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What a Hor.e-Power Is.

A horse power is the force required
to lift dead weight of $4,000 pounds
one foot minute. To find the horse
power of an engine multiply the area
of the piston in inches by the average
steam pressure in pounds per square
inch. Multiply the product by the
travel of the piston in feet per minute
and divide that product by $4,000. If
an engine is rated at 73-horse power
it will raise $4,000 pounds one foot 7s
times in one minute.-Industrial Jour.
nal.
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is far better to have religious hopes
than to believe there are no powers
higher, wiser, better than themselves.
This gateway I have named can
gel Gate" and all who see it should
know it's interesting story.
The Wallapais have a legend in
which a great food figures. All their
land was flooded and most of the
people drowned. One of their myth
zeal heroes with fearfully long
name which 1 now forget, fled to
the San Francisco mountains for ref
uge, and, when the food began to
subside, the hero walked boldly into
the deep waters, taking with him
large stone AK. Then, bidding the
waters go, he smote several heavy
blows into the soft and muddy earth.
Each blow went deeper than its pre-
decessor, and each step took him fur
Their away from the mountains. At
last he had hacked a great trench
into which the waters flowed, and
soon flooded an outlet into the level
Chemehuevis live. Thus the waters
escaped and the land became dry
and habitable again.
The Havasupais believe the roaring
noise of the river is the voice of
Hachataia, the god of the raging
storm. They call the roaring of the
wind, Hachataia, and the canyon,
they also call Hachataia, because of
the noise which ever fills it's solemn
l. q
it's mighty current over rapids and
cascades. l know of but one Hava-
supai Indian, of the more than hun
dred bucks of the tribe. who has
ever been across the Colorado They
we're all afraid.
say were. Most of them now are
longing to go, and urge the owner
of the only ferry in the canyon (my
friend and Arizona partner, Mr.. w.
w. Bass), to take them over. This
change of heart comes from two
things. They see that Mr.. Bass and
others go over and return in safe
ty, laden with the good things of
the north side, and, more potent
still, Chick-a-pan-a-gie (the one In
dian we have taken over). has told
them marvellous, but true, stories of
the vast numbers of deer and ante
lope that roam through the dense
forests on the other side. To prove
his words he has twice brought back
jerked venison enough to last his
family for whole winter, and such
evidence is exceedingly powerful to
an Indian whose stomach is empty.
/ GEORGE WHARTON JAMES
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and loving wife who was the pride
of his eyes and the Joy of his life.
No couple was happier; no pair so
much envied for their never ending
honeymoon. Children came to bless
them, yet Numa never ceased to love
their mother because he gave a
wealth of affection to the children
1t must have been that the gods en-
We'd Numa his joys, for ere long his
wife sickened, and, before he could
believe it possible, she had passed on.
Poor Numa was heartbroken. He
walled for his beloved for the pre-
scribed length of tina, but he felt as
sad US heart at the end Of his wailing
rs - did before.
TINS made has people sad and
mournful, for they knew not how to
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Il don't mind telling you," said the
maiden fair, as they sat in the leafy
nook, that 1 feel like accepting your
proposal, but there are certain OBJ
stacles at present"
Name them" said the impassioned
sutton. 81 will overcome any OBJ
stacle''
But these do not need overcoming.
1 happen to know that ten other men
want to propose to me this week, and
if our engagement should be an
nounced / should miss all that fun. 81
Louisville Courier-Journal
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TRANSMITTING A BONE.
Extraordinary Surgical Success of
Recent Date Which Is of Scien-
tific Interest.

