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A doctor's ivasssiow
"Gusnroy,"
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CHAPTER XI. (Continued.)
"O, my dear Mb Nevergail, the Fates
certainly hare befriended me thta time!
To think that I should have met thus
your beautiful self, just as you start on
a ramble, m too fortunate for ' belief
Which direction shall we go, for I at once
- constitute myself your devoted attend
ant."
. "Mr. Glendenning, you will excuse me
if I decline your services. I came out
for a quiet walk by myself, and therefore
shall not certainly trespass upon your
time."
"Pardon me, my angel, my time is of
do consequence at all. 1 must insist upon
accompanying you, as I could never al
low so lovely a lady to stroll around
without a protector."
"Sir," said Ethel, now really losing pa
tience, "there is no danger certainly to
be met in the short walk I intend to take
in your uncle's grounds. But since you
aver otherwise, I shall instantly return."
"You will do no such thing," was the
insolent reply, as Robert sprang to her
side, seized her hand, and drawing it
firmly under his arm, held it tight, and
thus drew her back to the walk.' "When
I propose walking with a charming girl, I
usually do it." . ' '
"Sir, release my hand. "1 have no de
fire to go further. L shalh merely: add
that your presence is disagreeable, and
your words, of flattery almost' insulting."
"Notwithstanding that, my dearest
girl " ' '
"I am neither your ,'dearest girl,' nor
your 'angel, and you have no right to
address me in that style. I am your
. uncle's . secretary, and . amanuensis, and
am here merely to carry out his' wishes,
-and work, not to be attended by 'you in
any way whatever," returned the', indig
- nant Ethel, disengaging- her hand and re
, turning towards the house. :; ;. .
"Miss Nevergail, go, since you are
mo determined, but remember, although
you decline my friendship, nothing you
may do will provoke, my enmity, and be
fore many days you will spend hours in
my company, voluntarily."
Ethel made no answer, and the next
moment, re-entered the hall, leaving the
chagrined youth to his bitter reflections;
In one of Dr. Elfenstein's visits he had
been presented with a quantity of exceed
ingly choice flowers by a grateful patient,
and suddenly remembering the dismal life
Ethel Nevergail was leading, he resolv
ed to divide them with her.
Driving, then, first to his own home
before seeking the .hall, he selected the
most beautiful, and forming them into a
graceful bouquet, drove into the ramble
with them in his hand.
Belle was in the drawing room and
aw him leap from the gig, ; with his
floral prize, so stepped quickly from the
window that reached to the floor, in or
der . to attract his attention, supposing,
In her extreme vanity, that he would
Instantly present them to herself. J
But to he'r deep chagrin, he merely
made a few passing observations, and
walked on, carrying the coveted flowers
with him. Biting her lips in keen 'vex
ation, she muttered as she retreated to
the room she had left:
"I will 6tay here and watch for his
return. Something seems to tell me that
those flowers are for that odious Ethel
Nevergail. If they are "
She did not finish her sentence audi
bly, but the ominous look in her eyes told
of bitter feelings that would seek some
petty revenge.
Ethel was passing through the upper
hall to her room when Dr. Elfenstein
ran lightly up, and ns he pronounced her
name to detain her, she tarried until he
reached her side.
"Miss Nevergail, I do not know wheth
er you are as fond of flowers as I am,
but I have brought you a few, hoping
they may cheer you in your lonely du
ties." "O, thank you, doctor! They will, in
deed, as I love them dearly. These are
perfect beauties and I shall prize them
highly."
- "That rose, I think, will adorn -your
hair to perfection. Allow me to fasten
It there. May 1?"
With a pleased blush the young girl
bent her head, and with skillful fingers
Earle placed it just above her small,
white ear where it nestled lovingly, add
ing a new charm to her bright young
face. .
Just as he was finishing a step ap
proached, and Belle, who could not re
strain her curiosity another moment, as
she heard him pause on the floor above,
and then make some remark in a low
tone, came upon the scene.
Just in time to see his hand leave the
rose, and to see Ethel turn toward her
own room, and disappear with the bou
quet in her hand , and a gratified smile
hovering around her lips.
Waiting until she had seen the doctor
leave the premises, and Ethel again re
pair to Sir Reginald's side, the malicious
g-irl proceeded directly to that room,
where she found the flowers carefully be
stowed in a fancy rase upon the dress
ing case.
