The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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CHAPTER XXI.—Continued.
Pickering’s face grew white and his
eyes started^ and when he tried sud-
denly to speak his Jaw twitched. The
room was so still that the breaking of
a blazing log on the andirons was a
pleasant relief. We stood, tho threo
of us, with our eyes on Pickering, and
in my own case I must say that my
heart was pounding my ribs at an un-
comfortable speed, for I knew J^arry
was not sparring for time.
The blood rushed into Pickering’s
face and he turned toward Larry
storm 11 y.
‘This is unwarrantable and in-
famous! My relations with Mr. Glen-
arm nro none of your business. When
you remember that after being desert-
ed by his own flesh and blood ho ap-
pealed to me, going so far as to in-
trust all his affairs to my care at his
death, your reflection is an outrageous
insult. I am not accountable to you or
any ono else!"
"Really, there’s a good deal in all
that," said Larry. "Wo don’t pretend
to any Judicial functions. We are per-
fectly willing to submit tho whole busi-
ness and all my client’s acts to the
authorities."
(I would give much if I could repro-
duce sorao hint of the beauty of that
word authorities as it rolled from
Icarry’s tonguot).
“Then, in God’3 name, do It, you
blackguards,” roared Pickering.
Stoddard, seated on the table,
knocked fcis heels together gently.
Larry recrossod his legs and blew a
cloud of smoke. Then, after a quarter
of a mlr.ute in which he gazed at the
celling with his quiet, blue eyes, he
said:
“Yea; certainly, there are always the
authorities. And as I have a tremen
dens respect for your American lnsti
tutions I shall at once act on your sug
:;e«tlon. Mr. Pickering, the estate is
■ichor than you thought it was. Ii
holds, or will hold, your notes given to
tho decedent for $320,000.’’
Ho drew from his pocket a brown
< uvelope, walked to where I stood and
placed it in my hands.
At tho same time Stoddard’s big
figure grew active, and before I real-
ized that Pickering had leaped toward
tho packet, the executor was sitting in
a chair, where the chaplain had thrown
him. He rallied promptly, stuffing his
necktie into his waistcoat; he even
laughed a little.
“So much old paper! You gentlemen
are perfectly welcome to it."
“Thank you!" Jerked Larry.
“Mr. Glenarm and I had many trans-
actions together, and he must have for-
gotten to destroy those papers," con-
tinued Pickering.
"Quite likely," I remarked. “It Is
interesting to know tl»t Sister The-
resa wasn’t his only debtor."
Pickering stepped to the door and
called tho sherifT.
“I will give you until to-inorrow
morning at nine o’clock to vacate the
premises. Thoso claims are utterly
worthless, as I nm ready to prove. Tho
court understands the situation per-
fectly.”
’ Perfectly, perfectly," repeated the
sheriff.
“I believe that is all,” said Larry,
pointing to the door with his pipe.
The sheriff was regarding him with
particular attention.
"What did 1 understand your name
to be?” he demanded.
"Lauranee Donovan,” Larry replied
coolly.
Pickering seemed to notice the name
now and his ey<cs lighted disagreeably.
“I think 1 have heard of your friend
before,” he said, turning to me. "I
congratulate you on the international
reputation of your counsel.
cap paper on which was written In the
unmistakable handwriting of John
Marshall Glenarm, tiiese words:
HU LAUGHS
BEST WHO
LAST.
Jthat woman, so sweet in her dignity,
] who came down the stairs at the Arm-
| strongs'? Her own attitude toward
me waa so full of contradictions; she
| appeared to me in so many moods
and guises, that my spirit ranged the
j whole gamut of feeling as I thought of
j her. liut it was the recollectiou of
Pickering's infamous couduct that col-
ored all my doubts of her. Pickering
had always been in my way, and here,
but for tho chauce by which Larry had
found tho notes, I should have had uo
weapon to use against him.
Tho wind rose and drove shrilly
around the house. A bit of scaffold-
i ing on the outer walls rattled loose
| somewhere and crashed down on tho
terrace^ 1 grew restless, my mind in-
tent upon the many chances of tho
| morrow, and running forward to tho
funny in j future. Even if I won in my strifo
with Pickering I had vet my way to
make in the world. His notes wero
probably worthless,—I did not doubt,
that. J might use them to procure his
removal as executor, but I did not look
forward with any pleasure to a legal
LAUGHS
TRY THIS ASPARAGUS LOAF.
