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The Wingham Times, 1912-06-20, Page 7o p BY LOUIS TRACY Capyoight, 1903, by Edward .1, Clode The boat swung off into the tideway. Her progress shoreward was watched .,by a small knot of people, mostly loungers and coolies. Among them, howevgr, were two persons who lead driven • rapidly to the landing place when the arrival of the Orient wits re- ported. One bore 1111 the distil guishing marks of the army eines. of high rank, but the other was untnilstakably a globe trotter. The older gentleman made no preteuse that he could "bear the cast a -canine" Ile swore impar- tially at the climate, the place and its • inhabitants. At this instant he was in a state of wild excitement. He was very tall, very stout, exceedingly red faced. Producing a tremendous telescope he vainly endeavored to balance it on the :shoulder of a native servant. "Can't you stand still, you blithering Idiot," he shouted, after futile attempts to focus the advancing boat, "or simll I steady you with a clout over the • ear?" His companion, the army man, was .looking through a pair of field glasses. "By Jove," he cried, "I can see Sir Arthur Iteane and a girl who looks like his daughter! There's that infernal :scamp, Ventnor, too," The big man brie -Med the servant out • of his way and brandished the tele - :.scope as though it were a bludgeon. "Tbe dirty beggar! Iie drove my lad to misery and death, yet be has come back safe and sound. Wait till I meet hien. I'll"— "Now, Anstruther) Remember your •promise. I will deal with Lord Vent- nor. My vengeance has first claim. \Vhnt! By the jumping Moses, I do believe— Yes. It is. Anstruther! Your nephew is sitting next to the -girl!" The telescope fell on the stones with .a crash, The giant's rubicund face :suddenly blanched. He leaned on bis friend for support. "You are not mistaken?" he almost 'whimpered. "Look again, for God's sake, man! Make sure before you :speak. Tell mel Tell me!" "Calm yourself, Anstruther. It is Robert, as sure as I'm alive, Don't you •think I know hint, tuy peer disgraced friend, -whom I, like the rest, cast oil in his hour of trouble? But I had some -excuse. There! There! I didn't mean that, old fellow. Robert himself will .bc the last man to blame either of us. Who could shave suspected that two •people—one of them, God help me, my wife—would concoct such a hellish •plot!" The boat glided gracefully alongside the steps of the quay, and Playdon 'sprang gracefully ashore to help Iris to alight. What Happened immediate- ly afterward can best be told in his •own words, as he retailed the story to .an appreciative audience in the ward- room. "We had just landed," he said, "and :some of the crew were pushing the coolies out of the way when two men .jumped down the steps, and a most 'fiendish row sprang up—that is, there was no dispute or wrangling, butone chap, who, it turned out, was Colonel Costobeli, grabbed Ventnor by the shirt front and threatened to smash his face in if he didn't listen then and there tg 'what he had to say. I really thought about interfering until I heard Colonet Costobeil's opening words, After that I would gladly have seen the beggar shucked into the harbor. We never liked )nim, did we?" . "Ask no questions, Pompey, but go LITTLE BOY WAS 1 SUDDENLY TAKEN R WITH . DIARRHEA and VOMITING If you are suddenly taken with Diu-. *tea, Dysentery, Colic, Cramps, or Pains "' in the Stomach, Cholera Morbus, Sum- mer Complaint, or any Looseness of the Bowels, do not waste any time, but immediately procure a bottle of Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, and it will cure you in no time. Mrs. H. L. 1Steadman, Pleasant River, N.S., writes: "A year ago this fall, my little boy was suddenly taken ill with diarrhoea and vomiting, and as our doctor is ten miles distant, it seemed as if I could not get help soon enough, but on going to the country store X purchased a bottle of Ilk. rowler's Extract of Wild Strawberiry, sand after the first dose could notice art itlnprovenient, and the neidt day the child 9N(As better and regained health. Since that tithe 1 always keep it on hand." t Insist on being given "Dr. Powler's" 'hen you ask for it. Price 3t cent*. �My�anufactured only by TThe'r':'Milburn 7.O.