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BROOKLYN. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 29, PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS. He has in fact, passed his "exam." as much as any cadet at Sandhurst.

The Koyal Magazine, LUCKY DEAFNESS. ALLEY CAPACITY TAXED BY BROOKLYN BOWLERS, WHO ARE GAME'S SLAVES. WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE TRIUMPH" OF CENTURY -WORLD'S EIGHTH WONDER Owing to Hia Affliction General Ketcham Got a Favor, That defective bearing is not always an Unalloyed grief is evidenceM by important appointment to Federal office which former Secretary of the Treasury Gage once mnde because Representative of New York, who requested the appointment mistook the Secrctnrv's noirn- tive answers for affirmative one. Genera! Ketcham is well advanced in years nnd is as deaf as the proverbial stone post. Magnificently Appointed Resorts, In- was urged to get a certain appointment, and he wended his way to'the Treasury.

"Is the Secretary in?" asked Ketelium. Greatest Suspension Structure on Earth It Contains Mor? Than Forty Thousand Tons any real use in relieving the present congested condition of traffic. The completion of the building of the bridge is in itself an achievement of which to lie proud, which to celebrate. The rest will come in time. The'plans for the celebration on the 19th, as they stand at present, call for ceremonies of almost dramatic nature.

At 1 o'clock on the afternoon of the great day, the Aldermen of Manhattan, the Bronx in-Number, Not, Adequate to Meet creasec "4'es, sir." replied the messenger, "but he's busy just now." Ketcham put his hand to his car, nodded. of Steel and Is a Marvel of Engineering and walked right in. "Mr. Secretary." said Ketcham, "I want the Demands of" Devotees of the Fascinating and Health-Giving Sport Women Have Clubs Which Meet Regularly. John Wilson appointed as "But," replied the Secretary, "it's out of miles of th? diversified A'orth with more 'remote vistus of water and while sails; 'southward wo-see.

across the width of with its wooded ridges and south-side meadows, the Fire Island light and the low iliin lino of th? scn.kand westward suffused by 'gorg ous, vapory hues that cover the evening skv' an expanse of lowc-r- diills- and 'more populous plnns stretches f.ir toward Whitman's 'tnast-hr-ninied "One woul'd never recognize in the Huntington of to-day the drowsy village sketched well-nigh sixty years ago. The decades which have since llien changed the place have spared a few of those friends who knew him here when he fennded 'The Lcms and that periodical itself stiit tlourihes. We find the old frame, building in which it was published in Whitman's time removed now from the street and doing humble duly a a stable. In a room of thi edifice, reached by ail outside st.1rw.1y. In-ccniposed.

edited and printed his paper. Genius Brooklyn Bridge No Longer the Lodestone of Sight-Seer and Tourist. the question. Can't possibly do it." "Thank you. Mr.

Secretary: it's very kind of you, sir. John's a fine man, indorsed the whole country, and thoroughly capal he'll do Tlict Hrooklyuites have adopted bowling "iou don't understand." protested Secrc tary Gage, in a louder voice. "I 'can't make that appointment. That office is already settled." Only twenty days now and the list of the seven wonders of tBe world will be revised. largest suspension, bridge in the world will be an actual and accomplished fact, open and ready for use, It will be a great token of the ingenuity and 'Thanks, repeated Ketcham.

placing the -and Richmond boroughs, headed by Mayor Low. and Borough Presidents Cantor, Hnf-fen and Cromwell, will march from the Manhattan end of the bridge toward Brooklyn. At the same moment the Brooklyn aud Queens Alilermen will set out from the opposite end, led by Borough. Prod-dents Swanstrom nnd Cassidy. If the pace of the two parties is carefully arranged, they will meet exactly in the center of the main span.

Just what will happen next is not certain, but it is probable that the occasion will be one of general congratulation and handshaking. Then the two parties will form in line, the Mayor nnd five Borough Presidents together, and with Alderman Holler, who is chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, as marshal, will march back to the Brooklyn tower. There a grand stand will be in readiness in the roadway, and specchmaklng will be in order for an hour. Tho Twenty-eighth Ward Board of Trade, whose members have been indefa palm of his right hand against his right car. It will do tne office credit.

