Che Day Star of the
Orkney’s.
A Romance...By Hannah B. McKenzie.
HAFTER VI.
Flu.* ring hell. and tea soon ap*
• ' a.e l Whil- ,lih was attending to .*
the ct-c; Miked; but Magnus, com
line fn h«*r side. helped her at the tea- j
:ai>le T!i** voices of the other two
kt- w ! . r Fur a moment they hardly
al.<r. ,i whisper. When tea was
I a nit 'J round the conversation became
i fei.cra! irid turned on Evan'-*
Md-nt P: .-ally Miss Stuart asked:
And how mum longer are you to
• main at Abbot's Head?"
i have ilre.idy trespassed too long
rthe h'.apiMllty of I>r. Halerow.
:aid Evan I was thinking of leaving 1
tomorrow He glanced at Magnu*. ,
who i-at strictly silent.
‘ \nd you are going to StromneHs
then'*" ,inked 1.411 th.
When Lilith rose presently, both
ycung men .n'.ood up. she glanced up j
:i Magnus.
‘ Would if !>• too much to ask you to
tiring my machine round. I)r. Halerow?
And you ar ■ going a little bit of my
wav. are you not’”
"I am going to Moreno*.” Magnus
replied briefly He turned and left the :
room.
Lilith bade Day good-bye with her
usual languid grace; then she turned
to Evan.
Vou will »• m»* to my machine? ;
•be said, in a low' voice. "Tha*. is all ,
I will a«k of you "
Evan how* d and followed her. On
• V«- (lfin'si<;i th«y *t< od for a f**.v m
jnenfs, conversing in a low tone. They
were there when Magnus brought
round LI! th's machine. The face of (
th< Do.-? looked darker than Evan j
had yet n it as he glanced at them
"I am at your service. Miss Stuart,"
he said, coldly, removing his cap.
"Thank you." said Lilith. She did j
not offer her hand to Evan. but. saying j
In a ]ow voice. * Remember!" she went I
forward to take her machine from M.r:- !
nun* hand, then, putting her foot on the j
pedal, she was off.
Magnus was leaning on hi ; handles.
I.is brow draw-n in a dark frown. He
did rr * follow Lilith immediately,
though she glan od round to see If he
was following, hut paused for a mo
ment by th> -t*on which Evan was j
standing.
Then he spoke, without lifting his
eye* from his handle bars;
"Vou have been under my roof for a
week. Mr Monteith. Were there the
same occasion again. I should ask you
to remain under It as I did bcfur.y
Were you rny greatest enemy I should |
do the same.
"But I thought you would act |
estiy and honorably by us. with whom ;
you have been on *urh terms of friend- j
ship. Instead. I find you have decelv- j
cd us Over and over again you have j
allowed us t< believe you knew no one J
In nil tie* idand. Was that fair? Was j
it hono Me’ l put the question to)
you yo ;elf. but 1 ask you no an- j
ewer.”
Without another word, and not al
lowing Evan time even to open hD
II pa. he sprang on his machine and
was gone Evan Monteith returned
► lowly to tl. dr • wing-room. His fu-*r
v.ns pale and troubled; there wag an
odd contraction about his lips.
Day hail risen from her seat by the
little tea tab!** and was at tin* piano,
where jdi * w.is playing a plaintive »'.*•
with one hand Evan knew the air.
It was the i i hut beautiful one of
"The Flowers of the Forest."
She did not h .*r him conn* in. and
he went up to • r and laid his hand
lightly on her Moulder Sh. started
..ml looked up, • balf-frightened look
leaping Into hei eye:-.
"It is only I. said Evan gently.
Well. Miss Day. I have got my march
lug orders, and 1 feel ns if 1 were the
meanest hound >a c.vrth! I have par
taken of your hospitality, and to you
botn I -we my life; and 1 have re
paid you by a reticence which amounts
io d* - it. Th w irst of it Is, [ cannot !
say anything to extenuate cr explain j
my conduct My mouth Is shut I i
can only trust < your clemency and i
►weet cb Ity."
