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One tenth ot the millionaire* In the United Stale* are women, accordln to the New York Herald's list.

CHAPTER XV1IL

1 was at Vallejrfort—a prison It was an abeolnt* rereUtloo to me! Yalleyford was the place to which I had 'been taken! Remy at Valley toed!

It Is reported that somebody wants to start a flying machine trust. Here Is a ‘ promoter that is going to hare trouble In floating his goods. A huge meteorite has fallen In St Louis county. Mo. Evidently exhibits for the world's fair of 1903 are coming from wide distance*

King Oscar of Sweden Is an author, a historian, an orator, an artist and a dramatist, and be also writes poetry and plays the accordion. Tet he is popular. The good people of Sweden have some peculiar traits.

The value ot the statement made by the agricultural department that the ravage* of destructive Insects cost the United Slates $300,000,000 a year la somewhat impaired because of the tact that it can be neither corroborated nor refuted.

The mayor of Buenos Ayres ha* Issued an order prohibiting those municipal employes who handle the public funds from attending the race* An investigation had shown /hat on race days a majority ot the officeholders were not to be found at their posts, but at the racetrack.

1$ Is, now definitely' established that consumption Ik a curable- disease, like every other chronic malady, if It Is permitted to possess Itself of the system and complicate itself with other disorders. It Is beyond remedy. But, taken in trine and dealt with In its Incipient stsges, recovery is .^practically assured.

The French hare decided to Introduce the automobile Into the transportation service in North Africa to cany supplies across the desert of Sarahs, from oasis to oasis. In place of camel caravans. It is expected that the new service will be more expeditious and economical. It looks as If' the picturesque ship Of the desert were about to disappear.

Why had we never I turned cold and shu vlotion dawncy) upon me.

it before? • tbs Con-

ner waa Remy*! wifs! She

waa Madalena Oarietonl . But there was one thing which seem'd strange. Why was she here in this bouse, the scene of that ghastly tragedy? It was incredible that abc should have nerve enough to live by herself in s place which moat be haunted by inch awfnl memories. Ah! Had not Paul told me of treasure

hidden at Valley ford?

. 1 glanced at the open panel, at an inner door. Might 1 not be on the brihk.-Of a great discovery? Had chance, the merest accident revealed to me what ahe had ily searched for the past six months? ’ ’ ” ' with eagerness. My

re forgotten. I would behind that door or ipt Ho* moment I interrupted? It was lours must elapse be-

fore the servant brought my supper. It waa already twilight in my badly lighted

room; I lit my candle, placed ground beside me, and, with a

antid) carved

It d

kiUed blot! Oh, they’ve done I Calhoun, as he lifted Paul’s n, with a strength that seetn-

1 from the enhance, fell, struck on the bead by a mass of stone.

“They’ve I It,” groaned bead. Then,

ed superhuman, he tpok him up bodily, turned, and hurried along the corridor and down the staircase, the blood dripping oo the carpet and defiling the white stone stair. I followed, my aolldtude for Paul | lending me strength. Victor followed me. ; and we gained the great hall. There was no danger here. The fire had

vainly searched for 1 shook all over*' acbee and pains find out what '

d'lbe I

u the

•, and, with a tremor of ued the handle of the

opened outward, and Inside nil was darkness. 1 held the candle In and saw a email apace. Urge enough foe n. grown person to enter and to kneel in, but not to stand upright. On one ride of this •nace stood an Iron chest, padlocked; on the top, thick with the line dust of year*. Uy a letter. I took it up. It was ad-

dressed:

"To my eon, Paul Egerton.” I looked at that letter, written by the man so foully murdered, with strange and tender Interest. Leonid feel, by the touch of the envelope, that It contained a key as well as a letter—doubt ked chest mpoea myself. Tb drawing In. when i kind of vague murmur reached my ears A curious sensation came over me—a sort of feeling I cannot describe. What waa happening? A low roar, like very dis-

tant water, ently I hear

great rapidity. A remote sounc ing was borne faintly toward m

e op with

st tend light

The present attitude of Europe toward the United States U discussed by trot. David Kin ley In the Forum. He explains bow economic causes have produced a certain feeling of antagonism toward us, especially in Germany. He hopes that when thft prejudice has keen overcome America." England and Germany mill unite in forming a triple alliance of the forces of peace and pro-

