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I Tbe Special (ontspoDIeijt j CHAPTER IV. I There are a hundred passengers on board the Astara a large number of them Caucasians trading with Turkestan, and who will be with us all the way to the eastern provinces of the Celestial Empire. the lower part of the binnacle, .1 see nothing. I listen again. The noise has ceased. I look about. There is no one on this part of the deck, for the second class passengers are all forward. Then I must hare been dreaming, and I resume my position, and try again to As I am going to pass the night on sleep. This time there is no mistake. deck, I return up the cabin stairs. The I The snoring has begun again, arid I am American is there just finishing the re packing of his case. "May I ask how many teeth you are Importing into China in those cases?" "Eighteen hundred thousand, without counting the wisdom teeth!" sure it is coming from the case against which I am leaning my head. Goodness!" I say. "There must be an animal in here!" Now I am off on the trail. It must be a wild animal on its way from some And Ephrinell began to laugh at the I menagerie to some Sultan of Central little joke, which he fired off on several I Asia. other occasions during the voyage. I 1 light a wax vesta, and as I am shel- left him and went on to the bridge be- tered from the wind, the flame keeps tween the paddle boxes. s upright. By its light what do I read? A rather large deal case, covered with The case containing the wild beast is a tarpaulin, attracts my attention. It the very one with the address: measures about a yard and a half in Mademoiselle Zinca Klork, Avenue height and a yard in width and depth. Cha-Coua, Pekin, China. It has been placed here with the care - Fragile, my wild beast! Keep from required with these words in Russian, written on the side, "Glass Fragile Keep from Damp," and then directions, i. op .Bottom, which have been re spected. And then there is the address. "Mademoiselle Zinca Klork, Avenue Cha Coua, Pekin, Petchili, China." This Zinca Klork 'her name showed damp, my lion. Quite so! But for what does Miss Zinca Klork, this pretty Rou manian, want a wild beast seat in this way ? . . My thoughts bewilder me. I have a two-pound weight on each eyelid. I lie down along by the tarpaulin; my rug wraps me more closely, and I fall into a it ought to- be a Roumanian, and she deep sleep. It is not yet daylight when was taxing advantage of tnis tnrougn i awake. train on the Grand Transasiatic to get glass forwarder Was tnis an article in request at the shops of the Middle King dom ? How otherwise could the fair Celestials admire their almond eyes and their elaborate hair? The bell rang and announced the 6 o clock dinner. The dining room is for ward. Ephrinell nad installed himself .nearly in the middle. There was a va cant seat near him; he beckoned to me to occupy it I rub my eyes, I rise, I go and lean against the rail. The Astara is not so lively, for the wind has shifted to the northeast. The night is cold. I warm myself by walking about briskly for half an hour. I think no more of my wild beast. Sud denly remembrance returns .to me. I look at my watch. It is only 3 o'clock in the morning. I will go back to my place. And I do ao with my head against the side of the case. I shut my eyes. Suddenly there is a new sound. This Was it by chance? I know not; but - me Js.ngiisnwoman was seatea on ipnri- time I am not mistaken. A half-stifled neii s left and talking to mm. tie la- sneeze shakes the side of the case. Never troduced me. did an animal sneeze like that! Miss Horatia Bluett," he said. is it possible? A human being is hid- Opposite I saw the French couple coo- den in this case and is being fraudulent- cientiously studying the bill of fare. At ly carried by the Grand Transasiatic to the other end of the table,. close to where the pretty Roumanian? But is it a man the food came from, was the German or a woman? It seems as thou eh the with a ruddy face, fair hair, , reddish sneeze has a masculine sound about it beard, clumsy hands and a very long The eastern horizon grows brighter. nose wnicn reminded one or tne proDOsci- dean feature of the plantigrades. "He is not late this time," said I t Ephrinell. "Do you know his name?" Baron WeisssChnitzerdorfer. The clouds in the zenith are the first to color. The sun appears at last all wat ery with the mists of the sea. I look; it is indeed the case addressed to Pekin. I notice that certain holes are "And with that name is he going to pierced here and here, by which the air Pekin?" - inside can be renewed. Perhaps two "To Pekin, like that Russian major eyes are looking through these holes. wuu ia miuus utr uie capLam ol ui i watcnjng wnat is going on outside. Astara. . At breakfast rally all the passengers I looked at the man indicated. He whom the sea has not affected; the young was about fifty years of age, of true Chinaman, Major Noltitz, Ephrinell, Muscovite type, beard and hair