CHAPTER XXXII.
If Colonel Priusep had been perturbed
hy their interview June wan no Ie .
Heaven forbid that he should condemn
him fur her suspicions, she thought, and
only find out their mistake when hi life
and her nun were limb ruined. An w
caaiuuul feeling of auger against him alw
helped her to the decision to wbieb she
at Inst arrived. She would herself prove
his innocenceor guilt.
An ojMirtiiiiity occurred a few days
laler. The regiment was to go out into
the country to practice nianeuvera, unc
a on mi occasion like this all the olhcers
would necessarily he nhscut from their
finarters, June could visit the Colonel'
tiuugalow without danger. For this wa
what she finally resolved to do.
Yet she felt her courage Hag, tav
successfully eluded her mother's observa
tlou. she started away on her mission.
The two bungalow, were not fur apart
and by good lurk ahe encountered no on
on the way; yet at th gate ahe pause
irresolute, feeling naturally unwilling
to cross the threshold of her lover's home.
While she hesitated the sound of
wheels decided her, and she went in
quickly. It would not have done to be
wen slntiding thus outside his gate. Onco
Inside she put aw ay all scruples and w alk
ed on toward the veranda. Aa she had
surmised, none of the servants were
alsiut, and the bungRlow door being open
she Blight enter if she chose. A deep
blush suffused her face aa she stepped in.
It was the Colonel's dressing-room, the
room in wbieb the proof, if proof there
were, would be.
Directly for there was no time to be
lost, at any moment he might be ilis-
tnrlied she crossed to where his boots
iM nod side by side on a pair of shelves.
Kacb in its turn was reversed, and after
a hasty scrutiny again set down in its
place. On none whs found the triangular
rnurk she had seen for au instant in the
foot-print w hich Dip soldiers had on their
arrival so thoughtlessly but effectually
effaced.
That clew having failed, another yet
remained. In her ckct was the bit of
cloth she had picked up near the spot
where Jacob Lynn was murdered. If
she could find the guiti-r from which it
bad been torn, her doubts would become
certainties; and she would know the
worst, She knelt down beside a jsirttnnu
teau, and slowly cannHingly, an on
looker might have thought turned over
its contents without finding what so nn
willingly she sought. Another box and a
wardrobe were equally Ineffectually
searched; and as she rose to go, a sigh of
relief escajwd her parted lips.
But so much had Hot been required of
her, and she felt very grateful, very glad
t her non-success.
Throwing back her veil, she passed
through an open door into the next room.
It was plainly yet comfortably furnish
ed, lis owner having evidently hit the
happy medium of having sullicieuf, yet
not too mnny, things about him. Jane
took in every detail at a glance, nnd
moving slowly forward, mechanically
picked up n closed velvet photograph
frame that stood on his writing table.
It fell open as she raised it, and her
hrow, which had puckered into an anxious
frown, cleared as she saw lo r own pic
tured face. It was a photograph tb it
bud been taken during their engagement,
and underneath was inscribed, In a bold
handwriting that sin- recognized as his
own, "Jenny, January 2ith to April
ltth," the dates of their first meeting
and the parting on their wedding day.
The girl's eye grew moist as she
Itatrd. But the next moment her ex
pression changed ns she saw an envelope
lying on the same table addressed to
Miss Kindly. ,
She put down the photograph frame
and turned away. After all (die could
not expect that he would remain true to
a mere memory, Jet it pained her that
he could turn so soon to one she had al
ways looked upon us a possible rival.
That he loved her and her only, with ft
love incapable of change, was the only
excuse she had been able lo urge for the
crime of which she suspected him, an.)
should it la-come no longer possible to
(dead that extenuation her one solace
amid so much misery would be removed.
He would marry Diana, Knollys, she
felt sure; everything seemed shaping to
ward that end, and the match wa a
more desirable one, of course, than that
be had contemplated before. Vet a wild,
passionate desire came surging into her
heart that she had not sent him away
from her-thnt she had condoned the
irlme instead of suffering it to pnrt them,
an her duty to the dead man bad seemed
to dictate. It would have been so easy,
sn perilously easy, lo forgive, even though
she might never be able to forget.
