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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1904)
if A doctor's Mission "OtBHitov," m - CIIAPTUU III.-(ConlliiiifJ.) A few doys after tltu irtttvnm1o nn dork Dr. Klfciittelii woe iiiinuinniil by Mis Niivehioll In attend livr uunt. win wns very 111, iiwlinj tu the vIoLueo f (lis Icirin, I'urliotiltiK mil 11 se.lutlvu, llio young pliyilclnii turned lo giro ll I" 111 I'liiiiliiiiiluii, mill In IiiiiiiIIiii; , their lingera iii.-i, and nt I In- loueli hit hnort Icnped so forcibly Into a delightful thrill that II pained nn liiataut feeling uf jui ttollltiil ai U Hi piiutu. Their pnaaago aerma llio Atlantic waa Oil tlliuaunlly nronltlnilt mm. II waa with rclli'f to both Ilia physlplnii and iitixioin nlcco na limy saw the termination nf the voyage, for In aplln of Ihvlr unlli'il uf forla, Mra. Nevergaira strength ru rnii Idly ttn rtliiii. fir. Illfi'ii.ii ln had nn unusually tender ami ayiiipalhlsliii; heart. Ilo cuilil n..t see mi youim n girl In n u-l, tnmlilu mid lint III eviirythlng pmslhlu lend a tic! till! hand. Hi' pared fur her on a brother, nml the rlnrjnoiit look of gratitude t tint llniliril Upon him, nn, after seeing them hutli safely In the I,vi-n'il home uf llii'lr cousin, Mr. lingers, Ilthul placed her linml In hla, at parting, nml faltered nut liar llinnkt, as ho lnil her farewell, iiov-l-r expei'tlng to see Iiit iiinrn, was n re ward tmt anon it, tiu forgotten. After leaving Ills fellow voyagers, our lirru lull mi tlmii In iiirsuliig hu nun limrticy. Before n week hnd rolled Iiy lilt way waa in nit. i herfeetly plain, nml n ilinnnt hump wna irivll,-.l. I In found Iiy tnmilrliig uf l.nvl Perkins, tlm lam) lunl uf tlm linii'l whcru hu mopped, tlmt tlm plaea linil Juit been oxr-liml, nml at innat aluniinl, Iiy the auilitmi Minnas of Dr. Jemiliiga, llin wily phyaielaii fur tnllea around. Ilo hnd Uhhi ren.Ier.il Imlpless threo iluya before, Iiy a paralytic Mrukn, mill n nil fonnil, would nevei URalii li nlilo tu atluuil to hU pruft-a alonnl ilullna. lliitontly, nn hi-nrltiff tlila nowa, tlm youni; limn linil Tlilliil Hip limine ut Hit' olil Ki'iilli'innn, nml almnltiK 1I Iptli'ra of tooiiiniuvuilnlliiii, ami lilt nrltlrn rroUrn Half, lio linj uir.r,") in ntti'tit In Ilm alrk III Ilia place, tvlilrh olfi-r wna on-,'it-l. nnj In It few ilnya tint airnnnpr hail nil Ilia call fur mrilli'iil ailtirp Hint In. pmilil AltL'tnl, mill llio rrault una Hint In. laniiilit t)n practice uf tlio "1.1 ami uurn ..in ninn, nml lii'Ciino lila acpcpiiM uri'..-,.r. Iir. Ji.nnlnCa Urol only Inn .Inin nfti'r Hlfrii- atehrt nrrlrnl. fur n ll.lr.l on-r.. alim-k InlJ Mm at ml frmu lila pnrtlily labors furprcr. Till) funeral wna a larr oiip, nml nfli-r tlio day, with It ninny PiPltPinpiila, hn.l paaavil, Dr. lilfi'llatplll HKnlll vlailitl Hip lioiibi where tlio luml Im.l an rpciitly lain, mnl naklnii to n.'u the ilnuuhliT. J Ira. Hlnwnrt, liu ulfi-rctl to rpnt tlio nittnK fumlalipil for n year, .rovl.l.il .Mrs. Clum woulil riMimln In It, an formerly, In Ilia capacity of houioki'i'iK'r. TliU offer relleviil Mr. Ktewnrt of what hail U-vli an anilely, ami nn .Mm. Clum wn ilellnhteil to sit 111 retain her home, nil .Ino arraiiKi'inenti were Imme diately mnile, pnpera ilrnu up nml aliiu r.l. mnl one week from the ilnr of lila iir rlral wo fln.l "Kitrlo Klfemleln, M. I).," upon n flhMi. Ih'iIiIo the iloor of the pret tlet rottnKo III tho jilnre, nml Hint j.iulik' dlaclplo of (inten limy lilirht ami il.iy nt- tin. line to tho larcu prnctlco au mldeiily throHii upon hla linmla, ctiArriiu iv. Kir llcslnalil tilemleniiliiK wan out of liiliuor one auiiiiy iiiornluit In May. The dally mall hail Leen hamletl him, na umi ul, Jiwt na ho hail comiiieiiceil hl break fnt, ami one letter Hint ho hail then hcelvixl Im.l illacoiupoaeil mid inniln hlui aurly nml vl.iluit. "What luck U thlaj" ho innltrrril. "After my not kIiik to the funeral of my alitor, nml Hi in. by my nhaemv, ahowliik' Hint 1 Im.l not overlookeil her plebeian mnrrlniie, to think that these people have forwnrdeil audi a letter na thla to mo la nhaunl! I do not caro If It wna written by her liefore her dentil, lliey inlk'lit linro kiioun t .11.1 not wUh It. Tilku chnrk'o of her hualinmra nieee, foraoothl Mho may go to tho nliiiftlioiiNO for nil mot I will not have n thluir to da with her. Po aaylni;, Rlr Heicinnhl tunieil to hit Pbrary, totaetl Hio olTeualvu letter Into n drawer of hla bookenau, locked It, nml inlttlnu tlm key III hla pocket, rani; the Dell furiously for n waller, unlorlui; him to liavo tho Kroom brliitf to tho door n f ouiiK liorao nnuietl Tempett nt uiuv, na io Intended to rldo. RprliiKlnn upon tho back of tho limidtomo creuture, Kir IIckI liald llleiideuiilnit daaheO awny, Just na hi uopliuw, Hubert, a youiiK ninn nbout Cwuuty yunra of nKC, appeared upon tho doaurteil plana. Ilo wna In peraoual nppearanco very tall, Willi a iiiiiKUlllcent flKuro, dark com plexion, liaiidaomu featurea mid lartto, aponklnff black eyes, while hla whole nlr portrayed tlio