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you, doctor. The antidote is 'Kala
haetlwe,' the product of a small plant
that in our country beats little star
shaped flowers
The man on the pallet allowed Ills
gaze to wander from my face to the
arrows. He seemed to be rejoicing
in spirit over some stirring event.
Your lost arrow is in my Office" l
said, fixing my eyes on the man. 81
took the ivory head from Brant Duri-
wages back. l now know why he
wrote 'Kaa, K'aa!' on the wall and
died crying 'Kala haetlwe.'"
The man from South Africa fell
back, and regarded me with gaping
mouth.
"Why didn't he let me alone in my
love AFFAIR.", he exclaimed. I told
him that if he took Nina away from
me, I'd follow him all over the world
with my arrow tipped with K'aa. He
would not take my warning, and l
was forced to keep my word. Did he
die hard. doctor?"
The next day wrote Steve Morgan
down in Shropshire all about my
startling discovery, end when | sent
an officer to look after my patient he
was found to have gashei his throat
with ono Of his own arrows. and in
an hour was dead. In course Of time,
L am pleased to relate, Steve and An
ME became man and wife, but | am
told that for many years on the wall
of certain room in Shropshire was
to be seen this singular thrilling in
scription:
; K'AA!-K'AA-K'AA!"-The Home
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was IuuIe Lndu ever uiyotineu.
have never heard of the written Or
spoken words. They were all Greek
TO me, but | felt that they were con-
nectcd with the awful death brant
Durivage had died. During the next
few days there ran through my mind
nothing but "Kaa, K'aa, K'aa."
had tho nurse repeat "kala haetlWe'
until | had mastered it, and until lett
the Shropshire village and located II
London, an event in my career which
took place a year later, | did not let
the singular words escape me.
During this period Steve Morgan did
not go back TO Annie. He wrote me
that he would not do so until the mys'
terry connected with Durivages death
was solved, and l felt that the solll-
ton would never come and bring the
two young hearts together.
One evening l was called to- attend
man who had been run over by
butchers cart near the Strand. he
Lad been carried to his lodgings near
BY and lay bloody and gasping' on a
rallet of dingy rags. The moment
saw the man a strange thrill took pos
session of me, and l recalled steve
Morgan's description of the owner OIL
the poisoned arrow.
When l had dressed the WOUNDS
made by the heavy wheels Of the cart,
and had my patient sitting up, witn a
hot drink before him and his lcng
dark fingers encircling the glass. |
asked him who and what he was.
I'm a Bushman," said lie with a
chuckle, and then, seeing the LOOK OIL
disbelief that exhibited, he went on:
"You don't think so? can prove It.
Look here"
He leaned toward his pallet; ano
to my utter astonishment took from
beneath the pillow of rags bow anu
two arrows. could not repress 0
cry of amazement. and did not try
The dark-faced little man was hold
ing the arrows toward me, and coulo
see that they were exactly like the one
which had killed Brant Durivage.
81 had three, but l lost one some
time ago." continued my patient
"Where did l lose it? Never mine
that, doctor 1 could go back to tn
srot but will not. Ho, no. H'
knew what it was all the time. M.
little arrows are more dangerous tnal
they look. l prick your hand VIII
one, and all your skill cannot saw
your life. The marurn tree grows nc
where but among the. Bojesmen, TN
little men o. South Africa. 1t look
like your elm, but it has many tnorns
Its leaves are the homes of the CRU
that builds houses like the silkWorn
When we want poison for our AFRO"
we take grub between thumb an
finger, and make it shed its green's
fluids upon the ivory head oil I'll
) shaft. That is all. The marurn CRU
is death. How docs the victim III
.h? He writhes in agony He d
| comes giant in his madness. he Id
few lucid intervals. 1t is terrible, III
ie" iuei'
t ho!"
, was holding one of the arrows
5 my hands. o,
r "What do you call your poison?"
5 asked looking UP into his face, whie
: had the leer of fiend incarnate'
: "K'aa answered the little man, WI
:. laugh. Some people call 1t M g"
| but K'aa is its name.
e was calm now.
"And it's antidote?" said.
! 1--WE seldom tell that it has one
prinned the stranger. But III, u
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CHARCOAL ACE OF IRON MAKING.

