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"Last week the United States paten
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of the United States
and ° * this numer 12
sold a part or theft1 en
. . . tire rights in their var
1 J fepv ! ions patents before th <
I J \ same were issued. Thi :
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Avery Stamping Co. , Cleveland , 0.
Open Arc Electric Co. , New Yorl
Citr.
Bick & Haffman Co. , Marcedon , N. Y
Blasius Table Slide Co. , Watertown
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Stirling Co. , Chicago , III.
Foster Engineering Co. , Newark , N
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Bankers Electric Co. , Chicago , 111.
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Universal Loom Co. , New York , ane
many others. For information in re
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The possibility of driving the tramps
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June Century. He tells of one grcai
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evil by organizing a railroad police
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It is not the length , but the depth
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CHAPTER IV. ( Continued. )
"Is that all ? " Miss Branscombe's
took seemed to say , and her color came
oack and the frightened look faded out
Df her'.oyes. I wondered what she had
JreadedX '
Another gravely-eaten dinner was
scarcely over when my summons came.
Miss Branscombe started to her feet
with a suppressed cry , and passed
swiftly from the room before me.
"Giily Mr. Fort , I was to say. " The
butler hesitated , looking anxiously at
Miss Elmslie. "I beg your pardon ,
ma'am , but the message was 'partic
ular. "
"Poor dear child ! " murmured Miss
Elmslie , rising and looking helplessly
it me. "What can I do It it is too
late , I am afraid. "
"Will you leave : 16 , lo me ? " I said
gently. "Perhaps I can persuade Miss
Branscombe. "
"Yes , yes , " she exclaimed , laying her
trembling hand on my arm "you
will persuade her. "
Those hours of anxious watching and
enforced confidence had thrown down
the barriers of unconventionanty , and
made us more intimate than months of
ordinary Intercourse would have done.
Both the elder and the younger lady
turned to me in their loneliness and
their sorrow ; already I had taken my
place as a friend with them.
In the corridor outside the sick
room Miss Branscombe was standing
in the recess of a window wringing her
hands and sobbing pitifully.
"Mr. Fort , " she exclaimed , "they will
not let me see him ! Tell him that I
am here surely they will not be so
cruel as to let him die without a word
to me at the last ! And I was like his
own child. I must oh , I must see him
again before " Sobs choked her
voice.
I placed her gently on the window-
seat.
"If you will wait patiently for ten
minutes , Miss Branscombe , " I said , "I
will come back for you. "
"And Charlie , my cousin , " she said
"you will not forget ? "
flattered myself , soften the blow to
Miss Branscombe , or at least I mighi
give her an explanation which shoulc
mitigate her anger against myself , ant
account for what I dreaded she would
regard as a breach of trust. t
But Miss Branscombe remained .In
visible. Her cousin reported that she
was quite overcome by her grief , ind
would not as yet hear of consolation.
The day , which had been brilliantly
fine in the early part , clouded over
toward the afternoon , and rain a gen
tle , balmy summer rain fell softly ,
but without intermission. The change
was more in unison with the spirit ! of
the moment and the hushed silence of
the darkened house ; and as I sat In the
library , busied with some writing 'for
Miss Elmslie , the musical rythm of the
raindrops , pattering oftly down on the
laurel and berheris leaves outside ihe
open window , seemed to me like tears
shed for a good man's loss.
Miss Elmslie came in and out with a
hushed tread , and gave me instructions
in a subdued voice , sometimes staying
to talk of the dead man upstairs of
his virtues and consistent life , his
trials and disappointments and , at
last , in natural sequence , of Charlie ,
the scapegrace , and of Nona , the
child of Col. Branscombe's youngest
brother.
"Poor Charlie ! " she said , shaking
her head. "He was always the one
bitter drop in Harold Branscombe's
cup. He idolized the boy such a beau
tiful angelic-looking creature he was
so like the sister poor Harold loved
and never forgot and he spared
neither trouble nor expense in his edu
cation. Charlie was to be the heir , to
carry on the old name. And Nona
well , he had his hopes and dreams for
the dear girl. But Charlie ruined all ;
he nearly broke poor Harold's heart ,
and upset all his plans. Nothing could
mend the boy ; there seems to be a sort
of mad fever in his blood I don't
know where he gets it. He's as wiU
to-day as he was six years ago. Only
Nona in her youth and inexperience ,
dear child ! clings to the hope of his
"MR. FORT , " SHE EXCLAIMED , "T HEY WILL NOT LET ME SEE HIM.
