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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1903)
NLY A MtS. CHAPTER Vll.-tCoi.tllilie.l.l Anil I'Vuucr, lii'iiili'.lnu mi. I cringing Ilk a lit'lnlrii spaniel, wimiI itilrkly uiil. Hrrol returned lu tiU wrllltiK table, "" 1 rommcni-ed n leiier lu Wliilrre.l liyie. ll hail aeried liei now; wuiiM l' inure IIiihiimI tu limit leniently on hi vffenae, mill U-1 lii'f liivo ruiMitivr tu r worn miljr pride. "I will (it Irnal niitke tli" trial before I go," In' mt lil lo himself, mill then lie Ionic up lilt pen niiil M-riitc thus! "I luelnao you a noli', MIm Eyre, from tli man Frliiier. Von will are Iij 'hat tint lii t-ni-nKfN tu illartiiiilmie lilt, an noyance of mi. ntnl to Inite )u fur tin' futuiti fn-e mnl imtnulfMl Ainl uu, before I leave Em-hunl uti my lung vny- iff. I lirny of joii lo hear the appeul of my heart tu rn. Winifred, I love you with oil my mini, ullli tin' true!, dtep et atri'imtli uf wlili'li pnailon l iipiibl.'. ml I come to you tu decide my future. My liapplnraa, my inli'ry, lire In your lunula. It I fur ) uu tu anil my perfcrl MIm liy consenting tu bet-nun. my iberlal. eil wife, or to piiiilali n fn nit born of lore, nil tu t-oinli'mn mo tu a lifelong aurr.iw, by driving me nwny frum tin1 aiiiiahlne f yutir prraonce. Do liut deride litlly. 1 hull n.it leave thla fur a week, nil. I If )0lir unawer la what cnmiy mm- . hope It will In-, I mnll ""I im "" . If yuu cannot nnd it in yuur geii.'.-. . lily heart tu fori: I ..me. I snail go ,, lulu tho worhl ami aoi-k tu foruol tho only wuinaii lu tho worhl I oor ri-ally IummI. Whon Wlnlfn-il hruko tho aonl, ami ri-ail I'rrol'a lollor, lior Ural omutluil waa mm of Intonao rollof. Tlii-ii, roaitliiK Iho aruw I of Krrnl'a Imo. fur a innnioiit Iii-r lioart rolontoil tu him, ami a ami, fiiml roi-olloc-t lull of tho hmiilauino horn of her paat worahlp mailt) tho toura alart Into In-r . , ... ... i.M "''"" " ' " riiai'iii' alio toro tho loltor to aloiiia ami throw thorn from hor. "I will noror for give nun- never: .1,0 me... ...... ... . .. and Hull a! ,1... 11....... lit 1. tin, inn, ii'iiit wmild hnio hfou to hor If II had oouit. a few tlaya aoonor. ' It wanted l.ut ono day to the comple tion of tho wool., whon Arthur l. .Mur chant ruahod Into Drrol'a roum. "My dear lirrnl." bo eaelalmod. "what la thla 1 hoar about your tearing tho Court? It auroly la not trno!" My dear fellow," aalil i;rroi gtnuy. "I cannot toll whothor I am going or not. ahall knnvy tu-murruw. I am wait- lug for my verdlrl, and ir It I oiUorao tu me I ahall go away, and try to forgot my troulilo. Two daya after l.rrol aal.l tu 1-1 Mar- rhatit! ' "It'a all over, and I in going. I'on t aag mo any iiuoauun, uu, ...nw.. . ... hanl lilt." I'efore Mr. Ilaatlug loft the Court he niada hla friend pruuila to play boat there In Iho aho.itlng aoaa.m during hi abaoiire: at ml on the laat day of Atlguat he wa atan.lllig on the tlk of b a beau- tlful yacht Ooiioiie looking down into tu blue watora of the Mediterranean, ill thought, wore inn or ionuor.u-.a .u ..... w.itiiflit nbu had Ncoruod him. "Hho Is right." he .aid, "hut I think. If he bad known buw I loved her. shn would hare found It In her heart to for give ui." A fortnight later I.ady Grace 1'aro.uhar, ly .lint or .iii.t... .iipi. .n.y. "" - .'' t .lint of aiibllo diplomacy, mamigoii 1 secure what ho hnd for aunio time pa clety and the eomiug .nooiiiis -" . Hlr Claiton'. eatalo. I.i.ilt.n ale seeuiej to afford Lady Uraoo in., opporiuiuy. Among thoae who would bo proaont for the .hooting, hor nephew, l.oru uaroiu Krakluo. who waa quite taken with Flora Champion nud whuni .he knew that young lady, In default ot becoming Mr. Htlnga, would only too gladly accept. With thl trump card lu hor hand. I.ady Grace accepted a dinner Invitation at Hurat Manor, the homo of the Cham pion, and while there delicately, yet plainly linlnuated to Sir Howard and to Mrs. Champion that uuiea Mr. Cham pion and Flora would drive with hor to Mr. Kyrn's farm and aei-ond hor Invlta tlou lo Winifred to come to Hudon Vale there would ba no Invitation ' for Mia Champion. Moreover, Flora would have to bind hor.elf to treat her couiln with at lenat ordinary courteay during their stay In the aame house, Hlr Howard acceded readily enough to thl arrangement aa long na he wn not ohllirod to aueiik to hi granddaughter, whom he had never spoken tu or even seen In hi life or lu any way to rccog nlte hor father. It wns a bitter pill for Mra. Champion and Flora to swallow, but the thought that If Flora did not go to Kndon Vale, Hlr Harold Ursklno might poaslbly fall In love and propose to Wini fred, obliged Ihem to give a grudging con sent. The young girl was gathering roses In the garden us tho carriage from tho Manor drove up tbe road. Hhe turned away to the homo. She could not bear the contemptuous looks thu Champion cast on hor ns thoy wont by. Hut then ho