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Life, m a.
PRTVILE(xE
Life Is a privilege. Its youthful days
bhinc with the radiance of continuous Mays.
1 o live, to breathe, to wonder and desire,
To feed with dreams the heart's perpetual fire;
lo thrill with virtuous passions, and to glow
With great ambitions in one hour to know
The depths, nnd heights of feeling God I in truth,
How beautiful, how beautiful is youth I
Life is a privilege. Like some rare rose
?m mvstcr'cs o the human mind unclose.
What marvels lie in earth, and air, and sea I ;
What stores of knowledge wait our opcniiig key I
What sunny roads of happiness lead out
Beyond the realms of indolence and doubt 1
And what large pleasures smile upon and bless
1 he busy avenues of usefulness 1
Life
is a privilege.
Thouah
And shadows fal
fnll
along the
Though joy-blooms wither in
Yet the sweet scent of svmn.ithv is there.
Pale sorrow leads us closer to our kind,
And in the serious hours of life wc find "
Depths in the souls of men which lend new worth
And majesty to this brief span of earth.
Life is a privilege. If some sad fate '
Sends us alono to seek the exit gate, ' "
If men forsake us and as shadows fall, -Still
docs the supreme privilege of all
Come in that reaching upward of the soul
To find the welcoming Presence at the goal,
And in the Knowledge that our feet have trod
Paths that led from, and must wind back to God.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the Cosmopolitan.
"V
What Became of Elizabeth.
BY EVA WILLIAMS MALONB.
(Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Co.)
"Slnco collaborating Is tho popular
fad, why shouldn't wo try It?" ho said,
tentatively, as ho handed her a pack
ngo of accopted manuscript lor her
departinont.
Years boforo they had projected tho
collaboration of thslr lives, but a base
less lovor's quarrel, .backed up by two
hot tempers and two stubborn wills,
had caBt all their rosy dreams Into
"plo." In a spasm ot resentment alio
married another man, and spent tho
time until death relieved her In repent
ing her rashness. Ho had vented his
resentment by assuming a bitter at
titude toward all women, and especial
ly toward her.
Now, by a strango Irony of fato, they
woro thrown togothor as workers on
tho samo magazine When they as
certained that this was to bo tholr
relation, tho first lmpulso of each was
to resign tho work tho second was to
keep straight on so as to show tho
other that they "didn't caro."
At first tho situation was horribly
"Lot's Try Ono."
strained ho called her "Madam,"
"Miss," anything rather than to sig
nal tho triumph of tho man who had
taken her from him by calling her
"Mrs. Martlncau." Sho dodged hla
"namo with feminine adroitness; and,
when sho could no longor avoid It,
called him "Mr. Raymond" with pain
ful precision. In tho subconsciousness
of each, tho "Nina" and "Leon" of
that former life seemed unqulot, wan
dorlng ghosts, ready to spring forth
with Insistent vitality. But a good,
healthy busln883 relation is n marvol
ous tranquilizer of graveyard associa
tions; at least, these two found It so.
At tho end of six montha tho feeling
of restraint, of suspicion, had worn
awny. At tho end of a year It had
given placo to a very genuine senso of
comradeship, doildedly moro satisfac
4
noontide fades
winding glades.
the autumn air,
tory than tho old-tlmo throbs and
thrills.
Ho had fallen Into tho habit of
bringing his work Into hor ofllco,
which adjoined his. Each ouo of thom
was doing literary work Independent
of that which thoy furnished their
magazlno, and each found tho other's
suggestions and criticisms helpful and
Inspiring. Sho wondered why hor
stories took on such strength and vi
tality after sho "had talked thom
over" with him ho developed now
possibilities of graco and beauty un
der her discerning criticism.
Thus It was that tho idea of colabor
ntlng with her took hold of him and
found expression In tho question with
which this story begins.
