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By Prof. Wm. Henry Peck,
Author of the "TEe Stone-Cutter
of Lisbon," Etc
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Continued.
"John Marks will remain f aithful be
cause he hopes to regain his son. I be
lieve that if his son had been ever
near him if John Marks had had
something to love and cherish, some
thing to take pride in, he -would have
grown as old as he is now unstained
by the taint of crime."
"You believe, that, Luke Hammond ?"
paid Nancy, eagerly.
"I do," said Hammond. "John
Marks never committed but one crime:
he robbed his father. He never com
mitted the burglary for which he was
transported I have seen the man that
did it, and before John Marks would
clear himself at the expense of a com
rade, he suffered for that comrade's
crime. 'Twas I that instigated him to
rob his father you know that, Nancy
Harker."
"I do," said Nancy, very pale. "And
do you think, Luke Hammond, that if
John Marks had a son like Charles he
would wish to make that son a vil
lain." "None of that, Nancy Harker," said
Hammond. "Call me no hard names.
No, John Marks is a reckless fellow,
but he is a little foolish, and I believe
would rather find his son a good, an
honest man, hating him, than find his
son a scoundrel, loving him. And even
if there were no son in the case why
should John Marks betray me when
from me he can obtain gold, and from
no one else. Enough of this. We must
prepare for a wedding."
"Now that you have the will what
do you intend to do with Henry El
gin?" asked TSancy.
"That is my business," said Ham
mond. "Seek to know nothing of him
after this night. He will disappear.
Does Catharine Elgin still refuse
food?"
"She does," said Nancy.
"But she drinks?" '
"Yes but nothing but water," re
plied Nancy.
"It is enough," said Hammond. "She
draws the water from the fountain in
her room."
"Yes; she will drink from nothing
that I fill," said Nancy, "and uses a
glass goblet which stands ever in her
bight near the fountain."
"You know the pattern of that glass
you have others like it. P-ring me
one," said Hammond.
Nancy departed, and soon returned
with a large cut-glass goblet of a pale
Cold color.
"Ah! Is that the color of Catharine
Elgin's goblet? Good! Fortune fa
vors me," said Hammond.
He then searched in his desk and
produced a small silver vial, from
which he poured a few drops of pale
yellowish liquid into the goblet. Then,
with a delicate brush of silken hair
he coated the inside of the goblet with
the liquid, which seemed something
like a thin varnish.
"What is that?" asked Nancy Har
ker. "A secret," said Hammond, swinging
the goblet to dry it. "A secret that has
never played me false, and one that I
shall never tell. Its effects you shall
see to-night. Now return with this
goblet to Catharine Elgin's room. Do
not let her see that you have it. Con
trive to exchange it for the one she
uses. Can you do it?"
"Of course I can," said Nancy, tak
ing the goblet.
"Right. Now go and do it. When
you have done it watch her closely,
una wnen she has drunk from the gob
let let me know."
Nancy left him, and e worked at
the will until the clock struck 10.
As it struck some one rapped at the
coor, and as Hammond opened it Ste
phen entered, followed by a small,
Jaean-looking man in shabby clerical
"Ah, Mr. Allday! You are prompt,"
laid Hammond.
"Always am, Mr. Hammond, when
toy friends need me," squaked Mr.
Allday, as he fawned before the sup
Posed rich money broker, Luke Ham
mond, Esq.
"Right," said Hammond. "Stnhon
station yourself at the private en-
trance. When Mr.
wit him." u
"Will he come alone?" asked Ste
phen. "I hope not," said Hammond, think
ing of what John Marks had promised
to bring with him. "However,, if there
Jt any one with him you do not know
oo not let him pass."
"Very well, sir," said Stephen, and
then left the library.
. "Mr. Allday," said Hammond, plac
es a slip of paper in his visitor's
urS' there Is yDr note for $95."
Thank you, Mr. Hammond. What
can I do to serve you?"
