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nit Part Three. VOL. NO. 354. CHICAGO, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1898.

FORTY-FOUR PAGES. PAGES 25 TO 32. THE FATE OF ANDREE What Has Become of the Seeker for the North Pole? WHERE IS THE BALLOON? Strange Tale Now Told by the Chemist of the Party. Aaire Was Averse to ItarllBg Jnly 11, as Tklm Wert la Bad Shape. Special Correspondence of Ths Inter Ocean.

NEW YORK. March 11. Axel Stake, the Swedish chemist, who Inflated the "Omen," Andree's balloon, when It weal on Its flight to the pole, is now living In New York city. He Is probably the only perton la the United Bute who maw the balloon disappear over the northern horizon. He i preparing to tahe part In another expedition- which soon will start to the arctic regions not by balloon, but in a plain, old-fashioned steam vessel.

It would aeem from this that he does not take much stock In balloon as a mode of arctic conveyance, and, as a matter of fact, his diary as an eye-witness of Andres's departure does not look encouraging. According to Mr. Stake's account, Andres was reluctant to go on the day the start was mads and wanted to wait a day. He lot two-thirds of his drag ropes before he left the shore, and was compelled to throw out a large amount of ballast and waste a lot of gas before he floated out of sight of the workmen on shore. It was Andree'a belief that the balloon might float more than a month, but Dr.

Elk-holm gave it as his expert opinion that It could not possibly float more than fifteen days at the yery most. Mr. Stake says that while Andree'a balloon was the "tightest" ever made, yet the gas would escape in spite of all that could be don to prevent it. This fact, coupled with the handicapping the voyageurs received at the start, makes it look bad for the success of the expedition. Certainly at this time, when the sanguine friends of the explorers are expecting every day to hear from them, the statements of Mr.

Stake are movi Interesting. Aadree Reloctant to Go. "I was the chemist of the expedition which fitted out Aadree for his north-pole journey," says Stake. "I made the gas which carried his balloon away to the north. I kept a diary of all the events that happened from the time the expedition was first assembled in Sweden nntil Andree and his companions disappeared beyond Fogelsang on the northern horizon.

From what I have seen primed. In the papers both here and abroad I do not think that all of the happenings of the departure can be LISTENING known to the public at large. For instance. It may not be known generally that Andree was very reluctant to depart on his voyage on that rather memorable July 11. His own wish was to defer the start to the next day.

I do not believe he would have gone on the 11th had he not been urged to go by his companions. He is very painstaking and careful as a rule, and In his middle age far more discreet than the youth of his companions allowed them to be. But Strindberg and Frank! had waited so long and hoped so much for a breeze from the south that they were eager to be off. They were afraid the breeze would die away and the expedition would be left stranded on Dane's- Island, a It was In 1896. Urared by His Companions.

"I remember very well the morning of the 11th. Strindberg and I occupied the same cabin on board the Swedish gunboat which carried us up to the island. Strindberg came running to me that morning and awoke me In my bunk, crying: "The breeze! the breeze! We shall sail today. The wind is from the south." I laughed at him, for I did not believe It was possible. But when I came out en the deck I found that the preparations forthe start bad already begun.

Andree was doubtful. In bis mind this southerly wind might be a false alarm. He thought they had better wait a day or so and see if It would continue. A conference was held on the vessel, after which, reluctant as yet, Andree went ashore to the balloon house to see if the breeze waa quite aa strong there as It was on board the gunboat. During the- morning he had been making meteorological observations, and the results added force to the pleadings of his companions.

He came on board the vessel again, and a second conference was held. It was finally decided to go that day, and Immediately the order to knock down the front section of the balloon was given. This was at 10:30 a. m. At 2:30 in the -afternoon the balloon sailed away.

Balloea Cowld Kot Float Lobs. "Andree went away with the Vm press I on that his balloon would float at least six It was his Idea In 1S96 that he could keep la tbo air for a year or more If necessary. But the trouble we had with escaping gas soon dispelled this notion. I think that even after he found how Impossible it was to confine the gas, he overrated the time he would be able to keep afloat. Tho expert from the balloon factory and I made a minute calculation of how long the gas would remain in the bag, taking into consideration Its slow escape through tho minute Interstices which we It Impossible to close up.

Our calculation was that tho balloon would remain afloat, barring accidents, not longer than' days. The Ornen probably was- the tightest balloon bag ever made, but wo could sot close up some ot the. holes. I Invented a process for detecting the escape of the gas. After the balloon was Inflated we spread long strips of sheeting, saturated with acetate of lead, over tho top.