turning Miss Bluett, Monsieur Caterna, the Bar- gray, face prepossessing. on Feisssehnitzerdorfer, and seven or lou said ne was a major, Mr. Ephri- eight other passengers. I am careful nell? . not to let the American into the secret "Yes; a doctor in the Russian army of the case. and they call him Major Noltitz." About noon the land is reported to the Evidently the American was some dis- eastward, a low, yellowish land, with no tance ahead of me, and yet he was not rocky margin, but a few sand hills in a reporter.by profession. EDhrinell chat- the neighborhood of Krasnovodsk. ted with Miss Horatia Bluett, and I un- I" an hour, we are in sight of Uzun derstood that there was an understand- Ada, and twenty-seven minutes after- ing between these two perfectly Anglo-1 ward set foot ln Asl Saxon natures. In fact one was a traveler in teeth, I CHAPTER VI. and the other was a traveler in hair. As may be imagined, it hardly takes Miss Horatia Bluett represented an Im- an hour to see Uzun Ada, the name of portant firm in London, Messrs. Holmes- which means Long Island. It is almost Holme, to whom the Celestial Empire a town, but a modern town, traced with annually exports two millions of female j a square, drawn with a line on a large beads of hair. carpet of yellow sand. The pitching now becomes very vie- As the. train starts' at four o'clock lent. The majority of the company can- B afternoon, I must telegraph to the not stand it About thirty of the pas- Twentieth Century, by the Caspian ca- sengers have left the table for the deck. ble 1 am ftt my P03 at Uzun I hope the fresh air will do them good. Ada station. That done, I can see if I We are now only a dozen in the dining can Dick UD anything worth reporting, room, including the captain, with whom Nothing is more simple. It consists Major Noltitz is quietly conversing. Eph- in opening an account with those of my rinell and Miss Bluett seem to be thor- companions with whom I may have to oughly accustomed to these inevitable in- do during the journey. That is my cus- cidents of navigation. The German bar- tom' 1 always find it answer, and while on drinks and eats as if he had taken 'waiting for the unknown, I write down up his quarters in some bier-halle at tne known in my pocket book, with a m it w 1 r n fT7""TIO -n 4T.A 1 I "There ft is all rlgbtr said one of the I porters, looking to see that the case was ' as it should be, top . where top should be, and so on. - "' ' ''' There is no fear of its moving," said another porter; "the glass will reach Pe- kin - all right unless the train runs off the metals." The American came np to me and took a last look at his stock of incisors, mo lars and canines. You know, Monsienr Bombarnac," he said to me, "that the passengers are going to dine at the Hotel du Czar be fore the departure of the train. It is time now. Will you come with me?" "I follow you." The dinner ends ten minutes before the time fixed for our departure. The bell rings and we all make a move for the train, the engine of which is blowing I off cstenm 1' The Baron Weissscunitzerdorfer is not behind hand this time. On the contrary, it is the train this time which is five minutes late in starting; and the German has begnn to complain, to chafe and to threaten to sue- the company for dam ages. Ten thousand roubles not a Tbe Hanging of the Kettle. penny less! if it causes him to fail. 1 There are many farmers in .need of Fail in what, considering that he is go-1 something convenient to hang a large ing to Pekin? kettle on. Manv snnnort the kettle lengtn tne lasi snnou or tne wms- thru whuh i r.r..Hafiic. me air, uie cars uegm iu MI,eoi11v If the heat cracks one move, and a loud cheer salutes the de- T7, "T3' tZ e " - I parture of the Grand Transasiatic ex- SLUUB "u lue B'elL,c "c I accomDanvInz cut is drawn from a For fifteen vears our trnard had been photograph I took recently, on a neign in the Transcaspian service. He knows boring farm, and it comes very near the country up to the Chinese frontier, to explaining itself. The device con- and five or six times already he has been sists of three moderately heavy pieces over the whole line known as the Grand of wood for legs, which' are attached .transasiatic. tno-ether at the ton hv n hesvv bolt. I asked him if he knew anything of Some six or eight inches below the our fellow travelers. I meant those who ':. the three leo-s a henvv clevis were going through to China, and in the ig secured to middIe leg. From this "The major," said Popof, "has lived " ' , . a long time in the Turkestan provinces. Proper (usumce auu uouuie u. u and he is going to Pekin to organize the to fasten on to the ears of the kettle. staff of a hospital for our compatriots, with the permission of the Czar, of course. "I like this Major Noltitz," I said, 'and I hope to make his acquaintance very soon. And these two Chinese, do you know them?" Not in the least. Monsieur Bombar nac; all I know is the name on the lug gage." "What is that?" The younger