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Du'NCANSoN BROS. AuCTIUNEEHS.

ASSH;NEES SALE OF BRICK DWELLING, No.
Il1S STREET sol rilEAST: ALSO FINE
BUILDING; LOT On / BETWEEN NINTH AND
TENTH STREETS NORTHEAST.
BY virtue of deed OF assignment l will sell
In front of the respective premises. MONDAY.
THE Fcf RrEIeNTH DAY OF OCTOBER, AID.
1895, Al HALF-PAST FOR O'CLOCK PM, part
LOT 4. SO. 9a2,
improved by brick dwelling, No. HOS street
southeast. sold subject to incurtrance Of s., $50,
due February /. 1899
On SAME AFTERNOON, AT FOUR FORTY FIVE
O'CLOCK, L will sell
LOT r. SO. Az.
fronting 1" feet inches + street between 9th
and 10th streets northeast, sold subject deed Of
trust for 81 ,0S5
Terms on the above: All the membranes
cash. II. q. CLArGHTON,
oc!'-1&ls Assignee of Jos. 4. GoldSein.
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AUCTION SALES.
THOMAS BOWLING CO., AUCTIoNEERS,
$40 Z ST.
FUTURE DAYS.

LOCATED L .s, y THE CENTRAL PART OF
:, BY virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court of
H s Of va nase IL s sp v. %
sell at public auction in fr,at Of the rssnastiys
bay of OCTOBER. 1895, at FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
lot numbered twerty-three t2s in Sc 1are numbered
story brick dwellings, known as Nos. lS0S and 1910
street northwest.
With interest: PAYABLE semi Annually. for which
the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $I0a
red IN and Sar sr5s 10 Re COMPLIED with in fifteen
the risk and 'cst Of purchaser All conseyancing
' JOB ESi:SARp Trustee.
ANsoS s. TAYLOR. Tru,!ss r .
L. cABELL WILLIAMSON rr,sseo. Nv"
ocl0-dts AS La. ave
C. C. SLOAN & CO.. AucrIoNEEns l4o7 Sc
Successors TO Latimer & Sloan.
BY ORDER OF
PRINCE CANTACUZENE.
ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND
MINISTER PLENIpoTENTIARY OR
RUSSIA,
WE WILL SELL. AT THE LEGATION,
Cor. 10TH and | SITS.
DI CATALcGUE)
On Tuesday, October 18th, 1896
AT 10 O'clock A. NJ,
TIE FOLLOWING RARE
FURNITURE:
ELEGANT TURKISH RUGS, 5000 BOTTLES OF
CHOICE WINES. &C.. &C.. ALL SELECTED
BY THE MINISTER IN EUROPE WITH
GREAT CARE AND JUDGMENT. To WIT:
ELEGANT LOUIS NV rARIoR SUITE OF FIVE
SUPERB LOUIS XVI MARBLEToP GLE
Ih s RANT NTH HE ihtTGR sE AND E REo TrEp
RARE AND BEAuIIFuL ANTIQUE Ditch
1sRetI n,HE r MAK6EoEEs %SE pAT EM
hKAzoNEp DOORS; FiSE rLAIED WARE
a aF FAILS aE f h5s XVI cf GF S5SstE
TABLE. LOFTS 81 RoLL'rop: .ERpESIINE:
s MSrSrs as EHF CABINET NTH TABLE EE
CANT AM, MAHoGASY GLAs ssTRN .,; Saow
BlREAu. OH PAINTINGS AND ENGnAy-
eTE a s1 TaEEs RkNs MAIlaASY H Sa
LE1Tam E, GAEINEr; WITH WITH EEAS S;,n Mo.NTs
A ARc sSf F FESt haH,s * fEREE SA
Ton THF D Fsk M sf SA IL Ip saSfTE 81
TwENTY-FOUR CHAIRS AND TWO BUF.
E EA aDf n FsH TF s1 lSSsn il n saa
GSisM RUGS SsISG Er T%kMTf I RsRF
TABLES, BRASS BEDSTEAD. CARVED OAK
CHAIRS EBONY CARD TABLE, EBONY
FLAT-ToP DESK. Ebony CENTER TABLE,
CHINA AND GL ASS WARE, COPPER COOK
ING UTENSILS INTERPRETATIONS. PASrEuR
FILTERS, KITCHEN REQUISITES, ETC.
ALSO
ONE DhAG, MADE IN VIENNA.
ALSO
1900 BOTTLES OF RED AND WHITE WINES.
CHAMPAGNE BRANDY, ETC, OF THE
FINEST BRANDS, SUCH AS CHATEAU
PALMER. RATTAN RABAND SCDUIRANT.
BEYCHEvILIE OLD COGNACS FINE CHAM
PAGNES, SPANISH WINES, LIQtEURS, ETC.
ETC.
Public exhibition MONDAY, OCTOBER FOUR
TENTH, from NINE AM until SIX PM. Private
view by card, from the auctioreers, SATURDAY, at
same hours. Catalogues mailed to any address,
c. q. SLOAN & CO., Aucti oneers,
ccS-dts Office and Salesrooms, 1907 G ST.
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DCNCANSON BROS, AUC1IONEERS
TRUSTEES SALE OF FINE BUILDING LOT o.
q STREET BETWEEN 2lST AND III
S,,I,I

