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TOILERS OP THE COLUMBIA
By Paul DcLancy
Author of "Lord of the Desert," "Oregon Sketches,"
anil other Pacific Coast Storks
CIIAITKR XXIII.
Ringwold and Scadog.
"Wheie Is Haiti, wife?"
'8lie has gone to tho ball."
"Did Captain lludlong go?"
"Yes, he went with our Hazel."
"It Is good. They would make a
Qno match, wife. I would like to fee
Hatel marry well. 1 would dislike (o
have her marry a common fisherman.
Wife, I am not feeling well tonight. I
fear that the young militia sntgeon
docs not know tho truth. I bollovo
that blood poisoning is setting in."
Tims spoke old r-eadog to his wife.
Strong as was the romtitntlon of the
powerful man it had begun to yield
and ho was first to detect It. Ilia
blood burned in ita channels. A
weakening, nervous sensation took pos
session of him. At times lie could not
distinguish the real from the imagin
ary. Seadog was a vety sick man.
Several times that night ho had sunk
into spasmodic dumber. He could
heat the dashing of the naves, tho
cieaklug ot the oars in their locks, the
shouts ot the fishermen and the crack
ol rifles. Then he would atart with
groan aa the hot blood burned itself
against the fevered particles which
were gradually decaving about the
wound In his body. Then the poleoned
life-fluid would rush forth to the heart
fnrnsco for purification, when it would
be sent out moie slugcith than ever to
feed a binning system.
The heart beats increased, the fever
rose higher and higher. Old Scadog
felt his eensea failing. The leal be
came mo-e fanciful and the imaginary
became more realist!;, lie finally fell
Into delirium. It was then that -his
tongue spoke woids that sounded
strange to his wife's ears
"Yes, Kelson Saaiela, I won out over
youl I swore falsely, but I won! You
were sent to Siberia and I gained the
cur's favor. I also won !n the con
tested will case and brought the money
to America where I have invested it
well. You were druggist to the crar,
hut the apprentice in the great estab
lishment drew the winning card. I
came near to losing it though. Those
hateful southsiders ! But Sankala!
6he is a brave gill. This burning in
my side! Some one is prodding me
with a hot Iron! Help, Help!"
'Husband! Husband!" cried Mis.
Seadog. She seited her companion's
hands and rubbed them violtntly.
"What has happened?" inquired the
sick man.
"You have giown worse. You said
such stiange things."
"What did I say? I fear my condi
tion, wife."
"You spoke of Kelson Saarela and a
will."
"Nelson Saarela! I have not uttered
the name for 20 years.
A gloom settled about the room that
caused the man to ask why the light
was so dim. A deadness in his limbs
caused bim to suspect that he was
glowing worse. The sullen Sow ot
his blood told bim that unless a change
came bis hours were few for this earth.
"Wife, send foi eld Ringwold. After
all he knows more about medicine than
all of the doctois in this cobntiy.
Send for old Ringwold and he shall tell
me whether or not I am receiving
proper treatment."
One ot the boys was cent to request
the aged man to come. It was the first
time in his life of neatly SO years in
the village that be had been invited to
the Seadog home.
When left alone again the sick man
inquiied of hia wife:
"Did you say I mentioned Nelson
Saarela and a will?"
"Yea, and you said something abont
Siberia and America and money," re
plied Mrs. Seadog.
The old man looked about the room
In bewilderment for a few momenta and
then dropped Into a semi-conscious
state. His tongue began to give utter
ance to strange things again.
He spoke of tbe ship which bad
atranded upon the Island nearly twenty
yeaia before, the one which bad
brought Sankala and old Itingwold to
tbe country, lie spoko of some papers
which be had found aboard tbe wreck.
"I know he was lost!" he muttered.
"I know he was lost. It is too late
now to do bim Justice."
He continued in thia atrain until the
arrival of Ringwold. The feebly 'old
druggist waa conducted to the bedside
ot the sick man, and sat upon t'ae bed
from sheer exhaustion. In the faint
gloom of the light he looked more like
a ghost than a human being. Ills long
gray hair and beard concealed hia feat
ures. But hia sharp, keen eyes glist
ened with unuaual brightness.
The old man placed hia trembling
Augers upon Seadog'a wriat. Then he
moved hia hand to tbe sick man's breast
and placed It ovet his heart. A fiend
ish smile lit up hia face aa be felt the
fluttering and spasmodic beating of the
organ.
lie diew a hyperdeimio eyrlnge from
bis pocket and filled It with a fluid.
Then lie Injected It into Seadog'a arm.
Several minutes of silence followed.
Itingwold kept hia seat on tbe side of
tbe bed. He Anally broke the silence,
"Bring tbe lamp," he said.
