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CHAPTER X.
Long since tb moon has mounted the
heavens; now it la at its full. A myriad
stars keep company with It, the bash of
sleeping nature paya homage to it. Sol
emnly, alowly, from the old belfry tower
the twelve atrokea of midnight s have
sounded on the air. "
Vera, rising cautiously from beside Grl
seUln, who is, as usual, sleeping the sleep
of the Just, slips gently o to the bare
white across which th moonbeams are
traveling delicately.
Sleep has deserted ber. Weary at last
of her efforts to lone herself and her nato
fill thoughts In unconsciousness, she de
termines to rise and try what study may
do for her. Bhe steps Ijbtly across the
room, opens the door and speeds, with all
haste over the corridor, gaunt and ghost
ly In the dim light, down the grand old
staircase, and enters room on the left
of the library, where one day she made
the discovery that comfort was to be
found.
Striking a match, she lights lamp
upon a side table and proceeda to eiam
lne the book shelves. Taking down one
that she thinks will please her, - Vera
kneels upon one of the deep window
seats, looks outward, trying to pierce the
soft and scented gloom.
The opening of the door rouses ber. It
is quite an hour later an hour forgotten
by her as she read. With a sudden start
she looks up, turning her face over her
shoulder to the door, to see who can be
coming In at tbla onnoly hour. Her
heart grows cold within her as she aeea
Seaton Dysart!
In silence they stare at each other.
Vera, indeed, so great Is her astonish
ment, forgets to rise, but sits there curl
ed up among her furs, with a little frozen
look of fear and detestation on her per
fect face.
"I have disturbed you," says Seaton
at last, breaking the spell, and speaking
in a distinctly unnatural tone.
"1 did hope I should have found pri
vacy somewhere, at some hour," says
she, coldly.
"I came for a book," says he, contrite
ly. "Now that 1 am here, will you per
mit me to say a few words in my own
defense?"
"Oh, defenser says she, with undis
guised scorn.
"Certainly. I would prove to you how
entirely you have wronged me," says be,
firmly. "1 acknowledge that once my
father expressed a wish that I should
marry you," coloring darkly, "always
provided you were willing to accept me;
and I" slowly "acceded to that wish."
"But why, why?" demands she, flash
ing round at him.
"I do not wonder at your question. It
seems impossible there should be a rea
son," replies he, coldly; "for ever since
the first hour we met you have treated
me with uniform unfriendliness, 1 had.
almost said discourtesy."
"There is a reason, nevertheless," says
she, hotly. She has come a step or two
nearer to him, and her large, lustrous
eyes, uplifted, seem to look detiauce into
bis. "Your reason I can fathom but
your father's that, I confess, puzzles
me. Why should he, whose god Is money,
choose the penniless daughter of the
brother he defrauded to be"
"Defrauded?" Interrupts Beaton, with
frown.
. "Call it what you will," with an ex
pressive gesture of her hand "undertake
his defeuse, too; but the fact remains
that the iniquitous deed that gave to
your father what should have been ours
was undoubtedly drawn up by my uncle.
I have heard all about It a hundred times.
Your father hardly denied it to mine
when last writing to bim. His taking
us home to live with him was, I sup
pose, a sort of reparation. To marry me
to you, and thus give me back the prop
erty he stole Is that a reparation, too?"
She is as pale as death, and the hands
that cling to the back of the chair near
ber are trembling. Hut her lips are linn
and her eyes flashing. It occurs to Set
ton, gazing at ber In breathless silence,
that if she could have exterminated him
then and there by a look she would have
done It
"You degrade yourself and me when
you talk like that," says Seaton, who la
now as pale as she Is. "For heaven's
sake, try to remember how abominably
you misrepresent the whole thing. If my
father had a freak of this kind in bis
head a desire to see you married to his
ouly son surely there was no discourtesy
to you contained in such a desire. It was
rather you must see that a well-meant
arrangement on bis part. It waa more,"
boldly. "He loves me; In wishing to see
you my wife he paid you the highest
compliment he could. I defy you to re
gard it in any other light."
"You plead his cause well It is your
own," says she, tapping the back of the
chair with taper, angry fingers. "Why
take the trouble? Do you think you can
bring me to view the case In a lenient
light? Am I likely to forget that you
you aided and abetted your father In try
ing to force me Into this detested mar
riage?" "Pray put that marriage out of your
head," says he, slowly. "You have taken
it too seriously. I assure you 1 would
not marry you now if you were as will
ing as you are unwilling. I can hardly
put it stronger."
"When my grandfather left this prop
erty to your father," she says, slowly,
"be left it- purposely unentailed. Your
father, then, were you to cross his
wishes, could leave yon, as I have been
left, penniless. To avoid that, you would
fall in with any of his views. You would
even so far sacrifice yourself as to mar
ry me!" Oh, the contempt In her tone!
There Is a long pause. Then Seaton,
striding forward, seizes ber by both arms
and turns ber more directly to the light.
