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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1902)
Bohemia Nugget )l Allll IlKNItT, l'liiillehers. COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON. Ioynlty t lint Is nil on odr idle li inU placed. Cuba In free; but let licr remember ttiBt It Isn't a good llilng to bo too free, It doesn't Inko an energetic volcAtio long to put nil tbo existing geographies ad atlases out of date. Tba man wbo win mnjr not always bo tbo bct man, but tbo world gives btm tbo benefit of the doubt. King Leopold. King Alfonso and Km pcror Frnni Josef are now tied for tbo running broad Jump cbnmpionsnip. Tho nverngo woman may not be able to love tbreo men simultaneously, but lie ran make n strenuous bluff at It It Is suggested as a probability tbat tho French do their voting on Sundays to mnko their railing and election sure, Home people stand around with their bands In their pockets watting ror ousi uess when they could get It by adver tlslng. - A New York man has refused to ac cept a JO.OtiO city position. No wonder the riilladelphla North American s sc: eutlst thinks Insanity Is Increasing. Carnegie has been telling people over In I,oudon that It Is hard work to give money away. Still, we could mention several professions that are harder. A young man can seldom account for bis fathers lack of knowledge, uut m after years, when he has sous of his own, he begins to realize the Ignorance of youth. A New Jersey man of "8 Is cele brating the birth of his first baby. It Is safe to say that his grandchildren will never have the privilege of pulling their grandpapa's chin whiskers. Cremation may be a scientific way of disposing of the mortal remains of human bclugs, but It Is not making much headway. Science has an uphill Job when It goes against popular senti ment. Did you know tbat Uncle Sam lias one snakeless Eden? There are no serpents In Hawaii. The fact Is brought out by a petition to Washing ton asking that menageries be prevent ed from bringing snakes to the Island lest they escape and start a snakery. They are already talking In Kurope of the poslbllltles of Ilelglum being ab sorbed by France as the outcome of the socialistic troubles In the former coun try, and of the temptation that this would be to Germany to annex the Netherlands. In this era of merger It Is Just as dltQcult for the small coun tries to maintain themselves as It Is for the small business concerts. The extraordinary Influence of the Empress Dowager of China over at' fairs of state Is not unparalleled In the far East. In Corca the present Em peror and bis predecessor were both cbosen by tbo Queen Dowager Cho. Chul-Chong was a lad of 19, plowing In the fields, when the great lords came to ball him as king. Thirteen years later little Ka-Dong, the present Kmperor, who reigns under the name of VI Ileul. was flying a kite In bis father's yard when be was summoned to an undreamed-of throne. A few years ago the reigning queen was assassinated Just as she was becoming Intensely In terested, through her American woman physician, In Western principles and the Christian religion. A writer In a magazine makes an amusing skit by deputing J. Plerpont Morgan as gobbling up all the warships and armament of the nations, thun making war Impossible. The concep tion contains a germ of truth. There can be no doubt that tho growing cost of war must tend to prevent armed hostility. The pocket nerve of modern nations Is extremely sensitive. The South African war has cost England a billion and a quarter of dollars. Hu manity baa Indeed been "staggered" by tho resistance of those Dutch farm ers wbo perhaps at no time exceeded 40,000 In arms. The Imposition of the bread tax has brought the realization of war expenses close borne to the Brit ish taxpayer and has hastened the peace negotiations. The world Is not yet ready to stand by the principles enunciated at The Hague peace confer ence. Universal acceptance of arbitra tion Is doubtless a long way off. Never theless, the constantly growing cost of war Is the strongest deterrent Influence against the employment of armies. The accession to tho throne of the boy king of Spain again emphasizes the dependence of royalty upon the sanc tion of legislative chambers. It was not always so, Absolutelsm once held sway, Uut as the people have come up the prerogatives of kings have declined. Constitutions, written or unwritten, limit tbo power of European monarchal Alpbonso solemnly covenanted to ful 1)11 and to compel all his subjects to re spect the laws of the monarchy and direct all bis acts for the good of his people. Should he radically depart from bis solemn oath he would not long bo king of the Spaniards. Only a short tlmo ago Queen Wllbelmlua promised to observe and maintain the constitu tion, protect public and private liberty and the rights of her subjects, she Is bound to do these things while she Is tjucen. In Westminster Abbey the English mouarcbs solemnly bind them selves to govern according to