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S BY A. CONAN DOYLE. S As 1 watched him I was IriMHtlWj reminded of a pure-bloods!, well trained fox hound aa it dashe bark ward and forward through th covert, whining In Ita eagerness, until it cornea across th lost scent For twenty minutes or more ho cou TREED BY WILD HOGS, , ,. CHATTER III Continued. No, 3 Lautiston Gardens wore aa til omened and minatory look. It was one of (our, which stood back soma little way from the street, two being occu pied and two empty. The latter looked out with three tiers ot vacant, melancholy windows, which were blank and dreary, save that here and there a "To Let card had developed like a cataract upon the bleared panes. A small garden sprinkled over with a scattered eruption of sickly plants separated each of these houses from the street, and was traversed by a nar row pathway, yellowish In color, and consisting apparently ot a niiiture of clay and srareU The whole place was very sloppy from the rain which had (alien through the night.. The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe ot wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stal wart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyea In the rain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within. I had Imagined that Sherlock Hoi mm would at once hare hurried Into the house and pranged Into a ' study of the mystery. Nothing appeared to be further from his intention. With as air ot non chalance, which nnder the circum stances seemed to me to border upon affectation, he lounged np and down the pavement, and gased Tacantly at the ground, the sky. the opposite houses and the line of railings. Having finished his scrutiny, he pro- eeedly slowly down the path, or ratner down the fringe ot grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice he stopped and once I saw htm smile and heard him utter an ex clamation of satisfaction. There were many marks ot footsteps upon the wet, clayey soil, but since the police had been coming and going over It I was unable to see how my companion could hope to learn anything from it " SMIL f had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness ot his Per ceptive faculties that I had no doubt he could see a great deal which was hidden from me. At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired . man, with a notebook In his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my com panion's) hand with effusion. "It to Indeed kind of you to come," - he said. "I have had everything left untouched." -,i "Except that!" my friend answered, pointing to the pathway. If a herd of buffaloes had passed along, there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you bad drawn your own con clusions. Gregson, before 70a permit tad this." - m liaa an mnrh tn do Inside the house," the detective said, evas '"" Irely. "My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here. I had relied upon him to look after this." Holmes glanced at me and raised his evebrowt sardonically. . "With two such men as yourself and Lestrade upon the ground, there will not be much for a third party to tn Anil out" he said. Gregson rubbed his hands In a self satisfied way. ""' "I think we have done all that can be done." he angwered. "It's a queer case, though, and I knew your taste for such things." ' "You did not come here In a cab?" asked Sherlock Holmes. No, air." , "Nor Lestrade?" "No. sir." ... "Then let us go and look at the room." With which Inconsequent remark he strode on into the house, followed by Gregson, whose features expressed nis astonishment Holmea walked In and I followed him with that subdued feeling at my heart which the presence ot death in- snlreg. It was a large, square room, looking a 1 1 LUES IB1 Kvl (Wl V furniture. Opposite the door was a showy flre place. On one corner of this was stuck thA itumn of a red wax candle. The solitary window was so dirty that the lleht was hazy and uncertain, giving a dull gray tinge to everything, which was Intensified by the thick '" ' layer of dust which coated the whole apartment AH these details I observed after- ward. At present my attention was centered noon the single grim, nu N tinnless figure which lay stretched nnon the boards, with vacant sight less eyea staring up at the discolored cellinc. It was that of a man about forty three or forty-four years of age, mid- dle-sixed. broad shouldered, with crisp, .curling black hair, and a short, stubby , beard. ' His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous . one. On hia rigid face there stood an ex - vtYreiurton of horror, and, as It seemed to me, of hatred, such as I have never teen upon human reaiures. 