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Tlio Beaver Herald.
W. I. DnUMMOND Publisher.
BEAVER
OKLAHOMA
CURRENT COMMENT.
TUiodf. Isr.ANl started out to erect n
1R00000 cupltol nnd wiih recently In-
formed that 01074 4SU moro was needed
to complete the building.
A business ilrm In Stanford Ky.
nlwnys opens tlio dny's business with
prayer proprietors messengers nnd
porters nil kneeling together.
Hotii houses of the Tennessee legls-
lnture hnTO passed tho bill prohibiting
tho sale of clguretlcs or cigarette pnpor
in the state or the giving uwny of r
cigarette or cigarette paper.
A NAmtow-flAuaK rallrond has been
Invented which enn be moved from
farm to fnrm when crops nro to bo
marketed. Five miles etui bo hitd in 11
day nnd no grading is required.
A iikcknt heavy fall of snow In New
Cork city was attacked at once by Col.
"Wnrlng nt tho bend of nn army of 8000
men nnd 4100 carts nnd carried to
tho dumps In the course of u day nnd
night.
A l.ATK csttmnta of the famine in
India is Ihnt It will involve ns largo u
population as that of the United States
before running 1U course. The 55000-
000 raised in England will only iiuiko n
beginning in the work of relief.
Tiik number of persons killed Inst
year by overhead wires was greater
than that of passengers killed on rail-
ways. A greater degreo of caution In
handling tho electric current is one of
tho needs of tho day Mio St. LouIn
Globe-Democrat hays.
Toledo labor unions will hold meet
Ings on Washington's birthday Folr-
ruary 23 in advocacy of tho eight-hour
work-day. On tho day before which
Is Sunday tho preachers of Toledo will
speak on the same subject. This Is on
recommendation of tlio Pastors' union.
At tho recent convention of tho Na-
tional Association of Insurance Men at
Das Moines la. tho secretary reported
that thcro were 747 mutual Insurance
companies In tho states represented as
follows: Iowa 153; Illinolr. 187; Wis-
consin 158; Minnesota 80; Nebraska
41; Michigan li'J; Ohio iiO; Missouri 'Jl;
Kansas 0.
Tub cigars manufactured In Orenter
New York in 1805 placed end to end
would make a roll of tobacco 41350
miles long orTbng enough to encircle
tho globe neUrly Iff times. Allowing
30 minutes ns n reasonable time for
smoking each cigar It would keep ono
man smoking constantly day and night
for over 40000 years trconsumo this
single year's product of tho clgarmak-
crs of Orenter New York. A similar
calculation applied to cigarettes would
make a roll 03000 miles long.
Ajf exhibition of artistically made
short skirts for Inclement weather was
given recently ut New York by tho
Kulhy Day club. Miss IJudloy said
that whcti tho question of artistic and
comfortablo dress for women had been
settled they would begin on tho men. At
tho reception there woro scores of
ladles from other cities. Most of them
woro abbreviated dresses from four to
six Inches from tho ground. A distin-
guished guest said: "It's only a matter
of tlmo when all ladies will wear short
ikirts."
Thomas A. EmsoN Is soon to startle
tlio world with another wonderful dis-
covery. Ho now proposes to make the
human body transparent. Ills experi-
ments luivo been so successful that he
can discount tho revelations of tho
best X ray photograph and the proba-
bilities nro that physicians of tho fu-
ture by tho aid of certain crystals In
connection with tho iluoroscopc will
bo ablotosco tho exact condition of tho
Internal organs of their patients and
to tell at a glance whether or not a
man is in good health and free from
bone formations cancers tumors and
tho like.
A maciiixk which it is claimed will
toko Its place by the stdo of tho phono-
graph has been invented by Louis
Kramer n Mlssouriun who moved to
lllnghnmtou X. Y. about a year ago.
It Is used to receive und magnify odors
of all kinds nnd is called a sconto-
graph. A patent is to bo applied for
but it has been already practically
tested. It will take n liquid hereto-
fore regarded as odorless und distill
tho most delicate perfume. A drop of
perfumery or essence placed on tho re-
ceiver will produce an odor that would
In a very short time cause symptoms of
suffocation.
A Washington correspondent of tho
dlobc-Dcmocrat says that tho Grand
Army is dying at the rate of u hundred
a day. Kvery 15 minutes of the 'Jl
hours tho final taps sound for some one
who wore tho blue. Eueh year puts
under the sod 'more old soldiers than
there are In the entire United States
army. The war lasted four years. In
those four years 84000 men fell In bat-
tle on the union side. Hut now be-
tween 35000 and 40000 dio In the course
of nature each succeeding 13 mouths.
And for every three union veterans
who died two confederates nro num-
bered withthc dead.
A Paiusian has discovered the art of
taking colors In photographs. Tho
negative is developed In tho ordinary
way and then u positive Is printed on
sensitized paper or u gelatine lilm pre-
viously treated with a sceret prepara-
tion. The positive is washed over with
liluc green and red solutions nnd takes
up at once tho color in the parts which
were presented before tho camera.
