iy Order of the Czar
A Story of Russian Power
Bf MARCUS E AST LA EE
nilArTRR XVIII.
My patient neither nioane tot apeaks
durlii; (ha operation, anil I know nut
whether ht U conacloue until t Ita com
pletion lit murmur, "Thank you, due
tor." I gently ral him to alttlnt; position,
aud support lira with in ana.
"How do you feel uow, air?" I In
quired. "All right til right," ha replies, yet
lila voice la thick and Indistinct. Ila
coutorti hla odd, old far, too, with a
twin of pain. "Thla U a lad Job, eh?
I al. a II bt detained hera with It. How
long, now, ahould you, suppost It will
tak to man J; or rathar, bow lone uutll
I ran travel?"
I hesitate. "That la dlffleult to say."
I reply at Irngth. "It depeada much on
tba stat of your blood aud your bodily
constitution. If tha wound ahould lu
ll am a
"It rati not Inflama! It won't Inflame!
IK 1 look lika a man of gross hahlta?"
11a lathea himself up to a etatt of ex
citement which la of all thtii-a tha tuoat
InJurloua,
"No, no, my dear air. 11 no nitana;
calm yonrself."
lit hurrka on aa If I had not spoken.
"I am lu eicelleut condition-alwaa
wa tlwaya ant. Never know what It
la to havt a pain In my stomach! I am
neither a drunkard nor a glutton, air, and
mora than one-half of humanity la car
lied off before thalr tltut with one or
other, or both! Their bloated bodlea go
to fatten tht churchyard, and Just what
they dvaervt. I hart out mutton chop
for my dinner tvery day, air. no more!
Out fresh erg for breakfast two altrea I
f toaat per diem. And, air, uuleaa 1 gat
killed la an accident 1 ahall lift until
I dlt of old agar
"No doubt," I haaten to assent am
lout only to tootht him, adding, with
a laogh. "You art a bad ruatotner to tht
doctors, air, I fear. If all wert llkt you,
wt ahould fart badly."
Ha chuckled. "Not much Uiey hart
ttr got out of me; ha, ha I"
And ytt. In aplto of hla boaatlng, tit
aeema to hold but a frail tenurt of Ufa.
I .Ik a a withered spott hla fact la wrin
kled, hla frame la ahrunken and wlseued.
At thla juueturt another twlngt of paiu
forret a groan from hi in, and hla head
falla to my ahoulder. An aahen hut bt
gina to apread orer hla featurea again.
"I am not used to pain." he murmur,
ansloua to explain tht cans of tht faint
neea. Next he turna to tht atatlou tnaa
ter. "Tht atatloo matter. I presume?"
That Individual, who apparently under
otood Kngliah, bona.
"At your aervlct, tlr."
"Would you bare tht goodneea to tea
what thoat foola have dont with my ef
fect a. Mr. 8latloniuaater? And If they
art not etolen, order them to bt taktn to
" Hotel London,"
Tha station ntaater again Inrllueo hla
bead.
"And tend, for a four-wheeler," I ra-
queried.
"What I your name, young man?"
aakt tht Englishman abruptly, trannlng
ina from bead to foot. "You art a doc
tor, I pretume; but what do they call
your
I prononnrt tt him my name In full,
I takt a pride In doing ao, but It la loat
ou him. lit gathera hit whltt, buaby
eyebrows Into purkera.
"What? Io you mean to aay they
wert barb a roue enough to rhrlaten you
thatf Bay It again. I didn't catch any
of It"
I repeat It. "No doubt my namt
aottnda at range to Eugliah rare, yet in
my country It la a almpta one. I am a
Russian. In England I ahould ba called
only Vladimir Lubanoff. Tht middle
title, which meant 'eon of Alexander,'
would bt left out."
"Ah, 'eon of Alexander,' " he repeata.
"Well, now, to my mind the name Alex
' ander la tht only sensible out of tht
three; aud If you won't bt offended, I
will call yon Dr. Alexander. Of count,
you will aee me through thla affair."
