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A SECRET REVEALED.
CHAPTER XXJI.—(Conti.iued).
They first discussed the weather
and matters of general interest.
Then Sir Arthur began cautiously to
feel his way. He always thought
afterward that this conversation had
been a masterpiece of diplomacy. Ile
commenced to talk about Glen and
its surroundings.
"You will want a mistress for that
beautiful home of yours some day,
Sir Basil." he said.
The young baronet laughed.
"1 suppose so," he said.
"Flaw you began to think of look-
ing out. or settling down, or what-
ever It Is called'" asked the general.
"No; I have not had time. I ant
in no hurry, 1 should like to make
some position for myself before I
think of marrie4,-e," said the young
bat °not.
"Quite right," cried the general.
hastily. Ile must not show his hand
too sear,. "Are coo ambitious','" he
asked. suddenly.
"Yes," was this frank reply. "For
my part. I do not believe in horedl-
tary position; I .helleve that every
man should carte out a name and
fame for himself. 1, for Instance,
would far rather he known as Basil
Carlton, statesman, or skilful soldi-
er. or able writer. than merely as
Sir Basil Carlton. of Olen."
"I hope to Heaven," said the gen-
eral, "that you are not a radical!"
—and his thoughts Hew hack to Mar-
tin Ray.
"No. I am not a radical; but I
think there aro many fine and noble
men 1n England to be found among
the radicals."
"That may be." acknowledged Sir
Arthur. "Politics," he continued,
"are a fair game. at which every
man can play. I respect the con-
vict iot.% of every honest man; but
T loathe and detest men who trade
in on others, make tools of them.
and fus•ter rebellion and murder."
'el hat Is not radicalism," said Sir
Basil, calmly.
But it was not politics that the
general wished to discuss.
"I suppose you would like to go
into pnrliament, Sir Basil," he re-
marked.
"I have often thought of It." he
said: "and I shall moist certainly try
for it. 'that Is my ideal life—to
serve any country in some way dur-
ing part of the year, and to live on
my estate during the remainder. One
of nay greatest ambitions is to'tee'o
a anode) estate."
"A very no' to ambition, too," re-
m'rked the general. "I approve of
that. Anil you do not think of
'eerieing rot? But you will want a
wife to do the honors for you, if you
carry nut your plans."
"I had better make my stark
first." ho said.
The general looked at him keenly.
"You are not one of those who
desl:ise marriage, or think it of lit-
tle conse.{uence?" he queried.
••No -far from it. I think it is
one step in life that stakes or mars
a man: his happiness or misery most
cei taller depends upon it; therefore.
I hope to look before I leap."
"Qt lte right," said the general;
"you could not do better. Men
ha• a such different tastes. Now,
what Is your idea of a wife?"
Sir Basil laughed.
"I do not know that I have form-
ed one yet."
The general looked •relieved. If his
hr art was yet untouched, why could
he not learn to love Leah?
"I should like to know," he said,
t h. mitt fully, "what you would ex -
l8' t in a %% fie. What are the quali-
t:cat 101,8 you deem necessary in n wo-
n a., who would aspire to that po-
sition''"
"I have never thought about it;
1 supi ,use niy Incas are not different
Rona cthcr people's," answered* Sir
Basil. laughing.
"%%'Dalt you marry for beauty,
n.onoy• or l'omition7"
"No. 1 should marry for•love."
Sir1i „i never
tai should n t
aid n 1
marry for beauty, thouklh I should
lite the woman i love to have a
her far.' 01 her own. 1 do not care
for a o' er-1 hAt a quite enough; but
1 shot: t.o1 br ill -pleased If my wife
has ," , c fortu,ic."
1.1. n)7 are semslble," 1110111;111
the general to himself. "i 0111 sure
that, if 1 hail thought of murringe at
ell. it would) have tern much in the
same way." Aloud he
'ho' ld Ilk., to ask y 011 one more
question. Anti i beg that you will
not think the curious."
"1 1 now your true friendship for
':s • 'std Sir lined. and 1 feel that
u ; you micht nsk rho would be
led by idle curiosity."
