Ibarrieon 3ournaL
D. CAMOM. EaUO-.f-aad rrs.
UtIS05,
. - I IB.
New Havm ha aked for fortifica
tions and gurus for defense. What's
the matter with the Vale yell?
It la believed that the owning of m
sotor cab line In Chicago will prob
ably demoralize the sausage market
for a while.
It Is stated that in Hungary whisky
la distilled from turnips. No good
American could enjoy "nips" of that
character.
- A Georgia Judge recently threatened
to brain a Georgia editor with a buttle.
Tiie editor was not friehtened. lie
at. w there was nothing in it.
To a certain extent what are known
as "circles of Influence" ainiiii;' the
F."'pen jiowers in Asia and Africa
aic really a kind of political rings.
"Why not put a crew of Amaons on
tbe Amazonas?" asks the Philadelphia
North America But how could a
anan-of-vvar be manned by women!
De Wolf Hopper's wife has sued him
far divorce In New York and San Fran
cisco. This looks like a delitierate at
tempt to run Casey down between the
Those interested In social usages un
oerstand that the convivial "wetting''
of a new apring overcoat Is different
from its possibly being put la soak
later on.
its -achusetta la to lay aside the
a ngm an'e noose and turn on the elec
tric current. Massachusetts will be
Bute number three In the electrical
procession.
Some of our exchanges seem to be
troubled over the question "Do Ameri
can w4ve consider their husbands
merely as breadwinners?" It Is easy to
Me that it depends entirely on the hus-
The St. Paul Dispatch says: "Let's
jolt worrying about this war Question
and decide something nearer home:
Where is the safest place to stand when
a woman throws a brick bat at a dog?"
Right by the side of the dog.
An Eastern contemporary refers to
tbe fact that the French liner La Cham
pagne was recently towed into Hali
fax "having on board three tons of
Camenibert cheese In a disabled condi
tion." We can Imagine few things
more terrible than three tons of disa
bled Cameiubert cheese!
A Maryland judge has decided that a
man cannot be fined for riding a bicycle
n a sidewalk if the roadway Is Impas
sable, although in violation of a town
ordinance. He holds that people have
the right of passage on a highway, and
that they are even justified In tresirass
Ing on private property if they can do
ao better.
Many thoughtful persons are begin
ning to believe that 1W is yet destined
to prove an epochal year in the matter
of history-making wars. There is as
suredly a rather solid foundation for
the belief at the present moment. The
Jvllizel world is anything but jieace
ful in spirit or comfortable in the rela
tions existing among Its great powers.
Coal is almost as essential to the
snodern warvhlp as gunpowder. It gives
lier tbe motive power that enables her
to go where her gunpowder can be em
ployed most usefully. There Is as yet
a consensus of opinion of nations that
coal ls a contraband cf war, to be
placed in the same category as gunjiow
Ser as an article that cannot be furnish
ed to belligerents by a neutral power
without violation of neutrality, but its
status sbows a trend of sentiment in
that direction.
A movement has been Inaugurated In
Brngmnd to celebrate In lfKH tbe l."XHh
averary of the death of King Al
fred tbe Great, who died, according to
the best authorities, In October, 11 A.
D. The celebration 1 to take place at
Winchester, which was the capital of
Wesaex, tbe royal residence and burial
place of the King, and It Is Intended to
Jsad there a permanent memorial. It
Is hoped by the promoters of the nmve
assnt, and they Include nearly every
presnlBent man in England, that Amer
icans will manifest an Interest In the
Lsadoa meeting to agitate tbe celebia
tma, which will shortly take place In
Loadon.
Bswspaper printed In tbe Interest
of worklngmen has been established
la Japan. It aim to advance the rate
of wages, and advocates as a means to
toat and the establishment of labor un-
The danger apprehended by olh
aoofacturing nations that cheap
In Japan would give tbe produc
ed that country an overwhelming
Sage is not likely to prove e-
ly menacing As new demand
be created for labor In Japan,
will rommensiirately advance.
