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By Louise v 4 4. CIIAPAER VIII. (Continued.) "Tell mu everything she said," Janetta answered, with a sickening dread at her heart that Mrs. Mortimer had guessed at or listened to what had passed between her and Captain Merivale. "She Fays that you are deriving j me all the way round -that you are j the most awful flirt, and slw can prove ; it" j "Her first charge may be rlismissM on that score, at any rite," Janetta 6aid. a little' bitterly. 'Th man I i eent away just now who. it is tru had had more than enough to drink was my only brother." Janetta's head drooped with shame as she made the confession. "Oh. you poor darling!" cried Clarice, trying to possess herself of one of Janetta's hands; but the girl held them folded in front of her. I "Not yet," she said sadly "not until j you know everything. Go on." "She said that you are drdibnräi-ly j setting your cap at Doctor Drake; that j you made an appointment to meet him ' the day Harry left." j "It's a lie!" said Janetta J..-;e:ately. j "I met Doctor Drake tint day by pure chance and I stopped to ask him if he j could advise anv method of treatment that would hasten your recovery. Any- ! thing else?" "You carry conviction, as you always do," Clarice sail, leaning back on her

pillows. ' I don't think I will even hint you witn my pistol. Jt i see you p!ayut her last chaise; it is altogether too ins rno false in the slightest legre?, impossible." ! sTcing near the window, or trying to "I must hear it," said Janetta hoarse- j rouse the house. Til shoot both you

"She said jou tried to make Harry false to me. Oh, dt-ar, it's too shameful ami wicked even to mention such an accusation to one so true as you are." There was a long pause; then Jan"t- j a lifted hor hea l and looke-l f.ili into i Clarice's cy-s. , "In all niv intercourse with Captain i MerivaJe 1 n.-w-r said one word to him that I would have been ashamed for you to heat." Clarice gave a little sigh of relief. "I km it. tear but. just to satisfy ine, tell me straight out that you did not care for him except as a friend. Only to please me, nor because I doubt you?" A shiver shook- Janetta from head to foot. She tried to spe.ik. but though her lips moved no sound passed them; then site tun w herself sobbing at Clarice's feet. "You are so good, so dar, I'll tell you all the truth, come what will. I do love ( 'ajrain Merivab. I didn't

know it. I didn't even guess it until j cases and such for a keepsake. I althe dav before he went away; then I t ways do the thing handsome when I

knew but lie doesn't. Nobody know i but (Jod and you. to whom I now confess it in bitter repentance. I didn't mean to do it, ami I have vowed on my knees that I will never see him again nevr again! That is why I went away the morning he left." The words came fitfully between her sobs. She co. tld hear Clarice's breath coming and going in broken gasps, "And he?" she asked at last. "Has he given you any hint as to his feelings for you? Am I to believe that you have given your heart away unasked? Did he tell you he cared for you?" "He said he might have cared " "If I had only been dead or out of the way," said Clarice, in a cold, hard voice. "There is no help for it. Janetta; I'm afraid we must part. Our lives have unfortunately clashed." Janetta rose and silence. 'ft the room in CH APT KR IX. Sleep was far from Janetta's eyelids thot night. She did not even attempt to court it. She sat on hour after hour, still wearing her evening dress, with her chin resting, in her hands, and gazed, with eyeballs that ached and throbbed, into the tire, trying to read the future in the dying embers. "Mrs. Mortimer may feel satisfied with her work," sbe said, half aloud. "She and Mason between them have hunted me down." She rose to her feet as she spoke, for she heard a sound as of some one moving gently about, and she went swiftly to Clarice's room to see if she were awake. A fresh wave of repentance swept over her, for Clarice's fair face, with the traces of recent tears upon it, was pressed against the pillows; but, to Janet's unutterable thankfulness, her regular breathing and fast-shut eye3 showed her to be asleep. Sie crept from the room, shutting the door behind her, and returned to her own; and then her heart stood still, for from behind her door stepped a man with a mask on hi3 face, -who rapidly shut the door and set his back against it, and Janetta caught tiie sound of a pistol lightly clicked. "Now, my dear," said the burglar, quite softly, "don't scream. One scream may cost you your life. I only want a few minutes' talk with you, so that you and I can come to a good understanding. Sit down and take it easy. There can be no manner of good In making a fuss." Janetta stood, trying to steady the trembling of her limbs by resting her hand on the table. She very well knew that her own life and that of her friend might depend upon her keeping self-control. "What do you want?" she sa!d presently. "Much, my dear, or I shouldn't be here," replied the burglar, in the same ren tones. "First, all the money you hare; next, all the money she has." II nodded in the direction of Clarica's room. "And then her Jewels. She's got 'em quite handy, I hellere not ren locked tip in a safe." Janetta had moved across the room, conscious that her every movement was watched by the burglar's eye. She vent to a drawer and threw him her purse contemptuously. "You're a plucky one," said the man, catching at the p?rse the threw; "but It's bst with a feller like me to keep dfH. Three pounds ten," h contin-

