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'5 "OLnKHOv," CHAPTER XXI.-ICoiillniicd.) "Doctor," now queried .Mr. J, "whnt , course In next Id 1 pursued?" '"Wo go In till" porlrr'a lodge, on ttit proinlaca I think I lio Uii'i'iT In mill there get Hie kcya of the hull, nnd In vtllitoto Die rulnul pun, with Ita con QVilcd room. If wi' flml all na here anld wo, til (tl tit once ptibllali I In' fuels, fur mill wide. I should nlso recall tint scr V u n 1m, ulid pmlinlily nre (111 near, nml reopen I lie home; nml from liU ottii homo tin r jr llm ro.il bnmiu-l. All tlicw yenrn fnlao b.iroii linn rrliinril III lil slcml. Tin' gentlemen iir-iiilrKcetl In Hi ci ilnn, mill silently wended lliclr way lo tlio mitt' deserted Imll. Tlicy illil not tnke tin front 'iil rn nro to I lie a-rounda, but a-nlncd It liy n abutter route, riiicritlim ni the renr of tin- Iioiii, and to pnaalni: unseen to tin clump of hiirlics, behind which wna tlm entrance previously used liy Dr. Illfl'llKll-lll. Once In t tic corridor, they hastened lo t lir rml Hour thu tower atnlra, nml there wide oprii. exposed to view llirimuli villi purled panels niul displaced shelves, lay tlio concealed .room which for twenty 11 o jenrs liml held poor Kir Arthur n prisoner, Juat na I lie Juuriinl lintt de arrllied It. Every link wna now perfect! 'I'll Imr rlMo tn wna true! If further owiillrinn tlon wna liffili-.!. It wua at limul, in the Iih t of thv una note written ly Heifi uald to lila linillii'r, when lie hml given Mill pen, Ink nml paper, nt lila enrneat rcqucat. Tlila note fell from a book tlmt Mr. I.'i' plekeil from the tnhlc I.nwycr Huntley knew the writing nt onee, na he liflil often rreelveil notra from llm false linronet, In relation to legni iniillera, I n villi; discovered nil tlmt could 1h dune tlmt ilny, the three Eeiillemeii wend ed their wny from the plnee, nml nftrr returning til tliflr homea for their even ing meats, they all decided In meet nt the village Inn, nml there iii.ikn knonn thu contents gf the mysterious wollei, chapter xxu. It wna the morning nflrr the events re lated In the lost chapter hml taken plnee, Hint lilliel ant alone In I.ndy Clair Lin wood's private boudoir, nppnrently en gnged with ainne pretty fancy work, but In reality more oeriipliil with her own anil llioiights then the needlework. During llm weeks "lie hail lieen In this place everything hml hern dune to pro mote her linpplncsa. Khe una ever trcnt ill with the greatest Undue, nml liy I,Dily ('lain- with trilo nffeetion. She liml entered Into nil her pupll'a plenaurea Willi seeming sympathy when her mill wna even moat cnal ilonn. How Ih'iiiiII fill evrrytliliitf lookeil to her nenry eye na alic ciut them from the window! How full the nir wna of frnurimce, from How rra nml Imati, nml how merrily n atnrllnx wna alimliiK from the krnnehea of nil ll elm tree uenr liyt Hut Una liiiiocent i;!er moko no atiawcrlns echo In her own heart; ttivro all wua ilrtolallou nT.l aor row. She felt mi lonely In tlila her youth no mother, aunt, relative near In whom to flml aympalhy nml lore. Yea, ahe wna utterly alone, ami would be until clnline.l by an unknown father; ami when ahe iiilchl be eheereil liy the lore of one true heart, her mlaforliinea hml nllennteil Ita teapeet, anil all ahe rouhl ilo wna to roiiatautly battle with her own avlf, nml trlvo to overcome the unfortunnte nt tnc'hineut that wna neurluv upon her lienllh nml aplrlta. Tolny, thu more ahe renolvnl to for Kct tlila man, thu more ahe atuillwl oer 1,1a coMiivaa, the inure fomlly ahe renieiu bcrcd him, mid told hcraelf II wna her iivyii wnnt of frnukiieaa nml the auapl dona clrciimatniicea In hlch hu hml found her place,, Hint liml ahnken hia ronfldence In her Integrity, nml moriicd only lilt acorn. Hut, laiuml na alio had leeu to loleiiiu tccrecy, alio could not concelvo how ahe couhl hnve ncteil dlf ferently, mid ahe felt convinced tlmt. In onler to ho true to the (mat imputed up on her, ahe hml done no wroiiK. So deep had Ihtii her reverie that ahe heard tiu bell, no opening door, no nouml, mid not until the worda, "Mlaa NeverK.ill, I hope I do not interrupt you," fell upon her ear did alio d renin that nhe u'aa not nlone. Hliirllnj; to her feet, alio turned to fare. Dr. l'.lfcnstclu. Shu would have extend ed her hand ami welcomed him Joyfully but lila k'r.ive, fllmoit atem looka deterred her, and a ha offered no further Kreet Ink', alie tnrrely uaaurcd him ahe waa perfectly nt Irlaiirc, nml then wlievled up u large enay chair fur hia uae. Not nollclnit thu latter, however, the doctor tilbk n lighter one, nml placlnc it nppoailo thu olio ahe had reaiimed, anld, ua lie ant down! "I nm glnd to find you atone, na my bualneaa la Importnut, mid concerns no one but ourfehes, The fuotiuuii told mo nt the door that the family were ub eut, mid I would find you here." "They are uhacut for tlio day, mid, therefore, I am at your aervlec." "The nature of my bualurmi, t fear, may "turtle you, but I feel that I ought