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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1908)
The Qhauffeur nnd the Jewels Cop.vri'jht. I01', bj J. B. Lippincott Company. A!! rights reserved. C11APTF.K V. It was n f,i!f hour later that a ta! young man in n spring overcoat mount e the shallow steps of the Albemarle Ad-'' phi hole ami entered the lobby, whie! seemed curiously full of people. Sow were sauntering about, others Rutins o Handing in little groups, while quite r number were leaving. The attention o the crowd was riveted on the hotel oni n'lms which stood in front of the door. The young man pushed past the throne of loiterers with scant ceremony and made his way to the clerk's desk. "Look here!" he said, addressing that Individual ; "just a minute, please ! Any truth in this report about the Prince de' Pine's attack? I'm on the Morning Post ;nl have been sent to get the facts." The clerk did not look up from his writing. "Ueport officially denied." he said, in his usuil sings mg. "Poxes taken down to the docks this morning. The prince himself leaves this afternoon. Will be down in the course of an hour." His speech .'rented a little hush in the bu:r7 of ta'k around, and two or three people turned their heads to listen. "That's true," said a man who was trancing near the clerk's desk. "I saw t';Go trunks mysdf go out in the van three hours ago crest on every one of them." lie was speaking to a showily dressed wonvin. evidently an American, who shrugged her shoulders incredulously. '"He'll have to let his trunks go with out him. then." she remarked in a low tone. "The doctor's been here three times to-day, and you know what the chamber maid said. No, I won't believe he's going till I see him with my'own eyes. Look! There comes the proprietor !" She stop ped short, as a stout man in a frock coat walked pompously to the telephone near he clerk's desk and took up the receiver. "(.Jive me Adelphi stables !" he ordered. in a voice that carried through the entire lobby. "Hello! Jim, send a covered four wheeler right here for His Excellency the Prince del Pino." Then, turning his back to the room, he became absorbed in an interested talk with a man who had just come in a trim-looking man with a very white face end dressed in black. "The prince's valet !" the American in formed her husband, in a loud whisper that reached the ears of the reporter standing near. Stepping across, he ac sted the valet ingratiatingly. "Would it be possible for me to obtain an interview with the Prince del Pino? I eome on behalf of the Morning Post. The valet shook his head. "The prince is very hurry," he explain ed suavely; "he leaves in one all little moment for to take passage of the Ma jestic for New York." He dropped his voice. "His Highness trusts that you will most kindly contradict the so false report, which has unfortunately been cir culated. Son Altesse has had a severe cold, from which he has but now recov ered. You will excuse me?" Bowing politely, he passpd out, follow ed by the proprietor, just as a large four-wheeler drew up in front of the en Vance. Some minutes passed. The little groups in the lobby began to show signs of impatience and that rest lessness which heralds the appearance of a long-expected star, ana mere was a general murmu." of relief when the whis pered announcement, "Here he comes!" "vas passed around. At the othpr end of the lobby a lift door shot back and four men came quick ly out. The porter was ahead, much en cumbered with luggage, then came the valet, followed by the proprietor himself, who walked loftily across the hall, abreast with a tall slight man muffled in a triple-caped military overcoat with a high collar and wearing a tall silk hat. As he passed rapidly, the lobby caught a glimpse of a handsome, clean-shaven aee and a glistening monocle. "Certainly he looks well enough," ad mitted the smartly dressed woman near the clerk's desk, in an aggrieved tone. The reporter drew a step towards her. "Do you know His Highness by sight, madam?" he inquired, in the confidence inspiring voice of his class. Put the American was not to be drawn out. "No. I don't," she said shortly ; "he came here a week ago and has been in his room sick all the time. Nobody's een him before." Then, turnine, she stood on tiptoe, craning her bead like the rest of the room to 2't a glimpse of the four-wheeler con taining the departing grandee, as it bowl ed rapidly out of sight. As it ratth'd olT in the direction of the quays. Ludovic Sarto. the und'-servins ob ject of so much solicitude and interest, kst leaning back on the cushions of the cab. smoking one of the I)cl Pino cigars, nnd oil lining his plans to Alceste with a loquacity that had not hitherto character ized the prince's treatment of his valet. "It will be easy enough to keep this up," he said hopefully, in French, "now that it's started. I shall avoid people as much as possible on board and stay in my Ftattrooin. There's one chance in a hun dred that there will be