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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
October 31, 1901.
Charles A. Town e.
Spleen dlirered by Mr. Bryan at banquet
tendered ex-Senator Charles A- To wee on the eve
oi bis r moral from Duluth to New York:
Buckler try that civilization la measured by'
the r&atry of the bosun mind over the forces of
tatnre. Ie elaborating this proposition be de
clares that tbe mora! element in civilization la ,
Insignificant aa compared with tbe intellectual
element. Tbe reason which be give is tbat tbe
tame moral principles bave betn generally ac
cepted throughout tbe ages, and hj argues from
tbia tbat tbe difference between races, nations and
civilization mut be accounted for by differences la
mental development. His error, for I believe tbat
be rra. Is due to tbe fact tbat be confuses tbe ac
ceptance of a mral principle with living up to a
moral principle, wbereas nations are to be meas
ured, not according to tbe moral principles ad
mitted to be true, but according to tbe moral prin
ciple wbkb govern tbe lives of tbe people. If
you will take tbe worst tbief tbat can be found
ia tbe penitentiary and place bim beside the best
maa you know, and then question the two, you will
lad :bat both admit tbe binding force of tbe Ten
Commandments. What Is tbe difference, then,
between them? It is this, tbat one puts his moral
principle Into every-day practice and is known
a an tonett and upright man, while tbe other
suspend bis moral principles in moments of
temptation and become a criminal.
A careful study cf tbe causes tbat bave led to
tb decline cf nations and to tbe decay of races
will. I think, convince an Impartial student that
the rsoral element is net only Important, but para
mount in a nation a life. Take, for Instance, tbe
fall cf tbe Roman empire It was not due to lack
cf Intellect or to lack of tbe physical qualities.
It was tbe Roman heart, not tbe Roman head, that
went a it ray: and it is as true today as it ever baa
U in tbe part tbat there e? 1 be no real or per
manent national growth unless that national
growth is accompanied by tbe development of na
zscnal conscience and national character.
Tbe nation is but a collection of individuals
and rtSeet the character of tbe people. As the
moral element is essential to a nation so it Is to an
IndividiaL There is no danger of our becoming
Indifferent to physical excellence, nor is It likely
tbat we hall place a low estimate upon the de
velopment cf tbe mind, but in our rush for wealth
an-! material advantage there is danger that we
shall Ignore tbe most important part cf man the
heart.
Plutarch has said tbat men entertain three
mtimenut concerning tbe gods: that they fear
thera because of their strength, admire them for
their wisdom, and love them for their Justice.
Men entertain towards their fellows the same sen
timents which, according to Plutarch, the ancients
entertained towards their deities. Force may ex
cite fear and genius may arouse admiration; but
we only love the heart tbat loves. Justice the
fruit of love, is the, element which gives strength
and permanence to organized government. So.Im
portant Is the moral element in the individual that
no man has ever won a lasting place in the affec-
tlons of the people who has not in his life given
evidence of a broad and deep affection for his fel
lows. It may be truthfully written upon every
monument reared by grateful hand3 to the mem
ory of a great man: "We loved him because he
first loved us."
Of the qualities of the heart, moral courage
is one of the most essential; it is the shield that
protects the other virtues; it is the fortress that
guards integrity. The image of the Creator is
never seen more clearly stamped upon the brow
of man than when God's creature stands erect, pro
claiming the conviction of an honest heart, and
ready either to live for them or to die for them.
There is strength and inspiration in the presence
of such alone.
