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THE I OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL", PORTLAND, V SUNDAY MORNING," jUNB 14. 1908. Rw M. Boww, IIE Prvlshs wr burning, raid ing, proclaiming nw liahdi ail up the land from tb country to th Blu Nil Th British army Af orruntlon had pushed m. de tachment Into the desert to keep them tn check, and when that did not suffice thV main tore under Earlelgh-Karlelgh. i seconded from the luxury of the guard to the hard work of licking the Sudan , Into shape. Barlelgh. a baronln .the British peerage, rich, sought atr. rising soldier, and man loved by all oth- It man had coip. up by forced marchev and. after only 34 hours' reat, had hur ried his column over the sand wastes by night, had hlddua it by day. had lo- . cated the lervieh. mmp, had stormed It, bad worsted and dispersed -the f o--bUt ' t th cost of his own life- . Earlelgh was Jtit breathing when they got him back to the camp, he died at daybreak. .. . . The surgeon-major was thinking of Mm. was thinking of the sorrow that -would follow tha announcement of hi death In the clubs, in the drawing room at home, w thinking of the wall that ( ' had gone up from the dusky faced war riors whom the fair haired Englishman had somehow turned from cravens who yltd at the flret volley Into troops, who were steady before a frontal fire, when - a knouk cam at tha door of the shed which served him for an office, and a woman entered in a Burse's eoetume, "What is ttf he asked sharply. Tha woman replied that she old not want to fee -sent to tha base with the . Ur oaaee gointr back at sunset, but that she wished to remain with the old French Cathollo sister la Charge ef the . -patients who- were too desperately wounded to be moved. The surgeon major granted, and inti mated that he liked nurses at tha front as little as a certain blue eyed man, then In command.. Jlkad women la any. capacity on active servtca a UI C Alaiurcvh Jiiwuou, niiiaa w u about to argue, then her Up quivered. - tier face grew white, she earn nearer to the big man with the kind eyes and the large hands who had not had time to shave for tha best part of a week. 'Don't." she implored, "don't send to iMtcii". The surgeon major moved Impatiently. Jle began to suspect what In penny fle ction ia called a romance. Now, love's 'young dream. , however - beautiful It might be, was out of place, he in&ln- talned, among mud and sand sheltera ' The woman with the great ayes, and ilier pretty hair tucked under her cap, wuddenly took tha doctor's own hair. . "Sit down,1' she said to him. . The surgeon major, la sheer bewil derment at findlngon ef his nurses . ssulng orders to bm Instead of be to 81 er, subsided Into the only other seat , available, an upturned packing case, "You must not send tn back," Nurse Mildred commanded. , He called It Just tha,t to himself, -"commanded.' 1 ? "Don't you , she went on, "that U must stay, that you must let me stay, . "that you must give me something to do, flenty to do, mors than I can. get h rough. I got here no matter through (whom or how to nurse my brother. I WHEN THE SEARCHLIGHT OF- SCIENCE IS TURNED ON THE BRAIN Continued From tte First Page, This Section ,cf human life and" thought, of human amotions ana numan enaeavor; tne se Mt mi V.- .oVTr-niii-i ai.,S. ing past ages, when empires rose and fell, and what ha mav nossiblv accom- plish in the labyrinths of the future. "Of too possibilities in tha develop--jment of the brain there la no limit; the study practically has only begun and th tremendous findinKS of Dr. .8pitka onlyxliKlloat mor stupendous .nr.lt.lnna that mav ha reai-harf In tha -future. - .,. ' A gruesome task, you Imagine this Biuay or brains. On .the contrary, the most vitally engrossing task which a stolen tint can pursue. Certainly en of in most important phases or soientinc Investigation of th century of tre- .nanrtn,, a i tw.-. n . nnllmltul i ft r.. .. KllltieS. For many year Dombroso, th great 'r,alln- ..V. 1 . .1 Ka.l .klllau, i., 'L.VJ. lt. nf im. .Si? iyJimt! eats of .crime, and studies of criml- Hals' brain "Tha brains of Criminals," Dr. Spitska declares. keaithv normal hra.ina7 i J m no meat a nf prima ran ha lvratait " man, aeciarea it. opitiKa, is tn ana concret tninxers. Musical talent self. I im to encourage temperate hab Bebinning with th sawing of th 1r?,n animal." Yet for many years has been located and Is evinced ,4n a its among those in my service, especlal- kranlum and th removal of the ortran th brain studentTa work barina. Ex- iii uiain Biuuem. . wort oagina. M; itrfllllA PJLTm la rafiislrwf IU Tha ramnval f a brSnf row tb cavity of th skull. in.11 aavQi V 1:0.11 unnw in IUI VJwitUUH within ten minute With th brain, a tremendous Jelly : like mass, before him, the aclentlat be- gins his work by weighing It immedi ately after removal. Then It I placed (n a mixture