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Show BAD MEN OF TEXAS WHO BIT THE DUST WHEN THE SCOOT TOOK HIS REVENGE F Texas could but know Inwhat it committed c,imea name. A bit of the Lame Star ttaie. About thirty by fortya feet, actual meuaurenimt, v a laat week from transplant land of the graaaer to a point hi where Archey road I'M ago juel below a. away from State street. And I I , J when he got into the saddle death traveled quiiltly utcr the plain. The tiliiun, who was enemy to Buik Hatifhuwe and murderer of little Tom AUalune. was Vi lified' Castio. a former Miasnuruui. despite his Spanish name. Castro was a desperado known a Wildfire. and ha wore us many different disguises a the playwright could think of. He was train robber and trail wolf, glOiuugh when at Colonel Benton's cattle ranch ha was the dandlest kind of a dresser, and a polished, if villainous man. Castro had a confederate, Scarfac Charley. These two bad men were at the head of the must terrible gang of bandits thut ever infested the plains, and as they were concerned with the events of the first act it naturally followed that the shooting should begin soon after the curtuln lifted. After the preliminary dusting of the furniture and a long speech by Judge reWhittle, a iKielicul and constructed Southerner, Castro appear-e- d and tried to sell Colonel Benton, the millionaire ranch owner, a salted mine. This deal almost went through when business called the Colonel away. He was hardly off the stage before Fired water Jim, a Chickasaw, rushed on. "t'gh! Paleface boy." he shouted excitedly to Castro, he tell scout! Ha know you. Wildfire, heap bnd man. Moout he come. I7gh! Get away heap stifT-kite- thought a paragon, olive spurned her cousin with the evil eye. Without delay her lather disowned her and then for a few minutes it was hard to tell whom awry uue was abusing. I .aid the laSiaa Low. This turraul of abuse was at its height when Pnewater fuelled again into the room with 1 Irony Bain at his heel. The ludisn hardly git his faeud in at the dour when Buck Henshawes fist us ugh t him between the eyes and he. dropped like a ion of rock. The Indian Jailed at Castro, and this Castro thought, let out the secret that he waa Wildfire, the tenor of the plain.. The Indian leaped to hia feet and fired his revolver, while Casiro fled through a aide door. The redskin reeled and fell dead, for Buck's sixshooter sung a measure of six notes ill leas than one second. As the renegade Castro fled Buck cried out: "Would you know Wildfire if you saw him again? The crowd did not answer, for Benny Bain had fainted and the ret were busy 'counting the bullet holes in Firewater Jim. ed there not leen than thirty bud men bit the duet of Texas every night and at two matinees last week. Only one good oul was sent to its Anal rent, but the sorrow In that tragedy has not yet died out of the hearts of the Alhambra crowd. iereon who hud to die at performance was Tom Allalone, a waif of the plain. Tom had drifted into Texas from Detroit, and he was not like any other boy the te talked like world haa ever seen. Darwin's "Origin of Specie." and his euul fairly atuck out nil over him. Hut he wasn't bullet proof, even If he did hail from Detroit, and a ball from the villlau'a rifle laid him low. AUalinie, the beet per Next to tun In Texga. according to the gallery verdict, was Buck Hennhawe. lie was a government acout, and a charmed one, w ho could live for hour In a perfect rain of bullets from the guns of a He could pump build of itrsiierudues. the trigger xif a aixshouter faster than patent adder could count them, and from Texarkana to El Funo he had the reputation of never missing fire. It wa Hensliawe who was revenged, and The good very Tu (sir. the man with the slapstick up the third flight of at sirs got the crowd quiet. and then Benny Iiuin, a tenderfoot from Philadelphia, came on and marched the Indian away Inward the reservation. Castro grabbed for hla gun, but for his pain Buck only made him lengthen his arms out another inch or two. The melodrama sandwich la composed of alternate layers of love and blood letting, and after this first thrill came the first touch of th romance. Colonel Benton was trying to make his