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w_ THE OLD HOME. BT J. T. HOWAHD. The old home Is deserted, Its walks are covered o'er With greensward and with wild weed! TVi?* did wftar hnfnr?! And nettles now are growing Along the yellow brook, But still It ripples down the rocks, With old-time spray and look. The spring Is clear and cool, The trout Bwlms as of yore, Or, with a glint, beneath the rocka Is lost as heretofore. The dove Its wings has folded, No dog sleeps In the barn; A. stillness, like the "morning watch," Has settled o'er the farm. And thus the home deserted, Its walks all covered o'er With greensward and with wild weeds, Is home to me no more. HAVANA. ?. I. A WEIRD MYSTERY Tracing a Dark Crime. BY ALEXANDER ROBINSON, M. D. CHAPTER III.-(Continued.) I am convinced, Mr. Ketcham, beyond all shadow of doobt, that tbe nntonn did not have time to work be fore the dagger was used; at least, that poor Dr. 8eabury was yet alive when ihls cruel thrust was made Into his heart" He nodded hie head. "Doctor, I am glad to see yon so positive. It has a decided bearing on the case that has been thrust before us." "I don't understand exactly. What possible difference can it make to Dr. eeabury, or any one else, whether that blade passed into his heart five sooonds before or after the poison bad done Its work? Be was a doomed man anyway." <" *T5octor, that is where the value of Tour testimony comes in?that is why I warned you to go slow and sure. II be was already dead when the blow struck, It was a case of suicide?we could not prove that the would-be assassin had taken that which the old Doctor had not? . his life. "On the other hand, if you can swear that the creese was used while Dr. Seabury was yet breathing, and that it stilled the action of his heart, it is a case of murder!" I drew a long breath. Quite a fine point of distinction, air." "And yet someone's life hangs upon it If you raise a plea in court that the man in aaW HIaivI "h o_rl Hftftt.v rnn* JUU won in vviu vivvm Mwv. Mww.# ~ ?? gumption, and must die shortly at any rate, that won't save you. The court doesn't take into consideration the state of health of your victim. It seeks a motive and result. That is all." "According to that then, Mr. Ketcham, there has been a crime committed here." "Undoubtcdy." "And Dr. Seabury was murdered." "Besting upon your evidence, I can positively swear in the affirmative." I began to feel a 9econd growth of importance. This time, however, 1 did not Inflate myself with pomposity. The manner in which I had been lowered before was a warning to me. I saw that I could really be useful to the eld detective if I went about my work in a quiet way, and I determined ? * mv r?Anrnr * A rotlin IU UU CVC1 JTUUlUg iU Uij yv T? vw the respect of Mr. Ketcham. "I still hold to my conviction," I said, firmly and positively. HCan you explain to me without the use of any technical language upon what you base your conviction?" "Look here a minute, sir, and I will endeavor to make it clear to you. though I can hardly hope to. put it as stronglj Into words as I feel it "Yob see the spot of blood upon th? linen? Thia poison is very peculiar in Its action. This is why I said it would surprise me to find the blood gathered at the heart a*you suggested." ^Ah, Doctor, that was a mere subterfuge to jlraw your attention to thai quarter. , have since gusriected it. Now thi tjeadly qualities of tfys f?UBd iE IBe 1/JUiU UV U1U A. umayu V* >^;r<| and secured in a hermetically gealed - Jug, consist in paralyzing the heart and Its tributaries, so that they cease tbeii action instantly, and the blood coagulates. "I solemnly believe that, had that dagger been thrust into his body after the virus had gotten in its work, if anj blood bad Issued at all, which 1 seriously doubt, it would have been as blacli m.p tar instead of crimson as you see thii stain." Mr. Ketcham had stood by my side while I was speaking. He now took my hand. "Doctor, you have made It clear to me. I only hope you will let me have an opportunity to tell the same story to an intelligent jury." "Meaning, I suppose, that you only hopt> the murderer will be caught" He gave me a peculiar look. 1 had cause to remember it afterwards ?in fact, before we left that room. "Yes, if it is in mortal power, the hand that sent the vengeful steel into the heart of that venerable man shall pay the penalty ol inurder." He was deeply in earnest. Doctor Seabury had inspired respect wherever he was known, and I was heart and soul with the detective in his desire to have justice done. "Would it be asking too much if I inquired whether you have any idea ae to the identity of this loathsome criminal?'