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ever. He went to the highest point and
settled down perfectly still His previous
conduct convinced me that he now fully
realized that the case was hopeless as
far as he was concerned.
Must the brayest of them all thus die
when he could have easily made his es>
cape long ago? lie willingly risked his
own life that he might save others. Could
a more genuine example of brotherly hero
ism be found in human annals? Could
more striking example of brotherly love
and unselfsh devotion be shown? Could
more earnest solicitude for the life Of
others be instanced? I think not. Within
his own power this little insect had no
possible means of escape. He did not fear
death; neither did he die, but he was last
to escape. l lifted the stick from the
water and laid it on the ground. He
crawled huriredly away TO his compan-
IONS whom he had 50 recently torn from
the grasp of death, Whatever may
have done for them. I can but feel that,
il his example, the little hero ant did
much more for me-
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like its mate, fought madly for a few mo-
ments, While the boy bored and twisted
the sharp steel into its flesh. Discour-
aged at such terrible resistance, it, too,
gave over the attempt to reach him.
The two cougars trotted back and forth
on the floor of the cavern more tamely
now. They kept up a series of weird anX-
ious cries, while the kits miauled. And
Sput, the bob-cat in his corner, Kissed
and sDat in protest or in fear.
Dowie now bethought him of several
matches in his pockets and dared the
experiment of closing the bars of his cage.
He lighted a lucifer, carefully husbanded
its blaze, and keeping one eye upon the
movements of the cougars, slipped the rod
he held into position. Then, feeling safer
with the opening so much narrowed, he
lighted another and proceeded more bold
ly. He put the other rods in place, while
the pumas lifted their jaws. bloody from
the wounds he had given and glared with
yellow, scintillating eyes at his light.
When all the rods were in their sockets
Dowie flung himself down by the kits,
master of the situation.
He had no longer any fear. There was
no room for purchase against those
strong rods in place. He lay on the floor
of the cist and gathered the kits in his
arms while the old ones still trotte1
in the cavern, or even ventured to thrust
their noses, .snuffling, against the bars of
his cage. The little ones, Rugged in Dow
les arms, tired of squalling, perhaps.
grew quiet again, and the boy, complete
ly wearied, fell asleep, grasping the neck
of the gunnysack.
When he awoke it was daylight and tho
old cougars had disappeared. He dared
not now, however. leave the kits in the
cage he had prepared for them. He did
not want to risk going in TO them. even
in daytime. And so he carried them 10
the hacienda, and pleaded successfully
for the chance to keep them.
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Names We Missed.
From the New York Press.

1t was INTENDED that Maryland should
be called "Cfescentia," but Charles 1
changed It to Terra Mariae," in honor of
his wife, and we made it 'Mary's Land.
hence Maryland -'(Home pronunciation.
"Merrylon") William Penn wanted to call
his state New Wales" but afterward de-
cided upon Sylvania, to which the king
prefxed the word Penn. In 1884 an or.
dinance was drawn UP as follows: THE
territory northward Of the 45 degree, that
is to say of the completion Of the 45th de-
gree from the equator and extending
to the Lake Of the Woods, shall be called
Sylvania" See what we missed! The
territory under the 45th and 44th degrees
which lies westward of Lake Michigan
was to be called Michigania, while thar
to the eastward, within the peninsula
formed by the lakes and waters Of Mich
igan Huron, ST. Clair and Erie. was to
be called Chersonesus. Heaven forbadel
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NOSE WITH SILVER NosrRILs.
Eastern Physicians Graft New
Nasal Organ ON "a WOmnn's Face.
From the New York Journal.


