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The Firm of Girdlestone i A. CONAN DOYLE t I CHAPTKK XIX. (Continued. ) She went down the avenue and had a few words with the sentry there. She fi'lt uo bitterness against him now on the contrary, she could afford to lan.srh at his peculiarities. ' He was in a very lad humor on account of domestic diffi culties. His wife had been abusing him. and had ended by assaulting him. "SWe used to argey first and then fetch the looker." he .said ruefully, "but now it's the poker first and there ain't no r.rgey ment at all." Kate looked at his savage face aid burly figure, and thought what a very courageous woman his wife must be. "It's all 'cause tlie fisher lasses won't lenime alone." he explained with a leer. "Nhe don't like it. knock ine sideways if she do! It ain't my fault, though. 1 al lers had a kind o' a fetchin' way vi' women." "iM'd you post my note';" asked Kate. "Yes; in course I did." he answered. "It'll be in Lunnon now, most like." His one eye moved about in such a very shifty way as he spoke that she was convinced that he was telling a lie. She could not be sufficiently thankful that she had some thing else to rely upon besides the old sco u n d re 1 's ass 1 1 ra u ees . There was nothing to be seen down the latie except a single cart with a loutish young man walking at the horse's head. She had a horror of the country folk since her encounter with the two bumpkins upon the Sunday. She therefore slipped away from the gate and went through the wood to the shed, which she mounted. Ou the other side of the wall there was standing a little boy in buttons, so rigid and motionless that he might be one of Madame Tussaud's fignres, were it not for his eyes, which were rolling about in ev ery direction, and which finally fi.xed themselves on Kate's face. "liuod-morniu', uiiss," said this appari tion. "(Jood-morning," she answered. I think I saw you with Mrs. Scully yester day';" "s, miss. Missus, she told me to wait htre and never to. move until I seed you She said as you would be sure to come, i ve been waitm nere tor nign on an hour." "Your mistress is an angel," Kate said enthusiastically, "and you are a very good little boy." inoeea, you ve nit it aDout the mis sus," said the youth, in a hoarse whisper, nodding his head to emphasize his re marks. "She's got a heart' as is big enough for three." Kate could not help smiling at the en thusiasm with which the little fellow poke. "You seem fond of her," she said. "I'd be a bad 'uu if I wasn't. She took Hie out of the work'us without character or nothing, and she's a-educatin' of me. She sent me 'ere with a message." "What was it?" "She said as hew she had written in stead o' electro-telegraphing, 'cause she had so much to suy she couldn't fit it all on a telegraph." "I thought that would be so," Kate said. yhe wrote to Major Major him as is a-fullerin' of her. She said as she had no doubt as Le'd be down to-day, and you was to keep up your sperrits and let her know by me if any one was a-wexin' you." "No, no. Not at all," Kate answered, trailing again. "You can tell her that my guardian has been much kinder to-day. I am full of hope now. (Jive her my wannest thanks fur her kindness." "All right, miss. Say, that chap at the gate hasn't been giving you no cheek, has he him with the game eye?" "No. no, John." John looked at her suspiciously. "If he hasn't it's all right," he said, "but I think us you're one of them as don't com plain if you can 'elp it." He opened his hand and showed & great jagged flint which he carried. "I'd ha' knocked his other peeper out with this," he said, "Mowed if I wouldn't." "Ilon't do anything of the sort, John, Lut run home like a good little boy." "All right, miss. ood-by to ye!" Kate watched him stroll down the lane, lie paused t the bottom as if irresolute, and then she was relieved to s"e him throw th stone over inio a turnip field, and walk rapidly off in the opposite direction to the Priory gates. CHAPTER XX. I.ate in the afternoon Ezra arrived at lie Priory. From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the aietiue in a high dog-art. There was a bioad shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the Flying Bull was pen-lied behind. Kate had rush ed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that hr friends had come sooner than she anticipated. A glance, however, showed I'er that the hope was vain. From behind curtain she watched them alight and come into the bouse, while the trap wheel ed ro'ind and rattled off for Beds worth gain. She went fdowly la k to her room, won dering what friend this could 1 whom Errs had brought with him. She Lad no ticed that he was roughly clad, presenting contrast to the young merchant, who was vulgarly spruce in his attire. Evi dently he intended to pass the night at the Priory, sine they had let the trap go hack to the village. She was glad that be had come, for his presence would act a restraint upon the