She sighed so deeply as she left the
room that an unseen watcher, who had
stood for the Inst few seconds half con
cealed by a heavy curtain, which lie bold
back with one baud intending to come in,
made a hasty movement to follow her,
then on second thoughts, refrained.
Jane bad slipped out of iho bungalow
unchallenged, but A he passed through
the comisiund gates she came face to
face with Valentine Graeme.
"Are. yon going home. Miss Knox?
May I walk with you?" he asked, Jump
ing from hi lions and handing it over to
bis syce' rare.
Hhe looked up furtively into the Ad
jutant' face. 1U wa frowning, and h
gnctsed that the meeting w as un
pleasant to him to herself. That h
would not betray her (lit flt aure, yet
wti equally certain that ahe bad fallen
iretrievibly in hi estimation.
"You did not fo with the rest to-day 7"
"11 Oh, yes! We were all out; but it
waa over aooner than w ei pec ted.'
Than you are all back?" blankly.
HlfflT
"J think so. I did not hear of any one
laying behind."
"And-nd Colonel Princpr she fal
tered, "Vou hare not seen him?" awkwardly.
He looked into her face. She .was gsi
I'lg at him wistfully, her eyes full of a
mute entreaty, as though imploring for
an assurance, which j et sho w as ashamed
to lie;,
'I shall not mention that I met von in.
e saw, hastily, looking away.
"I w-ish I could explain "
i on t try-1 am certain" the certain
ty only growing on him as he spoke-
am certain that you had good reason for
wniuever you have done."
"lie put her hand Into his with a and
den, grateful impulse, then as suddenly
wiimirew t.
Jnank you so much," she murmured,
hyly.
I ne silent vow she had registered by
jaooii i,ynn a grave to bring his murd
er to justice seemed to her as she
necte.1 on her way bark the height of
Quixotic folly. Had ),. n so gtod to
her that she should, for his sake, unsex
herself, and do such violence to her feel
ings ly taking on herself such a hateful
task.' Surely It was self immolation suf
nciont tiint she should lose all chance of
happiness because It might be that the
man she loved was accountable for the
death of (he man who had so loved her.
1-or until he had cleared himself of that
suspicion she would never again speak to
Stephen 1'riiiNep, nor take his hand even
when courtesy would seem to make it
needful. Yet she herself would never
lift a finger to either shake the faith of
any one in his innocence, or to prove
it. If every proof of the murder lay link
by link in her hand, she would not move
in tim matter. The onus of such a step
must tie with some one stronger, some
one more fitted to bear the opprobrium
that would ha felt and justly earned. It
waa belter to break so terrible a vow than
keep it. If heroine were made of such
stuff as this, sliu was no heroine. All
the enthusiasm of keen self-blame that
had urged her on at first seemed to fade
away, and she saw the whole thing as it
was In its bare unlovoliness. .She knew
now that her heart would have brok
bud she succeeded in her endeavor. How
for a moment could she have believed
herself capable of such cold-blood
cruelty, even though she hud justified it
to herself in the name of duty' II
own heartlcssness shocked and initialled
her. .She felt very humble ami contrite
a sho made her way to her house.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
.Meanwhile the deputy commissioner
had not been idle. That there had been
a motive for the crime he felt convinced.
and if this motive were at once disc
cred it would materially aid the efforts of
hi subordinates. Now, If there were
anything at all in that letter in the Ar
gus, which had finally decided him to
move actively in the matter, Jane Knox
could supply the missing clew. He re
solved to question her at once, before she
had time to hear from other sources that
inquiries were on foot, and he would
question her alone.
Circumstances favored him. Two or
three mornings later, as he was walking
to the Cntchory, he met June driving
herself, and she pulled up when she saw
him.
"My father went to (fill on you, Mr.