"You must perform a marriage cere
J&ony." "But I have been deprived of my li
ense to officiate as a clergyman,'.' said
Allday. in fact tne only license j
aaa was a forgery."
'I know that, Mr. Allday. But I am
content with you as you are," said
rfammond: "You must marry me to a
young lay to-nieht and mats no io.
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"Certainly anythin
Hammond."
you say, Mr,
"Right. I shall pay you welL I
shall also need your evidence hereafter.
Until I desire your presence be so kind
as to retire into the next room. You
will find refreshments there."
"Oh, I shall wait patiently, Mr, Ham
mond," said Allday, as Hammond con
ducted him into a small apartment and
left him before some tempting edibles.
"That man is a glutton," said Ham
mon to himself, when again at his
desk. "Feed him well and he will
serve you all your life."
He was working with his cunnin
pen when Nancy Harker appeared
"She has used the goblet you pre
pared," said Nancy.
Oroodl I am waiting for John
Marks," said Hammond. "Return to
Miss Elgin, and let me know how she
is in half an hour. I shall wait no
longer."
Nancy went away, and after half an
hour's absence returned to the library.
Well," said Hammond, throwing
aside his pen.
"Catharine Elgin seems out of her
mind, dizzy, faint. She does not -rec
nize me. She walks about, but says
nothing," said Nancy, looking quite
frightened.
"Right. Now go tell Henry Elgin
that his daughter is drugged. That
am going to marry her in his presence
That I will delay the ceremony if he
will make a will as I desire."
What use? You can forge one now
without danger," said Nancy.
"No man can forge without danger,"
said Hammond. "If possible I must
have a will from Henry Elgin's own
pen and hand. I find so many altera
tions to make in this will that I cannot
use it. Unless Elgin makes another
will I shall be forced to forge one from
heading to signature. It Is II o'clock
Make haste."
Nancy departed, and soon returned
saying:
"Henry Elgin defies you."
"Does he? Curse the obstinate fool!"
said Hammond. "I will wait no long
er for John Marks. Go to Miss Elgin
I will be there in a moment."
I wish it was all over," said Nancy,
as she went away.
Hammond entered the room where
he had left Mr. Allday, and found that
worthy man highly pleased.
"Come," said Hammond. "We will
now visit the bride and make an end
of it."
"Of course. Anything you desire,
Mr. Hammond, I will do," said All
day, as Hammond led him into the
eastern wing.
In the hall Hammond paused.
"Did you see anything, Mr. All-
day?" he asked, trembling and staring
before him.
"Where?"
"Before us!"
"Nothing but an empty hall," said
Allday
"True, there is nothing else," said
Hammond. "Come on."
But Hammond had seen, and for the
first time while awake, the phantom
face of his dead father,
He attributed it to his fevered brain
and resolved to go on in evil.
He went on.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE LAST OF LUKE HAMMOND.
Luke Hammond found Kate Elgin
as Nancy Harker had described.
The unfortunate girl was not feign
ing delirium, for she had swallowed,
while drinking water, the poisonous
drug Hammond had smeared in the
goblet. She was pale, very pale, but
on each snowy cheek burned a bright
red spot, while her : splendid, dark
brown eyes were unnaturally brilliant.
She paced to and fro with a restless,
purposeless haste, and took no notice
of those around her.
"This is my intended wife, Mr. All
day," said Hammond.
"Can she make the responses, Mr.
Hammond?" asked Allday, to whom
Kate Elgin was a stranger.
"Is it necessary, Mr. Allday?"
"Not If you think otherwise, Mr.
Hammond," said Allday. "But she is
not in a state to know what is going
on."
"That matters not," said Hammond.
Where is Daniel, Mrs. Harker?"
"I believe he sleeps. I will call him,"
said Nancy, going from the room into
the hall. ' .
"Give me your hand, Miss Elgin,"
said Hammond.
Kate looked at him wildly, but did
cot move a muscle.
