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(Continued.)
"Just send me a few strong doses of
quinine, doctor, and order mo some
milk and some coals, and I sail lio
ablo to got iilonx by myself, nu I have
often done before ami will often again.
A fow days will pull me round all
right without troubling any one."
"I'm afraid It may be a more arrl
oub matter this tlmo," said tho doctor,
"but have your own way for tho pres
ent, I'll Eeo that you have some milk,
and If I have a apnro rug or blanket I'll
send It a swell to throw over you.
Now, good-by, nnd seo tli.it you keep
yourself as warm and ccmfortuble as
you can under Uio difficult circum
stances you have chnstrn for yourself."
"I oughtn't to hnvo listened to him,"
ho wont on to himself na he walked
homo through the driving snow, which
had been falling thickly for some time;
"but there's that old Ulundl rug of
mlno ho can have tonight, it looks as
lr ho would need It badly."
The ensuing night proved kcon and
frosty and Falconer's thoughts revert
ed more than oneo to the mlsernblo
shelter in which he had loft his patient
and the still more miserable shnke
dovvn on which tho fevcr-strlckcn
wretch wan lying. At a comparatively
enrly hour the noxt morning ho was
again nt tho door, waiting in some im
patience until It was ngaln unchained
aud unlocked, and lovealcd the solitary
iumato tulverlng and moaning in
agonies of neuralgia. "80 this In tho
result of lenving you to your own do
vices!" he exclulmed as ho strodo In;
"but come, thero Is no tlmo to bo lost
now. Get on your clothes, and any
thing you want to tako with you, and
I will have a fly at tho door in flvo
minutep. nut sit down first and lot
ma give you a ' hypodermic doso of
morphia to quiet your pain, lb there
any water In tho house?"
' "You can get it at tho tap. and here Is
a cup. But I tell you plainly, I'm uot
going out of this house. Do anything
you can for mo without removing mo,
and I will thank you and repay you
when I can. I do thank you a hundred
times for tho rug you sent mo last
night. But go to infirmary or hospital
I will not; understand that clearly.
"Well, well!" said tho doctor, wish
ing to humor him for tho moment;
"lio down thoro and get under tho rug
then. Hold out your arm. There,
you'll feel better in a minute. A deal
oottcr," ho muttered to himself as ho
drove homo a full dose; "It will bo
easier to got him away so. Now Ho
etlll nnd keep yourself warm for half
an hour. I have another case to aco In
the next street, nnd I will bo back hero
In that tlmo." So Baying, lie walked
quickly to tho door, from which ho
withdrew the key nnd put it In his
pocket. It wao several minutes walk
to tho nearest cab stand aud nearly half
an hour had elapsed before ho was
ngaln nt the door with a four-wheolor.
To his chagrin ho found It fastened by
tho chain, but with a powerful push of
Ills shouldor ho buret It open and en
tered. Hia patient wa3 lying on the floor of
tho front room on his face, having ap
parently succumbed to the Influence of
tho morphia ns ho was returning from
putting tho chain on tho door. "What
a monomaniac!" exclalnicd tho doctor
an ho stooped to lift him. "Hallo!
"What havo we hero? thoso, tumors
cgnln?" In a moment ho had laid tho
iDECDGlblo flguro on tho bed and wan
tastily undoing his clothing. Under
tho man's shirt, and next his skin, was
Jnstened a broad canvas belt, furnished
with six largo leathern pouches widely
distending and bulging prominently.
"Ha! this explains tho mystery! Va
cuus cantablt Indeed! What a weight!
JThcso aro mallgnnnt tumors with a
vengeance! Come, my friend, let go"
this to tho patient, who wa3 feebly
and half unconsciously clutching nt tho
belt as he withdraw It "I must mako
thorough examination of theso tu
mors, since I haVo discovered them at
last."
