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The Chauffeur and the Jfewels r.iprrk-flt. lov. hr J. n. I.i PI'iNVorT Company All riiiht rwneil. wmuv CHAPTER VII. (Continue 1.1 WiMi'i'ii of i;:is:.'s stamp are a ehi ivc, us intangible, as running wilier, an when. Willi a i r : s I :i k i 7 1 zeal, some poo- deluded iiid ri a I altomp: pretty, sparkling thivg it slips away through h c.'iyly ( - ;i hi!!. "No. don't speak." ('. lo eorner tl. i iiml bcho'.i timers to ripph shook mm I soe how in losing se!y. "D-v from your fellow's go; iii earnest. eoine to a lie which o" m't pur in the worst. self determinedly. "I thing are. and t hero's one's Ii inner." 1 le spi Pine's :i very different other amuseinenis .' think no n ke te a Hair 1'his money and position, mi, I It's just this. Thing he's lave pi.'nt where you've to d.vi i:s it is to he. Cussie. Von i of any longer. Rather know yoil know, to beV" "Cera 1.1 . I'oor (P.:sc i-riiii! Ion t wl: ,sc hau l ii iiitns.v an "i! .v.-' a1 !te ..i..:o.-.iI Come Which of lis is i; Waring felt all the na:u a professional games s 'or . d unwarrantably ' cur. ! and utioaile 1-f or th pejuhm: iy. "1 micli J" rail u to ao Allllett unit tr tli Vou're o. priiu-o and 1 1 me rt a i n 1 are Ml d alone when liio to. r and Annette " "She's a nire girl." the interrupt ion came uncompromisingly, "and you kno-.v our standing perfectly well. Would yen mind answer:!:': my question? I'll no; tro uble you apt in. Do you consider your self engaged to me':" "No, of course not ; but," Cussic's tones rans with genuine alarm, "I don't wan: to lose you, Cerald; I really can't do without you after all these years!" Huist liuighed bitterly. "I'm afraid you'll have to." he ejaculated, "ami the sooner I take myself off the better. Vou'li forcer me quiek enough !" His voice prated. "Just as conveniently as you for got that five days ago you promised to marry me. Now if you care to go in " As the steps and voices retreated, sow one moved stitily out of his chair and. standing up somewhat unsteadily, peered ahead into the darkness. "She's jilted him. she's jilted him, and because of me!" he ejaculated, with a low whistle. He was silent for some moments, and then a low laugh gurgled out of the dark cess. "Norn d'un chien!" said a soft voice very rapidly, "after all, Sarto the chauf feur has given thee back thy kick with interest ! Monsieur the Englishman, that eore is settled ."' i CHAPTER VIII. "Ves, It's almost over," Mrs. Waring remarked at length. She and her compnnion had been sitting silent for some time on a secluded angle of the upper deck as the Majestic made 3ts stately progress into New York har bor, the following Saturday morning a wonderful morning, by the way. with a dappled blue and white sky on which the TJiiiltit.iditious tangle of shipping, and the airy fabric of Urooklyn bridge, hung like intrusive cobwebs that a breath of wind Blight blow away. Th man in the steamer chair beside Mrs. Waring glanced around from his gloomy contemplation of the scene in an swer to her remark. "Over'.'" he repented, in carefully ac cented English. "I do not know about that. Why should it be over':" I!" at up suddenly with an alert move ment and looked at the morning, then at fiU"ie, who lounged beside him, a very smart, brilliant personage in her cadet bine, tailor-made fitting. "That depends" Mrs. Waring to'd him. with smiling evasiveness "every thing depends on your ilelinition of it." The other pondered an instant. "The it to which I was referring. " he said gravely, "is an exceedingly difficult matter to define. I have been trying to do so during the past five days, but in vnin. It baffles me; it eludes me; it is bewildering, alluring, impossible!" "Why impossible':" asked Cussii with lifted eyebrows. She vat smiling enigmat ically and toying with the rings on her un gloved hands. Involuntarily Sarto's eyes dropped to the hands, studying them intently. 