'mis mallenant and terrible contor tion, combined with the low forehead, ' blunt nose, and prognathous Jaw, gave the dead man a singularly slmlous and ' ene-HVB nonearance. which was m creased by his writhing, unnatural pos ture. - Lestrade, lean and ferret-like as "" ever, was standing by the doorway and r greeted my companion and myself. "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. - "It beats anything I have seen, and I m no chicken. "There is no clew," said Gregson, "None at all." chimed in Lestrade. . Sherlock Holmes approached the body and kneeling down, examined it Intently. "You are sure that there is no wound?" he asked, pointing to numer ous gouts and splashes ot blood which lay all around. "Positive!" cried both detectives, . .1.1. V.1 I .lnn iv . inen oe course una uiwu wwug" to a second individual presumably ' the murderer, If murder has been com : mined, it reminds me of the circum- tanrea attending on the death of Van Juiian. In Utrecht In the year 34. Do ' nn nm Amber the case. Gregson?" ... "No. air.".' "Read it un you really should There is nothing new under tie sun, It has all been done before. " , As he spoke his nimble lingers were flying here, there ana every wnere feeling, pressing, unbuttoning, exam- IttlaoU Master Ha a Very Uiilne at ATatr In the cane-brake along the Ulluols river wild hogs have appeared tu great number thla year, routing from no ou ttnued hhi research, measuring with nuw where, the St Louis Republic the most exact care the distance Theee bogs seem to have little tween marks which were entirely in- . ..,...,. Ih- joulw,ic snocles. v. ..thaMli vArv ntrtt- thorn with euorumut htNtui tud tuvajro Inlng, while his eyes wore the same a UtUe pe o fy dugt an, th8 iUng tU8kB Several rathir unpleas far away expression which I have at- , n.ok(sl lt ,w, ln Btt euvel- ant adveuturee have occurred with Aa4 aKAHai.bl linAM . I " " w ... ... I lo'swlf w7. "examination made I "J!? JiT I ". " that one would hardly have guessed ' V with the Tmoat minute wlr ' 11 1 , , hlM the minuteness with which it was con- f,e5 04 u wlUl ue m 1 mm On his return from a successful bird "v ..... M.nl Mr M,H M UW a BUiail rk s PI. rolling in the dirt II. had heard gUss Tn Ws Packet f the wild hogs, but up to this time hey say that genius is au mnuuo uau seen uoue. n nu mo ! - capacity tor taking pains." he re-1 instinct he ralstnl his gun, area auj marked, with a smllu. "its a vorjwounJej th6 D)a ta goiu-Hls wero bad definition, but it does apply to de- Ilgwtwd j,y gruuts from alt sides, and tectlve work." ... . . , hundreds of hoim isud from the caue. n ft w j st , wa rinati i uregson .o "TT" . McGee knew that they meant mis- lon witrconaTderable curiosity and chief, and throwing down hi. gun. he some contempt nasuiy scrammeu among Thav evidently failed to appreciate of a smaU tree. Still the hogs came, the fact, which I had begun to realise, hundreds of them, and their grunting that Sherlock Holmes' smallest actions anj i(lueaiiugl added to their ferocloun were all directed rowara sumo aspect, were appalling to the fright ana praouca . 4V ened m. What ao you lumt o m . h,. .w. M i,. both askea. ... , . . . . . ., it wmild be robblna you or tne crea- vu u, m " ducted. Finally, he sniffed the dead man's tips and then glanced at the soles of hia patent leather boots. "He has not been moved at all?". he asked. "No more than was necessary for the purpose ot our examination." "You can take him to tne mortuary now," he said. "There is nothing more to be learned. Gregson had a stretcher and four men at hand. At his call they entered the room, and the stranger was lifted and carried out As they raised him a ring tingled down and rolled across the floor. Le strade grabbed it up and stared at U with mystified eyes. "There's been a woman here," he cried. "It's a woman's wedding ring.' He held it out aa ne spoae, upon we . 