Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 51, Plymouth, Marshall County, 27 September 1906 — Page 3

The Trail of the Dead: a THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF DR. ROBERT H AR LAND By B. f LETCHER ROBINSON and J. MALCOLM ERASER (Copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowle

CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.) Friday, Nov. 27. I have quite an important piece of news to-day, Mr. Diary. So no more grumbles, please, about your baring aunk into a weather report. Yea, lir, I haTe met a stranger fancy that ft visitor, in the winter, at Tolleven! Mr. Hermann for that U his name has been a dabbler in science, he tells me, all his life. I shall snare bim before long and lay my spoil -in triumph at father's feet. Since the weather has been so bad, it has been very lonely for him indoors, poor dear, with only ignorant me for company. I am certain Mr. Hermann will be just the man for him. A good stiff talk will brighten him up wonderfully. , I chanced upon him this afternoon. He struggling along the cliff edge in the teeth of the wind. HU ace should be about sixty, but he is very well preferred, lie is clean-shaven and closecropped and is altogether very neat in his appearance. His eyes behind his glasses are absurdly young, if I can so describe then). They are so active and clear that if it were not for the wrinkles above them, I should have knocked ten years off his age. He asked me the way to Polleven, and as I was Douad for the village, I took him in charge. Oa the way he told me that he had just taken a room at the inn there. lie is writing a book, it seems, and wanted a quiet corner. He will find it at Polleven ! He speaks with but a slight accent, having lived much in England, though his father was a German, as his name denotes. This was his first walk, and he seemed much impressed with the wildness of the scenery. I told father about him at supper. He aid he would be very pleased to meet him. Saturday, Nov. 2S. I am filled with the triumph of success. Mr. Hermann and father are hard at it over their pipes In the study. They do not seem to be opposed on any big question, which is most lucky, for some very learned men get into Jreadful tempers with each other when contradicted. It is the butcher's day at Polleven, so I walked there this morning to give the orders. I met Mr. nermann coming up f roi i the quay. He is very fond of sailing, he said, and had engaged a small trawler and two men, so that he can have a good blow when the weather permits, lie kept on rubbing his hands and beaming upon me, as if he had struck upon some new idea which pleas-v ed him. I told him I thought he had done a very sensible thing, and that in my opinion a great many clever men would write the better for a dose of fresh air taken daily. He laughed a good deal at this and complimented me on my wit. Mj wit! Think of that! As I knew there were plenty of chops in the house, I asked bim to lunch, saying that my father, who was an invalid and could not go out much, would be delighted to make his acquaintance. He accepted at once and we walked back together. Later. Fathei says that Mr. Hermann is unusually well read, and that he had had a most interesting talk with him. Yet he did not seem very enthusiastic about him. I hope they did not quarrel. It rather spoiled my triamph. Father did not seem to have mything definite against him only a fener.il impression that he was a queer fellow. I think this rather absurd. Sunday, Nov. 20. Mr. Hermann sat behind me at church this morning. He $an the hymns in a high voice that would have been amusing unuer oruinary circumstances. Atter church he walked with ,xne some distance up the hill. He condoled with me on my lonely life, and that always annoys me. . Indeed, I am afraid I wis rather rude to him about It To male amends, I invited him to tea on Tuesday. Monday, Nov. CO. Father is not so well to-day. He has had more trouble with his cough. I fear, though he tries to make light of it. I wish I had not asked Mr. Hermann. I must take care that be does not see father to-morrow. The doctors were most particular in .ueir Instructions that nothing should over-excite him; I fear that the two might get into some silly argument. CHAPTER XIV. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Under this heal my diary is a blank. I will try to set out the eTents of that day as calmly as I can. May God in His mercy help me, is HI good time, to forget them! My father seemed no worse in the morning, though by my persuasion he kept to his bed. His own room was on the ground floor for he had been forbidden to climb stairs and looked out upon the little garden at the back of the cottage. Marjory had begged off for the afternoon, and I agreed, though this would leave me alone to serve my visitor. Ho.vever, tea-making is no very difficult matter, and to pacify me Marjory had cooked one of her best cakes. She left shortly after two; Mr. Hermann arrived half an hour later. I had not expected to see him so early, and was copying out some letters which my father had dictated, when he knocked at the door. As I showec him into the room, he chanced to pass the table on which they lay. "What a beautiful hand your father writes."' he said politely. "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Hermann," I answered. My dear young lady, I am too old for riddles." "The writing is mine," 4 Is that really so?" he exclaimed, with a quick,- startled look at me. "I could have guaranteed that it was a man's hand. Is there nothing private here may I examine?" Oh, certainly," I said. "They are letters to tradesmen." He picked up the sheets, and moving to the window examined them closely. "You are sure this is your writing there is no mistake?" he said presently. I was rather annoyed at his persistence, and, telling bim curtly enough that the writing was mine, went out ti get the tea. Ai: the kitchen door was the small boy who brought ns our letters and papers from Polleven. There was only one letter that afternoon, which I placed amongst the teacups on the tray which I was earring to the sitting room. As I entered Mr. Hermann stepped forward to help me. I fear I am giving you a great deal of trouble," said he. Please don't apologize," X answered, laughing. "I always do it when our servant is out." "As she is now?" "Yes." . "Then you have no one in the house?" "No one savo my father." ' Indeed! Is that so?" ne dropped into a chair by the fire and sat staring into the coals, his thin resting on his hand. Certainly his behavior was extremely odd that afternoon. As he did not speak, I opened the envelope, which was addressed to my father. It contained a second letter, and a short note from the editor of the University, etating that a person of the name of Sir Henry Graden had called for "Cantab's" address, and inquiring whether he might have permission to disclose it He forwarded, he added, a letter from Sir Henry, which, as he believed, contained an eiola nation of this request. r I iiava the original letter Jrtfore m? !

