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ii ? WAY o: "lt's like being in prison - and there's no way out!" The man pushed aside the papers and got up from the table at which he had been sitting for some time. The dark December afternoon was fast closing in with fog and rain. A small fire gave out little heat or light in the dingy room, nd Hugh Belton felt he could not settle to the odious task of trying to write something for -which he felt only distaste. An order to write a story of a certain number of words, and on a certain given sub ject; was a thing he bated; yet beg gars can't be choosers, and as the story in question would bring in about ten poundssterling.it behooved him to do his best and write it j whatever his private feelings on tlie subject might be. His dark eyes lighted a little as memories cf Phyllis stirred in his tirqd- mind. If he could ^nly make a mark in the world-make a little more monoy. he might get within measurable distance of his goal, but until then-his lips were sealed. He loved her; he thought she cared for him; there was hope enough in that thought to spur him on to do or dare anything, but to-night he feit strange ly ill at ease; out of humor with his writing; loath to settle down to work. It was the' impulse of the moment that drove him out into the cold, in clement dusk, through which he walked like a roan in a dream. Hugh walked on aimlessly, absorb ed in hi3 own thoughts, which, when they left Phyllis and her tender smile, were not very cheerful. The fortune he was trying to amass in the savings bank grew but 'slowly; there were under a hundred pounds there now, and it might be the work of years to secure such a competence as would warrant his asking the hand of Phyl lis Mason in marriage. As he turned the corner into a crowded thoroughfare a man clad in motoring costume, hurrying out of a shop, dropped a heavy paper parcel almost at Hugh's feet. In an instant the stranger had vanished in the crowd of harrying pedestrians, and a minute later Hugh, having picked up the fallen parcel, caught sight of him getting into a big motor which a sec ond later hummed away in^o the mid dle of the traffic and.was immediately lost to sight. The parcel felt like a bundle of papers, and when Hugh stopped for a minute to examino it lu the Reliant light of soxne arc lamps suspended over a jeweler's shop he found no name written on the cover, -which was but insecurely fastened .with a piece of pink tape. He undid . the tape and looked at a mass of ?closely written manuscript. On the .cov?rlng page were a name and ad dress-"Ambrose Vernon, the Cot tage. Shenley." He looked once more .at the parcel, which he wrapped up again. To-morrow he would send it hack to its owner h" post. It was getting late when at last "Hugh went home from his aimlese. ramble. He had assimilated a few Jdeas which he felt might work In i well in his story, and promised him- ; self several hours' good work before he turned in that night. But after a i couple of hours' writing his ideas : failed him and he put aside his pen 1 with a sigh of impatitnee. Then his i eyes fell ou the parcel tied up with pink tape. Some impulse made him open it again and glance more care- I fully at the covering sheet on which : the name and address of-presum- < ?H>Iy-the owner were written in a i areat, characteristic hand. i . Above was one single word in care- ] nully printed letters, "Bondage." 1 He turned over the page with his ( j*bq,terest quickened, and read the same J xvord at the top of the next sheet, fol- I lowed by a quotation, and "Chapter One." This manuscript, then, was : evidently a novel, and almost invol- i untarily Hugh Belton began to read : the clearly written pages. He never i moved, but read on with his eyes glued to those closely written pages; he read on enthralled, blind and deaf to everything except this amazingly powerful story which was unfolded .before him, as a flower unfolds her exquisite petals to the sun. Midnight struck at last. He got np, stretched his weary arms, and drew a long breath. He had read the work of a genius. Well, tc-morrow he mu3t return the manuscript to its lucky owner. Tet it was a long time before sleep - visited his pillow. He could think of nothing but the story he had read and its lucky author. And early morning found him still tossing feverishly on his pillow. Over his.morning coffee and rolls he still meditated on the story. He opened the morning raper which the landlady had put beside his plate and glanced at the day's news. A headlug caught his eye as he looked casually down the columns of the front page: "Fatal Motor Accident in Piccadil ly.