Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA CITY, NEB,
IOHN H. REAM, Publlther.
Tr. Rockefeller attribute hi cure
to the use of about f.'.OOO.OOO worth of
Eolf.
It bu always been Mr. Rockefeller'
policy to aare enough money to pay a
tiff fine.
It may coat $25,000 to raise some
boye but that kind never become great
ball players.
On good authority wo arc assured
that "lunch" la the verb and "lunch
con" the noun. A little huncheon like
thla Is always Instructive.
Concerning the "deceased wife's sla
ter" bill, It Is to be observed that few,
If any, of the deceased wives have made
the slightest objection to It.
Mr. Rockefeller's physician predicts
that "the richest mnn" will live to be
at least 04 years old. Having an op
timistic doctor is certainly a great Joy.
Hetty Green says she ling no use for
the society girls of to-day. The' society
girls can get even by sending their re
grets If Hetty ever Invites them to jiour
at anything.
The largest monument In the world
Is being erected to the memory of Vic
tor Emmanuel II. In Koine. If Ramcsls
II. were still living lie could lie. dv
pendod upon to beat It.
An American tourist reiiorts that he
was robbed of $100,000 In Europe. In
asmuch as be was not In the vicinity
of Monte Caro at the time the case Is
regarded as mysterious.
A Pittsburg woman has Indignantly
refused to pay a large sum of money
for the "honor" of lielng presented at
the Spanish court In addition to her
twenty-eight good men nttsburg seems
to have a sensible woman or two.
The report that the Emperor of
Korea drew $400,000 from the Imperial
Bank and placed It In his jiersonal pock
et Just before he abdicated would In
dicate that he has heard something
bout the methods of American bank
cashiers.
A Harvard professor who has been
figuring on the matter says It costs
about $23,000 to rear a middle-class lioy
In this country. Any father who Is
buying shoes for a lively youngster will
take the professor's word for It without
foolish questioning.
Friends of the Filipinos have ex
pressed disappointment because; for
their first election there was not a
large registration of qualified voters,
tt Is pertinent to recall that one of the
weaknesses In this country, which baa
bad a long experience in the use, of the
ballot, is the failure of educated cltl
Beng to serve themselves and their
country by going to the polls.
Congress Is to be called upon to
transform the .United States Into the
semblance of the garden of Mistress
Mary, the "quiet contrary" young lady
who raised "columbines all In a row."
The Columbine Association is perfect
ing plana to petition the national legis
lature to make the columbine the na
tional flower. One of Its members, a
professor of botany, maintains that no
flower owuld be more appropriate, as
the name comes from the Latin word
meaning "a dove, a world's emblem of
peace a name given to this flower be
cause one common form of it resembles
a group of doves." Moreover, there la
not much difference between Columbl-a
nd columbl-ne.
f The president of the Pittsburg pone
conference has returned to this coun
try, after an unsuccessful mission
Which was undertaken to persuade Ger
man manufacturers of military toys to
hut down what he considered their
war-inciting business. "The manufac
turers," be sa4d, advised him "that
their work was clearly a commercial
proposition. The Germans make toys
for our market because It Is the best
In which to sell." Several arguments
can ' be massed together to prove the
good fulth of the merchants. And,
first, there Is the Indubitable fact that
the military toy holds sway about as
long a the Noah's arks aud other de
lights of early youth. Wooden Boldlers
nd tlu soldiers and all their horrid
accoutrements soon become a Joke or
call forth sentimental tears like tho
rest of baby's battered playthings. If
their makers, Instead of being among
the most Innocent and Industrious of
humankind like poor old Caleb Plum
tuer, really desired to drive men to
bloodshed, such funny little f vesttea
at they produce would defeut the fell
purps. It Is evident also that tho
German manufacturers, whether they
be wealthy employers or humble em
ployes, would hardly strive to arouse
the warlike spirit of this country. For
that would be lending aid to a possible
enemy and tho little tin soldier would
become the symbol of treason. Honest
thrift supplies a much better theory
for the military output. Finally, ex
perience la against the Idea either of
alnlstcr Intent or baleful Influence,
Every male member of a peace con
ference must have placed with military
toys In his time aud reformed without
recognizing the danger through which
be bad passed. And If be reflects now
be will realize that the real danger was
la the paint, which Is bad for the di
gestion, or the sharp edges that may
put out eyes or the base metal that Is
portleuinrly heavy when It lodges In
the stomach. The toys are not a war
alarm, tut perhaps like tho trusts,
they Dead regulation.
