Kaiser Bills Humor. A German editor told at a dinner In New York a new story about the German em peror. "The emperor not long ago," he said, "was taken 111. Two physicians were call ed In. They examined the patient, decided that he had influenza, and advised that tie remain abed three day«. "In the midst of their advice and talk the Imperial bodyguard drew up before tho palace. Loud hurrahs sounded from tho crowd outside, and the emperor rose and ran to tho window. "One of the physicians remonstrated, hut the emperor interrupted him. " *It Is necessary,' he said with a laugh, ‘•for me to show myself at this window, for It is stated in Baedeker and the other guide books that I may be seen here from tho street about this time every day.' " Jealousy. Stubb—"That wealthy Mrs. Gilder learn ing to be a manicurist! Why, I am sur prised." Penn—"Nothing remarkable. You see, her husband has been patronizing a pro fessional lady manicurist and Mrs. Gilder can't bear to think of any other woman holding hl» hands." In our town not long ago there was a hank failure, and as papa sat down to hraakfast next morning he remarked to mamma that B. & B. had "busted." One cf the younger girls looked up, saying: "I though: I heard a funny noise last night," In 19B0. , , Her—"I hear the Neweds have separated {Do you know the cause of It?" < : Him—"Yes. She Instated on going to |her olub twice a week, so he went home go his father." , , Garfield Tea, the Mild laxative, is a pore, practical household remedy; good for young and old. To be taken for con stipation, indigestion, sick-headache, colds sod diseases arising from Impure blood. |Xt clears tbs complexion. 25,000 NEEDLESSLY BLIND. Worker Says There Is a Large Amount of Preventable Blindness. From the Washington Times. , Hiss Winifred Holt, secretary of ths New York association, for the blind, mt a conference on blindness, Intended! to be primarily a Chautauqua for prac tical workers In philanthropy, held yes terday In the United Charities building, In Fourth avenue, Illustrated her ad-i dress by a variety of products, the. handiwork of the sightless, and by a merles of Interesting lantern slides, each, of which served to demonstrate howi easily the problem of the blind can be solved. , In the course of her address Miss Holt soldi "To help the blind, we must gat at them and reclassify them; find -out where they are, what their condi tions are and how we can help them. In the census of 1900 some classifica tion was made. "These censuses all prove that bllnd . ness Is often the result of poverty; that, as a rule, the blind are poor; that there . Is a shocking amount of preventable blindness. There are 60,000 blind per 'sons In the United States, according 'to the last census. Twenty-five thou sand or more have borne the disasters and hardships of total or partial dark ness whose eyes, with proper care and treatment, could have been saved; 6,500 more could have been preserved from . darkness by a simple and Inexpensive rxicthod, if mothers and physicians had Unown how to treat the eyes of ths vnewborn. “This shows that two-fifths of the blindness In our country could havd been avoided. It Is obvious that our ■ flrst duty Is to prevent this needless .suffering. The law and the state should iihead this crusade, which should be sup spleroented by private effort. "There are in New York state over "d,000 blind. More than three-fourths of them loBt their sight after the school age, when the state does not under take to teach them, and offers them ther ^hospitality of the almshouses, hospitals, ^prisons or lunatic asylums." ROMANTIC DEVONSHIRE. The Laud Made Fanoni by Phil* potta’ Novel*. Phllpotts lias made us familiar with romantic Devonshire, In his fascinat ing novels, "The ttlver,” "Children of the Mist,” etc. The characters are very human; the people there drink coffee with the same results as elsewhere. A writer at Itoek House, Orchard Hill, Bideford, North Devon, states: “For 30 years I drank coffee for breakfast and dinner, but some 6 years ago I found that It was producing indi gestion and heart-burn, and was mak ing me restless at night. These symp toms were followed by brain fag and a sluggish mental condition. “When 1 realized this, I made up my mind that to quit drinking coffee and having read of Postuni, I concluded to try it. I had It carefully made, accord ing to directions, and found to my agreeable surprise at the end of a week, that I no longer suffered from either indigestion, heartburn, or brain-fag, and that I could drink it at night and .secure restful and refreshing sleep. "Since that time we have entirely dis continued the use of the old kiud of coffee, growing fonder and fonder of Postuin as time goes on. My digestive organs certainly do their work much better now than before, a result due to .Postum Food Coffee, 1 am satisfied. “As a table beverage we find (for all the members of my family use It) that when properly made it Is most refresh ing and agreeable, of delicious flavor and aroma. Vigilance is, however, nec essary to secure this, for unless tb« servants are watched they are likely to neglect the thorough boiling which It must have In order to extract the good ness from the cereal.