Placing tho bolt on tho floor for
thero was no tablo in tho room ho un
looaqd the strap of one of tho pouches
with fingers that trembled with exclto
jmont. A yellow gleam caught his oyo,
nnd for a moment his hands shook so
Violently nnd uncontrollably that a
email avalanche of gold coliui rolled out
upon tho bare boards with a Jingling
crash, and spread over the floor. His
head swam, flashes of fire seemed to
danco beforo hlB eyes, a thunderous
reverberation filled, his cars, nndbeforo
ho was ablo to control his own move
ments he was down on his kneca wildly
lutchlng,at tho coins with both hands,
tbruBtlng thorn Into his pockets as fast
as ho could gather them up. Recov
ering himself with a senao of Bhamo
and inmasement such as ho had novur
felt before, ho was conscious of shud
dering so violently that his teeth chat
,, Aercd, and the gold dropped again and
& ngaln from hlB fingors. "For shame,
Richard Falconor!" ho heard himself
caying aloud, "Is this your contempt
for filthy lucro, your boasted indlffor
nco to gold? Get up at once, put back
that monoy and seo to your patient as
you ought! What is all thto to you?"
With a great effort ho pulled himself
togather and began methodically to
gather up tho coins and put them back
Into the pouch. Mo3t of thorn were
English sovereigns, but hdi ware
SHORT
STORY
I Eastern coins, nt whoso value ho rould
. only guess. Ho estimated, however,
mat uio contenta of tho first bag mutt
be worth at least two hundred pounds;
a second and n third wero opened with
a similar result; hut tho Inst threo con
tained not ooliiw, but Jewels, mostly un
set nnd many uncut; rubles, cnioraldn
and diamonds, f.onto of them of great
lo and evidently of enormous value.
IIo was still engaged In counting nnd
examining theso last, oblivious of tho
lapse of time, when he was startled by
hearing tho outer door and footsteps
cross tho floor townrds tho door of tho
Innor room. Almost beforo ho waa
conscious of moving ho found himself
at tho door nnd In tho act of turn
ing the key In tho lock. "Good Heav
ens!" ho muttered, "I must bo under
tho spell of the gold-flcnd myaolf. This
will never do!" Nevertheless ho
opened tho door only wide enough to
let himself through, and at onco closed
nnd locked It behind him. Then ho
found himself face to faco with tho
driver of tho cub which ho had left at
the door.
"Beg your pardon, sir!" eald tho
man, touching bin hat; "I thought you
had forgotten me. 13 there auythlng
you wnnt carried out to tho cab?"
"I'm afraid 1 did forget you," said
tho doctor. "Tho fact Is, I havo seen
reason to change my mind about ro
mo lag tho patient. You need not wait
any longer. Hero is a shilling for tho
tlmo you havo lost.
"Not quite a case for tho Union In
flrmaiy," ho said to himself after tho
cab had departed. "I must get a nurso
for him and order eomo proper food.
Ho will bo able to pay for them," ho
added with a laugh. "And now I think
of It, I had better take chargo of his
monoy myself."
So saying, ho returned tho Jewels to
their respcrtlvo pouches, fastened them
oeeurely, nnd ngaln locking tho door,
took off his coat nnd waistcoat and
buckled the heavy belt around I1I3 own
waist. Its weight surprised him, but
when ho had ndjwtfcd it in its placo
and rearranged his clothes over it, ho
was astonished to find how easily It
fitted and how llttlo external evldcnco
thcro waa of Its presence. Then ho
kneeled down besido his patient nnd
examined him minutely. Tho man lay
in a dcath-llkc stupor, with eyes half
open, and tho doctor, talslng the lids
successively with his thumb, noted
with keen professional glauco that tho
pupils wero contracted to less than half
tholr natural olze. "Good hcavcnB!"
was his first thought; "can I have
given him an overdose?"
Tho next ten minutes wero spent in
efforts to awako and arouse tho alcop-
ing man. IIo shouted in his cars,
dipped tho corner of his handkerchief
In water and clapped his faco, ralaed
him to his feet only to find his logo
collnpso helplessly under him. Then
he put hla band to the hip-pocket in
which ho enrried his hypodermic caso.