The confined hydrogen as It escaped, would, on coming in contact with the sheeting, cause the latter to become discolored. Thus the exact location of er7err tola could be ascertained. Even so, although we varnished and re- varnished the silk inside and out, we could not prevent the almost Imperceptible holes. The trreatest trouble was Is the seams, where the lections of the great bag were joined. Ths finest needle hole was sure to (how a FOR leak, even after the stitching had been done as neatly is pcsslble.

may not be known that the successive varnishing could be done satisfactorily only on the upper part of me nag, against wniea the greatest outward pressure of the 'confined gas was exerted. Of course, we would have doce the lower part of the balloon more thoroughly, but we bad not time. The aeronaut were eager to sail with the first good south wind, and ws had to let them go. Strlndberg had made some experiments to reduce the outflow of the gas, but they were without success. The constant smearing on of the gutta-percha which we used was really the best we could do.

estimate of fifteen days' duration for the gas. small as It was, would provide for Its retention twice the length of time that gas has ever before been confined in a balloon. I believe that no balloon heretofore has floated longer tkrai a week. Aadree Loses His Drag- Ropes. "Andree was handicapped at the start by the loss of two-thirds of his drag ropes, upon which "he depended to steer his balloon.

The accident was a curious one, and, while It could not have been foreseen, yet the conditions under which It happened might have been avoided If different arrangements had been made. The drag ropes of the balloon, which were about 1.000 feet long, were in three sections, and were joined together by metal' screw couplings. The couplings could be screwed apart, the Inference being, I suppose, that If Andree wanted to do so, he could unscrew and cast off any part of the drag rope. Why he could not Just as easily hare cut them apart I do not know. Now.

when the balloon was ready to start, the drag lopes attached to the lower side of the basket were allowed to trail up over the top edge of the balloon-house and down again to the beach along which they were trailed, so as to be clear of all obstruction and ready to follow the balloon out to sea when It rose out of Its nest. But the heavy weight of the ropea defeated this purpose. The part of the ropes which lay outside on the beach offered an Immense rlo-tion, which the balloon seemed unable to overcome. Instead of following the bag out of the house, uncoiling a they went, the upper sections of the drag ropes twisted, and under the severe strain the couplings unscrewed-For a moment It seemed that the balloon would not get away; that the friction of ths heavy ropes would hold her to the ahore. Then, to our astonishment, the couplings parted and the airship darted upward.

The question whether or not the loss of these ropes would prevent Andree from steering ths balloon has been openly discussed. It Is impossible to tell, of course, though he may have remedied the defect by putting out another drag rope composed of the rope which hung from the basket, and which for the time being was used as ballast. What Did Aadree Say "When the balloon rose out of the house, some portion of it caught on the structure of the balloon-house. Andree was beard to exclaim, 'What was that? Then we heard Strindberg crying. 'Long live old A boat had pulled out from the shore, and as the bag tore away Andree grabbed a speaking trumpet and shouted to those In the boat-From his motions every one believed he was trying to say something about the loss of the drag ropes, but no one could understand what he said, and as the balloon got further and further away, the difficulty of making himself understood became greater and greater.

"Andree lost much ballast and much gas before the balloon passed out of sight. After its first jump upward from the balloon-house. ANDRES'S LAST WORDS. it was depressed towards the water by the air current coming down from the mountains behind us. It got so near the surface of the water that for a moment we wondered whether the expedition wasn't going to end right there.

Nobody spoke, but everybody was filled with excitement, all the more intense because no sound was uttered. Then the balloonists began throwing out ballast, nine bags of sand, weighing about 378 pounds. After that the balloon went upward. It reached over JS.0O0 feet In height, then It went forward again. Later on it was depressed, evidently through the escape of gas which the aeronauts permitted to flow through the valves.

Finally when it rose over Vogelsung more ballast must have been dispensed with In order to accomplish the purpose. 1 They May Have Escaped. "If the balloonjsts managed to land aafely on Frans Josef land they may have been able to pull through the winter by erecting a hut and hunting for food, as has been pointed out. It may be that, they have gone too far north to sustain themselves In this manner. On the other hand they may have descended Into the ocean, although In the latter event they had one meager chance left open to them.