beard the carriage stop, and alio look ed back In surprise. Tho footman was letting tluwn the step', and Mra. Cham pion waa ilvscendlng, followed by I.ady Grace Farquhnr. What could It mean? Tho blootl ruahed to hor face, and for a moment alio hesitated. Then abe went forward. "You did not expect visitors so early, my dear?" said I.ady Grace, klsalng her. "Mrs. Champion ha come to call upon you." Mrs, Champion came forward and shook hands with her, mid uttered a taw pollto commonplaces, which put V Inl frctl at her ease. Hhe had n great deal too much tact to alludo to the pastIn deed, she behaved precisely as though she and Winifred saw and heard of each ntl.nr for tho first time. Wlulfrod soon recovered her compos ure, and Invited them to enter the houas. Mra. Champion was struck by tho tsste and elegance displayed In the miniature drawing room, and while Winifred was talklnir to I.ady Grace. Bhe examined lw.r itppnlv. Him was forced to confess to herself that this girl who had been so long Ignored, and so much disdained, wns both elegaut and pretty, aud that her tyle wns unexceptionable. The convic tion did not pleaso her nt nil. As they ivnrn t nkluir leave I.ady Grace aaldl "Then remember, my dear, that next Thursday week, at three o'ciock, i snail ..ml tho rnrrlituo for YOU." 'Tray do not think of such a thing, I.ady Grace," Interposed Mrs. Champion: "you havo Invited Flora tho prel"n dn ....- ...... .... n., ml aot her heart upon, and hat ... .0 prae- , ,nltat , tlcally adopt Winifred I.yre a. her pro- mnh w,h hfr iUro or lege. If not a. J 'laughter. She wai 1 very A m Uf foIlJ tmu hlJ t,hrU anilt.ua that Winifred should have an unr wll th fnMntt sl,riEhill.-.t oppurtunlty of being tutro.luied tu so- . . .. .....,. FARMER'S DAUGHTER. liy Foiiiiiisrnii. my carriage ahull taka thorn hutli," Lady Grace nstenteil, nllil Winifred mmle livr acknowledgim-nt very grnto fully. Thou lit-r gueat ilopnrtoil, ami "he waa left alone, wondering very much lit what had befallen her. "A fortnight OH"." alio thought, "mul wlint hua happened yntcrdny mul to-day woiilil hoy 0 hrt-u tliai realisation of onu of my ftmdeat hope; mul now now I norm lu runt nothliiK fur II. 'I'll havn been rri-iiKiilioil liy the Champion, tu halt ht-ru Invited tu atny with n great lady, to Ir Introduced lulu society, woill'l have limn a gUmpae of paradlae; mil uow that I am wretched, mul lifarl-brok-(-11, mul mlaerablc. all thoau honor am lliriul upon mo, ami I ilu not valiio tht-m out w bit. I ahull like lu lie with that dear, kluil t.aily (Iran-, hut to I ho rial 1 apom perfectly liiillffori-nt. Are we never lo b happy In thla worhl, hut to go un lotulng krrnly nflir aoniclhlllK wo think tiaillioaa, all. I when wo at Inat attain tu It. lo Anil o liar Inat tho ilralrv for It, anil that It iclvc-a ua nu ploaauro?" CIIAI-I'KH VIII. All I.aily (Iraro l'riiitiiir'a liiii-ala hail arrliril, aavo out. That olio waa In fm ,.. ()n hf Illunillf - tlll. ,ay n which be and lirr roiuln were to have .,rf, t ; ,,.. ()ra--. laying tint Madame do MuiiIiiIIpii wm arrluualy 111 with on at tack of hroinhllU, ami that until ah,i i waa aiiflli-lontly rocooroil Wlnlfroil couhl not loan hor, illaa Champion, of courao, orrlrud all i lh aamr. mul. If thai truth limit ue told alio waa vory writ aatlalloil with what hail opcurroJ. Tho Moa of driving over to l'mluii Vale with tier t-oualu hail hvou moat ill.t.at.ful to hor; ami now that alio , a , waa rollovnl fruin that unpioaaant uot-va ally alio waa raillant, ami, aa hor hroth- - . ,....,, r,markv.. In a .... moat unuaiially coo.) tompor. Tho greater part of I.ady tlrace I'ar nuhar'a guoala wore atrongor to her. Thoae alio know wore I.or.1 Harold Kra la III. Mlaa Alton, the Honorable Urol) 11 Van and hi alitor. Aa the reader will paaa aom time In Ilia company of the vlaltora at Kndon Vale, It may not be ailperfluoua tu rntor Into a few particu lar ronrornlug thorn. Lord Harold I-ra- ... ., . . ' ., w ,,.kI wllu Mr .-r,n,.u (!,(, wIin from hl-a -uln tilt. to the l.u.t ,,,,, l)rrty nf leI,un. Tranrl Clayton waa a man who would lilV0 ,.omplf nid the roaoaroho of tlma rallmahle people who poralatt-ntly llml pn.1,1 In avftrtrimi. Tlii.rM u-, lint an amiable trait lu bla character, nor a kind action of hla on rerun!; and yet he paao.l muator In aocltity, hecauae he poaaoiaed rortaln degree of manner, and became hi Income waa a very large one. He waa , . ,. , ,. .,i ,1,,..,, wg UUI)Jr , Mf wh W()ulJ hr con,en, , suore jj, ,,ualltle. ami ukt lm for , ,akj of ,,,, ro Kr,llcl ci,,toa wn, 37, a,) , wa, j,u boaat that he had never made any woman an offer of marriage. Mlaa Alton bad been at Kudon Vale am day, nnd waa a groat favorite with everyone In the honae. Her aunt, I.ady Marlon, wa In Ireland, and as he waa not particularly attached to her prim old irndf.ther and grandmother, whom her Mr0 wvtt twin alders, and ,ur, amn ..,,., haudaome y0l,ng captain In the army whom