-Ais a motor driven by a chauf feur belonging to Mr. Robert Ainsley was going down Piccadilly last even ing it collided with another car, in juring the occupant of the smaller car slightly, while the gentleman who was seated bes.'le the chauffeur of Mr. Ainsley's motor, in trying to get out, so it is presumed, was knocked down and rendered insensible. He was immediately conveyed to St. George's Hospital, but we regret to say he expired before anything could be done. His name, lt appears, was Ambrose Vernon, end he resided at Shenley. and was unmarried." Hugh dropped the paper with a violent start. Ambrose Vernon-dead! The au thor of that masterpiece. He pushed aside hl3 coffee and got np from the table in uncontrollable excitement. The qv >or of t*"? rrnu script was dead-kl.W! He would never know his fame and fortune now. Poor, unlucky fellow! As he stood and stared out at the prospect of roofs and chimneys and a tiny patch of gray skysomethlng fell upon him like a thunderbolt. The man was dead; the manuscript was here. Why not use it himself? . ..**.. VA thousand pounds!" Hugh Belton gasped. Here was thc first advance of fortune ready to ?G)"^ *"^V tf-^W-v^W^i" his hand. The rest would surely fol low.' And how easy the thing had been, how perilously easy and safe, so far! He had sold it to one of the most eminent firms of publishers for a thousand pounds. But his name did not appear on the title page. It was to be published anonymously, and later on, if circumstances warranted, a name might be given to the public. Thus Hugh Belton salved his con science r the name of Ambrose Vernon could always be disclosed - or the man might be totally forgotten. It was just when the book was about to appear that Hugh ran down to the -country village in Hampshire, near which Phyllis Mason lived. He had long wished and intended to go, but until fortune began to smile upon him he put it off. It was a glorious May day, and the country lay bathed in sunshine, and the man's spirit? ross perceptibly as he stepped briskly along the quiet read which led to the manor house. The manor house loomed in . sight soon, and his heart beat faster at. sight of it. lt was some months now since he had seen Phyllis. They cor responded in a friendly, desultory sort of fashion, but to the man-lead ing a somewhat lonely life-her let ters were epochs. Round her fair image he built alljhis fairy castles; she was the central figure in all his dreams of future success and happi ness, and he was only waiting for a time-surely not far distant now when he might venture to tell her what was in his heart. Mrs. Mason, he was told, was at home, and he followed tho footman across the pleasant hall to a room looking ovt on a garden starred with flowers and commanding a delightful view of the distant pine clad heights. There were s'gns of Phyllis all over the room. An open book tey face downward on a sofa near the win dow; a piece of work, with the needle stuck in it, was on a table near by, and a litter of silks. But when the door opened and Hugh swung round with eyes alight with happiness it was not Phyllis who came toward him, but Mrs. Mason. "This is kind' of you, Mr. Belton," she said, cordially. "We thought you had forgotten us. You will stay to lunch, of course? And now tell me -how are you getting on?. We read with such interest those charming ar ticles of yours on 'Ancient Spain.' My husband ^as delighted with them; he has traveled so much in Spain, you. know. You are always busy. I suppose?" "Yes-I've-" He hesitated a mo ment, then brought out the words quickly. "I've published a book, and sold it rather well. It'll make all the difference to my future." "1 am so glad; I congratulate .you heartily. Phyllis will be most Inter ested to hear this. I am sorry, she is away for a few days, but we hope to have her back soon, and-she will not come alone, I fancy." . "Alone?" ?ie echoed, and Mrs. Ma son laughed. It was a laugh of min gled happiness and pride. "You . have not heard our news, then? And yet I know Phyllis wrote to you herself yesterday-no doubt the letter was only posted this morn ing. She is going to be married." "Married?" "Yes-we are all so pleased. Sir "?eoffry Lester is such a charming ?nan, and he and Phyllis; have been ievoted to one another for some time aow. The engagement was only for mally