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and the Jewels
Coprrtaht. 1Vi. hy J. B. Lippincott Companv.
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CHAPTER IV.
Three days after Mrs. Waring and
her party loft Havre, an artist boarded
the Liverpool express just ns it was leav
ing Birmingham, barely In time to be
locked up iu his carriage by the rushing
guard.
The two other people in possession of
the first-class compartment young sports
with their bulging caddy bags, their suit
cases, and their Gazettes took up the en
tire seat. The artist settled himself mod
estly in a corner opposite, and pulling
his cap well over his face and long, curly
brown hair, opened his Daily Telegraph.
Having read the editorials from end to
end, he glanced leisurely over the polit
ical news, and finally, doubling the pa
per, took in the various paragraphs of
current interest with attention and, one
'u particular, with some, amusement.
This was dubbed, "Special from The
Paris Herald," and contained these head
lines :
"Remarkable Burglary at Havre."
'American Woman Robbed by Her
Chauffeur."
And then below :
"Mr. Richard Waring, of New York
and Washington, who has been traveling
on the Continent with a party of friends,
was the unfortunate loser on Wednesday
of some unusually fine diamonds, valued
it 250,000 francs.
"The gems must have been stolen from
her trunk while at the Hotel Maritime.
The suspected thief is her chauffeur, one
Ludovic Sarto, lately in the employ of
His Highness the Prince del Pino. Sarto
has been running Mrs. Waring's motor
tor the past two months.
'The burglary was not discovered until
this morning, when the party was leaving
Calais, but the authorities of the place
were immediately informed of the au'air
and are on the lookout for the thief. A
reward of 5,000 francs is offered for his
tpprehension."
Having read this paragraph twice over
very tjarefully, the artist folded the paper,
crammed it into his pocket, and leaned
back in his seat, giving himself up to a fit
of hard thinking which lasted till the
train rumbled into the Liverpool station
just five minutes late.
It was while the artist was hunting
ap a cab that he first noticed the man in
the brown overcoat a tall, thin, stoop
ahouldered person, who favored him with
a brief, interrogative stare, then disap
peared into the ticket office.
A minute after, a four-wheeler contain
ing a painter and his paraphernalia bowl
ed swiftly away in the direction of the
Metropole Hotel. From time to time its
passenger looked out through the little
window at the back with a keen, inquir
ing glance. Finally passing out of a
broad avenue, the trap crossed a square
t right angles and turned a sharp corner.
"Stop," said the man inside suddenly.
Dismounting, bag in hand, he looked
furtively to right and left. Ahead of
him stretched a long, narrow street given
over apparently to lodging houses and a
few unpretentious shops. Pulling out a
sovereign, "Cabby," he Baid, speaking
with a strong foreign accent, "behold
your fare and something, as you see, be
yond. Make your best time to the Met
ropole and leave there my belongings. 1
et out at this place."
Then, crossing the street as the cab
rattled off, the artist plunged into a sta
tioners opposite.
He was standing at the counter a little
later, reflectively choosing a note book,
when the sound of wheels outside made
him start and look out expectantly, but
there was nothing unusual in sight only
a station cab, containing a commonplace
looking man in a brown overcoat, pass
ing by the shop at a quick trot.
Paying for his purchase and shoulder
ing his bag, the artist walked briskly
up the street. Turning on his course, he
goon took to side alleys and short cuts,
walking with the assured gait of one who
knows his town thoroughly, until the
gray stone facade of the Hotel Adelphi
came into view.
Entering the lobby, "Can you tell me."
he asked the cle,rk suavely, ''if His Ex
cellency the Prince del Pino is not stay
ing here?"
The young man consulted a slip of pa
per. "Leaves by Majestic this afternoon.
Suite 21, second floor. Take a lift."
The words came out automatically with
out the slightest punctuation.
Following the direction, the caller
found himself at length standing outside
of a closed door upstairs.
After a little the door was opened in
answer to his ring and a head thrust
out.
