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I i** '» •-* * * » ,.*- - lat -ta B**wnaar'a o®os Ctif’ER XIV.—Cootiruee Tob mean about tbe rnderwood n*> " Alicia podded Tee Mr J* ffrte# is terribly ups*' JL- if the r»-irii4E Mg! arid *1! the rest «l u *-anfial **r» sot «tmug%. But m* • w. : a* to something even sum andbe'tsng that »StU ns*- even mure '.tar. *j tusbusd Real;*. I'm frat:.. about it " “Wia' • happened Boa*' asked the toUT^r raifn^F That » otuu* a i u k tbe Mac*, tba' a aC " aba snapped "H m said the Sawyer. calmly “Jus* think' she t-rled the name. Hr* H* ward Jeffries—my cam*— pine*: it '■•■ r* the public-' At a time sin «■» rytfcrac should U done- to a#*; It _• of :t* paprra this vobu to going to bus: herself cm tbe ■rajs' she *aa~«d fcer*»;f ‘.rd Unaptly, at..* 'he lawyer rapped baa desk ab a*at mtwdadiy arils a paper cutter Alicia aetst OSS "lot know I bare waver met the • a&at Wbat to ab* like? I under starsd *te * been bothering you to take tbe aae of that worthies* bus base 4 bera Do you know abe bad tbe impe rtiwece* u> come to our bossse at- ask Mr }■ ffnea to help them* I asked my t unpack to describe her. bur ab I odd get from bin was that abe wa# .Kpertraeet and impossible "; St- bw*. rated a moment, then she1 added -Is abe a» pretty as per pic ture* ti tbe paper* Tou*re seen her. of course*" Judge krewreter frt-woed "Tee be replied "Si* comes here ever* day regularly She literally compels me to see ter aad refuses to go till I ** toid ber 1 Liter t changed my dectawt. about taking ber case " "Wbkt Wisnlfds*' exclaimed Alicia "t should tb’.rsk that you would bare ber put out of tie ofllce " Tie lawyer was client and toyed •otaewtat awrrouaiy with tbe paper cutler Si if wot tube decided as to what re*pops* to make He coughed aad Passed w:tb tbe papers ou tbe dews Why dost you base ber put out of tie - -4r» * sbe repeated Tie lodge looked up There was as expression is bis face that might bate been Interpreted a* one of ao aoywxsce as If be rather resected this twirumow into his business affairs, bet Mrs Jeffries. Sr was too im portant a client to quarrel with, so be werrt- said: "Frankly. Mrs Jeffries, if it ware £ t for the fact that Mr Jeffries has ex*'«ed froth me a promise not to take up this case. I should be tempted '»—consider the matter In the first place you knew ! always liked How ard ! saw a good deal of him before your marriage to Mr. Jeffries He was always a wild, unmanageable boy weak in character, but he had maty lovable traits I am very sorry, indeed, to see him in such a terrible pciith c It was hard for me to real ire it and I should never have be te»e<j tim. guilty had he not con feseed to the crime.'' Tea," she assented. “It is an aw ful thing and a terrible blow to his ' father Of course, he has had noth ing to do with Howard for months I As you knew, he turned him out of doors long ago, but the disgrace is none the less overwhelming " The lawyer looked out of the win dow and drummed his fingers on the arm of his chair Suddenly wheeling ro.nd. and facing his client, he said: You know this girl he married is no ordinary woman." **Oh’' she exclaimed, sarcastically. "She has succeeded in arousing your sympathy " The Judge bowed coldly. tie repiica i would hardly *ar that But she has aroused my curiosity She Is a very peculiar girl, evidently a creature of impulse ar.d determination. I certainly feel sorry for her Her position is a very pain ful one She has been married only a few months, and now her husband J has to face the most awful accusation that can be brought against a man She is plucky in spite of it all. and Is moving heaven and earth In Howard's defense She believes herself to be In j seme measure responsible for his mis : fortune. Apart from that, the case interests me from a purely profession al point of view There are several strange features connected with the ~ase Sometimes, in spite of Howard's confession. I don't believe he com mitted that crime." Alicia changed color and. shifting! uneasily on her chair, scrutinized the lawyer's face What was behind that calm. Inscrutable mask? What theory had he formed? One newspaper had suggested suicide She might herself come forward and declare that Rob ert Underwood had threatened to take his own life, but how could she fare the scandal which such a course would involve? She would have to admit visiting Underwood's rooms at midnight alone That surely would ruin* her In the eyes not only of her husband, but of the whole world. If tiu* sarri^-e of her good name were necessary to