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Show One of the cleverest deceptions practiced prac-ticed in recent years is the world tour of a cook for one of the native dignitaries digni-taries of India, who has been posing as Prince Ranjit. He deceived even the elect of London and the European continent con-tinent and it was not until he anived on this side of the Atlantic that his Identity was discovered and his deception de-ception exposed. But as far as his wealth was concerned there was no deception. de-ception. He has plenty of money and spends it with a lavish hand wherever he goes. The arrival of the putative prince in London was unannounced and for this reason his pretensions awakened suspicion. sus-picion. But although he had a retinue of a score of attendants and personal baggage sufficient for a regiment of ordinary mortals, society looked askance. as-kance. It was not regarded as possible that so distinguished a personage should leave his native land and travel : new lamp overcomes this by suspending suspend-ing both carbons in an oblique position posi-tion from the top of the lamp as illustrated. il-lustrated. It is understood that the light in an arc lamp is produced by the passage of the electric current between be-tween the slightly separated points of the lower carbons and to maintain main-tain these points in a proper relation the inventor has provided a clamping mechanism actuated by the expansion and contraction of the central rod of the governor. The first action as the rod expands is the clamping of the carbon pencils to prevent' further downward movement, and the second is the spreading . of the points until the arc is formed between them. As soon as the points are consumed partially par-tially the rod is again drawn upward, allowing the points of the carbons to fall together once more, which feed is assisted by the coil springs attached at the upper ends of the carbons. In the absence of Captain Carey, who could not leave the bridge, the chair was taken by C. H. Keefer of Ottawa, who said he felt sure he echoed the sentiment of all present in thanking his highness for honoring them with his presence. The prince, he added, was a loyal British subject, and as such he would receive every welcome and hospitality both from his brother subjects in Canada and from their friends and neighbors in the states. The prince was evidently pleased and emphasized his appreciation by a polite po-lite bow and pleasant smile. In the course of the rendering of the various iiems on the programme the prince evinced great interest and clapped his hands enthusiastically at the entl of each piece. At the end of the last "Indian song and dance" his highness arose to take his departure, having shaken hands with Mr. Keefer and made his "salaam" to the audience, audi-ence, and retired to his stateroom, pre- ceded by the ship's surgeon and followed fol-lowed by the dancing girl and his retinue. ret-inue. As in London and Liverpool, there was much speculation on board as to who the prince really was, where he came from, whither his destination and why he wished to visit Canada and the United States. As to his identity, this entry appears In the list of passengers: pas-sengers: "His Highness Prince Ranjit of Be-loochistan Be-loochistan and retinue." It is now said that the mysterious traveler's real name and title are Prince Joe Ranjut, prince of Kurachi, and that he is the son and heir of the rajah of Beloqchistan. He is of average aver-age height d'nd 24 years old. His complexion com-plexion is swarthy and his hair, beard and mustache perfectly black. He has beautiful teeth and small, sparkling, sympathetic eyes. He betrays considerable consid-erable nervousness and physical weakness weak-ness and is evidently anxious to avoid public observation. half way around the globe without eending in advance some intelligence of his coming. At first his claims to . " noble birth were looked upon with . suspicion and his display of wealth was spoken of as the assuming of an adventurer. But there was enough in his presence at the English capital to set the tongues of the gossips going and it was not long ere inquiries revealed re-vealed the fact that not only were his claims genuine, but that one-half had not been told. He was a man of far .' greater importance than he assumed to - ' ' be, while the wealth his retainers declared de-clared he possessed was not a figment of the imagination. This bogus Indian prince has just , been dazzling the natives of Canada by the magnificence of his entourage, and, what is more, he proposes a tour of the United States. He has been at Quebec Que-bec and Montreal, where he was received re-ceived with high honors, although he Idid not seek them. Indeed, he expressed ex-pressed regret that his coming was made the occasion for a display on the part of the lion-loving Canadians, de- plaring he would have greatly preferred going his own way unnoticed by the society people of the towns through which his journey lay. This seeming , nedesty was, however, like his title, Merely a pretense, for it is manifest that the honors showered upon him were of his own seeking and a part of A THOUSAND-DOLLAR BILL It Figures in a Story Concerning an Indianapolis Bank. A story in which a thousand dollar bill figures prominently involves a citizen of Indianapolis. This man was acting as a trustee during the panic of 1893 and had the trust fund on deposit in the Indianapolis National bank. A day or two before the bank closed its doors the man received a warning that the institution was doomed. He accordingly ac-cordingly hastened over to the bank and drew out the money which he held in trust for another. When he received receiv-ed the money, which was in bills,' he rolled it up and placed it in his coat pocket, where he carried it for several days. One day Harry C. Adams came into his place of business and said: "Have you such a thing as a hundred dollar bill about you? I need one right away." The man reached in his pocket pulled out the roll of bills, and taking off the top bill handed it to Mr. Adams. "Great heavens!" ejaculated Mr. Adams when he observed that the bill called for $1,000, "you surely don't carry thousand dollar bills around In your pocket, do 7jBU?" "I have no thousand dollar Jj," retorted the man. "IkoSKoTf hat you" call that," said Mr. Adams, holding up the bill so as to show plainly the figures 1,000 on its face. : SHADOWLESS LIGHT, j In an . improved form of arc lamp J for street and other lighting purposes PSEUDO RAJAH GIVES AN ENTER TAINMENT AT SEA. designed by an inventor of Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, the carbons are so placed as to throw no shadow underneath the The scene cnanges to the Indianapolis Indianapo-lis National Bank. The man enters carrying the thousand dollar bill in his hand. "Did you find any shortage in your cash the other day?" he asked of Cashier Rexford. "Did I?" exclaimed exclaim-ed Mr. Rexford. "Well, I should say I did. I was short ?900 and have lost hours of sleep ever- since trying to locate that ,shortage." "Well, you can take a little rest now," answered the man, "for here Is your money. You paid me a thousand dollar bill for a hundred dollar bill the other day." The cashier suddenly found that he had "business outside," and it is said that money was put into circulation at a neighboring refreshment refresh-ment stand, although this part of the story is not clearly substantiated. Utica Globe. It well-devised plan to gratify an inordinate in-ordinate love of flattery with which he Is possessed. Sailing from England on Oct. 24 the alleged prince arrived in Canada in flue season. News of his coming had ; preceded him and large crowds as- Bembled on the landing to give Mm welcome. His departure from Liverpool Liver-pool on board the steamer Lake Sim-coe Sim-coe was a notable event. First-class passengers, it was announced, were to embark from the landing stage at noon. It was only when the ship's bugle was sounded, the gangway cleared and the last hawser thown off that the throng realized its disappointment. disappoint-ment. The prince had ombarked early In the morning, unobserved except by a few officials. In consequence of a very boisterous passage the prince and his suite, in common with a majority of the other passenger, were kept in their cabins for t-TO days. It was not until three days out tnat the prince appeared In public by attending a concert given in ' id of the, Liverpool Seamen's orphanage. orphan-age. He allowed his dancing girl, Miss Bahar Bux, and a co;iple of musicians to contribute an Indian song and dance to the programme. IMPROVED ELECTRIC ARC LAMP, lamp. On of the objections to the arc light heretofore has been the shadow shad-ow cast by the mechanism necessary to support the lower carbon, but tv |