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The Brussels Post, 1915-12-30, Page 7• CHAPTER XVIIi,—(Cont'd), Fascinated as I was, however, l' the plain, unvarnished tale alone, th same tale was continually affordin distinct ,shocks. of surprise. This i faun I learned in a moment, w Marian—.Marian Sylvester—the M rian for whom a quarter interest i something was to be reserved if mu dor had to be done. When my father pencilled that e try, had it been conceivable to hi that this tender babe could have sur vived the final catastrophe when a but a handful were slain? If th were not enough, there was that ion long, terrible journey back to ctvili ation, without the 'care of eithe parent. The circumstance � was profoundl perplexing. The details of the end were no satisfactory. Before the party move on from Yalung Mrs. Sylvester was buried; hardship had unfitted her for that last ordeal. After some weeks of recuperation a few yaks and sheep were obtaine brought in by natives from Heave alone knows what remote distance of that poverty -blighted region—and the party pressed northwestward ' the hope of reaching another settle ment known as Kegudo. They'' were now in an uncharte country, well among the lower up lands of the Himalayas; too loft themselves to be called foot -hills, ye dwarfed by the ragged, majesti peaks that swam far above them i the immeasurable distance; and here, upon a lonely barren, windswept peak of rock, they came upon the lamasery of Tao -fu. For the sorry little band it proved to be a bloody shambles, a hell crowd- ed with shrieking demons. Some ac- counts averred that they rested here two weeks, others a month.' At any rate, it is certain that from the out- set they were subjected to all sorts of indignities by. the wild tribesmen of the hills, savage Tartar and Mon- golian brutes speaking an uncouth dialect that only one of the party in any degree could understand. Lao Wing Fa, it seemed,' could converse with them, Then -one night it happened. The exhausted little band was set upon by an overwhelming force. The. gal- lant leader was among the very first to fall.. Only' four names .were mens tioned as being survivors of the slaughter: two of these are now fam- ous and loaded with honors for later exploits and for knowledge given to the world; the third has passed into obscurity. The fourth was Lao Wing Fu. p41s the other room is Lao Wing lou — y Bose of Chinatown—the same you've is heard Struber speak O. While I g cant hope that he will unbosom him- n- self more freely to me than he did to as the police emissaries 1 at least have a- a lever the police did not have; whe- n they it will work remains to be seen. ;•- And there is some slight advantage in his having come to zne; he wants n- something. Please invite him in," m Lao Wing Fu entered. My first im- - pression of the outward man, I must 11 confess, was favorable. However ex - is tilted may have been his, position in g, the eyes. of his fellow -countrymen, z- there was nothing about his habili- ✓ ments to inspire awe, or even undue it were the red button 1 surmountinghis skull-cap,which de- noted him as to the rank !notice—unless t (Shrubs' has since told me) of a red - d button mandarin. His blouse was simply of a rich, dark -blue material, the long, loose sleeves of which were folded back, re- , reeling a lining of lighter blue silk• d The breeches were of dark -green fig - n ured satin, gathered close at the s angles; while his feet were encased in the thick -soled, heelless and noiseless ut slippers that are peculiar to the - Chinese. As for his coloring, it was scarcely d darker than old. ivory, and excepting - for this, and that his ageless counten- Y anee wore a look of uncommon intelli- t gence,,I could not discern wherein O Mr. Lao. Wing Fu differed from scores n of Chinamen that I might have gone forth and picked up on the street, then and there. , Could this have been the man that had exercised such an extraordinary influence over "all classes": of - his people during that memorable trip up the Yang-tse-kiang river, more than a score of years ago? I could not believe it. I was disappointed, and my high expectations began 'nieasur- Be it understood that Miss Fox, at my word that he might enter, had at once opened the door and spoken to him whereupon he advanced so rapid- rapid- ly that she, instead of passing on out, stood with her hand upon the knob !waiting until he had entered my pi i- vete room. And just at this juncture there oc- curred a trifling:' incident which, though I observed it indifferently at the time, was destined to come back to me later as vividly as any memory of my life; often and often have I specu- lated upon what this strange man's thoughts could have been during that fleeting second. Mende, A feeling of ohligation can SIR JOHN . NIXON. not exist where friendship 1e, "I homed that you would have so knowledge of thief, that you 'emu know there were tmes when he i posed confidence in nae—amid critic circumstances, if it is proper for to say so—and that be never h cause to regret his trust. "P]ease Permit me to explain, Yo lamented father was an ardent col- lector of Chinese enriosities and works of art—antiques old porcelains, bronzes, ivory, jade, brass carvings and the like—and I, as you maY , im- agine, had opportunities and advant- ages for procuring rare objects of virtu which he could not have had, that saved him many a dollar, and on e one occasion at least, his life." "I should like to hear about that last" I said quietly, "When I have stated and explain- ed the object of my errand here this afternoon, you will havo the story. I trust you are now oonvinced"—he laughed naturally -"that I am not; disingenuous, despite a `smile that is childlike and bland. ' I laughed with him, "Go on," I urged. "It is something like thirty-three years ago, when I was a very young man that I first et r Peter m MB. Ferris. I was ambitious for knowl- edge, but at the time had not the means of gratifying my ambition. "To be sure, I had studied as I could, without guidance; I possessed a fair smattering of English; but I had acquired only enough learning t know that I needed a university edu cation. J wanted first to go to Pe kin to imbibe all the noble historic and literary traditions of my ' ow country, and then take a course either Oxford or one of your own ex cellent schools. This last I never go to do. "Well, during Mr•.. Ferris's travel as a tea -buyer we were brought to gether through the good offices of friend of your father's—" "Major Hector Sylvester?" I coul Iiia Campaign In Meetepotaail; 'Th m- Highly Praised. al Any day now we may heat from me Sir ,john Nixon, commander• -in -chief 44 of the British army 4n Mesopotamia, ue ' of the fall of Bagdad, the great Mo- hammedan capital of the Far East. Moat of Sir 3ohn's work has been in India. South Africa,. where he led a cavalry division with great distinction, was an interlude—a welcome enough interlude in the dusty business of sola dierieg under the tun of Southern India. Educated at Wellington, he drat served in the Icing's Own Bor- derers and the Bengal Lancers, One staff appointment after another kepi,•. him in the East, and though cam- paigning took him once to South Afri- ca and several times to the Hills, he has been long years in the heat. When in April he took over'the com- mand of our forces in Mesopotamia, he found himself in the hottest spot on earth. Thirst and sand storms— sand storms -.that carry no refreshing windwith them, e but onlysand—have n have been among his troubles. He has CHAPTER XIX. - Is it not remarkable that Lao,Wing Fu should have chosen the very next