THE HOUSE
BY K.OKENCK EARI.E C0ATE8.
Unto th Prison House of Pain none willingly repair ,
" The bravest who an entrance gain-
Reluctant linger there ...
For Pleasure, pausing by that door, stnvs not to cheer the eight,
And Sympathy but luullles sound and banishes the light.
Yet in the Prison House of Pain things full of beauty blow
Like Christmas roses, which attain
Perfection 'mid the snow
Love, entering, in his mild warmth the ilnrltcst shadows melt,
And often, where the hush is deep, the waft of wings is Wt.
Ah, me! the Prison House of Pain! what lessons there are bought!
Lessons of a suhlinier strain .
Than any elsewhere taught
.Amid its loneliness and gloom, grave meanings grow more rlear, ,
For to no earthly dwelling-place seems Ood so strangely near!
From "Lyrics of Life.'
The Commercial Traveler's Story.
Yes, we commercials have our fair
share of odd experiences, and we
grow case-hnrdened In time. But
there was one orcnslon when I un
consciously played n queer part In a
big affair, and whenever I travel on
this line the circumstances come
vividly before my mind's eye, nnd I
experience a strange fooling of ner
vousness which, try ns I will, I can
not overcome.
It happened one night In Decem
ber, a good many years ago, when I
was young on tho road. I was travel
ing by tha evening train frdm Euslon
to catch the midnight boat at Liver
pool for Belfast.
' I arrived at tho terminus on the
stroke of the hour, und barely had
tlmo to got my ticket nnd fling myself
and hag Into a second smoker before
tho (rain moved olT.
There wore only two other passen
gers in the compartment, occupying
the ends of the same sent; so, with a
sigh of relief, I settled myself down In
a corner and prepared to. enjoy a cigar
and the latest evening paper.
Before starting to read I took a
look at my fellow passengers, for I
have always been fond of a chat, and
can generally spot a likely talker at
once. However, thei'e was little pros
pect of anything of the kind, for
both were middle-aged men of re
served appearance, who would hardly
deign to notice a youngster like ray
self. The one opposite to me, a
clean-shaven man with a professional
air, was burled In his paper; while
the other was lying back in the far
corner with his cap over his eyes,
smoking a big cigar, and apparently
half asleep.
We had got as far as Rugby with
out a word being Bpoken, when I sud
denly felt my foot jogged In a pe
culiar way, and, looking up, I met the
keen glance of my professional-looking
neighbor.
"Excuse me, sir," Bald he, with an
edd smile. "Would you mind ex
changing papers? I see you have ex
hausted yours."
"Certainly," said I, slightly sur
prised, and we swapped accordingly,
' while he gave my toe another warn
ing kick.
Imagine my astonishment when I
saw penciled on the margin of his
paper these words:
"Keep calm. I'm a Scotland Yard
man. Our fellow traveler Is Burn
side you know who. Warrant for
his arrest waits me at Liverpool; but
may have to secure him before we
reach there. Rely on your assistance
If necessary. Speak to rue In refresh
ment room, Sta.Tord."
Of course I knew who Burnslde
was everybody did then. You may
remember he was Lord 's secre
tary, who absconded with her lady
ship's diamonds, and made a big stir
at the time, though tho affair was
hushed up afterwards.
I was pretty cool in those days, and
t read the words over again before
I permitted myself to take a peep at
the redoubtable Burnslde himself. He
was still smoking lazily, and was evi
dently unconscious, of the proximity
of danger. For a week he had eluded
capture, aad the last item of news
was that the police were still working
on a clue some days old. The very
paper I hold contained a paragraph
to that effect carefully marked in
pencil by my detective friend.
You may gness I was terribly ex
erted by the time we reached "Stafford,
where a Ave minutes' stop was made;
and no sooner had the train pulled
up than I pocketed the paper contain
ing the strange message, and hurried
off to the refreshment room.
A minute later the detective joined
tne,. lounging up in a careless style.
. "Don't look round," he said; "he's
over there at the coffee counter. If
he suspects anything he'll bolt. He's
expecting some one at Crewe, I fancy,
for he sent a wire from tte telegraph
office at Euston to a party here, and
I overheard the clerk asking him
about some figures In the telegram
2964, they were."