of formalin and water .containing sufficient salt to bring the pecifle gravity of the fluid up to i 4.03 Thus the brain neither floats - nor sinks. Extreme care Is taken so It is neither .flattened nor misshapen. Cotton Is 1 -placed in the bottom of the vessels. .Pure formalin Is injected into the van , -trlcular system of the organ by a -; igteedle syringe; wherever It Is possible . -the fluid is also Injected Into the cer ebral arterlea Thus as little as pos- Ible Shrinkage Is secured, end the tirain retains Its normal shape when It wardens. j Alcohol Is not used as a preserva .4tve, as It causes a shrinkage of the jirgaa. With the brain sufficiently . pardaned, a more complex study begins, iltubber gloves on his hands, the scien tist takes the brain from the solution tnd peels off the membrane. Next the rain is separated into its principal 1arts, and drawings and measurements ar mad of Uie various divisions. This vis a most delicate and coniDlIcated tajk (. The measurements nf tha rarahmn ' cerebellum and pooa are recorded aepa- . .auaj. ur. Eipiiaa fern lion of the we orams and their etner. He endeavors xeinaue deaorrption tern and drawir;es kf the rtirfa.rp.nl r.,. . Systematlo measurements Krurra. xnere are as ripal diameters and tn cerebrum, which v ttmetera Meanurements gai comer are eecu It tana Th length of a fissure may be ob ' talned ;hy the use of a wet string laid along its course, while the depth Is de , termined by means of a flat sound , v -with a smooth, rounded end. The meas- Jrements and relative expanse of the pbes and eortlcal areas, the descrlp- tlon of th flasnres of th various . parts of th brain , ar all of utmost lmportanoa. For it I by eomparlson ef tb finite number of weights and measure '. Iment of tha various parts of the tirain .with those of other brains that con clusions ar teacbod. By comparing th brains of lntnot , vally endowed Individuals, such as that ft th lat Georg FTanais Train, with f those of less endowed races, such- a ': : 'the Papuan and Aadamane-t brain, th . scientist Is able to trace th marvelous . Cevlopment of Intelligence is th ha t man race and observe the Indelible V marks of advaoeiagr intellect , , 'The brains of more Intelligent per sons." decUre Dr. Spitska. "are larger and heavier than those of ordinary per- -iirini) and ar marked by mor complex ' f laeitratlon. The f lewural pattern of th srurllla is like that of man. Only the liKsural pattern of the blgheat order of men fe mor complex and corn pact Th average weight of th brain of human beings ranges from l.o to a, 4 Oil grama, The brain of som may ro as high sa J,00 grams ar as low as .000 grams. Th brains ot tropical races weigh lees than those of cthef tees.'- ' "- . - - ''-.-(X'f It u Interesting to note th wetrnt .rtf .ha hralna nf tnin A nf the VttrM'i most Inlellactu-a men. That of Targe- rev. th Russian poet and novelist, who tiled at th age of. S, weighed f.l a-rma That of Oalmbetta th Italian talesman, wenhea i.nu grama, ai- reUtlon to mi. an- . ' r-.vt , , -.,.-,lr'- SVC ' I i S- V,'"1, Mi , J" " ' ila1! , t J f . p. vj. tJe. vat vi lim '.:.:: wssasssisi iij4,., ...an.-" ........ : : : s.. : ..-.-:..':' ' . w-i .-x y s f 11 ' f : :i..v. J m a. ' c . . I 1 x':-' -- . - -a-t" : y 'wr'-v' , . - - - ... . . found him dead. He and I were very thing to each other. I am alone. He gave Ms life for his country, you must help me to live. under the loea, Let me work. Let me take care of those who foua-ht with him.1 The doctor sprang to his feet Then," , he blurted out, "you must The woman rosa, too, stopped him With a gesture. "I am nurse Mildred," she said. - v The surgeon major bowed, sank back onto his packing-case. The woman re mained standing.- "Without a word she intimated that their roles were changed again. That now It was her part to obey, his to give order 1 -t, Being a man it took him a minute to get used to tha transformation. Then ha beaan to tell her what she was to foreseen. It was a week later. The worst whits case had had the last honors r-aid to him. Th Catholic sister and her black charges had started for tha base 11 hour ago, and Nurse Mildred and her rematniiiv catlent were to, follow at sunset, in aootor nao gone across in a penlnghajf barrack yard half fortified anrnnniini) .wKlnh ssti rr.nni1aj4 tha war a 1 1 i?,r-eMht-,Bi!,i?.' Sunalterns, the gunner and two British L'l&a --mSl wllt .Virr th em' iV" 5a.aL wi,JSb.it-P,1i8'.,?!l ne"l7T nit tha native rank tit eall llnnar fti th aid SI" foSt TnlvVs'a short wnnl I All. wm. .i- 2lt. r" IJ," alaaaea which . r. . . ' Jl"- ."t had s'om.how survlv many vlelsaltudes. when tha sentry sud' aeniy rang em me cnanange. Instant! verr head was raised Tha captain ran out th gunner thought of Ktaln ran out tha gunner thourht of ms -litua aear,- as he called the ten' pounder. lowed by s bedraggled ragged, unkempt in a rainait'ini capiain rcturneq, roi individual who fvldontly was British suMect The man bad a tale to tell and be . . . a . . . . . ... xin iwi oen prr'Hwr-nn Tor goia Willi a French band. The Dervishes had com down en them, had murdered all th ntha.a Thur, aaams nn wmmn they should have spared his life; but they hsd. He had endured th horrors of captivity. Lightly as he passed over i mill imvnmi tail a. auudt-n cold shudder run down hla anlna Tha do. She was to take charge of the two mean Lord Earlelgh?" , him ri nV him 7r, i.iJ -S- ,V IV.