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THE USVftEiS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTf M.BRAEME.
INTERNATIONAL PflESS ASSOCIATION.'
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Sho glanced at lilm. her beautiful fne
full of perplexity; nhc had gathered n
ciiinMn carnation, and wm holding It
between her ilendor fingers.
"I Will loll you. Itaoul. I naked my
Tather if lovo were nooessary for hap
plnoss, and ho said 'No.' I bollovsd
him; heneo my mistake."
"Your father deceived you."
"He did deceive me," she roplled.
He looked nt the downcast fneo.
"It Is a end story. Tell me, lllldrod
why does your patience fall? I love
Ulrlc-I love you; I can Judge between
you. Why duo your patience fnlir
"I do not wish to spsok evil of my
husband," ahe replied, alowly; "the
very fact Hint he Ima Injured me ahould
make me generous to him the very
fact that I dlallke him ahould compel
mo to apeak woll of him. I lovo a noble
foo."
V "Jf you were a foo nt all, you would
lx a noble one." he ald; "but you
are not. ou may apeak frankly, bo
cauao you nro spooking to one who
lovos Ulrlc Caravon In aplto of hla
faulta. Toll mo honoatly nil about
your dlaliko."
, aao won allcnt for aonte minutes,
'and tho orlmaon lonvoa of the clove
carnation foil ono by one to tho ground.
. "I do not llko speaking of It." alio
began. "You must aco. Itaoul. na well
vas I do you mnat undoratand. How
could nny ono holp despising and ells-
HKing n mnn who Uvea for hlmaolf,
who coroa for nothing but hla own
plcoatiro, nnd leaves ovory duty neglect
cd? How onn I love a man who mar
bled me only for my money, dcaplalng
mo tho whllo who haa not alnco mar-
rlngo shown mo tho ordinary civility
that a gentleman novcr falls to ahow
to a lady? Ho la selfish, Indolont-oh.
Itfli'i I do not llko Baying this, but
if you paw hla cruel neglect, hla cruol
oppression, If you know how carolcss
' ho la aa to tho clalma of Juatlco, you
wuum uo aorry for me! '
1 ,, no replied, quietly. "Now
tell mo, Illldrcd I know you will
apeak qulto frankly do you aco ono
r.euooming quality nmld all your hus
band's faulta V
s CHAPTER XXX. '
HK (hought long
b e f o r o alio nn
awop J him, and
then alio looked In
to hla face.
"I am nfrnld-I
do not rcmombor
ono. Yea, there la
one. I havo novcr
heard him apeak
falsely."
Blr Itaoul'a face
cleared.
"Ulrlc waa a truthful boy," ho mid.
"Do you know of anything olao in hla
favor?"
ho thought again.
think," alio replied, oven moro
alowly, "Hint ho la tondor-heartcd. He
la not cruel; ho does not llko to aco
pooplo suffer; ho la cruel only to me."
"Truo In word and tender of heart
thoso are two good qualities; wo know
that ho has a handsomo faco, U'wl ran
grnco of manner, a mualcal voice. You
eco I am trying to discover his good
qualities. I will tell you something
olao. Ho la a npondthrlft I do not
!ony it. He may opproaa tho poor on
la eatato that I am auro la dono un
wittingly; but ho haa nover yet rofusod
o holp a comrade In dlatrcsa. Years
ingo, when I wan a iinni-worklng sol
dier, with nothing to roly on but my
pay, It I would havo borrowed, ho
would havo lent me half hla fortune.
e la open-handed."
"Yea." alio replied. Blr Itawl amlled.
"Listen again, Hlldred. Ht Ima done
ill kinds of loollsh, mod, aonaoloas ac
tions; but no one ever told of hlju thut
lio had uono a moan one."
"It waa mean to demand ront from
tbe poor widow whose husband was
klllod In hla service"
"I am porfcotly certain that John
Dlautyre haa misled him," was tho re
ply.
"It waa mean to marry me for ray
tonoy," ahe aald, with flushing face.