daughter, Olive, marry Castro, whom he The Hedskl aad Castro Were al III Were?. ' with Electric Lights, Shower Bath and Lectures. oo the French government has built a model prison. which la the largest of thd cellular, or separate confinement. type in the world. It ia ft Frames, about eight miles from Pario, and it huge rectangular, block, 's with ihe exercise grounds, quarter and gardens, rover a iiHre mile. It ia the. pride of the French of Prisons, and many Americans who are interested In criminology have been permitted to visit it during the two years It haa been open. , Fresno, I a prison ' for ahort term convict, 'and receives all males convicted and sentenced to short terms In the Deportment pf the' Mine. It succeed three old fashioned establishments Masns. La . Pelagic , and Grande Rbuuette. Tlise prisons were eld fashioned,' with poor sanitary system and many dark and unhealthful ceils. In the new prison one roll la' a bright and healthful us any other, bemuse the star shaped construction haa been done away wtih. The main prison at Fresnea consists of three large halls of atone, built pantllel to one another and connected t'clla are aad Well Kpalppea. hj a bisecting gallery. Between the hHlia are the exercise yards,, each containing sixty compartments, for even In exercis the prisoner are not permitted to see one another. Above each set of compartments ia a bridge, from which the warder or guard watches the prisoners and la himself watched by his superiors. The cells are larger and belter equipped than one would expect in a prison. Inches In They are 13 by I feet height Fixed to the wall, against which it folds when not In use. la an iron bedstead. Besides, there la a table fixed to the floor and a chair attached to the wall by a chain. Earh cell ia lighted by electricity and with running water. In each there ia a large window of glass, which admit plenty of liyhl, but allows no view of th earth. R be aliened at the top permitting tli prisoner to study the ky when be need a change of view, and admitting "II the air that Is necessary to hla comfort. The floors of the roll are of oak and the wall are enamelled in while, fftrange aa It may seem, each cell la provided with an electrlfi hell, by which the officer In charge may be summoned, nor ia this unusual luxury T a cost of shoulders, suggesting nothing so much a a hangman' cap, The most interesting building within the Frrsnea inclosure ia the chapel-schoo- l, with its SaS sitting, elaborate 32.uno.UNl er m rV $ . , into their Tent Allalour fled im.-Charle;. uji in ihc l.iier und drove neighborhood a Iim n a. .i, away fron. Obadiuh, a coloreil the farm yard. b.:! alien the bandit for a. mo stepped behind thment the darky refund and crawled il.iloue rushed into the well. To; lo run into the from the house in arms of Scarf ace a moment later, and the child's throat v.i .ill but slashed on Scurface when Olive drew u luwnrd the sand and turned his hills. Castro hod had im.r to get into a new disguise, and h .nue on us a big Indian, lie' walked r;. u the door and to kidnap knocked. Ilia pure c .- brew the Torn Allalone. for boy knew all about him. "Open "Open door." I1' uniiocd. ili-.idoor. Me Indiun ' hungry. llieii door." The door oiened .nd Olive stepped out. Over her sh ii'dei lay the. long barrel of a WlnchcMcr, und down ita of Hiuiling old sights gaxed tbs Zachary. Big Injun wulkeil away. The Bawd of Htlhrwal. When the spurione idskiii again returned he rame with Srurfuro and large band of cutthroats. Thi time he Seal-fac- s- - : no' w.-i- Uiiwa the Bleats Cased Ike Eye Old Xaekary. 