VOL.* xxxvi
rab mein^-
Won't buy clothing for the purpose of spend
/TL iwSr' v\ ingmoney. They desire to get the best
[ f \ JLJ j|/ \ possible results for the money expended.
I & \/J! \ V \ Not heap goo<ls but goods as cheap as can
Yl Yj \ \ »| l>e sold and made uo properly. Call and
la J I /V» ("SfT) examine my large stock of
rl t IjS} SPRING SUITINGS.
\ I )|/ t" '7 "*» Right up to date, the latest styles, shades
S /vj i\_/' —" and colors that could l>e l<oujjht. Call and
i 11 vfc 'examine them.
T I i\ I Fits and Workmanship
iPW //P| [|J Guaranteed.
G. F. K€CK,
142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa.
A STREAM OF N6WN6SS
New goo<ls are coining in daily. The thought anil care which were It? lev.
upon theii selection are manifest. We've been telling you aliout Silk s ar.d
Goods. Other lines deserve mention
Embroideries and Laces.
The newest and daintiest productions await you here
/jjft Beau'iful assortments at temptingly little prices.
Cambric, Nainsook and Swiss Embroideries with Insetting
and allover to match.
» Vals, Torchon, Orientals and a vast assortment of other
Ttb . Embroideries are priced like tills:
Yi to I inch wide 3 to 5c
I / I to 2 inch wide 6 to 10c
J ' Pul fl Finer anil wider up to 7~>c. |*r yard
I \ V@'9' Laces 15c per doz yds up to > 1.1.11 per yd
Hosiery and Underwear
The wanted sorts are here in ample variety. Careful selection
has brought hert the thoroughly good ami dependable kinds. J |/sro
An opportunity to buy—and save in the buying—is presented here. / \\'■
GLOVE TALK —Those of you who know our Dollar Kid Clove \f Vv j
know that nothing i«i retailed at the price that equals it for \P I
uniformity of skin and perfection of finish and fit. \P \
"ROYAI.E"- -Rest Dollar Glove in America.
Black and all shades—button, Hook or Clasp fastening.
L. STEIIN 8c SO IN,
08 N. MAIN ST.. BUTLER, PA
Rockenstein's
Summer Millinery.
Wc cal. your attention to our large and well selected stock of Choice Millinery.
We have eudeavjred to make our stock surpass all previous years in style, desir
ability quality and prices. We feel sure we have more than maintained our
reputatiou in the selection of CHOICE MIL!.INEK Y GOODS. We can show ye t
an immense varietv of Hats, Flowers, Ribbons, Braids and Chiffons and all t'
goes to make up an UP-TO-DATE MILLINERY STOCK, and at prices that w ill
surprise you. We would call especial attention to our Ladies', Misses' and Chil
dren's TRIMMED HATS, in which we have always excelled. You can always
get the right goods at the right prices at
328 South Main St., _____ _ _ Butler, Pa.
ISPECIAL FROM|
MILLER'S
Sl\oe House.
Spring Season Opens With a Rush-People are Buying Early-
Prices and Styles are Right, which was the Cause
of Our Great Easter Trade.
Thj spring trade has opened with a rush. I*'rom now on we expect to be busy
all'ihe time. We may not lie able to give the newspapers the attention wc would
like to, but always remember this: We are headquarters for Footwear in Butler.
Our spring stock is much larger than ever before, and our prices are always the
lowest.
More Business Than Ever.
We want to do more business than ever this year. We have the goods. We
are in shape to make prices, and we start the season with these weapons:
GOOD SHOES AND LOW PRICES, and they are winuers every time.
Our Only Weapons:
Men's New Tan Shoes $1 25 Ladies' Cloth Gaiters 4^
Men's Fine Kid Shoes 1 25 Ladies' Strap Sandals 48
Men's Fine Ruff
Men's Pine Patent Leather Shoes... 3 00 Ladies' Kid Button Shoes 88
Boys'F*:ne Vici Kid Shoes t 48 Ladies' Kid Polish 98
Boys' Pine Tail Shoes 1 25 Ladies' Cloth Top Polish ft 25
Youths' Pine Kid Shoes 1 25 Ladies' Tan Oxfords 75
Youths' Pine Tan Shoes 98
Low Shoes and Slippers.
Our stock of I<ow Shoes and Slippers is complete. We never showed as many
pretty styles as we do uow. Slippers rangej iu price from 48c to $1.50, both in
Tan and Black.
Children's Department
Is meeting the approval of the mothers. The children must have nice shoes, and
they are not disappointed when they come to our store.
Ladies' Fine Shoes.
Our leader is the and it is meeting with great success. It is the most
popular advertised shoe on the market toilav. Any style, but only one price, $3.50.
Our Ladies' Shoes at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 are nicer than ever this year. See them.
Men's Fine shoes-
We don't need to say a word to you about our Men's Pltie Shoes if ycu have
•een them; if not, don't fail to see them before you buy.
Butler's Progressive Shoe House.
C. E. Miller
215 Sout Mam Street, Butler, Pa.
SEWP OWE DOLLAR K 4Mb 2
1111 'tii" 1 —-■■■Hl* »» ..iIiTIMT c.O. D. \ \ 'TM P°
griilCT TO IIAIIIATIOI, tn mb It »l I««r frtlfhl drpal ui If f*«»4 \ N A - _
Ff BFBCTLY lAfIIVAPTMT. EXACTLY A* KKFKKHK.ITKO, K(Jf AI.TO BI MJIIU* \ \XI Hi CO
f>AT WTia IT (M.M w tU.M TH( OIANSCST (AMAIN YOU EVEt SAW, \X I JflBJ O
m ik« M(M m—* OUR SPECIAL PRICE 538.90, M YMtl
»nd (nicfet SterfM, lihUio 11.00 lent with order. X T>w
WE MAKE THIS TOP BUCGY/jy,'^o°"'
BaUd. U Mh>, m llliutrHfd, or Br«»iMr Blue li*r. v v-7 /\ I
Blfb Orutl knwM Kin bmn'a I'ttcnt. T.», U ounc*. D*lty X<l/Y>r\ - "V/ W //\ \ /
Hobtwr HMtrUy LUrd. foil aide ud bark curtain*. rabllM.Uutran. V\/ JTA \ /+
Wed equl to aaj lUOOt burifT work. Hod/ black. Gear dark greon <"■ r. 1 SM
•r lUd. r|llllim<M. rrt„ trr>rk bud; eleU er liu'i lealker. 1 imam
lll.w It Ml tnetAL >RKt <" kanr t»pMe. wMe ammo tf»ck. fall u.rtk .Id. ud buk eart.la., .Urn
Mfva. vmik. HU-nlllm ud ihilu. IUARAHTIEB TWOJfIARi will la.t a
m, warn to« ran «r«ii cataumii. YOU CAN MAkO SOO °0 Th '" Ye " r Belling OUR 538.00
suaorw. OIDIR o*l TO-DAY, TOD CAN SELL IT FOB JBO.OO. DON'T DELAY.