Day was silen*. but he could see he;- '
lips quivering and her downcast eyes j
ix w heavy, as if with unshed tears. ■
He spoke again, presently. In a lower !
tone.
I must leave you tomorrow. Before
I go will you nor speak or.** word of
kindness to me. and aav that, in spite
of appearances you trust me. and will
trust tne always ?"
Day could not reply.
■ Apeak. Day '” he pleaded- ’only one
wo/d. Tell me that you still think of
me as a friend that you will not turn
against me."
Then at last Day found her voice,
albeit a somewhat low and trembling
one.
"Mr. Monteith. why should l turn
against you? You have a right to keep
your own secrets if you will. We do j
not wish to pry into them. If ray j
friendship cau be of any use to you. j
If it Is of any value. I am ready to be .
your friend now and always '
"Of any value''" he cried. “Day.
row little you know!"
Ho went uown on his knees beside j
er. and took her hand In his.
"Day, I love you with my whole souil
; have only known you a week, am!
yet I lo e you. My pnre-souled lit!!*'
darling, ran you ever care for me? j
, (.’an you love m*' in spite of doubt
and suspicion? Day. won't you look
up? Won't you let me see those sweet,
truthful eye.-, and read my answer In
i them?”
He loved her’ He loved her!
Oh. what earthly happiness could ue
compared to this'’ Day's whole past
life seemed blank and empty In the
light of this glorious sunshine that had
now come into it.
She could not speak; but she looked
up, and Kvan read the truth in those
sweet, shy. melting eyes. He opened
his arm: and drew her within them.
Anil Day made no resistance, hut bur
ied her face on his breast, until he
bade her again lift it up. and then laid
ort her young Ups the first kiss of love
they had ever known
CIIAPTEH VII.
One day Magnus had come home*
from Crag Castle looking strangely
pale and dejected. Day was wise
enough. like a tartful maiden as she
was. not to ask him anything; but
when she had given him his tea. and
Magnus wa. leaning bark in his chair,
he suddenly said
"Your friend. Mr Monteith. was at
the rastie when I was there. Day. I
Day started, and warm blood rushed
into her check then receded, leav
ing them deadly pale.
• With Mi l -- Stuart?’ she asked, af
ter a long pause.
With Mo-* Stuart." Magnus replied.
In a ton** of a *ume.i c heerfulness. He
was silent for a little; then, rising,
walked to hi.' sister .- side and laid uis
hand on her shoulders.
"My dear little sister, there Ih Just
one word I wish to say to you. and
then we shall allude to this subject
no more. It ic about this young fel
low. Evan Monteith. Wc must remem
ber that we know absolutely nothing
about him. I do not wish to enter
tain any prejudice against him; but
tit is we can say in all fairness—he has
preserved ape rfect reticence wlHt re- j
gard to himself towards us. **
“It is bettor. I think, for us Itoth to |
treat him as thin reticence almost
compels us to do as a mere chance
acquaintance, a stranger, with whom
there can be no question of friendship,
simply because the necessary basis of
friendship doe* not exist. Now, little
one. that is ail. Put him out of your
tnnnd, if you ever allowed him to have
any place there; and be my own sweet,
light-hearted little sister once more.
Don’t let us speak, again of the sub
ject. Now give me a kiss, Day. and
let me see you smile and look as bright
ns you used to do "
Day held up her mouth to his. but
a rush of mingled tenderness and pity
swept over Magnus an he felt the piti
ful trembling of her lips Sin- made a
brave effort to smile, and succeeded
not Ladiy.
‘ That Is like my Joyous Day." said
Magnus, smiling His own gloom had
disappeared in lib effort to render her
cheerful.
“Now another cup of tea. little one.
I am goiug over to Kirkwall tomor
row. Day—-or. rather, to Scapa. Capt.
Ferguson’s boy ifc 111. and he wishes me
to see him
I shall have to take a conveyance.
What do you say to coming, too’ It
woud be a nice little trip, and you
could call for the manse folk at Kirk
wall on the way back."
Day’s heart was sick within her. but
she made another brave attempt to
look delighted, though the projected
trip held out no attractions for her
now. A fortnight ago she would have
leaped at it with childish delight.
