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Faas -_ both could y 'THR MYSTERIOUS KBY a OR, PLANNING FOR THE FU LURE. 2 ge geen eeu eee on fee on t law- Ineauit io sd Elen . with an air CHAPTER XVII. Gerald gently took the two certi- fivates from the hands of his be- trothed, carefully refolded and re- turn m to his wallet. Then he drew her again with in his arms. "Yes, Alison, it has been proved beyond a doubt that I am Adam Brewster's son. Are you sorry?' "-"No. no!- I am so glad--sa| glad!"' the fair girl unhesitatingly | responded, as she nestled closer' to im; "but oh! is not too bad that he could not have known--that you not have known the truth when you first went into his office? He would have loved you su--he would have been so proud of you. He was very fond of you, atta trusted yeu .as he trusted no one else.' "Yes, I know that, and been a great comfert to me,' ald- replied..with. unsteady "Those words of almost the first that he ever ad- dressed to me, have been more to me than uncounted gold would be "' "Or course they have, Gerald, and I am so glad, too, that hap- pened to overhear them, and could repeat them so publicly as I did. I shall never forget how earnestly and kindly he looked at you when he said: 'I would stake mv fortune upon your integrity and faithful- ness to my interests. "How well you have renicmbered them, Allison!' said Gerald, bend- it has " Ger- lips. | © commendation, ing to kiss the lips that had re- peated those words which were so Precious to him. | 'Why, how couid I ever forget. * them!" she- returned, wilh sur-; prise. "ihey made me so proud se you, and I just gloried in repe log them in court that day, and see- ing the face of the judge light up with that look of gladness which | told bow thankful he was not to he ob iged to sentence you; while John Hubbard looked as if he would have been glad to strangle me for having 'ipast his schemes."' 'Allison, Iam afiaid we are talk- ing too long,"? Gerald remark with some anxicty, for her checks were crimson, her eyes shone like stars, and her tanner was excit-) ed. eed. "No, ind It does not tire "fie at all to talk, and I a mso happy to be able to go over all these things with you," she retur ned, with a joyous little laugh, "Isn't it queer, though, that such a little Pressure upon my brain could have' made my mind a blank for so many! months, aud that such a simple op- eration should have restored to me the memory of everything?' | "It is, indeed, and I know of one, at least, who will always me profoundly grateful for tnat re storation," said her lover earnest- |} ly. '*The world has been very dar to me, love, ever since last July, | until yesterday, when Mr. Lyttle- ton told me the wonderful news | that you were not lost to me. 'Well, I am suro you have told; me something almost as wonderful! te-day," Allison smilingly a gt ed. 'Oh, to think of it--that yo are the heir to all papa's money !' " "It is rather startling, I admit,'"' said Gerald. "And now"--with a roguish look into the lovely blue eyes regarding him--"having won my spurs, I shall have no hesita- tion in taking my bride just as soon a: she can be persuaded to appoint the day when she will add the 'Mrs..' to her name. You will not even have to change it, dear.' "H'm! Conditions have changed somewhat since that day when tried to make you promise that you wouldn't mind about the ' spurs,' retorted Allison, with smiling mock- | Gerald replied, 'thought more ery. "Indeed, they have.' "They are exactly a lia haven't even a clerkship to share| * said Allison wickedly. ' returned her} with you, "IT am glad of it,' mee sententiously. erald Winchester Brewster, | ioe 'até a usurper. You have rob-} bed my father's daughter of her! fortune, and now you dare affirm | that you rejoice in her poverty! '| exclaimed Allison, with affected| eternness- | "It is no robbery, love; it will all be yours just the same, to use! as you like _ We are only availing! curselves of a caprice of fate and the consequent formalities of law to establish your right#," the young man explain "But"--still vs her mis- chievous mood-- ee should refuse to--to seas see poor as a church mouse? I iter t forget how lofty somebody was about a year ago when somebody else at most unsexed herself, and proposed to share and share alike. Perhaps a certain young lady, who has scemed to sing into a nameless no- body all of a sudden, possesses & spark of the same fire in her nature that once animated an aspiring Enight."" "Allison!" exclaimed Gerald, a note of keen pain in his tone, while he bent forward to search the face that was resting against his shoul- der, you are not so wound- ed as your words seem to imply over these recent revelations which have so turned things topsy-turvy. I would rather a thousand times forego the establishment of my claim as the heir to this fortune than have you experience a single an ares merry little laugh interrupted him at this point, and a_pair of soft arms stole fondly about his neck. "You duar, sensitive, self-deny- ing boy! Did you think I really meant a word of all that nonsense t No, indced, and I am even unmaid- enly enough to confess that I am perfectly delighted with the present arrangement. I wouldn't have 1 changed for the woald for since you are so generous-hearted as to wish to endow a certain poverty- stricken little bee with all you pos- sess, théte wil "keep us apart any world would probably be shocked at such a confession, and cry 'im modest! mercenary !' care I? I am only hungry to be loved, and for a home where | we can be all in all to each other.' "My darling!' whispered Gerald delightedly. 