Tho bulky pouches of tho belt deluycd
him for a moment, but It wns enough to
change, tho current of I1I3 thoughts.
Tho thought of tho wealth now within
his grnsp rushed over him liko an Ir
resistible flood, sweeping everything
beforo It. "Don't bo a Quixotic fool,
IUchard Falconer! You hnvo dono all
you can for him; let him go now, and
take tho good that has fallon Into your
hands. Hero la what will pay all your
debts, solve all your difficulties, launch
you on a now and full career, brighten
your wlfo's lot, and glvo your boy a
proper chanco in tho world. Think
how much moro good it will do in your
hands than in thoso of this usclcsn
miser. Now you will havo 3omo chanco
of pursuing your scientific studies to
ndvantago and doing some servfeo to
humanity In your day. Just leave tho
caso to nature. Go back to your houso,
mako your evening visit In duo course,
find him dead, and cortlfy tho real
cause malarial fever. And If thcro bo
an Inquest, thcro aro tho contracted
liver and enlarged spleen ready to your
hand ns a sufficient explanation, and,
what Is bettor, n perfectly true one."
He strode up and down the room in
a fever of excitement, his lips mutter
ing, his head whirling. How It ended
he could never clearly recollect; ho hnd
a confused rcmombranco of rushing
from tho house, of passing through tho
streets, oven of stopping to epeak with
somo acquaintances. Ho found after
wards that he had made more than ono
parish visit, through which habit and
tho automatic forco of perfect training
had carried him without any blundor.
After a tlmo ho seemed to himself to
wako ns if from a dream. His wlfo'u
voice, sounding nt flrat as if coming
from a groat diBtanco, recalled him to
himself. "Richard, Richard, what !b
tho matter? What has happened to
you?" IIo was seated in his own chair
in his consulting-room, hta wife kneel
ing on tho floor holding his hands.
"Oh, you aro ill, you ato nothing at
breakfast this morning I saw you,
though you thought I didn't notice.
Oh, Richard, you musn't go on llko
thnt; if you wero to break down what
would becomo of us? Sit stilt now, till
I seo If thoro bo any wino left in tho
decanter, and then you must havo
something to cat."
"Stop, Mary,)' said ho, aa she- rose to
leavo the room. "I am betteV now. It
must havo been one of my old me
grims, for I havo no rocolloctlon or
coming In. Tho fact is, I havo only ro
turned from oeelng a rather curious
case, and tho poor follow appeared to
bo In desperate mlsory and wnnt Ho
le In an empty house by himself, has
neither chair nor bed., nor apparently
a scrap of food to cat. And I can't In
duce him to go to tho Infirmary. He la
a discharged soldier, and appears to
huo been n gentlemnn onco, and ho
seems to bo aa proud as I.uclfor."
(To be Continued.)
TITLES CHEAP FOR GASH.
If You Viiint to Uo a 1'rlnoe lluy Hit
Honor In Itulr.
Throughout Kitropo Italian titles ol
nobility do not enjoy a very high rcp
utntlon; so much so that, as a general
rule, a mure Atisttnllan bnion is mor
highly considered than un Italian map
quls, Bays tho London Mall. Ono ex
planation of this fuct Is that many W
theso Itnllan nobles with hlgh-souud-ing
handles to their names aro not In
a very envinblo ilnauclal situation
Mnny astounding Instances may b
cited of Italian dukes and counts who
occupy tho strangest positions abroad.
Somo aro coachmen, others hotel por
ters, ono Is nn Interpreter In n railway
station, (mother Is butler In tho family
of nn American millionaire. In New
York thero is a well known Italian
count who has run an clovntor for
several years past. In southern Italy,
wJicro poverty is greater tiiun in othci
portions of tho pcnlii3uln, tho grcal
noblo families aro compelled to resort
to tho most extraordinary Htratcgcmi
to siivo appearances. In Naples pool
families have adopted a systciri of mu
tunl cnrrlagcs and horses, which it
somewhat curious. Flvo or six families
ugrco to pay tho expenses of a luxu
rious establishment, generally a four-In-hand,
with coachman and footman.
