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Wand of Sleep .. OR -------- x---- _ .. The Devil-Stick By th« Author oí *Th« Mystery oí a Hanscci Cab.” Etc. <----------- —------------- ♦—* CHAPTER XVIII. This long conversation har somewhat ex ha us Jaggard. who was yet weak. bo . telling him to cease from talking. Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all he had learned. The story of Jaggard con vinced him more than ever that Dr. Ktxvald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred during the last few weeks. Without doubt It was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamiter of death. After drug- (ing Jaggard. the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Et wald. and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body. "Yes.” said Jen to himself that night, as he retired to bed. "To-day I have learned sufficient to Implicate Etwald: to-morrow 1 shall be able to convict him. Dido must confess or go to pris on.” Angered by the selfish way in which David had acted. Jen did not commun icate his discoveries to the young man. During the night he took counsel with himself, and the next morning he acted upon the plans which he had formed. These were to see Dido and force the truth from her; to send Battersea to Deanminster to fetch both Arkel and Dr. Etwald to "Ashantee;” and finally, to communicate his discoveries to the Inspector and get him to arrest Et wald. After breakfast the Major wrote two notes—one for Arkel. asking him to be at "Ashantee" by noon, as the writer had important matters to discuss; the other for Etwald. requesting him to call and see Jaggard. who. added Jen significantly In the letter, had recover ed his senses. Having thus prepared his trap for the doctor to walk into, Jen delivered the letters to Battersea, with Instructions to set off at once fur Deanminster. When the Major had seen him safely out of the gates, he took his way towards "The Wigwam” for the all-important interview with Dido. On arriving at ‘The Wigwam." Jen presented his card, and was shown in to the drawing-room, there to wait he arrival of Mrs. Dallas. On hearing that the Major had called to see her, she sent Dido to inform him that she gvould shortly accord him an inter- -View. The negress. as gloomy and sul- jlen as ever, delivered this message with folded arms and bent head. Then, without even a look at him, she turned -to leave the room, when Jen placed ¿himself between her and the door. "Not yet. Dido.” he said. In a cold voice. Tt Is true that I called to see your mistress; but I wish to speak to you also.” “What you wish. Bah?" ‘To ask you a few questions about the devil-stick." "Massa. I say all I know of de deb ble-stick!" "Indeed, you did not. Dido. You did not Inform me that by Dr. Etwald s directions you filled the devil-stick with poison; or that you steeped the handkerchief found in the room of Mr. Aylmer In the same poison for the pur pose of drugging my servant; or again, that you concealed yourself under the bed, and afterwards drugged him." A kind of terror showed itself in the dilated eyes of the negress. She could not understand how Jen had become possessed of a knowledge of her crimes, and at first was struck with stupor by the recital. Speedily, however, she re covered herself, and with a dark smile of contempt and pity she was about to deny all. when Jen brought out his last accusation. "Nor," said he. fixing his eyes on the woman, "did you confess that you opened the window of Mr. Aylmer’s room, and aided Dr. Etwald to carry away the dead body?" ■•De—de—dead—dead:” she stam mered, shrinking back. "Yes. the dead body of Mr. Aylmer, which you and Dr. Etwald took to his house at Deanminster. No denial, woman," said Jen, raising his voice, as she was about to speak. "I see by your face that you are guilty." Dido trembled all over, whether from rage or fear Jen could not determine, and opened her mouth to give the lie to her accuser. Then she shut It again, as a heavy step was heard outside the door. A moment later and Mrs. Dallas, with a face expressive of astonishment, was standing on the threshold of the room; and Dido at her feet was making the room resound like a Jungle with howllngs like those of a wild beast. All the savage nature of the woman was now on the surface, and had bro ken through the sullen restraint of her impassive demeanor. "What is the meaning of this?” de manded Mrs. Dallas, with an uneasy glance at the frantic negress. "I shall explain when Dido stops her howling,” said Jen, quite undisturbed. "Oh, missy! missy!” wept the ne gress. getting on to her feet. “It all am a lie what dat massa say. Poo’ ole Dido know nufiln’—do