THE OMAITA DAILY BET!: SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 100.1. 9 CHILD INSURANCE GROWING Dtath of Babes in Bwiddlinr CV.kei Hi Mean a Pr.fit t: Parent. TtMPTATlON TO LET THE SICK DIE Irade of Domrille ( rlmr Movias: from l'ran)lltil to (he Wet llrfl F.tlerlrnee i la ( h Irani). Recent InvcsUgaton of child Insurance In Pennsylvania proved conclusively that the business was res; .-.nslble for the In creased mortality among children noted among the vital statistics of many com munities In that Mate. rrniotcrs of child Insurance are wtrklng f'hlcego and have aroused ronslderaljle public Indignation. In the territory of Hull House and all wlthlu the field occupied by the ("blcsKO Bureau of Charities the rprc sentatlves of the two associations ror.ie In contact with the Insured, both aa to the La boa and dulta. "It la everywhere In the neighborhood of Hull House," suld Miss Jane Adlama to a Chicago Tribune fporter, "and while 1 am certain It carries with It no such abusea as are complained of In Loudon. It la an evil nevertheless. No case has come to the kuov.lrdr of th" settlement where at parent baa killed a child In any way for the Insurance, but we have seen In ctances where the temptation must have been felt. "For Instance, a case occurs to me where one of a family of five children died. When I culled upon the woman she was loudly bewalllnt; the fart that the child who died was the only one of the five who waj not Insured. Her Brief had taken auch a turn that there waa no doubt ahe would prefer to have had one of the In aured members go than to have lost one whose death did not provide burial funda. Temptation to Let lck Die. "At the most I think the Insurance of babes and children may be a temptation to parenta to allow tho child, when sick, to be Def lected. It would be pretty bard la this country for a wholesale killing of children for any reason to go undetected; It la hardly possible that the email Insur. a nee In such cases would prove enough to ncourage deliberate murder. However, the system must be regarded as bad in Us effects. "Not only are the babes Insured, but any and all members of the family are pro tected by this form of industrial insur ance. We had a case here a year ago in which a man and his wife were dependent upon charity. Both were 111, and we looked after them until the man died. Then we were astonished beyond measure to find that his life had been insured in one of these companies, and through all the poverty of tho family his wife had kept up the weekly premiums. Not only that, but after hie death we discovered that the widow's life was also Insured, and when she finally waa taken with her last Illness she turned the amount of the policy over to me. I adertaker Ciets It All. "One of the most hopeless things about these policies la the fact that, no matter bow much needed is the policy falling due, tt la alwaya misspent. The undertaker geta It all, as a rule. In the few cases where we have had knowledge of the burials ot these people everything went toward the funeral expenses. With most of these people It is the first time Id their lives thet they have had money In any amount to spend, and,, as It came easy. It goes that way. "With regard to nationality, the reel dents 1n' this settlon of the city seem 'to take to the industrial insurance, however, many ot them In the hope that it will keep them from a pauper's grave." At the Bureau of Associated Charities the work of the industrial insurance 'agent Is known In general, but there, as at Hull House, any specific abuse Is hard to point out. In one Instance about a year ago a whole neighborhood was worked up ovot the reported poisoning of a babe for the Insurance money, but nothing came of It. The ' family was white and poor to the verge of starvation. . ( agar. Ktlravagaaee la Funerals, "I have lust one case In mind," aald Superintendent Blcknell; "a boy, pretty well grown, died while we were helping the , family. Ordinarily under such clrcuni ' stances we would have allowed 135 for, a decent burial for the child, but the parenta apent the full '.0 Inaurance In burying the boy and then came back on the bureau for more help. "We have such experiences all the time money that ahould go to the keeping of these people is spent In these Industrial Insurance policies. People are caught by ' the amallness ot the premiums each week; a nickel a week is pointed out to them as almost nothing; whereas, In proportion