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CHAPTER in.
Fonr years have passed away since
th'nt October night I urn now eighteen,
t am the last one left of Mr. Porter's
olil pupils; they hare all been "bagged
by some grim custodian, ami carried off
I know not whither. Others haTe taken
their place, but I am still loft. I am
melancholy, moodr and dreamy. Mr
reading I" limited to a few scml-rellglou
book. How ardently I loug for a copy
of Shakspeare, bnt not one penny of
pocket monejr haa ever been given me;
neither wonld the Iter. Mr. Porter hear
of such a look being brought Into his
house. Every Image of that one lueak
In iny monotnnona existence Is Indelibly
(lied upon my memory; aud I can never
disassociate mat mysterious child that
I met tinder the old Norman gateway
with the Juliet of the play. What a
strange memory she has left npon my
brnln; she Is ever with me In my dreams.
Shall 1 ever see her again! I am ever
asking myself. Yea: I feel assured
shnll. I feet that she Is In some way
Inierwoven with my destiny.
We never saw Joslah Cook again, but
I heard that lie had gone away with the
the.itriral company, who left the town
shortly after the time that marked my
ailvciitnre. The llev. Ohadlah Porter, of
course, at onco settled his eternal pros
pecta by condemning hint to the bottom'
less pit.
During my boyish days the post of
servant was-occupled by a very cross om
woman; but a twelvemonth previous to
the period at which I have arrived, she
left, ana ner place was taken uy
young woman of about twenty years of
age. When I ceased to attend the school
room I was consigned to the kitchen, and
helped In the household work. Martha
and I soon became fast friends. She
used to say that had It not been for me
ahe would not have remained a month
In the house. In the winter evenings,
after she had finished her work, when
Mr. Porter did not require our presence
at Little Bethlehem, or at -religions ex
ercises, we used to sit by the fire" and
talk. She had but little education; but
her shrewd mind was a better tutor for
me at that time than would have been
a mora learned, sedentary companion.
The second person of whom I must
speak conjures up a very different set of
Images. I remember the first time I taw
him was the very evening after my mem
orable escapade. We were at prayers;
there waa a loud. Imperious knock at the
street door. The Rev. Mr. Porter paus
ed and signed to the servant to answer
the knock.
The next moment there entered the
parlor a tall, elegantly dressed man. with
a remarkably pale face, the pallor of
which was greatly enhanced by a full,
glossy black beard, black curling hair,
and large black eyes. One of those
strange shudders, at which the supersti
tious cry out that somo one Is walking
over their grave, ran through me as I
looked up at him. lie stood In the door
way, aud cast upon the group a glance
of Infinite acorn.
"When you have finished your devo
tions," he said, with a sneer, addressing
my tutor, "I have something to say to
jou."
The Itev. Obadlah Porter colored, hesi
tated for a moment, and then rising,
aald, with his devotional whine, "We
will ask a blessing upoiv all here, and
pray no more to-night."
With an exclamation of contemptnoua
Impatience, the stranger threw himself
upon the sofa, his head still covered. We
were quickly hustled out of the room,
and the tutor and his daughter were left
alone with their Irreverent visitor.
More than a twelvemonth passed
away before he came again to the bouse.
Then, little by little, he became a fre
quent visitor. Miss Judith and he were
very frequently together. I used often
to see them stroll down the road arm-in-arm:
and by and by I began to ob
serve how anxiously ahe watched for
his coming. Martha soon comprehended
how matter stood.
"I don't like that Mr. Rodwell," she
nsed to aay; "and if Judith wasn't qnlte
no high In her manner I should take the
liberty of telling her so."
One evening 1 was summoned from the
kitchen to attend Mr. Porter In his
"study." When I entered the room he
bade me shut the door, and take a scat
I obeyed him, wondering what waa com
ing. "Silas," he began, fixing hla small,
sharp eyes upon me, and brushing back
the rebellious hair from his low fore
head, "can you remember anything of
your life previous to the time that Provi
dence entrusted you to my keeping?
Don't hatch a lie." he said, sharply; "re
member the fate of Ananias."
"Indeed, sir, I have no such thought,"
I answered meekly. "Remember how
young I must have been .when I first
came to you, and "
"Don't beat about the bush," he cried,
yet more sharply, "You are concealing
eomethlug: you can't deceive me." Then
suddenly changing bis tone to his usual
one of shuffling hypocrisy, he added: "Si
las, I am asking these questions for your
good for the sake of those carnal In
terests that must be looked to while we
are sojourners In this world of slu."