To PeterboTo, n} H., belongs the •Mstinctdon of establishing the first free public library in the world. It waa Incorporated in December, 1799. Although other town* had accepted gifts of libraries, and there have been In Europe for three hundred years or more municipal libraries, Peterboro was the first place to vote money for the formation and support of a free town library. Its first catalogue, tesued In 18H. consisted largely of religious works, but there waa a fair showing of works on travel and a respectable representatfSn of fletloa both as to Quality and Quantity. That the Improved conditions of modern existence have added materially to the longevity of mankind Is a matter that is being taken seriously In commercial circles. The Actuarial Society of America is to compile a. aew series' of tables for the life Insurance companies of the United States, which, the society maimaiaa, will show a decreased mortality among the people of this country. This la expected to have the effect

rush up the stairs with remote sound of shout-

was borne faintly toward me. What,

what waa happening? 11 every nerve stretched to ita ut

sion, and stood bewildered. A lurid _ on the wall oppoaite made me atari and took up aY the window. A long red tongue of flame shotjfp with a dull roar. *YaL

leytord was on fire! CHAPTER XIX.

All of a sudden the mad, wild desire of life rushed over me. I sprang out into the room, rushed to the door, and madly beat upon it with my bands. “Open the door! Open! Op*®!" I shrieked. “Must I be burned alive? Open, open, or I shall die! 1 shall be burned to

death!”

I heard—oh. joy*—I heard step# on the stairs. I beard Lord Egerton’s voice load and dear.. “Up that flight! A door straight in front of you! You can't miss it!“ “Oh. Paul. Paul!” I screamed, “I am here! Save me!” A heavy, rapid treed, s hand on the handle of the door. "Merciful powers, it la locked!" cried a voice I should know among ten “I •

had worked awi

old, rambling n ray from the fro

CHAPTER XX.

February wind cam* rushing In, and bench just beside the door sat Remy Damien l>etween two men. who appeared to be guarding him. He started up with a fry of horror as Calhoun appeared with

la gfana ‘ 3 the t

his ghastly burden. I remained clinging baluster*, till Victor pot his arm

• Into

later*.

gently aronnd me and put me into a chair. “Victor, for pity's sake,” said Remy,

in an abject tone.

Mr. Burnside turned and faced

Nothing but a profound compassion

place In bia noble features.

him. found

He ebook hit bead very faintly, ile great eyes opened, alowlj

ivelfd, la theli

n face t<

wide. They

their new-found recognition,

from face to face, till suddenly they fixed themselves on the dark, uncouth man who bad followed Madalena into the hall. He bad lingered near, akulklDf as though raid to be seen, yet loath to lose the :bt. Paul's eyes rested on Mm an in-

•dden horror. He

fore* he

on which he Uy,

CIECDS CHILD'S SCHOOL.

sight

stont—dUated as with

ouperhur

fa oe

led aa '

sprang up; with

leaped almost off the so!

and pointed to the shrinking stranger. “Ercolo—Sanslo! Calhoun, aven*

avenge—my father!”

Calhoun darted forward and seised the

brute by the collar, as Paul, exhausted '_,]• heal

by Ms efforts, fell back, this time into — Victor Burnside's arms, for Madalena had — .1,. 1 remained horror- - 11 *• U » B

arms,'.

sunk on the ground. 1 remained borroretruck and trembling. There waa a alight struggle, one or two spasmodic gaaplngs for breath, and then it was over. The last of the Egertona had gone to Ms n**t,

and the curse waa accomplished. Dimly I heard Calhoun's voice, dear

and unfaltering, aa be turned to the po-

liceman guarding Remy.-

“I charge this man, Ercole Sanslo, alias Carle ton, on Lord Egertou's evidence, with the. murder ot his lordlhic's father

ta this place seven years ago. -

After that I remember nothing more.

(To be continued.)

CIVILIZATION IN UGANDA.

Frlme Hlalster Has Become aa Ibsert

la Plain Sewing.