"What do you think is
this?” I demanded.
“Who wrote it, do you think,’’ asked
8toddard.
“Who wrote it, do you ask? Why
Jack’s grandfather wrote it! John
Marshall Glenarm, the cleverest, __________„ m_______[ _ _
grandest old man that ever lived, wrote ^ fight over a property that had brought
me only trouble.
it!” declaimed Larry, bis voice boom-
ing loudly in the room. “It’s all a
great big game, fixed up to try you and
Pickering,—but principally you, you
blockhead! Oh, it’s grand, perfectly,
deliciously grand,—and to think it
should be my good luck to share In
it!"
“Humph! I’m glad you’re amused,
but it doesn't strike me as being so
awfully funny. Supiioso those had
fallen into Pickering's hands; then
where would the Joko have been, I
should like to know!"
“On you, my lad. to be sure! The
old gentleman wanted you to study
architecture; he wanted you to study
his house; he even left a little polnfrr
in an old book! Oh, it's too good to be
true!"
“That's all clear enough.” observed
Stoddard, knocking upon the despatch
box with his knuckles. “But why do
you suppose he dug this hole here with
its out lev; on the ravine?"
“Oh, it was the way of him!” ex-
plained Larry. “He liked the idea of
queor corners and underground pas-1
Something impelled me to go below,
and, taking a lantern, I trumped som-
berly through the cellar, glanced at
the heating apparatus, and, remember-
ing that the chapel entrance to the
tunnel was unguarded, followed the
corridor to the trap, and opened it.
Tho cold air blew up sharply and I
thrust my head down to listen.
A sound at once arrested me. I
thought at first it must be the suction
of The air, but Gleuarm House was no
place for conjecture, and I put tho
lantern aside and Jumped down Into
the tunnel. A gleam of light showed
far away for an instant, then the dark-
ness and silence were complete.
I ran rapidly over the smooth floor,
which I had traversed so often that I
knew its every line. My only weapon L_ .. _____ ^_____ .......__
was a heavy hickory club. Near the | yenl ami ham, with salt and pepper
New and Delicious Way of Preparing
the Vegetable.
Cook three cups of asparagus Ufa
until tender, then drain. Cream two
teaspoons each of flour and butter;
add one-half teaspoon of salt, a dash
of paprika and u cup of hot milk. Add
the milk slowly, stirring all the time.
Cook for five minutes. Remove from
the range; add four well-beaten eggs,
a cup of asparagus tips and a tea-
spoon of chopped parsley. Butter
well a small bowl and lino It with the
remainder of the asparagus tips,
the tips will not adhere readily to
the sides of the bowl dip them In the
sauce. Now pour in the asparagus
and sauce; cover with a piece of oiled
paper; stand bowl in hot water and
cook in cool oven for 15 minutes. Turn
out of the bowl and serve with the
following sauce:
Beat two teaspoons of butter to
cream; beat in the yolks of two eggs,
one at n time, and beat with the but-
ter very thoroughly. Add also a few
grains of the salt and pepper. Place
the bowl containing this over hot
water and add slowly a cup and a half
of boiling water. As soon us the
mixture thickens remove and add
tablespoon of lemon Juice.
DIRECTIONS FOR VEAL SAVORY.
Is Appetizing Dish If Prepared
Proper Manner.
Veal savory, according to Vogue, is
after these directions: Cut three
pounds of raw veal and half as much
ham into small pieces. Cut six hard-
lioiled eggs into slices, lay part of
them in the bottom of a well-buttered
earthenware dish (it must be rather
deep), sprinkle with a little minced
parsley, then put in a layer of the
Door of Bewilderment I paused and
listened. The tunnel was perfectly
quiet. I took a step forward and stum-
bled over a brick, fumbled on the wall
for the opening which we had closed
carefully that afternoon, and at the
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*A Lantern Flashed Blindingly In My
sages. This is a bully hiding place
for man or treasure, and that outlet
Jnto the ravine makes It possible to
He’s ' get out of the house with nobody the
to season. Proceed with these alter-
j »»te layers until all is used, then add
! J,,8t enough water to cover it, and
; oue tablespoonful of butter rolled in
one tablespoonful of flour and divided
into tiny portions, dotted over the top.
j Tie a buttered paper over the dish
, and bake oue hour or a little longer in
1 a good oven. Remove the paper, lay
a plate over (he meat with a weight
to keep it in place and let it remain
another hour in a very slow oven.
