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, Displaces the Oars.

Heretofore paddle wheels have some:
times been employed in the place Of
oars Oh pleasure boats, an entire revo!
luton Of the paddles and cranks being
necessary, but the operator had only
one advantageous point In the entire
revolution where lie could exert any
amount Of power, and that was when
the crank was being drawn toward
him. The speed gained at that mo-
ment was partially lost in the + re-
mainder of the cycle. AS an improve
ment on the paddle wheel Daniel R..
Sheen has designed the apparatus here
shown. A pair of cranks are attached
to the inner end of short rods mounted
In, sleeves Oh the gunwale of the boat.
At the outer ends of the rods are Sc
cured frames carrying the paddle
blades, with a series of ;,spokes con.
Meeting the rods and blades in such
O. manner that a forward movement
of the crank closes the blades against
the frame and offers 20 resistance to
the water in the return stroke. AS
soon.as the cranls are pulled toward
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The Crusade in Brief.

The only saloon in New Wlveriy, Ind,
has been driven out by the Anti-Sal"|-
League.
The law against open saIoo.s on sun
day is strictly enforced at Marion. lnd..
according to a prominent liquor organ.
The seventh annual report OF the Eng
fish Women's Total Abstinence Union re-
cords total of 80 federated societies
RocKbridgA Counry. Virginia, is now
entirely under local option the last dis
trict. Kerr Greek, having recently voted
no license. This excludes tie sale OF
liquors 70" two years.
A dispatch from Simia. ino,a, 10 the
London Daily Mail, states that the Indian
Government has decided 10 depose the
Mahara;ah of Bharatpur owing to his long
continued intemperance.
Lord Shaftcsbury, writing Oh the reces-
sty OF Temperance associations, said: Il
am satisfied that, unless they exist. we
should br immersed in such an ocean Of
intoxicaton. violence and sin as would
make this country unbearable.'
Perhaps no State in the Union can show
a hotter record for temperance than MlSs-
issippi. In it there is not to he found a
single brewery or distil!cry and the total
number cf wholesale and retail dealers in
distilled spirits and wholesale and retail
dealers in mat liquors which Uncle Sam
could 6rd in the entire State liable to the
Government tax. is but SO
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added to the collection known as the
Rogue,s Gallery, which includes like
nesses of thousands Of criminals -
He learned that, he had been In:
dicted, and then one morning he was
led across the Bridge of Sighs to the
Criminal Court. Building and taken
before Judge Of the Court Of Gener-
al Sessions to plead. 1t was almost
useless for him to say "Not guilty"
but, as matter Of form, he did so.
The case was so, clear that 1T re-
quired but an hour to try and the re.
suit was conviction. The sentence i'm.
posed two days later was imprison-
ment at hard labor in Sing Sing for
eight years and six months.
1t SO happened that the young high,
wayman was the only convict booked
for State prison that day. He was
taken from the Tombs with his right
wrist handcuffed to the left wrist OF
d deputy sheriff. They boarded {
north-bound Fourth avenue car II.
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Vt is but short step from the
street corner to the police court
and many frequenters Slke y Ar
u rests are practical sermons foT
those who do not attend the churches.
functions of streets form natural
points of reunion-social clubs for men
who cannot afford to pay dues. The
gregarious instinct brings together
those who harmonize in feelings, in oc-
cupation. in general interests. and II
gradually comes to pass that young
