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J V THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913 ; - v E. 11 1 - . ir i THE ARGUS. rihtihe! Daily at it4 Second are- i curity against the pitfalls and emp , Rork island, in.. Entered at tbe I tationg of the world. "Not onlv a, liv- eoatoeice u second-class matter ) Minna Memker ml tk BY THE J. W. POTTER CO tkv.MS Ten ffnti pr we, by car rier, hi Roc it 1. ani CampUtnte of dllvrr errlca hoult) roaaa to tha circulation department, which inouM also ba not!A4 in every instance where it la delrn to have paper di..-ontlpit as earrlora have no authority in tha premiaes. All eommunlratlon of argumentative Character, political, or retlgloue. mu"t " reai name rt.-K -,- .nki !oa No auct artlciea will be. printed ver flctftloaa ureaturae. Tj,pi,on(!a ,n ,u aapartraenta: Crnn- i to provide a living wage in' the great j day dinner- w 6maIl ne is re tral ucion. ..t 14$. 114S and mi: , metropolis and the territorv surround- Quired, a young hen turkey is usually Union a-trlc. 114s. Thursday, January 2, 1913. - Old Father Time, we see, continue to do business at the old Btand. TBe-gold brick, however, cannot'0' PPfBlve Industries that are not be sent through the parcels post : "f "PHe should not be neglected. 1 ! The song of the shirt" is Btill appll- The St! Louis cloWlmocrat rec- b J "L" TIT f tbe m' emmend a society for prevents of troli- " rePrt8 r true. prevention. j THE MINES AMU THE MELON. The parcels post has skinned the ex- press compunies at the start. Well v. asn't it tmsinesa? The Chicaco papers bid fair to harp ! cause the mice operator's profit-shar-for several days on the big New: ing does not cease when the product ' a .t urKy men uiat city in- tiuiKu m. as It it was anything to harp about. .. Z ' , ! 1 1 7t. TLn Tad f the R U : Island Three Lye league baseball j -. . uin.nea to nave anything i further to do wl h an aSHoriatln .hot made Al Teaniny its iife president'., , , Ppnrasea into another se,m to have ten pre , horoulhX I T" t0 vindicated, in the light of late events. ( . i if the mine operator! In most in- RHOfLI) IiE HOXORKIt. j fctances turned over the product of Ke ent dispatches from Washington tbe P'1 ee to th ca' railroads Btate that it i. nmno,i in Pnn(,:,llt"' would Btlu receive their hand- Promotion unon minn-i rnthai. 8ome dlvldend8 from the Profit on V ! . Ooethals forinaullng. Not onIy lnat but evlaent. j faithful and efficient work in connec- j y they would still be invited peri- j tion with the Tanama canal. The pro-! odtcally to participate la the cutting j Kress he has made in bringing the o' melons. cunal to completion is worthy of rec-1 The - Delaware, Lackawanna & ognlllon by the government, and the Western railroad company, for in-, people of the United States will be stance, Is about to divide $12,000,000 ). leased "Jo see him honored in any ap- proprlate way. If the governorship ot tne canal zone is the recognition Col- oik'I OoethaU wishes It should bj giv-i u mm. wiuie it pays some $".,oo0 1 "B among the stockholders, (Ml) per -I4-" than hU present nali'ry as the ' each share held, and this ig pro ch!'f engineer In thf construction ! nounced "one of the largest melons ork of the canij. It Ih a position of ; ! railroad history." It works out lienor and responsibility. j this way: x Outstanding Lackawanna The splendid -work done by this! stock amounts to $30,277,000. Each atniy mgiiieiM- Hii'Kt8 uuin what ! present stockholder will be entitled t a fine lot of tal.-nt the country has in j to Hubscribe at par to 40 per cent of the graduates from West Point. Col-: lus holdtr8, or to one share of new onel Cnetlmln wns put in charge offtock for every two and a half shares lie building of the canal whe.i high-1 of pretent stock held by him. The priced civilians who were thought to 'present price of Lackawanna stock is be pMt-tnanters in tlin art of accom-' 80. 1 pliehln bin tMnRB, failed to measure! The Lackawanna's business is iiot Up to the undertaking. ' j confined wholly to coal carrying, but x He dr-Hnrvt-R the thanks of tho conn- its total transactions in coal in 1911 , try for lh jikill and eflirl.