hor father would not boar of ran off with him, and aubaoqucntly accom panied him lo India with hi regiment, whero bo died. Two jeara after, hor hamlaomc young hual.and caught a fever, which carried him off la lea than a week, and then their two children were sent to I'ngland. The elder, a boy, died on the pasiage home, and the llttlo girl was received with open arm by her aunt a a precious charge from her dearly belov ed slater. I.ady Marlon waa by thla time married to a baronet of conalderahle wealth, hut the had no children; and when Hlr Mnr mailiik Alton died, ten year after their marriage, tli title went to n younger brother. He wa. however, able to leave Iter a hau.liome Income fur hor life, ami I.ady Marlon Alton lived In very good tyle. Bhe wua tleroled to her niece, who alio lnalated ahould take her inline; and to prevent any Inconvenience from their both having the aaine Christian nuine I.ady Marlon reehrlatonod hor pretty llt tlo nleco Fee, aud a very appropriate name It waa. At the time wo write I'ee Alton was IS, and Just through her first season. Hhe was small, but perfectly symmetrical; It waa only envy that prompted pooplo to aay sometimes eh was nothing but nil animated wax doll. Hvoryone admired and liked her, and aha liked cveryono lu return. Hho wa the life aud soul ot n party, with her quick wit and keen sensu of tli ridiculous, and If he was a little mallcioua ometlinoa It waa Impossible to b angry with hr, she waa always so eager to atone for It. As opposite frequently attract each other, she was at tho present time engag ed In a detperate flirtation with Col. Ivor d'Azu sr. a tall, dark, moianeiioiy looking man (albeit decidedly handsome), who was vcrr much lu love wltn tier, no had been all through the Indian war, aud on hla return to England, looUng very thin nnd worn, ho waa made quite a uero of by all tho women, and looked his part extremely well. I uppo that If two men from tho op poslto polos had been brought together under one roor, they couiu not navo un fored more essentially than Col. d'Agul- lar and Mr. Clayton, One wns generous In heart and mind, chivalrous to women, Irresolute, diffident lu himself, aud with th courage of a Hon: tho other well, we itlreadv know what Francis Clayton was And yet thcae two men nan eomeiuiug m .ft.nninn a sentiment which In one wns tender, chivalrous affection; in tne oiuer a ba, selfish passion. This sentiment wts lovs of Ipoo Alton. For tbe first, absolutely th first time lu his life, Mr. Glsvton was, as h confessed to himself, i.. i.. nr,imii!iillv In love with a pret ty, little, malicious, teasing, Impertinent fairy, and count not noip iiimv... T.n.w nn-ii'i aucBta Included Mr, Fralo, a connection of her husband's, who had recently come Into a very goou in.ug, ..... v., i .iron, .niirllnir tendencies: Cap tain Culloden, of the Guards, a very plain, quiet Individual, with a good Income i and coiiiMeraniy less nra.ua. mu a t.ul.enl n.l "0t atiDi viiurti nnuiiHiiy. me iinu urrn jvry ..r do J Un ' " u -i. nrcnmmoilntlnir (tonlu, Vho waa lwny happy to ri'pny hoailtallty liv tnaklni; hlinaoir aurovahli', ami amualiitf tho 'om paiiy, 'l'lioat woro tho iiooplti whom Ml Chnmiilon fouml aaaomhloil at Kmlon Villi-, anil 1 think hor Drat aonaathui on holutt liilrmliiioil to thoiu win a alight t-hoKrlii ut (linlhiK no irout pooplu minim- "'J'.1"-,, , , . Wlnlfro, ha.l ..rrlvnl at Union alo. mul waa all t ntc n hor room, .Iroaaoil for , .1 ..- i.lu dm,... -iii.ni.i .-uiii.. in. ti a alio hail urouilacil. ami taku hor ilown alnlia Into tin. Irawluit room. Mr. Champion hail hoin prcvMiM paylnif a vlalt tu l.aily urace, aa atie nau itl 1 i-lMJiTll inn ntiV liv vi iii'iv"i i"""'v' In-r piotiiliu of 'ii.Huk Wlnifrci In Iht la. a I. .it 1.. ...l.a.-tl.nlnaiia rillllllllll i-iirniurt'. . . . away on an o. ur.lon to the nolKhhurhut wood. Thoy hail apout a ploaaant after- noon (oiii'tlior. ami Jut aa the whoola of the rrtiirnliin carrloifoa were lioord, l.ady Oroi-e aont In-r youiiK friend away to uroaa, pruiniaiiiK 10 ran lor m-r n in-r way 10 wie orawiuic room. 1 inn uur inw, ami wiion tnoy onion-u tl rawinB room there waa no one In It hut Uird Harold IJr.klno, who came up Immediately to he ''Vlaroh'r .aid hi. aunt, "I leave Ml.. liyro to your charge until dinner lime, ao do your heat to auiu.o her." I Lord Harold forthwith devoted lilmiolf to holm- aitreoahle to hi now aciunlnt- mice, and auccecileil perfoclly. Hhe felt tiillo at her eaao, and chatted cayly to .l,..l ,.n.f..,.tf U. full him. I'roaontly tho ilw at the further end of the room opened mid a inaKnlfi ront yntini lady, atllrt-il In awooplna; lare and allk, entorod. The crlmaon color lliiahod Into Wlnlfred'a cheek aa ahu rrrncnlicl hor haughty roualn. They had never met alm-o It had teen agreed the farmer' ilaiiKhtor waa to be noticed. "What will alio 1I0V wondered Wini fred. "Will alio apeak to me, or will abe wait until I.ady draco