A Doctor's Mission
,
"Gl.RKOV,,,
CHAPTER XX.
Drawing an eaey aaat close) In Hie rep
(rr table fur Mr. C'lnni Id occupy, Dr.
Hlfenslelu sealed himself In lili own
oftleo rhitlr, ami laying llm wallet before.
Win, said:
"Thla. Mrs. f'linii, la n Utile bag rmi
tnlnliiK something very iniU'h rnliii'il by
tli" poor man win) lin Jnt Iff t tliU
world. I prcaiiino II will acquaint im
with tli" residence ninl adilresa or in
tiwnr rrlatlvra, III iinltr that they may
I hi nollllcil (if lila death, I deem It my
duty In Immediately eiauillio Ita colilciila,
nml ita I (In an, I nlali ynil til Im pre
tilt, na a witness In III" trananrtlnll."
Thn key to tli wallet Dr. Klfcnsteln
f o unit tied rliiMi In thn Midi of llm hall
lln. I n arrt Imk llita III thn lock, ho" at
inn opened It nml drew forth Ita con
ti'iita, All that trcariilil Itself to lila nolle
win nliout fifty iiouiiila hi inwii'y, nml n
package uf closely written paper. ThpaK
wrra without address or ilgnature, hut
aemed n aliurt Journal uf ilally evcnta.
I.lttln ilhl Dr. Elfeiiateln dream, na Ixt
ao coolly turned over the leave, that
they contained mattera an vitally Impor
tant tn himself ami lila futur life!
Hexing no other moilt of Bacertalnlng
who the dead man really waa, thi cine
tor commenced at the beginning to read
as followa:
"Junel8-My God, my Owl; Why ht
Thou furaaken Inn? la now aliuoat dally
luy cry. Alone, hurrlhly, cruelly alone!
how can It Im that I "till eilst?
"Nearly eighteen yeara hava I survived
thla iliY.iiJful aolltude, ami not until to
day ha in I gained from my unnatural
keeper the alliiht boon of pen, Ink and
paper. Thla gullied, I will dlrrrt myactf
by noting down aoina Incidents uf my life.
Hut to what purpoae do I write? Who
ran errr read what, out of on Bcliltik'
heart, I ahall commit lo theso pages?
"Vet, after my death, aom person
may penetrate thla living tomb, and then
they ahall here uv recorded the terrlhle
wrong, I ho fearful fat that haa thua In
fallen an unhappy peer of tin realm!
"Kara I Iwi-n mimed from my home?
Una any nno mourned orrr my tineiplalii
td absonrc? llaa my poor Coiiatauce
wept orer luy loaa? And haa my dear
drothar Fltsroy fnrglren my harshness
now that ho thlnka in dead?
"Dead? Vea; all think me dead! I
are rloarly at thla Into date the whole
of Iteglnald'a llrndlali plot. lie uaed thnt
dagger on my arm to draw blood, In or
der to learn the Imprtialon tliat 1 had
been munlered, before ho ahut mo Into
thla lining tomb,
"Vet I lire. I, Hlr Arthur (lleudcn
iilnr, llar't, am allre today, tncorccral
eil In thla concealed room, built In the
ruined part of my own rcaldcnce."
"Ha!" exclaimed llarlo Elfenstrln,
atartlng to lila feet, aa he read thua far.
"What hare I here? If thla be true, we
hare beforo ua an eiplauallon of Kir
Arthur'a fate. Mra. Cliliu, we milat hare
othera preaent at the reading of IhU Im
portant paper. Lt ua tAjtti arek Instant
ly for the presence of our nelghhore. Will
you aumuinn Lawyer Huntley, who Urea
neit door, while I go for Iter. .Mr. I.ee?
Not one moment will we waata, for who
known hut yondar corpse may be all that
ta left of or Hlr Arthur flleiidenulng)"
iUiplscllig the papera and keeping the
precloua wallet 111 hla hand, Earle at once
left tho home for the niauae, while Mra.
CI u m ran out to iiuntnoii Mr. Huntley.
In leaa than half an hour they litll re
turned to the phyalclau'a olllco, accom
panied by the abore named gentlemen.
Then, while eagtr attention waa to be
aeen on every face, the doctor again
oixiird tho wallet, and read, aa far aa we
have written abore.
"Merciful heaven, can thla bo true!"
exclaimed Mr. Huntley. "Doctor, plraau
read that laat clauao once, more. I am
ao daied with aurrlao that I can scarco
ly underataud It."
"Vet I live. I, Hlr Arthur Glcndon
nlng, llar't, am allro today, Incarcerated
In thla concealed room, built In thu ruined
part of my own realdouce," again rend
Ir. Elfcnsteln, and after a panne hv
continued I
'"llio fact that thla room existed waa
known only to my father, Hlr Geoffrey,
and he, ahortly before hla death, colluded
tho secret to my brother Itegluald and
myaelf. Wo threo were alone together
when ho taught ua to open the pallida
by tho aid of a alinrp pointed knife,
and after lending ua Inaldo thla atrnngo
apartment, ho charged ua to keep the ex
liteuco of the place a profound accrut, aa
tho tlinn might coma when audi a hidden
rotTeat might prove of Immense Impor
tance. "Dear father! how little did he drenm
that Itegluald, for tho aaku of iiaurplng
my lawful title and eatatea, would drug
me hither, in tho darkneaa of night, and,
by chaining mo like a beaat to tho floor,
by tho help of hla Taint, Antolno Durnl,
keep mo a prlaoner for months, year,
llfol
"It waa tho only time I arer aaw thla
room, until the night I waa thruat within
It by my Inhuman brother Iteg-tnald, two
daya and one night after I wai forcibly
taken from my bed.
