j A D&rk Diplomatist. fr mi Hi ten X.ii■ Nm • J "I let I, Mi«* Mftfjli', I lion'l llkf dene beali fiats " Aunt lifhbii- Stood with nrms nklm Iwi occupying the grenter pnrt nf the tlnj kitchen Mr- Itlalr. srrntigltig ■ mam of dnhliaft In an old fashioned jar on the dining room table. *ml lad nu the old negro coiiitiilM*ralluglj "We don't find It quite a» roomy a« the old place lu Virginia, do me. Aunt ftehbte? Rut after the mortgage mi foreclosed leslev'ft civil service ftp (■ointment wan a godsend I don't knuw how the child ever got the Idea of standlnc a civil service exsmlnu tlon. She always was a queer child, though " Mrs Itlalr sighed as If the 08. FEKTON NOTED HIS PATIENT'S PULSE. matter was beyond her comprehension and followed her characteristic tenden cy to avoid troublesome thought. Aunt Debbie beat the batter for hei cake energetically. "Miss Lesley—she's every bit quali ty—every bit a saint angel," she said, bristling at any idea disparaging to hei nursling. "Dey's never been a purtiei child nor young lady neither than little Miss Lesley. En' de idy of ma chile wurkin' for her bread! I jest can't seem to stomach it!" Sho beat the substance in the yellow bowl viciously. " 'Tain't lack her ma and her grandma done befoah her. Dey had close and parties and married de best catches In de country. What chanst has little missie to make a fine marriage, 1 wanter know? Goes to work evvy mawnin' at 0. De Lnwd knows, 1 useter jes' be carryin' her ma's and her grandma's coffee to they beds at 9. En how's she a-goin' to meet any senators and presidents and things tc get a chanst to marry?" The old tnammy beat away as if she had fate in the yellow bowl and in tended to render it harmless. "It worries me dreadfully, Aunt Deb." Mrs. Blair finished the dahlias and stood off to admire them. "II seems preposterous to think that a daughter of mine should ever be an old maid. We've been here a year, though and Ix>sle.v hasn't become acquainted with a single man of desirable calling acquaintance. It would have been so different if her poor father had lived." "Or if he hedn't gambled away and drunk up all his money foah he died," muttered the old woman under hei breath. Mrs. Blair sat down in the easy chair and took lier embroidery from the ancient mahogany sewing table. "Well, I'm doing all I can. I inststeu on renting this tlat in a fashionable neighborhood, but the house is filled with young married couples that I've never met. ! (lon't believe there's more than one eligible man in the building, and we've never met him." "Huh! Who's he?" demanded Aunt Debbie, scenting a prospect for match making with as much eagerness as it she had been of French Instead of African ancestry. "It's that young doctor in the first floor front. He seems to have all the swell automobiles and carriages in town stop at his door. But, no matte, how desirable an acquaintance he might IK*, we don't know any one tt make the necessary introduction—anil We are never sick." The mistress laughed at the old woman's falling ex pression. "I seen him look at Miss Lesley any how when we nass him in the hall iiun: ns enougn to niase any nur sick to live in a ole bandbox of a flat." said Aunt Deb dplefully. Dr. Fenton came in very late that night and was smoking a final /igai when his telephone rang. "Please come up to apartment No. 3' —quick-it's a fainting tit—or some thing dreadful!" said a girl's excited voice. hen he reached the door of the i apartment the girl with red blond bail —the same girl ho bad often noticed j in the hall—met him at the door. Hot j face was still flushed with sleep, but her eyes were dilated with anxiety n-j she wrapped the folds of her blm kimono around her slender figure ru led the way toward the little Ii .•> | bed room. "It's my old colored mammy," sii said breathlessly. "I never knew he to be sick before, and I'm afraid i! apoplexy or heart trouble or some thing. If mammy were to die we would bo absolutely helpless." Dr. Fenton noted his patient's pulse and listened to her heart, then looked fit Mrs. Blair in a puzzled manner. "Her heart's all right—rather unusu ally strong. Has she been eating any thing that might give her acute indi gestion ?" "I'm sure I don't know," said Mrs. Blair helplessly. "I was asleep when she called me, and she groaned several times, then became absolutely uncon scious." "Has she been drinking?" The doc tor sniffed the atmosphere suspi ciously. nftti'l' Mummy never m ln(n«l m 1,.,1 tn bet lift I •pilled tltot mi b-t ♦film tn fnfr# (fimii MM Her throst " work flftnll) twdrt tn»m> iirntii sm inmils tn lit* patient'* ttoetrlts, end «hi> •1 >l. ilnl (lit fttnff sw > " »he euld Indttfnnnth I'" fntt uml tn kill mr Miic l'« ft WuMlh i old nit l»i IVrtt.