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I A CROWN Of FAITH I lJ

CHAPTER XVIII. Ella Wycherly was is her luxurious chamber. It was hcj time of freedom night. She believed that all the household were wrapped in slumber. A lamp burned on her toilet table. Ilor Ion hair .wai brushed and bound up for, the night. 6be wore a long, loose white dressing Sown made of thin material. The girl walked slowly up and down the large room, her hands clasped before her, her eyes cast on the ground, as if they rend a sad story In the richly patterned carpet. Her face was pale, but her eyes shone like stars. -I shall have to make up ray mind at last," she said slowly to herself, aloud. I must escape from this house. I ought not to give my heart to a teacher of languages. Have I a heart? Sometimes I think the cruelty of those around me has crushed it out of existence. LovI Why should X lore anybody? How do I know that there is any real love in the world? Ah ! I do not believe it. I am an heiress. At least, even if they make the boy the heir, I shall have enough to make the fortune of a poor professor. No; unless I am assured of his love ; besides, it is such felly such nonsense to be in icve! I am not no; I am not!" Ella spoke to herself quite vehemently, quite loudly. This proud, impetuous nature hated to own a curb. It had been frozen and hardened by unkindness, until it had become in danger of losing its faith In humanity. Ella stamped her slippered foot upon the carpet. 1 I will go away and make my own fortune.' Suddenly the door of her toou birst open. Ella had locked it, and, knowicg this for the key lay on her tonet table she uttered a cry of fear. She expected to see a ruffian enter. She tiought of her Jewel case, in which were rubies, amethysts and emeralds, though the Wycherly diamonds were always in the possession of her mother. But it was no ruffian who entered Ella's chamber. It was Mrs. .Wycherly, pale, with compressed lips. The lady vore a dark traveling suit of cotton material for the weather waf. warm a snail, dark bonnet. She was gloved and booted, and equipped for a jeurney. "Mauma I Oh ! bw yva Irtgbtsxted znt ! i hid ix&ji a wr "I have a. ley which peas all the Awra In the houcr. Why do rot scram? It is El tried t imm. I to b ttiik jv Hi katd me screxai m rva? life. No, mamma." "Be silent now, and dress yourself as quickly as possible in that braided holland costume that was made for you to go down to the shore last year. It is in that wardrobe. Yon have the keys. Lace op your boots. Miss Worthington twill come in presently and pack your things into that leather trunk. Marsh and Petevson will accompany us." "Where are we going, mamma? "Ask no questions. Tho time has come for prompt obedience. ' No; leave your jewels. You have done with them." "Mamma " "Pray don't talk ; every moment is of ralue. We most be far from here before daylight." Mrs. Wycherly did not look at her daughter. Her eyes wera fixed on the gold and white of the wall opposite. Ella stood before her mother beseechingly. "Mamma, are you going to take me to Italy- to that house of bondage? - "Tc that house, where your days will be devoted to Heaven, not to the world. You are to wear sackcloth to walk barefoot to expiate In your fresh young life that which has gone before "Mamma, I know more than you think I do." Ella drew herself up. "I refuse to expiate by my sufferings the crime of another. It cannot be done it Is monstrous! Any priest of my creed would tell you so. Besides, a sacrifice should be voluntary, or it loses all its value. I am young, and love the pleasures of life. I hate dullness, monotony, repression ! Tou and Miss Worthington hare made me hate it : and now I am to enter as unheard-of sisterhood, with a number of fanatic and ignorant women dissenters from every known creed under the sun I am to acknowledge Miss Worthington as my supreme. I will not !" "Then chains and the Insh must force obedience," said Mrs. Wycherly, with that cold severity which appalled most persons. "I planned this life for yoj when you hy in the cradle ; and. sine no clergyman of any creed would sanction my resolve, I have founded a creed of my own." "Mamma, are you mad? "No," the lady answered, with a dreary inmile; "though what I have endured might easily have driven me so. But now hurry; dress yourself. Miss Worthington will pack. Here she comes." And Miss Worthington entered Ella's room, dressed in the same fashion as Mrs. Wycherly. Fo'r a moment Ella hesitated. During the last six months she had made up her mind firmly never to enter the terrible prison house prepared for her by her motiier.' She had made many appeals to this Implacable parent. She had spoken to her father; but the wooden colonel had always laughed off her entreaties. My dear, you are a girl ; had you been a boy, I would have had the rule over you; but, being a girl, you must obey your mother." Colonel Wycherly had always seemed the coldest, the most stupid of men. Never, in all Ella's childhood, could she recollect his once taking her on his knee or tam-sing her. The girl had really made up her mind to flee long before the time which her mother had warned would be that chosen for taking her to Italy; but now they bad come to her in srtrot force, in the dead of night, and they ommanded her t pack and dress and a company them on this dread journay. Should she scream and shout, and rouse the house, appeal to Lionel Leigh