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The Fatal I Cradle Otherwise, the Heartrending i Story of Mr. Heavysides By WILKIE COLLINS "Nonsense:" cried Mr. Jolly, la, liu! Yrni dou't wean t-hJ" 'Ila, "That It. Bir, te9 aouKb," wild tlio stewni'd' mate In the most positive manner. "Tbls shin l bewitched," said the cnptain wildly. Stop!" lie called out, recovering himself a little as the doc tor bustled away to the steerage. "Stop! If It's true, Jolly, send her hus band here aft to me. lush me, I'll have It out with one of the husbands:" said the captain, shaking bis fist viciously at the empty air. Tun minutes passed, and then there ranie stnjgeriui; toward the captain, tottering tills way and that with the rolling of the beculined vessel, a loug, lean, melancholy, Iljfht haired man with a Koinan nose, a watery blue eye and n complexion profusely spotted with large brown freckles. Ihls was Simon Ilenvysldcg, tho lutclllirclit car penter with the wife mid the family of seven small children on board, "Oh, you're tho man, ore you?" said the captain. The ship lurched heavily, and Kiiuon Ilcnvysidc staggered away with a run to the opposite side of the deck as if he preferred going straight overboard Into the sen to answering the captain's question. "You're the man, arc you?" repented tho captain, following him, seizing him by the collar and pinning him up fiercely against the bulwark. "It's your wife, Is It? You Infernal rascal! Yon have committed an act of mutiny, or. If It Isn't mutiny, It's next door to It. I've put a man in Irons for less. I've more than half n mind to put you In Irons!" "As for the punishment you men tioned Just now, sir," said Simon, "I wish to say, having seven children more than I know how to provide for nnd nu eighth coining to make things worse, I respectfully wish to say, sir, that my mind Is in irons already, and I don't know that It will make much difference If you put my body In Irons along with II."- The captain mechanically let go of (ho carpenter's collar. Tim mild de spair of I he man melted him In spite of himself. "Captain !illop, tills woman, Mrs. Ileavysides, can't be left III your crowded steerage In her present condi tion," cried Mr. Jolly. "Mio must be moved off into one of the empty berths, and the sooner the better, I can tell you." The captain began to look savage again. A steerage passenger In one of his "staterooms" was a nautical anom aly subversive or all discipline, lie eyed tho carpenter once more as If be was mentally measuring him for n set of Irons. "I'm very sorry, sir," Klinou re marked politely "very sorry Unit uuy Inadvertence of mine or Mrs. Heavy- M'ICS jane your long carcass and jelir long luiigue forward!" thundered (lit captain. "(Jive your own orders, Jo ly, he went on resignedly as Simon staggered off. "Turn I lie ship Into a n mscry us soon ns you like." live minutes later Mrs. HeavysidcM was moved into a slateiiNiiii. The sleeping berths below opened on either side out of the main cabin. On the left hand side, looking toward the ships bowsprit, was Mrs. Suiallchild. On the right IiniiiI hide, opposite lo her, tile doctor cHlahllthcd Mrs. Heavy sides. A pin I H Ion of canvas was next run up entirely across the main cabin. All old clothes hask'.'t, emptied, cleaned and comfortably IIiimI with blankets to servo for a makcshl't cradle, had been In duo course of lime carried Into the Inner cabin and bad been placed mid way between the two sleeping licit lib. Mr. Jolly Idled away nu hour and a half exactly. At the end of that time Mrs. Urabhle, tho stewardess, up icui-cd Willi a face of mystery ami whispered iicrvomty to tho doctor: "I'lease lo step below directly, sir." "Which of them Is it V asked Sir. Jolly. "Ilotli of Ihcm." ii us went! Mrs. Hrnblde emphatically. The doctor looked grave: the stew ardess looked frightened. The two lui mediately disappeared together. Ten o'clock came. Tho moon rose mid Rhone superbly. The night grog made Its npcuraiicc on the iinarter deck. The captain gave the passcn j:em the benefit of bis company, and then nt last Mr. Jolly was seen sud denly to iisecnd tiie cabin stairs. To the amazement of the little group on the quarter deck, the doctor held Mrs. lirabble, the stewardess, fast by the arm nnd, without taUa: the slightest notice of the captain or the passengers, placed her on the nearest scat be could find. As he did this hU face became, visible In the moonlight and