Lane County leader., July 08, 1904, Image 2

A DOCTOR’S MISSION
BY EMILY THORNTON
Author of " R o y R u s s e l l ’ s R u l e , ”
••G i b n b o y , " **T u e F a s h io n a b l e M o r a n , ” E tc .
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C H A P T E R X I. —(Continued.)
“ O, my dear Mia* Nerergail, the Fate*
rertainly b a r« befriended me this time!
T o think that I should hare met thua
your beautiful self, ju»t as you »tart on
a ramble, is too fortunate for belief!
Which direction shall we go, for 1 at once
constitute myself your devoted attend
ant.”
"M r. Glendenning, you will excuse me
If I decline your services. 1 came out
for a quiet walk by myself, and therefore
shall not certainly trespass upon your
time.”
•‘ Pardon me, my angel, n»y time is o f
no consequence at all. I must insist upon
accompanying you, as I could never al­
low so lovely a lady to stroll around
without a protector.”
“ Sir,” said Ethel, now really losing pa­
tience, “ there is no danger certainly to
be met in the short walk I intend to take
in your uncle's grounds. But since you
aver otherwise, I shall instantly return.”
“ You will do no such thing,” was the
insolent reply, as Robert sprang to her
aide, seized her hand, and drawing it
firmly under his arm, held it tight, and
thus drew her back to the walk. “ When
I propose walking with a charming girl, I
usually do it.”
“ Sir, release my hand. I have no de­
sire to go further. I shall merely add
that your presence is disagreeable, and
your words of flattery almost insulting.”
“ Notwithstanding that, my dearesrt
girl----- ”
“ I am neither your ‘dearest girl,’ nor
your ‘ angel,’ and you have no right to
address me in that style. I am your
uncle’s secretary and amanuensis, and
mui here merely to carry out his wishes,
and work, not to be attended by you in
any way whatever,” returned the indig­
nant Ethel, dit-engaging her hand, and re­
turning towards the house.
“ Miss Nevergail, go. since you are
•o determined, but remember, although
you decline my friendship, nothing you
may do will provoke my enmity, and be­
fore many days you will spend hours in
my company, voluntarily.”
Ethel made no answer, and the next
moment, re-entered the hull, leaving the
chagrined youth to his bitter reflections.
In one of l>r. Elfenatein’s visits he had
been presenter! with a quantity o f exceed­
ingly choice flowers by a grateful patient,
and suddenly remembering the dismal life
lOtiiel Nevergail was leading, he resolv­
ed to divide them with her.
Driving, then, first to hia own home
before seeking the hall, he selected the
most beautiful, and forming them iuto a
graceful bouquet, drove iuto the ramble
with them in his hand.
Belle was in the drawing room and
saw him leap from the gig, with his
floral prixe, so stepped quickly from the
window that reached to the floor, In or­
der to attract his attention, supposing.
In her extreme vanity, that he would
Instantly present them to heraelf.
But to her deep chagrin, he merely
made a few passing obKervathms, and
walked on, carrying the coveted flowers
with him. Biting her lips in keen vex­
ation, she muttered a* she retreated to
the room she had left:
**I will stay here and watch for his
return. Something seems to tell me that
those flowers are for that odious Ethel
Nevergail. I f they are------”
8he did not finish her sentence audi­
bly, but the ominous look in her eyes told
of bitter feelings that would seek some
petty revenge.
Mthel was passing through the upper
hall to her room when I>r. Elfenatein
ran lightly up. and as he pronounced her
name to detain her, she tarried until he
reached her side.
“ Miss Nevergail, I do not kuow wheth­
er you are as fond of flowers as I am.
but 1 have brought you a few, hoping
they may cheer you in your lonely du­
ties.”
“ O, thank you, doctor! They will, in
deed, as I love them dearly. These are
perfect beauties aud I shall prize them
highly.”
“ That rose, I think, will adorn your
hair to perfection. Aiiow me to fasten
It there. May I ?”