I'll wire Wilson right away. I'll have him here Saturday to take the oath. Thank you took formal shape, the agitation was started, and in May, 1895, the State Legislature adopted the East River Bridge bill. This was Chapter 789 of the Laws of 1895. It provided for a commission of eight members to direct the construction of a new bridge, three members to be appointed by the Mayor of each city, and the Mayors themselves to serve as the additional members; The Governor attached his signature May 27, and the bill became a law.

The preliminary work of arranging plans aud sites bad been undertaken by a corporation, the East RivetSjridge Company. again for fixing it," and the venerable New as their indoor pastime ean be proved any niiit l.y a visit to the liig bowling establishments in tlic various sections nf the Iiot-fiuli. The game of American tenpins has alw ays lic-n popular here, but the iiicroase in it's num'her of devotees this season over any previous season is so that even the great number of big establishments set up recently are doing a r'lsbing business. hile- the 1 111 in the game in this locality ran be said to be nt its height just now. as a result of the opepiug of three elegantly fitted up boniing parlors, it has not, however, reached that stage which marked the rise of the sport in Chicago a coiipb- of years ago.

At that progress of the human race. This engineering colussus 'will be formally dedicated and thrown open to public use on Dec. 11), i only twenty days away. With music and pomp and speeches will this new wonder of the world be ushered into complete ex- I Istnce, 5 With the opening of the new Williams- The proprietors of the Palace nlleys, f'nivet-sa! Acndouiy. Grand Central Academy.

Auipbion Academy. Klepliant Club, Fifth Avenue Palace- Supcrba parlorst and Khlorudo alleys, which arc (he leading' places in this borough, all repent this season the greatest 011 record. "The demand for alleys is so great Oils year." said one prominent alley owner the other ilny. "that I could utilize thirty without any trouble. In my place there is nothing rolled but open games, and if I have bad one application for club alleys I have hail fitly.

No form of amusement has over been devised which appeals, fco forcefully to the sport -loving public of Brooklyn as does the gjiine of howllngr. "Promoters of six day bicycle races nd walking mutches have gone on record as being opposed- to locating in Brooklyn. They claim Brooklyn as sporting city is not the crpial of many localities of far population. In this, however, they and here, in'winter evenings, he gathered a frolicsome company to whom he sometimes read his poems, which lie already called his although they conformed to the conventional canons of rhyme and poetic sentiment. Nut far away is the hill cemetery of his sketch, with the forgotten pau York statesman went direct to the telegraph office and wired Wilson the position was his.

When the latter appeared at the Treasury Department, Gage said a few things about the Antipodes, but conceded the apopintmeut. Collier's Weekly. burgh Bridge must come, a revision of our per graves and an entrancing prospect of It was quickly decided, however; that the ideas along certain lines. When the dreamful spires, verdant hills shining har Brooklyn Bridge was constructed it was I bridge should be altogether a public under tigable in their efforts for the bridge, will be given the place of honor at the celebra bor and sail-flecked sound. 1-arther inland the scene of the pathetic sketch of WALT WHITMAN'S a pioneer in suspension bridge work on an I taking and on Dec.

18, 1895, the two cities Immense scale. It was the first time that purchased all tne rights of the company 'Death in the Schoolroom' is found on time, iu the inilv ltv it was nothing the site of a rural school where the in LONG ISLAND HAUNTS, himself subsequently taught and hoarded round' in the neighborhood. NEW WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE. "Away towards the picturesque cliffs' of Montauk is Peconic Bay and tbe region to which Whitman retire! after the publi cation of the seemingly egotistical chains tbe city going at 10 o'clock in the morning. It got so bad that if one wished to bowl he was compelled to secure a ticket from the cashier and then wait his turn to get in a game.

Most every alley eu-gaged a nian especially for the purpose of announcing when there was room for a newcomer. For instance, one wishing to bowl went to the cashiers lix and fe ared his ticket, which, say. bore the No. 42. When the holders of all tickets up to that number of 'Leaves of Grass' had provoked, from the many for whom the free and exultant are entirely mistaken.