save an innocent man's life, perhaps she might summon up enough courage to make it. But. after all. she was by no means sure her self that t nderwood had committed suicide Howard had confessed, so why should she jeopardize her good name uselessly? No.” repeated the judge, shaking his bead, "there’s something strange In the whole affair I don't believe Howard had any hand In it.” “But he confessed!" exclaimed Alicia The judge shook his bead "That s nothing." he said. "There have been many instances of untrue confessions A famous affair of the kind was the Boorn case In Vermont. Two brothers confessed having killed their brother-in-law and described bow they destroyed the body, yet some time afterward the murdered man turned up alive and well. The object of the confession, of course, waa to turn the verdict from murder to manslaughter, the circumstantial evidence against them having been so strong In the days of witchcraft the unfortunate women accused of being witches were often urged by relatives to confess as being the only way of escape open to them. Ann Poster, at Salem. In 1692. confessed that she was a witch. She said the devil appeared to her in the abape of * bird, end that she attended a meet ing of witches at Salem village. She was not insane, but the horror of the accusation brought against her had been too much for a weak mind. Howard s confession may possibly be due to some such influence/’ “I hope for his poor father’s sake," said Alicia, “that you may be right and that he may be proved innocent, but everything is overwhelmingly against him. 1 think you are the only one in New York to express such a doubt.” "Don't forget his wife,” remarked the judge, dryly. “No," she replied. ”1 really feel sorry for the girl myself. Will you give her some money if I—” The lawyer shook his head. “She won't take it. I tried it She wants me to defend her husband—I tried to bribe her to go to some other lawyer, but it wouldn't work." "Well, something ought to be done to 6top her annoying us!" "exclaimed Alicia, indignantly. "Mr. Jeffries suf fers terribly. I can hear him pacing up and down the library till three or four in the morning. Poor man. he suffers so keenly and he w on’t let any one sympathize with him. He won’t let me mention his sen's name. I feel we ought to do something. Try and pprsuade him to let me see this girl and—you are his friend as well as his legal adviser." Judg1 Brewster bowed. "Your husband is a very old friend. Mrs. Jeffries. I cfan't disregard his wishes entirely—” There was a knock at the door of the private office. "Come in." called the judge. The doer- opened and the head clerk ent<--»'i, ushering in Howard Jeffries. 5.-. The barker, still aristo cratic and dignified, but looking tired and careworn, advanced into the room and shook hands with the judge, who greeted him with a cordial smile. There was no response on the bank er's face Querulously he demanded: "Brewster, what's that woman doing out there again? It's not the first time I've met her in this office.” Alicia looked up eagerly. "13 she out there now?" she cried. "What right has she to come here? What's her object?" went on the banker irritatedly. Tbe lawyer shrugged his shoulders. “The same old thing.” he replied. “She wants me to take her case." The banker frowned. “Didn't you tell her It was impoB sible?” "That makes no difference.” laughed the judge. "She comes just the same. I’ve sent her away a dozen times. What am I to do if she in sists on coming? We can’t have her arrested. She doesn't break the furni ture or beat the office boy. She sim ply sits and waits." "Have you told her that I object to her coming here?" demanded the banker, haughtily. "I have," replied the judge, calmly, j "but she has overruled your objec tion." With a covert smile he add-1 ed. "You know we can't use force." Mr. Jeffries shrugged his shoulders impatiently. "You can certainly use moral force," he said. “What do you mean by moral force?" demanded the lawyer. Mr. Jeffries threw up his hands as if utterly disgusted with the whole business. Almost angrily he an swered : "Moral force is moral force. I mean persuasion, of course. Good God. why can’t people understand these things as I do?" The judge said nothing, but turned to examine some papers on his desk. He hardly liked the inference that he could not see things as plainly as other people, but what was the use of getting irritated? He couldn't af-; ford to quarrel with one of his best clients. Alicia looked at her husband anx-! iously. Haying her hand on his arm, she