"Ah! there I must yield! It waa mean
K waa, la one sense, the want aetlon
of hla life," said Sir Itaoul. "Let us
make a resume, Hlldred. He la truo In
word, tender of heart; he waa never
eruel; be la open-handed; ha has oom-
u I tied but ono mean aetlon; ho la
l.dsome and accomplished, wet. fitted
4 win tho heart of any woman. Tell
no 4o you think it quite Impossible.
.to lovo aurh a character?"
'I can hardly toll," ahe replied, alow
I think that Ulrlc Ca raven haa In
im the elements ot a noble eharaeter.
llldfcd. aive to a aetilptor a block ot
hairtlcss marble, and what does ho
fashion from It?"
"A beautiful statue." ahe replied.
"True, (liven a shapeless maaa ot
qualities, good and bad Intermixed, I
mar that a eood woman from them 00 tl
Miiold a beautiful character. Llaten I
will toll you how."
He had drawn nearer to her, oad tbe
leuvea of Uie crimson earnatlon fell kt
I hla feet; the western wind seemed to
pauae and listen It fell with a taint.
subdued sign.
'You may run away and leave your
torn lllldrcdj but UuU will U a mm-
;il'JP
Sin
monplare ending. Do that which la
nobler, higher, bolter resign yourself,
aubmlt to your Into nnd make the boat
of U. Aa a handsome and noble wo
man use your Influence with your hus
band to rauso him from his Slough ot
Dospnnd Into a higher life."
Sho wna looking at him In sheer won
dor. "How can I Influoneo Isnl Gnra
ven?" ahe asked.
"You enn do It by patlane and por
sevornnoo. Say to yourself that tho
task of your llfo shall bo tn nmko him
a good mnn. Instead of running away
from It. dsvoto yourself to It. There
Is mueh sold of woman's mission let
Hint lie youra, and surely there can be
no higher or holler mission than to
rouse an Indolont iiirii tn n aonse of his
duty, a selfish mnn from his self-ln-
dulgoneo."
"Hut how could I do II, Itaoul ?" ahe
Baked.
"You could do It In snmo fashion
Tho woll-belng nny, tho vory aoula of
mon o In women's hands. Hero Is n
lifelong tnsk for you a glorious mis-
slon, a noblo work, nivc your llfo tu
your husband lo tho task of awaken
Ing him to n sonse of his dutloa to the
task of making him a ffood man nnd a
useful mombcr of society, n conscien
tious aloward of great wealth, a Just
land-owner; tench him how to bo kind
and Just and merciful, help him to lead
a fair nnd noblo life. Could nny wo
man wish for a more glorious task than
this?"
Homo of (ho light thnt ahono on his
fnefl was reflected on hers.
"It would bo a noblo task," ahe
aald, thoughtfully. "Could I accom
plish It, Itaoul?"
"With pcrsevornnco nnd self-control
that would nmoiint lo heroism you
might," ho replied. "You must bo tho
sculptor who, from n mass of qtialltios,
good and bad Intermixed, must try to
produce a perfect character."
"Hut," sho said, doubtfully, "ho doos
not lovo mo."
"Thnt docs not mntter. I prophesy
that ho will lovo you In tho end that
whon you havo roused his aoul from
"M8TKN, I WIMi TI'I.I. YOU HOW."
Its aleep It will turn to you naturally
aa tho sunflower turna to tho sun. Do
you not forcseo It. Hlldrcdr And nn
almost saintly enthusiasm shone on his
face.
"It is possible Itaonl. bttt "
"Nay, bo bravo. You must not oven
think of tho word 'but.' You must bo
cinthuslnstlo ovor It nothing onn ho
done without enthusiasm. You must
givo yourself up to It, sh a mission
ary docs lo tho conversion ot the
hoathon; ns a martyr doos to hfadonth.
You must work for It, II vo for It, dto
for It. Have you tho courage and thtj
constancy for this, Hlldred?"
Tho light waa deepunlng on hr face.
tho ro In her eyos "" passion of
hla words was bogiualnir to tell upon
her.
"I havo both the courage an it tho
constancy," alio replied.
