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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1904)
f $ Second Cousin 5otrah ii y Tiir. avtiioh or "ANftr. JVDUE. SPINHTKH." " LITTLE KATK KWltY," r.TV., CIIAPTKIt VII. 'inillnucd.l Bonbon turned iiinl limkoil toward lliu gateway, when) frcmi l!u jhmloivs lulu thu warm sunshine hcjlinj l cpin-.I lliu yuling lady whom had seen llrnt In liU 1 n L I Ml'rt house. I 11k ii mi i i I xl j I IK' l i t win :ri'iil, but ilio young ludy's surprint win still more Nlrnniily nniHicil. Klin stopped, clasped her hand Iritfi'llicr, Mini (hen i' n i i id mi again, with two largo clear gray I'JCS illMcndcd, "Mr. Culrtickl joii In Worcester! You liitvo repented juii nr going lo your father?" llctibcn shook hi head nml stiill-d ii lllllc. "Von nro n foolish fellow," nli inl, "mill almost ns siritugi' n iiinii iih yimr fnllirr In. Are ymi ullll living down Unit wretched street In Ciinibcrwell?" "I ciiji (inly iilfurd to llvu In wretched streets," wim the reply. "Wlint linn lirmiKliI Jul In Worcester?" 'To see AiiiiI Hasthell," lie replied, "nml lo discover, If possible, tin' uiys' 'r.v of my second cuiihIii Surah. They tire my relatives; I inn morn Interested In IIiciii lluiii I run explain. Mny I osk In return what Aunt l.asthi'll nml my tuid-cousln hu t ilu with you?" "I mil Interested In llicin innro t Ii mi I can explain," wns tho iircli answer; "that's nil." "I wish ynn would ?xplnln something. Wim n hi ymi, to begin wltli J" "All, that's nut wurlli elucidation!" oliu said, "If I I ell you Unit my tiniiiu U Holland, will Hint miikn tlio position nuy clearer?" "It iiiIkIiI," until Iteuben, quickly. "My father jished mo t ninrry n Minn Hol land once, n yumiK linly whom I liuil niv er seen, mill whom 1 wim to tnku lipuii trul. Am ymi tlio lady?" "Vm, nlr." "Ami linvp you innrrlcil my fitth'r In stead of mo?" liu iiHki'il, satirically. "I would nut ninrry either of you for rwlco jour futlii'r'ii money," she mild, frmikly. "I inn Klmply hi housekeeper, lit a housekeeper's wage. My fntlii'r wn IiIh best frli'inl, nml your father lum been klml to mi'. In hi oiM wny, since my fllllllT'H death." "Anil now," said Iteuben, "will you ex plain wliy you nro Interested In Aunt I In n ll ill. why tlio girl who linn deserted Iter correspond wllh you? why you pnss yourself off n lliu niece of tlmt old woman who lum Iff I us?" "I'll work backward, If ynu will allow llli'." sho Hiil.l. "I mil myself Minn Mug gcrldgo because thu uniiiii of llollnnil It familiar to your mint. The clrl corre spond wllh imp hecouse she knows Hut 1 read hi'i' letters to her grandmother, ml Hint 1 nm tlio grandmother's friend while she l nwny. I nm Inli'rmti'il ill Mrs. Kaitl.i'll. nml fi'il for Hip iiIIit lun' ao In which iiliu In left liy her frlendH. 1 Imro lirell Interintril 111 Mrn. Kaillu'll for Rnnio yenrs now, for the mntter of Hint." "Imleeil! nml her crnmlilnuiihter, Hnrnh i:nll'll, iiIko?" "Of lute ln)H n little. Khe wim nut very emelnim lo im hIio never cnreil to me here. When nhu Kiit Into trouhle, lie thouijM (lint nhe would umke nm her coiindnnle, hut It won too Into." "When idle pit Into trouhle!" echoed Ileilhen; "nhtit triiulde wnH Hint?" "Come wllh me, nml I'll chow joii." She hil the wny nut of .St. Ownld'ii llilu the Tlthliik', eroed thu rond lo the corner of the el root lemlliic to Hut prlxon, nml pointed to the wnll, In which xcvcril IiIIIk were ponied. One wim to tint ffeci t lint n rewnrd of tlvo piumdn wn offered for the nppreheliiilnu of Snrnli 1 ; n hi tiel I, Into of Worccntcr, who lind coiinplred Willi olhrrH or the unlawful Innuu of npu- rloiin coin. Iteuheii ntnreil with ninazeinent nt Ilu) plncnrd. i "It In well Hint the old woman In blind," he murmured. "I illd not think It . wnn o Iiinl nn thin. "Neither In It." "You menu that " ii I her hrolhcr In nt tlio bottom of It. Ynu ilou't know what n scamp he In, I nuppom)? He pivo her thu money, I be lieve. She offered n noverelKit iu nil (food faith It wnn detected nn (false coin lie wnn linked where nho lived, nml how ho became ponHenneil of It, mid ahu took frlKht mid run nwny." "Ih nho with her brother?" "Yen, Klin wrotu to inn without elv' Ini; her nddrcxn, ntntlni; Hint xho uiuit rem n in wllh her brother Thoiiinn fur n While. Ho wim III bunliiexn, nml wim Ink- Iiik cnrii of her. Khe left (iriindiiiother Knxthell In my chnrce, xho mild. It 'a n renoiinlhility, xhu lidded, "but I Imve nccepted It." Iteuheii related the xtory of hln dis covery of Knriili llnxtbell, of her tllKht from him, nnd the wny In which