THE CHARITY GIRL
, By EFFIC A.
CI1APTEII X.
At early aa posaibl th followln,
morning, Bbeila Frer ordered her horse,
doune-J bar habit. and, without waitin,
fur breakfast or groom, left bom ia but
beat tut Craiglands. ISh wanted to b
first at an interview with th duche.
Much di-uended oo bow ah acted now,
"If I can Juat drop a few bint, and ao
Dteiuclic ber xsiut that firl, not a
Mr. raser'a iwKtnni, or ber da ugh
1 tir'a artfulix-ia. will bar much arall.
am a rich woman! I never felt ao glad
of mv monev before."
Kile had diverged a little from tba or
dinary rout to I'raiglauds, becaus ther
hi a better road br ao doing, anil aa
ah trotted alunc Beetly, aha auddenly
fame upon a do cart, in which waa Boat
d Beverley Itochfort. looking wonderful
lr handsome in hi fur lined coat.
"Mia Fraser. thia ia an unexpected
pleasure." he said, aa h lifted bi hat
and motioned the groom to tak tb rein.
"You are out early."
"I am going to Craiiland. to mak In
oniric." ab aaid curtly.
lieverlev onlv amilcd. but ah aw a
one that be attached a good deal of
nieanin to thia haaty ride. H got.
down from th cart.
"Drive iid and down until I am ready,
Jones." he commanded, aa he walked up
to Shcila'a home and atroked th amooth
neck. "Ia there, then, ao much rails
for anxiety?" he aked. "Are you nerv
oua about .ord John. Mia Fraser?
Sheila pursed h r lip. Sh reaented
bi manuer. and alie did not quit under-
land it. either.
"I feel that It would b altogether a
pleaaant and a win arrangement If you
nd I called onrselve frlenda." Beverley
aaid. after a alight pauas. "W bar ao
touch In common."
"I don't think I underatand you,
fihella waa atartled into aaying.
"I mint try and explain myself clear
ly I know th reaaon of your hurried
lalt to Cralirlands. It la not aympathy
that take you there, but aomething mnr
akin to aelf-intereat. Oh ! do not be
ngry, there 1 no occaalon, for, my very
dear young lady, I think you ar perfect
ly right. You aee, although I do not
credit you with any great amount of
sympathy. I hav plenty myself. Be-
lleve me, I am quite sincere. Juat no
Iteverley went on, "I aaid I thought It
would be not only a pleaaant, but a wis
thing for you and I to become friend.
Union la atrength, you know, Mia Fra
aer; a good old maxim."
"Don't you think you had better leav
conundrum alone, and apeak out
traluht, Mr. Hochfort?"
"I will," he anawered, quietly. "Sheila,
we are both person of determination and
ambition. My ambition takea on form,
your another; but on on point w are
alike we would aacrlnce much to gain
our ends; would we not?"
Pheila'a cold gray eye flashed a ahe
nodded her head.
"You hate the girl ; I hate him I Tou
are determined that John Olendurwood
hall make you hia wife; I am a equal
ly determined I shall make her mine. Ar
rived an far, the real should be easy."
fthetla drew a ahnrp breath. ".he lonth
ed him for hia ahrewdneaa In having rend
her mind ao clearly, but. bla word had
brought a new aspect altogether.
"It ia for you to uggrat," ah said,
peaking swiftly and In low tonea. "Aa
you aaid Juat now, union la atrength,
nd ao "
"So yon agre to b frlenda, eh?" Ber
trley amiled.
He had never had the smallest fear of
falling. Mo had not watched Sheila ao
carefully these past daya for nothing. He
held out hia hand aa he spok and Sheila
put her into it.
"Have you any plan?" ah aaked, ab
ruptly. She waa no longer ao eager to
b gone. On glimpse at thia man'a ami!
Ing. handaome, evil face told ber that he
would do nil he w lulled. Even In the
mldat of the aatlafaction that cam with
ruah, h could not repress feeling
of jealouxy and envy that he ahould love
Audrey and he Indifferent to her, Sheila,
"I will tell you mor when I return
from London. My Journey ther la not
wholly unconnected with thia matter.
And now, I think I muat aay 'Au revolr.'
I alncerely trnat you will And Lord John
not ao bad aa rumor reporta. Carry my
aympalhy and rcgnrda to ber new grace;
ah la a charming woman, and will mak
n altogether excellent mother-in-law."
