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THE QUEEN OF SPADES. The order of Prince William, forbid ding the officers under Ids command from attending the Union dub. where gambling is extensively carried on, and following upon the order of t'ban tellur Hismnr-k lu 1H7«. dosing all public gambling places in tJermany, has led to many a discussion ns to the extent to which gambling Is carried oil In other parts of the world. An old diplomat, who had resided a number of years at St. Petersburg, be ing one of a recent company, averred that the mania which possessed the military officers, as well as the whole Hussion aristocracy, during Ills stay lu the country was something terrible. An officer, he said, who did not gam ble. received no credit for It, and the public man who did not. now and then, run the risk of being ruined, was eon sldi-red to he a stingy fellow, and was lightly esteemed by ids nei|iufllltniiees. "I know of one instance," continued the s]ieaker, “truthfully showing the siraIts to which a liberal player in Itussla was reduced. “At a grand hull, on one occasion, to which I had liecn invited, a lady was pointed of to me IIS the Princess Ail giisilii-.fr. She was a dm ruling wo man, III spite of her age, still pleasing through her well stored mind and faultless manners. “Now let me tell you her history. Mer maiden name was Alary —-. She had been selected as malti of hon or to the czarina, and was greatly at tached to her. Her engagement at eighteen, was. therefore, the natural consequence of possessing milch beau ty and wealth and holding a high p-.si tlou. “Peterhoff. her affianced, was n lino officer, having reached the* grade of major general at an age wlieu most officers arc serving as captains uud llciitenants. Hut he did not play. He ■wus often rallied about it, and the czar himself had expressed wonder thereat, Maying: ‘‘Come, general, let. us have a game of preference.’ "This was an invitation not to be re fused; but so great an aversion hud tbe officer to guinhllug that he did not know the rules of the game. ‘Not know the rides of preference'/’ ex claimed the czar, coughing. ‘You must learn them, my dear general. A little play drives off ennui. There's August lnoff, who has reached the apex of perfection in preference. He must ln ctniet you.’ "Augustlnoff was the best player at court- prudent, skillful and inneruta Me, n man to lie avoided at cards. He undertook with real sea 1 the Instruc tion of lVtcrhoff; but la- could lever Infuse Into l.is mind Ills own ,ooluess and prudence, l’eterhoff was hot headed. ami played with a dash which oftentimes made his game famous for the amount of his wluulngs and losses. Humbling in a short time became u mania with him. and had it teen neces sary lie would have paid men to play with him. tin the occasion 1 am about to describe lie was found lute in the evening at the gaining table, where he liad passed most of tin* day. He had won from his adversaries without In terruption. filed up before l;i:n were almost loo.ooo roubles not to speak of 200 promises to pay from brother offi cers "In n burst of exultation lie ex claimed: ‘I will stake my day's A'ln hings upon the chance of a single game!' " ‘Hov* nine'll?’ Inquired Augustlnoff, who had Just entered therooni. ‘“Three hundred thousand rubles, In round numbers!' * “T accept your offer!’ exclaimed the Impel!arable Augustluuff. "The game, for some time, was equally well conducted. After an hour or so Hen. I’eterhoff was noticed to move toward Augustlnoff 100,000 ru bles. Hardly bud the night reached the hour of It when the bewildered gen eral bad lost every ruble of his day's winnings. “‘Now for retaking the citadel!’ he exclaimed. “The game continued, the gnins of 'Augustlnoff continued, uud before tbe dawn of day—and the nights are long lu Russia—th • ald-de-eamp of the czar had parted with lus vast landed prop erty ill the central provinces, his nos sessions lu Moscow nuu his oustle ut Ukraine. "Ilising from the table, he ‘llle«l and emptied his gins* several times, walked up and down tin- room, passed I Ik lingers nervously through his liitr, finally returning again to Ills seat. Opposite still sat Augustlnolf. who ap ]M>ared to he amusing himself with cutting ami dealing the curds. ■’Pending over him. l'eterhoff said. In a low whisper: 'It is not yet day. An Ktistiuoir. I hi uot rise.' “ ‘Ami Is there yet left some hhld ‘U treasure, general "With