Think ot tho dlfforenoo In the end
ing," ho aald. "Imagine tltr oar I on
hla deathbed, tortured by the ghosts
of thoso whom he haa neglected, by
the ghosts ot duties loft undlme, ready
to curao the young wlfo who, by ftylng
from him and leaving him to hla own
devices, had hastened his ruin, body
ana soul picture that. Then fancy to
yourself tho cart on hl death-bed,
blessing tho dear wife, the noble- wo
man who saved him from ruin, who
woke hla aoul from Its long sleepv who
taught hi in how to live and ta die.
Could yon hesitate for one moment
between these two pictures?"
"No, not for ono moment, Itsou!. I
do not hesitate I wilt not hesitate. I
will do my ltfe'0 work."
"That is well said. You must rssolve
to overcome nil dlflloultles you must
say to yourself from the beginning
that nothing shall daunt you."
"I wish." ahe aald. "that you would
tell me what to do, first. I eotild go
on It I only knew how to begin."
Ho smiled gravely.
"Perhaps you would think my flri
lesson n very hard one," he aald.
"I will do what you tell iu, Itaoul.
let It be what It may."
"Then I shall suggest this. You wish
to make a little advance nothing very
marked, but some trifling net at civil
ity tnat will make amends, and show
your desire to bs what children call
'friends.' "
JU aid not hunr w.'at on effort it
cost her to eay "Yea." but aha did Bay
It. and ahe meant It.
"Then this la what I auggrst. It waa
about k ttray ot mignonette that you
tllrpleasert Ulrle last. (Uthnr some
beautiful sprays of it, the finest you
ran obtain, and take them to him. Ray
quits carelessly, 'You admire mignon
ette, so I linvo brought you this.'"
"Awl Mippos," said Hlldred, "that
he repays me In kind by throwing It
nvaj?"
"Ivsrer mind courage nnd pntlenae
must In your watchwords. Ah, Hlldred,
nflor nil, our like nnd dislikes should
have Utile to do with our dutlosl You
will not bo alone In your struggles; I
ahnll wntch ovor you. I shall help you,
and sympathy Is sweet."
She caught his hand and klssod It.
He aw her fnco clear and a bright
earnest light shlno In her oyos.
CHAl'THIl XXJtt. """".i.
HK walked slowly
down the path, Blr
Itaoul by tier side.
Hlio looked round
on J he four high
lvled walla.
"I havo always
loved this llttlo
plonsaunco," she
said. "I shnll lovo
It bettor than over
now. it will seom
nlmoit llko a church to mo."
"Why llko a church?" he asked, with
some nmusometit. -(
"IlMnuso ono or tho best sormnna I
Jinvo over hoard has been prtmnliod to
me hero." she replied. "I hnvo learn
ed n lesson hero. I shnll novor seo
thoso high lvled wnlls or touch a crim
son carnation without thinking ot
you, Itaoul, nnd nil thnt you hnvo
said."
Then ho watched her as sho wont
from ono bed of mlgnonotto to anoth
or. looking eagerly for tho oholoost
sprays, holding them up to Iiltn with
wistful, oagor face and sweet, pathet
ic oyos.
"Will this do, and this?" sho asked
as simply as n child. "Oh, Itaoul. I hopo
ho will not bo nngry I hopo
ho will ho plonaedl I Bhall tell you
how I get on. I am nervous about
It."
In another ttilntlto tho beautiful faco
had disappeared, and Sir llnuul was left
In tho plcasauuco alone.
"A mnn might lay down his llfo for
such n womnn ns Hint." ho said, with
whnt wns almost n sigh.
I-ord Caravan stood In thrt billiard
room nt flnvmiHmoro; ho had beon
playing with ono of his friends, who,
hnvlng rccolved n telegram, had gone
to answer It. Ho stood alone, leaning
cnrolessly ngnlnst tho open vorandn,
something moro thnn his usunl Indlf
foronco darkonlng his face; ho never
liked Interruption during n gnmo.
"A most unpropltlous niomont,"
thought tho young countess, as sho
caught Bight ot him; but, having giv
en her word to Sir Itaoul, alio would
havo marched up to tho mouth of a
loaded cannon rather than have brok
en It.
Looking up, tho carl could not but
(onfess that he had seldom soon n
lovelier nlcturo than hla vounir wife nt
thut moment presented, with n flush
oiv for face, and her hands filled with
sprays of fragrant mlgnonotto.