Introducea u7" (To bo conllliuod.l 18 A RAINY-DAY FINANCIER. A Hmull Hoy Who Ifaa an tlrlulonl flan for lSarnlnir Mnnej, "Tlio ainnll loy-or nt lenat ono amnll lioy-hna found a new way of maklnif money," auld a young woman the other tiny who hnd made the dlacovery. "Itecently," she continued, "I went down town to do soino shopping. When I left tho atin was shining brightly nud thu skies wcru blue Through tho vag- ' nrles of our delightful New York ell- mate, when 1 got out nt the llflth street station on my way home It wns rn nlng cnts and dogs, or balling cabs and oin- nlbusea. as you prefer. I was gathering my skirts for n frantic rush when n Iwy'a voice accosted mo. "Tuke you homo cheap under an umbrella, lady?' he Inquired. " 'How much?' I said. " 'Where to?' he naked, promptly. One Huutlrttl and Nineteenth , street.' 'Three blocks for C cents.' ho re sponded. We were off In n moment, and 1 questioned him, " 'Ves'm; soon as school's out, when It rnlns, I get our umbrella and go over to the elevated station and tnke 'em home, three blocks for 6 cents for one person. When they'a two together. I wnlk behind In the rain and let 'era carry tho umbrella 'eiuselves. Oh, yes. I generally mono aoout m cents ai reg- ular pay from the ladles, but nlwaj-a more If It dou't look like rain enrly In tho afternoon nud the rain comes sud den. "1 could mnko more If I had rub bers with me, but ladles' feet Is such different slxea I'd hnve to carry n wholo tore to fit 'em. No, 25 cents Isn't n, great deal, but It'a money for a 10-year kid. "'And then, you know, a good many of the ladles pays me extra. There wns a lady before you, a few minutes, tbat gave mo a quarter. You look so much like her I'd almost think you was her. A. quarter? Oh, thnuk you, thauk you very much, nin'nni.' "Yes. It s n paying acheme," sniti tno young woman, nccordlng to the New York Times: mm cunp is mo son. iho went on, "who 11 grow Into a penni less young mnn, persundo somo clever heiress to mnrry Iilm, ami tneu mnko people say they wonder how he ever happened to bind himself to such a girl." MAXIMirt IS SAFE TO HANDLE. It Will Not Hxplode from laultlon- Inaenaltlve to Shock. Hudson Maxim, tho Inventor of "Max. Imltp," which haa recently been adopt etl by the United Stales Government, gives n clear account of his remark- nble Inventlou lit Frank Uslle's Popu lar Monthly. Mnxlmlte," be snya, "which has re- contly Iwen ndoptwl by the Govern tuont. has wttlsfactoTlly stootl every test to winch It nas neen suujocieu, nut. tnero is I.II..H ui ii.e luri-mims iwiuiit.- nienta which It Jot not tulllll perfect ly. It Is very Inexpensive of inanu- facturc; has n fusion point below tho temperature of boiling water; cannot bo exploded from Ignition, and. Indeed, cannot bo heateil not euougn to cxpiouc, for It will boll away like water without cxplodlug. It Is, therefore, perfectly BUfe to melt over an open Ure for tlll- lug projectiles, In tho Bitmo manner that asphalt la molted In a street caldron, Should the material by any ennnco catch Ore, It would simply burn nway llko naphalt, without exploding. When cast Into sheila It not only soltdlUoa Into a dense, hanl, Incompressible mass on cooling, but It cxpnmU and sots hard uiKiu tho walls of tho projectile, like sulphur. Tbat Is to say, It expands In tho Hime way ns water iloos lu f reeling, "When a shell llllod with It strikes armor plate, tho Mnxtmlto doos not shift a particle, uid It Is so Insensitive that It not only stands tho shock of penetration of tho thickest nrmor plate which tho shell Itself can go through, but It will not explodo, even If tho pro jectile breaks up on tho plate," Stylo. "Aud have you Boon your little baby brother yet?" Inquired the caller. "Yes," replied llttlo Uthcl lllugore, "and I wns bo disappointed In It." "WltyV" ..... "Because It doesn't look n bit more stylish than tho one our washwoman's got." Philadelphia Pross. m. ..a., i, i., ,i, iliw mum vluu ... i,v,n Is suld to bo that nt Shipley, In Sussex, South England. It will repeat twenty, one syllables. Too much stylo la apt to produce that -tired f.".!'.' THE WICKED M08QUITO. NoclMmal VUltant Who I.earea Umu unit tlltaa III III Wiiha. It la our linlnful (Inly to riill niton tlon onco ubiiIii ti tho fact that the i - ioamilloi - H un with tin. No ,om.r (0tli Hit! Kraaa IiokIii lu np furtI from .,B Kr.,u,j and tho vlolota Kot n hump on thoiiui-Jvca than , , , , , ",lro " " """"" l rom aiimlry awnmpa, from od l p.,o a nnd from alUXKiaii aironma u i-ro nri.i-a n aotiud of omnium import, iry aa we will we cnmiot wenpo Hint bauiillng I. aouud. There la tiotiiuiK ciao ime "ii" 111 Q) WUriU tl- n't iwm iiimn of mRUM(er 1.. It II ... f.l I aa I ,1, fr.foa-l I I (1 1 f Who hut i not nln nwnue nt incut bea'd " '. 