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The Great Tontine HAWLEY SMART Anthar of Eroln Bones, "Biind U Via." Et. nrrasmnntinrmtr CHAPTER III. In this same June, 1SG0. two persons stood ia the Jardin des Planies at Avranches watching the stm sink beneath the bay of St. Michel. The one is a lady who, thonsh considerably past the meridian of life, still bears traces of remarkable beauty Julia Caterham. Her companion was a pood-looking, blonde man, af thirty or thereabouts, with the bearing of a soldier mot indelibly impressed upon him. "It was very pood of you to come. Aunt Julia ; you have been an unspeakable comfort, not only to Mary, but to myself all this trying time. She has no intimate friend in this rdace, and ia their hour of trial a husband cannot be all. A woman hungers for a friend of her own sex." Tut, Fred ; you know perfectly well that I have always loved Mary better than anything on earth. I had to love you in the first place because she loved you, and of course I had to lave that tot there. and here 6he pointed to a child of about thre? years of age, who was playing at a little distance from them, "because you two loved her. As if it was likely that I should not come to Marj- in her' trouble." "The weather seems Kettled. he rejoined ; "and I trust you will have a fiue crossing to-morrow." I shall come over to see you and Mary many a time; and yet," she continued more gravely, "I heartily wish it were not so. This is no place for yon, a man of your years, condemned to wear out his life without occupation; it is sad to think upon. "I know it. I know It," he replied bitterly ; "and you know. Aunt Julia, how aard I have striven, and still strive, to get occupation of some kind. But after ten years soldiering one seems to be fit for gothing else. How. could I possibly guess that before two years' time he would marry a girl that could almost be his granddaughter, and that the result would be. my disinheritance in favor of the new rrival? "Hush. Fred," replied Miss Caterham jently. "It is of no use talking over at hat i done past redemption, though I m afraid you played your cards somewhat injudiciously. "Injudiciously !" he broke in hotly. You didn't suppose I was going to see lim make an utter idiot of himself withfut pointing out his folly to him. I am afraid, my dear Fred," replied le lady, "that you did not discuss the hing in quite so temperate a fashion as jrould have been advisable. There, not mother word," she continued quietly, as he saw he was about to interrupt her. 'Don't destroy my last evening by talking rver this unfortunate subject. You and roar father have quarreled, apparently rrevocably. None of us can even suggest , fit mediator between you. There is no no re to be said. We can only hope that 3 me may eventually 'right' what is now wrong." "In the meantime, Aunt Julia, I must ire here because it is cheap, or until I an get something to do. As soon as I An leave Mary I shall run across to London again, and see if I can hear of anyting." 1 "Let us hope you'll be successful; but t is time we went home. Tea time, dissy ; come along," and taking the child y the hand. Miss Caterham led the way Dwards the town. Fred Chichester might well look depondingly at his prospects. His case was omewhat hard, brought about in some aeasure, no doubt, by his own hot temper; but the Chichesters, unfortunately, rere ever a headstrong race. His future oked fair enough when, barely four pars ago, he married a girl of very ood family. True, they were by no means Ich people, and his Mary, being one of any daughters, came to him a dowerless ride. But what did that matter? Chili est er was an only son. and his father, lith whom he was a prime favorite, was wealthy man. That his progenitor, at he age of fifty-eight, should have fallen vr bead and ears in love with the youngest daughter of the rector of hi arish was rather hard upon Fred. He uddenly found himself with a wife and fci Id, without a profession, and with the oterest of come six thousand or so, the iroceeds of his commission, to live upon, tie tried bard to make bis little income jo as far as possible; but poor Fred id never been brought up to study "the conomies," and he was steadily, though lowly, trenching upon his capital. Miss Caterham duly took her departure he next morning, and as she journeyed ack to London reflected very sadly over Tred Chichester's prospects. Of course, f a man has only about two hundred ind fifty pounds a year, it is his business p keep himself and his family on that; ut it was quite clear to Miss Caterham !bat the Chichesters would spend the vhole of their capital before they had earnx how to live upon that income. Then be idea of a young fellow like Fred beng condemned to moon away his life in ; little French, country town! It was oo pitiful. What a thousand pities he tad left the army! Mr. Carbnckle, a friend, welcomed her varmly back to London. He listened jravely to the story of Fred Chichester's iroken career; but, as that luckless exile tad himself foretold, almost the first liestion the barrister asked was in what fired ion he had best exert himself. "Let me know the sort of thing he wants, and I'll engage that I'd manage )o get at some of the people who have the giving away of such posts. If you ik my advice, I should say the best thing foa could dc is to try and bring about a reconciliation between father and son." I never saw Mr. Chichester except on Hie day of Fred's wedding; but he Is a very bitter, obstinate old man, from