'I might have known that you were in jest--that you would never maliciously twit upon facts. And we shall make a home just as soon as the lawsuit is end- ed. Where shall it-be, Allison?' "Oh, in the old house, during the winter, Gerald,'"' she eagerly re- "Then we must spend some part of each year at Lakeview, where you proved yourself such a hero--I cannot give up either of those dear places. But that villa at Newpert I never want to enter again; that dreadful man has pois-| #8. oned its atmosphere for me. Setl it, Gerald, and we will find some other summer home."' "You shall have everything your ewn way, my darling, and you could not have pleased me better than to choose, as you i in the old familiar places, where have been in the habit of ecing you and father--iny father! How strange it seems to say it, Allison, ' and it is the first time I have ever called him so,' Gerald concluded, flushing from mingled emotions as rhe referred to Mr. Brewster in this Boy "How very sad and mysterious the separation of your father and ave done, to live sio rtance. epee always hank cred 40 to do something for you, ever since you gave me 'those ten dol- lars, aed ie I'm -- g to tell all x those ly tistes "thell out ralat kes stole from you. Allison smiled at her original re- marks, but thanked her, and told her that she felt sure that every- thing would end all right. A day or two after Gerald's re- turn from his visit to Boston, he received a note from the chief offi- cer of the bank where he had serv- ed so long under Mr. Brewster. A new president and other offi- cers had been appointed, and the concern was being managed on @ different basis. The writer of the note asked Gerald if he would kind- jy step around to the bank at his earliest convenience, ae there was a matter of business upon which he wished to consult him. Accordingly, the following morn- ing the young man prese im- self in the private office of the pre- sident, when that gentleman in- formed him that he wished to be instructed haw to gain access to the secret vault which he under- stood the former president had had constructed for his a use, but-as no one in e bank knew where it was alt oe had taken the liberty to send for him to give. him the information. "T want just such a place for my own convenience," he o have spent hours searching for it, but without success, and I confess that my curiosity regarding this clever hiding- place has become al- most a mania,' "Have you Mr. Brewster's keys?' Gerald inquired, but with a thrill of repulsion as he recalled the experiences of that never-to-be- forgotten Sunday when he had come x i to execute his secret commis- "Yes; here they are," his co panion replied, as he took Rate a rawer the identical ring which the late banker had given him during his last interview with him. "This i: the key to the secret vault,' said Gerald. singling amt from the oe the tiny bit of 5 es, I imagined so; That as yet ios ve been unable to discover any lock which it will fit," the banker n' other was!"' Allison observed, "I cannot believe that papa intended to do his young wife any wrong, for he was a good man through and through; but his ap- parent desertion of her is to me most strange.' "So. it rene to me at. first," "but, as I have about it, I cannot help fecling that if my mother had lived, all would eventually have been well with them. 'There is cer- tainly something very mysterious about their relations, but the erec- -- of that monument over my mo- r's grave proves to me that he never wilfully repudiated her dur- g her life, and was determined that no reproach should be entailed upon her memory. But by the way, Allisen,"' he added, with a sudden thought, 'how du you suppose it | happened that one of the other victims of that accident was report- ed as Miss Brewster?' "Oh, I imagine my card-case was accountable for that mistake. It }was probably found lying beside some one else, and so it was taken for granted that the person was Miss Brewster." "But, of course, the lady's friends would know better than that when d ey | identified her," objected Ger- o True, and yet the reporter's ac- count may have been written ---- the poor thing was