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> ?? iSil; i?OE? lie Crime of He Mirt flffififi JLUUUU1 M UJUUISi ?BY? ! W. F. MOTT. CHAPTER XXI.?Continued. The truth was Paxton's assistant had Tapped upon the door, and he alone was there. When the old woman had unlocked the door, Paxton opened It, and as he was about to leave he said, mockingly: "Good evening, Mrs. Kitts, I trust you will find your accounts all right." And turning to the man he added: "Much obliged to you, my friend, for your kindly intention of plunging your knife into my back, but I've a constitutional prejudice against such little pleasantries." The next moment the door closed behind Paxton, and he and his assistant hurried away. "Defeat, defeat, nothing but defeatl" muttered the detective disconsolately. But when they were at a 6afe distance, he asked of his comrade: "In the name of all mundane wonders, how came you to discover that my dis. ( guise was penetrated?" "There is a window in the 6ide of the room back of the one in which you were. \Fhen the old woman went into the rear room I was at the window, and through * *? xl~ ? 1*11 T ennr Vinr 11 an opening in mo uimu x oan u?* the man who was there something. "He sprang up, and drawing his knife, started i'or the door. Though I couldn't hear a word, I knew well enough that the old woman had discovered you were tot Crawley, and told the man, who, acting upon the impulse of the moment, meant to attack you. "As the man sprang forward, the old woman caught his arm and spoke to him, eo I knew she objected to an immediate or precipitate attack. "I glided to the window at which you were seated beside the desk, and telegraphed you when I saw the wretch stealing behind you with his knife Arawn." Thus Paxton's assistant explained. "You saved my life," answered Paxton, earnestly, and he continued: "It is disheartening to find that all my care and labor in perfecting the disguise, in 'creating this character, is lost. I begin to think that in this case an adverse fate itaadows my every step; I am at least experiencing a run of ill-luck." i As he spoke the detective paused under a street lamp, and produciug the letter which he had found in the house from fehlch he had just escaped, he told his companion how he came by it, and then proceeded to read it. The letter ran as follows: ' "Mbs. Kitts: If anything should occur to make you think the girl is not afe with you, get her to Malvin's. Your Xriend, L. K." "L. K., Levi Kredge. This Is too good to be true. I recognize the rascally Janitor's handwriting. Kredge wrote this note, I am Bure of that. By the rirl he means Marion Oakburn. Since he is no longer at Mrs. Kitts', I suspect ehe has been sent to Malvin's, fn accordance with the janitor's instructions." Thus said Paxton: 'Malvin's! Malvin'sl" muttered his eomrade, reflectingly. "Do you know the place?" asked Paxton. "The name sounds familiar." - d,, tvtt onrl TO MOUBOVift JVUi uivuav*Ji ** J wuu ?voollect if you have any knowledge of the party called Malvin." Paxton's companion was silent for a moment, and then he exclaimed: "I have it! I know where Malvin is. This confirms a suspicion of mine." "Explain. "Who is this Malvin? Where does he dwell?" "He is a man lately from my native city, Philadelphia, who was formerly a criminal. He was said to have reformad, and he came to New York. "I haven't heard his name in a long time until the other day, when I chanced to 6ee it on a bail-bond in the Criminal Court. I asked some questions, and learned that Malvin was in the habit oi going bail for criminals. It is my suspicion that he is still secretly leagued With the dangerous characters of this And other cities. He lives in Harlem, No. S street." "Good. This is most fortunate. Mj disguise may serve me well after all Now I remember when I called at Ajaa Crawley's office I found a letter on his desk addressed to Wilkes Malvin, Har lem, Due i ao not recuneuv uie street anc number," said Paxton. "Wilkes Malvin is our man," answered the other. "Then Ajax Crawley has business with frim or he would not have addressed hint a letter. No time like the present. I'll visit this Malvin as Ajax Crawley," continued Paxton. The two detectives took a car to Harlem, and soon reached the residence oi the man they now believed to be in league with Levi Kredge. After giving his associate some Instructions Paxton rang the bell, and he was admitted to Malvin's house. Paxton's assistant experienced some misgivings as he saw the door close behind his principal. Malvin himself admitted Paxton, and, deceived by his perfect disguise, ushered *?<m into the house, addressing him a9 Ajax Crawley. Tk? 1 orl -tvnv /in interior Apartment, and, opening the door, disclosed an assemblage of half a dozen men. At one glance Paxton recognized them *s desperate men, well known to the police, but who managed to keep beyond the reach thgjuw^, ' Among"?Ee selected company the detective saw Levi Kredge, the janitor. Paxton was well aware that every ?