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"Bedford. i Pt 4 JtK purse, and throwing it back empty, in j exact imitation of Janetta's own kps- ! ture. "That's very little, my dear: I what have you got besides?" "Not a farthing." said Janetta;. "you are at liberty to look." The man, still keeping a wary eye. on Janotta, came and tossed over her drawers, pocketing a bracelet or two, ;uid taking her littb- watih from its stand, with many exclamations of disgust that his booty was so small. "I'm wasting my time here; now we'll go to the other one," he said roughly. Then Janetta's, enforced pelf-control broke down. "Not you not you!" she pleaded passionately. "She's very del irate; a sudden shock might kill her, and it would be bad for you if it did. I'll creep into the room anil bring you out everything of value in it." The man stood with his back against the door. "I don't trust a woman, much bss a pretty one; you've some '' in "I swear my only object is to save Miss Seymour's life, and, in so doing, probably your neck as well," retorted .Janetta. "She's asleep. I could get her money and jewels without waking 'You shall do it on one condition," said the man. with a brutal laugh. "I'll stand at the open door and cover and her. rememln r." "I've given my word; I'll not play you false," said .Tan-tta. He opened the door and let her pass before him. with a mock bow. following close upon her hed.. Janetta "wondered if the thumping of her heart would wake n.urice; it sounded like a cannon in her own ears. She took the precaution of slipping off her shoes at Clarice's duor Mid st it wide, so that the hurulr.r in th doorway had (omniaml of her every movement. At the opening of the wardrobe wh re !:t r jewel case was kept. Clarice turii'd and. moaned in her s'erp. and Janetta paused, her finger uplifted for a moment; but the next instant she was satisfied that Clarice had dropped oft' again. So quick and deft was she that to collect every article of value in the room did not take her more than five minutes. "We'll go back together, my dear, and just look 'em over," said the burglar, with his hand on her arm, pushing her before him. "I'll have the get hold of an obliging female like yourself. Thirty pounds in gold! Yes. I understood as sh'd had a little cheque ca-lKil tonight: and these jewels haven't bren overrated! They are first-class. Now. my dear, you'll swear to me, honor bright, that the old one hasn't anything worth my waking her up for! The less people awake over this business the f wer to tell tales, eh"' He was rc treating rapidly down the staircase with his spoils carefully packed away in a black bag; and he saw Janetta's eye travel towards the gong that hung half-way down the stairs. "No. you don't," he said, reading her meaning. "If you make any effort to wake the house I'll silence you for good and all! You'll give me ten minuses' start, and then you can set the town crier at work if you like." "Now, a word b fore we part. Tell your parlor maid to look better after her windows. That big one in your drawing room was not even latched. I didn't have to break a pane of glass. Ten minutes, mind! On second thoughts, you'd bettor make it a quarter of an hour, as far as you can guess it without your watch." Janetta stood breathless at the top of the stairs, watching the burglar pass out of sight into the drawing room. Much must still depend upon her silence. She turned at last to go back to her room. when, in her horror, she saw Clarice, in dressing gown and slippers, hurrying towards her with a lighted candle in her hand. Janetta caught her in her strong arms, almost, lifted her back into her bedroom, and locked the door behind them. "For heaven's sake, keep quiet, dear! Our lives may depend upon it!" she whispered. And then, as she placed Clarice in a chair, the light grew blurred and dim, and Clarice's white, frightened face seemed receding into the far distance; there was a singing in her ears, a cold hand clutching at her heart, and Janetta fell fainting to the floor. CHAPTER X. About 12 o'clock that same night Doctor Drake's night bell pealed noisily, to be answered almost Immediately by the Doctor's head thrust out or an upper window. "What's up?" he inquired with characteristic briefness. "Mrs. Eddy's baby, sir fits; don't think you'll find it alive when you get there replied the messenger with a curtness that rivaled the Doctor's. "Mrs. Eddy of Westbourne?" "Yes, sir. She caught me as I was passing, and begged me very particularly to tell you." "All right, Til be off In ten minutes." said the Doctor, closing the window, not in the very best of tempers. He had been up for three nights running, with the result that his groom had a violent chill, and must not. In common humanity, be disturbed. "I must put my own horse Into the dog-cart and drive myself, unless," thought the Doctor, with rather a grim smile, "I wake up that worthless dog who Is asleep on my surgery sofa. It rnmld do him no end of good to drive five miles out In the night air. He shall help me to harness the horse, and can ho? 1 him for me at the other end; and on the road I'll talk to him and let him bear a piece of my mind."