1 . . prpgume to mala could not reach him. But tuey palm ot hit hand, we ail gatnerea remarkea m, friend. "You round him and gaxea at IV mere could be no doubt that that circle ot plain gold had once adorned the finger ot a bride. "This complicates matters," said Gregson. "Heaven knows, they were complicated enough perore. ... . m, i ,u. In the meantime, ttAflyJeVvTT? letterf-nf td.iTlaX drawn by a horse with three old shoes Tlme passed, and the tree began to ed to E. J. Drebber and one to Joseph Md onnew 0M m m off (oreleg ln wM hi btangerson. Brhl,hmtv the murderer had a flor- u . , - ..,..i h fii "A whf adilreasr" . , . . 1 r. : . n. u " "American Exchange. Strand-to be '? .?. "u " ""artablv long. "mon thoM n.ore the left till called tor. They are both from hese are onlv a few indications, but tr wayed, then l.ned to one side, the Guion Steamship Company, and ..ilt vou" "n1 the hunter gave himself up for refer to the sailing ot their boats from ,na Qregson looked at each lost Liverpool. It to clear that thls unfor- Atw llh .n , ncred ui 0us smile. Suddenly there was a cessation of "If this man was muruerea, now was the grunting and wiuealtng dowu tie- It doner asked the former. iow ,na then a rush of feet The hugs "Poison." said Sherlock HOimes, h , jn.rtw, fn. ,,.. mv.t..rl.ins . , ,.r a .tv i -- " curuy. ana uu- .T" cause. The hunter did not know then tning, -Lesiruue. uo auucu, round at the door: "'Rache' is the German for 'revenge; so don't lose your time looking for Miss Kacnei. With which Parthian shot he walked away leaving tne two nvais open- mouthed behind him. He held It out aa he spoke, upon the help you." remarked my friend. "You squealed, suapped their ugly Jaws, ami mere . . that it wnnM be .. n..u v.Ui .k mi SjIW UOIU . U" mKU UK WVUrv " - " .( . nltv for anv one to Interfere." There ,A ,tr., h i,k nf hl mn. An l was a world of sarcasm tn his voice as tney to ,t the tree ne spoae. . r wherein he sat now your ?Vsu. h. ,., thl. tlna. but I as a half dosen ot the big boars kept You're sure it doesnt simpury nt. tn .rub tn the constable at It he beirau to wonder If they meant who found the body. Can you give me to root the tree down. In the course his name and address?" of a half-hour his wouder changed to "John Ranee," he said, ne is on tUrQ1 Tne Dogs had uiade a big hole duty now. xou wui nnu mm - " around the roots of the tree, which was HSe a Hba tkff bad learned shall go and look him up. I ll tell you by experience how to get at a ireea en on. thina- which may help you In the ewy. case," he continued, turning to the twot MKht came on, and In the moinllght detectives. "There has been murder tne iuoklta hunter saf couutless imm done, and the murderer was s i msu. ten ot no( nmug .bout, ,nd the He was more than six ieet n'K". tg at the tri,e went on. Hoping boots and smoked a Trichlnopoly thrown dowu to them the contents of cigar.' He came here with his victim his game-bag, which had been eagerly In a four-wheeled cao, wmcu uevoureu. them?" observed Holmes. "There's nothing to be learned by staring at lt What did you find in his pockets T" "We have it all here," said Greg son, pointing to a litter ot objects upon one of the bottom steps ot the stairs. "A gold watch. No. 97.16J. by Barraud, of London. Gold Albert chain, very heavy and solid. Gold ring, with Ma sonic device. Gold pin bulldog's head, with rubies as eyes. Russian leather card case, with cards ot Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland, correspond ing with the E. J. u. upon the linen. No purse, but loose money to the ex tent of seven pounds thirteen. Pock et edition ot Boccaccio's 'Decameron.' with name of Joseph Stangerson upon JO REMARKABLE ANIMAL SURGERY. Dentist to the Hippopotamus and CM repodlst to the P.lephant. fjrpHEKK Is probttbly no annual,, jH outside of the rHutte of couveii t tloiml domestic pets, which pro- voko so much curiosity among, or proves such a nisKnet of amuseuieut to, the Juvenile fraternity, either at the circus or Koologlcnl lluntcus, as the ele phant. This ponderous and apiarnty clumsy, alhslt, as a rule, prfectly hurmlcsa and UtK'ile rrenture Is a never ending source of iMIkM tu children. Especially Is this the case with "Big Tom," the noble creature tu the public Central Park of New York, lie to an unusually tractable and playful ani mal, and coiicueutly Is a great favor ite with the youngster. But one day "Big Tom" suddenly changed his manner. He became vi cious, and tile keeper, apprehensive that he might hurt sow of bis young visitors, fastened hi in up out of the FIMNU DOWN THK TKKTU. (To b eonnnned.) HOW CONVICTS PAS8 THE TIME and does not know now why they fled. But go they did, and