"Why, that's the number of our
compartment," I said.
"Exactly. It's sure to be a messRge
telling some one to meet him, and, if
so, Lthe pair of them may give me
trouble at Liverpool."
"What do you mean to do, then?"
"Collar him as soon as we start
from here, strap him up, shove him
under the seat, and when his precious
accomplice arrives at Crewe I'll pitch
a yarn to him about his friend being
in another part of the train. Then
he'll board the train, and at Liver
pool the police can formally arreBt
' my prisoner, while I follow the other
chap to see what the game' is. You
see, I don't know which of them has
the booty, and that's the main thing
we're after." '
"But supposing some other pasen
gers have already entered our com
partment?" .
"They can't. I've made it all right
with the guard. Time's nearly up;
better get back. I muBt buy a couple
of bUi.w3. You'll help, if nect saryt"
OF PAIN.
"Of course," said I, for the affair
was greatly to my liking.
We were Just about to start when
Burnslde, who had settled down In
his corner, suddenly rose and thrust
his hend out of the window beside us.
"Guard! " he shouted. "What time
do we reach Crewe?"
"Elght-forty-five, sir!"
"Good!" Burnsldo took his sent
again, nnd tho detective and I ex
changed glances. My heart began to
beat fnit, and I braced myself up for
the coming struggle; for Burnslde
wns a powerful looking man, and tho
detective, though wiry and close-knit,
was much slighter in build. Wo
would evidently have a tough Job of
It, I thought. -
Just ns tho train flew through the
third station beyond Stafford tho de
tective, who had been fidgeting be
hind his paper, suddenly began to
wipe his lips with his handkerchief,
nnd then rose ns If to get something
oft the rack. With one bound he was
on Burnslde and had him pinned in
the corner with his knee.
"Quick, get his wrists!" he said.
I Jumped over and laid hold of
Burnsido's hands, just as he was
struggling to reach his pocket. Then
I saw that his face was covered by
the detective's handkerchief, from
which came a strong, sickly .odor.
He struggled frightfully for a moment
or two and then seemed to collapse.
"It's all right 'now," said the de
tective, "but he very nearly had me
plugged. Faugh! Open the windows,
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chloroform ourselves."
I lowered the windows, and none
too soon, for already the drug was
beginning to make my head swim.
The detective, meanwhile, was secur
ing Burnslde's hands and feet with a
couple of stout rug straps,
"That's all right," he said, when
he had finished. "You nabbed his
hand just at the right moment. I'll
mention your name in the proper
quarter It you'll give it to me, and
who knows but you might come in for
a recognition from his lordship!"
I gave him my name, but on condi
tion that It would not be published
in the papers.
"I'll see to that," he said; "and
now, help me to place our worthy
friend under the sent."
We lifted Burnslde with some diffi
culty and rolled him under the over
hanging curtains, placing his head
against the detective's black bag.
"Good!" said my alert companion,
but his arm' shows & trifle, so I'll
place the foot-warmers In front.
There you are! Half a dozen people
might look into the carriage and
never dream he was there."
"When he comes to, though, he'll
commence to shout."
"I'll gag aim just before we reach
Crewe. He'll be all right, never fear."
Now that the crisis had passed, I
began to grow cheerfully Interested
In the affair, and looked forward with
eagerness to the second act in the
little drama which was being played
before our eyes.
Sure enough, when the train slowed
up at Crewe, there was a tall, heavily
beared man standing on the platform
Inspecting the numbers on the car
riages. "You wait here while I. get the
guard to put a reserved label on this
compartment. . We don't, want the
'beggar in here if we can help it."
He got out and closed the door,
leaving me alone with the thief, who
had been duly gagged, and was now
breathing heavily, with every sign of
returning consciousness. I felt some
what uncomfortable, I must confess,
when the bearded man passed the
carriage and glanced sharply in; and,
fearing he might return and subject
the carriage to a closer inspection, I
rearranged the foot-warmers and
transferred my bag to the other side,
so that the view under the seat was
completely blocked. '
Presently a porter came and
labelled the compartment "Reserved-"
and, feeling1 easier In my mind, I
jump d out, closed the door, and
stood by it until my friend returned.