TRUSTEES SALE OF FINE BI'ILDING LOT On
q STREET BETWEEN 2lST AND I'D
STREETS NORTHWEST
BY virtue Of decree OF the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia, passed in equity cause
No 1881, will sell In front of the premises, ON
TUESDAY. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OC-
TOBER, A. d. 1895. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
all that certain nice" parcel If ground situate
In Washington, District of Columbia, and desig-
mated ground plan or plat OF said city as the
west thirryone feet six Inches front by the depth
thereof of lot twelve Q2). in square eighty ,SU,,
together with all the improvements. ways,
,nents. rights, privileges and appurtenances to the
same belonging.
Terms One-thirtl purchase money cash; balance
in two equal installments payable In and two
wears after date of sale with interest Mt rate OF
i per cent per annum. payable semi annually, to
be secured by deed OF trust property sold. or
all cash at option of purchaser. Conveyancing.
&c.. cost Of purchaser. A deposit OF $500 re-
Guircd at time of sale. Terms to be complied
with in 10 days. otherwise right reserved resell
vt risk and cost of purchaser.
EENMI p. BLAIR, Trustee.
oc1od&ds 416 9Th ST. NV.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO.. AUCrIONEERS,
SUCCESSORS TO
RADCLIFFE, DARR co.


CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY.
NO. 1924 l. STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. passed in Equity Cause No.
1892, Mareia L. Cook vs.. Alice S. Cook ct al. the
undersigned. trustee. will sell at public auction in
o:choek FM oS TfE$pAY The twenty,
described property. situated in the city OF Wash
ingtOn. in the District of Columbia. namely: Parts
original lots in square No as. beginning for the he
same nine feet west from the northeast corner OF
said lot twelve. and running thence south one hun
red and one feet and eleven inches to the of
srid lot twelve: thence west twert feet; thence
north hundred and enc feet and eleven inches,
and thence east twenty feet to the place of be-
ginning, with the improvements and appurtenances,
at present improved by threestory frame dwell
Terms of sale: One third Of the amount Of the
purchase money in cash. residue in two equal In
sae wt nte1es secured by deed Of %
the property, all cash. at the option Of the pur-
chaser: Terms to be complied with within fifteen
days from date Of sale. right reserved to resell
risk and cost Of defauting purchaser, after five
80 days notice in The Evening star newspaper.
All costs of cOnveyancing, recording, etc, to be
p-'N " 'At JOSEPH j. DARLINGTON. Trustee,
oc1O-d&ds No. 40 9th st. NV.
RADCLIFFE. SUTTON & CO., AucrIoNEERs.
Successors to Ratcline, Darr Coz
ENTIRE STOCK OF STAPLE GROCERIES, ,,,>
STARCH, VINEGAR, MoLAssEs. SPICES TO.
BACco; CIGARS, FLogR; PIChLES S. CATSGP;;
ST. Sc S2SrAiSED IN STORE No: 800 NINTH
On MONDAY, OCTOBER FOURTEENTH, at TEN
store the entire stock contained therein to which
the attention of the trade and private buyers Is
called
oe sids nosI RADCLIFFE, SUTTON CO.. Auct.
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.


