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'I 'tMjjjJft m OLANDE DY WILLIAM BLACK inrr;'lii-wir. mJWMinjiiu-iui. llililiy P? WfY Tfff 1Y THf'f'Yl fT'TVnf 'TV1?11?' MHt'Ti MPvT iN -SO! CHAPTF.tl V. (Continued.) l hope you will give mc n dance, Minn Wlnterliourno." said ho. "Oil, JO. Willi pleasure," KdlJ she, In tint most fririitlljr nf. "There nro no programs, or course," wild ho. "And ono cmi't make engage ments; but I think n Tory good rulo In n thing like thl Is thnt uno should tlnnco with one's friend. For myself, I don't euro to dance with strangers. It doesn't Interest me, 1 think when people form a party among themselves on hoard ship well, I think they should keep to them aclrc " "Oh, but thnt Is Tory selfish. Is It not?" Yolando snld. "Wo nro not supposed to lie strangers with any one nfter brine on lioard ship so long together " "Miss Wlntcrbouroe, may I have the pleasure of dancing this wnlti with you?" snld a tall, solemn man, with mi eyeglass; nnd the next minute tho Mas ter of I,ynn beheld Yolande walling to ward that cleared space with Major Mac Vlniiou of the Scaforth Highlanders; and a to what ho thought of the Sonforth Highlander, nnd what he hoped would happen to them, from their colonel down to their pipe major, It Is unnecessary to nay anything here. Uut Yolande did giro him the next dance, which mollified him n little not altogether, however, for it was only a square. The next was a Highland schot tlscho; and by III luck he took It for granted that Yolande, hating been brought up In France, would know noth ing nlout It, so he went away and sought out his sister. Their performance, was the feature of the evening. No one else thought of interfering. And It was very cleverly, nnd prettily, nnd artistically done; Insomuch that a round of applause greeted them at the end oven from the Highland officer, who considered that young Leslie might Just as well hare sought a partner elsewhere. Instead or claiming his own sister. Immediately af ter the Master of Lynn returned to Yo lande. "Ah, that Is Tory pretty," she said. "No wonder they approved you anJ clap ped their hands. It Is the most pictur esque of all the dances especially when they are only two and you hare the whole deck for display. In a ball room, perhaps no." "You must learn It, Miss Winter bourue, liefore you come north," saM he. "We always dance It in the north." "Oh. bm I know It very well," said Yolande. quietly. "You?" wild he. In an Injured way. "Why didn't you tell me? Do you think I wanted to dance with my sister and leave you here?" "Hut Mrs. Graham and you danced It so prettily oh, very well. Indeed " There was somebody else approaching them now for the lady at the piano had that instant began another waltx. This was Captain Douglas, also of the Sea forth Highlanders. "Miss Wlnterliourne, If you are not engaged, will you give me this waltx?" Yolande did not hesitate. Why should he? She was not engaged. "Oh, yes, thanks," said she, with much friendliness, and she rose and took Cap tain Douglas' arm. Hut young Leslie could not bear this perfidy, as be Judged it. He would have no more to do with the dance or with her. Without a word to any one, he went away to the smoking room, and sat down there savage ami alone. "I'olly talks of men Itelng bambooiled by women," he was thinking bitterly, "She knows nothing about It. It Is wom en vim knew nothing about women; they bide themselves from each other. Hut ahc was right on one point That girl U the greatest filrt that ever stepped the earth." And still, far away, he coald hear the sound of the music, and also the stranger sound like a whispering of allien wings of feet on the deck. He was angry and indignant. Yolande could not bo blind to hi constant devotion to her; and yet she treated him exactly as If he were a stranger going off with the first cower! Simplicity! His sister was right it was the simplicity of a first class lllrt. And still the waltz went on; and be heard the winnowing sound of the danc ers' feet; and his thoughts were bitter enough. He was only five-and-tweuty; nt that age, hopes and fears ami dbwp polntmeuts are emphatic and near; prob ably It never occurred to him to turn from the vanities of the hour, and