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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03
A REMARKABLE FEAT.
Crs4sing the Cataract Of Tequendama, II
Boeota, ON o Rope.

CrOEtnG the Cataract OF TequenoamA n
Boeota, ON o Rope.
Scientific American prints . series OF
pictures, taken from photographs, Of .
most remarkable feat performed by Mr..
Harry Warner, a Canadian equil list, In
Bogota.
The plain Of Bogota is co miles long.
The river Funga traverses the plain In
Q southwesterly direction to Tequendama,
where, through a gap not over a6 feet In
width, it 1eaps over n rocky ledl inward
of 600 feet high, forming one of Lost
magnificent cataracts on the globe, and
thence PUSHES down to join the Magdalcna.
The height of this precipice is SO great that
the Inhabitants Of Rogota were terrified
by the daring and audacious act of Mr..
Warner, who crossed the abyss Of the Te-
quendama in imitation of the act of Blon-
din at Niagara.
From the remotest antiquity there have
always been equilibrists, many of whom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03
A Man of Resource.

A good story is told of the late Count
Gleichen when he was an ambassador
in London. At dinner party it was
his hard luck to have to conduct to table
a lady of taciturn and unresponsiye
nature.
To all his polite nothings she answer
ed never word. Nothing daunted, he
continued to ply her with small talk,
till at last she slowly turned her head
toward him and deliberately yawned.
The count was equal to the occasion.
"Ah. madam" he said loudly, II
also have gold in my teeth. Strand
Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03

One of Millions biographers says that
nearly 20 years elapsed between the
sketching out of the plan of Paradise
Lost and the completion of that work.
The actual labor Of composition was
condensed into three years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03
Dealing with witches.

A farmer In Aroostcok, Me-, consulted
. lawyer as to the best way Of dealing with
witches. The lawyer suggested lombard.
ment with declared potatoes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07
SPRING REQUIRES

That the impurities which have accu.
mulated in our blood during the win
ter shall be promptly and thoroughly
expelled if good health is expected.
When the warmer weather comes
these impurities are liable to manifest
themselves in various ways and often
lead to serious illness. Unless the blood
is rich and pure that tired feeling will
atilict you, your appetite will fail and
you will find yourself "all run down."
Hoods Sarsapprilla tones and strength
ems the system, drives out all other
impurities and makes pure, rich,
healthy blood. Hoods SarsaparlIa is
the one trne blood purifier and the
best spring medicine. Be sure to get
only Hoods.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07

Directly the door was closed behind
them, old Smith, without any preface,
said:
care you st Ii in love with Oracle
Clough?"
"Of course l am" replied Bob in
amazemeEt. "But what S the use, now
you've bolted with her? Yon've taken
mean advantage Of fellow. You've
be haved like "a
"Steady, boy, Steady" interrupted
old Smith, laying his hand gently on
the shoulder of the excited younester.
"1t's true I've taken her away but did
so only in order to do you good turn
You're quite sure you love Oracle
enough to make her good husband?"
"Why, of course 1 do" replied Bob
looking inquiringly into the face of the
elder officer But l say, Smith,
what does all this mean? What have
you been doing?"
"Well, I've got your fathers consent
to your marriage with her, that's all. :"
replied old Smith.
"You have" gasped Bob Topsham
do you mean to say that you have
given her up to me? You, who loved
her as much as 1 did. You, whom
I've been slanging right and left for
doing what l thought was a mean
action. Where is Gracie?'
"At her father's-at my fathers
house replied Smith.
"Her fathers and your father's,'
repeated the thoroughly astounded
Bob. "Why is she your sister,
"Yes, she is my sister, replied old
Smith.
My father is poor country parson.
He couldn't afford to keep Garcie at
home. She shuddered at the notion
of going out as governess; so she as
sumed another name and went into
the millinery business. l didn't want
the whole regiment to know that l had
sister in a milliners' shop. That's ALL"
Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07
WONDERS OF THE TOOLS OF
TODAY.