to what the Insured gets, he is paying the biggest of. premiums. It would surprise you to know just how widespread thla form ot life Inaurance has become among the poor all over the city." r Negroes are especially good marki for these agenta. The darky baa an element of riak in his makeup and everywhere he baa Invested in this so-called "graveyard" Insurance. "In the southern odge ot Keotlworth ASK YOUR GROCER FOR Walter Bakers BREAKFAST end at Tfca FINEST COCOA in tha World Ccsts Less than Oca Cent a Cup Fcrty Highest Awards in Europe Ltd America. Walter Baker & Co, tsiabutha. mo Dorchester, Mass. mem If Ik I - ! if pi . III there Is a negro settlement where nearly every darky In It Is inauted." said a well known resident of the suburb. "The darky Is groat on funerals, and It Is to be able to have some of the expected pomp and show at desth that make these colored people Invest universally In this form of insurance. There's an old woman la the settlement who used to know my family, and f ir several years since she hss been unable to nrk I hare been giving her 60 cents a week to pay on her policy; ahe pays 77 cents, so the savs. but she gets the 17 cents somewhere else." In this child Insurance, which has been so hardly denounced in some states and in Europe, one of the leading companies In the business In Chl'aeo will Issue a policy upon any child that haa passed Its first year. At the same time baby policies are not til that are to be deircd by the company, apparently, for there is a sharp limitation as to the amount cf premium received on one cf these Infant policies. For Instance: A weekly premium of S cents, paid in be. half tf a child more than 1 year old and under 2 years, will give to the parent only S if the child flics althln three months, 110 If It dies between three and six mcntbs, (12 between six and clue months; J15 be tween nine months and one year; after one year, 117; two years. 120; three years, 2i, four yesrs. $29; Ave- years. 165;- six years. JSO; Beven years, $100. end eight years, $120. Twice the amounts named abova I1 be paid for a premium of 10 cents a week, but no higher premium will be re ceived. " In the collection of these premiums agents of the companl?s csll at the homes of the Insured and receive the money in person. Babes 1 year old to old people under 70 are eligible for policies, and as comparing the two extremes It may be re. marked that while 5 cents a week paid in behalf of a babe 1 year old Insure it at the end of a year for $17, the same sum applied on the policy of a person 70 years old Insures for only $13. NEW BUILDING MATERIAL Experiments la Germany with a New Dtlck that Is Jlade of Flinty Sand. Consular reverts for December contain a report from Coos il Dtedorich of Bremen on a new building material which la now at tracting much attention in Germany and promises to greatly reduce the cost ot fire proof structures. The Invention consists of a species of brick and a new kind of mortar, both of which are named "quart ltol." They are composed of flinty sand and some chemical admixture, and are aald to contain "neither clay, lime, cement nor cal cined plaster In fact nothing but clean fine quarts sand and some chemical binding material." The consul visited the works of the in ventor and witnessed the process of making the brick and the mortar. He aays: "A number of tests were made In my presence. An ordinary brick waa placed alongside quarzltol brick and the same quantity of water poured on each. The water on the clay brick waa soon absorbed, while half an hour later about one half ot the liquid still stood on the quarzltol. Three bricks were taken, one ot clay, one of sand lime and the other of quarzltol. They were weighed and put in a vessel with water. After they had absorbed all the water they could tbey were taken out and weighed again. It was found that the aand lime brick had absorbed 254 grams of water, the clay brick 129 grams and the quarzltol only eighty grams. The three bricks were put In a drying apparatua and aubjected to a beat of 200 C. They were then taken out and permitted to cool for an hour, at the end ot which time It waa possible to bold .the clay brick or the sand lime brick In the bare hands, while -the quarzltol was atlll so hot it waa Impossible to touch It." The last test is taken as proof that quarzltol la a poor conductor ot beat and is warmer than either clay or aand lime. Equally promising teats were made of quarzltol mortar, which