Newspaper Page Text
The league of Lost Causes
By H. M. EGBERT
Being the Romantic Adventures pF
Paul Lane, American Millionaire
A Dutch Music Lesson
(Copyright, 1913. by W. O. Chapman.)
HAVE been expecting you'
for some days, Mr. Lane,"
said Lord Claude Tresham,
when the young American
stood bofore htm In tho li
brary of his mansion on
Park lane, London. "I
learned somo tlmo ago
that you had ceased to be
associated with tho League. Sit down
and tell me precisely why."
Paul Lane answorcd with some ve
hemence: "I was, as you probably know, In
duced to place my services and my for
tune at the Leaguo's disposal by Her
Highness Princess Clothllde," he be
gan. "I say 'service and fortune,' al
though I believe that only the latter
was required by tho minds at the
back of the organization. At first I
(was unaware of this. I threw myself
;wlth enthusiasm Into the cause."
"That enthusiasm of you Americans
will yot be the causo of your country's
downfall," answered Lord Claude. "But
please pardon the Interruption. You
found things different from what you
had beon led to expect?"
"Yes. I had been told that the
League was an International associa
tion for promoting the principles of
monarchy. I found It to be an anarch
istlo body, controlled by mon of
whoso identity I was never Informed.
I worked in tho dark, and they spent
my monoy somo three millions of dol
larsalso In tho dark. Finally, when
the princess proposed that I should or
ganlzo n conspiracy agalnBt my own
country, which would havo led to the
nbsorption of all the Pacific coast
states by a hostllo power, I severed my
connection. And bo '
"You have come to mo to offer to
place your services and your knowl
edge of affairs at tho disposal of the
counter-organization?" said Lord
Claudo. "I think you have acted wise
ly, Mr. Lare. Tho Leaguo Is nothing
but a criminal society, led by somo of
the younger and least Influential of
Europe's rulers. Under the cloak of
devotion to monarchy and no one be
lieves more in that principle than I,
for I aw secretary of what Is called, I
believe, the Black Cabinet of Rulers
as I was saying, Mr. Lane, under this
pretense the League has united all the
criminal and anarchistic elments In
Europe against the established order
of society. I welcome you and trust
that we shall deal with you more frank
ly than your late friends did."
Lord Claude dismissed Paul Lane
cordially soon after, promising to call
upon him as soon as the need for his
services developed.
The summons from
Lord Claude
came more speedily than either man
had anticipated. When, a few morn
ings after, Paul went to the secretary's
house by invitation, he found him pac
ing the floor of his study In what in
any other man would havo been mark
ed agitation. In Lord Claudo, how
ever, this 'mood evinced itself only by
a sharper manner of speech than his
habitual drawl and certain nervous
movements of the hands.
"I am glad you have come so prompt
ly, Mr. Lane," said Lord Claude. "I
want you to go upon a mission of the
utmost delicacy. I havo not forgotten
how you outwitted me In the matter of
tho kaiser's visit to Paris, when you
vrcro with our enemies, and if any man
can clear up this situation, I know you
can."
Ho handed Paul a cigarette, lit It,
and resumed.
"Trouble is brewing In Holland
very serious trouble. Her Majesty
Queen Wilhelmlna, as you doubtless
are aware, when she ascended the
throne at the age of eighteen, became
fascinated by tho Ideals of tho League,
and for a time assisted In Us councils
Later, when her eyes had been opened
to the true nature of this body, she
withdrew from all participation in its
schemes, thereby incurring the dead
ly hostility of tho society. You are
aware, of course, that her majesty vis
its Berlin on the fifth, in order to dls
cubs with the kaiser the proposed forti
fication of Flushing, a measure which
lie has inspired, and which gives cause
for considerable anxiety to England.
"Certain patriots of Holland, consld
erlng that the queen, In visiting Ber
lin, has betrayed her country, are plan
ning a counter-measure, aided, of
ourse by the ubiquitous League. What
this is wo do nut know. We know only
one fact that It Is to center around
the Princess Juliana, her majesty's
five-year-old daughter, and heir to the
Dutch throne. It may be tho plan to
proclaim her quoen In her mother's
place; it may bo something more dastardly.-
That Is what we have to dis
cover and we rely on you to do It.