At employe oT f!ia fu.l.-rul bureau of
liihor 13 qyoUd :ir f:.:yh:g tint tY- pt
-)t r'mrtj'pe pi the l::'i-.;' iu::K-.'ts
t'" world is due to tho number of mag
liIUnn." undertaking now til progress.
He expects the shortage to continue.
If not to become even more pronounced.
fVf oilier bue euterprlaea are either
contemplated or already decided upon.
There Is the Panama Canal, which. It to
said, will need the services of 40,000
men. The weekly desertions from this
army will always be large, and tbore
will thus be constant need of fresh re
cruits. Moreover, many of the desert
era return to their old world fields and
farms and are not available In the la
bor market In New York a conduit
that la to tap the Catskllla and give
the metropolis a new water supply Is
to be built at an estimated cost of $100,
000,000. A barge canal to cost over
$100,000,000, Is also to be constructed,
and these two projects will create a
heavy demand for unskilled and skill
ed labor. In Canada, In Manchuria,
In Siberia, In Africa, railroads are
planned or In course of construction.
The supply of Chinese and Japanese
ooolle labor Is practically Inexhausti
ble, but some governments will not em
ploy such labor. The Transvaal, for
example, has decided to repatriate tho
Chinese laborers, and they must be re
placed In the Interest of the mines and
of (he welfare of the colony aa a
whole. In the United SUtes, we know,
railroad experts declare that railroad
const met Ion extension and Improve
ment have failed to keep pace with the
agricultural, Industrial and commercial
progress of the country. Thousands ot
miles of new tracks must be con
structed in the Immediate future, and
this will demand armies of workmen.
Tho hearing of these facts on the Imtul
grution problem Is manifest. It Is also
plain Hint the new enterprljtes call for
tremendous amounts of capital as well
as for multitudes of liilorers. There
will lie bond Issues galore, and un
usually good opportunities for Investors
and for those who have accumulated
little "piles" during the prosperous
year the world has enjoyed. Finan
ciers suy that the demand foy capital
has outrun the supply of It by the sav
ing public, but the figures of '.he banks
ond the readiness with which tempt
ing securities are absorbed Indicate
that after a natural period of readjust
ment capital will be forthcoming for
nil cafe and sound undertakings, pub
lic ami private.
P.rltlsh battleships are being provid
ed with searchlights by tho light of
which a newspaper can bo read at a
distance of eighteen miles. They have
4S-lnch projectors. .
The vllluge of Sohrusun, In IJohemla,
which was found to be built ou a val
uable coal bed, has been bought for
$r00,000 by a speculator and razed to
the ground. The Inhabitants, who num
ber more than l.Oob, are rebuilding
their houses a mile away.
With tho final closure of tho Colo
rado river, the great Salton sink, which
is Inundated as tho result of a poorly
constructed headgute of an Irrigation
canal and rapidly converted Into an
Inland sea, will gradually dry up. In
asmuch as there are practically no out
lets for this vast body of water, the
sink must naturally evaporate to dry
ness. According to one opinion the
Salton Sea will dry up In about eight
years.
The growing Importance of the metal
tantalum, owing to Its employment In
the preparation of filaments for Incan
descent lamps, gives Interest to the re
cent discoveries of minerals containing
tantalum In WeUern Australia. As
long ago as 1804 tantalum was found
at Ulmberg, combined with niobium
and antimony. Later It was discovered
near the same place In combination
with Iron. Quite receutly a combina
tion of 70 per cent tuutalum and 30
per cent manganese has been found at
Wodglua. It occurs In blocks weighing
as much as 30 pounds.