Alio would not reveal hor hesitation,
hut went straight to him, smiling bo
that liar uttlo guessed how her heart
bent, rfs raised Ills evohrawit ni aim
drew nonrcr to him. What waa golng
to hnpponT ncforo be had time to
speak his fneo wan Irarlod In a soft,
dowy mass of fragrant mlgnonotto.
"There!" Mild n Inuclifnir voloo. "Tnn
said this morning thnt this wns your
favorlto flower. I havo boon looking:
for tho most frngrnnt sprny.1 ot It that
I could find."
(To bo Continued.)
wu futwnrtt.
Aubrey do Voro gives, In his "Hcool
lectlotiB," nn nocoiint ot minding, Ui
Switzerland, ono ot thoso travolors who
make It a point of honor to boo noth
ing so good as what thoy And at homo.
This man wna nn Irishman, with
whom patriotism wns so truly a mania
that ovory word In prnlso of tho Bcon
ery about him seemed a dlsttuot nn
iwrslon on tho laud ot hla birth. "What
can you compare hum," ho demnnded,
"with tho mountains of Wlsklow?"
"Perhaps," said a traveler, "ono might
name the mountains of tho Mont lllano
range." "Oh," he replied, scornfully,
"they're out of all reason I I am after
walking along the dismount valley tor
three days, and I only saw four ot thoso
mountains, Hiiro, In Wleklow I'd have
counted aa many aa eight of them In
three hours!" "Hnvo you soon this
wonderful waterfall within halt a mile
of us?" "I have not seen It. and I am,
not going to seo It. Didn't I eco tho
O'Sulllvan Cascade at Klllaruey? Down
It comes from such a height that you
don't know where It comes from. Down
It plunges, thundering and bellowing,
sometimes black aa Ink, and sometimes
white aa milk, dashing Itself against
tho right-hand rooks and smashing It
self agatnat the left-hand rooks. What
la your Handoek Palls compared to
that?" "Some persons would say," waa
the raply, "that the waterfall here la
about ten times as high and alx times
aa broad." "Ah, then." aald he, with an
uddad note of acorn, "then the CSulll
van Cascade la not big enough for you?
And tell me thla now: Couldn't you
take a magnifying glass to It?"
Hsiiis lllil fruc.
George Hitilg, of Ilellovue, IOj.. waa
breaking a big lump ot eoal the other
day. wtiea ' (rog hoppwl out of a hole
In tha aant'i. It had no eyes. Hmlg
la a thoroughly reliable man, and al
ways drlnka straight Kentucky goods.
k AT -in ' I I HVMM
Don't Judge a man by his also. The
blggeat fiddle In tbe orchestra plays
the fewest notta.
IN THE ODD CORNEIt.
auecn and ounious thinqd
AND EVENTS.
Jdpunrin 1'lrra nml rtrfmrn nit
iMtlUn Mtiprratlllitita ItrMtlt'a Urr.
i.u. I'nlm Trra-Ttia Wand ot the
Alrtirmlit,
Wsililiifftnn I Miner.
Mara llsa the gratia lmmrti, whs 4M
In the liHaht Imltati summer of lit
fame!
A slutphi atsn, with Uut a data ami
naiM,
Urks hla Melut1d reatltiK Place Vaslito
The rlvar that h larwl awl Hlertnwl.
Hor in Dm autumn ( hU ttays lie
cam.
Hut the dry tatva at Ufa ware alt
MUnie
With Hut ilmt liriflhittiml and ware mill
tlpllMl. Hew sweat a Ufa was hit: hew awaet n
dantht
I.IvJhs'. le wImb with mirth the weary
hwra.
Or wllh rownnilo tales tha heart to
cheat;
Dying, te Imve n wnwrr like the breath
Of samnwrs full t ttiHahlHa nntl of
shawara
A srtaf and sladneas In tha atmoa
phart. -llanry V. IitafeHaw.
tspanrie I'lrr mid Plrmiieit.