It has been said that Andree acted In an ill- advised manner when he placed his provisions 1 in packages in toe ropes of bis balloon, rather than In the basket in. which he and his companions were to live. It has been said that if the basket had been' overturned thehallooa-lsts would have been spilled and the balloon relieved of their weight, would. Immediately bound Into the air and carry away with It their precious food. But Andres's conclusions in this matter showed him to have been more far-sighted than his critics.

His Idea was that the balloon might descend Into the sea, in which case he and his companions would be compelled to take to those very ropes themselves. Tnen, by cutting loose the basket beneath them, the balloon would rebound Into the air and carry upward not onljr the aeronauts, hut their precious food as well. Hare- They Feint the Pole? "So "is highly problematical Under fortunate circumstances the explorers might exist several years In the arctic regions. Everything that could be done to insure the success of tho trip waa done before, they started. They were provided with every necessary of life; they had pro-visions, arms, ammunition, sledges, and a boat.

They might, if they are on the mainland, gradually journey southward. In which case we shall hear of them before long. If they dropped Into the ocean they are lost. If they have reached the polar cap and wrecked their balloon, they Undoubtedly have found the great spot which so many have striven to find; but whether they avill ever be able to tell Its mysteries to the world is another question which I would rather not be asked to Wew Via Pest la Frsaee. A new vine peat Is reported from the Bordeaux wine district, la France.

It is the botry-tis einerea, a kind of fungus, known among th country people as the grsy rot. which In warm, moist weather spreads with extraordinary rapidity. 'This fungus bores through the skin of the grapes and drieo up the Juice, especially diminishing the percentage of tartar In It, and operating upon It la other ways to ruin the flavor of ths wine. An effective means ot checking the disease has not been, discovered, sad It is causing -great uneasiness is ths wine-growing dis tricts. SCHOOL BOARD RULES What Chicago Educators Think of the Commission Plan.

VIEWS OF THE TEACHERS Radical Alterations in Kiinting System Are Suggested. Foarteea Important Qaestloa fab-saltted to Board of Edaeattoa Attaches fey Dr. Harper. Public school principal and teachers are taking a lively Interest In the fourteen ques tlons propounded by the new municipal edu catlonal commission, of which Dr. Harper Is the chairman.

The movement is arousing Chicago school teachers as no educational problem has for years. For the first time In the history of the public-school system ths rank and file are to PROFESSOR EDMC5D JAMES. be consulted in matter of Every principal and every teacher in the public schools has been Invited, In a letter sent out by Dr. Harper, to make answer to the commission to a set of question which Involve practically the entire conduct of the publlo schools. The purpose cf the commission Is to determine whether Chicago has at present the best possible system of free schools, and If not, to suggest plans tor betterment.

The member of the commission are Dr. William R. Harper, Aldermen- Ailing, Walker. and Duddieaton. Rev.

B. j. Mcpherson, ksddi Joseph Stoic, Charles Roger. C. R.

Corwlth, and Louis O. Kohts. The commission pur poses to continue its. Investigations for a year. Eminent specialists In education will appear before It to give the benefit of their knowledge and experience.

Topics fader Diaeaasloa. The fourteen topics which are to be con sidered, as set forth In Dr. Harper's letter, are as follows: 1. Rules and organization of the board of education. 3.

Question of fads In the curriculum. 3. Is the high-school work being conducted to the disadvantage of the lower grades? 4. Best method for conducting the business affairs of the board. 6.

To what extent is the provision for room deficient? (. Best system for appointment of teachers. 7. Question of free school text books. 8.

Schedule xt salaries as compared with that of other cities. 9. Normal work. 10. Organization of principals and teachers Into faculties.

11. Introduction of kindergartens. 12. More general introduction of manual training. 13.

Question of keeping the schools open In certain districts during the summer. 14. Work of the superintendents and assistant superintendents. That the teachers are In earnest in desiring to solve these problems for the best Is proven by the teal with which the George Howland club, the Ella F. Toung club, and the association have taken the matter up.

Meetings for discussion will be held during the coming week In every district in the city; but it may be months before tho final decision cf these organisations Is submitted to the commission. The Inter Ocean presents today in brief-the opinions of several of the leading school men In the different sections of the city as to the educational problems Involved. These questions naturally divide themselves into two divisions business and educational. The first Involves the matter of a school board, and is the point In the system which is viewed by the public with the most suspicion. Views of Dr.

Harper. Upon this Dr. Harper says "I know of no method In use anywhere which differs from ours except In detail. Wo have not reached a general discussion of that point yet, but I feel sure that, whatever recommendation the commission may make, will be simply modifications of the present board system. The Cleveland plan, introduced In Cleveland, by President Draper of the University of Illinois, differs more from ours than asy I know of which are at all suited to the genius of our civilization." The Cleveland plan.