► United, '1'orOitto, Ont. %!mooeessiiezetsr dere 'i altetui with tbe yarn," growled the tires iieutennut. "Well, it scenes that Mrs, Costobeli Is dead. Site got enteric a week after the Orient sailed and was a goner in four clays. Before she died she owned up',• Ile passed, with a base eye to effect. Not a man moved a muscle. "All right," he cried. "I will make no more false starts. Mrs. Costabell begged her husband's forgiveness for her treatment of him and coufessed that she and Lord Ventnor planned the affair for which Anstruther was tried by court martial. It must have been a beastly business, for Costobell was sweating with rage, though his words were icy enough. And yon ought to have seen Ventnor's face when he he:ti'd of the depositions, sworn to and signed by AIrs. Costobeli and by sever- al Chinese servants whom be bribed to give false evidence. IIe promised to marry 'Mrs. Costobell if her husband died, or, in any event, to bring about a divorce when the Hongkong affair had blown over. 'Then she learned that he was after Miss Iris, and there is no doubt her fury helped on the fever. Costobell said that, for Ills wife's sake, he would have kept the wretched thing secret, but he was compelled to clear Anstruther's name, especially as he came across the other old Johnnie"— "Pompey, you are incoherent with ex- citement. Who is 'the other old John- nie?' asked the first iuff severely. "Didn't I tell you? Why, Anstruther's uncle, of course, a heavy old swell with just a touch of Yorkshire in his tongue. I gathered that he disinherit- ed isinherited his nephew when the news of the court martial reached him. Then he relented and cabled to hits, Getting no news, he carne east to look for him. IIe met Costobell the day after the Indy died, and the two vowed to be re- venged on Ventnor anti to clear Ai- struther's character, living or dead. Boer old chap! IIe cried like a baby when he asked the youngster to for- give him. It was quite touching. "Well, Coetobell shook. Ventnor off at last, with the final observation that Aust rt:titer's court martial. Inas been quashed. The next betc•lt of general ov,:ers gill reinstate Len in the rel l meat, and it :este with 11!m to deelde vele;lle, or net a c..eninrl w: rr; n:t s:.n11 Lc i-snea limiest his lorcc:hip for ec" hat ell Mss DO^ue do?" "el•:n'; .1 ; ( -;t' Or lice n y: seeing eneel a:'', to • •.l e• e •; h:r: e 1.11 r eleei •.e• „i \';,,.tsare It ell. eft I !wean her feleer. ,i1:,,Lr,.,:.ar feel the stoat uncle. Unfortunately 1 was not on in that scene. But for some rea- son they all nearly wrung my arm off, and the men were so exci leg that they gave the party a rousing cheer as their rickshaws went off in a brunch." The next commotion arose in the ho- tel when Sir Arthur Deane seized the first opportunity to explain the predic- ament in which his company was placed and the blow which Lord Vent- nor yet had it in his power to deal. Mr. William Anstruther was an in- terested auditor. Robert would have spoken, but his uncle restrained biro. "Leave this to me, lad," he ex- claimed. "When I was coming here in the Sirdar there was a lot of talk about Sir Arthur's scheme, and there should not be much difficulty in rais- ing all the brass required if half what I heard be true. Sit you down, Sir Ar- thur, and tell us all about it" The shipowner required no secona bidding. 'With the skill tar which he was noted he described his operations in detail, telling how every farthing of the first installments of the two great loans was paid up, how the earnings of his fleet would quickly overtake the deficit in capital value caused by the loss of the three ships and how in six months' time the leading financial houses of London, Paris and Berlin would be offering kim more money than he would need. To a shrewd man of business the project .could not fail to commend it- self, and the Yorkshire squire, though a trifle obstinate in temper, was singu- larly clear headed in other respects. Ile brought his great fist down on the Wile with a whack. • "Send a cable to your company, Sir Arthur," he cried, "and tell them that your prospective son-in-law will pro- vide the 510,000 you require. I wilt see that his draft is honored. You can ndd, if you like, that another ten will be ready if Wanted when tbls,lot is spent. I did my lad one deuced bad turn in my life. This time, I think, I awn doing him a good one." "Yon are, indeed," said Iris' father enthusiastically. "The nnnllotted capi- tal he is taking' ftp will be worth four times its face value in Use years." "Ali the more reason to make hie holding twenty