announced a few days ago, and Phyllis is staying with some of her future relatives. There ls the lunch eon gong. Come along, Mr. Belton C am sure you ought to be hungry af ter a journey and such a long walk." Hugh followed his loquacious hos tess across the pleasant hall into the lining room, where the table, set for luncheon, glittered with silver and dainty linen and spring flowers. He was barely conscious Of what he said, or what was said to him. The blow had struck him almost dumb. Phyllis about to be married! Mar ried-not to him; that dream was over for ever-but this other man, whatever his name was. It was un thinkable, unbelievable-but he sup posed dully that it must be the truth. And-Phyllis had never cared for him. He awoke to the fact that Mrs. Mason was speaking to him. "You got Phyllis'letter, of course," she was saying. "I know she wrote to tell you the news at once. You were always such friends." "I got no letter," he answered, dully, wincing a little! "Then the silly girl must have for gotten to post it; or, perhaps, she posted it late, and so you will find it waiting lor you when you get back a surprise for you!" "Yes-a surprise," he echoed, and wondered how he was to get through that endless meal. He never knew how he escaped back to the station or how he reached his lonely chambers when the spring day was drawing to a close. He felt numbed with the overwhelming shock, dazed with the irony of the thing. Just when fortune was within his grasp-his dishonest grasp-bit ter failure had met him; the fact swamped all others, and he looked with dull eyes at the letter lying on his table-the letter in Phyllis' pr?t ty hand-telling him of her napp! ness. With a sudden impulse he tore it in half and flung the pieces into the Are. Then he unfolded a paper sent him by his publishers, and read one of the first notices of the book which promised to take the world by storm He read on for a while, then the paper fell from his hand, and he buried his face on his folded arms. There was no way of escape from this bitter remorse-save confession. Crystal Vernon turned wearily out of the tea shop where she had im bibed a cup of hot, weak tea and a couple of stodgy buns. Not very ap petizing fare when one has literally starved for nearly the whole day but It was cheap and satisfying-and beg gars can't be choosers. As the girl stood for a moment at the crowded crossing and then dashed across the mass of traffic, a motor bearing down swiftly and silently came within an ace of ending her not over-happy life. As it was, she lay for a moment stunned and faint, and a crowd gath ered round in the miraculous manner usual to Londoners. It was a common accident, and the cro'wd faded away when it was seen that the girl, though bruised and shaken, was not seriously hurt. A policeman busy with his notebook stood beside her, and presently the crowd melted away, leaving j only Hugh Belton looking curiously at the girl. There was something familiar to him in her face, ajid, seeing her look round her dazedly, he ventured to speak to her. "I hope you are feeling none the worse," he said; "if you would allow me to call "you a cab-" "You are very kind," she said, faintly, "but-I think I cqn walk." But the lie was given to her words a minute later, for she swayed for ward, and Hugh was only just in time to catch her as she fell. And a few minutes later Crystal found herself in a cab, with Belton beside her. "Don't try to move or speak," he said, kindly. "I will see you home if you can give me your address pres ently, but for the- moment-rest. You've had a nastly shock." Crystal glanced at the man beside her and liked his clean-shaven, earn est face, his well-cut lips and pleas ant eyes. Here was, at least, a man to be trusted. In a few minutes she sat up, and her hands went to her ruffied hair. "I don"t know why you ari* so kind to me," she said, "but I am sure I could walk now." "And I am as sure you could not," he eaid. "Will you give me your ad dress, and I'll tell the cabby where to go?" She gave him the name of the grimy little street where she lived in one room, and he leant out and gave the necessary order, then sat' back again and turned to her. "I ought to have introduced my self," he said, "but there was no time. My name ls Hugh Belton, and my trade is journalism." "My name is Crystal Vernon, and -I'm looking for something to do," said the girl, quite simply. "Vernon!" he said, slowly, "I won der-but, after all, everyone with the same name is not