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The Brussels Post, 1904-5-26, Page 2?It's4i(t!**41E- • iilies)1Ese'ileten'eleiesitcSiftie •,!•i-eet • • • . 1' ;13E .11c 7 Radrops1. As the weather had been fine for quite half an hour, people had donn- ed their light spring clothing and had sallieee forth into Hyde Park, feeling very spruce and merry. They sallied out .ngain, however, with un- • dignified haste, when a sudden down,. pone of min came front nowhere in particulnr-for no one had noticed any cloudse-transfornung most of them into mere messes of drenehed misery in less than three minutes. Lily, her head bent forward . against the wind, and with both •hands holding her wind -driven skirts, started to run towards Marble Arch. Not many yards had she gone when the collided with -Claytonwho was scurrying along towards Hyde Park . Corner. - "I beg your pardon !" oahl he, Lily stood still, her bark to the wind, and heti wavy, golden hair blowing prettily over her shoulders and framing lam flushed face. "You I" she exclaimed. Now he was standing still, too. . TISayf stased confusedly at each other, neither knowing what to say. "I thought," tic venturedat. last. "that I bad neerly killed somebody, I sincerely lunte— But there. I'm forgetting the ram. and you've^ no umbrella. Ei. there- :ou with (11? tent 1 I'll give you a sovereign for it 1" This to a ragged old man. who. \"I don't care if the whole world-" .A. nondencript, woebegone asmsin, WW1 11. sodden hat., im limp Week feather t railing mournfully deross her cheek, SULiclonly made her eolith!' come in front of the beech arid paus- ed shitieringly, ON if anxious to re - »min in the company of two beings so warm lied nappy looking in the Midst oe ol 1 the bleakuess. "I'm a atrunger here. Won't you pleaee tell me the way /011 of the Park 1" "Corte Miss in edam. Go that way," replica). Clayton pointing any- where, . She had scarcely clisappeared e hen tem histiow-making umbrella. in re- sponSe to the ievitetion of a passing geed. of wind, fumed eteldenlY inside. out. C10;1011, lifter 0 moment'S 1 dismay, revyrsed the ludieyous-look- ing object. and held it over them by Ito apex, the homely bulldog handle standing on guard far above. Then he repeated his question to Lily -the code question in the a orld at that moment. "Won't yon forgive the past, Lily 1 Won't you let bygones be bygones, and wear my ring once 111000 '1" T110 "inverted bowl" of the um- brella was brought clown so far over their heads that 11 completely hld them from view, and for two foolish young Myers the beating rain was turned into a golden mist ! * * * * * A policeman's finger tapped Clay- ton sharply on the arm, • "You can sit on the bench if you like, but you're int allowed to scratch the paint hy stendiee." •The bewildered couple suddenly be- came conecious that the sun was shining brightly, and that half a dozen 1411000 0(00(1 there, in the walk, gaping curiously at them. "Nor you don't noecl your umbrel- la now," added the policeman, meth a. incipient grin. "It's beee nee for Ole last hale -hour, -London An- . ewers. nevertheless, 00011121 to be compare atively Imppy, having e in's-shaven Mit inviting umbrella. "Done 1" said the old.follow. 300111- 111g eagerly' at the bargain. "It ain't much of a beauty for 'women- • • . • a .„, sir. and nu. 11111 e worth a sietereign. but—" "It Is to Me," said Clayton. "Here's the yellow -boy. Now" ---turn- ing once more to Lily -"let's rind a more sbeltered place." Beneath the ugly umbrella the young,' couple hurried along towards a huge tree that semned to olks some protectionfrom wind and rain. "Elow strange," remarked Clayton, "that we should suddenly ihni our- selves journeying along together agate once more, just as We used to do, as though we had never quar- relled 1 At this moment I can scar-. cely realise- that all is over—" "It isn't !" snapped the girl em- phatically. "I mean, the rain isn't over yet e but it soon will be teed - you really needn't have bothered about 1111 embrella." She stopped talt leg, wondering whether she had sun1 the right thing or the wrong. "Keep on 01111 1(110, Lily. Rattle on iust as 171)11 Wed 10, 100111 011V - thing or anybody. It seems so good to hear you niter all these "1 lame you don't intend to be foolish. If you (10, l•—•" 'Well, you need not stend so far away. if you do hate me. Ile took her 00111. 011(1 10111041 1101' 0001' 00 godly towards him. "Yon're obliged to mune close to ow, sant know. or I cauist shield you from the rain." 