1 mm of he na u to , ! I'"'1" 011,1 un lu ,lle dark- ticaa? I Who hntli not wotideri-d when the I uoaKV tlillli waa koiiik iu aiih-iii' u utitn not wanea in ni-iwiau iinmni jj Inarl KO,t ita 11111 auiin urinj )l(o ,,e nlIt , t,on alnppeil aavaice- . w) h llt,.nt 0 m, ony to find that ,, ,,,, ,Kl,rt(l Willi hla l'IuoJ "r ollltr ''l"lct.tl apoiaT ..'i Who hat . not alappea i.inaeir aimo 1 to douth durlntf n particularly trylnif nlirht and not landed one of the vlcloua ' ; I the WAn on mosquitois. pests? What more futile anger In all tl.,. u-nrM than that dlrerted against f ,.. inT1,.iocro(-i. iul,-.blilid tornu.nlcrll 0f the night? I We uaV(! kIlown the poignant 1 nR()Iy of nKBt wUh thl. niosqultos ,, w M tlie netii ot reform. Why doM Ilot t)le i.rel,Mcnt of the Uul(ed BaUll Kt., to work t0 .uppn, thrM Ylh, petll lllnt culnbcr the earth ag with a pestilential and noxious ' f0R? Why have wo elected blm to the high 1 0Qlce he occupies If he Is to allow these ' paltry little Insects to mnke our lives miserable? Something should be done, ' aml .lia. ri,,u, nulckly. If the Itopubll-' caa vnrty volll not take up this burning Issue, then the Democrats should seize upon it with avidity. Who Is there with soul so dead who1 itrnnlil nnt v.itA for fl straight ticket for anr jmrty tbat would put an antl- it appears that In very rapid music tbe m0t)(ulto plauk In Its platform? Tha'notea must tw read In groups Instead political orgaiilintlon that will take up'of singly. this qui-ktloii will find victory perching 0u Ita banners nt tbe next election like a crow on a scarecrow, There Is no other question so lm- nortnnt. The tariff aluks b icK inlo m- , nocuous desuetude. Tbe trust question InnlfH Ilk,, fl noil l.iilile n mitmikln in i UIIAIUIIT VI IUV u. a.. I l . ..... comparison. The money question fulls ' an(1 varieties Df mankind. The white, back so far In tbe bncknosi that lt(tbe black and tbe brown have each looks like the small end of the smalleit j contributed a share. In tbe comblnn needle In the world a mile away. ton 0f bloods are found tbe Negrito. What wc want Is an eradication of t ,ue j'npuan and the African; the Malay the Insects that fly by night Jind make ,nii tne Polyneal.in; the Chinese, the life one long torture. Japanese nr.d the Cambodian; the We demand some relief. We Insist ijamlte, the Semite and the Arynn; the upon measures for the amelioration of Caucasian, and even, In a slight do- tho condition or our people at nignt. We call upon all men to tuke up tua cry for reform. The mosquito must go. He usually iloea go, but alas, he comes back again. Chicago Chronicle. HIDES DRUQ IN HER HAIR. Uow Patient In Sanitarium Cot a Hupplj of Morpkln. "It Is well known," said a nurse In an uptown sanitarium to a New York Times man, "tbat women addicted to morphine will resort to all sorts of "how mat r-c nas a great oig uenn. tricks to hide tbe drug for use when was the remark of a western repre they know It will be kept from them, seutatlvo the other day. "Hie Presl I am 'wise.' as they aay. on nil the 't . passing through the lower violet bonbons, bouquets, chocolat. tier of counties In low.. I was rain drop, and similar resources t that do- "t at every statkin t .ere were , ...,.,,. i,i.. i. ,.. thousands of peoplo who had conio STSS daV Twaa ' ... , t. r. n.M nt N natlol.t will. t.P-lt Her aupply of morphine wns gradually ' reduced until the second day of treat I menti, nnd tbeu cut off altogether. Still the patient continued to get mor phine. There wns no doubt about that. Not only myself but every nurse ana employe in u.e ouo 4uuer suspic.u... .un iiu-ui with a beautiful nnd bountiful P - ply of hair. Her husband, who visit- ed her twico a day. was virtually ao cuscd of bringing her tho drug anil he waa naturally indignant, w hat do you suppose i am pay- ing good money for a cure for?' bo asked. "The fourth day the doctor In at- tendance stood for a long time over the patient, who was drowsy with morphine. Suddenly he put his arms around her and lifted her to a sitting' posture. "'Now,' he said, 'we are going to comb your hair and perhaps you will feel refreshed.' -The patient fought like a wildcat, aI1d the secret was out. She had enough morphine hidden lu her balr to last her six weeks If we had not found It out." lluatnc Notlc. Ex-banker, having been In retire ment, Is nnxlous for opportunity to get back Into business worm; would tnke ndvantago of any opening, how- ever amall, Cleveland, I'lain Dealer. The man who poses as a lady-killer makes goed by boring sc.slblj women to d. n.- IS Science ate .at: j. vennon A lately tinlnl ai-ction of the ul iimrlne cnhle, luld twoiity yenra nt(o lulwt-oii CIciiftioKoa mid Hnntlniso, la In uxcollutit condllloii, provliiK tho uur- ubilty of ruMier-coVfriil cnlilw. .. . QUKQa BW.m5 to show that the loath.ouie acourtte of Dinny ,llB ,... w ornontc the dla- ordcra that uiny lie enally prevented. Ilia Into InvintlKntlona In Koulli Africa " - . . " iir .i,.i,n. f ,f ,rall.m,tltHi from one pt.raon to another, and Imvo eoiiflnnul tl tlw)rr tiini the cnuae la the ent- f j. curf(1 a1(j V00tiT COoked ... ,r,, ,( Kalllra, who fiirnlali very mnny r lei Iidh have a deprnveu ap petite for rotten fish. ' The Kradual dliappenrnncc of locuata In Ithodeala Riid other pnra of South Africa la attributed hy J. M. Orpm. n ..