It is sometimes difficult to select a subject for
an after-dinner speech, but when I received an in
vitation to participate in the farewell banquet
tendered by the people of Duluth to their distin
guished townsman and my friend, the sentiment,
"Moral Courage," at once occurred to me, for he has
given signal evidence of the possession of that
manly quality which makes him welcome defeat
rather than surrender that which to him seems
right. We admire the physical vigor and the at
tractive graces of our guest; we admire th clar
ness of his Intellect, the force of his logic and
that fund of information which enables him to
fortify his arguments by illustrations drawn from
history and from nature's book; we listen with lin
gering delight to the magic of his voice and are led
captive by his persuasive oratory; but far above
our admiration for his other qualities we place our
admiration for the moral courage which has made
him conspicuous among the members of his gen
eration. We need this moral courage for the protection
and preservation of our government today. We
reed it among public officials, that they may prize
above pecuniary rewards and above the flattering
whisperings of ambition, the honor that comes
from faithful service and a clean record. Whether
a man i3 serving his fellows as an official in the
city, in the county, in the state, or in the nation,
he needs moral courage to enable him to with
stand the pressure that is brought upon him by the
great corporations that are 'Clamoring for favors
and are able to richly compensate those who will
consent to turn public office to private advantage.
Moral courage is needed among our private
citizens, tbat they may be as bold to punish un
faithful officials as they are ready to commend the
faithful. In times of war the individual is ready
to give his life, if need be, in the service of his
country; the demands of peace are equally impera
tive. The nation is entitled to the brain and heart
as well as to the body; It claims the best thought
and the best conscience of Its citizens.
Great issues are at stake; great interests are
involved aye even our civilization itself, and
through us the civilization of the world. This
nation is a world power; it has not acquired Its
Influence by recent wars, but for a century its
ideas have been permeating the world. Every
citizen is a factor in our civilization, and by his
conduct raises or lowers the level of that civiliza
tion. He cannot expect his neighbor to be more
conscientious than himself; he cannot rely upon
some one performing the cuty that he ought him
self to discharge. He owes it to his country, as
well as to his generation and to posterity, to
throw the weight of his influence upon the right
side of every public question. For the proper dis
charge of his duties he will require the highest
form of moral courage. , t
Some may be disposed to stamp the word
"failure" upon the political career of our distin
guished guest. I hope that the future may have in
store for him a reward that will be worthy of his
high merit, but, even if he were to die tonight, he
would not have lived in vain. He has set an ex
ample that must weigh heavily on the side of civic
virtue. He has faced without flinching a fire as
hot and hellish as ever came from cannon's mouth
and he has won a victory greater and more glor
ious than ever crowned the life of one who fawned
at the feet of power or bartered away his man
hood to secure an office.
Because he forgot himself in his devotion to
duty he will be remembered by the people when
time-servers and self-seekers have disappeared.
JJJ
New Jersey remunerates her state officers liber
ally. The governor is paid $10,000 a year. The sec
retary of state receives X 6,000 a year and liberal
fees. The attorney general is paid $7,000.
Favored visitors of the Russian Naval Commis
sion, now superintending the construction of the
Russian warships at Cramp's shipyard, Philadel
phia, are treated to tea of their own brewing.
Cardinal Mezzofanti is said to have been the
greatest linguist tbat ever lived. He spoke 114
languages and dialects, fifty of them so perfectly
that he was often mistaken for a native" of the
lands where they were used.
The Grand Trunk railway of Canada is devot
ing a good deal of attention to re-stocking the
Canadian lakes with fish. Most of the lakes have
been ruined as fishing resorts by injudicious sein
ing and the company finds its passenger receipts
decreased by reason of .sportsmen seeking other
resorts.
WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT
CAT AT CHURCH.
Ltotees to Tmm
One
WOMEN IN MEDICINE.
London,
la tbe family of Dr. Augustus C
Hamlin of Banger i a handsome black
rat. cf unusual size. His big eyes
Clears as yellow as tb tcpax in hi
setter's mineral cabinet. Tb cat 1
2S3tu!!y intelligent. He 1 able to
ikim a pas cf "".k as cleanly a th
beat milk eparator ever invented.
Like bis mUtres, tbe cat is a regular
rtendant of tb Episcopal church
that is, be goe regularly when th
esaid forget to lock him up of a Sun
day taornlcg. Tbe cent regation at tb
Episcopal church la now perfectly bar.
