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p ^ ^ " 1 ' " " ill L ? ISSUED gBMI'WKEELT. L. m. qrist'8 sohs, Pflbiuter.. } ~T % Jfamil;; gtrcspaptr: Jforthi; gromation of the {political, gonial, Sg^togj and Communal gnosis ojf th^ ^eopl^. ESTABLISHED 1855. =l ~ YORKVILLE, S. C., TUEDAY, JANUARY 10, 1905. NO. 3. f D'ril By IRVING ] Author of " Ebon Holden," - Di , c * * (Oo|>jrrisfcmM,krLoUn CHAPTER IX. Next morning the baroness went I away in her glittering caleche with Louison. Each shining spoke and golden turret flashed the sunlight back ir/ir-' \\ I WENT AWAY THEN FOR A WALK AND STROLLED INTO THE NORTH TRAIL. at me as I looked after them at the edge of the wood The baroness had asked me to go with her, but I thought the Journey too long. Louise came out k and sat by me awhile as I lay in the hammock. She was all in white. A trifle taller and a bit more slender than her sister, I have sometimes thought her beauty was statelier, also, and more statuesque. The sight of her seemed to kindle in me the spirit of old chivalry. I would have fought and died for her with my best lance and plume. In all my life I had not seen a woman of sweeter graces of speech and manner, and, in truth, I have met some of the best born of her sex. She had callers presently?the Sieur Michel and his daughter. I went away, then, for a walk, and, after a time, strolled into the north trail. Crossing a mossy glade, in a circle of fragrant cedar, I sat down to rest The sound of falling water came to my ear through thickets of hazel and shadberry. Suddenly 1 heard a sweet voice singing a love-song of Provensft=th?.: same voice, the same song, I hail heard the day I came half fainting on my horse. Somebody was coming near. In a moment I saw Louise before me. "What, ma'm'selle!" I said; "alone in the woods!" ^ "Not eo," said she. "I knew you were here?somewhere, and?and? . well, I thought you might be lonely." ( "You are a good angel," I said, "always trying to make others happy." "Eh bien," said she. sitting beside me, "1 was lonely mysen. i cannot i read or study. I have neglected my L lessons; I have Insulted the tutor-1 threw my book at him, and walked away, for he sputtered at me. I do not know what is the matter. I know I am very wicked. Perhaps?ah me! perhaps it is the devil." "Ma'm'selle, it is appalling!" I said. "You may have injured the poor man. You must be very bad. Let me see your palm." I held her dainty fingers in mine, that were still hard and brown, peering into the pink hollow of her hand. She looked up curiously. "A quick temper and a heart of gold," I said. "If the devil has it, he is lucky, and?well, I should like to be in his confidence." "Ah, m'sieur," said she, seriously, a little tremor on her lips, "I have much trouble?you do not know. I K have to fight with myself." "You have, then, a formidable enemy," I answered. "But I am not quarrelsome," said she, thoughtfully. "1 am only weary of the life here. I should like to go away and be of some use in the world. I suppose it is wicked, for my papa wishes me to stay. And bah! it is a prison?a Hopital de Salpetriere!" "Ma'm'selle," I exclaimed, "if you alb- llba thai T eVinll fnkp vnu On TT)V horse and fly with you. I shall come as your knight, as your deliverer, some day." "Alas!" said she, with a sigh, "you would find me very heavy. One has nothing to do here but grow lazy and ?clel!?fat." If my meeting with her sister had not made it impossible and absurl, I * should have offered my heart to this fair young lady then and there. Now I could not make it seem the part of honor and decency. I could not help adoring her simplicity, her frankness, her beautiful form and face. "It is no prison for me," I said. "I do not long for deliverance. I cannot tell you how happy I have been to stay ?how unhappy I shall be to leave." "Captain," she said quickly, "you are not strong; you are no soldier yet." "Yes; I must be off to the wars." "And that suggests an idea," said she, thoughtfully, her chin upon her hand. "Which is?" "That wealth Is my 111 fortune," she went on, with a sigh. "Men and women are fighting and toiling and bleeding to make the world better, and I ?I am just a lady, fussing, primping, peering into a looking glass! I should like to do something, but they think I am too good?too holy." "But it is a hard business?the labors and quarrels of the great world," I ncErested. '' Well?it is God's business," she continued. "And am I not one of his children, and 'wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?' It was not too good for the man who arid that" "But what would you do?" "I do not know. I suppose I can do nothing because?alas! because my father has bought my obedience with ( a million francs. Do you not see that I am in bondage?" ~? \ 1 ind I T aACHELLER J irrel of tiw Bleuo^6*'" Eto* jp Puklliklflf "Be patient; <? ^ of a rich demoiselle is notfMuren of opportuni"To be gaj?* ' one might as well be a peacock; jto ?y pretty things, one might bettflf be a well trained parrot; to grace tie court or the salon, I had as soon bf * etotue in the corner ?it has more ofort, more security; to be admired, bear fine compliments ?well, you knew that is the part of a pet poodle * say, captain, to be happy one mmf be free to do." I looked intoier Dig eyea, uiai were full of their a* discovery. "I should llle to be among the wounded soldi?*/' said she, her face brightening, fit did make me very happy to sl^ly your bedside and do for you." There waa |WI tender look In her eyes then, j She started |o rise. A brier, stirring In the breeMl bad fallen across her balr. She letloose the thorns, and, doing so, I kissed her forehead?I could not h#tt "M,sieur!"