An interesting contrast between the
tools and engines with which modern
mechanic executes his work and those
which were used only SO long as when
men now elderly were young, was
brought out in an address delivered
recently by President John Fritz at q
meeting of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. Mr.. Fritz was
well qualified to treat such subject,
for he began work in country shop
sixty years ago, and making his own
way, first as mechanic, and then as
an engineer, has risen to the engineer
ing control of one of the greatest iron
works in the world at Bethlehem, Pa,
and has acquired the complimentary
title of "Dean of the steel trade" His
address was upon "The Progress in
the Manufacture of Iron and Steel in
America and the relations of the En-
gineer to it.
"My memory of machine shops dates
back" he said, "to 1882. Within
short distance from my house there
three cotton mills-and large ones for
those days-two woollen mills, two
carding mills, and several grist mills.
At one of the large cotton mills they
had a machine shop, where the princi-
pal repairs for all the mills
of the neigh5orhood were generally
made: My father, being a millwright
and machinist, as we'll as a small far
mer, did all the the important repairs
for all the mills. In this shop, conse-
quently, | spent all the spare time l
could get off the farm, and it was a
rare treat for me to get there.
"The tools consisted of two small
lathes for turning iron and one for
turning wood, machine for cutting
iS Ho SSao \"HlCH was w Mc great
curiosity') several vises, and a lot of
small tools. One of these latter was
called doctor 1t was used to cor
rect drunken threads as all screws
of any Importance were then cut with
a chaser. The lathes were all made
with wooden shears or beds. In 1888
| went to learn my trade. In the ma
chine shop where l was apprenticed
there were about the same number and
character of lathes rs in the mill shop,
but they were larger, and one of them
was Il double-ender for the purpose of
boring out wheels that were too large
to swing over the shears. There was
also a drill press, made out of a lathe
head casting, bolted against a 12xl2-
inch wooden post. This was not a very
slightly machine, but it did god work.
We made small brass castings, built
small boilers and engines, and did all
kinds of country machine and black
smith work and made our own at
terms for castings without any draw
ings.
Here" he continued, bringing forth
a tool, sis the hook-nosed lathe tool
with which | did work sixty years ago.
How many are there of you now who
could even show me how to hold it?
Here" he continued, "is tool which
belongs in the lathe, the drawing of
which you see in full size over my
head"
The tools were laid side by side.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07
WE ARE SELLING

First Glass business suits for $3.50 in Black Chevots
mixed (a woo for $O $2 and $l5 display
in all yesand then take $40 Black
BLU Kerey Overcoattey equal sold elsewhere for
dollars Stop and Our goods and prices will
lou many a dollar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07
ON A. BASIS

aing ard selling retail trade exclusively the BEST
BALTIMORE MADE CLOTHING at manufacturers prices we
conducted business for No business furries
temporary gain will tempt from the settled plans which
the long reliable goods consistently low
prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
CHARLES HoYT.
lne 9eese Came Back.

About the middle of last September Jim
Pennypacker Of Homer, Pa, moved to
Toxas, locating not far from Longview.
As parting gift Pcnnypacker's mother
in'law, old Mrs. Ames, presented him with
fine pair OF geese. Soon after he rot
fixed In his new home Pennypacker wrote
back that the geese had disappeared, and
nothing more was thought Of them till the
othor day, when they showed up ia Mrs
Ames' back yard, somewhat bedragglcd,
it Is true, but Enthusiastically the same pair
and very much rejoiccd 60 get home
They had made tho journey Of considera.
bly, over hundred milsSln order TO return
to their old haunts, and another singular
part of tho story IL that tho pair brought
along with thcm wild goose that had
been shot In the leg and so disabled No
doubt friendship with the stranger had
been formed rs they were en- route for
homo. and they had brought him along 20
whcro he could be carcd for. Tho three
seem now rs happy as may he in Mrs
Ames' back yard. Philadelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
QUEER STATE OF THINGS.
Spaniaids Accused OF Selling Cartridges
to Their Cuban Foes.

Spaniaids Accused OF Selling Cartridges
to Their Cuban Foes.
IL was an interesting revelation which
we got In recent Havana letter TO The
Sun that the Cuban patriots have frequent.
ly procured military munitions by purchase
from the officers Of the Spanish army. 1t
was stated in the letter that two Spanish
colonies belonging to the garrison at
Guanabacoa had been implicated In secret
dealings with the revolutionists. 1.-THE
Spanish soldiers, =" said our correspondent
''are so hungry and so III treated that they
sell their cartridges to the insurgents.
There are not a few Spanish officers In
Cuba who have made money during the
war by blackmail, by the plundering Of
villages, by levying assessments upon plant
ers and manufacturers for protection and
by selling arms TO the enemies of Spain.
The Cubans have many times procured
military supplies by capturing them upon
the battlefield, by buying them from the
commanders Of Spanish garrisons, and by
the help of adventurers who have taken
them to Cuba in ships.
At all times, In peace or In war, the po-
litical and military agents Of Spain in
Cuba have made IL their chief business to
secure riches ut the expense of the Cuban
people.
When Weyler shall leave Cuba for Spain.
he will take with him the fortune which
be has gained by havoc and fraud. New
York Sun,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

