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/ * CopjTiffbt IK*, bj Boi CHAPTER VIL Continued. ' Aant Gertrude made do reply to this question; a shadow seemed to pass across her face, and she was. I thought, slightly annoyed by her husband's banter. Miss Marsh gave uncle 8am a delightful smack on the face with her narrow little hand, whereat he sought to capture her a second time; but she eluded his grasp and Oeu up loe iiain, u? iwuruwr pui* aalng her closely. The wondering footman. unused to American society, beheld this undignified reception with an astonished gaxe. a fit! then slowly pre* ceded my annt and me up the stairs. Matter* went smoothly enough after this little Incident. There were several telegrams awaiilng my cncle. which engaged his attention and kept him quiet while my aunt introduced Be to her sister. I found Miss Conatance Marsh a charming young lady of about twenty, very like her sister. bat of more buoyant spirit; and before 1 bad been Is tbe bouse an boor we were conversing witbont restraint, my new acquaintance proving herself a most congenial companion. * CHAPTER VIII. vsto rmou acstralia. Time passed very quickly with me In my uncle's bouse. Uncle Sam him elf I did not see very often, and never for more tban an bour at a time, be was to mucb engaged in the city; and when he was at borne be teemed to live in a whirlwind of Interviews with gentlemen, varied only by an enormous correspondence, written and telegraphic. My uncle's devotion to bis affairs did not much affect me. at . least not otherwise tban favorably. Artnf Oartrnila hn<f hrnii?lit irith tior to England introductions to nearly all tl>e best people, tbe adjective here employed being Intended to convey tbe meaning which London society usually attaches to It. and she passed a great part of each day calling upon, or receiving at her London home, a large circle of friends of high social rank. On such occasions her sister and I sot infrequently accompanied her. but sometimes excused ourselves and exploited London on foot or went for a drive in the park instead. Tbe favorable Impression I had at first conceived of Miss Marsh deepened every day. She was quite as beautiful and Intelligent as aunt Gertrude. while she did not appear to be subject to those melancholy moods 1 had once or twice observed iu her sister?a circumstance which at the time I attributed to a happy union of youth and health. One of the first results of ray daily companionship -with this charming young lady was the opening of a train of serious thought as to my prospects In-life. I reflected that I was now nearly of full age. that I had been trained for no trade or profession, and that my fortunes were centred in and bounded by an impoverished estate of ?700 a year, between that and myself being the life of my father?a man a little more tban a couple of decades older tliab I, and who my natural affection Induced me to hope might live forever. The prospect dismayed me. yet I could not choose but consider It whenever I was alone. No definite Idea of marriage bad ever occurred to me. but somehow, in a way I cannot explain, there formed in my mind an opinion that It was derogatory to any man to marry a woman whom he was aoable to keep In a style at least as good as that to which she bad been accustomed In her maiden days, even though that woman were herself ricb. And from such thoughts as these my mind would wander to certain fragmentary sentences which bad now and again inadvertently fallen from tbe lips of Miss Marsh, and from which I bad calculated that her incom? was rather more than fifteen times as large u my father's. Notwithstanding such disquieting considerations, 1 was. I think, happier than I had ever been before, and in consequec e my days slipped away with a speed which seemed perfectly marvelous. It was Monday morn in?. I had been In London a week, and a third part of my visit was spent. My lifelong habit of rising early had not deserted me in London, and I was standing alone at one of the drawing-room windows admiring the celerity of a postman who was delivering letters at the houses opposite. Soon the postman crossed the road and left a large budget of letters at our house. I had received but one letter since I left Suffolk?a few lines from my father expressive of his satisfaction at my wife arrival io i town?and I tbought it was likely there might be something for me by this morning's post. Not choosing to wait ontil breakfast time to satisfy my mind on this point. I descended to the hall and discovered on the table there a large letter addressed to me in my father's handwriting, which I took upstairs to my room and read as follows: Holdenliurst Hall. Btiry St Edmund's. April 10. 