-rJiJl Ii.mm., ' ' bennS that you wer In London a Isn't flr. place for her but I couldn't lovad. J ' wS.rs. f 3,Sfesr - - ffisaSw,J srpvs'st S fe pervishes bad dragged their prisoner tain, as "he turned to leave the mens tip country with them. At length this room. "Tour place is in the blar hut in nana naa joined tn main body. Then, ever day. men erect out hv onta. twos. threos to make their way nearer to th British outooet. By day thy hid them- ..I... f Ik. kill. -.. p.. .-wa i, i-u ii 1 1 1 n, v vn.j .lav eied miles on their hands and knees, or tney even wriggled at lull length in im ana io evaae Tne ninDenevers scoots. Tfcefr plan was to- storm this though th accuracy of th figures Is In doubt it is said the brain of Lord aUyron weighed f.ii grama . . Dr. Johann Wagner who was present at the autopsy of BeethoVen. th Oer- ,nan comroser. Is said to have declared 't ne convoiuiions appesreui twtre. deep as in ordinary brains." The brain fif (lan,.a I,Vl)T1,'u Train An. i, , V. ai most perfect brains reserved, weighed 1.625 gram. The weight of the brains of six eminent men examined by Dr. k Trl Z?Ln T. JaZ- Spitska r given BB follows: Joseph Leidy, estimated, 1,484 grams; t-nuip Lieiay, t,4it grams: a. j. par- ner,. estimated, 1.475 grams: Harrison Allen. 1,631 grama: E. D. Cope. 1.645 grams: ijt. William fepper, 1,693 grams. i n . average weignt i Ji Lr " a t of nino eminent !;!iin.!raml a i I?.8! jrainary men, i,44J men fxair.lned was 1 grams. nesc.ndin- in ,hv lnv Wplarht tkt tha 1 I a. a a aw- a " IT. . 1 1 1. 1 1 , p. ,v HIP W -riRHl VI IIJO br"ln 01 Zulu, 1,060 grams, ther is a KaP between the lowest TSrain weight hnmnn helmr mil tha ,i.h..t ii weight of -an anthropoid, that of a go- rJi we)"hlng as much as 42S grams. """"ruFuiugiaui wave acait wun a stuay ' th cnlum, the skull and bona for- mutiny rather thn m-lh tha, nrii... . . ' - " - - - ...a, ... ..n trvr within., They have studied th OFFICE TURNED INTO ROSE SHOW-Imagine Mr. EhrmanV Surprise When He Saw This Display of Flowers "raara-waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMawaaa ra - mmmwmmwmmmml "." ifKm mm wrum im I .in 'r";rr;ry7y,g:' I ' I r . . 1 ' f - " 1 t ! i ... - 'I.. ... if ' .. ' to make a sys- fe-r" 7. .T -,v.;. 'I''- ll''"Vf 4 H4.v '.Vr'-rV tL. iT " V rJJ.-Vl' !.i I are also r.ir (Vrltl W-i-V "U L.. WJ'rl, U , certained the prin- f, , , 'JV . ;V"' V 3 AA6r5:- - w Ml . .fWs WaJ i, ' 4 J circumference of 111 - .' - ' if-4m? ' J- Jrtf- .-rtFvi-- V -vlVJ-V W" icin ar e-tvan ta aai. V.h.Vs.Wi ' '-r f - . J i. -I i-.VP. " 'til . ' W-Af-T'" ;.TuiV i i.-a-l? along-th. dor- I . Jt" - V'lv "T Ml. V.V ' . . J , M"'WM'l"""'wMMWMI1i-ii------------M iini.jjnx,jmiijiiaL.aaiiiiwiiia nin1 111 m "im iim, 1 irnnMi in n . atnianaaaamrarai -aiian iaii aairiaaniaiiftritfi : mt ifir' r 'jaMrartat ' 'ir'fi'i i'iifiVYWiwriia,aa-r AM TOTI, Itaagm a wholesale trro- ' rr h thm ra boxes loaded down wl;H rose, th bar- rels of merehaadis benath lara of enormous red. yellow whit a nit ninv : flowers and nawiair mil spicy, but a ,V. . . . . a- . ua, a. . - with the se! ,fca, , Irom . vi mo m aa, inaiaa OX that leaf ? , - , inat wai . . ... u surpr; prepared, for , , . : Isolated utpoaV and cut off the main British w column proceeding up country, which was to be caught be- twee tWs fores and ajwther marcblng in a wide half circle to serve, it as tha iiioiiui ui uwt ujr- uu "cu uicu.iocMM tne wen: directed a continuous Pasha. Instantly the aaptam saw that on his weak detachment deoended 'the safetv of the whole expedition. . - v. ( "We shall have our work; V aald one man to me otner. tnnit at La rirkefl .h. T' v r' W Wj Barai u B1U Bush 4mn?nr " :V ' who &ad brought la th news, took tha "r t.j -V i'"bjlt.. ' we let'the divSi i hSl Eah Jm It w" rly to ths momlnr Ha drew - w jet tne oevus in nera, sartengb will water, tnmij In v.o u 1 vi- 'We let tha devils In hers, Earlelgh have died for nothing." - . "Earlelgh!" ejaculated the ragged u hi brnmlit Ihi at "nTinn destroy all the outlying huts and con centrate round the bulli ding by tha well. the surgeon-major let fly such pUMJve that even the captain turned -Ood alive, man." th medioo call ait ex- --H-.