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the pancratium. The foot races con-
sisted OF the single course. already
mentioned. the double course. the long
race, sometimes t~wenty-four times the
length of the course. and the race In
armor. The pentathlon consisted Of
Ave events. leaplng with dumb bells.
throwing the discus. throwing the
spear, running and wrestling. A victor
was obliged TO win three out OF the
i've events. The wrestling was not
very different from what we have now
adays: but the boxing was done with
the hands enclosed In strips of leather
on which were fastened pieces OF
metal. This arrangement was callea
n cestus. and you can imagine what n
terrible mass OF blood and bruises
would result from such a contest. One
day was given to the contests Of boys,
the others to the men and youths.
After each contest the victor was Civ
en- a palm branch. At the m OF the
games there was n formal presentation
OF olive wreaths to all the winners.
then followed feasts and sacrifices al
Hloot WitHOut nuiuDtf. men " NhdhN-
pion cared home. the whole town or
city came out to meet him. II there
was a wall about the city. a rev OPEN
ing vas made for the glorious n to
enter through: songs were sung re-
garding him. statues were made OF him
and set up in his native town and at
Olympia. Presents of all kinds were
made tn him In such numbers and OF
such magniacencc that all necessity
of working for the good things OF life
was taken away from him. From the
year 394 A. H.. when they were dis
continued by the order Of the Emperor
T%heodosius. until 1896. there were no
Olympic games. But In that year,
through the efforts OF Baron Pierre de
Coubcrtin and q committee represent
ing all the nations which take an ac-
tive interest In gymnastic and athletic
exercises. a modern edition OF tho
Olympic games was held at Athens.
America led the prize winning. with
nine vents to her credit. The other
winning countries were France, Eng
land. Greece. Germany, Australia, Hun
gary. Austria. Switzerland and Dem
mark.
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corners of the house. This makes u
small front yard which has but n
gate.
1t Is supposed that the two monster
alligators were prowling along the
irrigating ditch in search Of food
when they encountered the foot bridge,
and in crossing over 1t they may have
pushed the little gate open. Miss Sa-
vanah Walston was sleeping on a
cot on the little porch in front OF the
open door of her mothers room, n
a little negro boy 6 years of age was
lying under q china tree In the yard
Mrs. Walston, who was sick at the
time, occupied a bed in the parlor or
the cottage, and her little baby was
lying in a cradle within easy reach OF
her hand. She says that she heard the
a~lligators for some moments before
she called her daughter. The moon
was shining almost as bright as day.
and when Miss Savannah was aroused
by her mother she raised up on her
cot and put n Of her hands on the
head OF one of the monsters. At that
instant a little dog that had ran out
of Mrs. Walston's room was snapped
between the jaws OF another alligator
at the young girls side.
In hei fright she sprang over one
of the monsters in order to reach her
mothers bed. Both of the alligators
pursued her across the floor and one
Of them turned the cradle over. The
little boy fell out on the carpet. Miss
Savannah had reached the bed In safety.
but when she heard the cries OF her
baby sister she sprang back On the
carpet and rescued the child almost
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Some Inscriptions
Members Of the
Bar Guilty of this
Crime...

through. and he escaped his well-mer-
tied punishment.
A case that threw a third light upon
the methods Of these human v~ultures
was tried some time ago In one Of the
western courts OF America. A young
lady typist employed In u fancy goods
firm sued a solicitor OF shady repute
for attempting to obtain money from
her by threats. II then transpired that
the girl. having got into O scrape
through an unfortunate love affair. had
consulted the lawyer as to the best
means OF getting out OF the trouble.
Instead OF giving her the necessary ad-
vice. the rogue had proceeded to de-
mand from her the sum Of 500, add
Ing that. unless the amount were paid
to him within q month, he would pub
fish her story to the whole world. BY
a lucky chance, a friend of the girl who
had accompanied her to the Office hap
pened to overhear the conversation
from the adjoining waiting-room. and.
armed by the presence of this witness,
the plucky girl retaliated upon the viii
famous solicitor by placing him In
the dock shortly afterward. He was
sent to prison for a long term. the
court compllmenting the fair prosecu-
trix IN the courage she had shown in
bringing the scoundrel to the doom he
deserved. A Matchmaking lawyer who
died some ten years ago In the West
Indies confessed that. while the ordi-
nary exercise of his profession had
brought him In a little more than a
bare livelihood. he had earned nc less
than $4,000 by the exercise Of black
mail.
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Photographic Y'rintius.