•’lt would be nice. Magnus." she said,
wondering if Magnus guessed how
hard it was to make her voice sound
cheerful. "Vos. of course. I shall go.
It isn't likely I would miss such a
chance."
So they chatted gaily over the pro
jected expedition, though the heart of
each was heavy; but love made each
try to hide that from the other.
News flies fast over the length and
breath of the Orkneys, and Day found
that Monteith’s accident had been rc
talled in Kirkwall with sundry addi
tions to it.
' And we heard such a queer story
yesterday, my dear.' said Mrs. Nichol
son. the parish minister’s wife, who
was a known lover of gossip. “It was
that this young follow--what is his
nnrnc again? is up at I’rag Castle at
all hours. Robert.-on. the coachman
from the Gow hotel where be is stay
ing, you know--told the minister yes
terday that Miss Stuart herself cytded
half-way to Stromness to meet him.
: and they went on together to the caailc.
I always said she was n strange erba
ture, my dear, lady of the manor .is
j she Is—a very strange creature!”
Day got away at last, heart-sick and
miserable. Could It be true? Could
' Evan Monteith. after nil. have been
j merely amusing himself with her.
while all the time his heart was per
haps pledged to Lilith Stuart? Oh. It
■ was not possible! There could not
be such heartless cruelty hidden be
i hind those earnest, dark eyes, which
had looked with such deep sincerity
j into hers! There must be some ex
planation! She would trust him still.
But the slow poison o! doubt was in
her veins, and no reason could check
j Its evil effects
That evening. a* she walked slowiy
: from Stromnesa. It teemed to Day <»•
if all the fair earth and sky aad crown
dark and clouded for her.
She turned a sharp corner. whVh led
over a steep ••brae" to the road for
Crag Castle. As she did so she cart
ed, a sharp physical pain shot through
her heart. For there, standing very
close together on the road, evidently
in deep and earnest conversation wore
: the two people she waa thinking
about —Lilith Stuart and Bran Mon
i teith! They did not see her -their
| backs were towards her: but even as
she looked Day saw Mias Stuart sud
-1 denly lay her hand on Montelth's arm.
1 and lift her face to his with an ex
pression which Day could not s*« but
which she could guess
She hurried on. feeling as if she
could not get beyond reach, beyond
: sight of them fast enough. “It is »H
|at an end." she said to herself "He
could not have loved me. He was only
playing with rr.e. Oh, it is hard' Why
did he ever come? My life was .*o
peaceful and happy before. 1 was
quite content with the lov® I had —
Magnus' and Bell's, and even Ola's,
and that of the poor people whom I
loved in return. And now it Is **ll
ended! Things can never be th* same
again —never! never!"
A quick step rang on the dr? sum
mer road behind her. Day beard it.
and knew whose it was; and th- blood
I rushed from her face to her hear
In a few minutes he was by her side
[ and had taken her hand in hie.
T saw you as I was coming up Bell
j Brae on my way to the hotel, and ven
j lured to run after you." he said, i tons
jof eagerness in his voice. "It -cm*
j such a time since 1 saw you la-t. and
yet it is only a week. Do you know
j where I have been all that time'
Day's white Bps framed th*- word
j • No." but it was. almost too l<> •* for
| him to hear it; yet her hear’ had
bounded. He had been away some
where. then! At least he had no' been
near her all that long week, and vet
j never troubled to come to see her!
• I have be«-u to London and back
again. A good long distance from this
land of nighties* summer, is It not?"
he said, almost gaily. "Buslnes-i took
me there, and business has brought
rne back again: but I think, even If I
had had no buslaess. 1 should have
come.”
Then the thought darted into Day’s
1 mind that he had gone to see Lilith
Stuart before he had even thought of
her: and again bitter, tniserabb Jeal
ousy, which will find a lodging n ths
gentlest and most tender heart crept
over her.
"Have you misled me at all. Day?"
Monteith asked, after a long pause
during which he waited in vain fOi*
Day to speak. He asked the question
almost in a whisper.