ExTESSvE sAEE eE H9TsrHeI p, FuE sXb
BODY BRUSSELS CARPETS FIFTY PAIRS
OF LACE CURTAINS. LANIBREQt ms. HAIR
AND HUSk Mattresses IANDSOME ROSE
WOOD BOOK CASE. A MASTERpIECE OF
LIBRARY DESK. COST $50: CHERRY FRAME
PARLOR SUITE UPHOLSTERED IN SILk:
DINING ROOM CHAIRS, UPHOLSTERED IN
LEATHER; CHAMBER SUITES, FANCY
T TABLES; JAPA y ssl SCREENS WALNUT
CARD q sIsT TABLE sBh EASY CHAIRS, CHINA AND
On TOMORROW, OCTOBER TWELFTH. COM
MENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK AN, will sell
within and In front of auction Ioonis of
10th and d streets northwest, facing Pa. ave-, a
large assortment of Furniture Carpets. &c.
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ.
EIGHTY Mo9uET: VELVET AND EuDY BRUS-
Sells CARPETS TWENTY FINE CANARY
BIRDS FINE SINGERS: AND ONE
LARGE HOTEL RANGE.
ALSO AT HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK,
HORSE. SURREY AND HARNESS
II WALTER Il. WILLIAMS CO. Aurts.
RADCLIFFE SUTTON & CO. AUCTIONEERS.
Successors to Radcliffe, Darr 4 Coz
SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER TWELFTH,
AT TEN O'CLOCK,
92o PENNA. AVE. NV,
REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FuRNrrl RE
CARPETS, ETC.
ALSO, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ,
In front of the rooms.
Horses Busgies. P!Eie;ons. Wagons, Harness. Etc.
1t RADCLIFFE, SUTTON Co. Aucs.
CANARY BIRDS AT AUCTION
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER TWELFTH. 1895.
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ. we will sci! within our
sales rooms, 100 Canary Birds. excellent singers,
and without Terms cash.
1t WALTER b. WILLIAMS \ Co. Auris.
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NJ. b. LATIMER CO., AUCTIoNEERS,
1929 and 1921 q st.
The best equipped auction
rooms south of
New York.

NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE.
oc11-l2t 1923 and 1921 q ST.
THOMAS E. WAGGAMAN. REAL ESTATE
AUCTiONEER.
VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY. NUMBERED
1919. Z STREET NORTHWESr.
On WEDNESDAY OCTOBER SIXTEENTH, 1895,
at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, will offer for sale, in
front of the premises. lot 9, square 1874, improved
by a two-story brick house. Terms day of sale.
oc11 -d&ds THOMAS Z. WAGGAMAN, Auct.
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REGULAR SALE OF
Horses and Mules
AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
S. BENSINtiER. AUt~rIONEER.
SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER TWELFTH,
AT TEN O'CLOCK, WILL BE SOLD WITHIN TIL:
BAZAAR, NO. $40 LA. AVE. IL HEAD OF
HORSES AND MARES CONSIGNED TO rs FROM
Virginia, MARYLAND AND TIE DISTRICT.
AND CONSIST OF SOME EXTRA WORKERS AND
FINE DRIVERS. YOUNG; AND STRICTLY SOI'ND
HORSES, TO SUIT ALI. KINDS OF BUSINESS
ALSO,
SIX HEAD OF FIRST-CIASS MULES, YOI Nc
AND SOUND.
ALSO,
SEVERAL NEW AND SECOND HAND VEHICLES
OF DIFFERENT KINDS, HARNESS. ETC.
WE WOULD CALI. THE E,SIEl IAI ATTENTION
OF BUYERS TO THIS SALE. YOI WILL. RE
SURE TO FIND WHAT YOr WANT. AND AT
YOUR OWN PRICES. AS THE SALE Is PEnEAiI-
TORY. $. BENSINtiER
1t AIt-TIONEE:R.
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DUNCANsON BROS. AUCTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE or BRICK DWELLING HorsI
STREET RE-rMEE.N TMEl ETH NJ

