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mm • ""'"'VVv , ,. f *1 "*•», "{!v ^ .' * 6 7 *?* * T*$*w,;#p .*;"':y^.;-•»•;y « '^•^••"£F$1'-'1^ fyvf/p*. ,^-;r- 1 CARE AND DEVOTION BESTOWED AUTOMOBILE RACING MACHINES '%&*} alfe; •<//' nf.A ' ' " V -I Ji'. 1 Sg&2*2 * * W'.i I MINUTE RISING TO FORTUNE. MANY AND DEVIOUS ARB PATH8 TO SUCCES8. THE * 'JtACJNQ HUXINB^y a .̂ .Is it possible to love an automobile, lavish upon tliat huge mechanical contrivance of startling speed abili­ ties something akin to the devotion that owners, trainers and jockeys feel for their favorite horses? If any one doubted such a possibility a visit to any point ef the Vanderbllt Cup course on Long Island would promptly have dispelled that illusion, says the New York Times. Every village adjoining the twenty- eight-mile race circuit, every farm­ house. it Is almost safe to say every atolid driver of the big, slow-moving market wagons, was infected with feat pectHii S.r fever mmvu lue excite- ment of automobile racing engenders. The Infection was contagious. A Granger could not help catching it, and within less than twenty-four hours jlte would be inquiring as eagerly as Cue of the garage attendants if Lan­ cia, the fat, good-natured Italian, had -Beaten Hemery's time, or if George J&ath would outstrip the speed of the Frenchman bearing the sibilant same '«f"-8zffcs. ' The serlousiiess and the excitability *0£ automobile racing have never been exhibited with such lntenseness in Jbnerica as was the case during the days of preparation for the Vanderbllt I Cap race. It needed the advent of these dare-devil foreign drivers to •how how everything else dwindled 'tptp significance before the vital ques­ tion of winning an automobile race. 'Jl^ the French and Italian garages nothing else was talked about, was even thought about, and more than o&e driver, In his humorous moments, told of dreaming of how he overcame the trials of the Guinea road and the hofrible "S" turn, finishing the twen­ ty-eight miles in miraculous time. In­ deed, judging from some of the times that were doled out to credulous visit­ ors, it is evident that some of these dreams bordered dangerously upon the realm of reality. The French and Italian drivers-were i Insanely jealous of their reputations, and as the cars made their reputations ithey were deeply solicitous regarding |the welfare of their monstrous ma­ chines. It was amusing as well as in­ teresting to watch the care bestowed upon these time annihilators. Besides the driver, who bore the same relation to his car as the jockey does to his race horse, each car had a small army .of attendants, and when they all got to work preparing it for a fast trial run before daylight they looked through •the grayish light that precedes the dawn like so many busy insects hover­ ing! over an elongated) piece of mech­ anism supported on four massive low wheels. Above the roar and pounding of the motors as the engines were tested could be heard ths shrflB, excited voices of the workmen as they •creamed out their orders from one to another. Perhaps two men would be Iwiiggling on the ground under the car, their arms and legs working in a , frenzied effort to adjust some in vis- Girls Who Work, The girl who must get to an office promptly each day can save herself needless worry and have much more time for the coveted morning nap if she will make a few needful prepara­ tions before retiring. Sew on loose buttons, polish the shoes and mend the gloves. Arrange the clothing and ac­ cessories conveniently near on a chair to facilitate dressing in the morning. Clothing which has been worn all day In a close office should be taken off after reaching home, brushed and hung in the open air or spread over a chair near an open window. Tou will feel and look better for this extra care of your clothing. Be particular to brash your hair thoroughly before re­ tiring and it will need less care in the morning. Attend to your nails and have all toilet articles in place ready for immediate use In the morning, says Woman's life. The want of a pin or a Tell at the eleventh hour and the turning of a room topsy-turvy in an effort to find the desired article is annoying, to say the least. In brief, learn to systemlze lble screw or tighten up a loose bolt Then with a quick movement their grimy faces would emerge, and per­ haps four or six men would eagerly bend over the throbbing motor, listen* ing intently for any sound that would indicate Imperfect conditions. Amid the horrible noises and the deafening retorts from the exhaust pipes a novice would have found it difficult to distinguish any variation in sound. Not so with these experts. Their ears knew exactly where every sound came from, and If it didn't crack and splutter In just the right manner more tinkering was In order. Then, when the car came back from its long run, the mechanicians took it In hand as quickly as the stable boys do the popular thoroughbred