W ith a plea>ed blush the young girl
bent her head, ami with skillful fingers
Marie placet! It just above her small,
white ear where It nestled lovingly, add
Ing a new charm to her bright young
face.
Just as he was finishing a step ap­
proached, ami Belle, who could not re­
strain her curiosity another moment, as
she heard him pause on the floor above,
and then nvake some remark in a low
tone, came upon the scene.
Just in time to see hia hand leave the
rose, and to see Ethel turn toward her
own room, and disappear with the bou­
quet in her hand and a gratified smile
hovering around her lips.
W aiting until she had seen the doctor
leave the premises, and Ethel again re­
pair to Sir Reginald's side, the malicious
girl proceeded directly to that room,
where she found the flowers carefully be
atowed in a fancy vase upon the dress­
ing case.
Seising them without a moment's he»i
tation. she turned directly to ttoe baro­
net’s room. Mthel sat by the bed. and at
hia request was striving to cool his heat­
ed brow by gently moving a fan. Rais­
ing her eyes, to her astonishment, she
recognized her flowers hut before she
could claim them. Belle’ s angry voice ar
rested her attention.
“ Sir Reginald,” she exclaimed, “ I think
it my duty to inform you that Mies Nev
crgail seems to have forgotten her poei
tion as your assistant nurse, and paid
dependent, am! seizes every opportunity
that offers to carry on aly flirtations wrtih
gentlemen. I just surprised Dr. Elfeu
stein placing that rose in her hair outside
your door, while at the same thus he
gave her these flowers. Do you approve
o f such behavior?*'
“ Approve? N o ! O f course not!” he
returned, flying into t passion at ooce. as
she well knew he was *urs to do. “ Miss
Nevergail. what business have yon to
conduct In that style? Did I bring yon
here to form Intrigues with geo tie men T
“ You certainly did not.” was the calm
reply, “ nor have I done so. Dr. Elfen-
stein is an old friend, and as such he
presented me with the flowers Mias Glen
denning has taken from my room. Being
my own property now, 1 will thank her
for their restoration.”
So saying, she
reached forth her hand for them.
But Belle drew back, and scornfully
replied:
“ You j-hall never have them again, I
assure you. as I shall instantly see that
every stem, leaf and bud is destroyed.
I f you do not know your place betteT in
this house than to put yourself on au
equality with its visitors, you must be
taught. Do you not think so. Sir R egi­
nald?” she added, appealing to him.
“ Certainly. Just take the tra*ii away,
and see that k is destroyed. I shall my­
self inform Dr. Elfenstein.”
“ You will not do that, surely, uncle.
He would then be vexed with me.” Belle
hastily exclaimed. “ I will destroy them,
since you wish it also, but not until you
promise to say nothing to him about it.”
“ Well, have it your own way; but if I
do not, perhaps Miss Nevergail will.”
“ She dare not! she knows k would
seem unmaidenly to mourn over the loss
of a few flowers that were his gift, in his
presence. I am not at all afraid of her
doing so.”
So saying, regardless of Ethel’ s be­
seeching word« and looks, the spiteful
girl left the room with her ill-gotten
treasures, and Ethel saw' them no more.
Sir Reginald remained excited, cross
and nervous, for some time after this
scene, and poor Ethel found it almost
impossible to please him in anything she
attempted.
The sight or the flower she still wore
seemed to aggravate him, although he
made no further comments upon the sub­
ject, but Ethel felt that without a di­
rect command she was not required to re­
move it.
Therefore It remained, and when Dr.
Elfenstein returned in the afternoon for
his usual second visit to the sick man,
he taniled, as his eyes rested upon it,
but never was told the fate of the rest of
his offering, nor heard o f the hard words
she had endured on account o f his
friendly gift.
C H A P T E R X II.
A fte r Robert Glendenning had been
so justly repulsed by Ethel in the
grounds of the hall, he felt exceedingly
ill used, and the more he pondered over
the coldness of this beautiful girl to­
ward* himself, the more he felt inclin­
ed to punish her want of appreciation
of his merit« as a handsome, wealthy
apd popular young man.