Uirdlmtonea. As the long afternoon stole sway she r-ecame more and more impatient and ex pectant. SUa bad been sewing in her 1 room, but she found that she rovCti no longer keep her attention on the stitches. I She paced nervously up and down the lit- tie apartment. In the room beneath she could hear the dull, muffled sound of men's j voices in a long continuous monotone, j broken only by the interposition now and i again of one voice which was so deep ! and loud that it reminded her of the growl j of a beast of prey, This m ist belong to the red bearded stranger. Kate wondered what it could bo that they were talking over so earnestly. City affairs, no doubt, oi ouier ousiness matters oi importance. r She remembered having once heard it re- T 1 mnrl-Ail tlinf miiliv f ilia il,ifiut mutt AM 'Change were eccentric and slovenly in their dress, so the newcomer might be a mora important" person' than he seemed. She had determined to remain in her room all the afternoon to avoid Ezra, but her restlessness was so great that she felt feverish and hot. The fresh air, she thought, would have a reviving effect up oii her. She slipped down the staircase, treading as lightly as possible not to dis turb the gentlemen in the refectory. They appeared to hear her, however, for the hum of conversation died away, and there was a dead silence until after she had passed. She went out on to the little lawn whihe lay in front of the old house. There were some flower beds scattered about on it, but they were overgrown with'weeds and in the last stage of neglect. She amused herself by attempting to improve the condition of one of them, and kneel ing down beside it she pulled up a num ber of the weeds which covered it. There was a withered rose bush in the center, so she pulled up that also, and succeeded in imparting some degree of order among the few plants, which remained. She worked with unnatural energy, pausing eery now, and again to glance down the dark avenue, or to. listen intently to any chance sound which might catch her ear. In the course of her work she chanced to look at the Priory. The refectory faced the lawn, and at the window of it there -stood the three men looking out at her. The Oirdlestones were nodding their hiads, as though they were pointing her out to the third man, who stood between rheni. He was looking at. her with an expression of interest. Kate thought as she returned his gaze that she had never seen a more savage and brutal face. He was Hushed and laughing, while Ezra be side him appeared to be pale and anxious. They all, when they saw that she noticed them, stepped precipitately back from the window. She. had only a momentary glance at them, and yet the three faces, the strange, fierce red one, and the two hard familiar pale ones which flanked it, remained vividly impressed upon her mem ory. tiirdlestone had been so pleased at the early appearance of his two allies, and the prospect of settling the matter once for all, that he received them with a cordial ity which was foreign to his nature. "Always punctual, my dear son, and always to be relied upon," he said. "You ore a model to our young business men. As to you, Mr. Burt," he continued, "I am ' delighted to see you at the Priory, much as I regret the sad necessity which has brought you down." "Talk it over afterwards," said Ezra, shortly. "Burt and I have had no lunch eon yet." "I am near starved," the other growl ed, throwing himself into a chair. Ezra had been careful to keep him from drink on the way down, and he was now sober, or as nearly sober as a brain saturated with liquor could ever be. Girdlestone called for Mrs. Jorrocks who laid the cloth. Ezra appeared to have a poor appetite, but Burt ate vora ciously. nen tne meat was nnisneu Ezra drew a chair up to the fire, and his father did the same, after ordering the old woman out ot tne room, ana caretuuy losing the door behind her. "You have spoken to our friend here about the business?" Girdlestone asked. nodding his head in the direction of Burt. "Yes. I have made it all clear. "Fiv-e hundred pounds down, and a free passage to Africa, said tsurr. "An energetic man like you can do a great deal in the colonies witn hve nun- died pounds," tiirdlestone remarked. 'What I do with it is nothing to you. gov nor, tfurt reuiarwea surniy. i aoes t he job, you pays the money, and there s an end as far as you are concerned." "Quite so," the merchant said in a con ciliatory voice. lou are tree to do what you like with the money." Without axin your leave, growled P.urt. He was a man of such a turbulent and quarrelsome disposition that he was always ready to go out of his way to make himself disagreeable. The question is how it is to be done," interposed Ezra. "You've got some plan iu vour head. I suppose, he said to his father. "It's high time the thing was carried through, or we shall have to put up the shutters in Fenchurch street." His father shivered at the very thought. "Anything rather than that," he