"Ilis Highness bogs to be excused," an
nounced a guttural voice, without any
preliminaries.
But the artist steppi-d forward and,
prizing the cautious one by the hand,
held it very firmly.
"Alceste." he said in French, "do you
not recognize me, my friend? It is Sarto."
The other gave a start. "Come in, come
in, without doubt," he said in a low voice,
"and close the door behind you."
It was an imposing anteroom in which
Sarto now found himself, with doors
opening out at the two ends, and six
long windows communicating with a bal
x)ny commanding the street.
While the visitor looked about him, his
companion slipied to the portiere oppo
site and drew the draperies more closely.
Turning he came back rapidly, a trim
looking fellow of middle height, the typi
cal French valet, with a sallow, mooth
sbaven face.
"And so it is Ludovic Sarto!" he said
Incredulously, approaching the pseudo art
ist. "I should never have known you."
as he surveyed the professional get-up
with a slight smile.
"I see, I had better ask no questions!
Eh bion, my friend, here you are safe at
least, only" Btruck by a sudden thought
he asked a few words In a whisper
"have you ever had the scarlet fever?"
The chauffeur nodded his head. "A
light case, when I was a boy," h as
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sented briefly : and then, with some con
cern "Not the prince?"
The other acquiesced. "The devil, say
rather!" he ejaculated feelingly. "Such
temper, such abuse, for the past week ;
and now this high fever M. le docteur is
in there now." He glanced at the oppo
site door. "One cannot tell yet positively
what may be the outcome. As for our
journey this afternoon, where are we to
go what we are to do?"
'lie shrugged his shoulders, spread out
his hands, rolled his eyes, and glanced
upward, all in one brief, pantomimic mo
ment. "But how about yon, mon chou?"
The chauffeur pushed back his long ar
tistic locks, which now showed unmistak
able signs of belonging to a wig.
"As you suggest," he said, "it is wiser
sometimes to ask no questions about the
past. For the present" This with a
whimsical lift of his eyebrows "Scotland
Yard is nfter me. I have been followed
all the way from Southampton. That is
the reason I am here."
He paused, his eyes inscrutably on the
valet ; but Alceste avoided the gaze.
"You come at a bad time, then," he
objected, with sudden fretfulness. "The
prince ill myself with a hundred de
mands upon me one must see, under
these circumstances "
"Ah !" broke in the chauffeur. Look
ing down, he studied the points of his
boots and appeared to meditate a moment,
then, shaking off his abstraction, "Come,
then," he said lightly, "no more of my
affairs. We will discuss thine for the
nonce. Sit down ; let us talk."
Placing himself leisurely in a chair, he
eyed the valet with a faint smile that
hardened and broadened.
"Ah, Alceste! But the sight. of thee
recalls many things! Dost thou remem-,
ber those two weeks at Toulouse?" His
gaze rested reminiscently on the ceiling.
"And that accident to the gens d'arme?
It was an unhappy mistake of thine," he
laughed jarringly.
But Alceste did not laugh.
'Tn peu plus bas," he expostulated, his
eyes on the closed door opposite.
Sarto crossed his legs with deliberation.
"Aha !" he laughed unheedingly. "There
was also that affair in Spain. Ma foi !
How amusing !" He raised his voice with
apparent unconsciousness. "The prince
has he heard of these little incidental
divertisements? Eh, Alceste?"
Alceste made no immediate reply. His
eyes were still glued on the door, his
usually dull skin turned the spent, un
healthy hue of a wax candle.
After a pause, "Is not this a bad time
for such banal reminiscences?" he asked,
meekly enough now. "I am all eagerness
to do what you wish in this difficulty. It
is but a question of expedients. Chut!"
He broke off abruptly, listening, for
from the next room came the sound of
voices, and then footfalls.
"M. le docteur !" ejaculated Alceste.
"Already !"
He moved swiftly toward the door.
Then, over his shoulder, "Look you !
