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G THE RED STORM Or the Days of Daniel Boone By JOEL ROBINSON CHAPTEU 111. Allau Norwood, with a few hardy ad* venturers, had Hon ted down the Ohio an J Kentucky in boats and reached, af ter encountering innumerable perils, the vicinity of the u»*w settlements. Leav ing his comrades to refresh themselves ulrer nights and days of toil and danger. <»ur hero took his ritle and sallied forth to explore the country a little and learn how near they might he to Uooiiesbor ough and It trrodsburg. when be acci dentally became a party to the scene between Kosalthe Alston and l.e Hlaml, Allan was the son of a wealthy farm er and received a very liberal education. Naturally bold and ad venturous, he felt « slrong repugnance to any of the learn ed professions, lie longed for a life of Activity. Accounts were daily reaching Ohi >. through various channels, of the j i (Te rings and romantic ad ventures of l)*ii':e| lloo.ie. Itenjamiu Logan. John Ilarro.l and other pioneers; ami those re inarUable stories made Allan conceive the hold design of penetrating to that wil l region, to share in the excitement Bill danger of a hack woodsman's life. This resolution being formed and a I>lan of operation matured, the requisite material, in the shape of enterprising young men. was speedily found to co operate with him. and the perilous under taking was achieved. As Allan walked toward Itooueshor with its daring founder he could not refrain from observing him with deep Interest; and he truly appeared to him the most remarkable man of the age; for lie had explored alone the mighty for ests of Kentucky, braving singly the fury o! the exasperated savages, who follow ed his footsteps day and night to de stroy him aud prevent him from carry ing hack to his countrymen the history of the most delightful' country under lieaven. I»ut thus far he had escaped the deadly hostility of the wily sav- Hge, and the man of sleepless nights and weary days, ordained by Clod to carry life and civilization into the distant wil -3eriioss, now stood beside our hero with firm foot ami lofty brow. When they readied IVooneshorough Norwood paused to examine the manner In which it was constructed. It con sisted of a dozen cabins built of heavy logs, ingeniously interlaced at the ends, uud separated from each other by par tious of the same material. These cab ins formed one side of the fort, being liighest on the outside, the roofs inclin ing in war I. Strong stockades were rais ed around these at suitable distance, and in the angles of the cabins block houses of the most substantial kind wero erected. These projected about twenty inches beyond tlie outer walls of tint cabins and stockades, and were amply provided with loopholes. Allan, after making these observations, remarked "that the whole must have boon the work of considerable labor." "Yt>u are right, young man. and it was not only a work of much labor, but a work often interrupted by sudden at tacks of tlie savages. It reminded me of Nehemiah repairing the walls of Jeru salem, when his workmen wrought with one hand and held the spoilr with the other," replied the pioneer: and thou lo<| the way t«# a largo gate of slabs, upon which he struck a few blows with the butt of his rifle. I>ireetly footsteps were heard and a voice asked: "'Who darV" "It is one nf our colored follow-*," re marked Boone to Allan. ami then re plied to the negro's reasonable ini|uir.v: ' It is imc, Andrew." "1 doesn't know any sich white fei ler." was the immediate response. * "Come, don't keep ns waiting; hurry," rejoined Booiip. "Dat von, Massa Boone?" nskeil An drew, in more respectful tone. The forester replied Hint it. was; the negro opened the door, and the parlies entered the inclostire. Allan glancd at Andrew while he was closing the Rale, hii'l perceived that he was considerably advanced in life, his woolly iiair being gray Willi age, though his ligure was not bowed by the weight of years. "A faithful, bnt rather eeceniric fel low is Andrew," observed Captain Boone, lie then lifted the rude latch mid ushered the young hunter into his cabin. A respectable looking female met liim on the threshold, whom he intro duced to Allan as Mrs. Boone. A young woman of eighteen or twenty lie pre sented as his daughter Klizabeth. Nut wood had entertained a hope that the maiden whom he had seen in the morn lug might prove to be the daughter of the fatuous pioneer, tint when his gaze rested upon Klizahelh I'oone, nlliioiigh hiic* was