Bohemia Nugget
IIOWAIU) A IIKMKV, PiiI.IIsIiits.
COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON.
I !.,:u,t. ,ny,,r,v."',r pi? which one proposed
Jt Was cnae of "ready Money" with
hli ktilfe.
The doctor with an Automobile Is
liojind to get something somewhere,
somehow. '
.Action speak louder than word.
Homo men Dover sny die; yet the nil
hayo to do It
,Wbcn n man says lie bad forgotten
all nbout that llttlo lonu you Jut re
turned he Is a liar.
J. Plerpont Morgan's favorite right
lnh cigar would seem to be a merger
ofovoraJ smaller cigars.
If a woman Is unable to tell when n
man Is going to propose alio bas no
business, with fl husband.
On an avcrnge n woman can Jump
02 per cent ns far as a man. but with a
mouse to help her she can raise the
percentage to HO.
Almost every day some fsr-seclng
person succeeds In getting his name In
the papers by predicting a war between
Ilussln and Japan.
Mr. Carnegie has at last discovered
tlio right way to escape the "disgrace
of dying rich." He thinks of going into
the newspaper business.
In at least ono respect General Fred
D. Grant seems to take after bis fath
er. He Is doing tils work without mak
ing much noise about It
John O. Rockefeller, Jr., announces
that "riches U uo bar to heaven." Per-
haps the young man has seen a camel
go through the eye of a needle.
A spinster was scared Into hysterics
by nu Angora goat that strayed Into
her parlor. That Is at least a change j
from the old one about the man under
the bed.
The heroine of a new prize play re
cently staked In London Is a stenog
rapher atlllctcd with "heart hunger."
We have known stenographers afflicted
with "candy hunger."
mata up rt wonderful achievement
You may read of geniuses accomplish
Ing this, that or the other thing, nt one
superb stroke. Never believe It. It It
may seem to have ben dono nt ono
stroke, be sure that many were re
quired. For every great act, whether
npparcntly spontaneous or not, there Is
preparation; there are various stages of
the process of getting ready. Shale
speare did not burst forth In a day
from the obscurity of Stratford-on-
Avon as n full-tledged dramatist and
poet, tho greatest that tlio world has
seen. Every literary work of value,
no matter how quickly It may hav
been dashed off In the heat of tlnal pro
duction. Is a result of many things,
many thoughts and Impulses, aud Is
uot an Independent act. One tvll fruit
of romanticism, which ran riot In lit
crature In the early half of tho last
century, was the notion that genius Is
a heaven-born gift which by Itself cau
Achieve all that Is achievable. It has
been discovered over again. If the
phraseology may be allowed, that gen
lus Is the power of utilizing to the best
adrantagc the many small things that
go to make up a great whole. Genius
Itself Is a product of cumulative prod'
nets. The teacher meant that the day
In which time could be found for only
small efforts towards a cherished ob
ject was not to be despised. Every
really gtv.it man knows how much he
owes to the perseverance with which
be sought to make gradual advances
towards his chief aim, when long, com
polling strides were Impossible. Ths
weak soul, lu such a case, would have
faltered, delayed, probably glveu up.
or dilly-dallied until It would hare been
too late to go on. Wherein genius
sometimes consists Is the sense of now.
er to command the best that little
things and earnest though often Inter.
rupted efforts can stford. A few min
utes a day devoted to a special study
may make one the best qualified In it
of any. No person with any claim to
culture should let a day slip by with
out at least an hour of study or serious
reading. The day of little things be
comes the day of great things In the
long perspective of time and action.
Despise It not
PRETTY ROMANCE OF A MAN AND
A MAID.
EUROPE'S SMALL FIRE LOSS.
Many people who have loved Sol
Smith Itussell across the footlights
bope and believe that he has only "Just
dropped In on mother" and will enjoy
n long rest with the old folks now "at
home."
The story that Kernilt Roosevelt
stalked ou stilts Into the room where a
cession of the cabinet was being held
was not given out by the President to
the correspondents with, the other cab
inet news-
King Edward's cook Is said to draw
a salary about equal to that of a lieu
tenant general in the Urltlsh army, or
an admiral of the fleet Too many such
cooks would spoil the financial broth.
even were there the treasury or a
mighty kingdom to draw upon.
The rallrouds also are planting trees,
although It cannot be said that they do
so with any sjieelal reference to Arbor
Day. A New Englaud company Is set
ting out ten thousand cataJpas and
some chestnut and black walnut sap
lings upon its vacaut lands. A Western
company Is about to plant more than a
hundred thousand catalpas. Years
hence these trees will supply timber for
ties, posts and other purposes, and the
railroads are taking the long look
ahead. The country would be richer
in the futuro if the rest of us would
exercise some such forethought even If
wo were to plant only one tree for ev
ery hundred trees that we cut down.
One-Teath of What It I Here-llulld-Inic
Arc Almost Fireproof.
Losses by tire In European cities are
less than one-tentb of those In the cities
here, though in Europe the Are depart
ments, except lu one or two Instances,
are almost Insignificant and on a casual
survey wholly Inadequate.