identified, and os he never diacovered his mis- e; or, even if he did, he may at have thought it worth while to rectifs it. I should really like os know who the girl was,' lliso concluded thoughtfully. Later the lovers ited the fam- ily below, an easant, social evening followed, although Gerald considerately took his leave at an early hour, having first arranged, . the 'ollowiug day should prove « be fine, to take Allison for a rive. It did prove to be an ideal winter day, and snugly esconced among abundant-robes, the lovers spent a couple of hours driving. The re- mainder of the day was quietly ; passed with thesLymans and Lady Bromley, Gerald only leaving in season to catch the evening express for New Yor It was arranged before he left. however, that as soon as Allison should be pronounced -- strong enough to endure the trip, she should scosngesy Lady Bromley back to New York and remain with her intit 2 the lawsuit was decided, when the young couple would im- mediately be married. The Lymans expressed a great deal of regret at the thought of pes ng with her, for she had grown to seem almost like a daughter to them, but, of course, they could not fail to rejoice most heartily, in view of her recovéry and her flat- tering prospects for the future; while. as they were in the habit if frequently visitiug New York, they were comforted wiil the thoreghit that they could thas see her often. The day after Gerald's depar- ture, Ellen Carson was permitted to pay Allison a call( and it was very touching to witness the girl's heartfelt joy. over the restoration of her youthful benefactress. "I never was so glad about any- thing in my life!" she exclaimed, with a beaming face, as she rever- ently took the dainty white hand which Allison extended to her}; "'and you're going to get 3 your mon- ey all back too, ain't you?' she panctided: with eager interest. ae és, I expect it will all come to me," the fair invalid smilingly re- sponded, but not thinking it neces- sary to "explain just how the for- "T can let you into the secret very shortly if you will come with me to the vault,'? our hero observed, big pace they proceeded directly to the place. The drawer which had been Mr. Brewster's individual receptacle for important papers was drawp forth, when, by the light of a can- dle, Gerald 'pointed out the narrov siot in the pane! behind which was the secret vault ssidie be continued. ) QUEEN i WAS 4 Paco: Wilhelming as Child Calmed King's Wrath. A pretty little story comes from The Hague of one occasion pon which Queen Wilhelmina 'acted a peacemaker. The late King of Hol. land was, as is well known, a man «f ungovernable temper, and when be was annoyed over anything it was quite useless to attempt to aigue with him n one occasion he was very angry over the man- ner in which one of the Dutch news- papers had criticized his actions. He refused to see his Ministers, and stamped up and down a corri- or at his palace, storming an gesticulating as was his wont, The Cabinet was becoming desperate, since some important papers de- manded his immediate attention. It was left to one of the ladies'Sf the court to, solve the difficulty. She sent little Princess Wilhelmina, then about five, into the corridor to meet her father... She watched him for a moment unnoticed, and then imitated his actions, stamping | i backwards and forwards, with her fists tightly clenched. His Majesty caught sight of her, and was un- able to help laughing, as he paused to watch her. an hour later nay Premier found the King seated the floor playirg contentedly with his little daughter, to whom was devotedly attached, and quite unrufiled. yn THE LIMIT. Pat had been at work for three days digging a well, and as the fore- --_ wanted it finished within the week he had -- Pat another man to help It was. getting on for bang o'clock, and Towser, the foreman's bulldog, was looking over the edge of the pit, "hen Pat said to himself, "Smeke- He had just filled his piv. and | was about to light it when he glanc- et up and beheld Towser's hand- seme features. Slowly removing the pipe from his mouth, he said, "Be-e-egorra, O've wor-rked wid Germans and Hengar-r-rians, and Oi've wor-rked wid Oitalians and Naygers, but if man wid a face like that comes Gown here to work besvide me, ! gets up.' ace: | Saeennee ' LAND BY THE GALLON, A farmer living in a wet and late district in the east of Scotland fuund times and seasons so against ee that he decided not to renew ius lease. Meeting his landlord the other day, he said: "I can mak' nothing o' sic wat and sour land, and I'm no' goin' on wi't, or I'll be rufned."" "Well, John, take time to think o't,"' said the landlord; "no doubt we'll be able to come to terms. I might let you have the farm at a reduction on ne _acre.' h, laird,"' replied the farmer, 'your land should be let by the.gal- len, no' by the acre!' sa ¥ «3 oe BEN, When a woman marries a man she takes everything he eis? cluding his name. > he concluded, smil- R How Two Hundred Million Pounds are Speat -- Colossal Figures. an American ro tant ard Eve aire sieht be staggered by an at- the popes figures Laren outs national a Bilne- year endcd March 31st last, ne Exchequer :e- ceipts totaled £205,137,275 193. 