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EXPERIENCES RELATED AFTER A COLLISION AT SEA.
 By Mrs. w. E. Massey.
On Board the s. s. Pretoria-

Nearly every one on board this steamship is collecting experiences. There are number of passengers who are professional newspaper men, and a varied number of accounts will be given to the newspapers in Amer ica and Germany.
 It has now been a week since the accident occurred and during that time I have collected the enclosed ac- counts from passengers who saw more or less of the confusion.
 am pursuaded to believe that they will prove interesting to the friends at home and illustrates the well known fact that two people cannot give the same account of thing. It is natural that each will tell it as ne saw it.
 Notwithstanding the conflicting statements, the facts are these: The steamship Pretoria of the Hamburg. American line collided with the steamship New York of the American line, 300 miles east of New York Saturday morning, June 13, at o'clock.
 Each steamship was injured, but above water line, and each proceeded on her journey without delay. There was no panic on board this ship that l know of. Some passengers did not even awaken. l saw some women sry- ing and some passengers wearing life preseryers, some carrying them. There seemed to be a great panic on board the New York, but l believe the s. s. company denies this--I do not know.
 Up to three days ago Capt. Dugge of the Pretoria received an average of 10 calls day asking for news of the accident. To all he sent the same message, the substance of which was "All is well with the Pretoria"
 There was a movement on foot last Sunday to make up purse for the crew and the captain but Captain Dugge would have none of it. How ever, there has been an appreciation gotten up among the passengers ana signed by all of them, and which will be sent to the companys offices at Hamburg
 The captain tells us that he has been upon the sea for 43 years; has been a captain since he was 21 years old and has never lost a passenger, which is indeed a remarkable record
 The loss of life in ocean travel shows q very small per cent when we remember that last year more than five million souls were handled by the steamship companies, and out of this number only few hundred were lost
 We will make the trip to Ham burg from New York in twelve days,
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Impressions of a Collision at Sea messengers on Pretoria and New York Write Versions For Mrs
 'E Massey, Who Was Also Passenger

Mrs. w. E. Massey and her family were passengers on the Hamburg American liner Pretoria, at the time of the collision between that vessel and the New York of the American line.
 Mrs. Massey has sent to the Sen. tnelRecord an account of the col. lision which came near costing hun. dreds of lives, and along with her own she submits the impressions of a sea disaster written by several passengers on the Pretoria.
 Following are the accounts of Mrs. Massey and the other passengers of the Pretoria, and they will be inter- esting as showing the diversity of i'm pression and opinion of the incident
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A Collision on the Atlantic.

At 3 a. m. we were suddenly aroused from our slumbers by a crash, mingled with the orders of of ticers and the pitiable cries of wo- men and children. Doubtless not one of the seven hundred souls on board the Pretoria will ever forget the ex- periences of those awful morning hours. Down the halls rang orders Collision, all passengers on deck" ]" The most dreaded thing of the seas tween two sleeping boats in a mid night fog. Never as long as memory runs will we forget the scenes of that dark and awful night The heart rending cries of the helpless, startled women crowding on the deck, the dark and fosgy night, miles on miles of rolling waves, as we stood on deck waiting for what ever the old sea had in store for us.
 Our boat and the New York collid- ed. The prov of the boat struck the iron nose of the New York, ripping through the thick iron side of our boat as if it had been pine wood, leav- ing gaping hole, SIX by three feet, just above the water line. The New York had hole made in her thirty five feet long and three feet wide. Had the boats struck on the water line or had they been going faster, this article would not have been writ ten and another horror would have been added to those that have shock ed the world, for doubtless most of us. would have perrshed like rats drowned in a trap as the Atlantic poured its flood in on the sleeping people and caught them in their state rooms and in the railways.
 Rev. J. M. Rowland,
 Pastor Laurel Street Methodist Church
 Richmond, Va.
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seas toward her destination. l now think of the lines; "When through the deep waters call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee over flow. For l will be with thee, thy trou- bles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress"
 Lloyd T. Williams,
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Cannot Be Described.

A collision at seal Neither the scene, nor the feeling could be ade- quately described by tongue or pen. It is beyond human utterance, yet a meagre idea may be obtained.
 retired on Friday night with a feeling of apprehension because of the fog which had gathered early in the afternoon. with the doleful notes of the whistle sounding in my ears, and my sleep was fitful, but hoped for the best. My hopes were to be
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-12
Sensation of Terror.