The German Wur Department has
taken much pains to select a color for
uulforms to be used In active service
which will prove as Inconspicuous as
posslblo in tho field. . As a means of
concealing operations In battle, In these
days of loug-range guns, nn "lnvlslblu"
uniform for Infantry ranks with smoke
less powder. The German experiment
have demonstrated that the color which
comes nearest to muklug soldiers In
visible In an ordinary landscape Is
gray-green. Simple gruy, on the con
trary, makes a very conspicuous uul
form amkl tho Bame surroundings. Ad
ditional tests are to bo made to deter
mine the best color for winter wear,
aud especially amid suow-covered laud
scapes. The delicate measurements demand
ed by modern scientific processes aud
machines have led to the Invention of
many Instruments of precision that sur
prise the uninitiated by their capabili
ties, which are often based ou extreme
ly simple principles. Among these It
a little apparatus recently put uioa
the market tu France for determining
the thickness, or, one might say, lack
of tblckucju, of extremely thlu plates,
wires and threads. The Inventor likens
Its action to that of a lever In which a
ray of light takes the place of the beam.
Essentially the apparatus consists ot
two carefully ground plates In contact
with one another, tho upper one being
attached to a movable arm. When an
object Is placed between the edges of
the plates the upper plate U displaced
a little lu level., aud the effeyt of this
displacement Is magultlcd by a reflected
my of light which fulls upon a gradu
ated scale. Thus the most delicate
measurements of thickness -are easily
and quickly made.
C an You Ueat Tbla 0t,
Charlie Smith took doubting friends
to the river to show them he had
trained trout, says the New York
World eorres-Kjmlent at Wlnsted, Conn,
"Here, Pete!" called Charlie. A trout
began Jumping up aud down.
"Jump through this!" commanded
Charlie, us he put both bauds together,
ring fashion. "Pete" took a flying ktarl
and went through the hoop.
O'lth then called the roll, and trout,
pU-Ueiet aud bass responded to such
uamck us Jack." "Mike"uud "Mary."
Smith says he won their gratltud
by feeding them regularly every day.
. THE MOROCCAff CRISIS.
Frleata Freaehlna; m "llolr War" sad
Death to f'hrlatlana.
The situation In Morocco appears to
be growing worse Instead of better.
Since tho French bombardment of
Casablanca the French troops holding
that city have been hard pressed by
the Moors, who have rcjicatcdly charg
ed the camp of the Invaders and whose
fanatical courage has lieen a revelation.
Resentment against the Joint French
and Spanish occupancy has spread far
Into the Interior and fonatlcal mara
bouts, or priests, are preaching a holy
war against all Christians Should
the "green flag" of the prophet lie un
furled, as seems not unlikely, the world
may witness horrors transcending the
Incident of the Sepoy mutiny In In
dia. All through the Mohammedan
world there Is unrest It Is In India,
where B.I.OOO.OOO Moslems a year ago
demanded a larger share In the admin
istration of the government and where
the Hindoos are openly 'preaching re
volt against Itrltlsh rule. It Is In
Egypt, where, notwithstanding the un
doubted benefits of English occupation
item y: ktWwUWw :-rmJ4
Vm&s. mnli iw hi
PREACHING A HOLY
and administration, a strong movement,
bended by men of means and culture,
has sprung up, having for Its object the
overthrow of English rule, it is all
through Central Africa, where the fol
lowers of the prophet are found, and
more particularly Is It In Morocco,
where.as already said, fanatical priests
are trying to rouse the populace by
preaching a "holy war" and death to
all unbelievers.
Holy wars are preached by pilgrim
priests who have visited the shrluo of
the prophet at Mecca. These men pass
through tho country, with Kornus In
their hands, and everywhere preach
the "holy war" and death to the unbe
lieving Naznrlnes. Just now Morocco
Is overrun by them. What the result,
mediate or Immediate, may be the fu
ture only can reveal, but observers of
Oriental matters believe that tho world
will soon see a Mohammedan outbreak
which will put to the test the forces of
European civilization.
IDEAL LIFE IN A "DUGOUT."
One Who Una Tried llnnglilng It
Telia of Borne of Ita Joya.
Lawrence Tom Kersey, a New Prov
idence (Hardin Couuty) boy, has had
some experiences iu "roughing It" and
homesteadiug In "No Man's Land," says
the Des Moluea Register and Leader.
Mr. Kersey Is a college graduate, a
prince of good fellows, a writer of much
ability and au art and musical con
noisseur. A number of months ago Mr.
Kersey states that he had "a desire to
be the owner of some real estate, and
an opportunity to become such an own
er by the Investment of nothing but
time terms particularly appealing to
me," so he tiled a claim and for six
months let not the idea of a cover
ing over bis head at night bother blm.