Immediately after his last adventure
with Mthel, while yet chafed and sore on
account o f it, his slater gave him a
graphic account o f the presentation of
the flowers by Dr. Elfenstein. and her
own bold destruction of them, then con­
cluded by saying:
“ She is a proud, stuck-up thing, and I
do delight in humiliating her lofty feel­
ings. I intend to do all I e*n to bring
her from the high pedestal on which she
has perched, and if I can only incense
Sir Reginald against her. so that he
will send her away, I shall be delighted.
Bob, I wish you would help me.”
“ I will do all I can to reduce her
abominable pride. I assure you, though
I do not care to have her sent away. She
shall, however, repent snubbing me as
she did yesterday.”
“ Snubbing you! What do you mean?
Did »he really dare to do that?”
Robert then related his experience
with the subject o f their discussion.
“ The idiot! She does not deserve your
further notice!
However, if I see n
chance to low-er her in Sir Reginald's
esteem I shall do it. I f needful. I shall
also call on you for assistance.”
That afternoon the wished for oppor­
tunity arrived.
Belle happened to he In her uncle’s
room a few momenta, when she heard the
following conversation take nlace, which
gave her a plan upon which 'o work.
Sir Reginald had received a note from
a neighbor in reference to some very im­
portant private business, which he found
necessary to attend to immediately.
Wishing some intelligent person to see
and converse with Mr. Perkins in regard
to the matter, he had explained his views
to Ethel before Belle had entered, and
was just saying:
“ Do you think you could find Perkins
for^ine, and attend to this important
work. Miss Nevergail?”
“ I do. I understand your wishes per­
fectly now; so if you can direct me there.
I will go at once.”
“ You had better not go around the
road, as the walk would be full a mile
and a half, but go from the rear of the
hall and take a short cut through th*
fields. There will only be a couple of
bars to lower, and the path is direct and
plain.”
“ Then I will start at once.”
“ It will only take you until five o’clock
to go and return. Please be as quick as
l>«ks»ible in getting back, as I shall need
you by that time.
You understand, I
wish you to hurry. I never like a per­
son to loiter when I send them upon an
errand.”
Seeking Robert at once. Belle informed
him of tne errand Ethel had to transact
for Sir Reginald, and his strict injunc­
tion that the should hasten back to h.s
side.
“ H e told her the whole work could
be accomplished by five o'clock. Now,
Robert» I think it would provoke him
greatly if she were detained until seven.
Can you not intercept her on her return
and manage to keep her away?**
“ Yew. indeed. It will be splendid fun.
I will do i t
I f I cannot keep her :n
any other way I wHl force her into a
phaeton and take her off upon a ride.”
“ LK>: then I will Inform h!a londehip
that she was seen riding with some
strange young msn.”
“ l i t , ha! good; and If ah# say« It was
thla chap, I will deny it In full.”
” And I «rill come tn to prove an alibi.
Where will you meet her?*’
“ Just the other aide of the Perkins
wood. I will have a horse aud phaeton
| waiting on thia ride. There is a wood-
j man's road there that leads to the main
road; we can take that, and hare a jolly
| long ride. But I shall have a fuss to
| get her into the vehicle, I expect; how-
j ever, 1 shall manage it some way, never
! fear.”
Laughing gayly over the fun in pros-
! pact the two separated to put in force the
mischief they had browed.
Poor Ethel left the house without a
• suspicion of what awaited her; glad, in
j fact, that she could thus enjoy a stroll
• after the confinement of that close, hard
l day.
She found Mr. Perkins at home, and
soon explained the cause of her visit,
and transacted the business with which
she had been intrusted.
This completed, she turned her face
homeward. All went well with her until
ahe approached the woods. At their en­
trance she found, on consulting her
watch that it was quarter past four.
“ I nhall reach the hall just abou: five.”
she thought, “ and so please Sir Reginald.
I would not have liked being late, after
w'hat he said.”
Suddenly ahe was startled by a sound
at her side, then, to her surprise and cha­
grin, Robert Glendenning stepped direct­
ly in her path.