Hammond took her hand in his, and
she mad-e no resistance.
"Come," said Hammond leading her
toward the door.
She followed him in silence, and he
led her into the hall and thence through
the ante-room of the crimson chamber
into the presence of her father.
"Ha!" cried Hammond. "Who moved
that bed?"
"I did," said Henry Elgin sternly.
"For what?"
"There was a draught near the grate
that chilled my very bones," said Elgin.
Nancy Harker and Daniel now came
ia.
'Henry Elgin," said Hammond, "you I
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PITTSBQRQ, CHATHAM CO UNT N O
behold your daughter. She moves, sb
sees and hears. But for, the time her
mind is vacant. She knows nothing."
Do you still refuse to obey me?"
"Let me speak to that man wad
wears a garb hat I have respected aad
honored all my life," said Elgin, who
held his arms folded across his breast.
"It is useless for you to speak to
him," said Hammond. "Answer mj
question."
"Still, I will speak to him," said El
gin. "Sir. whoever you are, I am the
father of that unfortunate girl. As her
father, I forbid this outrage to be
done."
"Mr. Hammond," said Allday, terri
bly alarmed at his situation, "perhaps
tnis affair had best go no farther."
"Silence, Thomas Allday," said Ham
mond. "It must go on to the end. ! Do
you refuse to go on, sir?"
"I am afraid that is you know the
circumstances of the case," stammered
Allday
T1. ' ,
j-w orcumsiances or tue case,
J. nomas Allday, are these," said Ham
mond. "You have committed forgery.
i noia tne proofs in my hands. I. can
produce them at any moment and send
you to Sing Sing. You know that?"
"I do unfortunately I do," said All-
j "u suraiiK irom iienry .Elgin s
terrible glance to be appalled by the
uerceiiess or Hammond's eyes.
"Will you go on with the ceremony?"
uemanded Luke Hammond.
fetui Allday paused. He feared the
future. He was not a clergyman,
though he saw that Henry Elgin be
lieved mm to be one.
To be continued.
Making; Drum Hearts.
Drum neads and banjo heads are
made very carefully, indeed, and not a
nine is required to produce a
smooth, even, unbroken skin. The
drum and banjo heads are all made
from skins. Calfskin is the best. mate
rial, but sheepskin is good.
The hides come by rail to the factory
in great bundles. They are exactly
wnen iaKen trom the carcass, except
that they have been pickled in salt. On
receipt , at t je factory the hides are
thrown into a small pond beside the
building, and left there to soak in run
ning water until all the salt is washed
out. This takes a long time. After
being freshened the hides are thrown
over frames and "broken." The bits of
flesh remaining on the hides are re
moved, and the skin is then soft and
pliable.
The hide is next put in a vat with
nme ana lert there for about two
weeks. This loosens the hair, which
is scraped off. Then the skin is
stretched tight on a frame and shaved
on Dotn sides. Another bath ic a vat
gives the skin a transparent effect and
puts it In apple-pie order. Once more
the skin is stretched out on the frame3,
and if any finishing touches are needed
they are given. After being cut la
shape it is ready for the market.
The army drum heads are nineteen
to twenty Inches in diameter. Other
sizes vary from the tiny ones, used for
toy drums, to the great big bass drums.
some or which are sixty inches in diam.
eter. Banjo heads are of more uniform
size. Brooklyn Eagle.
A M ouster Topaz.
An interesting story of a valuable i
topaz now in the possession of Sisraor i
Nicola Carelli comes from Naples, says
the Rome correspondent of the London
Leader. The topaz which Signor Car
elli brought back from Bazil some
years ago is so large that it is said to
weigh over two pounds." A Neapolitan
artist, seeing the stone, begged to be al
lowed to engrave the-figure of Christ
on It In cameo. The work is now fin
ished and Signor Carelli has been look
ing for a purchaser. The value of the I
jewel is,, however, so great that even
the Pope himself, to whom it was of
fered, could not afford to buy it. Fin
ally, says the Italie, a committee has
been formed in Naples with the pur
pose of buying the jewel from its pres
ent owner by public subscription and
offering it to Leo XIII. as a jubilee
present. Tt is to be hoped, therefore,
that this wonderful treasure will be
seen by visitors to the Vatican Mu
seum. Signor Carelli declares that
there is no other such stone in the
world.