now. This is how it runs: "Jerrold's Hotel. "Strand, London, W. C. "To 'Cantab.' "My Dear Sir As Mr. Rolles, the editor of the University Itev'.ew, has not seen fit to inform me of your name and present address, I have wr'tten this letter oa the understanding that it will be forwarded to you immediately. I should much have preferred to explain the matter personally, but as I may not receive your answer for several days, I dare not delay. It is my duty to inform you that Prof. Rudolf Marnac, of the University of Heidelberg, is now a fugitive from the police. The charge against him is one of murder. I know that the man is guilty; I believe him to be the victim of a homicidal mania. "His mania is of an unusual type, being directed solely against his scientific opponents. In the University Review of August last you criticised his bto' v. ith extreme severity. He saw that number, for I have in my possession a copy of the article covered with the most dangerous threats against you in his own handwriting. Two distinguished scientists. Von Stockmar of Heidelberg and Mechersky of St. Petersburg, who similarly attacked him in the papers, have already fallen victims to his extraordinary cunning. You will observe, sir, the logical conclusion. Until he Is captured you will be in danger. "For your personal information I may tell you that he is a man of over sixty years of age. When last seen he had a long beard which was of a silky white. He wears glasses, but his eyes are unusuall. keen and intelligent. His hf.nds are small and beautifully made, his finger naLs boing apparently manicured. In whatever disguise he may assume, he will probably continue to keep them in good condition. He may change his appearance in many ways; but if you are in doubt of any pleasant stranger, I beg you to note his hands. "On receipt of your answer I am prepared to come to you at once. I shall then be able to give you further particulars. I beg you not to disregard this warning, and until you see me to be most careful in your movements. Of course, if your pseudonym is an absolute secret, you will be safe enough. But there are always chances. "Sincerely yours, "HENRY GRADEN (Bart)." I glanced up cautiously. Mr. Hermann still sat huddled in his seat by the fire. One of his hands I could fee clearly, for it lay upon the arm of his chair. It was small as a woman's, and the nails had received so fine a polish that they shone pinkly in the firelight! A wild terror clutched at my throat, so that for a space I sat dumb and motionless, gashing for breath. But then there came to me the realization of the purpose for which this man had come, and at the thought of it my blood came surging back into alert activity. There may be many an English girl who loves her father hs dearly as I do mine, but there is never one of them that loves him more. I can say honestly that after that first great shock of fear my mind was swept clean of my own danger. For my father I was ready to meet death on his own ground, at his own terms, and try the issue. And yet my first act was one of such folly that I can hardly bring myself to set it down. Perhaps it was that the words of the letter were rioting in my heal; perhaps that my whole will was centered in an effort to control the tones of my voice. "Do you take sugar in your tea, Prof. Marnac?" That was what I said to him. It was out, and I could not recall it. As he rose, I sprang back, placing the table between us. A cup, caught by my skirt, smashed loudly on the floor. So we stood watching each other. He showed no sign of anger. Only the expression of his eyes had changed to a cold, sneering insolence that was a most dreadful thing to see in so old a man. "I observe, dear lady, that you hold a letter in your hind," said he, without a harsh note in his nusical voice. "May I suggest that it contained the discovery which you so very incautiously have announced?" "I shall answtr no questions."