Sesed to tbe sight cf a sleek, topas
cyed pinny padding up tbe ail and
tato tbe spar witb'n tbe chancel rail.
There tbe cat sits aobegy and listen
to tbe morning leaeon. On one occas
ion be did not exactly catch tbe drift
of th leseoa and leaped softly to tb
pulpit top. Tti ww Just tbe least bit
too seen fsr tbe rector, and with on
far-reaching wipe cf hi veted arm
be sent tb rat to tb far aid of tb
taneraary. were b alighted on four
rmibloned feet and tiptoed angrily from
tb church. But, aocn forgiving this
insult, puss once more went to church.
He went Into the gallery and began a
c-s'.Mle promenade along tb balus
trade. Clear to tb point d:rUy be
hind tb minister be went. He remem
bered now the unfeeling man bad hu
miliated hi catship before an entire
audience cf bis admirer. He planned
a maattfal revenge. Bat eight feet
cf epa.ee belcw tb balustrade were th
broad shoulders of tbe pastor. The
distance was Jut about right for th
leap, and tbe unexpected pomace of 25
pound cf cat upon a man shoulder
would naturally surprise and mortify
tb victim to an extent Which would
square matters. Tb cat crouched, an 3
n interested audinc of worhipTS
watched tb animal a b sharpened
ttl claw on tbe railing In happy an
ticipation of hi Iml urpri party.
H got hi balance and secured the
nery perch for an ljrbt-foot
catapult on tb mini iter's spotless
I -sea reatmenta. Then b relented.
He bad preriotialy tt "-given tbe man.
He would now forget It alL And h
earerany Balanced hi way back to
tb rear loft, with bis tail straight la
tbe air la a spirit cf elf-ledatirn.
Dr. KamJln heard of tbe story and said
to tbe Janitor, who bad been an Int-r
eating witnea: "I'd have given S5 if
tb eat bad made tbat Jump." "And
Td bare aivea another five, was tb
uirt and un,rpct?d answer of tbe
tIt deaccn. Lewlaton (Me.) Journal.
WORLD-FAMOUS BON M ARCH E.
of Them. Practicing In
Earns S20.000 a Year.
Striking as has been the advance of
women in the medical profession in
England, it has been even mere so in
tbe United States, says the Young
Woman. Twenty-five years ago there
were 500 lady doctors in practice in the
states; today there are 4,500 one in
15,000 of the population. Among these
are a tew distinguished homeopathists,
hospital physicians and surgeon, pro
fessors in medical schools, oculists
and electro-therapeutists, the great
majority being ordinary doctors. The
first lady doctor in the world was an
American woman Miss Elizabeth
Blackwell, who was enrolled as a phy
sician in the medical register of Jan.
1. 1849. One of America's most noted
lady doctors. Marie E. Zakrewska, was
a native of Berlin, but she had to leave
the German capital in consequence of
the strong prejudice aroused against
her. That was many years ago, and
the lady doctor is now tolerated even
on the continent. Even the far east
has its lady doctors, the best known
among them being a Chinese lady, Dr.
Hu "lng Eng. first physician to the
hous Id of Li Hung Chang. Dr. Eng
is a t tian, and comes of a wealthy
family. She took her degree in the
United States and is now in charge of
a Hospital t,Foo enow, as to me
earnings o ie woman doctor, they
vary, of cou very largely. There
are women w count their income in
thousands, an one woman' practicing
in the west end of London earns
$20,000 a year. Miss Annie Romberger
Great Emporium the Life-Work of Mme.
Bonclcao.lt.
