CHAPTER XIX. (Continued.)
Whether the young man iu tin- ulster
had eonje there with the intention (if
watching Harney Hughes having some
knowledge of that individual' evil de
sign or whether he had come there
merely prompted by a sentimental desire
to be near, and perchance to see, line or
more of the inmate of that tar, will never
be kuown.
It w as a sharp, chilly night, but Hughe
deliberately removed his shoe and stead
ily walked aruund the aide-tracked car.
listening and endeavoring to leer throiigli
the window and door. Whi'ii he re
turned to bis hiding place and, striking
a noiseless sulphur match, proceeded to
light a cigar, which he smoked until the
ashes on the end were so long a to en
tirely bide the red light of the burning
tobacco.
The detective, who noted his man's ev
ery movement, waa somewhat puzzled at
Harney's actions his wonder being in no
wise lessened when Hughes drew on his
hoe and laced them carefully.
Again, with his shoes on, the ex-engineer
walked over to the car and bent
down. What he did when he stooped Mr.
Hharp could not see, or even guess. Hut
when Barney Hughes started to run like
the wind along the truck the Chicago
police officer evidently thought it about
time to act. So he nimbly emerged from
his hiding place, and, by an adroit move
ment of his foot in the very nick of time,
tripped Barney Hughe, and in less than
two seconds had that worthy' wrists se
curely fastened in a very neat pair of
handcr.fr. At that same insraent the
giant hills reverberated with the echoes
of a deafening crash.
The young man in the ulster had seen
what hud been beyond the line of vision
of Deflective Sharp. He had seen that
when Barney Hughes bent under the
private car of President Handford, the
vicious fellow took his cigar from his
Tiiontb, knocked off the white ashes, and
held the burning end closely to a small
object which he had laid underuearti the
car.
The young man noticed, too, that
Hughes tossed the cigar into the grass at
the side of the track, but left a bright
spark smoldering under the car of sleep
ing people. As Hughes started to run
the young man also darted forward, but
not in pnrsnit of Hughes. He grabbed
the small metallic object to which the
spark was attacked and sped with amaz
ing rapidity in the exactly opposite, di
rection to that taken by Hughes.
.. But he bad gone no more than eighty
yards when riie fuse b -r-ied away, and the
deadly explosive !i-li i.urst with a loud
crash into a hundred fragments, trans
forming into a lifeless, shapeless mass the
plucky but unfortunate Harry Spencer.
CHAPTER XX.
It is a crisp, bracing day in December.
The huntsman's horn, the clatter of
horses' feet, the merry voices of men and
women, as they follow the pack over hill
and dale, are to be heard nil around Ches
den; but Cheaden itself never change
its dull routine of daily life.
Particularly so is this true of the insti
tution now well known to the reader as
the Sarterthwaite Arms. Three years
previously wine host had chucked himself
under his well-protected ribs when he
was railed npon to entertain a visitor
from "Ameriky." On this cheery Deceni
iier day he sat in front of a blazing log
fire, endeavoring to comprehend what
brought so many Americans at this win
try season to see the squire.
The reader may learn what remained an
unanswered conundrum to the landlord of
the Arms. Soon after Max Brett met
Harry Spencer in Chicago he received a
letter from bis uncle, John Satterthwaite,
requesting him to travel to Chesden Hall
at his etirliest convenience. Max was
somewhat surprised, but he concluded to
go and to take with htm his wife not for
getting every document that would aid
in demonstrating De Watts' guilt and gen
eral rascality. But it was late in Novem
ber before Brett's business affairs finally
permitted him to sail from New York.
Handford had also gone to Chesden.
Emily bad, of course, heard the explosion
on the night that Barney Hughes had
attempted to wreck the private car. By
that time her health was vastly improved,
so when she asked for particulars of the
explosion and of the brave fellow who had
saved them from a horrible death, Hand
ford had deemed it desirable to tell her ev
erything that he knew about Harry Spen
cer. He felt that he owed to Spencer his
own life twice over, as well as the life of
his wife. So he told Emily, in glowing
terms, the story of the Pacific Mail told
her of Spencer's visit to him in his office,
and then handed to her all the papers and
trinkets which Spencer bad entrnsted to
him. But Handford lost nothing by his
maaiiness. for he knew then and there
that Emily's love had been and was still
for him alone.