Sheila amiled mechanically, and gath
ering up ber reins, ahe rode on. She
gave a eort of shudder aa ahe went, and
the memory of Beverley's dark, glittering
eye lingered with her. She felt, some
how, ao powerlcaa when ah waa with
him.
Sheila alwaya felt thrill at her heart
a ah rode or drov up to Cralgland.
Now aa ah passed up the avenue and
drew rein at the covered doorway, a man
with powdered hair and g-av fac came
forward to meet her.
"Her grace'a love, miss, and ahe beg
yon will excua her thi morning; h
doe not feel eqnal to leaving hi lord
hlp' room. Sh beg, also, to thank you,
mlaa. for having taken the trouble to
rid over and mak Inqulriea."
"Ioe Dr. Sentanc think ther I any
danger?" ah asked, and ther waa gen
uine anxiety In her vole.
"Ir. Sentanc conaldera hi lordship'
condition very serious," replied th aer
Tant, Sheila rod hack to Dinglewood Croat
nd anxioua. Sh met Dr. Sentanc coin
ing down th avenue, and atopped to ques
tion him.
"Th poor fellow ha not recovered
consciousness yet," the medical man an-
nered. "I hav telegraphed np for Kaw
aon and Ixx-ksley. Miss Fraaer, it I
bcrrlble, dastardly affair, and for the
life of me I can't underatand it. I-onl
tjlendurwood never ecemed to have an
enemy In th world; but upon my word
thi look to me like a malirioua attack.
It haa turned out he had next to nothing
In hia pocket. Of course, hia watch
waa valuable. But who on earth la there
!out her who could hav born him
grudge for anything he ha ever done and
, eald? I auppoM you hav ent for fur-
a. ;.4M , '
went on.
Sheila confessed ah had not even
thought of It.
"Ar not th Mountberry men auffl
clent?" h aaked.
"Thia la pre-eminently ess for n
tut detectlv," h said; "and I ahould
telegraph np at one to Scotland Tard,
If I wer you. Aa th affair happened In
Tour ground, of rout. It would b
t)lantr for you t hav It a!ft4 thor
oughly." "Ton ar quit right T Sheila aaid,
warmly, although ah could hav (truck
tin wit bar wain (or daring to dlctst
ROWLANDS
to ber. "I H11 send op to London at
one."
'A ah sail tbla, th thought of Bever
ley Itochfofi nun Into ber mind, and all
at one ah 4irmlned to learn bi ad
dress from U.A Thorngat. and telegraph
to him to aewd down detectlv, why,
b could scarcely hav told.
CITAITER XI.
It sraa long befor poor Audrey cloaed
her tired, aching eye that eventful night ;
he had ahed no mor tears after that on
passional outburst; slis felt too touch
pain and anxiety for thia natural relief.
All aha could think of was Jack Olendur
wood, lying alon In th bracken, Insen
aible, half murdered. She accepted her
mother' tender comfort. In vague,
dreamy way. All the audden Joy and
pride that had aprung Into being early
In the evening, aa abe listened to the atory
of ber birth, aeemed to have vanished
beneath tbla great aorrow.
The aun waa ahinlng high In th heav
ens when ahe opened her eye, and found
her mother bending anxloualy over ber.
Constance Fraaer gained atrength at alght
of her child' suffering. She waa now
the atrong, courageoua woman; ah put
aaid all her Invalid waya, and roa au
preine to th moment.
"Look after her well," ah aaid to
Marshall, aa ah donned her outdoor gar
ment, and prepared to drlv over to
Ciaiglanda.
Tb ducben, proud, self-reliant aelf
poasesaed as ahe waa generally claaaed
to be, was after all only an ordinary
woman, with mother'e heart beating
quick and strong In her breast. Her two
hoys bad been her darlings from tb ear
lieat daya of their childhood ; ahe had nev
er been ao fond or ao proud of her on
daughter,' who waa too much like her
father In natur and character to prov
a comfort to th other parent.
Th tears cam to th mother's eye
aa Constance Fraser, after speaking all
the consolation and aympathy ah could
think of, mentioned th counteaa' nam.
I will atay with you till Gladys
cornea, ah aald. gently; I in sur
there I much I can do."