While young Seadog held the lamp
and the wife looked on with anxiety,
Rinwgold shook the sick man. He
pushed back tbe eyelids and exposed
the pupils which worogreatly enlarged.
"He died In Siberia and Ills brother
went down at seal" muttered Seadog.
Another smile lit up tbe countenanco
ot Ringwold. Ho placed !iIb hand over
the heart of Seadog again. He played
with the man aa would a cat play with
a mouse. But the feeble little fellow
looked more like the mouso and the
prostrate form of tbe wealthy fisher
man resembled that of a giant, In com
paileon. "Old Ringwold has hia eyes, but he
is not the man. No, he Is not the
Iran!" spoke out Seadog in plain
words.
Again the grizzled old man smiled
almost to a stage villain's chuckle.
Mra. Scadog turned pale. Young Sea
dog was mystified.
Ringwold slowly bent hia body until
he could place his mouth near Seadog's
ear. Ho spoko in an ordinary tone of
voice:
"Charlie, you neglected to sweep out
this morning!"
Seadoi opened his eyes as it by mag
ic. He gated into the face of Ring
wold for a moment and then exclaimed:
"Nelso Ssarela, druggist to the
exsr!"
"Yes, and back from Sibeiia and on
to America that he might compel
Charles Seadog to tender an account
ing!" fairly hissed the old man.
The meeting was too much for the
strength of either. Seadog fell Into a
silent relapse and old Ringwold drop
ped across his body In a hysterical fit.
It was then that young Seadog called
to a neighbor and sent htm to the ball
room for aid.
CHAPTER XXtV.
A Flna", Accounting.
With the dawning ot morning there
were many rumois afloat in the village,
lb? story of Seadog'a relapse, the tend
ing for old Ringwold, and the dying
condition ot the two men had reached
the public eai. Stoiies ot mysterious
disclosures weie also being told and
tbe people were wrought up to unusual
excitement.
It was known that Captain Budlong
bad remained at tbe place all night;
that Sankala was there and that the
militia sutgeon had been kept busy and
that about daylight old Bumbo, the
lawyer, had been sent for.
Sankala and Dan Lapham had also
been seen to visit the. Ringwold cabin,
and they had taken a large bundle of
papers to the Seadog home.
The interior of the Seadog house pre
sented an inteiestlng picture. On a
bed lay old Seadog calm and weak.
He was breathing easily and his physi
cal suffering had Deen lulled by heroic
scientific treatment. But the agony
which racked his brain is indescribable.
It is only those who have suffered with
a guilty conscience while looking death
in the face that could properly sympa
thize with Charles Seadog.
On another bed in tbe same room lay
tbe aged Rinwgotd. He had under
gone a complete change. The feeble
old form which bad for eo many years
responded to the appeals of life and
raised itself up as though coming from
the grave, had reclined to rise no core.
His work was over. His mission was
about performed. Yet his brain was
as clear as a bell; His eyes as bright
aa youth.
Seadog's family hovered about him.
The surgoen stood at his bedside.
Bumbo, tbe lawyer, sat at a table near
by.
Sankala held her aged protector's
band. Dan Lapbam stood at tbe foot
of Ringwold'a bed. Captain Budlong
was at tbe door to answer the questions
of the curious.
"Tell the whole troth, Cbar'es, tell
it all. I have proved to you that San
kala is bis child. She is entitled to
bis interest in the property. Do fair
by hei upon your soul!"
So spoke old Ringwold, ftebly but
'encouragingly to Seadog.
"After my retuin from Siberia I
looked up the boy. I bad located you
long before. When I got the papers
arranged I persuaded bim to come with
me to America, but he bad marrying
on tbe brain and would not come until
the ceremony was perfomed and his
young bride was ready to come," contin
ued Ringwold. "We were all poor in
finances and bad to take the old sail
boat. Tbe voyage waa a long one and
the child, Sankala, was born on board
the vessel. The surgeon of the craft
made out a birth certificate and Bumbo
has it there. I took it from the bands
of the child's mother as tbe ship went
down and have kept it ever since.
"She is tbe only heir and entitled to
his share of the property. The other
papers will show what thia is. I re
ceived the final documents yea'erday.
Bumbo has them. Do justice, Seadog,
do Justice, upon your soul, tell it alii"
Seadog's very momenta were num
bered. Tbe wound which he bad re
ceived in the last encounter with the
soutbslde fishermen had developed a
case of blood poisoning and no power
on earth now could save him. Of this,
he was fully informed. While the fact
that he was about to face the final tri
bunal where man is called upon to give
an accounting, may have had some
thing to do with softening Seadog'a
heart, he waa confronted with the evi
dence of hia wronga on earth and of tbe
Just rights of others.