not to forego It on that account. I ahull bo obliged to uak you auveral qucatlouH Hint you mny dinllku to nnawer, hut, Mlaa Nevergnll, nllow mo to aay, aa a prefuee, that perfi-ct frmikueai on your pnrt will lie tlio beat 111 the end. Certain thlnga, lately tninaplrlng, hnro lwl me to regret exceedlligly Hint I did not mu my own judgment Hint evening when we were to gether In tlio corridor at (lleiideuuliiK Hull, nml aenrch fur the cauau of our fright. I cnino to talk with you a little upon your career while In Hint house. I fail you, na I auppoae, any capeclal ro.v non for not wlfhliig that cnndlu lighted, mid n aenrch mndoV" 'I'oor Uthell Khu knew not whnt courae to tnko now to regain hia esteem. Cer tainly ahe could only fnlter, wlillo a burning bliiilt niaiitled cheek mid brow: "I had, but I cannot explain It." "Aru (iu MHliniued to tell the reason?" "Not ualtmued, doctor. Havo fori what I did under compulaloii In the tuwer, I "linvo no cause for ahmne." "Then you certainly aro very dif ferent pcraoii from tlio ono 1 took you to be," wim tlio cold reply. "Mlsa Nev orgnll, allow me to tell you Hint u more Infamous crime waa never committed than the ono you, an Innocent appearing young girl, aided and abetted by your help wlillo In Hint alimtnlncd house." "Doctor Ulfenatelul" exclaimed Mthel, rlalng to her feet, aurprlao and horror lilendlng togotlier on each of her beauti ful foalures, mid wonder nml dlemny nettling In her largo hazel oyea; "whnt la IhU you aro saying to mo? If I un derataiid aright, you nro accualng mo of being mi ncceanory to aomo dark crlmol Hpenkl Old I uuderataud you to mean thlaV" "Vou auri'ljr did," UY tMILY THORNTON Author of " Knv KtwsKLL'a Km.rV', "This rA9inoNAiit.it Monun," Etc." "Then, air," returned Hit Imllgnnnt girt, iimwltig DP her aiignt llgiire to ita full height, while n ijiuhmiI dignity relgiuil lu eai.'li motion, even though ev ery imrllelii "f color left both cheek ami lip, "(lieu, air, all I nhnll any In reply It that yon ucciito me fn1ly, nml In do Ing you ci'iiao lo Im' my friend!" "Hut, .Mla Novergnll, rellii't one mo uieiit. Hml I not been your friend I ahould mali no explanation. I nm your friend, while I dealm to be a lire of your liiliocenre. You any, and I rejoice to hear you amrui It, Hint you nro guillleaa. Will ) cm not relievo my lulml of these iliiubla by telling mo frankly the nature of jour occupation while at Hie InillV" flnaplwg her hunda together in niigulah, the piHir girl only niiaivered: "Would Hint I mlglit, hut I cannot!" "Then, .Mlaa .Novergnll, I ahnll bo obliged to tell j tm that nil litis been ills inierial, nml Hint your horrlblu aixret la known." "0, tlinnk lien rn I Cnn It be possible! l'leneo go on, for I nm mixloua to hear oil you know, but dnru not utter ono word!" exclaimed llthcl, "You iniial Irani then, that your night ly nyrk was to curry food to n crrtnln iiiiii-piili-il room, plncu It upon revolving shell ra, nml ' "Doctor, you do Indeed know nil; then now mil I free to apenk, aa no lecret will be ruvenleil by me? Thoio ahelvea were kuuckiil over, ami the npo racnped that night. !( wna lila drendfiil howl that o frlghtemil u. Tell me, has tlm animal bein recaptured, nml returnwl lo the ovuicr?" "A'? Owner?" querleil thu doctor, aurprlso llliimlnntlng enrh one of his apenklug fiMturea. "What can you men n?" "Yea; Sir Ileglnnld anld It n n kind never U'foru Hen of Hint apeclea. He wna keeping It roiicenleil, until the owner returned with other extraordinary curios lliea, he waa nhrond collecting. When he did return, all were to be cililliHe.1. The fnrt Hint he kept Its existence a ar en't, nml mnile me tnke n rolenin ontli never (o reveal It, waa certainly no crime. It wni absurd, mid thu nbaiml Ity sprang from a lore of money, but in consenting to preserve the creature'a life by giving llllil fmHl, during his lord ship's lllne , I did It only because he was nrrroin, niul acinicl to worry w much over Ita hclp!canesa. I'anw noth ing wrong In It, nml na It wna not sinful, I nm not aalintucd of It." While alio Hills spoke, n change, In iIihiI, enme over her lii(cner. Surprise gnve plnee to hope, hope to Joy, nnd na the Inat worda were uttrrcd, the doctor hud risen nml clasped both her hands In lila, wlillo he exclaimed: "I av It all now!'! have been Mali, hnrah nnd cruel In my Judgment, nml scnrcely dare nsk you to forglre me. Hut I must lie forgiven, or I can never rest." "You are forgiven. Hut let me hear how thli niilmnl wna dlacnrciYil, mid nlso how he looks? As I fisl lilm ao long, and he frUliteuel me ao terribly, I ahould be olio of the tlrat to know." "You shall hear the whole story nt oure. Ooino to the aofn, dear Uthel, mid let mi- hold jour hnnd In token of pence, being fully established between ns. Klrst, then, let me say you were deceive,!. The mall calling himself Sir Itegiunld Cilcii ilcmilug concocted nil Infamous He for j our bciictlt, when he told you that nn animal was concealed In that mom. It was no npc, but lila own poor brother. Sir Arthur, nhoui fur tneuty-fivu yearn lie held chained to the Ituor nlone, dend to the world, In that horrible prison." "Oh, doctor, doctor! cnn this be true?" evil a I mill the poor girl, ahiiddering deep ly nt hia wvrda. "Did I Indeed push that urciclMil food to n human being? "It la too terrible to believe! I cannot endure the thought!" "You did; but be cnlm, for heaven ordrml It to be ao. ltcmeinbcr that, nnd Hint through you he obtained n knife, wlilch aided him nt Inst to escape." 