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:., -d.x;. .4 ' $ 4- 0t-r - , i 3 11 Vi iff til TT' "tJE I CHAPTER XIII. A few weeks passed on, and Lady Hilda began to recover from the shock of her lorrow. The words were never out of her mind, "I am aorry to say it is the money and not the girl I want" Never for one moment was the sound of them away from her ears, or the pain from her heart. And then when she came to be quite at home with them, she learned that a shadow had fallen between the listers. One year ago Leofric Donchilde came t to live at Hilde Manor. He had suc ceeded quite suddenly and unexpectedly to the title and estate through the death of his couBin and his cousin's two sons. Hilde Manor was the next estate to Branltsome, and as it was only natural, the families residing at each place had always been on the most friendly and in timate terms. Love is always a mystery. Miss Anice wealthy, and graceful, had many admir ers; why she cared for none of those, and fixed her mind on Sir Leofric, no one could tell; she loved him with the sudden, fierce, passionate love that to women of her caliber is doom. He admired her very much; he thought her beautiful and distinguished; he liked dancing wi:h her, riding with her, talking with her: but he was not the least in love; he did not fl'.rt with her, he never made any prt-iruse of being in love with her, but treated her as a friend. During this time while the elder sister's doom came to her, Cecile was rioting an aunt of Lady Pitcairu's, from whom they had1 expectations. Anice had said but little in her letters about their new neigh bor, Sir leofric; Lady Pitcairn hud not said much more. Cecile had no idea that her sister loved the young baronet. She came home, and on the very first niurn iug after her return Sir Leofric came. The next few minutes were to the beautiful, passionate woman a thrill of "burning pain, for Sir Leofric' stood by Ceciie's side and already oh, heaven! that she should see it and not die al ready there was a look of admiration in bis eyes as rhey rested on Cecile that had never been there for herself. A few' mornings afterward, Leofric came over with some very choice flowers that Lady Pitcairn wanted. The sisters were both in the grounds, and as usual, he joiqed them. Anice was reading, decile had some lace work; thpy were sit ting under the shade of a large cedar. He joined them quickly, but it was by Cecile he sat; it was Cecile be addressed con tinually; it was in Ceciie's face he look ed; and Anice's heart grew hot with jeal ousy. Then they walked through the gar dens, and stood for some minutes in ad miration before a late rose tree fuil of flowers, a rare and beautiful rose that Lady Pitcairn prized highly, red with a certain glow over them. As Sir Leofric stood and looked at the flowers he thought how Cecile resembled them, the sweet face with its dainty coloring, the golden head rising so gracefully from the white neck, and as the thought oc curred to him he gathered a lovely half opened rose and gave it to her. "Your portrait." he said, wirh a low bow; and the dark eyes of Anice Pit cairn flashed fire. She had lavished her whole life on hhn and he had never giveu her a flower. "My portrait?" . laughed Cecile; "you are a -joet. Sir I.eo;'rie." "That is very trite poetry," said Anice. "1 have never seen anything so much like you. Miss Cecile, as that rose," said Sir Leofric. He was startled by a little cry from Cecile. "Anice," she said, "what is the matter.' "Why iire yon looking at me so?" But Anice controlled herself with a marvelous effort. She closed her fan and toughed, though the fire of jealousy was scorching her very heart. Cecile had walked on a few steps in ad vance; Anice went up to Sir Leofric and laid her hand on his arm." "I am jealous," she said, with a charm ing smile; "can you guess why '!" "I cannot, indeed, for I conld nevpr think yon had cause for jealousy." "How long have I known you. Sir Leo fric?" she asked. "How long? Six months 1 should say. Miss Pitcairn." he replied. Six months, and oily six months; and to her it seemed that she had not lived before she knew him. 