he hud lent her III thu Kiirilenn of Hnxe-Oothil. Minn Holland reflected fur n fuw mo ments, then xho nnld: "I wonder If her brother performs there. Ho In mi ncruhnt ut t linen. When im wan lirnt iu prison, ho wim arrested In hln tuuibler'H drenn." "In prison mi ncrohnt?" Iteuheii ('ill wick remembered nt ouro- the tumbler who had been splnnlni; round on tlio slack ropo nt thu Hnxo-Oothn, when he lind first entered tlio gardens. Could Hint bo Tom IOusthell, tlio xcanip who had brought hln ulster Into dilllcul tles, who lind caused her to Hy from Worcester, In order to exenpo thu chnrgu of uttering bnxo coin? On tlio following evening Koubcu Cul wlck wan In Hid Kaxe-diithn uardons ngnlu, wnltlng patiently for tlio nppenr unco of Klgnnr Vizzohlul, who had post poned Ills departure for Turin for xix nlchtx, by special reipiost of the nobility, gentry nml public Iu general, mid who wnn nnnntiiieed to nppenr overy evening nt half-past uliio in hln highly graceful nnd artistic entertainment, nn perform ed heforo nil the crowned heads of Eu rope, to tlio Immense delight mid mani fest Biitlsfnctluii of overy crowned licit d iiniung. Ilieiu, CHAl'TUU VI ii. The Biuo-Oothn giirdena wero not do ing well. Kven thu re-engngenient of rllgnor Vinznhlul had not aroused tho lo cality to enthuxliixui. It wim a terribly dull evening, even for tho Hnxe-dothii, lteiils'ii Culwlck discovered, when ho liud entered for tho second tlnio on what tlio pingraiii liiformed him wnn a fairy tub leu ii of surpassing brilliancy mid splen dor. It wns n more respectable evening than oi'dlnnry, owing to tho scanty attendance. Mr. Hplud, lessee, counted fifty-two with thu liuhles Iu arms, Iteuben atood under n shndy tree, nn old blue .Scotch cup drawn down to hln eyebrows, uud n waterproof cont turned up to hln ears. Mr. Hplud mixed In u friendly wny with thu company. Ho wnn a tall, limit man, of a melancholy aspect. Ho finally took Ida stand under thu tree wheru ltouheu wnn. "This Is n bud night for our business, ir," hu said nt lust, "Ho 1 s'jould think," answered ltenben, r.Tc. "lliiln nlwnyH keepn Ihe people nwny: no miiltcr wlint you olTcr them In the wny of ntlrnellou they won't rnme, ulr," Hero the eyen remnlned no lonj,' In III" eornerK next to Iteulieii'ii Hint Ueiihen wim iifrnld Hint Mr. Kplml'ii vUlon lind hi me permnueiiHy fixed. "I hrive neeii ou nouiewhi're, mid flint Ih wlint liolhcr me n hit," unlit Mr. Hplud, hy wny of npoloity. Ileilhen illd not tell him Hint he wiih lo'diilnK next door lint two, mid Hint they hud piiHKid elicit oilier III Hut ulreel wllh (olernhle freiiiieney; hut the Iden lind iui k'i'Hied llMelf lo put n few iiienlloim on liU on n nceoimi, when n third pemnn Jollied them, The newcomer wnn n hiiiiiII, Hpnre men, In 'n luni;, ly Krent font wllh lilt; horn hiittniiK, e'leudliiK from hln chin to hln heeln, mid who wore n dirty yellow linndkcrchlef tied loiwely round hi throat, lie wnn u iiinii of mi unenrthly pallor, mid pitted no deeply wllh Hiunllpox tlui) one woiidend how he lind ever HlriiKKlcd juit of hln mulndy nllve. "Vou don't want nie to-nluht. I nup- pne he nnld to the proprietor. "Yen, I do wnut you. Ilcenune I pny you," nnld Mr. Hplud, nhnrply; "jou don't xvmit yolir money next Huturilny, I mill pnite'" he nnked, with no much hltlmc nnrciinm. "Yen, I do mid I'll tnko enre I itet It, nnld the other, fur from civilly, "nlonif with Initt week'n. Wlint' thu into of drenlii up mid u iinrformliiK In the Menu ed mill heforu nolmdy? There'n nohody lure, there'n nohody ooiiiliii;, nml ilfin a henntly Khanie on inc. "If I hnvn Hie honor of flddrcnnliix HlKnor Vlzzul.lnl, I may ndd Hint I Imve cciiip liere thin evening exprennly to wit nenn hln performance," mild Iteuheii. "Ilnve you, tlinuqli?" mild the ncrolnt. nurprlned in nil exlrnonlliinry dej;.'ee. "Well, If you enn't lit n fellow off, I'll K0 mid ilri'xx," uud he walked nwny III ilccp tllOIIKIlt, "lie la n vnKnhoml nt up to hln work," "mil Mr. Mpiini. "1 iomk lum hy ndver tlnenieiit, on the fnlth of hln recoiiiiiieii.lie tlolin. Ho linn fnlleli on" three tliuen thin week, nml If he hrenkn hln neck one of Iliene fine dn It will In) n Imppy reloaio to tlio protenilon." "Wlint In Hint mnn'H real name?" ck- eil Iteuheii. "I hnven't tlio KllKhlest hlcn; Jncl Slieppnr.l, purhnpn." "Vou know hln mhlrenn, surely?" "Oh, yen. No. 2 rotter' court, Wnl worth rond." "Thiink you. Oood iiIrIiL" Iteuheii knew nollilnit of I'otter'a Court ; hut ho muttered. "I'oor Hnrnh!' im ho went down the cnvcrnoiiH entry In nenreh or .No. u. He knocketl nt n ltnr- tor