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Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07

only few dashes of this massive stream
to effectively quench fire in the rig
ging or in the upper works of ship.
The small monitor nozzle, mounted on
the other side of the wheelhouse, has a
~ inch opening, and n powerful stream
can also be thrown from this, and, OF
course, to much greater distance, for.
as the stream is reduced in diameter it
can go a great deal farther.
To the outlets along the side of the
deckhouse and at the bow and stern
arc attached short lengths of hose, TO
fight fire at close range. The pumps
OF the New Yorker are so powerful, and
the pressure of these outlets is so great,
that it would be impossible for men to
handle these lines il there were not
some sort of machinery to aid them,
and, therefore, an appliance known as IA
"rail pipe" is brought into play. This Is
something like big rowlock, and is set
in the gunwale in the same manner that
rowlock is set in the rail of a row.
boat. 1t is fastened beneath the rail
with a pin, and between the forks is
swung an iron connection, oar-fashion,
pivoted at the sides. The short length
of hose Is attached to one end of this
connection, and nozzle to the other,
and with this device one man is able to
| control and direct the heaviest stream
with ease. The monitor nozzles also
can be managed by one man each.
The fireproOf construction of the New
Yorker makes it possible to get very
rear fire and deliver the powerful side
streams at short range; and, should the
heat become so intense that the men are
not able to stand by the "rail pipes"
protecting shields are brought into use,
behind which they can direct the
streams with comfort. These shields
slide along inside the rail, on kind of
railway, SO they can be placed at any
part of the boat; and there is one on
each side. They are made of two thick
nesses of corrugated iron, with an air
space between, thus preventing the in
ner lining from becoming heated. They
are arched at the top, and in shape are
somewhat like the shields used to pro-
tect the gunners while working ut the
rapid-firing guns on our modern men
of-war.
There is an opening at the bottom of
these shields for the nozzles of the rail
pipes to project through, and an oblong
slot above for the fireman to look
through and direct the water. With the
aid of this protection for the men, and
because of her own salamander-like con-
struction, the New Yorker is able to
sail up close to burning vessel or pier
and deliver broadside of powerful
streams where the ordinary wooden fire
tug could not come within fighting dis
tonce; and her ability to do this, and
her immense pumps, make her without
a doubt the most complete and effective
marine fire engine ever built.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
TALK BY WHISTLlNG.
Conversational Feats of the shep-
herd Boys of TenerifYc.