from the petty throbbing auxletle and com monpUce of every day life, to think of the awful kolltudwt all around hint there the roteeloM, world-old desert, lying ho dim ami strange under the moonlight and the stars, Its vast ami uiystvlous heart quite putsch ami calm. CIIAPTHK VI. One morning there was much hurrying to and fro on Itoard the dahabeeah, In anticipation of the visit of the Governor; no that Mrs. Grahnm had no chance of having an extended talk with her broth er. Nevertheless she managed to convey to him n few covert words of Informa tion nnd counsel. "Archie." Hald she, "I have spoken to Yolande I hnro hinted something to her." "No!" he said, looking rather fright ened. "Oh, you need not be much alarmed," she said, with a significant smile. "Uath er tho other wny. She seema quite to know how you hare wished to be kind and attentive to her quite sensible of it, in fact; nnd when I hinted something " "She did not say 'no outright?" ho In terrupted, eagerly; and there was a flush of gladness on his face. Ills sister glanced around. "I thought there could be no harm If I told her that Jim and I would like to have her for a sister," she nuswered, de murely. "And she did not say 'no' outright 7" ho repeated. "Well." Mrs, Graham said, nfter a second, "I nni.uot going to tell you any thing more. It would not be fair. It Is your business, not mine. I'm out of It now. I have Intermeddled quite enough. Uut I don't think she hates you. And E t .igBlluiJlMlUiUIML)tJMHIH.ft.iV5IWr she seems rnther pleased to think of liv ing In the Highlands, with hor father hnvlng plenty of amusement there, you know; and perhaps she might be brought to consider a permanent arrangement of thnt kind not so undesirable; nnd and. well, you'd better see for yourself." Sho could not say more then, nt nil events; for nt this moment Col. Graham nppearvtl on tho upper dock with the Intelligence thnt tho Governor' barge was Just then coming down the river. Mr. Wlnterbourne nnd Yolande were In stantly summoned from below; some fur ther dlsMtit1nn "of chairs nnd divans was made; some boxes of cigarettes were sent for; and presently tho sound of oars alongside announced the arrival of the chief of notable of MrrhadJ. The Master of Lynn saw nnd heard little of whnt followed; he wns far too busy with the glad and bewildering pros pects thnt his sister's obscure hints hnd placed before him. And ngnln nnd again ho glanced at Yolaude, timidly, and yet with an Increasing wonder. He began to nsk himself whether It wns really true that his sister had spoken to her. Tho girl itctrayed no consciousness, no embar rassment; she had greeted him on that morning Just as on other mornings; at this moment she was regarding the ar rival of those grave oflUial with an In terest which seemed quite oblivious to his presence. As for him he looked on Impatiently. He wished It was nil over. He wished to have some private speech with her; to havo some Inquiry of her eyes surely her eyes would make some tell-tale confession? After the dignitaries were gone, Yo lande betrayed not the slightest cialmr rnssmeut nt his sitting quite near her; It was he who wns nervous and awk ward In his speech. She was engaged In some delicate needlework; from time to time she spread It out on her lap to regard It: and all the time she was chat ting freely with Mrs. Graham ataut the reef nt visitors and their grave demeanor, their almost Kuropean costume, their wonderfully .small feet, and so forth. "Why do you not go ashore?" she said, turning her frank eyes to the Master of Lynn. "It Is so Interesting to see the strange birds, the Strang plants." "It Is cooler on the river," said he. The midday went by, and he found no chance of addressing her. His sister and she sat together, ami sewed ami chat tel), or stopped to watch some passing boat and listen to the boatmen singing a long ami melancholy chorus to the clanking of the oars. At lunch time, Mr. Wlnterbourno and CL Graham turned up. Then, In the afternoon, the whole of them got Into a boat ami were row ed away to a long and flat and sandy Island on tho other side of the Nile, which they explored In a leisurely way. It was not until the end uf the day that the long-looked for opportunity