Of course, the shock was a severe one to
Emily, and Handford resolved upon ex
tending bis journeyman to the extent of a
voyage to England, especially as Emily
expressed a desire to spend Christum s
with her father at his Buckinghamshire
home.
De Watts appeared to have lost some
of hi old-time activity. He played a
waiting game both before and after his
partner, Mr. Hughes, found himself in the
toil. After the night of the sleeping car
tragedy be hastily departed from the vi
cinity of Roaedale, exchanging Colorado
tor UHnois. Bat he stayed In Chicago
no longer than waa n arena ry to gather
op fcla belongings, and imagining that his
buried treasure at Roaedale were secure I
uatil he could lad It convenient to re-1
mure them from their hiding place, be
turned bis face eastward.
I)e Watts still cherished the idea 'list
h.i could continue to influence Juliu Sat
terthwaite, and perhaps control tu a large
degree that gentleman's actions: so. la
boring under this impression, be sailed for
Europe. He arrived at Chesden H.i!!
everal days in advance of Handford and
Emily, who were followed a week later by
Max Brett and his wife.
John Satterthwaite received hi old com
panion and confidential agent with every
murk of kindness and regard, and even
requested De Watt to remain as his
guest all through the holiday season, es
pecially a he had some iiuportaut busi
ms matter to consult him about, Th;
was just what De War was after, and
he gladly acquiesced in the old gentle
man's plans. Possibly he would not have
been so eager in his acceptance of the
squire's inritation had he kuown that Mr.
Sattertliwaite's only object in detaining
him was to bring him face to face with
Max Brett. As a matter of fact, the
old man had relented in his former hard
opinion of his nephew, and really began to
think that he had done the young man
a grievous injustice. But of this he said
never a word to De Watts, and did not so
I mucn as bint that he expected Max to
j visit him.
! On the saciind day of his visit De Watt
I was stricken down with i knes, sutfi
I ciently severe to confine him to hi mom.
;' This aided the squire very much In his
j plans. The old man was highly delighted
, when he received a telegram from Liver
j pool announcing the arrival of his dangh-
j ter, Emily, and her husiiand. John Sat
terthwaite really liked Handford a lik
j ing which wss born of a general regard
and admiration for the man himself. Ami
thi respect for his son-in-law was no
whit lessened wheu, on their first evening
together, Handford related to the squire,
as he had already related to Emily, the
strange story of Harry Spencer. John
Satterthwaite was much shocked, and al
though he had from the very first con
ceived an anient dislike for Spencer, he
was much affected by all that Handford
told him.
Many recent events, and perhap the
genial atmosphere of Chritmaatide were
mellowing the squire's heart,- so, when
Max Brett and Annette arrived they met
with such a cordial reception as very
much surprised them. No reference what
ever was made to the p;Lst. Max and his
uncle met as friend.
It was a strange house party that was
assembled under the old and historic roof
of Chesden Hall, but as the day wore on
it became a very happy party. Meanwhile
Mr. Satterthwaite never informed Max
that De Watts was at the Hall, and sick.
The squire's plans were uot yet ripe.
Mine host at the Arms awoke with a
start. He nibbed his eyes and looked
about hiiu rather sheepishly. Wlint lie
saw was a stranger, small and slim, with
short hair and a stubby, fierce moustache.
"Another one of 'em!" said the landlord,
under his breath, meaning Americans in
general and American visitors to Ches
den in particular.
"How-de-do, sir? Sit down, now, and
warm yoursel'," said the landlord aloud.
The dapper visitor complied, and proved
that he was not as tierce as his moustache
would seem to betoken, by at once making
himself at home.
"Any visitors up to Mr. Safter
thvvaite's?" he asked in a casual way.
"A Vt of 'em, sir."
"Oh, a 'ost of 'em. Well, who are they
English big-nigs, or Vaukee small
fry 7"
"Can't just tell you thai. sir. Seen oue
or two of 'em before, but I think they all
of 'etn be from Ameriky."
"Don't know their names?"
"Well, there's Mr. Handford, but 1
don't know no more of 'em."
"Oh, you don't eh? Well, give me some
dinner; there' a good fellow."
