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A PARTING WOfeD. Tkw fthall X miss jrov so aaeh? Or, fut as I hold jrow now, Futer. forever findyo* <a tofihT From the poet, rmm how! y*>r or far, but or apart? Thiak of me well or ill! Ho?o la w looely heart # You war bo coming still; Hero at the thouht of your fact. Your hand wUTbeat my door. Quick! awl my heart in its place Upon yours ever more. ? Lturenc* Houmbu, in FkU Mall Magagiat. S -A_"V IE D. t 188 VIOLET, will jon five i this letter to Airs. 8altbyr* [ I had my hands full of i driving materials; but I received the . letter, and continued on my way to lira. Saltby'i dressing room. i The drawings were little studies I bad made while down at the seaside, where I had spent my vacation; made for Mrs. Saltby? to whom I had been "compauton" for a year? and lira. Salt by had been Interested in them, ssy "Touch them up a bit, Violet, and 1 will get a portfolio for tbem and keep them." I usually sat with her in her dress ing room through the morning. And thither I now repaired to touch up the drawings, while ahe sat wltli her slippered feet * n the fender, em broidering with purple and crimson . wools. 1 gave her the letter, and went to a low seat In the deep bay window. I sharpened a pencil, and then hap pened to glance toward my compan ion. Her face was ashy white. Her profile was turned toward me. In Its regularity aud pallor it looked like a face cut in stone. But I had never seen it look so sharp and deathly. The letter was clenched In her hand. I had brought her bad news. I was Shocked, but silent. I tried to remember what I knew of her family relations. Sho was a handsome, black haired woman of fifty, who bad been early widowed, and returned to Iter 'father's house. Her parents were Sead. Her mother had died in her in fancy, and she had been the mistress of Redburu Hall ever since. It was not long, however, since her father's Jet ease. . ?be had never bad a child. She had no brothers or sisters whom 1 bad ever heard of. I could not &ur mine whst had happened. I saw her bora the letter, and then rose and left the room. 4fterwards I guessed whom that tonmxroi cation was from.- ? * A week passed. They were quiet and comfortable, but rather monoton ous, weeks st Itedburn. But, though young, I was less restless tbsn most girls. I was not unhappy with Mrs. SaJthy. v Only sometimes I wished for a little change. ? It came? a most startling episode. * We had company to dine? Mrs. Salt ?tRfts lawyer And personal friend from . 'tonmi I tn^' dressing her hair, as I - sometimes did. for ahe liked my ar ? fangemmti-^pronouncing them artlc Uc. ; Suddenly, without knock or warn ing, the 'doer was Hang open and a Foimg mum walked in. .* 1 felt Mc*. JtalUp start under my, hand*. I was frightened? the Intruder I fookltt so bold 'and reckless. He was 'Wytpi^ndsome; but he seemed to me to hare been travelling long, or to have coin# ott of some revel. His linen waa soiled, his long; clustering hair un brushed. and ores bloodshot. Yot his SMMSTfnce w tm siogulatty (ftyr.iotlve. 1 1 had never b|t|i'e fn so mgb-Hrcd and fcricofu! a man. M*. gajtby did not speak to him. I Pitied himself before and not far J ffOm htr. however. ou, Violet*'' xbo wild. <? "Oertainly, let tho young lady pro ceed wilh her tnsk," lie said qukak!y. i^Wbat I have to say need. not Inter fere with h;r employment. \ under stand (lint she Is your companion mid confidante, though I hnve not had the pleasure pf meeting her before*." ' The l?t sentence appeared to have 1 'been qnite mechanically' spoken, for ?lz?ka?] fir? J bis eyes fiercely upon Mrs. Saltby's face, anil seemed to see only ber. E went on pinning up (be braids <of ber hah: as I bad been bid, but my bands trembled. I could not see litr f?e?, hi I ' tlilnk she uiot that lool; Itetdilj. ' '"Toil refused mo," l?o said, In it far different tone from that in which ho had Ant spoken, low and concentrated. v "Certainly," she answered. "Do you iirnnt niy blood upon your head?" be fxcl*fmed. "I washed my bands clon/ of you long ago," she anft-ered co.nposedly. , "Long ago," h<| repeated. And a wavfe of ctnotlon, that was In explicable to roe, went over bis face. Then he v/as silent. I don't u mow why, but that moment I pitied him. Be get up and conurenced walking t he floor. "I tell you, Winifred, I tr>u*t have thle money," be said: "I must have it, and to-night, to-tiighi." he repeated. Mr*. Snltby was silent. I caught a glltipso of her face. Flint was not fc?fd?r. me have it, Winifred," he said, -pmsfcig before her, "and I pro. nine yo*| it shall bo the Inst lisvo.'' She marie no reply. "The last tine. 1 menu It, HHNlfffME* His rftlce fnl lerod. 