The Chicago university hnd a total
onrollmcnt last year of 2,959 atiulonta
and its onrollmcnt for the regular
school ycnr of nine months was 1,942.
Its faculty numbers 235 members.
These figures reflect n prodlcious
growth. It wes only seven years ago
that the Institution was started.
It Is not generally known that Cap-
.tain Slgshee , late of the Maine , Is the
Inventor of a deep-sea sounding ma
chine , for which ho got medals from
Prussia and England , He also Invented -
' vented an Ingenious parallel ruler for
mechanical drawing.
B. & O. RECEIVERSHIP ENDED.
New Odlccrs Hiivo Tit him Clmrgn of the
Koiul.
Baltimore , July 1. The receivership
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
terminated at 12 o'clock last night and
the property was turned over to the
stockholders without celebration or
formal ceremony. John K. Cowen
and Oscar O. Murray were appointed
receivers of the company on February
20th , 189G , by the United States court
for the District of Maryland. Being
familiar with the needs of the property
the receivers decided that the only
wise course to pursue was to practi
cally rebuild and re-equip the railroad.
The physical condition was bad , Its
equipment antiquated and Inadequate
to handle business and Its Insulllclcncy
was such as to seriously Injure the
revenues. The receivers' plans were
discussed by the security holders and
as a largo majority agreed to the pro
vision of enough funds to place the
road In a condition to handle Its traf
fic , they obtained permission of the
court to Issue certificates for the pur
chase , by means of equipment trusts
and receivers' certificates , of new cars
and locomotive1 * and to Improve the
physical condition of the property.
The plan also provided for the payment
In full of all receivers' indebtedness ,
the entire floating debt of the com
pany , represented by promissory notes
and negotiable obligations and of all
car trust obligations , enabling the com
pany to begin the fiscal year of 1899-
1900 with all Its obligations paid. For
the reason that reorganization was
possible without a foreclosure , the orig
inal charter of the company remains in
force , and the next annual meeting of
the stockholders will be the 73d. The
new stock of the company Is held by in
terests which cannot fall to be of great
help to the property and much now
capital has been Invested In the se
curities , and there is a sufficiency of
money for still further Improvements ,
which are In progress , with a view to
still further reducing the cost of trans
portation.
Melbourne , now the seventh city of
the British empire , consisted at the
time of Queen Victoria's accession ot
thirteen huts.
Ittrs.Vlnslow's BootlilnR Byrnp.
For children tcothlnR , Boftoru the Rims , reduces Iir
llawinatlou , allays jiuln , cures wind colic. 2Joauottla
Only time shall show us whither
each traveler Is bound.
Coe'x CougU ItiilHtim
IB the oldoet ami 1ic t. IfwJH break up colilquicker
than anything clsu. It U always reliable. Try It.
Never lean with the back upon any
thing that is cold.
Hull's Cuturrli Cure
Is a constitutlounl euro. Price. 7Cc.
Four agents of the Nashville , Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroad meas
ure in height respectively G feet 3
inches , G feet 8 inches , G feet 1 % inch ,
and G feet 3Vfc Inches , and their ag
gregate weight Is 1,018 pounds. They
have been photographed together , and
would like to hear from any other
railroad that can furnish a group of
four their equals In feet and pounds.
Are your nerves weak ?
Can't you sleep well ? Pain
in your back ? Lack energy ?
Appetite poor ? Digestion
bad ? Boils or pimples ?
These arc sure signs of
poisoning.
From what poisons ?
From poisons that are nl-
ways found in constipated
bowels.
If the contents of the
bowels are not removed from
the body each day , as nature
Intended , these poisonous
substances are sure to be
absorbed into the blood , al
ways causing suffering and
frequently causing severe
disease.
There is a common sense
cure.
They daily insure an easy
and natural movement of
the bowels. '
You will find that the use of
SAger'j
with the pills will hasten
recovery. It cleanses the
blood from nil Impurities and
is a great tonic to the nerves.
Wrlto tha Doctor.
Our Medical Department hai one
of th moil ralnent jihyilclani In
the United Buui. Toll the doctor
tutt how you are jufTerlnp. lee
will rc lre the b at medical ad rice
* Uho.tc..t.
CHAPTER X. Continued.
"Have you a sister ? I didn't know.
NVhat Is her name ? "
"Mary. I should like you to know
her. "
" And who Is Miss Lllbourne ? Does
she live with you ? "
s'She Is an orphan ; my father and
mother adopted her , " said Bernard , his
eyes fixed upon the sketch.