Indications are that swiftly pro-
lv nation Is making an advance
Jeog the lines of civilization which In
volves tbe whole Ixidy of tbe people.
There la a general lifting up of the
saaaass, which is one of the most re
aaarksble occurrences of the present
oratory.
Tbe race feuds In Anstria, which last
oar caused the suspension of the
Bstebsmth and tbe downfall of the
ministry, have proved too se-
Count Hadenl's successor,
r Gaoisch, ts cope wilt. Tbe
baron, wlih Ms colleagues, has retired.
and Count Thun Von llohenstelu baa ,
formed a new ministry. Count Thun U
a Czech, but as Viceroy of Bohemia, he
showed fairness toward the GermatiS
and enforced martial law in 1'iau'iie
when the Czechs liecame riotous. At
tempts to compromise the differences
tietwven the Czechs and Germans have
been futile. The Ausglei'-h, or com
pact, between Alii ria and Hungary has
not lieen renewed, and as Hungary is
not willing to renew It save through
the action of the two parliaments, and
the Austrian parliament cannot lie re
convened without a risk of renewed
disturbances, the problem of adminis
tering the affairs of the dual monarchy
Is one of grave difficulty.
A rival to California lu fruit grow
lug in a small way is Arizona, the fa
vored section of the territory as to soli
and climate ls-ing the Salt Kiv.-r Val
ley, This valley produced o."IMJ
of oranges, letlToin, grape fruii ami
tangerines last year, alsmt doubling its
production of lm. There are wm acres
planted in oranges in the Salt ltivcr
Valley thus far, and the success wh:ch
has attended the Industry will result
In the planting of many new groves
this. year. Of the S0 acres about ."ski
acres are now In U-aring. and the tl
ers will soon begin to produce. The
varieties of oranges grown are about
equally divided between the Washing
ton naval and seedlings. There the
fruit ripens earlier, as a rule, by two or
three weeks than It does in teliforuia.
and Arizona oranges have often lieeti
the first to reach the Fastern market.
It Is frequently the case that they are
placed on the Thanksgiving table of
the remotest Kastern city by the Ari
zona shipper.
The persecution of a bicycle d'-ah-r
at Wluseu, in Hanover, by a bii-y.
vereln because he persisted In selling
American wheJs In competition with
the German has brought out the inter
esting fact that the former of the lie-.t
makes are sold at $.".5.70 each, which Is
much cboaisjr than the latter can lie
sold. German trade has thus lieeu
damaged, and the German manufactur
ers are uniting to demand of Parlia
ment a prohibitory duty. The Ameri
can manufacturers, Itowever. are pre
paring to meet any such hostile leglsla
tion by erecting branch factories In
Germany. Then by lmiortlng from the
United States their parts and materials
and putting them together In Germany
wRb tbe chewp kalmr of German work
men, under auperlnlendewe of Ameri
can ei'liert foremen, the comiM-tltioti
will be rendered more fatally aggres
sive than ever before. It is stated thai
a Cleveland firm Ls about to establish a
factory In Germany, with a yearly on;
put that will knock down the trade
price to $2:5.80 and the selling price to
$30.!4.
Originalities in the making of wills
are numerous, and have lieeu the sub
ject of some entertaining essays. Stir
prises happen as often In testamentary
documents as in any other department
of human affairs. Quite recently in
Michigan an old farmer left $10.1100 to
a well known circus. The farmer who
accumulated that much ready money
had performed an immense amount of
drudgery and knew all aiiout a great
deal of work without much pay. When
he reviewed his life he probably re
membered that its brightest spot was
the annual visit of the circus. From his
boyhood to old age it had stirred the
pulse of his steady going neighborhood
and caused a flutter of delight among
the children to whom existence whs
largely a matter of chores. Grateful for
these gleams of pleasure and recrea
tion, the old mau put the circus In li's
will, knowing well that be was doing
something for the children If he subsi
dized any of the established greatest
shows on earth. A few days ago lu
London a liem-flt was given a tsipular
actress for whom enthusiasm ran so
high that the IkiX office receipts
amounted to $115.00'. The artist had
charmed England Ly her reproduction
of the little arabs of the streets. She
had comprehended the many-sided
pathos of the neglected waifs fount!