1 was going to abduct olive and hurry with her to Europe. He had the money for the night before nix men had died in a alage coach licfi-rthey could r.ise their weapon-Ther- e waa no aia'i of life ulmul the cHbin and It was looking bad for the Ail wa si ill within and the lmuNchold. nndieiHV thought thut Zachary and the Judge had become trighlnned and crept under the bed. Then mine the distant clatter of hoofs, frmn the wings and every one knew thut Buck waa riding home. A moment lnl- -r he leaped from hia foaiiiluv Steed, .md ihc gutia in hia hands we coughing furiously before he bit th gvounl. )' routed the banand when he had dits thept on the 11111 tin i.inch bund and the people who ate pained on the program walked out iMimly with an assortment' of mtlllery sr.d began shooting into, the wings In the general direction taken by the gang of hndmen. They even kept shunting afler the curtain went down. d, krk Was Iasi. In lha next ait Castro, dressed again as a dandy, cams to woo Olive, and when ahs told him aha would not have him he grabbed a bowls knife and made ready to commit murder. Juat aa the first groan of "uhs!" arose from the audiem-- Risk throw open the door beund rammed his trusty tween Castro's should blades. Castro tried to draw his gun in time to kill Buck, but the scout ordered "Hands up!" and up they went. Buck ordered ('astro out, and when the villain refused to go the scout literally kicked him out Into the Texas air. This chagrined Castro considerably and made Oliva hate him worse than ever, for she saw that Castro was not a brave man, and men must be brave In Texas. Watson, a deputy and acout. brought in Growling Bear, a big radakln. On Growling Beur'a finger waa Castro's ring. This didn't play a very important part in the story, but it seemed to er SERVED Off A JIH1. Lecturers are eent nt frequent Intervals. and such prleoners as desire may Nlr Arfhar t' Dyle Tld of Ida attend. Ths evil of (Irunkcnneas la a loatbfal Kaprrleore. bethe authorities favorite topic, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle told at tha lieve that the lectures Imve had some dinner recently given him In IjoikIou of of crime, influence 011 the . diminution as a juror In hia youth. hia experience of which In France lias been marked aerved on a Jury out of curionce "I the audience late. Such a lecture he "and what most imout of separate boxes through osity," me said, manwas the pressed four Inch oienliigs 1 indeed a strange ner of the There Bight. waa one wltiiess, though, a dentiat, Home prisoner by choosing the sepwhom no reduce to able arate confinement could disturb. The dentist waa bebut the sev( rir sentence about a certain woman. questioned ing erity of the punishment hardly make " 'Did you ever have any difference up far the short ee term. An English with the lady?' the opposing lawyer prison expert who has mude an ex- Kind. tensive study of the French system haa " No sir,' replied the dentiat. this to say about it: Now, attend. Didn't you make her The perpcliuil wearing of the hood a set of teeth once? to prevent him from seeing the fare of 'Yes sir.' hia fellow man, and the opening of hia ' 'Didn't ahe return themF he that window to the heavens above ' 'No air.' may not even look upon the face of you admit, don't you, that earth nil this tend to destroy any luler But on ahe had another set mad by of social inatlnct. which residuum dentiat?" few forma of lnatitutlon life strive another oh. yea, I admit that.' said tha sufficiently to foster. The desire fur witness the companionship of our kind is a " 'Ah. you admit that. And th lady craving aa urgent, if not os immediate, ia wearing that other aet now, ia aha a a craving for food. While juat as notT . individwhen suffers the bodily health " 'Yea. ah la wearing It. ual ia deprived of food, ao does the 'And she discarded your set? mental health suffer when one is de' 'No.' prived of companionship. 'What? Do you mean to tell m KaraiHg are Lacratltr. she I wearing both sets at the Hams Fremie ha developed a moat adtime? " Ye I do.' vanced system of working its prisoners. The working day cover eleven hours, Pooh. Nonsense. How can that are divided ber and the occupation e tween the prisoner and the Stats, ac'Why, one la a lower, and tha terms the other la an upiieraet.' said the dentiat." cording to the number of prisoner ha served. A. first term man four-tentof hi earning, of LITTLE FEET ACHUSg TDK FLUOR. gets can be spent in the which two-tenhear the sound of little feet. canteen. Th remainder is held for I Above iny head, upstair, him until hia term end. Th Suite Which makea my evening hour sweet When takes the remaining And fills me with a strange delight second comes a for' back prisoner term the Btute's share ia seven-tenth- s. Go, little feet, across the floor! Tho' some might deem your sport aa An additional tenth goes