The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, June 04, 1896, Image 8
UkST MOMT. i last siaki I lay ipai ay aa) ia the sarfcaaa tl ( le the lav caiaUf atasging, vita steait&y tnad fiat an tto hateful spirits ef Barest, 1 ad to the attar erieaa assamcd te Jeer aVt Bay aad Wart, vara oat vita aeabt aad fear. frieada nr sot," they whispered. "thex they steep, WUit the art tnmm'i ia ooy of mind, Shaking ia helplcas tornw t lowest deep, Ka ray af comfort ia thy love to (Sad. ia bo soiace (or thy baste heart. orc taoa be taroogh hf; from ail apart." sodden aa the lightning eiesves the ay There nave viaioo of a thor-eTOnd bead, A. face hiood-staiaed aad psie, that eratasy Of lore ineffable npoa rae (bed. be resigned that be might lore the Be aS our sorrow in bia heart bore. Hal life u lonely, tut bia loved one slept Throagh all the anguished oijf hta be watched and prayed; Hat death ws lonelier still, for then there wijt Jbot fw of those whose raaaom he baa paid. TJear looely LoH! whea my heart breaks, help me Ta By for eom fort only onto thee! New York Son. A MYSTERY SOLVED. '"Oh, Max! I flung my arm around bia neck aod kissed him! What a hail i r "Raw mold you hare made such mistake?" lo the dusk be looked exactly like yon. Of course, the moment be spoke Bay horrible blunder flashed upon me aad I fled." "No nonsense. Ray. I will aee him aod explain the matter. If be la ao mack like me do doubt he la a very de- - rent fellow." This conversation took place between ' a. charming girl and her brother, who were Maying at certain hotel In a well known aeaalde reaort To thia hotel I came In search of health to re reatore a nerroua system which bad bean faOIng lately, and. Indeed, bad Bsir qadte recovered from a shock earned by a horrible accident to me aejvwral year ago. T bad been hired by a roadman Into bia bouse under pretense of playing a game of billiards, to find myself a pris oner with an armed lnnatic, who fore- ' fl me t play the game for the highest possible stake life Itself. Fortunately I won, but my opponent although be faMMed the conditions of oar game by hooting hlmaelf with refinement of roeJtj tied me In a fainting condition to the billiard table so that I might 'witness bis death. Indeed, bia vindic tjveness went fnrther than this, for he bemud ed my leg with a hot iron and wrote a paper In which he accused me of taking his life. 3 was charged with the murder, but ' acquitted, as the fact of my being dis covered bound anil the strange appear sure of the body attired in the costume of Mepblstophelcs a character the madman endeavored to assume was ancient to prove my side of the story. Kren the astuteness of Scotland yard pnrred powerless, for all the police ewild discoTer. after a long search into the; antecedents of the unfortnnate man, was the fact that he had been -con fin d in a lunatic asylum. I needed no proof to con vi nee roe that the man was mad. But there was method In his madness. Until I met brm In a public billiard saloon, whence be took ml to his house, I had never wet eyes on him before. Then what was the reason for the cruel hatred he evi dently felt toward me? Two clews I praaaeawed, but as each had proved use less to the detectives it was not'llkely that they would lend me to a solution of the affair. First, I discovered that Id branding my leg the wretch bad traced the let ter "Rache." That these letters rep naeatlng the German word "Revenge" I waa perfectly aware, but what was I to learn from that? That the man a German? 1 think not. His se nt plainly told me that be was En- No doubt revenge was his ob ject, but the meaning of those letters remained a mystery. My other clew was a note which I found during a subsequent visit to the fatal room, hidden under the carpet. Although it bore no address, I suppose It was meant for me. as it spoke of the writer being avenged at Inst after a rhase half round the world of one who bad stolen hi money, murdered his In tended wtfe and attempts to murder tin. This appeared to be nothing snore than the ranting of a mind dls eauBed, and I soon gave up all hope of getting to the bottom of the mya- ' of my terrible game of billiard On reaching the hotel another shack waited me, though of a somewhat different kind. As I entered the hall a terming girl ran op to me, flung her ansa around my neck, kissed