"But you'd want tho characters all
to do your way," she suggested. "You
would never consent, I foel suro, to
lot your pcoplo glvo way tho least
bit to mlno."
"You don't know how complacent I
and my people can bo upon occasion,"
ho expostulated. "Let's try ono story,
anyway, and, If wo are not pleased
with tho result, why, tho firm can dls
solvo without further notice. Such
things have been done," ho concluded
with a look that caused a warm flush
to mount her brow. Sho affected not
to notice his covert sarcasm and said:
"Very good, you shall creato tho
men you know tho craft all say, 'a
woman's man to bo utterly Impossible
And I am to have absolute sway whero
tho womon aro concerned."
So tho story was begun. Plot and
stylo were agreed upon, but tho de
tails of tho story woro to unfold and
dovclop themselves as it progressed.
Tho Interest was to hinge upon tho
love of two men for ono woman; and
Mrs. Martlncau reserved tho right to
let tho heroine accept or reject at tho
last moment.
"I don't know what sort of creatures
you aro going to mako of your men,"
6ho protested, "and I can't pledgo my
self that my heroine will aocept them.
If you make thom do things that my
judgment condemns, alio must reject
them."
At first tho story progressed beauti
fully. Sho drew her hcrolno with a
firm, truo hnnd, putting so much of
tho charm and magnetism of her own
personality Into her that Raymond
said It was tho easiest thing in tho
world for him to mako his men love
hor that ho was moro than half In
lovo with her himself. Something In
his manuor suggested tho question
whether ho meant tho heroine of Mrs.
Martlneau's story or tho lurolno of
mine. But let that pass. When things
U gan to draw to a climax, tho troublo
btgan. Ho had painted one of his
heroes a handsome, daro-dovtl fellow,
who carried all women's hearts before
him. But ho explained that tho
hcrolno was to discover In time that
the fascination ho had for her was
not truo love. This loft room for hov
to realize. her "grand passion" in hw
lovo for Ormand Seville, a calm, clean
heartcd gentleman, albeit rather cold
In exterior.
"I cannot lot Elizabeth lovo that
drinking, carousing, bllllard-playlng
wretch you havo thoro," Mrs. Mar
tlncau protested, with fervid elo
quenco. "It's qulto Impossible he's
unworthy of her."
"Sho will discover that In duo tlmo,"
Raymond argued. "Sho Is only to bo
temporarily Infatuated. Then Ormand
will nwaken her real, permanent af
fection." "After tho bead nnd tho sparklo hnvo
gono to tho first," sho urged.
"Docs tho first always get tho bead
and Bparklo? I would bo happy to
bollovo so," Raymond Interjected, with
ono of thoso dangerous lapses that
woro becoming nil too frequent slnco
tho subject of lovo had como to tho
fore
"In stories yes. In real life nol"
sho retorted, with fcmlnlno perversity.
This was dangerous ground, and sho
know It, bo sho said thoy would put
away tho story for that day, as sho
bad work for tho magazlno which
could not bo postponed.
'On tho morrow they returned to tho
onslaught.
"Well?" Raymond began turning
tho leaves of tho manuscript, but look
ing at Mrs. Martlncau with i dangor
ous something in his eyes "What
about Hardcastlo7" That was tho
hero sho did not approvo of.
"I can't consent for Elizabeth to
lovo him oven for a llttlo while he's
not fit,"
"Are womon always governed by
their lover's fitness?"
"They should be"
"But aro thoy?" Sho had admitted
In tho other llfo they had lived to
gether, that sho did lovo him, and If
ho was "fit" then why not. Raymond
realized that ho was oft tho track and
Jerked himself up.
"If you'll let Elizabeth lovo Hard
castlo Just for a llttlo while, I'll, why
I'll do any thing you wish with him
after that, I'll kill him If you say so."
"Why can't you kill him now?" sho
flashed "It strikes mo that lo tho
best disposition to bo mado of him. I
can't lot Elizabeth love him not for
a little while and to pleaso you!"