displayed to the startled specta tors nn expression of blank coustirna Hon. "Compos-! yourseir, Mrs Urabhle," raid tho doctor In tones of uiimlsiaku Me alarm. "Keep quid mid let the air blow over you. Collect yourself, ina'iim-for heaven's sake collect voir Bclf!" Mrs. lirabble made no answer She beat her hands vacantly on her knet lllid stared straight before her like a Woman panic stricken. "What's wrong?" nsked the capla.n, wiling down Ids ulass of grog In di.i day. V'Mrs. Iirnbble and are tw.i Intiis Wtit pooplf. sml we have got Into t!n most f-ruurul scrape that ever Jull beard of." n,i., Mr. juv-B startllmi answer. The captain, followed by Mr. Tiir. ling and Mr. Sims, approached the di-clor with U.k of horror. Kvcn the man lit the w Invl str-tched himself over It as far us he could to bear hat was coming Uvt. j-lo 011v ,mlllt,,r. osted isoii present was Mr. Small child. His time hal route round for Kol.ig to shi p again, ami he was snor IliR peacefully. t, Wnenit nnd bacon close beside lillll. "Let's bear the worst of It nt once. Jolly." said the captain, n little Imnii- tlently. The doctor paid no hoed to his re quest. His whole attention was nb nilMd by Sirs. Drabble. "Arc you bot ler uovv.'iiia'ain?" ho asked anxiously. ''No better In my mind," answered Mrs. Drabble, licglnnlng to beat her knees oguln. "Worse if anything." "Listen to me," said Mr. Jolly coax Ingly. "I'll Pt tuo whole cose over ntjuin to you In a few pluln questions. You'll find It all come bock to your memory If you only follow rno atten tively and If you tako time to think and collect yourself beforo you at tempt toanstver." Mrs.' Drabble bowed ber bend In speechless submission and listened. Kverylsxly else on the quurter dock lis tened except the Impenetrable Mr. Smnllchlld. "Now, ma'am!" said tho doctor. "Our troubles begun In Mrs. Ileavysides' cabin, which Is situated on the star board side of flie ship?" "They did, sir." replied Mrs. Drab ble. "flood! Wo weut bockwurd and for wurd an Infinite number of time be tween Mrs. Ileavysides (starboard; Hud Mrs. Hmullchlld (larboard, and you put the starboard baby, otherwise Ileavysides, In the clothes basket cra dle in tho main cabin. I low was the cradle placed?" "(.'rosswiso to tho ship, sir," said Mrs. 1 irabble, "Crosswise to the ship? That Is to say, with one side longwise toward the stein of the vessel and one side long wise toward tho bows. Hear that In mind, and now follow mo n little fur ther. No, no! Don't say you can't and your head's In u whirl. And you took the larboard baby, otherwise Sinull child, nnd made him comfortable in tho cradle along with the starboard baby, otherwise Ileavysides. Now, what happened after tluit?" ' "Don't ask me, sir!" exclaimed Mrs. Drabble, losing ber self control and wringing her bunds desperately. "Steady, ma'am. I'll put It to you a plain us print. Stonily and listen to me. Just us you bad imido the lar board baby comfortable I bad occa sion to send you Into the starlssird (or Ileavysides) cabin to fetch something which I wanted In the btrlsmrd (or Smallehild) cabin. I kept you there a little while Mong with mo. I left yrni mid weut Into (he Ileavysides cabin and called to yrni to bring me some thing I wanted out of the Kmiillehlltl cabin, but before you got half way across the main cabin I said, 'No; slo'i where you are, and I'll conic to -n." Immediately nfter which Mrs. Small child alarmed you, nnd you niiiu across to me of your own accord, nod thereupon I slopped yon In the main cabin nnd said, 'Mrs. Drabble, your mind's getting confused; sit down and collect your scattered Intellects,' nuil you sat down and trlisl to collect them" And couldn't, sir," Inti-riseM-d Mrs. Drabble parenthetically. "Oh, uiy bead, my head!" "lllid the consequence was when 1 nine out from the Sninllclilhl cabin I found you with the clothes basket cra dle hoisted up on the cabin table, star ing down at the babies, with your mouth dropped open and Isith your hands twisted In your hair, ninl'wheii I said, 'Anything wrong with cither of those two lino Istys, Mrs. Drabble?" you caught mo by the coat collar and whispered In my right ear lla-so words; lAird save us and help us, Mr. Jolly, I've confused the two hit bu s In my mind, nnd I dout know which Is which!" " "And I dou't know now !" cried Mrs. Drabble hysterically. "(Hi,, my IichiI, my head! I dou't know now!" "Captain Olllop and gcnllisucii," said Mr. Jolly, w heeling round