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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
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.% 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