From the New York Journal.
Happy indeed is Mrs. Sophie Goderer,
the wife Of asmachinist of % Bartlett
street, Williamsburg. She has received a
brand-new nose at the hands of a surgeon,
her original nose having been dishgured
by disease. Mrs. Golderer is past O'pears
of age. A little more than four years ago
she and her husband arrived here from
Vienna. For several years before their
arrival in this country Mrs. Golderer had
been afflicted with necrosis Of the bones
in the nose. The disease didn't trouble her
to any painful extent until about two years
ago, which al times the pain became al
most uncomfortable, and eventually the car
tilage and tissues Of the nose were entire
ly destroyed, and a cavity disfgured her
face.
In May last. the pain becoming more ag-
onizing, Mrs. Golderer decided upon an OPP
Grafton. She went to Bellevue Hospital
where DR.. Joseph ID. Bryant interested
himself in the case, and day was set
for the operation. 1t began with an Incl
sion beginning at the base of the nose
and extending obliquely into the cheek for
an inch and Quarter. Then another in
cision was made an inch below the primal
line, and the skin and tissue to the depth
of one-sixth of an inch were taken away
from the cheek. Similar missions were
made on the other side of the cheek.
When this was completed pieces OF flesh
were taken from other parts Of her body.
placed in the cut and dressed for grating
This flesh was shaped roughly into the
form of nose, and silver tubes were i'm
serted for the nostrils. When this part
Of the work was completed careful anti
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septic treatment was necessary to keen
the parts from sloughing until there was
adhesion Finally a healthy skin was cul-
tvated over the whole structure. 1t re-
CURED months to do it, but was success
fully accomplished. The only defacement
is q wrinkle at the junction of the nose
graft, where the cheek tissue was cut
1t is the general opinion that in time
this will disappear Mrs. Golderer said
yesterday: MY new nose feels like my
old nose, and / would never know the diff
ference. The disease Is eradicated, and
the surgeons say that l will never be
troubled again. / am all worn out how
ever. by the strain I've been under, and
intend leaving shortly for sanitarium
to regain my former health"
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In the city Of P, a few nights ago,
says Judge, woman in charge of one of
the city homes for friendless girls, a wo-
man Of deeds, not words, received the fol-
lowing communication:
Dear Sister in Christ-Please give the
bearer your motherly care and shelter.
You will find this girl most wonderfully
saved and completely filled with the spirit.
Your in Christ. Mrs. NJ"
After reading through the gushing epis-
tie, the matron went down to the recep-
ton room OF the home and found-not to
her great surprise-that the girl was utter
worthless and too intoxicated to speak dis }
tinctly. Her reply to the note was brief
and to the point:
Dear Mrs. Mt find this wonder
fully saved girl too completely filled with
the spirit to suit me, and return her with
thanks. Sincerely,
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"A happy Trenton, Me-, family consist
ing Of father and mother, six children,
four sons-in-law, two daughters-in la W
and seventeen grandchildren, the Oldest
parent being SO years old and the Oldest
child 50, has never had its circle broken by
death.
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-Bridgets Precaution. Bridget Ito
Mike, who has just set up a new stove):
Don't build foire in 1t till OF troy th'
oven fer II 1t don't bake well Ofn hoy
it STINT back.-Judge,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-24

Mr.. Oldboy-"I remember the first fish
I ever caught" Miss Pert-"What was it :;
an ichthyosarus ?"-Harlem Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-24
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Paper betting for machinery is be-
ing made and used in Germany.
An Oshkosh wis., firm is success
fully making binding twine Of marsh
hay.
Liverpool has the largest fire en-
gine in the world-equal to throwing
1900 gallons q minute and q stream
140 feet high.
The Athens check factory is to be
operated by electricity. This is the
first cotton factory in Georgia to use
electricity as motive power.
Natural gas is fast going. j. D..
Weeks has just made report on the
supply and its decline for the National
Labor Bureau in which it appears that
the supply has fallen half in seven
years.
Fair-haired people are becoming
less numerous than formerly. The an
cient Jews we're fair-haired race !;
now they are, with few exceptions,
dark. So it is in lesser degree with
the Irish, among whom $50 years ago
a dark-haired person was almost un-
known.
The suggestion is advanced that
perhaps the ultimate field of acetylene
will be in the lighting of lighthouses
and on board ships. Its compactness
and the ease with which it can be
slowed away in the form of carbide
and ease of generation of the gas, to-
gether with great brilliancy, and point
to its adaptability for this purpose.
The stopping" qualities of the Lee
Metford rifle, now in use in the Brit
ish army, has been the subject of
much comment ever since the Chitral
campaign. The bullet used was there
found of very little use in stopping
the rush of determined body of ia
natics. This will not be the case in
future, it is stated, as a new bullet has
been invented, the quality of which
are said to be undoubted.
A recent discovery that practical
men as we'll as scientists approve is
the complete transformation of wood
into gas. The product has power
four times greater than that made
from bituminous coal. It's value lies
in adaptability as a motive power,
which can be applied to the produc-
tion of ceramics, in glass manufacture,
for Bessemer hearths, and like indus.
tries. Rich in carbonic oxide as it is,
the gas is available for the manufac.
ture of oxalic acid and other chemi-
Gals, and, it is said, at very consid-
cradle saving in cost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12