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Well cllle,” In pkgs. “There's a leason.” Romanco Take# a Somersault. From the New York Sun. The time was Tur I was as far as ever from the solution of it. Who were these people? What was . their aim? How had they managed to win Miss Holladay over to their side; to persuade her to accompany them; to flee from her friends—Pbove all, from our Junior partner? How had they caused her change of attitude toward him? Or had they really abducted her? Was there really danger of foul play— danger that she would fall a victim as well as her father? Who was Mar tlgney? And above all what was the plot? What did he hope to gain? What was he striving for? To these questions I could find no rea sonable answer; I was still groping aimlessly in the dark; and at last in sheer confusion, X put down my pipe, turned out the light, and went to bed. 11 VYttO 1UUCCU, UL fiUVU furnished. The bed was in a kind of alcove, and beyond It was a bath—un looked for luxury! One thing how ever, struck me as peculiar. The win dows were closed by heavy shutters, which were barred upon the inside, and the bars were secured in place by padlocks. "I shall w'ant to open the windows,” I remarked. “Do you always keep them barred?" Sho hesitated a moment, looking a little embarrassed. “You, see, monsieur, it Is this way," sho explained at last. “Monsieur Be thune himself had the locks put on; for he feared that his poor sister would throw herself down into the courtyard, which is paved with stone, and where she would certainly have been killed. Sho was very bad some days, poor dear. I was most glad when they took her away; for the thought of her made me nervous. I will in the morning open the windows and air the room well for you." carelessly as I could. I knew that I had chanced? upon a new development, though I could not In the least guess Its bearing. "What do you ask for the apartment?” "Ten dollars the week, monsieur," she answered, eyeing me narrowly. I knew it was not worth so much, and, remembering my character, re pressed my first Inclination to close the bargain. “That is a good deal,” I said hesi tantly. "Haven't you a cheaper room, Madame Jourdaln?” • j.his is the only one wo have now, vacant, monsieur," she assured me. I turned back toward the door with a little sigh. “I fear I cannot take it,” I said. “Monsieur does not understand,” she protested. "That price, of course, in cludes breakfast.” “And dinner?" She hesitated eyeing me again. "For one dollar additional it shall in clude dinner.” "Done, madame!” I cried. " I pay you for a week In advance," and I suited the action to the word. “Only," I added, "be suro to air the room well tomorrow, it seems very close. Still Bethune was right to make sure that his sister could not harm herself.” "Yes,” she nodded, placing the money carefully in an old purse, with the true miserly light in her eyes. "Yes—she broke down most sudden—it was the departure of her mother, you know, monsieur." I nodded thoughtfully. "When they first came, six weeks ago. she was quite well. Then her mother a position of some sort secured and vrent away; she never left her room after that, just eat there and cried, or rattled at the doors and win dows. Her brother was heart broken about her—no one else would he per mit to attend her, but I hope that she is well now, poor child, for she is again with her mother.” "Her mother came after her?” I asked. "Oh, yes; ten days ago and together they drove away. By this time, they are again In the good France.” I pretended to be inspecting a ward robe. for I felt sure my face would betray me. At a Hash I saw the whole story. There was nothing more Ma dame Jourdaln could tell me. "Yes,” I assented, steadying my voice, "the good France." "Monsieur Bethune has himself been absent for a week,” she added, "on affairs of business. He was not cer tain that he would return, but he paid us to the fifteenth." I nodded. "Yes; tomorrow—I will take possession then.” "Very well, monsieur," she asented; I will have it in readiness." For an instant I hesitated. Should I use the photograph? Was it neces sary? How explain my possession of it? Did I not already know all that Ma dame Jourdaln could tell me? I turned to the stair. "Then I must be going,” I said; "I have some business affairs to arrange,” and we went down together. The place was filling up with a motly crowd of diners, but X paused only to exchange a nod with Monsieur Jour dain. and then hurried away. The fugi tives had taken the French line, of course, and I hastened on to the foot of Morton street, where the French line pier is. A ship was being loaded for the journey out. and the pier was still open. A clerk directed me to .the sailing schedule, and a glance at it 'confirmed my guess. At ten o'clock, on the morning of Thursday, April 3, La Savoie had sailed for Havre. "May I see La Savoie's passenger | list?” I asked. "Certainly, sir,” and he produced it. I did not, of course, expect to find Miss Holiaday entered upon it, yet I 'felt that a study of It might be re paid; and I was not mistaken. Mrs. G. R. Folsom and two daughters had •occupied the cabine de luxe, 436, 438, 440; on the company's list, which had been given me, I saw bracketed after ' 'the name of the youngest daughter the | single word "lnvalide.” "La Loraine sails day after tomor j row, I believe?" I asked, j "Yes, sir." CHAPTER XIII. EN VOYAGE. Mr. Graham’s congratulations next morning quite overwhelmed me. "I never expected such complete and speedy success, Mr. Lester,” he said warmly. “You’ve done splendid work.” I