the hunter was safe. Waiting barely long enough to make sure of the departure 'of his enemies, he dropped from the tree and made the best possible time to his home. BILL NYC AS A DAIRYMAN. tunate man was about to return to New York.' Have you made any Inquiries aa to this man Stangerson?" "I did it at once," said Gregson. I have had advertisements sent to all the newspapers, and one of my men has gone to the American Exchange, but he has not returned yet. "Have you sent to Cleveland?" "We telegraphed this morning: "How did you word your Inquiries?" TVe simply detailed the circum stances, and said that we should be glad of any information which could help us." "Ynn it ill not ask for oarticulars on any point which appeared to you to be Sow Very Aruttk Werk Doa is the Prboiu crucial r of America. I asked about Stangerson." . I , ,.,; When I was young and used to roam Knthlnv elso? Ta there no circnm-1 it in v u"i ..... , .. . ,h ., u,-rl stance on which this whole case ap- says the Philadelphia Record to go . . ' m pears to mngei . wiu you nox vurw,Ba ;";7'"rr7 I used to think l could milk anybody's graph again?" - . tentiary and to note the objects which, hut I Hnn't think an now. I ilo.i't "I have said an I have to say, aaia with tedious pains, the prisoner nave , -- - - - - Gregson, ln an offended voice. m,de to while the time'away. Here a co a,es f ' r," Sherlock Holmes chuckled to him- mantei wui be hung with a lambrequin, n " 1 DWD r,u' "r "uu self, and appeared to be about to make 1 i.i MnH tu n. knnt. and many years. The last cow I tried to some remark, when Lestrade. who had d p,tterni of ,ne threads compar- nk was a common cow, horn In oh- rTi. IvT 'r-7t in i.ir ing with the work ol the. French lace -uruy ; amu k-uiuo . 5U..::E '" makers. The laml.requin is ol an odd member that her brow was low. niiu -h,- ,j ,u .iaito. i. tnld that It is she wore her tall high and was T.Sr mad. of an old pair of prison tronsers. haughty, oh, so haughty . " ... .- . ... i . . .... ..i u Mr. Gregson" he said, "I have Just I On a little gut Diacxetisasman siunea i inaue a i' made a discovery of the highest lm- animal. The bracket, so deiiiately her, one that is uscii in me very oesi portance, and one which would have turned, is of newspapers pasted together society; "So" and she soed. Then ( told her to "Hist" and she mated, nut I thought she overdid It She put too much expression In It. Junt then I been overlooked bad I not made a care- AD(j nded. and the animal is a rat, ful examination of the walls. caught in a home made trap, ttuffed, Th little man's eves BDarkled as he j i .v. T - - , . wiin rags anu piews m uuowug kuui, of suppressed exultation at having mmibi, ,nri with a scored a point against nts colleague. i "-" - , - n . wh...M wtiin hnrk really artistic decoration o( reeds, on Into the roomthe atmosphere of which which are perched at least 200 birds, negt,i,ors come to see what lt was that heard something crash through a win dow of the barn snd fall with find. slckenlus thud, on the outside. The flt cleaner since the removal of its each accurately colored and drawn ghastly Inmate. ; ; , There are ala numberless checker- "Now, stand there!" - boards and chessmen that, in the den- He struck a match on his boot ana , their inlsv work and In the in held It up against the wall. - tricacv of their carving would do honor Lua at iui; 11c uu """ I !,. ,ftmon nf th l)r nt. " l nave remaricea uai me paper nau wh H Vaa((a (. ru. Lai.CU ana; lu Italia, wo I T' k ' . IV n ' la. nf tho rrurm a lars-a n loco I lipav uriiuri bvuuui had neeled off. leavina a vellow sauare lyn the other aay, one ol tne Doys pro of coarse plastering. .... sented a note from his mother, asking Across this bare space there was to be allowed to go home at z o ciocx. scrawled in blood-red letters a single word RACHE. "What do you think ot that?" cried the detective, with the air of a show man exhibiting his show. "This was overlooked because it was In the dark est corner of the room, and no one thought of looking there. The mur derer has written it with his or her own blood. See this smear where it has trickled down the wall! That disposes of the Idea of suicide, anyhow. Why was that corner chosen to write It on? I will tell you. See that candle on the mantelpiece. It was lighted at the time, and It lt was lighted this corner would be the brightest instead ot the darkest portion of the wall' "And what does It mean, now that The teacher looked at him severely. See here," she fcaid, "you've been out a great deal lately, and here you bave a note to go out again. Now, we can't do things that way. If you are coming to school I want yon to stay here. What do lor? caused the noise. They found that 1 bad done It In getting through the window. I asked the neighbors if the barn was standing. They said It was. Then I asked them If the cow was hurt much. They said she seemed quite robust Then 1 requested them .to go In and calm the cow a little and see If tbey could get my. plug hat off of her horns. I am buying all my milk now from a milkman. . 