He leaned forward with hla arms upon
the table, and fixing his anake-Ilke eyes
upon me, as though to read my very
aoul, ha began In a low voice: "I will
tell you all I know; perhaps that will
help your memory. Thirteen yeara ago,
a middle-aged woman, looking like a gen
tleman's housekeeper, or something of
that sort, called here to ask my terms
for taking charge of a child of five
years old. She bad seen my advertise
ment, and thought It would ault the pur
pose she bad In view. She waa most
particular In her Injunctions that you
ahould be reared strictly and religiously.
Two days afterwards she brought you
here. She gave the name of Carston,
and aald that you were to be called
Silas Carston. The money was to be
drawn half-yearly, of Messrs. Foglo and
Quirk, solicitors. For the aake of the
precious aoul entrusted to my keeping, I
tried as discreetly a possible to glean
a little more information; but she was
very close, and awfully stern, and I
could not get even an address out of her.
The money ha alwnya been paid regu
larly to the day. Once I called upon
Messrs. F.ogl and Quick; but I found
them stiff-necked men, of hard and unre
generate hearts. Two years ago I wrote
to aay that, aa yon had passed beyond
the school boy age, I wished for further
lustructlons. About n week after, I got
a short note, aylng that you were still
to remain with me; but aa they desired
that you should not contract Idle habits,
I waa to give yon some sort of useful
employment Why don't you ay eome
thlug, Silas?" he cried, striking the ta
ble sharply with his fist
"What what do you want m to aay,
slrT" I atammered.
The truthwhat you know."
"I don't know anything Indeed, t do
not"
There was a savage look about Mm, as
though he would have liked 'to have
squeeied something more nut of my
throat. Then he took out of a desk be
side him a small goM locket, and passed
It to me, saying. "This was sewn up
In your frock when you wel-e brought
here. I don't think she' who brought
you knew anything about It.
It contained tho portrait of a tcry
beautiful young woman a foreigner,
should have Imagined: dark hair, ollve-
tlnced complexion, also a lock of brown
hair; and upon the back was engraved
the Initials "F. H." and "K. M." Joiued
together by a true lovers knot.
"The woman who brought you here,
he went on, "waa tall; and blg-boued
thin, white lips; a nose like a parrot's
beak; light gray eyes, as com as atone.
She wore a front of dark brown hair,
dressed In small flat curls, and bound
round the forehead by a band of narrow
blsck velvet: she was dressed In black
silk, and wore a musllu handkerchief
crossed upon her bosom."
hile he spoke, a veil seemed lifted
from my memory; the woman seemed to
stand before me. I had trembled be
fore those cold, stong eyes. That por
trait, too my heart told me It was my
mothers and a shadowy remembrance
came upon me that I had been at some
time fondled by such a face.
The llev. Obadlah Porter was evident
ly disappointed at the result of his reve
lations, lie snatched the locket out of
my hand, and thin locked it up In the
desk again.
WelL well. If you can'.t remember.
yon can't," he said. Irritably. "nut
when yon are alone, or In bed, try and
think. Who knows? yon might be the
child of some great or rich people." he
added, cunningly. "Think what an ad
vantage It would be If yon could find
this outl But we won't talk any more
of this at present I have something
else to speak to you about Silas. It has
much troubled me. for some tine, to see
a youth of your appearance and proba
ble prospecta doing menial work. I've
long been thinking whether I couldn't
more profitably employ you: and. after a
talk with my daughter, I've come to the
conclusion that you shall, henceforth.
assise ner in me care or tne boys.'
My duties as tutor were to commence
on the next day. I realty felt very prate
to him for what appeared, to my unso
phisticated mind, a great kindness; and
so I told Martha when I went back to
the kitchen.
WelL I don't know about being grate
ful, Silas," she cried. "Depend upon It
matter's serving his own turn. Mis
Judith s getting very tired of the work
and if she was to go away, what would
he do? It wouldn t suit him to hare a
stranger In the house. Now don't lou
see that he couldn't do without you
that you re tne very thing he wants:
Martha's worldly view of the matter
aomewhat dashed my exalted feelings of
gratitude; yet, for all that I still felt
very thankful .for the change.
CHAPTER IV.
In less than a week I found myself
sole tutor to. tne itev. Obadlah Porters
pupils. Martha was right: Miss Judith
had grown tired of the work, and, sell
ing tne opportunity of my Initiation, re
linquished It altogether. I now dined In
the parlor, but took the rest of my meala
In the kitchen, where I also spent my
evening. By and by Martha called my
attention to a great alteration that had
taken place In her mistress. There was
a worn, anxlons look In her face; and
she seldom quitted her own room. Then
we began to notice that Mr. Rodwell'a
visits grew more infrequent, and at last
ceased altogether. .