Needles3 to say, the "worthless doi,referred to was Neville, whom Doctor Drake had taken in according to Janetta's request; but, determined not to pamper the youth, had offered him a resting place upon the couch in his surgery, which Neville had accepted rather shamefacedly. "Wake up, will you?" said the Doctor, putting his hand on the lad's Fhoulder. "You can help rae if you like. My groom is ill, and I'm sent for into the country; I want a hand with the horse." "All right," said Neville, looking round him with rather dazed eyes. Hisleep had sobered him, but he could not remember clearly where he was. "You'll do now you are fairly sober," continued the Doctor, with blunt frankness. I'll lend you a great coat; the niehts are cold." In a few minutes more they were ready for the start, and presently tho dogcart passed at a rapid rate up tho hill on the side of which lay the firanee, standing out white and clear in the moonlight. The Doctor pointed at it with his whip. "That is where your sister lives." "I know I was there last night," said Neville. "I though it more than pro'aah'.e that you did not remember anything about it," replied Drake, not unkindly. "You may think me a queer fellow to bring you out with me like this in the? dead of night. I did it partly for my own convenience, but more that I may give you a word or two of warning. I know little enough of you only that you came half-seas-over to my house last night, and that you are giving that sister of yours a bad time of it. I'm older than you are ever so much, some fifteen years T should think; and it seems a pity to me that a young fellow like you should be going straight to the bad." The Doctor said muh more in the same strain during the drive, and Neville had time for refleetion as he walked the horse up arc! down the road whilst the Doctor watched by the cradle of the baby, whose life he was so anxious to save. Perhaps for the first time in his life he was thoroughly ashamed of himself. No man had hitherto troubled himself to put the boy's conduct before him with such unvarnished simplicity as the Doctor had done tonight, and Neibe was considerably taken aback by the picture. "I've been a perfect ;vnFt." he- said; "but there shall be an end of it from tonight!" He repented the assertion to the Doctor when at last th- y were upon their homeward way. (To be continued.)

LOVE OF JEWELS. In All Aces Women Hav Keen Dazzled liy Kloli ;em. in all countries and in all assess women seem to hav? inherited a love lor precious stems, and it is no wonder that these jiems are popularly supposed to exercise some subtle? magnetism that influences their natuns. This inherent passion may account U a measure for the recent craze for some mascotic jewel, a survival of medieval superstition. I'pon impressionable people certain gems appear to wield a potent influence. Who has not listened to weird tabs of some heirloom talisman, which, when lost or stolen, presaged the ruin of a noble house? A person with a vivid imagination might even believe in the theory of the Pythagoreans, who formulated the doctrine that inanimate things are endowed i with souls. Certain evolutionists of today trace the origin of man back to stones, asserting that in their adamantine bosoms they contain the all-pervading essence of spirit, and that the spark emitted from their crystalline hearts is the revelation of the imprisoned soul within. From time Immemorial jewels have served as propitiatory offerings at holy shrines, as token of amity from one crowned head to another, as mystic messengers of affection between distant friends, as pledge.-, of constancy exchanged between plighted lovers. Men have bled and died, kingdoms have crumbled, families have been rent asunder, husband and wife parted over the disputed possession of some coveted jewel. Perhaps poor Marie Antoinette, of Illstarred memory, might have kept her pretty head upon her shoulders had it not been for the unfortunate affair or the diamond necklace. Women in all ages have succumbed to the temptation of gems. Faust bartered his soul for the love of a woman; Marguerite sold hers for a gem-starred bauble.- Chicago Chronicle. Furniture of Silver and (old. There are many rooms in the world furnished in silver. Aside from crowned heads. Mrs. Maekay is probably the only person who possesses a set of silver furniture. In her London house she has a reception room in which the chairs, tables, etc., are of solid silver. In "Windsor Castle is a set of furniture made of silver which was presented to Charles II. by the city of London, and the Shah of Persia has a silver set of furniture in one of his reception rooms. The Sultan of Turkey, who is so heavily in debt, has not only a set of silver furniture, but a dining table of the same precious metal. The only other person who is known to have a set of silver furniture is the Czar of Russia.who has one room in the Kremlin in Moscow filled with silver and gold furniture. New York Press. Not Half raid. Mr. Barrie was one day at "Waterloo station in a hurry to catch a train. Ho was hastening from the book stall laden with papers, "a good many sixpenny ones among them," he dolefully relates, when, In rushing round a corner he fell In the arms of Rudyard Kipling, equally in a tearing hurry. Then they smiled In recognition and asked each other whither he went. Then Kipling exclaiming, "Lucky beggar, you've got papers!" seized the bundle from Barrie, flung him eom money and made off. "But you did not stoop to pick up his dirty halfpence, did you?" queried one of Mr. Barrle's hearers, amusedly. "Didn't I, though!" returned Barrie, and added ruefully, "but he hadn't flung me naif enough." There la a great difference between ft stiff will and a hard heart

