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m Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RED CLOUD. NEIIKAtJKA Ernest Brenner, tho ew president of HwtUerand, Is only 44 year old, but Is one of the ablost International lawyer In Europe. He Is a native of the' Can ton of Basis. According to advices from Tendon Japan has Invited tenders for tho tabltr.hmcnt of an armor-plato factory at Tokyo, which, It Is thought, means lhat In the futuro Japan Intends to construct her own wnr vowels. It conveys a rather striking Idea of the growth of the country In popula tion to consider that the two states of Iowa and Minnesota contain together more Inhabitants than did the country over which WaHhlngton became presi dent in 17S9, Owing io the ever Increasing num ber of hor warships In the Paelllc Ilus Hla httH decided on extensive Improve ments at Vladivostok and Port Arthur. Tho coHt of tin-so figures In tho budget for 1901 atnountH In round numbers to the comfortable Htim of $1,000,000 for Vladivostok and ?1 ,500,000 for Port Arthur, Electricians have JiiHt talked ncroRE tho Mississippi at .St. Paul by tele phone Without wires, and It Ib believ ed that conversation can be carried on In the same way at twelve miles iIIh tance. May we not look forward to the time when all the people of the earth will bo for social purposes in a single room? At an experiment in St. Joseph, Mo., k cat was apparently killed by u shock of electricity carefully administered Two hours nfter the heart hail ceased to beat the current was reversed and tho second shock restored tho heart beats, faintly at first, but growing stronger until tho cat was flnnlly re leased ia plnyfiif and frisky us ever. Tunis, the famous black horso which General Uoulanger rode at the review In 1880, has died. Before his death the former minister of war consigned the animal to tho charge of his friend, M. Louis Barbler, who sent It to tho Glronde to end Its days In peace. It has been decided to send the animal's tall as a present to M. Henri Roche fort. Tho minister of war In Sweden hns prepared a bill establishing compul tory military scrvlco and there Is no doubt that In duo courso It will he parsed by tho Swedish parliament. Up to the present time tho Swedish nrmy hns been recruited by voluntary enlist ment, deficiencies being filled up by a certain number of men being com pelled to sorve for a period of ninety days. Plans for a new botanical school, which is to be erected by Henry Plilppa In Sehunley Park. Pittsburg, have been completed. This school will be the only one In tho United States devoted exclusively to the Btudy of botany and is to be bo located with reference to the park conservatory that the plants theTf can be made use of for purposes of instruction. The Institution Is In tended for the benefit of the pupils of the public schools, n well as for that of private classes. A group of mechanics who nro now .etnrnlng from British India bring with them tho story of an American expansion In which nil can rejoice. They have Just completed tho con struction of u great steel bridge in the Shan Hills of Burnin, which is to be part of a railroad built by tho gov ernment from Rangoon Into China. The steel was made by a Pennsylvrttila concern, which secured tho contract In competition with the world. Three great freighters conveyed the structur al material across the seas, and forty mechanics went out to do the skilled work. Higher than tho tallest ottlce buildings of Philadelphia and nearly half a mile long, this bridge Is n fitting monument to tho expansion of Am erican trado. The representatives from Louisiana will make an effort to Induce congress to provitle for the translation and pub lication of sonio sixty Volumes of manuscript now In tho Ministry of Colonies of franco, which rolate to the early history of the Mississippi Valley. The existence of the works was discov ered by Prof.,Alceo Fortler, president of the Louisiana Historical Society, while making researches last summer Tho volumes contain correspondence o! the colonial governors, orders, procla mations, census, grants of land, regis try of marriages, births, and deaths, accounts of the colony and vnrlous data referring to the colony from 1C78 to 1807. This