related. I was just wondering whether you were any kin to-to Ambrose Vernon, who was killed in a motor accident some months ago?" "He was my half-brother, and the only friend I had," she said. And Hugh saw again the strong arm bf coincidence at work in his life. "Your half-brother!" he repeated. "Yes-did you know him?" Hugh was silent for a minute or two. In that space of time a hundred thoughts flashed through his mind. Ambrose Vernon's sister-In obvious ly poor, circumstances-the only rel ative left-the real owner of the book which was to pour wealth into *his softers! "I saw him once," he said, evasive ly, "and-but tell me, Miss Vernon,. what you mean by looking for some thing to do. . Surely you are not obliged to do that?" "But I am," she said, with rather s dreary little laugh;. "I was left practically penniless when my step brother died. He had ' always pro vided for me, but his income-small mough-died with him, and although :te had worked hard to leave me suf 'Icient in case of his death, he was aken away before he had completed lis work. He wrote, you know, and ie had often told me of a book on ivhich he was working which he con fidently expected would bring him not inly a good deal of money, but fame ss well.'" Hugh winced. Every word had stabbed him. Oh, he was justly pun shed-he had lost the hope of his ife-Phyllis was lost to him forever, md now here was Crystal Vernon, penniless, friendless, at the mercy :i a hard world-all his fault! One thing was certain-he must ?lake restitution of some sort to the. innocent girl who had been wronged by his act. t It turned him faint when he dis covered, before he left her in the grimy lodgings which had sheltered ber since she found herself thrown on the world's mercy, that she had Literally not enough to afford herself a cab or a decent meal. With a vague promise of secretarial work for her he left; but not before he had inter viewed the landlady, and, represent ing himself as a friend of Miss Ver non's family, given that good woman tb understand that Miss Vernon must want for nothing, and that her bills would be liberally paid. There ensued then a time of won derful peace for Crystal Vernon. A secretarial post in an editorial office was offered to her-through Hugh's kind offices-and the girl learnt to look upon the man who had be friended her as her be??t and truest friend. Something oddly reserved in him made her wonder sometimes whether be 'had any secret burden weighing upon him; yet there were days when the shadow was banished from his eyes and when, on rare holi days, they went together to Windsor, Richmond, Kew and so on; while day by day Hugh found himself becoming more and more attached to the girl he had assisted. It was when .he knew that the world was nothing to him if he might not work side by side with Crystal that he made his great renunciation and restitution. An interview with his publishers, which left that worthy firm in rather a bewildered state of mind-another with the editor of a leading literary journal, did the deed very thoroughly. And a few days later the news was all over tb.% liter ary world that the anonymous author of "Bondage," the greatest book of the year, was none other than Am brose Vernon, who had some months since been killed in a motor accident. He carried the news himself to Crystal, whom he found at home, just In from her work. "Have you seen this paper?" he asked, suddenly, pulling a literary journal out of his pocket. "You'll see on the first page something which Interests and concerns you most vi tally." "Really? What is it?" Crystal took the papsr, and in let tera of fire the words aancea Defore her startled eyes: " 'Bondage,' by Ambrose Vernon. The mystery of the authorship of this powerful book is at last solved, and we aro able to inform the public that the author is Mr. Ambrose Vernon, whose untimely death from the ef fects of a motoring accident was an nounced some months ago. We.de plore the fact that he cannot know the success which has attended his first book, or enjoy the fame it sheds upon his name. We are sure that our readers-" Crystal dropped the paper, her cheeks flushed, her eyes very bright. "I don't understand," she cried. "How did the hook come to be pub lished-and why anonymously, un less my brother sold it before his death? But surely if he had I should have heard something about- it after ? wards. I don't understand in the l?ast. Perhaps you, who have been so good to me, have had a hand in it." Hugh smiled