'tiix mouths." she repeated, "and dur ing all that time you never gave ttip a flower. You have only Irmwn my sister three Jays, and you gave her n flower with a compliment that is like a -poem; so I am jealous." " What was he to say? The beautiful face raised to his, the love-lit eyes bent on him. The words that rose to his lips were, "I Hke your sister best," but po liteness forbade him to utter them. "Yoor jealousy dresses itself in smiles." lie said. ' "The tetter to hide its tears, perhaps." she replied. - . He stretched out his hand to gather sn ot her rose. . "You will- let me make amends," he aid. "By pivinic me the companion flower to Ceciie's? ' So, that would make no amends." , v 'Then bow am I to make it?" he asked, noxiously. y "Does your own heart declare no way?" i" he asked, and he answered, simply: ' "So." "Tfcea I will pass tt by," ake said; "bat . you will own it was enough to make me ' jealous, will yon not?" "I never thought of It," he said. Thea Cecils joined them, and some time afterward Anice beard him sing la: "My inve hath eyes as blue and clear As clefts between the clouds of June." ,Miha is Cecile." she said to herself, at site walked on with the bitterness of death la ber heart. , CHAPTKR XIV. 1 1 came at last the blow that had M fall oa A alee the tiianpk that crowned . Cedlt's Ufa. Mr Leofric asked ber to t kas wifa tad kctfc pftffitta gara chair consent Mother and sister hesitated alike before telling Anice. "Mother," said Cecile to Lady Pitcairn, "I should be the happiest girl in the world if I could feel sure that Anice would be pleased over my marriage." "Why should she not be pleased?" asked Lady Pitcairn, her heart heavy with the knowledge of why. "You tell her, mamma; she will take it better from you than, from me." Lady Pitcairn shrank from it. It is no easy task to tell an angry, unloved woman that the man she loves wants to marry some one else. Lady PitcainTs kindly face grew pale, her lips "trembled, her voice seemed to have lost its usual cheerful ring. Suddenly she bethought herself that the best thing would be to ask Lady Hilda to accompany her; knowing her daughter's pride, she felt sure that nothing could or would make ber control all emotion so much as the presence of a witness. She sent for Lady Hilda to her dressing room, on some pre text, and kept here there; then she rang for her daughter, and Anice came into the room with a look of unusual wonder on ber face. "I have some pleasant news," she be gan. "It is more than that it is impor tant. Sir Leofric has asked Sir Peter's consent; he wants to marry Cecile." There were a few minutes of dead si lence; neither of them dared to look at her; that silence was more eloquent than any words a painful silence they could hear the ticking of the ormolu clock, the singing of the birds; but no sound came from those white locked lips. Lady Pit cairn affected to be quite engrossed in her work, but went ou talking; it was only by a certain hesitation in her vo;ce that Lady Hilda knew how agitated she was. Then she stopped abruptly; for the ter rible silence frightened her. For the first time since she had begun to speak she turned round and looked at her daugh ter's face. That look frightened ber. The beautiful proud ftce had not grown white; no white could have been so awful as the changing tints, the terrible livid hue, the dt-adiy pain, the torture that were shown there. If a sharp slender dagger had been plunged into the girl's heart it would not have transfixed her with sharp er pain. "My dear Anice, you do not answer "me!" said Lady Pitcairn. It was no human woe that looked out of those dark eyes; it was no human woe that trembled in the low voice as she an swered: "Do I understand you, mamma? Has Sir Leofric asked Cecile to be his wife?" she said, slowly. "Yes, and we are all very much pleased about it; you will be tbj same, 1 am sure, Anice." "Does he say that he loves Cecile, mam ma?" she continued, incredulously, "loves her?" "Certainly, or why should he ask her to be bis wife? Assuredly he loves her," re plied Lady Pitcairn. "And they are to be married married, and live near us?" she continued, "Yes, I am sure you will agree with me, Anice. that it will be very pleasant to have Cecile so near us." The pride of Anice saved her in that moment. If