said. "It will precious soon come to that." "What's the matter with your lip? It seems to be swollen." "I had a turn with that fellow Dims dale." Ezra answered, putting his hand up to his mouth to hide the disfigurement, "lie followed us to the station and we had to beat him off, but I think I left my marks upon him." "He played some hokey-pokey business on me," said Burt. "He tripped me in some new-fangled way, and nigh knocked the breath out of me. I don't fall as light as I used." "He did not succeed in tracing you?" tiirdlestone asked uneasily. "There is no chance of his turning up here, and spoiling the whole business?" "Not in the least," said Ezra confident ly, "lie was in the hands of a policeman when I saw him last." "That is well. Now I should like, be fore we go further, to say a few words to Mr. Burt as to what has led up to this. I wish you to understand," he said, "that this is no sudden determination of ours, but that events have led up to it in such a way that it was impossible to avoid it. Our commercial honor and integrity are more precious to us than anything else, and we have both agreed that we are ready to sacrifice anything rather than lose it. Unfortunately, our affairs have become somewhat involved, and it was absolutely necessary that the firm should have a sum of money, promptly in order to extricate Itself from its diffi culties. This sum we endeavored to get through a daring speculation in diamonds, which was, though I say it. Ingeniously pUnnsd and cleverly carried, and which would have succeeded admirably had if not been tor an unfortunate chance." "I remember," said Burt. I , "Of course. You were there at the time. We were able to struggle along for some time after this on money which we borrowed and on the profits of our Af rican trade. The time came, however, when the borrowed money was to be re paid, and once again the. firm was in dan-1 ger. It was then that we first thought o the fortune of my ward. It was enough to turn the scale in our favor, could we lnx- our hands upon it. It was sccufely 'tied up, however, in such a way that there were only two means (,by which we. could touch a penny of it. One was by marry ing her to my son ; the other was by the young lady's death. Do you follow me?" Burt nodded his shaggy head. 'This being so, we did all that we could to arrange a marriage. Without flattery I may say that no girl was ever approach ed in a more delicate and honorable way than she was by my son, Ezra. I, for my part, brought all my influence to bear upon her in order to induce her to meet ... ,.,, ... u j-.u.-r. of our efforts, she rejected him in the j-.u.j ' ...j ... i nicsi ueciueii way, aim gave un m uuun- - - . stand that it was hopeless to attempt to vestment Is required to earn a fixed make her change her tnind." dividend for the stockholders. The "Someone else, maybe," suggested Burt, earnings are expected to exceed the "The man who put you on your back dividends, operating expenses and fixed at the station," said Ezra. charges to create a surplus fund to "Ha! I'll pay him for that," the navvy C(,nduct affairs In emergencies and dur growled viciously. u,s panics without stopping .dividends. "A human life, Mr. Burt," continued T,ie farmer ,8 C0I llpfl t0 compete Girdlestone "is a sacred thing but . u- tl)e market for hplp to conduct man life, when weighed against the exist- 1 , , ence of a great firm from which hundreds1'" agricultural opera it.ons. While the derive their means of livelihood, is a small ; fanner,. Is delighted If his investment consideration indeed. When the fate of j returns a reasonable profit, he has no Miss Harston is put against the fate of r-ciurse If the season's results are pon tile great commercial house of Girdle- ducted at a loss. The manufacturer In stone, it is evident which must go to the timet- of financial stringency to protect wall. Our house has for nearly forty stockholders discharges a part of his years been a bright spot in the darkness. fom? reduces their wages or runs his If it should fall now it would be a stum- on hourg The fannpp Wing block and a scandal. ou i see there. fore that ereater interests are at stake, . . . ,. than the more dross of this world. Hav-1 t wages by the purchase of costly ing seen Hint this sad necessity might arise, 1 had made every arrangement some time before. This building is, as you may have observed in your drive, situated ia a lonely and secluded part of the coun try. It is walled round, too. in such a manner that any one residing here is practically a prisoner. I removed the lady so suddenly that no one can possibly know where she has gone to, and I have spread such reports as to her condition that no one down here would be surprised to hear of her decease." "But there is bound to be an inquiry. IIcw about a medical certificate?" asked Ezra. "I shall insist upon a coroner's in quest, his father answered. "An inquest ! Are you mad "When you have heard me I think that you will come to just