the stat utes of parliament and respective to the laws and customs of the same. They ennuot go beyond these well-defined limitations, It Is a long rry from the day of I.ouls, wbo said "I am the State," to tho prescribed and limited kingship of to-day. Constitutions and laws nro above sovereigns. In other words, the people are the rulers. ' At a recoct annual meeting of the Humane Society at Cleveland, Ohio, Judgo William Babcock devotpd an earnest and Intelligent discussion to the treatment of youthful criminals. Tho first two sentences of the paper were tho key notes of the discussion. Tbcso two sentences were, "Nearly all criminals arc boys," and "Every prison Is a nursery for crime." Among other forceful facts were the following: "All tbo year round between sevcnty-tlvc and one hundred young men, moot of whom have not reached their mnjorl ties, lie In our county Jails awaiting trial. Many of them are released when they are dually given a chance to prove their Innocence. Hut they aro not what they were when arrested, for the three mouths which they have put In, and tbat Is the average time they wait, ban brought to them a very lib eral education In crime. The Jail Is a reservoir In which l poured alike tho hardened criminal and the youthful violator. "Humnn nature Is the same, and tho boys, with nothing but time at their disposal, listen to the various methods of house-breakers, of tho lat est Innovations In hold-ups, of the most successful means of informing every act against which society has laid Its mandates." This Is not a new picture, but It Is true delineation and may be duplicated In hundreds of city prisons throughout this couutry. Judge Habcoek says Ohio Is not ex ceptional In this particular. What a fearful reckoning, then, for American society of the future. Hut Judge Hab coek has a remedy. This Is his pro posal: "It Is my belief tbat we have no moral right to lock up a boy with out making him better. Education Is the remedy. At the bottom of It all lies poverty as a cause, and too little knowledge of our duty to our brothers. My plan would be to put a teacher In the county Jail whose business It would he to teach tne young men something that would direct their thoughts to better things. I would purchase a library of good books and place upon the authorities the responsi bility of seeing that the yellow-backed, crime-reeking prints are thrown out. Rood books aud more education wilt do much toward making men from those whose lines of life hare begun divergence from the right course. rather than making criminals from those whose only onenie is tnat tney have been unfortunate." This plan j the royal residence. Many a time has was first suggested, according to the A correspondent whose letter has been Kansas City World, by Judge Wof- ' received by Sir Francis Knollys by the ford, of Kansas City In an address last J flrst morning delivery, obtained a re wlntcr.. It Is certainly practical and nly the same night. Intimating that the Is worth consideration. Society owes first missive has been "laid before tho It to Itself to carry out In some way King." Many letters those omanat the reformation of the guilty, which as from cranks, faddists and notorious Is the avowed purpose of the punish-i bcrt-nrs. those making Impossible ro- ment of the criminal, and which under the present system Is a failure. But reforms move slowly and It may re quire some American Dickens to de pict the contaminating Influences of Jail life before our society Is moved to action. MAKES HIS OWN LUCK. The Farmer Ie Not at All Dependent on Chance. As a general proposition we do not believe that luck has mucb to do with man's success In life. Occasionally we find one who out of some careless. Indifferent Investment reaps a large re ward. Even such Is not always a lucky man, because not Infrequently his last stage ta worse than the first. Some times the personality, the tact or what not of a man brings to blm success where others have failed. In business and In the professions these may be made to take the place of real ability. and we call the possessor of these qual ities a lucky fellow. It Is different on the farm, where a man Is dependent, not upon keeping In the good graces of others, but upon himself. Nothing but cold business will pass muster there. As the seasons come and go unless a farmer Is up and doing almost to the very minute be must soon step down and out As n man sows so shall he reap Is true In more senset than one. The slightest carelessness or Indifference manifest In preparing a seed bed or sowing any kind of crop cannot be corrected later. If an Individual In a community raises bis eighty and ninety-bushel crops bis success Is In no way attributed to luck, even by bis bungling neighbors. Good seed sown on a well prepared seed bed Is as sure to produce a profitable crop nine years out of ten In this couutry as winter Is to follow autumn. The same Inexorable laws are at work In the live stock end of agricul ture. Good animals are not reared by