after a hard-run race, tad before the driver had time to cast off his goggles they were grooming the big machine. The amount of time, worry, and work bestowed upon these powerful racers may often appear to the casual observer as ridiculous, but to the man at the wheel It means his reputation in the automobile world, tfhere the competition Is kpen and the rivalry In* tense. / - • i - r x UMBRELLA PRICE OF INTERVIEW. Rawed 8age and "Free-Larvpe" News­ paper Man's Exchange. •:> In an article on "Writing for.a Liv­ ing" in the World's Work, Gllson Wal­ lets tells the following anecdote of a memorable Interview with Russell Sage: In that early morning of my writing life and In the evening of my day I interviewed Russell Sage. The editor who gave me the assignment had said: "Persistence and impudence will do it" I rang the bell at No. 506 Fifth avenue. Mrs. Sage opened the door and behind her I saw the gaunt form of Mr. Sage. "Well, well, what Is it?" he asked, rubbing his hands as if they were chilly. I told him what I wanted and he replied: "Yon must excuse me." Putting on his weather beaten derby he added: "I am going out." I told him that I would go out with him. He smiled as he buttoned his faded overcoat and stepped out. It was raining; I asked him to take my umbrella, for It was larger than his, and as we turned into 42d street we exchanged umbrellas. He was going, he said, "Just down the street" to Dr. Paxton's Presbyterian church to prayer meeting. At the church door he said: "Good evening! We part here." But I, too, went Into prayer meeting. When Mr. Sage bowed his head so did I. The meeting over, I rejoined him at the church door. I had prayed in the meeting and now my prayers were an­ swered. For, as we were walking back through the rain to his house, Russell answered my questions "for pub­ lication." We both forgot the exchange of umbrellas and the skeletal of hit umbrella Is still In my attic. Raptd-FIre Justice. Yankee -dispatch characterises the coprt rulings of a Toronto magistrate who is reported to have got through with forty oases in forty minutes. He wad once asked how he managed it "You must have some system," was the suggestion. ' "I never allow a point of law to be raised," was the magistrate's prompt refcly- "This Is a court of justice, not a court of law. "Not^ feb very Ions &go a young at­ torney wanted to qupte law against my sending his man down for sis months. He wanted to quote Mathews, I think. " 'Will,' said I, 'Mathews may be a great authority on law, but I guess he hasn't as much authority as I have in this C9urt! Ypur man goes down for six months.' "^Youth's Companion. s XREW LOO it iOMXWHEBE THE, CAK or THE N^AJ^rtTTlTRlC ? rush and plenty of time to do every­ thing without needlessly exhausting the vitality. Play Made Moral Impression. Sir Philip Jones, a physician of Syd­ ney, Australia, who has recently been knighted, believes that the stage has a strong moral influence. He says that when a medical student in Lon­ don he saw Frederick Robson, the ao- tor. In the role of a young scapegrace, whose fond parents hoped he would one day be a great physician. Instead of realizing the parental ambition the young man in the play ruined himself by drink, gambling and riotous living. It made such a powerful impression upon Sir Philip that he there and then resolved to keep in the straight path. He regards his presence at that play A& ope of the crises of his life. - Cheers and Chlldiwnj^N ̂ A man with eight children got ftree cheers from the president We're glad to get the proportion, That would figure out about twenty-four singles and triplets for three times three and your dressing, then there will be leas | a tiger.--Newark Commercial, " .. • ***' Old Story Revived. A Kansas boy sat on a fence tab closing a cornfield. A city chap pass-' Ing by remarked: "Your oorn looks kind of yeller, bub." ?Yes, sir; that's the kind we plant­ ed," answered the lad. "It don't look like you'd have more than half a crop," mid the city chap. "Nope, we drat expect to, the landlord gets the other half." The stranger hesitated a moment and quietly ventured: "There isnt much difference between you m fool, boy." "Nope, only a little strip of weeds," said the farmer boy; and the city mWB drove on.