One day Mr. Porter Informed me that
he was going to London for a few dayjs.
Such an event bad never happened in
my memory; it was to me the climax of
all the changes.
"To you, Silas," he said, "I commit
the care of the precious Iambs of my
fold, and you must also give an eye to
household affairs, as my daughter's
health Is not strong at present It It a
great trust but you will prove worthy
of It Yon are almost like a sou to me,
Silas."
He paused upon the last words like
one struck with a sudden Idea, and while
he stood gating at me. a strange look
stole across bis face. For the first time
nl bis life he took my hand; hia clasp was
cold and clammy; he meant to be kind
and caressing, but I had never felt so re
pelled against bim. I shuddered, with
a boding presentiment of evil.
While he waa away Miss Judith took
all her meals In her own room. Thus
the house was almot entirely under the
care of myself and Martha.
On the fifth day after his departure,
at fi in the evening, Mr. Porter returned.
I was In the front garden. Now this
ground was kept sacred to him and his
daughter, but having a great love of
flowers, and having acquired some
knowledge of gardening, I had of late
been privileged to tend the beds, und
prune the shrub of this excluaire spot.
I had no desire to presume upon this
privilege, as I greatly preferred the more
extensive grounds that lay at the back,
which were free to all. A wall of about
ten feet in height separated this garden
from the road. When I aaw Mr. Porter
come through the gate, I was busily em
ployed In cutting away the dead blos
soms from a very fine rhododendron bush
which stood near one of the parlor win-
dows. Although I waa In full sight, he
did not perceive me. The bush stood
between me and the window, which was
wide open, and entirely concealed me
from any one who might be within. I
beard my master enter the room, and a
minute afterwards he waa Joined by hi
daughter, whom I beard eagerly ask Mm,
"What he bad done bad -he been suc
cessful?" "He has gone to Paris," wa the reply,
In a harsh tone.
"Gone to Parlsl Oh, what will be
come of me what will become of me?"
I beard Judith cry, In a tone of despair.
"I loved him very dearly) Hut he can
not he will not, he shall not desert me!"
"But he has done It HI Inst letter
waa quite enough. And now he's gone
off to Paris, to get out of the way of
your reproaches,"
"But If he went to the world' end,
he should not get beyond the reach of
my revenge!" she cried, excitedly, "But
how do you know he'a gone? Who told
yon ao? Perhaps you have been pur
posely deceived?"
"Not auch a fool. They'll have to get
up betimes to deceive me! In the first
place, I never made any Inquiries my
self: a friend that tbey couldn't suspect
did that for me. He left ten daya ago."
"What ahall I do what shall I do?"
"Aud what shall I dor' be cried, In a
savage tone. And I heard him smash
' Ms fist down upon tho table, and could
almost fancy I heard the grinding of his
teeth. "Rut In the meanwhile w must
think of the present time. We are In
snug quartern here, and I don't feel In
clined to give them up. Remember, It I
lost my chapel, I should lose the buys,
too; for although their friends would re
ceive the tidings of their deaths with the
utmost satisfaction, yet their consciences
and their sense of duty wonld be trou
bled by the thought that the unhappy
little wrctrhra were under a master of
lax morality. With such people, you
know, everything la doing the proper;
they don't care for the humane. Now
the very day I started for tho city an
Idea came Into my head, which a chance
circumstance has since strengthened, It
all depend upon you whether jou'll act
upon It."
He paused, as though expecting an an
ewer; but none came. After a moment,
he resumed. In a somewhat hesitating
tone. "You'll tare when I tell you what
It Is; but for your own peace of mind,
as well as mine, yon must be married."
"Married to whom?" she asked, drear
ily. "Suppose I were to tell you that I had
a husband In my eye? What do you aay
to Silas Carston?"
I could scarcely repress the cry that
rose to my Hps at the sound of my uame
so strangely associated.
"What!" she cried. Impetuously, "I
marry that puny, contemptible, sucaklng
boy! You are mad!"
"He would make a very good hut-"
band."
"A very meek one, no doubt," he aald
scornfully.
"Listen to me. Worm as he Is, It may
be a better match than you suspect. I
thought I would call upon l-'ogle aud
Quick. In the first place, to endeavor
to get the money Increased, In consid
eration of his aire; and In the second
place, to try and glean a little In forma
tlon. Just as I got within sight of the
door, who should I see coming out but
the identical old woman that brought the
boy here. There was no mistaking her;
she seemed to havo on the very same
dres that she wore thirteen year airo;
and as to her face. It Is one of thoso Irnu
faces upon which years seem to have no
power. 'Here a myVrhance, I thought
'I don t lose sight of you till you re
earthed.' So, Instead of calling npon
the lawyers, I followed the old woman
at n respectful distance.
