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M CHAPTER X. Raaul ahook Proaper' hand, closed the door after him and hurrltd Hp tba atreet. leaving Proaper atamllng Immovable anil eiercoin by dlaappolntment II wai rouwHl from hi gloomy reverie by bear ing the red-whiskered man aay, la ban tering tone: ''So tbeae are your friende?" "Im," aald Proaper, with blttenieee. "You heaid blut offer ma half o( bla fortune?" 'That waa tery atlngy on bla part; why did ha not offar tba wbolaT Offer rot nothing, attliouih I hav do doubt fiat this awaat youth would rhaorfully flv ten thnutaml franca to put tha oian ietween you and hlra." "For what reatou?" "Who khowe? Perhapa for tha asm reason that ha ha not art foot iu bla aiui-le'a house for a mouth," "Hut that la tha truth, monsieur, I am aura f It" "Naturally," aal.l M. Verduret with a (rovoktng atnlle, "But," ha continued-, with a aarloua air, "wa have devoted anough tlma to thla Adonla. Now, b tood enough to changa your dreta, and wa will go and call on M. Fauvel. It la aectaary: ao coma on. You muit bara confidence, put on a' brave face. Prosper had hardly paaaad Into hit fcedroom whan tha boll rang again. M. Vardurat qpened tha door. It waa tha lortrr, who bandad blra a thick letter, ud aald: "Tula letter waa Uft thla morning for II. Ilertomy. 1 waa ao flurried whan ba fame that I forgot to ha ml It to blm. It la a vary odd looking letter, la It not. waiter T" It waa, Indeed, a moat peculiar mla lve. Tha addreae waa not written, but formed of printed lettera, carefully cut from a book, and paated on (he envelope, M. Verduret went Into tha neat room and loed tha door behlud him. "Here la a latter for you," aald M Verduret. Prosper at once tor open tha envelope. Home bank ootea dropped nut; ha counted them: there were ten. Ilia face turned lurple. Tha letter. Ilka tha addreaa, waa compoaed of printed wonla cnt out and ratted on a aheet of paper. It waa ahort tout explicit: "My Dear Prosper A friend, who knows tha horror of your altuatlon, aenda thla. There la one heart be assured that shares your Buffering!. Go away leave France; you are young; tha future la before you. Go, and may thla money trine you hspplnes! "Kverybody wlahca me to go away," tried Proaper; "then there mum ba a con aplracy against me." "Now," aald M. Verduret, "wa moat take advantage of thla evidence, gained ty tha Imprudence of our enemlea, with out delay. Wa will begin with jth por ter." J II opened the door and called ont The porter entered, looking very tnnch surprised at tha authority exervlaed over tola lodger by thla stranger. ...... A..- i . wuo gave you una leuen aaia ai Verduret "A meaaenger, who aald ba waa paid for bringing It II la the errand runner who atanda at the corner of the Rue PI- alle." "Go and bring him here." After the porter bad gone M. Verduret read tha letter over aeveral tlmea, acau tog the aentencea and weighing every worA "Evidently thla letter wa compoaed fcy a woman." h finally aald. "Never would one man doing auother a aervlce, and aending hlra money, uae th word "happlueaa.' Now let ua aee If w can discover whence th printed word wer taken to compote thla letter." " II approached th window and began to study- th paatad worda with all tha crupnlous attention which an antlqua Han' would devote to en old pallmaeat. "Small type," aald he. "very lender nd clear: the paper la thin and glosay. 1 have Itr h cried; "now I hav It. Thea worda are all cut from a prayer took. V will look, at leaat, aud then we ahall be certain." , H moistened one of th worda pnated n th paper with bla tongue, and when It waa auflldently anftened he detached It with a pin. On the other aide of thla word waa printed a devout Latin word, Deua. ' "Ah, ha," h aald, with a little langh if aatlafactlon. "I knew It But what ttaa become of th mutilated prayer book Can It have been burned? No, becauae - heavy bound book la not eaally burned. It la thrown In aom corner." M. Verduret wa Interrupted by the porter, who returned with th meaaen er. , "Ah, her you are." he said, encour agingly. Then h abowed th envelop f th letter and aald: . "Do you remember bringing thla Utter tere thla morning? "Perfectly, monsieur. I took partleu lar notlc of the direction; w don't ofton ao anything Ukett." "Who told you to bring It, a gentle- man or a lady? . '. "Neither, monaleur; It waa a porter. I have never seen blm before." "Very well: I will give you ten frauca ' a day If you will walk about the atreeta and. look for the porter who brought thla letter. Every evening at eight o'clock coma to th Archangel, on th Quay Saint Mfchel, give m a report of your . aearch and- recelv your pay.. Aak for M. Verduret If you find th man I will . give you fifty franca. Don't to a mm nt. Start off!" ' '. "Monsieur,"' anid Proaper, when th porter had left th room, "do you atill '' ' '! think you aee a woman' baud In , thla f affslr?'