afternoon, after my 'night of poring over my father's papers and diaries; to favor Inc with a call? What psychic wave went forth to summon him? Still, I: have come to observe that Life is perpetually preparing just such little shocks of surprise for us. Nothing could have been more re- mote from my mind than that he should call on me at all for any reas- on; but that it should all, for this particular day of days struck me at the time as being little short of mar- vellous. Yet, after all, why should it have been marvellous, or even strange? The pebble had been thrown into the pond away back yonder, years ago, in China; the ripple had grown into a stupendous wave.; we were all caught by the same undertow, struggling in the same tiderip;,so'itmusthave been inevitable at the beginning—before I was born—that he, and I should be brought together some day. His east- ern fatalism, no doubt, would have accounted for the meeting in some such fashion. He arrived at niy office so soon after my return from luncheon' that one might have suspected that he had familiarized himself with my daily movements. I was in aro hurry when Stub brought Inc the card—a perfectly proper and elegantly ern - bossed bit of pasteboard. I was pro • foundly curious to see the man who had played so conspicuous a part in a grins tragedy whose stage had been the oldest and yet, perhaya, the least known portion of the inhabited globe; still, even before the door opened, be- fore I had an opportunity to glimpse him, an unaccountable ".repulsion made nie hesitate. A restless movement by Stubdog- ged an idea into my brain. "Ask hint to wait a minute or two," I said. "Tell Miss Fox to come here." She responded promptly, closing the clear. • "I'll detain you only a second," I told her. Have you noticed the Chinaman who is waiting to see 1e?" "Why, yes,"she returned wonder- ingly, "What sort of looping chap is he? I mean, does he show anything -differ- ent from the ordinary run of Chinese? How did he impress you?" P y ? The wondering look grew deeper in her eyes, but the replied: The incident was this: As Lao Wing Fu - approached, Lois, naturally enough with our conversation fresh in mind, was watching him with some curiosity. Just at the instant of pass- ing he bent upon her a most peculiar searching look. Lois's back was to- ward me; but I could' see that she started, and with her free hand swept away some stray lock of hair that must have. been inopportunely teasing her eyes.• My caller, on the other hand, was facing me; and S wish I could :find words to, describe—how shall I say it ?—the intense vitality of the look. It was soul -probing, magnetic, hyp- notic; as if unsuspected inner fires had for the time being spurned con- trol and betrayed' themselves at the windows of their tabernacle. - It all happened in a flash; next in- stant he was salaaming to her with grave Chinese courtesy. He came on into the room; and Lois, as she slowly closed the door on, departing, stared strangely at him across her shoulder. My attention'now, however, •was all engaged by .my caller. 'The brown eyes were merely friendly as they regarded me. For the moment his face was no impassive•Oriental mask, but srhiling and animated, as he be- gan, :in excellent idiomatic English, an apology for' his intrusion. His manner was so respectful, his whole attitude so self-possessed and easy b and confident, that I could meet him upon no less a level. I invited him to n sit clown, ' "Thank you," he returned, accept- at ing the chair and deftly tossing his is long braided queue across his shoulder in so that it lay over his knees. Even to this slight act, so foreign to American ways, was so unobtrusively done as i not to attract attention to itself. My visitor pursued without a break: "No doubt you are wondering, Mr. Ferris, why ] have trespassed upon ea' your time this afternoon; and, indeed, P the object of my call is 61 such a deli- no tate nature that I would hesitate to ad broach it were i not confident of win- th ping your sympathy." si Re paused; but I waited, profoundly P1 curious, He eyed me briefly, and added: "Perhaps you already know that, en years ago, in China, I was quite well ire acquainted with your late father?" ha 0 al n a s a not refrain from interjecting. But Lao Wing Fu showed no surprise. - "Ah,, I see the name is familiar to you," he observed in a modulated voice. "Not only the name, but something of his tragic fate. You were there, I believe." I was watching the man keenly. His eyes dropped and he sat for 'some time silent; but his countenance re- vealed only. pensive lines; as -if my. words called up a sad memory. Pre- sently he roused himself and once more met my regard. "Yes, I was there,' he admitted in a quiet tone. "And if you will pardon me, Mr. Ferris, there are some things so horrible that even my tried philo- sophy falters. The mind shrinks'from dwelling upon them. That ill-fated expedition is such a memory." I confess that this view -point from the man facing me was unexpected and surprising, and I was not a little abashed. • "I'm sorry if I seemed carelessly to intrude upon your feelings, or to awaken bitter memories," I tried hast- ily to make amends; "but. I'm not dis- interested. I had hoped that you would be willing to talk about it—at least to tell me the fate of Major Syl- vester's infant daughter, Marian." "That," said Lao Wing Fu, "is the bitterest memory of :all. What, could •ydu expect would be the fate of •a babe in arms—in the circumstances?" "I think I understand," I said, re- gretful that I had mentioned the topic at all. "I shall not interrupt again." I But the Chinaman himself did not allow the subject to drop. "No—pardon ma—you don't un- derstand. As a testimony that I pos- sessecl Major Sylvester's friendship, and esteem also—that was my high honor, Mr. Ferris"—he made a grave obeisance—"Lwill tell you this: When that brave man realized that death ivould be our portion, that I was' the only - 000 that had the least influence with the beasts that beset us, he en- trusted his childto my keeping. I lost her. Now, perhaps you understand." This speech was uttered 'with such impressive simplicity' that I sat quiet for some time, iespecting his silence. • (To be continued.) HANDLING THE BANANA CROP. How the Planters Rush the Product; to Market. of du-: be it nd ex- nt ns: a-� orders m- ay in of is hal it d The value of the yield per acre ananes in the Ceilba district, Hon as, is less than 'that of wheat, but, nlike wheat, the banana cannot orecl. It must be marketed when ready for marketing, as the deme the north fluctuates with the e nt of the fruit crop. The banana planter does not in his fields and pluck hfs bananas he thinks they have properly ma - red, but receives telegraphic om tine railway or steamship co Pa the cut bananas on a certain day t more than thirty-six hours vane of the scheduled departure o ship. Cars are . placed on h detracic, usually directly in t antation. The planter goes over his fields and is all fruit ready for shipping, ither too ripe nor too green, has clod to the waiting ears on mule -1 There was just- sufficient rising in- ba fleetion to the declaration to betray that he was not positive about the ca extent of tnv knowledge on the point. tr. I realized that he was: feeling his fs way, that he had deliberately under- taken to draw me out.. Well, I would d follow the lead until .,,more . cercls 1 "He seems to me to be ono of:the f better sort of Chinese; a .well-to-do merchant, I should say," "Did lie seem to be observing you particularly?