I The Contrabandist; A I
: : nn ' OF i
II One Life's Secret! 1 8
OIIAPTJSIl XII. (Nullum,! )
Mil) brigand wen, having n merry rn
nmjnl after llu-lr rcliint; ntnl lliuparde,
maddened by tin. (, rnlirilgoiill dell-
slice of hi trlipiii.r, ninl ultli roilcrilng
Oil llm In of (I,,. prtII , ,, t,mt(t
n into, Joined rt'ckluHHty In the Illume
riot, Tim leaping, ilnm-lug lire of fa gut
ginned rmlly In llm center of t ti rnvern,
cnllhg n ruddy light up.ui each ,,f th,,,,,
dark, swarthy, ninhiini ruiiutuuiuirr,
trim niul tierce, Unit ilii.trrr.l nliuut It.
Higher ninl higher leaped tin. iliniii., inn)
morn niily grow llio merriment of llio
brigand, till, llnnlly, llii'iii imiio n lull
III llio wllil tempest nt mirth. One liy
titli' grow Inn clainoroii, slowly drow
liii'M overcame Ilii'in, ntul ahmtly ixery
In ii II lay MMi'litM iiimii llm lifti of
kln Hint covered llm cavern Hour, In
n torpor, even to (laapardn lilinarir.
Willi i iit-llliu esutlnu, ii light (rend do
trended llm rough-hewn slop; n ilnrk
furni win vlbto liy tlm red glow if llio
miililcrliiij ember; tlnwly tin.l carefully
down from tin. niiiiiili rami', pauidiig
lit rndi alenaiiil Itotiiwiiilr' rjc glsiie
nl from fare to fore uf ilini. ulccpcr.
Ill' liml been wnirhlng ever ur thl
liuNy rrvrl i iinem-ed, nn.l now wu llm
lime come In ii, Million! guard ur ntcli
it, llm way win left rlrar fur lilm.
Ht imi Tin tr noUi'li'Mly In, In. scattered up
nil tin. dying ember, from n anuill pur
rl In III Ii il 11 . 1, a Hun powder Unit con
rd n light rrarkllng sound nn It frll
among them, mnl slmot Immediately a
tluiiil of Ihln white viipur nroo, spreading
n. I rlrrllng till It tilled tlm 1'iiilr.- m
erii, mnl a mrluu oilur, fnlnt, rt over
powering, wa perceptibly proceeding
from It. Iliiluiniido, holding n linn. lur
ch Icf to hi rare waited some It ur ti n
minute, thru, approarhlng the aeuarlrs
f rm of (latpardc, dexloroutly leuiiived
mini llm leathern bell about hi waist
llu ponderous key tlint belonged to the
tell.
"Hitfit enough now, limn ntcli r le ropl
tolne, I'll warrant I" li muttered, with
low chuckle. "Von ulioiil.l Im n Hill..
Ir rurrle. All people are nut a lion
fit a jruurnrlf!"
Hivlflly nn.l iiililly tin trnvi-rite.l tli.i
(llt'ry Ifmllni; to llio n-ll mnl upini-.l
thv II mt iloor. It ilinncril In I Dm mm
In wlili-li tlm iiiiiiit trm ronllimil. I.unl
liinril tlm Imitvy ki-y turiiltiif In tin'
wril: ln tnokcil to mv (lnuir.l... llm
It 'n n rn refill limi.l tlint iinrluiril I lie
uir, mnl llelltly Into tlm cell uleppeil
llnlinnmlc,
"Hint! lie unlet, nioimlcnr Ic roinptpt"
lie wliltpcrivl, ua l.uiil, reruKiilnlin; him,
tprolis to Mn feet, Willi a half mitipreM
e.1 riclmnntloli of nurprUe; ".l.i nut
Pfnk, I lime roine to KVt yon your
lllKTly!"
".My lllierty, llnlntoiulvt Where nn
tlm lirljtiuiila? Where l tiHupnrile)"
"Mmitiil milrrp, ninntleiir', mnl I nitre
omc rrmon to lielleru limy uun't nnko
In h hurry. I lime ulirn them nomellilni;
. to help. 1 Icrt- I is III toko oft tlmne Jew
rl of yonmi I ilnro nity you won't he
orry lo he rial of them." Ami H"...ln
down, ho liiilorke.1 nn.l knorknl oil the
fetturn of the count.
