Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 29, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 April 1906 — Page 3

For The Term ofjis Natural Life By AURCUS CLARKE

CHAPTER XIII. Continued.) Salvia flashed burning red 'at this indignity. "Frightened! If there had beea anybody else here but women, you never would have taken the brig. Frightened! Let me pass, prisoner!". As Mrs. Vickers descended the hatchway, the boat with Vrere and the soldiers came within musket-range, and Iesl. according to orders, fired his musket over their her.ds, shouting to them tu lay to. But Frere. boiling with rage at the manner in which the tables bad been turned on him, had determined not to resign his lost authority without a struggle. Disregarding the summons, he came straight on, with his eyes fixed on the vessel. It was now nearly dark, and the figures on the deck were indistinguishable. The indignant lieutenant could but guess at the condition of affairs. Suddenly, from out of the darkness, a voice hailed him. "Hold water! back water!" it cried, and was then seemingly choked In its owner's throat. The voice was the property v of Mr. Bates. Standing near the side, he had observed Bex and Fair bring up a great pig of iron, erst used as part of the ballast of the brig, and poise it on the rsil. Their intention was but too evident; and honest Bates, like a faithful watchdog, barked to warn his master. Bloodthirsty Cheshire caught him by the throat, .and Frere, unheeding, ran the boat alongside, under the very nose of the revengeful Rex. The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her steraway, with a splintered plank. "Villains!" cried Frere, "would you swamp us? What do they mean to do next?. .. The answ.T came pat to the question. From the dark hull of the brig broke a flash rand a report, and a musket ball cut the water beside them with a chirping noise. Between the black indistinct mass which represented the brig and the glimmariag water was visible a white speck, which gradually neared them. "Come alongside with ye,", hailed a roice, "or it will" be worse for ye!" "They want to murder us," says Frere. Give way, men!" But the two soldiers, exchanging glances one with the other, pulled the boaj's head round and made for the vessel. "It's no use, Mr. Frere," said the man nearest him. "We can do no good now, and they won't hurt us, 'I dare eay." "You are in league with them!" bursts ort Frere, nurple with Indignation. "Do you mutiny"!'" , "Come, come, sir," returned the soldier, sulkily; "this ain't the time to bully; and as for nutiny, why, one man's about as good as another just now." When they . reached the brig they found that the jolly' boat had been lowered and laid alongside. In her were eleven persons Bates, with forehead gashed and hands bound; the stunned Grimes, Hussen and Fair pulling; Lyon, Riley. Cheshire and Lesly with musket3, and John Rex in the stern sheets, with Bates' pistols in his trousers belt and a loaded musket across his knees. The white objec t which had been s-'tx by the men in the whaleboat wa3 h large white shawl which wrapped Mrs. Vick ers and Sylvia. By the direction of Rex. the whaleboat was brought alongside the , jolly boat, and Cheshire and Lesly boarded her. Lesly then gave his musket to Rex. and bound Frere's hands behind him in the same manner as had been done for Bates. Frere attempted to resist this indignity; but Cheshire, clapping hi musket to his ear. swore he would blow out his brains if he uttered another ! syllable; and Frere, catching the malign mt eye of John Rex, remembered how easily a twitch of the finger would pay off oil scores, and was silent. "Step n here, sir, if you please," said Rex, with polite iroay. "I am sorry to be compelled to tie you," but I mast consult my own safety a. well as your convenience." Frere scowled, and, stepping awkwardly into the jolly boat, fell. Pinioned as he was, he could not rise without assistance! and Russen pulled liim roughly to his feet, with a coarse laugh. In his present frame of mind, that laugh galled him worse than his bonds. Poor Mrs. Tickers, with a woman's quick instinct, saw this, and even amid her own trouble found leisure to console. "The wretches!" she said, under her breath, as Frere was flung down l-eside her, "to subject you to such indignity!" Sylvia said nothing and seemed to shrink from the lieutenant. "Now, my lad3," says Rex, who seemed to have endued the cast-off authority of Frere, "we give you your choice. Stay at Hell's Gates or come with us! I can't wait here all night. The wind la freshening, and we must make the bar. Which is it to be?" "We'll go with you!" says the man who had pulled stroke in the whaleboat. Upon which utterance the convicts burst Into joyous cries, and the pair were received with much hand shaking. Thea Rex, with Lyon and Riley as a guard, got into the whaleboat, and having loosed the two prisoners from their bonds, Ordered them to take the places of Russen and Fair. The whaleboat was manned by the seven mutineers,. Rex steering. Fair, Russen and the two recruits pulling, the other four standing up, with their muskets leveled at the jolly boat Their long slavery had begotten such a dread of authority in these men that they feared It even when it was bound and menaced by four jnus- . kets. ' "Keep your distance!" houted Cheshire, as Frere and Bates, ic obedience to orders, began to pull the jolly boat toward the shore; and in this fashion was the dismal little party conveyed to the mainland. It was ni;jht when the." reached It, but the clear sky began Vo thrill with late moon as yet unarisen, and the waves, breaking gently upon the beach, glimmered with