1 select a eentle milkman who will not kick, and feel as though I can trust him. Then If be reels si though be can trust me. It is all right way. Contemporaneously, the elephant displayed a dlUU'iilty In walking. At tirnt the keeper could uot assign any reason for this unexpected development ou the part of his charge, aud forth with subjected the animal to a nilmit dliigiiosls. But he could uot discover any reasou to which either the animal' bad temper or lameuess could bo at tributed, since "Big Tom" appeared ti be enjoying- the best ot health. The keeKr, however, observed that the anlinnl was lame In his legs, and ulso that his toenails had grown to an uuusual exteut. lt theu occurred to the uinn that possibly the animal's crippled condition was due to the abnormal lx of bis toenails. If such were the case, then the pain "Big Tom" endured while walking would be excruciating, and would account for his dlaplay of bad temper. The keeper thereupon decided to cut aud trim the creature's nulls, as, even If the omtuU"U did uot cure the malady, It would at any rate do no barm. Had "Big Tom" bran roaming about In his native jungle, plowing and plodding In the heavy, rough soil, the walls would have been kept down to their proper site, but as he was de prived of these natural means of chlr oKly, then the same result would have to lie accomplished by artlllcial meuus. But the task was not so easy as It appeared from s cursory glance. The keeper realized that the- work would have to be carried out with consum mate skill. If the result were to be at tended with satisfactory success. To Insure this end, a special set of tools were prepared. This peculiar chiropody outfit comprised a saw, chisel, sharp knife, course rasp, sandpaper aud smooth polishers, all sieclully manu factured for the operation. The elephant's legs were secured to the ground by meaus of chains to pre vent movement, but otherwise "Big Tom" was left entirely free, slnco ss the nails are of hard horn no pain would lie experienced In the actual cut ting, though as the flesh around the nails had become Inflamed and tender, turned. Now, whenever "Big evinces the slightest trace of bad tem per, his toenails are Immediately trim med. Vhe operation always vi ks like charm. "Cutting the toenails Is an Infallible cure for an elephant's tmd temner" Is now the precept of "Big Tom's" keeMr. Another Interesting and extraonlln ary animal surgical ocratlou was re- rcntly undertaken In the arena or a well known traveling circus before few privileged spectators. The creature ou this occshIoii was a blppoiwlaimia, and the complaint was that some of bis teeth had grown to such an abnormal length that It was only with consider able dliHculty ami pain that the brute could masticate his food, low crea turea are so valuable to the traveling showman as the blppopotumua. These animals are neither so plentiful tior so easily caught as the elephant, and as they seldom thrive In captivity they are. therefore, most highly prised uy their fortunate proprietors. The particular hipixipotanius upon whom this unique dental operatlou was performed la an unusually Hue speci men of Its kind, and Its welfare Is ac cordingly sealously attended to by Its owner. It Is affectionately called "Babe," by no means an appropriate sobriquet, when It is retnemliered that he turns the scale at Just under two tons; but the creature Is as docile as a child, which favorable characteristic suggested the name to Its owner. "Babe" has all unusually finely devel oped set of teeth, numbering tweiil eight lu all. Among these are two very prouilueut teeth, properly called tusks, growing out of the lower Jaw. They start lu a vertical direction, but bend tu a backward, graceful curve. They are two of the most useful teeth