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.