man's name is Pan- Chao, the elder's is Tio-King. Probably they have been traveling in Europe for I some years. As to saying where they come- from, I cannot.. I imagine that I Fan-Chao belongs to some rich family. for he is accompanied by his doctor. "And the two French people, that cou ple so affectionate," I asked. "Who are they?" "Stage people who are going to a the- which then hangs suspended. The gist and dilute one pint of it with nine pints of water. Use a vessel of some kind not metal. The old-fashioned crockery three or four gallon Jars are ideal. Have the eggs fresh, put them in daily and see that the shells are not cracked. Put the water glass solution In the crock and then put in the eggs, seeing tnat tne eggs are completely covered with the solution at all times. When the eggs are taken out of the solution rinse them in clean water, wipe them dry and they are ready for use. ! KETTLE PBOPERLT SUSPENDED. ater in Shanghai, where they have an en gagement at the French theater." theater, and o'ehmd; scenes. "and sue to - Tm length of the legs will depend on con venience and the size of the kettle matters, and I shall soon make the ac- qauintance of the cheery comedian and his charming wife. the cut are eleven feet in length and were made from medium sized well seasoned fence rails. When the der- As to a certain ' scornful gentleman rick is not in use it can be lowered. aboard, our guide knew nothing beyond folded together and laid away. Cor. that his luggage bore the address in full Sir Francis Trevellyan, Trevellyan Hall, Trevellyanshire. "A. gentleman who does not answer when he is spoken to," added Popof. "Now we get to the German," sakl I. "Baron Weissschnitzerdorf er ?" "He is on a trip round the world." "A trip round the world?" In thirty-nine days, Orange Judd Farmer. Pruning Roots of Trees. While there may be merit In the method of planting known as the Stringfellow plan, which provides for cutting away most of the roots of the young tfee as well as the top, it is a plan which does not work well with And so after Mrs. Bisland, who did all species of trees nor in all soils. the famous tour in seventy-three days. As a result the average orchardist will and IStizen lieorge Francis Train, wtto stick to the best of the old methods did it in seventy, this German was at- wnlch provides for a cutting back of the top so as to form a proper head tempting. to do it in thirty-nine? "He will never do it!" I exclaimed, "Why not?'.' asked Popof. "Because he is always late." (To b continued. - Munich or Frankfort A little way off are the two Celes tials, whom I watch with curiosity. One is a young man of distinguished bearing, about twenty-five years old, of pleasant physiognomy, in spite of his yellow skin and narrow eyes. A few years spent in Europe have evidently European! zed his manners and even his dress. His mus- number to distinguish each: 1. Fulk Ephrinell, American. 2. Miss Horatia Bluett, English. 3. Major Noltitz, Russian. 4. Monsieur Caterna, French. 5. Madame Caterna, French. 6. Baron -Weissschnitzerdorfer, man. Ger- As to the Chinese, they will have a tache is silky, his eye is intelligent, his number later on when I have made up hair is much more French than Chinese. my mina bout them. As to the in- His companion, on the contrarv. whom dividual in tne oox, l intend to enter be always appears to be making fun of, m communication with him, or her, is of the type of the true porcelain doll and to be of assistance in that quarter with the moving head; he is1 from fifty if 1 040 do 80 without betraying the to fifty-five years old. like a monkey In secret. . the face, the top of his head half shav- The train is, already marshaled In the en, the-pigtail down his back, the tradi- station. It is composed of first and sec tional costume, frock, vest belt baggy I ond-class cars, a restaurant car and two trousers, many-colored slippers; a China I baggage vans. vase of the Green family. He. however. I Russians will take ns nn to the fpnn. could hold out no longer, and after a tier of Turkestan, and Chinese will take tremendous pitcn, accompanied by a I us through China. But there is one rep long rattle of the crockery, he gave ud I resentative of the com Dan v who will not and hurried on deck. And as he did so, leave his post, and that is Popof, our the younger Chinaman shouted after head guard, a true Russian of soldierly mm, "uornaro: jornaroi ax tne same bearing, nairy ana bearded, with a fold' time holding out a little volume he had ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. I intend left on the table. to talk a good deal with this gallant f ol- What was the meaning of this Italian low. For ten years he has been on the word in an oriental mouth? - I Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and Madame Caterna arose, very pale, and the Pamirs, and during the last month he Monsieur taterna, a model Husband, fol- has been all along the line to Pekin. lowed her on aecK. I call him No. T