Is said to be Ore and water proof, capable of binding wood or Iron aa well aa brick and much cheaper than lime or cement. Tb final claim la that the new material can be worked up like artificial atone and be used for orna mental purposes ot Interior decoration as well as for the outer walls of a structure Altogether the Invention promises to be a great benefit to the world, but aa yet seems hardly beyond the experimental atage and It la too early to count on it as a sure thing. RUBS AND RUBBERS GALORE rhlratosni Pay T8,000 to Keen Up a Face that Will Sot Shock Visitor. "How much money do Chlcagoaos spend having their faces massaged?" That que tlon developed in Judge Stein's court In Chicago the other day in course of a suit to recover damages from the Chicago Cit Railway company for injuries alleged to have been suffered In December, 1901. Mrs. Barnes avera that she waa run down by Wentworth avenue car at West Sixty-first street and rendered Incapable ot performln her work profitably as a masseur. ' While on the stsnd Mrs. Barnes declared that before the accident ahe waa In the habit, of making on an average $15 a week for massaging faces of persons who sought beauty, good looks or proper dinner appear a nee. The veniremen In the courtroom began to wonder how many people In Chicago had their faces massaged as a dally duty or pastime. It Is a queatlon which. The city directory, upon Investigation showed that there are at least fifty women who make tlu-lr livelihood by rubbing grease and possibly other things Into the akin of eager patrons. At the rate ot 115 week, Chlcagoana would spend at least $750 In the course ot seven days to look proud, Then someone suggested that male bar bers are also seeking to make massage pop ular, and with the consideration the $750 was doubled as a weekly estimate. A mathematlt'ian puts the cost at $78,000. What Make Habjr Lip. The pure, rich blood made by Dr. King's New Life Pills. Tbey promote beauty. Give clear skin, rosy cheeks. 2oc. For sale by Kubn Co. YVaea la Say Grace. When pa says grace. He looks up like the world to him Was full of good things to the brim. Ills ryes are like an angel s, while The sweetest, moat forgiving smll Is on hi tac. He takes hi place Before the goodie ma haa spread As It upon each dUb he read Some plcus message from above. An' every glance seem full of lov N ben pa say grace. An' yet he'll chase The rat down stairs, an' slam th door. An growl at every one oeior The meal time cumn, an' often Jar The air with words not like they are When ne aays grace. Ma aays the trace' Of that sweet spirit which reveala Itself In thankfulness at meal Is everywhere, an' ought to be At all times prrsent as when we Ar saytn' grace. An' in that esse I'm 'cllned to ihiuk. re member In' how Pa fret and rum up hi brow When he eft ashes and aw wood. It s sppetlt make him feed good When be says grace. -- . Boston Court The Royal Alarriage BY FRANCI5 GR1BBLE. Author of "The Englishman's Prisoner," etc., etc. , 'Copyright. 19ns. by T. C. McCiure The ITinces was young and beautiful, dark-haired, dark-eyed, with possibilities of passion, unaroused as yet. She waa self-willed, too, as her mother, the Queen Regent, found, when the time came to marry her. "I shan't marry him," she said, stamp ing her foot petulantly. "You can't make me. You know you can't. If you try to 11 scresm right In the middle of the wed- ing." t was a thing the was quite capable of olng, unless she was carefully managed. o the Queen Regent had to explain the ; reasons why the marriage was deemed eeessary. The bridegroom-elect as of j he family of the pretender to her little j brother throne. To unite the two faml- I lies by marriage was the only means of tavlng off a certain civil war and a very possible revolution. "Then I know I shall hate him." said the Princeas. "It Is my duty to hate him. His father fought against . us snd killed my countrymen." The Queen Regent explained as delicately as she could that the people who had been killed were of no particular Importance, that it waa only the dynasty that mattered, that this chance of saving it must on no account be let to slip. Besides." she added, "he's very nice and very good looking. When you see biro you'll fall In love with hlra." I shan't, and what'a more, I won't," answered the Princeaa. "Well, you've got to marry him, whether you fall In love with him or not," retorted the Queen Regent. "And as for your threat of screaming In church " She did not even trouble to finish the sentence, but proceeded with her prepara tions for the wedding, her son's Interest.! being far more to her than her daughter's whims. 