Seizing them without a moment's hesi
tation, she turned directly to the baro
net's room. Ethel sat by the bed, and at
his request was striving to cool his heat
ed brow by gently moving a fan. liais
ing her eyes, to her astonishment, she
recognized her flowers but before she
could claim them. Belle's angry voice ar
rested her attention.
"Sir Reginald," she exclaimed. "I think
it my duty to inform you that Miss Nev
ergail seems to have forgotten her posi
tion as your assistant nurse, and paid
dependent, and seizes every opportunity
that off ess to carry on sly flirtations with
gentlemen. I just surprised Dr. Elfen
stein placing that rose in her hair outside
your door, while at the same time he
gave her these flowers. Do you approve
of such behavior?"
"Approve? No! Of course not!" he
returned, flying into a passion at once, as
he well knew he was sure to do. "Miss
Nevergail, what business have yon to
conduct in that style? Did I bring yon
her to form Intrigue with gentlemen?"
' " BY EMILY THORNTON
Author of " Roy Russell's Rulb,"
"Thb Fashionable Mother' Ktc
"You certainly did not," was the cahn
reply, "nor have I done so. Dr. Elfen
stein is an old friend, and as such he
presented me with the flowers Miss Glen-
denning has taken from my room. Being
my own property now, I will thank her
for their restoration." So saying, she
reached forth her hand for them. :
But Belle drew back, and scornfully
replied:
"You shall never have them again, I
assure you, as I shall instantly see that
every stem, leaf and bud is destroyed.
If you do not know your place better in
this house than to put ' yourself on an
equality with its visitors, you must be
taught. Do you not think so. Sir Reginald?'-'
she added, appealing to him. j
''Certainly. Just take the trash away,
and see that it' is destroyed. I shall my
self inform Dr. Elfenstein."
"You will -not do that, surely, unelei
He would then be vexed with me," Belle
hastily exclaimed. "I will destroy them,
since you wish "it also, but not until you
promise to say nothing to him about it,'
"Well, have it your own way; but if I
do not, perhaps Miss Nevergail will.
"She dare not! she "knows it would
seem unmaidenly to mourn over the loss
ofa; few flowers that were his, gift, in his
presence. I am not at all afraid of her
doing so." j
So saying, regardless of Ethel's be
seeching words and looks, the spiteful
girl left the room with her ; ill-gotten
treasures, 'and Ethel saw them no more.
. Sir Reginald remained excited, . cross
and nervous, for some time after this
scene, and poor Ethel found it almost
impossible to please him in anything she
attempted. ,
i The sight "of the- flower she still wore
seemed to aggravate him, although he
made -no further comments upon the sub
ject',; but Ethel felt that without a di
rect command she was not required to re
move it.
Therefore it remained, and when Dr.
Elfenstein returned in the afternoon for
his usual second visit, to the sick man,
he amiled, as his eyes rested upon - it,
but never was told the fate of the rest of
his offering, nor heard of the hard words
she had endured on account of his
friendly gift. -
CHAPTER XII. '
After Robert Glendenning had been
so justly repulsed by Ethel in the
grounds of the hall, he felt exceedingly
ill used, and the more he pondered over
the coldness of this beautiful girl to
wards himself, the more he felt inclin
ed to punish her want of appreciation
of his merits as a handsome, wealthy
und popular young man.
Immediately after his last adTenture
with Ethel, while yet chafed and sore on
account of it, his sister gave him a
graphic account of the presentation of
the flowers by Dr. Elfenstein. and her
own bold destruction of them, then con
cluded by saying:
"She is a proud, stuck-up thing, and I
do delight in humiliating her lofty feel
ings. I intend to do all I can to bring
her from the high pedestal on which she
has perched, and if I can only incense
Sir Reginald against her, so that he
will send her away, I shall be delighted.
Bob, I wish you would help me."
"I will do all I can to reduce her
abominable pride, I assure you, though
I do not care to have her sent away. She
shall, however, repent snubbing me as
she did yesterday."
"Snubbing you! What do you mean?
Did she really dare to do that?"
. Robert then related his experience
with the subject of their discussion.
"The idiot! She does not deserve your
further notice! However, if I see a
chance to lower her in Sir Reginald's
esteem I shall do it. If needful, I shall
also call on you for assistance."
That afternoon the wished for oppor
tunity arrived.
Belle happened to be in her uncle's
room a few moments, when she heard the
following conversation take place, which
gave her a plan upon which to work.