(.ii.j. . writer on the nxrlciillure of the relon, rnntillr irrawlmr mould. The In - . b tht. wlnd. f.vnr.l.l. -vintLer the itrowth ... . rt.,rn .wnrm, of the Inaecta. Hlnce the dlaovery ourinK the laat locuat Invnalon, the mould lint been regularly distributed by the De partment of Agriculture. The dlaeaao tbua artificially spread baa been very effective, but dryneaa haa caused some failures. A cryatalilne lens taken from the eye of a bullock baa been found espe cially useful, says l'rof. W. P. Watson, for photograpliliiK objects which are too small for the common camera lens and yet too large for ordinary photo micrography. Good photographs of In sects have been made with such a lens, ' but the manipulation Is difficult. Etch the composite eye of a beetle, which in some species consists of as many as 25,000 separate lenses, each producing an Independent Image, can be used for maklnir rjhotoirraDUS which are o..rin.. rnthor than useful. They raise the question: "What docs the beetle gain by having thousands of Images of tbssame thing projected on Ita retina?" q,, ggtonlshlng Is the rapidity of worklng of brain nnd nerves In modern vAXio-nj3. At the conference of muslclana In Dublin It was shown that th(( ordlnary p-gycr must cultivate the gjf tQ sce about 1&00 ,Igns per mln. ule tbe fingers to make about two tnou,an(i movcmenta and the brain to perceive the 1.500 signs while Issuing two thousand orders. In a part of fihooln's "Etude In E Minor." the rate Df rendlna- must reach 3.010 signs In ou, mlnntea. This Is raulralent to about twenty-all notes per second, and, as tbe eye can receive only about tun Knn.c.iittva Itnnr&a.tnns npr Rl'Cond. A scientific Investigation of extraor dinary Interest Is about to be under taken In the Philippines, under the direction of the Smithsonian Instltu- ... Kihii.ilm-lnt. nver that the vnrl. . CU9 tribes lu those Islands represent a .. . ,.nA,i n ,i,A nnAtf ' gree,-the American Indian. Tbe pro- pored research Into the origin nnd development of this blending of races Involves a study of habits, relics, pre historic remains, tribal legend and oc cupations. CONSIDERATION FOR PEOPLE. Uow the President I Always Shott ing Hla Illic-lIBirtdtie. "Here are Instauces of one day lu President Itoosevelt's Itinerary which J-r s to see uled, nnd open stands erected, so that a good look at the 1'resldent might be obtained. At the other towua where not even stops bad been ar ranged, the President ordered bis train tQ through at the pace of a man. ( M)d UB stooJ on tn8 rear .,atform. M a watcrn(t .tatlon where tbe train i gtopped only a minute, there was a ,are crowd and the President was a8ke(1 t0 make a ahort speech. Mr. jjoojeyoit began, but all of a sudden h .tom).a talking. "I will not co on untn that old gentleman Is given a ,eat ." he declared, pointing to n decrepit old man standing In the cen- ter of the crowd. Some one rushed away to a nearby bouso and back agntn with a chair, and the President concluded his little talk amid a gen- eral exclamation of approval for his act. "W'hen the town whero a Bpcech nad been arranged for was reached, Jt was raining hard. Tbe stand was I only a few steps from tbe train, nnd 1 the President might have stood on the train platform nnd have kept dry, ' but tbe people could have not seen him bo welt. Without hesitating ho got off the train and stood In the rnln and delivered his address. At the next place, where a mile and a half carriage ride was a part of the local program, and It was still raining bard, a closed carriage had been provided. 'Can't this be opened?" asked the Pres ident. 'If these people can stand out here In tbe rain to see mo I guess 1 can ride In tbe rain to give tnem tho opportunity." The carrlago top was thrown open and the President rode tu tbe rain during the entire dis tance." Washington Star. MONSTER LODSTER IS CAUGHT AFTER A FIGHT. This fish story Is about a lobster, but It's all right and Its veracity la vouched for by Cupt. Emery Gray, ono of the most hardy and daring fishermen on the Island of VlnaUiiiv en, uff tin- Maine onus' .' . t let, Ctpt 4V Orny la the hero of the story, or, nt least, shares first honors with tho lob ster. Ono morning, so tho tale runs, tho doughty captain waa strolling along the shore nenr tho mouth of Indian creek with a clam hou In hla hands, when he caught sight of a lohater rlitw protruding from the nnnil. Tho unusual side to this discovery was that tho claw waa about a hundred times larger than any whole crustcccan tho captain bad ever encountered. Thinking It was but a lifeless relic of some species belonging to ages a- gone, tho captain gave the claw a sharp blow with the hoe. It proved to belong lo