prldo that ho had so rich ly Inherited from hla own lmmcdlntu fam ily. "llellol" he exoInlni.il, na his slater, n beautiful brunette, followed him. "tfco our worthy rein tlm ilunlilnu down tho cnrrliiKo wny at that brenkupek speed, '.inmiltt If I wero to rldo In that anraKo wny ho would rato mo soundly for It for tho next threo days. I wonder whnt news Hint letter could linro contained to Infuriate him na It did. Do you know, ho la nlwnya terribly provoked when ho rldca llko that." "I do not, neither doea Aunt Con stance. I ahould llko to read It though, jvould not youl" "yl I wonder whero ho put It?" "In tho drawer of hla bookcaae, whero ho keeps letters not answered. I wish I could unlock it, but tho key has gono down tho ciirrlnno way In tho old gout's pocket," replied tho unnilal girl. "Well, alneo you oipress n wlli to reo It, perhaps I can nld you. Beo! this koy looks us th. ninli It mlnlit lit any lock," returned tho j-oiiiik mun, readily enouuh fnllluK Into tho suggestive mood of hla slater. I,augliliig. tho young girl turned quick ly with him, and liolll glldnl with Blenllliy steps towards tlio llbrnry and tholr uncle's desk. Tho key fitted; a fact Ilobert well know, as It was not tho flrat tlmo it had been tried by tho unprin cipled nephew, and tho following letter, written with n hand evidently feoblo from sickness, was eagerly road, then as quickly returned to Its biding placo, mid tho drawer relocked, ns they had found It. On tho envelopo was written, "To bo sent to Kir Uegluuld Uleudeunlng, Hart., after my death." "fir Iteglnald (llendeuiilngi "My Dear llrolher You will doubt less bo surprised to receive this loiter from olio who has been so many years sopnruted from buy fuutlly, In couso- iiy i:mily tiiohnion Anllior of " Hoy Hum.ihi.i.'h Hums," "This Pa.hiionaiim! Moniiiw," JCrc. 'Pi''i f having married, ireratljr, the limn ir her rln. Ire. Allow mo merely to any Hint when yuu rend Ihla, thu slater nun you iiiipu .ir,J w bnvo pnaaeil nwny, and, Ihurafnru. aha trusts that nil linnl frvlliigi that her mnrrlngo limy bnvo iii'i'iaiiuioil will be burled foruvi r. I troth er, I write to you now In order to crnvo n f ivor nt your hnn.lt. My only child died In Infancy, nml Juat twenty -mid n hiilf yonra ago, I, with the consent of my huiliniiil, took plinrgo of n little girl of gentle blom and some pleasant future proapivta, nml gnvo her tho lovu of a truo mother. On lirr twenty-first birth day she will be nt liberty lo open cerlnlu loi'iinipiita laid nsldi, fur her, ami thpn will come In to iioatesalnn of her own property, for aumo llltln nwnlla her mn i"rlly. I mil ih,.n, nft,.r my death, she lll bo frlPiidlpas and olono. Now, I nak if yon ulll cure for her until Hint dnto, lli lnber llfth la reneheil? I 'all alio not be in a.. nn. wny of serrlpp to you, nml I Inn potuppiiantu for lipr board and trou ble? I In this for mo, my doar brother, and be kind and pare for my beloved IJHiol, and my dying gratltudo will bo yours. "Your nffecllnnnto slater, "(JlIltTltUDlJ." "Df nil linpiiilent tiMiiosnla. Hint U tho ellinax!" ejneulnted Hello, Indignantly. "Tnko her Into hit own family, Indeed! I lie mini uoiri enmo here. If I can belli II. Hhu la no earthly relullun to blinl" lour oiiltilon ulll not be ankod. fl.ter niliin," returned her c'liiiinniilnii In evil deuila; "nml inu mutt reimimbiir that lou ii ro i i t know iiothtiig of tho cm- tenia of Hint teller. Hut do not li alnrm wl. (lor relntho louktnl too much llko a thunder plotul lo bo cajoled Into receiv ing her hire." Need we atop now, after relating such il M'ene, to describe llio wholly lienrtlint eliarni'ters nf lheo rolatluna of I.ady I'liiiatnnru (lb ii.l.-iinlng? Indulged from Infancy by their owu nareiita n much na by Ilia I,sdy Conalniice, whose whole affaetlona bad centered uihui them. In pnnieipielico of Hie cold ninuuer of Iter moody, pasaloiiale husband towards her aelf, It la not In lie woiidiTH) at that ihey develuped with esrh yenr aeltlah and iiunmlnbls illii..ltlolia under her fuullah ly fond awny. Aa for I .inly ronatniipe. her nnturallv miilnble diatii'Mllloii lind crown hnrdened. Life nitli her violent tempered husband Im.l iir..ed mi i Hung but pleiisnnt. mid n alio lln.illy aaw hla ugly featurea nf char neter U lug liullnted by these children under her charge, she became murbldly Indifferent nn. I I to sueh a degree that her nearest relntlvea could scarcely rec ognise In the proud l.ndy ('niwtanro llleiideniilng the niica llglil henrteil and guy young poiinIii, uhoso anelpiy was so much sought In former yenra by the threo bmthori U'furo their father's denth, when life had been no different for each. Thla morning I.ady t'oiiainueo fell unusually dlaplrliiil. Her apnlhetlc benrt had been mot til thu night beforo by n singu larly vltid ilivnm, In which alio hnd met nni'e limn' her never forgotten early lover, and tho face of Sir ArHiiir had appear ed In that midnight hour with all thu realueaa of life, while sho seemed to hear hi m wall In despair: "till, ('onslunci', I'olntallce!" Starting