Such forms of amusement as depend on sensationalism do not appeal Ij the average Brooklynite. Give him a clean, innnly and amateur spoit. however, and the Brooklynite is, aS (piick if not quicker to lend his patronage than tl." average New Yorker or Chica-goan. "Bowling blended science, luek and exercise so nicely that it is the ideal game for the Brooklyn amusement lover." What a great hold the game has hero is more fully exemplified by the interest stanzas contained no message, a storm of angry denunciation here he Sient some months, which he afterwards called "the tion, aud will be allowed the privilege of being tho first to cross the bridge. It is proposed to have the members of other organizations attend nnd cross the bridge together, and also to have companies of militia take part.

The end of the ceremony at the bridge tower will not end the celebration, for that will continue until midnight. The promenade nnd roadways will be thrown open, and will probably be crowded all the remainder of the day with those who take pride in recalling the fact that they were present on the opening day of this or that great institution. Various organizations to whom the completion of the bridge is an individual triumph will have their own celebrations, and in (he evening the bridge will ho illuminated with fireworks nnd incandescent lights. Brooklyn Bridge will also be strung with myriads of multi-colored lights, and until the advent of Sunday morning the two structures will be scenes of high carnival. The cost of fhe Williamsburg Bridge, "The Citizen" is favored witn permission to reproduce the following interesting description of Whitman's birthplace on Long Island, and of places on the island made memorable by his partiality for them, from a little book by Theodore F.

Wolfe, soon to be published by the Lippin-cotts. entitled "Literary Haunts and Homes of American Authors:" "Faring through farther landscapes of this romantic north shore, we find again the footsteps of Whitman. From Huntington and the sceneof his 'Tomb Blossoms' a stroll beneath a sapphire sky and along a way bordered and shaded by wild, bird-haunted hedge-rows brings us to the place had been taken care of ami a vacaUL.v happiest of his life," reviewing his motives and resolving anew to be faithful to his vision and tns-oatinue his work in his own way. "One of the amphibious Daymen remem bers being sometimes sent, as a lad. to minion Whitman to his dinner in th" shown in it by the women.

In this borough there arc fully two score of women's clubs, which meet at least onep a week to indulge iu the game of strike und'spiive. The first national women's championship, which is scheduled fr Dec. 9, will be held in this borough. 1 f. sh humble bayside cabin, and hailing the grcnt literary Nebuchadnezzar' reclin ing in the attitude Conway depicts supine upon the sand of the shore oni gazing uu- winkiugly at the summer sun or its scarce was found for 41' the announcer would step to the front of the alley and call forth: "No.

42. Heady 011 alleys 7 and The holder would instantly tush forward' and the-gunie would lie continued. However, the craze in Chicago can be ascribe 1 to the fact that bowling was something new there, and when it was found an ideal spot Chicago took up the game in tree Western style. Hero in Hrookly n. however, the case is different.

Howiin here under certain conditions been more or less popular for twenty years, but the game and the s.ilron hcYnmc sr hisdy attached in the p'sloic mind by reason of the presence of alley in the basements of saloons ouly that many Jooke.I upon the game as a to do honor to whic the whole city is pre of his" birth. "It is plain, two-storied, wooden farmhouse with siopiug roofs, its sides covered with weather-worn shingles, its entrance sheltered by a little square porch and shadowed by old-fashioned flowering shrubs. Ample, low-studded apartments bruize of its size had been constructed paring to celebrate, was approximately ly less daxzlhur reflection in the water, or else writing in a home-made note-hook which he habitually carried. Here, and between two centers of population of the aiA nt Vna nml Hl-nolrlvn ft SVH The raoro important contracts, with their amounts, follow. That for the Manhattan tower foundation w-as perhaps in the posture mentioned, be wrote some minor poems of the second edition ii, 11 una talked of lately, is one to bring together some of the stars of the bowlisg world who wi-re formerly pupils of the Boys' High School and the.

Polytechnic Institute. William Durkiii. William Gardiner and W. .1. Crntiger.

the first and last named 1111 mbers of the crack Sylvan Club, and the other a member of tho Yarun.i Boat club, hre three nf the proposed B. II. team, while Frank who led the Sylvnus to victory on of bis book, portions, at leat. of the Song awarded to I'. H.

Flynn. for The Brooklyn tower foundation was built at a cost of by Colliu McLean. unique, Its pictures the geographies, along with the Natural Bridge of Virginia, the Colorado Canon and the Golden Gate. Our country cousins had three ambitions on visiting New York for the first time to see the ocean, to do Coney Island, and to ride over Brooklyn for $200,000. The general plan of the structure was adopted by tho commission on Aug.