10d., the great bulk of this money befng derived from customs, excise, es- tate duties, land-tax, pest office, and property and income-tax. oney raised by creation of ad- ditional debt acco for a fur- ther £2,636,155, and amounts tem- porarily borrowed came to £8,500,- v Wihiess the monry went is even more interesting Twenty-eight millions were absorbed by the Na- tional Debt services, £470, ,000 went to the Civil List, £271,790 in annui- ties and pensions, £77, 736 in sal- aries and allowances, £518, 252 to Courts of Justice, ee £331,288 to niiscellaneous service The Civil List £470,000 includes the following items. Their eae Privy Pires 64) 5 wie avetes £110,000 Salaries of his "Majesty' 8 Household and retired al- lowances .. 125,800 Expenses of his Majesty' 8 Household . oyal bounty, special service ROYAL FAMILY eaninene Annuities to the Royal Family clude: in The Prince of Ra 28 .. 193,060 calms, 'and .. «£20,000 Princess of Wales .... .... 10,000 Princess Christian see Sane 0 BSOGO. , | Frincess "Louise Suchen of Argyll) . aS oe 090 Duke af Connaught Saag ere 25,0.0 Duchess of Edinburgh .... 6,000 Puchess of Albany .. .. 6,00 Princess Henry of Batten- DUUR snacks: so cess aimanine : Trustees for his Majesty's daughters .... 18,000 | ¢ For political and civil services Viscount Crass an eorge amilton each lraw £2,000 a year rension; Mr. Henry Chaplia, ao Balfour of Burleigh, and Mr. ald Balfour, £1,200 each. th late: Speakers of the House of Com- mons--Viscounts Peel and Gully-- are down for £4,000 a year each, while the pensions for judicial ser- vices in England alone reach a total of £45,789. CROWN'S ITEMS. Here are some curious items un- der the heading of miscellaneous revenue: Amount received from bg sied Govern- ment in respect claim of British sub- ject who cannot be foun Conscience money .£609 00 717 00 bankrupt's estate at Smyrna .. -. -- «. +++ 7126 Commission on sale of photographs (Nation- al Portrait Gallery) . 17 40 The gross receipts of the postal service were £19,904,504, of the te- legraph service £3, 602,552, and of the telephone s>rvice £1, 523,622. NEW-CA CAVALRY SWORD. Revision to the Rapier of Seven- teenth Century. The pattern of the new British cavalry sword has now been approv- eo for manufacture. It differs from those of previous patterns chiefly in = fitted with a straight, taper- z Blade to facilitate thrusting, see The Pall Mall Gazette. he guard is shaped to afford more protection on the mag side, and the grip is formed to fit the hand, a recess for the thumb betes cut in the back. The scabbard is a straight taper from end to end and made of steel. The weight of the sword is about two pounds four- teen ounces. and of the scabbard one pound six ounces Historically, The London Times cbserves, the adoption of a thrust- ing sword is of interest as being a revision to the single-edged rapier of the RevenvesneS century, the period when, acco to some of}a our most eminent mat orities, "the qualities of a fighting sword were best underst armor having pes tically gone out of use and fire- raecbeiae still very imperfect. Wan authority as Captain Hutton is understood to object to a sword specialized for thrusting, "a the ground that a man cannot fight his way out of a crowd with it. It may, too, be objected that the sword is comparatively heavy, but that may be due to the British trooper's well-known prejudice in favor of a certain amount of weight. ----t--_--_ LASSA GROWING MODERN. Lassa, the mysterious capital city <f Tibet, which sv long remained hina] to. European - 'influence, ap- pears to be in the way of civiliza- tion. A Calcutta newspaper states that a commission from that city has received from a large convent in Lassa an order for numerous ob- jects of European manufacture, in- cluding 100 brass musical instru- ments. Apparently Occidental cul- ture will make its entrance with a brass band. --_--_4.