He told tbe story of bow he had
wronged Sankala's father ; how he had
willfully caused Ringwold'a exile to Si
beiia and how he had fled to America
with his illgotten gains. Of his accu
mulations here, his auditors already
knew. He had learned of the sailing
of tiankala'a father and mother from
the old country and had found their
names on the ship's register, and know
ing that they were dead, and having no
knowledge of tbe birth of Sankala,
thought all trouble from that source
had ended.
When he had completed his story,
which waa reduced to writing by Bum
bo, he was completely exhausted, but
the merciless attorney insisted on a
further statement.
"Seadog, you are In your right
senses, are you nol7"
"Yes," came the reply feebly.
"You realize that the end is ap
proaching?" "I dp," replied the dying man. ,
"You make this statement as your
dying declaration," insisted the tech
nical limn of the law.
"I do."
"Well, one moment more, Seadog.
There Is still more left undone. You
might as well make a clean breast of It
while you are at it. You remember
tbe deed Dan Lapham's father signed?
Well, I have tbe evidence ready to
bring action to have it sot aside. You
know tho old man was drunk and didn't
know what he waa doing? You know
thote was no money paid and no con
sideration for deeding tho property to
you upon which this town is built?
You icmcmbei all ot this, do yon not,
Seadog? Make a clean breast ot It, tell
it all, upon your soul, Seadog I I havn
secured the pardon of the halt-buvd
fiom the pen and lie Is teady to testily
to It all, It is true, is It, not Seadog,
upon your soul, upon your soul 1 I
"Yes," came a faint voice.
"Ihcn sign your statement bote,
your dying declaration, sign it hers,
Scadog, as you value your chances ot
pardon in the next world."
Scadog touched tho pen already
thrutt into his limp hand by ths per
sistent attorney, who also wiote his
name and called upon tho captain and
surgeon to witness the signature.
"God be praised!" The faint voice
ot Ringwold was heard, aa he made a
superhuman eftoit to raise himself, and
clasping Sankala in his arms, he whis
pered "My mission Is performed and
juttico done at Ust."
The deathly silence ot tho loom was
only broken by the sobs ot tho gtlef
stricken girl, aa old Ringwold passed
into tho sleep thai knows no waking.
Within another hour Charles Sea
dog's soul had also departed from the
body, and such a spirit ot gloom hung
over the little fishing village aa had
never visited it before.
(Tote continue.!)
Sample ot'llt Voice,
Tils ts n marvelous ago wo live In,"
said n theatrical manager, "ami Us
marvelousness was brought home to
me forcibly last week.
"I had written to a French tenor
and asked him what tie would take
to come over hero nnd sing next sea
son. His reply consisted of a letter
and two cylinders.
"'I will come for five hundred dol
lars n week,' the letter said, 'nud I
forward In another package samples
of my voice and of my acting.'
"Tho larger cylinder was a phono
graphic record of one of tho man'J
solos. The smaller one wns n moving
picture film of him singing the solo.
"I took the two cylinders to n deal
er, nnd one we put In a phonograph,
the other In a moving picture ma
chine. Then we darkened the room,
and we stnrted the machine and tho
phonograph simultaneously. Hy Jove,
sir. tbe actor might have been preseut
personally. There he was on tn-j
screen, walking up and down tho
stage and gesticulating, and there was
his voice Issuing In sonorous notei
from the big phonograph horn. I got
from It as satisfactory an Idea of the
man's talent ns I could have got If
be bad visited me."
Uetter 1'ret-eclent.
The Punkvllle Debating Society wns
In regular session, and (5. Wutklns
Spurting was making an earnest plen
on the aUirmattve side of the question.
"Resolved. That man's every act Is Ihj
result of a selfish motive."
"I go further than that. Mr. Presl
dent," he said, ".tbout three-fourths
ot tbe things a man does are beeunso
he's envious of what somebody else
does. The pin-headed speaker that
had the floor last on the other Rids
Ued like a pirate when he said "
Here the president of the society
rapped on tbe desk.
"The gentleman must not use such
language as that," he said.
"Why not?"
"Because It Isn't parliamentary."
"It may not be parliamentary, Mr.
President." vociferated Mr. G. Wat
kins Spurllng, loosening his collar and
rolling up his sleeves, "but by gum.
It's congressional."
The Deacon's Kje upenecl.
Bishop Hardhead Tell me exactly
nhat you want. Do you want a minister
or a preacher?
Deacon Wayback Why er ws
want both, you know.
Ilishnp Hardhead I can't give you
both. Do you want a minister who will
visit your homes, romp with the children,
Joke with the boys, pay compliments to
the women folks, admire your pigs,
praise your cattle, Inquire about crops,
nd on Sundays put you to sleep; or do
you want a preacher who will shut him
self up with his books, burn the midnight
oil, and on Sundays lift your souls with
oratorical bursts that would thrill the
throngs at a cathedral? Take your
sbolce.