"Ah, thnt night! when they overpow
ered mo In my own room; ahnll I ever
forgot It? I had retired rather earlier
thnn uaunl, and had fallen immediately
naleop. About midnight, I ahould Judge,
I waa awakened by feellug a hand press
lug something to my noatrlla.
"I Inatautly had my complete aenaca,
an dashed thn hand with the chloroform
ed spongo from my face, then sprang
with a bound upon tho Moor.
"Two men atood ahovo me, and firm
lianda adzed and pressed me back, while
a gag was forced into my mouth. A dim
light wna burning and I aaw that, al
though mnaked, ouo figure wna like Flta
roy'a, and hla dressing gowu waa wrap
ped around hla form.
"Uh, how I atrugglcil to free myaolf!
Onco I did get a hand looao, and toro tho
lunik from one face, to And it wna not
Hltsroy, but Itegluald who waa perpe
trating thla outrage upon me, hla elder
brother. Turning then to the other, I
recognized tho form and volco of Antolno
I)ural.
"In tho course of the conflict Reginald
drow out a dagger and plunged It Into
my arm, then throw tho dagger, red with
blood, on tho carpet, aaylug grimly!
" 'Fltiroy'a dagger. Mo there and tes
tify that ho did thla deedl'
"Oh, my brother, my Innocent brother!
have they dared accuse the of my
death? Thla question harrowa mo night
and dny. Alaal I tremble for Fltzroy,
when audi a Hend na Reginald haa prov
ed himself to bo la let looao upon hla
track. . , ,
,"Hut to go oni Illndlng my hands for
all ray strength could avail little against
tiro hard uicu they paiwJ rope
I1Y EMILY TIIOHNION
Author of " Kov HvnH:u.'n Kui.r,"
- "Tnit Fasiiionaumc MornuK," lfirc.
around my body, after II rat putting on
my clothing, and, dragging inn from the
window, swung mo from the balcony In
llio groinm in low.
"Currying then my helpbf form to
inn lime, lliey tliero hound up my
wotiinla, staunching thn flow of blond.
which as 1st II then they had allowed In drip
na It would, I hen turned and unlaeleaaly
horn mo In a lonely cine, allunled In the
heart of Di'inun'a Wood u place never
frequented, and, I presume, the existence
or which waa unknown.
"Thla plain Inn been prepared for my
reception, ami after fastening me firmly
lo a tn pin with a chain they had In
rcadllicoa, hey left me, gagged and help
lcs, then alone, for tun dny mid one
night. Twliw they both came with food,
mid, while ono atood with a platot over
my head, to prevent n word, tho oilier
fed Hi".
"On thn aecond night they vlalled mo
niniut tnliliilglit, ami, merely aaylngi
" 'All la now ready for your reception,
ilao mid go nllh ua,' they placed m ill
a wagon na before and took me back to
tho Hall
"Leaving the wagon concealed otitalde
tho groiiinla, they between them carried
me to the ruined part, and, entering,
conveyed me Into thin, my prlaoii, which
they 1 1 iid M'cretly arranged for my ue.
I wna not brought hen at one". It icema,
becauao on the very night of their daring
outrage they had dlacorered thnt some
revolving Iruu ahelvea they had titled lo
the entrance could not he securely fast
eued, aa the Inrge acrewa lo he Inserted
wero too short. Not wiahlng to postpone
tho horrible hualneas, they had hastily
prepnri'il the cave, and held me there mi
til other u-rewa could Im procurrd.
"Now all waa ready and here, Just
eighteen years ago, I was thrust and kept
n prisoner by means of a long chain fast
ened from my ankle to an Iron bolt in
the wall. I was securely funiculi), then
the gag was taken from my mouth, and
the Miies from my limbs.
"I'mm thnt hour I have seen no human
fare, heard no human voice! These wolla
I know, are aeveral fret thick, built so
that no sound can Issue from them. Not
a movement can bn heard, miles the pan
els are open, and then but faintly.
"Oh, Innocent, ruined brother! Oh,
forgetful Constance! When tlinll I cease
to think of these two?"
IDnrle Hlfeiisteln paused when he
reached these last words, and large tears
of ayippathy still rolled orer his cheeks,
as they had ofteu done during the rend
lug, while every one of hla Intent listen
ers were similarly nfTected. Conquering
hla emotion by nn effort, he again read
on:
"May IM, IS Nearly seven yeara
slnro I ljt wrote on these pagea. Not
mice during that time haa there been a
change 111 my lot until lo night.
"Tonight a different hand opened the
pnnrla. I knew Instantly that It was not
Iteglnald'a. Something certainly milat
time happened to him. Tho Jerk waa
wanting.