fair, lie could not so fir master iiis feelings as to realize no disappoint ment at the discovery. A II I of about iifteen years of age was cleaning the tube of a rirl j , and wis ,•> forester's ton. Captain 1! r, > informed his family that his g'tes 1 , who was from the State ul' Ohio, had come to examine the coun try, and hoped ho would receive such liospitality as their poor dwelling could afford; to which Mrs. ISoonc responded In an appropriate an I kindly manner, and set about making preparations for dinner. While the meal was being prepared. Allan proceeded to relate the particu lars of the morning's adventure, to which his host listened with earnest attention. "Did you hear nny portion of the con versation that passed between the young woman ami the Frenchman'/" lie asked. "I am quite certain that I heard the latter refer to some danger of an immi nent and pressing kind that menaced this settlement, or the neighboring one." "And you Hay, moreover, that lie wish el to extort a promise of some kind from her 7" continued Boone. "It was that which caused me to in terfere in her behalf; and the promise of secrecy I doubt not had reference to Hie danger which threatens you." re joined Allan. "This matter may lie of the greatest Importance to us, Mr. Norwood. Were there any names mentioned, that you can rememberV" resumed the forester. "Yes, a name was mentioned which 1 now recollect. Du Quesne, I think it whs." Daniel (tonne sprang from his «eat willi a h11(111 ell ami angry impulse. *'I>u Quesne, <1 ul you say, sir?" he exclaimed. "Then there is indeed dan ger. for he is nil instrument to do us harm. The Indians will rally nmuml liiin to crush us. I have heard his name; ho ads under the authority of the Brit ish posts, ami lims been aetive in dis tributing arms nmi animunition anions Hip savage" tribes." "Allow me to inquire who tliis T,e island is who ramo so near sending a bullet through ni.v body?" rejoined Allan. •'That question is not easily answered, youngjnau. I need information on the subject myself. lie came among us about four weeks ago. lie has man aged to make himself peculiarly agree able to Inquire Alston, and that he loves his handsome daughter Itosalthe is no secret among us. The girl fears him. What the secret of his intliience is, 1 have not been able io discover." "Does Mr. Alston favor the preten sions of the FrenchmanV" asked Allan, earnestly. "Most decidedly. Ksquire Alston was formerly a man of wealth, and could indulge in the luxuries of refined life. He also has indubitable claims to a no ble ancestry. lie married into a distin guished family, and his daughter receiv ed an education far superior lo that which usually falls to the lot of young ladies. Having lost most of his wealth by an unfortunate investment, he turned his attention to this new country, and had the courage to dare a pioneer's life, but if Squire Alston has any weak point, it is that his sweet daughter should mar ry a gentleman." The conversation was interrupted at that moment by the entrance of Simon Kenton, a mail whose name is honorably mentioned in the*annals of Kentucky history. His face had a frank and hon est expression which served as a pass port to the good opinion of Allan. The brief ceremony of introduction had scarcely been finished before another in dividual made his appearance in the cabin of the pioneer.' This was Joel fjogston, a man of extraordinary mus cular power, and of whose wonderful ex ploits tradition is yet eloquent. He was followed by one of the largest and ugli est dogs that ever aspired to the friend ship of a human being. (Mi account of the explosive and fiery nature of his disposition his master had bestowed upon him the name of Vesu vius. Vesuvius was a snappish and fret- fill cur. given t«> sudden. violent and dan porous eruptions of tlio lava of "wrath, when it became imporalively necessary for nil within a certain area to with draw themselves speedily to escape in stant worriment with tooth and nail. This ungentle mastiff always walked about si* inches behind .Tool TjOgstntt, except when outraged in his favorite pur suit of hunting, for on those occasions he was invariably in advance of every thing in the shape of quadruped or bi ped. Joel I.ogston was quite as celebrated l"i* his marvelous narrations and extrav agant style as for his physical strength. No man of the three settlements conhl tell with su« h incomparable self-posses sion .'ind coolness such stories as he did. With this strong procli* t.v to exaggera tion