"Tell lhnumnl tlmnkk Itnlinninle!" ex
rUlinisI I,oiiIk, wnrmly, "Hut how ill. I
you know we hint liern relnkent"
"1 lm.l returned to the t'nvern lo gel'
onirllilnir whleli I liuil left here, mon
Irtir, mnl v,'na coins nwny ngulii, nlien
wo unw tlm men roniln Imek with you
ml Jnri)Ur. You were III n hwooii, I
uppuiir, for It tiik two or three to enrry
yon. We lm.l miine niln to Ket out of
thrlr wny Michel mnl I without Ik-Iiii;
irrn. I walelieil, nfli-rivnr.l, ulilte they
were mromlni; nroilli.l the fire, mnl utolo
In, Tlmy nr ipilet rnouiili unw. Come,
inonnlenri lull ntnp a iiioiueut. I nro you
will nce.l omethlui! more thnii nlint you
wenr now. I will come lmk In a mo
ment." Ha left tlm cell, mnl illrcrtly rcturne.I,
curryliiR n Inimllo of Knruientii tery liiurh
like Uiow I.onU Mi aeciiKtomeil to wenr
In hi ejcumloiu nhout the country. The
youne in nn ht no time In moiumlui:
thrill, nml then left the cell lth lili com
pnnlon. How hla heart lenpeil! Whnt
thrill mil throiiiili him na ho felt tlint
Im win onro nioro nt liberty I
Itnlmonde'a next (tep wna to llhernte
Jnritira. Tlm poor fellow wna nlnioat
dpalito lilmaclf with Joy, nml only tlm nl
otilte tieeil of allelicu kept him from Klv
Iiii; iinliouiiileil expreaiiloii to hit ilrlliiht.
Hteppliic rniitloualy hiiioiik the exteml
rt fonua of tlm ilruKRnl alnmliercrH, tlm
throe rnphlly nsremleil In the entrance,
prmig out upon tlm forest roll nml upe.I
rnphlly mnl ullently nwny In tho onrly
dnwu, Cool mnl freali tlm tuornliiK wlml
enmo to tho hrowa of thene men, no lately
prlnoncm, and It wna llko tho heiieiliollon
of mi miKi'l. Tor munt' ilUtnnro they
puriucil tiiclr wny tosethrr, nml tlion
Italmomlo pmneil.
"Now, monaleiir lo comple, I will lonvo
you, aa I wlnh to atilko off to tho right
hero. I ulioulil llko to Imvo Jnniuoa ko
with wo."
"Wrll well', then I lihl you nilleul'' re
turnoil tho count, wnrmly, griuplng hia
hniiil; "mnl I trnat we ahull meet nenln,
when I mny odor you n inoro nilenunto
rownnl for your aenrlcea than you ro
cctrcil Inat iilk'lit. I thnnk you a thou
in ml tluira, my frlomll"
Ami they aopnrnte.l, Itnlinomlo nml
Jncuura tnklus n rlght-hnml illrootlnn,
ml I.onU kooplnif tho path to tho cha
teau. Buililcnly, na ho mlvnncoil, aonio olijoct
upon tho Krouml nttrnotoil his attention,
l'icklni: It up. ho fouml It to ho a llttlo
tlnr allniicr. It wna ono of horal Ho
hail "ecu her wenr It often. Ho gmeil
upon It for n moment with feelings of tin
utternblo Filiation, mid thou plnced it In
lila hronat.
"Poor llttlo IIoiol" ho limrmurod ten
derly; "where nro you nowV"
Willi tho little relic anfo In lila hrcimt,
ho proasoil nn, '.Soon ho observed Unit
tho turf nil about him appeared to lmvo
lirrii triiuiploil mid crushed with many
feet, whoo liiipreas It Ht 1 11 hqro. Kvory
where n ho wont this nppoarnnco con
tlnued. Kurthcr on, ho enmo upon 11
torch lying oxtlngulahod upon tho ground,
Anon ho picked up 11 handkerchief, em
broidered with n dollcntoxclplier lriincla
Ugorton'a own, Whnt could It menu Ho
rollectod n moinriit. Yes they lind boon
aecklng hor the people from tho chateau
seeking for Hose, their lost darling.
And this torch win evidently ono which
ihey had enrrlod In their sonroli by night,
Ho wns encouraged to thluli that they
hail found hor.
"And now, Oasparde," lio said, Invol
untarily sponklng nloml "now, if all
your anticipated victims nro safe from
your tolls, look to your own safety! for
tlint den of yours shall bo opened to the
light, nnd Its Iniquitous secrets roycnlod,
An hundred men shall gather this day
nd rout you from your funded security!
Mven as he spoke ho suddenly neemod
to hear voices shouting, ono to another,
ut n dlatmiee, (hough so faintly Hint ho
pniiacu to ninl whether ho were not iln
eelred. Not faintly atl 111, but aultlcleiltly
pereepllblo not lo bo mlatukeli, the echo
or tlioao volcca enmo to hi cur on th
till, clear nlr of the morning, ami tlm
ouiiil ciiino from the direction In whli.li
Im wirt going. Ho could aciiriely dotll
Hint they proceeded from inirtlc In
rnrch of him.
Hut nt that vrry moment, na he wn
(matching forward, ho nlao hennl aoumU
riom thu oppoalte dlirctlon-n coiifuaeil
luliigllng of men' volte, with hiirtli, ill
rordnnt shout, and the cruahlug nnd
(curing of foreit brmiclm. Uoiild It be
Unit hi cnplora hud iirouard fioui thrlr
torplil lumber, illacovrred hi eaenpu nn
Hero puraulug him ' He pauaeil to look
imck.
Kren n III gliuiro pierced tlm Inter-
llie of thoie lenfy alindowa behind ho
ilMliigulaliml, nt n comlilernblo dlatuhcr
llm llgurr of men whom ho could hot
uilatuke Ihom nlld-looklug form which
Im hud au lately beheld lying about the
uioldcrllig ember of tho cavern lire.
