The Kiwi.
Chicago News: In New Zealand la
found the kiwi, a strange bird of ths
ostrich family. Ostriches have twoi.
toes, tom the extinct moas had threw
toes; so also have the existing emus,
cassowaries and iheas or South Amer
ican ostriches. The kiwi, however, dif
fers from the other struthlous birds In
having four toes. Further, the kiwi
cannot hs said to be quite ostrichlike,
for In alse it is not larger than an or-1
dtnary barnyard fowl. It has a small
head, with a large and muscular neck
and a long, slender bill, with the dis
tinguishing feature that the nostrils
are vary dose to Its tip. The legs are
short, bat the muscles on the thighs
are wen developed and the feet are
strong sad powerful and provided with
sharp claws. It is a bird devoid of any
asternal trace of wings, and there Is no
trace of tall visible, while It Is covered
With long, narrow, halrllke feathers,
and on the fore part of the head and
sides of the face are straggling hair
Uks feelers.
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A Low to the Pulpit.
Town Topic*: Helen—I have been In
formed that our paator Is going to marry
the eoprano
Belie Do** she contemplate severing
her connection with the choir?
"OK no; I understand that ho wlf
withdraw from the nflnlstry."
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(hake late jeer shoes Allen's Foot Ease,
a powder -for the feet. It makes tight or
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sent FSB*. Address Alien S. Olmsted, u
An Unheard of Thing.
Town Topics; Some men propose Just
do tail their chums they have been ac.
ceptwd.
Fees to Twenty-Five Ladies.
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IK ladle* « round trip ticket to the
St. Louis Exposition, to five ladles
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Those trade marks must be mailed to
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Co- Omaha. Nebr., before September
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one-third more starch for the same
money titan of any other kind, and ,
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The tickets to the Exposition will be
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Without Any Question.
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luts?"
"Absolut*: Why, he tried suicide with
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•t unm win sorely destroy the sense at
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Exchanges at the London Hankers'
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a decrease of $172,820,000, or 2.4 per
cent, frou last year.
Veoalnte and Billion Dollar Grass
Tbs •two greatest fodder plants on
•arth, oae good for 14 tons hay and the
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Giwwa •wwerywhere, so does Victoria
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CASTOR IA
Iter Infant* and Children.
Hi KM Yn Have Always Bought
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FLOWERS OF EASTER.
European Flower Gardens, Once Su
preme, Now Rivaled in the Large
Cities of America.
•'Consider the lilies of the field. They
toll not, neither do they spin, but X say
unto you that Solomon In all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these."
So the Uiblc In precise and Inspired lan
guage tells us of the flower which Is
synonymous with our Ideas of Eastertide
—the lovely blossom wWlch finds Its way
at this season into all drawing rooms,
churches and even Into the humblest rooms
where a token of Inspiration and a new
life are desired.
These lilies certainly deserve all the
praise they get, but the people who grow
them and buy them and care to have them
about as a reminder of Easter and the
resurrection have to toll and spin a great
deal.
The demand for Easter lilies has grown
to such an extent that the propagation of
these lovely spring flowers has become a
lucrative business to hundreds of green
house men and growers. The Illy bulb
flourishes best In Bermuda In narrow
patches often alongside of the whole
some but unsmellablo onion and the use
ful/ but homely potato. The bulbs are
shipped to all the large cities In great
quantities during the autumn and winter
and placed In greenhouses to be developed
Into the lovely plant which has become
symbolical of Easter.
The soil and climate of Bermuda are
especially adapted to the growth of the
Illy. Our florists have had all kinds of
Ideas of growing this flower In California,
Georgia and Florida, but with no great
results as yet. The lily, like many other
of the most beautiful flowers, Improves
&n Its stem by age. Not until the second
year Is It now thought advisable to ship
bulbs from Bermuda to the United
States. Many growers prefer to wait un
til the fourth year, when the bulb Is
hearty and strong enough to produce
beautiful flowers even with careless
treatment. As to the number of these
bulbs now produced In Bermuda and
shipped to the United States for Easter
purposes, it Is said that between 10,000,000
and 16,000,000 bulbs were sent here last
year.