Day’s heart melted, then abe hard
ened it again. How she loved him! So
much that even as he spoke, her heart
was at his feet. But for the aake of
her own woman's pride she must rush
that feeling down, and not aSltftr Lil
ith Stuart's lover to think he could
flirt with her for a summer day’;
amusement.
“I wondered a little what had become
of you." she suld. trying hard to steady
her voice and speak calmly and Indif
ferently. "I thought you might have
called to see us if — if you were leaving
Orkney; but I had no right to expect
it. of course; we were almost stran
gers to each other.”
(To be Continued.)
ARTIFICIALLY CROWN PEARLS.
The Method of Producing Ttaoaa I«
Not Dim-nlt.
The method of producing figures and
symbols from the fresh-water mussel,
dipsas pliratus. of !*ike Riwa. central
China, ha* been iu vogue many ceu
turies, says Popular Science News. Su
perb examples of Buddha and flat,
pearl-like disk* produced by insetting
between the mantle and shell of the
mollusk small tinfoil figure* of Bud
dha. or small hemispherical disk*,
which in time become coated by the
pearly nacre —are to be seen in col
lections. such a* that of the Field Co
lumbian and other well-known muse
ums. Experiments of a like nature
with the "rough-shelled'’ unios, of Ce
dar River. lowa, have been practiced
by the writer the last three years with
fair success. An average-sized shell,
or shells, from a section of the river’s
lied known to produce brilliantly ius
tered shells, were allowed to remain
in the sun until the valves part. With
a quickly inserted wedge in the open
ing the shell is immediately dipped in
water to sustain life. The operator
then carefully lifts the mantle from
the shell and. with a pair of t weesers.
drops in a pellet of wax. glass bead or
other small article that he 1., desirous
of having coated. Care is taken not to
strain the muscles by forcing the
wedge while the clam is resisting the
intrusion.
After the objects are placed in that
part of the mussel showing the beat
color the mantle Is drawn to place,
the wedge removed and the shell al
lowed to resume Its normal condition.
With a sufficient number "fixed” in
the above-described manner they are
then placed in a pond or bayou that
will not freeze its depth in winter. At
the expiration of six months, or one
year at most, the unio will have
thrown over these irritating foreign
substances a nacreous covering that
fastens them to the shell. Usually
about two-thirds of the object thus
fastened remains above the shell,
though It is presumed that in time the
natural growth of the shell would en
tirely efface this. By careful work It
Is poesible to remove these objects, so
as to have considerable pearl surfsce.
though their commercial valss *•
small —very small, indeed, in compari
son to more perfect gems.
ESKIMO INGENUITY.
THE FLAT-FACED. ROLY-POLY
LITTLE SAVAGE A MARVEL.
Some of HU lovmUoh*—llom Mecoad
tm the VukM la OrtgLmlity—«Ud«M
Mat tar Th.o Aoytbtag Wa Coald Offer
for the ParpaM.
The Eskimo and the Yankee are
about as far apart as two human types
well could be. yet they have trails In
common. If there is any quality super
latively characteristic of the Yankee it
isdurely hid mechanical ingenuity; and
the flat-faced, Eskimo is sim
ply a marvel in the same line, though
he doesn’t look it. says the Philadelphia
Press. In fact* it is to his cleverness
that he owes hid existence. No race
not fertile in expedients could possibly
survive for a single year in that land
of eternal winter, where nothing can be
done in the same manner as in other
parts of the world. Really, those re
gions of frightful cold were never
meani for man to dwell In. and the har
dy natives are able to live there only by
defying nature and outwitting her at
every turn. In a country where the
mercury drops down Into the bulb and
freeze® Into a bullet that you could
shoot out of a gun. to be long without
shelter mean.* death, yet the materials
out of which men build houses are no
where to be found. So the shifty Eski
mo builds a hut of the very snow that
seemed likely to destroy him and
makes himself very comfortable in It.
