tobacco
was cheap and good In Switzerland I
thought I would take the preeaution Of
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supplying the necessary cir ~ I'D
who operate Il. One q the iaickl clal
ants for public notice ls made afteu Z
popular cigar-shaped model. n "a
ton to the sailing apparatus, u hIi1 {
attachment which answers The ruFpo'
Of wheels or rollers. An eDsereaalos
tube. that may be fixed AZ any Gngie,
one OF the features Of this iavontiD|
Itls tube. largo enough 70 hold . MAJ
who is drawn up 10 the highest end
the tube by a pulley and tarki'
Through tho glass top he views q
surroundings aud directs the move
ments Of the boat. This craft h %
only suited To the uses 81 a torpedo
boat. but IL useful TO- doing all sorts
underwater work. examining fonndi
tons. raising wrecks and disooverln
much in deep-water mysteries thai pa
hitherto been lmperfectly undcrssood Q
practically unknown.
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thirty feet There will be twenty-five
locks. with fall from twenty to sixty
feet In order TO avoid delays and give
ample space for navigation. there will
be. al intervals Of about eight miles.
sldings threeQuaiters Of a mile long.
The locks viii be eighty feet wide and
six hundred and nfty-hye feet long. The
craft using this canal will be towed BY
fixed engines. The cost Of the canal ls
estimated At one hundred and fifty mil.
lloas Of dollars.
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The defense about the Golden Cate
promise to place San Francisco IN the
list Of the most strongly fortified places
In the world. The Fort winfield Scott
parapets are now armed with thirty-two
i0-lnch Rodman guns and fourteen 3
inch converted rifles. But the plans AZ
signed BY the army engineers provide
Tor cutting down the walls Of the fort
and changing the entire character Of
what viii be left BY the construction Of
massive parapets Of solid masonry and
the use Of turreis. mounting the same
with big disappearing guns Of hi most
approved type. and thus making II enc
Of the most formidable defensive work.
In existence.
The modern mortar ia riiled and hal
range Of i've miles. throwing a pre-
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Naiuralists and commercial experts
are bewaillng the fact that there II
danger that the supply OF elephant
IVORY may soon be exhausted. Al least
sixty thousand elephants are slaggh-
tered yearly to obtain the amouat Of
ivory necessary 70 supply the worlds
demand. The value Of ivory depends
somewhat on he locality from With
u eSne, West African ivory Il lhe
most valuable II IL exeees.ngiy eae.
griilei. shd some Of the choicest spa
mems have the semi-trauspareni ap-
pearanee OF onyx. The hest ivory comes
from animals found In very warm and
humid atmospheres. IN noTtherly altu.
atlons. where the air IL cooler and dry.
the product Is coarse and harsh. lacking
the yelvety elasticity Of the other.
Guinea ivory is slightly green
ISL at arst. but Whltens upon
exposure TO the air and light.
Vegetable ivory Is obtained from taqua
seed. and is a valuable substitute Cor
the real article. There are several
manufactured worries. Of which eellu-
lcid Is best known and is perhaps. the
most valuable. In view OF the esSf.
nous consumption OF syory. the esiab.
lishment OF elephant farms Il sug.
sested. The animals are extremely do.
,lle In captivity. and when reared vita
domestic surroundings are manageable
and may At the same time 5e made use,
tul as beasts Of burden.
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A Ora, Undertaking.

4 ship canal from Bordeaux TO Mar
Bonnie. connecting the Atlantic and the
Mediterranean. Is one Of the coming
public enterprises. The distance IL
three hundred and twenty miles, and
the breadth Ia 20 be one hundred and
forty -four feet At the narowest and two
hundred and fifteen feet al the widest
points, with an average depth Of about
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Cardinal Gibbons has given a graph
&c description Of the pope. who. now, ir
his elghty-sixth year, Is pale and ema-
ciated. with a pallor almost OF death
upon him" This 2allor is intensified
By the white ecclesiastical garments he
habltuaily wears. Ills body Ia consid-
erabIy bent with age. bat his eve Is
bright, bis mind clear and luminous
and his power Of physical endurance
astonishlng.
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delivering series Of lectures 10 tae
leading cities OF the country.
H.n.s, and ore.sL