With a population of 2.500.000, Paris
for years has had a tire loss less than
Boston's. Budapest, with a larger pop
ulation than Boston, lost less than one
tenth the amount last year that the
Massachusetts capital did.
Milan, with half a million Inhabit
ants, loses on the average only $100,000
n year, and the total damage by Are In
Venice, where 200,000 leople live, was
only about 20,000. London's loss Is
only about one-fifth that of New York.
It Is not that the fire departments are
so very efficient In any of these Euro
pean cities, but because the buildings
are planned on lines which render them
practically flre-proof. Wood plays soni
part In the construction of bouses, but
brick and stone surround It invariably,
and experience bas shown that elabor
ate Are fighting forces are unnecessary.
-Aew lork Sun.
The recent utterances of Lord Kelvin
regarding the difficulties In the way of
navigating the air and his prediction
that flying machines that will "fly" are
a long way off have evoked wide dis
cussion as to the accuracy of his state
ments. It will be admitted that Lord
Kelvin's high standing as a scientist
gives the weight of authority to any
opinion that he may express regarding
actual scientific attainments. But it Is
argued that when the distinguished
scientist gets Into the domain of proph
ecy be lacks enthusiasm In the matter
of navigating the air. Lord Kelvin Is
reported as saying in a recent Interview
that no system of ballooning with
dirigible air ships can ever be of practi
cal use. Many other scientific men who
havo given study to the problem of
aerial navigation share this opinion.
Hut whether the flying machine that
will fly without a balloon is "a long
way off" or not depends largely upon
the Interest and activity that may be
aroused among inventors and scientific
men. This country, which Is usually
la the lead In mechanical development
of this character, seems to be behind
England, France and Germany in ex
perimentation upon flying machines.
Tho efforts of Santos-Dumont to navi
gate the air, while acompllshlng noth.
Ing practical in this line, have alreauy
given a stimulus to inventive genius
In tho direction of evolving a practical
motor device light enough and strong
enough for this purpose. A correspond
ent of a New York paper suggests that
us a means of arousing interest among
Inventors in this question, "aerial
clubs" should be formed that will offer
prizes large enough to enable them to
go ahead with the necessary experiments.
To Curs a Cold.
Here Is a story ringing with aulas
onlsm against the adage which has it
that "In a multitude of counsellors
there Is wisdom"
"Uncle," asked a young man, "do
you know of anything that's good for a
cold?"
Uncle opened his desk, took from one
of the pigeonholes a large number of
newspaper clippings tied with a string,
and threw it Into his nephew's lap.
"Do I know of anything that Is good
ior a coiur- ne ecnoeo. ".My young
menu, l know of six hundred and
twenty-seven infallible ways of cur
ing a cold. I've been collecting them
ror rorty-nine years. You try these,
one after the other, and, if they don't
do you any good, come back and I'll
give you a hundred or two more. Bless
me," added the old gentleman, with
enthusiasm, "you can always cure a
cold If you go at It with a wlIII"
He produced a bundle of yellow time
stained clippings out of another pig
eonhole, and the visitor hastily cough
ed himself out.
Indian Wore Glasses.
"I noticed .something the other day
that was to me in the nature of a nov
elty," remarked a prominent local
court stenographer who has spent con
siderable time in a business way
among the descendants of the Ameri
can aborigines. "What struck me as
strange was my meeting here In Wash
ington with an Indian who wore eye
glasses. In the course of all my ex
periences with the red men I never
before observed Poor Lo making use
of lenses to aid his sight Perhaps the
name of this particular Indian has
something to do with his adopting
what is unquestionably a very neces
sary custonr of civilization. He bears
tbo cognomen 'Foggy Cloud,' and Is a
member of the Chippewa tribe. All
the other Indians of my acquaintance
are blessed with keen sight of the
most pronounced type, and I do not re
member hearing that any of them ever
had eye trouble of any character."
Washington Star.
lie Addressed Iter Putillclj an If Hlio
Were III Wlfa or Sister, nml She
Itnther Liked It-Tlie Kml of n Pe
culiar Courtship,
Her maiden aunt had nil day been
sounding lu her ears tho praises of n
certain modest young man and her
maiden heart had rebelled, because It
Is very hard on a girl to listen patient
ly to what others take for granted
and sho Is very uucertnln about
She had no way of knowing that ho
catvd more than other men for her.
He called and was a Jolly good fellow.
full of fun, entertaining mid good to
look at. He had never even hinted it
nnythlng other than a warm friendship
for her. Of course she was foud of
him; so were tho other girls, but ho
had a way of dancing more with them
and of Hitting out ou the steps with
them between dances, and when she
had flrst dared to favor him nt the
cotillon he had grown so white nnd si
lent that she never did It again.