Why Russia Lags Behind in Steel and
Fig Iron.
Though Russia has almost mex
haustible resources in iron ore, the
country is not yet able to produce all
the iron required by the home indus
tries. Business interests complain
that metal and machinery manufac-
turers are embarrassed because so
much iron and steel must still be i'm
ported. Economists say the country
can never attain industrial indcpand-
ence till it can make all the iron and
steel it needs
A scientific commission, which has
inquired into the causes for the slow
development Of iron production in the
Urals, has just reported that the in
dustry languishes on account OF anti
quated methods. Wood is the fuel
used and as the forests have been
felled far and wide around the smelt
ers it is difficult to bring ore and fuel
together. There are no railroads,
horses being still employed to carry
ore and fuel. Consequently, though
wages in Russia are extensively low,
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entirely to supplant wool as fuel. In
provements in processes OF p!s lroA
manufacture. long ago adopted pE
western nations, are also suggested.
The commission believes that the an
nual output of pig iron in tho Ura!s'
now about $4,000 tons year. may
readily be increased to live tunes tll';
quantity and that the prices Oh IRON
and steel now art!flcialiy hiSn, may
be so greatly reduced that there WIZ
be no market in Russia tor impor'
tations.
So the Urals may be advanced 10
the charcoal age of iron making Inc
fuel used in making nine-tenths OF
our pig iron is coke, as this country
discarded charcoal many years ago.
New York Sun.
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900. ..., suvs,euces as Well as to Hi
ali space. But, practically. are there
not resistanccs, ETC., which would
make the waves choose some particu-
lar path in preference to others?
Eyes. and l think the waves followed
the curvature of the earth"
"In regard to the very important
question of making the messages ex-
elusive, so that anybody might not
pick them up and read them in their
flight what is to be said?" They can
he made perfectly exclusive he re-
piled, "by having the transmitters and
receivers tuned in unison. Then only
the properly tuned receiver can take
the messages, and all other receivers
would get nothing"
How great a range is there at your
disposal in tuning the instruments!
Can you make as great variety or
tuned transmtters and receivers re-
spending only to one and another as
a manufacturer Of Yale locks can
make of locks that will open only to
their proper keys?" well, 1 cannot
vet say how great the range is, but 1t
would seem to be very great, because
we have millions of vibrations to
choose from, and even if it were nee
essary to have one thousand vibra-
| tions covering the field of each set of
Instruments. yet with millions TO Sc
l.ct from, thousands of such sets, eacn
iudependent of all the others. could
be made. Suppose for instance, we
had ten million vibrations available
and we allotted them In sets vt one
thousand to different instruments,
then we could make ten thousand in
dependent sets of instruments"
will you abandon. the use of kites
in your later experiments?" Yes, We
shall use masts."
How high will the masts have to
be in sending messages between Cape
Cod and England?" About $50 feet
Messages have been sent 20 miles
from an elevation of only two feet
The distance increase as the square
of the height of the masts. There Is
nrobably a slight absorption of the en-
ergy in the atmosphere, and it is nee
essary to make allowance for that.
But of course, the height of the
masts has nothing to do with the cur
yature of the earth, or with the get
ting over intervening obstacles"
"No, not at all"
"And you believe you could sen
messages across North America WITH
ont regard to such obstacles as th'
Rocky Mountains, which rise l2,OO'
or $4,000 feet above sea lerel?" Yes
think it can be done. But more pow
or is required over land than owe
con because there is more absorption
of energy.
"You will not stop with establtshin
communication across the Atlantic!
ooh no. | hope not. hope to Sc
the system in use all over the world.
would it be possible to send ME:
sage all around the earth so that
3 would come back to the startln
point?" Il cannot say"
: as it your impression that sue
: waves as you employ can only be ser
> between points situated on the surfac
of the earth. and cannot be sent
even disregariing the supposed a.
S sorbing shell in the rarefied region
: the air above our heads-away frol
i the earth to some other body, sa
Il tho moon? well, that is what tn
) experiments so far made seem to ind
II cate but we cannot yet be altogeth'
SIRE"
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continued the man, taking an 2rrow
from the table, but I'm afraid there's
q Bit of it left. He's shot under the
left shoulder and and from behind;
bad wound, I'm thinking" and the
servant shook his head.
| fell at once to examining my pa
ticnt, and discovered that while the
barb had not gone deep enough t.
touch vital organ, the wound was
dangerous, especially II the shaft had
been poisoned. l found also that the
servant was right about a piece OF the
arraw head remaining n the hurt. for
| removed it with my forceps and laid
it alongside the weapon on the table.
Meantime the people attached to
the estate were looking for the person
who had attempted Durivage's life.
The town constaule had been sum-
moned and the town itself was al
ready in an uproar. l remained with
Duriyage until l could leave him 10
the care of a nurse, and with ar
row and the detached head. | vent
pack to my Office. l was clear to ME
that the shaft had come from some
distant land. had seen many savage
weapons in collections, but never one
like it. The shaft proper was lSht
reed, very straight and hard. One
end had been cut off transversely ard
the other notched in order to receive
the bow string. Next came a piece OF
bone nearly three inches in length.
One end of it had been passed into
the split. or open end OF the shaft,
while the other end of the bone was
slipped a short piece OF reed, over
which, in turn, a strong wrapping ot
intestine had been placed. All this
formed a socket for the true head OF
I tLe arrow. the none merely giving the
shaft proper weight. saw this much
by the light of my office lamp; but
saw more.
The head" was the piece had e%'
tracted from the wound 1t was OF
ivory. and l now saw that it had
been attached to the bone weight III
such a manner as to loosen itself wheT
anyone attempted to pull it from thu
victims body. Under the microscope
I saw that the head of the singular
shaft had been coated with SUB
stance resembling glue, but which
decided was some deadly poison. i
was bitter an nauseatins when applied
to the tongue, and had no doubt tina.
it's virus was then spreading itsel
+. through out Brant Durivages system
T: ! went back to the estate again be
fore daylight, and found my patien
raving in delirium. l administered
opiate after opiate, and long tim
passed before the medicine produce
the slightest effect. The servant
said he had not spoken rationale
since the shot. not even during hi
quiet moments, and this gave m
small hopes of pulling him through.
The next morning Steve Morga
was arrested on susicon. This di
not astonish me after what the pis
headed constable had said the nigh
before. Nobody believed the youn
man guilty, though he did not expires
any sympathy fer Durivage, and afte
hearing he was discharged. He wa
strangely non-committal during the G;
animation, and when it was over h
came into my Office and took a chat
Doctor" said he. leaning towar
ME with a smile, they didn't ask m
to tell what saw, did they?"
81 believe they diu not Steve"
answered, wondering what he knew.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