19, and filed with the Department of Public Works in Brooklyn and New Yorfl. The original plan was amended and the revised plan was filed in May, 1897. During the summer of lHSItl extensive borings were made on both sides of the river at the sire of the tower foundations. The first actual work, however, was begun on the Manhattan tower on Oct. 28, ISOti.

Thus, in eight years and seven months after the first legislation, and in seven of the Open and somewhat more of the 'Suhit nil Monde." the fishing scene of which he witnessed 111-ui the shore of the Island." are disposed upon either side of a central hall, at the right the living rom. at the left a prim parlor, and behind this its window looking out upon th fields his father tilled- the humble room in which the future 'Good. Gray Poet' first saw the light. "The house stands in the midst of the hundreds of acres all now 'passed into The Mauhattnu anchorage was constructed by Shanley Ryan for $797,770. The Dcgnon-McLean Construction Company built the Brooklyn anchorage for $771,778.

UNITED STATES DEBT. entire indebtedness of the t'uite Bridge. Now all is changed. This is tho day of 1 great accomplishments, and the first big The Manhattan approach was constructed Tb. by the Pennsylvania Steel Companv for bridce has lost its distinctiveness and n.ert' arch-penny dove for the sahvon and gave it a wide berth.

Hnrins the past five years, however. Itowling gradually 1 c-onie recognized as a sirt rathe- than a pastime, and when bc(il establishments were opened, which iu every sense conbl truthfully be abed bowling the public did not hesitate to put its stamp of approval on the sport. many ah occasion, is mentioned as the captain of the Poly team. The various big fraternal orders, svt-b. as the Koyal Arcanum.

Catholic Bonevr-lent Legion. Order of Heptasophs and tho Foresters of America, have cone Into bowline extensively with splendid result, in f.ir a lxHuuinc their membership is concerned. The same company was awarded the contract to build the Brooklyn approach for $147.000. They also furnished years and two months of actual work, the bridge Is completed. A few decades ago 1 SPP glory.

Tho completion of a rival, nnd a larger rival at that, in plain siglvt and not far away, has robbed it entirely of its glory. The new connecting link between i the two hnroughs is the largest bridge of the suspended structure for $1,123,400. Tile New York Steel Iron Company erected the steel towers and end spans for Sl.22t.72rt.ri0 The foregoing contracts such an accomplishment would have been looked upon with wonder, nu achievement of which to boast. Now, with all the rapid strides that engineering and structural work have made, the work of building the bridge has been nnpnrdonably long. Mayor Van Wyck was justified In ripeot-ing to walk across the new bridge before the expiration of bis term.

Yet Mayor Low has had a narrow escape from being LAND Or THE HEW REPUBLIC. il classes, indexed and arrange, in chro-nnlnctrwl efdvf. eewching iHIck as f.tr as the Its Kind tn tin- worm, ana tne greatest steei troeture, more than tons of the metal having been used. In fact. It Is the superabundance of steel in the construction of the new bridge that Is Its distinctive feature, aside from Its introduction of the of writing into the aggregated our lesser con-tiacts bring the amount well up to The contract for lighting the bridge has not yet been awarded.

The statistics of the bridge, showing its immense size ami solidity, are interesting. The length of entire bridge between the terminals i 7,200 feet. The length of the main span from center to center of Kincdcun. and coming down to the middle of the last century. Ther were arranged deprived of the houor of doing so.

When the formation of Greater New York was effected, on Jan. 1, the work of building the bridge was no longer Dimensions of Panama and Its sonrce. Panama, the American state which has proclaimed its independence of Colombia, includes the Isthmus of Par tia -ma to the confines of Costa Rica, god its area is sipuirr miles, says the Philadelphia "Public Abont half tbt territory, principally in the middle and western parts, is settled. The remainder Is peopled only by a fear roving Indian. The grasitig industry Ja attained soro importance in the western districts: agri a joint undertaking of two separate mil nlilpalilies, but a part of the inner de- relopment of the greattst city in the New great site.

