1 Secret of the Plundered Sfe
A B EMILB OADOXIAU
CHAPTER XVII. (Continue.)
Tin rlown thought that at last b had
lt (lit mark.- Mm. Fauvl begau to be
tray sign of agitation. One h mad
n attempt to rls from th rlmlr. but
It scorned If her treiiKth fallil her,
ml she snuk back, forced to llatru to th
end.
"Finally, Udles nd gentlemen," con
tinued th clown, "th richly !ored
jewel case bream empty. Tli day
mu when the mandarin had nothing
linn to fir. It waa then that tli
young scoundrel conceived tin project of
carrying off tli Jasper button belonging
to tli Mandarin I.I Kit. which was kept
In a uranlt client, Ah! thn mandarin
resisted a loin time. Hut her lover be
sought htr an tenderly that alia Dually
yielded to bla entreaties; and the jasper
button waa atolen. Tho fourth pleiur
represent the guilty couple, Healthily
crteplng down tha prlvat atalrway;
their frightened look "
II abruptly atopped. Three or four
of hla auditor rushed to the asslntnnc
of Mm. Fnuvrl, who aeemed about to
fnlnt, and nt the aum time ho felt hla
arm roughly acixed by some one behind
Mm.. Ho turned round and faced D
'lnmernn and I. agora, both of whom
were pnl with auger.
"What do you want, gentleman?" h
Inquired, politely.
"To speak to yon," they both answer
ed. Ho followed them to tha end of tho
tili'ture gallery, near a window optniug
In a balcony.
The sudden fitlntnese of Mme. Fnitvel
bad pased off unnoticed nave by a few,
who attributed It to the hent of the
room. M. Faurel had been sent for. but
when he ennia hurrying In, he found hla
wife coinpofifdly tallilrfg to Madeleine.
Not having n much control over bla
temper ii Uaoul. M. d riamcrati an
grily said:
"In the first place, monsieur, 1 woul 1
like to know who you ere."
'You want my p.taport, do you. my
lord .lou-eV I li ft it In the hniula of the
city authorities; It contains my mime,
k'e. profession, 'domicile and every de
tail "
"You hnre Just committed a gross In
nil! Whnt do you mean by telling thla
jiliotnitinbli story In tlila house?"
"Abominable! You may call It nhom
Inable, but I, who composed It, hav a
different opinion of It."
"Enough, monsieur; yon will at lenat
have the courage to acknowledge that
your performance was a vilo Insinuation
galnM M. Fauvel?"
"Ulea. my henrt!" cried tho clown, aa
If speaking to himself. "Thla ia the
etrnniteht thing, I ever heard of. How
can my drama of the Mandnrln M Fo
liave any reference to M. Fauvel, whom
1 don't know from Adnm or Eve?"
"Io yon pretend," aald M. de Clam
eran. "to b. Iguorant of M. Fauvel'
misfortune?"
"Ah, yea, yea, I remember. ITIa rash
ler ran off with thre hundred and fifty
thousand franca. Pshaw! It la a thing
that altnoat daily happen. Hut aa to
discovering any connection between thia
robbery and ray play, that la another
matter. If, unintentionally, I have of
fended the wife of a man whom I highly
esteem, It ia hia bualneaa to aeek redreaa.
Perhaps you will tell m he I too old
to demand aatlafaction; If ao, let him
aent one of hla aona. You aaked me who
I am; In return I aak yon who you are
you who undertake to act aa Madame
Fauvel's champion T Are yon her rela
tive, friend or ally? What right hare
you to Inanlt her by pretending to dla
cover an allualon to her Id play Invent
ed for amusement?"
' There waa nothing to he aald In reply
to thla. M. de Clameran aought a menna
of eacape.
"I am friend of M. Fanrel," lie
aald, "and thia title glres tne the right
to be aa jealous of hla reputatlou ar If
it were my own. If thla la not a suffi
cient reaaon for my Interference, I nmat
Inform you that hla family will shortly
lie mine; I regard myself aa hla nephew.