-------- MONEY'S WORTH. She--I always begin a novel in the middle He--W hy do you do that? She--Then I have two problems w pet excited over--how the story end cae how it will begin. istrument in order to achieve the quently applied. CARE OF FA RAZOR. Tiow te Sharpen a maser -- Some Pointers for Barbers. It is of the misfortunes of the isasoalins element of the popu- lation that recourse has to be mado - shaving. From motives of hy- giene and health, the greater 'pro- portion, moreover, prefer \to ac- complish this Speration theipselves but suffer from inability to impart the requisite keen edge to the in- esired end sufficiently cleanly and safely. The setting of a fine edge is cussions a Sick: 'and its acqui- on requires as much practicc as the setting of a cutting tool for the lathe. If, however, one be but familiar with the elements of the rocess a considerable amount -of vain labor and time might be saved, as Prof. McWilliam explained rec- ently before the Sheffield Society of Engineers and Metallurgists in the course of 'a lecture on the prosaic subject, "The Care of a Razor.' This paper embodies the results of continual experiments and study of the subject. over a period of some twenty years. As he had only his cwn face upon which to test his theories, his experience Bes proved a valuable factor. The cutler from whom he pur- chased his first razor, upon inquiry as to whether it should be dipped im hot water before stropping, re- plied in the reas Similarly, one recommended a rigid and an- other a flexible sirop, seshrdiag to his own predilection; while there was a similar divergence of opin- ion as to whether stropping should ft carried out before or afier use. The Professor, however, tried all methods in turn, and thus was able tw select that which is undoubtedly 200 | the best. He has found that the 200 | flexible stron, hung at one end by a nail, such as the professional wield- er of the razor ordinarily resorts to, gives a strong but not a fine edge, and that oil tends to harden the surface of the strop unless fre- A sealskin strop, having a smooth, pliable surface, gives the best edge, and if the razor Le dipped into hot water before stropping the metal is toughened, and better fitted for the production | of the requ'site fine edge. Th preliminary immersion in water is' a vital factor, simce razors possess: a finer temper than ordinary cut-| ting tools, and are proportionate! y| Lrittle. It is also expedient that | the strop surface should be pre-; served from the settling thercon of dust particles the presence of | -| which, if of a gritty nature, may | © Lreak the delicate edge of the tool. } lt is important to remember that | the edge of a razor, being obvious- | iy of a inuch fiaer character, owing | te the nature of its work, than, cther cutting tools, must receive special attention, and by taking to heart the foregoing simple rules, many of the difficulties at present po rape may be effectively over- ome. --Chambers' Journal. REVOLUTIONARY REPORT. Young Britons Must Go to School Until Seventeen. Mr. Runciman, British Minister «f{ Education, has issued a revolu- tionary report, which, if adopted, will compel boys and girls to go to school until the age of seventeen and will supply them with such situ- ations as are unlikely to leave them later stranded among the unem- ployed. This report is the work of a committee whicn includes Mr. Dyke Acland, Professor Sadler, Mr. Bha ckleton, M.P., and Mrs. Sophie Bryant. A feature of the report is the care taken to avoid hardship where young boys can help their fathers in the fields and where girls can help their mofkers at home. But a blow is struck at the half- time Seater for children earning wages. The report of 237 pages covers 2 vast field of investigation, especi- ally showing the secrets of Ger- man education, but the following are the essential recommendations: More manual work in the schools and domestic subjects for girls. Abolition of half-time under thir- teen and as soon as possible under fourtcen, except for boys at work in agriculture and girls helping at home. : Exemption from school under sixteen only when the child is suit- ably employ Registries (at tho cost of the State) to help parents to find pro- per work for children leavirg, schoo Every town and county to sup- ply continuous classes up to the age of seventeen Children to be compelled to go to these classes and employers to be compelled to give them time to do so and punished for employ- ing children who do not go. These classes to give practica instruction in the trades of the dis- ps ba i Ri aan training to. be always "The report says that 170, 000 chil- dren between twelve and 'fourteen have left school entirely, while large numbers are injured by Asha earning occupations. Of the 2, - 000,000 between fourteen and se enteen, only one in four eacéres any education. "An increasing number of. 'blind- alley' employments tempt boys and girls by high wages, but give no permanent sca ment.' ABOUT DRINKING WATER. At least three pints of water should be drunk daily by the aver- ge adult, in addition to what is present (50.60 per cent.) in the solid food. A lack of water to flush the sewers of the body leads to constipation, malassimilation, melancholy, and many obscure aches and pains. Water is best force mostly between meals, so as not unduly to dilute the digestive juices. A glass of ice water taken at a meal hives the blood from the dtomach and delays digestion at | daughters 1 Convict Deported From least an hour. - 2 WERE STALKED BY LIONS HUNTER'S EXPERIENCE IN WILDS OF AFRICA. . Dr. Aurel Schulz, Stalking Hippo- pétamus, Followed by Lion. "Tn the wild state one seldom sees a lion, either in repose or ma- jestically alert," writes a corre- spondent of the London Times. 