Three or four wrro III light, but ono was
far before llm other, nud ilnalilng for
wan! with mnil pred. It wna l!apnr.l
wllh hi iiimliorn Ji nl r mreamliig wildly
nbout Ida filer, nud n long nud glittering
knife binnilUbeil In his hnml.
With Kuddeii mnl f 1 r id resolution, I.oula
turned, liiinriiieil na he wna, hiivo with
the stick which hud served thin far to
clear hi path, nml prepnred to nice t him.
Willi n loiulrr yell of triumph at be
holding hi mitliipnted victim so near,
llm brigand rualird on.
"I have j nn, miilialeur!" Im cried, wllh
n llrnd'a liiugh-"! hate youl Who will
win Hoao now'
"Not you, villain!" onawrred I.onli,
alernly. And meeting the nalu, In hi
mud career ho truck down, with hi
tick the uplifted knife that wo ready
to drink hi heart a blood.
"Ah!" nil. iiite.l (inapnrde, rnglng nnl
gnashing like n wild benat, a ho snatch
oil a pUtnl from hi belt; "I will know
I will know who la to win! Come on, my
men! Ktrlke-atub-alnyl" And, blind
r.otiu runsuED nv oAiPAimit.
with rnge, he dashed nt hi adversary.
What was to be the fair of I,ouia?
Thrro were four to one! Hut the other
three, tearing forward to tho aailatunco
of their matter, suddenly pained, and
then hnalily turned nnd fled. Neither
I .mi U nor (lnprde, however, saw any
thing beyond each other; while tho young
count, with firm courage, grappled with
the brigand chief, and wrenching the ills-
charged weapon from his grnup, cast hi
at full length upon the turf.
And now aid waa nt hand; for tho
Maniil of Moutauban and Fraud Kg
erton, followed by two or three of tho
vlllngcr. iliinlied Into tho little glade, to
the scene of combnt. With exclamation
of joy, Louis and hi uncle threw them-ii-lve
Into each other's nrnn; while 1'rnn
cU Kgerton waved his cap gaily In tho
nlr, ami stepped lightly forward to greet
I,oiiK railing, "round found! my dear
dear fellow!" and he clasped the young
innu In n cordial and lnughliig embrace;
but hi hnndaome, deep-blue eyes spar
kled with tenrs.
Hut their attention wna attracted In nn
other direction; for (luspardo lint! risen
to his foot, and 111 cry of rage and de
spnlr rang through tho forest. Diwertod
by his companions, who lind lied on wit
nessing tho numbers of the approaching
party, nud destitute of weapon, ho turn
ed nud wn bounding nwny, when a shot
from one of tho villagers struck him.
With one horrible cry ho sprang Into the
air ami then fell heavily to the earth.
There wns a couvulntve movement of tho
limbs, a contraction, n sudden spasm,
nnd the form waa stretched out In mo
tionless silence. (Insparde was dend!
There was a time of silence, and then
Kranrls clasped the hand of I.onU nnd
drew him gently nway from the scene.
"It Is too horrible!" he uttered, with a
shudder. "Come, dear Louis, to where
n fairer sight nwnits you; let us go nnd
meet ltosc, our sweet little blossom, who
owes to you her snfetyl"
"Sbo Is safe, then!" said Louis, with
animation; "ah, that repays me for all!"
"Ay safe! AVo found her In the wood
an hour or two since; and without wait
ing longer than to moot Helen, and assure
her of her safety, the dear girl Insisted
on guiding us Instantly In tho direction
of the rave in which sho had boon con
llued. Wo wore proceeding thither, with
tho domestics nml villagers, armed with
any weapons nt command, when wo per
ceived your form mid that of your ns
sailant. Hut see yonder comes Itoso on
the arm of tho Count do Glalrvllle,! '
It was Indeed the beautiful Itoso, palo,
but smiling, who, advancing lightly In her
wlilto robes, over tho forest turf, mot
Louis with a low cry of Joy, and wltli
fervent gladness returned his silent but
eloquent embrace. Then sho stood apart
ns tho Count do Cliilrvllle, with unspeak
able emotion, greeted tho escaped cap
tive, Tho bands of people who had gathered
to nsslst in tho search for tho young count
were gay with rejoicing ns they wended
their triumphant way back to their
homes; and at tho gates of tho chateau,
tho good marquis extended to them, ono
ami all, a cordial Invitation to n merry
making, during tho following week, to
celebrato tho happy rotiirn of his lost
children. And then, among that Joyful
family, thoro wero fervent thanksglvlugs
mid explanations followed nnd recitals of
past .plot and peril; and not tho least
blcssod of all was Helen Moutauban,
who rejoiced none might know how deep
ly, for It was ns If life Itself wero re
stored to her with tho restoration of her
cousin.
Jacques, making his appcarnuco next
day at the chateau, wns mndo n hero of;
nud fain would all havo heaped favprs
and rewards upon him, but ho would
none of It. "He was going to Lyons, to
seek master Hugh," Im anhl, "nnd follow
hi fin liiiii'K, And that very diiy ho do
purled, Itoso wa deeply aUrcled wlic
she heard of till resolution. Him longed
to see her father, nud confide to him all
llio trouble alio hud ao burly endured
nil Unit liml been on her iiilnd coucernlii
Itobln; but, with further thought, sh
deildeil Unit It wna belter to retain he
vrxullou nnd trouble within her own
breast until she had confessed nil to tho
marquis; for now she resolred to delay
tlint niiifcssloii no longer.