There seems to be a likelihood that
before long movable types for printing
will be done away with altogether.
and their function. hitherto regarded
as indispensable in the art. performed
by ingenious Photographic processes.
The books Of the near future. II is
predicted, will be made by p~hotogra-
ply. and II is not improbable that
even newspapers will be Issued by
methods In which the camera and dry
plate will take the place OF the font
of metal letters and the stereotype
from a paper enthusiastically Even
ing Post.
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Upton and III. PORK Cor.,r.

Sir Thomas J. Lipton's pork corner
In Chicago has increased his popular
ity In England. The details Of hts OPP
eratlons are not understood, but there
Is a general impression that he has
succeeded in rivaling Chicago specu-
lators In business shrewdness and cool
ness OF judgment. This achievement
nearly equals In reputation the hon
ors he has won In New York by COM
peting with yachtsmen and not insult
ing them when they have beaten him
fairly.--London Letter.
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Self Culture Ii Possible.

S~elf-culture Is possible, not only
because we can enter into and search
o~urselves-we have still a nobler pow
er, that Of acting on, determining, and
forming ourselves. This Is a fearful
as well as glorious endowment. for 1t
is the ground Of human responsibility.
We have the power not only OF trac-
ing u powers, but OF guiding and
impelling them; not only Of watching
our passions; but OF controlling them;
not only OF seeing u faculties grow,
but OF applying to them means and in
fiuences to aid their growth.-W. K.
Claiming.
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head between its Jaws, and the women
could plainly see the child's blood
streaming over the carpet.
ITO add to the terror Of the scene"
says Mrs. Walston, the other alligator
seized the little negro's legs and they
tore the child's body to fragments be-
fore our eyes. We did not know what
to do. At one moment we thought OF
springing out on the floor and trying
to escape and III to the house OF a
n%eighbor."
While the women were hesitatlng In
their fright a curious thing happened.
On the previous day Mrs. Walston had
ordered q large mirror which she had
set on the floor against one OF the
walls of the parlor. The male alliga-
tor caught the reflection OF his own
image in this glass and with a furious
below he plunged at II and shivered
the costly mirror to fragments. This
seemed to enrage the creature and he
began to below and run about over
the house, o%verturning everything that
came in his way. Miss Savannah says
that she threw pitchers, wash bowls,
glass tumblers. and boxes of matches
into the monsters mouth and he
would crush and swallow such things
as II they were delicacies that tickled
his palate.
While the smaller of the two crea-
lures was overturning the stove and
destroying the kitchen furniture the
other remained In the parlor %terroriz-
ing the two women. He would doubt
less finally have succeeded in overturn-
ing the bed IL Miss Savannah had not
adopted a plan OF battle which put
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from the jaws OF one of the saurlans.
Mother and daughter were now
standing up on the bed. but they were
not sure that they occupied a position
beyond the reach OF their hungry as
%sailants. The noise awoke the little
negro. and the women saw him run
ming towards them. They shouted to
him warning him OF the danger, and
telling him to run outside OF the yard.
Evidently he did not know what was
the trouble. for he ran towards the
bed, stumbling over one OF the alli-
gators. and falling with his head right
into the mouth OF the other.
The ONE we're helpless to defend
the unfortunate little African. The
monster crushed the little Negroes
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The curious Ainu race. which
originally occupied the whole of the
island Of Yezo, Is rapidly vanishing
before the in!ux Of Japanese emig "a
ton. According TO recent investiga-
lions they now only number some
5000, aud In a few more decades they
VIII probably be totally absorbed.
They are the hairiest race In the
world. are nlthily dirty In their hab-
Its, and terribly addicted to drunken
ness, They worship bears and snakes,
q In some cases live In caves.
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F~LACsTAFF's ICE MINE.
An I~nexhaustible Underground supply for
. Town In Arisona.