all accounts, and I am afraid Fred gave him very great provocation. You must t forget that I have asked you to help n in any way that you can. And now. J Jr. Carbuckle, I want to consult yo:i t about another subject. It so happens during the last few years that I have feayed a little money. I want to invest It In something that will return a very large interest." "Then on my word. Miss Caterham. there are only three ways open to you that I know of. You must put it on a Jiörse race, take it to Hornburg, or invest ft in the 'Great Tontine. "The race course nnd Homburg nr1' jpreposterous ; but what on earth is t'. Great Tontine'?" Enthusiastically did Mr. Carb:rplunge into an explanation of what termed Mr. Salisbury's magniScent reption. "You are probably desthi Miss Caterham," he said at length, ": lose this money, whatever you do wilij Jt; yon might as well lose a hundred ia the 'Great Tontine' as anywhere else. For p. lady bent upoi such desperate gambling as yourself this speculation seems made or you. At the end of the first ten years you will probably be drawing a dividend of ten or twelve per cent, and from that out it must be a progressively increasing dividend. As the thing nears its end the few lucky holders of lives ill be drawin comfortable incomes as Interest for the original hundred they pat ia; and then thin": of the grand prize to wind tip

Mth I A property worth a hundred and sixty thousand pounds will fall to the fortunate winner; but even if you keep in the Tontine' till at all near the finMi you will have got your money back over and over again." Miss Caterham was very much fascinated with the scheme, and as she listened, suddenly flashed across her mind a memory of Terence Finnigan, an old family servant. The Finnipans were a Ionlived race; he himself was sixty, and his father had lived to eighty-seven. She determined that she would put one hundred pounds of her savings into the "Great Tontine," and that the life she would nominate should be Terence Finnigan. She accordingly gave Mr. Carbuckle her instructions, who readily undertook all the necessary arrangements.

CHAPTER IV. Twenty years have passed and gone since Herbert Phillimore, VLseount liakington, landed that famous pool at Bracknell, lie was quite willing to go through the accumulations of his respected father-in-law; and, while he lasted. Mr. Lyme Wregis proved himself a very pattern relative in that respect. He made money lightly by daring speculations, and he spent his winninjs freely. lie behaved with loyal liberality to his son-in-law. Not only did he make the newly married pair a very handsome allowance, but he responded in a manner beyond all praise to extraneous tugs at his purse strinjs. Great was the sensation through London when the evening papers announced the suicide of Mr. Lyme Wregis. That when the state of his affairs came to be investigated he should be found hopelessly and well-nigh fraudulently bankrupt was only what the catastrophe had prepared the world for. Out of the wreck of the colossal fortune, which there could be no doubt the great financier once possessed, there remained but fifteen hundred a year, which had been settled on Mrs. Lyme Wregis about the time that her daughter was born. I.ord Lakington found himself in similar plight to Fred Chichester, with a wife and child, and left a beggar. Wealth is, after all. a matter of comparison. It is simply income ia considerable excess of what we have been accustomed to. Fifteen hundred a year would of course represent affluence to the many. To energetic, clever-managing Mrs. Lyme Wregis it represented comfort. To Lord Lakington it meant genteel poverty. His wife died, and he suldenly awoke to the fact that the anmnl dividend paid to him on the hundred pounds he had placed iu the "Great Tontine' was rapidly becoming a very important item when regarded as pocket money. A hundred a year or so may not be much looked upon as income, but it becomes a very respectable sum when viewed in the light of loose silver. The death of his wife mad no difference to Lord I-akington's domestic arrangements. He and his daughter still continued to reside with Mrs. Lyme Wregis. Not only had he and the old lady always been upon excellent terms, but she was gradually assuming an importance in his e.es, which was destined a little later to become overwhelming. Hers was the life that he had nominated when investing the hundred pounds won it Ascot in the "Great Tontine." and such was the vivacity and vitality exhibited by his mother-in-law that he began seriously to think that it was very possible she might survive all the other competitors. He had thought but little of the great lottery when he first took a share in it, and, indeed, never would have done so had it not been rendered obligatory on him by the terms of the pool that he won; but his attention was now called to it every half year in very pleasing fashion; and as the yean rolled by, that lives originally nominated at sixty should begin to fall fast was only in accordance with the laws of nature. As the lives fell so did the shareholders diminish, and so, consequently, did the dividends increase for those whose nominees were fortunately still living. The new opera house had been built long ago, and was now supposed to be a remarkably thriving establishment. It at all events enabled its lessee, Mr. Salisbury, to pay the eight thousand a year rent, which was divided punctually amongst the shareholders. As rhe nominees got well past the three-score