ar rived; Indeed, nearly every one had gone below to get ready for dinner; but Yo lande had lingered above, to watch tho coming over of the twilight. It was a strange enough sight in its way. For after the yellow color bad died out of the bank of bearded corn above the riv er's edge, and while the strip of acacia trees over that agalu had grown solemn and dark against the clear, pallid, blue gray sky of the south, far away In the northwestern heavens there still lingered a glow of warmer light, and a few clouds high up had caught a saffron tinge from the sinking sun. It seemed a if they here were shut In with the dark, while far away In the north over the Surrey lanes, and up among the Westmoreland waters, and out amid the distant Hebrl dean Isles, the summer evening was still fair ami shining. It led one to dream of home. The Imagination took wing. It was pleasant to think of those beau tiful and glowing scene, here where the gloom of the silent desert was gath ering all around. She was standing by the rail of the deck, and when the others had gone ho quietly went over to her and begau talk ing to her about the Highlands mostly, and of the long, clear twilights there, and how he hoped she would accept his sister's Invitation to go back home with them when they returned to Hnglnnd. Aud when she said something very pret ty about the kindness of all of them to her, he spoke a little more warmly, and asked if there was any wonder? I'rople got to know one another Intimately through a constant companloushlp like this, ami got to know ami admire and love beautiful qualities of disposition ami mind. Ami then he told her It would not be honest If he did not confess to her that he was aware that his sister had spoken to her It was best to he frank; ami he knew she was so klml she would not be augry if there had been any Indis cretion; and he begged for her forglve net If she had been In any way offended. Then she managed to say, rather hur riedly ami breathlessly: ' "Oh, no, I am not offended. Why? It Is a great honor I I knew It was your sister's kindness and friendship that made her speak to me pleaso let me go away now" He put his hand on her arm, unwit tingly. "Hut may I hope, Yolande? Mny I hope?" he said, aud he stooped down to listen for the faintest word. "I don't want you to pledge yourself altogether now. Give me time. May I try to win you? Do you think some time some time of your own choosing as fnr ahead ns you may wish you will consent? May I hope for It? May I look forward to It some day?" "Oh, but I cannot tell you I cannot tell you now," sho snld, in the same breathless way, "I am sorry if I have given any pain any anxiety but some other time I will try to tulk to you or my papa will tell you but not now you have always been so kind to mo that I ask It from you " She stole away In the gathering 'dark ness, her head bent down; she had not once turned her eyes to his. And he re mained there for n time, scarcely know lug what he had said or whnt she hud answered; but vaguely and happily con scious that she had uot, at all events, re fused hlta. Yolnndo's self-confidence seemed It hnvu strangely forsaken her thnt oven lug. When they were nil up on dock diking their coffee In Iho rod glow shoil by tho 1.1 litems, sho got hold of hot Inther nnd drew him aside Into Hie dark lies. "Whnt U It, Yohuido?" sntd he, In sur prle. She took hold of his hmtd; both hen wore trembling. "I hnro something to tell you, pnpn something serious." Then ho know; nnd for n moment his honrt SAUk: but ho miilntitliiod n gny de meanor. Hnd ho not reasoned the whole matter out with bjunolf? Ho hnd fore seen this crisis; ho hnd nerved himself by anticipation. "Oh, I know, I know already, Yo lande." snld ho, very cheerfully. "Do oii think I can't spy secrets? And of course ou come to mo. with your hnnds. trembling; and you think you have some thing dreadful to confess; whereas It Is but tho most ordlnnry nnd commonplnco thing In tho world. You need not mnk nny confession. Young Leslie Ims spoken to mo quite right; rory right; I Ilka f rankings, 1 consider hlni a very fine young fellow. Now, whnt hnvo you got to say only I won't listen If you nro going to mnke a fuss about It nud destroy my