in my note-book. It occurs to me to have a look at the CHAPTER V. mysterious box. Has it not a right to It is half -past ten when I sit down on be so called? Yes, certainly. I must one of the seats in the stern of the really find out where it has been put Astara. iint wrtn tnis increasing wind I and how to get at it easily. - It is impossible for. me- to remain there; The famous box was still on the plat- I rise, therefore, and make my way for- form. In looking at it closely I observe . ward. Under the bridge between the that air holes have been bored on each paddle boxes, the wind is so strong that of its sides, and that on one side it has I seek shelter among the packages cov-1 two panels, one of which can be made to ered by the tarpaulin. Stretched on one slide on the other from the inside. And of the boxes, wrapped in my rug. with 1 1 am led to think that the nrunnw h,. my head resting against the tarpaulin, had it made so in order that he can, if I shall soon be asleep. I necessary, leave his prison probably Alter some ume i in a waxen ea Dy a I dnrimr tne nlebt.; - - curious noise, wnence comes this noise? jgt noW ne Dorters are beeinnlnif to I listen more attentively. It seems as! lift th box. I have the Batfa.fain f though some one is snoring close to my 8eeing thatv they attend to the direc- : ear. - I tions inscribed on it It is Disced with "That Is some steerage passenger, 1 1 great care near the entrance to the van think. "He has got under the tarpaulin I the side with the panels -outward,- as it between tbe cases, ana ne win not ao I it were tne door ol a cupboard. And is so badly in his improvised cabin." I not the box a cupboard a cupboard I By the light which filters down from propose to open? "PET" AVERSIONS. and balancing the roots somewhat af ter the manner of the lower cut In the illustration. The upper cut shows the roots of the two-year-old tree after it Most Folic Have Unreasonable Dis likes. "We are all born with an aversion to something, and this aversion is a thing we can no more direct than we can fly by merely beating on the at mosphere with our hands," George Mc- Pherson Informs me. 'Historv is rich in the account of such instances. There Is Vincent, the painter, who would faint if the odor of a rose was wafted to his nostrils, and the great German sportsman. Vaugheim, would become positively ill if he even saw a bit of roast pig. These aversions, often so entirely un accountable, are curious things to in the subject a year or so ago, and dn in the nursery a nd the lower have since that time been quietly HOW ROOTS ABE PBUSED. adding to my store of information on this somewhat unusual topic by per- drawing . shows how all the mass of fibrous roots, which would die anyway after "exposure to the sun, have been v nt anil mnit nf the lonfirer roots sonal inquiries among my friends and r .or . . OUVl kCUU a.1r w - acquaintances. this manner and strong imoi. one ui uiU ,nu young rootlets will form from the ends his pet aversion, for the existence of ' wer , formlne Orewtn of Aericultnre. According to the statistical abstract of the United States, issued from the Department of Commerce and Labor, there were, in 1900, 5,739,637 farms in this country, an increase of 1,175,016 in ten years. There were engaged in agriculture, In 1900, 10,438,219 persons, wnue m lsao there were 8.565.926. an increase of 1,872,293. The increase in the total population for the period stated was 13,071,484, so of this In crease over 14 per cent must have en gaged in farming. The value of farms and farm nron- erty increased from $16,082,267,689 in iau-to ?20,514,001,838 in 1900. a dif ference of $4,431,734,149. The value of farm products increased $1,304,070, 252, the value in 1900 being $3,764,177,- iub. This does not include value of products not fed to live stock. The total number of acres in farms ia 1900 was 838,591,774, the average number of acres to a farm being 146.2, while in 1890 it was 136.5. The per cent of Improved farm land was de creased 8 per cent in the last ten years. The- greatest increase in the number of farms has been in the States of Col orado, Arizona, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico. k In the production of corn and wheat there has been a corresponding in crease. In 1890 there were 1,489,970, 000 bushels produced and in 1900 2,105,102,516 bushels, while of wheat in 1890 the crop was 399,262,000 bush els and it increased to 522,229,505 bushels In 1900. Thus It will be seen that whatever the gain in commerce and manufac tures the relative gain in farming has held its own. Agriculture, too, has been lifted to a higher plane than lor merly. It is no longer said that "any body can farm." Agriculture Is rapidly attaining the dignity of a profession. Using Free Helps. Frequent reference has been made to the advantages of nsing the State experiment stations, which land own ers In each State help support, hence have an undoubted right to ask their help when needed. The director