"Everything right?" ' said he.
"Good! I've wired further instruc
tions to Liverpool. I'll relieve you
now It you want a drink.1
I rushed off for some coffee, for I
wns feeling cold. But no sooner had
I put the cup to my Hps than the bell
rang, and I lind to swallow the stuff
at one gulp, half scalding my mouth,
nnd then make a bolt for my carriage.
I was only just In time, for the train
hud begun to move. The guard held
open the door and banged it to after
me; and then, to my horror, instead
of my friend whom I expected to find
watting for me, there was the black
bearded man in the far corner of the
carriage, covering me with a revolver.
"The game's up, my friend," he
said.
I was too astonished to reply, and
sank down helplessly on the cushions,
forgetting my blistered mouth in sud
den terror, for I knew I was com
pletely at the ruffian's mercy.
"You're a deep one; but not deep
enough," ho went on. "Just fetch out
my friend there, and undo him. Mind,
no trlckB."
1 obeyed, in a kind of stupor, and
presently Burnslde was sitting up on
tho opposite seat, rubbing hlB brow In
a dazed manner.
"Are you all right, Barker?" said
the bearded man, still keeping the
revolver pointed at me.
"Oh! you've come, Burt," . said
Burnslde, recovering his senses.
"Have they got clean away?"
"We've nabbed one of them; but
not the one we want."
"Good!" said Burnslde, turning to
look at me. "How did the other map
ngo to bolt?"
"Well, I wns waiting for you at
Crewe, according to your Instructions,
and I spotted our man immediately,
though I was rather surprised at your
absence. However, I thought you'd
turn up presently, so I followed him
when he left the carriage. The beg
gar went to the booking-office nnd
took a ticket for Glasgow. Then I
kept my eyes .skinned, for I knew
that something had gone wrong. He
hurried back to the carriage, and our
friend here then left him. I didn't
bother about him, though, thinking
he was an ordinary passenger; and as
our man commenced to pace up and
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down, I waited over at the bookstall
to see what would happen. As you
hadn't turned up, I knew he had
managed to play some trick on you,
and I determined not to lot him out
of my.s'ght. Then the bell rang,
and in he jumped, closing the door
behind him. I waited half a second
for the gunrd's 'Right away!' and
then I made a rush and followed my
man. But the beggar had gone!"
"Through the other door?"
"Yes. I was too late to follow him,
and then, Just as I spotted you under
the sent, and tumbled to the whole
plant, in comes our friend here and
delivers himself up like a lamb."
By this time I had begun to see
that there was a mistake somewhere,
and that I was in a very awkward pre
dicament. I turned hot all over and
a funny feeling crept down my spine.
"Gentlemen," said I, "I'm afraid
there's been a terrible mistake."
"Yes," growled the man named
Burt, "and you'll Jolly soon find out,
too. Look here, what's your name?"
I told him, adding that I was trav
eling to Belfast on business.
"Drop it, and own up," said he.
"Come, you may as well tell us where
you've put the swag."
"Swag! What swag? I can assure
you, gentlemen, I know nothing of
this business."
"You know how to chloroform a
chap," said the other.
"It was the detective, not I," I
replied, in dismay.
"The detective! Who on earth are
you talking about?"
"Who my friend, who's gone.
The detective!"
"Look here, young man, you're
either very deep or a big fool. Do
you know that we are detectives and
that your precious friend whom you
have assisted to escape was Burn
side?"
"Burnslde!" I repeated, horror
struck. Visions of prison cells and
crowded courts and my name in the
papers began to float before my eyes.
I had been fooled utterly and com
pletely. "Yes, and you'll precious soon have
to answer for It, too."
It was in vain that I explained;
they wouldn't listen to me. Then I
suddenly remembered the newspaper
In my pocket.
There," said I, "If you don't be
lieve me, look at that!"
They took the paper and examined
It, with evident surprise. Then Burt
looked up.
"Look here, we'll want to see into
this affair. It this yarn of yours la
true, and you're a genuine traveler,
show us your credentials. Open your
bag there! "
I picked up what I thought was my
bag, and then started back in dis
may. ,
"Why, this Isn't mine, It's the de
tective's I mean Burnslde's."