to the blppoputamus, being requisitioned by the sulmat for tearing up the trees and bushes xn which It thrives, since II la purely a herbaceous animal. Under normal conditions these tusks grow to about six Inches In length. The rough work to which they are subject ed by the creature wheu roaming The front d!i" r ctolawd attention. The ketqer set to work with a w III. merrily tiling at tb teeth ss if be were raplng V' uf wwm1 """"I In a vice. The animal gurgled ami spluttered, and large tears, like bslls of crystal railed from ' y Biew restless, and li two or three niln in.. bis sirnggles became so violent that the operator had to desist. When "llslie" had quieted down once more, the dentist again set to work vigorously, and ceased for a row mo menu every time the blfplHtauiu Krew resiles. Probably the animal suffered Mile real palu. but experi enced a disagreeable aensatlou a the strong sleel Hie rasped over the bomi, which proved to be extremely uaru. At the eud of tlvs minutes, one tooth had iM-eii tiled uowu au Inch and a quarter, and in-fore a quarter of an hour had elapsed both the digging teeth bad been treslcd and IhiIIsIkhi. A curious feature was observed Our lug the operation. The botly of the sill. Ilial appeared to be lulhed In MishI, and the ground Immediately beneath II was tl.ved a deep red. This was due to "Balm" violently perspiring, a the perspiration of the hippopotamus, when excited. Is red in color. The dental surgeon then directed his skill to the tusk. This task was consid erably facilitated by sawing otT ths tusk to the desired leugth, Slid then llually grinding the teeth down to the requisite shape by the tile. They were then polished, and the unpleasaut oper ation was completed. Ureal excitement now followed. Every man, with the exception of the keeper, decamped from the seeue of action. The keeper then hurriedly knocked away the chains holding the animal's mouth, and also quickly bled him to a safe dis tance, lu case "Hal" proved onsireper- . l.....t LI ... yiia, i ne uipiiiniMW" hi. iw- leased month wlih a snap, ana spmt terer viciously with vloleut anger. Ho Blared at the ketqier as If he would have liked to have killed his tormentor. lie owned and closed Ills mouth sev eral times, found bis teeth more com- forlatile. and then slgultled his appre ciation of what had been done to blin by snltllng about for something to munch. The keeper warily approached with au appetising pall of branmasli, which "Babe" devoured wllb great scat. The slisckie were knocked off his leg, at which the brut gave s grunt of satisfaction. All signs of l cloustiess had vanished and be accom panied the keeper back to the cage wlih the greatest content, enterlug which the animal lay down aud went to sleep. due of our lllustrailons depicts what Is Indubitably ail uniMiralloled operation In the annals of pachydermatous der matology. The elephant, so securely strapped by heavy chains to the ground, I having square yard of new K HOW A SQUARE YARD Ofc NUW SKIN WAS GUAFTED ON. Bound to Be Ulght, Tha annerlntendent was visiting til you want to go out clasi it wa, 0f the variety known as In Th 4oahsr wnm verv much s wed. 'My mother wanted me to go to New a,g'0 nervous. The superintend- ent had asgea ner 10 give a lewiuii iu number. Little 6-year-old Annie was neither awed nor nervous, the teacher said. fork," replied the small boy. "Wouldn't Saturday atternoon do Just as well?" "No, ma am." "Do you have to go at 2 o'clock?" "Yes, ma'am." "Wouldn't half past 2 do as well?" "No, ma'am'.' "Well, what do you bave to go for isr a sawino orr tub tusks. vim hira fniinit It V asked Rreeson. in anyway?" a deprecatory tone. . I "Plea8, ma'am, my cousin's dead." "Maan?" Whv. it means that the , The expression on the teacner s lace writer was going to put the female was wonderful to behold as she gave the name Rachel, but was disturbed before boy permission to go. New York Even he or she had time to finish. You mark )ng Mail. my words, when this case comes to be cleared ud you'll find that a woman named Rachel has something to do with it It's all very well for you to laugh, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. You may be very smart and clever, but the old honnd Is the best, when all Is said and done." , "I really beg your pardon!" said my companion, who had ruffled the-llttie man's temper by bursting into an ex plosion of laughter. "You certainly have the