Tho carrlago door, with tho various
coats of arms of tho different families,
is alono changed, according to tho fam
ily which uses tho carriage. On great
occasions theso families draw lots to
seo which shall use tho carringo and
horses. But a strange fact is that
now, when so many noblo families
hnvn linrnrnn linnnvnrlalin1 Mm Imllnn I
government is about to incroaso tho
prlco of titles. In futuro tho man
who wishes to boar a prlnco's crown
must pay JS.000 to tho government:
to becomo a duko ?G,000 Is sulllclcnt;
for ?5,000 one may bo a mnrquls, and
for ?4,000 a count; f 2,400 is sufficient ,
10 uccomo a unron, nnu 51,000 for tho
simple prefix "dr." These figures ap
ply only to tho titles conferred by tho
king. Besides theso royal titles aro
tho dignities conferred by tho pope,
with which several American mer
nhnntn nnd lninlnpRn tnnn hnvn tmnn
honored. Theso papal titles aro some-!
what cheaper than thoso conferred by
tho icing. At tho Vatican a brand
now count mny bo created for 92,100,
and a marquis for $3,000. American
amateurs should tako note of thl3 fact.
It Is hardly necessary to add that tho
proud old Italian aristocrats look down
with tho greatest contempt on theso
parvenu noblemen, whether created by
tho king or tho pope. Theso proud
Italian arlstocarta of ancient llnengo,
such as the Colonnn, tho Borghcsc, tho
Orslni of Rome, tho Strozzl of Flor
ence, nnd tho vlacomto of Milan, con
sider themselves vastly superior to tho
most ancient nobles of Franco and
Great Britain nnd the equals of most
royal families. Somo of tho old Roman
nobles even claim direct descent from
tho days of ancient Romo.
GERMANY AND THE EAST.
llcr I the Most Powerful Iuflumico at
Comtuutlnojilc
Tho notion of Germany possessing
tho cradlo of human civilization in As
syria, as well as tho holy places of
Christianity, might easily attract a loss
enthusiastic mind than that of tho em
peror, sayo tho Spectator. To mako
matters easier, Germany has bocomo
tho patron and almost tho protector of
tho sultan. No influence Is so power
ful nt Constnntjnoplo as that of Ger
many. Sho can obtain concessions
which aro refused to overy other power.
Her officers drill the Turkish troopa,
her manufacturers supply tho Turks
with cannon, rifles and ammunition,
and Ina number of ways tho sultan has
como to bo dependent upon his brothor
autocrat. Originally, no doubt, tho sul
tan leaned upon Germany because Ger
many seemed tho ono great power
which wanted nothing from Turkey
which it would weaken tho independ
ence nnd Intogrlty of Turkey to give.
We can hardly supppao that this la still
tho vlcw'entertalned at the Porto, but
Turkey Is now too much beholdon to
Gennnny to bo ablo to withdraw. Sho
cannot shako off her formerly disinter
ested nnd yet helpful friend, even
though It now seems probable that this
friend will ultimately follow tho ex
amplo of tho others, and will want to
"concentrate, and so strengthen," tho
power of Turkey by slicing off a few
outlying provinces. But in all prob
ability tho emperor's dream doea not
really stop at ellclng off provinces. Tho
world has been hc3ltating long and
wcnrlly as to who is to havo Constan
tinople, and thcro seems no possibility
of agreement among tho rival claim
ants. Under such circumstances, what
could bo moro natural than .that it
should ultimately fall to Germany?
That, however, is a ploco of German
"Idealism" which can bo kept in tho
background for tho present.
Satiated.
Mrs. BIzler "Charles, I don't think
wo will go to Starfish Beach, after all.
I hear that Mrs. Dlbblo is going to be
there." Mr. BIzler "What of that?
Thero'll bo room enough for both of
you." Mrs. BIzlor "Charles BIzler,
I met that woman at the beach three
summers, and I am not going to be
brought In contact with that tambour,
workrief hers again. I'm tired and siett
ot tho sight of it." Doston Trail'
TWICE WOUNDED.
