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77i/s Woman J\[ation’s Fore*
most Money Expert
OU can't tell a counterfeit
bill l>y tlio feel,” said Mrs.
M ilia A. Leonard’ expert
money counter and the au
thority on counterfeits in
tnc redemption division of
the United States treasury
department.
“Every counterfeit has
some imperfection, how
ever slight it muy be.
This is an acknowledged
fact. No matter how
skillful the engraver of the
counterfeit, no matter what process has
been used in order to defraud the gov
ernment, there is always in the counter
feit some departure from the genuine
which, as soon as it comes to our
hands, strikes us as a blunder, but which
passes without question the eyes of some
of the most experienced business men of
the country.
"We have heard much of tlse detection-
by-toucls theory, but there is little truth
<n It. Of course, bad money has come
into the office which was detected as
countarfeitas soon as we touched it, but
the 'feel the note Is by no meajis de
cisive. for many of the counterfeits we
have received have been made of genu
ine paper, made at the bureau of en
graving and printing, which has been ob
tained by bleaching nou s of small de
nomination.
RELIES EPOH THE EYE.
"The only thing to be relied upon is
the eye. The coloring of the note, ils
sixo and the work of the engraver are
the points which usually give away Che
counterfeit. Tlio ink may be a fairly
good imitation of that used on the genu
ine nolo, but the note may be found to
be s thirty-second of
Mrs. Leonard, “of the SI 00 and $50
counterfeits in pen and ink. These were
made by a German in New Jersey and
the pen work of them was marvelous.
The fellow worked secretly hi a room
which was closed to every one, even his
wife and family. He became reckless
with liis money, was suspected and
caught by the secret service men. This
happened in 7893.”
“Is it true that genuine plates have
ever beeu stolen from the bureau of en
graving and printing, and counterfeits
made therefrom?” >
“No, all stories to that effect are
myths. 'Those plates have always been
guarded the same as an emperor’s jew
els. It is not possible to make awaty
with a genuine* plate.”
CONTROVERSY OF EXPERTS.
"Have wrong decisions ever been made
upon a doubtful note?"
"Well, only one case has come to my
immediate notice. In 1904 a $10 note was
brought to me to be stamped ‘good.’ I
pronounced it to be counterfeit, nut the
sender not agreeing with my opinion, the
nole was taken through the redemption
division, the cash room and the secret
service division, where, with few excep
tions, it was declared genuine by the
experts. It was then sent to the bureau
of engraving and printing and returned
from there with a typewritten certifl-
oate of its genuineness. These decisions
did not influence me. however, and I
maintained my position so tirmly that
my chief took it once more on a round
of inspection and finally found in the
cash room its exact duplicate among the
counterfeits there.
"When tile note in question was again
brought to the notice ol the man in
charge of the bureau, he offered to buy
it, and tints back the opinion given. Tlio
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I Among the {
! Pictures •
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Scene: A West End picture gallery.
Gerald Markham, a young man of thirty,
is walking about in an aimless way, en
gaged in the bewildering occupation of
trying to forget. On the previous eve
ning he had maile a proposal of marriage j
to Dorothy Wargrave, and had been
politely rejected.
As he turns from one of the pictures, he
llnds himself face to face with Dorothy
and her aunt, jHrs. Arbuthnot. He is
about to pass them with an elaborate
bow, when Mrs. Arbuthnot, who knows
nothing of his rejection, stops him.
Terrors of Jincient Mariner's Bark
Discounted by This Haunted Vessel
BATH shipped with the. harbor of Labuan. The dead were bur-
bark Minerva, bound from lied in the sea. At first none of the
'Saigon, Cochin-China, fori :nen " 0(>u, d eat but a few mouthfuls, and
Manila, and dead v.o.c even these had to be fed them, so weak
nearly all the crew whenI were they from di9ease and . famine " But
later, when fresh vegetables and bread
were brought out to them from shore,
they ate ravenously, cramming the food
Into their mouths until they nearly choked
and it was found necessary to restrain
them. But best of all, the fresh water
pleased them.
