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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1907)
The Roupell Mystery By Austyn Granville CUAPTEIt IX. (Continued.) The doctor was following this theory with breathless interest. "Go on," he aid. "He wag about to retire as he came, when the thought occurred to him to divert suspicion from himself by placing the pistol he had picked up on his . way through the rooms, near his victim. But there must be a report and a pistol wound. He raised the window, and noted the distance to the tree. He went over and fired the pistol at Madame Roupell, who waa still insensible. Then he threw the pistol down and jumped from the window. We must search for the man in two places ; in the haunts of the poor and in the palaces of, the wealthy. We have little to guide us but the scraps of parchment and the gold locket I also found." "Let me look at the locket," said the doctor. "Can you get it open? It may contain a lock of hair or something." "I have already done that. It contains a picture," responded Cassagne. "I will how you." The detective took a penknife and pried tip the little gold lid. A small photo graph was disclosed to view. It was the portrait of a man of about twenty years of age. "What does this mean?" cried the doc tor. "Henry Oraham cannot have com mitted this murder. This is a portrait of Henry Graham himself." "Impossible I" ejaculated the detective. "It is a fact," replied Dr. Mason. He ran into the drawing room, and picking up an album, turned the pages over rap idly. Finally he stopped at a certain photograph. "That was Henry Graham when he was a decent member of society," he said. The detective put the locket down close to the photograph, and compared the two pictures carefully. "There Is no doubt whatever about it," he remarked, "You are right; they are portraits of one and the same man. "Then It couldn't be Henry Graham?" inquired the physician. "A man doesn't carry a locket containing a picture of himself." "It may not be Henry Graham at all," replied the detective. "I hope it isn't for the sake of the family ; but he's the man we've got to look for first, and the sooner we find him the better your friend's prospects are of regaining his liberty." CHAPTER X. There are all kinds of men in Tarls, all kinds of' failures in life and all kinds of successes the poor genius who dis patches himself in an attic, and the financial magnate. The Vlcomte de Va iair was one of those gentlemen who might be placed In 'the latter category. At a bound he had risen from compara tive obscurity to sudden wealth and such octal position as his title, having Its source In the king of the Belgians, could insure him In a society which cared rath or more for good dinners (Can old blood. The Vlcomte de Valiar'- great hit had been the successful floating of the City end Suburban Messenger Company. Lon- don had refused to accept this scheme, preferring to send Its servan(s out Into the rain and ruin Its liveries, to having little instrument in the house by which to summon at a trifling charge a mcssen- , ger, a doctor or a cab. De Valiar, with an eye keen as a hawk, had watched the career of the enterprise in the English metropolis. He saw that It tfas ununit ed to the phlegmatic and exclusive tern perament of the Briton. In the Ameri can colony at Paris alone was to be found a successful field for Its opera tions. The projectors of the London com' pany, Americans, were glad enough to ell the French patents. They even loughed 'n their sleeves at the vlcomte, as they pocketed his cash, regarding him already as a ruined man. At the same time they could not hi'lp admiring his audacity. The Vlcomte de Valiar was audacious, and he displayed consummate tact In putting his scheme before the public, lie opened a large and showy office. He subsidised the most venal of (he Paris newspapers; he pulled a thou and strings. Then, when all was ready, he opened his subscription books. Hun dreds came to his oflice, rang up a mes senger, and having subscribed, called up a cab on the quoer little buszing Instru ment, and departed rejoicing in their hearts that there were such enterprising men in existence as the Vlcomte de Va liar. All that was five years ago. Once floated, the vlcomte had promptly with drawn himself from the messenger enter prise, and iuvested the Incrensed capital which that speculation had brought him, in the Mutual Credit and Trust Com pany, A very limited number of shares of this concern had been offered to the public. Such was the prestige of the vicomte's name that they had been sub scribed for over and ovor again lu a very . few hours. Hut it was not alone In the field of business that de Valiar had achieved such a remarkable success. The vlcom tesse was a brilliant, dark-eyed, handsome woman, whom de Valiar claimed to have met abroad during his travels In the West Indies Martinique, rumor had It. Her entertainments were much sought after, and who shall say that she waa not a useful sua excellent neipmeetr if a - wealthy