Knoilvs. Did you see him'" she asked.
quickly.
"If he went to my office, 1 must have
missed him, 1 am afraid, for I am very
late this morning, and my clerks did not
know when to expect me. Hut is it any
thing you and I can arrange? J need
not. any that I shall be delighted to help
j on in any way I can" with a polit-'-ties
that did not seem so terrible to Jane
as generally it did.
"Thank you very much. It is about
the small house next to yours, in your
compound almost. They said it belonged
to you, when I asked about it for Mrs.
Dene. She has been ill again yon know
she is never strong and i coming here
for change of air. That bouse would Just
suit her, if you would not mind letting it
for ho short a time."
"Of course it is at her service. 1 will
send Word to the balm directly, to see it
is made comfortable for her. It Is partly
furnished already, and whatever is want
ed shall be sent over from my bungalow
during the day. When does she ar
rive?" "The day afler to-morrow."
"ioil will be glad to see your friend."
"Oh, very glad. I am to stay w ith her
first, until she gets a little stronger."
"Then we shall be very near neighbors.
Diana w ill be ph ased w hen I toil her."'
In spite of bis wish lo be iiigratiatiiis.
there wa a touch of condescension in his
kindness that Jano, instantly detected.
She colored and did not reply.
"And now, Miss Knox, there are some
questions I wish to ask yourself," went
on the deputy commissioner, briskly.
"I will answer what 1 can."
"It Is on the subject of the murder of
Jacob Lynn," be observed, slowly, watch
ing the expression on her face, and no
ticing how gradually if grew while and
hard with self repression. "I wa away
w ben the court of Inquiry was held, and
cm not satisfied that full endeavor were
liiude to bring the matter to n just conclu
sion. I have been Informed that at one
time, you were engaged lo Trooper Lynn,
Forgive me for Intruding on your private
affair, but is It IrneV"
"Yea."
"And would you mind telling me when
thl engagement came to an end?"
"I conldered myself free alMint the
flrt of April," sho answered, In a low
voice.
"Conldered!" sharply. "Va there
any difference of opinion? Had Lynn
any reaon to think that you were bound
to him still T"
"There wa come mistake. I cannot
explain. It waa It waa "
"Don't dlstreee yonrwlf, Mia Knot,
Belter me, I do not wlah to pain you
more than I ran help; but It la my doty
to find out certain facta. Do you mind
telling me when the exact date, if pos
sible Lynn admitted you to lie free?"
Jane Knox UA for a few moment
in silence, her face flushing with the feel
ings of alternate shame and Sorrow,
which these question had provoke).
"Did you complain to any one of of bia
annoyance?" be asked, after a short
pause, and bad to leau forward to catch
the unwilling murmured assent.
"To whom? To your father?"
"No."
"Then who was it?" -somewhat Impa
tiently. "Colonel Prlnsep."
"Colonel 1'rinsep!"
Nothing but that ejaculation, yet Jam
knew that the suspicion which had hem
growing on the deputy commissioner hud
become a certainty in his own mind.
Fact after fact bad been forced from
her, not rendered by her own volition,
and with the. worst results. By her own
lips she had betrayed the lover that she
loved, yet only by direct lies could she
have saved him.
"Is that all you wish to know? May
J. go.' she asked, wearily.
It dawned upon him slowly, for the
commissioner, though shrewd, was not
naturally quirk of apprehension, that In
had caused her more Buffering than he
hail known of at the time. Whatever
reason she had had for jilting .Stephen
I'rinsip, iiH.n what should have been
their wedding day, on her side at bast
It had not been lack of love.
Foreseeing many difficulties ahead, his
brow was puckered into a decided frown
as be continued his way to the Cutchery.
He was only too well aware as what
magistrate is not of the number of
crimes that remain unproven, nnd con
sequently go unpunished, and knew it
were certainly better that this should
add one more to the list than risk making
a fatso or untenable accusation against
ono who held so high a position, socially
as well as in a military sense, in Stephen
I 'rin Sep.