Thus In a. landscape tho trees take
various hues of green tho sky becomes
blue the Howers show their proper
colors und In portraits tho ttesh tints
come out well uud tho colors of thy
costume ure accurately given.
Pnor. John Mii.nk tho eminent seis-
mologist hos set afoot u project to es-
tablish earthquake stations! nil over
thq world. Ho has for years been tho
greatest earthquake authority in tho
world. Ho can tell you when tho
earth Is quaking In Peru and predicts
the occurrence of them in the Orient
bometitnes days ahead. He bus in
vented machines which show just how
the earth moves at such times and tho
effect on every variety of structures.
Scientific results of great moment are
expected of Prof. Milne's plan when it
becomes operative. Commercially it
will be of the j-jatest importance.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gloanod By Tologroph and MalL
1'KltMIXAf ANI I'OMTICAL
A M'i:ciai from Washington on the
7th stated that Maj. McKinloy has
found it necessary to reconstruct his
cabinet owing to tho exigencies of
Ohio politics and other reasons. John
Sherman and Gen. Alger will under
tho now arrangement not bo in the
cabinet Ilanna is to be nsslgned to
tho post olllcc department. The state
portfolio will probably be given to a
New York man.
CoNHUiXlr.NKiiAi. I.i:k telegraphed
tho state deportment at Washington
from Havana on tho flth that Sylvester
Scovel tho New York World's corre-
spondent in Cuba had been arrested
by the Spanish authorities.
Temi'I.i: Houston of Woodward Ok.
son of Col. Sam Houston hns been In-
vited by tho stute of Tennessee to de-
liver the centennial address at the
opening of tho exposition at Nashville
on May 1.
It was reported from Washington
that Speaker Heed and Chairman
Dlngloy of the ways and means com-
mittee had reached an agreement to
permit no legislation at the extra ses-
sion except the tariff bill.
A Nkw YoillC special from Indianapo-
lis on tho 8th said that tho appoint-
ment as minister to Mexico had been
given to Powell Clayton of Arkansas.
An open letter to tho women of the
United States urging them to use all
means in their power to further the
passage of tho arbitration treaty with
Great Britain has been issued from
Now York. It Is signed by a number
of well known women.
Tiik lower houso of tho Nebraska
legislature killed tho bill providing for
a constitutional amendment for woman
suffrage by a vote of 6(5 to !I0.
Mns. Kkiikcca. MiTcunt.t. of Idaho
Palls has been elected chaplain of tho
Idaho legislature.
A iut.ciai. to tho Now York Herald
stated that a Spanish column In Cuba
raided an Insurgent hospital In the
swamps In Matnnzas. There were 33
111 and wounded soldiers in tlio hos-
pltnl and they were all killed by tho
Spaniards.
Tins executive committee of tho nn-
tlounl reform party has issued a call
for a stnto conference at Harrlsburg
Pa. on Juno It 1807 for the purpose of
uniting all reformers nnd preparing
plans for thu calling of a national con-
ference In 1808. Reformers from all
parts of tho United States are Invited
to bo present and participate In tho
conference or send communications.
Makion tho youngest of tho three
dnughters of President and Mrs. Cleve-
land was christened at the white house
on tho 11th. Dr. llyron S. Sunderland
tho pastor of tho First Presbyterian
church otllelated.
Tin: board of trustees of Washington
and Lee university at Lexington Va.
on the 11th unanimously elected Postmaster-General
Wilson president in
place of 0. W. C. Lee who recently re-
signed. It was understood that Mr.
Wilson will accept tho position and
enter upon the duties of his ofllce on
July 1 next.
misl'i:i.i.ani:ou.s.
A I'AitMKii went down Into his potato
pit near North ltranch Minn. and was
overcome by the deadly gas; two sons
and their mother also went in one ut
n time to rescue the others and were
likewise overcome. When help arrived
they wore dead.
(ir.oiun: 1'owki: ogod lit son of Squire
Joseph Foweo blew up his father's
homo at Vincennes Ind. by putting
gunpowder Into tho stove. Tho stove
was blown to pieces and tho house
shattered but no one was killed. Tho
son said ho wanted to kill his father
and stepmother.
ltiuoiiAM Citv Utah was visited by
a heavy earthquake shock. It was so
severe that tho bell in tho courthouse
tupped live or six times.
Tiik livery stable of P. M. Gilbert
Jr. and tho blacksmith shop adjoining
at Jofforsonville Ind. were burned.
Tho contents of the stable were entire-
ly destroyed nnd eight horses per-
ished. The lire was supposed to have
been Incendiary.
TiiK'Jlst annual encampment of tho
Grand Army of tho Republic depart-
ment of Nebraska opened at Hast-
ings on tho 10th. Norfolk wns chosen
as tho place for holding tho encamp-
ment of 1S0S. Senior Vice Commander
John A. Ehrhardt of Stanton was
unanimously chosen department com-
mander. Nkau Abingdon Va. two brothers
named Taylor shot and dungerously
wounded young Carswell and the two
Tuvlors were In turn fatally wounded
by Carswell's father. Tho quurrcl was
over 35 cents.