-, pftftHl her "boilder In "flwir tlief" I you nt* tint dend yet lt'« 11 *l(tn of ft good cottsti tnt> n «lii'h they recnvi" mid Iwgln fn«- iiir ntiil fuming Khows they have fri' ftmtiirti t'> p'tll throw Bh nil right. IVh«> ■ do ynii fi i liinl. untitle?" "In nut li"ftil nnil buck. and trm l«lg«. nnil mi ftwful misery In m* ilonMrli. I reckon I'm »nos' done for." nml she ground! In self pity. "I'm going to ghe j nil ii powder th*t will »top nil the ml wry, auntie Yon must stay In lied tnindltnf, nml I'll come in nnil «ee how things are g"lna with yon I eipect yon ha>e taken colli nml hmc neuralgia fttul cratnp. You'll lie bustling around n« lively h» ftliyltody Inn few day*." "HP sure to come tomorrer, doctah. I'm scalrt plum to death." the old ne gro whimpered. One night king after Annt Deb's re covery l»r Fenton nnt In the tiny par lor of Mr*. Itialr'ii apartment, nnil n casual observer might have thought lie una noting Lesley's pulse. ".Mid to think I MW yon going In and coming out of this building for n whole year lioforo I bad nn opportu nity of meeting you. I tried my liest to find n mutual acquaintance, but couldn't. If that blessed old mammy hadn't caught cold 1 might never have known you. I>o you like the way that illaninml Is set, dearest?" he asked, holding the girl's slender hand at arm's length to admire Ihe very new and glittering rliin. "It's just—lovely," she said. "Ev erything is lovely. I don't lielieve there's a single disagreeable thing In the WOrML Let's rail Mum DgbMi 1 hav»»n't told her yet." When Aunt Debbie came to the door nml heard their news she laughed in an enjoyment too large fur the small apartment. "Yon think you are su'prisin' your old mammy, do you, little missie? Laird, eliile, 1 seen it eomln' long liefo' you children thought of It." When she reached the seclusion of the kitchen she sat down ami rocked to and fro in silent merriment, her checked apron held over her face. "Thank de Lnwd! Little missy won't be no old maid," she chuckled, "but d e y certainly Is one cullud pusson dat would ha' made a fine actress. An' wasn't I cute to seleck a time when lit tle missy would put on dat blue fluffy wrapper? I knowed she looked like one of de Lawd's angels in it I didn't have no misery—l didn't have no nothing—but dem powders sho' did make me sleep." KING HEROD'S ROOSTER. The Legend of St. Stephen, Fir*t of the Noble Army of Martyr*. Ever since that first Christmas eve the cock has crowed all night long on the anniversary to keep away evil spirits, for the cock is a holy bird and a knowing one. There is a pleasant tale of him and St. Stephen, the first martyr, whose day is Dec. 20, close by his dear Lord's. St. Stephen was King Ilerod's stew ard. it seems, who served him in the kitchen and at bible. One night as "he was bringing In the boar's head for his master's dinner ho saw the sttir shin ing over Bethlehem. Immediately he set down the huge platter and ex claimed : "No longer, Herod, will I bo thy serv ant, for a greater King than thou is born." "What aileth thee?" cried the king wrathfully. "Do you lack meat or drink that you would desert my serv ice for another's?" "Nay," answered Stephen; "I lack neither meat nor drink, but the Child that Is born this night is greater than all of us, and him only will I serve." "That is as true," quoth Herod, smit ing the table with his fist, "as that this roast cock on the platter shall crow be fore us." Hardly were the words out of his mouth when the cock stretched his neck and crowed lustily, "Chrlstus na tus est!" At tVia proof that Stephen's words were true Herod was so angry that he made his soldiers take Stephen outside the walls of Jerusalem and stone him to death. And this Is the reason why unto this day St. Stephen is the patron of atonecutters.- GOOD DIAMONDS IN ARKANSAS Profeseor Schneider Reports That the Field Is as Rich as Kimberley. The diamond field discovered in Pike county, Ark., Is rich, according to the report of Professor Philip Schneider, geologist of the Syracuse (X. Y.) uni versity, who was employed by the state department of agriculture to make an investigation, says a Little Hock (Ark.) special dispatch to the New York Times. l:i his report, which he recently filed with Guy If. Tucker, the state agricul tural commissioner, be says that, while much of the laud which he inspected is worthless, a few acres, comprising what are known as the Huddleston and Money places, are rich producers of genuine diamonds. He reports that the surface indica tions are that this territory will equal the famous Kimberley diamond fields In South Africa. The dirt, he reports, resembles in every