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BY DAV'D CHAPTER XIII- (Continued.) "Ah'." Baid Jethroe. with a soft, slow expulsion of the breath. "Soft-spoken scoundrel eh? Rubbed his hands together a good deal? Very deeply tanned nd very wrinkled?' j That is the man, sir, to a hair." i ' "And the other fellow?" A red-headed man of sanguine-bilious complexion. Clean shaven, except for a little touch of side wh;sker." "Were they curious at all?" "No, sir," said Monboddo. "No, sir. They asked if ther were any possibility of mistake on my part as to identity. Of coarse, I set their mfnda at rest upon that point, and I thought it advisable to add that the documents discovered on the bodly would alone have cured any doubt on that point." Come, Monboddo, I want to be sure of this. Who first spoke of documents?" 44 Ah, now," said Monboddo, "it is possible the first sug gestiou came from them. It did so, I remember. The red-haired man said: The doctor would possibly be aided by documents found upon the body Exactly. It was not till then that I thought of them. I assured them that the documents had been forwarded to their proper destination that they were in your nephew's hands." "There's something to be done with this," said Jethroe, thoughtfully. His right hind passed mechanically below his chin, and he clutched at vacancy. "Yon must not do that, sir!" cried Monboddo. "Do what?" asked Jethroe, in amazement. "That!" said the doctor, imitating his gesture. "I am afraid that I am not an observant man; but that clutch at your beard brought the beard back again. I actually saw it there. That motion of the hand transformed you back to what you were when I last saw you." "Yes," said Jethroe, with a glimmer cf a smile; "you've brought your nerves into good practice for a startler of that kind. Here, let me think. There's something to be done with this." lie fell to marching up and down the room, and Monboddo sidled uneasily to a chair. A knock sounded at th? door, and the lithographic artist bowed himself in. Being bidden to go right on with his business, he produced his work. It was very neat and trim and new, and, on inspection, turned out to be quite satisfactory. He took his money, gave a receipt for the same, and retired, having said "Ou, ay!" several times, and spoken no other word. "Look here, Monboddo," said Jethroe. There's something you must do for me. I want all these things to look like age. I want them crumbled, yellowed, soiled." "Yes," said Monboddo. "Child's play, sir child's play." "Will this ink stand sa'.c water?" "I'll guarantee that, if you wish it," Monboddo answered. "Are these by any chance to have been found upon the body?" "You're a keen rascal, Tom," said Jethroe. "Now, here's the game; these sheets of vellum must look twenty years old." "A hundred if you like," said Monboddo. "I said twenty," Jethroe responded. He produced the satchel In which he carried the original cipher, and spread a leaf or two of its contents on the table. That is the state to bring them to." "Exactly," said Monboddo. 'They must be immersed in salt water." "The sea salt of the bath." said Monboddo. "A touch of iodine." 'They must not be allowed to become illegible." "I'll fix 'em." CHAPTER XIV. Harvey and his transformed uncle sat alone that night, and the elder Jethroe indulged in a good deal of rough mirth kver the trap he had laid for his enemies. "You must play 'em," he said, rubbing his hands gleefully together. "You must make 'em think they've got the clue. I never heard of finer sport in my life. And what a lark it is to think that they're all come down to the funeral the funeral!" - He burst into boisterous laughter, and returned to the theme again and again. Harvey felt the mirth grate upon him. He was of another world and another material, and he saw no jest in th business. It was all ugly and repellent to him, and he was glad to escape his une'e's constant repetition of instructions, which had already been pressed upon him to weariness. He escaped under pretense of great fatigue, but when once he had got clear of that oppressive gown and slippers to think. He reviewed the whole singular -story, and went over it from the beginning the time when he had gone out to meet Constance by the side of the common, and, while waiting for her, had heard the last groans of the murdered man. All the events which had so rapidly followed seemed to have pressed Constance quite .apart from him. But, after all, it was not his fault that be had been caught up Into so strangely romantic a series of events, and he tried to find excuses for himself. And while he was thus musing he sat looking at the door knob of an unused door, and he was absolutely certain that he saw it move. His bedroom was one of a suite rf three and occupied the central place, that three doors communicated wit'the one by which he himself entere .i ad the locked and bolted doors on each Bida of the apartment. It happened that the door at which he was looking was locked and bolted on his side, so that it did not