livid It|M4 and contracted lirow. tie gas|s>d: And are you ready to take H. Augustlnoff't Vou love the same woman as 1 lit • woman to whom 1 am < ugaged.' "The curds were ugntn taken up. hut Isitli seemed loath to Is-glu Augustin tiff, prohutdy at the tlooight that the prim ess might not fultlll the eoudt lions of tin* victory IVlerhnR at the thought of his vv recked career ami future ilniwlr, "At the cut the antagonists pause, like wrest tiers overcovn vvlth fatig.te ami Impending ih teat Hie tn« k 1st I am-ed at the first lent "A hold play was now ventured »n bjr feterhoR vv To tv sheuhl hat - gii. i, j him vtutort It Itr.mgM him ikfnii however Ills fr.tuv lie I pissed •way lie was ...v«•»«.1 won pr-wune pr rspi m t luv •“Ttui agreeim st was ea red **nt t»» the h-tt< i i i.e . t « let I. I . i h«w> ter. op,a net p'tulsv t j. .a j the arm.jr HI av tltv scrv . dr vie. parted fur li* amt «• >r tr [ turned ttsgv "Amt the ptkMWM' Ate* ‘M d lt«r |MtMiv%f a is IS and h»s *«<* L< a j ef Augwntl . di ai*« W> t v . t., ,• t v.> |,v with th i mt td sped ■ * ■ mt u Nrsg assist tsstks* v» o -Well vdd tirompv o !•«•* |m> >< h* .paler W*k • *UP, • *> I huntae-s. is altll rUMOtag tun* « •tn» m> ••• th* o »r»v »*|d I Si gmw we are rvtwubtg •»*«« ekcawA* Mai Whm*i* T> b gram IT WAS A DOG. Mr. Holley Was Slightly Wrought Tf Over the Fart. “Why, Hotley, Is that a dog you have?” exclaimed Mrs. Hotley, as her husband, with short breath, apoplectic face, bulging eyes, disheveled wardrobe and set teeth, kicked the front door open and yanked at a rope on the other end of which was a handsome Irish Better, stiffened out on all fours like a balking horse, according to the New York World. "Oh, no,” replied Hotley, In broken Jerks, “that’s a peak-climbing, cllff Jumplng, chasm-leaping, Rocky moun tain sheep, that Is. Your tine sense of appreciation is simply overwhelming, Mrs. Hotley. Kver since we've been married you’ve been nagging at me twenty-four hours a day and seven days In the week, to buy you a dog. When 1 bring you home the greatest bench-winner In the land, at the Im minent risk of my life, you don't know whether It's a porcupine, a kangaroo or a dog. (let out of the way and give me room. Bring me the ax. I'll chop this unknown beast fine enough to sav« the sausage-grlndea- all trouble.” “But the poor dog Is not to blame.” “Not primarily, but he's been the chief Instrument In carrying out your hellish plot. You've had your roaring farce-comedy at my expense. Now comes the tragedy.” "There you are at last, you whelp of Satan!” hissed Hotley, when he had dedded the dog through the door. Then :ho angry husband made a vicious kick it the brute, but went wide and came lown In a confused heap after butting t hole through the hat-rack mirror. “Now, are you satisfied, madam?” roared Hotley as he untied himself, 'l-ook at me. Both pant legs flopping oose. Hat. rim around my neck. One »ye shut and the other closing. One •oat-tall gone and the other at half nast. Heel kicked off my shoe and me ...._1_«__i .. # I I out a l itiiif i**f^ luiiuiuwi --- lo you like your work, woman? "See the crowd of grinning, hooting kldti out. there. For eighteen blocks I’ve been making a holy show of my 1*1 f. Got whipped by two men because your dog ran between their legs and •lpped them tip. A third victim is get ting out a warrant for me. (,'rowda Ined the sidewalks and filled the win lows to Jeer at me. ‘‘But I know when T have enough. When the doctor says I'm able to stir ibout again I'll leave yon with your (60 dog and try to get a new start in he world.” TO BUY THE POPE A CITY. 'oiiHtantliiople, More Thau Koine, Is l.lki-ly to He Purchased. It is suggested that the Roman C'ath jllcs of Christendom shall subscribe (1,000,000,(100 to buy Rome and a near tty seaport for the pope, says Harper's Weekly. The belief is expressed that lie Italian government might sell the property without serious detriment to ts political integrity and that the money could be used to great advant tge in relieving Italy of part of the uurdon of her public debt. It Is not proposed to turn over the principal to :ho vendors, but to place it in trust and o pay its unnttal proceeds into the Italian treasury as long as the pope re mains undisturbed in the papal terrl ory. The plan Is a very pretty one ind there are those who think the money might be raised, and that King Humbert's government would appreci ate the advantaged of such a