Hvcryone who stays more than a
day In Jnimn should aco a native lire,
writs n roctnt irnvelsr. They nro to
bo hnd In grant abundance every nlajht
In all the towns mid cities ot th am
plro. tho average for Tokyo being three
ovary twenty-four hours. So woll do
tho llttlo closely psrkotl houses lend
thomsolvos to the fiery element thnt
a small flro In a very few momonls, If
unohecked, assumes tho proportions of
a conflagration. There arc few fires
whero less than n dozen buildings nro
consumed, whilst extensive districts ore
frequently dostroyod Iji n couple of
hours. Wherever tho heat Is most In
tense will nlwnyg be found tho native
firemen, aptly Illustrating the principle
of hO to do It! Afld tho little police,
mon are there of cours they're every
where In Japan-looking on placidly
nnd contentedly, occasionally toying
with the dlmlnutlvfl hand engines sent
from the police stations Inr tho neigh
borhood on the off-chmirc that n sup
ply of water will ho available. Tho
flromnn Is a great man In his own es
timation, nnd In that of his wlfo but
ho Is no good nt putting out fires. Ills
usual method of working is to tear up
the tiles and roof generally ot all tho
buildings ndjaccnt to the ono on flro.
This plan of operation provides nn
opening for tho falling sparks, which
quickly Ignlto the matted floors bo
ncuth; and so tho gamo goes merrily
on. Tho native flro brlgado usually
carries a flro god, a curious looking
object mndo of sheepskin, and some
thing similar to a small four-bladed
screw propeller. This Is borno aloft
on n long piece of bamboo and Is plant
ed on somo conspicuous part of tho
burning building, or on tho root of nn
adjoining houso, tho unwritten law of
tho guild being that the men must not
fursnko their god whon It has onco
been thus placed In position. And
with alt the fnnntlcnl courage of n
Turkish soldier 'ho firemen often stand
by their Idol till thoy perish In tho
flames. I remember going to seo a lire
plcro at ono of tho native theaters of
Yokohama, which had been recom
mended by n Jnpunose friend as par
ticularly good. The play occupied the
whole ot tho dny. but tho neto do re
slstnnco necessarily took place after
dark nnd comprised two scones n flro
nt a distance and then clone nt hiiiid.
Tho former scono wns tamo enough, but
tho latter was exciting, not to say
alarming, to a degree.
I'nol Indian Nuprratltlmx.
As tor what wu cull oducatlon, or
even tbe smuttorlng uf knowledge thnt
wo give In our oloimmtnry schools, not
ono native tn twenty bos yat recalvad
It of tlio Host Indloit. The other nine
teen have what Is worse thnn tho mere
nbsonra of knowledge- they have au
porstltiiin In tho must burdonsomo
quautlilos. Their lives arc govorned
and hampoieil lu many dlreottona ijr
ridiculous beliefs, their minds oppress
ed and disturbed iiy appalling Miiipi
clous, for Instance, when the lix il
authorities order a new bridge tn he
hulls, i her Is a common and firmly
fixed Idea nmaug tha vii.ngera that tho
unite men kidnap native ihlldion and
bury ihem usdsr the fouudntlona. The
taklag of a census glvad rlso to tho tie
lief that the government Is searching
for a inlrHrulous child, with milk n
stead of blood In his veins who will
overthrow Ilrltlsh ruloas Horod
sought for the Infant Christ. Small
pox Is cured, the Ignorant natives think
by taking tbe "crusts" formed by the
discus and exposing them nt the cross
rouds. and eliolern Is supHHted to bo
carded trust village to village by a
aospagost. In soma (tarts of ths coun
try ovary family boasts of a wltah. and
men commit suicide in order that thslr
ghosts ntay avenge Imsgliiury wrongs.
Ilrill Mnrelu I'dIiii Tri
Mr. II. I- ThomMuii, late United
States mlulstar to llrnxll. glvos a de
scription of a most marvelous trsa.
which grows Ilka a wd In llraill, hut
the like ot which Is uukHiiwn In nny
other part of the' world. It Is "the
enrnshulw imlin, which grows unciil
llvatad tu the states ot I'arahlba. lilt
(1 ramie do Norte, Plauhl, and soma of
the neighboring states. The daacrlp
tliins gtveu of t smiii to ma IticiedlbU.