subscriber wavered, an Invita tion to the house where they could talk the matter over almost Invariably result ed la the closing of the transaction. It was not possible that a man with such an establishment above all such a wife could go wrong. If the vicomte's Idea of an office was rather a loud one, the undoubted good taste of his wits reefed these things at home. Those deep blue eyes of the vlcointease were not the only attraction at the de Valiar mansion. There was always high piny for those who relished that kind of thing, and a sprinkling of those ladies whom such a woman as the de Vails r, as she waa familiarly called at the clubs, would be sure to rather around her. They were women of treat personal attractions. soma of them divorcees, others on the kih road to that enviable state, the quasl-separation, which leaves the wife in a position to enloy herself without dan ger of comment, and supplies her, under the French law, moreover, with the means of doing so. Of the many frequenters of the vieom- tesse's establishment in the Avenue Wag ram perhaps M. Jules Chabot was as wel come a guest as any. His undoubted re spectability made him an exceedingly de sirable acquaintance. M. Chabot, on the other hand, liked the free-and-easy at mosphere of the de Valiar mansion. De Valiar was a man who always had some young, rich fool dangling after him, de sirous of seeing life. A certain portion of the money only of these innocents could be diverted to the Innumerable and mysterious uses of the Mutual Credit and Trust Company. They were then af forded an opportunity of losing the resi due at the card tables in the Avenue VVagram. Many, doubtless, who frequented the vicomte's establishment were totally un aware of the risks they ran. These were rarely suffered to go behind the curtain, M. Chabot was one of those who had for some time not been admitted to the priv ileged circle without great care. To do him Justice, It is highly probable that if tbe veil had been removed all at once, be would have ceased his visits altogether. He lived In bachelor apartments. Pro foundly impressed with a sense of his personal dignity, he endeavored on a very small Income to keeD ud aouearances. Lately, however, he had joined de Valiar in more than one Investment by which he had profited. The wily de Valiar, who had allowed his friend to pocket something handsome as bis share of these enterprises, of course, had his object In view. What other, indeed, could it be than to discover all about Chabot's rich friend. Mme. Koupell, concerning whom M. Chabot was not at all loth to Impart information, for he would in his turn be able to dis cover what probable dot the old lady would be able to give whichever of the girls he should choose to marry. Huch Inquiries, the vlcomte, whose po sition in the world of finance enabled him to make better than - Chafcot, willingly set on foot to oblige his friend. He as sured M. Chabot that report had not ex aggerated Mme. Itoupell's wealth. That a portion of a million and a half of francs had been set apart for the Wel- don sisters. In the opinion of M. Cha bot, it only remained for him to declare himself to one or the other of the young ladles, and he hod been, as the reader will have seen, on the very eve of mak ing such a declaration to Emily Weldon when the tragedy occurred. The question which now arose in the mind of M. Victor Lablanche, the astute prefect of police, was this : Had M. Cha bot sought to precipitate matters by tbe removal of the proprietress of the Cha teau Vllleneuve? He had discovered al ready that Inquiries regarding her fortune and her intentions respecting it had been set on foot by Jules Chabot. A little further research revealed the fact that the Frenchman's finances were In a des perate condition; In his later enterprises with the Vlcomte de Valiar, fortune had not been bo kind. He had lost heavily, CHAPTER XI. Five years before the tragedy at the Chateau Vllleneuve, Charles D'Auburon had found himself the untrammeled pos sessor of a considerable patrimony, and had started in to enjoy life. He was then twenty-one years of age. Two years later he had exhausted every means of pleasure, He was at that age wheu a really good woman would have proved his salvation. She did not, however, make her appear ance. He was destined to find relief In a more novel and totally unexpected di rection. The Rue Brodler Is not a particularly attractive street either before or after midnight. The police will assure you that it is positively dangerous. Many a sunrise has revealed the body of some victim lying In its dark courts and noi some alleys. It Is altogether a strange place for a young man of means, who by rights should at such an hour be snugly In bed and asleep, to be wandering In at three o'clock In the morning. It is the abode of robbers. Every house In it is den of thieves. The Seine, running by at its foot with dark and turbid flood, Is altogether too handy. It was to this unattractive street that at an unseemly hour Charles D'Auburon