Gladys will not come," the ducheaa
answered, quietly enough; and then all
at once ah broke down. "Oh, Con
stance! My dear! My dear I" aha
moaned, "what ahall I do if I loae both
my boys? Duncan'a days are numbered
I know It only too well and Jack,
my bonny, my dear, good, noble Jack I"
Then Constance knelt beside ber and
cheered ber again.
"You are alarmed by thia Insensibility ;
It ia nothing; It often happens with con
russlon of the brain. I propheay that
In a week's time you will have Jack out
of bed, or very nearly ao. Now I want
you to look at me ; don't you aee change
in my face? Yea, I aee you do; ahall I
tell you all about It 7"
And then, aa gently, a briefly aa ah
could, Constanc bared th secrets of ber
bcart to her friend.
And you have found your child. Con-
stance? I am glad. I rejoice, my dear,
In your happiness. You must let me see
her soon. I shall lov her for your ak
and for poor Frank a; b waa a great
favorite of mine."
Constanc Frar covered her face with
her hands, and when ah drew tbem away
it was ashen white.
"Hush!" aha aaid, almost Inaudibly;
do not let us speak of him. Th pain
too deep, too great Such horrible re
morse come over me when I begin to
think, that I fear for my reaaon. I
know now I waa deceived, that I doubted
him wrongly ; but but that la all I dare
et myself know Just yet. It makea my
heart bleed."
Tb duchess bent and kissed th sweet
whit face.
"Have courage 1 Remember your
child!" she whispered.
"I dol I do!" answered Constance.
brokenly. "In her I mutt llv again.
God-mamma, I want you to promise to
befriend her, to atand by ber always."
"lor your aak and for here, I prom-
is thi, Constance; hu shall never want
friend while I am alive."
John Glendurwood'a condition allowed
no change, and aitnougn Dr. Sentanc
declared he would pull hia patient
hrough, be nevertheleaa felt much doubt
and anxiety aa to bla ultimate success.
It is th mind that 1 keeping him
back," be declared over and over again
to Mr. Fraser, and at last ventured to
express the aam Idea to th duchesa.
That very same evening aa Constance
wa dressing for dinner, carriage ar-
Ired from Cralglnnda with a hurried
measage from the duchess.
Would Mra. Fraaer kindly drive over
aa aoon aa possible her grsc wished to
ec her particularly."
Audrey aat befor the Ore In her moth
er s room; sh waa clad In pretty little
white gown made In picturesque fashion.
nd her handa already had loat the work
stains that had seemed ao out of place on
hem. She waa scarcely conscious of
what waa going on around ber. Th past
few day had sapped her strength, ah
cared to do nothing, could do nothing but
It and wonder how her beloved, her hero,
waa. How little did ah guess that, aa
h sat ther fearing, dreading every
fresh moment, that her lover waa then
speaking ber name aa Constance Fraaer
bent over hia bed.
He haa called her so often, "hl moth
whispered, with quivering Up. "Oh,
Constanc I My dear, you will do aa b
aak ! It may b bi la.t wish 1"
Conatanc pressed her lip on the brow
bov those eye that, only hort tim
go had been laughing and sparkling
with life, happiness and manly vigor.
Be comforted," ahe said, gently, for
as he not lying on the edge of that dark.
read river? "It shall be a you wish."
And Audrey niy wife before I
ie?" the word wer uttered ao faint
hey were scarcely audible.
And Audrey, my child, aball be yoar
wife at once, without delay."
A smile of Joy radiated the poor young
fellow's face; he tried to claap her hand.
to murmur thanks, but he could do noth-
ng but lie there, helpless as a child In
CIIAITER XII.
Th following morning, before Con
stance Fraser had bad tlm to com pom
ber thoughts, and begin to prepare ber
child for what lay befor her, Sheila
came Into th room.
Audrey waa lying very quiet la ber
little bed, and the other girl noticed, with
anger la ber heart, how txqultltely love
ty was thtt palt young face, pillowed
among the delicate lace-edged linen and
shadowed by th plnk-llned curtalna. It
mad her even savage, la ber Jealous
hatred, to aotlca what da La tin sm tb
mofhr already fart to ber aw-foud
child.
