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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-06

our question.
"Tell US about your double?" said the
one who had called her.
You were just speaking with her.
Didn't she talk for herself?" she asked,
looking in the direction of the girl who
ad just left US. at is funny, though,
that We should meet here, isn't it2 Some
thing must be going to happen. If not,
why should it have been this way? Most
peoples doubles are on the other side oi
the earth. Oh, l hope something will
happen that's good"
"W hat would you rather haveP
ooh, I'd rather succeed on the stage"
she exclaimed 81 want to be star-like
Bern hardt-I look like her, you knew"
1 hadn't known it belore-perhaps be-
cause | hadn't thought of it, but when
looked a. her more closely l fancied there
was faint resem blance, just shadow oi
an idea of Bernhardt in the pink and
white face before me.
Now we villa Begin" called Signo1
Romeo, rushing to the center of the
stage and collecting the girls around him.
~ wani-a-Ze hopsm
A bevy OF girls gathered in front of him
and gazed expectantly into his ewes.
Where are ze- cabbagesP" he asked,
looking around.
They, too, came forward.
''All a right. Zsre Is "a whole veee-ta-
BILE garden -a-all right-a." He laughed
lightly and motioned them back to The
wall and began with the chops"
This way and that he led them, and oh,
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Why2 l asked >them-er-some of
them-as we waited for Siguor Romeo
10 get his musician in time. IasKed it of
one girl with face that Raphael would
have loved to paint, so full was it of a
stran ge moodiness and inner sadness that
robbed the cheek of its youthful flush,
but replaced is with a pallor that was
beautiful. Her eyes had lost nothing of
their brightness, but they had an added
intensity that made you want 10 gaze and
gaze upon her face and then to turn back
and look once more after you had turned
awav.
Yes" she said, 81 am going on the
stage"
And what line will you follow-the
iegitimate?'
''Oh, no, she said. II shall dance"
''Soubrette parts?''
Yes" she answered.
And are you am bitiousl Is that the
reason you are working hereP'
mo, she said slowly; Il don't think
am so very ambitious; it is all too real. I"
Then why?' began.
For living" she answered, almost
fiercely, and turned away
1T is a hard world - l said.
You bet!' said quick girl Just behind
me, and she looked not day out OF her
teeus-a girl such as you see passing with
her companions daily TO and from school
with her books swinging in the strap and
her face radiant with girllsh expectation.
II used to be stagestruck. l travelled
around the country-the country towns,
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But she could dance-iudeed she could,
and she was as graceful as one could well
mn gine. Indeed Signor Romeo himself
praised her by telling her that she was
mot like the others.
"They are all alike as sack O. pota-
toes" he said, getting excited and pulling
off his collar in haste. II cana no do
anything-CghP' p
He shrugged his shoulders and looked
at them in dismay.
"Follow mel" he called as he snatched
off his coat. "One-a two-a tn ree-a four-a
tive-a Ska seven-a stop-a. No that-a is
not-a right" ne screamed forth, and he
took off his vest.
The girls looked al each other signif-
cantly but he did not mind. He was all
atire, all in tension. He called forth his
orders in voice in which there was an
inspiring note which vibrated through
and through every one.
"Dare-a" he called. Now one-a two-a"
and they did dance with their lips apart
and their eyes shining. They danced as
though possessed with his spirit and the
musician caught the spirit and played
with all the soul he had.
And l heard the baby in her corner OF
the stage laugh.
Then 1 walked out into The world again
and left them there with their ambitions
and their work. JEAN MORRIS
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SYSTEM OF CONVERSATION" FC

The nineteenth added
dumb
The Invention OF the sign language wonderful
but was only the beginning the alphabet
deaf dumb That tie dumb could
that they could he taught arcu
faculty.
prob eventually became
ing the Language OF others from the motion
hearing suspected by
zh Whppe the first deaf acquire
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I" FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB

sound illustrates
advance IN the art oflpreading most rapid
The speaker muscles of the greatly
Aerness
site for the art OF eadng Just the auditory catch
the watching
catch the meaning
knowledge
OF
aPhabtresemb the herogyphics
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faculty OF speech He of remarkable
successful md
patience he taught himself
o others afflicted he reduced principles
acquired by patient study and observation
to-day. - 1
aphaoet in
posiuons OF the
quite
the vocal muscles and decph
Oy he pupil ior with hke Vydness displays
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north wall, when suddenly from the direc-
tion of the TANKS there came such yells
and screams and shouting, and withaI
such pounding and rattling of bars and
doors and chains, that the very air refused
TO contain the sound and the buildings
shook as with an earthquake. We listened
cos'ly, keeping back in the shadows.
They are pounding on the cell doors
and
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tened. So great was the outcry in the
tanks that the men could hear nothing of
the movements of the guards.
1t could not have been long, though it
seemed 10 us who were watching and lis
tening, almost overpowered by the dread
of the situation, more than an hour, when
the men paused for second and waited
for further or ers. And almost instantly
there flashed acros the court from all di-
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white-frosted windows of the execution
room are.
Zone minute of g." said my guide. The
bugle will sound in moment and the
guards will call the hour and "AIl is
well!'
And just at that moment in the restored
silence the bugle pealsd forth for lights
out.
Nine O'CLOCK" began the guard on the
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But the rest of the sentence was lost.
We waited few seconds, and still the
noise kept up-deafenipg in its roar.
"Can they stop it?'
My companion nodded and pointed to
guards running to and fro in the yards b.
low dragging some! hing.
'Wh at is it?'
Hose" sal my companion.
Almost breathless we watched and lis
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the written Chinese attemp
conveying recording historical
The history the Azecs the 1
exists IN the pictorial representations
add
nations who first occupied
The
deaf and the substitution
radical probability
for come bat that the w effected
there but little doubt. N
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In all their wars tae British have won
The splendid average of 81 per cent of the
battles.
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THROUGH THE GHTES DURING THE REBELLION TT SIN QUE

succeeded in getting ganput through his ~ Sewasteo
~ -four guards
IN h or r u
hwast
in u l% h win Mtd can
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
MRS. oI.AsIy MIRO Oasc~s-.

Mrs. O'Leary, whose cow kicked ovc,
the lamp and set fire 20 Chicago in 1871,
has always been very Indignant at the way
la which her name has been connected
with that unfortunate occurrence. Her
family physician, d.. Wayne WicEclsham,
says the old lady en-, phatically aliirms that
she was i'm bed asleep when tho fire broke
ont, and the blaze WAS occasioned by her
tenants. the 'Lauehlins who were break
ing into her stable and attempting to milk
her COW That she has boon substituted
for the Laughlins she attebut"s 90 ths
Chicago press. for which She cntertaius
she bittercst hatrca.- Philadelphia PresA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
SPEED OF INSECTS.
Naturalists Say They Can Fly AS Fast a.
Birds.

BIRDS.
1t is popular belief that the fight of
birds is much swifter than that of in
sects; but a number Of naturalsts who
have been making a study of the matter
think that such is not the case.
A common house fly, for example, 10
not very rapid in its flight, but its wings
make 500 beats a second, and send IL
through the air 25 feet, under ordinary
circumstances, in that space Of time.
When the insect is alarmed, however, IL
has been found that ii can increase it's
rate of speed TO over 100 feet per second.
If it could continue such rapid flight for
mile in n straight line ii would cover
that distance in exactly 33 seconds.
IL is not an uncommon thing, when
travelling by rail in the summer time. to
see bee or wasp keeping up with the
train, and trying TO get in at one of tie
windows.
y swallow Is considered one of the
swifte't or flying birds, and il was
thought units recently that no insect
could escape it. y naturalist tells of an
exciting chase he saw between a swal-
low and a dragon fly, which is among
the swiftest of insects. The insect flew
with incredible speed, and wheeled and
lodged with such ease that the swallow,
despite its utmost efforts completely
,ailed TO overtake and capture it.-Phila-
delphia Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
I'll. rlr.t VIC Va. r.t,tnen.

a lntc copy Of tho Madras IndiaI sue
,n Indian paprr published i'm the Engns,
AuEuge. contain, the following
AT Bunia i'm The Punlab native wL'
1gd recently married for second tiny
vas importance 10y his new wife to nav,
,hc romans Of wife SO removed from
heir resting place near "a mineral spring
and deposited iu the village cemetery
Preparations were made 60 that effect
lahorcrs opening tie grave In The usua,
manner When the UickcrVork ha,ko;
0 which the woman had been iu'owco
~as reached. and efforts made Co raise 70
;hc weight of the receptacle and its con
tents wa, found to Doe too heavy for the
four mon Engaged I'm the work aud the Hp
piiance at hand When the basket ooilL
was finally h0istcd 10 the surface one a.
the laborars removed the lid 90 ascertain
.he couse OF the unusual weight To th'
surprise OF all II WIS found the coffin con
aimed a solid stone figure the corpse having
become perfectly pctrhed The husband
removed the remains e. his home, whore
they now are. aad IL Is said that thousands
are daily viewing the wonder - 1T Loul'
Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
BITS OF HISTORY.
Curious Facts About Swearing Vice Pros
tdents Into once.