In brief, grew out ot the cry for centralization In school management. It provides for a business manager or supervisor in whom centers much of the authority delegated here to the board of education. He attends to the business and financial interests of the schools and Is held responsible for receipts and expenditures. He receives a large salary and Is supposed to give to the schools the care and oversight which- a successful business man would give to his personal in teresta. To tho superintendent of schools, under this system.

Is delegated the entire conduct of tho educational work. What Saperlaieadeat Laae Say. Upon this point Superintendent Lane says: "I believe we have now about as efficient a system as can bo devised. I am opposed to the Cleveland plan because I think It Is undemocratic It gives too much power into the hands of one man. It would be a most dangerous advantage if held by an unscrupulous politician." Superintendent Lane believes there are at.

present no "fads" in tho curriculum. Ho declares the work of tho high schools Is not en; croaching upon that of the grades, and points out that the law as plainly provide for the education ot 18-year-old pupils as for those of years. He favors the Introduction of manual training Into all the schools, and as soon as possible extending the work lower in the grade. He believes strongly In Increasing the number of kindergartens' and considers the preparation of teachers more thor ough than it has been In tho past. Superin tendent Lane favors the teaching of Latin In the grammar grades as at present, provided the study is optional.

He believes that both Latin and Oerman are valuable aa disciplinary studies a well as adjuncts to the-understand-lng of the English grammar. Joseph Errant, a former member of the board of education and a recognized authority on school management, is a strong advocate of the Draper system. He declares that It adopt ed It will save thousands of dollars annually, besides preventing- the clash always Imminent between tho superintendent and the board. At present, he says, no man la responsible for the expenditure mad by the board. Business Is carried on by committees, at beat but poorly Informed aa to the merits of their purchase.

In educational matter the judgment of superintendents and principals Is frequently overruled at the whim of some hoard member, who Is 111 prepared to cop with pedagogical difficulties. Mr. Errant also strongly advocate school faculties, before which discussions may bo carried on both by parents and teacher. I Professor Edmund James of the University of Chicago is another Strong advocate of centralization of school management, as a preventive ot waste extravagance, and disorder. Ho advocate the use of public school buildings as the centers for the Intellectual life of each community, the giving of free lectures by the board of education, manual training, sewing, and rooking, and the maintenance of vacation schools.

Oplaloas of Bol Prlaelpala. Tho principals of schools are Interested less In the function of the board of education than in the subjects ot supervision. Latin and Oerman, examinations, and the overcrowding of schools. Principal William M. Lawrence of the Ray school, like most ef the principals, favors an Increase In "the supervising tore.

The seven assistant superintendent have now eo many schools under their Charge that It Is practically Impossible to spend more than half a day a month In each. Professor Lawrence also believes that forty pupils are aa many as should be seated in en room. Tho present limit Is fifty-six. He advocate placing the appointment and discharge of teachers In the hands of board of superintendents. He gives It as his opinion, also, that Latin and Oerman should be placed upon the same basis, optional, and used only la the seventh and eighth grade.

These opinions are held also In the main by Professor Dodxe, Professor Tlbbetts. Miss H. N. Wlnchell. and Miss L.

Prelberger. Miss Florence Holbrookorf the Forrestville school, says: "I believe that the public should provide free text boon, extra teach ers. and even free universities. The best in education should be within the reach of the poorest man's children. I favor more thor ough supervision and? suggest that each su perintendent be given aa assistant superin tendent.

I think there legate- foundation for tho frequent assertion that ths rank and. ill ot teachers are mere machines. I know of no better system ot management than the one we have. I believe the preparation of teach ers should be more thorough. A return to the cadet system would be advantageous.

Teachers should spend two year at ths Normal school, half -of the time In actual school work, teaching glasses of forty pupils, and meeting practical difficulties, instead ot working under ideal conditions only. I firm ly believe la teaching Latin and Oerman, pecialMr Latin, in the grades." Mis Luchvjohastoa -ot the Douglas school holds much the same vlWa Miu Holbreok. Opposition to Oermasrand Latin la the grade, comes mainly from men principals, wome as a rule favor both a optional studies. The women also defend the school system from the accusation-ot being "top- heavy," while many ot the men assert that "educational fringes and ribbons" are too numerous. Posltloa at Prlaelpal Watt.