Whether It has been possible to provide
such a large number of bulbs this season
depends entirely upon the condition of
lily fields In Bermuda during the last
year. The Florists’ club of New York
has over and over again asserted that
cutting the leaf bearing stem Impairs the
vigor of the flower bearing bulb and thus
lessens Its value. The experience of
growers has been that the practice of cut
ting the Illy flowers with long stems arid
shipping them tends to weaken the bulb.
Flowers thus cut are of no substantial
value or beauty for more than a day or
two, and the bulb Is ruined. Last year a
combination of Bermuda lily growers was
formed for the purpose of preventing this
threatened destruction of the Illy trade
which met with unqualified approval of
reputable dealers In tha United States,
who had gone so far ns to have an effort
made to Introduce a resolution Into con
gress prohibiting the Importation of Illy
bulbs from Bermuda unless guaranteed
to be In a perfectly healthy condition.
The committee of the Florist club, to
which this matter was referred, expressed
an opinion at the time, after consultation
with all the Illy growers In this country,
that It would be Impossible to ask for
government redress, which would natural
ly work Its own course out In time.
The harrlsll lilies continue to be the
greatest favorites this year. Their only
rival is the L. longlflorum, but the most
sincere growers of the illy In Bermuda
do not give the preference to the latter
flower. Its cost of production as com
pared with the harrlsll has rather de
terred growers from exporting It to this
country. It may be itaken for granted,
therefore, that the greiit majority of Eas
ter lilies shown and bought to be enjoyed
today are of the kind known as harrlsll.
Easter lilies, however, are not the only
flowers of Eastertide. A look through a
professional or amateur greenhouse or
our lovely flower stalls for the last few
wreeks has revealed a great wealth of
azaleas growing in profusion under the
tall and stately lily. The Illy must reach
a certain height of its own to become
beautiful, but the azalea spreads out Its
wealth of blossoms In a round and com
pact form. So the clever grower entices
his lilies up Into the air while he per
suades the azaleas to spread their beauty
out under their companions. These,
though, are but few of (he flowers used
In commemoration of the awakening of
new life and beauty after the dreary pe
riod of Lent. But while EaBter Is symbol
ical of everything that is white, pure and
fresh, one cannot deny the fragrance and
beauty of the rose, violet, hydrangea,
genesta and lilac, which are always
crowding their way to recognition.
Such a multitude of lovely flowers, kept
back and withheld In the greenhouse for
general presentation at Easter time, haa
now converted our thoroughfares Into
veritable bowers of blossoms. Tha flower
gardens of Paris, London and Berlin have
been extolled as something quite beyond
the possibilities of a newly settled coun
’try like this, yet year by year we have
been assimilating all the best ldeau of
floriculture to be obtained In the world,
and our florists have been spreading their
lovely wares before a pleased and de
lighted public only tco willing to buy.
Tha Day for Spring Rejoicings.
New York World: Easter the world
over means, first of all, the coming of
light and the going of darknees, It
means, too, happiness, a holiday, flowers,
springtime gladness, the putting away of
the old and the putting on o< the new.
It means comfort, confidence, rejoicing,
the fulfilment of a promise, the death of
old doubts and the birth of new certain
ties. Indeed It meant so many things and
eo mush that If any of us really under
stood them all life would never Beem a
bother or a burden any more. We would
all be better men and women, and the
world Itself would be eo much better a
place In every way that the kingdom of
heaven at last would certainly be found
among mortals.
And there are so many ways of proving
that these things- about Eo ier are true,
eo many reasons to give for them, that
you or I might easily spend all our life
In talking of nothing else and etlll leave
much to say to those who come after.
Suppose, for Instance, we made the
meaning of one fact about Easter our
own, what a load of misery, of doubt,
misunderstanding, rebellion, wild ques
tions and despair would disappear all at
once out of our way. We celebrate East
era, as you know, because on that day
Christ, who had been crucified, ro«e again
from the dead. Now, among people
where the name of Christ wae never
known this same time of year was kept
with celebrations and rejolctngs to com
memorate the Idea of deliverance, the
coming of light, the resurrection of the
flpwers and all green things which had
Beamed to die with the dafknea* and cold
of winter months.
