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^«te •\Sf hi "TA. ^Wings of the Morning SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CIirTERR. CHAP. I—The Sirdar, having among er passengers IriB Deane, daughter of the owner of the ship, and llohert Jenke, who Is working as a waiter. Is wrecked. II—All are loBt save Miss Deane and Jenks, who are cast ashore on an islet in the 'Paoific. Ill—Jenks recovers stores and weapons from the wrecked vessel. He 0nds the skeleton of a Eu ropean on the island. IV—A cave on the island is fitted up as a habitation. A chart of the island, mysteriously marked, is found on the "skeleton. V— Jenks finds a hollow fllled with human skeletons, the remains of a mining par ty. He is rescued from an octopuB by Iris while recovering rifles from the wreck of the Sirdar. VI.—Jenks tells Iris that hlB real name is Anstruther and that, through the machinations of Lord Ventnor.he has heen unjustly dis missed from the English army. Lord Ventnor has been mentioned on the Sirdar as afllanced to Iris. VII—Iris is attacked by a party of fierce Dyacks (Polynesian natives). They are beaten off by Jenks, three, however, escaping in their boat. The eastaways dread their return. VIII—Anstruther pre pares to defend Iris and himself, forti fying a ledge of the rock above their cave. IX—A rich gold mine, indicated on the mysterious cbart of the island, is discovered in the cave. and XI— The Dyaks attack the island. Among them is an eBcsped convict, an Indian Mussulman. They discover the hiding place, but are defeated by the English man. XlI-^An unlucky Bhot costs JenkB and Iris their water supply. A truce with the savages, the Mussulman speaking Hindoo to Anstruther, acting as Interpreter. Mir Jan, the Indian, agrees to aid AnBtructer and supply him with water. lie placed the weapon in readiness for her nnd eommenecHl operations liliu Bclf before iris could reach hie side. Soou both titles wore pitching twenty shots a minute at the Bampnn. The re sult of their long range practice was not long in doubt. The Dyaks danced from scat to Beat in a state of wild ex citoincnt. One man was hurled over board. Then the craft lurched sea ward iu the strong current, and Jenks told Iris to leave the rest to him. Before he could empty a second mag azine a fortunate bullet ripped a plank out and the sampan filled and went down amid a shrill yell of execration from the back of the clifi*. The two Dyaks yet living endeavored to swim ashore, half a mile through shark in vested reefs. The sailor did not even trouble about them. After a few fran tic struggles each doomed wretch flung up his arms and vanished. In the clear atmosphere the onlookers could see black fins, cutting the pellucid sea. They were quieting down—the thirst fiend was again slowly salting their veins—when something of a dirty white color fluttered into sight from behind the base of the opposite cliff. It was rapidly withdrawn, to reappear after an interval. Now It was held more steadily and a brown arm became visi ble. As Jenks did not fire, a turbaued head popped into sight. It was the Mo hammedan. "No shoot it," he roared. "Me Eng lish speak it." "Don't you spcalc Ilindoostanee?" shouted Jenks in Urdu of the higher proficiency. "\es, sir!" was the joyful response. "Will your honor permit his servant to come and talk with him?" "Yes, if you come unarmed." "And the chief, too, sahib?" "Yes, but listen! On the first sign of treachery I will shoot both of you!" "We will keep faith, sahib. May kites pick our bones if we fail!" Then there stepped into full view the renegade Mussulman and his leader. They carried no guns the chief wort his creese. "Tell him to leave that dagger l^e hind!" cried the sailor imperiously. As the enemy demauded a parley he re solved to adopt the conqueror's tone from the outset. The chief obeyed, with a scowl, and the two advanced to the foot of the rock. "Stand close to me," said Jenks to Iris. "Let them see you plainly, but pull your hat well down over your eyes." She silently followed his instructions. Now that the very crisis of their fate had arrived she was nervous, shaken, conscious only of a desire to sink on her knees and pray. The two halted some ten paces in front of the cavern, and the belliger ents surveyed each other. It was a fas cinating spectacle, this drama in real life. The yellow faced Dyak, gaudily attired in a crimson jacket and sky blue pantaloons of Chinese silk, a man young and powerfully built, and the brown skinned, white clothed Moham medan, bony, tall and gray with hard ship, looked tip at the occupants of the ledge. Iris, slim and boyish In her male garments, was dwarfed by the six foot sailor, but her face was blood stained, and Jenks wore a six weeks' stubble of beard. Holding their riiles with alert ease, with revolvers strapped to their sides, they presented a warlike and imposing tableau in their inaccessi ble perch. In the path of the emissa ries lay the bodies of the slain. The Dyak leader scowled again as he pass ed them. "Sahib," began the Indian, "my chief, Taung S'All, does not wish to have any more of his men killed in a foolish quarrel about a woman. Give her up, he savs, and he will either leave you here in peace or carry you safely to some place where you can find a ship manned by white men." "A woman!" said Jenks scornfully. "That is idle talk! What woman is here?" This question nonplused the native. "The woman whom the chief saw half a mouth back, sahib." "Taung S'All was bewitched. I slew his men so quickly that he saw spirits." The chief caught his name and broke in with a question. A volley of talk between the two was enlivened with expressive gestures by Taung S'AU, who several times pointed to Iris, and Jenks HOW anathematized his thought less folly in permitting the Dyak to ap proach so near. The Mohammedan, of course, had never seen her and might have persuaded the other that in truth there were two men only on the rock. Ills fears wore only loo well founded. The Mussulman salaamed respectfully and said: "Protector of the poor, I cannot gain say your word, but Taung B'Ali says that the maid stands by your side and Is none the less the woman he seeks In that she wears a man's clothing." "lie has sharp eyes, but his brain is retorted the sailor. "Why By LOUIS TRACY Copyright. 