As many people are aware, tbe Bon
Marche, one of the greatest emporiums
of Paris, was the life work of a wom
an, the Justly famous Mme, Boucicault,
and it was literally the first emporium
of the kind ever seen. Mme. Bouci
cault was a woman possessed of a
great heart as well as of a great brain,
and her business owed not a little of
its monetary success to the fact. that
it was conducted by her on really co
operative principles. It is said that
each of her shopmen and shopwomen,
as well, of course, as all those con
cerned with the purely clerical side of
the business, was admitted by her to
a snare in tne pronts. ssoi content
with doing this, she further estab
lished in connection with her employes
homes of rest, holiday homes, a hos
pital and an annuity fuid; and at her
death it was found that she had di
vided her vast fortune ' among her
workers, the sum left in each case be
ing carefully graduated according to
the time the legatee had been In the
service of the Bon Marche. All these
advanced methods and ideas were new
to Paris, and more than at variance
with the lines of thought then popu
lar concerning the relations of the em
ployer and employed. But Mme. Bou
cicault pursued the plan she had map
ped out for herself, and found her re
ward, not only in the financial success
whereby her critics were compelled
to own that her peculiar ideas had not
brought her failure, but also in the
knowledge that she had partly Solved
TYPHOID GERMS.
of Philadelphia has a practice worth tte pm of heT responsibility to-
16.000 a year, ana sne is one or man warf her dex)enlents
who earn as much.
n(bit CMtew la ac4.
A weird epecticle was wltnesel in
Warwickshire recently. Before sun
rise a group cf persons from all quar
ters gathered around the aae'eat
oocad at'Kdghtlow Hill, near Dun
ciarch, and deposited wroth silver in
tbe boilow of a craa. Tbe money, la
parable to tbe Duke of Buccleucb for
tbe prtvCec of uttng certain roads.
Tbe runs contributed by liable par
Hie vary frorr a penny to over 2s.
Tb p!ty cf on-payraect I 20s. or
forfeiture of a whit bull with red
x$ ad ar i i , ' ' t
.
Old Ian to lie Demolished.
One of tbe very few now remaining
cf tbe old galleried coaching inns that
fine example, the Bull, at Dartford
is about to be demolished. It stands
In the High street of that Kentish
town, on the course of the old Dover
road. The once open courtyard Is now
roofed In with glass, aad the little
bedrooms, which op-sn upon the
curiously balustrated gallery, mostly
given up to spider and lumber. The
Bull at Dartford Is thus an object les
son in old social cenditions. The ex
terior of the house is in the staid and
stolid early eighteenth century style,
but tbe sign the great black effigy of
a bull is placed In a whimsical situa
tion, high up among the chimney pots,
The aite of the house itself is historic.
for It was immediately opposite, on
the long-vanished Dartford Green, that
Wat Tyler slew the tax-gatherer;
while a more modern Incident Is the
Insult offered here to George the
Fourth by a Journeyman currier. It
was soon after the death of the ill-used
Queen Caroline. The king was trav
eling along the ros.d and his caTiage
was naitea tor a cnange or norses.
when the currier thrust his bead in at
the window, with the exclamation.
"You are a murderer!"
The Most Familiar Surnames. -
In a recent appendix to the last
census report of the British registrar-general,
a comparison with the
commonest names in Great Britain and
Ireland shows the following result:
England and Wales: Smith, 253,606;
Jones, 242,100; the next In order being
Williams, Taylor, Davies and Brown.
In Scotland, Smith again leads, Mc
Donald, Brown, Thomson, Robertson,
Stewart, Campbell following. In Ire
land, Smiths take the fifth place. The
Murpheys head the poll with 62,600,
the next most frequent being. Kelly,
55,000; Sullivan, 43,600; Walsh, 41,700;
Smith, 37.000; O'Brien, 33,400; and
then, In order, Byrne, Ryan, Connor,
O'Neil and Rellly, the last numbering
29.000.
They, Are JEUUed by Interbreeding-, Says
i- -'
a Physician.
Now, when there is so much talk of
typhoid fever, all thories in regard to
the dreaded disease are of interest. Dr.
