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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1905)
by urcser m A Story of KutrJan Cower Bf MARCUS EASTLAKS CIlAPTnil Mil. I lxk around tut and shiver. Tht alld masonry of tbt wall U ootlug with dsnip, which envelops ma, talari tny lung, and literally permeates uijr being, drowning my eplrils, lowering uy vi tality anil ettluguUblng hope la aiy breast A warden hrtoge nit tny allowanct of bread ami jug of water. Ha Monns tnt that 1 ran havt tea If I chooat lo pay fur It, and ahruge Lla Bhouklere when t 1fll Mm that I havt bo money. On lighting my lamp h Itavea 111 a. Aflrr utillt I atretrh myself en lha where I 1 atarlng at the light. At times 1 groan aloud. I wring my hands, whilst iht awt'ftt of anguish pour fmm tny Ixxljr, AnJ tliua the night weare away the ghastly, fevered 11 1 lit. whost biurt aenu to lengthen out mom aul nmrt aa they rrawl toward lha alt dawn. To-day la llttU nmrt than a wretched repetition of yesterday, only I feel It less. I havt become apathetic. I hart kt tlit mental energy to think strongly. For houra I alt n nut spm and uwvt sot, or I aland at Ilia grated wliulnw gsnlug vacantly at Hit river a u J tlit Ialug craft. About midday Ida sky darken and It begins to rnlu. It la a straight, steady land rnlu without wind, a I'd tlit mount- noua patter of tlit dmpa on tht water toiura to ma, mingled with tht creaking of tht rafts and tbt husky tall of tlit boatmen. After my midday meal thty taka ma to walk fr a quarter of an boor In court that la partly covered In, and again I ahakt off my apathy to observe tht faeea of tlit two gKiidarmaa who part at each alda of nia. Tbty art atollility personified. My ejee dart now at an official, now at passing warden, with vagus hnpa that tht I'oaaark may throw himself In my way and girt ma a BlgnliU-aiit glsnce or algn. In Tain. And wo are trandlng again tht damp corrl dr aud tht geudaruiee leare me In uiy -call. Tht rliM k In tha rbapel tower of tit prison toll" Iht hour of midnight. I nmnt Hit etrokea inachanlrally, alttlng on tht steel with my haad agalnat tht hum I.I wall. Tht final atrokt la atlll qui trlna- lu tht air whan 1 bear faint click. Am I dreaming, or la tliert really pair of gleaming eyea looking at ma through tha trap In Iht door? la that lu very truth a hand holding aomethtng to ward tnt? 1 ataggar to my fast, atarlog with all my might. Tht hand beckons Impatiently. In two air Idea I am at tht opening! I graip cold. Much Iron! It la a file! A fart la advanred ao that 1 ran aet long drooping mustache, aa tlark aa Jat, and t pair of red lipa which pronouurt ont word, "Work!" And tht trap la closed. 1 clutrh It. 1 bug It tht llttlt lustra merit that la to give nit liberty! Tht raartlon from tht deepeat deptha of da apalr to audden, full-fledged hopa, for moment orerpowera me. I alnk on tbt flitt of tbt bed aud find relief In a suc cession of gaaplng aoba. Tlien I get maatary of my amotion, and riat with compreaaed llpe, burning to comuieuee my taak. First I deliberately put out tbt light, afler whlrh 1 mount tht atool and work. Kren whan tht dawn began to glimmer I dart to rontinut It, until every bar la aawn through top and bottom, tearing only thin, untiled aurfaet to tha lualde, ao that a alnglt thruat will cauat tht entlrt grating to gtvt way. I am riamlulug my handiwork with comparatlTt compoaurt, for I hart grown coulldent during my undlsturlied Inbora, when tha unexpected click of tho opening trap makra my heart atand atlll with audden dismay, whllat the aweat tunia ley cold on my brow. 1 hart, however, tht presence of mind to let the file alip up my aleeve. I dimly dcacrly tho point a of tb Cossack' black muatacht thruat through Hit aperture. 