4pio did not speak. " V<ill yam 7' *Ne," the repUed, with no emotion prhatcvelt Hit f%e lind been working with sobu> strong, deep fdollng. But that monosyllable seemed to strike hint Ilk* a blow. He fttood looking nt her, his fate still find desperate. "I did ijot think <iod could innke such ft %'otnan ns you nre," be said at last. . I her shrink ben en (h the nctual horror with whlrli lie seemed to regard h?r. i u.ti she tipoke with unaltered r * iuiu you more than a year ngo tm i should pay no more debts of yftirs, contracted in gambling or in jiftf Other way," she said. "I mean It? :rttt know that I mean It. I have given yon a fair warning. I shall not change." He did not speak; bis head -was drooped upon his brent; be was <J?*thly pale. "I have done my duty I'F you, Guy? you know I hare," she added. *Yes, you have been Just, but you t?tvt never been merciful," be replied. ' 01) Uo4l" He flans op his arms with a bitter cry that wrung my heart. I looked at her. No, she did not re lent or go to him. He had Anns him self into a chair, and with his head dropped Into his arms folded upon the back, was the most hopeless figure I had ever seen. She arose, for I had finished her hair, and took a seat near er the Are. Her lips were gray, as If she were cold, bnt her face yas still ss inflexible as flint. * He save a groan and started up sud denly. ? t "I am going," be said. "I ? r" He met her eye, and asked: "Why do yon not kill me? I wss altogether in your hands once. You killed her, you will remember." A slight flush stained her cheek. "You would have made her happy. I suppose, If she had lived." she said, sarcastically. But the sting did not seem to reach bim. "If she had lived! Ob, Hesven! 1* she bad lived! Winifred, may God deal by you as you have dealt by me." "I am willing," she answered. He remained but a moment longer. Wrapping his cloak 'about bim, he gnre her one look of reproach and left the room. I looked wistfully at her; she did not speak to me, and I, too, went away. She was ill the next dsy, but on the following day she appeared much as usual. Of all that I thought and felt, I, of course, said nothing. The matter was no affair of mine. I understood that tlio two were brother and sister; that the young man was named Guy Sed ley, that he was dissolute and in dis grace, that Mrs. Saltby had taken care of bim in boyhood, but now ignored the relationship. I was in no way al lowed to. learn any more. But on the second night I was awak ened by a light shining into my cham ber. It was something unusual, for the little clock \on the mantel , was chiming 12. After a moment I slipped out of bed and glided toward the open door. The long, embroidered folds of my night dress nearly tripped me up; but I made no noise with my bare feet upon the deep velvet of the carpet. I don't know whom I expected to ses, certainly not Guy Medley, kneeling be fore a sandalwood chest, with papers strewn around on the floor. A taper burning on the mantel allowed bis face perfectly cool as be went on searching for something. He must have come through my room to reacfe the apart ment, for it had no opening bat into my chamber. I saw^ too, ? dirk knife on.tbe floor, close at hia side. 1 looked at blm an Instant. Eren then 1 re membered to pity him, then glided for ward, snatched the knife and leaped back to the door. I was ailstreea of the situation, for I bad cove froaa be hind him and done all as in a flush r and as he rose to Iila feet I stood with n <*ntmness that showed that it was not my intention to immediately arouse t ho 'house. * With a presence of mind equal to my own, ho put the roll of bank notes* lie lmd been searching for in Co the pocket of his waistcoat, and with a glittering eye regarded ate specula tively. 1 did not scream. I know now that lio was not much afraid of me. "You have been robbing jrthir sister," I snid, "but If you will, pat the money back I will let you go." His Intense httentlon of me changed to n look of wonder. "You, child, arc not afraid of me?*' ho asked. "No," I answered truthfully. "But I watched you In your steep a moment ago, debating whether It wcro necessary to kill you or not." "You must havo been glad to find thn.t It was not necessary," I said. lie* looked more astonished than be fore, but I did not stop to think of that. { "Put the money back," I said. "No" ho said, firmly. "I will mur der you first. 