"I tkme to tell you," the tald, ery
abruptly, "that I am gon ' Undon
for a few day. Janet will ccompn
mm. Ia ther anrthinc that I Can io
tot TOU V
Mrs. Fraaer ahook 4r bsad. BhIU
went tway In total Ignoranot that th
most vital turn In tvuU waa to tke
place Immediately.
It wa no unuaual thing for her to go
to London for few daya, aa ahe was a
shrewd buslnes woman, and auperln'sod
ed nearly all the movement! of ber f
falra. Thit time, however, thert wa
nothing that would demand ber ttn
tlon, except thia former marriage of her
father'a widow.
She determined during ber tbeenc
from Dinglewood to go herself to Broad
borough and mak full Inqulrie about
Audrey.
"I will not rest till I hav full and
complet proof that ah la Frank Ana
truther's child. If only I can bo success
ful and discover any flaw, I think I
ahall know bow to makt It disagreeable
for Mr. Frtr and ber charity girl."
To Sheila's annoyance ah found that
Mr. Cheater waa In possession of tvtry
fact relating to Audrey's birth, and In
a very ahort tlmt placed these facta be
fore her.
"There la not a shadow of doubt. Mitt
Fraaer," h said quietly, "that thlt young
girl la Misa Anstruther. I have been
myself to Broadborough and made every
Inquiry, and If these inquiries had failed,
the appearance of the registration of
birth and the marriage certificate would
settle tb question. I bavs been down
to the church where Mlaa Gascolgn mar
ried Captain Anstruther, and hav pro
cured another copy of the certificate.
Here It la."
"Which la ao much worthleaa paper,
considering that Captain Anatruther waa
married at the tlm and had a wlft liv
ing," Sheila remarked curtly.
"I am happy In being able to assur
you that thia romance la not true, and
congratulate you that your atepmother
has at leaat on Joy left her In life. Fat
has treated her harshly, poor lady."
She arose abruptly, and went away.
At the re-entered her hotel, tht saw a
pll of luggage being carried In, and In
ber preternaturally aharp way ah rec
ognized th livery of th footman, who
waa superintending th portmanteau and
bug boxea, aa that worn by the aervants
of the Earl of Daleawater. She whisper
ed to her maid, Beecham, to And out If
the family wer about to stay at the hotel,
and passed upstairs with the first senea
tion of pleasure ahe had experienced for
some time, which grew stronger as shs
learned that the countess and ber chil
dren were expected up th following day
from Daleawater House.
(T be continued.
WASTE PUT TO GOOD USE.
Million of Dollar laved la Varloa
Kinds of Byprodoct.
Great changes have taken place In re
cent yean In making- ute of what waa
once considered absolutely waste mate
rial and aa a result many millions of
dollars have been added to the wealth
of the nation.
Sawdust wai looked uron at one time
at waste material, but during the last
few yean a process bat been dlscoY
ered which has given sawdust a Tale
greater than ttiut of aolld lumber, liy
the use of hydraulic pressure and In
tense heat the particle are formed
Into a solid mats capable of being mold
ed Into any shaie and of receiving a
brilliant polish. The only materials
used are sawdust, alum and glue. Im
itation marble can be manufactured
from a mixture of sawdust with Ivory
waste, water, glass and .glue. In Nor
way acetic acid, wood naphtha, tar and
alcohol are produced on a commercial
scale out of sawdust
Factories have been erected In this
country and In Europe for converting
pine needles Into forest wool. Thlt It
used for mattresses and furniture, for
manufacture Into hygienic articles such
a underveats and cheat protectors.
The principal use of sawdust seems
destined to be In the production of su
gar and alcohol. It la practically pure
cellulose and easily convertible Into
those products. For many yean bltu
nil nous coal opeator threw away
alack aa waste. Now It commands at
the ml net 75 centa a ton. The Increase
la largely due to the demand coming
from maken of cement Formerly they
bought lump coal and pulverized It
Now they use alack. Quarti rock wai
not long ago considered worthless. Now
glass Is made from It Coffin, tomb.
stones, bricks, tilings and similar arti
cles can be made of this glass.
racking establishments have a long
list of byproducts. The blood of the
slaughtered animals Is congealed and
manufactured Into buttons and Is also
utilized In the production of albumen
for the use of calico printers, the sugar
refiner, the tanner and others. The
bones ae used for a score of different
purposes, being manufactured Into
knife and toothbruab handles, chess
men, combs, back of brushes:, mouth
pieces of pipes and various other arti
cles.