"Is she pretty ? " asked Mildred In
her slow , direct way.
"Yes very. "
"And she won't sit still when you
ask her ? How very unkind ! "
"Oh , she was always very busy , you
know ! " said Bernard In some confu
sion , " 'lae girls had always plenty to
do , but , thanks to old Miss Selwyu ,
that's over now. "
The sketch finished , ho showed It to
Lady Mildred , who was evidently
much struck.
"How clever you are to do so much
with so few touches ! I should like to
show It to my father. Will you , Mr.
Stelllng Selwyn , I mean bo so kind
as to give It to me ? "
"I had meant to keep It , " ho said
hesitatingly , "as a remembrance of
ono of those golden days which don't
come twice , but I'll make a bargain
with you , Lady Mildred. "
"A bargain ? "
"You shall have this sketch If you
will give mo your photograph. I have
one photograph of you. "
"Indeed ! "
"Yes , but It was taken a long time
back. You gave It to mo at Oxford.
It doesn't do you justice now. May I
have anoth'er ? "
"Well , I think that It would be only
fair , " she assented. "A photo of mo Is ,
after all , a poor return for Ihls clover
little sketch. "
"Lady Mildred ! "
"Nay ; I mean to pay a compliment-
not to fish for one , I assure you. "
He leaned against the tree thought
fully for a minute or two , and there
was a brief silence.
"It Is growing cooler , " ho said at
last. "Como down to the water and
I will row you about. "
"It will remind mo of Commemora
tion ! " she said morrlly , as ho helped
her out of the hammock.
"Your brother tells mo that Mr.
Martineau , of the firm of Leroy &
Martlneau , is your cousin , Lady Mll-
In the art of dress from Lady Mildred.
He wished so even more when her
ladyship walked Into the drawing-
room some time later , her clear-cut
face and pliant figure set off by ame
thyst-colored plush , which caught the
light on all Its rippling folds.
She was conscious , as she entered ,
that she was looking at that moment
aa beautiful as It was In her power to
look , but nothing In her perfect man
ners betrayed the thought. She
crossed the room slowly , purposely
stopping on the way to replace some
flowers which had fallen from a vase.
As she turned again , her glance fell
upon a gentleman who stood on the
whlto fur hearthrug , talking to her
father. A sudden change passed over
the face which before had been only
bountiful. No other man over carried
himself with such careless grace as
this man. As ho stood , only the back
of his head visible , she know that It
was Valdano ; her breath camp more
quickly , her heart beat faster at the
thought. She stood perfectly still , her
eyes fixed upon him. Then ho turned
slowly round , saw her , and at once
came forward. She moved not an
Inch , but remained whore she was , the
brilliantly lighted room bringing out
every point of her beauty.
Their hands met , and in that mo
ment she knew that ho was changed.
Ho looked 111 and worn , but In her
eyes a thousandfold more lovable. Ills
greeting was cordial , but It lacked the
delightful tone of mutual understand
ing. Almost In terror she scanned his
face for the wherefortf , but found It
not.
not."I
"I did not know that you had come , "
she said.
"I arrived two or three hours ago.
They told mo you were somewhere In
the grounds , so I wont to look for
you as far as the lake-side. Then I
came back ; you were being well en
tertained and did not want me. "
Lady Mildred's ebbing spirits came
rushing back In swift flow. She
thought she had a key now to his cold
greeting and worn appearance. It was
love of her , she thought , which was
tolling upon him ; she had accom
plished her object , she had made Val-
dane jealous.
CHAPTER XI.
Bernard Selwyn had persuaded the
'OF COURSE YOU MAY HAVE SOME. "
dred , " he remarked , as they walked to
gether through the park to the water.
"Yes , he Is , " she answered , without
raising her head.
"It is strange. Ho has the man
agement of some business for Miss Lll
bourne. "
"
"Indeed ! Did she go to him by
chance ? "
"Quito by chance. She says he Is
very kind and painstaking.I shall be
glad to meet him. "
"I can't fancy Valdane a solicitor , "
she said , laughing. "He Is so essen
tially a society man. "
Bernard saw that he had started an
unwelcome topic. Ho adroitly changed
the subject.