to the Htste noiae. In each succeeding term, and an old It takes me back to days of yore of hla earnoffender gets And brings again departed joys. ings. At the canteen the prisoner ran buy Go, little feet, across tha floor! almost anything ho desires, from arTurn back, and cross, and rroag ticle of wardrolie to soap, at reasonagain. able rate. Tobacco la about the only Nor yet your pleasant sport give o'er; a out my heart you drive the to limited From Wine barred. article pain. half pint a day can be purchased, ns well as marmalade, cheese of all kinds, Go. little feet, across the floor! butter and oth luxuries. dorsad Your noise I have with music Whatever may be the ultimute effect Your footstep open memory- door of this new prison and Its modern And bring me back a happy past. library of S.0) volmethod, with th floor: umes, mid offi'- -" employed to read to Go. little frot, across And even tho" I laugh or weep mnot read themselves, who prisoners have for me this much In store the Paris Jail'rod rejoices. To go to You Your music lulls me to sweet sleep. an to added Fresnes mcai dignity the prisoner i criminal rlrcles, anil on Nested II ! Might. he often the Pari slum hia return to I hear that Greening a novich Blow I11 the Jail, boast of h1 experience him a merry pace. la wife leading of electric ligb'x and shower baths, to Hinltliinski Hlies his third wife, say nothing of free lectures on drunk- isn't she? enness. Brownovitch Yes. Well. I haven't any symHmlthlnskl ffleeplesaaesa, man who doean't know Willie," said the young man's'molh-e- r. pathy for a he'a enough. when got church." were in restless vry "you Yes." was hs penitent response. A fleatle Reminder. ee papa In "Yon nevDeBorem. '"Yes." remarked that way. Whv couldn't you tie quiet "it i undoubted)!' true that ovary dog like him?" has his day." Well, mamma," be answered frank' "Possibly." rJoind Miss Wsaryun, ly. you see. t "isn't a Mt sleepy. aa she glanced at th dock and stranVila Idea at It, gled a yawn, hut he doesn t alt up all and Mftmma night waiting for It." Caller So your high-hand- brow-beati- in pos-Bili- ly hs th six-tent- t one-ten- th pro-viil- abused. HUM The le.iru thin thut rooms. In Jlanaer. i b-- larr parity far they dee.. demon 0 shocked one-fourt- h, war-dun- Prlarr. The prison ha S'cRpscity for I.Si prisoner in ia'rt confinement, and for emergency four hundred can be in aociation. There art. In another building. 164 cells foe tha temporary sojourn of long term prisoners who are about to- be transferred or transported to Colonial prisons. This gives a fcrleon capacity for more than two thousand. The administration block Is a large one nnd completely equipped. The offices, kitchen, etoree and machinery plants are on separate floors. Thera is a moat complete system of electric trams, which carry food, stores and even sick prisoners to any part of tho prison. Two meals, conked by prisoner who are under extremely short sentences, are served each day. at a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Ereakfaat consist of soup and braid. ' The dinners are niera, ala hoi ate and varied. were single-hande- The second act took place in the farhi yard of the Model ranch, owned by Zachary Henehawe. the senut'a father. Although the scene whs laid In Texas it linked like New England. There waa an old Bratllelioro well with real water In it, and there were more trees on the one acre than can be TflTi ' h: y. 11 mercy. They stood with 'raised hands until Institution at Fresncs mi. I t,.i. ,:i. He had th- - u'.i.iil l.nkcl tied around his neck to coutuiiiej the if miiise. bis pictuie of .his fatii. " h father was Castro. c.iptniii Wild-fii-- e, 101 The audience waa on its fscl. When the 1 nit uni iMse again for a moment u lcy in the gallery who thought the heroic were ruthlessly exposing thrivs'-tvcH- . Jelled. "1 let down behind tile w.dl. you sc wld tie cannon, ileroi" A minute later the smoke had cleared iiuny and the crowd swooped oul to tb,- fountain at the side of the lobiiy. p H An r - i Benny Bain. Tom the crowd around -- Uallrry t.ad Saved Castro grabbed toe redskin and threw him to the floor, and If It hadn't been for a boy In the gallery, who yelled for Castro to watch out, the Indian