.' ...i "Mora man ever, nnu inuu numnu. too. who haa two Drayer booka, alnce ahe ' could cut ud on to write to you. Ar ou rendr to go to M. Fauvel's? lea? Come on, then; we "have certainly earned our breakfast to-dny." Proper waa a rtartad tttt kt bacaa perfectly domh. II stood than with ashy lip a. ud a atKly Maaatioa creeping through hta vein. Maanwhll MaduJeln bad euccaeded la reovrlng bar usual calmaee. Slowly and almoat uacouacl ooaly ah had pat o kr bonaet and ahawl lying on th eofa. Tlaa 2.a ap proached Proaper aad alJi "1 wlia t ull you that X hav for gotten nothing. Bat oat let not thla knowledge give yon any hop, th fntur la blank for a: bat If yoa love m yoa they reached th atreet "you exacted wUl Uv. Yoa win sot I know, add t thla painful atep, and 1 could only ac- my already heavy burden of Borrow, th quleece. Have I gained anything by agony of moaning yoar death. For my ddlng thla humiliation to tha other aak live: live the Ufa of a food man, which I have Buffered V and perhapa the day will coma whan I "Yoa have not but I have." replied can juatlfy myaelf In your aye. And arduret "I could find bo way of now. oh, my brother, oh, my on'y friend. ulDlng acceea to M. Fanvel, aave adieu! adieu"' Secret of tbe Plundered Safe j V By EMILE OABOXIAU ' ' through yoa; and now I have found oat what I wanted to know. I am convinced that M. Fanvel had nothing to do with tha robbery." Proaper and bla companion had atop- pad to talk mora at their aaaa near tha Rbe preeaed a kla opoa hi brow, and ruined from tha room, followed by Nina Gypey. Proaper wa alon. II eemed to be awaking from a troubled dream. II tried to think over what had Juat happened, and aaked hlmaelf If b wer corner of th Rue Lafltte. M. Verdaret loalng hla rolud, or whether ha had really anoken to Madeleine, and Been uypeyr II waa obliged to attribute all tuia to th myateriou power of th atrange man whom he had aeen for th Drat time mai very morning, and who had enured th little parlor. I thank too for your paat oervicea. monaleur." aald Troaner to him, "and de cline them for the future, aa I bava no need of them. If I attempted to defend tnv honor and mv life It wae becaua I honed that Madeleine would ba reatored to be. 1 have been convinced to-day that all la at an end between ua; retire from th atruggl. and care not what becomee of me now." ' Proaper was ao decided that M. ver duret teemed alarmed. You- muat be mad." ha Anally aald. "No. unfortunately I am not Made leine haa ceaaed to love me, aud of what Imnortanc la anything elae?" "Do tou auanect nothing? you did not tea what waa hidden beneath her worda? PerhaDB It waa not a delicate thing to do, but aa long aa th object 1 good w need not look too cloaely at th mean. I llatened. and I am glad that I did. becaua now I can ay U you, Tak courage, Proaper; Madeleine love you; ah haa never ceaaed to love you. Like a man. who; feeling hlmaelf at teemed to ba antloua, and waa conataut- ly looking around aa If be expected aom one. lie aoon ottered an exclamation of Olfaction. At tha other end of tha vacant apace ha aaw Caealllon, who waa bareheaded and running. Ua wa ao ex cited that be did uot even atop to ahaks handa with Proaper, but darted up tu M- Verduret and aald: "Thty have gone, monaleur. They went about a quarter of an hour ago." "Then we have not an Inatant to loae, and be handed Cavalllon a note ho had written tome hour be for at Proaper' houae. "Here, aend him thla, aud then return at one to your deak; yoa might be Dilat ed. It waa very raah In yoa to com out without your hat Cavalllon ran off a quickly aa b bad com. I'roaper wa atupened. What!" b exclaimed. "You know Cavalllon?" i "So It aeema," anawered M. Verdaret, with a amlle; "but we hav no tlm to talk: com on, hurry!" And he set th exampl by atridlug rapidly toward the Ru Lafayette. He auddenly atopped before a door bearing th number 1. "W ar going In bara," ba aald to Proaper: "com." They went up the stepa, and atopped on th aecond floor, before a door over 1 10, p0t 0f death, put faith In th doc- wiilrn waa a larg