-. out, "have you forgotten that ther Is s, , A pause followed, a pause a thousand times more significant than any num. . . . " "8en1 he d9crl tha eapta and he et his teeth Ia verV Vhm tlm Num. Mildr atood In the meesroom. Tha group Send her her." decreed tha captain, . w syuv m,?B .t?.M this on woman wfiat they ' t sh had Wtr know. Sh JJJXJ0. lOOKMI round from rlaht ta left , "Then ther Is sure to b work' for me," was all sh said. . orqea.; naggara man wna naa. orongnt In th news looked up quickly with a suddon gleam In his eyes. . He naa never seen mis woman o;or. put then and ther at th first Instant of their meeting shs seemed to be some- ""Jl" i mi... He rose. What he- was about to say nor she would ever know. of speaking he feebly pyt . V neither h nor For Instead Ail. V. n riH v .. ...,.t . . . T? Nurs Mildred cried "Don't you see that that man Is fainting with hungerr' - 8h was by his side almost as soon a h lurched forward Th doctor hastened up and took her ..... "Nlfrs Mildred. commanded th cap- tne center ot in oeienses. Whatever happens, you are not to leave that. sns understood. . uooked from man to man-with-her great bin ayes. - -V. A, vnA 1- "No," she returned. In a steady Voice, I shall remain there, Then beaan th nltlleaa aleea Of that nine group or improvised rortiiioations round the well. It was a case of science surface features of ttf Sphinx rather than the riddle within. In tha anthrmwalneial AAllatf Aika ther are thousands of akuUa ta . One human brain. To the evolutionist ther Is no study so important as that of tnei Drain, wnicn will result in wnat the. plae which man occupies in na- tnra ' The general ImDresslon that the ouan- tlty of gray matter determlaes Intelli- ne;D, ZZli Z,tl Xei?Z SZ1 ".S ai. a LCI w,,ll ml JIB miCliUUUOVilllll . fi V, . With th aid of a mlcroacoo th ormin can iw biuuihu irom ine earnest nUkgea ef embryonic life. With th de- velopment or Htenlng of bundles of nerve fiber one can trae th .sue- brain can be studied from the earliest nerve finer one can trae th .sue- va aa,a,wninv i.n.l ..a,,,l,la, cessiv awaaentnr oi mental la a . i . a C 11 a mi . in tha ralna a.Rfl1 Tha mvalnrv tt in t K I W IIIK K.IX iHi. 1QQ mySl precocious ginlus. mature ability early age. IT thus explainer!, A-i . It i. innn..ihi. io.i. at an of emotions. A difference has been ob- served in tha frontal lobes of abstract consiaeraoie oreantn ot tn conrigura- tlon of what Is called the supra-margln- .1 kli.K 11.. nn ih. .11. t. ... j . v. " ....... - vaa ,i. ai . i. v. . 1 1 " brain. A similarity xlst in the brains Edward Ehrman ni Usf week When Mr. Ehrman steppad Into tb lobby of hla btllldlng, at Tlf th r "! Everett streets, he thought that he I". 8 nr'ng rosy -dream and rubbed . "'I - . Tjvw I, IU.A V W U T W - Qf WM awak. Then h rubbed them againT .. laali II . 1- a. , . . 1u : w auii.iiqwr' iwii lrun oenin-a a 1111 tb ro" Jar9 ana tno desks that wr cuvainn wun me iiowera peepea a soot or sq of smiling iaos and b . ...... . , .. , versus numbers, and, day by day. as the sun, the laek of rest, tha shortness ot food, fought against them, tha band ag defenders steadUy diminished. Boon a new horror we aia n-k. .n.n. ur on n, umu 11 was only in the rnorair.r or the evening, end then at the peril of his life, that a man could steal our to draw water. : The defenders took it in tnrn.'rlnK one 'of the subalterns never cam back, than a Sudanese sergeant then the man water, turned to start back again. He reeled, fell. His comrades saw him at- temnt toi arawL Thnhi Zl ' i?J,.!w. T. f,w un wea jnio ner race. , "I am not worth thl'l h. .rl4 RK. M i-,n ' .; "What is it r she demanded. I am bleedlna ta daatl, " V - i - ap- wa speaking the truth. Already there was a pool of blovt bv hla rirtt w isne looitea at th center hut sh ured flret one distance, and than the . ouor. una too her decision. Sh roa . v . un . ii . . . . . 1 1 ir i . . I . iui . .iii.iw.-i. wua eimixiu wnicn animates 'some w- man. In tn suprem moments of their lives; Nursa MUdred took the big man .lit hI- arma , llfta.1 Kim. r n h shoulder,- carried him across and set -tHf uvwii. ris. unur me muq wan. wnicfi, . overhanging a little,, afforded some protection against the lead storm, Now leava me.'1 he Imnlnrad. Sh did not even exrmaliilata. 8h bent over ' htm. examined hla wound. Sh wrenchad off alength of tap from "r ayrun, anu oosina iignwy atwut m leg. ; , BtlH the red fl H" looked at It . "You see," he n A - ... , now apuuiixj up, You see." he whlsnerad. No." she returned. -I do not." Eh laid her finger and thumb tbaTplac; pressed back tha stream, of blood. They both waited, breathless.' No stain appeared But." he fried out. "You cannot go have not the on doing ,. that. You strnngti,." Sh lookOif over her shoulder at htm. Smiled at him. lightly, almost mis chievously. The wholi day was before them. The a enemy; -aa il conscious that Tnor than usual was at stake never once relaxed t In the enclosure, their fire. No one could Ventura- nut into thn enmnnund And none to live. Th hours crept on, th mid-day sun