difficulty, engaging rooms for mother
and daughter, and quietly effacing him
self.
1t was far too long story to try to
record the three months that followed.
George Vanhorn was resolute on one
point. He would not marry Helen.
He had no hope of recovery, but if the
unexpected should happen he would
not risk running Helen's life by bind
ing it to his.
"Oh," she would cry, "what am
to deserve the love of two such men
Mother, it humbles me to think how
they love me!'
And by this love her courage was
sustained through the three months,
when she and her mother smoothed
George Vanhorn's path to the grave.
Such happiness as could be hers, she
knew that she owed to Will Spencer,
who showed his love only by his care
of the invalid. He never spoke of love
to her, giving her up entirely, but
upon her lover he lavished every kind
ness wealth could procure, or friend.
ship dictate. He gave him brothers
devotion until the last parting came,
and when he was laid in the cemetery
Will Spencer took Helen and Mrs.
Raymond back to their home and left
them.
1t was three years later when he
came home from European tour and
called on Mrs. Raymond.
"The old lady, sir, is dead" the
servant told him, an Miss Helen's liv-
in in - street. Maybe yees didn't
hear she's come into some money from
her uncle, sir, and Mrs. Grady, she's
took this house, SIR"
Come into some money! Well, she
did not need him. He would wait
awhile. But in few days little note
reached him:
"It was unkind to letme hear of your
return by accident. Will you not come
to see me?'
Would he not? And when he went
he could not keep the love out of his
eyes or his voice, and she-at last!
Her eyes dropped under his gaze, her
cheeks blushed for him, her voice
faltered, with tenderness He had won
his bride! And he had no secret hidden
from her loving eyes, no treachery he
would dread to have her discover. By
the frankness he had thought would
alienate her forever he had won her
true, faithful love, a devotion as entire
as that she had given in her girlhood
to the man he had so nobiy befriended.
The Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12

A piano OH an entirely new principle
is announced from Germany. The
strings are stretched across the sound.
ing board as i'll the ordinary piano, but
the entire hammer mechanism is ab-
sent. Instead, the depressing of the
key puts in action magnet, which au-
tomaticnlly attracts and releases the
wire, thus producing vibrations with
out the metallic stroke which accom-.
panies the sound in the common type.
The resulting effect upon the tones is
said to be very remarkable. The high
notes resemble those of an Eolian
harp. The middle and lower notes are
like cello or an organ. 1t responds
readily to every variation in power and
expression. A note can be sounded
for several minutes without varying in
quality. So radically different from
all existing instruments are the effects
that new style of music is needed to
bring out its capabilities.-Illustrated
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12