*he exclaimed in a whisper. Then Ae turned quickly away and stood tearing a leaf in her fingers. "Forgive ae!" I pleaded, for I saw that she was crying. "It was the Impulse of a eaMnt Pray forgive me!" She stood 0otionles8 and made no answer. I *ver felt such a stir in me? for I ha< a fear, a terrible fear, that I had laid what I might never have again. "It was honorable admiration," I continued, rtfag to my full height beside her. Tell me, ma'm'selle, have I hurt you!*, "No." said she in a voice that trembled. "I a4 thinking?I am thinking of somebodjfelse." The wordl, spoken so slowly, go sweetly, seined, nevertheless, to fly at me. "(f somebody else!" Whom could she iean? Had her sister told her? Did the know of my meeting with Lonlara? I was about to confess how deepli how tenderly, I 1 -ved her. I had spohm the first word when this thought fined upon me, and I halted. I could ndt go on. "Ma'm'sdle," I said. "I?I?if it is I of whomiyou are thinking, give me only youf pity, and I can be content Sometlmq perhaps, I may deserve more. If I can be or any service to jo.*, beau tor me?command me. You buaii bee tnat I am not ungrateful. Ah, mamhelle," 1 continued, as I stood to ^y full height, and feit a miga^y vmjft la my heart that seemed locoes "tha words oiif'aMMi, "!?** a strong art and a good sword, and the love of hogf>r and fair women." She wiped her eyes, and turned and loosed up at me. I was nc longer a sick soldier. "It is like a beautiful story," she said tbougktfully; "and you?you are I.ke a knight of old. We must go home. It is long past luncheon hour. We must hurry." She gave ma her arm up the hill, and w? walked without speaking. . "I aa vsry well to-day," I remarked lis we cams to the road, "if you will will wait here until I get to the big birch, I shall go around to see if I can beat you to the door." "It is not necessary," said she, smiling, ''and?and, m'sieur, l am not ashamed of you or of what I have done." The baroness and Liouisor. had not yet returned. M. Pidgeon was at luncheon\lth us in the big dining room, and Jtad much to s?ay of the mighty Napoleon and the coalition he was then fighting. The great monsieur stayed through .the afternoon, as the baroness had planned a big houseparty for the night, in celrtmtlon of the count's return. My best Clothes had come by messen ger from the^Lirbor, and / could put myself la gdj fettle. The baroness and the count and Loulson came early, and we eat long together under the trees. The dinner was at seven. There were more than a dozen guests, among whom were a number I had seen at the chateau?air. David Parish of Ogdensb irg, who arlved late in a big, twowheel cart drawn by four horses that came galloping to the door, and Gen. Wilkinson, our new commander In the north, a stout, smooth-faced man, who came with Mr. Parish in citizen's dress. At the dinner the count had much to say of the scenes of excitement in Albany, where he had lately been. The baroness and her wards were re'Plendent In old lace and sparkling jewels. Great haunches of venison were served from a long sideboard; there was a free How of old Madeira and Burgundy and champagne and cognac. Mr. Parish and the count and ll?e general and Moss Kent and M. Pidgeon sat long at the table, with cigars and cofTee, after the rest of us had gone to the parlors, and the big room rang with their laughter. The young Marquis de Gonvello and Mr. Mvc Isambert Brunei of the ComMgnie, who afterward founded the &r?at machine shops of the royal navy yard at Portsmouth and became englneer of the Thames tunnel, and Pierre Ckassinls, Jr., and I waltzed with the ladles. Presently I sat down near the bnroness, who was talkir.g In French ^th Therese Le Ray,- the count's daughter. "Pardon my using French," Mid the baroness, turning to me, "for I believe do not use it, and, my friend, it * a misfortune, for you miss knowing *hat good company is the Ma'm'selle Le Ray.? And I miss much pleasure and maya duel with the marquis," I said, ughing; "but I beg you to proceed w,th your talk, I have learned many Mortis since I came hero, and I love sound of It" ! "We saw British soldiers to-day," continued to Ma'm'selle Le Ray, ? French. "They crossed the road hear ua on thelr horses." Loulson came over and sat by them. 'They were not in uniform." the baroness continued, "but I knew they ''ere English: you cat not miatake them." "And what do you think?" said Loui son, eagerly. "One of them threatened to kiss me." "Indeed, that was terrible," said Ma'm'selle Le Ray. "You must have been afraid." ' "Yes," said she, smiling, "afraid he would n't. They were a good-looking lot" ? "I do not think he was speaking of you at all," said the baroness. "He. was looking at me when?" "Clel!" exclaimed Louison, laughing. "That is why they turned suddenly and fled into the fields." I fled, too?perhaps as suddenly as the Britishers?to save myself the dlsi grace of laughter. The great clock In the hall abovestairs tolled the hour of two. The, ladles had all gone to bed save the baroness. The butler had started upstairs, a candelabrum In his hand. Pol i lowing him were the oount and Mr. Parish, supporting the general between them. The able soldier had overrated his capacity. All had risen to go to their rooms. Of a sudden we were startled by a loud rap on the front door. A servant opened It, and Immediately I heard the familiar voice of D'rl. "Is there anybody here by the name o' Mister Bell?" he asked. I ran to the door, and there stood D'rl, his clothes