Address, SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.), CHICAGO, ILL.
Subscribe for the CITIZEN.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Hood's Pills
Are prepared from Na
ture's mild laxatives, and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
Rouse ih& LHv&s*
Cure Sick Headache, Bil
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, 25c. per box.
Prepared by C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Every Day !
CROWNS^
afl ftl
Are
solil by
us, only
Kiiifis wear
the gold article
and ttiey very
rarely. Our hats
tire fit for a King or
anybody else. We can
suit all classes of trade.
We study your style and
sell accordingly. Trices are
low considering quality.
Everything new in Men's I'tir
liisbings. Beautiful Negligee
Shirts, two Collars and Cuffs 50
I cents, finer ones too. Come and
see the new things for Stvring.
fr "fe*
Ed. Colbert.
Fomerly
Colbert & Dale.
242 S. -Main bt., Butler, J'a.
fiuiser cjaviugs Bank
l:>Liiier, iPei.
Capital - f 60,000.00
Surplus and Profits - - $170,000.00
.(OS 1, PI'KVIS Presideut
MKNRV T KOUTMA "» Vice-President
WM. CAMPBELL, .lr Cm hit r
LOUIS B.BTKW Teller
I)IHK(.TOItS—Joseph 1.. Purvis, J. Hei>ry
Tro»'.traan, W. I». Itrandon, W. A. Stein, J. s.
Cainubell.
Tlio llutler Savings li.ink is the Oldest
Banking Institution! n Itutler County.
Oencral banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts of ull producers, mer
chants, farmers and others.
All business entrusted to us will receive
prompt, attent ion.
Interest eatd on time deooslts.
TH K
Butler County National Bank,
Butlei' Penti,
Capital paid in - - $1;-), 000.00
Surplus and Profits - f 130,703.95
Jos. Ilartinau, President; J. V. Ritts.
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John C. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
/ geiieral banking business t utnsacied.
InUirv t paid on tlnie deposits.
M*>n«*y loaned on approved security.
We invite you to open an account witii this
hank.
liliCEf'T'JHS— Hon. Joseph Hartman, Hon.
SV. S. Waldron, Dr. .n. M. Hoover. H. Mc-
Sweeney, K. K. Ahrarns, < \ P. Collins I. G
Smith, Leslie I*, llazlett, M. FlnoKdn,
W. H. Lark In, Harry lieasley. Dr. W. C.
McCandiess, Uen Masseth. J V. Kitu
Braun's Pharmacy,
Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way,
Pittsburg, Pa,, I-, D. Telephone 2542.
Wholesale and Retail.
Importer and Jobbcrol Drugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
| Btushes, Etc.
The only house west of New
York carrying a fuli line 01
Meyers' Grease, Paints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians" Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale and retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illumniating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils, Gasolein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax and
Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
> Nuw House. New Furniture
Central Hotel,
. MRS. JENNIE NIXON, Pron'r
Opposite Court House.
Door ti ' • •i'VfaUt !
j
LC. WICK,
Dkaukr IN
I Rough Worked Lumber
OF AM. KINDS.
» j Duurs, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings,
0 ! bhingles and i^ath
Always in Stock.
LIME. HUR AND PLASTER
Office opposite I'. & W.'Depot.J
, BUTLER. PA,
MADAM OF THE IVIES.
BY ELIZABETH PHIPPS TRAIN.
[Copyrighted by the Author.]
SYNOPSIS:
! CHAPTEK I. T - -lie of the str.ry is
i laid in the Tillage f i. lo.i. at an o!iI h.»me- j
. it. a i. "Tlic Im," about which then ii j
' considerable mystery. Doroiiy l.othrop, ;
. thf: hMoine, applies foi lUe position of e in- i
| paniou to .Mrs. Eldr. . the uiis'.ress of
. the house At the si.:<t : ■ >:i she ma es the |
acquaintance of Dr. Spencer, one cf tli# |
! prominent characters oi the story.
CHAPTER II Dorothy is engaged by
! .Mrs. Eldridge, who she discovers ii blind, j
ami enters at ouca upon her duties aa
companion.
CHAPTER 111. —She makes tne ae- |
qiiaiiitmiee "f the hou» keeper, Mrs. May- |
lierry, a curious chain :ei who has lived
at The Ivies a v any years. On one
of Dorothy'« visits to the village a sudden
illness drives her vo the house of Dr.
Spencer.
CHATTER IV.—The ilortor and his
mother earn for her, and the latter is about I
todivn: M ine of the sten ts relating to
The l\ ■ * and its people when she is ,
checked by her soi:. Dorothy discovers ;
that Mrs. Eldredge lias a son, who has been
absent froui km for yiran, and is now i
about to return. -lie also notes some
■tangs happening* at an abandoned build
ing on the grounds known as the "Stone
House."
CHAPTER V Mrs. Mayberry'* sus
picions 'ii* aroused, and she warns Dor- I
otliy, who continues her investigations.
She commm cntes with Franklin, an old ;
servant, w' ■»; - • .i<-ly i fu»" sto go near
the Stone II- use Mi- Eldiedge's son,
Darracott Chester, arrives at home.
CHAPTEK VI. On return rig from a
visit, accompanied by Darracott, Dorothy
and he are startled by strange sounds com
ing from the Stone House, and proceed to
investigate.
CHAPTER VII On forcing an en
nance to the house they find that Mis.
Mayberry' dm- .ter Alice, who is insane
and has been miming for years, is confined
there. She turns out to be the wife of
Darracott Chester.
CHAI'I'EH VIII —Alice is removed
from the Stone HOUSJ and taken to The
Iv 11 ■s. when apartamnta are prepared for
her. Owing to lier condition she is kept
under strict surveiilanc ■
CHAPTER IX.—Dr Spencer, who has
not visited 'I he lv.es for v- rs. owing to a
misunderstanding with 1' eott, is called
to attend Alice. Mrs Eidn-dge begins the
relation of her life's itory to Dorothy.
" Dorothy, my child," she said,
breaking an interval of silence, which
she had perhaps spent in trying to
embolden a reluctant spirit to face
the ghosts of bygone events, "if the
love and gratitude I feel for you were
to be subjected to a great proof none
could be selected more distressing to
me than this which I have voluntarily
imposed upon myself. I am going to
rehearse to you pag- s from one of the
saddest records ever written in tin*
heart of a mother, and I cannot per
form the task without • xiKisliig th
fact that I myself am i gely respon- |
siltle for the causes that render tin- j
history so tragic a one. My child. I
have failed wholly and ttnpardomibly
In the noblest mission that Cod vouch
safes to us women th. mission of
motherhood. Two opportunities have
been afforded me of manifesting un
fitness for the divine vocation, and
both have I wasted, one through lack,
and the other through excess, of ar- j
dor. Oh, it is a sad confession for j
a woman to make, this that she has
been unappreeiatlve of God-given oe- j
caslolis! It is no less sail for lier !o !
be forced to acknowledge that siie I
has taken idolatrous advantage of
them" She sighed heavily and paused
an instant, then, in a tinner tone, con
tinued :
"I must begin far back in the past, 1
at the period of my lirst marriage. !