-noy ho has ' amounted to 9,891,111 tons valued at )iflited In the gre.tent work of con- j e22.49M70.37; its profit on coal ' ptructinn ever undertiken by the ' handling for the year was nearly $3, rnltd State. i GOu.uOO. Figures covering its coal U Hbould be appropriately honored, rr i. . . . r- WOlLp Vi: a IUMisomk i:ri OUM1ION. ( Al.iong cM.inot possibilities that ur., .,.. , country. none U Illore uUualug t0 tbo c.in.T.ti.. Hf, .ii ,t .... - . s . v i u it w vi fcUC milla . tiiau thut whj.Ui includes the same ot Colonel JoMcrhiitt liai.i ti... k it. Mui.t ,.x-.r,-.i ..... t,... JU.-NVC. ,,hws and Che iiowsno pvTs 'ol vn i v-r i.. of the faith demo - atlc.. know of Coleiu l Daniels' ser-1 ' ice to the party: they ure familiar . with his untir.ng eal . for the party 1 tt iwo nri hi h..... j ' riaise ana his duvotion to democratic1 'l A nrin.-ii.i.w ., i , . , ? ' t ( pruuipio and candidatOF, and they ? . . . i re-aiue idu.1 no honor that President Wilson n,i.-ht r ,r 1 more worthily cor.ferrd while no i to tnvIte the consumer to P-r.icipate more HUiag recgniUoa of te part, . in lhe proflt purely the coa presa could be bestowed 'turner- cannot bo expected much V la two great national enmpais. lb ! :nr, contribute toward the suc .the one Just c.lo.sed in par tiCuUr..CoV ! of nagUiaceut rv. on cuttings in onel Daniels did wonderful seVvice as ! hflch he 19 not Pe11"61 to P10 the chief of the press bureau in con-1 pa v u-cvon wun ine work or the dem tlc national committee. In this con-S tiectloa he did moro than prepare the 1 material for the newspapers of the ' party. He rallied the press as few j uiu are capaoie of aoing. He won the cooperation of democratic editors.) inspired them with fresh enthusiasm! day after day. und brought about the moat magnmcent orasmzation of newspaper workers that has ever work he d'd as tremcndnis and the! great ability demonstrated iu this connect'on attracted the attention of the national 1-aUcrs as well as the na- j tional committee. I Apart from his distinguished ser vices in the campaign. Colonel Daniels is renar'Jed a one of the foremost j democratic editors in the aouth. and is R man 'of acknow ledged capacity and tl ! :ty. mi-: x.tit " HIHl IS oft Mil K. The v OnCe, 25 S.tnn r. "ihd e i. AddIv at x ' tf. a ml tr 1 1 VCKJTiG W COMM ;ed that J9 m the lowest possible! ; wage on which girls couid live in se-! I lag Mage, but a decent independent living wage is the Ideal of the com pany." i In the next column of a newspaper to the one containing -he information of the action of the New Jersey Pub-1 11c Service corporation, an item a-' reared, saying that the garment work ers in New York had voted. 5.000 to 2,000, in favor of a general strike for an incieaae of wages, which their employers had refused to grant. A 1 minimum wage of J9 would look like j affiueuce o the average girl employed in that industry. j "We are no' informed as to the com- parative mcr'.ts of theee two ca-es. ; But we do know that the minimum 1 UnCfl vfil Kv thia Att- Tapoaw !niv la nr. ro.t tv.n t.. ,.!.. i ing it. The garment worker Is entl- tied to and should receive a living ! IurKey WIU lurnisn newer eaung. in wage so she may not become a victim I cither ca8e ths bird Bhould be plumP of the pi-falls and temptations of the'witb dark 8mooth le88 and the car i- wicked metropolis and suburbs where the cost of living is so great compared to what it is In rural communities and the smaller Interior cities. The two cases referred to furnish grounds for the suggestion that in ; rooming out the evila of monopoly, j which should be done, the regulation It has become known recently with greater clearness than ever before 1 o positive indication of the profit : LflUL comeR in rnn mino nnors ia, ha-' of the mine is shipped. In fact, it nefmn that It is here where profit r-ally commences. The mine ODera- tcrs are also coal railroad share- oWera. and the statement that It co8t8 more to market product8 of the BOl, than to thm ha ."