The TRANSMISSION OF blood from one
person to another to revive a feeble
patient is an old eXpedient. Surface
wounds that would not readily heal
are often covered with patches of
skin taken either from another part
of the patients own body or from
other people. Bits CT nerve have
been t1ansplanted from dog to a
human being. Fairly good results
have been secured with tendons. Ac-
cording to American Medicine, the
planting of bones from animals
to men is recommended by A. w.
Morton, WHO describes what is prob
ably the first successful case of the
kind.
The patient was a man of As years.
He had fallen and received a COM
pound cominuted fracture of the
right tibia and fbula, the two bones
of the leg below the knee. The
ibula united, but the tibia did not.
The end of this bone became dead,
and five inches of the lower end was
removed Improvement followed, and
a few days later the surface was
barred and the end, of the bone was
freshened, so there was free hemor-
rhage. A medium sized dog was pre-
pared, and the left fore leg ampu-
tated just above the wrist. The ulna
was left one inch longer than the
radius; the skin and muscles were
divided by longitudinal incision for
about four inches and left attached.
oh nh OF hn
est end. The cut ends of the ulna
entered the cavity of the tibia one
inch, and were united with silver
wire 20 the same; the fibula was
wired to. the end of the tibia.
The upper part of the incision in
the patients leg was closed by stitch
es; this placed the dogs leg nearly
on the same plane as the mans leg;
the wounds were drained; all the
stronger tendons in each leg of the
dog were cut by simultaneous in
cision. The other three legs of the
dog were incased in plaster of paris
separately; the entire dog and the
mans leg were incased in a plaster
cast extending to the knee of the
patient. The patients condition
gradually improved, and his temper.
allure and pulse remained about nor
NAL after the third day. Five weeks
later the man was placed under the
influence of anaesthetics and the dog
under ether; the plaster cast was re
moved, the skin and muscles were
separated from the dogs leg, and the
two bones were divided near the join
and placed in contact with the as
tragalus; the skin and deeper struc
lures were united, except at ths
point of drainage, which slowl.
closed by granulation. The man nov
has a very useful leg.
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Real EEOtIsn,

Gyer-It's fortunate thing for
the inhabitants of this terrestrial
ball that they are not treated nova
days as Ananias was for lying.
Myer-What would be the result
if such were the case?
Gyer-Why, there wouldn't be a
living soul on earth but you and
and
Myer-And what?
Gyers-And you would be para
lyzed.-Chicago Dany News.
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Turn About.
~NNN~oO~O~OO~

"Mr. Cornrow looks tickled this
morning." remarked the grocery
clerk as he brushed the flies off the
cheese. k
Hes gotter right to-" said Uncle
Jim from the cracker barrel. HE
poured a lot of oil in his well to
Kill the mosquitoes, and week later
hat city Teller what sold him a
gold brick last winter came to board
with him.
"Well?" said the clerk.
well, Cornrow's sold his farm to
him for three times what he paid
He's gOin' to bore for oil!"-Cincin-
natl Commercial.
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SOME INDIAN MYTHS.
They Are Intensely Poetic and Full
of Sentiment.
Why Some of the Tribes Refer to
the Grand Canyon of Arizona
as the WATERWAY of
the Gods"
Especial Grand Canyon (Ari) letter.

Especial Grand Canyon (Ari.) letter.
n LREADY this year nearly 10000
n people have visited the Grand
canyon of the Colorado river
in Arizona. The journey is now made
with ease by railroad to the very edge
o. "rim" of the canyon, consequent
} interest is increasing at wonder
tul rate in regard to everything per-
laining to this marvellous waterway
Of the gods" AS there are many In
1lans living in the region of the
Grand canyon, there are, as might
we'll be expected, many legends. per-
tanning to it. The Paiutis, Utes,
Pieeds and Commanches on the north;
the Hopis and other Pueblo Indians,
together with the Navahoes, on the
east; the Apaches, Pimas, Maricopas,
Papagoes, Wallapais, Havasupais on
the south, and the Mohaves, Cheme-
nuevis, Yumas and a score of other
tribes on the west, all have their
myths and legends, connected direct
ly or indirectly with the great cash
in the earth's crust that makes this
prominently The Grand Canyon" of
the world.
Take the very name that 1 have
just used for it, viz, waterway of
the gods" There is in this name
very interesting story which Maj.
Powell collected from the Paiutis.
Numa, a great chief, had beautiful
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bring him comfort. At last they all
pleaded with the sun god to take
away poor Numa's sorrow. The sun
god came to the earth and told Numa
to cease his weeping. His beloved
wife had gone to far more beautiful
land than the one he was dwelling in.
In this new land there were fruits
and flowers and plenty of water. The
sweet singing of birds filled the air
and all was delightful and happy.
"Ah!" replied Numa. ''you tell me of
all this, but how can 1 believe it.
Could 1 but see my own, 1 should
know, and were she happy 1 would
never mourn again"
Then" said the god. "you shall go
and see her." So he made a trail
from the mountains to the far-away
tair lana where Numa's wife had
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-15
Cured 1t, But