nervous system, for I tell you It Is the simplest nnd most ordinary affair In tho world." "Then you know everything you ap prove of It, pupa It is your wish?" sho said bravely. "My wish?" he snld; "what has my wish to do with It. you stupid creature!" Hut then, ho ndded. more gently: "Of course you know, Yolnnde, I should llko to seo you married nud settled, Yes. I should like to seo thnt; 1 should llko to seo you In a fixed homo, aud not lia ble to all the chnuges nud chance of thn life thnt ou nnd I hnvo been living. It would 1m n grent relief to my mind And then It Is natural nnd right. It I not for n young girl to be n rolling stone llko thnt; aud, besides. It couldn't Inst, that Idea nlwit our nlwnys going on traveling wouldn't answer. Ho whenever you think of marrying; whenever you think you will Ikj happy In-choosing a husband Just now tn-iiwrrow, or any time don't come to mo with a breathtoH voire, and with trembling hnmls ns If you hail douo some wrong, or as If I was going to ot Joct, for to seo you hnppy would be hap plness enough for mo; nnd ns for our society together, well, you know, I could pay the people of Slngpool a little more attention, and have some more occupa tion that wny; and then you, Instead of having an old and frail and feeble per son like mo to take enre of you, you would hare some one whosn years would mnke him a fitter companion for you, as Is quite right nnd proper nnd natural. And now do you understand?" "Oh, yes, 1 think so. papa," said she, quite brightly; and she regarded him with grateful, loving eyes. "And you would l quite happy, then?" "If you were, I should be," said he. During tho rest of the evening, the Master uf Lynn, seeing that Yolande seemed mi longer In any trouble, kept near her. with some vngue hope thnt sho would herself speak, or that he might have some chance of reopening the sub ject that engronscd his mind. And In deed, when the chance arrived, nnd he timidly asked her If she had not a word of hope for him, sho spoke very frankly, though with some little nervousness, no doubt. She made a little axlogy, In very pretty and stammering phrases, for not having been able to give him an answer; but since then, she said, she hnd spoken to her father, without whoso approval she could not have decided. "Then you consent, Yolande you will be my wife?" he said. In a low and eager tone, upsetting In his haste all the con tinuity of those hesitating sentence. "Hut is it wise?" snld she, still with her eyes cast down. "Perhaps you will regret " lie took her hand Into bis, nnd held It tight. "This has been a lucky voyage for me." said he, and that whs all that ho had a chance of saylHg Just tliwi; but It was enough. (To bo rontlnned.1 DRINK WATER, LOSE WEIGHT. Claim Jtndc by a Frenchman Who Hi perliucnls with Oulneu l'). It Is generally believed that oxcoss Ire, or even moderate, drinking of wuter Is conducive to nn Increase of tlosh, and thnt Uioreforo stout people should carefully nrold nature's borer age. That the direct contrary Is rwilly tlwj case Is thu statement made by Henri Do I'arrlllo in tho Journal Dos Debats, Fnrls. M. De I'arvlllo states his case In part as follows: "Tho fact thnt drinking water makon one thin IiihWwkI of fat has recently been clearly shown by M. Mnurel In Ills experiments with guliioo pigs. This Investigator Injected Into n gulium pl 25 Knims of water nt l a. m. and 23 crams at t p. m., the oxiierlmenlH belu continued for three days. During this tlinn the miliiul took 72 grains of bran, 2"iT grams or carrots and 210 t?nim of cur rot HtalkM. Tho total imntlty of water In the fowl was lift) graiiM, so that the entire amount of witter tukwi ouch day was W) grains. "During the water trontment the ani mal lost four grains each day. After tho interval of threo days had passed the guinea pig wan given Ofl grams of bran, 2tttl grams of carrots and 200 grams of corn stalks, but no water, Notwithstanding this fact, however, thu nnluml gained In weight each day, Tho experiment wnH pursued In an in verso senso, tho rosults being an In crease In weight without water of two grams each duy nnd n decroiiHo with water of olght grams a day. The ex periment has been performed in other ways, which have led to the