of mathematicians, which would seem to Indicate that musicians are potential mathematicians. To conclusions reached by Dr. Spits ka from his observations are of great importance- the refutation of the Idea that genius necessitates n disease, or abnormal development of the brain or that there aro seats of crime. rho brain f men of genius are not diseased and genius is not a result of abnormality." ho says. "The .reason that abnormality is so often assodat wim nnn vi geiuu Is because de fects, moral 'or mental In them, are brought to ouhllc attention and are of ten exaggerated, whereas they exist In ?r.l,nrr W' nd rema,n inconsplcu- . EiEirSiHS TerThave "Many criminals do not show a single , " 1. I i . it. . ascribed to a criminal constitution." . .". . . Andrew Carnegie on Temperance. From tb Indianapolis News, "My attitude on the temperance ques- -My attltuCo on the temperance ques- (In - I. ..li,l 1,1, n a - whnm T 'nnaa n in . ,-V. tt mcaalnc. .Via, blue ribbon In his latel. while he stae- Tm a temperance mon.' says he, "but Tm nae bigot' Though not a bigot ray. ly in sailors an engineers wno run my yacht 9o I give 10 per. cent bonus .v.... ,AiM ..i . - i i n, mmv.v i i . 1 1 ickuioi wnnr. i.w all who promia to abstain from liquor."- ,,.. yv ui..t:-fi.p? 1 '-, 'f ' knew tlt h was reaUy.lnWaomoa a Th rose how, had been arranged by J. T. Butnfleld and others With th Mason-Errrman eompany and , ali th flower had bean secured from th gar- waa a remarkable exhibition of What .1 a. . J a T. ai V -3111 lllU. V VI ,119 ..nil.aic.li.. - a b v htw., .ivrv K' ueu. in . rvruaiiu. picked, at random, can produce in the way ot pauuini rosea. i nera, were over 10,000 of them, many alarg a ... t .,. . ,. biased out. the air was a dancing.. shlmnarln , bath of heat Tha flies . hummed, tha bees bussed, stung, teased.' Hunger attacked them, thlre tortured in.m Thr. !wnvi a textr that a bullet might glance upward from the naro, sun-oajcea grouna, or, struting w walL might fly back onto them.' But Nurse Mildred never moved. There she ea4. never forgetting that on lh, atrenffth nf hpr .nduraac deDanded a life. v. - Then, toward sunset all at one, with- cut any warning, they bol great, ominous shout Th -, listened to It before, had s fore it; tha womanlnstinot k.. i. w.i, notn nearq a The man bad ,f'. niverea be- notrililyJ?.- what it meant Waited. Th rolling volume of f lores, human sound cam .me orio, reproacnes. promises tuey ' H.1 th.l o-llzlnniata wtthl 2L".,:Z-?L T; the defenses. rreseiitly, Woer th twe) Under th wall could .a. dl-ttacOy aslngl. Per- vlah nama In afffht. ia atn-ml thera hat bis soear befor he fell, but he bd frr omining to aig.iaiigw be- bind him. Nurse Mildred looked at th man be- ?.ld ?r. The satpa thought amf to them both, , What If th Arab had seen wv . . .-- - -.. . ' . - enanaea a ormi .reeunr. - ... ntm ootij, vni w An m mm u.l of th late baron, th spnd lhem. and twlth his last breath had thrift wha, running through bis own shouted out th news of tlielr com- modest fortun. had Quarreled with his paratlvely defenseless position. Suppos- family, and had disappeared for years. Ing a determined effort waa mad t h had learned afterward that to. anli f K.., It might succeed. The man wno called ntmaeif mhl bum remerabeied hia captivity. H wmtra. bered also- that beside htm was a whit woman. If th horrors wer nameless lor him. what would they be for berT S n1?w,Td ,t0 lh ,TQr1 thought PfiMfiillu l.-nl. h nil. ...'. I n r.l.n. on hla leg. she bent over, and with th "i..f.-vw oiner toima n revolver. , ,.T-.j i... w i j - i?nb iiuuni jl wm u 11 11. . Load it. shs whispered. H looked at her. Rer. glance nvr wavered or faltered. Hi eyes fell, his hands moved nervelessly. Agam. nerce, cruet, prolonged, tn Dervish battle-cry rang In ihetr ars, Listen." she commanded. . ".i.".1 Now load It'- aha urged. He cornplled. a J .i J2wn. ciose under our rInt hand, she went on, He obeyed her. They neither of them spoke again f?r.f 1UH; they ne,ther of "" looked at the other. He saw. she saw the sudden ftDOarl- tlon of another white figure. This man felt, too, as his fellow had fallen. isurse Miiarea turned about until ah could look th wounded man straight In the face. AMERICA THROUGH GERMAN GLASSES By S INCE the exchange of professors was begun, a flood of German professors has Inundated Dol larica.. Only a few of them re sist the terhptktlon of publish- their impressions of the land of tng the dollars after thev have been thera me aouars aiter mey nave oeen mere a few months. I begin to believe that our good German professors very often give their countrymen at borne a false Idea of the United States. It Is not givef! everyone to vet a mrrrt Im. pression of a people from a short visit. g xo cio so you must possess a certain gift, must bo what one might call a 'psychological hunting dog." A com mon cobbler may possess this gift while it may be denied a college pro fessor, but whoever possesses it may travel In America a few months and read the secrets of the soul of the American, as did Iaamnrecht Who done not possess it may live In America lor 20 years ana still about Americans. know nothing At all events, it Is rather rash of the correctly sized up after a few weeks' travel the Americana who show more contrasts in their character than any other people in the world, and a col lege professor who has met only cer tain Classes ana wno has Deen re- celved a an honored guest cannot do 1, .11 . a " . .. Th situation Is this Ther comes to Thri T" I tkd 1 L i " ' "-V.h-'",." 