was combined a rough drollery and good nature that made him at all times a very agreeable companion. If Joel had any malice in his heart it manifested it self in putting Andrew in mortal fear by causing Vesuvius to show his tooth mi/* make several hostile demonstrations to*vnrd him. Nor was Andrew the only subject of these currish persecutions. Mr. Alston's colored man. Kxquisite Kb ony. was another martyr to Joel and his mastiff. While Allan was partaking of the substantial hospitality of the pioneer in the form of excellent venison and other wholesome and palatable viands. Log ston amused all the parties by relating one of his recent adventures, in which he asserted, with much modesty of man ner. th.'it he had no doubt slain four teen Indians with his own hand, besides doing to death a litter of hours of six months, with their sire and dam. For the truth of this reasonable statement he appealed to Vesuvius, who answered with a short, sharp and expressive yelp, nmi then fixed his fiery eyes upon An drew in such a threatening maimer that the latter retreated to the farthest eor- I nor of the room, rolling his eyes in great alarm. Simon Kenton, though a braver man in the hour of danger never held a rifle, sat silent and reserved as a young maid en; but Allan observed that his eyes -ought the neat tigure of Lizzie ISooiie, j as she novel lightly about the dwelling. CHAPTKIt IV. Itnsulthe returned to the f.»rf imii'li perplexed anil agitated by th** singular conduct of I.e Wand. Notwithstanding tHe }« place which lie in the estimation of her father. she 1 in«l never valued him as an acquaintance; on the contrary, she had never f»»lt at cast* in his society. The cause of her aversion to the insinuating Frenchman she could not herself understand fully; hut it wa" not the loss genuine f«»r that reason. Knoouraged by her father's good opin ion. he had made declarations at. various times of the nature and tendency of which she could not affect to misappre hend. Uosalthe, on all such occasions, had given no word of hope, and with a careful regard to his feelings endeavor ed to make known her sentiments with out wounding his pride. The conversation which had transpor od on the bank of the river appeared abundantly confirmatory of her fears and suspicion*. To the young stranger wrn» had so opportunely appeared to assist her she felt truly grateful; but the re flection that she had possibly involved him in a quarrel with a dangerous man added much to tht* anxiety of her mind. She was on the point of making known the state of her feelings to her father, in re*poet to he l»laud, when he ooui TWT HTOAID, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1906 meneed to speak highly In his praise, dwelling particularly upon his gentl* manners and the frankness which char acterized him in every act in life. "I esteem him," added Mr. Alston, "for his numerous good qualities —fur the kindness of Ills heart, for tiie dignity anil refinement of his manners and for all those noble trails which constitute true manhood." Kosalthe felt her blood mounting tu inultnously to her cheeks, and tears of regret tilling lier eyes. She was much pained that a man of her father's dis crimination should be so egregious!} - de ceived in the Frenchman's character. Itut she was misapprehended; for Alston, ob serving her confusion, attributed it whol ly to another cause and remarked, with a meaning smile, that "she need not be confused about the matter, for lie fully appreeiated her feelings and should not reproach lor for anything Hint might have passed between l.e Bland and her self, of whose honorable intentions ii* was entirely persuaded." And to make Hosalthe's position mure mortifying, Mrs. Alston observed in re lation In the subject of her husband's eulogy: "That he was a very pleasant gentleman, and she hoped her daughter would be so fortunate as never to form any acquaintances less respectable: and she should not object to her preferences when they were so judiciously made, as in the present instance." Mr. Alston then hinted that he was a matt of wealth and was about to make a large purchase of hind lying on the opposite bank of the Kentucky river. He stated that the idea was a good one, and would prove exceedingly profitable, as it would doubtless quadruple in a few years the capital invested. Kosnlllie perceived at once that her father's mind was tilled with a splendid bubble, which would burst sooner or later and end in a cruel disappointment. Whether tier fears magnified tlie