18?. if* T^aam Drvt* V am frn I v* cnfrtr t A W/ 1T4II OV^ A (tiii V* U?J ru? * j IV Interfere, however slightly, with your enjoy meat In town. but. you know, Ernest. yoa are my only confidant. As your discretion has always appeared quite in advance of your years 1 have no hesitation in laying In-fore jon a matter which la occasioning me very great anxiety, and in doing so I refrain from insisting upon the importance. at Iea*t for the present, of .*> Isolate secrecy. for you must, I am sure, at once perceive the necessity for it. The enclosed letter from your grandfather reached me the day before yesterday. Read it carefully, and retaio It in yocr possession until you see me. Of course. I am anxious to do anything Id mj power to kelp your grand ?|mV fe- If ALTER BLOOMFIELD ut Bwm'i Son. 1 father la hi* trouble, bat -what Is there I can do that is of noy use in the circumstances? This Js what I want you to consider, and yoa can either write to me to return to Iloldenhurst at once. If only for a day. I would come to London myself aod talk the matter over with yoa. but. as you koow. a large staff of workmen is a present engaged about the place, and ooe or other of as ought to be here. Poor little Annie! My heart bleeds for her unfortunate father, and I fail altogether to understand the case. for to me she seemed always a most affectionate child. I would ask the advice of my brother how best to proceed were It not for bis former affection for your mother, which disinclines me to talk with him of the Wolseys; be Is so mncb cleverer than I. and would be sure to think at once of wbat was best to be done. Don't let this matter worry you overmuch, for that more than anything would increaite the already great anxiety of your affectionate father. ROBERT TRUMAN*. Enclosed In the above was a letter which bore the postmark of Sydney. N. S. W. I recognized my grandfather's handwriting at a glance, and. taking the letter from its envelope, read: Sydney. New South Wales. 4th March. IS?. Dear Robert?I hope you won't think hardly of me for neglecting to write to you such a long while, but I am nigh to being out of my mind with trouble?a condition I have to the present done my best to conceal from every one. especially you. My affairs are now at such a pass that not only (a it no lorirer Dossible to conceal from you the particulars of the anxiety which Is wearing my life away, but I am compelled to solicit your aid in respect of It You must know that when, a little more than four years ago. I placed my only surviving child, my dear little An* nie, In the great drapery establishment of Mllllken & Burton, Oxford street. London. I acted in accordance with her wishes and my own best judgment Looking at the slenderness of my resources, the Increasing unprofitableness of farming in England, and the insecurity of a young person dependent entirely upon such a life as mine. I decided that I should do well in so placing her, and she went to London accordingly. All went well for a year, and my poor girl made good progress in her business. I received a letter from her regularly every week, and on three or four occasions when I was in London 1 saw her for an hour or so. and was satisfied as to her position. But one day a communication reached me from Messrs. Milliken & Burton informing me that my daughter had left their service without notice or assigned reason under circumstances which induced them to entertain grave fears for her safety. The intelligence dismayed me, and I'at once prepared for a journey to London that I might, if possible, recover my daughter, hut ere I could begin my Journey I received a letter from my child, heartbreaking in its expressions of affection for me, yet begging me to forget her as one utterly unworthy. As if that were possible, and she the only one living of all my children! In London I could learn little or nothing of my child beyond that she had left ber situation in the manner described, and that she appeared well provided with money, having given such small possessions as she bad (as well as other present which she purchased) to some of the young women employed in the same establishment. You who know so well bow deeply I loved my child?you who are alto the father of an only child?will realize as perhaps no third person could how complete was my desolation. 