It was along towards 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. Emily and Annette were in
one of the parlors, talking a cheerily and
confidentially as though nothing had ever
happened to blight their happiness. In
the library the men were following their
example, only that they supplemented
their conversation with fume puffed
from fragrant Havana. Upstairs, by a
window, sat De Watts, who wa now well
aware that Max Brett wai in the house,
bis uncle's guest.
Now, De Watts knew that be had every
opportunity to escape without being
brought face to face with the one man
who knew of the full extent of his ras
cality and guilt. And yet, by some strange
perversity, the fellow reit impelled to
meet Brett. It seemed to him as though
he must fight for his life, for be wa a
stubborn fellow, and in his then state of
mind preferred being cornered and beaten
to slinking off unheard and unseen to re
main unknown forever. Besides, and his
clever but rascally eyes brightened with
a wild glow a he thought it, he might
win! He felt almost sure that he could
still prejudice John Satterthwaite against
his nephew. Eur the moment De Watts
bi lievecl the chance to be about evenly
balanced, and if Brett should defeat him,
he knew one w ay out of possible danger.
He went to a dressing case and took a
revolver out of one of the drawers. He
saw that it was fully loaded, slipped it
into his pocket and walked out into the
broad and henvily carpeted corridor.
"Every man ha to meet death just
once," said he to himself, "and. If my
shoes begin to pinch, Messrs. Brett and
De Watt will reach thut interesting
point this afternoon. Good afternoon,
gentlemen," he said, very blandly, a he
opened the door of the librnry.
The three occupant of the room all
arose to Ihwir feet, but not one of them j
eireni -l a word if welcome to the ne-
O'llier.
The silcine vat very askwirl, and It
wa Hot :u4ii h iiipr.ii j wheu De Watt,
turamg to Mux. ,ul:
"I w juid Ike a word or two with yon,
Brett."
"Ail rilit," a:d Max. with on eager-n--
prompted by the pent-up anger and
d:gu: of yt-ars. "All right, and I with
you. Perhaps .v might, right here, find
it mitveu.eut to g,j over oiue old ore.
eh r"
De Watts had expected this; neverthe
less he winced a littie.
"My dear fellow," he said, "you do me
a grave injustice, evidently. You know
that, wheu I left Roie-dale, I "
"You robbed tiie of my iuheritane an 1
murdered your own wife a woman too
gixxl for you, De Watts, and who lived
there, a Sarah Browne, for no other rea
son :hau to lie b-y.,ud jour reach.
"You lie!" Irised De Watts.
J .hii S.i-;i-r !iW4;re and Handford were
eager s;ic -taturs, but the qiiiro motioned
Handford not i i interfere just yet.
".No, wiid Brett, do n t lie. My
word is better tuao yours, anyhow bur
I have the bond which you buried, an 1
other d -i!iio-iits to pi-ire yon guilty f
embezzl'-no-nt aril f.rgery. As to n
mur It well, a long and s'roug chain 'if
evi.ieue w:.i :v on Hand at the proper
time.
"You are very free with your accusa
tion," cried De Wat's, now livid with
rage; s much so that he forgot ail about
his pistol, and cietiched his fist iliste-rtd.
"Where are your documents?"
"Never mind those documents!" ia:d the
s'ern. hard voice if a new arrival. "These
will answer the purpose."
Tiie gin-it at the hotel, the little man
with the stubby nionaiache. had arrived.
Like a flash he clapped the handcuffs, ihe
same that had titled Barney Hughes so
well, upon De Wat!' wrists, and then
drew from his coat ocket two docu
ments signeil and sealed.
"This," said he, "is a warrant for the
arrest of Charles De Watts on the charge
of tuiinler. It is signed by the Govern. r
of Colorado. Head it, gentlemen." And
a he spoke Mr. Sharp handed the paper
to the squire. "This other document is
from the S:ate Department at Washing
ingtou; it is a request on the English Gov
ernment for the extradition of the same
De Wart." Turning to his prisoner. D
t -ctive Sharp added. "Mr. De Watts, as
"u a you are ready we will relieve Mr.
Satterthwaite and his guests of your
presence."
8. Unfortunately for criminals and
old-time romance. Providence and mira
cles seldom interfere in behalf of a pris
oner w hen he is once arrested by an olli
cerof the law in the United Slates.
