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the cellar itself. The cold air boz
where 1t passes through this loom
should I've as nearly air tight as It Is
possible to make It.
The accompanying design has . cell
lar built with the ideas expressed In
this article.
The ceiling is eight feet In heigh,
the walls are of brick, twelve inches
thick, with two windows on each side;
1t is divided into four compartments
by an eight Inch brick wall, with hall
In center opening onto steps leading
to yard. The furnace room can thus
be shut off, keeping all dust and ashes
from the rest of the cellar. The out
side walls are plastered with cement,
and the cellar floor is laid in concrete.
This house can be built in the vicin
ity Of New York for $4,250, not includ-
ing the heating apparatus, which would
cost from $3.50 to $3.50, according to
whether air or hot water was used
In this article 1t is impossible to
give full or complete description of
the house, but further information
you'd be cheerfully furnished to any
one desiring it by addressing the
architects.
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ever. the cellar must remain as origin
ally constructed, and for this, reason
its main features must be above re-
proach. 1t must be light and dry,
thoroughly ventilated and of sufficient
height. The ceiling should newer be
less than seven feet, and nine is far
better. A damp cellar is a. nuisance
as well as a great source Of disease,
and every precaution should be taken
to- guard against this fault.
Brick is porous in its nature, but if
it must be used, the walls should be
coated with tar on the outside. With
stone walls cement should be mixed
with the mortar in order that moisture
may not seep through the interstices Of
the stone. The floor should be care
fully coated with concrete and cement
ed. and tile drain should be laid from
the lowest point to run Off water that
may gather as the result of accident.
There should be- windows on at least
two sides, in order that there may be
a draft through the cellar. In cot
tages and detached houses there should
be windows on ALI sides. A door
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
PAL MISTRY.
Young Woman, Saved from n Bigamist
by 1t.

Young Woman Saved from a Bigamht
by 1t.
Marvellous things are claimed OF
palmistry, not only by those who prac-
tice it as profession but by many who
have seen the prophecies of palmists
come true in actual life, says the New
York Herald. Telling the past by the
lines of the hands is, however, almost
a new art. There is a man in town
who believes he can do it, at least
so far as marriages are concerned.
Still further, he claims that the lines
in the past ended in divorce and which
party it was that obtained the divorce.
1T is also possible" he said the other
day, ito find in the palms the records OF
the number of ones marriages, hint
of the experiences of courtship and
whether married life proved smooth or
otherwise. l saved one young woman
from a bigamist once. He was engaged
to her and they came together to me-
You are married already l said after
looking at his palm. He only laughed
but the young woman Investigated and
found it was true. On another occasion
l saw in the hand Of hotelkeeper the
record Of two marriages - one at "a
years and the other at 80. When
| told him he was simply amazed. 4
was married once at "a he said, and
again at 49, The hands are the rec
ords of the body. 1t is amazing what b
written there"
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Inextinguishabie Fire.


An extended account is given,in" the'
Cincinnati Enquirer Of John Floydis
discovery of a peculiar kind of fire, in
extinyuishable when once ignited. IL
is represented as substance having
the consistency of paste, and harmless
while in a quiet state; the friction
caused by rubbing it against nara
substance will, however, set 1t agipw''
and nothing will overcome the hame''
the latter burning with blue light
and an intense heat until the COM
pound is completely destroyed p9
combustion. water having no erect
upon it. Dynamite and gunpowder re-
ouire a spark to ignite them. while
powder produces an explosion, put NOT
a regular fire; but to ignite"this eoU-
mound there is just the slightest TIC
ton of rubbing it against some oruih-
arv substance-there is then no explo-
sion or rapid Speeding of flames, pus
a strange, living fire, incapable OF be-
ing stamped out or killed in amy known
wav The, inventor states his unwiii-
ingness to, make the ingredients OF TINS
composition known, on account OF
risks; to, the public by so doing.
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SANITARY CELLARS.