and ten ..Trs ordinarily allotted to humanity, the I.;e : began to fall every spring like leaves in autumn. Finally Viscount Lakington found that his half yearly dividend amount to one thousand pounds : that, in fact, Mrs. Lyme Wregis was one of the last four surviving lives in this gigantic pool, and that the possibility of his coming into a fortune of eight thousand a year was hanging upon the life of that venerable lady. On a bright June morning. Lord Lakington enters the dining room of a comfortably sized house in the Victoria road, Kensington, crosses to the breakfast table, ami proceeds to glance over bis correspondence. Life is made pleasantly smooth for him at present. In the enjoyment of a comfortable home, presided over by two women both implicitly devoted to him, he can thoroughly rely npon all those comforts which become rather dear to us as we verge towards fifty ; and he has now ample resources to enable him to indulge in all such social pleasures as he may desire. Both his mother-in-law and his daughter have now for so long made him the first consideration in the house that it was little wonder the Viscount should have developed a certain indolent selfishness. On one point only has Mrs. Lyme Wregis been firm. Not only has she been resolute against any encroachment upon such capital as was left to her, but she has further informed the Viscount that, though she has left all her property between him and his daughter, it Is so tightly tied up that he will never be able to touch it in any way. As she laughingly told him, there was no estate in the kingdom so big that it would not slip through his spendthrift fingers; and Lord Lakington quite acknowledged the justice of the remark. "Why!" he exclaims, "I believe it will come off! Here is another life gone ova of the last four remaining in and, strange to say, the nominator thus put out of it the only one I knew. Hemmingby, the lessee of the Vivacity Theater. This is getting exciting. Here I am, one of three, in a sweepstake of a hundred and sixty thousand pounds. There is only that lawyer fellow down in Wales and a maiden lady somewhere; and, by the way, Hemmingby told me some months ago that her dividends for the last two years have remained in abeyance. Her nominee has mysteriously disappeared. She cannot show him to be ; Iive, nor, on the other hand, can the directors in any way prove that he is dead a most inconvenient old vagabond to go wandering about at his time of life and leave no address. His inconsiderate disappearance will probably protract the ultimate wind-up of the affair, and occasion no end of trouble. Even if my dear eld mother-in-law is the last known life Tf-f in. I suppose the directors will expect me to trace out where this vagrant ijM sinner made an end of it.' At this juncture his reflections were !;en by thi opening of a door, and a kingl7 pretty girl entering the room. '-.- ex laimed. '"Good morning, papn." ted 1 im with an affectionate kiss, an-1 :tedei to decorate his button hole with i'owcr. "Good morning. Beatrice," he replied, as he carelessly returned her caress; "and how is grandmamma after her last night's dissipation?" "Oh, -she is quite well, and enjoyed her evening immensely. You are always .o nervous about her catching cold; but she fs a wonderful woman, remember, and youngrr than many twenty years her junior. Ah, a letter from Jack," exclaimed the young lady as she took her seat a the breakfast table, and turned ovir her correspondence. "lie say he r'jatt be in town to-day, and wishes to

know If we will give him some dinner oa Friday. Of course we will. Shall you be at home, papa?" "No; I am sorry to say I have an engagement. I wish it was not so, fot I am very fond of the boy. One ought to be on good terms with one's heir, although poor Jack won't come into much beyond the title." "And not that for many yf-ars, wi hope, papa dear. But your affairs hav come round so much of late that in a very few years now you will be quite a rich man again." Lord Lakington accounted for the increase of income he had latterly derived from the "Great Tontine" in such wise. His stepmother and daughter, although they might casually have heard of the big lottery, had not the faintest idea that h was interested in it, nor that the improved state of his affairs was based upon 6uch precarious tenure. "Well. I suppose it is nice for him," observed the young lady, as she continued the perusal of her cousin's letter. "He is appointed to a ship. lie is going to tha Mediterranean on a three years' cruise, and I don't see that that's a thing ha ought to be so delighted about." "Don't talk nonsense, Trixie." replied the Viscount. "Jack is fond of his profession, and has earned the reputation of being a smart officer; of course he is glad to be employed again." "But he says, papa, he shall be away for three years." "Well, and what if he is? There is no particular hardship in it. lie is going, btsides, to a lovely climate." "It is all very well to say so," rejoined the girl, "and I dare say you would not mind it; but I am sure Jack will feel it acutely." -"You know. Trixie. I should miss you very sorely if anything should part us," rejoined the Viscount. "Just because hfl has petted and spoilt you ever since you were a little bit of a thing, don't imagine he cannot do without you." "I think he will do very badly, papa," replied the girl. "Jack is extremely fortunate. He has me; and, n w I reflect upon it, I really begin to fel very sorry for him." (To be continued.)