'Iliey were so characteristic of the woman, so perfectly made, so indolent, s luxurious. o tnntn'.izinply within bis reach! "1 wonder if it is impossible!" he spec ulated, in a euriously vibrant tone. Only a few words spoken and Giss-e War ng former .arCd WO'lhI be tllg.'lge 'e! lover ar the n,. b o! lie !':: vy W:, lletir. woina n v in f i ":' a sk He ha I a I t WO. tin. !. bio-; Mit y. ' re : lie i. Mr. I! nor pre a "is " O is--o'd 1 ' ' lo us?" are al- Ie M:l iv you any t tn ig new lo report Mrs. Waring." I wi-ii i had. the detective 1 i'-a : I'lik's ng erst ).. no-t ,'i at.d i.o te Taking out a from h's ,...' vj referring lit to 'he f:ce dreai "Did you ind-. n iw. II- u s ,,; our man. cigarette iaipeft u a !,;;, ;!, the tiian lo whom he it and raised his eye, el brown overcoat, d expect to meet Sar'f) ori board?" with :!,e nt The ijele w. i: : v. e inquired ) st iionchalaii asautly nti! ive hes, tared r Higtltiess !' mo 'nt. mess !" he exp! ;t it was on the a hied cards . ami !o fil. r. ubtf il'v. "I th r' at he", I try to urA" t he s'.a est of t;s cm' this s'eame- t a i w a y s t inch w ; re a rook of th sort loins.;;. I don't ih-uy I had n sort of j i-1 at first that the ii.an might be on his steamer." "And are you quite convinced that he Mured!)' in not"'" inquired the chau2ur. By Ldith Morgan W'Ulett itsrazxa : iii in inntter-of-faet tones ntiil between :eady whilVs of his cigarette. The iletoctivo looked vaguely injureil. "All I can say," lie volunteered sulkily, "is that there isn't n eorner of the ship ha; I don't know about and not a pas senger who ean't be aivoiintod for. No," tamed deoisively to Mrs. W'arinsr, "my 'lopes are now all hanked over here. We've -ot our men mi the lookout, you see, nn I o shipping ean get in without bo ins; pretty thoroughly overhauled. My opin ,on is that we'll land him neforo Ions." "I should not be nt all surprised if you ire right,'' agreed the individual in ques ; ion. lie was standing up now, his band in lis pockets, watching the detective with a -., patronizing siare. "And yet. ni von -h have it, 'It takes a thief to cat;' ,i t!ii. He relaxed into an irrepressible smile. cannot tell you how much I am inter d in this capture of vours. Monsieur P.lantock. Just keep your eyes open, my friend that is my advice and, believe ;ae, you will come across Sarto before you kiii rw it !" A half hour later, amid the shrieking of whistles, the rolling of trucks in fact. !he composite roar of a great city, that af fects so disagreeably the nerves of the returning American Eudovio Sarto, hav ing passed successfully through th" purga lory of the custom house, found himself in the comparative paradise of Eleventh street, standing with (lerald I'.uist outside of Mrs. Waring' s carriage window, which uas indeed effectually blocked up by the iinglisliman's thick-set form, Oussio's ar 'mtion being temporarily absorbed in bid ding her rejected suitor a sisterly good hy. Quick to realize the advantages of the moment, the pseudo-prince made his way s-o it ml to the other side of the carriage, vhere Annette was leaning out of her window expectantly. "I wonder," he said, smiling down nt her, "if it is to be actually a final adieu; do you know. Miss I'.ancroft. I have a curious shall we say presentiment? that I am to see you again. That is the reason I am about to ask for your card." He stopped short, struck, startled even, by the deep (lush that swept over the girl's clear skin at his slight words. She looked down hurriedly, however, and, searching for a card in the bag on her lap. handed it to him silently with eyes averted. "Does that mean," she faltered, "that Your Highness is really thinking of com ing to Washington?" Again Sarto wondered over her irre pressible agitation, with a faint, curious thrill somewhere in the region of his collar-bone. "Who knows?" lie returned laughingly; "I am nothing but a feu follet. what you call will-o'-the-wisp, appearing now here, now there. Who knows where I may turn up?" and he pocketed the strip of pasteboard, conscious that Mrs. Waring's eyes were upon him, viewing the incident with small favor. "We've really got to be off!" she now announced crisply. "(lerald. just tell the man the St. Ilegis, please. Well, prince," holding out her band as that individual came hastily round, "I'm going to be in Washington for a week of getting to rights before leaving for Newport. We're off by the four o'clock train this after noon." She bent towards him. dropping li-;- voice. "Don't you leave then, too?" Sarto looked at her an instant. There was a queer, twisted smile about his mouth and a very wistful look in his eyes. "Why do you tempt in?" he asked re proachfully. "Tempt you?" Cluss-e laughed. "Dear me! There is nothing going on in Wash ington at this season. Every one has left ; even your friend Count Souravieff is in Newport now. I have positively no in ducement to offer you." "Except the only one that matters to me," finished the other in a very low tone. He glanced around. Huist was shouting directions to the cabman, and at the other end of the cab sat the girl looking deter minedly out of ber window. Then, with a daring laugh, "I ought not to go," said Sarto sotti-voce. "but I cannot resist it just for a few days !" "Four o'clock then." And he drew back as the carriage start ed off, his parting look more than his words haunting (lussie for the rest of the morning, filling her with an agreeable sense of satisfaction and Mrs. Waring needed satisfaction. Never in the ciuirse of her successful career had she b.