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J Topics of J the Times ImiM'iw .ne i"l think heaven fa all rl.-ht Issause tVre l to be no marrying there. Frank Gmil ! speaks f "tlie curse of usuiey." Yet he doesn't t a if be would reloh-e "tu so Um re create III" own hnnger, a fna ttnin ard creates hi thlrf, and neither ran I satlsfled, even temporarily, except t a m.Tlfli. Anil the more frequently th victim seel thin atlsfnotlou. th greater liecomoa fie aaerlflr. Health, hope, honor, one by cue, are offered on the altar of ths drug, anil, flually. the miserable Ufa that ta left fl to com plete tha filial sacrifice. rerbaia, after all. tha aacrlfle of a wedding ring la mull compared with aotua other fool' make that they may know for little! while, the Joy of madness. I ? I Tlie Firm of: Girdlesfdiie 'tiih-:i WV.11..W 1 the tlfl of a new novel. We take it for rauted tl.at the hero ai.d heroine Motig to n-h rami He . IV..hnt IHnx of Mexico delivers nly o.ie unwii.'i- a year. Till rlri-um- tnnv should not ! overlook"! In try ing t e"cjI:iln why l',.xz I given o many term . Aa nwird th. hen. furthermore, !ip ha o.ie conspicuous advantage over the flow. It In hunter to counterfeit, adul terate or oihenvie linalr the useful- r. of her output. . . . irroM by liiipn,T mean uby mmj leeii uu.ler Investigation la Washing ton. Such aocunutiomi are frequently uwole ag-nlrurt nm-im whw Intercut may be beneficially or Injuriously af fected by imposed legislation. For tunately, they are aelilom sustained, be cause tiey are scldisju Justified. There la iiuc!i legitimate aud fir lewj Im proper lobbying In Congress and In Uie State legislatures. It la proper for a legislator to seek Information on any subject on whl-h he must vote, and It la proer for a lawyer or a layman to i . . , I i i i BY '..-'. si ' A. CONAN DOYLE 1 7 i I more Important pr,-! thaa h seemed. hbe had determined tu remain In her room all the aftem.,,,, to .void Kira. but her resile.,,,., m, ,h., ,(, felt feverish eud hot. rB, frf.li air. h thought, would lis,. , reviving effect "P on her. , eU ll,,M.j Jltlll , iainne. treadin a liahrly ,. p,i,e not lo di terb Ilia Kentlm,,.,, j ri fh, p.fe. tory. They anffared to hear l. ,.. ver. for the hum of rou vena tinri iiiVd ay. and there " dead ailem. i .rier ah had miiumh. Khe went out en the little lawn whihc lay in front of the old bouae. There reome' t)uer u..i. -altered aliout on It, but Uiey were ov.nrmwa with weed "tta! I'll nay him for that," th D7 frowled vilouly. -A human life. Mr. Burt." continued Ulrdleetoiie. "la a aaered thln. but a hu- man i: fH hen weighed axainet til eiiet-ein-a of great firm from wbh-b huudreil derive their meane of livelihood. U a auiall cNnaideralWB indeed. When th fate of Mia Ilaraton i Iut aiut th fate of the great - eouimerelal bonne of iirdle tone, it la evideut whhb nmirt go to the wall. Our hows bua for nearly forty yeara been a bright it In the darknena. If it altould fall now it would be atmu bling blotk and a at-aodal. You aee. there fore, that greater' Intereat are at take lin !) mere lrm of thia world. Ilav- The man who C'"" around Toakln that tlie wornt Ik yet to iume either kiM a weak k .Itie or knows of some thing th.'.t he (-..uUI Ilk.' to get at a nuirkrd-iiou n n l e. rirAPTnt XIX. (Continued.) ' She went down th aveane and had a fir wnnli with the ai'niry thura.' , i hbe felt uo bitte,ruew Jimt Ullu now rn the contrary, ulie could afford to laugh it hi jeuliarilie. lie wa in a very tad humor on aeeount of dumeetle dltli eultiea. Hi ife hud been nbining him, and had ended by aiwiiilting him. "Shw first and. tli Hi feteti the aid ruefully, "hut now it a rr,.,,e.t .Mm lu Waahliurtun. I1""' "'"' 1 00 r Kate liNiked at Kive or eeu to volunteer the livfonna-1 umI to argey tion. J'oriner in'ni4HTa of ('4nj;res : r-'ker." he wii A .Mlmienl!a man el alma that he own thirty-Keren aerea of land on the tTiWiii lake frmir. f'aptuln tJeorve Welllnron Smvter will no dotiW be glad to extenil nyiiipathy. Aewnllna to the Huffalo Krpr'e, niie one Invented a wheme to In aure lunhrellaa niralnct tboL Tfie oorn jwmy ta'klla2 any 'hetne of that kind will be k.'pt buiiy at the paying teller' window. Mm. ilmvard (ioiild my no woman ran drowt diovntly on lens than IJO.fHW a yeur. lu that ,a we fear there are a good many women In thia coun try wito are nut deivntly droated any lf tlie time. A New Jersey woman ho been get- tliii; Into troulile tcTiie a'le Hrtanked her l yeir-old htiMband. Bnfurt II. raawny I)nvla extenIs any aynnpa- nliy he will want to know whether site uuht the rajt-al flirting or not. It ta stated that the heart of a vege tarian Deata nfty-elffht tltne a minute, and that of a meat-eater aevenry-flve tima. Tlitia tlie meat-eating young iJMin with a vfyotarlan aweotheart ran we how dlflleult It I