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LUKE HAMMOND,
THE, MISER..
By Prof. Wm. Henry Peck,
Author of the "The Stone-Cutter
of Lisbon," Etc.
CHAPTER XXVII.
Continued.
"I know such a man," replied Ham
mond. Then may heaven help me!" said
Kate, bitterly.
"Heaven will not; and so I leave you
for a time," said Luke, as he left his
prisoner and locked the door after him.
He found Nancy pacing the hall.
'Has Stephen returned?" he asked.
,-I thought I heard his voice."
"He was here a moment ago," said
Nancy, '"and told me these letters were
for you."
Hammond took the letters she held
from her hand.
"Duns! nothing but duns!" said he.
"I do not wish to see Henry Elgin un
til the last moment. Rouse Daniel and
put him on guard. Let Stephen sleep
until night. I will go read these let
ters!" "But the body our mother's body?"
4,We will attend to that to-morrow.
You had better lie down when Daniel
comes. Or first let Stephen bring me
s.,me refreshment to my library I feel
faint. 'Tis a great pity our cook has
left us just at this time. I must have
some sleep, also. I shall be awake all
night."'
So saying he departed, while Nancy
followed him to fulfill his orders.
Leaving them for a time, let us en
ter the crimson chamber.
Since we were there James Greene
had worked steadily. Once he had de
scended to hold a short conversation
with Henry Elgin, and to receive food
and drink. Then he had returned to
his labor.
At first his progress was fearfully
slow, for the ironwork was deeply im
bedded in the masonry, and he was
nearly two hours in removing that
great obstacle. Next he encountered a
bend in the flue, and to pass it cost
him two hours more. It was 2 o'clock
in the afternoon when he reached a
place where, by looking up, he could
see the clear blue sky.
"Thank God for that sight," said
Greene, as he gazed upon the little
patch of heaven that was visible. "I
have still ten feet to ascend."
It was very hard work, and he pro
gressed at the rate of little more than
one foot an hour. But he was pro
gressing, and he felt that in time he
would be free.
Elgin, lying on his bed in the crim
son chamber, was hopeful and vigilant
and whenever he paused in his listen
ing it was to pray. To him the noise
of the bricks as they fell seemed like
thunder rattling down the chimney,
and every moment he thought he J
heard the rush of feet about the house
in search of the cause of the disturb
ance. Kate, in her prison, often imagined
she heard the crash of falling bricks,
and so she did, but it was from the de
molishing of an old building not far off.
It was nearly dark when Greene
reached a place in the flue which ena
bled him to breathe of the fresh air.
"I am now above the level of the
roof," said he, "or I soon shall be. I
must be more careful than ever, or I
may topple down the chimney top and
create such an alarm as to result in
my capture or destruction. The "chim
ney above the roof may fall on me and
crush me, or in falling may carry me
"with it. I am, in fact, in greater dan
ger of sudden death than I have been
since I escaped from the well. And af
ter I shall have gained the roof I may
find it too far from the next house to
leap without breaking my limbs, or
even my neck!"
He resumed his work, and as he did
so his wedge slipped from his hand,
and he heard it clattering far below
him.
He was forced to descend and search
for it. More than an hour slipped by
before he could find it among the
bricks below. It was impossible for
him then to hold any conversation
"with Elgin, for the loose bricks had
choked up the flue, and James Greene
now worked under the fear that the
sound of Elgin's warning cry to pause
might not penetrate the mass of rub
bish his work had heaped up below
him.
He paused in terror lest Hammond
might enter the crimson chamber arid
detect his presence in the chimney.
"If he should," said Greene, shud
dering, "he will kindle a fire in the
gi'ate and suffocate met To escape in
time to save Kate and her father I
must work. But if I work I may only
hasten their ruin."
He looked up. Immediately above
the opening of the chimney, in the
deep, dark bosom of the sky, shone a
brilliant star. It was the star he and
Kate Elgin had often admired, and in
their courtship fondly named "the lov
er's star."
"It is a good omen," said Greene, full
of newly kindled hope. "I will work
and trust in heaven."
He toiled on. Hours passed, and his
head and shoulders were above the
chimney when he felt it tremble un
tor his weight as he struggled to rise
higher.