She had been shopping downtown,
nnd It was after her hour for getting
home. The car was crowded. An old
gentleman, a friend of her father, bad
given her a seat. A few blocks be
youd he had said good-ulglit aud left
her alone. She was a good deal fright
cued lu the crush, When the young
man appeared, helping it very drunken
man, hearing a baby lu his arms, onto
the car. She saw him step on the toes
of a big fat man who was taking too
much room, until he, being afraid to
tight, got off the car. Then sho saw
him force the drunken mau Into tho
seat where, maudlin aud pathetic, he
crooned to his baby.
Then be saw her and flushed crlm
son, for slie did uot bow. She was too
angry to bellevo that he might be play
Ing the part of the good Samaritan.
Sue looked him straight lu the eyes
without a slgu of recognition. Then
he was white ns he was that night at
the cotillon when she favored him and
he did not seem to understand. And
he was handsome, as he was that
night The seat next to the drunken
man was vacated. His broad shoul
ders kept a too eager occupant from
the seat
"Nora," he said, speaking to her, Just
as if she had been his sister or his
wife, "sit here and take the baby. I
am afraid to do It myself, for I might
break Its back. I don't know how to
hold them."
She changed her seat and took the
baby. It stopited Its crylug aud snug
gling up to her fell asleep. It had been
good to hear blni call her Nora, even
If he was In the company of a hopeless
ly drunken man. They got off far
from her home and from his. He led
the drunkard and she carried the baby.
They bad not spoken since his com
mand, though she bad several times
soothed the little one In a way that
made it desperation for him not to tell
her what was in his heart; the hope he
had scarcely dared to dream, he might
even think of daring to tell.
They climbed two flights to a cozy
little tint, where the door was opened
by an old woman. The drunkard wus
somewhat revived by his nap nnd the
walk from the car. Thauklug his new-
friends for their kindness, be stumbled
Into the kitchen to, as he said, get din
ner for all.
The old woman explained that a year
ago her son bad lost his wife. He had
Insisted on taking the baby to visit a
sister. She was to have met hlui nt
the Brooklyn bridge. Evidently they
had not met
The young people left behind them
the good wishes of the season. With
out asking him where he had fouml
the unfortunates, and forgetful of any
preliminary remarks, she said:
"That was good In you, Jack."
He did not seem to hear the last
word, says the New York Times. He
had lost all bis commanding air and
was crestfallen and fearful.
"But I called you Nora."
"And I called you Jack."
Did he propose, or did she?
I HIM STEINIIAKDT'S NEMESIS f
jgjj BY I. MftLLAKUII LUtUiniN,
move about without Interfering with I atfl)fltfltfltfl W
The two lenses with which this mam.
moth camera Is provided have n focus,
one of flvo and omvhnlf feet, and tbo
other of ten feet. There Is n view
Under of special construction, ntlachcd
to which Is nu automatic nirnsiiiv, so
gauged that each halMnch upon It rep-
resents ono foot to which the bellows
must bo drawn out.
The entire weight of the camera
without a plate, and uot Including Its
supiMut, Is thirteen hundred pounds.
The plate weighs ono hundred pounds,
nnd four men nre necessary to bundle
It
When n picture Is to lie taken, n
frame-work Is erected nt the view
point nnd tho camera Is placed there
on, the bellows part supported by roll
ers, which facilitate the drawlng-out
or pusblng-ln process Incidental to focusing.
PET MARMOSETS,
LANDSCAPES, LIFE SIZE.
Great
When the ancient teacher charged tho
peoplo to "despise not tho day of small
things," he meant much that Is not or
dinarily grasped by readers of his max.
ims. Many persons think that It is the
things themselves that are not to be
scorned, which Is, in a sense, very true,
for natural science as well as abstract I
philosophy teaches that there can be
nothing, however infinitesimal, that
uas not its innction ana its proper
place. The small things, however,
wmcn tuo sago probably bad most in
view are not concrete nt all, or, if con
crete, uro not those which In their best
uses arc complcto lu themselves. A dif
ferent definition would circumscribe
too greatly the profound lesson that he
Novel Use tor Bullet.
Buliots seem rather a grim kind of
ornament, but of late years the fad of
setting bullets In Jewelry bas been
much followed. The King of Greece
wears a bullet set as a charm on his
watch chain. This bullet was lodged
In the panel of his carriage when ho
was flrcd at. Mr. Maurice Glfford,
who will be renicmbared as leadln"
Camera Constructed to Take
Picture for a ItullrouJ.
A camera almost large enough to
serve ns a Uvlug-room has lately been
constructed and put to practical use,
It Is Indeed a giant among cameras,
nnd requires n corps of nble-bodled
men for Its operation. A massive
framework Is substituted for a tripod
when It Is set up, and the negative
which It takes measures eight feet by
four and one-half feet. Tho Metropoli
tan Magazine describes It as follows:
This marvelous camera owes Its crea
tion to the enterprise of tbo general
passenger agent of a Western railroad.
It wus desired to make a picture of
the company's "Limited Flyer" for ex
hibition purposes, and also to take
some of the picturesque scenes along
the road on a very large scale, but the
general passenger agent could not find
n suitable camera any where.