FARMING IN WESTERN CANADA. The ;reat Natural Fertility of the Soli In Manitoba. AxsinlboU, Saskatchewan and Albt-rta.

What Ha Heen Done by Premier Greenway, llimsrlf a Leading Farmer. Hon. Thomas Greenway, Premier or the Province of Manitoba, one of the roremost rarmers of Western Canada, writes an excellent article to the press, from which the following extracts are made: The writer came to Manitoba from Ontario in the autumn of 17S, and has fver since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. From the day, nearly twenty-two years ago, when he selected his homestead, he has had unbounded faith in the country as a place where farming can be successfully carried on, if pursued upon proper lines. There is a large number in this province who should rather be called "wheat-growers" than farmers. On account of the facilities, natural advantages, and therefore cheapness with which wheat can be grown, no doubt many have done exceedingly well by raising wheat only; still, it Is far from ideal farming. Not only will such a course, if persisted in, have the effect of causing the land to run out, as has been the experience of those who pursued the same plan in the wheat-producing prairie States to the south of us, but it is far from being the most profitable course to adopt. This fact is already being demonstrated in Manitoba. Let the farms in this Western country be managed upon the lines which were successful in the Eastern Provinces, and much more can be done heio in a given time than was ever done in the East. The probabilities of failure are practically nil. Upon the farm there should be found horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry, according to the ability of the farmer, with respect to his means and the extent of his holding. The wanton waste w-hich has hitherto been practiced by many farmers, that of burning vast quantities of excellent fodder after threshing is done, should cease; it should all be used upon the farm and converted into the old, sensible kind of fertilizer manure, and afterwards be returned to the soil, so that what has been taken from it by the crop may be restored. Although admitting that the great natural fertility of the ecil in Manitoba and the success that has attended the growing of wheat after wheat for years upon the same land have a tendency to make such a course as the one mentioned tempting, yet, if continued, wheat growing upon the same land year after year is undoubtedly a mistake. The writer knows of no country that offers advantancs so great to the agriculturist as does Manitoba. The various branches of farming can be carried on successfully, as twenty-two years of practical operations and observations of what others are doing have proven. To those desiring to make new homes for themselves, the low price of some of the best lands in the world (although rapidly advancing in price this year) offers still great opportunities. To all such the invitation is cordially given to "Come and see." There need be no poor people here. There is land for all who choose to come, land upon which happy homes can be established, and from which ample resources can be gathered against old age. All that a man needs to achieve competence in this domain is common sense and industry. With these qualifications he is bound to succeed. For information regarding free homestead lands, apply to any agent of the government whose advertisement appears elsewhere in these columns. C. M. Garwood, an attorney In Denver, Colo., is the possessor of a meerschaum pipe that is more than 200 years old. It was brought to tho United States by Mr. Garwood's great-great-great-grandfather in 1747. A Month'9 Test Free. If you have Itvsr-cp"!. write Ir. Stioo Karlnr, Wis., Box 1 U. fornix hottls 'f Dr. Sh-;'s Kennt. tlve.exi'reps raid- Send m money, l'ay ."i.."o If cured. Spanish sheep are white, except those of La Mancha. which arc black. FITS Permanently Curil. No fit or nervousness after first day's ti-e .f lr. K ine's iireat Nerve he.-.trter. Pend for FKKK !'i.OO trial bottle and treats, im. R. II. Klink, Ltd., y.U ATxh St., 1 hiladvlphia. fait is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him. WAXTFT Men with r!cr to n-1 verify and Introduce Monarch l'oultry Mixture. ttrul;tit ciliary 13.no weekly and expense. Address witti st itnp. Monarch lUnufacturinrf Co.. liox üsj. Springfield, ll'.lnolaA good talker is always delighted when he encounters a good listener. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spofcen of as cough cure. J. V. O Hhiex. Third Ave., K'. Minneapolis. Minn.. Jan. & 1900. Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in. ATA. M'-TO-DATK I'EOl'I.K. Use 13atts Caps for Colds. Act quickly, cure promptly. All druggists. J5 cents. The "flower of the family" often turns out to be a "bloomin chump!" Pain relieved, sickness prevented, by timely use of Wizard Oil. Keep it always In the home. He who would close another man's mouth should first tie up hia own. When You Day Ink fet Carter's and you will get the best every time. "Inklings" free. Carter's Ink Co., Boston. The man who strikes you for a loan usually makes a short story long. Mix. Winslow'a Soothing Syrap. For children teethln?, soften the Rums, reduce! to tAaimailon, allay paln.curea wind colic. 2äo a bottl The area of Venezuela is larger than all Europe, leaving out Russia. Maple City Self Washing Soap does not shrink woolens nor will It Injure the finest fabric. Just try it once. Some young men dress so loud thay can't hear themselves think. Coe'a Couch IInlam fithe oldest and best. It will break tip a cold qnlcker than nj tiling else. It 1 alway reliable. '1 rjr Ik Men are generally kind when women look their best Bequeathed. Dyeing Is as simple as washing when you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Shame comes to no man unless he himself help it on the way. When cycling take a bar of White's Yucatan. You can ride further and easier. Unworthy offspring brag the moat of their worthy descent.