mid address liitf his audience with the; coiiiimmiui: of sheer despair, "Unit Is l ho semis-. ii lid If you ever heard of n worm- oun I'll (rouble you to coiiipo-. this miser able woman by mentioning It iuiiim- dialcly." Captain Clllop looked nt Mr. I'm ling and Mr. Situs. Mr. I'lirliug ami Mr. Sims I. Miked ut Captain tiillop. They Were all throe thuiidcrstrih k, and no wonder. No marks on one or other of tlicui that happened to catch Jour cycf asl.cd Mr. Sims. "They must linvo Imh-ii slrmigisli murks to catch my eye In the light I hud lo work by," said the doctor. "I saw they were Isith sli-iiluht. well formed children, and dial's nil I saw." I should recommend waking Mr Smallehild nnd sending f, r llemr sides mid letting the two fathers Iocs up for It." suggested Mr. Snot. "Something must Is- done," said Hie (list or. "I can't have the Women at 'lie I liny longer, and I lie moment g, u. low they will both usk for their 1st bios. If the two mothers below to I Hot-lightest suspicion of the eae us It Mauds, Hie lioroiis shock of (lie dU covery may do dreadful ml-chltf. They must be kept deceit cd In l lie in terests of their own honl'li. We must rhiHisc a baby for each of I linn when tomorrow comes ami then bold lo the choice till the mothers are m il and iqi again. The question Is. Who's to lake tle- responsibility? I don't usually j Ktfok at trifles, but I cnmliillv admit tfcit I'm afraid of II." I decline meddling In the matter on the ground that 1 nui a perfect stran ger," said Mr. Sims. "And I oMoet to Interfere from nrv fliely stuill.,1 innliws." added l Mo I'urllng. I Walt a minute, geiulemcii." said Captain lollop !,. gt this dillU nit mailer, as I think. In Hit rich! hour- Ings. Wo must make a clean In-east of It to the hibamls ami 1,1 them take the respoiisibibir." Mr. Smallehild happened on this oc casion to ho "squaring his accounts" With the sea. and the Mrs! art nubile words which osiapod linn In leplv to Hie liclosiiri were an Impatlciil re llicsl that he.t would "pilch him over man! at mi, e and the Iwo babies along with him" Si ii,, us reiiioiistrauce was lllid llevt. wnh no belli-r efTecl. "Sol- ' lie II how toil like." said Mr. Smut!- liild falntli, "i,i yu leute It lo me. ', as eoroni.'itidcr of this tessel?" usksl Cnplaln lll'l, p. No answer. 'N'od your head, sir, if you can't I speak. Mr. Smallclilld noddisl hl head r id wise on his pillow and fell, iislisp. "i tli.it iiinnt f,,r eaeHo lue to actV asked Captain (illloplef the witnosics, and Hie w It posses 'an swered decl hslly. Yes. The c. rcn.oiiy was Iheii r. s-nlisl with Siiuoii Ileavysides, who risismd cd. as iH'came so Intelligent a man. villi a proposal of his own for solving Iheillllleultv. " aptiiln :illop nnd gentlemen." said (he caris'iiior. niih fluent ami melan choly iM.lltencss. " should wl-.li to colisldiT Mr. Sinallchlhl before myself In this mutter. I am qulle willing tiJ part wlih itiy bnby, whk-hover he Is, und I respectfully propose thnt Mr. Suiallchild should take Is.th the chil dren und s make qulle sure that hi has really got possession of his own on." The only Immediate objection to this Ingenious proposition wus started by the doctor, who sarcastically Inquired of Simon wliat he thought Mrs. Ileavysides would say to It. The cur pouter confessed that Ihls considera tion bad civi:p,d liliu and that Mrs. Ileuvysnlis mis only b o likely to be nn Irremovable obstacle In the way of the proposed arrangement. "Very well, gentlemen." wild Captain (iillop. "A commander on hoard I reckon next after tho huahand In the matter of rt.-p iiisibillty. I have con sidered thin dillleiiliy In all Its beur lu;;s, and I'm pr. parnl to deal with It I'ollow in;' below, gentlemen. Is the steward's piUitry." The witnesses looked round on oat another In the jnofouudest astonish incut und followed. Tlckcrcl." salil he ctipiulu, address Ins the steward, "mlng out the scale. I'ut a eh nn duller In the tray, doctor," be (-outlined, "shut the ihsirs of the sleeping berths for fear i'f the women lieni lug niiylhlug uikI oblige ihe by bringing Hi ise Iwo babies In here." "Oh, sir," oxi l ilin.il Mrs. Drabble, who had bis n I'd ping guiltily Into the pantry "oh, don't bin t the little dears! If uuylMuly sutlers, let It lie me." "Hold yoiT tongue. If you please, liiu'lim." said the captain, "ami keep the secret oi l lose pn-issllngs If you wish lo ke. p your I'laco. If Ihe ladles ink for tlelr children, say they