"There is but one way," said he. "If
I attempt to climb out the chimney frill
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certainly fall with me, and I shall be
killed. I must take off the bricks from
the top and drop them back into the
chimney until I can safely step forth
upon the roof."
This was a work of time, and he
heard the distant clocks striking 11
before he dared leave his dangerous
situation.
"Thank heaven! I am safe so far,"
said Greene, as he sat upon the roof to
recover breath and to enjoy for a brief
moment the cool, refreshing air of
night.
"More than two days," said he, as he
gazed around, "more than two days
have passed since I entered this house,
with my heart beating high with hope
and happiness. Through what perils
have I not passed since then! But I
have no time to think now; I must act.
And first to escape from this roof."
He then began to roam about the
steep and broad roof.
"I am on the roof of the wing of the
house," said he, at length. "There is
no house upon which I can jump from
this roof. This roof is at least twelve
feet below the jroof of the main house.
If I -were on the latter I think I could
enter the untenanted house beyond. I
must try to go up this wall to the roof
above. But first let me see if I can
see anything below."
He saw a light gleaming along the
raised borders of the skylight, which
was the only window of the crimson
chamber.
Greene had no suspicion that Henry
Elgin -was in the room below the sky
light, or perhaps he would have looked
there sooner. He stole cautiously to
the edge of the skylight and peered
through the glass into the room below.
As the crimson chamber was always
illumined at night by a jet of gas,
Greene had no difficulty in seeing what
was going on.
"Great heaven!" said he, "this is
Henry Elgin's prison, and that must
be he on the bed, but how fearfully
emaciated! A mere skeleton! But
who is that just at the door? Ah, Mrs.
Harker, the wretch! She seems threat
ening. I cannot hear what she says,
but she shakes her finger angrily. Oh,
you wretch of a woman, you shall suf
fer for this! Now she leaves the
room there! she has gone. I must let
Elgin know I have got out of the
chimney."
Greene rapped upon the glass and
Elgin looked up Instantly. An expres
sion of joy flashed over Elgin's ema
ciated features as he saw Greene's
face pressed close to the glass. More
than a year had passed since Elgin
had seen Greene, and the latter's two
days of toil and suffering had greatly
altered him from the handsome,
blithe-faced carpenter Elgin had
known. Yet Elgin knew it must be
Greene tapping at the glass, and wish
ing to communicate with him, but fear
ing his voice could not reach him as
well as that it might alarm Hammond
he used the dumb alphabet on his
fingers, hoping Greene could under
stand the silent language. Greene
did understand, and knew what Elgin
meant.
"Haste! Save my child! They are
bringing her here drugged!"
Greene was bold and active and he
resolved upon a course to pursue on
the instant.
As gently as possible he broke a pane
of glass, and after pausing a moment
to see if he made any alarm he said in
a low but distinct tone: .
"Can you rise from your bed?"
Elgin made a gesture of assent. For
though Greene's voice might not be
heard without the room his would.
"Are you strong enough to pull your
bed immediately under the skylight?"
said Greene.
Elgin rose with ease, for the occasion
inspired him with strength, and as his
bed was on rollers he pushed it readily
where Greene desired.
"If they remove the bed," said
Greene, "I must run the risk of break
ing a limb. But I find it will take me
an hour to escape from this roof. We
cannot spare the time. It is not more
than twenty-five feet from this sky
light to the floor, and your bed will
break my fall."
Elgin spoke with his fingers again:
"You have no weapon. You will be
overpowered."
"I have this heavy bolt," said Greene.
"It has been my friend thus far, and
with it in my hand I am ready to fight
a dozen counterfeit Hammonds, and as
many other rascals. Sit in that chair
and hope."
"Have you no weapons for me?" tel
egraphed Elgin.
"Wait!" said Greene, leaving the sky
light, He hastened to the demolished chim
ney, and using all his great strength,
wrenched off a prong of the lightning
rod, thus gaining an iron club a foot
and a half long and half an inch thick,
and tapering to a sharp point.
He returned to the skylight and
dropped the weapon through the bro
ken pane. It fell upon Elgin's bed
without noise, and Elgin hid it in his
loose gown by folding his arms across
his breast.
With the brave and active young
carpenter above him Henry Elgin seat-
ed himself near the bed and waited for
the coming of Hammond.
CHAPTER XXVlH."