st ad ,, o g w y Su a of ten, roared t'te Yorkshireman. "But, look here. You talk about dropping proceedings against that precious earl Whom I .easy today. Why not tell him not to try any funny tricks until Robert's money is safely lodged to your ac- count? We have him in our power. Dash it a1), let us use h!m'a bit," Even Iris laughed at this naive sug- gestion. It Was delightful to think that their Arms ent!t ,' wa4 actually i helping the baresket'il *Satre at that s rely *Musty cud Weili4 eot[t age to THE IN'GGI1A1. T1 MES„ITME 20, n.12 no so unit no was nung rises e...._ of no further value, Although Ventnor himself had 'earefuly avoided any formal commitment, the cablegrams awaiting the shipowner at Singapore showed that confidence bad already been restored by the uncontradicted use of his lordship's name. Robert at last obtained a hearing. "You two are quietly assuming tbe attitude of the financial magnates of this gathering," he said. "I must ad- mit that you have managed things very well betweete, you, apd I do itot propose for one moment to interfere with your arrangements. Nevertheless, Iris and I are really the chief moneyed persons present. You spoke of finan- cial houses in England and en the con- tinent bucking up your loans six months hence, Sir Arthur, You need not go to them. We will be your bankers." The baronet laughed with a whole hearted gayety that revealed whence Iris got some part at least of her bright disposition, "Will you sell your island, Robert?" he cried, "I am afraid that not even Itis could wheedle any one into buy- ing it." "But, father, dear," interrupted the ,girl earnestly, "what Robert sus is true. We have a gold mine there. It is worth so much that yon will hardly believe it until there can no longer be any doubt in • your mind. I suppose that is why Robert asked me not to mention his discovery to you earlier." "No, Iris, that was not tbe reason," said her lover, and the elder men felt that mare than idle fancy inspired the astounding intelligence that they had just heard. "Your love was more to me than all the gold in the world. I had won you. I meant to keep you, but I refused to buy you." Ile turued to her father. His.pent- up emotion mastered him, and he spoke as one whp could no longer re- strain his feelings, "I have had no chance to thank you for the words you uttered at the mo- ment we quitted the ship. Yet 1 will treasure them while life lasts. You gave Iris to me when I was poor, die - graced, an outcast from my family and my profession. And I know why you did this thing. It was because you valued her happiness more than riches or reputation. I am sorry now I did not explain matters earlier. It would have saved you much needless suffering, But the sorrow has sped like an evil dream, and you will per- ' leaps not regret it, for your action to- day binds me to you with hoops of steel. And you, too, uncle. You trav- eled thousands of miles to help and comfort me in my anguish. Were I as bad as I was painted your kind old heart still pitied me. You were pre- pared to pluck me from tbe depths of despair and degradation. Why should I lutte Lord Ventnor? What man could have served me as he did? He has given me Iris. IIe gained for the nt her father's hands a concession such as mortal has seldom wrested from black brewed fate. IIe brought my uncle to my side in the hour of my adversity. Bate him! I would have his statue carved in marble and set on high to tell all who passed how good may spring out of evil—how God's wisdom can manifest itself by putting even the creeping and ernwling things of the earth to some useful purpose." "Dash it ail, lad," vociferated the elder Anstruther, "what ails thee? I never beard you talk like this beam?" The old gentleman's amazeent was so comical that further tension was out of the question. - Robert, in calmer mood, informed them of the manner in which be bit upon the mine. The story sounded like wildest romance—this finding of a To]. mule dyke guarded by the bones of "J. S." and the poison filled quarry— but the production of the ore samples changed wonder Into certainty. Next day a government metallurgist estimated the value of the contents of the two oil tins at about £500, yet the specimens brought from the island were not by any means the rieheat availnble. And now there le not much more to tell of Rainbow island and its cast- aways. On the day that Captain Robert Anstruther's s rather s name appeared in tbe Gazette, reinstating him to bis 01,111111111W,NIL,. 