strayed with unconscious feet. He had arisen from a sleepless bed, and had strolled far and near, intending to tire himself out. Then his reward would come; repose, sound and refreshing, and. glorious thought, perhaps an appetite, to which latter luxury he had been for some days a stranger. He walked on. totally unconscious of danger, a thick stick his only weapon, In all tho confidence of a man who has never felt the crack of a brass knuckle in the hand of a garroter or made tbe acquaint ance of a sandbag. Dark figures were creeping from tbe alleys behind htm. Mysterious whistles resounded aud re-echoed from the courts. Something told him of his danger. He stopped and looked up at a name on the corner house, just legible In the dingy lamp light. To what part of Paris had he wandered? He was In the Rue Itrodler. Involuntarily he turned to retrace his steps, only to find himself confronted by a half score of sturdy ruffians. He grasp ed his stick the tighter and backed closer to the wall. His face waa very pals; but he did not show any sign of fear. "You wilt go on," hs answered, defiant ly, "or 1 will call the police." "The police! But few of those cattle make their beats lu the Rue Rrodler, even In the daytime." retorted the leader of the m (flans. "Come, your money, young master. D'Auburon put his hand In his pocket and flung into the air what silver and gold he had about htm. It tell upon the pavement under the street lamp. They rushed at It like beasts. Then D'Au buron lost his nerve, lis thought hs saw his opportunity. Hs sprang Into the middle of ths street and ran like a deer. The mb rushed after him. Hs would bar distanced then all, perhaps, hs so very fleet, when the leader put Ha hand to his mouth and uttered a peculiar cry. Immediately from tne alley aJieaa of him sprang two men. He was upon them before he knew it. He raised his heavy stick and struck one down. The other jumped at his throat and bore him to the ground. Even while he was thus fighting and struggling for his life he became con scious that something was being done In his favor. He Baw a medium sized, thick set man standing over them and heard him speaking in tones of authority. Im mediately the fellow with whom he was fighting relaxed his hand on bis throat. On his dirty face alarm was plainly visi ble. With a muttered apology to the thickset man he rushed to meet tbe mob of his fellows, exclaiming : Back, you fools. It is Monsieur Cas sagne." Quietly they alt sneaked away from ths' man whom of all' others they dreaded. Hs had been known to go In among them, and at the point of the pistol pick out some desperate criminal and deliver him over to justice. That's how Alfred Cas sagne and Charles D'Auburon became acquainted. Profoundly grateful to M. Cassagne, D'Auburon not only did not lose sight; of him, but visited blm often. Tbe friendship of tbe detective was ths other's salvation. Merely curious at first, D'Au buron ultimately became completely fas cinated In the character and career of his iriena. Thinking that be, D'Auburon, had seen and exhausted everything, he was aston ished to find these new fields of adven ture and occupation which this man bad tilled to such perfection that they yield ed an abundant harvest. Imagining ha knew It all, he stood humbled In the pres ence of that genius, whose unequaled pen etration of the thoughts and methods, and whose extraordinary knowledge of tho ways of men and women, astonished while It enthralled him. With an ardor which he could not have believed In possessed, he willingly placed' himself and his fortune at the disposal of the great master in that most difficult of professions. D'Auburon, as Cassagne be fore him, succumbed to the fascinations of a pursuit which the Ignorant despise,, simply because they do not comprehend' it D Auburon became first the pupil, and finally the assistant of the great de tective. And D'Auburon and "Cliquof were one- and the same man. It was nearly ten o'clock one mornlng- when D'Auburon jumped out of bed. He had worked late the evening previous on a pet literary project Lives of Great Detectives. On the table of his sitting room the manuscript upon which he had been engaged still lay. Scattered near it were half a dozen volumes, all relating to the same- subject. D'Auburon stepped lightly from his bedroom into a small kitchen at the back of the flat. He struck a match, lit his gas stove and put on his chocolate. Going to his bathroom he turned on the cold water. Then he went out and stood for a moment In his dress ing gown and Blippers looking out through the lace curtains into the street. He waa perceptibly bored'. Active service was what he was longing for. Failing that. for things had been dull of late, he hasV fallen back; upon his book. He was aroused from his reverie by the sound of the water boiling over in the kitchen. Passing quickly through the other two apartments he busied himself in the preparation of his chocolate. This done, he took two rolls from a small cup board, put them on- a plate and