FORTUNE'S FREAKS.^,C?ROMANTIC STORIES OF MEN INTHE COLORADO GOLD MINES.

jr.Many Former Owners of Paying

Properties Are Now Poor.Ups and Dowus of a

^ Miner's Life.

THERE are 12,000 men in CrippleCreek, ami fully 10,000 oftliem are mourning over thefortunes they have lost, writes

Frank G. Carpenter in the WashingtonStar. Yon will meet every day minerswho will tell you how near they cameto owning the Portland, the Independence,the Victor, or other big mineswhich are now turning out tens ofthousands of dollars a month. Somewill whisper how they sold mines fora eong which are now worth millions,and others will curse their luck as theydescribe the fortunes which haveslipped through their fingers.

I saw a man hauling logs at thetown of Victor, near Cripple Creek,

x the other day, who sold a half-milliondollarmine to pay a groo'erv bill of840. He was earning $3 a day, andhe was working for the men whobought his mine. His name is JerryWinchell. Four years ago he owneda number of the best locations in theCripple Creek district, but now he i6is not worth a cent. The mine whichwent for grub is famons here. It isknown as "The Last Dollar." Winchelllocated it in 1891, and not longafter that, when he found himself in/I 4" Ia f a f d.lH f l-l Hucyi IU IUC7 niuuuab Ul Vx wcr xjl. xj..

Mills, a groceryman, he gave uim themine to square the bills. Mills was

not satisfied with the settlement. He**. objected, but Winchell had no money

and he had to take it. Three yearslater, howevar, he sold the mine for$75,000, and the purchaser resold it a

month or so after that to Senator Wol- j

'' BRINGING ORE FB01I A MINE.

cott and others for $100,000. Now itis producing quantities of gold, andno one knows what it will bring in thefuture.

1 eat at a dinner in Brown's Hotel,in Denver, the other day, beside a

florid-faced, long-beaded man fromColorado Springs. We soon began totalk of the mines of Cripple Creek.The subject of the Isabellu Companycame up, and I asked him if he knewanvthins: as to the Cripple Creekmines owned by it.

"Ye?," said he, "I should say I do.Their best mine, your know, is theBuena Vieta. It pays almost all theprofits of the Isabella Company. Itsveins has been traccd for three thousandfeet, and it has already producedmore than §400,000 worth of gold. Ihad a ch&nco to buy half of that minefor $100, and did not take it. A manin my employ discovered it. He was

one of those fallows who are alwayshard up, and ono day he came to meand told me that his family were outof provisions, and that he must havemoney. He spoke of the Buena Vista

I prospect and offered me a half interestin it for 8100. I told him that I would#ivc him the provisions, but I did not

, want tho mine. I said I did not believethere was any gold in the Cripple^Jreek region. The result was that hewent away aud sold the interest toother parties. Within two week thoseparties sold their half interest for 320,

J _ iU 1.1.. iuu.;, auu u ujuutu inict my uiau gut$40,000 for his share. The Isabellamining stock at its present sellingvalue is worth more than a million. Ithas paid 8100,000 within a month itdividends, and I could have gottenone-half of it for $100. Oh, Lord! itmakes me sick when I think of it!"The Independence gold mine is said

to be the richest in the world. It has,it is said, from five to seven milliondollars' worth of gold iu sight, and itsowner, who was working at his tradeas a carpenter five yc» 3 ago, wouldnot now sell it for $10,000,000 cash.And still the lndopendence nas severaltzmes been offered for sale and theoffer refused. This wa9 in the firstdays of its history. One of DaveMoffat's experts told me the othernight how near ho came to bnying it.Said he:

'It was several years ego, before the1 Cripple Creek region waa mnch develWoped that I came there from Leadville9^ to see what I could Jind for Mo2at.PjjjH Eben Smith was with me, and weSiH bought the Victor mine for 865,000,

and have, as yon know, made abontggH a million out of it. Well, one day ISrajH was walking abont Stratton's mine,Wgm when I saw a miner whom I knew8|j8B shovelling out ore and rock. I asked£$ him whether the mine was worth anyKUBthing. He said that he did not think