1._litilllllls "Sueethtart," said her husband. rank and regttnent, Iris end he were Married in the English elturctt nt Hong- kong, for it was his wife's wish that the place which witnessed his igno- miny should also witness his triutnpli, )Soon afterward Robert resigned itis ,commission, ite regretted the neces- sity, but the demands of his new sinters in life rendered this step im- perattve. Mining engineers, laborers, storey, portable houses, engines and' KEPT TO THE POiNT■ equipment were obtained with all haste, and the whole party sailed on one of Sir Arthur IDeane's 'Alpe to con- voy a small steamer specially hired to attend to the wants of the Miners.; At last, one evening early in July, the two vessels nneitored outside Palm Tree rock, and Ailr Jan could be seen running frantically about the shore, for no valid reason save tbat he could not stand still. The sahib brought him good news. The governor of Hong- irong felt that any reasonable request made bar Anstruther should be granted if pos",iele. Ire had written such a stro'ug representation of the Moham- medan's ease to the government of In- dia that there was little doubt the re- turning mail would convey au official' notification that Afir Jan had been granted a free pardon, The mining experts verified Robert's most sanguine views after a very brief examination of the deposit. Hardly any preliminary work was needed, In twenty-four hours a small concentrat- ing plant was erected and a ditch matte to drain off the carbonic achy. &ride in the valley. After dusk a par- ty of coolies cleared the quarry of its former occupants. Toward the close of the following day, when the great stentner once more slowly turned her Ilene to the northwest, Iris coulet hear the steady thud of an engine at work on the first eonsignment of ore. Robert had been busy up to the last moment, There was so much to he time in a short space of time. The vessel carrleci a large number of pas- sengers, and he diel not wish to de- tain them too long, though they one nail nil oxpreseed their willingness to suit his convenience in this respect. :Now his share of the necessary prep- arations was concluded. His wife, Sir Arthur and his uncle were gatleeredl in a corner of the promenade deck when he np!croaebed and told them that lee last instruction ashore was for a light to be fixed on Summit rode as soon as the clyu:nnio was in working order. "When we n11 come bade in the cold weather," he explained gleefully, "we will not iumitate the Sirdar by running on to the reef should we arrive by night." Iris answered not. Iter blue eyes were filed on the fast receding elites. "Sweetheart" said her husband, "why nre you so silent?" She turned to him. The linett of the setting sun illumined her face with its golden rncliaTire. "Bemuse I am so happy," she said. "Oh, Robert, dear, so happy and thankful!" elle END. COMFORT iN CONGRESS. Free Baths and Shaves and Massage and Other Things as Well. • Every member of congress has the free use of the congressional baths and the barber shops under the capi- tol, Ho can take a nifty Turkish bath, a Russian bath, a Roman bath, a needle shower or the plain, 010 fash- ioned Pike county style of bath, lying dowrf in a tub with both faucets going, and it doesn't cost him a cent, As often,as lie pleases be may have a shave, a hair cut, a facial massage and be manicured all around, as they say in pares of Iowa when shoeing a horse. E•t;'ery other day bo can have the back of his neck shaved, just as if he were going to some large social function back home. Uncle Sam pays for the attendants and provides the whole outfit We mustn't overlee the notion coun- ter at the capitoi"er. The mem- bers don't, so why should we, espe- cially as the said notion counter is a gracious and enduring boon to states- men, their wives, families, heirs and assigns. It contains everything you can think of that would properly comp under tbe head of notions and a great deal besides—all kinds of stationery, all kinds of typewriter and desk supplies, pocket knives, scissors, fountain pens, card cases, purses, wrist bags, visiting cards, business cards and—sh-h•h!— even the kind of cards which run fifty- two to a set and may be used for play- ing old maid- and other harmless' games.