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AIKENSIBE
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES
-Dot kK "TV. fiflt 0r." ""' !"!? 5" " 1-4
CHAPTER XIII
! th eour of tim Unci Joseph
Mm a wa arranged, and on th da
following Maddy and Guy rod duwa to
sm blm, fln";ng him a tall, powerruiiy
built man. retainln Dianv vtlfe of
manly beauty, and fully warranting all
Mrs. Markham had aald In hit prala. 11a
Mmd perfectly gentl and harmle,
though whan Guy waa announced aa Mr.
Remington. MadJy noticed that la bis
keen black ere ther waa for an Inatant
Aery fleam, but It quickly psaaed away,
aa h muttered :
"Much too young ; he waa older thaa I
and I am over forty. It'a all right"
And tha fiery tyt grew soft and almoat
sleepy In Ita expreaaion. aa the poor luna
tic turned neit to Madly, telling her
how Drett ah waa, askinf her If ah
wer engaged, and bidding her to b care
ful that her haoc waa not mor than a
duaen year older than heraelf.
Unci Joaeph seemed to tak to ber
from th ery flrat, following her from
room to room, touching her fair aoft
cheek, smoothing her ailken hair, telling
h.r Rarah'a uaed to curl, asking If aha
knew wher 8arah waa, and fyially cry
In- for ber aa a child criea for Ita moth'
r, when at laat ah went away. Much
of thl Maddy had repeated to Jeaai. a
In th twilight tbey aat together la th
parlor at Aikenaide; and Jeaai waa Dot
th only llatener, for with ber rac real
Ing on her hand, and her head bent eager
ly forward, Agnea aat, ao aa not to loa a
word of what Maddy waa aaylng of Cod
JoMiih. Th Intellizenc that b waa
coming to th red cot tag had bean fol
lowed with a aerie of headache, ao ee-
ver and protracted that Dr. Ilolbrook
bad pronounced ber really aick, and had
been unuaually attentir. Acxloualy ah
bad waited for tb result of Maddy'a fiait
to th poor lunatic, and ber fac waa
colorless aa marble aa abe beard bim de
acribed, while a faint algh cacaped ber
when Maddy told ber what h had aald of
tiara h.
Agnea waa changed somewhat of lat.
k fine bad grown mor thoughtful and
quiet, while her manner toward Maddy
waa not a haughty aa formerly. Guy
thought ber improved, and tbu waa not
ao delighted aa he would otherwise bar
been, when, on day about two weeka
after Uncle Joseph' arrival at Honedale,
ah atartled bim by aaying aha thought it
nearly time for ber to return to Boston
If ah meant to apend the winter there.
and asked what abe ahould do with Jeaaie.
Guy waa not quite willing for Agnea
to leave him there alone, but when he
aaw that ahe waa determined, he consent
ed to ber going, with tb understanding
that Jeaai waa to remain a plan which
Ague did not oppose, aa a child ao large
a Jeaai might stand in the way of ber
being a gay aa sh.i meant to be in Boa
ton. Jessie, too, when consulted, aald
ahe would far rather tay at Aikenside;
and ao one November morning, Agnea,
wrapped In velvet and fura, kissed ber
little daughter, and bidding good-by to
Maddy and the servants, left a neighbor
hood which, since Uncle Joseph waa ao
near, had become ao Intolerable that not
ven th hop ot winning th doctor cou
val to kep her In It.
i-i-i.ti ! at Cut.
f "Trfa V ... oaTk and n-oody. and a
p. fu.Vn-.i-. dated through ber m.ud
hat in sou., way b bad intruded.
eir waa Mr. ' """
. ,h. d'r do,ed on M.dJy. but a.
made no reapona. to that, ah con.mued
"She la pretty. That you won I
-Ves, mor. than pretty, bh U mak
a aiost Ueatifi-; woman." h,mIf
iuy .eemed to Ulk mor. to blmsel
,bu to Mr Noah. whil. h. foot kicked
. . ...i K. mentally compared
in. jrwurr, .
..,. .ad Maddy with each other, aj
tried to think that It wa. not ta. ream,
,kt Mm nar.aon. dui rmiuvr
. ,
mind and th. progre- h. d. gap- of that ch .Vtad ki
lo a knotty point alnio befor. it waa Noaha i Mil rark wa (
explained, and retaining with wonderful
- .kvil miki oltndia wom-
Everybody otics ber now for bl
uty. and that' why you'v n bualse-
renaeitv what ah learned.