'ia.riaa- cantaloup resented. - When ffed Jf.'lVfata.ews. roa expert, was called to )udg th show ho mad eight awards, xor individual exhibits. prises as trophies, tiros securing thm T tf I)..'UI Ufa. V Da.na. am. vviiiyau i-. i . ... wu. . .. aacaaavcviaa rises as trophies, tiros securing thm ayr; i n h m . a . aiuiu.i.iui . a,i m, cu. dvquvw. Miss M. unman, jack McDonald, David narry uuiiwa,' ja. unmcvu ana John Nolan, t , ( L ' , . ... . . Bill Husk endeavored to avoid her eyes. "he kept her glance On him J. forced him to look at her. . ; ' ? "You will shoot" she ImDlofed. Yu mum snoot ramer tnan- than let With a hard, sobbing breath, he la' terrupted. her: -N .;'-: ; "Before God," he swore, "I will shoot. "Will you step this way, my jordr asked Mr. Smlthson's confidential clerk! 1 The new Lord Earlelgh walked into the nrlvate room of the ; old. white-; nalred solicitor, who knew more about . t-i.iv.' n.. were several, the new lord had been on himself than any maa aiive. oueatlon anvona and avervima at tha S"""J1. "D" .'no Tryt7. nursing staff, with tha ohlect of disco. wr ouic. CQnnecii ' wua . tne.. army sring the nnmnt whereabouta at a car. .,nVurUP MUdrI b"t! v .w. ' 7 . -. ,t V h J V- ZlZ'S? - i J. . kV. ,.. undy the mud dfences from mora until AUA i,W a fe . . li.v,.:,' r tV. "Z th new-Lord Earlelgh. the ne'er-do-well cousin of wards midnight when the bitter cold . , v. - Jlghtheadad tbat , tha relieving fore had com ur. not a mnmant inn aoon. that, with the defenders in their last gasp th Irvlshes had fled. - He bad been' oonveyed down country, still un- . i .... . . - . ..... lum had fallowed." Nurs Mildrd had cvuKiuui. . Yveexs or lever ana oenr-i .disappeared, completely, entirely. H kaii ii vin.. ma n m w , .'w riTw u .-. But oon),r 9r itr. b meant to e h-r again. What was the us of wealth, of intlueae. if h could not track down this on woman? Earlelgh Was-telling himself that instead of Uatenlna ta Mr. that tn V, . t.. vi- 5La.-- .Lcn nl1 " lat lord had ltt aM he could to his sister., v And this lady.. tha man of bnalneas wound up. "has written to rne asking me to Inform you that aha would Ilka to maka your acquaintance." last Mr. Smitbaon repeated th m- sac. - "Then.' ooneluded th man opposite, "does that mean that she wants m to call on nor? Ought It Must IT The lawyer coughed and hesitatingly gave It as his opinion that such a mark of respect was due to th lady. the United States a German professor, who, as one among many, has done hla scientific work auletlv at home and who has found his best reward In tb annreclatinn nt Hla .infant. . .A mnmm. " Y" ..a.,-.. wam. WVMaw vi ins cviieaguea In America he suddenly discovers " '".J"1" " n" wona s seven wonderg. -When he arrive In New lork reporters sr waiting for him, pencils in nana. What he aava la mrlnt. ed in th papers th next day with a picture of himself. The American fra ternity receives hint Ilk a trlumpha- tnr Tha- Am,rl.iH Iav. Ai ..n.ali.M crowds him from all sides and th dignified German professor falls Into its nets. He become a "star" over night like Caruso or Paderewakf and one moat know something about th American aaoration or "stars to ba awe t understand it. Only a few of the star worshippers worship from conviction, To them the scientific star means a tickling of their nerves, a sensation trhtrh la najtaarl a Inner frnm hand to hknd by the aristocratic Idlers. I still remember with horror Pro fessor laorens, of Vienna, whose scien tific operations for hip diseases wer turned . Into sensational shows In New York. A lecture by a professor which In Germany Is nurelv sclentlie. in America is turned Into a social enter- L-a is turned Into a social enter- sat at the end of which the pro- Is aDPlauded bv his male and ,.n.. y tainmeat fess0r female le"'."