--Kansas City Journal. fttrtct Honesty Not Always the Quick­ er est Road, Saya One Who Has Not Reached the Golden Eminence-- - Some 8harp Trteka of Business • Enumerated. "There are mawr roads to success," •aid the lean and hungry Casslus who was holding up one end of the ma hogany bar. "The longer I live the less I believe In * aimon pure gilt edge rise. "You look at this man and that, saying how beautifully he has suc­ ceeded by his own pure efforts. It's a miracle and an admiration until you find out all the circumstances. You don't need a legislative inquiry to establish the fact that success is mostly a lovely damsel down to the waist, but she terminates In a scaly Ash tail compound of rebates, Ingrati­ tude and chicane. "Give an instance? A hundred if you like, but I am thinking just now of three similar cases, where em ployes have become employers. "Not long ago there was an oculist working for a Maiden Lane firm; he examined eyes and fitted glasses at a medium stipend, with the prospect of being a hired man all his life. He was enamored of the fish tail lady He determined to woo and win her at any cost "His device* was merely to copy his firm's prescriptions In a private notebook. At the end of three years he had a thousand names' and address­ es. Then he quit, hired a- little office uptown and wrote to the thousand customers that Dr. Jones had moved his shop and would gladly prescribe for them at the old rates. "The customers were agreeable. The old firm has tost most of its busi­ ness and Dr. Jones rides in a four- horsepower car. * "The second case refers to a law student, who worked his way up In the same firm from office boy to ad­ mitted attorney. He owed everything to his employers. "Soon after being admitted to the bar he left the shop and put up hla own shingle. He Immediately began to fish for the clients of the old firm whom he had known for years. "For the sake of appearance he does this on the quiet, and for the sake of superior inducements he cuts rates in a way that would give hla old employers heart disease. These rising young men have no sympathy with the union schedule. "Then there is the eminent and wealthy wholesale chemist who was an office boy fifteen years ag<v They thought he was a fool because he did not empty waste paper basket! promptly and used to practice writing by copying the name on old envel opes, "But In fact he was developing a gold mine froth that waste paper bas­ ket He got hundreds of choice ad­ dresses. He set up for himself in a small way and induced the old cus­ tomers to trade with him. To-day he is happily wedded to success and uas a large family of little successes. "Now, you might say that all these cases merely indicate the first step; it took merit to go on. I might an­ swer that the men who take such first steps probably repeat the trick at every part of the stairway. I wish, concluded the lean and hungry Cas- sius, ordering another drink, "that certain of my own past approaches to the fishtail damsel had been more refined and In keeping with dignity." --New York Sun. } Aged Statesman Still Acttv*. The earl of Cranbrook, the eldest surviving British ex-cabinet minister, to 91. Lord Cranbrook was better known to a former generation under his name of Gathoree-Hardy. He waa one of Lord Beaconsfleld's stanchest supporters. Within the last few years the veteran earl has done some shoot­ ing:. The Tree Tavern. ^ In the Tavern of the Tree, Listen to the revelry! Mark the merry minstrel there,. Seated In his leafy chair. At his cups the whole day long, Paying toll with silvery song. Every draught' he takes is drawn From the cellars of the Dawn; Fragrant dew from flowery flasks, Amber air from fairy casks Brought from Araby, and bright With the Orient's golden light; Splcery of buds and vines Flavors his delicious wines. Is it strange his lyrics hold So much of the summer's gold? Rapture of the roses caught, Into music deftly wrought; Run and ripple of the rills, :* All translated in his trills; Kvery sweet, enchanted thing „ In his gladness made to sing. • Ah. my mocking bird, drink on Till the happy day is gone; Till the pale moon rising up Drops the stars down in your cup. rank D. Sherman in the Metropolitan. •-Frank More Than Agreeable. CoL Abe Gruber tells this of him- self. He was standing on a street cor­ ner one day last week when he was approached by one of his constituents who said abruptly: "I tell you what, Mr. Gruber, I've got a girl that loves me. I was Just passing her home when she stepped into the street, and- she looked so pretty that I Couldn't help giving her one on the lips right then and there." "Did she stand for it?" asked Mr. Grub'er, smiling. "Did she stand for it?" repeated the young man, "why, she got up on her toes."--New York Times. Gen. Booth Is Active. Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army, Who Is in his 77th year, is back in London, after a tour of 34,400 miles. Here is his record in England and Scotland: Period of travel, five weeks and four days; towns visited, 121; ad­ dresses averaging one hour and twen ty minutes, 95; shorter addresses, 2fl; sinners at penitent form, 300; people addressed, 250,000. Czar Is 8tudious. The czar has a habit of spending more time in his study than almost any other ruler in the world. The czarina is always seated with him while he is at work in this room. In this respect he stands almost alone among great monarchs, as nearly all of them prefer to have women out of the way when they are Immersed in the business of state in their own pri vate rooms. HISTORIC RELIC OF INTEREST. by -Chair Said to Have Been