Clear, cool atmosphere is the best
thing for hay fever" said Knowital.
$50 : thought" remarked Sneeze.
out, $50 1 went up to Alaska for my
vacation"
"And got rid of your hay fever?"
asked Knowital.
Sure; traded it for the heaviest
cold I ever had"-Cincinnat Com
mercial Tribune.
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Boston Pie.

Waiter-Have piece of pie, sir?
Pincher-No, thank you; 1 never eat
pie; it doesn't agree with me.
Walter-To every person who has
eaten one order we give pie without ex-
ira charge.
Plncher-Come to think it over, you
may bring me three pieces of pie, two
of berry and one of custard.-Boston
Transcript.
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At Home All Day.

''Why weepest thou, woman?"
"My lord will be buried this day"
"My wife was buried yesterday. To-
morrow l must get me another"
Whereupon the widow shook the
ashes from her shining hair, dried heI
eyes, and, looking into the face of the
widower, smiled.
II will be at home tomorrow all
day." she said.-Smart Set.
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Faint Heart.

II can never marry you," SAID the
beautiful blonde.
"But," pleaded the wealthy old man,
won't you make my life happy for the
short years / will be here? / am
troubled with weak and faint heart"
I'm that case I accept you.'
And yet they say faint heart never
won fair lady.-Chicago Daily News.
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Re.training Circum.tance..

Ethel used to play a good deal in her
Sabbath school class. One day she had
been very quiet. She sat up primly and
behaved so well that after the recita-
ton was over the teacher remarked:
"Ethel, my dear, you were a very
good little girl to-day"
"Yes'm. ] couldn't help being good.
I've got stiff neck."-Philadelph
Record.
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He Showed His Conceft.

Phyllis-Harry is the most conceit-
ed man / ever met.
Maud-What makes you think so?
Phyllis-Why, he first asserts that
l am the most adorable woman in the
world, the most beautiful, intellec-
tual and in every respect paragon.
and then he wants me to marry him!
Washington Times.
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Unappreciated Sermon.

Wife, think it was awfully mean OF
the minister to preach against wom-
ans extravaganza in dress.
Husband don't see why that should
trouble you. The gown you had on was
plain.
Wife-that's no reason why he should
call everybody's attention to tn. Y.
Journal.
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Why Lot Went

Lot, upon being notified that his wife
had turned to salt, was observed to
shed tears.
why in blazes couldn't she have
turned to coal?' he muttered angrily
But this vision of sudden fortune
having been speedily shattered, he re-
sumed his weary march onward-N. Y.
Times.
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Not His Job,

"Your husband is f1oorwalker in
a department store, isn't he?"
eyes"
Then, why don't you have him get
when she cries?''
81 can't wake him up. When
shake him and tell him what's the
matter he mumbles something about
soothing strip in the drug depart
ment three aisles down, and then
goes to snoring again" = Chicago
Tribune
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PrepOsteroua.