one night herder in our employ, a
boy from one of the middle Western
States, came running to the ranch
house good deal frightened, and
complained that a mountain lion had
chased him. He had had long run,
and the creature had followed him to
within fifty yards of the house.
with the morning light the boy re-
covered courage aud went out to his
herding again, but he mulled ove- the
run and the scare the lion had given him
and vowed he would get even with the
beast. Along the creek that bordered
the range was n good growth of timber,
and the boy, remembering his rabbit
snaring feats in the East, rugged up
'iump-up' trap on a large scale for the
benefit of the lion. He built an in.
closure that could be entered only by
a passage on one side. Then he bent
down stiff sapling and secured its
top to n notched tree stump in such
way that if it were moved, ever so little,
it would fly up. To this top he at
tached n stout rope, with slip moose
so arranged that any creature enter
ing the inclosure would be caught by
the moose and at the same time cause
the sapling to spring upright. When
everything was ready he put lamb in
the inclosure at night and waited.
"The lambs bleating attracted the
lion, and at midnight the boy, who
slept in M outbuilding, came to the
ranch house to tell us the beast was
caught. Once awakened we needed
no telling of the fact, for the lions
cries came plainly to our ears from up
the creek. We got our guns and
started for the trap. The night was
dark, and as we houndered along
among the trees and brushwood the
foremost man nearly ran bang into the
lion, hanging by the rope to the sap
ling. The beast had evidently tried
to leap through the moose, for he was
caught, not by the neck, but round
the body, just forward of the hind
quarters. AS he dangled from the
sapling, trying to turn so as to bite off
the rope, his clawings and contortions
were something wonderful to see, and
at every failure he let ont a screech
that could have been heard mile
away.
"Turn and twis! as he might he
could not get to the rope with his
teeth. But lest something might slip
or give way and let him loose we lost
no time in backing off to safer dis
tance, and then we finished him with
our firearms. We were all mighty
pleased to get rid of him, butt reckon
the boy that trapped him got the most
satisfaction ont of the business---and
he got the skin and bounty"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12
EDDY EXPELLED.
|mittec Says lie Rugged and
6cd Women IndisCriminatcl

mittec Says lie Rugged and
Bed Women Unfortunately.
ECHBURG, Mass. June 10-The expected
happened at the First Baptist church here.
IS been voted to expel from membership
Ae church Abram T. Eddy, one of the
laymen In the city. The
d has been brewing for some time, and
Eddy has been prayed with and re-
rated with and cautioned past
lance. Boiled down the charges are that
mber OF reports have been investi-
all of which show an undue and un-
nted attempted familiarity with women.
eral instances these approaches were
toward attractive young girls. Others
toward married women. Upon testi-
the committee, pastor and deacons
doubt that the accused has persist
|hugged and kissed women indiscrim-
y. This has been done under varying
distances and during period OF four
in this community. There has
in all this studied secrecy.
has solicited ladies to ride
with him after dark. They have been
through lonely and unfrequented
There have been invitations extend
him to the ladies to visit his rooms, but
llcr would find upon Ii arrival there
he was there alone. Sometimes he has
ed secrecy and sought promise that
/ Is should he said concerning these in
eS.
Eddy is one of the most prominent lay
hers in the Baptist church OF the state.
prmerly resided in New Bedford and
deacon OF one of the Baptist churches
He is at present director Of one OF
ational banks in that city and is a
r OF ex-senator Eddy Of New Bedford.
Bince he came to this city. about
bars ago, he has been prominently
led with the work of the Baptist
and it was largely through his
that the Beth Eden church at West
burg, the Highland Baptist church and
3uth Fitchburg Baptist chapel were
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12

Those who are familiar with the
lines of Samuel Wilberforce,
Oh, would l were n cassowary on the plains
Of Timbuctoo,
Where they eat tho missionary, prayer
book. Bible, hymn book, too!
Have regarded this famous city some
what as myth. But the French
reached it about three years ago, and
it is a remarkable instance of France
out-stepping England in a race for ter
ritory. Under French influences the
city is becoming great centre of COM
merce. Unfortunately the climate is
unhealthy, but vigorous steps are be-
ing taken bv the French Government
to improve
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12

STON. Mass. June 10-Something over
Fears ago Benjamin Franklin left $4,000
native town of Boston. to be loaned
certain conditions to young mechanics
1t the end of 100 years certain
N to be applied rs certain trus-
elected according to specifications
p will. should direct. the best to be
placed at interest. The boquest fell
hree years ago and the little nest egg
rown to be worth s34s. 200. The trus-
lave been elected. but the"city fathers"
1.-The board of aldermen. are making the
desperate efforts to have the spending Of
oney. 1t was voted to build a trade
and before the board was estopped
ls inroads 1t had had one expensive
out of the money. II is hungry for
pr at least to get it's hands into the
less. An appeal has been made
e supreme court to settle the uues-
s to who shall spend the money.
hucleus left for another 100 years will,
Estimated at that time, amount to about
M mn
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Training 4 Mountain Lion.