...J. : " . . . uo lii z i:uiibui rr. iimiiiriv ii hi it rimr a more to haul coal than to mine it. j among its shareholders. By the sale of new stock at par to this amount, the directors of the road will be able i to carry out their plan of distribut-; operations for 1912 are not yet avail- Able. They will probably exceed those of 1911. This profit, takeu i froai the coal consumer, helps to '"Ttx K'0.000 melon. I . . i i . l. . a . i ,.. . 'l . face of the 6t.i UP ,he coal hardship im-j consumers of the Country by the imposition of prices running toward $10 a ton, Is I t -ot inopportune just now. to puti 1 1 -t i 1 H 1 t- fiir a aid 1 o rrcina wail a H . , ... , ... .... . ,1 , f. . , If a -" ?' ZST 1 T the,pu,b,ic ,8 But jocted bv private mononoly In gen- , . . ... ... . eral, and In v:ew of the public tt--noor . .. . . J n rnnpennni-e would ft iut hn vsr ! ,, , - ' . . 1 as well as fairer for the ccal interests OPEN OUT' YOUR HAND. Then Not th Effort It Requires to Keep It From Closing. Many thousand of Tears have elana- ince the ancestors of man lived la trees. lt is never to be forgotten that though ape like forms, they were not aies.i let. In spite of these teas of centuries that have passed by. man has not yet forgotten the Instinct of self preservation in the forest. As be was a tailless creature be was compelled to depend for his safety on the grasp ir.g Miner of his bands and feet. For many s;es. however, be bad gradually teen going on the ground more and more aud in tbe trees less and less so that his feet became more adapted for walking and his hands exclusively for grasping, with the resolt that the grip and muscular strength of bis hands be rau.e immense. This Is still most pow erfully ev.denced in a young baby, nlilcb. without muscular development, can within a few days of birth han? by both bands to a stick for as much as ! five minutes at a time and by oue baud inly for two or three, a task beyond te power of any adult except an ath - "e sod gymnast. But a fact which is still more re- rkab!e is that to the present da rej.. not one or us that can bold n.a, without dla:oaifort uj I cavil 'J-JS a''$'ej ilAl I W-r- - -J ... . - . To Seitct a Turkey I: is often wise to allow a dealer to make a selection among h:s choice turkeys Tor a holi- very "factory, otherwise a cock lage at end of breast bone should be soft and pliable. To Clean a Turkey Hold bird over a flame (from gas, alcohol or burn ing paper), constantly changing posi tion until all parts have been exposed to the flame that hairs and down may be removed; this is known as singe ing. Cut off the head and draw out pin feathers, using a small pointed knife. Make two cuts three-fourths of an Inch long on under part of each leg. Introduce a steel skewer and re move tendons, drawing out one at a time. Cut through the skin around tow ieg jolnt plaqe le at thlg cut over edge of board, press downward foot. Make an Incision through the skin below the breast bone just large enough to remove the entrails, gizzard, liver and heart. Care must be taken that the gall-bag is removed with the liver and not broken, for tie least bit of the bile which it contains would impart a very bitter flavor to any part with which It came In contact. Next remove lungs and kidneys. Br ,ntroducing first two fingers under close tp neck the windpipe may be easily found and withdrawn, also the crop which adheres to skin close to breast Draw down neck-skin and absolutely no one whose band will stay open at all unless tbe will is exerted to that end Try ,t. Ho,d hand 0)en for three minutes by the watch and see how tired you will be: Lay your hnud on the table, the palm on the wood, the fingers over tbe edge, and eee how. in spite of yourself. . ey will curve round and grasp it. Look at the hand of a sleeping person and think if the fingers are ever shown to be out straight. When the anatomy of the hand is taken up It will be found that on the pniui ana on tue unaer side oi me ; fingers are numbers of nerves sensi tive to touch whif'h respoud as rend ily as tbe nerves of the eye do to color or the. nerves of tbe ear drum to Bound. These were the