door with the handle of hln ntlck, mid n crlni-looklni: Indlvldiinl III hln (.Iilrt Hlceven nnnwered the nppenl "Whnt'n up?" he nnld, III nut too civil n ntylo of nildrenn. "Do joii know n Mr. Vlzzohlnl?" i.nld Iteuheii. "Ho perfornm nt the Saxi)- (iotlin Kardelin on the nlnck rope." "Oil!" nnld the pnrlor floor, illnpirni;- lucly; "ton of the 'oune front room. Iteiilien went up Ihe ilnrk ntnlrn, rench- ed n front room door with IiIh Mick, nml rnpped cently. "Wiiu'h there?" mild n fnlnt, wenk voice, which Iteuheii illd not recOKUlze. "I come from tlio Hiixe-Oothn." "I'roin Tom?" "Yen." The door wnn canlloimly opened, mid there nlrenmctl throiiKli thu npertun throiiKh which n woinnn'n fuce wnn peer- Inir white mid wnn nml plnclii'd a rush oi hot nlr nn iroin n turnnce moiitli. "In hu locked lilt?" null) tlio woman. nomewhiit npiiHietk'nll-. "No. Ho will ha hack presently, I think." "Como In If you like, then; we don't charge nny more, nnld the womnn, wllh n mini 1st lllppancy. mul glided back noise lessly to thu side of n big fire that was Mining In the grate, sat down In the chnlr xho lind quitted, mid leaned her head against tho wnll llko n woman tired out. Hut it wan not her nt which he gnr.ed bo Intently as nt the figure of n girl 111 a xtrlped cotton dress, who lay fuce-fore- most on tho patch-work citunterpnun of the lied. It wnn n figure of despair that thrilled htm; It wnn surely Hecond-cousln Sarah cowering from him in tlmt hour of her disco cry. "I xny, whnt'n your message?" asked thu woman. "What have you got to my about Tom, and wlint tins Tom to nny?" "Aro you Tom's wife?" "Yen, I nm." "And Hint's Tom's sinter?" Here thu woman burst Into n paroxysm of coughing, for the cessation of which Iteuben waited patiently, keeping his eyes upon tho llguro on tho bed, nnd doubtful Mill if It wcru sleep Hint kept Hurnli so dumb nnd passive. It was n violent cough, that of Mrs. Mnsthell's, which was rending nwny nil tho life Hint wan left In tho sufferer, w ho carried consumption Iu her ot cry look mid fitful breath. "You huvo como for her," said Mrs. Kusthcll, ill a husky voice. "Yes, I have come for her, if sho'll trust me," "Ypu'ro Just the chnp for the likes of us to trust," snld Mrs, Kastbcll, Ironical ly, "nnd puor Sally is sure to bo uncom mon glad to see you. Not Hint she'll mind much which wuy It is, for she's been nwful down." "Indeed! Hns bIio?" "It It nln't Worcester prison. It'll bo the Surrey cnnnl. Hero hi Sally t" screamed tho woman, "you're fetched, my gal. Hero's n cove Bays ho wants you pnrtlkler." Tho girl lying on the bed sprang up on her hands at once, nnd glared toward them both, Blinking her long blnck hair from her head ns she did bo. Her face wna flushed, with sleep, but tho pallor I'n phi ly stole over It ns bIio recognized Iteuben Culwlck standing by the firo place observing her, "Wlint enn you want?" nhe murmured; "what has made, you como In search of me?" "To help yon," was tho answer, "for I nm nfrnld Hint you nro In bad hands, nnd t wish to tnko you from them." "Thero's no getting away," answered Hnrnh; "ask her." "Tom wouldn t llko It, snld Mrs. Knst- bell, thus appealed to, "Sully's handy." "And hnlly knows too much, nddcu the girl, scornfully, "nnd If bIio moved one step nwny from homo they would tell tho polico where to find me." "I wouldii t, Hnlly," snld tlio woman, raining her head from the wnll, and In clining It forward Iu her self-defense. 'You know who would." 'Ah! I can't answer for him," replied Mrs. K.istboll, leaning her bead hack nniiln;'"whcii Ids back', up ho don't mind much what he does, certainly, nnd tills fortun hits soured him nwful." 'I snw j-our grandmother yesterday, ' Bald Iteuben. 'You did?" oxclnliued slio "ut Wor cester? I liopo sho wnn well Hint sfii didn't know miythlng." "No nho Iny thcro Just im I'snw her weeks ngo, very pntleilt, very gentle, nml very full of lovo for you. Hh wnn wnlt lng for her granddaughter to como bnrk. Couldn't sho como lo you? I ilou't menu nt once," he ndded, nn Hnrnh re coiled at the suggestion, "hut lifter joii had left hero mul got nomc situation, which might euiiblo you to hire n room for her, A friend of mine hnn found you ii slliinllon nlrendy, nnd I will bo security for your faithful service, until they lenrn 10 trust you for yourself." Karnh broke down nt Inst, The thin little hundn went up 'inckly to the face, uud sho sobbed forth: "(luil hlenn you, xr; but don't oh, don't xny another nord." Hut Iteuben (Jul nick, carried nway by hln theme, seized hln mlvnntngo mid went on. He had one object