bitterly. "You are right," he said, slowly; "I had a hand in lt. Will you be pa tient with me while I tell you a story? It's not pleasant telling, Crystal, nor will it be pleasant hearing, but it must be told-to 3'ou. Then you can bid ma stay or go, as you will. It must lie in your hands. Will you listen to me?" "Of course." The girl's voice was a little shaken. Some hint of tragedy stirred the air. The man was silent for a minute, then he plunged into his story, and the girl listened breathlessly as the sordid tale of- poverty, terrible, swift temptation, theft and desperate re morse waB unfolded before her. Hugh did not spare himself in the least: he was eager to expiate his sin, and surely confession was now his only way of escape. "I stole it," he said, in low, broken tones; "it's a thing that wants plain words, Crystal. And, having stolen it, I was ready to enjoy the fruits of the seed I had sown; I was ready to reap lt all till-I met you. Then it was not the fear of man th?t sent me back to the. right road, but the love I have for you. I'm a weak sinner, Crystal, yet Heaven knows how sorely I was tempted and how that eeemed at the time my only way of escape. I have only to ask your forgiveness and then to go out of your life. I've told you I love you I think I must always love you, Crys tal; you've lifted me up when I was sorely cast down. But I know I've put (myself beyond the pale. Some othe^ lucky man will tell you the story of love, and you may listen to him. Crystal-but not to a thief." He had got to his feet, but Crystal did not move. .She was sitting look ing up at him, her eyes star-bright with tears, her mouth quivering in a smile. "No other man will tell me that story," she said, very simply, "be cause Hugh-don't go and leave me. Can't we face the future together? Do you think I don't know you-hon est,, true-hearted? Why, anyone may meet temptation and fall. Who among us ls perfect? Hugh, you said frou'4 leave it in my hands to bid you go OT stay, and-" He took a step towards her. ; "Crystal! Think what you are doing!" he cried, hoarsely. "It's for good a:nd all, remember." "It's* for good and all I ask you to stay," she said, very low; "be cause I love you, Hugh. Ah! my dearest!" He flung himself at her feet, and there /was a long, long silence, while she bent very tenderly, love shining in her eyes, over the bowed head in her lap. He had won from hideous misery into a haven of rest and peace; a new life was outspread be fore them, and, with the woman he loved to guide him. on the way, he knew he could again take up the burden of life manfully and resolute ly^ not lobkirg for a way of escape, but facing his difficulties.-Tit-Bits. Tine NPV5TRJ A German botanist, O. Kuntze, has pointed out that a certain specimen of Taxodium at Oaxada, Mexico, which heretofore has been regarded as the biggest tree in the world, hav ing a diameter of eleven meters, con sists in reality of three trees which grew into one. In the process of making gas pipes out of paper, manila paper cut in strips as wide as the length of the pipe to be made is put into a recsiver filled with fused asphalt and rolled solidly and uniformly around a rod or iron until .the desired thickness Is obtained. After the pipe thus pro duced has been submitted to a heavy pressure the exterior is covered with sand and the whole cooled in water. The core is then removed, and the outer surface covered with a wacer proof product. French engineers have lately made successful tests of wireless telegraphy between the lofty observatories on the crown of Mont Blanc and the Valley of Chamonix. It had been feared that the absence of moisture in the frozen surface might interfere with the earth connection, but no such trouble was experlenc?d. The only difficulty arose when the alternating current .dynamos of the electric light system in Chamonix were at work At such times the wireless messages could not be transmitted nor received. An 80.000-volt electrical trans former was recently installed at Butte, Montana, for the local lighting and power company, the distance over which the current ls transmitted be ing sixty miles. During the insula tion tests of the transformer the volt age was run up to 160,000, and at this pressure an arc was formed be tween the ends of the cables and the transformer tank, over a distance of five or six feet. But India rubber disks fixed on the cable terminals pre vented the formation of the arc. When S0,000 volts are used there is no brush discharge, and the disks are not needed. THREE E GOLCONDA FOUND li Commissioner Collins, of V ls Pleasant and Living Ecoi Trade in Gold Nuggets? 