principal pro tection of our tree living ancestors, for an immediate clutch at a branch was necessury In rapid travel In the lower branches of great forest trees. The sensitiveness is being lost, but it is being lost slowly. Yet even today we can no more prevent responding to tbe stimulation of the sense of touch in our bands than to the sensation of light in the eye or sound in the enr. Disregarding the thumb, the human bnnd is really nothing more tliun an adjustable hook. It Is at rest ouly when in tbe position of n hook. When any one loses a hand the best substi- tute is a utout metal hook. New Vork American. EGYPT'S GREEN SUN. A Phenomenon That Waa Commented Upon by the Ancients. The appearance ot a greeu light at j sunset was noticed and commented upon by the ao'tent Eyptians audi more particularly so because in the; clear ju- of Egypt the tiuts of sunset i LABOR DEFENDANT WHOM JURY FREED - - X v n ? i - - Herman C, elflert. Herman G. 6iffert of Milwaukee, . forty in the "dynamite conaoiracv- ' trial at Indtanapolla whom the judy red. He was charged with aiding ine conspirators in tneir worK Wisconsin. The other defend? nt in n be declared "net guilty' was Datiel i uciuey ox Davenport, la- If fx uy j y' S . ' cut off neck close to body, leaving he skin long enough to fasten under the back with a skewer after the stuffing has been put in. Remove oil-bag, thoroughly wash bird, wipe lnsie and outside as dry as possible. To Truss a Turkey Draw thighs clcse to -body. Insert a eteel skewer under middle joint, running it through I body, coming out under middle joint on opposite side. The drum-sticks separately with a long string and fast en to tail. Turn tipE of wings under and fasten with a skewer. Roast Turkey Dress, clean, stuff and truss a 15-pounds turkey and rub well with salt and pepper. .Rub two tablespoonfuls of butter and two of flour together. Spread this well over the turkey. Put into the baking pan on a rack breast side down. Cover and place in a very hot oven 15 min ues; lower the temperature and con tinue the baking 16 minutes to the pound. During the last half hour, turn the turkey on Its back, have off the cover and brown, basting with a little butter and ho, water or stock. When well browned remove string and skewers and place on a hot plat ter and garnish with cranberries and celery tips. Bread-and-Celery Stuffing Remove hard outside crust from a stale loaf of baker's bread and break in pieces. There should be three and one-half cupfuls. Pour over bread one cupful of boiling water and let stand 20 min uses, then squeeze out all the water that is possible. To bread add one tablespoonful of poultry seasoning, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt and one-fourth of a teasponful of pep- per, then add three-fourths of a cup- i ful of finely cut celery and one-half cupful Of melted butter iw.tn stmM., .w fl . V-""""J hot mashed potatoes, two cupfuls of bread (white) crumbs, one-third of a, cupful each of melted butter and sau rage or bacon fat and one-half cupful of cooked giblets finely chopped. Moist en with hot water and season wl:b salt, pepper and sage. are pecnllriy distinct. As tbe sun there desceuds nearer and nearer to the horizon and is im meusely enlarged and flaming it sud denly becomes for an instant a bril liantly green color, and immediately a series of greeu rays suffuses the sky in many directions, well night to the ze Bith The same phenomenon appears at sunrise, but to a smaller extent Some times, Just as the last part of the sun's disk vanishes, its color changes from green to blue, and so also after It has disappeared tbe sky near the horizon ofteu is green, wbile toward the zenith it U blue. This was alluded to in Egyptian writintrs. D;iy was the emblem of life and night that of death, nud the noc turnal sun. beiug identified with Osiris, thus rendered Osiris king of the dead. The setting sun was sreen; therefore Osiris, us the nocturnal deity of tbe dead, was painted green. The splendid coflius of the high priests of Amnion frequently depict Ibe green sun, and the funeral deities are all colored green I ! There are innumerable instances in ' the authorities, snd the affair went on the Egyptian relics of representations : to a finish without further iuterrup relative to death bein colored green ! tion. Tbe practice undoubtedly arose from j the green tints of sunrise and sunset i Her Liberal Dad. Tbe green suu disk is referred to 5.000 "My father is trying to get me to years ago in Egypt. This is the earn- j promise not to marry until I am thir- est known human record of an as - , troiiouiical phenomenon. Origin of Panic. No word has moved with the timff. 