at tluiea for "two hoarta to heat aa one." ' and offer their aervlrnt to perma In terenteil In the iHiaaHge of Jaw. They rti-'lve pay for their servhva, and wu-n rhev niqienr bTe roir;ro.lonnl "oiu- ndttiHH with arifumenta In behalf of their elletita. they are aa honently eu- lf:isel aa when rliey apieir In tlie Su preme Court. But nrany unwruiuloiia Itvlalatlv aKenta have tieen dMiotieat, and have atteniitpd brltiecy, ami have ruuaed the wird "lobby lat to liexwme a tenn tf reproarh. In aotne Statea at temptu lniprnerly to Influem-e letrlala- flon conatltute a feloiyj-. piiulMlutbl by dlfran'hJimient and dlwiitnlltktitlon from holding public offlee. The antl- brlliery law are dlwted alao agulnat olbyita aa well aa aalnat corrupt leKUIatxra. In the Brltlah Pnrllauitnt reslstered and oftl'lally rerognlied leg islative afrenta p-rform thrwe fuixtlotia whl"h rejaitable Atnerlean lawyer un dertake by riipiilylng the needed Infor mation oonrernlng private bill. In ad dition they are required to stand aa HHitjr for bill affect lug private ln- termta; but they rmmf not attanurt pri vately to Influence the vote of mm- !ere, leliin bouml by the same honora ble retrlrtlon wihlh forbid tampering with a Jury or bringing private pre- aure to bear upon a Judct who must dot Ida ttie rauM. ' Th srandala of the old system whlcfh thia admirable ron ton) Jia dlnplared In England were greater than any that have diagramed th American CVngTee ONE THING THEY COULD DO We wHeoiue the story of the etior moiiM uioteor that fell luto the Atlantic oeeau a few days , liamrwly iiiImm Ing a ship In Its lU-soent. It U a pleas ing variation from the conventional eirjnt story that usually appuara alxntt thia time of year. "Always ready for sea duty, but afraid uf isvJal fcTtlrltlea," la tlio way tho wife of Admiral Kvana recently i'Jara-terll her dsilngulBhed hus band. lledliMl scleiK-o would probably atfree tluit the adjnlral ha dlNiorered which la tlie greater danger of tlw two. In tlie early day of 8an Frnncl!-o, trading vo-1h were often deserted by the eirtlre ti-w, who went bunting gold. Tlare was turfJilug fur Kio cnirtalti to do out alaiiulon slilp and Join the nisli. The dontrtd whips left on the beacdi wwre gTOilnially flll.vl round with sand, and were turned Into "hoteLO Ite rent es.-avatloiis for the foumlatlona uf tlie new Mantle block dlsrlosexl the keel a n.1 ribs of tlm alip Mantle, whh-h aallnl from Maine' sixty yoar ago. It was U-ii.ilH-d at San KrandMro, baulol ih on laikl, and used as a lodg ing house. WWe U land stood was eretil tlie flrat Mantle blo,-k. wlilch was d)troycd In the great tire two veara ago. Itninhi of avcrtml dii!er di not got tlie attontlou .liat la tflven to dla BMturs unaverted, but they make more dnwrful Toa.Htu a.ul lift ouea faith In human nuttire. Tlie other day a l-ong Inland .Sound ntnuncr oiiurht lire, and there illicit Uive In-en anorlier horror Uke tlie burning of tin- (o-iieral Slo-'uui. But there was no limit f life, no panle. lis- pilots kiTt the MtiMiner stiiidy. t tic eniiLnin f.nitfiit the lire In orderly man ner, miiiiiiikiii1 help, hu.I transfiTn-l sii lniMlntl pHKn-ii.-eiH to Miiofiier teutiier. At n chllilron's I'lijertaininent In a New York iiur,-'i uau.y draperies took lire. tl:m:i'S 'i.,t to fi iilt.i. ami burning bl:s fell on the children. Tlie audience apraru up. but the little kiiig of tin- flay Juxtlllcd Ills rec.il purt. He cried. "What are you all scared alMit? It's Just a lltrle fire." Meiili whlle a !" nt the urcan was playing "Omvurd. rhrlKilan s il.llers,1, m-liig t.li flurry he did nrt iiiImi a aote: Two men st-impi'd the tire out Others opened tlx- doors nml srurtid t mar aha I the women and children. M.t of tlie people kept tlielr places, and there was no panic. mere are rew tiuiiifs. rertalnly no article of Jewelry, that a bride prlrea more than her wed. Unit ring. But n inrrrleil woliiiiu i-snnof always remain a bride, not even In rhlcngn, where some of thrin try It by setting married frequently. And the vles of a mar ried woman later In life are npt to In different from the roseate visions of the bride. lVrhiipa even the wedding ring lows Its glamor, and btMinues merely so ninny dollars' worth of pre cious money. That this Is true In cer tain cnr was shown In a Chlrago court recently, when a Iftnn was on trial for selling i-malne. A niimlvor of wedding rink's were shown In the evi dence; wedding rincs that wives who had ceased to lie hrldi-s had bartered for flie drug. No more startling evl-oj-nee of the wer of the drug habit ran well be roneelvo than this. To barter one' birthright for pottage were not o bad. Hunger la natural enough, and must be satisfied. If possible, at al a4t any Tln. But the drttf fiend Young men of to-day ar purely selfish," complained a weary and dis gusted hostess. "I know