wet, his boots muddy, for it had been ralnfpg. Tefore ho could speak I had my arms around him, and he sank to his knees in my embrace. He was breathing heavily. "Tired out?thet's whut's the matter," he muttered, leaning over on one hand. "Come through the woods 't save yer life, I did, an' they was tight up t* me all the way." "Poor fellow!" said the baroness, who stood at the door. "Help him in at once and give him a sip of brandy." "Tuk me prisoner over there 'n the woods thet day," Baid he, sinking into a chair and leaning forward, his head on his hands. "They tuk 'n* they toted me over t' Canady, an' I tuk 'n* got away, 'n' they efter me. Killed one on 'em thet was chasin' uv me over 'n the Beaver medders on the bog trail. Hos8 got t' wallerin' so he hed t' come down. Riz up out o' the grass 'n' ketched holt uv 'im 'fore he c'u'd pull a weepon. Tuk this out uv his pocket, an' I tried to git the hoss out o' the mire, but did n't hev time." He sat erect and proudly handed me a sheet of paper. I opened it, and read as followsTo Capt. Ellas Wllklns, Royal Fusiliers: My Dear Captain: You will proceed at once across the river with a detail of Ave men mounted and three days' rations, and, if possible, capture the prisoner who escaped early this morning, making a thorough search of the woods in Jtfferson county. He has information of value to the enemy, and I regard his death or capture of high and Immediate importance. I am informed that the young desperado who murdered my Lord of Pickford in the forest below Clayton June 29, escaping, although badly wounded, Is lying at the country-seat of the Baroness de Ferre, a Frenchwoman, at Leraysville, Jefferson county, N. Y. It would gratify me if you could accomplish "one or both captures. With reject, I am, your obedient servant, R. SHEAFFER, General Commanding. "They '11 be here," Bald D'ri. They '11 be here jest es sure es God?'.fore daylight, mebbe. But I can't fight er dew nothin' till I've hed some vittles." "You shall have supper," said the harnneas. who. without delay, went to the kitchen herself with a serrant to look after it. The butler brought a pair of slippers and a dry coat while I IT WAS MY PART TO UNHOUSE A COLONY OF THE LONG WHITEFACED HORNETS. drew off the boots of my good friend. Then I gave him my arm as he limped to the kitchen beside me. The baroness and I sat near him as he ate. "Go upstairs and call the gentlemen," said she to the butler. "Do not make any disturbance, but say I should like to Bpeak with them in the dining room." "Is thet air hired man o' yours a Britisher?" D'ri Inquired as soon as the butler was gone. "He is?from Liverpool," said she. "Thet '8 the hole 'n the fence," said he. "Thet 's where the gooBe got away." "The goose! The geese!" said the baroness, thoughtfully. "I do not understand you." "Went 'n' blabbed, thet 's whut he done," said D'ri. "Mebbe wrote 'em a letter, gol-dum his pictur'." "Oh, I perceive! I understand," stld she; "and I send him away to-morrow." "INecK H UIUKC niui uuuger, ibiq D'rl. "Never threw no vittles 'n my basket with sech a splendid taste tew 'em es these hev." The baroness looked at him with some show of worry. "I beg your pardon," said she, "did you say the neck of you was broken?" I explained the idiom. "Ain't hed nothln' t' eat Blnce day 'fore yistiddy," said D'rl. "Judas Priest! I'm all et up with hunfer." With old Burgundy and biscuit and venison and hot coffee he was rapidly reviving. "I 'm wondering where I will hide you both," said the baroness, thoughtfully. "Hed n't orter hev no rumpui here, 'a' go t' shootin' 'n' mebbe spile yer house 'n' furnicher," said Dirt. " 'T ain't decent er 't ain't nice, We 'd better mek tracks an' put fl mild er tew 'twixt us 'n' here 'fore we hev any trouble. 'T ain't a-goin't' te no Sunday school. Ef they can, they 're agoin' t' tek us dead er 'lire. Ef they ever tuk us we would n't be wuth shucks, nuther on us, efter court-martial." "I shall not permit you to go," said the baroness. "They may be here now, about the house in the dark. They would shoot you, they would stab you, they would cause you to die as yon went No, I shall permit you not to go. There are four of them? Very well; we shall light here, we shall conquer. We have a general, a count, a millionaire, a marquis, a lawyer, an astronomer, a scout and," she added, patting me on the shoulder, "le brave capitalne! I have four guns and three pistols, and M'sleur Bell has arms also. We shall conquer. We shall make them bite the dust" "Guns, did ye say? Jerushy Janet Le' 's hev 'em," said D'rl. "What did he call me? Mon Dieu! Jerushy Jane! It Is not I," said the baroness. Again I explained the difficulty. "Ain't very proper-spoke," said D'rl, apologetically. "Jest wan' t' say et them air guns er likely t' come handy here 'most any minute. Give us guns, 'n' we '11 sock it to 'em." "We Bhall sock it to them, we shall indeed," said she, hurrying out of the room. "We shall make them to run for their lives." They were all in the dining room? the men of the party?save the general, a ho could not he awakened. Guns and pistols were loaded. I made a novel plan of defense that was unanimously approved. I posted a watch at every window. A little after dawn the baroness, from behind a curtain, saw a squad of horsemen coming through the grove. "Ici! they have come!" said she, in a loud whisper. "There are not four; there are many." I took my detail of six men abovestairs. Each had a strip of lumber we had found in the shop, and each carefully raised a window, waiting the signal. I knew my peril, but I was never so