“ M y dear Miss Nevergail. this is a de­
lightful meeting in a delightful place.
Where may your curiosity have takeu
you?”
“ M y curiosity. Mr. Glendenning, took
me nowhere.
I have merely been to
transact a matter of business for Sir
Reginald and am now on my way home.
Being in a hurry, I would be glad to pass
on.”
“ Not so fast, not so fa.»t. my pretty
girl; surely you will linger awhile in this
romantic place, now that you have some
one to enjoy the beauties of the wood
with you?”
“ No, Mr. Glendenning.” was the digni­
fied reply; “ I cannot linger a moment.
Sir Reginald desired my immediate re­
turn. and I cannot keep him waiting.”
“ Nevertheless, my sweet creature, he
will wait; for you cannot return just
now, as I intend for once to fully enjoy
your society.”
So saying, the bold young man at­
tempted to take her hand, to draw it un­
der his arm.
Snatching it instantly away, Ethel fix­
ed upon him a srern look ami ordered him
to stand aside.
Not heeding her in the least, he impu­
dently slipped his arm around her waist,
exclaiming:
“ Perhaps you would like this way of
walking better. It makes no difference
to me.”
Shaking off his arm. Ethel pushed him
aside indignantly, then with rapid steps
pressed onward. Not a word more was
spoken by either, although, to her dis­
may, Ethel found that he kept persever-
ingly by her side.
As they emerged from the woods. Rob­
ert grasped her arm firmly with one
hand, while with the other he produced
from his pocket a pistol, which he in­
stantly pointed at her.
“ Now. Miss Nevergail.” he s&id, “ yon
stand still and hear what I have to say,
or take the consequences. I do not in­
tend to harm you, if you keep perfectly
quiet; but I do intend to sJiow you that
I am mai*ter of the situation at this time.
You need not look round for assistance,
for I assure you. no soul comes this way
at tins hour.”
“ Robert Glendenning,” at last issued
from the girl’ s pale lips, “ put up that
pistol instantly and allow me to pursue
my way unmolested. Sir Reginald re­
quires my presence immediately.”
“ So do I; and, what is more, I intend
to have it, so he must wait. Do you see
that horse and phaeton, behind those
trees? They are there expressly to take
you riding. I ask you therefore, politely,
will you favor me with your company?”
“ No, sir!”
“ Yes. sir, you mean. I f you do not
mean it, it makes no difference, as ride
with me you will. Go forward now, at
once, to that conveyance, and let me
assist you in; I assure you I will bring
you back to the H all in good season. Go
on! I am determined you shall obey
me!”
These words he enforced1 by planting
the coki mouth of the weapon against her
forehead.
Now this pi»:ol, though it
looked formidable, was not loaded, and
he knew it. but for the sake o f carrying
his point, he intended fully to frighten
her into complying with his strange wish.
But Ethel was a brave girl, and though
pale, she never even shuddered. Fixing
her eyes fearlessly ou his, she said in a
firm, stern voice:
“ i f you think it manly, or wise, to
shoot, shoot away! But I will not stir
one step towards that phaeton.”
(T o be continued.)
C riatotm ra J oke.
A Genoa paper tells this delightful
story at Am erica's expense:
When
the Duke o f Veragua. the descendant
o f Christopher Columbus, visited Chl-
ago lie linitilred at the tcb'graph office
the charge fo r a telegrnm to the city
o f Columbus o f ton words.
•Fifteen eents,” answered the offi­
cial. "n ot including the signature,
which is w ired free.”
W hereupon the Duke w ired: “ M ay­
or. Columbus: Shall visit your city
next M onday or Tuesday.”
And he
signed It: “ Cristobal Colon de Toledo
y I.aareatcgui de la Cerda Ramirez
de Baquedanoy Uante Alm lrante y
Adelantado M ayor de las Judlss, Mar­
ques de Jamaica. Duque de Veragua
y de la Vega. Grande de España, Sen­
ator del Reine, Caballero de la Inslgne
ordon del Tolson l’ Oro. Gran Cruz de
la Conception de Villavicoaa. Gentll
flom b re de Camara del R ey de Es­
paña.“
RAiiy
I f , gmmk do mope t dally priee.