among the children of every large city,
and pleaded their cause through tbe
subtleties of dramatic art. none the less
effectual because Indirect. The public
thanked her in behalf of the children,
indirectly again, but substantially. It
will be found that Dickens rose to fame
by touching the same springs of feel
ing, whether in "Oliver Twist," "Little
Nell," "I'aul Doiubey." "Smlke," or
that picture of his own sorrowful child
hood In "David Copperfleld." A child
deprived of the sheltered happiness
and freedom from care that ls Its birth
right bas au enduring friend in the
great public, which may move slowly
and cumbrously at time, yet whose
hearfcan always be reached by the cry,
or tbe mute appeal, of a child. All the
lienefactlons bestowed upon schools
and colleges are for the benefit of the
young, "the to-morrow of society," or.
as the French philosopher puts It, "the
angels dependent 011 man." Not lmig
ago there died lu England, at the age
of 98, George Midler, who In his time
bad raised over 3,0U0,(S and cared
for and educated 40.000 orphans. The
money was obtalued through his writ
lugs, and not personal appeals. Eventu
ally bis work passed Into tbe hands of
trustees, who now have charge of five
orphan houses erected at a cost of
$(,(SKi,iir. As civilization advances
the proper rearing of children count
for more and more, and the possibilities
of a child broaden as governments arc
liberalized. The old Michigan farmer
certainly had a quaint way of adding
to tbe happiness of children, hut lie
meant well, and entered, in a striking
wny. his protest against making Jack
a dull boy.
The average person who sails Into So
ciety exhausts all his ammunition lo
om itlfht, bp tolling all he knows.
I i-H nrT3 nv. r inn v n t-tif 11 i-t-m v- n
m
m tup: murder
ONE night. Just as it was growing
dusk and the lengthening shad
ows brought weird memories to
me, I was disturbed by the rattling of
a cab which stopied at the door with a
loud "Whoa" from the driver and a pull
that brought the horse on Its haunches.
A mau sprung out of tbe cab, and,
hastily running up the steps, pulled
fiantlcally at the door bell. Although
it, was nearly dark I had time to dis
tinguish the features of one of the lend
ing lawyers of the city.
As my servant showed him Into the
front parlor, by the window of which 1
was sitting, he came forward, and.
grasping me by both bauds, said: "Mr.
Martinot, we need no Introduction; we
both know each other professionally so
well that a personal acquaintance Is
unnecessary." i
I motioned him to a chair. "I will
be seated," said he, "but only long
enough for you to get ready to go with
me. I waut you to go to the Tombs.
My clieut, In wbutte ts-half I have
called to si-e you. Is there. He Is lu the
shadow of the gallows. The noose is
around his ueck."
It is no unusual thing for me to lie
called by a professional man, and there
fore 1 gave no thought to the case as
we were rattling through the streets,
but the Impatience of the lawyer was
such that he would not allow the cale
man to slacken, even uxjn the slippery
pavements. We were nearly there be
fore he mentioned tbe case. He seemed
unable to talk from nervousness. When
the shadow of the Tombs fell Uiu the
cub he turned to uie and said:
"I cau tell you only one tiling alU!t
the case; my client is Innocent. Thar is
absolute. In his confession to me he
could explain nothing; he only kuows
that he Is innocent."
With this brief prelude 1 followed my
guide up the stairs leading to the
Tombs and Into the somber gallery that
runs along murderers1 row. In the last
cell, surrounded by not more than ten
square feet of space, sat my num. He
occupied a wooden chair, and when the
turnkey unlocked the door he pave no
sign excepting to bury his head deeper
lu his hands and groan.
At a glance I saw that he was a gen
tleman. He was a man in the prime of
life, not over 40, well dressed, clean
shaven and handsome. This I saw In
spite of the dark gloom upon his coun
tenance, for never in my life had I seen
such abject despair shown iu the face
of a human being.