-ea so batlh-d ! For f .reed propinquity gi .i Voyage, epus"d to . i s ( the sea and -. in en s-e-e of the ,. !y a long li--da romantic inliuen 'ipiiortunlty that piet ry sa nc: hm, r.-.a'tc-d that the ;.ro;..,sed ! art couel devise and t he in, redible fart I'rinee del 1'ino had re no: w 'h i's two Hm.iW" had roll- o'T, his retracing ed n w a v . and S . t r was m.'ikit eves on the grou m nt i ti, I'ellilv i::g in . mechancai .1 his steps i bumped h was hasten a ;r.Md!e-ag er. in a Ii quay ollice. when he against some one who l.e opposite direction d person, evidently a foreign ;hf gray spring suit, with a s'ripeil wa i-P-oat, vivid tie, and iniiiwni- late derby. Throw ing a casual glance tat our friend, this man was passing rapidly by him with an angry execration in French, when a sudden idea made him stop short and whirl spasmodically round on his heel. "Sarto !' l.e c ried, still in French. "Why! It is my old friend Ludovic Sarto !'' flushing and paling by turns, the chauffeur stod till. glancing about him with swift apprehension. Heaven be praised! Huisf had taken hit: self of just in tine'! lb-covering him self, "M. Ie ''omie Souravieff!" he said, also in French, with a deferential bow. "Tl.i is indeed n pleasure." "You rame over with the prince, I take it." the other returned, with a smile. He had remarkably white, even teeth and keen gray ryes that lit tip pleasantly, the effect of his well-modelled, strong jawed face being, however, somewhat mar red by a large aquiline nose shaped like a vulture's beak. "liy the way, where is Sou Altesse?" Sarto glanced around, his abnormally alert mind sorting mil the possibilities of the situation just as an experienced game ster looks over his hand. "Where is Son Altesse?" he achood wondcringly. "Hut a j moment ago he was handing some ladies i if.to a cab, and now I see him not nnv i where." "ilone!" ejaculated the other blankly, "a id I came to the docks especially to meet him. What can have become of him, do you suppose?'' The chauffeur shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows?" he said, in his characteris tic way. "My orders are to await Sou Altesse at the Hotel Waldorf. That is all I can tell you." There was a moment's pause while Sou ravioli" seemed lo be considering the situa t ion. "Well!" he said at length, hailing fv cab, "there is nothing to be done, so far as 1 can see, but to return. Come, iniuy friend, I will give you a lift to your ho tel. It is in my own direction. Diablo!" he jumped into the trap with a word to th driver. Sarto following. "Curses take these steamship companies. Here have I been, since eight o'clock this morning, kicking my heels in their wretched oflioe, 1 and I am now only granted my permit in time to tind parldeu! that the prince, whom I especially wanted to see, has al ready departed." "Too had !" hypocril ici Uy. only reached tl: He did not ejaculated the chauffeut "If your Excellency had re five minutes earlier " complete his sentence, :unL iml ow could he? What would have happened if Count Souravieff bad reached there live minutes earlier? l or a moment, as the latter settl himself on the cushions and the cab roll o'T, Sarlo fell to wondering over the Count's recognizing him in the disguise which had so successfully taken in his late employers, and yet---what could be more natural? They reine ihcred him as the mustached and bearded chauffeur, dis tigured by an all-concealing motoring get up. and he bad been clean shaven during that tour in the Tryol when he was thrown with Souravieff. "Well, my friend Sarto," the latter re maiked good-naturedly, after a short pause occupied in lighting a cigar, "how has the world gone with thee since we last met? well, judging by thine opulent appearance. Ma foi ! With that Parisian overcoat and expensive hat one would al most take thee for the prince himself. Ah!" ho chuckled and blew great rings of smoke into the air. "hast thou forgotten the little masquerade at St. Moritz, when thou personated the prince in the Casino so that he might prove an alibi in that affair we knew of? Ha, ha. ha! His High ness was not any too well pleased when he had to pay for the money thou lost for him that night, thou