Tin: steamer Anglomau fromltoston
for Liverpool was reported ashore on
tho Skerries off the coast of Ireland.
All her passengers were safely landed.
The steamer hud a cargo valued nt
5100000 which will probably be lost
but It wos fully insured.
Tiik 35-rouud bout between George
Luvignc tho lightweight champion
nnd "Kid" MoPurtland at New York
on tho 8th resulted in favor of tho for-
mer ulthough MePartland made a won-
derful showing.
Patiiick K. Ruknnan' aged CO years
was found dead from starvation in his
homo near Yurdley N. J. on tho 8th.
Sitting beside his body was his aged
und Insane wife who wns dying from
tho same cause.
Kmanuki. Lowknstein manager of
the Interstate Live Stock Commission
Co. of Kansas City wns found dead in
his room nt a New York hotel on the
8th from the effects of escaping illumi-
nating gas. It was believed his death
was the result of accident.
Momiok Johnson was hanged in the
jail at Charlotte N. C on tho 8th for
burglary in tho first degree.
The secretary of ugriculturo has is-
sued n circular to railroad managers
and stccUmen notifying them that
Texas fever exists in cuttle in certain
places &nd calling their attention to
certain rules irovcrniinr tho movements
of cattle from those plucea.
An Incendiary fire nt Plnno Tex. on
tho 11th burned nenrly 30 buildings
Including the business part of the city.
Tho loss was upward of 8100000 with
practically no Insurance. The post
office was destroyed but tho malls were
saved.
Tiik boiler of Wyrick Pros.' sawmill
near Magnolia Ark. exploded and
Calhoun Wyrick white and John
Lewis colored were killed outright.
John Wyrick one of the owners wns
fatally scalded and six other mill hands
were seriously Injured. Tho explosion
was duo to want of sufficient water in
thu boiler.
Tiik Wisconsin Odd Fellows' Mutual
Life Insurance Co. at Milwaukee
which was organized in 1800 made an
assignment for tho benefit of Its cred-
itors. During the past yenr over 5000
members dropped out which crippled
the company so that It could not pay
Its losses.
A tki.Koham from Sltia Crete on the
11th reported that 13 villages wcru in
ilames and that the Christians wcro
killing the Mohammedan Inhabitants.
Tiik safe in the Clearfield Pn. post
office was blown open recently and
SI 000 worth of stamps and 8300 in cash
stolen.
Pun: early on the 10th destroyed n
cottnge at Detroit Mich. occupied by
tho family of Stephen Rogulski. Ono
child wns burned to death another
fatally Injured und rive other members
of thu family wcro more or less seri-
ously burned. The fire was thought
to have been Incendiary as Itogulski
was suspected of having killed a man.
Two cavalrymen fought n duel with
snbers at West Point N. Y. and one
wus slashed over the lips and had to
bo taken to tho hospital. H was
caused by a blacksmith's daughter
favoring ono more than another at a
soldiers' ball.
Aniiiibw Wilson Preston Hall and
Henry Hrown were drowned on tho
10th in tho lllg Sendy river in Piko
county Ky. Tlio men had been on a
spree for several days and started to
cross the river which was frozen over
on their horses.
Two men were found asphyxiated in
a room aln hotelntGrnnd Island Neb.
on thu Uth tho gns jets bohig open.
They were identified as Hugh Palln
nnd Charles Lehman merchants of
Scotia Neb.
Tiik much-discussed fancy bull of thu
Hrndley-Martins came off at tho Wal-
dorf hotel New York on tho night of
the 10th. The costumes were exquisite
und the function eclipsed everything
of thu kind that hud ever taken place
before. '
A ' committkk of young men near
Clinton Ok. took an evangelist named
Cogswell out of bed rode him on a rail
several miles nnd guve him 31 hours to
lenvo the country. In u sermon he hnd
declared literary societies to be insti-
tutions of tho devil nnd referred to
women who danced as "hell-cats."
llv the negligence of a swltchtendcr
the Union Pacific llyer was derailed in
tho yards at Omaha Neb. on the 0th
and Engineer Van Noy wns picked up
unconscious rtnd taken to tho hospital
and Fireman Krnuse was caught under
tho overturned engine and scalded to
death.
A niKlOHT train on the Santa Fo
road was crossing a bridge near Wylie
Tex. when tho structure gave way
nnd the entire train with tho excep-
tion of tho caboose went Into the
stream. One man said to be a tramp
wns killed.
Chaiii.ks Lkwih came into Pierre S.
D. the other day with tho bodies of
his wife nnd one child who wcro killed
by tho falling of tho dirt roof of their
log house. Lewis two children nnd
two hired men were in tho house ut
the tlmo and managed to crawl out.