many, and with a very few exceptions they arrept my hoepltallty and then decline to con tribute to the gayety of my entertain ments." Her companion, a man of years and exiwrleiice, smiled quietly. "That's an old grievance," he said; "I rememlier hearing my mother any the aame thing fifty year ago. I ro member, too, with whnt relish she used to tell tlie story of a spirited woman of her acquaintance who administered Jus tice, aa ahe saw It, on a certain oocn Kion. "The woman bad married an Kn;Ilsh man w ho had been an officer of a crack regiment, but who sold out when he married. Quite naturally, therefore hi old comrade were often at their house, aud to the disgust of hla wife, they answered your description of the young men of to-day. One evening, when there were several of her countrywomen among her guesta, my mother' friend vainly tried to umke the dashing trooper come to time. But when she (uggested card It wa 'The Tenth doesu't ply card. "A suggestion of music wa met with The Tenth doesn't alng.' "At last one of the Aniertenn girls said something about dancing, and my mother's friend tried to make up a set. Then came the haughty declaration, The Tenth don't 'dunce. "'Well.' said the exasperated host ess, 'at any rate, the Tenth marches'' "And march It dUJ," concluded the man, "In defiance of the Kngllsh litis bund's wishes." o Writers Cramp. Writers' cramp Is n serious matter to people whose work requires that they uo a lien very much, while for the unaccustomed writer who takes an I.nti afternoon off now and then to catch up tli- I' wltli her correspondence It Is. to sayl11"1" the least, very discouraging. The tnm- 1 ni" 1 lilt, i limri tlifin ImiuiMil i, r l, ,1.1- I. I ... I ' I')""1! -...in. in mm mini of era nip. Very often n low. nervous condition will cause It. Then one should take It as a warning that the system Is run down and need general toning up. Very often, however, the his sarsire ' fard and burly figure, and thmurht what -a very 'v'-v"t rMr.-or:- hi1 -wifr-i.-Aj Iii-. "It's all 'cause the (inner lasses won't Ifinme alone," li explained with a leer. "She don't like It, knock me sideways If she do.' It slnt niy fault, though,.! al lers had a kind o' a fetchln' way wi women." . - , "Iid you post my note? asked Kate, "Yes; in course I did, tie answered. ' It II be In I.unnon now, imut like." Ilia one eye moved about in such a very shifty way aa he spoke that she was convinced that he was telliug a lie. She could not ht sufficiently thankful that she had some thing else to rely upon besides the old scoundrel's assurances. ' .c"' " There was uothiug to be seea down the lane except a single cart, with a low two young man walking at the Jiorse'a bead. She bad a horror of the couutry folk sine her encounter with the two htinuiklnt upon the Sunday. She threfor alipisvl away from the gate and went through the wood to the shvd, which ih mountml. On the other side of the wall there wa standing a little boy in buttons, so rigid and motionless that he might be one of Madam lussand a figures, were It not for his eyes, which were rolling about in ev ery direction, aud which liuslly fixed themselves on Kate's face. "liood-niornln', miss," said this appari tion. "Good-morning," ' she answered. "I think I saw you with Mrs. Scully yester day?" .......... "Yea, misa. Missus, she told me, to wilt hr and never to move until I seed you. fche said as you would he sure' to com. I've been wsitin' here for Siigq on au hour." ."Your mistress is an angel," Kate said enthusiastically, "aud you are a very good little boy." . "Indeed, you've hit it about the mis sus, said the youth, in a hoarse whisper, nodding bis head to emphasize hi re marks. "She's got a heart as is big enough for three." Kate could not help smiling st.tbe en thusiasm with which the, little fellow spoke. , "You seem fond of her," she said. "I'd be a bad 'un if I wasn't. She took me out of the wurk'ua without ehsrscter or not lung, and tlies s-educarin' of me. febc sent me 'ere with a message." "What was it?" "She said as how she had written In stead o' electro-telegraphing, 'cause she bad so much to say she couldn't lit it all on a telegraph." "I thought that would be so," Kate said. "She wrote to Major Major him as is a-fullerin' of her. She said as she had no doubt as he'd be (l0n to-day. and vou was to keep up your sperrils and let her know by me if any one wus a-wexiu' you." "So, no. .Not at all." Kate answered, smiling again. "You ran tell her that my guardian has been much kinder to-day. I am full of lios now. (live her niy warmest thanks fr her kindm ss." "All right, miss. Sny, that chap at the gate hasn't Urn giving you no cheek, has he him with the gum ryv't" "So, no, John." John okel st her suspiciously. "If be hasn't it's all riijlit." he said, "but I think ss you're one of them as don't com plain if you can Vlp it." lt. opened his band and showed a great jagged flint which he carried. "I'd ha' knocked his other .e,.r out with tins," Le said, 'blowed if I wouldn't." "Pon't do anything of the sort, John, but run home like i e,M iItle boy." "All right, MiiHs. ;, t,v t0 yr i" Kale at. l.d hiln r, ,-,. nnt He pinned t ,, lt,om . ,. and then she fl r-lioed to see him throw "ur '"to a turnip held, ,nd u,k rapi.llv off in the onuosit. .lir,,i.. l'riuiy gal.