me and an nr mured; Ton darling, I'm so glad you've mm." lu my embarrassment 1 said aome VmlDg, but the fair damsel had flown VOke a startled bird. "A, little thing like that makes one Baal at borne directly," I said to tqyself. smile, for, aa a single man, I ' the value of n pretty girl's klaae, sat woald hare liked a more extended lata i lew. ! looked forward to dinner TmM Bight with much eagerness and iMafBi to the tady who dtatrtbt4 ffkw khwea ao rashly. la the drawlBi-motn, before the gone waan4ed. my wisk was gratlfled. A sen at about my owo ace, wba bore . ttzjZTJ mmnUmm ta aiysatf, came -Csmzi tw wick tk chanaing girl bloahiag at hla side. Ha eiBlaiaad that the kiss was intended for himself, aad Introduced bia stater, who apoaoglaad for her mistake tn the sweetest maav er. I aat next Miss Oaretatrs at din aer. aad la the coarse of coareraarioe remarked that oace before I bad be-o BsiMkea for another ma a with nearly a fatal result to myself. "Oh, do ten me about It," she said. I waa aboot to do ao whea she addd: "But. no, pleaae wait until dinner; thee Max ran bear the story, toe." I am afraid my eyes were scarcely lifted from my beautiful companion during dinner. Already love bad con quered. Ton see, at the outset, before there bad been time to so much as de clare war, the position bad been storm ed, the citadel "rushed" by that de lightful kiaa! And now It was suffl dent happiness for me to watcb the changing lights in a pair of sapphire eyes, whose duaky lasbea curled up ward aa though In wanton contrast with the tendrils of the auburn trensee above. We three took oar coffee In the gar den that warm September night "Now," exclaimed Carstaira, hand ing me a cigarette, "Ray ia dying to bear your story, so go ahead!" -WeU," said I, lighting my cigarette and thinking what a aweet name Ray Carstairs waa. "although it happened several years ago, the incident still re mains painfully fresh In my memory. It was an adventure I had with a mad billiard player." They both started. "Max." aald bia slater, "doesn't that remind yon of what happened at " "Tea," be replied, before she could finish tjje sentence, "but don't Inter rupt. Pleaae go on," he added. In a moment It flashed upon me that the solution of the mystery lay within my grasp. Thia man, who had ao strangely resembled me, waa the In tended object of the madman's re venge! "Is it possible," I cried, springing to my feet In excitement, "that you are, the man?" "I don't understand," said Carstaira, looking aa perplexed and startled as his sister at my sudden outburst of feeling. "Of course not of course not," I mur mured, sinking Into my chair. "I will tell you the whole story, then you will know what I mean." Aa I went through the horrible de talla of that fearful night they listened with rapt attention, and. unless the darkness deceived me, I detected tears of sympathy in the beautiful eyes of Ray Carstairs. "You are right!" exclaimed her broth er, as I finished; "all you suffered was Intended for me. Now for my story, which will clear up the mystery." Miss Carstairs rose. "1 think IH run off to bed. Max. I'm very tired and If getting late." She kissed her brother, then gave her hand to me. "fiood-nlght," she said. "Let us hope It will be a fine to-morrow." Reluctantly I relinquished her hand, but there was hope in that reference to the weather. Might it not mean a walk together In the morning? I finished the evening In Max Car stairs' room; and while we smoked he told his strange story. "Mark Malbrain was the man's name," be continued, "and I met him at a hydropathic establishment In the north, where my sister and I were staying one summer about seven or eight years ago. My sister was then alout 17, and Malbrain, much to her disgust, fell wildly In love with her. lie made himself generally a nuisance by pestering her wfrh unwelcome at tention's and writing extravagant Ters es in her praise, until at length matters came to a crisis. Tableaux vfvanfs were a favorite evening amusement, aad this particular night by sister ap peared as Marguerite. I was Kanst and to Malbrain waa assigned the role of Mephlstopheles. The living picture was an Immense success, and a dance followed, at which we appeared In our stage costumes, "Imring the evening Rachel tyon, that Is ber name Ray is only a familiar pet name), complained