Hor eyes dropped and hor volco too
at tho last.
Tho something that had been slum
boring In him leaped to flame.
"Do you really caro to pleaso mo?"
Ho was ncaror to hor now than oven
tho demands of collaboration required.
Sho was startled out of her Bolf-
"Why, why, I shouldn't mind pleas
ing you If it woro not at tho sacrlflco
of prlnclplo; but I couldn't lot Eliza
beth "
"Hang Ellzabethl" ho cried, nnd sho
novor know what becamo of tho pencil
sho had In her hand, "sho may lovo
Just whoover sho pleases If only hor
mistress will consent to do tho samo.
Nina, it's out now, so let It go Nina,
this collaborated, second-hand lovo
won't dol It's decidedly too Barmacldal
for a man who has been hungering for
tho real thing for how many years is
it, Dearest?"
"A woman nover counts years," sho
whispered with a last dying effort to
keep from succumbing to tho Inevit
able "Savo by tholr loss," ho cried rap
turously as ho gathered a moro real
woman than Elizabeth Into his eager
arms and looked down Into her eyes
that refused to tell tho lies sho bado
thom "Elizabeth and tho rest of thom
can fight it out on tholr natlvo heath;
I caro not what becomes of thom. You
and I aro going back to tho old, Bweot
"A Woman Novor Counts Years."
collaboration of other days. It's worth
all tho pen and Ink stuff In tho uni
verse" And, looking Into her happy fnco,
you would not havo thought she cared
a fillp what becamo of Elizabeth.
Doc SotwiI Kitten's Life.
A man servant In a family In Eng
land somo tlmo ago took a kitten to a
pond, with tho Intention of drowning
It. His mastor's dog went with him,
and when tho kitten was thrown into
tho water tho dog sprang in and
brought It back to land. A second
tlmo tho man throw It In, and again
tho dog rescued It; and when for tho
third time tho sorvant tried to drown
It, the dog, as resolute to savo tho llt
tlo helpless llfo as tho man wna to de
stroy It, swam with It to tho other side
of tho pool, run all tho way homo with
it, and deposited It before tho kitchen
fire. From that tlmo tho dog kept con
stant watch over tho kitton. Tho two
wero Inseparable oven Bharlng the
samo bed.
To grow old nicely is a great art,
and old peoplo aro qulto mistaken In
Imagining thnt they must necessarily
bo bores to tho young, though Bomo
elderly people arc certainly trying
t ..The Filibusters
X
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Or the Trials of
Dy SEWARD
Copyrighted 1900 by
CHAPTER I.
Tho President's Message
Thcro Is no fairer spot In all Vene
zuela than tho vnlley of Coronl, and
thcro Is no brighter luxurlnnco In tho
valley of tho Coronl than that ot tho
great plantation of General Joso Sal
varcz, which lies on tho loft bank of
tho Coronl about twenty miles from
tho point of continence of that rlvor
with tho great Orinoco. Hero aro raised
coffeo, second to none, not ovon tho
famous product of Maracalbo; sugar
cane, bananas, cotton, indigo, cocoa
nuts, corn nnd wheat.
Along tho river was a thick growth,
whero, among many other things,
could ho found caoutchouc, tho tonka
bean and gutta-percha.
Besides being tho proud owner ot
twolvo thousand acres of tub magnifi
cent nnd wealth producing territory.
General Salvarcz was tho commanding
goncral of all tho troops of tho Repub
lic of Venezuela Bouth of tho Orinoco.
Thoro were, In all, not moro than n
thousand, and wero scattered over
miles of territory; but under tho Im
mediate command of General Salvcrez,
quartered In tho comfortnblo fortress
which formed part ot Castle Salvarcz,
was a regiment consisting of two hun
dred men, with a battery amounting
to six guns; nnd at tho city of Bolivar,
abovo tho Coronl, on tho Orinoco, was
a smnll company In tho tumbledown
barracks that formed a poor shelter
oven when thoy needed sheltor least.
