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1 Garret Owen’s Little LILLIAN Countess BELL (-.«pvria/it, »«*. t>* LUUan HtU “Does sb* not!" cried Joset. •“there in lias th* whole of the dispute. Elana has a will of iron, and she has flatly refused to be 'hawked about the coun try,' as sh* terms it. My mother and all my aunts ko every year to Berlin, Paris and Rome to secure husl>aud> for their daughters, but Elena, the youngest, the baby, would never go. She vows she will never marry, but will devote all her life to charity. This eurages my mother so much that the only time she tuts la-en induced to set her foot inside thia little pavilion is since you have been our guest." "Do you think- has your slater said" —stammered Owen. "Have you not spoken to her?” asked the count “Then I will not arouse any false hopes. 1 will only say that I see a great change In her manner- she was always too cold—and 1 attrib ute it to you." "Then, If I cobld win her, would I have your sanction?” demanded Owen breathlessly. "titop!" said the Pole, corning to the iMMlsIde and speaking In a low tone. "If you will enter our family by shar ing Its dangers, you may count not only ou me, but upou the whole fumlly. But my sister must know nothing of the affair. Promise that you will not re veal one word without my sanction, and I will even now salute you as my brother." "I promise!" said Owen solemnly. The tall Pole stooped and kissed the American on both cheeks. Three days later the Countess Sysz- klewlcz, surrounded by her family, had Just l»een aummon«l to dinner when Henryk, the driver of the troika which bad rescued Garret Owen, entered and, bowing low, approached and whispered a few word« in the countess’ ear. Instantly she turned so pale that the others knew that something terrible had happened. They crowded around her, and her tall son knelt at her side, gently stroking her hand. "What Is it. Henryk? What Is it, dear mamma?" cried Elena. "The American, our friend, our guest, has been arrested by the Russian se cret poll«-«» and taken away, God knows where." said the countess in French. "Arrested!" cried her son. "This is the work of that spy Polinskl! He"— At that moment Polinskl entered the room unannounced. "You will pardon me, niadame, for entering unceremoniously. 1 had ex pected to l>e obliged to explain this un fortunate situation, but your son's perspicacity”—here be bowed Ironically to the count—“has saved mi the trou ble.” "It Is true, then,” said the count, trembling with rage, "that you are in the service of the secret police and that you have arrested our friend, the young American gentleman?” Polinskl bowed without speaking. To the surprise of every one, Elena flung herself on her Knees beside the countess and burled her face In her mother’s lap, her whole slender frame shaking with tearless sobs. Instantly the eyes of the countess met those of her son in a sudden com prehension, and she softly stroked her daughter's bowed bead in silent sym pathy. “Where have they taken him?" asked the count, turning to Polinskl. "I do not know probably to Vilna.” “Of what is he accused?” asked the countess sternly. "Of bearing dispatches to your son. Count Josef,” said Polinskl, with ter rible meaning. At these words the young count’s breast heaved, and he clinched bls hands to keep from flying at Polinskl's throat. Elena half raised her head from her mother's lap, but before she could Bpeak the count tore off Ids false beurd before their eyes and cried out: “It Is false, as you see! M. Owen has no dispatches, for here am I, Josef Syszklewlcz, at your service!” The servants began to weep, al though they understood no French, for they comprehended the calnmity of seeing their master east aside his dis guise. Josef turned and dismissed them with a gesture. “Ah,” said Polinskl. “that was Just what I hoped to cause you to admit. Now you also are my prisoner." “Upon what charge?" asked the countess, with a sternness which was only a mask to conceal her grief from the Russian. “That he will be told soon enough." answered Polinskl. Josef bit his lip at the insolence, but It would only make matters worse if he struck him, so he kept silent. “Will you have the goodness to tell me,” said Elena haughtily, “how the American gvntlemnn Is traveling? Hr was In no condition to be moved." "Pardon me. mademoiselle. He was well able. I purposely bandaged his arm tightly to enuse him to suffer so that his weakness would permit of his capture." "And I." cried Elena, with flashing eje* —"i suspected It Ulld loos«-li«-li tueVTi each day as soon ns you were gone! Stupid! Did you think I could be de ceived—I, who have