will bate them In tin minutes' time." The doctor ciinie In ami set down tba clothes bai kel i rilill oil the sllltry llis-r. Cnpltilii Hlllop Immediately put on bis sssiat b-s und clowly cxamlmsl the two iiiicoiiseious hiiits-oiils who lay Is le ntil him. "Six of one and half doxeu of Ihe 1 other." Mild lis- ailaln. "I don't see uny illleroiioc Im-Ihis-u t Ik iii. Wult a bit, though. Vcs. do. One' M laild baby. Very H'ssl. We'll Is-gln wllb llii.l one. Ihxior. strip Ihe Islld bsby und pul him In lie- seal,-" The bald baby iroli-lisl In his own l.ini-uage, but In vain. In Iwu minuter lie wus Hat on bis back In the till truy, Willi Ihe cl.nii duster under liliu to take the cloll off. "Weigh hi III nisliralely. -ekerel," ciei'liiissl the cupliilii. "Weigh hllll If ncicMuiry lo an eighth of an ounce. Heiilloiueii, willelt Ihls prm-ccdlng chsxjy. It's a very Inqsirlaiit 0110.. While Hie stowiird was weighing and Hie wltni-ssos were w niching Cupliiln illl"i askasl Ids llrt male fir Hie l4f lk of Hie ship and for h-ii and Ink. "Ilowr lunch, I'lcken-I?" asked Hm caplaln, om nlng Us- Issik. "Seven iiiils one uniMtt and quar ter. " answcrtsl Hie sti wanl. "Ilight, giiillellleli?' plirsnetl IL -nplnln. "(Mile rlgbl." said Hie w IIiicsm-. "Italtl child, distinguished aa No. 1; weight, 7 siunds l'i oiiiH-i-a (uvolrdti silsi," ircMiilis Hie csptiiln, w riling low 11 the entry In Hi loglssik. "Very K-ssL We'll put the buld luiby bark now, dis-tiH-, nnd try Ihe hairy one next. Ttie hairy one protcvlctl also In bis 1 own language and al In Vain. "How much. I'lcki-rcl?" asked Hi onptsln. "Six fsiiind foiirtncn ounis- and Hu-eequnrlers.' n-pllisl Hie steward. "flight. RcnllciiH-n?- In.iulrel Hi cant 11 In. "Quite right." answered Hie w Itnes- -s. ' Hairy., hild. disliiigiilslnsl a No. 2 weight, t;tHiiiid 1 1 , oiiuccii (nrolnlu. nisi," rts alsl and wrote Ihe cnplaln. "Milcliinbllgisl lo )oii. Jolly. Thnt Will do. Iiitbe M-rSms dlillcully which now bi t-'lls, gelltlelneli, my dciisloli Is aa follows: 1s t 11 glte the licavh-st of the IWO babies lo Ihe re-nth t of Hie two Women and', lei the lightest thou fall a n ninth r ofieotlr-M- o Hie nllliT. Ill Wis k's lime. If Ihls w -nth-T holds. We shall nil, pbasi- losl, le In s.rt. and If there's n Is'tlor way out of this liivw lean my nay the nrsotis ami lawyer alHs- may liod It ami Wi-Iis-iim-. Willi Hsm- wor-la the nipt a III rloerti Id oralloii. and Hip s-enil-.l council lmniisll:i. y s iiM-rkHiisI Hie pnemMll fHrbnill'i-d to 11 hem with all I lie nia iilndly f mentwh-i had noklea of thrtr own ! set lip In oppaalth-n. Mr. J -llr w its le-tl mimstisl a the e-niy st iHal b-iiille-lly to w-tlle tin lin-slhei of Weight between Vl. Hmalb liild nml' Mrs. Hcatysldca ami di-cld.sl 11 with. -tit a tinmioiil's hcslia fjoo In f.iver i.f tlx- rnk-is-ntiT' w lie ua lie lndiiuuibe groin id thai she ws the tii II. r and stontrr iwouuiii (,f tb- two. '! Ii.t, ii,.n ,. i, Imby. "ills 1lq,ullinl ns No. I," stns taken lulu Airs. Ilea ) .Ides' cablu.'.aiid Hie hairy imiiy. ilii.liiiuiilshisl ns No. J, wits ic or.l.sl t,i .Mi,, hniiilh liild. llcfis-e T oYI-H-k .Mr. .lolly reiss-lisl that Hie lumber an. I sons, l.irlsmrd and star- Ihi.h.I. were ae I1.1i.pt and comfortable 41 any four p.-ople 011 Issirtl ship could isw-.ii.it w in 10 i I II leu d.l.ts Ihe ship was III 'l t. alnl Hie new was broken to the two iiiolu if". I'aeh 1 lie of Ihe Iwo adored h.-r Kil-y after Ion day' cxiH-rlonee of it. .mil each Kin- of Ihe two sous was lu Mis. Drabble's eolidlfjoll of Hot know lug tt hich was w lis. h. J'tcry lesliwa trhsl llrst. the test byVlie lbs lo,-, w lie oult iio ntel w hat lie (bad (old Hie captain;, si -ootid I, v, the ttil by personal reseiiitilnnce. which failed liMsmiUcui-e of the light hair, bbti- eyes njid K01111111 Host s sliansl In common by) I lie fathers nnd Hie light hnlr. bloc t e and no limes worth moiilloiilug fdiarcd In ' oniinoii by the .hll.lren; lltinli;,. the lost of Mr. Drabble, ttlaeli Is-gan i and ended III ileree liilklni foiiioiie sldit nml ll.ssls of leer 011 Ihe'i.tlier; fourtlily, Ihe Ust I'.v local decision., whlelr broke dow n Ihrotivh the totan nbscm-e of any In sirueiltiia for the law lo net on; llfthly nml Instlj, ihe U-sl by iipsal to Ihe I'lisbamK Whli-li tell to .the ground In .-olisequeiiceiof Ila- busbirinls knowing nothing als-nl it he luatler fn lian.l The caplaln's barlairon lost by Weight n j.eilii.d tho t.