'I-1 soppose I tan. 1 114100 on one of these limp ehiffees-unfortun- n '' She notice/1. as she leaned nearer, I that his ((('11('1teas yea -mats 1 101("111,- , 11111 110110C1 1:1' Was not as obser- vant of the fluttering of her own. '1 suppose Wilfred limy would be- grudge me Hose few moments with , you if h.. klww • "Let us talk nbout something ha - personal." snit! she. *-The 1'1141, for instunee,'' "Don't you tind that_ a 5(1(1(010141 1t' dampening subject. already ?" ' 'Well t hen-unt--er-- .:ves Fiavo you st.en Miss ltertie T0117 lately 1" '1 have -very lately. T tell you, 1 I like Ge0110 Terry tremendously.'" 'I know y101 do. 11's on old at- ' tachment.•' She Matte a proud but unsuceessful attempt 111 frito her ipin front his, "Why shooldn't I lite 1,..r ?" rontinued. I'm in lee best -num at her wedding next month, . She 111111' - HOS 111'y fr IOW 1:t•yk1 Lily unconsciously bretithiel 11 sigh ef "This shower will fret:hen up the grait again, won't, it, 1" 5-h,, eseee, 1.-1(4;step absent-inn:Melly took hold of Iwo clinging fingers a fill Ills dis- engaged howl. . Both langlual 'Aren't, you happy, stone bees Was me. Lily ?" he queried, with sudden und uncontrollable tenderness "Goodness 1 There's a perfect sI ream stinting down this slope. My skirt, all tlraggly !" "What a thoughtless fool 1 am !" he exclaimed. "Here, step tip on this bench," Ib' her mum the bench, and took his place beside her, and both DIPLUMATIO DESPITORES The Rossian Government munloya coder/ of this description for all 1111 diplomatic, mesonges to Pm own Min- isters, and the Czar, who has 0 1101 01)11' mule cif his mon, makes 1150 of it nearly every clay for communion - tieing to his oilicers and 11 101141 ere abroad. Tim lirit1011 Government aleo ustes this class of emle exelusive- ly. and so do the (Amman and French. Tile: .1 APANESE CODE. however, is of an unusually com- pliented character, and whilst it has the merit oi being. if possible, even more absolutely safe than the others, it 10 not so easy to decipher by those iit possession of tho key. A message Which WaS recently received at the japanese Legation in Loudon from tbr 'Foreign 011ice at, Tokio took 0, whole day to 1141(101(1 to, There is a eommon understanding among the different nations as to :Medal facilities which are to be ac- corded to the transmission of these telegraphed despatches. The rule is that a eloverument meesage any countrylutist be given precedence on the wires over all other telegrams handed in, irrespective of the time when they were paseed - over the counter. Thee, if the Russian Min- ister in London wanted to telegraph to the Czer-as he is constantly do- ing In these days -when his code mes- sage is handed in at the London office it goes off at once, even though there ore dozens of business and pri- vate messages waiting .for their turn. When it is ext.reniel,v urgent a "pilot telegram" is sent in front n it, -the words "Clear the line" Ix - 11141 a wareins, to operators at the !exchange stations all along the route to get ready to pass the de- spatch on the second it reachth them. • This rule ne to the precedence of the diplomatic telegram is eubject to HOW THEY A_RE SENT TO THE FOREIGN OFFICES. Telegraphed in Code, the Key to Which. Is in the Hands of Both Ministers. Just at the present -time. when the States of Europe ere in an unusual- ly anxious condition of mind as the result of the delicate situation which, has arisen throligh the war the Fs!. Past, the telegraph wires are kept constantly busy with the 1.0001 important and didleate work that is ever entrusted to them -that is to say, in transmitting (no ottiMal des-, pa cites which re set, t rem (1110 Foreign Odle° to another and front the head Ministers of State -to A10-: hassadors abroad. These important messages ere al-; ways sent in the most at calately complete detail, not 0 0: word being omitted or left to lid guessed I inasmuch as 0. werd left out (41' 411 lead to a misunderstanding, the .con- sequences of veibet would lie of the most serious cheraeter. Ilsis the ; telegraph bills ere est remelt- heavy; fuel it is estimated that. already Jo- i ONLY TWO VeeTelA'nIONS. The first- is Hutt. the Nano Govern- ment ulevitys has the preference over any other, so that if the. British Government- desireol to telegraph ur- genely to Japan its message would go 1101000 that sent by 111.1,Y of the foreign Analtessaclors, even though handed in later. In the some way, if the Russian Government were tel- egraphing to its Ambassador in Lon- don, the message would be dispatch- ed in advance of any given in by one representative at St, Peters- on] g, Secondly, where the despatches of two foreign. -diplomats are in the hands of the telegraph authorities at tte sante titne-sey, Russian and Ja- panese messages being sent from 1...melon-the ordinary rule of prior- ity holds good. To some people 1.11051. might appear to 1/0 very small matters; but, in thee of war u dif- ference ot a few minutes in receiving or transmitting special informatton May, and very oftim does, material- ly affect the course of the most im- portant events. -London Tit -Bits. 