lltorattire undoubtedly contains matter of great Interest bear ing on the early history of the Mis sissippi valley, but It might very well be translated and published at the ex pense of the states directly Interested. John A. Johnson, a manufacturer In Madison, Wis., has offered $40,000 to the board of suporvUors of Dane coun ty, Wis., for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a home for aged peo ple. In addition to tho regular method of entering the homo by tho payment of not less than 1200, Mr. Johnson hu conceived the Idea of Issuing admis sion policies similar to insurance pol icies, when may bo taken out by people In youth or middle ago to provldo for their support and comfort In old age, or which may be taken out by any ono Vor the support of a friend. VICTORIA IS DEAD Edward VII, Prince of Wales. Now England's Ruler. A LONG LIFE ENDS MOST PEACEFULLY Seemingly No Pain Attends the Monarch's Dissolution. MEMBERS OF ROYAL FAMILY AT BEDSIDE Nfitm uf l)niU yulckly Sprnmln In 1 1 very I.niiil nnil Coiiilolrni'm I'onr In (Iri'iit llrlluln Mourn tin" IHsttli of it Lm I hi; Sowri'ljfii, Quoou Victoria Is (lead, anil Edward VI7 reigns. At exactly half past six on the even ing of January "2, Sir James Iteid held up his hand, and the people in the room knew that Holland had lost Iter queen. The bishop pronounced the benediction. Tho greatest event In this muninry of this generation, the moot stupendous change In existing conditions that could possibly lit imagined has taken place quietly, almost gently upon the anniversary of the death of (Juccii Victoria's- father, the Duke of Client. Tho end of this e.ireer, never equaled by any woman In tho world's history, came in a simply-furnished room in Osborne house. This most respected of all rulers living or dead, lay in n great four-posted bod, and mule a shrunken atom, a cruel mockery of the fair girl who in 18117 began to rule over England, Iti'tiitlvi'n (Ironppil Around Around the queen were gathered al most every descendant of bur line. Well within view of her dying eyes there hung a portrait of the prince consort. It was he who designed the room and every part of the castle. In scarcely audible words the white haired bishop of Winchester prayed beside her as he had often prayed witli his soverolgti, for he was her chaplain at Windsor. With bowed heads the Imporious ruler of Germany and the man who is now king of England, tho woman who has succeeded to the title of queen, the princes and princesses nnd tlioso of less than royal designa tion listened to the bishop's prayer. Six o'clock passed. The bishop con tinued his intercession. Ono of the younger children asked a question In shrill childish treble, and was linmo dlatuly silenced. The women of this royal family sobbed faintly and the men shulllcd uneasily. HOW LONDON WAS NOTIt'tKI). Scrup of l'iiiir nn .Miinilon Hoiihh Com ycl Slid 1'ldliign. London, Jan. 33. A scrap of paper a foot square posted on tho wall of the Mansion house at 11:58 o'clock tonight gave tho sentence to Lohdon'a home ward hurrying thousands of the empress-queen's death and the advent of a king. Fifteen minutes later more than 1.000 newsboys had Invaded tho street with black-ruled newspapers, crying "Death of tho queen," whllu through the dark street boomed the deep toned notes of the big bell of St. Paul's cathedral and the bulls of the city churches re-echoed tho news. All the theatres anil places of enter tainment, it is announced, will bo closed indefinitely. Kuiicr.tl to lit lit I'rocmoro. There is little doubt that the funeral of tho queen will take place at Frog more, though nothing in regard to mis manor lias yet been announced. Her majesty was so closely related to the European courts, big and little, that the gathering of royalties at the obsequies will be unprecedented Tho lit w.s of the queen's death reached all the towns in the kingdom a few min utes after it had been received by tho lord mayor of Loudon, and was oulck- ly spread throughout the country dis tricts by the tolling bells. Jan. S3.