An hnexhausttble Underground supply for
Town In Arisona.
Flagstaff, a comfortable logging
town on the Santa Fe Pacific railway
In Arizona. has been provided by na-
plant known. During the past sum
mer a large part of the towns ice sup
ply has been secured from caves in
the pine woods. nine miles to the
southwark. The caves are in lava
formation. the geological Gaping Of
the entire country. Entering to the
main cavern. through a narrow slit in
the malapai rock. necessitates a ver-
tical drop of ten feet to the floor Of a
passage that run farther in, till
blocked by ice barriers. The temper
AZURE In the caves, eve In the height
Of summer. is about the freezing
point. Many visitors have been pros
trated by the cold after making too
long a stay. Tie ice, which Is as hard
as Ice can be. hlls every nook and
Granny beyond the short black hall
way that leads inward from the en-
trance. When dug away In whatever
quantity. 1t seems to grow again from
behind In the manner Of the creep OF
glaciers. The depth or size of the de-
post Is not known. II Is ever be-
lieved that there is an underground
Ice lake OF immense dimensions. How
the deposit was formed is a puzzle
that has moi been solved by the geo.
logical ice miners. The region Is al
most destitute Of surface or well
water and the mean temperatures r
far above the t~hermometric figure that
would appear to render such a deposit
possible. But the Ice Is there and the
product OF the unique mine has been
sold daily in Flagstaff.
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Five Thousand Times ss Large as Bs
Really IL.

Really u.
The eye OF the camera has been
brought to bear upon the flea. Con-
sidering the difficulty with which the
human optic meets in trying to ac-
markable feat. Free and untrammeled
the domestic flea has long cavorted
upon green pastures. so to speak, In
defiance Of direct human investigation.
and II remained for Fred Cloutman,
a photographer of Boston. to produce
Photographic results, as shown in the
accompanying 5000 times enlarged re-
productions. No. | shows the festive
creature "a n pose of impending ac-
ton. The long hind legs are poised
ready for a leap that, were the flea
an elephant, would carry him twice
and n half around the earth, allowing
a distance proportionate to the rela-
tive size. The accompanying two
pairs Of assistant legs also shown are
simply aids in the clever give and get
away" tactics of the active little crea-
ture. The small pair OF %antcnnae ut the
front OF the head are reserved for the
attack OF prey and II In these that are
responsible for much human o No.
2 shows m enlarged photograph Of
the head, legs and antennae and No. 3
the antennae alone. In the points OF
the antennae the poison Of the insect
Is concealed. When the flea goes din
ing II Is the %antennae that are prodded
into the flesh OF Its victim and through
them the blood il absorbed. the poison
being emitted In the process. II Is la
inevitable for San Franclscans that Mr.,
Cloutman's art does not extend fur
ther than to the photographing OF the
fiendish insects. Did II portend the
discovery OF some mean for the per-
manent determination of the species
his Photographic triumphs might be
pointed out and preserved with graft
tude by a long-suffering public.
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Strenuous Iifs In a Lighthouse.

Mr.. William McDonough. keeper OF
the light at Yellow island, near Co.
max, was In town today, says the Van
couver (B. c. Province and loaded
himself up with all kinds OF rifles.
shotguns. ammunition and dynamite.
Mr.. McDonougb states that these war
like Instruments are not to be used
for the purpose Of extinguishing the
aborigines OF the island. but are
merely for se~lf-defense against the
ducks, gulls, looms and other birds
which haunt the light tower at
night. and keep him awake by the
emission Of weird, long-drawn-out
screams. besides contributing largely
to the maintenance cost OF the station
by breaking the panes Of glass In the
tower.
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ENCOURAGED BONDAGE.
Once New York Had . Municipal slave
ship.