The impressions of the collision were extremely vivid at tine time and they have lost but little of their color since then, but they are more of the inexpressible variety.
 Of course, frankly, my first impress sion was one of sudden intense ter TOT. which aroused me, wide-aWake' from a sleep that was very sound, tbo perhaps uneasy. The first l heard was the short frantic blasts or
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-12
Severe Attack of Colic Cured.

E. D. Cross, who travels in Vir- ginia and other Southern States, was taken suddenly and severely ill with collie. At the first store he came to the merchant recommended Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr- hoea Remedy. Two doses of it cured him. No one should leave home on B journey without bottle of this preparation. For sale by all dealers.
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THEY ALL LOVE BONDS PILLS

Mamma, daddy and children all say that BONDS PILLS are mild and effect i've and will do the work-wil relieve headache, indigestion, constipation or torpid liver, and bring back that strong, healthy feeling overnight. If you are troubled with any of the above symptoms it is best that you remedy the trouble at once-Don't wait until tomorrow when you can purchase a bottle of BOMBS PILLS today from your drug gist-What BONDS PILLS have done for OTHERS. they will do for YOU. The cost is small. 25c-The results are cer- tain. Get bottle today.
 Bond Pharmacy Co.,, Little Rock, Ark.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-11
&@8 tF SO

Should noE the honfsT city or country
no thoroughly evangolized before the
TsisFi on les are sent. abroad
tde Paul and Barnabus would not
! have been sefit by the Holy SHIFT
RON Asia to, baglh the. evangelical atiofli
Eof iSstfafIt sSst.l, - 4 IS b III
II SO AughsElneiof Canterbury would;
not have carried ftss q "a fs5It r tal 3
TO sn and tSasf & e q g., is lf
~ So Englanq woTiCf rot have given
men and money TO found churches in
ColOtlsaS AtnuFfenSa sttfsf ~ 49, III
If sos no city could ef,f Fe Ia cam
" orsstete mission work. 3
IL so no f.isTIat saii Iintif;ss 6affeol,v
satisfied Inns 81, 'slipuli seek tia 81 pIr-
ituai welfare OF otltsrs. s rs
suriia priReip u sfat an to
sntFy vfT i 90 a. 4;
ate It's blessings from indisfdhal
ailnE 60 oufifIFisa OCT aud ayostt 10 isitel
Tue ttterniost part of liz Z ttis. . 4risel
fesigion ia Ike sphshine. Shut II upI
inc ni0nlSnts Chr aility Ii, gfifnlyi
rooted and self psppogating in ANTI
Bias fitele to send out fopSls,, ri issS 5.
siopaftes! it is not; d sua sestl0n. II is
npt st Rleee sf, slS u, s q a lsissast
sqrdeE from God no Holy SfIrit Iiyia 3
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the SON Change. 4''5'.'s. -
Isotna7i lIls 4iisld s spikRs ~
FltSlst I've Rcl assSs ~ ssf n ,saS
80 tloif slltl siSt tJfot q iI.asis i M
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.ls0tltln . te asefiib bfy has gos 4 s5 Sssl
g of 10000 900 Tor ftls FIsfis 3. 4 li
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CensnS N1ark Intln0k..
- tI'I.--rr...L-l -