DEATH’S LOTTERY.
As soon as the captain was stronlg
the vessel drifted helpless
ly into the little port of
Labuan, an island a few
miles off the coast of Bor
neo. No one who had
seen the trim v&ssel, when
she used to cruise on the
California coast a few
years ago would have I enough he told the whole story of what
inch shorter ; chief of the redemption, of course, re
ar longer, wider or narrower, than it \ fused to sell it and requested that an
e ioold be. Or it may be perfect almost j engraver examine the counterfeit with
in both of these two respects and the ; aid of a magnifying glass. When this
'..iult lie in the engraving. No one lias I fives done the experts discovered at last
eier seen a perfectly engraved counter- : that they had been mistaken at first and
felt note. There have, however, been j the history of the doubtful note was
some very sk i i If til engravers, among the j ended.
counterfeiters, who, if they had followed ! “In some cases mistakes have been dis-
liieir trade legitimately, would have made covered in the printing of the genuine
fortunes. 1 note. For instance, some years ago a
RS. ARBUTHNO t: O Mr.
Markham, I’m 30 glad we
met you. There's Mrs.
Waring in the next room,
and I do so want a few
moments’ chat with her.
Would you mind taking
TTorotliy round while I'm
gone? Thanks, so much.
(Bustles away, beaming
with smiles.,)
Gerald (after contemplat
ing his boots for some sec
onds) : Very depressing
this time of the year. Miss
“The $500 note, series of 1869, wits
probably the best. This note was made
of genuine paper, winch must have been
■btained through bleaching a note of
smaller denomination, and was made by
ir.e of the best engravers in the world.
This note had only two small defects—
the figure of a goddess ornamenting its
face had a badly drawn foot, and in a
vignette of a man the genuine note
showed perfectly round buttons on his
coat, but in the counterfeit the buttons
had slight corners on them.
The $1,000 note, series of 1863, which
was the first issue of greenbacks, was
also a notable counterfeit, in fact, one
was accepted at the treasury. The notes
of that issue were usually passed in
Texas between the cattle dealers. it
tne.lv a long time for them to reach our
office, for they had first to go to the sub
tree jury at Chicago.
"The only bad point of this note was
in l he spacing of letters in ~ America,
Vhe genuine note had a space between
•y.i of the letters and ±he counterfeit
had no space. It would not be so easy
to puss such a note today, however, as
we use the fiber ijaper.
“Yon have probably heard,” continued
number of S50 bills wore discovered be-
-longing to the series of 1880, but which
had the legend of 1874 printed upon
them.”
Mrs. Leonard lias been in the treasury
since 1864, having been appointed from
Pennsylvania. She was soon placed in
the division of issues and became expe
rienced in counting. In 1865 she was
transferred to the redemption division
as counter, where she has been ever
since, rising from grade to her present
position.
The detection of counterfeits is a part
of her regular work. All doubtful bills
are referred to her, and if genuine sne
stamps them "good.” thus assuming all
responsibility. If counterfeit th"ey are
j marked and forwarded to the secret "ser
vice division. As a rule, it is not new
i money that Mrs. Leonard counts, but old
! notes sent in to be redeemed,
i She lias counted more money than
j would pay off the national debt, When
1 asked wliat was the greatest amount she
| ever Counted in a day she said $12,030,-
j 000, in bills ranging from $1 to $10,000
I Though 16,000 notes is considered a good
j day’s work for the most expert count-
j it, she has counted in one day 22,000
notes.
&
ohe Duel
Weauier lor
Wargrave?
Dorothy: Do you think so? Why, the
sun was shining as we came in.
Gerald: Was it, indeed? I didn’t notice
it. You must be sorry you came in, now.
Dorothy: O not at all. I enjoy pic
tures. Will you show me some of the
best?
Gerald: Certainly, if you wish it. This
(as he stops before a large canvas) is
quite a masterpiece. It’s a beautiful alle
gory of Death breaking the chulns of
tired souls weary of the world. I think
it’s the most satisfying picture I have
ever—
Dorothy: It’s rather depressing, isn’t it?