Somo of these soldiers of tho Republic
wero of Spanish blood without mixture;
somo woro negroes, and somo woro In
dians; but tho majority wero half
broods, tho descendants of whites and
negroc3 or whites nud Indians. Thcro
was another typo of half-broods, too
utterly worthless for use as BOldler3,
nnd thoroughly untrustworthy, tho re
sult ot a mixture of negro and Indian
blood. Thcro woro many of theso In
tho Coronl valloy, and thoy frequently
mado troublo. Their patriotism was
nothing. Thoy woro ready for any up
rising or deeds of vlolenco for which
they wero well paid. Theso woro tho
Zambos, tho distinctive namo of tholr
type
Tho forces of acnornl Salvarcz woro
fairly well armed and disciplined
bravo, nnd thoroughly devoted to tho
Republic. Thoy udorcd their bravo
commandor, nnd woro over rendy to
follow him, over faithful, unflinching,
uncomplaining.
General Salvarcz was a very wealthy
man. In fact, it had bcon said that ho
could not count his wealth. Taking
this to mean that the valuo of his crops
deponded on favoring weather and tho
worth of his groat herds of cattlo out
on tho llanos, or plains, roso and foil
Increased or diminished by favoring or
untownrd circumstances, then tho say
ing was truo. Bo that as It may, Don
Joso Salvarcz was a wealthy man, a
gonoral ot tho Republic and a personal
friend of Prcsldont Crcspo.
But of all tho valuablo possessions
ot Don Joso Salvnrez, nono compared,
In his estimation, with his lovely wlfo,
Dona "Maria, or his daughter, Scnor
lta Jnclnta.
Senorlta Jaclnta was tho brightest
Jowel of tho Coronl valley, and no ono
know this or appreciated It better than
Sonorltn Jnclnta. Sho was tho toast and
often tho sweetheart ot tho officers of
tho garrison, and with whom sho would
frequently promonado under tho frown
ing guns, with her mantilla thrown
loosely about her well-rounded form,
and her black eyes snapping with tho
passions ot her southorn blood
Senorlta Jaclnta, at tho tlmo our
story opens, was about 18 yoars of ago;
but maturity comos early to tho girls
of tho warm countries, nnd Jaclntn's
physical dovclopcmcnt compared woll
with that of nn American young wom
an of 23 or 24.
I havo spoken of Jaclnta as some
times being tho sweetheart of an officer
In hor father's garrison.
But It was not only tho officers of tho
garrison that loved Jaclntn. Pedro
Francisco, tho wealthiest land nnd cat
tlo owner south of tho Orinoco savo
Genoral Salvarcz, had woool hor
persistently; hut Jaclnta was a repub
lican, nnd Frnnclsco leaned toward
Spain, nnd sho would havo nono of
him.
Though Jaclnta had had many lov
ors at her foot, her own henrt. had
never yet been touched. Yet so
quick was hor nature, so warm
her blood, that It needed but n
spark to kindle tho flatne Lovo nt first
sight Is moro than a possibility with
girls ot Jaclntn's temperament. It Is
tho rulo. And when onco that fathom
less depth of flro and passion should
spring Into volcnnlc action, who can
tell tho consequences of herself and
others!
Tho castlo of Qenornl Salvarcz was,
HUo all other houses of wealthy men
In tho Orinoco vnlloy, situated on high
ground, to keep It up out of tho floods
that sometimes cover tho lnnd. It was
a great square building, partly of stone,
partly of Iron, and partly of cement.
But thoro was to como a tlmo when
this repose wns to ho rudoly Interrup
ted; when tho soul of Jaclnta was to bo
torn by grief nnd nnxlety; when for n
tnomont sho wns to know tho consum
ing power of lovo; when tho volco ho
sweet In song would trcmblo ns It
pleaded for mercy.