1 noiselessly apeed toward him. "How much hart you done?" bt whit pera. "Flniabed," I whlaper In reply. "Good. Ulro mt tht Gle." I hand it to him aud he thru at a It Into tht breaat .of hla uulfonn. Again be benda down to mt aud muruiure lb a out word: "To-night!" I go oer to tht bed, and fling myaolf on It with algh of aupreme aatlafactlon. "It la dona my taak la fiulahed. With t alugle thruat of my hand I can makt for myaelf an outlet from tbla foul den to liberty. A faw houra aud 1 aball bt fret!" It la Uit rcry longeat day of my life! And when at lt tho ehidea beglu to gather and tnahroud me, I caat uiynolf down on my bed utterly apent with the burden of It, and my worn-out ayatem flnda relief In aleep. When I awake the lnmp la burning onco more, and my upper atanda on the table. I rat up all the food that baa been brought me, aa I have doue ayatematlcnlly all day, and take a long pull of water. After which I Bent myaelf oppoxite the door and wait breathlessly, braced for the momout of action. Suddenly, without the allghteat worn Ing, I am atartled by the grating of the key in the ruaty lock, and directly the CoHHoek cntera; changea the key to the Inalde, and locke ua In! For the flrat time I are my atranger friend. A alngle glance at him luxpirea me with couh dence. Small, almoat dwarflah; meager, colorleNa, hla face and form are jet in tlnct with energy and nerye. "Ready?" he whbipert. "Quite," I respond promptly, "Yon can awlm?" . "Like a flab." "Come then. Too flrat: I follow. Btralght acroaa where Yerack awalta ua. I am on the atool preparing to thruat out the grating. "Toward you! Toward you! Tull the bare Inalde," whlnpera the Coaaack. "It will make leaa nolae. Aud by all the aalnts. the light!" he darta to the lamp and puta it out, and la atandtng below me ready to receive the grating from my hand. Already I am drawing myaelf up to the tone edge. My head la through the nerture when what wa that? A fa miliar click! Tht Coaaack hai me by ' : cue zar tbt lege and la actually pulling mt bark! 1 bear him any: "Ah, jut In time, Anton Autonelvltrh! Not quilt am art enough, my bravt. Ua, ha!" aa bt drage mt to the ground. And while 1 am ttmggling, dated and tiewlldrred, to uiy feet bt baa ruihed ti tht door, unlin ked It, aud by tht dim light that iltuiutuatee tht corridor I tat him eelxt tome out by tht arm, Jrk that omt ont Into tht call and lurk tbt door gain. "Juit In time! Juat In tlmt to help me, l bear hits repeat, wits a etrange. wild, eiultatlon la bla voire. Ttiaa there U abort, fierce atruggle In the dark. The bed crtaka under a falling UMy. A cry of "help!" that la luatantly amothtrtd, fwllowtd by gnapa aud groana. What nieana It? Who la tht vanfiuUh- ed? la It the CnMark who Ilea grnaniug on tht bed or that other one? In vain ruy eager eee try to pierce the dark ne. It la aa black aa pitch. The CW aa-k'a voire reaurra mt at length. "1 bare him!" bt pauta. Another groan and a gurgling aound. "You were going to apoit our little gnmn wliatr aaia ma i,omnr wim culling Irony; and there la an unpleaaant thud aa a head belug knocked agalnat a wall. "Where are you, my brother? Come hero quirk!" 1 feel my way to ward tbt voice, and my band comet in contact with tht arm of tbt Coaaack. "In my trouaere pocket you will find a match box. Mrtkt a ugnr, ne oic tatta. "I niuat eae what 1 am doing bert.H 1 comi.lr. and aet a ghaatly eight On bla bark on tht bed, bit body convulatd. bla fact purilt and awollen, bla tongue rrotrudlng from bla mouth, la the war der. The Coaeark'a fingera are tightly twlated In the collar of the proatrate tnan'a uniform, aud tho Coaiark'a knee U on hla cheat He la to all appear- anree lifelea. "He will tell no talea," obaervea the) Coaaack. And the amllt with which be recarda hla aenaeleaa foe la truly die bolte. "Yet be might come round. Shall I make aura?" He drawa a email atlletto from the boaom of bla coat and auapenda It la mid air. I atay hla band. "Slay blra not." I aay. "If he be really dead. Ood a peed bla eon!. If the life la atlll In blra, leave blm the chance of It Ilia death will not benefit ua." "Humph: leaa trouble to have given him bla quletua," he marmure, biding away bla kulfe again. "We cannot leave him tbua. We rauat tie bla hanue ana gag blm, or be might eet the doga on ua oooner than we expect" While be talks be loaea no time. He produce eorae atrong cord from bla pock tt and blndt the mau'a wriata together behind hie back. After which be pro ceed to gag bia gaping mouth with handkerchief. "It le cleverly done." lie rburklea. "I waa quick, lea. In an In atant I bad blm! Once he bad got away to give the alarm, though we might atlll have tacaped by the window, I would not have givea the anuff of a candle for our chaucea of landing at the other aide aave Into the anna of tho gendartnee. It waa even the beat thing that could have happened that be ahould have come; for now, I reckon, they will not be likely to find out that the bird baa flown be fore 5 In the morning, and by then they will find It a