Enlisting an expert to aid him In tho
project, the railroad man bent his en.
ergles to the task of reproducing every
detail of the most approved typo of
camera on a scale so entirely beyond
the ordinary that the optical company
which received the contract for tho
lenses had to set up special machinery
for their production.
Tho best lumber was secured for tho
walls of the huge box which forms the
dark chamber of tho camera, nnd first
class carpenters, rubbcr-workcrs and
I painters were employed to build uml
, put It up, together with the great bel
lows to be used In securing a focus.
Tlio cloth for the bellows was select
ed with tho utmost care. In every
rjflrt Of tha work tvtrv nr.uull.l,.
the Ilbodeslan Horse In the Diamond ' vision was mado to secure that decree
or strength wmcn should bo a gun ran
Jubilee procession, gave his wife as a
wedding present a bracelet containing
the bullet which cost him his arm. 1
There certainly seems to be something '
a bit barbaric In such charms sugges
tive oi scuips aim omer tropiues. the use of forty gallons
When a doc growls over his food i,. uperlor cement,
likes It; but with a man It la different '
tee of maintained shape and adjust
racnt, such as metal comer-braces nnd-
connecting-rods. Water - proof and
light-proof conditions were obtained by
or more of
The less a man has to do the more
time he wants to do It In.
'I ho completed camera can be ox
tended to a length of about twenty
feet, and there Is room in the chamber
proper for two men to stand up aud
l.lttto Monkeys Posses Poms thing
tlmt Auawct fur Conscience.
Two small mnruiosets less than a
year old hnve satisfied n Washington
lady, whose pets they nre, that some
monkeys ksscss not only Intelligence
nnd affection, but also something akin
to n conscience. The Washington Post
gives ii most interesting nuiiuount of
sonio of their characteristics.
Tho marmosets are full of mischiev
ous, playful wuys, nnd are great
sources of amusement. They will steal
all the hairpins aud knlckknacks from
their mistress' dressing-table. Then
the lady calls forth a pretty display of
coiihclence on the part of her pets.
upon discovering their pllferlngs she
puts her hands to her face aud shows
signs of grief. The marmosets watch
her for n minute and seem disturbed:
then they apparently consult together,
and ttunlly one goes to their hiding
place and brings back a hairpin aud
lays It down.
Tho lady recehes It but still keens
her faco covered and seems to weeu.
Then the other monkey will bring in
several more things. They climb up
to her In the prettiest way and try to
pull her lingers from her eyes, to see
If this has had the desired effect But
no. she weeps harder than ever, nud In
an ugony of contrition the mnruiosets
race off ami fetch lu all their booty,
whimpering softly aud doing nil they
know how to do to make auieudt.
Then the lady smiles upon them and
raises them, and the little creatures
upcr with delight, and climb up and
uress tliclr mistress with their tiny
paws. After this they are ou their
good behuvlor for several days.
Had tho "Conductor Wrist."
"Never heard of the conductor wrist."
exclaimed the move-up-front man ou au
leveutb street trolley. "Look at that!
See that enlargement? How do 1 get
7 Just watch this 200-pound fairy
fter she gels aboard. Ahem! well
r lid you notice how she leaned back
on my flattened palm as the car start
ed? You might supposed she liked It.
"Ob. no. I think nothing of It uow.
fs nil in a day's work, but the first
me that was different. Why, I used to
expect some Insulted Amazon would
knock me down, nnd at first I confined
my courtesies to pocket editions of the
sex. But I discovered that the heavier
n woman gem me more sue m-eis a
helping hand at the starting moment,
so now It's serond nature to me to flat
ten my palm Into the small of her buck
us she does her backward stagger. And
ntint do I get for it?" was his rhetori
cal question, says the Washington Star.
'Why, every blessed one of them Is
ready to look daggers because I can't
hold the car for a flve-mluute wait, be-
cnuso I'm not a mind reader and Im
cnuio 1 can't limit the passenger list to
the blue book!"
Dou'ts-for Literary Ib'Kiniicrn.
Dou't tell the editor wh.it your fam
ily or friends or literary acquaintance
sny of your manuscript.
Don't urge thu editor to buy your
manuscript because you need the mon
ey to help you In contributing to the
support of your family or In making
your way through college.
Don't assume a Jaunty, sarcastic or
Insistent tone with the editor. Don't
coyly ask him to "permit this literary
dove to. nest In your olive-tree or else
return It to the ark at the above ad
dress." I
Dou't try to temper the severity of
hi 1nilf.mf.nt In- sfkmtlni? lilm tir,an,l
flowers with your manuscript, or to
Impress blm with your literary power
uud experience by telling III in that you
"write on the spur of the moment aud
never correct."
Bear In mind, In short, that the best
way to submit n muuscrlpt Is simply
to submit It, and let It speak for Itself.
Franklin B. Wiley, In Ladles' Home
Journal.
Hlio'll Slug Jlereulier.