-xt still, audi here am I, a Man of the hnver order., wliliont 11 pen ny to blo Imyvolf Willi, In conse quence. Ves; I was the buhl -baby of that memorable is-rlod. ;My exx-o In w eigh! settled mi destltiy In life. The fathers) Mini mother on either - side kept Hie bnlil.-s noisirdlng to the captain's prin ciple of distribution In despair of knowing what else tit tin. Mr. Smnll ohllil, who wit sharp enough sivhen no! seirtlck.i made hi forlunc. Simon lli-.-ivysiilesH-rsistetl In) Increasing hi family nml 'died lu the workhouse, I Judge for " yourself . aa Mr. "Jolly might say, how the two boy born at sen fared In after life. I, the buld baby, have seen nothing of the hairy baby for years past. He may be short, like Sir. Smallehild, but I bnpieii to know that be Is wonderfully Ilka Ileavysides, dc .-eased. In the face. 1 may be tall, like the caienter, but 1 have the Smallehild eyes, hair and ex pression ii'itw Iti.Ht iiiiling. Sluko what you can of Hint. You will Hud It come In tho cud to the same thing. Sinnll chlltl junior prosper In the world be cause he weighed 0 pounds 14 ounce. Heuvyslde junior fulls In the world because he weighed 7 pound IVi ouuees. Such I destiny, and such la life. I'll never forgive my destiny a long a I live. There la my grievance. I wish you good morning. Character at tba Coaatr? mt (ireeee. No organic development In the his tory of the human mind has been bet ter known or hu been richer and at the same time more simple than that Of the Ureclun genius. Notwithstand ing the extent to which the Hellenic population was seuttered and the dis tance which aeparated the varlou group, the evolution, tukeu us a whole, wa governed by the rume law and ex hibited the same phase In like order ud under like conu'tlou In all the land lu which the Uretk language was loken. The dlffcrc-nt ati l. were like trees of the eauie spt-cles, dost. tied to pro duct the uime fruits, the color ami tustu of which were liuble, 't Is tree, to be uiodlued by local Influence, but the vurlutluua were kept within nar row bound. 80 these H-ople were kept from greatly diverging by their constant couiuiuulctttlou with euch olher, which was aided by the form and reluttoiia of tlielr luuds-promon-lorles Jultlng out toward one another und freiueut Islands, so that the Bailor iM-twecu dlsluut porta wa hardly ever out of sight of some Ureclun heud lund. Nowhere else doe the Mediterranean offir such a dlsiosltlon, nnd there wa In this geographical feu lure a direct provocative of the spirit of adventure. dial la China.. The Chinese nave never accomplish ed auythiug In the way of muking aiiudiula. These device were lutro duccd to I hem by the Mohummeduns. There I one lu the luierlul observa tory ut I'eklug inure than four feet In diameter. Smaller suudlul are often met wllh In the public olhces, all of Ih'-in inude under the dlrecttuu of mla Hloiiurlea or their pupil. From remote nutlqulty family mimed Wang, residing lu llluulughleu, hu hud the exclusive muuufucture of ss-ket roiniMissc. Willi Which sun dials are ofieu combined. In most of Ihese a thread uttuched to the lid of the lusfruiiicut serve to throw the shadow. They are used In all part of the empire. One kind employed by clockinakcr for adjusting their ' timepiece Is marked with notches, one for each lismtli lu the year, to give the thread n different angle for every month. A Slaaalar Iran Me.earlte. The I'nlverslly of Wisconsin lias come Into Riscsslon of a uuhue piece of iiH-teorle Iron. The date of It fall I not known, but It wa plowed up near Alumna, Wis., In IHM" and until Inst March remained In the bund of tho filmier who discovered It. It I ptiaped like a shield. Id luetic long by 41 brood and an luch thick In tho cen ter. The rouTe surfuce I smooth, wlille tho concave aide I ronuh and' Incnisted with oxide. It I believed thnt It moved broadside throuidi the air, the convex surface In front. On this aurfnee are strongly markeil lines. Moisting from a nearly flat elliptical bos In the center. The line deepen as they approach the periphery. A Jaaraallst mm ihe Raasaiace. lloiisM-nn, the originator of the "t'mnlc Tribunal," amused hlmaelf of an eveiiliig, along wllh a few friends, lu pulling down the aigiilMwrdt and changing their place. Next day lie would write In the mM-rs, "When will Ihe prefii-ture of police rid us of Hie gang of riillliins Hint dislurb the pub- lie m-uc ami aunoy our worthy ahon- kis-N-rsr The aiitlioriHea, lima put on tls-lr ineifle, set a few extra le- teciivi-s at work, with the result that Itonsm-nii iiiinm-lf wa arrested and taken before the coniuilssatre. "Your iuiiih-T Imiulred that function ary. Itousscan." "Vour piofi-sslonT "Actres at the Otleon." "Wlnil did Jon sayT" "Atlri-ss nt the Odeon." ".My d.