Por lis i In no other region Is a trs
to be found that oan bo employwl for
auch varied and useful purposes. It
resists I titans and protracted droughts
and Is always green and vigorous. Its
roots produce tha same medicinal ef
fects as aarsatMrllla. Its atom affords
strong, light libera, which acquire a
beautiful luster, and aarvtw also far
Joists, rafters, and other building mate
rials, aa well aa for slakes for Unm.
From pans ot the tree wine sad -t.
gar are mane. It yleldi also a sac
charine substanro, as woll as a ntaroh
ronombllng sago. In periods nt famine
caused by protracted drouth, tho nutri
tious substances obtained from It are
of Immense benefit to poorer classes.
Its fruit Is used for feeding cattle. The
pulp has an ngreoable tnsto, and tho
nut, which Is oleaginous and emulsive,
Is sometimes used as a substitute for
coffee. Of tho wood of tho stem musi
cal Instruments. water tubes and pumps
nro made. Tho pith is nn excellent sub
stitute for cork. Prom the atom a
white liquid similar to the milk of the
eoeoantit, and a flour resembling mats
enn. may bo oxtraeled. Of tho atraw,
has, baskets, brooms and mats are
made. A considerable quantity of this
straw Is shipped to Kurope, nnd a part
of It returns to llrnxll manufnotured
lutp tints. Tho straw Is nlso used for
thatching houses. Moreover, salt la
oxtraetod from It. and likewise the nl
kali used In tho manufacture of com
mon jhkp. Hut from nn Industrial
nnd enmmorclnl point of view tho most
vnltinblo product ot the enrnahuba Is
tbe wax obtained from Its leaves.
The Waml of the Alrlmnlit.
Tho wnnd ot thw alchemist becomes
more wondrous In Its transforming
liswers ovory day. No tnle In tho Am
blnn Nlghta. no story of the woiidro' j
trwuura taken by mystic power from
fllngte liuuhalls surpasses what science
is doing Mlar. Science, the wlsard ot
Hie century, touches with his fairy
wnnd tho blsek. viscid eo tnr from the
gas retorts anil bocfliiifM not only a
soure of light nnd hont. but nit & ionn
of colors, a buffet of dainty kJtes, a
msdlclno chest for suffering humanity,
a storehouse of new foods and oxqulsltb
perfumes, a source of powerful cxplos
Ives for war and so many other miracu
lous powers thnt tho tolling challenges
credence. From tho HO pounds of gas
tar tn n ton of cost, science today makes
anlllno dyes, numbering over 2,000 dis
tinct dhades. mnny of them being of ox
qillslle delicacy, so that vegetablo dyes
are almost displaced. Of medicines,
antiseptic, hypnotic niid fever-allaying
preparations, It furnishes nntlpyrlne,
nmmonol, nntlfobrln, nsparol, carbolic
acid, dluretln. dulcln, ouphorln. exals.no
hypnnl. mnlarln. naphthnlln, phonaca
tin. phenol, salol, sillfonal, trlonrtl hy
leno nnd a hdst ot others. It furnishes
perfumes queen of tho moadows, cln
nnnion, blttor almonds, camphor, win
tergroen and thymol. It has given to
tho world bellto and plerlte, two power
ful explosives. It supplies flavoring
extrncts thnt duplicate tho tnsto of cur
rants, rnspborrtes, popper, vanlla, etc.
It Is the housekeeper's ally, with ben
zine and nnphtha, the Insecticides. It
supplies tho farmer with ummonlal fer
tilizers. It has given lo tho photo-
graphor his two developers, hydroqiil
none nnd elknnngen. It makes the
anatomist Its debtor for n moit won
derful stain for tissues. It contains tho
substance which tints tho photogra
pher's lens. It yields parnflln, creo
sote, pitch; material for nrtlflclal pav
ing, saccharin, a substanro 300 times
sweeter than siignr nnd saccharin
atnldo, still sweeter: lampblack, ma
terial for red Ink, lubricating oils, var
nish, rosin, almost our entlro supply ot
ammonia, and hundred of other
things nil thoso science brings forth
from this coal tar. Ily means ot Its
products this waste that surpassed Its
iisolossnoaa only hy Its offonslvcnoss
we can make preserves without either
fruit or sugar, perfume without flow
mm, and coloring matter without ani
mal or vogotiiblo aid of nny description.