Gerald: Do you find it so? O I am
sorry.
Dorothy: Here’s a charming thing. It
seems all sunshine and brightness. Do
you know what it is? Number 19.
Gerald (referring to the catalogue):
Yes, I thought so. It's a maypole dance
of the fifteenth century. If you look at
it you will see that the coloring is very
conventional. The laughter of the dancers
seems to lack reality. Ohe would say
that their merriment is furceH and hol
low Now here is a really fine piece of
work. “The Death of Ophelia.”
Dorothy: O. and I suppose that’s Ham
let bonding fiver her.
Gerald: Yes. You will notice what a
beautifully peaceful expression the artist
has given her, as if death had brought
her happiness at last. The suggestion
of tears upon Hamlet's eyelashes Is
quite masterly; and the grief of that
woman in the background with her face
buried in h’er hands. You can almost
see her frame Shaking with the sobs
that—
Dorothy: This looks nice: Number 25.
I Jike that girl’s face awfully.
Gerald (referring to catalogue: O yes,
They simply call it “Betrothed” here. It’s
rather showy and not very effective.
Now the next picture, “The Dying—”
Dorothy: O. do let me look at this one
a little longer, please. They look so
happy together.
Gerald: O, If It gives you any pleasure,
recognized the Minerva In the gray, lean
haggard hulk that swung listlessly Into
• he East Indian harbor with only s
rag for a sail—all the rest of her can
v as had gone in a storm—the whole ves
sel battered and torn by the rough
weather whioh she had encountered.
Seventy days before, way back in Feb.
ruary, the Minerva had left Saigon,
laden with a cargo of rice, as stanch a
ship as a captain cares to see with
good crew aboard. It had taken her
seventy days to cover 700 miles, time
enough to sail with a fair wind across
the Atlantic ocean and nearly return to
America, if ever a ship was pursued by
fate, however, it was the Minerva. Dis
aster after disaster occurred. Rough
weather such as only the China sea can
provide, smallpox, beri-beri and deadly
calm proved a combination that killed a
dozen of the crew and had another
twenty-four hours passed without their
receiving assistance, it Is more than
probable that there would not have been
a living soul upon the ship when she
reached Labuan.
It was an awful sight that presented
itself to the first man to board the dis
tressed ship. In front of the main hatch,
partly enveloped by the trailing ends of
all that was left of the mainsail, lay
a sailor, dead. Beside him were hud
dled two companions alive, but in a. ter
rible condition of filth and helplessness.
Neither had strength enough to move.
One was covered with raw smallpox
scars and the other was wasted to a
shadow w r itii 'beri-beri. Their tongues
fairly hung out of their mouths, lips
were cracked and parched. For hours
they had lain without food or water,
waiting to die. Just outside the winch-
house lay what looked at first to he a
pile of rags and oil sail cloth covered
with oil and grease. A closer inspection
showed, however, that it was the body
of a man. Touched gingerly with a
foot the mass groaned. It was alive.
Going to the forecastle the rescuing
party found another dead man lying
half in and half out of a bunk. He had
died of beri-beri. Close beside the dead
man. so that their bodies almost touch
ed. lay a live comrade. He was half
conscious, but so nearly dead that there
seemed little prospect of his living an
other two hours. On the deck behind
the forecastle a group of sailors were
huddled together. It was learned later
that they had remained on deck in the
hope that should it rain water might
fall upon them. Several of the men were
dead and none of the rest was able to
move about.
The captain of the ship was found ly
ing across a table in the cabin; upon
which was stretched a chart of the
Chinese sea. With the aid of a cup /if
fresh water he was brought, partly to
I shall be only Too delighted, I’m sure. .
Dorothy: If you really think the pic- | words the story of the terrible cruise,
ture is a poor one. I’ll pass it by.
he says ’is tfie most terrible voyage he
or arty other seaman had ever experi
enced. He told how the first day out
the Minerva struck a small fresh quar
tering gale. The wind seemed fair enough,
and the bar, with studding sails out,
hummed through it, shouldering the seas
off ’both bows easily. But the wind did
not hold steady and the following day
it dropped ulmost as suddenly as it had
risen. Knowing the dangerous character
of the waters he was sailing, the captain
made everythlnsg shipshape and waited
for the weather, whatever it might bo.