?B audience. The doors of the aristocrat In man sions open to the German professor wno Decomes tne lion or a ooiocK teas or ainnera where dress aad ladles I tlnually about Into rcssor. I cannot am to make the acquaintance of such a distinguished man." I know a pro fessor to whom a New York lady said: "Oh, professor, you really awe m." I cannot imagine a professor whom o much adoration would not Impress, because Gorman college nrofessors ar not men of the world. They ar over- '"fignra'nTeV; wnaimea, aee ever: the most rose-colored claim time and aenin: "Why this America Is a veritable fairyland, in- habited by th ' most charming ' moat . -harm ni nan. pie." And America will not leave him In peace until he has nubllsherl aome- thing in return for all this hospitality. iuiiu 01 caese impressions is an article, recently written In a German magacin by an eminent German scholar. He says among other things that America does not know frivolity and bigotry. Now I cannot think of any mor bigoted people than the A marl I, n Ual K ni-1 1 a. at n t -aUk ataa.a. add that not on of tb other sects ,rom It. ' aal.0,.1"!1 feiP'lKS- J' tlan I the Babbath', la found among " the American clergy, arising from the 5 V-i'rr.L""" a.. . ' w .v- . . buuivi a ll. rUliWUIBIII rules with a despotism, social and po litical," Which would be Impossible In Germany. It give rise to the moat disgusting hypocrisy which condemns th drinking of It la secret. Religious frivolity Is less apparent in America iniui n It used to 6,. hut ecretly it U as strong as vr. Hy- zSyi,...,Z J? .Ane.r'cn" Bot,.to. trlyoloug in public because religious feellng belongs to the necessary make- up or very American lady or gentle- man. Religious connections bring tha Amrlcan many advantag in bus nets and this Is why so many business men are Sunday, school teachers. - a iiv,idbvi m iiuri.iiniiiii, wi 1 1 It? American women are equally wrong,' be cause thesa bay charmed him on first aoqualntane by their beauty, elegance, amiable manners and Intelligence, ana because they always understand to make themselves appear better than they ar. r: H writes that the American men rxz sssi i i- the'ueflSu his ears- "Oh rifa- .na woraing man who lead in a., t America and not a few educated rurl- allow themselves to be led by the ulty is encountered in using the wires women Because American women, he on account of some poor connection or has 'found, ar good hearted and charlt- break, but It usually does not take long able. This Is far from th oase, to discover and remove th cause of the American men give In to the women trouble - s - , . hecaiis they - have been taught from on sorno of the big ranches straight childhood that woman is a superior lines ot wlr fenc SO to 7S miles long being and that It is the duty of every a,r- frequently found. These afford ex true gentleman to adore her and sub- cellent opportunity for , military field mlt to her whims. - Another side of service tho qnestlon Is thst th -men don't al- An matter of nec-sslty all ranch ways allow themselves to b led hy fencea must be kept in good repair. To the women-of their own free will, but do this fenc riders ar constantly em very often do so cursing In their loved." . ' hearts. Very often too they promise to . , . - - ' r- - : do verything thy, are asked and then ' r, ii. xo c go and do just aa they pleas. , ; rennsyiTaiilav afnr Btory. This feminine Influence in America Prom the Philadelphia. Record. has resulted In the existence of a , ttmnvr which la anything -but n Um effect-,, fhe despot- Ism of women not only prevents tho us- ands of men from making a decent living because- of Its fanatical crasad against even th most moderat use of liquor, Brewers, saloon keepers and their . employes know somath Ing. about - this. It ta this da, arm flam arhl,.h has caused th abolishment of th army canteen wnicn waa opposeo oy in most otner natcn is oeing preparca. - prominent; military experts. That the Horn smnng the clanging noises of soldiers now drink wars than over th rmimlliouse, every chick bo far dis- ,. aad that they go to tb worst kinds covrd la deaf, ' . , , ' Th big man with hi faoe still brown from the tanning of th African aun. roa abruptly. "Then I'll get It over at once," he ex- T-r. .... . '.at . a ,i . , -. - v., w- 1' - a v . 1. 1 1 . , via. innaiu, J1 roil street Jsm he went; he pictured a sober,' tirATYlA T111a1v m I aa IalLa aaa mm m i. n arW.aan over to good work and mourn fulness, or a supercilious grand . dame, who would find, him wanting and let him know it v - ',,'..-.,,..,. "Hang It all," ha muttered, as he fan th bell -No,- 9. -"however she-receive m sh can't get ovr tha fact that w ar cousins." : i , , Th servant showed him upstairs. He looked round the room. lie had not ?een a drawing-room for- mora years ban ho cared to remember, but .he felt sura this must be more Inviting than th majority. - Ther was such a qual ity of restfulnes about it. He would Ilk Mildred to have such a room as this - wharl he found ber. H would find her of -eours he would, v What were h and ah mad for if not to com to getharT H stood up straight, well Ullored, with hair tlbged with grey, and keen, alert yes. lie befird th-door open, waited for th middle-aged spinster or tha haughty dam to coma round th high screen. '. He heard th soft flutter of a dress. It stirred him; It was go. unaccus tomed a sound. . . Nurs Mildred's dresses, when he bought them for her, should flutter with lit that pretty sound. , . H looked up. Ho threw out his arms, r " Tha one wild question, was Ji sleep ing or waking, sane or delirious, darted aorons his brain, and then he was strid ing down th room. . Mlldredl uJNurs MUdredr he was oreatbing. ' i s Cb lookatl'At hftn.