bargain. But would Rome be the best purchase :he pope could make with the money? Chicago would take him vastly cheaper ind give him port privileges on Lake Michigan, but she could not engage to make him monarch of an American township at any price. But there is a Constantinople, an excellent city, where popes have lived before, full of ready-made churches, built by Chris tians, and nearly ripe now for consecra Hon. Constantinople seems liable to ?ome into the market any day. If the pope could buy It of the sultan that would be a deal worth subscribing to and worth turning a page of history to record. t ort itur* of th** Old World. When reading of the large sums poa RpsBed by modern tnlllloualrnt it la In tereating to recall the notable fortunes of ancient days. Croenua, whose name hua become a byword for exceaatve wealth, could certainly not have bought up u Vanderbilt; hia whole fortuue did not much exceed three mllllona. A far greater aunt waa left by the famou* and in leer I y Tthertua. who waa worth f<!.‘l,825.000 ai hia death, and It la aald that hia aoeceasor, Caligula, aquan dered thla immense wealth within u year. tteneo* had a tidy little portion of t3.500.0tM. which could hardly have been the caae had hia philosophy Siren pure and uusllond Applus. discover ing that hia treasury contained only fxo.uoo, committed suicide front fear ol poverty; a single repast coat l.ueulluti (20000, and at one of her hau«fu«ti C|no*tr» made Antony drink a pearl valued at tto.uoo la extent of fortune certain living milliouatrcs may be*: the ancients, but in the matter of ex tmvagaare we thtnh the balance t* on I he other aide At raps Til# vta'ItiTiftl u 4 in#** I II* Wfiil 4*i }Ihi (H«dn* tfctlMMt* I* it* #m r*§ **i4i44 liiftl^N 4*1 Ul# 41# ll* M »r \b»hr#* hit Nl| #fl#t #11 III# tUi* t*#fl|*ftci ittH fumltiri r^m«i * It T*>kftt|4 \ Ultif Uh I# f*fet‘t) |i||<riy |fd|»ili4 »(<Ul4Uli %M ivrih,*#t «t§ Iff *44i 4## «4tl-ft* ifc# |U«4 lit# l»* u«#Mi tf t t*JJ ! SHORT SKIRTS DECREED. limith-Culture <*lub of Hrooklyn Will Hate Its Way. Women’s skirts are to be shortened surely this time and the Health-Culture club of Brooklyn Is to lead the way, says the New York Commercial Adver tiser. The decree has been promul gated and within thirty days the trim ming must be done. Three Inches from the ground Is the prescribed limit for fair weather and six Inches for stormy weather. Members of the club who do not comply with the law within the time allotted by the club's decree must pay a fine of 10 cents Into the coffers of the club. In order not to make the law too onerous, dresses for evening wear, receptions and the church have been exempted from Its enforcement. Mrs. K. Christine I .limed on Is presi dent. of the Health-Culture club. Its members have given much attention to matters of dress pertaining to their health and It has entered their heads to banish the corset. In this, however, they meet the opposition of Hr. Rob ert E. Dickinson, who Is a specialist on health culture and considers the corset highly beneficial for delicate women and some others. The bustle, however, has been excommunicated, more because It Is a nuisance In crowd ed street cars than for any other rea son, and It will be parted with with out a pang. Next month the club will give an outing In Prospect park, when Its members will appear on parade, so to speak, and undergo an Inspection by their officers to determine whether the uniformity required In their skirts has been complied with. The commit tee appointed to arrange for the first outing consists of Mrs. James Brand, Mrs. Virgil Parker, Mrs. Paine and Mrs. Schenck. The ladies say that previous efforts to shorten skirts have failed because beauty In effect was lost sight of. They do not propose to make the same mistake. HOW FAR A MAN TRAVELS. Hy the Al<l of the Earth's Rotation He Covers Many Miles an Hour. An ordinary walk of an hour Is equiv alent to a journey of 1,000 miles. Just as a beginning, says the New York Journal. The average person walks three miles an hour, according to reck oning, but when it Is considered that the world is constantly turning on its axis It is apparent where the 1,000 miles comes In. This Is by no means all. The earth makes a Journey around the sun every year, and a long but rapid trip it is. The distance of our planet from the sun Is put In round numbers at 92,000,000 miles. This is the radius of the earth's orbit, half the diameter