chance. Unless Improved blood Is In traduced Into the herds and Hocks from time to time there Is sure to be reversion In the direction of the scrub form. Meat made on a scrub Is not worth within 2 or 3 cents per pound of that on a well-bred animal, and yet the food to produce the pound may have cost the same In each case. Those who topped the market at the large centers during the past season came by their prices, not by accident, but be cause they had tbo goods. And so It Is true In every department of the farm. The man wbo does his work thoughtfully and In season will al ways be liberally rewarded. Iowa Homestead, The Naming of Sambuno. Sambuno ("the only complete babby on the Mississippi") toddled over the gangplank to a game of tag with a friendly yellow pup. Old Mau Wood ward leaned against the cabin wall and watched blm foldly. 'Yns-suh," ho said reflectively, "that air Bambuno am sbolely a wondehful chll'." "Whereat did y'all get tbat name, Brother Wood'a'dS" softly Inquired the Adventlst preacher. "Well, sub, I'll tell you. Expectln' that air chll', we was n-layln' at Huny Vlsty Island, me an' the of woman yas-suh an' we'd taken a great shlno to tbat nlr name, Huny, an' made up on' minds tbnt ef It come a gal chll' we'd Jes' name beb Buny Vlsty, In honeb of It But ef It come a boy, we was to name him atter mo, Samuel. "Well, suh, as y'all knows, It come a boy, Yas-suh, It was a welcome and a male chll'. But somehow we Jes' could not stati' to gl'n up that name, Buny, no we kind o' hitched 'em togethch an' caled the chl' Sambuno, "Yas-suh, that's how, pabson, tbat chl' come to bo named Sambuno, an' It's a blgh-soundln' name, ef 1 do say, as we ain't ncveli bad no cause to regret" Llpplncott's Magazine. LETTERS TO A KING. POSTMAN'S DAILY DELIVERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE. Mali Usually llrliiaa About 81 Hun dred Letter livery Twentyfonr llnare-llnw They Are Head, Snrtcdi nnil finally Disposed Of, Though the King's dally movement are fully ehroulcled In tho newspaper uml tho "Court Circular." there are many things his majesty does of which the public has little knowledge. "State business," upon which the King Is cm nlovcd every morning, covers multi tude of urgcut matters, from the writ- lug of nn autograph letter to a neigh bo fine sovereign to the selection of n coronation dcslgu; aud there are, of course, numbers of otliclal dispatches which require the roynl signature. It Is not generally known, however. that his majesty preserves a earcrul supervision over the answers which arc sent to the hundreds of eorrespou dents daily writing to the Klug. On an average, the King's dally letter has contains 000 letters, ami about half ns many newspapers, books, circulars, etc. Needless to say. this glgautie delivery needs the assistance of a body of pri vate clerks, over whom Sir Francis Knollys, the Klug' private secretary, exercises control. All letters and parcel, with the ex ception of those which are quickly rec ognized ns being "personal to bis majesty"-!, e., which contalu a distinc tive private mark, mutually prearrang ed, on the envelope or cover are open- 1H by the secretaries, and distributed In boxes, separately labeled, according to their nature and contents. These boxes are then carefully examined and checked by Sir Francis Knollys. aud those letters of su urgent character requiring the consideration of his ma jesty are retained by the private see retary and nre laid before the King, who Indicates In a few words his pleas ure concerning them. It Is surprlslng-and has often aston ished those In receipt of replies how rapidly an auswer It dispatched from quests and those of a purely commer cial character are never submitted to bis majesty, but nre either Ignored or stereotyped replies are sent, accord ing to the subject of the letter. This much cau 'be truthfully said The greatest courtesy and delicacy have always characterized his majes ty's public correspondence, and many Instances could be quoted where his secretary has gone out of his way to explain at length the King's objection to some application, or his majesty's reluctance at being unable to comply with some request. Since the new reign began the typewriter has been Introduced In the palace, and many re plies, formal and otherwise, are now t)ped In violet luk. In the late relgu the private secretaries were suppose! to. and actually did. write every lo'ter with- their own pens, but when Edward VII. ascen.leil the throne a modern change was quickly Introduced, saving n large amount of time and labor. All sorts of conditions of people write to the King. Many of the envel opes bear no stamps, as If Buckingham Palace were a government otHee. and some are boldly addressed In n pencil scrawl. The East End postmark Is n predom inant feature: there are many poor peo ple, who. alas! fondly believe the Kl.ig can redress their grievances and miti gate their woes by a wave of Ills hand. It Is no secret, however, that hi sev eral Instances, after discreet Inquiries