Principal W. E. Watt of the Graham school urges that In efforts at reform the greatest danger He in the attempt to brtag too much theory into immediate practice. "For example." he says, "take the subject of manual training. Educators ask for a a extension of the work' for city children They urge that an equipment be placed In every school: If tc present work he found by competent au thority to be the very bestnad step taken to place an Installation la each school, tho-very worst thing the friends of manual training could do would be to get the thing den within a twelvemonth.

At "present we have a few manual training centers' where boys from sur rounding schools get less than two hours training a week. la tome places results are good; In other tho classes are compelled to attend. Tho same may be said in regard to kindergartens, cooking, sewing, etc 1 Cosapalsory Bdsteatlaa Treaties. In the discussion of compulsory education methods now In vogue are likely to receive some hard raps. The Klnzle school and Thomas Hoyso school have a large percent age of pupils of foreign parentage.

Both of the principals of these schools. Miss Maud Summers and Mrs. H. N. Blaachard, atsert UPERIXTKJDEMT ALBERT that the efforts -of ttuant officers are wasted.

Mrs. Blanchard, at tho Hoyne school, has established an ungraded annex. In which tru ants and incorrigible are taught. Principals complain that in very- many Instances tho class of pupils who are habitual truants are a menace In morals and manners to the other children. Miss Holbroofc.

Miss Johnston, and other principals advocate the establishment of parental schools for these pupils, where they will not be classed aa criminals, and yet be placed under suitable restraint and separated irom tne other pupils. Salaries Baoald Be Graded. Charles S. Bart hoi f. president of the George Howland Club, some positive and fresh ideas relative to the qualification and pay of teachers.

"la my opinion he says, our schools suf fer more from -lack of education In princi pals than from lack of education In grade teachers, and as in the. ease of the teach-. out many more. limes board of edu cation, might well held, out inducements for the university educated principal. JDur greatest lack today is that of brainy, broad-jnlnd- ed, educated, men and women at the head cf our schools.

la proportion as they are such give them the. larger schools and the larger pay. In proportion as they lack this g've them the smaller schools, lesser salary, and something to Jor. For th young women of Chicago there Is little higher fcr their aspirations than a vrinclDalshlp. and the pressure In that direction Is so tremendous that, there Is great In crowding out what good may come -to a child from the masculine element in education.

To a Chicago boy with his eyes wide open th field does not seem to attract. The Chicago principal Is well paid. -Not half of us could make half aa -In any other kind of work. It -is not the. amailnes of the salary, but the dea4 level ot the salary that crushes out Elevator tor Bicycles.

The new building of th Baptist Publication society at No. 1420 Chestnut street, which was formally opened on Thursday. Is 'he only building In th city having an elevator exclusively for bicycles. The lift is, located In the corridor near th main entrance. A tenant or an employe of any.

of the offices riding down to business on his wheel has simply to trundle th bicycle into the corridor asd hand It ever to th man in charge ef He takes the wheel aboard, earrira it down Into the basement, wher ths "stable" Is located, and. returning, hands the owaer a check. The wheelman, at th dose of the day, presents Ms check, and his wheel is returned to him without delay. Philadelphia Record. HEALS BY HIS TOUGH DtosItj Schlatter "Works "Wonders in Chicago's Black Belt.

CURES BLIND AND LAME Colored Population Excited Over Seeming Miracles. latellia-eat Afrteaaa Wks eeht Es-trap "Dr. Carter Meet with Deelded setback. Sooth Sid negroes, sot to tie a whit behind their enterprising whit neighbors, have added a divine healer to tho list Of things interesting in the "black belt. Reports have It that Dr.

Carter Is one of tho "world's wonders" ot our time. A look, a touch of the hand, the limpid echoes of a wondreusly melodious voice, are all sufficient to make th CURING A 8ICJC BABT. blind see', the crippled walk without the aid of crutches, aad the variously afflicted to rise Irom their bod cured ot all the Ills ot body and souL It Ls an-an hinted In some quarter that It the worthy doctor-was hard pressed by the skeptical and unbelieving he would raise a few subjects from tho dead. This latter phase of his powers, however, ls not Insisted upon by Dr. Carter himself.

He meets the gentle Insinuation of his ability to restore life with a shrug of th shoulders and a mild declalmer that God permit his cnosen servant to oo whatsoever he wills, and that If bo was commanded to raise a man or woman from the dead he would do as be waa commanded. But he has not as yet been so commanded. In appearance- Ol Vft flue aonoofc nht part. Ho la a fair specimen of the genuine African, oark-sklnned. low-browed, full-featured, and possessed of a pair of small, shrewd eye ever on the watch for weak places la th credulous.