ALARMINGMORTALITY Noticeable Among the Weak and Ailing. SFRIXG THE TIME DEXTH REXFS IT9 LAKCiEST IMKYEST.

Tbcre is a Way of Eluding the Crim Destroyer. Every Spring it is noticeable how many people are taken away that we have been accustomed to see in our daily life. Statistics show that at no other season of the year does so many deaths occur. Especially lars? is the mortality among weak and sickly people. The reason for this is apparent. The body that is weakened by a1 or disease has much to contend with during the Winter months. Insufueient exercise frequently has been taken. Too much starchy and fatty foods hare been eaten. The system hps been allowed to become run down, and when Spring comes with its bright, sunshiny days, older people will begin to realize that their vitality has become very low. The same thing Is true of people who are naturally sickly and weak. This is the season of th year when even a strong person feels at his worst. That tired, restless feeling is experienced by too many. There need not h as many deaths this year as usually take plac--. A little care will ward off many Spring funerals. If one is weak or ailing they .should take time by the forelock and take Dr. Greenes Xervura blood and nerve remedy. This p;reat medicine has been in many cases, and will continue to be, the means by which the black angel of Death has been driven from the threshold. It dispels the grim destroyer in a scientific way, for it purifies the blood and gives strength and vitality to the nerves. It tones up and restores to a healthy condition all of the great liff-giving organs ol the body. Dr. Creene's Xervura blood and nerve remedy will enable those who take it to throw off little ills that prove dangerous only when they attack a system already wasted and weakened. From many people, -who have experienced benefit from this greate.-t of all life-lei.gtheners. i'oüvs the following from the famous Funeral Longstreet of 1-17 New Hampshire Ave.. Washington. D. C. He says: "It gives me great pleasure to adl my testimony with many others for Dr. Greene's Remedy, which I have used with highly bfnefieial results, and I am able to recommend its virtues from experience. I have used it for catarrh and have derived help." Mr. Wellington Hynes, Elizabethtown. X. Y.. writes: "I feel it my duty to tell how much good Dr. Greene's Xervura has done me. I was so run down that I could not sleep at night and everything worried me. I had no appetite and could not work, my head ached all the time and there was an all-gone feeling in my stomach, and I was always looking on the dark side of everything. I began to take Dr. Greene's Xervura blood and nerve renudy and in less than three weeks I felt like a new man. I car now do as much work as is expctd of a man my age. I advise anyone who is troubled to take Dr. Greene's Xervura. Do not go to a doctor but get a bottle of Dr. Greene's Xervura. It is cheaper than a doctor's bill." The latter part of Mr. Hynes' advice might be profitably disregarded, however, if you should feel you would like the advice of a physician. You can have such advice and have it free if you will write or call on the great-e-st known blood and n?rve specialist, Dr. Greene. 25 W. 14th St., Xew York Citv. William Travers was at a garden party one afternoon, when a young lady said to him: "What time is it, please, Mr. Travers?" Travers took out his watch, wabbled his mouth awhile, blinked and finally said: "It'll be s-s-s-s-six o'c-e-c-t lock by the time I can say it." It really lacked five minutes of G when he began. Try Grain-O! Try Oran-Ot Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GItAIX-O, the new food drink that takes the place of cotTee. The children may drink it without injurv as well ns the adult. All who try it, like it. GIIAIX-0 has that rich seal brown of Mcha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of cotlee. 15c and 25 ctd. per package- Sold by all grocers. We toil and moil and scrape and make ourselves anxious about the dust and dross of earth; and all the while God is holding forth to us In vain the crown ot immortality and golden keys of the treasure of heaven. Dean Farrar. Coaching Leads to Consumption. Kemp o iiaisa.ni will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. The 400th anniversary of the birth of Benvenuto Cellini will be celebrated In Florence by a festival and by setting up the sculptor's bust on the Porto Vecchlo. Invitations have been sent out to goldsmiths' associations all over the world. There are a great many Remedies, but there is one CURE for a poor complexion: that is Garfield Tea -which cures by purifying the Blood, thus Removing the Cause. The Instrument with which dentists remove the nerve of a tooth after the nerve has been l-nwi, is manufactured In Washington City. Do Not Spoil Your Clothes by using Inferior soap. Maple City Pelf Washing Soap gives the best results. Try It. All good grocers sell It. Any fool can write poetry but the wise editor doesn't allow It to appear In print. Rome men make a specialty ot to lng others they are dunned by.

TESTED WITH SALT. , How hd Apa-h Chief Selected Warrior for Hard C umaln. In the early days of Union Paciflo railroading, Victoria, Xana tnd tue : present Geronimo, the three chiefs of the Arizona Apaches, with 100 ot tho : lest Lucks, tame through to Greta Itivt-r, W'yu. They had heard of thu "heap wagon and no boss" and had : coiue to stcii the train. They made a : las.M) of rawhide and lifry men on each : side Ii'-ld on to the rope as tho ii eight ! came down the Wasatch divide. Tho ! engine driver saw, when several miles away, what tho Indians were up to, so he whisthd "off brak s." and opening his throttle let her loose. The