"If you will consider, dear lady, yon t will perceive that you merely . waste time. Tell me do you know the object of my visit?" I hesitated a moment. Was there anything to be gained by pretending ignorance? None, so far as I could see. "So I imagine," I replied. "You -relieve me of a load of explanations. There is, however, one point on which I myself desire information. Through the courtesy of the editor or assistant editor of that admirable periodical, the University Review, I was allowed a glimpse of the manuscript of an article signed 'Cantab. It was a scurrilous effort, dictated by the meanest jealousy. It was designed to destroy my book my book which is my life's work do you understand? my whole life's work." His voice rose to his last words till it ended in a shriek of passion. "Well, and what of that article?" I answered boldly. My question calmed him in an instant There was a crafty leer in his eyes as he spoke again. "Of course, it was your father's. No sentence it contained was unworthy of so scholarly a pen. But why, dear lady, why was the original MSS. in your band?" "My father had nothing whatever to do with it," I said, speaking very slowly and distinctly. "I wrote it myself." "You!" he cried, staling at me. "You wrote it?" "Certainly. Do you think me Incapable? If so, I direct your attention to the record of the honors that I took at Cambridge." If ever a lie be pardoned, may I not claim mercy for this of mine? "Will you swear this to me?" "Why not? I am not ashamed of my work." He stood staring at the table la front of him for some moments, his hands pressed to his head. "She must suffer, then," he muttered. "But if I had known! A girl it was hardly worth the trouble." "Don't you think you had better go back to your inn?" I suggested. "Not until we have settled our little account together, dear lady. You are young, yet young vipers can sting. Is it not better at once to put an end to their ; owers of mischief?" "Yet the young can run. where the old cannot follow. I am nearer the door than you. At your first movement I shall be clear of the house." "And leave your father as a hostage." His words struck me like a blow. I swayed forward, gripping the table with both hands. He could heve seized me then if he had wished; but he knew I was in his power, and held away. "Do not forget that, dear lady," he continued; "it must be cither you or him. There Is no way of escape for both, I am afraid." I am writing down the facts as they occurred. I desire no credit for following my duty. What I did then, many "lousands of girls would do to-daj. For

there remain d no way out of the pit into which we had fallen my father and I save one, and that I accepted gladly, readily. "Then take me," I said to him. "You have sadly upset my little arrangements. I had not thought of so fair an offender. Let me seo." He paused, softly rubbing his chin. There was a cat-like gratification about the crei ture as he stood glancing at me from t me to time, with a smile flickering on lis thin lips; and all the while my sea. was searching, searching for the way of escape thai I could not find. "On the whole, it is the happiest plan," he said suddenly, with a little sigh of relief. "Let us make' a move to the front door." Th sun was dropping to the western sea in angry banks of cloud. His rays shone so strongly in our faces that I had to shade my eyes as he pointed out the manner in which death should come to me. "You are a strong, brave girl," he said with a little bow, "or I would not suggest so novel a scheme. I shall sit here in the porch and watch you as you walk over the moor, down into the little vaV ley, up again, and so to the cliff edge. After a time for suitable meditationlet us say two minutes you will step off into eternity. Do not fear, it is an easy method of putting an end to an infinity of troubles. Keep back! keep back, I say!" (To be continued.)

TO SAIL AROUND CAPE HORN. Capt. Clllen manning Perlloua Voyage to San Francisco. In an open boat, built, of oak, hickory and cedar, with no cabin, CapL William H. Gillen of Guysborough County, N. ., with one companion, proposes to row and sail from New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco, about 14,000 miles, Ly the deep-sea route, says the New York World. Betöre be starts on his novel and darIn? venture Capt Gillen, who is a seasoned seal hunter, wishes to get ;:ffloent backing to make a success of his enterprise, after which he fejls safe in the assurance of book and nagazlne material which his adventures will provie1 e. The captain was the mate of the Victoria, B. C, sealing schooner Enterprise, which was recently burned In the li.nrbor oc the Rio Grande do Sul, Branil. He Is a native of Guysborough Couuty, where he was born In 1872. He is 0 feet high, about 40 inches r.rc.nd the chest and weigh 1S5 pound! H lias been fourteen years a seafarer. Su :' urned, erect, blue eyed, with sandy h i.'.' and complexion, nervy, steady and Cc:, a master at handling the "sharp" -.ling boat, the young giant Is enthusiastic over his plans. Most of his sealing has Lnvn done out o! Victoria, where he knew Wolf Larse;i, hero of Jack London's famous tale, whose right name is Capt Alec McLean. The last rumor of the "Sea Wolf," according to Capt. Gillen, is that McLean wiled out of Victoria, flying three flags and equipped with three sets of ship's papers, Mexican, American and British. IL. report Is that the Caruiencita, his schooner, was capsized with all hands while beating out of Clayoquot, B. C "On several occasions when I had gone fourteen or fifteen miles from my schooner, which I should not havo done," said Capt Gillen, "I was Impressed with the wonderful seaworthiness of the sealing boat I should soieet a mate after a test of hU endurance and prefer some one who has been bbipniate with me. I should build my loot 20 feet 0 Inches in length, 4 feet JC( inches beam and 2 feet 2 or 3 inches deep, with only a little cuddy forward for the storing of papers. I should take one pair of 8-foot oars nnd on- ( thci of 0 foot oars, feeling at liberty, of course, to use a mainsail and jib In a fair breeze. I should start In September and believe I could tiake Frisco in seven months with no i.'sk. "My provisions would bo mostly canned stuff, packed In wateiproof painted canvas ba;;s lashed In the bottom under V.-.q three thwarts. In the first of which would b3 stepped the detachable mast I should not use the ordinary lug sail, but have a gaff. "I should take a rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition for shooting game birds and fishing tackle for catching fresh treat from below. A watch and a sextant would be my only instruments. The Ueei-sea route would be far safer than irpging the shore. I should not touch .it any port, but should haul up on Cape Island to repaint "I have been lost for thirty -six hourä at a time In the toughest seas the North r.iclfic could kick up off the Fall Weather grounds of the Alaskan coast The captain of the Sadie Turfel ones reported mo lost and I was picked up l.y another schooner, transferred still another sealer and arrived back at Victoria in time to read my own obituary Capt Gillen became Interested when lu heard Jack London proposed to build a lfttle schooner and cruise around the world with his wife and a mate, but thought he could go London one better on the seamanship part of the game. Xew Art. "I tell you," said the tall man wlti the carroty whiskers, "the Chinese ar getting wiser every day." "I should say they are," replied thi short man In the green suspenders. "Why, my laundryman has actually taken up pyrography." "You don't mean it?" "Yes, his specalty now Is burning do signs on shirts." So Homelike! Some one said to Brother Williams; They have a balloon fad now, and you can go up and cool off In the clouds." "Yes, suli," he replied. "En dar's sc much thunder eu Ilgbtnln up dar, J reckon lots cr 'urn wll feel lak' dej wuz right at home 'specially de mar ried folks!" Atlanta Constitution. Positively Brutal. Mrs. Youngwed The other day yot declared I talked almost continuously, . Youngwed Yes, so I did. Mrs. Youngwed And last night you told the friend you brought home to dinner that I seldom said anything Now, which statement is correct? Youngwed Both. . Calling the Tarn. "Please, ma'am," said the hobo wit! the smoked glasses, "would youse glv er dime to a pore man wot Impaired nil sight a-lookln' for work?" "Iluh!" rejoined the female with thi cold-storage heart "lou must havt been looking for a mighty small Job." Defined. "What Is love?" asked the beardlesi youth, after the manner of his kind. "Love," answered the man with tb absent hair, "Is an obsession that will cause two otherwise sane young per sons to leave their happy homes to be coma flat dwelle"