4,Do not do that," said I. "I am your friend. I was sorry for you that day." He did not speak, but a troubled look disturbed the pale fixedness of his face. "How mucli money have you there?" I asked. "One hundred pounds.", "And you need it very much?" "Very much," he replied, with a blt-n ler smile. "Please put It back," I Raid; "she has been Just to you; I would like to be merciful; I will give you the mouey." "You!" "I have It, yes, here in my room. Let mo show you." I flung open tbe door next to my wilting desk, and came back to him. "Thcso I glv? you freely," 1 said, opening the roll of notes. "You said to her that It would be the Inst time, and I hope ** He had taken the notes Into his hand, looking at them in a kind of unbelieving way. "You may hope that you lwvo saved nio," he said In a low voice. We were silent for a moment. "You know now that I wns very r.orry for you," 1 said, with tears In my eyes. "Vm," he Said, gravely, "and I love yon for It." lie put Mrs. Naltby's money 1>nck nnd rearranged tho chest. I began to listen nervously for voices about the house; but nil wan still. He locked tbe chest nnd gave me the key. "You know where It Is kept?" "Yes, In a drawer In her dressing room." I wondered jow ho had ob tained It. "Hasten and get away." "There Is no danger. I made my way hither earefnlly. Pure, brave lit tie girl, how fearless you are for your self!" He looked at me earnestly as If he wished to carry away a clear memory of iny features; then wrapping his cloak about him, flung up the sash and leaped soundless out Into the darkness. j > v* T7 ; >? " 7 ^ !? wu|wMi tapfr idu ntp* tack to be*. rdM wt km a sound \bo?t ti t hocft uitll dajbntk. When ruoM lawthi dirk katfo glittering to (We niMklMfMr my writ ing desk, when I MLw M* 1 shuddered*. ?^ ' V>?* < A jeer leter t was the mistress of Redbufn? the beautiful bouse, the ?pa doii grounds, were all mine. Mrs. Ssltby bad died aad bsQueathed tbem to me. .On her djrlnf bed abe said: "Violet, you are my heiress. There Is only one Urine being who hss my blood la his reins. Him I disown.** She paused end Went on: "Ton hare seen my brother; I loved him, I wss ambi tious for him, but his nstural bent wss erll. Wo bed a* cousin Flora, a child who mas brought up with him. They were engaged to be married, but I for bade it. I rerealed to her bis dissipa tion. I told her of his debts snd deeds of dsring. She lored him, she trusted him? but she was dellcsts and died. He ssys I killed her.**- She grew psle, eren psst her dying pallor; she went on: . "When I-sawwhtm lsst the officers of justice wye after him; he wss a defaulter. He had stolen money to pay his gsmbllng debts. He is prob ably in jail now; but I will bare none of him, and will nerer forgive him.** So abe died, hard as flint to the last. And I was the heiress of Red burn. I was young, I was fond of gaiety; I bad no%r the means at 'my disposal. Every 'summer my house was filled with guests. In the winter I was In London or abrosd, and yet I lived only on tbe interest of the money bestowed upon me. Three years passed. I had nerer heard a word of Guy Sedley, when one day the Bromleys, of London, who were coming to rislt me, asked lekre to bring a friend. I extended the lnrlta tlon, and Guy Sedley came. It was a shock, but he gare no token of the past.-' Reclaimed from his errors, he was so refined and manly that he was the most distinguished of my guests. I lored him, but I thought: "He must hate me, the usurper of his rights. He Is poor because I have bis patrimony; I hare no right to Redburn, and I will not keep it. I will give It hack to him." An opportunity caaie. Ho ttss sit ting on the terrace one bright even ing. I went and took a seat near him. "How lorely this riew is!" he ex claimed, pointing toward the distant t)iils. ? . ' "Yes, and you shall wish for your right no longer, Mr. Sedley. Redburn is yours. J hare no claim to it.'* He did not speak, snd I went on.. "Tour sister was just, and she would bare made you the heir if abe had Ured to see what you are to-day." "But It was your mercy, not her jus tice, Miss BIsncbard, that sared me. Violet, I-4orc you, and will take Sod burn with your hsnd. not else.'