My dear, have you ever, watching in
the early dawn, seen the sun rise slow
ly above the horizon in great splendor, j
which promised marvellous things for
the new day. and. scarcely before its
full glory was developed, have you
watched it pass into a dark and
gloomy cloud tlict eclips"d its false
prophecy, and made of the span <>f
time that followed its dark course a
dark and dr. ary interval, hopeful of
recovered brightness only in extinc
tion? Such a transition as that. Doro
thy, is typical of my ilfe.
"I was an only child, with every
talent enltivated by parents who idol- j
ized me to its utmost extent. I was
considered to have more than average
personal endowments, and was *«otted
and indulged as the only children of |
the wealthy are wont to be. No sus j
piclon of trouble or disappointment i
overshadowed my girlhood, and I was i
even so fortunate as to love passion
ately the man whom my father se
leeted for my husband. I was mar
ried to Frederic Chester on my nine
teenth birthday, and as his parents
were then living ljere lie had the Stone
House redecorated and refitted for
our temporary use. The place had al
ways been the abode of misfortune;
no tenant had ever occupied it with
out experiencing some terrible sorrow
or calamity while living beneath its
roof. This I did not learn until later,
though much about the house affected
me unpleasantly at first sight. I!ut
in the flush and assurance of perfect
happiness I was contemptuous of be
lief that trouble could touch me. And,
for a time, it seemed tudei d as if I
wore an amulet against misfortune.
Perhaps the great joy of that year
was enough for one lifetime. My bus
band and 1 knew no discord; no jarr
ing of tastes and sympathies marred
our happiness. We bad ample wealth,
health and love- what more could we
desire?
"On the first anniversary of our
wedding-day the blow fell. I was thou
not strong enough to accompany my
husband in his daily rides; but, know
ing how much he enjoyed them. I ill
sisted that he should continue them
without me. On that day he had set
off as usual, and, as the time for his
return drew near, 1 went out upon the
balcony to watch for and welcome
him. I was standing there on the
outlook when I discovered him com
ing, not up our own drive, but up the
poplar avenue. As he perceived me,
he stopped to call out that he had a
message for his mother, but would
come back Immediately. I nodded,
and crying 'Au revoir!' he rose in his
saddle to throw ine u kiss. when, sud
denly, Franklin's two little children,
who had been playing behind the
poplars, rushed across the road just in
front of the horse. Their light, flutter
ing dresses frightened the nervous an
imal, who plunged wildly, and before
my husband, taken thus at a disad
vantage, could regain his mastery of
the terrified creature, it bad backed to
'the edtfe 'of tv 1 ""•entie, where, rear
ing madly on its hind legs, it lost hold
j of the crumbling earth, and I, help
less to aid, saw IK th horse and rider
full heavily over tae cliff."
• ih re r " -.'ii' too sh ;
If- v. ; jr Mill 0
s .«i'" cokered her
fa. i ■ J. 3 if to shut out
the paluiui o.uu which memory vi
vidly r< produced before her mental
vision. I dared not speak. It seemed
as if words of mere Human sympathy,
heartfelt as they might be, would seem
like a casual interruption of sacred
reading, Tncreforc I held my peace,
and after a little she regained her com
posure and proceeded.
CHAPTER X.
"At that time no fence guarded the
cliff, and this neglect of a simple pre
BUTLER PA., THURSDAY, MAY i, lf-siH)
; eaiiti.'ti against (larger was a cause
! of -selt' reproach with my piror fatber
-1 in-law iluriiiK the rcnuiitMler of bis life.
The :!'-ci(l>-ut hail b- n iiunu-iliately
fatal to both the amm.-tPana Its master.
INo spark "f Itfe lingered iu cither
I when tlicv were ruNi-il from the spot.
"i neeil uot d'.vi li upon the extent of
!my despair ami trr;<!'. It is only ti ces
sary to say thai th> snock precipitated
jan event which v _•. .tr at hand,
i ami within tw. my ~.r hours I passed
J from one of the l:::pniiest, one of »he
; most joyous and li ; .'fill younp cre.T
1 ures upon whom tli ■ sun of love and
! prosperity ever shown into a state of
I wretched and desperate widow and
motherhood wlilch i. so gloomy, even
' in ret respect .that I cannot hear to <v-
I call it.
i "Oh my child. I have fallen short
; of the standard which < ;•» 1 required
lof me! I have failed to fullil the de
i mauds Ilis iiilini' wistlon has laid
upon me. I hav erred '. n lit ably,
ind have been v. irh. il in th" li.ilan.e
| rttid found mist raldy (le'ii-ietit. Hut a
little, a littli pha 1 nr.:<t offer in ex-
I tenuatlon. founded upon tlit* awf.il i
j agony of that period. I>orothy. it was
a sudden and t. rri!»l< < all t" arms in ]
a lit" that bad never dreai it <>f war
fare. It fouml ni • nnfurt i ;1 ■vitli
j weapons of def nee; : 11-«><ji.ijs ■!. Un
! (uci'ared. I Ul. W t:of how t'> : . t iho ;
j •■mergency. Bred in th-' lap of p. ice. |
j shelt.ud from even a iride breatii. 14- j
j noraut even of the meaning of stress i
; ind conflict, how could 1 be exp< < ted I
!tu valiantlj fa(<' and «l«-f••ml mys It'
from th» enemy! And. alas! I did not.
i proved myself a coward; y, s. even
| more than that—a cruel coward,
j "My baby, who -liould have been
' welcomed as a solace in the bitter h> ur
Ijf my bereavement hecaiae t object
j jf aversion to me. So associated was
he with my grief that his presence
j grew to be i;;.- ."i ita!<li*. I delivered
him over almost n liitly to the care ..t
his grandmother and rutrso. anil avoid
ed bin whenever it • i> • i'..r
me to do so. It wasallbut:. ■ ::.'t!iat
I committed against my ti.»s-»i in •
nty wicked selfishness, anil 1 -ionic- 1
titties think that (;• >1 l:::s ■ . :>t to j
punish my sin by lay:;;: I: <•' : en
ing Hand, heavy itit n■: up
>ll the heart which coldly
>ne child to make .tn jd -1 of another.
! "I was removed to The Ivies. Here
I passed ten quiet, u? veutful years
beneath the roof of r-r nnsband's
father and mother Ten(l»rly they lov
?d me, and 110 dai'-i .. r was ever ;.iore
carefully watched over and adniiu
istered unto thai we- their da: filter- .