Wlt the Mothers Lo-. Playing with the little people Sweet eld games foreve- uevv; Coaxing, cuddling, cooing, kissiag. Baby's every grief dismissing. Laughing, sighing, soothing. Kinging, While the happy days are winging This is what the mothers do. Planning for the little people. That they may grow brave and true; Active brain and busy fingers While the precious seedtime lingers, Guiding, guard lug, hoping, fearing, Waiting for the harvest nearing This is what the mother' do. Praying for the tittle people (Closed are eye3 of brown and blue), By the quiet bedside kneeling With a trustful, ur appealing; All the Spirit's guidance Uedding, Seeking it with earnest pleading Thb is what the mothers do. Parting from tbs little people (Heart of mine, how fast they growl), Fashioning the wedding dresses. Treasuring the last caresses; Waiting theu as years fly faster For the summons of the Master This la what the mothers do. Vn-lln Woman Salvation. You see this wart on my nose. That wart Is my salvation. That mole on your nock, the one that has irritated you so much since the lace yokes and peek-a-boo waists came Into fashion; well, get right down on your knees and give tlanks for that mole, writes Cynthia Grey. See that scar on your forehead. Be ye altogether thankful. There Is that little constellation oi btown freckles across the bridge of your nose. Lift your voice in Joy oer "every one of them. Are your teeth set on edge? How grateful you. must be. Are you crosseyed? Are you pigeon-toed? Oh, you lucky thing! Your husband must be so jroud of you. and how your friends must rejoice In these little earmarks of morality. We ugly women have more than we know for which to be thankful. The beautiful women are having their trpubles. One-half are mixed up In the White-Thaw mess and the other half are enjoying private enterprises of a nature wholly as interesting and as Intensely startling. Look ground ! There goes a beauty! In her wake are three or four millionaires. There Is another Venus. Stage managers are chasing her. This beauty ha thi and that admirer and the other beauties have their choice of select and cultured (?) attentions. Away with the bleaches and the lotions! .Be done with wrinkle-killers and face powders! Moles and waits and wrinkles are but the ammunition that protects woman from man 'e perfidy nnd her own vanity. Alton t Wall Taper. Rooms with low ceilings look higher with striped walls. A largo-patterned paper makes a small room look smaller. A plain pale-tinted paper is" apt to fade when exposed to the sun ; In this case a white ground with colored flowers Is better. In a bedroom a plain paper on the ceiling is more restful to the eyes. Engravings show better against a Jull-tono plain paper perfectly red. terra -cotta, mustard or olive green. If the furniture covering and the carpet both have largo patterns over them select a plain wall paper of a harmonizing shade. If the furniture coverings arc plain sometimes a large-figured paper Is a food background. Dark green, mustard aLd terra-cotta are the most desirable colors. If possible, a ba'.l paper should have a figured base. French Mr.ke Distinctions. A writer from Paris says there Is a great difference between the words "feiulnlste" and "feminine." The first Is a woman who strives to make a man of herself, and the second Is the right of a woman as a law-abiding, intelligent member of society, who does not preach unnatural laws. "We have," says the writer, "much to do to bring the rights of women up to the standard of those in America, and our movement Is the more Important here. In that the married wojuen must continue business or professional work. Lnfrat In Children' Shoes. Embroidered linen shuei ore very fashionable .at present for young children. They p.re usually worked in a design of roses and foiget-me-nots, In wash silk, and the straps fastened with small crochet buttons. Ia lieu of bows, tiny embroidered butterflies are to be seen, while the favorite broderle Angin le is responsible foi some charming little shoes, the fastening straps being composed cf narrow scalloped bands of linen secured with embroidery button. In tlie Sickroom. Good cheer is better than medicine. The Jest has an Impoitant part to play as si remedy for Irritability. Don't tell long stories. Don't rehash other people's trials. Don't think up miserable inabilities. Order, observation and obedience are three cardinal virtues la a nuise. Add to these tact, the fant of which is the base of nearly every sin a nurse may commit. Vntrt lor Xcurnlln. Women who suffer from neuralgia will be Interested In the simple remedy suggested and might try it. Jf the neuralgia is on the left side, dip the right bund 1 1 water r? hot rs ran be borne and If it Is on the right side, dip the !"ft hand. As the Ober.; of the fifth aDd niedinu nerves cro, the theory Is that nny Impure applied to the right hand will affect tbe left side of the face, and vice versa. Vnur Health. Nature's pries for health Is regularity. We cm not safety bottle up sleep to-night for to-morrow night's use, nor force our stomachs t one meal because we expecx to eat sparlugly at the next, nor become exhausted in working day and night, expecting to make It up later. Nature dees nothing before her appointed time, and any attempt to hurry her invariably means ultimate disaster. She takes note of all our Jjanractlonjf, physical, mental and