It mattered nothing to Guy that neigh
bora goaaiped; ther wer Don familiar
enough to tell him what waa aaio, cp 7" L. mh,r. you aea h- vry
th. do.tor or Mr. Noah : and so b. beard to kp her her. wbm , you f
f.m nl th remarks mad so frequently.
Aa In HoulaI, ao In 8oinmrvill. Maddy
waa a favorit, and tho who Interested
themaelve moat In th matter aaid Mr.
Guy might perhapa b educating hia owb
if, and insinuating that It wouia d a
great "com up for Ciranutatner Mara-
day. It a wrong to her. Lain yonrs.1
Ion." . , . ...
Ouy looked op. and Mra. r.oaa
atti:. ha a arlrl myaelf. and I know
that Maddy can't b treated aa you treat
her without Ita having an Sct. I v
1
a a . fc.- A ak
,r . .1 . .L.a l'at aanraaPatfl Dir BHU jru
bam'a child. But Maddy Bver dreamM bo iua - - . -
of .uch a thing, and kept on ber ple.aaDt but It will o.m.oy.
way. raiting every day to Guy ana go- v- .h.t do rou mean?
cw ytl-J - -
What hav I dona to Maddy, or what
n. and lowering
ing every U'edneaday to tb. red cottag.
l..,k.. - tl. R-mt wiaff tA tnd
Joaeph.'ouy never accompanied her. Je am 1 going to dor
aie, uu the i-uuirary, wrui oUu lu C.-i searc
dale, wher on at leaat alwaya greetea
her coming, atealing up cloaely to her,
hisnering aoftly : ,,Iaiay la com again,
Krom tb first I'ncle Joseph bad takeo
to Jeaaie. calling her Sarah for a whil,
and then changing tb nam to "Daley"
"Daiay Mortimer, bia iittl girl," h pr
elsted In calling ber, watching from hi
window for ber coming, and crying wha
ever Maddy appeared without her. At
flrat Agnea, from her city home, forbad
Jeaale'a going ao often to ae a lunatic;
but when Jeaai described tb poor, craiy
man's delight at aigbt of ber, telling how
quiet and happy he seemed If b could
but lay.hla hand on her bead, or touch
her hair, ah withdrew her reetrlctiona.
and, aa If moved to aa unwonted buret of
tendarneaa, wrot to her daughter : "Com'
fort that craiy man all you can: b
Deeds it so much.'
her oic, Mr. Noah replied:
"You ar going to tacn nr wv
you, Ouy Kemington.
"kA lm that anything ao r
I'd lik to know? Mot girl do not find
love d.ataateful." and Ouy walkd haatily
to th window, wher h aiood lor a mo
ment gaiing out upon tha soft AprU anow
which waa falling, and feeling anything
hut aatlafied lther with th weather or
himself; theo walking back, and taking
seat before tha Are, ba aald: "I under
t.nd nu now. lou would aav Maddy
Clyds from sorrow, and you ar right
You know mor of girls than I do. 8b
mi,ht in tkns et to to think of aa
h ought not 1 never looked upo It In
thia light befor. I'v been so osppy wua
br" hr Guy s vole talterea a utile,
but b recovered himself and went on:
"I will tell ber about Lucy to-night
A few weeka after ther cam another but th sending her away, I can't do that
EE2T PAKIC LU IS 913- .
v Prt. Jo4ph F. Johntoo.
r
If . mdustrlal crlal ! on tho alato It will.
tbero iH P"16 bout ,Telr ten 'U tb
Uniwu su.- .vry tw.uV jr.ar Durlug ,b.
last tea jr. P bv rtB ttJ
hll, u,. .mount of ntoney Ui Incre. ,u
per reut Dur'" ttmt Mm tlm ,b n't'011"1
hank. increased Uwlr lou and dlacouuts
two billion to ..... hillloo tU hundred lullllon dollar,
a luoroaao of 115 per cnt Moontiiuo tbo reaerr,. hava
been reduced from 19 p nt to 13 P' wnt
W.gea have uot gone up "pldly prlcea bar. rlaen,
and tberefor an Increase lu wagea abould bo ruaie. If
peoplt are to nircb.it I'' rU1" ,UUfct
Lit. blgher wagft I do not ur tills from any bumanl
tarlan motive, but from the knowledge of the cold fait
that If prosperity Is to Increase we must give some of tb
tuuuey earned to tb common people.