rogue !" A slight smile crept over the ohaufferr's impassive face. lie was thinking of other and greater escapades since then and ask ing himself with decided curiosity if the count read daily papers. "Son Aliesse has not been well of late," he ven lured guardedly. "He was quite seriously ill at Liverpool, and those Eng lish journals have it that be is down with some malignant disease at the present moment." "I am not surprised." assented thb other indifferently. "The reporters pro bably say the same things about myself. I never have time to read anything nowa days but the foreign dispatches. A dip lomat's life is no sinecure in this country, where one is feted and etiterlainel from night till morning! A ball here, a dinner there, a carnival beyond one can scarce ly keep one's appointments at the Embas sy." lie yawned. "Ah, bah! I have not slept for a week, and the appetite it comes no more in eating. Sarto, thy sim ple, tmeventftil existence, my man, is more to be envied. The fatigue! To-night I am at Newport only here for the day to meet some ladies.'' he rubbed his nose saviig'dy. "whom, alas! I have not met. Plague t'ike those s: ei ms'i Ip companies!" And he fell s'lo-ir, musing over his wrongs, while the ehau!Te;;r gazed out of the window anil the cab pursued its tortu ous way. At last Count Souravieff turned his keen gray eyes on his companion. "There were two American ladies on board the Majestic," he said suddenly, "friends of mine. a Madame Keechard Wareeng ami her dame de compagnie, vous les nvez remark", mon ami Sarto V" (To be continued.) Mr. Ilrown of Mhoiilcss iiiivu, Mr. I'rown of Shopless Town Is very much distressed Cannot buy the things he needs; The stores are nil Hon est. Merchants closed 'em up last year And started out to roam Till they found a trading dace Where people trade at home. Mr. I'.rown o Wle-i, shoi.s Csed to mail Kor trides For sn!.s a lit i: To those m: "lis ,, , w 1. 'The meroh.l! own. th.-i-e i ::,' as 1 tlihi:: il oi-l.-r r that i 'Is went as we; ni.-' s - Lome .a "bus Mr. Is Stan El row n of r:: ry sad an s a ro ind ;': illrg .pi':. X. .ng lo.-i a: Postollice, !,., he le'l'ls ;io H' cannot b; Sapp. Jr. 1 " a in s. d.-rs row the s-am -E .! ii t n "SllTlIC of il, Cs duoe tin- g is al li!e Imhiio. fortune tellers right." pro- "Ill.lt So?" "Yes. one of them told me that I was to have a str..!;e ,.f great g.ei fortune ;.nd w hen I got hotii" yesterday I found my wife's i-ot iap dog was gone." "P.ut I luard that your wife wag g..ii with it?" "oh, y.-s, but that Is a mere detail." HilllSti.ll p,,t. An aim In life Is the only fortune worth finding; and It Is not to be found In foreign lands, but in the heart itself. It. L. Stevenson. BISHOP WHOSE DEATH IS '7,: "' ., fr-",ra a V --s.V ii --- kMm i' - i ' . ' v L Mt'J fi ;. V v'S f ' .- i ' v;f -,y y:4 : ........ jj ,-! 1 icr i .-';. .'-. i i Henry Cotltnnn Potter, Msliop of the Episoopal diocese of New York, whose death is mourned by thousands, was born In Schenectady, X. Y. Iu lSi, and came from a family of famous churchmen. Ills father and an uncle were bishops before him, and it was natural for him to follow in their footsteps. It was not the original intention of his lather to have him enter the ministry. The elder Potter selected the life of a grocorymaii for his son, and this was the lirst business in which he engaged after leaving school. It was not to his liking, and he entered Hie Episcopal Seminary of Virginia at Alexandria, from which he graduated in 1S57 at the age of 22, when he was ordained a deacon. lSlsbop Potter was well know n as an educator. His influence In secular affairs extended far beyond the pale of the church. As bishop his Influence In broadening the human sympathies of church work throughout the diocese and in bringing It Into touch with the social movements of a complex civilization was Incalculable, and he always accom plished his ends without weakening the church's tenets or compromising Its historic and liturgic Integrity, of which he was a staunch upholder. Cul tured, suave, a prince nt dinner, he was yet, whenever occasion required, a rugged defender of his faith, and his unwavering fnllh was that of his church. The bishop was married twice. Ills second wife and several children by his first marriage survive him. SftVention The meteor trains studied by Prof Trowbridge of Columbia University, are the luminous streaks often seen In the wake of shooting stars, and they may continue many minutes, or even an hour or more. They drift slowly and become distorted, as if by air