difficult taak to get uear enough to him to atrew aalt on hla toll." While apeaking hia quick, nervona fin gera are buay tying the knot at he back of bla victim' head. "There now, thou art fixed up war ranted not to go off!" he continuea apot trophialng the Inaenalble mau. "Adieu, my friend, and a good recovery! And now out with tht light and let ua start Yerack will think that all la loat In leaa than five mlnutea I am cleav ing the cold, black water, atrlklng out blindly for the opposite ah ore. In my rear cornea the Coaaack, gaaplug and apluttering. The river la not wide, and 1 already feel the bank. (.J roping for a hold, my hand cornea In contact with a branch. by which 1 pull myaelf up. The Coa aack la clone on my beela. "Catch hold of this branch!" I whla per, bending It down to where I bear blm gaaplng. So hastily la It anatched from me that I almoat loat my balance. I recover my aelf to find a dark object riaing at my feet "Onward!" he panta, taking the lead. A little more acrambllng, and we are on the road. The Coaaack hurrlee me along a few paces. Then a form atcna out from the treea and allently couf route ua. It la Yerack! CHAPTER XIV. My companion uttera oue word In a laugungo unknown to me, and Yerack retreata Into the black gloom of the treqa. There la a stumping of horaea and the muflled rolling of well-greased wheela. My sight having grown accus tomed to the darkness, 1 can make out a "troika" and some sort of vehicle as they emerge ou tho rood. We quickly climb Into the latter, which proves to be a cart laden with aacka of wool. Yerack aprlnga to the acat In front, and away we speed aa only a Russian "troika can. Nothing aaya Yerack to either, of ua until between ua and Kovno lie many verats, and the barrou land la all about ua. Suddenly he obaervea: "Well, brothers, so far, good. And now for the transformation scene. Thou, Vladimir Alexandrovltch, as thy banda are white and thou hast something of a clerical air about thee" here he givea vent to a sly chuckle "art to ba trana figured Into Russian priest, with purple, Ilk kaftan aud flowing locka; not for getting a beard that would grace a pat riarch. It reata with thee to play thy new role well. Art thou satisfied with ur "Yerack, my friend, I have no words where wf.th to thank thee!" I exclaim warmly. "Bah, I merit no thanks. If I save thee, It wllf be life for life. I like to be level with people. And for thee, brother Kalatch, as the leopard cannot change his spota,' andlhou art always a Cos sock confessed, every Inch of thee, I bare procured a Cottar k'a dreaa. la any other thou woiiU.t aurely look like a CoMick In dlsguiee. With a bushy beard fii.ia air U tit asi a C"srtr of "archln" off thy muataclt, wetUuke thou wilt pass." "1 would thou wouMst makt butt and let mt rid iuee!f of these aoaklog duds'." repllea Kalauh. with Irritation, while bla teeth knock together rastautta "1 am certainly airkenlng f ague!" He gropes among tbt sacks and bring tip two buudlra. which bt presenta to ua rtspertlrtly. It la ont of tht most dlifl cult thlnga Imaglnahlt to makt rntn piett changt of toilet In a cart 00 top of a pile of aarka, while three aoreea are tearing full gallop with you through tbt darkutta. Howtvtr, necessity hat been know a to makt a waa accomplish wonitera. What bliss It la to lit atlll amoog the aarka with a dry akin, after the wet clothee have bran stowed away, and listen to Kalatch describing la bia tcrat. powerful diction, bla adventure with the warder! And bow Yerack tnjtya ui Good good; well doual" be Interpo lates. elaDDlnf bia leg. Ueanwblle a du L amokt-gray atreai baa been widening on tht boriton, and now I can make out the detalle of la rark'e dresa where be altt before me on the front of the cart, aad also the bead of Kalatch emerging from the earka, surmounted by the tall Cossack a cap. Hla Drolilt la between ma aud tht hori ion, ao that bia hooked ' nose and the bushy beard are marked out against the tTowInf liaht Though they contluot to converse together, I no longer gather the aubstaoce of their conversation, for l think of Maruecba, and bow eoou I may get a letter dispatched to her. I cannot helo feeling a consuming anxiety about her, though I keep aaaurlng myself thai a tit la aaft from Interference until the Inniilrlra auhseauent to tat trial In St I'tteraburg ahould bo Instituted. Yerack." I aay at leugth. -where are we at