and Dr. Dun das, and throw herself upon their protection? No, pride forbade. I will dress and pack," said Ella to herself; "and then, during the journey, it Will be easy for me to escape." Her mother may have divined her intention; for she watched her with Iynxeytd vigilance. "No jewels, no money, not a farthing. You have done with all those forever." There was a certain heavy bracelet of old, in the center of which was set a valuable emerald of large size. This ornament was worth at least fifty pounds, and it happened that the chup being out of repair, Ella had designed to take it Info Abbotshold, to the jeweler's, on the following day. She had placed it with her gold watch which was also o-it of order under her pillow, that she might think of both in the morning at the same time. ' She went slowly to the bed, and, under pretense of taking a har.dkerchief from the- pillow.-, contrived dexterously to hide .watch and bracelet ia her bosom. The spirit of adventure awoke new suddenly and daringly in Ella. She felt all at once self-reliant, courageous, determined. She dressed herself, and assisted Miss Worthington to pack such things as that lady considered necessary ia her trunk. "She will wear the costume of the house before winter," said Mrs. Wycherly coldly: "a dress of gray serge." Soon Ella was equipped ia her holland

suit ; her boots and hat were oa, and the

three ladies descended the great staircase. In the passage were th-j confidential man and maid of Mrs. Wycherly. Every one was silent. The hall door stood open, and before it stood a carriage and pair of horses, and another confidential servant was on the box. Mrs. Wycherly pointed imperiously to Ella, and Ella entered the carriage. Mrs. Wycherly and Miss Worthington followed. All the while Ella's mind was busy with thoughts of escape. On, on through the summer night they went. The windows were open, and the air blew fresh, cool, delicious, oa the heated brow and throbbing temples of Ella. Her heart turned strangely against her unnatural parents turned as it had never done before. All pride in her race as a Wycherly seemed pone; it did not seem to matter to her if she never saw the grand old house, which had never really been home to her, again. She only desired freedom. She bad skill as a musician, and she would exert it to win her bread. She would escape. To this Ella made up her mind, cooliy, firmly, positively. She had no direct plan; 6he resolved only to watch her opportunities, and profit by them. The carriage rolled on toward a village called Brookly, which lay about four mile3 to the west of Abbotshold. There was a railway station there, and Ella comprehended that her mother desired she should start from a little obscure place where she was not known, and so could not be recognizee! Her removal was to be kept secret, then ! A complete silence wis maintained by the ladies during the journey to Brookly. Neither of the servants spoke, and when the picturesque village was reached, Ella was almost appalled at the stillness which pervaded all things. They descend?d and entered the little waiting room. Only a station clerk was present. He hurried into the ticket office when he saw the strangers. An express from a large town In the Midlands soon flashed and roared through the, little wooden building, making the beams and rafters ring. It was gone almost immediately, and then Miss Worthington walked - up to the little window, and asked the clerk for four first-clasj tickets for Seatbaarytta. B toll tor vhaa aac tat and ham many times she would have to change oo the journey. Ella listened to every word. It vm rot wiy tag Utnt ti ts&lj twt Saathampn ae puffing into Ifrookly station. It was now nearly half-past three o'clock, and the summer dawa was breaking. Not a single passenger got out at Brookly. Soon Ella was seated between het mother and Miss Worthington in a' softly cushioned carriage. One servant sat with the ladies in the carriage, this was Marsh, the muscul, brawny, confidential coachman of Mrs. Wycherly, Ella was a prisoner. She almost wondered that her mother had not seen fit to jtllni ho arms to her Hides. But the young girl's mrnd was made op. If all other weans failed, she would appeal to the public on the first platform, where she found herself surrounded by the rush and voices of other human beings. There were no other passengers in tb carriage. The first stage seemed interminable, and all the while silence was maintained between Mrs. Wycherly and Miss Worthington. Everything, however, comes to an end ; and so did the first stage of a most unpleasant journey. Eversuolt !" cried the porters on the platform. "Change for Basingstoke and Southampton ! Mrs. Wycherly arose. Already Marsh, the coachman, stood outside to assist the ladies to descend. Ella 'came last. It was about five o'clock of a lovely summer morning. Ella, as she stood on the platform, and looked opposite at tha red-tih?d roofs of houses, shadowed by thick trees, felt as if the place was the very gate of freedom for her. Free? She had never known freedom since her birth ; she had never experienced the least manifestation of a mother's love. Sometimes she had questioned herself whether she were indeed the daughter of the Wycherlys. What marvel if her nature had hardened a little under the training she had received ! She looked up the platform and down it, and longed to escape, but could devise no means, and she regretted