aign, raanionaoie ftr' nrotnltea. ProtDer aaw a ray oi Dretamaker." A handaom bellrop hug DOpa la M. Verduret' poaltlve aaaertiona on the wall, out M. eraurei aia noi "Oh," he murmured, suddenly cairuea touch It lie tapped wun tne anucaiet if i eouij on)r believ In a peculiar way, and the door Inatantly "ruileve ma. I am not mlttaken. Ah opened aa If tome one had beeu watching ou Dava D0( guetaed, aa I did, the suf- a . i .1 .1 I. r I ' .a. lf. ror nia aignai on ma outer eiue. iu ferlnga of thla generoua gin, atruggung door waa opened by a neatly dreaaed woman of about forty. She quietly uah red M. Verduret and Proaper Into a neat dlnlnr room with aeveral doora oneulng Into It M. Verduret aaked, In a low tone, pointing to one of tha doora: "In there?" "No." aald tha woman, In the anme tone, "over there. In tha little parlor. M. Verduret opened tha door pointed out, and puahed Proaper Into tha little parlor, whlaperlng aa he did bo: "Go lb. and keep your pretence of mind." . But thla injunction waa uaeleta, Th Inatant h caat bla eyea around the room Into which ha had ao unceremonlouely been puahed without any warning, Proa per exclaimed. In a atartled voice: "Madeleine!" It waa Indeed M. Fauvel'a niece, look Ing mora beautiful than ever. Standing In th middle of th room, near a table covered with alike and aatlna, ah waa arranging a akirt of red velvet embroid ered In gold. At sight of Proaper all th blood rushed to her face, aud her beautiful eye half cloaed, aa If ah wer about to faint Bb recovered from ber momentary weakneaa, and th toft x preatton of her ye changed to on of haughty reaentment In an offended tone ahe aald: "You promised m upon your honor, monalaur, that you would never agalu eeelc my presence. Ia thla th way you keep your word?" I did promise, mademoiselle, but ao many thlnga hav happened atnc that terrlbl day that I think I am excuta bl In forgetting, for on hour, an oath torn from m in a moment of blind weak nets. It la to chance, at leaat to another 111 than my own, that I am Indebted TO KILL HOGS HUMANELY. WHERE IS SUBMARINE t ) . $))?$ ' fir ii """ 1 " if v nil if a rr rrr v mm m i i ii i a A CHICAGO INVENTOR PLANS TO GIVE HOGS NITROUS OXIDE OAS JAPANS QREATE3T GENERAL HU Ojmmm Was Trained to War fro Childhood Deij. Field Marshal Oyama, comma.nder- ln-chlef of the Japaneo forcea which confronted Kuropatkln around Muk den, waa born In 1841, a samurai or noble of the Kagotbim clan. From his earlleat Infancy be waa brought op aa a soldier. At 4 years of age h waa separated from bis mother and began to learn the lessons of hardihood. He waa never allowed to wince for pain or complain of hunger. He waa com pelled to go barefoot In tba snow In tha winter to toughen him. In wintry winds he wore but the thinnest clothe to keep his skin from being tender, His days were spent in the practice of arms and physical exercise; bla nights In studying busbido, or old Japaneo cod of honor, which taught the samurai that Ufa waa nothing aa com pared with the glory of hla daimlo or loader. Little Oyama waa of sturdy stuff and could stand th training which killed many who ar devoted to It I At the age of 10 he had killed a bear unaided, and the asm year took part In hla Drat battle with the retainers of a rital daimlo. Young Oyama at thla time was passionately devoted to hla cousin, the great Saigo, the bead of the Batsuma clan. After tba period of the Civil War in the Wa, when the new regime was firmly established, the Oyama which first repels, then tu- dnatea. It was the same with Robes pierre, the same with Talleyrand. The play of the brain waa needed to wlp out th ghastllneaa and gloom. Hla kin serened to be drawn by th Area Japaa Mar Ba TJataa- aa Aatartcu Boat that Wiat to'HalUad. Aa far aa Unci Sam know, tor pedo boat, made In thla country, may hnv bn aoM to Jtpta wltb'.n tbe Uet two month. The boat which 1 of th aubmartne type, 1 known aa th Pro tector, jm1 waa built at Ellaabeth, N. J., by th Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Company. R a Wild, of Merid ian, Conn., a atockholder of the con cern, who ia at Newell Hotel, aaldl Ui sight that th boat had been sold, and, to th best of his knowledge. It likely now is part of th Japanese nary. The aale was made two months ago. be said, to a prlva-t person, and th transfer waa mad on th high seaa. Th price was about $300,000. Th boat waa taken apart for transportation. and It easily could have been lauled in Japan without the Interference of