At this point of the dialogue, to me
the most Interesting, I lost the thread.
Two pleasure vans, full of peaople who
had been out holiday keeping for the
day. were returning to the town; the
occupants were singing, shouting and
laughing. In a most vociferous strain. To
make the matter worse. Just as they
got beyond the house, a delay of some
kind occurred; either something waa
wrong with the carriages or the horses.
hatever It might have been. It detained
them for two or three minutes, during
which the bawling aud ahoutlng contin
ued so loudly that I could not catch a
word that was spoken in the parlor.
When at last the noisy crew drove away
the revelation that I so eagerly desired
to hear had passed.
'May be he would not have me. were
the first words that fell upon my ear.
How could be help himself. If I wer
determined upon It? Besides, you could
soon make him a poppet In your hands."
Don t let us talk auy more now. '
Very well. Aud here comes Martha
with the dinner."
And so the conversation ended. I
heard Martha come and close the win
dow, and draw down the blind and then
I crept from my biding place, and got
ronnd to the back garden. For a time
I could not go Into the house: every
nerve waa trembling. I felt like ens
surrounded by a circle of fire the victim
of om foul plot the exact natnre of
which I could not understand, but from
which I could perceive no escape.
(To be eontlnned.1
PAIRING OF AGE AND YOUTH.
Rarely Doe a Young Man Starry an
Old noman Kxcept for Money.
The Countess of Huvenswortb, Eng
land, aged CO, has married her coach
man, who is young and smart. This Is
her third venture In matrimony, nnd
her friend will opine that It Is not her
best Women of her age are not sup
posed to be consumed by the passion of
Juliet, nnd Romeos do not tumble
head over heels In love with matron
of wide experience, who are oM enough
to be their mothers or grandmothers.
There Is a veal love, to be sure, which
attacks the subject at the necktie age,
and la commonly disclosed by becom
ing enraptured with the school-teacher,
or with some woman cousin a dozen
years older than the admirer. This Is
transient, and Is almost never discov
ered In a case where the sclioolniann
or the cousin Is gray-haired nnd has
rheumatism. There Is, frankly, but one
construction to put upon a wedding of
this sort, nnd It Is that the man lias
married for money, nnd the woman has
married because she Is susceptible to
flatter-.
Youth and age never paired well In
the marital relation. If the matron Is
tolerably well preerved nt the time
of marriage, thore conies a time, and It
Is not far, when the young husband
winces for eaue. He probably absents
himself often nt his club, If he can
And one open to him, nnd walls In such
patlenco us he may for his wife to illo
and leave her money to him. In mar
riages of this kind, which are fortu
nately few, It will generally he found
that there Is a social disparity be
tween the couple as wide as their
years. Self-respecting men do not mar
ry for money, any more than they sell
their honor for money. Unless, of
course, tbey are brought up as they
are In Europe, to look on marriage as
a commercial convenience, and hall tho
arrival of an American pork packer to
pay their bill. We hear n good ninny
excuses for the commercial or the state
marriage; that the cases of dissatis
faction which follow such are no more
numerous than they are in marriages
of love, and all that sort of thing,
which Is shown to bo untrue by the
conduct of kings; but In our own land
we have our opinion of the man who
takes a wife for tho sake of her dol
lars, nnd'lt Is not an opinion that ho
cares to hear. Brooklyn Eagle.
The bodies of men who have per
ished In sandy deserts become so thor
oughly dried by the sun and wind a
to be reduced to SO per cent of their
weight In life.
The light of the firefly Is produced
by some combination of phosphorus,
though In what manner has not yet
been determined.
Charity and personal force are the
only Investments worth anything.
Walt Whitman.
He who desires Is always poor.
Claudlanus.
IN THE BOWELS
ENTRANCE TO THE STALACTITE CAVERNS
Ono of the strangest holiday resorts, and one of the most Interesting, Is
that recently made accessible to the public nt Pndlrac, In the department of
Lot, France. There a wonderful aerie of caverns, containing magnificent
stalactites and n subterranean lake nml river, has yielded Its secret to tho
adventurous explorer, nnd tho danger of the visit hnvo now been Ingeniously
reduced, ao that tho nverngc sightseer may traverse thrse "autre vust"
with case nnd safety. For ages tho cave remained absolutely unexplored,
but by the enterprise, of M. Mnrtcl, n barrister, they have been thoroughly
examined nnd described, nnd by means of Iron stairways nnd galleries Imvu
been rendered accessible. The vast crater-llko opening figured In our
Illustration Is .100 feet In circumference, and when M. Mnrtel mado tils first
visit to the depth he had to descend on a bonnl attached to two rope nfter
the manner of a swing. He went down 300 feet, nnd, with several com
panions, began an extraordinary series of discoveries. The chief of theao
Is an underground river, which he navigated In n collapsible boat.