'Never call I forget the anxiety I felt, after committing what I then thought n terrible blunder. I feared the nK would kill himself. When he escnpnl tlmt night I knew nfter it few minutes that It waa the MipposcU animal, and fearing thu discovery of lis oxUtcnco through my means, 1 prevented you from examining the place. I had taken n solemn vow never to reveal his being In life, neither the fact of n cnneonled room." Klhel then went over her whole expe rience while at the hall, to which Earlo listened with Intense Interest, ending with Sir Itcgliinld'n rough usage when she wna dlsinlmcil, to which ho also listened Willi, fierce Imllguiitlon, When Dr. Klfcmitclii, In return, told his listener that Itev. lMwIn ('. Stiles nnd Sir Arthur were one, her nmnre tneiit knew no bound", nnd with brcntli lemi Interest she listened to thu whole tragic story. "What linn been done with the body?" "It wan taken to (Jlcmlcunlug Hull this morning, where it ilea ill atnte. The aer vnuU nil relumed, and I hnvu loaned Mr. Clum lo the plnee until I como back from America, as wlillo absent my cot tage will bo closed." "Aro you going to leave lis, doctor?" murmured his companion, in dismay, na alio heard these worda, and he felt tlio hnnd he still held tremble und grow cold in his clasp. "I must, for a very short time. I nlone know the whervnhouta of the younger brother I'ltiroy, who wna ao ninny years regarded ns the murderer. This gentle man sent me hero to clear his linmo from this foul calumny. To-dny I see It mi 'tallied, mid ns ho Is now the baronet, mid a great Invalid, I go to bring him buck In triumph to his home. I'oor gen tleman! his dnyn nre numbered; but with enre mid attention I feel Hint he can rench tho homo of his boyhood In safe ty; but there nutat lie no delay. A vetwel leaves Liverpool to-morrow, nnd in It I must take passage, II possible, m order, ns n medical man, to look after his health In this, to him, cvoutfiil voyage." "Yes, now," resumed Ilurlo Klfcnateln; "I havo fuUHled my trust, nnd can carry to him tho most blessed news Hie poor mail couhl hear In this world, llthcl let me call you Hthcl this once I, too, know whnt it Is to tnke n solemn vow, for I took one nt the bcdalde of Mr. ltnppelye, tho unmo' assumed by my em ployer, to tills effect! 1 would dedicate myself to this cause, nnd In order to do this, 1 would ltow nothing to Interfere with this, my work. Kven nt tlio outset I had n temptation to awervo from this promise set before mo. It was on tho ocoan when I saw n sweet, young girl nlono, with a great sorrow and anxiety. Oh! how I longed to tnke this young trav eler Into my arms and bid her rest In my. care, my love, Now I am free to yield to that blessed feeling, nnd 1 thus Joyfully nrnvr It, and nik If It meets a return. Spank to in, dtnrett," ho added, as he pnaud his nnn around her alight form mid drew her tenderly towarila him; "la this denr girl to b toy darling my own aweet wife?" Tor one moment the bomil bend rested on lilt shoulder, then as he met no reilst nnro It wna raise!, mid klaa after kiss wna pressed upon the ripe, red lips that murmured softly! "Yea; your darling) yours forever nnd etr." (To I continued.) PIAN03 IN GERMANY. Kftormoue I'milncl of Firm Instru ments nt Half tlm Atnarlcan Trice. 'i:. I..'llarrl, United Stutes commer cial agent nt Ulbvnitock, fJcrtnuny, lins lately trniimnltted to tlio Btnto De portment In Wiubttigtoii, fonio Inter enlltiK Information on tho subject of ilioplono Industry In (Icrnmny. Among other tiling, ho says: "Tho umntifnctiiro of pianos In Ger many linn reached n stnlo of perfection attained by no other tuition. Admitting Hint In othifr countries particular flrun produce Instruments which In every re spect lire 'itinl to tlm best Ocnnnn make, It Is claimed Hint ns mi Indus try, considering tho number of facto ries nml tho high exports to nearly every country In the world, tho iniin nfncttirers of this einplro nro long distance In mlvnnce of nil their rivals. In splto of Hie enormous unle of pianos overy year within the limits of the empire, tli'i) mniiufncturern nro depend ent upon tho markets of foreign coun tries for tho hiiIc of fully one-half of the number proiliireil. Tlio success of tho (lermitn piano Is duo lo the fact that limy nro cheap, comparatively speaking. Two hundred niul fifty dol lain will buy n very fine piano In this country. The construction Is always apneo with the lulest art designs, spe cial attention being