danger and trial in reserve for her or himself, time only could prove: hut it was plainly appar ent to her that the wily Frenchman ex ercised almost unbounded itiHucnce over her father's movement*. It appeared to her that the time had come to speak boldly and reveal ail that her promise did not oblige her to lock within her own bosom. She could assure her father that lie had completely mis taken her sentiments in regard to l.e Bland, anil that she disliked him with more real intensity than she was sup posed to love him. While thoughts of thi* nature were passing rapidly through her miml. the door was opened by Khon.v. I lie colored servant, and the subject of her thoughts entered the cabin, lie glanced ijuickly from one to the other, greeting them with his accustomed suavity, lie look a seat near Mr. Alston and 'conversed with him in that-peculiar, agreeable, easy and confidential manner which had so won upon hi* esteem. ltosalthe could overhear but little of what was said, but she often caught such word* a* "land, loans. investment." which induced her to believe that tlia land speculation was the one under dis cussion. l.e Bland finally arose and approached our heroine and stjjd to her ill a low voice: "I'anlon my earnestness this morning. My desire to save you from what ap peared a pressing danger made me. I fear, somewhat rude. I am happy to say now that I was not correctly inform ed in regard to Captain l>n (Jiiesne and his intentions. Yon may sleep in safety, fair ltosalthe. ami rest assured that there is one who will shield you from Indian cruelty." "Then yon free me from my positionV" returned Uosalthe. "No. gentle Uosalthe." he answered, in hi* most engaging tones. "I cannot ab solve you from your promise: for speak ing of the subject might produce unnec essary alarm. Moreover. I design to make further investigation of the matter and learn the real extent of the dan ger. if any exists, your father shall he duly and properly informed of every thing. Take your accustomed walks as though nothing had happened, being careful not to go too far away from the fort, and I promise not to interrupt or you, or speak .ill relation to any subject not agreeable to you. Deal with me fair ly and truly, and you shall not have nil occasion to regret it, I assure you." (To lis continued.) II OH NO II Of 11. Oebliart—What, so hard at work just before Christmas? Carsone —That's just why. My wife threatens to buy me some absurdly expensive Christmas present, so I'm making a little extra working over time. I ii<lonlil<*ill>. Iler —What a pity ii is that women cannot do the proposing instead of the men. Him—What would lie the result? Her —Fewer ••ngugenionls and more marriages, 1 agine. On the i.uiks of Hie Myi. Simile of Noah—Say, S»l, vim manage in acquire your reputation for wisdom? Shad* of Solomon —I'v nut attempt ing t<4 give my wives satisfactory An swers to their questions. Hi* Qualifications# S:-nlor Partner —1 think that office boy of ours would make a good police man. Junior Partner -Because why? Senior Partner -Because lie's never around when wanted. \ l)lll>l<ilis I out pi! til I'll I. "What do you think of- Miss Shreek's voice?" "What do 1 think of Miss Shreek's voice? Why. I'm circulating a sun script ion paper to send her abroad."— Cleveland Plain Healer. Ilenril In the Asylum. "Is ilere anyt'lng you wouldn't eat fer dinner?" •Tli-huh." "What?" "Breakfast." —Cleveland I.eader. l»on't tack a fancy name on a khl. It makes hiiu a target for his com panions. The Hank of France is four times ns large as the Hank of Kuglantl. NEWS Of jyrrFNT M. .Tilsserand lias tinlshcd the new volume of bis literary history of the Knglisli iieople. Kveleigh Nash Is to publish a work oil some of the fatuous beauties of the reij'iis oi Charles II and tieorge 111. William Dean Howell* says there Is no money in literature. Maybe William Dean doesn't write that kind of liter at urc. The soli oi the late lljiilmar Iljorth Hoyesen. Itayard Boycsen. lias written an allegorical drama entitled "The Mnrsli." and Hichard <i. Badger is publishing it. A million people are said to have visited the congressional library in Washington last year. It would lie In teresting to know what proportion of the number opened one of the l.iWl.iil.s books that, line the walls of our great est library. Hr. S. Wier Mitchell is years old, yet he spent his summer in writing a short novel which the Century editors consider one of the cleverest things he ever produced. The scene Is laid in Paris forty