to me of Malbraln's conduct. It seems that be had contin ued to follow her around tbe room, beg ging for a dance, and his manner be came threatening when she firmly re fused. I at once went to blra and said plainly that Miss Carstairs wished to have nothing more to do with him, and therefore I must request him not to peak to her again. "From tbe manner of bis reply I gath ered that he did not know Rac be was my sister, but imagined we were lov ers, and I did not think it worth while to undeceive blm. I decided to send Rachel home in the niornlng, but re mained myself for a few days longer. Malbrain was furious when he heard that my sister was gone, but he said nothing to me. "One evening after dinner we met in the bllllard-room. To my surprise he challenged me to a game, suggesting that we should play for a 10 note. I agreed, and the stakes were handed to one of the men present. We played 100 up, and, strange to say, tied at nine ty. Malbrain seemed very excited, throwing another 10 note on the table. I agreed, for I felt cool and In good ,form. We played on, and you may Imagine the sensation when again we ( tied at ninety-eight. I am afraid my temper was rising when I sarcastically j asked Malbrain if he felt Inclined to double again, " 'Year he snooted, pale with naaslon. TIfty-a hundred, if you like!" "'One hundred poitmla,' I said, tak ing out my check book. "It was my turn to play. I tried for a cannon and missed. Malbrain seized hla rae, trembling like the proverbial aspen leaf. He went to pocked tbe red, but he missed the ball entirely, giving a point to me. Of course, I won by my next stroke. The stakeholder handed tbe 200 to Bsc, ftalld tb appbrfeM of the men , era ad lag rwoad or Majorats was Be ha ad aad my victory was papular. Taea the party broke op. but MaJbraia watt d for me on the stairs. Hla face was Mvid wttb paaalon. " 1 hope you are satisfied,' be aald, hoarsely. " "I am sorry," I replied. 1 tbe stakes were toe high, but later yon may have your revenger "'Revenger be aboated, losing his self control 'Bat come to tbe bflliardV room: we will play again and you'll find tbe stakes still higher too blgb for you." "I bad good reason to remember tbeaa words when I awoke one sight to Sad Malbraia In my room dreaaed tn bia fantastic costume of Mephlstopbelea. "Come,' aaid be. 'one of us moat die to-night Through yoa I lost tbe girl who would have been my wife. My money, too! But come to tbe billiard room; we will play to-night I rid you not promise me my revenge? And the stakes! You will find them blgb enough. "I knew as I sprang from my bed that tbe man was mad! We grappled together, tbe candle fell from his bands, and we struggled In darkness. Down we went on tbe floor, and I felt tbe cold s'eel of a revolver, which exploded and a sharp pain came In my arm. Then I beard doors opening and voices, ao I held on till some of the fellows came In with lights. Mepbistopheles' was carried off to his own room, raving and struggling. Tbe alight wound In my arm was dressed by the doctor connect ed with the establishment who also took the unfortunate lunatic under bia care. "Later oo Malbrain waa aent to a private asylum. The doctor's opinion was that brain lesion had threatened the poor fellow for some time. Wheth er he had escaped from tbe asylum when be met you, or bad been discharg ed as cured, one cannot aay. However, my story," concluded Carstairs. "has solved th mystery of your unf'jrmnate encounter with the wretched man." "Yes," I aaid. musing on the strange account I had heard. "But I wonder why he charged you with murdering Miss Carstairs? And be also repeated the accusation In the paper I found. I suppose It was some Idea be bad got hold of in hla mad Jealousy of you." "Yea," said Carstairs. "You see, he thought we were rivals, and he knew I was the cause of Ray's disappearance." "Then there ia another thing that pzuzles me. Why did the madman brand my leg with the word 'RacbeT " "It Is German for revenge," said Car stairs. "Ye, but Malbrain was not a Ger man, so why should be use that lan guage?" "Can't say. I suppose the marks have entirely gone by this time?" "Yes, but tlte police had them photo graphed, and I think I have got one of the photos In my portmanteau." I found tbe card and handed it to Carstairs. "It is funny," be said, laughing, "to