In removing a needle from the Uch
Ir E, W. 8heIton first locates It by
n'Ciin of Roentgen rays, then moves
the limb about until the needle appears
as a single point. An Ink spot Is placed
over each end. and the two spots are
pressed together, slowly forcing the
sharp point of the needle through the
skin.
For two years the conviction bat
been growing upon Dr. Mcnzer of
Halle that articular rheumatism I a
parasitical disease, duo to a strepto
coccus that enters tho organism
through the lungs. Acting on this the
ory, ho has prepared a curatlvo scrum,
with which he has very successfully
treated both actlte nnd chronic rheu
matism. An Investigation In asylums of the
United States, Canada nnd England,
with a total of 10,512 patients, has
shown Hobart Langdon only 703 Ill
ume people with light hair, and only
sixty-six with red or auburn linir.
That Is Od per cent of Insane are bru
nette, with brown or black hair.
Among the blonde Insane, however,
the percentage of Incurables Is- much
the greater a fact, like that first stat
ed, for which no explanation appears.
Ihe discovery a few years ago liy
Professor Boys that fused quartz can
bo drawn Into exceedingly line libers.
which are superior to nil otnera ror
many laboratory purposes, has liecu
followed by Professor Shenstone with
similar experiments with sonpstone.
hen highly heated, sonpstone melts
Into n clear glass, which can be drawn
into fine libers, possessing all the iu.il
Hits of elasticity nnd resistance to
chciLlcnl reagents that characterize
quartz fibers.
Tin great bulk ofthe supply of Ivory
tusks hoarded by native chiefs In Af
rica, and shrewdly dealt out by tiwin
to traders In such a manner as not to
glut the market, come so sny London
dealers from "elephant cemeteries,"
places to which elephants are said to
resort when about to die. These spots
are met with occasionally In tho Jun
gle, nnd tbey bear evidence of having
t-ccii frequented by moribund ele
phants for centuries. Not more than
J5 per cent or tne ivory now ouinineu
In Africa comes from animals kim-d
by hunters.
A report to the Department of Com
merce and Labor from Rio do Janeiro
joints out the warning afforded by
Brazil, concerning tne effects of forest
denudation. Through the destruction
of trees In northern Brazil, the report
nays, largo states have been brought
to tho verge of ruin. In Rio Orando
de Norte and Ccara chronic droughts
occur, causing famine and depopula
tion In regions which were onco rich
ly timbered nnd well watered. The
Brazilians are beginning to calf for the
scientific replanting of their devastat
ed forests.
The electrical treatment of sowngo,
as tried by Dr. Rldeal at Guilford,
England, seems to havo proven slin
plo, Inexpensive and effective. A so
lution of salt and water, or oven ordi
nary sea water, I decomposed In a
special electrolyzer of large surface
and using a large volume of current,
and the so-called oxychlorlde solution
resulting Is added to the sowago In
quantity varying with circumstances.
Any kind of sewage liquid may bo
treated. Tho worst forms are readily
made as free from bacteria as drink
ing water, and raw sewage receiving
18V, gallons of solution per ono thou-
sand gallons showed a reduction of or
OF THE EARTH.
PAUIRAO.
ganisms rrom SI.200,000 to MO pet
cubic centimeter In Ave hours, bacilli
allied to thoso of typhoid diminishing
from over one million to none.
AN ELECTION TRICK.
One Rumple of the Dodge to Which
Tliey Itroort In llnulund.
Canon J. George Tetley tells the fol
lowing story of tho late Justice Den
uian, who In 1S03 ran for election ut
Tiverton, In England. lie wns adver
tised to address the elector on a cer
tain morning. In order to fulfill hU
engagement It was necessary for him
to leave by the 0:15 express. He hail
taken the precaution of ordering a cnb
overnight, nnd was quietly entlng un
early breakfast when attention wns
called to two or three men who seemed
to be hanging about In the neighbor
hood of his house. He thought little.
however, of the matter, but presently
sent his servnnt to put his luggage on
the cnb, which was due to arrive. Tho
i nb approached the ilnor, but before
the liortinniitenu could be located one
of the mysterious strangers Jumped In
and wns drlvt-n rapidly uwny.