respect the soil in and around the Kimberley diamond tracts in South Africa. "There can be no doubt," he adds, "that genuine diamonds have been ob tained from the Huddleston tract in this state." Future Peanut State. The farmers of Texas have taken up the growing of peanuts to an extent which makes it probable that within the comparatively near future the great peanut growing states of Vir ginia, Tennessee and Georgia will have to relinquish their laurels to grand old Texas, as is being done In the case of other states In the production of other products, says the Galveston News. At a peanut factory recently establish ed In TerreL about 1,000 bushels a day are being handled. Old heme «lcch. ft* LULU lOHNSoN, iv.»>rrbrtl!«t H" h> V Mi nntiltMthum 6 A Itllly fngileti renil th«- pulnphlet from cover lo rover, from Ihe first line. Hid Home to the Imprint of tlie "ttlftlravllts Mer ctiry Job Print" on Ihe last pnge of the eo\ rr. flnwelinw the little booklet seemed to h*ve alnmftt the vnlne of a message from home lie could even tell * hli h p»rt of the te*t t'arr, the editor nf the Mercury, had written and which portions were the product of the Itev. John Dudley, Ihe Presbyterian minister, who has literary aspirations One paragraph In particular appeal ed to him. It ran, "We have set a date later Ihmi most of Ihe old home week* so that im we. the home stayers, bring ton hanpy anil prosperous conclusion the hardest of the year so may the bomeeomors bring with them the first fruits of their prosperity and their tal cut' Whoever had sent him the pamphlet had underscored thin paragraph, and Sugdcn felt with a glow of pride that his new found fnme had reached even to the old home. It was only In the last few months that he hail gained the position as an Illustrator for which he hnd fought, anil fnme was still very sweet to him. He could see visions of the old home, the quiet, shady streets, the trees now gorgeous In their aututn mil tints, as be sat down urn] wrote a note of regret to the famous lion hunt er who had sought to add him to her collection at Newport for that week. As the train drew near tlie old town some weeks later he peered from tht windows as eagerly as a boy. On both sides of tlie car excited faces were pressed against the glass locating familiar spots, nnd when at last the long lino of cars swung around the point and the" gray old breakwater "ELIZABETH I 18 IT HEALLT TOC," HE DE MANDED. came into sight the car rang with cheers, In which Sugden's voice was by no means the least vociferous. It was pleasant to meet the reception committee with their pompous formal ity of welcoming speeches, which were followed by the more genuine hand clasps. It was still more pleasant to make his way up the street and get a welcome on every hand, but through it all Sugden was conscious of one lack —the absence of one person who alone could make old home week a success to him. For the first time he realized that the week meant to him Elizabeth Grantley, and it was to see her that he had come. As he crossed the foaming little riv er that cut the town in two be remem bered the last time that he stood on the span, lie nnd Elizabeth had lean ed against the rail, watching the swirl ing waters in the uncertain moonlight, while gently she had put from her the hopes that had risen in ber breast nnd had sent him on his way unfettered by matrimonial promises. "If you really want me you will come back for me without a promise," she had whisper ed. "I could not bear to think that I was holding you back in your career, Billy." He hnd protested and argued, but the girl had steadfastly held to her point She would not marry him—she would not even consider an engage ment. If he was to fight his way in the world he must be left free. He had failed then to perceive her point of view. He hnd wanted her to marry him and go with him in search of a career. When she had refused he had flung himself away,.and he had not written. Now he knew that she had been right, and be longed to tell her so. "There was a bureau of Infor mation through which visitors might locate their old friends, but the sweet faced Jo charire of the retristrv list shook her head regretfully. We tried to locate the Grautleys to reach them with nn announcement," she ex plained, "but they appear to have drop ped from sight completely. I will make a note of your address in case we do locate them." Sugden thanked her and went out feeling as though after all his coming had been a mis take. He slipped Into the opera house to listen for awhile to the formal exer cises for the opening day. but he found the prosy oratory tiresome and soon sought the open air. Bridge and Court streets