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Mystery and Tragedy That Encompassed the Gieat Eastern. There wus n mystery about that 111 fated ship. Nothing went right with her. She stuck at the launch, and it cost an extra $350,000 over and above the sum set aside for the .purpose to get her into the water. On her trial trip her boilers burst, killing some of the stokers. Then she run aground and carried on so outrageously that her crew thought her surely bewitched. She had started badly. While she was building a pay clerk sent by one of the contractors with $i>.500 in wages for the men disappeared. It was not unnaturally assumed that he had bolted with the money. Ills wife and family were left unprovided for, with the stigma of his supposed crime upon

I them.

Thirty years after bur launch the Great Eastern wont into the cemetery at Birkenhead to be broken up. While I she was being taken to pieces the ship I breakers discovered between her Inner I and outer casings of steel the skeleton ! of n man. Papers which had fallen from his clothes enabled Ids identity to be traced. It was the skeleton of the pay clerk who thirty years before had disappeared. There was no mon-

ey; that was never recovered.

The supposition is that the poor fellow on going on to the ship was pounced upon by workmen who knew that he had the money with him; that they stunned him and, having a small place in the side of the vessel to complete, crammed his body in and built him up in it. No reward would have Induced a sailor to sail In that vessel had he known of the terrible secret sealed up

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A Carolina man was recently Inspeeling a farm owned by him and operated by an old friend who had pressed Into service every member of his family, including his aged father. “The old man must be getting along

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Might Have Known. An austere looking -lady walked Into a fmThjf’s and said to the shopman, “I should like to purchase a muff.” “What fur?” demanded the man. “To keep my hands warm, you idiot!” exclaimed the lady.—London

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Alicia’s Piatonics. | By BEATRICE BENNETT, Copyright, 1007, by I*. Kastment. £ Deep down in her own heart every woman has a pet theory. It may have | been exploded a number of times to ; her apparent satisfaction, but secretly j and with feminine Inconsistency she I clings to it.

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Alicia had such a theory, but she did j not keep it burled in so inaccessible a dungeon as the bottom of her heart. : Indeed, she wore It on her sleeve. It was her favorite theme of discourse, and the more it was disproved the i more persistently did she revive It and , champion It. And it must be admitted t'lfit Alicia’s | men friends at least took particular deI light In discussing her theories with 1 her and promptly proceeding to disprove them, to that young woman’s ; outward disgust and secret satisfaci tlon. Her bobby was Platonics—specifically, platonic love. “It has been proved to me conelu- | sively,” argued Alicia, with delightful I confidence, as flanked on one side by 1 the ample person of Diehard Corrigan | and on the other by her squatty little j dachshund Pretzel she strolUgl toward j the great stone garden seat near the

, sundial.

“Yes,” her companion replied In j doubtful acquiescence, “to you. But how about the other fellow? Wus he convipced?” “Dick, how silly! Who ever heard of platonic love that wasn't platonic on both sides? How little ymi know of the subject!” scoffed AlLi.i with a mirthful little laugh. "And yet I have known you—how long is It?” “Seven mouths,” promptly “And yNu ride your hnhbyhorse at least every other time 1 see you,” he said not without marl ed Intent. Alicia assumed a wholly unsuccessful air of hauteur. “Oh, I beg your pardon. I’m very sorry I've bored you. I shall avoid the topic in future," she said distantly. “Not at all. my dear Alicia. I assure you it rather amuses no,” argued Corrigan, observing her aggrieved attitude with little di ronifort to him self. “In fact, I don’t know when any one subject Ins kept me Interested for so long a time.” "Indeed!” The comment was preg unnt w llli feeling. It was the first time All i s self styled philosophy had Is ' n so derided, and It nettled her. “I should he apt to accept that as n compliment,” ventured Corrigan. He had been watching her pull a crimson rambler to pieces and scatter if over her tiny white shoes. Apparently she had not heard. "I say, Alicia,” he persisted. “When you are ready to open a subject that may be of more Interest than any 1 nm able to suggest 1 shall be glad to talk to you,” he said Icily. Corrigan smiled broadly, but surreptitiously. Had Alicia seen him Unis amused he would hn’-o been left with only the crimson rain Piers for compan-

ions.

