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; A DOCJOR'S MISS ON
or [ MIL Y TllOnNTON
i . , Autho. . of II Rev RUS Hr.I.r.'s Ruc.ft , "
" " " ' . ' , " ETC.
, ; "GLKNltOY , 'rll l"ASlrrON nr. Mo'rrll-H
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f OUAP''IOn XXI.-ContlnuII. ( ,
"Hoctor , " IIOW ( lu'rlt1I 1\1 r. rc ( ' , " \\1l1.t
l urao III lIext to ho IllIr1iufd 7"
" \Vo II1l1l1t go to till' lIortor'H lIflt oU
. ! be premIRe/-1 Udult the krl'l' ' . .r IRltJJJ
f ere-set the kOYH of thn hllll , 111111 lu-
t t-o.tlS'ata UIO ruined I'ltrt , with 1t.'I con-
r . ! 8ole(1 roolll. If wo fillll 1111 nil hl'rl' IIl\ld ,
Ire mlllt at OUI'I puullh ! Ihl' fl\l"t , Cur I
: tnd wldo. ( Rhlluhl 1I1l0 r1'l nl'J tht' lIer-
hmtll , who Irohnhl , ) ' IIrntllI II C > : I r , and
pen the hOIllIO ; unll fronl his own hOllle
.UI'1 the rel11 harMIO : . A II tllI' y ? rs
; . faille buon hnl ! rol lif'fl III his tolld.
The lenllml1rll IICllUir-llcroi In lho Illnn ,
r. d ollelltly welldrd th'ir , WilY 10 the now
ooerlctl hnll. ' .llhe ) ' tIltl lIut tole the
'lit cHtrmcc to lilt' ronllllt ! , hnllIirHd
h1 (1 Rhnrter rOllte , o(1l'l"lul ( : nt thl'
mr ot the hOUlII' , nllll ' ; 0 IlnHlllnl : unlll.t'n
' , t tbo clump of hlleR ! ! , Ill'hhlll which
ru the CJLtrllllCO Ilru\'iollRlj ullrll Ly Dr ,
I' nCen8wlll.
\ , Once III the corrh1nr , tJlY ! hn1ltelled to
.ao end neur the tower RlnlrIIl1d tJlOro
lrido open , Ixllolled 10'it1t' throllh ! NtllI
\ , rted llllnelll nnll IIll1pln11 ! Rhch'clI , III '
. . collcenlrll roolll which fur tWf'flty'
i ; vo Tcnl" : ! 111111 hehl 1I00r Hlr rthur
. 1Jritllner , jllflt liS lhu JOIlMlIII hnd du.
'crlbcll It.
B\'cry link wnll no\\ " perfect ! ' .ch ! ! her ,
ribla tnlo wnll trllc ! If fm'ther CUllfirl1lu-
aton wnll lIuellOfI , It wnll lit hnllll , III the
.hopo . of UIC 0110 nD e written h1 Hogl-
nld to his hrolher , whclI hI' hflll jlvell
llm l'ell ' , ( Ilk nnll Ilnl'er. lit hi-i : oarllclit
request. 'l'hill1010 fell fro III II hook Ihot
nr. r.NJ picked frolll thr lllhll ! , r.nw'cr
) lIl1l1C , ) ' Imuw the writllll : III alice , 1I1i 110
t od of tOil reech'ed IH L I frolll I hc fnlsu
, \ IlrollOt , in rtJInl'loll III 10):111 ) lIIuttert ! .
rIllvllldlsco \ ' rJI1 nil thnt could he
: 10110 thnt duy , the three /elllllHlICII wen .
. ' ) ( ) their way frolll Iho Illnce , IInll lifter
returnin , ; to their hem for thulr m't'lI-
. Ing menls , the ' 1Il111erideil to lIIel't nt Hw
t tl1lnJo IlIn , 11I111 thel'lJ II1nlO kllo\\'n tlw
; ' tOlltcnto of the 1II'stlJriol1s WUlll-t.
't - -
t ' CHAI"I'Bll XXII.
; , . It waa the 1II0rnlll aftrr the cvellt : ' ! rtJ'
"ted III the lallt ehuJIur : hllll tnkell Jllllce ,
i' that mhel sat IIlolle ill 1.1I11y Clllir J.III'
' ! prlVllle uOllllolr , nJlllnrlJlltly ell'
Eood'l with f'OIllU Ilrlty fllllCl work , lIul
, reality morn occuilled wltb her own
bd tboughts thell the lIeetll\Jworle.
Durlu1I11 / ! weeltll she hatI hlJCU 111 t1l\s \
, lnce o\'erylhlll hnll heen dOllo to pro.
Iooto her hnllI11I1e8. " . She Willi evcr treut-
" , . with lIw A'realest killllnl ! I , IInd by
"ady Claire with trIll : l11Teelioll. Shu
lad entered Illto ull her Jlu1I1'11 IIh.ulures ,
rlth ooemlng 1I1I111I\th ) ' willm her HOIlI I
, rlld even 1II0At Cllilt cloWII. How hClluti.
Jnl everythlllg loolwcl to her weary eyes
JI she cust the'lll Crom the wlndowl How
rull the air WIIS of ( rllgrnllCe , Crom fIow-
b nlld hllSh , nnd how IIwrrlly n IItllrllllg
WaR 8hl/lng Crom the brnllchrJl of IIU old
lm tree lIour by ! Bul this IlInoeent glee
awoke no IInll\\'erlll& , echo III her OWII
enrt ; there 1111 wna deAollltion ulld lIor-
w.
w.Bho
Bho Celt ItO lonely In thlll her you 1-
110 mother , ullllt , rulntlvo lIear In whol11
find 1I"IUI1llhy allli love. Yrs , IIho wail
.tterly 1110110 , IIl1d woull1 be lliltil claillled
.J an ullknowil ( llthr.r ; 111111 whull illlI !