cowcatcher struck the rope and buried the Indians in all directions, 1 i : rally tearing them to pieces, headb. ss, rrn- ' less and legless. The three chiefs went south to their cactus plants much crestfallen. Before they selected tneso men the eld Chief Victoria had thorn all eat a piece of rock salt about as big as a pecan, run swiftly about 1"m yards, sit down on a rook or log and cross their 1- gs. Then he watched the vibration of the feet which were crossed. The feet which vibrated the longest strokes he declined to accept for a severe duty or a dangerous trip, or for one that was at all hazardous. , But he accepted the feet which vibrated shcrt. distinct and regular strokes. Xow, what did that old chief know about pulsation of the arterial system or of heart action, and. indeed, about salt In the system? I have lived near to Indian reservations and have had occasion often to survey over their lands for railroads and other objects, and since this salt to:.trovtrsr I havewondered where old Victoria got his Idea. Is not the child of the sai:o brush plains bfttr posted than his paleface brother? X. w York Herald. Holpoil a 1'unr Artist. The million hft by Sam Ivwis, the notorious London usurer, and the", benefactions that Irive come to light since his death continue to be a ninedays' wonder among his acquaintances in Loudon. 15- ginning his career as money b n der to:nparati ely late and very humbly, ho made nu n y with marvelous rapidity. One reason for this was that he r.ewr lo.-t any, or hardly ever, even at th- gaming tables, where he was dtdighrtd to take his turn. To the poor p ople who constantly aj plied to him fur i"a:.s he always leplitd that a poor -..-on could not afford to borrow. An arti-t not long ago paid a visit to ti.e hr.a:.cier and told his story over the ciuar and glass of wine whu h Sam Lew ;s had always at haul. Ti.e aitl-t's request was a mode.-t :: he wante only C0. "I ould not afford to h ;, ) it to you," said the prince of usur-" rs. "but I don't mind a.-kir.g your acceptance of it" and lie handed the astonished applicant a .C) note. This story, which the narrator vouches for, seems to belie the assertion lately made that in Sam h vi case only "the dead hand" lias p:irt"d with possessions on which the living hand opened never. Knwi,V Many Wftrvs t. No other country is so prodigally endowed with navigable rivers as Russia. The rivers of ltusia have their sources within a comparatively few miles of each other, all of tiie great streams rising within the area ! of the broad plateau of the north, so that it was no diliicult feat to on- ' nect the headwaters of tho numerous rivers. The construction of less than 4C0 miles of actual canals, made it , possible to travel by barge from Areh- ' angel on the Arctic, to Astrakan on the Caspian, a distance of more 'hnn ! 