A Tonne Lawyer Set Right."
Not long ago a bright young lawyer,
whose progress was due to the celerity
with which he disposed of cases placed
in his hands, approached one of the
famous leaders of the bar with a prop
osition to be admitted into partner
ship. "Oh, yes, I have heard of you,"
said the great legal light. ' "You won
that suit of against heavy odds,
and from retainer to final fee were oc
cupied less than five weeks. Such ex
pedition is most reprehensible. v- Why,
young man, that case would have oc
cupied any experienced lawyer at
least two years. I am not prepared to
admit into partnership one who does
not understand the most Important
word in the legal vocabulary
ay.' "New York Press. , . -
. No Cans For Alarm. ;
Rev. Brown, a nian of less than me
dium stature, possessed a high, squeaky
voice. -
Not. long ago , he was invited to ex
change pulpits with a minister in a
neighboring city. The church in which
he was to preach was much more im
posing than the home chapel. '
Arriving early he peered from behind
the pulpit and watched what he con
sidered an immense congregation with
trepidation. ''. . r'
As the last notes of the organ volun
tary died awaj his little head popped
up from behind the desk, and wUhont
a word of warning he piped out, "It is
I, be not afraid." Lippincott.
No fewer than 587 lancuages are
sooken in Europe, " v
The draping bf the hats with colored
veils has not yet arrived. Whether the
season will bring back the 'fashiojn is
doubtful. , For traveling ithe- double
veils are still worn. Fancy, face Veils',
which were elaborate ; in design, are
ignored by well. 4reapgo 'women.,, ,The
best is of fine, plain net. with a few
'velvet dots over the surface. , ,
There should not be more than two
or three over the face. - ,J "V1
The small hats of the day lend them
selves well to veils, but; there is a
growing tendency away; from having
the face covered. The invisible hair
nets are worn loosely over the whole
head to keep the hair in place.
j.For real protection,, women are more
apt to wear a colored chiffon veil to
match the hat., No matter what the
w,:1 ii. i ' ; . , ' ...
'en, it usuaiiy rasienea with a
fancy pin at nape of neck and at edge
of hat. ' " .1 -' i ,..'-r
, How Tint Luces. ,
A secret worth, knowing is how to
tint laces, chiffons, silk, or crocheted
buttons, feathers, slippers, gloves, etc.,
to a gown shade.' The 'process is
vouched for by the National Dress
makers Association; from whose jour
nal it is taken. The materials required
are oil paints in -tubes and gasoline
The gasoline' is placed in a porcelain
bowl and the paint is dissolved in it,
The work has to be done quickly and,
of course, in a tireless room. - Mix; the
paint to the required shade In a saucer,
comparing it with the goods till the
right color. When the exact tone is
reached mix with the- gasoline and
dip the lace, or whatever is to be dved,
quickly before the paint fails to the
bottom, as there, might be-a "spot of
bottom. ,- Do not let the coods tourh tho
paint there. A hairpin comes in hand
ily to hold the edge of the goods.
Shake out quickly and pin iip to dry.
It is w?ll to make a few experiments
before risking costly materia!,' but the
process is really-not at:al! formidable
Marriage Obligations Mutual. , .!
What part shall the husband play in
the .dram: i of domestic economy, be
sides being the worker and.provider?
Shall he help wash the dishes? Or
shall he eat his supper or dinner and
retire to his club for the rest of the
evening, leaving his wife to the ques
tionable enjoyment of her own society?