any one on the steamer who has ever known either the Vrince or myself before." "Most improbable,'' the valet agreed ; "and yoM swear that you will leave those trunks at the Waldorf as you found them, precisely ':" There was a sharp note of nieiy underneath his nervous insistence. "Iteniember, Sarto, what I am risking." The other met bis glance imperturba bly. "Have 1 ever failed you?" he asked quietly; "you and I have been through a great deal together, mon vieui." There was a pause. "1 hope the money I have given will be enough for all immediate needs," Alceste pursued, changing the subject restlessly. "1'or iii.vself. I do not know what the outiimn' of this affair will be. The pro prietor has promised to do his utmost, but" he sighed "I shall neither sleep, nor eat bread, till Son Altee ia aafely - - By Edith Morgan Willett uid secretly out of that maudit hotel r hat is. provided he does not die before he an be moved." , "Mache !" the chauffeur laughed deris 'vely. "The prince has no more the sear- et fever than I who speak to you. Can on not see what the doctor really thinks'; !le will be ill enough but to realize that t is his faithful valet who hns saved his life. Hein Alceste! And, if questions ire asked, thou hast thy story ready." "The trunks had to go to allay suspi ion," mumbled the valet, as if he were repeating a lesson. "Exactly. And they went in the charge of a trusted, discreet friend of thine re mem tier, my name does not appeal' who has left them safely, at the Waldorf, Thou wilt get my cable assuring this be fore the prince is well enough to inquire into the affair. How lie will be diverted by thy witty plan for hoodwinking the hotel canaille !" "I never should have thought of it my self," confessed the valet, with a certain enthusiasm. "During the ten years we have known each other, it was always you. Ludovic, who devised the daring dans." "And thou who carried them out suc cessfully," finished the other graciously. "I have faith in thy diplomacy. Remem ber, the prince must lie perdu while he is in England, and travel to America in cognito, resuming his identity only on the other side of the ocean. Del Pino was always ready enough for a masque rade !" be chuckled reminiscently. "The quay already !" As the shades of evening fell and Rod erigo, Prince del Pino, lay tossing irrita bly on his unwelcome sick bed in a dark ened room of the Adelphi, his ex-chauffeur stood in the most sumptuous stateroom of which the Majestic, queen of Star Liners, could boast, taking in his new quarters with much satisfaction. Certainly Alceste had managed artis tically, the two steamer trunks backing the wall, with the Del Pino crest in full sight, being, proofs sufficient to convince the most suspicious steward that their owner was actually on board. With a sense of security and relief that he had not known for three long days, Sarto's eyes dropped to an inconspicuous looking waterproof valise at his feet. Stooping, he opened it and drew out a long, narrow parcel. With deft fingers he unwound its chamois wrappings and let the contents roll out on the floor. He had seen superb jewels in his day, but the eye of a connoisseur told him that Mrs. Waring's diamonds were deservedly renowned. Taking up a snake of brilliants, the chauffeur held it by its emerald fangs, picturing the gleaming, folds around a certain white throat ; and then with a curious impatience whipped back the gems into their fittings and, closing the bag on them, remained kneeling by it absently, his mind going back over the events of the past few days. What a close shave it had been ! one hair-breadth escape after another in the desperate race with his pursuers from the Hotel Maritime to the Majestic. lie had won, to be sure, beaten them for the nonce; there was a note of triumph in the thought ; but in the gradual reac tion that was setting in' with him now the chauffeur asked himself moodily if the game had been really worth the can dle? What had he gained, after all ; what was that serpent of diamonds at the bottom of the valise compared with the tremendous price it had cost? Dis honor, flight, probable capture, eventual imprisonment; why had he done this thing? Again and again the question recurred to him persistently, and, like others of his sex, beginning with the very first man long ago in a garden, Sarto shifted the blame on to feminine shoulders, mak ing use of Adam's time-honored plea. Ac cording to the Italian's fatalistic creed, it was a woman's malign influence, com bined with that mischievous power known as force of circumstances, which had brought him to this pass was responsi ble for his being here in the cabin of the Majestic, with a borrowed identity and fifty thousand dollars' worth of bor rowed ( ?) Jewels. At this point Sarto's scattered thoughts concentrated, narrowing to an inevitable focus. What was to be done with the Waring diamonds? The answer seemed obvious, but it met the chauffeur unpre pared. Whatever moralists may say, between the man who