* I put my hsnd in his, trusting him, ! loving him utterly, and very proud to make him the master of Redburn. Nor have I ever regretted it? Wsrer lsy Magaslne. SCIENCE mm The new carbon-molybdenum com* x>qnd of Henri Mcissan is obtained >y beating melted molybdenum and ilnntanD in the electric- furnace. The netalllc product i? treated with a con -ciitmted solution of potash, when leedle crystals nt Ui^ new compound ire obtained. The substance is very innl. scarcely attacked by acids, un i fTec ted by water or steam below ((00 degrees. and promises to be of Talus far molybdenum steels* Although tho problem of color pbo> tograpby Is still far from solved, pro gress is being occasionally made. ' A new German discovery? that of Dr. Koenlg? relates to printing from tri rolsr negatives, and depends upon the ase of paper coated with collodion so lutions of colorless compounds of greenish bine, cherry red and yellow dyes that develop the original colors on exposure to light. The set of three negatives is first made under the usual light filters. - A new vegetable for table use Is tho Crambo tatarla, an umbelliferous plant resembling sea kale. The sweet foots, raw and cooked, are eaten by Tartars and Cossacks, and for these and the sprouts also, it is recommend ed for cultivation by a prominent member of the Academto de Cuisine of Paris, who declares thriVit is filler in flavor than aspalagus and coult* flower, which it suggests. Tfee roots are boiled In salt water and seasoned in butter, a salad of young leaves nnd slices of root being another dainty lux ury. The loss of life from atilbrax, br wool sorters' disease, has been much reduced among sheep nnd cattle through the work of Pasteur, but somo cases still occur, nnd tho disease Is transmitted to persons handling wool. The serum of Prof. Sclavcr, of glennn, Itnly, Is the latest remedy, Its action being similar to thnt of diphtheria an titoxin. In KM) cases of anthrax re ported from different parts of Europe, the serum has reduced the percentage of deaths to six, as compared with twenty-five per cent, of fatal cases la Croat Britain in the las,l flv;; years. The tensile strength cf steel at va rious temperatures has (been tested by C. Baeh, who has fornd an Increase up to 300 decrees C., and a decreaso at greater heat. One specimen, for example, showed a tensile strength of twenty-seven tons per square inch at ordinary temperature, 30.7 tons ot 300 decrees, and 13.1 tons at .">50 degrees. The effects of compression were less at 200 degrees than at ordinary tem perature or at 300 degrees or higher. Prolonged action of the load had no rffect on the tensile strength at ordi nary temperature, but caused a slight decrease at 300 degrees and a still ureter decrease between 400 degrees and ">00 degrees. It Is made evident that steel for steam boilers, plplsg, etc., should be tested at higher as well as ordinary temperature. The House of Representatives costs $3,000,000 a year and the Senate $1, 4(K\000. WIT.**/ HUMOR of THE DAY % Umtt. V . My nnr alum clock is a (tm; itiit OMt invention. I make it iteg at 6 a. m. ' And thm pay bo attention. . ? Washington Star. ?Mb' Patience? "Why Aid the girls at the beach laugh at Fred's whiskers?" Patrice? "Bee* use they tickled them, I suppose.**? Tankers Statesman. sun Bm a?M Bop** Chumpley j^?aslly>? ' "What makes yon think there la ho|M for me?" - Miss Kidder? "She told ' me she wouldn't marry the best aran living." ?Philadelphia Ledger. TUt ClIM* IxIMmm. "Ton can always tell a New Yorker." -How?" "He always takes It for granted that a piece of furniture bigger than a writ* Ing desk Is a folding bed."? Washing ton Star. KtfMlf LU? KiywiMM. Elderly Party ? "Don't you think au tomobillng a poor form of exercise for young men?" Miss Quickstep? "I don't know. It ? it seems to be good for the arms." ? Chicago Tribune. IhkkMpMn' MOT lead. "He who steals my purse," quoth the famous actress, "steals trash, but he who robs me of m* Jewels " f Here she smiled significantly? "Gets me a lot of free advertising In the gullible press." A* Um P?N. Hicks? "Whatever else may bo said of Beggerley, he's pretty well posted in social matters." Wicks? "I should ssy so. He's post ed for debt In every club he belongs to."? Philadelphia Ledger. Tmr froa It. Young Widow (to partner at ball) ? "Mr. Crogan, Pve made a wager of a pound of chocolates that you are a single man." Mr. Crogan ? "You've lost, ma'am. I'm one of triplets."