I11lght he clleertd hy thl' lo\'u o ( olle tru
. heart , her misfortlliles h:1I1 1I1I1'unLe Its
te8PfJct , 1111I1 1111 Bho ( ' 011111 do wus to
I
nBtnnLly IIl1ttlo wllh Iter own Holf , nlld
. . . .trlvo to OVl.rComo LlIl' ullforluullte nt-
. chl11ellt lIlIIt was wl'aring 1111011 her
, . ( 'alth 01111 " 1lrll. " .
'o dn3' , the 1II0r\J Bhe resoh'ed tu ( or-
this IIInn , the more she R udh11 ovcr' '
tet coldneslI , the 1II0rc C\lIlIlIy Hhe rOllllJlU.
ored hllll , nlld told hCr1ielf It wnB her
.wn wllnt of frallklll'HS IIl1d the SU.'I11 I-
, moW ! clreulIIstllncrs in which he had
\ fouml hur 1laced , thlll hll sbaken his
" tonfdenco ill her IlIlugrlt ) " allll mcrlted
DnJ1 his scorll. But , hulld ( us she hnt !
, . ' ' hoen to EOloll1l1 socrt'.c ) ' , Rho could 1I0t
. Ilincolvo how she could have neted dlf-
rcronLly , nnd she felt COli vinced thnt , III
' ; Dnllr to ue true to thl ! lrust illlllosod up-
1m her , she h:1I1 dOllo no wroll ! : .
. , So deep hnd uuen her revor\o \ thnt she
\ honrd 110 uell , 110 ollenllll : door , no IiOUlld ,
l d not UlltIl the \ \ 'ol'd111'1'1 : ' NU\'urg:1ll : ,
. hope I do 1I0t Inter/'u\lt \ ) 'OU , " ( ell upou
. ; l' eur dllJ ! > he dream Ulat flhe WIlJi nut
! . ( one.
. e BtarUng to her foot , she turned to face
; r. IDlfenstl'ln. She wuuld ha\'o extclld'
! . Ii her hond alld welcollwd him ju'rulI ,
r out his gr l\'O , nhnost Ilcrll lookll dlJt r.rcd
" . per , and n.s Ire olTerl'd no fllrther greet-
. : . tnr : , she merely nli urutl him whe wn
1X/recLly lit lehmre , nlld thl'I wllUellod UII
. ( urge cas ) ' chair for his IIRC.
( Not noLlclng the Intter , huwov r , the
, Coctor tool , II lighter OIlC , nlld phleing It
" OPI1Osito the 0110 she hnll rCSlllUt'I , 1I:1ld. :
, ( , . . be lIat down :
f " 10m glnll to filld you alonlJ , 11.111) '
, Ilnsln08S Is importallt , IInll concerlll ! no
, ono but ouriCl\"es. ' 1'ho footlllau tolll
010 at the door thnt tht ! fall1l1y were nb ,
\lellt , and I woulll fillil ) ' 011 III're. "
" 'l'hey nro absent for the dn" nnd ,
It therefore , I am nt ) 'Our Jef\'lce. : "
1.0 " 'l'ho nature of lilY bUlllllel\S , I fen 1' ,
may starUe ) 'OU , uut I Ccol that I 0111111
bet to ( or go It on that nCl'Ount. 1 shul
i be ohllll'd to n. k ) 'ou Be\'eral qlll'6tUlH !
I , \hat ) 'OU mn ) ' dlsllko to allswcr , Lilt , : 'oil ! ! :
r- ' 'Nov'rgall , allow lIIe to sn ) ' , nH a l1ruful'\1
: . that perfl'd frallklleRs on ) 'Ollr Inrt wi !
I ; be the b" t III the enll. Cur alll thlllJ.1 !
lately lrunsl11ring , bn\'e Ird 111'1 to regr
, , , , cccdlllgly that 1 did 1I0l 111\0 lilY OWl
: 2udJorlllOllt that c\'ellill ! : when wo wrlJ t ( ]
. , retller In the corridor at G lelulellnill :
Hall , and sl'nreh ( or the cnllse of 011
frhht. I oollle l'Q talk with you 0 lUll
upon rour career while III thnt hOIlN (
Had you , nu 1 slIppose , an ) ' ( 'Specllli ren
Ion for not Yrlshlll tlJlt : calldle IIlh teu
and 0 sel\reh mntle1"
Poor Ethell She knew not whnt coura
to take now to regoln hI. . estct.lU. ( ) ( tJ
talnly sbe could only falter , while
burning t'lnril mnllUl' < l cheek nnd bro
I " 1 had , but 1 cannot explain It. "
"Aro rou nshnmed to1I the reneon ;
"Not UIIlUUed , doctor. Save for will
1 did uJa1ler compulBlon In the tower ,
. . . ,0 no caUIIO for Ihame. "
, . "Theil ) ' 0. oort&lall. ar. a nry dl
\
-
fcr Jlt IlemOl1 r ! " ' : n the Ijne J took 1011
to h ! ! , " WIIH the l'/1lrJ rlJIII ) ' . "M iAA Nev-
er/tIlU , nllow 11I0 to tcll ) 'OU tJlnt 11 Inoro
IIIClllnols ( : t'llIIu wnH nc\"er oollUulttcd
thull tlAO Olll' ) 'OU , nil IlJlloecnt ulIpoarJlIK
YOUIIl ; hlrJ , nlh.d 111111 IIhelll'tl hl YOllr
lIohl whlll' III UIII.t Rln fltnlrlld hOIl/lc. "
" ( ) I'tor mCelliltelul" I'xcllllmed gthcJ ,
rhdll to hrr Ceot , 8urJlrl. n aucl horror
uh'lIdlns ; too 1I1'r 1111 ellc } , o ( her I""IIU-
CuI felltul'Cl' , RIIII"OIIIII'.t' 111111 tIl.lIIn1
HlJLLllnj ; In her Illrlu hnzel e'OII ; "whllt
111 tJals you IIro lIa1I11 : to me 7 H I un-
de1'l'tnnd arhht , YUU IIro nl'CIIHlnjt mo ot
ul.lnl : nn IICCI'IIsory to IW/IIO dark crlmol
HJlo/lk / ! DIll I lIIulcI'/ILn11I1 ) ' 011 tn tIIcnll
t1l11\1"
"You IIllrol , tIll1. "
" 'J' III ! II , sir , " rulllrllClI Lho Indhnnllt
Irl , drnwlllg III' her Bllhht fi'lIro ' to HR .