1 resolved to cease my efforts to recover my child from the villain who has betrayed her only when my life shall cease, and I accordingly left Holdenhurst as you kuow. 1 Lave traced her to Liverpool, but too late to see her? to Brighton, to Leamlugton. Derby and other places in England, but was decoyed by a clever stratagem no less artful, into coming to Australia, though I ain now of opinion that my daughter has never left her country. Jouie of the circumstances attendant on the pursuit in which 1 am engaged are so very extraordinary that 1 am quite baffled by them. Though I have been unable by any means in my power to disc aver where my daughter is. niv aililr.tcQ TrSiornviiP I rvn iti bnntrn to ber. aud a letter from ber. fully and correctly addressed, reaches me regularly at intervals of about six weeks. Her letters come from all parts of the world, but I am now satisfied that they an* sent to the places where they are posted merely to disguise the whereabouts of the writer, and think it is probable she is in England in the neighborhood of London. Last year when I wus ill in Wellington. New Zealand, the particulars of my illness were known to her. and she wrote to me more frequently than usual. I Only once since she went away did [ she fail to write to me for three months, and then came a long letter, I coucued in terms more than usually affectionate. Informing me that she had been 111. but was now recovered; that there was nothing she desired more than to see me again, but that If ir? not nsV its? fnrfriveiiesu in the character of a wife she would uot ask it in the character of a mother. 1 am convinced that my girl 1# well treated, so far as is jtomlble uuder r.ny such arrangement as that to which she is a party. I forgive her the step she has taken from my very heart, though I regret it as keenly as any father could. Were I to see her or write to her I should tell her this nod use no word of reproach. And now for the aid I require from uktJsfaisx.... ri'ifa'Ttthfi you. I hare noticed that the letter* which reach me from Annie are en* closed In envelopes embossed at tba extreme edge of tbc opening, "Dickenson. Maker. Richmond. Surrey." That yon may not fail to understand my meaning. 1 enclose one of the envelopes. From this evidence I have formed the opinion that she lives in Richmond or thereabouts, and I want you, if you will, to institute a secret ; inquiry?personally, if you can conveniently do so?to ascertain this positively, but you must be careful that j she does not see you. or before I could j return to England she would be gone, j Should you discover her you might j telegraph to me. but if you fail to do ! so a letter will serve, addressed Box 2S17, Postpfflce. Sydney. N. S. W. I i am anxious to avoid returning to Eng- j land unless there is a food chance of I achieving my object, and this for several reasons, of which ecouomy is not the least, for I have not foand It easy ! to travel as I have done on an income { less than ?200 a year?though of tl)i* I make no complaint. If only I might see and talk with my Annie once more I could die content. With every good wish for yourself and my grandson Ernest?who mast be almost, if not quite, a man now? and assuring yon both that I have never ceased to think of you notwithstanding my long silence. I remain, always yours faithfully. WILLIAM WOLSEY. The letter fell from my hands and I sat for some minutes lost in thought. That the playmate of my childhood, tha tt>ia hoil *Iiv?r* h??n tn n?p no a sister rather than the relation she really was. should have fallen so low, ! filled me with sadness, while I could . not but feel extreme pity for my ; grandfathershlsdesolation. Thoughts ; of the happy Saturdays In summer ; when, with little Annie for my com- j panlon, I had wandered through the j Suffolk groves In search of nuts, or , chased her among the neglected gravestones of Holdenhurst churchyard, of I her bright eyes, rosy cheeks and happy ; smile, crowded upon my mind. And 1 j thought, too. of the stalwart old man J who had taught me to ride and shoot, whom I had accompanied I know not bow many times to Bury market In his village cart, picturing him now as white-haired and bowed with