Ami so .Inrqilr went, and Hate only
gave him u thoiKuiul loving meaanges tor
her father, and bade him tell of her nil
veiituie, and her final safety, and of th
death of the villain (laapnrde. Nothing
of nil her aurrow did the delre her fnthe
to know yet. He mint think of her only
ns happy and content.
The next day there wns a gathering of
tout and sturdy men from far and near,
nruieil with ncrvln-nblo weapons; and th
forest was searthed, and the robbers'
rnvii dlacovrrrd-a place never known till
thru by the dweller in that region. Hut
tho brlguii.l had lied their chief no long
er wllh I lie-in ; and the cavern wa empty
deserted. Tho robbers never retuneil
to It. It I probable that tho horde broke
up. and the men went In various direc
tion to guln nn unlawful living elso
where; but they never wero heard of
again. Ilnlmoiiilo went to Italy, and
theiucforth wa unheard from.
(To be continued. I
YOUNQ INVENTOHS.
IJ.cfut Ill.coverle. Jluile lir Children
Ik Their I'lujr,
Jinny okbvii mo reported wlicra tncr
children lmvo inudo discoveries In their
youthful iIIvfkIoiih which lmvo ox
iTtutl it wonderful Influence on I in
portnut Industries In their ilclovop
ini'lit. The children uf a Dutch Hpee
tiiclii milker happened to bo plnylnp;
with aonio iS their fntbcr'a gliissc In
front of tho shop ilimr. l'lnclng two
of the kIiisbom together they peeped
through tlieui nml wero exceedingly
nstiuilslieil to aoo tho weathercock: of
n iiolKhlHirlUK steeple brought. Deem
lugly, within n short illstnncu of their
eyi-H. They wero very naturally puz
zled, nud called their father to sec the
Mrnngo alght. Ho wns no less sur
prised than the children lind been. Ho
conceived the Idea that he might utlllzo
thin Htrnnge fen lure In tho construction
of ii curious toy which would bo pro
ductive of Imtli wonder nml nmtisc
incut mining his friends. He did so,
nml (Jnllleo, hearing of this toy that
wim Kiilil to iiinke distant things nppenr
close at 1 in ml. saw nt once what n help
It would lo tn the study of the heavens,
Thin wiih the first Inception of lila tele
scope.
When tho poor Oenevn mechanic Ar-
gnnil Invented bis burner, after secur
ing mi adequate mid coutrollnblo How
of nlr to the Interior, making what he
termed a "double current" burner, long
endeiivored to devlso some means by
which the current supplied to tho outer
circumference of the flame could bo
strengthened mid regulated, and bin
efforts might hare been longer de
layed had It not lioen for the thought
less Juvenile experiments of bis llttlo
brother. One day, while Argand was
busy In Ills workroom nnd sitting be
fore tho burning lamp, tho twy wns
amusing himself by placing a bottom
less glass Husk over different articles.
Suddenly he placeil It over the flnme
of the lamp, which Instautly shot up
tho long, circular neck of the flask with
Increased brilliancy. Argand wag not
the mini to let such n suggestive occur-
rone escape mm. TluiN tho lden of tho
lump chimney was born, and In a short
time perfected and patented. Weekly
Houquct.
Thler Caught by Turtles,
The pickpocket who tried to "pinch'
n likely looking man's pockctbook and
found his lingers In tho grasp of two
snapping turtles was n. Jnpauese. A
nntlvo traveler In Japan had bought
tho turtles, and, being afraid that be
would bo charged heavily for their
tnmsportntloti ns live animals on the
train, bo placed them In a small por
table trunk which he carried. When
be got on the train lie held tiro trunk so
carefully tinder bis arm that a, thief
who was In the crowd was sure tho
iiinn had something vnlunble In the box.
So lie got Into the same car nnd took
nn ndjolulng sent. Taking the first op
portunity he cut a Btunll hole In tho
trunk with :i sharp knife ami slipped
In his hand.
bout this time tho turtles conclud
ed that there was "something doing"
ii tut they took hold of his lingers tn a
henrty wny. (Irlttliig his tooth, the
thief tiled to withdraw bis hand, but
he couldn't. Then he howled mid the
owner of tho trunk seized lilm nnd
turned htm over to tho train people,
who nt thu next station gave lilm to a
policeman. Tho Incident, however,
wasn't cloM'rt until the traveler was
punished for violation of the railway
regulations.
flrpiitest Hook Thief of All.
rroliably tho most audacious nnd
successful book thief that ever lived
was Count Llbrl of Florence, who,
emigrating to I'rnucc, bcemno In 1812,
secretary of a government commission
to examine and catalogue tho books and
manuscripts In tho many communal
libraries of thecouutry. Availing him
self of his opportunities, of tho care
lessness nnd ignorance of tho custodi
ans, mid n consummate knowledgo of
tho treasures unveiled to hlni, ho quiet-
nnd leisurely despoiled tho libraries
of hundreds of their choicest manu
scripts nnd most precious heirlooms.
carefully obliterating afterward all
signs that might lend to their Identifica
tion.