of the circle, as it Is called. The whole diameter is therefore 184, 000,000 miles, and the circumference, being the diameter multiplied by 31, 416, Is about 578,000,000. This amaz ing distance the earth travels in its yearly Journey, and, dividing it by 365, we find the daily speed about 1,884,000 miles. Then, to get the distance you rode around the sun by your hour’s walk, divide again by 24, and the re sult is about 66,000 miles. This is not the end of the hour’s trip, however. The sun, with its entire brood of plan ets. Is moving In space at the rate of 166,000,000 miles in a year. That is at the rate of a little more than 454,000 miles a day, or 18,900 miles an hour. So, adding the three miles of the leg travel to the hour’s axial movement of the earth, this to the earth’s orbital journey, and this again to the earth’s excursion with the sun, and you find you have traveled in the hour 85,903 miles. __ STOPPING A TRAIN. Important Discovery That Has .lust Heen Matte In Europe. Some important discoveries have Just been made in Europe, says the New York Herald. How to stop a train when an accident is impending has long been a problem. Many plans have been suggested, but almost all have been considered faulty for the reason that they call for a quick stop page. In such a case the shock would be so great that the carriages between the engine and the rear of the train would be smashed to atoms and their occupants crushed to death. Evidently therefore a gradual stoppage is imper ative. An admirable plan, which en ables a train to slow down gradually, has recently been tested at the rail road station in Dresden. It is extreme ly simple and has been found to work well. No intricate machinery is re quired. and the cost must lie small. A track is laid, the rails of which sink or slope gradually Into a bed of sand. As the train passes over this sand Its wheels meet with au ever Increasing re sistance, which soon bournes so great that they urs obliged to stop. The stop page, however. Is so gradual that there Is no rough shock. The greatrr the ew tftnnus of the train and the heavier the load the more Immediate la the Stoppage. No damage then Is possible elthvr as regards the train or the pas >* it gars An experiment which wa* recently tried with n freight train showed dearly the usefulness of ibis very prnctionl and eimple plan tu |M» »*«**% y\|A *411 • «**• it **«r «*••• bfnAtilu) Ml*. »*«l b*» |Mh itkttr m 49 If weft lM% |*4bU* * I'iN < i. v Hi1 tt 4 b** i|l *> (hi U »4Ut*l4‘ k* «l m wt# ttfiliMi* off nr !**'#• f*44*4 9f mU*4 * If “ft btm tbt I* a ».«»<! tb*| f f v|S«*b iHWlll *•! tb*m I tb#« Hitli)4 11*4 br »m*l* f tH« i littt I . t , i* t hi • ‘ i«*$«*4* *tf tb* ^lillff.1 I ikskxe fsi. U lit' AggHkl.nl i hg ISiiiU INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION CHAJ’TEK III —fC0STintjr.D.t ■T’erhaps It would be better for me ot to change my dress, If I am likely .o Infringe upon the dinner hour,” said Constance, at her chamber door. "Oh, I do not think my cousin would approve of that!" exclaimed her em phatic conductress. Then she amended her Inadvertence. "Of course, Mrs. Withers Ih the proper Judge of her own actions, and 1 would not appear to dic tate, but my cousin Is punctilious on some points, und the matter of ladles' attire la one of these. I have known him so long that 1 am conversant with all IiIh amiable peculiarities. 1 am con fident he would be pleased to see Mrs. Withers assume the head of her table in full dinner toilet. But a» I remarked, I do not presume to dictate, to ad vise, or even suggest. Mrs. Withers Is undisputed empress here.” Having run trippingly through this speech, she in flicted a third remarkable courtesy upon the novice, and vanished. "8he lit underbred and a meddler,” decided Constance, while she made a rapid toll’t. "I hate to be addressed In the third person. I thought It a form of speech confined, In this country, to kitchen maids and dry goods store clerks.” Before she could Invest herself In the dinner dress that lay uppermost in her trunk the bell rang to summon her to the evening meal, and three minutes thereafter the footman knocked at her door with the message that Mr. With ers had sent for her. "I shall be down directly. Tell him not to wait for me,” she said, hurried ly. She did not expect to be taken at her word, but upon her descent to the dining room she beheld her husband Rt»ai€Hl ai UlfJ IUUl OI lilt? uuaiu «»»*»» Field at the head. The latter laid down the soup ladle and Jumped up, fussily. "Here she is, now. I resign my chair to one who will fi!i it more worthily than I have ever done.” "Keep your place, Harriet!” ordered her kinsman. "Mrs. Withers will waive her claims on this occasion, since she Is late,” designating a chair at his left as that Intended for Constance's occu pancy. “We would have waited for you, Constance, had 1 been less faint and weary. My physician has repeat edly warned me that protracted absti nence is detrimental to my digestion. Harriet, here, understands my consti tution so well that I am seldom, when at home, a sufferer from the twinges of dyspepsia, that have afflicted me in my absence." "Those horrible public tables,” cried Harriet. “I assure you I never sat down to a meal when you were away without sighing over your evil plight in being subjected to the abominable cookery and intolerable hours of hotels.” j "I did not know you were a dyspep tic,” observed Constance. "You seemed to enjoy good health during our tour.” "That was because Mrs. Withers does not yet comprehend your marvel ous patience—the courage with which you bear pain, and the unselfishness that leads you to conceal its ravages from the eyes of others,” explained Miss Field, ogling the interesting suf ferer, who was discussing a plate of excellent white soup with a solemnly conscious air. “Now that you are saf» under your own roof, we will soon undo the mischief that has been done. You do not know what a prize you have -won, Mrs. Withers, until you have seen him in the retlracy of home. His vlr nnn an/iK Q u flntipidh ill ttOI'fpCt iflll in the shadow of his own vine and tig tree; shed their sweetest perfume upon the domestic hearth.” ) "As you perceive, my good cousin's partiality for me tempts her to become poetically extravagant In her expres sions,” Mr. Withers said to his wife, in pretended apology, looking well pleased, nevertheless. “I could not have a more patient aud itor than Mrs. Withers, I am sure,” re joined Harriet. "Mrs. Withers will never take exception to my honest en* -tli Miasm.” CHAPTER IV. ON8TANCB an swered by her ster eotyped, languid smile. wondering only at the compile ceney with whleh » man of her spouse'* years and shrewd ness hearkened It the hold flattery ol his parasite The exhibition !»eased lo aaloalsh her before she had .lived in the same house with the rows ins ior a month Within the same pe riod she was gradually reduced lo th< post* Ion of a rlpher la the management ol the establishment After that Hr si day Miss Pleld had out offered to a lull • ate the seat at the head of the table except a. the only dinner party the) had given Then the handsome Mrs Wither* appeared In pearl colored sat la and diamonds as the mistress of car » monte* to a duwu suhstantlal % intern and their expensively attired wives en doted live leu hunts .pent al table an the I*» dalle I on., in to# gi- > p« lore where the smalt company see me. bet and even lardy lathed ae if atrat. vd hie ewa vat .■ itl»e was an ga»er that th# lent by the urn# the eui*rtatnm*n was half over Th# atmosphere af re •pectahle stupidity we. IM*. bate, an this pervaded every ntmb «l he* nes K I. *»*«. V- •* * 1 nr*# »h- ha had young visitors, and mere was, at the dullest, the hope of release to con sole her. Now she was "settled In life,” could sit down with Idle hands and spend her days in contemplation of her grandeur. She had married well. No body looked askance at her when old maids were the subjects of pity or ridi cule. The most censorious could ,not couple her name with the dread word "dependence.” She had no household cares. Mr. Withers and Miss Field re lieved her of all such. And the mistress of the mansion was left to her own devices? By no means. If her husband were fastidious, he was also tyrannical, lie dictated not only what dress his wife should appear In dally, but also what laces and orna ments she should sport; at what hours she should take the air; whom she must visit und whom invite; what songs ahe should sing to him when lie asked for music In the evening, and when the day should dose the day so wearisome In Its similitude to all that had preceded and those which should follow It. "My cousin is a man with aspirations above the frivolities of fashionable life, and excitement Is injurious to his health.” Miss Field notified the bride that day after her home-bringing. "I fear