Once New York Had . Municipal slave
When New York city owned a slave
ship Is told In an article in P~earson's
Magazine. The greatest impetus was
given to the slave trade by the act of
parliament of 1884, which ~legalized
slavery In the North American colo
MES. This does not mean that slavery
was unknown In what Is the
United States before that sine. because
as early as 1920 a Dutch m~an-of-war
landed and sold twenty African ne
groes at jamestown. Va. In 1926 the
West India company imported slaves
from the West Indies to New York
city, then Now Amsterdam. The city
itself owned shares In a slave ship,
advanced money for It's fitting out and
shared In the profits OF It's voyages.
This recognition and encouragement
may account for the astounding fact
that In 1850 slaves formed One-sixth
of the entire population OF New York.
The general prevalence OF slavery is
shown by the fact that at this time
there we're sixty-seven slaves In New
York's small suburb OF Brooklyn. and
that In London itself there were resi-
dent 10000 slaves. Slaves were at that
time publicly dealt In on the London
exchange. No wonder the traffic In
human flesh vas a recognized CON-
merce, and that In It'll the English
alone sent to Africa 1872 ships equipped
for the trade and with a carrying ca
pacity OF Alag slaves per trip.-New
York Press.
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Rescues Her Baby Sister from
Saurian's Jaws.

Savannah Walston. a pretty Texas
girl, Is the heroine of the little town
OF Tun!s, on the Bayou Sarah. an arm
OF the BRACES. She made herself IA
nous a few days ago by killing two
monster alligators that had entered
her mothers cottage during the night.
Few men would have been capable Of
performing the feat that this brave
girl accomplished. The house occu-
pied by Mrs. Walston stands within
twenty feet of a large ~irrigating ditch.
across which there is a small foot
bridge. The yard gate opens at this
little bridge, and a wire fence extends
some twenty feet either way along
the bank OF the ditch and then turns
At a sharp right angle and joins the
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QUEER FACTS"

About Animals Told by Iup' of y
Philadelphis school.
A teacher In N of the public
schools of the Quaker City who has a
sense OF humor. has culled some re-
makable bits of information from her
examination papers. Questions bear
ing upon the habits of animals were
found to be particularly amusing. n
small boy declared, In a mt OF poesy,
that 'the lion Is the queen of beasts
From another more practical the lion
has a great big mouth, and roars
something fearful" One evident ad-
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mirer of the world-renowned hero,
Colonel Cody. tells us the buffalo Is
the one animal Of the temperate zone,
which belongs to the Wild Man." and
adds: 1.-THE horse is an animal what
plays and dances as soon as he hears
music" Another brilliant one gives
the somewhat startling information
that "the rhinoceros has a stone nose. y
and that dogs Is a domestic animal,
which chews bones" We are also told:
1.-THE llama Is a beast of burden and
we get clothes of its back" Another
animal evidently in the clothing bust
ness Is the seal, which. we are inform
ed. makes coats" Upon other sub
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inside OF his head. She pumped a few
more shots into his body behind his
forelegs and 1t was not long before
he rolled over l~ifeless. The female
came crawling into the
Savannah sent a hot bullet into it's
body. The furious animal turned and
ran straight towards the bed with wide
open jaws, and, furious with pain and
rage, she got her forefeet on the bed,
and the women were now worse fright
ened than before. The horrible jaws 0f
the maddened creature were close to
their bodies. Savannah pushed the bar
rel OF the gun into the alligator's
mouth and fred. 1t was q fortunate
shot. The big ball tore through the
full length OF the creatures backbone,
and 1t fell. %Quivering and lifeless. on
the carpet.
The smoke had hardly cleared and
the women had not yet dared to ven
ture from the bed when A. Nelson, a
%neighbor, entered the gate and asked
II they were having a battle with bur-
glars. The man could hardly credit
his own eyesight when ne saw the car
casses OF the two big alligators lyins
on the carpet. Other citizens of the
little town were soon gazing in won
der at the dead alligators and the
wrecked furniture. They proved TO
be two OF the largest alligators ever
killed In the country. The people Ut
the little town have voted Miss Sa-
yanah the bravest girl In Texas, and
the young men OF the place gave a ball
In her honor and crowned her mascot
OF their military company and the
queen OF the hunting club.
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engineer on a steamer. was not present.
as his duties called him away. so that
a surprise awaits him when he returns
from his cruise. The only corroborative
evidence Of the speed. as given by
the prosecution. was that ola man
who was knocked down, and who SAID
the rider was upon him before he
could turn round.
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A wheelman named Grimwood has
been sentenced In England to fourteen
days imprisonment, without the OPP
ton OF a fine, for alleged furious rid
ing. The constable estimated the
speed at from fourteen to eighteen
miles an hour, but the defense put II
at five or six. Grimwood, who is chief
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Qaesn yls.erl... rnr,r.n,,,s..