that the blind man who plays the naiiu
organ day after day at Grand avenue
bridge has a watch in his pocket. he
has a watch, and can tell time, TOO.
Yesterday man dropped a nickel IN
his cup, and, noticing the watch, asked
him for the time. 1t was queer ques-
ton to ask, but he saw the watch ana
wanted to know whether the blind man
was simply pretending to be sishtless.
81 think can tell" said the blind
man. He held it up close to his ear
and slowly turned the stcn-winder.
"One, two, three, four, five. slx'
seven. eight" he counted, and then nc
said: That means 72 minutes. WOUND
Nm the watch tightly at 8 o'clock anu
so the time ought to be about IL mill
utes past A. Here, look and see now
near l came to it."
His questioner looked, and the time
was AIS. He was only six minutes
off.
do you mean to say that you can
tell the time of day by winding up
ycnr watch?"
Not exactly, but can come mighty
near it; usually within ten minutes,
and it's very easy, too. All you have
TO know is how long one click in wind
ing up will run the watch. I'll explain.
Suppose that at o'clock l wind up my
watch until it is tight, as we say; that
IS until another turn of the winder
would apparently break a spring. At
: O'Clock wind the watch again and
find that the winder clicks II times
before the watch is wound up to the
place where it sticks. Then l know
that Il clicks will run the watch l2O
minutes. and that one click represents
10 minutes of time" milwaukee, Sen
| tinel
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Tree for u Postofficc.