"A soft, uncertain way of pushing
them apart attracted my attention. Theru
waa n longer pause, a seeming study of
the modus operandi of the revolving
shelves, nud a slighter push made them
turn more slowly. Yea, I am sure n
stranger haa been let Into the secret of
my roiillnement; and that stranger, I
think, must Iw n timid woman,
"Juno tl, 18 .Something terrible has
happened to my brain. I am wild! I am
undone! 1 can remember nothing! Who
nml? Where nm I? Ah, yea; I have It!
I was a peer; I am ii no longer.
"1 am n poor minister of the gospel,
confined hero for the sake of religion. I
am. In short, Iter. IMivIn C. Stiles. How
atrauge that I am here! I can remember
nothing.
"Hut I have n lllhle, and I read and
preach long sermons, and pruy continu
ally. Yes, some dny I shall, 1 think,
be released. I ahnll prench tho gospel.
How atrnngo my head feels! Sometimes
1 think I am going mad!"
"July IS. 1 nm preaching and pray
ing constantly. Night and dny 1 plead
vtlth (lod to M'lul me n knife. Will my
prayer be grunted? Shall I ever have n
knife? Can I ever cut my way out of
this weary prison, out to liberty, and
preaching?"
"July II). Hullclljnh! My prayer Is
heard I A knlfu cninu to me with my
food; sent me, I presume, by accident.
It waa forgotten, and now It la mine!
I ahall write no more. I ahall instantly
get to work: I ahnll aoon be n free man.
"Hut theae pngea, written ai It werv,
with my lieu it's blood, I shall never once
lciivv out of tho reach of my hand. I
am Rcr. lCdwln C. Htllei, a minister of
tho gospel, mid these Hues are my diplo
mas, my limine of otllcc. Hn, ha; a knife
la mlno; my onu! And now I ahnll work
myself free!"
Klfcnstcln paused and passed hla hand
over hi forehead In deep thought. A
sudden Idea hud adzed him; it waa thla:
Klhel Nevergail and he must haro been
In tho currldor when this poor creature
cfvnpedl Yea; poor creature! Theso
laat Hues told that ho must hnre been
Insane, or nearly so, at least, when ho es
caped. Hut ho had no time to think; n few
inoro words remnlmsl to bo read, and hla
audience wero eagerly waiting. These
wero written In pencil, and the letter
wero crooked and feeble, aa though done
lu great weakness.
"Augtiat 18. I am sick, dying per
haps! O Joy! If this should prove to bo
death! I am weary, tired, worn out, but
I thank (lod I nm again myself.
"Now I know I am Sir Arthur fllcn
dennlng. Lately I haro been confuted,
nud thought myself a minister. My brain,
my poor brain, was unstrung, At last
I Am myself.
"A knlfu enmo to me nud I took out
tho screw's from tho shelves, opened tho
panda after pushing tho shelves aside,
and escaped from my prison,
"In the corridor I enmc upon n young
girl uud n man. Strangers; I know that
nt onco, Uoth were strangers. Yet 1
feared recapture,
"I rushed forward, daahed tlio light
from them, and then another frenzy seiz
ed me, and my poor head nearly burat
with pain, I uttered a cry In my agony,
Then another, as I rushed through tho
well-known ruins.
"Tho night nlr revived me, I had not
felt Its cheering Inlluenco, drawn a fresh
mouthful of outaldo air, In tweiity-flvo
years, I opened m mouth, I expanded
my chest, I drank It all In,
"What cored I for tho atorm, the howl
ing wind, tho fulling rain? It waa do
llglit, it was rapture! I was free! I
was frcol
"I knew not whoro to go, but pcd
away, away, and rested not until I was
hidden in tho care la Ueaiou'i -rood.
I Thtro I slept and ruteJ, Tier t quiet
i ed uiy overwrought nerves, and thanked
, Uvd for tho blvisvd knife.
"Morning came, and ogsln I tried to
I think. My brain seemed heavy, and I
j could scarcely remember my own name,
Hut It enmo to mo after awhile. Iter.
IM win C. Hlllea, a minister of the gos
pel. Hut how could I preach In thesa
thrrailtinr clonics? I must get suitable
garment. I had money, I always had
had money, I had It lu my porketliook
when cast Into prison. My persecutors
did not rob me.
"Ho I took the ears and went lo Liv
erpool, where I bought a suit of clerical
clothes, and books, nml paper to sell,
f bought also a Utile wallet, In which
lo lock up these pagea, Hoiiiethlng tell
mo I milat never part with theso my pa
pers, "Yes; I have them safe. Now lying
here, I ho wallet is safe In my hands, I
returned to tho village thin, and must
have wandered around, selling my books
lis Iter. Kdwlu U. Hllles.
"Hut now. I am sane. My aenses
hnvfl returned. I am Hlr Arthur (Jlen
di'iiulng, and I am dying. I know I must
have been Insane, or partly so, for tho
Inst few weeks; but my mind I clear,
perfectly clear to-night.
"In thla envo I wna taken III, mid could
scnrrely move for dsys, I had food In
last for a week or more, ami I crawled
out, oiich In n while, for water.