! tenors tUi tue Vzliei Stntfl br co'jld be ca
tabllabed to advantage 1' ew phrt Ue that of the
Bank of Frauce were conferred upou It If we cannot
tlud twelve houeat flnsnclera for tbe president to appoint
to manage Ita affair., turn I think we bad better have
a panic. If an Industrial crUla la 00 the alate It will, In
all probability, be ilk that of 1W7, from tbe effect of
which the country recovered ahiiost completely within a
year. Tb most aerlous factor In the present altuatlou
la tbe loa of conildeuc occasioned by tbe break In Wall
street There la a popular Impreaalon that Wall atreet
discounts future events, and that the March panic means
that railroads will be forced to cut dividends within a
year or two.
Guy sccumpanled her to the city, won
dering why, when he uaed to like It ao
Diuch, It now seemed dull and tiresome,
or why the society lie had formerly enjoy
ed failed to bring back I he olden pleas
ure he bad experif tn-ed when a resident
of Boston. After seeing Agnea settled in
one of the most fashionniile boarding
houNpa, he started for Aikenaide.
It was dirk wl:en he reached home,
and as the evening had cloned in with a
heavy rain, the house prmted rntlier
cheerless appearance, particularly aa.
In rnnm-iience of Mrs. Noah's not ex
pecting him that day, no fires ha I been
kindled In the parlors, or In ft ft V tnn 't . I
cept the hhr.iry. There a hri;ht coal lire
waa bl uing in the grate, and thither (iuy
repaired, finding, as he hul expected. Jcs
ale and her teacher. Not liking to in
trude on Mr. (iuy. of whom she still
wtood somewhat in awe. Mad.ly soon arose
to leave, but Guy bade her atay ; he
should he lonely without hr, he a.iid;' and
ao bringing her work she sat do'n to
sew, wlnle Jessie looked over a book of
prints, and Guy upon the loun.-e studi 'd
the fn.-e which, it wemed i him. gre
each diy more ami more bemiti , 1(,n
ne lamed with her or hoiks, and the les
sons which were to be resu;,., on ,
morrow, watching Madd) as her bri-ht
face sparkled and glowed with exci;H ,,",,
Then he questioned ,or of her fnthi.r',
family, feeling atrnnge s.n.e ()f ,,,ti,
faction in knowing thit the Clvdcs were
not a race of who- blood nnjoiie ne.., be
shamed; and Muddy was more like them
be was sure, than like the MnrVha'ns'
and tiny shivered a little as be reralled
the peculiar dialect of Mr. and Mis
Markhnm, and reinemWed that they were
M.iddy'e grandparents. Not th:it it w.ia
anything to him. Oh, no! ony a, Rn
Inmate of hia family he f,.t lnt,r,.tH
In her, more ao perhaps than young men
were apt to be interested in their sinter's
ejoverness.
Had Guy then been ske, the question
tie would, in all probability, have acknowl
edged that in his heart there waa a feel
Ing of euperiority to Maddy Clyde: that
she waa not quite the eipial of Aiken-
ide's heir, nor yet of I.i.cy Atherstone.
It was natural; he had been educated to
feel the difference, but any haughty arro
gance of which be might have been guilty
wa kept down by hia extreme good sne
nd generous, Impulsive nature. H iKr(
MaiMy; he" liked to liMk at her as. In the
becoming crimson merino which he really
nd Jesale nominally had given her, she
at before him, with the firelight falling
on her hair and making ahadow on her
unny face. r
It did not take long for th people of
ftommervllle to hear that Guy Iteming
ton bad actually turned echoolmaster,
having In bia library for two hours or
nor each day Jessie's little girl-governess
people wondering, sa people will, where
It would end, and if it could be possible
that tha haughty Guy had forgotten his
English Lucy and gons to educating a
lf.
Tha dvtnr, to whom the remarks
were sometimes made, silently gnashed
tils teeth, then said savagely that "if Guy
chose to teach Maddy Clyde, h did not
see who business It was," snd then
rods over to Aikensld to se th teacher
nd pupil, half hoping that Ouy would
soon tir of hi project snd giv It np.
But Guy grew more and more pleased
swith his employment antll, at last from
giving Maddy two hours of hi tiro, he
eamt to giv ber four, esteeming them tb
pleasantest of th whol twenty-four. Gay
sras proud of Maddy'a Improvement prais
ing ber often to tb doctor, who also mar-
at the rapid aevaMpsseat M ssr
letter from Agnes, but this trm it waa to
Guy, and Its contents darkened hia hand
some fac with anger and vexation. IB'
eidentally Agnea had heard th goraip,
and written it to Guy, adding In conclu
sion: "Of cou re I know It I not true,
for even If ther wer no Lucy Ather
stone, yon, of all men, would not stoop
to Maddy Clyde. I do not presume to ad'
vise, but I wil' say this, that now ah la
growing a young lady, folk will keep on
talking ao long aa you keep her ther In
th house; and it'a hardly fair toward
Lucy.'