FAMOUS CIRCUS MAN DEAD. Krank Melville, IlarebacU nder, Who Expired In Hippodrome. Frank Melville, equestrian director of the Hippodrome nnd one of the bestknown circus mon in the world, who recently died in the office of the press department in the Hippodrome building, New York, of organic heart disoase, was the most accomplished bareback rider the' circus ever has seen, says the New York Sun. His last apinnirauce In this role was in the Hippodrome show of last season, when with Lis wife, he put on a "high school" act. In the run of that act the large white horse, one of the many lie himself had trained and which won its share of the applause givcu to the act, fell nnd broke its neck at a performance. This year Mr. Melville has continued us equestrian director and as master of ceremonies, and for the ürst time has had lines to speak, but he has don no riding himself because of his Lealtlf There have been Ave generations of Meivilles ia the circus business. In the Civil War Frank - Melville, father of the Hippodrome director, with his wife, floated a circus down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, exhibiting first before the Uniou troops and then before the Confederates. The younger Frank Melville was born fifty-seven years ago and began riding In a circus when he was 13 years old. He was the tlrst to do a somersault from the ground to a galloping horse and also Invented aud was the first to perform many of the other acts which now are a part of the best riding exhibitions. He had been with every important circus In the world and had played In every country and before many crowned heads. He was with the Barnum &, Bailey circus when the Hippodrome was opened five years ago and he left the circus to become the equestrian director of the new undertaking. He also had : charge of the equestrian work at Luna Bark In the years that Fred Thompson had the Hippodrome, giving up active work at the seaside resort when, with the city playhouse, he went under other management. It was Frank Melville who trained most of the, horses seen in the Hippodrome, who taught thej 'plunging horses" to take the dive into I the tank and who was in complete control of the staging of all equestrian acts. He is survived by his wife and brother. liulls and Clama. The discussion continues between those who think that all the acts of the lower animals are satisfactorily explained by the hypothesis of inherited instinct and those who hold that there is an element of intelligence, if not of reasoning. In these things. W. L. FInley, in a work on American birds, mentions an observation of his which may perhaps be explained either way, hut which in any case is interesting. A gull seized up.n a clam and, rising to a height of about fifteen feet, allowed It to fall upon hard grouud. The clam kept its mouth shut. Again tho gull rose with it to the same height and dropped it once more, with the same result. This operation was repeated fifteen times, when at last the shock had the desired effect, the shell was opened, and the gull enjoyed its dainty contents. 'o Suffragette. Dr. Charles F. Aked. of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, said recently: "The American woman is, up to the present. God's best piece of work." And the other day, elaborating this truth, Dr. Aked compared the merited reverence in which woman is held in America to the scorn that is too often meted out to her abroad. "Consider," he said, "the position of woman In a country where such a joke as this Is possible. "Bill, says a young wife, weeping, 'wot's the matter? Don't you love me no more? "'Of course I d, duru ye!' growl Bill, returning to his jH-niiy weekly and pot of ale. "Then, Bill, the young wife sobs, why don't j'ou knock me about V" ol for III in. Mrs. Kicker Will you have an early English breakfast-rooui in your new house? Mrs, Newrich No: I asked Hiram that, and he said he wasn't going to get up till 10 o'clock nowadays. Harper's Weekly. Tlie Spoor. "I'm gunning for railroads," announced the trust busier. , "Then come with me," whispered the npnr humorist. "I can show you some of their tracks." Southwesteru's Book. Prosperity Is the touchstone of virtue; for it is less ditlicult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. Tacitus. India is buying American windmlllj generously.

The Xllrectolre Frock. Long, languid lines unbroken by a frill, Superfluous festoons reduced to nil, A figure like a seal reared up on end And poking forward with a studied bend; A 'shortish neck imprisoned in a ruff. Skin-fitting sleeves that show a stint of stuff, A waist promoted half way up the back, And not a shrea that's comfortably flack ; A multitude of buttons, row on row. Not there for business merely made for show, A skirt whose meager gores necessitate The waddle of a Chinese lady's gait. A "busby" toque extinguishing the hair As if a giantNhand had crushed it then' Behold the latest mode! and write beneath, "A winter blossom bursting from its 'sheath. " Bunch. Com! Thct Won't I"all Ont. There is no longer any reason for women losing their backcombs. A Massachusetts man has devised a comb