1903, by Edward J. Clode does he come here to seek a woman who is not of his rare? Not only has he brought death to his people and nar rowly escaped it himself, but he must know that any violence offered to us will mean the extermination of his whole tribe by an English warship. Tell him to take away his boats and never visit this isle again. Perhaps I will then forget his treacherous at tempt to murder us while we slept last night." The chief glared defiantly, while the Mohammedan said: Sahib, it is best not to anger him too much. He says ho means to have the girl. He saw her beauty that day, and she inflamed his heart. She has cost him many lives, lmt she is worth a sultan's ransom. He cares not for warships. They cannot reach his vil lage in the hills. P»y the tomb of Nizajn-ud-dln, sahib, he will not harm you if you give her up, but if you re fuse he will kill you both. And what is one woman more or less in the world that she should cause strife and bloodletting?" The sailor knew the eastern charac ter too well not to understand the niau's amazement that he should be so solicitous about the fate of one of the weaker sex. It was seemingly useless to offer terms, yet the native was clear ly so anxious for an amicable settle ment that he caught at a straw. "You come from Delhi?" he asked. "Honored one, you have groat wis dom." "None but a Delhi man swears by the tomb on the road to the ICutub. You have escaped from the Anda mans?" "Sahib, I did but slay a man in self defense." "Whatever the cause, you can never again see India. Nevertheless you would give many years of your life to mix once more with the bazaar folk." The brown skin assumed a sallow tinge. "That is good speaking," ho gurgled. "Then help me and my friend to cs rape. Compel your chief to leave the The belligerent# surveyed cach other. Island. Kill him! Plot against him! I will promise you freedom and plenty of rupees. Do this, and 1 swear to you I will come In a ship and take you away. The miss sahib's father is pow erful. He has great Influence with the Indiau government." Taung S'AH was evidently bewil dered and annoyed by this passionate appeal which lie did not understand, lie demanded an explanation, and the ready wilted uative was obliged to In vent some plausible excuse. Yet wlie he raised his face to .lenks there was the look (if a hunted animal in his eyes, "•Sahib," he said, endeavoring to con ceal his agitation, "1 am one anions many. A word from *me, and they would cut my throat. If I were with you there u:i the rock 1 would die with you. for I was In thoKumaon regiment when the trouble bel'e!l me. It 1s of no avail to bargain with a tiger, sahib. I suppose you will not give up the miss sahib. Pretend to argue with me. I will help in any way possible." Jenks' heart bounded when this un lookcd for offer reached Ills cars. The unfortunate Mohammedan was evi dently eager to get away from the pi ratical gang Into wlmst* power he had fallen. IJut the chief was impatient, If not suspicious, of these long speeches. Angrily holding forth a rllle, the sail or shouted: "Tell Taung S'All that I will slay him and all his men ere tomorrow's sun rises, lie knows something of my power, but not all. Tonight at the twelfth hour you will find a rope hang ing from the rock. Tie thereto a vessel of water. F'all not in this. I will not forget your services. I am Anstruther Sahib of the Belganm regiment." The native translated his words into a fierce defiance of Taung S'All and his Dyaks. The chief glanced at Jenks and Iris with an ominous smile. lie muttered something. "Then, sahib, there is nothing more to be said. Beware of the trees on your right. They can send silent death even to the place whore you stand. And I will not fail you tonight, on my life," cried the interpreter. "I believe you. Go! But Inform your chief that once you have disap peared round the rock whence you came I will talk to him only with a rllle." Taung S'All seemed to comprehend the Englishman's emphatic motions. Waving his hand defiantly, the Dyak turned, and, with one parting glance of mute assurance, the Indian followed him. Iris touched his arm and he told her all that had taken place. Iris be came very downcast when she grasped the exact state of affairs. She was al most certain when the Dyaks proposed a parley that reasonable terms would result. It horrified her beyond meas ure to -find that she was the rock on which negotiations were wrecked. Hope died within her. The bitterness of death was in her breast. "What an unlucky influence I havehad on your existence!" she exclaimed. "If It were not for me tills tffiUlilp atjeast .. itl I 1, 1,1m n„., 7 ,/VJ? would be spared you. Because I am here you are condem'ned. Again, be cause I stopped you from shooting that wretched chief and his companions they are now demanding your life as a forfeit. It Is all my fault. I can not bear it" She was on the verge of tears. The strain had become too great for her. After indulging in a wild dream of freedom, to be told that they must again endure the Irksome confinement, the active suffering, the slow horrors of siege in that rocky prison, almost distracted her. Jenks was very stern and curt in his reply. We must make the best of a bad business," he said. "If wo are in a tight place the Dyaks are not much better off, and eighteen of their num ber are dead or wounded. You forget, too, that Providence has sent us a most useful ally in the Mohammedan. When all is said and done, things might be far worse than they are." Never before had his tone been so cold, his manner so abrupt, not even iu the old days when he purposely en deavored to make her disllko him. She walked along the ledge and tim idly bent over him. "Forgive ine!"