nuffin’.” Major Jen took Dido by the shoulder, and giving her a good shake, com manded her to be silent. At once the negress—who was evidently acting a part—ceased her outcries, and after casting her eyes significantly at her mistress, stared sullenly at the floor. Mrs. Dallas turned pale at this rapid glance, and wa« obliged to take a seat to prevent herself from falling. Jen recapitulated for the benefit of Mrs. Dallas the points of his accusation against the negress. Dido heard him Ln silence, but this time she made nei ther outcry nor denial. Mrs. Dallas appeared to be horrified by the recital. Every now and then ahe cast a look of terror at Dido, while passing her handkerchief over tear white lipa When the Major conclud ed. she could only shake her head and stammer a few words. "It cannot be true." she murmured It Is Impossible." Tt is a fact." Insisted Jen. "I have the evidence of Jaggard to prove that Dido was in the room on that night.* "Dido." cried Mrs. Dallas, in a trem bling voice. "Is this true?" The negress raised her wild eyes slowly to the face of her mistress. What she saw therein evidently deter mined her reply. Without a word she ■ent her head. "Ah!" cried Jen. "you admit your guilt." "No." said Dido, bluntly. "I say dat I In de room, but I no kill dat man." "But you tilled the devil-stick with fresh poison?" "No." said Dido again. "I saw no debble-stick." "Woman." cried Jen. with energy, "no one but you could manufacture the poison with which the devil-stick w is tilled." "Dat I know; but I no till the debble- stick.” "Do you mean to say that Dido killed Mr. Aylmer?" asked Mrs. Dallas, ner vously. "No; but she supplied the means to the man who did. Dr. Etwald.” "Dr. Etwald!" repeated Mrs. Dallas, in what seemed to Jen to be a tone of relief. "Why do you think he killed Mr. Aylmer?" "Because Maurice was engaged to your daughter, whom he wished to marry. Etwald killed my poor lad s > as to remove a dangerous rival from his path. And Dido manufactured the poison which was used to drug the watchers of the dead." "The watchers of the dead!" echoed Mrs. Dallas, with a start. "Well, let us say my servant. Jag gard. He was drugged by Dido, and she stole the body, or. rather, she aid ed Etwald to do so.” "Dido, is this true?” "Yls.” said the negress. coldly; "de great massa tole me to do dat" "The great master,” repeated Jen; "you mean Dr. Etwald? He took away the body of Mr. Aylmer, and you help ed him? Why did you steal the body?" “Ask de great massa." "Where did you take It to?" demand ed Jen. baffled in one direction and trying another. "Ask de great massa." said Dido, once more. "The law will do .that. I Intend to have Dr. Etw-ald arrested. On three charges. First, that he thieved the devil-stick; second, that he killed Mau rice; third, that he stole the lad’s body.” Mrs. Dallas fell back on the sofa, with a white face. Dido laughed In a guttural fashion, and shrugged her shoulders contemptuously. "Voodoo!" she said, and laughed again. The Major guessed that she meant that African witchcraft would avert disaster from Etwald. and at once Hung the word back in her face. “Voodoo will not help the doctor.” said he. quietly. "This Is a clvillz-d country, and we who Inhabit It are above being Influenced by such degrad ing superstitious. You believe In Voo doo, in Obi; let us see If such things will protect you." “Do you mean that Dido Is In dan ger of arrest?’ cried Mrs. Dallas, in a terrified tone. "Certainly as the accomplice of Et wald. She filled the devil-stick with the poison which was used to kill," re torted the Major, coldly; "and she con fesses to having aided him In stealing the body." “Ah!" murmured Mrs. Dallas, cast ing a haggard look around. "All !s lost." “Are you alluding to Dido?” demand ed Jen, rather surprised at her tone. Mrs. Dallas was about to speak, when the negress silenced her with a look, and raised her head proudly. "Yls. It ole Dido,” she said. "But ole Dido not lost. Dat great massa, he look after old Dido." "If you mean Dr. Etwald. he will have enough to do to look after him self. Well, Mrs. Dallas, as I have learned what I wished to know, I shall now take my leave." "You go to ruin us," wept Mrs. Dal las. "No,” said Jen, In an Inflexible voice, "I go to punish the man who killed my boy.” Without another word he left the room. His last glance showed that Dido had gathered her sobbing mis tress In her arms, and was staring after him In a deflant manner. At the front door Jen heard his name called softly, and Isabella, with a rich color in her usually pale cheeks, came flying after him. "Major, Major, I have heard all! I have been listening at the window.” "Then you