When he went Into his private office
he found the quartermaster had been
there, and goiio nearly an hour ago. An
accumulation of letters and business
paper lay on his desk, and during the
morning a case came on at the Cutchery,
but he went through all mechanically
and without his usual keenness. It was
a relief to him when the thanedar came
in with his report on the subject of
which his brain was full.
The report itself dealt principally in
negatives. Trooper Lynn had no enemies
among his comrades was not of a quar
relsoma disposition even when in drink;
no one in the barracks scorned to have
a suspicion a to who was answerable
for his denth, yet a vague opinion pre
vailed that hud it not been for his fatal
passion tor the quartermaster daughter
ho would be alive still.
When Mr. Kindly returned to his
bungalow In the afternoon, ho met bia
daughter on the veranda.
"I am just going to send off those Invl
tations for the dinner party Monday's
dinner party, ' she snid, standing on tip
toe to kiss bun.
"Did you ask Col. Prlnsep?"
Then, as she held up the addressed en
velope in reply, be took it rather roughly
from her hand and tore it in half.
"1 won't hare him enter my house
again. You understand, Diana. If you
meet him in society, you must be merely
civil to him, nothing more; if ho calla, he
it not to be admitted."
"Hut, pupa "
"Not another word. You may be quite
sure I should not give such an order
without good reason."
"Then whom shall I ask in his stead?"
"Ask Valentine Ornome."
"He was here the night before last.
"Never mind. He is one of the nicest
fellows m the regiment. I sometimes
think he ha a penchant for you, l)i."
"Nonsense, pnpa!" with a brilliant
blush.
(To be continued.)
IRON IN FOOD.
Bplnuch Contains More of It than Knits
or Heef.
Prof, limige, In the course of a paper
on Iron ns a medicine, rem! before the
Oermini Cimgrpxn of Internal Medicine,
lifts been ventilating; some Ideas which
arc ns much matter of general science
(and therefore extremely important) no
they are detail connected with the phy
sician's domain, He is strong on the
point that. Iron should reach our blond
through the medium of our food, rntber
than through the druggist's nM'cl;iltb's.
Iron, an everybody know h, is n food ele
ment absolutely essential for the proper
constitution of the body. It Is us rigid
ly demanded by ibe plnnt ns by the ani
mal; nml It is from plant that Prof.
ISiltige show we should chiefly receive
our Iron supply. Spinach, be tells ns,
Is richer In Iron than yolk of eggs, while
the yolk contains more than beef, 'I ben
succeed Apple, lentils, stra wlierrles,
w hile beans, peas, potatoes and wheat,
these substances beiiifr given in the
order In which they stand as regards
the plcntlfulnoM ofthelrlron constit
uent..
Cow's inllk Is poor In Iron,
nlniiclng this delicacy In the
but. ns
food of
1
the
the
young; mammal. It Is found that
blood of the youthful quadruped
contains much more Iron than the
adult. Thus, In n young rabbit or
guinea pig one hour obi. four times as
much Iron w as found as occurs Iti these
iininmls two nnd n half mouths old. -London
Pnblle ( iplnlon.
ilixl No I nn for Another Fortune-.
A laborer employed in one of the Iron
mills In Allegheny, canting the iiiiiulll
cent salary of $1.10 it day for wheeling
ore in n wheelbarrow, received a tele
gram announcing that a relative In Ire
land had died and left him $ii,iki. He
left his Job, went to Ireland, si-cured
the cash nml started upon a career of
luxury and high living. Two year later
he renpVcariHl In Plttburg, asked for
his old position nnd w ent hack to wheel
ing ore. One day another telegram
came announcing that n relative In Kn
gland bad died, leaving him $20,000. He
threw up hi hands In despair, "lllv
Inn!" cried be. "Must Ol trow up me
job and go over ther and waslp another
year or two In upending that? If a
nhamo to handicap a dec.lnt workln'
man like thot. OI'll alnd word to thlm
Ol can't (Jo It"
The lilgheet point ever attained by
man was that reexbari by Coi anil
Glalsher, In 18(12, thlrty-even thou
sand feet a So re Um sea.
ft ARE CREATIONS IN CORSETS.