But. again. In that terrible climate
he has neither wood nor coal nor any
thing else that we are accustomed to
use for fuel; Indeed, If he were to build
an (j'dlnary fire In his Icy d»*n he would
quickly bring hU own roof down upon
his head In a mass of slush. So. with
a I.tile lamp, which Is nothing more
th;yi a saucerful of blubber, he gets
wa.'mth and light and heat for hi*
cocking. Fish aud seal are hiß chief
means of subsistence; yet for his boat
he has not even the birch bark which
serves the purpose bo well for his In
dian neighbors a little farther south.
Nut in the least daunted, this arctic
Yankee makes a craft, of skin, which
U scarcely more than an inflated bag.
but which he manipulates with such
amazing cleverness that he can out
ride the roughest seas and actually
turn somersaults on the tumbling
waves. They are not easily balked,
these phlegmatic, stolid-looking sav
ages. Most ingenious of all are their
sledges. Everybody is supposed to
know bow. in the absence of wood,
they build them of numberless little
pieces of bone deftly fitted, pierced and
bound together with bits of sinew. But
though everybody Is presumed to know
how it is done, nobody but an Eskimo
can do it. You might more readily
construct a bicycle of scrap-iron and
stove wire. It is a task requiring in
finite skill and patience; yet. when fin
ished. one of these sledges lasts for
many generations, an heirloom handed
down from father to son. better for Its
purpose than anything we. with all our
fcience, could offer a.*> a substitute. At
the same time strong and flexible. It
endures the roughest uaage as it is
dragged by the wild, fleet dog packs
over the frozen wastes that girdle the
pole. Not always, however, has the
Eskimo a sledge of this description
ready to his band, and something hq
mu.*t have. But you can’t freeze out
an Eskimo, trailing to his aid the very
frosts that threaten his life, he makes
tw-o long tubes of sealskin, fills them
with moss and earth, or even with
snow, and weta them down, bending
them up n little at the ends. In a few
minutca they are frozen as rigid as
iron—and there are his runners. Mean
while he has cut out a large oblong
from a thick walrus hide, which he
aUo moistens. When that. too. Is
frozen It becomes as stiff as a deal
p;*nk—and there is the top board. A
ftftv stout thongs do the rest, and in less
t;an an hour he has a serviceable
slrdge ready for business.
HER LOST PURSE.
Why She Wa» Augrr with the Sergeant
of Police.
"1 have had my pocket picked!” ex
claimed a middle-aged woman as she
hurriedly entered the suburban police
station t day or two ago. according to
Pearson s Weekly. ’’Where *1 id it oc
cur?” “In a shop In the High street,
and I know it was a man who stood
near me took it.” “How much was In
it?” ”1 can’t say, sir. You see. It was
thjs wey: I came out to do some
ehoppirg. I put my purse In my pocket
when 1 left home. When 1 went to pay
for Ul- goodri it was gone. I think I
had snout 30 shillings.” “Did any one
have an opportunity to pick your pock
et V *‘l suppose they did.” “Sure you
brMight the money with you?” “Yea.”
"A/e yon certain you did not lose It?"'
”l>o you think I’m a fool, sir?" she in
dignantly exclaimed. "When I sat *
hftj my pocket picked. I know what
I'm talking about.” "I hope you dc.
rnt'am, but ” At this moment u
boy entered the room with the purse io
hi* hand and said: “Here*# your
nKiney. ma. We found it on the piano
after you left the houee. and Sarah sent
me down to the shop after you.” The
woman and the sergeant looked at
each other for n few seconds. Then he
mailed. Then she got red. Then he
said he was glad she had found her
money, and she retorted; *T don't be
lieve It! You wish I had loot It. Til
never come here for help again, never!"
Hard at It.
"Hey, there!" cried the policeman,
"your light's out.'* “I know It!" yell
ed the fleeting bicyclist. "Oh'a all
gone, and I'm trying to light oat, too."
—Philadelphia North American.
DIG DOWN DEEP.
rrair'.s D*g* Hava Vk-lr llalta That O*
Down tu the Water Laval.
-The most interesting thing I have
s.t*a in many a day.” said Mr. Harvey
Gwr of Lam out. Colorado, at the fe.u
bltt a few nights ago. according to flu?