It was during tho summoV of 1835
that I resided for n tlmo in the City of
Mexico, nnd at this porlod occurred thu
Incident which, with regard to myself,
camo near terminating fatally.
A day or two after my nuival In
Mexico I strolled out ono evening nnd,
half unconsciously; took my way to-
wnwl one of those cool, shady walks
occasionally to l.o met with on ilm out
skirts of the city.
As I paced slowly ou toward a part
of tho walk where tlu trees grew
closer, forming a llttlo grove, I pudileu
ly bcearuo conrcioua of tho presence of
two persona a fow sitep3 In advance of
me.
Tho persons I had Just discovered
wero a gentleman and a lady. On ob
serving tills fact I wns relieved of 11
momentary fear of being set upon by
desperadoes; I presently found my
couplo to bo a pair of lovew, enjoying
a stolen Interview In tint little grove,
which I hnd nearly reached, but check
ed myself In tlmo to pi event discovery
Just then, though I did not long avert
It.
The first wonU I heard wero spoken
by tho gentleman.
"Fly with mo tonight, dearest, I en
treat; glvo 1110 tho right to protect you
from tho wiles of Don Pedro. Only ns
my wlfo can I fcavo you ft out tho per
secutions of hi in nnd his cowardly
son."
"I know It, dear Manuel," replied the
mnlden, whose soft, sweet volco qulv
erud ns If In deadly terror, "it wan
only this morning I overboard a con
versation which fully apprised mo of
tho great power placed In tho hands of
my uncle and guardian, Don Pedro do
fJaltillo, a power over mo which now
ho proposes to shnro with hli: treacher
ous son, Garcia."
"How?" abruptly inquired tho cav
alier.
"Dearcnt Manuel, my guardian has
tried every means short of pcrnonnl
violence to Inveigle mo Into a marrlago
with Gurcla. I havo heard them plot
ting to secure mo nt night and carry
mo to a deserted ranch at a distance
from tho city nnd there, by tho help of
a vicious priest, units me to Garcia.
"If I marry without Don Pedro's con
Bent my estates revert to him. I suc
ceeded in escaping tonight, nnd came
hero knowing I should meet you, who
would reacuo mo from my peril, but you
will tako to your heart u doworlcc3
bride, dear Manual."
"Fear not, Isabello," said her lovor.
"Thero is but ono courso to tako como
with mo to my kind old tutor priest.
Our mnrrlago shall bo pet formed at
once, nnd then Don Pedro and Garcia
cannot molest you unless thoy pass
over my llfolcsa body."
"Hist!" whispered tho lady, as In my
blundering I broko a dry twig, causing
a slight rustic among tho shrubbery.
Tho next moment I felt myself grasp
ed tightly by tho throat, whllo a sharp,
stinging sensation told mo that I had
been stubbed. I made an ineffectual
AN INEFFECTUAL STRUGQLE.
struggle, but soon cank Into uncon-
scloiiancss.
When I awoko to consciousness I was
lying In a bed in a luxuriously furnish
ed apartment, whllo besido mo sat a
venerable old man in tho garb of a
priest.
"Where am I?" was my first ques
tion, ns I motioned feebly toward a
pitcher of water on the otand v.sar by.
Ho pressed a goblet brimming with
tho puro, icy liquid to my lips.
Tho old man's faco Inspired me with
confidence, and I told him tho wholo
story.
Ho started and looked mo keenly
as I mentioned tho names of the lovers
and Donna Ieabollo's unworthy guar
dian. "And now, holy father, tell mo whero
I am," I asked again, as I finished my
story.
Tho old priest looked at mo steadllv
a few minutes and then asked:
"Canst thou kcon a secret, mv nnn?
One of Importanco to theso young lov
ers? Tnou art now n the housn of
Don Manuel do Monza. who, In his
rashness, nearly slow thoo ns an emis
sary of Don Pedro de Snltlllo. Donna
Isabello entreated that somo ono should
look after tho body as soon as possible,
for sho dreaded lest It should b illn-
covered in tho grovo and hor flight bo
como known beforo she could mako
good her csenpe.