that "stays put" and will not come out unless tin hair comes off, s. women with detachable puffs must anchor it securely. This comb is made in two parts, one of which Is a plain comb with apertures at the top, and the other a plate, on which is mm wm NEW COMB. the carrying, the gold or silver mounting or whatever there' is(of ornamentation. This plate has projections on it that fit into the apertures in the top of the comb proper, and by catching a few strands of hair, between the parts before they are Joined the whole will be kept in place. Many a valuable comb, jewel-studded or otherwise costly, has been lost through working its way out of the hair and falling to the ground or floor unnoticed. With this new device in use there will In n danger of such misfortune, and my lady may wear the most costly hair ornament without fear. MILLINERY For the most part hat shapes are towering. Among the small hats ire turbans of sliver with colored aigrettes. There is a fad just now for making the color of the hat pins contribute to the trimming of the hat. Some of the smartest of the new hatpins are small enameled plaques in all tones of cylor. The lavender sweet pea is new and Is seen only on the most expensive hats. Graies are used as millinery trimmings and in iridescent colorings, chiefly greens, they are beautiful. Heniedy for Noir Bleed. For obstinate and persistent nose bleeding either put an ice pack or a cloth rung out of ice water at the back of the neck just at the bae of the brain, or drop cold water from a sponge Leid well above the head so that it will irike the crown of the head with considerable force. The head should be kept well elevated; even in cases of extreme weakness do not allow the patient to lie down, and small wads of absorbent cotton wet with a weak solution of carbolic acid should be used to plug the nostrils. If the arms are held above the head for five or ten minutes the bleeding, if not severe will usually stop. Handsome Invent nur Tollet. One of the richest as well as the most beautiful gowns s?en this season Is an empire model of rose pink chiffon satin with low corsage and sleeves 3f wide bands of Irish lace. It Is xtremely simple in construction, but rvery line and fold is perfectly hung. This ould, of -onrse, be carried out In any of the soft clinging materials ivith equally good results. CnrliiK tor the I'ldlerim. To keep paper patterns from being aiussed take a strip of denim four feet long, twenty-seven inches wide; band Dr hem edges. Take narrow elastic webbing and make loops just as wide in pattern envelopes, running across lenin:. Make i.ther rows of these loops below the h'rst about tlx Inches apart, 5r,v a large ring or loop to eat h of the four corners of cloth, fold through middle and hang on two small screws In back of machine or sewing screen, four patterns are in neat rows and the elastic holds them teceurely. For the Itatli. One athletic young woman Indulges frequently in what she calls her "homemade Turkish bath." It is a fact, as she says, that one cannot always cleanse the tkin thoroughly with only soap ami water and comparatively smooth cloth. A cold-cream bath on the face will prove that. Therefore she takes a small scrub brush, of the tort sometimes sold In drug stores for

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A stunning creation in coral satin, with pointed design in front of skirt and bodice embroidered in small jet and gold beads. The Greek key on hem of skirt and on bodice is done in jet beads. A band of Irish crochet lace nail brushes, and. first wetting the body with a sponge and hot water, the brush and a thick soap lather. This goes down into the pores and cleanses them, carries off more old skin and particles of dust and waste than the ordinary wash clotlu and stimulates the circulation. The soap Is next thoroughly rinsed off with hot water, and the bath followed by a cold shower and a brisk rub. For the not too vigorous person, a slight rest adds to the beneficial effect, but. whether with or without the concluding soap, the treatment will be found both refreshing and invigorating. The Home Hospital. The hospital drawer should be fitted up with the following articles: Two large and four small bed pads. To make these use two old bed quilts, one cut in two pieces and the other In four. Fold these together, the best side out. and quilt on the machine. Have two covers for each pad. The lcst Is cheap unbleached canvas, as it washes white aud looks well. Thr?e paekakes of thin cloth. This is to Ih used for mustard plasters. Cut In various sizes, some square aud some '.onger than wide. One roll of old linen. This cloth is used for bathing the face or for burns, cuts or sores, where lint or cotton cloth would be harmful. Save for this purpose all old tablecloths, napkins nnd handkerchiefs. One roll of long strips of muslin nnd ilannel. Use this for sore throats aud sprains, cuts and abscesses. One roll cotton. One package, large, square, soft cloths. Sew on two sides for making bran, slippery elm, hop and flaxseed mejii inniltices. One package small sacks for dry, hot poultices, such as salt or hops. One and one-half yards of rubber sheeting. One 1mx mustard. One cake pure cast lie saip. One hot water iMg. One