Conversational Feats of the Shep-
herd Boys of TenerifYc.
Have you ever heard of the so-called
'whistling language" of Teneriffe? The
probabilities are that you never have.
Yet this curious method of speech--if
indeed one can so describe it-dates
from prehistoric times.
The shepherd folk of Teneriffe and
Gomera use the "whistling language"
and the first recorded notice of it was
made by a French traveller as far back
as 1856. Since then stray wanderers
have called the worlds attention, at
long intervals, to the Language" Some
years ago, while roaming, with staff and
scrip, through ravines and over the
wild mountain ranges of Teneriife, it
fell to the writer's lot to hear the shep-
herds thus conversing. BY placing two
or three fingers in the mouth it is pos
sible to make the whistle carry to dis
tance of three miles, or thereabouts.
The lonely hills seem silent and de-
serted, when suddenly out of the far dis
tance came n long, drawn and very
shrill whistle-the summons to n con
versation. In reply, n similar call strikes
piercingly on the ear from the opposite
direction. The whistles are widely sep
arated, but have no intention of being
lonely. Perhaps they are having some
difficulty with their flocks. Perhaps
they are merely resting awhile after the
dinner of black bread and onions. At
any rate, il you listen, you will soon
hear them in the thick of an earnest
chat, a chat between friends three miles
or more separated.
Logeard, the well-known French
savant, has conclusively proved that the
whistling is in Spanish. Easy words
are taken, and the sounds initiated by
the whistlers. Long practice and he
redity have given the shepherds ex-
traordinary skill in whistling and un-
derstanding the Spanish. Their voca-
bulary is quite a long one, and, in addi-
tion, they have a regular code of grad
uated notes, which convey telegraph
ically what they cannot satisfactorily
reproduce in the ordinary manner.
The writer heard three parties Of
shepherds exchange their hopes and
fears regarding the weather by this
means. On another occasion he heard
an invitation to dance sent in the
"whistling language" across stretch
of country exceeding 5A kilometers
The young boys, and even the girls, are
adopts at the Language" and the very
sheep appear to understand whistled
commands at a considerable distance.
1t is no unusual thing to find two boys,
or pair of the sturdy little mountain
lasses of Teneriffe, standing by the
parental cottages, and thus conversing
across wide ravine and rugged height,
without even catching glimpse of one
another all the time. In fact the whist
ling language, dating as it does from
before 1850, makes one wonder whether
the telephone is such modern marvel
after all-ChicapO Inter Ocean
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ard l believe they don't hang for that
now, so chance your evidence against
me, for L will be disembarked long be-
fore you can reach the nearest tele-
graph office. So, if | were you, would
plug right along to San Francisco and
not give me the trouble of calling at
Victoria or any of those intervening
ports. Well; so long"
The yacht moved away from the ship
at speed which showed that all hope of
keeping her in sight for long was hope
less. With sad hearts the plundered pas
sengers watched her grow smaller and
smaller TO the south of them, while the
Bear churned her leisurely course
through the waveless sea.
At last the lookout shouted:
"The yachts coming back, SIR"
The captain put his glasses to his
eyes and gazed for long time at the
horizon to the south.
"By jingo, she is" he said, turning a
trife less ruddy. Then he said to the
mate: "What do you think of it?''
Hes probably changed his mind and
is going to sink us. Thought he didn't t
seem to be more than half convinced
when he talked of not doing it. What
are we to do?"
81 don't know anything to do" said
the captain, hopelessly, swearing in
wardly that if he escaped he would have
a faster steamer next voyage or quit the
high seas.
Everyone aboard was now watching
the northern-bound yacht, and the
same disquieting thought seemed to run
through every mind, even before one of
the passengers gave voice to his fears.
Suddenly the captain cried out with his
glasses still to his eyes:
$50 help me! It's not the same yacht.
Look, Joel"
The mate examined the approaching
steamer and coincided with the cap
| tain's view. Soon all doubt was set at
rest. The oncoming boat was seen to
be much larger than the yacht and APP
parently much faster, speedy as the
other had seemed in comparison with
the Russian Bear. A big blackboard
! ed giant with voice like a foghorn was
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Trapped.

Once shrewd contractor found him
self at the same inn with a rival who
always trod close on his heels. He was
followed about and cross-questioned
necessarily, and gave vague answers.
Within half an hour of sending in the
prices for the job to be contracted for
he went into the coffee room and sat
himself down in a corner where his
rival could not overlook him. There
and then he filled up his tender, and,
as he rose from the table, left behind
him the paper on which he had blotted
it. AS he left the room his rival caught
up the blotting paper and, with the
exulting glee of consciously success
full man, read the amount backward.
Done this time" was his mental
thought as he filled up his own tender
e5 lower, and hastened to deposit it.
To his utter surprise the next day he
found that he had lost the contract,
and complainingly asked his rival how
it was, for he had rendered below him.
"How did you know you were below
me?" Because / found your blotting
paper" II thought so. left it on pur-
pose for you, and wrote another ten
der in my bedroom. You had better
make your own calculations next time"
Spare Moments.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
wORRYIN'.
IOWA.

Come, John, let's sit awhile beneath this
tree,
And talk the matter over, you and me.
The highest neighbor lives mile from here,
SO we can think aloud without no fear
OF course, we know the Lord amt fur
But then He'll listen friendly, daresay.
And praps a few stray angels are around;
But they won't trouble no one, I'll be
bound.
so if tell you we're alone, you see,
We're bout as much alone's we orter be.
Well, John, you set to worryin' night and
day
."Cos all creation seems t. have gone
astray.
The times is out of jint, that's what you
think;
The chasm's there, and we're just on the
brink.
Wisdom are dyin' out, and honest men
SO scarce they're only met with now and
then.
The old religions kind o. lost its grip;
There's too much love, and not enough
of whip.
To sum it up, the world is headed wrong;
The rights afraid, and evils awful
strong.
Now, John, think you make big mis-
take,
If God amt noddin' need you keep
awake?
John, Gods right here a-watchin' things,
you know;
And if He's patient can't you, too. be so?
Why don't you let Him run this world
alone?
He doesn't need your arm to prop His
throne
$50 long as He is at the helm, my friend,
You're sartain sure to reach your jour-
neys end.
No use to worry, though the waves run
high;
No use to worry, though the rocks are
nigh.
The Cappen's wide awake, and knows
what's best;
so all you've got to dos to be at rest
The man who does each day the duty
given
Amt never more than stones throw
from Heaven;
And true religion every soul will fill
That listens as God whispers: peace!
be still'
George II. Hepworth. in N. Y. Independ-
ent
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
FLOATING FIRE ENGINES
Powerful and Effective Equipment OF
New Y0rk's Fire Boats.