Mrs. Withers will tire of the even tenor of our way." “I like quiet,” Constance replied. But she did not mean stagnation. She was married in April, und on the first of July the trio removed to Mr. Withers’ country seat. Here Constance was to find that the dead level of her existence had yet a lower plane of dull ness. There was not a neinhhor within four miles, hardly a farm house In sight. "We recruit here after the dissipa tion of the winter,” Miss Field sold, enjoylngly. “The solitude Is enraptur ing. One can sleep ail day long If she likes.” This proved to be her favorite meth od of recuperating her exhausted ener gies. Mr. Withers, too, liked a post prandial siesta, “prescribed by Ills phy sician us eminently conducive to diges tion.” Constance was not more lonely when they slept than when they were j awake. The horrible sterility of ber life was not to be ameliorated by their so I clety. If cominonplaccness be a crime, | Mr. Withers and his cousin were of fenders of an aggravated type. Harri et's affectations and Etnathan's platl j tildes were to the tortured senses of the ; third person of the party less endura j hie than the cicada's shrill monotone j through the hot summer day, and the j katydid's endless refrain at night. Her | chains, which had hitherto paralysed ! her by their weight, began to gall and ■ fret into her spirit. She grew unequal in temper, nervous and restless, under | the restrictions imposed by her spouse. An insane Impulse beset her to defy his authority and set at naught his coun sels; to rush into some outrageous freak that should shock him out of his propriety and provoke the prudish toad eater to natural speech and action. This madness was never stronger than on one August afternoon when she escaped from the house, leaving the cousins to the enjoyment of their re cuperative naps in their respective chambers, and took her way to the mountain back of the villa. She had never explored it, tempting as was the shade of the hemlocks and pines that tin tn thf> ciiimmit anti thf* walls of gray rock revealed through the rifts of the foliage. A current of fragrance, the odor of ihe resinous woods, flowed down to greet her ere she reached the outskirts of the forest, and the lulling murmur of the wind in the evergreen houghs was like the sound of many and wooing waters. The tender green tusseis of the larches tapped her head as she bowed beneath their low branch es. and the wide hemlocks were spread in benediction above her. She was alone with nature free for one short hour to thiuk her own thoughts and act out her desires. She laughed as a bushy cedar knocked off her hat ut the instant that she tore iter dress upon n I bramble. "They are leagued with my legal proprietor In I lie eommeudable business 'of repressing the lawless vagaries of those who ruhnot get their till of Bat 1 oral beauties through the windows of a state ebarlot. Hut I shall have my , frolic all the same ’ j Another and a higher peak templed her when she hail sat for awhile upou I a boulder crowning the first, revelling jin the tie* of vallet and hill, Includ I lug Ihe basin In which nestled the house, and the plain opening eastward toward the sea aud civilisation The 'second height waa pr**(‘lpitoui, In *oiii«■ pi44’#4 4 i III4Mil |»r I lllut 1‘rooi irradlttg frutl*4*U <4iihi rapidly from |«r4g to rrag. *h«* ram# to pulling bn - *#lf up gt*telly l»4i«k* by mit blni at lb# stout u«t«ft*rbruab and * trad? IMA h#r*#lf among rolling stun#* by luft* of u try gta«4 Hut *b# kept op. aud forgot a* biug f#ri *« am btratb aud t»li*t*HM| band* a ban »b« *tot»*f Anally uptft« a broad plataau buodtada %*$ foot a bo i * tb# b«u*4 that bad dotodiad into a toy rottag#. and tb* rot iron log pi lutatbuft* iif irvvi Itb* ptii in an barb tfardao > i * Tbta la Hlpf* ib# % fir.t *»**> to * ni4 4l#u trattaport, and #b«* *at bar 4m« i up<iu a 4 4**!ft**o af |M> ti4.t** |o tb abadoO of g *«**! if t4i |4i-.