Next week, monalenr, my marriage with
Mile. Madeleine will be publicly an
nounced." This news was ao unexpected, so
startling, that for a moment the clown
waa dumb; and now his surprise was
genuine. But he soon recovered him
self, and, bowing with deference, raid,
with covert Irony:
"Permit me to offer my congratula
tions, monalenr. Besides, being the belle
to-night, Mile. Madeleine Is worth, I
hear, half a million."
Raonl de Lagors had noxiously been
watching the people near them, to see
if they overheard thla converaation.
"We have had enough of this fro
sip," he said, In a disdainful tone; "I
will only aay one thing more, Master
Clown, and that la that your tongue Is
too long."
"Perhaps It la, my pretty youth, per
haps it la; but my arm Is still longer."
De Clamernn here Interrupted them by
saying:
"It Is Impossible for one to seek an
explanation from a man who conceals
bis Identity nnder the guise of a fool."
"You are nt Uhorty, my lord doge, to
aak the master of the house who I am
i-l f yon dare." -
The clown stood by with a sardonic
smile, and after a moment's silence star
ed Clnmeran ateadily In the face, and
In meaHurod tonea said:
"I was the beat friend', monsieur, that
your dead cousin ever had. I was Ms
advisor, and the confidant of his last
wishes,",
These few words fell liks a clnp of
thunder upon De Clameran. lie turned
deadly pale, and started back with his
hands stretched out before him, as If
shrinking from a phantom. He tried to
Answer, to protest against thla dssertion,
but the words -froze on his Hps. His
fright was pitiable.
"Come, lot us go," said Lngors, who
was porfectly cool.
And he dragged Clameran away, half
supporting him, for he staggered like a
drunken man, and clung to every object
he piiRsed, to prevent falling. -
"Hello!" exelnimed the clown.
He hlnmelf was almost as much aston
ished ah the Ironmaster, and remained
looted to the Spot, watching the latter
as ha slowly left the room.
"What can thla meant" he mo mm red.
"Why waa he ao frightened T What ter
rible memory bav I awakened lu his
baa aoulT'
The clown threw aside hi banner, and
atarted In pursuit of Mme. Fauvel. He
found her aitting on a sofa In th large
nloon. ncaited In an animated com cr
eation with Madeleine.
"Of course they are talking ever the
scene, but I have nothing more to do
tier," no murmured; I might a well
go. too."
II completely covered bla dres with
a domino, and atarted for home, thinking
the cold, frosty air would cool hla con
frd brain.
CIlAPTF.lt XVHI.
Th clown walked np the Hue fit La
sere and struck Into the Faubourg Mmt
martre. A man suddenly started out
from a place of concealment, and rush
ed npoo him with a dagger.
Fortunately th clown had a cat like
Instinct, which enabled him to protect
himself against Immediate danger. He
aaw, or rather divined, th mnu crouch
ing in the dark shadow of a bouse, and
had th presence of mind to strike an '
attitude which enabled him to ward off
the assassin by spreading out his aims
before Mm.
Thla movement certainly aaved hi
life, for he received In hi arm a furi
ous Mib which would have Instniitly
killed him had It penetrated his brenst.
Anger more than pain made him cry
out:
"Ah. you vlllnln!"
And recoiling a few feet he put him
self on the defensive. Hut the precau
tion wna u-ielfH. Seeing hia blow iiiisa,
the naMMHln did not return to the at
tack, but made rapidly off.
"That was certainly I.ngora." said the
clown, "and ('Inmeran most be aome
wherc nrsr. While I walked around on
aide of tho church they must have t,-n
tho other and biln in wait for me."
HI wound I'Pk'nn to pnln him; he
stood under a g:i lump to rxmnine It.
I- did not appear to be dancerou. hut
the arm waa cut through to the bone. He
tore his handkerchief Into four bunds,
and tied hi arm up with the dexterity
of a surgeon.
"I nrist be on the track of some tent
erb'ie, slife the.e fellow aro renohcd
upon murder. When such cunning rot-vie
are only In dimcer of tho police court
th'-y do not gratuitously risk the ihunce
of being tried for murder."
He thought by enduring a gr-ut deal
of pain he might t:'l nee hla arm, ao he
started In pursuit of hi enemy, taking
care to keep In the middle of the ro'id,
and avoid all dark corner. Although bo
mv no one, he wn convinced that ho
wna being pursued. He wna not mistak
en When he reached the l'.oulcvnrd
Montmnrtre he crossed the street, and na
he did ao distinguished two ahadowa
which he recognl.eil.