I that it was worth much, ami that!Stratton would never pc-t anythingout of it. I wont into the building,however, and chipped off a bit of theore and put it in my pocket. Thatnight 1 had it assayed. It ran $200 totho ton. I sounded Sirattou and l'oun-lI could got the mine lor §10,00J cashat an option of S7;;,0'"\ I repliedthat I conitl noi make aa offer until ICtKtTTco through tue mine and mako ja number ox as-ays, and that while j

firct. r.rf. tninrht rn.Il ffood. that IQ w

which I got later might not be worthmining. This van agreed to, and Iwas just about to wiro Eben Smiththat we hiul better buy the mine, whenI got a letter from him, earing thattho panic had struck Denver. He saidthat everything was flat, and that Mof-.

fat had written to him to go slow, andnot to bny anything for a time. Hetold me to break off any negotiationsI might have and go off fishing untilthe trouble blew over. I thought thematter would keep for a month, so Iwent fishing. Thirty days latter Icame back, only to find that Strattonhad struck good ore, and that he would

BOB WOMACK's CABIN, POVEBTY GULCH.

not sell at any price. He took outseveral thousand dollars that month,and now.well, now every one knowsthat the Independence mine is worthmillions."As I have said, Stratton offered to

sell out a number of times during theearlier days of the Independence, butat this time there were none who hadenough faith to buy. Now it is saidthat he is making such improvementsthat he will in time be able to take a

million dollars' worth of gold out ofthe mine in a single day, and that one

of his boasts is that he will soon shipa carload of ore which will be worthat least SI00,000. He has alreadyshipped 350,000 worth of ore in a

day, and he is doing all he can tokeep from allowing the mine to pay. £>1 oa aaa «mure vuau ^i4v,vv/v a luuuiu.

The Portland mine was once offeredto New York parties for $200,000. Bntthe experts who were seat there reportedthat there was only $37,000worth of ore in sight, and the NewYorkers refused the offer. The nextmonth the owners of the Portlandtook out $40,000, and sinoe then it hasproduced more than $2,000,000. Itnow pays $60,000 a month in divi-

danrts. and T am told that it will, not-withstanding its enormous expenses,pay thirty-six per cent, this year. TheVictor mine, which wa3 sold to Frenchparties for more than a million dollars,brought, as I have told you, theoriginal finders only $50,000, and wasrefused by Wall street brokers at$270,000. This mine pays two percent, a month dividends on a capitalizationof a million.

Similar stories might bo told as toother mines, and all about me I see thefuneral processions of those who are

mourning the "gold they did not get."During my ride to Cripple Creek Itraveled with a very intelligent doctornamed McDonald, who is getting fatoff" the "ono lung" brigade who are

marching through different parts ofUtah in search of health. He told mehow he was oflered only two years agoa one-eighth interest in the AnchoriaLeland mine for $500, but had not thenerve to buy. This is the mine out ofwhich Irving Howbart and others havemade a fortune. Its stock is very valuable,and there is practioally none ofit on the market. It was leased a littleover a year ago to T. J. Malonev, butthe lease ha? now expired. Maloney6truck "pay dirt" as soon as he beganworking. Ho found one body of oreof 1900 ponnds which yielded him$36,000, and he has taken out, I am

told, more tnan $3uu,uuu wortn ot

gold. Had Dr. McDonald invested inthe mine his $590 would have madehim independent ot drug stores andpatients for the rest of his life.Nearly every man who gets a mine

at Cripble Creek has to fight for it.Stratton has had a number of lawsuits. The Portland mine was for a

long time in the courts, aud nearlyevery good claim is contested. One ofthe queerest stories I hear is that ofthe Deer Horn mine, which now belongsto Stratton and others. It waslocated by an old carpenter namedSterritt. Sterritt had heard of Stratsen'ssuccesp, and he knew that Strattonwas a carpenter, so he thought ifthe luck was rnnning with the carpentertrade he would drop his saw andplane and go to mining. He was

about sixty years of age, and he knewnn+.hinff fthrmfr, nr nrnonAnfinfy FTa

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simply wandered aboat the hills in anaimless mannor, breaking up a pieceof stone here and chipping off a bit ofrock there. At last one day on GlobeHill, back of Cripple Creek, ha saw