I .sold like to know." purautrl
ern(. "it you have passed
rL the fleet' caned tore''',
"\o. 1 have nut." said Sir• Itasil,
I and heart -whole and fancy -fire. 1
add that 1 thank (leaven for
it
"`o do 1," thought the general.
11,• 11 silent for some minutes, not
e •
In Ills way to the next
.i:,-41011,
if the story 'of the marriages of
on.• generation could be written. It
would he a wonderful volume." en14
Sir Arthur, rousingly. "Some tncn
aro "'1 it:to marriage. 1 was: and
my marriage pie% v1 a happy one. I
had n,•.ir elven n thought to it un -
11 ,e toe one tut I ire thnt a certain
laxly fnvored 11,0 tory much. I
faunas it lyre true, and we were very
belle
Sir i:,ts41 was ' ltprtsod to der that
Itis ge'►eral looked Plastied and per -
/Affixed. ass was a lt+tle amused,
too, at his choice of such a subject
for discussion. He wondered if Sir
Arthur had any thoughts of marry-
ing abaiu.
"There are some very knotty points
about this swine love -making," con-
tinued the general. "1 do not think
taking it as it is conducted now.
that the ladies have a fair chance."
"Why note" asked Sir Basil.
"7:j{e advantages aro mainly on
the silo of the moan," said the gen-
eral. "If a man sees a girl and
likes her, he has lint to tell her so;
she can say 'Yes,' or 'No.' as she
ptoses;."
"Certainly," chimed in Sir Vasil.
"Reverse the question. If a young
girl sees a man and likes him ever
so much, she cannot say so."
"it Is col•teinly rot the custom of
English girls!" laughed Sir Basil.
"I)o you think it fair to the weak-
er sex that they should be obliged
to conceal their sentiments?"
"I must confeei I should not like
to see the custom reversed," replied
tho baronet. "I;estdes, there is a
view of the matter which does not
seers to have struck you. Sir Arthur.
Women are more clever than men;
they have a thousand quick instincts
that we do not possess; and I fancy
that, it any girl gave her heart un-
solicited, there are many ways in
which. without losing either her dig-
nity or her modesty, she could let
it be known."
The general looked hopeless, help -
leas. This view of the subject had
not occurred to him.
"I meat.," continued Sir Basel,
"tl pt, without saying one word, by
her taco and mariner any woman
could make a man understand that
she liked him."
"1f that bo the case," thought the
general to himself, "why has not
Leah done so?"
Then he remembered that sho was
too proud and cold; she would die
rather than stoop to that. But he
must save her. Even the duchess ad-
mitted that at times an unhappy
love proved fatal.
"I should like to know your opin-
;en. Sir llasil," he said. "Should
you think less of a girl if she had a
great affection for a roan who hail
shown no signs of any for her?"
"Certainly not," he replied.
"I wilt put a case to you," said
the general warming now to his
work. "Suppose that a lady, young
and beautiful, all that is most grac-
ious and graceful, meets a man and
likes hits so well that her liking
grows into love for him, and that
love take3 such complete possession
of her that not only her happiness
but her life is endangered; would you
think it prudent or discreet if some
of her friends, some one who loved
her, told him of it?"
"i should think it the kindest
thing to do," said Sir Basil, care-
lessly.
"1'ou would approve of sueh a line
of conduct?" said Sir Arthur.
"if the man so loved were quite
free, f could see no objection to it,"
said Sir Basil.
"Than!: lfenven 1 hear you say
so!" cried the general.
"Why, what has it to do wltli
me?" asked Sir ilasil.
"I-1 know some one," stammered
the general—"sonar one who cares
for you in that way, whose life is
wrappecl up, so to speak, in yours.'•
"In mine!" cried Sir Vasil. "You
treed he mistaken. General."
"I am not, indeed. Think of all
the people you know, and see If you
cannot find some clue."
"I am sure 1 cannot," said Sir
Vasil. quickly. "i have not mixed
much in lndiev' society. and of those
i know 1 cannot imagine one caring
much for n
"Yet there is one." declared the
general, slowly. "What the noaiday
stn is te. the dowers. you are to
her. She loves you as i believe very
few women have the power of .lov-
in "
K
"How do you I:now?" cried stir
11asi1. In n'1nnishment.