/. The United States bureau 81 the
census hos FecBntiys issued a circular.
pstl Hing tlfetl3 or the ii6xtsfilfee orr
four yeaFs.'s which, N spfa.iinE:sf
iKeG4 us i fDl l6S,ast & u s:s &
q, is'Ihes esa asfs hnraa since fts organ
isattpgls on a,eFJtan basis IN s 1902.
has come to be beyond question the
greatest stat tistlcal Office nltfe, 5wo I'D.
ana II tss the desire md plIfboae jfIJf
the present aHmihi tom OF the htis,
reau that. It's work shaiIShe belteri
known than Il has been heretofore. {
End that the publications presentingi
the results OF TINT work shall be made
more accessible and moro seryiceables
to the Am afican. Eeoples Criticism of,
the bureau because or delay IN the
puEliaatinff OF isa 5FtsI554Atts has ss;ts fii-
visifs taken fRsc Eco5tns tbs sih.s Se-t;
qulred for o canvass of tile whole;
country and the preparation ana bub-s
lication OF the stteisties by reorleaL&i
iziug the work OF tire sljli Hit so "a To
concentrate the force on the main
census Investigations, So, far as ,,1s-
sible the work Aoh the, irvestfge ,:onsT
In hand VIII he cnnlnletea hafnrAI navi
inquiries are taken up:
THE publications to be issued in-a
'eludet general reports on the electrical
4 Sil4tdatries . (I9t2J,, wealth, debt, ami \
Taxation Q9IS,,s agriculture tl9 n. res
ligious bodies (l9lsl!a and water
sransp sportations t1st6; annual stint siies1
OF Mortality births, municipal tinadcs,
cotton and. ohaccoi and special ( res
ports on tho. & ses5 OF the nGps
lliat ti0ns the pbpHlatioti OF mstRonoits1
tan districts indian and nero TopuiaS
ton. occupations and inempioyma,it I.
feGgif ..ssy; os wolssa.i. eeifarni tfkfskIosI
OF Aoitiesi the PLANTATION system 3srtliaI
south, the 1gs oe farmers and the .sta-a
@ ss u q 8
iSps and the blind ana the deaf, 4
SAAttstatist ticai atlas and q serIes y OH
monog ggap phsion special subjects will
alz5slba published. ,r..is q ~
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New York Cotton
(Rv Aasociated Pf6asl,

New York. March 19,-Cotton was
more active for some weeks ana ruled
geheraliy firm with active months
some. 20 20 % points above the low
records of Monday morning. Houses
with Wall street and western conpec-
lions were heavy buyers particularly
of new ei'oR monthBs G0utside buyers
ness generally showed Some imprh2e-
ment. /.
An idea that developments at Wash
ington made any immediate legisla-
tive action against commodity e3E
changes improbable, was supposed to
be partly Responsible for increased ac-
tivity.9 Aside from that. talk around
the ring reflected no particular news
change, bur buyers, were probably en-
couraged by continued reports OF rel
atively 5tss5iy SPOT markets, and ap-
parent failure. of - the increasing
March premium to attract southern
shipments here. The close vas firm
md from Z Tito 90 points net higher,
with March selling 3d. points over May.
Liverpool did not fully meet the To-
cai advance of late yesterday and the
opening hereH Agt dyS s;ts asns adj
vance of 2ipoints on MarchS but gem
orally 2 to S points lower in sympa-
thy. Some of yesterday g most promi-
nent buyers bought again this morn
Ing. however. and prices soon became
firmer. biverpeoae was, a, .heGvyy sell
,er. of both ,sunIfhef and early iiew$ crop
months on the dvance and tha.offering
combined with considerable fealizing,
caused sslight reactions ,dnrIng the
ISpprping.. .4pu MO-, - ~, -, !,
After the close of TIE Engiish mar
lCet offering became less active, while
the buying movement showed increas-
ed activity as prieea$Warkedy higher.
Last prices were at practically the
best ofith day. E i':, q
4 Spot GOTTEN qiieti inlddlsngs' up.
lends. y13n o: eiiiF 1885, No sales
Cotton eitures ol0sed firfIfi ~ :
March, opened 1925 :fclosed.f 1885.
May oFeE!eatsaat f4t .e9s: elnsed u Z Gas
July opeaedS 11l5S, closed 11.6g.
~. ~. SssasS asaasaA tL.hn: cineeIf IIgfiR:
ii0eeGherf dpsnsd n i2S stalosoti.y I.3S.
Decenher opened d ftB4 cl0aed l1.4s.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-11
YOUR Efforts TO-DAY hNG TO-
MORROW MEAN YOUR: :SUCCES
Be On Time-Be The One To Reach The
Prospective subscriber First Tomor- =
row night your opportunity, to
own Ford Touring Car
for little work will
be gone forever '.''' @e-