In-law. During those years ny at i'-h
--ment for the child grew uo stronger.
I could not bring myself (alas! I fear
I made slight effort to do so) to over
I -ome my coldness towards him. And
yet he was a good little lad and gave
me almost uo trouble. Through the
long perspective of my advanced years
I now look back upon the childhood
of my son Harracott. and the vision
->f its loneliness and dreariness fills
me with yearning pity and ceasel ss
remorse. I was oblivious of its pathos
then. Thank God, the boy had his
grandmother to l(*v. and maki much
jf him. Her devotion it some nn-.isfcro
repaired my unpardotiuble fault.
"Finally, the old people died. I
found life at The Ivies unbearable
without them, und del ■ niu.-d : ;>ou
placing Darracott it school and creat
ing a new existence for mysel: bv a
long sojourn abroad. i*Y»r thiv. years
I I devoted myself to foreign travel,
| greatly enjoying the variety and ex
citement of constant change and
movement after the . xtrcme quiet
ind monotony of my lion>. -life. I was
furnished with excellei.t letters of in
troduction, and found ample oppor
tunities afforded me for the indulgence
Df my natural inclination for gaiety,
I which had long been kept under re
j straiut.
"One evening, at a ball at the British
Embassy In Madrid. I met Mr. Eld
redge. a man who was many years my
senior, but who was a man of finest
.endowments and most finished cult
ure. and who interested me, extremely
by his brilliant conversational abilities.
I experienced a keen delight in his
society. We met again frequently
' and saw much of each other: and
! when, 11 few month" later, he asked me
to become his wife, I accepted him.
i I had never thought to feel again as
! happy as 1 did in my marriage with
Mr. Eldridge. He was a man of slend
•r means, and had t'rankly explained
lo me before asking mo to marry him,
that he had an income only' sufficient
for a bachelor's moderate rcquire
| incuts. But I had ample wealth at
my command. My widow's Jointure
was a handsome one, added to which,
ts guardian of my son's minority, I
' had control of a very large amount
jjf income from his estate. After a
few months m< r of travel Mr. Eld
I ijis
if
a /0
fX * l -i, I
> -y. r
JV ' /
V. ! '
B»0T!t HORSE AND RIDER FKT.L HEAV
ILY OVER THE CLIFF,
redge and I returned to Eldon, where,
shortly after, my child was born."
Her voice fell to a whisper, and
the tender stress she laid upon the
words "my child" was far more in
dicative of the depth of her matern
al affection than aty amount of oft-re
peated asseverations would have boon.
The mere change t}f formula and in
tonation suggested, unintentionally,
the immeasurable distance between
her regard for the elder and the young
er sou. To the tiMt she had alluded
merely as "my son, my first-born, th •
infant"; to the second she gave a pe
culiarly tender aud distinctive title,
implying an especially near relation
ship "my child."
"i cannot describ' him to you, Doro
thy," she went on presently. "I dare
not trust myself to speak of his beau
ty, of his gentle, lovable nature, and
of his sweet, winning ways. Every
thing that Darracottt was not Herald
was. Demonstrative, ardent, and im
pulsive, overflowing with animal
•spirits, he was a wonderful contrast
to his quiet, reserved elder brother.
Still, even men I was not blind to the
fact that of the two boys Darracott
possessed the nobler qualities. \
more generous stepson never lived.
Mr. Eldrcdge bestowed upon hiui iu
large measure the affection which his
own mother withheld, and the two
were closely united. I'ntil he died my
second husband was ftlways honor d
With the position of master of The
Ivies, and had he been uctual owner
of the house and estate greater respect
and deference could not have been
accorded him than that Darracott in
i sisted upon his receiving.
"My oldest son's bosom friend and
constant companion was David Spenc
er. and the two lads, much akin In
tastes and interests, were almost in
separable comrades. Just as Gerald
was ready to enter college, his father
died. Darracott at once look upon his
shoulders the burden of management
of the estate, and, as my own health
was rather delicate, lie insisted upon
procuring a house-keeper for me.
"What enormous gates turn upon
small hinges! The trilling circum
stance of my need of assistance open
ed the door to all my future trouble.
Mrs. Mayberry, a widow with one
child, a girl of thirteen years, applied
for the position and was engaged.
She was a very beautiful woman <>*
a weak, blond type, somewhat fad. d
and w rn In consequence of a hard
struggle with the world. Her child,
having been placed at school, did not
accompany her hither. Four years
passid ar.d Mayberry fulfilled her ditt
ies admirably. My eld« st m had
g. ;.e abr> ad for a loii_- p< riod of for
eign travel, and David Spencer had
just begun to praeti- >• hi- profession
in Eldoii. lieing almost as constant a
visitor at The Ivi s as when rnj boys
were at home. Gerald's last year at
college was almost completed, and.
:is he was to join Dart: t abroad
immediately after graduation, le- de
cided to bid me good-bye at the college
•ommencement and not return to
Fldon.
"Just before I left to aft nd Ids grad
uation exercises Mayl .y ask-.1 my
permission to bring bel diuglitcr Alice
to the Ivies foi a vi- i. Wimrally
I gave my consent, little dreaming
what misery it would mail upon me.
t>ll my r. n;rn. therefore. 1 found the
«irl ensconced here. iiiml liesto red up
>ll her aei :al welcome. u*i; for
her moth. : sake, but I ■ ca. - 1 was
j r< nfly pleased to have a creature so
' young and beautiful sh«* about the
house.
"Alice Mayberry w: - th. lov. li. st
I betas I have ere i•••!. You ban
' seen her wreck, imagine, then, what
j she must have been in the lirst fl*:■ a
)f 1; r dangerous beauty. Sh-- ch.trtu-
I -d everyotM with her wonderful fair
[iiess and joyoos gaiety, and seemed
;il a I tterfly. as graceful, as radiant,
frivolous. 1 had b< • n home but i
few days when I noticed that, al
though lioth i>>y sons were abs, ar.
David spene. ;• b visits «i v.- were quite
is frctjr.l nt J.S they had formerly In N,
itid 8008 i obc ryad that If AMct, of
whom l made i (rest pet, was not
with me he appeared iistl. -s and dis
•onteuted. From Mrs. Sp neer 1 learnt
that the girl was a constant guest at
the cottage, and finally I thought it
wise to gently caution Mayberry coa
i periling the intimacy existing l>et ■ n
! the two young people. She aflirmed
I hat there was nothing in it. but I l»-
ive that, naturally ni'ibi:ious for It -r
laughter and anxious concerning the
.'iris future, she "ecrctlv encourage I
natters, hoping to necure a go.«l home
ind husband for A dee. Afiair- s: il
thus when I was one day greatly
astonished by receiving a cable tram
Darracott informing tne that lie was
to sail at once for home, having re
ceived advices relating to certain iti
i vestments that disturbed him. In due
time he arrived, and. as the positive
laie of his coming wn uncertain, lie
jave me a pleasant surprise.