hnve been made, suffering has been re lieved In poor districts ns the result of a letter to the King of Queen. Usual ly the channel of relief Is one of the philanthropic societies, of which his mnjesty Is either a patron or Interested In, to whose otllce the deserving letter Is privately forwarded. London Ex press. BAD FEATURE8 OF CIVILIZATION. It Doe Not Insure Good Digestion, Which lathe Halle of Health. Some features of civilized life are not wholesome. It does not Insure n per fect digestion, which Is the basis of good health, to use WeHt Philadelphia c-lty water. It Is not healthful to breathe sewer gas In houses the plumb ing of which has been passed by un Inspector who receives Christmas gifts frojn the plumber, 'here are many other conditions which nre not favora ble to the best physical health. How ever, In spite of other drawbacks mid disadvantages, there Is every warrant to nttlrm that never has the standard of health, strength and nglllty been ns high ns It Is to-dny. Though an Indoor life Is vicious In Its Influence, the men nnd women of to-dny and especially tbo women are capable of n greater physical endurance than has even been known before. The first nnd best proof of this Is tbat nt the ago when our grandslres nnd their dames took their places lu-the chimney corner as r,ip.iM. only of a vegetable existence, the men nnd women of to-dny nre nt their best, nnd, ns Dr. Stevenson complains, ttio grandmothers nro demanding the right to run for public otllce, Instead of being content to knit stockings. A believer in the physical superiority of the sav age brought out the great-grandson of n famous Indian sprinter to pit film against the white runners of tho col leges. Even after a systematic training he was beaten by amateurs. His cele brated ancestor had defeated eeiy white runner here and lu England, but his record has been surpassed long since. Life In the open nlr is necess-iry to the best health, but there Is no reason why the modern conveniences should be nbnndoued. On every bnnd n-e proofs of tho physical superiority of the men and women of to day over the people of any other known period, The rules of wholesome Hying are better understood nnd nro more generally ob served,. It nccdB only for men to ro frnln from business excesses, from dis sipating their energies In the pursuit of wealth, In order that they may flnfl life well worth living, The too fre quent suicide of successful business men may be traced to their long and absolute absorption In tho work of money-getting and the discovery tbat It Is prolific and unsatisfactory. The rcnlltnllou of the fact that wealth alone does tint bring hnpplness couirs only after It la too late to effect n change. The delusion that there Is no more satisfying purpose than thri ne cumulation of money Is Hie chief ob stacle In the way of man's happiness. JEWEL OF A DOMESTIC. Hlie Did Not Stay Lous, but Did Not Hlcul AitythliiK. "I Imagine people must get tired ot hearing their neighbors complain about the question ot domestic help," remark ed a woman In the government servloo to n friend. "I guess they do," acquiesced the friend, "but then you kuow we all have itch troubles, aud when wo hear oth er relate their experiences wo cau say, 'I have troubles of my own.' " The woman wbo started tho conver sation told how many domestics sho had employed during a short period ot time, aud how they had not glvcu Hat Isfactlon. "Finally." she ssld. "I sought relief by doing what I thought was nu net of charity, aud at the time gettlug n woman who I thought would be n Jew el. Sho was a white woman, the first woman of my owu color 1 bad ever employed." This woman, she explained, was tak on from nu Institution where n great nmouut of charity Is done. Sho was given the best room In the house, and In the morning when breakfast was over she huudlcd up the dishes lu a hurry and gave the appearance of be lug a willing and rapid worker. In the nftemoou wheu her employer returned home the dishes were still piled where Mie bad seen them In the morning. The washtub, boiler aud Irons had been used by the woman, who had evidently washed and Iron her owu garments aud departed. On the table was a nolo which read: "My dear Mrs. , 1 found the wqrk was too hard for me." uut sno was n jewel, arier an, con cluded the woman who had been her employer, for so short a time, according to the Washington Star, "for she did not steal anything." So Sweetly Innocent. He had been to the boardlng-sehool to pay a surprise visit to his daughter, his only child. He had parted from her. proud to be the parent of such a hand somo maiden, pleased with the Inno cence of huddlug womanhood. The principal acompanled him to the door "Mndnm," he snld. with deep feeling. I owo you much for the manner In v hleh you have reared my child since she hns been under your care. When 1 notice the contrast between that Inno cent maiden and some of the girls of her age, who hae not had the ml van tage of such strict supervision. I feel that I have Indeed done wisely lu plac ing her In your charge." 