--1:10 a. in. Absolute silence reigned tonight in the vicinity of Huckiugham palace and Marlborough house. A small bill, signed "Italfour," was posted outside, announcing tho demise of tho monarch. Everywhere tonight the one topic was what would happen under the now reign. CLASH WITH MINERS. Flrcnrnm llrouu'lit Into I'liiy nnd Ono Killed. I'liion miners, 150 strong, started on a march from Itoxtown to Carboudale mines in Hopkins county, Kentucky, to stop the non-union men at work there. On the way a sheriff's posse of II vi! men attempted to stop them nud were answered by a shot. A fusllado followed, the miners retreating. One of their number, Hill Cook, was killed and another, John Taylor, died of his wounds In a few hours. Itoxtown is reported deserted, but ouleors nr, searching for mem bora of the march ing party. Doineitlo Found Demi In n Kmntl lintel of Now York The cause of the death of the domes tic whose body was found the other night in a room in a small hotel at One Hundred anil Twenty-second street and Amsterdam avenue, New York, has not been determined. The coroner will perform nn autopsy. Tho man, Clarence M. Davis of Schenec tady, who was found in the room with the woman and who was In a dazed condition, as though suffering from some powerful drug, is still In a semi conscious condition; NEW KING HAILED. Preparations living Made for Albert Edward' Aivrndon, London, .Inn. 23. At the ofllccs of the Lord Chamberlain, at St. James Palace of the city remembrance at the guild hall and at the college of heralds the ofllcials were busy today, even be fore the death of the queen was an nounced, preparing for the formalities which will attend the proclaiming of a new ruler for the kingdom of India. AH the ancient gazettes, court dairies and other papers which describe tho ceremonial of 18.17 had been taken from the library that the ofllcials might familiarize themselves with tho forms of pageantry whereby a sover eignty is proclaimed. The city remembrancer said today: "It will depend on the ploasure of tho new monarch to decide how far the ancient customs will be modltled to suit modern methods, but in a coun try whom precedents are so firmly ad hered to as England, it may be antici pated that wo shall follow closely in tho acts which prevailed when the qilcen ascended tho throne "Tho privy council, which is a very large bob will meet at once at St. iTftli'ieS palace, where the form of. proclamation declaring that 'wo' etc,, with ono voice and consent of tongue nnd heart declare and proclaim the high, mighty, Prince Albert Edward, etc., who, by the death of the mon arch, has become our only lawful and rightful liege, etc." THE COMMONER ISSUED Sir. Ilryim'it Piier Out on Tlmii Many FrlriitM Wltiimn It lllrth William Jennings Hryau's Commoner went to press Tuesday iright, January 33. Mr. Ilryan fed the first twenty copies of the paper through tho press, special permission having been given him to do so by tho Press Feeders' Union. Uncle Jake Wolfe turned tho press. It had been announced that the Western Newspaper Union would start presses on The Commoner Tuesday night and at 7::i() the olllce was crowd ed with people gathered to see the paper printed. When the ceremony had ended Mr. Ilryan gave each of his visitors a copy, writing ills autograph across die head of the paper. Mr. liryan was late in arriving and It wns 7:55 when lie began to feed the press. When Mr. Ilryan came in lie wat greeted with cheers. He was bare headed and ready for business, lacking only an apron which the crowd de manded that he put on. "You'll have to give me some instructions," he said as he stepped up onto the feeder's platform. Isaac Dean, head pressman, stood beside him and explained the necessary movements. Uncle Jake began to tug and grunt at the wheel and the cylinder com menced to turn. Before tho second impression hud been made Uncle Jake sang out for "more steam" and stopped to nsk "how many thousand" were to be printed. "Fifty thousand," said Mr. liryan. At the close of tho ceremony Mr. liryan, N funding nt the machine with tho striped apron still on him, made a brief speech thanking the audience for the interest manifested. He then went to the folding machine nmUopcrated that for a few minutes. The papers which he rnnolF himself he took, num bered In the order of their appearance and will distribute among Ills family and closest friends. After securing these papers Mr. liryan seated