"Alice and » were singing ducts to
jether one evening In my boudoir when
the door opened softly and my sou
stood befon us. I saw at once what
in Impression her beauty made upo:i
Him; and. as the days passed, his ail
miratlou for her became positive in
fatuation. 1 use the wor I advisedly
Darracott's passion for the girl wis
simply infatuation. I am eonvitic d
:hat never did he experience any d-ep
?r emotion towards Alice May berry
ban that. She merely captivated his
senses and bereft him of his judg
ment; although the blow which her
jruelty dealt him was as severe in its
immediate effect as though she had
Licen the object of n more worthy love.
"David Spencer chanced to 1"- away
from home just then in atimlance
jpon a wealthy patient who had taken
liim South in his professional capac
ity. When 1 discovered how things
were going with Darracott. I warne I
nitii against yielding to Alice's charms,
telling him that 1 believed he would
inly create unhappincss for himself
oy "so doing, as I thought her already
secretly plighted to David. It could
scarcely be expected that my Influence
with him should be very strong; nor
was it of much avail. lie listened to
aie with his usual deference .and then
told ine frankly that he should ques
tion Alice, and if she denied any such
mgugement and would accept him, he
should marry her at once.
"I had always determined never to
interfere in my son's love affairs, be
lieving it folly to do so; si ill | tli«l
,irge him to well consider his decision
before carrying it out. feeling eon
vinced. though 1 was fond of Alice,
that she was not the woman to satisfy
4 grave, intellectual uian like Darra
cott. However, fw» was completely
under her spell, and my expostulations
went for naught. Finally, lie came to
me one day and Informed me that he
was to be married without delay. He
had offered himself to the girl, at the
same time questioning her closely as
to her relations with David. These
she assured him were merely of a
friendly character, and she accepted
my son without hesitation. 1 was
much distressed, for I felt how un
wise Darracott's choice was, and I was
also firmly persuaded that David
looked upon Alice as in some way
bound to liim. I fait nervous anil un
happy about the affair .and In con
sequence went to Mrs. Spencer be
fore the wedding, and asked her if
she knew whether there was any
understanding between Alice and lier
son. She was much disturbed by the
suggestion, and 1 saw that such an
idea was most unwelcome to her. The
daughter of my housekeeper was not
the woman she would wish to see
her David marry, and sh frankly told
me so, affirming at'tbe same time lier
belief that his interest in the girl had
been merely of a volatile nature.
"I returned home and summoned
Mayberry. To her I put a similar
query. She stoutly maintained that
there was nothing between the two
I was not yet convinced, however, and
begged Darracott to write at once to
David and inform him of his intended
marriage. He was not all'-'ether
pleased at my insistence, but finally
agreed to do as I desired. 1 know
that the letter was written, but I
also know that It was never received.'
Here Madam pansed. and looked at
me significantly.
"You think Mayberry withheld It?"
I asked .
"1 believe so." she replied. "She al
ways took charge of the mail bag. and
I think she was not above duplicity.
Her whole heart was s« t OH the mar
riage. In due time the wedding, very
private and quiet, according to Darra
cott's desire, took place, here at home,
and I was left alone while the honey
moon was fulfiled.
"No letter had come from David, and
my anxiety In bis behalf was still keen
and alert. At that time It did not
occur to me that a letter might be
Intercepted by a member of my own
household, and I inferred from David's
silence either that, as le was traveling
from place to plact the letter had not
bet n forwarded, or els - that the news
it contained was so painful and dis
trcssing to liim that lie found It ini
posible to send his eoiigratulat "lis on
au event which entailed so much buf
fering upon himself.
"One day. however, about a week
after the marriage I wn "Ing alone
in this room, when I
himself suddenly nppe ■>■! I had no
Idea that Ids hum di ■< r. turn w : i
expected, and wa* so ik n by sur
prise at seeing him thi t I a that
the events which had i tciv. u d li:ee
his departure might still l> in ..■> a
to him.
"Why David, my dear boy!" I cri d
cordially, for he was a very gr at lav
orite of mine, "when did you return?
lam deiighti dto ■ you back.
" 'Thank you, Mrs l.'ldt Ige." he r**
piled brightly. 'Where's Dare?"
" 'Still absent,' I rel 11 II d.
•• 'Absent!* be echoed. 'Whj. my
mother wrote me that no nad arrived
some time ago!'
•"Then I remembered all my fears
and apprehensions, and i an to trein
ble at the certainty that they wen
about lo be fulfilled.
'David.' 1 said Very gravely, 'havn't
you been home yet?'
"He shook his head, and his face
was full of perplexity and questioning.
, " 'No; 1 was impatient to see Dare
ai;ii lie i .
lay -dnkfiig heart filled ..
lug i lie.
"!' .n. I»or. by th,-r ■ !:
one of the sad.! si duti s I
had to perform .!.;.t . i
hopeful. I'-val. uas-irp, cti •
h • "had b. • n bra . .! and
his d«arest ant: . to:
IV i fnl shock to hiai. P - I
th-.' worst of it all to lie ••
former affection f« r : ar.
by the revelati. i: turned t i i '
could inu'. iui e him that
1. ■ with the woman be 1. i. ;. n
i! nan woo bad robin 1 him. .
< i- a he held r> -i -
i f. :• the theft, but for a «!• •!!, : .t-ly ;
planned and skillfully-ex. • at. d p..i |
p.—-.- of alienating Alice's air. cu .j j
:r< m hit If When he lert the lions,
a little later be left a me- - ;ge for car |
r:e !t to the effect that it ns bis j
d that they should never ag.i.o.
meet; that he neither wished norw.i dd
rt . eive explanations or excuses from ;
! him: that in future they should
si rangers to each other. And my sou.
nrotnl and eoufldent of his wife's In
tegrity. ac<-eptcd the Ulesstgc with
r»oi ■ <kt. And so It was that two
| ii »\ who had from th. ir birth had
( h united by the clos-st ti. « >f j
friendship, fell apart and l»eenmc en
«'iiii. Never, from that day to this,
has David Spencer entered my *ou'->
home.
"My son and his wife took up their
abode here. 1 offered to move away
and live elsewhere: but be, ever kinU
ar.d considerate, would not listi n to
this. Mrs Mayberry continued to ad
minister tne household, though n.> |
lone r receiving a salary for so doing
sh " is now mother of the mistress 1
of The Ivies, and the position of affairs
miglti have l«een a little emh. rrassing j
had it not been for the deltc.it. tact
wbi' h !;< pt her almost entirely lit her
own n>.ailments.