"(Vrtalnly, If you wish It, air. Only
before allowing you to engage me to do
ao, I muat tell yon that, though I have
taken my degree, I hare not aa yet prac
ticed. Moreover, there la something elat
you ought to know" I beattate,
and look him at might In the fact. "Tht
fact la, you might object to being attend
ed by a political fugitive; but I hart a
friend here, Dr. Carl Roaeu "
I am hurrying ou, when he buratt In
with, "Fudge! You'll do. A political
fugitive, you aay. And you think I may
object) I llkt a man who baa tht pluck
to show light when he la unfairly
coerced! Now, those Nihilist fellowa, I
don't aay they are right mind you
not In blowing people to pieces, and that
aort of thing God forbid) Hut on my
word, though I disapprove of their meth
od a, I cannot help aympathlilng with
their cauae. I am dead againat coord ve
uieaaurca, and ao art you. ' I llkt your
aort, Alexander. Shake handa!"
Tht ttation matter tntera aud informa
ua that tha conveyance la waiting.
"How art you going to get me to It?"
Inqulrea the Kngllahman, dubloualy,
I reply by carefully gathering him up
In my arnie and carrying him off, lit
twlatt hla face tht whilt for all tht world
llkt a crying Infant. Having dlapoaed
blm on the teat of tht conveyanct with
a cuahlon, lent by the atation master, un
der hit Injured foot, wt start at a slow
pact toward tht hotel. On the broad
atcps tha proprietor la waiting to receive
us. lie hnrrlet to tht street as we halt,
with many solicitations; for, aa he In
forms us, "Meeater Uough's effects had
arrived, and be had heard of that gentle
man's sad accident. He has two men In
readluesa with an Invalid's couch, which
atalatance, however, I decline, requesting
to bt shown Mr. tiongh's rooms. I
again takt him up. Wt cross a vesti
bule adorned with alternate statues and
acacias In enormous tuba, ascend a flight
of wide shallow steps, and enter the spa
clous bedroom allotted to the English
man. He Is much exhausted, and ns help
less as child, and partly hocnuHt I am
glnd of some occupation "To divert me
from perplexed and miserable thought,
partly because I am sorry for tht old
man who seems to depend on me, I dis
miss tba man servant, and do for him
thoat offlVee sa ttperleoeed hand might
havt dont better, If leaa tenderly. Tbougb
ht apeaka not much, I aet that It sooth
and gratifies.
I atay with him. tending hlin. changing
hla comprcftioa, administering the cooling
draught I have prescribed for blm; and
tht hours I had dreaded to fact flow on
almost unheeded, and In perfect quletud
of mind. It la at If 1 had turned the
key on It Bluebeard rliaiiiber.
At length the fading light apprises
ma that tht door of that chamber blunt
bt approached again. 1 do ao at Brat
with cornpoaure. Hope has rallied In thla
still atmoaphere. A evrvant kum-ka and
bring in a lamp. I consult tht gold re
peater that reta In a pocket above my
patient's bead. He opene hla eyea tod
IXlUIHl.
"What, going r be axka.
"Yea; 1 have an engagement; but 1
will look in again to-ulght and aet you
befora I gn to bet). 1 am etalng in tht
Hteln-8trae, not five minutes' walk
from here,"
Tht old man's countrnsnce has fallen.
"Of coune, you have engagement. You
muat go to your frlenda. It la good of
you to havt stayed with me ao long. It
muat bavt been dull nilarrable, sitting
In' this gloomy room with a stupid old
man, who haan't a word to throw at a
dog. And, air, I am grateful to you."
"Do not mention It. 1 had nothing
elat to do. And now, since 1 am obliged
to go, 1 will send you a mice."
"A nnmel Need I I it-abaolutely
necesaary? Wouldn't one of tht men of
tht hotiet do, eh? I am uot used to
having women about me."
looking down ou Mr. (lough's perturb
ed countenance, 1 make a sudden resolve.
"If you will bavt nit luatead, and put
up with my clumsy ways, I bavt Doth
log to do."