Tae German composer. Humperdinek.
who IL introduced TO American ahsi-
ences this season by the presentation Of
hls famous fairy opera, "Hansel and
Gretcl." Is forty-One years old. and a
man Of pleasing personality. lie 10 re-
garded as wagner's heir, and his opera
has enjoyed extraordinary vogue On the
continent. The libretto Is based on the
nursery tale Of the Babes IN the
Wood" As a student In the conserva-
tories Of Cologne and Munich, Humper-
dinek bore on all the prizes, and after
teaching In the Barcelona Conservatory
he settled. In 1890. In Frankfurt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-11

Thomas Hall. tho second child OF
Thomas and Margaret Hall. born at
Wlllingham. was probably the greatest
grower IN the history Of this world
Al years and n months he was three
feet nine Inches high; his strength was
such as to overcome any boy OF s years.
he had a mans voice: and he weighed
nearly sixty pounds. he threw with
great facility, and without the aid OF
springbOard or any mechanical ap.
pllance, a blacksmith's hammer. which
weighed seventeen pounds; and he lift.
ed abou, 40 pounds Between Angus,
2S and November 90. i1ll. he grew two
inches and . half In height when he
died. an old man at the age Of q. he uas
four feet slr inches high. and he
weighed almost 100 pounds. = Bossor
Journal.
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BY actual measurement Of hfty akele.
tons the right arm and left les have
been found to be lOngcr IN twenty.
three. the lNft arm aud r;sht leg In ak,
the limbs on the right side loneer tha-
those on the left In four, aud IN the re.
malnder the inequality % the limbs vas
varied. Only seven out Of eeyass7
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Bart Kennedy. who has contributed 10
the columns Of Leslie's Weekly. IL now
located in London. where he seems 10
be making he way successfully. His
portrait. with a iwo-oolumn sketch and
interview. appears In the London Amer.
lean. and the Sun has published several
stories from his pen.
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rnlIIralInE MlrIlrIa.