of one of the State stations told the writer not long ago that he hoped the sub ject might not be urged too hard, else the stations might be in the same trou ble he was with a farmer in his State. This farmer makes it his busi ness to send to the State station a sample of everything he buys for the farm in the way of stock food and fertilizers and has profited greatly by the plan. If he Is attracted to a cer tain stock food, for example, he will buy the smallest purchasable quantity and send a liberal sample to the State experiment station and obtain its opin ion as to its worth. He bases further purchases on the report received from the station and by this plan saves many dollars. Do thou likewise. Do not be afraid that you will give the station men too much work. Some of them need more work, while the majority of them will be more than glad to be of use to you, for they will see the beginning of an era of useful ness which has hitherto been denied the stations and solely because the worst enemies of the institutions have been the very people they were intend ed to help the farmers. Try the plan the next time you buy grain or mixed feeds for the stock. You will learn much and save more. Self-government is gradually fievel ping in the Philippines. In 1902 Con gress passed a law which provided Chat a census of the population ef the Islands should be taken, and that with in two years after the completion of the census a representative popular tssembly should be elected. The cen sus was completed on March 27th of the present year, and on that day Gov ernor Wright issued a proclamation fixing March 27, 1907, as the date for the first general Filipino election. The legislative body to be chosen .Is to contain between 50 and 100 members, elected by popular vote, and Is to form, jointly with the Philippine Com mission, the two-chambered legislature of the new government This legisla ture, besides making laws, is to elect two commissioners to represent them in Washington. . It is expected that these commissioners will be allowed to sit in the American Congress much as the territorial delegates now have seats there. Moroccan affairs continue to hold an Important place in international dis cussion. The desire of Germany, as stated in a memorandum to the United States, is for the maintenance of the "open door" in Morocco, for the preser vation of the status quo, and for the protection of the commercial interests of all trading nations. It is pointed out, however, on the other hand, that the Anglo-French agreement of April, 1904, expressly declared for the princi ple of commercial freedom: April 6th, King Edward, on his way to Join Queen Alexandra at Marseilles, paid a brief visit to President Loubet at Paris, and the incident, following so soon upon the call of Emperor William at Tangiers, was interpreted by 'tn Freneh press as a reaffirmation of tbe Anglo-French agreement ' which he could give no good reason. Generally the aversion was toward some kind of food, but not always. One hated the color of blue, and noth ing depressed him more than being in the company of people who were, for the most part, garbed in clothes of this hue. of the roots which were cut forming a mass of roots during the one grow ing season following planting which will give the young tree a good start in life. Indianapolis News. Fate of the Old Hen. After the old hen has raised her Another couldn't listen to crop of chicks, she is not a fit subject the music of a harp without becoming for the carcass market Turn her out irritated, while a third detested lilies on the range to get strong and In good to such a degree that he couldn't re- shape to be fattened for the summer main in the room where there was or early fall marnet sne is not to . I i 1 Jt fhmiiirh nuAthttit vHnfA. T- I ue carneu uitvugu auviuci itwlci, n "None of the men who had these will cost little or notning to reea ner aversions understood why he had through the coming montns ana with them. One man told me he couldn't a few months or even two montns on touch droD of milk or cream without the range she can be plumped up so becoming sick, yet he thought nothing as to fatten at the smallest possible lAofcerl niiite so aDDetizine as a glass expense, ana tne carcass win oe rea- f rnnri rioh cream. Often he had tried sonably tender and fairly satisfactory to partake of It, but without success, to tne Duyer. n bub not u ue set Parental influence will, of course, be again don't be in a hurry to take her urged as the reason for these aver- away from tne cnicKS.. iet ner run sions, but in the ease of the man who with them as long as they will stay couldn't touch milk or cream his with her, for she can do no harm, and mother and father were both very may be able to help them more or less fond of milk, and another friend of even thougn tney may do nair-grown. mine who couldn't eat a strawberry Don't be too quick to sky the old hen rhad parents who simply loved them." no longer nseroi or prontaoie. St Louis Globe-Democrat I Perservin the Bees. By the water glass method eggs may Trying to Hedge. I be preserved, and be in good condition Wife John, I'd like to have a short for use several months later, although talk with you after breakfast they will not pass -as strictly fresh Husband It's no use, Miry. I'm I eggs. The procedure is as follows short myself. 