Lady Hilda had not been present bitter words would have faoen from ihe trembling lips. The presence of a stranger kept them from so falling. "It will be very pleasant," she said, turning away. To Lady Hilda the pain was like a re newal of her own. It seemed to her that she co'ild well understand this passion of love and jealousy; she who had been deso late all her life, and who lived. CHAPTER XV. To be jealous is to be angry with God and man; to spread a funeral pall over the blue sky and the fair earth; to feed a fire that burns the heart away; to live, but live in death. Jealousy is more bitter than death, it is strong as hell, and in cites man to quicker and more dreadful deeds than any other passion. Anice Pit cairn gave herself up to it; she never tried in the least degree to restrain it; she ask ed uo help from heaven, no counsel from those on earth, she let her soul drift down the tide of passion, and stretched out no hand for help. If she had been 'wise she would have absented herself during his visits; she would not have allowed her thoughts to rest on him, her mind to brood over him. Insteid of that, although every word he spoke !o her sister was torture to her. she could not refrain from listening. Al though every loving gehtuie, every tender whisper was death to her, she watched them; she fed her own hate; she gave cp her whole soul to the tormentor. "Anice," said Lady Pitcairn one morn ing, "my dear, you must have change of air. You are looking very ill. lou are losing your beauty." "I am losing my life," said the girl to herself, but she made no answer. She looked at her own face when she went to her mirror. It was changed the bright, proud beauty was gone; there was the trace of all-consuming passion, thp eyes told of man watches, the mouth of long, bitter pain; yet she had neither the self-restraint nor control to trample her passion under her feet. There were times nhen I.ady Hilda, who saw more of ber than any onf' else, felt quite frightened, when she wondered how it would end wh n she w"ndered still more that the other members of the household did not see the dangers she saw. She wondered why that altered face and changed manner did not attract more attention, l.vil or death must come of it, she felt assured, Christmas was drawing near, and Lady Hilda saw what no one els saw that (be mind of the beautiful, pussinnate woman who loved so well and so unhappily, was fast losing its strength, and still no one perceived the coming shadow. It was bitter winter; the snow began early, the frosts were continual; aucb a glorious time for skating had not been for years. Sir Leofric enjoyed skating, and taught the sisters nntll they were aa per fect in the art as himself. la the park at Branksome there was a large, beautiful sheet of water, the delight of erery one who saw it, dear, deep, with water lilies srotniug on lis siirfai, ilh graceful re'. round its bunks, with u:l!"W trers whose bratiffcr dipped in the rlesr stresm; in the suinmvr pretty pleasure hosts skimmed the water, iloth sinters could row, sud enjoyed during the warm summer days the cool shade under the trees that shadowed the water. It had a strange name, this broad, clear, deep pool it was called "Iidydeep Pool." Why it had that name uo one setmed to know. Ladydeep Pool during the winter was one iard. beautiful piece of thick, white ice; bright, shining, hard as asphalt, it was beautiful.! o look ou. One morning, it was nearly the end of January then Sir Leofric went over to Branksome Park earlier than usual. Lady Pitcairn was tired: had uot come down to breakfast. Sir Peter, after partaking amply of every recherche dish on the ta ble, had retired to his study, ostensibly to read fhe paiers. in reality to sleep; Aniee and Lady Hilda were busy over some point lace Ceciie had laughingly declined to join them. "It will be quite useless for me even to pretend to work." she said; "Sir Is-ofric will soon be here; he does not like me to work while he is talking to me." Sir leofric came soon afterward. Lady Hilda saw how Anice trembled while the lovers greeted each other; she was saying over and over again to herself, the words that to her had become a formula: "If she were lying dead