full heljht , whllo a qlll' < ! nly dl lIity
relslIlod In encb 1II0UOII , ovcn thou ! ; } , ov-
erl lnrUclo of color left holh chock 111111
II" , "thUll , fllr , all 1 IIhllll ! IllY III relly
is thal 'Oll UOCIIIIO IIII' fnlKCly , fllld In do ,
III ; ; 110 'Oll ( 'ell"O 10 he lilY frlelHII"
"Bul , 1\I1 Nevtr IIII , relll'.t mH ! mo-
meltt. J lad r IIOt hcell jour friend I
I\honld WI\h ! 1111 I'XllllllllltOIl. ! I /111I / YOllr
fri'IIII , whlll ! I d lIlrlJ to he 1111 ( ; ' o ( YOllr
InnoClJllce , You tin , ) ' , 01111 1 rl'joilo to
Iwar ) 'ou nll1rlll It , thnt , ) ' 011 lire " ; lIlHle5. .
Will 'Oll lIot rellc\'o 11I1 mlud o ( these
1I0uuts by lolllllh IIIU frllllt1y the nntllro
uf YOllr oeculnUolI ( while nt the hnll ? "
Clnllllll1 her hllllll ! ! lo/ether In nnJulllh ) ; ,
LlIlJ 11O lr Ilrl IInly nnwlJl' ( ( ) : "Wolll that
I IIIlgh t , hut r C:1I1110t ! "
' ' 'l'henIIII : ! ! Nc\'urull , I hall he
obllcll , ; Lo toll ) ' 011 thal 1111 hllll heell dill-
l'OvNl'll , und thnl 'our horrlllle lIecrot It !
kllown , "
" 0 , thnnk hl'l\\'onl Cnn it Le [ losslble !
Pleutlo:0 / : on , ( or I nm allxlous to hoar
ull you Imow , hut dure not utter ono
wortIl" uxclalnted ltitlWJI.
"Yoll nlllRt Inunl theil , that your nlg-ht-
I ) ' work WU1i to carry food tll a oel.tnln
conel'nicil rOOIll , IIIII It III10U ru\'o\'III ! ! :
Ehl'lvl'S , IIntI- "
"Doclor , 3'IIU tlo Indl'cd know all ; lIlCn
now UUl I frt'o to IIJlullk. all nil fI'crot will
he re\'I'ulell lIy me ? 'l'ho o HIII'h'c ! ! wcro
kllockL'l over , nlld the OJlO e enpell that
IIIht. ; It waH hl dreadful hllwl thnL 80
frlhllJlIlod , ; us. 'J'lJlI 1110 , hllll the IIlIlmul
hN'n reeulllIrC'lI , ulld relnrlll'tl lo lhe
oWller1"
"A 110 ? Owner ? " ( Jlo > lTled the doctor ,
furJlrl e lIIulllluuLlug each ( IIt ! of his
RllOakln featllres. "What can yell
' "
lIIeau ,
"YeH ; SIr He"IIIlld lIuill Itvas n Idnd
ne\'er hoforo I''en of that slll'eics. He
wall keelln It r.oncuulcd , nnLlI the owncr
n'turnpd with other extrllordluury clII'ios-
ItlC6 , he WIIK nhroud oollccthlV1len
ho dIll retl1rn , ull wure to he exhlhited.
'l'ho Cnct thut he kellt ItH exlstullce n so-
crul , 111111 IIInde lI1e tale n lIolemll onth
never to rovol\l' It , w'as Cfrtnlnly no
crlmc. It was ah nrd , 01111 UIO ob-Rllrtl-
Ity sllrnng Crom n 100"c of 1II0noy , but III I
eOll.entn/ ! / \lre \ ervo the crentllro's life
hy glvlnJ : him COtlll , dllrln ; ; hili lord-
Hhill's IIhlCffl , I dill It only becnuS ( ! be
Wfill nerVOIIII , ul1d semned to worry f\O' '
IIIl1eh ovur its holJlletltlllOsil. I Rnw uoth1 1
Ing wrong In It , lIuII IIH ItflS not sillful ,
I 11m IIOt o1'hall1ed o ( it. "
\Vhllu Nho thus lI\loke \ , n chan e , in-
fltJl'll , l'ame o\'or her 1I telll1r. SUflr 8e
! ; U"C Jllnco to hO\lc \ , 11010 to j03' , nnd nH
the hillt \ VOId'el'o IIltered , t.ho doct.or
hud rlRrll and claHIell bolll h'Z' hallds ill
his. while htJ ( 'xclalmell :
"I HC'l ) It nil IIOW ! 1 hn vo been r\ah ,
hnrlh and crllel In 1111 jud l11ont , and
flcarcelr dnro aHIe you to Corglve mo. But
I mlltlt bu ( orllyulI [ to
; , or can never rest.to
"You uro for lyen. Bllt let mo hear
how thl1l onlmalfas dlRcovtJred , and nlso
.