Russia. I know that the Protector haa been old," said Mr. Wilde, "and that It wa bought for use in the Eastern seas. Th fit nffHnr RmatlrutT hftif tt It aim mas of fiery pita. I thought of th lw"ume " ..wT. ' , T Connellsvllle country and th square been acquainted with the nam of th purchasers, if they ever will be. W hav been given to understand that our Interests hare been looked after In the aale, and that th fewer ques tion asked the better. I attend th mile of coke oven inverted. Other scare intermingled steel and frost perhaps and from the serried counten ance shone the restless black eyes, nlerclnar but crooked. "Hla role la deeo and rentle. and wcanoiaers meenngs oniy Dy proxy. hU speech la studded with unexpected Th company Is a regularly chartered bursts of humor or intensity. The fa- corporation, with Simon Lake, the ln- imv i .Hfm ArmAMMi tt th ventor, aa president. Ex-Governor eotroed nothing- which are continually oornees ia a director. noon th Ud of th Japanes. Certain - aie. i unaema.no, waa eneci- noblemen say that Oyama Is tb moat by President Lk. A person acting: brilliant conversationalist In Japan. or a goTernment openea negooauon Ue speaks Engllah well, but French over three month ago. The greatest much better. Back of th gentl voice aecrecy waa maintained concerning tn and th reaction of fascination which deal come after a few momenta in th pre- It is aald that when th Protector ence of thla great soldier of the Orient waa first taken apart, or "knocked there 1 something resist, myaterl- down," the company endeavored, to cre ous. Ton feel th iron fore of th ate the Impression that it waa going to man. a fore inexorable. Napoleonic. If Holland for testa. At first thla waa Japanese ar about, yon ar caught in discredited. No one in connection with crossfire of their passionate ado ration the company made the voyage with th and hla serene power." boat, and thla gave rise to the suspicion that Japan waa the third party. Mr. Aa Usmeoeeeary Diatlactton. Wilde would not deny that such Is the The two expression "by and 07" case, although be would not admit that and "by th bye" are really derived Japan bought outright Pittsburg Dl- from the earn original word, and the patch. between her love aud what she believes to b her duty. Did not your heart bound at, her worda of farewel? She la not free. In recalling her promlae to you aha obeyed a superior. Irresistible wilt She sacrificed herself, for whom? W shall aoon know, and the secret of her elf aacrific will reveal to ua.th secret of th plot of which you ar th victim." (To b continued.) CHAPTER Xl! , The visit to M. Fauvel was very stiff and formal. Only a few worda were ex changed between the banker and M Verduret. who was Introduced aa a rela tive of Prosper, and then the two left tha office. i "I hope you are satisfied, monsieur," Prosper said. In a gloomy ton, when ORTHOGRAPHY 13 FAULTY. 1 ' Old-Fathloned Ppelltng- Beea Would Ua a Oood Thine There la much complaint that the rising generation can't spell, aays the Albany Argus. True, there wa com plaint that aoma of the forefathera could not spell. George Waahlngton Andrew Jackson and other men emi nent In our history conducted a spell-as-you-please. Ancient men of lettera were poor spellers, in many instances. Still, the average haa gon downhill, It appeara. Perhaps th memory of th tingling cheeks, and th ready birch In the teacher's hand, which ac companled a "spell-down," makes us children of an older growth think that w learned to spell better than do thea youngsters, nowadays. Usually, with th old methods. It did not pay to miss the sam word twice. "Why la it" th queatlon uaed to go, "that ail th baa spellers become sign painters?" Is it becaua of the st,rlct union rules, nowadays, that the bad spellers hav deserted sign paint ing and overflowed into th other oc- dld not think no, I could not think that you would pror mor pitiless than atrangers hav bean, and cast me off hen I am so miserable and heart broken." "You know m well enough, Prosper, to be sura that no blow can atriko you without reaching m at tha aame time, You auffer, I Buffer with you; I pity you a a sister would pity a beloved brother." 