fellow feels a sense of proprietorshlp
in the pavement of the place where h's
friends welcome him.
While each corner group has its spe-
,scial tone, its marked individuality. the
story of one lounger will apply, with
slight notifications. to many others.
The first Of the easy steps downward
J may begin from any direction, but
the instance to be cited is typical In
the great metropolis
He was very young. not yet out of
his teens. He had plenty Of natural
quickness and brightness. which had
been sharpened into distrust by the
struggle for existence, involving con-
tact with only the seamy side of hui
mauiiy. Short in stature and slight
{; in physique himself. he had an over
.whelming respect for strength. He
had drifted from pillar to post since
he was left on his own resources rs
lad. He had blacked boots, sold news
an apprentice in machine shop and
finally drifted into the employ of a big
department store, assisting a driver
and delivering bundles. He had picked
, up reading. writing and arithmetic,
but the only advantage he had taken
of this educatio foundation was to
meet the requirements Of his work.
He recognized the saloon keepers as
powers in the land-persons who WELD
great influence in politics, and whose
hands consequently help to guide the
affairs Of the nation. He grew to envy
those who had money, and he longed
for an opportunity to waste dollars
as he saw others doing.
Z He found at his corner one evening
b man who had returned from the race
track with q pocketful of winnings,
who was anxious to celebrate his luck
by q debauch, and who sought merry
company. The result was disastrous
for the youth, whose brain became in:
famed with liquor, and who wished to
pose before his new friend.
|. The evening was not, very far ad-
Tanced when a street fight varied the
monotony for passers. One blow felled
the elder man, who lay stunned on the
sidewalk. A policeman who had been
standing across the street could not
. avoid seeing the occurrence. and hur-
Z ried over to stop the now frightened
youth, who resisted arrest until SUBJ
fued by a few violent strokes of the
npight stick. He then became very
/ peMent, and with tears in his tones
2 begga&fo release. He had, however,
gone too far, and, with his late an
tagonist by his side, he started for the
solice station.
The youth hung his head when he
heard the change preferred against
him. He answered the questions put
/. to him, giving his name, age, resi-
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drink: this fellow was taking fire.,
quent potations, but was by no means
helpless. In fact, he could take care
Of himself. even though his legs wab-
bled and he lurched toward the curb
when he came into the open air. He
walked up side street and stopped
by stoop, as though in doubt whether
lie should enter the house.
There was no other person in sight.
though the hour was quite early, and
the young man who followed conclud-
ed to make a supreme effort to get the
roll of bills. He brought heavy
stick he had been carrying down with
crushing force upon the head Of his
intended victim. telling him. Then he
jumped on him and grabbed the bills
from the waistcoat pocket. There was
fierce fight on the ground and the
older and heavier man finally got on
top and, pinning the other down,
shrieked for the police.
When the youth was taken to the
police station he was recognized by
the sergeant. The charge against him
this time was highway robbery, and
conviction did not mean few days in
the penitentiary, but several years in
State prison. He was held by the
police magistrate and sent to the
Tombs to await the action of the
Grand Jury. His photograph was
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A Shattered Illusion,