know that I am aware of your deception about the handker chief?" “Yes. I did not speak truly," stam mered Isabella; “but I could not act otherwise. It was to save a certain person.” "Ah! you know who committed the first of the crimes,” cried Jen, seizing the young girl’s arm. "Confess. It vas Dr. Etwald who stole the wand of sleep.” "No! No! Not Dido! Oh!” cried Isabella, In a tone of anguish, "it was my mother.” C CHAPTER XIX Major Jen recoiled from the young girl In amazement. "Your mother,” he muttered, hardly believing the evidence of his own senses. "Your mother stole the devil stick?” “Ye®, but she did not know wh®« sb« was doing Walt! Listen!” said Isa bella. much agitated "1 told you false hoods before to shield my mother. Now that I know* you have discovered sj much, that you are bent on punishing Dr. Etwald. I must tell you tl'e truth, so that she may not be dragged down to ruin. Come with me. Major Quick ly!" " Ithout glancing towards the house, Isabella ran down a secluded path which led through a kind of shrubbery to the flower garden, and then disap peared Into a light cane summer-house, which was constructed In the Chinese fashion and ox ergrow n w ith greenerv. Major Jen followed her as rapidly as his more mature age would permit him "Major." ahe said, when, somewhat mt ” breath he had taken bin seat beside her In the summer-house, "al though I relate what Inculpates my mother. It Is to save her that 1 do si. Both she ami 1 are In a net woven by I’Ido.” Ah’ poor Maurice always mlstrust- ed that negress.” "He was right to do so. Oh. you do not know what a terrible woman she is. For years both I and my moth -r have been under her Influence and have submitted to her will. Now. I s.- ber In her true colors, «nd I am deter mined to speak the truth. Save mys If and my mother. Major, for we are In nocent. Dr. Etwald and Dido are th" guilty persons.” They killed Maurice. They stob- the body.” "I can swear they did." said Isabella with emotion, ”1 have only been car- tain of these things since our last In ter« lew. 1 lied to you then because Dido said If I told the truth she would iccuse my mother of the murder.” "I see," said Jen, thoughtfully, "and 1 can understand their motives. Did.» wished you to marry Etwald" ’ les: and It was to force my mother into compliance with that desire that the whole of these crimes were com mitted. Dido- "One moment. Miss Dallas What Influence has Etwald over the ne gress ?” "He Is the possessor of the Voodoo stone, It Is a small black pebble of a peculiar shape.” explained the girl. and it was brought from Africa ,o Itarbadoes over a hundred years ago. The negroes believe that a spirit dwells in this stone, and that when It Is wor shipped the Indwelling devil can work woe to those against whom the posses sor of the stone bears malic«. You can have no Idea how the talisman is venerated by all the blacks; they would go miles to look on It to adore it; they would burn down a city to possess it; to gain It they would mur- der a hundred human beings. Weil Dr. Etwald was In Barbadoes some years ago, and he gained possession of this Vodoo stone. He has used It while here to intimidate Dido. While he holds It. she will not dare to disobey him. and all this plotting and assassi nation, designed to bring about my marriage with Dr. Etwald. has been designed by him, and carried out by Dido, solely on account of hls owner ship of the Voodoo stone. You know that she calls him the great master! Well, now you can guess the reason for her servile worship of this man." "And how about the theft of this devil-stick?" "Oh. on the night It was stolen I was seated on the verandah after dinner, and I saw- my mother come out with Dido. They did not know I was there, as I sat In the shade. I saw Dido speak to my mother and point towards your house. Then she waved her hands before my- mother’s face, whereupon my mother turned and walked swiftly past where I was seated. I saw her face; It was quite white, and her eyes were open and glassy. When my mother disappeared Dido re-entered the house. At once—terrified by my mother’s action—I ran down the little path which leads to the gate, and fol lowed her out on to the road. She went into your grounds by the postern In the wall. I saw her cross the lawn, and 1 enter the smoking-room, w herein a lamp was burning, When she came out, it was with the devil-stick In her hand. I recognized It by the golden handle, I reach» d home before she did, and again hid on the verandah. Dido re-appeared as my mother came up the walk, and took the devil-stick from her. Then she led her Indoors." (To to- continued.! lln«lne«« Experiments In llenlth. Insurance companies