"I committed thee to tho caro of
Donna Julia, my dear Manuel's only
sister. Since tlwu hast acquitted thy
self of all complicity with Don Pedro
thy treatment shall bo that of an hon
orsd guest."
Tho priest told mo of tho union nnd
flight of tho lovers, Imploring mo to
koep secret my ndventuro in tho walk
and grove, ns my etory might afford tho
means wherewith to trace out tholr
hiding-place.
Lato In tho day I sank into a pro
found slumber, which lasted until tho
noxt morning. Father Ignatiua soon
camo to me, nnd, after bathing and
dressing my wound ho was nn expert
urgoon ho told me that Doaaa Julia
8mW
J would call on mo to npologlzo for hor
! Iiriltllf't 'a mlalntn mnl ti ubiia.IiiIh If
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I was carefully utinicd,
Donna Julia soon entered, nceompan
Ifd by hor duenim. 1 htartcd with sur
prise and delight an a beautiful girl of
about 17 cntcifd the room and greeted
mo an "tfenor Amorlrano" In the ofl
enl nnd sweetest of tonru.
Donna Julia rondo many npoloRlc?
for tho brother's almost futnl mistake.
Don Manuel do Monza had fled to liU
l mh with Isabello. who dared not re
main with Julia lest bIio should ltt
kidnapped by Don Pedro during her
huuband'd absence. Don Manuel was
collecting a BUUIcIcnt number of scrv
anls to resist any uttack on tho part
of Don Pedro.
On discovering Isabello'H flight Don
Pedro started In pursuit. But not
having forco enough he hired a number
of Indians, who muidercd him for ro
fuslng to pay a sum of money thoy ro
qulrod beforo Joining tho expedition.
On hearing of tho death or his father,
cowardly Garcia lied, dreading DaMon
ra'rt anjter; and when Itmlinlti) returned
sho found herself tu possession of hor
fortune, an by Don Pcdio'n death It re
erted io her.
Long beforo my wound was healed
Don Manuel und his bride returned to
Mexico, and I soon boeamo Intlmnlo
with tho cavalier whoso first meeting
"ended so unplearantly. Our congenial
tames tuado us tho best of frlontln, and
now wo uro like brothers.
Another lio has drawn un together.
By tho tlmo my llrnt wound wns healed
I had recolved n more dangerous ono
from Donna Julia. Hut when Informed
of my lovo for hor nbo undertook to
heal tho wound by marrying me. New
York Dally Nowh.
A WISE OLD SQUIRE.
A raro old book which would delight
tho heart of every boy who has In
him tho making f a manly man Is thu
"Llfo of Thomas Aiisheton Smith,"
who for n half century was tho llrst
hunter In England, nnd of whom Na
poleon Is ropoi ted to hnvo said, "That
gruud cbanxour can control horses as
I do men.
This modern Nimrod was tho nwnor
of great estates. Tho beat horsea and
dogs In England wero In his vast
stables aud kennels, nnd ho boasted
that ovory ono of them was his frlond.
It lu said thnt when a now purchase
of houuda arrived ho would go among
thorn, giving to each a mouthful of
food, whllo ho Htrakcd Its head und
looked steadily and kindly Into Its
eyes.
"Now I know them nnd thoy know
mo," ho would say, and ever after tho
dogs would como bounding to moot
him. In tho morning tho pucks would
rush from tho kennels to tho park
gates and wnlt, panting with cngcrnoss
for him to como out.
"No horso," ho used to say, "over
told mo a Ho. A horso Is n born gentle
man." Another of his maxims was,
"Tho man who Is n frlond of homes
should bo clean, houorablo nnd fit to
bo a companion of Indies." Ho sternly
discountenanced drink, gambling, nnd
all vices common among men ot his
class and time. No horso which ho
owned was ever allowed to work on
Sunduy. God had put this dumb bro
ther in his care, with a command,
nnd ho obeyed It. "A dog," ho often
said, "never trusts n man who has
tricked him once. I could not meet
his oyca If I had lied to him." The
good old Bqulrc has long boon dead, but
we can learn from him even now how
to win respect from companions who
can speak and from thoso who are
dumb.