hOl. hu lookll7 As I ( ed him f\O long , and
he frihloned mo so terribly , I should bo
olle of the fir1it II > know. "
"You 11111111 lIear the whole story nt
ollce. ( } ollie to the 1IofR , tIear Ethel , And
Il't me holll 'our halld III token of Ilellce ,
belnt ; fl1l1y l'Stllhlltlhed between 1111. 1 lrHt ,
theu , let mo say 3'011 were decolvell. 'rhe
1111\11 cnlllll hlrllHolf Sir Uelnulll ; Glen-
denlllll ; ; concoetell an Illfumonli lie for
) ' 0111' henefit , when he tolll you that nn
lIulmnl WUII concealed In that room. It
wnK 110 apo. but hil own lOor brother , Sir
o\rthllr , , , 'holll ( IIr twellt"fivc renm 110
helll chnlnl'tl to the UOllr nlone , dead to
the world , In thnt horrlhle prbloll. "
"Oh , octor , doctor ! can this bo true ? "
oxclalnH11 the poor A'lrl ' , shudlllJrinl ; dl'CP.
I ) ' nt his WONS.hDhl I Ind cd IlIIsli that
wNtohNt food to a hlll11nn heln , . ; ' It ill
tllO terrible to belloYI'I 1 cauuot elldllro
the thou/ht / ! "
"YOII IIld ; bllt be calw , fllr heltVl'll
ortleTl'l11t to be so. Itomembcr Ihat , nnd
thnt through you he obtRI 11 a knle ,
which nlde him lit Inst to Olc\po. : "
"Xe\'er call 1 forhet the nllxil.ty I ( olt.
flftur committinj ; what I thl'n thought 1\
torrlblu hlullliur. 1 flJared the 11\10 \ would
Idll hlmIClf. When he etJcnlilod that night
,
1 Imaftur 1\ Cow mlnutl'tl tbl\t It W IS
the OU\111OSetl \ I1l1lmnl , nnd CHRrhl/ ; the
, tlisl'O\'ery of Its cxi enco throllgh m1
IIwallS , 1 prevented yon ( rom examlnln ! :
the 11111clJ. I 111111 tnlen n solemn \'ow
lIeHr to re\'enl his bt'ing In liCe , neither
til { ' fnct o ( 0 collccaled room. "
I thel thell'ellt over her whole expc'
rlence while nt the hnll , to which arlc
IINtene1 ! wIth Intense illterest , ellllin
wllh Hlr ItrllIahl's ; rouh ! IIsnge whell
she wn ! ! 11 hi III INl cd. to which ho alse
IItltc/lt'd with fierl'l' Inlli"lIntioll. "
\\'Iwn Dr. mfellHLcin , In retllrn , tolll
, . his lI..tNIer that Hev. llwln C. Still' >
: II1t1 Hlr Arthur wl'ro one , hrr nmnze
nlOnt kl1l'110 1)0\111115 , nml with breath
Il 8 inlereRt she IIstenNI to the whole
tralle story.
"What hl1R b'n tlone with the body ? '
"Jt was tlllen to GIC11l1ennhlj ; 111\11 thll
monlhl"here It lies In state. 'l'he Ber
vallbs nil rotllnled , ancl I have loane < <
Mrs. Clum to the 111nce until 1 como bacl
from America , nil while absent m1 CQ !
tago will be cloICd. "
"Arc ) ' 011 Io"Olns ; to IcRYO UII , doctor ? '
mllnnurcd his COlli 11 an lon , In dlslII111 , a
she heard UIf.l/iO wONs , and he felt th
hllUd he 8tut held tremble and iroW' 001
In his clasp ,
" 1 ml1st. for a 'ferr . . . .rt U I aJ4n
- - - _ - . . . . - " --'c'c - - , , _ " _ - _ _
. ' " 'JA.O- PV _ . . .
= - - - - ! : : : : _ - : . .
11.1\9' th ! ' whercoholltll of the rounjcr
hrot111'r b'll1.rO ) ' , who WM 80 1111\111 ) 'cart :
reJ'nrllcd ns the IIIIIrtlerer. 'hls JMltle.
IIInll flent nil' here to clear hIli nOllle froUl
till/ / ! foul cnlulllnT , 'l'o.III1Y r liCO It un.
ftalned , IIIHI all he III now UIO bnrollct ,
011I1 arrnt / " 1\'a I III , I go to brlllg him
bnek III t rllllllJlh 10 hl horne. Poor II'
t1CIIIIIII ! hi ! ! cla's nre nlllllberell ; Lut with
nre nllll nLtclltlon r fuel thnt ho CI\II
roneh the home of hm Lo'hO ( ] In BafO'
ty ; hut lhcro IIItlRt ho no tlelny. A "ell9ol
lell\'e.4 LlverJlool to'lIIorrow , nnd In It I
IIIl1:1t tnko 11II\lIa ! e , If 110sslhle , lu orller ,
as a IHedlc"IIll n , 10 loolt aCtor his henlth
III Lld , , to hll11 , e'elltflll"ornge. . "
"YulI nore1111rneel garle r lfeuRtelll
, no\\ , ;
"I hllvu full lletl 111) ' trullt , IIncl cnn cnrry
to hll1l UIO 1II000t biuRROci nuW6 Uw poor
! ll1I1I COli 111 heur III thlll world. Ethel-
Itt ! lie cnll ) ' 011 gthel thlll ollC < ! --I , too ,
kll\V whnt It III to take 0 Iolumn ! "OW' ,
for I took olle nt the bWlll o o ( Ir ,
Unpl1elyo , the nome nRslunell by my em'
1IInYl'l" , to thlA effect : I would dedlcnto
mJ'BeiC to I'hlll ' onulle , nlld 111 order ro do
thill , 1 wo1l1t1 allow nothln to IlIte.rfero
with this , my work. E\'en lit the ou ot
[ hod n tcnlJltntioll to swerve Cram tlltll
IlrOlllillc Rut btCore ! 1I1U. It'nll on the
( ) ClJall whell I II/lW / n IIWrot , 'onug Klrl
IIl0ne. with n rellt Rorrowlllt1 I\lIxlety.