~?? > hand feared him. 1UCU1 1U HIV ivw*?- "V. and it was an experience to try his nerves ae he was ushered into the ruidst of this company of foes, for he knew that every moment he was among them was fraught with deadly peril. Meanwhile, concealed without, the detective's agent watched and waited, but ts the time went by and Paxton's stay In the house was unreasonably prolonged he became anxious, and ho said 4o himself: "Can it bo that they have lod him into some trap?" Even as ho thus reflected he heard the sound of some commotion in the house. CHAPTKIt X\II. When Malvin ushered Puxton into tho apartment where half a dozen men, inthe janitor. JjQvi Jiredige, were assembled, he introduced rne detocti'v to the company as his lawyer, Mr. Aja Crawley. The introduction was mutually a( knowledged in a most gentlemanly wa? Then Malvin drew Paxton asido, an while the others resumed the conversi tion, which had been interrupted by th entrance of the disguised detectivt Malvin said: "I expected you would drop me a lin to-day. "I wrote yon. Strange if you did nc receive my letter," answered Paxton. "Well, I did not receive it. But tel me, how about Andrews' case?" Paxton felt that he was in deep watei but he knew that if he hesitated he wa betrayed- and so he raclied: "I think we shall fix It all right, pr< rata." Malvin regarded the detective with i look of amazement. Paxton comprehended that he mus have made a mistake in this answer. "What has so completely cnangei your opinion? Didn't you tell me ther was no possibility of getting the sen tence oommuted?" the other asked. The detective saw his way again. He replied: "Yes. But since I saw you I've mad the acquaintance of a local politicia] who is a power with the authorities, an< he has promised to use his influence t< secure the clemency of the law for An irews. Beyond the posse comitatus i our hope." He had not forgotten Crawley's fond oess for using law Latin terms, whethe correctly or otherwise. "This is good news. You are a trump Crawley. You have taken a weight of my mind. Andrews might have mad< some ugly disclosures if we did not hel] him cheat the hangman." "I thought you were anxious abou the matter, for in my note I told you t< call at my office to-day. I had an idei my letter might have failed to read you." "I should have been to the office if ! had heard from you," answered Malvln At that moment a oolored waiter an nounced snpper, and Malvin said: "You have dropped in just in time. ! am giving a supper to a few of my selec friends. There will be plenty to drink Will you join us at the table?" "Certainly; I am not non compoi mentis. When was I ever known to de cline such an offer?" Thus answered the pretended lawyer - * - ? A. j A_ J ui? J V*. and ins nosi conauu^u mtu uuu mi other guests into u spacious dining room at the other end of the hall upoi which the street door opened. The table was resplendent with silve and cut-glass. At each plate several bottles of win' had been placed, and upon an elabor ately carved sideboard there was a col lection of stronger liquors of all kinds. As the company was becoming seatet at the table, a colored woman entere< and whispered to Malvln. What the woman said the detectiv< did not hear, although he was on thi alert and tried to catch her words. But he heard Malvin'6 answer: "Let her make all the noise sh< chooses, she cannot be heard beyont the walls of the house." Paxton smiled. "I was right in thinking I should fine Marion Oakburn here. She is th< female captive who must be imprisonei here," he thought. He knew, however, that there was i possibility that he was mistaken In th< identity of the female captive. "I'll find out the truth before th< night is over. Everything is workinf to suit me, and this supper invitatioi has given me an idea. I'll personate Uie Cliaittuici ui ajcu wo'ituj iv letter, and get stupidly intoxicated, ii appearanoe. They will be obliged t< stow me away somewhere to sleep oi my drunk, and thus I may gain' an op portunity to search the house." Thus Paxton reflected. He acted his part perfectly. As Ajax Crawley naturally woul< have done, under similar circumstances Paxton drank, or, what amounted U the same thing, seemed to drink ver^ freely. Finally, after passing through th< various stages of intoxication with al the skill of a veteran impersonator o such characters, he fell across th< table in a yell-feigned drunken stupor "Here, Dan and William, put this so to bed," ordered Malvin. A couple of burly colored men re sponded to Malvin's call, and, lifting the detective between them, in a by n< means gentle manner, they carried hiu up stairs and deposited him on a bed L' a little hall sleeping-room, and lef him. The detective had heard Malvin ant his companions express their determina tion to "make a night of it," and hi knew, therefore, that it was useless t< wait for them to retire before com men.cinj: his search for the jrirl captive wliofQ no believed to be Beneath' thai roof. Perhaps half an hour elapsed, anc then Paxton arose and