He walked rapidly on, abruptly atop
pod, and asked some significant ques
tion of two policemen who were stand
ing talking together. The maneuver h:id
the result he expected: Haoul and Clnm
eran stood perfectly atlll about twenty
steps IT, not daring to advance.
Twenty steps! That waa aa mneh
start as, the clown wanted. While talk
ing with the police he hnd pulled the
bell of the door before which they were
standing and the click of the lifted latch
apprised him that the door waa open. He
bowed and entered the house.
A minute later the police had passed
on, and Lahore and Clameran in their
turn rang th bell. When the Janitor
appeared they asked who It waa that
had just gone In disguised aa a clown.
They were told that no such person
had entered, and that none of tha lodg
ers had gone out disguised that night.
"However," added the Janitor, ' I am
not very sure, for thla house hna a-buck
door which opens on the Hue St. Denis."
"W are tricked," interrupted Lngr.ra.
"and will never know who the clown is."
"Unless we learn It too aoon for our
own good," said Clameran, musingly.
While Lagors and Clameran were anx
iously trying to devise aome means of
discovering the clown's Identity Verduret
hurried up the back street, atidsreachcd
the Archangel as the clock struck three.
Prosper, who waa watching from hla
window, saw him in the distance, and
ran down to open the floor for him.
"What have yon learned?" he srld.
"What did you find out? Did you see
Madeleine? Were Raoul and Clameran
at the ball?"
But M. Verduret waa not In the habit
of dlacuaslng private affairs where he
might be overheard. "
"First of all, let us go into your room,
and get some water to wash this cut,
which burns like fire. It Is a little mark
of your frieud Raoul. Ah, I will soon
teach him the danger of a man's arm!"
ProBper was surprised at the look of
merciless rage on his friend's face as he
calmly washed and dreased his arm.
"Now, Prosper, we will talk as much
as you please. Our enemies are on the
alert, and we must crush them Instantly,
or not at all. I have made a mistake. . I
have been on the wrong track; It la an
accident liable to happen to any man,
no matter how intelligent he may be. I
took the effect for the cause. The day I
was convinced that a secret existed be
tween Raoul and Mme. Fauvel 1 thought
I held the end of the thread that must
lead us to the truth, I should have
been more mistrustful; this solution was
too simple, too natural Th robbery, ray
friend, hus now become a secondary
detail, It is easily explained, and if
that were all to be accounted for I
would say to you, 'My tnak Is done, let
us go ask for a warrant of arrest' "
"Ah, you know is it possible?"
"Yes, I know who gave the key, and
I know who told the secret word."
"The key must have been M. Fauvel's.
But the word "
"The word you were foolish enough to
clve. You have forgotten, I suppose.
But unfortunately Gypsy remembered.
You know that, two days before the
robbery, you took Lngors and two other
friends to sup with Madame Gypsy?
Nina was sad, and reproached you for
not being more cheerful."
"Yes, I remember that"
"But do you remember what you r-
i
PW U lr? W1J, I wH tQ JWI
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iui, mrm nojuu w rvproacaiDg m
for at this vtry moment your tiiM
guards M. Fanv.l' safe.' "
Th troth suddenly bant upon rros
Pr Ilk a thunderclap. II wrung bis
hand deapalrlngly, and cried:
"Ye, oh, yl I rtmimUr now."
"Then you eaa tailly understand the
rest On of th couodrl went to
Mme. Fuvl, and compelled ber to give
up her husband' key; then, at a ven
ture, placed the movable button on
th nam of Gjpsy, opnd tb uf, and
took th thre hundred and fifty tbon
und franc. Aud Mm. Fauvel must
lav been terribly frightened before di
yielded. Th day after the robbery tb
poor woman wa oesr dying, and It wa
th who, at the vretttest risk, aent yoC
the ten thousnad franc." J
"But which wa the thief. Itnoul or
Clameran? Whnt ctinhlc them to thus
tyrniilH over Mme. Fauvel? And how
doe Madeleine come to be mixed up io
the sffalr?"