'He's coming next week to be presented," she announced, a little later. I don't care," said the Princess. "I'm going to be rude to blm, so that he won't want to marry me." But a beautiful young woman'a rudeness does not alwaya have the effect that she ntlclpatea. It did not In tbla Instance. It merely aeemed to the young Prince to give piquancy to a courtship which he bad ex pected to be dull and common-place. 'I'm a horrid girl, and you won't like me at all." she said, talking to him like a naughty child. I "Princess," he replied, "you are worth winning because you are so hard to win." "Not hard Impossible," she rejoined. making an ugly face. "Impossible? In what dictionary do you find that word? It Is not In mine," was bla retort. "Your dictionary will have to find room for It." "And why, pray?" "Because I don't like, and don't mean to like you." Princess, If you only knew bow thankful t am to you for saying that." What! Don't you like me either? Don't you want to marry me?" Tbe expression of astonishment had slipped from her unawares. The smile with which the Prince received It made her feel uncomfortable. I beg your pardon. That Isn't what I meant to say," she Interjected quickly. "It's no matter," be said. "I only thanked you for your candor. Candor la a virtu that" I think we've talked long enough. Please take me back to the Queen." aald the Princess, feeling that her first attempt at rudeness had been less successful than ahe would have liked. She made other attempts, however. Her manners were not only bad for a Princess they might even have been called unlady like. And the repeated efforts began at last to tell. The demeanor of the Princess stif fened under the Influence. "You're; forcing yourself upon me," she aald. "You're taking advantage of my help lessness. It's rude of you. It's cowardly. You ought to be ashamed." 'We are the creatures of destiny. Prin cess," be answered. "Things have been ar ranged for ua. We cannot help them. But don't you think that we might try to mako the best of them?" 'No, I'm not going to pretend that I like things when I don't," she retorted petu lantly; and be waa driven to soliloquise In language that waa more human than princely. "What a boydent She la quite hopeless! 'Poa my word, I with I waa out ot It." And to bla betrothed he aald, politely, but Icily: "We are unfortunate, Princess. Our mar riage Is decreed. Oreat public Interests de pend on It. But I will be undemonstrative alnc you wlsb It. I will not make love." "Thank you," ahe aald. "It would be un becoming. Your father killed my country men." "There was killing on both sides," be corrected. "There generally Is In war. But I take no advantage of that fact. Though we bave to marry In obedience to orders, I promise that ther shall be no love-making unless " He paused and she echoed "Unless?" ' "Unless tbe advancea come from you, Princess. Unless, with quit unmaldenly abandon " "How dare you?" the asked, defiantly but be eoly smiled coldly, enigmatically. L TO and said nothing that gave her an opening for any further demonstrations cf dislike. And no doubt things mitht have gene on thus until the wedding day bad the royal bride and bridegroom had nothing but their own feelings to consider. But this was not to bo. The populace also had a word to say It trar-spired that the populace waa very angry. Bitter mem ories of the civil wars were seething In the people's minds. Each rival dycasty still had Its partiF&ns; but the policy of facing the dynanies by marriage had no partisans ) outside the palace c.iln. Tbe people were disposed to rise and riot. The palace had j been cryinn peace whtn there was no peace. For a while they kept these thinrs fnmi the Princess' ears, fearing to frighten her. Hut when the rumors did reach her, through servants, she showed fear, and did not talk cf them. Her pride sustained her partly a personal pride, and partly the prtde of race and place. "The Idea that they should dictate to me! The canaille!" was her reflection: for If she had to choose between dictation from above and dictation from below. It was not the dictation from below that she would listen to. That wan the mood she was In when the Prince spoke to' her on tho subject. "It appears that we miscalculated, Trin cess," he said. "Wo were to marry to