,V charming young lady of Kenslug.
ton, who glories In the possession of a
wealth of bright auburn-colored hulr,
Is the teacher of a bunday school class,
Ou u recent Sabbath the rector made
the announcement of a hymn to be
sung, uud, rising, waved his hands,
and tho organ pealed forth.
"Now," said he, "ready sing."
A small and precocious youth In the
young woman's class, said;
"Why don't you sing, Miss Frlsbce?",
"Me? Oh, I neyer sing," replied the
CIIAI'TKU XII.
I mis so taken itUuk 1 could for tlio
moment neither stir nor speak, while
n new feeling, n fooling u( shame, iiroso
In mo (or appearing In that woman's
presence as Steliiliardt's representative.
Alter her outburst ot surprise she
looked at tlio letter again, and nt uie.
I rose, uncertain.
"Frnnloln." 1 Mill. "1 do not know
what to rxiy. I did not seek In como
this Journey my sol I; llerr Steinluirdt
asked me to undertake it. Ho thought,
mid I thought, too. thai your niher
tlsomcnt, in which, ol eourso.you could
not un many words, slgnlllcd that you
wore very III. and nlono erliiips, and
that you needed "( I did uot quite
know how to put It; I added hurriedly)
"n Irlendly hand."
"Ho did not think that I could wish
to see him (or Ills own take, I mean
(or tho snko ol Ills own peace?"
Her German was Uvomilig Ion rapid
for mo to follow without nu ellort; I
was not Hire I understood her.
"He Inn business," 1 mild, "whirl
prevented lilm from coming himself."
I suppose, siilil she, with sntno
touch of bitterness, I thought, "ho is
still always very busy making more niul
mote money in your rich England.
"It is now," I answered, " lawsuit
that keeps him in England."
"A lawsuit? A trial?" sho ex
claimed, with u strange anxiety. "Is
ho in danger?"
"Indeed, Krauleln, I do not know.
The other party to tho trial thinks him
self in danger from HcrrSteiiihardt; lie
accuses llerr Stcinhnrdt of using, and
making much money by using, his
patent for chemical dyes."
"I think," s.iid she, simply, "you
ro not Emmanuel's friend."
To this I had nothing to say for n
moment. I took refuge in an evasion.
"llerr Melnhnrdt." 1 said, "bus
sent me to art ns his representative.
But It appears there s nothing for mo
to do." (I was standing uncertain,
but readv to go.) "What shall I say
to him when I return.'?'
"I wonder," said she, more than
half to herself, "if you are the person I
have seen lately?"
I was startled; I stared In blank be
wilderment. Was tho uouis.li a mani
ac? The pupils ol her keen eyes
seemed to rapidly dilate nnd contract,
while she gazed into vacancy, and at
the same timo kept a referring glance
ou me.
"A man," she continued, "who goes
about and about, and evidently cause
Emmanuel great anxiety about some
thing." Conceive the sudden turmoil of
thought and feeling, of imagination
and hofto into which I uns thus
thrown! The I-ncrlox mystery was
until then almost absent from my
mind; I seemed to halo left It in Eng
land, and though I certainly thought of
it sometimes, it was as of something
waiting in tho distance, for my return.
Now bore was I presented with nn allu
sion of it a vaguo and uncertain allu
sion, erhaps, but still unmistakably
for me an nlluslon here in an attic of
an old house in Dascl! What strange I
coincidence was this? Who was this
woman that brought it loforo mo again?
I wus afraid to speak or to stir, lest I
should break or dispel that filmy some
thing her fancy or her vision hail got
touch of.
"You are n pastor," she continued,
looking nt mo with morp natural eyes;
"Emmanuel calls you 'Reverend Mr,
I'nuin.' It is surely, sir, n pastor's
duty to bring repentance anil forgive
ness and peace to the hearts of men,
and not pride, and fear, and comlemna.
In..!"
"You say very strange things, Krau
leln," I answered; "I think I hope I
understand what you menu. Perhaps I
deserve your rebuke. Hut nre you sure
you altogether know tlio terrible
mystery?"
"Achl" she cried. "Thero is then
a mystery and part of the burden of It
is with niul Achl mein (iottl muin
Gottl"
"If you know" I impulsively lie
gan, in ill-suppressed excitement.
"I do not know anything!" sho cried
suddenly Interrupting me, nud spring'
ing to her feet. Sho paced nervously
up and down tho room, her fingers
wildly playing with each other, or
about her arms and her lioad. Sho
stopped nnd looked nt mo, trembling
in every limb and nerve. "You must
go away, sirl"
I lingenl uncertainly.
"Pieaso go avuy, sirl" sho urged. I
cannot bear more now, Como again
tomorrow. It may bo that my God has
sent you to me!"
I withdraw without a word, some
what awed by tho emotion of tho
strange woman. As I closed tho door I
caught a glimpse of her with hands
clasped and face raised, as if in en
treaty or thankfulness.
After leaving the house I walked for
a long time, without knowing whither
I went, about the streets of Basel and
along tho Ithine bank
In spite of my excitement I slept
well that night. I spent the next il.iv
until evening wandering about the
town, examining tho windows
of llrtsnch w ns ory much to inn nmny
years ago. Ho wont nwny to England,
but you will understand, llerr Pastor,
I have never forgotten lilm. For Hie.