'LIFE 1iT THE GERMAN ARE pen, m her c01' -01111111%)t I ' 1V :01 the different Powers on the selsiert. of the • war which have been published in the ; :newspapers, mus01 havn spat same - (11(141 like , , the '.111 for unpublished despatchee is 1t1-1e1y to b lar in ext4.s of this. One of 1110 most 11,0311 C.011,111111iril- tions from Tokio to the Jajeitmee Embessy in London cost orsr $1,e00 to transmit, and the lest telnerimited message from St. Petersharg to the :Japanese (lovernmela cost $1,35)), although the rates are much less for this distance than they are for tele - to. g 1(410 -1(1 c . "I woilIdn't part with thin 'um- brella now for it million. Why, where eni thrth 10 your engagement - rine, Lily 1" lins that lo do with the umbrella ?'' ' 'A nawer 1110, VIlll 1011.n4, Mutt. hns become of yonr ring 1" "I'm eure I don't know what he did with it, after 1 sent i0 beck to "Then you're nob— You're free?" Silence. "1.11y. guess whet. 41(11)141dn." ;00i1 dere ! Iternember, you 00111 When we parted that you 10011101 1100111' forgive me for Meting with Wilfred, There why I Arent reek- Jese and engaged myself to 1010, That's ''1111141 Wilfred 4 101 about to kiss the ((11 of the (ltd 14104 ear in Lan- doll t'' 'If you do I'll masa' 1(10''11',es1, 15esides, timy can see Its plainly from Park Lune. ' - • TIIESE DESPATCHES nre invariably sent in code when they ale /tom a Bovertment. to its own Ambassador, ar•t a code from one Goveroyent to another When it has beep (1(4 1(1410.1 to omplv 11 0per3,1 one tor tl!e (111 ('41010, the Itoy 10 which is in the 11,.111(0 of both Foreign Ministers. In 11 message ot • Nita) import /1110,, 1,11",,,r, the code Is alWays ahandOned ai,ii 111ain lan- guage /ism], whilst 0 111(1(401(40N 0.011t n check for reference to the Am- Mese:Weir in the foreign to which the original is traiismit led. If thee permits it is alio ite custom to take. a further prevalitien neeehist mieunderstanding F,»ding off poet-haeta by hand another copy or the despatch. 001.11.8 that nre (151.1141 1,1 employ- ed ln these (11(11010111 11' vonillitinica- Henn by wire are what are known as the "live -figure" codes, mid whilst messages in them ruv extremely to (4-74 ti' and reed for those who have possession of the lairs or eerie dictionaries, it is next to an impos- sibility for anyone eise to make the smallest sense out of them Difter- ent words are made by rineirig (111 the changes in arrangement of eremite of live Begirt's, Thus "35845" mtlY he agreed 1 0 menn "Port Arthur," whilst ''41401 4" might he "elexiell." and "7431041i" would possihly stend for "Jam -mese fle t " '1'1 4• •" al- Wt14.s just FIVE FIGURES TO A Wa(41), so that a sentence consiating- of .110 words would be represented by 0 101141 String of 2,500 figures, Wheit such a reessege is received the decipher fleet divides the numer- als inf 0 grolms of live and then sets to work upon them With the code dietionary. In the loam' all the different arrangements are given in progressive order, beginning ftt "00001." end going on to "99909," ard the solution to any group may tlens be found in ten seconds, Or fig 011 0 word could be found in an ordinary dictionary. Of course, the diplomat Who writes the despatch in the fleet instance has the counterpert of thee dictionary - flint ie., ono tu 'Which all the wOrde are gieen in alphabetical order and the cede figures attached to them The ninnber of poneifele arrimgo. Ments 15 infinitely greatee 01111 11 the words to be found In any hinemage, and lest n key should at fthy time get. into tins wrong hands the code figures; are constantly changed, AMAZING REVELATIONS BY LIEUT..BILSE. His Book Suppressed by Ger- man Authorities and Re Was Sent to Prison- 'fhe question as to whether or not the whole Continental Army system Is bad may well be asked. The remarkable thing, is that this young man llas been punished for (01 ling what even the :Minister of War has had to confess before the Connell Parliament was practically the truth, Those who know the Kaiser best believe that his Majesty will take to heart the lesson given by Lieutenant 11118e, and will act (Mout the hercul- ean teak: of cleaning out the Aegean stables, which have so signally prov- ed' to be a seandal to the country. Theiteniint 13115c, in his stippressed book, des/a-Sias his commandin41 of- ficer, with whom he Was not a fav- orite, though his chief had to admit time Int was a good,active, and intel- ligent allow: -Colonel von Kron- sn's "0010,1 lels and harsh face could hardly be said to give 11101 the ap- pearance of distinction which one expects in the command,/ of a regi- ment; hi mufti he might have been mistaken for n 5171011 farmer, a sta- tion with 2171441 his language 100.8 ratite in keeping. Then, too,. he al- rilyn hail a tear gathering in his eye; and it was his 111(4114, when it reached a suitable size, with an automatic S4114110 of his head, to flick it to the feet or on the clothes of the person wielt whole he was talking. 