'And how proud you must be," said the principal, glowing with satisfac tion, "to be the father of so large and devoted n family." "Largo devoted I" gasped the proud parent. "Wbnt do you mean?" "Devoted to each other." said the principal. "No fewer than seven of flora's brothers have lvcen here during the past three weeks to take her out. nnd she Is expecting another to-mor ow."-London Tlt-lllts. M.ct i'itrsloy Alter Onions. It will be Information to a good many readers that by eating parsley after onions one may prevent the offensive breath which otherwise follows Indul gence In the tearful vegetable. This Information comes from a restaiiraieur. who says: "Yes, you may eat a bushel of oul'.tis nnd n little parsley taken afterward will leave you so that Sherlock Holmes himself would be unable to say what you had been feeding on. That Is the truth, and 1 wish more people were nware of It. For onions, which nre the most wholesome things In the world, would be as popular ns they are whole some If this matter of the parsley were more widely known. Another thing, old cheese, melted slightly, makes mince pie digestible. You may bo a confirmed dyspeptic, but If you will spread on the top crust of your mlnco pie a thin layer of rich old English cheese, I promise that you may eat the pastry without any nftermatb of re morse and pain." Chicago Chronicle. Trouble of I lie- Olobe. "My lord." asked Shakspeare as he and Bacon stalled out of tho (llobe foy-1 er and sat down In the box otllce to watch the treasurer count up, "why nre ! my writings known as 'lays,' while yours nre cnlled 'works')" "(live It up, Will," said Sir Krancls, "unless It Is because my writings al ways fit the case." "Now!" sniffed the bard of Avon, "It's because you think they're stein winders." Annoyed at this sally, I-ord Bacon remarked thnt he didn't like to be hit ', ,U , nt "V . I .y n ham. but Shnkspeare retorted th.it I n Bacon was every bit a bad as a ham, nnd more streaked, and not caring to bear nny more snmples of (Hobo re partee the eminent statesman, to get even, went outside nnd told people thnt the show wns fierce. Portlnnd Oregon- Inn. Whistling Ijanguago Used. The aborigines of the Malabar Islands employ u perfect whistling language, by means of which they can conimnul cute with encb oth'er over long ills tances. A stranger wondering over the Islands Is frequently surprised to henr from n hilltop the sound of loud whistl ing, which Is quickly repeated on iiio next hill, nnd so Is carried from summit to summit until It dies nwny In the dis tance. American looin Abroad. American ribbon looms nro being Im ported by Swiss mnnufacturers. These looms nre much more expensive than those made lu Switzerland, even leav ing freight nnd dutle out of account, but the manufacturer find It profit able to use them becnuse of their grcnt solidity of construction nnd the much lurgcr amount of work they do. A boy Is usually ready to eat every tlmo he stops playing. 1 1IERR STEINHARDT'S NEMESIS 1 12 : g BY l MACLAREN COBBAN. S Sy iy y y y y jy ty i j T y i fvy 4 Vx CHAPTER XIII Continued. "Wlmt la it?" lie, demanded: bis tone was not loud, but bis eyes seemed standing out as with suppressed rage "what Is It you two aro togother (or? What can you doT You linvo nothing! money, Inlluonce, nothing!" "No, Manuol,"sald lllrloyj "you've- grabbed thorn nil," "Is It," raid lie, glaring nt me, "that you you beggarly curatol want, exs-ct to marry nu heiress, the heiress of an old family? I hnvo said Imforo that sho is not nn heiress that she bus no money, and that rlio Is not for you, sir!" "1 hnvo reason," 1 said, "to Isdlovo tbat Herr Stolnhardt does not always speak tho truth." "I'oul! You nro insolent ns well! An insolent Is'ggiir is not to lie bnrue! And so you have got, too, this reckless old man td abet you in your tricks and scheme!! What for Is it," lie de manded ot lllrloy, "that you hno set yoursoll to go ngnlust mo in this?" "Partly, '.Manuel,", answered lllrloy, "because' 1 have gradually got con vinced you nro tho biggest villain un hung, and partly Iwuttso I llko this lad Unwin. As tor tricks and scheme" "11(1! You aro foolish as well as reckless." "I (ay, as for tricks and scliomca I may have an account to settlo with yon ot that t-ort, before I bavo clone, but not tonight." "Not tonight! Alter tonight )ou will Iw moro completely nothing than you have been yet! I will destroy you botbl You shall bo beggars Isitb. without hope, without reputation!" "These aro bravo words, 'Manuel, and I know you will carry them out, it you can; I know you can inako nio a beggai, but I think Unwin Is pretty lit tc glvo an account ot blnitelt vet, snti ot you, too, 'Manuel, it it conies to that. But, seel you'd bettor go home, for it's Sunday morning, anil you're frightening the poor girl there." This careless dismissal must bavo been especially oxasK-ratlng to a man llko Stelnhardt. Ho was almost bosido himself, yet be still held his fury down. "You