a radiance born of their own motion. Frere and Bates jumping ashore, helped oat Mrs. Tickers, Syl via and the wounded Grimes. This being done under the muzzles of the muskets. Rex cummanded that Bates and Frere should push the jolly boat as far es they could from the shore, and Riley catching her by a boat hook as she came toward them, siie was taken in tow. "Now, boyr," says Cheshire, with a arage delight, "three cheers for old Kurland and liberty!" ' lipon which. a great shout went up, echoed bv the grim hills which had witnessed soinany miseries. CHAPTER XIV. There is no need to dwell upon the mental agonies of that miserable night. Frere had a tinder box in his pocket, and made a fire with some dry leaves and sticks. Grimes fell asleep, and the two men sitting at their fire, discussed the chances uf escape. A discussion had arisen among the mutineers as to the propriety of at once making sail; but Barker, who had been one of the pilot boat crew, and knew th dangers of the bar, vowed that he wou'd not undertake to steer the brig through the Gates until morning; . and .so ut boats being secured astern, - a r watch was set, lest the helpless Ba j should attempt to rescue the vessel. During the evening a feeling of pity for the unfortunate party on the mainland took possession of them. It was quite possible that the Osprey might be te'captured, in which case five useless murders would have been committed. John Bex, seeing how matters were going, cade haste to take to himself the credit

of mercy. He ruled, and had always ruled, his ruffians. "I prcpose." said he, "that we divide the provisions. There are five of them and ten of us. Then nobody can blame US." This reasoning was admitted and acted upon. There were in the harness cask about fifty pounds of 'salt meat, and 'a third of this quantity, together with half a small sack of flour, some tea and sugar mixed together in a bag, and an iron kettle and pannikin, were placed in the whaleboat. Cheshire, stumbling over a goat that had been taken on board from Philip Island, caught the creature by the leg and threw it into the sea, bidding Rex take that with him also. Rex dragged the poor beast ito the boat, and with this miscellaneous cargo pushed off to the shore. The poor goat, shivering began to bleat piteously, and the men laughed. To a stranger it would have appeared that the boat contained a happy party of fishermen, or coast settlers, returning with the proceeds .of a day's marketing. 1 Laying off äs the. water . shallowed. Rex called to Bates to come for the cargo, and three men with muskets standing up as before, ready to resist any attempt at capture, the provisions, goat and all, were carried ashore. "There: says Rex. "you can't say tyj've used you badly, for we've divided the provisions." The sight of this almost unexpected succor revived the courage of the five, and they felt grateful. After the horrible anxiety they had endured all that night, they, were prepared to look with kindly eyes upon the men who bad come to their assistance. "Men," said Bates, with something like a sob in his voice, "I didn't expect this. You are good fellows, for there ain't much tucker aboard, I know." "Yes," affirmed Frere, "you're good fellows." Rex burst into a savage laugh. "Shut your mouth, you tyrant," said he, forgetting his dandyism in the recollection of his former suffering. "It ain't for your benefit. You may thank the lady and child for it." Julia Vickers hastened to propitiate the arbiter of her daughter's fate. '"We are obliged to you," she said, with a touch of quiet dignity resembling her husband's; "and if I ever get back safely I will take care that your kindness shall be known." So, with cheers and waving of handkerchiefs, the boat departed. A council of war was held, with Mr. Frere at the head of It, and the possessions of the little party were thrown into common stock. It was found, upon a review of their possessions that they had among them three pocket-knives, a ball of string, three pipes and a fig of tobacco, a portion of fishing .line, with hooks, and a big jackknife. But they saw with dismay that there was nothing which could be used axwise among the party. . Mrs. Vickers had her shawl, and Bates a pea jacket, but Frere and Grimes were without extra clothing. Having made these arrangements, the kettle, filled with water from the spring, was slung from three green sticks over the fire, and a pannikin of weak tea, together with a biscuit, served out to each of the party, save Grimes. 'who declared himself unable to- eat. Breakfast over. Bates made a damper, which was cooked in the ashes, and then another council was held äs to future habitation. 1 It was clearly evident that they could not sleep in the open air. It was the middle of summer, and though no annoyance from rain was apprehended, the heat in the middle of the day was most oppressive. At a little distance from the beach was a sandy rise, that led up to the face of the cliff, and on the eastern "side of this rise grew a forest of young trees. Frere proposed to cut down these trees and make a sort of nt with them. It was soon discovered, however, that the pocket knives were insufficient for this purpose, but by dint of notching the young saplings, and then breaking them down, they succeeded, "in a couple of hours, in collecting wood enough to roof over a . space between the hollow rock which contained the provisions and another rock, in shape like a' hammer, which jutted Out within five yards of it. Mrs. Vickers and Sylvia were to, have this hut as a sleeping place, and Frere und Bates, lying at the mouth of the larder, would at once act as a guaTd to it and them. Grimes was to make for himself another hut where the fire had beea