The grasp of his bands is as a vise, and
afterward It seemed to her that he
bad, involuntarily, 1 as It were, shaken
ber slightly.
"How dare you?" he says. In a low,
concentrated tone. She can see that his
face is very white, and that It is with
difficulty he reatraina himself; she la con
scious, too, perhaps, of feeling a little
frightened.
Then he puts her quickly from bim and
turns away.
"Pshaw, yon are not worth It!" be
ays, bis manner full of the most Intense
self-contempt. .
CHAPTKR XI.
A gleam of moonlight coming through
the open window puts the lamp to
shame, and compels Vera's attention.
How sweet, how heavenly fair the gar
den seems, wrapped those pale, cold
beams! Sbe can see it from where she
aits on the deep, cushioned seat of the
old-fashioned window, and a longing to
rise and go into It, to feel the tender
night-wind beating on ber burning fore
bead, takes possession of her.
Catching up a light shawl t cover the
evening gowa she wears, she steals, care
fully as might a guilty soul, by Uriselda'a
bed, along the dusky corridor, down the
staircase, and past the servantsquar
ters, where a light ondVr Mrs. Urunch's
door warns her that that remorseless foe
bas as yet refused to surrender herself
to slumliee.
A small door leading into the garden
Is rkwe to this, and amoving swiftly ap
the narrow stone passage that brings her
to it she opens the dour, and ao closing
It altr her that she caa regain the kase
at any moment, she turns to fiud herself
alone in the exquisite perfumed silence
of the night.
How long she thus gives herself up to
the sweet new enjoyment of life she
hardly knows until she bears the andeut
belfry clock telling the midnight hour.
It startles ber. . Has she indeed been
here so long? What If Grlselda should
wake and be alarmed for ber? She
moves quickly in the direction of. the
house, and at last, regaining the Inner
garden, begins to think ber pleasant so
journ at an end. "
She has neared the shrubberies and in
voluntarily turns ber glancetheir! way aa
they lie upon her left; Involuntarily, too,
she seeks to pierce the darkness that en
velops them, when she stops, aud presses
her band convulsively to her breast. Who
is it what la it, moving there, in the
mysterious gloom?
"Don't be frightened. It Is I, Seaton,"
says a most unwelcome voice. .....
"Ah!" she says. She is angry beyond
doubt, and still further angered by the
knowledge that there Is more of relief
than coldness in the simple exclamation.
"I bad no idea yon were her at all,"
ahe says, faintly, after a pause that has
grown sufficiently long to be awkward.
"I am afraid I have startled you. If I
had known I should not, of course, have
come here."
"You make It very hard for me,'' she
says, with a touch of passionate Impa
tience. "That Is unjust," says be, roused in
turn. "To make your life easier is my
heart's desire.."
"Are you succeeding, do you think?
Does It," With gathering scorn, "make
my part smoother, when you compel me
to see that you stay away, or only come
here at hours Inconvenient to you, be
causebecause of me?"
She turns aside shajply, and walks a
step or two away from him. Somehow
at thia Instant, the growing chill of the
early night seems to strike more sharply
on ber senses, and a shiver not to be
suppressed stirs her whole frame.
"You are cold," be exclaims, .coming
up to her with a hasty stride. , "What
madness it is, your being out at this
hour! Come, come back to the house."
She agrees silently to this proposition,
and follows bim across the grass to the
small oaken door that had given her
egress only to find It barred against her!
Seaton, having tried It, glances at her
In mute dismay.
"Crunch most have fastened it, on her
way to bed. The bolt is drawn says
he, slowly. ' ,
"Do you mean that I can't get In?"
asks she, as if unable to credit so terri
ble an announcement.
"Oh, I dare say it can't be so bad as
that," hastily. "Ouly," hesitating, as if
hardly knowing bow to explain, "the
front door is of course locked and chain
ed, and the servants, with the exceDtion
of Crunch,, all asleep at the top of the
House; a late nrrungenient of my father's,
as the original servants' quarters lie be
low. I am afraid, therefore, that if we
knocked forever, It would have no effect.
However, I can try to do aomething, but
in the meantime you must not stay out
here in the cold."
"Yon may feel It cold. I don't," re
turns she .perversely. "Not so long as
the moonlight lasts, shall I find It lonely
-either. I," raising her unfriendly, beau
tiful eyea to ma I assure you I shall be
quite happy out here, even though' I stay
till the day dawns and the doors are
open again."
"'Happy!'" As be repeats her word
he looks at her with a keen acrutinyt . "A
word out of place, surely; given the best
conditions, I hardly dara to believe job
could ever.be 'happy' at Greycourt.
"Happy or unhappy," says she, with
quick resentment, her mind being dis
tressed by this awkward fear of having
to pass tne night rrom under any roof,
"surely it can be nothing to you! Why
affect an interest in one who is as hate
ful to you as I ami" A little fire bas
fallen Into ber tone, and there is ill-suppressed
contempt in the eyes she lifts to
his. Perhaps he is driven by. it into an
anger that leads to his betrayal.