The detectives Jumped to their feeH
and laid' hold of the bag. It was
locked, but In a trice they had forced
it open, and from Its depths drew a
flat morocco leather case. Pressing
the spring, Burt released the lid, and
a blaze of dazzling light met our eyes.
"Well, I'm blessed!" said Burt.
He's gone off with the wrong bag.
These are Lady A 's diamonds!"
It was true enough. I remembered
having moved my bag under the op
posite seat, and Burnslde in his haste,
must have mistaken it for his own, to
which it bore a strong resemblance.
The detectives fell back on the seat
and began to laugh.
Of course, I hnd a bit ot a Job to
prove my bona fides. I wns detained
at Liverpool that night, and released
on bail next day. Luckily the affair
was kept out of the papers, nnd I es
caped with tho only indignity ot re
ceiving a severe official censure for
my Imprudence.
Burnslde got clean away, as you
doubtless remember, and I heard no
more of the affair until some six
months afterward, when I received a
check for llfty pounds from his lord
ship, who, It was rumored, was not
sorry that B irnslde hnd escaped, once
the diamonds were recovered. But I
don't think I should enter on a simi
lar undertaking again, even with the
prospect ot a reward ten times as big.
Waverley.
The Deep Waterway
For Illinois.
Writing of "Another Phase ot the
Deep Waterway Problem," Ebln 3.
Ward says, In The World To-day:
"The inevitable conclusion follows
that, if the State takes possession of
the water-power rights of private in
dividuals, nothing can be accom
plished with the $20,000,000 toward
the construction of the waterway.
However, for the J20.000.000 a
waterway, after the plana ot the
United States engineers, can be built
from Joliet to Utica, provided the
State leaves private owners in pos
session of their private property, as
does the plan of the United States for
a waterway down the valley. The
idea of the Government or of the
State developing and distributing hy
droelectric energy, Is so foreign to
the universal conception of the proper
functions of government, that the in
ability to do so should be regarded
as fortunate. '
"Therefore, why should the State
abandon the construction of a water
way, merely because It cannot secure
the water-power for its private gain?
Let us have the waterway, but let the
State use its powers for governmental
purposes only."
WORDS OF WISDOM.
When Poverty comes In the door
True Love engages her on the spot to
do the cooking.
The manager of a temperamental
star" knows that all luminous bod
ies are not heavenly.
Chivalry died of a congestive chill
the day the first short haired woman
appeared on the streets.
'I waited for the river to run by,
mother," and now I am too old and
stiff myself to run.
A man is never so much- a man as
when he Is trying to convince some
woman she Isn't anything but a wo
man.
A good name should be chosen for
a book, but If you want it to bring
you great riches get the right press
agent.
To the opltimlst the rains of April
bring the roses of May; to the pessi
mist the same showers bring fore
bodings of rheumatism.
The only tie that binds is a love
knot.
Many a peach hath the disposition
of a lemon.
People who live In glass houses
ought to invest in shades.
The thoroughfare known as easy
street Is paved with dough.
Because a girl Is chicken hearted
Is no sign that she Is feather headed
In the spring a young girl's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of Easter
hats.
They who pawn their opportunl'
ties rarely have the wherewithal to
redeem them.
He jests at jars who never had a
maiden aunt who Invited herself to
live with his family.
"If I kept on, Mavourneen, until I
told you everything I want to say,"
wrote the ardent young Irish lover
to his sweetheart, "I'd still harve sev
eral volumes to write you, darling."
From "Eve's Epigrams," in the
New York Telegram.
IJibulous.
"Nevertheless," said the young
Roman, "he is an ambitious poet. He
would serve the muses all his life.
"But," replied his elder, "he makes
the mistake of supposing that Bac-
chus is one of the muses." Catholic
Standard and Times.
The capacity ot the Atlantic cables
Is 300,000,000 words annually. Only
25,000,000 are sent.
HOW CROOKED SUGAR SCAIXS WERE
WORKED BY. CROOKED WEIGHERS
WOO eONNECTINO SCALE WITH
line MOviMtNr or this
whcm sujap is placed
Two Hags in One.