Thl was whst knotted op Guy's fore-
bead and made him, aa Jeasis said, "real
cross for once. rSomenow, he fancied,
latterly, that the doctor did not Ilk
Maddy'a being there, whil even Mr.
Noah managed to keep ber out of hia way
as soon aa th lessons wer ended. What
did tbey mean? why did tbey presume to
interfere with bim? He'd know, at all
events ; and summoning Mrs. Noah to bis
presence, he read that part of Agnea' let
ter pertaining to Maddy, and then aaked
what It meant.
It means thia, that folks ar In a con
stant worry for fear you'll fall In love
with Maddy."
"I fall in love with that child!" Ouy
repeated, laughing at the Idea, and forget
ting that he had long since sccused the
doctor ot that very thing.
es, you," returned Mr. Noah, "and
Strang they do. Maddy la not a
Neither will shs b hsppy to go nacs
where I took ber from, for though th
beat of people, tbey ar not lik Maddy,
and you know It"
Yea. Mra. Noah did know It and pleas
ed thst her boy, as ah called Guy, bad
shown some signs of penitence and amend
ment ah aaid sb did not think It neces
sary to send Msddy boms; shs did not
advis It dtber. 8he liked th girl, and
what ah advised was this, that Ouy
should send Maddy snd Jeaaie both to
boarding school. Agnes, she knew, would
b willing, snd it was the best thing hs
could do. Maddy would thus learn what
waa expected of a teacher, and aa soon as
sb graduated, ah could procure some
eligible situstlon."
(To be continued.)
ot I doctor
aid I -Yei
.1 WtaVn't
child; she's nearer sixteen than fifteen,
is slmost a young lady ; and if you'll ex
cuse my boldness, I must say I sln't any
too well pleased with the goin'a-on my
self; not tint I don't like the girl, foe I
do, and I d.m't blame her an atom. She's
as innocent as a new-born babe, and I
hope she'll always stay so; but you, Mr.
Guy, you now tell me honest do you
think as much of Lucy Atberstone aa you
used to, before you took .up school keep
ing Guy did not like to be Interfered with,
and naturally high-spirited, be st first
flew into a passion, declaring th.it he
would not hive folka meddling with him,
tl at he thought of l.ney Aih"rstone all
the time, and be did not know what more
be could do; that 'twas a pity if a mm
could not enjoy himself In his own way,
prodding tha way w-re ninnies, that
he'd never apent ao happy a winter as the
last ; that "
Here Mrs. Noih interrupted him with.
"That's it, the very it : you want nothing
better than to have that girl sii rinse to
you when she recites, aa she iI.m-s; and
once when she was work n' on s i nr 0'.
them pluses and mimiM.-. and things, her
slate rrntt il on your knee; it did, I aw
it with my own eyes; and tl e 1. let ,.
ask, when Jessie is flr.iininiii' on ,n
piano, why do ,'t jna loud over h -r. nl
tun the 1 a ves, and coi.nt Hie tin.
you do when M d l plus-, a. id ' n ., ,
it luppeii that lately J..h a n,. ol
many, when you heir M.ully's es-..t,s .'
he has no suspicions, but I kn w sli
ain't sent n!T for fa L r. ; kn .n oi d
rather be ali.tnj with daddy Cl.wle ti an to
have anybolv presen' ; in't It so'"
iuy be-an to wine. Th-re m mueh
truth In what Mrs. Vmh hi! siid. 11..
did devise various methods of g.-ttir.g ri I
of Jessie, when Mad l) was in,hs lih-ary,
but It had never In iked to bin in j ist the
I. ght it did w hen pies. nite I br Mrs
Nonh, and be dog-edl) asked what Mrs
Noah would have him do.