More than once in our history the
wee president has been sworn and in
Quoted into Office sooner than the presi-
dent. says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
This was the case of John Adams, who
took the oath and became president Of
the senate and vice president of the
United States nearly a month before
Washington first inauguration; il was
the case with Willard Fillmore, who, it
is said. took the oath on Sunday, March
/. falling on that day Of the week in
1s40, while Taylor. the presdent-elect.
being rigid Sabbatarian. did not per
nit himself to be sworn until Monday.
II is said that in 1877. when March
again fell on Sunday, Wheeler, the vice
president-elect. took the oath on that
day. while Hayes. having religious
scruples. put off the matter until Mon
day. OF these cases, however. the most
peculiar was that Of 1889. when, the gov
eminent having just been put in opera
ton. presented the curious spectacle Of
n vice president without IL president.
At the time. however, the matter seems
to have attracted little attention or re
mark and is now remembered only az d
historical curiO.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
TRY NEW LURES.
All Fish Havo To Feed. What do The,
Eatf

II there is anything IA fisherman likes
TO do II Is to get IA mess of fish where
others have failed 10 get a bite, and no
stories are more frequently told than
those o; big baskets filed al lakes or
ponds known to be alive with fish, but in
which the fish were never before l,nowp
10 bite. There are lots of PONDS in which
fish can be seen but not taken. In some
lakes fish may be- taken in the spring
only, or in midsummer, giving rise 10
the belief that they do not feed at other
times. In places where trolling spoons
alone are used, very often big catches
are made with flies of bass and piclterel,
and in places where onl natural bats
worms, frogs, minnoWs--are popular,
artificial lures are often successful.
1t is related of jefferson county viii
lage that no one ever used flies for bass
fishing tilla boy Who knew about Adiron-
duck trout fishing cane along with a
seven-ounce fly rod. with other tackle
to match.
"That toothpick catch fish," said
the native fishermen. why. a half
pound bass would smash il all ia pieces"
\ couple of them were curious to
know how the thing worked, and vol
unteered 10 row the boat. They got &c
big, dark pool under cedar tree on =
ledge Of rocks, and a Grizzly King and
Yellow Sallie dropped onto the water
ike natural flies. Wat followed was
convincing 10 the natives. y black bass
of over two pounds in weight grabbed
the Grizzly King and was hooked. lie
put mp good ieht. but at last rolled
up on his side and vas Dipped up with
the landing net. The natives didn't say
very much. but they did a whole lot of
thinking. Light wood rods soon became
popular in that region, and bigger
messes of fish were the rule.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14

There was once deacon on Cape Cod
who heard early one morning that
there had been wreck on the beach
near his house. He hurried down with
a couple Of pillow-cases; filled one with
sugar, hid il under the bank and went
on to look for more groceries. While
he was gone a ueighbor came along on
the same errand. caught sight of the
pillow case, emptied it into his own bag
and reGlled it with sand. BY and by the
deacon returned empty-handcd, and
carried of his pillow-case without no.
ticiup the change. In fact, he filled his
sugar bowl and tried TO sweeten his cof-
fee before he found out how badly he
mad been treated Then he was SO in
diguaut that he confessed aftervard:
81 was almost wicked enough 10 wish
there might mover be another wreck on
this here coast again"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
A WEE ROMANCE.
An End-Of-the Century idyl for the NeO