studied medicine?" “And practice In Polish?" said Po llnskl ominously. "Have you not Po llsh patients and two Polish nurses, and have you not Just admitted your self guilty of breaking the law?" “I do admit"— began Elena proudly, but her slater In law clasped her hand over Elena's mouth, while Josef cried out: "Silence, Kiene! Do you wish to be arrested alao?" "That I do!" cried the little countess, breaking away from her brother's wife. "I wish to be near Garret Owen, for 1 love him. and If I have to search the world over for him I shall find him! It la through us that he has come Into this misfortune, and it is tor us to rescue him.” Josef stooped nnd kissed her. and she hid her fyee on Jxls breast. Then b* tenderly embraced his mother and slater In law. and. going back once m<ra to kiss Eleua. he left the room yrlth Polinskl. Although Elena hack obtained her mother’s permission to attempt a rec onciliation with lie* aunt. Eleua. the Princess Erm >1 >ff. In order to continue the search for Garret Oweu. It was with some trepidation that she de scended from her sledge and obtained wtmittrnce to the magnificent lions« of the princes* in St. Petersburg Two months bad elapsed since Gar ret Owen's mysterious arrest, nnd even the American ambassador bad been unable to tlnd him. They had ob tained news of him three times, but each time he bad been secretly re moved and all trace lost. Eleua shivered a little even in her sables as she wait«*d in th* glori ous room where everything spoke of riches and power aud the protection of the mighty. She woudbred bow she would begin if the princess received her coldly. Her doubts were soon put at rest, for in a rustle of silks her aunt en tered, and, clasping Elena close in her arms, the princess began to weep soft ly, her tears dropping over the girl's cheeks. “Oh, my little Elena! My pretty god daughter! What happy chance brings you under my roof and Into arms which have ached these many years to clasp you? Oh. my child, the baby of the dearest sister In the world, have you ever known how tenderly we have always loved you? We knew that you would come to us some day, Vladimir and I. Oh, you should know my dear husband, Elena! He Is such a fine man and so fond of you!” Elena was so touched by tills kind ness that she flung her arms around her aunt's neck and burst Into tears. “How ungrateful we have been and bow we tiave misunderstood you!” she sobbed. "Ob, how can you forgive the return of all your lovely presents to me and my mother's coldness?” “I have nothing to forgive, my dar ling," cried the princess gayly, though tears stood on her eyelashes. “My sis ter has the best heart in the world, aud It was only because she loves our dear Poland so Intensely that she could not pardon my husband's honor from the czar. But, tell me, did none of you ever suspect that a true hearted Pole so close to our noble czar might Influence bls great heart to tie even more gener ous to our people? Did you never sus pect when a ukase was proclaimed re moving taxes and remitting cruel re strictions that they might have been somewhat due to me? But I have no wish to claim any credit for placing our national trials before our tieautlful and tender hearted czarina and through her to the czar. Their kind ness will go on long after I am dead and burled, for they are noble rulers. But. tell me, what kind providence brings you here, my precious Eleua?” Still holding her hand, the princess listened tn silence to Elena's story. Oc casionally she frowned nnd once pass ed her hand across her brow. “It Is very difficult," she murmured. "It seems grave, because they have re moved him so many times. It almost suggests spite. They have released Josef, yet hold M. Owen. I have met him, a liaudsome man. with brave eyes and a true heart My husband only last week spoke to me about selecting an American for the engineering prob lems of the Volga, and the name of Garret Owen was on the list be made out. Think carefully now. Could this Polinskl have any secret reason for wishing to prevent M. Owen from be ing tried? Does he wish him kept out of the way?” ' Elena bent her head in deep thought. “No, I cannot think that he does,” she said at last “He was not in love with you, was he?" "In love with me? That spy?” cried Elena, with whitening nostrils. Her aunt laughed gently aud contin ued patting her hand. “Well, we must set about pulling wires to get him re leased. If we can only find him Vlad tmlr can have him set free.” "I heard this morning that there were some new prisoners In the for tress of 88. Peter and Paul. Can you got me a permit to go there?" asked Elena. “I have a plan!" cried