1 , .....i..i r, " . '-- f t . -v - , 1 t. 7 t 9 ... unstlnna? Have modern methods of for the happlneaa of one more finding techlng overlooked the desirability of :.rz.icjrii:: boy gin sPeiimg ' ' rf " I . .V. Tl- l I . duu iub uirva ivs, m vrucr vt vraui their little heads with ornamental ac complishments? There has been a widespread belief young Oyama was sent to France as that the restoration of the old-fashion- military attache to atudy the organis ed tpelllng-bees, "spell up and spell tlon of modern armies, and had the down," would be a good thing. The ! opportunity of observing modem war Brooklyn Eagle thinks so to such an ' fare during the Franco-German con- extent that it has offered prizes, on nict of 1870. H ' remained abroad "A Bister!" Bald . Proaper, bitterly, condition .that the public school prln- three years, and on hla return home HERO OF REAR GUARD IM RUSSIAN RETREAT NORTH FROM LUO-YANG General Meyendorf was in command of the Russian troops which fought back the pursuing Japanese on the re treat of Kuropatkin'a army from Liao yang to Mukden. It waa the dogged OEltEBAX. MITINDOBT. Aft FtELD MARSHAL OYAMA. "Yea, that waa the word you uaed th day you banished me from your pre ence. A sister! Then why during three years did' you delud m with vain hopes? Waa I a brother to you th day wheu, at th foot of th altar, we swore to lov each other forever, and yon faatened around my neck a holy relic, and aald, 'Wear this alway for my aak, never part from it and It will bring you good fortune" Madeleine attempted to interrupt him by a supplicating gesture; he would not heed It, but continued, with Increased bit temeaa: "One month after that happy day a year ago you gave me back my prom lee, told me to consider myself free from my engagement and never to com near you again. If I could have discovered In what way I have offended you! But no, you refused to explain. You told me that an Invincible obstacle had arisen between us and I believed you, fool that I waa! The obatacl was your own cipals will let their pupils take part was appointed a general In the lm- in a series of spelling matches. But perlal army. The principals do to the notice. The without success, not take kindly Eagle say a: "The nub of the matter is. Just this: I ieadlnr Dart Oyama found himself in The public school children cannot . ,infni aiiemma: his loyalty to the At the outbreak of the Satsuma re bellion, headed by his cousin Salgo. and in which his own brother took a spell Th principals of th high schools know that they cannot spell, as does everybody els who has occa- central irovernment and to the person of the' Emperor triumphed, however, and he took the field against his cians- slon to receive letters from them. If ; men m& as commander of the "flying a series of competitions wer held this ' brigade," fought bravely and succees- most trouDiesome fact of th school fuliT until Salzo's fall. situation to those on the inside might be revealed to the great body of par ents and taxpayers. Then there might During the ensuing ten years of re construction and the military strength ening of the country Oyama was the arise such a hue and cry for common ',ht hand man of Marquis Yamaeata sense and the fundamentals of educa-1 During . the war with China he was uon as woum annoy we aumomies commander-ln-chlef of the second who now make out our scientific and Manchurlan army. In 1898 he waa philosophical course of study, which mSL(9 a marshal and the following year slights spelling for general lnforma- became chief of the general staff. He heart. Madeleine. I have always worn tlon about everybody from Confucius u the only one of the older generals ,1 . . I a. 1 A. I an aaa a aa a ana uuaana aown to Aamirai Togo. who is active In the present war, the If the achool should once. begin to health of Yam'agata not permitting make time enough for fundamentals, him to take an active part in the great th medal, but it has not brought ma happiness or good fortune." CHAPTER XII. Aa white and motionless aa a statue, Madeleln atood with bowed head before tha storm of passionate reproach. "Proaper, my brother, my friend, If you only knew "I know but one thing, Madeleine, and that is that you no longer lov me, and that I love you more madly than ever. Oh, Madeleine, .heaven only knows how I lov you!" He was silent He hoped for an an swer. None came. But suddenly the al ienee was broken by a stifled sob. It was Madeleine's maid, who, seated In a corner, was weeping bitterly. He turned tu surprise and looked at the weeping woman; this neatly dressed waiting maid waa Nina Gypsy. of which spelling is easily flrat there is no telling how many fads and frills would have to be cut out to find the time for .essentials." Sighting a Wrong;. "New." snapped the