THE LAST WARNING.
While James Greene was forcing his
way to the room Luke Hammond slept,
slept in his library chair and slept
well until Stephen awoke him at 9
o'clock at night.
"Ha! I have slept six hours," said
Hammond, after lighting the gas and
glancing at the clock. "It was nearly
3 when I closed my eyes. I feel amaz
ingly refreshed. Now, Stephen, did
you see Mr. Thomas Allday. this morn
ing?" "Yes, sir," said Stephen. "He said
'all right!' "
"Very well," said Hammond. "Now
go lead, him here. Come by the pri
vate entrance. You will be gone an
hour. Go." "
Stephen departed, and Hammond
summoned Nancy Harker.
"Nancy," said he, when she appeared,
"I have had a fine sleep."
"I am glad to hear it," said she.
"Did you dream of our father's face?
I did, for I have slept, also."
"No; not a dream of that kind," said
Hammond. "But I had a dream which
was merely the result of what I was
thinking of when I fell asleep."
"And what was that?" '
"I was thinking how strange it was
that Catharine Elgin could have found
so secret a hiding place for that will in
the little time she had to seek for it.
Now I have come to the conclusion
that she hit upon some place by acci
dent. The fact is, I am unwilling to
remove Henry Elgin while that will
exists to ruin me."
"We know the will is in the house,"
said Nancy. "Burn the house, and so
destroy the will. 'She value of this
house is not much. It is old and can
be spared."
"Right. But while it burns hundreds
of firemen will be running all over it.
They might discover the will in dash
ing down the walls and tearing off the
framework. No. I must hunt once
more before proceeding to extremities.
In thinking of all the probable, possl
ble and impossible places in which
Catharine Elgin may have hidden the
will I fell asleep thinking of that place
and dreamed the will was there."
"And where was that?" asked Nancy.
"I will show you. Give me that
hatchet and bring a lamp," said Ham
mond. They left the library, and Hammond
halted at the newel-post at the foot of
the stairs which led to the room where
his mother's body was lying.
"Nancy Harker," said he, "do you
recollect hov I fell here the night we
sought for the will? This cap of the
banister-post slipped off in my hand
and made me fall. I was angry, for
the fall hurt my face. I -fastened the
carved top-piece on the post, saying it.
would hold until doomsday. Let us
suppose doomsday has come and take
it off."
Nancy Harker looked on while he
struck off the cap of the post. As it
fell he plunged his hand into the deep
hollow, and shouted with joy as he
drew forth the missing will and his
own forged copy.
"Now, then, by my life, I have the
matter in my own hands," cried he, as
they returned to his library. "James
Greene is dead I can easily erase his
name wherever it appears in the will
and insert Catharine Elgin's keep my
marriage secret until all the estate
shall have been converted into gold I
see Henry Elgin has appointed me her
guardian in this will, and with it I can
defy those country relatives of his who
are eternally checking me when I try
to sell any of the property."
"If you are appointed guardian of the
estate," said Nancy, "why marry her
at all? The world will hoot at such a
marriage the law will break it for
you dare not tell the world that you
are not Catharine Elgin's uncle."
"If I had had this a few months soon
er," said Hammond, "and been clothed
with the powers it gives me, I would
have finished Henry Elgin, gained pos
session of the entire estate, and then,
in case I had failed to make Catharine
my daughter-in-law, I would have fled
with the estate turned to gold. But
now I love Catharine Elgin she shall
be my wife! Even if I must die in the
attempt, I will go on. When Cathar
ine Elgin Is my wife she will do just
what I tell her to do. But until then
she will defy me."
"Have you no fear of a woman's re
venge?" asked Nancy.
"There never lived but one woman I
feared," said Hammond. "And your
confounded nonsense and dreaming
for you know I never dreamed of the
warning from the grave until you
vexed me with your absurd stories
your nonsense made me fear her. I
mean Harriet Foss. If John Marks
has lied, she is dead, and as for my
fearing Catharine Elgin's revenge af
ter she is my wife bah! The power
of a husband, such a husband as I
shall be, and have been, is a fate to the
wife, Nancy Harker."
"And 1f John Marks has lied?" asked
Nancy.
"He dies. He knows too much," said
Hammond. "But how can he lie when
he has promised to show me her body?