tireaent? It la necessary that 1 cat to' a poet town aa Boon ae possible." "We are about ten verita from uor- Iltch," replies Yerack. without looking around. "I moat tend a Ittttr from Borlltch, I ear. "Bah nonaenae!" exclalma Teraei Imnatlentlv. "Tbla la not a time to write letters! It la bad bad to aend writ ing through the poat! I believe not In tbla Utter writiug, It baa loat many a man!" "Yerack, when I tell thee that tht aaftty of ont to whom I owe my life la endangered through me and that the the Individual kuowe not of It, therefore without being warned cannot escape it thou wilt recognise that I cannot argue tbla point with thee." The Coaaack gives a dissatisfied grunt but says no more about It Presently be Informs me that we pass through Bor lltch on our way to Vilna. "Where thou wilt take train direct to Konlgaberg." adds quietly, as If It were the simplest thing lo the world my paaalng the fron tier. "To Konlgaberg r I repeat In araase. "Yes: that la the program. And thou wilt arrive aafe and aound la the Pros- clan town without a alngle hindrance. The fflclale at the frontier will doff their cepa at thee and aay, 'God speed thee. Holy Father!" A long alienee enauee. Kalatch's head disappear from the range of my.vlaloa, and ere long loud anorea riae at inter vals near me. Yerack slackens the pace of the borate to a eteady trot, and tbua we proceed until we come to a long bridge thrown ever a atream. He pulls up st the side of the road. "Come, roust thee. Kalatch." be cnee. Get down and stand by tha horaea' beada." KalatcV atlll half aaleep, atumblea over th edge of the- cart and mechan Ically doee aa be la told. "Now give me the clothes, Vladimir Alexandrovltca." I dive among tha' aacka and fish up the two wet bundles. He takes them from me, and looks anxiously up and down tho road. Having satisfied blm self thst It Is deserted, he burriea up atream and la aoon loat to eight In ita tree-fringed windings. In about ten min utea he returns without the bundles. "Sunk them in a pool," la the laconic reply. I am on the road, atamplng up and down to at retch my laga, about which the long atlken akirt of the kaftan la flapping. My appearance must be start llug, for aa Yerack catches sight of me, he utters a little cry of surprise, which sttracts the attention of Kalatch, and he, too, laugha at me. I break Into a laugh at the open-mouthed wonder on their face. (To be continued.) Tho Old Lady and the Lawyer A certain lawyer, famed for high charges, bad Incurred the enmity of an old lady on account of the same. Wish lng to get even with him aha consult ed him about drafting her wllL Aa nhe waa a very wealthy old lady with out noar relatives, she had many char 1 table associations to benefit, and the accurate draft of the will required muoJi patience, skill and time. Among the provisions she made a generous be quest to this lawyer and nominated him executor. After the execution of the will she called for her bill, where upon the lawyer, with the vision of ample fees in the prospective settle ment of the estate, aud the memory ot the generous bequct, told the old lady thnt under the circumstances he should charge nothing, but finally to satisfy her business scruples, made out a re ceipt in full to date for one dollar, wherens the smallest sum he could have properly charged would have been one hundred dollars. The old lady marched home with her will, aet herself to work, copied It out carefully word for word, leaving out the bequest to the lawyer and com Inating a new executor. In the course of time she died, and the disgust of the lawyer at tho con tents of the will waa so great that he Inadvertently let out the secret, to tho huge delight of his brother lawyers, Leslies) Monthly Magazine. Too Sanguine, ' Edna And after our marriage I am going to keep a cook. Belle You are too reckless, my dear. Edna Reckless?" x BelleYe. You should say you aro going 10 try 10 Keep a cook. George Car Kggletton'a Juvenile, Running the Klver." bat been adopted by the Kanaaa ruplls Beading Club. Oriental Aphorisms," gems of East Indian philosophy, compiled by Emily Palmer Cape, a 18 mo. packed with condensed wisdom, la among: the recent books of tha Grafton Press, New York. A. C. MeClurg h Co., Chicago, will publish at an earl day "Beaconafleld: A Romance) f OtiMn Vleiaria'a Relsm." 