S op triumph in our dreamt,
go changed the lutter of the ehiee
So feint end few the gleame.
Yet cornea anew, when othern pl»7.
That unforgotten thrill.
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And are we dull and old to-daf.
Ur only children »till?
IVc lored the battle once, but now
lYe are not orerbold.
There-, wiodom on the weary brow.
And in our heart, the cold.
Yet in the light of eager eyea
W e loee the wintry chill.
And then we ere not orerwiaa.
But simple children etill.
The Ttalone o f our glorious youth
H ere faded long ago:
We hope no more to find the truth,
Aud ehould we cere to know?
Slot ours to scale the dew iest height.
But there’e e purple hill.
And »till we gladden at the eight
And climb as children etill.
How much o f all the good we planned
la perfect or begun?
Who watched the lifting of God's hand,
And waits for hia “ well done ?
But when the children whom we love
The good we missed fulfill.
Thank God our hearts prevail to prove
The hearts o f children still.
— Io-ndon Saturday Review.
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l Her Inconsistency.
Jim
1 1 H i 1 I 1 111 l I I »■H - M -M-Mw
ROM the open windows came
music by the orchestra in the
ballroom on the further side of
the house, softened by distance. Moon
lig h t broken up by Intervening trees
into bars and splotches o f golden ra­
diance, lay ail about them as they
walked up and down the veranda
“ The right kind o f a woman always
appreciates a proposal o f marriage
from any man as a great compliment
Coming from you It Is the much more
to be valued, but I cannot marry you,”
said the woman.
“ I have to thank you for having lis­
tened to me so patiently. M ight I tres­
pass a little more upon your good na­
ture and ask permission to discuss the
matter further with you?”
“ No amount o f discussion can profit
either o f us, so fa r as I can see. But.
as 1 have said. In asking me to marry
you a great compliment was paid me.
and. In return fo r that compliment, I
suppose I ow e you permission to in­
dulge your love for discussion or argu­
ment.”
"Thanks for the permission,” said
the man. still In his stolid manner. “ I
cannot recognize my proposal as. In
sny sense, a compliment, but I am
w illin g that you should. If you wish,
take the manner ljt which I made It
as a compliment.
Recognizing the
splendid development o f your own
logical faculties, I have made my ofTer
o f m arriage In perfectly business-like
form. I have heard you often declare
that a contract o f marriage Is like
any other contract, and should be en­
tered Into only when both parties are
fu lly aw are o f what they are doing.”
“ Do you think women are ever en­
tirely consistent?" Interrupted the wo­
man.
T h e man looked a trifle surprised
and replied:
“ A t least I give you credit for hav­
ing a splendidly consistent mind. You
do not mean that I have erred in my
mauner o f proposing, that you would
have preferred more o f an air o f ro­
mance, and all that sort o f thing?”
"N o w tile situation Is something like
this,” continued the man In very much
the same tone o f voice that he
would have used In arguing an Im­
portant case
before
the
Supreme
Court.
“ You are twenty-nine— or Is
It thirty?— years old. have a reputa­
tion as a beauty, and all that. You
can, I know, marry any one o f two
o r three men who can offer you at
least as much as I, but modesty was
never s prevailing characteristic of
mine, and I have not feared to meas­
ure m yself with these other men.
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"On the other hand, I can give you
pretty much anything you desire that
costs money. I staml well In my pro­
fession, and have prospects o f soon
being near the top o f 1L Altogether,
I am satisfled that any one would call
It a very suitable match all around.”
"D oes the prosecution here close Its
case?” Inquired the woman, laughing a
little.
” 1 hardly care to regard the matter
as one o f prosecution and defence,”
said the man imperturbably, “ but If
you wish to use the terms l a m forced
to admit their applicability. W ill the
defence rest Its case on the testimony
submitted by the prosecution, or will
It elect to submit an argument?”