Tim SUit Ung Hugatim).
In tho Juno Ladles' Home Journal,
ltd ward W. Hok wrltos on "Tho lltign
Ihio of the Mad Dog," quoting a number
ot autliorltlos to show that there Is no
such disease ns "hydrophobln," and In
quiring If "It Is not time, therefore, tn
view of thoso Indisputable facts, that
we should glvo ourselves a little mora
freedom from this bugaboo of the mad
dog? What the newspapers so essen
tially report as ensos of "iydrouhobta''
are, In reality, nothing moro or !
thnn Instances ot people who have beon
bitten by dogs and frightened Into hys
terical conditions In which thoy Invol
untarily reproduce all tho supposad
symptoms of 'hydrophobln.' It n n
pity that our newspaper editors cannot
havo ii moro enrafut regard for tha faat
I n us of women during the suininH
months and agree to suppress the re
ports of ensos ot supposed to be 'hydro
phobia.' They make tho public mind
nervous, nnd do more to spread the
silly notion of a ballet In 'hydrophobia'
than anything else. Women have had
their feelings played npon long onaugh
by this foolish notion of 'hydrophobia,'
and enough unnecessary suffering has
besn Inflicted upon the dog. who Is oft
en billed for nothing but 3 popular fa.
lacy, it is nigu time mm common
sense should rule; that we ahould be
lieve the fact that there la no such
thing us 'hydrophobia,' and rid our
stives of this bugaboo of the mad
dog."
Kh from Hpnln,
There Is mueh to bo Isartisd about
American customs and charaeterlstloa
frotu the Spafitih newsrmers. Ona ot
them, published In Hareotonn, says:
"The average height among the Ameri
cans la 6 feet 2, and they have nevtr
produced an athlete. Thla is o to
their living almost entirely upou vase
tables aa they ship all their bast oat
at the country ao engar are thay to
make iiouey. There Is nn doubt that
one full grown Hinlanl eati defeat
any three men In America."
Iluw II NIiiiii.
Haud Don't you think the eeunt la
quite a poUahad gentleman?
Rthel - Well, he's sapablo of iwllsh.
Ho haa nrase sHWgh.
No attention Is paid ta a shrunk liar
whan bs utters au oaeaslsnal truth.
MONIft tU SQOIH ItAISINO.
trow Titer Are I'rmliieetl In SIIhlBn
fur the Ulrii SlurkeU.
Prom the Chlrngo Inter Ocean: Tho
only squab fsrm In Michigan la Is
eatml about three mites south of Ontnd
Havan. Rquaba art young doves, i
pigeons, nnd are esteemed grea deli
rarlas In anlcnrean nnd mldulabi
luncliMin circles. Thar nre severs!
large squab farms In the (taut, and
one near Toledo, but tho only one In
Michigan, so far ns known, Is at
nrand Haven, nnd It Is conducted by
P. J. llernreuthcr. He was for several
years floorwalker In a largo dry grmds
store Ills health failed and II vo yearn
ngn he took up squnb-ralslng. It wan
originally n side Issue In his floor
walking, but ho now devotes most ot
his attention to It. Ills farm com
prises about ton ncros of lnntL bill
only n small portion ot Ms Is gl'on
to tho squab Industry, the rost being
planted to wheat and corn, whlsh Is
tn0- nple diet for old dovos. Ha lins
Ii big cage of woven wire. It I ?0k.
UO foot and twenty feet high, nnd th
doves nro kept confined by the wire
netting on the sides nnd above. On
the north side of tho ongo Is n Ionic
low building, In which the doves
keep house. Tho roof has n southern
exposure and n wind break, and her
the doves sun Ihmnwdves. Tho build
Ing Is dlrlded hy partitions Into rooms
bout ten feet square. These roum-.