sumo con clusion. For example, MM. Dehovo und Flnmant gave u patient four liters of an Infusion for n mouth without producing u variation In weight, while M. Flumunt himself drank 8,260 grams of liquid for seven days In place of his tmul quniitlty of 1,260 grams with out producing any Increase In weight." s i m nasii saw Four thing come not back tho spoken word, tho spewl urrow, the past life, tho negluoted opportunity. Haz lltL p UngraiefuliJusH is the vory poison of niaiihooU. Sir l'. Sidney. Piai vj x.mTimjia r na.rr .T7f v-arrv Jliawi aLWavCTJMWJ5fr . ' 1 sissHsiisstlTt r "" HtulUrorii Dairy Htiibto. Hero I it dairy stable llttod with stalls thnt nro easily constructive, In ONponslu, comfortable nnd cloiui tut tho cow. It Is described In the Jer sey Hiillotln, ns follows; A I of pure clny, tumped hard nud sound. Thu cow's front feet sliuitl ou this part, and when she Hon down tho bulk of hor body reals on this part of tho platform. II Is n hnnlwootl bonnl, 1U Inches wide nnd lVj Inches thick, on which rests the cow's hind foot. The clny nnd the bonnl make n plat form 4 feet 0 Inches nt one etui nntl i feet !i Inches nt the other. Tho outer edgo of thu board la nailed to tho In ner edge of the gutter. The tnnnuro gutter (C) Is 10 Inches wide nnd n Inches deep, with hard wood shies nud concrete bottom, Tho manger shown in the sketch h wood, but should be of cement, nnd SPs BTAl.lJt WITH TAM"lllO." TIM. so arranged ns to be flushed with wa ter to clean It thoroughly. For ordinary dairy cuttle no fasten ing Is so economical of rtHMn and food aa the swinging stanchion. For high priced cows I would like somo other fastening thnt would be less restrain ing. The bucket U) la the patent water ing device. The advantages of this platform titer wood and concrete nrr. 1st. In cheapness; 2d, easy repair, nud re- sicwal when necessary; Hd, the comfort to tho cow especlnlly to her knees causing no big knees; -Itli, the ease by which It can bo kept from getting foul. Having examined tho multitude of patent stalls nnd devices for cows, nnd having tried several ot them, 1 know of none better even If the owner be a millionaire. Of courso n moderate slant Is given tho plntform. Including the board, and the clay Is kept built up flush with the surface of the hoard. Tho body of the cow Including her udder when lying down, rests on the clay, which, when bedded lightly with the usual litter, makes an easy nud clean rest ing place. A llonte-Miide Hmoke House A largo cask or Iwrrel may bo used for smoking n small quantity of moat. To uyike this effective, a small pit should bo dug, aud a flat stone or a brick placed across It, upon which the edge of the cask will rest Half the pit Is beneath the barrel nud half Is outside. The head and IkjIIoiii may be removed, or a hole can be cut In the bottom a little Inrgor than the por tion of tho pit beneath the cask. Tho head or cover Is removed while tho tinius nro being nting uiu cross sticks as shown In the Illustration. The erosi sticks rest upon two cross bars nude to pass through holes liorcd In tho sides of tho cask. Tho head Is then laid upon thu cask and covered with moist sacks to conllno tho smoke. Lite coals are put Into the pit outside of tho ensk, and the lire Is fed with damp corn cob, hardwood chips, or lino brush. The pit Is co ered with a Hat stouo by which the lire may ho regu lated, and It I removed when neces sary to add more fuel. Montreal Star. Htacklnir Alfulru. Throughout tho western half of tho United Suites ulfalfn hay Is commonly stored in stacks in the Held. Alfalfa stacks will not shed water ns readily ns stacks of grass hay. In Iho arid regions there in little dangor from rains during tho season of storage, hot In humid climates It Is necessary to storo tho hay In banu or elso cover tho stacks with largo tarpaulins, or they may bo topped with grass. Oth erwise tho percentage of wasto Is very large. In any rase there Is likely to ho somo wosto, for which renson the Htncka nro mado largo, thus reducing tho proportionate amount of wasto. In the nlfalfa regions of tho west tho stacks are ns high as tho liny can ho handled easily nnd may bo 200 feet or moro In length. Tho alro of tho Black Is then limited chiefly by tho conve nience in bringing tho hay from tho surrounding field. Will You litillit a HlloT Ten years ago it would havo, been oinowhnt risky to advlso that a man with as fow us a dozen cows built a illo, hut as builders hare learned more nrV- .