years ago. and the narra tive Is said to lie hot Ii absorbing and amusing. It is In the vein of the au thor's "Adventures of Francois" and "A Madeira Party." The Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos Is publishing a book of sto ries for children wliicli are a tradition In her family history. The tales are real children's stories which have been handed down from generation to gen eration. The author, who says she can remember tliein word by word, has written tliein down as they were told, lirst to her grandmother, tlien by her to the duchess' mother, who In turn passed them on to her children and grandchildren. The year I'.lOo saw tlin loss of the following twenty members of the lit erary profession: tieorge Hossitcr. tiny Bootlih.v. Sir W'emyss Held. Sarah Woolsey I Susan Coolldgei, Albion W. Toiirgee, Charles Henry Webb (John Paul I, Dr. William H. Alger. Mary Mil pes I todge. Frederick l.awrence Knowles, .lose Maria de lleredia, W. I'riuie. Lew Wallace, Jules Verne, Junn Valera, Fnicrson K. Bennett. l»r. John William Slt'ceter, Walter Kittredge, Ile/.ckiali Bntterwortli, Oeorge Mae dotuild. liudolf Baumhncli. One of the most entertaining chap ters In William O'Brien's volume of "IJecolh'ctions" of the political and poptilnr disturbances in Ireland during the years of the I'arnell movement liar rates how the author edited l ulled Ireland for months while he was act ually confined in Klltuaiiiliatn jail. The police of Knglaud. arresting every one whom they could accuse of coinplle j ity, even the newsboys, ami smashing up the printing ollices whence It is sued; but never could discover Its i author and editor, who meanwhile was Sunder their very eyes in the jail into ! which they haw put liiui. ! Andrew Lang doesn't want to see the old-lime fairy story sidetracked, and a writer In the Chicago Tribune agrees wltll him: "There nre grown up children who now aim then relieve ( their longings for tin 1 good old times jby going back to the adventures of | Kobinsoii Crusoe and the entertuln j incuts of 'Arabian Knights.' enjoying their substantial fare. There is sotuc | thing wrong in the makeup of the man I who would not be delighted at an ■opportunity to witness a dragon light, j Mr. Lang is right. <iive the children j hack the orgres. the giants, the tnon- I sters, and the enchantments. They l will soon have enough of the stern j realities." HER SHATTERED ILLUSIONS. mil- **1)111" I'liin»|M' mill Khc l-'ounil II l-"iir, I'llr Tim Mnili*rn for Hit. ••Well, I've done Kurope." remarked the nil'l who hail come Into money, ac cording to the Detroit Free Press. "anil Asia anil Africa —anil I've tlone with them forever!" •What';" crleil the other girl. "I thought your one desire was to keep traveling for the- rest of your life. Voii saiil so when you came Into—" -oh. don't remlnii nie of what I salil," exclaimed the other one, bitter ly, "anil don't remind me of my dead dreams. I'm wide awake now, any how." ••Tell me all about it, urged the other sympathetically. "Of course I will. I am dying to sob it out on somebody's shoulder. You know how 1 used to dream and dream ~l seeing Rome —and the Coliseum? You remember how I used to plan what 1 should do when old I'tide Wil liam should leave me my fortune? You recollect how 1 used to keep pictures around my room of trie Coliseum by moonlight and of the Sphinx and Sr. Peter's and all of that? Well. 1 got to Home and the moment I had tin packed my grip at one of their unro mnntlcally comfortable hotels I went down to the clerk and inquired where 1 could get a carriage to the Coliseum —and what do you think he salil?" "I ilon't know," replied the other In an awed tone. •"You'd better take a trolley, miss,' That's what he said! Kaney! A trolley car running to the Coliseum! When I had recovered from the shock I com forted myself with the thought that I might forget that trolley In the joy of viewing that grand old ruin by woou- light; so I did got on (lie clanging thing and went in it." "And whs it beautiful l»y moonlight?" "I don't know and I never shall know. There was n great big are light hanging right in the middle of the thing —and if there was any moonlight you couldn't see n sign of it." "Oh!" breathed the other, sadly. "But that wasn't the worst," moaned the girl who had lieeu to Europe. "I got out of Home as soon as I could. I was afraid to go to St. Peter's, my i dear, for fear his holiness should ad dress the congregation through a mega- I phone; so 1 hurried to Venice. 