The inhabitants of the village OF
Chetwynd, ILL.,. and others near by have
a unique way of receiving and sending
mail. Recentl-- orders were received
to discontinue the pcsto!fice at Chet'
wynd because of rural delivery pass
ing within half mile Of that place,
and so large elm tree at inc cross
roads was utilized and made 10 serve
as a postoftcc. There are II boxes
attached to the tree. besides the gov
ernmcnt mail box, which is uaed
solely for money orders, registered
letters. etc. Chetwynd gets ell its
mail in large box on tie left OF
the tree, and fully 12O people receive
mail at this tree.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
LANGUAGE OF THE TURKEY.
An English Naturalist Thinks He Undess
stands tho Gobbler,s Cries.

| AN ulnkS nc OHucEU
stands tho GobbIer's Cries.
Nelson Wood, an English scientist.
has made lifelong study of the lam
guage of birds and he thinks he can
not only understand what many Of the
feathered creatures are saying, but
also express things to them which
they understand. He has many inter.
esting things to tell about the birds
he has met.
The creatures of the air, so he says.
talk the least; turkeys, chickens and
such feathered creatures, as they do
not fly very much, talk the most. The
explanation of this Is natural.
The birds that do not fly are al
ways in more danger and they have
many notes Of warning. Language
among them, of course, as it must
have been with primitive man, is but
an expression of othe simple needs:
Danger hunger, warning, pleasure
and such sensations are the first emo
tions expressed.
To illustrate the various calls which
turkey has, Mr.. Wood cites note
for overhead danger, another for
danger on the ground, third for
hawk in the distance, another of COM
plant when being driven, a different
call in open meadow from that in
bushes, a special signal at night, as
well as special kind of note used in
ordinary conversation.
Chickens have even more modes of
expression. A hen has three distinct
songs, one when seeking her nest,
another for calling her mate and q
third for grooming to herself or in the
search for food.
The rooster has several distinct
notes and Mr.. Wood says that some of
these the ordinary person never OBJ
serves. There is one, low fine whis.
tie which the rooster uses sometimes
on dark day when going to roost,
but when the rooster really begins to
carry on an extensive conversation Is
when he meets another chanticleer in
battle.
It ranges all the way from def.
ant chuckle which invites the other
fellow to fight as surely as the pro-
verbal chip on boys shoulder, to q
feminine Groom which means lear and
desire to retire.
Perhaps of all birds the parrot is
the most intelligent. People have
been accustomed to think of the par
rot as simply mimic, but Mr.. Wood
pretends to have known many that
actually understood the words they
were saying. One of his parrot friends
always saluted him with Good morn
ing" early in the day and Good
night" in the evening
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

ulation box pleat, through which but
ton holes are worked. The sleeves are
in bishop style, with the seasons deep
cuffs that are buttoned up at the in
side At the neck is neckband over
which the regulation stock, OF linen
collar, may be worn.
TO cut this waist for: miss OF -four
teen wears Of age four yards of mate
rial twenty-one inches wide, three and
n half yards twenty-seven inches wide
three and an eighth yards thirty-two
inches wide, OF two yards forty-foul
inches wide will be required.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
Benefit of tho Birch.