"I found it out by accident. i
Would have given a great deal not
10 have knonn It. 1 have never
been happy .•ince.'•
Sir Basil grew (rule and cell ated.
"ifow strange th.tt you saould
know that' Are you quite sure? is
t here no mistake''"
"None. 1 could almost say i wish
there were i astsurc you that i
have been most unhappy ever since
1 game the discovery,: 1 have not
known what to do. i honestly ho-
liete that in time the girl will file
If her loco rennnies muerte itted. it.
s. ('1)10(1 10 ale that In keeping her
r.•i I erns almost helping to kill
herr, in telling it ilenven only knows
what othet harm 1 may do! if i
did not believe it so be a case of life
and death. I wuul.l not stir in the
mutter. Even now. far as i have
gone, unless you wish it, 1 will not
mention the name."
"i do not know what to say," die
aired Sir itasil, deeply agitated.
That any one loved hits so deeply
touched htn1.
""Think ever it," continued the
general. "Von are heart -whole and
fancy-free, tthy not make this girl
happy? If you loved any one else,
it would he a dltierent matter; but
you do not."
"No, I (}c► not," said Sir Basil.
slowly.
And then for son11 pewees there
was silence between therm It was
rh.' expression on the g'.'r snit's face
that made Sir Basil speak at last.
tell Inc who it Is," he arid,
abruptly. "I should prefer to know."
"Heaven grant that I am doing
right," eaid the General. "I would
give my life for her, because I low
her so. but, if 1 do her any Injury
while reeking only to do her good, I
shall never (ure've myself."
"Tell nae," said Sir Basil. "I—I
dare not guess."
"1'es, I will toll fou." replied the
elder nlun!'sole'nully. "Heaven grant
that 1 am acting wisely! It is my
niece and adopted daughter who
loves coli."
-Your vie, e e 1f i,s i latt on?" cried
Sir Basil -You cannot surely man
it. Why, the dee heee told me that
she had had more offers of marriage
than any 11on14111 in England!••
"so .,he has," said the genera:.
' • And you say this proud, beautiful
girl loves me? it stems incredible!"
"She loves you with all her
heart," replied the general, "and
you arc fancy-free. Let me mention
ttiis—She is true, gifted, generous;
she has some of the noblest qualities
of a woman, she will be ono of the
wealthiest heiresses in England.
Thine over it, Sir Basil. She would
be so happy, poor child, while I—I
cannot tell you what it would do for
me—I love her so dearly, and she is
so unhappy."
"Are you quite sura that there is
no mistake?" asked Sir Basil. "Your
niece could aspire to any poeit(on—
socially speaking. I should he no
match for her."
"There 1s only this natter for con-
sideration," said the general—"she
loves you. Ah, if you had seen her
tears!"
"Tears!" repeated the baronet. In
great distress. "You do not surely
mean that she has shed tears on my
account? You make me feel as
though I had been in some measure
to hlame."
"I should like to add this." said
Sir Artliiir—"I should like you to
remember this one thing always—
what my heart has dictated I have
done for my niece; I have told you
tate story, and I leave it with you
to act upon it as you think hest.
We will never resume the subject; let
it be buried between us for ever. I
have spoken: for her sake against my
own will."
Silently they grasped each other's
hands, and parted.
"Heaven grant that I have ,e{lone
the right thing!" said the general to
himself. "I believe mien make a
dreadful muddle of everything of tits
kind; but I hope for the best."
Sir Basil's thoughts were far more
tumultuous Ile admired Leah ex-
ceedingly; but he had never dreamed
of marrying her. He had telt no
tendency whatever to fall in love
with her. She had always seemed to
hint beyond his rench. Ile remember-
ed ail that the duchess had told hitn
of the oliers of marriage she had re-
ceived; and this beautiful girl, who
might have been Countess of Bar-
berry. loved him secretly!
it was some time hefure 1►e could
collect his thoughts. and then a
thousand memories filled his mind—
of looks and words, the true gleaning
of which he had not understood un-
til now. )low Hind he had been!
He had said that a Ulan would un-
derstand even the faintest signs of a
woman's regard: but had he under-
stood?