"rirst and foremo.t, then, I'd have you
tell Maddy yourself that you are engaged
to Lucy Atherstone; second. I'd have you
write to Lucy all about It, and if you
honestly cnu, tell her tli.it you only rare
for Maddy as a friend; third, I'd have
you send the g rl "
"Not away from Aikenside! I neyfT
will !" and Guy sprang t0 hia feet
The mine had exploded, and for an
nstant the young man reeled, aa he caught
a glimpse of wher be stood; still he
would not belinve it, or confess to him
self how strong a place in hi affections
was held by th beautiful gir now no
longer child. It waa almost a year
mc that April afternoon when he first
T,' M,M'.rV'1' ,nd from timM- fcn
rul child, of fourteen and a half, ahe had
grown to the rather tall and rather self,
possessed maiden of fifteen and a half a!
most aixteen, aa Mra. Noah .aid, "almost
a woman;" and as If to verify th. I.,,,,
fact, she herself appeared at that very
moment, asking permission to com, ,nj
find a book, which bad been mislaid, and
whicH sb. needed In bearing Jeaaie s leo
0113,
folding bl. arm. h. leaned .ntt th,
mante . watching her aa ,h. hunted for
th missing book.
Ther wa no pretense aut Mdd
Clyde, nothing put oa for sfft, .n4' , '
in v.ry movement ah. showed mark, of
great Improvement both In manner and
tyl. Of on. hundred peopl. lZ nt
gl.nc at her. Bln.ty-Dln would look a
wood time, aaklng who ah. w... NoTth!
remote suspicion hsd Msddy at whs,
waa occupying th thought of hr Z
, togb. u Oe Uft 14 trWi
"THESE IS YET TIME."
A Daahtr Waksaed la Tia t th
Paaslaar f Opport aaltlaa.
It wa with a distressing aenae of
dread that Ilortenae rang tbe door
bell of ber friend' bouse. She had not
been to oe Miriam since tbe death of,
tier father, and she felt that tbe visit
could not be otherwise than sad. To ber
relief, Miriam met ber with a calm
aweetnesa of manner that at once made
ber feel more comfortable.
I ana ao glad you have com, llor-
ten.'," she said, after a few minutes
of commonplace conversation. "I've
been wishing to talk to you about pupa.
It'a auch a comfort to tell those of my
friend who I'm sure will understand
how good and dear be wa. I want
every one that cares for nie to know
bow bnppy I am In tbe memory of ucb
a father a mine."
Ilortenae took Miriam ' hand In
hers In silent aymputhy, for gathering
tears prevented her speaking.
"Somehow, a I look back." contin
ued Miriam, "I feel that I've been mor
blessed than most daughters, for I
have so ninny hours of happy compan
ionship with my father to remember.
The seven year that I drove Into town
with lil nt to bltrh school, and then later
to my olllee work every morning and
home attain every evening, when we
lived In the country, have furnished
ine with loving recollections that will
make my whole life better and sweet
er. I shall never forget nil our little
J iki x, and even the mnall worries we
bud now seeni pre In is. Some girls
do nnt have the chance for Intimate
iikso : iiitl.m with their f.nliers that I
hue hail, un.l I feel that I've been un
usually fortunate."
Hol ten-e, listening, remembered With
suinie now she ami other friends of
.Miriam n.1,1 pitio.l her for that long
tedium ,1,-he, winter nnd summer
t lie. .11.. I, .....!..- .1.. . ... 1
"r "ui, wita no one
tii I it to but her father.
"'" f'!li I" "peaking so much of
mj-eu. sui.i Miriam, after a moment'.
sueuce. 1 low is your fath
I hope,
"Yes, pretty well, thank you."
"Does Up get out much, now
business no longer takes him
frimi home?"
"Not so very much, hut I'm gng to
lH-Kln walking with I1I111 every day"
A faint color rose l Hortense'.
cheek, as .hp ,,,, for nhp
several .if Her father'. Invitation, for
a walk that she had either declined or
portxned. 1
'Yes, now that the weather Is get-
with him
FAIR DEALING IS RAILROAD MATTERS.
By Qov. ChMrUt E. Hugh 0 Ntw York.
I am fully conscious, aa I every
one who prof ease to have a modi
cum of Intelligence, of the Jreinen
doua advantage which tbe country
and every community In It bav de
rived from tbe extension of our rail
road facilities.
Tbey are tbe arteries of com
merce ; our communities would be
lifeless, our trade would collapse, we
would all be worse than dead were
It not for these opportunities of
communication and tbeae facilities)
of transportation.
We honor all that baa been done In
cov. c. C h 10 his. a Just effort to make these possible.
We want more; we want extension; we want greater
facilities. We want every oiportunity safforded to enable
the people to remove tbelr produce, and we want fair
treatment to those who are engaged In this very necessary
activity.