the princess. “I have promise«! to take an American lady to see some of the sights of St Petersburg this afternoon. That will give us an excuse to speak English, nnd we will go to the fortress." To tlielr dismay, when they reached the fortress It was too late for their permit to be used. They were able to see the cathedral, but the door of the fortress was closed. Elena nearly fainted from disap pointment The princess wns furious, but she could do nothing. The com mandant was not there, and the man was stupid. The American lady was all on fire at the thought that a coun tryman might be behind those burs, languishing In prison out of spite. “Have you no signal by which you could call him?” she cried. Suddenly Elena started. “Yea. ‘Garryowen!’ Listen. Oh. held aiy hands until I can control my vole*! Now!” Then the little countess Ilfte«l up her pale face and with a voice of piercing Sweetness she sang "Garryowen." nnd ns the last notes died away there came an answer lu a fine baritone, which, however, trembled as if with weak ness. "He is there! He is there!" cried the three women at once. They were al) weeping in sympathy. Ti.c prlucea* put u go!-l place into the man’s hand. “Bring that prisoner to this door and let us speak with him through the bars!" sin- cried, with a stamp of her toot. The man scurried away, and present ly h«> came back supporting Garret Ov.cn, who leaned upon him heavily. "Oh, thy darling!" cried Owen, thrust ing his long, thin hands through the bar aud seizing Elena's. They kissed each other, these two, while the women wept for sympathy. Tears were rolling ilown the Ameri can's emaciated face. "I love you! I love you!” he cried, shaking the iron door with Ida weak hands. “It is all a conspiracy. Pol in ski's brother, who is a surveyor, want ed to survey"— "There!" cried the princess. "You are a free man If that is true. My busband can arrange IL Cheer up, my brave nephew; tomorrow you shall dine with us. and then we will discus* the wed ding. You shall have my niece and Elena shall have her 'Garryowen.' Come. Elena, iny child, let us hasten to release him!” But Elena would not come. She re- fused to leave the fortress, and In tills iS-.-t unl i-ard^if condiK^ ii* American lady bucktsl Ukr up. •« that the pWi. <-«■-'. well uigb in <l*«puw *1 tb'lr oh stinAv »4 *w *• *u fet<4i her husband lhn< /erf b*sr. an«l thr pria> e . ... . h . i J- i M S*itMS ■* til* <>*lay of his dinner, bat *ISum»l .Owen's re leas«- and «-am* hlmsi-W with the prln <•« ss to fetcla theia all Hire*. Eleua and Garret Ow*h ¡»4-1 »tie American lady, so that Owen had no lack of nurses and attentions and kindness at Prince ErmolotTs. and they laughed hugely at the sight of Owen in the stout prince’s clothes, but they set the wedding day that very night. “And as for my poor returned gifts to my goddaughter,” cried the princeM gayly, "you shall have them all back again for a wedding present." THE BUSHIDO. Sk>rnl Doctrine* of the Samara! That Huie In Japan. “The bushido" means “the moral doc trines of the samurai.” and they are obeyed by nil the statesmen, soldiers and scholars of Japan of tbe present time with as much holy respect as tbe Christian's reverence for the Bible and Its teachings. In Japan Buddhism is the popular religion, but Buddhist teachings are not respected by educat ed men or soldiers. In fact, most of them are atheists or agnostics, who do not tielleve In any religion but tbe doctrines of “the bushido.” "The bushido.” for Instance, teaches a man or woman to have the courage to perform the hara klrl if he or she coup mlts a serious offense. The spirit of this doctrine Is that tbe offender should kill himself instead of wafting to tie executed by the law, which latter Is considered In Japan as one of th«» most cowardly thing. "The bushido” also teaches that the life of a Japanese is a gift of the holy mikado, and If the country needs the lives of her people they should lie given gladly, for that is only to return to the mikado what they have received from him. To die on the battlefield is the only key for a Japanese to find his way to his Shinto heaven, and tbe soldiers who were not killed on the battlefield are considered unfortunate. It is main tained in Japan that if a man gives you n favor or money or pleasure you should return it with more than what was given to you.