How tho collection thus ncqulred
enmo Into possession of tho Into Lord
Asliburiihtttnj by what means Llbrl's
robberies wero afterward discovered
nnd traced back to lilm; together with
tho recent sale of tho library nt n sttt
peiidouslncreas.oof price, and tho meth
ods by which tlio French government
llnnlly recovered n portion of their long-
lost treasures, form a most rcmnrlc
nblo nnd romnntlc chapter In literary
history.
Doctor nml Patient.
Dr. Yiingun No, sir; I do not ap
prove of admitting others than the
physician to tho sick room. If tho
physician understands bis business ho
can prepuro tho patient for tho here
after. Dr. Oldun You menu, If ho doesn't
understand bis business, Ualtlmoro
American Women Am Hoaroe.
In South Australia there are only
elghty-fivo women for every 100 men.
OUlt BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOrOUS SAVINGS AND DO
INUS HEME AND THttlE.
Jokes nnd Jokcletn Unit AreHuppoaed
to lluvc llecii Itccenlly Itoru-Huyliiic
and Doluga that Are Ofd, Cllr.ou mill
Luiiulitlbla Tile Week's Humor.
f-.'m th - llmv old Is your son, Jones?
Ji n n He'll be '2 to-morrow.
Hinlth He's eertnliily n credit to
J on.
Jniicn Well, he oinrlit to be. I aiient
fifteen ye.irs In bringing lilm up and
tlx more In ending lilm down.
.Nothlnir tn Ilo With It.
"Whnt. vi il inn rr led!" cxcbillniil the
girl who lind Just retiirui'd from a six
months' si 'J urn at the summer results.
Why, you snlil one time that you
would never Ik- nny mini's slave."
'"I'l lie " emit I, .1 tin. tiuli' tiiniti l,ti1
''hut whnt has Hint gut to do with my
getting married?"
Th Kctnli tit tticicly Kt tu a tla ii.
Miss Classic How many languages
do you speak?
Sir. Orr I). Nnry rive i;ni:h, bill
of fare French, baby talk, t-o l.-ty gub-
blo and hoarding-house table gossip.
rortun.ite
Perry I aw woiulah why JIIss
Wlnsam Is aw always out when I
call?
Jack Oh, that girl was born under
i lucky star.
Fare-llilng Com?
nipgs I made n Let with Sklnm on
the result of the election this morning.
Dlggs Was the money put up?
Illggs No.
Dlggs Well, I'll bet you two to one
you w 111 lose If you win.
Ilie Doctor Hllenceil,
Tlio Doctor You regard society ns
merely a mnchlne, do you? What part
of the machinery do you consider me,
for Instance?
The Professor You are one of the
cranks.
Cltots the Wronir One.
Illeekor Say, old chap, that cigar
you gave me yesterday was n dandy
llaxter How careless of me.
.Nothlnir Slow About It.
Jack How dors that watch you won
t the rnllle work?
Tom Oh, It's n willing worker, nil
right. Koine days It puts In thlrty-slx
hours.
Pa'a Opinion.
Little Willie Say, pa, this paper
tells ubDiit a man who p.iraded his mis
fortunes. How can a man do that?
Pa Well, he might do It by escort
ing his wife, her mother and her two
maiden sisters to church, my sou.
Ppurncd Dictation.
"What! Keen playing football?"
"No. Fell down stairs. You see, I
started to go down and my wlfo sold,
Do careful, John,' and I'm not tho man
to bo dictated to by any woman nml
so I went" Collier's Weekly.
Kiltlrelr To ltnptJ.
Somehow I can't believe that the
ivorld wns made In six days," said
Jio unwilling 'skeptic.
"Why not?" queried bis friend.
"Because," answered the u. s., "It
necessarily belongs In the class of pub
lic -works!"
Becret Out at Last,
Moldy Mike DIs ycr paper says the
ecret of arlstercratlc appearauco Is
tho repose of manner.
Wcarle William Dat's me. New
l'ork Weekly.
Citrloua Georace.
"George,' would you lovo mo If I wero
poor?"
"You will excuse me, my dear, If I
dccllno to testify on tho ground that
might Incrlmlnato myself." Cleve
land. Plain Dealer.
Full lixplanntloo.
"I don't think very much of your
ccf civn ce."
"I don't wonder, ma'am. My mis
tress wns too busy to write It, ma'am,
an' so I got her maid to wrlto it for
her, ma'am, nn' she's only been to
night school ono winter, ma'am, an'
the pen was a bad one." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Not I.Ike Slather Uaeil to Hoke.
Mrs. Sllmdlet Yon don't appear to
o enjoying your applle pie, Mr, Fldg-
The New Iloardcr Oh, I'm all right,
aia iun; It s nature t lint a kicking. Na
ture abhors a vacuum, you know.
lloston Transcript.
Nnttiral Conclusions.
"Thero goes a man," somo one said
;o Jlrothcr Dickey, "who has three llv-
lug wives,"
'.My, my!' exelnlmca tho old man,
wins ho bo'u crazy or loa' his mind
srowlu" ,up?" Atlanta Constitution.