Washington Star. **wmh a prairie dog
will. I>ld you ever .»♦**• one? It lj»n‘t
often tliar a chance occurs to explore
the homes and haunt'* of these exi>edi
rioiM little inhabitants of tie* plains. A
few miles from my town a large force
of men has I»een at work this sutnmet
making « deep ettt for a short railroad
up into the mines. A friend of mine i
iu charge of the Job. and I went out a
week ago to sot* him and the work that
had been doue. The first thing tliat at
tracted my attention when I got there
was the fact that the cut was being
made through an old alfalfa field aud
ihe roots fringed the sidio* of the cut
and hung down fifteen to eigbt«*eu feet.
i p at the surface of the ground were
the stubbed green plants, and reaeh
lag down deep into the earth were the
fat. busm-ss like roots, getting their
living far below where ordinary plants
forage for stilsdstenee.
• But the most remarkable thing was
the prairie dog wells tlull had bee# dug
into. The eut went through a dog vil
lage. mul Is-itig a deep one---some forty
fee: it went Ih*lo\v the town. There
has always been a discussion about
where the prairie dog gets bis drink.
Some say lie goes eternally dry aud
;I«m*s not "know u hat it Is to have an ele
gant thirst on him. Usually their towns
tire mih*s from any stream and in au
arid country where there is no surface
water at any time sufficient for the
needs of an animal requiring drink.
The overland travelers baek in the days
of pioneering used to find the dog
towns out on the prairie scores of miles
from the streams. Then* was no
dew. the air was dry as a ltono. the
buffalo grass would Is* parched brown
and there would be absolutely nothing
to quench thirst.
“I reinemljer a discussion begun thir
ty years ago In the American Naturalist
by Ur. Sternberg, now surgeon gen
eral. on the subject, and he argued In
favor of the well theory. But there,
near Lamont. is ocular proof of the
well theory. The nest holes of the dogs
were five or six feet deep, but four or
five holes went straight down as deep
is the excavation had been made, and
evidently on Into the water-carrying
sand beneath. These bolt's appeared to
t*e used by the whole colony commonly,
mid were*a little larger than the holes
used for their homes.”
WUI«.«l Ilia Twth In * Church.
tleorge A. Ward, who died some
time ago. left a will with the provision
that his false teeth, which lie had
worn for a number of years, should go
to the Congregational church. These
teeth being highly inset with the pre
cious yellow metal, and Mr. Ward be
ing of a somewhat saving turn of
mind, he resolved that the gold which
had ornamented his molars should not
he burled deep in the earth, but should
be brought Into use. The set of teeth
was sent to Chicago, and the gold
weighed and sold. A short time ago
the church received $27 as the price of
the gold. The money was turned over
to nppls* on the pastor’s salary.—Tomb
stone ITosjiector.
Arthur Curerelag's Bra vary.
When the attack was made on Sidon,
during the war with Syria. It became
mvessary for the British troops to ad
vance across a long, unprotected
bridge, in the face of n battery of six
guns, which completely commanded
the approach. The men were unwilling
to expose themselves to certain death,
when Arthur Cumniing. carefully
dressed In full uniform, stepped for
ward to the middle of the bridge. It
was immediately swept by the fire of
the battery. When the smoke had roll
ed away there stood Cummiug intact,
carefully brushing the dust from hi*
boots. iiftt*r which he stood erect, fixed
a single glass in his eye aud looked
liack at the men. This was too much,
and they captured that bridge and
battery with a whoop.—Argonaut.
THE LONE WOMAN TRAVELER.
The ”n«w woman” doesn't propose
to miss the delights of travel simply
for lack o a protector. She knows
how to take care of herself, and when
she starts off on a little Journey nowa
days It Isn’t with the nervous dread
that something’s going to happen be
fore she reaches her destination —if
ever she does, but she proceeds at once
to make herself comfortable and to
thoroughly enjoy her little rub up
against tho outside world.
But although she rests secure in a
delightful feeling of safety, it has
never occurred to the general woman
that "making her to travel in safety”
is a business all In itself.