Never before has so much metal been used In the building of a bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge towers are of stone. Those of (be Williiiuisburgb Bridge are of bolted steel girders. Stone masonry is employed only In the foundation of the towers and the ippronches, Kach of, the tower contain 3,048 (on of steel. The girders of lhl mslerinl in the Brooklyn approach weigh fi.OSTt tons and In the Manhattan approach 1 0.5.10 tons.

The central spaa has 7.771 ton of steel, while the cables and fitting weigh MOO tons. Other parts steel about the great structure bring the total to 40.000 ton. The dedication next month represents the accomplishment of an ambition long cherished, of hopes often deferred. Year ago World, destined to become in time ao In tegral part of a great transportation sys tern, serving nne of the greatest romniniil- the towers is l.iHKt feet. The extreme width of the bridge is 118 feet.

The minimum height of, the structure above mean high water of the spring tide, at the pier lines. Is 122 feet; the minimum height above mean high water of the spring tides, for feet on each side of the center of the main span Is 135 feet. The height of tho masonry In the tower foundations above high water is 2-1 feet. Hie height of renter of the cihlrs at tho under the direction of Manuel Ayala. secretary of Ch.irle and beside tbe ords of Stale, the correspondence of t'Sssadors, the rejMrts of niilit.iry command, rs.

governors provinces aud other agents of the fjoverument, are ton upon inns private correisndeinT of immense historical value. '1 here is nrt similar collcethui anywhere in the world, and the shelves are records not (inly concerning Spain, but Eng-Isnd. France, the Netherlands. Ilermany and AtiMri.i, of which many writers have already availed, theni-e'visj. Washington Irving ami Preseott l-th pent month" here, and here obtained much of the material found in their histories.

Tlicrc i a birce staff nf under the d.rectmn nf tics known In the history of the world. culture is everyw'jere backward, and th) The orgauiiation of the commission was manufacture are Insignificant. Hold is mined In small quantities, aadl accordingly changed, and a new board was appointed by the Mavor of the greater city. This continued In chnrge until the adoption of the revised charter In 1002. when all the bridges of the rity cme under the control of a new I lepartnient of Bridges, and Cnmiiilsisoncr I.indenlhnl tit sulietituied for the rnmmlsison as tin of tho towen above high witer Is XO feet.

The nidth of rich of the two rsrriase drives between the rurls is 2 feet, while that of of the four trolley csr track, from center to center, is feet. F.ach of the two elevated raiimad tracks is It feet wide, and th tso f.xit aalka are each 14 feet wide. T.iere are tso bicycle trii ks, each of which is 7 feet wide. The grade of approach is 3 per cent. The tiuilior used In the contraction of the bridge amounted tn feet.

The excavating equaled 125.000 coble the of the archive, who are always inty obliging. They lei.l IcnHy live ami are chid In stb-ome Nearly al-i then' is annie mr there, ind often evrr.il people, making jon and copies of documents I in suits of law or sinriciil writings. All dovu mrnr dated earlirr than the m.dd'e of the right-renin are shown at the diecrrilnii the steady growth of population In ill parts of Brooklyn increased the traffic arm tb East Hirer to such an extent that the ferryboat service became totally tnadequsl. The Brooklyn Bridge wa constructed, and for a time seemed to Kit all demand. But still Brooklyn continued to grow, and (he number of passengers that mast be taken arrow the river heratno larger almost dally.

Then the people of the Eastern District began tn clamor for better Betas of communication with the greater community irmi the river. The WALT WHITMAN. I col and other minerals are reported, Th I forests are rich ill cabinet Tho is arl ti-herlc of the Pacific rnt have isted sinfe Ihe conquest and are still ina- pnriant. Panama was the first recion in rontM-s neuial America settled by Kurnneana, Th Isthmus eas imsitoraled with the vb'-mvslty of New lirnnada in 171H. It Independent from 1N.17 to tsit.

The at the last enumeration (IW was t. The capiial and Isrgesi city Is Panama, founded 111 lolll by Pedro Ariaa Daril. Its popiilHiion is IVi.tssi. Tne old dty, sin mile of the present one, burned In HITO by Henry Morgan, low 1 biicaucer. This Is now marked ooly by rums.