the opposite conclu sion. I think that I have hit upon a ki heme which is really neat neat in its simplicity." He rubbed his hands togeth er, and showed his long yellow fangs in his enjoyment of his own astuteness. Burt and Ezra leaned forward to listen, while the old man sank his voice to a whisper. "They think that she is insane," he said. "Yes." "There's a small door in the boundary wall which leads out to the railway line." "Well, what of that?" "Suppose that door to be left open, would it be an impossible thing for a ciazy woman to slip out through it, and to be run over by the ten o'clock ex press?" . "If she would only get in the way of it." "You don't quite catch my idea yet. Suppose that this express ran over the dead body of a woman, would there be anything to prove afterwards that she was dead, and not alive at the time of the accident? Do you think that it would ever occur to any one's mind that the ex press had run over a dead body?" "I see your meaning," said his son thoughtfully. "You would settle her and then put her there." (To be continued.) Greatest Concrete Bridge. The largest concrete bridge in the 1.1 1. 4. tli.k finltliim. W OriU Oils JUftl itri:ciru i" uiu,jhu touches at Washington, says the New York Sun. The Connecticut avenue bridge, as it is known, spans the deep gorge of Bock creek, not fifteen min utes by trolley from the center of the city. The structure Is remarkable for sev eral reasons. In the first place, It is built entirely of concrete without be ing re-enforced with steel. It Is 1,421 feet long, with a 52-foot roadway and a walk on either side. The floor of the bridge is 130 feet above the ground. There are several 150-foot arches and two narrow ones of 82 feet. Work was begun about seven years ago on the foundations, though the plans had already taken about two years to complete. The work halted owing to the failure of Congress to appropriate enough money to com plete It. But about three years ago the nec essary bills went through and a really beautiful bridge Is now the result. The cost was a million dollars. The ' 'I' I m en. The new times in Georgia No skies that wear a frown. And when the trouble strikes us We'll dance the trouble down. The old times forgotten, Though now their story's told. New times bring all the happiness The arms of you can hold! Atlanta Constitution. A Special llrand. Brown I want to thank you again for that cigar you gave me yesterday. I enjoyed It Immensely. Green I'm glad you liked It. By the way, I have another of the same brand If you care to smoke. Brown No, thank you. I didn't smoke the other one. I have a grudge against Jones, so I gave It to him. lie who can move his ears can usuai ly moke hi balr stand on end. Farm Labor. Ono of the greatest problems con fronting agriculture la competent farm keip tliat can be secured at a compen at ion proportionate to the net earn lugs for the farmer. Manufactures, mining and railroads furnish employ nient to a vast number of workers who are under trained foremen and their wages are graduated according to the fimmltlf- nf nr-u1nfr tliat. Ann furn mit Manufacture,, aIld transportation cor- 1 poratlons are capitalized and the ln- i ' oor-auvuiB uuiciiine iv, The world moves forward and the higher cost of living, the Increase in value of farm lands and the higher prices of agricultural products will not soon revert to old low standards. The Tanner will not find cheap labor of fered In the market except by Ineffi cient employes. Agriculture Is annually becoming more of a business proposition and the standard of labor advanced on the farm. The farm laborer must under stand modern agricultural machinery and how to operate It to obtain employ r.ient Machinery is too expensive to be trusted with Inexperienced opera tors, and the man who can skillfully handle , modern farm Implements Is in demand on the farm at a wage scale that will compare favorably with the employes In industrial enterprises. Farmers are now practical business men and the majority of them keep books on farm operations and know the mount nf their nroflt and loss annual I ly. Farming as a profession Is becom Ing more attractive and diversified and labor needs to be more skilled to meet new conditions of agriculture. The In ducements are potential for young men t.i qualify as farm laborers and the field offers as brilliant prospects fis any other profession. The farmer !s not so much in quest of cheap labor as efficient help and Is willing to pay wage scnle proportionate to the ability and proficiency of the laborer as an up to-date farm hand. Goodall's Farmer. Cnrrjring a Trunk In Baxvr. To carry a trunk or any bulky ar ticle In a small buggy, make a frame out of two pieces of one and one-half by two-Inch scantlings eight feet long. Nail a board across the ends as shown HOW TO CARRY THE TRUNK. In A of the accompanying illustration Place the free ends beneath the seat and under tflie foot rest in front, letting the frame extend behind the