crept forth fron the room where the negroes had de' posited him, and gained the hall. A gas jet in the rear end of the hal burned dimly, but its light enabled th< dete^iive to ^ee his way. He listened for a moment, and he heard the sounds of revelry from th< dining hall below. His acute ear also presently caugh another 6ound, which seemed to ema nate from above his head. The building was an ordinary three story structure. In a moment or so Paxton was con vinced that the 6ound which came fron the third story was the muffled sound o blows, such as might be made by som< one pounding on a door with nake< hands. He surmised that ho should find thi captive whom he thought to be an in mate of the house, in some apartmen on the next story. He silently glided up the stairs aa< gained the hall abovi He almost Instantly located the souni! which he had heard, and gained thedooi upon whioh some one who occupied the apartment to which it led was pounding The detective tried this door, but ae he had expected, he found It locked. He habitually carried a bunch of keye In anticipation of such emergencies ae this, and with the aid of a key of this bunch, he was not long in opening the door. Quickly he stepped inside, closed the door, and placed his back against it. Paxton found himself in a small windowless room, lace to face with Marior _ Oukburn. In the character of Ajax Crawley the detective was not calculated to inspire confidence. Of course Marion did not penetrate HieemieA At his appearance she retreated with an exclamation of fear. Her face was deathly pale, and hei features woro an expression of fright. "Hush!" cried Paxton, and then in i low voice he told Marion who he was. She uttered a glad exclamation as sh? recognized his natural tone of voice. "Oh, how thankful I am that you have come. I prayed for deliverance, for ] am a prisoner, held a captive here bj sordid wretches. You must save me. ] am ready to explain all you wish t< know. I will correct a terriblo mistake I will save Stuart Harland's life," saic Marion, in intense tones that thrillec her hearer. It seemed that In the excitement o! the moment the words ruetejg from hei 'e Hps unbidclen, and that she scarcely rex alized their import. She trembled from head to foot. !- Paxton answered her hastily: J. "You may depend upon me to save you d if I can. You can repay me by lifting I- the veil of mystery which has shrouded 0 your conduct. Come, we will attempt ), to escapo from thi6 house without delay, while its inmates are at table." e He cautiously opened the door and listened. Still the sound of loud voices, laughter and the merry clink of glasses was U wafted to his ears from the dining hall, where the revelry was still going on. "? Paxton took Marion's hand, saying: s "Wo must not make a sound." They stole from the room, and gained c the second story Here they paused for a moment, and 1 then descended the stairs leading to the front door. But fortune declared against them. 4 As they gained the foot of the stairs, a negro came out of the dining-room and 6 saw them. The servant turned back to the dining-room door and shouted an alarm. Instantly Malvin and his guests came rushing into the hall. ! Marion and the detective had gained J the street door, but it was doubly locked : and bolted. c There was no time to open it, for the key had been removed. s "What Is this! a traitor in camp!" 6houted Malvin, and be and Levi Kredge * rushed at.Paxton. The odds were more than three to one against the detective, including the servj ants. j "If I seem to desert you now, It 13 that I may live to save you," whispered Pax' ton to Marion. j Then he wade a leap through a door In 3 the side of the hall leading to the front j parlor, just as his foes were about to } close in upon him. The detective at that moment of peril j thought rapidly, and he had resolved upon a desperate attempt at escape. Closing the door of the parlor the instant he had passed through it, he overj turned a table against it with a crash t and sprang to a window, which he opened as Malvin and his confederates burst into the room. g But the way of escape was not . yet . open to Paxton. A pair of heavy shutters barred his flight through the window. B CHAVTER XXin. 3 Meanwhile Paxton's assistant, who had remained in the street, became in1 tensely excited and solicitous in his principal's behalf as ho listened to the 3 commotion which was taking place in Malvm'6 nouse. He heard men's angry voices, the slamming of doors, and a heavy crash as of | falling furnitwe, but above all the din * a woman's voice rang out in'a frightened scream. 