paid to tho wood work; they not only present an ele gant appearance, but aro solid and durable." With tilts Introduction Mr. Harris goes on to Mate that there nro 43! piano factories In (lermnny, which manufacture 80,000 Instruments an nually. Of this number HO aro lo cated In Ilerlln, 27 In Stuttgart, 21 In Dresden, 10 In Leipzig, IT. In Ham burg, 10 In Iclgnltz, 0 In Zcltz, und tho remaining 107 In Munich, Halle, and Ilrtmswick. In the past 20 years the export of pianos from Germany lias Increased from $1,000,000 to $0, 110,000 annually. Great Itrltaln Is at present Germany's best cuslomer, buy ing -10 per cent of tho totnl exports, although prior to 1MX) the Argentine Republic, which now ranks second, was the boat market for German pianos. Ilelglnni ranks next after Great Ilrlt nln nnd Argentine, nnd then comes Australia, which tnkes $1,000,000 worth of Germnn pianos annually. Itiihsln f 1,000.000 worth and Holland $1,000,000; Ilrazll, Norway, Sweden, South Africa and Chile coming next In order. Mr. Harris also tells us that Germany Is n large manufacturer of stringed Instruments, tho chief facto ries being located In tho towns of Markneuklrclien, Kllngentlial, Mltten wnld, niul Johnnngeorgenstadt. The llrst named town sold $084,000 worth of violins, mandolins, -tc, to tho United States Inst year. "Tho manufacturer of tho different parts of stringed Instruments," ho states, "Is carried on chiefly In tho worker's own home." OniQIN OF TERM "TWO BITS." (f(en Heard In New York Where HrtiiOiernera amd Weaterners Klock. "Did you ever hear the expression two blu' used as an equivalent for a quarter of a dollar?" asked a New Yorker. "The tenu Is commonly used lu the Koiitii nnd west, and ono fre quently hears It In New York. Not one person In a thousand even of those who habitually use thu term knows Its origin. 'Kven ns Into as the close of tho eighteenth century the silver coinage of the United States had not super seded the Spanish 'milled' dollar lu the west and south. Fractional cur rency was iKirtlciilnrly soiree, nnd to obtain this tho Spanish 'milled' dol lar was cut up to make change. Halves nml quarters, of course, suggested their own names, but when tho quarter was cut In two, tho xvord 'eighth' was dis carded for 'lilt,' a small slug having the value of twelve nnd one-half cents. Many curio collectors havo these slugs In their possession, although, of course, they havo long since gone out of use as currency. "So with 'thrlp,' used In New Or leans and the vicinity as an equiva lent for tho nickel or five-cent piece. Thrlp' Is merely nn abbreviation of 'threepence,' the coin of that value once In general use, representing about tho sumo amount of money us a Ave cent piece." Hero Without Honor. An nnecdnte about Gen. Miles con cerns mi Innocent professional. It was In nn up town hotel. A number of men were gathered around listening to the speaker, a slender and rather magnetic man. "Yes," ho , was saying, "I was In tho midst of It at Santiago!" "Were the Spaniards good lighters?" "Itather. Hut I took live or tliom unaided officers, too In Cuba,' and two more lu l'orto ltlco." ".May I nsk who you nre?" Inquired tho general. "Yes, Indeed. I'm Mr. Cllnedlnst, the photographer, irom Washington, and I took you, too, In l'orto ltlco," I'hlladelphla Ledger. Unolo Ileiiben Hiyai When yo' will Hud nib a mnn who will willingly admit Ills Ignorance of what ho don't know, I will bet yo' dollars to cents dat his rightful place Is on de platform of a dime museum. What we do know wo am wlllln' to keep to ourselves; what we don't know we am powerful anxious to make ev eryliody elso believe In. Detroit Free 1'iess. Cotton tu Itlioilcsla. It has been found, through extended experiments, that Itlioilcsla can pro duce Urst-clnss cotton, which will com mand the highest prlco In Liverpool. Oliuroli of Notra Dame. Tho Cathedral of Notro Damo In Paris Is now lighted by electricity. GOOD I Shofttoriesi H4V.4W tHH-H I I H I I I I Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese minister at Washington, Is on friendly terms with the Kuailun ambassador. Count Cnsslnl, nnd Is careful never to soy anything that will offend lilm. Hut bo likes harmless pleasantry once, lu a while. Some one Informed lilm that I'rcsldeut lloosevelt had decided to dis continue the training In Jlu-pltsu, and naked him If he could guess why." "Can't Imagine the reason," replied the envoy; "perhaps Cnaslnl objects to the lessons as a breach of neutrality." Hero Is n story Hint Illustrates the estimate tho German citizen places on sauerkraut as a food staple. A Ger man was speaking last full about Ilia high price of cabbage. "I tell you, dese kabbages Is awful high, dls year," he snhl; "me und me vifc puts up six, seven, eight barrels of sauerkraut ev ery j ear but yd can't dls year. Dem kabbages dey coat too much." "You put up soino sauerkraut, didn't you, Chris?" he was asked. "Oh, yes two or tree barrels Juat to haf In de house In cnsii of sickness." 