The cane should never be used IS
tho ordinary instrument Of school
nunishment. A cane may possibly
hiring about irreparable damage, and
Gaming on the hands is the most sense
less and cruel form OF punishment i'm
aginable. The birch is the hest inl-
nlement of punishment for small boys.
Firstly it hurts; secondly, if applied
in reason it does no harm.-London
ancet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
WoInaD's FAM

I. Fancy bodies, with round yokes' are
much in vogue both for entire gowns
and the popular odd waist. This smart
-Manton modelsis adapted TO both
purposes and to all the seasons dress
and waist materials, but. as shown, is
made of etamine in pastel tan color,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
A Pretty NIillIi

Among the spring l
ess mode is occupy
place. 1t is broad an
ceDtible drcop at the
pre- lReIeHails in tba tri's"
sometimes ostrich fea
adapted to this purpo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

cellcnt May Manton model shown in
cludes all the essential features and
is suited to variety Of materials,
p.que, duck, linen etamine, chcviot,
madras, silk, gingham and all the light
weight waist cloths and silks, tafieta,
peau de sole, albatross and the like
bat in The original is OF white mercer
lied duck, with handsome pearl but
tons, and is worn with n tie and belt
Of pale blue liberty satin. SILK k1;,;a and
when made>cv the fitted foundation
but washable materials require to be
unlined.
The lining fits snugly and smoothly
bur extends TO tic waist line only
The waist proper is laid in deep pleats
over the shoulder that extend TO the
waist line at the back and front, and
:rc stitched 10 yoke depth with corti-
cell silk TO, give the effect OF pointed
straps. at the centre front is the reg
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

A New York assemblyman has IN
troduced in the legislature a Dill nlaE.-
ing it a misdemeanor to "hlrt on 3
public thoroughfare.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

In 1882 the speed record on a high
bicycle was 20 miles in an hour anu
IL minutes. Behind a motor PAGER a
rider has recently covered 40 miles IN
an hour
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
SashoSAre Popular

The popularity Of sashes for spring
and summer wear is assured, and many
of the finest models for spring gowns
are finished in this effect.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

The skin of the musllox, which is
denizen of the Barren Grounds ana
the Arctic region of Canada, has tax
en- the place of that OF the extinct
buffalo for sleigh robes. 1t varies
in price from $50 to as low as 50 1of
a poor article.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
GUAM. AND CURIOUS.

A man should weigh % pounds for
every foot Of his height.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

An immense geyser has been discoy-
cred in Rotomahona, New zeaiano;
It covers an area an acre in extent ana
constantly throws columns of water 10
vast heights, some Of them ascending
900 feet, with clouds of steam wnlch
go much higher.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

The Iowa supreme court has again
fixed the limit of value that may be
placed on mans leg at $SOOO In Il
similar case some years ago the Iowa
supreme court decided that a verdict
for $4,000 was excessive, and that II
should be cut down to $4,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
trimmings on the New Hats.

L~ TRIMMINGS oh INC -N>"
Many of the new hats are of chiffon
trimmed with mohalr braid. This MS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

Seven miles west Of Connellsvllle,
Pa, portion of an Indian mound mas
been uncovered and innumerable Ill
teresting relics have been found. a
babv's remains had necklace of beads
made out OF curiously wrought deer
horns. Strangely-shapcd pipes, many
arrow heads, sandstone wheels, which
are supposed to have been used ny
the aborigines for the making of sto:e
implements; marine shells and many
ether trinkets were also found.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

The telephone exchange OF Cleve-
land O., has instituted an information
bureau. from which subscribers may
ask and receive whatever kho"ieuse
they wish that can be supplied from
a large reference library. During the
six months of its operation 1t IS salu
to have demonstrated its value and Ia
be a pattern that might be followed IN
other cities.