Black hoofs are used In the manufac
ture of cyanide of potassium for gold
extraction and also ground up to make
fertilizer. Many articles, mich at slue.
fly paper, sandpaper, gelatine. Isin
glass, curled balr. bristles, wool felt,
laundry aoap, ammonia, etc, are now
made from the former waste products
of the abattoir.
The annual Talue of the byproducta
of the packing Industry, all of which
are manufactured out of what waa con
sidered waate material tnirty yean
ago. Is approximately a'-tKHMVltio. Cot
ton seed not Tery long ago was waste
matter, giving considerable trouble to
get rid of, but In Bum the byproducts
from cotton teed were valued In thlt
country at more than f-m.imo.oim,
which has probably doubled by this
time. An official of the Standard Oil
Company Is authority for the statement
that for the last ten yean more than
one half of the profits of the company
ha to been made out of the manufac-
NothlKS Bat tk Tratfc.
Buneum My physician telit me I am
working too bard.
Marks The it D. evidently knows
bla bu tineas.
Buneum Why do yon think tot
Marks I hare been comparing notee
with a few of our outual friends and
I And you bare worked us pretty hard
Only one out of erery 1,000 married
couples live to calibrate their golden
weaain4v
as
WmiSh wMaA frUiffl rraSy it -5ssfHa -5
The Honduras National Lottery Com
pany, better known under IU original
name of tat Louisiana State Lottery,
has been forced out of business by the
Federal goTrnuieut. Twenty of the
oilleers and (ruplojes of the concern
are under Indictment. The death knell
of tbla blggejt lottery company lu the
world bus been sounded.
Bigger than the "Mississippi bubble."
potent In State and national affairs,
known In every clrlllzed land, the Hon
duras company hat made probably not
leas than :'3,0)0,000 for its ownert
during Itt existence of more than
thirty yeara With Itt operations have
been arioclated some of the great men
of Civil Vr timet, and throughout Itt
life the names of some of the proud
est of the New Orleans Creole families
bave been linked with It without effort
at concealment. In the place of Its
birth, New Orleans, the lottery com
pany was in Institution. Aa a law
breaker Its place In the nation has
been unlitie and Itt history of absorb
ing Interest
The forerunner of the old Louisiana
State Lottery wat that known as the
Alabama lottery. Tbla concern x has
been lost to the memory of the pres
ent generation, although It did an enor
mous business, ea(eclally In the South,
In the daft following the Civil War.
The charter of the Louisiana company
gave It a monopoly not only of the lot
tery buslnfw but of the "policy" bual
ness In New Orleans. This policy priv
ilege wri ot enormous value, but In
the end ptosid the undoing of the lot
tery company I
In fonmil.'i'ig his original plan,
the shrewd It. Dauphin had consid
ered well the! fact that the lottery
company tnos depend for lte ultimate
success oiv i belief on the part of the
public thai the drawings of the com
pany were, In fact pure chance, and
that all pries would be paid without
quibble to toe holders of "lucky num
bers" He knew that the concern could
prosper only as the public bad confi
dence In It Dr. Dauphin bit on the
plan of placing the drawings under the
uperrlslon of men whose very names
would be a guarantee to the public
that the lottery was aa honestly con
ducted at wn possible.
It was In thlt way that Generals
Beauregard tnd Early were brought
Into the scheme. The former lived In
New Orleans and the latter In Vir
ginia, Both were men of much popu
larity, especially In the South, where
they were popular Idols. Tbelr dis
tinguished service for the Confederacy
In the Civil War placed the-.n In posi
tions In the public mind but little be
low that which bad been occupied by
General Itohert E. Lee. Fluonclally
both of these distinguished soldier
were In straitened circumstances. The
Louisiana Lottery Company offered
each one of them t.TO.ocx) a year to act
as commissioner for the company and
to suiiervlse the drawings. This waa
as far as the connection of either with
the company went Not more than two
days' work each month waa required
of them, and for these two daya they
each received 2,500.
peetaralar Orawlais.
In the early days of the lottery the
public monthly drawings were held In
the various New Orleans theaters, but
later the company erected a building
for administrative purpose In St
Charles street, and In this building a
ball for the drawings was provided.
Generals Beauregard and Early wen
In complete charge of the drawings.