J. O. Malsbury of Indiana has advanced
a theory in regard to the reason of the
self-limitation of the fever, which
theory receives publicity in the Indiana
Medical Journal. He believes that the
law which governs higher animal life
namely, that constant Interbreeding
results in Jess vigorous progeny until
finally there ceases to be fertility-
holds good In the case of lower animal
organisms. In typhoid fever it is fair
to assume, he thinks, that there is a
new production every twenty-four
hours, since there is a reasonably reg
ular variation of temperature of about
one degree during that time. This
specific element or spore reproduces
within and of itself, and with each
successive reproduction the spores be
come less vigorous, until finally fertil
ity ends, reproduction ceases, and the
active phenomenon disease In this
particular case is at an end. If a pa
tient be infected with vigorous spores
the attack will be malignant, severe
and abrupt,, while the spores of Infec
tion be such as would be found after
several successive reproductions tb
attack would be mild. Oases that In
crease in malignancy may have been
infected with mixed spores, the cross
resulting in increased vigor. Repeated
Interbreeding would of course end in
failure to reproduce, but owing to the
severity and prolongation of the attack
the patientfs vitality may end first.
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STRANGE DISEASES.
Humanity Has a Variety of Things with
Eerie Names. -
"I have been looking over one of the
blanks for the regular monthly mortal
ity report of the board of health," said
a citizen who admits that he likes to
pry and prowl, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, "and I was amazed
at the weird diseases which I found
enumerated. I had no idea that hu
manity had such a variety of things
with eerie names to select from in the
matter of shuffling off. Science has
certainly made a great advance in that
particular. , A few years ago appendi
citis was about the only fancy disease
on the market, and that was beyond
the reach of people of limited means.
It was confined entirely to the aris
tocracy. Here are a few samples of
maladies from the last board of health
catalogue: Haematemesis, apthous,
phlegmasia, doleno, cachexia, lympha
denoma, colica-pictonum, spina-bifida
and mollities-ossium. I'd like to see
the man who would dare to assert,
after reading that little list, that medi
cine has been at a standstill during
tbe past decade. Altogether there are
302 different ways of getting out of the
world set down on the blank, and the
chap who couldn't find something to
suit him in the lot would certainly be
ultra-fastidious. The document looks
at first glance like the classified adver
tisement of a big bargain sale. It is a
magnificent monument of pathologic
perseverance."
UMBRELLAS FOR SAVAGES.
Chiefs
Japanese Brides.
The Japanese bride, dressed in a long
white silk kimono and white veil, sits
upon the floor facing her future hus
band. Two tables stand near, and
upon one are two cups, a bottle of saki
and a kettle with two spouts. Upon
the other side a miniature plum tree.
typifying the beauty of the bride; a
miniature fir tree, which signifies th
strength of the bridegroom, and a stork
standing upon a tortoise, representing
long life and happiness. The two-
spouted kettle is put to the mouth of
Slea with Green Hair.
Eight mn with green hair have been J the bride and bridegroom alternately.
discovered by a Eetlln professor among signifying that they are to Share eacn
S0O laborers who constantly handla I other's Joys and sorrows. The brid
sopper. The phenomenon is one thai I keeps her veil and It is used as 6
yl ft t? ?:ytrv -cropace., j , shroua wnen.snjies, ... y
DanperoYis avnd Harmless Mosqnltoee.
Prof. C. W. Stiles, of the agricultural
department, says that only the mos
quito of the genus Anopheles carries
the malaria germs. This species, the
professor continues, can readily be dis
tinguished from the common mosquito
by its voioe. The dangerous mosquito
gives forth a deep, strong buzz, quite
different from the gentler hum of the
harmless mosquito.
Grammar of English Dialects.
