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The Chicago university had a total
LA enrollment last year of 2,959 students
and Its enrollment for the regular
school year of nine months was 1,942.
Its faculty numbers 235 members.
These figures reflect a prodigious
growth. It was only seven years ago
that the Institution was started.
It is not generally known' that Cap
tain SIgsbee , 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 In
vented an Ingenious parallel ruler tor
mechanical drawing.
B. & O. RECEIVERSHIP ENDED.
New Onicora IIuvo Taken Charge of the
Itoiid.
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 1C Cowen
and Oscar G. Murray were appointed
receivers of the company on February
29th , 1896 , 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 insufficiency
was such as to seriously injure the
revenues. The receivers' plans were
discussed by the security holders and
as a large 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 cara
and locomotives 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
an < } 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 fail to be of great
help to the property and much new
. 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 tbe
time of Queen Victoria's accession ot
thirteen huts.
Mrs. tViiislow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething , soitens the Rums , reduces IB ?
nomination , allays pain , cures wind colic. 2Jc a bottla
Only time shall show us whither
each traveler is bound.
Coo's Coujjli Uiilsani
! : the oldest nud VestIt will hreiik ui > ncold quicker
than anything else. It Is always reliable. 1 ry It.
Never lean with the back upon any
thing that is cold.
llall's Catarrh Cnro
Is a constitutional euro. Price. 7oc.
Four agents of the Nashville , Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroad meas
ure in height respectively 6 feet 3
inches , 6 feet 3 inches , G feet 1 % inch ,
and 6 feet 3 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 are sure signs of
poisoning.
From what poisons ?
From poisons that are al
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.
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They daily insure an easy
and natural movement , . of
the bowels. - * ? * >
You will find tbatthe use of
with the pills will hasten
recovery. It cleanses the
blood from all impurities and
is a great tonic to the nerves.
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Our Medical
CHAPTER X. Continued.
"If the will is really lost , and there
Is no copy , I am not my uncle's helr-j
ess , " she said.
"Colonel Branscombe's wishes " I
began.
"But the law I am asking you what
Is the law , " she Interrupted , impatient
ly. "I shall not be allowed to take
everything If the will cannot be
found ? "
"It will in that case be a deadlock , "
I returned reluctantly.
"And the heir-at-law will come in ? "
she queried , with a touch of uncon
scious triumph in her tone.
"The trustee will oppose there will
be probably a long and tedious law
suit ; the matter will not be so easily
settled. And pardon me , Miss Brans
combe that the wishes of the testa
tor , the known wishes in this case ,
should not be carried out must sure
ly bo a matter of regret"
"My dear uncle , " she said gently ,
"did not , I know , mean to be unjust ,
but ho was mistaken. I think If he
could know dear uncle ! he would be
glad that an accident should prevent
the carrying out of a great injus
tice ! "
She was absolutely infatuated , and
the unprincipled scoundrel , Charlie
Branscombe , was trading on the noble
generosity , the too trustful simplicity
of his lovely cousin. A rush of jeal
ous indignation choked my utterance.
How she must love this wretched
scapegrace to do so much for him !
that was my predominant thought
She stood still , struggling with the
tears which the mention of her uncle's
name had brought ; then she recov
ered her composure and held out her
hand timidly to mo.
"You have been very kind , Mr.
Fort , " she began ; then a faint pink
blush tinged her cheek. She hesitated ,
and finally broke down in confusion ;
whilst I , I think , lost my head , and ,
with her soft trembling hand In mine ,
I cast duty , professional reputation , all
to the winds , and vowed In my in
most heart to guard her secret , even
at the cost of all I had hitherto held
dear.
I left Forest Lea the next morning.
As I drove away , a slim , black-robed
figure glided to the side of Miss Elms-
lie , who was standing at the hall door ,
speeding the departing guest , and a
farewell smile , breaking like a ray of
"Yes. "
"Can you describe the lady ? "
"She was thickly veiled , " I replied.
"I did not see her features. " _ _
"Was she young or old ? " . . ; , . . .