"There Is no fear of a coup d'etat,
for, during the queen's absence, to
gether with her husband, the palace
will be guarded by two regiments of
loyol troops. What treachery Is
planned must bo consummated by
stealth. Your task will be to go
o tho palace, arriving on the fifth, Im
mediately after her majesty has left
You will remain there until the eighth,
otio hour beforo tho queen's return.
51io, of course, knows nothing at this.
You will deliver your credentials to
Herr Von Qrobelaar, tho Dutch minin
tetr for homo affairs, who .will be in
attendance at tho palaco; you will
take up your quarters there and will
keep tho Princess Juliana constantly
unaer your supervision.
Now, my dear Lane, there is a
very unfortunato incident in this af
fair. The notorious Princess Clothll
de, of Austria, who is well known to
be connected with tho Leaguo, has
been installed at Tho Hague for sev
eral weeks as the Princess Juliana's
music teacher. She has completely
won tho favor of Queen Wilhelmlna.
and all representations made to her
majesty on this point have been fruit
less. When tho queen's mind Is made
up, nothing can shako her. In that
respect she Is a true Netherlander.
And her majesty, unfortunately, has
tho most complete confidence In
tho Princess Clothllde. So you will have
to regard the princess as an enemy
within the gates. Von Orobelaar will
doubtless post you on all necessary
matters. You can trust him Implicit
ly. Good morning, Mr. Lane. You
will report to me here Ave days hence
ai mo same nour.
Tho thought of meeting Clothllde
again, matching himself against her,
sent the blood coursing wildly through
Paul s veins. He hurried home, pack
ed his suit-case, and caught the next
train for Harwich, whence a fast
steamer landed him In Holland on
the following morning. That afternoon
ho reached The Hague and ho drove
at once to the palace, and was soon
in consultation with Von Grobelaar.
"I have received a communication
from Lord Tresham," he said. "He
has described you thoroughly, both In
features and manner, so that I am
confident that you are the person whom
you represent yourself to be. You
will appreciate the necessity of these
precautions when I tell you that Hol
land is facing tho greatent crisis In
an ner checkered history. Its pre
cise nature Is still unknown to us, but
we know enough to be aware that It
centers upon the Princess Juliana, and
It will be effected tomorrow evenlnf
as soon as the news is telephoned to
The Hague that her majesty has rati
fied the treaty which Is now nendlne
with Germany. Your task will be to
guard the little princess. You are
to act under my orders as the princess'
guardian until her majesty returns. In
particular, you are to watch scrupu
lously the Princess Clothllde, who is
quito well known to be an agent of
the League, and who, unhappily, was
placed in charge of the princess' mu
sical tuition by her majesty, In spite
of all our representations.
Come, now," he added, "and I will
Introduce you to her highness."
With a beating heart Paul followed
the old minister along tho main corri
dor of the old-fashioned, rambling pal
ace, until they entered tho royal apart
ments. Sounds of a child practicing
scales were heard as soon as the heavy
swing doors were opened, and Von
Grobelaar led Paul Into the music
room, where, seated upon a high stool,
the royal princess was fingering
small keyboard with her tiny fingers,
under the direction of Clothllde, who
sat beside her on a straight-backed
chair.
The entrance of the two caused an
immediate cessation of the lesson. The
child princess looked round curiously;
tho other princess, she of Austria, rose
and stood looking at Paul defiantly.
"Mr. Lane and I are old acquaint
ances," murmured Clothllde, inclining
her head.
During tho remainder of that day the
four never left one another. They
seemed Inspired by mutual distrust
Under other circumstances, it would
have seemed comical to Paul for two
men and two women to attend labori
ously upon the wishes of a child that
devoted Its pampered day to playing
with an enormous collection of toys
brlckB, dolls of all kinds and throw
ing them aBide as it grew, tired of each.
But to Paul the situation was fraught
with ghastly mockery. It was not un
til the Uttlo princess was safely in
bed, under the guardianship of the
capable nurse, that Paul found himself
for a few moments alone with Clo
thllde. "Monsieur, I learn that you have left
the League," she said, In a tone of in
quiry which startled htm
"I, too, am no longer connected with
It," she said. "Monsieur, I, too, was un
able to acquiesce in the demands made
upon me. So now, you see me here, a
revolutionary turned courtier, a hum
ble music teacher to the Princess Juliana."