said soothingly: "Perhaps If I were to see her—" Mr. Jeffries turned angrily. •'How can you think of such a thing? I can't permit my wife to come in contact with a woman of that character.” Judge Brewster, who was listening In spite of the fact that he was seem ingly engrossed in his papers, pursed his lips. "Oh, come," he said with a forced laugh, “she’s not as bad as all that!” “I'm sure she Isn't," said Alicia, em phatically. "She must be amenable to reason." The banker’s wife was not altogeth- ■ er bad. Excessive vanity and ambi tion had steeled her heart and stifled impulses that were naturally good,1 I but otherwise the was not wholly Aw void of feeling She was really sorry for this poor little woman who was fighting so bravely to save her hus band. No doubt she had inveigled Howard into marrying her, but she— Alicia—had no right to sit in judg ment on her for that. If the girl had been ambitious to marry above her, in what way was she more guilty than she herself had been in marry ing a man she did not love, simply for his wealth and social position? Be sides. Alicia was herself sorely troubled. Her conscience told her that a word from her might set the whole matter right. She might bu able to prove that Underwood com mitted suicide. She knew she was a coward and worse than a coward because she dare not speak that word. The more she saw her hus band's anger the less courage she Lad to do it. In any case, she argued to herself. Howard had confessed. If he shot Underwood there was no sui cide, so why should she incriminate herself needlessly? But there was no reason why she should not show soma sympathy for the poor girl who, after all, was only doing what any good wife should do. Aloud she repeated: "I'll see the girl and talk to her. She must listen to reason." "Reason!" exploded the banker, angrily. "How can you expect reason from a woman who hounds us, dcg3 our footsteps, tries to compel us to— take her up?" Judge Brewster, who had apparent ly paid no attention to the banker's remarks, now turned around. Hesi tatingly he said: “I think you do her an injuetice, Jeffries. She comes every day in the hope that ycur feelings toward ycur son have changed. She wishes to give color to the belief that his fa ther's lawyers are championing his cause. She was honest enough to teJ me so. You know her movements are closely watched by the newspapers and she takes good care to let th9 reporters think that she comes here to discuss with me the details of her husbands defense." The banker shifted impatiently on his chair. Contemptuously he said: “The newspapers which I read don't give her the slightest attention. If they did I should refuse to read them." With growing irritation he went on: “It's no use talking about her any more. What are we going to do about this latest scandai? This wom an is going on the stage to be ex hibited aii over the country and she proposes to use the family name." "There Is nothing to prevent her." said the lawyer, dryly. The banker jumped to his feet and exclaimed angrily: “There must be! Good Gcd, Brew ster, surely you can obtain an injunc tion restraining her from using the family name! You must do some thing. What do you advise?" “I advise patience," replied the judge, calmly But Mr. Jeffries had no patience. He wa6 a man who was not accus tomed to have his wishes thwarted. He did not understand why there should be the slightest difficulty ia carrying out his instructions. "Any one can advise patience!" he exclaimed, hotly, “bnt that's not do ing anything." Banging the desk angrily with his fist, he exclaimed: "I want something done!” Judge Brewster looked up at his client with surprise. The judge never lost his temper. Even in the most acrimonious wrangles in the court room he was always the suave, pol ished gentleman. There was a shade of reproach in his tone as he replied: “Come, come, don't lose your tem per! I'll do what I can, but there is nothing to be done in the way you suggest. The most I can do is to re main loyal to you. although—to be quite candid—I confess It goes against the grain to keep iny hands off this case. As I told your wife, there are certain features about it which inters est me keenly. I feel that you are wrong to—” “No, Brewster!” interrupted Mr. Jeffries, explosively. “I'm right! I'm right! You know it, bat you won’t admit it.” The lawyer shrugged his shoulder* and turned to his desk again. Ladoi^ ically, he said: “Well, I won't argue the matter with you. You refuse to be advised by me and—" The banker looked up Impatiently. "What is your advice?" The lawyer, without looking up from his papers, said quietly: “You know what my feelings in th* matter are." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Peculiar Vision of Fish Hypothesis That Seems to Explain the Constant Revolution of the Eyeball. The medium in which fresh water fishes live gives them a chance to see a great distance only in the horizontal direction. It seems impossible to ex plain the constant revolution of the eyeball on any other hypothesis ex cept that the optical axis extends for ward Instead of sidewise. When a fish wishes to eat anything, either at the bottom of the pond or at the surface of the water, it swims directly toward the object; and in this case the eyes are instantly adjusted in line with the body, so as to bring the image of the particle desired upon the posterior portion of the retina. In this case they lose their horizontal position. If a fish wishes to turn to the right or left in the water, the first move ment is that of the eyes in unison in the direction of the turning. This would be entirely unnecessary if the apparent axis was the axis of the most distinct vision, as one of the eyes would see all that was to be seen on the side of the turning. After this movement of the eyes, the body turns enough to bring the eyes into their normal position, then there is again a movement of the eyes, and next a movement of the body. This causes a peculiar jerking motion of the eyeballs during the whole time of the turning of the body. Literary Vaudeville. A New England admirer of Longfel low proposes that the afternoon of February 27 of each year be set aside in the public schools as a time to give special attention to the poet s life and works. Longfellow was doubtless a great American poet, but he already I has sufficient place in the schools by being represented in every reader put forth since he lived and wrought. And there is already too much foolishness , in the schools, and too little reading, writing and arithmetic. Unless thia ' tendency toward holidays and special1 days In schools comes to an end soon, it will be necessary for teachers to take a course in vaudeville to provide the needed variety, and about all the children will take is a vacation._AW chison Globe. Where They Grow. “What has become of our old land lady?” "She’s keeping a boarding house la California now.” “Wanted to get near the prunes, eh?” ! EXERCISE CARE IN SELECTING PARENT STOCK FOR BREEDING 3reeders Do Not Give Sufficient Thought to Individuality, Size, Bone, Substance and Soundness — Temper or Temperament Not Considered, Speed Being One Object Sought for. H3y CAPT. A. H. WADDELL.) If we are good judges of human na or able to judge others by their biographers, we should feel very much : inclined to lay a $10 bill to a 10c piece that the wily “Richard" who once made himself hoarse shouting “A Horse, a Horse, my Kingdom for a , Horse.” wanted a good one. Hichard had just killed fire Rich- ■ monds, or thought he had. and wss j looking for another when his horse was killed under him. and when he uttered his memorable words. Yes. he wanted a horse and he wanted one badly enough, but. he wanted a good one. \ good horse was what he wanted, good horses are what we all want, and ! it is only the large breeder who can really tel! us. how many bad horses | j ue breeds, for one good one that he sells This is in large measure due to haphazard methods in breeding; with any chance of winning, for thf same reason. Breeders no not give sufficient care to individuality, size. bone, substance and soundness; they never think ci temper or temperament and only con sider speed, which, although inherited on both sides is useless in a weakling. Stamps and types of horses and ponies have been bred which are well exemplified in the Shire. Clydesdale Suffolk. Percheron. Belgium and Hack ney. Why cannot this obtain in some measure at least in the trotter and thoroughbred in America? It does in other countries and why should it-not here, in the greatest and most lavish ly. Bestowed by nature for the pur pose? The American is the best business man in the world, as good a horse man as can be produced anywhere, and is always looking for the straight est way of getting to a certain point. A Good Horse of His Breed—A Hackney. breeders are not careful enough In the selection of their parent stock, nor do they take pains enough to ascertain the peculiarities and characteristics of the families from which the parent stock comes In the trotting torse everything has been neglected for