lighted on the previous night. When they got back to dinner, Inspirited by this resolution, they found poor Mrs. Vickers In great alarm. Grimes, who, by reason of the dent in his skull, had been left behind, was walking about the sea beach, talking mysteriously, and shaking his fist at an imaginary foe. On going up to him they discovered that the blow had affected his brain, for he was delirious. Frere endeavored to soothe him, without effect, and at last, by Bates' advice, the poor fellow was rolled in the sea. The cold bath quelled bis violence, and being laid beneath , the shade of a rock hard by, he fell into a condition of great muscular exhaustion, and slept. . The condition of the unfortunate Grimes soon gav cause for the greatest uneasiness. From maundering foolishly, he 'had taken to absolute violence, and had to be watched by Frere. After much muttering and groaning, the poor fellow at last dropped off to sleep, and Frere, having assisted Bates to his sleeping place in front ef the rock, and laid him down on a heap of green brushwood, prepared to snatch a few hours' slumber. Wearied by excitement and the labors of the day, he slept heavily, but toward morning was . awakened by a strange noise. 1 Grimes, whose delirium had apparent ly increased, had succeeded in forcing his way through the rude fence of brush wood, and ' had thrown himself upon Bates with the ferocity of insanity. Growling to himself, he had seized the unfortunate pilot by the throat, and the pair were struggling together. Bates, weakened by the sickness that had fol lowed upon his wound in the head,' was ioit? unable to cope with his desperate Assailant, but, calling feebly upon Frere for help, he made shift to lay hold upon the jackknife of which we have before spoken. Frere, starting to his feet. rushed to the assistance of the pilot, but was too late. Grimes, enraged . by. the sight of the knife, tore it from Bates grasp, and, before Frere could catch his arm, plunged it twice into the unfortu nate man's breast. "I'm a dead man!" cried Bates, faint ly. The sight of the blood, together U the exclamation of his victim, recalled Grimes to consciousness. He looked in bewilderment at the bloody weapon, and then flinging it from him, rushed away toward the sea, into which he plunged headlong. Frere hurried to the side of Bates, and, lifting him up, strove to stanch the blood that flowed from his chest. It would seem that he had been resting himself on his left elbow, and that Grimes. ' snfttchinz the knife from his ' right hand, had stabbed him twice in the i right breast. He was pale and senseless, and Frere feared that the wound was morV Tearing off his neck handker chief, he endeavored to . bandage the wornd, but found that the strip of silk was insufficient for the purpose. The noise bad roused Mrs. Vickers, who, stifling her terror, made haste to tear off a portion of her dress, and with this a bandage of sufficient width waa made.

Sylvia brought some water from the spring, and Mrs. Vickers bathing Bates' he&d with this, he revived a little. "Don't die, Mr. Bates oh, don't die!" said Sylvia, standing, piteously, near, but afraid to touch him. "Don't leave mamma and me alone in this dreadful place!" Poor Bates, of course, said nothing, but Frere frowned heavily, and Mrs. Vickers aid reprovingly, "Sylvia!" just as if they had been in the old house on distant Sarah Island. In the afternoon Frere went away to" drag together some wood for the fire, and when he returned he found the pilot, near iis end. As the sun sank Bates rallied, but the two watchers knew that, it was but the final flicker of the expiring candle. "lie's going!" said Frere. at. length, under his breath, as though fearful of awaking his half-slumbering soul. Irs. Vickers. her eyes streaming with silent tears, lifted the honest head

and moistened the parched lips with her soaked handkerchief. A tremor shook the once stalwart limbs, and the dying man opened his eyes. For an instant he seemed bewildered, and then, look ng from one to the other, intelligence returned to his glance, and it was evident, that he remembered all. His gaze rested upon the- pale face of the affrighted Sylvia, and then turned to Frere. There could be no mistaking the mute appeal of those eloquent eyes. "Yes, I'll take crtre of her," said Frere. Bates, smiled, and then observing that the blood from his wound had stained the white shawl of Mrs. Vickers, he maue an enort 10 move uis ueau. 11 was not fitting that a lady's shawl should be stained with the blood of a poor fellow like himself. The fashion able fribble, with quick instinct, understood the gesture, and gently drew the head back upon her bosom. In the presence of death the woman was womanly. For a moment all was silent, anil "they thought he had gone; but all at rnce he opened his eyes, and looked round lor the sea. (To be continued.! SILVER FOR APPENDICITIS. A iv Treatment Proposed for the Dreaded Dlaease. Consul General Guenther, of Frank fort, Germany, predicts the successful treatment of appendicitis by means of ccllangol," a silver solution, says the Se:rttle Post-Intelligencer. He writes: "Much has been written on the treat ment of appendicitis, principally with reference to the question whether, in a given case, an operation must be performed to save the life of the pa tlent. It would doubtless bo a great boon If a remedy could be found to make an operation unnecessary. Such a remedy, it is alleged, has been found under the name of 'collangol-' Collangl Is a form of pure silver soluble n water. Chemical manipulations for rendering silver, quicksilver and