"Would you. now? Well, that'a kind
of you, my lad!" His fare betma with
pleaaurt and relief, then aa quickly falla
again, aa ht adda, "No, no. Go your
waya and aend tht nurse. I cannot ac
cept it. You want to tnjoy yourself In
llerllu go to tht theatera, and that sort
of thing. Thank you all tht same."
"I shall bt back again," I explain.
Juat as If ht had not epokea; "In, let mt
set " I bvsitate. "I cannot exactly
aay bow long I ahall bt gone. 1 havt
a friend to meet at tbt train, and I
must set Itoaen, to explain; but you may
rely ou mt thla evening, some time. If
sht ahould not come " I stop short.
overwhelmed at once by the terrible alg
nlflcanct of tht word 1 utter. My telt
possession desert a me.
Mr. Go ugh lift a bit bead from tbt
pillow and regard mt.
"My dear boy, you said 'eh a.' It It
your slater whose aafety Is threatened?
l'rrhapa sht baa got Into trouble, llkt
yourself r
"It la my betrothed," I groan. "And
if sht comet not by thia train, I may
concludt Hist aba It In a Kuaalan prison."
I aeem to aet ber there, aud sink down
besldt tht bed, biding my fact In my
bands. I feel a trembling band on my
head, and bear a broken voice, feeble and
piping, but exceedingly sympathetic,
"l'oor ladl Toor lad! And with all thla
on your mind, you could yet think of tha
trouble of a ttrangcrl Hut, bleaa ua all,
look up, my man! The cast Isn't loat yet.
Tht young womsn msy come. Never cry
out before you're hurt"
I rise. "Yea," I ssy, bracing myself,
ana drawing a long breath, "xoo art
right I cry before I am hurt; and
yet not quite. I expected ber yeater
day, and tha blowa I bavt sustained
bavt bceu crushing onea. Methlnkt if
tbit ont descend it will send mt mad."
I stand a ftw moment, striving to
calm my agitation ere 1 movt toward tha
door.
"Whatever It bt It must bt met," I say
at length. And I go.
CHAPTER XIX.
"Unter den Linden" It all alight when
I descend tha hotel atepa. Strvama of
light pour out of almoat tvery door aud
window, throwing bright ban across my
path. Tbt world of Iterlln Is tmuaing
Itself In enay, carelesa, comfortable Ger
man fashion. Everybody Is abroad;
soma on their way to theaters or concert
rooms, others ssuntertiig In pairs, enjoy
ing the fine evening. The air is full of
gay Tolcea and laughter which, proceed
ing from many throats, Is yet blended in
to ono contlnuoue note of contentment,
likt the hum of a swarm, of beea in a
bloHRoiuing Unit tree.
One all-absorbing thought engnges mo
Maruscha. Neither hopes nor plans
for the future only the great uncertain
climax centering in Maruscha, which Is
advancing, and which 1 hasten trem
blingly to meet. The first pemon my eye
alights on in the station is the station
matter. Ht stands talking to a gentle
man, but quietly observant ht sees mt
at onct and raise his cap.
"Herr Doktor! How It your patient?"
ht Inquires. "I trust tht poor old gen
tleman will aoou be on hla legs again?"
"I havt every reason to believe he will,
lit Is fortunately not a feverish subject
and at his age fever la what is most to
be feared. Ht was as cool as a cucum
ber when I left him a while ago."
We walk side by side to tht gatt In
the barrier. Then the station master re
marks: "You art here to meet tht express
from Konlgsberg?"
"Yes," 1 reply laconically.
"Yon have had many disappoint
ments," he contluued; "It Is some days
since I first observed you waiting." Ht
smiles pleasantly. "Your height makes
you conspicuous."
"Yes," I respond, and involuntarily
my breast henvet with a sigh; "I have
baen expecting a friend this four days."
He rolls back tht gate and Invites me
to pass through with him.
"I hope your perseverance may be rt
warded this evening," he politely hopes.
"Ah, here she is!" This, as tht shriek
of the whittle la heard.