notice bow beautifully the printing la d'ine all except the full stop, which is a bit too high. By Jove! It must bavs leen painful, though." "I never felt It at tbe time I waa in a faint, I suppose." "Ah! I have it!" cried Carstairs "That full stop explains it. Of course, the word he meant to trace was 'Ra chel, only for some reason he didn't finish the '1.' Ha! ha! ha! How Ray will laugh wh-n ahe hears of you being tattoed with her name." to riy last 'thought that night was of charming Rny Carstairs. And bow conld ft le overwlse her name on my body, her Image In niy soul and her klKM upon my lips? As for the kiaa I got I could not honorably keep what waa not in'end'vl for rne. But I was soon able to return It. for, ere another month had jaed, Kay Carstairs promised to be m.r wife." Ix)ndnn Tid-Rlts. Home Wit hoot Hllppers. He bad taken off his boots and was down on his hands and knees in the room searching for something, when bis wife noticed him. "What are you looking for, William?" shesski'd. "My slipper." he replied. "Oh, I gave those old things away to-day," she said. "You gave tbem away!" be repeated, and then he added solemnly: "Mrs. Midler, arc you trying to drive me away from home?" "Of course riot, I " "What U home without slippers?" he Interrupted. "What is an evening at Imhim with heavy boots on your feet? Mrs. Mttfler, what do you think cou stllute home?" "Why, yon can get another pair," she protested. "Of course I can," he exclaimed. "I can gt a new pair of stiff-soled slip pers and spend thirty, days breaking them. In." "The others were torn, and " 'That's why I liked them! Tbey were comfortable. When I got tbetn on tilings soexned homelike. I was settled for the evening, and a four-horse team could not get me out again. But now now I am ready for the club or theater, or a ny old place. Slippers, Mrs. Mlffler, help me to make the difference between the home and the office, and old slippers make the difference tbe greatest" "1 can't see why " "Of course you can't. No woman ever can; but I tell you. If I were run ning thinks I'd make every woman take a course In slippers. That' what la needed more than suffrage or any thing else tn that line. Just sllppera nothing but sHiniers." lie got up, stamped around tbe rooxa In hla stocking feet for a manute or two, and then put on bis boots again. Tbta isn't home," be aald bitterly. "It Isn't a trlt like M. I'm going to the dub." Boston Traveler. A Well Clah. The Carlton Club, London, ha about 4,000 memlwra and la tbe richest in tbe world. nlPP Good Bo4 sad Coarlct Lekar. A correspobdent writes to ask wheth er tbe trvoiidous energy put into the build Ilj of good roads wfll not be wasted if sua. definite plan ia not de vised for the future prwervatlon of these new -hade thoroughfares. Such will, undoubtedly, be the case If th-e roads, built of crushed stone, are not carefully and systerustbslly inspected, and. In addition, kept In constant re pair. A very common mistake is to repair a goud road wltb sand, gravel or loam, gathered at tbe roadside. Th" proper remedy, and the only one for such roads, is tbe application, aa soon as any unevenness appears, of a shov elful of broken stone, taken from con venient plies of it wbicb tbe roadmaster baa caused to be placed at Intervals along tbe thoroughfare. Tbla will fill tbe "bad pkee" in the road, and ibe first few cans that pasa AVer it will crush It down Into tbe solid bed le neatb. Tbe habit of scattering sand and loam upon such places only invites tbe first heavy rain to wash tbe mate rial away again; or tn dry weather these materials help to make the rood more dusty. A few common-sense principles about roads drilled Into the laborers used upon our highways, will readily bring about a knowledge of the art of road-building which will make tbe preservation of roads an easy mat ter. We cannot have roads that are too good, and we cannot have too many roads that are good. It has recently been suggested that tbe Htate should utilize convict labor upon such work, a proposition which even those who. on general principles, fear tbe com petition which labor of this kind in volves, would hardly find objectiona ble. In every Hiate the criminal claus es could be put to work upon the high way to the credit of the community which has to support them. In tluie they could be made to bring