1 by an Engllahman wboae Identity la not revealed. It la apparently a com pound of historical novel, ronuaca, bi ography and study of society and of politics, and, most of all, a study of that moat extraordinary man of the nineteenth century, Benjamin Disraeli, at onco statesman, man of the world. port, romancer, dreamer and prophet. "A Dictionary of the Drama," a guide to plays, playwiiters, players and playbousea In the United Statea and Great Britain from the earliest times to the present a two-volume work by W. Davenport Adams, Is near ly ready for publication by tha J. B. Llpplncott Company, Philadelphia. In deed, the first volume la out Atten tlon la given to managers, scenic art' lsts, musical composers, critics and writers about the theater, aa wall aa for the theater. Jack London in appearance sag gtete rather tha aallor than tha man of letters, tha "Sea Wolf" In bia mild tr moods rather than hla assumed blog rapher. Of medium stature and weight ha la broad ahouldered, well tsuacled. sturdy, and of a aea breoty canlige. J Ames remembered all her little pecn wlth the roll of the mariner la hia rait Uarities and likings, and never omitted He la smooth shaven, baa a firm, aquart set chin, keen gray-bine eye, and a mouth with what guanwg aa-1 mlrer term "pictured corners." I Among hla hobblea are kits flying aid Socialism. He la fond of aalllnc. and does much of his writing aboard hla slooo racht in Ban Francisco Bay. TT.it 11 4. I months In Iceland accumulating data and local color for his latest novel I "The Prodigal Son." Ho then Induced an Icelander to accorpany turn to Switzerland, Paria and tho Riviera, where tho other acenee of the etory are laid, for tho purpose of observing tho impressions that these places sado on a native of that remote land of Ice and BDOW, IDU BUBO lull U IU1IUI waiynjj I his companion as a sort of peripatetic anow, and also that ha might employ encyclopedia of Information, to whom hecoulVrefer when hi. own memory .... failed him, or when new polnta to bo settled arose in tha planning of the book. Certain critics of a Sherlock Holmes turn of mind have aaaumed to detect In Anthony Hope's latest novel, "Double Usrness," a reflection of the author's changed Tlewa of matrimony since his own marriage a little over a year ago. The married Londoners In tho book do not is true, una weir psirea conai- tlon In all respects sstisfsctory. and! ens volume aoes noi present uc bbusi cleverly cheerful characteristics of most of Mr. Ilope's previous work. Un fortunately for the Ingenious theories of the literary sleuths. It now la stated that "Double Harness" waa written a year before the author's wedding, and waa. Indeed, begun before he had even met the young woman who la now his wife snd who recently presented a lit tle daughter to him. A SUBWAY RAILWAY 8TATI0N. One of the Handsome Kloako Erected at Budapest. The cut Illustrates one of the hand some kloaka erected aa stations of the Budapest underground railway. In comparison with these tasteful atrnc- tures, with their graceful domes and Pin STATION OF XJ5DERQR0UKD ROAD. crown shaped cupolas, their miniature towers, stained glass windows and ar tistic colored tiles, the so-cnilcd kiosks at the entrances of the New York sub way seem especially barnlike and un prepossessing. Budapest was the first city to adopt the underground trolley, having enjoyed the use of the great traffic convenience for eight years. The line la only two miles in length, but It is a great Improvement over any thing yet attempted either In America or In England. Personality. Behind nearly every great public man there la an army of secretaries, clerks, Insplrers, understudies, wire pullers. Very often the great man Is but the voice; the thought, the pro posals, the information, have all been supplied by this unseen cohort of ob scure colleagues. One can easily ex aggerate the amount of merit that be longs to either the one class or the other of those co-operative laborers, The great man usually gets the better nort tt tha hnrsriilnv he alone is liirrn j ln tbe pubUc eTe, and the public Is ion t0Q wlIUng to rilling to pay court to the glory It wet. Is also on!y too ready t make little of tboee wboae fortunes are baenre, tod who remain without tha .r n9 tnVAj vt f. Bat, on tie other band. It la eaay to run to the oppotitt extreme. The pub lic man la too fiercely worked to do the mere drudgery of bla poeltlon; It la not, and ought