"Hateful to me! Do you think you are
that, Vera?" says be, in a low tone, but
one full of fierce and sudden passion
passion long suppressed. "Do you hon
estly believe that?" His manner is al
most violent, and as he speaks he catches
both ber hands in his. and crushes them
vehemently against his breast. "I would
to heaven," he says, miserably, "that
that were so!"
As if stupefied by surpriwy Vera stands
motionless, her hands lying passively in
his. She Is aware that he is looking at
her, with a new, wild, strange expression
in bia eyes, but a horrible sense of being
powerless to resist hjiu numbs all her
being. And suddenly, as she struggles
with herself, he bends over her, and
without warning lifts her hnuds and
presses warm, fervent' kisses on the
small, cold hands.
Then she is aroused Indeed from her
odd lethargy, and by a sharp movement
wrenches herself free.
"Don't," she cries, faintly; "it is In
sufferable! I enn not tear it! Have you
Bo sense ot honor left?"
Her 'tone calms him, but something
within bim revolts against the idea of
apology. He loves her let her know It.
He will not go back from that, though
her scorn slay bim.
"There is nothing dishonorable," he
says, steadily. "I love you; I am glad
you know It. Despise me if you can, re
ject me aa I know you will, I am still the
better for the thought that 1 have laid
bar to you all my heart. And now
you cannot stay here," he goes on quick
ly, as though fearing to wait for her uext
words; "th night is cold aud damp.
There is the summer house over there,"
pointing In its direction; "go and rest
there, till I call you."
Vera hastens to the shelter suggested,
and sinking down upon the one seat it
contains, a round rustic chair in the last
stage of decay, gives way to the over
powering fatigue that for the last hour
has -bee -oppressing her. Reluctantly
she does this, and quite unconsciously.
Obstinately determined to fight sleep to
th last, she presently suceuuibs to that
kindly tyrant, and falls into one of the
most delicious slumbers she has ever yet
enjoyed.
How long it lasts she never knows, but
when text she opens ber eyes with a
nervous start the first flush of rosy dawn
ia flooding hill and valley and sea. Some
thing lying at ber feet disturbs all her
preconceived fancies. It must have slip
ped front ber when she rose. Regard
ing it more earnestly, she acknowledges
unwillingly that it Is Seaton's coat a
light gray one. When ahe waa asleep,
lost to all knowledge of friend or foe,
then he had come and placed that coat
acmes her shoulders.
Her eyes are large and languid with
sleep broken and unsatisfied, her soft
hair lies ruffled oa ber low. broad brow.
She looks timidly, nervously, around her
aa one - expecting anything bnt good;
ber whole air la shrinking, and her whole
self altogether lovely.
To the yoong man standing in his shirt
sleeves, half hiddea among tb laarels
and looking at ber. with admiration gen
erously mixed with melancholy ia his
glance, she seems th very incarnation
of all things desirable.
H presses ber band and tarries ber
var tb abort, dewy grass' into th
Y,Mtiloa tV.at form an effer-Mit aer
from all observation of those In the gar
den beyond, and so on until they come.to
the small oaken doorway through which
she had passed last night, and which has
proved more foe than friend.
Once inside the longed-for portal, her
first Impulse Is a natural one; it is to run
as fast as her feet can carry her to her
own room.
(To be continued.)
COACHMAN KEPT HIS DIGNITY.
Incidentally His Employer I ad Hla
War ! Bonndabont Fashion. "
Tbli Is one of the many atorlea that
are floating about town concerning a
man very well known In the capital,
who la spending the summer In Eng
land, says the Washington Post. He
baa taken a country bouse over there
for tbe season, and la living a grand
seigneur with a troop of dear only
knows bow many servants. These
English servants, ao their American
master has discovered, are quite un
like tbe menials to whom be Is accus
tomed In bis own country. Tbey are
specialists. Bach one of tbem la hired
for some one particular work, and pro
fessional etiquette - forbids tbem t
trespass on each other's preserves.
How strictly they keep them each to
bis own work tbe American did not
know till, sauntering idly out of tbe
bouse one day, be eepled a watering
can, which had been left by a gardener
at a little distance from tbe mansion
on the edge of the drive. It occurred
to bim that it would be amusing to
play at being a gardener. He would
water, tbe flowers himself. So, calling
to a man servant, who happened to be
passing, be bade bim fetch tbe water
ing can. The man straightened him
self tip and touched bis cap.
"Peg pardon, sir," he sajd, In a tone
of respect not unmixed with surprise,
"I'm the coachman, sir."
"All right," answered the American;
"bring me that can."
"Beg pardon, sir," repeated tbe man,
"but I'm the coachman, sir."
''Well, well," said the American, "I
know you're the coachman. Being me
tbe can."
The coachman touched his cap again,
and repeated bis former remark. Light
dawned on tbe American.
"Oh," said he, "you're the coachman,
are you? Well, coachman, you go round
to the stables and have my four-ln-hand
brought round at once."