The spiritual essence la the character of Schlatter is not here, neither doe oae find the self-aasertlveneas of a Dowie. Adv-eat mt the Scaler. About a weak ago Dr. Carter made his appearance at the Bethel church, at the ceraer of Thirtieth and Deaioorn streets. The good pastor, Rev.

Mr. Ransom, and his flock, bow-ever, frowned on the pretensions of the visitor and would not iwrmlt nf hta ihivwiii. vi -i- leged divine power In their church. Carter vcnvTcrvu, nowever, ana made an -opening in the Mount Olive Baptist church in Dear-horn, near the corner of Twenty-Ninth street, where he waa given wide scope. He took a leading part la the revival service la progress at th time.

and. It 1 alleged, met with mora than fair ain-f I. fc Ing. The good people tell of hi laying hand vn iuw una oi a tame maa. who had not waixea tor year.

While doing this Dr. Carter read a chanter in tne Rim. th. r-ini. 'ffr-rv C-W his crutcbe away, and walked about unaided shouting and praying in an ecstasy of great Joy.

James Johnson -had Wn tv bad case of asthma contracted while working as a fireman In an electrical plant somewhere In Ohio. Comlnt ti (4 IK. mmw.i Of the "healer Jnliiu. v. V.

iinnj cured of the dreadful malady and Is sin gin a lnnit I I Li. iiimvi aim DraeiBClOr. On tht sthcr html m.i mm qi ma doctor fail 1 to demonstrate hi- .11. ers when called upon to do so by a commlt" vi aiBiBieresiea coicrea citizens who desired to verify the truthfulness of the stories of hi wonderful power. This end of th wvorj runs mis wise: wnen the reports of the "healer's" dolna-a MMh.ii some shrewd African they organised a eom- proceeaea to investigate his elsim.

In doing this, however, they had not figured on the part Dr. Carter would tak la th ln-auirv. When tho liTMiimiiia v. was among th other In th hunt and met ueir request xor a manifestation of his powers by stating that th spirits (old him not to COmnlr with their dmanta not come to him in the light of good Inten Tneir insistence waa of no avail. He refused peremptorily to do as they asked, but fA.

a tlm. It itAiiMil lit. wm.v m.w ww. m. LuiiJV WUW nai told him the committee was going to have him arresiea, our.

a aay or so or prayer convinced him. he says, that the Lord would afford him MV. CARTER. TBI HEALER." all the protection he required In the matter. and bad told him In a revelation that he must go out in the highways and preach aad heal in auucieo.

His Method sf Wsrk. Within a day or two past Dr. Carter has startled the good people ot Dearborn street ana Armour avenue by aPDeartnc In tht streets exhorting them to be saved from the wrath to com and inviting them to be healed by the divine power which he alone of men possessed. Early In the morning and far Into the alght the clear, rich ton of hi vole can be heard ringing la the air and making aa odd accompaniment to the roar and hum of South Side thoroughfare. "I am th elect ot God," he cries.

"Come you Inter the ark of Safety. If you waat to be saved. Bee the wrath ter torn, for the day la at han Wen th jedgemen. day will break In the nsawntn'. This suffices to bring th good housewives out of their bouses and to cause th occasional loitering maa to stop la his step to llstea to tho exhortation of the speaker.

It Is then be seises the opportunity to call attention in this wise to his power to heal: "I you sick? The Lord will heal you through me. I you lam? Th Lord will mak you walk through me. Is you bllo'T Th Lord will mak you see through m. I heals the soul and the body; I brings peace ter the h'art; I drives away aorrer; I cas' out th dsvll an' brings In th min'strin' sperlt of th angels of the Come unter me an-be aealed." The rich music of bis voice will hang In the air and the children will ding the closer the skirts of their half-frightened mothers as the cadences rise in graceful rhythm above the disgruntled hum and traffic of the streets, ease Resurkshle MCare. Oae mother, something braver than her neighbors, takes a child afflicted with sore eyes to the "healer." He lays his hands on th young one's head, reads a verse ef scripture, and promise to visit the child in its home.