were brought out brilliantly by arches of Incandescent lights, and in the Indian summer warmth a pushing, perspiring crowd made their way up and down the streets and Jostled each other Into the gutter, while the con fetti was scattered about and the feather ticklers were everywhere ID evidence. With a gesture of disgust Sugden turned from the crowd. His mood was not atune to merrymaking, and he sought the more quiet parts of the town. Almost unconsciously be took the familiar paths that led to the little niliaffp where thp fJrpntlevs hurt mailt tm'tt n- rnr, tn#i n* fmttf* Idmnetf leaning ngntn«t ftw> fence that Itirtmr-d Ih«' well kept mnlm ||'n he lighted a i Ignr, wtth th» *oft gloom .if the tree nhnited turd fnr hu ureen he projected from hi* fa»»ej mi'Wm w herein he and Mlwibeth had figured Hp could «w lb* my hum mock »*«ti| l»>i*«>ii the apple fr* l ' Mini tin- hor*e . he*t«tlt tlx f«MWt pic tnre lhe dainty figure In ftlwy whlt« ntt'l M«M wlTtiOil hear her hull of "I'm M kMi ituii, in tin' hatnmprfc," «• the g*»p clicked liehlnd htm 1 hpn hi* tntnd punjuml (Hr vWiw «112 ihp wl*lfnl faced girl leaning npos (lie railing of the l>rt<» how great lias been njy repentance. Look dear, the old house is for sale. May 1 buy it in the hope that some day wt shall call it home? I know I do not deserve forgiveness, dear, but —you said 1 would find you waiting when I came home." "It has been a long wait," she said softly, "a very long wait. Billy, but 1 have kept my promise. 1 have waited alone." Gently, almost reverently, he tool her tn his arms, and as his lips brush ed the soft brown hair he realized what some men never come to know the depth and beauty of a woman's loving forgiveness. Sugden had found the old home—and the new. AN IMPRISONED FACULTY. College Graduates In Stripes Taka Charge of New Instruction System. The departure for Auburn, N. Y., a few days ago of I'hlletus M. Ilelfer closes a chapter of much interest iu educational work being done under state auspices for convicts in New York's penal Institutions, soys un Os slning special dispatch to the New >ork Times. Mr. Heifer has intro duced among the l.'-'uo or more prison ► n very complete educational course, ranking rather above the grammar grades and below the high school courses In the higher limits. It was sur nised that there would be some difficulty in finding a willing and competent corps of instructors among the prisoners. Inasmuch as several edu cated ones who were approached de dined on the ground that it would re quire too much mental refurbishing to make themselves competent teachers of those needing the more elementary Instruction. A faculty of nine mem bers was finally obtained, and it is noteworthy that all are college gradu ates. The dean of the faculty is a Cambridge (England) man, while one of the members is an Oxford man. Columbia has three representatives, Cornell one. and smaller colleges ac count for others in their catalogues. Itoth the Cambridge and Oxford men tire serving sentences for forgery, a va riety of crime which seems to appeal to the educated. Others of the faculty are serving time for similar offenses. Forgery has a close rival in perjury. It is stated, and in the consultations with prisoners preliminary to the es tablishment of the new educational features the greatest surprise was ex pressed by New York city convicts that more prominent offenders In this re spect had not been sent up from the metropolis. "It was an everyday affair In our business," said one man,"to make af fidavit to false returns. I never gave It a second thought, and I knew others did not. It was simply part of the day's work." Mulberry Juice on inflamed Sore*. "Juice from the old fashioned mul berry rubbed over an inflamed sora will rid it of all Inflammation and cure it up in a few days," said a Carters Creek man. "My father used to use the Juice of a mulberry for sores whenever any of ub children hurt our selves in any manner. He would gath er a lot of the berries In season, squeeze out the Juice, add a little al cohol to preserve it and bottle It up for future use. It Is certainly fine for the purpose used and accomplished a bundred cures right In our family."— Nashville Tennesseean. ■ Knowing Miss knowlton H» MtMUII I ION Milt " UJ lll "".'"