An End-of-the' Century Idyl for the NsO
Woman.
The world has laughed this long tima
over suits for breach of promise OF MAJ
riage, says an exchange. In volume
of English law reports there is recorded
a case well-nigh as amusing, whose oc-
casion was not the breach, but the keep
ing OF a prom.Fe not TO marry. The
parties to IL were n rich. elderly woman
end the nephew WHOM she meant TO
make her heir. He, it appears, fell vio-
lently in love with fascinating young
widow, and might have married her
but that his aunt interviewed. She did
not try threat, diplomacy or detect
i've investigations was another sort
and knew trick worth all Of them.
She said plumply to the youngster that
so long as he remained free of the
widow he might count upon receiving
from herself goo "A year. Having
more of prudence than sentiment, he
closed with the offer, and for several
years duly got and spent the promised
sum.
Then the aunt either grew tired Of
paying or became less fearful Of the
widow, and she would not pay another
ha'penny, so the nephew went TO law.
He won his case, for, although the OPP
posing counsel was not admitting the
! agreement, declared it could not be en-
! forced as contrary 10 public modesty;
the learned judge thought otherwise
a promise to abstain wholly from mar
riage, he said, neither could or should
be enforced, but this was to refrain
only from marriage with a particular
| person, hence the plaintiff was entitled
TO recover his whole claim with costa
lin consideration of having resigned
| his natural freedom of marriage"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
sPoRTsMEN ON BICYCLES.
Kirk Greenw0cd's squirrel Hunting
A-wheel-Guus for Wheeimen.

Kirk Creenwocd's squirrel Hunting
A-wheel-Guus for Wheelmen.
Kirk Greenwood tells i'm Gamcland
how hc went squirrel hunting last fall
on bicycle. with 22-calibre rifle. lie
carried the weapon on his wheels up
per bar. over the handle bars. or carbine
fashion ON his back He got gray and
black squirrels on Long island, Staten
island. and OYER in Ncw Jersey. He also
killed "a few rabbits and game birds.
The rifle was repeater, but some per-
sons out for sport only would much
rather have a target pistol with barrel
foot long. Such a weapon is much
easier to carry. Itrequfres greater skill
to use, however.
y Toledo wheel company has origin
ated device for carrying shotgun or
rifle on wheel, which weighs little
over two pounds
Guns for the especial use of wheelmen
are being thought of-guns that shut
up like jac,llniycs There are men get
ting ready, it is said, TO give fancy eX-
hibtions of shooting from bicycle sad
dies. One firm has "a novel plate for its
wheel that shows "A hunter i'm full cos
tune, with a dog alongside, ON the way
TO the bird grounds on bicycle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14

A German sportsman once said to a
well-known Scotch baronct: Talking
about dogs with keen scent, have ono
in Germany that will compare favorably
with any you have in England" Very
remarkable dog, | SUPPOSE" yawned
the listener. 81 should say so. The day
after left home he broke his chain, and,
although | had been away for hours. he
tracked me and found me merely by
scent. What do you think ot that?'
~ think you ought to take a BATH" re-
Tlicd the Calcdonian, turning calmly
uWaV
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY.
a Family OF Eight Whose United Ages
Foot Up to $50 Years.

bOA u W bD' iNhiS'
The most remarkable instance Of
longevity in the history of the Nut
meg state. perhaps. is noted in the
KimbaIl family of Che town Of Preston.
one member Of it, Mrs. Abby s.
Cuok. " no is passing the closing years
Of her life in the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs William II. Cook, Of Franklin
street, this city. having celebrated the
other day the Goth anniversary o. her
birthday. Mrs Cook is tho widow Of
the late Isaac II. Cook of Preston. \
large numlcr of her relatives, friends
and neighbors called at her home ON her
anniversary day and congratulated her,
and the venerable lady, who is still
Eale and actNeand of cheerful spirit,
entertained them.
Mrs. Coos is member Of family
Of EIGHT children. sons and daughters
or Elisha and Lucy Lathrop kimball,
an ot whom are alive and i'm gorouS
health. with the exception ofNlrs Sybil
\. Branch. the eldest, who died two
years 400 at RoNbury, Mass, aged 90
years 49,. months.
Here are the names and ages OF the
surviving members Of the hand: Abby
:. Cook. 90 years old; Sarah Green,
Iowa. SIS; Sarah l.. Brown, Chicago, 50;
Nelson L. Kmball, Iowa, So; Frances
De Wolf, Chicago. so; Lucius 7. KIM
oa1 Iowa. 7s. and Rev. Nathaniel Kim
ball, Iowa. rs. The united ages of the
brothers and sisters are coo years, in
Guiding that Of Mrs. Branch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14