You are pale. What ails you?"
"I don't know. I wish this was all
over. I wish John Marks had not ap
peared in. New 'York," said Nancy.
"Wish! What good-will that do
you?" cried Hammond, fiercely. "We
began under circumstances of little
danger, but danger has increased
around us. Three dangers are crushed.
James Greene is dead, the genuine will
is in my hands, and old Fan is dead,
also. If John Marks has told the truth
Harriet Foss is dead. Besides, both
Elgin and Catharine are in my power."
"John Marks may betray you to th
police' said Nancy.
- To be continued. i
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Little Dressmakers of Paris.
The pinson Is a French song-bird,
and the petites couturieres of Paris
are universally , called .mimis pinsons
(little song-birds) because of the habit
they havo of always singing at their
work. Crowded, hundreds of them, in
Ill-lighted, badly ventilated, great ate
liers, during the busy season, they
stitch and sing from 7 o'clock in the
morning until long after midnight, and
they earn the vast majority of them
fifty cents a day.
" With this amount they must not
only board, lodge and clothe them
selves, but they must also make provis
ions for the rnorte saison four months,
from the middle of June till the middle
of September, when the gay world of
Paris being a la eampagne, no orders
for work are given, workshops are
closed, and the mimis pinsons earn not
one sou. Harper's Bazar.
Witli Small Means.
It is very foolish of the woman of
small means to try to keep pace with
the woman of independent, or even
comfortabb resources; but very often
a woman q taste and judgment, espe
cially if H is skilled with the needle,
will msxto -a better appearance on a
very small outlay then another would
'do with largtj means. Careful plan
ning, judicious outlay and purchases
adapted to hex- circumstances oust be
made. "TIi-n best of its kind," is a
gooil plan, but it is better to get the
best your purse .will pay for, even
though ili3 quantity be very United,
and if tho material be reasonably good,
it may b3 made over for another out
ing, with small addition to coct, taus
lessening the next season's outlay. Be
sides, a garment, cheap as to goods,
soon looks "cheap," and if nothing bet
ter than a mercerized cotton can be
afforded it is better than a flimsy qual
ity cf showy silk. The Commoner.
Ideas For Bracelet!.
The fashion of wearing a tiny watch
In a bracelet, which always holds more
or less for traveling, shopping or sporty
occasions, is suggested by the big jew
els that are being set in the arm adorn
ments. While a watch bracelet is of
leather, these new-old bracelets are of
gold.
A big catochon or cut stone that has
served in days agone in brooch or ear
rings is now just the thing to have
mounted in a bracelet, either a plain
geld band or one in the link design.
For such resetting the semi-precious
stones are in as great vogue as those
which cost more. Only the workman
ship must be superb, or the effect is
loud, cheap or dowdy.
Should the family jewel box contain
many such old pieces there is no more
attractive use for them than to have
them reset in a network of silver or
gold links, forming one of the neck
laces so much in vogue, especially
with lingerie blouses.
One such in eruscan gold is set with
corals, which of yore adorned one of
grandmamma's "sets." The effect is
charming.
A Woman Crusoe.
Beginning, due west of Point Concep
tion, on the California coast, and con
tinuing at irregular intervals as far
south as the Bay of Todas Santos in
Lower California, lie the Channel Isl
ands. In this ideal region for the
yachtsman, the fisherman and the hun
ter, one comes to feel like a new
Crusoe on his primitive isle. And in
very truth Crusoe's semi-mythical story
was enacted upon one of these same
islands, though minus the man Friday
and the happy ending. The castaway
In this case was a woman, a Danish
emigrant, left ashore through some
mischance by the crew of a vessel that
had sought shelter behind San Nich
olas during a storm, in the early fifties.
For over seventeen years the lone
creature lived unsought and" forgotten,
though the time at length came, when,
on the days the mist-clearing north
wind blew, she could climb to the isl
and's highest point and view the
ranchers' herds grazing upon the main
land. And at last, when hope and
reason had both long died, the poor,
wild, gibbering creature was found in
her wolf's burrow among the hills by
the advance guard of the otter hunters'
fraternity, who had long wondered at
the mysterious footprints they marked
upon the lonely sands. Field and
Stream.
Woman's Way of Escape.