—Hydesaburo Ohashl In Leslie’s Weekly. Ilt-arln* Amid Hoar of Machinery. “People who have worked years In mills anil shops develop a peculiarity of hearing that Is paradoxical,” remarked tbe manager of a big manufacturing es tablishment. “They are deaf at home and wouder- fully acute of hearing in the workroom. In a quiet place, where the ordinary tone of voice Is distinct and sharply de fined above all other sounds, they have > be almost yelled at by others con versing with them, anil yet in the din of a mill they can carry on a conversa tion where the average person could not hear a shout. Often a visitor comes here to see a friend at work, and while the visitor half tbe time is unable to hear ids own remarks above the racket the worker catches the words without difficulty. Yet if the two were In a room away from the mill it would be the mill employee who would havf trouble going ahead with the conversa tion unless loud speech was resorted to. Away from the clatter of machin ery to which bls ears have been ac custom«*«! for years the mill baud Is mor«" or less deaf, but In the midst of the rumble his sense of hearing Is very keen. It's odd, but it's a fact.”—Phila delphia Record. The Salt of the Earth. It was u damp day. when evil spirits held high carnival. Many things went crosswise under the spell of their witchery, but they exercised a partic ularly baleful Influence ou the salt, which clogg«"d and stuck and. In spite of vigorous slinking and pounding, re fused to sift out of tbe boxes. All tho lumber» lu a Broadway restaurant found themselves hundienpped by this aggregation of seasonable particles. One woman alone solved the problem of salting her food properly. She, aft er repeated attempts to dislodge a few grains, drew a st«‘l hairpin from be hind her hat. cleared the perforations In the top of tbe shaker, stirred tbe salt to a powder and proce«*ded to sea son her vegetables. The man opposite sat amazed at this truly feminine expedient for running the universe. Once he seemed on tbe point of remonstrating, but be thought better of It and went on eating in si lence. In fact, everybody remain«"d si lent except a fat man at a nearby ta ble. He brought bls face into alarm ing proximity to a plute of steaming soup and gurgled softly: "Well, I'll be darned!”—New York Press. p<©pl« • Taïked-••• About wa R y . o K TOWNBEND of Michigan aWoke «t»> fiud film anlf-famous by reason of.his name l**lnf attached to tin- most Important bill passed by bouse of representatives lu the Fifty eighth congress. The Townsend Esch bill for regulating, railroad freight rates did not become a law because the United States senate balktsi at It, but it was tbe most discussed piece of proposed legislation that came up dur ing the congressional sesslou Just dos ed. Mr. Towuseud was serving bls first term in the bouse, but be was placed upou the important commit tee on Interstate and foreign com merce, aud when the railroad rate question came up framed a bill on the subject. This was combined with CHARLES E. TOWN a bill framed by a SEND. member from Wis consin, Mr. Esch, aud tbe resultlug measure was reported to tbe house ami passed by the extraordinarily large vote of 326 to 17. Mr. Townsend was re-el«-t«*d to tbe Fifty-ninth cougress. He Is forty-eight years of age, was born ou a farm uear Jackson, Mich., and studied at Michi gan university. He Is married aud for th«* past ten years has practiced law in Jackson. C Senator George C. Perkins of Cali fornia got bis start in life through run nlng steamboats. He lnnded In the Golden State as a lad of twelve aud for several years was employed In a grocery store. He managed to save up $8110. One day he found the ferry boat which was operated across a neighboring stream stuck ou a sand bar. The owner was dlsheartemxl and out. "How much would you take for the boat as It lies?” inquired young Per kins. “A thousand dol lars and not a cent less,’ was the re ply. Perkins drew bis $800 out of the bank, succeeded In borrowing $200 more, and before HRNATOR OEOBGE sundown the ferry C. PERKINS. boat wus bls. He bad to cut away the sand bar by his own labor, but the venture proved suc cessful, and after a time he sold out for $3,000. Then be bought a store and some years later found himself In a position to purchase the controlling interest tn an ocean steamship com pany. Seuator Perkins tells a story of a scene In a courtroom on the Pacific coast where a man arrested for rob bery vehemently asserted his inno cence even after he had been con vlcted by a Jury. “May the Almighty Btrlke me dead on this spot if I am not Innocent!" be shouted. The Judge waited for a minute or two; then he said, "Well, prisoner, as Providence has not Interfered I will take a hand and sentence you to three years at hard labor." “I beg pardon.” said the Mfiorter, “tint would y* kindly give me your opinion eonqpmlng the Iron and *t«"el ludii*y of the United Slates? How does It eompire with