from this dreary rleep, she losaeil reitleaaly until iiiorning, mid then after rising, found that (he impression made upon her mind had not In thu least viiniahpil. She sank upon her kuei-a, and weeplug bitterly, iiioiiniil: "Oh, Arthur, why wat I ao unfaithful lo thy precious memory Why did I forget theo an moti, my own, my ounl Wretched guilty woman that I bnvo been to wed for n title nud Inheritance, mo un feeling mnl heitrtlesa a man as I, alas! have done! Oh, heaven, forgive this, my sin, ami grant mu peace with thyself after my weary life la eiidiiii' Iuig and bitterly she thus wret!cd wllh her own heart, neer stirring from her lowly pixturo until alio was sudden ly nroused by n horrified scream from Up) she knew to be Hello's, while a strange call In tones of nngultli for "Aunt t'oiiatanco" caused her to rise and open the door, whero she, too, was startled to see the whole household assembled In tho halls, nml then tlio first Knowledge of aomo awful calamity fell upon her heart. CHAIIT.H V. lA'avtng Sir Hegluald to his wild rldo on Hint lovely May morning, wo will go back a day or two lit our story, ami again h'ck Dr. i:ifenatoln. In ninny of hla vlalla, which wero nil professional, bo hnd, by dropping sumo leading word, striven to discover Uie public mind in regard to the murder committed In their iiildat twenty live years lieforo. To hla surprise, ho met everywhere n decided reluctance to talk uihiii Hio sub ject, an the law had acquitted tho only one suspected, but tho gloomy looks and wlso nhnkea of tlio hood he so often met told lilm well that tho younger brother I'llxroy was still held guilty In tho opin ions of the general muss of tho iuhab itniita. Horry to seo that his friend was still so hardly thought of, Mario Klfensteln dropped tho subject. Jumping into hla gig, bo drove away to tho village, resolv ed to go through tho extcnslvo grvniu.lt of tho "Hall," ua strangers wero In Hio dully habit of doing. (lloudennliig 1 (nil lay next to 111 own cottago home, and stopping at tho gato lodge, ho naked peniilNtlon of tho keeper to drive around tho premises. This permission was easily gained, and tho sou of tho gatekeeper, nn Intelligent boy of fourteen, volunteered to rldo with him. tu explain the places on the route. So climbing to hla Mo, Sandy began at oiico to chatter of all that canio Into his young lioad. "You nro tlio now doctor, I know Hint well." ho remarked I "so It l all right for you to know how to get to tho Hall, In casu you nro sent for In a hurry. It U qulto a ride, you see, lieforo tho mnn- slun comes even In sight. This front part of tho hoiuo Is whero tho family live, and Is of atone, very Imn.Uwnic; but nil that wing, or part, that runs back, Is very old, deserted and almost falling to ploooa," 'Thcro wns n murder committed Hero oiico, I havo been told, my boy. Which part was Hint dona In?' "It la not on tlio front, but on tho right hand side, whero tho blind Is half open. That waa Sir Arthur's room, and Is now occupied by Sir Itegtiiald. It la In tho second storyi but tlio balcony rail ing that surrounds It, you tee, la not ao vory fur from tlio groutid, as tho houso sots bo low at that end. Tho body waa wung from that balcony to tho ground, by means of a ropo tied under tho arms. Tho ropo was dangling mere, tuo uoxt day, In Hie wind. Hon! this path len.lt to n beautiful Inkv; you can sea llio will er plnl'ily through those purling trie t.oiigha Tin-re the body was supposi'd to hiivi' been Hung, to hide ll for a time, but ll must have liecn curried away thi amin! night, for It never tins been found." "Thnl la very alrnngi'l" quoth Ilm doe tor. "Where could thu murderers have M. Men It'" io n o ran ten. reopte think hla jI(.rimr(1 Hlnnv'n In test liook, "Mnn brother did lie ,l.,.,l, aa they had qi.nr',,,, ,.,,,,.. ,,, lnnnJ, r(.,u,.,.u reled thu night beforo It huppi'iied; but , ' , , ' when bo was tried It seemed In l. .,r,.. "' lWi'l llwiil tl.Io of Ills vur- id Hint be did not." "Vonder la ii curious looking building," remnrkeil Kurle, pointing to aquaro iriPK i .wer u ni si.hmi mt'u. jei nt- hat'ber '"" " """ "It la callcl 'Tho Haunted Tower.' I'leaso drive fast prist that, doctor, for I shiver wlmtiuvtr I think of ll, oven, much leaa pass near Itl" returned Sandy. "Why?" "ItepuiiM! It Is n fearful plncu. It la linKiteil!" was thi whispered reply. "Who says so'" "Hvcrylioily. No nno llkoa to tako thla path, eien In daylight, such terrible things nppenr at thosu windows at tho top of tho lower on dark stormy nights," "Who, for one, lias seen those things?" "I hnvoj and ao linn every person who Uvea In a houso with wliidowa facing Hill wny, or who Is out much nights, You fee, Hint tower la very tall, and auara way nbnro tho treea. I saw It my self Uie Inst tlmo wo bad a terrible sbinn. 