To the uninstructod mind. Il may
smack 81 uhsurdlty to say that at no
distant day the bacteria OF butter and
cheese will be cultivated as We now cui.
tlvato other commercial producta A
writer on this subject says; The fer
mentauon Of cream and Of cheese b al
ready AZ mues OF an art as the fermen'
teton Of malt In the manufacture Of
beer. To the curing Of tobacco the same
activity Is discovered. and the day IL
not far distant when commerce IN high
bred tobacco bacteria will be an osiab-
llshed fast. In short. We may look for.
ward 70 the day when the bacteria &C.
tive In agriculture viii be carefully cui-
tivatcd. aud the bacterial herd bock
will be found along with those q the
Jersey COW and the Norman horae.- on
a par with this Is the sterilization q
products. which process Il necessary
before the thoroughbred bacteria "A IN
sroduced.
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point. and that Is that the great rolig-
ious teachers were men who had
cached perf5tlon through having lived
many lives on earth. and that they con-
Ititute secfot brotherhood from
which membe'B are g-nt at intervals 10
zach humanity. As Mrs. Besant Is said
contemplate a third visit TO the
United States In the near future, II may
20 expected that the agitation Of this
peculiar religious theory will soon take
IN new life
Viewed from any aspect Mrs. Annie
Besant Is q strangely strong woman.
dorm In England. Of Fish parents. her
childhood was spent In an atmosphere
II pure religion. and. upon attaining the
,ge Of young womanhood. che was OF an
exceedingly devotional Dature. With q
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INK Nlihlual - always /
-. In - NJ interesting. espe-
tseSg kHQcyl cialis II the crlml-
~, YFlNSffN nal be ones self:
ANNNlfN then peraon.
1I-Nf knowing all the cir
JfNf1sS5e eumstances OF the
4 VIA case. can trace tho
1SfHlI(A career OF the wrong
. ka0 foer from the first
false aep until the
maj catastrophe when he Ia laid BY the
hoeh. II man enters into a career Of
"rime he is reasonably sure 10 be
caught At last. and as a warning to
others ! set down here che particulars
nI nov. after deludlng the customs Of
nlials u France for years and years.
J was at last trapped. and curiously
enough when | was innocent am
a httie mixed az 10 what the moral Of
tnia recital should be-. In look!<g over
ne case iron beginning 10 end Il seems
20 me that the inference Is that one
should never be innocent. II man
escapes when he Is doing wropS and
- caught when hl8 motives are pure.
nc Obvious moral IA not At all OF the
And l caro- TO attach 20 the end OF
any story | have to tell. do like 10
nave q nice, comfortable. correctly
nodded @oral Tith which 10 finish any
article | may begin. and II Is a great
srief TO me that the moral IN thla case
~ not az all what Il should be.
FOR years and years cave deluded
The French customs oflclals In the mat
tef OF tobacco. think. OF course. that
II is wrong TO smuggle as a general rue.
nut cannot imagine Il wrong 10 bring
INTO an unenllghtened country like
france tobacco that a white man can
smoke. always calculate the number
OF days ! shall be In any part Of France.
and then take a tWo-ounco packet for
zach day and a couple extra In case I
saould NEE, a friend furnishing for a
good smoke. and this quantity / have
never had any difficulty In smuggling
INTO the great European republic. A
'Se tobacco Is entirely for my own con
sumption sud a. am not a citizen Of
Franco. ana a. shall BE- swind'ed
enough by the hotel keepers In what.
ever part | chance TO be. ease ms
conscience by pointing out these facts
10 II. and I must say that my conscience
being a reasonable one. does not iudg,
ma harshly 10 the matter. It L. need.
loss. perhaps. 10 add that the French
government does not agree with me 10
ail this. 80 therefore. In order not L
trouble the government more than ID
necessary, l place these packages abou
ms person In such a way that on pass
lng ito Preach frontier / give the gov
cTrucnt as little bother a5 possible.
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Gus and al the same time one Of the
simplest and easiest amusements Is the
manufacture Of cork furniture for
dollys housekeeping, me long fresh
cork must be used for the foundation.
Cut two slices. one larger than the
other. on the two sides lengthways
and you VIII have a Cat side for Il 10
stand on, while the broader Dat piece
will form the scat Of the sofa. Cut on
piece Of cloth large enough 10 cover
both the seat and side OF the sofa ana
stick Il on with gam, tucking IN the
corners neatly. Now get some small
pins and stick them into one side OF
the seat aud get some larger pins ana
put them at one end Tor the head" OF
the lounge and wind the cotton IN and
out. as in the chairs.
A little bed g. made IN much the
same way as the sofa. covering q with
cloth. but the pins must Be put In AZ
each end and not at the eide.
To make a washs,and the cork must
be cut In half and the sides cut Oa. a.
IN the bed and sofa covSr Il with
cloth and stick pin In each corner TO
serve "a the legs.
BY this time you viii think Of other
things you can make out OF cardboard
and colored paper which viii b quite
pretty. and your dollhouse win be
handsome enough for the mort fas-
tldlous doll In dolldom. - glnderkarten
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OF this level surface
rests another rock. |
a facsimile OF tho other on smaller
scale. To give an idea o; the size OF
the stones. the owner OF the ground has
built an observatory. two stories In
height. and circular In form. which
stands upon the larger Of the two
stones and cnc,oses the other. There
10 ample room inside Of this building
Tor several persons 10 stand. and on
the rock, outside. a promenade extends
entirely around the observatory. Sew
eral pecul.arities OF these strange stones
are worthy Of note. Both are heart
shaped; they are Identical In position;
the apex Of each points directly north.
and every line ard feature Of the larger
stone IL perfectly reproduced In the
smaller.
Nor Is this the strangest part Of the
matter. The smaller rock weighs six
,een tons. and Is apparently as Arm a.
the everlasting hills. The strongest
man may push and tug In vain at
tempt 10 move II. unless he touches a
certain spot; bit II child puts bic lit
lie finger on this spot. with a gentle
pushing motion. the huge mass OF gran
lie begins 10 rock. The movement is
regular and almost roiseless. and IN
vesiiga,icn proves that the great rock
rests on three almost impcreeptlble ply-
! OTIS. and thus swings clear Of its base.
Another interesting rocking stone
may be seen near Pala. in San Diego
county. whore Il r. regarded with great
generaiion by the Indiana. II is an Inn
mgnee boulder. circular In form. but
fat on the upper surface. Il rests on
three distinct pinnncles. and can he
moved only BY peculiar. sWaying steps
on rs top.
When set IN motion, Il viii continue
10 ro,k long after the effort 10 move Il
has ceased. and the grinding. rumbling
noise u produces can be heard a mile
away. resembling the sound Of distant
thunder This strange stone may be
made 10 move In two different direc-
tons, according 10 the movements Of
The person who starts H. It may be
made TO swing around on its pivois In
a circular manner. or Il may be moved
"a. - IA t@v~s-A ibs thA e..s-i--
"alhNaIl ai.- --. ...-. - ----- .Jes-saie
Of q chair.
So far a. Is known. theoa arc the only
focking stones In California. scien-
lists declare that they we're caused By
water crosins but some superstitious
people believe that they were he'd sa-
cred by the Indians. while atiI others
aver tia, they were the altlrs Of = peo-
pie who passed from the earth ages ago.
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re,rlfrlnr b. IIam.n Ferm.