"I believe she was young. "
"Dark or fair ? "
"She had fair hair. She sat on the
same side of the carriage as myself ,
and , as , I said before , she was closely
veiled. I had no opportunity of study
ing her features. "
"I believe you made every inquiry at
Molten ? "
"Yes. "
"And the railway officials in Lon
don ? "
"Yes ; we have taken every step
possible to us , we think. "
"Your departure for town , with the
will in your possession , was , I pre
sume , known to the household at For
est Lea ? "
"Undoubtedly. "
"You have no recollection of hav
ing met the lady who traveled with
you at Forest Lea or elsewhere ? "
"I could not swear , " I answered un
flinchingly. "I had no opportunity , as
I said before , of identifying her. "
"Is It your impression that she was
disguised ? "
"The idea never occurred to me.
She wore the kind of thick veil I have
often noticed on other ladies In trav
eling. There was nothing uncommon
or remarkable about her. "
"Did she converse either with you
or the other gentlemen ? "
"No. "
"There are no marks or other means
of identification on the articles of
clothing left in the bag ? "
"None whatever. "
"I can see them , of course ? "
"Yes ; they are here. "
"One more question , Mr. Fort : Did
you leave the carriage at any time dur
ing the journey ? "
"Yes , I left it , for perhaps half a
minute , at Molton. I crossed in the
direction of the book stall , hardly out
of sight of the carriage. The guard
recalled me as my train was start
ing "
"You did not take the bag with
you ? "
"No. "
"Was this after the lady left ? "
"Yes. "
Mr. Widdrington read over his notes
carefully , and presently took his
OH , IT DOESN'T MATTER , " HE SAID , "YOU MAY SPEAK OUT. "
light through a dark cloud , sent me
away with my heart beating furiously
and my head in a whirl.
"Date , July 3d ; time , 11:40 a. m.
Kindly describe your fellow passen
gers , sir. "
Mr. Widdricgton , from Scotland
notebook in hand and
Yard , paused ,
pen suspended , his keen dark eyes
fixed upon my face. My partner , Mr.
Rowton , Sr. now convalescent sat m
an arm chair by the fire , looking more
disturbed than I had ever seen him.
"A couple of country gentlemen , " I
replied in answer to Mr. Widdrington's
" nothing particular
question. "Middle-aged
ticular about them ; they talked poli
tics and local gossip and a lady. "
"The lady whose bag was exchanged
or yours ? She got in at Wiveuhoe , "
referring to his notes.
"Yes. "
"There was no other lady ? "
"No none. "
"The country gentlemen traveled
arith you the whole way to London ? "
"Yes. "
"And they had neither of them a
Sladstone bag ? "
"Not to my knowledge. "
"The bag left with you contained ar-
Jcles of lady's clothing ? "
"Yes. "
"And has never been claimed ? "
MNo. " ! -
"The lady got out at ? "
-At Molten Junction. "
"Precisely ex. Molten Junction. She
had a Gladstone bag with her when
she entered the carriage ? "
"Yes. "
"And she took one away with her
when she left ? "
leave , promising that we should hear
from him "as soon as he had anything
to communicate. "
I breathed more freely when the office -
fice door closed after him. The ordeal -
deal was over , and my darling was FC
far safe.
"It's a most unfortunate thing
most unfortunate , " grumbled Mr. Row-
ton when we were left alone together.
"I'm not blaming you , Fort ; It's as
great a misfortune to you as to any
one concerned. "
I bowed silently.
"If the will should not turn up , that
scamp , young Branscombe , will take
posression , and we cannot prevent
him. And these things are so uncer-
tain. You know we had a case in * 55
will lost. 1 refused to prove on the
draft ; five years later the original will
turned up in an old box in the under-
taker's workshop ! And nobody ever
knew how it got there was discovered -
ered by the merest chance , too the s
merest chance. "
"We must hope for the same good 1
luck this time , " I replied. "I am more
sorry than I can say , sir. "
. CHAPTER XI. " " " " r t
Colonel Rector. " * t
The old man was considerably f
shaken by his illness and by the unfortunate - t
fortunate loss of his old client's will , I
and a certain half-guilty consciousness t
made me tender toward him as I i
looked at his bent figure and thin , f
worn cheeks. In fact , we were mutually - i
ly desirous of '
sparing each other's c
feelings , for Rowton was a good fellow - r
low , and he believed I was greatly cut
up by the unlucky failure of my first
great commission for the firm.