carried them into his sitting room, where he de posited them on the table. Then while his chocolate was cooling, he went to tbe bathroom, where he threw aside his dress ing gown and undergarment, kicked ' oft bis slippers and disported himself for a minute or two in the water. He was plunging around, enjoying the Icy con tact as only a thoroughly robust man does, when a loud knocking at the door of the sitting room was heard. He open ed the bathroom door without stepping from the tub, and shouted lustily: Wait a minute ; I am bathing." I can't wait. Hurry up," replied, a voice on the outside of the door. "There's letter for you, monsieur."' (To be continued.) MEVEEKLY Sosrsrestlona for Dairymen. A good time to do your dehorning Is to dehorn the calves with a good de horner when they are a few days bid. Mark them with an aluminum earmark so you can keep a record of them. Keep a record of the breeding of each cow, so you will know when she Is due to calve, and then allow her to go dry six weeks before calving. Tbe dairy bull should be fed like a working horse and should receive plen ty of exercise. Work him In a tread power. The milking Is one of the most Im portant parti of the dairy business. Tte cows should he milked quickly, cleanly and quietly. Do not excite your cows or they will not let their milk down. Don't abuse a cow because she kicks. If she kicks thare la some cause for It. Look for the cause and remedy It It may be a sore teat, it may be an Inflamed udder or It may be that she has been misused and regards her milk er as an enemy that she must fight If such Is the case, treat her kindly and she will soon learn that yon are not going to harm her. Clip the long hair off the odder and flanks and tall, and wipe off the udder with a damp cloth before milking, and you will be surprised to see how much leaner the milk will be. Weigh each cow's milk with an ac curate scale- and test the milk with a Babcock tester and you will bo able to see how many of your cows are paying for themselves. Dr. David Roberts, Wisconsin State Veterinarian. sprayed Independently. Red Texas Oats. The strain of the Red Texas oats which has given the largest yield for two seasons and which stands third in order of yield for the four years' trial has been grown at the Kansas station for four years and has seemed to im prove rather than to deteriorate in quality and yield. Oats are not consid ered well adapted for growing In tkes State. It is the general experience that oats soon "run out" In Kansas, and farmers consider It necessary to secure new seed every two or three years. Tbe trials at the Kansas sta tion, however, Indicate that it is not only possible to maintain the quality and yield of oats, but 'also to even Im prove them by good culture and by sowing only tbe best grade. Wheat tis the Cotton Belt, ft The first week In November Is early enough to sow wheat throughout the middle portion of the cotton belt. This crop often succeeds well' sown as late as Dec. 1, provided the- conditions snail be favorable for germination for two weeks after sowing (not too- cold and wet). Land covered with a thick growth of grass or other vegetation Is not considered the best condition for wheat, for the reason that wheat likes a compact, smooth surface' soil'. Turn your land well, then harrow, then roll with a heavy roller, then sow the seed. A one or one and a half ton roller run over a freshly plowed surface- once or twice will compact the three or four Inches of surface soil. The wheat seed should then be put In with a regular wheat drill, says a Southern authority, r would not apply less than 4O0 pounds of fertilizer ier acre and would prefer 500 to COO pounds unless the land, he already rich. I recommend this for mula : Two hundred pounds acid phos phate. 400 pounds of cottonseed meal nnd 50 pounds of muriate or potasn . i rib per acre, suppiememea wim a twi dresslna- of 50 to 75 pounds of nitrate of soda In March If the appearance of the plants seem to Indicate the- need of more nitrogen. Exchange. 'Visitors on Ike Job. The truly gifted engineer always makes one part of his work fit Into an other, nnd no energy Is ever wasted. A wealthy engineer who had set up a very fine place In the country, whire he had carried out many pet construc tive projects, was visited there by an old frtend. The visitor had so much dllllculty In pushing open the front gate that he spoke about It to the pro prietor. You ought to look to that gate," he said. "A man who has everything ex actly right should not hare a gate that Is hard to oiKm." "Ha!" exclaimed the engineer, "you don't understand my economy, I'm quite certain. That gate communicates with the waterworks of the house, anH every person who comes through it pumps up four gallons of water!" Imdon Tlt-Blts. Durable Gate Htnsre. In the accompanying sketch A rep resents a block of hard wood' In which a socket hole Is made, says a writer to ' . . - . .VI. l. th Prairie tanner, iu iui won. n i GOOD HINGE VOt OATC f rests the gate piece, which Is of a suit