aUiut a state of perfection in our highways which would change the whole aiect of our country life. Current Litera ture. Wiaconaia's Good Koada Movement. It begins to took as ttionxh Wisconsin would take an advanced position among the 8tates of the West in tbe movement for good roads. Indeed, the Badger State is already so far ahead In the matter of state organization for Improvement of the highways that It will require extraordinary ai-tlvlty on tbe part of other Stateti Interested In good roads to catch up with It. The aentiment In support of the good road movement Is strong In any Western State, but It lacks the crystallising ixe tency of organization and Intelllgen. aggressive direction. Stirring resolu tions by federations of wheelmen and vigorous essays and speeches at farm ers' conventions are significant of the general sentiment for better country highways, but they do not shovel dirt nor liaul gravel. The work of creating public sentiment favorable to road build ing lu Wisconsin which it Ik hoped will result lu favorable legislation is under the direction of the Wisconsin League for Good Road. An eviileui-e of ibe aggressive character of Its work may be seen lu the special "g'xd roads edi tions" of the rations dally papers of the State, a notable one being tbe re cent good roads' edition of the Milwau kee Sentinel. While the league was organized under the auspices of the League of American Wheelmen, it 1 composed of the solid men of the State representing agricultural and inanufac. tuiing Interests. Tbe league has laid out definite lines of action for the ac comullnhuient of certain ends, chief among which Is the levying by the State Legislature of a State road tax, by which the State Is to lake a hand in building at leaHt one good highway through every town in the State. Such a law has been In operation In Masxu cbusetu and New Jersey for several years, and has resulted In a system of road building that will ultimately plai-e these States far In the lead in the mut ter of smooth and Indestructible high ways. New York lias Just adopted th.' State tax method and Pennsylvania will soon follow the Empire State. With the adoption of the State tax sy tem, by which the State pays a certain proportion of the cost of building conn try highways, there is no reason why any State could not eventually have as fine roads as those that traverse France and Kngland. Joke on Bout lcavlt. James J. H. Scullion, treasurer for Nell Burgess, has been In tbe box office of tbe Star Theater, in New York, for twenty-two years. He was treasurer for lister Wallack and waa a part of that great establish ment In tbe days of tbe famous Wal lack stock. He baa enjoyed tbe person al acquaintance erf aa many grand per sonages In tbe drama as any man Id New York. Ue fosters tbe traditions of the Star wltb loving care and can reel off delightful reminiscence like a ae rial story wttb no last chapter. I recall some amusing eccentricities of Dion Bowdcanlt when be waa under Wallack, (aald Mr. Scullion the other evening.) The great actor-dramatist waa quick of temper, although prompt o make amends when he discovered himself in the wrong. Daring one of bia engagement here be set In to clear fat aha sraaa) haada. He B-nafsl Oaaa flr&t aad left, bat ant a asaa of fbem was aUoased to go. Whea Dt 'BooHcaalt fired a maa whose place bad been la tbe "prompt" wlaga. Walls-k transferred bias to tbe "O. P," or hack ef tbe stag, or op to rbe fiiea, aad ao oa all around. Tbe engineer, a big man. with spread ing whiskers, however, mad Boyi cauit so mad by overheating his dressing-room and awrtng back at blm, that be followed him up to make - that be left Aa be was a valuable man. Walla-k made hist shave enKh, wear a white shirt lnatead of a blue juniper, as heretofore, aad answer to another name. Tbe "new man" pleased tbe irascible actor very much. On tbe last night of tbe engagement WaHack remarked to Booi'-aalt: "We've bad a pleasant season togeth er, BouW-auK. I only regret that you found it necessary to discharge all my stage people." "I've done you a service, sir." replied Boortcauk. "I found a lot of rascally loafers here and leave you wltb a crew of capable, gentlemanly fellows. You certainly must admit at least, that I afforded you a prize in your new engi neer." When tbe truth waa revealed to