—show any especial curiosity in you at all?" r *"No, 7 don't believe he even look- It cd my way, I suppose you know you, are making me awfully curious.", "Mies Fox, 1 went on --and I must have spoken solemnly, if her•'cotmten- mtce reflected mry tone "I belf'eve are onhe brio t lc of important dis- coveries; I have that feeling. I learn- eel some facts last night which, while they don't clear up the essential things we want to know, seem to at least to point a way to finding out. "But 1'11 tell you More about it later n —take too long now. That chap in s were exnoeed. ' "No,"-/ replied, "I did not, know it. I3ut,"f added, I recently had reason to suspect as much. Nothing in his minter betrayed how this impressed im. "Then," lie continued s• in oothhly, 'you can not, of course, be aware that tit on one or two occasions I was able, in er ck or ox -carts and inspected. At the close of the day the waiting rs aro picked up by the banana airs and hauled to the coast. A day t required to load the ship, and throe ays later the vessel is in New Or General Sir John Nixon overcome them, . and overcome the Turks' into the'Bargain. Germany is growing a little less confident about a Berlin -Bagdad thoroughfare, and we lilt know in what terms Mr. Asquith, in his statement ou the• war the other day in Parliament, referred to Sir John's victorious campaign. "In April," - said the Prime Minister, "a ' second division was added to the force, and the: command was assumed by General Sir John Nixon, After':: a, brilliant series, and an absolutely un-' chequered series, of land and river operations, • the Turks were driven back both up the Euphrates and up the Tigris. In July their final posi- tions on both rivers were captured, with heavy casualties, and, General Nixon's force is now within a measur- able distance of Bagdad. I do not think that in the whole course of the war there has been a'series of opera- tions more carefully contrived, more brilliantly conducted, and with .abet- ter prospect of final,success." • STARVATION IN POLAND. Memorial Urging Better. Industrial Conditions. Pleading that 3,000,000 persons de- pendent on the industries of Poland are starving, the Workmen's Union of Poland has sent to the Governor' Gen- eral, Herr von Beteler, a memorial urging the re -opening of the factories, the adoption of a protective tariff and the return of machines, mechanical fit- tings, and especially belts and gears, which were taken out of factories and workshops during the early days of German occupation, The memorial states that "the working population of Poland includes 350,000 workmen in factories, 60,000 in the. building trades and 500,000 in small the. Including the fam- ilies of these workmen, this industrial population reaches a total of 3,000,000 persons, with a normal income of about X150,000,000 a year. A certain proportion of this popu- lation, it is stated, has been sent to Germany, and another section is re- ceiving aid from former employers— whore the latter are still able to help. "But there is still a great mass of people who are actually starving," says the memorial, "and for the sake of these persons it is advisable to put at least some of. the factories into operation, especially the sugar, vine- gar and yeast factories, mills, brew eries, sawmills; brick yards and foun- ries." The memorial deals briefly with the question of articles commandeered by he Getman military authorities, stating that the complete cponfiscation i cans. of all raw material would paralyze in- dustry, and that enough machinery ._•N s Helping Uncle. a She rams down to the drawing a coons to meet her special young man, with a frown on her pretty, face, J "John," she said; "father saw you o is morning going into a pawnbrolt- f 'S with a large bundle" e hould be left in the factories to en- ble them to continue in partial oper- tion. The customs tariff promulgated on ane 22 by the German commander is rttietzed as unsuitable, because it ails to protect Polish industry, and yen in normal times would bring a beet' its ruin. Therefore' the estab., the old tariff 'of rffi ' meat s ish asks d. There is a further demand for n low- oring of railway rates, which are ale legal to be now on a burdensome end impossible scale. a modest way, to be of some slight 1VIVV 4V AA Al y "Indeed?" 1 Lndeod. T sharply interrupted,' • `Are I to infer that any enclischairg- od obligation exists?" t "No, no," ha quickly protested. r `Pray do not 'misunderstand m e. I a merely wanted to show you that our equaintance was more than tran- the lent; the weto, as a matter of fact, ar .Iolin flushed. Then he s id. 'vr .e; . 1 taking my old his wife ow voice. "Yes, that is true. I w he pawnbroker some lothes. You see, he an re frightfully hard u "Oh, John, forgive r aly+oung girl: "Hot exclaimed noble you Disinfecting Stables In any outbreak of infeetious dis- ases among animals thorough disin- fection of there p arses is essential to prevent the spread of the contagion, Certain substances, .such as fresh slaked lime or unslaked lime in pow- der form, ejiloride' of lime, carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate,. formalin, an apple orchard intogood -Dearing, "Such mountings are combined formaldehyde gas, and compound sol- but if duringthis g' with soft chiffon velvet and rich h t th k ch Among interesting novelties are w y ;p 11 wl:i : handbags with translucent .crystal tops, plain, tinted, inlaid, jewelled; and infectious diseases of animals different from any mountings ever and should be applied immediately used on bags. There are bags with following any outbreak, and, as a mat- distinguished tops of antique sterling ter of precaution, it may be used once 1 silver bags which open in entirely or twice yearly, Orchard helps. It takes about eight years to get new ways; bags which clasp with an amber bird, a jewelled crown, a green cameo; bags with rhinestone frames, brilliant and sparkling,' is ime a work is ution of cresol possess the power of well done, a permanent income is silks, destroying bacteria with which they practically insured. come in contact. To make the use of It is a mistake to setoutttr e more such substances of v hue e s A small patterned dotted Swiss a , however, the than two years old, Many good or- makes an inexpensive guimpe, as it work must be done with the utmost chardists prefer yearlings, but two- requires no trimming aside from the thoroughness. Careless disinfection year-olds generally produce the beat lace edge at the neck and sleeves. is probably worse than none, for it results. French muslin, which is wide and comparatively ' A youngativel ' appleP inexpensive, tree does notrequire ens' o s x r e ve i y P r s a most much pruning until it is four or five satisfactory material to employ, as years old, and the tree can be shaped it may be readily matched at any merely serves to give a false sense of security. uxrty, ' In the disinfection of stables and should be carefully obsorvedr. premises the following directions better at that Age than when early time•, ppning is resorted to. Feather stitching in straight linos First—Sweep ceilings, side wallet, The 'liths'¢,that has been properly makes a; very satisfactory trimming. stall partitions, floors and other sur- faces eared for rq,res very little pruning A more elaborate embellishment how- eared it, comes into full boating, ever, may be obtained by feather stitching in circles or scrolls, which are drawn at the desired place, and of filth by scraping, and,hf woodwork these figures are ,outlined with heavy has become decayed, porous or absorb-� New seedlings of alfalfa should not material. emit should be removed, burnedasor -,.be pastured. The ground in these fields is not firm and considerable