some other metals soluble In water were dis covered within the last few years. The antiseptic property of 6llver has long been known, aw, for Instance, in. the form of lunar caustic, wnlch has also been administered Internally. Its use, however, has been very limited. Based upon this knowledge, successful experiments have been made by some noted physicians through the use of the soluble, non-irritating and non-poi sonous sliver In suppurative diseases, as, for instance, in the dreaded puerperal fever and other suppurative fe vers. . "Dr. Moosbrugger, of Leutklrch, has now used collangol in appendicitis, as well Internally as externally. This treatment, according to the statement of the last number of the Munich Med ical Weekly Kevlew, has yielded ex traordinary good results. Within three or four days after treatment a decided Improvement was noticeable In incipient cases. In cases where an inflammation of the peritoneum had already taken place a cure was, however, very glow often only after weeks of treat ment both Internally and externally. Excepting two very severe cases out of seventy-two which came under his ob servations and treatment, all were cured without any surgical operation. He claims that this treatment Is very much superior to any other, and that he Is justified In stating that every case of appendicitis, If early diagnosed, be It ever so acute and malignant, can be cured with collangol without resort to the knife. "Iu view of the otherwise favorable experience with this remedy, it Is very probable that hi3 opinion will prova correct. But after all it will yet re quire a grorit deal of very critical observation before it will be safe to dis pense with a timely observation, which i capable of saving many lives. The published statements of Dr. Moosbrugger are not explicit enough as to the history of the cases to make a real criticism possible. At all events, his statements deserve careful attention. On the other hand. It cannot yet be stated how long the cure will ttt. Light cases of appendicitis can be healed for a time, it is well known; the question, however, Is for how long. Further experiments will be awaited with great interest." Too Soon (or Divorce. Is Sue Brette married yet?" asked the returned traveler. "Of course,' replied the native; "give her a little time, will you?" 'Eh? What are you talking about?" "Why, the wedding took place only six weeks ago." Philadelphia Press. Green-Eyed Monster. She Cousin John's wife Is tie most jealous woman I ever met. He Indeed I She Yes. Why, when they went to Niagara Falls on their wedding trip she got real angry because he fell in love with the scenery. , Two of 3Iany. 'J was married to that man once," said the first society woman. "To Mr. De Voss? The idea! Why, so was I," replied the second ditto. "Well, well! You don't say? Were you before or after me?" Philadelphia Press. Pleased. "Are, you pleased with the educational progress your son is making?" "Yes," answered Farmer Corntossel, "after seelo' him In the football game, mother 'lows there won't be any trouble with tramps when he's living home." Washington Star. Fixing; the Limit. "Why," asked the fussy passenger, "is this slow train called the limited".'" "'Cause, sah," explained the porter, "yer all ain't s'posed t' gib de p.ortah moh dan er dollah tip at a time, sJa." - I. J, The Police and tho Clew. "And the police havo no clew?" "None that promises any results." "Will they drop the case?" "They would If tbey had anything to drop." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Russian immigrants to the number of 33,440 arrived in London during the first nine months of this year. Of these, 18,555 remained In the city,

Favoritism. Dear mothers, give "the ugly duckling" as much of a chance as is given to the rest who seem "superior." They may not be superior, after all. Even mother-hearts may sometimes bo warped a trifle, and set upon the more attractive children to the setting aside of the others, at least In a measure. Mothers are less tempted, certainly, to this favoritism than are those of more distant kin nad association. But to the mother herself may come a subtle, unrecognized, impulse to show more attention to the clever child than to the comparatively dull one, and to sive a prominence to one that shall cast the other into gloomy shade. It Is bad enough to "show off" children In any event, but. when. In doing it, parents or friends discriminate openly against one, in favor of the other, it may be a serious matter, the consequences reachlug both ways. A little child often sets a good example when, in answer to the question that ought never In the world to be asked, "Which do' you like best, papa or momma?" he answers, "Both." Every true mother-heart Intends to be thus impartial in love and favors, and she will be, unless" there is special attraction and repulsion to contend with. If there is love enough, it will not distinguish betr en two, or among many. Itemember it is as bad for one child to have too largo a share as for the other to have too little. Real life furnishes many astonishing examples of the "ugly duckling" turning cut best, after all, in spite of neglect, while youthful promise, on the other hand, may be smothered or misdirected by too much attention. Mothers' Magazine. Health and Beauty Hints. Don't forget your beauty bath every morning with cold salt water. Olive oil is not good for. massaging the face; ItJs too strong. The necessity for soap depends upon the quality of skin and upon Its exposure. - People with' dry, scaly skin should avoid the use of too much soap. Neither should they steam the face. Lemon juice or a stronger application made of