"Hut now food has gone. I am too
weak to drag myself lo tho spring. I
thirst, I am burning with ferer. I think
I shall die! Knrewell earth! I shall
write no more; but with my latest sigh,
I thank (lod that I dlo a free man."
CIIAI'TKIt XXI.
'Jills, then, waa the end of It nil! Tho
wayfaring man, dead, In his upper room,
was not tho Itev. IMwin C. Hllles, hut
Hlr Arthur (ilendeiinlng, tho tost baro
net. !ost! Yes, liidccd, tost to his friends,
but not murdered. And Dr. Klfeiislelu
felt a thrill of Joy pans over him as the
next thought came. Ills employer was
now Hlr 1'ltr.roy (Ilendeiinlng. and he
wns entirely cleared of the heinous crime
with which he had ao long been charged.
He waa ready to be received Joyfully
back to Ida own eatate and home.
Yea! hla summon could bring him, for
fie alouo knew where he reside.. Ho
should stsrt for New York Immediately,
and accompany and care for him on his
return voyage.
Then another thought came! a
thought that made his heart throb tu
multiioiisly, and that thought was this:
Ills pledge had lccii fulfilled!
Hlr I'llzniy's name was cleared, and
now- he was free to woo and wed the girl
of his choice. Hut, as gladly as his heart
throbbed one moment before, so suddenly
had It sunk again, like lead III his bosom.
Was this girl this one girl that he so
devotedly loved worthy? Had she a
knowledge of that hidden crime? Was
her hand the one that nightly opened
those panels, and shored In that repul
sive food to a human being a peer of
the Kngllsh reslm! Again, with a smoth
ered groan he felt thnt It waa she!
He remembered her wild entreaty, that
ho should neither light a candle nor
search that corridor, on that dreadful
night. And he had been fool enough to
listen to her pleadings. Yes! He was
convinced that she had aided the inhu
man brother In carrying out his wicked
purposes!
Hut again he thrust away the Idea;
and at lart resolved to see this girl, Just
once more, accuse her of being an ac
cessory to this foul wrong, and then
hear her reasons for so doing, rossltily
there might be some eitenuatlng clrcum-atntici-,
aom unexplained reason why
sho had tent herself to this purpose.
(lo b continued.)
HOW SLEEP MAY BE WOOED.
Movements nf tli Feet Witt Qalst tli
Nervom Jlraln.
Must of the mental devices for woo
ing sloop liiive fulled because they lmvo
neai ly always tried to resort to "local
tmitment;" In other words, they have
made u liomeopnthlc attempt to stop
thinking by thinking about something
else u process which might niso be
i ailed "cllniluiitloii by substitution."
Hut ult thinking, sp intuiieuu or forced,
dinws more or les blood to the brain,
prevents d ei Inhalations nud burs the
gale tu the kingdom of dreams. Any
device, on the other liund, which will
miike otic take deep, long briiiths spon
taneously (the Invariable forerunner of
sleep) may lie counted upon as a gen
uine remedy for Insomnia. Kven deep
bn lulling which Is forced Is better
Hum iiny purely mental attempt to win
sleep. Hut If the deep breathing can
be produced Involuntarily one Is euro
of u passport to Nodlnud.
After several nights of experiment
to this end the present writer divided
to apply the principle adopted by the
liini-seurs, who begin their manipula
tions "nt the point furthest from the
sint of dllllcully," which, In the enso
of Insomnia, would be the feet. Lying
on the light side, with the kiieei to
gether, nud considerably flexed, tho
victim of Insomnia should begin to
pedal both his feet slowly up nud
down, with tho movement entirely In
the niiklis. The podnlliig should kiep
time with the natural rhythm of res
piration and be continued until It' Is
followed by deep and spontaneous,
breathing.
Severn! people who lmvo tried this
remedy report thnt Involuntary deep
lircnthlng Invariably begins before they
have pedaled up ami down n dozen
times. In obstinate cases of Insomnia
tlio patient may need to keep up the
pedaling two or three minutes, or even
more, with Intermissions, If necessary.
The treatment tuny also be varied by
moving the foot nlternutely, Instend of
simultaneously, though the Utter meth
od has proved the more speedily efllcii
elous In the eases known to the writer.
Tho explanation of the result obtained
Is probably simple. The blood Is pump
ed from the hend, and with the re
moval of brain tension a general re
laxation follows, with a sequent deep
respiration and Its resulting' sleep.
(lood Housekeeping.
DniniilMK I.vldenoe.
Mrs. Wntliyns The HJohusons are
not In real society, nre they?
Mis. WjikyiM Mercy, nol Why,
they have show books ou a marble-top
center table lu the parlor. SomcrvlUo
Journal,
Teslod.
Wiggles Are those $3 shoes that you
have on?
Waggles No. They cost ?3, hut they
aro ifl.oO shoes. Somei'vllle Journal.
Tho average man clings tenaciously
tits own opinions, but he exuects
to
other people to clmuge theirs.
What doth It prollt n man to have
brains If ho lucketh tho ability to uso
tueui?
Urainis la tlio only una of our system
of planets wlildi rotate backwards.