are beginning to discover that to cure tuberculosis is cheaper than to pay death losses, says Charles Edward Russell in Suc cess Magazine. The insuring order of Modern Woodmen of America has es tablished at Colorado Springs a large, well-equipped sanatorium for the treat ment of tubercular cases among Its members. One of the great New York Insurance companies has considered seriously a similar sanatorium for the benefit of Its policyholders. A convic tion of the advantages of health and content seems to be spreading among the managers of some great enter prises. In San Francisco, where, part ly through the loyal support of their employes, the corporations won a sweeping victory at the polls, these corporations are now encouraging ath letics ard entertainments among their men, even. In some < ? a, undergoing a considerable expense for that pur pose. In New York and elsewhere the like Interesting development Is to be observed In tho department stores that provide gymnnslums for their clerks, an Idea much in favor in England. I am told that wherever these experi ments have been tried the results have been regarded as profitable. Of course these are but minute beginnings. To have healthy employes Is Important to business; to have general health throughout the community is of vast ly greater Importance. Good Hole to Follow. What is worth doing is worth do ing well; and with little more trouble at first, much trouble afterwards may be avoided.—Max Mueller, Letter to John Bellows. Up to 1789 the chief water works of New York City was in Chatham street, now Park row. The water was carted about the city in casks and sold from carts. A (.iiirritl I'urposv I'oultry H»»u«r, If horses hnd means of expressing This building U 14 feet wide, aud can be as long as desired, adding an their thanks they would probably unite other set or sets of rooms aud sheds and send u rwaolullon of gratitud® to at one or both ends. The construc th® l'entuiylvanla man tion la simple, but durable. Outside who inventad the walla are covered on outside and In hoi.esho® s h o w n lli side with light weight prepared roof th® sketch. The horse- ing. placed on cheap lumber. Plaster slioe has a serles ot board may be substituted for the in- paral leí rldges on lis aide. Studs are 2x2. and there are hecl and toe portlotis. two sets; waterproof paper being Th® rldges on the toe placed between them. Thus a double portlon run paridlo! to air space Is secured. Rafters are of longitudinal axis of the shoe 2x4, and may be stripped beneath those on the heel portlon run and practically the same construction transversely. Those rtdgea forui a se used as for the shins; using thicker ríos of recesaos adapted to recelvo and rooting. 8o constructed, the building rotaln snow ur dlrt; thua foimlng a will be very warm. bearlng surface for the shoe and mak- Foundation la of stone, brtek or Ing the borse suror of hls footlng grout. Floors are of cetneui, covered llunnlng In opposlte dlrectlons as they with dry sand. Broken atone, well do the corrugatlons act as a sort of tani|>ed as for macadam road Is brake In wbichever way the animal « cheai>er than cement, and makes a fset may happen to sllp and the whole fair substitute. The ventilators, be effect la to prevent snow or dirt "cak- Ing placed tn the warmest parts of Ing” on the fíat ot the shoe. rooms will draw Windows have sash ■Iran kxrciuoa vuw or rot ltsy liot sz. with some glass, but mostly filled with heavy muslin. This lets in a fair amount of light, and air enough to prevent dampness, By using two courses of cloth It will be fully at warm as one of glass, and Insù re a dry building One room has a double row of nests. with wire partition above When a hen wants to set. her nest Is pushed through Into small room, and ■ with Alfalfa for Caws, At the Massachusetts station, with new milch cows, a supplementary ra tion of bran gave slightly superior re sults to one of alfalfa meal. With the bran ratton tho row« gave I S per cent more milk and 3 1 per cent more but- ter. Tlre several feedstuffs war® tig- ured at the same price per pound, ex- cuptltig the wheat bran and alfalfa; the former cost >22 and the latter >30 a ton tn the market, tin this t>asls the alfalfa ration would Increase tho cost of milk aud butter some 9 per cent, if the bran and alfalfa were figured at the same price per ton the fiKs! cost of th® product would vary very slightly. Owing to the excess of fertilizer Ingredients, especially nitro gen. In the wheat bran, the bran ra- SECURING PROPER GRADE. To obtain an even grade In trenches where tiles are to be laid, stretch lines across tho ditch five feet above tho bed. Th® linos are tied securely