1 ""' J Long I cieut iiee e u was a mna rear in- i spired by mysterious sights and sounds among the mountains end valleys by clsht, wLiru were attributed to tho god Pan Nowadays it has a by no means supernatural significance on the stock exchange. "Panic fear" was the original expression, and in shortening it to "panic" we have ull really been as Slipshod as tbe small boy who calls his "comic paper" a "comic.'' Shaftes bury -00 years ago would have used j the word for any contagious feeling tnat seizea upon masses or men. "There are many Panuicks in Man- kind besides merely tliat of Fear. And thus is Religion aiso Panuick." Lon don Mail. A Merchant, Not Beggar. j An American lady in Rome bought ', no rue matches from a litt'e match vend i er. They were wai matches In little decorated boxes JShe banded the boy i a tlve soldi pice and expected to have i two In change, but the little fellow j shrugged bis shoulders and held tbe j change tightly in his hand, with a beg j glng expression on bis face, signifying j that be wished to have it given to him. whereupon a second American lady who was accompanying the first straighten ed herself, looked sternly at the boy and said, "Mercunte, nou inendicnntel" (l'oo are a merchant, not a beggar.) That was an appeal to the boy's self respect, and it su inspired blm that he actually laughed and pressed tbe change upon bis customer. Christian Herald. AH Fortune Tellers. "Ton are accused of wind ling peo ple on a fortune telling game." said the district attorney. "Can you really read tbe past?" "No." -Well. I can." And be proceeded to read tbe col prit's rather stormy record "Can you read the future?" Inquired the Judge. "No" "Well, t csn to some extent. At any rate. I can tell yoo where you'll be I for the next two vears Kansas City Journal !x3& 1 OIHE&MGtt How amoothly everythlnf would go. How nicely all thlnc would be run. How awectly all the wlnda would blow. How fairly all things would be dona. How quickly we should do away With every evil that distresses. If each man might possess today The chance some other man possesses. How suddenly the skies would clear. How soon our Ills would disappear, How fast our fortunes would Increase, H Quickly from earth's broad expanse The thin called failure would be driven. ir eacn man could possess the chance That to aome other man la given. Serious Mistake. The arresting officer said he didn't know just how the trouble bad start ed ; but It seems, according to the tes timony offered in police court, that Mrs. McTigue hit Mr. McTigue over the head with a rolling pin. Mr. McTigue was staggered, but be ing game, he came up smiling and knocked his wife against the ropes, with a half-arm hook. After sparring for an opening, Mrs. McTigue got hold of the rolling pin again, feinted with her left, and then soaked her hubby over the right eye. He was still dreaming when the po liceman arrived. After the testimony had been taken and Mr. McTigue had stepped down from the stand a stranger arose and ; said: "If the court please, I would like to ask for the dismmeal of these people,, Their detention is interrupting my I business, and the policeman who mada the arrests deserves to be severely censured." "I am unable to fathom your mean ing, sir," the judge returned. "Then I will explain," said tho stranger. "I had secured the kineto scope privileges on this fight, and un less It can be resumed at once, I'll sua the city for damages." A public apology was then made by ; ty years old," she said. "In