-s. 'H W'!'i:i .NX. '" ,!'" "f"r Krn arrived at ""'!' ' '" f the passage " " "" s;, ii drivisit P the ,"' . 1 --. Hi-' r was a .,ir,l...l . :. I,..,., I., i ., . '"" '"" ,., ,. , """ from the Flving 'l I "i'l' '" " beliinii. Ka.e had rush ed " - , .,!, ,, .nrilllf ,, , , l..'.'K nl, ,,. ,, ,.XIHM.tnti(( that I IM" "'- "iHillcr than she J MOH-e I,.... ...... . l.i.. i II.... ... .. . ,. i... ., . ., . - .,.-.-r, ,i,ui.iTT in nil in mr wny you lioni your ' 1 r l,l:,T r,kM hope s-n. Children now In school are not like ly to be troubled with writers' cramp, because they are taughf to hold the sn lightly ami make all the move ment from the arm Instead of the hand. Tho old fashioned method which most of us learned of holding the pen between the thumb and fore finger Is also very likely to rneonrage a cramp. The Muscles become tense and hard, until finally they contract so much that all control over them Is lost. The pen should be held between the first two fingers, well up toward the Joint. The trouble tuny often be relieved by putting the hand and wrist Into the hottest water one can stand. Boston Herald. Rerlard. I.lttle drops of water, Little grains of sand, Msk the milkmen happy And the grocers blend. The Bohemian. rat fr M.mt parents In raising don't know tie dlffere training and the lack of It children befwrec Wsti'h man peel an al and youT ut a Mt a curtain s!.e ..-.u JUKI i:i. n.,tjsf ed r..uti.l gain. She u tit s;,, iT ,n f o.-ring wl,,-it Krn I, ,i, I r. tice.1 tlnii i ,. . a ri.tit;,,-: ,,, was ihc i r : v dmih . m! the I'ri.irj. go I'li k t.. i!,. lie had c.it.ie. ss a restraint showed as vain. From behind '"'li'd tlio-n alight and h i.- tlie trap wheel 'I "if f,,r Itedswortb 'I.. lo r room, won- 11,1 ''us ,-, whom ' "li him. She had no- r" i-i ly i lad. prsentlng ,"iiiig merchant, who '''' i his attire. Kvl I t" pnss the night at "' V had let tu. v She n .'IS irU,1 that f r Ins pres.,.,,, would act n I .. i n the i :.e.n . . . " i. ii. -if , beo.il. ." ",f"n"M'" -way she 'T " '.""r- ''"Patient and ex r 'l: ,"'n -wing in her " " " ""mil that longer e.., , She pace.) li.. i'U . lie could no ct'tition on the stitches. rOM.lv On a,..t .1 l ... . c oon me lit tle spnrtn,..,t. ., ,),. r . . t. M..M I. . . . "-neniii Pile "r 1 inn. niuf!: touts in n broken only ,v t h, sjnm i.f .,.ii .i , sin, li was so deep and lend hat, ,r,.niin.M W of th. fro th. ,n ' m""' belong to 1 , "r,nS"r Kate wondered "V ' ' ! they were talking o other T"' n" lnlrt" he !""": of '-"Portance. marked T.T h'T t hsnge were e.v.ntric snd slovenly Ui drts, an th. newcomer might be n , . "i sounri nt men a continuous monotone, ' hiterposition now and e sin. h amused herself ht iln.n'lf ng to Improve umoB ot nim f ,h. ai, ana neei- .r .io -a ursine it the pulled up num ber of th weed wlii, h covered it. There s a wnuerej riMW buh the center. P'l'led up that also, snd succeeded In Imparting ,ji ,1,... 0f or.ler among th few plants wht, remaine.1. She worked with uiinaii,,.! energy, pausing eiery now snd again to glanc down the dura avatiue. or tu it. intently to any chunce sound whirl, ...i..t.r .-tch her ear. In the course of h.T work she chanced to look at the l'riury The refectory fai-ed the Iswn. ami , ,i,e window of it there stood the f,r,w . l,king out at her. The (Jirdleston. ... nodding their In sua, 'Ss though ,.y wrr pointing her out to the third man, who stood between them. He was looking at her with an expression of interest. Kate thought as .m.IMiWX A"...-.... u,fvl tatJ iif ce si-ea a more savage and brutal fe. He was tjushed and laiighing, while Kxra be side him appeared to he pale and anxloua. They all, when they Mw that she noticed them, stepped precipitately back from the muuow. nue had only a momentary glauc at them, and yet the three faces, the strange, fierce red one, and the two hard familiar pale ou.