I Charitable Act,
"HnTe you ever (lone anything to
make the world happier'" nsked th"
wilHiiti-Iiwiklug person with the unbar
ber.d hair.
I ".Sure," ntmwered (he Jolly man with
the double chin. "I was otico Invited
to slug In public nml declined."
I Can't Fool 'f,m.
I She Ho you think that men ar
smarter than women, do you?
He Some men, but not all.
Hhe Will, what men are smarter?
He Old bachelor.
Homewliat lUlfarent.
Little Willie Are density and con
:ateiiey tlio name, papa?
I'a Certainly not, my son. Only a
diii-o man would be consistent at all
tlllllvl.
An 1'xplunntlon.
Illggs I wonder why most profit)
sb rul Joke writers ore such Intercut
lug convr rsntlotial'Kts?
Dlggs Oh, I suppose It's because
they are loo inodcnt to talk shop.
Femli'lne Lkolrltr.
"Yes," inld Mrs. Noomaw, proudly,
"everybody says the baby looks Just
like me."
"Oh, well, don't let that worry you,'1
replied Mrs. Neighbors. "I've always
hoard that the homelier n baby Is the
hatiiUvomor It will be when grown.'
Ill Opinion.
Singleton Hut don't you think there
Mioulil bo music In every house?
Wcdoily Sure. Hut what I object
to Is the alleged music next door.
Toniniv'a Oliaervatlon.
Mamma (to a friend who Is lunching
with birj I don't know why It Is, but
I always int more when we have com-
I any than when we're alone.
Tommy (helping himself to a third
piece of cake) I know why It Is.
'Cause we have better things to eat
New World.
Deaperate- Caae.
Mr. Tonguewed (exeltidly) Go up to
my home as quick as you can, doctor.
My wife has tumbled down stairs.
Doctor Was It much of a foil?
Mr. Tonguewed Much of a fall!
Why, man, sho was knocked speech
less! New World.
Ncthlnu Home-Mad.
Mrs. Oaddle I see you're going In
for society. Has your daughter made
her debut yet?
Mrs. Nurl ch Well. I shou'd fay not.
She got all of them things made to or
der In Purls. Philadelphia Press.
visitor ell. Johnny, I suppose
your father thinks the twins are some
thing wonderful?
Johnny Yes. But (In a confidential
whisper) I could lick 'cm both, easy.
St. James Uudget.
Ill Opportunity,
"eii," tain me boaruer who was
fond of quoting things, "opportunity
knocks once at every man's door. "
"Huh!" snorted Slopay, "an opportu
nity to pay my board bill knocked at
my door four times to-day." Philadel
phia Lodger.
Good Prospect.
Summer Hotel Proprietor (proudly)
Nearly nil my waiters are college men
who aie working their way through
college.
liuost well, judging by tho way
they work their guests, they'll all be
graduated with honors. New World,
Fatlsfnctnry Arrangement.
"Yes, we have the handsomest ushers
In town at our church."
Tteally?"
'Yes. They are so handsome that the
women who visit us on Sundays are
perfectly cntlstlcd to sit whtre they
are put, and never go nwny grumbling
because they enn t occupy the btst of
our rented pews!" Clevelnnd Plain
Dealer.
A Kare Chance.
Nell I was delighted to meet her at
n bargain sale to day.
lielle I thought you detested her.
Nell So I do; and during the crush
I found a chance to give her a few
good pokes on my own account. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
ehuttlnc Htm Up,
"Yes," said the egotistical parson,
"I am proud of the fact that I am a
self-made man, but, strange to say, 1
have never yet encountered a self-
made woman."
On, that's easily explained," rejoin-
eu too auuurn-nairea female, "one
glance at a self-made man 19 enough
to disgust a woman with the self-mak
ing business."
Water ns Cure.
A well-known physician says that
tho girl who has not a clear com
plexion and wishes ono has a slmplo
remedy right at hand If sho cares to
use It. And It Is water, applied not
outwardly, but Inwardly. That Is not
so much outwardly as Inwardly.
This authority says that tbo sallow
girl should drink two quarts of water
botwecn rising nnd retiring, but not a
drop at meals. Moro than this, tho
water drunk must not bo too cold.
Ice water does not help tho cnuso of
beauty. Cool spring water. If It Is to
be had, It better, or, at least, water
of the temperature of spring water.
The drinking of too llttlo water he
believes to he tho causo of many ills.
Surely hero Is a way to attain beau
ty of complexion that Is simpler than
many of the cosmetics prescribed, but
Its very simplicity will keep It from
being much used, for there aro In tho
land a number of peoplo who beltove
In complicated prescriptions that puz
zle them, but in nothing that they
understand.
Marriage occasionally sobers a man
who Is Intoxicated with love.
Coul Uoth.
Science
Vention
In tho electric furnace of It. Gold
schmldt, a ton of steel Is made from
the ore by -1,0X horse-power hours of
energy, and from scrap Iron by 1,300
horse-power hours.
Anaemic persons nnd convalescents
seeking strength find great benefit In
the grapo cure, which Is an autumn at
traction at Wiesbaden. The effects are
explained by the sugar, which forms
2.1 to DO per cent of tho grapes.