Deacon Wayback I guess, bishop, a
minister will be nigher our size, and we'll
promise to make no more complaints
'bout dull sermons. Semi us a minister,
bishop send us one that can play th'
fiddle.
Wanted a Pleasant Repression.
Mr. Grumps Good rnnrulng. Do you
take pictures hy the instantaneous pro
cess? Photographer Yes, sir.
Mr. Grumps Well, . this Is Mrs.
Grumps, my wife, you kuow, I want
her picture taken.
Photographer Certainly. But are you
particular about having It Instantaneous?
Mr. Grump Of course. When you
get things ready, tell her to look pleas
ant, and then snap off tbe machine be
fore tbe expression fndes away. You'va
cotter be qulcker'n lightning.
A Street Car Napoleon.
Old Gentleman Tell me, my friend,
why you are o ugly to passengers.
Brutal Conductor So they'll hate th'
street car company wot employs me.
See?
"N-o, not exactly."
".Why, when they hate the company,
they'll Just laugh to thclrsclves when
they see me cheatin' th' company by not
ringln' up fares. Sec?"
Wooed an' Married and A'.
Mrs. Gadd Oh, have you heard the
news? Mis lie Ledger and her father's
bookkeeper were secretly married six
months ago. ,
Mrs. Gabb Dearie met How did It
leak out?
Mrs. Gadd Some ono overheard them
quarreling.
Lou Dillon, the famous trotting mare,
Ii a California:. No matter In what
part of the country she Is, her hay is
brought from her native State. This Is
to avoid stomach trouble, caused by a
change of diet. The freight on the hay
sometimes brings its price up to $100 a
ton.
It has been scientifically demonstrated
that early marriages In India have re
sulted In racial degeneration. Roys and
girls of nln or ten years are married In
that country, with tbe consent ot their
guardians. In some sections laws have
been passed prohibiting tba marriage ot
glrU under fourteen.
Mi Dmtomals Sll
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Tho Senso ot Grntltudn.
GIVING nml taking makes up audi a largo part of
lift tlmt Hie art of thanks In well worth n little
consideration. The sensation of gratitude
Is, generally speaking, a doublet sensation. It con
tin In pleasure produced hy n gift or favor for Its own
sake, Mint In a renewed sense of affection or regard townnl
tlu giver. Tlic latter should always lie the uppermost feel
ing In tlio ml ml, though tliorc are circumstances In which
It Is not possible that It should lio tho strongest. A well
expressed gratitude conveys both feelings, anil every gmtl
tilde which Ooas do Is noil expressed, lunvevor liailly It
may bo worded. Occasionally only one of those two feel
ings Is present In tlio mind, and It is n nleo question of
morals liow far tlio other may rightly ho simulated,
Tho nuHiunt of thanks a man receives during his
life depends very largely upon his accomplishment as a
glcr. There are those who give with so nuieli simplicity
that they coiiclllato tho promt, sot tho shy at their ease,
ami ilnll tho selfish sharpness of critical perceptions; hut
the obligation of retnriring thanks remains the same, how
ever awkwardly It may bo lahl upon us. No man has
any right to conshlor his creditor's olromnstancos boforo ho
pays his debt, or to keep his creditor waiting because ot
Ills bad manners. Gratitude Is a debt which only tho
worst men repudiate. Tho things for which wp feel most
warmly grateful we can at least often repay In kind, but
the treasury of words Is freely open to tho poorest, and It
Is surely worth some pains to learn how best to count
them. London Spectator.
Tho Decoy of "Faithfulness. "
WK seldom hear the word "faithfulness" used
now In the old-fashloncd Ilviiligoircnl sense,
when It had reference, iiocordliig to tho dollnl
Hon In Murray's Dictionary, "to the duty of toll
ing unwelcome counsel." Very few people now pride them
selves upon being "faithful" with their friends 1. e., nev
er allowing direction or a proper regard for tho liberty of
(lie Individual to stand between them and a true expres
sion of nnasSod opinion. No one boasts that he or she has
boon "faithful." Such severity may be at Union necessary,
and often excusable, hut It Is no longer admired. A ten
dency to rigorous doiillng, whether verbal or otherwise, has
lost Its place among the virtues, and takes rank among
minor defects of character. Of course, wo nil tell unploas
nut truths and give unwelcome advice at times, but not
often of set purpose. We do It, so to speak, by nccldent
because we have lost our tempers, or are otherwise carried
away by our feelings. Those who suffer from the faithful
wounds of n friend, or painfully reject his gratuitous guid
ance, do not try. as their grandfathers tried after the Ilrst
moment of Inevitable Irritation wns over to feel gratitude
towanls him on the ground of his faithfulness; at best now
adays they do but try to forgive him for his Interference.