3 "Why does he not give the signal if 3 he needs me? The last instruction he gave me was not to ahow myself unless I heard his whistle," thought the detec? tive'6 assistant. * An instant subsequently, with a crash, the blind which protected the front window of Malvin's residence was dashed * open, and through the opening a dark 3 form leaped down ten feet to thr pave' ment below. "Paxton!" exclaimed the detective's 1 assistant, reoognizlog his principal. E The latter hod alighted on his feet ?nhurt. ? At the instant when the enemies he > had encountered in the house were 3 rushing at him in the parlor after he had 3 opened the wfndoW, hfc sprang t>aefi', and } taking a running leap crashed through . the intricately fashioned blinds, as we J have seen. Marion Oakburn uttered the shriek which Paxton'B assistant had heard. "While Malvin, Kredge, and the other white men pursued the detective, in I obedience to an order from Kredge, two of the colored servants had seized j Marion and dragged her back to the oKo ho/1 nflflfinoH Thpn it J X KJKJLLL TTUCUUV OUV uurv4 vwvwfuv., - >.?? .. was she uttered a scream of terror. 3 Marion's despairing cry rang in the j detective's ear, and the thought that he j was powerless to render her assistance , almost maddened him. "If those miscreants harm one hair of j her head they shall pay dearly for their work!" he cried. Paxton saw that the street, which was , an isolated one, was deserted, j No police assistance was at hand, and yet he knew that only prompt and rapid , action could avail to accomplish his [ purpose, which was the rescue of Marion and the capture of Levi Kredge. j He did not pause an instant. "Watch the bouse and shadow the a villains if they attempt to re.move the girl," he said, and then he darted away. He was going for help, as his assistant understood. ' Paxton's auxiliary darted across the I 6treet, and concealed himself in an alley just as the door of Malvin's house II J n litin ' ( openeu, giving h^icbo iv aivu^c, jaiuiui, I and several others. I They saw Paxton, who was running like the wind, but they did not discovei ' his agent. 1 "The spy has escaped!" cried Kredge. "Yes. Given us the 6lip after we had him in our hands," said Malvin, regretfully. I Seeing pursuit would be useleaa. and fearing to call the attention or the poljoe, they re-entered the house and closed th? . door, "The fellow will return with help. He'll be sure to Beach the house. The girl must be hurried away, and I must j rtnl in flpplng EpiraolfaniH Krftrigflivu are r:gut. xue yin muoo uvy ?3 found here," assented Malvin. His guest hurried away. 5 None of them wished to be present - when the man who had escaped returned t with the police, as they believed he soon would do. j Paxton's assistant saw the men leave the house, but he did not desert his post. I Malvin was a man of reBtrarce and forethought. He instructed one of hie i guests before the follow left, to send a cab in haste from the nearest stand. I A few moments subsequently, a carriage was driven up to the door of the i house. i Paxton's auxiliary was on the alert i now. s "They mean to carry Marion Oakburn away in that carriage," he said men) tally. Even while this thought was in his mind, it was verified, i The door of the house again opened, and he saw a female form carried by i two men, one of whom he recognized as i Levi Kredge, brought out of the house and placed in the carriage. i The janitor and the other entered the vehiclo with their captive, and it was i rapidly driwn away. The detective's agent said to himself: r "I'll try the old dodge." He immediately pursued the carriage, ? and sprang upon the rear springs, when he overtook the vehicle. > The detective's auxiliary had ridden but a block or two, when suddenly he ! received a heavy blow on the head, and [ ho fell stunned and bleeding upon the ground, while the carriage dashed oni ward. i While these incidents occurred, Pax. ton had succeeded in getting the assist I ance of four police officers. I As soon as possible ho returned to Malvin's house, almost breathless with [ hard running, and he was closely l!ol! lowed by the police officers. - I ne ran to the entrance of the alley where he had left his agent, and failing to discover him, he called his name. Of course ho received no reply. . "I comprehend. The rascals have made off with the girl, and Sayer has followed them!" cried Paxton. His assistant on the present occasion \ was the man Sayer, whom we had occasion to previously name. Although Paxton was quite confident that it would be a fruitless proceeding, he determined to search the house. In answer to his demand for admission a colored man opened the door. This one negro was the only person found in the house and from him Paxton was unable to gain any information. He professed entire Ignorance as to ] the whereabouts of any of the reoent ] Inmates of the house. "There is nothing for it but to return r to my office and await Bayer's return. \ He will trail Marion Oakburn to the new. ( hiding place to which she has been , taken," cried Paxton when the search of , the house was concluded. fKn nAlUn an/1 1 JLIC Li Id LLi iDDCU lilO a**\j. awuaaavx* to his own quarters. 