Teat bus ulxuit half of tlio heatlUK
power of i-onl nml double that of wood.
A fnrtblng has been found In the
stdiuncli of u codlsli ul Kyetnoutli,
England.
Timber Is now vulcanized In Kn
land by forcing a boiling solution of
sugar Into Ita pores.
Tho propellers of tlio Turblnla, nt a
spii-d of iliV, knots per hour, mad
two thousand revolutions por tulnuto.
The proportion of policemen to pop
ulation Is ono to ,'MiT In Paris, on to
-108 In IOtidoii, and ono to IM In New
York.
Cress I tlio quickest growing of
plant. Under perfect conditions It will
flower and need wltlilii eight days of
planting.
Mr. Abrain Van Howo, of Codus,
N. Y., 81 years of age, lias cut her third
tot of teeth. Recently alio experienced
n peculiar soreness In lier ifimn wbero
her teeth had onco been, although sli
lost thorn nil many years ngo. A phy
sician was called In and found that n
full new set of teeth nn struggling to
get through the cuius ou both Jaws.
I'rof. Woodward linn gone over the
calculation of I.eplneo by tho aid of
modern data, nud conclude that
though In theory the length of the da
on earth must be Increasing owing to
the IncreaaliiK mass of the planet due
to the constant depoult of meteor, etc.,
et the change la so Infinitesimal that
there has not been n half second of
difference In ten million Jenra.
A Iliitlsh physician. Dr. C. Templc
iiian, linn been making an elaboratu
study of the statistics of cancer, and
llnils that the death rate from that
cause ha doubled In twenty-live year.
Perhaps the most striking point that
be makes la that the Increase haa been
chiefly In part of the body accessible
to Infection, nud ho urges thla na evi
dence that the disease Is due to n
microbe. Dr. Templemuu discredit
smoking as a cause of cancer of tho
throat, and thinks thnt worry, to which
some have attributed tho Increase, la
not responsible. I'erlinpi no dlv-aau la
attracting more scientific attention now
than cancer, and such statistical In
estlgatlon ns this help to clear the
ground and suggest promising lines of
study.
SANITARY HOUSING.
Wliut 1 Itelnir Done In (Seruianjr In
Thut Line of rtervlce.
According to United States Commer
cial Agent Harris at Klbenstocl:. a
great deal is being done In Germany
for the beuellt of tho working people,
especially In tho matter of providing
them with suitable dwellings. Large
manufacturing establishments, muulci-I-al
bodies, charitable organizations
and private speculators, Mr. Harris
says, hare each and all done much to
ward bettering the hygienic conditions
and general welfare of the skilled
workman and his fuinlty In every part
of tho empire. Since IS 12 tho Prussian
government has expended about
$l!,000,0faj In dwelling-houses for the
coal miners In the district of Saar
bruckon and tho miners repay the loan
by monthly Installments without inter
est. Similar methods were adopted
with success by the royal munition
factory at Spandau. The building so
cieties of Glndbacb, Harmon, Dresden
and ether cities of the empire have
also proved successful In that respect.
The Krupp establishment at Essen
takes the load In providing comfortable
houses and cottages for the laboring
classes. In 1001 the value of the dwell
ings used exclusively by Its workmen
was $3,S75.0.iO. Thera were 1,000
houses of two rooms each, l.SCO houses
of threo rooms each, -MS houses of four
rooms each, lf,0 houses of five rooms
each, slxty-threo houses of six rooms
each and eighty-four houses of seven
rooms en eh, making a total of 4,274
liouses. During the last ten years a
great Improvement has taken place In
the conditions surrounding the dwell
ings of laborers ami tho Increased at
tention on the part of municipal au
thorities to sanitary arrangements ami
the police laws against too many per
sons occupying one room, Commercial
Agent Harris says, have had a salu
tary Influence.
Worn, n as LMuu.llor.
- As to the charge made that women
should not become teachers for the
reason that they only regard the pro
fession as a makeshift while awaiting
settlement through marriage much
may bo said. If teaching has been
dono by women as a "makeshift," It
has been done as often by men for
that same reason. This Is proved by
the life records of many prominent
men, not to mention thoso not promi
nent who lmvo dono tutoring and odd
Jobs at teaching to "help along." Tho
head of one of the largo boys' schools
In this Stato could be named aa an
example. Indeed, I think It Is safe to
say It Is the exception when a man
atcrts from his university with the
Intention of teaching continuously.
As n matter of fact, there are gradu
ated as professional teachers yearly a
greater proportion of women than of
men. That many of theso women ex
pect to marry, and to give up teaching
when they do, docs not Imply that
they mean to marry merely to escapo
teaching. It means chiefly that, In
looking to tho natural and deslrnblo
complementing of their natures, they
recognize that tho duties, as well as
Joys of wife and mother, will confine
their activities- mainly within tho
home. Just because, teaching Is a call
lug that, unlike Journalism or lectur
ing, cannot now be entered without
training for It, those women who take
It up nre mora apt than not to con
tinue Its pursuit, for even marriage
does not always Interfere with Its
prosecution. Hnrper's Weekly,
Aa They Can lie.