^ "Doctor, you have done me a good turn to-Digiit, ana one wdicl hu uiuei pujaician could have brought about. Because of that and the fact of my having taken a rancy to you, 1 shall Indulge your curiosity to a certain exte.it." "Thank you, Mr. Ketcham, but don't do it unless you think it politic. I know bow to keep a close mouth, and if 1 can be of any use to you, command me." "A word dropped sometimes gives me an idea or a clew. I generally work on the principle that a secret is better kept with one than with two. At the same time 1 toave seen occasions wnere two i heads were better than a single one." "So have I, sir." "If you will glance at the face of the deceased you will see that the eyes are bulged out, although closed. I lowered the lids when I first came. The jaw is rigid, showing that he died in an agony, j&ncougn tne expression 01 nis lace now rather peaceful. "Notice his hands. One has a death grip on the coverlet yonder. The other clutched this crystal phial convulsively. "The staring, sightless eyes were fixed upon a point that would cover me as I stand here now. If mv invention were perfected I would be able to take from those sightless eyes the photograph of the face that bent over Doctor Sreaburv Id his dying seconds?the face belonging to the arm that drove the awful weapon home. That is a triumph reserved for my future. When I perfect it crime must go down before the march of improvement." J was astonished at his words. / Tney gave me suDject ior iurtner thought when I could ponder upon the range and possibilities of an invention such as that he mentioned. "Being without such a little detector I am obliged to depend upon other sources for my clews. I examined the vines outside the window and discovered that in piaces tney were torn, snowing tbatsoine one climbed up the trellis. "I also made up my mind that this person was light of build, much more so than either you or I, for those vines would swing loose under our weight. "Having traced my assassin to the window I look further for evidence. "On the sill I find certain scratches on. the paint that seem to tell of a human foot having scraped across. t thn trail intn t.hfi mom. Imagine the horror of the old Doctor's bouI when, aroused from his slumber by some sound, perhaps a chuckle of satisfaction from the devil who stood here, his eyo6 rested upon the face that had haunted him sleeping or waking for years." 1 could imagine it, and I shivered with tho realization. What could not these mute walls have told had they been gifted with tongues? "1 imagine that Dr. Seabury, as soon as he could command himself, seized the little crystal phial, Bwallowed its deadly contents, and' then as he struck the electric bell in the wall, received the steel." 1 could see it as the old detective spoke ?the swarthy villain bending over the bed, his evil face aglow with hate and triumph. " * ? M -l_ V If Mlt IB terriDie u> iqidk oi, hit. ^uw, u you bad some idea of this bloody assassin's personal appearance, we might hope to get on his track." "I believe I can show you the face that bent over Dr. Seabury while he expired." "Show me? Is it possible?" I exclaimed. "See here." Ho took a photograph out of bis pocket, and passed it over to me. As I took it I turned so that the light from tbe lamp might fall upon it. Had some one struck me I could not have been more staggered than vhen my eyes fell upon tbe object I held in my haod. Mr. Ketcham watched me closely. "Gracious heaven! a woman!" CHAPTER IV. It was a face to fascinate one. I orazfld ui>on it as though some subtle charm bad bound me. There was a dusky shade to the rounded cheeks, aud a midnight darkness in tresses and eyes, that told of life beneath the sun of some warm clime. I remembered what the detective had said about the Malay creeseIt was used to a great extent by the thugs of India, in connection with their nefarious cord. Could it be possible that one so lovely would stoop to such base passion? What wrong had this learned physician done her to induce such an action? I could see that there was a depth of feeling in those fathomless eyes, a power that had not been fully developed when this picture was taken, but which might have been brought out At last I looked up. Mr. Ketcbam had been observing me closely. "Well?" I understood that he wished for my opinion. "It seems impossible to mo, sir, that the original of this picture should be the terror of Dr. Seabury's life." , "And yet you will acknowledge, Doctor, that even there, in a picture taken some years ago while Seabury