care. I know not how long my reverie lasted, but when I was recalled to myself b7 a summons to breakfast I started up, full of energy, resolved to do whatever might lie in my power to satisfy the pathetic appeal I had just read. i- x ..j ifi > viy uucie auu aum auu .ui*s .uarsu were already seated Trhcn I entered the breakfast room. Uncle Sam was stirring bis coffee vigorously, and appeared even more vivacious than usual. "What!" be exclaimed, as I entered tbe door, "one week In London and your country babits already lost! Wby, I thought you were an early riser. Come. Ernest, what have yoa to say for yourself?" "Only tbat I have been up for nearly two hours." "Two hoursr* echoed uncle Sam Incredulously; "wby. what have yoa been doing?" I replied that I bad been reading my letters. Tbe declaration mystified uncle Sam still more. H said be bad himself sorted all tbe letters which bad arrived, and there appeared to be none for me. Mv explanation of this. I thought, was not very pleasing to my uncle, for after remarking that whatever might be the nature of my correspondence it did not seem very benefl[ cial to me. for I looked very pale over it. he opened the Times its full width and said no word more during breakfast. "You certainly have lost your color this morning." remarked aunt Gertrude; "are you quite well. ErnestV "Yes. I thiuk so." I replied, end when the next minute Miss Marsh proposed that I should go with her for a long drive 1 had no further doubt of the matter. To be continued. Behind Time. "It isn't my fault," declared the bachelor. "I would have been married long ago if the fates hadn't been against me. 1 simply gave up when 1 discovered that the race was too swift for me. There was a time when all my future was centred in a certain 3'oung lady who lived in this city. But I had a detested rival who caused me a good deal of uueasiness. At last I resolved to settle the matter; so I dressed mvself in inv best and > made fur tbe girl's borne. Say, bat I was boiling mud when I met my rival at tbe door. Something told me tbat he was on tbe sauie errand, and we stood tbere and glared at each other till tbe mother came to tbe door and informed us tbat the young lady bad gone to a neighboring town to vialt an aunt. "As I turned away I cbanccd to notice a back passing. I knew tbat tbere whs a train leaving for tbe town, where the girl was, in a few minutes, and it gave me an idea. Making a dash fur tbe back I jumped la and shouted to tbe driver tbat 1 would give blm $10 if be would get me to the station in time to catcb tbe train. Then I waved my band to my rival as long as be was in sight, and chuckled to myself at tbe success of my coup. "Well, I arrived at the town, found where my friend was staying and called witboat loss of time, as 1 bad an idea that nay rival would be dowu on the next train. "Say, I hope never to pet married if that miserable fellow hadn't called her up by telephone and settled the whole thine before 1 bad even caught my train:"?Detroit Free Press. Hopetonu'a Multifarious Title*. The present Earl of Hopctoun has had forty-one years of life, and twenty-eight of his present style and title. lie has been a good deal in his tic:e ?a traveler, and a whip, aud a lord in waiting, mitlcated with a lord high commissioner vii iiiir vuuri-u, u jiuyuiusuT Keuerai. a | lord cbniubcrlain of tbe household. and a president of naval architects; a brigadier geuernl of archers, a captain of yeomanry, and a lieutenant colonel of submarine miners; a master of barriers and eke of beagles; a governor and a governor general. A man with many sides, truly, who yet scarcely exhibits any "side" at all. Many bird* have tbe gift of vcatriloQuism. New York City.?There nre almost as tniiny stvh-s of (litison waists io the t new assortment of Mouses as the regu- ( latiou shirt waists, these broad-shoul- i 1 lad:es' faxct oibsox blocse. i tiered flfects being very jtopular at ] present. They are worn by nout and j blender women alike, but are far more ( !