bitterly all the opportunities she had allowed to pasa without providing herself with a home, however .humble, away from her parents, whose intention it had always been to consign her to a living tomb. Now and then she thought of appealing to her mother's compassion; but compassion was dead in the heart of Mrs. Colonel Wycherly. "One hour before the train starts. Let us rest in the waiting room." It was Miss Worthington -ho spoke; and then, for the first time, it seemed fo strike Mrs. Wycherly that none of the party bad broken their fast for hour. "We must have some breakfast," said the lady shortly. "Ella, you will be required to use abstinence in jour new abode ; therefore, begin now to eat sparingly; a cup of coffee and a plain bUcuit." Mrs. Wycherly, meanwhile, had tea with ham sandwiches. Miss Worthington, like Ella, partook only of biscuit and coffee. There were many persons in the large refreshment room partaking of breakfast. Ella watched all with the keen-aighted-ness of a detective. Miss Worthington walked away to pay the bill. "Mamma, I feel faint. I must get out to the air," said Ella suddenly. It was true that from fasting aad excitement she was faint. Mrs. Wycherly, overcome with fatigue, had involuntarily closed her eyes. She opened them, and, seeing Ella look pale, said: "Tell Miss Worthington to go with you." But Ella only went very quickly from the room and out upon the platform and down the steps, and so into the quaint town of Eversholt. (To bo continued.) Gallantry. "Thank you very much," said the lady, smilingly accepting the proffered seat. "Madam," said the man, tipping his hat, "you surprise and pain me." I do not understand you." "Well, you've lost me a bet" Philadelphia Ledger. It Surprised Her. "When my husband was In Spain last year," said Mrs. Swellman, "he succeeded In buying In quite a lot of the king's wines." "Well, well," exclaimed Mrs. Nuritch, "the Idee o buyln' second-hand wines!" Philadelphia Tress. Couldn't Blame En. Said She You men seem to be fond of hugging delusions. Said lit; Well, we are not to blamo. You women are 6uch delusive creatures. Ills Trade. "I do spring cleaning at all season of the year." "IIow's that?" "I'm a watchmakerV "-" '

LESE JXAJESTE IN ENGLAND.

Latins Stamp Uplle Dunn I PunIsliaMe. Many iwople blissfully imagine that esc imijeste that is. Insulting royalty -is ;t crime peculiar to foreign counries and unknown in free and happy 3ritain. Tliat, however, is where they uako a mistake, says Pearson's Weeky. There are all sorts of pains and penllties on the statute book relative to peculiar British forms of lese inajeste. Many of them have fallen into oblivion r abeyance owing to one cause or anDther, but they could still be enforced f those In high places claimed all they ire strictly entitled to do. It is, for instance, technically n punishable offense to stick a penny stump in a letter upside down. Doing so Is to insult the King through his effigy, and a few centuries ago supposing penny stamps to have been then Invented might easily Inrve landed the ffender In prison on a charge of seeking to bring ridicule on the sovereign, 3r to express contempt for j is authority by causing his picture to stand on its head. Also it is a punishable offense to de-' face a coin of the realm bearing the royal Image and then deliberately put it into circulation again. Any private individual who audaciously hoisted the royal standard over his dwelling would get into serious trouble. He would be peremptorily ordered to take It down and abjectly apologize, and if he escaped a heavy fine would have to thank his majesty's forbearance for his good luck. The royal standard is the emblem of the King's regal authority, to be displayed only where he is personally present, and for a subject to hoist it is nominally equivalent to high treason. The union jack, as the flag of the nation, is a different thing altogether, and can be displayed by anybody. It is popularly supposed that in this country a man can get up and say whatever he likes about the sovereign with impunity. This is true only within strictly defined limits. A Socialist orator can publicly denounce the theoretical evils of monarchlal Institutions and announce a decided preference for a republic, and nobody can touch him. But If he once began to speak Invitingly or slightingly of the King personally he would be at once "run in" or at least effectually suppressed by the nearest policeman. To strike the King would, according to the strict letter of the law, render the assailant liable to the death penalty no matter how trilling the blow was in reality. Lieut. Tape, who is usually reckoned among those who attempted the life of the late Queen Victoria, could not have actually contemplated murder. He had no lethal weapon in his possession at the time of the outrage, but he struck her majesty across the face with his walking stick. This was sufficient to bring him within the shadow of the scaffold. He was condemned to death and would have been hanged had his sentence not been commuted. Apart from direct methods of committing lese majeste In England and the foregoing does not by any means exhaust the list the unwary subjects can be guilty of the offense in a more roundabout way. It is lesemajeste to bring the King's uniform into contempt Members ol theatrical companies who have appear cd on the stage as comic characters attired in discarded military or naval uniforms