I "These question, my dear Prosper, I
cannot yet answer, therefore, I post
pone biog th Jodg. ouly ask yon to
wait ten daye, and If I cannot lu that
Mm discover the solution of thW mystery
I will return and go with you to report
to M. Patrigent all that w know."
"Are you going to leave the city?"
"Id another hour I ahall b on th
rood to Beaucair. It wa from that
neighborhood that Clameran came, as
well aa Mme. Fauvel, who waa a Mil,
de la Verberle before marrying."
"Ye. I know both famllle."
"I must go there to tudy them. Neith
er Raoul nor Clameran can escape dur
ing my absence. The police are watch
ing them. But you. Prosper, must be
prudent. Promlso me to remain a pris
oner here during my trip."
All that M. Verduret asked Prwper
willingly promised. Hut he did not wish
to be left in complete Ignorance of hia
project for the future, or of hi motive
In the past.
"Will you uot tell me. monsieur, who
you are, aud what ressou you linrt- for
coining to my rescue?''
The extraordinary man limited Mtdly.
and auld:
"I will tell you, In the presence of
Nina, on the day before your marriage
with Madeleine."
Once left to bin own reflection proa
pet begin to appreciate the powerful
assistance rendered by hia friend. II
hud the pood sense to follow the recom
mendation of hi mentor. He remained
shut up in the Arclnngtd, not evei, ap
pearing nt the windows.
On the ninth day of hi voluntary ae
clitMon Prosper began to feel resiles
and tit 10 o'clock at night set for'li to
take a walk, thiiildug the fresh air
would relieve the hesdar-he which bad
kept liltn awake the previous nl'lit.
H:ivin? reached the Orleans railway
station, he went Into a enfe near by,
picked np the Soleil, nnd under the bead
of "Fashionable Gossip" read the follow
ing: "We nndcratnnd that the niece of one
of our mo' t prominent bnukera. M. Fau
vel, will be shortly married to the Mar
cjuia Louis de Clameran. The eu.-ige-uicnt
haa been announced."
He called for pen and paper, nnd, for
getting that no aituation con excuse the
mean cowardice of an anonymous let
ter, wrote in a disguised hand the follow
ing lines to M, Fauvel:
"Deer lr You hitve consigned your
entdiier to prison; you noted prudently,
alnce yon were convinced of his dishon
esty nnd foithlexsnes. But even if he
stole money from your anfe. doeS it fel
low that he also atole Mme. Fauvel's
diamonds nnd pawned them at the Mont-de-icte,
where they are now.
"Moreover, 1 would, before aignini; the
marriage contract of Mile. Madeleine.
Inquire at the Prefecture of Police and
obtain aome information concerning the
noble Marquis de Clameran.
"A FRIEND."
Prosper hastened off to post his let
ter. Fearing that It would not reech
M. Fauvel in time, he put it In the main
letter lox, ao aa to he certain of its
speedy delivery. Atthat very hour M.
Verduret was taking hia seat in the cars
at Tarascon, meditating npou the most
advantageous plan to be adopted in pur
stir nee of bis discoveries.
For he had discovered everything, nnd
now must bring matters to a crista. Aa
he had predicted, he had been compelled
to search Into the distant past for the
first cause of the crime of which Pros
per bad been the victim.
The following is the drama, as he
wrote it ont for the benefit of the Judge
of instruction, knowing that it would
contain grounds for an Indictment
against the malefactors:
(To b continued.)
Origln of Marine Insurance
Marine insurance is a much older
system than most folk probably know;
It dates back to the early days of
Greece and Rome. In later times we
find Justin Martyr, in the year 533 A.
D., decreeing 12 per cent to be the
lawful amount of profit for the insur
ance of goods on land, but 20 per cent
to marine Insurers, on account of the
greater risk involved. The first marine
Insurance people in this country were
Germans, the Merchants of the Steel
yard, who came to England In the
reign of Edward IV. They are a most
strange race of men, for they lived to
gether in a community like monks,
and were not allowed to marry or even
to speak to women. The site of their
old residences is where Cannon street
railway station now stands. These
gentry, after a time, were the victims
of "antt-alien immigration" laws. They
waxed so prosperous that the British
people became jealous of them, and
consequently, in 1597, an act of parlia
ment was passed ordering all foreign
ers to leave the country, on pain of
heavy penalties. Their place was tak
en by Brltishers,v who formed a Coun
cil of Insurance, whose checkered ca
reer Is full of interest to lawyers and
historians, but not-of so much attrac
tion to ordinary laymen. Liverpool
Tost ;
China and Japan are pre-eminently
the eeaweed-eatlng nations of the
world. Among no other people are
seaweeds so extensively devoured aud
relished as food substances.