The water was the great feature of
the Clarlsdale estate. It was a beau
tiful Irregular-shaped lake , with a
small Island In the middle , much used
for picnics. Bernard thought there
might bo many worse ways of spend
ing a summer afternoon than sculling
Idly In the shade of the great trees , on
the glassy surface of the water , with
Lady Mildred's proud , sweet face before -
fore him , shaded by her wide-brimmed
hat.
hat.A
A long silence fell upon both during
the latter part of that row , and as they
walked slowly homo together under a
saffron-colored evening sky they hard
ly spoke at all. Lady Mildred was
thinking that her companion , with
twenty thousand a year to back him ,
was more than endurable. Bernard
was wishing that Marguerite could
Have the advantage of a few lessons
doctor and his family to go to the sea
side. It was a treat which they had
never before enjoyed , and great was
their delight at the prospect. The
doctor , to whom a holiday had hitherto
meant no more than the space of tlmo
between Friday and Tuesday , now
procured another doctor to do his work
for him and prepared for a couple ol
months' relaxation. They were very
happy. Bernard , they all agreed , had
behaved remarkably well ; he had
shown such thought and consideration.
He was not at all unduly elated at his
prosperity , and had done just the right
thing In making no radical change un
til the will was proved and the tedious
law business completed.
But when the cottage at Bourne
mouth had been taken , the trains
looked out , and the day of departure
fixed , Marguerite electrified them all
by gently refusing to go.
"I have no right to a farthing of
Bernard's money , " she said , "and I
should not feel happy , thank you. "
"But , but. my dear , " spluttered the
good doctor , "that's false delicacy , you
know that's straining a point ! You
surely may accept favors from the man
you are engaged to. "
"Bernard and I arc not erlgaged , '
she returned with quiet persistence ;
then , after a short pause , "nor ever
shall bo , " she added.
"We shall see what Bernard will sa >
to that , " said Mary. "He Is'the onlj
person that can manage you , Mar
guerite. "
Marguerite smiled
"Wo won't discuss It , " she said
steadily. "Only I am not going to
Bournemouth. "
Thorn was no shaking her decision.
Her will was Indomitable , anil uncon
sciously she Influenced all. With
quiet tact she persuaded them all to
start without her. and lived on by
iierself In the dull , close London
house , looking eagerly each day for a
possible answer to the advertisement
which Bernard had Inserted In the
West of England newspapers.
Had Valdano Martlneau known of
that advertisement It would have oc
casioned him some uneasiness. A
rather strange thing had occurred on
the morning the day after ho paid his
visit to the Stclllngs' house. A box
of exquisite , cut , hot-house ( lowers had
arrived for Miss Lllbourno. No mes
sage or card accompanied them , and
Marguerite was thoroughly mystified.
Mary thought that Bernard had sent
them , but , on being written to on the
subject , ho was obliged to disclaim
any knowledge of them. Each day ar
rived a fresh selection of ohotco and
delicate blossoms ; they were brought
by a man from a floral depot , who
knew nothing of the person who had
ordered them or anything about It.
Marguerite loved flowers and , left
alone In her glory , she grow to hall the
dally arrival of the fragrant treasures.
Ono day , soon after she was loft
alone , Mr. Martlneau called. His os
tensible reason was to say that ho was
going to Clarlsdale the next day , and
ho asked whether there was anything
ho could do for her before ho loft.
She thought It was very kind of him
to take so much trouble , and thanked
him warmly. Ho stayed a long time' ,
and she gave him tea In the drawing-
room , which was almost full of these
lovely flowers. He bent to Hinoll ono
of a bunch of tea-rosobuds , and re
marked that they were very flno for
London. Hereupon she Innocently re
vealed the fact that she did not know
who had sent them.
"But It Is some ono who Is very
kind , " she said "somo ono who knows
what flowers are to Londoners. Each
morning I am always afraid It will bo
the last time. I think I shall cry when
they leave off coming. "
"Tho sender would feel more than
repaid If he or'she could but see how
the gift Is appreciated , " returned Vnl-
dane gravely.
' 'You are fond of flowers , too , " said
Marguerite. "I know you were by the
way you noticed these when you came
In. Won't you have a rosebud ? I
have so many , and I don't want to bo
selfish , you know. "
"Will you really give mo one of your
flowers ? "
"Of course any you chooso. "
"If I might chooae , I would ask for
ono of those. " Ho pointed to a vase
full of marguerites.
"Those they have no scent. "
"They are my favorite flowers. "
"Of course you may have somo. "
She selected three of the pale starry
flowers , with a piece of maiden-hair ,
and dexterously made up a button-hole
for him.
He took It with a very low and quiet
"Thank you , " and , having no longer
an excuse to linger , rose to take his
leave.
( To be continued. )
A KIND DEED SAVED A LIFE.