cool in my life. If I had been wiser, possibly I should have felt it the more. The horsemen promptly deployed, covering every side of the mansion. They stood close, mounted, pistol and saber ready. Suddenly I gave the signal. Then each of us thrust out the strip of lumber stealthily, prodding the big drab cones on every side. Hornets and wasps, a great swarm of them, sprang thick as seeds from the hand of a sower. It was my part to unhouse a colony of the long, white-faced hornets. Goaded by the ruin of their nests, they saw the nodding heads below them, and darted at man and horse like a flight of arrows. They put their hot spurs into flank and face and neck. I saw them strike and fall; they do hit hard, those big-winged Vespae. It was terrible, the swift charge of that winged battalion of the air. I heard howls of pain below me, and the thunder of rushing feet. The hnrcpa were rearine and Dlunging, the men striking with their hats. I heard D'ri shouting and laughing at bis window. "Give 'em hell, ye little blue devils!" he yelled; and there was all evidence that they understood him. Then, again, every man of us opened his window and fired a volley at the scurrying mass. One horse, rearing and leaping on his hind legs, came down across the back of another, and the two fell heavily in a iolling, convulsive heap. One, as if blinded, bumped a tree, going over on his withers, all fours flashing in the air. Some tore off in the thickets, as unmanageable as the wild horse. More than half threw their riders. Not a man of them pulled a trigger; they were busy enough, God knows. Not one of them could have hit the sky with any certainty. I never saw such a torrent of horsehair and red caps. "Whut! Been on the back o' one o' 'em bosses?" said D'ri, telling of it a long time after. " 'D ruther o' been shet up 'n a barrel with a lot o' cats 'n' rolled down hill. Good deal better fer my health, an' I 'd 'a' luked more like a human bein' when I come out. Them fellers?they did n't luk fit t' 'soclate with nuthin' er nobody when we led 'em up t' the house?nut one on 'em." Only one Britisher was brought down by our bullets, and he had been the mark of D'ri; with him a rifle was never a plaything. Five others lay writhing in the grass, bereft of horse, deserted by their comrades. The smudges were ready, and the nets. D'ri and I put on the latter and ran out, placing a smudge row on every side of the Hermitage. The winged fighters were quickly driven away. Of the helpless enemy one had staggered off In the brush; the others lay groaning, their faces lumpy and one-sided. A big sergeant had a nose of the look and diameter of a goose-egg; one carried a cheek as large and protuberant as the jowl of a porker's head; and one had <?ars that stuck out like a puffed bladder. They were helpless. We disarmed and brought them In, doing all we could for their comfort with blue clay and bruised plantain. It was hard on them, I have often thought, but It saved an ugly fight among ladies, and, no doubt, many lives. I know, if they had taken us, D'ri and I would never have got back. I have saved myself many a time by strategy, but chose the sword always if there were an even chance. And, God knows, if one had ever a look at our bare bodies, he would see no sign of shirking on either D'ri or me. to be continued. His First Attempt.?They were In a carriage going to a ball. He was just of age and was wearing his new dress suit. It was his first attempt at "doing things up in style." Never before had he worn a dress suit or taken a girl to a social function in a carriage. He had dressed In nervous haste, and yet he had tried his best to see that his raiment was absolutely faultless. As they were driven rapidly toward the ht* 11 they talked of the fine time they expected to have. Suddenly the girl stopped talking and gazed intently at the bottom of the hack. The youth noticed mai sne was uppa.c...,, interested in something down there, and he asked: "Mary, what's th/e matter with you? What makes you so quiet?" "John," she replied, "perhaps I shouldn't ask you such a question, but isn't there something wrong with your feet?" The young man looked down. He was still in his old carpet slippers sockless.?Kansas City Times. a JHistfllattftms grading. CAPTURED AT LA8T. Suspected Robber of Fort Mill Bank In Hand* of the Law. Columbia State. It is just two years since Mr. Gregory, the brilliant secret service agent, broke up the gang of safe blowers who ha1 beqn plundering banks and postoffices fti South Carolina. Five of the gang are in prison in Atlanta. One was arrested in Baltimore recently and will be tried in Columbia next week. The New York Herald tells of still another of Nolan's gang, who was caught In New York this week. It will be remembered that the men in Columbia called attention to themselves by the fact that they spent rrnnov lavlshlv in aambllne houses. The arrest of DeFord In New York was brought about by the same kind of Imprudent conduct. The Herald says: "Well dressed, wearing diamonds and spending money lavishly In New Year's festivities, three alleged bank burglars, who are said to have blown open 16 bank safes and robbed 20 post offices within the last two years, were arrested In the Bowery near Canal street yesterday morning. They were locked up in police headquarters, and will be arraigned in the Tombs police court this morning. The arrests were made by Detective Sergeants Andrew Kiernan and Thomas Brennan of Inspector McCluaky's staff, co-operating with Walter S. Mayer, inspector In charge of the postofflce department, and with