Klnnillkort) Turn Ycllmr.
A letter has been received from Will
lam' Henderson of Denver, who went to
Dawson City early In tho rush. Tho
letter Is under dato of July 9. Tho
writer states thnt ho has been mining
on Dominion creek, whero ho has a
very promising claim, and had como to
Dawson for his supplies. At Dawoon
Mr. HonderEon met Frank HnUK. an
other Denvorlto, who had Just got In
after being "snowed ifp" for nearly a
year. Ho aUo met Stanley Peaco of
this city nnd others. All tho business
In tho way of transportation in that
part of tho Klondlko Is dono by dogo,
and Mr. Hcndoraon states that they aro
considered very valuable. Ho wit
nessed a sale of two for $1,000, but
fared better himself, getting threo for
?100 apleco. "Thcro aro moro dogs in
Dawflon," ho writes, "for tho slzo of
tho placo than In any city in tho world.
"This Is a hnrd community," he says,
"for health. Hundreds of pcoplo scom
nil broken down. By looking nt a man
you can toll whether he lias been hero
long or not, Thoao who have been turn
yollow."
Mr. Henderson expects to return to
Denver next Bummer. Denver Times.
MiMt T.oto Men.
Every rolatlon to mankind, of hnto
or scorn or neglect, Is full of vexation
und torment. Thero Is nothing to do
with men but to lovo them; to contem
plate their virtues with admiration,
their faults with pity and forgiveness.
Task all tho Ingenuity of your mind
to devlso somo othor thing, but you
can never find It. To hate your adver
sary will not help you; to kill him
will not holp you; nothing within tho
compass of tho universe caff holp you
but to lovo him. But let that love
flow out upon all around you, and
what could harm you? How many a
knot of mystery and misunderstanding
would bo united by ono word spoken
in ulmplo and confiding truth ot heart!
How many a colltary placo would bo
made glad if leve wero thero, and how
many a dark dwolling would bo filled
with light!
QET WORK POn NOTHINO,
(Merer !iutrjrl Mu.lo with Acentt by
Hook I'utitUtirr
A correspondent of Uio Journal
wrlie.i to cpoo the fraud contained
In many liatterlm; offers mndo by book
publishers to prospoetlvo agents, and
as a great many pooplo uto constantly
being made tho victims of thrso con
tracts, the opposition of the fraud li
certainly timely. Ppenklujf of tho
methods employed by book manufac
turers to secure agents, and get agency
work done, ho sne: "Thoy HCnd out
ndroltly mislead tug am! gro'nly dccolt
ful contracts to thun who are Induced
to open correspondence with thorn by
tho ilattorlng advertisements publish
ed. These advertisements promlau
largo salaries, and In that way entlco
many honest employment Hookers. Tlia
contracts sent out would appear, to
any 0110 but a hivtynr, to promlso lu
crative positions. Tho conditions aro
that tho applicant work a month soil
ing what books ho can, mnkes doltvory,
retains commission, and jiayB for tho
books. Ho Is thon to tako tho field at
a Htlpulnted salary ns general agent,
and tho shortage In salnry of tho
month served Is to bo nllowcd. Tho
salary promised Is from ?7C to ?11!G
per month." Whllo ho Is doing his in
Itlntory work ho may wrlto hlmsolf
blind to get somo Information concern
ing his general aguncy work. This 1
kopt back until tho month's work In
finished. Then ho receives a leltor
promising him from ?7li to fSO por
mouth, ami tho last four months of
tho first year $100 per month, salary
nnd expenses to bo paid out of tho
money secured by selling outllts to
ngents. The contract sent by a pub
lishing firm requires tho outfits to
bo sold nt J3.75 each. Hero tho schemo
culminates. Though nn agont had tho
tonguo of nn nngol ho could novor