I know uot after this whether he quits
me or remains, I am conscious only of
the train curving Into the station. The
platform Is at once a scene of confusion,
iu which I move hither and thither in
wild distraction. My eyes dart every
where among the alighting passengers,
ted Intt tbt rtccteet tf tbt 4!m!y C
an I od carriage. It vtla, Newkert sa
1 Maruacha. .
Tfcert It a lady la tot tf tht carriaget
wko It email tod alight llkt my Miro
ha. Her fact la averted. Bbt Is foi
led lug her effects from tht bet above
ber heaj, and a porter, who la already
well ladn, atand read to receive them.
I pres forward to tht door. Hht torui
turtia to me an old, female face, that
peer at me with a etartb-d look from un
der a dark traveling hood.
I am now darting off toward a group
of struggling women near ont of tht
luggage vatia.
"Vladimir!"
Tht voli-t ia Jorou aa tht enrae'ured
trill of the lark direct from the gstr of
heaven! It la MariiMba'a volet.
"Vladimir; 1 am here!"
A little gloved hand la retting oa my
arm arreting me; Ita touch shoots tt
my hpart like an electric ahock and takea
away niy breath; 1 look into a pair of
blue eyea, upturnitl to me; dancing in
joy, brimming with tear deep wells of
love, sll mine! Maruscha a eyea!
"Marusrha at last!" I gasp.
My anna surround her, aud wt klaa
each other aa a pair of beautiful lovers
might kls when they met In 1'aradise.
with the world ami Ita Borrows behind
them, aud before them tn eternity of
MUkful onion.
I suppose it is the platform of a rail
way atation 1 am treading, aad not tbt
"street of gold." and tht stir aud tur
moil of the work-a-day world that la
around me, and not the rustle of angel'
wings; but It matter not to ma which
It l. for it I verily Maruscha who walks
beside me, making some ordinary obser
vation about ber luggage. Two trunka.
I think she soya she baa with her. and
aha wind no with "Vlndimlr, thou art
not a little bit improved with thy trav
el! Thou art aa ahsrut-miuded aa ever!
1 know by thy look that thou hast not
taken In a word of what I have been aay
lug to thee."
I laugh. "And thou, Maruscha. art
not yet cured of thy vain bablt; thou
art still the same littla scold!" 1 retal
late.
Aa we art leaving the atation, I man
I muat havt seen somewhere before
amilea at ma tnd even takea my baud
aud presse It In passing.
Ab, It la the station master it flaabes
on me! I turn and wave back at him.
1 takt off my bat and awing It Ha looka
after ua, returning my greeting; with a
broadenlug smile. Tht driver etands
waiting for orders.
"Where shall I tell blm to drt re, Ma-
ruacha? Tha aeveutb heaven T" I mur
mur mischievously.
Maruacha ia ao bewitching when aba
asaumea that little air of outraged dig
nlty, with her lipa trying to puree, yet
trembling with auppreased mirth.
"Bteln-Strasae, No. 71)." I aay to tha
driver with perfect solemnity.
"It la well that lit coniprehenda not
thy foollxh talk," observca Maruacha
"or bt might takt thee for an escaped
lunatic!"
(Tt bt continued.)
DISLOCATIONS AND SPRAINS.
What Sboald Ut Done la Cm of as
Accident.
A dislocation la the displacement of
bones which go to form a joint, aays
the Scotsman. One of the commoneet
varieties la dislocation of the ahoulder.
It ia a good rule never to Interfere
with a dislocation. Kuch an Injury
roust always be left entirely la the
hands of a competent surgeon. Any
patient who places himself under the
care of a bouewtter la aure to come to
grief. To begin with, boucsettera hare
no scientific knowledge of the anatomy
of the parte they are dealing with,
They know nothing of the very compll
cated network of arteries, velna and
nerves which surround every Joint In
the body.
The result of thla gross Ignorance la
that when a bouesetter tries with un
skilled force to reduce a dislocation, he
la very liable to cause Injury to the
neighboring blood vessels and nerves.