the progress« made In your country?" “You AincrlCHns ar«" w«*lerful | h " o pie.” Responded the visitor. "Do you knuA, altlMSngh th«* memtiers of the |n sttttit«* have uot yet s»*en very much of the Work in Bits country, Age are constantly s<*uteliiug our heads to k«"ep up with you." tbe The conversation conUnu«*«! In this strain for some moments until the re porter, flushed with the apparent suc cess of his efforts to get an interview, requeste«! tbe stranger's name, 'file gentleman htiiid«*«l the luqutsltor a card and hurried away. It bore the name "Andrew Carnegie." President Ha muet Rpem-er of tbe Southern rallwuy op|s»>«-. government supervision of railway rates, but says be would like to see rebat«-s abolished He is credit«! with knowing more about the details of rallwuy manage ment than any other man in the coun try, and J. Pierpont Morgan, whose partner he was for some years, reposes great trust in his Judgment. Measured by his Inches. Mr. Silencer is a small man for a big position. Short, wiry and a bundle of energy, he has come to be considered one of tbe giants In tbe world of industry. Besides l>elng presi dent of tbe South ern he is the ex«-u- tlve head of five other roads and a director In several more Naturally be Is a busy man. When he was In the firm of Morgan, Drexel & Co. he was in much demand SAML'EI. 8PEN< ER. consuJtatlOU on railway projects. A man with 35,000 acres of coal land to sell, 600,000.000 tons in sight, visited Mr. Morgan's of fice day after day to strike a bargain and was Invariably and at last forci bly told that he must see Mr. Spencer. Taking tbe hftit, he called on Mr. Spen cer three times a day for three weeks, being always Informed by some under strapper that Mr. Spencer was not In. One day he camped beside the door until he saw Mr. Spencer enter the office, then hand«*d in his card. "Mr. Spencer is not in town and”— "Here, boy, you Just present that card and tell Samuel Spencer that my time is as valuable as his. I want oue minute by the watch and no more.. Do you under stand, sir?” He was invited to enter. Watch in band, he stat«! his business without useless Indirection and when the minute was up start«*d out. Mr. Spencer begg«i him not to be in a hurry and kept him there half an hour talking coal. Mr. Spencer was born in Georgia fifty-eight years ago and Is a graduate both of the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia. He started In railroad engineering ns a rodsmaD and worked his way up. Senator Frederick T. Dubois of Ida ho, who has been a prominent figure In the Smoot Investigation and Is an old time enemy of the Mormons, Is oue of four brothers, the others being Wil liam. Lincoln and Kilbourne, who as boys were nlcknnmed Will, Link and Kill. The names of the boys, piaceli according to tbe order of birth, read, "Will Link Kill Fred?” At last reports Fred had not been killed. The senator Is known as a Joker. Last summer some one In Idaho gave his baby a dog. It was a mongrel, but the attainment be tween the child and the puppy was so great that the lat ter was brought on to Washington. One day the pup follow - «1 tbe senator to the capital. "What kind of a dog Is that, Du SENATOR E. T. DUBOIS. bois?” ask«l Sena tor Bailey. “That? That's a fish hound." Senator Dubois told him. “Why, that's the finest breed of dogs we have In Idaho. Every morning that dog goes down to a trout stream and brings in a trout when we are In Idaho. He never falls.” “He must be a wonderful animal.” agreed Senator Burrows. "Wonderful doesn't half descrilie that dog.” Senator Dubois continued. "Why. one morning we had no fish In the bouse, and what do you think that dog did? Why. he went out and brought In a can of sardine».” Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery of Louisiana, who, though a Democrat, declared himself a supporter of Presi dent Roosevelt's programme for regu lating railroad rates, has been twice governor of Louisiana and also chief Justice of the Ixiulslana supreme court, ne Is a native of the state, was born In 1837, is a grad uate of the United States Naval acad emy and of the University of Vir ginia and tn the civ il war was a Con federate lieutenant under Magruder. He succeeded N. C. Blanchard in the senate in 1896 and SENATOR S. D. was re-elected in »BENEBY. 