speed, and in the thoroughbred in this country, nothing but this element has been consVered; the result is too well known to be re capitulated. Notwithstanding this no body seems to try to remedy the de fects that this near sightedness has produced. There is not one trotting horse in a thousand whose anatomical formation, physical and constitutional soundness, will j*ermit him to become a 2:10 trotter, nor is there one race horse in the same number that can gallop a mile in first class company and has certainly succeeded in sur prising the world in this direction. He has produced the most extraordinary light harness horse that has ever been heard of. when speed alone is consid ered. and also some of the fastest thoroughbreds, and it seems that the time has not arrived when more care should be shown in the selection of horses for breeding purposes, so as to be able to produce sounder, bigger, and better individuals Pi2ce for Separator. . If your separator is set up in the stable, move it to a better place as soon as you can. The stable, with i’£ dust and odors, is no place in which to handle milk, with its readiness for absorbing odors and bacteria. ASPARAGUS PLANT IS HARDY Asparagus may be started from seed and come into size for table use at tbe third year. Seed may be planted as late as mid-summer. It requires about sis -weeks for the seed to germinate and come up. The young plants may be cultivated in rows as other garden vegetables and set in permanent rows or beds this fall or next spring. The asparagus plant Is doubly use ful. The young shoots can be used for food and the foliage branches for decoration. Sprays of asparagus are equaled by few other plants for their pleasing effect in decoration. The plants are very hardy, will stand all kinds of treatment, but will respond liberally to good treatment and will thrive in one place for ten to twenty years. The illustration 6howa a method of planting asparagus in a French nursery house. Green Food for Ducks. Green oats, sweet corn fodder and rye are excellent green food for both old and young ducks. SUMMER WORK FOR CHICKENS Where There Is Not Perfectly Com fortable Poultry House on Farm One Should be Pro vided This Summer. (By MILLER PUVIS.t If there is not a perfectly comfort able poultry bouse on the farm, one should be planned and provided this summer, at least before cold weather sets in. for it is poor planning to put off providing a warm poultry bouse until the time arrives for its use. A comfortable poultry bouse need not be a costly one nor a particularly warm one. Eveiy pouitry bouse should have two rooms with a tight partition be tween them. If it is build in this way. the flock may be crowded Into one room when very cold weather comes, and the heat of their bodies will keep the room warm. A ben does not feel the cold as quickly as a man does, for her blood is five per cent, warmer nat urally, and If she can Bleep where there is no draft blowing on her she will be very comfortable in a room in which the temperature runs as low as 10 to 12 degrees below the freezing point. The poultry house should be located on a dry spot, where water will not stand at any time during the year It should provide at least three square feet for every fowl kept in it. and should be lighted with good, big win dows in the south side. It should be made so that all the inside fixtures may be taken out and cleaned with out trouble and the perches should be on a support that does not touch the any P°int- The perches should be of the same height from the floor, not to exceed thirtv inches and under them should be a tight plati form to catch the droppings This platform should be eight inches below the perches, thus giving the fowls the entire floor space during the day. Sheep Will Eat Roots. If too many sheep are confined on a pasture they will eat the grass roots right oat of the ground. Ill UNITED STATES Many Here Afflicted With Odd Ailment, Says Prof. Munyon. GREWSOME CREATURES VERY COMMON, FINDS EXPERT. Mary people in the United State* are Ef.Jcttd with a queer disease, according to a statement yesterday bv Professor James M Munyon. He made the follow ing remarkable and rather grew some statement: "Many persons who come and write to m.v headquarters at 53d and Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia. Pa., think thev are suffering from a simple stomach trouble, when in reality they are the victims of an entirely different disease—that of tape worm. These tape worms are huge internal parasites, which locate In th~ upper bowel and