% she whispered. "1 did forgot for the moment not only the goodness of Providence, but also your self sacrificing devotion. I am only a woman, and I don't want to die yet, but I will not live unless you, too, am saved." Once already that day she had ex pressed this thought In other words. Was some shadowy design Hitting through her brain? Suppose they were faced with the alternatives of dying from thirst or yielding to the Dyaks. Was there another way out? Jenks shivered, though the rock was grilling him. He must divert her mind from this dreadful brooding. "The fact Is," he said, with a feeble attempt at cheerfulness, "we are both hungry and consequently grumpy. Now, suppose you prepare lunch. We will feel ever so much better after we have eaten." The girl choked back her emotion and sadly essayed the task of provid ing a meal which was hateful to her. A few tears fell now and made little furrows down her soiled cheeks. But they were helpful tears, .tears of resig nation, not of despair. Although the "destruction that wastcth at noonday" was trying her sorely, she again fell strong and sustained. She even smiled on detecting an in voluntary effort to clear her stained face. She was about to carry a biscuit and some tinned meat to the sailor when a sharp exclamation from him caused her to hasten to his side. The Dyaks had broken cover. Run ning in scattered sections across the sands, they were risking such loss as the defenders might bo able to inflict upon them dining a brief race to the shelter and food to be obtained in the other part of the island. Jeuks did not fire at the scurrying gang. He was waiting for one man, Taung S'All. But that redoubtable person, having probably suggested this dash for liberty, had fully realized the enviable share of attention he would attract during the passage. He there fore discarded his vivid attire and by borrowing odd garments made himself sufficiently like unto the remainder of his crew to deceive the sailor until the rush of men was over. Among them ran the Mohammedan, who did not look up the valley, but waved his hand. When all had quieted down again Jenks understood how he had been fooled. He laughed so heartily that Iris, not knowing either the cause of his merriment or the reason of his un looked for clemency to the flying foe. feared the sun had affected him. He at once quitted the post occupied during so protracted a vigil. "Now," ho cried, "we can eat In peace. I have stripped the chief of Ills finery. Ills men can twit him on being forced to shed his gorgeous plum age in order to save his life. Anyhow, they will leave us in peace until night falls, so we must make the best of a hot afternoon." But he was mistaken. A greater dan ger than any yet experienced now threatened them, for Taung S'All, furi ous and unrelenting, resolved that if he could not obtain the girl he would slay the pair of them, and he had ter rible weapons in his possession. CnAPTEIt XIII. ESIDENTS in tropical countries know-that the heat is greatest, or certainly least bearable, be tween 2 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon. At the conclusion of a not vei'y lus cious repast .lenks suggested that they should rig up I he tarpaulin In such wise as. to gain protection from the sun and yet enable him to cast a watchful eye over the valley. Iris help ed to raise the great canvas sheet on the supports he had prepared. Once shut off from the devouring rays, the hot breeze then springing into fitful existence.cooled their blistered but per spiring skin and made life somewhat tolerable. Still adhering to his policy of com batting the first enervating attacks of thirst, the sailor sanctioned the con sumption of the remaining water. As a last desperate expedient to be re sorted to only In case of sheer necessi ty, he uncorked a bottle of champagne and filled the tin cup. The sparkling wine, with Its volume of creamy foam, looked so tempting that Iris would then and there have risked its potency were she not promptly withheld. Jenks explained to her that when the M'lne became quite fiat and insipid they might use it to moisten their parched lips. Even so, in their present super heated state, the liquor was unques tionably dangerous, but ho hoped it would not harm them if taken in mi nute quantities. Accustomed now to Implicitly accept his advice,, she fought and steadily con quered the craving within her. Oddly enough, the "thawing" of their scorch ed bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought a certain degree of relief. They were supremely uncomfortable, but that was as naught compared with the reluxa tlon from the torments previously borne. For a long time—the best part of an hour, perhaps—they remained silent. The sailor was reviewing the pros and cons of their precarious condition. It would, of course, be a matter of su premo Importance were the Indian to be faithful to his promise. Hero the prospect was decidedly hopeful. The man was an old soldier, and the ex olficer of native cavalry knew how en during was the attachment of this poor convict to home and military service. Probably at that moment the Moham medan was praying to the prophet and his two nephews to aid lilm in rescuing the snhlb and the woman whom tho salilb held so dear, for the all wine and all powerful Indian government is very merciful to offending natives who thus condone their former crimes. But, howsoever willing ho might be, what could one man do among so many? Tne Dyaks wore hostile to him in race and creed, and assuredly in furiated against the foreign devil who had killed or wounded in round num bers one-fifth of their total force. Very likely the hapless Mussulman