Wllir.K Constable Lawyer was at Jo-
soph White's farm In Allegan county
Mich. making an investigation of
cruelty to animals White became in-
dignant and made an attack upon Law-
yer with a saw when Lawyer drew a.
revolver and shot White dead. Law-
yer was seriously wounded.
Whim: a freight train was running
nt a high rate of speed on tho Mobile
t Ohio road a car truck broke down
near Poo station O. nnd nine loaded
cars were broken Into kindling wood.
Hrukcmun Purcell was ground Into an
unrecognizable nyiss under tho engine
and the engineer and fireman seriously
hurt.
Tin: cowboys at Shelby Junction
Mont. terrorized tho members of tho
Columbia Opera company which arrived
there on the 7th. For three hours the
cowboys fought with tho men Insulted
the women nnd fired oil' their revolvers.
A.v ice gorge 15 feet high und 30 miles
long gave wny nt Louisville Ky. on
the 7th. Several New Orleans and
.Memphis packets were cnughtin tho
Ice and heavy loss by damage wus
feared.
I' l' to the Sth the inaugural commit-
tee at Washington had not received an
application for a place in the parade
from a single military or civic organiza-
tion In Missouri.
At the world's skating championship
races at Montreal Can. on thu (1th tho
result showed that J. Nlllsseu of Min-
neapolis Minn. is the professional
champion skater of the world and J. K.
McCulIoch of Winnipeg Mun. is tho
amateur champion.
Tiik boiler of tho county jail at
Frankfort Ky. exploded on the 0th
utterly wrecking tho jail office. Sev-
eral men wcro Injured and three may
die.
A niUTTAi murder was committed In
Scott county Ark. on tho 10th. A
tramp assaulted und nfterwurd shot to
death tho ten-ycut-old duughter of i
farmer.
Two sections of n freight train col
lided on tho H. fc O. near Davlsvllle
W. Va. and Engineer Richardson was
killed Fireman Hughlll fatally injured
und two brnkemen badly hurt.
At the dance given ut the wedding
of Henry Wood und Currio Peebles
near Jacksonville Fin. Albert Thur-
mun u rejected suitor Insisted on
dancing with the bride nnd ho waltzed
In such n manner us to excite tho jeal-
ousy of the groom who shot Thurmau
down us he waltzed past him.
Tiik shops of the Louisville Evans-
vlllo it St. Louis railway In Princeton
Ind. were destroyed by fire on tho bth.
Loss 75000 to 100000.
A single pound of tho finest spider
webs would reach around the world.
When ono Is lying down tho henrt
makes ten strokes less per minute than
when one Is standing up.
It in now claimed by historians that
tho oldest town within tho limits of
the United Slates is Yuleta on tho Rio
Grande river in Texas.
Tho period of u "generation" hns
been lengthened; it used to bo 30 years
and has increased to 31; now a scientist
says tho average term of human llfo
has Increased in the last 50 years from
34 to 4 J years.
The private estates of tho cznr ura
bald V cover 1000000 square- miles.
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Intervene.
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VhohrrtlViri
Copyright 1895. ty Robert Birr.
CHAPTER IV. Continl-M).
"Oh I nin so glad you like It. I do
love to have things right."
"I didn't say I liked it."
"No of course you couldn't be ex-
pected to say that but I nm glad you
think it la accurate. I will add n note
to thu effect that you think it is n good
resume of your report."
"For heaven's sake don't drng me
into the muttcrl" cried Wentworth.
"Well I won't if you don't want me
to."
There wns silence for a few moment
during which tho young woman seemed
to bs adding common und full-stops to
tho manuscript on her knee. Went-
worth cleared his throat two or three
times but his lips were so dry that he
could hardly speak. At last he said:
"Miss Hrewster how can I induce you
not to send that from Quecnstowu to
your pnper?"
Tho young woman looked tip at. him
with n pleasant bright smile.
"Induce met Why you couldn't do
It it couldn't lie done. This will be
one of the greatest triumphs I have ecr
nehicved. Think of Hive-s failing in It
nnd not accomplishing it!"
"Yes I have thought of that" re-
plied the young man despondently.
"Now perhaps you don't know that tho
full report wan mnilcd from Ottawa to
our house in London nnd the moment
we get to Qnecnstown 1 will telegraph
my iwrtncrs to put the report In the
hands of the directors?"
"Oh I know all about thnt" replied
Miss Hrewster; "Rhcrs told me. lie
rcod tho letter that was Inclosed with
the documents he. took from your
friend. Now huo you made any cnl-
culntlons about this voyage?"
"Calculations? I don't know what
you mean."
"Well I mean just this: We will prob-
ably reuch Quecnstowu on Saturday
afternoon. Tills report mnklng nllow-
nnco for the difference in the time will
appear in the Argus on Sunduy morn-
ing. Your tclcgiam will reach your
bouse or jour firm on Saturday night
ivhcn nothing can be done witJi It. Sun-
day nothing cun bo done. Monday
morning before your report will reach
the directors the substance of whafhus
appeared In tlio Argus will bo in the
financial papers cabled over to London
on Sunday night. The first tiling your
directors will sec of it will be in the
London financial papers on Monday
aiorulng. That's what I mean Mr. Went-
worth by calculating the voyage."