Seen at the replaced with new material. shop of aa clever . r damage is done by the trampling of diste is a hat of white silk beaver; d Third—Ifthe boor is of earth re- the plants, especially during wet the crown is broad, flat move four inghes from the' surface and weather. Fields established a year et brine verya and oval; the in places where it shows staining with narrow and straight; the urine a sufficient depth should be re- more may be pasture lightly in the crown is encircled with a band of placed to expose fresh earth. All earth fall; but should 'never be eaten down white ribbon, with. tiny tips at each removed should be replaced with earth `close. side of white touched with g4i-1. A from an uncontaminated source, or a r If the growth of alfalfa is not very turban with an oval white velvet new floor of concrete maybe laid strong the field may be top -dressed' crown and close brim of silk plush which is • very durable and easily any time during the fall, preferably has, the brim divided at the centre cleaned. just after the third cutting has' been front and back. Rolling over the brirfi Fourth—All refuse and material removed. New seedings may be top- and: extending through the division is from stable and barnyard should be dressedatany time except during a small white ostrich feather. There removed to a place not accessible to weft weather when the ground is soft. i is also a large sailter'of white hatters' cattle orhogsand covered with 'freshl-� ly slaked lime. If this manure is Clean Water Essential. spread on fields it should be turned An important factor in dairy feed - under immediately, while the wood ing is the supply of water. In the should be burned Fifth—The entire interior of the stable, especially the feeding troughs and drains, should be saturated with a disinfectant, as a- three per cent. solution of compound of .cresol, which would be four ounces of the com- pound to every gallon of water. ' The best method of applying the disinfectant is by means of a strong spray pump, such as those used by orchardists. y Idris method is efficient in disinfec- tion against most of the contagious faces until free from cobwebs and dust. Second -Remove all accumulations New Alfalfa. plush; the crown is encircled with a white ribbon, trimmed with white dahlias. ' simmer with '1 t f d' In order t ke th b d f grthe ever -widening skirts the word comer, wr p en y o ass an o ep up a ur en o green forage, and in the winter with roots and silage; the consumption of water is relatively less than when the cows are on dry feed, but cows must always have plenty of pure, fresh water if they are to produce pure milk. Unless the pastures and yards are watered by a brook or a spring, the water should be procured from a well, kept clean and n t sub- jeet to surface drainage and •free from foreign matter and taints of any kind. MYSTERY OF HEREDITY. Startling New Theory Shows Unex- pected Results. Scientific studies of heredity are showing some very interesting and unexpected results, -We know that the typical character of a man under- goes variations at: different periods of a lona life, and that the' son is likely to "take after" his father. But we notice, often with surprise, that capacities that were dominant in a father, which gave him. sometimes great reputation,' frequently are en- tirely lacking in his son. Literary distinction, genius in any particular direction;' 'Which ' distin- guished a -.certain father are quite frequently absent in the case of his son. In wondering at this we fail to take note of the period in the father's life when he "made his mark" After patient investigation � science has come to the conclusion that the son inherits from his father only the qualities that were dominant at the time of his birth.. These conclusions are set forth in the book called "Dynamic Evolution," by Caspar L. Redfield, recently pub- lished. The author writes: "As' a general proposition the man; between 20 and 30 is aggressive, am- j bitious and conceited. He would rule, the world with a club. This stage gradually merges into another, so that as a general proposition the man between 30 and 40 is in the artistic; stage of life. He is a lover of poetry, music, painting and sculpture. "The artistic stage gradually merges into the practical stage, which may be generally defined as be- tween 40 and 50. The 'practical man looks at the dollars and cents, wishes to improve government, and has the qualities of statesmanship. As he passes beyond 50 into his older age he becomes philosophic in his senti- ments and moral in his maxims. "These different qualities are sim- ply different forms of one Mid the sante' mental energy within the man, and they are spread out through his life much as red rays, yellow rays, !blue rays and violet', rays, all from !the same white light, are spreeeleeee by the spectroscope." I That the son will partake of the fathers type of mental 1 energy that was dominant at the time of the son's] birth is shown to be substantiated by history and biography. Mr. Red- i field presents a classified list of world celebrities together with the -ages of their respective fathers at the time of their birth. For example, ';Alexander, Bonopai•te, Charlemagne, Grant, Hannibal, Pompey and Roose- velt were all born when their fathers were at the age of less than 31, the age of militarism and aggressive- ! Hess. , At the age of 31 to 40, the artistic: age, their fathers presented to the world such geniuses as Bach, Beeth-; oven, Goethe, Shakespeare, Raphel, �' Carlyle and others of their status. Ini the list of statesmen these were born' when their fathers were aged from s 41 to 50:. Bismarck, Cato, Cromwell, a Machiavelli, Webster. Great names in e philosophy born when their fathers were over 51 are: Aristotle, Bacon, o Buddha, Confucius, Franklin, Moses and Solomon. o "While men born in one of these z divisions," writes the author, "may show the type of character represent- t ed in the next adjacent division, above s or below, the extremes do not meet. h No mild-mamrered moralist of the o type represented by Buddha and Con- fucius is found in the son of a man less than 31 years of age, and no ag- 11 gressive military commander of the type of Alexander or Napoleon is found in the son of a man more than 31 years of age." It is remarked that Mohammed, whose father was 25, though a moral- ist and prophet, would rule the world by the sword; also that a great gener- al, whose father was 51, went to war because his moral obligations forced him to do so and not because he want- ed to, If a man is married to a good wo- man he may not think it necessary to go to church. egmt o again from Paris bringing back p ''s, mostly more ornate' in tri., • than seen for many years. Many of the shirts for dancing are being made of janlle or similar trans- parent material: An ornamental pet- ticoat is a necessary adjunct to the modern toilet. Petticoats for morning wear or for walking are of taffeta, while for afternoon or evening the" are made of lace, crepe mousgjhces, lawn. All are trimmedork to' give puffs, shirring and stiffness to sup- them then ""'' etre fire bverskrri. vLD OF SCIENCE• A spring gun h 's been invented to cast a fisher a• farther than to mans 1 can be done by hand. lid wov- Paper is spun into threar ilea en into a substitute for jute by a process invented in Bohemia. a teaspoonful of glycerin a gill of water makes a cement use - Adding ful for many purposes about, a hou hold. A capstan is built into a new' block and tackle with which one man can handle loads of 1,000 pounds and two men 4,000 pounds. An electric storage battery locomo- tive, automatic in its operations, is giving excellent results in many ways in a German coal mine . A recent patent covers the use of water which escapes from automatic prinklers inside a building to oper- te a motor that rings a. fire alarm utside. 