lying on the ground a deer's horn. Hewas a rather superstitious fellow, andhe thought that this was an omen thathe was to dig there for gold. He atonce named his claim "The DeerHorn," and set out the stakes whichmade it his own. He had no money,and he was compelled to do all thework himself. He dug a ten foot hole,and then making a rude ladder, hewent down with a bucket and laboriouslycarried the rook to the top.After a time he rigged up a windlassand thus hauled it out. After someweeks he sent some of the rock toPueblo to be assayed, a friend advancingJtiim the cash to pay for the assay.The report was that the best ore containedeighty cents' worth of gold tothe ton. In reading it, however, oldSterritt mistook the figures for 88 insteadof eighty cents. "That isn't atall bad," said he, and he went on mining.At last, however, he came to thec-nd of his "grub," anil he walked oillo his home, thiriy miles away,to work at his trade as curpenter fora week or>so in order to save enoughmoney to go on with his mine. Whilehe was away the owners of one of thestamp mills examined the mine, amiwhen he came back they offered him adollar a ton for all the rock on the surfaceof his claim for a distance of 100feet in length, twenty-five feet inwidth tind tix feet m depth. ThisSterritt accepted, and he was soon

making from $10 to S15 a day. In themeantime a speculator jumped hismine, and he hud to fight for it in thecouris.The other miners, however, gaw tho

injustice of the jumper's claim and

they b&fned him in effigy and soaredhim so that he did not dare to appearat the trial. While the suit was pendingSterritt shipped more than S12,000worth of precious rock, and when hewas offered $40,000 for his mine hetook it and left for hio old home inIndiana. During the same 7ear thathe sold it the Deer Horn shipped$126,000 worth of ore. Within thepast few months it has been resoldand it is now to be operated in connectionwith the Samtnit mine, whichadjoins it on the north. Its new ownersintend to put in the finest of machineryand they claim that the minecontains a fortune in it£ immensebodies of low grade ore.

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the most for the world often reap theleast reward. Marshall, who dieooveredgold in California, died a pauper.The mau who laid bare the richesof the oil fields of Pennsylvania wasin his last days dependent on charity,and Bob Womack, the prospector whofirst showed up the riches of thisCripple Creek gold camp, is now livingin a little log cabin in eight ofmines worth millions and strugglinghard to got more than a living. Hiestory is that of many miners. Fortwenty years he has been prospeoting,

A RETORT OF CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD.

and now, at forty-three, having foundmillions, he is worth nothing. Hecame to this region ten years in advanceof any one else and staked out onumber of claims, among others frhatis now known as the El Paso mine,which is said to be worth half a million.He owned this prospeot foisome time, bat could not get othersto believe in its riches. Hehad no money to develop it and hefinally sold it for $300. A few monthsafter he made the sale, one-third olthe El Paso was sold for 835,000, andit is now considered a very valuableproperty. It was Womack who firsthad faith in the Cripple Creek goldregion. He held the El Paso for a

long time before he sold it and heworked on the ?attle farm of Bennett& Meyers upon which have since beenlocated some of the best Cripple Creekmines, in order to get the money tocontinue his prospecting. He dugholes all over this farm in his search

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laughed at him and told him *hat hemust cover up his holes, as their cattlefell into them. He did this andwent on. From time to time he tookrock down to Denver to be assayedand he foand that it ran as high ae

$500 per ton. After the miners beganto come to Cripple Creek he gaveaway a number of claims which he hadon Gold Hill, and some of these claimFwithin a year afterward sold for $40,000.By the time the camp was infull blast he found himself worthnothing, and now he says of himseUthat his old friends pass him by witba sneer and those who have the mostof the wealth which he has discovereddo not even say "Have a cigar, Bob I"

THE TURKISH PORTER.