Sho was trying to disarm his suspi
cions; Paul saw that, and though he
strove to conceal his knowledge of It,
he could see that she knew,
"Monsieur Iane Is still suspicious
of me?" sho asked mockingly. Sho
came close to him and stood look
ing up at him, her arms at her
sides, her lips temptingly close. "Mon
sieur has not repented of the harsh and
cruel words he said to me when wo
met last?"
In another moment he would have
caught her in his arms. But just
then the door opened and the minis
ter came slowly In, The prlnceB3 start-"
ed round, an angry look upon her face;
then, recovering her self possession
with amazing swiftness, she burst
into laughter.
"I was Just telling Monsieur Lane,"
she said, "that I am a revolutionary
turned courtier. I believe that Mon
sieur suspects mo of complicity in
the plans of the conspirators."
Schooled as ho was In diplomacy.
Von Grobelaar could not help starting.
This was tho first allusion mnda In
the palace, except In his own talk with
Paul that morning, to what overyono
knew. '
But let mo say, Mynhoer," went on
Clothllde, "that I, for one, hope with
all my heart that the German treaty
will bo ratified, and that tomorrow
night wo shall hear tho good news by
telephone. And In proof of my own
good Intentions, I request that, as soon
as the news Is verified, Her Highness
tho Princess Juliana may be. permitted
to play tho Dutch National anthem
upon the old state harpsichord In the
royal museum."
Thank you, mademoiselle," said
Von Grobelaar coldly. "I am1 sure that
tho museum can be placed at your dis
posal if you deslro it,
"Now, I wonder what dovlltry is
afoot," said Von Grobelaar thought
fully.
'You do not trust her?" asked Paul,
shaken with miserable doubt.
Von Grobelaar advanced and placed
his hand in a kindly fashion upon the
shoulder of the younger man. Per
haps he surmised the true condition of
Pauls feelings.
"My boy," ho said "for you are
only a boy compared with an old man
like myself I trust few men and no
women In matters of state. A man Is
bound by certain social codes. A
woman has no code In such matters.
objects of no special Intrinsic value,
but much prized on account of their
historical associations, Among these
was the old harpsichord which was,
said to havo been Used by William of
Orange, afterward William III. of
England, and to which Clothllde had
evidently referred. '
But why had the Princess Clothildo
solocted this as tho instrument on
which her infant charge was to play
the Dutch national anthem?
Ho resolved to examine tho harpsi
chord In order to determine whether It
could bo reasonably associated with
tho design of Clothllde. For that, de
spite her denial, Sho was the center of
tho conspiracy, he entertained no
doubt whatever.
He half expected to encounter Clo
thllde, bent upon the same nocturnal
errand. It seemed Incredlblo to him
that she would hot bo watching for
Just such a visit 'on his part, if, in
deed, there lay some sinister design
beneath her project But tho corri
dors were deserted, and, when ho
reached tho museum, he found that
the door was unlocked. Inside a sin
gle electric light, burning over tho
door, showed him the switch. And
In the center of tho room stood tho old
harpsichord, wide open, Its strings,
though Btlll serviceable, rusty with
age.
It stood between one of tho old
state coaches and a curious wooden
Btatuo which, according to tho printed
story, which Paul spelled out with
some difficulty, had once stood In the
Ins of weightiest actions. Ho road
tho piece through, note by noto, and,
at the end, found himself entirely baf
fled. The only effect of the chango of
key waB that It Involved the occasion
al striking of F sharp, which, In the
key of C would, of course, never bo
played.
This suggested to Paul a new line
of Investigation. Ho bent over tho
keyboard and examined tho recurring
F sharps minutely. They were of
black Ivory, Paul tapped them Boft-
ly, forbearing to press them lest tho
sound should bring someone into the
museum. They seemed exactly, like
the other black notes as he ran his
eye upon tho keyboard. One had a
small chip or erosion on Us surface
toward the bottom of tho block. It
might have been designed to give
somo signal. But his reason revolted
at this pettifogging. It told him that
this was an ordinary piano, In no wiso
different from others of that primitive
type; undoubtedly ho was playing the
fool in tho museum at midnight. He
rose to go to his apartment Some
thing made him sit down again. Some
thing In him roso up in intense warn
ing. Something bright caught his at
tention. He gasped 'with excitement.