seem as though a very hopeful enterprise had been undertaken by whomsoever was seeking an entrance to his chamber that way. Harvey rose on stealthy tiptoe and walked softly toward the door, keeping bis eye upon the knob, which was being very quietly and slowly twisted this way and that. He could see that a certain amount of pressure was being used upon the doer itself, whenever the catch was withdrawn; and he knelt down closer to keyhole and noiselessly withdrew the .7. ;No light came through; but on hi own side of the door there was a china keyhole guard, and it was ten to one ihat the same thin? existed on the other side also. But while he was peeping into the darkness of the keyhole he saw a slant light uddenly appear within it, and withdrawing swiftly he allowed the guard to falL He listened with reat intentness, but his heart throbbed trlth excitsment, and he .was at such pains to control his breathing that his - puhes Cszzzzzti ia his ears. Till all passed away in a while, and 3 czzll hear an asthmatic wheezing beCo rcr, and, after a considerable cl XTiiiirj and lhtczlc, the rtd-

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dkig about of a heavy aad inelastic footStep. "Now, if I were a brave man," said narvey to himself, "I should just go round to that room and ask what all this means." He was a good deal less of a coward than he fancied himself to be, but his young courage was only to be aroused by action, and stood in need of leadership. By and by he settled back to his thoughts. His mind reverted to ConStance, ne had more money now than he ever expected to handle as his own since his uncle had chosen to quarrel with him. His uncle had abandoned his opposition, had loaded him with money, and promised to make him heir to a vast fortune; but all this brought him no nearer to Constance, and carried him farther and farther away from any chances of quiet and repose. "What's the good of millions," he asked himself, "if you can't enjoy them? Why should I care to have thousands at the bank if I can't buy what I want with them? I can't purchase the quiet little house I coveted and get married and settle down, as I meant to before this thunderstorm of an uncle came to make life impossible." And as he was thinking thus, there rose on a sudden an appalling shriek, which Sounded almost at his ear. It was a woman's voice that called, and it was as shrill as an alarm whistle, and as piercing. Harvey, not pausing to inquire whether he was brave or not, darted into the corridor, and there encountered a burly man, who was footing it nimbly in the half-darkness. The two, with a heavy shock, came to the ground together, and Harvey, groping after something to hold on by, and being half dazed by the fall, seized the stranger with both hands by the side of the beard, and held on there as a drowning man is said to hold on to a straw. The shrieking went on all the time: louder than at first, if that were possible, but at least seeming so because of the extreme volubility with which the cries were poured out. and in a very few seconds there were half a dozen people in the corridor, and the whole hotel was in commotion. The noise proceeded from the room adjoining Harvey's not that from which the door handle had been tried, but its opposite and though the door was wide open, the chamber was iu darkness. An official lady, in a black dress. With man-like cuffs and collars, bustled through the scattered little crowd, entered the room, whisked on the electric light there, and closed the door. The shrieks continued for a few seconds still, and then came 'suddenly to an end. CHAPTER XV. Harvey lay and held on to the stranger's beard, and the stranger, who was extended on the broad of his back, stared hard and unthinkingly at the ceiling. The corridor was brilliantly illuminated by this time, and new observers were dribbling into it every instant. The manager had arrived, and was questioning one or two of his servants as to what had happened. Harvey was beginning to come to himself. This fellow," he said, "ran into me like a madman. "I believe he came out of that lady's room." "Who is he?" asked the manager, addressing one of the waiters. "Gentleman in number nineteen, sir," said the waiter. "Came in by the ten to ten to-night." The gentleman of number nineteen gave no sign of consciousness. He stared without the slightest change of countenance, without so much as a flicker of the eyelid, straight above him, and the lookers on were somewhat alarmed about him. One of them, a little more useful than the rest, stooped and began to lift Harvey to his feet, but the fingers of both hands were entangled in the stuuned man's beard, and it was seen that the whole side of the face and throat was bruised and bleeding where the wiry, black gray hair had been torn away by Harvey's unconscious but strenuous grasp. The young man's hands were full of hair, as ifhe had been disemboweling an old fashioned cushion. "You had better carry this gentleman to number nineteen, and then call a doctor," said