1 was staying wllh Jim Oolgrovo all night. Jim lives Just below you, in tho village. It wns about ten o'clock mid we wero In hla mom. When wo wero ready for bed, Jim put out Hie light mid I rnn to the window to sue If It still Morini.il, wbon, suddenly, a bright light caught my eyes, In tho top of tho tower, mid, looking up, I saw tho most frlghtfui object eye ever beheld, dancing Inside, plainly revn through tho wlndowai" Tho boy stopped here, while hla eyes seemed dilating wlUi horror at tlio ru mcmbraiice, and hla llpa grew pnle. "What waa It like?" "Oh, I don't want to dcncrlbo It! I enn't, really! Jim looked out when 1 arreanii-tl, and waa as frightened na I, ao we both JumiK-il Into bed, quick, mid cov ered up our bends to shut out thu tight. it waa torrihlo, doctor, terrible! Dr. lllfeiittrln anld no moro, but In wardly resolved to lie on tho lookout for Hie specter of tho Haunted Tower. Yet, while be rcHolved, ho laughed at himself for putting thu least faith In this boy's unlikely story. 'It Is n wild tale thpso villagers have Invented, In order to cxetto rtrangera, and draw attention tu thla quiet, rural place. I do not l.elliivo alio word nliout tlio ghost, yet, for tho Jnko of tlio tiling, I will look thla way about ten, aomo real stormy night, mid seo what la to bo awn." ,s If to keep tho thing In remem brance, llarle saw that tho sun was sink ing, oven tlien, Into a bank of clouds, mid ho ponpluiled that a thunder storm would burnt over them that very night. Olio thing, however, I.nrlu I.IfeiiMteln nnied, tho present baronet's apartmcnti nere on the same side of tho building Hist pnnneeted wlHi tho ruined portion, while the tall old tower which seemed of moro modern build, stood Juit back of the whulo, whllo Its largo windows on apti of the four aides, could bo distinct ly seen by tho whole vlllngo Inhabitants, It nno ao lor above the houses. and even above many of tho numerous treea that filled the grounds. (To bs continued,) Whnt Mnkra n Oouttpiuan. Archlilsli ip Temple, tho recently de- cenfail prlmnto of tlio cmUiIiIIbIuiI church uf HiiKliiud, nml a tunii of thu lilghoM cliurncter. gave n abort tlmo liefoiu IiIh ill ut ti the following outline of what lie considered really ksiiHo- Hinuly conduct: 'The mnn who Is thoroughly tinsel- Halt In nil Miinll tilings, ho Ii tho mull In regnul of whom It It qulto Iniinm slide fur you tint to feel, Hint man N n geiitleinnii. I.ct hla rnnk In society he whnt it tuny, let him be Ignorant of the onllnnry conventionalities of so cial Inti-rcoume, mill, If tho mnn Id truly self-snrrlllclng, If In htt ordinary relations with his fellows theru Is truo mid gi inline utiMillsliinti', It In Impos sible for nuy mil ti who bus much to do with him not to feel "l'lint mnn Is n Kentlemnn.' I don't enre whether he Is learned or not, whether ho Is edit cnted or not ; I don't enre how Iff nornut he may he or how low he may Maud; I don't enre If ho ho ever(R.) pour; tho mnn who constantly shows that ho Is giving hlmmlf up for tho sake of other people, that mnn U nt heart and In renllty one of nature's Bi'iitli'jncii, nud this Is tho way In which he shows It" limit ulili Deadly Odor. There nro criminals nmong plants ns well ns among nulmnla nud human be luga. Tlioxo that linve tho most sinis ter reputation are known ns death plnutH, wlihii nre found only In tho volcanic districts of Java anil Sum atra. The plant's appearance qulto be lles Its liniuo, for It Is really very nttnictlve, being; n low growth shrub with long thorny stems covered with beautiful broad leaves. Tho upper tnirfaco of these leaves Is n vivid em erald, whllo tho lower surface Is a bril liant scarlet Tho flowers aro great white liell-Bhnped blossoms, which ex hale n sweet and deadly perfume. Tho death plant grows In tho most fertile spots, hut nil nbout It tho ground becomes bnrrcn of vegetation and neither bird nor beast may como within a wldo radius of It, They know better, but rash mnn, with Ho warning Instinct to iruldu lilm, will occasionally linger too long In Its vicinity, en chanted by lta delicious and heavy fragrance, until ho experiences tho distressing effects of his Imprudence a blinding headache, which, If he still remains, will be f. l'owed by temporary deafness, convulsions of muscles of tho face and Insensibility. Tlio llrutiil Young Husband. Krlcnd Hut what started tho quar rel? Tearful Hrldo Why, I said If wo over did quarrel ho would bo tho first to do It, uud ho said I would surely be thu ono to start It. Now York Times, Dunrnvon'a Property Sold. All the property of Ixird Dimrnven nt Kates Park, Cnl., Including four summer hotels nud 7,700 acres of ground, practically comprising tho wholo of thla mountain resort, has Imjcii sold to nn eastern syndicate. Woman Is evidently a special dispen sation of I'rovldcnco to prevent innu's conceit from running awny with him. Tho patriot bleeds for tho bencilt of hla country, hut tho politician bleeds Ids couutry for hla own beucllt. 