am glad she refused,'' Mid Aunt al. who sometimes forgot her diplo ic her gratification at things. v ...it if tklnfto n nnnff ik" Into a statement he could easily made before his conversion. "She 1(1 ill. v -v . .. . ....... .. ....... s otlicr guests because most of aaaa nnnilniTii(1 luuirv ami i(trnj .i.t. in., mm not flnil anything to say at first. I I V Hill.- I'l kDU IU un UDUUI Kcuur ENGLAND AND RUSSIA Not Liable to Clash Over the Dis pute in Tien Ts in. THE MINERS MAY STRIKE Though Their Leaders Will En deavor to Avert a Conflict. RUINED BY REFUSING. Sirguuuirr U ho Derller a t'aal- to Fight a Hurl Oaated trout the titulary. BOTH Prom the irol la Dispute lle Iwwi tar Two Pawrra-Tlir on troversy Mar He Kveatunlly Itrfrr red to Arbitration. London. March 19. On the highest . cttiiaa . u official authority the press Is authuriz- aui surprised. Stuart, to hear you rt , ,, ,,,, j,m..i. . l; that way of a common Salvation ti. t.i ,.., .. o i j I a ivu asa wvnwa Wl IVUOOin 11 0 OIIU wit was r.f rar ns Aunt uoyai could Stuart Interrupted with an em- sls that petrified both the women: mill not allow you r any one to : ii unnrnm.A.1 1 ui nwin oi un w u- I love and who, If God Is Rood 1 " 1 1 li. ui.. ..... i-.'.n. .. .ii- uvuiiiir tlie words Stuart walked out gasping ns If a pall of loo wa- ...1 I ..... .. fhi'i.wn .,-r tliam ...1 they said when they recovered I. n.iiiu ... ...... ......... u,-.-i nor eared. went away to lils room and sat without turning on the lights. In (he home by his brief but out- declaration of his purpose. He t regret It. but lie was n little I lie had shown the un-Chrlstlan in his words or manner. The old .... I ..I...... I.. I.I .1 v.. I. still praying when a servant . .. . i . . . i . i ... . .. erk in the otllce that two of the had come In. and. acting under ctlolis, the clerk had called up to come and sec them. Stuart r i n I i. in iiiini i e i: i'i i in i o get down. He went out at once lin n who mm come to the omce MaMnnta ,.f rnnla1iron Tliot nit that of a miner who lay sick lenient. ft hastily luauril Ills cutter with the way lie started out. The was iiarl;, and a line snow was The drifts were piled high on side of the road. Stuart knew llil il.lvo i ill I v mi ri til he iv:iv s u. '. .... .. ..I . ... l.'ll ..llll,. ll.lll ll.- .l .. ii.. ... bikuj. ill .ii:.- .'1 ini- Iti'i . but thet'e WIIM on liini.tlliir Another curloiiM iiisinht into the ex traordinary stews arid in lirman "ao- SIDES WILL WITHDRAW !THE SUPERINTENDENTS RETICENT , ?? ? the sublet ot dotting w. lately given by the local newspapers of Uaii ivivuitaach. Oue iUij the burgo master's dog barked at the dog of the doctor. The latter complained about it to the former' wife in insulting a manner that the burgomaster wrote him un indignant letter. The doctor Uiereupou challenged his corrrajvoud eut to a duel, which was refused. Now, the doctor was uut an "officer of the re serve," but the burgomaster was, so the foTfner revenged himself by reporting the refusal, Whereupon the burgomas ter's name was btruck of the list of "officers of the reserve," whereby he British over the construction of a rail road siding In territory claimed by both will probably be solved by the withdrawal of both the Dritish and Russian troops from the ground In dis pute. There Is a disposition here to think too much has been made of the Inci dent at Tien Tsin and a more hopeful view of the affair is taken. This Is aided by the statement contained hi Dr. Morrison's dispatch from I'ekin, which is- taken to mean that the com bined efforts of the interested powers are having the effect of causing St. Petersburg to cheek any tendency to undue aggressiveness on the part of Russian representatives in China. The officials of the British foreign office have not yet received official confirmation of Russia's alleged bat k down in regard to .Manchuria. Turk' -stan and Mongolia and Inquiries on 11 subject are now being made : 1 Petersburg ami Pekln. The Brltl . foreign office is not relaxing its ef forts to iccure a more satisfactory statement of the intentions of Ru but the officials deprecate the Brltlr.h press agitation on the subject. On