He had not long to wait, for shortly
before sunaet a storm burst over the
vessel. It was one of the tornadoes ot
the southern seas. AJ1 might have gone
well, however, for the Minerva had often
proved herself a seaworthy boat, had not
the suddenly veering wind caught the
ship unawares and whipped it around
much as a small eddying breeze will
whirl a feather on ithe street, and swung
her directly Into the trough of the sea.
A great green wave beat down upon the
deck. The vessel held over almost to
the water line, and. with a crash, the
foremast went overboard.
Like a wounded partridge,, the ship
righted herself and, answering the helm,
at last straightened In time to avoid an
other such shock. When the wreck had
been cut away and the sudden storm had
fallen off, a jury mast was rigged and
’the MSnerva kept on her course to
Manila.
"I was srtanding by the wheel a few
days later," said the captain, "when one
of the men came up to me and said lie
felt uncommonly sick. I told him to
turn in and I would come down to
him in a little while. We had not
shipped a doctor, but relied on my old
medicine chest and the knowledge of
medicine which all sailors pick up. not
that as a class they are apt to be sick, I
but because they so often have to do
without a trained doctor. Consequently, |
when the man complained of pains in |
the small of his back, and there were. I
other signs that pointed to smallpox, 1 |
feit that ws were in a bad fix The j
men tts a whole took the matter very j
well, though there was some grumbling, j
But when two more men came down with
the disease the next day, things began to
look bad."
Meanwhile the Minerva had run into i
adverse winds and little progress was
made toward her destination. When she i
crossed the path usually followed by the
steamers which run between Singapore
and Hong-Kong, a sharp lookout was .
kept in order to pick up medical assist
ance if possible. But nothing was sight- ■
ed and the captain thought it better
to continue than to wait for what might
not materialize. As the disease gained
there was a panic among the men, and
when it came on to blow again and hard
the ship was shorthanded and in a trice
THE EVERY-OTHER-DAY
NEWSPAPER . . .
The Tri-Weekly
Constitution
Monday, Wednesday
and Friday Each Week.
Only One Dollar
HAD been annoyed before
the transport left by sev
eral attempts ot two re
cruits to murder each
other, and was particu
larly angry when inform
ed a few hours after leav
ing port that they were
again under arrest.
"Bring them here,” I
saT3 to the corporal who
iad reported the arrest
to me.
They were a couple of
„ood-looking young men. ol fine bund,
and evidently had been something bet
ter than laborers, hut they looked at
each other with undying hate, and t
appeared necessary to have a guard
placed over them. As 1 -mid before, 1
w;iR .'imsry, so 1 spoke shaj’ply.
You two have given me much trouble
—more than you are worth. H neither
know nor care to know the reason why
you want to murder each other, but i
mu si have an end of these tights. You 11
both get all the fighting you want, and
rot l ave long to wait fur it-" Now I pro
pose that you get yonr satisfaction out
of the Boers instead bt out of each other.
In the first battle you two may make a
charge on your own account, ahead of
the others. You will advance, firing at
the tm my till one falls. Then the other | when my
bhali y : his friend, or enemy, back to
cur fines and be considered the victor.
Do you agree?"
"Yes," they both shouted eagerly.
"And you will leave each other alone
until then?”
"We will.”
"Now. corporal, release the men. I
think w» can trust them.”
Tile inlusion and worry of landing,
tne horrible heat, and the indescribable
ton i n's of rain, the bad food, and fatigue
,J i duty had driven all thought of the
duelists out of my head, when, on the
second day of fighting, I chanced, on
diking along the firing line, to come
Upu." my two young men.
had a very decided black eye,
*h:ch made It unnecessary for him to
shut that member in taking aim, and the
other had a cut lip that gave him much
Win wlhen he was overtaken by thirst.