—fl It to Tenter* thai utr reany l»'4nti for him when he r*me to liealer tn »u|«-rlmt»M the building of Hip ele« trip work*, for tin HI lle-n Itfp hml Imen uneventful mid he had not known of Ada Know Iton Kvn now he merely knew of hef, for Trn \ or* wan not a Indie*' man HP wa* too terribly In earne*! to shine In acutely, and, though he had l**en In l,e«ter for nearly two months, he »p*>ni wl nn far from hi* goal an ever Kerry Sunday IIP went to ehtirrh and sat where he could watrh the rholr wherr Ada naug. the ntnltipd glim* forming a lunkK' omul for HIP nha|iely golden lipad The Itcv. Jonlnh Kumford watrh ed approvingly the piptvwdon of rapt Interest that wan upon Travel*' face all through the sermon HP could not notice that the keen IIIIIP ryi* of the young contractor were u|x>n the choir rather than upon the pulpit, and he felt grntltlod thnt he nhould hold bin auditor no well. So It happened that the ltev. Josiah ntop|xi| at the new factory one morn lug nml extended an imitation to Travers to Join a church picnic the following week. "It In almost a family affair." lie ex plained an Jimmies hand went down Into his trousers |iocket. "I am not selling tickets. It Is purely by Invita tion ami only for the members of the Sunday school, but 1 thought tliut per haps you might like to meet some of the young people and get acquainted." Jimmy lieamcd upon the kindly old man as be thought of Ada Knowlton ami accepted the invitation with an ef fusive!:. ;s that caused the minister to wonder at certain comments he had heard regarding the unsociability of the newcomer. "He is most cordial," he told his w: ,'e. "1 am sure that he needs only to get acquainted to lie a decided addi tion to our little society. I am sorry that I did not look blin up earlier." Travers echoed the same sen time at as he went about bis work Surely at "I>ON'T MOVE," SAID A OIiNTLIS VOIOK. the picnic he should meet Miss Knowl ton. aud meeting Miss Knowlton had almost become an obsession with him. He climbed over the stagings and plat forms with a light heart as he Imagin ed the manner in which they should meet. He rather fancied an Introduc tion under the trees. He would ad vance with bared head and Ikiw low over her hand Then she would give him one of those snnuy smiles that al most seemed to he her habitual expres sion. and they would go waiklug to gether iu the leafy shude Over and over he mentally rehearsed this scene •II It liecame almost real to him. ut at the last moment there came a complication at the factory, and it was after 11 when Travers finally got awaj He lost hts way trying to drive out in,a livery buggy, and when at last he came to the lake lunch was over and the merrymakers had scat tered through the woods. The minister and his wife insisted that he have something to eat. and then motherly Mrs Kumford took him In charge and Introduced him to every one tn sight, but Ada Knowlton was nowhere to lie seen. He made himself agreeable to the others, but his eyes continually sought a sight of the pink dress and golden head that had been the attraction. He had seen them drive past on their way to the lake, and lie had carefully noted me ma uui a giiuipne ui u uiu he get until well along in the after noon. Here and there the surface of the lake was dotted with small boats aud canoes, and in one of the latter he saw the flash of pink that scorned to communicate its color to his face. Miss Knowlton. and alone; And she was paddling Into the landing! With assumed carelessness, he di rected his steps toward the tiny wharf to which the 1 Hints were tied. He would tie on hand to assist her from the canoe, and perhaps after lie had Introduced himself there might be a chance for the walk after all. He had Just reached the dock and the frail craft was but twenty yards iiway when some one called to the navigator, and 6he turned to respond with a wave of her paddle. As she did so the canoe tipped over and she was spilled into the water. White with horror, Travers stripped off his coat and his low shoes and dived to her assistance. He was a splendid swimmer, and his heart beat high as he thought of the opportunity that had been offered him. Then something loomed dark above his head. There was a shock, and all became black. It was half an hour later that Travers opened his eyes again and looked up Into Ada Knowl tnn'i tut-a hmuUiiii inTlniulv nw hli» Ufa rwart iHMitW titti pa in an up |n bandage* "tfcini iiwta ' »*m| a < >.ir-* (nettle Yal w ' irtv k on the bead hj tbr nnni'" ' Vim were i rr« I I i.