An English paper says that the only
reason that Queen Victoria does not
appear personally at the opening OF
parliament is that she Is physically
unable. She would have to walk a
long dh-sance and climb a flight OF
stairs. and has now passed the Z
when she can do that.
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Machine. Dssp,aes Farm Hands.

In England during the past few
years, 1t is claimed. 140,32O farm labor
ers have been displaced by machinery.
while the making OF the latter. II Is
asserted, required only the labor OF
1900 men for one year.
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An Egyptian contemporary says:
Our whole island is now girdled with
golf courses. All the world is no long
err q stage. but a golf links"
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jects the nswers were equally as en-
tightening. The miner, We learn, ''al-
ways had a donkey 10 pull him out Of
the mine, which 10 full OF gas and
chokes him." One future citizen in
forms us that "the chief occupation OF
Philadelphia is taking ferry boats
across the river"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
A MODERN MARIAN.
French Woman Who Recalls In France
Three Previous Existcnccs.

French Woman Who Recalls In France
Three Previous Existcnccs.
French savants are excited over the
discovery Of a woman who Is subject to
tits of sOmnnmbullsm In which she re.
fers to three previous eXistences--on
the planet Mars, In India, and In France
In the time Of Marie Antoinette. As re-
CARDS her most recent previous exist
ence, there are too many opportunities
for trickery, In these days Of historical
novels, for her investigators to lay any
stress upon this period. without any
opportunity for learning those Ian.
guages, however, she speaks Sanscrlt
and Arabic huently when revcrting to
her Indian pre.existence. Ancient man.
uscripts have demonstrated the truth
Of certain episodes to which she refer.
red. 1t Is, however. as Marian that
she naturally becomes Of most interest.
AS such she speaks presumably Mar.
tian language. with clearly articulated
sounds, and referring certain recurrent
words to associated definite ideas. She
also writes In the Marian language
peculiar characters used do not vary.
No wonder the French savants are ex.
cited.
We rather suspect that the belief In
the doctrine OF rcincarnatiOn Is more
general than Is supposed. Those who
are believers are very strong In their
belief. Indeed, some of them insist
that they are able, In their dreamy mo.
ments, to recall some snatches Of their
previous existence. But unfortunately
few OF them are able to speak Sanscrit
or Arabic or write In the Marian Ian.
guage. Therefore. when one comes
along In whom the reincarnatiOn Ia
strong and who has these accomplish
ments, we seem very near the solution
Of profound mystery. Let us hope
that the lady In question, who, accord
Ing to the account, il 80 years Of age,
of unimpeachable character, and works
in commercial house." will not fall In
love. We all remember how Kipling's
hero, by such catastrophe, spoiled
'The Greatest Story In the World"
Still, we must await further develop
ments before passing judgment. There
be those among us who remember
Locke and the "MOOn Hoax" And So
until we have other testimony as to
the truthfulness of the story that this
thrice reincarnated woman has actually
been seen, and Is not n creation Of the
space writer's vivid Imagination, We
must take NJ. Flourney with a grain OF
salt.--BOston Transcript.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

The Loan Sharks have formed u trust
The men who fatten upon the necessi-
ties of the poor have decided to draw
the coils more tightly around their in
tended victims.
The combine" as 1t Is fondly termed
by the sharks themselves. takes In
many of the leading loauers. more espc.
cially the fellows who have been wax.
ing fat out of the City Hall and the
County Building.
The object of the Shark Trust Is OBJ
vious.
Ii Is to tighten the already vise-like
grasp which its members have on peo-
pie employed in public offices.
Under the power of the Trust. bor-
rowers can he charged the greatest
rate of interest. aud they cannot go 10
other people for relief because they are
in the Trust
Some of the city and county officials
who have been showing favors to the
members of this nefarious Institution
will hear something drop when the
people get on To their curves.
shark Trust.
What n grewsome combination!
Alongside of the greedy name of
Shark Trust. the title of the Pail Bear
crs' Union Is positively cheerful.
Hereafter. when II Is necessary to
properly brand certain city and county
officials. II will be only necessary to say
that they have been Endorsed by the
shark Trust.
That will settle them.