The latter get caught between the
bonea and become paralysed, with the
result that the patient la called upon
to suffer unnecessary paiu and distress
until relieved by a competent surgeon
Time after time we have seen patient
thus suffering who had foolishly In
trusted themselves to the merciless
bands of n boiicscttcr.
.When a dislocation occurs the part
should be kept absolutely at rest by
means of slings and lightly applied
bandages until) such time as aurglcal
aid can be obtained. There Is no oth
er treatment, and to attempt more Is to
commit error which may have very
fur-reiichlng and disagreeable conse
quences.
When a. joint Is sprained Its llga
me nt s are stretched and torn and the
muscles around are bruised and tn
many caseB partially torn aa well
Blood Is poured out from the bruised
tissues Into the Joint, which rapidly
becomes swollen. stIJ and painful,
more especially when any attempt is
nintlo to move It
The treatment of sprains la a mat
ter of toe greatest Importance, as a
neglected sprain always leads to Im
perfect recovery of the Joint, which Is
very linble to become permanently stiff
and immobile. Efforts should be di
rected to reduce the swelling and to
prevent the Joint from becoming fixed.
At first, to allay the pit In and swelling,
hot fomentations should be applied for
some hours. Then a large pud of cot
ton wool should be fixed In position
over the Joint by means of a bitndage.
Within forty-eight hours, or even less,
gentle mnsnnge should be commenced,
the Joint being carefully manipulated
at the same time. Douching with hot
and cold water alternately will be
found a useful adjunct to treatment
and later friction with oil will aid In
restoration of movement. When the
Injury has been neglected forcible
movement of the Joint will be neces
sary, but this ahould always be carried
out by a good surgeon.
A raw potato placed at the bottom
of a Jar of tobacco will keep the to
bacco moist, and enable It to retain lis
natural aroma.
SILENCED.
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AN EPISODE IN THE DEFENSE OF fORT ARTHUR.
There were daya when the Japanese guns scarcely ceased to shell the
fortress from dawn till night The ga
spite of the terrific bombardment
lenced because, aa In the Illustration,
The picture was drawn from a sketch
Graphic.
NEW AMBASSADOR
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WHITELAW BEID.
New York Tribune after Mr. Greeley's death, brought him Into Interna
tlonal prominence. Mr. Held took the atump for General Fremont In tha
Civil War he waa volunteer ald-de-camp to General Roaecrans In the Weet
Virginia campaign; waa war correspondent with the armies of the Cumber
land and of the Potomac, and witnessed the battles of bnilon ana uetrys-
burg,
From 1803 to lSGfl he waa librarian to the House of Representatives and
correspondent at Washington for the Cincinnati Gazette, of which paper he
subsequently became a part owner, after trying lila hand in the fields of
Alabama and Louisiana aa a cotton planter. In 1868 the literary and news
paper work of Mr. Retd came so favorably to the attention of Horace Gree
ley that thla famous editor Invited Mr.' Reid to come to New York and asso
ciate himself with him on the Tribune.
When Mr. Greeley was candidate ror President he placed the paper In
Mr, Reld'a charge. In 1892 Mr. Reid was candidate for Vice President on
the Republican ticket with Mr. Harrison.
As minister to France and when special ambassador to Great Britain
for the Jubilee of Victoria, and later to the coronation of King Edward, as
well as commissioner to Paris for the treaty of peace between Spain and
the United States, Mr. Reid received warm welcomes. His list of publica
tion, Including works on war and expansion, have made him famous among
savants.
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t THE COMMUNISTIC CHICKEN.
Ht-H
Mr. Sanderson and his wife were
picking their way across the small
plot of. ground "which separatee their
home from that of the Mitchells, at
whose house they had just bad dinner.
"MoHt agreeable people." comment
ed Mr. Sanderson, genially, "and an
excellent dinner."
"Y-es." snld Mrs. Saudersou, not
very enthusiastically.
"Those broilers were perfect." con
tinued Mr. Sanderson. "I wonder
why we can't have such chickens?