Il Il stated that there are In existenos
a number Of figures Of petrlAed human
beings prepared BY an Italian special.
ist His marvellous achievements X
preserving the features Of the deae
have been the theme Of discussion
among scientists for many yarA II
the Florentine Museum there are some
samples Of his work. One Of the mosl
perfect examples Of bis skill has beer
IN existence for sixty years II vas n,
head OF an extremely beautiful yoant
woman who had died from pulmonary
tuberculosis. Its whereabouts has BEER
for some tine unknown. but the de
seendants Of this great postmaster n
petridcatlon have been searching all
gently for H. Il has been found IL
Bavaria and restored 10 its owaers a.
one Of the treasures Of Italian anatomi'
cal science. Sixty years use seems r.
have aauzaa n $500 y. lnsssnss
as Il d
luxuril
soft llll
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tiny recently, signs Of age are becoming
manifest In General James Longstrcet
the last Of the Confederate corps com.
mandcrs. Il Is not only In his thin
white hair and white whiskers. but In
the stoop Of his shoulders. his slowness
Of step, and the lack Of hrc In his eye.
His deafness Is worse, General Long.
street IL very unlike a military man In
his attire, for he Affects clothes Of sober
black. not too well made. and Il is al.
legged that a stranger might mistake
him for q preacher.
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a child Is happlest when he is busy.
and the mother who can Invent little
pastlmcs and everyday amusements
will greatly add TO the happiness Of
the nursery. One Of the most ingenl-
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BRAVE MRS. BESANT.
THE THEosoPHisT LEADER IS
COMING HERE AGAIN.
story OF Hsr Life from the Time Of
her Marriage TO tho Present Day
= Glance ut the Religion she ls
Advocating.

lNCE the death Of
Nine. Blavatsky.
airs. Annie Besant
has been the ac-
knowiedgcd head
and front Of the
theosophists. The
theos3phls, may be-
lleye anything with
regard 10 religion,
but tn vast mass Of
them agree on one
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ieclile weighing from 80 to 1900 pounds.
with a charge Of 50 pounds OF powder.
Il ia provided with recoll cylinders like
the heavy artillery. Each mortar stands
on a separate revolving platform. which
allows the mortar to point In any dlrec-
ton. and the gun may be detected 70
an angle Of IS degrees-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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A sailor hat has the brlm bsaaa wlth
velvet. a band q velvet fastened vim
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SCIENCE UP TO DATE.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ~
VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL FIELDS.
Raising Ivop for Market --submarine
Observation-Disclosures Rochinz Stone
saA Rraaelses's mig uun Chemistry
M Agriculture.

N the summit Of a
low. rounded hill
near the town OF
Truckee. Cal.
stands a rock thir-
~ feet high and
twenty-five feet In
circumference. with
a perfectly level
top. On the centre
Of this level surface
ranfu awnthnr wrntf
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Frss Of cAaFss-an empty shOtsaa-
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CAUGHT AT LAST.

HE career Of a
criminal Is always
interesting. espe-
cialis II the crlml-
nal be- ones self:
then n person.
knowing all the cir
cumslances OF the
case. can trace tho
career OF the wrong
eoer from the FIRST
false dep until the
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-20
.RoposALs FOR FREsH PRO

DROPOSALS FOR FRESH PRO
il VISIONS AND PROVENDER
FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY,
ANNAPOLIS, MD.-May s, 1885,
Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals
for Fresh Provisions and PrOvender for
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md,
to be opened June 5, 1895, will be re-
ceived at the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts, Navy Department, Wash
ington, u. c., until II o'clock noon,
June 5. 1895, and publicly opened inn
mediately thereafter, to furnish at the
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md, 5000
pounds fresh beef, 5000 pounds fresh
vegetables, 1900 pounds fresh bread,
q, 900 pounds ice also quantity OF
provender. The articles must conform
to the Navy standard and pass the us
ual naval inspection. Blank proposals
will be furnished upon application to
the Superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy, or to the Navy Pay Office, Balti-
more, nd. The attention of manufac-
turers and dealers is invited. Tie bids,
all other things being equal, decided by
lot. The Department reserves the
right to waive defects or to reject any
or all bids not deemed advantageous to
the Government. EDWIN STEW
ART, Pagmoster General, u. 5. N.
5 16 At 2w