The open string of tho Instrument
which communicated with this par
ticular noto was not rusted, as were
the rest, but bright, metallic, and new.
He ran his eye all over Us shining sur
face. He followed Us courso under
the veneered casing. Then ho saw
that it ran down on the other sido of
(fr
TBa dfer princess, she of Austria, rose and
-siooa iookii?9 m qejiarcuy.
HOLD DEER IN REVERENCE
Peculiar Regard for Animal li Enter
tained Throughout the Jap
anese Empire.
From time Immemorial deer have
been held In reverent regard by tho
Japanese. Herds are kept In com
pounds, and the highest respect is paid
to the animals. In olden times the
phqguu gave the people such a strict
order to protect the eacred animals
that it anypse happened to hurt or
kill them ho was put to death on tho
spot' It was a period of terror.
Even at the present day tho deer are
so tame and abundant In the shrine
.grounds that they, in One weather,
atroll round to tho streets by twos and
threes and surround passers-by, asking
for food, and sometimes holding their
sleeves In their mouths In an affection
ate manner,
Once a year some of the deer are
caught by means of a net with a han
dle by several tamers (In service of
tho Kasuga Shrine Office) and takes
Love them, worship them, serve them
but do not trust them, Paul."
"And how about her majesty the
queen?" asked Paul with some indig
nation. Von Grobelaar smiled wearily. "Her
majesty is Holland," he answered.
"And Holland must be preserved.
Come, Mr. Lane, forgive an old man's
outburst, and let me see you to your
sleeping quarters. You were not, I
think. Informed that they are thoso oc
cupied by her majesty herself when
sho is in residence hero, and that
they command the approach to the
Princess Juliana's room. Lock your
door and take this pistol." He drew a
serviceable weapon from his pocket
and handed it to Paul. "But you are
not likely to bo called upon to ubo it,"
he added, "for two thousand loyal sol
diers are at this moment under arms
in The Hague and command all ap
proaches to the palace."
It would be difficult for any man to
sleep soundly after receiving such in
formation, and Paul was no more
phlegmatic than most men. He did
not even undress, but resolving to be
faithful to his trust, he started in to
spend a watchful night. His first step
was to assure himself that Von Gro
bolaar's statement as to the location
of the princess' room was accurate.
His first Bearch was for the royal mu
seum, and this he found to be upon the
floor below his, pnd almost immediate
ly beneath his apartment, except that,
being of considerably larger size, it
extended beneath tho apartments of
tho princess and her nurses.' It was
devoted to the storage of articles and
to an enclosure, where their splendid
horns are cut off with a saw, while a
crowd of spectators watch the work
with breathless Interest (admission
ten sen, equal to about 3 cents). This
done, somo of the sacred horns are,
as a custom, awarded to the spectators
by means of lottery.
Make All the Difference. .
Teacher "Now, David, pan you tell
me what 'Dr,' stands for?" David
(ngdd seven) "It depends on whether
It ! before or after a man's name."
assembly house in the days of tho
Dutch republic. It was a grotesquely
carved figure of Justice, of heroic size,
and the finger of the uplifted hand
reached to within two or three Inches
of the low celling. Tho statue absorb
ed Paul's attention but a moment He
turned to open the harpsichord. Some
body had evidently been playing on it
at no remote date, for the dust which
lay on it thickly had been carefully
wiped away from tho keyboard and a
sheet of modern music lay on the
square stool beside it Paul picked
this up and examined It It was the
Dutch national anthem.- But it was
written In G major.
This fact alone'interested Paul con
siderably. The Dutch national song,
like most such, is extremely simple,
and is almost invariably played In the
key of C major. The change from the
key of C to that' of G Interested him
at first as a musician.
Upon closer examination Paul per
ceived that tho work was not printed
at all, but written in ink, and bo finely
done that it would have passed for
print at a cursory examination.