ail sides It is officially and othi rwlse 1 that Cleat Britain has me : 'i est contemplation of resorting to h tillties against Russia, whatev r m y be the outcome of the present nes i- tlatlons. While hostilities arc '.:! of the ques tion, however, it is not unlikely that diplomatic relations between Greal Britain and Russia v ill I ec( nifl Btl'ala ed almost to the breaking ; Int. !' slhly British warships muyli dl irstt -el to bring pressure to bear up in iltts sla, but war will not result unless s no fracas, quite unauthorized by None! a and St. Petersburg, occurs betwi a i!i opposing forces at Tien I sin. i ins as eruon is i. i u upon e haustlve Inquiries, A ish offli Inenl t ill l.lbrrly to DlM-nu liar Sllaa tlou I nUer BxtaStaaj 'oadlllon. lint QM Doelaroa It la Na a Uura tloa of I ii I, .ii llrcoK ii Itlon. Scranton. la., March 10 The meet ing of the district presidents of the United Mine 'Workers was held here, Instead of at WHUesb&rre, as proposed. District Presidents NlcholB and Duffy, when Interviewed, said that the meet ing was simply to prepare plans for getting the operators to a conference, hut nothing was determined uion. To day meetings of the district board will be arranged. It had not yet been de cided when or whether to call a meet ing of the national board. The mine superintendents are not permitted to discuss the situation for publication, and to all that they say they lay special stress upon the request that their names are not used in the public prints. During the last strike they were in position to follow their own discretion in the matter, hut since the advent of the Morgan regime their lips arc sealed. What one of them said yesterday, however, is likely the key to the situation. "The corporations are organizations chartered by the state and liable to the law. The United Mine Workers is an organization which is not chartered and liable to nobody, It Is not a ques tion of recognition of the union, hut rather disinclination for a chartered corporation to meet on equal terms with an Irresponsible organization." The present outlook is far from bright for a joint conference, but an other strike of the anthracite miners will not be declared unless the sit uation becomes such as to absolutely demand It. President Mitchell stated last nlgliL , that if it becomes necessary to order a strike the new law passed at the In dlanapolls convention regarding the consent of all the district presidents being necessary before a strike could he ordered does not apply in tins in stance, He said It applies only to a general strike, and that the strike of the anthracite miners would be Con- Bldered local. Mr. Mitchell said it is 1 probable that within the next few Brit-' '' ,vs '"' wi" K" " New York ill all eti- .ai. often t ne mouthn't cc of 1 1 government, whose positio.i makes it' undesirable that he should he named in ! this connoctlon, said last evening: "It is us ! for (Mir newspapers to use provocative language, Tiny for get that we h ive a gteal army in South Africa ami that w. ha' no other army, nor the maklti; ' ose, else-, where. It is impossibk i.. j to war! with Russia." A umi-officlal statement was Issued: last evening to the effect that the much j talked of assurances of the Russian I ' deavor to bring about a conference. Played With Powder, Torn to Pieces Cumberland, Md.. Marchl9. Thomas Conners, '.he 8-year-old son of Thomas Connera, coal miner, at Thomas, W. Va., had seen his older brothers set oil powder in the yard for fun. Ids father kept a lug keg in the house, and yesterday '.he boy went up stairs and lighted it. The explosion wrecked the lions,' ami Instantly knie-i the hoy, al most tearing him to pieces. DVigh, went up to (rornish-l''i'h is afternoon with some clothes V" Z Zl o c ' C . , , ..... "mmmmxmi m oi. leiersnu rg. were made! bute and Is not yet back," the Feb. 6, and evidently referred to to the I I I tlllWl'l il 1I11I SIIIIII III n IHH 1.1 nnun ran , ii.. - i 1 ..a I Port Arthur last November, and not to I ive on with a great feeling of he Manchurlan convention. is at Ills heart He recalled 11 ls understood that one official view i words ubout the abandoned Ju dispute may eventually be I i . . ' li.il., u n 1 nlw, nt own and on the side bills. Tin that Rbena might be in peril Ickcned the stir of his blood. his horse with a reckless (lis f Hie speed or the danger. The ho was with him in speaking envard said. "Tell you. bora. 1 nioit I was with the doctor, ipi saying my little prayer, as l.v dues who rides with him." Hey reached the limit of tin tart left the horse and cutlet ! 