1902. Senator Mc Enery is very deaf. Recently a corre spondent for a New Orleans paper sent bls card In to him, and the senator came out into the lobby in response to it "Papa,” said the Bon of Charles A. “Good afternoon,” said the corre Edwards, secretary of the Democratic spondent. “Is there any news today?” congressional comuilttre, “why am I "What's that?” asked McEnery, put ftet Hid of Vitality Sapper*. a Democrat?” Debt is n groat force waster, because ting his band to his ear. “Who wants to know?” asked Mr. “ Have you any news?" very few men or women can be heav Edwards suspiciously. "Yes," said the senator; “ I think 1 ily in debt without worrying or being “The teacher," the boy replied. anxious. If you are so deeply Involved have Just one.” He reached into bls "Well,” said Mr. Edwards, “you tell pocket took out a cigar, banded it to that it Is Impossible to extriente your the teacher you are a Pemorrat be self without going through bankruptcy, the amazed correspondent and stalked cause you possess th«" God given facul then take your bitter m«*dicine at once away. When the senator reach«l his ty. after you have been rolltxl in the nnd start again, no matter who crlti- seat he turned to Senator Pettus and dust and kicked nnd cuffed, of rising cises or denounces you. Pay your debt said: “What do you think of the nerve anil declaring to the world, 'Well, we of that New Orleans correspondent? lost this time, but we will win in 1908.' " In full afterward when you are able. Get rid of all. vitality sappers If you Why, he call«*d me away from my I.Ion* Like Lavender Water. have taken an unfortunate step, retrace work here to get me to give him a ______ The old theory of animal liking for it if you can. If you have made a mis- cigar!” scents denl«l them any share In such 1 ike. remedy It as far as it is in your Andrew Carnegie is very free with pleasures unless they siiggest«l the power to do so. but when you havo his money, but be has for years nn«l<j. • presence of their fczxl -or prey. Dist -M:-. - ycur best let tbe thiagdcop Oar- ■ ever. Do not drag Its skeleton along It a rule not to sign notes He says he such a reason can hardly be alleg«*d for with you. Never allow what is dead can pay cash when he has any obliga a lion's liking for lavender water. The and should be burieil to keep bobbing tions to settle or wishes to accommo writer, wishing to test for himself the date a friend by a lonn. As a witness report«! fondness of many animals for up and draining off your life capital In worry or vain regrets. Do not do any» at the trial of Mrs. Cassie L. Chad perfum-s. paid a series of visits to the thing or touch anything which will wick in Cleveland he will testify con zoological garden provided with bottles lower your vitality.—Orison Swett Mar- cerning notes which she negotiated at of scent and a packet of cottou wool banks on the strength of his suppos«"d and there tried some harmlres experi den tn Success. signature. ments which apparently gave great The Blind Ma*'* Ear*. Mr. Carnegie likes to have his little satisfaction to many of tbe Inhabitants. The degree to which the remaining Joke as well as anybody. Some time Lavender water was the favorite sceuL senses can be trained when the sight is ago the members of and most of the Uons and leopards lost was illustrated the other morning the Iron and Steel showed unqualified pleasure when the by two blind men from a home for Institute of Great scent was poured on the wool and put the blind. The men came from opposite Britain were visit Into their cages.—Spectator. directions, and as they approached each ing the United other a man standing on the corner States, and tbe O*e Ez«*e*tln*. was surprised to hear otie of the blind great steel magnate President Luther of Trinity college, men say: “Hello. E<1! What are you was with them dur at Hartford. Conn., preached one Bun doing out this morning?" When the ing their stay in day when he was a professor In col blind man was ask«! how he bad. Washington. A lo lege on the story of Esther. He con kuown the other with a distance of cal cluded with thp words, “ ‘So they reporter ap ANDREW CAR five yards l«etv\een them he answered: proached a short, hang«! Haman on the gallows that he NEGIE. "By the sound of his cane, of course. well groomed gen had prepared for Mordecal.’ and every I can tell at the distance of half a tleman wearing the badge of the Insti one was pleased.” Then as the Irony square the tap of the cane of any man tution. and tbe following conversation apian led to him be ndd«l In a lower voice, “Except Haman.” in tin" home.” Philadelphia RecorB. occurred V AN EXILE NO LONGER. II vmi I i <>I Bar*Ia* llraUirrd AA*-altli ■ m <I H« n V tu Grand Ilukr Paul. i>' - ■ ■ m Gems In Verse According to an uhl -laying. It is au ill wind which blows nobody any good. On the Plains. The tun sinks low. Tbe assassination of th«* i^raud Duke The golden glow Sergius |>rov«-d lu one way g ssl fortune Falla slanting o’er the tawny plain; for bbi brother, the Grand Duke 1‘aul A gentle brteze Alexaudrovltch, youngest son of tii«> From faroff »eas Blows gently o’er the wagon train; late Czar Alexander II. and uncle of A mellow beauty softly reigns— tbe present emperor By a decree of ’Tia sunset on the western plains Czar Alexander I members of the Rus The twinkling stars sian lmi>erial family who marry with Through the axure bars out tbe consent of tbe enqa-ror forfeit Look down upon the darkened plain; their rights of succession to tin* throne. The coyote’s cry And night wind’s sigh Thia lnqHisea a heavy loud of resjamai- Are blended in a long refrain; billty upon the monarch as to tbe lote A mystic, wild enchantment reigns— affairs of his male relativ«*a. *Tis suns« t on the western plain.-i. The czar's uucle, Paul, lias given Long rays of light him no end of trouble. Tall, handsome Dispel the night aud rich, but epileptic and dissipated. A* slanting sunbeams span the plain; Wild flowers fair li«> has b«"en tbe hero of several elope Perfume the air. ments. His first wife was the Princess While westward wends the wagon Alexandra of Gre«-«-e, whom he drove to train. The gud of day in riory reigns— au early grave, some say to suicide ’Tis sunrise on the western plains. After her death be ran away from —Louis P. Cullahan In Pittsburg Dis- Venk-e with the young sister of a dis 1 11« h tinguish«! court lady. Casting her off. he eloped from Paris to Monte Carlo The Hulk on the Shore. with the wife of the Count «1«* la Rive, Broken, dismantled and stark, Hotting and waiting the end. a notisl and beautiful poetess. Sbe de- serttsl him lit* nd urn «si to Russia uud I am moored in a harbor where death and the dark In limitless shadows blend. My ke< 1 is burled in sand. My timbers creak in tho W’lnd; How I long for the weight of the master’ll hand On the wheel, as we sailed to the Ind! Oh, to point by the Southern Cross, Or to follow the northern star. To fly u race with the albatross To the lands that lie afar! Oh. to ride from crest to crest. In the teeth of a merry gale. When the lightning’s flash show’s the sea’s unrest, And tho cheeks of men turn pale! The sound of the snapping mast, The shrieks of the frightened crew, Unheeded by me as 1 challenge the blast And plow the mad waves through! And at last in the harbor’s calm. At rest on the mirroring tide, I'd breathe perfume in the soft air’s balm And the master's will abide. THE GRAND DUKE PAUL ALEXANDBOVITCH. was sent on a diplomatic mission to Berlin, where lie prweedeil to fall In love with the wife of an ambassador. Another elopement followed, ending in the suicide of the woman. On his next return to St. Petersburg he be came infatuate*«! with the Baroness Plstolkoff, the most beautiful woman at court and a friend of the czarina. After a scene at a ball, to which the lady wore some splendid diamonds which the Grand Duke Paul had re ceived as a bequest from Ills mother, the late empress, the Baron Plstolkoff obtained a divorce from bls wife. Sh«» afterward married the grand duke, who thereupon was exiled and deprived of rank and titles. The tragic death of Sergius mov<*«l the czar to suspend this sentence, permit his uncle to at- tend the funeral of Sergius and resume his rank, titles ami estates. ALEXIS NICHOLAIEVITCH. Heir to Throne of All the Ilusala*. an Infant With Title* Galore. Jf ever little Alexis Nieholalevitch comes to sit on the now tottering throne of his father anti ruk* as czar of all the Russlas he will be known as Alexis II. It Is said the nihilists have marked him for slaughter. Ills birth on Aug. 12 was balled with Joy throughout Russia. A salute of 101 guns was fired announcing It. When but twenty-four hours ol«l b<* was made honorary colo nel of the Finland guards. Before he is a year old he will have been decorated with many titles of church and state. When the czarowitz was christened on Aug. 24 tlie church bells rang throughout Russia, th«* czar Issued a manifesto announcing numerous re forms, not many of which have since b«*eu carried out, ami th«* christening Itself was a scene of unwonted splen- riils was the life I once lived. And a thousand deaths I have died While fretting here like a soul unshrived At the great wide water’s side. ‘Twer© better I had gone A hundred fathoms deep To the grave for which good ships are born— A cool, sweet shroud and sleep. —J. W. Leathers in Boston Transcript. GLOOMY BRIC-A-BRAC. Collin Platea Once Vaed rn llouae Or- nanienta In Maine. In New Englund 100 years ago It was by nu means uncommon for people to provide their coffins long before their death and keep the same in their bouses, where they could see them