3 Meanwhile, but a few moments after Paxton and the police left Malvln's, < Bayer, who had sufficiently recovered to ? do so, returned to his old hiding place < in the alley. , The blow whieh he had received had r been dealt by Levi Kredge. The Janitor " discovered him perched on the carriage j springs, and clubbing his pistol, he ? reached through the window in the rear c of the vehicle, and dealt the blow which c felled the detective's agent to the I ground. After waiting In the alley for a reasonable length of time, Sayer, concluded that he had missed his principal, and so he made his way to the office and reported. Paxton's disappointment may be imagined. "We have lost the trail completely this time, unless the carriage and the driver of the vehicle can be identified. Did you notice the number of the cab?" ha asked. "Yes. It was number 1111." "Find that cab in the morning, and then report," ordered Paxton, and then he dismissed his agent. . Sayer made an investigation relating to the discovery of cab N<5. 1111, and the result was that he obtained trustworthy Information that the cab licensed under that number was not out at all the preceding night. " The detective's agent was forced to the conclusion that the cab in which Marion had been carried away was one of those unlicensed vehicles called "Night Hawks," which in violation of a city ordinance are driven by night, and upon which a different number is traced every night, or even more frequently, in order to baffle the police. j As usual Paxton received a call from y his patron, Mr. Stanmore, the next day, and the two discussed the situation now ? presented by the perplexing mystery in c which they were both so deeply interested. a Stanmore seemed even more anxious v than ever for Marion's safety. t Paxton assured him that despite her ^ mysterious conduct at the house of Mrs. Kitt, the cashier's daughter was now . really a captive in the power of Levi ~ Kredge and his confederates. "I knew she had been abducted!" v cried stanmore. Then Paxton told him of his brief in- n tervlew with Marion in jyiarvin b nouBe, t and he repeated her words exactly. Stanmore sprang to his feet and ex- . citedly made the transit of the room several times while he muttered: 8 "I would give all my fortune to save 6 her!" "Ah!" thought Paxton. "I wonder what your secret is, friend Stanmore. It's clear you take a surprising interest in this girl. If I mistake not there is a mystery of the past behind your conduct. " Stanmore knew not that His thoughts had found expression in words. ' The interview lasted for eome time. < "While Paxton and his agent were * thereafter continuing the quest for Levi * Kredge and Marion Oakburn, Stuart Harland was wandering about the city day and night, hoping he might chance to meet the supposed assassin who had exchanged coats with him on the rail way train. [to be continued.] ; d A WISE CREEK JUDCE. 6 a How He Silenced Disapproval by a Neat P Bit of Flattery. If There Is still a philosopher among the ^ Greeks whose wisdom is able to silence the t] murmers of the masses. A Greek judge on ' the Island of Scio, the other day, decided two claims against a railroad for damages caused by a collision. One claimant was a & man who lost an arm and the other was a ri widow whose husband had been killed. The ^ judge awarded 6000 piasters to the man, but only 2000 to the woman. Cl ' When the spectators began to protest loudly the wise judge explained: "My dear peo- jj pie. the verdict must remain, for you will see it is just, Nikola has lost an arm, and noth- . ing can restore It, but you (turning to the 11 woman) are still young and pretty. Yon g have now some money, and you can easily ji llnd another husband who may be as good, . even better, perhaps, than your dead lord." So saying, the Judge left the hall and the P people cheered him. ti 0 TO TOW BOATS BY ELECTRICITY. n r< Experimental Line Contracted for Fonr p Miles on the Erie Canal. " The Trenton (N. J.) Iron Work3 made a Q contract with the Cataract General Electric &] Company for the construction and equipment of an experimental line of fonr miles for towing boats on the Erie Canal by means r< of electricity. The electric power is to be C< taken from the Ningara Fulla Power Com- q pany nnd the line is to be built at h point to a, be designated by the Superintendent of Public Works, in the vicinity of Tonawanda. The line is to be completed and ready for op- a] eration within sixty days. The cost of the ^ system will be $2500 for a single mile, or $5000 for a line on each side of the canal. The equipment of the Erie Canal with this O' system will iuvolve an expense of S200.000,- gi Coo. ' . I] A NEW PROCESS IN STEEL MAKING. l' 11 Cfcrnegle TTorlt* Have a Plan for Reheating . Molten Metal. The Carnegie Steel Company at Home- jji stead. Penn., tested a new plan which Manager Schwab and Chief Electrician Kinkey w havo evolved for reheating molten metal 01 that has become chilled before it can bo gt poured into the mould?, causing delay and ... loss. The new plan largely consists in forcing into tbe mass an electric current, by "* which an intense heat is generated. The molten steel was set to bubbling, and the light and heat was so intense that