About eight months after the 'events
recorded, the. newspapers iu Denver,
Eeadrille and Pueblo and even in Chi
cagosold a few extra edition. The sen
sation of the hour was the account of a
double hauging in Colorado, the vicitius
of the rope being Charles De Watts and
Barney Hughes. There were two solid
minimis of information, but the only item
which would have proren fresh news to
the reader was the fact that De Watts'
wife, Sarah Browne, wn John .Satter
tliwaite's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Handford now divide
their time each year between Cbendeii
Hall and Ohicago, and a little fellow,
whom they cail Spencer, helps tuwii to
think often aud kindly of oue whoemejn
ory bus a warm place iu both their heart.
Max Brtt and his wife are living in
Chicago, where the name of Brett is a
power in the oil market. Mux and An
nette ore exceedingly fond of an old lady
who is a frequent visitor at their home;
but not more so than are two or three,
little toddler who, a often a may be.
undertake foraging expeditions for candy
and small change into the capacious pock
ets of Aunty Dopont's dresses. j
(The end )
Different Forms of Swords.
The mplcr wa In' general uhc on ihe
continent Koine years before It mndc Its
iippem-aiice In England, where. It muM
be said, It wax received with scorn
and ridicule, us being much too effem
inate a weapon for any Kclf-rcspcctin
wm of Mars to trifle with. The ca
valiers tif France, Spain, and Itnl.v,
however, were adepts in the intricate
science of Hwordplny. and used It
with a fatal subtlety. The cutlass,
which we renii nlsiut in dipt a in Mnr
ryatt'a stirring tab's, and in the thril
ling stories of tin exploits of pirates on
the Spiiuisii Main, uu short, and
rather broad und flat In the hlnrie,
which lmd an exceedingly sharp double
edge. The yataghan and simitar bear
the evideuce of their Oriental origin In
their curved blades, and suggest the
ancestry of the saber. The snlier Is
the most Important cutting Implement
of .modern armies. It Is distinguished
from the a word proper by the single
edged blade, which attains Its greatest
thickness at the back, and is grimly
suggestive of the dire effwts of a
swinging cavalry charge. The schla
voue a notable a word of the Italian
soldiery carried a conspicuous guard,
extending from the qulllons to the
pommel, formed of a lattice-work of
metal bands that resembli d the plaiting
of osiers In a basket. This bnsket
bilted sword, as It was railed, was so
closely allied to the claymore of the
Scotch Highlander that they have fre
quently been mistaken, one for the
other. 8t Nicholas.
"Quoted.
Cowper Is comparatively little read;
one may therefore be forgiven as re
gards quotations If the source of
"Hand and glove" or "Her dear five
hundred friends" has slipped our mem
ories. The snine niay be said of Rog
ers' "To know her was to love her,"
Congreve's "Marry In haste and repent
at leisure." Fonjuhar's "Over the bills
aud far away," and Houthey's "March
of Intellect." Mr Philip Kidney, who
was poet, philosopher, and, liest of all,
hero, should share a letter fate. How
many can tell that It was he who first
wild In English, "Cod helps those who
help themselves."
"Say, Jack Perkins lias asked me to
lend blm $10." "Well, do It. As a per
gonal favor to me let blm hare It."
"Personal fnvor to youT "i'es. If
you don't let him have It, he'll come to
me for It." Harper's Bsiar.
Christinas seems to be popular be
cause everyone seems to think that
maybe be will get more tbac be give
)9W
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nf5-!
Homemade Po-oto j-rsyer.
The sprayer illustrated herewith la
Inexpensive and easily made. First, a
heavy Iron rod about !' Indies thick
and (iVj feet long must be procured
for an axle. This may be takeu from
an old grain drill, or elsewhere, aud
adapted to the present use. I'or
wheels, take those of the hay-rake,
as a high wheel makes the flow strong
er. The shafts should be about eight
feet long. They are bolted to the axle,
five feet apart, and fastened securely,
that the rod may not turn. Two pieces
of wood, three by three tncbea and
three and one-half feet long, are bolted
across the hliafta Yi or 1" Inches apart,
onp of them being placed a trifle hack
of the axle, and the other farther In
front of it. The singletree is attached
to a third croHspit'ce further forward.