She may have heard, for example,
that the great New York Central
Railroad Is the only route In the Unit
ed States that is completely equipped
with the world-famous lock and block
system of signals, but thnt doesn't
mean anything to her until you ex
plain that by this system every foot
over which she travels is carefully and
unceasingly watched and signaled day
and night, and that collision is prac
tically impossible, because a train can
not enter a given block or section un
til the train ahead has passed out, and
that even if there should be another
train following on the same track the
engineer knows all about it through
the electric telegraph, which is part
of the system, thus making assurance
doubly sure.
If the lone woman happens to be
going to New York City she need have
no dread of landing alone In the con
fusion of a big. strange place if she
travels by the New York Central. All
she has to do is to speak to one of the
red-capped attendants—free service—
who will carry her bag. answer her
questions and show her to cab, car or
elevated train.
Another thing, she lands right In
the heart of the city within a step of
a dozen or more of its leading hotels—
and she should bear in mind that this
Is the only railroad depot in all New
York Cfty.
The New York Central might aptly
be called "the lone woman’s route.”—
Fashions.
According to the Pharmaceutical Jour
nal. a Norwegian engineer has Invented a
process for proiuclng paper glue, dressing
guro and a soap from seaweed.
MartM Tour Swih With Cessersle.
CWndy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Ms He. UC.C.C .inti, dragglsts refund boos*
A RUSSIAN TRAIN.
CoavMiMCM That ItarfSM Americas r.
tcrprtoa
The new Siberian train which ha* 4v
been sent to Bt. Petersburg for Inspection
by the esar contains some luxurious f*«Y
ures which might astonish even the Aid* '
lean traveler, accustomed to all the cum'
forts »ud improvements afforded by .w*
latest style of Pullman and \y Acm .
coaches. The new train ts made up 7*
two coaches for second-class and onefe
flrsl-class passengers. With dining ***
baggage cars. There are the comfort* o!
a bathroom, with gymnastic apparatus
a library In several languages a puno
and selection of music, maps, guide books
albums of views, an Ice cellar anil uri
arrangement for boiling water in thr»-e
minutes by steam. The truin is ntt*-<|
with plates Indicating the next atr»;,pJn*:
station and the length of the stop if uv «-
flve minutes.
A barber, who Is also qualified to rfc*
medical assistance, and a superintend**,
who speaks Russian. French. German *nd
English are among the other conveniences
provided. The train ts lighted Inside and
out by electricity, and electric cigar
lighters are found In the dining car. \
photographer’s dark room has been tl:t~i
up in the second-class car In which pH~»
can be changed and developed during the
journey. Electric b ells and portable
electric reading lamps are In each • >m
partment. The kitchen ts equipped to fur
tiish a hot dinner for a maximum of
people. Paper and envelopes will be sujp.
plied free at the buffet, where hot and
Cold drinks of all kinds can b** had.
There Is no charge for the barber’s ser
vices. but the price of a bath Is about fl.j)
and three hours' notice beforehand must
t»e given. From Moscow to Irkutsk Is kx
days' Journey, and the charge* for tk
trip under such luxurious cl rcu maturing,
*r« very moderate.
A Land of Many Thirsts.
The Egyptian never travels without his
goolah. He tills It with tillered water, and
;n the morning can command a pint or
.-nore of water cooled by evaporation
through the unglazed clay. This preclo-.i
fluid he doe* not waste on unsatisfied
•hirst. Taking off the long white wr.u*
snd the piece «>f cloth that covers hfl
.lead during sleep, the native pours rh.-
over his head, neck and hands. The
European, with all his Instinct for cl.un
ities*. seek* first to relieve his overmas
tering ’ thirst. There are In Egypt <..
many thirsts as plague*, but the dn.t
♦hirst is the worst. Every pore Is sealed;
he throat is a lump of dry clay, and on*
'eels what It must be to tie a mummy -
London Standard.
An Ahalone Fleet.