Yet It la aald that, despite the prosperity of tbe coun
try and the great benefits that have been derived from
tbe extension of our transportation facilities, there la a
atate of unreat; that there Is a general condition of dis
content throughout the country. Why? I It because of
extension of mean of communication? Will any one
suggest to an Intelligent audience that American citizens
re In revolt agalust their own prosperity?
What they revolt against la dishonest finance. What
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they are In rebellion agalnat la favorit lam which five
chares to one man to mov bis good and cot to another:
which give one man one act of terms and another set to
bl rival; which make on man rich by giving blm
ace to tbe seaboard and drive another man Into bank
ruptcy, or Into combination with bia mor auoceaafuJ com
petitor. It I a revolt against all tb Influence which bav
grown out of an unlicensed freedom and of a failure
to recogulxe that thee great privilege, ao necessary for
public welfare, bav been created by th public for th
public benefit and not primarily for private advantage.
HISS) r, J ,t)tl'
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FINAL TRIUMPH 07 MEDICINE.
By Dr. B. C. Swttt.
Victory ha followed victory, and
many of th most dreaded disease
bav becom powerless In th con
quest with preventive medicine. Tb
clientele of tbe physlclsns I growing
mnslW end risile, hut ' Z-nrT
a humanitarian and aclentlata la
rising and will reach tb aenltb after
coming generation of mor erudite
physician bav conquered and laid
at tbelr feet tb two worst enemle
of mankind tuberculosis and cancer.
pa. a. c awarr. preventive medicine Is th medldn
of tbe future, and tb final triumph of scientific medi
cine will be the suppression of disease. In tola atruggl
with the cause of dlaeaa we need not only th earnest
and united support of th medical profession In tb front
ranka of this movement but tbe encouragement and finan
cial aid of tb government, general, atate, county, city
and village. A new and much needed apeclalty In medi
cine should b created scientific sanitation. But to ac
complish our final object In public sanitation mean muat
be provided for popular Instruction In hygiene and sani
tation In oar schools and by popular lecture. In order
to reach tb maaa of th peopl. and by doing ao nJlat
tbolr Interest and aecur their co-operation.
MENACE 07 MACHINE MUSIC.
By Carl (J. Schmidt.
Tbe on thing Americana bav been repeat
edly accused of la a lack of thoroughness, W
re told that w seek to accomplish In month
that to which other nationalities devote years.
We are In a hurry with our art and business.
These criticism are In many respect true. A
a people w seem no longer content to enrich
our live by year of careful atudy; w prefer
rather to obtain our music with ease and ra
pidity, bene th mechanical piano players, phonograph,
etc, '
Tbat these machine tend to disseminate knowledge I
unquestionable, but that they bring one Into a close touch
with the refining Influence of music which come with
actual association and study I not quit so clear. To
have music at band I certainly to enjoy It, but to com
Into close relationship with each thought and mood of tb
composer I to lov It
There may b many reason for machine music, but
that doe not for a moment alter tbe fact tbat thl
country need men who ar willing to devot year of life
to the furtherance of music and art To do thia w must
now and for all time banlah tbe spirit of baste. Etude.
to
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that
away
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great deal. r, .M ,,
nice It Is that he I, ,t leisure. to Z
can lx together!"
''Yes; and. O Miriam, yon hav tn.a.
how much I have lost ln not passing
-re time with him. , ,,
try to help , In
you have he.ned m To htxe
"Cut ther Is yet time,- wm
FAMOUS LIFE ROMANCE. ,
Dlvaeas naa th llasir MarrlaaT '
ra. VWM.Mi.Mn - L
Mra. Yerkes-Mjjcnef Is again Mrs.
Yerkes, having secured a decree of dl
vorce from her sccong husband, Wilson
Mlr-tier. Her suddifi marlage to the
latter and her speedy divorce have add
ed a sensational denouement to a famous
life romance. Mrs. Yerkes wa Mary
Adelaide Moore, the daughter of
chemist She wa the second wife of
Chnrles T. Y'erkea, the nitiltl-mllllon
aire, hanker and traction magnate. At
the time of her marriage Yorkea was
broker In Philadelphia. When hia firm
failed It was found that he was ln debt
to the city for bonds sold on account.
iNegiecting to make the city a pre
ferred creditor, be was sent to Jal'.. but
suliHeijuently released and the sentence
declared Illegal.
Me made a fortune out of Jay
Cooke s failure ami went to Chicago.
There he exploited street railways,
bought newspnMTs and manipulated
the municipal government to a degree
thnt the town became unhealthy as
residence for himself and bis wife.