''It was when I was sheep ranching
in the Hermosa district, in southern
California, that was, in way, con-
cerned in very queer trapping oper-
ation," said James Smith, OF Geneva,
N. Y. 81 was partner in a big ranch,
and we were getting along swimmingly
when one spring mountain lionS came
into the. eighborhood and set to kill
ing our sheep and lambs. We tried
hunting. traps and poison to rid our
selves of the beast, but could neither
get him nor drive him away. The
beast not only killed our sheep, but
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12
A POliceman's Daring Feat.

Peter Tanning and Samuel Hodges,
New York truck drivers, had race
up First avenue from Forty second
street the other afternoon. Tanning
drove his truck in the car tracks, with
Hodges on his left. They sent their
horses up the avenue neck and neck,
screaming at each other and having
the best time possible.
When they reached Fifty. sixth street
Bicycle Policeman Black saw them.
"Stop!" he shouted.
'Stop u.s." "said Tanning and Hodges,
griuning cheerfully at the policeman.
Black mounted his bicycle and put
after them. There was scarcely three
feet clear way between the rushing
horses. The policeman steered for
this as he rode between the two wag-
ons. He caught up with the horses
when they had reached the middle of
the block.
When he was at their heads he let
60 thel handles of his bicycle and
grabbed a rein of Fanning's near
horse near the bit with his right hand
and rein of Rodges's off horse with
his left. He hung to the reins for
dear life, and was lifted off his bicycle
and over the handle bar. As his bi.
cycle fell to the pavement Black drew
the horses heads together and let
them support him. They at once be.
gan 10 slow down. When Fifty-sev-
enth street was reached the horses
were at n standstill.
Il did," said Black to the drivers,
who had stopped grinning. "Now
drive to the police station"
He followed them on his bicycle,
which had not been injured, to the
East Fifty first street station, where
they were locked up for reckless driv-
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12
ONWARD POUNDED ME-"
of Midd IcborO Farmcr-Al.
legged slayer Held.

DLEBORO. Mass. June 10-Asaph
yard has been arraigned in the dis
burt on charge Of having caused the
pf James Smith. u farmer. aged 7G
of East Middlehoro. Mrs. Lottie L.
wife of the nephew of the deceased. .tes-
to seeing the old man going down the
bn his OK team May Is, 1895. and that
he returned. twenty minutes later.
was blood on his face. hat and sleeve.
b washed the blood from his face he
"Howard pounded me; l didn't strike
4 Officer Mendal testified to visiting
is housea few days after the assault.
Occurring n statement Of the trouble
ben the two men. Smith claimed
hrd attacked him without provoca-
Medical Examiner Wareham tes-
that blood poisoning was the
p Of death. the result OF the broken
Albert W. Smith. nephew Of the de-
ID. testified to Smiths habits, and to
y troubles. which included Howard.
further testimony Howard was found
ebly guilty. and held in s2500 bonds for
rand jury. which will como in at Plym-
next week. Bail was furnished.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-06-12
wycr. Mason, and odd Fellow

LEM. y. Y, June lO-The Hon. James
ION has Just died at his home here, aged
fars, For the past so years he had been
|yer. and was one Of the most promi-
members OF the bar in northern New
;. He had held many high official Of
p Judge Gibson was Mason OF the
lest distinction. He was grand master
pc grand lodge OF the state OF New York
s'S and lS49, and as grand master laid
|corner stone Of the Masonic Temple in
York city in 1870. He was also in 1859
MI master of the Odd Fellows. He was
only man who has ever been grand mas
Of both these fraternities in this state.
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Killed nv Header.

PROVIDENCE. .R. I.June 10-Arthur Lahiff,
popular young resident ofthe Elmwood dis
trict, scorched the incline on the boulevard
near Roger Williams park. racing against an
electric car. and met tragic death. 1t is
the second fatality to wheelmen near here.
the first being on the Shore Line road. be-
tween the rails, two months ago. LahiT
broke a pedal, took fearful header and died
in Is minutes.