colorless Iodine will remove brown spots from tho skin. ' Don't go to bed with a sensation of hunge?. Take any light, simple food you wish and that agrees with you. It Is well to use ä little alcohol after your bath. Alcohol toughens the skin and gets It Into the condition to resist the - onslaught of sun, wind and cold. Iii washing the skin of the face It Is always best to wash the hands thoroughly, then pour out this water and use perfectly fresh, pure water for the face, .,' A good fattening emollient Is: One ounce of cocoa butter, two ounces of lanolin. Rub in well, forcing the iores to absorb all they will and be sure the skin -Is perfectly dry when the emollient is applied. Simple aud Clile. In the scale of fashion this charming frock meets an ideal of Justice, for, balanced with utmost beauty and chic, Is a moderate expense, which makes it possible for anyone to duplicate the design. It is developed In dlrectolre blue French batiste, artistically trimmed with German Valen ciennes Insertion and ruffles of lace to match. Te Insertion forms a seal loped pattern on the gauged skirt, the point of which dip down to ruffles of lace set conventionally above the hem. The decorations are repeated In the bodice and sleeves, and there is a girdle of pretty blue silk. Dlrectolre blue Is the latest in the way of smart colors, and has already w?t Itself up against empire green as a rival- It Is that clear, pale blue of the sky, alwaj's to be seen on a bright sum mer day, but, by some turn of tho man ufacturcr's art, a clouded effect Is gly en the surface of many of the semltranspart : fabrics shown In this color. Certainly It had no place In the dlrectolre modes, for it embodies the latest achievements of colorists of to-day. Dlrectolre blue combines effectively with mauve, green and tbe cream tints. Xeedlework Xotes. Daisies of all sizes and nature are the favorite floral design in embroid ery this j ear. . When you baste turnover collars and cuffs in your waist, take an extra stitch or two at each corner. This will prevent that ugly curling up which so often mars tbe otborwise ploaslng effect of the pretty little set. ' Embroidery on the material itself Is one of tlie noticeable features of many gowns. The embroidery is done In the same color as tbe cloth and at first seems Ineffective, but at second glance stands out from the background very artistically. Aracrlcaii' Worn hip of Wealth. Mrs. Craigie, the novelist, who re cently completed a lecture tour In this country and has returned to her home In London, says that the worship of wealth Is still carried to excess In American cities, although she found fewer Idle rich In New York and Chi cao than In other great cities of the

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world. She found that, American women spend more for clothes and gems than anj women In the world except the orientals. In temperament the Americans were not a day older than In the seventeentn and eighteenth centuries. The press governed the country, and Its keynotes were humaneness and individuality. The czar, a little man, is overtopped a full head by the czarina, Mrs. Alma Brownless, of Chicago, Is credited with having this season made the most thrilling ascent , of the Alps known In years.s ' Mdlle. Aurelie de Dovy, a young French girl. Is delighting Dublin so ciety by the unusual accomplishment of singing and playing violin obllgatos to her own songs. It Is said that Hetty Green, the shrewdest woman in the world, can stand In City Hall square, New York, and see $3,000,000 worth of her own property, and every one knows she owes her millions to her own clever ness, not to either husband or, father. Miss Ellen Ross, of London, a young girl who saved a boy from drowning, has been presented by the West Ham town council with an illuminated address and a certificate entitling her to use the council's baths, free of charge as long as she lives. . In the lace trade, once almost the monopoly of women, men now seem to be slowly displacing them. While In the last fifty years the number of men employed In that Industry had grown from 0,000 to 13,000 the number of women ü?d fallen from 52,000 to 24,000.' Tleht-L acini?. Most women will declare, and with reason, that they are more comfortable in some form of corset than without any; and although It may be argued against this by the corset-hater that this Is because they "nave accustomed themselves to a constriction and sup port that Is unnatural, the fact remains, and It Is probabb that' this garment, in some form or another, will always be In the fashion. It remains, therefore. for the would-be reformtrs to devote their energies to the proper construction and the correct use of corsets. Whatever may be conceded 4n the direction of loose, well-made corsets, nothing but 111 can said of any form of corset that Is worn tight; and by tight U meant tho application of any pressure that is sufficient to contract the figure. There are few Indeed who do not come under this condemnation. What ever women , say to the contrary, the principal use of the corset Is not to give necessary supiort, but to produce the shape prescribed by fashion; and as this shape changes from season to season, the corset lines change with it, and women submit to the tyranny of one sort of waist and hip line one season and another the next, to the great advantage of the dressmakers and the corsetieres, but to the inevitable detriment ot their own health. It stands to reason that any pressure sufficient to change the lines of a figure must be strong enough to compress the internal organs, with the result that breathing is Impeded, natural muscular developme-t Is weakened and digestion impaired. Many a woman, by submitting to an inch or two more In the waist, could Improve her complexion brighten her eyes and renew her youth. Youth's Companion. Q5 The newest leather belt is buckled In back. Queen's gray Is one of - the new names for that colorless color. The new mohairs are particularly lovely and v;lll have a great "run. Brief -little jackets of Irish law, too, are to be used for evening wear. Leghorn !s dyed In all the modish shades and made up Into soft colored hats. If a foulard silk Is on your shopping list, get one 'with very small figures. A dash of bright red velvet ribbon If a French touch seen on manj' of the hats. A gray suede handbag stamped with white and yellow crocuses Is very spring-like. An all-silk homespun In all the