TRUSTEES SALE or BRICK DWELLING HOUSE
ON q STREET BETWEEN TWELFTH AND
THIRTEENTH STREETS NORTHEAST.
Ry virtue of a deed of trust us, duly recorded
Among the land records OF the District of Col:im-
ba. the 18th day OF June. 1892, will, at the
request of the holder of the note thereby secured
sell at public auction, in front Of the premises. at
FIVE O'CLOCK, on TIL RSDAY. THE SEVEN
TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER. AID. 1895. the fol-
lowing described property. situate in the city Of
Washington. District of Columbia viz: Lot num-
bered two hundred and nnety-two t2a2,. IL Francis
II. Duhays subdivision Of lots in square ten hun
dred and four tle1i said subdivision is re-
corded in the office Of the surveyor OF the District
Of Columbia. In Book 1S, page ia. together with
all the appurrenances and improvements.
Terms of sale: one-third cash. the balance in
and two years. at per cent per annun. in
terest payable seIni-annually notes secured by
deed of trust upon property Sold all cash. at
option of purchase or. deposit OF 500 required at
time of sale. All conveyan Ing and recording at
cost Of purchaser. Terms Of sale 10 be- complied
with within ten days from date of sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve Nh. right to resell the prop
erty, at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser, after five days notice OF such resale by
advertisement In some newspaper published In
Washington, d. c.
ALBERT A. WILSON
JOHN b. LARNEK.
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RADCLIFFE. SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS.
Successors to RatcliYe. Darr Coz
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@. G. SLOAN & CO.. Auctiopecrs, 1907 q st.
iSmccessGrs to Latimer { Sloan.l
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Derivation of Hurrah.

One familiar English word OF ours
"Hurrah" says Sara Orne Jewett in
her interesting work on the Normans,
is said to date from Rolls reign.
"Rou," the Frenchmen called out
Rolf, and there was a law that if a
man was in danger himself or caught
his enemy doing any damage, he could
raise the cry cha Rou" and so invoke
justice in Duke Rolf's name. At the
sound of the cry everybody was bound
on the instant to give chase to the
offender, and whoever failed to re-
spond to the cry of "Ha Rou!' must
pay a heavy fine to Rolf himself
Thus began the old English fashion Of
"hue and cry" as we'll as our custom
Of shouting "HurranH' when we are
pleased and excited,
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have risked much on Jacqueline's truth,
yet now that the hour of test ap-
preached, strange doubts crept over her
mind.
Silently rising, she stole downstairs
on tiptoe, and stood at the head of the
cellar stairway, with Mrs. Vinton at
her side, both trembling, partly from
cold, and partly from underlined appre-
tensions.
Suddenly there was a dull, scuff1ing
noise, the sound of hurried movements
and then the sharp crack of q pistol,
and then a child's cry
you'll blow on us ag'in" snarled a.
deep voice. "It's all up now-but you
shan't go scot free, you, Jackeyr'
More smothered scuff1ing noise, the
sound of hurried movements, and then
sudden upblazing Of light; but
through it all Miss Fortescue's strained
ears could hear the low meaning of
someone in mortal pain.
II oan't endure this, Maria," she
whispered. IT must go down.
'Ana be killed in the meleer cried
Mrs. Vinton, holding tight to her arm
mo, indeed; you shall not stir step!'
And at this instant the light flashed
into brilliancy, and from her elevated
position Miss Fortescue could see the
whole startling scene. The ruffians,
bound hand and foot, with sullen faces,
and bloodshot, rolling eyes-the trium-
phant myrmidons Of the law exulting
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Summer Heat in Various Countries.

The following figures show the ex-
treme summer heat in the various
countries of the world: Bengal and the
African desert, $50 deg. Fahrenheit;
Senegal and Guadalupe, 130 deg; Per-
sia, 125 deg; Calcutta and Central
America, 12o deg.; Afghanistan and
the Arabian desert, 110 deg.; Cape of
Good Hope and Utah, 105 deg.; Greece,
104 deg; Arabia, 103 deg; Montreal,
103 deg; New York, 102 deg; Spain,
India, China, Jamaica. 100 deg.; Sierra
Leone, "a deg; France, Denmark, St.
Petersburg, Shanghai, the Burman en-
pire, Buenos Ayres, and the Sandwich
Islands, 80 deg.; Great Britain, Siam
and Peru, IS deg.; Portugal, Pekin and
Natal, 80 deg; Siberia, II deg; Aus
tria, and Scotland, Is deg.; Italy, Vene-
zuela and Madeira, 73 deg; Prussia and
New Zealand, 70 deg; Switzerland and
Hungary, sc deg.; Bavaria, Sweden,
Tasmania and Moscow, 65 deg; Pata-
gonia and the Falkland Isles, 55 deg. :;
Iceland, IS deg.; Nova Scotia, "a deg
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in the capture they had made, and one.
little figure darkly covering in a corner.
little Jacuueline Z