And when this happened n seeond
time It been me evident that something
very definite wns Intended. So Mr,
Dcnmaii consulted his watch, nnd, di
recting lit luggage to be sent nfter
him, he buttoned his coat, nnd, cnlllng
to his aid all his old t'nnibrtdgo train
lug, took n bee line for tho station. Ho
met not one empty cab till too near the
terminus to be of any, service to him.
He dashed through tho "booking of
fice" on to the platform, seized the
handle of n carriage door ns tho train
was actually starting, and Hung him
self Into n compartment.
On arriving nt Tiverton lio found his
committee In n stnto of extreme nnx-
lety, which gave place to astonishment
and relief on his iippenraure, for tho
walls of the town were covered with
placards warning the Liberal elector
that their cnndldnte would not keep
his engagement to address thein.
llallad of Fashion.
Where arc the fashions of yesterday
Garments our elder soiiietimo wore?
Styles that, smiling, we now survey
In many a mngailno of yore.
Where are those garbs ourselves for
swore And scornfully dropped beside the way?
Knocking, In truth, nt To-morrows
door.
There aro the fashions of Yesterday!
Peg-top trousers that long held sway,
Casing the legs of far-back beaux.
Of tailors' gooses were lata the lay
(Is It geese, or gooses, who knows,
who knows?)
Skirts that flared over dainty toes
Flare again o'er the toes nf May!
So chic a damsel you d scarce suppose
Would wear the fashions of yesterday!
And points, outre, are again au fait!
(Ring the knell or the bull-dog Inst)
And thicker aud thicker come tripping
gay
Thoso high French heels of tho
froncd-on past!
And punctured sleeves are Inflating
fast.
And laces slip from retirement gray,
Aud-pokes and bonnets their shadows
cast
Hall to the fashions of yesterday!
Man and maiden, who'd scorn, egad,
Things in the augment senso naase.
This very moment, dear hearts, you're
clan
Simply In fashions of yesterday!
Edwin I. Habln In Puck.
First Campaign L'mblem.
So far as known, tho first campaign
emblem was a finger ring of copper.
It was worn by the adherents of John
Qulncy Adams In 1825, when he ran
for President, and was Inscribed, "John
Qulncy Adams, 1825." Tlntypos and
medallions were among tho Insignia of
the 1800 campaign.
OF
SEWER FARM OF PASADENA,
It Prove to lie n Hotirce of Consider
utile l'rollt.
The) city of Piisudcun, Cnl., lias n
sewer farm which, according to thu
New York Tribune, promises In bo n
source of great profit t thu city. It
Is In tho San Gabriel valley, n few
miles north of los Angeles. It Is n
ranch of 1100 acres. From It hist year
enough English wnlnuU worn harvest
rd to net thn city treasury from $1,000
to $5,000, to sny nothing of tho profit
derived from many tons of alfalfa.
Pasadena did liot go Into agricul
ture ns a business speculation, but as
a public necessity, Far from tho ocean
nnd surrounded by great hills nnd low
ering mountains, mul with nothing
moro nvallahln as u waterway In thu
neighborhood than (ho wash of tho
Arroyo Heco, tho question of disposing
of tho flow from tho city sewer was
n vexing one. When, somo fifteen
your ngo, It became evident to the
founders of Pasadena that there was
growing up among the orange groves
of tho original colonists n city that
was becoming n homo of the ultra-
particular pcoplo from the East, they
were wise enough to know that future
prosperity nnd growth would depend
to u great degree upon tho establish-
jinent and maintenance of n perfect
system of sewerage.
The pioneers of Pasadena were of a
thrifty turn, so they purchased 800
acres of mw ranch laud about six
' inllea from the city, mid there, by
.means of u gnut outfall pipe, was
conducted nil of the How from tho
sewers and spread upon the land.
1 Sixty acres of English walnuts were
planted, nnd thn water wns also used
'.A i I....... M,.. tr..irM
iw Muslin- mini, iiiiii. ,ii
hitter Is yet grown upon tunny ncres
of the ranch, and not only supplies
all tho liny for tho horse of tho city's
tire and street departments, but many
tons nro annually sold nt good prices.
The alxty ncres of walnuts originally
set out are Just reaching tho full bear
ing ago, and Inst year produced be
tween -too and 500 sacks, which were
disposed of In tho Eastern markets nt
about $ 10 each. So profitable has tho
culture of walnuts proved that an
other grove of thirty acres was plant
ed somo time ngo, nnd Is Just now
coming Into bearing. When tho old
grove and the new grove havo reached
maturity tho city's Income from wal
nuts wilt not fall far short of $ 10.000
n year. To this must be added tho
value of the hay, which. If not grown,
would havo to bo purchased.