And thoro was coming a tlmo when
tho penccful valley of tho Coronl would
run with blood; whon tho hatoful pas
sions of wicked men would wreck
peaco and happiness; and whon oven
tho Orinoco Itself, as It flowed majes
tlcally to tho sea, would carry with It
of Venezuela., f
a Spanish Girl.
W. HOPKINS.
i
Kobcrt llonner'i Bess. X
tho crimson testimony of tho conflict
botween Right nnd Wrong, between
Passion nnd Patriotism, between Heav
en nnd Hell. For tho hnnd of God Is In
tho battle, and when tho swords ot tho
defenders of Right are weak. Ho
brings n powerful sustenance to tho
waning strength, or Bends somo mes
sage of His powor to stay tho course
of tho powera ot Evil.
Ono day Goncrnl Salvarcz waB fitting
on his shady porch, smoking his nftcr
dluner clgnr. When thrco horsemen,
covered with dust, nnd bearing othor
ovldcnco of a long and hurried Journey,
camo up tho sholl rond leading to tho
castlo and saluted tho commandor.
General Salvarcz roso In como Mir
prlso to moot thom, for ho rocognlzod
tholr uniforms ns uelonglnjj to tho gen
eral staff nt Caracas.
"From tho President," said ono, leap
ing from his horso nnd placing a pack
et In tho general's hand.
Salvarcz replied graciously, and took
tho packet.
"How far havo you como In the Bad
dlo?" ho asked. "Not from Caracas,
surely, clso how did you cross tho Ori
noco?" "Wo camo from Cnracas, novortho
lcs8," said tho officer, "but our horses
camo only from Bolivar. Wo rodo to
tho Orinoco, and tit tho vlllago of Can
do left our horses, hired somo fisher
men half-breeds to row us over, ob
tained frealt horses nt Bolivar, and
hurried on."
"Your message must bo Important,"
Bald tho gonoral.
Ho cnllcd an officer, and, having or
dered tho best entertainment for tho
threo riders that tho castlo afforded,
sat down to road bis message As ho
read, his brow grow dark with anger:
"Gen. Joso Salvarcz," tho mossago
ran "Wo nro In receipt of cablo dis
patches from our consul in Now York
city, conveying tho startling news that
a band ot conspirators Balled from that
port on tho (1th of this month, Juno,
In steamer Agostura, bound for Cludad
Bolivar, carrying a cargo of firearms
and ammunition, luvolcod ns agri
cultural Implements, nnd consigned
to Pedro Frnnclsco, tho friond
of Spnln In your valloy. Tho
startling Information Is furnished
by tho ronsul that tho chief
conspirators aro Don Junn Garza, who
was driven out of Venezuela eoiiio
years ago for conspiring against tho
government, and Ferdinand Gomez, n
most unscrupulous adventurer. Tho ob
ject ot this expedition Is to organize
nn army In rcmoto regions, solzo prop
erty and march on Cnracas. overthrow
ing thla government nnd replacing it
with a monarchy. The information Is
nlso furnished that tho conspirators
nro accompanied by a mysterious per
son who wears tho royal purplo and
tho arms of tho house of Aragon. Ho is
addressed as king by his associates,
and Is probably tho ono chosen to be
monarch of Venezuela In caao of u
successful Invasion or uprising. You
will accordingly tako prompt nnd ef
fective measures to glvo thoso Invndora
n warm reception and provont tho land
ing ot theso arms. You will also need
to keep your own forco woll In hand,
for It Is certain that n few mon would
not undortako this task unless they
wero assured of prompt support by tho
natives.
"If noccssary, sink tho ship with all
on board, but I would prefer to havo
this Pretender, who Is known ns Phil
ip of Aragon, solzed alive, that his
Identity mny bo ascertained.