1>v All American Ga '??:? Outdoor New York City.-After spending fourteen months on an investigation along the canal zone regarding the allegations that have been brought against certain officials in the employ of the Canal Commission, J. H. Col lins returned from Colon, en route for Washington. D. C., to make his report. He declined to discuss it be fore submitting It to the authorities. Mr. Collins said last month was a record one for the amount of money sent to the United States by men em ployed along the canal. He found them all in good spirits and fond of baseball, bowling, tennis, rowing, and all kinds of healthy outdoor sports. Gambling is not popular nor drinking to any eiten;, Mr. Collins found, and this had been so marked during: the last year that many of the saloon and gambling house pro prietors in Colon and Panama have closed up and gone to pastures new. The health of the employes as a whole was good, he said, and the labor conditions at the present time satisfactory- Excellent food at cost price is sent down by the Canal Com mission twice a week for the em ployes and their families. "Just before leaving Panama," said Mr. Collins, "I met Baron von Tuber. He w?g* sent out by the Smithsonian institution to study the conditions of tiie San Biae- Indians, w?o Jive fei the fntertor of the Re public of Panama, about seventy miles up- th.9 coast on the Pacific side. He told some of the most JAPAN'S CORDI Thc deception of the Arnei and Perfectly. . Tokio, Japan.-The recaption ac corded the American Atlantic fleet by the Government and people of Japan ls conceded by the American naval officers to be the heartiest and most perfectly carried out of the many re ceptions received by tbr; neat since it sailed from Hamnton Roads. Rear Admiral' Sperry said that he was ut terly unable to say how ic had been accomplished, hut that the welcome giveu the fleet and its officers and men here had been so carefully planned and carried out to the most minute details that lasting impression has been stamped upon the mind of every American who has witnessed It It is impossible to doubt the sin cerity of the Japanese. The Ameri can officers and sailors are already beginning to understand the fact that the evident desire on the part of the Japanese for the friendship of Amer ica is not founded upon opportunism, but finds its source in a sincere wish to show that such friendship, at least on the part of the Japanese, has ex isted always, and that .this visit of the FORTY FOOT ? Complete Tyrannosaurus Natural Hist? -Now York City.-Dr. Henry Fair field Osbor.:, president of the Ameri can Museum of Natural History, re ceived word from Greafe Falls, Mon., that a research party from the mu seum, headed by Barnum Brown, had discovered part of the skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus rex, a prehistoric ani mal, in the Bad Lands several miles south of Glasgow, MOD. The fossil, which is forty feet long' and twenty-two feet high, has a per fect skull, an entire set of ribs, back bone and hip girdle and practically supplements the specimen discovered in the same section in 1902. Ever since the first fossil of thc "kins: of the rentiles." as the Tyran- i Nebraska University Orders Girls to Go Bareheaded. Lincoln, Neb.-The State Univer sity senate adopted a rule forbidding young women students to wear hats in classrooms. . The order was made necessary by feminine headgear which had grown so large that it not only tested the capacity of the classrooms but interfered with recitations. An other rule adopted prohibits students indulging in shirt-tail parades or kid naping class officers to break up so cial gatherings, on penalty of imme diate expulsion. Feminine Notes. ' Mme. Schumann-Heink sailed for Europe to begin a year's concert tour. Thirty-five entries were received for the national women's golf cham pionship. Miss Mary R. Sanford, a member of a wealthy family of New York City and New Haven, has become a Socialist. A storm of protest followed the removal of the Professional Woman's League from its fine club-house in New York City to humble quarters in a hotel. 