would have stabbed hint in the back. Just as the redskin put away his knife Tom Allalone ruine and the Indian raised his knife to put an end to the orphan. Jlut Castro,' whom the gallery waa beginning ttf suspect was the villain, told the red man to choke the boy. He waa doing this when the door flew open and Buck Hettshawe flew in. He had a sixshooter in each hand and the redskin and Castro were at hla mnrrxi TX in had t ii,wooing of ihme gailieied mil,-- ii.li:, i 1- half-bree- soon." found in a hunrt:- Afler B,:. Texas. listened for awlti-- - Aa m the rastffEi FXffiTEffTiAiir, rurcr, la the chapel aehoal, which has aatUlMlsI leetare t tha eeavleta (Jl separate covered slttlea. The confinement is separate, almost solitary, and with the exception of the few employed In the kitchen and launr. dry tha prisoner never see one enoth-eceils for not leave do th1r They any purpose with faro or head uncovered. When they go out for exercise or to receive visltoi In the little' celllike parlors, of which there ore idx on the ground .floor of ea-l- i hali'.they Th bond wear a hoed of while h. down thf ia pointed, and iii-e- or Prpa are going to teke you to Europe with A Reasoaahle Reqet. and covered. From the boxes th them? Tes'l.'. "Now. here a piece of goods." said Willie prisoner can see tbe priest or lecturer Caller Aren't you afraid to go on tha voluble drummer, that speaks for and nothing more. Attendance on re- the ocean itself. I- -" "All right," Interrupted the weary ligious service Is not obligatory, and, Willie N'tn. I ain't afraid o' nothquiet for buyer, "anppoee you keep though there h room in the chapel for in'. I'm been vnroiiiatod. five minutes, and give it a chanca. of the number of prisonly A Muir. oners, the capacity haa been found am'leva. tig"' t- - suddenly burst out TV.lt EVER Till N. ple. the dinner table. at mt crying siabt leetare. s fine silken hose. th matter?" Mabc! "Why. 'is ra. ihr-In the last an intciesling ex- naked Piiii'hhSfd with her iaiiis rinks; her mother. l cniulm-leihue Iran periment by the "Oh." sobbed the little miss, . "mV Itut the obi mail always goes Faria Society for Learning in rrinons. t troth stepp'd on my tongue!" rollon socks. Aiouil'i M .... oiie-nix- th i -- startle the giod people in the play. The ludi.iii said Cwsiio had given it to him. and it later came out why he bud done So. Ii seems that Olive had recognized the ring uu his linger the day he went to the ranch disguised a un lmllun. und he gave the warrior the ring to bolster up a lie he had to make Olive believe Growling Bear was the peraon she confronted at the doorwsy. There seemed to be no way to get rid of the Indian, ao Buck gave him an alarm clock. The Indian held it to hia creepy music. Castro stepped from behind a hedge and signaled to h: men with burning matches. All tha while Hu, k was siin.ding just behind him. Filially Starfuce. dressed us a d Indian, joined Castro, arid Buck and the old Judge stepped Irto the wings. The two bandits aat down and talked of their bad deeds while tha two good men stood behind them and listened. Then, Just as the attack was to occur. Buck covered Castro with hi und the old Jcdge held off the Indian. half-way ear and jumped across the Buck told Castro to throw his alage. "No good. ha said, "lleup big hands and Caatro declared lie upcould mriae. Him craiy. Bay tick, tick. nut be taken without a gun. Buck Whal him mean?" ordered him to drop his weapons and Sad Death af l.lllle Taai. he did. The scout grabbed th bandit Buck said it wa all right, and Jul and for ten minute they struggled then the alarm went off. When the fiercely. It looked several time as if Knock him bell began jingling the Indian did a the bandit would win. "Hhoot him. Judge! war dance, and with a whoop made a down. Buck! name the cries from tha streak for the reservation. Juat aa the Hlioot him:" door closed behind him u shat rang audience, but Burk steadily got th up-ti- er hand and finally locked Castro'S out and little Tom Altaian, who come wrist together. Into the room, aailk dead at Buck' Juat thru the old Judge made a misfeet. A lot of people cried when this hapiauied, and the friends of heroes take. Ho lurnwl aside for an instant. jelled down from