Once upon "a time buchanan ans .
Frcnchman were travelling In Prnnsylva-
nia when their horse lost IA Shoe. Thee
drove up TO blacksmith shop, and nc
one being i'm thoy proceeded TO the hoas-
to inquire. Tho Frcnchlndn raped anG
called ont, is dc smitty within ;'htand
back, -" says Hans Let me shpoak. lab
Ger black~mit's shop IN der housed New
y0ss Ledger,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14

The Soar family, OF ADMISSION, Der
byshire, England, have a curious heir
loom in the shape of a loaf of bread that
is now over 600 years old. The founders
o. the family, It appears, were great
friends of King John. When that mon
arch died he made several land grants
10 the Scars. One of these tracts. il app
pears, had always been conveyed with Ia
loaf Of bread along with the writings"
and the deed and the loaf are both kept
20 this day as sacred relics.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
SOCIETY IN GUATEMALA.
Unspeakabiy Dull for the Average Youth
Hronght Up In America.


brought Up In America.
Life in Guatemala City 10 foreigner,
and especially young man, says the
New Orleans Times Democrat. possesses
about as much attractiveness from a
standpoint of amusement as would n
residence in a graveyard. There is alb
solutely nothing ~ do except work,
sleep and eat. The only place man
has TO go when he has finished work is
TO a saloon, and there he has nothing 70
do for recreation but drink. The door
10 the best society is shut in the face of
observation-disclosures, as they are
called by the naughty dons-no matter
what their standing. OF course, when
one has official dignity he is invited to
the presidents ball and other official
functions, and has entree into society.
but there is no such thing as social in
tercourse in it's American sense. No
body is allowed TO see a young lady I'M
less il is in the presence Of her entire
family under the watchful eye Of her
duenna, and there isn't much pleasure
in this Kind of a visit TO most young
men of America. Guatemala City has
a population OF 10000 but has no
thcaters. There was an opera company
Of fair character there two years ago,
but there have been no attractions at
all of this kind during the past season.
Living is very high in Guatemala City,
and salaries are by no means cor
respondingly high. would not advise
any young man to 90 there with the
idea Of making his fortune. There has
been roo much immigration to the coun-
+,,, nc - ic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
TRAINED TO STEAL.
Glover Thieves Use the Pointer Dog a. an
Accomplish.

Pointer dogs can always be trained
To steal. Many of them are natural
thieves without training, and any of the
species can be taught. There is n d)g
of this kind in mort Invest Washington.
lie viii pick up anything he can find
around yard or outside of a store, but
his speciality is ladies' pocketbools and
handbags. When ne sees one of these
he grabs it and runs, always succeeding
in getting out of sight before he can
be captured or followed. No owner has
ever been seen, hence no complaints
have been made at police headquarters,
but there is little doubt, If it were pos
sible to follow the animal. that it would
be found that he has been carefully
trained as pursc-snatcher, and that
lie takes his booty home TO his master.
lie seems to be aware that he is doing
wrong, jumping fences and lodging
around houses when running away.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14
THEY HAD KNOWING HENS.
How Proud and Sensitive Fowl Asserted
Her Dignity.

lie was being interviewed on the
poultry business by "a Wabash Times
reporter when he said: 81 don want to
boast. but | do think we have got the
knowingest hens i'm thc world i'm our end
Of town. / have flock of POO, all black.
1t is theory Of mine that black hens
lay better than those Of any other color
one day found . hen in my Goch with
a few W bite feathers in her tail. called
the hired man and told him 10 catch and
lill her. You can't rely on the laying
capabilities OF hen with white fcath-
ers, | said. The hen gave me a sorrow
ful look, but did not say word Next
morning the hired man told me that he
could not end her. A month or two
later | opened a pile of potatoes | had
stored in the cellar and found a biz,
hollow space in the center of them.
There was bunch Of black feathers in
the place with three white ones stand
ing mp In a d, faint sort ofway Behind
the feathers were Go eggs. recognized
al once that it was heWorl of the MISS
ing hen. The proud, sensitive creature
had slowed herself away and worn her.
self out laying eggs to prove that the
theory was a D. istakcn one
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-14

Curiou as it seems there is a dis
tinct relation between mans pursuits
and Tie color OF mans hair. An unus-
ual proportion of men with dark,
straight hair enter the ministry; rcd
WHISPERED men are apt TO be given to
sporting and horse flesh, while the tall.
vigorous. blonde man. lincal descend
ant of the Vikings, still contributes a
large contingent 10 travellers and emf
grants.