Powerful and Effective Equipment OF
New York's Fire Boats.
Mr.. Charles t. Hill contributes to
st. Nicholas another paper in his series
devoted to New York's fire department.
The present article describes the "Float-
ing Fire Engines" In writing of the
New Yorker, Mr.. Hill says of her equip
ment of pumps:
These pumps have throwing ca
pacity of fully 10000 gallons of water
every minute, and under the best condi-
tions they have been known to reach
$4,000 gallons minute-over 5000 gal
Ions more than any other fireboat afoat.
The water is drawn in through the sides
of the boat, below the water line, into
what is known as the suction bay"
making an inner reservoir from which
the pumps are fed.
There are about 10000 little holes,
three-eighths inch in diameter, bored in
the sides of the boat just outside Theses
suction bays, and through these holes
the water is drawn in, and filtered SO
that no foreign substance may get into
the pumps. From the pumps it is forced
into an air chamber, thus equalizing
4
the pressure all around, and then into
n veritable water main IL inches in
diameter, which runs all around the
boat, between decks, and supplies the
various outlets. There are AZ of these
outlets Gncluding the four stand pipes
or monitor nozzles), and they vary in
size from six inches in diameter down
to 2ts inches (the size of the regulation
fire hose). Two Of the monitor nozzles
are mounted aft, on top of the cabin,
and big and n small one on top of tho
wheelhouse. The two stand pipes aft
have 2ha-inch nozzles, the big one on the
wheelhouse having 3h-inch opening.
From the latter solid 3h-inch stream
can be thrown distance of $50 feet, and
If necessary this can be increased to NJ
5h-inch opening, and n mighty stream
of water, having that width, can be sent
laundering out into space over 200 feet
Ii you could hear this immense stream
as 1t pours into the bay, like miniature
cataract, you could better appreciate
the power of this remarkable boat.
No body of fire could very long with
stand deluge like this, and it requires
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
DOGS OF coNsTANTlNoPLE.
The Turks Think Them Unclean, nut
Still Treat Them Kindly.

The reason why there are so few
dogs who have homes and masters is
not hard to find. It's because the Turks
have queer idea,-it is part of their
queer religion-that dogs are such un-
clean animals that they must never
be allowed to enter house. On the
street, however, they feed them and
even pet them; and when man knows
that he has done something wrong he
will often try to make up for it by
feeding all the dogs he can find. Some
times when rich Turks die they leave
sums of money to be spent in feeding
the street dogs, just as in America peo-
pie leave money to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The
Turks never strike or hurt dog; so il,
as sometimes happens in Constanti-
nople, you see a man kicking or beat
ing some poor, bowling animal, you
may be very sure that he is Greek or
an Armenian. Nor do the Turks ever
kill vagrant dogs, but think it right
to allow them to exist as best they can.
So there have come to be in the streets
of Constantinop!e hundreds and hun
dreds of wolf-like dogs, about the size
of small settlers or pointers, but differ
eut from them in that they have mar
row, long heads. Yellow dogs, black
dogs, brown dogs and white dogs, you
seethem everywhere-on the sidewalks,
in the cutters, on the doorsteps, under
the carriages, in every corner or hole
into which a dog can creep and curl
himself up into round bunch. All day
long they lie huddled up or stretched
out on their sides, fast asleep, no matter
how much noise goes ON about them.
In the. busiest business streets they lie
by twbs and threes in the middle of
the sidewalk, where hundreds of pa
tient people step over them or go
around them, and never think of maxi
ing them get out of the way. In the
side streets and small squares there are
often assemblages of 20 or 25 sleeping
in the greatest peace and harmony un-
til some dog from another street ven
lures in, when there is at once great
deal Of barking and sometimes severe
fighting; for even If these dogs have
no homes, they have certain districts or
places which they consider their own
and will permit no one not belonging
to their particular set to enter. Thus
the street of butchers in Pera, the incest
quarter of Constantinople, has some
20 or more dogs who are always to be
found there. saw two dogs lying day
after day in front of one of the great
banks; and one fond mother dog
brought up four puppies in an uncov-
cred box at the gateway of the British
embassy.-Oswald Garrison Willard, in
ST. Nicholas.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
HUMOROUS.