the manager. "Mr. Jethroe is not hurt, I trust Y' Mr. Jethroe was led back to his bedroom and comfortably seated in an armchair while the manager questioned him, with all the respect due to Harvey's Inheritance of the deceased uncle's million sterling. Harvey attached a great deal too much importance to the event which had Just happened to be inclined to talk about it freely. He contrived to satisfy the manager while keeping his own counsel. The manager had said his respectful good night, and had bowed himself half way out of the room, when a sudden and unexpected message was brought him. "Would it be possible," the bearer of the message asked, "for Mr. Jethroe to receive a visitor?" "A visitor?" Harvey demanded, in great astonishment. "I suppose the visitor has a name?" "The name ia Thome," exclaimed a voice from without, and Harvey dashed into the corridor to welcome the speaker. "What in the name of wonder brings yon here?" he asked, dragging the old gentleman into the room by both hands. "Accident, dear boy, accident," said Mr. Thorne with a flourishing geniality. "I had business here, and thought Constance was in need of a change, and so ' brought her with me." "Constance is here?" cried Harvey, .a this hotel?" "In this hotel, dear boy," said Mr. Thorne. He was as pompous as of old, but he was geniality itself. The million mafle a difference. "She has riot yet retired," he said, "though she had just reached her room when that extraordinary noise broke out, and she and I both witnessed the extraordinary scene In the corridor outside. What was it all about?" 'That is mere than I can tell you," Harvey answered with perfect verbal truth, though the reply, in effect, was misleading. "Can I see Constance?" he asked eagerly. "Certainly, my dear Harvey, certainlr. Meet us in two tninutes in the cof;ce room." Harvey made a rapid toilet, and within the specified time was standing hand in hand with Constance, with Mr. Thorne looking on at their meeting with hands upraised in jocular blessing, like a father In a comedy. There was nobody else in the apartment, and they were able to sit down and talk at ease. Unfortunately for Mr. Thorne, he had not found time to impress Constance as he had meant to do. with the idea that his arrival at that particular hour was an accident, and even if he had, Jt was ten to one that the girl's downright honesty of nature would have led her to re fez s to shelter him. Che betrayed tha truth cnccrrclsczly tt czzt.

"We heard of your loss," she taid, "and papa thought thr.t it was only right and just that he should be present at the funeral." "Thank you for coming," narvey answered, "but I had very much rather that you did not attend the funeral; it's a wretched business altogether," lie said haltingly, "and I wouldn't have you there for worlds, dear." "I didn't think it was at all my place to be there," Constance answered; "but papa insisted and I came." "Well, you know," said Mr. Thorne, "I couldn't explain my reasons in that fellow's presence; but it's a long time since we met, Harvey, and I wanted " "The fact is," said Constance, "that papa wanted to know whether that great fortune you have come into was going to make any difference between you and me. "It would make a difference," Harvey answered, "if I had my way. It would make nil the difference in the world. It would have made us man and wife, my darling; but I'm as far off from happiness a ever, I'm afnid. I'm pledged to go to South America to wind up affairs there, and I can't even guess how long I may be forced to be away." Constance read the trouble in his voice, and laid her hand In his unhesitatingly; but her father understood the matter differently. "You're not going back on. your undertaking. Harvey?" he said. "Father!" cried Constance indignantly. "No," said Harvey. "I am not going back on my undertaking. You kept us apart some years, Mr. Thorne. I don't blame you for it; I never felt that I had a right to find fault with you on that score." "My dear boy," said Mr. Thorne, "except from the worldly point of view, the match had always my very warmest sanction. I am not about to withdraw that sanction now, when the only obstacle to a happy .union is removed." "Very well, sir," Harvey answered. "Will you consent to this: So soon as ever the be boggled a little at the phrase the ceremony is over I return to Chicago. Then, without loss of time, I must start for Brazil. Will you consent to a marriage before I go, so that I can leave Constance in your care, and claim her from you at once on my return?" "My dear Harvey!" Mr. Thorne shook hands with enthusiasm. "But am I to have no voice?" asked Constance, laughing and blushing. "Yes, dearest," narvey answered, with a sort of tender gayety; "the casting vote is yours." These two young people had been waiting for each other so long, and each understood the ocher's heart so thoroughly, that coyness would have boon a mere pretense." "Say 'Yes " urged Harvey, "and send we happy on my journey." "Yes," she said. (To be continned.)