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Fight Battles in Sleep, Say London Landladies. Landladies of London lodging houses near by the railroad terminal. snch as Victoria and Waterloo are be- coming diffident about taking in sol- diers just back from the front, par- ticularly those who have 'participated in the recent fighting around Loos. The landladies say the poor soldiers fight the terrible battles over again in their sleep and the shrieks and hys- teria aro enough to shake the strong 1llnerves.any of the men who took part in the est engagement are afflicted with the most horrible of dreams and sem- nambulistically -slash and kill the Buns to the terror of all the other lodgers. Figures are unobtainable, but the cases of -nervous breakdowns during the last few weeks have 'reached a high figure. Even olfioers have been affected, anti man who have stood up under the strain since, the early days of the rear say that the sights during the recent offensive are too terrible for men- tion. The . Green Sea By CMAtt'LBS EDMONDS WALK Author of "Tho Silver Blade," "The Paternoster Ruby,' "The Time Lock," etc. tisIiil CHAPTER XVIIi,—(Cont'd), Fascinated as I was, however, l' the plain, unvarnished tale alone, th same tale was continually affordin distinct ,shocks. of surprise. This i faun I learned in a moment, w Marian—.Marian Sylvester—the M rian for whom a quarter interest i something was to be reserved if mu dor had to be done. When my father pencilled that e try, had it been conceivable to hi that this tender babe could have sur vived the final catastrophe when a but a handful were slain? If th were not enough, there was that ion long, terrible journey back to ctvili ation, without the 'care of eithe parent. The circumstance � was profoundl perplexing. The details of the end were no satisfactory. Before the party move on from Yalung Mrs. Sylvester was buried; hardship had unfitted her for that last ordeal. After some weeks of recuperation a few yaks and sheep were obtaine brought in by natives from Heave alone knows what remote distance of that poverty -blighted region—and the party pressed northwestward ' the hope of reaching another settle ment known as Kegudo. They'' were now in an uncharte country, well among the lower up lands of the Himalayas; too loft themselves to be called foot -hills, ye dwarfed by the ragged, majesti peaks that swam far above them i the immeasurable distance; and here, upon a lonely barren, windswept peak of rock, they came upon the lamasery of Tao -fu. For the sorry little band it proved to be a bloody shambles, a hell crowd- ed with shrieking demons. Some ac- counts averred that they rested here two weeks, others a month.' At any rate, it is certain that from the out- set they were subjected to all sorts of indignities by. the wild tribesmen of the hills, savage Tartar and Mon- golian brutes speaking an uncouth dialect that only one of the party in any degree could understand. Lao Wing Fa, it seemed,' could converse with them, Then -one night it happened. The exhausted little band was set upon by an overwhelming force. The. gal- lant leader was among the very first to fall.. Only' four names .were mens tioned as being survivors of the slaughter: two of these are now fam- ous and loaded with honors for later exploits and for knowledge given to the world; the third has passed into obscurity. The fourth was Lao Wing Fu. p41s the other room is Lao Wing lou — y Bose of Chinatown—the same you've is heard Struber speak O. While I g cant hope that he will unbosom him- n- self more freely to me than he did to as the police emissaries 1 at least have a- a lever the police did not have; whe- n they it will work remains to be seen. ;•- And there is some slight advantage in his having come to zne; he wants n- something. Please invite him in," m Lao Wing Fu entered. My first im- - pression of the outward man, I must 11 confess, was favorable. However ex - is tilted may have been his, position in g, the eyes. of his fellow -countrymen, z- there was nothing about his habili- ✓ ments to inspire awe, or even undue it were the red button 1 surmountinghis skull-cap,which de- noted him as to the rank !notice—unless t (Shrubs' has since told me) of a red - d button mandarin. His blouse was simply of a rich, dark -blue material, the long, loose sleeves of which were folded back, re- , reeling a lining of lighter blue silk• d The breeches were of dark -green fig - n ured satin, gathered close at the s angles; while his feet were encased in the thick -soled, heelless and noiseless ut slippers that are peculiar to the - Chinese. As for his coloring, it was scarcely d darker than old. ivory, and excepting - for this, and that his ageless counten- Y anee wore a look of uncommon intelli- t gence,,I could not discern wherein O Mr. Lao. Wing Fu differed from scores n of Chinamen that I might have gone forth and picked up on the street, then and there. , Could this have been the man that had exercised such an extraordinary influence over "all classes": of - his people during that memorable trip up the Yang-tse-kiang river, more than a score of years ago? I could not believe it. I was disappointed, and my high expectations began 'nieasur- Be it understood that Miss Fox, at my word that he might enter, had at once opened the door and spoken to him whereupon he advanced so rapid- rapid- ly that she, instead of passing on out, stood with her hand upon the knob !waiting until he had entered my pi i- vete room. And just at this juncture there oc- curred a trifling:' incident which, though I observed it indifferently at the time, was destined to come back to me later as vividly as any memory of my life; often and often have I specu- lated upon what this strange man's thoughts could have been during that fleeting second. Mende, A feeling of ohligation can SIR JOHN . NIXON. not exist where friendship 1e, "I homed that you would have so knowledge of thief, that you 'emu know there were tmes when he i posed confidence in nae—amid critic circumstances, if it is proper for to say so—and that be never h cause to regret his trust. "P]ease Permit me to explain, Yo lamented father was an ardent col- lector of Chinese enriosities and works of art—antiques old porcelains, bronzes, ivory, jade, brass carvings and the like—and I, as you maY , im- agine, had opportunities and advant- ages for procuring rare objects of virtu which he could not have had, that saved him many a dollar, and on e one occasion at least, his life." "I should like to hear about that last" I said quietly, "When I have stated and explain- ed the object of my errand here this afternoon, you will havo the story. I trust you are now oonvinced"—he laughed naturally -"that I am not; disingenuous, despite a `smile that is childlike and bland. ' I laughed with him, "Go on," I urged. "It is something like thirty-three years ago, when I was a very young man that I first et r Peter m MB. Ferris. I was ambitious for knowl- edge, but at the time had not the means of gratifying my ambition. "To be sure, I had studied as I could, without guidance; I possessed a fair smattering of English; but I had acquired only enough learning t know that I needed a university edu cation. J wanted first to go to Pe kin to imbibe all the noble historic and literary traditions of my ' ow country, and then take a course either Oxford or one of your own ex cellent