Through that door opposite ! Make haste ;
I will be with you directly." Ilis tone
was almost beseeching.
Rising with a careless shrug, the other
stepped into the next room. Having clon
ed the door, he stood listening to the
sound of approaching feet.
The next instant a voice became audi
ble, the hoarse, wheezy voice of a very
fat man. Standing close by the interven
ing wall, Sarto could hear every word.
"Yes," the doctor was saying, "there
is considerable fever, but we can't be sure
what the trouble is for twenty-four hours
at any rate. If it wasn't that Liverpool
had been so full of scarlet fever lately 1
should say positively " He broke off
abruptly. "Well, keep him quiet and do
what I told you."
"Mais, monsieur," the valet's voice rose
in voluble remonstrance, "all arrange
ments mok for Son Altesse departure to
day. Look you ! The very trunks have
left for the steamer. This hotel full
cr-r-owded. Eef all dese peoples suspect
the truth, dere will be great tr-rouble
big fuss!"
The doctor was evidently in a hurry,
for the chauffeur could hear the struggle
with his overcoat.
"Suspect," he grunted. "Why should
they suspect? Can't you keep things quiet
a little longer? I tell you seriously the
prince can't be moved for twenty-four
hours without danger. Just tell Mr.
Burlington that, with my compliments.
I'll drop in later and have a word with
him."
There was a shuffle of departing feet
and the door closed.
Stepping over to the window which
gave on the street, the chauffeur glanced
out. hoping for a glimpse of the great
man getting into his brougham, but there
was no sign of either.
Instead, a hansom had just driven up
to the side entrance and, as Sarto watch
ed it, some one jumped out and passed
rapidly into the hotel a tall, thin man
in a familiar looking brown overcoat.
With a muttered exclamation the chau
feur turned away and stood perfectly
still, staring ahead of him with the di
lated, startled look in his eyes of a hunt
ed animal. Listening with sickening ex
pectancy, he made out the creak of the
ascending lift outside, the sound of feet
along the hall, and a loud knock.
After a moment's silence, it was repeat
ed, and the flip-flap of Alceste's slippers
came hastening from an inner room to
answer it.
The door was opened, and a quiet voice
was heard to the listener's strained
senses most unpleasantly distinct and
near.
"These the' prince's rooms?" It asked
suavely. "The clerk tells me that a
friend of mine was directed up here a
half-hour ago an artist tall, dark man.
I've called for him ! Just ask him to
step out, please !"
There was a pause, while Ludovic held
himself stiffly at bay, wondering what
would come next ; everything hung on the
talet't next word
OuI, monsieur," ramc the guttural re
sponse at last "The ent!enians that
you describe called hero, ii-y-a vingt min
utes, but as Sou Altesse could not see
hoom he leave directly."
"Indeed?" The tone sounded incredu
lous. "That is very extraordinary! The
clerk tells me he didn't see him go out.
How do you account for that?"
"I do not know, sir, nie !" Alceste's
reply was glilmess itself. "I shut do door
on boom. Son Altesse, he so much occu
py, and myself no less."
The detective took the obvious infer
ence. "Well," he remarked, after 11
pause, "if you're sure he's not here, I
won't detain you any longer. Much oblig
ed. Good morning!" And footsteps re
treated down the hall.
The situation was apparently saved, but
the astute chauffeur realized thoroughly
that the Adelphi was no longer a possi
bility for him. Some other hiding place
must be found, something must be done
and at once.
The next half hour he spent tramping
up and down his rather circumscribed
quarters and cudgelling his brains for a
solution of the problem that confronted
him, so absorbed in his thoughts that h.'
almost forgot to wonder what had become
of Alceste. '
At last, however, the valet made his
appearance, his colorless face more cha'ky
than ever.
"Ah !" he ejaculated savagelyfi for the
moment more interested in his own dilem
ma than in the chauffeur's woes. "Could
anything be worse? Some servant has
spread nbrond the report that Son Al
tesse has the scarlet fever, and the hotel
is intete, foil ! Every one in a panic !