please the people, and the people ere dis pleased." "So I have been told," she replied, with proud indifference. "But you probably hive not been told everything. Their displeasure Is not pas sive. They agitate; they threaten." "Indeed!" "There have been public meetings, dem onstrations In the parka and squares. " He was searching her face for a sign of tear, but he raw none. He went on: "I don't know whether you realize tho danger. It means revolution unless you can trust your army. And your array Is not to be trusted. "Nonsense," said the princess. "It Is not nonsense, put the truth that I am speaking, as you may too soon dis cover. And that Is whv I now ohtrudn myself" "Yes?" To offer to release you from an engage ment which you did not desire and which aeems pregnant with consequences which none of us foresaw." By all the laws of logic she should have been grateful to him. He expected to be thanked and dismissed. But she surprised him. His Icy, punctilious Indifference bad moved her. She had the burning desire to say something that should eting him to the quick, and here was her opportunity. "Of course, if you're afraid to marry me " She knew when she said it that he was not afraid, and be en his part never doubted that she knew It. But he an swered without emotion: "Of course. If my reputation for ordi nary courage is at stajte " He knew that she did not mean that and he paused, leaving her the tooDhole. But she Bought no loophole. His com posure and his resolute adhesion to his promise that there should be no more love making were the things that Irritated her. Her petulance overruled every other feel ing. She flashed out at blm In her naughty, school-girl manner: " ' "Vou must have"' bee;bf afraid. There can't have been any 'oUMr reason." And after petulance prl.de spoke the pride of the daughter ot kings. "I'm not afraid.'- Who are these people who presume to -Interfere with me and dic tate to me? The mob! The canaille! Let them shout! Let them riot! But don't let BY THE SIDE ENTRANCE THIS TIME THE CROWD 18 NOT them think they are going to dictate to me!" She was consulting him arid confiding In him in a bresth. He noticed It and smiled. Perhaps, If he had chosen at that moment to unbend but though he was tempted to. be would not, remembering his resolution. He merely bowed and said: Trlncess, you have decided for me. I am your obedient, bumble servant." But, of course, the decision did not really rest with either of them. It de pended upon the events outside the palace, and upon the view which the queen regent and her advisers took of them. And the course of those events was more than un satisfactory, and the royal advisers were more than r-xlous. "It bas come to this, majesty," said the prime minister, "that we must give way or be swept away." "I do not like concessions to popular feeling," said th queen regent. "I object to then an principle." "On principle," was the reply, "your majesty t advisers object to them also. But In practice they see that they must be mad." "Give them an Inch and they will take an ell," quoted tbe queen regent. "Refuse them an Inch and they will take a fathom or perhaps a league," corrected tbe prime minister; and then he dropped metahpor for plain words, and gesticulated with a wise and vehement forefinger, add Ing: "Mark my word, your majesty. It Is not tbe cabinet that la In dangi It la the throne. Would your majesty Im peril her son s throne? Your majesty has not the right to do so. It it not a posw alon, but a aacred truau Our Judgment I SPECIAL DISEASES OF 1 I Do fist Treat All Diseases but Cure All I Treat I want every man that Is suffering from any speclst disease or condttlon to ccme and have a social chat with me, and I will explain to yeu a sys tem of treatment which 1 have orig inated rid developed aftrr my whole life's exrerirm-e in the treating of C'.tesres peculiar to men. It Is a treatment thr.; is based on experience, r.cicnce and kcowie-'n". I have no freo rrofcsli leu, to irUl or sample treat n rn; to o.Tcr vou. Mr education, my experience, ray ccDcience. my reputa tion, ecrden-.a all ruch cusckery. If yru will call and a-e me I will glvo you a thorough pers:nal VARICOCELE Is the er.!ar;emer.t of the veins or the si-rotum end a corcltlon that mankind surfers frrm more than all other condi tions combined, and Is the, direct cause or nervous prostration snd the early loss of mental, physical and vital pow ers, which In turn cause business fail