schools. This last I never go to do. "Well, during Mr•.. Ferris's travel as a tea -buyer we were brought to gether through the good offices of friend of your father's—" "Major Hector Sylvester?" I coul Iiia Campaign In Meetepotaail; 'Th m- Highly Praised. al Any day now we may heat from me Sir ,john Nixon, commander• -in -chief 44 of the British army 4n Mesopotamia, ue ' of the fall of Bagdad, the great Mo- hammedan capital of the Far East. Moat of Sir 3ohn's work has been in India. South Africa,. where he led a cavalry division with great distinction, was an interlude—a welcome enough interlude in the dusty business of sola dierieg under the tun of Southern India. Educated at Wellington, he drat served in the Icing's Own Bor- derers and the Bengal Lancers, One staff appointment after another kepi,•. him in the East, and though cam- paigning took him once to South Afri- ca and several times to the Hills, he has been long years in the heat. When in April he took over'the com- mand of our forces in Mesopotamia, he found himself in the hottest spot on earth. Thirst and sand storms— sand storms -.that carry no refreshing windwith them, e but onlysand—have n have been among his troubles. He has CHAPTER XIX. - Is it not remarkable that Lao,Wing Fu should have chosen the very next afternoon, after my 'night of poring over my father's papers and diaries; to favor Inc with a call? What psychic wave went forth to summon him? Still, I: have come to observe that Life is perpetually preparing just such little shocks of surprise for us. Nothing could have been more re- mote from my mind than that he should call on me at all for any reas- on; but that it should all, for this particular day of days struck me at the time as being little short of mar- vellous. Yet, after all, why should it have been marvellous, or even strange? The pebble had been thrown into the pond away back yonder, years ago, in China; the ripple had grown into a stupendous wave.; we were all caught by the same undertow, struggling in the same tiderip;,so'itmusthave been inevitable at the beginning—before I was born—that he, and I should be brought together some day. His east- ern fatalism, no doubt, would have accounted for the meeting in some such fashion. He arrived at niy office so soon after my return from luncheon' that one might have suspected that he had familiarized himself with my daily movements. I was in aro hurry when Stub brought Inc the card—a perfectly proper and elegantly ern - bossed bit of pasteboard. I was pro • foundly curious to see the man who had played so conspicuous a part in a grins tragedy whose stage had been the oldest and yet, perhaya, the least known portion of the inhabited globe; still, even before the door opened, be- fore I had an opportunity to glimpse him, an unaccountable ".repulsion made nie hesitate. A restless movement by Stubdog- ged an idea into my brain. "Ask hint to wait a minute or two," I said. "Tell Miss Fox to come here." She responded promptly, closing the clear. • "I'll detain you only a second," I told her. Have you noticed the Chinaman who is waiting to see 1e?" "Why, yes,"she returned wonder- ingly, "What sort of looping chap is he? I mean, does he show anything -differ- ent from the ordinary run of Chinese? How did he impress you?" P y ? The wondering look grew deeper in her eyes, but the replied: The incident was this: As Lao Wing Fu - approached, Lois, naturally enough with our conversation fresh in mind, was watching him with some curiosity. Just at the instant of pass- ing he bent upon her a most peculiar searching look. Lois's back was to- ward me; but I could' see that she started, and with her free hand swept away some stray lock of hair that must have. been inopportunely teasing her eyes.• My caller, on the other hand, was facing me; and S wish I could :find words to, describe—how shall I say it ?—the intense vitality of the look. It was soul -probing, magnetic, hyp- notic; as if unsuspected inner fires had for the time being spurned con- trol and betrayed' themselves at the windows of their tabernacle. - It all happened in a flash; next in- stant he was salaaming to her with grave Chinese courtesy. He came on into the room; and Lois, as she slowly closed the door on, departing, stared strangely at him across her shoulder. My attention'now, however, •was all engaged by .my caller. 'The brown eyes were merely friendly as they regarded me. For the moment his face was no impassive•Oriental mask, but srhiling and animated, as he be- gan, :in excellent idiomatic English, an apology for' his intrusion. His manner was so respectful, his whole attitude so self-possessed and easy b and confident, that I could meet him upon no less a level. I invited him to n sit clown, ' "Thank you," he returned, accept- at ing the chair and deftly tossing his is long braided queue across his shoulder in so that it lay over his knees. Even to this slight act, so foreign to American ways, was so unobtrusively done as i not to attract attention to itself. My visitor pursued without a break: "No doubt you are wondering, Mr. Ferris, why ] have trespassed upon ea' your time this afternoon; and, indeed, P the object of my call is 61 such a deli- no tate nature that I would hesitate to ad broach it were i not confident of win- th ping your sympathy." si Re paused; but I waited, profoundly P1 curious, He eyed me briefly, and added: "Perhaps you already know that, en years ago, in China, I was quite well ire acquainted with your late father?" ha 0 al n a s a not refrain from interjecting. But Lao Wing Fu showed no surprise. - "Ah,, I see the name is familiar to you," he observed in a modulated voice. "Not only the name, but something of his tragic fate. You were there, I believe." I was watching the man keenly. His eyes dropped and he sat for 'some time silent; but his countenance re- vealed only. pensive lines; as -if my. words called up a sad memory. Pre- sently he roused himself and once more met my regard. "Yes, I was there,' he admitted in a quiet tone. "And if you will pardon me, Mr. Ferris, there are some things so horrible that even my tried philo- sophy falters. The mind shrinks'from dwelling upon them. That ill-fated expedition is such a memory." I confess that this view -point from the man facing me was unexpected and surprising, and I was not a little abashed. • "I'm sorry if I seemed carelessly to intrude upon your feelings, or to awaken bitter memories," I tried hast- ily to make amends; "but. I'm not dis- interested. I had hoped that you would be willing to talk about it—at least to tell me the fate of Major Syl- vester's infant daughter, Marian." "That," said Lao Wing Fu, "is the bitterest memory of :all. What, could •ydu expect would be the fate of •a babe in arms—in the circumstances?" "I think I understand," I said, re- gretful that I had mentioned the topic at all. "I shall not interrupt again." I But the Chinaman himself did not allow the subject to drop. "No—pardon ma—you don't un- derstand. As a testimony that I pos- sessecl Major Sylvester's friendship, and esteem also—that was my high honor, Mr. Ferris"—he made a grave obeisance—"Lwill tell you this: When that brave man realized that death ivould be our portion, that I was' the only - 000 that had the least influence with the beasts that beset us, he en- trusted his childto my keeping. I lost her. Now, perhaps you understand." This speech was uttered 'with such impressive simplicity' that I sat quiet for some time, iespecting his silence. • (To be continued.) HANDLING THE BANANA CROP. How the Planters Rush the Product; to Market. of du-: be it nd ex- nt ns: a-� orders m- ay