credit of being the first of us to find out, and, as you say, it bears every mark of having been written by the other participant ln last night's mvsterv. I have not bad time to ex amine this room yet, but witn your permission I shall do so now, As he spoke he whipped a tape meas ure and a large, round," magnifying glass from his pocket ' So engrossed was he with his occu pation that he appeared to have for gotten our presence, for be chattered away to himself under his breath the whole time, keeping up a running fire of exclamations, groans, whistles and little cries suggestive of . encourage ment and of hope. , , -, . . fit Pound Out 'We get queer men on It was feared that the creature might to when' strongly emphasise Its disapproval of If four nieces of the operation by dealing it keeper a candy cost 1 cent how many pieces! powerful blow with Its trunk. Despite J ... ...I.. Kn..u.ttt. i. ....... ...... i. .,.?.. can I buy for 2 cents?" she quickly m"v,v., ....w- solved the problem. She wished to wai imade with regard to the free make sure she was right before an. dom of the animal's trunk. Subsequent swcrlng, however, so, with her band Proved th " u"u 0B tul partly shading her mouth, she looked wfl. at the superintendent ana witn ai I ML aarlsilr tf ItfrtOrul thai way 'Zl "e. nd tn nodded .. bead as much as to say, "Is that right?" The superintendent, repress- saw was llrst utilized to cut lurge quantity of superfluous our ships sometimes," said Rear Admiral Schley, while he was telling atones of his ex periences, "although they are all brave and loyal." "There was a landsman on one ot my ships once who was a bright lellow, apparently, and I took him as an order ing a smile with difficulty, nodded that It was, and soon another little hand waved frantically In the air. New York Evening Sun. Wonld Not Have Time. Having once lost a case lu New York "Counselor" Nolan sadly remarked: "My poor client is little likely to get ly. One night I was in my cabin, and Justice done here until the Judgment a gale of wind came up. I called the day. .,,.,. . w .nd aairi: 'Find rut how the "Well, counselor," said the court, "II wind is blowing and report to me. I have an opportunity I'll plead for the "Tha man was irone a few minutes. Door woman myself ou that day. and then came in and reported: "Your honor," replied Nolan, "will "Pontain tha wind ia hlnwimr riffht have troubles of your own on thai over the ship.' Make Bcquott el Their Briim, The Cornell Brain Association, of which Prof. Burt G. Wilder is presi dent, lias received more than 100 be quests of the brains of highly educated people, as a result of the circulation of a unique form of "will and testa ment," which he drew np and asked them to sign. , . day." Internally Wrenched, Dick-Have you got the ping-pong wrist yet? Tom No; but since, our club charges for bad plays, I've got the ping-pong pocketbook. One reason It is easier for a girl to be more strictly bonest than a boy is, that be is never so hungry. ' chisel, which removed the portions In accessible to the saw. The animal atr flrst appeared a trllle fidgety, but dis played no resentment to the manipula tions of the operator, as If he compre hended that the labor of the keeper was to hi own advantage. Sawing and chiseling completed, the chiropodist proceeded to rub down the nails to their required shape with the Coarse rasp. This filing proved no light task, as the texture of the null was ex. ceedlngly hard and great care had to be exercised that the tool did not slip and Injure the leg of "Big Tom," In which event be would doubtless have remind ed the operator of bis clumsiness In a most forcible manner by means of bis trunk. The filing process accomplished to the surgeon's satisfaction, he pro ceeded to complete his operation by smoothing and polishing the trimmed nails with the sandpaper. When the task was completely achieved, the elephnnt was ' released from Its fetters, nnd to the .unbounded delight of las , keeper, "Big Tom's lameness had completely dlsappeareu, and his quondam good temper had re- through the forest In quest of food prevents them from growing to a very great length. But In the luxuriou res Idence ot the menagerie cage, and the preparation of dainty dlshe ot loave. hay and branmasli, ths tusk have no hard chewing to do. Therefore, they grow to such a length that If not cut back they would pierce tho upper Jaw. prevent "Balie" from