'A glimpse the hunter may get of him, standing magnificently rigid when suddenly disturbed in early morn- ing at his kill of overnight; and more seldom it has been given to % man to watch one, himself unob- served, gazing from an eminence ut the grazing herd. But the lion|n ig a nocturnal animal, possessing in extraordinary "capacity for mak- ing itself invisible in the dim li . Many a sportsman has testifie the experience of being unable b see a lion on a night not altogether dark, though it was so close that its breathing was plainly audible; and muany a native of Africe has fallen victim to the sudden onslaught of what, as he pas it a few feet away, he took to be only a small bush or the blot upon the darkness made by a tussock of grass. BLOOD-CURDLING INCIDENT. "The literatuve of big-game shooting contain, y.-rhaps no inci- dent more blond- curd iiae that the experience of Dr. Aur 1 Schulz, who, when with hisy gun- Decree he was stalking a hippopotaums at night, found that a lion was in turn stalking him. By chance the gun- bearer noticed that a bush behind them had a queer wey of being al- ways about the same distance in their rear. In spite of the moon- light they could not be certain that it really was a lion; but when, to test it, they turned upon their tracks, immediately the shadowy thing swept, dim and noiseless, 1a wide semi-circle, so as to plant itself again behind them. So, one going backward, with his face al- ways to the lion, the hunted hunters made their way back to the camp-- © | hippopotami having ceased to inter- est them.' BEAST'S MORAL CHARACTER. As to the moral character of the beast the same writer continues: 'It has been anid of the lion that he attacked on.y those who with-' st ity him, scorning to strike one ed or sued for clemency;-- | atereais in real life if you run from a lien he will chase you. Moreover, that full-grown men only were his! enemies, that he would not harm ; abies. But in the lion house one may see any day the eyes which look so indifferently on the men and wo- men who come and go before the caxes: light up with suiden savag- ery as some small child toddles alone across the floor. The lion bas learned that men and women are not for him; but this smaller creature--nice antelope size, soft and helpless--presents itself to the aoe mind as easily killable.' -------------- ENGLISH MAIDS OF HONOR. Their Position in the Royal House- hold--Chosen by Queen. Maids of honor are chosen by the Queen herself from among of peers, who if no themselves connected with the roy- a! household are personal friends «ef her Majesty. A letter is always 188 --) CAPABLE, INTELLIGENT AND SELF-RESPECTING. The Woman Wage Earner May be as Modest as Her Stay-at- Home Sister. Most of those who do not come in actual contact with the business girl have the roeiers idea of what she is really lik In the Bist sla: they look on her as thoroughly undomesticated = devoid of all womanly accom- is 3 In this they make a great mis- take, for there is no rcason in the world why the business girl should t be a very capable housekeép- g3 bad The girl who has the brains to be intelligent in business affairs has © |\the brains to be eavelly intelligent in household affair DON'T WANT IDLE LIFE. Tho business girl is not always driven to earn her own living through necessity. It frequently happens that she is one of a large family of girls and that her com- mon sense tells her that she is much better off earning» her living than idling away her time at home. Tf a girl is not married at twenty- ae she is usually tired of dances and the tiresome round of socia life, and she is very glad to get into some congenial line of wor The pride of being independent is ears sweet, and, though a girl may be: independent as far as mone matters go, it does not follow that she loses her femininity in the smal- est degree. She can be out in the world, a wage earner, and still be as mod- est and womanly as though she had Lever left the home nest. INTELLIGENT AND CAPABLE. The gir! who is inclined to be bold and fast is in just as much danger of becoming so if she stays at home as when she is engaged iz business. In fact, there is even more chance of her getting into these bad ha- bits, as shy has more time to get into mischief. To Oo ny mind the average business girl is about the finest product of this country. | She is an_ intelligent, pee ' self- respecti NE womanly girl, ard the men of the country should be proud of her. She goes about her business in a modest, sensible way, pasking nothing but just recognition 'of her services and respectful treat- ment from those with whom she comes in daily contact. She is usually a good daxghter, and, owing to her generosity, many little extra comforts creep into the home. If any young man_ reads these words let him remember that a good Sapenter makes a g wife. Do not for a moment think that I am Mecteine the home girl, for Iam not. I am merely telling some facts about the business girl. The girl whese plain duty it is to stay at home and help her mother is earning her living just as muc as the one who goes to business every day. Ke »p that in mind, lit- tle stay-at-home sister, and don't le blue because you are not paid ao salary every week. As long as four mother needs you, you are do- the very best kind of work in helping to lift the burden from her everweighted shoulders.