Beer will make you sleepy and cocoa
fat
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A Cat' Paper Hoot.
Did you ever put paper .boots on
rour rat? That is what Dick's play
mates did to hi in. I was one of them,
ind It was great fun even for Dick
Blmaelf. His feet were tied up in
tmooth paper and then he was set
lown on the floor. Then a spool tied
to a string was put before him. Dick
loved to play with spools, and was
Quick to catch them. He liked to play
ball with them of make believe they
were mice to be tossed or worried.
But when Dick tried to catch the spool
with hla paper boots on it was a funny
light Ills legs went wherever they
chose. Thpy did not care what he
wanted at all. Each foot went skating
by Itself, and left poor Dick flat on the
floor. He kicked, rolled over and over,
and waa the most puzzled cat you ever
saw. He looked at that lively spool,
winked at It, snatched at It, but could
never catch It He thought that it waa
the (pieereat spool be had ever seen,
and that his feet were the queerest
things he bad ever owned.
IVi little'
thing
I've. he&d my
Aether fy
But Aunty dfcnt 'i
very t,,'g
Tblj on me
Manner for Boys.
Poor fellows! How they get hec
tored and scolded and snubbed, and
bow. continual Is the rubbing and pol
ishing and drilling which every mem
ber of the family feels at liberty to ad
minister. No wonder their opposition
is aroused, and they begin to feel that
every man's hand is against them,
when, after all, if they only in a quiet
way were Informed what was expect
ed of them, and their manliness ap-
MASTER OF THE PACK.
t4te
"Jack" was a magnificent St Ber
nard dog that E. R. Young describes
In "My Dogs in the Northland," as
possessing all the good qualities of the
Eskimo dogs and none of their thiev
ish habits. Jack's place was second
dog In the train. He could lead splen
didly, and would respond to the va
rious calls as promptly as a well
trained horse responds to the reins.
In the work of breaking In obstlnite
young dogs, Mr. Young found that
Jack was his best assistant He de
lighted In the work, and it was really
marvelous at times to see the clever
ness and thoroughness-with which he
seconded his master's efforts.
The plan I generally adopted In
breaking in a big, stubborn young dog,
writes Mr. Young, was to harness-hira
up in a train with three strong, well
trained ones In front of him, and Jack
in harness behind him. When
"Marche!" the word for "Go!" wa9
shouted, the old dogs would of course
at once spring to advance. This the
new dog would generally attempt to
prevent by stubbornly balking. Most
desperately would he exert all his
strength to hold his ground against
the efforts of the dogs in front. This
was Jack's opportunity to bring the
young dog speedily to his senses.
"Go for him, Jack!" was all I had
to say. With a rush and a roar Jack
would spring at the stubborn dog, and
with more noise and furor than actual
biting he would. .so frighten the now
terlfled young animal that he was glad
to spring to his feet and make the
roost desperate effort to get beyond the
reach of the enormous dog that wa9
making it so lively In his rear.
As long as the youngster kept going
on straight In the trail, Jack did not
molest him, but It often happened that
a stubborn dog hated to yield quickly,
and tried various other tricks. Every
trick or artifice of the young dog
would be so promptly met and defeat
mi )iwm-,'u-u.,,
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LITTLE STORIES
i irt HTinriiTr
AMI Iisl.lil.ni3 f
win Interest and
Entertain Young
Readers.
ix-aled to, they would readily enough
fall IntQ line.
Bo thought Aunt Mary, as she wrote
out the following rules for a little 12-year-old
nephew, who wss the "light
of her eyes." If not always the Joy of ,
her heart, for though a good-natured,
amiable boy In the main, he would
offend against the "proprieties" fre
quently:
Keep step with any you walk with.