Why did Clothllde wish the princess,
a child of five, whose musical educa
tion was necessarily of the most rudi
mentary character, to play the anthem
In the key of G major? The question
recurred again and again as Paul stud
ied the piece in the hope of 'coming
upon some solution jt the enigma.
That this could ,havo any relation to
the conspiracy seemed incredible. But
he had learned one thing during his
experiences with the League: the most
trivial matters often prove tho orlg-
HAD TO THINK THINGS OUT
For Once, at Least, Moving of Furni
ture Proved a'Trap for Sleepy
Housewife-
A woman who lives In a south Bide
apartment made up her mind the other
day It would brighten up the rooms
and relieve the monotony it the furni
ture were shifted' around. , ;
She spent the ""afternoon "shitting"
and went to bed, tired. Her son, at
night, called her up oyer the tole-
the instrument and into the body of
the Statue of Justice. .
In an instant Paul was at tho base
of tho statuo, upon his hands and
knees. He saw that the wire ran
straight through the wood, and, spring
ing to his feet, he commenced cau
tiously to clamber up the wheel of the
state carriage until, standing upon the
coachman's box, he could see between
the celling and the statue's upstretch
ed finger. His suspicions wero veri
fied; the wire ran into the celling im
mediately beneath the chiffonier in his
own room above.
If Paul had prayed to meet no one
upon that Journey he prayed more
earnestly now on 'his return. Every
moment he expected to encounter Clo
thllde upon the stairway. It seemed
incredible that fortune should have
permitted him to make his discovery
without arousing hor suspicions. When
he reached his own apartment again
he was trembling so that he could
scarcely stand, and it was not until
he "had regained his self-control in
some measure that ho was. ablo to
inako the rest of his examination.
very short investigation showed him
that the wlro passed through tho floor
and Into the body of the chiffonier.
But there it apparently ended. Paul
pulled out every drawer, Inspected
every Inch of tho old piece of furnl-
turo with scrupulous care, in vain. At
last he was compelled to acknowl
edge himself defeated. The wlro end
ed somewhere In the wood; but unless
he could break the chiffonier' into
minute pieces he could discover noth
ing further.
phone, but could get no response. A
little later his office telephone rang
and his mother aBked: ;
"Were you' ringing me?"
"Yes," he said. "Why didn't you
nnBwer?"
"I heard the bell ringing. I thought
It w?s you and I got up to answe?
but I could not find tho telephone."
"Why didn't you turn on the light?"
"I couldn't find the switch. I tried
to feel my way to the. switch, but I
bad moved the furniture and I became
lost For a while I could not find my
Morning dawned after what seemed
an eternity. Breakfast was served
to Paul In his room. About ton o'clock
Von Grobelaar made his appearance
and invited Paul to accompany the
child princess and himself upon a
morning Btroll,
So the day woro away. At six
o'clock nil were gathered In the
queen's boudoir to await the expected
telephonic message from the ambas
sador at Berlin.
At six-thirty the telephone rang with
a sudden' shrillness that started all
and set them upon their feet From
his chair the old minister arose. Ho
walked slowly toward tho instrument
slowly, not because ho was the less
anxious but becauso he was tho more
fearful. He listened; then, after a
moment, ho hung up tho receiver, t
"Mademoiselle and Gentlemen," he
Bald, "I havo the honor to announco
to you her majesty has ratified the
treaty and left Berlin ten minutes ago,
accompanied by his royal highness the
prince consort."
For a full halt minute nobody spoke.
Then Clothllde came forward.
"Mynheer " she began.
"Gentlemen," said Von Grobelaar,
Her royal highness intends to cele
brate the Joyful news by playing the
national anthem upon tho harpsichord
of William of Orange."
They trooped down the grand stair
way, the Princess Juliana in the lead,
whooping exultantly as she raced
along.
There was not one wrong note. The
princess played with no bad execution
and her fingers instinctively felt for
and found each separate key. And
what had begun as a prank ended dif
ferently, for the setting of the Bcene
wrought Itself upon the imagination of
all present, bo that each eye was moist
even Von Grobelaar's, and at the
end ho was swallowing hard. Paul
saw Clothllde turn her head away; he
touched her lightly upon the shoulder
and she started violently.
'You taught her all this yourself?"
ho asked.