Tbe coaebman saluted and walked
away. Tbe coach and four drew up at
the door a few minutes later. Tbe mas
ter climbed In.
"Now," said be, "drive me to that
watering can."
Tbe order was obeyed. Tbe horses
paused a hundred yards down tbe
drive.
"Get down and hand me tbe can,
now," ordered the master.
A moment later he was contentedly
watering tbe flowers. He had tbe can,
the coachman's dignity bad been pre
served, and all was well.
Ia a Monarch a Vagabon 1?
Hera Is a story of leze majeste la
Germany which Is the oddest yet. At
Dautztg a barruck attendant named
Luka, whose functions were of a me
nial description, was nicknamed "Mon
arch" by tbe soldiers. Elsewhere, no
doubt, such a cognomen would confer
honorary rank, even though no civil
list were attached to it by the state.
Among Herr Luka's comrades, how
ever, and according to tbe phraseology
of the city of Dantzlg, to be a mon
arch is counted anything but an honor.
In various regions of West Prussia tbe
word denotes tramp, vagabond, loiterer
or vagrant Herr Luka", although doom
ed by nature to a bumble post In life,
Indignantly refused to be dubbed a
monarch. .
"So far as I know," said Luka, "a
monarch Is a vagabond."
Some evil-minded enemy overheard
the remark, reported him to the agents
of the law as', having Insulted the
King's majesty, and Luka was dis
missed his appointment On the case
coming up for trial the public prosecu
tor demanded a penalty of six months'
Imprisonment and one year'a loss of
honor and civil rights. Happily for the
defendant, there was an astute Judge
upon the bench, Imbued as much with
common sense as wltb knowledge of
the law. He pointed out the significa
tion of tbe word "monarch" In West
Prussia, and was satisfied that the de
fendant, understanding only, this use
of it, was merely vindicating his own
personal honor. Tbls was not lexe ma
jesty. He therefore acquitted the de
fendant and mulcted the prosecution
In costs.1
Brave Dervishes.
The tribute paid by G. W. Steevens,
an English war correspondent, to the
courage of the dervishes at Omdurman,
fighting with archaic or Impotent
weapons against overpowering odds,
Is generous and mnuly. After describ
ing tbe unflinching valor of horsemen,
spearmen and riflemen these latter
"emptying their rotten cartridges
duuntlessly," and dying In heaps, face
forward he pictures the closing scene
of the battle thus:
Now under the black flag, In a ting
of bodies, stood only three men, facing
the three thousand of tbe third brig
ade. They folded their arms about the
staff and gazed steadily forward. Two
fell. The last dervish stood up and
filled his chest; he shouted tbe name
of his God aud bulled his spear. Then
he stood quite still, waiting. It took
bim full; he quivered, gave at tbe
knees, and toppled with bis bead on
his arm and bis face toward the legions
of bis conquerors.
Training Berry Bashes.
Tbe German fashion of growing
gooseberries on standard bushes that
is to say, snipping off all but one stem
and allowing the plant to bush out
at a convenient height for picking, like
standard roses gives a great effect of
neatness. The same effect is to be seen
In the Scotch way of growing rasp
berry bushes, by tralulng two adjacent
bushes Into aa intermingling arch.
. . No Rook of Inatraeilana.
Weary Watkins 1 se ber la tb
paper about bow to git on a trolley
car and off. '
Hungry Hlgglns I bet you won't se
no piece about bow to git on and off
of freight cars. That kind of thing
comes by nature, er It don't come at
all. Indianapolis Journal,
l'ainleaa Panlahment.
Dentist My wife Is the most tender
hearted woman on earth. ' i
Friend Is she?
Dentist Why, she makes me give the
children laughing gas before she
spanks them. New York Journal.
Mrike t Omit.
Good man Do yon know wbat be
comes ot little boys that us bad words
when tbey are playing marbles?
Bad boy Yep! Dey grows up aad
plays golf. .
Ubrariea.
Frenchman estimate that there
are In tbe world about 10,000 libraries
worthy of tbe name.
FROM WASHINGTON'S
"Friends and Fellow Citizens; The pe
riod for a new election of a citizen to ad
minister the executive government of the
United Statea being not far distant, and
the time actually arrived when your
thoughts must be employed In designating
the person who is to be clothed with that
Important trust, it appears to me proper,
especially as it may conduce to a more
distinct expression of the public voice,
that I Bhould now apprise you of the
resolution 1 have formed to decline being
considered among the number of those
out of whom a choice is to be made. , . .
"It la of infinite moment that you
should proviiriy estimate the immense
value of your national union to your col
lective nnil Individual happiness, , , .
accustoming yourselves to think and
speak of it as the palladium of your po
litical safety and prosperity. '. . .
"Citizens, by birth or choice, of a com
mon country, that country has a right
to concentrate your affections. The name
of American, which belongs to you lu
your national capacity, must always ex
alt the just pride of patriotism more
than any appellation derived from local
discriminations. ...