>ecoming to the latter. Heavy wash ' fabrics :ire usually employed for their development in order to keep the pleats Ju shape across the shoulders. In the blouse illustrated heavy preen madras is used, the' collar and cuffs , being embroidered in black silk. j Two deep pleats extend from thoul- * der to belt back and frout. They form ' a v iu tii?? dock. The fronts clow in double-breasted style. the right side fastening on thel left with small cut Jet buttons. A plain T embroidered collar complete* the neck. , It is trimmed with n lace protector. The bishop sleeves are shaped with inside seams only. They fit the upper arm closely and are quite full at the J lower edge. The narrow waistband is " finished with a flaring cuff. t Wa>sts in this mode are made of percale. madras, pique, linen or duck. The * ?tyle is also appropriate for taffeta, i wolre. French CauiK-l or peau de crepe. <j To make* the blouse in (lie uieuiuui i? size will require two and oue-*juarterI f yards of forty-inch material. 11 An ARrarllrr Costume. | a White batiste, embroidered in marine' * blue polka dots, is used for this attrae-j i live costume, with Llue satin and ecru,' ( lace for trimming. The waist i< made over a glove-Utted. I { feather-boned lining that clcses in the|c *? Tin. Imutiiiti, it; drawn i l! CCUire num. * ..V- , smoothly across the should**!** in the li back, uud displays slight gathers at tin* waist. c The skirt is shaped with the well- is proportioned gores fitted smoothly i a around the waist and over the hips 'v without darts. The closing is made iu- J y visible at the centre back under two I i Inverted pleats that are fiatly pressed, i 1' and present a perfectly plain ap|*ar- > a nee. a The front plastron of laep is pernia- ~ nently attached to the right lining. and closes invisibly on the left. It is completed with a plain collar. The sailor collar is square in the ha k nod finishes tlie edges of the plastron in front. It is trimmed with a broad band of blue. The full fronts are gathered and arranged at the lower edg*? of the plastron. forming a stylish blouse over the belt. This fastens at tlie left side under a rosette with long cuds. Inside seams lit the sleeves to the upper arm. They flare at the lower edge over full puffs that are arranged on narrow hands. The flounces are of circular shaping, hut slightly full at the tup. where they are gathered and arranged on the skirt. A broad hand of blue finishes the up* per edge. aud lace is applied cu tbcj items. j Thej arc narrow in front, and graduate towatd tlie back, providing a smart sweep to the lower edge of thr fkirt. tl Presses in this mode are made of a lineu. pique. madras or cotton cheviot a for summer wear. It is also an appro- si priate mode for satin, foulard. India silk, crepe de cb:m\ uuu's veiling or r.l si batrcss. j i-1.. . ^ . .. i, \ To make the waist for a mlw four* een years will require one and onejunrter yards of forty-four-inch mate- j ial. with one-half yard of contrasting j naterlal for puff and plastron. Admirable India Linen. | Theje are some of the loveliest shin ! vai*t suits in India linen, which are ! Might fully sheer and cool. Many of i hem are far from being plain, too. In j nany cases even elbow sleeves figure, ! vhich. of courw. takes them out of j hr> regulation shirt waist class. One I >retty affair has a blouse in all-over **- *? 1 linmotitchnfl ! ID IUCKI*. A MUilll II11 lc UV UJO...V. ie. with stock to mntcb. is the finish. . Pin marks in clusters of five nccent | nch of the nine skirt pores, wish two j own of hemstitching in addition. Em- | jroidery squares are let in at the ! Jour.ee top. the same figuring on the i douse at the bust line. j A White Chiffon Collar. A deep collar of white chiffon finshed with several ruffles of the same | naterinl has over the upper plain part j i basket work of narrow black velvet ! !bl?ons. and set into the long chiffon >uds is an Insertion of the narrow velret in crosses and making a wide openvork band. A Now nioot*. The Tuxedo blouse is new. It is cm j ow at the front to show an expanse of! thirt front and a prim collar and tie. rhe narrow tint revers round widest it the bust and narrow to a point. New Hat For Half. The new nat lor pon nuu uuuug ? ? vide-briuitr.ed Rajuta straw trimmed vitb a long striped scarf. Dainty Shirt TTilit. Tliis dainty fbirt waist is made 01 ; iongoe embroidered in pale bine spots.! The black velvet collar is trimmed vitb a blue cbiffon stock and cravat. ! The waist is mounted on a glove-1 itted featber-boned lining tbat closes I SADE COSTUME. n the centre front. This may be miitted. The bark is drawn smoothly j cross i he shoulders and displays slight j ulnets at the waist arranged In tiny ilrnts. The fronts are gathered at the neck md blouse prettily over the black velet belt. They close Invisibly under j he centre box pleat. The plain collar ! ii^t?