7? siillllly. Heparin ruiircrnlliK flcllnii nro to tlio effect tlmt (JwirKo Mirciiltli Is writing ,, ,,ovt'l III wlilcli Mr. ClminbtTlnin will I l'"vo " '0II,""K imrt. Tlioiunn Nelson I'ago, wlioao atorles . of tlio South Imvo enileiirod lilm lo nil Southernera, Is liri'pnrlng n volume of i-sanyH on Southern topics, Tho llrst volumes In tlio "American Crisis Hlogrnphlon," of which theru will bo nbout twetity-fivo, giving n full history of tho Civil War and tho cnus oi leading up to It, will uppwir In tho autumn. Jowph Conrad's how liook, "Ho mvitv," was written In collaboration with I"ord Maddox Hueffer. Mr. Con rad and Mr. Hueffer bnvo houses near each other In Kent, lhiglnnd, and liavo been tho closest of friends for many years. It Is said that I'orrost Crlssoy's now hook, "Tattling of a Hotlred I'olltl clan" (Thompson & Thomas, Chlrago), la of Interest to certain politicians of national fame, and that tho Interest of mine of tliuui Is not entirely from a literary point of vlow. Stownrt ICdwnrd Whllo nnd Samuel Hopkins Adams nro collnliorutlng upon a novel of mystery. It Is to bo a sen talc, and tho plot InvoUea a mysteri ous ship that Is found on tho high sens with all sails set and nobody aboard. It Is said to Ik founded upon fact. W. D. Howulls during a long visit In Knglnud Intends to write a book de scriptive of tho places associated with tlio lives and tho departure thence of tho founders of tho American colonies. Old Plymouth mid old Huston will fur nish forth n largo part of this history. Tho manuscript of n now Hcecher book Is In course of preparation. It Is a collection of the preacher's Illustra tions, nud Is being edited from his pub lished works and much other unpub lished material. There will bo nn In troduction by Newel! 1). IIIIUs, tho present pastor of Plymouth Church. "Tho Memoirs of a Hnby," by Jose phlno Dasknm. shows how funny a book can be. Tlio ordinary man will get a lot of enjoyment following the amusing career of this little tot. Thla "funniest of biographies" opens a new vein of humor, and with V. Y. Cory's baby pictures Is easily tho most orig inal of books. "Our Mountain Garden" Is tho tltlo of an attractive liook by Mrs. Theodoro Thomas. Mrs. Thomas tells all nliout Felscngarten.lbclr summer homo In Now Hninpshlro not far from llethlo hcin, "and how we built It with our own four hands." Incidentally the book la a practical guide for those who want to do tho author's kind of gar dening, which moans spending little money and having little knowledge of )ortlculturo to go ahead on, and no professional help. Tho beauty of the kind of gardening which Mrs. Thomns describes Is that any ono can do It any where; It does not depend on a favor able climate, on constant care, on a gardener, on nn abundance of money, or even on nn abundance of wntcr. W'ltbal It Is a fascinating story, full of tho sort of Interest that always ad heres to a spirited account of tho mak ing of n country homo by a woman of talent and cultivation. Ono Way to Foretell Vcnther. Thcro were weather prophets beforo tho Weather Hureau. A correspondent of tho Springfield Republican says that once when Dudley Leavltt, for ninny years tho maker of tho New Hampshire Almauac, wns driving northward through Nottingham, he encountered a farmer hoeing by tho roadside. "A Uno morning," said Icnvltt "Yes," was tho answer, "but It's going to rain lieforo long." Thcro was no hint of rain In the summer sky; but beforo lxavltt had got Oirough Northwood Narrows a heavy shower camo down upon him. Wishing to Hud out how tho farmer could prodlct so exactly, ho turned back, and found him out In tho Held again, nfter the rain. "1 should llko to know," said tho astronomer of Wlnncpesnukeo, "how you could ten so exactly what tho weather was going to bo." "Well," said the sage, "when my old ram scratches his ear with his left hind font In tho morning, I'm certain 'twill rnln beforo night. Itesides, If that old fool of a Dud Leavltt says In his almanac, 'Fair weather tuny bo expected,' I know 'twill bo Just tho contrary." China's Population. There has always been much cu riosity, as well ns much diversity of opinion, about tho population of China. The latest estimate la based upon a census, taken by order of tho Chi nese Imperial Government, for tho purposo of reassessing taxes. It gives to Chlua proper, Including tho eight een provinces, l07,737..'l-.' people. Man churia Is credited with S.fiOO.OOO, Mon golia with 3,.13i.aX). Thibet with (1,-130,. 000, and Chinese Turkestan with -lid,-000, making a grand total of 41)0, 4 17, 323. l'lnin (Unas. "Good morning," said tho old gontlo mnn, "I'd llko to look over somo of your spectacles." "Yea, sir," said tho clork, absent mindedly, "that's whnt most of our customers do. It's Just ns gosd ns looking through them." Philadelphia Ledger. Making it Personal. "Did you over long for death?" ask ed tho soulful, dyspeptic young man of tho practical young woman. It was tho fourth long call ho had mndo on her that week, and sho wns sleepy. 