When quite cold turn it out on a sil-
ver dish and garnish with small let-
tuce leaves filled with a spoonful of
cold cooked peas dressed with a lit-
tle mayonnaise.
Egg Salad.
Wliiie this is a little too hearty for
a dinner salad, it is just the thing for
the Sunday night supper. Boil the
eggs hard, remove the shells, cut in
halves crosswise or lengthwise, and
take out the yolks. Mash the yolks,
using a silver fork; then season with
minced chow-chow with a little of the
mustard sauce from the bottle, a little
melted butter, salt and pepper, and if
desired minced olives. Return to the
whites of eggs, arrange on a bed of
lettuce or cress, dress with French
dressing or mayonnaise. If no olives
have been used in filling of the eggs, a
few olives or pimolas scattered over
(he salad add to its decoration.
Nasturtium Salad.
This is a delightfully spicy salad
aud most decorative for the Sunday or
company dinner. Pick a goodly num-
ber of leaves and blossoms, wash
well in cold water and shake dry. Ar-
range in a shallow glass dish, leaves
and flowers forming a border and
stems running to tho center of the
disli. Take two or three cold boiled
potatoes and slice thin. Take an
equal number of tomatoes and slice.
Then arrange potatoes- and tomatoes
In alternate circles, covering the
stems of the nasturtims and sprinklo
with a little minced onion and parsley.
Dress with French dressing and serve
very cold.
Ob
Tub VowtB Op
Thb Clbphcwp
Robert Fulton, a Penneytv&nia.,
$eniUcT, first jte&meci hi?r boat
up the. Hudson. Autaiefl v, isoz.
pr&ctic&lly tho bs^innind of
modern #teejn n&yfe&tion
esteemed so highly in Ireland that I wl3er- It’» ln keeping with the reit of
they offer n large reward for his re- I,lls 8chcme- He gay, comrades! To-
turn. Sheriff, I think we have finished j morrow -HI likely find us with plenty
our business for to-day,’
Ho seemed anxious to get the man
away, and we gave them escort to the
outer gate where a horse and buggy
was waiting.
"Now, I’m In for It," said Larry, aa I
locked the gate. "We've spiked one of
his guns, but I’ve given him a new one
to use against myself. But come, and
t will show you the Door of Bewilder-
ment before I Bkip."
_
CHAPTER XXII.
A Prowler of the Night.
Down we plunged Into tho cellar,
through the trap and to the Door of
Bewilderment,
"Don't expect too much," admon-
ished Larry; "I can't promise you n
single Spanish coin."
“Perish the ambition! We have
blocked Pickering's game, aud nothing
else matters," I said.
We crawled through the hole In the
wall and lighted candles. The room
was about seven feet square. At the
farther end was an oblong wooden
door, close to the celling, and Larry-
tugged at tho fastonlng until it came
down, bringing with It a mass of snow
and leaves.
"Gentlemen." he said, "we are at the
ivlge of the ravine. Do you Bee the
blue aky? And yonder. If you will
twist your necks a bit, la the boat-
house;"
"Well, let the scenic effects go and
show us where you found those pa-
lters," I urged.
"Speaking of mysteries, that is
where I throw up my hands, lada. It s
quickly told. Here la a table, and
here Is an old despatch box, which lies
just where 1 found It. It was closed
and th< key was in the lock. I took
out that packet—it wasn’t even sealed
-—saw the character of tho contents,
and couldn't resist the
At present we
us have a care
of business on hands,
hold the fort, and let
lest we lose It."
We closed the ravine door, restored
tho wall as best we could, and re-
turned to the library. We made a list
of tho Pickering notes and spent an
hour discussing tills new feature of
tho situation and speculating as to the
hiding place of the remainder of my
grandfather's fortune. Larry and
Stoddard both declared their Intention
of remaining until my troubles were
ended In spite of my protests. Stod-
dard stayed for dinner, and afterward
wo began again our eternal quest for
the treasure, our hopes high from
Larry's lucky strike of the afternoon,
and with a new eagerness born of the
knowledge that the morrow would cer-
tainly bring ns face to face with the
real crises. We ranged tho house from
tower to cellar; we overhauled the
tunnel, for, It seemed to me, the hun-
dredth time.