ev ery day. It was perhaps a custom hav ing the same purpose mid significance as the skeleton at the feasts of the an cient Greeks, to remind the living in their hours of levity of the seriousness of life and the certainty of death. This was not the idea, however, of a man named Lindsey, whom people now living in Leeds may remember or at least have beard of. lie built his own coffin many years before lie dltsl anil used to keep it in a chamber of his bouse. He used it generally to keep beans in. It was a very fine coffin, made of mahogany and nicely finished and polished. Mr. Lindsey made it with Ids own hands nnd gave as reason that If he left the task of providing him with a coffin to his sons it would be Just like them to put him in a hem lock one. Terhaps tlie boys di«l not relish the implication. At any rate, they did not like to have the coffin about the house and took it away one night and throw it Into the river. It was found several miles below, consid erably broken and battered as It went over the rips, and olil Lindsey heard about it, drove down and got it and was finally buri«l in It. Another queer custom that prevailed in this s«-tion of Maine down to a comparatively recent date was that of removing the plate from the coffin after tbe funeral ami Just before the body was lowere«l Into th«» grave nnd keeping it in the best room in the house nmong the ornaments and brlc-n brae. Ths writer saw one of these grewsome ex hibits on the mantel of a Lincolnville parlor not more than twenty-five years ago, anil we shouldn't be surprised if quite n number of them could be found In the old houses throughout Maine.— Bangor News. AN HERB FOR EVERY PAIN. lol Fashioned llein«.«llen 'Ihnt Were l ne«i by Our Forbeari, In the village of Greenwich, England, in a «plaint old street where th«* build ings are so thick that they tangle them- «elves together In a knot, there Is a queer little shop with a sign over the door that reads, “An Herb For Every Pain.” On tlie shelv«»s of this shop are to be found hundreds of different kinds of herbs for th«* cure of all bodily ali ments. Tlicre can lie found nil the old time herbs that our grandmothers us«sl to have hanging around the wulls of the kitchen and start'd away in tlie at tic. ready to lie made into teas anil THK < ZABOWITZ ALEXIS NICHOLAIEVITCH. sirups In case of sickness. .. 4»< who still havo oh! f.ash!on«"d- dor even for Russia. Tbe baby had as ideas about health and sickness go sponsors an emperor and an empress, there for bugleweed, sumac, winter two kings, a princess ami four grand gr«*n. sassafras, «-aniomile, horehound, duchesses. He owns caps and cloaks yellow d«s‘k, catnip, cherry bark, mul sad robes of gold ore.’ nr/v-louv lein, extract of oats, 'lobelia, an<i soon. One of his caps Is ornamented with All the»«" herbs have the reputation of forty-two large gems. He has a shoul being good for some one or more ail der cape of cloth of gold which con ments catnip for nervousness, sussa- tains pictures of religious scenes all frns for the bkssl, horehound nnd bene- worked out In gems. In the Imperial Bet for colds, sumac for sore throat, nursery’ where little Alexis will play wintergreen for rheumatism, lobelia as and study be will be attended by an emetic in case of poisoning, mullein dwarfs, descendants, as tradition says, of the midgets whom Peter tbe Great for consumption, etc. Nearly all of these herbs are made employed as spit turners In the Impe Into teas. Sassafras tea, boneset t«"R rial kitchen. __ _ and catnip t«"n are brew«l nnd served either «bid or hot. Among the many A Vlllnae Fiaaeo. Gifted Amateur (concluding pet card hundreds of herbs that are sold In this tricki—Now, ladies and gentlemen, you little shop nre some that are deadly have seen the pack of cards burn«! lie poisons, nnd they nre label«l and sol«l fore your eyes and the ashes placed In under the same restrictions ns other side the box. which mysteriously trans poisons. The good okl remedies that onr grand formed Itself into a rabblL which In turn disappeared into space. I will fathers hnnt«*d nnd dug in th«* woo<ia, now ask this gentleman to name the those that our grandmothers plant«l card he select«!, when It will at once and tend«*d in the garden, have given appear In my hand. Now, sir, what way to harmful remedies, to drugs that card did you select from tbe pack? , leave the patient In n worse condition Giles (who has been following tbe trick thnn when lie Is-gan tlielr use. We lie most Intently»—Bless«l if I recollect!—-i lieve it lias been a mistake to give up th«* old remedies. Medical Talk. 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