The beautiful, proud face rose so
clearly before him. He had not
thought much of marriage; but it
appeared mnrvellous that he had but
to speak one word and she would be
his. He was not in love with her.
but his heart heat when he thought
of her. He was one of the least
mercenary and most generous of
sten. he would have scorned the idea
of remarrying for money; but it was
not unpleasant to think of the im-
mense wealth that would be his if
he wedded Leah Hatton. He could
make goof use of it. Would any
one believe thnt this grand. imperial
creature eared enough about him to
shed tears:' Ile was still young; not
only was his heart touched, but his
vanity was flattered: it raised him
in his own esteem that he should
all enc nsciously have won the love
of such A woman. 1fe would culti-
vate. her society more. and, if he
found the general's aseaerttons to be
true, he would ask her to he his
wife•.
As ha returned to the house, calm-
er in mind after this decision, it
o int strange c Inc'. c
seemed t h a gt. 0 1 len ('
that he should meet the duchess and
Miss Ilatton. The duchess spoke
gay ly enough. Leah's face Hushed
crimffiun, lied a thousand weleolIIs
shone in her (lark eyes. her n
►
oth0: mall thing would her face
have 740 changed and brightened. On
the previous day Sir Basil would not
have noticed it: now it struck hits.
•'%1'e are going down 10 the beach,.,
said the duchess "Will edit accom-
pany lie, Sir Baser'
•• With ph amine" he replied. "1
ha\e been there once this •Hing,
an 1 very beautiful the sen looks."
They strolled on to the yellow
sail where the waves rolled in
briskly and 1.I'08t. 1111(1 sh.v'tB
white foam, and sat down to watch
the in:oming tide. In one heart .
there wa'c 'mut t(Table happiness;
Leal* had rend sotnet.hing in Sir Bas-
il's ince which she had never seen
there hefure. in another heart thee
wee lmulleeetee perplexity; for Sir
(hail saw Ihet the general had not
Leen neisinken. heading n11 that
sr(1 t'
pa•evow by.the light given by
his words. thou. tens no dente but
that Leah loved him.
"'I hey are beginning to lmdleretntld
cath o' h.1 " thought the duchess. as
h. listet.el to the two voices. "It
is 1 o sih1'' that 11 , all ••01110
li; h1 1., t1e end."
'I'h•' tee. hours they spent that
8101 it ng on the beach )7('0111451 t o Leah
to pass like two 1181111' nts: and her
(nee g: et. so beautiful in her new-
found 11nie ie,cod That it dazed Sir
Vasil ellen he looked upon it. Hir
sitter Iletti4. her father. and nil the
berrols of her past life were forgot -
tet, in the bright present
(To he Conti 1.1
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I'1to 11111010 ;tail 1 ventl-Cow gal
Ions of flesh eater welgh a too.
��h e Farm
HINTS ABOUT SHEEP.
('are should lie the watchword at
all sea.som, hut more eas{►ooially when
the lambs are being dropped. The
ewes need plenty of fresh air and ex-
ercise and a good warm inclosure in
nhich they should le compelled to
stay night., and on rainy days. A
fete good hurdles should be con-
structest to separate the ewes from
the rest of the Hock till the lambs
are three or four days old. 'These
need not he more than 5x0 feet.
Peed is of prime importance to the
breeding ewe. 'l'hls should consist
primarily of good clover hay and
oats, supplemented by a few roots.
it the, above ration cannot be had,
wheat, bran, oats, good bright corn
fodder and mixed hay may be substi-
tuted.
F'arly lambs need special care.
Much attention should be given to
feeding. The ewe's supply of milk
soon e,•oses to satisfy the cravings of
their growing appetites and they
early learn to eat both hay and
grain. Lambs should have a run of
their own, to which the sheep have
no access. Here the lambs 'nay pro-
fitably be fed a little clover hay and
ground oats, or, what would be bet-
ter still, oatoical. As the grtiass
begins to grow great care should he
exercise() in not making too rapid a
change from the dry to the succulent
food. as at that Gino sheep aro very
susceptible to scours. Tho mato
lambs should be castrated before
they are three weeks old, if tho con-
ditions of the weather are favorable,
as less danger attends the operation
at this age than at any other time.