hlmsulf in the front olllce nnd set himself to the task of subscribing his name to tlir copies brought to him for that purpose by tho recipients of his gift. Mondny It was calculated that an issue of thirty thousand would be su fll clent, but the orders received Tuesday came in such number that it was deemed expedient to make the issue lifty thousand. BELIEVE IT WAS PAT CROWE Niiilcloii Acting HtruiiRer Who Hlilppml to Liverpool, When the steamer Michigan, which arrived at lloston from Liverpool last sailed from this port on December 33, she carried a suspiciously-acting stranger, who, although well dressed, shipped at the last moment as a cattle tender. He gave the name of Ilobort Lambert. The police were notified that tills man who looked like I'at Crowe of Omaha, was on the steamer, but it was too lato to Intercept htm. A cablegram was sent to Liverpool ant) after the Michigan readied that iort word came back that tho o Ulcers had found no one who answered CroweV description. Tho otlicors and, crew of tho steamer were shown Crowe's pict ure and many of them were certain that the man was Crowe, The bunkmate of Lambert is certain that tho latter and Crowe were iden tical. Lambert acted queorly toward the euu of tho trip, giving away the good clothes he woro. Ho told the dock oftleor at Liverpool that ho wish ed to got ashore quitely, as he was arrant friends would see him He seemed to have plonty of money and In conversation told much about the west lu an impersonal way. NO BARTOTCONSOLIDATION Htrret fur Conipunlr Vlrtorloun In MM ftnurl Court. Tho Missouri supreme court, en banc, January 31, sustained a motion to quash the alternative writ of ouster in the St. Louis Consolidated Street rail road case, instituted by the attorney general, on the ground of illegal com bination in violation of tho anti-trust laws. This disposes of the case, and makes the recently enacted law, allow ing the consolidation of street car compaulcs, leital. &&&&&A&&& m LOVE IS BEST . "By Flortnc CHAPTER VI. A HUNDRED POUNDS, RKWARD IWt her home on April 30, a young lady, aged 18, brown hair, grey-blue oys, fair coraploxlon, a vory diminu tive figure. When last seen wns wear ing a black tailor-made costume and a small lace toque trimmed with vlo lots. The above reward will bn paid to any ono giving such Information as mny lead to hor recovery. Apply to A. U. C, Porter's library, Wilton Place." Two peoplo at Ensthill read that no tice and knew whom It concerned fWyl Liudou, who tojolced with all her heart that the gathering coldness of the April evening had mode her put on her cloak before she loft East hill Station; and Harold Dynevor, who felt convinced that the young lady In quired for wns no other than the lone ly little traveler who had asked the way to Mrs. Tanner's school No doubt other peoplo in the neigh borhood road the udvertlsemont, but none of them guessed It was in tlwir power to earn tho reward. Mra. Wllmot had never seen her sister's teacher in walking attire, Mrs. Tanner never looked at the agony column. Helen Craven, who was of a romuntlc turn of mind, read tho pnrngraph aloud to her family, and declared tho poor girl It concerned had evidently escaped from a lunatic asylum; but Captain Tempest was at tho Manor und en grossed most of her attention, so that she soon forgot the matter. Deryl felt terribly nerfous. She had expected her father to be ruther re lieved at her departure, und the adver tisement seemed to Imply he wns set on finding her. She longed to confide in Mrs. Tanner; but, though she could have trusted the widow perfectly, tho possession of such a secret would, if discovered, have embroiled her very much with hor sister. So beyond a visit to tho ono diaper's at Easlhill-on-Sea, where she purchased a bunch of forget-me-nots to replace the violets In her toque, the advertisement made no immediate dlffcrenco to Beryl. As for Harold, he thought of it again and again. Ho could not get the girl's sweet, sad face out of his head. And after a few days' doubt and perplex ity, during which tho announcement was repeated In the paper every morn ing, he decided to call on Mrs. Grey, the wife of the curate-in-chnrge of tho Eauthlll-on-Sea, and nsk her openly for Mrs. Tanner's address. lie