The new cjiv has suffered Ireslly fmni revolutions end tires. Among the interesting buildings lot th cathedral, one of the larget in America; ennvetjia and the Palace ef the Audlrnvl. Th" 1 Innate is sarin and damp, bul roor) healthful than thai of other parte u( th lsihmii. lien blond' the Whitmans here held for two centuries, upon another portion of yards. concrete masonry there is KO, ll cubic yards, and of stone masonry presiding genius over the deslinie of the bridge.

Now that II this expenditure of time, money nd live, for everf such nndcrtsk-log must have It sacrifice of human life, it need not he dwelt Upon here that the greet spaa I fof the present practically useless; that It has no railroad connection at either end, and that without these ennnertlons It practically I of no public utility. It will he a proud day, the 10th of next month, for tb civic nrgsnitallna of the Eastern District and the nfflrlsls who have striven for the erection and completion of the bridge. They will not care to he reminded In the midst of the celebration that is yet their labor most go for nolo inf. thit not for month to mm can the stricture whlrh ha been their cherished ambition be af which we find the retinitis of the trtighty- State I iCsi.ni)n,nrif, nd most of it to our ill ro, for but a Mule over I. IX moo pf Polled Plate beads are in foreign bands.

The Mrnlige feature nf the msiter is that mnt pf the holder of thc-e bonds are In Ch. In Fran and Kng- 130,000 coble yrd. The steel used nf the custodian, but later archives r)n not bo iisiiiineit without permit fn the Minister of the Governm. nt Madrid. Ordinary visitors will he inrctcd In Inspctttig the nrigitin! deed 0 cspifula-linn by which the AHiamhr surrendered lo I Vr.

I Hind ati't Isabella by Ilnsb- auinttnted to tons. The foundations for the tower of tbe bridge rest en kolid rock. The norvti pier 00 the Manhattan de is feet deep at district hid a heavy population, and It newpl asked for all the advantage nhlri nther part of Brooklyn were receiving. A new fcrldg ii proposed lo ran from snm point Rear the business reolrr of the than New Yntk city to the backbone of the Eastera Mtrlrt, Hrnady. The Idea Isnd.

which mm secenr) and third, there are perhapa ll.OW.nnn) of bond-, while In (Jermsny tbr are Nt lll.rttt of our securities held. high water, while the sooth pier I 10 feet deeper. Oa tbe Brooklyn aide the north pier I 110 feet below high water, while tbe fh pier la but 00 feet deep. ilil. the last nf Ihe Morish lings; tlie original spat firs i.f Ci-mrnln ordnti, Ihe grtn ispiMn." Ihe greatest soldier nf hia age, the liivenlnrv of tjiicr-n Isabella's Jewels, which she nfTrrt-d pawn lo raise money for but they were not needed; her nisrnsge -nntrsct with Ferdinand, which unlfc! foor kingdom: her lt ill and trstsnienl.

and also those nf Fhatle and Philip) II. None of th SPAIN fDBUC RECORDS. linibrred etrtiiiurr bi. as their primitive dwelling. Nesr by still stsnd the Slste'y grove nf 'Apollo like wslnut trees and lowers of the 'big oak' of the bard's loving remembrance.

"I'pon an outlying slope of the near hill Is the neglected family bnrlsl place where minr generations of his ancrtor rest from the labors of life. SlrsKling trees grow about, weeds and rosrse grasses spring froia Ihe sterile soil, and ground-nesting birds build between the mooldering heap. A cor nf Ih grave are marked by rude etonea, nftened and llcheaed by lime, but many mote larh even tbea poor meniorlsl tn show that, la the narrow rells beneath, mortals wall fog rrnrree linn. I'pon one of the deraylng mound Whitiasa 'aid, poor aad paralrted. re- WIMMIXO SCHOOL TOR HORSES ropes.

The auea of each troop get Into AH EXACT ANSWER. In small loss not far from I.enelt a man wa bring water la bar-" Zalaes Oa Tkreaak Cearea af la- atraetlaa I British lis- boat, and by means ef the head ropes bring their horse ai the water along. i.lc Thro the bol I hauled icroea the river by a rope Aa Iatltla Rat Fa.reJIla la Ay Other Ceamtry. There ar many Intereating place In th neighborhood of Rsiaitiam a. On the would be likely to light shy of deep wster ever ifler.