Then suddenly an Inspiration struck
Mr. Kersey to build a sodhouse. Mr.
Kersey, lu bit owu language, gives a
pretty comprehensive Idea as to how
be arranged that "dugout." Building
a bouse on a claim, even though It be
of sod and seemingly the work of a
lifetime, doet not relieve the home
steader of tle obligation! In return
for the fulfillment of which he It to
become the owner of 100 acres of land.
He must "establish a residence." To
do this be should have In his house at
least a stove, a dlshpau, a bed and the
courage to call that "home." A few
years "on the Mad" makes the last
named requisite easy uuder any condi
tion, and a few dollars secures, the
other essentials, to I was able to ful
fill the law to the letter aud mix a
good bit of the spirit of It
"To mo the 'Reclaiming of the Des
ert,' 'The Subduing of the Forest' and
the 'Conquering of the Prairie' are mag
leal phrases. I had Just imprisoned
ninety-six square feet of untamed na
ture and I was making that prison
home. The effect was magical. From
the protestations outside I was not sure
hut that the tmall portion I had Jusi
captured would soon be retaken by its
sympathizers. But the windows turned
the Insects, The heavy tod walls se
curely bound my buffalo grass floor
from that vast floor outside that crowd
ed from tho plains of Colorado and
Texas up to my very door. The sub
stantial, sod-covered car roof deftly
and safoly supjiorted the oceau of dark
ness that teemed to threaten the very
existence of my simple abode aud the
spark of light it contained. The .wall
of the lone coyote thrilled me, but I
divided It by twenty and was un
afraid. I wrote a letter home to my
former borne extinguished the attrac
tion for bugs and went to bed."
The Iowa man states that notwith
standing the fact that "No Man's Land"
was not within the Jurisdiction of any
court and that even Its location had
not lieen ascertained by law, he never
witnessed on those plains the beauties
of n sunset or enjoyed the dim soli
tude of a moonlight night unbroken by
tree or building or hill, or sound, save
that, perhaps, of the bark of some dis
tant Nestor's dog or the wall of a lone
coyote, without being Impressed with,
Nansen's poetic description of the fan
north and Its adaptability to this beau,
tiful land "The peace of a thousand
years rests there."
Willed Awar the I.anndrr.
When a perfectly strange woman
came for the soiled clothes three weeks
ago the mistress of the bouse came to
the conclusion that her own laundress
had simply employed a new messen
ger, and made no comment on the clr-
WAR IN MOROCCO.
cumstahces. But when two weeks had
gone by, and still the old laundress
known as Susan, no last name having
been mentioned did not apjiear, the
mistress of the house felt that she
would he lacking In her duty if she did
not make some iuqulrv about her.
"Where Is Susan?" she osked the tall
and bony structure who came for the
clothes. "She has gone to Pennsyl
vania to live, yessnm," returned this
person, with composure. "She went to
Pennsylvania some time ago, an she
let' good-by fer yub, but s'long es yuh
didn't seem tub notls I didn't say
nullln'." 'But why didn't she come
and tell me and allow mo to make
some arrangements about mv laun
dry?" asked Susan's ex-mi stress.
"Well, she let yo clothes tub meh. She
made a will nn' let" dem clothes tub
meh. Wese alius been good frlen's, and
ho wen sue ler alio say I uiav wash
yo' clothes long ez I wush tub, an' dere
wuz no use worrying yuh 'bout It, now
was derei!" To which moderate and
sensible question the mistress of the
house could only remain speechless.
Baltimore American.
FACTS ABOUT BOOK OF JOB.
Great Kplo Trohablr Not the Work
of Uue Man.
The creation of the tribal epic wus
to some extent regarded as a tribal
work, like the building of the tribal
temple. Believe, then, if you will,
thut the prologue of Job and the ep
ilogue and the sieeeh of Ellhu are
things inserted after the original
work was composed. But do not sup
lKjse that tiuch Insertions have that
obvious aud spurious character which
would belong to any Insertions lu a
modern Individualistic book. Do not
regard the insertions as you would re
gard a chapter In George Meredith
which you afterwards found had not
been written by George Meredith, or
half a scene In Ibsen which jou fouud
had been cunningly sneaked in by Mr.