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doubtless mako many charming summer suits. Much deep rose and raspberry is noticeable where the ' new hats and gowns are shown. .Bunches of brown tulle are put under the back brim of any colored hat, to match the hair. .Those long armlets that takes the place of twenty -button length gloves are a boon to the economical. Chiffon panama Is the old panama cloth made soft and pliable. It. is to be much used for street dresses. Japanese lace Is a novelty 6hown In the new blouses. It is a plain net, with heavy crotchet flowers appllqued on IL A three quarter coat of black net, striped with wide black ribbon velvet and edged with fluffy ruchlngs, Is notable. ' .. . Short loose coats of white broadcloth, reaching only to the waist, and trimmed with white and pale-colored soutache, are for spring and summer evening wear. , Deslkn for Fitted Bodice. One of the latest vagaries of fash ion shown in the shops Is the fitted separate bodice. This model Is in black silk chiffon, with a yoke of Alencon lace and trimmings of raspberry pink satin bands and bows. A Sschu of thc chiffon is bordered with black tulle over white and raspberry pink chiffon. Tills rnodel offers fertile suggestions for the renovator, whose services are in demand 'twlxt seasons. A bodice which has done duty to the disparage ment of the sleeves and yoke can have the ungainly portions removed and sub stituted by a guirape of lace or linen, as illustrated. Black and white effects are much used by practical women, and frequently Instead of a touch of contrasting color silver and gold embroidery Is used as a smart trimming. Nothing is more effective for dressy bodices. and, used judiciously, gold Is superb, although silver Is preferred by many because of its refinement and greater immunity from being overdone. Xew Hats. The hats to-day are delightful. You can turn them any side you please, put the back to the front, the side to the back, they are equally amusing and really In some cases becoming, provided they top a young face.1 . . But woe to the elderly lady who fan cies one of these ultra-modern bon nets ! She becomes, a caricature the mo ment she tries to put one on. She must content herself with the classical shapes, the marquis, the mushroom ; the small, Impertinent Fon deaur Is not for her. Tulle and velvet in any light shade form the Indispensable cachepelgne that tilts the little hat now placed on three hairs and almost onto the nose. And paradise feathers of wonderful length and colorings are waving riot ously In the wind. To Pack Mottles. . In packing bottles, first see that the corks or stopiers are securely fixed, Then slip the bottle Inside an old kid glove Fevered at the wrist, and tie this round It firmly. Place the bottle next, coik foremost, Into a stocking which Is turned down, as If for putting on the foot; fold the stocking, over and over and secure It with a pin. Place the bottles between two layers of clothes. taking care that they are not in con tact with anything hard. Brlffht Grates. , To keep bright grates from rust, make a strong paste'of fresh lime and water, and with a brush smear it thickly over the polished surface. This is a simple way of keeping the grates and fir,e-Irons of an unoccupied house free from Injury for months. Preserving Carpets. Brishten the colors In a carpet by sweeping it with a broom dipped In salt and water, shaking well to remove all surplus water, ine oroom buouij be damp, not wet. Use damp earth to remove th dust when carpets are lifted.

ROOSEVELT HITS JUDGE.

Prefltlent, la Special Message, Dis ensues the- MBcef Case." In a special message, 'delivered to Congress Wednesday,- President Roose velt declares that th result of the re cent trial of the "beef packers" in Chi cago was a. "miscarriage of justice" and that the Interpretation placed by Judge tumphrey on the will of Congress is fcuch as to make that will absolutely abortive. The message Is based largey on a letter to the President from At torney-General Moody, in which the At-orney-General reviews the proceedings of the case of the government against the beef packen. The President says It Is clear that no rriticlsm attaches to Commissioner Gar field, as what he did was In pursuance of a duty Imposed on him by Congress. He refers sharply, however, to the decision of Judge Humphrey, saying that Congress could not have foreseen such a decision and that he can hardly believe that the ruling of Judge Humphrey will be followed by other judges. He de clared that such Interpretation of the law as that placed on It by Judge Humphrey "comes measurably near making the law a. farce," and he recommends that Congress pass a declaratory act stating Its real Intention. The President also requests Congress to confer upon the government by stat ute, the same right of appeal, In crim inal cases, which the defendant now enjoys, where the