The Hercules Whose Place of BusinessIs on the Street.The Tarkish porter is one of the

most interesting objects seen in a tourof the Orient. Of Herculean strengthand power of endurance, he is usuallyprompt and obliging, also honest sofar as in him lies. He cannot speakthe truth, and would not respect himselfif he could for that is a virtue ofthe Frank.His place of business is on the streeta

of his native town, where he oan befound at all hours of the day, clad ina loose soiled jacket usually gray, with?ray gaiters, Turkish shoes or Bandals,the inevitable fez and a neckerchiefbhat makes him look as if he werestrangling.All the burden of conveying largesmall articles falls upon him and he

tvill for a gratuity carry a piano as

sasily as a trans, iie is tne most contentedof the working fraternity one

A TURKISH PORTER.

meets abroad, whether he in found inthe streets of Constantinople or inthose of Stamboul, and the touristsmake much of him because he is interesting.His occasional smok9 under Ithe shade of a mulberry tree, or hislazy sips of eherbert, being treats thatrenew his strength for the hard workby which he must live.if he is notable to sell merchandise. Being sturdyand industrious, the traits of theTurkish porter commend him to thepublic, hence a picturesque descriptionof him by one traveler whonamed him the "Quaker of the Orient."

Build C*|» the System.Dr. S. Weir Mitchell has jasfc publisheda pamphlet, in which he takes

the ground that not only the use ofglasses, but the general building upof the system is necessary in most caseswhere the oculist is called in. Aprominent dentist follows in the same

lines, anil eays that the beat way tocure constitutional and regular toothacheis to strengthen the entire systemand increase the bodily strength.In nil tho treatment of such cases a

great advance has been made of latein the skill of tho ophthalmologistsand oculists..Philadelphia Times.

The Congressional Library at Wash'ington has received a valuable additionto its collection in the shape ofthe letters of Washington collected bythe late Dr. Joseph Tonnera.

OLDEST TWINS IN THE COUNTRY,

They Reside lu Maine, and Are Eighty.Two Years Old.*

Probably the oldest twins in thocountry reside in the State of Maine.Tbey are Mrs. Mary Woods, of Bel-

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fast, and Mrs. Almira Belden, ofPalermo, who were born on March 14eighty-f.wo years ago. French was

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EIGHTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD TWINS. t

the name of the two women before *

they were married, and they were thedaughters of Nathan French, who wentfrom New Hampshire to Maine, andwas among the eirliest settlers in thetown of Montville. They were bornin that town, and there they grew towomanhood. During their lives theyhave never been outside of WaldoCounty, the thr^e towns in whioh theyhave lived being all within the limitsof that county. Palermo, Mrs. Woods'shome, is twenty miles from Belfast,where Mrs. Belden lives, and the twinsfrequently visit eaoh other.

Mrs. Belden has been three timesmarried, having outlived two of herhusbands. bbo first marnea TimotnyJackson, of Montville. When bo diedshe married Nehemiah Smith, whosehouse was in Freedom, another smalltown in Waldo County. Her presenthusband is James Belden, a prosper*ous farmer of Palermo. She has threeliving children, and has always enjoyedgood health.Her sister, Mrs. Woods, is a widow,

and now lives in Belfast. Her husbandwas Phineas Woods, of Freedom,who died thirty years ago, and 6hehas had five children. Of these onlyone is living, Kimball Woods, a.

prominent citizen of Belfast. Eighteenyears ago she went to live with herson and has been there ever since.The twins resembled each other

greatly in their girlhood, and manyamusing stories are told of mistakesin their identity made by their friends.Owing to illness Mrs. Woods ha3grown slim and smaller than her sister,who is in robust health.

BALLOONS FOR HAKBOR DEFENCE. "

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A Frenchman's Plan to Hitch Them 1to Submarine Boats. c

Much more has been done in France ythan in any other country to perfeot n

a balloon which can be propelled phorizontally and oan be steered. Ex- a

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BALLOON AND SUBMARINE BOAT.w

periments in that line have long beenconducted under the auspices of theFrench Army, and with saoh successthat an airship of this class oan bemade to travel at a rate of fifteen or

twenty miles an hour for a short time. ,

A new use of the balloon is now suggestedin the country where it had its c

origin and has reached its greatestdevelopment. M. Fesce thinks that itmight be employed for harbor defence "