III life now lo gel Knrnh Dasthell from Hint house. "Why, joii nru my cousin," ho said I'.'irni'slly. "mid why shouldn't 1 help j'ou for your own xnke, ns well nn for tho snke of that old wniiinn grieving for J on down In Wnrcexter?" "Hnlly," mild her xlsler-ln-lnw, slowly mid emphatically, "I've been n thinking It nil over." "Well?" xnhl Hnrnh Ilnntbell. "And If you'd like to go, I'll not hhib n single word ngnlnst you, even If ho kills me, nnd he's often mild ho would. He mayn't find ynu nut, mul If he does he'll think twice nhoiit doing you nn III turn. He's not so bad, you know, tnko him al together. (In run nwny hook It," ex tlaluieil Mrn. Knslbell, with Increasing excitement evidencing Itself along with her- slangy phraseology, "while there's llmel" Karnh wnvercd, for she turned quickly to her slstcr-iu-lnw. "Ynu ynu menu this? You will not tell Tom or Tom's friends you will let me puss from thin place unwntchfd you will givo me time to get nwny?" "Of course I will." "I cnnie here of my own free will, sir, not knowing where to go 111 my ilenpnlr mul fright," she mild, turning to Iteuben: "but, oh. if I could get nwny again. If joii only knew (hat " Her hands fell helplessly lo her side, nnd nho went backward step by xte; lo Hie bed again, where she xnt down with 11 now horror on her coiiuteniiii"o. The door had opened nnd Tom Kns' b"ll, wllh bin long great-coat buttoned round him, wnn standing in Ihe domw.iy regaidlng them. Out his shoulder loom ed Ihe forbidding countenance of ihe man who had met Iteuben nt the oniinm-c, which, hy Hie Jarring nnd clnngiug t : i . t eeliifil through the house, was evidently hi 'iig bolted mid burred. (To be continued.) GOLDEN GATE CITY LEADS. Hun Kriiuclnco Hliniva the Largest rei. centuue of "jiilcltfcM, The number of people who voluntn. rlly xhullled off thin mortal coll In American uud other cltlcxs during last yenr bus been InvcMlgntud by xonio delver In xtntlxtles mul Hie following IlKuron Indli'iite Hip rcHtiltn: Sun l'rnii Cisco leads with the largest ratio, .'111.1 per lOO.IMH) population. Next conies another I'aellle const city, I. oh. Angeles, with n ratio of "U.S. The reader litis naturally been looking for Chicago, anil Hint city docs In fact come next with n ratio of a 1.0, followed by the neighboring city of Milwaukee, whose ratio Is '-'.2. New Orleans was the scone of the self-destruction of 21.8 per sons per lis i.ooi I of population, and Cin cinnati followed dose witli IM.-. New' Haven Is next with -O.t). nnd then comes the borough of .Manhattan with 211.0. though gn nler New Yofl? ns n whole Is .well down the list with n ratio of only I.i.il. This Is less than Itochcxtir, Indianapolis, 1'hlhulolphla, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Huston, Detroit, Otuiihii and I.uiilsvllle, besides nil of those speclilcally enumerated nbove. As to the foreign cities, Paris leads the list with n ratio of 42, followed by Mer lin til!, Vienna L'S nnd London "3. There were more suicides In Saxony than In any other country, 31.1 per 100,000. Iu Denmark Hie ratio was 1!..S, In Austria 111.2, In I'm uce 1 .'.", In the German cm tiro 11.3, nnd Sweden, Norwny, Jlcl glum, Croat Ilrltnln, Italy, the United States nnd Spain followed In the order given. Tho tnble referring to American cities Is somewhat dlllleiilt to explain. Why the city of tho Golden Gate, nnd Call fornln, with Its glorious climate, Its sumlilne. Its fruit nnd Its flowers, should show the greatest number of suicides seems n mystery, unless tho presence of a large Chinese population explains It, Tho high suicide, rate of Ciilcngu s, perhaps, accounted for by the rush nnd struggle of that grent city mid the large foreign clement It contains a foreign element, moreover, which tunics mainly from those coun tries where suicide Is most frequent. The same Is perhaps true of Milwaukee and Cincinnati. The high rate nt New Oiicnns may possibly be attributed to Its relation to Krnnco nnd the Idcns nnd traditions brought hero from Paris, tho sulcldo capital of the world. Hut New Y'orU City casts n cloud over sonic of these explanations. Here arc the large foreign populations, .the stress nnd strain of living nnd working, the pov erty, the excitement. Yet I'hlhidelphln, tho sleeping city of tho humorous par- agrnphers, has a higher rutio of suicides than greater New York. And how Is It to bo explained that New Haven leads nil the other New Knglnnd cities In the number of Biilcides? St. Paul nnd Minneapolis Iny side by side, but In Minneapolis the ratio was 11.1 mid In St. Paul It Is but (l.ft. It seems that tho conclusions must be that there Is no method In suicide mildness and that the effort to reduce It to rule Is doomed to failure. Yolltli'ii (lurratrnlilt. Don't vou sometimes lone fnr rour childhood's happy day's V" said the sen timental person. Yes." answered Miss Ciivenue "there are times when I would enjoy linnglng on tho fence nml making faces nt peo ple I don't like, Instead of having to say, 'How do you do, dear? So glad to see you!' " Wnshlgton Star. .I.csitliuatc, She So you lost all your money In speculation? Tho Urgent Ciibc Yes in, "Hut. beside that, didn't you havo nnv legitimate business?" "Oh, yes. I was a dealer Iu strnlght tips." Life. Decidedly Ho. Have Hint newly married couple set up housekeeping yet?" I should sav sol T her ie so set u they, won't notice their neighbors,"--Philadelphia HuUutlu, 1 THE NATION'S I.ltllo illlllciilty should be encoun tered In the completion of H Paiiamn eanul by tho United Stilton government once work Is begun and If, ns goes al most without Hiiylng, the proper treat ment of thu technical iUi'Stloni are handled according to tho lessons of ex perience, writes Senor Don Phllllppe Hunan Vnrllla In the New York Sun day World. The United Htntcs will have unusual iidviiutnges In Its work. It ran profit by tho experiences of tho I'rench engineers, who have worked on the problems for nineteen yearn. Already more than KaootMXXJ cubic yards of eartli have been excavated. This has removed all of thu smaller illllleultles nnd prnctlrnlly nil of the gicnt technical obstncles. The three grcnteit obstncles original ly encountered In the building of the cnnnl were the Culejira cut, the control of the water of the Chngres river nnd tho climate. Thu first of these illlll eultles, the technical ones, huvo al ready been practically removed. There N now ii trench 100 feet deep cut across the Culebra saddle and this must only Im deepened DO feet In order to com plete It. Cillebrn offered ono of the greatest diniciillles for a time. Tho superior part of the cut was found to be com posed of soft, spongy, yielding, sliding soli, nnd the enormous moss, to be re moved, necessitated the employment of machinery of grent power, nnd, therefore, of n great weight, which It UNITED STATICS UATTLESIIIP GOINU TliltOl Oil PANAMA CANAL. wns dllUcult to maintain on such a boll. The trench over Culebra Is now done to n point where excellent soil has been found nnd ns a result the cut is prac tically eliminated as nn obstacle. This great problem I was fortunate enough to solve myself during the last years of the life of tho old company. Changing a Itlver'a Cntlrae. Another nnd seemingly Insurmount able obstacle was the control of the water of the Chagres river. Iu 18!)2, In my book, "Panama, Past. Present and Future," I recommended tho build ing of a huge earth dnm at Bohlo across the Chngre river and tho deriva tion of tho water of the artificial lake thus forced to thu vestward of the canal between the lake and the sen. The United Stntcs engineers have adopted this method and n dam will be built at Hohlo, fourteen miles from Panama, the only modification being a suro elevation of about twenty feet nbove the level I lind proposed for the lake tn 1S02. Much of the valley of tho Chagres river will of necessity be flooded with this artificial lake. When tho problem of what to do with the water of the Chagres river was solved one of Hie greatest obstacles to the successful building of tho canal was removed. The only remaining obstacle Is the cllmnto. To my mind that was the greatest of all. Now, with the won- A NOTED DIPLOvAT Wns Chnrlei Dentin Whose Death Oc curred Itecently. Colonel Charles Denby, of Evans vllle, Ind., whose death occurred sud denly at Jamestown, N. Y., where he had delivered n lecture, was one of the most noted of Atuerlcnn dlplo- mnts. For fourteen years he served continuously In the diplomatic service. He wns appointed United Stntes min ister a t Pekln, Chlnn, by Presl d o n t Cleveland during the hitter's COL. DENnY. first term. He served nt Pekln dur Inj; both Cleveland's terms, through out the Harrison term and for seven teen months under President McKln ley. On relieving Colonel Denby from duty ut Pekln, President McKluley tiiailo him a member of tho commis sion which Investigated the army ac counts In connection with tho wnr with Spain, and which more particu larly concerned the furnishing of beef to tho United Stntes troops In Cuba. Having completed his duties on this commission Colonel Denby was made n member of tho Philippine Commis