the gallery, and told Buck to rim around the house and kill Ihe man who had fired the shot. The curtain gm down before Buck could get oul side, and ihe rush to the soda fountain waa on again. The audience knew that Castro's time waa at hand when the curtain again lifted. He waa dressed as a Spaniard. Play right a generally put Ihe villain in a Don's garment wbaa they want to snuff out hia life. It generally means, In a Texas melodrama, that the villa Ui haa got to the end of hla rope and that hla hope la flickering. Ho Wildfire ram oil aa Pietro Cuba nno. This time he waa going to steal old mail Benton and hold hint for a ransom of 3,ono,00n. Caatro mad love to Cordelia, an old maid of th Boston variety, and ahe fell heels over head in love with him. The old Judge had been unwise enough to make love to her before and was now trying to get rid of her. He said he loved his toddy better than be did the old toady from Boston, and aha waa so amitten with the Kpnnlard that ahe called tha Judge an old crowbait. Then the story switched so suddenly thst the crowd didn't get the laughter They Regia Shsatisg lata tUWSd out of its throat before It had tears in Its eyes. The old Judge delivered a pathetic panegyric over little Torn Aa he did ao Heat-faCharley Shot Mif '. Allalone, and said he had the boy' killed Caatro. Caatro had not hlt'thq would send which Caatro to tha stage floor before the Judges r root rod locket, gallows. spat fire and Hcarfaca, toot fed daa4 There wasn't time for fiiui'h more to Every on of th players ran cot (4 happen. It waa getting late. Tha stage see, what hod happened, and Buck, crowd cleared away, the lights were pale and smiling, modestly aaldl l4 dimmed, und the orchestra played Is only the "Revenge of a, 8ctaUa uuinu-tactur- MILITARY -- Evra gehoal Chlldre Haw ed APAff, ta Drill. Are er LAKH CH'OTTS Taught The interest of the (liineae in matters military la seen even in the school children, who take part In company drill in all private schools a well aa ii. the public scliiMtla, where it la reEven children of fronr I to quired. 7 years of age amuse them selves in good weather by falling In behind a bearer of the flag, "of tha rising sun, and marching In good military order for inilea In the hot sun. (Jitter boys are Instructed in the manual of arms. In field duty and in reconriulaaance, aa well aa in the other domains of tha art of war. Last March 70 boys from a prominent private school In Tokio marched to a village at soma diets nee, and there had complete military in which a number of officaru participated. By an Imperial decree or April, 13M. a number of medical inspectors have been appointed, who are required to Inspect tha children of all tha schools in the empire, and tu make periodic Inspections of th school children. The object of this I to iirevent th abuse of tbe military training. For 0 poor a country aa Japan th social position of, the recruits for the army la particularly high, most of them coming from families who have a direct Income of five or ten. Eighty per cent, are aona nr brothers of farmers. They are very well educated, aa a rule, nearly 3 per cent, being graduates of tha higher common schools, 3 tier cent, of equivalent education (though not graduates), 27 per cent, (besides the foregoing) ran read and do ordinary sums In arithmetic, while only II per rout, cannot read w write. This In a country of universal compulsory service la quite remarkable, especially aa the school system has been established on a proper basis only since Jg78. England haa recently entered into an arrangement with Japan, by Which British officers are to sens In th Japanese anny for two years at a time, th first year to be devoted to learning the language, the second to service In the regiments. In the same way, Japan officers are to b detailed for services In the British army. Corea and her forces are also of some interest Just now. The t'orean Army Is composed of about lO.nuo militia, of comparatively small value In a military Meuse. The officers receive nearly Mil their Insirurtion In Japan. Th arfurtres tillery materially comprises field guns and mountain guns. gun: but more field guns have been ordered from Japan, and 4 field gun and k Maxima