able alze to turn easily. Through the upper part of the post a two-Inch hole Is bored into wlilch Is driven one prong of a hedge fork. A small hole Is bored through the end of the prong and a pin Inserted to bold it' in place. Sprarlna; Potatoes. Careful potato growers can no longer doubt the advantages of spraying In "blight" years ; but some doubt whether the practice is profitable year after year. Tests along this line have been continued for five years by the Experi ment Station at Geneva; and tbe evi dence presented In Bulletin No. 290, giving details of the fifth year's test and summaries of preceding ones, seems conclusive In favor of the practice. The gain each year has been profitable ; and there Is already much more than enough excess of gain over cost to pay for spraying Ave years more. Similar gains, though not quite so great were obtained by farmers under tests care- i08ft The .Domesday Book, a genera) iuuy cuecaea oy ine station ana Dy , survey of England, corn-plated. much larger number of farmer, who 1093Ma,coIm Oanmore, King of Scot- A Nail Bex. By having a regular and orderly nail box always at hand In some convenient place it may come in handy in an HAKTDT MAIL BOX. I ! emergency. The box with separate compartments for- the different sized nails may be easily made by Inserting partitions In the box, the size depending- the number of apartments desired Twin- Diseases. It may not be generally known, but many twig diseases of trees are spread by the pruning tools. One very suc cessful nurseryman dips his pruning knives and saws In a solution of carbolic acid before beginning to prune another tree, so if any germs are on the tool this treatment will de stroy tbem. As soon as a wound Is land, slain in battle at Alnwick. 1315 Swiss defeated the Austrian at battle of Morgarten. 1340 Moors defeated at battle ot Tarifa, .In southern Spain. 1381 Adolphus, Count of Cleves, found ed "The Order of Fools." 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded a Westminster for high treason. 1688 Treaty of neutrality between Eng land and France for America. 1715 The Barrier treaty concluded at An twerp.... The Netherlands, Na ples, Milan, etc., added to the Aus trian dominions. 1727 New England shaken by an earth quake. 1761 The ship L' Augusts wrecked oft Cape Breton, 114 lives being lost. 1703 Mason and Dixon arrived from England to survey ths Pennsylvania and Maryland boundary. 1770 Bruce, the African explorer, dis covered what he considered to be the . source of the Nile. 1775 Benedict Arnold, with American troops, arrived at Quebec to lay siege to the city. 1770 British under Howe attacked Fort Washington. 1777 Washington retired to White Marsh, below Philadelphia. 1800 Lieut. Pike first sighted ths Colo rado mountain which bears his name. 1810 First steamboat on western waters left Pittsburg for New Orleans. 1814 The "Robert Fulton," ths first steam war vessel, launched. 1833 Remarkable display of meteorlo stars seen over a large part of North America. 1839 Khelat capital of Beloochhrtan, captured by the British. 1846 Cracow annexed by Austria. 1848 Count Rossi, 'minister of the In terior, assassinated at Rome. ' 1849 The ship Caleb Grimabaw burned at sea with great loss of life. 1856 Ths .Grand Trunk railway ot Canada opened. 1800 Major Robert Anderson of Kan tucky ordered, to take command of the Federal forces in Charleston har bor made it Is a good idea to disinfect and paint It to keep out the moisture. There 1804Gen. Sherman began his march to s unujci ui iictb contracting aisease, as the germs enter the wounds and dis eased places result or the exposed parts will begin to decay as soon as the mois ture gets a hold. Apple Specialist Savins; the Clover. It Is a falling of the American farm er when a blade of grass or a stem of clover makes a strong showing to try to turn it Into beef, mutton or pork. In this effort to utlllbze It he entirely forgets that the plant may need -a little winter protection. He does not under stand how little Is often sufficient to save the plant from frost destruction. Where the clover Is not pastured It Is often allowed to perfect Its seed, which Is as fatal to the crop next year as the winter freezing. Clipping would save the .crop where It Is so forward as to bloom and perfect seed. Rural New Yorker. Too Much to Bother With. Sabbath School Teacher Where l. a ... .-mi Kaon lntnli KnAlal T hn.nt. seen you at Sunday school for some . auow " v Wintering Sheep. It la not cold weather that hurts l hoop so much as it Is getting wet Sheep to fatten well should be fed reg ularly twice a dny, morning and even ing. Sheep naturally drink a little and often, and should have water con venient to them all the time. Don't fwi well and give good shelter, then Beans Fed to Swine. Beans can be nied to swine only In the cooked form. The pig seems to be unable to utilize beans which are at all hard or Arm, even though they have been boiled for some time; hence It Is very essential that they be thoroughly and carefully cooked, says R. 8. Shaw, Michigan. To supply a single feed of half-cooked beans to a pen of hogs robs them of their appetites and relish for their food, If Indeed It does not put them off their feed. the sea.... Gen. Sherman cut ths wire connection between Atlanta and Washington.... Gen. Sherman burn ed a part of Atlanta. 