1 Detain the water glass from the drug- A reduction in freight rates on tho Panama railway was suggested to Sec retary Taft by the ministers in Wash ington of the republics in Central America and on the west coast ef South America. They said that it ost much more to ship goods to New "York by way of thisrailway than to send the same goods to London by the Straight of Magellan. They also asked that equal facilities be granted to goods shipped by all steamship lines, and charged that under the old man agement hat is, before the United States gained control of the road various lines were discriminated against Secretary Taft promised that the discriminations would ' cease at once. "-: The President has, 'by proclamation, invited "all the nations of the earth to take part in the commemoration"' of the SOOth anniversary of the first English settlement in America, at Jamestown, "by sending their naval vessels to the said celebration and by making such representations of their military organizations as may be prop er." The festivities are to last from May to November, 1907, and are de scribed as "an International naval, mil itary and marine 616100" Gen. Fitzbugh Lee, the president of the managers of the exposition, at the time of his death, was engaged In persuad ing the various States to be represent ed at the exposition in some official way. John Hay, when an undergraduate at Brown University, assisted in de fending some lower classmen from un fair treatment in a hazing episode; but when a classmate recently wrote him about the Incident, he humorously replied, "I remember nothing of my heroic conduct in tbe Gordon case. But my recollection of everything in those far-off days is. dim, and heroism was my daily habit I couldn't sleep nights if I hadn't -saved somebody's life. Now I only save a nation now and then.' Secretary Hay, just before he replied to the letter, must have been reading some Washington correspondent's de scription of how he had prevented the dismemberment of China. As to the Strawberry. In some , cases and with some varie ties it will pay to crop the same bed of strawberries two or even three years, although most growers go to the other extreme and take but one crop and do not use the same soil again for berries until the third year. Possibly this Is carrying the rotation-too far. We plan to set the berry plants after a crop of corn, fruit them two years and then plow under and set to tomatoes, pota toes or beans, sowing crimson clover in midsummer and plowing under the following spring, when the ground is again set to strawberries. . Some of our neighbors go us a year better and sow corn the year follow ing the turning under of the crimson clover, putting the berry plants out the spring following the corn and permit ting the ground to lie fallow during the winter. The " plan works well, though we dislike .the idea of not hav ing the ' ground covered during the winter. However, as this may be a matter of personal opinion, we have no comment to make beyond the one that we like our .plan best and consid er it the most profitable one. , Hen on Goose Eggs. Early in spring give a hen four to six eggs, according to her size. A large Cochin hen can incubate six or seven eggs in a warm nest Set eggs on the ground if possible and use some straw in the nest ' Chinese Neutrality. It has been of ficially disclosed at Washington that the movement in February, 1904, for concerted action by the neutral powers to Induce the belligerents in the far East to respect the neutrality of China was made by the United States at the Initiative of Germany. The. reason that this fact was not made known at the time, it is stated, was that the German Emperor felt that the sugges tion would be more certain to be adopt ed lf .it emanated from Washington rather than from Berlin. With the beginning of the new ad ministration for the second time in suc cession there Is no change of party control, whereas from Garfield's In auguration to McKinley's there was every time an alternation from party to party, which made the retiring Presi dent seem almost like a captive chief gracing the triumph of a conqueror. - .... In the Sunday schools of the United States there are fewer pupils by about five millions than the number enrolled' In the public schools. Putting the fact in another form, of every three girls ana1 boys who attend the day schools, only two go to Sunday school. It would be a delicate task to appor tion the responsibility for this state of affairs; but it is fair to suggest that when children stay away from the pub lic schools their parents are. held; re sponsible. '