Professor Joseph Wright is collect
ing phonographic specimens of Eng
lish dialects, partly to enable him to
check the material or a comprenen
siva- comparative grammar of all the
English dialects in the United King
dom and partly to band down to pos
terity a faithful record of tbe dialects
as spoken at tbe end of the nineteenth
century. .
Destitute Because Miserly.
Patrick McCabe, an old man, was
taken to a New York hospital in what
appeared to be a destitute condition.
His wretched rags were exchanged for
comfortable clothing and then the as
tonished attendants found that he had
a chest protector made of $50 bills, the
total amount sewed inside of his old
flannel shirt being $950.
Xxmdon Is Supplying Ashantee
with Sonshades.
Nearly twenty Englishmen are now
at work on seven umbrellas for an
Ashantee chief and his faithful staff.
There is nothing under the sun a chief
can wear, not even excepting a cast
off silk hat or a red -!ned cavalry coat,
so calculated to strike awe into the
minds of -refractory, natives and so
imbue them with a spirit of obedience
as a "gingham." Traders, when they
want to obtain free access to the coun
try of one of the hostile tribes, make
presents of worn-out clothing to the
natives, or even a "gamp- to a par
ticularly obstinate and pugnacious
chief.
A London syndicate of Gold Coast
traders has given the order and is pay
ing for the umbrellas in question,
which will be given to bribe the vain
dusky warriors, says the London Ex
press. James Smith & Sons oi uxiora
street are making them at 35 for the
large one and 20 each for the others.
When finished the umbrellas will -be
gorgeous beyond the dream of the
most imaginative negro.
For the chief present will be nearly
fifteen feet across, quite a decent sized
tent. In fact, on state occasions, it
will be so used. The handle will then
be stuck in the ground and six slaves
will act as the tent pegs. The ma
terial from which it is being made is
silk, and the colors are to be "red,
white and blue!" What will some of
our political stump orators say to this?
Round the edge will be a deep rich
fringe and on the, top an elaborately
chased cap surmounted by a British
lion, rampant.
For the staff the umbrellas will be
somewhat smaller and less majestic'
What rejocings there will be in the
land when the carriers arrive with
those parasol-tent-like umbrellas; and
how pleased will the city men be with
the return for their good-natured and
thoughtful action!
President of HIstorteaA Soetety.
Professor Samuel Hart of the Berk
eley - Divinity School, Middletown,
Conn., has been elected president of tbe
Connecticut Historical society, suc
ceeding tie late Dj;, jPbajlee J. HoedJj.
Saloonkeeper Chaees Files,
Big John Grose, who is one of the
characters of Gibbsboro, N. J., is
cursed with extreme obesity, says the
Philadelphia Record. He ac& as his
own barkeeper, and as a result of this
confinement increased in weight to an
alarming extent. John's wife also
viewed this additional adipose with
alarm, and finally suggested a scheme
for keeping down the flesh that works
to perfection. Whenever there is a
lull in business Jonn seizes a paddle
about a foot long and watches for an
active looking fly to come his way. The
game is to start the fly on the wing
and then chase it around the room un
til such time as he has an opportunity
to kill it. The pursuit involving the
leaping of tables, chairs, stoves and
other obstructions, and if the fly is un
usually wary and active John gener
ally succeeds in losing a pound or two
of flesh before the finish. At first he
could only kill one fly a day. but now
he considers it a poor day that does
not add a half a dozen notches to his
paddle. y
A Professional Visit.
BY FRANK H. SWEET.
(Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story. Pub. Co.)
It was bitterly cold, and the tvn
figures threading their way down the
mountain side bent to avoid the slant
ing particles of ice that stung their
faces. Yet only the day before the sun
had shone and May flowers had opened
their petals to a soft breeze.
"Hurry! hurry! Doctor! for mercy's
sake, hurry!" Implored one of the fig
ures, shouting in order to be heard
above the wind, and the other figure,
strong and athletic though it was, threw
Itself forward still more fiercely In vain
endeavor to overtake the old man, who
was plunging on ahead. "Hurry! hur
ry! hurry!" came back to him as part
of the wind. "It's ten miles yet, an
she may be dyin'. For . mercy's sake,
hurry!"