An Easter Lily.
An Easter Illy by the altar rail,
Pure, golden throated, bent with fra*
grance sweet;
Like to an unstained soul lta petals pale.
Purest of blossoms tor the altar meet,
A little child that knelt beside my knee.
Whispering a baby prayer at Easter
time,
A year ago—no longer here by me—
Though lilies bloom and Katter church
bells chime.
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‘Bhe Black <&m\
Wolfs Breed
j! Copyright 1899 By Harris Dickson
At any rate she feared to Intrude,
and at once set out to'seek help. The
girl throughout acted with astonish
ing promptness and judgment. Flor
lne had recognized Madame la Prin
cesse—all Paris knew the eccentric
lady—so went straight to her. At first
denied admission she sent up a note
couched in such terms as gained for
heran Immediate private interview'—in
deed the Princess herself was careful
it should bo strictly private.
Madame knevw nothing of me except
the request I made concerning Jerome,
and sending the papers to the Austrian
arms. Florine went without delay to
that place. This was about midday.
Meanwhile Jerome, much troubled that
I did not appear during the night, pur
sued our original plan of watching the
house, and arranged his men at win
dows, and in the street, in such a way
as not to attract attention. One of
them had seen me working at the win
dow, but never dreamed it was I.
Jerome found the house already doubly
guarded by the provost's men, to his
infinite disgust. He was a handy chap
though, and nqt to be outdone. Dress
ing himself as a clumsy lout, he found
little difficulty in worming the tran
saction of the night before out of one
of the guard off duty. A drink or two
together at the sign of the "Yellow
Flagon" fetched this information.
Jerome was much wearied through his
long watching and anxiety when he
returned to the. Austrian Arms. The
hostler at the inn turned him aside
from the front door by a gesture, so
that he entered by another way. Claude
acquainted him that a lady in the pub
lic room desired to speak with M. Je
rome de Greville, and would not be
denied. Jerome's custom with visit
ors was to see them first himself, be
fore Claude told them whether he was
In or no.
Peeping through an aperture he saw
the lady walking Impatiently up und
down the room, tapping at the win
dow, mending the Are, and expressing
her haste In many other pettish man
ners so truly feminine. It was Florlne.
He knew the girl well from his fre
quenting Bertrand’s during this piece
of business. Jerome sent her word he
would he In, and changing his costume
to one he usually wore, presented him
self before her In the public room.
"Is It 1 you seek, M. de Greville,
mademoiselle?” he Inquired politely.
"Oh! Monsieur de Greville, it Is you;
I’m so glad.” She came forward with
a pretty air of perplexity and surprise,
for Florlne had a dainty woman’s way
about her, showing even through her
present trouble. She bore hereslf more
steadily that she had not to de^il with
some severe-faced stranger, but a gal
lant gentleman, whose mien was not
that from which timid maidens were
prone to Ay.
"Oh, Monsieur de Gret’llle, I know not
what to say, now that I am well met
with you.”
“And by my faith, mademoiselle, I
am sure no word of mine would grace
those pretty lips as well as thine own
sweet syllables. So I cannot tell you
what to say.”
Florlne pouted her dissent, yet was
not In earnest angered—she was a
woman. Jerome saw her business lay
deeper than mere Jest and badinage,
bo he spoke to her more seriously.
"1 pray you mademoiselle—Florlne?—
am I right? Be seated.”
Florlne had no thought for gallan
tries; she declined the proffered seat,
and, standing, proceeded at once to the
point of her mission.
“There Is a young gentleman In our
house,” and she blushed a little, Je
rome declared to me afterwards, "in
Bertrand’s wine room—you know the
place? locked up, and I am not certain
whether he lives or is dead. I can not
tell monsieur his name, but you know
him. Oh, he was kind to me, and I
would willingly do something to save
him. It Is so hard to be only a woman.
The provost has the house guarded.”