moral, and places every item to our ciedit. There Is no such thing as cheating nature. She may not present her bill on the day we violate her law, but If we overdraw our account .at her hark and give her a mortgage on our minds and bodies, she will surely foreclose, says Woman's Life. She may lend us all we want to-day, but to-morrow, like Shylock, she will demand the last ounce of flesh. Nature does not excuse . man for weakness, lncompetence or Ignorance. She demands that he be at the top of his condition.

Utile French Frock.

Unquestionably, there Is an air about French designs that is always noticeable and attractive. In children's dresses as well as In those for the grownups, :i fact which this dainty Iltt!e frock strikingly exemplifies. White batiste Is the material, with Val insertion and edging for the decoration. The front Is cut In one piece, with Val Inserf rom the body tucks being sufficient for the lower part, but tbe back has a little AUTUMN OAEB OP gathered skirt set on finished with a big bow of ihe material at the back. The sleeves are little more than short, full puffs, with epaulettes across their tops, finished with lace and Insertion, also. Saucy little bows of pink ribbon give the touch of color that a French woman loves, and the low Dutch neck Is becoming and charming. The little frock is as sweet and dainty as the fondest mother could desire. The design, as will be seen, ?an be simplified for plainer frocks. If desired. Chiffonier Dalit In Wall. A correspondent of the Practical Farmer says: The Illustration shows how space can be utilized, and at a convenience. It U original. When w built our house I did not like the Idea

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CHIFFONIER IN THE WAIL. of loslug all of that space under the stairway after taking off the closer, and I vetoed on tlie spot one of those "catchalls" with a little door large enough to stick your head In It. All that Is necessary Is to open the door and throw It In and afterwards It takes the whole family to find It So I conceived these drawers, which are very useful In the bedroom for holding bed linen, comfortables and blankets, or fresh Ironed clothes, such as white skirts and dresses. Aroldlnff Host 3Iarks. Linen suits have a way of showing an ugly little rust mark on the top of the shoulders from the coathanger upon which It was carefully kept whenever out of use. Coathangers should always be covered before they are used for white or delicate colored things.' Little bags of silk or linen or tlinilty can be drawn uver the long sides and held In place by narrow ribbons, tied Into pretty bows. Anl theu, even If the weather is damp enough to make everything rust, the brunt of it won't come upon one's very best bib and tucker, but upon an easily replaced thing. Caring for Finger Nails. Care of the finger nail always marks the woman of refinement and for her blackened or dirty nails is a physical imiossibillty. At the same time the care bestowed upon the nails should be for the purpose of bringing out the natural beauties of this part of the epidermis. To leave the nails tinted so that the artificial coloring Is evident or to polish them too highly Is not a mark of refinement. After nail cosmetics are used the fingers should be dipped in warm water to remove all'evidtnees of the treatment and the nails should shine only with what approximates the natural polish. Fancy Footstools Fashionable. Footstools are quite fashionable again. Charming drawing-room footstools are made on a slender-legged wooden foundation, which Is, gijt naa