M. le Proprietaire declares that if the
prince does not carry out his intention
and leave to-day, every one in the house
will leave; his season will be ruined!
Miserable canaille !" He wrinkled his
forehead. "If one could but arrest their
suspicions, keeps things quiet for twenty
four hours longer, when everything will
be decided."
Sarto seemed deep in thought. "The
staterooms are taken?"
"But yes, taken and paid for the best
on the ship. Ah! Mille tonnerres ! Sacre !
And the very trunks on board !"
"So much the better," said the chauf
feur suddenly.
Alceste stared at him.
"I mean it !" the other repeated. "Let
them go, even if they have to cross the
ocean to save appearances !"
He was standing before a mirror, star
ing at himself critically, eagerly.
"Yes" to himself "it could be man
aged with a little ingenuity." Then,
turning to the valet, "Calmes toi, Al
ceste!" he said soothingly. "You have
helped me and I shall now extricate you.
This moment even, a blessed idea has
come to me by which all can be managed.
The affair is concluded ! Between us
both we can accomplish everything. His
Excellency can remain here in secret un
til the crisis of his illness is passed, and
yet at the same time the proprietor, the
hotel, all the city if necessary, shall see
the Prince del Pino sail for America !"
(To be continued.)
Our Consumption of Tobacco.
According to the census figures re
cently issued the consumption of to
bacco In the United States is enormous.
The money spent for cigars in the year
ending June, 1005, was $198,180,372 and
for cigarettes, $0,354,803. The sales of
chewing and pipe tobacco showed an
expenditure of more than $110,000,000,
of which it is estimated that $55,000,-
000 was spent for smoking tobacco.
Uncle Sam's appetite for the weed Is
voracious. The consumption of tobac
co lias increased from 293.894.453
pounds in 1900 to 355.02O.971 pounds in
1905. This Includes chewing tobacco.
In 1905 he actually smok; d more than
1 ,"0,000,000 pounds. Yes. it all went
up in smoke, and with it the cost of
the Panama canal and of 27 battle
ships. The consumption of cigars has in
creased 27.." per cent since 1000. and of
cigarettes. 27.3 per cent. From ISiif) to
10or the consumption of cigars and
cigarettes steadily increased seevufold.
During the same period the population
of the country in Teased only a little
more than twofold.
More money is spent each year on
tobacco than on itatoes or vegetables
or fruits or coffee.
Tame and Wild (in me Mixed.
School Teacher And now that we
have finished discussing the lion and
the tiger, who can tell me about the
lynx?
A painful pause. Finally a small
hand Is hesitatingly elevated.
Teacher Well, Tommy, can you de
scribe the lynx?
Tommy No'111.
Teacher Then why did you raise
your hand?
Tommy I thought Willie Wuggles
could tell.
Teacher And what made you think
Willie could describe the lynx?
Tommy 'Cause his brother's a cad
die. Absence of Mind,
Browning So your engagement with
the rich widow is broken off, eh? What
was the trouble?
Greening Oh, one of my famous bad
breaks, . ns usual. In an unguarded
moment I asked her if I was the only
man she had ever loved.
Too Healthy.
"Do you believe that mosquitoes car
ry malaria?"
"Not the mosquitoes around here,"
answered Farmer Corntossel. "They
couldn't possibly do it and be ao
health-." Washington Star.
Hentanrant Keparlee.
"Waiter, what kind of a sttnk was
that you served me with Just now?"
demanded the dissatisfied guest.
' "Well done," resiondel the waiter,
with a low bow.
"H'm! Io you mean me or the
steak?"
Of the 387 recorded ministers of the
Society of Friends In Great Britain 153
are women.
Feet of the Horse.