-us? at the back. Tht- sleeves nre mnde In one piece, j lathered at the shoulders and at the , 11k?w. where they are completed with j laring. pointed cuffs embroidered In ilue. Waists in this style are a dccided ' Lingo from the severe tailor-made j :iodels and the short sleeves give them ; u airy, summery appearance that Is j ery acceptable at this season of the ear. Flue wash fabrics in white and ; ale 6hadit< of blue. pink, violet, yel- ; i?w aud green are used for waists in his mode. In some the collar, cuffs ml box pieat are embroidered, while RnillT wa!HT with elbow sleeves. tte rest of the waist is plain. Squares i:d motifs of lace are often inserted cross tbe front and ou the tops of leeves. To make the waist in tbe medium ize will require one and three-quarter ardt> of thirty six-incb material. i % PERILS OF BWIDCE?BUILPINC? , or* Hardship aad Daatw Thaa la Al- j moti Any Other Calling. The design of a lone bridge span * Am< of the most elaborate mnthemat!- | cal problems that arises In constructive work. The stresses produced by its own weight. by the weight of traffic, by locomotive drivers, by the hammerins of flattened wheels, by the action / of brakes on an express traiu. by the j hicii speed on a curved track, by the ; wind and by the expansion and eou- < traction of theftteel In summer and winter. are all accurately calculated. The deflection of the loaded find unloaded bridge is determined, and compute drawings are made of every raettiber of It. The bars of steel are tested in machines which will pull in two a 1 horsehair or a steel bar strong enough i to lift half :i score of the heaviest loco- j i motives at once, and which will crush \ an eggshell or a steel column and accurately measure the stress iu caeh case. ' The different kinds of members ; ! are forged, riveted. l>ored or planed in perhaps half a dozen remote shops. 1 and. although usually not fitted to- 1 gether there, are examined and mea?- ! 1 ured by specialists to see that they are ' i correct, and are then shipped by scores I j of carloads to the site of the proposed j i structure, where steam derricks unload < them and pile them many feet high in j ' ftacks covering acres cf ground. The bridge piers may rise above the * water, hundreds of feet apart. It remains to place on them a l(*)o-ton , structure, high above a savage chasm. over an Impassable current or roariug tide. where the water Is deep, the hot* torn of Jagged rocks or treacherous quicksand, or where an old bridge must l?e removed, nnd the new one built in its place without interrupting navigation or obstructing continuous trndic on the bridge. To accomplish this the engineer has timber, bolts and ropes, hoisting-engines, derrick!! awl a | band of Intrepid builders, who have perhaps followed him for years through more hardship and danger than fall to the lot of almost any other calling. Tin* complicated framework of a ; great span is a skeleton with many ac- 1 curate joints and thousands of stefl sinews nnd bonis, each of which must go in exactly the right place In exactly the right order. The bulld-.'r must' weave into ihe trusoes pieces larger, heavier and far more inflexible than J whole tre?-trunks; swiftly hoist nnd ! swing them to place hundreds of feet high: tit togethrr the massive girders and huge forged bars with watchmak er's accuracy; support the unwieldiy 1 rnassos until tney are seyea xogeiner and self-sustaining. and under millions | ' of pounds of stress must adjust them, J ( at dizzy heights, to mathematical lines. ( This he may need to do. not deliber j ately In a comfortable shop or on c ( solid platform, but in dangerous emer- I c!es. nt utmost speed, putting forth his j whole strength on narrow, springing I planks, in a furious tempest, in bitter cold or in blazing bent. He may be in the heart of an African desert, menaced by bloodthirsty fanatics, or in a gorge of the Andes, hundreds of miles from tools or supplies, where there is absolutely no supplement to his own j resources. L'udtr such conditions bridge j, building is one of the most fascinating and difficult of engineering problems, and requires a different solution for almost every case.?Frank \V. Skinner '? thv- Century. j Hansliy; Oirdtoi of Sbrralxl. In various parts of the world may b* fmfn.l ftn?ii,11\r. (mcilnne Tl'ftru ! ?VMMU l.UiihIUA lttllMVU.7, ? MWV M.V . many oil