"The basis of our political systems is
the right of the people to make a nil to
alter their constitutions of government.
. . . The very idea, of the power and
the right of the people to establish gov
ernment presupposes the duty of every
Individual to obey the established govern
ment. ...
"In all the changes to which you may
be invited remember that time and habit
are at least as necessary to fix the true
character of governments as of other hu
man institutions; that experience is tbe
surest standard by which to test the real
tendency of the existing constitution of
a country. . . , Remember especially
that for the efficient management of your
common interests In a country so exten
sive as ours a government of as much
vigor as is consistent with the perfect
security of liberty is indispensable. Lib
erty itself will find in such a government,
with powers properly distributed and ad
justed, its surest guardian. ...
BIRTHPLACE OF THE
The great army of American tourists who Invade England during the summer
and early autumn visit all the "sights" of Interest, including, of course, the an
cient church at Great Brington, Northamptonshire, wherein repose some otthe
ancestors of George Washington. Strange to say, however,-no pilgrimages are
usually made to a place only a few miles from Great Brington, which shouhl
be of still greater historical importance to American citizens. The national flag
of the United States is believed to have originated at Sulgrave Manor, the gift
of Henry VIII. to Lawrence Washington. There Lawrence Washington lived
prior to his residence In Brington. He caused to be erected over the porch of the
manor house the family crest of three stars and two stripes, which also appears
over his tomb. Though this crest of Lawrence Washington is believed to have
been the genesis of the United States flag, American visitors to England appear
to have loat sight of the fact. The illustration slows Sulgrave Manor.
Knocked Washington Down.
Washington was an eminently fair
man. He had a quick temper, but as
a rule he kept It under control. Some
times, however, it got the best of him.
This was the case once in. Alexandria.
One of the county officers told me the
story as we stood on the second floor
of the market house in Alexandria and
looked down at the open court within it
which Is now filled with hundreds of
booths where the farmers bring their
products for sale on market days. "It
was on that spot," said the officer,
"Washington wss' knocked down by
Lieut. Payne. Payne was a candidate
for th Legislature against Fairfax of
Alexandria. Washington supported Fair
fax, and when he met Payne here he
made a remark that Payne considered an
Insult, and Payne knocked him down.
The story went like lightuing through
the town that Col. Washington was kill
ed, and some of his troops who were sta
tioned at Alexandria rushed to and would
have made short work of Payne had
Washington not prevented them. He
pointed to his black eye and told them
that this was a personal matter and
that he knew bow to handle it Every
one thought that this meant a duel.
The next day Payne got a not from
Washington asking him to come to th
hotel. He expected a duel, but went
Washington, however, was In an amia
ble mood. He felt that be bad been In
th wrong, and said, 'Mr. Payne, I was
wrong yesterday, but if you hare had
sufficient satisfaction, let us be friends.
There was a decanter of wine and tw
glasses on th table which Washington
had ordered to smooth over the quarrel.
Th two drank together and became such
strong friends after that that Payne waa
on of th pall bearers at Washington's
funeral."
Washington la 17W7.
Issae Weld, a contemporary of Wash
ington, wrote as follows of th Presi
dent at the elos of his second term:
"His chest Is full, and his limbs, though
rather slender, well shaped anj muscu
lar. His bead is small, la which he re
sembles th msk of a number of his
countrymen. His eyes are of a light gray
color, aad la proportion to the length of
his fac hi lose is long. Mr. Stuart, the
eminent portrait painter, told m that
ther wer feature ia his fsc totally
iifferent from what at ever observed ia
say othtr huaaa tolas. Th socket for
FAREWELL ADDRESS.
-'
"In governments of a monarchical cast
patriotism may look with indulgence, if
not with favor, upon the spirit of party.
But In those of the popular character, in
governments purely elective, it is a spirit
not to be encourage. And, there being
constant danger of excess, the elTort
ought to be, by force of public opinion,
to mitigate and assuage it. . . .
"It is important likewise that the hab
its of thinking in a free country should
inspire caution, in those intrusted with
its administration, to confine themselves
within their respective constitutional
spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the
powers of one department to encroach
upon another. Tbe spirit of encroach
ment tends to consolidate the powers of
all the departments in one, and thus to
create, whatever the form of government,
a real despotism. ...
"Promote, then, as an object of pri
mary importance, institutions for tbe gen
eral diffusion of knowledge. In propor
tion as the structure of a government
gives force to public opinion it ia essen
tial that public opinion should be enlight
ened. ...
"Observe good faith and justice townrd
all nations; cultivate peace and harmony
with all. Religion anil morality enjoins
this conduct, and can it be that good pol
icy does not equally enjoin it? It will
be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at
nq distant period a great nation to give
mankind the magnanimous and too novel
example of a people always guided by an
exalted justice and benevolence. , . .
"The nation which indulges towards
another an habitual hatred or an habitual
fondness is in some degree a slave. It
is a slave to its animosity or to its affec
tion, either of which is sufficient to lead
It astray from its duty and its interest.