Wentworth Raid no more. He stag-
gered to his feet and made his way ns
best lie could to the stateroom groping
like a blind man. There he sat down
with his head in his hands and there
his friend Kenyan found him.
CHAPTER V.
John Kenyan descried by his only
friend on board made no complaint
nor did be. endcnor to make up for his
loss by finding new acquaintances. He
was not a man who formed friendships
readily but fate was kind to him and
hnd already set about adjusting the
balance of profit and loss; moreover
fate who likes to do tilings in a fitting
mnnner used the deserter as an in-
strument. Wcntworth's conscience seemed to
be troubling him because ho left his
old friend so much nlone going east
whereas they hnd been constnntly
together on the trip westward; there-
fore lie considered it his duty to make
an apology to ICenyon every morning
before placing himself for the rest of Hie
day under the fascinating influence of
Miss Hrewster.
"There. Is nothing you wish to talk
witli me about is there Kenyon?"
asked Wentworth on one of these occa-
sions looking down nt his friend sent-
(d in his deck chair.
"Nothing whatever."
"Then you don't mind "
"Not in the least" interrupted Ken-
yon with a smile.
"I want you to do some energetic
thinking about our mine you know
so thnt you will be rendy to open the
cnmpalgn when we reach Loudon.
Thinking wldch Is worth anything is
best done in solitude Kcnjou so 1 will
not bother you for nn hour or two."
Again Kenyon smiled but made no
reply uud Wentworth departed.
The elderly gentleman whose chair
v.as next to Kenyon's looked round nt
the young man when ills fxiend men-
tioned the mine and his name.
"Arc you Mr. Kenyon the mining ex-
pert?" ho asked when Wentworth
walked away.
"I am a mining engineer" answered
Kenyon with some surprise.
"Did you go out to Canada to report
on mines there for tho London syndi-
cate?" "Why do you nsk?" said Kenyon all
liis uathc caution being aroused in a
moment on hearing the astonishing
question.
Tho elderly gentleman laughed. "He-
eauso I nm In a measure responsible
for you" he said. "I am Mr. Long-
wirth John Lougworth of the city
uud a member of tho London syndi-
cate. Two names were proposed
Scottou's nnd yours. I otcd for you;
pot that I knew anything about you
but some of tho others seemed ery
anxious that Scotton should go bo I
thought it best to ote for you. There-
fore you see ns I said liefore I nm
partly responsible for jour being
here."
"I hope you will not bo dissatisfied
with tho result Mr. Longwortli."
"I hope not myself. I inn see thnt
you nro a cautious man mid those who
recommended you vouched for jour
capabilities so with cnutlon nnd ca-
pacity a man should succeed. I intended
to isit tho properties but I wns de-
tained so long in tho west that I did
not have time to go notth. How did
you find the mines?"
"Since you complimented me on mj-
caution Mr. Lougworth I should be
sorrj to forfeit your good opinion bj-
nnsw crlng j-our quest ions."
"Quite right; quite right" said tlio
clderlj' gentleman laughing again.
"That's ono for yon and n verj- good
one too. I must tell that to mj- daugh-
ter; and hero she comes. Ed'th iny
dear this is Mr. Kenyon who went
out to examine our mines. Curious
isn't it that wc should hae been talk
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ing about thcin tills very morning?
Mr. Kenyon I call my daughter mj
confidential man of busluci; she has
Injen all ocr the. world with inc. I
nccr make anj investments without
consulting her so I urn you that she
will usk you more Insidious questions
about thu mines than 1 shall."
John Kcnyou had risen to his feet
to greet the girl and to ofTcr her his
chair.
"No thank yon" she Kohl. "I want
to walk. I inerclj' came to see if my
fntlier was all right. I was verj' much
disapx)lnted Unit we did not go to
Canada this time as I wished to
see something of the snow-shoeing nnd
tolioggnnlng there. I suppose there
wns no tobogganing where you were?"
"Oh yew" said Kenyon; "even out
among tlio mines they had a tobog-
gan slide on which one trip satisfied
me; and on secrnl journeys I hnd to
wvar snow-shoes inj-sclf."
"How interesting" said the girl.
And the next thing John knew he was
walking the deck with her relating bis
experiences. This walk was the first
of iniiiij' nnd from thnt time forwnrd
Kenyon did not miss his friend WcnU
worth.
Edith Lougworth cun hnrdby lx- called
a typical representative of the Eng-
lish girl. She hud un English girl's
education but she had not the train-
ing of the average English girl. She
had lost her mother enrlj' in life which
makes a great difference in a girl's
training however wealthy her father
may be; and Edith's father wus
wcalthj- there was no doubt of that.
Ask any city man nboutthestandingof
John Lougworth and you will learn
that the "house" is well thought of.