Another woman, moved by the action of the first mother, takes a child with crooked limbs to the man. Th child ha been unable to walk. To the glad surprise of the mother and the great wonder of the crowd of onlooker, at th command of th "healer" the tot walk to th foot of the stoop ef Its home and sits down on the steps. Aad he make bis pilgrimage through the streets of the exhorting the people and affecting to make remarkable cures. The maa Is something ot a mystery to th element of colored people who decry hi claim.

He ha shrewd, nstive wit, but no book learning. He sets up the claim that tie Lord taught him by the power of Inspiration to read the Bible and that his bead aches whenever1 he attempts to read any other book. The history of his life as told by him -is summed up In a few words. He was bora a slave about forty-one years ago on the eastern shore of Maryland. A a child he did re markable things and was the wonder of th plantation on which he lived.

For years be fought against the mission ot his life. Fi nally he asserts, the promptings of the spirit became so urgent he waa compelled to aeea. th command to go out and heal the sick and afflicted. CURED HIS TASTE FOR Farsner Dsaea's Dear Get Mixed Tp with aa Irate Eaglet Speekal Correspondence of Th Inter Ocean. ORRINGTON.

March lO.The crows have been reaching Main ea th installment plan thi spring, about 10 per cent coming every week. Boon after the first lot arrived Henry Damon's dog Bouncer began to wander through the fields and tole the birds up to him after a manner which has learned" from years of experience among crow. Bouncer la aa aged and fat Yorkshire terrier, aa untidy combination of hair and cunning that looks like a floor tnop aa aoon a his coat 1 wet through, but a know the way of crows better thaa moat dogs, and Msvhxical deformities. Instead of acting as a bar to bis progrer AN AMERICAN LINER AS In crow stalking, seem to help him in every undertaking. The snow lie fence-cap deep in all the down East fields.

Nobody baa seen a piece ot bare ground as big aa a tablecloth since Feb. 1. Consequently the crows ar obliged to aeek their scant sustenance from the piles of stable dressing which the farmers bar sledded out on this crust and left on top of the snow above where they think tho plowed land ought to be. Here the crows congregate and caw and fight for stray morsels while the daylight last and here Bouncer waa In the habit of displaying, his peculiar art, which was greatly admired by the farmers, and proportionately detested by the crows. It was Bouncer's practice to aeek one of these isolated hepa before daylight and proceed to make himself up so ho would look like a dead dog.

an act which rqulred very little transformation on Bouncer's part. Having stiffened bis limb and ruffled hia disreputable coat so aa to give htm the appearance of a dog that died last year, he would stretch himself out oa the warmest slope of th pile and await results. Crows are partial to carrion, and are not particular about the breed of the animal which produeea the required result, so when they had inspected Bouncer! remains for an hour and challenged tho Inert mass for sign of life they were ready for breakfast. Soon after this there would be aa explosion among the crows on th heap where the dog waa lying, and when the survivor had flow a away Bouncer would come wagging back to tho bouse, bearing a dead crow In his mouth. Thi kind of business was fun for Bouncer and great sport for th farmers, who bragged about the dog, had him photographed, and got bis name Into th local papers.

No doubt It would have been going oa now but for an accident tor which Bouncer was not to blame. Bouncer bad caught aevea crows, and had set himself for tho eighth one, when something bore down upon him and took blm and all his make-up fifty feet Into the Then the dog. finding It was a ease of life and death, began to howl and bit with all the energy ho had. aad this eagle, who had evidently taken blm up In th belief that he waa real carrion, started fa to extricate bis long talons, which had become mixed In the malted hair of hi victim. Two farmers, who saw th battle, say it-was th grandest display of animal skill they had over witnessed.

The dog caught hold ot the eagle's neck near the body and bit as bard as he could, emitting howl aad feathers. Meantime the eagle tried to fly away with hi prey, but could not do so, because the wriggling dog destroyed his balance la midair. For two minutes they fought furiously, and then fell oa the snow In a heap, the dog oa top. Her tho dog had the advantage, and the eagle made hast to fly away, leaving a good portion of his plumage behind. MM v.

u. ar. ovulates viuritv iiwy vuuvv slight harm, but he has quit setting himself for crow baits. Night la his chosen time for walking out la th field, aad whoa he sees a crow flying overhead he drop hia bushy tall betweea his legs and goes straight bom. It la evident to everybody ho believes It waa a crow that wrought him harm.