At the sound of the lawyer's voice he
lifted up his head, anil at the ment'on
of my name a ray of hope seemed to
come across his countenance. He rose,
shook hands with us both, and leck
oued us to seats on his rude cot.
"Now," said the lawyer, leaning back
and leaving us face to face together,
"lell Mr. Martinot everything that hap
pened that night and conceal uothlng
from uitn. Tell blm Just as you have
told me."
Looking me straight In tbe eye and
beginning at tbe very beginning,
Franklin Jarvls told me his story:
"I am a manufacturer of dress
goods," said he. "My business carries
me down Into Barclay street and the
lower quarters of the town, and on that
account I rise early every morning.
For many years my wife has not break
fasted with me.
"We were married fifteen years ago
and our story Is an old one. We mar
ried In poverty and were happy. We
grew to wealth and were IndlfTerent.
When fortune began to smile Ukiii us
my wife became ambitious and longed
to shine In tbe social set of which we
had read only a little and In glided
paragraphs.
"f opiiosed her and we quarreled,
sometimes gently, bnt more often bit
terly. Our words at times rose bigb,
and wb n. as on a recent occasion, abe
showed great extravagance In her at
tempts to get Into high circles, I would
leave the house and not return for a
week at a time. Tbus It grew steadily
on for the last Ave years, getting worse
and worse.
"I will tell you now," said he. hesi
tating and half apologetically, "that for
the last Ave years, since our trouble be
gan, I have been employing my spare
time In a little amusement whlcn 1
have very rigidly kept secret from my
friends. I have been writing stories.
During these periods when my wife
and I were estranged and neither of us
wotdd bumble ourselves enough to
make tbe first approaches, I have with
drawn from home, and, taking up tny
quarters In a hotel, have amused myself
evenings writing Action This has been
my pastime, as other men drive horses
or seek the Millard table. My stories
have been In print and doubtless you.
of a wife.
m
Mr. Martinot, have read many of them
under an assumed i.ame. My wife
knew of my little pastime and ridiculed
It. When I wrote at home I could only
do It In the still hours of the night when
she w as asleep.
"Last Wednesday morning at the
breakfast table my wife, who had been
extravagant of late, brought up the sub
ject of a residence uptown. She want
ed to lie c ..site Central Park ami to
ride with swells of I'.fth at iiuc,
I opiMi-e.; !" : a -ill she retorted sharply.
" 'You . 1 -ret tip's.- I s:i'. as I
rose from lue table. lou may regret 1
It sooner than vou think. By' God." I
cried, as the memory of the things she
had said swept over me anew. '1 wlsn
I could go away and never see your
face again.'
"Of course I was sorry for the words
as soon as I had said them, mid during
the day I squared matters with my con
science by sending a basket of flowers
to her. I even notified a real estate
manager that I was In the market for
au uptown risidence.
"I was detained that night at my
office, and w hen 1 rev ' d horn
church clock opjioslte w.-: tolling 1 ,ie
hour of 11. I went sofrh the fvt.! j
door, and know lug that my wife would
"I HEARD A VOICE SAY: 'FOB THE
be asleep at that hour I walked through
the long hall to a little study situated
at the rear end of tbe hall. Here stood
a small writing desk, and here I knew
I could lie alone for an hour to quiet my
mind from the business events of the
I day and to Indulge In my favorite recre
ation of story writing.
"A plot had come to tny mind as 1
came uptown In tbe cars, and I resolved
to write It while It was fresh. A Bat
tering letter from a publisher who had
accepted my latest story made me re
solve to supply him with another as
soon as possible.
"This time my wife shall know of
my work and be proud of It I will
enter society and court the litteratl,
while she enjoys herself with the but
terflies,' I said to myself, smiling, as I
dipped my pen in the Ink.
"The plot of my story was a singular
one. It waa the 'Murder of a Wife.'