-s which flanked it, remslued vividly impressed upon ber mem ory. , Oirdlestooe had been so pleased at the earty appearance of his two allies, and the prospect of aettlinn the matter ouce for all, that he received them with a cordial ity which was foreign to bis nature. Always punctual, niy dear son, and alway to be relied uism." he said. "You ore a model to our young business men. As to you, Mr. Burt." he continued, "I am delighted to se. yon st the I'riory, much as I regret the sad necessity which has brought you down." Talk it over afterwards." said Rzra. shortly. "Burt and I hav had no lunch eon yet. I am near atarved." ths other growl ed, throwing himself into a chair. Kira had been careful to keen him from drink oa th way down, and he waa now sober, or as nearly sober as a brain saturated with liquor could ever lw. (iirdleston called for Mr. Jorrocks. who laid th cloth. Kira aoDeared to hare a poor appetite, but Burt ate vors- ciousl. When the meal was finished Ktra drew a chair ud to the fire, and his father did the same, after ordering the old soman out of the room, and carefully closing the door behind ber. You hav spoken to our friend here alsjut the business?" (linllestone asked. oortding bis head in the direction of Burt. Yes. I have made it all clear." Five hundred pounds down, and passage to Africa," said Burt. "An energetic man like you can do a great deal in the colonies with five bun died pounds." (iirdleston remarked. "What I do with it is nothing to you, gov'nor," Burt remarked surlily. "1 does the job, you pays the money, snd there's an end as far ss vow ara concerned." "ture so," the merisnt said in a con ciliatory voice. "You ire free to do what you like m-ith the money." "Without axin' your leave," growled Burt. He was a nun of such a turbulent and quarrelsome iliiiKisition that be was always ready to go out of bis way to make Iilmself disagreeable. The question is how it is to be done." interposed Kzra. "You've got some plan in your head, I suppose." be said to bis father. "It's high time the thins was carried through, or we .hall have to put up me stiuirers in Feiuhurcb street." His father shivered at the very thought. "Anything rather than that," be said. "It will precious soon come to that. "What'a the matter with your lio? It stems to be swollen." "I had a turn with that fellow Dlms- dole," Kara answered, nutting hla hand up to his mouth to hide the disfigurement. "He followed us tn the station and we had to beat him off, but I think I left my marka upon him." "He played some hokey-pokey business on me," said Burt. "Tie tripped me in some new-fangled way, and nigh knocked the breath out of mo. I don t fall aa light as I used." lie did not succeed in tracing you? ttirdlestone asked uneasily. "There is no hance of bis turning up here, snd spoiling the whole business'; "Not In the least," said Fare confident ly. "He was in the hands of a policeman when I saw him last. That is well. Now I should like, be fore we go further, to say a few words to Mr. Burt as to what has led up to this. I wish you to understand," he slid. that this is no sudden determination of ours, but that events have led up to it In such a way that it was impossible to avoid Our commercial honor and Integrity are more precious to us than anything else, and we have Isitb agreed that we are ready to sacrifice anything rather than lose it. I'nfortuuatel.v, our affairs have become somewhat Involved, and It was absolutely necessary that the (inn hould have a sum of money promptly In order to ei.tricnte iiseir trom Its mm- culties. This sum we endeavored to get through a daring seculation In diamonds. which was, though I say it. ingeniously planned and cleverly carried, and which would have succeeded admirably had It not been for sn unfortunate chsnee." I reniemlH'r, ' said Hurt. Of course. You were there at th time. e were anie to struggle aiong ror some time after this mi money which we borrowed and on the profits of our Af ricsn trade. The time came, however, hen the borrowed monrv was to Is? re- psid, and once again the lirm was in dan ger. It was men mat we nrsi mougnc 01 the fortune of my ward. It was enough to turn the scale in our favor, could we lay our hands upon it. It was securely tied up, however, in sm h s way that there were only two means bv which we could touch a penny of It. One was by marry ing her to my son; the other was by ths young lady's death. Io yon follow me? Burt nodded his shaggy head. 'This being so, we ,,d all that we could to arrange a marriage. W ithout flattery I may ssy that no girl s ever approach ed In a more dellcnle and honorable way than she was by my sou, K.xrs. I, for my psrt, brought all my Influence to bear upon her In order to induce ner to meet his sdvsnees In a proper spirit. In spite of our efforts, she rtjected him In the most decided way, and gave ns to under stand that It was hostess to attempt to make her change her rnd. "Someone else, majhe," suggested Burt. The man who put you on your back at tn station," said Eara. Versa I bad msde every arrangement som fronting: a.rb-ulture I competent farm v . .... . . I I i iL.i a. m tint berore. 