"Never mind , man , " he said , kindly.
"Wlddrlngton Is as sharp as a weasel ;
ho will unearth the mystery In nc
time. I never knew that fellow to fail
In all my experience of him. We shall
soon hear that he is on the scent. "
"Heaven forbid ! " I ejaculated , men
tally.
"It is to be hoped that rascal of a
nephew won't turn up to complicate
matters. I wonder where the fellow
Is ? His last scrape was more serious
than all the rest , and his uncle sent
him abroad. But he would be likely
to hear of the Colonel's illness , I
should be afraid ; and the death was
announced in the papers , unfortunate
ly. That was a false step I thought
so at the time. "
"Miss BImslle is responsible for that
mistake , sir. "
"Yes ? I thought as much. Trust a
woman for mischief , " responded my
partner , irritably. "Well , well , there's
no use in thinking about it. We'll look
over those leases , Fort ; and Spence
and Brown must be seen today. "
So , to my great relief , the subject
of Forest Lea was for the time dis
missed.
For the next fortnight I lived as a
man might live over a slumbering vol
cano , in hourly dread of an explosion.
For that space all was silent as the
grave. Widd'rington made no sign.
Then two events of almost equal im
portance to me broke up the monotony
ony of legal work in which I had
burled myself. A distant relative died
and left me a fortune , and Mr. Heath-
cote telegraphed to Messrs. Rowton
and Fort : "Come as soon as possible.
C. B. taken possession. "
Old Rowton was laid up again with
a return of bronchitis , and for the
second time it fell to my lot to obey
the summons intended for him. What
wild hopes and daring aspirations
thrilled my heart and filled all my
thoughts during that journey over the
well-remembered road ! My love and
I were standing on equal ground now.
As the owner of a landed estate I
might without presumption ask even
the heiress of Forest Lea to be my
wife. And as events were tending , with
the secret knowledge I possessed , I felt
sure that Nona would be no heiress.
Doubtless It was she who summoned
Charlie Branscombe , in pursuance of
her scheme of restitution ; and how
joyfully my heart beat at the thought !
it was in my power now to restore to
her all she had given up.
The Rector was waiting for me in
his dog-cart , the smartest of grooms
at the horse's head , In place of the
somewhat loutish fellow whom I re
membered in the summer.
"London bred , " I said to myself , as ,
touching his hat to me , he sprang to
his place behind us.
"You have a new groom , " I re
marked to Mr. Heathcote. "A smart
fellow , he looks. "
"Yes , " answered the Rector , absent
ly , then plunged at once into the sub
ject of my journey. "Here's a pretty
mess ! Mr. Charlie Branscombe has
installed himself at Forest Lea , and
I want your help to turn him out. No
news of that unlucky will , I suppose ? "
I glanced around at the groom before
replying ; the rector spoke in a loud
tone louder than was prudent.it seem
ed to me , with a listener so near.
"Oh , it doesn't matter , " he said ;
"you may speak out. "
There was a twinkle in the clergy
man's eyes which made me turn once
more to the man. He was sitting with
folded arms , his immaculate top boots
stretched out in orthodox fashion , his
heels resting on the footboard , his fea
tures composed into the respectful va
cuity of expression peculiar to a thor
oughbred servant Was the fellow
deaf ? Was that the meaning of the
rector's lack of caution ? I decided
that it was , and hesitated no longer.
( To be continued. )
A Tarantula of Trousers.