Sir Reginald had received a note from
a neighbor in reference to some very im
portant private business, which he found
necessary to attend to immediately.
Wishing some intelligent person to see
and converse with Mr. Perkins in regard
to the matter, he had explained his views
to Ethel before Belle had entered, and
was just saying:
"Do you think you could find Perkins
for me, and attend to this important
work, Miss Nevergail?",
"I do. I understand your wishes per
fectly now; so if you can direct me there,
I will go at once."
"You bad better not go around the
road, as the walk would be full a mile
and a half, but go from the rear of the
hall and take a short cut through the
fields. There will only be a couple of
bars to lower, and the path is direct and
plain."
'Then I will start at once."
"It will only take you until five o'clock
to go and return. Please be as quick as
possible in getting- back, as I shall need
you by that time. You understand, I
wish you to hurry. I never like a per
son to loiter when I send them upon an
errand."
Seeking Robert at once, Belle informed
him of trie errand Ethel had to transact
for Sir Reginald, and his strict injunc
tion that she should hasten back to his
side.
"He told her the whole work could
be accomplished by five o'clock. Now,
Robert, I think it would provoke him
greatly if she were detained until seven.
Can you not intercept her on her return
and manage to keep her away?"
"Yes, indeed. It will be splendid fun.
I will do k. If I cannot keep her in
any other way I will force her into a
phaeton and take her off upon a ride."
"Do; then I will inform his lordship
that she was seen riding with some
strange young man."
"Ha, ha! good; and if she says it was
this chap, I will deny it in fulL"
"And I will coins in to prove aa alibi.
Whsrs will you meet her?"
"Just the other side of the Perkins
wood. I will have a horse and phaeton
waiting on this side. There is a wood
man's road there that leads to the main
road; we can take that, and have' a jolly
"long ride. ButI shall have a fuss to
get her into the vehicle, I expect; how
ever, I shall manage it some way, never
fear." ,
Laughing gayly over the fun in pros
pect the two separated to put in force the
mischief they had brewed., .
- Poor Ethel left the house without a
suspicion of what awaited her; glad, in
fact, that she could thus enjoy a etroll
after the confinement of that close, hard
day.
She found Mr. Perkins at home, and
soon explained the cause of her visit.
and transacted the business with which
she had been intrusted.
This completed, she turned her face
homeward. All went well with her until
she approached the woods. At their en
trance she found,', on consulting her
watch that it was quarter past four.
"I shall reach the hall just about five,
she thought, "and so please Sir Reginald.
I would not have liked being late, after
what he said. . - -
Suddenly she was startled by a sound
at her side, then, to her surprise and cha
grin, Robert Glendenning stepped direct
ly- in her path.
"My dear .Miss Nevergail, this is a de
lightful meeting in a delightful place.
Where may your curiosity have taken
you?"
"My curiosity, Mr. Glendenning, took
me nowhere. I . have merely been to
transact a matter of business for Sir
Reginald and am now on my way home.
Being in a hurry, I would be glad to pass
on."
"Not so fast, not- so fast, my pretty
girl; surely you will linger awhile in this
romantic place, now that you have some
one to enjoy the beauties of the wood
with you?"
"No, Mr. Glendenning,". was the digni
fied reply; . "I cannot linger a moment,
Sir Reginald desired mv inrmpdintp re
turn, and I cannot keep him -waiting.". S
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will wait; for you cannot return "just
now, as I intend for. once to' fully enjoy
your society." .... . . ..
So "saying, the" bold young man at-.
tempted to taRe her hand,' to draw it un
der his arm.
Snatching it instantly away, Ethel fix
ed upon him a stern look and ordered him
to stand aside.
Not heeding her in the least, he impu
dently slipped his arm around her waist,
exclaiming: -.
' "Perhaps you would like this way of
walking better. It makes no difference
to me."
Shaking off his arm, Ethel pushed him
aside indignantly, then with rapid steps
pressed onward. Not a word more was
spoken by either, although, to her dis
may, Ethel found that he kept persever-
mgly by -her side.
As they emerged from the woods, Rob
ert grasped her arm firmly with one
hand, while with the other he produced
from his pocket a pistol, which he in
stantly pointed at her.
'Now, Miss Nevergail," he said, "you
stand stall and hear what I have to say,
Or take the consequences. ' I do not in
tend to harm you, if you keep perfectly
quiet; but I do intend to show you that
I am master of the situation at this time.