Assistant Superintendent Dougherty of the Pinkerton detective agency, which tiaa been employed by the American Bankers' association. "The men took their capture quietly and complimented Superintendent Dougherty In having taken them by surprise. They gave the names of William Smith, Thomas Kennedy and Edward James. They are all said to be well known to the police of every large city and to the local authorities of many small towns where they have operated. They are alleged to be expert bank vault and safe burglars, who travel as tramps, operating in villages and small towns, only visiting the larger cities when they want a vacation and an opportunity to spend the fruits of their robberies. "The man giving the name of William Smith is the most widely known of the trio. His right name is 'Ous' DeFord, and through the south and west We is known as 'Ky Yellow' and I Un la aais? tn hfi onp Cit ' DUKBOU/. AiV IO ?v ? the most expert workers with high | explosives In the country and has been associated with Emerson Palm, alias 'Friscdj Slim;' Edward Morgan, alias 'Portland Ned Johnson;' 'MerldenJoe' and other burglars. He is 35 years old and was formerly a hotel proprietor In Tennessee. "Thofus Kennedy is known among his asfel&tes as 'Hamilton Jack/ He recently escaped from a western prison. He is of large frame, with an abundance of dark brown hair and cool nerve, and has always worked as a 'stick up man.' His part of the work was to stt'nd guard on the outside of a bank and entertain inquisitive persons while the expert applied the 'soup,' or nitro-glycerine, to the safe. These men differ from the ordinary safe cracker in that they work more boldly. "Edward James, the third man, is known as a 'gay cat* or 'pathfinder,' whose duties are to go into a town and locate the banks most accessible. He acts the part of a beggar and while telling a hard luck story studies the mechanism of the safe, makes Aote of the doors and windows, flndt out about the watchman, gets information about the town, where horses may be stolen or how the freight trains run: in brief, lays out the work for the leader. James' right name is Casey. "Superintendent Dougherty said yesterday that he would be able to connect the men with several recent burglaries near New York and many more in other states. On November 10 last the bank of Briscoe & Tucker, "Churchville, N. Y., was entered by burglars, the safe demolished by nitroglycerine and 32,000 in currency taken. It took five explosions to open the vault. Three men were connected with the robbery and they all escaped In a rig stolen from John J. Snow, who lived near the bank. They abandoned the rig near Rochester. "Five days before that the First National bank of Champlaln, N. Y., was entered and the safe blown open, but for some reason the burglars abandoned the Job before obtaining any money. About the same time a postoffice at Tannersvllle, N. Y., was robbed of $2,000 worth of stamps, and the postoffice at Harrisons was entered the next night and stamps and money to the amount of $1,200 taken. In both instances the sares were Diown open by experts. "Six years ago DeFord was connected with the robbery of a bank In Bowmansvllle, Canada, where $11,000 was obtained. He is also wanted in connection with the robbery of a savings bank at Fort Mill, S. C., in September, 1902; a savings bank in Sandy Springs, Md., May, 1903, and the Bank of Brunson, in Brunson, S. C., in November, 1903, where the burglars got away with $25,000," Horseback Ride of 832 Miles. "General Kearny was ordered from Santa Fe across to California with the Dragoons and wanted to get his report back to Washington as soon as it could be done," relates Thomas Tobin, "and asked me If I would carry It to Fort Leavenworth. I agreed to do It and started with only a day's notice. "I carried only a blanket, a lariat, knife, Hawkin's rifle, with about 100 rounds, a dragoon pistol, and about two spoonsful of salt. I depended on my rifle for meat and on finding Indian herds for fresh horses. I weighed about 140 pounds and was as tough as leather. I got my first remount from St. Vraln at Mora, about eighty miles from Sante Fe, and rode It two days, till I found a camp of Utes hunting Buffalo and got a fresh horse from their herd, in the night. I had to be | very careful about falling in with any Indians, for they would have killed a lone man for his outfit, and half a doz: en times or more I hid In some draw [ on the prairie till night, or rode miles j off the trail to keep away from their hunting parties or camps. It was very risky, too, riding into their herds and roping a fresh horse, and I always led hlm^iway some distance before I tried to chang# my saddle, so that if he made any noise, it wouldn't stampede the herd and wake the camp. "I didrit dare make a Are in the day time, but at night could cook a little mea# on the coals, and the little I slept was while lying on my lariat, so that my horse couldn't get away with It out of my reach. I followed the Arkansas as far as Big Bend, and then bore off across the country to Council Grove, and from there northeast, following th? plain trail to Fort Leavenworth; in all, 832 miles as measured later. I rode it in less than eleven days?and used nine horses; the lost two I got from government trains which I overtook after leaving the Ar kansas."