Two more pieces, two by six Inches
aud two feet long, are bolted edge
wise across the .'ix.'i-lnch pieces, two
feet apart. These pli-ce ri-p hollowed
out at the top so lhat a barrel will
rest on them securely. Two stopcock
are Inserted Into the barrel opposite the
bung, and two pieces of hose six feet
long, terminating In a line spray nozzle
attached to them.
The bungliole Is
turned upward and a funnel used In
filling it 'Hie horse walks ((etweei!
the rows of iotatoes, the man follow
ing and holding a nozzle In each hand
above the row, on either side. When
turning at the end of a row, the hose
may be laid across the barrel to stop
the flow. The pressure of the liquid
In the barrel. If well elevated. Is suffi
cient to produce n stiiidy flow, and the
jolting of the machine will keep the
DKVK'E roK Hl'HAYIXCi POTATOXS.
parls green In solution. With a spray
er of this kind one person can easily
spray ten acres of potatoes iu a day.
American Agriculturist.
The Nooning Time.
In the longest days of the year, and
when ou the farm the hardest work
of the year has to be done, there should
be generally a longer rest at noon than
Is usually taken. The early morning
and toward evening are the most com
fortable times to work out of doors.
But wirh a day nearly, or quite, fif
teen hours long, there must be a con
siderable resting place In the middle
of the day if health Is to be preserved.
The uoon dinner may lake half an hour
or more, but after that should be a rest
of a full hour or two, and If part of
that time le spent In sleep lwith body
and brain will be refreshed. Few know
how great Is the dependence of the
nerves on sleep for their continuance
in vigorous health. A noonday rest
of not less than two hours will enable
more work to be done than can be se
cured without it. If storms threaten
when crops have to be secure the
noon rest may be oiiifttcil. for In such
case when rain comes there will be
longer opportunities for resting and
even for sleeping than will be desir
able. Killing Rom Plugs with Hot Water.
It Is very slow and difficult work
thinning off the rose ami pear slugs
when they are found on pear and gnie
leaves. Not many people know that
they cau be easily killed by drench
ing the leaves with wafer heated to
130 to HO degrees. This Is death to
nearly all kinds of bugs, and the wa
ter can be applied 10 to "JO degrees
hotter than this without Injuring the
leaves either of the iear or grape vine.
If the water Is applied by spraying, It
should be some hotter than Is re
quired, so that It may reach the slugs
at the temperature that Is surely fatal
to them. Very cold water or that which
has bad Ice dissolved In It will kill the
rose slugs If dashed violently against
them, but It knocks off many more, aud
they are soon found at their work
again.
Fence Aronnd Gardens,
There should be no fences except
those put up for temKirary protection,
aud that can lie easily taken down
around the garden. If a permanent
fence Is built It Is always In the way.
and becomes a harbor for we,D, which
will grow at all the more 'uxiirianily
ltecause the garden Is rich. Nelih-r
should fruit trees be plan led around
the garden for like reason. The fruit
garden ought to bo by Itself, and n
the farm It Is lietter to grw nil the
tree fruits In the main orchard, that
can then be fenced In and used as a
pasture for pigs.
By Prod nets of the Dairy.
Almost all great manufacturing en
terprises now derive a great part of
tlislr profits from the careful saving
mm
tTV' " Aim i
vl,Vf rO-iri V'-
4
.-V .' i
m .
I""-1' ls, of hy products that were f
for
merly wasted. It is much the same
with the dairy. There is no large mat
gin of profit In making butter and
ellipse at present prices, and the ques
tion how to dispose of the by products
left after these, are made usually de
cides whether the result shall be ou
the loss or on the profit side. Making
curd cheese without rennet from the
skim milk Is a profitable way to use
It where a near market can le had for
ft. Almost every city or village would
dlaMse of a largp quantity every day
If It were, placed ou market. Besides
this, finding xklm milk to fowls, to
pigs and to the cows are good ways
to dispose of It. Which will be moM
profitable must depend on clrcimi
stances.