William Archer. Remember that this
old world, which made these old
IHiems like the Iliad and Job, always
kept the tradition of what it was
making. A man could almost leave
apoem to bis sou to bo finished as he
would have finished It Just as a man
could leave a field to his son to be
reoped as be would have reaped It.
What la called Homeric unity may be
a fact or not. The Iliad may have
been written by one man. It may
hove been written by a hundred men.
But let us remember thut there was
more unity In those times lu u hun
dred men than there Is unity now lu
one man. Then a city was like one
man. Now one man U like a city In
civil wur. G. K. Chesterton In Put
nam's. So Matrrl.il.
"Don't yui want to come down to
the beach aud see them man the
boats?"
"I don't see where they're going to
get the material at this Adamless re
sort," retorted the summer girl, with
a bitter tinge tu her tones. Bultlmroe
American.
It la easy to throw too much en
thusiasm Into a handshake, particu
larly If you are shaking hands with n
woman.
Fortunately for the fool be Uoeau't
know he's a fool.
KornEH s sono.
Mother sang It years ago
On the little farm,
While a tired and sleepy boy
Iteated on her arm.
While a squeaky rocking rhalr
Creaked and groaned below,
With the rhythm of the song
Sung so soft and low.
Suwanee River" still it rings
In these ears of mine,
"Suwanee River" unto me
Nothing was so fine,
Still I hear the creaking chair.
Still the shadows creep,
Even now the little son,
Makes me think of sleep.
Boyhood sorrows were forgot
There on mother's breast,
"Suwanee River" far away,
Brought me peaceful rest.
Many songs I've heard since then,
None has half the charm,
Mother sang It years ago,
Mother on the farm.
-Denver Post.
Lady Eustace's Defeat
Lady Eustace looked ruefully at the
letter she had Just read, and dire
perplexity was written on every line
of her expressive countenance. Her
state of mind was not calm.
Only a fortnight ago she had come to
Harrogate for her annual cure, leav
ing her family at home. She often ad
mitted that the best part of her cure
was the peace of mind the enjoyed
away from Ireland "that land of rows
and ravages."
Her husband, Sir John Eustace, was
wedded to his property us much as to
his wife, and was apt to get Irascible
when land bills and such topics were
touched on. Both her girls were off
her bands the oldest well married,
and the younger deep In philanthropy
and Industries. Her only son Arthur
was all that the fondest mother could
wish. He had passed brilliantly Into
the army, from which be seemed to be
able to obtain unlimited leave. (Bel
lona Is a goddess who gives her votar
ies a fair amount of scope for getting
Into mischief.)
Lady Eustace hnd been very busy
since her arrival In Yorkshire ,plan
nlug a succession of gay house parties
for the late summer and aumumn, to
which the most lrreproachnble of par
ents . would bring their well-dowered
aaJ equally well-behaved daughters
any one of whom would be willing to
HEB STATE OF MIND WAS NOT CALM.
be daugbter-ln-luw to such a charming
person as Lady Eustace. She had set
tled everything so nicely as to what
every one was to do while she was
away. And now Arthur had spoilt It
all!
Instead of dutifully going to stay In
Galway with old Uncle George, and
fishing there, he had quietly stayed on
at Castle Eustace, where bo and Lucy
aided ami abetted by Sir John were
entertaining their friends In her ab
sence. Could anything be more pro
voking? "
It added to her vexation that act
ually a garden party had taken place.
It was quite enough to destroy the
effect of the Harrogate cure. It would
not have mattered so much If the Dar
rells had been left out but they were
there staying, too. Pretty, penui less,
Ill-educated and underbred belonging
to tho most Impossible of county neigh
bors. Lucy knew so well her mother's
views on that family; and yet she
had these Darrells staying, and they
seemed to be highly appreciated by both
Sir Johu aud his son.
Another glance ut the disturbing let
ter tells her of a croquet tournament
with prizes ulanned for the following
week, and Sir John hopes "to prevail
on the Darrells to remain for It."
This decides her. She will return,
and stop. If possible, Arthur ruining
his life and destroying her bapplmjsss.
A brief telegram was despatched, to
theVffcct tbat her doctor was satisfied
that a shorter cure Would sutllce this
year, and they might expect her home
net day.