any event, ; be says he will give me a thousand i dollars for every year that I wait." I "Gee," he replied, "if you hold out : till you're thirty you'll have a couple oi unousanu uuiiaru, ou i you ; : He poun(j Out. j "What Is that uly-Iooking building across the square?" asked the visitor, j "That is our city hall," replied the chairman of the reception committee." "Heavens! Whoever could have de signed such a monstrosity as that?" "I did." More to the Purpose. you in favor of a ten-hour "Are !ay?' .. don.t care anJ-thing about the davB reDied yOUBg Rounderlev ."but ; Jt wouid be a jolly good thing if we could Lave twenty-four-hour night.' Artistic Temperament. "Your daughter seems to have such an artistic temperament." "Yes. She slapped the cook yester day morning because the coffee was bad." Skeptical. "Do you really believe George Washington never told a lie?" "1 sometimes doubt It. He was a property owner and must have had to fix up a tax schedule." Long Time. "Hotv long have you been married, Mrs. Sylphlike?" "Three years." "Dear me! Wny?" Wasn't His Fault. "Pa, where was Washington born?" "In Virginia, my son. You must re member that Ohio was not then In the Union." Poor and Puny. What a poor, puny, sulrreled figure Merit always appears to Conceit. His Half. A wife after tbe divorce said to ber husband: 'I am willing to let yon have the baby half of tbe time ' "Good!" said he. rubbing bis hands. 'Splendid!" "Yes." she resumed, "you may have him eight." 1 The Argus Kis Last Stake By Edith V. Ross. Copyrlsbied. 1S1I. ty AMo?tated Uterary Kureau. Peter t'rloff was a young Russian t who inherited an estate and 100.000 j rubles, into the possession of wlilcS. j he entered when he was twenty-oae years old. He concluded, before set- tling dowD on the estate to take P.000 rnbies and visit Rome, Berlin, Paris and other continental cities. !?o as soon j as he had arranged his affairs for his : absence he sturted for Berlin, from ! whence he went to Rome, then Naples, ! where he sailed for Genoa, and a short i time after his arrival at that port was j in the attractive winter resort, Nice. I lit timi left lwkhind him a flan.A 1 Sonia. the daughter of a neighbor, and long before the time set for his return he felt inclined to (to home. But his be trothed was spending some time In St. Petersburg, and If he went home he would find her absent. He felt that It would be better to remain away for the appointed term, at the end of which the wedding was to take place. There fore, tiring of Nice, he concluded to run down to Monte Carlo. On the evening of his arrival he dined, then sauntered over to the pa vilion where gambling was going on. At that hour but few persons were playing, and there was little to Interest blm. He felt bored. He' had a mind to go back to Russia. He would find Sonla at St. Petersburg and might enjoy him self there with her far better than spending his time alone in foreign lands. He came to a resolution to start on his return trip the next morning. This would give him but one evening to get away with. I He asked one of the croupiers at the ' gambling table at what hour ths play would be in full swing and was told It would not be for another hour. To pass the interval he concluded to bet a few francs. He covered several of the numbers and won on two and lost on one. He repeated the bets and again won more than he lost. When he had gained on his third bet he began to be j Interested. i At 10 o'clock he had quite a pile of I winnings before him. He looked up ! from It to the faces about him and saw that while he hnd been playing the throng had been gathering. So Intent .had he been on the game that he had not noticed their coming. He counted his winnings and found enough to pay his expenses to St. Petersburg and keep him there till it would be time to re turn to his home and the wedding. i Then it occurred to him that it would 1 be nice to win enough more to buy a present to take with him for Sonla. He would go by wny of Paris and doubtless see many pretty things there from which he might select something to please his betrothed"! He laid 10 fr:incs on the table and won. Then he lost. After that he won quite a good ! deul. when he struck bad luck and lost ' nearly every bet he miulp. At 2 o'clock i in the morning he h:id lost all the ready money he had with him. The next moFning instead of starting for home he drew l.