"It was not long lieforc It liecame ap '
I parent that matters were not going j
quite smoothly with the newly married
couple. She was restless and pined f>»r
gaiety lie was grave and studious
on.l absorbed iu bis duties, lu fact,
they hadn't a taste or sympathy in
eon;: . n. and the . ond of their love
was too w.ak to unite them, lie was
marvel'.: dy patient with her caprice*,
humoring her wlilnis with wonderful
kindness. I have since thought that
a swift awakening to the quality of
the affection he bore her caused him
i to exercise this divine forbearance anil
tolerance towards her childish, silly
whims.
"Six mouths after I trrracott's mar
! riage my child came home to celebrate
I his twenty first birthday Ife had
i changed and developed into a glorious
: specimen of manhood. Shall I show
liim to you. Dorothy?"
She raised her hand to her neck, and
drew from Its resting-place upon her
heart the large oval locket which I had
been shown on before. Touching a
spring, she op> ; ! ! . disclosing a most
(lharming facs. The eye* were rich,
dark and lustrous, like those of Mad
am, only that they were brimming
with fun and mischief; the features
were exquisitely chiselled, and the
mouth as delicately curved as that of
a child; the complexion was a clear
olive, glowing with health and with
the swift coursing of youthful blood;
and on the smooth brow lay a thick,
close-cut crop of dark rings. No
wonder that such a splendid young
Apollo had been the darling of Ids
mother's heart! She held the portrait
a moment silently lieforc me that I
might fully realize its beauty, then re
placed it and continued:
"lie was like a ray of sunlight in
the bouse, and from tlic moment of his
entrance within tlieni the walks rang
with mirth and laughter, lie and
Alice were like two children; insepar
able, constant comrades, ever planning
some frolic or amusement to liegullo
tlic hours. Darracott was absent
much of the time, and warmly thank
ed < J era id for Alice's
life. His trust iu IMIIII was perfect and
entire as mine can I say more? I
would have staked my life in my
child's honor. There were many hos
pitalities exchanged between us and
our n iglibi ts, and everywhere Gerald
and Alice were favorites. But. little
by little 1 saw a change steal over the
former; he became irritable and unlike
himself, annoyed at trifles, and especi
ally impatient at Darracott, from
whom he would bear nothing. Ah. I
blame myself, Dorothy, that I didn't
forsee what was coming and avert the
crime before it was too late! At last,
a day arrived, a terrible day, when.
Heaven bdpael l woke from my on
less, happy life to learn that my child,
my Gerald had committed the basest
breach of honor an-J fidelity. He and
liis brother's wife had tied together!
"Now you know it, Dorothy! now the
secret of my life Is revealed to you!
Do you wonder that I seek to hide my
shamed and stricken head, and that
Darracott Chester became a wanderer
on the face of the earth? Do you
wonder that the tidings of my child's
death, coming to me only a few months
after he had committed the fearful
act of treachery towards one who had
been a constant benefactor to him,
were almost welcome news to me,
or that in the illness which fell upon
me my agony was so intense and
dreadful that blindness came to the
eyes that shrank from the gaze of all
men, and especially from the look of
my first-born? Do you think that,
after such humilatlou. 1 could bear
ever again to look upon the world?
For. «>li! my boy -my boy! Was I not,
through my wretched weakness mid
partiality, to blame for the fostering
of that root of deadly self Indulgence
which, springing into vigorous life,
cast into the shade all the better Im
pulses of your nature, and allowed
vicious tendencies to nest and breed
In its branches! Oh. Gerald! my child
my child!"
She wns greatly moved The strong
structure which bad withstood such
awful storms of adversity, now uu
dermiiie.l by the constant fretting of
harrowing reflections, was shaken to
its foundations by the breath of mem
ory. 1 took both her hands In mine,
and laid my cheek caressingly upon
JJso !)//[ j
I j Jo I
I [ffil
- -1 • .
I TOOK BOTH HKK HANDS IN MINK
j them. How much more dreadful was
the truth than my wildest surmises
had conceived it. How terrible was
the work of this irirl who was now
: sheltered beneath the roof she had HO
; disgraced! The ruin of six lives
wrought by mere foolish, unchecked
] vanity!
"Madam." I cried Involuntarily.
! "dear Madam, how could you have
1 her back? It is too noble too forglv
I Ing! Surely she had no claim on you!"
"No, no claim. Dorothy; but oh. my I
j dear, you cannot dream how I yearn i
I for my child! There is no depth Into j
5 which I would uot sink, no height 1 <
i would not scale, to see Gerald once
again. Yet lie was base. Yes. I can
! bear to say It. great thoiiidi my love
11s Il«' who bad received nothing but
kindness and benefits from his brother; j
he, whose father had. by Darracott's I
generosity, been Invented with the ill*-
<1 1j -:•: •>f Iki' (Irat g»r• |.-c a::
I.'ing ben aft; |.t»
■ 1.. .t at <1 »l In* e*per*-\ bad
jit .-.ycd i. a brother's tr'i<*t:.
t 'nulil ;.<> iking In- tn>>rr tile? Ami yet
ntul y. f. I. bl« m her. Inter*.- a«
w> a I rr. t ■ ..i his «leed. won) I
i >M hr it Mj la
..ml n.t -f in it* p
v, . 1 i t ■ Mm r-trlbwio- .v
■ . :tv I v.. I.? i t ta.it rt(B t* «|
f i* -• r should tutk li h «, 1
• a;. » r. i- Ise tl.e w< man wl U.-
•K 1 >• .11 i.ot speak i.. ; .-r.
'.... ru:«,iii the lives of both < ' m,
. I>ut yet. in a itiana- r sh« I*
■ 5.»4 r« <1 to lUc."
f»i !-i - Tbe tear* were . .. ~g
iiow. i.»y . ~s. ami though . ~nH
:.«>t -.i tU» »'ie felt tliem m.>i- n as
the Inaiu fisl hands anlum wh b |
had tfU'lerly pressed Hij far*.
"iHar little girir* *kr murmur..!
ili«. ! caging : and and atroi.ii.; my
hair can »* i jly. "Vobw !s tbe tir*'
• •v.rt mauii.-oaticn of sympathy I
liJiv,- ever received. Itorothy. an-! it »•
ffclfome to KM* lieyon.l expr. -- >n "
For a few nwiwct* w»> remaned
thus. »«!•■ nt. I«ut linked Ho»>lj t-.
get ber tlmngb tbe bond of ei n
; notion l*r - atlj »hr started ,|
drew h. -rselt <ihlil>bl; aloof fr- i • .
as if ridding biwlf of a tempt-tii- n
"Oh. bow selfish I a mshe rr ; . 1
"ll iw wrap|*-d In my own r..»ti*:>
still. le.twltl:sta?idltjg the lesson I I a-,.
: .t iv,,!! ft js rf myself an.l i. <>-.r -i
- rr>-v * and grit f* I iiave been , -at
this balf-h<-i!r. If t* for ray own nit* r
»b!e nod Jn*fly ifilticted *t;lTeilr « tb.