have occasionally been unpleasantly reminded of this fact. Careful stage managers put themselves or the safe side by seeing that no uniform, whether to bo worn by the hero, villain or low comedian of the piece, is an exact copy of the real uniform of any branch of T3 majesty's forces. SOCIETY I , TER TAIN ED IN HUT. Woman of Wealth Seek Health la n Mountain Shack. The veriest cottage by the waysid may conceal treasures and the hum blest shelter prove a palace, says the Denver Times. Costly hangings, dell rate draperies, tinkling windbells, rare books and beautiful pictures have transformed the little tent-house of Mrs Josephine Tabour, woman of wealth prominent vriter and well known in New York society, and made life not only bearable but pleasant for her during her enfopvd sojourn In this lane of sunshine lor the benefit of bei health. A mile south of Englewood, back from the road, :i little tent with a rough unpainted two-room addition stands, giving nj hint from the outsldf of the beauties contained within. Tc the west Is tho long unbroken line ol mountains with nothing between to obscure the view. In the front room of the little houst one could be entertained for hours by the curious and rare decorations. Id various places are photographs of celebrities with International reputations One stands on a genuine ceremonial rug, woven and used by the Navajo Indians thirty years ago, to examine s doeskin hanging on the wall which wa killed on Thunder mountain years age by a member of Mrs. Tabour's family, who was the first white man to ascend the peak. All the while little Chinese wlndbells are tinkling out their sweet music. Among Mrs. Tabour's' most cherished possessions Is an old book, yellow with age, "A Treatise on Religion,' published in England in 1GÜ5. "Like the Chinese, I celebrated Nev Year's this year on the day I wanted, and so a few days ago I had a little reception. We called it that, although there were only about a dozen here, Fort LogMi and Denver people. We had such a good time. That's whal makes life worth living any place. It I hadn't had friends out here I couldn't have stood It. As it Is I never got lonesome." A 4ihot Under the Sea. The story is told of a diver who saw two ghosts "full fathom five" under the surface. He had gone down to the wreck of a large steamer and was crossing the main saloon when twe gray shaos of enormous size came shambling toward him. He did not wait to make notes for the Psychical Society, but gave the danger signal and was at once pulled up. Told In the cheerful light of day, it seemed rather a lame story, and another diver went down to see what he could make of it Toward him also came the shambling gray shapes. He stood irresolute for a moment and then, going boldly forward, struck his hatchet through a mirror! The ghosts were only a dim reflection of his own legs, much en larged, of course, as everything Is that a diver sees through the great frontal eye of his helmet. Many a housewife Is kept honest be cause she doesn't know how to man ipulate the gas meter.

Exam Faith In Womankind. One of the magazines is setting forth feminine failures. "Why American Marriages Fail" -and "Why American Mothers Fail" have been the questions thus tar discussed. The titles beg the question. L'very one who keeps his eyes open ami who is not a hopeless pessimist knows that only a small proportion of American women do fail as wives or mothers. That the failures are much In the popular eye is true. The woman of fashion and the woman in public life court attention, and both are sometimes conspicuous for; their lack of the virtues on which the family rests. There is a third class of women equally selfish the women who live in hotels by preference, and who regard their husbands as the mere makers of money for their easy spending. All three of these classes put together make a total relatively small. Meantime, on both sides of city streets and country roads live thousands of strong, tender, wise women, who are working at their tasks with courage and intelligence. From the writer's window can be seen the windows of not less than five homes within which are growing up families of children, all trained to ways of courtesy, industry, patriotism, reverence. The overdressed child of C, alone in a hotel dining-room, ordering "deviled crabs and pink ice-cream" for dinner, is truly an awful warning. The need for wise mothering is so great that it is well that our voices should cry aloud and spare not in tho demand for it. The dignity of motherhood and the glory of patriotism ought to be made clear to every soul in our country. Meantime we must not be tempted, even for rhetorical effect. Into disregard of the great throng of wise wives and mothers who stream steadily along the ways of American life, making cheer and leaving noble memories behind them aj they go. Yorith't Ccn paxlaa, It wIQ be a lad day trhai tu art ef tollte IIa Mt. It vill tomb ri shall ttther har sb fJtaali at a!, tr only those friends we can count on by bribery or payment, namely, the offer of a meal. Every one Is not a millionaire. Every young married couple can not afford to give a luncheon or a dinner; but every one yes, even the poorest, can afford to offer a cup of tea. When a man or woman calls they pay their hostess a real compliment. They go to see her uninvited, unbribed ; in fact, they go for the pleasure of seeing her and renewing her acquaintance. An afterijopn