1 had i longed all my life to ride in a gondola on those ghost-haunted, moonlit canals. My soul had sighed for the sound of a guitar tinkling In the distance and the soft splash of the oars in blue Venetian waters. I wanted to float past Browning's palace and palaces of ail those dead dukes ami poets and paint ers. Ii was with nerves tingling with anticipation that 1 arrived In Venice - to be met by a Jaunty, putting, fiendish 1 little steam launch that carried me all - around the canals and past the pal aces before I had even time to think much less i<> dream, while a guide with a megaphone told us all about it in a voice that should have raised the royal (lead from the graves." •• I tilt the sphinx," pleaded the other girl. "Surely they haven't mutilated the sphinx?" "I don't know," replied the traveled girl wearily. "By the time 1 had ar rived in Kgypt 1 had lost, my appetite for romance and I was perfectly calm when they put me In a trolley car bound for the sphinx. And 1 never even bothered to climb It. because the guide assured me that I could do that much more easily a year or so hence, when they had Mulshed building the electric elevator now being constructed in it." "And Mecca?" sighed the other, hope fully. "Surely you went to Mecca, as you bad planned?" "No," was the caustic rejoinder. "Our party decided not to go to Mecca this time. They are building a steam rail way. so that pilgrims to the tomb may go <|iiite comfortably in a year or so. Won't that ,be delightful?" "1 should have died," groaned the other. "So should I—right, then and there." declared the disillusioned one. "but I was afraid to. I was afraid somebody would suggest that I ought to wait un til they finished an airship line to hen veil." A NEAT SWINDLE. Ilinv Two Thieve* \ letlnilreil n I'rouilnenl \«mv Vork I'lijmiolan. "What do I think of kleptomania ?" asked William rinkorton of a New i York reporter. In reply to n iiuestion. "Well, let me tell you a kleptomania story. This story lits, 1 hold, about nine cases out of ten. "A New York specialist pit. on a certain morning, the card of one of the richest of our western million aires. lie went down instantly and found a well-dressed man, who said: " 'I am here, sir. on a delicate and painful matter. My wife is a victim of kleptomania, and. knowing your skill in mental diseases. I have brought her on for treatment under you.' •' 'Bring the lady to see me to-mor row morning," said the physician. "'lt will lie best, perhaps, not to bring her to your office,' faltered tin' millionare. 'The sight of other pa tients might excite her. I suggest - "•I'll receive her in my drawing room. Will that be better?' asked the physician. " Oil, much better," said the other, in a relieved tone. "And the next day the western mil lionaire led into the physician's draw ing room a young woman of singular beauty. She was magnificently dressed, but her eyes were furtive and restless, and when she thought no one was looking at her she secreted under her coat three or four valuable orna ments. The physician and the wes erner smiled slightly at one another. "TJie physician, sifter his examina tion of the patient, told the husband to return the next day alone. " 'And when I come,' the husband answered, I'll bring back these things that she has taken.' •• l)o,' said the physician. " '1 will.' said the westerner. "But he didn't, lie won't, lie and his wife are thieves, and they have worked their kleptomania dodge in : nearly every city in America." I'r»>nl«nn of "You are n lial," shouted mi angry ; eltl/.eu. • Sir. tint fi»r my knowledge nf your , constitutional rights," said I lie one ail- ' dressed, "I would resent your re- ! mark." To such as were Inclined to think i him eownrilly lie explained that free dom of speech must he iiiaiiilained even at the cost of personal dignity.— l'hihulelphia I .edger. out. "See here." began llie merchant, "you've heeu very impudent to custo mers to-day " "Well," jtrowled the surly clerk. "I've felt out of sorts to-day." "li'ni: You'll feel out "f place to morrow. <Io to the cashier and see what's coming to you."—l'hihidelphhi I'ress. A man can't fool his wife with the same promise oftener than three times hut her son can fool her with the same promise three hundred times, anil It will not show a sign of wear. There are some people who nre r.ich gossips that if they talk in their sleep it is about somebody. Is It Your Own Hair? Do you pin your hat to your own hair? Can't do it? Haven't enough hair? It must be you do not Know Ayer's Hair Vigor! Here's an intro duction ! May the acquaint ance result in a heavy growth of rich,thick,glossy hair! And we know you'll never be gray. •• I think that Arrr't Hair Vitfor la »!