Mr. Smythe I think Miss Debutante
Is Just as protty as she can bo.
Miss Spltcr Most girls are that
New Yorker,
If we knew a mau who loved his
enemy, we would desplso him, That's
asking Too Much.
CHEAP R. R, TRAVEL ABROAD.
Advanlast Gained br Taking Limited
Tlckat Throogti Switzerland,
Consul Washington, writing from
()enva, SwlUerlatid, makes public
the following facts Interesting to trad
ers: Iteference has been made In the an
nual comnnrclal reports from this con
sular district to th very Inexpensive
tickets that permit the holder to trav
el throughout Switzerland upon most
of It railways and lake steamers at
will for periods from fifteen to thirty
days. Thla Information waa submit
ted for the benefit of our exporters do
alrous of Introducing their goods
throughout the country.
It seems, however, that the Infor
mation would be of value to the thou
sands of dttzens of the United States
who yearly trarel extensively through
this country and who could, by avail
ing themselres of the opportunity thus
offered, effect a considerable saving,
or, perhaps, see much more of Switzer
land at a cost equal or less than that
of the more restricted tour previously
planned.
These tickets are obtainable at all
large railway and boat stations In
Switzerland. They may be ordered
through any station, however. A de
lay of from one to two days Is usual,
and a photograph, alze known as
"carte de vlalte," Is required.
The tickets permit continuous and
unlimited travel at will during the
period of their validity upon most of
the railways and lakes In Switzer
land; and upon some fifteen of tho
small roads not embraced In the ticket
privilege (usually funicular road) a
reduction of from 20 to 60 per cent
upon usual fares Is extended.
The rates of fare are:
first Second Third
Limit claaa. claaa. class,
for fifteen days. .$14.50 110.01 $7.72
for thirty daya... 22.10 13.44 11.58
Upon these rates 00.S cents Is re
imbursed at the end of the period.
Longer periods of travel three, six
and twelve months are also provided
for.
No luggsgo Is transported free on
the Swiss railroads.
It Is a useful point of Information
for travelers that trunks may be aent
by post throughout the country and
thus may be delivered at hotels to
wait tho arrival of owners. This is a
practical plan for medium-sized and
small trunks and valises. The trunks
must be sent to the postofflcc, but are
delivered on their arrival.
"My St, She Knows."
My pa, h scolds me Jes becus
He says I'm gettln' "tough;"
II say my face la never clean.
My hands are always rough;
I'm not bshjrln' like I should,
An' goln' wrong, I s'pos,
Hut ma, she tak an' pata my hand
An' smiles, becuz she knows.
My pa hain't got no use for boys.
Ho wants 'em always men;
I wonder If he's clean forgot
Th boy he must a' been;
f er ma, ah aaja they're all alike,
'Ilout face, an' hands an' clothes.
An' says I'll learn to b a man;
An' ma, I guess she knowsl
My pa, he saya I ain't no good
At doln' anything;
I'd rather fool away the tlm
An' whistle, play, an' alng;
But ma, she smiles su' saya I'm young.
An' then she up an goes
An' kisses m an' shows me how;
For ma, you bet, she knows!
My pa, he says I'll never bo
A business man Ilk hint,
Hcns I hain't got any "drive,"
An' "get up," "pluck" and "vim;''
Hut Via, she aaya, so solemn Ilk,
A man's a boy that grows.
An' boys must hav their playln' spell;
An' ma's a trump, an' knowa!
My pa, he ahakes his head au' sighs
An' ssys ho doesn't see
Whero I got all my careless waya
That teems Jes' bora In me;
An' ma, the laughs, an' laughs, an'
laughs,
Till na'a faea rrlmann rraivi
An' then ahe says, "Tla very queer;"
Uut somehow, ma, ahe knowal
My ma, she knows 'most everything
'Bout boys and what they like.
She's never scoldln' 'bout the muss
I make with kites and bike;
She saya sho wants me to be good
An' conquer all ray foes.
An' you Jes bet I'm goln' to be.
'Cus my sweet ma, sho knowsl
Detroit Journal.
the Korean Emperor's Tooth.
An amusing story on the prevalent
state of manners and morals In Korea
Is furnished by a little Incident re
corded In a Ixndon paper. It ap
pears that during the great feast
wbleh he gave a short time ago to
celebrate the- anniversary of Korean
Independence, tho Emperor of Korea
had the misfortune to break a tooth.
The Immediate result of the accldeut
was that the chief cook and all his
assistants were thrown Into prison to
await trial for lese-majeste. But there
happened to be a dentist at Seoul who
was traveling to see the country, and
be managed to stop the resulting
toothache without making use of any
steel Instruments, which would have
frightened the Emperor and have
made him refuse to submit to the op
eration. Tho dentist received 1,000
yen, or about $B00, for his fee, and
then attention was turned to the pec
cant cooks. Tho underlings were dis
missed with a cautlou but the chief
cook was sentenced to work for threo
months without any pay and the Em
peror at once ordered another great
feast to celebrate his recovery from
tootache. Happily for the cook, as
well as for the sovereign, no more Im
perial teeth were broken.
Posterity.
"So," said tho exasperating critic,
"you aro writing for posterity."