+ "Been back to the old home place" v;
said Brown. For forty. years I've,
been dreaming of the fishing that Il
used to have in the little creek that
runs through the place. 1t was there
caught the famous big fellow I have
said so much about. Well, I could
hardly wait when arrived at the old
home, and rs soon as the greetings
with old friends were over 1 started
for the creek to try my luck. ,.,
1.-THE first days fishing resulted in
Nmy catching exactly two, and they
were so small that threw them back.
whipped that stream for a week and
never caught Il trout that was worth
saving. l fell to dreaming of the
good old days and the monster that; l
caught when was boy. 1 have told
the story OF it's capture a good MANY
times. and never tired Of telling of
it, as a trout eighteen inches long Is
something to talk about when you
know it to be a fact.
SuuQcllS, Willie 10y uuStSi LiEN
signing for the good old fishing days
of yore, it flashed upon me when l
landed that celebrated fish I had
placed him against the smooth bark
Of poplar tree, and after tracing the
outlines I had cut them in the bark
with my jackknife. Curious to see il
it was still there, and fully resolved to
have a photograph taken of it if 1t
was, so 1 could show. it to my doubt
ing friends who have never received
the story with the respect that |
thought was due me, I started for the
! tree. The outlines were still there
with MY name underneath. But what
a shock I had! | could cover the whole
thing, name and all. with my hand,
and another illusion of childhood was
c."-Detroit Frecn Press.
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A. schoolmaster once said to his .pu'
pills that to the boy who would make
tile best piece of composition in FIVE
minutes on "How to overcome habit" )"
he would give a prize. When the five
minutes had expired a lad of nine
years stood up and said: "Well, sir,
habit is hard to overcome. If you
take off the first letter it does not
change 'abit.' If you take off another
you still have a bit left. If you take
off still another the whole Of it re-
mains. If you take on another it is
not totally ,sed up. all Of which goes
to show that if YOU want to get rid OF
a habit you must throw it of alto
gether."-Result-H won it.
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"He's a liar" he cried. "and I'll get
even with him." He could not keep
back the profanity to which he was
accustomed. The magistrate held up
his hand in warning and, as the pris'
oner stopped, said in an undertone:
''Ten dollars" 6&- .*tI.t
This was a crushing blow for the
young man, who had assumed that
the night in jail would complete his
punishment. chad been thinking OF
running up to the store to his work,
and he had made up his mind to i'm,
plore the driver who had seen him in
the patrol wagon not to mention the
fact to any one. AS he did not have
$40 to pay the fine the alternative was
Imprisonment. '-' ~ 49,
He was one of ten crowded into the
Maria, a cell-like wagon with peep
holes and small shutters to. admit air
There was a long jolt over the 5cobble,
stones to the east side. and then the
door was opened and he stepped out
upon pier. -. ;, ~ .s 81.
The Brennan carried him by the yast
castlelike structure of gray stone on
the southern extremity of BlackwelTs
Island to the landing pier further
north. He had not realized before
that the island was: SO large. He looked
about him with curiosity, wondering
which Of the buildings was the peni
tentiary. He was led. there, and when
he reached the office his pedigree was
again taken.
Prison life was dismal, but by nc
means as bad as he had imagined. He
Was assigned to Il comparatively easy
Gsk-assisting the bakers. He pulled
little wagon loaded with flour from
the storehouse to the, ovens, and when
the long. crisp loaves were ready he
took them away. The work was nc
worse than any other in the line OF
| routine; the only objection was the
ever present sense of restraint anc
supervision by day, the locking Of the
cell door by night.
The ten days dragged slowly by anc
he was restored to freedom. He was
left at the water front shortly after
four o'clock in the afternoon, and N
Immediately started for the store tt
see if he could recover his employ
ment. His place had been filled a:
soon as his Imprisonment became
known, and he was grutt1y informed
that he was not wanted. ...
The ensuing fortnight brought Sc
ries of crushing disappointments. 1
seemed impossible for him to obtair
steady work of any kind. He loiterct
in saloons trying to pick up odd job
that would keep his body and sou
together, and he slept on docks ant
open lots, wherever he found chanc'
to escape observation.
He grew desperate as time passed
and he would have been willing t.
take any chance to get money. Vision
of loot and plunder filled his mind, tn
only question was, what he shoul'
do. He did not know where to begin
as he lacked experience in crime. II
helped a drunken man to his. home on
night. and on the way paid himsel
for his trouble by taking what none.
he could find-a handful of chang
amounting to about 50.
There had been so little difficult
about this theft that he wondered tha
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FROM A NEW YORK STREET
CORNER TO SING SING.
Melodrama of Real Life in Great City.