Hat lifted In saying; "Goodby" or
How do you do?"
Hat lifted when offering a seat In a
car, or In acknowledging a favor.
Always precede a lady upstairs, and
ask her whether you may precede ber
in passing through a crowd or public
place.
Let ladles pass through a door first,
standing aside for them.
Let a lady pass first always, unless
she asks yon to precede her.
Look people straight In the face
when speaking or being spoken to.
In the parlor, stand till every lady
In the room la seated, also older peo
ple. .
Rise if a lady cornea In after yon are
seated, and stand till she takes a seat
Hat off the moment yon enter a
street door, and when yon step into a
private ball or office.
Never play with knife, fork or spoon.
Use your handkerchief unobtrusive
ly always.
In the dining-room take your seat
after ladles and elders.
Rise when ladles leave the room,
and stand till they are out
Eat as fast or as slowly as others,
and finish the course when they do.
In passing out of a room, let the la
dles pass first.
Do not look toward a bedroom door
when pnsslDg. Always knock at any
private room door.
Special rules for the mouth are that
nil noise in eating and smacking of the
lips should be avoided.
The Q-Hon Tor.
This dear little man from Che-fn,
Who was known by the name of Thing
Kn,
Had never had a toy
Such as children enjoy
Save his own little funny thin queuel
He could make it a whip or a string,
Or a snake with a terrible sting;
He could tie it in knots.
And, my goodness! what lots
Of tricks he could play with the thing!
No wonder he smiles askew;
Was there ever, in al Che-fa,
A happier lad than the little Thing Kn,
With his little thin queue, think you??
St Nicholas. '
A Keen Scent.
The neighbor had been requested by
Eddie's mother to no-longer furnish
him with candy, as had been her cus
tom. So it happened that on the oc
casion of the next neighborly call Ed
die's disappointment was great
At last he remarked, "It seems to
me I smell candy."
Importuned so Indirectly, Mrs. A.
presented him with a diminutive por
tion. Looking at it long and earnestly,
Eddie was heard to say, "Could It be
possible I smelled bo small a piece?"
Llppincott'B.
ed that It was not long before the
training lessons were completely learn
ed, and the young dog was thoroughly
fitted for his work.
It was amusing to watch Jack's
kindly, patronizing way toward these
dogs as soon as they were conquered
and then let out of their harness.
While they were being broken In he
had appeared to be the personification
of fierceness and anger; when they had
surrendered, in doglike fashion he
was effusively affectionate.
Some of them were, at first, not
much inclined to receive these friendly
advances; but eventually, perhaps aft
er he had fought a battle or two In
their defense, they came to be much
attached to him as their friend, while
they never questioned his title as their
master in the pack.
Rebuked the Barber.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale was stroll
ing the beach at Narragansett.
"I perceive," a friend said to him,
"that you have had your hair cut"
"Yes," said Dr. Hale. He smiled and
added:
"Why do barbers so often cut your
hair In a manner directly opposite to
the one you have requested, and then
say to you'complacently, at the end of
the operation, 'Does the hair cut suit
you, sir?' You have to answer that it
does. Why say it doesn't? It is too
late for any change to be made.
"In a barber shop In Boston I en
Joyed one day the rebuke that a patron
gave to the barber.
"The barber, after the hair-cut was
all over, held up a hand mirror so that
the man could Bee the back of his head,
at the same time saying, as a matter
of form:
'Hair cut suit you, sir?
"'No,' said the patron, lt is alto
gether too short A little longer,
please. "
Passing or the Pastor.
She had a stall at a bazaar,
And mused, "What will the pastot
buy?"
With eyes that seemed to gaze afar,
The cashless pastor passed her by;
Judg.
f-A1- V
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A cenin wa taken of the population
of Boenoa Ay re. One million were re
corded. ItoMia Is irritated over the Anglo
Thibetan treaty, but England has won
in the game.
A treaty has been exchanged between
Thibet and Great Britain, both aide re
leasing prisoners.
The Jap have taken possession of the
coal mines at Yental. where their main
force i now itationed.
Nicaragua and Hondura have aettlH
their difference and Hondura ba with
drawn ber troops from tb territory of
tb former.