merits of the case have not been determined. The President again has created a sensation by his manner of handling without gloves an act of the judicial department of the government, nitherto It has been cn almost unheard of thing for the executive to Indulge offi cially in criticism bf the judiciary. The present danger In criminal jurispru dence, the President declares. Is not that the Innocent man will be convicted, but that the guilty will go scot freeIn the packing cases, he says, there was th: moral and legal certainty that the accused men were guilty. Among the points made by the Presi dent against the decision are these : The result has been a miscarriage of justice. , This interpretation by Judge Hum phrey of the will of the Congress, as ex pressed in legislation, is such as to male that will absolutely abortive. It Is very desirable to enact a law de claring the true construction of the exist ing legislation so far as it affects immunity. . There seems to be ho good reason why the Department of Justice, the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor and the Interstate Commerce Commission, each should not, for the common good, proceed within its own powers without undue interference with the lunctions of the other, " " ' The danger nowadays is, not that the innocent man will be convicted of crime, but that the guilty man will go scot free. These beef-packing cases offered one of the very few instances where there was not only the moral certainty that the ac cused men were guilty, but what seemed and now seems sufficient legal evi dence of the fact. , The case well illustrates the desirabil ity of conferring upon the government the same right of appeal in . criminal cases, on questions of law, which the defendant now has, in all cases where the defend ant has not been put in jeopardy by a trial upon the merits of the charge cade against him. -.'., i DRIVING THE POOR OUT. Jltfirh Rents Responsible for Re duced Population in Manhattan. The greed of the New York landlords in arbitrarily raising-rents in the poorer sections is bearing fruit. For the first time in a century, according to figures, in the hands of the Board of Education, the population of Manhattan has ceased to grow, and is on the decline. It is estimated that the borough has lost 30,000 inhabitants in the last year. These figures are based on the amazing decline in school attendance In all of those localities where poverty and squalor reign, and the mushroom rise of new communities of the. same class of people in the outlying boroughs. On the East Side, south of Fourteenth street, not less than 20,000 persons have moved away. From Thirty-fourth street north to Fifty-ninth, a broad belt straight across the island has been depopulated to the extent of 8,000 or more. What poverty has done in the sections mentioned toward reducing the population, the "no baby" mandate of the swell apartment proprietors has done for the locality from Eighteenth street north to One Hundred and Tenth street on the West Side. There, where children are not admitted, there has been a depletion of population of more than 7,000. School officials most conversant with the situation were unanimous in asserting that the decrease in school attendance in the borough was du to a decline in population, and not to truancy or any other cause. They point out that what was lost to Manhattan was gained in Brownville, Brooklyn, where 2,400 new pupils, equivalent to 14,000 population, are in attendance, of whom 10,000 aro on part time. Three other Brooklyn school districts have an increased attendance of 3-.500. Queens has as many " and the Bronx 2,000. Manhattan, on the other hand, has 5,000 fewer pupils than St had last year. . Never in the history of the city has such a thing occurred before. For years the annual increased attendance in Manhattan has fluctuated from 15,000 to 20,000. , . ' - Live Stock Exchaaare a Trast. The Kansas Supreme Court has held that the lire 6tock exchange of Kansas City is a trust, and that all mortgages mode through members of the exchango are invalid. The decision affects millions of dollars' worth of cattle paper. The fact that In all of the mortgages a Kommission of at least 50 cents a head is required was thought sufficient to prove the existence of a trust. President Robinson of the exchange says that the exchange is .no more a trust- than are the labor unions, as the former charge a certain price for their labor. Trnst Idea In Charltr The movement toward the nationalization of charity and philanthropy on unsectarian lines is illustrated again in the merging of the prominent New York Debrew journal, Jewish Charity, with Charitie3 and the Commons. In making this announcement, L. K. Frankel, the retiring editor of Jewish Charity, says that charity workers are learning that there is not much difference between the Slav and the Turitan, the Mohammedan and the orthodox Greek. lie says that the purpose is to combine the tfust idea of economy in connection with the idea of preventing overlapping and duplication of charities. American "Wins Aeroplane Prise. Calvin T. Fried of Allentown, Ta., has recently made such satisfactory tests of his aeroplane before CapL Fordyce and Lieut. Dalgnon of the French war department that the French prize of 150,000 francs for a successful flying machine has been awarded to him. Before goirg to France Mr. Fried will build two large aeroplanes, and if these prove satisfactory he will get the French grand prize of 300,000 francs and be engaged as the flying machine expert of the French army. Robert Scott, a negro, is held for a murderous attack with a razor on Thomas Maher, a New York contractor.