It was my watpli, and at midnight,
utter Stoddard and Larry had recon-
noitercd the grounds and Bates and I
had made sure of all the Interior fas-
tenings, I sent them off to bod and
mado myself comfortable with a pipe
in the library.
I was glad of the respite, glad to be
alone,—to consider my talk with Ma-
rian Devereux at St. Agatha's, and her
return with Pickering. Why could she
not always have been Olivia, ranging
the woodland, or the girl In gray, or
Face.”
Instant I found It a lantern flashed I
blindingly In my face and I drew back,
crouching involuntarily, and clenching
tho club ready to strike.
"Good evening, Mr. Glenarm!"
Marian Devereux's voice broke tho
silence, and Marian Devereux’s face
with the full light or the lantern upon
It. waa bent gravely upon me. Het
voice, as 1 heard it there,—her face, aa
I law It there,—are the things that I
shall remember last when my hour
cornea to go hence from this world
Her slim fingers, as they clasped tho
wire screen of the lantern, held my
gaso for a second. The red tam-o'-
shanter that I had associated with her
youth and beauty was tilted rakishly
on ono aide of her pretty head. To
find her here, seeking, like a thief ln
the night, for some means of helping
Arthur Pickering, waa the btttereBt
drop in the cup. I felt aa though I hac
been struck with a bludgeon.
“1 beg your pardon!" she said, ano
laughed. “There doesn’t Beam to b«
anything to say, does there? Well we
do certainly meet under the most un
usual, not to say unconventional cir
cumstances. Squire Glenarm! pieas*
go away or turn your back. I want tc
get out of this donjon keep."
She took my hand coolly enough and
stepped down Into the passage. Then
1 broke out Btormlly.
"You don't seem to understand the
gravity of what you are doing! Don't
you know that you are risking your
life in crawling through this house at
midnight?—that even to serve Arthur
Pickering a life Is a pretty big thing
to throw away? Your Infatuation for
that blackguard seems to carry you
far, Mias Devereux."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Chicken Omelet.
Throe-quarters of an ounce of but-
ter, four eggs, salt, pepper, a little
white sauce and a tablespoonful of
milk; remove the skin and quills from
tb • pieces of chicken; cut in small
pieces aud put in a saucepan, with the
sauce and milk. Make it thoroughly
hot, season carefully, beat up the eggs
and melt the butter in a chafing dish.
When the butter is hot pour in the
mixture, stir it over the fire, then
place the chicken and sauce in the
center of the omelet, fold the omelet
over so as to have a neat oval shape.
Let it brown slightly. Serve at once.
Philadelphia.—While New Yorkers
were jubilating over the centennial of
the historic journey of Robert Ful-
ton k steamboat Clermont, which made
the trip from New York city to Albany
under her own steam, on August 7,
1807, Pennsylvanians have a more
than ordinary interest in the honors
to be paid to the inventor, for he was
son of this commonwealth, and it
was here that he obtained his first
ideas of a method of propelling boats
by the use of steam.
In some quarters Fulton, rather in-
correctly, has been lauded as the in-
ventor of the steamboat. As has been
well said, neither tho steum engine
nor tho steamboat was. in the strict
sense of the word. Invented. Fulton
was not the inventor of the steam-
boat, but neither can any other person
io characterized. The steamboat
was a good many years being invented
and there were many hands at tho
work. This fact, however, does not
lessen the brightness of Fulton’s
achievement, for, had lie never been
connected with the inauguration of
steam navigation, ho showed so many
other evidences of mechanical invent-
iveness and of artistic effort that It Is
extremely probable that his name
would not be forgotten.
Projects Before Fulton’s.
More than 100 years before Fulton
began his experiments the idea had
possessed inventors In other parts of
the world. In 1600 Papin proposed
the use of a steam engine for the pur-
pose of propelling boats through the
water, and exactly a century before
the Clermont made its famous run the
iuventor actually constructed such a
boat, which he used on the River Ful-
da, at Cassel. The boat was of rude
construction, and the method of pro-
pulsion consisted of raising water by
means of a steam pump, which water
was then applied to a water wheel
and drove a set of paddles on the same
shaft. What influence this invention
might have had upon the commerce of
the world will never be known, for it
was not allowed to prosper, being de-
stroyed by some ignorant fanatics.