Alta Fa,hisrfs:e Ball. Si-a VA .es.-A!.s
DsPcyser ems " have s,methin.. an her
mind tonight.
Ass Wilhn,s-woli. .ao onghi 20 nave
something o. bG s.w-~hs,e. = lon svyilie
Journsl.
Chrismus.
Second Kid-Bet yer dida't Tn a;os yst.
-Philadelplia North American.
Jolinson--I'vs jast ssra ,to oaress man on
earth
Thomi irson--Y,u Int tell INC. Who 4. het
JUhnson-Cld skinner He gave lns boy
snow shovel for Q Caristma, prss.nt.-Cloys.
lane Leader.
II is not pr:ing things In the right place
that bothers man so much as finding tie
right place af.er he has put tLings in 1t. Lon.
dor Tit.B:ts.
Tcacher-Tommy. wha: do you mcan. you
naughty boy9
Tommy-I amt doin' nothn'.
Teacher-Why. Tommy you whistlcd; I
ncaru you.
Tommy-2y mother says you shouldn't
believe all you hear r--Boston Transcript.
on Hand "Spanl: the childron2 Oh yes,
have to use the slipper OCCASIONALLY. but when
1t comes to the spanlsing---''
A wall from the woodshed.
My wife :akos the palini'-Eew York
Press.
Aunt Dorothy-iIow many commandments
are there Johnny?
Johnny tglibly)-Ten.
Aunt Dorothy-And now suppose you were
to break one OF themY
Johnny tentatively )-Then .here'd bn niue
London Spare Moments.
II wonder what cot Blucbeard starting to
cutting OFF his wives heads2''
Very likely the idea ocurred to him while
he was at the theater behind big hat lin.
dianapolis Journal
No matter how big de fish Is. folks won't
be happy ez long es they think dsr's bigger
fish unlsotched. "A tlanta Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
BeRinninR TO See.

A strange story is told Of a little blind
girl at Pennington, Me-, who has received
her sight In wonderful manner. It Is
her Christmas gift. She is 3-year-old Mel
lie Hally and has been blind from birth
A few days ago she surprised her mother
by walking across the room alone, al
though she had never done so before with
out aid. The next morning she told her
mother she could see and became greatly
excited. Her eyesight Is not yet good
enough for her to SEQ plainly, but she can
discern large objects, like chairs, the table
or the stove, and she makes her way about
the house without trouble. Physicians
think she will ultimately recover her full
sight. ENQUIRER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

slept oil night, and has never SO much
Us turned in his sleep"
The lieutenant waited to hear TO
more. Refusing even the coffee which
his servants offered 10 him, he called for
his coach and set out at gallop for
SerssIiies. No fool under any circunl-
stances, this mystery seemed to be max
ing a fool of him. He told himself,
while he drove, that all Paris would be
laughing at him before night fall. He
could have wagered his life that he had
seen Cog lie Roi fast asleep in the tur-
reted pavilion of Corinne's house. He
declared, either that he had dreamed
the thing, or that these new stories were
false. The king had made the robber
a prisoner In this way, for some secret
purpose. That purpose he must find
out. Perhaps, after all, ii was only his
majesty's. ieve for a pair of pretty blue
eyes.
He arrived at Versailles at eight
o'clock; but learnt to his chagrin that
the king had set out TO the hunt, and
was not to return to the palace until
the afternoon. This was an Irritating
foil to his plans; but he spent the day
in seeking audiences of his friends, and
endeavoring vainly to CLEAN some hints
from which he could forge a key to his
perplcxity. Disappointed in this, he
conceived the notion of walking little
way in the park; and SO of catching
his majesty before he should be sur
rounded by the host of idlers and pleas
urc seekers who lay waiting to whisper
word into the royal ear.
TO BE CONCLUDED
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
PART w.

PART Nv.
She ledtthe way from the room, while
the lieute nant was still gaping with
his astoniiihment, and he, not knowing
whether he stood upon his head or
his heelss followed her into the court
Nard of the old house; and thence
p,cross a. pretty garden, darkened by
gr eat che stnut trees and n labyrinth OF
bus Oies. The Hotel Beautreillis, as
Corr pnc's home was called, formed a
part pf the once royal palace of st. Paul;
and sany' strange old towers and tur-
Fets al vi pavilions then stood in it's beau
tiful ard ems. 1t was to one of these
pavilion THAT the girl now conducted
6artines,y tand the excellent lieutenant
was not q little surprised to find two
sturdy Sv yiss,guards standing sentry at
its iron-ba s-red door.
"Parbleuy' cried he, "you watch your
guests well smy dear lady" !
May" he cried, 'ib is the kings
wish"
S,"How? I NE king knows that the
man is here
~Certainly- -or, rather, he knows that
await him."
Sarr pes ash ed himself for the fifth
time wfaat win, he had drunk and from
what nn,lady he suffered. Then he
stumbled up THE narrow stairs; and.
Sshile Cor1nne held aLoft the lantern
wiNch servant, thad; given to her, he
cnt. we'd a small .andI exquisitely fur
nishe d room-andy there he saw Cog lie
Roi.
The h hSghwayma,pws's no typical rob-
Der. Shcrt to the'p0nt of absurdity,
with hair as red asythe sands of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
AND THERE HE SAL VICoo LIE RoI.