not to be expected of blm. And. after all. It la bis personality that gives life and vigor and lmpretsive- ness to toe dead bones of facta and argumenta which have been prepared for blm by the banda of others. ONE WHO REMEMBERED. The Ktw Mtaaber Cld a Why the) via Mtrabtr WM Pasilir. Mrs. Dates joined tb club just aa M! Amtt ,tft TtrT week, la- ur7U me Ameaea went to Arl- eona. Tha newcomer waa a war that Mra. Ames had beta prominent In tho social Ufa of tho town, and expected 10 near a good deal about her: but aba owned to herself a httle surprise, at nrsi, at ut form of tha trtbutea ren dered at thia lmnromDtn mmnHl toeetin';. "I wonder If we shall ret any birth day lettera after thlar tho eecreUry, ior one, caj a id. "Mra. Ames al waya remembered when her friends' blrthdaya came," she explained to tho atranger, "and abe never failed to send a little note of inr h wishes." 'Do yon suppose there's any one of t who could tell the favorite flower! of every other member?" the minis-' ietU.6 ' " 1 Ik M, CVUIUS I, I own. but I'm an re our friend could have done it If ever any on waa 11L It waa her favorite flower that Mrs. Ames always sent" "There's no one left who can Tiannl. fy' our old folks the way abo could." another added. "How much rood it need to do mother to call there! If n. ue small attentions that elderiv mo. Pe PPredate. and a half-hour spent WiU1 ner usea 10 make mother feel cheerful and comfortable for a week OT lwo- "Mrs. Amea never forrot anvthln b1w fa"!" the minister's daughter do- ciareo, energetically, "oc a word s bout. Mrs. Am' iits "? i"7' od1 Prominence or,ttem- r . n af rnu,y Tho wsnger wondered a little. But th ocretary rammed p the whole mat ter a moment later. "Wo loved her because aho did re member all the littl ktnirh- urns. wq mucn or lire, ahe aald. "I suspect anybody can do a heroic deed or make a generous sacrifice once In a VM.. l . Ih'is JJ0 Wh mkt " "'w'? 'cop 01 com water natnrallT mnA mM. water naturally and rrace- fully and with a loving heart" Youth's Companion. STORY OF THE KOHINOOR. Hew the FatBena Gem Cmmtm r. Asaoaa; axlUh Crown Jcwtla. In a recent speech in London TrA Curxon of Kedleston, tho Viceroy of India, referred to hla predecessors la the government of that empire aa men who 'Worked between an earth like iron and a eky like braes, lsylng the rounastlons 0f empire." None worked mors valiantly than tho great pioneer of material and moral progress, the Marquis of Dalhousle, to whom la mainly due the nnity of the Indian Empire. Aa governor-general Lord Dalhousle Introduced tbo telegraph, built railwaya, constructed canala, re duced postage, and organized depart ments of public Instruction. It is to Dalhousle that the English owe their possession of the great Ko hlnoor diamond, a jewel of famoua history. In 1813 Runjeet-Slngh, an In dian potentate, extorted it from a po litical refugee. After the second Sikh war in 1849 Lord Dalhousle confis cated It on account of the heavy debt owed to tho East India Company by the Lahore atate. Dalhoualo's latest biographer. Sir William Lee-Warner, aays that the company Imagined It was to become their property, but the governor-gen eral sent It to Queen Victoria. Those were adventurous times, and It was only by great care that the Jewel reached lta destination. For weeks the governor-general wore It on hla per son night and day. The tassels of the armlet In which the diamond was set had been cut off to diminish Its bulk, and Lady Dal housle had enclosed the armlet with lta Jewel In a leather bag. This bag was sewed Into a cashmere belt lined with chamois, which Lord Dalhousie wore constantly. Two dogs. Baron and Bendar, were chained to the governor-general'a bed, so the safety of the Jewel was Insured while he slept. As an additional pre caution, no one save his wife and one near relative knew Its whereabouts, and It was finally safely conveyed to Queen Victoria. Youth's Companion. Reason for Marrying. They were talking about a friend of hers who had married a biBhop sta tioned In Kamchatka or Timbuktu or some other heathen land. "I never could understand why she married him," said the young woman. "She seemed the last girl on earth to marry a bishop. She cared, so much more for having a good1 time than she did for church work and sewing cir cles." "Girls are pretty wise nowadays," said the young man, "and they gener ally have a good