the workmen's eyc-s seriously suffered, but at the next test they will wear glasses. The experiment was largely successful, and the results promise to become indispensable in the manufacture of steel. S8OO0 PaiiT for WoTf Scalps. Professor McEaehran. who has just returned from a tour of inspection of the cattle ranches in the Canadian Northwest, reports the industry in a most flourishing condition, and says that many thousand head of pj cattle, besides horses and sheep, will be ex- " ported during the season. During the last fourteen months 1608 wolves have been killed P1 in the Northwest, for which the Territorial ca Government has paid out 88003. Trsfessor Q( MeEachran declares that never was money better spent. A Huce Corn Crop. |}t A corn crop of 2,400.ODD.000 bushels is now beinc figured on. This is 200,000.000 or 300,- " 000.00J larger than the greatest yield of tbe past. BED CROSS DOGS. I :anines trained to seek out WOUNDED SOLDIERS. EVhen They Find a Wounded Soldier They Kneel So Tbat He Can Help Himself to Medicine? Dogs Draw Stretchers. T" ECHENICH, near Cologne, in I the Rhineland, is the home of J V Jean Buncartz, the animal painter and animal lover, who 8 at present engaged npon an interng experiment in dog training. After success in training dogs for ictive army duty, reconnoitering, sen- j ;ry and messenger service?success jertified to by the German Governnent?Mr. Bungartz turned his at:ention to a new branch of the work, ind is the first to train dogs for hospital and ambulance service. First of all, when scarce six months )ld, the puppy must learn to obey, to raswer to the ordinary commands, 'Come here," "Down," "Speak," ? ??/1 1,'lfo i. ui naj. u) UJaiwU) auu yuu aaav* Then he is taught to wear his harless. Thie last consists of colar, sailcloth rng tightly rolled, md two saddle bags, each with two :ompaitments, to carry dog biscuit, mndages, ammunition, etc. The whole RED CROSS DOG AND RED CROSS KN] s arranged to fit comfortably over >ack and shoulder, and when the >ockets are filled should not weigh iver ten pounds. When accustomed to his harness nd obedient to his master's look and rord?it tabes several months to reach his perfection?the collie is ready for lis professional training. Reconnoitering is the first in order, Viio -Jin nnifn nanacow fliof 'lib iUi HJilO IV AO IjUlVU UUVWDHAJ V&1MV he dog has learned to "halt" at the rord. When his duties as soout are fully inderstood, then comes the sentry's raining. Here the dog has to learn o take np his position at a given disance in front of hia master, and to tand np and return at once when the nemy?again the inevitable assistant _'ir9m SEEKING THE WOUNDED. ^ . -approaches in the darkness. The og. once in position, is allowed at rat several minntes, and then more nd more time before the enemy aproaches, that he way learn not to reix his attention during the whole ime of his watch. At first, of course, lio trainer encourages him with 'Look out! Keep watch!" One can easily see what an invaluble aid the dog's sharper senses would ender him, when thus trained. Senry and scout thus aided and protected ould not possibly be surprised. Then comes the "messenger" trainig. The dog is taught to run short istances between trainer and assismt, back and forth, over all kinds of round, until, when once the letter is lcloscd in the little water-proof pockt on his collar, the four-footed "disatch" knows he is to run the direcon indicated, and not to allow any bstacle, natural or human, to interupt or stop him until the goal is cached. The Bungartz dogs are so erfectly trained, and when reported finished," by their master, they are ot dependent upon him, but will take ad carry out orders from any man of in roorimonf intn which tliev are en- I - ~o v jlled. The reading of the words of :>mmand to the men, that they may ot confuse the dogs with unnecessary illr, is all that is required. "Seeking the wounded" was at first [so q part of the army dog's duty, ut recognizing the immense importace of this work, and not wishing to rerburden his pupils' brains, Bunirtz has trained dogs for this purpose lone, and these are the socalled "flosital or Red Cross Dogs." For this duty collies are used, as for le other, this race having no equal in irdihood, intelligence and fidelity. The Red Cross dog wears the same i irnees as his fellow of the regulars, 1 ith the addition of a large red cros3 i a tho eaddle-bags, a lantern to be i rapped on his back at night, and a 1 sail flag with red cross on white 11 1100 AMBULANCE FOR THAXSPORTI ( ;ound, which he carries when on a i essage between the ranks of the hos- < tal columns. In the saddlebags he 1 .rries, besides his biscuit, everything t jcessarv for the first bandaging, and j en ft well-protected Jl?.3k of brandy, i Lie dog niURt be trained with all his i irncss on, that he may become nc- [ latomed to its weight and pressure, j id may know it for a part of his j t itv. 11 9 . The professional trailing beghw in the room in which the dog has had his