Ege-Did yo' heah bout dat culled
man what died FUN eatin' too many
watahmillions?
Ra$tas-Too many watah-miIlions!
didn't know dey wuz dat many.-New
York Journal.
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Sailing and Sailing.

swell, sailing mine may be
good way to sell it to folks what
want to buy anything, but it dont
work with other things" remarked
Johnny Upthecreek to his friend, Vii.
lie Hayrick.
"Been tryin' it?" asked Willie.
"No; but a Teller I sold string
of fish to the other day came back
inside an hour and said he would
lick me if didn't give him his
money back. He was real mad jest
because I'd sold him some salt mack
erel, out'n the grocery store."ICin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
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The ways of fortune fret the soul
OF him who has his bread to win;
For some were born to own the coal
And some were born to put it in.
Washington Star.
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She Couldn't stand That.

All pallid in her shroud she lay;
A woman sadly said:
How wretchedly her robe is made
The lady in the coffin laid
Woke right UP from the dead.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Sloper.
Disconnected.

He ran a street car for awhile
And took the fares up merrily,
Until they found he kept few
A non-conductor now is he.
Gin cinnati Commercial Tribune.
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A Common Sentiment,

] grieve to see these millionaires
Who glitter on the highway
Spend money on these fads Of theirs.
/ wish they'd spend 1t my way.
Washington Star
Evening star., 1902-02-06
Carroll Institute Five Bowled Over
in Clever Style.
CYCLE PROMOTERS SUSPENDED
Champion Jef}ries Says He Wants
to Meet Fitzsimmons.
RTS IN NERAL

The Golden Eagle bowling team was in
fine shape last night, and in the contest
against the Carroll Institute five Won two
out of three games played. The contest
came off on the Eagles alleys, and from
the scores put up by the home team it was
clearly demonstrated that all the little
kinks of the long stretch of pine were well
known to them. The CAROLS doubtless
thought they were some pumpkins in
knocking over 916 pins in the first game,
but the Eagles, in matter-of-fact way
sent them to the rear by scoring 922 The
CAROLS have the unique satisfaction of
having bowled the highest score for de-
feated team. In the second game the Car
rolls slumped away off, but the Eagles kept
steadily at their work and once more
scored victory. The Eagles continued
their good work in the third contest, but
the CAROLS at last took on a brace, and
did even better than their opponents, and
won by the score Of S72 to S69, exactly
three pins.
All three games were crowded with bril-
liant plays and the excitement continued
throughout the evening. When the Car
rolls won the last game by three pins
after the Eagles had led all the way the
shouting was something fierce from the
band Of rooters carried along by the In
stitute five.
German easily walked away with the
high score honors Of the evening by knock
ing over 231 pins in the first game and 227
in the third. In the second game German
fell away Oft in his work, and crippled his
average on the evening.
Last nights double win places the Eagles
on tie with the Y. NJ. c. A for fourth
place.
Following are the scores in detail:
Evening star., 1902-02-06

telegraphed to Jones who is attending
college at Dixon, H., Offering him So 400
to sign with St Louis and $500 draft
money Jones Immediately accepted the
offer. No announcement of the deal was
made by McAieer.
Amy umpire who will let player bulli-
rag him and keep telling him where he
was wrong and what he ought 10 do and
cess of his position" remarked Joe Cam
tillion while in Frisco to a Bulletin man.
1T has always been my policy to give a
player just good as he sent and, IL
anything, just a little more remember
l was umpfrfng a game in Washington
last summer and Mercer was on the slab
Now, Winnie is one of the best fellows in
the business. but, like all pitchers, when
he is being hit hard they want just a little
more than is coming to them. In the first
inning they batted him for six or seven
runs, which made him feel very tired. as
II would any pitcher. A little later in the
game close play came up at first and I
called the runner safe. Winnie came run
ming up to me. very much excited. and
said: Joe, you were not standing in the
right place to see that play fOh, yes, I
was, said i. No, You were not said
Winnie. The trouble with you said I,
is that you are in the wrong place. II
were captain Of this team you would be
sitting on the bench This slap took the
wind completely out of Mercers sails and
he had no more to say the rest OF the
game II is no use talking-an umpire has
got to go right back after a player when
one starts after him IL he expects to run
the game"
Evening star., 1902-02-06