from England. The cavalry numbers about liU men. The infantry ia armed with French Graa guns, with German Mausers and with Russian Berdan. Th navy la represented by but a single ship, an old merchant vessel armed with 3 guna, purchased front Japan last April. Cora pared. resemble men postage tamps," mused the Norwood philosopher. "Well, come on with tbe explanation." said the Mt. Auburn eitlsen. They stick to one thing until they get there, replied the N. p., "but you've got to lick them first. A "Pom Tbe Way He W'rlwbs. My way is dark and lonely." hummed the grocer as he finished tying up a (mrkaye of a mysterious compound that he called sugar. Perhaps your weigh may be lonely," remarked the customer, "but it's tainly light enough." cer- wi-ai- len-ro- half-bree- A pretty girl's waist can get all Hi niHSeaae treatment she wants without 1ir having lo pay for it. SEFM-YEA- K RIM, dlaam Fbewsra Reappaasw ehadala Time. With neither outlet nor Inlet that la t any time visible. Lake Cttcott, a small body of water In Caaa county, Itul.. has now reached a height which tt Kttaiiia every Sevan years, find hundreds of acres of fine corn land are now covered by several faet of water. The rural mall route, which runs along tha lake's banks, has bam abandoned by the carrier, for tho water covers It to a depth of three faet aad stretches , beyond for several hundred yards, Chicot t hag been an Interesting phenomenon to the people oC northern Indiana for many years, but th secret of ita rise and fall haa never been discovered. It la th only Inks' In Caw county and ia about ona mil Me and about ona mil long. Tho water la clear and cold and perfectly fresh. Ita moat mysterious character iatic ia tli fact that it overflows Ita banka every seventh year. Tha farm ark who own the land upon Its banka have become so used to thia that they; never attempt ta cultivate tho land lit the aeventh year, but glvo it up withe out a protest, aa they know it la aura to bo claimed by tha watem Th Poltawattoml Indiana who In habited what ia now Cass and adjoin. Ing counties war familiar with thd characteristic of the lake. They bay lleved that ita bottom waa Inhabited by a powerful spirit, which at inter vela of seven years caused th lake t overflow. They construed this actloM aa approval of tha tribe by tha spirit and watched anxiously for tha timd to coma, for they saw in the rising waters a aura Indication that they hai done nothing to displease it, Tha early while settlers became acquainted with the legend and th oldest in habitant is not able to recall a tlrad-ththe overflow did not taka plac4 when expected. Th water haa now reached ltd highest point, and will aoon begin ta recede and continue to do 00 till tha are reached. Resldmta old confine of the locality aay that th weathea conditions have no effect upon tha lake, for Ita ties in the aeventh yeas takas place regardless of the fact of Amo rain or drought Jordan, a veteran of the rivlt War, who Mere on a bluff overlooking the lake, says the onlv apparent difference between wet and dry seasons when the rise occur ia that the water appears to ha What ia colder in lime of drought. true of the rise of the water la also true of their recession, for they gradually disappear regardless of tha amount, of rainfall in the countj'. The phenomenon la explained un tha theory that there ia a subterranean outlet, whk-- becomes closed in some way and Is opened by the pressure of the water when the highest point is reached every aeventh year, but this Is mere guesswork and nothing has ever been discovered In Justify eueh a theory. Th Pennsylvania Railroad company, which own a number of on the edge of the lake, mad sounding at different places before the rise began, and found tha greatest depth to ba ninety feet. at . Asked aad Aassrered. "Look here." said the bartender In A wet goods emporium to a liberal patron of the lunch department, "what do you want for a nickel, anyway the earth? "Not guilty, replied the hungry pat ty; "it two thirds water." A Test at Rtreagrtb. Hay. pa." queried little Juhnuy "was Hainson tha Buinpernickle. titrongest man that ever lived?" "I ilnnt know, my eon." replied the old man. "1 never heard of his trylug to life a mortgage.' 1 |