- aod i { Aba mad* i d tsi'oiat * pw*« tttly A and chose the shortest route to the valley, babbling with all its little might. It was joined, before it had gone many feet, by other rivulets, and from a point midway in the descent, where the cliffs wpre steepest, came up the shout of a waterfall. This, and the tireless murmur of the evergreens, made up the music of this upper sanc tuary. until Constance's voice rose from the rocky table, sweet, full, exultant: "The wild streams leap with headlong sweep In their curbless course o'er the moun tain steep; All fresh and strong they foam along. Waking the rocks with their cataract song. My eye bears a glancp like the beam on a lance As I watch the waters dash and dance, 1 burn with glee, for I love to see The path of anything that’s frpe, I love I love oh, I love the free! I love I love-—I love the free! "The skylark springs with dew on his wings, And up in the arch of heaven he slnga — 'Tra-la-tra-la!' Oh, sweeter far Than the notes that come through a golden bar. The thrall and the state of the palace gate Are what my spirit has learned to hate.” The strain ceased abruptly, and, In place of the rapt. miiHlclan, borne above the power of earthly woea to crush and petty vexations to sling, a woman grov elled upon the mossy cushion, weeping hot, fast, tears, and beutlng against the rough rock with a child's folly of des peration the white hand that wore the . budge of her servitude, * What was she but a caged bird, bid den to preen Its feathers and warble the notes Its master dictated between golden bars? A slave to whom state and thrall meant one and the same m I >li f»ri7' n I llilnf? Wlt'it liu/l ulw* In tin henceforward with dreams of beauty and freedom td.e, who had signed away, her liberty of spirit and person, voluntarily accepting In their stead the most foul captivity a pure and up right woman can know? She felt her self to he utterly vile plague-spotted in soul and flesh In Ihe lonely sublim ity of this mountain temple—a leper, condemned and Incurable, constrained to cry out at the approach of every passer-by, “Unclean! unclean!” It would have been better for her to beg her bread upon the doorsteps of the wealthy, and, failing that, to die by the wayside with starvation and cold, than to live the lift of nominal respectabil ity and abundance, of real degradation and poverty, which were now hers. The tears were dried, but she still sat on the gray carpet, clutching angrily at It and the wild flowers peeping through the crevices of the rock, rend ing them as passion had torn her; her bosom heaving with the unspent waves of excitement and a mutinous pout upon her lips, when a crackling among < the br^fihwood thrilled her with an un comfortable sensation of alarm. Before she could regain her feet or concert her scheme of defense or flight, the nearest cedar boughs were pushed aside, and a man stepped into the area fenced in by the hardy moun tain evergreens. With subsiding fears, as her quick eye Inventoried the vari ous particulars of his neat traveling suit, gentlemanly bearing, pleasant countenance aud deferential aspect toward herself, Constance arose, visibly embarrassed, but dignified, and await him nlotiunrn Thn at ruri a a *• hatravarl neither surprise nor confusion. Walk ing directly up to her, he removed his hat, bowing low, with a bright, cordial smile. “Unless I am greatly mistaken I have the pleasure of seeing my broth er's wife. And you are more familiar with my name and my bandwriting than with my face. J am Edward With ers!" (TO BB CONT1NUBO.I ( (lining of Panola*. It is not generally known that all the minor coins of base metal, such as pennies and nickels, are made at the Philadelphia mint, and that nearly 100,000,000 pennies are coined there every year. This large number Is oc casioned by the fact that thousands of pennies are lost annually, and the gov- 1 ernment has some difficulty In main taining a supply. The profit of the government on their manufacture in large. The blanks for making them me purchased for li a thousand from a Cincinnati firm that produces them by contract. Iltanks for nickel* are ihtained In the same way, costing Un cle Ham only a cent and u half a piece. Cold la coined In 1‘hlladeIphta and Han Kraaclseo. Not enough of it cornea in to the mint ot New Orleans to make the coinage of it worth while Cold pieces are the only coins of the United Hi air* which are worth their face value intrlnaii ally a double eagle contain* f.'o worth of gold without «minting ih« I tenth yart .upper. laird No. mint (proudly!- “I can traeo mi descent flow Willlawi Ike Conquer j ot Cjun ite Vuu kave been * buig 1 lime on the downward poll!."- Truth 4 I r Mr X Ktf »l In Mvk Hi* l*li Hm* H* iitfd m* m nii toiy, II I i s*k* Hitu in nSi4t iIihhU I 4m f * I ' 4M 41*44*1*1, IttMlD IhtMi* THi» *41* 41V |»*4' ««U(«, IN j *«H* liMlfti (fttM If* 1 M li*«li iltn • limit vf| Hi j * ’■ hk! 4*»v|| il ■ v