All this, of course. Is merely a part
ening of manners, the modern ntspoj-t
and the modern worship of liberty.
"faithfulness" within the circle of Intimacy comes of the
same advance In civilisation which has killed verbal per
sonal violence In the wider circle of cultivated society.
Friends no longer dare to play with sharp-edged personali
ties. Acquaintances no longer search In conversation, as
Theodore Hook's contemporaries appear to have searched,
for something to lilt with. Unless a man wishes to bo
hated, ho must use his knowledge of the weaknesses of
those nroiind him In order to spare not to chastise them.
Loudon Spectator.
Is Mental Vigor on tho Wane?
A DISTINGUISHED Ilrltlsli pliyslol.m, Ir. Ilyslop, Is
quoted as saying that "with the apparent advance of
civilization there Is In reality a diminution In Intel
lectual vigor, mnlnly due to faulty management In
economy of brain power." The insertion that there
has been no Increase In Intellectual power since the
HOW WOMAN ACTS IN DANGER.
Can He Depended On forBoniethlnil Ull
llauul When Krluhtcnrd.
Speeding down Michigan avenue the
other evening In his automobile with
a feminine companion. Sidney (lodlinm,
secretary of the Automobile Club, sud
denly spied a cat In tho middle of the
toad, sturlng at his headlight.
"Now. I'm going to get that cnt."
he remarked to his companion, who
earnestly begged bim to desist. "No."
bo persisted, "there were too many
stray cats prowling about In the world
already," nnd he speeded tils automo
bile straight ahead. Within five feet
of the bewildered nnlmal, which for
some strange reason had not budged,
the girl leaned forward In her Intense
sympathy for the poor cnt about to be
crushed. Mr. Gorbam, running his
machine at the rate of twenty-five
mile nit hour, suddenly veered to the
side. He saved tho cat, but pretty
nearly lost his companion, who, unable
to preserve her poise, went pitching
out of the vejilcle, he catching her by
the coat Just In time to save a catas
trophe. This Is only one of the mntiy Inci
dents In which the "eternal feminine"
will do an unusual or unguarded thing
In the presence of sudden fright Not
that women ure uny morn susceptible
to loss of presence of mind than men,
generally. On the contrary, from the
testimony of ttiose who have had wide
experience in dealing with both sexes
In the presence of scares of any kind,
women bold equal rank with men In
cases of fires, runaways, In burglar
frights, nud In automobile scares. In
spite of the exception given.
"In fact," continues Mr. Gorhani,
speaking of automoblllng, "I find my
wlfo keeps her bead Just as well as I
do, and the same thing is true of pret
ty nearly all tho women I knot, ut
course, we don't linvo much to Ingut
en us. Accidents aro really much moro
raro than people generally suppose.
With confidence In their operator
when they aro not scared out of It, as
In tho case I have Just related women
do not always realize real danger when
It comes.
"The narrowest escape I over had
occurred when thero were three women
In my niito. I was running down n
small hill over n narrow road with
high banks on cither side mid only
four feet awny WmCIi I splod n broken
bottle In tho mlddlo of tho track. I
turned to the side, Booking to save my
tire, when I suddenly found tho wheels
sliding down tho bunk. I called In
stantly to tho women to Jump. Then
I sat and waited. At Mint moment I
would have taken n hundred dollars
for that mnchlno which I paid f2,G00
for. It looked as If it still might go
over any momont, and land at the bot
tom of tho bank upside down, I man
aged to save It, but would you believe,
when I asked thoao women to got out
they simply giggled. I knew, of course,
the switch was thrown and that wo
might be burled Into eternity any moment''
could he cut down
of the modern soft
for tho Individual,
Tor the decay of
An energetic but Inexperienced girl
will act differently from a sympathetic
or well (tolsed woman. A case Is relat
ed of one girl out In an automobile
for the Ilrst time. T.e operator, who
wns likewise Inexperienced, had the
lever reversed and did not know It.
Suddenly the mnchlno began backing,
driving straight for a curb. The ener
getic girl rosu up nud called "Whoa!
whoa!" much to tho amusement of tin
crowd watching thu performance. Her
lack of rescrvo nnd loss of presence
of mind manifested Itself In thu pres
ence; of sudden fright.
Another energetic woman, perfectly
nble to keep cool on nil occasions, mny
perforin n deed of real heroism In thu
case of sudden danger. "In flro scares,"
says Marshal Campion of englno house
No, f, "I can't see but n woman Is Just
us brnve ns a mini nny time. I pretty
nearly lost my llfo once, nnd would
have had It not been for n woman. I
was down In the basement of an old
dunce hall on the West Side, which
wns In a mass of Homes, nnd I had
simply Inst my way. I called up In
my dilemma, and It was n woman who
stood at tho bend of tho stairs nud di
rected mo out with llames sweeping
n bout like mad.