the bridge and muttered something to
the magistrate in so low a tone that
not one syllable reached him. He
stood, waiting and wondering, when
the magistrate looked at him and
asked, "What have you to say to this
charge"
He had intended to say many things,
but his tongue wss silent and his brain
was in a whirl. The magistrate. with
kindly face, but an abrupt, severe
manner, resumed:
Come, now, what have you to say
for yourself? The officer says you
were drunk and fighting and that you
attacked him when he approached you.
He says you are one of gang of loaf
ers who give a great deal Of trouble
to the police"
Anger made the.youth's face flush.
This was more than he had, expected
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"Some of the celebrated actors now
on the stage Of England and America
ought to be at school, learning the abb
c of their profession" says Bronson
Howard in the Century. Men and
women like them in the next genera
tion, if our schools and great teachers
make their full influence felt, will
have no place on the stage at all. The
public will say to them: Go and learn
your business first, as other people do
and then come back to u.s."
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The Social Glass.

+ The peace, prosperity and successful gov
ernment Of the home and family are large
ly due to the good example and wire Soun-
sci of the upright wife. and mcGkst. The
power. of her Influence and the Importance:
of her right home relations and 1rl9clples
are the greatest factors in the POO hgnt
against the fearful ravages of fne drink
curse The true wife and mother lncui,
Gates the blessings of .sobriety, ana tosai
abstinence, and deprecates the evii lhnu-
ence of social and moderately arlnkln9. &,
One of the valuable lessonss whlch young
men and women should earlB iearn Is tnSe
the appetite for liquor wotfs tne rum OF
those who are enslaveds Ynd tnat total
abstinence brings peace fano -nappiness
TO- all who practice it.
Z An earnest {nan conaeq ated 70 tns S Gasse
of Temperance, can yesc& and rgnapliltaEe ina
many a. poor drunkard kir9Susn ms tlmety5
aid and benefcent coqa s.,leeIl :, :. y
has T been brought ss low I through the drink
Those engaged in pesanss nss Oss Ost;anss ans
kand trust g y, y sslfS ~ = J,
Temperance efforts. Not the smallest ct :
for. to do good is gst sight OF by the seal7
| Terrible is the infuence exertsd by those,
WHO stand. al tbf servants Of SGod, s and
who sanction tie social custom ofiwine-:
dfT1Rhs'ng; The gguinod custom Of social, vine
drinking haS5been the cause Of the fall of !
many youHE men of great promise shut.
easily oysFcome through the Influence of
the sociI glass.-The Weekly Bouquet. 4
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A Grussone Tragedy.

-ssSs.,She muzzie Of revolver Charles a.
k,Snnt6,s formerly Wabash Railroad scon-,
Fductor, compelled patrons Of Jacob Kol-
lerS saloon, in Chicago, to listen to a lee
!. ture on the evils of intemperaics. Them
. pressing the weapon to his head he blew
his brains out in the midst of those stand
ing around him" ---G-Tt. - ~ sliI z.
~ Holding a glass Of liquor in bis left
hand Smith drew a revolver from hikI
pocket with the other and ordered every
one in the saloon to remain quiet and
make no attempt to leave.
''This is to be my last drink, :, he said.
+, "You may call it farewell Il you wish.
"All you fellows had better quit, drink,
ing: Look at me. I've lost t'my position
with the railroad company and every
cent I have scraped together .sinee-Aai,
been spent for liquor. y - -
Remember this little lecture, meE.
Brace up and leayerliquor alone. -
James Irwin and Peter Mes, who were
Z standing near Smith, thought the latter
intended to hold up the saloon and they
attempted to escape. ~ iF
'fHold ON, there!" commanded the man
with the uplifted revolver. .7'-. p
Smith then ordered the six men, in
Guiding Timothy Foley, the bartender, to
line up in front of the bar. They did so.
!. Then the desperate man pressed the
pistol against his head and sent bullet
through his skull. He died instantly L
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Sat several policemen, whd faces
were familiar to him; Wpassed
Through an iron gate down a few
steps, and then he was showed into a
cell and the grated door clanged be-
hind him. When daylight finally. ap-
peared, he felt disheveled, dirty and
aisreputable. -.
II The doorman came around and
opened the cells. the ponderous key
grating in the locks and the hinges
grinding in a manner that would dis
tract q nervous person. Again the
youth walked through, the sergeant's
quarters. He went right on and
stepped into the, patrol. wagon with
other unfortunates,.
The horses started on Gathering
!. trot and he peered out at the street.
Midway between the station house and
the police court delivery wagon from
the store passed and the driver recog'
nized him with a stare of astonish-
ment.
He had another anxious period in
the Jefferson Market building. He
was soon led into court. The police
man who had arrested him stood by
his side, silent, stern and vengeful.
"Come on" said the policeman. ad
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Centre street and went to the Grand
Central station, entering through the
Forty second street gateway, ordln-
arily reserved for arrivals. They
walked to the smoking car and took
their places looking through the win
dow as a score Of laughing girls bound
for the Ardsley golf links rushed to-
ward the train. The bell rang and tic
prisoner was on his way to Sing Sing,
New York Herald x
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the operator again the blades open and
begin to act on the water. BY the aid
of ropes wound on the shafts and
running to a foot plate greater lever
age can be exerted. 1t will be OBJ
served that the inventor has obtained
a device by which the operator can
face the bow of the boat, and the al
rangement of the mechanism Is such
that the greatest advantage of lever:
age without excess motion are OBJ
tained - ~,
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Earth's Greatest Tragedy.