sion by President McKlnley, nlong with William II. Taft and President Schurman, of Cornell University, nnd ho accompanied this commission to tho Philippine Islands, where It spent about seven mouths Investigating con ditions nnd preparing Its report. For tho past fow yenrs Colonel Denby hud been living quietly nt his home In Ev nnsvllle, Ind., making nn occasional lecture tour of the countrj FAMOUS FANS, Collections Owned by tlio Princess of Wales and Madame 1'attl, The Princess of Wales has qulto a largo collection of fans of nil de scriptions, both ancient nnd modem. Among tho collection Is n Japanese fan that once was fluttered by n, former Empress of Japan, and Is n trophy that the curio collector would give a large sum to possess, though It would certainly cause some alarm If worn In n modem drawing room, This fan Is about six times the size of tho ordinary article, and Is made of tho brightest cnrlcr silk, upon which nro embroid SHIP CANAL. deiful progress of science nnd Judg- ng by the ex trn ordinary improvements in sanitation tniiilu by the United Htntcs In Culm, I am convinced that tho ills iidvnnlnges of the elltnuto will bo wiped out. Tho sanitary problem, too, Is solved. With American military methods applied to the canal zone, the sanitation of the Isthmus Is complete, ns tho United Htntes will hnvo tho innklng of sanitary laws not nlono for tho canal zone but for tho cities of Panama nnd Colon as well. To I'tuht the Mosquito. Scientists have demonstrated Hint It Is a kind or mosquito, the stygombi or the culex fnsclatus, that carries exclu sively the yellow fever Infection, nnd as It Is known to be within the possi bility of a rigorously enforced sani tary law lo destroy the moiqulto plague, nnd therefore the cause of In fection, this evil promises to disappear. Tlio wonderful advance made In elec tricity will be of great udvnntngo to the United States In building the canal. When the French company was at work steam wns about the only ngent at the engineers' command. This ne cessitated plants at short distances along the entire work. As black men wero the engineers, this was not high ly satisfactory. These engineers were careless and there were many acci dents and delays, with n corresponding increase tn cost. With electricity the black man cannot by error Injure tho appliances, and the possibility of burn- Ing bts lingers will make htm wise and prudent. Summing up the difficulties the American engineers will have In build ing the canal. It may be truthfully said that they will encounter nono which the lessons of experience do not permit of solution. It Is n largo work of which the essential obstacles have been overcome. It will require n strong, disciplined administration, and the men who direct it must be fully Imbued with the knowledge of the country nnd of Its necessities. The eminent engineers of the Isth mian Canal Commission havo made a most thorough and complete study of these questions nnd their experience will be of grent value to the successful completion of the heroic undertaking. Interesting Kacts. Hero nro some interesting facts about the Panama cnnnl: Canal's total cost, nenrly. , . $200,000,000 Punnma Canal Company s share $40,000,000 Length 40 miles Time of pnssnge S to 10 hours Present time (New lork to San Francisco via Cape Horn) CO days Time via Panama canal (ap proximate) 24 days Annual traffic (estimated). . .7,000 vessels Travel saved Liverpool to ' Yokohama 4,000 miles Present navigable stretches 13 miles Still to be constructed 34 miles Present depth 28 feet ered figures of various characters who have been famed In the history of Japan. The embroidery work of this fan Is said to have taken ten years to complete, says Home Chat. A fan frequently worn by the Prluces-s of Wales Is one presented to her by King Edward shortly after the marriage of her Hoyal Highness. This fan is made of kid skin, exuuisltelv hand-pnlnted, with n pure Ivory handle Inlaid with gold. This type of fan Is extremely fashionable Just nt present, nnd if you care to pay $150 you can get nn almost exact copy of one often carried by the Princess of Wales. Queen Alexandra has a particular liking for fans made of lace. During her Majesty's recent visit to Ireland she was presented with a beau tiful fan made of Irish point lace, n souvenir of the visit much prized by Queen Alexandra, and which has since been worn by her Majesty on several occasions. The lace on the fart was of Irish manufacture; but the fan Itself -was made by Duvnlroy, of Ilcgeut street, who hns made fans for numbers of