Tomorrow night at nine o'clock
rings down the curtain on the last
big aEt OF the Intelligencer's Com
test. Your last chance to secure
fine touring car for, %a little work.
Getlas many subBcriptfoEs as you pos
sibTy can by tomoTfbw- night, at nine
O'Clock. t,.H
Look over your HstR and see who
has promised to- give you O subscrip-
tlon ut some time during 3tA& contest,
and show them gust, h8W much It
means to YOU TO Get ;tFsAJf suBseFip-
lion now. Show thetA 1tsat yottare
nut 10 wi, and theys'tlfS sure to help
you as Oh know all the, /; world
loves d winner. You mStssf s.titl N y01f
hope to gath. any IttsBasst .nts
like Il was!at the .4sai ';of the I9ce.
then, You cdtld affoFd TO lose aSflftie,
but now it Isl diffeFeht; evsFy second
counts. jts'2iftS t7'es-'tfsF ~
This hns been d great eontests great
people have been cont teBtipE; the hon.
or will be great 20 sfbe one who Is
declared the most 6i5tfliErr lady OF
Anderson and adjoiHinS colpties, and
y ri, vi, he g.aaal tn rids around In
THAI fine Bord Car that you have won
by your own efforts.
Tine candidate that expects to win
this honor must hit the high places
sitstTTi5:5n t nov s;:s44 :.cc...e:sew .c..e:sew nigh4 Mt
nine O'clock. @,ss5 -&i.ti
ONE SUBSCRIPTION MAY DO IT.
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Financial and Commercial

attacks on Chesapeake and Ohio and
Lehigh Valley. Chesapeake ohd Ohio
dropped TO SO 3-4, the Ewoest, since
1908. A few other stocks Sold OFF, but
me gsaeral naafk4t held firm and pre-
sently resnmed iss advance. United
States Express continued its advance,
rising to 81. 1t sold at 54 fortnight
ago. ',.-.a
y Bonds irregular, but the trend was
upward. Rock Island and collaterals
tohcileG % usw low record. Total sales
par yalie $2.5510,00G !'fF !!
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SOUTH UNION.

WeBtmiRster p. o., h r. d. no: q.
Eirs Olfo rnrkIal - .s,e 49,. ne oes
RENIbllRI1N.
ns,,, ,,..j "a 80 40 90,
H''SS Hia'sarSl s., ftssselsasSi,'p'...''Iz" Iz",ozD
~ 'S'
Mrs. J. ID. babg bgss,':,l,.. =. 42.820
Mrs MIS- Ion 52.emsnnti tit;,i....... 1Ssl! 1919
MIS-. M y. bFoR4 20: 80. ;. 42,2s6t
,,, - Ngle1eiS
MISE MISE Lola Wntiing t;;; g: :. " I'02s
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pQsFALDSs &
Miss VEYIiias |. .NelBnit ]. 5g. .Ssb
ANNFMDESRLLR.

Ess ssis{sE1kNtttlAA3sff5s a ~ ~ II
Miss VL'gInia { Nelson !. ..,... 59,Ss5
iLllYMDESHLLR. a.
Mi6s Eiias Ei6ySSi. y !: /. s !. /. s99!SSsS
VA VA eif tys
Miss EnlaS Efaa ffanks -. 42A2sI
MiRs Nora Mccullough ;. $3.50
Mrs! s.. ~. McAdams. 1890. :, 60.96o
STARR &c
Mrs. N 10. Yeafgin -. i1I,27s
Miss Mary Pool -. 3p.0ss
Mlas Matte Banister ..I,0a5
MlHs Luis Price :. ,.1.0eE
HELTONs q I
RIIsa Sara nartin -, ~. 5000
Miss Annie MnConIfeIl .8g.S:l5
Miss lneSs IeIdsS ~. i. s.. 3. 81
MISS Rudy ellison, 4. =. J. 5a,Ga0
MIS- n. y, Yatkins. .,..... 50,725
Miss Ffaiices White \ i. s., :. 8S.aSS
lII7s fIi1ITTaF 80. 80. -a.a11 8 Slss1
Miss Pailie Wright ........ S6;I5O
- sSst. Fllst ,Gfefis s
Mrs; r. u. iSafnefl Z. I29.eSa
llEL2ER, sT
Miss Irsz BaBb Se!2zsi
Aiiss Annte WeRt y. 3. .55. .02S
MIss olS seoselns, Eygcst PeI2er & Z
skE IslfO b isIi.s, lf5'ss 8f,,.5s
Miss Paiiia SDearfnan aa:aSb
Miss Sarah sfFisils 3: la a.S0S
Misc kahIs ken .e8sfs
+ CA. q 3
Mr. 4. d. StrIbling 80 .Os5
hiisa Kate Sligil :. :. s. ( :. !. 81 or
IisslgEA PATH.
MRS. w. G. Black I. Y. y, !. &. Il. J.
sssssssSs:ss ssssssSs:s Essssssssss;' sacsi " fe 3s4l
K1ras ieSfy Mex SeRsla & rs ID E5S
k3scilt SsliFrys =. >. - !. /. $50, $50
MIS- 4 sfa ~ ssisfl
Miss HsittIe yyIiy :. : -. q Csc
NT2EYIF,E g
iIIsa sasE lfilspn {, 4 .OSs
NANis q ZlglI5s = II 3 + 81
alisEbS Net N b I. /. (. .s9s
1lfas lSetk cen Glro6 81. ik0
Miss 1iin6 q d s (. . !. !. s rs a2f
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Money IaEIe