call is a compliment to a woman. The acceptance of an invitation where food is offered is Quite the other way round; tae compliment then comes from the hostess, and not from the guest, as in the case of ar. afternoon visit 'LIfe is too short to call!" some one exclaims. Life is nothing of the kind. Life is rarely too short to accomplish what we really want to do; but its brevity is an excuse to cover our laziness and our sins. The people who have nothing to do never find time to do anything of value to any one; but the really busy people bring so much order and method into their lives they find time to accomplish praftically everything tbey want. In cities it Is certainly difficult to make calls at long distances on particular days, but even that can be accomplished, and should be at least once a year. Gown of White Serge or Cloth. This design Is especially recommended either for cloth or linen, the model being of white chiffon broadcloth, trimmed with white cloth buttons and narrow black rims and black and white satin as a finish about the guimps. The Bkirt is very odd In Its arrangement of buttons and simulated buttonholes, which open over a narrow front panel in the center of the front. The skirt was made with a sweep all around and a decided train, and was finished about the bottom with a deep hem and rows of machine stitching. The bodice had a "form" of the broadcloth, hand-eni-broidered In a simple design, and piped with the cloth, and there was a little buttoned vest over a chemisette of lace. Waxed Floor. In the long run It pays better to have the floor waxed than painted. ItewaxIng a floor is an easier task than having It repainted or rcvarnished. Worn spots can be waxed, but if tbe floor has been painted or varnished, and woni spots appear, the entire floor must Ih scraped and revarnished or repainted, or the floor will have a blotched appearance. I'Kly n!H. The ugliest nails can be Improved by taking the trouble daily to push back the hard skin that grows at the base of the nails. This should be done after the hands have been washed in warm soap and water and are still moist. A soft towel is the best thing to use for the purpose, or an ivory or bone implement, such as Is sold in manicure sets. Worth While Women's Clubs. From reading classes conducted by a cultured philanthropist in this State have grown women's clubs, and women's institutes for country communities. The farmers' wives and daughters come

miles to attend these variously helpful meetings, no amount of bad weather keeping them away, and from lectures by expert lecturers and the enlarging of their acquaintance with literature, they have learned in many instances how scientifically to carry on some of the industries of the home and farm, and how to make money by new processes, says Vogue. The higher interests of life, such as art, books, pictures, fit furnishings and the proper training of their children are also brought to their attention, and all of thse subjects, so far removed from the deadening grind of tbe isolated woman's life, help to lighten her burdens and make her more capable as a housekeeper and a better qualified helpmate. ' To Mend a Torn Garment. When a silk or cloth garment is torn procure a few threads of the warp of the goods and darn as you would a stocking. If you have no pieces from which this may be obtained perhaps there is a straight edge on one of the seams from which a few threads maybe taken. In this way the repair is made of exactly the same shade as the cloth. The Delineator. Stomach Protect Itself. The reason why the stomach and Intestines do not digest themselves wa3 once thought by Weinland, a German experimenter, to be that they defend themselves by antienzymes, or antifer-

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monts. Dr. Nandor Klug of BudaPesth now reports these antlforments not to be found, but that the mucin present in the inner half of the gastric mucous membrane resists the digestive action of the trypsin and the gastric Juice. The digestive organs, therefore, protect themselves by the mucin they secrete. Danger In Flowers. Several cases of serious heart failure due to the presence of hyacinths In living rooms have been recorded recently. The latest instance was that of a healthy young girl in Uromley, Kent, England, who after sitting for a couple of hours in a room In which there were several pots of these flowers began to feel somewhat faint. Two hours later, after she had goue home, she fell into a deep sleep. Her doctor stated that the defective heart action, leading to the Insufficient supply of blood on xthe brain, which caused the fainting, was due to the effect of the hyacinth scent on the nerves which regulate the heart's action. ,1 , Pass! as; of the Bolero. The Jacket has altogether replaced the bolero. The latter's death knell was sounded long ago. Nothing was prettier or more coquettish than the bolero, and nothing ever enjoyed more popularity In the world of dress. That was proved by its long life; women refused to have their couturiers make anything else for them. For five years it Influenced Paris cuts. That Is a long time, for even when things are known as a great success they rarely do more than lapse from one season Into another.' In Making t'P Flannel. When making up flannel garments for a little child it is an excellent plan to first of all wash the piece of flannel before cutting out the garment. Nearly