The plan of th drawing wa this:
On loo,!) till of paper an Inch
wide and tlx Inches long were printed
that many numbers, The number
were In large type. Each of these 100,-
000 illps wat rolled tightly with the
nioiber on the Inside, and the roll was
Inserted In a case consisting of a sec
tion of small rubber hose about an
Inch long. These lon.imo tute were
then dumped In t hollow wheel about
Ave feet In diameter and two feet
thick.
The wheel was made of two glass
discs joined it the periphery with
thin wooden bind t wide the wheel
In tblt band wat arranged tilde
i-MoH Mvtit , t-w,f' s1 . hand In-
erted Into th hollow wheel, un inw
stage near this "number wheel" ttood
a similarly constructed wheel one-third
the size. In all the scheme called for
the giving of 3,4.14 prizes at each draw
ing ; and the umiier, or "prize wheel,"
contained that many of the amtll rub
ber tubes mlnui the number of "ter
minal" and "approximation" prizes.
In each of then tubes wit a allp of
paper containing figure representing
each prize.
Thu eontrmi th commlsslonen
were ready to egio the driwLos. J"of
of ihe IpuiSiana
fete lottery
spectacular effect two boys from the
local asylum for the blind were chosen
to draw the tulies from the wheels
A robust negro turned the cranks, mix
ing the' rubber tubes In the wheels
thoroughly. Then one of the blind
boys drew a tube from the big wheel.
A man selected by the commissioners
for the purpose extracted the rolled
slip from the tube, held It up before
the audience and announced the num
ber. At the tame time the other blind
boy drew a tube from the "prize
wheel" and the announcer called out
the tu:n called for by thlt slip. This
prize, then, waa drawn by the number
drawn from the other wheel at the
same time. The drawing required boun
and usually wat largely attended.
So thoroughly were advertised the
features provided for the Insuring of
an honest drawing that the public aoon
liecnme convinced that there was no
chance for Jugglery, and to long as the
company existed the buyen of tickets
purchased In the utmost confidence
that If they did not win It waa not
because of unfair drawings.
During the late 'HOt the feeling
agnlnat the policy part of the scheme
had grown strong In New Orleans.
I'ollcy gambling had run riot for years.
It bad taken such a bold on the ser
vant and poorer classes that they could
not be trusted with either their own
or other people's money. A maid tent
to the store for supplies stopped on
the way to play policy with the money
given her by her mistress The city
was demoralized. It was at this time.
under the Howard administration, that
the lottery got Into politics. The "lot
tery" and "anti-lottery" parties sprang
Into being. The lender of the latter
waa United States District Attorney
Parlnngo, a Christian gentleman to
whom the evils of policy appealed
most strongly.
Death Blow to th Lotlerr
The Istue waa whether the charter
of the company waa to be renewed by
the State of Louisiana. The scandalt
of tbla fight the charges of bribery
and other muck-throwing are still
fresh In the minds of many. It was at
this time that the company came into
malodor throughout the nation. When
the smoke cleared away It was found
that the "anti-lottery" party had won.
The finish of thia fight compelled the
Louisiana company to find a new base
of operation. Experienced lottery men
declare that Mexico would have been
the logical location, for there lottery
waa looked upon as legitimate, and the
government accepted from the lottery
companies a tax on gross receipts But
Honduras, Instead of Mexico, was
chosen. This waa fifteen years ago.
luce which time the concern has been
known at the Ilondurai National Lot
tery. Its legal residence abroad, however,
did not cbnnge the fact that most of
It sales were In tbe United States.
The enactment of the Federal law
prohibiting the transmission of lottery
matter through tbe malls was a severe
blow to the business, but not as serious
a waa supposed at the time, at the
express companies promptly began the
work of carrying the contraband mat
ter. At the government fight grew
fiercer even the express companies de
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
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Archie Roosevelt the President's
with diphtheria. Is ben pictured
IU with diphtheria,
wbJcji bow balonju to bla amallor brother. Quentln.
siw hmih.
?ttixfnrr of ffie
Mane whkh fook
More Moicr nxm
the ftxfle nan
fhe'Mssssppi
bubblc'dnd which
Uncle tint tor jwf
clined to handle the tickets and Hats,
and the company was forced to dis
tribute them by messenger.