"Tho Agostura may novor como to
port, for wo shall havo gunboats
watching for hor In tho usual path of
Bteamers, nnd also at tho mouth of tho
Orinoco. Should sho succeed In passing,
sho will bo duo at Bolivar about tho
18th.
"Tho consul further states that Don
Juan Garza, who scorns to ho tho most
powerful among tho conspirators, Is
accompanied by IiIb daughtor, a beau
tiful girl, who Is to bo married against
her will to this Philip of Aragon,
whon ho becomes King of Vcnozuola.
This Is put horo to explain to you tho
fact that two young American gentlo
mon, ono of whom is ongnged to bo
married to Don Juan's daughtor, will
nrrlvo at Bolivar on tho Steamer Cal
lao, bearing letters of Introduction
from tho consul. Ah theso young men
nro enrncst In their effortB to defeat
tho purposes of Garza nnd his asso
ciates, show them tho courtesies duo
citizens of our great and friendly
nolghbor, tho United States.
"CRESPO, President."
Whon General Salvarcz had read this
through, tho clouda cleared away from
his brow, and ho lighted another cigar
and strolled leisurely away to meet his
subordinate officers, and to communi
cate tho nows to thom.
General Salvarcz felt that ho had no
causo to feci alarmed or disturbed ovor
tho nows ho had received from Caracas.
In tho first placo, tho Agosturu, allow
ing that sho reached tho Cludad Boli
var, at all, would not arrlvo for four
days to como. But Salvarcz did not
for a momont hellova thnt tho ship
of tho adventures would ascend the
Orinoco, for it would hardly bo possible
that sho could pass tho gunbonts at
tho dolta, oven though sho had suc
ceeded In eluding thoso fnrthor north.
Thoreforo, thoro was nmplo tlmo for
Salvarcz to act, and no reason to de
part from tho usual dignified delibera
tion and coolness.
His first thought was to placo n spy
on tho heels of tho wonithy Pedro
Francisco, to dog his footsteps. But, ho
reflected, Francisco wns far moro
shrewd than tho most capablo spy bo
could EcUct, and having benn put on
hlB gunrd, might find n way to defeat
tho watchfulness of the officers ot.tho.
Republic.
Salvnrez, howovor, found that ho
could not obey tho commands of tho
President without betraying to tho en
emies ot tho Republic tho fact that
tholr plot was discovered.
In tho first plnco, thcro was only
ono gun nt Bolivar, nnd It was nearly
worthless. Cannon had to bo dragged
thcro from tho castle Tho Infantry
would havo to bo wlthdarwn, surely
by tho ICtli, to march to Bolivar, for it
was nt Bolivar, no doubt, that tho first
net of aggression was to tako place.
So tho General abandoned nil
thoughts ot sccrocy, placed a garrison
of thirty mon In chnrgo of tho castlo,
fondly kissed his wlfo nnd Jnclnta
good-bye, and marched away to Boil-
var, with his band playing merrily, his
hundred nnd sixty odd mon marching
proudly, nnd his artillery, consisting
of two guns lumbering along in tho
rear.
Reaching Bolivar, ho so placed his
guns ns to command tho river, nnd
calmly awaited tho 18th and tho Agos
tura. Tho ISth camo, but no steamer camo
In sight, Gcnornl Salvarcz smiled calm
ly to himself nt this verification ot
his hopes. Tho gunboats had captured
tho Agostura. Tho soldiers playod
games and got drunk, for mi rely no
enemy wan near.
Tho 19th was a day of Impatience,
for, although It was plain that Agoa
tura need not bo oxpoctcd nt Bolivar
nnd Salvarcz was in n hurry to get
back to hlo plantation, It was not ha
comlng In n gonoral of tho Republic
nnd n friend of tho President to put
his prlvnto affairs ahead ot tho safety
of tho Republic, bo ho romatnod nt hlu
post.