She stared at him like a madwoman,
and suddenly, brushing him aside,
broke through the crowd, gained the
passage outside, and ran down tho
corridor, sobbing violently. Paul
turned to Von Grobelaar.
"I think that is tho last we shall see
of Mademoiselle." he said.
"Why?" asked tho minister quickly.
The crowd had dispersed outside the
door, whither they had been attracted
by the Princess Clothllde's behavior,
and they stared after her curiously.
Tho little princess was resentfully
complying with the admonitions of
the head nurse concerning retiring
time. Paul led Von Grobelaar to tho
harpsichord and showed him the new
ire.
"I didn't understand," said Von
Grobelaar, looking at Paul with tho
vague air of ono absorbed in some
abstract coeltation. "Do you know."
he. continued, "that the-1 sight of her
little highness there made mi feel
like an old fool? When I think how
many such princesses have grown up
to bo men and women '!
I beg your pardon," said Paul. Did
you notice that wire?"
I what which wire 7 Well,
what of it?"
"I was here last night when the
palace was asleep."
'Then, sir, you were grossly remiss
in your duty. You Bhould have re
mained in your room."
"PoBslbly," answered Paul drily.
But the fact remains that that wire
runs out of the harpsichord ana
through that statuo and into my
room?"
"What!"
Von Grobelaar turned on him a face
yellow with fear. He tottered and
seemed about to fall.
"I didn't hear you. my friend. You
spoke about Borne wire?" .
"That wire," repeated Paul Indul
gently, "connects with tho chiffonier
In her majesty b "
My God!" yelled the minister, and
he dashed for the door. Along the
corridor ho ran, Paul hurrying after
him. But, agile as he was, Paul could
not catch the old minister until he
came upon him at tho door of his own
apartment Von Grobelaar did not
seem to notice him. With one sweep
of tho hand ho consigned tho chif
fonier cover to thi floor, with Paul's
hair-brushes, keys, collar-box and var
ious small articles of baggage. He
pressed a thumb-nail to the polished
surface and tapped once. The ve
neered top slid back; disclosing an
Ivory button on which was printed,
in tiny type, Gronlngen.
He stared at It and turned on Paul
like a madman.
It is all gone!" he yelled. "Hol
land is gone dead drowned under
the waves. That button connects with
tho military defense works beside the
dykes. A touch blows Holland's bul
warks against tho sea to pieces and
submerges the land, with five million
living mon and women. Tho queen
and I, alone. ,ot ml Holland, knew
where tqe secret lay. That button
was to bo touched when' Holland's
foes were at the gates of the Hague,
knew they meant to blow up the
dykes, but never dreamed they knew
the secret Ho shook his fist in Paul s
face. "You have killed five million
men and women, murderer," ho
screamed. "You were not put hero to
guard the Princess Juliana. You were
put here to prevent anyone entering
and touching that button. I couldn't
reveal the secret to you. I thought
yoil would bo true to your trust. God
almighty, they found the secret and
connected the wires below. And her
majesty Ah, God, I can almost hear
tho floods!"
HOME
Tow
HELPS
CALLS FOR WORK OF EXPERT
City Once Properly Laid Out, flesl-
dents May Da Trusted to Develop
and Beautify It.
A movement of the first lmportanco
and of great proportions Is taking
place among American cities, which,
while It has not attracted any very
marked degree of attention on the
parrot the general public, is yet one
which will have lasting consequences ,
of tho most beneficial character,
writes author of "American City
Planning," "Modorn City Planning
and Maintenance."
This movement, the replannlng of
cities, has only begun to take shape
In this country in the last few years,
but already great progress has been
mado, and plans of the most elaborate
nnd magnificent character havo been
proposed.
The subject is one of such Impor
tance In the social, asthetlc and prac
tical betterment of cities that it is of
vital Interest not only to tho city ad
ministrator, the engineer and the arch
itect, but also to every citizen who
has (he advancement of his city's wel-
faro at heart.
The work of the expert is to super
vise the whole undertaking, to con
ceive the design and develop the plan;
to direct the work of the engineering
staff and that of the office as well. He
Is the directing head of the whole un
dertaking, and working in harmony
with the commission, should havo a
free hand to develop the best possible
nlnn. Tn rnRpn wliprfi mnrfl than one
solution of the problem of the city's
replannlng Is practicable, he should
Bubmlt tentative plans for the fur
ther consideration of the commission
and the public.