eled Ivory white, while the stuffed top Is composed of a striped or flounce bro

ke a de, which reproduces the harmonious colors and designs of the Eighteenth Century and early Empire days, says "Woman's Life." Dining-room and library footstools should be handsome and plainly severe, while chintz-covered hassocks are Just the thing for the spare room and "den." For 3Iothers-ln-L.afr. No mother has a right to interfere, between husband and wife when they are satisfied with each other. No husband is a good husband, no wife a good wife, who allows such Interference.' The mother who really loves her son does all In her power to make his wife love her, and to act as a conciliator, if any slight misunderstanding arise between the two. But since the really good mother who loves her children unselfishly and wisely Is as rare m a white blackbird, It is not to be wandered at that the good mother-in-law Is not found every day, says Woman's Life. A mother should remember that when her daughter marries she passes entirely from her Jurisdiction, and shoiyd strongly discourage any desire to interfere with the young wife's dally life. Maklnar Baby's Clothes. It used to be considered part of the expectant mother's duty to provide all the pretty garments for the child, and these to be of finest material and handmade, of course. That Is all changed now, and It is considered as very detrimental to the mother's health to spend mouths on fine sewing. The little garments are now generally purchased, are machine t made and much cheaper than they used to be. Chinese Wares In Voirne. Canton ware, especially that with the open-work bordering, which in the fruit stands and plates has particular charm, and the Chinese medallion china in THE TAII0E GULL. green, gold and red on white, are the most correct for dining-room .furnishings for houses of the colonial type, for both were widely used by the wealthiest of the- early settlers In New Amsterdam, being brought by their trading vessels from foreign ports. What Sirs. Roosevelt Enjoys. Mrs. Roosevelt has very severe Ideas on the subject of a woman's duty, believing that the most of her time should be given up to her husband and her home. As she Is necessarily so much confined, some form of exercise Is necessary, nnd she Indulges in horseback riding. One of her favorite occupations in the summer at Oyster Bay Is superintending the putting up of fruit for the use of the- family In winter. Fasslnir of the Country Girl. A New York paper deplores the passing of the country girl, who now wears exactly tbe same style of clothes, long gloves and so on, that her city cousin wears, and the fact Is attributed to- the automobile. However, street cars nnd chfcap excursions to the city have had much to do with it. The traditional country girl disappeared a great many years ago. Domestic Science Popular. The fact that women are more and more interested in the scientific problems of housekeeping Is apparent In most of the .universities this summer there have been postgraduate courses and they have been well patronized, not only by those who are Interested professionally In the subject, but by housekeepers as well. Why She Wears a Veil. The King of England once asked the Duchess of Marlborough what all those rags she wore around her hat were for, referring to the flowing veils that English women never wear. She replied that she wore them so i one would take her for anything else than an American. Iler rells are always mauve or purple. How to Raise Rnbber Plants. You can raise your own rubber plant If you choose by scoring the limb of the plant you have In the place where you want the roots to grow and covering the Injury with sphagnum moss, which must be kept wet. Itoots wUl soon come out through the moss and the limb can then be cut off and potted. Early ltlliij? I Fad. It Is considered the proier thing nowadays to get up early in the morn ing. Society men and women, especially the younger set, at Newport, rise very early these mornings and have a light breakfast, the old-fashioned heavy breakfast also being out of style. Some sort of exercise follows the breakfast She Sleeps Outdoors. Mrs. Henry Siegel of New York la an advocate of the outdoor life, and not only spends as much of the day as possible in the open, but she and her. two daughters sleep on the veranda In all kinds of weather. She spent a long time In Europe looking for a health cure, and that was what she found. The tonnage of Japanese vessels at the Chinese port of Hongkong has doubled since- 1S98,