in of is hal it d The value of the yield per acre ananes in the Ceilba district, Hon as, is less than 'that of wheat, but, nlike wheat, the banana cannot orecl. It must be marketed when ready for marketing, as the deme the north fluctuates with the e nt of the fruit crop. The banana planter does not in his fields and pluck hfs bananas he thinks they have properly ma - red, but receives telegraphic om tine railway or steamship co Pa the cut bananas on a certain day t more than thirty-six hours vane of the scheduled departure o ship. Cars are . placed on h detracic, usually directly in t antation. The planter goes over his fields and is all fruit ready for shipping, ither too ripe nor too green, has clod to the waiting ears on mule -1 There was just- sufficient rising in- ba fleetion to the declaration to betray that he was not positive about the ca extent of tnv knowledge on the point. tr. I realized that he was: feeling his fs way, that he had deliberately under- taken to draw me out.. Well, I would d follow the lead until .,,more . cercls 1 "He seems to me to be ono of:the f better sort of Chinese; a .well-to-do merchant, I should say," "Did lie seem to be observing you particularly?—show any especial curiosity in you at all?" r *"No, 7 don't believe he even look- It cd my way, I suppose you know you, are making me awfully curious.", "Mies Fox, 1 went on --and I must have spoken solemnly, if her•'cotmten- mtce reflected mry tone "I belf'eve are onhe brio t lc of important dis- coveries; I have that feeling. I learn- eel some facts last night which, while they don't clear up the essential things we want to know, seem to at least to point a way to finding out. "But 1'11 tell you More about it later n —take too long now. That chap in s were exnoeed. ' "No,"-/ replied, "I did not, know it. I3ut,"f added, I recently had reason to suspect as much. Nothing in his minter betrayed how this impressed im. "Then," lie continued s• in oothhly, 'you can not, of course, be aware that tit on one or two occasions I was able, in er ck or ox -carts and inspected. At the close of the day the waiting rs aro picked up by the banana airs and hauled to the coast. A day t required to load the ship, and throe ays later the vessel is in New Or General Sir John Nixon overcome them, . and overcome the Turks' into the'Bargain. Germany is growing a little less confident about a Berlin -Bagdad thoroughfare, and we lilt know in what terms Mr. Asquith, in his statement ou the• war the other day in Parliament, referred to Sir John's victorious campaign. "In April," - said the Prime Minister, "a ' second division was added to the force, and the: command was assumed by General Sir John Nixon, After':: a, brilliant series, and an absolutely un-' chequered series, of land and river operations, • the Turks were driven back both up the Euphrates and up the Tigris. In July their final posi- tions on both rivers were captured, with heavy casualties, and, General Nixon's force is now within a measur- able distance of Bagdad. I do not think that in the whole course of the war there has been a'series of opera- tions more carefully contrived, more brilliantly conducted, and with .abet- ter prospect of final,success." • STARVATION IN POLAND. Memorial Urging Better. Industrial Conditions. Pleading that 3,000,000 persons de- pendent on the industries of Poland are starving, the Workmen's Union of Poland has sent to the Governor' Gen- eral, Herr von Beteler, a memorial urging the re -opening of the factories, the adoption of a protective tariff and the return of machines, mechanical fit- tings, and especially belts and gears, which were taken out of factories and workshops during the early days of German occupation, The memorial states that "the working population of Poland includes 350,000 workmen in factories, 60,000 in the. building trades and 500,000 in small the. Including the fam- ilies of these workmen, this industrial population reaches a total of 3,000,000 persons, with a normal income of about X150,000,000 a year. A certain proportion of this popu- lation, it is stated, has been sent to Germany, and another section is re- ceiving aid from former employers— whore the latter are still able to help. "But there is still a great mass of people who are actually starving," says the memorial, "and for the sake of these persons it is advisable to put at least some of. the factories into operation, especially the sugar, vine- gar and yeast factories, mills, brew eries, sawmills; brick yards and foun- ries." The memorial deals briefly with the question of articles commandeered by he Getman military authorities, stating that the complete cponfiscation i cans. of all raw material would paralyze in- dustry, and that enough machinery ._•N s Helping Uncle. a She rams down to the drawing a coons to meet her special young man, with a frown on her pretty, face, J "John," she said; "father saw you o is morning going into a pawnbrolt- f 'S with a large bundle" e hould be left in the factories to en- ble them to continue in partial oper- tion. The customs tariff promulgated on ane 22 by the German commander is rttietzed as unsuitable, because it ails to protect Polish industry, and yen in normal times would bring a beet' its ruin. Therefore' the estab., the old tariff 'of rffi ' meat s ish asks d. There is a further demand for n low- oring of railway rates, which are ale legal to be now on a burdensome end impossible scale. a modest way, to be of some slight 1VIVV 4V AA Al y "Indeed?" 1 Lndeod. T sharply interrupted,' • `Are I to infer that any enclischairg- od obligation exists?" t "No, no," ha quickly protested. r `Pray do not 'misunderstand m e. I a merely wanted to show you that our equaintance was more than tran- the lent; the weto, as a matter of fact, ar .Iolin flushed. Then he s id. 'vr .e; . 1 taking my old his wife ow voice. "Yes, that is true. I w he pawnbroker some lothes. You see, he an re frightfully hard u "Oh, John, forgive r aly+oung girl: "Hot exclaimed noble you Disinfecting Stables In any outbreak of infeetious dis- ases among animals thorough disin- fection of there p arses is essential to prevent the spread of the contagion, Certain substances, .such as fresh slaked lime or unslaked lime in pow- der form, ejiloride' of lime, carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate,. formalin, an apple orchard intogood -Dearing, "Such mountings are combined formaldehyde gas, and compound sol- but if duringthis g' with soft chiffon velvet and rich h t th k ch Among interesting novelties are w y ;p 11 wl:i : handbags with translucent .crystal tops, plain, tinted, inlaid, jewelled; and infectious diseases of animals different from any mountings ever and should be applied immediately used on bags. There are bags with following any outbreak, and, as a mat- distinguished tops of antique sterling ter of precaution, it may be used once 1 silver bags which open in entirely or twice yearly, Orchard helps. It takes about eight years to get new ways; bags which clasp with an amber bird, a jewelled crown, a green cameo; bags with rhinestone frames, brilliant and sparkling,' is ime a work is ution of cresol possess the power of well done, a permanent income is silks, destroying bacteria with which they practically insured. come in contact. To make the use of It is a mistake to setoutttr e more such substances of v hue e s A small patterned dotted Swiss a , however, the than two years old, Many good or- makes an inexpensive guimpe, as it work must be done with the utmost chardists prefer yearlings, but two- requires no trimming aside from the thoroughness. Careless disinfection