This is most easily done by snipping
off the lower end of the scrotum,
when the testicles protrude and can
be taken away with little or no
trouble.
All lambs should be docked, the
earlier the better. This operation Is
very simple and can bo performed by
almost any one. A convenient de-
vice is a block of hard wood, about
1 foot high. Lay the lamb's tall on
the block and draw the skin en the
tail toward the rump. Part the
wool about 2 inches from the rump
and with a sharp chisel and mellet
!the operation is quickly performed.
i The skin which was drawn up will
now close down over the wound and
a rapid and snnnoth healing result,.
FARM NOTES.
Among all callings and occupations
there is none that will give no sure
and continuous an Income as a farm,
provider) it is worked with a sys-
tem. Fanning pays, and is one of
the most healthy and enjoyable oc-
cupi,tions.
Accenting to statistics the average
factory hand in the cities gets 112 a
month after paying for board and
washing, shite the average farm
hand gets 1l4 a month. Including
lioar'I and washing. the comparison
showing a balance of $2 a month In
favor of the farm laborer.
One of the most profitable invest-
ments the farmer can stake is in the
needed machinery properly to oper-
ate the work of the farm. The beet
machines are always the cheapest,
even if prices are the highest. 'Ileo
fernier should be a skillful operator
of farm implements and farm ma-
chines. An ignorant. awkward oper-
ator of a machine may soon deetroy
its usefulness. Not every one who
drives a mower or a binder can
handle it skillfully and save it in
wear and breakage.
An average corn and timothy crop
will use and take from the soil some
3(10 pounds of nitrogen. If the form-
er would buy 300 pounds of nitrogeon
to put back into the soil as n f•t'-
tilizer it will cost hint 145. But
he coil say^ most of this expense by
scoll's
Oiulsioo
is a food -medicine for the
baby that is fain and not
well nourished and for the
mother whose milk does not
nourish the baby.
It is equally good for the
boy or girl who is thin and
pale and not wtll nourished
by their food l also for the
anaemic or consumptive adult
who is losing good flesh and
strength.
In fact, for all conditions
of wasting it is the food -
medicine that will nourish
and build up the body and
give new life and energy when
all other means fail.
lee and $s.00, all dr gluts.
SCOW! DOWN K. Cltaadwa. Tomato, Oat.
the Reason Why
LAD
Is sold only In sealed lead packets Is to preserve its
natural delicious flavor and aroma from contam-
ination. The name "$ALADA" on each and every
genuine packet is '"The Quality Guarantee." Black
Mixed or Green. Highest award 8t. Louts 1804 Bold
only In lead packets. By all Grocers
growing a good clover crop. which
will supply, as wee have sextt, pt.nnt+
o! nitrogen, for the corn crop. ir.
growing clover, an excess of phos-
phoric acid will have a tendency tut -
duly
n -
duly to stimulate the crop and force
it to early maturity, which swans
poorer growth. Therefore, if fertiliz-
er has been used on the wheat at
the tall planting, the farmer will
find it desirable to apply potash as
a top dressing in the spring, say
from 100 to 200 pounds of muriate
of potasti per acro. The object is to
maintain a proper balance of plant
food necessary for the different crops
in the rotation.
LIVE STOCK NOTI•'S.
Keep the colt's feet rasped! level. It
allowed to wear uneven there will be
a bad twist and strain on the soft,
young joints.
The important matter in farming
as in other matters is preventing
waste. The farmer's most import-
ant duty, 1f he keeps stock of any
kind, lies in culling the herd by die -
posing of inferior animals and re-
placing thein with beater animals.
Meat differ as to the advisability of
letting the cows out to drink when
the temperature is twenty degrees
below zero. Scene t=ae the cows
will do better than if kept in the
barn and watered. The general opin-
ion is. however, different, and many
farmers have their barns supplied
with arrangements for watering the
stock indoors.
I 'There is no other part of the farts
stock which pays so well as a well
managed Hock of sheep, and if the
proper arrangements are made for
their accommodation, there is the
least possible labor or trouble in the
'care 3f thein. What sheep want is
an arrangement for pasture and
lodging separately from the reset of
tite live stock, for other stock are
never so happy as when they are
worrying or driving off the sheep.