Copyright, 1897, by the Cooperative
Building Plan association, New York;
With the increased knowledge OF
sanitary laws brought about by the
close and systematic study given to the
subject in recent years, 1t has come to
be generally recognized that one of
the leading sources of danger to health
IN the home is the cellar. In the olden
times no attention whatever was given
to the cellar, save to see that 1t was
commodious enough to contain the
odds and ends that usually found stUr-
age there. 1t was thought sufficient to
make 1t a mere ''hole in the ground"
rooted over from the elements by the
structure itself, and furnishing place
that was particularly suitable from it's
equable temperature for the storage OF
food and household supplies that need
be kept cool in summer and warm in
winter. But now, happily, this Is oil
changed. The man who builds the
most need guarding against the in
roads of disease are the plumbing and
the cellar.
The experienced architect is sup
posed to have profited by the
wisdom of all ages in the mat
ter of house building, and have the
details of construction resolved into
science. Doubtless he has. and
ron siderinP the, mauy disadvantages
under which he works, he makes very
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few mistakes. Give him free redn
and he can be trusted to PLAN house
that will not only satisfy all. esthetic
requirements, but will be thoroughly
sanitary as well. The great difficulty,
however, is that he is generally rig1dly
circumscribed in the matter OF en-
pense, and required to give the great
est amount of display for the money.
This means that many petty economies
must be practiced, and the builder
generally requests that the saving may
be made in those parts that are not
visible to the ordinary beholder. The
cellar is the very last part of the house
to- be seen, and 1t seems easy to cut out
of the plan window or two in this
place. or take off foot from the height
of the ceiling. But this is not the
part of true wisdom. 1t is better to
try the economy in fittings and fur
nishing above, or leaving some of
the upper rooms that are not imper-
atively needed entirely unfinished.
These can readily be completed In
after years without impairing the plan
of the house. In a general way, how
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PlonfcelIoF

opening directly into the outer air Is
an excellent feature. There should be
no dark, inaccessible corners, for these
will surely breed disease. If gas Is
used in the house, there should be at
least one burner in the cellar, or two
if it be a large one. The fixtures
should be riding bracket, short and Of
strong pattern. When the heating ap-
paratus is in the cellar, special arrange
ments become necessary; If possible,
the furnace should be shut off by itself,
in order to prevent the spreading Of
dust and ashes. 1t is a little less than
suicidal to follow the practice some
times adopted Of taking the cold air
supply for the furnace directly from
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

still dark, and there was no light on
tie waters. knew, however, that IN
an hour or so the moon would rise,
and thought that would wait for 1t
for what particular reason l can not
say; but it came into my head, ana
the good Lord put it there, perhaps.
Being by myself alone, the fancy
came upon me that l was the only man
left in the world. l could not hear
sound but the soft tapping of the waves
as they rolled inshore, as they had
rolled on this self-same spot thousands
and thousands of years ago, and as
they would roll for thousands and thou
sands more, till they rolled into eternl-
ty. We get thoughts now and again
that we can not plumb. and can not
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
INGENIOUS TEACHING.
How Small Boy Became an Art Con.
nOisseur..