How often have we stood thought
fully in front of a pile of clothing, a
suit case and a valise and wondered
which bng to take. The shirts
wouldn't go In the valise and the suit
case . wouldn't hold It all, so we were
oblleoil to til"- bnth nr n trunk.
Two Chicago men got their heads
together and decided to combine the
two and get a patent on it, so now
we have the combined suit case and
valise, which will hold as much as a
small trunk and can be carried about
with ease. The illustration 6hows
how the two are combined. Neces
sarily the suit case used Is one of the
smaller sizes, as otherwise the con
trivance would be so bulky that it
would discount. Its convenience In
other directions. With this combi
nation a man may feel sure that his
suits and shirts are lying flat and not
creasing and at the same time he will
have all the smaller articles he needs
ready to hand In the valise on top.
Boston Post.
Clock Stuttered, Too.
A droll sort of a fellow, given to
Btuttoring, met an old college chum
on the street. Thoy had some hours
together and other things. As the
tardy one stealthily ascended the
stairs on reaching home, out ot the
darkness came his wife's voice:
"What time is it?" she asked,
sternly.
"It Is J-jfJ-j-just 1," he stammered.
The words were scarcely uttered
when the old fashioned clock on the
landing gave four laborious strokes.
"Do you hear that?" she asked,
Bharply.
"But my d-d-dear," he rejoined,
pleasantly, "y-you mustn't mind that
c-c-clock. It's 1-1-1-llke me." Suc
cess Magazine.
Sherlock Holmes Again.
"Do you know your chickens come
over into my garden?"
"I thought they did."
"Why?"
"Because they never come back."
New York Telegram,
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LN THE CANAL ZONE.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
WEIGHING PLAlTORrl
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boo is upward
on PiArrooM
Street Jtalhvny Fares Abroad.
In the cities of Great Britain the
population of which is 200,000 or
more the average rnte of fare for
street railway travel Is 1.1 cents a
passenger mile. In the cities of Con
tinental Europe the average rate of
fare paid for urban transportation Is
one cent a passenger mile.
On the overhend and underground
rnllway In the city of Berlin, Ger-
mnny, tho average
Is 1.25 cents a
quite apparent
rope In spite i
slon here to the i
a higher price for a poorer service
than are the people of the United
States. Railway and Engineering
Review.
Keeps Spoon In I'lnce.
When the number of kitchen uten
sils and helps Invented Is compared
with the number of Inventions In
other lines, the percentage of the
former Is nothing short of remark
able. It will not be long before the
cook will be eliminated entirely and
the dinner will be cooked by a series
of wires, weights and pulleys run by
the kitchen clock.
One of the latest devices to help
the cook 1s the spoon rest, designed
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sisrn nr a sine n icnerrn or wire npm
to form vertically arranged hooks
which fasten over the side of a pot,
A long pnd with a loon to It extends
cm ij'uiu lue otiier siue 01 tne pol. in
cooking some dishes it Is necessary to
have a spoon always handy to stir the
contents. Heretofore this spoon has
shown an annoying habit of falling in
or out of the pot at critical moments
but with the rest Just describe
handle can be placed in the S
the whole kept In place httl ftf
the pot, or even without it.- '
Post.
Study of Catacombs.
A chair of Christian archaeology
has been established in the University
of Rome by direction of the Minister
of Education and Professor Marucci
has been appointed as its first occu
pant. "Marucci, whose entry Into the
faculty has created much excitement
In church circles, is known as the best
informed archaeologist of the Vati
can," says Figaro, "and the only, sur
viving pupil of Rossi, who made the
catacombs a life study."
Briglinm Young.
Brigham Young had Just been pre
sented with his hundred and fifth
son. A careworn look came over hla
brow as the news was broken to him,
and he sighed deeply.
"I don't know what I shall do if
this thing keeps up," he said. "Looks
to me as If sooner or later I'll have
to start a fresh air fund." New York
Times.
HOSPITAL AT COLON, PANAMA.
rate of fare paid
passenger mile. It IsJ
that the people of Eu J
of the general imprest
contrary are paying'