--Beatrice ear to the parents of the young eat lady requesting that as a persona favor to the Queen she may be per- mitted to atterd at court. As the position is undeniable and the sal- ary is $1,500 a year, the request 1s invariably accepted, and then the newly chésen maid receives from the Lord Chamberlain the com- mand for her first "wait.' The first thing brought to the maid of honor is her badge, which 1s @ miniature picture of the Queen set in brilliants and suspended to a ribbon. Just before the dinner hour the maid of honor in waiting has to stand in the corridor outside the Queen's private apartments. She carries a bouquet, which on entering the dining room she lays at the right hand of the Queen's late PT The maid of konor sits at suse next to the gentleman on t Queen's right. This rule is relaxed when royal guests are present. Af- ter dinner, unless otherwise com- manded, the maid of honor retires te her own room, whence. however, she is frequently fetched to read, sing. play the piano or take a hand at cards, "MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY." England Sent Back from Siates, George Howard, a negro, 43 years: old, was deported tO Liverpool oe cently on the White Star line Arabic, sailing from New York. During his stay: -at Ellis Island he was du "the human shuttle of the high seas." Unless the United pate ee and Great Britain come to an agreement on Howard's case he is likely to become another "'man without' a country.' Howard served a sentence in . British prison for burglary, ard « being relessed, several week oo a declared that he was ua Arve citizen. Under the laws of 'Great Britain he was therefore subject to deportation, He was sent by the British Government on the Gag 'and on arrival at New York wa taken to Ellis Island. Howard told tho officials at the island that he was born in the States, and had spent the first 20 years of his life here, but he was unable to back up_ his assertion with documentary or other nivel. He was ordered deported, and, the case stands, he+s likely to Bs returned again to the ceatee 2 the Arabic. Howard's case, said, is without parallel in the his. tory of immigration. if Rea SR WHITE MAN IN AFRICA. Lives of Men Who Recruit Negrocs 'for Rand Mines. The labor agent in Africa is a wen who recruits natives for work n the mines. On the face of it the thing sounds prosaic eough,. but it is far from being so in actual fact, for the recruiting has to be done in the remote native districts, often hundreds of miles away from any white settlement, and the agent has teraly to take his life in his hands Up to ten. years ago many labor. agents, even in nominally British territories, were little more than slave raiders, says a writer in The London Daily News. I have met them going out with a dozen sree 'spolice" whose business it was surprise a village after nightfall and capture all the likely-looking men. In the Portuguese colonies the raids were carried out on an even larger scale by regular uni- formed troops, though latterly the ugly temper of the natives them- selves has made the business a risky one. 1 remember yell an alarm in one of the big villages, when within a couple of minutes there wele more than a hundred sturdy j savages, armed with long bows aud 7 oisened arrows, crouching in the jungle just beyond the huts wait- ing for the raiders. On another occasion some Portu- guese native soldiers tried to ex- floit what was to them a new dis- trict. I saw them going down, but never heard of them coming back, althoueh 1 had a cary a few miles Months afterward I learned eh ererauhere they were told it the big kreale on ahead down to the southwest, and tramped 3h ht ints the af Chor thorn jungle, ere the i de chore or "bushmen," the archers killed them to the last man. It was a grim trick to play, but the old chief who told us the story chuckled over it. - To him it was evidently a humorous side, ~ TERETE TETS, PO RTY ATROCIOUS. The Husband--"Well, say what you will, my dear, you 'll find worse than me in the world." a The Wife--"Oh,, Tom, how can ou be so bit WORD FOR BUSINES GIRL. Fairfax, New York Evening Jour- | way. ths stery of their fate. They © massed through a nutnbee of tiny, Ppoveris-stri¢ken villages, where ut found no one but women, , x