he would be free." "I have ridden over earlier than usual, and more quickly," said Sir Leofric; "1 have to go to London to-night." "To Loudon," repeated Cecile; "why? for what?" "On business, my darling; the deeds are drawn out, and the solicitors are wanting to see me; all kinds of settlements and business for my sweet Cecile." The fair young face flushed slightly as Cecile hiil it on her lover's breast. "That is the last of the business, sweet Cecile," he said. "When the deeds tire signed every preparation for our mar riage is complete." , "How long shall you stay away?" ask ed the girl, clinging to her lover; sn hardly knew why. "I" shall return to-morrow evening," he said. "I could not stay away lunger if 1 tried: forty-eight hours without seehig you would be unendurable. Cecile. mine with me to Sir Peter's study: I want to see him." They went away together: and it was some time before Sir Loefric returned: then he was alone; he had left Cecile with her father. "Anice.' he said. "I leave toy darling in your care. I shall be here again to morrow evening. You will be very kind to her. Anice. - Teko her out; do not le her stop indoors." he continued. they walked away together 10 the door. " h. Anice, there is one thing I must not for get; if you go to Ladydeep Pool to nkate. pray remember that the part we call Pretty Bay is not afe; the ice is thin there and cracking: one of the keepers met me this morning and told me. You will warn Cecile?" "Yes. I will warn her," wr.s the quiet reply; "I will tell her that she must uot go near Pretty Bay." He touched her hand in farewell, and the next minute he was gone. Lady Hilda bad heard every word. It seemed to Aniee Pitcairn all that day and night, that wherever she looked she saw written in letters of fire: "If she lay under the ice dead, he would be free to marry you." Moc king face floated before -her, and each mouth opened with those words; mocking voices sounded in ber pars: wuen. tired and exhausted, she toy down to sleep, the faces came nearer to her mid laughed in fiendish glee. It was so cold, so silent under the ice, and never oucc did the beau tiful, miserable girl rise and fling herself on her knees, praying heaven to help ber, and drive all the black temptations away. Never once, but when the morning sun shoue in her room, she rose with fell in tent, fell purpose in her heart that was to be accomplished before that same sun set. CHAPTKU XVI. The following morning was bright, coid. and clear. Ceciie's first thought on wak ing was that Ixoric would be home that day. ,uid her heart grew warm with a sense of del:g'it. He had only been ub sent a few hours, yet she missed hint so keenly. He was to be home to-day. She went downstairs with a bright smile on her face. Anice whs alone in the break fast room alone, with a strange look on her face, and fire in her eye. She kis!d Cecile. "I am glad you are down early," she said; "I wanted to see yon, Cecile; wc were very dull yesterday; let us have some linle amusement to-day." "Leofric is coming home," said Cecile, as though nothing in the world could mat ter if he were only coming back. The white fingers tightened their clasp on Ceciie's arm. the lurid fire In the dark eyes deepened. Anice bent her head and whispered: "Shall we go to Ladydeep Pool?" The flame of her breath burned the fair, happy face as it touched it. "Yes. we will go llierc but why do you whisper. .Anii e?" "I do not w ant any one to hear me. I thought we would have this one morning together." "So ve will, Anice; but there is no one to hear us." "Walls have ears, they say. I want to be alone with you this morning, and not to take that tiresome Miss Dunn with n." "I do not wish to take Miss Dunn, An ice: I would far rather be with yon we shall not have many more mornings alone. Oh, Anice, how tightly yon hold my arm. And your eyes; they frighteu me it is as though they were on fire." "Cecile, you try my patience. What matters my eyes or anything else? I am talking to you listen." Cecile stood still, yet something of fear came over her; Anice was so strange so unlike herself. "We will amuse ourselves," whispered the hoarse voicp; "we will skate, Cecile, this morning, on Ladydeep Pool are you