"I have not forgotten , " I answered
as I left her.
. The Colonel had
It was soon over.
reached a further stage in the dark
who sat by
ourney , and the clergyman
lis side guided the hand which affixed
a tremulous signature to the deed I
. It was
lad drawn up in the morning.
who
the Rector and a young footman
witnessed the signature , and then the
Colonel spoke this time in a whisper.
"Now send her to me. Stand by her
all of you she will need it. "
old servants
There were old friends
there , but it was on my arm that Miss
3ranscombe leaned as she went to that
solemn parting scene I remembered it
afterwards. It was a brief and agoniz-
ng farewell , for the sands of life were
almost run out , and then the new mis-
.ress of Forest Lea was borne insensi-
the chamber where all that remained
) le from
mained of the brave old Colonel was
only the mortal dust the immortal
spirit had fled.
CHAPTER V.
The first stage of my work was ac
complished , and I might have returned
'o town at once , but I did not I lin-
; ered at Forest Lea through the next
[ ay. There were seals to affix to all
.he dead colonel's cabinets and draw
ers ; there were interviews with vari
ous personages , and commissions for
tliss Elmslie , which filled up my time
and gave me an excuse for postponing
my departure. The truth was that I
could not tear myself away. I had a
confession to make to Miss Branscombe
which I could not force upon her in the
irst hours of her sorrow , ' and which
nevertheless must be made. It was not
Ikely that the secret of Col. Brans
combe's last will would be kept until
.he legitimate moment for its revela-
lon ; the executor , the rector , must act
upon his instructions , one of which waste
to exclude Mr. Charles Branscombe
'rom the house. I might perhaps , I
ever being better. All the rest of u :
have long since given him up. "
"Miss Branscombe is attached to hei
cousin ? " I ventured.
"They have been like brother anc
sister , you know , " Miss Elrsslie re
plied quietly. "Nona cannot give bin
up. But there is the dinner bell. " Sh <
seemed glad to change the conversa
tion , I thought.
Miss Branscombe did not appear ai
the dinner table. The evening was
still wet , but close and sultry. Mis ;
Elmslie and I took tea together in the
large drawing room , ' which looked sc
empty and desolate now ; and , while
the gentle old lady babbled on of the
stories of the house , I sat just behinc
the lace curtains at the open window
looking out over the lawn toward the
encircling belt of shrubbery. It was i
dark moonless summer night , and late
enough now for the shrubs to show
blackly against the pale sky-line.
I had quite lost the thread of Miss
Elmslie's somewhat monotonous talk
dreaming as I was of many things
with a pervading sense of vague pair
and unrest new to my experience , anc
due perhaps to the melancholy scene ;
in which I had just taken part.
Suddenly it seemed to me that z
white shadow flitted across the bottoa
of the lawn toward the trees , and was
lost in the darkness. Was it fancy'
I wondered , looking intently toward
the spot where the figure had disap
peared. I was not subject to fancier
of this kind , and I at once made uj
my mind to investigate the phenom
enon.
enon.With
With an excuse to Miss Elmslie , ]
went to the hall for my overcoat , and
letting myself out by a side door , ]
made my way cautiously over tne
grass to the spot where I had seen 01
fancied I had seen the white form
appear and disappear.
There was nothing but the shadows
and the trees and the patter of the soft-
falling raindrops on the green leave
So my eyes , keen and sure as I hi
always considered them , had playi
me false. I turned back toward tl
house , taking this time one of two
three narrow winding paths within tl
wood. My footsteps made no sound (
the damp grass-grown ground. All
once the perfume of a cigar was waft <
toward me. Then I was not alone
the darkness ; somebody else had
fancy for an evening airing one
the gardeners or workmen , no doul
on his way from some errand at tl
Hall. But the shrubberies lay in tl
front of the house , while the servant
offices were all , as I knew , at the bac
And , besides , iny educated senses to
me that that cigar was of the fine
quality , not likely to be smoked I
any but a connoisseur. The rector w ;
a non-smoker , and no other neighbt
would , I knew , have the entree to tl
shrubbery.