“But, upon my word, Alicia, I am interested," he said earnestly. “I’ve never lieeu so absorbed In a study in my life. Why, inj r dear girl If it Veren’t for my—my belief in plahonic love I might never have known you so well.” Alicia confronted him with a half smile that, even in its semlcompletion, was most attractive. “That’s the Irish In you. Dick! You always manage to say something that will make the worst case of ’mad’ turn to Joy," she said, removing her big droopy hat and dangling it by the strings. “That’s one reason why I love to Ik 1 friends with you.” “Then It Is true (hat God is good to the Irish,” he laughed, and, subtle ns it was, Alicia ex'trncted the compliment nnd beamed goml nature on him again. “You see. Dick," she began as if she were commencing a fairy story to an Incredulous child. “It is so -well, it Is such a tremendous comfort to be just friends with a man.” “Yes,” said Dick readily, "I’m friends with several.” “Silly! 1 mean for a girl. She can go about with him, ask him to do this and that for her and feel Hint she is not putting herself under obligation— If she's only friends with him. whereas, if he's in love with her. he expects her to marry hkn nnd—and it Just spoils everything!" "I’m Jolly glad I’m not neutltuentnl,” said Corrigan with a purpc.s ■ if without voracity. “You'd have banished me long ago.” “Y’ou can have sentiment without being sentimental,” she hastened to explain.” And for some reason or other a flush stained her cheeks, and her eyes drooped. “It’s just as clear ns—as mud." Corrigan laughed In spite of his efforts to be serious. Alicia's eyes flashed. “See here, Dick Corrigan, I lielleve you are making fun of me. Deep down In my own heart I know from your own actions nnd your whole attitude toward me flint you agree with me, but Just to amuse yourself you make fuu of me. I’m sure you like me.” she j went on, "Just ns I like you, or you ! wouldn't seek me out and want to be | with me day after day, «< you do. and j that that very fact proves to me that I you are In sympathy with my own nt- ! titude. We are friends, nnd you know it,” she declared clmlieu dngly. Then she ro«e abruptly from the slone seat and walked over to the balustrade with her back toward him. "Come. Pretzel,” she said imperatively, as If

onTHttg ner flog from a contaminating influence. Corrigan began to whistle very soft ly to himself while the small Dutch dog eyed him accusingly. “Alicia," said Corrigan's deep voice fondly from the depths of the great stone seat. He had not moved. And right here It might be observed that Alicia always selected picturesque settings for her discourses. The old garden, shady and secluded, breathing romance and the fragrance of roses, was ideal for platonies. “Alicia,” repeated Dick when his first effort-gained no response. With studied reluctance she turned

her head.

“I'd like to ask a few questions,” he said, still somewhat indifferently. "I'll be glad to answer them.” The frigidity of her tone moved Corrigan almost to the point of turning up his coat collar, but his better judgment prevailed. “This old guy, Plato”— he was beginning as he walked toward her.

“Dick!”

Her glance and tone froze the words. “I’m sorry," he said contritely. "But. Alicia. I wonder If he ever knew the most beautiful woman in the world? 1 wonder If he could have been with her almost dally for seven mouths? And yet, no, how could he? He lived B. C.” In spite of herself Alicia dimpled. "It was beauty of mind, mental excellencies, that he admired,” she remarked wisely. “Perhaps that’s what I admire in you. but somehow 1 doubt it.” “My mental powers are not wholly to be despised,” pouted Alicia. No. But an ordinary mortal cannot penetrate so dazzling an exterior," observed Corrigan. Alicia^ looked impatiently across the green. Somehow she was out of harmony with ihe afternoon—disappointed In In herself perhaps. Corrigan turned to her quite suddenly. "See here, Alicia, do you like platonic friends better than anything

else?"