Thus a separate pasture for thein is
required. and in the pasture there
should he a convenient supply of
water. This is very important, but
in the majority of instances it is
neglecter!. The dew on the early
grass is not sufficient to supply sheep
with drink: when water Is conveni-
ently near, sheep will slp a little
several time.; in e day.
MALES FOR BREEDING.
Lilo any good farmer who knows
his business, and keeps hens only
for eggs awl meat, not for fancy
breeding. we keep only a vingio breed,
and this we try to keep pure. ,and at
the very top of usefulness and prac-
tical excellence. We do not hroed
for "points." Butany bird that
does not come up to the typo is
soon e11s1•osed of. We don't want
it. We also want healthy fowls and
vigorous ones; and for that reason
we have to avoid inbreeding. At
least every other year we change the
males. It is not necessary, either,
to pay fancy prices for fancy birds.
What we want is to get good. com-
mon cockerels that have no particu-
lar disqualifications, and such birds
we can us.unlly secure at a s eason-
able price, say 12 or 63 apiece at
most, from some neighboring lireerl-
er, or at even less from some 1•ro-
therfarnwr who happens to keep the
stone breed we do, anal is trying to
keep his breed pure and high grade
also. In fact, we have at times
simply 05chnneed cockerels. But
this Is AmA
ter that should he look-
ed
ok-
ed after in good setteme preferably
in the fall If not nleereie done, It
is now the highest time, as the
breeders dispose of their surplus
stock catty, and hold only fancy
stockfa prices. for acv tSometimes
oetimes
one is able to securs a good bird
nt the fairs and poultry shows in the
frill at a fair price, and every farms
:et. should look for such opportuni-
ties, or profit 1►y then( when they
happen to conte within his reach.
i3:(iM A Si'I•:('iA1:1'Y.
A general opinion that exists
among 1 Itl;t•men is that it pays
best to keep poultry for both eggs
and market, but there ut•c thou' who
cannot devote nnv portion of their
time to tho care of chicks, preferring
to rely upon eggs as a source of
profit. ''There is no community in
which the supply of eggs is fully rip
to the demand. told when ('q_s are
made a specinity the ;v are produced
dolly, end cash 1.4 recei'ev) accord-
ingly: but with fowls for market the
returns pre not so immediate, as
chicks require n certain period • for
growth. %the n the poultryman is
not filo tar away from rotnil mar-
kets, and can dispose of his fowls
hlnw.If. thus satirise commission,
freight and other losses, it pays to
keep po'lltry for the eggs they pro-
duce, as eggs known to ire strictly
fresh are (direly', In gond demand at
quite an increaser in price over those
which cannothe relied upon. Those
who cannot. give the poultry regular
and cnnstnnt attention, shelter them
properly. provide suitable food in
liberal (pistil Mrs et frequent and
regulor intervals and pay strict at-
tention to cleanliness and thorough-
ness in all the details of the manage-
ment. need not expect to ever sec -
meed, fur success and profit (mean
hard work. It matters not what
the specialty may he, success de-
pe•tvds upon the lictnagemlent.
THIEVES' AID SOCIETY.
Mutual Protection and Assistance
Afforded to the Members.
"1 hate no doubt that people have
wondered when some crook caught in
the act and without friends in the
place in which he came to grief could
give bond," said Frank G. Miller, an
ex -convict, to an Ohio State Journal
reporter with whom he had previous-
ly became acquainted.
"'('here is nothing strange about
it," contiteied Miller, "for we have
an organization for mutual protec-
tion and this has representatives in
every farm, city and in some of the
smaller ones of the United States
and Canada. Usually in tho smaller
places these are lawyers, and it the
crook is "pinched" in a place where
he has no friends he knows whom to
send for.
"Should the case be an aggravated
one and the crook in good standing
with the organization the amount
of bond required is learned and tho
society is notified to send enough to
square a couple of bondsmen. Tho
crook disappears, the bondsmen set-
tle and tell how they would like to
bring the fellow to justice, while at
the same time thay are wishing for
another job of the same sort, for
they are well paid, and the lawyers
get better fees for looking after our
business than any ordinary practice
Pays.**
Miller went on to say that the or-
ganization had Its regular officers
who are better paid than those of
legitimate societies, and that almost
all of them are well respected, in the
communities in which they live. Mil-
ler stated that the amount paid for
membership and yearly, dues was
large and that only "square" crooks
were allowed to become members.