was In India, one can see remarkable power in that face. If that girl made anything a life work, she would carry it out." "I grant you that, sir. Now. will you kindly tell me what makes you think this is the assassin of Dr. Seabury?" "Readily. First of all, let me state plainly that this is not a positive but a negative case. In the absence of other clf/ws, I have decided to test this one fii-st. "To begin, then, I was not long coming to the conclusion that the enemy the ??ood Doctor feared was a woman. "Although he did not state so plainly himself, 1 inferred as much from his words, and one of the earliest things I did was to cast around to see if I could make this out to be a fact. "Here you will see the positive evidence, which I think can not be refuted." Again he drew out something from the pocket of his coat. This time it was an envelope. ?ie opeUwG H ana pjacea me cuui?ii?i In my nands. ' It wam nothing except a few shreds of hair about a foot long.' They were of sable hue. Instinctively I turned again to the oicture. Such hair as that would correspond with the owner of this dazzling face. Somehow it made me sick to think of this; but mastering that feeling, I turned once more to the old detective. "Mr. Ketcham, where did you get this tress of hair?" I asked. "Guess, Doctor!" "jYom some projecting nail that stole it as the owner passed." "Try again, Doctor." "Was it wrapped up with this picture?" *No, sir.' This hair was taken from the head of the assassin as she bent over the bed yonder." "Ah!" "I see you have guessed it now, Djc tor.," with a grim smile. I silently pointed to one of the white hands of Doctor Seabury. "Yes, I found these strands of hair fastened about the fingers that now clutch the coverlet so intensely. They were snatched from the head of tho party who bent over him, and who, there is at present every reason to believe, was the original of that photograph." I caught at a straw, as very often a man who has about given up hope will. "But, my dear sir, having found that picture among his r-.pers. as I presume you did, what tangible evidence have you to connect her with the case? This is a most brutal crime. The fact of this hair resembling hers in color would + 4 V? e?o*v{niA*> 4 V? r? uk/i ajwavhj naiioiii iuc ouopiuuii bUUb OUU 1b the guilty party." He smiled at my earnestness and Ihalf Imagined he believed I was in Iovp with the photograph. "Hardly, Doctor. To begin with, I don't think you have examined that T>infnT?X qq +Vif\*?AiirrVi1u no vrAn rv>!f?Vi4 W j/'VIUIV wo iiuwviiftUJj uo ;uu un^ui. I started and looked at it again. "Turn it over. Upon the back yoo may discover something." Sure enough I dijd. In a man's handwriting I found a few words, as follows: Lenore! The cause of iny sleepless nights and watchful days. TU ,??? ! #.?*;?/* r. 4U* 4 A 4 JLUC1C JIU U1UUIIU Cllcllr ib must mean that this girl was the party whom Dr. Seabury feared. I could not but admit that the case seemed dark for her, but why need I care so deeply?that picture was some years old, and its original might now have been transformed into an ugly woman uy reason ui passion. "By the way, Mr. Ketcbam, what family has the old Doctor?" I was beginning to wonder why he h??d not aroused some member of his own household when danger threatened; also how it was we had not met with or heard a living soul. It was now earlv mornine. and I could see tbe gloom ol iugnt giving way to tne light of day. "I cannot answer that question fully, for 011 my visits here I saw no one save an old woman servant named Ursula, and his aged man of all work, Peter, who Bleens in the stable. "Stay?once I did catch a fleeting glimpse of a lady's silken gown just vanishing through one door of the library aa I entered the other, but I did not see her face." "I believe the Doctor was a bachelor. "Report said so, but we don't know how true it was. Tho Doctor was one of a few men in New York who could keep their own secrets. This lady, however, may nave been a patient, or even a distant relative." "I hear sounds out in the stable. Peter is up and at work." "I will go out and inform him of the ead event that has taken place within these walls last nieht." "Leaving me here?" "You can stay here, or go down to the library. There Is smoke coming from the kitchen chimney, so the old woman must be up, too. I see they're early risers here." He passed out of the door. I was alone with the dead. This in itself was not a very terrible thing, Boeing that I was a doctor, and used to scenes of dissolution. The consciousness of the fearful mystery surrounding Dr. Seabury's takingoff served to make