8 Dwlght come up that after lie had stopped a minute tc rsclt and then gone on. Stuart reached the house al of the miners' path, it wni furiously. Rhcna had been fore him. Shu had left bei f clothing, and that was tin It QU.V one tin.l Bonn nt Iia rushed out of the miserable 1(1 down the path to the next "r Settlement Nothing :i -1 p of Rhena on her sup "i a to town, she could not ssi'd the two men on t heir way 3rl ""1 in tlio little oath lis" Willi Ills heart trnmhllnir Thai 'es - ibbed under the rising I w '' low the lights of Cham-1 ' 1 here and there through ' snow. And never bad Stu-I referred to arbitration. Deported Editor liter Dellla-crent. Red Wing, Minn., March 19. George P. Rice, the deported Manila editor of The Daily Bulletin, arrived here yes terday. Me is now visiting at his old home. lie is not willing to discuss his plans. He said: "My business is now with the government, in Manila I asked for a military or civil trial, but was denied both. The military there all hang together, and knowing I could prove my statements thev were afraid thai if I ..ii- j . . . 1'in.l one of the cottages.! r i.'' "' "''" lo remain t . . ""Ki '"so nring cnarges acanist nth. ers. Hence I was characterized as a dangerous incendiary. I shall in a few days go to St. Paul and see the gov ernor. I am satisfied that the evidence which 1 will produce will not only clear me and vindicate me, hut give me redress, ami 1 shall not rest until I obtain both." New Justice 'oved Rhena Dwlght as at '" 1 tori, mum rn) the Experts. York. March 19. A jury before Blanchard. in the silDl'eioe court yesterday, returiied a verdict for $l.::77 ill favor of Dr. William E. Ila gan, of Troy, against the city, If the verutct ot the jury withstands appeal It means that in all probability the city will he compelled to pay all the hand writing experts called in the fatuous Mollneux murder trial nt the rate of $"0 a day. The bills were held up by the comptroller, who thought that thev i should I,,, cut In half. Tim experts promptly brought suit against the city A Vcm:g BSH May lie very old in suffering, She is very apt to neglect the earlier symptoms of disease. Often when she takes treat ment it is the wrong treatment for ner caw.'. erv m a ii y young women write to Dr. Pierce and consult him by letter free. All such corre spondence is strictly private, and wouianl) modesty is spared the shock of Indeli cate examina tions, unpleas ant question ings and offen sive local treat ments. " l suffered with female trouble," wilt, s Miw A;;nt HcGowne, of i.vi Bank m . vh Ington, n. c. "I tried various rem edies but none teemed to do say permanent Kuml Thr doctors mid it was the W'lsccjsc nt Internal trouble they ever had, t decided to write to Doctor Pierce for help, l received a very encouraging reply nml commenced in it. meat at once. I hint nut med ihr "Favorite i iesiiijiii.ui a win. nel.ire I tiewnn tn fi-i I,.-. as I continued, my health mduallv ii n improving ever) day and I 0tii lost caste and buffered injury in his career. The Volka Zeltung cites the following as pendant; An aged woman of the laboring class was sitting alone in her room win ii a drunken man forced his way into it. abused her with the foul est language ami struck her and wounded her till she bled profusely. While this was going on her son re turned home, ami, verj naturally, Hew into a rage and rushed at the ruffian whom he did not treat in the gentlest of ways, il,- was a hard-working, steady fellow, but he was entitled to avenge so coward 1) an outrage on any woman, ami certuiuly in this case, as the woman was his aged mother. In bin anger lie woundetl the rullian with a knife. Although the tatter's wounds soon healed the wiling fellow was