Used Fugitive Regicide Judges. In the possession of the Rev. A. N. Somers of . Sharon, Mass., is an old chair, said to have been used by the regicide judges. Goffe and Whaley, after their escape to America and while they were in hiding here from the king's troops. Whale^ 'was a brother-in-law of Oliver Cromwell, and William Goffe was the former's son-in-law and one of the strongest Been In Cromwell's government >*The chair was used by them while they were in hiding in the house of the Rev. John Russell in Hadley, after leaving the hiding place in the cave in Connecticut. It formerly had rock- ers on It, which it is said were worn off during the fourteen years of con­ stant use by one or the other of the two exiles as they sat In the attic room of Mr. Russell's house. Tradition says that Judge Goffe was Pitting in this chair when the Indians attacked the village, and that he rose from it to take command of the citi­ zen forces that drove the savages off •fter a stubborn fight. After the death of Mr. Russian this chair, by purchase, came into the pos­ session of a Mrs. Hadley, who re­ moved from Massachusetts to Burnt Hills. N. Y. At her death-it* passed to her daughter. Mrs. Hinkson, whose &on Ezra, some 70 years of age, in 1880 gave the chair to Mr. Somers, pastor of the church of which he was a member in Holland, N> Y. It has been in Mr. Somers' possession since. "The story of the chair being con­ certed with Goffe and Whaley," said Mr. Somers recently, "cam© with so much directness and simplicity from such artless and illiterate people that I have always accepted it as undoubt­ edly true, and of Importance ,as con* ALIMOJty AT TISTOL r-- POI/fT nectlng the relic with Important his­ toric personages. The chair is said to have been made in Newburyport "I should like to see it safely in possession of some institution where It would be preserved for the future, or held by some private collector of historical relics." "Was I ever held up by a highway­ man during my western trips?" asked the drummer in the smoking car In response to a question. "Well, I didn't escape the distinction, only In diy case the stage robber happened to be a woman. We didn't size up her sex at first because she was dressed up like a desperado and wore a mask and carried a belt full of guns, but she let us know who she was before she got through* with the outfit "I was seated with the driver of the stage on my way from Circle City to a town named Goldrock, and we were not expecting a hold-up, because such a thing as a stage robber had not been heard of In that neighbor­ hood for some years. We were there­ fore a little nervous when at a turn of the road a masked figure appeared and a shot was fired over our heads while the driver was called on to hold in his horses. "The bandit seemed rather nervous and new at the business, I thought but held a business looking gun In one hand, and that was quite enough to keep us quiet ."Well, he, or rather she, ordered us all out in a rough voice add lined us up along the roadside with Our hands stretched heavenward. I only WHEJf ME J* FOI/CHT 2ll/ELS had a few dollars with me, as I waiting for a remittance, so regarded the adventure as rather Interesting than otherwise. The masked robber looked us over some time--it seemedU to me hours--then advanced apd ajbO* tioned for a big, dressy looking mSn- to step out of the line. He wa$ the^ biggest fellow In the bunch and' the* biggest coward, too, for he was shak­ ing all over like a tjiag of jelly. "The bandit said nothing, hot helped himself--I mean herself--to the contents of his pockets. There was a roll of greenbacks that wou|I choke a cow, which she counted ovff_ and finally stowed away in her blue flannel shirt " 'You can sail ahead now, genfifc when you please,' she said, tossing off her mask and revealing the face of a handsome, black-eyed woman. 'This measly hound here,' pointing to the stout chap Whose roll she had appro­ priated, 'was once my husband. 1 got a divorce from him, and for a year I never eould get a cent out of him for alimony; not even the courts would help me; .so here I've took the law In my own hands as a high spirited? woman should. Good day to you,' and turning around on her heels- she swung her hat by way of farewell and , t J* J disappeared in the bushes." « i ; '• ̂ : *: A • The Earl of Klmberley's much dis- \ slightly more perfect than the other. cussed challenge to Col. Sapwell is a reminder that though the days of duel­ ing are considered to have passed in England the fighting spirit will still break out on occasions. Not so very long ago Mr. Winston Churchill was challenged to an en­ counter a l'outrance by an irate con­ stituent at Oldham. One hesitates to think what would have happened had Mr. Churchill had leisure enough to resume his martial role. Lord Beaconsfield once challenged O'Connnell to a duel, but the famous state man found Maptfeelf bound over to keep the pefoe