- : ..f the r—-< tier," laoe'tt-ri in I'yfttmt 'MM RfnWHott bf>tt|[l|l I nt„ a|,ore " "I am ail abe * 11, Iwmlln* nver ' I una pu*hin« the Imnt lii fnint of hip nnil iM ti«t nolle* ihat any one had dived (fir* mi' I «li"iild hair Inn liMffv careful, Imt I iien-r etipp'HMsi that a lit on*' would Imagine that I waa In danger " "You *w." explained the (tartar, the lake la only three or four fi*«.t deep, and «lien We aplll out we Juat walk aabore " "Anil I, like an nan dbln't know that." murmured Travers "I onlj saw that Mkaa km>«lton had g"ne over l»>ard, anil I did not know but what abe might In* 111 trouble She acemed to Ih> struggling " "That waa my aklrt," explained the girl "It <-aught In the gunwale, and I had to detach It before I could And my footing." "I guess that'a iil>out explanation enough," put In the physician "I don't want to have you eonie down with a cold on top of a cut scalp. I gtien* you'd lielter drive Into town Mlaa Knowltoli need* lo go tiai She la Moak ed Do you thluk you can handle your borne V" "I'm all right now," declared Truv ers, rising to Ills feet with the doctor'a aid. The crowd melted awuy. and Dr. Pyfrom and the minister led him to hU buggy Miss Knowlton climbed iu lift er him. and they started off. "I suppose," said Travers as they Cleared the grove, "you must think that 1 am laeklng to courtesy In not thanking you for saving my life, but I am so upset." "You ought to scold uie for Injuring yon," she declared. "It was very awk ward of me." "You couldn't know that I was going to swim out to you," he reminded. "I think 1 should apologise for being to the lake at all." The girl's laugh rang out at the sug gestion. "I'm rather glad that you were there," she said, "though I am sorry that you were injured. I never was rescued before." "Nor performed a rescue," he re minded "I don't suppose that you can claim a gold medal for life aavtag." "I don't want a rewnrd," site Insist ed. "You should lie entitled to the re ward, If any one was. because yon did not realize that a rescue was not dan gerous." "1 am sufficiently rewarded in that 1 know you," he declared. "I have lieen wanting to meet yon for some time." Miss Knowlton blushed and changed the subject. She could not admit that she, too, bad felt an Interest, but to her heart she was glad that they knew each other, and when Travers took ad vantage of bis unconventional Intro duction to call frequently It was not long before she consented to reward him with her band to the conventional fashion decreed by custom "It's such a short courtship," she said, "but I feel that I have known you for years." "It all depends upon the introduc tion," said Travers smilingly. "Bless that boat!" NEW TELEPHONING SYSTEM. Hold Transmitter to Chest and Talk Through Your Ribs. It is not necessary to place one's lips to the transmitter of a telephone to be heard at the other end of the wire, says a St. Louis special dispatch to the New York Times. The same results may be obtained by placing the trans mitter firmly against the chest or, in fact, nearly every part of the body and speaking to a clear, natural tone. The new system was discovered the other night by two young women of St. I.ouls, one living in Westminster place and the other in Delmar boule vard. If you have any doubts, place the transmitter to your chest nnd tell cen tral the number you want. This fact probably was not known to the tele phone experts when they prepared the Ins;.actions for the use of the con trivance. Tbey advise you to stand close to the receiver. The " lust system Is sure to gain fa vor among tln -e who have fear of con tracting dlseas"'s from using the phone. The new way is sanitary, as there is little chance of communicating germs from the transmitter to the lips or nos trils of the person using the telephone Moreover, it is lionfatigulng atjd con venient. as one may carry a transmit ter about the room and talk while walking and switch It from place to place. Professor Calvin M. Woodward, a scientist at Washington university said that there was nothing surprising about the principle involved In the chest system, although he frankly ad mitted that it had never occurred to him or any one else before to test its practicability. "The sound vibration in the lungs is communicated to the transmitter through the chest instead of through the lips and is then carried over, the wire in the usual way," he said. The chest system is in accordance with the principle of the stethoscope. Following the publication of the story of the young women's discovery In a morning newspaper, the whole city of St. I.ouls began experimenting to test the statement, and the exchange in St. I.ouls spcut the busiest twelve hours in its history. Experiments showed that conversa tion can be carried on with the trans mitter placed on even the top of the head or knee. It is not yet recorded whether henrf throbs may be com municated over the wire between sweethearts. International Postage Stamp. What Is practically an international postage stamp has recently been Is sued by the postofllee department in the shape of an "International reply coupon," which can be exchanged at any postofllee In the universal postal union for one valued at 25 rentinies or Its equivalent, says (he New