--"" v - A IIAHHM. SMOKK IIOt'BK. Mint tho construction of a silo tho cost has boon materially iciluceil, not withstanding tho liu-iciiso In Iho cost of lumber, It Is not wlllitu the pro vluco of this di'piirtmcut to give thu names of tdlo builders, but they ato easily obtainable from aiUcrtlHomimt In vat Ion tigilciiltural piiptis or by Inquiry to the experiment station of your State. That tho silo Is one of thu most oco mimical ways of preserving food for cows Is well known and frequently ono can tlud a sttucturo In the neighbor hood which he can copy with a few In structions If ho Is hiiudy with tools, for they nro not dltllcult to build. The silo docs uway with much of (tin dlsa greeablo work of corn harvesting and furnishes a food for the cows as good as the green food In thn shape of steamed clorer Hint Is so valuable for poultry. If you can find any farmer within reasonable distance of you who owns a silo it will pay to visit and talk with him. Howed Corn for Kornue, While tho pasture mny bo all thnt I desired throughout the summer, there l nlwnys dnnger of drought of con siderable severity, hciico It pnys to be prepared for It by having a forngo crop of soiuo kind. Possibly It may not be needed, though It will uot be lost, for It can bo used to furnish va riety, which Is always desirable. While a number of grains and grass are used for this summer forage, nothing Is more reliable than sowed corn, and by making repeated sowings nt Intervals one will havo something to feed In the late summer and fall. While there nro differences of opin ion a to whether Hold or sweet corn Is best for tills pune, both are good, although wo think the sweet corn fur nishes tho most desirable forage. Compromise tho matter nnd test It for yourself by sowing both. Of course, If ouu has a strong field of alfalfa, this will come in handy to help out the pasture, hut still the corn will riot co mo amiss, ami It Is not an expensive crop to raise tu this way, costing hut the seed ami the uso of the soil. HI in pt W'uuoii llnl Hoist. A alinplo arrangement for removing tho bet Is or Udders frori n wagon mny bo mnde ns shown In cut. To the Joist of loft nttnch two pulleys, r. Through each of these pass n Inch rope, mie end of which I connected with n stretcher mndo of two crass Ixirs. d nnd e. The other end of each rape is WAOOC IICIl HOIST, passed nround tho windlass, a, ami fastened. Wlinu the wagon I driven Into Iho shed, the sllui;s are slipped orer thn end of the box and tho wind In revolved by menu of a lever, b. drawing tho box upward ond out of thu wny. For ladder or racks of any sort In place of eros bar, e, attach a ring llko f to the end of oarh ropo which can bo fastened by hook to 'he frame. Thn windlass, a, should be about 0 Inches in diameter and pierced at a convenient height with four holof for the levers. II. M. Scully, In Farm and Home, Poiillrr Notes. Whon nlfalfa cannot bo hnd, give the chicks a chance nt nil clover. Glvo the hen and young chicks a chance for an occasional dun bath, which will drive away lice. Quarreling hen should be separated, ns n hen that Is worried Will not do her best at laying. Poultry raising Is now the fad In Florida, where the Industry has long been neglected. An ugly rooster should bo disposed of. Uu Is as dangerous In iho flock as when running nt large. When killing fowls, hit tho blood drip into a pall of bran, as tho mix turu makes a Hpleiulld food. Grit, oyster shells or n baked mix ture of salt and charcoal should nl ways bo available for the hens. It will soon bo (lino to dlstioso of the old lions, which should bo don"' along in tho summer when they quit laying. A poultry raiser gives thu follow lug combination for morning feed for laying hous; Mash of bran and dry cut alfalfa, equal parts, 6 pur cent meat und blood meal, same amount of crushed charcoal, the wholu season, cd with salt. Oatliercd hi tho Onnleii, Keep the soli well stirred. Keep the weeds out of tho straw borry patch. Hoo tho limn benns