HOOSEEE HAPPENINGS

NEWS Or THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. 1 What Our Pieighbora Are Dolatr Blatters of General and Local Inter est Marriagee and Death Accidents and Crimes Personal Pointers) Aboaft ladlanians. Brief State Items. Mrs. Bachael E. Frice sued Preston Bobb, horseman, of Evansville, for J2,CC0, alleging slander. Frank Bucter c New Haven, died at SL Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne while being operated on for appendicitis. John B. James, an attorney of New Albany, was attacked by a bull at his home in Clark county, and was badly Injured. Goldie Atdrick, 18 years old, of Green field, committed suicide by takingcarbolic acid. No cause is known for the act. George M. Bennett, 80 years old, tbe oldest engineer in America, died at Souti Bend. . He was in the service of the Lake Shore railroad fifty-two years. Mrs. Hemer Wobdfill, aged 23," of New Albany, while delirious from fever, leaped from a second-story window and received Injuries that caused her death. The Trades ball of the National Tech nical Institute, at Indianapolis, was destroyed by fire. The loss is 510,000 on tbe building and $3,000 on the library.' .. A large, barn,1 owned by Terry "Wallis, near Princeton, burned, and four horsea and two mules were cremated. The fire was of unknown origin, and the Iocs reached $3,500. Clement Chalfant, 14 years old, vu accidentally shot in the abdomon by Russell Pierce, while the boys were huntinj with a target rifle, at Middletown. Recovery is doubtful. .William Wilschmiertaged 100 years, dici at his home near Seymour. He was the oldest man in southern Indiana. His wifa, to whom he had been married sevcitj years, survives him. Fire partially destroyed the plant cf tha Indiana Cooperage . Company at Evxssville. Loss about $50,000, covered by insurane. Adam Schnäble was tcriczzlj in jured by the falling glass. . May Holder of Muncie, an inmate cf tis Women's prison at Indianapolis, con-, mitted' suicide by hanging with abed sheet. She was sentenced for a term of frora era to three years for petit larceny. . Joseph Cook, a well-known businecx man of Brazil, age 50 years, was kicked ca tbe head by a broncho which he wra hitching to a wagon, and he was so seriously injured that he will probably die. Green Street, of Bryant, who has beea held in jail at Hartford City for killir.7 Edward Toght at Montpelier, -as-released recently, the granyx jury reportir.-; that the evidence did not warrant chargir 3 Street with, murder. The governor has issued a parcls to Orlie Cost in of Morgan county, sent to Ca state prison at 'Michigan-City, March C, 1903, for from two to fourteen yezrs, charged with assault and battery to ocra- ' mit manslaughter. The parole was granted on recommendation of the pardon board. Some boys who had been playing on XLo golf links of the Casino at Trench Lici, obtained dynamite from the Vumel, abowt a mile and a half from that place, and p it under the porch about 200 yards from the hotel. In some manner it was exploit but did no damage, simply splintering tha wood in several places. ' Jack nawes and Bert Whetstone felkm employes of the nowell shops at Evcnaville, quarreled because Hawes, ia a spirit of fun, drove a nail through Whetstone coat, which was hanging on a wall. Y hctstone waylaid llawes, fracturing b?a skull with an iron bolt and blinding hin in one eye. llawes may not recover. ' , A company composed of B F. Burk, G. A. H. Shideler, R. E. Breed, Mrs. Carrie Dunn and W. V. Tnrpen has been formed " to build a hotel at Marion. The building which will be at the comer of Boot and Fourth streets, will be five stories high and will CvSt about $123,0CX. Tbe hotel ia to be ieady for occupancy by Jaruary 1. 1907. ' " ' Soda water and soda water fountains are are soon to come under the investigating eye of the state board of health. The decks of the laboratories of the board arc being cleared for action and as soon as nnceihln 9 thnrmirrh rram'Tiation of the V'?J1 W ' u w w O products of the soda fountains of Indianapolis and later throughout the state is ta be inaugurated. : John Myers, 73 years dd, who disappeared, from his home at Zionville forty years ago, leaving ablind wife and five small children, turned up at the home of his son, TVilliara Myers, east of Lebanon. He was supposed, fo be dead. His wife died of a broken heart shortly after he left home and two of his children are dead, ne claims that his past is a blank. Bert Boyer,a 0-year-old boy, was arrested at Vincennes, while attempting to pa his twentieth forged check at the German National Bank, P.. C Yoeman being tho person robbed. . The checks ranged frca $1 to $23, and were presented at odd times since last November, with no suspicion on the-part on the bank. He confessed to tho police, and was bound over to the circuit court. The excursion stcuner Louisiana, earytag 800 people, while making her first trip of the season, near Newburg, strusk a snag, which tore a hole in her hull. With difficulty the steamer was beached ia shallow water. The passengers walked ashore, but there was a jreat panio amocj them till the steamer touched the bank, and with difficulty many were restrained Trom Jumping overboard. The boat wta badly damaged. Ivan, the two-year-old son of Gccri Pullen, near Delphi, took a bottle died with carbolic acid off the table, and cpillcd the'eontents over himself. He was friLtf ally burned about the face, shoulders trd arms, and is not expected to recover. The second mastodon skeleton fcid near Mill Creek, ' Laporte county, withia the last six months, was uncovered the other day by a dredge which is clearing the channel of Pine creek. Some of the parts are missing, but the animal taust have been of good size, for the tasks tro six feet long and one of the teeth weighs six pounds. f W. I.Miller of Frankfort, a brakeman ta the Toledo, St. Louis fc estern raiiroaa was instantly killed at the Belt railroad ia Marlon when he stepped from his engine to make a "cut" in his train. He fell beneath the wheels and, five cars passed over his body, cutting it to pieces. . A Big Four railway east-bound freight train and a string of three engines came together on an embankment between the Wabash river bridge and the Biverside drive, in Lafayette, wrecking a cabooso and one engine and injuring Charles Eaton and Edward Albaugh, engineers, the last named of Indianapolis. The trainmen vere not seriously hurt. 'Coillf DIi?lonrr BeltTf Compiled. On the preparation of a pew dictionary of the English language $400,000 'has been spent in Philadelphia and $250,000 more will be necessary before fit can be dellevered entire. The work ibas been going steadily on for thirteen (years. . A Ilarltr, Inrteed. "Do you know Jinks?" t -Yep." ' "They tell me he is a very kltQbearted man.' IIo Is. Why, that fellow won't evc3 'abus5 the eenate 7 PitUburz VczU