“ T h e defence w ill submit an argu­
ment,” replied the woman. “ I admit
that the match would be. as you say,
pronouuced suitable to every one. As
fo r the tw o or three other men whom
you ayer that l can marry at any time,
I cannot answer. I have noticed that
the number o f my proposals has been
fa llin g ofT o f late, and nttrlbutnl the
fa c t to advancing age— you were light
when you said I was thirty. I mai.
close the discussion by saying that I
have made up my mind to become an
old maid.”
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One of the great necessities Incumbent upon Russia In the pn
ern war is that o f keeping open her railroad communications with |
ern portions o f her great empire. Over the single track Sitierian i
must be forwarded all her re-enforcements and supplies, so that in?)
Interruption o f traffic, whether by bandits o r Japanese spies,
disastrous. The railroad Is carefully patrolled In the entire Mu
region by Cossacks and so thorough Is the system o f supervlWon 1
serious injury has been inflicted on It, notwithstanding that the «
s vanning with bandits, said tn be organized and In cases led by ,
officers. Russian stafT officers frequently Inspect the line and see t
Cossacks are performing their duties. These officers are mounted i
cycles, with which they readily cover great distances. Our lllu
from the Illustrated London News.
marry.
Surely you do not come in
either class?”
“ No," said the woman, reflectively.
“ I can't sny that I do, and yet----- ”
“ Perhaps," said the man, and now
bis voice was very gentle, as though he
feared he might here touch some old
wound unwittingly, “ there Is In your
life some romance which l have not
guessed. Believe me, I would not
wound you for worlds, and I trust you
will pardon my clumsy speech.”
"Oh, I aui not a blighted being, nev­
er fear,” thla with a laugh that did
not ring altogether o f merriment.
“ Then your refusal to marry me is
not based upon the ground tbat you
prefer some other man?”
“ No, I am not In love— with some
other man.”
"Then why not marry me?"
“ I have given you the best o f all
a woman's reasons, ‘because.’ ”
“ But your refusal o f me is final, I
may take it?”
"Y e s ” — the “ yes” with an almost
inaudible sigh, a sigh so nearly Inaud­
ible that It did not reach the man.
' He had thrown away his cigar and
stood for a moment gazing out toward
the trees. Then he began to speak,
nnd his voice was harsh with feeling
that had been restrained.
" I think I quite forgot to mention
one tiling In my proposal. I did not say
that I love you very dearly: that, uot
wishing to be a beggar o f love, I have
waited all these years to be in a posi­
tion to offer you the things which I
mentioned as rendering me eligible for
your band.
You, who are so cool and
calm, what can you kuow o f love and
passion? Now, 1 know that I have
worked all these years in vain— no,
not altogether In vain— for I am go­
ing to kiss you once, here and now,
If It means the loss o f all the little
that is left me o f your regard.”
H e gathered her In his strong arms
and kissed her, not once, but many
timas, on her forehead, on her eyea and
on her lips, anil then released hpr, with
the full consciousness that be bad
done an unpardonable thing which he
did not regret.
But the woman held out her arms
to him and said:
'Oh, Jack, dear, why didn't you tell
me that you loved me at first."— 8an
Francisco Call.
C U T TH R O U G H
8 0 L ID ROCK.
Centuries Elapsed B efore Completion of
Corinthian Canal.
“ Speaking o f canals,” said the en­
gineer who had been talking about
Panama, “ a very Interesting canal,
and one not much heard of. Is that
connecting the Gulf o f Corinth and
the Gulf o f Aegina In Greece. It's
P u m p in g a s h ip ’ » Cargo.
some older than any we have In the
T h e “ grasshopper” or derrick ele­
Western hemisphere, slso, for Perlan-
vator now In use by the Ixindon Grain
der, tyrant of Corinth, proposed to
E levator Company at
the
Ixindon
cut through the Isthmus as long ago
docks has been specially designed for
as six hundred years before Christ
transshipping the corn from the holds
Superstition stopped him, however
o f the largest types o f Amertcan liners
Jullns Caosnr and Caligula took it up
“ F a r be It from me to say anything
engaged In the grain trade into ligh t­
again when Rome had hold o f Greece
ers fo r conveyance to other coasting against those estimable members o f but It was too much for them. Then
vessels o r warehouses. Its spout, tn society— the old maids,” said the man.