Civilisation U progressing with rapid strides In the African kingdom of Uganda, where a little while ago all waa barbarism. A curious manifestation of civilisation in this black kingdom U the fad which has been taken by the prime minister of the infant

place in h

“Remy” be said. ’. your own destruction. What U thlsT

“We've wanted this gentleman—Damlea, alias Montagu, alias Burton—for a long time, for this affair in London. Everyone ain't so udwilling to prosecute as Ms halfbrother—the Devonshire squire." "Remy!" said Victor, in tones that should have cut the miscreant to tbs

heart.

“Well, get me out of this, at all events.” waa the reply, la sulky tones; “don't let

rn relation be — ’ “

e sent to Jail." •alir asked Viet

"Will they take bail

the policeman.

“No, air. not Quite! They won't, w “ 'em how we found him,” waa

more’n a week i

since Mr. Calhoun put ua on Ma

but he's kept that close there ing him. Bat wc nabbed

• found him,'

t’a me

1

I him _

was a-Ioeking of a door in the corridor.

track;

was no find-

you mean to say turned the key on fi _ left them to be burned to death? I have done with you. Remy, at last! I have rith you long, but now I leave you to your fate. You may take your chance. You have no' n ~ T— bend over Paul. 1 raised

"It’s you. then, we are indebted foe that dastardly piece of treachery! De yon mean to say that you deliberately e key on four human beings and _ to be burned borne vri' f help turned to bend over Pan •elf painfully and crawled to Paul's “He is alive—be la silver said Calhoun. usually ao passive and calm. “My lord, do you hear? Can you hear me speak to you?” As be spoke there waa a sound of footsteps. and Lady de Wynter appeared on the threshold. “The fire la almost extinguished,” said in her exqulaltHy studied company nor. addressing one of Relay's captor*. “Are you one of the breve fellows who have helped to save my life and Lord Egerton's property? If ao, I am Indebted to you foe '■^Tbe softly moduli aid to fa sod fell on the A rough-looking.

up

king, that official having become an to train me for the profession, expert In plain sewing. He is now In-' was against my parents'

dustrlously engaged la cultivating the

I LONGER f MATTER OF BRUTALITY AND HARD USAGE.

rti* LJKIa r*rforui«r» 1 ralnrd Wilboal Kit her Correction or Coerrlo* — M nai First Got Them lotorraiott la tholr Work—Devices Car Saving Ufa and Utah "Brutality waa the characterizing 'eature of the old school of -juvenile joining among the showmen of the past." The speaker waa William Marjell, boa-1 of a well-known family of

performers. 'The new methoppcslte," continued the per-

former. '1 have accomplished resul

avo m

either In correction or coercion against tho little ones whom I have trained to do the most difficult feats. In fact, in r.plte of the prevailing continental notion that juveniles must be hammered Into shape, as it were, and cuffinga and blows arc the necessary of aspiring acrobat, I believe that by the mom scientific, and certainly more approved, method, a higher standard of excellence may be at-, talned. "A* for my keif. 1 may say I waa aammered Into shape, bul by no means ut brutally aa many that I have known. It may be that recollection of the barbaric methods has made me more lenient. and at least more enlightened In the training of Juveniles today. "At firs years of age I was a Gorman turner. At the age of ten I waa so proficient on the bars and trapeze that a showman immediately offered

st Elgas

Oftea,

, _ _ ovem

hlle traveling through the counts*, o an opportunity occurs for a hoU-

mor* advanced forms of needlework under the Instruction, of the wife Of one of y»e missionaries, and will doubtless la a short time be able to do "herring-bone" and other fancy stitches. TB» little King DariBI recently gave a dinner to celebrate his fourth birthday, and the napkins ussd were all hemmed by the prime minuter. If all prime ministers would devote more time to their sewing and less to affairs of state the world would be a ranch more peaceful place. Klnj Dandl's lirthday dinner was intend* to illustrate to the British commissioner and the other white men of the country the advances which have bee* made In civilization In Uganda. All the chief Europeans at Mengo, the repltal, attended the reception, which was followed by a banquet got up la English fashion. It waa produced by natives entirely without assistance, and would have done credit to a firstclass New Tork restaurant. The guests found cards bearing their names at the places at table at which they were to sit, and all the .plates, spoons, knives, forks, glasses, etc., were Just where they belonged: and the courses, which were served deftly and properly, consisted of a food such as one would expect to find at a banquet in any white man's capital. The next day there was a thanksgiving service in the cathedral of Mengo at which' the coal-black congregation sang Sir, Arthur Sullivan's “Onwkrd, Christian Soldier."—New Tork Press.