'The lady who followed him, with a fothicld face and an 111-11tting grey dress, trimmed with a red velve0 roller, was his wife," Meier the rommanding ,o111- eor of the gintrison. in bin evidence at 1170 court-martial 'which Ant on the outspoken young lieutenant, said he TiNCOGNIZEI) ITIllefeELF lo the portrait; and the description is, it is achtiowledged, correet-even to the tear in his eye. Indeed, five of the principal people have actually seen themselves as Lieutenant Bilge saw 1110111, anti they hove either had to resign, or have been placed on half-pny. Rem 10 nother Incident, which shows to what it pitiful State of de- inorelleation the Clayman militery sere vire must have sunk in this gwrison town of Forbeehi "'Whitt hav E oicle ed sou to do, yon swine?' the lieutenant roared at hie servant, •! sholild let no one in un- wino/metal,' he 10152e0e11 timidly, 'But the women pushed by me, and. I could net prevent her entering,' " "rake your carcase away, you !ivy brtitel /10 Ono tit before pinking we. If you do, I'll give you a geod thrashing, you Wiwi' "Then he struek Rome in the fate with both llandsl, opened the door, arid 1.4the01 him out." The ey OffieerS use their hands to the;r inferlors is, huppily, a thing whith wonld Itot be imisible in OM' Army, Certainly no Officer cotild belleVe that SuCti conduct hould keep 1141 dischnine and respect, as 'denten- , ant Borget believed, In the folloWing episode: ''When he, Lieutenant Borget, nwoke the next morning. it was Past ten ohelook. "He was furious. Half a day erne lost, and ho bad mede up 1118 mlnil to do so 11111011. 411Y had that ass of o fellow not railed Mee? llis Mete ached, and lie felt jaded end exhaust, rd. Hurrying 011 ft 4010 l'1011.10S, 110 went 0 hiS man's room and found Reese writing a letter. Ile rose, 511111 1d, me his master entered. " 'Why didn't you wake me up, you beast?' he thundered. i"I woke) you at settee, she but you wanted to go to sleep, end said I needn't. come again.' " 'You are lying, y011 hog! T will teeth you to do what I tell you!' Up- on Which netzell the sheath of a sabre lying 011 1110 bed, and struck the fellow violently. TUE VALUES OP VIOLENCE, "Rothestood to attention, and sub- mitted to the ill-treatment withOut n. wink. That angered llorget the more and so he struck him again on the chest with his list. Then 170 took the letter Rothe had been Writing, crumpled it, and threw it into the coal -scuttle. " 'Co to Lieutenant. Lelmaun, and tell Min I beg him to thine to nao in half an hour!' " 'At your eervice, site' "Borgct returned to his bedroom, dreseed himself, and ellen went into the next room. "But there stoo)4 the coffee, already giaite cold. Sci ltoese had been in the room before, Ilut a little thrash- ing would do no harin. Kept up discipline and respect.-InTil if given, fov 01100, at the wrong time. Should he asle. Ttoeme's pereferm Net hej" The way in which petty tyranny can deetroy a num's eharneter, the followieg incident illustrates: "The adjutant of the regiment found a telegram awaiting him at his house which concerned military Inisiness, and, deepite the lateeess of the hour, he was obliged to take it over to the regimental secretary to be atswer- ed. Heavy snow bad begun to fall, and the keen easterly wind drove the flakes whieling wildly through ;the air, so that it was hard to keep one's eyes open and to find the way. Pri- vate Ithese was on gutuel. Ele had taken shelter from the weather in his sentry -box, and stood, with his sabre stretched in his cold fingers, crouching at the back of the little black -and -white striped box. Why shoulci he not? "Sentinel!' RECRUITS FOR SOCIALISM. "Roese blinked through the rotind loophole of the sentry -box, but coUld see no one. Only when the loud summons rang out a second time on the wintry air did he emerge from his box, and SaNC 0 figure approaching through the blinding snow. " 'Why didn't you salite, you hounti?'. roared the adjutant. " 'Pardon, ITerr Lieutenant! I dhlret see the Nerr Lieutenant.' • Shut your mouth, yell lying scum! You were asleep in your sen- try -box! T waited here an eternitY! llut I'll teach you yottr duty, you clown!' 