pointed out to him that, after all, my success was purely the result of accident. Had I really been clever, I should have Instantly suspected what that sudden seizure on the station platform meant, I should have hurried back to the scene and followed Mar tlgny—as I still called him in my thoughts—to the hospital, on the chance of securing his first address. Instead of which if chance had not befriended me, I should have been as far as ever from a solution of the mystery. I trembled to think upon what a slender thread my victory had hung. But my chief would not listen; he declared that a man must be judged by his achievements, ajid that he Judged mo by mine. "Let us find out how our friend is,” I said at last, so the hospital was called up. We were informed that the pa tient was stronger, but would not be able to leave his bed for two or three days. "The Jourdains may tell him of my call,” I said. "They’ll suspect some thing when I don't return today—yet they may wait for me a day or two longer—they have my money—and one day is all I want. It’s Just possible that they may keep silent altogether They’ve nothing to gain by speaking —it’s plain that they’re not in the con spiracy. Anyway, tomorrow I’ll be out of reach.” Mr. Graham nodded. "Yes that’s plainly me next step. You must follow them to France—but where in France will you look for them? I didn’t think of that before. Why, the search is Just beginning! I thought it impossible to accomplish what you have accomplished but that seems easy, now, beside this new- prob lem.” “Yes," I assented: "still, it may not be so hard as it looks. We must try to find out where the women have gone and I believe Rogers can help us. My theory Is that they're from one of the towns which the Holladays visited when they were abroad, and Mr. Holla day must have kept in touch with his office, more or less, during that time " My chief sprang up and seized his hat. "The very thing!” he cried. "There’s no luck about that bit of reasoning. Mr. Lester. Come, I'll go with you." Rogers had been carrying on the rou tine work of the business since his em ployer’s death, and was supervising the settlement of accounts, and the thou sand and one details which must be attended to before the business could be closed up. We found him in the private office, and stated our errand without delay. "Yes.” he said, "Mr. Holladay kept in touch with the office, of course. Let me see—what was the date?” "Let us look for the first six months of 1876," I suggested. He got down the file covering that period, and ran through the letters. "Yes, here they are,” he said after a moment. "In January, he writes from Nice, where they seem to have re mained during February and March. About the middle of April, they started north—here's a letter dated Parts, April 19—and from Paris they went to a place called Etretat. They remained there through May, June and July. This is all the time covered by this file. Shall I get another?” "No," I answered; “but I wish you’d make an abstract of Mr. Holladay’s whereabout during the whole time he Wits abroad, and send it to our office not later than this afternoon.” "Very well, sir," he said, and we left the room. "But why didn't you let him go far ther?" asked Mr. Graham, as we went down In the elevator. "Because I think I’ve found the place, sir,” I answered. “Did you notice—the time they stayed at Etretat covers the period of Miss Holladay s birth, with which. I'm convinced, these people were in some way concerned. We must look up Etretat." . ... I ^ ..- —. A map at the office showed us that it was a little Ashing hamlet and sea side resort on the Bhore of the English channel, not far north of Havre. "My theory is," I said, "that when the time of her confinement approached, Mr. Holladay brought his wife to Paris to secure the services of an experienced physician, perhaps; or perhaps a nurse, or linen, or all of them. That done, they proceeded to Etretat, which they may have visited before, and knew for a quiet place, with a bracing atmosphere and good climate—just such a place as they would naturally desire. Here, the daughter was born, and here, I am con vinced, we find the key to the mystery, though I am very far from guessing what that key is. But I have a pre monition—you may smile if you wish— that I’ll find the clew I’m seeking at Etretat. The name has somehow struck an answering chord in me.” The words, as I recall them now, seem more than a little foolish and self assured; yet, in light of the result— well, at any rate, my chief showed no disposition to smile, but sat for som« moments in deep thought. "I don’t doubt that you’re right, Mr, Lester,” he said at last. “At any rate, I’m ready to trust your experience— since I have absolutely none in this kind of work. 1 don’t need to say thal I have every confidence in you. I'll have a letter of credit prepared at once so that you may not want for money— shall we say five thousand to start with?” I stammered that I was certain that would be more than enough, but he si lenced me with a gesture. "You’ll find foreign travel more ex pensive than you think,” he said. "It may be. too, that you’ll find that money will help you materially with your in vestigations. I want you to have all you may need—don't spare it. When you need more don't hesitate to draw on us.” I thanked him and was about to take my leave, for I had some packing to da and some