dragged before (i magistrate and con gemned to a yenr's imprisonment, The public prosecutor ami the mag istrate wile both of them "officers of the reserve." am! they both asserted that "his use .if the knife betrayed the brutality of his cli a meter, so that he deserved the mosl uevere punishment that il was in ti e power of the court to give biiu." It may be rem till be red that a few weeks age a deputy in tin (ieriliun diet was ImiIi! enough to state before the house that, his majesty the kaiser was ill Informed b his entourage and al lowed himself in in- fed with new mmi per cuttings alone. Inwlead of reading I whole heaps of the dailies. Due of the1 stock exchange daily papers tills, us that the kaiser reads a great many I more newspapers than the in on think, while the kaiserin devotes an hour a day to this t pe uf literature and keea her illustrious husband well in formed on all subjects of interest. The professors of the University of Bonn held a meeting recent j to which the students were invited. The profi -or urged that measures shouM be taken to stop the excessive drinking now in vogue among the students, I'rom their ranks drinking- is spread ing to all other classes of the popula tion and is well-nigh becomings v icious fashion in the country. The professors arc very earnest in their attempts to stop this. Thej have appointed a committee, am! a govern ment councillor, Herr Quensrl, of Cologne, will report on the mutter. All the universities in Herman ure invited to support tin- movement, which is chiefly intended to abolish the mam rites and methods which oblige the stu dents to drink and w hich are at the hot bun of the "training" for drinking. GREAT BRITAIN'S ELECTORATE li lln Inerrnard Vnirlj Sevenfold DuriiiH Ibc Hrliin of Quern 2nXS5KSsVsTO v for Infanf and Children. The Klad You Have Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chaa. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for ever 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-aa-good" are but Experiments, and endanger tho health ef Children Experience against Experiment. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of S7 M In Use For Over 30 Years. i"l rNT..,w COMMW. 1 lOWII imp, Nil VOWW CITT Mr Coaated All uuin. "You've been in a tight," s inn! her. reprovingly. "I 'h. nut much of a one," an the boy. iid you count mo when you felt your an lug?" ")h. sure." returned the counted Kill all right, but I 1,: ether boy down rlrst. It's till way." Chicago Post. Mi-, t . K V'liiDeitm-n, ( i liotlin, W is , was ulllii ted HtolllUCU trouble an. I eollrili lor n liu K tune. Slit' sltvs, " K il Willi IlltlOU have as I rj pa told sillllS boy. ock'ei only 1 1 led uirtuj piepui ai ioiiK but i one luio dutit! mo tlm gond t bii Cbtiin I'ei lam's Stoiuiich ui, .I Liver Tniilcta Iihvi ," These Tablet s nr. lor sale at tlie .Miilille1 org Drug Stnro, I'rico lift ceii ts. Samples In o. -i-:-:-H-i-H-:-:-;-:-:-:-H-:-M UBS) in pa I he Me. Mr. Boerum Place (suffering from mal de mer)- If yon lone never been seasick you cannot understand wl is t hat a seasick per Iocs not w bet her he lives or dies! Mr. Columbia Height, oh. ran. I have gone abroad with who were so seasick thill I Care t di w het her t hey lived i - Ilrookh ii ICacle. it MIPFLINBURQ MARBLE WORKS. K.H.I. Drnlff in Ivfttrlili A NCI a ml l a t Hart Love mnv be blind, Il has slrunRe, Of distlngulshlns plunks And mi income uf - Chicago Dally Ne ! Was! but Just peculiar In im. en the inly J a .lav. as, M i l -i: lliuvr. ' Young Lady have yi u "Ten Tl.ou sjind a Year.' " .ew t .erk l should s.n not: If 1 had 1 wouldn't be working here for ten dollars a week, Chicago Iail eVK I T MONUMENTS, HEAD ? STONES &. CEMHTERY LOT ENCLOSURES. ? Old Siones Cleane I and Repaired i. Prices as Low as the Lowest. T Satisfaction Go iranteed, .!. j A. . , .-. .- ., .trc: l-l-H "1 1. 