currents. They seem to lie self-luminous, and may sometimes be seen in daytime. They somewhat resemble the after-glow on turning off the surrent from vacuum tube electrodes. The glow is greenish yellow, diffuses UK! yards a minute, and is most striking at a pressure calcu lated to be that of the atmospphere at a height of fifty-five miles. Recent study of the Hottentot tribes in Southwestern Africa leads to the interesting suggestion that the I'.ushman type of negro once ranged from Central anil Western r-urope, across the Mediterranean, and down the east coast of Africa, to the lands where these people nnt now found. This is based upon the superficial re semblance in features between some of the I'.ushman and Hottentot types and some of the peasant population of parts of Central Europe, eastern France and some parts of Ireland. Sir II. II. John ston remarks that the Itusliman tribes are scarcely in an age of stone, but rather in an age of hone, wood and skins. Their arrow heads are usually made of boiw. Wood, leather, gourds and thorns are the materials from which utensils and ornaments are com monly made. Now that the season of thunder .storms is here, (his long-debated sub- Jcct assumes fresh interest. It has been rediscussed by Dr. A. W. Iiorlh- wick, iii "Notes from the Koyal P.otauic Harden of Edinburgh," who concludes that no tree is Immune, and that light ning will strike one species quite as readily ns another. In opposition to the popular belief that "it is quite safe to stand tipder a bei-ch. while the dan ger under a resinous tree fir an oak Is, respectively, 15 or fo times as great." Doctor P.orthwick says that the beech Is struck quite ns frequently ns any other tree. Apparently the taller trees In nny neighborhood are the ones most liable to be struck. If the use of the various means of communication Is to be considered as n ' measure of civilization, this country certainly appears to n:i advantage when compared with Europe. The last fig ures obtainable are for the year ending January 1. 1:10.". Of Utters and pos tal cards, each 1.000 persons sent .71f, as compared to 2: ),."( for Europe. In the atter of telegrams each 1.000 Americana sent 1.0U9 messagea for MOURJrED BY THOUSANDS. every "III transmitted by Europeans. P.ut it is In the matter of telephonic messages that the inhabitants of the I'nlted States far surpassed those of j the Old World. While each 1.0(H) of i population in the old country sent 7,..'.l messages by the telephone, each 1,kn) Americans sent -1I,.'M-I, or more than six times as man v. LOSES PRESENCE OF MIND. Client, 1'Iioi.kIi l'oroviiriicil. Pin IIi.sIcsn In n I'reilu-iiiiiciit. An amusing anecdote was told by h young matron the other day apropos of absent-minded persons. She had been married only a short time and was giv ing a luncheon to some of her mother's friends. She was particularly anxious to have everything go off well, that Iom reputation as a housekeeper might bo established. The little menu was inaib' out a"ter much consultation with the new French cook. She had trimmed the table with her own bands and all was in charming readiness, when at the eleventh hour an old school friend ar rived from out of town and asked if she could stay for luncheon. It was most inconvenient, but the warm- hearted bride welcomed her. "Stay, by all means, dear Amy," she said. "Hut there Is one condition. Please do not take any chaudfroh'tsi. There was not enough chicken and the cook has only just told me. These French people are so economical. Put, after all. If you and I both say 'No' to them, they are sure to go around Don't forget, dear." Amy promised faithfully and went upstairs to prepare for the party. The guests arrived pro, aptly and the lunch eon began with an excellent melon for each. Tin' hostess, having been warn ed against too much food, especially as tli.-re was to be bridge afterwards, bad cut out all the extras and limited h'-r dishes to the melons, a cheese souille and the chniidfr.ids. The last she re fused when they came her way and trembled at the small amount on the dish. There was led even any extra aspic Jelly, but she reflc-tcd with re lief that there w.mld be just enough when Amy refused. Then, to Iut hor ror, she saw her absent-minded friend not only take one. but two, upon her plate. The waitress had not sufficient presence of mind to halve the remaind er, so two women went without any. "And F am sure." added the narrator. In conclusion, "that they all went home hungry. Why, I blush even mw when I think of that luncheon." Xew York Tribune. nnt