nre beggars, sneaks and row arils both!" ho exclaimed. "Nav. but." said Blrley, now roused, and approaching to urge tbo necessity of a speedy departure, "It wo begin I - i - - . mwl I,it.. caning nicmc-n wo nmj " ,' of It, but not tonight, tome, .unimui, you must go! Ho was reluctantly withdrawing, when bo and wo also were startled by Iuiso exclaiming with outstretches! bands "Where Is my father, you wicked man? What have vou done with him? Wboro bavo you put him?" Ho paused a moment to sot his fare, and then turned again to look nt her. Tim pirl is cono mad!" ho said. "Does she think I nm her father a keeper? Where have I put him! liavo I got him in my pocket do you think? The- knowledge of this. It may bo gtr -d. dlil not mako mo feel any the less bitterly toward steinnanu. CHAPTER XIV. On Monday morning tho wholo nlht,nrlinnil was nllVO with tllO now. thnt Mr. HlrleV was "to bo sold up." An execution had been put Into his houso under a bill or saio. anu an ngent or auctioneer person (acting of course by Instruction) bad stuck notices announcing a salo of "furni ture and effects" on boards In tho front-garden. Stelnhardt know there would be no redemption of the bill, but In his haste to bo as poremptory with hla old friend ns posslblo ho hnd overlooked tho fnct that by nn act which had romo In force In tho be ginning of thnt year, ho wan bound to glvo Blrloy Ave days' opportunity to pay off tbo bill. Hlrloy, thercforo, plucked up the notlco boards and threw them Into tho lano. and then went nnd talked to tho man In pos session. ... But that afternoon I had buslnosB. of my own on hnnd: I bad deter mined to settle to my own satisfac tion the exact spot Indlcntcd by Frauloln Haaa'B vision as that where Lacrolx's remain wcro Interred. I mentioned tho mined mill In tho be ginning of this story, which occupied part of a dreadfully littered little pe ninsula formed by n curvo of the stream. More than ono of Its walls had fallen, but I hnd particularly no ticed frequently In passing, and had ,n.iA,A ne nnn wall which lav an "publle side of tho stream to conBre at completoly na when It had j,een standing, oxircpt at It outer edges whero the bricks wcro broken nnn dislocated. TIiIb I suspected wan the wall; and I wns resolved to visit It to soo whether I could mako Burn my suspicion was correct. To get to the mill I bad to pasB round to the head of tho peninsula (I wondered whether Stelnhardt had taken tbat routo on bis Journoy with his horrible burden, or whether ho had boldly forded tho ntrcam oppoalto one of the Bldo gates to mo grminus of his workB). This od mo between '0id attling mills of nomo sort, nasi nlloa of lumber broken wngonB and frogmonta of old machlnory rust ing away past somo flourishing pig Btlcs, constructed of old boards and old sacks. I bad tcplck my way very carofully, for It was beset with gul lies and holes worn out by rain tor rents, and with entrenchments of cin ders nnd "cIlnkorB," At length I came out upon the open space round the mill. I approached tho wall with a 'shuddering but faacltlited sense. In tho mlddlo of It. toward tho edgo which hnd been tbo top, was n bolted Iron plate, answering exactly to tho requirement of Frauloln Haas's vis Ion, My oyo was nt onco nttrnctcd to a part of tho wall, near Its baso, which was altogether unlike tho reBt. Most of the wall was aB bato of anything like vegetation n n mill-wall com monly Is, but thla part wns covered with a fino yollowlsh-grcen fungus on tho bricks, nnd grass In tho mortar of the Interstices. This, I was satisfied, was tho spot. Under theso bricks had lain, for eighteen months, the mutilated romnlns of the unfortunoto Lacrolx, probably nt no great dopth; henco the eagerness of Stelnhnrdt to cover them with so wldesprcadlng a tomb-slab as this fallen wall, and benco, also, probably, this traitorous growth of grcon. Ab I looked, I won dered how much Stolnhardt would glvo now to bo ablo to movo bis TI- tnnlo tombstouo nnd remove his ilend! Tho wnll wns too secure n covering! It was tho grain! mlstnho of n strung, rosolutn and orlglnl criminal! tho enormous blunder (it tho bold, uncom promising 'villain, untlrely cnnlldnnt lu hi security against ovury risk ot discovery I I hurriedly withdrew tu mushier my course of action. I begnn to find that I waa In an awkward dilemma. My promise to Krnuleln Hans forbniln n public nxiimlnathm of that spot, yet how could my promise to 1 am I so, that her father's romnlus should ho prop erly Interred how could tbnt bo ful-1 tilled without the discovery becoming public? Them wna another point which gnvo mo pnusn: suppose thla ruilo grave broken Into, nnd Itn con tents Identified ns tho romnlus of Mr. Ijterolx, hnw could I show tbnt Stein tiantt had hurled themT Hnw. then, could I bring tho crime homo su ns to move htm ns I desired T I resolved to go to Freeman, nnd talk the dlfllrulty over with blm. t hnd seen little of my friend since his return from London; bo hnd been much from homo on some business of hi denmntnntlon. Ho did not oven know yet of tho successful result of our Inquiry .upon old Jnquea. I found blm In bis study, In which ho wna nlwnys most nt ease. In ac cordance with his request I "posted" htm "up to dnto" In my doings and discoveries from the finding of the French papers In Jncque's cnttnge, through the revelations at Basel, to tho discovery I had mado a few niln- utes before. He wns most Impressed with my account of the vision of Krnuleln Hnns. He wns something of n mystic, of the pseudosrlcntinc kind ''",?.'"