-iir sir. Ihls Is not the place to carry on the silly Jokes yon have I wen practicing In the streets. 1011 might have to smart for It. you know." ".Moiiileur le comiiilssiilre," said liotissciiu. "Ihe pretty women at the Odcoii theater are not to lie prevailed upon to bike the parts of old Indies, and the malinger ha decided to en gage a few geullOmeu for the purpose, and I am among the numls-r. I wa therefore quite correct In saying that I am an actress at the Oileou." And the roiuiulssiilre gravely wrote down, "M. Itodsseau, actress at the Odeon." Mngnxln lies Families. lie Spake Tea Qalrk. A certain well know u Krenehiuau. au octOKeunrlnii, sM-ut most of hi time In his younger ihiys lu l'urls bunting up vuiuable tsnik amoug the second hand IsHikshops. He rarely cauie across a "11 ml, but hi fervor never abated. He wa a bachelor and for husekeeM-r hud an extremely plain wom.-in, who, however, had caught from her master the taste for old hook nnd occasionally came bom with nu armful wheu she bad beeu marketing. One day the housekeeper npis-iircd w ith a parcel of books wrap ped lu pnper and asked her masler to look at theiu. Among the rubbish was small volume bound lu red uioruccu. What have you paid for this?' the master gass-d after hoiking at the title page. "Thirty aou for the lot." the servant replied. "Hut, my good woman, tills book atone I worth 10.000 francs!" the bibliomaniac weut ou aud Ihe moment after regretted the unwise siM-cch. The woman pricked up ber ears, and lu vain did the master try to recall his remark. "I'll give you 100 franc for It," be said, ' But monsieur nld Just now It wa worth lO.tssk" I'll give you Sou," "No, no." "Seven hundred aud nfty." Out It wa no use. and, lo make a long tory abort, tba I A The Kind You Have Always In use for over 30 years, vuy-voji nnvM All Counterfeits, Imitations and"Jiist-ns-ffood"aro Imt Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of 1 Ipfants and Children Experience against lixpi-rhuent. What is CASTORIA Gastotia is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paro fforic. Drops and Soothing; Syrups. It it Pleasant. 16 contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys IVonim and allays Feverlnhness. It cures Diarrhoea nnd "Wind Colic. It relieves Teethinjr Troubles, -in-cs Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulate tho stomach and Bowels, giving- healthy and natural tdcep The Children's Panacea The Mother's Prieud. CENUirsE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind Tog Hare Always tailit In Use For Over 30 Years. VMS StHTSwa SSMMMV. TV MUSMV STMCCT, NCW VOHN ,ITV. master' luui'i led the Tonne in order to obtain the lirst eilltlon of the "Hop tameron" (I.V.Iii. The Abliey's Ftmrml Hull. Borne uotnble mimes Imve lieeu added to the roll cull t the abbey under Dean Ilradlcy. Churles Iiiinvln. Ar. li blshop rreuch. blmself once ilenn of Westminster; llibert. Iti-owulm;, Al fred Tennyson nnd Wlllliini Rwnrt Uludstone are iiiiioiik the mimes thnt have Ix-en added to the burhil roll of the abbey under iH-iin Hnidlej's su pervision, mid nolMsf- will quarrel with them. It will surprise mnny issiple perhups to know thnt only ten per sona have been burled In the abbey l;i the last twenty years nnd that only two of these were women, Lady LoiiIhii Percy and Mrs. (iludstoue. These, with two poets, two architects, nn nrchblsh op, a scientist, a queen's printer nnd n statesman, compb-to the roll of the great dead who have been hurled In Weatmlnitcr ablx-y since Ir. Itrndlcy became dean. Ht James' Hnzctte KILLED TWO IN A HURRY. "ni Jimt" frmm adda Death. "Talking of duds which occurred during the early day In California Just after gold bad beeu discovered and tho only law wa the rapid fire derringer," said nn old timer, "reminds ino of tho story told me by my father, who wna a forty-niner, of how 'Itli: Jim Iloblnsoii, a terror of the mining camps, one time killed two men with out rising from a card table and while one man was standing behind lilm. He did It, too, without turning nroiiml. "It iips-urs that Iloblnsoii and three other men were playing cards. Al though a tough proposition