Ilrst time I knew ho was in very great
danger nud anxiety about n year and n
hnltiigo;" (Iain almost started from
my sent; that was tlio ory timo nf
l.neroix's disappearance!) "I learned
It In a dream, indeed, drmilns, which
tlio Almighty God , sends ollener and
clearer t his chosen ones than lo oilier
persons." (Sho'wns then a Pietist, II
uot n maniac.) "Ills danger and mix-
of its
teacher, smiling her prettiest, sleepy shops, wondering at the content
"But," exclaimed the boy, "tho mill- ed, bi-Ungual shopkoepors, and gazing
ister says you must. Didn't he Just at tho glorious Swiss mountains which
say, 'Now, Itcddy, sing!' " I was so near, yet which I must not
Smelling salts nnd numerous other
restoratives had to bo used to bring
tho teacher out of her faint Philadel
phia Telegrnph,
think of visiting.
I was again at tho old liotiso with the
watchful, but heavy eyes soon after
flvo o'clock. Poor Krauleln Una
seemed to have passed both a sleepless
night and a weary day. bhu was evi
dently III at easu and anxious, aud I
How tbo Clilninej-Hwllt Uot It Name.
Occasionally a bird Is strong-minded
nough to break nwny from old trad!. I ,,i,i.t i,n.
nous, jieiore tins country wus settled i ft.,,r, Frauleln," I said, "tho
Uie SW1U nested 111 UOllOW trees: but tlmunbt nf mn anil mr nresnmn rlriiii
nfter trees began to be cut down and you tmin. What you may havo to sav
himneys arose nbovc tho roofs of to ma I do not know. I am not able to
houses m-er'vher. Ilio hints WKPU imttnaa l..,t It ntn... u uniiln,, It ... I I I i.li...
" -"- . iivnn, uui ,1, duviipd rHi"n J" "111
quick to perceive that fires are generaH you great pain."
ly out by the time their nesting senson1 "Wo must not earn if wo give our-
arrives; therefore why not take ndvan- solves pain to do right, must we, llerr
tage of the innovation? So completely. Pastor?" said sho with a snillo of sing.
did they forsake their old nesting sites
to build In chimneys that the name
cblmney-BwIft is now universally op.
plied to them. Ladles' Home Journal,
Every rich man has a lawyer for an
heir.
"No," I answered; "hut I would
wish to lighten your pnln, Frauleln, II I
ran."
"I thank you," she tald; "it may
bo that you can, But first I must say
I this ono thing; Emmanuel Stolnhardt
lot y then, I suppose passed unity, d
soon I raw uo more ol liiem, Hut uo
for many weeks I see lilm nud feel blm
more and more anxious thsu leforo
and 1 am mado to feol theto Is nlwny
lion another man ne.ir lilm miiUIng hlui
anxious and nfrald, and the other ma
seems to lxt you, I think, llerr Pastor.'
I sat silently marvelling
"1 tell you all this plainly, Her
Pastor, she added. "Iieiauso you nro
not one ol thorn who laugh at dreams
for you know that tho Sacred Scripture
says that the groat (led reveals tu those
w ho are ready to sen, many strnngi
things lu dreams and Malum of th
night."
" i ou have, indeed, I wild, seen
strnngi) thulgs."
"Will jou mm," she continued, "1h)
plain with me? Tell me, If yon know
exactly what is the thing, the scrlim
matter, ho is unxloiw aud alritl
a Unit."
"I win loll you, rriiuleln," I said
a very serious mutter, about the ill
covery nf wblili I susihh-i lie is very
anxious. A little more than a year niul
u hull ago llerr Slelnhurdt's puitner In
business went to wuuloii from uiucii
shire, and It wus thought he never re
turned; no trace nf hlmeonld U found
So his tato rciiiiiuiliicd allivethur i
im story for a yeiu, until 1 went to ho
cure in the village. by the mystery
should hain Nhii left so long, I cannot
say, becaure It was no great cleverness
In inn that alter that made it less nf
mystery; m'rluipi the Almighty lelt It
ro long to give Eiiiiuunuel Slelnliardt
time to repent. Sism after 1 cuimi tn
the village certain things made mo sus
poet that llerr Stelnhnrdt's twirlnerdld
not stay lu I)tidnn, but rame hnine
ami then disappeared. I no know,
from evidence thai I have gut, that he
did; but what became of him I cannot
tell. I suspect that llerr Sleiiihurdl
put him nut ol the wuy, but I do not
yet know tlmt he did. 1 urn sure, how
ever, that the Divine Vengeance, which
has thus far revealed it tn mo bit by
blt, will ct make clear the whole hor
rible crime."
Shu heard me through in silence,
gazing intently at me tlio while; hut
when I came in the end, she drew Inck
nud hsiked at me in auger and a-lon-ishmeiit.