., u : ,, " ho would turn his attention to nn oth er po.ni nil no nnil round nn oxpuinn- ,,?n 0? WZTt 'SA sS:1!!::: .."li self, nnd It certainly was very plans - as "magnetic clalrvovnnre.' Here. said he. were two people who had at ! o.no time been deeply Interested In I each other, one nf whom (the more i sympathetic subject) still thnusht much of the other: the one was high ly nervous, the other wn strong willed. The strong-willed person wns In nn extraordinary dirnrulty. In which he had to put a resolute ntrnln upon nil his resources of mind nnd body nnd memory In his casting about In his excited mood for nld to remove his dlfflcnltv he might well have thought "If she were here ' "no woo lias neen or nu nninss cue , most devoted to me' Or onIy .,, ,)or r() ,)f th), horrii,,. business'" This strong wishing, this renctung out or spirit for her, would sink to n mere nothing when the difficulty of the time wns once W()rk f()l ,. ,.,, . imctl ham ,ln settled, nnd the bond of nttrnctlnn mlll . Washington Star, would sink loose nnd lifeless till It was drawn tense ngnln nnd thrilled . . , a,,j again with vigor when his need of her txp" Pul" . returned upon him with n new dim-! "I suppose.' snld tho physician, rulty. This would account for Kran-, smiling, and trying to nnpr-nr witty leln Haas' feeling of being drnwn as while feeling the pulse of a lady pa If away from herself at those times i Hent "I suppose you consider mo nn when aho had her visions. , old hutnbitg?' ... , ,. "Why. doctor, replied tho lady. I ready to turn with me to moro press tng points. llo could not see. how ever, nny more than I could, thnt I wns nt present likely to effert nny thing with Stelnhnrdt by prlvnto threats of the disclosure of my knowl edge, by nnythlng. Indeed, but n pub lic Investigation and oven that might do little more than create a public srandal. "You see." snld Freeman, "you bavo absolutely nothing yet of a reliable kind that ran point even circumstan tially to Stelnhardt as the murderer." I could not but agree with him. nnd nssent to bis ndvlrn to "wait." In the meantime Stelnhnrdt must be per mitted to pursue hi vindictive con duct toward our dear nld friend Blr ley. and hi chances of causing fur ther annoyance) and anxiety to Miss Lncrolx. Our helplessness In the mnt tor chafed severely both Freeman and myself. "Is thore no way nt nil."! exclaim ed, "but the wny of evidence to bring tho crime home to him? to renlly satisfy ourselves thnt tho erlmo Is his, nnd to mako blm feel that wo know It Is?" "Havo you any objection," said ho. rising as If anticipating I would havo nono, "to take my wlfo Into counsel Sho sometimes lias a clear Idoa In her bend." I said I certainly would like Mr. Freotnan to consult with us. nnd In a few momenta she was sitting oppo slto mo. I told her tho wholo mat ter, nnd pointed out tho dlfllculty of tho situation. "So," said sho. "you want to get nt some wny of bringing It homo to blm. ns you sny. If. now, you could only lilt upon Rome thing llko Ham- lot' play to eaten mo King. "Ah. yes, lianuei: wo uom ex. claimed. This was our flrst formntlvo hint, nnil I need not dcscrlbo In dctnll how from that, through aimless-scorning discussion, nnd wild BUggcstlon of ono sort and another, a plan wns at length developed. I snail nut siaio the result. Friday nnd Haturrtny or mnt vory week wcro tho days or wnai aro known as Tlmporloy Wnkos. Thoy bad In tho past, I understood, been celebrated with wild orgies of drink ing, "mumming," and dancing round and through bonfires. Hut thl "pass ing through the firo to Moloch" wbb nn longer n nastlmn of tho people: It bad become tho dull dally occupation of their livcB. Tho only orgies now known woro drinking and iignung, ami snendlng small Biimfl nt tho booths of tho fair. The church had for some yenrs exerted Itself to pro vldo othor rccroatlon for somo nt least of tho people. In nccordnnco with this unago thero was ndvortlsod for Friday evening a mild ten entor tnlnmont, to bo followed by "Ornnd Dissolving Views," which last Free man had learned would bn shown by n fine now maglo lantorn Stelnhnrdt had Just preBontod to tho Sunday, school. Stolnhardt was going to hon or tho nffnlr with his prosnnro. Our plnn then was this: I would contrivo through the now cttrnto (whoso ac quaintance I hnd already mnde) to get a sight of tho mnglo lantern and Judge of tho size of Its slides; I would strnlghtwny go Into tbo town nnd buy n cprtnln numbor of blank slides of that slzo. On tbcso Mrs. Freeman, who