would lose his life that night in attempting to bring water to the foot of the rock. Even if tho man succeeded In eluding the vigilance of his present associates, where was the water to come from? There was none on the island save that in the well. In all likelihood, the Dyaks had a store in tho remaining sampans, but the native ally of the beleaguered pair would have a task of exceeding difficulty in obtaining one of the jars or skins containing it* Again, granting all things went well that night, what would be the final outcome of tho struggle? IIow long could Iris withstand the exposure, the strain, tho heartbreaking misery of the rock? lie shook restlessly, not aware that the girl's sorrowful glance, luminous with love nnd pain, was fixed upon him. Summarily dismissing these gris ly phantoms of tho mind, ho asked himself what the, Mohammedan exact ly meant by warning him against tho trees on the right and tho "silent death" that might come from theui. He was about to crawl forth to the lip of the rock and investigate matters In that locality when Iris, who also was busy with her thoughts, restrained him. "Wait a little while," she said. "None of the Dyaks will venture into the open until night falls. And I have some thing to say to you." There WHS a quiet solemnity in her voice that Jenks had never heard be fore. It chilled him. Ills heart ac knowledged a quick sense of evil omen. He raised himself slightly and turned toward her. Her face, beautiful and serene beneath its disfigurements, wore an expression of settled purpose. For the life of him he dared not question her. "That man, the interpreter," she said, "told you that if I were given up to the chief lie and his followers would go away and molest you no more." Ilis forehead seamed with sudden anger. "A mere bait," he protested. "In any event it is hardly worth discussion." And the answer came, clear and res olute: "I think I will agree to those terms." At first he regarded her with undis guised and wordless amazement. Then' the appalling thought darted through his brain that she contemplated this supreme sacrifice in order to savo him. A clammy sweat bedewed liis brow, but by sheer will power he contrived to say: "You must be mad to even dream of such a thing. Don't you understand what it means to you—and to me? It is a ruse to trap us. They are ungov erned savages. Once they had you in their power they would laugh at a promise made to me." "You may be mistaken. They must have some sense of fair dealing. Even assuming that such was their inten tion, they may depart from it. They have already lost a great many men. Their chief, having gained his main object, might not be able to persuade them to take further risks. I will make it a part of the bargain that they first supply you with plenty of water. Then you, unaided, could keep them at bay for many days. We lose nothing we can gain a great deal by endeavoring to pacify them." "Iris," ho gasped, "what are you saying?" The unexpected sound of her name on his Hps almost unnerved her. But no martyr ever went to the stake with more settled purpose than this pure woman, resolved to immolate herself for the Bake of the man she loved. He had dared all for her, faced death In many shapes. Now it was her turn. Iler eyes were lit with a seraphic fire, her sweet face resigned as that of an angel. "I have thought it out," she mur mured, gazing at him steadily, yet Scarce seciug him. "It is worih try ing as a last expedient. We are aban doned by all save the Lord, and it does not appear to be his holy will to help us on earth. We can struggle on here until we die. Is that right when one of us may live?" Her very candor had betrayed her. She would go away with these mon strous captors, endure them, even flat ter them, until she and they were far removed from the island, nnd tben« she would kill herself. In her inno cence she Imagined that self destruc tion under such circumstances was a pardonable offense. She only gave a life to save a life, and greater love than this !s not known to (2nd or rnnii, [TO BE CONTINUED.] ROSE TO THL OCCASION. lie "Way a Financier'* Clerk Extem porized Cipher. When "Wall street first caught the fever for "industrial combinations" and began the reorganization of everything In sight, says the Brooklyn Eagle, ono of the votaries of high finance found himself in Chicago in extreme need of communicating with his Now York of fice. lie had almost completed an arrange ment for the consolidation of several western enterprises, but In order to get the final authority he needed from New York he must explain all ho had done by wire to his partners. There was no time to write. ITo had no cipher code. For a long time he tried to think out some way to send the information so that it would be plain to Ills partners and meaningless to any one else. Ills secret was a val uable one and once sent over.tho wire might bo sold out to his rivals In Wall street for a large sum. At last ho decided to take the chances In plain English. Accordingly he wrote the message and gave it to his assist ant to send. Half an hour later, when the assist I ant came back, he asked him if ho had sent It. "Not Just that way," r»ald the clerk. "I rewrote It—the first word on a Postal blank, the second on a Western Union, and so on. I sent half by each com pany, oiid neither half meant anything. Then I sent a second message by one line, saying, 'Itcad both messages to gether, alternating words.'" The scheme was too simple for the high financier to have evolved, but it worked perfectly. Annual Wlilpplnt Day«. Canterbury school In England had an annual whipping day, when, as Green tolls us, an all round whipping was given to tho boys not for any definite fault on their part, but with a view to their general improvement. Canterbury was not singular in the, belief that a sound birching now and then was In Itself a good thing for boys. The