'In the orderly -room of the yogi - meet the adjetent wrote the follow- ing report: 'I found the eentinel on duty between twelve and two sleep- in41 in his sentry -box. It was not till I had called twice that he came out. Any declaration on the man's Part that be did not see me I can beforehand denounce as a. falsehood, for I took special notice of his having been asleep.' " The Soeialtstic movement is one in which Germany -in willieh the whole of Europe -cannot fail to be interest- ed; and -one of the inost important points brought out by Herr Bilse in his suppressed book, is the way in which the reeks of Socialism arc be- ing replenished by German sOldiers, for it must be remembered that ev- ery German has to undergo it Period or compulsory service 111 the army. GUIDEll BY DREAMBOOKS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN- TERPRET THEIR DREAMS. In These Books Meanings Are Giv- en for Almost Every Vision. Witches and gypsies figure largely in the titles of all the dream books, cued the most popular volume stein - Niles tltese mysterious authorities in its name. French rind Japanes? "fate books" aro also popular with superstitious populace. None of these works e011tainS any explana- tions 01 1102 its interpretations were arrived at, although one of them printe the following brief preface, preceded by a biblical text regarding the gift of prophecy " `Dreams '? Humbug ?" people cry; but it is not so. ExPerience teaches differently, It canno1 be denied that many things in our dreams have come to pass, and that dreions have been a stimulus to a, great many spec- ulations. Accordingly WO 111100 111" rallged various visions with their interpretations in alphabetical order so that readers may be able to refer to them readily," Listen to the first few visions It interprets "Alm -se -To dreatn that , you are falling into an abyss signifies loss of business, to the sick, death, l'oliey enunbers to be gambled op0rt-11, 14, GU, 70. "Acquaintnnee-To dram Ont. yoe fight with hi12 mearie that you will 80011 receiVe good mars and will be fortunate," MANY 41ON'PRAD1CTIONS. That's what One book silys about a tiff with a friend, but twee others ly- ing neer it 4(1 (101(11(141 in equally posi- tive terms that a quarrel With a» 1111' 411111(011(1(1)' merme "loss of business and early destruction." COI, raci lei o , one Woldd 1(011143 111'000 annoying to {hoed consulting these oracles UnIesit thee Pink ollt one Volulue RH 110 0111y 0111 S111111 1011100 of knowledge end pin their faith to that, 'An umbrella, for instance, is it dream subject over willtit the various witch and g1'll87 nuthoritith appear to dllietr widely. 0110 suys that thin humble end Nom - less vision denotes that its beholder will be "suecessful in all his under- takings," while /mother one remarks with apperent truthfulness that "to &emit of having borrowed an um- brella betokens pain and sorrow to 1170 dreamer." Sonte of tlie odd subjects and itt- terOvetations of dreanet given in the most; popular books aro as fol- 1°'71-:ess-Is a bad dream for all persons except clergymen. "Ants-lf ants appear to crawl Upon yoUr person you will beim bad news; if you see them trodden upon, bad luck awaits you. "Ileans--To dream that you aro eating 'beans always signifies trouble, end often eithness to yourself or a near role( ion. "Bandits -If they seem to attack yeti, rely upon your own strength- in any Contemplated undertaking; if you attack them, beware that some misfortune does not overtake you; the simple sight of them means pros- perity and riches, I)EATZI DENOTES LONG LIFE.. "Death -To dream of dying is a good omen, as it denotes long life and a good forte/no. "Eggs -To seem to be buying eggs means that you will marry your sweetheart and have many children, 1"stl3ig---11.1es' "('o113' -For a wothan to dream that she is becoraing foolish and has been laughed at is a sign that ner son will grow to be a great man. For a man to dream that he is a fool is a greet help, if he wishes to guide or instruct children. If he feels like an idiot 1m shall be long lived, a favorite, ane gain. pleasure and profit, from the public, "Kill -To dream that yo11 kill a man signifies assuredness of business. To dream that you kill your father is a bad sign. "Lawyer -To dream of meeting a lawyeii means losses and bad news; if you speak to Min, you will have trouble; if you -hear 50410 one Speak- ing in his favor you will -meet with the loss of a friend, "Meals -If you appear to be eating O meal alone It shows you are mali- cious; if in company that you are extravagant. "Money -To dream that you find money signifies that you will clo something that will cause a dear friend to shed tears; to lose money denotes good luck, to change it show ill