'Jill uuiimng is, ss you msy hav observed In your drive, situated in a lunels and secluded part 01 ine coun try. It ia walled round, too, in aucb a manner that any on residing her 1 rtscihsllr a orisoner. I removed th holy so suddenly tkst no on can possibly know where she has gou to, and I bav spread such report a to ber coodition that no one down here would be surprised to hear of ber decease." ."But there ia bound to tie aa inquiry. Hew about a medical certificate?" asked Krra. "I shall Insist upon a coroner' In quest' hi father answered. "An Inquest ! Ar you msd.'' "When you have heard me I think that you will come to Just the apposite conclu sion. I tlilliK IDHI I uavs on uisiu hi fiert'ie "wiricli is re'slfy" heat tteni lU IIS simplicity.' He rubbed his hands togeth er, and ahowed his Tong yellow fangs in bis enjoyment of bis own astuteness. Burt and Kira leaned forward to listen, while lbs old man sank bis voice to whisper. "They think that ehe ia Insane," be said. "Yes." "There's a small door In the boundary wall which leada out to the railway Uue. "Well, what of that?" "Suppose that door to be left open, w'ould it b aa impossible thing for ci sty woman to slip out through it, and to be run over by the ten o clock ex prVss? "If ah would only get In th way of It.' Yon don't quit catch my Idea yet. Suppose tbat. this express ran over th dead body of a woman, would there be anything to prove afterwards that ab wa dead, and not aliv at th time of the accident? Do you think that it would ever occur to any one'a mind that the ex press had run over a dead body?" I aee your meaning, aaid his eon thoughtfully. "You would aettle ber and then put her there.' (To be continued.) THE WORLD'S PEEFDME. Isdaatrr la Which sia Kallrs Towa Is Interested. Few p."op!e In America at leaat know that the town which might be said to supply the world with Ita per fume la (irnsse on the Klvlera, about 1J2 tulles by train from that center of cayety, Cannes. It holds a population of some 15.INK) istsoiis. the great mu- free Jorlty of whom are employed In the pcrfunto Industry which yields an In come to the town of a million and a half a year. The little perfume city Is set on the side of the mountain ItiM-avlgnoii and In the volley around It more thnn ,- (KM) acre of flower beds produ the lietala from which Hre drawn the little drops of aweet Incense that are sent out to nil quarter of the globe. Every aviilluble lilt of ground, sny Jane It. White, In The World To-day, has been walled lu and the casein or rosebush hii to pay Its yearly tribute of fnigrnnce In return for the cure lav ished umiii It. Here and there the flowers run riot, but usually tiny Irri gating ditches separate the nent even rows of violets, jonquils. Jasmine, tu beroses, hellotroK's, rosea and laven der. One breathes a new atmosphere here; it is as though the liivlKoratlntf mountain nlr hud bee is sprayed with can de cologne. When one gis-a Into the factories of the town the prismas of tnunufneture one notes Is much the same for nil per fumes except those made from the rose or orange petals. K Glass sheets, held by frames a few Inches apart, are smeared thickly with lard, and between these sheets the freshly picked blossoms are scattered, touching the frames, but not pressed by them. In one day the oil of the flowers exudes nnd the lard absorbs the precious drops. Before the grease Is fully snturat.sl tlie flowers are changed many -times, the number de lendltig upon the amount of oil the flowers contain. If the flowers are plentiful they tuny lie changed as often ns every six hours ami In the ruse of the Jonquils IX) times, but Jasmine Is usually clinni;ed ho times before the layers of lard are entirely saturated. Attar of roses and neroll, the base of entl de cologne, nre niiido by a dif ferent method. The perfume may lie extracted by tin ordinary pns-ess of distillation if a very even heat is inalii- tnltied, but the usual method Is the "bnln innrle." A large kettle of lard Is Immersed In a tub of water at the boiling iHiltit until the grease reaches a uniform tenqierature and Is entirely melted. Into this warm lard the petjils of ornngc blossoms or of roses are thrown. The fH-tnls remain a day or less In this bath and then the wilted flowers nre withdrawn and fresh ones added until the mixture renehes the required strength. Women bent the mixture Into a crenm and the "bHln marie" rooms look like cake bakeries. To ninke one pound of attar of rosea, which Is worth $i'ik. 2 , ounds of rose etnls nre required. A thousand pounds of js'tals are needed to make a pound of neroll. which average In value a pound. help that can be eecured at a conipen eat ion projsirthsiate to the net earn lugs for the firmer. Manufactures, mining and railroad furnish employ nietit to a vast number of workers who are under trained foremen and their wages are graduated according to the amount of product they can turn out. Manufacturers and transportation cor