me feel uncomfortable In the presence of that cold form. I busied myself in looking around, wondering If I could not find some trace of the assassin that had slipped even the vigilant eye of Mr. Ketcham. While engaged in this laudable bit of drtuftiiliimoiit T hAarri t.h? nmirvd of wail* ing from the direction of the kitchen, and knew that Mr. Ketcham bad imparted the sad news to old Ursula while passing through. I went to the window and looked out. The vines were torn as he had said, showing that some one had made use of them to enter the room. A little experiment proved to me that Mr. Ketcham was right also in declaring that the party who had ascended must have been lighter than either of us, as the vines would not have borne up our weight. Then the thought struck me that perhaps I might make some discovery by going below. * ' Leaving the room, I made my way <inmr otftipa rinri findinir the side door passed out into the garden. Here the^ were walks and rose bushes, with many beds of rare flowers, and a glass conservatory near by, connected with the library. Evidently the.Doctor or some one else in the house had been passionately fond of flowers. I walked about a few minutes, and then made my way to the foot of the vines that clambered up the side of the house. The yielding soil might tell a story. I found footprints. They seemed to be those of a small man, but of course that was not positive, for if the assassin were a woman she might have been in disguise. Ha! what was this? I picked up a peculiar piece of steel that stood up in the earth, having evidently fallen from above. To my unsophisticated eyes it was a puzzle, but I had an idea that it was gome species of burglar's tool. Undoubtedly Mr. Ketcham could throw tune licht on this subinrt.. 1 placed It securely in my pocket and continued my investigations. There was nothing more to find, and I amused myself by following the trail of the assassin through the garden to the point where he had scaled the wall, both in coming and going. I saw that it was the lowest point in the wall, and judged mat tne assassin had made previous observations in order to so ably locate this. Then I returned once more to the bouse. The bugtle of New York streets could be plainly heard upon the morning air. 1 managed to find the library, and, entering, looked around. It was a singularly pleasant place, and the great cases of books, instead of being arranged in stiff rows, filled niches, and gave the room the appearance a Gothic cottage might have beside one of the angular buildings of the past. I sat down in a chair, and waited for the coming 01 my mena, me ueteuuve. Presently I heard the door open, and my cars caught the rustle of silken skjrts. I remembered what Mr. Ketcham had laid about one of his visits, and sprang to mv feet. ' As T uirned to face the person who entered, I felt the blood rushing to my heart, while my hands clutched the top of the chair in front of nfle, for I gazed upon the countenance of Leonore, the dusky beauty upon whom had fallen the suspicion of this terrible crime. CHAPTER V. TjinnMo atrtnH there lookine uDon me with an expression of surprise marking her beautiful countenance. I was like one encharfted. For the life of me, I could not have moved just then, even had the fate of an empire depended upon it. The photograph, taken some years before, scarcely did her justice. She was as beautiful as an houri, just such a woman as I have often seen in the harems of Constantinople, and 7et far more intelligent-looking. I was too surprised just then to make a deliberate note of her charms. Later "*' a mtnr) QC ft on xney uuateu uciuic iujr wwu ? dream. I could only realize that her presence cast a subtle spell over me, which at first I did not even care to resist. Then like lightning leaping from the storm clouds came the awful thought that this wonderful girl stood before the sight of Abner Ketcham a criminal?that her dainty hand it had been which drove the murderous Malay creese home to Dr. Seabury's heart before the deadly poison had been given time to work. Terrible though the thought was it brought me to my senses. I was no longer in a dazed state, but wide awake, ready and eager to grasp the situation and wrestle with it "Are you waiting for the Doctor, sir?" Her voice was musical. It sounded to ma lilro Hin tlnlrlincr nf ?ilvf>r bells. I bud never heard a voice like it. At the some time her words told me that she meant to appear ignorant of what had occurred, however much that feeling might be assumed. It occurred to me to watch her while I Imparted the news. Already her presence was having an - ? 