SHIPS FOR THE NAVY Thirty-Three Sjrtft "Vessels Are Available as Cruisers. READY IN THREE DAYS How the American Iainers "Would Look in War Dres. Formidable Fleet at Casasaerea Dw strsyers Cam Be Pat lata ges-rfe at Short Xatlee. la addition to the fifty regular cruisers of the United States navy there are cm thirty odd vesels now employed In th merchant servic which could ho rapidly converted Inta cruiser and which should be taken into account In estimating the naval strength ot the country. These ship would be unarmored and would carry a comparatively light cqm- plemeat of gun.

It would be Impossible for them to fight even a small warship, aad they would not be expected to do to. Their special work would be to prey oa the enemy's commerce and to capture unarmed merchant vessel. Fr this they would be admirably adapted by their blgh speed and light In the Navy Department, where an exact list or these vessels is filed, they are officially known as auxiliary or casual cruisers. Last -year, when Oongrets was considering the bill appropriating 80,000 for providing aa arm- ament for this auxiliary fleet, th chief of -bureau ot ordnance reported thirty-three vessels as available for this kind of service. Of tweaty-four ar oa the Atlaatlo coast aad alne oa the Pacific -Together they callfor forty six-inch, twenty -seven five-tacb, and 104 four-Inch rapid-fire rifle, fifty- 'four alx-pounders, eight one-pounders, and 112 -machine guca, or a total armament of SSI guas ef all classes.

The largest and best knows of these are the four American line steamships the New York, Pari. St. Louis, and St. PauL It is Interesting to note the transformation which one ot these big passenger steamers would have to -undergo In order to Jit her for th work of aa auxiliary Jttst what change would probably be made la con-vert-log one of these peaceful ocean liner Into a warship -was pointed out -by Mr. G.

Gris-com. Jru of th International Navigation company. aio3 person win prooaoiy oe surprised to learn- how few these changes would aad how much of the build aad fittings of an nsarmored. erulEer these, big passenger boats now contain. "There seems to be a general Impress ton.

said Mr. tome kind of contract or agreement exists between the United States government andt th International A COMMERCE DESTROYER. Navigation company, by which the latter are to turn over their beat to th service of the United State whenever needed. There is no such agTeemeat, because It is unntccesary. The United States ha a perfect right to demand and take- the property of th Interna-tional Navigation company.

Just aa It baa th right to demand the property and services ot any other of its citizens, and it would ua- -doubtedly do so. with proper indemnification. should occasion arise? "What waa done by the government when the postal subsidy act for the encouragement of American shipping waa passed was to de- -mand that. In consideration for the privileges granted by that act. certain plan should bo followed fa tho construction of the vessel that were to benefit by It.

These require- ments were, roughly, that tho rudder aad steering apparatus ot the steamship should be under water, and that (be vital parts of the ship should, so far as possible, be below the waterline. where they would be less liable to Injury from cannon shot. "The plana for the American line steamers were inspected aad approved by aa officer of the government whea the boats were built, and they satisfy these requirements. If yen look closely at the New York you will see four white marks at regular Intervals along each of her side. Directly abov these white marks, oa the steamer' promenade deck, ar tho place wher the six-inch gun would bo located were ah to armed.

You will no- -Uce. too, that tho deck supports at these points ar strengthened by an additional column. On the deck at this point ls a round rteel cap covering a manhole. Intended for -th passage ot ammunition from below. "These are the only marks Indicating to the uninitiated any preparation for the plac- log of cannon: but there are other provisions.

The deck platform and support are strength-ened at this point by additional girder aad "-crossbeams, so as to sustain the weight ot guns and carriages. There ar also arrange- ments tor the mounting of the smaller ma- -chine gun. Practically the only thing necessary to equip these vessels for us in war would be to run th gun carriage oa board and mount the guns on them. There would i probably be some alterations In their Internal, arrangements to provide quarter for seamen and marines, but those could be made within, a very few days. "Th theory of an unarmored cruiser Is that she shall he fast enough to run away from any warship and strong enough to overpower aay merchant vessel.

I think that our boats fully satisfy these requirement. You remember -that when the Columbia made the trip across the Atlantic at a speed of about elghteea knots 1 for the whole voyage tt was balled as a re- markabl achievement. It was for a warship. But our ship cross the ocean, year ia and year our. in th course of their regular business, at aa ordinary speed ot about twenty knotsv No war vessel ta extttence.

unless It was one of the small torpedo boat or torpedo-boat catchers, could overhaul them. Ot eours -a single shot from a modern battle-ship would go through, their sides, but I think tbat tt would take more than one to destroy them, because, as I have said, thty were laid down; on lines Intended to guard against that..