Her Choice. - Enthusiastic Cyclist
Gust after century run)-"I tell you
what, if had to give up either I'd rath-
er give up my wheel than my cyclone
tcr."-Judge.
Little Dot-"Mamma! Mammal"
Mamma Tin next room)-"What?"
Little Dot-"My kittie has caught a
mouse, and she acts hungry. Please
come and cook it for her." - N. Y.
Weekly.
Fame.-"I must confess" said the
Frank Young Woman, that your po-
etry is woefully obscure" Exactly"
admitted the Major Poet, cheerfully.
sand that is why am mnot."-Indianap-
oils Journal.
Sweet Forgetfulness. - Perkins =.
"Has Slopay ever paid you that ten dol
lars he borrowed last year?" Dobson
mo; l guess he has forgotten all
about it-he is just as social and friend
ly as he ever was."-Puck.
II knew Jagway had once lived in
ever been worth $4,000. How did he
run through with it?" "Sunk it in
canals." "Irrigating?" "Yes-and ali
mentary."- Chicago Tribune.
Cragin-"I respect man who is re-
ally in search of information, but there
are some persons who seem to ask
questions simply for the sake of ask
ing tlsem." Digby-"That's so. There's
Ditmer, for instance. He asked rue to-
day when was going to pay that ten
dollars l borrowed of him last month
Boston Transcript.
Destruction.-"Ca must be de-
stroyed!" shouted Cato, with all the
violence and pertinacity habitual with
the man of one idea. The opposition
was disposed to filibuster. "How?"
they asked, insistently. For the de-
struction of town was no easy matter
in those days, the practice of renting
houses out being as yet quite unknown.
Detroit Journal.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07

the Pacific could pass him. However. II
was soon evident that this was not the
intention of the enemy. Ranging along
side once more, but this time further
away, there was cloud of smoke from
the cannon, a sharp report and the
crash of rending plates. A Jagged hole
bad been torn in the ships side near the
bulwarks, which, while it did no harm.
scarcely improved the appearance of the
Bear.
Once more the yacht swung around
the circle and again ranged alongside
within distance of 100 yards.
Haul down the flag" said the cap
tain of the big steamer.
"Well, captain" began the young man
on the bridge when at speaking dis
tance, "a practical lesson is worth any
amount of talk. Imerely wished to con-
vince you that we know how to handle
our guns and that our guns can pene-
trate your rotton plates. Besides, you
will have something to show for your
money when you get to port. 1 take it
we will have no further trouble, but
|
wish to consult together"
The miners had no desire to be
drowned, neither did they wish to give
up their gold.
"Get him aboard, captain" said their
leader, land we'll have a fight for it
We are all heeled, and once we get that
villain and part of his crew on deck
here, you keep out of the way if you
like, and We'll handle him."
"You couldn't run down that pirate, ]
suppose?' suggested another, more eau
tious than the rest.
mo more than I could run down
| Queen Charlotte islands with this
craft" replied the captain dolefully.
"Time!" shouted the man on the
bridge.
well give you the gold," said the
captain, returning to his place.
"All right. And so that there will be
no temptation to play us any tricks, for
the amount 1 understand is demoraliz-
ingly large, will stay here and receive
your packages. Two of my men will go
aboard you, and two others will work
the ferry between your craft and mine.
Those four men can easily spare, and
if you kill or capture them you are well
come to do so, but in that case shall
undoubtedly sink the ship. If you will
think over the crisis for a moment you
will see that nothing else is left for me
to do. 1t is the only safe plan; there
fore l trust there will be no trouble"
There wasn't. The miners saw at
once that there was little use in making
a row, and in short time the precious
cargo was transferred from the ship to
the yacht. 1t came in boxes and bags, in
large quantities and in SMALL and the
man on the bridge opened every pack
age so that there was no chance of fool
ing him. When the transfer was COM
plete, the young man sang out:
81 wish you good day, captain, and n
safe voyage. 1t may strike you as
strange that do not sink the ship now
and so destroy all evidence against me.
1 assure you that gave the plan the
deepest consideration, and if, unfo1-
tunately, one life had been lost, you
would all have gone to the bottom, but,
as it is, this is only robbery or piracy,
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
statt.tic. of Hungary.