1 K"M-1-H X rcve, i ; 4. M Fa run! i dear. Wife haie you'.1 Husband No. "Any headache?" "None at all." "Hheumatism ?" "Not a particle." "Vou don't think yon V" "No dimmer. Why? "This is Sunday, rhurch time." -N. Y lllnise mi ha n I ) n it will ralui !o ami We, it's most klv. nb Wrleome SiiKKrat Inn ere is one thing I like remarked the outspoken fr never make anv feints about ife." i'ii' "Tl you," "vou tirinir from publ "No," answered Senator Sorghum; "I tried that once. A whole lot ol the neighbors cot together and lie pan to shoot off fireworks am! shunt 'hooray!' and it took me more than - s months to finally dispose of the ru mor." Washington "Star, letorla, I i When th mere were out of a jx.pu 000,000, That is ; only M in everj possessed of the ' n came to the throne than 1,000,000 electors lion of more than 23, BS much as to say Unit 100 adult males were franchise. And yet live ye; reform statute battle. irs had passed bill had been book after an To-day nearly let , :,liil improved Oonunue to lake tin- wcd.ii.im since the (fruit iloced ii m . ii the epoch in a U i i. To per cent, of the adult males in the I'niti ii Kingdi possess the franchise. The IncreatKi in population, added to the increase ill lie percentage of representation, has. how ever, given us an electorate of about ! 6,750,000. It is as well to note that during this I extraordinary development of the elec- to rate the elected representatives of Seli-uiiiie Itrsrareli, Jester -Old Hnueexil has agrei after his death hi bod ahull lie t over to the university in the int of science. .Unison Interests of science? tester 1 1 s; a., biiih , have insisted that he has no doctors are , ing t.i til... il Mate Journal. I that irned n sts relatio ail. Tl ll. Dl. . I any. a ii. a rtj r f (' had to rheutnat Ism, He In n e the Fred A bi en long was limpi when ik, n en ludfralv oritrt him to stain! and deliver. On the spur of i. me inouii in i arey ran NKe a raDuit, and has not sn.ee f f his pi i a v. l I . il ll lie rs 1 1 mil . "Ah. irunk again." the prea As In- mat on the str.. t poor Ned. "Yes hlc old boy. pnd so am The leerins drunkard made rep And. puzzled, the preacher pa by. St. Louli Star. her sb'. ! ir dranke - J him u her en ning ' I scare,; i . : a t w ;nre th peop :'' when the terror of tin and choked him that slu ' r,"l out into the treacherous "as perhaps even now lying 'torn of one of them dead oi " Prayed as he stood there, ' Ootl, save her, for 1 love than u;y life'" ' "-NTI.VCKD M XT WEEK. ) 10 "f " results from a dis- w ...r- BIWIIMI l f"Pati ,f ii,,. i-,..iu a I Woof ,.,,l .1..:.... T' ',"""'0 111111!' DSVUI Wver I aldcts will nnrraot roider .i , i IS,, I 1 m inn iieim -""n ui the first r their rate. Hagan'a case to come to trial. is I Awed I'alversltr Proteaaor llralsrns. New Brunswick, N. J., March 19. i After a service of over -Id years the j Rev. .Samuel Merrill Woodbridge, pro I fessor of ecclesiastical history ami gov ernment ana dean of the New Bruns wick Theological Seminary, has ten dered his resignation. Dr. Woodbridge is B2 years of age and graduated from the seminary in 1MI. .Since 1 s."i7 he has held Chairs in It and has been dean since l Js. lie has offered his resig nation several times before this, but has been persuaded to stay. Br. Pier no Fs hw?m Prescripiion Makes Weak Women Strong and Sick Women Well. rtiotflffrmpbed a oHi it... Muldlehuig Drug eeks For 25 Cts. .i Z ., SW "wii. r'i'uiar itgiumau il m MU Nsaai lur '".in. BV',,i,:j",'" pp pubiuhii H fcUl 7sJ?gW F"liilin to a. ... . So ",7"".,,P'!''. Th.l.tp.P.ruf -78 Danao Bldv, Phlla Jl - ProaoBrd Peaaloa Por Llllaokalaai. San Francisco, March 19. The prin cipal measure Introduced in the Ha waiian legislature was a bill presented In the house providing for an annual pension to ex-Queen Lllluokalanl, This measure provides for a pension of $12,000 per annum during the queen's lifetime. It is believed that some sort of pension will be granted to her, as every political party is pledged to such a measure. -'aatrllaiir WuuiiiIi-iI Ills Ailvrmnrr. Paris. March 18.