The profits of the Louisiana lottery
crowd during tbe yean of lta existence
can be approximated from known fig
urea. For Instance, the largest month'
business ever done by the company
was tbe last mouth before the removal
to Honduras, when $2,-W0,Oo0 wat
taken In by the lottery. It It probable
that tbe profit from the lottery baTe
not been lest than $23,000,000, all told
The pian of operation called for tbe
distribution each month of 53 per cent
of all money taken In for prizes
Agents' commissions averaged 20 per
cent, administrative and miscellaneous
expense! averaged 0 per cent, which
left 20 Per cent of net profit Tbe
grosa Income or the company ngurea
on this basis must. then, have been at
- . . .....
least $123,000,000 during Its life.
Before the government began Its
fight on tbe Louisiana company a win
ning ticket waa known to be aa good
aa a certified check and express com
panies nnd many banks cashed tbeoa.
It It not only likely, but almoat cer
tain, that had the Louisiana company
not debauched the State with policy
It would have secured a twenty-flve-year
extension of Its charter. But the
policy game forced It Into a fight In
which it was compelled to buy Con
gressmen and government officials. The
secret pay roll of thlt company would
be a most Interesting and sensational
document Chicago Uecord-Herald. -
Eqnal to the Bmersewey.
"So you break our engagement,
Gwendolen!" be exclaimed, bitterly.
"Then In your presence let me end the
life which you have blighted."
Drawing forth a vial marked "pot
son," he put it to bis Hps, and drained
It to the last drop. As he sank back
unconscious, did the beautiful girl
(ling herself upon bis breast In an
agony of remorse and burst forth Into
frenzied sobs? Scarcely I
Hastily quitting the room, the re
turned presently, her lovely face tragic,
yet composed. Kneeling beside the
young man, she forced between hit llpt
the following: (1) One cup of turpen
tine; (2) one pint of milk; (3) a bowl
of warm aoapsudt; (4) a amall bottle
of aromatic ammonia; (5) a cup of
black coffee; (0) a glass of mustard
water; (7) a gill of Tlnegar; (8) Juice
of a lemon; (0) the beaten whites of
six eggs; (10) one cup of flour and
water.
"Algernon," she observed, coldly, as
he began to revive, "it It evident you
did not know that I am a graduate
of a correspondence course In first aid
to the Injured. My one regret It that
since It was Impossible for me to ascer
tain whether the poison you took wat
an acid or an alkali. I was compelled
to administer all the antldotea of which
we had learned." Woman's Home
Companion.
A Lost Opporiwaitr.
Towne I had the worst luck with
that old umbrella of mine last evening
at the concert I put It In the stand
with the others
Browne And when you went to get
It It waa gone, eh?
Towne No, hang It! It was the only
one left I didn't get a shot at tht
others. Philadelphia Press.
The Traveling, Need.
The Social Philosopher was review
ing the situation.
"We don't want overbold railroad
employes," he said, "but we do need
wrecklest schedules." Baltimore Amer
ican.
Unpleasant truths always Diets .
lot of people whom they do not con
cern.
, ' V 4 ,.4
on. who for a time w.. a
mounted on th- -k... ... ,.V'ron1
r, .7. " "uu wack pony
1
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J -ww .
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BOWS STTKVTVB T A TOM'S 7 AMI.
C R.cr4 of Twslrese OaT.
eprlas Prol4e.
S'rlctly speaking, only twenty-one
Freedoms sons, concerning whom
there an available records, bare grown
to manhood.
Six 1'ivnldenta Washington, Madl
ton, Jackeon. Tolk. Buchanan (a bach
elor) and McKluley left no children.
TWoJefferon and Monro left
daughten only. .'resident Johnson
bad two tons, but both died before be
waa president, and ao do not count
The tone of thirteen Presidents
John Adams, John Quiney Adaoja. Van
Buren. William Henry Harrison, Tyler.
Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, Grant,
llayea. Garfield, Arthur and Benjamin
Harrison bave lived to man'a eatate.
Tbe ona of CleTeland and Rooaevelt
are ttlll boya.