Hpmuvlna Foul heeds from Grain,
As long as it remalus true that as a
man sows, shall he reap, It belioovc
him to get all foul weed wed out of his
se'd grain. Some practice "swim
ming" it out, but the heaviest seeds
RIKVK FOB JCtn OKAINS.
j w"l
not float only tne si-ed
pods of
weeds aud the lighter wtufT. Better
sift the wild wfil out, and the illus
tration shows how to do It easily urn I
quickly. Removable wire mesh hot
toms may be used and thus a choice
made In the size of mesh to use with
' "' particular gruln or beans, pea.
etc. It will pay to use a mesh coarse
enough to permit all small and In
ferior kernels of grain to fall through
with the weed ed. Then only the
best and most vigorous kernels will
be sowed. Such selection of the best
evl year after year will bring up the
quality of rhe grain wonderfully.
r arm am) Home.
ellinir Vounir Vlvm.
There Is always profit In breeding
pigs, providing the breeder is not too
greedy, and is willing to sell his stock
at reasonable rates. Live and let live
should always be the rule. In nothing
Is this more true than In the breeding
and sale of stock. It Is very easy
to get a surplus of stock greater than
cau be either kept or fattened with
profit. As the pigs grow older it costs
more to produce a pound additional
growth, and what Is worse, this extra
weight Is not worth so much per pound
as is that of the smaller pig. The sow
pigs may be wortli more as they grow
older If set to breeding, but the farmer
who breeds pigs largely to sell while
young dois not wait ror the sows to
get to breeding age In-fore disposing
of them. He leaves some of Ihe profit
to the purchaser of his stock, as every
stock seller ought to do. If no one did
this the race of buyers would quickly
run out, and then the grower of young
pigs would be worse off than ever.
t-elect the Rest.
Did you ever notice that certain hens
In the flock always seemed more alert
and active than others? See how per
haps half a dozen out of thirty or forty
are always running around, singing,
crkllig their beads up In a "Don't you
see I'm a rustler" kind of way. and
doing more work In an hour than the
rest of the flock In four. Tnke care of
these. Separate them from the rest
of the flock. I ok after them with
great care, and by breeding them enre-
i fully to choice males, you can raise
up a strain of fowls that will be phe
nomenal layers. Now don't sneer at
this idea. It Is a fact ami one that Is
worthy of your looking Info.
Feed ins Bran In Hummer,
Cows at pasture are greatly helper
by feeding a bran masli morning and
night when giving milk. Cood as grass
Is It d'es not furnish the full propor
tion of nitrogenous and mineral sub
stance that the cow require to give
the largest quantity of milk, and bran
Is u better food for this than Is grain
or grain meal. Cows that will not
eat corn meal wheu at pasture will eat
aud relish a bran mash made with
water heated to blood temiierature.
Dslrjr Note.
The cow should have all the food that
she will assimilate,
A cow tlwt Is heated and worried will
not milk well and her milk will not
make gssl butter.
You cannot feed a scrub calf Into a
good one, but you can easily stint a
well-bred calf Into a scrub.
It Is no use to say that dairying does
not jwiy, for it does pay those who know
how to conduct the business.
The dairyman should not only breed
up his cows, but by proper course of fer
llllzatlon Increase the bearing capacity
of the soil.
The latest thing for the deception of
the (hilry farmer Is a bogus cottonseed
meal. It has been analyzed and d"tect
ed by two of the experiment stations.
Cows drink from four to Ave gallons
of water dally on the average. This
should be as free from all Impurities
or surface drainage as the wafer used
In the family.
Not every fanner can feed bis cows a
wide ration, because It Is sometimes
too costly to be available; but whatever
the feed there should be plenty of It,
and It should be accompanied by plenty
of water.
'!
ALASKA'S HUMAN BIRDS.
A Ftranse Bsc Hbo Chatter sad
C birr up.
People wbo talk like birds, who
whistle and chirrup In their speech,
with notes varj"l"S from those of the
wreu to the harsh guttural of the eock
ats a tribe of such people has actu
ally been discovered by Dr. Franz
Boar.
He was the first white man to locate
these chirruping savages, which he did
near the boundary between Alaska and
British Columbia, though many trav
elers have heard them fcpokeu of by
other Indians. Once a trilie of some
Importance, only aliout twelve Indi
viduals now survive, aud they are per
petual fugitives hunted like wild
beasts, In fact, and possessing no per
manent homes.