entUig, aud grad ually starve him to death. Consequent ly, "Balm" has to submit to periodical overhauling of hi teeth the opera tion take .place on tho average about once a year. In the front of the mouth, also In the lower Jaw, are two other prominent teeth, projecting straight forward, Tliese are uot used for biting, but for digging up the earth when tha animal fnncles tasty root for dinner. These also, In "Babe's" case, huve to be kept cut back, though they do not cuuse him so much Inconvenience, when too long, as the tusks. To enable tho operation to be satis factorily performed, "Babe" wn led out Into the arena and placed ucnr stout Iron post which had been deeply snd rigidly fixed Into the ground. Tim hippopotamus looked about him quizzi cally as If endeavoring to divine what move was In contemplation. Chains were passed round bis short legs, and fastened firmly to the ground. "Babe," not qultd comprehending the uiennlng of tlhs secure hobbling, gave a sonorou. grunt, and looked throiitcnlngly at bis keeper. But at this Juncture a lonf was offered to him, and his momentary anger was Instantly appeased. "Babe" was then enticed to open his mouth widely by means of farther dainties held temptingly above his nose. At first be refused point blank, but be finally succumbed to tho bait, and opened bis capuclous Jaws to the extent of two feet. Immediately two assistants, standing In position, dex terously throw chains over the distend ed Jaws one over the lower aud the second over the upper and passed the ends through ringbolts fixed to tho post. - "Babe" attempted to close bis Jaw, but In vain. Ho was a secure prisoner, bound literally foot and mouth. The keeper then proceeded to per form the necessary operation with all possible celerity. For this delicate dental work the menagerie proprietor has provided a special outfit, consisting kln grafted on to It shoulder. Belie that Is the elephant' name ws get ting out of railway carriage, when the vehicle gave a sudden Jolt, nd tn wut thrown heavily to the ground. A she fell aud struck an Iron cage stand ing near by, and severely lacerated her shoulder, the abrasion extending ovel a space of one square liu h. Inflammation set In, and poor Belle's life was despaired of. The wound was syringed with gallon af.sntlseptlc, but the poor brute gained little relief. Tho gravity of the situation wa accentu ated by the fact that her baby would probably pine away If Belle succuuiIhhI, and the circus owner would thus suffer a double loss. Specialists were called In, and It was resolved to remove some of the tender growing skin from the young elephant, and to graft It on to Belle's wound. Tho mother was chained ou her side to the ground, and a small section removed from the baby's leg aud njiplled to Hello's wound. The skin adhered to the lacerated flesh, and gradually the abra sion was closed up. A small portion only was operated npoti at time, and the wound wh soon completely healed, Frederick A. Talbot, In London Magazine. I0RD ACTON WAS tUROrt'S MOST LEARNED MAN. Lord Acton, professor of modern his tory at Cambridge university, who died the other day, Is declared by English newspaper to have possessed mora learning than any ithcr man In Eu rope: He was born it Naples In 1H.H. II distinguished himself In Home 80 years ago, by his hostility to the doc trine of papal Infal libility. Later, aa leader of the lib eral Catholics In England, Lord Acton came rapidly Into prominence by hls'strenuous contribu tion to the controversy on the Vatican degrees and by brilliant essays on Wolupy and German schools of history. All universities In England honored hlin, nnd for six years he held the chair of modern history nt Cambridge, suc ceeding Sir John Soelny. Ills last days were spent upon a universal history of small, finely tenoned saw, three files, one of which Is about as coarse as-Tof monumental proportions. a wood rasp, and the other two very fine and more suited for polishing pur poses. The files are only cut upon ouu side, the other, faces being covered with thick and soft lenther, so that In the event of the file slipping oft th tooth, the brute's mouth would uot be wounded In any way. I.OIll) ACTON. What the Consumer Must Pay, The first cargo of wheat from the United States to England since the Brit ish government imposed duty on wheat Imported paid (8,000. If a boy thluks his sister Is pretty, there Is no doubt that she I.