commits a crime and Un professional criminal there is a great gulf ir,g the jewels ; t,t when be faced the ,-on- I sequences of his act, the adventurer, hard ened as he was, shrank from the thief's career that lay lefore him and, hesitat ing, looked half-longingly back. And while lie hesitated, from the deck outside came the ceaseless tramp of fej-t, and against the shuttered window shad ows of different shapes and sizes passed and repassed. As he knelt there Sarto found himself watching the shadows fur tively, and from time to time he glanced at the stateroom door opposite, quite un necessarily, for he had locked it himself. At last, obeying a perfectly inexplica ble impulse, he rose, rather sheepishly, and felt the knob, trying the lock, mere ly for the satisfaction of reiterated cer tainty. And then, crossing the room, he crouched down, with his bead to the level of the window, and looked out with a vague, interrogative glance, which gave way instantly to one of blank, startled incredulity. For there on the deck, within ten feet of him, leaning quietly on the rail, his bead and shoulders outlined by the even ing sky, was the man in the brown over coat. CHAPTER VI. The detective had bis back turned. That was a momentary advantage, giv ing the breathless chauffeur an instant to take in the full ominous meaning of the situation. For there waa only one possible way of accounting for that flgurt ..irsiile the shutters, lie had been ree gnized, even through the Del Pino dis .'tiise, followed all the way from tin delphi and was at that instant a pris juer in his stateroom. With his eyes on the locked door oppo ito, Sarto stood nn instant and nieditat d, a dangerous glint in his queer eyes, his right hand thrust into a waistcoat pocket, lightly fingering something that 'ay there--a chilly, metallic object a last esort if it came to the worst. Then, naking up his mind with characteristic swiftness, he swung himself down to thf 'evel of the window and peered out through the shutters. What in the world was the matter with the man outside? If all had, gone with him as the chauffeur supposed, where was the alertness, the unmistakable watchful ness of the pursuer who has landed his prey? Why that languid droop of the brown overcoat? The careless pose of the bead? And even as the chauffeur watched this last it turned slowly in bis direction, a profile came into view, an eye glanced around negligently. Ah ! Sarto bit bis lip sharply to sun press an irresistible laugh a laugh at his own expense. For be had been abso lutely mistaken. Whatever might be the detective's purpose in crossing the ocean, certain it was that his being in the same steamer with the man he was after was something of which he was sublimely un- aware. That lack-lustre eye gave away the situation. For the moment the blood hound was off the scent ! At this top notch in the chauffeur's de ductions, a distant bell-like note came along the decks. It rose, sang, swelled with a dozen measured modulations, fill ing the ship with the unmistakable braz- en clamor of the bugle. Starting at the noise, the detectivt glanced nt his watch interrogatively. Then he sniffed the air, hesitating, and finally. turning on his heel, his hands in his pockets, followed the guiding sound. "Full cry for dinner !" sneered tht watcher behind the shutters. "With the man he's after and the money within six feet of his nose ! Ugh ! Rah !" And, with a snap of his fingers in the direction of the vanishing brown over coat, the chauffeur moved away from the window. For some minutes longer the buglfc blew sonorously, but to one at least of the steamer's five hundred passengers its brazen clamor was absolutely inaudible as, standing in the strip of light from his window. Sarto opened a Russia-leather photograph case he was holding and scru tinized the face inside with intense anx iety. A long, narrow, clean-shaven face it was, with pin-point eyes embedded in bristling eyebrows that met uncompro misingly. And yet the high bony nose and the thin-lipped mouth had a certain harsh distinction the hall-mark of a dozen generations. With a smothered ejaculation. Sarto took a step forward, staring half defiant ly at the man who came to meet him out of the opposite mirror. A tall, slenderly built, olive-faced man, who moved with sinuous grace, his clear-cut features very subtly moulded as impassive in their aquiline setting as a handsome bronze. There was no trace of the brown-bearded artist in this attractive personage, no sign of the mustached, bearded, begog gled chauffeur and, on the other hand, no resemblance to the man he was person ating. Seting his brain to work, the discom fited Sarto now tried experiments with a bit of charcoal, drawing his brows to gether, slightly accentuating the lines about the eyes and mouth. But, alas! the result was in the main the same so was the difference; beyond being of approxi mate height, build and coloring, the real Prince del Pino bore not the slightest likeness to his counterfeit