in co-operation with a submarine boat. £The latter could tow the balloon about 1

easily, he thinks, if no attempts were ®made to eeoure speed, and, consequently,there would be no necessitylor equipping the airship with pro- ?polling machinery or with a rudder.Moreover, the occupants 01 tae two

vessels could be placed in teleDhonic gcommunication with each other. TheFrenchman proposes to use the balloonas an observatory, whence theposition and strength of the enemycould be more readily perceived (heimagines) than from the conniftg towerof a submarine boat, and he wouldhave the operations of the other twindirected from his aerial post. Onlyenough men to manage the boat andits torpedoes would be put inside ofthe submerged craft. If the balloonkept at a sufficient elevation to preventits being bit by any of the gunsof the enemy's fleet, and did not comewithin range of the marines' rifles, it

n»Airn a noofnl ftdinnrtt. nf it.H- . 1 . .

marine consort in offensive as well asdefensive warfare.Coal Deteriorates From Exposure.The result of recent analyses show

that the loss of weight suffered by coalfrom exposnre to the weather is considerable.In some cooes it reaches33.08 per cent., while the deteriorationin quality for purposes of fuel or

gas making reached a still higher figure..BostonBudget.Taken at His Word.

V;"'-, FHe."How would you like to own a a

.er.a little pappy?" w

She."Ob, Mr. Softly, this is so ei

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FASHION OLIO.SOME OF THE NEWEST FEAT

URES OF WOMAN'S WEAR.

Handsome and Serviceable CapeMade of English Covert Cloth.A Stylish and Fanciful Waist i

With Bodice Effect.

ENUINE English covert cloth 1

[ / in an exquisite shade of dove 1color, with velvet in a darker <

shade, is effectively combined 1n the decidedlyjcorrect garment shown 1n the first large picture and described fjy May Manton. It is suitable alike iui tumpieung a visiting, caning or

ihurchtoilet. The cape of becoming £

ength is mounted over a short yoke 1ining of circular shape, thus insuring ci perfect adjustment. The shaping is aiccomplished by eight gores, and may, cherefore, be cut economically. No t>etter design can be suggested in re- s

CAPE OP ENGLISH

modeling one of last season's modes, t

'he upper portion of the cape fits glosely to the depth of the shallow joke. From this point the additional z

aaterial is laid in deep underlying c

ilaits, providing the fashionable flare z

t the lower edge. The closing is ef-eoted through the center'front byoat hooks and loops. An^terliningf lightweight crinoline body tohe wrap, while a prettylining of twoonedsilk is a pleasing-addition. Furberdecoration is afforded by the oramentalstraps that extend from theollar to the shoulder, and are decortedwith bijou buttons. A distincivefeature is the high flaring collar,iced with velvet, that will prove bothrotective and becoming. All regulaioncloakings are adapted to the mode,ach aa Melton, covert, whipcord, billirdcloth, broadcloth, etc., whileeau de soie, rich brocade, satin or

eavy cloaking silk will make up pretilyin conjunction with velvet or fur.The quantity of material 44 incheside required to make this cape for a

idy having a 36-inch bust measure is[?o yards.

A STTLISH WAIST.

The newest feature is the bodice efsctintroduced in the stylish and fanifulwaist depicted in the second larpengraving, and also described by May '

lanton. In the present instance the fc

laterial chosen is plaid silk, the v

round of deep indigo blue being de- c

ghtfully blended in oolors of dahlia,reen and gold. The bodice, fanciful *

olor and lower portion of sleeves are "

f dahlia-colored velvet, outlined with *

alloon bands, studded with jewels of 6

rridescent hue. The full waist is arangedover glove-fitted linings thatlose in the center front. The backts smoothly across the shoulders, the t

STYLISH WAIST Wllfi

illness being drawn to the center by a

athers at the lower edge. The point- i:il bodice closes at the left under arui g3am. A stylish accessory is the baud- VDme collar, cut in deep pointed tab?, c

nring at the lower edge, falling deep- tij at front, back and well over the full f<uflfed sleeves. The neck is finished t]rr a nf.finrlinrr miliar, br>neatb a tie and sinwat bow of whito tulle. The sleeves bre close litting to above Iho elbow, a

eing ono of tho newest model?, with w

eep gauntlet cuff facings of velvet, phe design affords ample opportunity r<

>r stylish decorations anil combina- trions of material. To tho observant si

oman its possibilities arc apparent. ! siine Frenoh plaid, melauges, featherlixtures, Scotch plaids in rich tones,ith velvet or silk trimmings mpv be jmployed, or figured and striped ma- cl;riala combined with plain ^usds. ai