all flannel oven the very best makes has an unpleasant knack of shrinking, and it Is exceedingly annoying after the trouble of making up to find that the garment has shrunk and become too tight after a very few visits to the washtub. In any case it is wise to make a flannel garment loose, to allow for any such contingency. Iteapect More Ensentlal Than Lore. The most essential thing in marriage Is respect It is aboveIove, above compatibility, above even the priceless sense of humor. Respect will make even "appalling Intimacy" endurable, and will bring one through the most trying disagreements, with no bruise on the soul, whatever wounds there may be in the heart. Therefore, men and women, never, never marry anyone you don't really respect, however passionately you may love. The Grand Magazine. "Ilsrbarltlen In Fashion. One hears with interest of certain artistic evening confections, arranged on strictly classical lines, that depend wholly for the final touch on large barbaric ornaments that ostensibly bold together 'the draperies of the corsage. In the construction of. these beautiful barbarities enamel plays a large part, since their raison d'etre alone depends on color, picked out with great blister and baroque jearls. Stovepipe Hat for Women. Stovepipe hats for women are the latest idea Imported from Indnn nn.l Paris vvw terlal satin. An ostrich plume makes still another difference from the masculine hat. Tha proper name for It given in tho foreign fashIon journals is the Botticelli hat Finger Nail Tip. It Is by cutting their nails too far down at the sides in an endeavor to taper the fingers' ends that many worn-

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en make the condition worse than nature intended, for, unless the flesh at the sides has something by which to hold, it will fall away with flat effect, broadening the tips perceptibly. This is a fact that should always be borne in mind by amateur manicures, or tha damage they will do can never be repaired. Giving. If you have something to give you will be wanted. And this is not true of mouey aloue. One who sees the humorous side, and can help others to see it, brings his welcome with him. A sympathetic nature, responding readily to every appeal, rejoicing In the joy of others and grieving in their grief, brings bounty with it. Only the selfengrossed have nothing to give away, says Home Chat. To Strengthen the Hair. This hair wash is very strengthening : One ounce of tincture of cantharides, one ounce and a half of olive oil, one ounce of rosemary; shake all well together and apply to the roots of the hair with a small sponge once a week. Then ruty the scalp with the finger tips till the grease has sunk into the skin. Independence of the Ears. Dr. F. Larroque reports to the French Academy of Sciences that his studies of the action of sounds upon the human cars prove that the auditory apparatus of each ear operates lndependently of the other. This appears to have a bearing upon the question whether loss of hearing by one ear exercises an Injurious effect upon Its mate. Summer ETenlnjr Wrap The accompanying cut shows a very graceful model for an evening or carriage wrap for summer wear. The original garment was made of white rajah pongee, and was unllned, but chiffon broadcloth makes up in such a style to great advantage, and Is very smart even when very plainly trimmed, the band of lace or embroidery being omitted. If desired. The white pongee wrap had a litle turndown rever of black velvet outlined wi'Ji inch-wide flat silver braid and silver cord. The insertion about the lower part of the upper cape was of very heavy white lace. Education and Matrimony. A teacher in one of the local grades, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer, was speaking to the mother of one of her girl pupils not long ago about Elsie's frequent absences from school. "You know she won't be promoted," pointed out the teacher, "unless she is more regular in her attendance." "Yes," put In the mother, "and I don't want her to be promoted. I want her to stop school, and then when she gets older she'll get married, as every girl ought to. My I wo daughters that stayed in school aren't married yet, and the one that didn't finish up at school could have been married about four times, and wben she did marry she was only 19. I'm going to take this one out of school and bring her up right" Marking Linens. Curling Irons are quite an acceptable substitute for a flatlron when marking linens. After marking the articles heat the Irons, but not hot enough to scorch, and prpss each mark between the irons. A number of linens can be marked without reheating the iron very often. Starching Clothing. For starching muslins, ginghams, etc., dissolve a piece of alum the size of a filbert for every pint of starch. Uy following this hint you preserve the bright colors of the fabric a long time. This hint is especially useful for dresses, and the cost is most trifling. Queer Itlen of Denn t jr. Some of the native women of Australia have a queer idea of beauty. They cut themselves with shells, keep the wounds open for a long time, and when they heal huge scars are the result These scars are deemed highly ornamental. Onions for Sleep. A small onion eaten raw before retiring will often result in a restful sleep, as onions are excellent nerve soothers. Thomas A. L'dlson, the noted electrician and Inventor, Is extremely fond of music.