"Still, women do loso their bends.
Just n short time ngo one woman ciiiiio
out of n burning building with her
lint nnd bandbox and left llvo hundred
dollars' worth of Jewels on her dress
er. As luck would have It, though,
they wcro burled In tho plastering and
she recovered them later." Chicago
Tribune.
THE HOTEL CLERK'S MEMORY.
Ability In IteiuenibcrlaK the Nam of
l'atron Tukc Vcur or Training.
Probably no other class of men can
remomber names of people so well aa
hotel clerks, and to a person who has
never given Uio question a thought or
watched Miem speak to people stop
ping at their houses, whon hundreds
pass In and out every day, a closo
study of the case would not ho with
out Interest, Tho memory of tho best
clerks In the business Is nothing short
of marvelous, nnd It takes years of
training to acquire, tho art.
For Instance, a man will como In
nnd register. Tho cleric never hns
seen him before, but ho always
watches him write Ids nnmo and
makes a picture of him, together with
Mmt name, In hl mind. Maybe forty
or fifty moro strangers will como to
tho desk and put their names on tho
hook, ask for keys nnd letters, and
continually como and go heforo Mint
otlier man comes around again. Hut
when ho docs return and, maybe, says;
"Give me my mall, please, If I bavo
nny," tlio clerk docs not bavo to ask
him his name, as any other man
would do, hut simply runs over Mio
letters, or hands him Mie bunch which
has the names beginning with tho first
letter of tlio guest's name.
"It la all tbo result of practice, r.s
In any othsr line of business," said
earliest period of recorded history Is qullo familiar,
hut one does not often hear from an aiithorltatlvo source
the statement that the mental vigor of tho most progressive
races Is actually declining,
la this a fact? Do wo rind evidence therefor In the ac
tivities of the generation now holding the world's stage or
In the work of the generation lilting Itself In school, Held
and workshop for future control? Hardly. In the sciences,
In tho arts, In every lino of research and Invention, there.
Is steady If not remarkable progress. Tho patent nlllrcs of
tho various countries do lint Indicate nuy diminution of
mental fertility or Ingenuity. Tho Motion, tho poetry, the
periodical literature and Journalism of the day, with all the
excrescences wo deplore In them, do not alTord proof of
mental deterioration.
Tho standards of our secondary schools, colleges, uni
versities and professional Institutions are higher than over,
jet we do not get the Impression from educators' reports
that boys and girls are unequal to the task of meeting the
tests Imposed boforo admission or of following tho courses
proscribed.
No, there seems to ho no evidence of tho waning of
Intelllgem-e alleged by the eminent physician. Neverthe
less, there Is "food for thought" In his remarks, to this
extent nt least tlmt such phenomena as tho rapid Increase
of lunacy demand serious Inquiry Into our systems of edu
cation. Knots are useful when they readily fall Into
classes presided over hy large Ideas. An M-nsHorted collec
tion of Iwirren facts Is of little value, and tends to "diffusa
consciousness" and lack of continuity of thought. Tho
world was never richer than It Is today In the raw tun
terlal kiiowledfco. hut the chief function of education Is
to.dovolop capacity for deep and sustained thought, (liven
concentration, discipline nnd method, and tho accumu
lation of knowledge Is relatively easy In our time. Chicago
Itccord-Herald.
"ditching Cold" nnd lloiv to Avoid It.
F people could only get tho superstition out of their
heads that pneumonia nnd Its Invariable precursor, n
"cold," are duo to cold air and draughts, the death rnln
from pneumonia and the discomfort rate from "colds"
In a week to almost nothing. Never
was there a more destructive misnomer than calling tho
fever which does so much harm a "cold."
As a matter of fact, a "cold" Is not duo to cold at all,
but to overheating the skin and a lark of fresh air In
the lungs, l'eople put on heavy woolen underclothing,
sit In a room heated to the temperature of midsummer,
persplro freely, thus opening their pores; tho moisture Is
prevented hy the wool from evaporating and leaving the
skin cool and dry and remain on tho surface thus ren
dered sensitive. Then they go suddenly out Into the cold
air, which Instantly chills the moist and open pores, drives
tho blood away from the surface, create an Internal con
gestion that deranges nil tho organs, ntfd a fever follows.
This, of course, affects the mucous membrane from within,
and (he membrane, which has been dried and baked In
tho overheated room, nnd thus made n lodging far tho
dangerous microbes bred In foul nnd oxygen-exhausted air,
cannot resist the attack through the blood ami becomes an
easy prey to tho microbes from without. Then there Is
suffering and, too often, pneumonia and death.