5ANZABS! ?on by Trig ge, in tho New York Press. N THE CANAL ZONE. Washington, D. C., Says Life nomlcal at Colon-Indians Gambling Not Popular mes Pursued as Sports. thrilling adventures I have ever heard. His companions, two Ameri can boys, were killed hy the Indians last January'. "The Baron described thc San Blas country as being very rich and the natives warlike. He was certain there is plenty of gold hack in the mountains, as the Indians traded for merchandise in gold nuggets, which had evidently been washed down some mountain stream. He said that the difficulties to be encountered in the San Blas country were very great, as there were no roads at all, the only means of travel being by canoes and navigating tortuous waterways,) where an exploring party could be easily ambushed. In addition to the Indians there was the malignant black-water fever to be contended with. "The Earon is m. .ng monthly ex peditions into the San Blas country on behalf ot the Panama Govern ment to teach the natives how to get rid of the swarms of locusts that de stroy their crops. He stays in ' as long as his provisions' last. He ls ac companied by his brother, a Heidel berg student. The baron said it would be perilous for any white man to attempt to reach the mountains in search of the gold, as the natives have never allowed any strangers to penetrate into 'ih? interior. He was only there on auffrance, end had to be always op. the alert. 'Their corn try is rich in coal and all kinds o? minerals." [AL WELCOME. rican Fleet Was Elaborate Carried Out. fleet has merely afforded the Japan ese an opportunity for that expres sion. Admiral Sperry was received at the imperial palace. On the next day the admirals and captains of the fleet were .the guests of the Emperor at the palace. Admiral Sperry conveyed to the Emperor a message from Pres ident Roosevelt. This message breathes a spirit of friendship and sympathy and expresses keen expres sions of the traditional friendship be tween the two nations and an earnsst wish for the strengthening and con tinuance of the friendly relations of the past. Three thousand sailors from the "American fleet were granted shore liberty da'Jy, and it is remarkable that notwithstanding their long con finement aboard ship not a single dif ficulty has been reported, bearing out the statement of Admiral Sperry, made in one of his speeches here, that the American sailor of .tp-day is the result of that development and edu cation which Japan is seeking in every department of her national life. QSSIL FOUND. Rex Now For9 American >ry Museum.\ nosaurus res: is cabled, was found, re search parties from the American Museum have been searching through the Bad Lands for a specimen that would complete the missing parts. The first fossil had good hind limbs but incomplete back bones. Dr. Os born said that he believed the two specimens aref about the earje size and that thr 'museum will *ow be enabled to mount the animal com plete. During the five years of search fragments of Tyrannosaurus rex have been found, from time to time. Dr. Osborn said zoologists would be hichlv ^'.ated over this second dis covery. Shirt Sleeves Foi* Church, Says Bishop Hamilton to Ministers. Boston, Mass. - Bishop John W. Hamilton, formerly of California, speaking to Methodist ministers of .the immigrant and how he should be assimilated, said: "I return to New England and'I find a new New Eng land. I tell you to gather them into the churches. Break down your prej udices, social barriers. They will come in if you want them. Get down to shirt sleeves and make a pair of them the Methodist church's coat of arms. " Jottings About Sports. J. Mara, of Paterson, won the one hundred yard championship of the Eastern Y. M. C. A. at Williard Park, Totowa, N. J. The Boston Globe is of opinion that the Cleveland Club pays too much at tention to picking up outfielders and not enough to securing competent pitchers. Captain Currier of thc Harvard varsity baseball team, announced the appointment of L. P. Pieper, 1903, to be coach of the team next season. Pieper has served as coach for the last two years. Roads and Gis Farmer. Good roads cannot be secured wit out the co-operation of the ramer maintaining them after they aro or properly constructed under the supcj vision of the County Court. Tl need as much attention as th? corn j tobacco crop, and th? farmer is p<j sonally interested in their mainte ance after they are ones put in proj condition. It has become a custc to look upon,thu road.proposition] a necessary evil, a utility that no has a .part in but the County Ju<! tile magistrate a ad the district sai Tisor or overseer, and that no one a voice in the matter of keeping thc up but these ofici?is. The