The hot springs that contain living
bacteria are much below boiling point
In temperature, but J. Adams, of Dub
lin, reports having observed eggs of a
certain mite (Tyroglyphus hlstlbstoma)
that survived boiling for five minutes.
Traction tests with electric nutomo
blles In London have shown a sur
prising Increase of the starting pull
on oiled pavements. A pull of tblrty-
nlne pounds per ton wns needed to
start on dry asphalts, forty-nine and a
half pounds on wood pavement and
101 pounds on dry macadam. On
greasy asphalt a pull of nearly seventy-nine
pounds per ton was neces
sary. The wireless system of talegraphy
has been tested successfully In the
Coast Survey. Last summer, ns an
experiment, ono of the surveying ves
sels, using short-distance apparatus,
transmitted the half-second beats of Its
chronometer to a shore station mora
than sixty miles away, where they
were automatically recorded on a mov
ing tape. It is anticipated that for
the determination of longitude the
wireless system will eventually take
the place of cable and telegraph lines.
Human life Is possible under varied
conditions, and. If a recent report Is
correct, British New Guinea has a
tribe whose environment has made
them Incapable of walking. These
people live In a swampy region, and.
as walking and canoeing are alike Im
practicable, they remain constantly In
their dwellings, which are built in the
trees Just above the marshes. Disuse
baa caused their limbs to shrink, while
their trunks have become bloated, giv
ing them an ape-like appearance and
gait
German experts say tjiat wood which
has been floated In rafts, or otherwise,
gives a more trustworthy material for
Joinery and building purposes than
does that which has been carted, or
otherwise carried dry, to the sawmill
and workshop. The reason is that
while the wood Is lying In the water
Its sap and albuminous and salty ma
terials are dissolved out If these sub
stances remain In the wood they read
ily absorb moisture from the atmos
phere, after coming out of the drying
rooms, and the wood swells. Artifi
cial processes of Washing out the hy
groscopic substances from wood which
has not been floated arc practiced in
Germany.
In describing experiments made for
the Department of Agriculture on the
effects of lime and magnesia upon ani
mal production, D. W. May of the
Kentucky Experiment Station remarks
that It is a well-known fact that the
greatest development In live stock has
been attained In llmes'tone regions. He
adds that In the blue-grass region of
Kentucky, long noted for the beauty
and quality of Us live stock, and espe
cially of Its thoroughbred horses, the
soil has been formed largely by the
disintegration of a limestone very rich
In phosphates. But even In that fa
vored region experiments are under
way to determine whether-the quality
of the animals may not be Improved
by the addition of certain mineral ele
ments to the food.
INCIPENTAL EDUCATION.
Acquirements That Contributed To
ward Succeas of Lonla Agalz.
It does not appear that Louis Agas-
slz, the great naturalist, had as a child
any precocious predilection for study,
but his love of natural history showed
Itself almost from Infancy. In "Life
and Correspondence of Agasslz," by
Elizabeth Cary Agasslz, his chlldlrh
amusements are described. When a
very little fellow he had, besides his
collection of fishes, all sorts of pets:
birds, fleld-mlce, bares, rabbits and
guinea pigs, whose families he reared
with the greatest care. Guided by his
knowledge of the haunts and habits of
fishes, he and his brother Auguste be
came the most adroit of young fisher
men, using processes all their own, and
quite Independent of hook, line or net.
Their hunting grounds were tho
holes and crevlses beneath the stones
or in tho water-washed walls of the
lake shore. No such shelter was safe
from their curious fingers, and they ac
quired such dexterity that when bath
ing they could seize the fish even In
the open water, attracting them by lit
tle arts to which the fish submitted as
to a kind of fascination.
Such amusements are no doubt the
delight of many a lad who lives In the
country, but they Illustrate the unity
of Agasslz' lutellcctual development
from beginning to end. Ills pet ani
mals suggested questions, to answer
which wns the task of his life; and his
Ultimate study of tho fresh-water fishes
of Europe, later tho subject of one of
his Important works, began with his
first collection from the Lake of Mo
rat. As n boy he amused himself also
with all kinds of handicrafts on n
small scale. The carpenter, the cob
bler, tho tailor wero then as much de
veloped In lilm us tho naturalist. In
Swiss villages It wns the habit tn those
days for tho tradespeople to go from
house to liouso In their different voca
tions. Tho shoemaker came two or
three times a year with all his mate
rials, and made shoes for the wholo
family by tho day; tho tailor came to
fit them for garments which he mndo
In tho house; tho cooper arrived before
the vintage to repair old barrels nnd
hogsheads or to mako now ones, and
to replace worn-out hoops; In short, to
fit up the cellar for the coming sea
son.
Agasslz seems to have profited by
these lessons ns much as by thoso ho
earned from hla father: mid when a
llttlo fellow ho could cut and put to
gether a well-IIttlng pair of shoes for
his slalom' dolls, wns no bad tailor,
nnd could make a miniature barrel that
was perfectly water-tight.
Ho remembered these trivial facts s
n vnlunble part of his Incidental edu
cation. Ho said he owed much of tils
dexterity In manipulation to tho train
Ing of eye and hand gained In these
childish plays.