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Victims of Sledlce Massacre Perish Miserably of Thirst. The full horror of the massacre at Siedlce will never he known. The oflicial report is that 100 were killed, but this is far belowt he total. Whole blocks of houses were burned and tremendous damage was done by shells from the battery of artillery that fired recklessly into the mob. All this, howevtr. Is merely incidental, being as nothing when compared to the awful details of that Russian tragedy. A terrible feature of the woe of Siedlce Is that many persons died of thirst The drunken soldiers and police cleaned out blocks, leaving only the dead and wounded behind. Many of these buildings were not entered for five days and it is said twenty Iodies of men and women, who died from their wounds and thirst have been picked up. One Jewish girl was found unconscious on the floor under a water faucet. Two policemen had broken both her legs and cut her in the side with a sword. She had dragged herself across the floor, imt was unable to rise to the faucet. There she lay In agony for nearly five days. She revived Just long enough to gasp "Water! Water!" and then died. An old white-headed Jew, one of the wealthiest men in the city, was found dead in a bathtub In his house. He had been shot twice in the 1ody and evidence vas found showing he had spent two or three days helpless on the dining room floor. Blood clots showed where he had dragged himself to the bath room. Apparently, In a delirious ecstasy at getting water, he had turned on the faucets, struggled over the side into the bath and was drowned. A few days ago, with a prayer for Russian freedom on their lips. SenaiSe Konoplianikovo, the girl who assassinated Gen. Min Aug. 28 in the Peterhof railroad station, walked with firm step up a scaffold and was hanged. When the black cap was being pulled on the girl In a loud voice called: "Long live fle social revolution for land and liberty!" WRECKED BY DYNAMITE. Explosion at Jelllco, Tenn., Does $1,000,000 Damagre. A terrific dynamite explosion at Jellieo, Tenn.,; caused the loss of at least nine lives- and more or less seriously injured not less than fifty people. , Property dam age estimated at $1,000.000 was done and the town of Jellieo, Ky., was practically destroyed. At least oOO people are homeless. Without exception every business house in the town is either totally wreck ed or'badly damaged. The union station of the Southern railway and the Louisville and Nashville railroad, located about 100 yards from the scene of the explosion, was shattered to splinters. This cut 08! ail telegraphic communication and news of the explosion was handled by telephone. The explosion occurred upon the Kentucky side of Jellieo, and in consequence everj- business house on that side of the town was wrecked. Not one was spared. .A large number of residences located near the railroad on the Kentucky side were demolished. As a result it is estimated that one-seventh of the population of the two Jellicos is homeless. A car loaded with dynamitp, and consigned to the Kand Powder Company, was brought in by the Southern railway from the direction of Knoxville and was sidetracked in the. yard used jointly by the Southern railway and the L. & X. It is believed that the explosion was caused from spontaneous combustion in the car. The spot where the car stood is marked by a crevasse in the earth fully twenty feet deep and about thirty feet in diameter. Word was received in Winnipeg, Man., of a dynamite explosion, v Inch occurred on the right of way of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway near Fimnark, northwestern Ontario, in which five were killed outright and six injured. A gang of Finlanders was engaged in tunneling, according to one story, when the premature explosion of a large quantity of dynamite occurred. 2 Afi ßßff The advance in the price of sugar will make many of us look sour. Europe proposes to prevent the Shah of Persia from hiding under the bed. Palma might catch those recalcitrant Cubans by putting a pinch of pie on their plates. Bank Wrecker Stensland doesn't know so much about its being "Iloai, Sweet Home." The Chinese Emperor is getting to be almost as great a promrser as the Czar of Russia. Before the court gets through a Y'Zsburg divorce suit, they arrest most everybody in sight. It is claimed that Gen. TrepofTs death was due to natural causes. Natural to Russia, no doubt. What Cuba especially wants is to learn the difference between aballot box and a waste paper basket. "Segal got all the money; I was fooled," says Hippie in his confession. So were the rest of 'em. How fortunate would be all nations who go to war if they had some big friend to make them behave t Cuba knows a hint when one as large as a skyscraper begins taking ominous strides in its direction. The insurance companies are not all quitters. They have paid $.",000,000 of their San Francisco losses. Between being arrested nd committing suicide, our poor bank wreckers are hariug a very unpleasant time. The Czar is begiuning to find out that you can't govern an empire nor lay pavements merely with good intentions. Heat, say the scientists, causes everything to expand everything, that is, but pocketbooks and church congregations. The officials of the wrecked Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia seem to have been arrested for tafcnig a rest. Women are reckless in their generosity. One at Portchester, X. Y., gave a man $.1 just for finding $20,000 she had lost. The men who try to sail boats when they don't know how are still contributing vacant places to the family supper table. A Michigan professor has been engaged by the interstate commerce commission to teach the railroads what they don't know about the railroad badness. The simplified spelling has been taken up by China, which leads to the hope that we may get an intelligible Jaundry ticket yet. Yes. Cuba thinks it will behave Since Uncle Sam is on its track ; It doesn't like the barrel stave lie has behind his back. That million dollars worth of scrap iron discovered in the Panama canal region is only a small portion of the scrapping material down there. Those Chicago bank officials who got Away with a million dollars were no doubt imbued with that bousted spirit of the West which does things on a large scale.