? Chicago Tribuue. Not Bated mm Iiptrlmcc. Askitt? "I see you have written an article on how to succeed. Is it based on your own experience?" Rocksey? "Oh; no. If I'd done as I advise, I would havo been noble and honest, but I wouldn't have been rich." ?Town Topics. OradM mi IgMranm. "The trouble with the man who .rfhtnks he knows It all Is that he really has only s little knowledge." "Yes. the trouble with the man who thinks he has a little knowledge Is that he really has little knowledge."? Phil* adelphia Press. KMMaa Bat T?aM. ?*Yonr wife has been boasting that she can bake bread," said Marry at. "Can ahe, really?" "Oh, yes," replied NewHwed. "she csn bake bread, I suppose, but she can't bake dough and make bread of it."? Philadelphia Press. His Mte. Mrs. Jones? "Did Shsrtley give you | that plugged dollar? Why dou't you give It back to him?" Jones? "If I did he'd think It was be cause I couldn't pass it off, and I don't want him to think that x I'm not lust as smart as he is."? Detroit Free Press. A Wounded Soldier. "My good man," said the charitable lady, "why won't you work?" "Madam, 1 can't," replied Tired Tif fins. "I was w mis t a corporal of in* dustry." "Yes?" ? "But I got wounded an* disabled ear ly in de fray, mum, early In de fray." Kqnkllr IiOMMt. Bill Collector? "The boss wants to know when you're going to settle this account." Mr. 8Mb gun de Mtinnaway ? "Please tell your boss his curiosity In that dl* rectlon Is no greater than mine. Kindly refrain from slamming the door as you go out. It Jars on my nerves."? Chica go Tribune. H?r<l to PIMM. Friend? "Well, how do you like run ning for office as far as you have gone?" ? Candidate? "I lmrdly know. Can't f.eem to please the opposition at all. They abused me for not talking, and now that I've taken the stuinp, my speeches don't seem to suit 'em nuy better than my silence."? Boston Chronicle. Ill* Wilb. Fond Mother? "You will be fire years old to-morrow, Willie, and I want to give you a real birthday treat. Teliae what you would like better than any thing else." Willie (after thinking earnestly for five minutes)? "Bring me >i whole box of chocolate creams, mother, and ask Tommy Smith to come in uud wukli mo eat 'em."? Youth. A Dad Aim. Bllkins? "Yes, ?lr, I was flrod from the circus without a cent of pay und not even s recommendation." Friend? "What part did you take in the performance?" Bilkins? "I've been playing the hu man frog." Friend? "H'm. .You must have made an awful bad jump to have Innded so completely in the ?oup"'? Detroit Free Press. Look* That W?y. Nordy? "I ?ce that the Herman ex perts declare that Japan cannot hope to defeat Russia." . 11utt*-"Xes?" ; nfdy? ' "And the French experts hr 1 proten conclusively that It Is an im msihlllty for *uch a small nation to <t the better of so mighty a power." B itt*-*"Well, what about It?" Nordy? "In view of this mnss of ex pert testimony, don't you think It high ly Impudent in Japan to go on gaining victories the wny she has been doing?" ?Houston Chronicle. POPULAR SCIENCE' The density of several frozen gases baa been measured by 81r James De war at temperatures between thirteen degree? and- fourteen degrees C. above absolute aero. He finds that the spe cific gravity of solid oxygen la 1.423; ?olid nitrogen, 1.020, and solid hydro gen, 0.070. A curious fact Is that if the elements, oxygen and hydrogen, occupied in water the space they do in the solid state, a given weight of wa ter would have a volume nearly twice as great as it sctuslly does have., A novel apparatna for destroying in sects and larvae upon the ground has been presented to the Odessa ' Techni cal 8ociety by M. Lokuxejewskl. A bona or motor wagon carries a small dynamo, which is geared to the axle, and ia connected with an induction coll with a Webnelt interrupter. The negative pole of the coll is connected with the Iron framework to the earth, while the positive pole at high tension ^charges a* series of metallic brooms be hind and under the wagon. These brooms, movable vertically, emit a shower of sparks, and any insects within range are killed. It Is generally known that lightning striking the ground sometimes forms tubes lined with fused minerals, but comparatively few persons have ever seen these phenomena. In April, 1004, during a thunderstorm in Essex, Eng land, a ball of fire, which seemed to cast darts In all directions, . was seen to descend from the clouds. There was a crashing explosion, and afterward, in an oat field, three distinct sets of holes, ranging from nine inches down to one inch in diameter, were found in the ground. They were perfectly cir cular, diminishing in slse as they went deeper, and were cut through the yel low clay as clcan as augur