willing?" "There is nothing I should like better, only it will seem strange without leo fric." "Do not tell Miss Dunn if slip knows, she is sore to go with us, and we want to talk." "We want to skate." laughed helpless Cecile. "I will not tell her." Cecile sat down to her breakfast. It was Lady Pitcairn who noticed that n ice had nothing on her plate, and had Dot even touched ber coffee. She was full of anxious Inquiries Anice must be 111 or overtired why did she not eat or drinkT Her eyes were too bright, ber bands hot It was time she took care of herself. Anice sai and listened the whole time her mother spoke; curiously enough between bar srataacaa wera the words: "1 inir the ice - cold, silent and dead then he .. J I f,--e t,i uiarrj uir." "I mil Lot im! . ed i.vcr Aniee, id I.ady I'iPs rn to S r Peter; "if she d"es not se in better to-morrow. I a.l iu a pl'.vsieian. She looks a though were g.iing to have brain fever." S;r Peter softly murmur. d a he coin posed Limseif to sleep, that it u aii non sense she nan never happy unless she bad a sensation on hand that Anice was right enough. While. Ani.-P went to her room and dressed, she hid the two pairs of skates in her shawl, then called to see it Cecile were ready. Cecile looked anxiously at her. "Are you quite stir that you ought to go out, Anice?" she tisked. "Indeed, you do not look fit fur it; I can see thatyou tremble, and you look so terribly ilL" "I am right enough." said Anice. "The freh air will do me good It always does; do not let us waste the morning iu talk ing about it." Cecile said no more; she conld hardly explain, even to uersWf. the fear and pre sentiment that came over her. the dread she had of going out with Anice. the long ing to stay at home. Still her sister seem ed bent ou it, and she would not disap point ler: she would go on, and then An iee w.dild have no' cause of complaint. They ueed not stay out very long aud Leo fric was coni ng back to-n:ght. They went out together; neither Lady Pitcairn nor Sir Peter saw them; they crossed the park. A little further, and there lay the pool, a mass of glittering ice. so dazzling one could hardly look at it. "How beautiful," cried Cecile. "Look hi'W the sunbeams lie on it." Walking slowly pust them was the gar dener who had charge of the poo! and the boat house. He touched his cap as the ladies passed on. "Cecile." cried Aniee suddenly, "send T'.iwuites to the house, and te'l him to ask for your fur mantle, you io.k cold." ."But I do not want my fur mantle. Anice," said the young girl. "Never mind." was the imp"rious an swer, "do as I wish. I promised Leofric !o take care of you: do not muxe me mis- r.ible I y refusing all I w ish. Thwaites, A ill yiiii gii up to the house fur me? 1 want my sister's fur mantle; ask for my maid, Laureflc, she will give it to yon." The man touched bis hat and went way. "1 wonder, Anice, if the be is quitp safe?" usked (Vcile. "It seems to me many degrees warmer this morning." The dark eyes wandered over the Icsf less trees, then over tin- white bike; then, with !! their weird fire deepened, they fiisieicd on her sister's face. "It is quite safe, I am sure." she snid; "wc will go to Pretty Bay first; the ice l inks most solid thi re; let me fasten your skates. Cecile." She bent down and fastened them. "You go first." she said; "1 will follow." Yet some impulse, iu the midst of her passion ami timuuess, emue to her an' made her stoop, Judas-like, to kiss the fair young face. "Io on," she said; "I will follow." Aud the slender, graceful figure of the girl glided away with the swift, free mo- t:or.6of a bird: away to the fatal spot where the ice was broken and weak. (To be continued.) Odd Billiard I acts. A billiard table can be built in twenty-four hours if carte blanche is given to the manufacturer, but he prefers to have time to get the right effects from one month lo six. The wood nils to be seasoned for a period of nearly ev en years. Kich, deep Spanish mahog any Is used, pollard oak, ebony and sat in wood. Tables are not always covered In green. Blue Is sometimes used and a pure olive green. The late Prince Ieo- j peal for the protection of the elephant, pold was the first to make use of thfl j remaining on that