Ohl how I 10nll'II to take this yOllug trnv.
eler Illto my nrm ! ! nnd bid her ! "logt III my
care , my lovl' . No\V I am frO ( ' to 3'leltl to
tl1l1t hlf'1iR(1 fl'elln . and I thuB joyfully
II\'OW It. IIlul allk If It lIIl-ets n return.
AlwlIl { to lIIe , dearest , " ho ntIlI ( ' ( I , Oil he
IlIItlHI'd hlH at'lII nrouuel her Blight forlll
! Iud Ilrew her tondurly to"onr s h\lI1 \ ; "Is
L1ll" dellr Jlrl to Lo my tInrlln/-UlY own
SWl'Ot wle ? "
Per olle momellt the limYI'd hend rC'Sted
QU hili sllQulder , thcn nil hI' lIIet no rUllst- :
Duce It wns rnlsed , nnd kiss nfter Ids9
\ Va1llressed \ ulon , the ripe , ret ! IIIS thut
llIurmureel 9oftl ' :
"YUII : ) 'our dnrllnJ ; : yours fore\'er and
eYer. "
( To hI' con till urt1.\
PIANOS IN GERMANY.
J norIltOIl" I'rolll1ct or I lne In8trw
IIIcntt , nt Butt the Amerlcun Price ,
Ji ) . fA. IJnrrls , United Stntes commer.
cinl nJent lit ElllCllstoclt , Germnny , hne
Intely trnnsmltlec1 to the Slllto Dc.
1111rlment In Wllshlngton , some Inter.
eRLlng Illforlllllton ! on the su ject ot
the 1111\110 IlHhlslr'y In Gerlllon ' . Amoug
oth'l' lhlll/8 / he fn 's :
" 'l'he mallufllctme of plnnos In Ger.
muny hils reached n stnte of perfectIon
nttalned ' no other nntlon. Admlttlns
thllt In other countries particular tIrms
Ilrodnce Instruments which In e\"et' ) ' re-
I
611ect are equnl to the best German "
lIIulw , It II' clnlmed thut us un Indus- I
tr ' , cOIIRltIel'ing lhe numlJer of Cacto- I
rles und the high exports to nearly .
c\'cr ' cO\lnlt' ' In the world , the mnn- i
uuctnrcrs of this empire are a long
( I1stance In IId\'nnc ! ' of ull theIr rivals.
In Rplte of the enormous Rnle ot pianos
c\'cry ypar within the limits of the
emlh'p ( , the manufncturers lire dependent -
ent upon the markets of ( orolgn coun.
aJ4n'c'c one-hnlt ot
the num er produced. 'he success ot I
the German IJluno Is due to tbo tact
that they arc cheap , cotllpl\l'Iltl\'oly
Hpenldng. Two huntIred nnd tIfty dol-
1111's wIll bu ' II"er ' fine pl1\no In tbls
couutry. 'l'he coustructlon Is IIlwnys
al'ncc ' wltb the Illtest IIrt designs , spe-
clnl attention being paid to the wooll-
work ; they not enl ' present nn ele-
ant nppellrU1ce , but nre solid and
( \urll \ le. " 1
WIlh this Introduction Mr. IJarrls ,
, : ; oes on to stllte thnt there lire 4-l5 : .
piano fllctorles Iu Germany , which I
mauufacture 80,000 Instruments -
ullully. Ot this number HO nre nn-I
cated In Berlin , In Stuttgart , 1 In
Dresden , l In Lelpzlg , l In IInen-1
hurg , 10 In J.el nltz , 0 In Zeitz , and I
the remnlnlng 101 In Munich , lIalle'l
nnd Brunswick. In tbe past 20 years
the export of pin nos from Germany
hns Increased trom $1,000,000 to $ , - I
110,000 nnnnal1y. Grent nl'ltaln 18 nt 1
present Germuu"s best customer , bUY-I
IlIg 40 pCI' cent of the tolal exports , .
hllhoush prior to 18\)0 \ the Argentino.
llcpubl1c , wblch now 1'3nls second , wns
the hest marl\Ct tor German plan08. !
Belgium runlts next lifter Great Brit-
nln a 11I1 Argpntlne , nnel then comes
Australln , which tales $1,000,000
worth of Oermnn pillnos IInuual1y.
HUBsln $1,000,000 wortb and 11011nnd
1OOO,000 ; Brazil , Norwny , Sweden ,
South Atrlca nnd Chile coming next In
order. Mr. Hurrls nlso tel1s us that
Germany Is a Inrge mllnufactul'er ot
alrhlgeInatrumeuts \ , the cblet Cncto.
rll's holng locnted In the towns ot
MlIrlmeuklrchcn , KlIugcnthal , Mitten-
wnld , IInd JohanngcorgonRtlldt. The
I1r8t named town solll $001.000 worth
ot'Iollns , mondollns , etc. , to the
UnltCtl Stntea Illst ; ) 'ear.
" 'l'he manufacturer of the dltrerent
pllrts of slrlngetl Instruments , " ho
stlltes , "Is canled on chlelly in tbo
' . "
worker's own home.
JIro " 'uhout iloiloI' .
An nnecdote IIbout Gen. Miles concerns -
cerns an InuoL'Cnt professlonl\l. It , ms
In nn up-town hotel. A number or
lIIel\ were gutheretlllround IIslenlng to
the spealer , Il slender aUlI ratiler
lIIugnelic mlln.