You need not look round for assistance,
for I assure you, no soul comes this way
at tnis nour.
"Robert Glendenning," at last issued
from the girl's pale lips, "put up that
pistol instantly and allow me to pursue
my way unmolested. Sir Reginald re
quires my presence immediately."
"So do I; and, what is more, I intend
to have it, so he must wait. Do you see
that horse and phaeton, behind those
trees? They are there expressly to take
you riding. I ask you therefore, politely,
will you favor me with your company?
"No. sir!"
"Yes, sir, you mean. If you do not
mean it, it makes no difference, as ride
with me you will. Go forward now, at
once, to that conveyance, and let me
assist you in; I assure you I will bring
you back to the Hall in good season. Go
on! I am determined you shall obey
me!"
These, words he enforced by planting
the cold mouth of the weapon against her
forehead. Now this pistol, though it
looked formidable, was not loaded, and
he knew it, but for the sake of carrying
his point, he intended fully to frighten
her into complying with his strange wish.
But Ethel was a brave girl, and though
pale, she never even shuddered. Fixing
her eyes fearlessly on his, she said in a
firm, stern voice:
"If you think it manly, or wise, to
shoot, shoot away! But I will not stir
one step towards that phaeton."
(To be continued.)
Cristobal's Joke.
A Genoa paper tells this delightful
story at America's expense: When
the Duke of Veragua, the descendant
of Christopher Columbus, visited Chi
cago he inquired at the telegraph office
the charge for a telegram to the city
of Columbus of ten words.
"Fifteen cents," answered the offi
cial, "not including the signature,
which la wired free."
Whereupon the Duke wired: "May
or, Columbus: Shall visit your city
next Monday or Tuesday." And he
signed it: "Cristobal Colon de Toledo
y Laareategui de la Cerda Ramirez
de Baquedanoy Gante - Almirante y
Adelantado Mayor de las Judlas, Mar
ques de Jamaica, Duque de Veragua
y de la Vega, Grande de Espana, Sen
ator del Reine, Caballero de la insigne
orden del Tolson l'Oro, Gran Cruz de
la Conception de Villavicosa, Gentil
Hombre de Camara del. Rey de Es
pana."
Pumping a Ship's Cargo.
The "grasshopper" or derrick ele
vator now in use by the London Grain
Elevator Company at the London
docks has been specially designed for
transshipping the corn from the holds
of the largest types of American liners
engaged in the grain trade into light
ers for conveyance to other coasting
vessels or warehouses. Its spout, In
which travels an endless belt covered
with buckets, will draw 150 tons of
corn an hour from the hold of a vessel.
When ready for action it suggests the
great stomach pump that it Is.
An old bachelor says that a marriage
dowry is a lump of sugar intended to
nullify the bitterness of the dose.
v CHILDREN STILL.
We seek no more a daily prize, -
Nor triumph in our dreams.
So changed the luster of the skies,
So faint and few the gleams. '
Yet comes anew, when others play.
That unforgotten thrill,
And are we dull and old to-day.
Or only children still? :
We loved the battle once, but now
We are not overbold.
There's wisdom on the weary brow,
Ana m our hearts the cold.
Yet in the light of eager eyes ;
We lose the wintry, chill, ;
And then we are not overwise,'
But simple children BtilL
The visions of our' glorious youth
Have faded long ago;
We hope no more to find the truth.
And should we care to know?
Not oiirs to scale the-viewless height.
But there's a purple hill.
And still we gladden at the sight
; And climb as children still. ,.
How much" of all the good we planned
Is Derfect or henn?
Who watched the lifting of God's hand,
Ana waits for his "well done"?
Bnt when the children whom we love
The good we missed fulfill.
Thank God our hearts prevail to prove
The hearts of children stilL
London Saturday Review.
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Her Inconsistency.
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FROM the open windows came
music by the orchestra in the
ballroom on the further side of
the house, softened by distance. Moon
light, broken up by intervening trees
into bars and splotches of golden ra
diance, lay all about them as they
walked up and down the veranda.
"The right kind of a woman always
appreciates' a -proposal of marriage
from any man as a great compliment.
Coming from you it is the much more
to be valued, but I cannot marry you,"
said the woman.
I have to thank you' for having lis
tened to me so patiently. - Might I tres
pass a little more upon your good .na-.
ture and ask permission to discuss the
matter further with you?" . .