Ho en the first day Ibe man who ha rharee of the horse walk bis pupils about on the edge of the water. Just permitting him tn wet his hoofs and fetlock. 1 he ac it day the horse Is Introduced a little farther Into the wster, perhaps up to his body, and allowed lo splash round lie pleases. In this aay Ibe horse I iradnafly Hone ara "rollMed In Prltih raralrr rrilmfits on reaiblng their third year, but It Is generally two ear nwrt Mors Ihejr document, however, relate In America. Those ate all preserves! In a slmlllr meaner In ihe lefi.

the old Chamber of Commerce building at eTille. Cnrtl in Chh ag Heenrd Hers Id. carriage rn4 fmm Vallajolid a th old lUiaaa City of Hmtsnrss, now reduced lo are for their nrt swimming lessna, a Jeepy llnlr village af a fw hundred In 1M brsacfc of Ibelr rrittraliita receives a vl-ltlng th place after aa absence ef forty aoed deal af altrniioe at Ike Aldrrsbot taken farther sod farther in. until at length trs.nlng rssin. The reterlaary nVr ana he loses hi footing and siarta swimming rer-t and wrote portion of hi 'Aata-hingraphl, while tbe sigh of summer winds ihe 4Mig af bird, aad th whir manard from the opposite idc and lh horse aeeessarlly follow.

Al times the horse are ir led In hearing their rider across ea their backs. Tb horse arar only Ih bead cells aadl bridnnn, sad the rider strip himself and throws his legs up aleng tbe horse's anka as pot to Impej tb animal's move, vent. As Ibe horse aaltirally swims very nw In the water, th rider's weight pushes bin doss not II only hi head la shore the tnrfsce. Hut the animal a gets ever tho nnrsslnem thl cause him at rt. Thea the bnre'a tuition la eomplei and ha quit naturally, lb msa la rhrg sshn rel from a pnad nesr by.

In suiplr th tilUge, line das while perfoinill'f his daily dill he waa topic by a Diss ah sis a stranger. "How long har you been at thlt hataV be "Tin year. rrpliej ihe in "How many gallons of water hie yea Isken out nf Ih (sind since HI rw working Ih stranger i.ird, thinking he would all. the laborer, Afler meditating fr a few eemtila Ih Iran replied, giving Ihe h.srw Hi in-t In go ahead "All Ihe aaler thit ten do ot See Ike pond aae," Ijawsll rler. habitant, Inclose" (n ms4ve wall, whbh has bea preserved frum ritiactlon by the til buelnea attracted her by th rehire nf hpaio.

In th eatly part nf the eltteenlh renltry Cardinal Ximloea established at aonsnca a bene ef puhlie reeenle, nta I tstemanlihe Ihing to and hum Inserts la hia ear a tbi-r do to oar thi day. THE SHAH'S WIVES. The hb of Persia a)oe ant i Ibe pH. lie I feast their nn Ihe beauty nf his ajive. When hi nmemua aponae get etH for a rMe or a stmll a tmnp of alien-Anfa pressed them at distance of a few hundred fret, hnsMing: "linn and hide yeiewelresl" prdeslrian aad all oiher ta am pr Moor.

C'hirego Cbroakle, Frem tb j4(bhnrtng eminence af rtditif msster of the regiment snperriae th wark, and ouly ipennrd tor are al-k'd to ait. Th rest thiol I to fore alarm th hers during hi training, (nil rathe ed him hr tit ft teenier tb wsier frarlrsalf sl a aoiarlrssly as bis. If isrifird at th a'arL, Ik hnrM mint by his side la give him greater run ft-genre. Tha th bar) la taught lo swlta la rnia-psny with 01 hers, bid a bnat, by air af trslnlng hint lo rr rivers with his rtl-mnl ea Th horse are aimied all Mddlery hut h4 rolls and h'sit Jayne's tlMI, to whlri Whitman resorted. overlook hmsa and beautiful pH and It hi a nitr hi etesnpt was Imitated be othr 'eonnirtesa.

iter In an eaerwM bidding erected fr th attrtv-ae rsms, unchanged since It gladdened th vision the brd: pn tbe en He art Vwint) doeaajrats, divided lata la tlaned In hi regiment a "pronrieolj.".