celebrities. The Duchess of Devonshire some times wears n large fan made of black ostrich feathers, and a fan of this de scription was presented by tho Princess of Wales to Lady Mary Crlehton 'on the occasion of her marriage. Mndnmo Unt il has n most exquisite collection of fans, many of which havo been pre sented to the famous pilma dontin by different European royalties, several of them bearing roynl nutographs, nmong them being those of Queen Victoria and the lnte Empress of Austria, Object of Suspicion. Mnbel (who has spent tho summer In tho Green Mountains) Pnpa, does Mr. HJacksan come from Vermont? Pnpa Yes, dear. Mabel Then why doesn't he say 'Il'gosh? Sommervllle Journal, Itownrdod Efforts. Hopeful parent You never know what you can do till you try. Hopolcss sou 'No, ba Jove, that's eo! Now, upon my word, you know I used to think I couldn't blow smoke lings. Detroit Free Tress, Fond Mother I nm going to givo dear little Johnny a drum. Fond Fath or Then I will givo him n Uulfe. New York Sua I MJMOIt OH1 THE WEEK STOHIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Udd Curious uud Luuiehable Pbmses of lluuimi Nature tlruitlilcullj i'or truyed uj Kinliieilt Word ArtUta of Our Own Duy-A Uuduet of Fun, First Comedian I know something nwfully funny. Second Comedian What Is It? First Comedian Wliy, I was held up by n highwayman last night. Hut the Joke wns on him. I told him there wns no me searching me, ns my wife had been through my pockets Just five tnl till ten before. Second Comedian Hut I don't see that the Joke wns on him. It wns on you. First Comedian No, you're wrong. It wasn't on either of us. It was on my wife. There wnsn't any money In my pockets to begin with! I'mof. "What makes you think he wears ready-made olothes?" "Hi.'Cnuse ho borrowed my overcoat two weeks ago and hasn't returned It." An fmpendlirr TrnRedy. Hug Lover Fairest Angelina, for tlio Inst time I ask you to be mine. Itefuse, and I throw myself into the crater of ynn llery volcano. Out of Work. "I would gladly work, ma'am," re plied the trump, when reproached for begging, "but the fact Is I can't find tiny work nt iny trade." "That's unfortunate. What Is your trade?" "I'm nn mubergrls hunter. You know ambergris Is worth ?14 an ounce, but notwithstanding that, and that It can be found In the ocean, no one will advance me money to purchase n steamship In order to go after It." Charms of Alaska. Hoader It must be fine Ilvln' up In Alaska. Mosle Long It's too cold. Hoader Hut thlulj of sleepln' six months, nn' when y' git up, find all de work covered up wit' snow. Butte Inter Mountain. ills Preference. "They nlwnys speak of 'pugilism ns 'the fighting game.' " "I've noticed It." "Well, If that's n game, I'd rather work thau piny." Chicago Post. Soporific. Flayrlte I heard one ninn who at tended the premiere of my new play last night complain that It wns so late when he got out. Crittlck Yes? Playrite Yes, and the final curtain tell before 10:45. Crittlck H'm! Perhaps he over slept himself. Philadelphia Press. Came Ills Way. First Actor They say there Is as much btrength lu three eggs as In a pound of meat. Second Actor Yes; that's the way eggs have always struck me. A Happy Btracsler. Bertha What n queer man that young professor Is! Ethel Yes; I talked about now books nnd ho said he hadn't got through reading Shnkspenre yet. De troit Free Press. Gettluir the Flavor. Gunner How do you like Miss De Style's new veil? Guyeir Best I ever tasted. Gunner (astounded) Tasted? Guyor Yes, I kissed her through It. To Society Keportera. Why drag her father lu and say He led her to the altar i ' The average bride would moke her way Alone and never falter. Philadelphia Press. IIuntliiB for Iiiterestlne Tart. "What on earth do you find Inter esting In that stupid book?" her friend asked. "I haven't found anything worth whllo In It so far," the beautiful girl replied, "but after mamma had read It she tried to hide It from me." Chano-ei! Ilia Views. "Do you bellovo thero Is such a thing ns Infant depravity?" asked tho dea con. 'Well," replied the purson, "I didn't until I heard of that lS-months-old child In Kausas who plays the mouth organ." Hntlier Peraiual. 'I noticed Hint veutlemnti gazing at my racing automobllo for some time," remarked tho chauffeur with tho wild eyes. 