bottle smelling salts. One small jar of alr-slaketl lime and linseed oil, as it affords instant relief for burns. Bin a label on the rolls so that no matter who goes to the drawer they can lay their hands on jnst what is vantel and not keep the suffering one waiting. The Child's Hath. Some children are timid about venturing into a bath tub. Often the fright comes from being plunged bodily Into water that Is either t o cold or too warm. Sometimes this plunge is accidental. One woman solved the problem by laying a large Turkish towel iu the tub and providing a small stool on which the child could sit part of the time. This was found very clnvenient when the little girl was having her hair washetl. Instead of filling the tub with water, put a little In. The use of the bath towel to prevent slipping Is also suggested for elderly iers;ns, especially if you do not have a gum mat for this purpose. . Take KserrUe. It will Im good news to the stout woman to know that what she eats is now thought to have little to do with obesity, and that if enough exercise is taken even a Meshy woman may eat what she wants. To half starve onesself means to look haggard and altogether unlovely. Don't drink while eating, even water. Don't drink alcoholic stuff at any time. fadsancl uhcmr Blain shirt waists prevail. Checks and plaids are popular. The extra long corset has won out. Many variations of bolero are seen. The dainty embroidery vogue increases. Shoes, stockings and gloves should match the gown. Black lace edged with velvet is the latest thing la sashes. The turnover linen collar with jabot will be worn as cf yore. Because of the thumb-length sleeves

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outlines the square cut neck and undersleeves of same fall just a trifle below those of satin. This is one of the richest costumes shown by a well-known Importer. gloves are very often omitted In the evening. For the dressy waist the tucked sleeve is generally chosen. The old fashioned sailor collar has come back for the younger set. With the tailored suits coarse mesh net waists will be much worn. The fashionable stocking is the filmiest, laciest, daintiest bit of gauze Imaginablealso the costliest. Double effect veils come in all sorts of modish colorings, green over brown being a smart combination. Metallic net bids fair to be much used for hats for more dressy occasions during the coming season. The best treatment for baby during Its first year Is to attend carefully to its physical wants and to absolutely neglect the fact that it has a mind at all. There should be no romping or playing or, in fact, anything which can intere t or excite its mind. Next in importance come proper feeding and correct training in sleeping. Bad nutrition is the great cause of the nerves getting into that state which easily leads up to nervousness, stammering, St. Vitus' dance, and even eouf ulslons. If the nerve centers and the brain get Insutlicient food and sl&ep they become exhausted and over-strained. To be well nourished the baby must not only have suitable food, but must be fed at regular intervals. The baby's nap should be continued until he is 4; at this time he should be having fully twelve hours' sleep. Between G and 10. ten aud eleven hours are required; from 10 to 10, nine hours. . Art of Ded -Mäkln. If all but the lower sheet of a bed is not tucked under, .except at the foot and Is then folded neatly over onto the lop of the bed, the edges of the covering are spared the usually unavoidable soiling resuljing from contact with the springs. When the bed is opened In the evening the lower sheet will not pull out, but will remain as tight as when first tucked In. Waist of To-Dar. The manikins who are employed by dressmakers to display the new season's dresses are trying to bring their waist measurements up to a uniform 14 inches, which is the ideal waist of the present fashion. Tight lacing only obtains In old-fashioned show rooms, which have not yet taken cognizance of the entire change in the character of dress. The Grind That Dolls. If the scissors grinder kept his blade on the whetstone unceasingly the scissors would soon be useless. The grind that dulls women is not daily household duties, but never letting up on thoe duties. The housewife who is know ing keeps herself sharpened with frequent change and recreation. r.ivInK Medicine to Children. To give a child quinine put white of egg in spoon, quinine on the egg, and with a toothpick rope the egg around the quinine. When, taking castor oil heat a cup; in it put a little hot water, lemon juice, the castor oil, and more lemon Juice. Darn with Ilnlr. To darn a small tear in woolen oi voile garments use a line needle threaded with a human hair. After being well pressed it will defy detection and will not easily tear out. I have used dark brown hair for darning dark gray, dark blue and black garments. I'nlarpred I'orea. One of the simplest and best cures for enlarged pores is to use a scrubbing brush and pure soap. With this treatment the pores are fre&l from the clogged secretions and gradually become normal.

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BED SEA MERACLE IS DENIED. !