Two men sat next her table at
luncheon. They were suburbanites,
and suburbanite talk engrossed their
tongues and attention. She was a care
ful, though not intrusive listener. So
she seemingly bent her head to the
business in hand the white her ears
were eagerly "occupied with the afore
mentioned small talk.
In a few moments she learned that
the topic of conversation was a won
derful suburban ball game played be
tween a married men's nine and a sin
gle men's nine. The married men had
won.
"I tell you, ' said one, "it was a great
game. Do you remember when Jim
mi e batted that liner out to left field
when the score was 23 to 29 in the
ninth, and how I went after it and
caught him at second?"
"You bet," replied the other, "that
coup decided the game in your favor,
but the thing I can't understand
about is that your nine, you old mar
ried men, won out!"
"Oh, that' easy," .rd.;
Benedict. "We married men are well
cared for. Our nerve is always with
us. We don't have to watch the grand
stand for the approval of a 'sweet
young thing" just as a beautiful flier
is soaring toward us."
The young man disputed the point,
and, though friendly, the argument
waxed warm. Finally the elder man
espied the young woman. "I tell you
what," said he, "I'll leave it to that
girl."
"All right," chimed in his vis-a-vis;
"ask her."
The attention of the entire tea-room
was centered upon them by this time,
and with the turn in the conversation
the young woman was now the cyn
osure of all eyes. They approached
and put the question to her, but being
a discreet young woman, as well as
wholly entangled, she threw them into
confusion, to the delight of the on
lookers, by slowly folding her napkin,
rising as slowly from her chair, and
with a withering glance at her flab
bergasted interrogators, stalked proud
ly from the room.
Amid audible giggles the men soon
followed her. Philadelphia Telegraph.
When Making Calls.
When making calls the married
woman gives the maid or man who
answers the door a card of her own
for the mistress of the house, and if
there are grown daughters or women
guests with whom she is acquainted,
she sends, up a card- for each one of
them, also. If the call is the first of
the season, she invariably sends up two
of her husband's cards for the master
and the mistress of the house. At sub
sequent calls, it is unnecessary to leave
the husband's cards unless he has ac
cepted an invitation to a dinner or
dance and is unable to call in person.
To recapitulate a little, she should,
if calling on a married lady with no
grown daughters -or other women in
her family, send up one of her own
and two of her husband's cards, the
latter cards being intended for the
master and mistress of the house. She
sends up but one of her own because
there is but one lady in the family,
and it would not be correct for her to
send up a card for the master of the
household, as a woman is never sup
posed to call upon a man.
An unmarried woman leaves tho
same number of visiting cards when
out calling as her married sister, with
the exception, of course, of the hus
band's card; that is, she leaves a card
for each lady of. the family whom she
wishes to honor with a call.
When making calls, visiting cards
should never be handed to any one but
a servant. If, as sometimes happens,
when the maid is out, or when no do
mestic is kept, the lady of the house
opens the door herself, a card is en
tirely unnecessary, although even in
this case it can be carelessly dropped
in the card receiver in the hall as one
goes out. Eut to give it to the lady
herself, unless this was done to point
out a change of address, would be very
ill-bred.
When an invitation to a tea or after
noon reception is received, no notice
need betaken of it until the day of the
function. Then, if one is unable to
attend, a visiting card, in an envelope
that exactly fits it, should be mailed to
the hostess. If the tea is given for
some friends of the hostess, or to in
troduce her daughter to society, two
visiting cards should be enclosed in the
envelope and directed to the giver of
the festivity. When unable to attend
a function of this sort, one should al
ways send as many cards as there are
ladies whose names are mentioned on
the invitation Housekeeper.
Braid Is - used on the white serge
suits, and especialy on the skirts.
White serge has been revived, and
bids fair to become extremely popular.
Color is rarely introduced- in white
eostumes, and then only by some color
introduced on the hat.
A new fashion is that of wearing the
Scotch cap with feather at the side and
two ribbons behind with tennis suits.
Many are putting elbow sleeves ia.
fine white waists and these are to be
worn in the house with any kind of
skirt.
Lace is not used on serge unless it be,
a bit of real Irish crochet lace; but
hand embroidery is often used with ex
cellent effect.
It is better to count on having sleefea
elbow length in all blouses, and adding
elbow cuffs of sheer material whenever
they are wanted.