"Yes.” she said, but the syllable did not, carry conviction. Better than — husbands, fc>r Instance?” Alicia's color deepened. Things were more interesting after oil. "1 never bad one.” she laughed, nnd her voice was a little tremulous. “Then It's only theory?" Corrigan slopped elosor. "Of course,” she replied, looking up into Ids now earnest eyes. “Listen,” lie said softly. "Couldn’t you be platonic friends with every one olso but me, Alicia?” i She did not reply, but one by one the p< tals of her rose tumbled down her frock. “Couldn't you?” ills big voice was vibrant with emotion. “I I might," she admitted, “but first let me tell you 1 like you better than all Ihe rest. 1 like you better than I Could a mere friend. 1—1 just hoped and hoped you wouldn't agree with me. Dick.” “It's with Plato I disagree.”

•THE FOSE CF POWER.”

| The Seller of Men. |

A Doctor Says Tt Can Only Be Obtained by Carrying the B<-dy Right. The human body is a machine -n g.nchlue in some respects not unlike a watch. If you bond the wati-h slightly you displace its parts tit: organs, if you

please), and then (he watch will not go < uhan patriot. ’Io hear him argue that aright. 1 ^ they had the proper equipments they The same is true of man. in his | would drive the Spanish from Cuba

(Copyright, 1907. by P. C. Eastment.J ' Lopez was his name, and he was a

Gambling In Metal. Gambling in metal is done by means of buying and selling warrants, these being the notes fqr specified quantities of metal held in stock. The basis of the gambling is that In many businesses it Is often necessary to buy*ahead large quantities of metal. When things are slack large stocks accumulate, while ns soon us things become more brisk the metal is taken out of the stores. An Immen amount of gambling is done in connection with “pig.” as pig iron Is popularly known. Warrants for pig are made -out in units of 500 tons, and payment is made for the warrants once a month. Should a man really want 500 tons of pig iron he obtains a warrant which authorizes him to take 500 tons out of store, and he will be required to pay for the metal within the month. Supposing a man buys in the expectation that he will be able to sell the pig Iron at a higher price than is ruling, he buys “warrants according to bis means, and he lias a month for things to mature. Should the price of pig go up during the month ho is able to sell his bargain to another man, nnd he pockets the difference, although be has never laid Uowu any money in real

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Should things go wrong with him nnd prices go down, then he Is obliged to pay the difference between the price at which he bought the pig and the pMee at which he is able to sell It, and so he sustains a loss.—London Answers,

body every organ lias its place. If his body Is bent some or all of his vital organs are displaced. Theycmnot perforin their work, and the man. like the watch, is out of order. “How many of ns are like that?” Well, in an examination covering several thousand people I found le^s than one In a hundred who was right. Nine-ty-nine people out of a hundred have displaced organs. 1 may add that I have never found disease In any organ that was habitually carried fn its normal place. The organ always becomes displaced before It becomes diseased. And what is the cause of this universal displacement? In a word, the cause Is a bad method of holding the body In standing, in sitting, walking about nnd lying down. The trunk is merely a flexible, hollow cylinder inside of which the organs are supported, each In Its place. When, however, the body is bent nnd eolla; aed. ns la most people, the organs drop out of their places and are crowded against each other. They are then unable to do their work, and thus they be. i iie di- -r cd Every case of chronic In ligt ttlon Which 1 have ever examitn 1 has bad a stomach that was hanging from two to five Inches lower than ps right position —a condition known to medical men as

ga strop! os Is.

And the rare man who holds his body aright in standing, walking orsit ting, such a man is always a man of power. Grom veil was a man of this type. So were Napoleon, Wnshlngto i and Bismarck. “And how shall 1 restore my organs to proper position?” asks one of th

ninety-nine.

By so developing the body that it is at all times erect, uplifted and ex; and ed. This will draw each organ into the position lu which it can do its best work. A glance at the p' lures of the men 1 have inenlione l will show you

what 1 mean.