The usefulness of a horse depends
largely upon the quality of his feet. If
they are sound and well taken care of
he Is able to travel and work well,
but If they are defective and neglected
his usefulness Is Impaired and he can
not be depended on In any emergency,
ns he Is liable, when his services are
most needed, to become partially if not
wholly disabled, resulting In serious
loss to his owner. But few horses are
born with perfect feet, yet the defects
by carefui treatment are often entire
ly cured ; also many horses with sound
hoofs are practically ruined by the
ignorance or carelessness of black
smiths. The proper shoeing of horses and the
general care of their feet Is a matter
that should receive the strict attention
of every farmer, nnd yet, as a rule,
it Is wofully neglected. The fanner
should have knowledge of the natural
formation of a horse's foot, so as to be
able to determine whether the animal
Is being properly shod or not, and
while that Is being done he should
never go away and leave the smith to
slight the work to get through with It
or butcher its feet If he does not un
derstand his business.
While no definite rules for shoeing
horses can be given, some general prin
ciples are acknowledged by all com
petent horseshoers, namely, the heel
should never be cut except to remove
a ragged point. The same Is true of
the frog, which Is an elastic cushion,
intended to reduce the Impact of a sud
den shock to the foot. The butteris
Is an instrument that may do an im
mense amount of damage In the ha:ids
of an incapable operator. -Much mis
chief Is done by it every day.
When the toe is too long and projects
beyond the hoof, It causes stumbling
and It should be shortened. A hot Iron
should never be applied to the foot to
ascertain its evenness, as many black
smiths do merely to save time, when
they know it Is not right. A seared
surface between the hoof and the shoe
makes the contact less perfect and the
shoe necessarily less rigid than it ought
to be.
The outside of the hoof should not be
rasped more than Is necessary to cllncfe
the nails, as this thins the crust and re
duces the strength of the bearing sur
face of the foot. Weakening and decay
are sometimes the result of this prac
tice. Oil applied to the hoofs occasion
ally during dry weather Is beneficial.
To Tell a Horse's Age,
At four years old eacn jaw shows
four permanent teeth, whose tables are
worn to the same level. The dividers
are worn upon both of their borders.
Looked at from the side, the corner
ioeth are quite small.
At four and a half years the nippers
show wear on both edges. The corner
teeth and the hook or canine teeth are
In evidence.
Depth of Cyclone.
From the study of clouds an official
of the United States Weather Bureau
concludes that the ordinary cyclones
which traverse our country from west
to east are not more than two or three
miles in depth, although their diameter
is many hundreds of miles. In oth.r
words, their motion does not affect the
upier regions of the atmosphere.
In the case of hurricanes, this au
thority finds that the depth Is greater,
amounting to as much ns five or six
miles. But higher currents blow direct
ly across the cyclonic and anticyclonic
areas which produce storms and fair
weather at the surface of the earth.
This new theory tends to offset form
er Ideas concerning the circulation of
the atmosphere.
An Aarrlcnltaral Pent.
So great have been the ravages
caused by the dodder a leafless, twin
ing, parasitic plant that a decree has
been Issued by the French President
prohibiting Its Importation Into the
country. It Is a veritable agricultural
scourge, attacking and destroying hops,
vines, clover, peas, tomatoes and many
other kinds of agricultural produce.
Once having found Its way Into any dis
trict, it Is most difficult to get rid of,
and constitutes a permanent source of
anxiety to the farmer. Cutting down,
burning and poison have all been tried
eith unsatisfactory results.
Unprofitable Kzperlnientlnsr,
In the entire realm of scientific In
vestigation there Is nothing more Inter
esting nnd marvelous than the growth
and development of plants' from the
beglrnlng or the germination of the
seed to the reproduction of the germ.