mountain-sides in t'biua. wa j tor being raised in backets to irrigate ; 1 tbem. A beautiful region of verdure * exists in the desert lands of Arabia. f Due of tbe inland towns is Sheraizl. ( pen-bed on tbe brow of a lofty ciift j which falls to tbe valley beneath. The j ' town is built ou so steep a declivity ? that tbe bouses appear to overhang 4 one another, the only communication 1 b?ins by mvans of steps leading from one to another row of buildings. Just Helow the town is a copious spring of pure water that meets tbe requirements of tbe inhabitants and supplies I tbe channels that fertiIiK? the banging gardens. These extensive gardens, spread along the precipitous valley < wails, are tbe most beautiful feature 1 of Shernizi. Tbe whole face of tbe j mountain-side to a depth of over 1000 j feet is cut into a series of ledges o: | terraces. Owing ro tbe sharp angle of the slope, tbe ledges are not over i t* t? tn tivuh*A font (n ti'iilfh Thn ill. I habitants wmild l>e gild of grratet depth of soil. and the gardeu spots ' have 1*? n enriched by a large amount 1 of fertile earth brought to them. The | . steep momnain-slde Is almost t?r.rr?-;i , except for the beautiful strips of Kr?'t*n ? where vineyards. orchnrdx and wheatfields are (tearing. The labor bestowed oh tin- terrace* would have been futile < without an abundant supply of water. J and in this respect nature has been ' prodigal, the strips of cultivated laud being easily and continuously Irrigated ] by the mountain stream which is led t from on?- ledge to another and is kept ! from overflowing by little embank- t mcnts along the margin. I 1 > Reviving ttoman Customs. The Queen of Italy is going to re-e*. ; tablish un old Komati institutioD . which has fallen into disuse for o?er t tw-Hiiiv vtnr* It? is* to irivt* :i dowry of thirty ducat* to 130 Roman i maiden* on their marriage. Formerly j ^ a church brotherhood used to deride j j on tile merit* of tlie recipients. but j < lier majesty intends now to have u j l committee of hulk's for the purpose, a Probably the profession of selected ! jrirl* through the streets of Home on j the tir?t Sunday in October will be I revived. The Queen will herself pro- I v vide the funds for the- clarity.-Chi- j v ca:.o Tribune. S _______ t .% Japii c?r Warm. Ac animal growing betwon tht high and low water marks on :h.' Japanese coasts is a mud worm called ;| Salwlla. It oecuplvs a hard limy tube | <i of its own making, and gets its food. I when I) ? high tide nuiH's up over its 1 hiding place. l?y thrusting <<ut a head 1 bushy with tentacles. and suckiug iu currents of water loaded with minute particles of nutriiueiit. Out of this % wriggling creature the shore people make a soup whieh is true vermicelli, not a paste imitation of "little worms." and is said to tasu* as badly a? it j ^ nuclls.?(.'Idea so lutcr-OtcuiL . CHAFFEE'S MPIM. -{is Findings in the Cases of Major Waller and Lieutenant Day. \ MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE arnrrnl Chaffee Keller#*! la the Philippine*?Hr Will Amudm Command of Ihr Urpniliurni 01 me um-innwrr Kuot Kfpltfi lo the Vktlran?Po?ltl?? of ihr l ula J Ruin t'nchi?((d. Washington, D. C.?Tlio incoming r*liilipj.iti?- mail brings the full primed ecor.l of proceedings in the courtnurtial case* of Major Lyttletou W. T. IValler and Lieutenant John Horace trthur Day of the Marine Corpf. prodrug out of the killing of tome native H-nrer*. or c.irgadores, In Samar. The e?-ord shows. that Major Waller wu ictjuitted of the charge of murder, ?ut that l.eneral Chaffee, declaring bat "there has been a miscarriage of * uotlce iu tills cas?e." disapproves the Jr.ding and the acquittal. with the ex* ptlou that while Major Waller should tot have been found guilty of murder, lit? t'liun MJUU4U uatt' iuhuucu a iv?n?? >flen?e. General Chaffee'* indorsement I* very itrong. He declare* that with the ez-cation of three who deserted. no overt let* were committed by the ?ar#alore*. but. on the contrary, "those w?nt o their death continued to the last to ?