?Outing. MARK8 OF ILLNE88 ON NAILS. How Accident and Great Mental Anguieh Are Aleo Indicated. "One who makes a close study of finger nails will find many curious things about them to excite his wonder and interest," says an expert on such matters, "but none more so than the torles of physical condition told In their growth. "You know that the nails of a person In good health grow at the rate of about one-sixteenth of an Inch each week?slightly more than many authorities believe?but during Illness or after an accident or during times of mental depression this growth is not only affected and retarded so far as Its length Is concerned, but also as regards its thickness. The very slightest Illness will thus leave an indelible mark on the nail which may be readily detected as the nail grows out. If one has a sudden attack, such as acute rheumatism, which sends the temperature bounding upward to 104 or 105 within the space of two or three hours, it will be found on the nails, Indicating the difference in thickness of growth between the time when health was enjoyed and the thin growth of the ill period. "If the illness is one that comes gradually, like typhoid fever, for. example, Instead of a ridge a gentle incline will appear on the nails. If one should have an arm broken the thick ridge can be seen only on the fingers of the one hand, but in all cases of general sickness the ridge or slope appears on the fingers of both hands. When one has passed through a period of extreme excitement or mental depression, the fact will be imprinted on the nails either with an abrupt edge or a gentle slope, according to the acuteness of the mental influence. "In no Instance can the marks of illness, accident or mental condition be clearly seen on the nail until after the growth has carried the line beyond the white or half moon portion of It, but a week or two subsequent to any of these things the ridge or slope may be found on the nails, usually readily vis Ible to the eyes, but If not the mark may be found by running the tip of the finger down any of the nails."?St. Louis Globe-Democrat THE BACHELOR TAX. A Plan to Punish Men Who Don't Marry Revived in Indiana. An old project of taxing bachelors has recently been revived. When the Indiana legislature meets at Indianapolis this month, It will be asked to pass a bill Introduced by a Gibson county member levying a tax of ten cents on every $100 salary earned by an ablebodied bachelor of more than thlrty-flve who receives more than $1,000 annually. It Is proposed to apply ten per cent of this revenue to the school fund and ninety per cent to the maintenance of the various orphans' homes in the state. Indiana is not a state in which bachelors are unduly numerous. By the last census, there were 9,465 unmarried men in Indiana between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five, 4,313 between fifty-five and sixty-five and 2,506 above sixty-five, a total of 16,284 exclusive of -1,0^0 uucneiur.i utrmecu mu i;-u.vu..u forty-five who are to fall within the provisions of the bill, though generally bachelors between thirty-five and forty-five are not deemed totally incorrigible and hopeless. How many of the 37,000 bachelors in Tndiana earn more than $1,000 a year and how many of them are ablebodled are questions which could not be decided off-hand. But that many of them, perhaps as many as ten thousand, would fall within the provisions of the proposed law seems probable, and the school fund of the state and the orphan asylums would, by the adoption of this act, be considerably enriched. In New York state there are 100,000 unmarried men between thirty-five and forty-five, 40,000 between fortyfive and fifty-five and 18,000 between fifty-five and sixty-five. There are, moreover, candor compels, and feminine neelect accentuates the admission, 9,800 bachelors over sixty-five? absolute incorrlglbles.?New York Sun. Reason of Mikado's Popularity.? Japan is the land of mystery and surprise for a foreign visitor, and at no other time would the feeling of mystery and surprise be greater than when he witnesses the enthusiastic greeting of the people on seeing the "august dragon carriage" of the emperor in the streets of Toklo. He would exclaim, in wonder, "Is there another monarch on this globe as universally honored and beloved by his people as is the emperor of Japan?" The patriotism and loyalty are the chief sources of Japanese strength. The happy cry of "Banzai!" (Ten thousand years of life to the emperor!)will follow the Imperial train like wave after wave of a roaring ocean. The Japanese are universally said to be a small people in stature, but look at the emperor? He will vindicate them In this respect. He Is five feet and eight Inches and weighs 225 pounds. The emperor Is firmly believed, not merely supposed, to be the son of God; since the first emperor, Jlmmu, his forefathers came down from the heavens, Mutsuhito is the hundred and twenty-second sovereign. They worship him, because they think he Is divine. They love him, because they know he Is human.?Success. tr When It comes to enjoying1 a vacation a man Isn't In It with a schoolboy. DREAD PNEUMONIA. Most Terrible of Diseases and Least Understood. Pneumonia is now the most deadly disease of the cities of the United States. The two largest centres of population, New Tork and Chicago, are striking examples of the truth of this statement. In these cities in the last few years pneumonia has Increased by leaps and bounds, until it has displaced consumption as the "Captain of the Men of Death." Consumption, by reason of rational treatment In the way of hygienic improvements, good sanitation, better houses, fresh air and diet, has steadily decreased throughout America and especially in the cities, but statistics show that pneumonia I year after year claims far more vie 11II IB. The figures