nt the Frjln Pan. "Do you oo ine well enough to give up cigars?" "Certainly. ISesides. after we nr, married I won't be nb'e to afford any thing but a pipe." Illinois State Journal. An ounce of action Is better than pound of that tired feeling. RAM'S HOIIN BLASTS. WarnliiK Nooi (iilllnw tho Wicked lo lU'peiitiinoc. Conceit blind many a man to the truth. Faith is reason resting on revela tion. Every master must ever be a pllpll. If a Rod I ess man got into heaven, he would he glad to get out. (Sod not only pardons, He forgives. The works of (Jod's machines are all hidden. Christian fellowship is through tho Father. The richer the jewel, the harder tho cut tin a. Death is a river to some and a ferry to others. Men need new forces, rather than new forms. The Holy Spirit is the best teacher of theology. The man who wavers cannot expect Cod's favors. Atheism dethrones reason and exalts folly as king. Paul said nothing about the number of his converts. Faith and zeal always outstrip rea son and eloquence. A religion without the Holy Chost Is not Christianity. The more godly men are, the more human they will be. .More depends on your inletiing than on Cod's outpouring. The early preachers never belonged to the "aristocracy." "Exalting human- nature' is what Satan did to tempt Eve. Tint I'.ible answers the question, why? and science, how? The unmarked providences of Cod are the most remarkable. If the saloon exists In your city, it is too close to your home. Expression is the breath of love; withdraw it, and love soon dies. Mathematics cannot determine the difference between one man and two. It is a poor preacher indeed who can't tell people more than they can uractice. It is often easier to be neighbor to the stranger than to the man over your back fence. PASSING OF AFRICAN GAME. I in iu I ii rut Kuliiclloii of Many Spe cie I.cikIn to I'roleptl o Luna. For two centuries there has been lit tle let or hindrance to the slaughter of animal life in southern Africa. P.ut now game laws exist and with their enforcement it is expected that the sup ply of game can be kept up and that some of the old hunting grounds may be restocked. I. ions are still plentiful over large areas and even in the mining district! of Rhodesia. Elephants are becoming scarce, being practically extinct s"ti;h of the Zambesi, except on the east coast and in a few parts of Rhodesia. They are now strictly projected to sine them from extinction. The rhinoceros is rare, except in the Portuguese country south of the Zam besi. The hippopotamus is to be found only in Orange river, the streams of .illuland and in the Portuguese rivers. One of the remarkable natives is King Khnnia. The headquarters of his tribe is Scrowe, a town of :'. umi. Here and in all his dominions he has abol ished European liquors, and their in troduction or use is followed ,y sevens punishment. He has suppressed witch craft and so encouraged education that most of his people can read. The Mashonalaiid plateau Is begin ning to till up with European farmers. With its perfect climate and fertilo land it grows every kind of crops of the temperate ."tie and the farmers are already looking forward to raising; enough to supply the whole of Rho desia. Thus throughout the "dark con tinent"' in whatever direction there tiro evidences of a rapidly growing civiliza tion. Indianapolis News. Tlic f;ior- of What other citv is there Vork ; the the t 1 of 1 rU. f like sl-o in position, salt water avelef ;.i- onicr risj'i which mutches New It is a seaside oily laves its feet. As proaehes it he think from the sea or is pi ancient Tyre, lib Ii sea as a band from baps reminded of "s' I "lit in tho a wrist." and of llii ll the houses wer. tall. "Impressive" is n. ' impi-i ssjvely t b.o indulgent a word for the skyscrapers of ev Vork clean faced, simple, original and audacious, they are ha rac(eris e of the land and of the people. Thev are not ugly eoiii-cssioiis to utility, but a rather grand adaptation of an-hiiecturo to circumstances. The ancients, har assed with dread of piracy, would not have dared to build a city i h i New V.rk on the edge ..f a great harbor o;'n to the sea. It is something which the modern world alone could havo given us. London Spectator. lire words are wearisome, '"P.revity is the soul ,',f "Too many said Kwoter. wit." "Not always, replied th. observer ; oin, in ii iij. t-wiii, it is ;;vas eoiil- ineiidahle." Philadelphia Press. Wnrrr l-ttnril-,l n ri... Physicians are Ix-glimi,,,, ( r,,j,. nlze worry ns a disease, to ! pro. crlbed for like any other malady.