1'rbfcssor George Herbert I'almer, of Harvard College, says that the mas culine habit of rigid, logical reasoning Is contracted very early, and In Illus tration be tells the following story: "A little boy nnd girl of my acquaintance were tucked up snug In bed when Uielr mother heard them talking. 'I wonder what we're hero for?' asked the little boy. The llttlo girl remembered the lessons that had been taught her, and replied, sweetly, 'We are here to help others." The little boy sniffed. 'Then, whnt nro the others here for? he asked." Major McClellan tells of an Irish man whoso nephew came over from Ireland to work for lilm. The uncle, taking advantage of his Ignorance of America, paid lilm very small wages. Tho nephew was wiser than be looked, though, and, at the end of tho year. Informed his uncle that he had ob tained more lucrative employment, nnd Intended to leave. "You are making a great mistake." protested the uncle. "In leaving a steady Job for a little money. You should remember that a rolling stone gathers no moss." "Moss?" queried the lad; "and where Is there a market for moss?" J. I'lerpont Morgan Is gifted with a great deal more of humor than Is gen erally known. Not long ago, while In Uiiuloii, hu was Introduced to a lady who made some pretensions -to peer age. "I'urdon me," said this lady, haughtily, "to which Morgans do you belong? Oh, we are an Independent branch," replied Mr. Morgan, slyly; "but we date back to the Nonnan kings." "Ah. then you have a coat of nrms'i Mr. Morgan dug down Into his pocket and brought forth a shin ing American twenty-dollar gold piece. "This," he said, "Is our coat of arms; a few other families have adopted the same emblem, nut," he continued. confidentially, "we arc gathering them In as fust as possible." , SALARIES OF TEACHERS. Prealdent Harper Arcuea for lllcber Vmx for Them. President Harper of the University of Chicago argues trenchantly In the World To-day for higher pay for teach ers lu elementary and secondary schools. He says: "The demands of tho work can be met only by those whom nature has endowed with a high order of talent. The teacher to whom Is Intrusted the fostering care of our children should surely be one whose ability we respect. How Is It possible to satisfy the con science If a policy other than this pre vails? Is there anything more pre cious than the child, whether ylcwed from the point of view of tbe family or the State? Is not his training a thing of pre-eminent Importance? And yet wo aro willing to pay to his teach er a salary far less than is paid In many cases to the keeper of our horses or to the keeper of our cattle. "Who cannot see the utter absurdity pf this? The teacher, everything b lug considered, should be, nnd In many cases Is, the equal of tbe man or wom an who enters Into nuy other profes sional life. Shall we stultify ourselvto by continuing to pay the teacher at n rnto which places on him or her the brand of Intellectual weakness for hav ing accepted a position which promises Its occupant so little profit or advan tage? The time has como when prepar ation for teaching In the grades re quires a preparation and a proficiency equal to that demanded by any other profession. Theso require ments have gradually been In creased until to-day In many quar ters only those possessed of a vigorous physical constitution, strong and untiring purpose, nnd In addition a considerable sum of money, are able to secure the preparation called for. Is It Justice to those who havo pursued this laborious course of preparation that In the end they should find them selves limited to a salary so small ns to seem pitiful In view of the hardship undergone, nnd the expense which has been Incurred?" MONEY IN FACT AND FICTION. Our Modern American Fortunes Pule tho lloiiiuiiceni. Theso nre strange times lu the ac cumulation of fortunes stranger than nny Action could ever have made them. Think of It for a moment! Andrew Carnegie, a canny llttlo Scotch boy, camo to tills unknown land a few decades ago barefooted, and last year offered to settle tho Venezuelan Im broglio between Germany, England, France, Italy uud tho South American Republic by loaning Venezuela tho en tire sum of these International debts. And yet a fortune so huge as to per mit of such ofrera Is ns nothing to the power of nnother man. Mr. Rockefel ler, personally a quiet American citi zen from Cleveland, a simple liver with few habits of luxury, could easily buy halt a dozen of the Independent kingdoms of Europe; could without feeling It to any great extent lu his pocketbook take up the debts of all tho republics of Central and South Amer ica. Again, In 1841, Alexander Dumas published a book called "The Count of Mont C'rlito," the basis of which Is the fabulous wealth of an Individ' uaL The count finds a care full of almost priceless jewels. lie buys men's i lives; he spends money everywhere, lie comet to Paris with a notice from his ' Italian bankers giving him unlimited 1 credit on a