How Small Boy Became an Art Con-
noisseur..
mother who could hear i'm the
next room every morning her small
son Of talking to himself as he
spelled out the words and added the
figures, crosswise, up and down, and
in every possible way, of u large cal
endar which hung directly i'm front Of
his bed, bethought herself of furnish
ing him better occupation, says the
New York Post. She took down the
calendar and put in its place ~ good
print of Raphael's Madonna della Seq
giola"; this with no word to- him Of
little ones voice was stilled, but
noiseless peep into the ROOM showed
his eyes glued rapturously5 to- the pic
ture, while about nis lips the hint Of
a smile betrayed that his absorbing in
terest was a pleased one. Since then
changed, not too frequently, for d
child demands reiteration, until the
boy has become a small connoisseur in
famous paintings, and his occasional
short visits to an art gallery are a.
great delight to him because Of his
matin studies. The first ten minutes
Of a child's day are a most valuable
receptive period. The young brain is
refreshed by sleep, uneXcited by any
of the days occupations, eager for i'm
pressions and peculiarly responsive to-
their influence. A writer on child
study considers that equally important
with the first waking hours should be-
the last of the day. The mother who
sits at her little ones bed as theetfred,.
small frame is settling into repose will
almost invariably find that the mind
Just before sleep works with unusual,
if brief. clearness; she will be to-
let this last, strongly imprinted i'm
preston be a soothing one. A gentle
voice, short, easily comprehended
tale with no sadness, no tragedy, no
sharp elements Of any sort, Will send
the temporarily keen but fast snc-
cumbing faculties off into sluniber-
land under the best and most health
full auspices. Too many motherssleaVe'
to servants these significant moments
Of their children's lives, lovely toothe
mothers if they will enjoy them and
priceless to the growing character or
their receptive powers If taken .advan-
tage of,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

Brothosl,sod of Trinity and lighthouses
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth
n, religions brotherhood known as tho
brotherhood of the Most Glorious ana
Undivided Trinity" was directed by an
act of parliament to preserve ancient
sea marks and to- erect beacons ana
"signs of the sea-" For more than
hundred years this brotherhood kept
up the ancient sea marks, but erected
nothing new; then they began to pur-
chase and operate lights owned by pri-
waite individuals or by societies; and
still later they commenced to build
lighthouses and beacons. Finally, IN
1856, parliament gave Trinity House
the entire control of the lighthouses OF
England.-"The Lights That Guide In
the Night" by Lieut.. John M. Eli
colt, U. s.. N, in April St. Nicholas.
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Adolphus Softleigh-"Ah, my dear
Miss Edith, you do not dream how
many sordid men would seek to marry
such an innocent, trusting girl as you
are, Just for her money. But l hope
the man who wins you will love you
for your own sweet sake alone"
Miss Edith-"Indeed, he will have to-
It's my cousin-whose name is the
same as mine-who is rich. l haven't
dollar of my own"
A. S. latter an awkward pause)-
"What strange weather we are having
lately. New York Tribune.
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Thankful

Zone weeks work!-The plumber
paused in his examination of the pipe
in the bathroom and fell ON his knees
with cry of joy.
"And now 1 SEQ my way clear. He
ioyfully recalled the fact that he was
in the home of millionaire.-"To Eu-
rOpe."
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Needs EXPLANATION.

Celeste Offering box of confections)
The paper manufacturer sent these.
Poor fellow, he has failed. Gertie-
Why, didn't he make good paper? &C.
leste-Yes, he made good enough pa
per-but his paper was no good
New York Herald.
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CHAPTER XvI-(CoNrINuED.)