"Yes , " he W6S sayln ! : , "I \\:18 111
the ml\st \ of It lit Sl\nllno ! "
"Were the Spaniards b"Ood tl hters ? "
"Halher. But I took l1\'e or them
unahled-officers , too-In CUbll , and
two moro In Porto IHco. "
" Iny I ask wbo 'ou nre ? " lnqu\roo \
l the eneral.
I "Yes , lilliei'd. I'm { r. CllnedluBt ,
, the photo rnpher , from WIIlhlngton ,
. n11l1 I tool , 'OU , too , In Porto IUco. "
) , -Phllndehhln I.ellger.
Cotton III Hhoell'sl" .
S It hns bl't.'U tound , through extMldo <
i oxpel'hnents , thnt Uhodesla cnn pro
" duee fIrst-clllBS cotton , which will cow
; . mnnd the bllht'st prIce In LIverpoo1.
" Ohuroh or NOlro OalUo.
a The Cathedral of Notre Dame tJ
d e Paris Is now lighted 1 elcctrlcltr.
AB men grOT ( wealthy they Ia t
. Iaqu1re into tAc1r anCOiU7.
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,
_ . . . . . _
- A . . . 1"III !
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SOME n NTV LINGERIE.
I
r
J
'l'hero 111' ( ' mllDY who would not nt-I
.empt to mllke u f'Ocl , or even n
blouse , lJut who fllwa 's mnke their
I own J/u / CI'le. 1o'0r the relll dllinty nnd
I1no garments such exorbltunt prIces
arc usullllr ClsIed thnt , unless one hils
pleuty ot mone ' , they must content
themselves with lrwxpenslvo things or
mlllto UI < ' 111 one'a selt. A cOl'set-co\"er
clln caslly e cut from one's shirt.
waist ) Jllttern. 'he one In the llIustm-
tion Is cut just to the Wlllst , wIde
hOllllln put on ( or a wllistband , nnd n
ell'culllr t(111 ( put 011 It. 'l'he lnsertlllg
Iii braided on In dIamond shnpes. 'l'he
pelUcollt rume 18 cxtremely pretty nnd
III unllers very well. 'l'he shllpes are
nil eut out first IInd bound nil n'ound
with Insel'llng. 'l'hese nre whipped together -
gether ; the edge b ' so doln 11I11kes
IlOlnt8. A rather wldo lace Is then
sewed all IIround them. 'l'he rullle Is
sl'wcd on with u row ot the Inserllng.
'l'he Blee\"es in the nightgown lire very
preU ' , hnvlng the seum enllrely open
IUld not drawn In to nny blind at the
elbow. The edges hllve II 1'ulllo of Ince
IIll around. ' 1'he little shnped 'olto hns
: tbree Swiss embroldll' " motifs appll ,
qued on It ! lnd a design In bl'llIr-stltch ,
lng. It Is edged around the top wIth a
little rume of lace.
" 'hen the Clrous Comc .
r.rhere ure plen.fiurecolluctlons called np
by 1e tented Bhow ,
Memories of youthful plea8urCti In the
da3's of IOllg ale ; :
iVivldly IIgllin IIru pictured IIcon'I that
then enjo3'ed renown.
And the saUlc old thrills we're fcelin ! :
when the circus CQlU to town.
. \Vo remember how the urchins then b1
flCOre : : ! were supplicants
! J.1'or the job of lug in/ ; water for tbt'
thirsty elophantR ;
now they mcd to athcr early nnd ex'
pre their wondl'rmcnt ,
For a palnce of enehllntment WDS tIrl'
old-timo circus t'nt.
: \Ye remember how we slrU lle ; for a
60Ut down near the ring ,
' .ro be close to clown and riders und keep
track of et'erythlng ;
lIDw' we wntcbed with wide-eyed wondC'1
when ench dllring lel1l ) WIIS IIIl1de.
now we f'nsted on the PClIlIUts alld tint ,
ed leUlonn e.
I \Yo rOllll'mber : roun IIIIIbitlon8 in those
old-time clreu da ) ' ! ' ! ,
\ wo ) 'enrllod to wOllr the sI > anglL'I !
an dis110rt ill puhlle gnze ;
lIow we envio all the rid eN tllCir con ,
I neetlon with the flhow ; ,
nd how sn ly'e laUionted when we
811.\ ' " the circus go.
: It II ! nQt the old-time circus that now
11I'ly ; comes to town ,
Not the oM-time bensts nnd riders and
the solitllry clown ;
For by train loads now Ilerfonnora and
oc sorles are Lrou ht , ,
! A.nd tlJC tented Bhow Is sprendlng o'er a
forty-acre lot.
Great Rnd many ore thc chnng since
I those hllJlJlY enrly I1n's
Wllen the little circus chnrmoo us , and
I In won er we woulel cazo ;
But Nlore comes the same old feellng ,
I nnd we simply have to go ,
h.'hough there'R risle ofetting cross-eye
at the mooern tented Bbow.
-PItJbburg CIII'ulllde.
Oorm ' .rheory or CorllulIliptlon.