That wealth Is not always deaf to
the call of suffering Is shown by the
case of a poor young soldier who was
lately pronounced by the surgeons at
St. John's Hospital In Brooklyn to bo
on the road to recovery. He was Al
bert Duncan of the Second United
States Infantry , who had been linger
ing between life and death for weeks ,
and was only saved , the physicians
say , by the Joy of seeing his father
and mother.
Duncan hnd been sent to the hospl
tal In the late autumn , Buffering from
fever and abscesses. Ho became so
111 that the hospital authorities wrote
to his parents , who live near Ashland.
Ky. , that If they wished to see their
son alive they must come on at once.
The father , a poor farmer , was with
out money to pay his own and his
wife's way to Now York. HP hopet'
to obtain It soon somehow ; but the
days went by , the sick soldier growing
worse , profoundly discouraged as ho
was because he thought ho shouU
never see his father and mother again
A visitor at the hospital , a lady ,
heard of the case , and asked Miss
Helen Gould to Investigate It. Miss
Gould did so promptly , with the resul
that she sent money to the Duncans a
Ashland. They started for Brooklyn
on the first train after receiving It , anc
were quickly admitted to see the son.
The Joy of the sight of them acted
aa a tonic to him , and , much to the
surprise of the doctors , who had given
him up , ho began to Improve. The
mother came dally to see him , and re
mained each day as long as she was
permitted. The son , constantly happy
where ho had been seemingly hopeless
gained steadily.
Through Miss Gould's generosity the
mother remained near the hospital un
til her son was able to travel.
Following Hriiltli Jtulrx.
Housekeeper You don't look ns If
you had washed yourself for a month
Tramp Please , mum , th' doctors say
th' proper time to bathe Is two hours
after a meal , and I haven't had uny
thing you can call a meal In six weeks
Tlt-Ults.
rrr crlptlon ,
Mrs. Oldham Doctor , what shall I
do to prevent these horrid wrinkles
from coming at the corners of iny
eyes ? Doctor Stop getting old , mud
am. Two dollars , pleaue.
China still has the old-fashioned
nystom of private loiter carrying. Let-
or Hhopa nro to bo found In every
own. If hn lias u letter to send , the
1t'lnamnn goes to a latter shop and
largaliiH with the keeper thereof. Ho
> ays two-thirds of the cost , leaving
ho receiver to pay the rest on dc-
Ivcry.
In ton years American llfo Insur-
vnco I'ompanlcs have doubled their
\ssctfl , the amount rising from ? G57-
28.612 In 18S8 to f 1,31-1,901,198 lu 1898.
I'lio Increase linn been decidedly the
greatest since prosperity returned to
the country.
THE HEAVIEST D. Si O. TRAIN.
When the receivers of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad began the nqw famous
rloB of Improvements of the physi
cal condition of the cntlro system ,
Lhnlr object was to Increase both the
train load and the number of revenue
tons per mile and at the m\mo tlmo
rt-duco the cost of transportation.
Much has boon done , and by the low
ering of grades , elimination ot curved ,
laying of now steel ralla and the pur
chase of heavy motive power they have
very materially added to the number of
cars per train. But It was not until
the 17th of March last that a demon
stration woa made of what might bo
expected of the now Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Enough now CO-ton capac
ity sUiol care had boon delivered to
give the operating department a chance
to experiment. Fifty stool cars , each
weighing 34,000 pounds , were loaded
with an average ot 98,000 pounds ot
coal. To thorn was coupled a now
22x28 Inch consolidation locomotive
weighing 108,700 pounds and having
G4 Inch driving wheels. The start was
in a do from Cumberland , Md. , and the
destination was Brunswick , Md. , on
the second division. In his report Gen
eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says
the train was pulled with comparative
casa and that the dim of engines used
will bo able to handle CO cars of fiO
tons capacity each on that division
without trouble. Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 325 units
of 0 % tons each or about 2,200 tons , a
40 per cent Increase over that of llvo
years ago. The 50 car train was com
puted as containing 497 units , or 6,158-
100 pounds gross. The net weight of
coal In the train was 4,758,100 pounds.
It was by far the heaviest train over
handled over the line and demonstrat
ed that heavy power , modern equip
ment with safety appliances , and a
'jood track , mean more revenue tons
per mlle and a decreased cost of trans
portation.
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It Is rbi/ortod / that Alexander Ml
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York. The position carries with It
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Marrlagd must bo unpopular
Hesse , Qormany , whore the diet ol
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