came Nero, and he went at It with
which travels an endless belt covered "b u t I do not think yon will ever be rigor, but the work stopped when he
w ith buckets- w ill d raw 150 tons o f one o f them. A wise man once said died, others kept pounding aw sv at
corn an hour from the hold o f a vessel. that the cowl o f a monk hides either It for the next several hundred yrars
W hen ready foe action It suggests the a disappointed lover or a great rascal, but It was not until 18 8 1 that real
and while I do not Indorse his opin'
great stomach pump that It la
work of the Nero energy was put
Ion unqualifiedly. I am firm In the be­
An oM bachelor says that a marriage lie f that every old maid la « woman upon I t Then Gen. Turr, aide-de-camp
d ow ry Is a lump o f sugar Intended to4 who was disappointed In love or who o Victor Emmanuel o f Italy, organ-
nullity the bitterness o f the doea
was too cold bloodedly selfish ever to *ed a company and work.il on till,
the money gave out In 1890, the chief
obstacle being some kind of |l
which dynam ite couldn't brett I
“ About $10,000,000 was spent J
1890, and then Mr. Syngros toe
organized a new company, 1
000 working capital, and Do]
Job In 1893.
I t la only
miles long, but It is 09 f<
the bottom, about So feet at i
28 feet and 3 Inches deep lo i
and It Is cut nearly all the
through solid rock, rising at i
points for 209 feet above the a
It Is like a canyon, and ships è
take kindly to i t the entramM
bad. a strong w ind blowing 1
It as through a great air
there Is at tim es a strong i
current.
It Is an Interesting I
through the canal, and It saisi
miles o f very rough water agi
hours o f tim e; but so far akippal
fer to go around the peninsula j
than through the canal, thoujU
some changes w hich will hr ':ial
is believed the canal will bnw|
general use as soon as a fm i
begin to use It and remove the ^
judlce now existin g against it"-
fort.
T a g g in g a Fish.
The United States Osh courais
has contracted the small hop' i
o f tagging fishes. Metal tagaasl
toned to marine fishes, which ut|
loose In the oeeau with the I
Identifying m em in ease they I
caught ut any future time.
The tag. which is light and ■
copper, is securely fastened b? ■
passed through a flu near Its)
with the liody. No tw o tags ereil
each having Its ow n markings, f
teen hundred cod were tbui
tagged and released last springal
New England coast.
The obJedS
the taggin g is to ascertain the nt|
which a cod grow s, the frequi
Its spawning and the extent I
travels In the ocean.
The same experim ent Is beingM
this year w ith young salmon. I
d a lly hatchet, fo r the riven <
Pacific coast. T h e fishes «re ‘
lings," about three Inches long. I
this w a y it Is expected that tb»l
at which the salmon comes fronl
sea to spawn w ill be ascertained: d
the rate o f gro w th aud the perc
o f fry that attain maturity. 1
périment Is an Interesting
has an obvious bearing on fiehc
problems.
One G enius an d Another.
“ A genius Is a genius wbetbu*
rich or poor
T h ere's really n « r
"P ardon me. there is s slight d
ence. A rich genius can sfforil I
his hair grow long; a poor genius*
afford to get it c u t " — Pb ""
Press.
A H a rd Worker.
"Y ou oughter g it me a Job,"
flee seeker said.
"W h y. I *
work o f a dozen men fur you <
tion day.”
"Y ou d i d r replied the
candidate, ineredulouely.
Sure! I voted fo r you twelve!
— Philadelphia P ublic Ledger.
W o rk in gm en 's Wages
W ages In the United State«
average are more than twice t » * j
Belgium, three tim es those ef
mark, Germ any. Ita ly and 9pah^
•me and one-bail those la Eng-***
Scotland.