1- <l.l? uuuu HIM in i/uis ?a?. iijjivou an eagerness to ormg ner to justice as the criminal, I was eager to find a possible flaw in the indictment of the detective. "I beg your pardon, miss; I am a doctor. Vance Burton. I was sent for on professional business." There flashed across her face a look of genuine alarm. r t _ i.mi "i>ul jur guaruy?is ue sick.'" The little dusky hands which I had been admiring came together in what I took to be a sadden fear. How could I to.Il her? Still, innocent or guilty, she mast hear the news soon?why not now? "You are Leonore?" I asked. "Yes; I am Lconore. What hashaj>nenprt tr> mv nr?f>1*> ?irO? "Be seated, my dear young lady. I Lave something to toll you that may J urove a Rhf?o.k." ' She sank Into & chair. Her large T black, lustrous eyes were fixed upon me. T nnt. holr> hn?. think nf afriirhtened 4 gazelle. Could It be possible that this innocent- < looking girl was the female demon the assassin had been pictured by Ketcham? Heaven forbid! I could not and would not believe it j unless stronger evidence was put forward. "Tell me the worst, sir." Her white teeth were pressed into her lower lip, and I could see that she was oossessed of hidden cowers for which I [ had not given her credit. No danger of her fainting away. "Dr. Seabury was your guardian, as 1 . understand it?" A "Yes, yes' why do you Bay was, sir? | Has anything happened to him?" ( "I am sorry to say there has. You < have met with a heavy loss. During tho i night the good old Doctor has passed ft. ixr Q rr ? "Dead, sir." "Yes; Dr. Seabury is dead." As I expected, she did not falL All the coJor forsook her face, and her eyes seemed blacker than ever by contrast, c Her hands were tightly clenched, until s the nails seemed to almost pierce the t flesh. g Was this counterfeit agony? j " L " -L ? u Ko fVian al^ I XI SUCH lb MJUliJU piuto w 1/v, vmvu ? I couJd say wa6 that it had never been j~ equaled as acting in my experience. "Sir, you are not deceiving me?" she at length breathed. 8 "My dear young lady, heaven forbid s that I should mock your affection for the ii good Doctor. He has passed away, and I is now at rest." "From what did he die, sir?" j, I hesitated. This was a direct question, and I might Le hurting Mr. Ketcham's case If I gave { too much information. I wc Id be conservative, and allow him F I*J 1UU UIO VTIH yuomvww. "Sad as it may seem, a phial was found g in the Doctor's hand which had con- ]i tained a deadly poison." e "Then he took his own life?" "Rn it Wflmn" "Why was not l made aware or tni? terrible calamity sooner? Why did not Ursula come to me before sending for a stranger? My position in this house ia Buch that I should have been consulted." "Miss Leonore, Ursula has only learned the truth in the last ten minutes." "Then who sent for you, Doctor? Peter?" "No; he, too, has been in complete ig norance of the truth. You look puzzled. Perhaps I can enlighten you a little. "Dr. Seabury was connected with the office of a friend of mine by a telegraphic instrument. He feared sudden death, and had made arrangements with this friend to come the instant he was summoned. "This morning, about two o'clock, this friend of mine received the summons. He hastened here at once, let himself in with a key the old Doctor had given him, and found Dr. Seabury dead, his hand still grasping the fatal phial which h? had pressed to his lips. "In the hope that an antidote might be ' oi some use, and knowing that I was olHIlari In t.via iiba nf unisons. this friend took a cab and got me here. "It was of no avail; the old Doctor had passed to that bourne from whence no traveler returns. I was waiting here for my friend, who had gone to break the sad news td Ursula and Peter, when I was surprised by your entrance." "It is hard for me to believe you, sir. My dear, good guardian dead! ( Oh, what shall 1 do now! I am alone, alone, with his faithfnl arm to stand no more between the blacknesa of the past and my heart! Woe is me!" Suddenly she seemed to remember my ?presence and ceased moaning. When she looked at me I could see stern lines near her mouth?lines that seemed foreign to a woman's fair face, and which spoke plainly of determination. She was no ordinary woman. C( No matter what the misty future had to unfold in connection with this case, J t, was bound to believe this fact. Innocent or guilty, Leonore was a a revelation to me. n "You speak of a friend, Dr. Burton. Pardon me, but is he not a detective?" 8] I could not help answering in the t< affirmative. n "A Mr. Ketcham?" 