—Munsey's Magazine. FAKED PAINTINGS. An American Who Was Footed and an Artist Who Was Insulted. M. Henri Rochefort was beiug inter- viewed one day on bogus picture col- lections, says the Paris correspondent of the Kansas City Journal. He is as good an expert as any on the question. The subject always interests him. "Sit down, my friend," he said to the jour- nalist. "I will tell you a good story, it happened not long ago either. An American one day rushed in and beg- ged me to say what I thought of the pictures he had just bought. 'They are here at your door,' he said. 'I brought them along in n cab.' "They were carried into the room. There were Rembrandts. Corots and I3arpignies. " `The Rembrandts tare false,' I said, 'the Corots ditto, the Iiarpignies ditto' The American Wee horror struck. IIe said they had cost hint $160,000. "'Then,' l said. 'let us leave the Bern brandts and Corots aside. These Inas- tens ate dead, but Iinrpigutcs is not. here is a note for hint from inc, Ask Item yourself it he signed these pile tures,' Alb American disappeared. 1 never heard from hien aggain, but got it letter from Ilarpinnies some days later. no elnld: 'tiy deter friend—if t were not ninety-two years of age i would have sent you my seeonds for sending that American to me to ask if those worthless daubs were mine, Yours, Henri Ilarpigntes,'" interruptions Didn't Make Blaine Log* His Self Possession. in his "Yesterday With the Fathers" Di'. 1Vi11lem \tilberforee Newton tells an incident wldch, fortunately escap- ing tragedy, sel've's nevertheless to il- lustrate the Imperturbable self pos- session of a fatuous statesman. Upon one oeeasien the )Ion. James G. Plaine addressed a large coneotnrse of people. Tbere was it great woollen platform, on which were the speakers and the tnflieers and a famous German band. I had been invited to make the opening prayer. After this Mr. Blaine began his address with tbe following sentence: "I am opposed to the election of Sam- uel J. Tilden." Just then sante one in the crowd called out, "hurrah for James G. Blaine!" and then a great ovation greeted the Itepubik:tn leader. At Its close Sir. Ilhtine began again by re- markin :: "As I said a few moments ago, I am opposed to the election of Samuel J. Tilden,'" Just then a terrible grinding, crush- ing, earthquake -like sensation was felt by all of us wino were seated on the platform, and the entire staging went down with a rush. We were tumbled one over another, speakers, officers, German band and,,all, and for myself I felt as Borah, Dathan and Abiram probably felt when the earth opened and swallowed them up alive in the pit. Air, Blaine and I happened to be wound round together, legs and arms in inextricable confusion, and as we were trying to worm ourselves out of the melee be said to me: "Mr. Newton, isn't there an article in the Apostolic Creed about the res- urrection from the dead?" "There is, AIr. Blaine," . I replied, "and there is also an article about de- scending" -- When the debris was removed and a place made for tbe speaker he began again by saying, for the tbtrd time: "Notwithstanding these many inter ruptions, I am as opposed as ever 'to the election of Samuel J. Tilden." GENIUS OF SCHUBERT. Whatever the Great Composer Felt Flowed Forth In Music. Wsenever Schubert happened to turn over the leaves of a volume of poetry,, verses that pleased him would be- come ciothed in melody. They would sing themselves in his mind with su- perb accompaniment, noble in rhythm and rich in harmonies. It paper hap- pened to be within reach the song would at once be written down. One July evening in 1320, after a long walk, the composer strolled into a beer garden and found a friend sit- ting itting at a table with a volume of Shake- speare. Shubert picked up the book and read the song in "Cymbeline," "Hark, Hark, the Lark." The beautiful melody, with its accompaniment, as we now have it instantly flashed upon him, and he wrote it down on the spot upon staves hastily scrawled across the back of a bill of fare. In the course of the same evening he set to music the drinking song in "Antony and Cleopatra" and the verses "Who Is Sylvia," in "Two Gentlemen of Ve- rona." And ail this exquisiteness came from the son of a cook and poor mechanic, whose chief delight as a baby was to pick out melodies on a rusty old piano In his father's shop and whose acme of human bliss was reached when he was taken to a neighboring joiner's to try his infant hands on a fine new in- strument He was a charity pupil in the Imperial School of Music, but nei- ther its orphan asylum atmosphere, the two meals a day nor the ice cold piano with the ice cold instruction dampened the little Franz's ardor. Whatever he felt flowed forth in mu- sic.