preliminary lessons in obedience. His < master holds him in leash, while the sh< assistant takes tli2 dog's rug, and lies [ down on it in another corner of the cee room. The master leads the dog a r little way in the opposite direction, j0E then turns suddenly, and with the command, "Forward, march!Seek the , 1 wounded!" leads the pupil directly ? up to the prostrate man. The latter ,4 then gives the dog some favorite mor- 1 sel, but first tne pupil must have ^ obeyed the command to give tongue. Ch Then the process is repeated again me and again nntil on command, "Seek eeE the wounded," the dog, without leash, ] goes directly to the assistant and ma 'gives tongue at once. Then the lessons ex( are continued out-of-doors, at first its in open country, where the distance 80, is lengthened, and finally the assistant ] hides himself in a bush or ditoh, un- gw til the dog learns to seek indepen* do dently. eeE The last lessons and the tests of the of 1 finished pupils are held at night, and 2 Bungartz tells of remarkable work mt] done by his dogs on nights so dark 0f that the seeking party passed within <jei live leet 01 toe prostrate man on open 0jij ground, and but for the collie would an( not have found him. Bungartz's prize err pupil, a female collie, not quite a year ^ old, learned in two weeks to find the j ???? ?????? ^ ^mo wai brs O I ha *=% ? p||, | fro mo tin poi \ ma [GHT ON THE FIELD AFTER BATTLE. jfe most carefully hidden man with per- ^ feet ease, and independent of any 0j, help but the command, "Seek the j wounded 1" Any war historian, or soldier who ^ has seen battle, can tell how the death roll is swelled by those of the wounded wa who have crept away into ditch or R" hedge to escape the bursting shell and ca* rush of hoofs and wheels, and thpn, not found by the overworked hospital column, are reported as "missing." a 11 Or found too late to recover from a P01 hurt which, but for the delay, might in8 not have been fatal. This is the noble duty. for which Bungartz trains. his ?* ' dogs. There is no thicket too close, no ditch too deeD but that they can kot find the wounded man, and,' once found, they do not leave him until help comes. 1' ~ The dogs are also taught to crouch " teside the wounded man, if he show ^ai signs of life, that he may open the bag and find the reviving flask. The little ~L? lantern, securely fastened to the back strap, enables the seekers to follow ^9 the dog on dark nights, and brings "*1 hope to the wounded when the friendly light appears. The Red Cross dog is taught to carry messages as does the army dog, and de* has his little white flag placed in a an<^ pocket on the saddlebag that all may know what errand he is on #nd lead tlle him aright or not delay him unneceB- ,wo* sarily. * to?] Bungartz has also constructed a |?1C model dog ambulance for carrying the ~ wounded from the field, which will tim considerably lighten the work of the carriers, and the society is to collect ' ?? gu<j a bed cboss Doo. rep] civi undn sufficient to supply the field for. hospital with these wagons. The dogs the to draw these ambulances need no plaj special breeding or training, any _p strong, sure-footed, docile animal will do. Animal Humbugs. , ^ g6s In military stables horses are known ftwa to have pretended to be lame in order Tas to avoid going to a military exercise. j A chimpanzee had been fed on cake when sick; after his recovery he often feigned coughing in order to procure ? j. dainties. The cuokoo, as is well ^ru| known, lays its eggs in another bird's ^ nest, and to make the deception surer ya ? it takes away one of the other bird's g eggs. Animals are conscious of their jj deceit, as shown by the fact that they jife; try to act secretly and noiselessly; gtin they show a Bense of guilt if detected; I " , they take precautions in advance to | en^ avoid discovery; in some u?seo mcj thre manifest regret jind repentance. Thus, 0^g( bees which steal hesitate oi'ten before ind after their exploits, as if they doni N*G WOUNDED FROM THE FIELD. not vete feared punishment. A naturalst de- iml)] scribes how hia monkey committed ^0Q :heft; while he pretended to sleep the inimfti regarded him with hesitation, ind stopped every time his master T( noved or seemed on the point ol bicy twakening.?London Exchange. Stati whe< A deep oil well at Los Angeles, Cal.. ther raddenlv has begun guahing at the and rate of S00 barrels a day. whe< .'- ?>4H --yv'JM '3 : | T0PUJL1E SCIENCE. 