and a man killer by nature, Iloblnsoii wa by no mean a card sharp nud bated one i worse even thait au Indian, which lie preferred killing to eating brt-nkfiist. Now, the three other men at the gam ing table were sliunsrs of the llrst wa ter. At llrst Iloblnsoii won considera bly, and the others pretended to com plain of their own III lii'ik. Finally, however, luck seemed to turn, nnd the game went strong ag.tinst Itoblnson. "Itobinson Is-gan to susiM-ct that he wna Is-tiig diiN-d and tlimlly cnughl the mull opismlle to 111 in receiving b sign from a fifth party standing direct ly In-IiIiiiI Ids chair nnd where he could see his band. Wltliout saying any thing llohluson slipped his hand down Into hi back ss-kct and tuauiigcd without attracting ntteiillon to draw Ids gun and lay It across his knivs. "A little Inter In the giime hlschiinee came. He held four kings and staked high On It. Ills opisineiit, sitting di rectly opiMislte, however, won out wllh four aces. Thnt was all right; but, un luckily for the stuircr. one of them nccldciitully dropH-d on the table a fifth ace. That showed llohluson lienr- , ly that extra cards were Is-lng run In on him, nud without rising he accused bis partner of cheiitlng. K.very hand Weut Immediately to the hip pockets, and a minute later n lively light would have probably ensued. (Suddenly Iloli. bison's derringer rang out with two hot. The man opposite slid down under J he table without n groan, nnd the mull behind Iloblnsoii dropped to the Uoor. Quick ns a Hash Itoblnson had shot them Isith, one of them un seen and Isith without nliiilm;. The suddeniiesi of the move took the liulit all out of the other two players, nnd I nt Kohlnsoii s command they dropix-d their guns and put np their ham!. "The curious part of the shooting wa this: Iloblnsoii realized that If lie shot the Ulan lu froiitv who had his re volver partially drawn, his pal behind would shoot him In the back: so with out aiming lloblusou lired at tin- one lu front and by a quick batkir.-ud movement lired over bis own shoulder without looking at the mini behind. A though to prove his nii. ;.ms, a ksided weapon was found lu Ihe hands of both the de-id gamblers. Von can Imagine how quickly Kohlm-on's mind must have taken In the situation nud how well he nt-tcd lu his own defense." Washington Post. Mia HrmrS 1,im-U. In a case whicli whs Uiug tried the other day In a Vicuna law court a cab man who drove a one horse chariot wa called as a witucss. To test the trustworthiness of the evidence be wa SvSvvNi Bought, nnd which has hcen has borne iho signature of and has been inado under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you ia this. Signature of about to ghe he was nsKi-il by the Judge if he hud ever been punished for any uilNileme.-iniir. Witness -I was only punished once, many years n go, i:ml that was when I wus detained by tiie police for twenty four llolll':!. Tho Judge-Yon have never been sentenced to nny term of liniirisonmeut by a Judge for nny serious breach of the law? Witness Ceil a I nl.v not. my lord. The Judge (I'.huklug hi:i bend) A cabman! And m-Ver l-:-n prosecuted! How long have you been a cabman? Witness - Since the day before yes tenlay. Tho Judge (sniilinsi -Ah! Thnt will do. let the case proceed. IiouiiuU Ncwa. A VencraMn Tr?. There Is e-t l-i l.ur ipe n lunre inter- cnting tree l i . i r nn to visit than the enernl m. . . garden of the museum of 1'iiriM. The lirst of Its race to prow lu the soil of Kurope, It lias survived for more than two centuries nnd a hall the war of the clement nnd the so clul cyclones which have swept over it. The seed from which It Fprnng win planted In 1CT by Vespasian llobin gardener of I.oubi XII.. in the Jardii dil Itol, now culled the Jardln !ei 1'inntes. I.lttlo Is left of the old tree but the Midi of the trunk and a few feebii branches which clothe themselves year after year with leaves nnd flowers, testifying tu the wonderful vitality o the locust tree nnd to the care which hn been bestowed upon tills sped men by the authorities of the gnnteii. tho most Interesting In the world, per haps, Ifi Its historical nssodaiions with men fatuous In the annals of botany. An Unpaid Debt. , Apart from thoir bumble o!nc ns givers of shade, nnd preservers of strenms, trees minister more Hum can guess to our hourly pleasure. 