self. "If Brown Overcoat has ever met Del Pino before, my game is up," mused this last. But it whs a long "If." The chauffeur's chance lay in the eter nal chance the infinitely small possibil ity that on the vast checker-board of Europe these two particular pieces should have been jostled together. The prince and the detective ! Odds enormous odds lav o'n the probability that they had never laid eyes on each other. (To be continued.) filnrtittoiie and Victoria. Names largely follow lines of histor ical development, but their real sig nificance can only be known by noting the latest phases of that evolution. There was a time, indeed, when the King could make a speech to the Brit ish Parliament and rely on having his will carried into Immediate execution. But it came to pass in the progress of the ages that the King was only safe In the theory that he could do no wrong lKvause his ministers would not let him. To reinforce this theory it was necessary to adopt in practice a program that no royal edict had force unless signed by a minister. From that caiue. in time, the idea that all eill'T Slglieu in .1 i.m.i-. i.m.ol signed by the sovereign. Queen Victoria had a moment Oi vacillation si Unit that. She had, doubt less, some recollection of the theories of the divine right of kings, so when Mr. Gladstone, then prime minister, brought her a paper to be signed sliu said: "I cannot sign it. That does not rep resent my sentiments." '.'Madam," said the premier, "you must sign it." "Do you sn.v must to me, Mr. Glad stone? I am the Queen of England." "Madam. I am the people of Eng land. Sign." And she signed. Courier Journal All the horses belonging to the late British ambassador at Constantinople, Sir Nicholas O'Conor, have been sold at auction. The usual notice was put in the local newspapers, but the censor took exception, as there were horses in the list with the names of Pasha, Sellm and Haroun, which he considered was offensive to Turks, and the list had to appear without the names. He that will lose his friend for a jest deserves to die a beggar by the bar ga In- Fuller. A Hay Starker. A home-made stacker that will do good service In handling hay Is shown In the Illustration. There are no cast ings to break nnd the timber required in its construction can be readily pro- , -tired. The dimensions of the various parts are: The lower timbers which are marked i are about 12 feet long and are made of 4 by 5-inch scantling. The side up rights, marked 2, are about 14 feet long, nnd made of the same material as No. 1. The slanting pieces, marked 3, are about 10 feet long, and made of 4 by 4-inch scantling. The arms of the stacker marked 4, are 10 feet long, and made of 4 by 5 Inch stuff. The cross piece, No. 5, Is 13 feet long, nnd made of 3 by 5 Inch stuff. No. G Is of 2 by 5-inch stuff, and is bevelled on the front edge to allow the hay to slide over It easily when being shoved on by the sweep. Timbers numbered 7, 8, 9 and 10, are made of 2 by G-lnch stuff, nnd are 10 feet long, except No. 7 and No. 8, which should be only ns long as the stacker frame is wide. Each end of Nos. 9 and 10 should project a foot on each end oyer No. 2. Nes. Hi and 12 are made of 2 by 4 inch stuff, about 10 feet long; those bolted to No. 13 about 15 inches from die higher e,nd of No. 13. No. 13 Is made of 2 by 4-inch stuff, about 8 feet long; the higher end should be nbout 8 feet above the ground, so that when the stacker Is on the ground the weight box. No. 14, should be about two inches from the two pulleys on the upper end of No. 13; also when the stacker, Is upright, as it is when the hay is thrown on the stack, the weight box should be about 2 inches below the two pulleys on the HOME-MADE STACKER. upper end of No. 13; and when the stacker is half-way down the weight box, No. 14, should be just clear of the ground. No. 14 Is the weight-box, nnd should be made of 2-lnch stuff, about 8 to 10 inches deep, and about 2 feet square it must be well spiked together. The Idea of the weight is to start the stacker back to the ground as soon ns the load is delivered from it on to the stack, and when the stacker is halfway m the ground, the weight acts as a brake for the other half of the way down. The box is filled with stones. The rope which attaches the weight box to the stacker should be three- quarter inch, passing from the weight up between the two pulleys on the up per end of No. 13, nnd down to the center of stacker bend No. 5. The put- leys on the frame of the stacker should be attached by means of wooden blocks with a notch cut out so that the pulley can fit between the block and frame. Pulleys for this purpose are 0 inches in diameter and made of turned hard wood. These nre fastened in pnice by means of a hard wood phi for an axle The pulleys should be kept well oiled to keep them from calking. The rone for raising the stacker should be either inch or inch and quarter. The teeth on the stacker cau be made of 2 by 4-inch pine scant ling, 10 feet long and bevelled on