Idea was commonly held In the old scholas tic world and was regularly acted upon by the most famous head masters, from Dean Colet to Dr. Keate. Eras mus says he was flogged on this princi ple, and Charles Lamb found it to be the practice at Christ's hospital. cv- 1 A WONDERFUL CHILD. Stnart Mill Wan a Genlan at Three Yearn of Age. At three years of age John Stuart }IU1 began the study of Greek, with 'arithmetic as an evening relaxation," iis Samuel Wellington puts It in tho Westminster Itevlew. At eight he begairT.atin, Euclid and algebra and had to act as tutor to the younger children. He was a stern and efficient tutor. At twelve be began scholastic logic and political economy—the latter his main llfework. At fourtee"n. while paying a long vis it to Sir Samuel Bentham In southern France, he learned French as a relaxa tion from studying two or three hours before breakfast, five hours between breakfast and dinner nnd two or three In the# evening. Being for the time master of his own hours and not sub ject to a stern father, he took lessons also In his spare hours In music, sing ing, dancing, fencing and riding, hut never became proficient. At sixteen Mill could speak in debate with adults with ease and freedom. At eighteen he contributed to the Westminster Review. At twenty-one he was made assistant in the India office antb received a largo salary for those days. But Mill was bald at twenty-two. lie did not marry until he was forty five. He himself said: "I never was a boy. It ifj better to let nature have its own way." THE DIVINING ROD. It* Flrnt Recorded Une Wan For Lo cating Mineral Lodex. Professor W. F. Barrett, F. It. S., says that the birthplace of the mod ern divining rod, whether used to locate minerals or water, was In the mining districts of .Germany, probably the Harz mountains. Its first recorded use was in prospecting for mineral lodes. Tho first mention of the use of tho modern rod was In the latter part of the fifteenth century. Books published In the sixteenth century have pictures of miners searching for mineral veins In a very businesslike way by noting the dipping of a hazel or willow rod, the forked ends of which are held in the hands of an expert. German miners brought tho forked rod into England toward the end of the sixteenth century for the exploitation of the Cornish mines. Professor Bar rett points out that tho drooping char acter of the willow was probably be lieved to have something to do with tlie minerals concealed in the ground and that "It was but natural to cut a light branch from ono of the trees and to see if it drooped In prospecting for ores." Thus tho "dowsing rod" enmo Into universal use among tho miners of Europe, although it was soon believed that only certain persons had tho gift of using the rod. THE HUDSON RIVER. Who Wan tlie Ileal Dfncoverer of Till* Plclttrcsque Stream? No Dutch or English man can affirm tho discovery of the Hudson river. Verrazzano must have distanced Hud sou's archive^ by nearly a hundred years. However, the Dutch and Eng lish liaison in the matter Is close. Hud son is appropriated by Dutch minds and has a Holland tradition round him. He came in a Dutch yacht called the Half Moon In 1009. nis sailors were Hollanders ni}d Englishmen. He rep resented a Dutch East India company on its way to f.n-1 the much sought for northeast 1:1 to India. lie explored tho nudson, gylng as far as the little town that bears his name, and he himself has been transmitted to posterity with such blended and mixed traditions as to constitute him well nigh a half breed in people's minds. The nmnes of tho river are varied. It lias been called Manhattan, the North river, tho Great river, the Maurltas and In the year 1G1G bore legally for some length of time the name Riviere Van den Vorst Morltlas. —Marie Van Vorst In Harper's Maga zine. One Execution* President Luther of Trinity college, at Hartford. Conn., preached one Sun day when he was a professor in col lege on the story of Esther. lie con cluded with the words, 'So they hanged Hainan on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecal,' and every one was pleased." Then as the irony appealed to him he added in a lower voice. 4 bxcept Hainan." STEEL SKYSCRAPERS. tlK Mwdern Struelui'i'N, Scientists Say, "Will Lant 5,000 Year*. The tall buildings, or, skyscrapers, as they are called, to be found In such cities as New York and Chicago al ways interest visitors and lead to much discussion as to their strength and durability. Such Inquiry Is Inevitable, because otfice buildings of over twenty stories, shooting, as It were, up In the air from a foundation small In area, look fragile and destructible. The inventive genius of man, how ever, has made these skyscrapers so strong and durable that It Is now asserted by engineers and scientists that the natural life of modern stool structures Is 5,000 years unless they are attacked by some unknown foe. Modern builders are performing as wonderful work* with concrete, cement and paint as did the ancient Romans with their stucco, cement and mortar. Augustus boasted that he "fouud ltoine of brick and left It of marble," and our modern builders may boast that they have entirely changed the build ing outlines of many American cities by tho Imposing steel structures, or namented with marble and stone, they have placed where once stood small woodeu or brick buildings of little architectural beauty. In the construction of these tall build ings it appeal's that there must bo first of all foundations so formed as to pre vent the possibility of moisture over reaching the steel and iron trusses which form the hasp of the metal frame. There must bo no possibility of settlement of the structure. The steel Is protected from corrosion by molsturo or acids by the uso of con crete, cement and paint. Care Is also taken that there shall be no leakage from electric wires. Besides this, ev ery piece of steel is designed to sup port six times tho stress that may bo placed upon It. "Can a tornado blow one of these tall buildings down?" is a question that experts generally answer in the nega tive. The structures are so strong that the editor of the Iron Age Is quoted as expressing the opinion that, as they are deeply Imbedded In the earlh like an oak, If one of them tumbled It, would go down lengthwise, jut broa!:::jg/Lut falling as a tree would if rp:\ :ed by the wind. Ei-^lneers fear that the highest winds would affect them, but of course they are not so aa'j.ruhio as regards the actions of a mild e.irth quake.