O fasbionabb' woman of the
day dreams of wearing eorsem
other than those spec ally made
to suit the peculiarities; of her own life'
lire. 1 ben there seems to be corsets
for every occasion under the sun, for
cycling, golf and riding, for high dress
and for lounging. And so perfectly are
they all made that there Is no effect of
slovenliness, so that If blessed with any
sort of a figure, the same girl may wear
all kinds and still seem the trim gir
dled beln; mutt loves to know her. A
corset for a figure that needs to be
held In a little, and yet leave the bless
ed right to breathe, Is a short one of
iinllued eoiitille, band made, and with
the seams of the front running toward
the steels In a distinct V. In a good
quality of coutllle and with a eluny or
valenclennes lace frill at the top, It can
be had ready made for $15. A dainty
little lounging corset has shoulder
straps and Is hardly more than a bust
supporter. This I especially suited to
slight figure. With easy morning
gowns, however, matinees or any frock
on the empire order in which the waist
line lg hidden, stouter women may also
wear thepi to advantnge, n In these
cases they confine the figure eutticlont
ly. An elastic corset for cycling, golf
and other athletic pleasure Is Ideally
aulted to these sport. Thl Is hardly
more than a girdle, but It I shaped In
to the figure with gusseU, corset-fashion,
at the bust and hips. Like a gir
dle, too, It has only one opening, which
Is In front and that closes with hooks
over which the lacing loops. For rid
ing there Is a corset with the lower
portion very short, and ending In a
wide elastic band that runs from a
spoon busk over the hips to the back.
These are declared to bo most comfort
able and the only proper sort for the
saddle.
Again for athletic women who do not
care to have the body kept too warm
there Is a novel thing In stays. This 1
a ventllatlve affair made of linen braid,
or narrow satin ribbon crossed In
squares and liberally bound at the up j
and down strips. Corsets for fat worn
en are enormously long, but the newest
ones are very lowest at the bust, which
docs away with that ugly crowding up
of the flesh so long seen.
The bottom fits on the hips like a cap
In almost a straight line, and Is flnllied
with a wide elastic band that stretches
or rolls up slightly In Hitting. This
makes It possible for audi stays to be
worn without great discomfort; and It
N
I'OK A TIILKTI0 GIRLS.
Is claimed even that the size of the hips
may be reduced through their constant
wearing. Apropos of fat ladles and nil
those who wish to do away with super
fluous undergarments, manv slvilsh
women are now wearing flannel hlnnuj-
rs or knickers Instead of petticoats
for walking. A skirt I worn over
ii'in.
Iionned Ulnom 'm din! I'alnted House.
Miss Ida Miiuioe, of San Francisco,
Is looked upon by her neighbors as n
kind of heroine, been use she performed
what she herself considers the very
simple font of painting her mothers
house. Her family are In the habit of
speaking of her ns the "man of the
house," nnd calling upon her to drive
mills and tlx fences, so when the roof
needed painting, and they could not
afford to hire any one to do It, it
seemed a very natural thing for her to
lake the task upon herself, She donned
her bicycle bloomers, and ways that she
enjoyed the work Immensely.
IliNponinu of tinllnon PleeTC.
A practical woman ha proved that
a very useful thing with which to
shove, push, place, arrange, fix or cram
whichever term best expresses the
process of getting the flamboyant mod
ern dress sleeves Into a Jacket Is a
paper cutter, the larger the better, of
course. Armed with this harmless
knife one, without the services of a
maid, husband or sweetheart, may be
able to don an outer Jacket with some
comfort and wear It with comparative
ease. It Is rather dispiriting, however,
to know that cliatelaln are out of
style. Dangllnf with the watch, keys,
purse, smelling bottle and other trlnk
ets that were features of the chatelaine
a huge paper cutter would be so useful
now. It would add dignity to the
jingling pendants and keep the all too
dominating sleeve In fine subjection.