biro, Boucicault laughed bearrily and treated all hand. Including tbe engineer, to a big dinner. ftpllt Milk. Theoretically, we ail believe in the homely old proverb which cautions us against crying over split milk. Prac tically, we upset our palls again and again, and every time the catastrophe occurs, waste time and energy walling our bs. How wiee were tbe old Egyptians who magnified the Indulgence of regret Into one of the deadly sins, a feeling to be fought against and sternly repressed. Life's little day is all too abort for tbe lu u It l faiiooa dally toils, Joy, sorrows, mat ters of business, affairs of our own and others, and minor detail which fill It to overflowing; It "la so far like the chase that It admits of but little leisure for hesitation, none whatever for regret How should we ever get to tbe finish, if we must needs stop to pick up the fallen or to mourn for the dead?" Tbe most poignant regret is not always caused by the Inevitable tragedies of life. There are the count less misunderstanding, the thoughts and words of bitterness and anger which are intensified in proportion to our love for the offender. It is in these cases that the practical advice of tbe friendly proverb should be heed ed. " We have spilt the milk by our own carelessness; but what good will it do us to cry over It? On the con trary, let us gain a lesson from expe rience, and avoid similar dangers in future. Beside the causes for regret there are constantly recurring pin pricks of dally life, which are some times harder to bear patieutly than a great sorrow demanding an heroic effort. We are always upsetting our milk pails, and then sitting down to cry, Inxtead of making the best of It. We make mistakes who is there that does not? We lose opport unities for our own advancement; we form un desirable lutimacies, from which we find it difficult to retire gracefully; we are extravagant and run Into debt In fart, the number of ways In which we spill our milk is legion; but instead of mending matters, it Is, only adding to our folly to be forever bemoaning it Glad to Meet Her. I'ncle Steve Melton Is famous In Jacksonville for his liberal disposition of charily and "cuss" words. He does not use "cuss" words In a profane way, but simply as a matter of economics. f finds In his fish house that he ca get more work out of his colored assist ants when he use forcible expletives. Some month ago a friend came to him and said: "A friend of mine, a very wealthy Culian gentleman. Is" coming to this country to start a large cigar factory. He does not speak a word of English, and his desire Is to rent a room In some family where English alone Is spoken, In order that he may master the language." "Let him come up to my house," said t'ncle Steve, briefly, and so the arrange ment was made. After harlng been there about a month, the foreign gentleman was In troduced to a lady. He bowed low. with his hat hand over bis heart, and said:' "Ah, senora! I'm damned if I ain't glad to meet you!' Jacksonville Tlmes t'uion. Good Manners snd Health. St. I,oiila' Health Board hopes to Im prove manners and Increase sanitation by law. It will ask the Municipal As sembly, as the municipal legislative board In St. Loul Is termed, to adopt an ordinance making It a misdemeanor for any person to expectorate on th floors of street cars or other public con veyances, or in hotel corridors, thea ters, public halls, and places of wor ship; also that the porter or persons In charge of the cars and public places be required to furnish cuspidors In suf ficient nnmlier, and that they be requir ed to clean the vessels dally, using shine disinfecting fluid to be approved by the Board of Health. Slaughter of the Buffalo. Between the years 110 and 1HH2 more than 1S.0U0,0iq bison (buffalo were killed within the limits of the 1,'nl ted States. Pencils In Ancient Kgypt. The Egyptians used pencil of color ed chalk, and several of these ancient crayons have been found In their toml. A good woman expects tbe Lord's love to do for a man all that her own love failed to do. A married man baa the same dread of dry goods store that a farmer has of lightning rod agent TE21PER15CE TOPIC! HOMES All RUINCO IY STROMO DfttN. a Uvasw Qsraflw Tit- rr Are Aaaaallr Wracked AJsvsc taa GUAM Path war Haim las Baaisa'a to " Lia.ai BraaA. I remember once seeing over