To all young hearts standing unon ilte, ) )
within the greatest century that will have
ever T passed over our earth, there comes
move nps ss!,v' swiftiy toward sorrow and defeat
for fol- him in whom the inner light: hath a
failed. Earth's greatest tragedy is. the
tragedy of those who have fallen from
negrity and virtue as stars fall out OF
the sl:y.-Newell Dwight Hills, IN Suc'
crss.
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1f1t Weren,t For the DRINK.

Two ladies, the one "a lady of exalted
birth" who had married a millionaire
brewer, the other the. wife. Ola wealthy
distiller. were present at a. recent fune.
tSn and conversed togetIhegr her, ,In The naa. dds.
smoke about her, early days or her par
ents," at last losing all shyness, broke out:
"Ah, but then, my lady, when alPs said
that might be said, where should we be if
il weren't for the drink" =
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An Infamous Traffic.

A Hamburg correspondent wrote recent.
ly that British steamer sailed. thence the
other day with 1000 tons weight OF spirits
ON board for Lagos and Southern Nigeria.
He also says that another steamer is due
to leave in few days for the same des-
tination, with nearly double that amount
on board: The spirits, he says, consist Of
bad gin and worse rhm, and the trade IS
and German firms. This, we suppose, IS
how Africa is civilized by European 'coun-
tries -, -, ~
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The Derivation of Biscuit.

Biscuit is derivation Of bic-cult,
meaning tone baked, and is first men
toned in Il chronicle OF Charlemagne's
dav. Being hard. dry anu easy to
keep, they were used in provisioning
,nonastcries, ships and towns expect
inr 4 SiCgn.
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LAMP WITH A HISTORY.
Romance Might Be Written Around
This Interesting Antique.

An odd lamp of ancient pattern and
with m interesting history is owned
by Brinton Woodward. of ConslIo.
hocken, Penn. Its actual age is large
ly matter of conjecture.
Mr.. Woodword's grcat-g?a ndfather.
Captain Walter Woodward. who was
touring Africa in quest of animal spe-
cies for the Royal British Geological
Society obtained the lamp from q par
TALLY civilized inhabitant. The Afri-
can was wandering about in great dis.
tress for want of food, and on seeing
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he had not made 2 similar attempt be-
fore, and he spent the following even
ing looking for persons under the iD'
fuence of liquor. His eyes glittered
when he saw the fat roll of green
backs pulled out by a man paying for
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Renewed Strength.

When the doctor decides that a
woman must 90 away for her health,
she Immediately RECEIVERS, and chascs
after dressmakers to get ready.-Atch-
ison Globe. ....< s
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Is There Alcohol In Nature 2

So long ago as April last the Bible Tens
perancc Association of Belfast, Ireland,
offered zone hundred glineas to any chem.
ist VIZ will, before competent commit
tee, extract a single ounce of alcohol from
any quantity of grain, grapes or other veg
etable substance, in its organic state as
produced by nature through life and
growth, before deterioration by chemical
decomposition, fermentation or decay has
taken place" So far no response has been
received to thf offer contained in the res
olutiop. - a, '.. ttE, 4