nnd train them on tho polos if necessary. No plant so strenuously domands freedom from weeds an the onion. Don't cut asparagus much after tho third wooV In Juno. Olonr out tho weeds, stir tho soil nnd apply commer cial fortllltor or munuro. General Llnovltcli, who U "ld to lmn reported to HI Petersburg thnt .owing to the dcHtriii'llmi of tho Hun- slim Hoot his troops pincUi'iilly are In revolt, lutr boon In command of tho forces tu .Miini,hii-1tf rla allien March W last, when ho suc ceeded ICiiropatkln. General Lluevltch was born In IH.1H, and first saw mill tnry service In the tiKM. i.iwKvuui. caui'imas trom in.w to thilt. Next h fought In tho Turkish war, and wns urndo a colonel In 1HH5 while battling with the Turkoman In North Persia In 1HM he was first soul to Manchuria, nud In thn lloior outbreak In China In ll0 he particle pitted In the march to Poking. When tho war with Jupan opened Lluevltch was In command of Iho First Hlberlnn Army Corps. Twice ho ha received the Cross of HI. George for marked 'personal valor. . H Henry Clay Frlek, chairman of thn ciioiiiliiee that mado Iho reort cor lug tho lax business methods of oul- cers of the lCult nble Life Awiir aiico Hoeloty, I well known n ,t manufacturer and capitalist. Ho con ' Ir.iU lll II C Frlok Coke Com fc, iiany, tho largest'! on We iirodlliiliif co no or ii In Iho kv world; Is rhnlniM'i """'r '' r,,llK of the board of directors of the Car negie Hteel Company, nud in vnrloiii financial enterprise lake a loading part. Mr. Frlok was iMiru at W.Mt Overtoil, Pa, Dec. IP. 1MH. He began life as n clerk, but nfter a (fv onni embarked In the coke IiiisIiiim. Dur ing thn strike nl Homestead, IV. In 18tf2, he wns shot by n striker, f h George Von Ingerke Meyer, United Stales Ambassador In Ullsshi.who con ducted the correspondence between President Jtoose volt nnd the Cutr, with the object of effecting arrange ment by which Itussla mid Japan might be brought within roach of pen co negotiation. I n distinguished nud wealthy cltUeii of Massachusetts. lie whs nlilMtltitcd ui.iisrru werrn. nmUa,MI,or , nl In HmO and a short time ago wn trans ferred In thn Husslaii capital. Aiiilias sador Meyer I -17 years oh), and was graduated from Ilnrvnrd University In 1H7II, Ho ha been n member of th Hostoti Common Council and of tho Hoston Hoard of Aldermen, nnd also ha served In the Slate Legislature, having been Speaker of the llotus threo terms. He I a director In vari ous coriMiratlnus. : : John F. Htertui, chosen to be rail way expert of thn Philippine Commis sion, has attained an enviable reputa tion ns a civil en glueer and In rail way operation IP first engineering service of nolo was In connection with tho City of Mlnne apolls, loiter he hi colcd the Ha bl no Puss nud North western, served In tho engineering de partiueuts of tho Denver ami Hlo ion y htiw.nh. Grande, Ht. Paul, Canadian Pacific, Dututh, South Shore and Atlantic, and Hpokaiio Falls and Northern In 1NM1 ho beame chief engineer for the Great Northern ami served In that capacity until ho accepted the position of sec ond Vice President of the Hock Island System In charge of operation. Hev Dr Frio Vorellus. who has been reelected President of the Swedish Lutheran MiKUstaiia Hymid of Ameri ca, iS OIIHOf Ihoplo. neer church work ers In tho WesL This Is the third Hum ho has beer, elected to the olllco, having been first chosen In IH7I aud again In IHlis, Af ter graduating from tho Capital Univer sity nt ColumhiiH, Ohio, ho was or dained in IS-Vi, and .viiir Ml H, seven years Inter founded at St Peter, Minn., thu school which has developed Into Gustnviis Adolphus College. In HMVI Dr, Noiellus was mado a knight of tho Order of tho North Stur by tho Swedish King. - Maurice Maeterlinck, aftor vvitneslnn a performance of "King Lear" recently, saldi "It I safe to declare, ufter sur veying the literature of every period and of uvory country, that the tragedy of th old king constitutes tho mightiest, th vastest, tho most striking, tho most In teiuo dramatic poem thnt has ever been written." ;: John Koudrlck Hangs, recently editor of Puck, Is preparing an adaptation of "Tho Taming of tho Shrew" for comla opera purposes, 1 mV I vLvJ vtV' wmMi A. i' i MfSwtsV' SjmIC jH nn Kr ,