It fell rather like a liomb on the In
habitants of Custle Eustace.
The morning of the tournament
broke clear uud fine tn Ideal sum
mer's day and as A Ilea Darrell donued
her best white frock and her crispest
ribbons she felt that this day surely
would bring a declaration from Arthur.
Lady Eustace could not lie everywhere,
and there would be so many guests.
At breukfost all was excitement A
royal personage was In command at the
neighboring camp, and a whole bevy of
Royal Highnesses were to be present
The A. D. C had Just sent an orderly
accepting for those distinguished one.
This was a masterly move on the
part of Iidy Eustace. With Royalty
about, the hot and bis mm must dance
attendance all day. The young Prin
cesses were keen on conquest; their
mother was equally devoted to gbrdens
and gardening. So the Eustace family
would lie fully occupied.
aaa
The sun bad set tiehlnd the Bog of
Allen when the last guest had de
parted, aud the duy hud been more
MAKING THE IflLI ITS DOTTY.
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THE CO-OPERATION OF ANTIQUE CAMEL AND MODERN" ENGINE.
Most people iu considering the irrigation of Egypt think only of the
Assouan dam, but other works are proceeding, notably the barrage at Esneh,
which Is to assist the Inadequately Irrigated province of Keneh. Esneh,
which is a town of 3,504 people, Is 484' miles from Cairo. Thotmes III.
founded a temple here, but the building which now stands, in the middle of
the town bears the names of some of the Roman emperors, ns Vespasian
and DeciiiR. The barrage wilf cost 1,000.000 and Is being constructed by
the firm of Aird. For the present It will assist flood irrigation by artificially
raising tho water-level In the river, thus enabling the basin lands to the
north of It to obtain water suflicient for their needs even In a year of bad
flood. It has been so designed that It can be raised. This picture shows
the work on the eatit bank and the piers In course of construction. The two
long trenches are channels to convey the water pumped from the river. It
is very Interesting to note how the ancient, side of Egypt Is utilized in creat
ing new conditions. Thus the camel Is seen helping the contractor side by
side with the donkey, engine and cranes, which belong essentially to the
modem world.
than tiring. Every one. except Lady
Eustace, pronounced themselves ex
hausted, and Sir John was very cross.
Loyal to the core, he hated fuss, red
cloth and company manners, and of t all
of these he had a surfeit.
Arthur, deep down In his heart, felt
he was being outwitted, and confided
to his sister that his mother was play
ing a game two could play at. He
hated the deep Intellectual turn always
given to the oouversatlou at meals, and
Lady Eustace's rather supercilious
surprise that the Darrell family knew
nothing of Maeterlinck, nor were able
to distinguish between the three broth
ers Benson. Botany, too, was a sealed
book to them, and they were not sure
If they knew a dandelion from a hawk
weed. .
"No," Arthur said to himself; "even
Ignorant of these Important facts. Alice
Darrell was the sweetest girl he
knew." But opportunity to tell her
that and other facts was evidently hard
to find.
At last Lady Eustace was breathing
more freely. After much pretty fooling,
the Darrells' visit was nearlng IU end,
and there was no engagement. By to
morrow Miss Darrell and her sister
would be In their own untidy, ram
shackle home, not to re-enter Castle
Eustace till there was a Mrs. Arthur
there, too. Tho hero himself had not
been very amenable, und had rather
resented his mother's return, "to spoil
the fun," as be undutifully ex
pressed It.
The pretty piquant face of the
younger Miss Darrell had looked anx
ious, even sad, on this last day signs
that were as balm to her hostess'
anxious mind. And now, when every
one had gone to led, and Afthur was
to start early for Galway, hlamother,
wh had aeen the good byes safely said
In the' drawing-room, bad retired to
rest aud to sleep.
At her wludow, looking out on the
maoulit river, sat the poo little girl
whose hopes had bi!ja tx high. To
morrow her visit muflt )!, and yet,
Arthur, though she felba meant much,
had said nothing. Sba rwlly liked him,
uud would be so glad to marry him.
Never In her life had she had so much
of his mother's company; been the ob
ject of so much solicitude. Now It was
all over. She hated going back to the
untidy home, the scrambling meals,
and narrow means; and "mother," too,
hod hnd hopes of her marrying well.