continent. He de latter color, aud olive green is known 'dares that the great lienst should lie to-day in the billiard world as Prince - preserved not merely as curiosities hut Leopold's' color. jns animals which might leeome very The bulls must Vie well seasoned be-; useful under domestication. Former fore they are used for play. M.inufac- j ly, ns he points out, elephant were do turers have Incubators In which to i mestlcated In Africa, and be believe store them, that they may undergo the 1 the same thing could be done again to drying process. Some Incubator will day. and that it would well pay to do hold fully :,(:( i bails. When they are j It. But unb ss protected against slaugh lirst made, they are "green." Solid tor the elephant will have disHpiearod ivory is the only satisfactory material ! from Africa before civilization lm of which to make them; "artifbial reached the heart of the dai I; continent. ' IT" i - balls' Hhose made of composition) are i much heavier aad do not wear well. I Ilnglish makers, to give the red Imlls a i perfect color, steep them In a decoction that Is sometimes described as the "guardsman's bath." This Is extracted ! from the old coats of Tommy A'klns, j am! for billiard bull It Is the finest , scarlet dye known. German Manufacture of Needles. Last year the Germans exported 2mmhn( pound of these small but In-' dispensable articles, a compared with l.KiO.tioo pounds In ls'.Ci. Ah showing the rate at which the export side of the German business has grown, It I stated that In the eight year. 1vwo.ik.h7, the shipment!! were 1 I.t;i.".f H) pound. IMne-Hnrk Itonta. Iu the following eight years, ending! Kveryliody I familiar with the blreb wlt.li IWCi, Vt.VSiS) pounds. The fac- j bark Isiat. or canoes, of the American lories at Alx-hi-Chapelle alone produce i Indians, but the fact Is not ho well rsumo.iHui needle a week, iitid they ; known that some of the aboriginal in ure snld to be for the most part of u- j habitant of the western shore of thi perlor quality. The best outlet for ! continent were accustomed to make tinsse goods i China, which, in 1S1HJ j ls'tit of pine bark. A model of one of took o er cent, of rhe whole export, 'l',',w Smithsonian museum serv- a compared with no more than 3 per I ''' recently as a text for a talk by Prof, cent, in KW. Other market of ,n. ! Otis T. Muson ou tlie evolution of boat. porta nee are British India. France, Grout Britain, the I'nlted States. Aus tria Hungary, Italy, and Turkey. Manufacture. Polomon'a Possibilities. Mrs. Drydtni It Is said that Solomon became the wWw-t man because he learned all that each of hU many wive knew. Mr. Irydn Yes; but what ahow would be have atood If the women of those time had known aa little an they do now? The ne!f(lilMrM finally Hiioceeded In quelling the disturbance without pollw Inurventlon. Cleveland Leader. A mm Kternlti. Amanda (aiUxbtlng from her whet at the roaduJ, where Mortimer awaits ber) Have I kept you waiting long, dar? (Mortimer-Long? Many cycle hart Pissed since the hour appointed for tr meeting -Judga. & j j 1 'flfS !, jS ( i 'a I! w i in M ""-f The Ienth of snn-'pots. Within a few year the question has been ralseil whether KUti-siMitH are real ly depressions, or boles, Ip ihe sun's surface, hp tiny have generally Uh'O considered to Ik by astronomers. Prof. Uicco of Cutaiiln concludi'H, as the re sult of n long; scries of observations, not only tbnt the kihiIh nre cavities In the nun, but that their depth can lie approximately measured. He Mutes that the uvctage depth of twenty-three Kun-KKiti tneawired by him was alHitit 040 uiilcsl Americn'n Viny 1.anrna"C. Dr. D. (!. Brintou, the archaeologist, cald iu a recent lecture that In North and South-America no b-ss than V-'u or H!0 alisoluudy distinct language exist. As the grow th of language I very tdow, he thinks the fact of the existence of so great a variety of Rpcccli on tl.c western continents proves that the na tive red men have inhabited them for tminy thousands of years. Another proof of the antiquity of the American Indians, ucconllng to Doctor Brintoit, is the fact that they represent a distinct human tje, and the formation of such a type reijHrcH thousands of years. Th Ktnmiin l