DIARY OF A SUMMER GIRU She Has Her Troubles, the Same as the Rest of Us. Monday Arrived this afternoon. Dull. May have to fall back on tho hotel clerk if something doesn't turn up. There must be a hundred old maids around. I'm about the only one ho dares to appear In a bathing suit. Tuesday Two seventeen-year-old boys made their appearance to-day. Well, they're better than nothing. I shall kiss them and make them say their prayers before they go to bed to-night Wednesday Engaged to both of the seventeen-year-olds. . Wanted to be fair to each of them. Thursday Broker from New York. Says he's single, but doubt it. Money to burn, however. Proprietor of hotel swears he is single. Friday Broker proposed. Fromptly accepted. Seventeen-year-olds both In mourning. Broker good company, but foolish. Has wired for ring. Saturday Two college men and a champion golfer came at noon. Also two blondes. They are fiends. Broker Introduced to both of them. Woie my smallest bathing suit. Sunday Flaying college men and golfer against broker. He is mad with jealousy. Dull is prospect. Sev-erteen-year-olds recovering. Seen with broker. Wants to elope. Told him I would give him my answer to-morrow. Monday Broker's wife arrived. Have just engaged myself to two college men and the golfer. Too bad about broker. I suspected he was too much in love with me to be single. Life. Sport in Newfoundland. L. F. Brown, the veteran angler and camper, writes in The Country Calendar: "Brook trout and brown trout are not appreciated in Newfoundland, being far more common than the perch and sunflsh of the States. Catching them will soon surfeit the angler who casts his flies from the shore of almost any lake. Such catches are counted by the dozen one lot of seventy-two dozen being brought aboard the train at Harbor Grace. One dozen ten-inca trout usually sell for 10 cents. There are C37 named lakes on the island and 30,000 known ones without names. The island has about 4,000 miles of. seacoast, Including that of bays like Bonavista, Notre Dame, Fortune, St. Mary's Bonne, St. George, Placentia and Bay of Islands. From one to six streams of clear green water empty Into each of these bays. Every stream that reaches salt water is a salmon stream. Back from all that coast are other and easily reached streams that have not even a tradition of a fishnet, rod or hook and lakes never mapped where one may camp and add to the fare wild geese and ducks, willow grouse, whose plumage turns white In winter; ptarmigan. plover and curlew. These camping places bring a unique sense of remoteness and solitude. Only one who has actually seen the wall of darkness around a camp fire in the Newfoundland jungles and over the tundras can understand the tinge of fear that sometimes becomes almost appalling in the vast solitudes." They Compromised. "Will you be my wife, Guenivcre:'" "No, Charles. I think far too much of you for that. I still want your friendship. Let me be your stenographer. That is the only way in which I can submit to man's dictation." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Ignorance would be more blissful if it was able to recognize Its blissfulxiesa. An average man is generous to a f-ult 11 it doesn't belong t

What the Little Woman Does, We little women appreciate the sops of comfort thrown to us," said one of them "although we know that we are hopeless, and that nothing in the world can make us taller than an unkind nature intended us to be. But you would laugh t3 hear the funny things recommended to me for the acquiring of a couple of Inches of height. I am instructed to' keep slender, to hold up my 'head, to dress my pomdressings, to abandon short skirts, to padour higher, to wear long neck keep to French heels, to affect trailing gowns, to wear high-trimmed hats, to adopt Grecian draperies, to habitually wear white, to keep cp a hopeful spirit (on the principle that a heart bowed down by weight of woe also pulls the shoulders down), and to do various stunts, consisting of running, Jumping, skipping, stretching and reaching. All these things I do religiously, and then dress and go out with the consciousness that I am not one fraction of an inch taller than I was