nre banked up on throe aides, tier
above tier, with small boxes, nnd
thoso boxes nro the hosts, where the
eggs are laid and the young nre hatch
on and grow to be squall. The parti
tions nnd boxes extend upward to th
oavos of tho building, mid nbovo the
apace Is open from end to mid, allow
ing free passageway for tho dovos
nnd a roosting plnco for thoso not
busy with domestic duties. Aftor the
two pretty white eggs nre Inld. tho
mnlo takes his regular trick of sit
ting on them during tho twenty-one
days ot Incubation, and whon the
yousg are hutched he doos Ills full
shnre toward feeding them. Priur
weeks after tho young birds nro hatch
ed thoy borome marketable as squabs,
The birds arc In full feather, but not
yet able to fly. A fast of twouty-fotir
hours Is tho prolude to tho flight Into
the dovo heaven. This fast Is Im
posed not to mnko thorn meok In
spirit, but to clear tho crops of food,
Then a sharp knife point opens a vein
In tho throat, and ns the llfo blood
oozes out tho bird's brief career closes
with n flutter. Whllo tho flesh Is still
warm tho feathers aro plucked out,
tho crop Is washed out, and tho da
nuded body Is thrown Into u tub of
water to cool. Tho next day It Is
packed In leo for shipment. Tbu
squabs, drossed for market, weigh
about half n pound, and tho grcnt
market for them Is Now York. This
city consumes vory fow of thorn.
There Is only a Hinnll demand for them
In Detroit, and Chirr 91, big nnd mot
ropolltnn ns It Is, . n poor tnnrkut.
Almost the entlro product of llernreu
thcr goes to New York, nnd tho ship
ments nverngo three or four dozen a
week the yonr round. Tho squabs
command front 11. CO to ?3.C0 a dozen,
and there Is money in tho IiuhIiioss.
Tho host breed of doves for squall
purposes Is tho homing pigeon. This
Is not duo lo nny particular dolloaoy
of tho flash, but lo the fact that hom
ers are tho host breeders, nro diligent
In properly caring for the eggs during
tho Incubating porlod, nnd keep tholr
youni; woll fed. Hut the squab farm
or doos not run much to fanny stock.
Just plain, ordinary doves nro good
enough. Thoy bring out six to ion
broods n year, oneh of two dovos, and
oftou eggs nro .In tho 11 est for n new
hatching before tho preceding brood
has developed lo tho squall age. Th
dovos usually rest two months In the
year, but ns thoro Is no reougnlzed
sonstm for resting, tho market can
ln supplied tho year nroiiud.
A I'rrrlmi Nerhlui'K,
The most miigulflrent nnd costly
psnrl necklace In tho world Is In tho
piMUHtssInu of the C'nuntnss Honshu), it
lady well known lu London nmi ni-.
It Is mud of tlirw historical useklaees,
each of which has enjoyed coiiaularabla
celebrity In former times. One of than).
valued at ix.ooo pounds, was sold to tho
('ountsss by a grandee of Spain, and
It Is known ns the "noeklnM or iL
virgin of Atokhn;" the second bnlongSd
to tho ex-queen of Naples; and tho
third wns the famous necklneo belong
ing to the ltmprsss Itugenle, and by
her lately sold to a Irndon Jawoter for
50,000 pounds.
Kitraettns; Hptlntm ,j strain.
A bit of horns surgery practiced when
a splinter Is driven Into a shild's hand
particularly deep Is Its itraallsH by
steam. A bottle with a sufllelBntly wide
mouth la filled twa-thlnle with hot wat
er, and the mouth la placed Just under
ine injursu spot. Tbe sitsttou draws
tbe flash down when a little pressor
is iiid, and the steam. In a moment
or two, wxtmeta imiumniHtlim and
splinter together, 'litis la very erfea
clous, whon tha offending substance
las beon In tor several hours. Ions
sough lo hive started up aome of Its
vll coaooaMonrea.
AH Imuraied t'nilirellt.
I'mbrellaa are prevented from drin.
ping water over t,a Bser whan Invert
ed by a neat IhtU raster devlaa
formed off. a rose with an opening In
the peak which allpa ovor tha tip of
he umbrella, and acta aa a run In
steti the water.
New Uxttiml .if SeHllaa llullle.
In s uev uirthui ut auu iw.m.
I'ipsul flts ovor the sack wllh ilka
or tna pass a is r a rord w ribbon,
Ihc eass of whlrh sre drawn together
ind nrssf-d into a stampsd lead sL