Proto Ko ol , ot the Imperll\l health
, ol1lce , hus rel10rtcc1 to the Berlin Med ,
Ilcnl SC ) ( > ' 1 ' the results ot the pro-
! ; experiments ot the hlbereulos.ls
comwlsslon In Inr tlng calvc8 wltb
, human tuberculosl Prof. Kocb's obI -
sOl'V'ations , prior to tbo celebrated IAn ,
I , don nddrl'68 , Cfiuse < l the health oUlce . to
'lIppolnt ' the c0ll11111sslon to malcc s .s
Iltematlc experlmcnts. ' 1'ho comll1l lon'
I D\'estlgl\.tlons co\'or three forms of In
troduclng tuhcrclo bacilli In calves-
first , cutnneous Injection ; second , II
food , lind , third , lJy Inhoilltion. ' 1'11t
preliminary rl'port ( ' , ( ) yerR only the firs :
.form . , but the cXIJel'hnonts with tllt
ther forms continue. The l'olI\U1lsslo
'summllrlzos 118 follows : ' ' 'rho SlJnel'
iof experiments stronJ'lhens Pl'of
Koch's'Iow thnt animal consumption
I ; n.'J tbe cause ot humlln consumption
I docs not play the role euern1l1 nt.
I tl'lbuted to It. but defInlth"e jllll menl
'requires further eXIJerlmenfntlon. "
,
\ \ hal'K In " Nnmo ?
Nlkolaldes Polites 1'0110l\On010s Mll
been al'rested In New Yorlt on a clUlrjl'
ot hllvlnJ ; glyen II t'also Imllle elen'n
) \rs ago when he npI > lIed tor l s nl\t ,
: urallzatlon pupl'rs. A plea or JusUtl ,
. , cn.llon will bn entcred.
Notlcc Is served on country women
, that wbcn town people , 'lsIt tbew tll1'1
would rutber go to tIre cellnr tor n
drink ot milk thnn to ha VB It brougbt
I' ' to them - In Ule - parlor.
. lIow ontba DU .4 .toe , I.a .
,
to41
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_ -.10. . _ , .
VELVE'J'S AilE BRIGH '
INCREASE IN VIVIDNESS AS EACH
NE.W ONE COMES OUT.
olltl Cote _ _ \Vonve. . nnll I llnret ! l'To-
terlnl. . Are All Strlldniol , . 'I1ntOII
nnd Jeflhcnll Are Prominent I.nco Ie
; \llIch Usell on J venlnll Gown. .
e' " York corrtllondl'Dce :
_ ' , . , . . . _
JnV
LIS' < ' " I " "Iv"t. (
-
J ' ; Ise ' iI ; " 'lvid.
'nell. ' ! with e\'ery
n elltlOIl the shollH
mDke to thuirJUP -
plies. 'fhls Oil'
plIs all well to
real vel\"et ot tbe
fill08t qunllt3' anll
to the variou ! !
80rts ot , "ehet-
eellS , ! iomo of
which are mate'
rlal ot decltIetl
worth. All the
grlulul : ! IIhow brlt-
IInnt tOllC8.n \ the
olld color wen , "es ,
nnll the bl'ightoHt
ot thl1ll ! lire ( UII-
-
played III such
jll\lItlty thnt they Illalnl ) ' IIrIlItnllell
Ii lho ma terlal for IOWIIII ; , lIot merel ) ' UK
1'1 111111 Ill'rhls / Il11l1rellHlon i corrobora.
"d hy fltlHI ) ' ot lIIod1 dre\lIes , lu which
"f " ! \ ' ( I\'eLs or the hrl htest pOHslhle
" "lie. 'l'hry nre hnnl1finmo et-upll , mn o
lain ! ) ' , for the lIIost IIl1rt. hilt WiLh trirn.
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dlllh Interost. I.l\co embelllsbed wStlf
( rltlse Is In hlJh IItlllldlllg , too , /jonto f
tile trlll o helllJ : WI\'ell III with the mosb
or the lace. And these anll other l1Iu
tl'kl/I 111'0 Inelulgell eve II In gowD.l aJ.
rencl ) ' olnl ( ) t smotherell In Inco.
BodlcoR 80em not to henr moro ot 8uch
cmuclli1illlllellt thnll they have ot late ,
hut I1ldrtH arc decked out wlul Illcreased
IIl1erlllltr. Lace Inscrtlolls uppel\r 011
IIkhts hetwc.cn 1lents nnd tllcltll , nnd
hunll1l arc lUJ8toweel with 11 tree hand.
Both balldR nUll hl8\Jrtlon nro'I e. lOme
or them slrlklngly so. Hu1Iles tor Ule toot
ot the skirt IIccollnt tor much at the eX' "
Il1J.1\dltllro \ tor Inees , thou h Bueb 1IIn.T J > .
orraujfe In modeAt pro\OrUonB. On the
other bond nre ! lklrts all lace rumes but , 'If
tor II yoke or l'OutrIl8t1ug stuff nnd 8t1U II (
others In which the lace web extendl
J
nwny to the helt. Milch varIety IlfQVrilll
In the nrrnnKelllenl or the Ince. Stand-
nrcm tor Ilrells-ups mllke It eatller to pro-
villo IJlnce tor nil Immense amount the
to nl'col1\plislr a fine result wIth n IScaZ1t
81111111y. A pretty dlsposol ot flounce. aoll
rullles Is shown In the 8mnll picture pat .
ot the hend ot this depiction. 'hoy 'Were
blnck chnntllly 011 black cre1Je de ohm. .
' .rho gown III the center ot the next plo-
tnro hud white challtllly U1Jon white aUk
lint , the whole over vIolet silk. At the
lert at ul i gown Is shown a lGee
trimmed eVOlllng wrnpuipure U1Joa
hen V ) ' hrocnded white aUk. On One
WrlllS Is moro or the henvlor Inces , bat
e\'ll here , In gllrlllenl. " mnrked b , II. . look '
ot c.oZ ) ' wl1l"mtlJ , lire 8een loeeA ot the I'
RoCte-1t , most filmy ! < Ort.
III the field ot cmbroldery recent !
I'hnn ps hn'e been more In thl' hnraet _ I
thun III the nmonnt at the ornamentation.