Professor Haupt Explains How Israelites Crossed Dry Shod. Frof. Haupt of the Johns Hopkins University says the miracle of the fleeing Israelites crossing the bottom of the lied Sea dry shod was nothing but a natural phenomenon, the water of one of the Bitter Lukes, then a part of the sea, having been driven into another basin by a strong east wind. Prof Haupt said there was no doubt that there was a water way between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean in those times, and that geological facts proved it. The Bitter Lakes on the isthmus, he says, were connected with the Bed Sea to such an extent that they were a part of that body of water. The spot where the Hebrews crossed, lie says, is the peninsula dividing the smaller basin of the Bitter Lakes from the larger basin. The place is some miles from the northern end of the present canal. Prof. Ilaupt's theory alxnit Mount Sinai is that the mountain was a volcano, and that the sight of flames to the Israelite's warf describel as the vision of God because none had seen a volcano before. 77,000 NOW IN ARMY. Forces at Full Strength for First Time Since Spanish War. For the first time since the SpanishAmerican war, the United States army is recruited up to its full strength. This fact was made public by the luting of an order signed by the adjutant general of the army, in which all recruiting is ordered discontinued, temporarily, save only in cases of timeexpired men, to whom the privilege of re-enlistment is given. The bringing of the armed force of the nation to its full complement of 77,000 men, according to one ollicer. was brought nlxut in a great measure through the publication last September of an article by CoL Ileistand, treating on "the army as a career." That the vacancies then existing have been filled with care and discrimination is attested by the records of the various recruiting offices, which show that in the period between January 1. lftos, and February 20, 1000, no fewer than 10,984 applicants for enlistment were rejected. From now on there Is to le a systematic weeding out of undesirables to make room for promising j-ouths of good character. SEEKS DAMAGES FROM LAWYER. Alleges He Was Divorced, Married Another, Was Arrested for Bigamy. One of the most remarkable suits in the history of Montana was filed t Helena by John Bumping, a mining man, against O. F. Goddard. a Billings lawyer, for $,".000, for alleged wrongful legal advice. Through the lawyer. Bumping secured a decree of divorce from his wife and then married Freda Mollltor, of Dubuque. Iowa. The Supreme Court reversed the findings, and the first wife then charged Bumping with bigamy, but he was acquitted in Dubuque. The second marriage was annulled, however. Bumping now wants damages for Injured feelings. Canadian trade disputes in February lost o,o95 work days. Grave diggers of New York City recently formed a labor union. The Salvation Army has a monooly of the shoe-blacking business in Copenhagen. Canada had 2.1S industrial accidents in February, and of these sixty-four were fatal. Boston (Mass.) Journeymen Horseshoers' Union will be fifty years old this month. San Francisco (Cal.) grocery clerks' union will take measures to organize all clerks in that city. Mrs. Baymond Robins has been reelected president of the National Women's Trade Union League, with headquarters in Chicago. San Francisco (Cal.) labor council has taken up the matter of obtaining the eight-hour day for the ambulance divers of the hospital department. . According to the report of the United States Commissioner of Labor, women in buying for the family spend from 00 to 70 per cent of the total earnings. Painters, decorators and paperhangers have obtained a tract of land in North Carolina for the establishment of a home and sanatorium for their members. From 1ST0 to 1SG0 many national and international labor organizations were formed, which granted charters to local unions and organized new branches. An eight-hour day and. several other important concessions to labor are proposed in a bill introduced in the Canadian Legislature by A. E. Fripp, of Ottawa. In rural Russia, the wages of farm laborers have advanced about SO per cent in the last twenty years, but the average is still only 30 cents a day. The board of such a worker is figured at fron 3 cents a day up to 10 cents. Painters' district council of Eastern Massachusetts has decided to reorganize on lines laid down by the new international laws and which will make the council, and not the lo-als, the important factor of control in certain matters in that vicinity. ' The union workingwomen of Boston, Muss., have organized a chorus to sing the songs of labor. It has fifty members, and is being constantly increased from the ranks of the women and girls who belong to the various trad"8 unions of that city. Competent instructors are training the chorus. Turned shoe workmen of Marblehead, Mass, are to establish a union school to instruct young men in the business, there being a scarcity of turn workmen in that town. The Women's Trade Union league is carrying on an active campaign Jn supIort of the bill before the New York Legislature which provides for a Slate 'commission on employment. A tract of 100 acres, situated just ea.t of and immediately ndjacvnt to the Union Printers' Home, at Colorado Springs Col., has been purchased for the proposed national sanatorium of the National Letter Carriers' Association. A district council of longshoremen for New York City and vicinity, representing about r,0K) longshore workers and twelve local unions, has been organized. Austria's government has brought forward a bill in the Chamber of Deputies making insurance against illness and old age compulsory on all workmen aud domestics, and those employes whose annual income does not exceed $."iX). The industrial death roll in England in 100S is thus given by the Home Secretary: In mines, 1,.'H, ; in quarries. 1)2; and in factories and works-hops, lOtli. These figures do not include the loss of life in the mercantile, marine, or on railway.