__ wishes, but showmami life

encouraged me to win my parent*' consent. and I was taken In hand by my trainer for better or for worse. "It was some years before I became accomplished enough to make a public move, and bitter years they were. But vtlth my first public performance I took on a new lease of life, as It were, and felt myaelf on the high road to wealth aad fame. "When I was married and little ones came Into my care It waa my one thought to make them accomplished acrobats, and to do this by a method radically opposite to those conceived by showmen to be the only sovereign method—Infinite patience and pains-

taking.

"Children are marvellously susceptible. Thp, first thing necessary is to make them interested In their work. This is done by showing them the rewards of success and by inspiring absolute confidence. The confidence of a child is a wonderful thing and well worth cultivating. "By the old method, when a child made a slip he got a blow with -a stick as well as a hard falL This either took the courage out of him or drove him to Jespcratioh so that he made daring leaps and plunges through sheer recklessness. By the method, to avoid accident 1* the main feature. In all my training of Jn-

veniles

dent of any

son that I watch every move and take

irecautlon. thinking of many

months of bard work amid many dangers he has accomplished something which U the marvel not only of those

of bis own age. but of hU elders. “A natural emulation Inspires him to

even better work. He begins to regard training as a pastime rather than a season of penance, and when the following pay day he opens a little bank account all his own. starting aa the highway to Independence, if not. indeed, wealth, he is thankful to those who have spent such efforts In his behalf, and shows It by going back into training with delighted zeal. ladeed, Instead of driving them to work, aa a father drives bis son Into the potato patch with,Ms bos la hand. I am constantly repressing my little

penormcr*. watchful of the first slgi of fatigue- and over-exertion.

•ile

day. I say. 'Which rball we do—Uy

rays tl

—The new feat!' Then. If we havw time, the excursion. "And while the body is thus trained you may be sure that other accomplishments and graces oi mind arc net neglected. ‘Every morning there i* aa hour or two of hard study over school Looks.-and I find that the perfect physical condition of the child makes for iderful alertness of the mental fac-

ulties.

“In spits of the vicissitudes of elkis life performers keep themselves in the prime of condition, eschewing the commonest dissipations and maintaining a )ilgh standard of conduct. This is absolutely eornpulaory. Of course many pleasures c ,mmoo to the ordinary man are missed. But when one meets a retired acrotat, as was my pleasure a few day* ago—a man who la his 85th year could lift a bulIcck or climb a rope hand over hand clean to the peak of the main teat— one sees the reward of a life of absolute temperance in all things, of outdoor labor and constant strife to excel. This veteran of ( the cirrus ring.

must say. eelmen of

lilid back th» guardian angal voice. Crash! Some heavy weight < rainst tbs door.--The hard oak strained

Crash! Bonn

against vk* done; , and <T»cke<5. Crash, crash, a perfect voUeyofMova, till the lock yielded, the

' ‘ and Viet "

quick, take pent 1 foe cried"

sort,

out the things.' a be spoke the clasp in ■ cracked* and shivered, red fork shot in. The fire had tnvi along the roof rill K reached the toi

You dldV re the right

Leave me to faring

be cried; “the first stair is Just

right.”

Ha carried me down the winding tower staircase—down a long way, Paul following canrionaly. At the foot of the stair-

leading from the towc

^ tower, was a heavy door studded with nails, which waa usually kept open. This door was hidden from at till we turned, the last curve of the 'stair. When we came In aight of It Victor

suddenly halted.

edr cried he.

“Locked! Then we are lost.” aaVdPaol, . with the calmneea of doopolr. I Victor horiod Mmoolf againot tho docc,

hot in vain.

“Calhoun!” bo shouted up tho stain; '“there la- treachery! They have locked

ios tar 1 waa ti

too wei I pot s

f his coat

Both •

aefth* to Mae ter 1

to Ms ah •t with fa

bMd?