No! to botlj questions. It takes two
persons to make a contract binding,
and in marrying both assume responsi
bilities which should be carried out tq
the best of their abilities, v i 1 ,;
These words from "The Prisoner of
Zenda" "If love were alii" would
make a good text for a marriage ser
mon. Love isn't all it never has been
and never will be.
The happiest marriages arc those
where the duties they bring have been
conscientiously carried out. It isn't
a Question of money! Where do ou
find happier fathers and mothers than
those who have ten or a dozen chil
dren to care for and educate?
They married when they were quite
young a mere girl .and boy, perhaps,
and it has been a long struggle for
both to make both ends meet. But
they travel "hand in hand the :ong
road together." Unitv of interests
makes everything easy and pleasura
ble. Indianapolis News. - : '
Winter Millinery.
Headgear grows more and more pic
turesque, says , the Delineator. ... One
of the quaintest designs is the Vic
torian bonnet, with its wide brim flar
ing up and out, a mode that is widely
becoming. - , v , 4
All flower creations are having wide
popularity this season, though appro
priate only for theatre or matinee wear.
Not only is the toque frame covered
with Cowers, but the Louis XIII. and
marquise shapes also are adorned Ja
this manner. Moss-roses, dahlias, vio
lets and chrysanthemums are chiefly
seen, roses perhaps being most in evi
dence. The flowers of darker hue are
usually ia conventionalized colorings;,
while those of paler tints are mora
strictly "after the natural flora. Tha
all-feather hats -are smart for all ex
cept .very dressy functions.
Felt hats are fashionable in: spite of
the demand for those of velvet, the
handsomest being of satin felt. Fur
hats are 'made 'u attractive by floral
trimmings. , Old rose is a favorite color
in millinery for evening wear and both
felts and plumes are shown in "it
Plumes are in high favor for the fash
ionable Cavalier hat. Brown, perhaps
more than any other color, is seen -in
the large Cavalier , models, though ,the
new rich greens that sometimes shade
down to brown or to tea rose are also
used. , .The sweeping paradise plume
adorns many of the handsomest of the
season's headgear and is frequently the
only trimming.. .
Plain Dreges tor Chafch. t
There is one section of the dress re
form which pleases many, and, that is
the new fashion of , dressing plainly
for church. The , Sunday dress has
really gone out of fashion.' . It is no
longer considered proper to wear one's
best clothes to church. The "best"
clothes must be laid away for worldly
pleasures, for tbe theatre or circus, and
the plainest gown, or, in fact, the
every day "outfit is to be worn 'on Sun-
days. Women of the East have leaned
gradually, toward this, and for some!
time it has been noticed by strangers stitute. the more expensive but reliable
that they (look exceedingly plain w&en embroidered or crocheted button, These
attending churcht - " "ido not loosea.
NQ. 18;
i The light, fluffy, and elaborate toilet
has been relegated to the matinee, the
reception and afternoon tea by the
smart women of the Ea,st, and in its
place 'is 1 seen - a quiet unattrace
gown, which perhaps costs large sums,
but which' is not at all conspicuous.
i Of course the- dark costume canuot
be. worn for church in-warm weather,
but the styles of the dresses worn ara
quite as simple- and plain as they pos
sibly can be.; The simple, plain, vrait
linen suit Is quite popular for worship,'
and these are anything but fancy iu
their construction.. As black is always
worn during the hot days black is con
spicuous' among the church goers ever
in summertime.: For' many years the
clergy', have, deplored the fact that
women bedeck" : themselves too .elab
orately when attending . services, and
perhaps through their perslstei.t ! ad
vice, and preaching the reforra has
come about. Newark Advertiser. -
; , w Pongee Waists. .
..The woman , who is not looking for
waists that are high in price can find
the mdst charming things at a very
reasonable rate. ; There come lovely
pongee waists in thef natural tones, or
what Is called pongee color, also a pale
wood, or a light tan. This color is
usually becoming and it goes vt ell with
any dark skirt,. ; Suspenders are worn
with the shirt waist by those tvho like.
novelties.