Politically Hungary is divided into
63 counties, containing from $4,000 to
10000 inhabitants. There are &c cities
endowed with self-government. Buda-
Pcsth, the metropolis, contains about
GOO, 900 inhabitants. The population OF
Hungary is about 15.ooo,ooo.-Chicago
Tribune.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A LITTLE GIRLS DOLLS.

My dollies are many
There's curly haired Jennie,
And Topsy so black.
And white-haired old Jack.
There's Robbie, the soldier,
Than whom none is bolder;
There's the Stick-of-Wood Polly,
And the Japanese dolly:
But the latest and best,
In silken robes dressed,
With vest of pearls bright,
All set in rows white,
Is Dolly Sweet Corn,
Who this summer was born.
On n tasselled cornstalk
Near the old garden walk.
In a field OF bright green,
With changeable sheen.
l.. I. Bartlett. In Youths Companion
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
p,dn,t HandIe the ArticIe.

A disappointed fish peddler was be-
laborng his slow but patient horse in
the street the other day, and calling out
his wares at intervals, as: "Herrin'.
herrin', fresh herrin'!". Atender-heart-
ed lady, seeing the act of cruelty to the
horse, called out ,ternly, from an upper
window: Have you no mercy?" "No,
num-" was the reply; "nothin' but her.
rim"
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07

I'm order that hay fever victims may
not suffer from the presence of flowers
the chancel of the Church of the Ma
tiyity, Bethlehem, N. H., is during the
period of their attack only decorated
with foliage. aA
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
A Propitiou. Harmony.

Miss Bondclipper--I believe in the
marriage of opposites, Mr. Deadbroke
Mr. Deadbroke-So do /, especially as
regards financial conditions.-Brook'
lyu Life.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
Not Complaining.

Fricnd-What sort of luck did you
have in Wall street?
Ex-Operator-Fa.c. I got away with
some of my moncy.--puck.
Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
TALE OF A KITTEN.
How n Lucky Little Black Cat Found
a Second Mother.

This is story of plucky little black
cat. It's mother was flighty young
thing, with no domestic bump on her
head and no domestic line on her paw.
She was new cat, and the cellar on the
corner of Twenty-eighth street and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-07
They wanted Christmas Money.

It is impossible to conceive the depth Of
the depravity Of men who would deliber-
ately wreck railroad train for the pur-
pose Of killing and robbing the passen-
gers, and yet four negroes have confessed
that they attempted to wreck passenger
train on the Southern railway. near Bir-
mingham, for the purpose Of getting
Christmas money. They removed rail
from the track at McComb's trestle-a
trestle that is ninety feet Highland pas
senger train would have been wrecked as
they planned If the engineer had not seen
the break in the track in time to save his
train. AS it was the engine was derailed.
a few days afterwards, near Birming-
ham, on the Louisville and Nashville
railway a passenger train was wrecked
at the Cahaba river trestle-a trestle ITO
feet high-killing twenty-six people and
wounding ten others. The rail was re-
moved in the same manner that the rail
had been removed at McComb's trestle,
and it is suspected that the men who at
tempted to wreck a train at McCombs
trestle wrecked the train at the Cahaba
river trestle,
There are plenty Of very bad people in
the world, but it is to be hoped there are
very few as bad as the four negroes who
have confessed that they attempted to
wreck a train at McCombs trestle. The
quicker the courts put such men where
they can do no harm, the better it will be
for society. But the fact that there are
such men, and that some of them attempt
to wreck trains at trestles. suggests that
railroads should have their trestles more
carefully guarded.