On the 20th tho steamer El Cnllao,
from Now York, arrlvod at hor dock,
nnd among her pnssongers woro two
young Americans, named Arthur Med
worth and Jack Tempest.
Medworth was n tall, handsomo
young fellow, nbout twenty-two
years of ago; and Tempest was tnllor
still, and of n gigantic breadth ot
shouldor, his development showing
gront muscular strongth.
Thoso young mon nt onco Inquired
for Goncral Salvarcz, and, having
found him, placed In IiIb hand two very
satisfactory letters of Introduction
from tho Venezuelan consul at Now
York.
Whon Gonoral Salvnroz had road tho
lottors ot Introduction nnd grootcd tho
young men wnrmly, ho took thom to
his headquarters.
"Now, gontlemon," ho said, whon
thoy wero comfortably seated, "pleaso
glvo mo all tho Information you havo
In regard to thla business. I am work
ing mostly In tho dark. Tho Agostura,
now. What do you know of hor.
(To bo contlnuod.)
l'unclei In Cliliin.
Much ot tho hnndsomo china U3cd
nowadays is marked with tho mono
gram or crcBt of tho ownor. It Is a
dlstlnctlvo mark that differentiates tho
china from all tho othor waro, nnd tho
lettering Is nn ornamont In ltuolf. It
Is usually tho moro simple china that
Is ornnmcnted lu thlB way, and an at
tempt Is mado always to put tho letter
ing upon tho side or wing of a plato,
as tho professional will say, to pre
vent wear. Old-tlmo china was fre
quently marked In the conter of tho
plato and tho marking was worn awny
by tho knlfo and fork. In Bomo In
stances entire Bets of china for differ
ent courses aro marked, and always
each pleco of n dish tho covor, tho
dish Itsolf, and, if soup tureen, tho
pleco upon which It rests. Tho let
ters for tho marking aro always tho
inltlnls of tho mistress of tho houso
and aro put on In script In preference
to tho black lottors. Tho lottorlng Is
usually In gold, but occasionally ono
letter will bo put In color nnd tho
others In gold. Tho gold may bo flat
or raised, and upon this will depend
lnrgoly tho cost of tho lettering. Chi
cago Journal. , i I
Oild Ilraaoli of Prnmlia Caw.
Ono of tho most rcmnrkablo breach
of promlso cases that havo over been
brought boforo tho courts is about to
bo tried In Athene. Plaintiff, a young
woman from tho vlllngo ot Marco
poulo, somo 3G miles from Athens,
bases her claims upon nn nnclont cus
tom of tho village, which, It Is hold,
will Influence tho Jury In her favor.
Tho custom, which has tho forco of
law In tho vlllago, Is as follows; On
cortaln foto days tho villagers as
somblo on tho grcon, whon dancing Ib
Indulged In. Any girl wishing to
marry drops hor handkerchief, nnd tho
Hwnln who picks It up Is bound to
marry hor. In tho caso In question
tho young man, who picked up tho
handkerchief by accident, had novor
scon tho girl before Whon acclaimed
by tho assembled villagers as tho pros
pective husband of tho girl, ho de
murred, honco tho nctlon at iaw. Tho
young girl Is decidedly good looking,
and his lack of tasto In not taking
her for n brldo Is much commented on
in tho vlllago.
Turning Nuinko Into Light.
A Bolglan engineer named Tobl
nnsky of Altorff Is said to havo jimt
discovered a means for turning smoko
Into light. His apparatus collects t ha
smoko, no matter from what flro,
forces It Into n filtered recelvor, whoro
It Ib saturated with "hydro-carhuro"
and turned Into a brilliant light. By
means ot this Invention, which tho
Belgian papers aro nil busy dlHcuasIng
at thr tnomont, an ordinary kltchon
Are etui bo mado to produco n light
equal to that of GO Bees Auor, or, If
preferred, It can be mado to warm
four or flvo ordinary rooms or drlvo a
gns onglno of four or five horse
power. I