Mrs. xerkes went to New York, built
a palace ou ,1th avenue and tried to
break Into society; Mr. Yerkes went
to Ixindon and raptured franchises for
underground tulies, constructed electric
railwnys and heaped up more millions
and more scandal. He estranged bis
wife, who remained In New York and
surrounded herself with a circle of
friends, none of whom waa able to
oten the charmed door of soclnl reeog
nltlon. Her bouse Issnitie the Mecca of
artists and writers, politicians and rail
way officials, and her entertainments
were lavish, (suddenly her truant hus
band returned to America to die. A
beautiful ward watched over his last
moments and share,! bis dying hour
EXCAVATING THE PANAMA CANAL.
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with the rightful spouse. Yerke left
his ward a palac in ,ew York and a
huge fortune; bis wife, a life Interest
in many millions.
It wss Just after Chrlstmaa day,
l!l. that Yerkea died at a New York
hotel. In a littl over a month the
tongue wer set a-wagglng by th n
nouncement of the rich widow' sudden
marrlag to th young California mln
prosjusinor and gentleman of fortune,
Wllaon Mlaner. The ceremony wa -rret
and wa not revealed nnU' two
"lay after It occurred.
Th paper hummed with th affair,
but wlthla a weak war obliged t
- i ? 'sal'
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HUGE "STEAM NAVVY" AT WOUK IN A PANAMA CANAL CUTTING.
The Panama t'uual Is being excavated by mean of digging macblnesxhav
Ing the apitearance of mechanical banda armed with steel nails, which tear
away nearly a truck load of material at a alnglo effort A lin of "flat cars"
Is seen waiting for the soil aa the arm come swinging back from tb fac
of the cutting. The sight Is a fascinating on to watch.
print the new tbat the "cooing" Mla
ner bad already begun to ask saucily
for money. Humors wafted out of the
portals of Uie art palace tbat Wilson
demanded a cool million that a all.
Separation followed and the six-foot
bridegroom went back to tbe mines.
Mrs. Yerkes-Mlzncr, too, disappeared,
but the directions taken uj im es
tranged couple were not tbe same. It
was said that Mliner tried to effect a
reconciliation, that be again and again
bombarded his wife's abode In Chicago,
but ber love had cooled. She aued for
divorce, but the paper suddenly flis
snrjeared. Vague hlnta of the return
of the dove of peac wafted around the
public print, only to vanish In thin
air. The divorce went on Mlzner
went to Europe and to bl whilom wife
wa restored her erstwhll nam.
Utlca Globe,
raocraala Ike Tales.
"After tb problem of obtaining a
record of tb human rote had one
been solved by th Invention of th
phonograph, many Inventor turned
tbelr attention toward eome auitabi
proce for photographing spoken
word," to write Dr. Alfred Qra-
deawalts la tb Technical World
Magaiine. Though a phonographic
record constitute a true picture of th
voice, It Is not distinct enough to b
deciphered by mere Inspection.
"Thl photographic phonograph or
photographophone Invented by Herr
Huhmer afford a far mor character
istic graphical rendering of spoken
words. In thl apparatua an electric
arc lamp Inserted In tho circuit of a
microphone I mad to give out a radi
ation th Intensity of which corre
sponde to the ound vibration In th
microphone, this radiation being flxd
photographically on the film running
past In front of a narrow slot By a
convenient Inversion of th whole
proce, th original sound can then be
reproduced from th photographic
record."
Baealaat.
The regular patron waa Indignant aa
th waiter spilled th soup.
"Ton'r tipsy r be exclimt
"Couldn't b on your tip. 8er r
aponded th waiter; at leaat mot ao In
ebriated aa to Imped hi mental proo
ease. Philadelphia Ledger.
Early to bed and early to rta give
Um avrag oaa'a wlf sursrls.
UTTLB 4BUTTT EVlltTinIt.
China produce 400.00(1 ounce of
gold yearly.
Th world' gold production la 1905
ba been figured at 1370.2 Vl.itiO.
Tbe first street to be lighted by gna
waa Pall MalL This waa in January,
1S07.
Tb coal consumption per bead U
greater in England than of any oilier
country.
A new wash boiler has a sectional
lid which greatly facilitate the laun
dry work.
Dynamo hav been successfully and
economically driven by gas engine In
Doston.
Africa leads In tb matter of gold
production and tb United Bute la
second.
In 1830 th world contained but 210
mile of railway; now ther are over
350,000 mile of tin.