J lies, sleeves stimulate the inventive
faculty, however, ami it is of little use
to raise arms or paper knives against
them. Those who wish to keep their
balloony arm coverings in a proper
state or unwriiikled freshness hang
their dress waists on frames scaffold
ings, perhaps, would be the better word
of thick wire, ingeniously curved like
the modern ones upon which men's
Coats swing In clot biers' shops. The
ends are covered with sachets little
pillows, really that keep the sleeves
extended properly.
From the Mikado's Land.
Among all the students at the Cleve
land rniverslty of Medicine and Hur-
gery none is more popular than Tomo
Inonye, a Jajmnesu girl, who began her
studies at the Institution named last
Keptcmber. Miss Tomo Is absurdly
petite scarcely 4 feet tall. Her charm
of manner and Inexhaustible good na
ture have made her an Immense
favorite with all who enjoy her ac
quaintance. Usually she wears the
complete costume of her native
land,
gar-
but occasionally dons Western
ments. 'the latter, however, seem to
ninke her look smnller, and for this
reason they are rather shunned by the
little oriental maiden. Before coming
to this country she had studied English
at the American mission schools in Na
gasaki, where she embraced the ChriR
tlan faith. There also she made the ac
quaintance of Dr. (limit, a woman phy-
slclan, who had graduated at Cleve
land. From the doctor Miss Tomo first
got the idea of coming to this country
to study medicine and It was chiefly
through the American woman's efforts
that Miss Tomo secured the necessary
funds. Miss Tomo at the conclusion
of her studies will return to Japan and
practice her profession there.
When Jack Proposed.
I meant to keep quite ciilin and cool,
And not behave just like a fool
When Jack proposed.
Intended to he dignified,
And say, "Perhaps I'll he your bride,
If I'm disposed."
In Kpite of all 1 thought to do,
My pi una ho cherished ne'er came true
When Jack proposed.
I laid my head against his breast,
AndJack cun tell you all the rest
If -he's disised.
-Life.
Funeral I-lowers.
Funeral (lowers are no longer all
while, and set pieces are not desired.
Boxes of loose flowers are most often
sent by friends, although small wreaths
are st.lll used, but have become so full
that they are more like a round mat of
flowers. At a recent funeral each mem
ber of a largo family laid a wreath of
rlolets on the mother's coffin.
The skin of fruit should never be
eaten, not because I bey are not palata
ble, or digestible, or are unhenlthful
In them selves, but on account of the
danger arising from microbe, which
may bar penetrated Into the eoverln
of the fruit
TOMO WO.VV! O F JAPAW.
WHEN LEAP YEAR SKIPS.
Tbie Year the Girl May Propose, but
Jxot in 19(0.
As the nineteenth century draw to
ward a dose, perhaps it may Interest
your readers to know that the year
ltMi, which ends this remarkable cen
tury, will itself be a remarkable year.
Those who live until that time will
witness a peculiar chronological event,
which has not occurred since LSltO, and
will not occur again until 2100. I refer
to the skij) of leap year, which will take
place at that time.
The year ISDC will be a leap year, as .
everylwxly knows, but It may be that
all do not know that 1!)0 will not be
one.
With the exception of Jefferson, all
our Presidents have been elected upon
a leap year, but the Presidential can
didates of l'.MKf will have one less day
to Impress their claims upon the people.
The true solar year, or length of time
it takes the earth to make a revolution
around the sun, Is H(5 days, five hours,
forty-eight minutes and forty-six sec
onds, but we assume the fraction to be
six hours when we add an extra day
to every fourth year. Thus we are
counting forty-four minutes fifty-six
seconds too much at every leap year.
In loo years this amounts to eighteen
hours forty-three minutes and twenty
seconds, or over three-fourths of a day.