Each species of plant has its distinct
ive character and life habits nnd only
nourishes where natural conditions are
favorable to Us growth. To attain any
degree of perfection, the soil and clim
ate combined must be such ns the
plants require, although a moderate de
gree of success may be attained when
either of these factors are not exactly
suited to Its growth, but where both
are deficient In any considerable de
gree the plant can not be successfully
grown, except by artificial means
whereby the necessary natural condi
tions are created. If the chemical com
position of the soil Is favorable, nud
climatic conditions unfavorable, the
latter can be created artificially such
as protection from cold and excessive
heat and lack of moisture and, like
wise, if the soil is deficient In the
chemical elements which the plant re
quires, they can be ndded to, but In
either ense the process Is laborious and
expensive and the results unsatisfac
tory. All plants are indigenous to
certain kinds of soil, and all soils are
especially adapted to the growth of
certain kinds of plants, nnd nature can
not be improved upon In any way, nor
can her deficiencies be successfully
remedied by artificial means. In order,
therefore, to be successful in his busi
ness, the farmer must "keep close to
nature and mark well her ways." He
must raise only such crops as are best
adapted to the soil of his farm, In ac
cordance with his experience, and
wholly refrain from extensive experi
ments with such "as are of doubtful
utility.
Keeps Chickens at Home.
An Iowa man has designed an anti
flying chicken-wing attachment having
In view to prevent the annoyance and
(WLM W I'M damages Incident
to chickens scratch
ing in your neigh
bor's garden. The
device ' Is attached
to the chicken's
wing. It Is made
of parallel pieces
of wire bent Into
the form of an el
STOrS FLYING.
bow, with a hook at the bend.
To apply the attachment to a chick
en's wing It Is slipped over the wing,
and by placing the parallel sides toward
each other the hook can be snapped In
position and retained by the resiliency
of the wire. The hook will be on the
Inner corner of the wing and will pre
vent the device from slipping off. The
chicken will thus be prevented from
spreading the wing as required to fly
and thereby unable to get over a fence
Into the neighbor's garden.
House of Corn Cob.
In some parts of Europe corn cobs
are used for building purjioses. The
cobs are collected and taken to a fac
tory, where heavy compresses crush
and mold them into blocks of various
sizes, Just as bricks are variously
molded. These blocks are then bound
with wire so as to make them hold to
gether. They are then soaked In tar
to make them water-tight, and pre
ready for use after this treatment Of
course, they are much lighter than
bricks, are always dry, and make good
houses. This is but one of the very
many ways In which Europe shows a
greater economy than Amerca does.
There Is little over there which goes to
waste. Even the refuse and garbage
of Paris is made to serve a purpose by
being burned and converted Into pow
er. (out of Feeding Hen.
Bulletin No. 115 from the West Vir
ginia Experiment Station gives the
first year's record with (100 hens. It
gives pictures and descriptions of
houses, method of handling, amounts,
kinds and cost of feed and egg produc
tion. The cost of feed for the year
was 80 cents per head ; total cost $1.42
per head. The fowls averaged 113 eggs
each, valued at $2.43, so that each hen
returned a net profit of $1.01.
How to Feed Out Sllaire.
Owing to the constant contact of the
air with the top layer of silage It is
necessary to remove a horizontal layer
of silage to a depth of not less than
one and one-half inches daily to pre
vent any . from spoiling. If this fact
is kept In mind when building a silo
its diameter can be made such as to
make possible the feeding of a layer
of this depth dally with the amount of
live stock on hand. John Michels.
I)Ik rlbnl ion of Manimnl.
The distribution of mammals over
the earth shows many curious features.
North America, Northern Europe nnd
Asia have many families In common.
Such animals as wolves, foxes, bears,
deer and moose, beavers, squirrels and
rabbits live all around the Northern
Hemisphere. The mammals found on
Isolated Islands are of surpassing in
terest to the naturalists.
The Care of Sheep.
Overfeeding or sudden changes from
poor to very rich food, combined with
want of exercise, If not actual causes,
will contribute to the development of
the loss of wool among ewes.
An English shepherd being askeo
what he attributed his unequaled suc
cess in the show ring to, replied: "To
two things always having my entries
trained to walk In the halter, and to al
ways being polite to the judge, no mat
ter what iwsitloii he placed the exhibit
In."