My curiosity was thoroughly rouse
and the instinct of my profession ei
listed in the discovery of the litt
mystery.
Presently the sound of subdue
voices a man's and a woman's-
reached my ears. Then I had not bee
fancy-tricked some assignation of
tender nature had lured the flittir
figure hitherward a maid-servai
from the house , no doubt. But tl
fine Havana ? Well , that was no affa
of mine ; I would not at all events pla
the eavesdropper.
It was In carrying out this laudab'
resolve that I turned into another pat
a shorter cut to the house , as I b <
lieved , in my slight knowledge of tl :
place. It must however have brougl
me nearer to the lovers , for now tli
manly voice was so raised that tl :
subject of what appeared to be an ai
gry discussion only just missed mee
ing my cars , and sobs from the fema'
were distinctly audible. The course e
true love was not running smoothl ;
I concluded , as I retraced my step
At this moment the sobs ceased an
a feminine voice took up the respons' '
pleading , remonstrant , and I was coi
scions of a sudden shock whic
brought me to a standstill. The swee
low tones were familiar to me the
were those of Nona Branscombe.
Nona Branscombe , my ideal of innc
cenee and womanly purity , my impel
sonation of Una , keeping a clandestic
appointment at night with her ur
cle's corpse hardly yet cold , too ; hooc
winking her chaperon with a pretens
of illness and overwhelming grief ! 01
the shame and the pity of it ! Oh , th
shame and the pity !
I did not stop to ask myself why th
blow should be such a crushing one t
me why a doubt of the innocence an
goodness of Nona Branscombe shoul
seem to make the world stand still , an
plunge my whole outlook into darli
ness ; I hurried blindly back to th
house , losing myself half a dozen time
among the tortuous shrubbery path
and shaking the raindrops from th
laden branches in heavy showers as
went. I had reached the terrace o
which the side door by which I ha
quitted the house opened , my hand wa
on the lock , when another applican
for admittance glided out of the shad
ows and stood by my side.
( To be continued. ) ? f _ "
DOG IDIOTS.
Graphic Description of the
That Throng Constantinople.
I never saw so much mud , such tin
speakable filthy streets and so man ]
dogs as Constantinople can boast , bu
nowhere have I seen them describee
in a satisfactory way so that yoi
knew what to expect , I mean , say :
the Woman's Home Companion. Ir
the first place , they hardly look lik <
dogs. They have woolly tails Ilk
sheep. Their eyes are dull , sleepy ane
utterly devoid of expression. Con
stantinople dogs have neither master :
nor brains. No brains because no mas
ters. Perhaps no masters because ne
brains. Nobody wants to adopt ar
idiot. They are , of course , mongrels
of the most hopeless type. They are
yellowish , with thick , short , woollj
coats and much fatter than you ex
pect to find them. They walk like i
imeral procession. Never have I seer
one frisk or even wag his tail. Every
body turns out for them. They sleep
: rom twelve to twenty of them , on s
single pile of garbage , and never no
tice either men cr each other unless a
Hog which lives in the next street tres
passes. Then they eat him up , foi
.hey are jackals as well as dogs , and
thev are no more epicures than os-
.riches. They never show interest in
inything. They are blase. I sa\v
some mother dogs asleep , with tiny
puppies swarming over them like lit-
; le fat rats , but the mothers paid nc
attention to them. Children seem tc
jore them quite as successfully as i'
fashion.
.hey were women of
Nature's Influence on Man.
From the Chicago News : "Nature
axercises a wonderful and mysterious
nfluence over men. Certain plants are
joisonous to some folks and.medicine
o others. " "Yea , and my husband is
ilways troubled with rheumatism wher
he grass begins to get tall upon oui
awn. " j.
I'rompt Reaction.
"Oh , that horrid cat ! " exclaimed the
tearful young woman. "She has killed
my beautiful canary ! But the wings
Jon't seem to be injured a bit. Thej
will look swell on my hat , won"t they ,
though ? " Chicago Tribune.
Evidence of Greatness.
From the Chicago Record : "So manj
reat geniuses have been fat men. "
Well , sometimes it takes genius to
> arn three square meals a day. "
f 1
Those Who "Would Solve a Great Question
Must Pirst Acquire Information.