Paris bank. There Is no I limit on what he can draw from M Danglers. It Is entirely unprecedent ' ed. Nothing like It was ever known before. lie draws C.000,000 of francs and ruins the banker, and still no complaint from tils Homan bouse. He rights wrongs; he saves more lives; he punishes the guilty by the use of unlimited wealth. And then by and by be leaves Maximilian on the Island of Monte Criati with his bride and sails away. As Maximilian sees bit big ship disappear on the horizon, be finds Monte Crlsto's will leaving lilm his whole fortune. This fortune, Du- mnt suggests In two or three places, wan 100,000,000 francs $20,000,000. It Is tile greatest private fortune the Frenchman could conceive of In 1R14 It Is considerably less than Hie Income of John D. Itockcfeller In 100.1. Bo you might run on. If It did not tire the brain to conceive more. Hut. most remarkable of all, this one In dividual made his unprecedented wealth with his own brains. Harper's Weekly. MEAL OF 8TEWED SNAILS, What the Feast of am Italian Family Consisted Of. The three artists were. Invited by Faglolo to a feast, says a writer In I.lp plncott'a. Tbey found tho family all gathered In tbe living room of a rather superior peasant's house. The floor was of mother (airtb, otherwise the room resembled our own glorious kitch en at Itoccaraso; there were salted hams and strings of garlic hanging from the celling; In front of the open hearth wrre hand-wrought andlront with little cages at the top, In which the pipkins of food were kept hot Faglolo made them welcome, and his wife having announced that the polenta was ready, the husband literally laid the board. Tbe guests and the family seated themselves, the children on wooden stools, the grown-up people on rush bottomed chairs and Faglolo took a large board from the corner. With a kntfe be scraped off tbe dried meal sticking to It out of the door, the fowls gathering to feed upon the scrapings. Then be passed his hand across the board, and,, finding It comparatively smooth, laid It upon the knees of the company, who were sitting In a circle. Next be took from tbe crane, where It hung over tbe fire, a large three-legged Iron pot of polenta (hasty pudding), and emptied It upon the board. His wife with a long pudding stick spread out the mush to the proper thickness, then each person staked out bis claim by drawing a circle lu the polenta with a leaden spoon. The smallest child, they noticed, drew the biggest circle. Next Faglolo took from the cage In the andiron, where It had been keeping warm, a saucepan filled with snails stewed in brown gravy, and helped each person to a share of the snails, putting It down carefully within the limits of the circle. Results of Irrigation. Arthur Illchardson, a pioneer Irri gator of Dimmit County, tells some wonderful stories, says the New York Herald correspondent at Austin, Tex. lie says that be has two artesian wells, 21S yards apart and 050 feet deep, which water 1,000 acres and grow the finest crops to be seen any where of onions, cotton, cabbage, corn, Irish potatoes, peaches, strawberries, dewberries and blackberries. He says he Is now getting the sec ond crop of strawberries. Tbe cotton makes two bales to the acre, but is planted only the first year to get the land ready for truck and fruit. lie says the return from tbe latter Is $300 to $400 an acre and that tabasco pep per can be grown there to yield $l,SO0 to the acre. Figuring on onions, be says 32,000 pounds to the acre are easily grown, which at 2 cents a pound bring net over cost of cultivation about $000, or $3S 1,000 for one section of 040 acres. Richardson states that about 4,000 acres were In Irrigation In Dhmnlt County last year, though It Is forty miles from a railroad, and that gangs of Mexicans arc now going over new land for next year, receiving $0.25 an acre for the work. He declares that Irrigated peaches nre large and finer flavored than those of Maryland and Georgia and other products are the same. A Token of Gratitude. A teacher In one of the public schools in Washington Is of opinion that, whllo much Is written of tho trials of teaching, too little U said of Its compensations. She gives the fol lowing amusing case lu Instance: An Italian boy In one of the lower grades made such progress with .his studies, especially with English, that his grateful father felt In Incumbent on him to call In person at the school building and express bis gratification. Ills speech was not nil Intelligible, but there was no doubt of his sincerity, for ho concluded with this generous offer: "Mlssa Teacher, I havvn de barb' shop ona de corner. You brlnga me your hnlr ana day an' I glva you de shampoo. Costa you nota de cent" Jlloney Thrown Away. "So that city doctor helped yo right smart, did he, Silas?" asked Mrs. Giles, on her husband's return from a week's visit to a specialist lu a neighboring town. "Well, I guess ho did! I'm feeling fine as a fiddle now, an' he says I won't likely have any return of It If I Just keep to what he tells mo." 