”1 know It,” Jerome put In drily,
‘‘This gentleman gave your name
and Jodgings to the lady who was with
him there last night, and she it was
who sent you the packet." Florlne had
run on hurriedly, unheeding Jerome's
blank look of astonishment. This was
probably a shrewd guess on her part,
yet It squarely struck the mark.
"Lady? Sent the papers? Who?
What lady?” Jerome asked before she
could answer anything.
"That I must not tell, monsieur. Oh,
come, quick; get him away from there;
If our people And him they may„do him
harm. Monsieur Is a brave gentleman,
a friend of his, Is It not true? Come.”
Jerome drew the facts pretty well out
of the excited girl, knowing somewhat
of the circumstances and guessing the
rest—all In an exceeding short space of
time. Florlne told him as accurately as
she could in what room I lay, leav
ing him to locate the window from the
street. From this point the plan was
simple enough. Jerome and Florlne ar
rived at Bertrand's by different routes,
Florlne passing In unconcernedly, and
Jerome, clad again as a stupid country
knave, walked by the house to discover
my outer window.
It was at this time that the falling
of the spur conveyed to him the intel
ligence of my life and phtce of eonflne
ment. After this Jerome had to de
pend greatly on the quick-witted wom
an.
It would be a long story and a boot
less, were I to tell how it fell out that
Florlne had a friend, the same kind
faced woman who helped her watch be
side my bed; the window of this
friend’s garret room opened almost di
rectly opposite Florlne’s own poor
apartment. Only a narrow, dingy alley
lay between; so scant was the space the
upper stories came near to touching
across It. Florlne's friend, after some
tearful persuasion, consented to aid
the rescue of such a gallant gentleman
as I was described to be. The girl
could come and go at will. The friend
permitted Jerome and three of his men
to hide In her room. From her window
Jerome cast a light cord into Florlne’s
window, she drawing a stouter robe
across with It. and made fast. It now
became a trifling feat for these nimble
adventurers to Bwing themselves
across to Florlne's room, but twelve
feet or so away. Once inside Bertrand’s
they proceeded with abundant caution,
all of which near came to naught
through Florlne's sudden shriek and
my own nervous clamor. It shamed me
heartily.
“Truly, comrade, thou hast good
lungs,” Jerome told me days after
ward. "It took all our strength to shut
thee of thy wind.”
When the four men found me a help
less body In their hands, they were
greatly troubled. However, Florlne In
sisted that 1 be carried to her room
where she could conceal me.
Once there they found means to truss
me up like a bale of merchandise and
sling me across the alley again, whence
I was conveyed, still unconscious,
through out-of-the-way streets to the
Austrian arm3.
And so It was I came to my
strength, sale in my own lodgings In
Rue St. Denis, with Florine and her
kind-hearted friend to nurse me,
CHAPTER XIII.
THE GIRD OF THE WINE SHOP.
Youth and health do not long He
Idle. Even while I lay recovering my
health, Jerome and I were busy with
our plans. Not the least unforeseen
item In what had befallen was the
chance that carried me into a house
where I saw again the ■'Black wolf's
head," which brought once‘more to
mind the history of the d’Artins. But
there was still to come that other hap
pening, the one which bound my whole
life, heart and soul, my love and hap
piness forever, in with the fortunes of
th black wolf’s breed.
As I grew stronger Jerome and I had
a long talk. He told me the morning
after I left him, which was Thursday,
a veiled woman had brought him a
pair of gauntlets, with the request that
he preserve them carefully. Jerome
naturally wanted to know who had
sent such a present. The woman an
swered no questions, only impressed
upon him the importance of keeping
them himself and letting no one have
them. She would not tell whence she
came, and when she departed Jerome
made a sign to Claude, who followed.
He returned and reported she had en
tered the apartments of Mademoiselle
de Chartres by a private way.
Verily this was coming close to the
king, and to Orleans; these gauntlets
coming from the house of this haughty
Bourbon princess. One of the gaunt
lets, of course, contained folded therein
the papers taken from Yvard, the same
I had confided to Mademoiselle la Prin
cesse. I smiled rny satisfaction that
she had been so discreet.
The other packet Jerome found up
on me when I was disrobed for bed.