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LIFE EADED BY GASOLINE. Woman Fatally Darned by EiploIon of n Stovf. Mrs. John Polgr, 45 years old, living at East Chicago, was almost cremated in her house as a result of a careless grocer chirk's giving her gasoline when she ordered kerosene. After she had purchased the supposed kerosene she filled a nall stove with it and it exploded. She w covered with tlie burning fluid and tried to extinguish the fire in the kitchen Instead of caring for herself. Her childrea playing outdoors heard her screams and ran for the neighbors, but her body wu almost burned to a crisp when help arrived. The house was saved. SUBSCRIPTION XOT A CONTRACT, Indiana Conrt Decide Both Avntnat and For IlUtorlan. That a subscription lut is not a valid contract is the decision of the HeDry county Circuit Court in the case of George Hazard, a widely known historian, who recently issued a history of Henry county. Hazzard brought suit against several persons who had indorsed the work, claiming they had signed a subscription list, but they in turn charge! him wkk forgery. The court held Hazzard not guilty, but also held that he could not collect on the subscription list, so he is . heavy loser. He will carry the case to tlie Supreme Court. GYPSIES TAKE SMALL BOY. Farmer Reeosrnlse Lad and Retnre-a Ulm Home. Gypsies traveling with two wagons kidnaped Lincoln Whitney, fi, son of George Whitney. The boy was playing along the road, east of Petersburg, when one of th occupants grabbed him. While stopping for water, George Elkios, a fanner, recognized the boy. The gypsies surrendered the lad and made good their escape. Elkins returned he boy home. VANDALS LAY WASTE CEMETERY Overture Tleadstones In Graveyard and PUIaa-e Railroad OClee. The village cemetery at Fremont waa raided by vandals, who overturned headstones tnd monuments on fifty (yrave. Some of the headstones were broken with a hammer. The vandals left no clew, although in raiding the cemetery they entered the ticket office of the Lake Shore railroad and smashed all the funiture. Woman Killed by Falling: Celling. Miss Mary Sellinger, 07 years old. was killed and Miss Edith Itockwell injured by the fall of the ceiling ia Samuel Frank "Son's overall factory in Terre Haute. Eight other women escaped injury, but were throv.n Into panic. The factory is in an old church building, and it Is believed the vibration of sewing machines caused the plastering to fall. Richmond Woman Tort a red. There will be a double lynching at Liberty if a posse with bloodhounds is able to catch two robbers who almost fatally tortured and robbed Mrs. Ora Miller. The robbers took $1.400 from Miller's home after burning M.'. Miller's feet and setting fire to her clothing in an effort to make her disclose the hiding place of the money. White County Fair Dreaka Reeord. The twenty-eiphtb annual White county fair has closed one of its most successful years in Carmi. All attendance records were broken, over DO.OiX) witnessing th r.ifin nrl rvther fine exhibits. The horticultural and farm products exhibited were the finest in years. Walked trout Texas. Thomas McGuire, 70, was picked up io the City park in Terre Haute in a fainting condition. He said he had walked from Texas, and was on his way to Cincinnati in search of a sister he had not heard from for S3 years. Xo 3Ioney In 80-int Gas. The Fort Wayne Artificial Gas Company has rejected Mayor Hosay's offei of a franchise for SO-ccnt gas. The company says it cannot make enough money at that price. It wants bl cents as the maximum price. '4 . Life Term for Gary Slayer. Thomas Hannon. who shot and killed John Lannin? at Gary several weeks aco, was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Hannon's only defense was that he was intoxicated when he killed Lannlng. t (ab Man Who Embraeea Her. Because he persisted in embracing her against her will Lute McGill was scabbed and wounded seriously by Mary Cissna At - A Boonville factory, where both are frayloyed. Suicide by Hnrnlnv. Miss Ethel Williamson of Muncie committed suicide in Toledo, Ohio, by pouring oil r her clothing and applying a match. It is said her suicide was due to a lovi affair. Brief State Happening. Rev. S. V. Williams, who- was deposed from the pastorate of the Christian church in Laporte because of Lis sensational confession of indiscretions, hag written from New York that he has become a resident of that city, buried his identity, and is sking menial labor that he may do penan-'e for his sins ontif again commanded by God to preach. Mrs. Williams has 1 "ft him. He ays he will not again bv heard of until he feel c has been forgiven. The northwestern Indiana Methodisi Episcopal conference, in session at Lebanon, adjourned to meet next year at Greencastle. m Charles Groves of Stonington, aged oQ years, and Frank Dundy, aged 20, rivals for tbe smiles of a youi? woman who live near Stonin?ton, callM on the girl tbe same evening. Grove, in his anger, applied a Imggy whip repeatedly to young Dundy's head and shoulders -with great violence. Crouching to tbe ground to escape his enemy, Bundy fired, the bullet striking Groves In the, breast. Dundy ii in jail. Groves may die. Mrs. John Ilempting was killed in an explosion of a gasoline stove at New Harmony. She had just filled the stove wher a blast occurred. She was 40 years old. . Dy the explosioa of a thrashing engine near Bremen, Jesse Leeper was killed, OlivV Derg. William Porter anl Oliver Bowfcif fatally scalded and several others severely injured. John Lapjdat of Indiana Harbr had borne a grudse- nsainst Alexander Urdia for more than a year when a met him on the street the oihr ni.a'at. The two tnen talked for a few moment., and as Trdia s:art-d to leave, Lapodat t.irned or.ind .ir.d shot him in the b;v-k. ITrdia is in a :os;i:al n;l v.ill die. Lap-xl-it i in Ja II. As the result of overtures mad:? by the ffficials of the Yandalii Coil Company f the district officials of the miners of Indiir.a the s.rihe at tb- mines of the coal ff m;,niv. v.l i h involved meu. has !ven lUvIr:-'.1 o.T and the miners returned to work. "Ktccp'e Jack" Graha.u, while under the ii;l!uer.ce jf lienor, asirnded the standpipe in S.mth Dead, 2r() feet, anl, after watching the painters at work on the. summit, announced his intention of cutting the ropes of the scaffold. Itealizing their danger, the painters lowered themselves to a small window, and hardly cleared the scaffold when It fell to the ground, all tla ropes having been cut.