In the contury which intervened
them was considerable talk of apply-
ing the steam engine to the use of
boats. Nothing came of it in a prac-
tical way until an American blazed
the way. The first of these pioneers
also a Pennsyivanian—William
Henry, a native of Chester county, but
at the time of his experiment a resi-
dent of Lancaster county. About 1703
Henry, who had just returned from a
visit to England, took up the subject
of a steamboat. He constructed a
small boat, or rather attached an en-
gine to an old bateau. This consisted
of a pair of paddles, and with this
next found as an officer in the Con-
tinental army. The Indians took him
prisoner, and he waa removed into
tho Northwest territory. He made
map of the then little known country
west of the Alleghenies, and subse-
quently came to Philadelphia. Here
at one time ho lived on Second street,
near Vine, but began his inquiry into
steam navigation at his place at Ne-
ahaminy.
With Fitch tho idea was not orig-
inal any morq than It wus with any of
his predecessors, or with those who
followed him. While he wus engaged
as a civil engineer In the southeastern
part of Pennsylvania, he came into
contact with William Henry, and if ho
did not see the latter's Invention he
at least met him and heard of 1L At
any rate, in 1787 Fitch did construct
u steamboat which he set in motion
on the Delaware river.
Fitch’s Scheme Languished.
Two years before Fitch had ap-
peared before the American Philo-
sophical society and showed a mcdol
of a steamboat which he Intended
construct, and In 1790 he had a steam-
boat on the river that could make
j eight miles an hour, *and was adver-
tised to make regular runs between
this city and Trenton three days
weok.
A Virginian, Janies Ruinsey, at the
time Fitch was requesting various
state legislatures to grant him assist-
ance, claimed to have Invented
steamboat prior to that of Fitch.
Rurnsey’s claim, however, was discred-
ited, even by his own state. Fitch's
lack of support and tho coolness with
which the country viewed the project,
although one smaP boat had made no
fewer than 21 advertised trips without
accident, permitted Fitch's scheme to
becomo quiescent.
Fulton never disclaimed the obliga-
tion he owed to Fitch's steamboat. At
the time the first Fitch boat waB
shown hero Fulton wus an apprentice
to Edward Duffleld, a silversmith, who
was in business on Second street be-
low Chestnut. The old frame build-
ing, lately numbered 121, was standing
until 25 years ago. It is only natural
to Infer that the active young appren-
tice should huve enough curiosity to
see the Invention, especially as he was
something of an ingenious mechanic
himself.
Robert Fulton's Career.
Robert Fulton was born in Little
Britain township, Lancaster county,
November 14, 1765, hlH futher being a
native of Kilkenny. Ireland. The Ful-
tons moved to Lancaster city when
Robert was an infant, and it was in
the schools of that city that the in-
genious young Inventor received his
education. He Is said to have known
JPfc
S^JSS
Hint for a Short Sermon
. _ , _ About 25 years ago the annual ses- , course of his prayer “Uncle Tchn-
lhe temp,atlon ‘° 01 the MH»e Methodist confer- | claimed: "Oh. Lord. bl^ Brother M
*7 .«>« «° Announcement of | ence was held in Portland Tho Re». 1 who is lo preach to us; may he „reach
John Collins, a canny Scot, was then the everlasting gospel, but may he not
in his prune and a member of the con- be everlastingly about it."
ference. He waa called on to open ______
with prayer one of the afternoon ses- b.„
alona, which was to be addressed by 1 Whllo in
.. . - -------, » minister whom we will call Mr. M a rain a Pon
Glena™°!"a ® °ellSr' Re*d J°hn weI1 >“<»»“ “ » lengthy doctor <r.
He handed me a fragment of legal | Remembering this falling In the “parstltm’
its discovery on your friend Pickering.
Now that is nearly all. I found this
piece of r under the tape with
which the envelope was tied, and 1
don’t b< sltate to say that when I read
it I laughed until I thought I should
Doctor.
deity to send
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To Can Beets.
Small beets are the best for can-
ning. Wash as for present use, and
leave an inch of stalk at top to pre-
vent bleeding. Boil in slightly salted
water; peel as for the table. Have
ready in a neighboring saucepan
enough cider vinegar to cover the
beets. You must use your own judg-
ment as to quantity. To each quart
of vinegar add two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, a teaspoonful of strained onion
Juice and a teaspoonful each of pep-
per and salt. Bring the vinegar to
the boil. Pack the beets while hot
into heated cans and cover with the
vinegar from the boiling saucepan.