consume a large per centage of the nutriment in undigested food They sometimes grow to a length of forty to sixty feet. One may have a tape worm for years and never know the cause of his or her ill health. "Persons who are suffering from one of these creatures become nervous, weak and irritable, and tire at the least ex ertion. The tape worms rob one of am bition and vitality and strength, but they are rarely fatal. "The victim of this disease is apt to believe that he is suffering from chronic stomach trouble, and doctors for years without relief. This is not the fault of the physicians he consults, for thfre is no absolute diagnosis that will tel! posi tively that one is not a victim of tape worm. "The most common symptom of this trouble is an abnormal appetite. At times the person is ravenously hungry and cannot get enough to eat. At other times the very sight of food is loathsome. There is a gnawing, faint sensation at the pit of the stomach, and the victim has headaches, fits of dizziness and nau sea. He cannot sleep at night and often thinks he is suffering from nervous pros tration. "I have a treatment which has had wonderful success in eliminating these great creatures from the system. In the course of its regular action in aiding digestion, and ridding the Wood, kidneys and liver of impurities it has proven fatal to these great worms. If one has a tape worm, this treatment will, in nine cases out of ten. stupefy and pass it away, but if not. the treatment will rebuild the run-down person, who is probably suffer ing from stomach trouble and a general anaemic condition. My doctors report marvelous success here with this treat ment. Fully a Jozen persons have passed these worms, but they are naturally reti cent about discussing them, and of course we cannot violate their confidence b5' giv ing their names to the public.” Letters addressed to Professor James M Munyon. 53d and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia. Pa., will receive as careful attention as though the patient called in person Medical advice and consultation absolutely free. Not a penny to pay. ALL OFF. The Big Boy—What did yer girl give yer at Christmas, Bill? The Little Boy—De mitten. TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR For more than a generation, Cuti cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have done more for pimples, blackheads and other unsightly conditions of the complexion, red, rough, chapped hands, dandruff, itching, scaly scalps and dry, thin and falling hair than any other ntethod. They do even more for skin-tortured and disfigured infants and children. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers throughout the world, a liberal sample of each, with 32-page book on the care of the skin and hair will be sent post-free, on application to •‘Cuticura,” Dept. 22 L, Boston. To Be a Oood Cook. "To be a good cook means the knowledge of all fruits, herbs, balms and spices; and of all that is healing and sweet in fields and groves, savory in meats; it means carefulness, in ventiveness, watchfulness, willingness and readiness of appliance; it means the economy of your great-grandmoth ers and the science of modem chem ists: it means much testing and no wasting; it means English thorough ness, French art and Arabian hospi tality; it means, in fine, that you are to be perfectly and always ladies (loaf-givers), and you are to see that everybody has something nice to eat.” —Ruskin. Cruel Disappointment. Jugend tells this story: "In the lower :ourt of a small town in Saxony Wil liam had served faithfully and well is attendant to the presiding judge •or many years without ever having •eceived any reward aside from his legal stipend. On the day of adjourn ment for the season, when visitors had retired, the judge, who was also lbout to leave, asked: “William, do you smoke?” Seeing a square box un der the judge's arm, he answered re spectfully: 'Yes, your honor.’ ’I .tnew it by the smell of your coat/ said the judge, as he walked out.’’ Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Crv for Fletcher’s Castoria A sordid love of money is certainly a very senseless thing, for the mind much occupied with it is blind to ev erything else.—Diphilus. ■n. Winslow's Soothinr syrup for Children irethintr. softens the gums, reduces iniismma lion. pun.Cures wine colic. 2Sc a bottle For the son of man there is nc noble crown, but a crown of thorn*. The satisfying quality in Lewis’ Sing]* Binders found in no other Sc cigar. The hero is he who is immovably centered.—Emerson.