ures and unhapplnrss. My treatment for this condition Is perfectly pain less. 1 nccompllsh a permanent ore without a cutting or tying operation or any detention from business. The best relcrence I can give as to my ability lr. curing this rendition Is the names of thousands who have given ir.e the permi -Inn of using their names after permanently curing them when ethers had failed. SPECIFIC BLOOD FOS0MN3 Is the mort loathsome of all venereal diseases, and It Is one that may be liereditury or acquired. The first symptom Is an ulcer, then pa'rs In bones and Joints, ulceration of the mouth, throat and tongue, falling out of the hair and eyebrows and a copper colored rash coming out over the entire body. I care not who has treated you and failed, I will cure you Just as sur as you will com to me for treatment. I use no mercury or Iodide, thereby aasurlng you when cured that your bonea and tissues ar not destroyed. 1308 Farnam References--Best banks and leading business men of the city. has been at fault, and we must own it. We have taken a Jonah on board the ship ot state, and we must sacrifice him. It Is tbe only way to save the ship." "A shameless way!" the queen regent threw In, Indignantly. "The only way. And for your majesty's son's sake " "Then I will think about tt. Give me time." "Your majesty must think quickly, for the time la short." Tbe time, In truth, waa shorter than either of them knew. The revolutionary tide waa running fast. The streets and square were packed with angry crowds. Radical leaders were delivering Inflammatory speeches, the alleys and slums were pouring out their angry hordes, the shops of the armorers were being pillaged. From the upper windows of the palace the roar of murmuring multitudea could be plainly heard. They roared for the blood ot the IT. V SO CREAT THEr"e.' young prineo who wa harbored In the pal ace. It was already doubtful if the sacri fice would satisfy them or If they would let him go In peace. "I will not let him go. I dare not. I should feel like a murderer," cried the queen regent In her terror; and the excited arguments of her prime minister had no more effect than waves splashing upon a rockbound coast. The prime minister had to address his arguments to the prince himself, and In bim he found a firm ally. As he would not go when he was told that It was dangerous to stay, so also he would not stay when he was told that it was dangerous to go. I I Irtist," he i ail. "Th-ro is evidently no time to lose no time to pack. Take care of my things for me and I will go at once." He would have hurried off without even aaylng goodbye to the Princess bad ahe not aent tor him while tbe horses wr being put into the carriage. Aa It waa. be waa atlll proud and stiff with ber, though be found ber crying. "Goodbye, Princess," he said. Some day, I trust, you will think better of me. They will explain to you that it is not because I am a coward that I am going." She mastered her tears and spoke: "I beg your pardon. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. You know I didn't mean It." "Thank you. Princess." "Of course, you're not a cowsrd. I never thought that, really. It's only that I -n bad tempered. Please say that you fc glve me." "Of course, I forgive you. Of course. I understand. 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M r M. . fa.-. - V Gctro-r.Wical Street, Between 13th and 14th Street:, CONSULTATION FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL warm with a tear drop, bowed over it and kissed It ceremoniously. She looked at him with shining eyes, as If appealing to him to say something more. His answer ing look Implied that the first word must come . from her. But while they waited there were voice calling: "Quick, please. Tbe carriage and the es cort wait!" "Goodbye, Princess," the Prince re peated and withdrew, while tha Prlncesa Just threw herself Into a chair and cried hysterically and then ran upstairs and gazed out of her open window as though to watch her suitor's perilous progress through the city. , She aw the flashing helmets and tbe resplendent uniforms of the mounted es cort, leadiug. flanking and following th carriage, cross the great courtyard and pass out through the gate. 8he heard the clatter of the horsea' hoofs upon the stance and the vindictive yells of tbe mob that waited for them. She craned her neck and strained her eyes In uncontroll able anxiety, but could make out nothing definite only gathering a general