IS AN EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE
I'irst ( Sreator America Imposition
a Splendid Opportunity to Study Our
Colonial 1'oiSf.ssions Omtiliu , , Iuly 1
to Xo\ ember 1 , 18)9.
The dominant purpose o" the Great
er America Exposition n'ojeet is to
bring the American people into actual
contact with representative types of
the natives of the Philippine islands ,
as well as those of Cuba , Porto Rico
and Hawaii ; and the products and re
sources of their soil and industries ;
point out the commercial possibilities
of Ti closer union , and afford the widest |
possible information on every pliatcof
the pending question of expan&ion. ;
This it is propose : ! to do by compre
hensive'exhibits , not only from the
Philippine islands , but from the other
islands named.
The first acquisition of colonial ter
ritory by the United States was of such
recent occurrence that this first formal
manifestation of the chief characteris
tics of these acquired lands is fraught j
zens , who are equally earnest in com
bating or upholding , with undoubted
patriotic zeal , the contemplated nation
al policy of expansion. As a matter of
fact , few adherents of either side of
this great controversy are adequately
equipped with the knowledge best cal
culated to lead them to a vise solution
of the problem. While Americans are
heatedly discussing the capacity or the
Filipino for self government , or liis-
adaptability to enlightened citizenship ,
none of us , with the exception of the
few returning and heroic promoters of
American arms and valor on far shores
have ever seen a Filipino. Fourteen
months ago most of us had never
heard the name. Those who recalled
their childhood's lessons knew that
there was somewhere , few knew just
where , : i group of sea-girt lands known
as the Philippine islands ; but it was
the reverberating echoes of the valiant
Dewey's unerring guns that fixed in
the American vocabulary the word
Filipino.
Aside from this pre-eminently in
teresting and novel phase of the Great
er America Exposition project , it is
proposed to present the most compre
hensive and instructive exhibition of
American ingenuity , and Industrial
handicraft , ever attempted. The won
derful perfection and economy of
American manufacturing industry will
be shown as never before , and in a
charmingly interesting and instructive
way. by means chieily of live exhijjUg , >
or model factories in JU-JUT. ! ' uperurTozi
and turning out their finest products ,
with every period of their mysterious
-
ARCH OF THE STATES.
with an importance not readily con
ceived , but which must commend this
enterprise to all thoughtful citizens
who are patriotically benon so solv
ing every great national question as to
best insure the progress and perpetuity
of the republic.
Never before did anj great exposi
tion project contemplate tlie enlighten
ment of the people of the cuuntry upon
a question that so thoroughly occu
pied and perplexed the public mind as
does the question of national territo
rial expansion. Upon th-s vrisiloM of
the absorption by this lepublic of the
fertile tropical lands wrested from
Spain by the recent war. the greatest
minds are divided , and their eainest
contention finds its refler-tion in the
apprehensions , perplexkies , aspira
tions and hopes of the humblest citi-
processes visible to the eye of the ob
server.
The Greater America project is
unique also in that it is the first of its
kind ever projected and carried to a
conclusion without having first irade
heavy drafts upon public treasuries ,
and exacted large sums of the money
of taxpayers without their individual
sanction. It has asked no appropria
tions from state or national govern
ments , but its purposes have so com
mended themselves that s veral of the
departments of the national govern
ment have voluntarily offered the man
agement such aid as was found possi
ble in the collection and transporta
tion and transportation of the propos r
ed insular exhibits which has material
ly advanced the plans cf the manage
ment.
PRESS BUILDING.
The Old Plantation at the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha this
summer will be a reproduction only in
name of the same feature at the Trans-
Mississippi Exposition. The collection
of darkeys will be larger and more
representative of plantation life , and
the habitations will be more pictur *
esque and stable. It will be practically
a new amusement feature.
The cylorama at the Greater America
Exposition , beginning July 1 In Omaha ,
will present a splendid scenic repro
duction of the great battle of Mission
ary Ridge.
The floral adornments , in keeping
with the colonial features of the expo
sition , will be distinctively tropical ,
and thousands of the rarest treasures
of the tropics have been and are being
brought from afar to grace their sym
metrical and scenic lawns , and parks
and buildings.
There will be an elaborate and com
prehensive representation of a Colorado
rado gold mine at the Greater America
Exposition in Omaha this summer. It
will be modeled in proportions never
before attempted outside of the actual
work of mining.