holes. Among the exhibits at the Royal Agricultural Society Fair, In London recently, was tbe Just- II at maker ma chine for drying and sterilizing milk. Two cylinders, an eighth of an inch apart and warmed by superheated steam within to a surface temperature of 110 degrees C., are caused to re volve inversely. Milk passing be tween the cylinders forms a thin layer on each. It is quickly evaporated to dryness, and then Is stripped off in the form of thin, solid sheets. These are reduced to powder, which may be compressed into tablets. When mixed with warm water the substance Imme diately forms 4 liquid possessing ull the properties of boiled milk. Under the discharge of s high ten sion electric current a glass plato re mains apparently unchanged, but on breathing upon It characteristic dis charge figures appear. These figures, however, disappear when the glass is cleaned. The magic prints stw made permanent by Hans Axmannv a Ger jpan physicist, by using an induction apparatus giving sparks of about twen ty Inches, and connecting one pole with the edges of the glass plate and the other pole with a soft metal elec trode of suitable shape held upen the glass by slight pressure. The experi menter has kept for tea years plates on which. In spite of all cleaning, the discharge figures stand out clear and distinct whenever the breath con denses upon the glass. TO PROTECT MFE IN MINES; Tb* Ureat Danf?r of tho Uudern ; Miner in Handllac Uiptoilvoi. Sfnco tlie introduction of nitro-gly cerine and similar high explosives in mining, thousands upon thousands oi, lives have been lost through thought lessness and recklessness in handling th ? dangerous materials. Mauy terri ble disasters in the gold and silver miles of California, Colorado and other Western dtates have resulted from the carelessness of men In handling frozen cartridge^ containing nltro-glycerlne. In England and Wales also there have been innumerable accidents due to this cnuse. Stirred by the harrowing lists of the dead and the crippled sacrificed to the thoughtlessness of mine super intendents and the indifference of the authorities, tho Home Office lias at last sent to the owners of all metalli ferous mines the following notice: "All cartridges made of dynamite, gelignite, blasting gelatine and other explosives containing nitro glycerine, must always be thawed In n properly designed warmtng pan before use dur ing the months of December, January, February and March, and alpo at any other times if the cartridges aro not in a sof t or pasty condition." In tho circular which nceompanles the notice It is pointed out that these explosives, when In a solid state, are dangerous to handle, and should al ways be thawed before use by means of hot water only. For this purpose safe and proper warming pans should bo provided, and no explosives should be thawed by any other means. It would appear, however, that miners and others engaged in the handling of explosives In tniues do not realizo the r.ced of adopting proper means for thawing explosives and are apt to Im agine that explosives do not require to be thawed except in times of frost. Explosives which contain nitroglycer ine b/conie solid, or "frozen," at a tem perature much above freezing point, and when once solidified require a con siderable amount of heat to soften them again.? New York Journal. Blar.tlurd Time For lidtut'] Tndlo Is soon to rccelve tho benefits of standard time, and It Is proposed to adopt in that country, for the u?e of the railways unci telegraph Jlnes, n time standard exactly live nnd n half hours earlier than that of Greenwich. Iturma, which lies still further to tho east, will have for the name purpose a standard six nnd a half hoiiTu earlier than Greenwich. The proposition la aino being considered l?y the Govern ment of India to use standard time generally.? Harper'* Weekly. An lmlnccment. Tired Mother (to rest less child)? "Not% you get still ! I've drur you ten mile* to enjoy this entertainment and you shall enjoy it, If I have to pull every hair out of your fc?ad:"? Life, ENGLISH DOCTORS'' FEES. ll?v lb* Fay of th? BrllUh Phjrtlrlu awl Surc?M U UrfaUlcd. Tbe specialists must be divided Into tfro distinct classcs? the surgeon pro per and tbe pure physician. The for mer unquestionably gets big fees in ratio to bis reputation. Sir Frederick Treves has only to nnme his fee to the t millionaire with appendicitis. With the fear of death before his eyes he will write his check gladly. When he has recovered h? will often grumble. If he does not l?oasi. A younger and less known man will perform the ?au?e operation for a tithe of the cost; but th? public, with death staring them in the face, will' have the mau with tbe big nnme, regardless of expense. But the pure physlclau Is an entirely different matter. His fees are stand ardized, not by act of Parliament, but by that autocratic body, the Royal Col lege of Physicians. His fees for con sultation at bin own house are Used at two guinens the first visit and a guinea for each subsequent one. For consul tations away from home he receives a fo? nt th? calculated rate of two-tlwrds of a guinea a mile. Elstrc.