for New York and Chicago during the last decade supply convincing evidences that the outcry as to the prevalence of pneumonia is no alarmist tale, but Is founded upon sober facts. In the first six months of 1904 there were 42,700 deaths from all causes in New York city, and of this number 8,860, or nearly 20 per cent, were due to pneumonia. In 1903, 9,714 persons died in New York from pneumonia. The total death rate has risen from 18.8 per 1,000 in 1903 to 22.23 per 1,000 for the first six months of 1904, acute lung affections being mainly responsible for the increase. In 1900, 105,971 persons died in the United States of pneumonia, 10.15 per cent of all deaths being due to the disease. In the same period the mortality from consumption decreased from 12.28 per cent to 10.99 per cent. Comparing city with country the census of 1900 shows that the mortality from pneumonia per 100,000 inhabitants of cities was 233.1; for rural districts, 135.9. From consumption, for cities, 204.8; for rural districts, 134.1. The mortality from pneumonia among negroes was 349 per 100,000 and among whites 184.8 per 100,000. Whites of foreign birth were shown to be much more susceptible to pneumonia than those of native birth. In Chicago in 1903 there were 4,629 deaths from pneumonia, exceeding the deaths from consumption by more than 1,500. The present Chicago proportion of pneumonia deaths to deaths from all causes is 13.6 per cent, from consumption, 11.3 per cent. Corresponding figures for New York are 17 per cent for pneumonia and 11.5 for consumption. In New York, while the tuberculosis leath rate has decreased in thirty years from 4.27. to 2.41, the pneumonia rate has risen from 1.95 to 2.89 per thousand. The greatest number of deaths from pneumonia ever recorded in a single week in New York was 364, in the beginning of January, 1904. Enough has been said plainly to show that pneumonia holds the foremost place among deadly diseases in this country. "The cause of pneumonia has only been known for a comparatively short time," said a New York physician in commenting upon these figurea "Twenty years ago it was not believed to be caused by a germ. Now it Is a matter of common knowledge among the medical profession that the disease has its origin in a germ termed the pneumococcus or rather the dlplococcus pneumonl. "There are other germs, too, which play a part In the causation of the malady. According to a great authoritv nnpumonla la not a disease of the lungs, but a general fever with local manifestations caused by an Infective microbe. Some of the germs which cause pneumonia are present In the body of perhaps 50 per cent of the community at large, and these gain the upper hand and multiply on account of the system's being In a low and debilitated state and thus open to the Inroads of the enemy. "Influenza is one of the most potent of all factors In the spread of pneumonia on a wide scale. No affection leaves the body in a more depressed and susceptible condition than does the grip. Measles is perhaps the most fruitful cause of pneumonia in children. "Exposure to cold Is, of course, often the exciting element In an attack of pneumonia, while the abuse of alcohol Is an Important Indirect cause. "With regard to the Infectivity of pneumonia there Is much yet to be learned. However, It Is known that the bacteria of this disease resemble In many respects those of tuberculosis. Both are of a relatively low order of Infectivity, and both are conveyed through the air by means of dust. "A large number of medical authorities believe that the prevalence of pneumonia in the large cities of the United States and especially In New York and Chicago, Is due to the overheating of houses, apartments, public buildings and offices, and to the lack of moisture In the Indoor atmosphere. On this subject little has been written. "Notter says that the best ratio of moisture has not been scientifically determined, but It Is supposed It should be from 65 to 70 per cent. Dr. Henry Mitchell Smith of Brooklyn recently wrote a paper on 'Indoor Humidity,' embodvine the results of years of study and observation of the harmful effects of an overheated and overdry indoor atmosphere upon the health. "He pointed out that the neglect of the element of watery vapor In the air is the greatest cause of overheating our houses. A low humidity is the great cause of discomfort, the source of much ill health, catarrhs, colds and other diseases of the skin, mucous membranes, etc. "Tests conclusively pro%w?- that a percentage of moisture above 50, with a temperature of about 65 degrees, yields the greatest comfort and the best conditions of health. With a temperature of 72 or 74 degrees and a relative humidity of 30 per cent, as compared with a room at 65 or 68 degrees and a relative humidity of about 60 per cent, the latter seemed the warmer and more comfortable. "Every time we pass out of our homes during the winter we pass Into an atmosphere with a relative humidity of, on an average, 70 per cent It stands to reason that such a sudden change is harmful, particularly affecting the delicate mucous membranes of the upper air passages. "The male is more subject to pneu monla than the female, but the mortality among wom-m la greater. As a rule, the largest number of cases fall In the months of January to May, the smallest number from July to September. "Pneumonia chiefly attacks the old and the young, uid Is usually fatal In both Instances. Any individual, however, who is run down is liable to contract the disease. "Statistics were gathered in England some few years ago, as to