—New York World. ` Pockets Make the Mari, ' Mrs, John Lane, in a volume of es- says called "Talk of the Town," takes an ingenious way to prove that men- tally woman is superior to man: Just consider: The most ordinary kind of man has at least a dozen pock- ets, while a woman of transcendent • intellect generally bas none, or, if she has one, it is where she can't get at it. Now, try to imagine a man doing bis cernnds with a purse, handkerchief and shopping list in one hand, the tail of his skirt in the other. his umbrella under one arm, meanwhile making an effort to keep his head clear for busi- ness problems and at the same time keeping a ware eye out for motors. tie enuldn't do it! There really is no c:.subt that man owes his superiority Iu wo:ueu eniii'ely to his pockets. Misleading. A man once ran for office, and after a very :loge elsetion the returns ,:', urs d runt he lad been' elected by u few totes. A friend with whom he lutd been diisenseing the matter asked: "u'b::t inc1ses,so11 think that fill the l,•lites rterett't tont ted?" -Yoe .:e' " replied the enceesstul eau- deems. an- d'1'•1=d "lin judging trent the nulul','r r fellows who've enter nrotntd aSId1, ; '01 :I job tel the ;veiled that fIiey tob • i for int'."—New 1 uric 'Tittles. His Af'riiction, A teneber had told tt clava of juve- ;;lie pupile that Milton. the poet, was blind. The next day she asked if nne • f them eattkt remember What Mil - 'MI's great nfllietion wee. "Yee'ne" replied bee little fellow; eine was it pasty -.J• ':rlrtlau Register. The minutes sat el by horsy are no melees as the peni.ies caved by par* many, -til. it, Newcomb. amoommaimanimamommommonmat Children Cry for Fletcher's Tho Rind You Rave Always Bought, and which has been in use for over t:O years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per,* Zei.–�- so‘" supervision since Us infancy. {fl " ,Allow no ono to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and f' Just -as -good" aro but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CA TORJA Castoria is a harmless substitute for C.:,stor Oil, Pare. goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant, It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotie Substance, Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more tliant thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and ]Diarrhoea, It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural Sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Blather's Friend. GE: SANE CASTO R IA ALWAYS , Bears the Signature of f, The ®i1 In Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY, :amingsageammimussisommilmonimess ae`e r rte e.�''i rut TM - a I;:IPOwwiii F G.; L I;. TO SLEEP • Mr. Chas. W. Weed, of Terrence St 'Montreal, tine., wri:r.,;-h -"or tno 3r„rs I had sueetee with et tro:cb!t, aid it 'vas impossible for me to sleep, 1 t cid not matter wl•;.t bus 1 w eie to !,ed, in the morning 1 v,:.s ttd.n wcr ) tI • "tl •• eight before. 1 ccerultcl a deetcr, sed he gave ire a tonic to twee a half he et. before going, to bed. It w es ell right ler a time, but ti. •• old trcul'e returned v,scth ;treater force than 1•eferc. Ore of ti e boys wine t,c,rks with nee, gave zee ezef r. Box of :,fill urn's Heart at:d Ner•:e Pills. I tock thein, and I tot ;tell ctisfactian that I got another box, ar,d Leforc I finished it I could enjoy slap from 10 pea. until F a.m., end now feel good." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Fre 50 cents per hex, ore l o.es for i. i.a5, t.t all dealers, cr mailed <ircet ca receipt of ]:rice by the T. It.iiLurn Co-. United, Toronto, Ont. SEA POSTOFFICES. Handling and Sorting the Mali Matter on Ocean Liners. Every one is aware that a large quan- ' tity of mail comes from Europe. Prob. ably most persons assume that it is dumped off the steamers in bulk and sorted and routed in the postoffice of the receiving port. Such a system would result in hopeless congestion, and practically all of the 15,000,000 pounds of Ltj'toign mail matter receiv- ed at New Itbrk on an average of re- cent years is ready, sorted and sacked when the steamers snake port Thiel work is done in the sea postofiices aboard the ships and means days saved in the time