Imprea alnn nf a rltv In tumult. The less she could perceive the more she feared and In the train of her fear came self-reproach. "My fault! My fault! He might have gone safely If I had not taunted him and mado blm r.tay. And now, who knows? It I hive killed him!" But the time for sclf-reproacb was short. The surprises of that eventful day came thick anl fant. They had missed the Princess, and a lady-in-waiting found her at her window end hurried her away. "What la It? Tell me," she asked, and aa tbey sped along tha corridors the breath less attendant told ber what she could. "He is back again. The people drove blm back. Only here, lnelde the palace, Is there safety for blm. And for Low long? How long is there safety here for any of ua? Tbey threaten,, to storm tbe palace gates. Alas! my poor Princess, It la tbe revolu tion!" It was, "indeed. The njob held the streets, and the soldiers bad refused to Ore on them. The few who were faithful were maased round tbe palace and could do no more than get Its Inmates awAy In safety, ao fast bad thinga been happening. "We are going now," ber lady added. "They are harnessing the horses. Put on your cloak, and get your Jewels. Quick!" And she threw a manle over tbe Princeas' shoulders, and bustled about putting rings and brooches and. necklaces into a bag. answering questions while sh did so. "Wat he hurt? I think ao. Ah! yes, his bead waa bleeding. Tbey have bandaged it. But nothing serious. Only a flesh wound. ' He 'did not even faint. And be goea with us. As many as there are car riages for, all drive off together. By the aide entrance thla time, the crowd la not to thick there. They say there Is no danger. Heaven grant it may be so. But quick, Princess, there is no time to lose." So tbey came downstalra and fouud the others waiting for them the queen regent crying silently, the little heir apparent clinging to her hand and wondering what It was all about, officers bustling and mak Ing arrangements, he prince, her be trothed, the white bandage on his fore- bead atalned with blood, hla arm In a sling lying back in a chair, while an equerry gave blm brandy. "All la ready; be at quick as you can. please," called a voice. And she could not get near the prince, but waa whirled away In the general movement toward the gate. Then, In the confusion and excitement, the , whirl ot ber emotions, she hardly knew what happened or what she did. All wss baste and there waa no time for cere mony or for standing upon the order of one's going. Someone be did not know who It was bad taken charge and was shouting order to members of tbe royal family almost as to a company of sol dlera. "Next, please. This way, thla way. No more in that carriage. Quick with tbe next carriage. Walt a moment, there. Let no one start till all are ready. Is the road clear? Off, then. Don't drive too fast at first." And ao forth. She remembered it all afterward, but at the time her brain was dated. She did not even know whether It waa by accident or by Intention that sh found herself in a closed barouche, with bvr wounded prince seated beside her and a lady- and an officer seated opposite. Tl.loxs were happening so fast that her stunned brain could only follow them at distance, waiting for aa hour of calm to catch thttu ui. Se tried to siek. but I Treat Men Only and Cure Them to Stay Cured examination, together with an honest and scientific opinion of the case. If after examining you I And your ease Is Incurable, I will honeetly tell you so and advise yoj as to the future ear of your condition without any extra ex pense . On the other hand. If I find your ease Is curable. I will give you a legal guarantee assuring you ot a perma nent rure. 1 will make you no fnlse promises as to curing your case in a short time, knowing It wilt take longer, aa I promlst nothing but what I can do, and always do as I promise. ULCERS I rare not of how long etandlng or of what nature, aa MY SYSTEM OF TREATMENT drle them up at once. HYDROCELE or any swelling, tendamea or Im pediments reduced to thlr nrmaj sis without th aid of a knlf. ECZEMA pimples, erysipelas or any eruptive dls ease of the skin BY MI SYSTEM OF TREATMENT are permanently re moved, never to return. IMPOTENCY Is a condition caused by exeea of early or late life I car not how long you have been so. or how old you are, as MY SYSTEM OF TREATMENT la especially adapted for tha permanent cure of all aurh case a your. Thou sands have been, cured of thla condi tion, and