L MAIL HAVE RAPID GROl'JTH Remarkable Progress Made in Dec ade in Establishment of Service in Country Districts. 37.728 C Alt BIERS ON THE LIST. Appropriation Has Grown to 28 Million Dollars, and the Ultimate Limit Cannot Be Estimated. , Washington correspondence : "The close of the year 1907 served to call to mind several of the radical changes this country has witnessed In the preceding decade," said a postal official, "and of these the institution and expansion of the rural free delivery system, begun in 1807, is one of many inviting brief attention. "Beginning with a modest initial appropriation of $40,000, of which only about $14,000 was expended, this now far-reaching postal scheme started its existence with eighty-three carriers. In seven years the cost of the service' Jumped to $12,000,000, with 25.5GG carriers, while the appropriation last year was $28,350,000, with 37,582 carriers on the rolls and total of 37,728 routes on tbe list "No such stupendous figures as these were contemplated by those who at the outset favored rural service, as the proposition at the time met with considerable opposition in some quarters, as the small, tentative appropriation evidences. "Indeed, it was then considered that about $20,000,000 would be the maximum ultimate appropriation when the service would be fully extended, but so great was the popularity of the movement in all parts of the country that this sum was equaled during the first eight years of its life, and while the service is now well extended It would be hard to state with accuracy Its ulti mate maximum limits and probable cost. It has now, however, been pretty well developed, the system has settled down to a good working basis, and has become a positive factor of the postal scheme of the country along the lines of the city free delivery. "The steady growth of the service at present is shown in the net increase last year of 1.9G2 new routes, and these figures may be taken as a reasonable basis of probable future yearly expansion though the number of petitions for new routes fell off several thousand during the year as compared with the preceding year. Coat of Servlee Increases. 'The country is increasing in population, however, so rapidly that new service is destined to keep pace therewith. The cost of new service for last year was approximately $S73,000, and theso figures, as against the total cost of the old service, will give the public and the student of postal affairs an idea of the probable future yearly expenditure for this item. "There are fifteen States In the Union In which there are In operation over 1,000 rural fred delivery postal routes. The three States containing the largest number of routes are: Illinois, the 'banner rural free State, with 2,771 routes; Ohio being a close second with 2,043, and Iowa third with 2,314. The other principal States with their respective number of routes are as follows: Indiana, 2,113; Pennsylvania, 2,058; Missouri, 1,943; Michigan, 1,033 ; New York, 1,700 ; Kansas, 1.C28 ; Texas, J, COS; Tennessee, 1,544; Wisconsin, 1,541; Minnesota, 1,512; Georgia, 1.4C9, and North Carolina, 1,170. "The fact that over 3,000 postofflces have been discontinued and their patrons are being served by rural carriers tells a story in itself of the ramifications of the system and what it moans to the millions of rural residents from Maine to California who are dally placed in touch with the outside world. "As a result of the establishment of rural delivery and the necessity7or the maintenance of good roads to insure its continuance great activity has been displayed in various parts of the country looking toward the improvement of road conditions. "Taken all In all, the establishment of the service as an entirety may be said to bo one of the accomplishments of tbe times in which we live, and as great as have been the results already attained they may be considered small to what will accrue in the next generation." SHORT NEWS NOTES. Fire at tbe Joy line pier in Nev Tori caused a loss of $150,000. Directors of tbe Union Pacific railroad have refused tbe request of certain stockholders to sue E. II. Ilarriman to recover profits on sale of stock. The Itev. Dr. Charles N. Sims, former chancellor of .Syracuse university, died at his home ip Liberty, Ind., aged 73 years. ' The State of Texas has issued an execution on the property of the WatersPierce Oil Company in Texas on a judgment of $1,025,108. M. Saito, former member of the Japanese cabinet as minister of cotimerce, has arrived in Seattle from Tokio. His errand covers a campaign among anion labor leaders for admission of Japanese workmen to membership in organized labor bodies. At Winchester, Ky fire did $130,000 damage ia the heart of the city. Charles Locknane and William McCartneyN were injured. Daniel B. Hubbard, 72 years old, who it is said was at one time a lawyer in Chicago, died in the poorhouse at Grafton, Mass. The leaf tobacco warehouse of T. S. Hamilton & Co. at Covin;ton, Ky., was burned. Loss $100,000. Night riders are suspected. City Court Justice Conlan in New York has ruled the summons against the Due Je Cbaulnes to collect a $2,000 clothes bill is faulty. Andrew McConnell of Washington, D. C told the Frances E. Willard union of the New York W. C. T. U. that he believed the electricity resident in the human body a cure for drunkenness. A rare coin has been found in Wall street, New York. It is a $20 California sold piece struck at a private mint in San Francisco in 1S5G. The gold is of a brassy color, as it contains an alloy of silver. Because they found him in a negro's house negroes of Brownsville, a suburb of Atlanta, Ga., dragged B. R. Chapln, a young white man, to a tree and were about to lynch him wben the arrival of police with rifles effected a rescue.