marble-hearted female, "I ain't go nothln cooked fet enny low-down tramp." , . "Youse hev got de wrong dope-sheet, ma'am," replied the hungry hobo. "I'm er tramp, all right, all right, but I ain't no low-down one. I'm at de head uv me professhun. See?" A clean and cheerful house makes happy home. v V struggle with Russia. A ylrld pen picture of the commander-in-chief of the armies of Japan in Manchuria is given by an American correspondent ! who waa presented to him. He says: "The first impression was that of re; pulsion. Oyama is short squat and long-armed. ; Hls huge head seems to rest upon heary shoulders without a connecting medium, and this peculiar ity is Intensified as the Marquis turns his body aa wall as his head, when -he wishes to look at an object behind or at his side. The physical peculiarities, however, are nothing. It is the face of words "by" and- "bye" hare the same general sense. But the spelling "by" has long been used In the second of these phrases, without any real reason for the change. We should not speak of a bye-law. or a bye-path, and yet many are careful to write "by the bye' and "by and by." In "good-bye' there might be some reason for keeping the final "e," since it stand for the word yeM in the shortened form of "God be with ye;" out wnere so much Has been dropped the "e" is hardly worth keep ing, especially aa the old meaning 1 seldom recalled. St Nicholas. resistance that be offered to every at tempt of the Japanese to attack th fleeing Russians that enabled Kuro patkln to escape north with his main army. Meyendorf gallantly fought th enemy in his orderdly backward march: almost to the walls of Mukden, whllo the artillery and baggage trains, 12,000 wounded men and the main army es caped In safety. . I i Her Reward. i'The brute," exclaimed the bride of a year. i "Hav a cup of tea, dear," said her fondest friend, 'and tell me all about It What has he been doing now?" "You know I told you he has been encouraging me in learning to cook; bras praised 'my nice little entrees. takes me to the theater a an occa sional reward, and all that" " "No. good ground , for a separation In tha I imagine," said the dearest friend, with slight sarcasm. "YourSympathy ia worse than, your tea," retorted the bride, who was ob viously out of, sorts. "But I am going to tell you, anyway. Not long ago he he promised me a surprise - if I would turn out anice dinner, cooked all by myBelf,? from soup to coffee. Last night I, did so. Everything pleased him. ' " 'My pet' he remarked, ,T believe I promised you a surprise on an occa sion line tnis.- " 'Yesj darling,' I answered. Oh, do leu me wu n '"I shall discharge the cook at the end of the month,' he added." ' An Unbeaten Racer. "I have never allowed Lou Dillon to be beaten by another horse when In training. She has ' never yet been passed by a horse in a race. She feel that she can beat anything In this world, and such confidence is neces sary tot the. best results.- It la not a Question of nerve or SDlrit But when it comes to a supreme test like the on at Readvllle or at Memphis last year a heart-breaking trial I want her to feel that she la supreme, and that noth ing can beat her. In that race against Major Delmar at Memphis last Octo ber, which Dillon won In such splen did style, at the quarter Delmar was tight at my shoulder. Dillon was dash-. ing along with that tremendous stride and with perfect ease. Delmar was making his supreme effort I heard him grunt He knew he was beaten; he was heartbroken, and then and there he gave up the race." C. K. G.. Rilllnes. in Countr Life In America. A woman would rather people thought she was tailor-made than self- made, U,.1S,A ;:. " - Th City of SantiRO. , ' Santiago is a very fine city, situated among hills, with views of the distant snow-clad mountains. The streets are broad, and many of them are lined with trees and running water. , There are also some nanosome pleasure grounds, and one of the finest Ecolog ical gardens in the world. In the even ing the band plays In the principal plaza, and all the elite turn out after supper aressea in weir - war paint, and walk around or sit on chairs, chat ting and listening to the music. There I are h great many fine public buildings, ' t it l a a x. . 1 nouses ana cnurcnes, mat aaa 10 me Importance and beauty of the city. Few finer places coud be found to reside In .were it not for its unfortunate liabil ity, like all South American countries, to periodical revolutions.