—Boston Globe. -Tv*"^ 5V sHr" rJ?W,K^KaU CAREFUL OF THE FIRE. The Stlniry Tlotcl Keeper* of Spain and Southern Italy. In the smaller hotels of southern Italy and of Spain, writes Mr. Hart in "Two Argonauts In Spain." the un fortunate tourists slowly freeze. The landlords display a touching solicit ude about the stove. On days when £b*» is really needed to keep tho guests warm they sometimes spend half their tl7*i trying to keep the servants from putting too much fuel on the fire. To prevent Americans and other pyromaniaes from meddling with the fuel they often keep the coal bin lock ed. It Is a touching spectacle to see a group of Americans -shivering round a little stove to see the servant enter, take out a key, unlock the coal bin, put two or three spoonfuls of coal in the stove and then lock the bin again to see the gimlet eye of a Granada landlord fastened on him from the of fice then to see the hapless Americans sink back into their overcoat collars and wish they wore back home. As an instance of the desperation to which these cold hotels drive people I once In a Levantine hotel saw an elderly spinster seat herself In front of the stove in the men's smoking room, with her hair down, while an elderly female friend gave her a dry shampoo. To the suggest ion of the scandalized servants that she should finish tills intimate toilet operation in her own room she replied brletly that she had found the only warm place in the ho tel and proposed to finish the shampoo i/iore, which she did. Inneetn an Tidbits. Insects of almost every kind are eat* en In one part or another of the globo. Tlie natives of the West Indies eat tho larvae of the stag beetle, the Creoles of Bourbon broil and eat cockroaches, while tho Arabs still follow the exam ple of John the Baptist and feed on lo custs. The grasshopper is a favorite article of diet both in Greece and In Mexico. The Chinese make a tasty dish out of tho chrysalis of the silk worm, and a white fat grub that bur rows In the palm trees Is the greatest delicacy a Btirman knows. Ants pre pared In various ways commend them selves to quite a number of people. Tho African custom is to cook them In butter, while In Brazil a resinous sauce is tho usual accompaniment. Tho Sia mese prefer the eggs of tlie ant, and in India tho white ant is not only eaten raw, but in some parts is roasted like coffee and is then mixed with (lour and made into pastry. Clever. "Don't be so lazy. There's plenty of room at tlie top, and you're clever enough to get there." "But," replied the lazy genius, "think how clever it is of men to find a place at the bottom where there isn't so much room."-—Philadelphia Ledger. ClmaccM the Woman ltln.it Take. A man is like a piece of cloth war ranted to wash, and matrimony is the laundry. It may improve him, give starch and freshen him up, or it may take all tho color out of him.—New York Press. Anxfonn Momenta. Brother—Yoti can't think how nerv ous I was when I proposed. Sister— You can't think how nervous she was until you did.—Town and Country. The original sin to which all human beings are liable is tho sin of idleness, —Rev. S. Pearson. A Village Flunco. Gifted Amateur (concluding pet card trick)—Now, ladles and gentlemeu, you have seen tlie pack of cards burned be fore your eyes and tlie ashes placed iu sjde the box, which mysteriously trans formed Itself Into a rabbit, which In turn disappeared Into space. I will now ask this gentleman to name the card he selected, when it will at once appear in my hand. Now, sir, what card did you select from tlie pack? Giles (who has been following tho trick most intently)- Blessed if I recollect!— Punch. A IHrdllmc Tree. There Is In New Zealand a tree which proves fatal to birds in an altogether singular way. The seed vessels glve~o£f a sticky iluid, and many a lly finds It self Imprisoned In the gummy stuff. These flies iu their turn attract small birds, nud they also get so covered with the fiukl that they are unable to flutter. The fruit, too, Is an object of desire, and birds come, as it were, glued to the ripe clusters which they proposed to oat. Tho wee birds cannot _escape without help, so lie there a prey to other auimals. Defi-rcen of Comparison. On public occasions Count von Moltko was frequently called upon to propose the health of the Emperor Wil liam I. At small gatherings ho would confine himself to the formula, "Loug live tlie emperor!" On more Important occasions he would say, "Long life to his majesty tho emperor." At large public banquets tho toast culminated In the words, "Long life to Ills majesty the emperor, our most gracious king and master." More Satlnfaetory. "Why don't you try to make a name that will bo respected by future gen erations?" "My dear sir," answered Mr. Dustln Stax, "my vainity does not go so far. I am content to make a fortune that is respected by tho present generation."— Washington Star. AN ODD WHIST HAND.' It Lookn lillco a Sure Winner, bat Can Talce Only Six Trtckn. To any ono familiar with whist tho following hand is bound to look pret ty good: Hearts.—Aco, king, queen, jack, ten nnd nine. Diamonds.—Aco, king nnd queen. Spades.—Ace and king. Clubs.