the very ac tive present, however, and snapping Its claw on the offending weapon, the lobster nearly wrenched It from Gray's hand. The timely appearance of an other fisherman enabled the captain to dig up the giant beast from Its bole In tbe sand. Securing tbe lob ster with heavy flshllne, tbe men dragged It home, where It Immediately became tho center of a group of as tonished natives. The lobster was fastened to a pile supporting a dock, but the following morning there was a pile missing; also tbe lobster, which had been named Hercules because of Its Immense size. A search soon re vealed tbe crustacean's whereabouts from the roily water caused by drag ging the heavy pile, and he was re captured after another fierce struggle In which the fishermen's boat was nearly wrecked by tbe beast's tremen dous struggles. Tbe animal died soon after being recaptured, however, not standing captivity well. TOMB OF A KING OF THEBES. Laat Vaatln-r Plac or Thotbme IV Unearthed la K-ryot. T. M. Davles, an American, who has for two years past been excavating In tbe valley of tbe tombs of the kings at Thebes, Egypt, has Just discovered a previously unknown royal tomb, that of Thothmes IV, a pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty. This king's mnm- my haa been for some years In the Cairo museum, having been found In the tomb of Amen-botcp II. to which It bad been conveyed for concealment. probably In the period of the twenty first dynasty. Mr. Davles found in the new discovered tomb various wall paintings, a magnificent granite sar cophagus with texts from the hook or the Dead and mummlned ducks, geese, legs of mutton and loins of beef of ferings made to the dead king some 3.500 years ago. Clay seals attached to the doors show that the Egyptians of the eight eenth dynasty hod to some extent an ticipated the printer's art, as the raised part of the seals hnd been smeared with blue Ink before being Impressed on the cloy. An Inscription dated In tbe eighth year of King Hor-cm-heb stated that the tomb had been plun dered by robbers, but restored as far as might be by that pharaoh. The robbers doubtless "got away with' the Jewelry and other precious objects deposited with the mummy, but much was left for the archaeologist of to day. The floor was covered with vases dishes, boomerangs, symbols of life nnd other objects In blue faience, nearly nil wantonly broken. Among the rest were cups and vnses of blue and variegated glass nnd also of opaque white glass, with pieces of what looked like mod ern beer bottles. There was also a piece of cloth lu which hlerglyphlc characters hnd been woven with wonderful skill. The chief "find." however, was the actual chariot of Thothmes used by the king In bis dally drives at Thebes. It was of wood, covered with paplcr-mache nnd stucco, carved Inside and out with scenes of the king's battles In Syria. Along with the chariot were found the pharoah's driving gloves. Baltimore Sun. Ills Time Waa Not Up. A man of a mercenary spirit had several sons, one of whom was on the eve of bis twenty-first birthday. The father had always been a strict disci plinarian, keeping his boys well under parental charge, allowing tneni tew ud ertles nnd making them work hard. It was with a feeling ot cousldera ble satisfaction that the young man rose on the morning of his birthday and began to collect bis personal be- longings preparatory to starting out in the world, The farmer, seeing bis son packing his trunk, which he rightly Judged to I bo evidence of the early loss of a good, lann-unnu, muppt.-u u. v, . .......... n . . . n HnA. fP I . n young man's room and asked what he was going to ao. Tlie ooy very prompi.y .-uimu m, father of the day of tbe month nnd The boy very promptly reminueu ms tho year, oud declared his Intention ol striking out lu the world on his own account. "Not much you won't," shouted the old man, "at least not for a while yet! You wasn't born until after 12 o'clock, so you can Just take off them good clothes and fir to give me an other half-day's work down In tho po tato patch." Winter at Capo Henry. It Is announced tbat tbe govern ment will erect the greatest wlrelest telegraph station lu the world nt Cap Henry. Tho principal use of the stn tlon will be to communicate with wat vessels at sea, Tampa, Key West ami Dry Tortugas and northern navj yards. Tho poles will be 200 feet high Ills Turn Too Often. Fllgg I "0 t""''1,0 Kolng to open t "treatless tavern" In New York. Flagg Well, that will bo a treat. Phlladelphla Bulletin. A spinster's Ideal man Is cue win ,-ltl B:iy 'h word. wmMmma 11 wswr- CAt-T. an at Ann ins Lor.STr.rt. Attitude Townrd God. Ood'a treat ment of you depends on your atti tude townrtl hlm.