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JAIL SENTENCE TOO SEVESE. UiuoM Irapotalble to ' Get Blind Tlfter Conviction, Smym Prosecutor. On the ground that it is practically impossible to obtain the conviction of a JN'rson charged with violating the blind tiger law because of the belief that a fompulsory jail sentence is too severe, "rosecutor Charles Ijidd of Richmond noved to quash the indictment against Ueorge Gay, proprietor of the Westcott tlotel. Gay was tried and the jury disigreed. the stumbling block being the jail vntence. Judge Fox. it U understood, will sustain the motion to juash the inlicfment. and Gay will be charged with limple violation of the liquor laws, punishable by fine only. It is understood fiiat the prosecutor will take similar action in the case of Dr. Arthur Jones, a jnr;gist and practicing physician, also fharged with orrating a blind tiger. Jones has been tried twice without result, .he jury disagreeing both times. FOUND AT SIDE CF TRACK. Harrr Coluber of rt uh vill- Bdlr Injnred liy Train. Harry Colsher, of Rushville. was found lying at the side of the C II. St I. railroad track, half a mile east of Conners-, ville. He was placed in the' Fayette sanatorium in that city. Colsher ha an ugly cut on the back of his head. Both legs are badly mangled and had to be amputated &bove the knee. Conflicting stories are told as to the cause of the accident. Officers believe be was stealing a ride on the 1 :2" train in the morning and fell. He says he was knocked" o'J a passenger train by the brakeman at S:30 the previous night. The coal dock men at the station, however, say they talked to him after midnight. CAUSED BY COLD WATER. Workman; In Found I'lironsrlons with Ilia Jmvrm Locked. Boy Tryon. employed at the Root glass factory in Terre Haute, was suddenly stricked with locked jaw. which is not the lockjaw technically known as tetanus, and the physicians say the attack was caused by drinking cold water while overheated. lie was at work at the factory and was found unconscious by fellow-workmen. When a physician had restored consciousness Tryon was able to write his home address. The jaws were tightly clenched and the muscles of his face were at a tension. It is thought that the affliction will pass away. It is muscular and not a blood poisoning. APRIL FOOL JOKE WORTH $2,003. Ilooalcr Doctor Plcka I p m. Valuable Pocket hook front the fntter. A purso containing $2.0:X in bills and negotiable securities was found in the gutter on April 1 by Dr William De Hart of Logansport, and constant advertising has failed to locate any claimant. The pocketbook was kicked around the streets by many who thought it an April fool joke. De Hart lielieves the. purse fell from an automobile that passed through the city from Chicago. After trying to find the owner for three weeks. De Hart sas-s: "Automobilist generally are careless, and maybe they didn't miss it." HIGH SCHOOL STUDEN1S WED. Members of Salllvnn Janior CI a a Snrpriae Their Friends. Saying nothing of their plans to their parents or friends, Raymond McClanahan, 19 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClanahan. and Miss Mattie Goodwin, 17 j-ears old. daughter of Mr. a.nd Mrs. John Goodwin, left the high school the other afternoon, obtained a marriage license, went to the Methodist parsonage, where they were married by the Rev. George II. Murphy. Then they told their parents. Both were members of the junior class. They obtained their parents' blessing, and the young man began work for his father the next day. M'MARRAN IS ACQUITTED. State Auks Xot Oullty Verdict Ik Slurder Cane, John McMarran was acquitted of the charge of murder in the Circuit Court in Lafayette. The case, which has been in progress for two weeks, came to a sudden and unexpected close, when, on the convening of court, th prosecution made a statement to the effect that after examining carefully the evidence, it had cone to the conclusion that a car Ind not been made against the defendant.

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Edward Arnold of Muncie, agd .""i, vas killed by a train while walking on l he tracks at Peru. John McArthnr, IK) years old, captain of the Huntington foot Ik.I1 tam. died as the result of injuries he received in a game in Wabash with the Wabash high school eleven. His injuries developed fatal ailments. Walter Young, Edward McCafferty and Edward King, employed at the New Albany box and basket factory, were scalded by falling into a vat of boiling water from which they were removing logs. Young will die, the flesh from his head to his feet being literally pa railed. McCafferty and King will recover. Tatrick Bartlcy, a well known coa' mine owner of Evansville, was killed at Chandler, by falling into a shaft a distance of sixty feet. The county council mt in Brook vtll and appropriated $1,07." for a special election on local option and the commis' sioners met and set the date for the election as May -2. Farmers say the reevnt rains hav been beneficial to the wheat crop in th hill land, and the prospeets for a full crop are much improved. Wheat generally has Ktooled out well, and growen say the color and condition are good. After a lay of argument for a new trial Harry A. Axtell was sentnccd tc Michigan City prison for embezzlement as secretary of the Real Estate Building Association of Bloomington. S. J. Payne, until recently one of thj wealthiest business men of Wabash, haj failed, his creditors f, rcing receivershii proceedings. Walter i. Bent was namesj receiver. The liabilities are $4(M"X. W. 'A. Kinx. head of tin Kinj Furniture Cor.ij.iiny of Brazil, küh-d himself hy tiring a bullet into l:i fon-h.'ad. 1I es V.l years old. He had been suffering from nervousness. Put r.o direct canst for hl suicide i known. Delaware Coutty voted dry in a eoun optiiin election by a majority est i ma tec Ü.SCI). Muncie. the count seat, gave .he "drys" a majority r' Hi:. The resull of r.i; clc'tio-i vrts awaited with great interest. Muncie is the lirgest cüj tliflt 1:. 't to vole on the sahxm question. Eighty-two saloons will le closed A break in a branch of Gary's new $JhVM) sewer caused great damage and a millibar of hv.ses in the surnmndinj district were in danger of being u:fd"rmined in tle washout. The havy raini have floocl-d the lowlands about Garj and the pressure of water caase.1 tht break. The damage is estimated at $lv -

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