*, twelve miles out of town. Is ipso facto eight guineas; Liverpool (201 miles) is 134 guineas, and so on pro rata. But it must be remembered that nowadays all the big provincial centres have their own specialists, and the town mau is very seldom sent for, unless he be one of tbe very biggest names and the case desperate and rich. If the physician should accept more, he transgresses that professional fe tich, "medical etiquette." and is brand ed a quack by his 'ess lucky brethren. Moreover, when he arrives at a suf ficient standing in the ranks of bis pro fession. the Royal College of Physic ians will not elect him to their all-im portant fellowship, the crowning qual ification and high water mark of his calling.? London Dally Mali. WORDS OF WISDOM. No rook 1* so hard but that n little* wave may* beat admission iu a thou sand yea A?' Tennyson. If Heaven were reached only by the accomplishment of great things it would be a very lonesome place. He is ? wise man who does not Brieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for thos? which he has.? Epictetus. Many a man thinks lie is looking at truth when lie is only looking at the spectacles he has put on to see it with. ? I)rtnn mond. Play the part of neither fool nor knave by attempting to judge anoth er, but give that same time to living more worthily yocrself.? ' Trine. We can help make people bright by our keenness, but we cqu aever nc ! compllsl* anything toward making | people good except by our tenderness. ? C. H. PUrkhurstr D. D. All breaches o? the laws of health are physical sins. When this is gen erally seen* then, and not till then, will the physical education of the younif receive the attention, it de acrv#.? ^Jerbert Spencer. flblaaM PVlating. The Chinese printer has more labor ious work than tha printer of any other nation. ?Where the Occidental printer's case occupies say six square feet the Chinaman's takes up a whole room. He has 5000 or 0000 characters, divided off into classes by partitions, and has to be walking from one end of the room to the other Ln order to set his lines. Iu. many orticus boys are used to run after the characters, the compositor singing the names out to them, one after anothA*, and he sitnply urranging them in proper order. The Chinaman uses "chases," "com posing-sticks,"*1 "Imposing-stones, ~ etc., similar to those employed in ?American offices, and lie has a primitive kind of press. The Chinese have been the originators of ninny useful devices, but they seem to lack the ability to curry them forward to perfection. Printing methods are practically the same in Japan as in China. Id fact, Chinese is the literary language of Japan. Color Wit host Pigment. Co Torn are of two sorts. those pro duced by pigments. in which the light is rellected or transmitted, as in house paint or stained gloss, and those pro* duced by whnt is known as interfer ence or diffraction, caused by thin films of matter or fine lines very close together, ns in the soap-bubble or the irridescent wings of the butterfly. Very little is known about these latter colors and about the only use so far made of them has been in experimental color photography. JJow Professor Henri, of Paris, lias devised a method whereby an irrides cent film of pitch Is formed which can be deposited on materials of various kinds for decorative purpose*. Such a film produces a surface which lias the changeable hues of the pearl, though no local color is there. This field has many possibilities.?' The rath finder. Kaul>ti( Very (JngMllnnt. The Russians, if we may Judge by Ronto proverbs sold to be cu: rent among them, set a low valuation on their women. Kven a dog is better than a woinon, says one of these saws, "for he kuows enough not to bark at his master." Here ore some of the other sayings of the sort gathered In the czar's