,'The navy blue pongee wf.Ists are,:
many of them, accordion pleated. Lit
tle accordion pleats are laid all across
the front, and, upon a slim figure, they
are certainly -pretty.
It is a bad season for fae-woman
who. wants to tub her shirt waist every
day of her life. She aims to be mas-,
culine in her cleanliness and into the"
tub her shirt waist must go every day.
But, , if she looks Into tho shirt waist
question vf ell, she; wiiriind that she
eamiot always tub her 'waists and that
her shirt waist trunk wi'l contain very
tew waists that are ' meant for soap
and water.- .
Pongee waists areisrdly made to be
Tvashed nor are the, handsome waists
of embroidered . wash taffeta, nor the
wash satin' waists nor the waists made
of the. other so-called handsome wash
able goods. Bat the question of soan-
and the shirt waist is one over which
each and- every woman must struggle
individually,
The woman who 13 going to be very
English will find , many opportunities
awaiting her. There are the Madras
suitings, which come in heavy weight
aud in pale grounds, that are admirable
for shirt waists. These are In cream,
pale blue, light pink, tan, lilac and the
faint shades of blue and grpv, Noth
lng could be neater than these suitings
and they make up very well Indeed in
shirt waists. ''
The golf materials of the year are
linen, cheviot, heavy white canvas
suiting, pique and even denim. The
object is; to get a material that w::
not grow limp and there can be ueth-
iug too heavy for the purpose, There
come Jlnen goods, thick as a board,
and just the thing for the goif field.
With these go the knitted caps, or the
stiff white linen sailors, and thus the
golf girl is pretty on the field. Brook
iyn Eagle. ' . - -
Foulards are passe. They have not
the slightest chance for being worn.
The polo turban or "Tommy Atkin"
hat has taken quite a hold on the wom
en of to-day.
Womea who are skilled In embroldr
ery are employing their talent for the
decoration of shirt waists. '
A vagary of fashion which is half
amusing and half vexing has developed
in connection with the eccentric curres
of some of the new hats. . ,
- At fhe hair dressers they are offering
all - kinds of little bunches of false
hair, curls, knots, puffs, braids, with
hairpin attachments to wear under hat
brims.
For walking, the skirts are sometimes
four inches above the. ground. They
are stitched ' about the hem a great
many times, and are very much like
the: rainy-day ' skirts. '
The suede shoes, in colors, are popu
lar.' They are extremely so with the
woman with a pretty foot; and they
greatly enhance the costume of one
color, wheu one-color schemes are car
ried out. 1 j "
Pongee is quite as much favored this
spring as it was last, and It comes in
such , pretty colors,, and they make up
in such pretty styles that, women can
not, resist ;Ha ving several to hold the
summer out. ( ".
An important characteristic bf the
season will be" the profuse use of em
broidery around the neck on narrow
revers, on vests and cuffs especially on
cloaks and on tailor-made garments of
the dressier; sort. - ; - -.'--
The ; butioned-in-the-back lingerie
waist causes much woe by coming un
.fastened ; at ; inconvenient times. The
bright woman learns ' to : cut off the
small pearl buttons as soon as the
waist comes from the shop and to sub
With the Funny
- : Effrontery.
Voice (through the telephone) "Is
that the society editor I"
. The Other Voice "Yes."
Voice "Will you plefe say that
Argie Higgum's back "
The Other Voice "I don't fare for
any items about Arc-hie Higgum's
back." Chicago Tribune.
A Distinction.
"What is the difference between a
practical and a theoretical farmer?"
"A theoretical farmer," answered
Farmer Comtossel, "is oire ih.-.t insists
on tryin' to make a livln' off the farm,
an' a practical one jes' faces the in
evitable an' turns the place oyer to
summer boarders." Washington Star.