When the work of the expert has
been completed a public exhibition
should be held of tho drawings and
the plans and they should be subject
ed to the criticism 'of the public at
large and discussed In public meet
ings and in the press.
The commission should then decide
upon the plan to be adopted and the
work then should be actually undertaken.
SAVE MONEY FOR TAXPAYERS
English Cities Draw Revenue From
Exploitation of Municipal Proper
ty or Some Points of Interest
Norwich, Eng., has converted the
Norman keep of her castle into ono
of the finest museums In the country,
and makes It mlnUter Iff' a small way
to her rates; while the famous and
beautiful Valley Bridge at Scarborough
yields a yearly profit of about $10,000
to the corporation for various 'town.
purposes. For a wnoio century "iy?-
mouth has been owner of berTflea
ter ltoyai, ever smco ua -TOunaauuii-- -stone
was laid by Mayor Lockyer in
1811, and its lease reduces the rates
by .considerably over $5,000 a year.
Tho ratepayers of Birkenhead owo
much relief to the famous ferry across
tho Mersey to Liverpool. IV owns', a
fleet of many steamers, which, as car
rlers of goods and passengers, con
tribute, It Is said, Bomethlng like $60,
000 a year to tho municipal exchequer;
the contribution' to the rates during
the last half-century falling Uttlo short
of half a million pounds. Liverpool
makes from $15,000 to $20,009 by the
annual exhibition of pictures In the
Walker Art gallery. Already it is
claimed that more than $5,000,000 has "
gone to the city funds from this sourco
alone, In addition to the profits made
In other directions, such as electric
ity works and the" manufacture of con
crete slabs for paving purposes. In
fact, Liverpool Is credited with mak
ing well over $500,000 a year by its
various enterprises.
"Calm yourself,'" said Paul, gripping
the old gentleman by the hands. "Tho
dykes are sate. I cut that wlro last
night"
way back to tho bed. When I found
the bed by feeling my way in the dark
then I Eat down and got my bearings
and figured out how I had moved the
furniture and just this moment fig
ured out whoro the light switch-was,'
Kansas City Star, 1
Of Course,
"Goodness, John," eatd a woman to
her husband, "your suit looks as if you
had been sleeping In HI" -."Well," re
plied John, "why not?' Isn't that the
suit I wear at church?"
Physical City Conferences.
Mankind is every day becoming
more cosmopolitan, and perhaps a sig
nificant indication of this Is to be
seen In tho number of congresses, both
national and International, that'have
recently been held, In connection
with town planning ana .us amea sud
iects there have been held this year
an International town planning con
gress at Ghent, nn International road
congress, an International housing
congress, and an International con
gress of architects, and, In addition,
important congresses on housing, and
town planning both In L.onoon ana
several provincial towns held" under
the ausplceB of the National Housing
Reform council, an Important congress
in town planning held under theaus-
plces of the engineers at Norwich, ana
also a sanitary congress. This nation
al and International handshaking Is
certainly of the utmost value in co
ordinating the work of experts.
Ideal Houses for Poorer Classes.
Tn Huddersfleld. England, tho bor
ough council has decided to erect 367
hnusci for the laboring classes. These
houses will bo ereuted In different lo
calities, easy of access, and in dis
tricts where good light and air as well
as good sanitary conditions can be
bad.
Equal Suffrage.
tqual suffrage prevails In Mexico to
a largo extent. The womeu are not
ri vntn nnn inn man artv
afraid to. Kansas ciiy journal.
Destroying Dangerous Animals.
wnv wild animals are deBtroved
ovopv vnn r In India. The following
list is for Bengal tn 1912, three wild
elephants, 132 tigers, 327 leopards, 26
bears. 18 wolves, 2 hyenas and .1,604
other wild animats,. nesiaes jz.tH
snakes, and us. was spent oy
the government In rewards for thelt.
I destruction; .
1 -Dally
Thought
Wh atm nil Itfirn for lnve. . . . It It
I tb'e principle of, existence aud'ltl enW
eud.'-Dlaraeu
a