As to practical moth id-, take the following exorcise for live minutes four or fiv.• times a day: I’laee the feet tngothcr. arms atf los. head back, (lies! up and 'er\\ .n abdomen in, knees back weigh! on balls of feet “the position of a Si I :ier.” Throw the weight as far lorw ;■ d ns you can. Hold the po-i'ln.i from half to one minute, then nd-ix. It t the exercise from six to lw< ho ti aes. Add to till ren- u..> • habi c f Ih lug. and In three month- you will have gone far toward gainjeg the p se of power.—Dr. bat son in »'hica ;o ,1 urnal. Warding Off a Cold. The first point Unit must have struck almost every careful obierv t of catarrhal pneumonia is that in nine cases out of tell a cold Is caught as Hie result, not of getting cold, but, on the contrary, of g. .ting unduly hot. This apparent paradox i.-. "f coarse. Intel ligihlc enou'.a v. heti on * co. skiers that it is wIkmi the 1 ody Is heal d that (he pores of the shin are opei d and arc then much more likel.i lo take a chill than w hen 11:e\ are closed by the action of the ceid. This is a i ihe explanation of the efficacy of a cold shower bath after tal Ing n Turkish or even an ordinary hot bath, as the sadden action of th(‘ co! ’ wafer clos the pores and so protects the - 1 In from the ae tiou of the air. Tile best j ■ able pre ventive from catch:. <■ altj i cold wa ter, applied either iu the 1 mu of a cold bath or, if that is considered too drastic a measure, It will be found that merely bathing Ihe neck In cold water, both in the early morning and also the last thing at night, does a great deal toward giving one immunity from colds. Modern (Society.

His Discovery. A one armed man sat down to his noonday luncheon in a little restaurant the other day, and seated on the right of him was a big, sympathetic Individual from the rural district. The big fellow noticed Ids neighbor’s left sleeve ami kept eying him in a sort of Uow-dld-it-happen way. The one armed man fulled to break the lee, but continued to keep busy with his ouo hand supplying the inner man. At last the inquisitive one on the right could stand It no longer. He changed his position a little, cleared his throat and said, “I see. sir, you have lost an arm,” whereupon the unfortunate man picked up the empty sleeve with his right hand, peered into It, looked up with a surprised expression nnd said, “By George, sir, jMu're right.”

Rossetti's Way.

Tills striking pkiure of Dos Uti np pears in William Aliingtou’s memoirs': “Rossetti walks very eharucterh ally, with a peculiar lounging guil, often trailing the point ot his umbrella on the ground, but still obssiiiately pushing on and making way. hnmmln • the w hile with closed t !i i i the intervals of talk, not a inn or anything like one, but what sounds like a -otto voce note of defiance to Hie universe. Then suddenly he will fling himself down somewhere and refuse to ; :ir an Inch farther. Ills favorlie attitude- on his back, one knee raised, hands behind head. He very seldom takes particular notice of anything as he goes and cares nothing about natural history or science in any form or d dree. It Is plain that the simple, the natural, the naive, are merely Insipid In his mouth. He must have strong avors lu art. In literature and in life. About these nnd other matters Rossetti is chivalrously bold in aunounci ig and defending ids opinion, and hi lias the valuable®quality of knowing what he

likes and sticking to it,”

The Afghans. Native Afghan historians assert that the Inhabitants of their country are the lost ten tribes of Israel. According to these chroniclers, the Afghans are descended from Afghans, the son of a certain Jeremiah, who was the son of King Kaul. '/lie eastward removal of the seed of Afghans Is attributed tr Nebuchadnezzar.

A Hopeless Pessimist.

At a gathering of men an 1 women each one in turn was called upon to cite the attribute lit' or she considered of greatest worth in the formation of character, each attribute to la' followed by the name of some one who best embodied it. For instance, a man gave sterling integrity anti av his example Abraham Lincoln; a woman, tact, with Mine, do Mnlatimm as Illustration; another wointn loyalty, adding the name of .Go rg ■ '. . i dling ton. At last It came the mm ■ a very

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within a year was to contribute cash on the spot. He solicited money from men in every walk of fife. He received money from woinqp who wept I ns they gn\e it. To fie one of twelve or fifteen people Invited to meet at some residence and heA^ the story of Lopez was a rare treat in one sensei and a sorrowful one in another. He had seen It all, been through it all. and he was a talker to catch your interest In the first dozen words. Months later lie knew that ho was n monstrous hypocrite and liar, and worse than that, but when the human heart is big with sympathy its owner does not stop

to criticise.