3,000 miles, from St. Petersburg to the j foot of the Urals, and from the Baltic ' to the Black Sea by three distinct ; routes, to say nothing of Moscow and numerous other inland cities which ; were brought into direct water com- : munication with all parts of the em- ' pire. Engineering Magazine. rrohate Court' Technical Task. Some time ago Anthony Holland and wife, highly respected residents of Tallahatchie county, Mississippi, were found dead in a wood near their home. They were a most devoted couple and the conclusion arrived at was that Mrs. Holland was accidentally shot, Mr. Holland through grief committing suicide with the remaining barrel of the shotgun which he carried. The estate was settled on the basis of this supposition, but on appeal to the courts it was shown that when the bodies were found that of the wife was still warm, while Mr. Holland's was cold. Therefore the woman must have survived her husband and the court so decided. Report TTas Not Explicit An embarrassing moment occurred at one of the annual meetings of the committee of the Church of England Temperance society, over which the late bishop of London presided. The report of the ladies' committee was read, which, among other information, contained the statement that "during the last year much attention had been paid to barmaids." A very audible titter ran round the meeting, which wa3 changed to undisguised laughter as the following words were read: "This has, in many cases, led to their being visited in their homes." So loud was the merriment of the clergy that the chairman, fearful of more alarming ambiguities, rose and smilingly observed: "Ferhaps gentlemen, we may take the report as read." London Chronicle. Th Fright the Uhot IXd. During a confirmation tour In the diocese of Teterboro the late bishop oi London put up one evening at an old manor house, and slept in a room supposed to be haunted. Next morning at breakfast the bishop was asked whether he had seen the ghost. "Yes," he replied, with great solemnity, "but I have laid the spirit; it will never trouble you again." Being further questioned upon the subject the bishop said: "Tho ghost instantly vanished when I asked for a subscription toward the restoration of the Peterboro cathedral." Argonaut. The Idea of rational democracy li not that the people themselves govern, trat that they have security for goot fOTtrament. 7ohn Stuart Mill.

An OiM rih frnm w Zilnd. There is a curious fish existing la Xew Zeahmd known by the Maori ss the kakawal. It is discovered at a dpth of one or two feet under the ground, ar.d is encountered on llggirg in the ?o:!. It Is from two to threinches- in length, and is long and lenir, silvery and shaded like a minnow, though more tapering. It appears to L"'1 dead when d :g T:p. especially la tiie Stimmer, when it will die at one if p -d in water: bur if found In May or early June, when the ground i commfneir.g to be thoroughly molt. It will live if I'M in a vese1 of waW. Furthermore, it will she its skin, which then sinks to the bottom of the, tank. When the fish is d :g up in th summer, a growth, of pkin or r dry. gummy f xudation 1? found, which .- up th head and gills, and -nab!es It to live through dry weat:r. In the winter the fish swims run! proptgare in marshy pools or damp pLv'-s. After shedding the vkin small red spots appear on the h-inly of tie fish, vhica have suggested a. resemblance to a small trout, but the knkawai. according to the natives, existed in Xew Zealand long before trout were Introduced from Fngland Xew York Post.

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