success in business. SIIOWN BY PEANUTS. "Peanuts -To dream of an abun- dance of peanuts forebodes treachery and malice. "Red -Seeing anything colored red in a dream denotes success in love matters and disappointments in bus- iness. A red eye means travel over the sea. lied paint signifies loss. "Sausages -To dreaut of making them is it sign of victory ancl pleas- ure, to eat them indicates the inger- tive, to eat them indicates the 1111101"- * that you will meet with some aceident. "Widow -To dream of a. widow portends a reward; to dream that you are a widow indicates death or disappointment; to dream of it wid- ower denotestrife and quarrels." An orthodox drerimbook contains interpretations for over 1,500 visions, and gives a few hundved 13101'0 With poiicy numbers attached, but no explanation of their portent. Fortune telling by cards, dominoes, tea, and coffee grounds, dice, aod palmistry is usually dealt with 12 a short appendix. NO UNIVERSAL RULE. "The idea that dreama go by 0011- traries does not always seem to held good in dream books," said a clerk who had educated hlingelf in the sub- ject in order to sell his wares in- telligently to women custornevs. "Sometimesthis rule a.ppears to governi the nteepretat ions, and some- time.s not. A dream of marringn, for instance, always signifies death in all the books; signing a will means long life; weeping foretells joy, and O hanging the enjoyment of health. But by a reversal of this idea it '01, sten af war portends trouble and strife; of heaven, great glory end honor; of hell, treachery; of small- pox, sickness; of wasps, vexation; ancl of jollity, happiness. In view of the approach of spring house- cleaning, housekeepers Should be warne(1 that the most tinfortunate subject for their dreams is paper hanging. 'According to one book to dream of seeingwalls newly papered betokens grief; to see your own walls newly hung foretells e death in your own f1011113s If yo(1 dream of paper- ing' with your own hands,„you will be widowed early in life." ALWAYS LEAP YEATS In one part of "all the Ruestas," the province of likeable, it ie al- ways leap year as far no the femnle privilege of proposing is concerned, It is Boni to be customary there, (011014 - (11 young (Yonne fitlot in love with tt men, for her to go to his father's house, and 171 the most, tender and pathetic manner Plead with the young man, to taloa her as his wife, She promisesthe most submissive 01)04110(10(1 to hla Will if he will but accept her, If the yoting mao. says: "I beg that yon will excuse nie froni this," she tells hint that She iS So3ved not, to depart until he shall peomise to take het her better 011 waste. She actiorilingly titkeg 4141 her abode there and remains until ho is wooed arid won or 1111011 male the siege by fleeing to petite Un- known, A QUESTION OE CAPACITY, Intoxicated ringliand (to angry wi 10)-1411 aah mores, alcive; why do you look Si) cross? 'Yer n' of- fended al' yer little Dilly, etre YOu? Angry Wifo.-3-11 lyi •Littin Billy, in- deed! Yea are 1141 Itilly-you are a bucket, it kerosene-ila, 0 tank. A capliallet will 'respect yott more if yott try id borrOW 68/001) (halt if you /lel< for only 85, 1 BOY SHOT MOTHER DEAD DID THE DEED FOR SAKE Or gIS SISTER, Because His Mother WAS Leading a Dissipated The Londun, England, Express has a touching story of the murder of Mrs, Ilodgeta by her fifteen-yeareold sent 'II did it for Quevale's sake. She could not be brought up to the life we have led for the last few years," 'This is the explanation offered by Frank liodgerS, the fliteein-year-old boy who is charged with shooting his =thee at the Gables, Meldreth, Cum- brldgeshlre, on Tuesday nIght, The lad appeared before the lilel- bout'n magistrates. Unflinchingly he went through the two ordeals of the day -the police court hearing, whith ended 11 week's remand in custody, and the inquest, which ended in the finding by the coroner's jury of a verdict of "Wilful murder" against him. Any mother in the land might be proud to have such a son as he 8011111, ed. Tail, Intelligent, frank, well- built, well-dressed, gentle in manner, lie looked just a typical public: school boy. Out of a frank face hie 'urge brown eyes looked straight at the magistrates, He was dressed in a neat blaegi reefer suit, and seated his steady hand upon the prisoners' rail, and gazed in 0 self-poskessed Way at the three policemen tele() stood rthoet 11111, and at the witnesses 21i0 Unfolded their tale of murder nguinst him FATHER AND SON, 3:10 100.8 driven in a elosud carriage to the police court through the vil- lage, which was all pretty gables and thatched cottages and plum blossom. 