| in the capture they had made, and one
little figure darkly covering in corner
little Jacqueline.
Needless of the attempted explana-
ton Of the officers, Miss Fortescue
broke from Mrs. Vinton's OBTAINING
hand, and ran to the child.
my dear, you are bleeding-you are
hurt?'
"Yesm," Jack answered, phlegmati-
cally, I'm hurt. Slippery Jim mis-
trusted as I'd blown. on 'em, and he
! shot me. I think I'm goin' to die!
somehow can't breathe easy!" and, thus
| speaking, poor Jack tainted.
"Lawk! a'am!' said one Of the Of
| ficers, as Miss Fortescue tenderly lifted
| the helpless mass of rags, dirt and blood
| in her arms, "she's just as bad as any
on 'em, Mother Jones' Jackey-every-
| body knows herr
II know her, }" said Miss Fortescue,
| quietly. tits to her owe my preserva-
! ton from robbery-perhaps assault,
and even murder-this night. Hence
forward she shall be my care.'
Mrs. Vinton held up both hands in
amazement and wonder. Was the rich
spinster going mad?
| When little Jackey came to herself
she lay among soft, scented pillows.
with the odorous breath of hothouse
flowers filling the air, and a kind face
bending over hers-Miss Fortescue's
face.
"Oh-h-h!' said Jackey, with a long
breath; II thought was dead and gone
to heaven, but I amt, be I?'
mo, my DEAR" said Miss Fortescue
her tears dropping softly on the little
fevered face, mot yet. We hope you
will soon be we'll. and then you will be
my little girl
| Jacqueline stared vaguely at her pro-
| tectress, whose kind eyes seemed SO
dim and far off to her fever-weakened
| vision.
| "That would be better than going to
heaven" she said, with a long, flutter-
| ing sigh, and then she fell asleep.
| Miss Fortescue wept as she pondered
over the words, which too plainly be.
tokened the life the poor little waif had
| led. And Mrs. Vinton, ever ready tc
n1isjudge her fellow-creatures, thought
spltefully as she measured Jacqueline's
drops for the next dose Of medicine
What a skillful little actress that beg
gar child was!'
| Miss FOrteScue kept her word, and
when Jackey recovered from the long
and dangerous illness consequent upon
the pistol shot, the child was her own
henceforward, loved with almost as ten
der fondness as if some tie of actual
consanguinity had existed between
them.
The piece Of silver which the rich
lady unthinkingly bestowed, with a
smile and kind word, upon the forlorn
street beggar had drawn interest.
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$eoo,ooo,ooo.
The Site Of the Bank Of England Worth
that Amount.

The Site Of the Bank Of England worth
that Amount.
The site of the Bank Of England
bears an estimated annual value Of
100000. This sum, capitalized at per
cent, would represent a gross value Of
f2,100,000. Estimating the buildings,
vaults, printing and weighing ma
chimes, etc., at 100000 more, it will be
seen that the plant Of the bank must
be worth over $12,00O,O00. Add to this
the average amount Of bullion, coin, Sc
curities, and unissued notes usually
held, and you have the gigantic sum
of f120,O00,000 sterling, or 600,O00,000, all
heaped on space of less than four
acres. Nowhere else in the world is
there such an aggregation of actual
and potential wealth within so small
an area. In its early days the bank
employed fifty-four clerks, and the
yearly salary list amounted to f4,3OO,
the chief accountant and the secretary
receiving f250 each. At the present
time the total number of employees is
about 1,5O0, the salaries and wages
amounting to over 100000 per year,
and the pensions to nearly f5O, 900. The
present price of Bank of England f1O0
shares. is 1882, making the capital of
fl4,553,0O0 worth f48,315,960, or about
24O,OOO,000. The usual dividend dis
tributed is equal to 10 per cent on the
original capital. The solidity of the
bank is thus shown to be, in the opin-
ion of investors, equal to that of the
British government, as the yield on
bank shares at the enhanced price and
on cOnSOls is nearly the same-2A per
cent.-Review of Reviews
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Excessive Heat In the Past,

In 1903 and 1904 the Rhine, Loire
and Seine ran dry. The heat in sew
eral French provinces during the sum-
mer of 1705 was equal to that of a glass
furnace. Meat could be cooked by
merely exposing it to the sun. Not a
soul dare venture out between noon and
4 p. m. In 1718 many shops had to
close. The theaters never opened their
doors for three months. Not a drop
of water fell during six months. In 1773
the thermometer rose to 119 degrees. In
1778 the heat of Bologna was so great
that a great number of persons were
stif1ed. There was not sufficient air for
the breath, and people had to take ref
uge under the ground. In July, 1898,
the heat again became 1ntolerable.
Vegetables were burned up, and fruit
dried on the trees. The furniture and
woodwork in dwelling houses cracked
and split up; meat went bad in an hour.
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PERlLS OF A PEARL DIVER.
Hanging Head Down for Half an Hou'
RefOre Reinp Rescued.