A European once asked a Canadian Indian who wore
nothing but a loosely wrapped blanket In the northern
winter, whether he would not take cold. "Cold?" replied
the Indian, scornfully. "White man not cover his face
white man's face not cold? No? Indian all face!"
That Is the secret of Immunity from colds and pneu
monia, llo all face that Is, do not wear heavy under
clothing but heavy oiiterclothlng which you ran remove
In a warm room, breathe plenty of fresh oxygenated sir,
and you can laugh the draught to scorn, will find the
outdoor cold much more easily bearable, and ran grad
ually reduce the temperature of your homo and your office
to the European standard. So shall you escape pneumonia
and pretnnture death. Chicago Journal
W. II. Illley. In thu Midland Hotel, Inst
night. "It Is necessary that hotel
clerks learn to remember names well.
Maybe n man who has been In the ho
tel only a short time will como up to
the desk nnd tho clerk will spook to
him ns If he know him. Then If tho
man calls for his key, and you could
not remember bis tiatno or what the
number of his mom you would bo In
a wid prcdlcHiiiont. Many times n
clerk will turn to the key case, not
remembering tho man's name hut a
look at the case will recall tho num
ber to his memory nnd he will bo
all right. Then again a man will come
to tho desk and ask for hi mall. Ily
glancing nt tha register and seeing his
Initials, though before you looked you
had forgotten them, his name will Hash
Into your mind, nnd ho will never
know you didn't remember Instantly.
When a man stays at tho house a few
days his nnmo will seldom bo forgot
ten If he comes ngaln." Kansas City
Journal.
OFFICIAL CUP OF COFFEE,
I'rnper Method of Ilruwlnir It to lie
Determined In WuNhJiiutrm.
Ily direction of tho Secretary of
Agriculture the bureau of plant Indus
try Is to tnko up ut oiu-ci experiments
to determine thu best manner In which
to brew n rup of coffee. To this end
F. L. Lowlson, n specially trained ex
pert, has been engaged. Tho view of
tho department Is that u cup of coffee
Is good because of tho manner In
which It Is browed, rather Minn from
tho quality of tho bean from which
tho hovcrago Is made. It will bo ap
preciated by all persons acquainted
with tho nrt and mystery of coffee
making that various conditions, appar
ently trivial In themselves, havo to ho
taken Into consideration In producing
the boverago.
For Instance, In Mie process of roast
ing tho beans may bo mon or Iosh
damaged by being under or over done,
nnd the flavor of tho coffeo thus Im
paired to a corresponding degreo.
Hcnco tho necessity for ldenl condi
tions In roasting. Again, the effects of
water nt various tempera tines upon
tho ground coffeo nud tho proper per
iod for Infusion will, for thu Ilrst tlmo
in Mio history of coffeo-mnliliiff, be
thoroughly and ncctirnlolyNiscertnlnod.
Tho retention of canYInc, Iho active
principle of coffeo, to which It owos
Ita stimulating effects, nnd tho elim
ination of tho caffeo-tniinlc hnd enffoJc
acids, which nro not only Injurious to
health, but cominunlcnlo nn unpleas
ant, bitter tasto to tho hovcingo, will
he, of course, tho principal objects.
Approaching a Groat Man,
Dltfldcnt Customer Reg pardon, sir,
but aro you tho proprietor of this
stora?
Masterful Man No, sir, I am not Mio
proprietor, I'm tho floorwalker!
Diffident Customer I bopo you'll
pardon me, I assuro you, I meant no
offense. Boston Transcript.
PATHFINDER OF BAN JUAN.
Itpliod In the Life of Otto Menr at
Mlllallllll I'll.
Olio Menr uf Hiigtiiichu Is known In
Colorado n tho "I'nlhlliider of the Halt
Juan" because of singe nnd lull road
ho built through tho mountain. Ono
of his sliigo lines win over Mnrahnll
pass, llo was constantly oensiirlng
his driver for being slow. The rpsult
was Mint every iiuiii wns ntixlou to
got him nlouo In n tngo and demon.
strain Mint they could go fust enough
to please him.
Ono morning ho walled at Mm sum
mit of Mnrtuill pas for the slngo
driven by Henry llurn. a rookie
driver, to loavn fur tho foot, llo waa
dressed In a black suit Mint wns mold
ed to him and on his bend was a new
silk hat and his linen vb potloly
while. Ho wa tho only passenger.
"I'll give him tho rldo of bis life,"
remarked Mums to the station men.