ninko his expenses soiling outfits at
that price. Many book flrius coll thoso
rnmo outfits nt from 25 to 75 cents. Tim
contract, It appears, Is a very careful
ly worded ono. Virtually It binds tho
ngont to work for tho Arm at a rcrtalo
figure, but does not bind the firm to
hire hlni nt that flguro. Tho correspon
dent further snys: "The result of this
Bchomo Is that tho book manufacturer
gets work out of mnny persons, Bomo
ot whom leavo good positions to ac
copt tho enticing offer. A lady gavo
up her school last year to accept ono
of theao offers, nnd when sho found
sho had been deceived camo to Lincoln
to consult her attorney. Tho attornoy
nt onco Informed her that, whllo nluo
out of ten poisons outsldo tho law
profession would think her contract
binding tho firm to $75 per month, yot
Ub construction wns so ndrolt as to
bind tho firm to nothing. Another
ludy thus deceived went from Lincoln
to Chicago, lu tho hnpo of gottlug her
wrongs rlghtod. .Thoro aro many oth
er persons In th0 city who havo lost
valuablo time In trying to got ono of
theso positions. Tho secretary ot ono
of theso book concerns lu a recent let
ter to mo pays: 'You hud better placo
tho contract In tho hnnds of eomo Intel
ligent porson who can explain it.' Now
I wish to pass thlB advlco on to tho
general public nnd advlso that when
a contrnct Is received from a book firm
ofTcrlng an agency that It would bo
well to plnco it In tho hands of nn at
tornoy to seo whothor It Is good or not.
Do this before you sign It." Nobraska
Journal,
Tho SpunUh rinff.
Fit emblem of thu Spanish hordes,
wIiobo plight
Is duo to each valu-glorlous follow
Who shouts of battles won, but In tho
fight
Shows, ljlto his flag, a streak of yel
low. ,
'
Judge.
Ill Sentlmcnti.
Llttlo WHIlo Pa, what Is thst say
ing nbout ItH being "hotter to havs
loved and lo3t " Mr. Honpeck (feel
ingly) It Is hotter to havo loved nnd
Io3t than never to havo lost at all.-.
Judge.
LITERARY NOTES.
Haldano McFall (Mme. Sarah
Crand's stepson) has sorved In n zou
avo regiment, and tho horoof his forth
coming novel ot Wost Indian lifo la a
zouavo. Tho chlof characters in tho
story are negroes.
Mr. Andrew Lang lias recently un
dertaken to wrlto a monograph on
Princo Charlio, tho "young protonder,"
for Goupll &. Co.'b Ecrlos of illustrated
historical biographies. IIo 18 also on
gnged upon a history of Scotland, par
ticulars of which aro promised during
tho coming book season.
Tho Literary World says that Count
Leo Tolstoi will bo 70 years old Aug.
28, Russian stylo, nnd though ho haa
requested not to bo "mada a noto or,"
his friends and admirers do not pro
poso to let tho day go by unobserved.
What como of them do nronoso Is a
collection of original articles by writ
ers of all countrlos treating exclusively
of him nnd his works.
Dr. Smiles tells us that his woll
known book, "Self-Help," was so con
temptuously refused by tho first pub
lisher to whom bo offered it thatko put
It away in I1I3 deck for years. Ho
brought it out again after ho bad mada
a reputation by another book, and
nbout 250,000 copies have been sold in
Great Britain alono, whllo it has been
translated Into soventecu languages.
Rudyard Kipling's now book, which,
is to bo ontltlcd "Tho Day's Work,"
will bo published In tho autumn. The
book is tho product of tho last threo
or four years and contains practically
nil tho vigorous work that Mr. Kip
ling has put into his short stories dur
ing that tlmo. Somo ot the contests
will bo: "Tho Shin That Found H-
solf,'' "Bread upon thetVatRrs.'
Tk
uovll, and tho Deep
"Tho Maltese Cat." ;
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