"i am," answered the poet.
"Well, every man to his taste. Hut
I can't see the excuse for a lot of peo
ple who will mispronounce your name
and who will tell a lot of anecdotes
about you that aro mostly silly and un
true." Washington Star.
When there Is a guest at your house,
and be eats heartily, do you say; "Of
course, I'm glad he enjoyed his din
ner, but how he did cat!"
There are many "outrages," and so
many people hold newspapers respon
sible for them.
for the first tlmo In twelve years
the Populist party hn put a candldato
of Its own In the field for the Presi
dency. In the last
two campaigns It
Indorsed Ilryan, the
Democratic nomi
nee, becauao that
party had practi
cally espoused all
the principles of
Populism, N o w
that there has been
a return to con
servative lines by
the older party, tho
Pipul.s's again
launch an Inde
pendent candidacy,
with Thomas I'.
Watson, of Geor
TIIO. T.. WATBOX.
gia, a the head of their ticket.
The platform demands that only
the government -liavo power to Is
sue money, declares for government
ownership of railroads and telegraph
lines, and denounces trusts. The nom
inee of the convention, which was held
at Springfield, III., Is no stranger to
national politics of lesser Importance,
having been the candidate for Vice
President In 1890, with Bryan, on tho
Populist ticket Before that he was
n member of Congress. Watson owns
fine farms, has a good law practice,
and Is accounted a rlcn man In the re
gion where he lives.
Paul Morton, chosen by the Presi
dent to be Secretary of the Navy, Is
one of the most successful railway
men of the coun
try. He Is a son of
the late J. Sterling
Morton, Secretary
of Agriculture In
the Cleveland cab
inet, and was born
at Detroit In 1S57 j
At the age of 10
he became a clerk
In the Burlington
office, and at 21
was appointed as
sistant general
1-AlL HOIITON.
freight agent of the system. In 1SS0
be was made general passenger agent
He resigned In 1800 to engaged In the
coal and Iron business, being for a
time vice president of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, but In 1805
he returned to railroading, assuming
bis present office with the Atchison
Itoad. Mr. Morton is an entertaining
conversationalist and Is said to rival
Senator Depew as an after-dinner
speaker.
Mr. Perdlcarls and Mr. Varley are
free, but their late host Is making
himself a more considerable nuisance
than ever. The
British and
American govern
ments aro press
ing the Sultan of
Morocco to' pun
ish the brigand,
who Is now a
Moorish governor,
and by all his ti
tles a highly re
spectable person
age. He admlnls-
bandit BAisi-Lt. ters a district as
big as a province, and extending to
the very gates of Tangier. He Is. In
short a more Important ruler than
the Sultan himself. As this dignity Is
compatible with no Interests aave his
own, the powers wish to be rid of
him. But he has threatened that If
the Sultan's troops make war on him
be will raid Tangier, and carry off
more Europeans, to whom he will not
figure In the character of a delightful
host. He talks of blood, and defies
the world. How this comedy Is to
end It Is Impossible to say.
Jacob II. Gallluger, head of the
merchant marine commission, Is the
senior United States Senator from
New Hampshire,
and has been a
leader for many
years in the poli
tics tif the Granite
State. He was
born In 1837 In
Cornwall, Out.,
was a printer in
early life, and then
studied medicine,
receiving his de
greo in 1SCS. He
began the practice
J. It, UAIXl.S'OEIl.
of his profession at Concord, N. II., In
1872, and the same year was elected
to the legislature, being president of
the Senate In 1870 and 1SS0. After
serving In the Forty-ninth and Fifti
eth Congresses he was elected to the
national Senate, taking his seat
March 4, 1891. Senator Galllnger was
chalrmau of the State delegation to
the national Republican convention,
and for several terms has been chair
man of the New Hampshire. Repub
lican State committee.
Geillus.
nalton Yes, that girl can do soiuo
wonderful things with Ice skates.
Starwood Why, I never saw her go
skating lu my life.
Halton Who said anything about
skating? She can open a can of corn
with an Ice skate.
Juat to Accommodute,
Trlsoner Jedge, ef yo'll gimme a
llttlo time, I kin prove mah Inner
cence. Judge Knox All right. Sixty days.
To Peep Through.
"I wlsht I wuz president of the lum
ber trust," said Jimmy, "and do base
ball managers had to come tcr me fur
do boards fer delr fences."
"Why?" asked Tommy,
"Why, I wouldn't sell dem a bloom
In' board dat didn't have a knot-hole
lu It" Philadelphia Tress.
Up lu the Air,
Bobby Say, pop, Where's Atoms?
Pop Atoms?
Bobby Yes. The place where the
Japancso blew that Russian cruiser,
MUST WEAR QOOD.LUCK CHARM.