1 -Tis frither, Alexunder Rod- gers, who is a London solicitor, soon afterwards stepped from a rarrjage and started to walk up the steps across the green plot towards the court. Midway he caught sight of his bright, handsome boy behind the Iron bars of the guard room, and was momentarily unnerved. While evidence was being given against his boy, 141'. Rodgers sat at the back of the court, his bead innve cd upon Ms hand. Ewe and anon he raised his eyes and gazed at the boy, the magistrates, the policemen, and the surroundings of court, as if he conic' not bring himself to under- stand the full meaning of the scene. Then again he buried his face lu his hands. The witnesges to the magistrates at the compact villege of Melbourn 111 the morning, end to the coroner at quaint, straggling Mildreth In the afternoon, unfolded a story which Ole most daring novelist would have hesitatbd to put into his wildest welding of 1101111111 character. The sum of it all was that young Frank Rodgers, a good son and a fond brother, sbuddering at the thought of his tender little SeVel1- ye140-0141 sister, (bulimic% growing tm to see the dissipatieg life which his motlwr was leading, borrowed his brother's revolver, and while his eld- er sister 10118 playing the piano, shot 1/.8 mother dead. TIM SAD SECRET, Miss Winifred ]lodgers, a awed young- girl, charmingly attired in a small grey jacket with black hat and skit -t, giving in deem tones thnt only faltered once Cc twice. the story of Tuesday night, told the coroner of her conversation. %all Frank after the murder. "Why did you tio Bet" she asked him. "I did it for Queenie's sake. She could not be brought up to the life we nave led for the last few years." "And who is Queenie?" asked the coroner at this point. "Onemie is my little sister." "And did you understand what ho meant when he spoke of having done it for her sake?" "Yes -yes, I understood," There vms a dead silents, for is mo- ment, broken only by the rumble of a framer's wagon in the lane and the ceaseless song of the birds in the bright sunshine, '(Vol), note," -said the coroner coax- ingly, "will you tell the jurs- what it meant?" "The last few yeers-the last fmv years have been very uniteppy." Trai girl's 0011e fUltered, and 8110 watt in tent's. "Prom what reason?" asked the Coroner, "Why have they been haPPY9" "Beenuse my illOther has given way few questions. ITe identified the to drink," FACTS PROalISISO, The lad's father (41115 11810001 Emily a body as that of his wire, Georgina Rage, . and gave her age as forty- two seers. "I was atvay when this occurred," he said quietly. 11e, F. Low, a41pe41)r/n.1 to watch the inquiry for the fitting. and on the latt's behalf, too, and he told the e01'0111.4' 1111144 the family would throw further light epon the east? a1 a later stage, but that at 111'eS011 they preferred to Item) alkali. Dr, Octavius Roberts Elation stated timt Ithen called to the Gables he found Ilfra. Rodgers dead in the hall, with a wound in her neck. The bullet had passed in et the left side and out at the right, rind had sten& the mentelpiece cold the wall, When the bullet was produced in collet a tiny pleCe of the wallpapee Was still (W- horing' to .1 Is There were traces of blood from an armchair in Which MiSS WhiirrOd Rod- gers had left lier mother sitting after dinner to the Iio,li whets/ slut fell and clicedt.ien after the death yotteg Frank was solleitona about him mother, for he asked Dr, .Ntinion: "Old my mother suffer any pain?" The doctor did eot tell the 0041(1 what his an/Mee W115, if e4140, but he stated that there Were no other marka of vlolettee about the body, From the rponitiell et the wound if, erne very Improbable that it Was self -in - Meted, 10. Mid, FAST TELEGRAPHID SIXTY WORDS A MINUTE IS 'ILPIE RECORD. Mr. Andrew Carriegie'S Great Interest in the Railway Operators. Itleiny years ago, when tai connied his fortuee by cents iustead of millions, Ur. Andrew Carnegie was a. telegraphist in one of the nig Ativerls can cities, Ho 41118 all expert, 141le1- 11 1 or, and always evinced the liemaist Mterent in the friendly conmelitiona which (411(1(810)1111 l'(' look place be - tweet). rival telegrephists throughotte the country, and there Wert. few who COUld beat 111111 at. deSpaielling Or receiving a mesenge. No Is said to have /lei/loped at this early period that if ever he beennie a rich man he ivoithi encetange both /Weed and accuracy 111 telegraphy by founding a prize which shoul)1 be fought for by, the best oPerators 111 the country. In fulfilmeet. of that promise he inaugurated twenty yearn ago, the Carnegie Gold ldectal val- ued at $500, together with a eusit prize of $300, which should. im awarded to 4110 operator 2110 proved hhaself to be the best telegraphist of Ole year. Mr. Cnrnegle stilt con- tinues to take the keenest interest, la the affair, and, whence. poseible, is present at the annunl meeting of competitive telegraphietm. SOME FAST WORN. The contest which always attracts widespread interest, among 4(1(1 gen- eral public as well es those con- nected with telegraphy, was held last year at tho National Export Exposi- tion Building. l'hiladelphia, when a great number of operators from all parts of the States presented themselves as cialanints for the Car- negie medal. Mr. F. M. aleCitinite, of Dallas, Texas, 10110 1000 1(11" meda1 the previous year, was pregent to defend his title, but as it, turned. 