The sower farm Is almost n hobby
with Mayor Weight, who Is of n very
practical and utilitarian turn of mind.
Under his direction nnd Hint of Wil
liam A. llelss. n practical farmer from
tho live atock districts of town, tho
exteuslvo raising of swlno for tho
market has Itccn undertaken. The
present herd of 100 brad Is to bo In
creased to 30O and possibly 500, tho
number, In fact, to be limited only Ky
the ability of tho ranch to produce
feed. Their staple provender Is com
and pumpkins, which grow luxuriantly
under sewer Irrigation. It Is belloved
by the present administration that
when the herd of awlne lias reached
the proportion Indicated It will prove
a remunerative to the city a wal
nuts. The sewer farm Is also con
venient as a retiring place for the
horses of the flro and street depart
ments that have grown old In service
and too stow for active work.
NO CHILDREN AS BEARERS.
Undertaker Protest Airnlnst Youths
Olllrlutltiir wt l-'uneraU.
'.My patrons usually find tuo very
accommodating," said the undertaker.
but there Is ono arrangement they
frequently make that I light against 1
religiously. That Is the Impressment ,
of children Into service ns pallbearers.
To my mind It Is n reprehensible prac
tice. From the purely sentimental
standpoint It probably looks pretty to
seo n tlttlo child carried to tha cravo
by Its playmates. Doctors and under
takers, however, are seldom senti
mentalists, and as they look at tho
thing from a strictly profisislonal point
of view they seo harm In tho custom
rather than beauty.
"It Is harmful to tho children. This
thing of serving ns pallbearers Is not
a pleasant duty for anybody not Inured
to the business nnd naturally It Is par
ticularly trying on tha nerves of chil
dren. Many a time I hnvo seen tho
little tots slinking 111 their boots ns
It ciimn time for them to lift tho colli n
nnd on a few occasions I hnvo seen
ono of them keel right over. By tha
friends that sudden weakness was at
tributed to grief, but It wns nothing
of tho kind. Probably thu child did
feel badly over tho loss of Its com
panion, but sorrow would never nf-
lllct It so sorely. It was puro nervous
ness that caused tho cAlhipso. I have
known nil exceedingly sensitive child
to ho nil unstrung for weeks after such
an ordeal.
"Fortunately, parents do not Insist
upon tho practlco so much an former
ly. Even If they do lucllno to tho idea
at first, I generally tlnd It posslblo to
talk them out of the notion unless the
child lias been precocious In such mat
ters and has requested that certain
little friends act as pallbearers, which
sometimes happens. In that case I
find all arguments unavailing and,
much as I dlsllko tho custom, 1 am
obliged to conduct a funeral with
youthful pallbearers." Now York
Press.
Hagged at Last
Not even tho best friends of Mrs.
Cobh could claim for her tho gift of
gracious speech, although they laid
great stress on her kind Intentions at
all times.
"Well, well," snld tho good lady,
breathlessly, ns sha grasped an ac
quaintance by tho arm coming out of
n crowded concert hall, "hero Pro been
on a wlld-gooso chaso all day long, and
at last find you whero I should novor
havo thought of looking!"
Too Much of a Conundrum.
Highwayman How much money
have you got?
Holdup I couldn, t gueos.
Highwayman You can't guess the
amount?
Heldup No.
Highwayman Thon giro it up.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A NAIIIIOW ISCAI'C
s
Tho arrest of u foreigner suspected
of being n spy during thn naval ma
neuvers off Mil ford Haven, Enghllidi
reminds n correspondent of Smith'
W.ockly of tho narrow cseitpo of it .
friends of his, n retired olllcer of tho
Herman army, who tunilo himself use
ful to his government liy gathering In
formation !u and round Paris, lie was
walking In tho neighborhood of fortifi
cations, making menial notes of what
ho nw, when suddenly three police
men Jumped out upon 1)1 in. nnd naked
him what ho wns doing there,
Ho had n plausible answer ready.
hut their suspicions were roused by his
accent and III soldierly bearing, anil
they Insisted nu his neeiiinpniiyliig
them to tho pnlleo-stiillon. Then lh
situation became serious, for lie was
currying three compromising letters In
his pocket.
On their arrival nt tho station they
found the Inspector was out, and Hint
they must wait for his return. Tho
spy said ho supposed ho might smoke,
and tho iHilleeiuon said, "Certainly."
Then he offered each it clgnr. took ono
himself, brought out one of tho com
promising letters from Ills pocket,
slowly twisted It Into a spill, lighted It
at the lire In tho most cureless way
Imaginable, gave n light to each of tho
policemen, lighted his own clgnr, and
Hung tho rest of the letter Into tho
lire.