Tuey were firing away desperately, and
ooough Boer bullets were dropping near
tuake things very interesting, but on
•o^ng me, both men sprang to their feet
a M saluted.
May wo go now
•uo black eye.
Can’t you be Mends?
“W-ve men. Han’t you
,® r an< ^ shake hands? 1
Never!”
ory weI '- Start as soon
«« the Lord-”
rjnJ** didn’t yvalt lor a blessing.
"vo*- the trench as lightly
faiwi ter ml ^ h t Jump a ditch when
Boer u* a ra kk* 1 ' an d started for the
ed o W at aT1 Pasy trot ’ Both appear-
- ooi and determined, but their action
a r m °*t caused » <-
Hie
asked the one with
You are both
respect each
you
1 was watching them with* my field
glass', when suddenly the one with* the
black eve appeared to stumble. He went
on for a few paces, tired a couple of
shots, and fell.
The other was a little in advance, and
took several steps before seeing that he
had won.the duel. Then he ran quickly
back.
The one with the black eye got on his
feet again, but only in time to fall into
the other fellow’s arms. Then began
the slow and dangerous return.
The man with the cut lip might .have
protected himself by carrying the other
on his back, but he took him in his arms
as a mother might take her big son, and
1 could sec through my glasses that the
look on liis lace was not one of hatred.
He looked with a mild regret into his
opponent’s face and made the best prog
ress possible back to the trenches.
When a few yards from a place of
safety lie suddenly dropped on his knee?",
released his burden and fell face down
ward. A dozen men quickly jumped to
the assistance of their fallen comrades,
and strong arms carried them to the
rear. Shortly after tills the kopje was
assaulted and taken.
That night I was walking among the
wounded, where the Red Cross people
were doing their best under very unla-
vorable conditions to relieve suffering.
sted on a face, the pale
ness of which was rendered more death
ly by contrast with a very black eye.
The oilier eye opened as 1 approached,
and tiie Injured soldier attempted to
salute, but gave up with a sign of pain.
“Wliat was it all about?” 1 asked,
finding That the man was not likely to
die.
“Oh! it was a foolish girl affair.
“Care much for her?’
“Care! 1 don’t care a for ,her,
but 1 wasn’t going to let a fellow from
the next village cut me out. I’m sorry
ho was ’killed, for lie reallv won. 1 was
the first man io fall, and he begged my
pardon when he was carrying me back,
■ind said he'd never speak to her again.
Fm wild to think I made such a fool o.
myself. It wasn’t love—it was stubborn-
11 bout an hour later, at another part o'
„i“ .o-ml.ee, »»-*»“
panic.
•teen °’"' ler n 'en thought a charge had
tiiffiMr . rC<1 ’ and WOre with til0 utnu,st
'" 'Strained from following. The
two art*.
could, b?t n i® d '- ,fl, '- Tlr as rapidly as they
S^.' suci *
in fan* of those Boer - 77D1-
* movement could not last
with a neat hole through his shoulder
Had the damage been done by an old,
slow-moving bullet, no surgeon nor Red
Cross nurse would have been needed; but
ip. ■\Tnnser tfoin.gr fl-t & hitfh late ot
speed had done its work neatly and leL
flail, clean cut, which the doctor as-
Mured me would soon heal.
The man was looking in the other di
rection" but on hearing my voice he
turned painfully toward me and exposed
a *Ts t he killed?” he asked in
voice.
“I don't know, I
you any w
faint
answered. “Have
' Word Vo'u would like to send to
th ”of lr ! the girl! t don’t care for the
Jedh; a? e h d avo a ltoidvo^wmhe'recover?
he must hate td j had s hot him my-
1 if i don't believe he caced *ny more
sell. I don i dc iev her,
f/d^V ble^.n^-to^Jhem if he’s on.y
al About two weeks later they were both
7* i,- wav back to home on the same
on theit w > mack eye was not on
transport. line uuma «v uie*»/iahAt
transport. ^ a little bloodshot
duty, but lb®.^es under It were dark.
The C^ud efttUly healed and when
^r«n P IoS^ for a
moment and then mughed.