before, and nobody is deceived Into thinking so, either. My particular chum still talks miles above my head. Saleswomen say: "My, what a little thing you are!" I still have to jump up in the air to see what people are looking at. I gues3 I have tried about all of tJe three thousand or so 'helpful suggestions to short women, but I am still undisguisedly and conspicuously little, and little I shall be to my dying day." Philadelphia Bulletin. The Fashionable Coiffure. The newest hair dressing arrangements show both high and low coiffure, and the choice will depend largely on the contour of the face. The low dressing is especially becoming to women having length of neck and perfection in profile, but there are other styles from which to choose for those less gifted by nature. The 1830 modes brought into favor the fashion of dressing the hair low, which is becoming more and more the vogue, particularly among the younger set. While this style is just suited to the woman in her first youth, it has likewise proved becoming to many women who have passed this period. In the low style of coiffure more hair is required in dressing than when the hair is worn high. Unless a woman La a wealth of hair, an artistic effect cannot be obtained without resorting to some artificial means to assist nature. In such instances most of the natural hair is combed to the front and used for the pompadour, and the coil, twist or knot at the nape of the reck is artificial. With the coiffure dressed low, the front hair is sometimes parted and rolled softly back at the sides. Fair hair has always been regarded with favor, and the fashionable shade is auburn with a glint of copper. Owing to the prevalence of prematurely gray hair, silvery locks are no longer considered as an indication of ndvanceing years, and are extremely becoming to a youthful face, adding a certain charm and distinction to the wearer. Health and Beauty Hints. Stop fussing. It will make you grow old and nervous, crochety and dis agreeable. Warm friction with a rough towel will generally give quick relief to cramps in the legs. Seasickness can sometimes be re lieved by bandaging one eye. Lemons effect a cure wit, some people. Headache almost always yields to the quick application of hot water to the feet and back of the neck. Air is to the body what coal is to the furnace. The deeper the breathing the more drafts are turned on and the brighter life burns. The salt rub is prepared by allowing a large bath towel to lie all night in a strong salt solution. One should stand on a rug or in the tub while taking It to save trouble in cleaning up afterward. No one can be healthy who wears tight shoes and high heels. The tight shoes Impair the circulation, while the high heels strain the muscles of the back and cause nervousness. The sensible shoe has a low, ilat heel. When the eyes have a burning sensation bathe them in hot water to which a little witch hazel has been tdded. If the whites of tho eyes are yellow and the pupils dull It shows that the general health needs attention. Cushions filled with dried "everlasting" heads or dried hop blossoms make 13 sweet-smelling and as sleep-inducing pillows as the well-known fir balsam. These make very acceptable presents when covered with dainty covers jf suitable colors and designs. New Imported Fall Gowns. Few f omenKnow how to clean their faces. The face Is more exposed to sun, dust and V7eather than any other part of the tody and therefore should be cleaned

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more and more carefully. Soften the skin with cloths wrung out of hot water, then apply thoroughly a good cold cream, after which a thorough rubbing with a camel's hair brush will leave few impurities in the pores. Rose water, eight ounces; one-half ounce of borax, and two ounces of strained lemon juice make a lotion excellent for removing tan. Thin and ill-formed eyebrows can be improved by rubbing pure grease or vaseline on them at night, bathing them carefully in cold water in the morning, and then putting on a little petroleum. Never brush or rub the brows the wrong way. Brush them daily with a small eyebrow brush, and you will find an improvement.