year-olds generally produce the beat lace edge at the neck and sleeves. is probably worse than none, for it results. French muslin, which is wide and comparatively ' A youngativel ' appleP inexpensive, tree does notrequire ens' o s x r e ve i y P r s a most much pruning until it is four or five satisfactory material to employ, as years old, and the tree can be shaped it may be readily matched at any merely serves to give a false sense of security. uxrty, ' In the disinfection of stables and should be carefully obsorvedr. premises the following directions better at that Age than when early time•, ppning is resorted to. Feather stitching in straight linos First—Sweep ceilings, side wallet, The 'liths'¢,that has been properly makes a; very satisfactory trimming. stall partitions, floors and other sur- faces eared for rq,res very little pruning A more elaborate embellishment how- eared it, comes into full boating, ever, may be obtained by feather stitching in circles or scrolls, which are drawn at the desired place, and of filth by scraping, and,hf woodwork these figures are ,outlined with heavy has become decayed, porous or absorb-� New seedlings of alfalfa should not material. emit should be removed, burnedasor -,.be pastured. The ground in these fields is not firm and considerable Seen at the replaced with new material. shop of aa clever . r damage is done by the trampling of diste is a hat of white silk beaver; d Third—Ifthe boor is of earth re- the plants, especially during wet the crown is broad, flat move four inghes from the' surface and weather. Fields established a year et brine verya and oval; the in places where it shows staining with narrow and straight; the urine a sufficient depth should be re- more may be pasture lightly in the crown is encircled with a band of placed to expose fresh earth. All earth fall; but should 'never be eaten down white ribbon, with. tiny tips at each removed should be replaced with earth `close. side of white touched with g4i-1. A from an uncontaminated source, or a r If the growth of alfalfa is not very turban with an oval white velvet new floor of concrete maybe laid strong the field may be top -dressed' crown and close brim of silk plush which is • very durable and easily any time during the fall, preferably has, the brim divided at the centre cleaned. just after the third cutting has' been front and back. Rolling over the brirfi Fourth—All refuse and material removed. New seedings may be top- and: extending through the division is from stable and barnyard should be dressedatany time except during a small white ostrich feather. There removed to a place not accessible to weft weather when the ground is soft. i is also a large sailter'of white hatters' cattle orhogsand covered with 'freshl-� ly slaked lime. If this manure is Clean Water Essential. spread on fields it should be turned An important factor in dairy feed - under immediately, while the wood ing is the supply of water. In the should be burned Fifth—The entire interior of the stable, especially the feeding troughs and drains, should be saturated with a disinfectant, as a- three per cent. solution of compound of .cresol, which would be four ounces of the com- pound to every gallon of water. ' The best method of applying the disinfectant is by means of a strong spray pump, such as those used by orchardists. y Idris method is efficient in disinfec- tion against most of the contagious faces until free from cobwebs and dust. Second -Remove all accumulations New Alfalfa. plush; the crown is encircled with a white ribbon, trimmed with white dahlias. ' simmer with '1 t f d' In order t ke th b d f grthe ever -widening skirts the word comer, wr p en y o ass an o ep up a ur en o green forage, and in the winter with roots and silage; the consumption of water is relatively less than when the cows are on dry feed, but cows must always have plenty of pure, fresh water if they are to produce pure milk. Unless the pastures and yards are watered by a brook or a spring, the water should be procured from a well, kept clean and n t sub- jeet to surface drainage and •free from foreign matter and taints of any kind. MYSTERY OF HEREDITY. Startling New Theory Shows Unex- pected Results. Scientific studies of heredity are showing some very interesting and unexpected results, -We know that the typical character of a man under- goes variations at: different periods of a lona life, and that the' son is likely to "take after" his father. But we notice, often with surprise, that capacities that were dominant in a father, which gave him. sometimes great reputation,' frequently are en- tirely lacking in his son. Literary distinction, genius in any particular direction;' 'Which ' distin- guished a -.certain father are quite frequently absent in the case of his son. In wondering at this we fail to take note of the period in the father's life when he "made his mark" After patient investigation � science has come to the conclusion that the son inherits from his father only the qualities that were dominant at the time of his birth.. These conclusions are set forth in the book called "Dynamic Evolution," by Caspar L. Redfield, recently pub- lished. The author writes: "As' a general proposition the man; between 20 and 30 is aggressive, am- j bitious and conceited. He would rule, the world with a club. This stage gradually merges into another, so that as a general proposition the man between 30 and 40 is in the artistic; stage of life. He is a lover of poetry, music, painting and sculpture. "The artistic stage gradually merges into the practical stage, which may be generally defined as be- tween 40 and 50. The 'practical man looks at the dollars and cents, wishes to improve government, and has the qualities of statesmanship. As he passes beyond 50 into his older age he becomes philosophic in his senti- ments and moral in his maxims. "These different qualities are sim- ply different forms of one Mid the sante' mental energy within the man, and they are spread out through his life much as red rays, yellow rays, !blue rays and violet', rays, all from !the same white light, are spreeeleeee by the spectroscope." I That the son will partake of the fathers type of mental 1 energy that was dominant at the time of the son's] birth is shown to be substantiated by history and biography. Mr. Red- i field presents a classified list of world celebrities together with the -ages of their respective fathers at the time of their birth. For example, ';Alexander, Bonopai•te, Charlemagne, Grant, Hannibal, Pompey and Roose- velt were all born when their fathers were at the age of less than 31, the age of militarism and aggressive- ! Hess. , At the age of 31 to 40, the artistic: age, their fathers presented to the world such geniuses as Bach, Beeth-; oven, Goethe, Shakespeare, Raphel, �' Carlyle and others of their status. Ini the list of statesmen these were born' when their fathers were aged from s 41 to 50:. Bismarck, Cato, Cromwell, a Machiavelli, Webster. Great names in e philosophy born when their fathers were over 51 are: Aristotle, Bacon, o Buddha, Confucius, Franklin, Moses and Solomon. o "While men born in one of these z divisions," writes the author, "may show the type of character represent- t ed in the next adjacent division, above s or below, the extremes do not meet. h No mild-mamrered moralist of the o type represented by Buddha and Con- fucius is found in the son of a man less than 31 years of age, and no ag- 11 gressive military commander of the type of Alexander or Napoleon is found in the son of a man more than 31 years of age." 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