porations are capitalized and the In vestment I required tu earn a fixed dividend for the stockholder. The earning are expected lo exceed Hie dividends, ojierjllng expenses aud fixed charge to reate a surplus fund to conduct affairs In emergencies and dur ing panics without stopping dividends. The farnipr Is compelled to compete -'trtlHjieii ftifci'sft lor neip to 'coiiiiuct his agricultural operations. While the firmer Is delighted If bis Investment returns a reasonable profit, he has no rviirse If the season's results nre con ducted at a loss. The manufacturer In tiniey of financial stringency to protect stockholders discharges a part of his force, redncc their wages or run his plant 'on shorter hours. The farmer can only protect himself from exorbi tant wages by the purchase of costly labor-saving machinery. The world move forward and the higher cost of living, the Increase In value of farm lands and the higher prl- ea of agricultural products w ill not B'H.n revert to old low standards. The fanner will not find cheap labor of fered In the market exivpt by Ineffi cient employes. Agriculture la annually becoming more of a business projsisltlon and the standard of labor advanced on the farm. The fa'm laborer must under stand modern agricultural machinery and how to operate It to obtain employ- Uent Machinery I tisj expensive to be tmted with Inexperienced opera tors, and the man who can. skillfully Lntidl modern farm Implement I In demand on the farm at a wage scale that will compare favorably with the employe In Industrial enterprises. Farmer are now practical business men and the majority of them keep books on farm operations and know the mount of their profit and loss annual ly. Farming a ' profession Is becom ing more attractive and diversified and labor needs to he more skilled to meet new conditions of agriculture. The In duecmenf are potential for young men to qualify as farm laborers and the field offers as brilliant prospect ss any other profession. The farmer Is not so much In quest of cheap labor s efficient help and la willing to pay a wage acale proportionate to the ability and proficiency of the laborer as an up- o-date farm band. Uoodull's Farmer. r'arm Protluw. Alfalfa was uu unknown crop few year ago. Nw It Is one of the mit reliable it ml profitable of Texas crops. It has not hem lung slm-e the onion wa prodiii-ril only In a few "T r ..asm ea iajai j n .m li, e oinoii i ron la one of Texas' I .est advert U-ments. Tha effort to raise f.,r the market me dicinal plants ts-jiau with one enter prUilng citizen ,,f tiraysoii County only a few years ago. xw. thin line lug taken nt, Ml, nil! be carried on for all It la worth. The list Is glowing longer, and the prices of cott..n and other farm product are better than they used to lie. unit the mail with the hoe is growing more Independent. The sugar beet Is liow being tested. Cdii rnd. holds first place in (Me pri.Iuetlon of beet sugar In the I'nlleil Kf . with 4:".,.T:!:,.:,.:ii i.uiiMs of sugar from i:iS..K;t!..'!is! n.ns, nhile Michigan and California lire closely uutehod for sec olid place, producing Id ikki.inhi al,j sugar lart crop in this country lust year brought I."hi,(M. The present year will be an Impor tant season for experiments with the sugar Iss t In Texas. Let the tests I made under as gsid conditions as pos sible. There Is really no doubt as to the results In localities where the soli Is of the right density mi. I Lands that prtslin-e fltip crops of beets of the ordinary variety or the "biggest turnips In the world" are quite sure to break a few records In sugar beets If given a fair test.--Galveston News. Improved ( hlckra aop. The diagram shows a convenient way to make a cisp for the poultry ynrd. of which the isial feature Is Its dsr. I'rorure a box of Ha- right dlineiisloW and saw a hole, d, In one end. Then strengthen the box with narrow atrip of woisl, b c, on each side of tlie hole. HlNUri-ISS DOOB MS A COOP. arrrlaar Trunk la naawr. To carry a trunk or any bulky ar ticle In a snvnll buggy, make a frame out of two pieces of one and one-half by two-Inch) scnntllngs eight feet long. Nail a Ismrd across the ends as shown 1 b c. This acta as a groove for tlie door, a, to slide In. Thus you bave a sliding diMr, which ofspus and shuts with the greatest ease. Tlie front uf the ciasp la Inclisaed with lath, or nar row strips, placed 2-Ti to 3 Inuhe ajmrt Tlie top should I covered with a g(sd grade of nsdlng paper to mak It waterproof. A osp of thia sort should be 2 to 2H feet long, 1ft Inches deep and not less than 20 Inches high, while 2 feet would be better. Klchaid Moucnre. lu Farm and Home. Tha J a dare aad til Wheat. Maud .Miller, in the summer' heat. Bilked Mia nieadow tbiiv witb wheat. now to tAsar the trlnk. in A "i the aoumpiinying illustration I'lnce the free ends beneath the seat and under tlie fist rest In front, lowing the frame extend Isdilud the liurtry. Tile trunk or Isix, explains I'ralrle Fanner, ran then Ih placed on the end of the frame liehlnd the seat of the bugsv. It should tied on. A Speelal Bread. Brown I want to thank you again for that cigar yon gave me yesterday. I enjoyed It Immensely. Green I'm glad you liked It. By the way, I have another of the aame brnnd If you care to smoke. Brown No, thank you. I didn't moke the other one. I have a grudge against Jones, so I gave It to blm. When you know a successful man. . , ... . 