"But," said she, "who nre you, llerr
Pastor, to make yourself the minister nf
Divine Vengeance?"
I was dumb for a moment under this
warm rebuke.
"I think, Krnulein," I said a length,
"yuu mistnku me. 1 do lint put inysoll
forward ns the agent of Divine Venge
ance. I first began to look into tho
mystery at the request of the missing
man's orphan daughter, who longs tn
know what has become nf her lather;
since then nil I have learned concern
Ing Ills fate has lieen revealed tn me
with little nr nn effort nn my part,"
"Ach! Mclu (io'.t?" she exclaimed
"The xs)r man has left a daughter!
"Yes," I replied; "uml llerr Stein
hnnlt. who Is her guardian, u-os he
verv cruelly. If it were lint (nr that, I
think I should let tlio whole matte
rest, nnd tako no more part at all i
bringing the crime homo to the guilt
man. But so lung as sho Is in danger
I must do what I can, I must let the
Divine Power uso mo. Cod has sent
me to you, Frauleln; If you then hav
nan anything more revealed to you
than I yet know, I beg you will tell it
me.
"Aril, llerr Pastor: she cried, "you
Know nut what you ark! Yon ask me
to condemn Emmiuiiiul Stolnhardt
mo to condemn hlui! Ach! (inttl
mein Ciott! why hast thou laid this on
mo! bho clasped her hands in lie
laii, and looked fixedlv lieforn her
"Frauleln, I ventured lo urgo, "I
only wish to hinder Steinluirdt from
going on his cruel, unscrupulous way.'
"What you may wish, llerr Pastor,'
suo sum, wiin uur iook sum nxoil on
vacancy, "will not mutter very much
Thu great God, I know, is n (jod of
Justice us well us a Ciod of mercy, and
ho will woik bis own will with both
you and niul I hnvo prayed for Em
uianuel, ns a mother might for horouly
son! surely my liisi will hear me! If
he only had time nnd warning tn re
lent! Oh, was not that why I wished
him to cmiio!
"What can I say, Frauleln, to lea
son your pain?
"lou can say nothing, Hurr Pastor
Leave mo for tonight leiivo mo, If you
please: i cannot speak lo you more
tIflU ! '
Hers was such distress and emotion
as could only bo calmed by tier being
let mono ulouu, or only witli that Vn
seen Presence In whom sho was doubt'
loss wont lo seek strength and iieuco.
I therefore wont away without another
word, and accompanied for a timo by
tho painful doubt whother it wore well
to pursue my Inquiry, since it canted
her such pain; whother there was not
even something vindictive in following
up evidence which would lead to fhu
Incrimination of even such u villain as
.Stolnhardt.
But all doubt was dispelled by n let
tor I received next morning from Jllr
ley.
J lion must como back, my lad, nt
once," liu wrote, ','1 was mlstnken In
my notion that Manuel would bring
you know who, back home, Frank
came home tho sumo day you left: and
Ills father went off to Ixjmlon next
morning. I managed to get to scu
I rank. He is in very low spirits, poor
lud. His father hns ulninst scurcd lilm
into marrying tho girl; but I don't
quite think ho can bring that about
without asking mo, at uuy rate, I
shall not ho at all surprised if ho docs
ask me ono o( those days, for ho has
not yet como down near so hard on mo
1 " " '. '. -JJ-:
you know what I moan ss t expect
ed, I fa mi y hn wants In reserve tlin
cliitniM for n last big sqilneio. but
don't thou be nfrald, lad; I'll stand by
the lass mid thin. Well, I prevailed
ou Frank to tell mn tho Blackpool nil.
dress, though I hail In promise much
ins latiier siiimidii'l gel to know hu hud
liild mo. I went straight away, ami
found her; nud she was main glad to
sit) ine, punr thing. I told lior what I
hail come (or; and the end nf It was
she packed up her. Utile traps, niul
came back with me uml hern she Is
with mo iiiiw. Hut I've not iomo to
tho ileu yet. 'Manuel has only gono to
London (nr the week, I llnd. Hu will
be home un Saturday; nud then I ri
per t hu will want tun to square up with
lilm. Sn I say yuu had Imtter coiim
buck at onco."
Here, surely, was mailer for tlio
gravest iiuxlely slid nppiehensliiu,
though It did not appear what there
mis tu (oar exactly, exirpt thai Ftrln.
hnnlt might somehow reclaim IjmiIso
from lllrley'w charge, mid again hi, Id
her away. Hut the fact Is, my dread
and suspicion nf Slelnliardt wine such
that I was piepaied fur his committing
the gientest mid vaguest enormities.
It was now Friday morning, and thorn
was only nuuther day during which 1
could think ut Uiuiso us at rest in lllr
ley's house. I could lenu llasel that
night by tho until train, and prulmlily
reiuh Tlms'rloy lateoii Saturdiiy night,
(ireater speed could not Ui made, lint
was I, niter all, going to leant without
knowing what was that duniuliig some
thing luncernlng Stelnhardl which
Krauleln Haas's "dream, or drcmus,"
might reveal nr suggest? I must eti
dcavur lo win it fioin her.