to stake« on either side of the ditch. White cotton rope on® fourth Inch In diameter la the best kind to make easy sighting Tho proper hitch on the stakes Is shown In the lower Illustrations in practice a mark can 1* made on the long handle of the shovel five feet from the point and the sighting done without delay as tho work goes on replaced by the one opposite; the door being closet! A small door leads to an exercise yard. Partition door Is open, except when raising Chicken« Scratching sheds have earth floors, and are enclosed by wire fencing, with doors. In winter mu-dln can be added, making the sheds warm, and not ex cluding the sun. The brooder room has a wood floor. Beneath Is a basement for Incubator By a stove In room above and the double flue chimney both can be kept at any desired temperature, am! the A trap door covers stair- air pure, way. Baseinent has windows on both sides, E itrance La from north, while south side Is taken up by yards.— Farm, Stock and Home. The Joe St rn wherry. The Joe strawberry lias had quite ex tensive trail and everywhere made mid- a good record. It is a season to late berry, and under favorable conditions grows Hon would furnish a somewhat richer manure. This fact should not lie vti- tlrely lost sight of tn comparing the merits of the two feeds I'rlliiiM I rrrs by I. Ire t rlrit y. A< cording to a statement issued by the Siemens 8< hu<-k»-rt Company of Berlin, the felling of trees by means of wires heated by electric currents, which has been described In various newspapers, cannot lie accomplished In a practical and economical manner, for the following reasons: The wire, to cut effectively, must let very tightly stretched and It Is therefore very li able to rupture, In consequence of Its high temperature The redbot wire carnonlzes tho wood, ami th® charcoal. If allowed to accumulate, protects the interior parts from the heat of the wire. In order to remove the char coal, the wire must be roughened and moved to and fro lengthwise, so thnt the operation Is still a sort of sawing, and the motion and roughening In- crease the liability to rupture. Trapnesfs and lirr Feed. Mr. Rossetti’s daughter, Mm® An fell, has been writing a book on Byron •nd Shelley ami their frlen >• In Italy We are toll! that It la based In part on material® hitherto unpublished. Mi a T I*. O’Connor, th® Arnot lean ■ wife of th® Irish M P. and editor of | "M A. I».,” Is about to bring out a volume of reminiscences which sh»i calls “I Myself.” it la said to Is- full of descriptions and anecdotes of calob- : rlttea. At tho lateat meeting of the Hoclety of Authors, London, Maurice Hewlett drew attention to th® fact that Thoa. Hardy, recently elected, was but the | third preaident th® society lias hud ’n ! Its entire career Mr. Hardy's pre decessors were Tennyson and Oeorge Meredith How female government works j among the anta la shown In Dr Henry ' C. McCook’s n<-w volume, "Ant Com munities.” The worker ant la a female i In which reproduction has been subor dinated, and th® social Ilf® and gov- ! eminent of anta, one of the most ra- markable examples In natural science devolves wholly upon her Dr McCook continues: "Their Internal affairs call for no police Among these millions of citizen® there la not one criminal, on® degenerate, i do not recall In all my observation n alngfe example of an ant whose actual offending called for civil punishment.” The Bardon Papera, which cover the period of the Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots, from May. 13’2. to th® date of her execution, have Jtlst been publish for private circulation "Wo have long given up all ho|M>,” says th® Saturday Review of Ijmdon, “of •ver having the durk places In Mary's career completely cleared to the light. Documents hnve long sln<® proved quite useless. Those who believe Mary to lie Innocent of Bothwell's murder or of direct complicity In th® Bablng- ton conspiracy to murder Elizabeth have made up their minds thnt damn ing evidence la forgery if written, or falsehood wrung by torture If attest ed No one of tho«« who hnve not seen these papers In th® original will be moved a jot now that they may read them In /tint Partisans who wish to be educated In the subject matter of their case cannot, however, afford to neglect them " "Musicology" Is th® title of a new book by Maurice H lx>gan. Musicology menus the science of music, ns distin guished from music ns nn art, ns It Is usually taught Th® object of thia book Is to furnish n practical nnd com prehensive text book on the thory nivl philosophy of music, for schools nnd gem-ral us® For school us® It Is In tended to tie Included In th® science course, rnther than In th® music