1881 Trial of Charles Gulteao, the as sassin of President Garfield, began. 1885 Servla declared war against Bul garia. 1888 Friends of ths condemned Bald Knob outlaws in Missouri lynched five of the leading witnesses. 1889 Revolution at Rio Janeiro and a republic proclaimed. 1803 Demonstration by Chicago anarch ists. 1894 Secretary Carlisle called for bids for a second Issue of $50,000,000 of , ' bonds. 1898 Earl of Minto sworn In as gov ernor general of Canada. , 1900 United States cruiser Yosemlte wrecked at Guam by typhoon. 1901 Execution of Csolgoss for the mur der of President McKinley. 1902 Attempt made on ths life of King Leopold of Belgium. time. Sadie Smith Oh, please, miss, I'm. learning French and music now, so mother don't wish me to take religion juBt yet. 'London Sketch. A Better Brand. Tom Shortlelgh" has given up the Idea of joining that north pole expedi tion. He says he doesn't care to court death In' the arctic regions. Jack Well, I don't blame him . seeing that he Is now courting a rich widow. Wise. ne When she married without her father's consent he cast her off with out a penny. She How did they contrive to live? He They published a volume of their love letters. No Wonder. cool off. Lamb Valnea Advanelnat. During the past ten years there has seen a building up period In the lamb trade. - Lambs are now In demand In verv consuming center and the trade appears' to have no limit The fact of the matter Is tnat tamos are Decerning scarcer each year. Any first-class lamba will be sure of strong prices for many years to come. Only Henlthy Animals Par Pure water only should be allotted to the hogs. Do not think that the hog will eat anything and It will be best for him. Clean food and drink are bet ter and more profitable for any animal. Healthy animals only are profitable in this age. E- J- Waterstrlpe, in Swine. Ci Grain Will In It 1s claimed that cows that are fed I ...... I 1 MinnMriAn with thai. Sh What did pap. say when . V.. ..ui t.t . - i naaturo - --- bard butt was J He He fell on my neck tad apt. The Asparasns Bed. Burn off the asparagus beds now and clean the ground thoroughly, applying manure plentifully. All bushes and weeds that have not been cleared from the ground will serve as harboring places for mice and Insects. When the materials on the surface of the ground which have been destroyed by frost are dry, and the grass also dead, it Is not difficult to burn an entire bed over and thus consume many seeds on the ground. Ben Davta Good Eaeasrh. A Maine farmer who has been mak ing money during the past eleven years from growing Ben Davis apples, re cently disposed of a shipment of this fruit at 4.83 net pront per barrel When all other apples are past their usefulness, old Ben Darts ts good enough for the most of the people. Guinea Fowls, It Is a hard matter to distinguish the sex of guinea fowls. Borne autliorl tie claim that the male chatters la a quick manner, -while the female gtvea off a sound like "O track" or "Joe Pratt," o' "Buckwheat" The male gives a sound similar to a screech toned Into a lanya. An Amphibious Automobile. The old Idea ot a wheeled vehicle that timiM mil Kth An th T. n1 .nJ I .V. - water has been realized in a recent Inven tion by a Frenchman named Ravelller, according to an article translated for the Literary Digest The body has ths gen eral form of a boat s hull of steel, with wheels on axles passing through water tight tubes. It is driven by a twenty horse-power motor, with a speed-changing axle so prolonged as to run a screw pro peller when tbe machine enters the water. while a rodder is controlled by the steer ing gear. The boat will leave the water with Its own power if the slope Is not more than 15 per cent but If greater than this, tackle attached to a tree or rock and operated by a windlass in the bow is re lied upon to draw the carriage from the water. All Around the Globe. Of persons stricken 'with insanity about one-third recover. The fan exports ot China amount te. $11,000,000 a year. The Emperor of Japan has thirty shy siclans and sixty priests. Helen Varlck Roswell has been selected to start a string ot women's dubs on the Isthmus of Panama. Cape Colony Is developing Into a wine country. It has 20,000 acres of vine yards and 60,000,000 vines. In Belgium girls are expected to give Ave weeks out of each school year to learning housework. The girl Is required to know not only how to 'cook a dinner, but. to clean up and care .for a kitchen, do marketing, wash and Iron. The ancient city of Lyons, the third! ciiy in iiuci, wiu a population of OuTV 000, vies with Milan la Importance la tho world's silk Industry. No fewer than Oy, 000 people nJen, women and children 4 are emalgrsdja the factories-