"With accuracy 1 went Into each
startling detail, and a. I wrote dowu
the bloodthirsty words I saw that my
anger for my wife was melting away,
even as the beauty of the story grew
underneath my fingers. When 1 had
finished I saw that I had achieved
what would lie the greatest work of my
life, slid that honors would come to me
from the public who would read my
story.
"When I had laid down my pen I
sighed a sigh of relief.
"I could not do that again for It,
000,' 1 said aloud. 'No,' I repeated, as
I walked through the ball, still Intent
with the plot, '110, I could not do that
again for f lo.ooo.
'"Did you speak, sir?" Inquired s wo
man's voice.
" 'Who Is thatr I asked.
'"It Is I-Ellen, the cook. I beard
somelsnly walking around, sir, and I
came to see whs It was,'
" 'All light, Ellen,' I said; 'II is I, Go
back to bed.' Aad Ellen, w ho sleeps
n the basement, went back down the
basement stairs.
I. funding up tbe staircase. I threw
open'the door of tny wife's room and
stepped Inside. A moment later I was
pulling the bell frantically and shout
lng for help.
"There uiion the edge of the lied lay
my wife, with the blood dripping from
her head and heart. She was uncov
ered, with one arm hanging to the
door. Her countenance was fearfully
distorted. She had been cruelly mur
dered - stablx-d iu the head and heart.
Stabbed to death by the baud of a mid
night assassin.
"In a moment the room was tided
with frightened servants and I waf
wilding them In every direction for
physicians, policemen, neighbors.
"But there was nothing to lie done.
She was dead. That mu-h we all saw
at a glance. Her head was slashed al
most lieyond recognition and the hand
that had done It was a desjierate one.
"I was too dazed that night to con
sider. But the next day when the in
qtiefct was held I saw the awkward
positlou in which 1 was placed. Tht
coroner, in his search of the premises,
came upon the manuscripts lying upon
the little table in my writing room and
there, word for word, lay before him
the act descrlitlon of the murder of
my wife, Just as it was, In my manu
script. If I had killed her before wri
ting I could not have written down a
more accurate account of the details.
I must confess that -when I came out
of the Tombs that night I was puzzled.
The awfulness of tbe story and the cer
tainty of conviction were all that 1
could brlDg to mind.
'Drive uie to the home "t Franklin
Jarvls." I said to the lawj.-r. "Le't me
iu the front door and leave i.ie. Gome
back for me in one hour."
I hardly knew what 1 a ended to do,
aitiioiigh luy maid w lull 01 vague
suggestions. As the front door of tbe
fated house closed between me and the
street a shiver ran over me in spite of
my many experiences and I walked
softly the full length of tbe hall and
seated myself In the little writing
room.
Taking up pen and ink, I took the
blank sheeta of paper liefore me and
began to write as though I were living
the night of the murder over again. As
I wrote I turned and laid the sheets
one by one uism s small Catro stand
bach of mc. which had evidently been
ued for that purpose, for there were
blotti t upon H.
Scarcely had I written a page when I
LOVE OF GOD, CAN IT HE HET"
thought I heard behind me a stealthy
step. On the second page I heard It
again. This time there were whispera.
I listened and beard a voice say, "For
tbe love of God, cau It be he?"
I sprang to my feet and turned
around.
A loud shriek rose to tbe celling and
out upon the ball floor thera fell a
heavy weight. It was a man and over
him bent a woman.
"You scared blm almost to death,
sir," said she. "I told blm that it was
j only one of them detectives that they
are always sending here, but the back
of your bead looked so much like mss
ter's that It scared him most to death."
"Why should that iware him?" I ask
ed. "Sure sir, I don't know, but lately be
bas been like, like "
At tbla moment the man opened his
eyes.
"Forgive me, forgive me," be cried.
"1 have dreamed of It day and night,
forgl ve "
"I will forgive you nothing," said I,
"until you confess bow your curiosity
made you creep up behind your master
that night and read what he was writ
ing. Confess how you went upstairs
jBD(i ked your mistress slid robbed
her of her Jewels; confess how yon bid
after the other were called and pra
te tided to lie asleep; and confess bow
you have allowed an Inuocent man to
suffer for your crime."