q Vow rs ds g sisI dls ID q,
steady ruling rnte Il rs elositig 4
sssssAst leans firm, 81 days 9 siihAty
Ehys g six mon ne. I. S 8 81. 81
: Y glTTIaEs eIrpauFe IIFTa 3gilixfYs .SfayF.
ISL aeInSp 81 \ 4 Is 8 3. 7.
Is: Ssshnse eSafsit 4 Z +. z. Il. "a ~ 3 !
Z Islr lfVefs sS, l-yf I.
Mexican dcI ars. u
Government S6iitIa lRsTassI
bonds YirFelaia s 4: -
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sa ~ o.
tit IS nQw. generally believed 5fiera
Bacon. ,e While ii albofntneDt was
giyeh Cox Wost Une6ndit itfohsflv! it IS
nnGss stood thGt col Niesti as ffleyer
hasl any .ilca d I standing toe succeed a
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-11
.THR B0Y7AND IlIs hAnnYt
New !, e, York SUN . ''--e

New York Sun: . 49,
What would you be- nv nrerio,,e
| asked 70 scufIy-l -locisd .fo6ilr-year
AS h, plascdswitiI his reil toy engine
SahS tg0In thew wlntry blast aud cold.
anu a. look OF love came into his
YVES - $3.50. ~
While he ceased moment and ga
! a: 9eatarsme! ~ as g.stY
And saw he know and%I under
: stood. al 80 ,s<sr ~
Th,s de2th OF his childish simplicity
~ INST want to like my daldy,1
: ) j,sigS ltl.iiff 80. - ~
''Waatf would yotr do, my i.breeIonsl
= lad2"
! Again intefrupting the how N n,ay
J5e had loaled his train with Won
deffiis hlnAks fh1S '9tSsi. - w
= Andsthe testiess engine Was tSsG:
Z glnee taWnyat",
tipt he5stepped and smiled. as afchiidI
Asla s6sas & 8 torns1 2 Inn with re-
While tquickiffo Oh TIE ssaart thet.brjef
,ansgiers ieame,
aud iesgtngS shown forth I'm his
III haHdspIfe face s
z 1dat tsIlt @ DO 1hes sdaadst
ai''Whsrs / Y g ! j, weuti you, sos my, pseeious
T1ghlEa .111 5tiasa ansIalast detAtnsai him.
T For ,ealldiahs leartaahave their iyeara-
ing l3ar,
a And as dreams o. thee rutnre, which
Tue sh9y, 80 bus abbns his, NAV Il
4aessS sas nave anfDitions beyond our
4 And, lt yet, sst from ais Silpss.I heard onco
TsS f., g6sdz il Z vs.; saes ass,s.ea
II Just want tss 90 with daddy. !
Back os the ighl eyes 4laaone littlej
SN life, 49, - 81 ~ IS t,s7 "a s fy
Sweet, s. tendefshsFitage loft in your
.Rleassfl thesitask 10 ,hfanare him ,ot
81 strife, 10
g ilSii,ia chance 9iiioh Is given YOU
50 want! hsn to lie d q yoG. 3 daddy?l
Sg,5. ~ : louis A, Warner.
sIt e now. generally believed 1fierai
Bacon e While the appointment was
giyeh Col, Wost fEe0fditfohnflv! IL ~
unGssFHtoodi' thGt col. N1gstIaias ffieyer
lfils ffIv !. III rs, VI k.t = a -
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! Cot los. Goosls
- -. -,