People said he was luckj- but John
Longworth asserted that there was no
such thing ns luck In business in
which statement lie wns very likely
not correct. He hnd large investments
in almost every quarter of the globe.
When lie went into a tiling lie went
into it thoroughly. People talk of the
inndvisubillty of putting all one's eggs
into one basket but John Lougworth
was a believer iu doing that very thing
nnd in watching the basket. Nottliat
ho hnd all his eggs iu one basket or in
even one kind of a basket but when
John Lougworth wns satisfied with tho
particular ".nrictj' of basket presented
to him lie put a large number of eggs
in it. When anything wns offered for
investment whether it wns a mine n
brewery or a railway John Longworth
took nn expert's opinion upon it nnd
then the chnnccs were thnt lie would
disregard the advice given. He wns in
the habit of going personallj' to sec
what had been offered to him. If the
enterprise were big enough he thought
little of taking a voj"age to the other
side of the world for the solo purpose
of looking the Investment over.
When Edith Longworth was pro-
nounced finished ns far us education
was concerned she became more nnd
more the companion of her fntlier.
Sho wcut with him on his long jour-
neys nnd so had been several times
to America once to the cape and one
loug voyage with Australia as the ob-
jective point had taken her complete-
ly around tho world. She inherited
much of her father's shrewdness nnd
there is no doubt that if Misa Long-
worth had been cast upon her own re-
sources she would have become an ex-
cellent woman of business. She knew
exactly the extent of her father's in-
.cstments nnd she was his confidante
iu a way thnt few women are with
their molo relatives. The old man had
great fuith In Edith's opinion al-
though he rarely acknowledged it. Hav-
ing been together so much on such long
.oynges they naturally became in n
vuj boon companions. Thus Edith's
education was very unlike that of the
ordinary English girl; a training which
caused her to develop into a different
kind of a woman than she would have
been If her mother had lived.
The friendship between Edith Long-
worth nnd John Kenyon ripened so rap-
idly that on the day Wentworth had liis
last disquieting inteiview with Jennie
Urcwstcr thej- also were discussing
mining properties but in somewhutdif-
ferent fashion. Kenj-on confided to the
girl that his own hopes and fears were
wrapped up in n mine.
After completing their work for the
London sj'ndicate the j'oung men had
transacted 11 little business on their
own account. Thej' visited together
11 mica mine which wns harclj' paj--ing
expenses and which the owners
were anxious to sell. The mine was
owned by tlio Austrian Mining com-
pany whose ngent Von Ilrcnt had met
Kcnj'on in Ottawa. Kcnyon's cducnted
eye hnd told him that the white
mineral t hoy were placing on the dump
nt the mouth of the mine wns more
nlunble than the mica for which they
weremining. Kenj'on was scrupulously-
honestu quality somewhat ut n dis-
count in the mining business nnd it
seemed to him linrdlj' fnir that hu
should take advantage of the ignorance
of Von Ilrcnt regarding the mineral on
the dump. Wentworth had some
trouble In overcoming his friend's scru-
ples. He Insisted that knowledge al-waj-s
had to be paid for in law medi-
cine or ininernlogj" nnd therefore that
thej- were perfectly justified in profit-
ing bj their superior wisdom. So it
came about that the j-oung men took to
England with them a threo months'
option on tlio mine which means that
for three months thej were to haws tho
pri liege of buying the property at a
certain figure named in the legal docu-
ment which was called iu the mining
language the "option."
"Well I nm sure" said Miss Long-
worth when Kenyon had given her all
tho details "if j-ou are confident that
tho mine is a good one you could see
no one who would help j-ou more in thnt
wnj- thnn mj' father. He has been look-
ing nt a brewcrj" business in which he
thought of investing and with which
he has concluded to hac nothing to do
so lie will be anxious to find something
relh'ble to take its pluce. How much
would be required for the purchase of
the mjue you mention?"
"I thought of asking 50000 for It"
said Kcnyou (lushing us he thought of
his tcmeritj' in doubling the price of
tlio mine nnd ndding 10000 to it.
However Wentworth und he had esti-
mated tho probnblo value of the mine
nnd hud concluded that belling it utthat
price which would give them 30000
to divide between them they were sell-
ing a mine which was really worth very
much more and that would soon paj-
tremendous dividends on the 50000.
Ho expected the young woman would
seem rather impressed bj- tho amount.
Ho was therefore vcrj' much surprised
when she said:
"Fifty thousand pounds! Is thnt nil?
Then I nm afraid my father would have
nothing to do with it. He deals only
with large businesses nnd u company
with a cnpltnl of but 50000 I am sun?
he would not look nt."
"You speak of i 50000" said Kenyon
"ns though it were a trifle. To me it
seems nn immense fortune."
"Vou arc not wealthy then V" mid the
girl with apparent Interest.
"No" replied the joung man; "far
from it."
"I will speuk to mj- fntlier If you like
hut I doubt if it would do much good.
Perhaps William might take it up. You
have not met mj' cousin j-ct I think?"
"No. Is he the j'oung man who sits
next to you at the table?"