Truly frightened now, the wretch
told how he overheard 'he quarrel oa
the morning and how he had planned
the murder of his mistress. And bow
and by what dastardly means be bad
found the very description of tba mur
der tc fore his eyes and had followed It
out with awful correctness. Oblcsgs
Chronicle.
Our Irt-st friends are apt to aoooaf
bad In amateur theatricals.
College pins lor men and omen grow
In favor.
A diamond tortoise ornament onui.
bonnet is supposed to bring good luck.
Link hnttoue brilliantly enameled will
grace thecuffs of the summer shirt waiU
Gorgeous hatpins are the natural se
quence of gcre .us bats and give much
employment to the semiprecious atones.
Jade, by the way, is I igh in favor as a
talisman and figures in tl.ese ping.
Ahake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powl'T for the
feet It cures painful, swollen smart
In c feet and Instantly takes the sting
o no corns nd bunion If. the great
comfort discovery of the age. Al-
stores liv mad for aSc iu stamps. 1 ruU
package KUKK. Address Alien 8. Olu
sted, Le Hoy, N. V
ti nUvr ininres a tree or vine to cut
cut the dead wood at any season. When
the leaves are out 18 a goou time 10 u
this.
!... uinuiHii KvnCf for child-
...I.-..- o. uisiiii. re.tu"'i lnflsin
tntiloo, U " in, cures wind rollc. Ox oot'ls
If the weather ehould set in dry after
planting, it will be found advisable 10
water trees a few times in order to get
them started to growing.
To grow large onions from seed sow
very early.
Tn ri BR A COLD IN NK DAT.
TkIiil" BrcmoguliilM u
ffu4 Uie mom It li tmi u. run. SM
Don't always be perfectly ssti'fled
that the soman who looks happiest on
the Btreet is tbe most truly content in
domestic relations.
rl I 8 lint J oe ..t It. Hlw . S H.
Km! Vudfor fSII I.lnl bMUudtmlM
V B B Es. LU . S1 Mm. r
Aj servant gir: on a farm near Cambral
in northern France, bas livfd seventy
two years with tb same family. 8ns
is now 81 years of age and still does
her work.
Piso'a Cnre lor Consumption it ttas only
ro'iKh medicine nneil in my house. D. Q
Albright. Mil!liiilnir. f.. Dec 11. 'Sfe.
John Thomas of Racine, Wis., who is
locally reputed to be 103 years of age,
supports himself in his declining yests
by selling canes which he himsell
jink".
Uncle
Sam
Says:
This is
America'
Greatest
Medicine
It wiil
Sharpen
Your App!
Purify and
Vitalize Your Blood.
Tired Fueling. C
Hood's Sar.aDarjliA
Overcome 1 hal
t a bottle of
and beg:n to
lake it TODAY, and rsaiiza the great
good It Is sure to do you.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Ainr!' rifntfM M'Huh. a 11 ,lnu''ta-
All about
Klondike.
Tbe Burlineton's Klondike fold'-r
is a veritable mine of information
a'siut the ((old-fields of Alaska and
the Yukon. It tells how to reach
them, when to go, what to take,
where to buy it, what the trip coats,
when the steamers fail, and why
tour ticket should re-d via the Bur
inifton Home to Kan Francisco, Port
hud. Seattle or Taooma. Kent for
I cents in stain s.
J. Krmrli, Dcni-rsl I'swcngvr Agsnl,
Omaha, NtO.
"y wir bad slaaplae oer face, set
sbs bas uklM CAMCAgrm aad us
kava til dlpp-rd I a I bees troubles
lib eoMitssviios for sosm tim. but attar lab.
Ins tbe Srsl Oaacarst I bsvs hM M Insole
with ibts lmot. Wo eta sot speak law klfk
lr of ('Mearou " Faao Wams.
usroasiova Ava. Pki Salpbia, Pa,
CANOV
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