The suits of serge are unlined, and
the skirls are worn over full, well
fitting white petticoats silk petticoats
not being much worn at this season.
Much is being said about woman
wearing separate waists in decided
contrast from her skirt on the street.
This is considered very bad taste un
less one wears a coat.
The most popular tennis suit con
sists of white cloth skirt and a white
tussore blouse with . Irish lace collar
fastened with knot of red paid silk
like that on the velvet cap.
Ohio State University will soon fcavs
z r,-pma'6 building,
With the Funny
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Strange, Indeed.
Belle "Do you believe in second
sight, my dear?"
Eva "Sometimes." .
Belle "Speaking from experience?"
Eva "Yes, I have often told Jack
that" he needed a shave when it was
too dark to see his face." Chicago
News.
As Philadelphia Viewed It.
New York Editor to Philadelphia
Correspondent "Please rush report
leading politicians caught in anti-vice
crusade and reputations blasted."
Philadelphia Correspondent-to New
York Editor "Politicians caught, but
no reputations among them to blast."
New York Times.
Something; Larking;?
"Is it true that Miss Tallmari Is going
on the stage?" asked the young man.
"Yes," answered Miss Plumpun,
"but I'm afraid she'll not make a hit."
"Why not?" he queried.
"Because," explained the other, "she
looks like, a fright in a bathing suit."
Chicago Daily News.
Automatic.
"In what way could you be of any
use to an employment bureau?" said
the proprietor. -
"Simplest thing in the world!" re
plied the shiftless looking applicant.
"You are always in need of men to
fill positions and I'm always out of ?
job!" Detroit Free Press.
Mean of Thes
Kid "Wot you tink, fellers, of folks
wot'll put up a baseball fence wid only
er single knot-hole in it!" New York
Evening Journal.,
Heal Tronble.
She "You are very depressed. I
didn't know you cared so much for
your uncle."
He "I didn't, but I was the means
of keeping him in an insane asylum
the last year of his life, and now that
he has left me all his money I've got
to prove that he was of sound mind."
Chicago Journal.
Sure to Break Down.
"Hello, where are you walking in
such a hurry?"
"Fellow just stole my auto and went
down this road."
"But surely you don't expect to over
take him on foot?"
"Sure. He forgot to take the repair
kit with him." Philadelphia Ledger.
The Safest Katine;.
"Before having any financial deal
ings with a new acquaintance," re
marked the crusty citizen, "first find
out "
"How he is rated among his friends,
I suppose?" broke in the confiding citi
zen. "Not on your life. Find out how he
is rated in Bradstreet."
Ills Experience Against It
Dr. Washem "I think a daily bath
would be beneficial in your case, Mr.
riodgers."
Plodgers "Well, I don't know, doc
tor. I took a bath once a year or two
ago. I felt better for a little while,
but it wasn't long before I was as bad
as ever, and I've been growing worse
ever since." Boston Transcript.
It Ought to Work.
"A gentleman writes to inquire,"
said the lady who conducts the "An
swers to Correspondents" column, "how
he may keep the flies from bothering
his bald head. Can you suggest any
thing?" .
"Oh, yes," promptly responded the
Boir Weevil editor. "Advise him to
hire a spider to live in one of his ears."
There Are Many.
The hustler addressed one of those
youths who sit on a bench in the park
and watch the grass grow.
"Suppose," said the hustler, "that you
stood at the foot of the ladder of suc
cess." The youth yawned lazily.
"In that case," he said, "I guess I'd
wait till they took the ladder away and
started an elevator." Detroit Tribune.
How the Tronble Began.
Mrs. Lakefrunt "What's the cause
of the estrangement between Mrs.
Porkpack and Mrs. Beef trust?"
Mrs. Southsyde "Mrs. Beeftrust said
her husband gave away a great deal of
money anonymously, and Mrs. Pork
pack suggested that might account for
the present prosperous condition of the
treasury's conscience fund," Piiilf.Ss.
phia Bulletin. .
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In France they have learned to pet
rify skimmed milk by treating it with
adds, etc., and use it in a variety of
wtys.
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Paper floors are said to be growing
in favor in Germany. They have no
joints to Catch dust or vermin, are
soft to the foot, and are cheaper than
hardwood.