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LIFE SENTENCE FOB MTJBUEBEZL Voong Grorer Blake, at Aaaerso Pleads Gatltr to Charge. Before Jude McClure in the Circull Court in Anderson, G rover Blake, 24 years old, pleaded guilty to an indict ment of murder in the first degree because he killed bis mother, Mrs. William M, Blake, on Saturday, March 21, at bei home in that city for tbe purpose of rol bing her of $125. The indictment as r tamed against Blake was in two count, one for plain murder and the other foi murder for the purpose of robl-ery. Whei Blake wac arraigned in court his counsel E. F. Daily, told the court that Blak would plead guilty to the first count of the indictment. The prisoner was sap rounded by a number of his relatives, h eluding bis father, and the court room was packed almost to suffocation Dy peo ple curious to see the prisoner. In pasting sentence Judge McClure told young Blake that ample opportunity had been given him to be a worthy youug mas, bat that gambling and drink had poisoned hli mind to such an extent taat he had stooped to the lowest depravity of mankind and that the only thing he could hop for is life imprisonment. He cautioned hia about obeying the rules of the prison. HELD FOR DEFAULTING BOND. Philip Madders, Faaittre, Arrest "Walle Sa ff er Ins from a Drais. Philip Maddern, 27 years old, was removed from the Morris Hotel in Marios to the county jail to await the arrival of an officer from Vincennes, where he ia said to be wanted for defaulting bail ia $1,000. Maddern was f ootid in his room in the hotel suffering from the effects of a drug, presumably morphine. In his grip was a bottle filled with carbolic acid, but it had not been touched. The local police say they do not know under what charge he was held at Vincennes. FIRE BUGS START BIG BLAZZ. Dlitrlet at Iadlaa&aalt Ia Swept J by Flames. , An incendiary fire in the foreign quarter of Haugbville, Indianapolis, destroyH thrte dwellings, damaged another, an4 far a tust ttoattaatsd e nra st Ca wüm mt a4 asrta Cairfcü J Cm cz life Esay of t& fefdg&ac la ssts( fees laaadisi feewa vase gagfr agd n rk fcrti s Cs eiste td now was serloitely hirt. Tlie fire lo was $2,000. The keeper of the boarding house says he has no clew to the identity of the incendiary. FATHER TRIED TO EXLL 027. Coarlcted bat Released oa Promise to Itemaln Sober. Philip Kastner, 52 years old, formerly a druggist in Louisville, Kr., later town Tip trustee in Dubois county, and morf recently proprietor of the new opera bouse in Jasper, was tried in the Circuit Coart, accused of assault with intent to kill his son George, and he was found guilty. The trial was pathetic, and aa whisky seemed to be the cause for hU trouble, he was released on his promise ta abstain from the use of intoxicants: Cltlseashlp Dealed a Cblaamaa. Lum Ilocg, woh has shed his queue and married an American woman, becoming thoroughly Americanized, applied for naturalization papers in Wabash. The application was canceled on orders of tha Department of Commerce und Labor, holding that Mongolians cannot be naturalized. Hong owns property and is enterprising, having forsaken China permanently. 6,O0O Miners Resnmo Work. Four thousand miners in the Linton field and 2,000 in the Clinton field hart resumed work at the request of the miners' officials, pending a settlement of tha wage scale by the joint conference at Terre Haute. 9100,000 Klre atRlcbiaond. Fire in the Colonial office building in Richmond, which started at midnight and burned until 8 o'clock the next day, damaged the building $30.000. and caused $70,000 loss to tenants. Nine firemen were overcome while fighting the flames. Bites Off Ills Sister's Payer. Angered because 6he ate more than her share of an orange, Harold Pillman, aged 6, bit off the right forefipger of hia little 4-year-old sister, 'Helen, in Burney. Blood poisoning is feared by tha parents. "Lid" oa la Sooth Dead. The lidt was placed on South Bend the other day by order of the city government. AU the saloons were closed and, city officials say. will remain closed each Sunday in the future. Batter Famine la Newtoa Couatr. Morocco ia experiencing a country butter famine, the most severe in its history, with no immediate prospect of relief. Tbe majority of farmers wives say that it ia more profitable to sell cream. AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS. The Monarch Book Company plant at Wheeler was burned tbe other day. Tb fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Loss $22,000; insurance, $13,500. The plant was owned by Dwight Brothers Paper Company of Chicago. Alexander Pursley of Hartford City has an idea that certain individuals think he no longer needs his grocery. In leal than a year the store has been robbed not less than fifteen times, but at no time haa the identity of the thief or thieves been obtained. . Mrs. Susan Smith, 74 years old, whila in the act of alighting from a buggy at the Booaer school house near Decatur, where she meant attending a school enter tainment, slipped and fell, breaking her hip. She is absolutely hellens, the result of the injury and other ills, and her condition is critical. In obedience to President Roosevelt' order that no employe in the civil ssrvioa should "take active part in political management, Gauger F. C. Kensinger öl Terre Ilaute, who is a candidate fer coun ty treasurer, has been asked to resign. Fire broke out in the basement of th large three-story brick building of th'4 Lederer-Hene Company's department store in Elwood, and raged for fout hours befor the firemen had it under control. The entire lower floor, which was stocked with dry goods and women'a furnishings, was gutted, the stock of goods, valued at $12,000, being completely lost. Wilfred, the 0-year-old son of Max Palmer of Princeton, while playing, fell upon a Fharp stick about the size of a load pencil, which prnetrated tte left side of his throat, passed under the tongue and into the roof of the mouth, breaking off where it entered the neck. The child pulled the stick from thejwound. One of the uarro vest escapes on record occurred when Howard Strieker, a 13L year-old boy, accidentally plunged head Grot from the high railroad I ridge east of Wabash, where the Big Four tracks run rnder tbe Wabash railroad tracks, alight ing on bis face and bead in a pile of ein icrs 25 feet below and was able to gtt Bp and laugh about hia tumble. (