had u knock of such things, would point the chief scones of our tragedy. I must then provnil upon tho curnto, or upon whntover porBon I could loam was to havo tho management of tbo lantern, to Intro duce them In order at the end of the exhibition. To carry out our plan with success dotnnudod dlspnlch, I discovered that vory evening, by going citsuiiliy Into my landlady' kitchen, that her herculean Htm wn going to hnvo rhnrgii of tho mnglo Inntorn, ho was nt that tiHunent busily pinking nu qunlnlanco with It. Tho rest of my tnsk wn therefore ensy. (Talis runtlntind) THERE WAS A MISTAKE. Why the Colonel Slopped III) Scot ol Chinamen at rive. "I hnd rond," wild tho colonel, n ho vii relating omo of his utputi; once In China, "Hint If poison foil Into tho wntnr no one could pull him nut, holding that his falling In wni n decroo of I'rovldmico that mint not bo Interfered with. "Ono day, on one of tho cnnnls, I stumbled nnd wont ovorbonrd, nnd. although thern worn twelve boatmen, not one of thnni would extend mo a lino, I After n rinse shave, na I enn uot Hwlm. I got aboard ngnln, nnil n soon n I recovered my hronlh t yell ed nt tho boss boatman: "'You Infernal scoundrel, why didn't you help mo out?' " 'It was your fnto to fall In,' ho rnltuly replied. " 'And lt' you fnto to tnkn n good licking!' I snld ns I went fur blm. "WJiou I hnd finished him off I look another, nnd I wan Just polishing off my fifth victim when tho sixth man halted mo to say: " 'Thero seem to bn a mistake hero. Wo nro taught thnt If a person falls Into tho wnter ho must savn himself, or drown, but wo nro not tniight Hint If he does save himself ho In nt liberty to lick half of China In revenge.' I thought his point well taken.' Inughcd the colonel, nnd I stopped my score nt flvo nnd went down to change Into dry clothes." j I cilf (irande. -, between l.f.00.000 and AAn M. i...,J ... i.-l i.i i- n.i. I -; ,, vml. "..., ......i,.. I thlnlcii thnt every brand means a dlf- i fercnt kind of tobacco. A a matter . . , . ..,.,., ...in.ntn nf ' ' r., , ..,. npnrt. Advintiei of Mitrlmony. Krlenil Old you lose anything In the Bustall hank? Oeposltor Not a cent. "Well' well! If you knew the thing wns going up why didn't you say so?" "I didn't know. 1 had to go off on business, so I left my wife some blank checks. Sim went shopping." New York Weekly. Like Muter, Hike Men. A iimlii " an!,! Mr KrimtilB Pink. ".' '"XV I ley, "Is sho' one er de meanes' anl horrible ,i, ,i, ,..il. ., r...,i ... . n.wcr( Mr. Cnsslus Col- inowr. when vou consider some ' de human folks he hns to hnd no blen yon could ascertain n wo man' thought by merely feeling her pulse." Tld lilts. A fimillir Rtepnnie. ("holly I called nn that pretty Miss Pompadour, who clerks nt the ribbon counter at Sollnll ft Whooper'n do pnitmnnt store, lust night. Oeorge Havo a nice call? C'hnlly -No; she sent down word thnt she wna sorry, but sho was "Just out'" Puck. Mill and Melt. Townn Hluffer must be doing very well. Ho tells me ho has a city and country house now. Browne Yes. he's taken n small place In tho suburbs where he gets nono of the convenience nf the city, nnd nil the Inconvenience of tho coun try. Philadelphia Press. Mae Thai Apptrance. A Herman author doscrthea tho pre vailing American traits ns "a bump tious oratory." "n flippant superfic iality." "n constant exploitation," nnd "n Inck of esthetic refinement." These must sound fearful In Herman. Buffalo E( press. Plcianl for the Ciller, "Mamma Is dressing." "Why, hIio needn't hnve dressed Just for me, donrle." "She knows that; hut she. said thn moro time sho killed In dressing the lesH tlmo you'd havo to bore her." Indianapolis Nows. Looking Ahead. "But," sho said, "wo nro little moro thnt stranger ns yet, you know." "Yes," ho nnswnrod, "hut don't let thnt Interfere. We enn brenlc off the engngement nfter wn get hotter no qunlntcd. If necessary." Chicago Ilccord-Ifernld. When IU Decided. Edith You know that now borso papa named after you? Well, bo's proved to bo qulto worthless and papa Ib going to shoot him. Fcrdy Indeed! But I didn't know ho nnmcil him nftnr me. Edith Well, ho didn't till ho do elded to shoot him. Puck, Cinematograph tor the Blind. A clnomntograph for tho blind bos been Invonted by Dr. Dussand, a French physician. Tho successive singes of tho plrturo aro embossed on sheets of tin nnd mndo to revolve rnp. Idly botwoon the flngors of tho blind person, Or Count It Wei. Yen st I was In n book store this morning, nnd nnw n copy of a book cnlled "A Girl's Birthday," Just pub lished, Crlmsonbcak I suppose It was mnrkod down?-j-Yonkors Stntosmnn, A Different Matter, The Reality B-but you told pnpa you could keep mo In tho stylo I won accustomed to, Tho Beast So I could, dear. It Is the frequent changing of tho styles that hreakB mo. Judgo. Truiti of Maibtt Men. Tho Carrara mnrblo exporters hnvo formed n trust which win (. price of tho moro than threo-qunrtors of n million dollnrs' worth of monu mont marble ths Unit. nine.. h... at that Italian town, "