Only a few hours before, just as the
storm was bursting, the old man had
appeared at the door of a small iso
lated hotel in the mountains and de
manded a doctor, and when assured
there was not one within twenty miles
he had thrown up his hands with a
despairing, "An" she may be dyin'! She
may be dyin'!" " Then suddenly
straightening himself, he had asked
harshly to be shown the road to the
nearest doctor. At that moment the
young man had appeared. .
"I am not a doctor," he had said, "but
I studied medicine two years before
deciding upon the ministry. I have
only just arrived, so I know nothing
about the location of doctors here. As
you are in a hurry, I may be better
than none, and am at your service."
Hardly a word had been spoken since
then, except the , Intermittent "Hurry!
hurry!" Down slopes they had plunged,
dodging trees and bowlders, slipping
and stumbling, and up slopes they, had
climbed and scrambled, clinging by
sheer force of fingers where they would
often have fallen back, their one
thought to cover distance as rapidly
as possible. 'Mile after mile fell away
behind them and still they bent their
faces to the slanting particles of Ice,
the young man unable to see where he
was going, but. following his compan
ion, who was apparently oblivious of
fatigue or pain.
But suddenly as they hurried on the
old man's foot caught In some projec
tion. and he .was thrown violently for
ward. Almost instantly, however, he
was upon his feet again and plunging
on. But only for a few steps; then he
tottered and fell.
"Hurrv! hurry!" he called. "I've
broke my ankle, and can't keep up.
Foller the ridge till ye come to a gul
ley with pine trees on one side. Keep
through it, and then turn to the right.
My cabin's in the oak scrub beyond."
"But you," protested the young man
anxiously. "I cannot, leave you like
this. Let me attend to your ankle
first,"
"No, no, no!" screamed the old man
harshly. . "Go on, I tell ye. There's no
time for me. I'm all right an' know
every foot o' these mountains. If my
ankle is broke, I can hobble along, an'
will get there 'most as soon as you. Go
on. I tell ye! Hurry! hurry! For mer
cy's sake, hurry! She may be dyin'!"
The young man sprang-, away obe
diently. Along the ridge and down the
gulley he hurried dodging the trees
and rocks when he could see them, and
bruising himself against themwhen he
could not, the storm still beating in his
face, but the bitter cold unnoticed In
his haste. At the end of the gully he
beard the rush and roar of turbulent
waters, and presently came to the bank
of a stream, thirty or forty feet wide,
whose current was broken into white
ridges by its force against the rough
ness of the river bed. The old man
had not spoken of this. Doubtless he
knew of a fording place, and had ex
pected himself to lead the way across.
There was no time to look for a ford
now, and without hesitation the young
man flung" himself into the Icy water.
He was a strong swimmer, but when
even more slowly and painfully. It
required several hours to hobble to tbe
scrub, and several more to reach the
cabin. When he pushed open the door
with an improvised crutch, he saw a
girl lying on a couch, 'her face pale
and frightened, but her eyes clear and
bright. For the first time tears began
to fall from the old man's eyes, for the
brightness of the girl's face told him
that-she was saved. Upon the floor
lay the young man breathing heavily.
"He fell there after he saved me,"
the girl said, hurriedly, "but first he
took some of his own medicine. He
said he would try to get to the fire.
could only lie here and wait and
watch. It's been awful, for maybe
Henry is dying. You must hurry for
a doctor, uncle."
"Yes, yes; I'll hUrry for one right
off," said the old man thankfully; "he'sf
earned that. But first I'll git him on the
bed an give him something hot to
drink. I reckon mebbe he's got chilled
and used up."