buggy. The trunk or box, explains Prairie Farmer, can then be placed on the end of the frame Ixjhlnd the seat of the buggy. It should be tied on. EiTfEK Varlonnly Preserved. Eggs are preserved In many other ways besides cold storage. Often the preservative is effected by excluding the air by coating, covering or immers ing the eggs, some material or solu tion being used which may or may not be a germicide. An old domestic meth od Is to pack the eggs In oats, bran or salt; another ponslsts in poverlng the eggs with lime water, which may or may not contain salt. In Germany sterilization Is effected by placing in boiling water from twelve to fifteen sec onds. Sometimes they are treated to a solution of alum or salicylic acid. Oth er methods consist In varnishing with a solution of permanganate of potash, varnishing with collodion or shellac; packing In leat dust, preserving in wood ashes, treating with a solution of boric acid and water glass, varnishing with vaseline, preserving In lime wa ter, preserving In a solution of water glass. The last three methods hare proved most successful. Infertile eggs will keep much better than fertile eggs by any manner of preservation- New Farm Product. Alfalfa was an unknown crop a few years ago. Now It is one of the most reliable and profitable of Texas crops. It has not been long since the onion was produced only in a few short rows for family use. Now the onion crop la one of Texas' liest advert lsenients. The effort to raise for the market me- diclnal plants began with one enter- Manhattan .In the' sixth assembly dls prlsing citizen of Grayson County only trlct, with Its 180 acres, bounded by a few years ago. Now this line Is be ing taken up nd will be carried on for all It Is worth. The list is growing longer, and the prices of cotton and other farm products are better than they used to be, and the man with the I i. i i .. . i a . i. rrt- ... ' hoe is growing more independent. The adjoins the 8th and 10th assembly dls sugar beet Is now being tested.. Colo-, trlets, which are the most densely pop rndo holds first place In the production . ulated of any in Manhattan, with over of beet sugar In the United States, 049. people to the acre, with 422,732,5:10 pounds of sugar from j Manhattan has lt..r00 factories and 138.3(i0.R00 Acres, while Michigan ancP 84 1.83G workers in these factories, vith California are elosely matched for sec-an acreage of 14,038. The Bronx has ond place, producing 1(15.000.01)0 and ;42 factories ouly'and 18,143 workers 14.(K)0,(HK) pounds, respectively. The 1 sprinkled through its area of 20.017 sugar beet crop In "this country last year brought $4,500,000. The present year will be an Impor tant season for experiments with the sugar beet in Texas. Let the tests be made under as good conditions as pos sible. There is really no doubt as to the results in localities where the soli Is of the right density and quality. Lands that produce fine crops of beets of the ordinary variety or the "biggest turnips in the world" are quite sure to! lirei k a few records In sugar beets If given a fair test. Galveston News. Improved Chicken Coop. The diagram shows a convenient way to make a coop for the poultry yard. of which the special feature is Its door. Procure a box of the right dimensions and saw a hole, d. In one end. Then , , . . . ' of wood, b c, on each side of the hole. j HINGELESS DOOB FOB A COOP. b c. This acts as a groove for the door, a, to slide In. Thus you have a sliding door, which opens and shuts' with the greatest ease. The front of the coop Is Inclosed with lath, or nar row strips, placed 2 to 3 Inuhe apart. The top should be covered with a giod grade of roofing paper to make It waterproof A coop of this sort should be 2 to 2 feet long, 10 inches deep and not less than 20 Inches high, while 2 feet would be better. Richard Moncure, In Farm and Home. The Jndn-e and SI Wheat. Maud Miller, in the summer's heat, Haked the meadow thick with wheat. The judge rode slowly down the lane, Smoothing his horse's chestnut mane. "With wheat at a dollar per." said he, "This maid is about the size for me." Then he smiled at her and she blushed at him. And over the meadow fence he clim. 'Will you marry me, sweet maid?" h "Yes," and they were said, she told him wed. And Alas for maiden, alas for judge. For old designer and wheat-field drudga Lord pity them both and pity us all, For Maud didn't own the wheat at all. And the judge remarked when he learned the cheat : "IWwi't talk to me about dollar wheat !" San Francisco Argonaut. How Animal Doctor Themacl ve. Man might often take from the lower animals a lesson as to the cure of him self when 111. All sorts of animals suf fering from fever eat little, lie quiet in dark, airy places and drink quantities of water. When a dog loses his appe tite he knows where to find chiendent log grass which acts as a purgative! and emetic. Sheep and cows, when 111, seek certain herbs. Any animal suffer ing from chronic rheumatism keeps as far as possible in the sun. If a chim panzee lie wounuea lie lias lieen seen to stop the bleeding by a plaster of chewed up leaves and grass. Farm Hint. The horse Is man's best friend, there fore he Is deserving of a friend's treat ment. Don't forget that the barnyard ma nure Is the best all-round fertilizer you can obtain. Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed on the farm and clover makes the best hog pasture. Ihtn't let money act as a padlock on your heart and shut In all the kindness and hajupincss. The animal that has a full, bright eye Is apt to be healthy. And a moist nose Is another Indication of health. The man who keeps his troubles to) himself Is tetter thousrht of than he tetter thousrht of than he who burdens his neighbors with them. The neighbors have their own trouble , to think alout. I Little things on the farm amount to as much In the end as they do In any 1 other business, yet the farmer as a rule ' does not pay as much attention to de- j tans as aoes tne city ousiness man. BUSY PART OF MANHATTAN. lo One Block of New York Are 4,000 Factory Worker. There Is congestion of industries and factories, as well as congestion of jKip ulatlon In New York, siijh the Sun. The committee on congestion of popu lation has been making interesting study from the records of the deport ment of labor of the state of the loca tion of factories and the 'number of factories and workers to the acre in the assembly districts of .Manhattan. The significant fact was brought out that 12 per cent of the factories and 11.7 per cent of the workers Aire pack ed Into 1.3 per cent of the area of East 4th street, 3d avenue, St. Mark's place, 2d avenue, 2d street, 1st avenue, Houston, Eldrldge, Stanton, Chrystle, Division streets. Bowery, Canal street and Broadway. This assembly district Immediately acres, less than one worker to the acre, as against twenty-four to the acre in Manhattan. Tlje department of labor gives jth& following number of factories and em ployes In the other boroughs of Great er New York : Brooklyn, 4,800 facto ries, with 121.822 employes; Queens. '422 factories, with 20.180 employes: nichmond, 173 factories, with 7,081: employes. tt is when one makes a dividing line between upper and lower Manhattan at 14th street that the true significance of the crowding of factories in lower Manhattan is evidenced, for in this jarea, roughly cut off at 14th street. 325,000 workers are located In about 2,700 acres. As the acme of density is the block bounded by AVest Houston. Prince and 1 Crosby streets and Broadway, with 97 I ,',,,.., per vent 111 us nt? covcieu won niiiiu- Ings, a density of 1.210 workers to the nere, and with a total of 4,000 people working In the block during 1000, the year for which all the data are taken. A large proportion of the buildings in this block are twelve stories high. Another fact of slgnlneam-e Is that In this book the assessed value of land, according to the report of the de partment of taxes aitd assessment, was I $1,123,848, or $25.08 a square foot. Does It pay to manufacture where land costs this rate? Who pays the additional rent on the land, and could factories easily , remove to other bor oughs? These are some of the ques tions which the committee suggests as a result of Its studies. OPERATED BY ELECTRICITY. Fender Can Be lntnntlr Dropped to Ground to Pick t'p Victim. In an electrlcfllly oiperatod street oar fender, m-ently designed, a Colorado man comes very close to providing one which will actually serve tihe purpose for whUih It Is intennled. It is uni versally known that the majority of the fenders now used are a farce and KEN DEB DROPS CIXSE TO THE GROUND. utterly useless when put to the test. This can be accounted for by reason of the common custom of supporting the fender too high above the ground so that It will be sure to-clear all ob- stnetion. In emergencies, when the fender Is needed to prevent injury to a person accidentally caught on the tra"k, It proves valueless, rolling over the unfortunate instead of picking him up. The fender shown here is normal ly mrpiHrtted about a fiwrt aliove the ground. When the motornian sees a person on the track and is unable to stiop the car in time to avoid an acl dent he releases a convenient handle on the dashboard and the fender lroi9 to within an inch or two of the ground. It Is thus in a position to pick up the victim Instead of passing over him. Electricity Is employed to ojterate the movement of the fender. Worth Seeing. In a certain preparatory school In Washington, says a contributor in Harper's Magazine, an instructor ono day made the statement that "every year a sheet of water fourteen feet j thick Is raised to clouds from the sea. I "At what time of year does that oiy 1 . ..1 1 r l. T cur' ,r'"" ' " "" mU8t ,,c as,g"1 worm " '"s y u 1 ,vUi -tenlimr. thomrh he may have Droven hu innocence, the noot.Ie for the rest of hi nfe will tighten their hold on ther pneketbooks when they see bin, mmlnz.