'What did he say was tlio matter with yo?" lnqulnJd the wife, eagerly. 'I forglt now what be called It, hut " Silas," she cried, "ye don't mean ter say now yo paid out all that money an' didn't git no good of It, after alt I" Fault Is tbe one thing that It fre quently found where It Is not. THE WEEKLY Ono Hundred Years Ago. The American squadron, consisting of the frigate Constitution and four teen other vessels, arrived In Tripoli. Tho'Uinneror of (lermnnr sent a special envoy to congratulate Napoleon on bis accession to tbe throtfe of France. Many thousand bushels of wheat and flour arrived at Cadiz from the United States. A reinforcement of 1.500 British troops arrived at Barbados and began operations against Martinique. The American squadron blockaded the port and began the siege of Tripoli which lasted until the following spring. The Ungllsh Baltic fleet attacked the French squadron at Havre, doing con slderable damage. All the powers of Europe, except Russia, Great Britain and Sweden, had acknowledged Napoleon as Emperor of France. Seventy-five Years Ago. The Greek National Assembly re convened at Argos. The census of South Carolina showed a great decrease In populaUon. Differences between the contending parties at Buenos Ayres had been ad Justed and tranquillity restored. A Spanish expedition from Havana appeared at Tamplco, Mexico, and ef fected a landing without molestation on tbe part of tho Mexican troops. All departments of the government at Washington were particularly busy, clerks and chiefs working over hours. The United States by purchase from Hie Indians obtained the title to 6,000, 000 acres of iand In tbe Northwest. The terms of the Brazilian govern ment loan were agreed on In England. fifty Years Ago. The Connecticut Legislature Incor jiorated an emigrant aid association. Tbe treaty of Kanagua, between the United States and Japan, was ratified. Quiet was restored at Madrid, Espar tero being placed at the bead of the government by Queen Isabella, who promised the people reforms. Queen Christina's palace Jn Madrid was sacked by the people and her maj etty fled. Money and food were sent to the relief of the people of San Juan by the people of Kingston, Jamaica. An attempted insurrection occurred In Parma, Italy. Many people shot by the Austrian troops. Tho Federal diet met at Frankfort. Germany, and decided to Join tbe alli ance of Austria and Prussia. forty Years Ago. News that Gen. Forre3t had been de feated and wounded by Gen. Smith at Tupelo, Miss., confirmed. Confederate loss was 2,500. Detailed reports of Gen. Sherman's operations before Atlanta showed tre mendous Confederate losses and al most continuous fighting. Much apprehension was caused In the North by a Confederate raid In tha Shenandoah valley. News was received at Louisville that Major General McPherson had been killed In operations before Atlanta, Ga. Guerrillas operating along the Han nibal and St. Joseph Railway In Mis souri destroyed much property and robbed citizens. Correspondence between Hornco Greeley and representatives of tho Confederacy looking toward peace ne gotiations made public at Niagara Falls. thirty Years Ago. Leading citizens of Chicago, roused to action by big fire In downtown dis trict, formed citizens' associations to secure more perfect administration of municipal affairs. Ground was broken at Grand Haven, Mich., with elaborato ceremonies, for the new Michigan nnd Ohio Road, which was to be 400 miles long and cost $30,000,000, Report reached Madrid of the mur der at Cueuca of twenty-four republi cans by Carltst revolutionists. A land slip In the province of Na varre, Spain, destroyed the village of Alarra and several hundred Inhabit ants. Charges of Theodore Tllton against the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Involv ing Mrs, Tllton were made public In New Y'orlt. Allegheny County, Ta., was swept by a rainstorm, 400 square miles Inun dated, and hundreds of persons kilted. Iwenty Years Ago. A statue of Robert Burns, the poet, was unveiled before an Immense crowd on tho Thames embankment, Loudon. Sixty-five deaths from cholera occur red lu Marseilles and Toulon, France. Rnld of buuso of "Mother" Mandel bantu lu New York disclosed thousands of dollars' worth of stolen silks and Jewels, ' Several thousand workmen In New York City went on a strlko to enforce demands for nine-hour day. ten Years Ago. Phillips, Wis., and several smaller towns were wiped out by forest fires, causing a property loss of $3,000,000 and many deaths. 