-nrry the arm* and ammunition >f the men after they were no longer ible to l?ear them, and to render in :hcir impaiixire wny such service* as l<-epeii* the conviction that v.ithont heir assistance many of the marines ivuo now survive would also have periled." In the case of Lieutenant Day. who ilso wan acquitted, General Chaffee lisapprove* the Uuding to the *pecM*ation and charge of murder. He *ay? that Lieutenant Day ohould have iuuwD that bit* commanding officer, Major Waller, had for three week* Jeea under a test of mental and ,>by*icnl endurance such an few men /io lists I tinnti t/\ thflf ha was nick wltb fever, lilt temperature I Co. and bis body covered with painful ?ore*. Day wss the only officer not ick on duty aud in the full possession >f hit* faculties, and bis plain duty nras to couueel delay in the execution uf the orders to kill the native*, Gcn?ral Chaffee refers to the order of Major Waller a* "tainted," and snys. 'it should have prompted him (Day) ;o a positive disobedience of the same." Notwithstanding the disapproval, the :wo officer* were released, as they :ouid not be tried twice for the ?fino )ffense. UtlMltl Chifftt OrdtrW Hotnt. Washington. D. C.?General Chaffee Das tieen relieved of the command In be riiilipplnes aud ordered to the comnand of the Department of the East >y an order issued by Secretary Root rhe order reads as follows: "Bj direction of the President. Major-General George W. Davin will elieve Mnjor-Gcneral Chaffee of the *ommand of the Division of the Philippines. September .'10. HX/J. On being ehv-ved General Chaffee will, wltb his luthorized aides, repair to Governors Island, New York, and assume eomunud of the Department of the East." Genera! MacArtLur has l>een asked :o take command of the Department jf the East when General Brooke reIre# until he can be relieved by Gen;ral Chaffee, Mr. K??t'i Reply to It?m?. Washington, D. C.?It was learned ictv that the reply of Secretary Hoot o the dispatch of Governor Taft has ilready been cabled to Home. Tbe po- , iltion of the United States Is un hanged and the instructions of Sec etary Moot, issued before Governor raft went to Rome, are adhered to in very exveatial. The important point if these instructions was that tbo 'riar* shr.uld be withdrawn, and upon bi* question the Administration repaints tirm DARING TRAIN ROBBERS. ? Compel Eiffin??r to Btop, sad IMnadar H raMoogera la Colorado. H Denver, Col.?The Denver am! Rio H Srande narrow ?auge passenger Train H ira? held tip and robbed by four & masked men near Sargent*. west of H Marshall Pass. The railroad official* fl liave received tbi* report of the rob- HE "The train was held up by four Bg tnaskod mm at a point known as .Mill O Switch, two mdes east of Chester. KB Phur hlow i >* -1 n itrn uifM In the 1 ac- I iiag?' ear and demolished the Hides au l roof ?f tile car. The express company id vises that no money was lost. Ai) he passengers were ordered out of the rear ?>f the train. After using tl;m* has pes of dynamite the robber* ijiem-d the safvs and took the contents. ri:en they went baek to the p.nsenger* lt.d relieved them of their money and lewelry. Many of the passengers threw ilieir money, jewelry and trancportaion into the grass and roeks. "One robber addressed remark* to liuland. the engine driver, who did not iuderstaud what was said. Before Kuand eould ask him to repeat his renal ks the robber struck him a blow ivith a rifle, breaking the stock of the :uu and hurting his head." The bandits mounted horses and dini(teared in the ravines that lead into ii?!>linll I'aHM. Tlu< sheriff at Salidu H ilid shnifT* of adjoining eountie* aud i tloKt-ii went iii pumiit. jn Cnl Hii> Throat With m Scythe. m Mirli;i?'l Kennedy. a well-kriowa BH Miuiei or Alton.i. Clinton County. N. Bffl f committed Muicide wliilo infant- by |5? iittuij: bis tliroiit Willi a soy tin- in a Hfi ?:irn ou Lin own protuiacx. He w;ib HSj ii?out lifiy-five year* eld and married. SB Four IViaona .Murdered. BH Tlx- IhhIhx of four |ieri><>ns found KB ir.irdcrcd near Prudence, ok la. T?t., H k'etv i'leutllled un tho*e of A. C. 8tone, H -1:* :iml iw.i i-liililr<>n of ft;ixti*p HD iprin^h. Kan., who were travrllujc Hj \trJjixl lo iltc territory jufi j%rrlitii?li?p Frrtiau I>c:nl. j?SJ Arrlilti>lit/|> Patrick A. Ftfhan. (or H| wi'Uiy-two years in rbarj?.- of the Ko- HR i:>;i Catholic arcbiliiK-mf of Chicago. H| in I tlictv alter a loug IUiicm*. Art-!)isln>l> Ftolian wan horn in County Hj ipperary. irei;uiu. iu no tail 1BQ em An hM*h??p uf tiie archepimopat Uj ol ('liitiipi fduce Srnk'tiilicr 10. B^S ss??. ;iud a leader iu the Catholic; ISj ;iol IkhmI ot the Went fur fortJ' L.X mfl iS.OOO Deaili* Kro:n CliuUn. |HB ( oiihiil AlrWade cables tiiat ther* 191 ivr Ihh'H over l.'t.mio deal hit from hoi EE ;a ju two pruviiue* uf Cbiua. 56M