wns prepared to face her wonder it the question, but it wns spared him. Tho first greetings were barely over vhen little Olive Grey came In through ho French window, with two or three ichool books strapped together, and a ory important little face. "You don't mean to say you send .hat mite to schol?" Harold asked, when M,lss piive had Installed herself in hlsjknec. "Why. sho, qnn't.be six!" "Turned eight. Mr. Dynevpr. I ihculd have sent hor before, only there was no school here. A young .widow, Mrs. Tanner, opened one In Janunry and Olive was one of her ilrst pupils." ' "I shouldn't have thought thoie wore enough children for a school to pay." "1 think Mrs. Tanner must bo get ting on, for'.iho has Just started an isslstant. Such a pretty girl! ' I saw her at church on Sunday and lost my heart to her. London her name Is 'sn't It. Olive?" "Yes; only ono letter different from Mr. Llndon's.V said. Ml6s Olive; "and 3ho comes from London, too." The child ran off to her tea, and Mrs. Grey, who did not possess as much tnct as kindness, suddenly asked: "Is it true that the LindonB are com ing to live at tho Manor when Oonoral Craven leaves?" "1 have no Idea. I know It te ru mored." "Mr. Grey .thinks the ,rumor only got about because Mr. Llnrion refused to renew the general's lease." "General Craven thinks ho will re new it in the end, but Is standing out for Increased rent. The agont, Wll mot, has hinted ns much," "Then it is probably true. Mr. Wll mot Is very much lu tho big man's con fidence. I do hope the Llndons won't como hero." Harold shrugged his shoulders. Hut heava8 unusually grave nnd thoughtful that evening. Beforo he went to bed he hnd written a very brief note to Ueryl, enclosing the advertisement from the Telegraph. "Ono who witnessed Miss Lcndon's arrival at Easthlll-on-Soa sends this to warn hor sho Is being sought for. Sho may rely on his absollutc silonce now and always." There was no signature. Beryl could not In tho least Imagine who sent the note, but she felt It was meant to bo reassuring. And as May faded into June she tried hard to forgot the dark shadows which hung threateningly over her pathway, and to be as happy as sho could. It was a quiet and monotonous llfo sho led ut Woodlands. After the lux ury at Elchester square, the hard work, and plain faro would have been dis tasteful to many girls; but Ityryl, was only too thankful to havo escaped from hor gilded cage. Mrs, Tanner was kindness Itself, und If fhe Wllmots rathor grated on lioryl with the con descending patronago, she knew per fectly it was not her employer's fault, and resenved their cold reproofs to tho gentle widow far more than any slights to horself. And then a wonderful thing hap pened. Mrs. Grey, who was the nearest I ft HodiKin-ton approach to a friend (He widowed school mistress hnd at Eaathlll, de scended on Woodlands one day, and bogged Mrs. Tanner to lond her young assistant to help at a kind of open air feto she was getting up for tho church building fund. The curate's wife novcr forgot that the widow was unfortunate, that her husband's death had brought hor from a pleasant, easeful rectory to fight for her bread. Mrs. Orey had helped the enterprise at Woodlands In many ways, not least by hor kindness nnd friendly sympathy with Woodland's tenant. She told her difficulties as frankly as if Mrs. Tanner had been her plater. "You know we are not rich, hut Just becnupo Frank Is the curate 1 have to take a stall nnd do my utmost to make things go. I'm not clover at bazaars, and I had depended on my sister com ing to help me. I've Just hnd a letter to say she has sprained her ankle nothing serious; but sho won't be able to put her foot to tho ground for n fortnight, nnd tho fete Is next week. Do lend me Miss Lendon! It's a Wednesday, nnd so, being a half holi day, the school can't suffer. Besides, I'm pretty sum all your pupils will be there. I don't ask you to come" she looked kindly nt tho crapc-trlmmed dress, "It would be hard on you to appear at a gay scene so soon, but you might lend mo your assistant." "I will spare Miss Lendon to you with pleusure,".sa!d Mrs. Tanner; "but are you sure sho will bo of any use? She Is a dear llttlo thing, but almost painfully shy. .She has been with me