No amount of discussion can profit
either of us, so far as I can see. But,
as I have said, in asking me to marry
you a great compliment was paid me,
and, in return for that compliment, I
suppose I owe you permission to In
dulge your love, for discussion or argu
ment,"
Thanks for . the permission," said
the man, still in his stolid manner. "I
cannot recognize my proposal as, in
any sense, a compliment, but I am
willing that you should,' if you wish,
take the . manner in which I made it
as a compliment. Recognizing the
splendid development of your own
logical faculties, I have made my offer
of marriage in perfectly business-like
form. I have heard you often declare
that a contract of marriage is like
any other contract, and should be en
tered into only when both parties are
fully aware of what they are doing."
Do you think women are ever en
tirely consistent?" interrupted the wo
man. '
The man looked a trifle surprised
and replied:
At least I give you credit for hav
ing a splendidly consistent mind. You
do not mean that I have erred in my
manner of proposing,, that you would
have preferred more of an air of ro
mance, and all that sort of thing?"
"Now the situation is something like
this," continued the man in very much
the same tone of voice that he
would have used in arguing an im
portant case before the Supreme
Court "You are twenty-nine or is
it thirty? years old, have a reputa
tion as a beauty, and all that You
can, I know, marry any one of two
or three men who can offer you at
least as much as I, but modesty was
never a prevailing characteristic of
mine, and I have not feared to meas
ure myself with these other men.
On the other hand, I can give you
pretty much anything you desire that
costs money. I stand well in my pro
fession, and have prospects of soon
being near the top of it Altogether,
I am satisfied that any one would call
it a very suitable match all around."
"Does the prosecution here close its
case?" inquired the woman, laughing a
little.
I hardly care to regard the matter
as one of prosecution and defence,"
said the man imperturbably, "but if
you wish to use the terms I am forced
to admit their applicability. Will the
defence rest its case on the testimony
submitted by the prosecution, or will
it elect to submit an argument?"
The defence will submit an argu
ment,' replied the woman. "I admit
that the match would be, as you say,
pronounced suitable to every one. As
for the two or three other men whom
you aver that I can .marry at any time,
I "cannot answer, l have noticed that
the number of my proposals has been
falling off of late, and attributed the
fact to advancing age you were right
when you said I was thirty. I may
close the discussion by saying that I
have made up my mind to become an
old maid."
Far be It from me to say anything
against those estimable members of
society the old maids," said the man,
'.'but I do not think you will ever be
one of them. A wise man once said
that the cowl of a monk hides either
a disappointed lover or a great rascal,
and -while I do not indorse his opin
ion unqualifiedly, I am firm in the be
lief that every old maid is a woman
who was disappointed in love or who
was too cold-bloodedly selfish ever to
PATROLLING THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
One of the great necessities incumbent upon Russia in the present East-
ern-portions of her great empire. , Over the single track Siberian railroad
must be forwarded all her re-enforcements and supplies, so. that any serious
interruption of traffic, whether by bandits or Japanese spies, might prove
disastrous. The railroad hi carefully patrolled in the - entire. Manchurfan -resrion
by Cossacks and so thorough is the system of supervision that no
serious injury has been inflicted on it, notwithstanding that the country, is. .
swarming with bandits, said to be organized and in cases )ed by Japanese',
officers. Russian staff officers frequently Inspect the line and see that the.
Cossacks are performing their duties. These officers are mounted on tri-"
cycles, witn wnion xney reaaiiy oo.ver
from the Illustrated London News.
marry. Surely you do not come In
either class?"
"No," said the woman, reflectively,
"I can't say that I do, and yet "
"Perhaps," said the man, and now
his voice was very gentle, as though he
feared he might here touch some old
wound unwittingly, "there is in your
life some romance which I have not
guessed. Believe me, I would not
wound you for worlds, and I trust you
will pardon my clumsy speech."
"Oh, I am not a blighted being, nev
er fear," this with a laugh that did
not ring altogether of merriment
"Then your refusal to marry me is
not based upon the ground that you
prefer some other man?"
"No, I am not In love with some
other man."
"Then why not marry me?"
"I have given you the best of all
a woman's reasons, 'because.' "
"But your refusal of me is final, I
may take it?"
"Yes" the "yes" with an almost
inaudible sigh, a sigh so nearly inaud
ible that it did not reach the man.
He had thrown away his cigar and
stood for a moment gazing out toward
the trees. Then he began to speak,
and his voice was harsh with feeling
that had been restrained.