INCONSIDERATE FRMENDS.
Thr DM Not Ila Tlilnm IUactlr to
Suit tli llorrowtr,
L'ben Ilawles wns tho town borrower.
The position would seem to most per
sons to be ono which would dcprlvs
the Incumbent of the right to find
fault, but Eben took a different vltw
of It.
"It beats all how long It takes torn
folks to read tho newspapers," ho said
discontentedly one day to an Idle list
ener. "Now there are the John Pot
ters; a well-meaning family ns ever
lived, but they're downright thought
less. Why, again and again when I
step In for their paper first thing In
the morning, they won't know where
It Is. Oftentimes I've waited as much
as half an hour while they hunted up
that paper, and then very likely there'd
be one page missing, and nobody'd
know Just where It was.
"They haven't got any system, that's
the trouble Mih 'en. It's a large fam
ily of different ages, and I suspect they
portion off the paper In the evening,
'stead of keeping It all together and
reading It one at a tine.
"I can manage better with their
weeklies, for I told ills' Potter I'd go
right over Friday mornings soon as It
came, and read It out on the porch.
Then they could do what they were
mind with It afterward.
"Hut I experience my greatest trou
ble with the magazines," sold Mr.
Ilawles, sadly. "I pledge you my word
It's been ten days after a magazine
was out, time and again, before I've
got a sight at It. They keep It to read
aloud, the women folks do. It's a
dreadful wasteful habit, but I can't
make any Impression on 'em. And
when I get It," and Mr. Ilawles as
sumed a stern expression, "It's ten to
one If thbt youngest child hasn't been
allowed to cut a picture out of It that
Just spoils some advertising article.
"To persons situated as I am all
printed mater Is valuable, and I hate
to see such tampering with It; but we
all hare our trials, and I suppose dis
cipline Is what we need."
EUROPE'S HIGHEST RAILWAY.
Roadbed and Track a Fantastic Plar
of Turn and Loops.
The Albula-Engadlne line, opened for
traffic recently In Switzerland, Is de
scribed by Emll Ilueker, in Page's
magazine, as the highest In Europe.
The line traverses scenery of great
beauty. By turns nnd loops and by
the steepest gradient the track leads
now above and below the highway,
through the Bergunsteln, famous for
its gullies and rocks, to Bergun, 4,500
feet
Abruptly emerging from rocky de
files, the train passes Bergun, sur
rounded by the giant Albula Dolo
mites, PIz Rugnux, PIz d'Aeln and the
Albulahorn. During the last part of
the panorama the railway follows the
slopes of the mountains. Between
Muot and Naz parts of the railway
may be seen above, below and on each
side, with Its chain of viaducts, gal
leries nnd bridges.
It Is almost Impossible to follow the
convolutions of tho line as by three
fold turns and loops it passes through
tunnels suggestive of the St. Gotbard
and the Brenner Railways. After as
cending more than 1,300 feet the line
reaches the entrance to the main tun
nel at Preda. The track Is In its last
part a fantastic play of turns and
loops, from which, by an easy ascent
one reaches the pass of the Welssen
berg and the Devil's valley, where the
steep basin of rocks Is crowned by the
twin glantt (PIz Glumclls).
Here the Albula chain Is pierced by
n tunnel more than three miles long,
0,175 feet above the sea nnd 3,000 feet
under the PIz Glumclls. passing the
dividing ridge between tho waters of
the Rhine and the Danube the high
est standard railway track In Europe.
Slodest Request.
The wit of the Irish Is proverbial,
and Instances are not wanting to show
that they have all their wits about
them In time of danger. An Irish
switchman employed In the freight
yards of a Western city was unlucky
enough one day to get his left foot
fastened In that death-trap known as
a "frog." A vigorous effort to free
himself failed. A frclght-traln was
backing down upon him, not more than
forty feet away.
Quick as thought he whipped his
knife out of his pocket, opened It, cut
the folds of his shoestring with one
sweep of the blade, Jerked his foot out
of the shoe, leaving the Intter In the
frog, and Jumped to one side. He es
caped death by a margin of less than a
second.
Tho freight superintendent, bearing
of his narrow escape, called him Into
his ottlco tho next day.
"Larry," he Bnld, "you showed won
derful presence of mind In nn emer
gency yesterday, I should like to do
something for you to show my appre
ciation of It. What shall It be?"
"Well, sor," responded Larry,
scratching his head, "the shoe Is as
good ns lvcr, but the sthrlng's no good
nt nil now. Ye might give me an
ordher for a now pair av shocsthrlngs,
sor."
Illoved by Inspiration.
President ltemsen, of John Hopkins
University, who Is one of the City Col
lege oluninl, tolls this story of himself
and of James Godwin, who was for
many years a tutor at his Alma Mater.
Mr. Qodwln asked youtig ltemsen at
recitation a question In mathematics
which tho latter was unablo for the
moment to answer.
"Next," said the tutor, turning to
the student who was to follow. Just
then, however, tho answer came to
Hansen, who began to give It.
"You must bo besldo yourself," gen
ially remarked Mr. Godwin.
There are a good many laughs In the
personal column of tho average news
paper.