1 1 . . i , i you aiso anow i o.,r . weakness towH thnt ,ine that keeps nun trom lucoeediiu; a great deal better. He who can mov hla eara can usual 1 uiki his hair atand oa nd. Kicica arlonalr Preserved. r.ggs are preserved lu iiiiiny other ways U'Sides cold storage. Often the preservative Is effected by excluding the air by routing, covering or Imincrs lng the eggs, some material or solu tion Ising used which may or tuny not !e a germicide. An old domestic moth od Is to puck the eggs In oats, bran or salt; another conalsts in covering the eggs with lime water, which may or nmy not contain salt. In Germnnv sterilization Is effected by placing In boiling water from twelve to fifteen sec onds. Sometimes they are treated to a solution of alum or salicylic acid, oth er methods consist lu varnishing with a solution of srmniignnnte of potash. vnrnlshltig with collodion or shellac; packing In -nt dust, preserving In winkI nsbes. treating with n solution of liorlc add and water glass, vnrnlshltig with vaseline, preserving In lime wa ter, preserving- In a solution of water glass. The lust three methods have proved most successful. Infertile eggs will keep niicta better than fertile eggs by any manner of preservation. The ( onaararr'a Error. The consumer Is often to lie blamed for the milk souring quickly. Flrst clasa milk left at hla house In a clean bottle and at a low temperature may Is? sour or off flavor twelve hours Inter because It wa left standing In a warm kitchen for a few minute or was poured Info a pan that had been washed In the (llsbpan and wls-d nn a service for nil kinds of dishes for several day. Also tnllk should not be left standing In the un a niluut after tha mllkauia lavea It, The Judge rods slowly down tha Una, Smoothing his horse's chestnut mans. t With wheat at a dollar per," said he. "This inn id Is slxiut the size for me." Then he smiled st her and she blushed al Urn. And over the meadow fence he dim. "Will you marry so id. And she told hi in wed. me, sweet maid?" b "Yes," and tliey were I Alas for maiden, alas for Judge. For old designer and wheat-field drudga, Ird pity them both and pity us all. For Maud didn't own the wheat at all. And the Judge remarked when he learned the cheat : "IWm't talk to me about dollar w heat V San Francisco Argonaut. How Aalmals Uoetor Themselves. Man might often take from the lower animals a lesson ns to the cure of him self when 111. All sorts of animals suf fering from fever eat little, lie quiet In dark, airy places and drink quantities of water. When a dog loses his ap tlte he knows where to Unci chiendeiit dog grass which nets as a purgative and emetic. Sheep ntnl cow. hen III. seek certain herbs. Any animal suffer ing from chronic rheumatism keeps as fnr as pslhle lu the sun. If a chlm piui7.ee be wounded be has been seen to stop the bleeding by a pla-tcr of chewed up leaves and grass. r'arm Hints. Tlie liorse Is man's lsst friend, there fore ho Is deserving of a friend's treat ment. Ion't forget that the barnyard ma nure Is the best all-round fertilizer you can obtain. Pasture mnki-s the eheajs'st hog fnil on the farm and clover make the ut hog pasture. thtti't let money act as a padlock on your heart and shut In nil the kindness and hnivlncss. Tlie animal thnt has a full, bright eye la aid to l? healrliy. And a moist tvsse Is another Indication of health. The man who keeps his troubles to blmelf Is W'tter thougiit of than he who burdens his nelglilsrs with them Tlie neighbors have their owu trouble to think alsmt Little things on tlie farm amount to as much In the end as they do in any other buslneMS, yet tlie farmer as a rule dis-s not lmy as much attention to (h talla as diw the city business man. Talk over with the gissl housewifa all the undertakings of the farm. She will have some gissl advle to offer. The burning of straw and stnlks, ex cept In sssinl msns, is a wasteful prac tice and has no place In Judicious fame lng. Kvery farm should have a pair of scale. It ia the only way for tlie, farmer to know exnily where he. stands In his buying and soiling. Farm mailnery put In ropnlr beforw the busy season ojvens means money ta the 'pocleet Whet It la put away In ta fait la beitur tUia for repalrlna.