0 True, Miss Leonore. He has never Q, seen you. May I ask how you kno* j him?" 9 "I have heard my poor guardian " speak of him, and I know the arrange- ai I mcnt he made with the detective. J ; Doctor, have you told me all?" 1 [to be coktixued.] ' o WORDS OF WISDOM. Ii ? The most nauseating flattery is always ' m bestowed on Gome other fellow. u Capital and labor are one; each regarding itself as the most important & half. n The only good bargain is that in which both parties derive some advan- ^ tage. t] It is not good for man to be alone, j, but it would be good for the community ]( if some men were alone. p Some men ascribe all their failures to d 41? 4,1 1 1 *- fhotr at:. /I tLieir in iucb., uuii tucu ?uvj ? tribute to their smartness. No reaper has thus far been invented ^ which could be of any assistance to a n man in harvesting his wild oat3. a The man who practices what he j1 preaches either does a very little preach- ^ ing or a great deal of practicing. A good deal of the honesty we are ex- g pected to admire seems to be nothing more than a strong fear of the law. As long as some men find no pleasure in honest work the demand for charity will be always greater than the supply. A man in love with a pretty woman doesn't love the around she walks or where she walks with the other fellow. If a man strikes another man weaker than himself he is a coward; if he assaults a stronger man than himself he is a fool. In seeking a wife a young man should remember that a beautiful character is not liable to become wrinkled and iOUVU* It is a significant fact that the party who ill-treats his wife seldom has a 8 brother-in-law bigger and stronger than a himself. t When a great man dies it is surprising ^ the number of close personal friends he ? leaves behind whom he hud never known . when alive. 11 T&e man loudest in his protestations that he is as good as any other man is ^ usually the last to admit that any other 1 I oerson is as eood as he. a The most exasperating fool is not the young fool, who may only be ignorant, ^ or the old fool, who may have attained j his dotage, but the fool in the prime of Hfe- ' Professor?iCan you cite a notable T instance in which necessity was trie " mother of invention?" Student? "Matches were not made until after J1 smoking became popular."?Detroit " Tribune. P ME WORLD'S FAIR. ? se IHITiTimrW WVT.T. DAVIT A wirrr.n. 01 ING FOR THEIK BENEFIT. 113 ca te '+ TKTtll OK/xnt Alt T.a?nnf H?A?h a. ,l> WW 111 OIJWTT i&ll 11AO JkM?lDOV iUVbUUUO Q( and. Systems lor Training and Educating Children?The Bean- b tiiul Administration Building. ]e T _ HILDREN will have ^ jyffcl) a bonie at the n< r World's Fair. A 6 P'ot ?* ground, 9 Ox H f I ^>e6n *e" ^ ' r\W 8erve<^ between the ai iWr Woman's Building w rk\^&S/h V?wHM]r and tVip TTnrfipnltii. IWA i 'ra^ funding,and *nu? SFt7T1? l^V a *ew 'week8 work fi||fy on the Children's vi f t ' J? Building will be be% w^' ' J gun. Its estimated :ost is $20,000, and $15,000 will be bi pent in furnishing it. The money has ? >een guaranteed by Potter Palmer, Marball Field, N. K. Fairbank and George I. Pullman. The women, however, iropose to allow the children of the land n opportunity to pay for their own lome. They will be asked to subscribe, nd every child sending $1 will receive i souvenir in the form of a receipt bearng the great gilt seal of the Board of >ady Managers.' The building, the architect of which i Mr. George Cary, of Buffalo, N. Y., 9 an adaptation from the palace of Franis I., who was King of France when Jolumbus found Watling's Island. The talace overlooks the Seice. It is one of be historic structures of Paris. The ;eneral form of the building is that of a ong rectangle, with a projecting wing at itber end. These wings leave a wide THE : ourt in front of the main entrance to Y( Rebuilding. The main structure, in bii ie rear, is one story, while the wings wi re two. The playground is on the cai tain structure. th Id the corners of the court that th preads before the -wide entrance two N< )wera rise to a height slightly above the all )of line. Oq the ground floor of one to f these towers is &d office and io the th ther is a room for an exhibit of chil- th rea's games. The building gains a wl iative appearance by brilliant awnings ou ad banners that snap in the breezes, pli lie entire structure is ninety feet by pr fln uv< Mrs. George L. Dunlap ia Treasurer gr f the Children's Building Committee, bo a chatting about the enterprise with a Tew York World correspondent she so< lid: 4'I can't for the world tell how the ga npression got out that this is to be a an beck 6tand for childreo. There is to de e a creche in the home, but that is no tic tore