(VK) francs on his letter of credit and went to tbe gam bling pavilion to recenp. lie played all day and when evening came had 1 won back his losses to within 20 francs. ; Then another streak of bad luck struck blm, and by midnight he had lost the ' 1,000 franca he bad drawn in the morn iug. ij Wilbin a few days Or'off had sunk ! what remained of the fi.000 rubles he bad put aside for his journey and had drawn on his funds at home for 100,000 ; more. With this acrpuHltion he won I and lost considerable, for he played ! high. Week after week passed while ' he was seeu constantly at the gaming table. '! Meanwhile the time for hU return and his wedding came round, and he did not eppear to claim his bride. He wrole her that be would be unavoid ably detailed. Not having the heart to j give the real reason, he said that he i was 111 and that his doctor had advised j his remaining in the genial climate of i the Ith iera till spring had appeared in Russia. In order that bis sweetheart n:i'.;lit not know that he was at Monte I Carlo and suspect the true cause of ! his lingering abroad, be sent bis letters I tr vji-e for mailing. S'ltila was naturally very much trou I I !rd. M.ni she any one to attend her I kIio wo:M have gone at once to Nice. 1 Tt would not by considered proper for her to ;:n alone to join her lover, so fcr nwhi'e she waited, hoping that his Ihealtli would improve and his doctor t -wonM consent to his return to Kussia. i Then one day she beard that Peter ; :a-' been making ileavy d:afts on his j funds at home and had mortgaged bis ; estate. She delay.! no longer, but started at once for the Riviera. These drrf(s hail caused her to suspect that he- lover had been caught In the mael ; strMn of Monte Carlo, and she deter mined at starting that If she did not find him at Nice she would go at once to the gambling resort. ( O ie night Orloff staggered Into the r,vUios with TM frams ($10i in his po tet. the last of all be possessed In he world. He had drawn and lost all the money he had i&herited anil had mortgaged his estate for all It was iworth. He was really III from disap pointment and despair, if from no oth er ''ause. After playing a couple of hours. In which he bad won snd lost ie found himself with two goll na-f-obmus, these being the original $10 wiib which he had sat down in tbe beginning of the evening. He placed them on a square which, if It won. would bring him in five times bis stake; then, placing his elbows on the table and shading his face with his hands, he waited the loss of bis last coins. He won. Without changing his posi tion he left his winnings ($."0) on the same place and won again ($2.V)i. A third time he won. and a fourth. He showed no excitement, sitting perfect ly still, bis bands covering bis face. so that it was not plainly visible. hen be hud four times left his stake !.nd his winnings on tbe same siuare nd won everjltime the fact attracted i the attention n every one at the table Daily Story At the fifth winning all present left off betting, every one watching the pile before him with Intense Interest. When he had won six times in suc cession the manager called upon him to take up his winnings, for the bank would not accept the risk another time. At this Juncture a lady appeared at the main entrance to tbe room and hur ried to the table. She approncbed It on the opposite side to which Orloff was sitting aud. hurrying around, laid a hand on his shoulder. "Peter !" No reply. "Peter!" The gambler sat mute, immovable. The game was stopped. Every eye was turned to biiu and the lady standing over him. Taking his head In her hands, she raised his face so that the light shone upon it. It was ghnstly. "He is dead!" came from several of those standing about the stable. The girl gave a shriek and would have