OIBL'S DRESS OF ALL-WOOL PLATO.All-wool plaid in brilliant hues made

this stylish and attractive dress, velvet,lace and ribbon supplying thedecoration. The square yoke is composedof alternate bands of velvet andpoint de Paris insertion, which is arrangedover a fitted body lining, andiloses invisibly at the centre back.The full front portion of the waist isgathered at the upper edges to formtuck shirring, whioh are arranged onthe lower edges of the yoke. The backiias the fullness drawn close to thesentre at the waistline, while the front"alls in the pretty blouse effect so veryDecoming-to youthful figures. A deepjirdle or sash that is stylishly bowedn the centre baok encircles the waist.standing collar, with stock of ribbon

md lace edging, finishes the neck.Mill short puffs of plaid are mounted>ver the close fitting sleeves of velvetifter the prevailing fashion, and are:ompleted at the wrists with decoraJ-3 *..ivuo vi iauo *uooi viuu oilLi CUglQ^t J.UQ

tylish shirt, smooth fitting at the top

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COVERT CLOTH.

icross the front and aides, may begathered at the back or laid in box>laits as a preferred. Silk and woollovelties, mohairs, canvas cloths,Muel's hair, fayette, serve and etanineare among tho materials that may

wmisses' all-wool plaid dress.

le employed in making, in conjunctionnth velvet, silk or plain material in a

ontrasting color.The quantity of material 41 inches

ride required to make this waist for a

aiss in the medium size of 1-J yards.?o make the skirt it will require of theamo width material 3 J yards.

the "new sleeve."There can no longer bo any doubt

hat the balloon sleeve is quite pa9se,

[ BODICE EFFECT.]

s the fashion ecribee say. .but now n

* passing we will let our readers :

ather from this dainty analysis of theWashington Star's New York fashionorreanondent: "It is one thing to

elJ of the new elceve, it.j shape and ;^rm. but quite another to see how tho ,

ransition is mauagcd; by doubled jrioulder capos of satin in self colors; {

y wreaths of tulle or roiling hanging (bout the arm; by littlo shoulder pufla ]hieh mark the vanishing mode as tho jrojeetions above tho horses' hoofs j2t.iin tho memory of his prehistoric ,

)es." Wo should say it is simply a Jnail sleeve with u lifctlo bul^e at tiro ]lculder. 1

In Brussels, Belgium, there is ft:ook which is wound np by the wind,ad never by human hands.

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POPCLAK SCIENCE^ '

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Tt Is usually considered that atadnlt should drink about three pinti <

of liquid a day.Bricks of glass are now manufactured

in Silesia. Tbey are cheap and moradurable than mud brioks.The bones of aged persons having

more lime in them than those of youngpeople, are, therefore, more brittle.

Chicago University has just receiveda gift of property worth 8500,000 tobe used for a new biological' station.Cold boiled water tastes flat,because

it has been deprived of air. To restoreair pour the water quickly from one

jug to another. .

A strong solution of washing soda(sodium carbonate) in hot water -willbe found to be excellent as a cleansingagent for dirtj Imps.A Baltimore man has invented a devicefor locating ennken wrecks. It is

a bell buoy, which launches itself as

the ship goes down and remain?anchored to itThe synapta, a water insect, is providedwith an anchor, the exact shape

of the anchor nsed by ships. By meansof this peonliar device the insect holdsitself firmly in any desired spot.

Bassia has a submarine boat, drivenby electricity, that oan make ten knotsan honr. It is nineteen feet long,weighs a ton, and the machinery is sooimnlo tViot nna man nan mftnaorA it

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without speoial training. It does notsink more than seven feet and can staytwo hoars under water.