reason for marrying the way they do. A girl friend of mine married a doctor so she couid always be well for nothing, an8 maybe this girl married the bishop so she could be good for nothing." TRUMPET CALLS- Seat's Btrsj leands a Wart-Jag ret ta tha L'aredeaaaed. ATIENCS tars. Fa'.Ui makt'S t Lire 1 aU a !t son. Frost leads U fruits. No prayer, no praise. Worship fits for work. Sorrow la God'a sieve. The Father of lights makea the family of light Rattle brains always make the moat racket Pardoninf another may cure our awn pride. Tho first to about for war are tho last to enlist A straight sword la better than a crooked cannon. Many divine appointments look like disappointments. Tho steps of greed do not lead to tho throne of grace. Tbo rejection of the messenger docs ,DOt rc,nd message, Some churches are solid simply he- can a thev are frozen stiff. Satan can alwaya make better nso of a aalnt than of a alnner. A broom on earth may be better than manv sn anthem In heaven. "'a a poor bargain when the head grows at tho expense of tho heart Tbo man who never prays except when bo petitions never prays at alL No method of raising money can bo right which succeeds in debasing man hood. Aa lorn Is apt to bo only a name to Its enemies and tho only name to Its friends. No matter how great the profits the ; balance la always on the wrong side if tbo soul U not enriched. It Is more . Important to get people doing religious service than it Is to get them attending religious services. God's angels sre never apparent lest wo should depend on them, nor ever absent lest wo should despair without MIX FIGURES OF SPEECH. FaurUauBeatarr Or tore Addicted to Caelea Use of Trope. British oratory seems to have no dis taste for mixed figures of speech. Va rious "bulls" of this sort have oftea beta laid at tho door of members of Parliament Hero are some modem I. . . of parliamentary lapse, of this sort: "Sir, we are told that by thia legisla tion tho heart of the country has been ahaken to Its very foundations." "Among the many Jarring notes heard ln this bouse on military affairs this subject at least must be regarded as an oasis." "The Interests of the employers and employed are the same nine times out of ten I will even say 09 times out of ten." "Our tongues are tied, our hands are fettered and wo are really beating the , air to no purpose." "I will ndw repeat what I waa about to say when the honorable member in terrupted me." "The West Indies will now have a future which they never had ln tho paat" "A thorny subject which bss long been a bone of contention among as." "A slumbering volcano which at any moment a spark might set aflame." "The honorable member would de nude ua of every rag of the principles which we have been proclaiming from tho housetops." "Ah I The honorable member oppo site shakes his head at that But he can't shake mine." Barristers are usually credited with possessing accuracy of speech, but some expressions recently reported In dicate that they are capable of a blun dering nae of words. A member of the bar, ln his opening speech for the defense, said: "Gentlemen of the Jury, the case for tbe crown Is a mere skeleton, for, aa I shall presently show you. It has neither flesh, blood, nor bones in It" A well-known member of Parliament Informed the house that an "oral agree ment Is not worth the paper It is writ ten on." But a Leeds solicitor outdid his com petitors when he said, fervidly: "Gen tlemen of the Jury, It will be for yoa to say whether this defendant shall bo allowed to come Into court with un blushing footsteps, with the cloak of hypocrisy ln his mouth, and take threo bullocks out of my client's pocket with Impunity." London Tit-Bits. Odor. Mr. TJpmore If you haven't decided where you will spend the winter, I can recommend the Bermuda Islands-. I have had two delightful winter there. Mr. Gaswell I've thought of that, but my wife objects. She snys she can't stand the smell of onions. She wants to go to the Isle of Pines, or something like that Motor Bicycles. The bicycle industry of Coventry. England, reports "good business," anl states that the principal event of tho season was the retirement of American bicycle competitors from some of tho markets. Motor bicycles have been la great demand. Paradoxical though It seem, a wed ding ceremony Isn't considered a sue- cess unless there is a hitch in It somo- where. Vi