Gerald: Not on my account, please. I
am sorry If I seemed tp be forcing an
unwelcome opinion upon you.
Dorothy: O I hope I've done nothing to
suggest that your opinion Is unw’elcome,
Mr. Markham. I am sure there Is a great
deal in what you say, only—
Gerald: Perhaps I am a little preju
diced this morning. After all, the con
templating of other people’s happiness,
when one is—
Dorothy: Then you admit that they
look happy? That's all I claimed for
the picture.
Gerald (softening his voice a little):
Yes, they look very happy. They have
reason to be. They are—betrothed.
Dorothy (speaking hurriedly): What's
this one, number 31? It is an impres
sionist picture, I should think.
Gerald (referring to catalogue): O yes.
It's called the “Garden to Death.” Some
girl, crossed In love, filled her room full
of flowers, and then lay down and died
from the poisoned atmosphere. Rather
dismal sort of subject; Isn't It?
Dorothy (shuddering): Horrid. Let’s
get away from it. (Takes his arm with
an apparently unconscious movement.)
Gerald: That’s funny, isn’t it? Number
53, "The Christmas Hamper.” Some
body's sent the old boy a hamper, and
he's found nothing in it but a heap of
bricks and straw. Do look at the com
ical way he's holding the empty basket
up and peering inside it.
Dorothy (laughing): It's awfully clever,
isn’t it? I must bring auntie round and
show it to her. She's very fond of any- j
thing that’s really funny. There’s a big
picture over there. It looks rather well
from here. I wonder what it Is,
Gerald (as they walk up to it): O yes;
'that's that celebrated picture, “The Vil
lage Byide.” MagnTTlcent piece of work,
isn’t it? How the light seems to sparkle
on her face!
Dorothy: Site’s a very pretty girl, tod.
Gerald: O, I don't know. I’ve met at
least one who is far prettier. Besides,
a girl never looks so pretty as when she
is wearing her bridal dress.
Dorothy (a little embarrassed): That’s
a striking picture—the knight in armor
and the lady and the soldiers; what is it?
Gerald: O, that's Jackson's celebrated
picture, "Victory.’’ It’s a knight who
has come back from the war and is re
turning to his lady the scarf she tied
on his arm as a talisman. It's a great
painting. Such a line air of animation
and rejoicing about it. See how glad
she looks at meeting him again, and
how—
Mrs. Arbuthnot (hurrying up): My dear
Dorothy, I’ve been looking for you every
where. I began to be afraid I had lost
you.
Dorothy: Mr. Markham has been show
ing me the pictures and explaining them,
auntie. And I’ve been so interest.
Gerald: Not more so than I, I am
sure, Mrs. Arbuthnot.
Mrs. Arbuthnot: Well, we must be go
ing. Are you disengaged this evening,
Mr Markham? We are dining alone, and
should be delighted to see you. Dorothy
Is staying with us over Sunday.
Gerald: I should be very happy indeed,
If (looks at Dorothy)—
Dorothy (coloring a little and holding
out her hand with a smile): Au revolr,
Mr. Markham.
himself and was able to mumble a few ala kIT TTi T" . u 111 ^
„ . , ,, . , had been stripped of her canvas as bare
words of the storv of the terrible rniijo 1 , , . ,
as a barber s pole
One there was aboard the 111-fatie.I
hark who could get about. It was the
captain’s boy, a Filipino. Using an old
broomstick as a criitch, he clung with
the other hand to the ship’s rail and
dragged himself from the shade of the
mizzenmast, (in which he had beet^ ly
ing. In his broken English he begged
first for water, then for food. For
three days the officers and men of the
Minerva had had no food except the ray
rice of the cargo, which they were un
able to cook.
As quickly ns possible the surviving
members of the crew were 'transferred to
the schooner Taganac, which lay in the led into port.