"Yes. Except when there he spends
most of his time in the smoking-room
I hclictc. He Is in father's olllco in
tlie cltj and we nre both very anx-
ious that he shall succeed in business.
Thnt is wiij- father took liiin with us to
America. He wants to interest him
and it seems almost impossible to in-
terest William in anything. He doesn't
like America; I think it's tho beer."
"I didn't like their beer myself" ad-
mitted Kcnj'on.
"Well I shall arrange n meeting be-
tween you and William and then you
can talk It over. I know father would
be pleased if lie became Interested In
forming a mining companj' or In any-
thing in fact"
After Edith Longworth left him Ken-
yon waited where lie was for some time
hoping Wentworth would come nloug
so that he might tell him of their possi-
ble new partner; but the young man did
not nppeur. At lost Kenj'on rose and
began to search for him. He passed
along the deck but found no trace of
his friend. He looked for a moment
into tlie smoking-room but Wentworth
was not there. He went downstairs to
the saloon but hU search below was
equally fruitless. Coming up 011 deck
again lie saw Miss Hrewster sitting
nlone rending 11 pnper-covered novel.
"Iliac j'ou seen mj' friend Went-
worth?" he asked the j'oung womau.
She laid thu book open-faced upo:'
her hip and looked quickly up at Ken-
j'on before answering:
"I saw him not erj" long ago but
I don't know where lie is now. Per-
haps you will find him in liis state-
room; in fact I think it more than like-
ly he is there." With thnt Miss Hrew-
ster resumed her reading.
Kenyon descended io the state-room
nnd opened the door. Wentworth sat
upon the plusli-covercd sofa with his
head in his hands. At the opening
of the door lie started nnd looked for
n moment at his friend apparently not
seeing him. Ills face was so graj' and
ghastly that Kenyon placed his hand
against the wall for support as hu
saw it.
"My God I George" he cried. "Wliat'a
the matter with j'ou? What has hap-
pened? Tell me."
Wentworth gazed in front of him
with glassj' eyes for n moment but did
"Tell mn what has happeuctl repeated Johx
Kenyan.
not answer. Then his head dropped
again in his hands and lie groaned
aloud.
CHAPTER VI.
"Toil me what lias happened" re-
peated John Kcnj'on.
Wentworth looked up at him. "Every-
thing lias happened" lie answered.
" hat do j'ou mean George? Arc
you ill? What in the matter with j'ou?"
"I nm worse than ill John; a great
deal worso than ill. 1 wish I were ill."
"That wouldn't help things whatever
in wrong. Come wuke up. Tell me
what the trouble is."
"John 1 11m a fool nn ass a gibber-
ing idiot."
"Admitting that what then?'"
"I trusted a woman imbecile that i
nm; nnd now now I'm what you see
me."
"Hns has Miss Hrewster unj'thing to
do with it?" nskad Kcnj'on suspi-
cious j'.
"She has everything to do with it."
"Has slie rejected you. George?"
"What! thnt girl? Oh you're the
idiot now.' Do j-ou think 1 would nsk
her?"
"I cannot be blamed for jumping nt
conclusions. You must remember 'thnt
girl' ns you cull her has had most of
your company during tills voj'ngc; nnd
most of j'our good ords when j'ou w ere
mnot with her. Whnt is the matter?
Whnt has she to do w 1th j'our trouble?"
Wentworth paced up nnd down the
narrow limits of the state-room as if
he were caged. lie smote his hand
against his thigh while Kenyon looked
nt him In woudcr.
"I don't know how I can tell j'ou
John" he said. "I must of course; but
I don't know bow 1 can."
"Come on deck with me."
"Necr."
"Come out I say into tlio fresh air
It is stulTj' here nnd besides there is
moro danger of being overheard in the
stateroom than on deck. Come nloug
old fellow." IIo caught his companion
bj' tlio urm nnd pnrtlj" dragged him out
of the room closing tho door behind
him.
"Pull yourself together" he snld. "A
little fresh nlr will do you good."
to uc continued.
A Itfiralnlicrnce of Grn. Xef.
On the ICth of August 1807 Col.
Michel Noy duko of Elchlugen having
received orders to charge turned to
his men and shouted to them in n voice
of thunder: "My lads I hae na income
of 300000 francs and you haven't a
farthing. Keep j-our cj'e on your col-
onel as he charges and do as ho does."
So saying ho rode off ns hard as he-
could tear In tlio direction of the
enemy Tlie whole regiment followed
J him as though electrified. Le Qauloia.
v-tp!
fltPQI
HORSES OF ARABIA.
i:cli Horse It
llroken
to Iti Owner"!
Hand.