-'.V-.-'-'-' ,"l thought James said Lord Ear .lIKh.,, sh faltered. Tha man h waa by her" side laughed aloud. ,w , He bent, took both her hands. Mu1,.l?.rs'7' h. questioned again. - "Oht" she cried out "You would have shot had ther been" "Huahr b commanded, his jaw set aguara, . w 'Sl- looked tip at him. He caught her; held her.1 . . ' AfUrwards h was to tell her how, atter a wild youth and a wandering manhood, th sight of her had changed all th purpose of his life; afterwards h was to tell bim how she had con trtved to get to th front against all precedent to nurs her brother, how sh had arrived too late, why she had remained ; but during that first hour ther was neither tim nor inclination for anything so prosaic as mere expla nation. For ber there was a home after 1". TPM loneliness following her brother! death such a home aa, being a loving woman, she bad, perhaps. A.for..hIm th la"t "tp on th "Bitter Boad'l was taken. - Flehm Lnck. ... TrJm Hfp"f Weekly, fitella -Did sh fish for compliments? BellaYes; but th big ones got away. Henry F. Urban of divas to do so, dosn't matter anv fhln .k ' manor any ..-- I .V .11 H WVIUtSri. It IS also due , tO the lnfliir.ni-. rt women In America that the number, of divorces is continually growing, that H rt" becoming emasculated, and especially so th novel and the drama which must b so that they are fit for Sunday school pupils of both sexes, fl iawu to the Influence of women that th young man is becoming more " m?r ffemlnat and that the girts 'how less and less Inclination to take "P. household and family duties, an t mean to say that there are n,t In America, splnndld women and wive also among the puritans and lnB country. Quite amuslncr is tha at-atamanr .Tat professor makes that every American man spends his Sunday either in a public library or at home. The rich American has his club, and the poor American sneaks through the back door into a saloon or goes picnicking Jn the country during the summer. Only In the puritan villages he sits Idling away hla time at home. He reads far less than the German. When the nrofesnor a van aava thof the average American Is no materialist ;", -" " Tk ZiiJ . A . 181 fuf n, H. A.h aIJ?i'R.nLy dolllr' "'" another preat mistake. .The :reat masses of the people, esneclallv the ouslness people and the working men, have no hltrher IdfnlH tt.Hn m .make . as much money as possible to a tmvnl ri. ronege proressor meets in and around Boston. The impressions nf our worthv Ger mnn professors "how us therefore, too often, an Uncle Pam in evening dress ftnd not In working clothes. FEXCE FOR TELEPHONE. I'aoil hv airA.i rv.xr,. i nirvarnr. .-n Military Maneuvers. From the Washington Post. "In th west and" southwest, where ther ar long stretches of unbroken wire fences, these wires are frequently used to convey telephone messages from one point to another," said "Captain John O. fiouder of Ban Antonio, Texas, here on business befor th departments. -In soma localities the fence wires ar converted Into regular telephone "n. wlh permanent equipment for practical use. These lines are often to 99 miles long, and are a great convenience to people of th ranches. "The United State signal eqja?s is well trained in the use or Wire tences for telephone purposes. In the military msneuver that take place In the ranch l""t ".- i'5 ' "All " " . of th troons bv ImDfoved teleohones. ''In soma localities where the country ), roKh or heavily wooded it is im- possible to convey th signals from one po.,,t to another hy the usual methods f flags or other visual signals. It Is then th telephone is brought into play, "Each detachment of signal corps men is eouioned with a field telephone at- tachmenc It reouires th work of but a minute or two to connect this attach ment with a fence wire and to get into direct communication with headouarters. "Th us ot the fenc wlr for tele phone communication obviates tho ne cessity 01 constructing temporary rieia telephone lines by the signal corps. It sometimes happens that a little dlffi- Six weeks ago a workman In the Ponn- aylvanla repair shops in Allegheny left two dozen -eggs in an abandoned tool- box In th roundhouse. " Steam pipes go throuan th box.- Alt over th mm a heavy layer of coal aoot settled, . . Thrta weeks ago 14 sooty chicks ar-' rived. It was found that - the steam pipe kept th temperarur of the box ' at lot Hairraaa A. aAa.nnrt hatrh nf 1A chicks npneared. sooty but healthy. An- c n.ni ni notn sexes wnnm -.1