A recent invention of value to the bi
oljgist is the comparascope. This at
tachment may be affixed to the ordi
nary microscope and by means of its
mirrors any two slides to be examined
appear side by side. k j
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In order to find out whether or not
public telephones accumulate germs an
examination of several taken at ran
dom was made in London recently.
The microscopes revealed no bacteria,
although the telephones were very
dirty. : , t
Radium, like all other things, must
be known by what it does. And so
far as known, the doings of radium
have no parallel in nature. The chem
ist has seen that it shines by its own
light; and this not for a day, a month,
a year, but for an illimitable period. " .
It was probably the return in the
present war to the use of such ancient
instruments of warfare as the sword,
bayonet, hand grenade, etc., suggested
to J. J. Mclntyre, a Brooklyn man, im
provements in aerial torpedoes or rock
ets. for war purposes. His rocket can
be fired a mile, and it carries a charge
of dynamite and grape-shot.
Dr. C. H. Shaw, professor of botany
in the Medico-Chirurgical College, Phil
adelphia, has started with a party of
scientific associates to make a system
atic study of the flora and native race
of the Selkirk region, in British Co
lumbia. The Selkirk Indians are be
lieved to be the only race that till
lives entirely beyond the pale of civ
ilization, jf
MONEY MAD.
WhataChinainan Will Uo For the Sal:
of Gold.
"China would be a poor field for ac
cident insurance companies," said a
man in the tea trade. "The inhab
itants would be only too glad to gel
hurt in order to collect their insurance.
Up the river from Hongkong there'8
a little settlement of Englishmen. Jusl
across the river is a graveyard, inhab
ited by a few scrub birds of the snipe
family.- They are very poor shooting,
but. your Briton must have sport ol
some kind, and shooting these birds is
the only spcrt in sight.
"One day an Englishman let drive lit
a snipe and hit a Chinaman who had
just bobbed out from behind a tomb
stone. The charge of shot struck the
coolie in his wrist, putting his hand
out of business. Of course, the China
man made a roar. The Briton, want
ing to do the square thing, offered tc
pay the damage. The coolie demanded
$10. The Englishman generously mad
it $15... There was never any good
hunting in the graveyard after that
Whenever an Englishman was seet
approaching a Chinaman hid behind
every gravestone.
-"With marvelous cleverness they'd
manage to get in range just when the
Briton fired. If one of thrxn had the
luck to get two or three Lirdshot In
tis system he would com? out, roar,
and collect. Of course, this drove
away the snipe; but the coolies took tc
catching bird3, tying them by the legs
to gravestones and hiding tbemselvei
in holes from which they could rise
and get shot at the proper moment
The Englishmen had to stop hunting.
It was too expensive.
"One of the pleasant and refined
Chinese tortures is crushing the ankle.
There are coolie3 in Shanghai who
keep a standing offer to submit to thM
torture, for the benefit of tourists, at
a rate of $3. I know of several cases
where this offer has been accepted.
The coolie submitted without a howl
and smiled when he collected the
money." New York Sun. ,
Mothers and Sent.
In taking issue with the schoolmarm
who said that when a boy thought
much of the teacher it counted, while
the girl pupil's professed friendship
was only skin deep, a Howard mother
who has both a son and daughter
touches up boys in this fashion: "The
average boy looks on his mother as a
slave, a drudge, a person to work for
him, to be growled at, to be ashamed
of and pushed aside when he gets old
enough to look out for himself. The
average girl, though she may be
spoiled, selfish and at times ungrateful,
turns to mother for comfort, for advice,
and when needed is kind, considerate
and helpful. Some time ago I worked
hard to give my boy and girl a treat.
They were away from home for a few
days, and I fixed up each one's room
with new carpets, new curtains and a
lot of new things for their shelves,
tables and dressers.' My little girl was
so delighted that she could scarcely
contain herself. My son never noticed
the things, and never expressed a word
of thanks when his attention was
finally called to them. I have talked
with other mothers, and almost with
out exception their experience is the
same. The daughters are the kindest
and most grateful, while the boys exact
the most attention, help the least and
cause us the most worry and heart
aches." Kansas City Journal.
Gold, eilver, diamonds and coal val
ued at $102,497,390 were produced from
Transvaal mines during the year end
tnm on June 30,