3QMi Fuchsia reds and blues will play a part in the color scheme. Topcoats for cold weather in cloth, velvet or fur will be much worn. How terribly incongruous most of us are going to look in the Empire modes! Coats with the fronts. cut like a man's evening waistcoat will be prominent. The circular skirt will be ubiquitous, and most apparent in plaids and checks. The postilion will reign. It will be on evening coats of silk, also on cloth street models. Among the new boas is one made entirely of green leaves with pink camellias at the ends. Few items of dress in recent years have been so effective as the long, FALL STYLES IN close-fitting gloves most women are wearing. Oval buckles of white pearl cost little and give the inexpensive white belt an individual air. The smartest French mourning hats are of black crepe trimmed with folds and bows of white crepe. The autumn tailor-made in many cases is to be made more elaborate by the addition of a demi-train. Many women wear an Invisible net over the front hair, thus- keeping it trim and wavy without a veil. It Is likely that the best combination for a skirt will be a compromise between a circular and a plaited effect Some new and very fetching necklaces are composed entirely of small gold beads hung with chains and balls of gold. Great emphasis is laid upon the wuist line and a smart belt is now an Important feature of the well-appointed costume. The outside garment must help along the effect of an extremely little waist, which is the end we must strive for this year. There's a fortune awaiting the man who invents a silk glove guaranteed not to wear uirough at the fingers in two Tvearings. A smart novelty is the shoulder scarf of chiffon to match the girdle in color, as a rose or uiue scarf and belt over a white frock. Long coats, short coats, tight-fitting or box coats, eton coats or boleros It does not seem to matter which It la, provided It be a coat. Liinen Washed Too Much. Half the housemaids and washer women who pose as "being beautiful washers and ironers, mum," don't know anything about taking care of fine or any other kind of linens. Tablecloths and napkins should never have a touch of starch in them, yet servant after servant will add a little to get an imitation "shine" in place of the burn ish that nothing but careful Ironing can bring out Damask should be sprinkled until it is just a little damp all over, and then Ironed until it Is perfectly dry, going over and over It with the Iron until not a suspicion cf moisture Is left in it. Purple in. Favor. All shades of purple, but preferably a pinkish mauve, are extremely fash ionable this season, and young and old alike wear the same color. It is used in all materials and for both elaborate and simple gowns. A charmingly artistic gown Jn silk mull or chiffon, with bands of satin or velvet of two or three shades deeper, will be a favorite model for simple evening gown next vrlntsr, while by tha draping of

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Finder-Nails. For discolored or stained finger-nails, a teaspoonful of lemon juice in a cup of warm, soft water is invaluable. This is one of the very best manicure acids. It will loosen the cuticle from the finger-nails as well as remove discolorations. Brittle nails may be cured by soaking them daily for a new minutes in blood-warm sweet oil. Folish the nails daily with the chamois skin polisher to improve the circulation of the parts, and make them clear and pink. No paste is needed. After washing the hands, press back with the towel the flesh about the nails. This will prevent hang-nails. For the Circulation. Imperfect circulation is often the cause of colorless cheeks. Be careful to eat nourishing food, drink six or seven glasses of water during the day, lire in the open air as much as possible, breathe deeply and practice light gymnastics. Do not use cosmetics on the face, but bathe it frequently. Scrub it good with hot water and soap at night, and bathe it with cold water several times during the day. This will tone up the skin and improve the circulation. Whipped Peach Cream Trifle. Soak cocoanut macaroons in the syrup of rich preserved peaches until rather soft. Beat Ihe whites of four eggs until very stiff, then beat in by degrees half a cupful of powdered sugar and two tablespoonfu's of the peach syrup. Mix in lightly a pint of sweet cream. Whip to a stiff froth and place in alternate layers with the soaked macaroons in a deep glass dish, MISSES COSTUMES heaping the cream on top. Sprinkle over it shredded cocoanut. Breathing Exercises. Breathing exercises should be taken each morning upon arising. Breathe deeply, sending the breath down to the waist line, riace the hands at the waist line and when inhaling force the hands apart. This will fill the bottom of the lungs. The majority of people are said to use the full lung in breathing but seldom. Deep breathing will develop the chest, lungs and throat, and build up the entire system. A Figured Silk. A figured silk worn with a leghorn hat trimmed with black velvet and plume. Maple Frosting. Grate or ciush very fine a half pound of maple sugar, add to it a gill of boiling water and boil, without stirring, until it threads. Then pour slowly upon the beaten white of an egg, whipping. steadily. When thick enough spread upon the cake. To Keep Woolens White. Among the things that are worth remembering is the fact that beeswax, broken In pieces and put within the folds of white woolens and white silks, wlir overcome the tendency toward yellowness that white fabrics have when laid away for-any length of time. Patronize those who advertiss.