AND THERE HE sAN yCoo LIE Rol'
sea, and clothes which kspoke of long
hours in the saddle, y vi might have
taken him for a hunch hack Of Notre
Dame or tailor of the me ST. Severin.
All the city called him he Little Red
Man." and the title fitt ID him like a
glove. When Sartines ben saw him
he was sleeping, still DIR, ssed, upon a
couch, and the light fro On mademoi-
selle,s lantern. playing npol his strange
little face, lit up features thich might
have been those of girl. Ieyond, this.
the man was splashed to his shoul-
ders with mud; and two gr eat pistols
he always carried, were disp' aged
,threateningly upon the table, beside
the relics of the admirable supper he
had just partaken of.
Dame" criei Sartines, feasairig his
eyes upon the motionless figureyof the
,robber, "that is Cog lie Roi,t right
enough. / could pick him fromea hum
dred."
Certainly, you could" whispered
Corinne, drawing back from the room.
"very WELL" cried the lieut.. snant;
Fl am content to ask no que e,stions,
.madamoiselle, but in ten minutes my
officers will call for their prisonerf'
Zone moment, lieutenant. BE pl leased
FIRST to read the kings pleasure"
At this word, she held her lantern
uuito close to the lieutenants eyes, and
showed him little sheet of parchment
which she had brought with her from
the music-room. At the foot of this
there was the royal seal and the sigma
Nure of King Louis. Sartines took the
document with trembling hands, and
read these words:
Jacques Cabot, sometimes called
Goo le Roi, is to be the prisoner of Mile.
de Montesson until he shall steal the
diamond ring from the finger of Mon
tieur de Sartines."
The lieutenant smiled grimly.
'Madamoiselle," said he, bowling low,
Ell congratulate you upon the farce you
are playing; at the same time, his maj.
s>sty'e -yIsh Is a command to me. Ishall
make IL my business TO see him to-mor-
row and to alter this"
"very well. my dear Monsieur Sartines
but remember, 1t is half-past ten
o'clock"
"Half-post ten o'clock-why should
remember that?"
"You will learn presently"
He turned upon his heel with another
stately bow, and the voices of the
lacqueye were heard Immediately cry.
,ing for his coach. Two minutes later.
his horses were galloping furiously to-
ward the Hotel de Vile; but CorinDe de
Montesson was still laughing in her
gerden.
"Oh." she said, "if only he will go TO
the king"
NJ. de Sartines did not 90 20 tho
ting-that night at any rate. His first
st was 20 call the captain OF the guard.
md To give him precise instructions for
tile good Cog lie Roi.
''1nke n file Of men," said he 20 the
captnin. "and surround the pavilion Of
~. Paul in the garden Of the Hotel Beau
treiiIls. Coo lie Roi. the highwnyman, is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
Charles Hoyt's witticisms.

Charles II. Hoyt, the dramatist, is ao-
counted one Of the brightest of wits In the
profession. He exudes happy remarks,
though they arc sometimes tinged with
the sharpness Of sarcasm. On one occasion,
few years ago, he requested his secretary,
Claude Goodwin, to obtain two berths on
sleeping car and was particular In his
instructions as to just how he wanted
them. The next morning he found two
tickets on his desk. They were not what
he wanted. He Immediately wrote Mr..
Goodwin sharp and caustic note. Good
win replied quickly In person. He said
there was no reason why he should receive
such note; that Mr.. Mckee had bought
those sleeping car tickets.
"Well, then, indorse the note to Mo-
Kee," was Hoyts quick response.
Recently the critic Of newspaper, after
q very pleasant review of "a Milk White
Flag" said that Ito enjoy Mr. Hoyt's
latest production one should leave ones
intellect at home" Before leaving the
city Mr.. Hoyt wrote something like the
following note to the offending critic:
DEAR SIR-I read your notices Of my latest
play, in which you say that "one should leave
ones intellect at home before going to soc it,"
! Judge from your criticisms you took your
own advice. Yours, truly,
CHARLES HoYr.
Not long ago an actor of more or less re-
pute heard that Mr.. Hoyt was about to
make change in the cast of part In one
Of his plays The actor sent this telegram
to the author manager:
81 very much desire to have an oppor-
tunity to play the part of -"
To this Mr.. Hoyt sent the following
message;
"You are entirely alone In your desire. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
THE new ENGLAND R. R. CO
Passenger Train Service, Week Days,
Corrected to Nov. %, 1896.