I haro linii seeking to amnse yonr
compassion and pity. It I* my own
self-nt.negatlon | bar* |»rmlft- I rati
tv laud as the means of bringiug hack
that wretched girl to tbe k.'nif of
which she was ao inronald«-raro aarf
oari'k'sj a ralitnit' And jr«i wba<
am I. what are mjr ansutub an.l wor
what are my wroaita and wrri< brd
ncas. what my clemency and tn» rcy,
compared wnb roy aon T>arra<«t> hi#
heroic endurance and nobl* furbear
an<e! Oh! little Dorothy, you it aught
mi- fulsome In my prai»* <>f Um chat
t ilay when 1 told you be wan iu. Ulle l
! on heroic lines! I knew you dl<l. anil I
also divined the dU4pi>ointnieoi you
experienced upon Boeing him the
iirst time It is trite. In appearance
he may fail short of a girlish Ideal, hot
lire with him. watcb his dally life,
penetrate lieneath the outer rrust of
reserve and apparent lndiffcren<~e un
der whlcb extreme sensitiveness seeks
to shelter llself. and you will discover
a character that cannot fall to arouse
the ( iiihusiasm of your earnest nature;
auil. once comprehending the wonder
ful depths, the spleudid magnanimity,
the glorious unselfishness of that
< haraeter. you'll Do longer wonder
that, of all the tnen I have ever known.
I hold in highest esteem and profound
est veneration him wbose love I would
sacrifice my own life to gain, now that
to Kain it is too late-my noble and
dearly-Iwloveil son. I»arraeott."
She was very greatly uiovod. and I
feared th effect upon ber of such ser
ious emotion Tli«rur<>rv I determined
to withdraw, and so allow her to re
cover her self control. In most earnest
phrases I ihanked ber for a confidence
which had cost her so much, and raised
her hand to kiss it, but she forestalled
my iuteiition by drawing me down and
pressing me closely, affectionately, tn
her heart, kissing me several times
upon lips and cheek and brow. Then,
releasing me. she motioned me to leave
her. and averting ber face, covered It
piteously with her slender white hands.
[OONTINI KD IS OUK NEXT.]
A Qu*«tloa.
S[x»«»€h was girru unto into
That his thoughts might be imparted:
Why. then, do so many men
Straightway leave off thinking when
Once their tongues are fairly started?
Tb« Fo»#r of Iraafflaatlos.
The fact that the throes of the Im
agination under great nervous excite
ment often produce a corresponding
physical frenzy was Illustrated r>-cent
ly in the caw of a man who had gone
to sleep with his artificial teeth in his
mouth. Waking suddenly with a
choking sensation he found bis teeth
hail disappeared, lie looked in the
glass of water where they were usual
ly deposited, did not see them there,
and realized that they must I*- far
down his throat. Cbokitig and strug
gling. he hammered on the door of a
friend sleeping in the bouse, who, see
ing his critical condition, valuly en
deavored to draw the teeth out of the
sufferer's throat. He could feel the
teeth, but bad not the strength to ex
tricate them. He ran for a black
smith, who lived a few doors away,
but the blacksmith's hand was too
gig to put Into the man's mouth.
A doctor had Ix-en sent for. but he
was so long in coming that the victim
of the accident seemed likely to die
of suffocation before the physician ar
rived. A little girl of ten yeai- was
brought, under the impression that ber
small band might reach the obstacle
and withdraw it. but she got frighten
ed and began to cry. The sufferer be
came black in the face, his throat
swelled out and his friends expected
every moment to be his last, when
finally the doctor arrived. He heard
the history of the case, saw tbat the
teeth were not on the man's Jaws nor
in their nightly receptacle, felt the
throat and chest of the sufferer, and
east his eyes seriously u|H»n the fioor.
There be saw tbe whole set of tevtb.
lie adjusted them In tbe Jaws of the
patient, told him to breathe freely,
and every symptom of suffocation dis
appeared.
Tiny flu Tree.
One of the most remarkable features
of Japanese gardening Is the way In
which every plant and tree in a fam
ous garden will Is- reproduced lu min
iature. by a system of dwarfing which
has been handed down from many gen
erations back. Kvery characteristic of
a large tr<e will !»• preserved, tbe foil
age. the color and the texture of tbe
branches, and yet the mlnatnre copy
will often l>e not more than from one
to three feet high. Professor E.
ltcssey tells of a ease lu this couillry
lu which nature has eclipsed the art of
the Japanese. While climbing «ireen
Mountain, near Itowdler. Col., i'ro
f. ssor ISesßoy found growing from a
crevice in one of the rocks at the sum
mit a small pine tree, about in lies
high, aud barely a quarter of an ineb
in diameter. It was unbrani bed and
liore a single terminal tuft of leaves
The tiny tree bail made a good fight
for existence amid the Inclemencies of
Its expoaed situation, for when It w;t*
carefully examined twenty five distinct
annual rings were discovered. Such
a case of natural dwarfing Is almost
vnprecedcntcd.
frotu an fa Whale.
The profit of a single Whale that Is
captured is very arge. one about
fifty feet long wcig< s HH.WB pound*, j
and will give I4>.l«mi pounds of Mnblier. |
from which Ivmhi of train >ll
can be made and pounds of
whalebone.
< hlu««a Hakhn.
Chinese babies ar. fed on rice and
nothing else after they are a few
months obi. Cow's _nllk I* never giv- j
en to tln-m. Chines* house - are never i
heated. If the baby I* cold he Is giv '
en a sun bath.
I.on«ton 1 ritiMlt.
There are 2."•»'• railvsy station* with
! in a six-mile radios « f St Paul's f 'afh 1
• •dral. London, while, wlrhin a twelv.-
; mile radius there ar*. nearly four hun i
| dred.
Jerusalem is no* nothing but a
shadow of the uiagt.itieent city of an j
eleut times. It I- alv>ut three miles in
i circumference and Is situated on a
' rocky mountain.
. NoJB
the cheese chopstich.
* i ••' !-..»« tmrrrnm Ma
*"*" '-rwmt - I faajt
tV :rb th - iritlrsre nf t J'Sfn- pria
t irt s-;|>|. w strong la r._*.
Vl '■ "o« ut.jht a«ve
*■*' ' «-• '• .1 a devw» an - V 1
-t > Us would have aei-'trfC
a f two atj.-kA held I*
ei.e i. aa,. wa , s t'kina an
hasteti- .r nui.t)!. la«t*."ar.' e**rtal»-
ly fh. m-.st n -'tsl. th.- nu>M .-nw
:• al ar-.! m.at etfl. <leviro far
their |oirp>.ae ever Invrated by man.
,
bnrlng a p»ptiiatinn «f "-*•
; the eliaf.itirk la .:».| ** a satMtitnw
for f- rk. t.>ngs an<t .-er'atn form «t
ts.iim Kvea !l»b. omelef ami <-afcn
are «ef»:iratw| with the .-hej.st ■ k* and
the .nnt 'he street s.-at ajrf awt
«.«!• b repairer u*« this tlrrir* la tha
j f. >rm of iron, has f-aiiami «teH
cate ivmrr.