—one . mdC,“ 1 whispered, “1 am not afraid to die with yoo." ’. He caught me In hia ar^se with a sort of a aeh. but be said not oae word. “Victor/* I wMapatsd again. “I have k *Ue’d?«£i r me coo m!lively, aad heat

his hoed lo w level with miar.

“I meant ta save yea. I aseaat to save

ic shoulder.

“Are you mad? Come away!" growled

he. In Italian.

tibt shook Mm off and^ cast her arms round the fainting man. “Paul! My darting, my own life, what have they done to yon? Oh, speak to me, my angel, my own martyred Paul! me you are not dead. Oh, what hi done, what have yos all done to hia . wailed, as, h. spite of all oppoairi

aba j ^

and kissed Ma forehead passionately. “PanL Paul, my beloved, my wronged,

do you know mtT

HU ryes traveled away from her face to mine, who stood sear. There waa a look of aerntiey In them Impossible to iUtahe. He could tec mo! A smile playt Ma marble face. Opr eyes met la

losk. »

le lifted the motionless head

ANOTHER DISTORTED VISION. aha wtU» Queer Bams Tore—is the Bad

of toe World.

This la aad news which Prof. Ludwig Marienburger puts on the sires, says the .Chicago Record-Herald. He declare* that the end ot the world is near at hand. He has discovered that our little old planet has Jumped iU orbit and la wobbling around In' space like a drunken man In the middle of the street it # a. to., or word* to that effect This irregularity on the part o' Mother Earth, the professor explain*, sausee our summers to become hotter and hotter and our winters to be colder and colder. Before long, according to his figures, things are going to be bad that nobody will be able to m: the transit from one extreme to the other, and the first thing-we know the human race will go sip. It may be that Prof. Marienburger has special onporj tunltiea for finding out things concerning the earth's travels that no other scientist could, know about; It Is

mist

a long ic

“Olga.

“Dear Paul you are b They *4red you." be

aot speak to mef cried Madalena, in hashed tones, more, awful than loud complaints., “Go away, aD of you, you shall not touch him! There la aot one of you loros him as I do I—1 who

have killed Mm! Listen, listen

~~ you how It wbat bo meant

darling; let me U I never knew w

It to .you on my knee* And fa* said if I did

PauL

• •do! I I never

obey t It

i my love for you made me tin—only my love for you! And etnee I loot you I have cared tor nothing. But I never wished harm to Olga Damien. And 1 have suffered—oh, how I have ■offered! Ebough to atone for a whole life of Mas! VIU you not eay you forgive me?" ' Spellbound by her vehemence, we torebore to tosefa her. We Mood round watching. as aha. for once utterly unconackroe of bar surrounding*, only recognising the fact that she area with the man she lovsd. knelt that*, speaking la low, rapid, brok-

of falling timber. , shore ML made ua alart. We toak bands -ViCtoe. Paul mMJ. ^lt Waa a aoet ef cuL«r ^.rTiiiTT 1“^- ^ !• M the footway.

waa the best preserved

specimen of humanity. It waa ever mg delight to meet, sound as steel, wit* the physique of .a man of 40 still, aad

jovial as a freshman.

“It Is said that athletes are shortlived. This may be true In the rank* ot pugUlsm or any contesting .profe*slon depending upon single violent and strenuous competition between long periods of'training. But with ths professional acrobat It Is different. One day’s work Is very much like another's, with a new feat added and an old one discarded from time to time, and the chances of his attaining a long life of health, strength end consequent happt-

i anything may

.be In this world. This Is not one ot the least rewards to which the youthful performer may look forward"—

Kansas City Star.

•lies 1 cannot recall a single acci-

ny aerioasnesa. for the

watch every mov>

every precantlon. thinking

things at once. When a child learns

seriousness, for

i

I

go whirling around In a circle on high wheel. If I see that there Is gi

i my s id In a

goin( go It

that he has Just pulled out a guess and that he has several more coming. If

J. Plerpont Morgan were to cpm* out plete confidence In the young mind,

and say that the world's trolley was off or that there was a hot box somewhere people might be Jnstlfiad la feel-

ing nervous.