It has long lieen a practice among
the coast Indians of Alaska, when a
chief died, to go and kill a few of the
Tsutsowt as the people who talk like
birds are called the object lieing that
the chief might have servants to wait
ou him w hile on bis way to the alwirig
Itial l"aradlse. In the course of tilii.'
the pursuit of this good old ctistim
greatly reduced the number of the
Tsutsowt, and the latter during the
last fifty years, being too few to tivjht,
have lieen kept continually on the
Jump. The last of them would have
been killed some time ago but for the
fact that they have retreated to the
highest mountains, where they live
chiefly by bunting marmots. These lit
tle animals dwell among the rocks, and
may often be seen sitting erect at the
mouths of their boles, whistling shril
ly. The Tsutsowt capture them by
means of "dead-fall' traps set at tha
hole mouth.
Dr. Bon had much trouble In find
ing the people owing to their mode
of life. At length he came upon a
Tsutsowt txiy, and. obtaining his con
fidence, was Introduced to other mem-bi'i-s
of the tribe. The bird like lan
guage of which he bad heard so much
appeared to owe Its peculiarity to an
eitraordluary richness In sibilant and
guttural sounds. Wheu sisiken It had
actually a remarkable likeness to the
chirruping of birds.
Tim Tsutsowt tribe formerly con
sisted of two clans, nnd among them
the common aboriginal law against
marriage within the clan was rigidly
enforced. That is to say, iw maiden
could take a husband from her own
clan, or vice versa. But now one of
the clans has been wholly wiped out,
not a single member surviving, and on
this account the men have taken wtves
within the last few years from the
Nass River Indians of Northern Brit
ish Columbia. Once a year they come
down from the mountains and spend
a fortnight with the Nass Klver people,
in order to see their wives' folks. It
Is an odd fact that the Tsutswot are
hunters exclusively, whereas all other
tribes In their region are fishermen.
In Public Places.
"When I was 10 years old," a hidy is
quoted In the New York Times as say
ing to some children, "I took a short
railroad journey with my grandfather,
a dignified Judge, yet tender and affec
tionate, whom we were all most anx
ious to please.
"I sat In the car seat Just In front of
hlm while he talkiil with a friend sit
ting beside him. Pretty soon, having
nothing to do, I liegan to sing in rather
a low voice. Indeed, but still loud
enough to be heard two or three seat
away, nnd, as I was rather proud of
my vob-e, I thought that my grand
father was probably thluklng to him
self tlwt Iris friend must admire the
singing of bis little granddaughter.
"By and by the friend got out at a
station aud I was called hack to sit with
my grandfather. He greeted me with a
smile.
" 'You've lsen lonesome, my dear,
I'm afraid; I heard you singing. Now,
you are a little girl, and it did not mat
ter, but you will be a womnu one of
these days, and then It wIlL Eet me
tell you Just one thing to remember all
your life.'
" 'Never do anything In a public place,
like a car or steamlxiat or anywhere
among strangers, that will attract at
tention to you.' And, though I was
deply mortified at the time, for I saw
at once that my grandfather bad not
liked my singing, 1 have always remem
bered his words ami thanked him In my
heart for them."
Oldest West Point Gradv.au.
General George 8. Greene, the oldest
living graduate of West Point, celebrat
ed his ninety-fifth birthday on Wednes
day last. He was born In Rhode
Island, and graduated from West
Point In 123. He was engaged In
government engineering until the war
hroke out, when he went to the front
and rose to the rank of brigadier gen
eral. After a brilliant war record he
was promoted to brevet malor general
In 1W1S, and retired from active service
a yeur later. He then returned to bis
engineer work. While holding the boat
pf chief engineer of public works he
jilauned all the Washington, D. C,
sewerage, nnd afterward helneil to i.
out the annexed district of the city. He
now speims nis winters in New York
City, and tils summers at Morristown.
Although nearly 100 years old he looks
little more than 00 years old.
Product of a Walnut Tree,
In the Baldar Valley, near Balaklava,
In the Crimea, there stands a walnut
tree which must lie at least 1,000 years
old. It yields annually from SO.OOO to
100,000 nuts, and Is the property of
five Tartar families, who share Its
products equally.
When a girl writes a letter to an.
other girl, she thinks she Is bound by-
courtesy to extend an Invitation
to
make her a visit
Mothers are becoming so kind that
boys needn't go to school unless the
want to.