over two months, and I know no more of her thnn 1 did the day she came." "Well, may I ask her and see what she saya?" Mrs. Tanner fetched Beryl and ex plained what was required of hor. Tho girl blushed crimson. "I never was at a bazaar In my life," sho told Mrs. Oroy. "but if you think I can ho of any use I shall be glad to do my best." Mrs. Grey was delighted and Ueryl left tho room, pledged to bo hor chief lieutenant on the eventful Wednesday. "You know," said tho curate's wife, when Heryl had gone, "she Is so pretty sho Is sure to charm money out of peo ple's pockets, and there was really no one else I could ask. Mrs. Craven has tnken a stall, and her daughter and Miss Dynevor will help at It. There wnsn't a girl In Basthlll 1 could think of who would havo been of any uso." Mrs. Tanner hesitated. "Ought It to be a very grand toilet? I nm not sure what Miss lendon ha3 In the way of finery." "Every ono Is to dress Just as they please. The sellers are to wear a favor of black and gold to distinguish thorn. I'll send over the ono I made for Cice ly." Mrs. Tanner and Beryl talked over tho bazaar after supper that night. 'It will bo a llttlo glimpse of gaiety for you," said the eldor woman kindly. "This Is a very dull life for you. Mlsu Loudon." "I am not at ail dull," said Beryl, simply. She had altered since she came to Easthlll. The scared, anxious look had gone from her fnco, and. In spite of hard work, she looked younger and brighter. She really quite looked for ward to tho garden feto, as Its pro moters called it, as a festival; for, after all, she was young enough to enjoy the sight of proty things and bright faces. CHAPTER VII. Mrs. Tanner almost started when Beryl enme to show herself when sho was dressed for the feto, and yet the girl only wore the, whit- cashmere which had been her best attire last summer. It was very soft and cling ing, falling from waist" to hem In long, straight folds, the bodice trlmme.Vlth a little white silk, and a broad sash of the softest surah knotted loosely round her waist. Her hat was white, too, and trimmed with a long whlto feather and a quantity of chiffon. Sho looked far more like some rich wan dering princess than a humble school assistant. "Shall I do?" asked Beryl, a little anxiously. "You hnd bettor put a cloak over your dress for the drive, the lanes are so dusty," said Mrs. Tanner. "You look charming, and I am sure Mrs. Grey will think so." Thnt lady drove up then In hor rather shabby pony carriage. The fete was to be hold In the grounds of Dynovorse aro the last people to think three mile from Woodlands, so sho had arranged to call for Miss Len don. "I'll bring her back safely," she promised Mrs. Tanner, "but I can't promise when. The fete opens at 3, and we are supposed to go on till we've sold everything." She talked very pleasantly to Beryl as they drove along, saying sho would Introduce her to Miss Dynevor, who was about her own age. "Please don't," said Beryl shyly "I mean, she might not llko it. Miss Dynevor of Dynevor must bo n great lady, and I nm only n teachor." ' "My dear," said Mrs. Grey, "tho Dynevors are the last people to think less of you for that. And so far from being great, they have fallen on very evil times. Hnrold farms his own Jand; but it's all he can do to strug gle on these bad times, and If Kitty does not have to earn money, she works vry hard at home." "But the Manor la callod nfter them." "And It ought to be theirs, only It Isn't." She went on to give Beryl the full and particular story of Nlrirc Dynovor's infatuation for Euatnce Llndon, and the wrong It had led to. Beryl only kept silent by an effort It was terrible to listen to the re Droach of' hir own nrenti and snv ! nothing; but deep down In her own heart the girl felt her gentle mother had never done the wrong ascribed ib her. No, tho will which loft the Manor away from the Dynevors had been extorted from her weakness, not a made of her own free will. "I hope I have not tired yon out," concluded Mrs, Grey, "you are looking very pulo." r "I nm generally pale, thanks." '" , Tho general stood on the stepB of tho Manor to welcome them. He looked a little astonished as Mrs. Grqy In' troduced her companion the girl wn' so unlike what ho had expected; but