Ensenda. Lower California, now boasts
-»f an abalonc fleet, quite a number of
«mall boats being employed in gathering
he festive mollusk. The shells are reud
dy saleable In the United States, while
the meat Is sun-dried and resembles v.-ry
much a piece of India rubber. t*iH»
tbout as palatable. However, it has IN
votaries. und the occupation Is found fair
y profitable. Around Punta Banda .mil
:«» the southward endless numbers of aba
nines are found, and at low tide the lb: -
-rmen. provided with a sort of chisel re
move their tenacious grip from the rocks
They become very expert at the work >tid
i boatload of th»- shells and meat is
cured In a few days.
A SOLDIER'S ESCAPE.
Fmm the Democrat-Mr e.'tfige, J/f. Sterling. 111.
When Richmond had fallen and the great
commanders had met beneath the histone
apple tree at Appomattox, the 83d Penn
sylvania Volunteers, prematurely aged
clad in tatters and
rag*,broken in body
but of dauntlo--
spirit, swung into
line for the la-t
“grandreview" and
then quietly mand*
ed away to begin
life’s fray anew
amid the hills and
valleys of the Ktf
stone State. Am (MB
the number Are
Robinson came back
to the old home in
Mt. Sterling, 111.,
back to the fireside
that he bad left at
the call to arms four
7he Soldier's Return.
years previous He went away a hapfpt
healthy farmer boy in tho first flash of vig
orous manhood; be came back a ghost of
the eelf that answered to President Lin
coln's call for ”300,000 more.”
To-day he is an alert, active man and
tells the story of his recovery as follows:
*‘l was a great sufferer from sciatic rheu
matism almost from the time of my dis
charge from the army. Most of the time I
was unfitted for manual labor of any kind,
and my sufferings were at all times intense.
At time# I was beutalmost double, and got
around only with the greatest difficulty.
Nothing seemed to give me permanent tn
lief until three years ago, when my atten
tion was called to some of the wonderful
cures effected by Dr. Williams* Pink Pills
for Pale People. I bad not taken more than
half a box when I noticed an Improvement
in mv condition, and 1 kept on Improving
steadily. I took three boxes of the pills,
and at the end of that time was ip bettor
condition than at any time since the dole
of my army service. Since then 1 have nev
er been bothered with rheumatism, jk’r.
Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People is the
only remedy that evar did me any good,
and to them I owe my restoration to com
parative health. They are a grand remedy."
"I gave my husband a done of sulphur
and molasses for hip blood.” “Wa* he
willing to take it?” '“Yes: but he said It
wasn't half as good as that his mother
used to make.”
No-Vo-Bee for Fifty Coats.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
met ■ vong. biood pure. 50c. Si. All druggist*
“Our bird club had to disband.” “What
for’.’*' “The president took up all the
tlm<- when ere met bragging about her
parrot."
8100 Reward, fflOOw
The readers of this paper will bo pleased re
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that science has been able to cure in all
stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. (Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease. require* a constitutions* trear*
menu Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken Internal*,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous *|*
faces of the system, thereby destroying
foundation of the disease, and giving the patleai
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. Thcpr«-
prlctors have so much faith In Its curative
powers that they oiler One Hundred Dolls***®*
any case that it fail* to cure- Send for list qft
Testimonial*. . _
Address F. J. CIIENEY A CO.. Toledo, C*
Bold by druggists 7Sc.
Ball's Family PUL are the beak
“Where has your husband gone with
his gun?” “Gone to hunt a cook.”
oes*t Twhscce Spit in* lawks Tear LMe *ws>.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be Ml*
eetlc. full of life, nerve end vigor, take No-Te-
Hac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
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Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
“Mrs. Moke keeps on going to the thea
ter since her husband s 'death.” “Ye*,
but she goes only to plays that make her
weep.
K> Bov ChMnk .
CHOLEBA I, cued by IndlA*
nd c.q be prevented by teedlnc
cooked foed. We edrUe our reed
em to write tke CSTWISNL CO,
■» Bempehlre 81. Qnlncy. HL.
rorCnteloneotVan. Coonu
Theee Cookers hto mt leeet eff
tklcd Ike leed.pnt Mock In heeltkV
tlon.aara yonr kentadwlUwm
tor tkeaMlm lame week s nee.