Raspberry Popovers.
Meat three eggs light, but not as
light as for cake; add two cupfuls of
milk and beat again, then add two
cupfuls of sifted flour, a little salt and
beat all smooth. Pour into hot but-
tered gem pans and bake in a moder-
ate oven. Take from the oven when
done and with a sharp knife split one
side and fill with sweetened raspber-
ries. Dust powdered sugar over and
serve at once.
JZnfr/re c/ 6ie CSersncw/
Stuffed Red Peppers.
Cut some large red peppers into
half lengthwise, and take out the
seeds; make two cupfuls of fine, soft
bread crumbs, moisten with half a cup
of cream, season with salt and pepper,
and add two chopped fresh mush-
rooms or more. Put into a shallow
pan, drop a bit of butter on each, and
bake till light brown.—Harper’s Bazar.
primitive contrivance he boldly es-
sayed to steam down the Conestoga
river. From what can be learned of
the attempt. It was far from being un-
successful, but by an accident the
boat was sunk, and the steamboat had
to wait another quarter of a century
before it was to be given practical
shape.
Distinction Due Fitch.
ThiB time it was a resident of Phil-
adelphia. John Fitch, who from all ap-
pearances lacked only support to be
known for ail time as the man to
whom modern steam navigation is
due. Fitch had an adventurous ca-
reer. He was born in Connecticut.
At the time of the revolution he was
a watchmaker at Trenton, but the
British destroyed his stock and he is
William Henry, and to have visited
his home to see some of the earliest
efforts of Benjamin West, of whose
painting he was, as were all artistical-
ly Inclined Americans In those days
enamored.
At the age of 17 Robert wag brought
to Philadelphia and put as an appren-
tice with Duffleld. There he finished
his trade, but his artistic Instincts
getting the better of him, he decided
to abandon his trade and take up art.
Although he had a widowed mother
to support, he managed in some man-
ner to save enough to take him to
London, where he placed himself at
the foet of his master in painting,
Benjamin West.
As a youth he showed talents In
many directions, and was undoubtedly
soraethtng of a genius. It Is told off
him that at the ago of ten years h*
bad nr&Ue for himself his own lead
pencils. They were crude affairs, of
course, but at that time they were
nearly as good as could bo purchased.
At Li ho devised a skyrocket, and had
Invented an alrgun. His biographer
sayn that it was at this time that the
idea af steam propulsion foT vessels
fti-st took possession of him. and that
ho actually made a model of a boat
that could be propelled by means of
paddles.
Experiment, on the Hudeon.
After ho went to England, where he
studied painting, ln which art the nu-
merous examples of hls work extant
show him to have been proficient he
went to France. Thore he became
busy on a plan for steam navigation,
which he succeeded ln getting pro!
seated to tho first consul; hut the
French government wns too much pre-
occupied to pay much attention to tho
young American's representations. A
friendship, however, most Important
far the future of steam navigation,
-prang up botween Fulton and our min-
ister to France, Robert R. Livingston,
formerly chancellor of the state of
New York. Livingston had become In-
terested In steam, and hud built a ves-
sel and made experiments on the Hud-
son. In 1798 tho Now York legislature
gave him u monopoly of navigating
the waters of New York l)y steum.
provided that within one year he
should propel by steam a vessel of 20
tons four miles an hour. This ho
failed to do, but hls interest ln the
problem never flagged. The two men
formed a partnership and made an ex-
periment on the Selno, which, how-
ever. proved a failure. Then they de-
cided to make experiments on tho
Hudson, and the New York legisla-
ture granted another potential monop-
oly similar to that granted to Liv-
ingston.
Another vessel was built at a ship-
yard on the East river, according to
plans carefully worked out by Fulton,
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Qqbect ftitrew
The Clermont, as she was called, was
160 tons burden, 130 feet long, 16 feet
wide and four feet deep. Her engine
had a Bteam cylinder 24 inches In di-
ameter, her wheels were 15 feet in di-
ameter and uncovered.
Description of the Voyage.