course The science of music deserves to rank with the other sciences, the author thinks Mr Logan holds that to regnrd -music simply a« nn art la Inadequate; every child should be taught th® fundamental principle of music; as a matter of education, de veloping the mind, musicology has as much right ns any other ology Tho nuthor discusses common term., nnd signs used in music, rhythm, expres sion, key«, rending music, modes nnd scales, th® structure of -music, acous tic®. principal sources of musical sound; and he adds n valuable dic tionary of terms and definitions To students of music the book may be perfectly Intelligible; but to the mere lover of beautiful music It la alarm ingly technical. I niiuinme Growth. There la an Interesting und from the national point of view, a aatlsfao tory statement In the statistics lately published In an Italian pn|>er con cerning the growth of modern lan guages According to the figure.« giv en Hie English language, which a cen tury ago wa® spoken by 20,0(10,000 Individuals, Is now the means by which no leas than 100,000,000 glva expression to their views of things. French, on the other hand, haa spread les® than nny of the chief Europenn language®. for whereas It wna used by .14.000,000 men at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it Is now spoken by 46,000,000. Seventy million Indi viduals apeak German to-day, against 36,000,000 a hundred years ago; 6!l,- 000,000 Russian, ngalnst 30,000.000; 32,000,000 Italian, against 18.0oo.ooo, and 44,000,000 Spanish, against 30,- 000,000. Prof. Chambers, referred to In our last Issue, ascribes his success to In telligent feeding, good care and trap nesting. Ills hens receive dry feed entirely. He gives a light feed of whole wheat and corn three times a day, scattering the grain in the litter. He keeps before his hens all the time In self-feeding hoppers, a dry mash made of the following mixture: Pounds. Bran .................................................. .... 200 C’nre of Clock®. Alfalfa meal .................................. ....200 Corn meal ...................................... ....100 The household timekeeper needs reg Shorts ............................................. ....100 ular care nnd superintendence If It largest size, fine berry Is recorded Linseed meal ................................ ....100 In to keep time accurately A respon as weighing more than two ounces. Meat, bone and blood.............. ....100 sible member of the family should bo The plant Is large and very vigorous All these are mixed with a little put In charge of It, to wind and regu and healthy in growth. The berry Is salt and cayenne pepper. late it. regular In shape and among the most A clock should be wound, a® far as beautiful In general appearance. It Is Unittlrifc the l-’lork. possible, at one stated time, anil be also of high flavor. If you havo a Whero the farmer himself works regulated nt fixed periods; ft should heavy, rich soil and will mulch the with poultry as he does with hogs or be kept locked so that ml®<-hlevous per plants well, you can raise some prize cattle, 200 hens should be tho mini sons may not play with It, nnd winning berries from the Jos.—Orange mum limit of the flock, and more than Its face, hnnd®, etc., should occasion Judd Farmer. this number can be handled with profit ally be delicately dusted. A periodical If the farmer understands tho busi oiling may also be necessary, and for Rowlnir Cowpeai. ness and has some hired help. Both this pur [rose employ the purest oil, The cow pea is sometimes sown in eggs and market jioultry are very high purified by a quart of limewater to a combination with other crops, such ns and nny farmer can make as much or gallon of oil. Shake this, allow it to corn. Kaffir corn and sorghum, for hny more from poultry as ho can with any stnnd for a few days, and then care When planted in these combinations other farm nnlmals, If ho puts thought fully pour off the pure oil without there Is danger of the cowpeas becom and work Into tho business. disturbing tho sediment. The oil ing stunted in growth if tho crop with should be applied to the works with which it is combined Is planted too Milk for Pool fry, a fine camel's hair brush. thick. Sown broadcast, cowpeas often Poultry and dairy farming go well make little growth with these crops, together. Milk fed to poultry In all No man can claim to have been but when planted in rows with corn forms, produces good results. How raised a pet unlesa hls mother saved and cultivated the growth is quite sat ever, care should be taken to keep ths the batter, and made hla pancakes isfactory. dishes clean and sweet. whenever he saw fit to get up.