Women Show Favoritism by Wearing
a Dangle of flt, Joseph,
If you haven't a good-luck charm
about you, either carried In your purso
or fastened on a chain, then my advlcs
la to get ono Immediately atid see how
soon your fortnne will Improve Tha
favorite charm for women Is a bangle
or statue of St Joseph, tho patron
saint of matrimony, though the young
Women who wtnr his Image Insist that
they do so becauao St Joseph will
bring them good and truo friends. This
may be a clever little subterfuge, but
It Is true, nevertheless, that some of
them earnestly bcllevo that their In
creased circle of devoted friends, tioth
men and womon, I duo to the quaint
little statue. Bachelor of both sexes
are fond of theso St Joseph charms,
and It Is not unusual to seo a man
with one fastened to bis fob or carried
looao In n pocket
The favorlto animal charm Is tho ele
phant and ono of the prettiest of these
creatures was purchased nt tho world's
fair. It was made of polished coral, or
shell, that showed the most delicate
pinkish white, shndod with a deeper
pink. Little pigs, boars and almost ev
ery animal Imaginable was there carv
ed out of this substance and fltted with
n tiny gold ring, so that It could bo
worn on a chain.
The handsomest lorgnetto drains aro
made of rather fine gold and platinum
link, sot at regular spaces with cabu
ebon or cut stones. Amethysts are
fairly popular, while Judo, chryso
phrase, amazonlte and brilliants of al
most every tint, including beautifully
shaded aqua marines, look exceptional
ly well against gowns of certain color
ing. To the ends of these chains It Is
now tho fad to fasten good-sized
crosses, preferably ornaments made of
stones to match thoso In the chain. A
three or four Inch cross suspended on a
Jeweled chain Is far more effective
than the usual lot of chatelaine orna
ments, though some of the newest mir
rors for chains aro really beautiful lit
tle works of art Tho covering for
theso Is an art nouveau design In
which translucent enamel plays an Im
portant part and so delicate Is Its tint
and Bubstonce that the glint of tho
mirror beneath may be seen through
It Grand-Itaplds Herald.
HOW TO KILL AN OCTOPUa
Fl.h Story from the Fhlllpplnee Which
llaa Jnat Ueachcd Ua.
To kill an octopus, seize It firmly anl
bite Its eyes out This simple method
has been proved In practice to be ef
fective. It forms the subject of a
thrilling fish story that has drifted In
from the Philippines.
On the northern coast of Luzon a
giant octopus was seen swimming near
some fishing smacks. A Filipino fish
erman, wearing only a breech cloth,
and wholly unarmed, sprang overboard
and attacked the monster. It Is not
made exactly clear why the fisherman
sought battle with the squid, but eye
witnesses agree that the fight took
place.
The daring Filipino grappled two of
the tentacles near the back of tbo mon
ster and the fight was on. An Ameri
can who claims to have seen It says
It was beyond doubt the most extraor
dinary contest that ever took place In
the Philippines.
The weak point In the octopus Is Its
eyes, and theso were the objective of
the fisherman. He fought with his
teeth and hands. When the octopus
felt his grip It dived below the sur
face, but as the water was only up to
the Filipino's shoulders he succeeded
In keeping a foothold. The arms of
the octopus were wrapped around the
man's body and a black fluid emitted
by the creature discolored the water.
Repeatedly the octopus attempted to
drag the Filipino unuer the Tvater, but
he was strong enough to successfully
resist The Filipino kept biting sav
agely at tho eyes of the octopus. The
fight lasted fifteen minutes. At the
end of that time the octopus had lost
both eyes and gave up the fight Its
tentacles wero as largo as a man's
wrist and measured fifteen feet across.
Although severely bruised, the Filipino
sustained no dangerous Injury.
An Unuttered Thought.
Two Irishmen serving In an English
rcglmant were good chums until Itoo
ney was raised to the rank of ser
geant Forthwith his chest expanded,
and from that time on ho looked down
on McGrano.
One day McGrane approached Roo
ney, and said, "Mike, I mean ser
geant, s'pose a private stepped up
tq a sergeant and called him a con
ceited monkey, phwbat wud happen?"
"He'd be put In the gyard-house."
"He wud?"
"He wud."
"Well, now s'poso the private on'y
thought the sergeant was a conceited
monkey, and didn't say a wurd about
It Wud ho be put in tho gyard
house?" "Av course not"
"Well, thin, we'll lavo It go at
that."
Lcaaon In Boston Anatomy.
The following anecdote Is being told
of a youthful Bostoplan who was ask
ed by her school teacher, during a les
son In physiology, to describe the di
visions and constitution of tho human
body.
"The body," she answered confident
ly, "Is divided into threo sections; the
head, the thorax and the abdomen. The
head contains the eyes, ears, nose,
mouth and brains if any; the thorax
contains the lungs and, the heart; the
abdomen contains the stomach and. tho
vowels, which oro five, a, e, I, o and
u." Harper's Weekly.
I'eoplo of Korea.
The people, of Korea aro neither
Japanese nor Chinese They are
Mongolian, and have a polysyllabic lan
guage, with a phonetic alphabet. They
have a recorded history, of disputed
authenticity, which claims for them a
continuous existence as a Korean peo
ple of about 6,000 years, tho earlier
part of which, of course, Is shrouded. In
the mists of tradition and fable.
A New Thought.
According to Charles Booth, of the
Salvation Army "tho poverty of the
poor Is mainly the result of the compe
tition of tho very poor."
Somo circulars are so-called becaus
they aro not on the square.