The Hnnnnrdt and Nephaartn Arabs
are famous horschrccders and take-
great pride in their stud. These horses
are. I think the best "Arabs" I have
seen; and far from being the gnzelic-
llke creatine usually depicted they
nre strongly built largely-boned nnl-
mnls of from 15 to 15' hands high. I
hnveBecnoncofl0i4hnndsbutthIslsun
usual. Their immense neck nnd shoul-
ders make them appear perhaps a llttlo.
light behind: but they have plenty of
staying power and their length of hock
Is on earnest of the siccd they undoub;-
edly possess. Parties from these triben
are contstnntly roaming the deserts of
Syria and Mesopotamia in search of
good brood marcs; nnd I have heard of
tus irudi ns 1000 guineas being paid
for one. nnd n good brood mare Is never
parted with or ridden.
I remember seeing a bunch of Nc-
phaarta horses brought in for the in-
spection of an emissary of thekhedhe
who wished to purchase a pair for Ids
highness. There were some 20 or 25 of
the most beautiful colts possible with
the exception of ono rather wcedj-
looking beast. As soon ns Sheik Man-
oour saw it he shouted: "Xnke itowaj-
and giro it to the first man you meet.
I will not own that as a Nephaartn
horse!" The khedlvc's ngent eventual-
ly selected two for which I saw him
pay 500 pounds Egyptian.
Entire Arab horse arc always rather
difficult to ride at first though after a
few days when hors and rider have-
become reconciled they nre docile
enough and casllj' trained. Each man
has virtually to break his horse to his
own hand and should another mount nn
apparently quiet beast he would have
to do the work all oe again. It seem
to be a tacit understanding between
horse and rider that their Joint career
begins with a struggle for the mastery.
To u visitor like myself whose mounts
must constantly be changing the pros-
pect is sufficiently alnrming. One's
early duys in an Arab camp are fre
qucntly days of pain and tribulation ns
one slowlj" recovers from about with a
half-savage stallion.
Though they eventually become qtdet
nnd obedient to their misters' hand
great enre must be observed when rid-
ing In companj'. not to allow one's horse
to npproach within kicking distance of
another or disastrous results follow.
The horses are always ready for a fight
and deceitfully appear to be on their
best behavior immediately before an
outbreak. I was riding one day with
a small party of Samana Arabs when
two men carelessly approached too
close. I called out to them to sheer oft
a little but before they could respond
a general melee was in progress and
nlmost Instantly my horse hod its teeth
In. the neck of one of theirs while the
other was killed by a kick which burst
its stomach. Fortunately we all es-
caped with a few bruises though the
riders dq not always get off so easily.
When riding at full gallop however
the attention of the horses is concen-
trated upon the race and the rne may
ride as close together ns they like but
care must be taken to wheel apart as the
pace slackens.
Nothing can exceed tlie intoxication
of a race in the desert. Choosing n
stretch of let el sand j-ou give yoirj
horse the signal to go and he is off with
a spring that almost unseai3 you; and
I have seen an Instance where the sud-
den strain burst the girths and left
man and saddle in the dust while the
horse wns 100 j'ards away before the dis-
comfited rider realized what had hap-
pened. The speed that these horses at-
tain is verj' great and their reach for-
ward is prodigious ns I found on one
occasion when mj horse's hind hoof cut
tho heel clean off my lioot! After a gal-
lop instead of breaking into a canter
-.nd then into a trot before stopping
thej simply put their fore feettogether
nnd Btopdcad their impetus frequentlj'
causing them to slide several yards. I
understand that (t is on this account
that Arab horses are shod on the fore
feet only. R. Talbot Kelly in Centurj-.
No-To-lluo for Fifty Cents
Over 400000cured Why notlctNo-Tc-llac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Safes money mukes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed 50c and Sl.OO all druggists.
Mother (impatiently) "I don't know
what will ever heroine of that child; noth-
ing pleases him." Father (serenely! "Well
we'll make an art critic of him." Tit-liits.
"Do you rectify mistakes here?" asked n
gentleman as he stepped into a chemist's.
"Yes sir we do if the patient is stillnlive"
leplicd the urbane clerk. Glagov Times.
The pain of sciatica is cruel.
Tlio cure
uy bt. Jacobs Oil la tuic
It penetrates.
"As I understand it" said tho Innocent
Man "tlio main thing in poker is to he
lucky in the draw." It nin't so much in
hcin lucky ns belli' quick out our way" ex-
plained Rubberneck Uill. Indianapolis
Journal.
tits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first day's use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr. Kline 033 Arch st. Pliila. Pa.
Nothing creates quite as great commotion
as a woman who lias lost her pockctbook.
What was in it had nothing to do with the
case. Washington Democrat.
I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma. E. D.
Townscnd Ft. Howard Wis. May 4 '01.
The mountain had strangely found voice.
"Mohammed?" it repeated thoughtfully.
wny yes. 1 always regarded .nioiianinicd
as a coming man you know.
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nai.
A timclyill.EhsayonArtioliokcgis sent out
fieo by J. Visscring Alton 111. Write him.
"Hit's cur'us ter me" said Uncle Eben
"tcr hyuh how folks will 'buse er gossip le-
liin' her back an ter see how glad dey acks
w'en she comes 'roun ter tell do news."
Washington Star.
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Tha best la fact tho One True Dlood Purifier.
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