The Attiat's In4utry.
Bacon "You say j'our artist friend Is
Industrious",
Egbert "Very; why, I've known him
to work over four years on one pic
ture "
Bacon "Is that possible?"
i Egbert "It is. He was a month
painting it, and four years trying lo
soil It!" Yonkers Statesman.
Li-fc in Doubt.
First Fennsylvanian "Weil, that
tainted chorus girl couldn't make a go
of it and they've disbanded her show."
Second Fennsylvanian "A tribute to
our Pennsylvania good sense."
- First Pennsylva nian "I don't kuow
whether it is or. not. Maybe they fig
ured that if it wouldn't go in Feun-yl
vania it wouldn't go anywhere."
A Kin.
Jack "Her heart is as hard as glass.
I've little hope of making an impres
sion on It."
His Sister "Why not try a dia
mond?" Illustrated Bits.
Kot Alt .Alike.
wnen you Know tnat a man is a
devotee of golf," said the enthusiastic
golfer, "you can.be absolutely certain
of his mental caliber and be as
sured "
"Oh, eome, I wouldn't say that," re
plied the plain man, ''I don't doubt
that some men play goif who are really
quite sensible," Philadelphia Press.
Didn't Car to Sit Down.
"Thnak you, young gentlemaa," she
said to the boy who permitted her to
take the seat in the trolley car that
had just been vacated, "but, perhaps,
you had better take it. You look
weary."
"I guess you'd look weary, too, lady,
if you'd beea flshia' aa' got ketched at
it by yer dad." Philadelphia Ledger.
Tlie Alain Chance.
"Let's go over and call on the Greens
to-night," remarked Mrs. Fox, as the
evePing threatened to drag.
I don't care to go there unless we
hate aa lnvitatiou," replied her hus
band. '..
"But why not?" C '
"Because they wouldn't have a luach
ready if they filda't know we were
ccaiiEg." Columbus Dispatch.
Cuu Belli.
?!Now, the trusts '.' began the pat
ent churn man, addressing the washiag
machin agent, "the trusts, let me tell
you, are "
"Here, now, gentlemen!" remonstrat
ed the landlord of the tavern at Polk
ville, Ark. "That's what the fight here
yesterday started about; and it's going
to cost me $3 or $4 for new window
glass alone!" Tom Watsou's Magazine.
The Absurd Poor.
"Give you a nickel?" said Miss De
Style. "Oh, no! I never dispense pro
miscuous alms. Why do you not ob
tain employment?"
"Please, mum," was the timid reply,
"J have a small baby, and pesple won't
be bothered- by a woman with a child."
"Then, you absurd, creature, why not
leaved the qhild at hpnie with its
nurse?'.' Philadelphia BuUetin.
Shrewd Move.
Mrs. Fox "Great news! George is
engaged to Miss Roxk?y."
Mr. Fox "What! Our son engaged
to Miss Roxley? I must object!"
Mrs. Fox "Nonsense! Are you out
of vour mind?" "
Mr. Fox "Not at all, but if we don't
kick a little the Roxleys will think we
don't amount to much and they'll prob
ably call It all off." Catholic Standard
and Times. .
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& SCIENCE Jp
The Russian Government has sent to
the California University College of
Agriculture specimens of the famous
"black earth" of European Russia,
which is showing signs of deteriora
tion. In ; the Trinity River, Southeastern
Texas, where many pearls have been
found, although' apparently . aone of
very high value, lives a species of mus
sel the shells of which are sometimes
five inches in length.
t
1
One of the most important engineer
ing problems waiting for solution to
day, says Railway and Locomotive En
gineering, is a practical method of
using crude petroleum as the explosive
in internal combustion eugines.
Inventors are now. turning their at
tention to the smaller details of the au
tomobile. One of the most recent pat
ents is applied to a wire frame ar
ranged to sweep the rubber tires. This.