-Itev. U 0. Humes, Ilnpllst, Worcester, Mass. Extravagance. Kxtrnvntmncc bring, dishonesty nnd Individual, municipal, mate and nntlminl corruption. Iter. O. P. Hplegel, Disciple, New Orleans, Lb. Victory. The moment n man fecla he Is a victim be Is conquered. Wo go through the World ns victors or vanquished. ltev. A. '.. Courad, Bos ton. Mhi. National Itellglon. A religion makes a nation. The answer to China Is Confucius, to India Is Buddha, to clvlllced Europe Is Chrlt.-Itev. W. F. rrnfts, Washington, District of Colum bia. Environment. Character can not bo Inherited nor entailed; It Is a vlrtuo Influenced by environment, for a man s known by the company ho keeps. -Itev. W. T. Dixon, Buptlst, Brook lyn. N. Y. The Spiritual World. Tho spiritual world Is eo-oxtenslvo with creation. It fills all space and Interpenetrate tho physical world. We do not go to It; wo do not bring It to us. We are already In It. Itev. W. K. Bently, Episcopalian, New York City. Ends of Drink. Drink poisons tho blood, shatters the nerves, destroys the tissues and rots tbe boi.es; and by It the brain, tbe stomach, tbe liver and all tbe other organs of the body are seriously disordered. nev. Gilbert Dobbg, Baptist, New Orleans, La. Tbe Hlght to Think-. Man Is begin ning to recognize his right to think and act for himself, Independent of precedents of personalities. It Is an ago wherein facts are demanded In lieu of fancies and truth Instead of traditions. Itev. F. E. Woaon, Scien tist, Brooklyn, N. Y. Victory and Defeat. Defeat and failure In business or life. In our am bitions or plans are results we never welcome. Yet there are many victor ies which are worse than defeats and many apparent failures which are victories. Ilev. F. L. Pbalcu. Unitar ian, Worcester, Mass. Mistaken Pleasures. Rome people. make the mistake of thinking that they can afford to riad nil kinds of books, see nil sorts of pictures and go Into all sorts of questlontble associations. Intellectually without harm. Never was there greater folly than this. Itev. L.A. Banks, Methodist, New York City. Protestantism. The term ProtCBtant nowadays has come to mean a sort of go-as-you-please religion and embrace spiritualists. Mormon. Dowleltes nnd followers of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, and surely we do not wish nny longer to be classed with them. Bishop C. C. Grafts, Episcopalian, Fond du Lac, Wis. Popular Christianity. Time was when men were persecuted nnd even crucified for the sake of their belief. But to-day Christianity has become popular and an egsy way to. travel. Yet right Is right und wrong Is wrong. No social rank can extenuate sin. Itev. S. P. Codman, Congregationalism Brooklyn, N. Y. Success. Does Christianity make, success? Not In dollars and cents, but In the Integrity of tbe heart and In th power of tbe brain. Show me a man's expectations and I will show above out expectations. It Is not the work we do, but tbe spirit with which we do It. Rev. J. D. Adams, Congregation allst, Brooklyn, N. 1'. Tho Splrltuul Horizon. The best men with widest spiritual horizon, hnv never surveyed In nil Its extent th kingdom of God. Often the high spir itual meaning has been" missed and men have said tho words, "Thy king dom come," with grotesque mental pic tures In their thoughts. Itev, J. T. Bradlct, Methodist, Atlanta, Ga. Higher Criticism. II IghtT criticism has no explosive. Its province Is to tunnel Into the Itock of Ages that mors light may break out of the eternal Word. If any one thinks he has dis covered nn explosive that will demol ish the Itock of Ages the church li ready for the experiment. Rev. L. II. Caswell, Presbyterian, Greeupolnt, N. Y. Regeneration. We And tbe doctron. of regeuerntlou Illustrated lu thl man who is ordinarily timid and shrinking, but who becomes courage ous, aggressive and ndvauclng, and wo shall know that ns the lower llfs regenerates, so tho higher life will mako the man a new man. Rev. D. a, Goodscll, Methodist, South Norwalk, Comli Tho Church nnd the People. The church was placed lu trust by God to tUe ,e If tho ,8 CRn not g!T , . Bomc,hIll of theu. soui I - they might ns well step down nnd out. When they glvo ot their soul, It must bo done candidly, honestly and otherwise they nro Imposters. ' llB,nifor5 Enlsconallan. New York City. Agnosticism. Aguostlclsm Is no longer recognized ns u tchool of in vestigation, but of mental aberration and bankruptcy. Tbe truth Is thut nil civilized lauds are obligated for vic tories which have been wrought through faith In Christ; tho great con demnation Is that all men will not ac knowledge the debt. Rev. M. 11 Har lan, Disciple, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrdlcl.io for Johnny mill Ills Mm Johnny Jones Why do ma and I re quire such different medicine, pa? Mr. Jones (puzzled) I dou't under stand you, my son. Johnny Jones Well, In the Bprlng H always takes a trip to Europe or the. springs to do for ma what Just a plain dose ot molasse) nud sulphur docs for, mo. Now YoiU Sun. Well OH liy Cuiiiparl n. Snllor (sbmulngi Man overboard. Sealck IVisKi iiet' (,,-running Lucky doi.-Pm.U. let ucr uciuy uor v.a.t ui yuu