V
THE WEEKLY
1215 Magna Cliarta signed by King
John.
1G09 Champlain left Quebec to explore
the lake which bears his name.
1G10 Champlain defeated the Iroquois
near the mouth of the Richelieu
river.
1700 Madrid entered by the English and
Portuguese.
1741 Alliance between George II. of
England and Marie Theresa of Aus
tria. 1745 Louisbourg, N. S., taken by the
British from the French.
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill.
1778 British evacuated Philadelphia.
1793 City of Archangel, in northern
Russia, nearly destroyed by fire.
1795 Union College founded at Schenec
tady, N. Y.
1812 United States Congress declared
war against Great Britain.
1815 Battle of Waterloo.
1S19 The Savannah, first steamer to
cross the Atlantic, arrived at Liver
pool.... The State of Maine separat
ed from Massachusetts.
1820 The Earl of Dalhousie assumed of
fice as governor of Canada.
1831 Reform bill reintroduced in tha
British Parliament.
1837 Accession of late Queen Victoria
on the death of William IV.
1839 Total defeat of the Turkish army
by Ibraham Pasha on the Euphrates.
1S40 Montreal and Quebec incorporated
as cities.
1850 Steamer Griffith burned on Laka
Erie with loss of 300 lives.
1853 Termination of the Burmese war.
1S50 President of the United States rec
ognized the filibuster Gen. Walker as
President of Nicaragua.
1859 Repulse of the French and English
squadron on the Peiho. . .Commodore
Tatnall of United States navy, in
Chinese waters, made his famous ut
terance : "Blood is thicker than
water."
I8G3 Japanese ports closed to European
and American traders.
ISO! Alabama sunk by the Kearsarge.
1807 Execution of Maximilian, Emperor
of Mexico. .. .North German consti
tution promulgated.
1S08 Mumaita evacuated by the Para
guayans. 1809 Kansas negroes petitioned Con
gress for suffrage.
1S70 Treaty of peace between Brazil
and Paraguay.
1871 Corner stone for the New York
State capitol laid at Albany.
1872 Earl of Duffer in assumed office as
governor general of Canada.
1890 Armenians massacred by Turk
near Erzerum.
1893 'Monument unveiled in Waldheim
cemetery. Chicago, in memory of the
"I lay market anarchists."
1895 Baltic canal opened by Emperor
William.
1900 Spain codid the Caroline Islands to
Germany.
1903 Regina, Saskatechewan, incorpo
rated ns a city.
1907 Tly French chamber voted to sup
press the agitation in the wine grow
ing districts by force..,. The Mayor
of New York turned the first sod in
the construction of the Catskill water
supply. .. .President Roosevelt signed
a treaty with Santo Domingo.
The Chicago Board of Education ha
decided to bar all candidates for jxisitionf
as teachers in the public schools who are
over 50 years old.
The Minnesota school for the deaf thik
year graduated seven students, each of
whom has learned a trade, in addition to
his academic training.
Contractors are now at work on a
building to be erected at the Minnesota
school for the deaf, which will cost close
to $50,000 and is to be completed this
year.
President Northrop of the University
of Minnesota notified the students that
any one having unpaid bills outstanding
at the close of the school year would not
be graduated.
At the annual meeting of the alumni
of the Minnesota school for the blind,
held at Faribault, Dr. Iorr, superin
tendent of the school, was presented witb
gold-headed rane.
At Rono, Nev., the entire State took
1 holiday the other day to celebrate tha
dedication of the Mackay School of Mines
and the reception of the statue of Mac
kay, both being presented to the Stata
and University of Nevada by Clarence IL
Mackay and his mother.
In revenge for the passage of a prohl.
hition law in Alabama, which deprived tha
schools of Mobile city and county of $80,
IIOO annual revenue, the anti-prohibitionists
at a special election, defeated a pro
posal to levy a special one mill school
tax, leaving the schools without financial
support