'et we lire so thourrhtless of them that n'e lJUe Wielr bemlils without n word of irratilude for the most p::iL Sleep lrMlM(liii; rifrtiiblt-a. People who are of a sleepless tenden cy should remember that liit-t is a most Important matter lu iv-.ml to sleep. IcsKiiess. A heavy meal will often de stroy shs-p, nml in oihir case a u long Interval between a mcal-imd bed time causes peat rcstlcssi-i-. A j.las of milk sloped sl.iv.iy while a cracl.cr Is eaten Is olien of benelit. Jlill.. how ever, di-i-s not a -n . with everybody. Some iw-ople r.-ei mmcud as sleep pro ducing n dinh of boileil Sji.nilsli onions wttn ni:i,i-r same or o-iioii soap b-r dinner. I-'r-.-sli bttiiee Is r.lso s.Jil to be very good for lccpti-s.-:i(Ks.--Ks-chnngc. A Tree That Siinrs. In Australia prows a curious tree which is daui.-eto'is r.s well ns vender fill. In the old tree the siein Is gray Ish Willie, nud red berries crow on tin top. The leaf Is m arly round and Jag ged all nrnu-id its idges like a lietlie nnd has n point. at the top. The live emits n very disagreeable odor, i'liis tree when touched slini;s one like i. hornet. A trawler say's: "I have sit-n a man who I rents ordinary pain IIlIu ly roll on the ground Pi ;iy a(':rr Is-lng stung, ami I know a horse so complete".- Ilia iI.K'ii d after eiiir- llllo a )'-OM- of these lives, lliat lie rushiil i's n n o i liiil at eeiy one w?io approachitl bin n n I bad I.- l e b,,t Hot's w In-n sti n.: Wi'l n.- !i nl-oi-i. whining p;teo Hie nfl. eft d p ; pie it lt-'s V.'ork. i no le-s il in l.rvm 1 !:i Now lork citv s i f t':e tr.-c plant In the year 1:' tree were plan! under Ihe iiii-oii ing society of that ow:v S.u-ie com plain! has nrisi ij over the ilea l'.v cf feet of escaping g.- it; .-i ' 1 1 . roots, but very few tn-es c.-itnjiii i-Fvely have perished from this cause. BamU Bijisttrt f . lieH'ilt -lH-.si.fi;-" IHTERSS7IHS PA0TE .4 Wlieli e-i .e nra i , -:ueiiipia:ing a trif lieti.t-r on lii.-in.v. ei ficiiMire, ther li:iU-.r.,iI.- Wi.nt l!.e I-t -t seiviee oi'i I, ii;.'o.: -.: :. i .1-: -i-ee.i, joinlort :u:d ... lei coii.v--.1. I.inploveis o II. e W.m-oiiMh l.'ea-::i! J .1 lie- ,.l- ,a;d tu H-i vt li.i- j nt ii. iii.it cur trams nr-r.jier:iie-i s .iis t.-tr .-!; 1..?.-. a,iim,.. li'j.. uit it dlvi-igii.g iokh ;n aii jimr: i'.n points. I'lll'lliail I!i:!:.--c ! let J.ii.i on tliron-rli train-. and Chnii Ci-rs liiuiiiij C.ir si rvcl ii vice i.nex t'llllC. elll. M,.,; s 1.1,1. i I,, ol, ask: the ii ti- Uet v. .. i- l:i-t. Kent ti -erv. vou THE WISCONSIN u"i''Al LfNI iri;i llUi ). I'lleel iineell" waaki-e lei uli l'i 'I I'l.iti.: I 11 p.li.lfS ant Mil. l-'or full inlorit ticket ug'-ni . l HMI . r" w ' i ;nl on j'inir ti. i .f.. A. I'l.oi , eiier -l Ageel, --4 St-vrlV I.s. V. i o.-.-n. i lien. I'll--. A;;!., M ilwauki-e. Wis (IJ! m PORTLAND asrGP.is Route. Str. i .i'iv BAILtY GftTZERT" Ipuiiid J Mis ciieept Sunil iv TIME CARD Leave l'o.4lai: l.eave A-tor iii . ' a. III. p- in.- TIIE DALLES FORT LAND ROUTE STR "TAHOiVIA" A X 1 "METLAKO"' Ilelnccu l'"i llanil. I lie I'll lies it ud Way I'oinls. I'nily Trljis Iai o, I .Sanila). TIME CARD Sir. '-riihoimi" I.v. I'orlland Men. Wed. l ii.7. I.v. li.d.'esTni Tliiir. S.il . . . .a. 7 a. Sir. "Metlnko" I.v. roiiliii'd Tiie?. Tlmr. Sii .7. a. m. I.v. Palles Mon. Wed. I-'ii 7 u. in. fjefThis Konie has the (iramlest Scenic Attractions ou K.arth. MEALS THE VERY BEST Liiiidiii" and (iiliee: To d Alder Sireel. I'silli I'liones, Main CSil ronri.AM). oiikodn. .1. W.( lilll ill(t. n-t The Dalles A.J.TAVIO::, ii;rt A, tin lu. J. t'. M VATI", ant Vancouver, woi,io;;i nvKiis, ugis white Salmon. A. Ii. in.l.KI! atts II.kh! If iver. n. bl I M b", .1011 M. Till I'l'v, I'.lltler, Wash. Stevenson, Wash. lii.MiY til.JISIKAl, (urson, WhkIi K. W. tl,iniTl,!i:;t Portland t.y. : 'v-jf j l-l: LV;A'.1N37FsaCV '1 tt ZO YEARS' t APEftlENCE v 9 Mr 4 H Tradc Marks . UCSfGNS Copyrights Ac Anton Hi a n hcifh rp d.-doripf ton mnf nuirttiT aii-(rti,'i PiTr i ; tf n f nv f''t Uor nti In vtTit t. n i jirbitivtr p-i' -nt' -iM. ( )iiii)iititri 1 1,. da mi ru t :f - H.-ip-t - rn I'nfi-nis M-,t tro. ru-.'ii f..riM nrtr-iir putomi. r ttf-;i! l.-A.Mi fif ti.; uinn Vk roLVtvfl FJ"I .J' f. 'fi t, HI! 'nu t m i(i A V if't f-.i. I I Ir-. arts.'?-. I.nruMt rlf. n.l.i'i.if -f , , c i--i ;iij.- .. -i-). 'I T"m n i T."f f -iir I-.. ..!; tU !. )-.. f-,cti1t rtit-r-t. h5!iii.UCo.'''''-(iewVorli CASTORIA lor Infants and Children. Tha Kind Yea Kw Always Bought Boars, he - fWr 'Jin UiC k.'i V 'J H'P t.m RiKJJfl m r fav. al 6 -rt !'il3 af i ! K ',J t i H. i- rw Rqesj