It was many days before Jerome
asked me for the details of my im
prisonment, or how It came about there
was a dead man in the room with me.
I related the whole circumstance briefly
as possible, who Broussard was, and
all, to avoid further questioning. For
I hated to dwell upon the occurrences
of that night, yqt ever returned to
them with a sort of secret fascination.
"You choked him well, comrade," was
Jerome’s only comment, regarding the
affair, yet I fancied I saw him shiver
somewhat at the ghastly recollection
of Broussard. The matter being thus
dismissed, we never spoke of it again.
Our fire burned warm, filling the
room with a homelike glow, so with
good wine and clear consciences Jerome
and I drank and talked and stretched
the lazy evening through.
"There Is just one other thing we can
do, Placlde, to put the finishing touch
upon our success.”
I turned an Interrogative glance
toward the speaker.
"That is to find out who is back of
this scheming. That fellow Yvard,
dare-devil though he is, has not brain
enough to concoct such a plan, even if
he had courage and energy to fight it
through. Depend upon it, some power
ful person is behind Yvard. Most likely
Madame du Maine. What say you to
an adventure7”
My blood was in the humor for sport,
the wine heated me somewhat, and
recking not of consequences I caught
at his Idea.
"Willingly, comrade, but what?”
“Bet us to Sceaux, to madame's
court, and see what we may discover,
for two fools like ourselves might per
chance stumble blindly upon what a
wise man would overlook,” he con
tinued with mock humility.
“Yes, and two fools like ourselves
might perchance get themselves hanged
for what a wise man would keep his
skirts clear of. There's a peril in med
dling with the affairs of the great."
"Seriously, now, I have means and
ways of learning things in madame’s
family. My head has been fast set on
this matter for some time. If you agree
to take the risk with me,” he pursued,
rising and stretching his back to the
fire, facing me, “mind you, I tell you all
I want you to know, and you must
promise me to make no inquiries on
your own account.”
By this time I had grown accus
tomed to trust de Greville, so I simply
assented.
"A lady you know—it might get me
Into trouble,” he further explained;
with that I made myself content.
Jerome averted his face as if he would
first frame his speech carefully before
he gave it me. Here Serigny's final re
mark about making friends of the ladies
recurred to me, and 1 wondered what
this fair unknown hud to do with such
a rough game as we played. Before
the hand was out, though, I under
stood how truly it had been said that
women’s wits now swayed the destinies
of France. Since this day, too, our
country has suffered much through
women, when under the next, and more
pliant Louis, they ruled with even a
scantier pretense at concealment or of
decency. Jerome spoke low and guard
edly, when he turned to me again. He
began in a tone subdued by the inten
sity of his feelings—which, as I soon
learned, were quite natural. ^
“I was a mere lad; I had a sweet
heart whose family lived near our own
in the vicinity of a certain small pro
vincial town, it matters not where. She,
much younger than I, shared all my
childish games. It was the will of God
that we should love. My family was
rich, is rich; both were noble. I had
two older brothers who stood between
me and a title of wealth. Her parents
were ambitious for her future; I was
put aside. They sent her away, away
from me, and married her here in Paris
to a man she had never seen. A simple
marriage of convenience, as we say
here. Her heart was numb and dead;
it made no rebellion. I went to the
army; gained nothing but my rank.
My brothers died, and I being the next ■
heir can live as it pleases me. Here I
am in Paris; she is at Sceaux, two
leagues away. I love her yet, and, God
forgive her, she loves me. Her old
husband who is attached to the Duo
du Maine cares nothing for her. She
amuses herself half in idleness with
the Intrigues of the court. Nay do not
look so black, Placlde, for even this can
be innocent enough. Th^re is much
excuse for her, too, my friend. A
woman must needs have love to feed
upon. They can never, like ourselves,
fill their hearts entirely with ambition,
with glory or with adventure. Men
may make their lives a cloister or a
camp and be content: but woman.
whatever else of gaud and glitter they
may have, yet require love and ten
derness and gentle sympathy beside.