—King and jack. Hearts are trumpd. It looks like a good thing for eleven tricks sure and possibly for twelve. Should any whist player,of experience get such a hand, however, he will be mighty apt to be as suspicious as tho poker player who is dealt four kings. It Is what is known as a "yarbor ough" in whist circles, and this is tho denouement: The dealer holds tlie oth er seven hearts (trumps) and six small clubs to the ten. The dealer's partner holds the ace and queen of clubs and one small club. What his other ten cards are makes no difference. The partner of the person holding the good hand holds the thirteen other cards, and it makes no difference what they are. The "good" hand has the lead, and If any whist player wishes to verify tho assertion he may try from now until doomsday nnd yet not be able to take more than six tricks with the hand. It Is impossible by good, bad or Indifferent play to take a single trick more, provided, of course, the dealer and his partner play their hands properly.—Baltimore Bun. Mr' -IfeitiE MULLIGAN'S ANTICS. Tlie) Kxclted Casey'* Curioalty and lie (iot an Hxplanatlon. Casey and Mulligan lived in adjolu tng tenements. Casey was looking out of his front window ono afternoon when he saw Mulligan go through tho street door on the run. In a few mo-' inents he returned, still running. On the next night Casey saw Mulligan re peat the performance. Casey told his wife there must be sickness hi the Mulligan household, but Mrs. Casey said no. On the tlilM day Casey again saw Mulligan dash out of the door and return oil the run. On the fourth night Casey B:I\V Mulligan leave the house with a skipping rope and go down the street skipping the rope. When lie re turned he was still skipping the rope. This was the last straw to Casey's al ready overburdened curiosity. He watched and when Mulligan was out went to his home. "Is there anythln' I can do for you, Mrs. Mulligan V" he asked her. "What for?" asked Mrs. Mulligan. "Shurc, and your husband has gone daft," said Casey. "I seen him run out of tho house and run back ag'ln three nights and the fourth go out sklpplu' a rope." "Oh, that's nothln'," said Mrs. Mulli gan. "The doctor was here last week, Mike belli' by way of allin', and gave him four pills. 'Take three runnin' and skip the fourth,' sez he, 'and that's what Mike has been doln'.'"—New York Tribune. SPF-ED OF A RATTLER. Why It IN Hiixy to Shoot Off tho Ilenil of Om of Thettc SnnkcN. Ill this wide world there are several things that are swifter than a rattle snake, writes A. \V. Kolkcr in rear SOII'H, but they can probably lie count ed on the tinkers of one hand. One of these things is a bullet, whereby hangs the explanation why it is easy to shoot tho head oil a rattle, although a majrks* man finds it difficult to place a bullet along tho fat seven foot Hue between Fiic neck of the reptile and tlie tip of its tail. It has long been regarded as a curi ous coincidence that evei^tlie man not famed for accuracy has had no trouble In blowing the head off a diamond back. In the diamond back country only one explanation is offered for tliis—it is the snake and not the man that does the aiming. At close quarters the instant tho muzzle of a six shooter is thrust to ward a rattlesnake the infallible eye catches the range, and in tho fraction of a twinkle the deadly head lias align ed itself. As the gun roars and darts its tongue of llame the head of tho creature is torn clean as if severed with a knife, and the viper lies writh ing, emitting a defiant rattle even as its grim, relentless heart ceases its boat The Important Point. Papa—What! Daughter—I-wish to marry tlie duke. Tapa—Well, I'll give lip! Daughter—I knew you would, you dear old popper you, but the duke wants to know how much.—Houston Post. We easily forgot crimes that are known only to ourselves.—Rochefou cauld. CONSUMPTION'S WARNING tnsidft facts soon become evident in ouUldt symptoms.—DJu O. O. GfiJgBJf. (JThe aid of scientific invention# not needed to determine whether yotir lunga ere affected. The first symptoms can Eft readily noted by anytfnft of average In* telHgence. QTherc is no disease known that gives so many plain warnings of its approach ai consumpti00| ead.no 6erions disease thai can be so diiickly reached and checked, if the medicine used is Sr. Boschee'i German Syrup, which is made to cure consumption. |It is in the early stages that German ut U1C MlVUVUitU IUUC9 tlBU the gradual weakening of the lunga, ac companied by frequent expectoration. 4fBut no matter how deep-seated your cough, even i! dread consumption has already attacked your lungs, German Syrup will surely effect a cure—as it has done before in thousands of apparently hopeless cases of lung trouble. flNew trial bottles, ajc. Regular size. 75c. At all druggists. For saleby AKDERS & PJIIUIT. OP My! My! My! But that's good bread! Made with YEAST FOAM The Wonderful least Try it once— use it forever. Yo&Bt Foam is tho yeast that took tho First Grand I'rizo at tho 8t. Louis Ex* position. Bold by all gro cers at 6 cts. a package— enough for-40 loaves. Bend a postal card for our now, Illustrated book "Goorf Uread: How to make It/V" NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO. CHICACO, ILL. RAILROAD Time Cards. Manchester & Oneida Rv. TIME TABLK- "I n.ta N».-j IfjtvoK Manulii'Sicr lit fi a in ar. rtviM at Oiiol IK r.iaoR.m.connoota with west buiitd C. i. W. No S UrtarntiiR lo ives O.ioltla nt r.:HR a*, in arrives at Manchester at a. in Train No. «t, leaves Mnnchester tit 7:15 a arrives atOueiU»at7:4B ft. m„ ooo nect.s with msi bound 0. u. w. No ii. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:fiC ft. IM., arrivea at Manchester at 8:aC a. tn. Tratn No. c, loaves Manchester at 8:45 n. m.. ar» rives at Onolda at P:!4 a.m. Con nects with the north bound 0. M.ft a 8t. P., No. 22. Retnrntng loavel Ouotda nt U:20, arrives at Manchester at 9:60 a.m. Train No. 8, leaves Manchester at2:f,Oi, m. rlvos at Onatda at 2:90 p. m. con nouls with C. 1 w.. No. 4. cail bound, aud No. 9. west bound Ke turulnp loaves Onolda al 8:«o m* ai rlvns at Manchester at 3:45 in. Train No 10, leaves Manchester at 4:45 p. m. arrlvos at Oimtdu at 5:15 p. m. Oou necJa w!th60utU bound 0. M.