Hy calling each c( ntennial year a com
mon year, too much would be dropped
by five hours sixteen minules and forty
seconds, or nearly a quarter of a day;
therefore, each fourth centennial year
remains a leap year, while the extra
day Is dropped from the other three,
which preserves the balance nicely.
Thus the years 1700, 1S00 and 1900
contain each 35 days, but the year 2000
will contain :!(; days, as other leap
years do. sTo determine whether any
given centennial year is n leap year
or not, divide it by 400. It is not a
leap year if a remainder occurs.
This is according to the Gregorian
calendar, a correction of the Julian
calendar, which latter provided for the
leap years, but not for this skip of a
leap year. Nearly all Christian na
tions except Russia and Greece now
use the Gregorian calendar, and there
is a difference of alKuit twelve days
between our time and that of the
alwve countries. At the time the Greg
orian calendar was adopted In England,
1752, an error of eleven days had to
be corected. These days were dropped,
which accounts for our celebration of
Washington's birthday upon Feb. 22,
although he was born on the 11th by
the old style of reckoning.
By the Gregorian calendar an error
is made of only one (lay In 3,(XK years.
It has been proposed to remedy this by
allowing the year 4000 and its multi
ples, 1(1000, etc., to remain common
years. This, however, is too far in '
the dim future to call for any Immedi
ate legislation or concern. Indiauaf
oils News.
Women Burglars in London.
Women burglars will exercise a
soothing moral influence on the profes
sion if their example of always includ
ing a family Bible in their plunder be
adopted by their brethren, followed by
assiduous devotion to reading the vol
ume. One burglarious damsel named
Sarah Cummins broke into a house in
Fortcscue avenue, North London, and
appropriated the family Bible, a clock
and an album the last either through
curiosity or spite and would, no doubt,
have taken something else had her
movements not been sufficiently noisy
to awaken the sleepers and thus cause
her own arrest. Sarah honestly ad
mitted that she broke into the house
for the purpose of stealing, and asked
to be allowed to retain the scriptures.
This could not, of course, be done, but
no doubt a copy will be provided for
her in her cell, although it might he ad
visable for the authorities to attach it
to tlie wall with a chain. She has been
committed for trial at the central crim
inal court. London Telegraph.
A Tramp's Useful Companion.
I met a very sensible tramp at Arcos
a. man who ought to go a long way and
not fare badly, either. He was accom
panied by a tame nannygoat, with a
fine, full udder of milk; and so, go
where he would, his wholesome wine
bottle was ever at hand. It looked odd,
but why not a goat, instead of a '.weless
dog? The dog is a dear, good fellow,
feiding and sympathizing with all out
cares. There Is no one like Iiim when
the way is long and the heart is low.
You can't mistake the charity in his
eyes, lie is everything for you, and
proud to be your companion in ad
versity-few men and women are like
him in this. But you can't milk a dog.
and you must feed him. while this
nanny" feeds both herself and her
master. I am selfish. I would like to
have been the discoverer of the nrl-
intages of a goat companion, out I
will give the Spanish franm bis duo
May he go far and get fat on the rich
nutriment which his little friend yields
liim. i roni "A agabond in Snaln."
Over the Hog's Bock.
If you have to reprove a man, it is
better, ns a general thing, to do it di
rectly; but there are times when it is
allowable to come at the matter In a
more roundabout course.
Two young clergymen were engaged
in it warm dispute over sonic deep theo
logical question, says an exchange, nnd
finally raised their voices till they dis
turbed a dog that had been lying by
1ho lire sleeping soundly. Thus sud
denly wakened, the dog began harking
loudly. At this an old preacher, who
sat at a table slpplnj bis tea, turned
and kicked the dog.
"Be still!" snid he. "What have you
to say about It, you silly brute? You
know no more about It than they do."
Java Spider.
In the forests of Java a species at
spider has been discovered which pro
duces webs of such extraordinary
strength that a knlfa la required to
erer them.