>•* mwf wonderful Imirpniwer t»<Mt ever made. I have used it f'»r Mime time and 1 ran truth, fully rsiv tlett I litti prontlv pie.inf»«l with lr. I cheerfully ier«ituui*nd it u* ;• «p!endid i»rß|M» ration." M it*s V. HiumK, Way laud* Mich. A Made by J. C. Ayr Co., Lowell, Itiase. J® Aiio manufacturer* of /I 9 SARSAPARILLA. /luers CHERRY PECTORAL. I Science i Invention! I»r. Koch, tlk* f:1111011s Cerman seieu tlst, is to take charge of an expedition to Investigate the sleeping ulcknrgs in (Jerman Knst Africa. The German <•<)■ ioninl department has, it is said, given 11 great sum of money toward the ex pense of the ex|>editlou. l'rof. Frederick Soddy of Glasgow I nlversity holds the theory that goW is gradually disintegrating into ntliei luateifals. lie litis visited the goM de posits of western Australia mid New Zealand and lit- expresses his convic tion that in all prnhn.'<lity gold, like radium, is at mice the product of some other parent element and is itself changing to produce "offspring" ele ments. The professor laments the in adequacy of his resources in the way of gold upon which to experiment, ami points to the tons of gold perhapn dis integrating in tin- vaults of the Rank of Kiiglaml. After several years' experimenting, officers of the Pennsylvania Railway have come to the conclusion that, di rectly behind a locmnootlve is n had place for sleepers or any other cars which are used by passengers. For this reason an order has been issued that "in all instances a tiaggage ear, whether the car is needed for baggage purposes or not, must be the first car of the train." This is the first official acknowledgment from 11 railway com pany that the middle of a train is the safest place to ride. Recent accidents have convinced many railway men (hat not only the front end of passenger trains, but also the rear, should be pro tected by a baggage car, whether used or not. The gigantic animals of the so-called age of reptiles, whose remains are es pecially abundant In some oT the lauds bordering the Rocky Mountains, appeal so powerfully to the imagination that an exaggerated notion of their size and weight is frequently entertained. It has more than once been pointed out that, as far as paleontology shows, the earth never contained more hulky crea tures than the whales of to-day. A recent comparison between the probable weight of the huge Krontosaurus ex ceisis. a skeleton of which is lit the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and that of a large sulphur bottom whale, strengthens this state ment. After prolonged study of the probable contours of the animal when in t lie flesh. \Y. K. Gregory concludes that it weighed aliout "S tons. This In surely an Immense weight, but the weight of a T.'-foot whale has been esti mated at no less than 03 tous. The length of the broutosaums' skeleton Is til! feet and 7 Inches. In the latest volume of the Smith sonian reports l'rof. s. 1". I,angler gives the first authoritative statement concerning the experiments with his aerodrome In HHt.'J. The experiments were paid for by the War Department, and In couscipieuco of their apparent failure l'rof. Laugley has been unable to get another appropriation of money to continue them. Itut he asserts, ami produces photographs In support of hi* statement, that on both occasions when Ilis machine Pulled to make a successful Might, the real Hying capacity of the apparatus was not tested at all. Acci dents In the launching prevented the aerodrome from getting free In the air. l'rof. I.augley believes that further ex periments would result til iXTfei-tlm; the launching apparatus, and that then the aerodrome would prove Its capacity to fly. "It is at (lie moment of success, and when the engineering problems have been solved Unit a lack of means has prevented a continuance of the work." Scrofula Few are entirely free from it. It may develop so slowly as to cause little if any disturbance during the whole ported ef childhood. It may then produce dyspepsia, catarrh, mid marked tendency to consumption, before manifesting itself in much cutaneous erup tion or glandular swelling It is best to l»e sure that you are quite free from it. and you can rely on Hood's Sarsaparilla to rid you of it radically and permanently. Accent no substitute, hut insist on having Hood's. Liquid or tablets. 100 Doses $1.