Professor Villard, of the Ecole Normalein Paris, has succeeded in makingthe newly discovered and obdurate ^gas, argon, combine with water; it'requireda pressure of 200 atmospheres -|jto coerce it into this combination. ySSMThe compound is colorless and orys* '$tallizes very prettily when kept 2?cool. yA new source of vanadium compoundshas been found on the South

American Andes. On one of the highplateaus a mine of anthraoite has beenlocated, which, when burned, leavesan ash containing vanadium and silver.The vanadium 1a now being extractedfor use in making aniline blaokand coloring porcelain.

An Odd Search for Gold.Frank Dixon, the taxidermist oi

Walnut street, who left this city threeweeks ago to hunt for gold in Colorado,which he thought he could locatefrom gold dust which he .foundon deers' teeth, hoe written baok thathe is still on the hnnt and in no wisediscouraged.Dixon's hunt for gold, and the way

in which he undertook it, would' seemto many like a wild goose chase.Dixon was the only taxidermist in thiscity. Birds and animals came to himfrom over all the West to be Btufledand mounted. A year ago he receivedtwo deer's heads from Colorado to bemounted, and when Dixon skinnedthem he noticed a yellow substance oathe teeth. He examined the tee*J>closely in the light and thought h*saw a sparkle. He argued this way;' TKii ^nnr nam a frnm P.rJ r>ra/1n thi>

land of gold; they browsed on grassthat grew where there was so much*gold that its dust got oa the grass andbecame inernsted on the deer's teeth;it only remains to find the exaot spotwhere the deer were shot, and jfherowill be foand the gold."Dixon took the teeth to a dentist

and he says the inorastation was reallya gold deposit, He took them to hisfriend Schnetter, a goldsmith, and hebecame as enthnsiastio as Dixon.Dixon then wrote to the man who hadsent him the deer's beads and fonndout where the deer were shot, awayout beyond Denver in the wilds ofColorado. Schnetter and Dixon start*ed three weeks ago for that place.A letter received to-day from Dixon

states that Sohnetter has started backfor Kansas City, but Dixon, still fullof hope, was about to start on a threeweeks'tour along the south fork ofthe White River. He had found notrace of cold, but the woods were fullof grouse and deer. He bad examinedthe teeth of all the deer shot, and theywere all inorusted with the yellow,shining deposit which he was snre waa

gold..Kansas City (Mo.) Star.

Royal Fecnliarities. '

Charles I. wore a small, pointedbeard, and thus set the fashion sooften seen in Vandyck's postraits.The Czar Nicholas was said by the

court physicians to have suffered formany years from ingrowing nails.

Vitelline, the Glutton, who for ashort time ruled tbe Roman Empire,had a waist measure of sixty-twoinches.Tamerlane, the Tartar conqueror,

had a olub foot. His real name wasTimour Lenk, of Timonr tbe Lame.Edward I. was six feet two inches

if ia caul fKof ffoo (vine nf HirtUlj^u »UU *V iU UWI\A VUMV VMW

middle fingers extended below hiikne68.Augustus was afraid of thunder and

whenever a storm came on went to thedarkest room in his palace.

Constantino IV. is mentioned bycontemporary historians as havingthe most handsome beard in his dominions.Henry VIII. was enormously fat and

easily overheated. At the slightestexertion his face became purple.

Genseric, according to the Romanhistorians, bad a mouth so large thatit inspired terror whenever he openedit.William Rufns had a very long red

beard, and in compliment to the Kingbeards dyed red were common in theuuuru

Oliver Cromwell had a monstrousnose, so red and covered with carbunclesthat it originated several nick*names.

A liemai-kable Courtship.A courtship remarkable for it*

length is that of Abram Claris, agedsixty years, and Miss Sarah B. Will*iarns, aged forty-seven years, and thescene is Damascus, h quaint littleQuaker village of Kentucky. Botharule and groom are among the wealth*esc raemoers ot tne society 01

friends iu that State, and for fortyfears met each other oa Sunday at the5ld brick church iu their quaint vil«age. The attachment between themDegan when Miss Williams was a rosysbeeked girl of seventeen, but thojnly love makiug was a sraila and aninute's conversation at the churchloor once a week, year in and yearjut..Atlanta Constitution.

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