Happy Is she who receives all these
from her husband; and that husband
treads dangerous ground who denies
it to her. I see your wonder at hear
ing this from me; but I have thought
constantly upon such things. Peste!
this touches not our business; let us
go on. Through this lady's husband,
and by another source of information,
I hope to find the truth concerning
Yvard. Do you follow me?”
"Yes, but how?” I put in. "When I
run my neck into a halter, I want to
know whose hands are playing with
the cord.”
"Never fear for her. Madame—that
is, the lady—has a firm hold upon the
Duo du Maine himself, in fact she is
quite indispensable to him. Don’t ask
me for more. Once let the Due be
made Regent, and my oldtime sweet
heart of those Innocent days in Anjou
will be the most powerful woman in
France. But with all that, Placide,”
and the man’s quivering voice went
straight to the very tenderest core of
my heart for the depths of bitterness it
contained, "in spite of it all she’d rather
be back in the country breathing the
pure and peaceful air, a guiltless and
happy girl, than to live as she does,
and rule the land. God knows I wish
we had never seen Paris.”
I held my tongue; there was nothing
I could say. He felt his trouble keen
ly enough, and I refrained from mold
ing my undesired sympathy into words.
Directly, Jerome took heart and spoke
again;
’’Those are the conditions, I merely
make the best of them. There is still
another friend of mine at Sceaux, the
Chevalier Charles de la Mora, a most
gallant soldier and kindly gentleman.
Verily, they are scarce now in France.
He has fallen into misfortunes of late
and is about to take some command In
the colonies. I love him much, and am
sorely tAipted to cast my lot with his.
But, youtunderstand why I stay,” and
he lifted up his hands with a gesture of
perfect helplessness.
"His wife, Madame Agnes—almost a
girl—is one of the most beautiful and
clever women in France, and who, by
way of novelty, loves her own husband.
Women are queer sometimes, are they
not? Tomorrow we go to Sceaux; it
will at least be an experience to you,
even should nothing good come of it.
Do you agree?”
My curiosity was thoroughly aroused,
and scenting sport of a rare character
I agreed to Join the chase. It was
Judged best that we should make all
things ready for an immediate journey
to Versailles upon our return from
Sceaux.
Before we slept, my few serviceables
were put in position for instant de
parture.
* • • • * * *
When I arose In the morning Jerome
had already left his bed. I supposed it
was out of consideration for what he
was still pleased to consider my weak
condition that he refrained from wak
ing me. Claude came tripping in late
with the message that M. de Greville
had gone to make some last arrange
ments for our journey. I slept so
restfully through the night my fatigue
and all unpleasant reminders of the
episode at Bertrand’s had quite worn
away, and I felt refreshed and strong
again. When Florine came to inquire
for my health she found me busied
about the packing. I greeted her kind
ly, for In truth my gratitude was deep
and sincere.
■‘Monsler Is preparing to leave?” she
asked as if more than afraid of a reply.
[ could see she had some purpose in the
question.
“Yes, I leave Paris today.”
“Today?" she echoed.
“Yes, but I would return and And you
again; I could not depart from France
without finding and thanking you for
all your kindness. In truth I am glad
you came, for-.’’ I tried to say on
more, but the words left my lips
sounding so cold and meaningless the
jentence died away Incomplete.
Florine stood there, vaguely watch
ing me as though she did not under
stand.
“Leave France?” she repeated, her
tone expressing the hope she had not
Heard aright
I had already said much more than
1 Intended, for I was not fully aware
af Jerome’s intentions, and desired to
say nothing which would reveal them.
“Leave France?" she urged again,
’Monsieur—” she halted for the word
quite naturally.
“De Mouret," I supplied, and for the
first time she knew my name; surely it
was little enough to trust one with
who had given me my life.
“Monsieur de Mouret is to leave
France?”
“Yes,” I answered her truly, "but not
today, possibly not for several days.
[ would not go away without seeing
you again.”
I felt my tone become warmer as I
thought of all this girl had risked for
me, and so blundered on uncertainly.
What was I to do? What could I offer
Her in repayment? Not gold; she had
refused that with the air of a grande
marquise the night she first helped me
from Bertrand’s.