do main: "Hit your wife with the hnnrilc of your ax: she is no pitcher to break at the first blow." "If you beot o fur It becomes warmer and If you beat your wife she will J>e more true to you." "Two women are a town meeting and three a bedlam." "A man become insane and mnrrlcd, become sane and hanged himself." "The more you boat a woman the bet ter will be the dinner." Kfw?p*p?T Women Barred. Women Journalists must avoid .la pan. The new press laws for the Mi kado's empire prohibit women from becoming publishers or editors, as "the discharge of such work by females Is neither becoming or desirable." The fromers of the low ore certainly look ing for Into the future, for, os yet, Japanese damsels have given no sign of emulating their Western sisters in newspaper work. in* out> LOOKS AND COOKS. This youth was more gushing than nhrcwil. Though aware that the system needs food, lie married for look*. And the stuff his wife cooks la but twenty per cent, of it good. i ?Puck. ' PLAGIARISM. / Ho? "I couldn't live without you." She (wearily)? "Oh, that's what they all say. Can't you think up somctbiug new Somerville Journal. COMPARISON. She? "It must be awful to owo money aud not be able to pay it." He? "Yes, almost as bad as lending it and not being able to get it back." ? Detriot Free Press. v * WOULD NOT MAKE TROUBLE. ' \ "How will you have your egg?^,' cooked?" asked the waiter. "Well, we always cook em on an oil t stove at home," said the Lttlc uirl timidly.? Chicago Tribune. THOSE BOSTON GIRLS. Aunt Hannah? "Have you told any one of your engagement to Mr. Swe<jt ser?" Edith? "No, I haven't told n soul ? except Bessie Miller, who thought lie was going to ask her."? Boston Trans cript. * PARADOXICAL. Miss Vassurgurl? ' ".lust to think ot our being engaged, and you saw me for the tirst time at commencement." Ynlevard? "Yes, Strang". Isn't it, that your commencement should have been my llnish?" ? Woman's Home Com panion. r SO BLISSFUL. "They say," remarked the observant man. "that the darkest hour is just before the dawn, and " "Gee, whizz." exclaimed Lnziinan "that's my brightest and happiest hour. I'm invariably asleep than."? Philadelphia Press, HOW THE COOLNESS . STARTED, t Maud? "Think of ftl Jack tried to take my hand last night? and wanted to- know if that would be asking too mueb." ] Mabel? The idiot! Y?o told him. of course, it wouldn't be asking half enough."? Chicago Tribune. STROKING II1M GENTLY. "Dear," said Mr. Knot-Longwed, "what would you do if L should die?" "I shudder to think of it, Henry,.** said his wife. "I should be perfectly inconsolable, unless son.e- Rood, kind, > affectionate Man just like you should come along."? Chicago Tribune. ROYAL REASONING. "I don't ?ew why you keep praising that General,." protested the Minister of War.. "He's never won a battle." "True,"" replied the Czar gently, "hut if he dou't win while I'm praising him, what would he do should I begin to f abuse him2" ? Houston Chronicle. BY LETTER. Miss Pf.weet ? "Excuse uu\ but where did you learn to dance?" Mr. Spiny ? "In a correspondence school."? C Lien 30 News. METHOD IN IT. M?gs Cabbie ? "It'j strmr/o ???..* a girl who used to wear her hair so ^ neatly Is so careless about It now. Sho has to keep brushing the? stray locks bnck with her hand." Miss C'hellus? "That's not strnnge. Blie's got an engagement ring."? Phil adelphia Press. SWEEPING ( I. A I MS. "Why don't you try to 1 1:1k" yourself one of the intellectual celebrities of f your time?" / "What's the use'.'" ar'swered the bright but indolent young man. "The firm whoso patent loud I have been eating v/ould roiiic forward ami claiu nil the c.'cdlt."? -Washington Star. r "PN'T A lTJ.'CT II | M. "No," said lHnier. "I haven't any use for people who never read poetry." "I don't sec why yon should feci that way," replied Critic*;. "Why, the feeling Is natural cuouuli, Isn't It?" "No. Why should yon or. re so lonir n n a they read your stufi"/"-- Philadelphia n Press. ffrr Viilco Wn? Too l.oml. Notice of dismissal has been triven to u Philadelphia teacher on the ground that her voice is too loud and harsh. As sin? has been teaching for fifty years, it Is safe to say that Phil adelphia Is the only place In the world f that her fauit would have been so long undiscovered. ?Pitlsburg (lazefte. Of the ancient pagodas of Manchuria those of the first class have seven, nlno or thirteen stories. t* hlle second class ones Jinvo from three to five, J" hey ure still erected occasional!/.