private business to arrange, when a message came from Dr. Jenk inson. Mr. Graham smiled as he read it. “Royce is better,” he said; "much better. He’s asking for you, and Jenk inson seems to think you’d better go to him, especially if you can bring good news.” "Just the thing!” I cried. "I must go and bid him goodby, in any event,” and half an hour later I was admitted to our junior’s room. He was lying back in a big chair, and seemed pale and weak, but he flushed up when ha saw me. and held out his hand eagerly. "I couldn’t wait any longer, Lester,” he began. “It seems an age since I’vs seen you. I’d have sent for you before this, but I knew that you were work ing.” “Yes,”I smiled, "I was working.” "Sit down and tell me about it,” ha commanded. “All about it—every de tail.” The door opened as he spoke, and Dr. Jenkinson came in. “Doctor,” I queried, “how far It is safe to indulge this sick man? Ho wants me to tell him a story.” “Is it a good story?” asked the doc “Why, yes, fairly good.” "Then tell it. May I stay?” "Certainly,” said Mr. Royce and I to gether, and the doctor drew up a chair. So I- recounted, as briefly as I could, the events of the past two days, and the happy accident which gave me the lddress I sought. Mr. Royce’s face was beaming when I ended. “And you start for Prance tomor row?” he asked. “Tomorrow morning—the boat sails at 10 o'clock.” “Well, I’m going with you!” he cried. “Why,” I stammered, startled by his vehemence, “are you strong enough? I’d be mighty glad to have you, but do you think you ought? How about It, doctor?” Jenkinson was smiling with half-shut eyes. “It’s not a bad idea," he said. | "He needs rest and quiet mors than anything else. and he’s bound to get a week of that on the , water, whlcr. is more than he'll do j here. I can’t keep that brain of his : still, wherever he is. He’d worry here, j ind with you he'll be contented. Be- j aides," he added, "he ought to be along; tor I believe the expedition is going to be successful!” I believed so, too; but I recognized In Jenkinsoa’s words that fine optim ism which had done so much to make him the great doctor he was. I shook pur junior’s hand again in the Joy of having him with me. As for him, he seemed quite transformed, and Jenkin son gazed at him with a look of quiet pleasure. “You’ll have to pack," I said. “Will you need my, help?" "No; nurse can do It, with the doc tor here to help us out," he laughed. “You’ve your own packing to do. and odds and ends to look after. Besides, neither of us will need much luggage. Don't forget to reserve the other berth In that stateroom for me.” “No,” I said, and rose. "I'll come for you Ih the morning." “All right; I’ll be ready.” The doctor followed me out to give me a word of caution. Mr. Royce was still far from well; he must not over exert himself; ho must be kept cheer ful and hopeful, if possible; above all, he was not to worry; quiet and sea air would do the rest. Continued Next Week. “Tho Dedicated Life.” From Boston Transcript. “The Dedicated Life” Is the latest—Its predecessors having been "the Simple ; Life" and “the Strenuous Life.” It is j commended by no less practical and un sentimental a mind than the of Mr. Hal- ! lane, secretary of state for war in tho . Campbell-Bannerman ministry. It makes its appearance in the address which he de livered recently as lord rector to the stu dents of the University of Edinburgh, and which was there pronounced by Mr. Bal four himself, a “great discourse." Mr. Haldane In this address answers the time- ! honored questions, “What Is life? What Is ] the measure of success?" by showing that It Is the dedication, the selecting of an Ideal, the concentrating upon that, the sticking to it, whether successful or un successful—especially, indeed, if unsuc cessful—that Is the noblest use to which a life can be put. The test Is not success or failure, the reaching of some definite point; It is the striving itself, or rather the quality of the striving, the aiming in con tinually higher and higher reach towards the ideal, the struggling Instead of yield ing, that Is manhood’s highest expression. This is supported by Lessing, who de clared that were God to offer him the truth on one hand and the search on the other, he would choose the search. Rob ert Browning delivered powerfully, again and again, this great message In some of his most characteristic poems. One Condition. An old-time barrister was John Williams a sarcastic wit, and a bachelor with an Intense prejudice against marriage. His clerk one day asked him for a holiday to get married, and some months afterward, on entering bis chambers, Williams found his dead body suspended from the door. He engaged another clerk and asked him If he was married. “No." replied the clerk, but thinking Williams would regard mar riage as a guarantee of steadiness, he added, but I am going to be.” “Very well," replied Williams, “but understand this—when you hang yourself, don't do It here." . .I..——— — A SOCIAL LEADER " ' OF KANSAS CITY Attributes Her Excellent Health to Pe-ru-na. i v mm. MRS. W. H. SIMMONS, Mrs. w. h. simmons, 1119 e. 8ti» St„ Kansas City, Mo., member of the National Annuity Association, writes: "My health was excellent until about a year ago, when I had a complete col topse from overdoing socially, not get-' ting the proper rest, and too many lat* suppers. 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