the Philadelphia National League club will
be the defendant in a law suit instituted
by Manager Dooley of Montreal over the
proposed playing of Pitcher Felix. Felix
signed contract in August with Man
ager Dooley for five months of 1902 at
about 500 a month. About a month ago
Manager Dooley heard that Philadelphia
was trying to do business with his old
pitcher. He found that Felix had accept
ed 500 advance money from Philadel-
phia and intended to play there at a sal
ary of 81 800 for the season Dooley has
been unable thus far to secure any kind
of satisfaction from Col. Rogers, and be-
lieves q law suit is his only redress.
Frank Selee is one of the few National
League men who are willing to give the
American credit for taking base ball su-
premacy through sizing up the situation
correctly rather than by bull luck, or as
the result Of the tickle fancy of the public.
Selee says: 'The American League recog-
nized the fact that the patrons wanted
ent of the country and that all of the fine
pavilions In the land and spacious ball
parks were not In 1t with a first-class bali
team. Another strike was made in send
ing players after players This was never
done so Systematically in the history Of
the game as 1T was done by the American
League. and 1t has proved a grand sue
cess"
Jones, who viii play right field for the
St. Louis American League team the COM
Ing season. was a member of the Milwau-
kee team last year. When the Brewers
were transferred he balked. Shortly after
ward he signed conditional contract with
effect that he would play in Chicago IL he
finally decided not to go to st. Louis. A
week ago, when McAleer went to St. Louis
with Ban Johnson and R. L. Hedges, he
Evening star., 1902-02-06
AFTER THE BIG BOXERS.
Tom O'ROurke Offers to Pull On F'ig1
Near New York City.

Tom O'Rourl<e Offers to Pull On Fight
Near New York City.
There was no change yesterday in the
situation regarding fight between Jim
Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons. The cham
pion still refuses to agree to split the purse
with Fitz, and the latter was reported as
saying that he had agreed to the terms Of
fered by Jim Kennedy-a third to each
fighter and q third to the club-and would
accept nothing else
II want to meet Fitzsimmons." said. JEFF
fries yesterday in New York, 'and talk the
matter over. think we will be able to
come to some satisfactory agreement re-
garding q match. AS for splitting the
lurse, that will not do, and don't think
FitZsimmons should insist on 1t II he really
wants to fight"
Tom O'Rourke yesterday made the fol-
lowing proposition, agreeing to pull OF
fight between Jeffries and Fftzsimmons,
providing the match Ia made:
I will agree to pull off fight between
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons." said ORourke,
under the following conditions:
Let each man put up from $2.500 to
5000 to guarantee his appearance on time
within four months, and will deposit twice
their amount as my guarantee to them that
l can furnish the place and bring on the
fight within 100 miles Of New York with
out interference I will agree to give a
purse Of $4,000 in addition to the amount
l have previously put up against their joint
appearance money.
MY reason for this offer is that would
like to see good fight between these two
kingptns and have the matter settled once
for all. They can agree to split the money
up only on one basis H my money propn-
sttton Is accepted. VIZ. 80 per cent to the
winner, 10 per cent to the loser.
Evening star., 1902-02-06

morrow to count his orphans he will be ap-
prised OF the signing of four players from
the Pacific Northwest League whom James
A Hart has had on the string for some
time.
A left-handed pitcher, James st. Vratn:
third baseman, Joseph Tinker; an out
fielder. Michael Lynch, and another third
baseman, Charles F. Mcintyre who was
signed some time ago, are the four. Ac-
cording to reports from the northwest thew
are the cream of the talent In their region.
St Vrain. Lynch and Mcintyre were with
the Tacoma team last season, and Tinker
was with Portland. 81. Vrain finished fhe
season second In pitching, despite sly
weeks lay Off on account of sickness. He
holds the strike-out record for the lea ore
and reports say he struck out from sir to
eight men g. game. -
: Meintyre led the Montana State League
IN hitting In 1900 and led the Pacific Nnrfhs
west League last season. Lynch Is toufe1
10 g. ne the best outfielder in the league and
infielder. as al,