Needle making and filecuttlng eetr
th occupatlona most susceptible to th
ravage of consumption.
Th average temperature of tbe year
In England haa risen Just over a degre
In th paat half century.
The rauKs of tb miners and charcoal
burners ar lesa affected by cnsumi-
tlon than any other occupation.
Th work of erecting tbe suiierstruc
tur of th Manhattan brldve acrosf
tb East River haa been begun.
,A J a pane a electrician ha Invented
a wireless system which I asserted t
be superior to anything now In use.
On of th newest domestic conven
iences I a Jointed clothe prop, which
folds np for convenience In storing
away.
Tb macbln which cut np wood to
mak matcbea turna out 40.000
splints," aa they ar called, in a alngl
minute.
England baa 144 churches for every
100,000 people. In Russia there ar
only flfty-flv churcbe for almllar
number.
A healthy adult breathe from four
teen to twenty-four time per minute.
Th rat of tbe pulse I four times that
of th respiration.
The larger kind of West Indian fire
fly give a light so brilliant that by It
printed matter may be read at a dis
tance of 2 to 3 Inches.
One of the most remarkable railway
bridges In tbe world Is that which con
nects Venice with the mainland. ISuIlt
on 223 arches, it la 12,050 feet long.
Th project for electric railways
blch since the late war have Ims'h pnl
forward In Japan aggregate an esti
mated expenditure of $390.0OO.Ooa
Ostrich feathers can be taken every
eight months. The plumes are not, aa
some suppose, pulled, but are cut with
sharp kulfe. The stumps wither and
fall out
Great Britain and Canada will Join
In subsidizing a trans-Atlantic steam
ship line, which will be a serious rlvnl
to tbe lines plying between the United
States and Europe.
The avsrage life of an American ship
only eighteen years, while that of
British vessel Is twenty-six years., The
Kcandluavlan average Is the test. It
ta thirty years. . L -
The Increase of the rice crop n 4.hi
country bus been the meaniTbAX.nilng
a great portion of Texas land, so that
It Is now worth ten times whut It aa
valued at ten years ago.
The spenu whale can remain below
the surface for about twenty minute
at a time. Then It come to the sur
face and breathes fifty or sixty times,
taking about ten minutes to do so.
Quick-growing vegetation Is a great
trouble to railway companies in South
Australia. No less a sum than $.so.(kJ
a year Is paid for removing the weeds
which grow on the permanent way.
In a discussion In the House of Par
liament relative to the dnngr c? rd
Ite, Mr. Haldune said that ae bad a
walking stick made of this explosive,
which be bad often carried Into th
cloakroom of Parliament.
The attempt to work up Interest In
the project to build a tunnel acro-s t 1m
English channel baa fulled ag.iln. I ll's
scheme Is brought up every few years,
and the prospects of Its success were)
greater on tbe last occasion than ever
before.
It Is estimated that 21.000.0(10 seres
are available for rice growing In In-
Islana and Texas, and the value of su h
a crop would be $ihi,oio.(ssi. Till
would make the rice crH ttfUi '3 ixjlut""'
of value among tbe cereals of thia
country.
A Cleveland skyscraper, twenty
stories high, will be topped by a (1ml
dess of Liberty holding a torch, frora
which a leaping flame of gas will t
burning at all times. The exact hour
of tbe day and night will be Indicnted
by causing the flame to shoot high Into)
the air during tbe mlnuO ('receding
each hour. '
Lac from Leaves.
Tbe women of Fayal, In the Axores,
make a lace out of the fillers of the
leave of the century plant, and it la
not less beautiful than costly. Tiles
women ar tbe only maker of the lac
left In the world to-day, and traveler
stopping at Fayal on their South At
lantic voyage should not miss the op
portunity of seeing these women st
work. The peasants at Abisw.la one
possessed the same art They made ot
the century plant'a leaves a beautiful
black lace, but It would not wash.
Tha Fatal Letter.
A year had passed since they faced
the parson together, and tiMn his re
turn home he found hia wife In tears.
"What are you crying about?" h
asked.
"I've J-Jnst been r-readlng the l-letfer
In which you p-proposed," ahe sobbed.
"WeII, I don't blame you," be re
joined. "Every time I think of that
letter I feel like swearing."
OarSeld'a Wlf.
At on of Troctor'a lectures a lady
wlabed for a seat when Gen. Garfield
brought on and seated her.
"Oh, you'r a Jewel," aald she,
"Oh, no," replied Garfield, "IT
Jeweler; 1 just set th Jew."-.
Jnd