CHAPTER XVL-(CoNTlNuED.)
No sooner had he spoken the words
than every man among us began feei-
ing in his pockets. For what? you
ask. For what you can buy at farth-
ing hundred, and yet farthlng
worth of which was more precious TO
: us than all the gold in all the Austria
lias--for box of lucifer matches.
What we searched for we did not nnu'
Not a man among us had match.
Truly we had thought that our cup OF
unhappiness was full, but here was an
other bitter drop added, proving that
there were depths of misery we had not
yet reached. Cold as our hearts were
before. they were colder now. we
were frightened to look one another IN
the face; and speak the honest truth
when | say that at that moment l
would have given five of my fingers LOT
Ave wooden matches, and would nave
chopped them of myself without
murmur; and so, do not doubt, would
every man who stood shivering on
those black rocks that dismal, dreadful
night If ever the Devil missed
chance of making a good bargain, ne
missed it then.
The best thing We can do now,
mates" said one, Tom Wren by name,
q reckless man, whose curse was drink
us to lay down and die"
We did not answer him, but stood
around each other with despairing
%r,n 1npEp1 tn the
sky, as though hoping that sparks or
IRE would drop from the clouds into
our hands. And one of the men be-
gan to wander in his mind, and COM
menced to sing in hoarse voice ABOUT
Che sweet little cherub that sits up
alof, to watch DER the life of poor
lack" Well, well, that sweet little
cherub did not desert poor Jack, after
all, for suddenly sailor gave scream
of Joy. and cried out that he had found
q match in his pocket. Only one-but
our lives hung on that little bit OF WOOD
He was about to take it from his peck
ct, when violent hands were laid upon
Dim.
Keep it from the damp, for GODS
( sakew we cried. IF it gets wet, were
lost men,"
g. AN island filled with jewels could
not have bought that match from us.
We sat about collecting dry WOOD,
and tearing it into thin shreds, and
after selecting sheltered spot, our
: best skill was used in building up the
pile which we hoped soon to see blaz-
:. ing. {. There was an anxious discussion
:; as to who should strike the match, and
:; It was proposed that ] should DO II;
{, buI my nerves were so much shaken
that l did not dare. One volunteered,
and. to him it was entrusted. We
!, stood around him in a close circle, TO
!: prevent the wind from getting to him,
and many silent prayer went up for
the success of the task he had under
taken. 1t was solemn moment, that,
- let me tell you, and would have tried
the nerves of the bravest man. lie
was successful, and we watched with
thankful hearts the jets of flame play
ina among the thin strips OF bark we
stooped over 1t and drew warmth to
our beGies; and one man who, while
tie match was being lighted, had stood
as If he were petrified, danced about
the fire like an imp of the devil.
Mr.. Farley is going mad, do be-
lieye." said sailor
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One Sure Way.

whats the best way to tell bad
egg?" asked the sweet young thing
who had entered the bonds Of matri-
mony without any practical experience
in housekeeping.
81 don't know, I'm sure" answered
her cruel husband. did you ever try
tasting it?"-Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
CHAPTER XVII.

HE name coming
to my ears brought
with it a dim re-
membrance. Fair
ley! Where had !
heard that name,
and in what way
was it associated
with me? In my
then state Of agita-
ton l could not
bring the threads
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
THE VOY AGE OFCABOT
THE PROPOSED CELEBRATION
OF THE Anniversary.
Pioneer of All Our Civilizati0nr-Such .
CommemOratiOn WcWd Advance ROpu-
lar Interest In American History by
Long Steps.

N THE sunrise of
the long summer
day, June "a, 1897,
the little ship Mat
thew, with John
Cabot, " a Venetian
fellow with a fine
mind and greatly
skilled in naviga-
tion," and some
twenty others on
board, hove to at
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
CHAPTER XVIII.

w AO LlTeu euOuSh
to sleep, but sleep
would not come to
me; and rather
than toss about, l
rose and walked
away from the fire
and the sleepers to
the shore. The tide
was coming in, and
the weather had
cleared: but 1t was
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

The average time it takes letter tc
reach Shanghai, China, from London
Is 331A days.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

The first printing press in America
was established at Cambridge, Mass, in
1869,
The herald., 1897-02-21
Under Water Eighteen Hours

An italian inventor named Corzetto
has constructed an apparatus which he
calls a ''methydric sphere" and by
means of which he processes to be able
to descend to any depth in the sea. In
his experiments at Spezzia he stored
some 1000 cubic feet of compressed air
in his apparatus, which he entered with
two friends ard which was then low
cred to a depth OF some 80 feet. AS after
the expiration of nine hours the sphere
had not yet been seen to reascend to the
surface, message was sent to the ad-
miral in command Of the naval depart
ment, who at once sent diver to the
spot The sphere was found still rest
ing on the sea bottom, but the diver
heard nothing in answer to his knocks.
Some barges having been brought to the
spot by tug, the sphere was hauled up
with ropes, and as soon as 1t emerged
it's door was opened and the inventor APP
peared, with livid face and half asphyy-
lated His two companions were uncon-
scious, but were quickly resuscitated.
They had remained eighteen hours un-
der water. The inventor explains that.
so far, all his experiments were success
full, but on this occasion, when he in
tended to return to the surface, the air
pressure at his command proved insult
ficient TO expel the water ballast of
about two tons weight, which had so
far kept his appliance submerged, and
hence they had TO remain where they
were until rescued. At any rate, three
persons were enabled to remain under
water for eighteen hours, and this exper-
iment may not be without significance
as regards the much discussed problem
of submarine vigation.-Scientiiic
American
The herald., 1897-02-21