Hprtlp. One of the most beautiful of insects Is the "diamond beetle" of Brazil. Ac cording to the recent investigations of Doctor Oarl asso. the sparkling colors of this beetle, which blazes with extra ordinary brilliancy in the sunshine, originate In an entirely different way from the hues of butterllii'S. The senles of the diamond beetle appear to con sist of two layers, separated by nu ex ceedingly thin Interspace, and fbe light falling npoii them experiences the effect of interference, so that the lestilting colors conesiioiiil with those, of thin ,,aU.s or ,,f the soap bubble. Muritermi Hfitnoi, A sH'cies of balsMin Inhabiting the colony of the Cape of Cooil Hope has become a pest to the farmers by de stroying their lambs. The baboons haunt the clumps of cactus scattered through the fields, and exhibit much cunning In keeping out of the reach of their human enemies. It Is asserted that they have taken note of the fact that women do not carry tl rearms, mid therefo.-e m eil'not be feared. But when a man iippenrs the ImlMsms instantly take to their heels. On this account the farmers have lately devised the plan of dusslng In women's apparel when they set out to shoot balKKjtis. An A pp-enl for the I lephsnt. Monsieur Koa. a French explorer of Africa, has recently made a strong ap- wI(,....,rni,..ir. i no i, -using i guiiiiisii is a special in- ! dustty, ami one of the largest "goldfish farms" is at Spring Lake, Indian!!. When wnuig tin goldfish is said to re semble In color and general nppearauee an ordinary inlnnow. After a while Ithey turn dark, becoming occasionally ! almost Idaik. Then a reddish hue be jKine fo an our. the true golden color ! being developed at the average age of one year or less. A few Individuals, however, never change their original diver color, and sometimes the red and gold hu-s make their npjtcurnnre only in patches. Not Infrequently goldfish develop two or more tall. The boat In question wb, he said, tin exact representation of those In use ulotig certain purt of the Columbia river. It I made of the whole skin of n pine tree which I turned Inside out, tlie ends l !ng cut obliquely and drawn together In such a manner that the ves sel ha a pointed ram tinder wBter at each nd.' Directly across the Pacific menu from the Columbia 1 the Hlver Amur in Asia. Prof. Mason thinks the fact that similar boats are found on the Amur may have a tearing on the prob lem of former emigration from Asia to North America. A NnlMtltulei for Amputation. "A new and almple mode of treat ment haa been Introduced in France," says the Medical Times, "by which it la claimed a large proportion of injured limba now usually amputated can be aaved. The method, which la due to Dr. Reclua, wu receutly described be fore the Francb fJongram of Hurgery, aad la tbua explained: ' WfC) )X-''IJ Jt. I "Whatever the extent or gravity of , the lesions, he never under auy Hrcum I stance amputates the lnyirel li'l'. . . .. .. . t...... I.. but merely wraps u n nmwi'e' -stances by a veritable embalming pro cess, tea v In 4 nature to separate tlit dead from the living tissues. Thla liietboil of treatment jios.seHe the dou ble advantage of leln much fatal than surgical e.varesU, and of !-reerT-Ing for the use o1" the patient, if not the entire limb, at any rate a much larger part than w)till Is- left by amputation. "'lie advocates this very conserva tive treatment on account of the excel lent effect of, hot water, which lie uses freely. After the skin lias been shaved and cleansed from ull latty substauifS by ether, etc., In the usuhI way a Jet of hot water to 12 degrees C. (HO to 144 degrees), but uot higlier, 1 made to Ir ritate' all Ihe lujuml surfaces and to rMitetrnte into all the hollows and un der tlie detached part of the wouu.l wlibout exception. Thin Is the only way of removing nil lots and to Wash away nil foreign Ixsiles, together with the mlcn-organ!.H:ns they may contain.' The advantages of hot water at Ibis high temperature are three-fold: Klrnt, hot water at this temperature Is aiitl septlc, heat greatly increase the po tency of antiseptic stilistam-es; second, it is hetiiostatiiMbbKid-s-tatichingf.tblrd., it helps to compensate for the loss of heat result in? from