the frequency of pneumonia with regard to occupation and the comparative mortality was found to be, among clergymen, 46; lawyers, 66; teachers, 46; farmers, 36; fishermen and grocers 66; doctors, 93; musicians, 92. innkeepers, 168; carmen, 184; hotel servants, 197; dock laborers, 220; employees In Iron and steel manufactures, 248; coal heavers, 249. "The treatment of pneumonia Is, according to the best authorities, not much helped by drugs. When the warning symptoms of a chill are upon one, much may be done to cut the attack short by taking to bed at once and resorting to the old fashioned methods to induce perspiration and to assist the functions of the body to do their work properly, "It is in preventive measures that our best hopes of checking and perhaps exterminating the disease lie. The New York health authorities a year ago .took a step in the right direction when they added to the Sanitary Code a clause classifying pneumonia as a 'notifiable disease.' This clause has not been enforced on account of lack of funds. "The greatest safeguard against pneumonia is to keep the body in a healthy state by living under the best sanitary conditions possible. The avoidance of overheated rooms in which the air lias not a sufficiency of moisture is a precautionary measure which is of more Importance than is generally believed. "The systematic inquiry into pneumonia from all standpoints which is at the present time being undertaken by the New York pneumonia commission should go far toward solving many of the unknown features of the disease. At any rate, the findings of the commission will surely Increase our knowledge of the malady, and will doubtless suggest means of curbing its spread. The high standing of the members of the commission is a guarantee that the matter will be investigated scientifically and thoroughly.? New York Sun. ELEPHANT INTELLIGENCE. Wherein the Fable Brand Differs From the Real Life Variety. The elephant is always credited with something next to omniscience. He is tne genius or ?n? animai moe. nc u?? that prodigious patience which la said to be a part o1* genius. He cannot sleep at nlfht If the logs he haa been aet to $vl j pile that day liave not been laid till the plumb line would ahow not a log ptted ?? ; the fraction of an inch out of line He ' gets up In the middle of the night and |jota down ideas and new designa for piling loga All thla In the fable. But In reality the elephant la a stupid beast. It is hard to teach him. He learns logarithms with the greatest difficulty, and counterpoint he could probably never master. He can pick up a forty ton bowlder, but he cannot pick up the Idea. Some few tricks he does acquire, but he is like some children?he learns hard and forgets hard. Some Englishmen undertook not long ago to prepare a jungle born specimen for the circuit. After awhile they got I him to wave a flag. But the stupid | beast had no sense of time, and being | left alone for a day and a night, he I was found still waving the flag when his keepers returned. He had no more sense of time than a blind man. One of the easiest tricks to teach an elei phant is to step deftly over the prosI tmtp bodv of a man. but It is the hard eat trhk to tea-ch tbe man. Sorm elephants have even been educated (0 step over a row of babies without loss to life. The babies learn this as easily as the elephant In fact the chief Interest in beholding this sublime spectacle is in watching the meek astonishment of the babies as they look up and observe those great tree trunks of elephants legs slowly descending over their heads and landing safely at th'lr side. The process has about it a beautiful feature in its automatic working. It is the babe's fascination in watching the elephant's ponderous legs that keeps him still and out of harm's way. But to teach an elephant the common circus trick of focusing his four big feet on a tub is one of the most difficult of all. The elephant is as choice as a political candidate where he stands. Man will sometimes stand on ceremony, but the elephant must always have solid footing. And his crowning piece of stupidity Is that he will permit himself to be put to the bother of going through all these silly performances of the circus by nothing but a mere puny man. Be his head what It will, the elephant's heart Is of different stuff There is the story of the elephant In. the circus that fell in love with the ? baby girl of one of its keepers. He would not perform, he would not eat unless the babe were right beside him, Often the child had to be brought into stall anil Showed tO I U1C cicpimiiv O uvu.. him like a talisman to quiet some ob? streperous humor. When the circuxi ^ had any Journey to make it was an indispensable precaution that the baby be shown to this elephant. Only when he had seen it and had been with it awhile and felt assured that it wan not to be left behind would he walk into his car and be shipped on his way. It was touching in the extreme. But the baby died, and trouble wa? in store. The elephant endured it for a time, but his keepers knew what to expect He brooded over his Iom; hi? eyed his keepers and the world with suspicion; he felt himself tricked and neglected. He had to be guarded from the public. They ceased to have him on show. Finally he refused any longer to run through his tricks, and he ended one day by kicking the circus to pieces.?Boston Transcript tr The man who sounds hlf own praises continually has no time to listen to the praises of others. *** Some men are so wrapped up in themselves that they fall to see how rapidly the world moves. j