Heartily wishing for some of Jerome's
finesse and tact, I gazed at her, stupid
and silent, watching the tears gather In
her eyes. I could only guess the
thought which was passing In her
mind, and even there I wronged her.
(Continued Next Week.)
GERMANY’S CABLES.
Extending Her System to All Parts of
the World. ,
It appears from a report to the state de
partment made by Consul General Guen
ther at Frankfort that Germany Is grad
ually extending Its system of cables to all
parts of the world, so as to be Indepen
dent of other nations In that Important
service. This Is due to the growth of Ger
man Interests, both military and commer
cial, and Is made possible by the fact that
the government has Its own cable works
and two cable steamers.
During the last seven years Germany
has laid 7,3T6 lilies of cable at a cost of
over *7,000,000. In 1898 a cable seventy
three miles In length was laid between
Sassnltz agd Trelleborg, and In 1899 Ger
man southwest Africa was connected with
the International telegraph system by a
cable 154 miles long. In 1900 t$ft first Ger
man-Amerlcan cable between Emden and
New York via the azores—a distance of
4,813 miles—was laid. About the same
time Germany put down the first German
cables along the Chinese coast, the cable
Tsintau-Cheefoo being 2S5 miles, and that
connecting Tslntau and Shanghai 438 miles
long. The year 1901 witnessed the laying
of the fifth cable between Germany and
England, connecting Borkum and Bakton,
a distance of 280 miles. The telephone ca
ble between Fehmarn and Laaland was
laid In 1902. The construction of a second
trans-Atlantic cable between Emden and
New York via the Azores has been com
menced and will probably be ready by
the end of next year. Another cable 1,300
miles In length Is being laid In Vigo,
Spain. Germany Is also contemplating an
Increase of her cable net In eastern Asia
and the South sea by constructing lines
between Alenado and Guam and the Palau t
Islands and Shanghai.
A commercial agent of the Japanese
government is In California to make an
experiment of shipping California
oranges to Japan.
THE YALU RIVER. ,
Has Possibilities for Commerce, bu^
Difficult to Navigate.
Iamdon Chronicle: The Yalu river, a
picturesque stream, some 300 miles in
length, is the dividing line between Korea
and Manchuria on the northwest frontier.,
It is navigable by native craft as far as
Shinkulhuo, but steamers are unable to
proceed beyond Antung, the port to which
the Russians are now devoting consider
able attention. Some miles below Antung,
but situated in the same bank and lying!
close within the estuary of the river, is
the port of Tatungkao, where, when the
; weather permits, cargoes for Antung are
sometimes discharged. Tatungkao, how
ever, is difficult to approach, and as a
general rule steamers unload and receive
their cargoes at Antung, a port of great
promise in the near future,
i The estuary of the Yalu river is broad,
but the anchorage of Tatungkao is ex
posed to the northeast winds, which at'
times blow with great force. The stream
has a rapid current, and, owing to the
presence of innumerable shoals and sand
banks, presents serious obstacles to suc
cessful navigation. Islands, both small
and large, appear In its course, and high
hills, covered with bush and timber, break
away from the banks.
| From early I^ecember until the end oC
February the stream is frozen. I'ntil
lately the region of the Yalu was almost
an unknown land, but with the advent
of the Russians many changes in the char
acter of the district have taken plafce. On
the Korean shore lumber camps have been
formed, while at Tatungkao and Amurig
prosperous native settlements have sprung
Into existence. The river teems with na
tive craft, which ply between the mouth,
and the higher reaches, while logs of tim
ber, chained the one to the other, float
leisurely down the stream.
The view at the estuary of the river is,
perhaps, not very prepossessing. A long
vista of mud flats extends mile upon mile
along the river bank, but a silent and
rapid transformation has been effected
within the last few months, the great pos
sibilities of the Y'alu valley for commercial
development attracting alike foreign and
native capital.
UP-TO-DATE CARPET SWEEPERS
Made in All Sorts of Fancy Woods and
in All Sizes Now.