001 he was badly beaten, though his Performance of 1902 still Coln:11118 a remarkable one. liTr, afcClintic then succeeded in sending 5 1 7 word; in len minutes., acid receiving, 500 wotals in the sante space of time --a mitevel- Ious performance which ean, per- haps, be better appreciated by those who 01'0 ±01111111111' Wail the science of telegraphy. The contests, wbich took place on. the 11011i and 31st October lest, at- traeted more than the ordiaary Dum- ber of interested spectators, and it had been hoped that Mr. Edison would have 110012 present, but ns he WEIS /101, 111 11.10 b(!:11, of health he sent his regrets, together with a. (1111)' 80011(101 contribution to the prize fund. RULES OF CONTEST. In a Inter to the secretary Mr. Edison declared that every country ehould hold an (»mind compelitiOn 01) the same lines as that established by Mr. Carnegie, though he consid- ered that the medal sheuld be ac- companied by a money prize of at, lease $1,000, as this would better tend to develop the best telegrapher of the year. In presenting himself to defend his title to champion telegraphist of the United States, Mr, MeOleatic feared only one viz„ Mr. Clibson, an operator whose remarkable ac- hievements during the last year had been the subject of numerous para- graphs in tho leading papers through. nue the country. The contest, from Its inauguration, has consisted of sending rind receiving t wen ty-five av- erage messages 01111 1500 words of Press matter, and last year 100,8 110 exception to the rule. The contest for the Carnegie medal took Waco on the seemed day, the competitors being twelve in nundler. 111r. Gibson, 'who was 11051 favorite in the betting, sueeeeded ili aespatch- ing his twenty-five messages in 3.3 minutea 49 seconds with only one error, Ills 500 words of press mat- ter he despatched in 9 minutes with two errors. In receiving a like number of messages 17e nutde five errors, but his press matler was ab- solutely perfect. '(rc, woman: was neither so quick nor so accurate in despatthing his messages, taking 14 minutes I.() sece onds, while his atinther of mistalces amounted to live, in the press mat- ter, however, he was twenty seconds quicker ,than his opponent, but his errors were twelve. In receiving he had a similar number of mistakes. Another opeeator Who Was from Philadelphia, Ithe Harvey Williams, whom Mr, MeClintie scarcely looked upon ns a, rival, made a better re - cora than the ex-champioa coal se- cured the second prize, value $130. STRANGER'S FEATS. 111)., William 101, Clihnon, who in now the bes1 all-round telegrapher in the Stales, and perhaps the world, is a Canadian, and 4(115 ia the second oc- casion on whiell he has won the Car- negie medal, his former success (lett- ing beck to 18118. when the contest nem held in. New Yoek, Tu '4808, when ilm contest. 15140 1141111 111 aladiSon Squate Garden, New York, Mr, Gibson. Nal as his ideal a 4"1"1'11Phisi• 10110 C,01,0' 11.010 a smell town in Connecticut, and of whose exPertness rts an operator no ono seemed to have heroal, 1118 1101110 -was Po11ok, and When be took Wm place at the key -board no 0118 gave him (Wert a 'glance, and It (01(5 evident that there was no- body prenent who took ally Interest fa his peeformtmee, 'But ell Soon an the 001(4e01 begen Ptillock vettled donee (wittily to week, mid, to the wmaterment of the jmiges, elarted oft with a speed that C011 hnve nveraged 1)111, little lens than sixty words a Minute, which 110 stmeeeded in keep- ing tip 114 I il the Mose of tim centeete despatebing n(n) worde n tout PleeOlidt; 'andel' nine »tirades, 'nits re.mnrlohlti 8t1)2t1 11110(11 ((((('(1 bOth judges and cenmelliore, end, though there were Poole 411'o(01) 1, who deelared ihnt leolheikie nerfoelectree, was of the "ireek" order 111111 Of 1 it. tle cobalt/weird ('011(1', lie 'WWI nevalele od the prize, At the clotte of the dey's contest Pollock eisetipealied 010 rmittl,n ns 110 had mime end never nolo 111'OSOI11.011 blinselr myna hio rightful title to elianotion Ole' grapher Ile 11141541 Sfatee, 1