But as he bent over him, the young
"Hurry! Hurry!" he called,
he drew himself laboriously up the
opposite bank he was breathing heav
ily. Another ten feet of the whirling
Icy current he felt would have been
more than he could have overcome.
For a moment he lay panting and
trembling; then rose stiffly to his feet.
In his wet garments he" would soon
freeze unless he kept moving.
Far up the slope he could see the
scrub oaks, and among them was
doubtless the cabin. It was still miles
away, and wouldfrequire hard climbing
to reach it. But the very exertion of
such a climb would be the best means
of keeping him from freezing. Up, up
he climbed and crawled, all the time
more slowly and painfully, his gar
ments soon freezing stiff as boards and
his fingers becoming red and blood
stained. But at hut he reached the
scrub, and soon after saw the cabin
In which was the life he was to save.
, It was late the next day when th
old jaa JsWQftJft . uptko elop
"He fell there after he saw me."
man opened his eyes; at first blankly,
then with growing Intelligence in them.
"It's more exhaustion than anything
else," he whispered, "that and the cold.
I'll be all right in a day or two. Don't
go for a doctor; you're not able. You
might hand me my box of medicine. It
fell on the floor. And and "
The old man bent lower.
"Is is El-sie , doing well? You
might give her another spoonful
from the glass." . t
The old man nodded, a surprised
look coming to his face. But the
young man had fallen back uncon
scious. ' v
Three days later the two were out
side the cabin together. The old man
was sitting on a bench, his ankle
bandaged.
"Your niece is all right now," th3
young ma was saying. "If she has
another attack, give her the medicine
as I have directed. And you must be
very careful of your ankle for a week
or two though for that matter I shall
be back agaln-HBoon. I you see I
used to know your niece. We attended
schools in the same town. Then she
disappeared, and I could not obtain her
address."
"Yes," said the oid man, "an' you've
found her here?"
"I've foun4 her here," simply, "and
arid she says I may call again. But
good-by."
The old man reached into his pocket.
"L wish I could give you something
like what you've done for me's worth,
Doctor," he said, wistfully, "but I
can't, Elsie's paw was rich, but he
died, an Elsie came to live with me.
I git my llvin huntin. This is all the
money I've got, but. you must take it,"
and he held out a silver dollar.
The young man glanced at it smil
ingly, with refusal on his lip3. But
something in the old man's eyes made
him change his mind. He took the
dollar and slipped it into hi3 pocket
"Thank you," he said. "Now I must
be going."
When he came to the crossing to
which the old man had directed him, a
tree fallen across the river, he paused
and took some letters from his pocket.
One of them he opened and read
thoughtfully.
"Dear Jack: Allow me to congratu
late you In advance upon your success
in the suit All that was needed was
the evidence which you write you
have secured. The money is unques
tionably rours, and even the other side
tscitly admits this, while counting lor
success upon quibble of the law. But
you must be careful to have your evi
dence In court on the 20th, or the case
will go by default. Five thousand
dollars is not much, but it may be of
great use to a young fellow like you,
who is Just starting out in life. Youra
as 'ever, . .
The young man tore the letter Into
strips and dropped them Into the
swirling current of river.
"It Is now the twenty-second," he
said contentedly, "and the case has al
ready gone by default But what of
it? I have found Elsie."
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1
Briquettes from VfaMe.
One problem which municipal au
thorities of all countries have been
seeking to solve is how to best dispose
of the city's garbage. A process has
been discovered In France, says Con
sul Warner, by which garbage is con
verted into briquettes. It consists of
mincing the refuse straw, paper and
the like and adding tar and naphtha lene.
The whole mass is then mixed la
a kneading apparatus, dried and
pressed into briquettes. The director,
of the Paris municipal laboratory saysf
that these briquettes have" a slight
odor of gas, burn brightly and engen
der heat slowly. With a more highly
perfected method of manufacture they
will engender less ash, and the beat
producing Qualities will be about the
ai&e as those ot common co&L