the door tt a public bouse In Liverpool. "Good C Is liquid bread." I went into tbe ouae, atd said, "Give m a quart of iquid bread." Tbe landlord aaid: "Ah! first-rat tign. isn't it?" "Yes," said L "!f It s true." "Oh. if tnj enough: my beer ia a right!" "Well, give me a bott'.e to taks some." He gave me a bott!e of this liquid bread. I took it to ao analytical rhamist and said to him- "I wnt you to tell me bow much bread there !n this bottle." He smelled It and said: "It s beer." "No, no." said L "it's l.quid bread." "Well," be said, "if you will come again in a week I'll tell yuu aU about !t" In a week's time I went to ieaxn sbout tbe liquid bread. The firt thing boot tt was thai Sfl per cent of it was water. "It's liquid, anyhow," 1 said; "wTl pas that Now let us gt on to tbe bread." "Alcohol, 5 per cent" "What's alcohol r I said. "There's the dictionary! I bunted it up. and found alcohol de scribed as a "powerful narcotic poi- ' o." "Well," I thought "this is tbe j queerest description of bread I ever I read In my life." Then be gave me a I number of small percentages of cari ous things, w hich h bad carefully pat lown on each corner of a piece of I w hite paper, and wbicb amounted to about a quarter of a thimbleful of dlr ,ty -looking powder. That was tbe bread 2 per Cent "And there would not be so much a that" said the chemist "If it were pre beer. That I bad beer." "So the better the beer the less bread there Is In It?" "Certainly. It is tbe business of the brewer to get the bread out of It not to put bread Into It" This !s the simple, scientific truth wltb regard to beer, and the case i stronger with regard to wine and spir its. There is practically no nourish ment at all in them. Good Health. Cigarette In Pchooln. Cigarettes and scholarship and their relations to each other are being quiet ly investigated by the principals of the Chicago public schools. Toe investi gation baa seemingly gone far enough to warrant some of the teachers In say ing that the cigarette habit Is prac ticed to an alarming extent among schoolboys, and that those who habit ually smoke cigarettes may be detect ed by the low marking tbey obtain in tbelr classes. Out of thirty principals and teacher Interviewed there was not one who had not noted the prevalence of the habit to a greater or less extent All were decided In their opinion that a low standard of scholarship characterized the boy who had become an habitual user of cigarette. One principal aaid he could pick out the "cigarette fiends" In his school by running hla finger down the merit col umn' of his books. Other admitted that, while tbe cigarette-smokers were among the dullest of their pupils, they were not prepared tt, say that their dullness was the result of habitual tigarette-sruoklng; they rather Inclined to blame their disinclination tn study to tbe acquirement of thi and tber bad habits. In one group of boy a who had Just been dismissed from the Tllden school seven out of thirteen smoked cigarettes like veterans, and three of these ad mitted they were habitual amokers and had been for more than a year. They were between 12 and 13 years old. The same thing has been noticed near the Haven, Kershaw, McClellan and other schools In the city. The teachers are studying the prob lem. But they realize their inability to lessen the habit without the hearty co operation of parents. They hope to tie earnestly seconded In their effort to banish this vice from among school pupils or It may In turn banish some of tbe most promising boy from the schools and unfit thetu for any sort of application. Who Foot, tha Hill? A St. Iouls brewer, Col. Hunch, Is reported to have speut $1UU,000 on bis daughter' wedding, and that be also gave her an estate In Germany worth SlOO.msi. She married a German bar on. How many of the men who drink bis beer can give their daughters flUU as a wedding gift or spend that amount on the wedding outfit? Not many. The brewers' get the money and their patron get the beer, and with It pov erty, disease, and many other thing not pleasant to have. If they would let the beer alone. Col. Bunc h wouldn't have so much money, and hi Immense possession would remain In fbl conn try and be enjoyed by a multitude of families that are suffering for lack of tbe necessities of life. A Pair Spectacle with Their Ulaaaes Out, ia ie.n