3 if LESSON TOR TEACHER ANO Pill1 Julia h. Dumont was Western ! writer of eminence back In the forties, And she was also n school lulttrtu who, says ouo who studied under her, j "deserves Immortality." George Cary kEgglctIon, who was one of her pupils, tnys In his lite of his brother Edward Hint her peculiar gift In dealing with any boy or girl lay In seeing what y .peal would, In that particular cats, 'provo strongest. When Kggleston came (under her care, one teacher after an other had attempted to teach him to write, and had abandoned the effort la disgust. Finally, one writing master who had beeu teaching young and old to make hair lines for up strokes and heavy ones for down strokes, and to decorate tlio paper with elaborate nourishes, called the boy "dttneo" and "booby," and dismissed hint from his school. Mrs. Dumont must have heard alt this, and when the boy. In bis mortifi cation, asked to bo excused from writ ing, she merely said: "Why, has Mr. Wilson taught you to write so well that you can learn no more?" ' "No, Mrs. Dumont," said the bumll latcd lad. "1 can never learn to wrlto." "Who says that?" she asked, quietly. "Mr. Wilson and every teacher I ever had. "Let me look at your hand, George." lie held It out. She studied It close ly, and bent tho fingers one after an other. -Then she said, "1 hear you are the best marble player lu town. Is that so?" Ills pockets were bulging with mar bles and he owned to an exceptional degree of skill In the game. "Yet Mr. Wilson called you 'booby!' Now, George, I'll tell you what you and I aro going to do. I am going to teach you to write a clear, legible and sensible hand, and two weeks from to day you are going to write a letter to Mr. Wilson. I will dictate It, and you shall sign it, and he will learn whether a boy who can play marbles cannot be taught to write." The battle was won. The boy re solved to make any effort for the teacher who had believed In him. She advised him to have nothing to do with up strokes and down strokes and flourishes. Absolute legibility, she said, was the first requisite In all handwrit ing. If one could write rapidly and easily, so much the better. To the boy's astonishment, he could actually read the lines he had written for his first lesson. At the end of the two weeks he was master of a plain and legible hand, very much like that of Mrs. Dumont Then, at her dicta tion, he Joyously wrote this letter to his former teacher: "Dear Sir: I am writing this letter at the dictation of my teacher, Mrs. Dumont Mrs. Dumont thinks you should be pleased to see that after two weeks of Instruction, I have learn ed to write a sensible and legible hand, and that I am not quite so hopeless a booby as you thought me." Ilo Was Kind. She Clever. She was a very clever woman, and a past master In the art of strategy. So all agreed who rode downtown with hereon tho Otb avenue surface cars. She entered the car at 72d street Every seat was taken, and almost ev ery strap had a man or woman sus pended from It. She looked about hesitatingly for an Instant but every man was Interested In his paper. Then she took hold of a strap almost lu front of a young man, a very young man, who vras blushing guiltily as he pretended to read. While the young man blushed and the woman thus hung, her handker chief fluttered, accidentally to all ap pearances, to the floor. Tbe young man looked up Just then and saw the white bit of cambric. The feeling of chivalry which he was evidently try ing to stifle would not be suppressed longer. lie arose and stooped for the hand kerchief. This was the woman's opportunity. While his back was turned she gently slipped Into his seat When he turned about and saw what had occurred he almost collapsed. But tbe woman did not. She took her hand kerchief out of his hand, smiling Inno cently. "Thank you," she said, sweetly. "You are very kind." Now York Sun. Cure fur Varluose Veins. Dr. Marchals, of tbe Paris hospi tals, has Just submitted to tho French Academy of Medicine a somewhat novel treatment for tho cure of vari cose veins In tho legs. He had observed that among rural postmen, obliged to go long distances on foot, there were few men who suf fer from varicose veins, and those who had varicose veins quickly recovered from them. Now, as a rule, patients with varicose veins are advised to walk as little as possible, but Dr. Marchals has changed alt this, and as the result of experiments he has suc cessfully carried out on twenty-one patients ho asserts that tbe most ef fective cure for varicose veins in tho legs consists of walking. He shows that. In order to obtain lasting results, It Is necessary to go back to the cause of the affliction, which Is the hypertension of the blood In tbo veins. It Is, ho says, possible even for those badly a filleted to cure themselves by rational dally walking exercises, preceded by massage of the legs, Elopements Made ICasy. A London tradesman advertises thus: "Elopement by uioter Is now fashionable. Loving couples who would dodge stem parents by running away to be married, can be supplied here at any hour of any day with smart motor nnd reliable driver, on the weekly payment system," Porjuryln Hngllsh Courts. An English county Judge recently remarked: "Not a case comet Into court but what there Is perjury on one side or the other." If you Insist on pointing a revolver that Is not loaded, point It at your own bead. 9