From the New York Sun: "How old
Is the carpet sweeper? Oh, I gues*
about thirty years,” said a dealer la
such things; "and when it was first
brought out it was carried about from
house to house by canvassers, who
showed its operation and sold one when
they could. Now the carpet sweeper la
everywhere as among the essentials o£
household equipment.
“American carpet sweepers are ex
ported to ever civilized land. Ona
American concern has a carpet sweeper
factory In France. If there is a house
hold article of worldwide use It is tha
carpet sweeper. Sweepers in carload
lots, from factory to distributing cen
ters, are common shipments.
"Originally made with a view to pur
poses of utility solely, and so with tha
simplest and plainest of hardwood
cases, carpet sweepers are now made o£
all sorts of fine woods. You can now
buy a carpet sweeper with a case o£
figured rosewood or of Hungarian ash,
of birdseye 'maple or of California
laurel, of curly birch, of oak and o£
mahogany and so on, and these can be
had in different styles of finish.
"Carpet sweepers are now made In
many sizes, ranging from little toy
sweepers up to tha regular 14-inch size,
the standard for domestic use, and from
that up to the big 28-inch steamboat
'iweeper.”
A Wonderful Discovery.
Broadland, S. Dak., March 28.—.
Quite a sensation has been created her*
by the publication of the story of G.
W. Gray, who, after a special treat
ment for three months, was prostrat*
and helpless and given up to die (with
Bright’s Disease. Bright’s Disease has
always been considered incurable, but
evidently from the story told by Mr,
Gray there is a remedy which will cure
it even in the most advanced stages.
This is what he says:
“I was helpless as a little babe. My
wife and I searched everything and'
read everything we could find about
Bright’s Disease, hoping that I would
be able to find a remedy. After many
failures my wife Insisted that I should
try Dodd’s Kidney Pills. I praise God
for the day when I decided /to do so,
for this remedy met every pb&se of my,
case and In a short time I was able to
get out of bed, and after a few weeks’
treatment I was a strong, well man.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills saved my life.”
A remedy that will cure Bright’*
Disease will cure any lesser Kidney v
Disease. Dodd’s Kidney Pills are cer
tainly the most wonderful discovery
which modern medical research ha*
given to the world.
The Usual Sacrifices.
Philadelphia Press: "I don't sup
pose you propose tc make any sacri
fice during Lent,” said the first club
man.
“Oh, I don’t know," replied the other.
“I expect to sacrifice the truth occa
'ionally when I get home late.”
For $1.65 Money Virder.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co.. L®
Crosse, Wis., mail postpaid 15 trees, con
sisting of Apricots, Apples, Crabs, Cher
ries, Plums, Peaches and Pears, just the
thing for a city or country garden, in
cluding the great Bismark Apple, all
hardy Wisconsin stock, are sent you free
upon receipt of $1.05.
AND FOR 10c AND THIS NOTICE
you get sufficient seed of Celery, Car
rot, Cabbage, Onion, Lettuce, Rudisli and
Flower Seeds to furnish bushels of
choice flowers and lots of vegetables fop
a big family, together with their great
plant and seed catalogue. (C. N. U.)
To Be Thankful For.
Town Topics: Bibbs—What do yow
think of these correspondence schools?
Gibbs—Good thing. My son is studying 1
electricity by mail.
“Does he know any more than he did
before he began?”
“I’m not sure about that, but his hand-'
writing has Improved 50 per cent.
All creameries use butter color. Why
not do as they do—use JUNE TINT
BUTTER COLOR.
The "Elder Statesmen” of Jngan,
who are advisers without authority,
number foul-—the Marquis Ito, Marquis
Vamagata, Count Inouye and Coi
Matsugata.
How “Abide With Me” Wes Written.
London Telegraph: At the age of
54 Lyte found himself doomed to dla
of consumption, and in sorrow at hav
ing to leave his task unfinished he
prgyed that at the least it might be
granted to him to write somethin*
which would live to the glory of God
when he was dead. Then on the last
evening tie ever spent at Brixham, aft
er preaching his farewell sermon, he
took pen, and as the sun was setting?
over the ships that lay in the harbor
“Abide With Me” was written. Next
morning he Btarted for the Riviera and
there he died a month later.