fallen on the floor had she not been caught in tbe arms of a lady be side her. "A doctor! A doctor!" A gentleman who had been watching the game advanced to Orloff. who still sat in his chair, held upright by one of the croupiers. A way was made for the gentleman, who took OrloCt's wrist be tween his fingers, then put bis hand on his heart. "It beats faintly." he said. Meanwhile the girl, who had fainted, revived and. seeing the unconscious figure before ber 6tifT snd stark, was about to pass again iuto a swoon when the lady who held her said to her: "Courage, my child; he lives." This enabled tbe girl to get a new hold upon her faculties and. throwing her arms about Orloff. she pleaded with, him to live for her sake. Presently he opened bis eyes and. seeing the girl in whose arms ho was clasped, said faintly: "Sonla!" Orloff was carried from the pavilion, Sonla walking or staggering, supported by another, beside him. The two were then driven away. A heap of money lay upon tbe table, which neither of them seemed to remember. The pro prietors of the gambling house gath ered It. counted It and sent It to OrlofTs hotel, where it was delivered to the1 landlord, who gave a receipt for it and locked It In his safe. Orloff was placed in charge of a nurse, though Sonla also attended him. Just before dawn she retired and sought sleep. The next dH.v Sonla went In to see the patient and found him strouger, but very gloomy. "Heturn to Russia." he said. "Our wedding can never take place. I have lost all 1 possess." "Oh, Peter, but you live!" "Yes, I live. It would be better had I died." There was a long silence between them. They knew that a marriage un der the circumstances could not be. In Itussla in the circle of landed gentry among whom they had lived the prop erty settlements before marriage were indispensable. There came a knock at the door, and the landlord entered. "Is monsieur," he asked, "sufficiently recovered to attend to a little busi ness?" "Yes," was OrlofTs reply. "You refer to your bill, I suppose. You must give me time." "Not at all. Last night I receipted for 7S I. francs on monsieur's ac count. I do not care to keep so large an amount In my safe over another night aud would be obliged if monsieur would have It removed to a bank." "What do you mean?" cried Orloff, staring at the man. "What does monsieur mean? It if known to all at Monte Carlo that he won six times at 5 to 1, the amount of his winnings being as I have stated." "Why do you mock me?" cried Orloff, starting up. "It may be that monsieur became uit conscious after placing his stake on the table and is not aware of tbe re markable run of luck that followed. Had he won once more hts winnings would have been between three aud four million francs. Tbe bank was wise not to permit another such bet." "(Jreat heavens! Is this true?" "Monsieur may see the funds fot himself." "Surely I will see for myself." said Peter. Springing from bis couch and following the landlord downstairs, he stood with lilm liefore tbe hotel safe. The la- dlord swung open tho door, and there in the bottom of tbe safe was a pile of gold pieces that rilled tbe young man with wotid'r and delight. "Take It." said the landlord. "I dfl not care to be responsible for so much money. A bask Is a better place foi It." A fortnight from that time Orloff had removed the incumbrance he had put upon his estate, and there was a wedding at the home of hi fiancee, made doubly Joyful by the escape he had had from ruin. The story of hi loss and gain is one of the wonderful episodes of Monte Carlo related there. Jan. 2 in American History. lS;2-L"lid 1 U,e futile of Stone ICiv er. Tenii. The Confederates were . repulsed in a desperate attack to capture the key to the battlefield; total losses in the battle. U.(K Federal and 10.(i Confederates 1!j10 Agnes liooth. widow of Junius Drums Booth and at one time it star actress, died: lx.ru 1S45. Maids or Moods. "Do your daughters help their moth er with the housework?" We wouldn't think -f expecting it. Muriel Is tempera mental, atid Zaza Is 1 intense." Pittsburg Post i I r J-