The primary cause of the trouble is an
injury of the oil cells Of the rind of the
fruit, which may come from various
causes, scorching with heat, chilling
from frost or by bruising. | have not
sufficient knowledge Of chemistry to ex-
plain Just how the injury was done, but
the fact remains. My trees were heavy
with matured lemons at the time they
were fumigated and the fruit was picked
Immediately after. When brushing
preparatory to putting away to cure, l
found many lemons with soft spot on
one side, absolutely cooked. All those,
of course, were removed, and the ap-
parently uninjured ones put away. In
in incredibly short time l discovered a
liquid dripping out of my curry boxes.
and on examination found my lemons
mould and reddish spots. l handled
those lemons over four times before
shipping, losing over 60 per cent. The
part shipped reached market in bad
condition, and occasioned me consider
able loss.
In addition to the damage done to
fruit the blossom crop was SO badly in
jured that fully 5 per cent dropped; also
the very sound lemons. The gentleman
who did the job recognized the fact that
my trees had been treated too harsbly
and offered me compensation in the way
of a proposed reduction on the price of
the next fumig2tion. / leave 1t for the
chemists to answer whether it was heat
or some chemical action of the cyanide
and sulphuric acid administered in ex-
cessive quantities. My other orchard,
not fun1igated picked at the same time.
presented none of the symptoms of tie
fum.gated one. Respectfully,
VIM. II. CRISP.
Sierra Madre, Feb 20, 1887.
The herald., 1897-02-21
A WATER CARNIVAL INDEED
But Not Exactly According to
Program
THE FESTIVITIES POSTPONED
San Diegans Forced TO Submit TO
Jupiter PIuvius
The Grand NavsI Ball At Coronado Last Night
. Redsemlng Feature-fiun.
dreds Of Visitors
THE FESTIVITIES POSTPONED
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20.-There was al
together too much water here today for
the water carnival and the boat races
were postponed until next Tuesday at
2 o'clock, when the racing will take place
in the same order as already announced.
A heavy rain began at this morning
and continued almost without intermis-
sion until noon. when the committee
saw that a postponement was neces-
sary
Several hundred people arrived this
morning in q drenching rain, and those
on the noon train. which was half an
hour late, arrived in carnival of water
all right. The rain was accompanied
by a heavy wind, which at times blew
with velocity of twenty-five miles an
hour, blowing some of the lumber from
the wharf into, the bay and upsetting
some of the seats prepared for the car
nival spectators. Work was suspended
on the goddess barge, but in the after
noon Designer F. W. Sumpf resumed
work with a force of artists, and says
that he will have it in readiness before
the arrival of the goddess and her court
Monday evening.
The streets were flooded, making Pc
destrianism almost impossible. The
cutters on the main str~ats are shallow
and the pavements and streets were
soon submerged, and in som. Instances
the streets resembled muddy lakes.
The bay was rough and surf high on
Coronado beach and along the outer side
of Point Iona the ocean was uuprece-
IDENTIFY "choppy." The San Diego river
has spread out to about 100 feet in width
and flows down to the oceanin a heavier
volume than for many years past.
Last evening twenty feet Of the grade
on the California Southern railroad 1T
Rose canyon was washed away. The
indications are that the storm is ended
Several hundred visitors arrived this
evening. many from Los Angeles, COM
ing to attend the grand nava! ball at the
Coronado hotel in honor Of Admiral
Beardslee
The secretary of STATE has not ye.