he soon led the way to tho huge mar quee which had been erected In tho grounds for the five stalls held by tho elite of Easthlll. A smaller tent wns devoted to flow ers, yet another held refreshments, n ladles' orchestra from Brighton, be It whispered discoursed sweet music in a third. Mrs. Grey nnd Beryl has tened to their places, while the gen eral went back to await tho advent of the great lady who was to formally de clare the feto open. It looked to Beryl like fairyland? and when a few minutes later things were In full swing, and the people be gan to flock In, sho proved herself quite nn expert saleswoman. Many or the visitors thought Mrs. Grey's as sistant tho prettiest girl present. "Hnrold," whispered Kitty Dynevor y to her brother, when ho made his ap pearance, "your fair traveler is here." "What do you mean?" Ho asked, bewildered. "Don't you remember asking If there were a school nt Easthlll-on-Sen, be cause a girl was making her way to It at tho station ono day? Well, the girl Is just here at Mrs. Grey's stall; but she doesn't look llko a school teacher, does sho?" She did not. It flashed on Harold that he had never seen a sweeter face. He thought the shadow on the grey eyes was lighter, and ho wondered if she had ceased to worry over the nun- dred pounds reward offered for her re- covery. Sho did not look In the least like a fugitive or a runaway. Mrs. Grey's voice broke on his medi tations. "Mr. Dynevor, do take Miss Lendon. to tho house to have some tea. Mrs. Craven has some In tho dining room specially for our benefit; the tent Is, only for outsiders, you know, who pay as they go. I havo been there long ago; but I couldn't find any one to send with Miss Lendon, and, ns she has never been Inside the Manor, sho does not like to go alone." A "I shall be only too pleased," said Harold: and the two left tho marquee together. It was not far, only a few hundred yards as distance went; but it seemed mllos-to Beryl because nil tho way she was trying to decide n question. One glance had told her that Mr. Dynevor had been at Easthlll station when she nrrlved, therefore it must tie he who sont her the advertisement and words of kindly warning. Should she allude to It or not? It was only when she was In sight of tho old Manor house that she mado up her mind. (To be continued.) ODD OCCUPATION. ProN-mor or IIcIiir Ilurlrd Alive Tetl np In u Courtroom, One of the witnesses In n recent law suit In Cleveland wna Edward Kaehn. Tho Cleveland Leader says: "The ex amination Of Kaehn nrnvo.l i i. ,'..,. ii, ,,t very amusing. On the cross.nnmini;. Prosecutor Keeler demanded to know the business of the witness. The wit ness said that ho lived at 325 Lake street, and was known ns Prof. James Smith, and thnt his speclnity was be- i Ing buried alive for exhibition pur- poses. He declared that ho never had really died, but claimed that he could Me In a grave bIx ilavn nn,i !,. . averred that ho was ready at any'time . uc uuwcu 10r ouu per week, provid ing that there was a proper and an un mlBtakably trustworthy committee to play the role of rounrriu.. , should they be needed to save his life. . ih rumer reluctant about 'tipping off his act.' as ho expressed It. but Judgo Neff became interested nnd wanted to hear all about It. Kaehn declared that he has been placed In a coffin which had been properly uphol- V stored, and that it has boon lowered Into a grave 0 foot 4 inches deep. An a r shaft is constructed nnd the grave closed. b " 'What Is the air shart for?' asked the prosecutor. " 'For air.' replied Kaehn, 'and for sending down the beer, water nnd grub. " 'Then you nlwnys had to have nir did you?' continued tho prosecutor '"Oh, no. Sometimes I was com pletely burled for twenty-four hours In a case of that kind a bucket of water was placed In the coffin and Bev- eral tponges saturated with water The water evaporated, and that furnished all the oxygen I needed to liv0 on.' " CJoiluiotlirm to the nm,. An odd ceremony took place in France not long ago in the baptism of two new bells for the Church of Prelg nuc, In the department of the Glronde. I Two pretty children, Miles. Mlrvellfo de Oirodor nnd Odette do Braqulllange were godmothers to the belli,, and wen odespectively, , palo J 3fl n w w