- In the duel fought Saturday between Count Bonl de Cas tellane and M. de Itodays, the editor of Figaro, the latter was wounded In the thigh at the first exchange of shots. Count de Castellane was not Injured. The duel was then stopped. The duel waa fought at 25 paces. Dt Hodays" wound is not fatal. REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY Made a Well Man A. of Me. TOENOn htm sis ly prodares the ahoTorMnltiiln'30 days. II sell Bpiverf ally and quickly. Cures when all otherafsiL oiinu tie n will regain tbolr lost Euutaood, sad old men will recovor their youthful vigor by ualnf RETIVO. It quickly and surely ronton Ntrrout noaa. Lout Vitality. ImpoUiDcy. lOS htly EnilMloD, LHt Power, Failing Memory, Wanting Dlaaaws.and lU affects ot aolf-abum or eiceas and lndlac ration, rhlch unOU ono lor study, bunlneas or marriage. II sot only cures by start ins at tho asat of dtsean. but Isasroat nerve tonic and blood builder, bring ing back the pink glow to pale check and ra (torlnc the Arc of youth. It wards off laaaaiti sad OoastunpUon. Insliit on having KKVIVO, no other. II can ba carried in rest pocket. By mail, 1.00 per pack are, or six for Bo.oo. with a poel Ure written guarantee to care or re road 17. uireuiariree. sgaraei Royal Medicine Co., for mlc in Middltburqh, Pa., b y MIDDLED bllGll DRUG Co. 8PINAL zrfiift aK3& have scarcely increased in number by a score. In 1801, al the union of the British and Irish pallia-' : meats, then were u;,s members of the I house of commons. Disfranchisements and suspensions of'wribs reduced the m.m.1 : i . . . niiiiiuci in actual pracuce lo two, ronii. aiKiut wnicti ngureit remained ti:i Mr. , tlladstone in t-.'i raised it ti 670, tin present total of the house, says the London Express, It i.s quite probable, therefore, that should the much discussed "manhood suffrage" ever come into operation in this country it will not add a single member to the distinguished gathering at, oi. stepnen s. .or. as a matter of l acts nut ll a i! to the electorate its. If as large a proportion as has been added in the lost 33 years. For in that time 50 per cent. lia been added lo the rate of adult mule representation. A mere DO per cent, more would C; i t i yen man over 21 a vote--if he cared to use it Peeallavltles of thr Diarlc sra. Sir John Murray recently showed how remarkably the Black sea differs from other sens and oceans. , .surface current (lows continuously from the ltlack sea into the Mediterranean, and an under current from the Mediter ranean into the Hlack sea. The latter current is salt, and, being heavier than the fnsii water above, it, remains stag nant ut the bottom. Being saturated with sulphuretted hydrogen, this wa ter will not main tain life, ntui so the ltlack sea contains no living inhabit ants below- tlie drpth of about 100 fath oms. The deeper water when brought to the surface smells exactly like rot tea eggs. The i astern edge of the North Amer ican continent is overflowed by theses, and the water near the coast is ihal low. To find the true edge of the great continental mass one would have to travel about SO miles due eastward ' 1 from New York. v7,lYls WELL SIPI'LIKU. - V tuori IB flVffl 9 IS4? :..Jy "Vou see the jack ol to the queen of clubs that your sweetheart "Yes, but which one or Hans, ,ip possibly I use re Gesellschaft. th., its is next - s Karl. ,'! Fi its, Ferdinand . ' I'll eta "I Correct Silverware Correct in character, design an.l workmanship ia as necessary as dainty china or fine linen if "vou would have everything in ixxl taste and harmony.' Knives, forks, spoons and fancy pieces for tabic use will be correct if se lected from goods stamped Rogers Bros." 1847 K ri'. 'n! , r I H4", urn "K..,t. '' For "l.lrr.. tax Hiaa.ra Int.rmnonil Silver Co. Meriden, Cenn ' a. th.r. ar- Irnila cataJugu. No. lwt In ihr I a.r. cannot sins the ol.! s -,u-s She screeched, then silent stood: For the aalleryltes In chorus yelled "That a right VOU lu er could." -Chicago I'aily Ncwi An Bseeptloa. "T tell you. any man can win r..iw adsya if he has nerve." "Oh, 1 don't know about that. Look at my Cousin .lack. He had nerve enough to try to borrow ten dollar from the girl's father, to pay tfte min ister, and, by poll;-, the old man got mad and wouldn't let him have her.' Chicago Times-Herald. Tho Fewer af iinbtt. "Darliuf." ahr said, "do you lovu me as much as crrr ?'' "Yea, dearie," said he, with his nose buried in his newspaper. That ought to have satisfied her, but she had to ask "Why?" "Oh. I dunao. Habit, I suppose." Tit-Hlta. i S.-..S- ... , .