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Russia would have it appear to the world that she was not licked. lut only had a few whiskcrlets pulled out. That-life insurance president for thirty years who, at his death, left an e-tate valued at but $50,000, must have been singularly unfortunate in his speculations or a terrible spender, concludes the Atlanta Constitution. Last year 7770,000,000 postal card3 were sent through TJncle Sam's mails. Lots of people don't care a cent whether what they say can be read by everybody or not. The careless and criminal practice of allowing children to roam and play upon the highway is being brought closely home to the minds of coroners and coroners' juries in various parts of the country, observes The Autocar. The Paterson, X. J., landlady who was badly scalded by the explosion of a huckleberry pie revealed a new danger in boarding house pastry, already sufficiently menacing, observes the Boston Transcript. The Michigan State prison has just graduated an expert electrical engineer who, when he was sentenced there for murder twenty years ago, was ignorant and worthless. This, however, comments the New York Press, is not necessarily an argument that murder is a profitable pursuit. An old farmer in Nemaha County, relates the Kansas City Journal, remarks that a home-grown, handspanked, barefooted, and hard-fisted country boy makes a much better fighter in the battles of ITTe than does the pampered, high-collared, creased-trousered youth of our towns and cities, whose clothes have always been dusted with a whisk broom instead of a shingle. The New York World gives ten reason and very plausible reasons why Roosevelt will be re-elected to another term in the Presidency. But there are two lions in the way, points out the Philadelphia Record. (1) Mr. Roosevelt has said he will not have another term. (2) He could not hope to keep on the up grade. Ho has reached the summit. A second term would be a " stepping down to lower levels. The farmer has the rural free delivery or mails although this was thought to be impossible a few years ago. Shall he not have a parcels post? Each year the good-roads movement, originating at the cities, is extending itself further into the real country. Trolley lines are extending countryward; soon they will come actually to serve the farmer's needs. The telephone, as a separate rural enterprise, is extending itself. Extensional educational enterprises are reaching further and further into the op3n farming districts. Co-operation and organization movements are at the same time extending and concreting themselves, suggests the Scientific American. Conscience in many respectable people consist in denouncing tho sins of other people. This may sound cynical, but it is meant to a bald statement of facts. What respectable citizen likes to call himself a rascal? He never bribes. He is held up by labor organizations, city councils and state legislatures. He does not graft. He does not expect to apply the Sermon on the Mount to business. He contributes to no corporation fund. He only helps to save his country with his money. Other men may buy water stock. He simply capitalizes his company on the basis of Its earning capacity. There are bribers and corruptionists and stock gamblers. He laments the fact and writes essays on the moral of tho country in which suth men live. And he is worse than the men he condemns, concludes the World today. He is a hypocrite. The magnificent stone foundation which was laid for a capitol at Olympia a dozen years ago, is now being used as a cowshed, states the Portland Oregonlan. Any visitor who has viewed the old foundation and the building now used as a state capitol can hardly fail to be Impressed with the belief that. the cows are being shelterd in the wrong building. Gradually we are working toward a better understanding. Not yet can we abandon. navies and abolish standing armies. It is feared that the appeal to arms has not been made for the last time. Nations may agree to arbitrate matters that do not affect their honor, but of honor all countries are jealous. But the horror of war is wrong, and The Hague has been the centre of discussions and agreements which have decreased the dangers of open combat This American idea, this latest plan of the President to bring about a better understanding among nations, Is of the utmost Importance. And to think that the most influential man In the world for peace is one who has been accused of carrying a big stick, reflects the Philadelphia Inquirer. Hence the Delay. A tradesman whose place of business is in clcse proximity to a postoffice sent his errand boy out with letters to post. The lad, who seemed to have taken an unnecessary time for the transaction, was asked on his return by hi3 master why hn had been so long. "Well, sir," said the messenger apologetically, "there wa3 a lady la the postoffice buying a penny stamp, and sho was asking the postmistress when fie " "All right," said the shopkeeper; "I understand." London Tit-Bits. The longest-lived Trees in northern Europe are the pines of Norway and Sweden.