Passenger Train Service, Week Days,
Corrected to Nov. %, 1896.
Trains leave PRovIpENoE as follows,
For Boston $50. IL as a. H. kErVhS R;oTp. m,
b;27 p. m.
wALPoLE-5:5S. il.55 a m.
FRANKLIS-5:55, 1i:55 a. IN. $50 o. N
NILFORD-5:55. li;bj a. M; $3.50 p. m
ARLINGroN--Fl2. .05. 5;3i, $50 D. m
NEST ARLINGToN-Fl2io5 5;35. Fs;7o D. m
KNIGHTSVILLE--Fi20 o., 53j, 6:3), r'Fi1 10 p. m.
MEsHANTICUT-l2:oa S:t6. s:s). eli 10 p. m.
NATICK. RIVER POINT, CENTREvILLB
wAsHINGToN-s:ao, s;oa a. m; i::oa AGO. O;3a
ti3o, 7;l5. "n:io p m.
CRAN5ToN. oAKLAWN--s;to. $500 n m; i:sN
4;2a b;35, $3.50, 7:i5. 'sil;i0 p. m.
PoNTIACS:io 10 AMI i2:oS. 4;2o. $685. $3.50. + 7:ia
"ll:Io p. m.
ARCTIC AND QUIDNIcK-s:ao, a m; 1905 4:2o,
63j. $50. F7:1G"ii;io p. m
ANTHoNY-s:4o. $500 a. m; i2sS. 4;2o. 5;ss $50
7;b "ll;l0 p. m.
COVENTRY. GREENE, oNECo, MoosUP,
PLAINFIELD-6:i0 800 O. m t:eo. 7;l5 D. m
The 7li p. m. train connects at Plainneld for
New YORK
sUMMIT-GAo. 500. q. M; l2o. 7ii5 p. m.
JEWETT CITY, CANTERBURY. SCOTLAND.
VERSAILLES, BALTIC. SOUTH WINDHAM
t;4o $500 a. m; ti20, 7;l5 p
wILLIMANFIe-6sio $500 A. M I4i2o. z:i5 p.
HARTFoRD-s..o. $500 a. m; 4iao. 1a5nm
FIsHKILL& q NEWBURG-s.oo a. m.
NORWICH-6;40, 300 n. m. 4:2o 7;l5 p m.
WATERBURY. DANBURY-S:Oo a. m.
CHICAGO AID THE WEST VIA NEWBURo
AND ERIE RY-9:0O q. m
PASCoAG AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS
EXCfPT FIELDS STATION 6;45, $3.50 a m;
4:i0 6;35. and ''il:i p. m.
Fields Station-6:f5. $3.50 a. m. f;io s:5j pm.
Leave Pascosg at 6;95. 7;2S a. m; 1850.
B:25 and ''s;05 p. IN.
All trains leave from west end OF Union Depot
Providence.
sssaturdays only Stops on notice.
Mr.. BAECoCK, q. PA
J.N. KING, supt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

"Coo LIE RoI. THE HIGHwAYMAN.
= WAS SEEN THIS MORNING IN THE
WOODS BEYOND YEREs."
sleep. lie found his valet standing al
his bedside, profuse in apology for the
intrusion.
II am sorry 10 disturb your excel
lency," he said, "but there Is mounted
messenger below who has news which
will not wait"
"Send him up," cried the lieutenant,
springing from his bed, and beginning
20 dress hurriedly. "Does he come from
the Provost?"
"Ilnow nothing" said the man. "save
that he Graves audience"
a moment later. the messenger, one of
the new guard, was saluting his chief.
II am TO tell you, sir" said he. "that
Coz lie Roi. the highwayman. was seen
this morning In the woods beyond
Ycrcs."
"Oh." cried the lieutenant bristling
with anger. 'you come 10 tell me that
then tell IL TO the devil"
The man crossed himself devoutly.
God save us all." said he. "hcrc IL
your excellency's own guard In the liuc
81. Paul declaring that the fellow has