"The great rule for us in regard to for
eign nations is In extending our commer
cial relations to have with -them aa little
political connection as possible. . . .
"It Is folly in one nation to look for
disinterested favors from another; it
must pay with a portion of its indepen
dence for whatever it may accept under
that character."
STARS AND STRIPES.
the eyes, for instance, are larger than
he ever met with before and the upper
part of the nose broader. All his fea
tures, he observed, were indicative of the
strongest and most ungovernable pas
sions, and had he been born in tbe for
ests It was his opinion that be would
have been the fiercest man among ihe
savage tribes."
This rut little boy wltb his list Id bis v
Haid: - "In order to be s great man
I'll chop down a tre;" but 'twin yon aad
me.
His dad didn't approve of the plan.
Instance of Hi Modesty.
Aa Instance of Washington's modesty
Is cited in the story told of bia attendance
upon a session of the House of Iturges.e
at Williamsburg.
Washington had been noted as a vis
itor and a resolution was offered and
adopted thanking him for the distinguish
ed military services which he had ren
dered the country. In tendcrins these
thanks Speaker Rolimwn lent such
warmth and coloring to tbe effort as to
confound the young soldier.
Finally Washington got upon his feet
but he could not find his voice. Blushing
and stammering, he stood nntil th
Speaker relieved bim of bis position by
saying:'
"Sit down, Mr. Washington; your mod
esty only equals your valor and that sur
passes the power of an husguage t'
I possess."
It Didn't Work.
l i iff 'rr
t
4ciencer
Was A1,.
invention
There Is as much real nourishment In
one bushels of beans as lu five bushels
of potatoes.
An air-cooling system on a vast scale
1 1 to be tried at tbe St Louis exposition.
Great fans will bring down a curreut
of cold air from a height of 800 feet
above tbe earth and pour It over the
grounds on hot days.
The amount of carbonic acid gas giv
en off by a few plants Is so small that
100 plants in a room would not give as
much as one man during a night, aud
tbey make many volumes of oxygen
during tbe day more than sufficient to
compensate for their presence Rooms
In which plants are kept have, more
over, a fresh odor about tbem, owing
to the fact that tbey absorb nitrogen,
and It s this In part that makes a room
stuffy, because uitrogen occurs In most
of tbe secretions emanating from man
or animals.
The resistance of cedar wood to de
cay bos long been famous, and cedar
fence posts often last for generations.
A remurkable instance of the Inde
structibility of cedar bas been noted In
tbe State of Washington, where a for
est of hemlocks, near Acme, bas grown
up over an ancient burled forest of ce
dars. Tbe trunks of cedar, although ly
ing lu a moist soil, bave been almost
perfectly preserved for at least 150
years, the length of time that tbe rings
of growth show tbe hemlocks to bave
been growing above their fallen prede
cessors. Corundum Is first cousin to the sap-
I pbtre and tbe ruby, but lacks tbelr bril
: lliinee of color and transparency. It
1 Is a most excellent abrusive material,
I better than emery, which is Impure
: corundum, In that respect but hitherto
its rarity bas made it too high-priced
for general use. Recently valuable de
posits of corundum have beeu fouud in
tbe mountains north of Kingston, On
tario, and It Is hoped tbat tbey will
furnish a large supply of the mineral.
Traces of sapphire bave been found
among the deposits, but as yet no sped
ments of tbe precious blue gem have
revealed themselves.
The dlfft rence In color between green
and black tea bus been ascribed to va
rious causes. Recently Mr. Aso, of tbe
agricultural college at Tokyo, bns In
vestigated the subject, aud be offers,
lu substance, the following explana
tion: In making green tea the leaves
are steamed as soon as gathered; In tbe
case of black ten the leaves are allowed
to fejjment before dry rug. Tbe result
Is that the finished black tea contains
much less taiiniu than the green con
tains. Th original tea-leaf possesses
au oxidizing enzyme which Is destroyed
In tbe green tea by steaming. In black
tea, during fermentation, the enzyme
oxidizes the tannin and gives rise to a
brownish-colored product.
TALKING TO ONE'S SELF.
Supposed to be One of the Early Symp
toms of Insanity,
Talking to one's self bus this obvious
advantage over any other form of ora
tory or gossip -one Is assured of a sym
pathetic audience. But It bus also this
pecululr drawback It is supposed to be
one of the early symptoms of insanity.
Wrongly bo, perhaps. A mad doctor
might rule tbe habit out or bis diagno
sis. Nevertheless tbe popular belief
Is firmly rooted. And It is for fear of
this belief, doubtless, tbat we talk to
ourselves, even as we dress our balr
with straws, so rarely. It may be said
that we uevjr do address ourselves at
any length except In tbe delirium of a
fever, lu moments of ordinary excite
ment, of cou'-se. we utter to the wind
some sort of appropriate ejaculation.