the upper side to allow the hay to slide on easily. The short upright teeth on the stacker head should be about feet long. They are bolted to the long teeth nbout 2 Inches from the stacker 'lead, No. 5, and rest ngninst the stack er head, No. 0. The stacker arms, No. 4 should be bolted to No. 2 with a large bolt, about 12 Inches from the ground, Snniner Work With Ponltry. Provide shade. Tree shade Is the best, but If there are no trees in the runs then the next best thing is to erect canopies of some kind. Have places provided so that the fowls and chicks cannot only get into the shade during the hot weather, but have a place of refuge during rainy, stormy days. Cut down the supply of heat-produe- Ing grains in the diet and fed liberally of green food. As they mature separate the cock erels from the pullets and give the for mer nil extra allowance, ns they will stand more forcing. It Is advisable each week to gather up all hens that nre becoming broody and put them in a separate coop where no nests are provided. With this change it will require but n week to break them from their broody Instincts and they will go back to laying again. Crooked Breast la Chicken. Crooked breast bones in chickens are caused by the heavy birds roosting on poles or fences. The bones of the young birds are soft and are turned to one side by pressing on the roost If you have heavy fowls let them roost on the floor covered thickly with straw, and you will have no crooked breast bones. s Artificial Iloner. Artificial honey can now bo made so like the genuine article in flavor that eveu the expert cannot tell the differ ence. Thick sirup of sugar la boiled with it minute quantity of mineral add, which converts It Into the same form occur ring in honey. This Is mixed with some natural honey of strong flavor, and thus closely stimulates the real article. It is said that the following, known as Ley's reagent, will detect the spurious honey: Ten parts of silver nitrate are dissolved in n hundred parts of water, and to tills twenty parts of n 15 per cent solution of soda carbonate is added. The precipitate is filtered, washed nnd dissolved in a 115 parts of a 10 per cent solution of nnimonlum chloride. It must be kept In the dark in n well-stoppered bottle. The honey to be tested must be diluted with twice its weight of water. A few drops of the reagent nre to be added and heated for five minutes on a water bath in the dark. Natural honey turns brown and shows a greouish-yellow fluores cence; the Imitation turns, a lighter tint and shows no fluorescence. Protein (or IMg. Alfalfa is n nitrogenous roughage. Pigs have only one stomach, nnd this a comparatively small one, therefore they ar6 not as well adapted to eating as are ruminants; consequently it goes without saying that it is more than likely that the young growing pig will not obtain enough protein for maxi mum growth from a ration made up of alfalfa nnd corn. Nevertheless alfalfa is one of the best sources of protein for pigs that can he had and should be used to the greatest extent. When alfalfa Is fed in the form of hay It may be given to the pigs in racks. If they are accustomed to eating alfalfa in this form they will eat a consid erable quantity of it, but more will by eaten if it is chopped fine nnd then steamed or scalded and mixed wjtb finely ground corn into a thick slop. Farmers' Homo Journal. Mistake of the Farm. One of the greatest mistakes a farmei or any one else in business makes is In trying to secure u luxurious living and a lot of fun out of a very small busi ness. Aside from the fostering of un necessary habits, ex lenses are Incurred which nre sufficient, to meet the de mnnds of a much larger business. Cut your garment according to your cloth The farmer who takes pride in his business has the same encouragement and advantage over competitors, who lock the snap and sentiment, that the earnest, progressive man in all othet callings has. The man who succeeds in fanning as well as those In the ininoi professions, must throw his very life into the work in which he is engaged This applies to fanning with great force if excellence is expected. Dakota Farmer. Wide Tires Xeeilcil. Every farmer needs one or two low wheeled, wide-tired wagons on the farm. They nre the most convenient for every kind of work In which a wagon is used, especially for hauling manure, filling the silo, hauling grain, corn fodder, etc. A wide-tired wagon hauls easily and does not cut up the land, and also saves much back-achini; labor In loading and unloading ma nure, sued grains, wood, hay, straw, etc. If one already has higli-wheeli'd wagons outright, there are many linns manufacturing wide-tired wheels that will lit any wagon. Tliey cost but a few dollars, nnd nre one of the best In vestments any farmer can make.: Wis consin Agriculturist. Wrecking Windmill. The passing of the windmill in Eng land, antiquated by such recent power producers as the gas engine and elec tric motor, has given life to a new In dustry windmill