It Is claimed, will avoid many punc
tures. Many of the officers of steamships
running to Boston, Mass., are afflicted
with a new eye disease which, for want
of a better name, some of them call the
"fog eye." It is an Infiammatio-.i
caused by peering Into the fog, nad.
while painful, it soon passes away.
The British Museum has approved
the suggestion that phonographic rec
ords be made and preserved of the
voices of prominent .singers, orators,
actors, etc., aud the perforniances of
instrumentalist:?, now that the inde
structible nickel record can be mad?.
These will be stored in the museum
and not used until the next generation.
STRANG; PEOPLE:
A Newly Discovered Kara Similar to the
Cliff Dwellers. ' .
Is there to be found in the wild fast
nesses near Maguarichic, Chihuahua,
In the Sierra Madre a remnant of the
ancient cliff dwellers who have re
mains of their houses high up on the
cliff from Colorado through Arizona
and New Mexico far southward into
Mexico? Has such a remnant been
found, or is the story on a par with
such tales of that of the band of
"striped horses" in a "beautiful valley"
in the Sierra Madre and that of a rem
nant of Apaches in a deep inaccessible
gorge called "The Hole" iii the' same'
range in that State? Tho last two
mentioned stories have been exploded,
but during the last two weeks there
have come ia stories from Maguar
ichic, a small mining camp three days'
ride from Mlnaca, that a peculiar wild
tribe that build their houses high uy
in the cliffs had beea found near there.
The story comes from Eon Good, an.
hoaest miaer of that camp, la no wise
versed in aathropology. . ,
The story as given is that Mr. Good
has seen the people aad their dwell
lags. The people are said to be small
and swarthy and entirely di-Toren!
from the Tarahumaris Indians and
Mexicans of that section. . Their mod
of life is extremely primitive and they
are very timid, avoldiag contact with
other people. They will molest no ae
ualess their houses or property are dis
turbed, aad thea they will fight. Theii
arms aro bows and arrows. When o
stranger shows up among them thej
fibe to their dwellings or th? brush.
They cultivate small patches of beam
aad cora ia the caaoas aud valleyi
near their homes.
Their laaguage is eatircly dlstiacl
from any other aad their vocabulary
is small, probably 200 words, according
to a Roman Catholic priest. Fathei
Mariano Guerrero, who is said to have
been among them. This priest sayi
they have at some time learned some
thing of the Roman Catholic faith, and
recognize him as a priest. He sayi
they will allow bhn to approach neai
enough when alone to bless them.
Tho Mexicans seem to know praetio
ally nothing about these strange peopl
and take ao interest ia them. Around
Maguarichic many skeletons are found
in tho caves ia the mountain sides,
appareatly Indicating tbay they may
have beea much more numerous up tc
the time of the adveat of the Spaa
lards aad later. Mexican Herald. '
Ihe Wrong Flavor.
A traveling maa who sells flavoring
extracts registered at one of the
large hotels and told the clerk that he
wanted a bath. The city water was
exceedingly muddy, but the clerk for
got that. He assigned the guest to
a room with a private bath attached.
Fifteen miautes -after he was called
to the house telephone. It was the
new arrival who wanted him.
"Hey," called the traveling man,
'you've given me the wrong flavor."
"What do you mean?" asked the
puzzled clerk.
'I've got a chocolate bath here,"
was the reply." "I wanted vaaiila'
Kansas City Times.
A Delphic Utterance.
As capable of ; varied iaterpretatioa
as the utterances of the ancient oracles
was the speech made by a Swiss moun
taineer who accompanied the Stutfield
and Collie exploring expedition through
he Canadian Rockies.
They found It necessary to ford Bear
Creek, and Hans did not jen;oy it. al
though he faced it with exemplary
ortitude. Once safely across, he
urned and surveyed the 6tream
gravely.
"Several t'.mes you cross I!." he said,
n'g:uatlcally, "Lui yet o:;ce Is the last
time."