in a police court In­ stead of departing across the chan­ nel to blow out the brains of hla polit­ ical opponent O'Connell himself' fought a duel with a member of the Irish HouBe of Commons named D'Esterre and killed his opponent Another fatal du&. was that In which Lord Camelford, one of the most confirmed, duelists of his day and a man who had the death of more than one fellow creature on his hands, was killed by Mr. Best Both were excellent shots, and one of the two pistols used was supposed to be A piece of money was tossed up to decide the choice. Best won, and the result Lord -Camelford fell mortal* ly wounded. The last duel fought In Ireland waa between a Mayor of Sligo and a mem* ber of the legal profession, but honora were declared easy, for nothing hap> pened. fdr. Tierney charged Pitt with "ob- structing the defenses of the country," and that oratorical observation sound* ed so terrible in the ears of the emA> netat statesman that he tent hla nb>. onds to Mr. Tierney. The two met at 3 o'clock one Sun* day morning at Putney Heath, not far from the Kingston road, fired two shots at each other and then returned home quite well for breakfast Charles James Fox, Pitt's brilliant rival, took oecask>n to make some scathing observations on the powder supplied by the War Office and promptly received a challenge from Mr. Adams. Fox accepted, the duel was fought, and the statesman waa wounded. "Adams," he is reported to have said on that lamentable occa­ sion. "I do believe you'd have killed me If you hadnt used government powder." rovn wives the allowance PET LAID AWAY IN MAUSOLEUM. 8harke of the Pacific Deprived of a Toothsome Morsel. Juno, Mrs. George B. de Forest's pet poodle, who dropped into a dog heav­ en via the chloroform route recently, will not have to officiate as the cen­ tral figure in a shark table d'hote, as has been the fate of many pets who have died In Newport, ^says a San Francisco dispatch. The poodle,.. in a fancy box and surrounded by a thick wall of cement, lies in state under the front porch .of the De For­ est villa, and heY^ $hade eventually will glory in the t>emeSsion of a real- headstone, of real marble, before long. When Juno became so ^old that life was a misery, Mrs. de Forest, with many tears, invested 25 cents In chloroform and placed the drug and Juno under the same washtub.. June emerged in such a condition thaf a funeral was an Immediate necessity. The health officers suggested that the sharks out in the bay were in need of a poodle, but Mrs. de Forest vetoed the proposition, and Juno was burlad In royal style. Preserves His Sweet Corn. A Bath, Me., man, who is a great lover of sweet corn, has adopted a unique method of prolonging the sea­ son. Just before the frost came he pulled up the stalks in bis corn patch and placed them In a pile on the ground. The stalks were then pro­ tected from the frost by coverings. The latter kept the corn from with­ ering and the ground aids in the work. First Hansom. Imagine a divorce suit In which a husband was suing for release from four wives at one time. And yet, that is a condition which often exists in Egypt according to Joseph Rodreques, a silk importer of Alexandria, who has just completed an extended tour of this country. Mr. Rodrequek said that In Egypt there was no law against polygamy, providing a man did not- have more than four wives at one time; yet the practice was being gradually stamped out "In large cities, like Cairo and Alex­ andria, with few exceptions, harems are now almost unknown," he said. "It is mostly the ones that were estab­ lished fifty years ago or more that now exist The better class of people nat­ urally are educated to the views of the civilized world, and fully appreciate the fact that polygamy mutit soon cease. . ; . . WITH In the rural districts conditions quite different But among poor pea* • pie It Is as hard for them to support a harem as it would be in America, al* *1 \ though many manage in some way to ||| do It, and also to provide for some thir­ ty or forty children. These soon learn to manage for themselves, and, as ltv» Ing is inexpensive in Egypt, ar*,self- supporting in a way at quite an early age. Still the deprivation that must be suffered for one laboring man to support his various wives and children has in Itself brought about a condition which will soon do away altogether with the custom of having more tha* one wife. "There has been no change in tho law regarding this, and it is doubtfnl if there'will be. It permits a man to marry four women at once, and also gives him the privilege of discarding either of them on slight provocation through the divorce courts."--PMip,' delphia Bulletin. 