the bleeding, and especially from tlve traumatic shock. After the "embalming" process, ami the dead tissue has boeiii Hcpa rated, from the living, the surgeon has noth ing t t ibiVxcept to divide the bode at a suitable siKit. According to Itoelu th results attained are remarkable." FOLLO W IN EACH OTHER'S WAKE. 1'lau to tare the Motive Power of HfDinrri. It is a wise steamer master who knows how to handle his tsiat so that she will get the benefit of the jiowcr of a steamer Ui front of her. Iu old time races this va a favorite trick, and that It h i not 1msji forgotten even lu t.lds late day was tdiown recently. Tim boat ahead was the larger and faster iu deep water. She wh at the usual rati of speed. Another Hteiunerol light dntft. smaller and per hapH a trifle faster lu shallow water, Isiiuid tin- same way, came up on the poM quarter of the oth-r just enough out of the. way to avoid the current from the wheel of the other, but si ill (dose enough to get the benefit of the suction caused by her displacement n! she moved through t lu water. Finally, the run lieHig all tlie time made In river water, the stern steamer gave a spurt and slowly passed the other and Unit her a short distance to the dock. Tb danger of this close proximity of the two Is that should the lat ahead part her wheel clmins, take n sheer to isirt and drift across the Imw of the other, the great H)ecd of the stern steamer would have sent her cra-shing through the other with great loss of life and proerry. WtlH n,TioMir rehjee tioti to sis l tig- ;u competition Is the liability of the engliu-er. In hi excite ment, to forjrot nil thoughts of cure of his lsii'ers, and to shove, In coal until the smokestack is red hot from base to top.' By Intensely heating, tlie IsiUers and other part of the plant are weak ened and to that (b'groe made unsafy for further use. Detroit Free Press, The Way He Proved lu A '.mall Is.y "'dis.t bad some fun with a jtfitk official one evening recent ly. He was riding without a light and was topped by an officer, who asked him in gruff totns w here ids light was, says the New York Commercial Ad vert ber. "Why, It's here," exclaimed the rider, in surprise. "Ves. but It's out," solemnly asserted the patrolman. ."Will, It was li-'hted at tbnt last turn." "Sonny, it's cobl; couldn't have been lighted tills evening," triumphantly an- , flounced the officer. "Huh! That thill liH-tnl cools in a minute. I'll light that lump and wait until it gets rod l)ot, put it out, then ride to the next corner and Inick, and when I r""tuni It'll be cold." "All right, try it," assented t tie acuta policeman. The Isiy lighted the lantern, waited until It grew red hot, turned it out and Hturted, and that kid Is "dng yet. for lie rode right on, and the wise otUcr retired to think It ow-r aud incidental, ly to kick himself. An HurIo with a History. In no section of New York State are eagles so numerous a nmotig the high lands ii long the 11 'il son Itlver. Dozen of them can be seen dally circling far up in the air or swooping down after their prey. Probably the pioneer of them all, certainly the most Inter esting, is one which was woumbsl over KM) year ago. Hi home Is on Turk's Head, above Garrison's. Ills habit of Hying sideways and the ix-cullur droop of hi right wing make him Bu easily rocogul,cd object. Till droop wn caused by the shot of a British soldier, who, while passing; up the Hudson on a man-of-war, was ordered by hi cap tain to shoot Ihe eagle aa It soared quite a distance aloft. The Holdier'' iiminiaiislilp wo giMKl, but It cost him hi life. A band of patriots, hidden In the risk, saw the deed, and, as the ship lay well toward the shore, their volley killed the sharpshooter. The wounded eagle whs can-d for by the patriot and the bird still flies over Turk's Mend. A IMckens Memento. Chnilc Dickens' "Gulldof Literature and Art," wtartcd cut husiarilcally in 1HT1 to nslt and provide for authors and artist In difficulties, has Jum been put mi end to by a private act of Parti. mon.1. Whatever pt-operty la Ufft la transferred lo the Itoyal Literary Fund. No man's trouble la a a great aa bis alglia. f 4 i p n i r ! i A.' .' 1, ! ',:' ! -' T -t. f V,'-' ' ' c'. ' s. ; r ''! ' r , i v.'-