When asked if they were not afraid
that their officers would emulate
their employers and rob the treasury,
he replied that such a thing had
never occurred but once. That man
was afterwards found in the streets
of Constantinople with a knife atick-
under the fifth rib and no one had
seen fit to follow his example.
"Why," said Miller, "they know
that it they should try to do us they
would have a thousand men keener
than any detectives on their trail
and that when caught no earthly
power could sate then(."
The crooks, according to Miller,
have their club rooms in Chicago.
New York, New Orleans, San Fran-
cisco. and several other cities, and
he declared that these club rooms,
or houses, are fitted up regardless of
expense. 7'o be able to use them,
however, one trust also pay extra
duos that would make the clubman
of the cities blink,
MAN YOUNG AT SEVENTY.
His Average Life Is Being Yearly
Increased.
"The
time will soon come 1l hen a
elan will be young at seventy."
I)r. Harvey Wiley, ('hie( Chemist of
the United States, say's this. Science,
he thinks, is paving the way for
wonderf'll revolutions in the longe-
vity of men.
"Scientific statistics prove conclu-
sively," declares 1►r. Wiley, "that the
average life of elan within the pest
few years has boon increased from 33
to more than 40 years. I predict
that before long the life of the aver-
age man will have been incrt'nned to
70 years. 1 believe that the Biblicaltical
injunction—three score and ten—
ens
nut intended to be regarded as the
exceptional, but that it expressed
the average age which than might
hope to attain—which, indeed, ho
would attain.
"Ily cx ► sil bogus patenttint moli
-
cines and educating rho people not to
take them, and by protmdlenting cor-
rect laws of health, this trill be ac-
compli -lied. 'There are three methods
to prolong life, and nil st be fol-
lowed. They are temperance, work
and play."
Sls:"1'l'I,1:U '1'111: DISl'U'I'E.
".tomes." cr'i.11 Mrs. 'rimuIid.
"the re are l.nrsiers downstairs."
"011, no, there ain't, lay dear," re-
plied Mr. '1'innuid.
"I'm sure there are."
"I'in sure there ain't."
"1 t'•11 you there are."
"I 14.11 you there ain't."
"Your hnshnnd is rght, muni," in-
terpose' a lot'-bs'owcrl lodiyidunl,
who thrusthis h•uld into the room
at Iles juncture. "We're upstairs."
And as he started down he was
heard to say to his pal: "1 nleetes
believe in helping n hu't,nnd out
wh, n•'ver 1 kin. I'm a married man
myself."
WOMEN iN PARAGUAY
in Paraguay rho women are in the
proportion of seven to ons es , mu --
pared with the men. The
(pence is is that the men are taken the
greateet care nf, and everyth;ng
which is unpleasant or might lit
risky to the life of • man Is done by
the women. The streets err cleaned,
ships are loaded, oxen are driven by
them. and it is even said that they
here taken part In their country's
wars. acting as substitutes for their
meak i sd,
1
MANY ARE DEAF AT BIRTH
+
REPORT OF BELLEVII.I.E DEAF
AND DUMB SCHOOL.
Affliction of Almost Half the'
Patients Date From
Birth. i
Inter, sting infurvuation in regard
to the treatment of the deaf and
dumb is cuntuiuel in the 34th annu-
al rtpolt of the Belleville Institute,
juissued,
Tst welve less pupils t'ea's treated is
1901 than in 1903. the total autn-
Iser being 271, of which 13? were
orales and 134 females.
Tho fetal rust was 550.800.80, an
average of 1214.60, and a weekly
cost, including wages, of $4.13.
R. Matheson, M. A., the suporiu-
tendent, urges that the time limit—
which has been seven yours—be ex-
tended. . la the past this has been
done on the approval of tho Minis-
ter. He reports an unusual amount
of illness dining the year. including
an epidemic of diphtheria. from which
two died. The total number of
deaths was three.