Oh, I believe he said they were of his
own raising, didn't he "
"Yes." Mrs. Sanderson replied with
awakening spirit, "that was what he
said, and it vexed me so I could hard
ly keep still."
" 'Vexed' you?" 'questioned Mr. San
derson. "Yes, snd It would vex you If you
had any spunk," returned Mrs, San
derson. "We raised those chickens,
James Sauderson!"
"What do you mean?" asked.. Mr.
Sanderson, In bewilderment "We've
never had a chicken on our place."
"Yes, we have the Mitchells' chick
ens have been there all summer!" re
torted Mrs. Sanderson. "If It hadn't
been for my garden thoso broilers
wouldn't have been half so fine. And
when everybody was praising them, all
I could think of waa the garden seeds
and vegetables those birds h&vs de
voured since they were hatched In the
spring!. And there Mr. Mitchell sat,
tnd took all thoat compliments as
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llant defenders atuck to their work la
Sometimes, Indeed, a gun waa only ai-
there waa none left alive to man It
by a correspondent of tba London
TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Whltelaw Reid, chosen ambassador
to Great Britain to aucceed Joaeph
H. Choate, la known to two hemis
pheres aa a man of affairs with wide
experience of the' world, having ex
tensively traveled; accustomed to deal
Ing with eminent people and a thor
oughly achooled master of diplomacy,
Tried aa United States minister to
France, be made an enviable reputa
tion for himself aa diplomat and
ZA statesman. Covering so many fields In
hla busy career, Mr. Reld la credited
YfcWw-lth the ripe Judgment that makes
him valuable In any mission selected
A for bim by hla country.
Born Oct 27, 1837, near Xenla, Ohio,
he was graduated when still young
from Miami University, taking scien
tific honors of his class, and subse
quently given degrees by several uni
versities. Entering the political field.
he soon assimilated a great knowledge
of editorial work, which later, when
he became the principal owner of tha
calmly aa If they really belonged to
him!
"It think it was very poor taste,"
Mrs. Sanderson concluded, with dig
nity, "with us right there nt the table.
It would have been merely decent to
have bought chickens when we dined
there."
The Baby Beetle's Cradle. '
If, at almost any time of the year,
we walk through the woods where the
red, scarlet, black or pin oaks are
growing that Is, where we find those
that ripen their acorns lu two seasons,
and therefore belong In the pin-oak
group we shall probably find on the
ground fallen branches that vary In
size from that of a iead pencil to that
of one's thumb, or even larger. These,
at the broken end,, appear aa If cut
away within the wood, so that only a
thlu portion is left Under the bark.
Within the rather uneven cut, general
ly near the center of the growth, is a
small hole tightly plugged by the
"powder post" of a beetle larva. Split
open the branch or twig, when a bur
row will be seen, and the little, white,
soft, hard-Jawed larva that made It
will be found, or perhaps the Inactive
pupa. St Nicholas.
That Explained It.
Troud Farent And Just think she
plays that away an' never tuck a les
son In her life! -
Bored Guest Oh, that's what's the
matter, is It? Baltimore American.
It is better to keep in the old rut,
than to climb out only to rail in tha
ditch by tho wayside.
A man can get sick now almost as
easy as he can sin, and you all know
how easy that is.
NATURE A KIND MOTHER.
(A 12.4 Ciiilm 3 T. 'tUi
th Usuil Aalaaal Injuries.
How many weak and timkl creat
ures thtra are In the worlJ, with neilh
er teeth and claws for their protection
armor for their defense, nor speed
with which to escape their enemies!
Ono can hardly understand why thty
have not all been killed and eaten up
long ago. Nature la. however, k!oder
to theat poor animals than she seems;
for If she baa left them defenceless
against attack, slit has given them a
marvelous power of recovery from in
juries. When a tiny lizard baa to scamper
for hla life in search of a crack In tht
rock, be often has "so closo a call"
that bis pursuer snaps off his tall just
as he whisks Into safety. A loat like
this would kill most larger animals.
but not the little lizard. He simply
walta round quietly until a new tall
grows, and then la as well off ss be
fore, except that tbt new tall has a
flexible rod of cartilage where the old
one bad a backbone.