It was a queer mix-up that met his
fond mother's gaze as she stepped into
the boudoir of her only "hopeful" to
tell him that it was time to tip his
hat ] to slumber and hie himself to
breakfast 1 and to business. The room
looked ] like a clothing counter during
a fire sale. The bed was a tangled
mass of trousers legs , and it was with
difficulty that the startled mother
found the peaceful , sleeping face of her
only son. Her expression hardened
into j a look of sternest disapproval , for
the t accent of inebriety was only too
plain so she thought. But she was
mistaken. It was only an accident.
The gas was burning low when he went
to his room that night , and in attempt
ing to turn it up he turned it out. For
lack of matches he had disrobed in the
dark. Consequently he did not see the
eight pairs of trousers that were ly
ing in a pile on his bed after a return
from the presser's. Those eight pairs
of trousers ran up a good-sized tailor's
bill * during that one-night stand with
their restless owner. When he awoke
one pair was wound around his neck ,
and the immediate surrounding coun
try looked like a fricassee of panta
loons , tf,3 t
\Vhy Musicians Tune In Public.
It has often puzzled the uninitiated
to give a reason why musicians tune
their instruments in public and not be
fore they enter the orchestra. If they
tuned their instruments before enterIng -
Ing the theater or concert room the
temperature is very apt to be different
in the place of performance , and.th'ere-
fore , the instruments would not be in
tune. A piano which is In tune in a
cold room would get out of tune if the
room were suddenly heated.
A woman never minds a made-over
dress so long as It Is made over Bilk.
China still has the old-fashioned
system of private letter carrying. Let
ter shops are to be found In every
town. If he has a letter to send , the
Chinaman goes to a letter shop and
bargains with the keeper thereof. Ho
pays two-thirds of the cost , leaving
the receiver to pay the rest on de
livery.
In ten years American life insur
ance companies have doubled their
assets , the amount rising from $057-
128,642 In 1888 to $1,344,901,198 in 189S.
The increase has been decidedly the
greatest since prosperity returned to
the country.
THE HEAVIEST D. & O. TRAIN.
When the receivers of the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad began the now famous
series of improvements of the physi
cal condition of the entire system ,
their object was to Increase both the
train load and the number of revenue
tons per mile and at the Bamo time
reduce the cost of transportation.
Much has been done , and by the low
ering of grades , elimination of curves ,
laying of new steel rails 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 was made of what might be
expected of the new Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Enough new 50-ton capac
ity steel cars had been delivered to
give the operating department a chance
to experiment Fifty steel cars , each
weighing 34,000 pounds , were loaded
with an average of 98,000 pounds of
coal. To them was coupled a new
22x28 Inch consolidation locomotive
weighing 168,700 pounds and having
54 inch driving wheels. The start was
made 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
ease and that the class of engines used
will be able to handle 50 cars of 50
tons capacity each on that division
without trouble. Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 325 units
of GM : tons each or about 2,200 tons , a
40 per cent increase over that of five
years ago. The 50 car train was com
puted as containing 497 units , or 6.458-
100 pounds gross. The net weight of
coal in the train was 4,758,100 pounds.
It was by far the heaviest train ever
handled over the line and demonstrat
ed that heavy power , modern equip
ment with safety appliances , and a
Seed track , mean more revenue tons
per mile and a decreased cost of trans
portation.
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Congressman Ketcham of New York
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To do awav with the drudgery of the '
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The woman who keeps her former
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Professor Benjamin Iclo Wheeler of
Cornell , who has been elected presi
dent of the University of California ,
ascribes the ease with which he mast
ered the classics to the early aye at
which he began their study. He be
lieves that every boy who means to
study Latin should begin it , as ho
did , as soon as he is able to read
English.
It Is reported that Alexander Mc
Donald of Cincinnati has accepted the
first vice-presidency of the Standard
Oil company and will remove to New
York. The position carries with it a
salary of $200,000 a year.
Marriage must be unpopular In
Hesse , Germany , where the diet oC
Hesse has voted that bachelors here
after shall pay an income tax greater
by 25 per cent than the income tax
of the married men.
Dr. Richard Catling , of gun fame ,
says that the secret of his .success
was perseverance. "Above all , " ho
says , "A young man should keep
himself busy. "
Mrs. Col Richardson
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