CAUSE Ole DI1AFNI.SS.
Since the opening of the institu-
tion 1,3111 cases have horn treated,
and an analysis makes an interest-
ing study of the cause of the afflic-
tion and the age of the patient. The
following table of causes is given:
A beers g
Accident 12 r
Affection of the ears 20
Bronchitis
Burns
2
Catarrh 9
Canker 1
Cerebro -spinal meningitis ... 28
Cholera 1
Cold 48
Congenital f►19
Congestion of the brain 47
Diphtheria «.. 9
Dysentery 2
Drank Carbolic acid 1
Ect'oma 2
Falls «..... .. 27
Fever, rheumatic f 11
Fete , bilious I S
Fever, brain tri.)
1'evet', Intermittent 2
Peyer, scarlet 87
Fever, spinal 0-2
Fever, malarial
Fever, typhus ei
Fever, typhoid 11
Fever, undefined
27
Fits .... « 10
Gathering of the ears ............ 9
Gathering of the head 9
Inflammation of the brain 11
Inflammation of the cars 8
InOanaation of the lungs 5
Inflammation of the pulmonary
organ 2
In!huniiatfon of the spinal
organ c ............
La grippe 8
Mcaflcs 45
Dicmps 7
Para lytic stroke .... 1
Rickets 1
Sunstroke 1
Scabs 1
Scrofula 1
Scald head 4
Sore throat 3
Shocks 5
Sickness, undefinexl 36
Spinal disease 3
Swelling of the neck 2
Test hiag 18
Vaccination
Water on the brain ... lT �
Whooping cough 8 t
Worms 115
Cases undefined and unknown 4
Total 1,310
AGE OF PATIENTS.
The following table shows fl) ages
at \chi.h peatleltta were at 4e.l:
Lader 1 year . 1410
Ib'tween 1 and 2 years 158
Between 2 and 3 years 187
Between 3 and 4 years 70
Between 4 ate! 5 years 14
Between a► and 0 years al
Betwe•: n 0 and 7 years 10
Between 7 and 8 years 10
Between 8 and 9 years•:1
Between 9 and 10 years 14)
Between 10 and 11 years 5
Between 11 and 12 years 24
Between 12 and 1:) years
Between :1
etween 13 mid 14 years
Between en 14 and 1:; years 2
Unknown nt what nge they lost
hesu'ing, but not born deaf 1:18
('ongeri1al :►111
..9
t
1,310
MAIII1IA(IF: OF' HELA'11 'ES.
Thr following sh ►ws relationship shi of
par, nts at time of marriage:—First
cour0118, t:1; secomd cousins. 29; third
cousins, 94; distantly related, 27,
not related. 1,19:1; unknown, 29;
iota:, 1.316.
Number of deaf le families rep -
families contained :i,
1.5; 3 fatnilie- contained 4, 12; 29
famili s contain. d 3, 87:
9.i famili•:v
(Q1 tIl n, (1 2, 190: 1,012 families con-
tained 1, 1,0'2; total, 1.316.
A U'l'O %1 A'1' I (' 1 v 1 "8; S.
A new idea for enconrngiml ?Milt
is bring 'loy,Ioi•od 111 !tab. It is
nothing more or less than an nuto-
matic hank. 111 a cast-iron I•ill..r
there are three slits. In the top one
the coin is ieserte(1—n ten -centime
piece. If 11 is false it ul►(►nrg fly
rejected, and falls out of a 1.'. r
slit. if It be gond, the ere rept
promptly drops from the third opin-
ing at the helium of the box. '4o
soon as the depositor has retie, tett
five lir more of‘Ithr•se receipts he can
exchange them for e 1 ank pass-he,ok
at the regular 911 111:471 bank. and on
his savings he will 1e paid by Gov-
ernment interest nt the rate of 1 per
rent. Be men's of this excellent lit-
tle inventiou rue Inhorer is nirl.' to
place a fraction of his daily wage.
at interest without the tronhle nr
nine incident on waking a journey
to the nearest poet -office. a t r••nt
convenience, aceing that such I antis
ar•• open only at ceriniP )unvrs and
those rot milted to t) u lilt who
Wort' with his SmPds.
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