reason for calling it a creche than to ie fact that a primary department in pb ie public schools is a reason for call- tic ig them primary schools. The plan of Mi ie enterprise is really very inclusive, inj a fact we propose to make it an object an * ' 1 A. ;sson to mothers ana leacners auu tu resent the best thought on sanitatior, is iet, education and amusement for chil- Pf ren in the most forcible way possible, ex "There was a children's building at to be Paris Exposition, but our plan is of a juch wider scope, for you see we have ev< rranged to do so much more than lus aerely to make it possible for parents lec o enjoy the freedom of the exposition, pe ?bile their children have the be3t care lec nd attention. The building itself is dr ;oing to be as pretty as a picture. an "Of course, we shall raise the necss- is 1 ISHllfe THE CHILDREN'S ary money. The guarantee was neces- in? ary and the gentlemen were yery good id< o give it. I never did any begging iefore in nay life until I asked this favor co f them. I dreaded very much to make at he request, but they granted it so will- thi agiy that it seemed a positive pleasure, ws "Do you know," continued Mrs. Dun- ZO' in. "that everything that pertains to ho be development of the child is to have dr place in this home'f Agnes Hunting- At sn is going to conduct the kitchen id< arden, Mrs. Quincy Shaw a wood- dr arving department, and Mrs. Clara tei )otv Bates is going to select a juvenile m< brary, such as will enable mothers to les * ? * - - * ?~ Irn Af f t? fft Dive me ever-reuurniiy auu &uu?j roblem of what to get for their children th d read. The building will be a natural pu endezvous for mothers, and I don't an bink there will be anything at the Coimbian Exposition more attractive and bu rogresaire than our children's home, sti : : here will be so many mothers at the air from the country who have lived eluded lives and who have had no )Dortunitv to know of the advancement tat has been made in the care and eduction of little folks. I never was so in- , rested in anything before. I just ;vote myself to it. uAs I said, there will be a creche, ut no distinction will be made in se- i cting children for this day nursery, i be rule will be 'first come, first served.' 1 fhen we have all we can take care of, > more will be admitted. This nurry attachment is to be under the man* jeuoent of tne iiunalo Urecne, wnicn ( ill supply a lot of its trained nurses, , id the nursery of the children's home j ill be a model. j ' lA kindergarten department, a man- 1 il training department and a depart ent of physical culture will be pro- j ded. The pretfie9t playground in the j oria win oe oa rae rooi 01 tne Dana- , g. It will be a roof garden, like the g one on top of the Casino in New ? '' jlll = *. pppi 1HUU? MAGNIFICENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING >rk. There will be grass, tress, vines, i rds and butterflies. This roof garden ] 11 be so protected that the children i snot see how high they are in the air, 1 ough they will not be up very high, as i e building will be only two stories. 1 > grown persons but nurses will be < owed in playground. If visitors want i see the little folks at play, which, by t o way, will be an interesting picture, t ey must go into a concealed gallery, }ere they can view the scene witht interfering with the children's sasure. A playground will also be j ovided in the court on the ground , or, in the centre of which will be a . * ? -* **11 -J _:?V ?_V. mall eat d&siu uneu wuu usu wu ouun , ats. I "The International Kindergarten Ab- ( ciation will have charge of the kinder- , rten. Mrs. Cooper, of San Francisco, d Miss Stewart, of Philadelphia,Presint and Vice-President of the associuin, will give their time and influence *L"- I.?TUft Wonirfmonf nf ima uiauwut . auo ?U?VM? V* ysical culture will be under the direc>n of the Turners' 8ociety of Chicago, ss Qarnett's famous school for teachI deaf and dumb children to speak d hear by certain scientific training of 3 muscles will be represented. This a school supported by the State of innsylvania, and the State will pay the penses of Miss Garnett and her school t-hnc r?ifx7 """ v,v "There will be a lecture room, where eryday lectures will be delivered, ilitrated by stereopticon views. The :tures will be about different countries, oples and their customs. After the tture on Japan, for instance, the chilen will be taken out to see the Japs /I fVio Ttinnnoao prhihit. ThlS SYStem also designed to teach mothers how to mm ; ?W|Ii11mM ; ( BUILEING. ' itruct their children, to give them an j ;& what may be done at home. I "Now, Mrs. Jones, of Kalamazoo, may me here and see the children's home the Fair. She probably has never aught of such a thing. Well, we int Mrs. Jones to go back to Kalama- ! o, tell what she saw at the children's I me and establish a permanent chil- I eu's home in K-iiamazoo, if she can. 1 , all events, she will have got new i sas on the teaching of ber own can- < en at home. Wo are not going to 1 ich children. "We are going to teach < others to teach children. They will i irn how to dress them with due regard i health and comfort, how to feed i em, how to put them to sleep, how to ] t them to sleep, how to nurse them, 1 d to sum it all up, bow to raise them." The gem and crown of the exposition ] lildings, according to Chief q/ Con- I uction Burnham, is tae adminntry.iou J . - t * / - . W * .[ * ? building. Ifc is located at the west end; of the great court in the southern part of the site, looking eastward, at the rear of which will be the railroad loop and the great passenger depot. The first object ^rhich will attract visitors on reaching the grounds will be the gilded domet of this great building. To the south of the administration building will be the* ' machinery hall, and across the great} ccurt in front will be the agricultural! building to the south and the manufac-j turers building to the northeast. This great building, the administration building, will be the only one besides the electrical building that will cost as much as $650,000. The architect is racnara Jtt. aunt, or new iorK, rresident of the American Institute of Architects, to whose established reputatiod it will be a memorable addition. It covers an area of *250 feet square and consists of four pivilioos, eighty-four feet square, one at each of the four angles of the square of the plan and connected by a great central dome 120 feet in diameter and 222 feet in height, leaving at the centre of each facade a recess eighty.two feet wide, within which will be one of the grand entrances to the building. The general design is in the style of the French Renaissance, and it will be a dignified and beautiful specimen of ar-l chitectnre as befits its position and por-i pose among the various structures by! which it will be surrounded. A a iMAfl r\4 ftiA ailnilniifrtttiAni building each of the corner pavilions, which are four stories in height, will bej divided into kuge and small offices for! tbe various departments 01 toe administration. The ground floor contains in Dne pavilion the fire and police depart* meats, with cells for the detention of prisoners; in a second pavilion the offices of the ambulance service, the physician rod pharmacy, the foreign department I. ind the information bureau; in the third pavilion the postoffice and a bank, and in the fourth the offices ot public comfort and a restaurant. The second, third! ind fourth stories will contain the board ] rooms, the committee rooms, the rooms1 :>f the director-general, of the depart- ' ment of publicity and promotion and of Jie United States Columbian Commislion. 1 . i The Woman in Wales. TKa TSata/?/1f/vl fVlA OTftftt Tfltionsll festival of Wales, brought together! nany interesting things, historical and | u-cbaological, this year. Among them ( was a representation of an old Welsh in* rerior, the quaintly carved presses and chairs, lattice windows and spinning tvheel being faithfully reproduced. A LI.. I II I I l A WEL8H BEAUTT. delightful touch of realism in the form of an ancient dame of the present day, but attired in the costume which is so fast dying out, was added to this little building during the show hours of the day. There she sat with her knitting pin?, dressed, as we see in our illustration, in rail black hat, short petticoat and loose cape. This delightful old lady attracted the attention of the kiudly Lord Mayor, * A. ^ 1-?? tall*. who emereu ucr uttio uvmatu, uuut ing a seat by her side, conversed with berfor some minutes in Welsh. The Egg of the Roc. The most interesting egg at the Smithsonian Institution discounts the egg of the ostrich in point of size, being of a bigness equal to 148 hen's eggs. It is the egg of a roc, such as Sinbad the Sailor described. Though his account jf it was somewhat exaggerated, that bird did actually exist only a few hundred years ago in Madagascar, whence accounts of it w*re brought by voyaging Arabs. It is known to science as the epiornis, and it stood ten feet high in its bare feet, its leg bones being as large and heavy as those of a borte. ^ Many of the eggs of this gigantic fowl bave been taken from the graves of native chiefs in which they were buried. ? Washington Star.