Delight wriiigs from us a cry of "Hur
rah!" or 'Thank Heaven!" even
though there be none by to echo us.
Similarly In any (lingust we emit one
of those so i. ids whose rather poor
equivalents In print are "Ugh!" aud
"Faugh!" "D n!" and "Tilt!" Much
further than this we do not go. "Why,
wbat an ass am 1!" cries Hamlet in
oue of his soliloquies. Omitting tbe
3rst word and transposing (he Inst two,
the ordinary modern man does often
soliloquize, to that extent. But be
could no more soliloquize to Hamlet's
extent than be could speak In decasyl
labics. Nor is there any reason to sup
pose that that Class of the community
with which, contemptuous of bis own
fluency, Hnm'et compared blmself. Is
or ever was more prone to soliloquize
than any other. In tbe matter. of so
liloquies we cannot accept Hnmlet as
an unbiased authority. We , merely
find In nlm 'be possible origin of tbe
belief t hat Hiking to one's self is a
bad sign. London Saturday Review.
RICHES IN THE TROPICS.
Researches in Those Regions Are Prov-
lug to Be Very Profitable.
Few persons bave auyjdea what
prospects of wealth are opening In
tropical countries. It Is only within
a few years that any atteutlon bas
been paid to many large areas tbat are
now fouud to be rich In commodities
which tbe world needs. Of course, this
work of studying tbe tropical world Is
still In its early stages and much re
mains to be done, even to procure a
comparatively complete list of tbe
tropical plants tbat are most useful.
' In tbe last two or three years it bas
been feared tbat tbe demand for rub
ber would exceed the supply. But re
cent studies have revealed new fields
tbat are already beginning to contrib
ute to the rubler supply. Tbe list of
rubber plants Is constantly growing.
Witbln two years a number of trees
aud vines never before utilized bave
begun to yield a harvest of rublier.
Tbls valuable product bids fair to piny
In tbe bumld regions of tbe tropica
about tbe same part as the precious
metals do In temperate regioua, says
tbe New York Sun.
In tbe last ten years tbe Congo Free
State, French Guiana, Madagascar and
Lagos bae advanced euormously in
tbe value of tbelr exports, tbe basis of
tbelr prosperity being due to India rub
ber. Tbe lntest declared exports from
tbe French Congo, amounting to about
l,2iXi.(Mio. were half India rubttcr.
After tbe I a II of Khartum. W. Gnrstln.
a Frrut'li economist, expressed tbe
opinion that the valley of tbe Upper
Nile, devastated lor so many years by
tbe Mabdists, would coulrlhute prac
tically nothing to the wealth of tbe
world for the next half century. But
the l'pM-f Nile b.is suic then yielded"
vjt) tons of ruldH-r. In French Indo
Cliiua .a tbe large legion knouu as L'p
kt Laos and tbe I jmtinWSIi.ni States, j
wbUb until recently have m-ver l-eo
of tbe shcM ft economic Inqtort.-in,-
in the foreign trade Ij ISel. nfu-r
French eiHr: bad reiiorted tli.-u tin se
regions wet rich In vaiiishle rt noun-ea.
little ruliN'r k.uu to br sent to uutr-
ket Id the flrst year only fifty ton
were exported, but In tbe year follow
ing (10001, 340 tons were exported, al
most fill of It from the Tran Nlnb dls
trlct, which :s only a very smull part
of tbe areas In wblcb rubber Is found
to thrive. -;
The advance of our knowledge of
rubber plants In tbe tropics Is only one
plinse of tbe activity of botanical ex
ploration there for tbe benefit of com
merce. Annates de Geograpble says
tbat systematic efforts are now belug
made to extend tbe cultivation of tbe
ramie fiber plant Plantation owners,
experimental stations and congresses.
In wblcb expert dlscusstbe question
In ill its bearings, are now co-operating
to devclo,) a new Industry on a
large scale. Rnmle or China grass, of
the nettle family. Is grown largely In
China, Japan and tbe Mnlny Archipel
ago for coarse cloths and cordage. It
forms a large part of tbe clothing of
the Chinese peasantry who, even In
the coldest weather, wear nothing but
China grass or cotton. Tbe variety
which U grown most largely lu South
ern China and Northern liulo-Cblna Is
exported to a considerable extent to
Englund Another variety known as
green ramie thrives best In Java and
tbe Sunda Islands. Both pluuts are
sensitive to cold, but the variety
known as wblte ramie stands moder
ate frosts and thrives In temperate cli
mates with proper soil and cultiva
tion. The development of tbe ramie In
dustry bas been retarded by the fact
that it Is difficult toa obtain tbe fiber,
which Is protected by a tougb skin tliut
resists most chemical dlssolvnnts.
Great efforts are now being made to
overcome this difficulty. A ramie con
gress held two cessions last year and
It Is believed tbat tbe difficulty will be
overcome.
THOUGHT HE WAS INSANE.
How an Enthusiastic Biologist Waa
Tried for Ranlty.