'Whoso death do you mean?" sho asked, In a dry, discouraging tone. Ignorance Is not n crlmo. There aro nion In olllco to-dny who can't tell yon tho namo of tho champion prUo tighter. LAWYERS' FEED ARE LAHQE. Manner In Which They Ara Collect oil In KiiKloiiil mill Thla Country, Comparison nro often inndo lo tweuti tho fees of counsol Itl Kngland and America, nml with unsatisfactory reaults, an It Is (lllllciilt to find any rel - imvo stnininril by which to mensuro tho roaulL In this country a firm of lawyers would tnko entlro rhargo of such n ruso as Whltnkor Wrights ami have the nolo conduct of It from start to finish mid would probably charge n fco to rover tho entire work perform ed, based III some mensuro upon tho result. In Cngland n firm of solicit ors Is employed to prepare tho enso for trial, but upon each hearing beforo tho magistrate and nt tho trial counsel nro retained, tho solicitors usually be ing tho ablest and most skillful their client's means will nfford. In tho Whltaker Wright trial thou sands of pounds wero doubtless spoilt by both slilcs In getting tho enso ready. Part of this money wns "out of pock eta" for tho services of accountants and scriveners, but profit costs of tho solicitors must havo been very largo, It Is commonly reported that Hufus Isniics, K. C, who with Mr. Avery, K. C, mid Hmery Stephonson conduct ed tho prosecution, hnd 600 guineas sny, fViOOmarked upon his brief, with n dally refresher of 100 guineas, which would inako his compensation for tho actual court work S,fjO. In tho usual courso Mr. Avory would re celvo a foo of two-thirds the amount of Hufus lannc's feo and Mr. Stephen son's fco would nmount to two-thirds of Mr. Avery's feo. If Uils system Is allowed, nnd thcro Is no reason to bo llovo It wns not, Mr. Avery received $3,000 nnd Sir. Stephenson $3,000, or n total of approximately $18,000 for the throo counsels. Itnnsom Walker Is said to have had no less than 8,000 guineas marked on his brief for the defense, but this was. to at least 2,000 guineas, a "special" feo nnd bis nnso clatos would not, therefore, rocclvo tho snino proportional amounts. However. It Is not Improbable that tho defend ant's counsels wero paid something more, and probably considerably moro, than $23,000 for their services. Green Hay. MEN 8HOULD LIVE LONGER. It la Not Old Aire, but I'uutoa thai Kills the Majority. Few human beings dlo by reason of tho lnflniilUcs of years. Somo claim that all persons dlo of disappointment, personal, mental or bodily toll or acci dent Tlio passions kill men some times even suddenly. Tho common ex pression "choked with rage" has UtUo exaggeration In It, for even though not suddenly fatal strong passions shorten life. Strong-bodied men often dlo young, weak men live longer than tho strong, for tho strong uso tholr Itrcngth nnd tho weak have nono to aso tho latter tako caro of them selves, tho former do not As It la with the body so It with tho mind and tho temper; the strong are apt to break or, llko tlio candle, run; Uio weak burn out The Inferior animals, which live tempcrato Uvea, havo generally their prescribed term of years. Tho horse lives twenty-flvo years, tho ox fifteen to twenty, the lion about twenty, the hog ten or twelve, tho rab bit eight, tho guinea pig six or soven. Tho numbers all hear proportion ti tho tlmo tho animal takes to grow lta full size. Hut man of all animals Is ono that seldom comes up to tie aver age. Ho ought to llvo 100 years, ac cording to tho physiological law, for five times twenty aro 100, but Instead of that ho scarcely reaches an average of four times tho growing period. The reason is obvious man Is not only tho most Irregular and most lntemperato, but tho most laborious nud hard-work ing If nil animals. Ho Is always the most lrrltablo and thero la reason to bollovo, though wo cannot tell what an animal secretly feels, that mora than any other animal man cherishes wrath to keep It warm and consumes himself with the nro of hU own reflec tions. City llesldonts Nearsighted. "The raco Is growing nearsighted, owing to city life and tho conditions of our civilization," said Frederick P. Simmons, examining oyo specialist, while addressing the members of the New England Association of Opticians. "Our visual range Is confined to near objects for tho greater part of the day," said he, "and this keeps the eyes turned in. An object twenty feot away will mako tho eyeballa parallel. "Anything lesa will turn them In, nnd people who 6pend their hours In offices and flats necessarily havo a short rango of vision, which overworks and weakens tho Interior muscles close to tho nasal cavity. "Tho exterior muscles not being so strained, nro strong, nnd henco cause tho eyes to turn out. Let a person who Is thus affected spend n week or two In tho country and his eyes become normal again, becauso ho gets greater rango of vision. Savages are general ly farslghtod." Jewelers' Circular Weekly. A Costly Privilege. In certain clUea of high civilization one has to pay for tho prlvllego ol being run over, Instead of recovering damages for Injuries so received. So the administration of what la called Justlco In India may prove rather ex acting to tlio criminal. Sovernl natives were arreated thero, not long ago, on suspicion of having committed a crlmo. Thoy wero Imprls onod; but before they camo to trial th real culprit confessed his guilt Tho story was told to Sir Montagu Gerard, who asked: "Woll, hnvo tho poor fellows been released?" "No," said tho natlvo officer who brought tho news, "certainly not, until thoy havo paid up." "Paid up? For what?" "Oh a present must bo provided fot tho court for tho trouble of nrreatlna them." A Hoavy Claim. "I seo that Iloston claims sho'H havo a population of 5-l,10S,8S4 In 210a." "Fifty-four million what?"' "What? Why men, women and cbll dron." "Oh, I thought you meant beans." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lovo usually renders a man color blind as to complexions. INVENTION roil MOILING CCCS. 1 l-j A man who gets his meila nt homo ought not to find fault with such n small afTnlr ns having Ida egga boiled too hard or too soft, nnd yet some men seom to havo this reputation. In a restaurant or hotel whero tho cook Is handling a groat many eggs n day. It Is not difficult to guess at tho time re quired to boll them to tho customer's tasto, but Uio cook nt home has no such opportunity for practice ns this, nnd possibly she might doslro to freo herself from a scolding by using the now egg boiler which has Just been deslgneiL Tills consists of n clo?k mechanism which can bo set to run for the required number of soconds to cook the eggs hard, medium or soft Then the connecting arm Is put In mo tion to lift Uio llttlo wiro basket con taining tho egga out of tho boiling water. Thus tho cook has no need to watch tho tlmo nnd dovote her atten tion to tho eggs to have them right, and she can go on with her other work without worrying about Oiem. BEGINNING OF GAS. Sir Walter Scott a Hotter Novelist Than Scientist. Jan. 23 marked an Interesting anni versary In tho history of street light ing, for It was on tlmt date In 1807 that Pall Mall was lighted with gas the first street of any city so Ulumln ated, says tho Montreal Herald. Tho Idea of using gas for purposes of Illu mination first occurred to William Murdock, a natlvo of Ayrshire, who worked In the mines of Redruth, Corn wall He made his first experiments In 1702, at Hedruth. Removing In 1708 to the machine-making works of Messre. Watt c Houlton at Hlrmlngham, ho there followed up hla experiments, and succeeded In lighting up the building with gas for tho celebraUon of the peaco of Amiens. The merit of bringing gas light Into uso In London belongs to a German named Wlnser, who somewhat retard ed the success of his schemes by the extravagance of his pamphlota. Sir Walter Scott wroto from London Hint there was a madman proposing to light London with what do you think? why, with smoke. Even the liberal mind of Sir Hum phrey Davy failed to take In the Idea tlmt gas waa applicable to purposea of street or house lighting. Yet, Wlnser having succeeded after all In obtaining somo support, tho long line between St James' palace and Cockspur streeot did blaze out In a burst of gas lamps on the night In question to the no small admiration of the public. In London, nbout 1S10, beforo any company had been established, Mr. Ackerman's shop In tho Strand was regularly lighted with gas. It la said that lady calling there one evening was so delighted with -the beautiful white Jets she saw on the counter that she offered any money for permis ston to carry them home to light her drawing room! Gas lighting had a ridiculous objec tion to contend with, worthy to bo ranked with that which existed for years, without experiment that the wheels of steam locomotives would go on whirling without creating any forward movement It was generally assumed that the pipes conveying gas would be hot and apt to produce con flagrations. Peoplo used to touch them cautiously with their hands, under tho bellof that a care!cs3 touch would burn them. Suluidss' Clothes Good. Women who nro driven to sulcldo presumably lose most of their amM Uon beforo taking tho fatal plunge, hut thero Is ono feminine trait Uiat they retain to tho end namely, prldo In clothes. "Seldom," says n doctor whoso po sition has required him to perform post-mortem services for many of these unfortunates, "have I ten a woman who did not go to her death as well dressed as her circumstances would allow. Tho published reports of these tragodles confirm my observa tlon. Read In tho papers the account of a suicide, and nine times out of ton It will wind up by saying 'the woman was well dressed,' or at tho least, 'her clothing was neat and clenn.' "Unless Uieso women belong to the dregs they nro found dressed In tho silk skirt and silk walat, which have become Uio Inevitable garb of the sui cide of moderate means. At tho last the true feminine Instinct seems to assert Itself, and, although the woman will not bo horo to read tho account of tho tragedy, sho wants to dlo In Uio blessed satisfaction that sho will be written up as a well-dressed mem ber of society." Chicago Tribune, llenotlts ltoversoil. French nnd German hnd proved too hard, but Algomon took up tho study of Italian with high hopes. "How nro you and your Italian teacher getting