The ojienlng of a window above, and
the appearance of a top-boot dangling
by a string outside, alarmed her for a
moment, when a well-known voice said :
"Try and reach It! There is gome
thing Inside for you!"
To seize the tonus was the work of a
moment but to reach the treasure wus
more dlftloult At last the boot was
deftly landed. P. nt, alas, the tonus
slipped, falling with a crash enough to
awaken the dead, or worse still, the
unsympathetic living, ou the terrace
below.
When all was quiet, and the note,
which "aid everything his heart could
desire, was answered, there still re
mained tlie task-of getting the tings
back to her room. Arthur's mother
wlt did not desert blm, and, sure of bis
Alice, he crept quietly down and se
cured them, leaving them in tho ball
to astonish the house-maid. It was too
great risk to pass his mother's room;
for she bad a horrid yelping cur who
never could distinguish between friend
and foe.
And early walk planned (Galway
sent to the winds), and silence de
scended ou the big gray bouse once
agalu. '
The appearance at breakfast of the
young people together was the first
aunuuueemeut Lady Eustace aud of
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the .foiling of her plans. Sir John,
however, had been In his sou's confi
dence, and had given bis consent. After
all, money was not everything, and
heiresses, he knew, could be "kittle
cattle" to drive, and the young people
were much In love.
Months passed liefore the secret of
how the proposal was made leaked out;
and now Lady Eustace thinks, with
King Lear better the serpent's tooth
than the thauklcss child. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Where liable Are Found.
In Mogok they see everything In a
ruby light, meu, women aud children.
Every visitor must want to buy, they
think. However hungry or thirsty the
traveler may be on arrival, the first
thing he hears spoken of Is rubles.
AH Mogok seems to be -fishing with
bamboo holsters, says W. G. Fitzgerald
In the Technical World. And they are
fishing for rubles, In the precious
"byon," that rivals In richness the
famous "blue ground" of Klmberley.
But no Industry Is more uncertain
than winning flne rubles In Burniah.
One tunnel was supposed by the local
engineers to contain f 15,000,000- worth,
yet It seemed to fizzle out suddenly.
The monopoly abandoned It, after
sending much time and money, and
then came along a few gentle, almond
eyed Shans and made an Immense for
tune out of the derelict mine.
A very few fine rubles enormously
outvalue a great quantity of rough
pale stones. But when all is s.tid ruby
mining is slow and disappointing work
and rarely averages more than $15,000
for each acre treated. It Is shrewdly
siiKpected by the white men in Mogok
thct the richest mines of all are at
tbU moment growing scratch crops of
puir grain belonging to fanatical na
t'.c, who literally place "above
robtas," as the Blhl has it, the land
mid manners of thr-lr forefathers.
A Way Out.
The girl said, albeit regretfully, that
aha could not marry him, that she was
wedded to her art.
"No other reason?" he asked.
"None."
"Well," he responded, "I've said I'd
dare anything for you, and I'm willing
to run the risk of. bigamy."
After reflection she wus, too. Phila
delphia Ledger.
Btratrary,
Katherine, aged five, was too noisy
at the table. Her father reproved her,
and said she was not to speak agalu at
that meal unless she wanted some
thing. Katharine became thoughtful,
und a few moments later addressed
her father: "Papa, you said I could
ask for something If I wanted It?"
"Yes. Katharine, what Is It?" "I want
to talk."
Her Favorite.
Margaret and her little playmate
Elizabeth chanced to be overheard a
they were walking home from school.
"What's your very favoritest color?"
Elizabeth was asking. Margaret looked
thoughtfully for a moment, and then
said, enthusiastically : "Plaid!"
Kntiirrlos the Kulea.
"A spark fell ou lu-r dress and It be
gan to smoke; in another mluute It
would have been on fire."
"Oh, what happened?"
"No smoking Is allowed In that part
of the car she was In, so the conductor
put her out." Baltimore American.
She Knew,
Mr. Jolt lie says he can't see
through my Jokes; I wonder why?
Mrs. Jolt Ilecatise they're your
Jokes, I supiHise. Yonkers Statesman.
A man It apt to be suspicious If ula
wife Isn't Jealous of him.
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