An Instructor in biology lu oue of tbe
local educational institutions winces
these days whenever any one refers to
butterflies. The explanation is very
simple.
Last summer the biologist was sent
to a quiet, secluded little town In Vir
ginia to recuperate from a long illness.
While there he was forbidden to study,
read or colle-.t specimens. Ills brulu
was to be as near a blank as be could
uiakeyit But be Improved so readily
the doctor permitted bim to road a lit
tle toward tb end of bis visit and
about a wee before the' scientist's re
turn, home sc'it tbe patient word be
might amuse himself gathering a few
botanical an 1 other trophies. ' The bi
ologist Jumped, at tbe chance. There
were several rare varieties of butter
flies In the vicinity, and be wanted
specimens of tbem badly.
His not came tbe day before he was
to return to the city. Accordingly tbut
duy be made It ready, went out, strove
as earnestly as he could without over
taxing his strength and was succeed
ing better than he bad expected when
two constables approached at the head
of half the town and took him Into
custody. Tbe man struggled until tbe
country office's threatened to beat blin
over tbe bend. Tbe butterflies were
then released. At that tbe scientist's
spirit completely gave way. He looked
about bin! nt the crowd of "yawps." as
he calls them now, made an empty
grub after bis speclmeus and then sat
down on a stone and cried.
In the oflke of the locul Justice he
heard the reason for the whole disturb
ance. He was charged with being
crazy. Two old ladles who bnd been
particularly kind to hltn were the com
plnlnants. "Your honor," one of them
suld plaintively to the Justice, "we
know this gentleman well, and are
abundantly able to take care of bim.
But he 's stark, raving mad. He has
been very 111 and bis madness may be
one of tit 3 effects. Tbls morning we
saw him acting suspiciously picking
twine out of a waste basket and tylug
the end of a stick with It Then a lit
tle later we watched him as he left the
bouse. He went out to tbe bills behind
the tobacco barn and then, nrter stand
ing still a minute, would run back and
forth whipping tbe air wltb bis stick
till we just knew for certain be bad
gone crazy."
The Instructor In biology succeeded
In satisfying tue court and bystanders
of bis complete sanity. But be has lost
the friendship of the two old ladles
forever.
Where England Buys and Sells Wheat
The s x markets at wblcb most Eng
lish wheat is sold are Norwich, Mark
Lane, Peterborough, Lincoln, Hull, aud
Ipswich, lu tbe order named. .Peter
borough bas taken tbe place once occu
pied by Lynn Tbe markets for for
eign wheat wblcb occupy the flrst six
places are Liverpool, Mark Lane, Bris
tol, Manchester, Hull, aud Birming
ham. Tbe Loudon market remains tbe
most important of English com ex
changes, for It Is a good second for
both sorts of wheat, whereas Norwich,
which slightly surpasses 'It for Eng
lish, sells very little foreign, and Liv
erpool, wblcb Is the piemiem market
for foreign, regards an English sample
as quite a curiosity. London Graphic.
Happy Homes ol Poor.
Some of the bupplesl and most Ideal
homes where peace, contentment and
harmony dwell bave been the abodes of
poor people. No rich carpets covered tbe
floors, no costly paintings were ou the
walls, aud there were no pianos, no
works of art; but there were couteuted
minds and unselfish and devoted Uvea
Each member of tbe family contributed
as much as possible to Ibe happiness
of all. endeavoring to compensate by
kindness and Intelligence for tbe pov
erty of tbelr surroundings.
How It Happened.
"Yes," said tbe member of Congress,
"I had been In Washington but a short
time when I awoke one morning and
found myself famous."
"How did you manage It?"
"Published tny biography In tbe Con
gressional directory without trying to
conceal any facts or trying to assume
a statesmanlike pose. It was ao acci
dent but It was effectives-Washington
Star.
Relic of Koman Ait.
At Moutalto. In tbe province of
Genoa. In tearing down an old church
a small underground room was found
full of art objects of tbe Roman time,
chiefly chiseled silver amphorae and
vases tilled wltb gold and silver coins
"Tbe German woman is the only
woman who Is taught to mind." w
beard an Irishman say today. "If
you want to marry, marry a Gennao
girt It Is born In them to mind, and
to help the men."
Every muu barked at hy a dog la not
a thief; very man la.ketl aliout by a
gossip ts not guilty.
- What bas Im-ouie of tne o.d fashion
ed noma:- who said: "Ob Lum you
bu.hr
GEO. P. CROWELL,
(Successor to E. L Smith,
Oldest talabllihed Houm in the valley
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.
This old-established house will con
tinue to pay- cash (or all its goods; it
pays no reiit; it employs a clerk, but
does not bave to divide with a partner.
All dividends are niadi with customers
in tbe way of reasonable price.
Davenport Bros.
Are running their two milU, planer ami box
factory, and can nil ordura tor
Lumber
Boxes, Wood
and Posts
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COMMENCING JAN. 1. lf'02,
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Wednesday and Friday, and Portland
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