'Well, he Is Just tho man to do It," said the stern citizen. "Ah, a sportsman, eh?" "No; ho Is Inspector of nuisances." The Truth Unliitentlnnnllr. .Toqiilst Blankton Is In n tlx. Morelle How's thnt? Joqulst His wife wns called out of town recently to attend tlio bedside of I her mother. He hns been setidlug her I his dnlly program, per hli typewriter, how ho started to tho olllce promptly nt ! o'clock nml worked nil dny until dinner time. Then ho went down , town and Invariably returned to his home and retired at t) o'clock. Ho end ed his letter with: "I trust you will ba well, nnd that your mother's health has Improved when you receive thes few lines." Morelle Well, wasn't that all right? Joqulst Yes; only the typewriter accidentally omitted the letter 'n" In his very Inst word. Albany Journal. Justice, Willi Merer, Magistrate You are charged with having sixteen wives. What have you to say for yourself, sir? Prisoner I really couldn't help my self, Judge. "Nonsense!" "It was this way. Five years ngo I went to a .summer resort and for six weeks I wns ihe only man there." "Discharged." New York Weekly. Poor Druifirist Again. Mrs. Stubb I think that druggist Is horrid. Mr. Stubb Why so, Mnria lie left three urgent prescriptions to givo you a stamp. Mrs. Stubb Yes, but he didn't say Thanks!" The Blunat. Jack It Is very strange If your father Is opposed to our love-making that he should Insist that we occupy the old-fashioned sofa. Emit That's Just It. Every hug causes a loud creak. In That Clats, Jack Scribe I think fiction In manu script form should go through the mails at cheaper rates. Ida Clare Indeed! I suppose you'll be putting 1-cent stamps on your lov letters soon. .Quite Novel. "It's the finest play of the realistic school I've seen yet." "A real flying machine on the stage, I suppose?" "No, but It has a real plot and a few real actors." Philadelphia Press. Btmewhat Different. Wilder Poor outlook, Brokeum. Th doctor says you'll never live to see CO. Hrokcum Oh. I knew that long ago. Wilder Why, don't you expect to reach two score and ten? Brokeuin Oh, I thought be meant I'd never live to sco ?30. The Reason of It. "Woodby Itlter tells me he writes exclusively for Pennltnan's Magazlno now." "Yes, Pennlman's Is published In town here, you know." "I know, but I never see any of hli stuff In it" "No, but still he writes for It exclu sively, because he can dellever his manuscript In person and thus sav postage." Philadelphia Press. That Was Plain. Howclls You were at the Peace So ciety's concert last night when I sang my song, weren't you? Growclls I wns there, but I couldn't make out what you were singing about Howells Don't you rernember? It was "Why Should Discord Bend Our Banks " Growclls Oh, yes. I remember th discord. Ilrakeman Caught 111m. "What did dey lock yer up fer?" asked the tramp. "Biding too fast," replied the chauf feur. "Same trouble wld me." "You .don't i2ian to say you were riding fast -In an automobile?" "No; fast freight" Clever Indeed. La Montt He certainly has a keen appreciation of singing. a Moyne Can he understand grand opera songs? La Montt I should sny so. Why, ho can even understand college songs. Slight Misunderstanding She But I don't see how- you can manage to support n wife on an In come of $10 n week. He Ten a week! Why, I thought your Income was much larger than that! The Heasan of It, She smiles and laughs the livelong day; Pray do not think her simple She'll laugh at anything you say i Because she has a dimple. Y'ole Becord. Usual Haste. Ernie Is the play toost over, dear? Ida I guess there are two mor acts. Tho people In the boxes are be ginning to put on their coats and hats. A Hint. Hostess You appear to be In deep thought, Tommy. Tommy Yes'm. Mamma told me If you asked mo to have some cake I was to say something an' I've been here so long now I forgot what It was. Philadelphia Press. A Dout lu tho Road. John B. Stnnclitield, of Eluilra, speaking of literary men, tells a story of a shock he bad lu a case In which he was recently associated. Several witnesses had sworn that thero was a holo In a certain rond. Then to the surprlso of counsel, the principle wit ness, a fnrmer, on whom they mainly depended to establish their case, swore that there was no hole In the road. After Mr. Stanchfleld and his associ ates had recovered from their aston ishment they sought to draw the wit ness Into somo explanation of the re markable testimony. What they eventually got was this: "There wasn't any hole In that road. Hero's my hat. If I Jam my hand Into the top of It without pushing It through It does not make a hole. It makes a dent That's what was In that road Just a dent." Women Do Hotter. Seventy-five per cent of tho wdmen and but sixty-three per ceut of the men taking tho civil service examination nro nblo to pass It