1 called tlmt morning, hut was told,
as on the Ilrst occasion, shu would not
!x homo till the o'clock lu the alter
noun. I gut everything ready at mv
hotel fur it prompt departure, nnd
ailed again soon alter the hour tinliied,
"So yuu have come iignlu." shu raid.
wearily, when she saw nut.
"os, 1 rnnleln," I answered, "slid
I have come in haste."
"lo nrgii me, I know. Hut whv la
II necessary? It Is a terrible law tlist
pilck death should be brought uhiii
me man because he bruuuht iiulek
death nu nuuther! a terrlhlu law. I
am nut sure It is liisl'a law. Think
you It Is, llerr Pastor?"
l-raulciii! I iKcUlmrd. alarmed nt
her continued dlsitlili In consider
too ciiiiusly nndkhstriisely, "I am sorry
entiuot linger tu discuss such Ihliigs
Willi yon. I must travel back to Cm.'.
land in a very low hours, on must anx
ious business, and I entreat yuu tu re.
solve tn tell tun what yuu say has lieen
retculed tn yuu cniicoruiiig this crime.
I Imni said it already, Iraulelii, nnd
I say It again nhst the gtoal (icl may
mut in slure for llerr Steinluirdt fur
all his wickedness. I cminul Judge, and
l iu not seek In put nut my hand tn
force; I say I do nut desire In brlnu
punishment on him, I . nly wish tn .i
able to main him wllhdiaw his hand
(rum lliu tM'rpetiKlluu of mure cruelty
and oppression."
"Is be ro wicked, tltfi" she cried
ii nu accent nf thu keenest pnln.
tTot ronllniMI)
MuiVtli Tn fcit Un.
Oen. F. U. Alnswnrlh, chief nf the
ecnrd niul ix'tislnn division ul h
army, Is tu ncelpl nf s-rral Inteiest-
ing relics from friends in the Philip.
pines and china, inmprlslug u iol lec
tion u( arms of different varieties, mod.
m nnd archaic, u.cd liv the C'lilno-n.
In the collection nru two Hiihils. which
look a gi est deal like overcrow n inns.
els. They nre too heavy for soldiers
tu carry alsmtthe Held, nud ant usually
rested Hxin n parapet. One ul theso
wciiponslsmoru than 10 (eel imig. with
mi iron barrel of nun imh ciilllwr.
Both guns are In good working order,
mid (ion. Alnsnnrth has hail them
burnished and added to the ornaments
of his olllco in the war department.
A Versatile Gtnlui.
A Laredo, Texas, business man has
Issued it circular In the form nf a tyH
written letter which shows him to bu
a versatile man mid a humorist. Hu
advertises himself n proprietor o( a
"hotel, iinnex, ranipe.rnnin, restaur
unt, fish hatchery, gas plant, chhkeii
farm, saloon, lunch room, billiard
hall," etc. At thu head ol the shoot
appears tlio lino, ".Me-nn'-tliu-Old-Woman,
Solo Proprietors." On either
shin ol this line nru pictures: under
one is printed, "This is Mn," and mi
liar tho other. "This is tlio Old
Woman."
Making Artificial diamonds.
ThoChumlker Zcltung describe some
experiment In thu making n( urlillclal
diamond. Curium was heated In an
atmosphere ul Inert gas In nn iron flask
raised ton high temperuluroby thoelec-
trie uru. Bits the size o( a ueu wera
obtained having the hardness nnd crys
talline form of n diamond, The crys
tals havo a gray tint that makes them
worthless for Jewelry, but their uso In
drills seems promising, A French
chemist has mudu iniuutu diamonds by
heating pure caibon under pressure.
Enjllih Prlnctuei Lack Diauly,
All thu English princesses Invor Vic
toria's side of tho house and show uni
form lack of good looks, though Queen
luexnuurn was a remarkably attractive
woman in her youth and Is oven now
quite good looking, Princess Victoria,
tlio only unmarried daughter of King
Edward, is understood to love where sho
may not wed. nnd will therefore umli.
ably end her days In spinsterliood.
Incrraic of Cancer,
Tho Ocrman Imperial council nt
icnlth has issued tables referring to
cuncur. Ihoy show that thu num.
ber of rases lias materially lnereas,l
luce 18112, tho proportion of increaso
urpasslug that of tho itontlhltlnn.
Thu nice of tho subjects uvcrages youngor
I him in formor years. Women are
more frequently Affected than men but
lo not succumb to the cancer lu us
arga a proportion.
Scimont to Ordtr.
A piutor In central PonnsvU-nnla
nds out a slip tohls parishioners ask-
ng tiiuni to namu any subject or text
poll Which II KOrmnll Would 1m sneelnl.
ly helpful in thorn, and deposit It in it
box prepared (or the purpose, He
hopes in tills way "to be o( more tw
ice, to ills congregation, whose court.
donee In this matter will give him sin
ce ro pleasure,"