"I think I quite forgot to mention
one thing in my proposal. I did not say
that I love you very dearly; that, not
wishing to be a beggar of love, I have
waited all these years to be in a posi
tion to offer you the things which I
mentioned as rendering me eligible for
your hand. You, who are so cool and
calm, what can you know of love and
passion? Now, I know that I have
worked all these years in vain no,
not altogether in vain for I am go
ing to kiss you once, here and now,
if it means the loss of all the little
that is left me of your regard."
He gathered her in his strong arms
and kissed her, not once, but many
times, on her forehead, on her eyes and
on her lips, and then released her, with
the full consciousness that he had
done an unpardonable thing which he
did not regret t
But the woman held out her arms
to him and said:
Oh, Jack, dear, why didn't you tell
me that you loved me at first" San
Francisco Call.
CUT. THROUGH SOLID ROCK.
Centuries Elapsed. Before Completion of
Corinthian. Canal.
"Speaking of canals," said the en
gineer who had been talking about
Panama, "a very interesting canal,
and one not much heard of, Is that
connecting the Gulf of Corinth and
the Gulf of Aegina in Greece. It's
some older than any we have in the
Western hemisphere, also, for Perian
der, tyrant of Corinth, proposed to
cut through the isthmus as long ago
as six hundred years before Christ.
Superstition stopped him, however.
Julius Caesar and Caligula took it up
again when Rome had hold of Greece,
but it was too much for them. Then
came Nero, and he went at it with
vigor, but the work stopped when he
died. Others kept pounding away at
it for the next several hundred years,
but It was not until 1881 that real
work of the Nero energy was put
upon it. Then Gen. Turr, aide-de-camp
to Victor Emmanuel of Italy, organ
ized a company and worked on till
the money gave out in 1890, the chief
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greai uis unices, uur illustration is
: .
obstacle being some kind of a flint
which dynamite couldn't break.
"About $10,000,000 was spent up to
1890, and then Mr. Syngros took hold,
organized a new company, with $965,
000 working capital, and" finished the
Job in 1893. It is only about four
miles long, but it is 69 feet wide at
the bottom, about 80 feet at waterline,
26 feet and 3 inches deep in water,
and it is cut nearly all the way
through solid rock, rising at some
points for 269 feet above the canal.
It is like a canyon, and ships do not
take kindly to it, the entrance being
bad, a strong wind blowing through
it as through a great air shaft, and
there is at times a strong reverse
current It Is an interesting trip
through the canal,' and it saves 123
miles of very rough water and 20
hours of time; but so far skippers pre
fer to go around the peninsula rather
than through the cabal, though with
some changes which will be made it
is believed the canal will become of
general use as soon as a few ships
begin to use it-and remove the pre
judice now existing against It" Com
fort. TacsrtnR a Fish.
The United States fish commission
has contracted the small boys habit
of tagging fishes. Metal tags are fas
tened to marine fishes, which are let
loose in the ocean with the idea of
identifying tnem in case they are
caught at any future time.
The tag, which is light and made of
copper, is securely fastened by a wire
passed through a fin near its. junction
with the body. tjNo two tags are alike,
each having its own markings. Fif
teen hundred cod were thus duly
tagged and released last spring on the
New England coast. The object of
the tagging is to ascertain the rate at
which a cod grows, the frequency of
its spawning and the extent of its
travels in the ocean.
The same experiment is being tried
this year with young salmon, artifi
cially hatchet, for the rivers of the
Pacific coast The fishes are "finger
lings," about three inches long. In
this way it is expected that the age
at which the salmon comes from the
sea to spawn will be ascertained; 'also
the rate of growth and the percentage
of fry that attain maturity. Ihe ex
periment is an Interesting one and
has an obvious bearing on fish culture
problems.
One Genins and Another.
"A genius is a genius whether he's
rich or poor. There's really no differ
ence "
"Pardon me, there is a slight differ
ence. A rich genins can afford to let
his hair grow long; a poor genius can't
afford to get it cut" Philadelphia
Press.
A Hard Worker.
"Yon oughter git me a Job," the of
fice seeker said. "Why, I done the
work of a dozen men fur you on elec
tion day."
"You did?" replied the successful
candidate, incredulously.
"Sure! I voted for you twelve times."
Philadelphia Public Ledger. , .
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Workingmen's Wages.
average are more than twice those in
Belgium, three times those of Den- '
mark, Germany, Italy and Spain and
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