If an earthworm happens to be re
tiring to hla holt when a robin la out
looking for breakfast there Is spt to
be a lively tug of war between tht
eater and the breakfast Not infre
quently the bird gets the tall end of
the worm, while the other half crawls
sway Into aafety. Not even a lizard
could Burvlve aucb treatment aa this.
but the earthworm is. In ability to re
cover from Injuries, almost as much
superior to the lizard as the lizard is
to us. He grows s new half-body to
replace the one which haa been de
voured, and seems to mind his loss no
more than a boy minds having his hair
cut.
There are, besides, some snall-Ilks
water-worms which quite outdo the
earthworm In bearing up against mis
fortune. If one of these chances to
lone hit entire head, In a week or so
sometimes In only four or Ave days-
be grows a new one, brain, eyes, and
all, and is as well off as ever. Even
If a hungry fish gets two bites at bim.
so that he loses both bead and tall,
the worm can patch himself out with
new members and go about his busi
ness a a before. Tbey have even beea
known to get divided into two pieces
about equal In size, snd each piece
grow a new half-body, to that ther
were two entire worms In place; of
one. . J
After this It will easily be guessed
that if the bead end of the worm hap
pens to be split half way down he will
prow two new sides and become Y-
shaped with two heads. Or if the tail
end Is split new sides grow and a two-'
tailed worm la made. Sometimes ono
or two new heads develop close behind
the old one In the angle of the Y. In
deed, the little creature seems to have
a sort of mania for making new heads
and talis wherever he finds a chance.
If, therefore, the worm, after receiv
ing several wounds, manages to es
cape with his life from the cuts which
happen to open forward, little bead
grow out and from those opening back
ward little talis no doubt greatly to
hla embarrassment
But what of tha cut-off heads and
tails? Do they make new bodies and
become whole animals sgaln? Not
usually. The severed head seems to
become confused, so that It does not
know what to do. If it lives It Is most
apt to produce another head like Itself
and change Into two heads placed neck
to neck so that they look In opposite
directions. So, too, the severed tall,
equally foolish, doubles Itself and be
comes two useless tails growing end
to end. ,
But isnt this really quit Impossi
ble? A head or a tall or even a half
body cannot get food. If It cannot eat
It cannot grow: and that Is ail there
la about It Well, it is true that a
fragment cannot eat But still It can
make the new part out of Its own tis
sue. So the animal keeps getting
smaller as It becomes more nearly
complete, until, when the new part Is
finished, the whole body may be no
more than the tenth part of its proper
size. The reconstructed animals art
therefore forced to begin life over
again like young worms. In time,
however, they grow up to full size.
When a head end makes a new head1
instead of a tail, or a tail makes a new
tall Instead of a head, the little creat
ures must necessarily waste away and1
! tile.
St. Nicholas.
Native Drest in Tibet.
The native dress of Tibet consists
essentially of a very wide gown five
and a half fevt long, with long sleeves,
tightened In at the waist and gathered'
up m as not to fall below the ankles
of the men of quality, or the towns
men, uor below the knees of the com
mon eople, who have much walking,
and work to do. Thus gathered up,
the gown puffs ont at the breast, form
ing n huge pocket. At night the wear
er lets it fall ami Is thus wrapped up
from his ears to his feet, as In a bed.
TiU'tan women wear the same gown
It Is called a "chuba" letting It
hang down to the ankle. Their dress
varies according to the locality jto
which they belong.
Got What He " After.
"Did he marry for money?"
"Yes."
"And did he get It?"
"He did. I understand she makes,
blm a cash allowance of $2.50 a week."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Kha Was Going
Hoax My wife went out to shop to-i
day aud lost a pocketbook containing
jyo. Joax Did she lose It going ta
the stores or coming back)! Hoax i
Going. I said there was money la It!
didn't I? Philadelphia Record.
Some men possess the ability to tura
their cheeks of brass into pots of golL