At a recent concert In Warsaw the
hall wa suddenly Invaded by apidera,
which, attracted by the onnd of a vio
lin, cam from crack and crannle in the
building. The other lovers of music left
Th Northeastern Railway Company.
England, ha arranged for a number of
its leading official to viait th United
States to report on th newest method
for dealing with paaaenger aud freight
traffic.
Dr. Watanabe, th Japanese mining
expert, estimates that th one-fourth of
the new Iwate gold fields ha examined
will yield I500.0UO.0O0. The other three
fourths i being explored by the Japan
es government
A German chemist named Blau has
occeeded in liquefying illuminating gaa,
in that form it gives a good light which '
is useful in country houses, railway
trains, etc. It coats more than ordinary
coal gas, but leas than electric light
America ia to manufacture typewriters)
for Syria, the machines being fitted with
a new alphabet of fifty character, which
was arranged recently by Selim Haddad,
a Syrian artist aud inventor. The actual
Syrian alphabet contains C30 character.
Some of the leading French statesmen.
including Roavier, Combes and Trouillot,
have given their sanction to the socialis
tic scheme of granting every person aged
over 60 a pension of $72 a year. Thla
scheme, if carried out, would cost the
country $00,000,000 a year.
The only Persian newspaper which
resemble those published ia other coun
tries are those issued in India and EztdL.
which copy English models. The few
papers published at Teheran contain Lit
tle beside the Shah's proclamations and
pictures of prominent officials.
An officer sent to Investigate the af
fairs of a government farm in the Trans
vaal, near Potchefstroom, found an ex
pert at $4,000 a year, an assistant at
$2,000 and another at v1.500 in charge
of 200 chickens. Similar management
had resulted in a loss, to date, of $1,500,
000. V :
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Purdue University opened with tha
largest freshman class in its history.
The University of Pennsylvania began
its one hundred and forty-ninth annual
session with an Increased enrollment
Dr. C. B. Wilson, professor of -.oology
at Columbia University, has been elected
a member of the Academia dei Lincei,
Rome.
Miss Eleanor Wallot has given 200,
000 marks to the University of Heidel
berg for the higher education of women
in Germany.
Dr. Ralph Arnold, assistant in geology
at Stanford University, has been appoint
ed assistant to Dr. Dall of the United
State seolosrlcal aurvev.
Prof. Koch of Heidelberg is the only
instructor of any university in Germany
who lectures on journalism. He has fot
several years lectured there on this sub
ject . v
Alexander Moffert, champion amateui
swimmer of New York, haa been chosen
director of the new $600,000 gymnasium
of the Missouri Athletic Club of St
Louis.
Dr. James H. .Canfield, librarian of
Columbia University, is delivering a
course of lectures on various subjects
this fall before the graduating class at
West Point
For the first time in the history of
German universities a deaf mute has ob
tained a doctor's degree. Tbe Univer
sity of LeipsJe has conferred a Ph. D.
on Dr. Walter Kuntze.
Prof. W. W. Campbell, director of th
Lick observatory, has been elected a
foreign member of the Society Degii
Spellroscopisti Italian!, composed of thir
ty Italians and thirty foreigners. , -.
Four Filipino students, sent to this
country to be educated at the expense
of their government, have entered th
Indiana University at Bloomiaston for
a fnll three years' course iu law.
Winston Churchill will not stand for
re-election to Parliament .
John Jacob Astor has ordered a thirty
horse power automobile in Paris.
Tamagno,' the noted Italian tenor, is
iu pontics. He wants to go to Parlia
ment. " E. Eomolsky, a Hungarian artist ia
painting two portraits of John D. Rocke
feller. , -The
wife of the Archbishop of Canter
nury is tne aaugnter or ner nusnana s
predecessor. ,
Sir John Usher, who died at Cairo tha
other day, was a great Edinburgh phi
lanthropist. ..' . i
The Sultan has sent a valuable collec
tion of Assyrian weapons as a gift to the
King of Italy.
The wedding presents of Emperor Wil
liam, or some of them, will be on exhi
bition at St Louis. ... .
Herr Sohabelitz, a well-known Zurich
publisher, who died recently, did all hla
correspondence with postal cards.