Hanging Head Down for Half an Hooh
Before Being Rescued.
had not been diving more than
three weeks when my first acc1aen'
happened, says writer in the Cosmo-
politan, and it was so utterly unex'
pected and so nearly cost me my Lie
that it taught me lesson Whlcn
never forgot. It happened in the to1'
lowing simple way: II had been work
ing in about ten fathoms of water, on
a fairly good patch of she'll, for sew
eral hours, and about dinner tlme'
having full bag, screwed up the air
valve, to make myself lighter, and gave
the customary signal to be pulled up.
The life line tautened, and was sooD
lifted from my feet and being drawn
toward the lighter water above. Inc
angry frame of mind that usually at
tends diver at work passes away as
he is raised to the surface, ana
was within ten feet Of the boat, and
just getting good-tempered again at
the thought of mouthful of fresh air,
when I felt a sudden jerk under my
left arm, and at the same instant my
progress was stopped. Before l real
lied what was the matter the air pipe
that held it under my arm, slipped over
it, and I was pulled head downward,
while the hauling of the boys above
on the lifeline, which was fast around
my waist, raised the lower part OF my
body and left me suspended heels up!
In the first few moments of my sur
prise and terror did not stop to think
what had happened; my presence OF
mind deserted me, and struggled and
screamed like a Gagged madman. felt
that I was trapped and I was in an
agony of fright. After a little While,
having kicked myself into state OF
exhaustion and common sense, l rea-
soned out the case of my dilemma. AS
the strain on the air pipe was down.
ward and that of the lifeline upward,
I concluded that the air pipe must be
fast below, and that the only thing to
be done was to go down again and clear
it. First, I regulated the air in my
dress, letting out as much as could
spare, for in my present position all
the air went into my legs and kept them
floating upward, and then I tried to
make the boys understand thatI want
ed them to lower me. All my jerks and
shakes on the lifeline, however, failed
to get what I wanted. They obsti-
nately held the line taut, trying every
few minutes to pull me in halves. For
tunately all my gear was in very good
shape or they fould have accomplished
it. I learned afterward that all on
deck were so scared that they were of
no use, but they finally had sense
enough to signal for help, and, after
hanging between the top and the bot
tom for about half an hour, my air
pipe was loosened from below by an
other diver and was pulled up, thank
full enough to get my feet down to their
proper level once more.
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Durability of Different Woods.

Experiments have been lately made
by driving sticks, made of different
woods, each two feet long and one and
one-half inches square into the ground
only one-half an inch projecting out
ward. It was found that in five years
all those made Of oak, elm, ash, fir,
soft mahogany, and nearly every va
r1ety of pine, were totally rotten. Larch,
hard pine and teak wood were decayed
In the outside only, while acacia, with
the exception Of being also slightly at
tackled on the exterior, was otherwise
sound. Hard mahogany and cedar OF
Lebanon were in tolerably good con-
dition; but only Virginia cedar was
found as good as when put in the
ground. This is of some importance to
builders, showing what woods should
be avoided, and what others used by
preference in underground work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
A Six-Fingered Queen.

Sir Thomas Wyatt, an ardent ad-
mirer OF Anne Boleyn, left some man<
uscript notes upon her life, which were
privately printed in 1917, and repro
duced in all edition (Singer's) of Cav
endish's ''Life of Cardinal Wolsey," in
1926. In the description OF the Queen
is this passage: '"There was found up
on the side OF her nail upon one of her
fingers, some little shew of nail,
which was yet so small, BY the report
of those that have seen her, as the
workmaster seemed to leave it an oc-
casion OF greater grace to her hand,
which, with the tip of one OF her other
fingers, might be, and was usually by
her hidden without any least blemish
to it,"