Y'orl; Her ald. By this arrangement it Is possi ble for the first time to seid postage for a reply to a correspondent la a for eign country. A eorrespondsait may exchange the coupon for stamps equal to value to a five cent tlnlted State* stamp to practically every country In the world except Cblna and Russia. WO Off ITS HEAD Storm a Wooden Statue ol An drc.v Jackson Raised. ON A FAMOUS OLD FRIGATE. % Bold Botten |ln<•*><) on the ft Rule I una! Hut ion I* now at tha Naval academy In Annapolis. It la a ll(Pit* of Andrew Jai-kaon. nnd neeted with It l» n curious Incident. The original figurehead of the ON atltutloii waa n figure of Hercules 1 lila wa« destroyed |»y n camion liall nt Tripoli, and then a figure of N>p tune waa erw'M. Thla also came to grief, ami at the time the veawel waa rebuilt there was tin figurehead ei eept ii billet. At the time the now ship waa finish ed Captain Jease Duncan Klllott of Hageratown, Mil., who had distinguish eil himself In the battle of l.ake Erie, waa In command at the Boston navy yard. Captain Elliott waa an enthu siastic Democrat and an ardent ad mirer of President Andrew Jackson. The president bad lately been In Bos ton and had been moat hospitably re ceived, and Captain Klllott coucelved the Idea of placing a figure of (he president at the prow of the Constitu tion, believing that it would give the people of Boston much pleasure. Tha navy department gave him permission, and so a wooden figure of "Old Hick ory" was put In position on the ship. This net raised a storm of dissent in the Hub, and Captain Elliott was threatened with a coat of tar and feathers. The excitement was intense, and the language was virulent. Hand bills denouncing the act, denouncing the president and Klllott wore circulat ed In the streets, and the newspapers took up the cry, and In tills day and generation the partisan violence and vituperation which raged iu New Eng land nre Inconceivable. On a dark night In July the deck ot the ship was invaded, and, although a sentry was close at hand, the head of Jackson was sawed off and taken away. New England was delirious, nnd for a time the perpetrator of the act was unknown to the public. Six months later one Samuel \V. Dewey, a Boston sea captain, took the dissevered head in a bag to the secre tary of the navy at Washington and avowed himself as the criminal. That official was amazed at the man's au dacity and asked him if he did not know that he would he severely pun ished. Dewey calmly replied that he had considered the matter and hud as certained that the legal penalty was slight and could not be applied until he was convicted by a jury in Essex county, Mass. "And if you think a jury in that county." he added, "will punish a man for cutting off the head of Andrew Jackson you are welcome to try it." The secretary went to the White House for instruction, while Dewey was detained. General Jackson laugh ed heartily at the whole Incident and forbade the man's arrest. Before this Captain Elliott had provided a new head for the figure, and the wooden statue of Jackson that is now at An napolis was at the prow of the vessel for forty years. Captain Elliott's last voyage on the Constitution was from the Mediterra nean to Hampton ltoads in 1808. Here he was removed from command be cause of charges of severity to the men and of having incumbered the berth deck of the ship on the home ward voyage with jackasses for the improvement of the breed in the Unit ed States. The Constitution finally went out of commission for active service at Portsmouth, N. H.. after a career of nearly fifty-eight years in the service. In 1860 she was transferred to Annapolis for the use of the mid shipmen. When the civil war began her nnsl. tion there was deemed unsafe, and she was sent to the New York navy yard. In ISfir. she was returned to Annapo lis, where she remained until 1871, when she was taken to Philadelphia, where she was again rebuilt In 1878 6he was used to transport exhibits to France for the Paris exposition ot 187S, and her career at sen finally ended in 1881. The centennial of bar launching was celebrated at Boston In ISO", where she was built.—Baltimore Sun. A Libel. "I see by the county paper," said tha visitor, "that Jonas Jones, the prosper ous druggist of your town, is sojourn tog" "I saw that, too, and it's a libel," ex*, claimed the native, with some heat. "Why, isn't he your druggist?" "Yes, but this town's too healthy ft* him to be prosperous."—Catholic ard and Times. mil pi A R.oll«"tol© TO SHOP ror all kind of Tin Roofing, Spoutlne and Canaral Job Work. Stoyea, Heatara. Ran«aa, Furnac«». *to. PRICES THE I,OII'IST! QlliLlTY THE BEST! JOHN HIXSON NO. 1U E. FRONT BT.