Four of the best horse on tho lino
wore hooked up. Menr slopped lulu
tho lngo with a fresh cigar In hi ,
mouth mid llurn clamored on tho box,
llo cracked his whip with n volley of
curses and Iho lenders nearly Jumped
out of the harness, lie sent Mm four
down tho serpentina rond In record
Mine, tho tago bunging ngulns Mm
sldo of tho mountain, grilling Mm
edges of precipices, whirling around
sharp curve on two wheels nud bound
ing over rocks with Jitis that raised
tho heavy vehicle throo feet niul
plunged It forward with n hump Mutt
started every bolt and mill. Thu
horses were white with hither, but still
Hums urged them on,
At thu foot of the pus llurn pulled
up hi foaming and well-nigh spent
horses mid Moar climbed out. Ills
bilk hut was a battered wreck, III
clothes wero torn In down of places
and Ills hands and face wero scratched
and bleeding, for ho luid been tossed
about 111 tho stage like a pen In a can;
but hi cigar was "till gripped In hi
teeth. He mild nothing, however, un
til the stago was driven up In continue
on it way, when ho ramarked to
Hums:
"llenery. I link I vlll rldo on to out
ldo mlt yon. I va so lonoomo In
side I couldn't keep nvake." Chicago
Chronicle.
ONE-THIRD OF A PICTURE.
Cnrloii (Jurat of the Owner or a Cor
reuulii PrMUitieilt.
In a private house In tho west of
Iuulon I n very beautiful picture, re
puted to le by Corroggto, and of such
high quality that Micro I every rea
son to believe It to bo either by Mint
master or an excellent copy of one of
hi lost original by IamIovIcu C true
el. Although apparently a complete pic
ture In Itself, Mils exquisitely painted
figure of a beautiful woiiihii, gating
Intently at n ring. Is only n third of
thu original picture, and the present
owner Is endeavoring to trace tho miss
ing parts In order to restore the work
to Its original condition.
A document nttuehed to the back of
tho frame, and provided with a seal
with tho Inscription, "(Juo Fata Vn
cant," give tho curious history of thl
picture. It read:
"Tho Queen of Cnndatlle. n King
of Lydla, with the Magic Ring of
Gyge. by Oirreitglo. It Is part of n
larger picture which descended to three
brother of the name of Monro, In
whose family It had long been, but
not In-big able to ngrco as to Its pos
session, It was cut Into tun-u parts,
'lid portion wa purchased by An
thony Inrd Favcrshiim, nud from him
It came Into tho poi.enon of his
daughter, tho lion. Franco King, wlfo
of John ltownter. esq at whoso de
cease It win sold by auction In July,
181(1, to Mr. John IilMf. of Woolwich."
Then follows In another handwrit
ing: "It remained In Mr. Iimt's m.
session till his decease, and was pur
chased by me at his auction, l!"th Au
gust, 18'JH." Tho signature Is dllllciilt
to decipher,
Tho present owner, Mr. W. Jacobs,
bought Mil Interesting canvas four
years ago at tho sale of the contents
of "Thornlelgh," Avenue rond, West
Hill, Wandsworth, the houso of a Mr.
C. T. Taylor. Iindon Moll.
Trim Itluhra,
A writer In the Outlook describes n
rldo he once took with an old fanner
In a New Kiigland village, during
which some of the men of tho neigh
borhood caiuu under criticism.
Speaking of a prominent man In thu
nclghlHirhood, 1 nuked: "I ho a mac
of means?"
"Well, sir," tho farmer replied, "ho
hasn't got much money, but he's
mighty rich."
"Has ho a great deal of land, then?"
I nuked.
"No, sir, ho hasn't got much hind,
either, but he's mighty rich."
Tho old fanner, with n pleased
smile, observed my puzzled look -for u
moment, nnd then explained:
"You see, ho hasn't got much money,
and ho hasn't 'got much laud, but still
ho la rich, because ho never went to
bed owing n man n cent In his llfo.
Ho lives ns well ns he wants to live,
and ho pays as he goes; ho doesn't
owe anything, and he Isn't afraid of
anybody; ho tells every man tho truth,
and docs his duty by himself, his fain
tly, and his neighbors; his wont Is as
good as Lis bond, and every man,
woman and child In town looks tip to
him, and respects lilm, No, sir, ha
hasn't got much land, but he's n
mighty rich man, because, he's got nil
ho wants."
A Camel Htnlue.
Probably tho only stntuo In which n
camel figures Is, that of General Gor
don, who perished In tho Houdnii,
mounted on thu "ship of tho desert,"
which wns tho work of tho Into On
slow Ford. After having been set up
In London It was transported to Khar
toum, where It murks tho spot whero
'Chlneso" Gordon so tragically perish
ed. llalir Oiiniel Are Tela,
Ilaby camels nro great pets In Houlli
Africa and nro nursed nnd tended nml
oven carried nbout by their ntteiidiints.
Tho very young enmol Is nn iiwkwnnl
crcaturo, with n long neck nnd uncer
tain legs. During tbo first fow month!
they weigh no mora than an ordinary
doe.