of delivery of mail matter intended for inland points. In tbe huge mass of mail brought into New York each year there are ma an average 80,000,000 separate pieces, many thousands with inadequate ad- dresses, yet to such a degree of efll- cieney Inas the operation of the sea poat0ffces been brought end so care- fully is the work done that less than 600 errors are made annually. As the entire quantity of the ocean malt re- ceived in a year would fill 2,200 stand- ard mala cars an almost incredible ac- curacy is Indicated—less than one er. ror of any kind whatever for every four carloads of mail. Congress authorized the sorting of mail on board conveying steamships In 1890, but it was not until the year fol. lowing that any systematic effort was made to do so. The work of the sea postoffice is very similar to that of the railway mail service. On board a large liner there will be usually two United States clerks, two in the em- ploy of the country from which the steamer sails and several subalterns or porters. This force will on an aver- age trip open and sort front 800 to 900 sacks of mall, probably consisting of 500,000 ordinary letters and 4,000 reg- istered egistered letters, besides 250,000 par- cels and periodicals. Mail for New York sass is distributed and sep;trate- ly sacked for each of the stations and that for the United States generally according to a sehednte which has 128 ditisions. In nddiriou to the mail for the United States the sea postoffice clerks must sort that destined for Cu- ba. Mexico, Canada and the orient, a great deal of the gist clash being for- warded by rail to San I"rancisco and thence by steamer. To facilitate natters two snail boats are inalptailzed at New Fork, and these meet inconi!ne ete•i; terc at the quar- antine stI tied, 011.• teeing on the mall bags inieinl'd for direst delivery to trains and stenmine directly to the railway stati"n.' a time the river front, the other that for New York city and such others as require rehandling. The sea postofii,•cs cost the government something less than $3.001),000 per an- num.—harps r's. Dismel Outlook. "Why do you lnulc so unhappy?" "Well, you !mow i'ni pretty welt busted." "Yes, but yon alwacs were, rind yet you've borne np pretty well. \Vhat Is the particular treut•le today?" 9 just proposed to the girl I love." "Ah! And the answer was unfavor- able?" "I don't know." "You don't Itnow? Why, what do you mean? Surely you must know whether she accepted you or rejected you: "That's just it. I asked ber to mar- ry me, and she said she would, Then I asked her if she was sure she could be happy with a man who had no money, and she said she could. She said she had always preferred buying things on credit anyhow,"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Story of a Profile. On the facade of the Palazzo Vec- chio, at Florence. to the right of the central entrance, the profile of a man's bead is traced on the marble, the au- thorship of tvlik'h is ascribed to Michelangelo. The story runs that he and a friend made a bet as to which of them would draw a head best with their Welts to the it'a11t a bet easily won by Michelangelo, for he traced a perfect profile, whereas the other produced only a wavering, imperfect outline. The story Airtime relates that the tool used was a nasi. Both drawings are carefully preserved. A Sculptor's Stip. How many know that the only fault ever found with the splendid eques- trian statue of Washington in the Bos- ton Public garden, made by Thomas Ball, was the fact that the horse hag no tongue. It is one of those minor details that were discovered long after the statue had been put up. Bail's Governor Andrew at the statehouse has all eta proper meanbers.—Boston Journal. ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS And find out :f you have kidney die- orders—Also make this test. thHave you pains in the back over Have you urinary disorders? Do you suffer from severe head- aches, dizziness or defective eyesight?. Is the skin dry and harsh? Are you failing in health and strength and suffering from rlteuma- tie paints or swelling of the limbs? 'hese are a few of the symptoms of kidney disease, and here is the test. 1f the urine after standing for to entry -four hours is cloudy, milky or has partieles floating about in it, or if there is a sediment in the bot- tom of the vessel, your kidneys are diseased. 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