4n accumulator should never be/ jrt-circuited. rhe loss in a converter does not exid five per cent. ro maintain an electric arc one incb' ig requires about 118 volts. i glow worm has a brush attached its tail, because it is necessary that V' ) back be kept clean in order to ^ >w its light. According to the- Commander-inief of India, 50,000 out of 70,000 n composing the army have been it to the hospitals within two years, iieyden, Holland, is building a iseum bigger than any in the world > sept the British Museum. Among " | attractions will be a collection of 000 stuffed birds. Electricity from the power of iss waterfall is about to be made to ,,>y| the work of pulling carloads of pas- ;g igers np Mount Cervin and to the top the Gauergrat, about 10,000 feet. ^ fewton's theory of giavitation was '5? ch closer to the modern than that some of his commentatcrs. He lied that one body can act on an- '/$ ier at a distance through a vacuum i :'-?j i called that theory an absurd' % Che Berlin Society for Anthropo-' y, xinder the presidency of Yir-1 >w, the other night discussed the ^ oted question whether Bismarck 3, anthropologically considered,' (M ichicephalous or dolichocephalous, a it is long or round skulled. "Vir- k'jA >w on this occasion give it out that great enemy, Bismarck, had ind skull. i transparent mirror-glass recently roduced in Germany reflects light ^ one side, from which it is prao- vJ illy opaque, while from the other e it is transparent. It is proposed. usejthis type of glass for glazing ^ idows in city residences, for, while fill not cnt ofl light or vision from .vj i interior, it will prevent outsiders m seeing into a room. ["he "spectrum top" is one of the st interesting scientific toys of reit invention, and no doubt it is deaed to prove one of the most im- ^ :tant. it nas oniv discs ana wane . y rkings, bat when it* is revolved idly, it presents all the colors of k i rainbow as they are seen in the wtonian spectrum. The inventor 'P ;he top thinks this is due to "fatigue the eye," and that it has nothing to <3$ with the wave theory of light. . 1-Vfijfl i noted entomologist tells the fol- . :j ring: "I selected a common blaok ;' ^ ter beetle weighing forty-two . >*& iius, and fonnd that he was able to xy a load of shot in a small bag, the, ole weighing 8? ounces, or exactly;.'^ J times the weight of the bug. If< . lan weighing one hundred and fifty mds could carry as much accord* '/'Tj ;ly, he could shoulder a forty-five i locomotive and then chain a train >1 :ars together, and take the whole across the country at a five-mile Ml 'itta u gait." | Told About Dr. Parkhnrst. l laugh provoking episode of the } > Lezow business is told by a young a who was employed by Lawyer f at the time. It happened io, 1 Ts office, when Dr. Parkhurst, iliam Travers Jerome and the chief Jk nisitor were listening to Qeorge v po's description of the various emes worked by bunco steerers, i-fiammers and green goods men. en Appo finished Goff turned to hie S'ifS k. Jerome picked up a newspaper , Brother Parkhurst gazed ceilingd while he turned over iu his mind ways of the sinners in this wicked Id. Appo, who has a purring voice, ied at the good, brave man and /? I: "I beg your pardon, doctor.'* reverywas broken, aud Appo conled: "Could you let me have two ; k, j for a five? I need some change.'* iwB jrtainly, certainly. To be sure. I '<y ss I've got it. Here?yes?two 3?to be sure." With that bland* ffia i bred of a dash of Chinese blood : -'i his veins, Appo handed the doctor 'fiver," which was pocketed with itiny. ? erome and Goff, who had seen the le, managed .to control their feel- ' 3 until Appo had slipped into the & er office. Brother Parkhurst ap- 4*8 ently caught their flushed faoes, denly jammed his fingers into hie v ; pocket and pulled out a five-dol- ' | bilL He arose and found the clever ^ ae, to whom he softly said: * 'un, -tf Appo, didn't I give you two ten* . J ar bills just now?" "Yes, doctor, [ied the childlike product of a swift' \ lization, "that's what I asked you " Then the laughs broke oat, and doctor realized that a man who rs with fire is very apt be scorohed. ittsburg Dispatch. A Brave Yeteran, well-known inmate of the Hotel Invalides in Paris has just passed y. The name of the old pensioner Joseph Schmidt, and he wa? lty-two years of age. According all ftf?p.nnnts he creatlv distin- ^ ihed himself in the Crimean cam- '' jn. At Balaklava he was corporalnpter in the Fifty-fourth Line 'j iment. Being stationed iu the ad* ued posts, he had strict orders not ~ ouud his bugle, but seeing the / , sians silently approaching the ' uch ranks, he disobeyed his mctions and gave warning of the roach of the enemy. After the igement, his commanding officer i ateDed to have him shot for disJience, but the culprit glorified in offencc. "ihoot me if you like," aid, "but I am sure of having e my duty." At the taking of the akotf he was wounded in the face i piece of shell, in the arm by a ?net and iu Ihft leg by a bullet. A years ago ho received the uuusnal inctiou, tor r. poor retired soldier,, ae Croas of the Legion of Honor, distinction was received without mock modesty. "I have earned ? ' 1 - a _.il_ nT ? ^ ' *5 saui ncuniiat ^uteruuj, x unw stolen it"). The funeral of thoran was made the occasion of an. ressive military ceroinonial. -LouDaily News. ^ + in Wheels. ?n years ago there were only six cle manufacturers in the Uaited ss, and in 1S3"> the number of jls turned out was 11,000. Now e are t-.ronty-six manufactories- l\ it is estimated that 5JO,000 ?ls will be mado this year.