As to the amonllt milch Is ) eft to Ind&-
. . . - - - Ind&i i
1 \ 'I ' l E D E mUOIlmRY. - I
_ -c = _ O-- _ _ _
. .in ; : placed wltcl'o\'er the goolls comlJS
wxt thul'cu'cr'lI Lt.ck. tace or arms.
,11L1 Iltill tl'immln ! ; Herves Iulte ns much
o relievu' tile- skIn from too close contnct
I'ith tHe "ivit ! Rhndin/o'S / , as It docs to
.rllllllllJnt the ) . : own. 'l'his point is one
hnL . .holll,1 hlll'e'fJl'y oaretul conllidera-
! 'n h ' IlIIrchasC\I , l'ew complexions
.11I sLIU\l1 contnet with thelc ! hrilliout col-
I'iu/'i / , allll nJlu clln stnnd them all. So
" (1 iuttlllflin ll1 'er shouhl olther cheese
Ill'l.Ir , onu LtUlt i ! ! snCe. or ebo huve well
.1 m l1l1 Rome grnoral Rl'hcmo for lencing
, 'r'wlt' o [ 1'1'011I it. 'l'lle IlItter procesH
. , ' 11 Ite ntrnincd with entlro success , com-
iuim : ot\'lishness , , heanty find nn out-
\ . fillite 1 hllrmon ) ' with the cost ot the
11"olvet tl\ut IIIny he In the go\vn it-
( ' 11' ,
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vidual tllste , 'hero may be little oz
lUIICh. A modest , iuconspicuous design.
little more thUD nn edging or n narrow
blind , will 8unIce , or the lUateriol m01 b ,
nlmost hhldeD. Whllt Is permlLted in the
way ot showy treatment Is 8ug/csted la
the wrnp nt the riht , ; in tIle second pia-
tlll'e , wllieh Willi white cloth emhmldere4
wlLh white sllle cord , At the right iu the
concluding pll'ture is nnoUlcr white clot.1
wrllp with white cord embroidery di. f
tributcd lesll lavlshl ) ' , Quito nf ! orten the
embroider ) ' is u\lon \ hnnds or plUCCB of
( ' (1utrIlRtln Joodll : that are thell npptied.
SUdl banlls or pll'reR mu ) ' be oxtensive.
or mny be IImlLl.'tl to IImull (1imNIslolU ,
nllJcarin nt cIIlTtJ end cdges. Manl
ownll mchllie tiny jnckt.ts ot Ule ( : on-
trnstlng material entirely covered wltJa
I
' ' V@Nlli-G ' ' ' . . ' ' o\'ITII : \
I S'1'UrnET AND @ A'l'1.1H.E nO'1'll ENmOII T AOm. I
011 ovelllu ! : gO1111 and wrapl ! the use
.1' Illce Is to II ( ! 1I\\"ll'h. I t8 cmployment
'I 1I0t chllra'h'rizlJd h ' the set c\lJsi \ n nlld
Il00no(1thllt otten markell IlItlt winter's
1'lll1catiulIH , ell\le'iall \ ) ' those thnl wcre III
IlIcdollion WII ) ' . Almost 1111 or It hils
f look ot HortllusS , end while the trel\t-
. , ent ot n 'ellr 1I 0 WIIhllndsome : , the
I'\\'t'r IIrrlln el1lenht HeCI11 o\'eu moro
l'a nt. till.ew t'1I hlon ! ! thnt plainly IIrtJ
n 11I1\11'ovI1111onl ou the old tnke bold
iI' ' \'ld , . . fi/1l1 thlll ( 'hllllge 18 helng effect-
, I : ll'I'lin : ; ; to thlR rule. VnlencIennes
i ulllch ruvorell , hut the ovnllable list Is
IIIJ ; . It tlll\OI InIlchllu , chandlly ,
, nlut Ite Paris , mlll/nellc , filet , point d'ell-
'I'lt. liorre , I'lIrlufty , ; , Iexlran and
\I'U ; ' , with /IIuny moro less well known.
. It with bOlluty to recolUmend Ulern.
: ltlOOnl.te IIresmrs lire not content with
he use ot snch Illces In Rlmple taBhlou ,
ut I1IllSt trim Ihum to the eDlI that the
, ' 110\0 \ result n\'peRr \ more cOmlllex. The
\\'sJgus \ or the Illce are out ued wIth
nlchl . . ThIs trIck hBl nn eM' > l1Iement
wkul o Iordlu.lltl amoaau allao.t ' " rad.
. " ' . .
.
the llIhrohlery. Corllll , hrnl l ! 111111 pa.
! iemcntcrletl In Inrge t'nrioty , but wcnJ
or the smnllur Hlzes , nre emplu ) ell YClJ
treel ) ' In tlJis wny. nantlll aru oCtell em.
hruiliered with lIillR on 1I08les or tb ,
henvlur sorts. Much at Ihe muro ottracb
In' uull sl'rvlceahlu orunllll'lItatlon of tIre
winter tashions IIcs In Hucll batinz !
I 1.1 lI eli cOllstitutu ono or the hellt of
eurrcllt ehllnce tor Ihe homo drelsml D
er to nUnln stylish finish wlUlout greaJ
ouUar.
Fnlhlon ! Notell.
Yak lace io se\'cral
\ ahudes b YU'J
swart.
Bln.ck , white , creom , eCMl nnd cham-
pnJne are Ule shalles In which Ule new
ttlile laces will be consplclloue.
Rnnlne will bo tnvoretI among the ; .
white turs. Ulougll 1t8 scnrclty haB 1e-4
to a oon.ltIerable advance In IJrlce.
A plaited green chiffon lining Js e1Ie < ! t-
1 lTO untler a white cloth iRrment ,
tri11l ot tIuIllnlo , tallla , " \If t.Aa . .I
.
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