From its inception to its close the Cuban rebellion was kept alive by American contributions of cash, arms and volunteers. Uncle Sam knew all about it, but he rolled Ids tongue in his cheek. During the la^t two years of the rebellion his vessels were almost openly fitted out to carry arms and other supplies, but if the United States cutters chased them off the coast they did not overhaul them at sea. The government Inspectors at the New Knglnnd arsenals knew where the arms went to, no matter what the marks on the boxes, but they winked at each other and saw nothing. According to Lopez. 25,000 patriots were ready to rally as soon as supplied will) arms. A large sum of money was collected and spent for mus kets, revolvers, cartridges and machine guns. Then there were blankets, rations and other things needed by the soldiers. A steamer was chartered and thirty Americans enlisted. Spanish spies in New York reported the purchases to Uncle Sam. lie replied that he would attend to the matter and did nothing. The same spies reported the steamer. She was not even looked over by the revenue officers. To lie sure she was chased down the coast hy a revenue cutter that belched barrels and fiamls of black smoke, but when the filibuster was at last over hauled it was to ask if the captain hadn't forgotten his nightshirt on leav

lug New York.

Lopez was aboard, lie had been lu detatigable. He had been at Washing ton. lie had directed all while sleeping In a garret nnd living on one meal a day. A patriot on a pedestal! An object lesson to the world! The steamer was to touch at a cer tain point on the const. Word had gone on ahead and a thousand Cubans would be -lit hand to swiftly unload her. False alarms would he given and the Spanish gunboats called away from the spot. No precaution had been neglected. Nollliug bad been left to chance. When once the steamer got headed for the spot she slowed down at half speed./ She was to reach the landing under cover of darkness. At 4 o’cIiM-k in the afternoon nothing was In sight from her bridge. At 5 o’clock heavy fog settled down. This was all the betlor for the success of the expo dilion. Five hours’ slow run woull take them lo the hay selected, and bon fires and torches would illuminate the discharge of the cargo. The fog had not lifted at (1 o’elock nor at 7. At 8 one could just make out the form of a tnau seven or eight feet away. The captain was a prudent man. All lights were extinguished and all noises hushed. With the screw softly turning, the filibuster bored her way Into the fog like some blacker shadow. The capl: iu. Lopez and half a dozen others formed a group by themselves and spoke in whispers. All were exultant. They were certain to get In

safely.

Of a sudden the thunk, thunk, thunk, of a propeller was heard from straight ahead. It could not be mistaken for any other noise. Then came the same noise off the port bow. Then it came from the starboard quarter. The group listened with beating hearts. “Porpoises or whales!” whispered Lopez in the captain's ear. “Spanish gunboats!” was this reply. By the speaking tube and not by the bell the w ay of the steamer was cheeked, and she (loated Idly on the sea. Three gunboats were converging on her. Three bloodhounds were hunting their game in the fog. They had uot heard her, nnd they could not see her, but It had been planned that she would be in that locality at a certain hour. Lopez nnd Ihe Spanish had planned It. The gunboats felt their way here and there. They almost rubbed sides with their victim. From the filibuster’s deck men could be heard cursing nnd mut-

tering.

Only one man was watching Lopez an American volunteer for the Cuban ranks. The struggle of the weak against Ihe strong had appealed to him. lie saw the mah suddenly draw himself up, suck lu his breath nud open Ids mouth, and then he leaned forward and clutched the bony throat In fingers of Iron. “He was going to call out to them,” lie explained as he still maintained bis

clutch.

Three minutes later a human form w as dropped softly Into the sea alongside. and the filibuster liegan working her way out of the trap so treacheron dy set. She returned to these shores

!n loud. | j n safety, and men who asked why and I WL >re never told the facts, it was the

Spaniards w ho boasted that Lopez had been bought for gold. M. QUAD.

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