on?" nsked one of Al gernon's frienda when tho study had proceeded for three, months. "Aw aw, I'm Just nbout where I was," said Algernon, ambiguous!, "but my teachor, d'yoti know, he's speaking English much hotter than, ha was when wo began." J issyi AMAZES ALL LONDON. San Francisco waa tho originator ( tho twenty-foot Rattcer-shnppd bicycle, track for stago purposea, but two ling Hah nthletos hnvo Just been adding A touch of tho Mtisnttonnl to thla Ides, tlmt has ijulto nmazed nil London. In this now act tho Intrepid rldor not only uses a tnlnlntttro track that l smaller than tho San Frnnclacon orig inated hy half, but whnt Is moro na founding, podnla his machine nt full surronTED nr a Btnowo viaiv. speed whllo the track Is supported en tirely upon the shoulders of his partner In tho daring feat The most dimcult part of thla act ll tho start and tho finish, for tho human pedestal haa to wait until tho rider gets a flying start from tho stogo, when ho lias to straighten himself up nnd ralso both track and rider until ho la qulto erect, with only four guide ropes to maintain Uio uneven balance, nnd llkewlso hns to sink back to tho awkward stooping position nt the end of the rldo In order to allow tho cycler to land on Uio stago safely and grace fully. Tho Flrat itnrol Mntl Itimtc. Fifty-four years ago John Haldwln, of Concordia, Kansas, crosed tho plains for the gold fields of California which were then Ailing tho world with excitement "My homo then wai Johnson county, Missouri," ho says, "and where Lawrence now Is wo spent Uireo days making a raft of dry Cot tonwood logs on which to pull our wagon across the Kaw river to avoid paying a toll of $3 a wagon. This wo likewise did at North Platte and at Green river. Just at tho foot of Fremont's peak wo saw four larg9 spring wagons beautifully painted, covered over and sided up with plank. On each side was written In gold let ters, U. S. Mall. "Soldiers with their blue coats and brasa buttons and with muskets erect were walking their beats. At somj distance from the wagons we could see government mules nnd soldiers guarding them. Each wagon bad a man who would tell the emigrants aa they passed by that the government of Uie United Statey hnd sent these soldiers and wagons out there to haul back all letters that the emigrants might choose to mall for the modest rum of $1 a letter. Nearly everyonaj wrote home and not one letter ever reached Uie States. When most of the emigrants had passed by, these lmposters for that was what they were burned the letters, hitched up their fine mules and reached Cali fornia almost as toon as we did. They probably made $100,000 with their Ill gotten game." Mayor McClellan's Humor. Mayor McClellan, of New York, hai been charged with a lack of humor, perhaps on Insufficient grounds. The llayor has a little nephew In whom ho la much Interested. One evening re cently thla youngster approached him, and said, "Uncle George, we had something about the phcnlx at school to-day." "Ah, yes; very faaclnatlng subject In the natural history class, I sup pose?" "No, the reading lesson. And Uie teacher wanted me to find out hovr he got on Are. You tell me, please." 'Cortalnly. Burned up In Arabia every Ave hundred years, didn't he? And you want to know how he caught Are?" "Yes," "Bird, wasn't he?" "Of course." "Ilad wings, and flow about, I be lieve." "Yes, he did." "Well, now, I suppose tho phenlx caught Are from a defecUve flue. You try that explanation on your teacher. anyhow, and see what she thlaki about It" Iiike Oavo Man n Fortune. The body of Baron Ladlslaus Sol- moszy, a millionaire member of the Hungarian bouse of magnates, haa been placed In a magnificent vault noar Budapest The baron, who received his title of nobility from Francis Joseph several years ago, owed bis enormous fortune to a most remarkablo accident. lis began life as a farmer and took a ten years' lease on an estato belonging to Prince Esterhazy, near the shallow Neusledcler lake. In the first year of tho leaso tho lake, In a mysterious manner, dried up, and Herr Falk, as he was called at time, found that he could culUvata the Immense lake bed, which consist ed of exceedingly fertile soil. Tho lake remained dry during the full term of his leaso nnd he made a great fortune. Soon afterward tho lake began to fill up ngain and now presents lta old appearance. Ilia I.lttto Postscript. Tho absent-minded correspondent of the Georgia clUzen In Texas closed a recent communication aa follows: P. S. I almost fogot to tell ;ou that your house -was burnt to the ground ono day last wcok, your broth or havln' let Uio Insurance lapso two weeks beforo. So you won't git ntith- In' out of It I reckon." Atlanta Con stitution. A Sordid Ksttmato. "Don't you envy the records of such men aa Daniel Webster and Henry Clay?" 'Well," answored Senator Sor ghum, "Webster and Clay woro Inter esUng talkers. But they nover made much money that I have heard of." Washington Star. Deciislonallv men die of thirst but moro often they drink themselves to death. Ia