But what has Prof. Marienburger to do with the earth? It Isn't his. and he isn't running 1L Therefore we earnestly advise the public to treat his announcement with the scorn It deserve*. The man who has already paid for hi* coal for next winter needn't suffer s pang. He will probably need It, Prof - Marienburger'* prellcUon of a speedy, and of all thlnga to the contrary not-

withstanding.

to 'be a fall I let everything go

order to aare the child. The little acrobat soon learns that this guardian «?ye is ever upon him, and he gains

confidence with every effort.

“There are many devices for the saving of limb ant .life, of course. These used In training, t-vch -when there Is a reasonable belief that proflclencf might be attained without their use. One of these is caf.ed a 'mechanic.' It Is a sort of body harness which leaves the arms and legs

free, and fi

to a pulley on the celling, thence along some distance to another pulley and down Into the hands of a strong manip-

ulator.

“When the child is standing on another t shoulder ana whirling around in the 'three' or Tour high.' as we term the acrobat upon,acrobat trick. It he wavers or falls thf man at the rope has but to pull the rope, suspending him In midair or letting Mm ^Jown to the floor softly.. The 'mechanlV Is then a very valuable aid to juvenile j training, and aids In Inspiring

' olete con ‘

“Another safeguard In training Is to have efficient assistants ever at hand. Some of tW tricks that are accomplished—for. Instance, the aforemented •fouriilgh'—are exceedingly dull and dangerous. . A tall would mean serious thlffg*^ the breaking of limbs and. perhaps, something even more serious, an utter loss of confidence on the part of thechlld performer. After the llttl* fellow has learned to balance himself

be rofcn at the rope, the ‘mechanic Is dispensed with and two trained helpers follow the act around ths stags

Tba Ths fulmar prtrel somewhat resembles a common gull at a distance. b«t has a much m4re graceful flight, skimming the ware*, or horertag by the el***, without - ' of Its

INSECT STINGS.

What Caaaaa «*•'SwelTae'Wafl

H*ior<ll*« ta Ba Arpn*4.

The fact of death occasionally roll ung from the.sting-of insects such i bees and wasps is no doubt largely responsible for the species of terror which the presence of these Insects brings upon many persons. Only recently. for example, a case was reported of a laborer who placed In his mouth, a gooseberry, wbloh proved to 'Contain a wasp. The w*^> stung him at the root of the tongue,-be went into his cottage and medical aid was summoned. but death ensued In five minutes. In uill instance, of course, death most probably supervened on suffoca-

tion due to Intense •

!y supervened on suffoc

Uon due to Intense swelling in the throat, and was not due directly .to

the poison Itself.

Vomiting, fainting, delirium and stupor strongly suggest a highly virulent substance of the nature of a toxin. The precise nature of the poison of uasps and bees is not known They ■ ' - " ' the

with hands ready to seixe a wav figure with th^. first sign of a These helpers are never once called

off until the child has mastered thoroughly and confidently the difficult art ' balancing aloft. Even in moment* completes! self-reliance there U nger of a lapse, and only days, wsaks aad months of training upon a single difficult *« can Insure that pro-

hibits an acid reaction and In fact contains formic acid But this add caa hardly account for the severity of ths symptoms sometimes following a sting. Fatal results have, Indeed, occurred which could only be attributed directly? to the toxic action of the sting. Some persons, however, endure the sting with impunity, other* develop alarming symptoms, such as blood polonlng. and undoubtedly the toxicity of the sting depends very mnch upon the condition of the soil into which It la ' implanted. /— One of the old-fash toned, remedies, and wW believe a good one. is to apply immediately to the part stung the Juice of a raw onion. The rationale of this remedy is nqt clear, the sulphur oil In the onion possibly serving as a palliative. The sting at any rat*, if 11 .remain* In the wound, should be ex- ' tract ed and the puncture dressed with a little weak smmonla and aftennrda a little bromide ol ammonia- may be added, which frequently serves as a sedative Judging from the grtot number of wasps which have somewhat suddenly appeared In the country during the recent hot weather, this sea an® si pest promises to be of a The Intense irritation caused in peraoas by moequlto bites •may be promptly relieved by the application of Ipecacuanha, either the rigum or powdered root, made Into a paste with water or vinegar.—The Lnacet I ik« «wrM*a Art Mart, a English’ art Journal says that a goodly number of years the tarn*