Now "a y * M kS6
Boods were iiltiet today yitli prlcesI
on h6tsyy sssCR eAai. TaEfetas were
III better 6ecihaIlif soI; 9oIl md ~
faced sills Z! !ers ieAs Rreat
Tor. Remit iyeasa mar TEsats sra az,
sitis largars "A IA "a siol
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-11
Chicago Grain

Chicago, MkFchs io.--short sellers
overreached themselves today In
wheat on trying TO! cover they found
the market bare of offerings and had
to bid prices TO II ncxpected extent.
Tbe, result was a. strong close at an
ADVANCE of;-6.s to 3-4. net. Corn fin
lshed 5-8 at1+2 20 3-4' up and. oats with
2 gin OF q, sixteenth to 1i8 but TrovIs-
ions 2 i72 to 10, off. -.
NutureB close: 90 IN Il
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All Rural Routes aud Towns Ousalae,
the Cooperate HINTS Of .AnAeH .s
~ son lit M eaf efiE S6 " s ~ ~
Caf0lsaas s s9E;; s. vs.,
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.LiyaErs ottola

LiverpDs1s 10 Cottaa, & spot
III SINIrf urIIIuIi{I, VfISS5 ltSfiiT, n ID q
ding fatfi 2, on rli lilis z. SO ;
a1iddll b S6l Il low y M iddIlns. 6.6f
good ordinary ri afnaTSs, $50
Sales 4 Q. zoe including 8 9,2g6 Anneriy
caHsA and 900 for. spec ciiiatloil and ex;
IllDFEs 4 <, -. K 8 & a.
Receipts. 10000 y lBclading 300
iaefican. uiti. t9 ~ 4.
Futures closaf On n :, n aSay >ss.gt
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1-,o5ta .>sat ~ ~ "a
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-11-28
The Amen Of Nature.

Do you ever wonder why poets talk
so much about flowers? Did you ever
hear of a poet who did not talk about
them? Don't you think a poem which,
for the sake OF being original, should
leave them out would be like those
verses where the letter a or e or some
other Is omitted? No; they will bloom
over and over again in poems as in
the summer fields, to the end OF time,
always old and always new. Why
should we be more shy Of repeating
ourselves than the spring be tired OF
blossoms or the night Of stars? Look
at nature. She never wearies Of say
ing over her floral p~aternoster. In the
crevices of cyclopean walls, In the dust
where men lie. dust also; on the
mounds that bury huge cities, the Birs
Nemroud and the Babel heap. still that
same sweet prayer and benediction,
The amen Of nature is always a fow-
er.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-11-28

Lake Nor. in the Tabi desert, In
southwestern Asia, which has been
called the wandering lake." presents
a phenomenon about which contra
dictory views have been entertained.
Perhaps the Swedish explorer Sven
Hedin has given the most plausible
explanation touching this phenome-
non.
1t appears, according to that explor-
er, that the Tarim river, entering the
lake from the west, brings down dur
ing the period of high water late in
summer a great quantity of salt,
which has the effect of driving the lake
lying ON the level floor of the desert
toward the southeast. But the sum
mer wind, drifting the surface sand
and darkening the heavens with dust,
blows generally from the northeast,
and it, too, tends to drive the lake be
fore it. The combined effect of the
urging by the wind and the river is
to force the lake southwark. Yet II
is thought the migrati 4 of the lake
is moi constant in direction, but II
shifts back and forth internationally,
according as the circumstances change.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-11-28
The First Balloons.

The chemical philosophers have dis-
covered a body (Which | have forgot
ter, h"t will inquirer which dissolved
by an acid emits a vapor lighter than
the atmospherical air. This vapor ~
caught, among other means, by tying
a bladder compressed upon the bottle
in which the dissolution Is performed.
The vapor, rising. swells the bladder
and fills 1t. The bladder Is then tied
and removed and another applied till
as much of this light air Is collected as
Is wanted. Then a large spherical
case is made, and very large 1t must
be. of the lightest matter that can be
found. secured by some method Xix
hat of oiling silk against all passage
of air. Into this are emptied all the
bladders Of light air. and IL there Is
light air enough 1t mounts into the
clouds upon the same principle as a
bottle filled with water will sink In
water. but a bottle filed with ether
will float. Ii rises till 1t comes to air
of equal tenuity with its W II wind
or water does not spoil 1t on the way.
Such. madam, is an air balloon.-From
DIR. Johnson's Letter, Sept. ~, 1888, to
Mrs. Thrale.