wrecking. The old windmill builders understood their business and meant their handiwork to last, and so the demolishing of such structures is no simple task. Many of the old mills stood WO feet high and had eight or nine Moors, fitted with four run of stones, and contained tons upon tons of brick. Often these huge mills stand close to other buildings. and, says Popular Mechanics, accidents would be inevitable if the wreckers did not have experience In their tasks. Timely Uinta on Farm Work. A well-oiled, sharp saw saves time and temper. The sign of the silo marks a pro gressive fanner every time. Too much water nnd wet, mushy foods will not lay on fat. It takes the concentrated stuff to do that. Nail a leather strap on the side ol the wagon box to hold an ax, nnd never leave the ax nt the house. Paint costs pretty high these days, but ft will pay In the long run In sav ing the buildings provided It Is good paint. The man who cannot kick the hlroo man harder than the hired man kicks the cow doesn't deserve the name of farmer. Make up your mind that you will not get mad and misuse the calf you nre trying to teach to drink, no nutter what the little fellow may do. Be pa tient. You will think more of the calf, and surely of yourself. 11EWEEKLY fcfllSpflAN 1G44 Cromwell defeated the Boyalists at battle of Marston Moor. 1701 Jacques Francois de Brouillan ap pointed Governor of Acadia. 1758 Louisburg tnkeu by the English under Amherst. 1759 Quebec bombarded by Wolfe. 1770-J-Continental Congress adopted tha resolution of independence. 1S00 Union of Great Britain and Ire- land. 1803 Massacre of British troops in Cey lon. 1S29 First issue of the Philadelphia In quirer. ... Silistria surrendered to the ltussians. 1S30 William IV. succeeded George IV. in England. 1832 Cholera first appeared in New- York. IS34 Levy Woodbury of New Hamp shire became Secretary of the United States Treasury .... Indian Territory organized. 1843 John Nelson of Maryland became Attorney General of the United States. 1S49 British Navigation Acts repealed. 1S50 Amount of the national debt of the United States was .$03,452,773. 1S52 Body of Henry Clay lay in state in the national capitol at Washing ton. 1857 Massacre at Cawnpore. 1859 Blondin first crossed the Niagara river, just below the falls, on a tight rope. ISOO Charles Goodyear, inventor of thfc process for vulcanizing rubber, died in New York. 1802 Battle of Cold Harbor, Va Gen. Pope assigned to the command of the Army of Virginia. 1803 Gen. Mende succeeded Gen. Hookei in command of the Army of the Poto mac. 1SG4 Ninety lives lost in railroad wreck at St. Ililaire, Quebec. .. .Congress chartered the Northern Pacific Hail road Company. 18(57 Act of confederation came into effect in Canada. 1870 Senate rejected treaty of annexa Hon of San Domingo. 1S71 British Columbia entered the Do minion of Canada. 1SS2 Charles Girltenu executed for tha assassination of President Garfield. 18SO Bartholdi statue unveiled iu New York harbor. 1S93 The Chicago anarchists paidoned by Gov. Altgeld of Illinois. 1894 M. Casaimir-Perier elected Pres. dent of France. ... United State court issued injunction to prevent in terference with railroad trains by strikers. . 1S9S Outer defenses of Santiago carried by the American army- under Gen. Shaffer. 1899 International Council of Women met in London. 1901 I'ev. Silas S. Swallow nominated for President by the Prohibition party. 1907 United States fiscal year closed with surplus of $S7,000.MH). . . . In the British House of Commons a res olution in favor of curtailing the power of the House of Lords was passed. .. .Sir Henry MacLean, com mander of bodyguards of the Sultan of Morocco, captured by the bandit chief, Ilaisuli. The Minnesota State university trus tees have accepted the plans for a great er campus. Carleton college graduated a class ot fifty. Six new instructors were added to the faculty. Ilamliue university this year returned . to the old custom of having graduates of the academic department deliver com mencement addresses. The Senate of Michigan university has ordered the disbamhnent of all drinking clubs among the students and forbidden them to take any part in parties where drinking is indulged in, no matter where held. Macnlester college of St Paul has re ceived a gift of $10,ux from John C. Martin of New York, to found a depart ment of Bible study. The college has re ceived four gifts, aggregating $170,(KIO, during the year. The new buildings of the college of th city of New York, on Washington Heights, which cost $7. XI.U 0, were dedi cated with imposing ceremonies. Secre tary of Commerce and Ialxr Straus was the chief spwiker. Next to the presence of "Bill" Taft, th conferring of the honorary degrees was of most interest to the Yale throng and to the public Chief among Ihose so hon ored was J. Tierpont Morgan, the New York financier, who received the degree. of LI I), in recognition of his service In the recent panic. Ex-Senator Spooney waa also honored with a Yale degree.