Here is Fulton's description of
the voyage which revolutionized navi-
gation, in the form of a letter to the
American Citizen:
"I left New York on Monday at one
o’clock, and arrived at Clermont, the
seat of Chancellor Livingston, at one
o’clock on Tuesday—time. 24 hours,
distance 110 miles. On Wednesday I
departed from the chancellor’s at nlDo
In the morning and arrived at Albany
at five in the afternoon—distance 40
miles, timo eight hours. The sum is
150 miles in 32 hours, equal to near
five miles an hour. On Thursday at
nine o’clock in the morning I left Al-
bany, and arrived at the chancellor’s
at six in the evening. I started from
thence at seven and arrived at New
York at four in the afternoon—time
30 hours, space run 150 miles, equal to
five miles an hour. Throughout my
whole way both going and returning,
the wind was ahead; no advantage
could be derived from my sails; the
whole has therefore been performed
by the power of the steam engine.’’
Memorial to Fulton.
The task of erecting an adequate
monument to commemorate the great
inventor is in the hands of an associ-
ation of public-spirited men, incorpor-
ated under the laws of New York,
known as the Robert Fulton Monu-
ment association. The aHsociation
has determined that the monument
shall take the form of a water gate
and mausoleum to be erected at One
Hundred and Sixteenth street and the
Hudson river. A bill has been passed
the legislature making the neces-
sary grant of land. It is intended to
provide a place where distinguished
foreign visitors to our shores may be
fittingly received by the municipal,
state or federal authorities; in a word,
to give New York a front door. It Is
expected that ground for the construc-
tion will be broken on the next an-
niversary of Fulton’s birthday, No-
vember 14.
Home-Made Counterpane.
Buy a p£lr of lace curtains and fas-
ten them together with a strip of lace
insertion. The ruffled ends will fail
over the sides and ends of the bed.
A cambric cover to harmonize with
the tone of the room will add to the
«*ffoct when placed under the muslin
one.
WEIGH MAIL ON CARS.
Done Every Four Years as a Basis for
Railroad Contracts.
The railroadH arc paid for carrying
the malls on the basis of a contract
running four years. Once during this
period additional men are put on the
mail cars, whose duty' Is to weigh all
mail received and delivered at each
j station.
1 Tho figures thus secured are as-
sumed to represent an average of the
amount of mall carried on that route,
and become the basis of the contract.
Four years later a new period of
weighing is begun, and the contract is
revised in accordance with the new
figures.
Tho United States Is divided Into
four contract districts, says System,
and the weighing is carried on simul-
taneously ln all parts of a district. The
following year some other district Is
weighed, and thus the circuit of the
country is covered in the four year
period.
It is In the tabulation and conipila-1
Lhe reports sent in by D'-ee official
j weighers flint the system devised by
I (,ai'ie C. Hunger ford of the railway
mall service Is employed.
"The weighing of the mails for the
purpose of awarding the contract is
not a new departure,” said Mr. Hun-
gerford. "That was part of tho old
system. The mail weighers have
cards on which they record the weight
of the mail taken on at each station
on the route, and also the weight put
off. Another card records the weight
on the
points.
’ This process of dally weighing Is
kept up for 90 days, and the totals
must be footed at tho end of each
week and the end of the whole period.
Formerly each day’s report was en-
tered by the clerks on a large tabu-
lating sheet three feet long and two
feet wide, and figures had to be totaled
vertically and horizontally.
"The size of tho Job can be seen
when I toll you that the report of Just
two trains on a long run for the period
of 90 days took up 13 of these large
sheets.
"The work kept 25 men busy in the
of the weighing, and for three months
afterward. Then there was liability of
error in the footings.
“So we developed tho plan of doing
away with the tabulating sheet alto-
gether. We used the adding machine
and make its record strip the perma-
nent record of the weights. Instead
of flr3t entering the figures on the
large sheet and then transferring them
to the machine, one man reads the
amounts from the weighing report and
re urn trip between the same j another operates the machine.
"The figures for a week are kept to-
gether. and totals taken for each town.
At the end the totals are taken for the
whole route.
"The cipher in the middle of the col-
umn marks the dividing line between
the columns for mall put off the train
and mall taken on. At the end of the
weighing period the totals for the vari-
ous weeks are footed on the machine.
"We can do the work with half the
clerks that were formerly needed. It
takes three months to finish the re-
ports after the weighing closes. Here-
j tofure we bad to keep 25 men at work
tabulating and adding; now half the
Chicago headquarters during the time number can do the work.'
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