There were still two letters to bo
got rid of, nml the Inspector wns ev
povtisl every Instant, If ho went
caught It meant nt least live j cars'
penal servitude, lie had never known
such an anxious moment.
lie decided It would be quicker to
let Ills clgnr go out rather than amnko
It through nnd light another. It mviii
cd as If the clgnr would not go out,
and every Instant ho thought he heard
footsteps outside.
At last he got rid of tho second let
ter without exciting suspicion. Then
he puffed away at Ills clgnr with all
possible speed, nnd hud Just lighted
another when the Inspector came In.
The spy was searched, and thn
search revealing nothing Hint compro
mised hlni, he wns relciined with apolo
gies. But had the lns-tor arrived it
quarter of n minute sooner tho Her
man would hnvo been undone.
LIONESS QOE8 UAD.
Altitun! Trainer Wlin Kit
HU
llusl-
itr TlioioiiulilX
Drunk or sober, Htcrtvtt knew things
nliaut animals Hint all my years of
experience and study nover Inught me.
It wasn't that ho got on better with
them than most, for his own Hons hat
ed htm, which Is unusual. Hut he had
onio method of Interpreting their sign
Hint was tx-yund me. When the Tiger
Prluctvu wns going to give up one of
her okl performer U-cnuso he wa
getting sulky and peevish, Hterrett
looked over Hie troupe and said:
"That one la all right, hut tho one
over In the corner will bear watch
ing." "Why. Uio man talka llko a fool."
said Iho prince. 'That' Zulka. She'
tho best actor I've got"
Btcrrett laughed. "Train an under
study," he advised. "I'll give Kulka
three weeka to retire from the stage.
She' going bad."
.ulka waa a very beautiful young
lioness; ono of the best trick boasts
I've ever known and ono of tho very
few that M-omcd to have a genuine af
fection for the trainer. As a rule, tho
felines don't exhibit the softer emo
tions. They feel for ninn either Indif
ference or distaste. But this Hones
used to show signs of pleasure when
her mistress entered Ihe cage, and I'vo
k'cn her put her imixxlc up against tho
bars to fawn on Ihe queen. Two weeks
after Sterrelt's advice, to which ws
paid little heed it was when I know
less about him than t subsequently
leurimll I saw the lioness caressing Hia
woman at the close of the perform
ance. As tho Tiger t'rlncoss entered
the cngo Uio next day there waa a
snarl and n scream, nnd she wns down.
X.ulkn had her. Fortunately, some of
us wcro near. Wo beat tho animals
off of course, somo of tho other
beasts had to pitch on, seeing their
tyinnt dawn and got the woman out
with no worso Injury than n broken
arm nnd n badly clawed back. Me
Cliire's. Nevor Was a Wild Animal.
Of all domesticated nulmiils tho
sheep has from time Immemorial been
most closely iissoclatisl with mankind.
An erudite author sixty years ngo,
having laboriously collated nu assort
ment of allusions to sheep mado by
sacred mul profane writers, conclud
ed that "the history of thoso nnlmiils
Is so Interwoven with tho history of
mini that they nover existed In a wild
stnto nt all.
"Biblical history from tho tlmo of
Abel Is full of allusions to tho Hocks
which formed the chief possession of
tho Jewish people and their neighbor.
Tho spoils of wnr and tho trlhuto of
vassal kings largely consisted of sheep.
Thus wo rend that Mesh.i, king of
Monb, was n sheep master, and ren
dered unto tho king of Israel nn hun
dred thousand lambs and an hundred
thousand rnms with tho wool, Moses
nfter his victory over tho Mldliiiiltc
obtained ns loot no less than fl7fi,O0O
sheep nnd long before tho Christian
era sheep wero culUvated In western
Europe.
Spain nnd Italy possessed them
from nn unknown period, although
long aft,cr Homo was founded tho In
habitants had not leqrncd to sheer tho
fleece, nnd, until thn tlmo of Pliny,
the practlco of plucking It from tho
skin was not wholly uhiiudoucd, so
that tho liumblo shepherds of Syria
preceded, In their knowledge of ncc
essary nrls, tho future conquerors of
their country," Outing,
It Appointed Work.
Does tho sun undcrtako to do tha
work of tho rain, or Aesculapius tho
work of Uio Frult-bcaror (tho earth)?
And how Is It with respect to each of
tho stars, aro they not different, and
yot they work togcthor to the snmo
end? "Thoughts of tho Emperor Mar
cus Aurellus."
The first Mormon templo ever erect
ed In Europo has been complotcd In
Stockholm,