TU»- bamb>M> • te-|.sti. it wm known
In t ii'na l«sa» || t*. aixl •iturtljr after
this >late tit*, ivory form wai* li-Ttimd.
Their 11*. i* one of arvat tutK|«nry la
i 'man a* »tt»-st.-«t by rrfi-rrsnm to M
lii the an. >nt rerortl* nf that -onntry.
• H»». may « areh in rain for the traen
; of any abject in fbe nature of a •
: aftek io t - ntral of S>mrn Amrrxa.
Knitting n. ttUea of wood are '.wtml la
tbe work baaaeta aswiriated sltk
ancieof P. rnvian ainmmle* bat -tie
rbopatlck ha* not V*n f-.naH f'nr
iona pottery far tbe •bopathna
are eriWed in Japan, kst even tMn
endDring teattnt<>t>« af it* early <mr
Is yet to 1* reveaie«l in skis ointry.
•Hrr FUrhla
An allicatot Is not an attmetiva
creature. He ban not a single virtnit
that <ao N- natue.i ||. t* mwardty.
treaeiirrofi*. kldeons II- la neither
graeefnl nor even r. -]»•• tahle la ap
p»*aranee He k> not - ten amusing or
grotesque in kis ungaintine-M. far an
a brute a l>m*e un-inaliiied be l* al
ways so intensely real that <»n*
shrink* from him with loathing: and
j a laugh ai hi* eip.-a*e while in Us
presetn-e r.iuH *• em r-in.maly «nk mt
fdace.
His personality, ton. m nmum. f»ne»
I catch the Msadfaal gaae of a free.
| adult alligator'* e-lck«l eyes, with
. their odd rertb-nl pupils fixesl fall sip
on your own. ami the aigntfiranee of
j the expression "evil eye" and tbe my
steries of *mik< i-harming, hypnotise
j and hoodnoism will be ri-adlly tia>ter
j stood for his brntiah. iiw-rcllraa. an-
Ifiinehinr stare is «imply rd»<d -hil
ling
/oologieally the alligator fn kings In
the genna • ris-twillns. ami be has ad
the hldeousness of that family, lark
ing somewhat It* bb*M|rhir*tinesn. al
though the Amen, an alligator la rar
nivor<>u« by natnre. ami >a«maaoy
cannlbalastic. strictly speaking, how
ever. tbe true alligator Is marh lesa
• dangerous than his relatives nf the
old world, and be Is >-<»rr -spondingfy
I less conrageons.
Thl, Aa*iM r«T»Haa»a.
A feat in American railrond htiibllng
I which always amaze* for-tgner* la the
Cripple t 'reek treatle whieb rt irvea an
that from the unp>-r (.art* nf tke airy
NjH \ Vv cf\
CTtirWJt rum TRKSTUt
structure one b*>ks down upon thn
lower parts and thinks fhetn another
road.
IV«*a«t mt » Wmtmilf mt ICI Ftmafi
To be tbe head of a family of l<C
|>er*ons Is a re. ord s«-blom falling to
the lot of man. Rat sm-u is the case
with John C-andlar. who rriMrs tn
Allen Ky.. Jnst over the Sma
ller connty line.
This gentlman I* tbe father of twen
ty nine children, twenty one of wham
are now living am! have families.
These twenty one children have an
average of five children to .-a. b fam
ily. thus making Mr '"handler the
grandfather of MT> persons But thia
is not the full extent of his offspring,
for he has thirty five great grand
children. So it will be seen that Mr.
«'handler stands paterfamilie* of IHB
an achievement rarely ■•tualletl. It
.•ertainly Is not paralleled when tfen
fact Is eonaldewd that th«- members
of this large family ore all liviagg
Tk* Csa* aT lIM Ilavtl.
Kouen-get.—the game of the devtl —
i is traced in China tn remote antiquity.
J The "devil" is made of two tin ronoa,
' connected at their apices aad bored for
| the production of a trimming sonad.
j This sort of shuttlecock tbe piayar
throws and catches on a atrlag kept
taut on two sticks held in either band,
i A good player can throw tt forty Past
in the air. The skill demanded is
j greater than that required by battlo-
Jore and abuttlecork. It has beea
played both in France and Betgiam. In
ihe latter country it *as so favored
some years ago that regular matches
were got up at the schools.
Hit J at Ike T»'« r».
The bite Of the tsetse fiy. *o -leadly
to the horse, ox and dog. has l>*ea
found by a committee of the Brttish
Uoval Soeiety to afTect other ereatures
as well. No remedy ha* been foaml
This little insei-t Is playing a surpris
ing part In the world's development,
t*. although man Is strangely immnna
to the poison, large districts in ,%frtra.
notably the Limpopo and Zambesi
valleys, must remain nainbaNtable
until the peat -hall have beea de
stroyed.
I'ri.Jtared tna raal.
From coal is abtained the means of
prodm mg over 4<si shades of colors, a
great variety af perfumes expteatvc
agents, various aeid* and medicines,
nseciicides. salts, saccharin, fmtt
flavors, lubricating oils ami varnhih.
Arras txiksra
I'nder flarey V an act «.f jarUament
ordered all the c*'tfe in Fllgiand to
lw . oiiated. and fhe sheriffs af the
counties Wefe to furjtfsb S»*
arrow f.-a'kers from ea« h goose
A IJawr Ptmrf-
The Wett.-rnsee, In Sw.-«len. like aa
many other lakes, has long enjoyed thn
liH-al repntntioo of being a bottomhmn
pit. The Sw.-dish scientists have now
destroyed the v. iieral.b- legend for In
the measurements taken a few .lays
ago they have successfully demon
strated that the greatest .teptb of the
take is only I It* meter*. There stll re
mains. however, a series of mysterttn
which science must he lonleat to leave
ttnsolvet) ai least, for a time. It Is
not only a legendary belief, hot there
is a .|!ia»l scientific ground for the
<]Ueer suppoMition that living • reatureo,
animal and vegetable, . an ami ilo make
Journeys to and fro lietween the high
northern lake of Wetten and the
: South to-rman lake of • instance
This latbl • on< lusmn baa been partly
Justified by the appearance of exactly
(he same fauna and even tbe anme
annual life tn tbe Swedlah ami the
Swabian Inland seaa It is even as
serted that whenever there in n atortn
on the I-ake of tinstance the Lahe sf
Wetteru I -eg! us to r»U
and swell, an . that the southern take
is similarly moved by any agitation in
the distant northern lake The Kietm-
Xeitttng *«>tierly ileclnre* this «ympa
tbeti ph. n- tienon to lie a known fm-t.
but eonsi'lerately a*bla that we hnve
to wait soui- riuie for tbe rational ex
planation vf it.