&ht. 1J., No. 21. httturntnxleavoB Oneida at G:8o p. m., arrlvos at Mancliostoi "C.W) p. m. J. h. li&LSEY, Gen. TralNo Manager. Through tickets for sale at Manchester to all points in North America. —TitAlNS W1L.I, STOP ONLY AT lSelktmsi Crossing, Platform at Qunkor Mill Switch. Krankliti Street Crossing, fcly's Gross ing, Miller's Crossing, Twin Crossing, West brook's Cross ug. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. TIME TABLE. Main Line rassongcr Trains. Vyv'' WEriT BOUND MAIN LINK BABT BOUND No 1*12:13 a No 8* 2:18 pm. No3S t6:05 No 5 ti):0ca in No i)at2:00p m. ..Fast Train.. Thro Express ....cupper.. Local Kxpross ..Way Freight. No 2* 8:42 a No 4* 8:16 pm No 84t0:00 am Noct 8*40 pm No 9411:46 a UUUJUt KAf iDb HKANUtt. North Uound liet Cedar Kpds I South Bonid Arrive—1 anJ Manchester I Leave---— No.806 6 00P.m No 884 8.4(1a.m No. 8001:00 p.m ...tPaaaenger. ..tPasRen&er.. ... tFrelgut... No.8U69:l0a.m N0.38& 8:20 p.m No.8G03:80 p.m All above trains curry passengers. tDatly ExceptSunday. H. G. PIEROB. Station Agt. No. Runs to Stoux City only. No. 3 lluns lo Oinsba only. No. I has connections to Omaha, Hloux City aud Sioux Vails und No. 2 from same itolnts. CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RI "The Maple Leaf Route." Time card, Oneida, Iowa. Chicago Special, Dally, Going East 7:47 a.m Day Express dally 2:89 Way Freight dally ox. Sunday.... 11:80 am Goirg West, North and Soatb. Way Freight, dally ex. Sunday 11:20 a.m D» Express dally :ie p.m St Paul 4 Kansas City Exp, datly .5:31 a.m For Information and tickets apply to C. A. Rot)ln8on, Agent, Oneida. INVESTMEMTS IN SOUTHERN LANDS Bach tnvcfctinontb are not speculative. The South Isnot anew country. Market and shipping (acuities are adoquate aud tlrst class. The climate Is mild aim favorable. Notwithstanding these and other (Hlvautuges, southern lands are selling for pr '*s fur below their real value* and at present prices net large returns on (he In* vestmont. For a free set of ctrculara Not. 1 re 10, Inclusive,conccminn the possibilities of lands ID Kontucky, Wusi TubnesBoe, Mississippi ard Loulslann, nunnri uear tho UllnolSDeutral Rail road, for bom&setncers and Investors, addreee the undersigned. .J. F. MfiRltY. Ass'tUno 'Pats'r Agent 1. C. R-B. Daboque, Iowa* Compound Vapor and Sham poo Baths. Baths Mo9t all dis eases are caused by poisonous aeo rations, which clog the wheels of NATO RE. Vapor and Shampoo. The name ana ihe s.rymtoms ma be different, but the cau of disease can as ually be traced to the imperfect action ol the millions of pcreB ol the human body. A bath In accordance with scientific require ments Is the best preventative and remedy known. The methods employ ed by me are the moBt scientific ever 'nventod or discovered for dispelling disease. Results tell the story. Give me a trial. This is the Co riant system o! baths. A competent lady attendant in chargo of the l&dieBdepartment. Office and bath rooms on Franklin street, opposite Globe Hotel. Q. D. QATCS. Illinois Central. Excursion Rates. Kxcurslon ttckols will be sold by tho Illinois Central, to the points, and at rates, as follows: FAKE ANI) ONE-T1IIKD ON OERTIOATE PLAN. Cedarltaplds. Iowa.. Meeting Grand Lodge A. 0. tJ. W., of Iowa. Mnv 9-i| Council Mulls, Iowa, Go lvention Iowa State Retail GrocflTs' Association, MayB-ll, council UlutTfl, Iowa, Convention, Iowa ttlate Federation of Labor May o-w. jr Wntcroo, Iowa, Iowa Federation Women's Clubs, May 10-12. Sioux city. Iowa, Iowa State Convrmtoi a rongrcK'ttlonal and Bpbcopal Chunhva. May ltM9. ONE FAUE PLUS $2.00. Denver. Atuuial Convention American Stock Uiowcr*' Association, May o-ll. ONE FA HE PLUS 50 CEN^Jt. rotuiiii r.iuirs. Iowa, lowa stateer amen TouriiHinrnt. June 6-9. rare and one-thlid from p'.itita within flft miles. ONE FAUE. (Hkaloosa lowa, tHoto U. A. R.-KncamD ni'iit May 16-18. LESS THAN ONE FAUE. Portland, Ore. Sun Francisco. Lot Angeles •iMi Mm Mew. ChJ.—L« vvl» Clark Centtnnlal KxpoKltloii ut)' rtland, aud other meetings at ahovo iKiints. TicHeu on sale on certain aatM ovory month lu.tli and Inoludlng September, limited to uiuvtj days lor return, not to exceed .vnvtnbor soth Write tor rates aud Illustrated folriorp ubout tho PortUud Kxposllloit. Donvr, Colo.-International Epworth Leaeue Convention. July 5-0. Through Tourist BleepeM to Dotiwr Julr ird. Write for circulars quot* WiK rates and giving particulars, also folders descriptive of tfenvor aud other Colorado re. sorts. ONE-WAY SECOND-CLASS RATES T.vjaa TIIAN HEGULAH FAUE. ('oloUHts' tickets to fortila. Washing ttah. on sale dan, tickets to principal points In Call* ihlneton, Oregon, Montana aud dally until May IS, 1906. Settlers'tickets to potuts In the Southeast. On salo April 18. SetUero' tlckotB to certain points In Minne sota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Canada, on sale evory Tuesday In Maroh and April. TIIUEE-FOUUT1IS OF ONE FARE. Spoolal Round Trlp Homo-seekers' Excursions to poluts tiouthwent and In tho States of Ten* uoiseo, Mississippi and Louisiana, On sale Atrll 18. limited to twenty-one days. For parttouiars as to datos of sale, rates, etc.. apply to auy Illinois Central Ticket Agent, or address the uudorslgned MKRRY, Asst. Gea'l Pass. Agent Dubuque, Iowa. Why do you fret and grumble, Why don't yon take a tumble, Use Boacom'H Picnic Pills, Thry will drive away vour ills Try them. 8S eents. All druggists. flOtf Firo at Hot Spring^ Ark. Advice has been received from the Business Men's League of Hot Springs, Ark., that the recent Are at Hot Springs did not extend to any of tho hotels, bath nouses or rosorts, *nd win therefor not Interfere Interfere In any way wltb Hot Springs tourist buslneas II.G. PIBOOE, Agt. l. C. UiB*