'BA'RGAIJ* • $ sJ • <4 . e head of the. depart­ ment of one of the' ftig^ns^ranoe com­ panies.t .of the city Is much too, busy a worban. to dara stockings; yet, as she has a weakness for fine footwear, her stockings are well worth darning. A few days ago she sat down on the, floor beside an open bureau drawer and began to draw long,: decorated stockings over her hand and arm 4a the way women do when they are hunting for holes. When shegfcad done this forty-eight times she f«md that she had twenty-four pairs of expen­ sive stockings, not one of them with­ out-a hole. She looked up at her husband and said, reflectively: "Well, unless I can make a swap with that girl of mine I'm down to hard pan." . " Her husband chuckled and re­ marked: "Well, you're just the girl to doit" The insurance wotnan sailed Into the kitchen and said to her S' ish maid: "Jenny, can you dam s ings?" '» - "Oh, yes," said* Jenny; 1 can stockings very gut" . "Let me see some of your stock* ings," said the insurance woman. Jenny brought out several pairs, aotf displayed with pride some very arti» tic darning. "How' many pairs' of stockings d|f you buy a year, Jenny?" she asked. "Six or eight pairs," said Jenny. ' 'Well, Jenny, if you'll keep wef stockings darned I'll buy you ten paint, of stockings a year," said the eigi> ployer. A look of wondering delight swept over Jenny's face. She was happjv the insurance woman was happy, aqt the "s#ap" has. proved satisfactory all around. r«.1 DUE A MS OF GOLHEJf XOVTH It was used in London In 1834. Dog Saved Little Runaway. Four-year-old Johnnie Rogers of Tolland. Conn., wandered six miles from home, and spent Sunday night in the woods. He was accompanied by his dog. Carlo, and didn't seem to be greatly worried when found by searching parties. "I slept warm be­ side Carlo" was the little fellow's an­ swer to inquiries as to how he passed the night Record Catch of Cod. rkentine S. N. Castle to San Francisco, from the Okhotsk sea, recently, the record catch for cod ^sHMS.000 n» aliy*"- .. Partridge Shattered Window Pane. A partridge flying against a plate glass window in the home of C. E. Whitney at North Adams shattered the glass In such a manner that Mrs. Whitney and her two children were badly cut. Mrs. Whitney was so bad> ly alarmed that she telephoned her husband that all three had been shot The police flrand the bird dead upon Undim my eyes that I may s«e The years lh buck war a now, And let my grizzled locks talM. on !; Their youthful golden glow; - And far to boyhood's rosy realm Let recent' years depart, That I may feel again the flush Of an Untroubled heart. X see a vista long and clear Down to my snort pants day, 1 And feel the breeze tjiat stiiTSd the lC'flVG^ - - ,® On those stfeet Aorns of May; I see the sunshine flooding do#n On field and vale and hill; I see the roses beckon o'er The parlor window-sill. The drone of bees Is on the air. And scented apple blooms Are drifting In a snowy cloud Whose fragrance filled the rooms; Crouched in the shade down In the yard The grindstone, squat and gray. Wails that same creek aa when we ground The scythes to mow the bay. .Barefooted boy». End calls and da Old friends your names come back-- I stretch a wistful hand adown Time's fateful death-marked track. And take again my zealous shar^ Of pranks and self-willed ways - That we as comrades knew so Wttt In those divine old days. : ' I hear the laughter of the girU, And catch their mirthful eyes; I see the shelf that held the row Of Juicy cherry pies. And I remember, too. how oft The odors of spiced cake Have haunted through the nlghta a®S' kept \ A hungry hoy awake. Do I recall a famous croek. With cookie® by the scOi** That tempted filching bands of mine Behind the pantry door? It all revives so plain to-day-- No more, friend Time, you're thanked* I see and know and feel too well A boy my mother spanked. --Clifford Kane Stoat DAKOTA'S CAVE OF WlfiVS The great Wind Cave has the form of an eight-story house, each story, or stratum, containing a distinct forma­ tion of its own, and each containing chambers of a size and magnificence of decoration such as has never been found in any subterranean cavern of the world. It is a dream, a nightmare, a vision carved in solid stone under the green hills of Dakota. Stone as white as the milk the hired man used to give us to drink in the dawn of a happy June morning, stone as red as the heart of the first bloodroot that you dug in the spring when the world waa all spring to you, and stone that is blue with a blue that all the painter* aft# frave ev«r palnted VaaJna hWFe tried to get for generation* and hava failed. Frozen fountains are there, white with the leaping foam of untold agea* sculptured cats and horses, and great' monsters to be dreamed about o" nights and feared in dark corners lot the daytime. Organs built by the* hands of giant gnomes for a Titan to play wild hymns of praise upon a kitchen for the cooking of weird" dishes never thought o? up here In the . sunshine, all manner and all kinds of rooms, ninety miles of them, down there under the hoofs of the gallant little range horses who pound the grass into hay the year round, up there In South Dakota.--Pour-Track