Of the twenty-one Presidents' eona
who have reached manhood nlna havo
bulked large In the public eye on their
own account, and all but one or two
bave been aolld. substantial citizens,
The prominent nine are John Quincy
Adams, President, dlplomatlat and rep-
resentatlvi; Charles rrauc. aim,
nnt.llelst and statesman ; Itobert Tyler,
register of the Confederate treasury;
Itlchard Taylor, who aerved with dis
tinguished gallantry on tbe Confeder
ate tide of the Civil War; John Van
Buren. prominent In State polltlcaand
Just entering national politics when he
died; Robert Todd Lincoln, cabinet
minister, diplomatist and president of
world-famoua corporation ; Frederick
Dent Grant, diplomatist and general
In the army; Henry A. Garfield. low
yer. banker and professor of polltlca
In a great university, and James It.
Garfield, State Senator and Uulted
State Civil Service CommlsHloner of
Corporations In the Department of
Commerce and Labor, now In the cab
inet
.. . ll..
Hesiaes tne nine wno n' i-nuiucu
high, then la John Scott Harrison,
who had tbe unique distinction or
being the eon of n President and the
father of another. He waa a man of
force and a great Influence In bla own
State, though be was not a prominent
figure In a national sense. Counting
hlra In, and be surely "made good," aa
the saying Is, ten, or only one less than
half of tbe Presidents' sons who have
reached manhood, an entitled to bo
named on tbe roll of bonor.
Practically all of the Presidents'
sons who have grown to man'a estate
have been good citizens; tbelr Uvea
have been clean, wholesome and a credit
alike to their parentage and their coun
try, wblle ten of the twenty-one haTO
won unusual distinction. It would bo
bard to And any other class of promi
nent Atnerlcana whose sons bare dona
as well as those of the Presidents.
Ohio Magazine.
WAS TACTFUL AND POLITE.
How Mia Weary Cnanlnslr Got RI4
of Tlresoraa Visitor.
"Oh, Mr. Boreley," aaid Miss Weary
w;hen the clock In the drawing room
pointed to 0, "I wonder If I could get
you to do me a great favor?"
"I am youn to command, Mlaa
Weary," replied Boreley gallantly.
"You are Tery good, I'm sure. The
favor la that you would post a letter
for me a a you go home."
"I shall do ao with the greatest pleas
ure," said be aa be settled himself com
fortably back In bis chair.
"I would not trouble you with It,"
he went on, "but It is rather Important
that It should be started toward lta des
tination to-night, a a I am extremely
anxious for It to reach my friend with
out loss of time."
Tou may depend on me, Misa Weary.
I always remember letters which are
given me to post I lievar was known
to carry one about In an Inidde pocket
for two or three weeks, as la the man
ner of my tex." '
"I wa sure I could trust you, Mr.
Boreley, and you will pardon me for
aaying again that It la Important that
the letter leave here to-night" Aa aba
"1Kke the went to a little writing tablo
at the end of the room and returned
with the letter. "Here It la. Mr. Bore
ley," she aaid. "The last collection at
the box on the next comer la made at
0 :20 precisely,"
Mr. Boreley looked at hia watch.
"Why." be aaid. "I bave barely Urn
to get there before the pillar box It
cleared. Good night. Mist Weary."
"Tou an to good, Mr. Boreley. Good
night Be assured that I appreciate
your kindness. You will call again
aoon, I hope."
Aa MUs Weary went upstalra aha
aald to herself:
"A girl nowadaya haa to be a regular
schemer If the Is to get any beauty
sleep." Caasell's Journal
Soaree c( Rabbet Sapalv.
It la aald that there an la Ceylon
over 100.000 acres which have been
planted In rubber and In the Malay
penlntula about half at much more.
It la estimated that Mexico has about
100,000 acrea planted In rubber, mak
Ing In all about 273.000 acrea. which
should produce befon long about one
quarter of the world's probable con
sumption. The results from thee
plantation! seem to have been so auo
ceesful that tbe work might be en
larged, a. this would not only render
IT bli W0U,,, "-""I" the Bra
llan rubber-producing atatet to bo
' artificial cultivation there.
aatlafartorr.
The stern but wealthy parent met
the young man at the front door.
Here, he grow led, " where I giro
rour.ttentlon. to my daughter !
Literal.
"Then waa a vehicle
"Pardon me," Interrupted ft,.
listener, "there was . . . funa
irlthout wb.tr Teb,C, w,,Ua
"Without boneo replied tbe other
It waa an autonobllL- wI .
Nome Companion, -Woman',