farm? are interested in the matter of gc roads individually as well as colic lvely, and without their earnest operation they need not expect a ter condition than n,ow exists. An earnest, united effort will so<j bring about a better condition, with this condron ?comes the hanccment of the value of the and city property. : From an nomic standpoint, less wear of hoi flesh and twice the amount hauletj one load, easy access to market at seasons and under all condltl? Caldwell County ba3 an abundt of mate;ial with which to build roads all over the county, and up to the present generation to i| bonds and do its work. Get roads and enjoy them while you If they cannot be ^aid out du] your lifetime, you will help children and grandchildren to highways and better resources) meet a bonded indebtedness.-Pr| ton (Ky.) Leader. ? American Roads Bettering. From the maledictions scatt broadcast in the mire of road America by despairing bicyd fifteen years ago hopes of bj things have taken root So writj F. Carter in the Technical Magazine. No gift of prophec now required to foresee a time these hopes will have so far rialized that a team, if it is a one, will be able to haul an ex wagon over the gumbo roads o? Mississippi Valley in spring, anc public highways of the South wil so well buoyed that light draughf tomobiles m?y navigate thei comparative safety. From every part of the co^ comes the same encouraging Sixteen States now have higj commissions that arc trying ix rlous ways to supply the gr? need of the nation, which is roads. At one extreme is New which, in 1905, voted to expend 000,000 in building roads, the plan adopted the State will and maintain 333 miles connel the principal cities, and pay one the cost of 4700 miles of local to be built by the counties. At the other extreme is IowaJ third ?tate in the Union in extei road mileage, where the use of] public highways is so vast .thi teams enough could'be assemble! do in one day all the traveling in the State in a year the line wi reach once and a half round " earth, which doles out an annus propriation of $5000 to defray | expense of the State college fae while acting in the capacity of way commission. Rnral Mails and Rnrnl Roads] A notification sent out by Postoifice Department should doubtlessly will have considerable feet in stimulating the good rpj movement. The notice is in stance that those rural communil which desire a continuance of ti free delivery of mails must pro! roads practicable in all sorts] weather and keep them in good dltion. It will be the policy of] department to cut off the service over roads that may not be travel with comparative ease and. In safi] It is not the wish of Um dei ment to deprive any communit the rural delivery-service that s bj appreciation of it, and no route be discontinued on account of roads until after a reasonable, has elapsed following notificatioi the necessity for improvements, some time the department has collecting data with respect tb condition of roads covered,by ri free routes, and as far as po3S? communication will'be had with road overseers or other persons sponsible for the condition of. highways, and efforts will be mad? have the road laws carried out. The rural free delivery system] not operated for prodt. As a mat] of fact it costs a very great deal m< than it earns. Its deficiency eal yea: is one of the heavy itehis of tl department. But it is of great bej efit to a large number of people, ai that was the object of its creatk>]? It is not more than fair that thoE who benefit by the service shotttd gtvl it all of the aid they can, especial? in the'way of making the roads safj and easy.-Savannah News. What Could He Say? "Ethelberta," said the young mai pressing her more firmly to his manll bosom-"Ethelberta, mayh?p I hayj no right to ask this question, but must.. Have-have you ever kissed another man as you have just kisseij me?" There was silence for a brief in] stant. Then in a low, pained voice] she spoke: ^' "Oh, Julius! How can you ask?! Believe me, darling, my heart and my] lips are as fresh and virgin as your] own!" And he spake no more, but pon?| dered.-Cleveland Leader. Corn in Kansas. The earliest menUon of corn lui Kansas is found in the account Coronado's expedition in 1541-42." Professor Winlaton found charred corn in the ruins of prehistoric In dian pueblos in Scott County, esti mated by him to be at least tweuand a half centuries old. Although the Austrian Emperw eats frugally he pays his chief cook ?2000 a year.