a cure awaits you. Suffer no longer. ORGANS that have shrunken or have been un developed, or that have wasted through diiM. BY MY SYSTEM OF TREATMENT ar permanently re stored to their normal sis. WRITE If vou) cannot call. All correspondence strictly confidential, and all rsplles Mnt In plain envelope. Jocloa at am to Insure rwpiy. Institute Omaha, Neb. Offlc Hours I a. m. to I p. m. Sunday 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. multitudinous noises drowned her voice the clatter of the cavalry In attendance, th rattling of tbe wheels, the shouta ui hatred, triumph and derision. Even th officer In command of the escort could hardly make his orders heard. They drove and drove, slowly at first, then faster and taster as the crowd thinned and they neared the suburbs. One as tbey drove a stone thrown from a dis tance came crashing through the carriage The princess cried out In ber terror and fainted, but It had apent Its force and dropped on the floor without hurting any one. And after that there was no othei Incident. They drove and drove and now tbty were in the open country and tbe mob waa left behind. The flag of the republic, raised In defiance of this luckless royal' marriage, flew triumphantly over the capital which they had left behind, but the royal fugitives were safe. They must ride on. Indeed, until they reached the frontier, but there was no one In pursuit and no hostility wes likely to be encountered that the eacort could not overawe. So they halted to rest the horses at a village inn, while tha villagers stood round and gaped at them, making no demonstrations save of curi osity. Not until then did the princess' thoughts overtake the quick rush of terrible events . and even so they came up with them, but lowly. But then at last, while they fed and watered the horses and got for them selves such poor provisions aa the Inn af forded, she realised that thla was ber life and not a nightmare, and became again a consolous, sentient being, with free will. "I know v.hat I bave to do," she aald to herself and demanded to be- taken to the prince. Upstairs," they told ber and showed the way to him. There was a rickety staircase more. ladder. Indeed, than staircase to be climbed. Tbe door waa at the ton of It, without any intervening passage. The room waa a poor room, though the best, with bare floor and broken windows, and hardly any furniture except the truckle bed on which the prince lay resting. Leave us," he said to the officer who waa with him, and the officer withdrew, and tho princess' lady retired also and sh was alone with him. She atood beside blm, for there waa no chair to sit upon. Her heart was full; the words were hard to speak. At first, Indeed she only aald: It Is my fault. I am so sorry. How can you forgive me?" It 1 nothing," be answered. "I am not really hurt. When I have rested" "But" "My loss Is lesa than yours. It Is not I who am driven from my country. I bad no country to be driven from. But you " She felt abe really must lay what she bad come to tay. But It was bard. She could only lead up to It, hoping that be would help ber. We are exiles alike. But you are rich and somebody, and I am poor and nc body." You are no different In my eyea, princess, from what you were." It waa a little help, but hardly all she needed. "But you said there could be no love- making unlets unless " He smiled at ber embarrassment. "Unless. Oh, yes. princess. I have not forgotten. And you?" "But how tan I? I was so wicked, so proud, so cruel. And now I am a poor and wretchod at one of thete village gtrla ber. I have no right. I do not dare. You would think " Ther waa triumph in hit eyes, but not malicious triumph tbe triumph of true lov In the hour of victory. "The condition Is still there, prlncets. You shrink from It?" "No, no. At least, I don't want to. And yet " "And yet, princess," bt repeated, at once encouraging ber and Insisting. She looked at blm longingly, hesitated, and then made the plunge. ' "I love you. Oh! how I love you. Please let me make love to you." she cried, snd bent down snd kissed blm on tbe lips, while ber warm tears fell upon hla face. "My sweetheart! My angel!" ha answered, sa he put his arm around ber and drew ber nearer. ... And there In that wretched garret, on the road to exile, their troth waa plighted, and the royal marriage waa arranged. "I am so happy," ah aald; "oh! ao happy. Thank God for sending me into exile, sine In tille I Lav found a lover." I