Eight weeks had gone. Every man
aboard the Minerva was affected with
beri-beri. A great overpowering weak-
ness held them all. A course was set
for Borneo, and (the wheel lashed. The
long days of suffering that followed are
indescribable. The ceaseless heaving of
the deck, a wind that cried through the
broken rigging, the creaking and strain
ing of the wooden craft, the odor of the
hold, filled with rotting rice, made a hell
on earth. Then, came ithe last hours of
excruciating thirst and hunger, whioh
killed several of the sailors, but were
at last ended when the bark slowly drift-
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The Princess in Spring |
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HERE was once in a dis
tant land a princess who
gave a great deal of trou
ble. She was beautiful
after the manner of prin
cesses in stories, which is
saying a good deal. She
was young and she was
not unkind. It was really
not her fault at all that
some of the men commit
ted suicide and some went
abroad to shoot big game,
and some lost their tem
per and married their cooks. She was
quite unable to look at.it in their light.
That they should adore her seemed to
be perfectly natural, and that she
should love seemed impossible.
Overcast days, cold and rainy, had
shuffled heavily past one after the other;
then early One morning the princess
woke with the sunlight in her eyea.
Away in <the giarden below and. in the
woods beyond she heard the birds calling.
She arose and went out alone. Yes; the
spring load come. Through the shim
mering tight she could see colors bright
yet tender. The new green came as
irad died last year; this, too, would die,
hopefully into the world as that winch
but was so clearly not thinking about
it. The princess was conscious of a
strange strengtli and a strange weari
ness battling together within her. Her
heart was exalted. The desire to do
well and she was young and healthy.
There was no reason whatever why she
should feel this strange sense of weari
ness. Still less could she understand
why the weariness should have in it
something plensurable. It seemed quite
ia good thing to be tired, and in an open
space where the sun shone through
lie down and watch the drifting clouds.
Presently she gave a little start and
listened intently. Yes; the world was
no longer her own. It was invaded. Sha
could hear a quick, firm step that seem
ed to be coming toward her, and for this,
only time in her life she felt the beat
ing of her heart. She knew who it
would be. She could close lie reyes and
picture him. And because he was just
like that, and because she wus beautiful
‘in just 'that way, this man would stop
and they would speak together. He
would take her in his arms and kiss
her on the lips and she would be quite
powerless. Thus wilh closed eyes she
lay for a moment listening. The steps
grew fainter away in the distance.
She rose to her feet in angry contempt
of herself. Doubtless it was some la
borer going to his work. A chilled wind
rustled the trees. She turned homeward
again. As she walked the clouds drifted
over the sun and the appeal died out
of the voice of the birds. So she re
turned to her palace and ate a. very
good breakfast, observing that she had
quite a nice walk and she supposed that
had given her an appetite.
Once in her life for one hour she might
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place and the quantity of water lias of them will be seven times as large
morp than doubled. The wheat flour as the state of Indiana, with its popula-
loaf contains nearly 40 per cent of tion of 2,500.000
INJURIOUS.
(From Puck.)
Caser—IT y®* think cigarette shmokin’
do be harmful P the teeth?
Corrigan—Ol do ihot; a divil of a dude
blew some cigarette shmoke In me face
yJoterda’ au’ Ol knocked out alx av bis.
some mad thing filled her. She flung ; have lived and made her history differ-
herself on the grass by the edge of the ent. But the springtime never came
lake and looked at her face in the dark | again for her, and after a time people'
water. “You beautiful creature,” she j ceased to commit suicide for her or to
said. Her head bent lower. Her lips
just touched the cold ripple on the sur
face. Quickly she started to her feet
ag-ain and looked around. No one had
seen her. This morning so early she
was quite alone in the world. She heard
no step on any path, no human voice
near or far. This was a new world
and her own.
And now she passed out of the bright
garden and walked on the velvet track
that led through the forest. Here the
light grew dim and all was mysterious.
■Her eyes followed the shafts of the tall
trees in an upward aspiration. Thig for
est was a temple not made with hands,
and a temple to some pagan god at
whose shrine she had never before wor
shiped. Now in bursts fron) the trees
about her and from some dark bushes
far withdrawn she beard his anthem,
and for the first time she knew what the
birds aaid.
Zfeis was very strange. She had slept
water. Curiously enough, its value as
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•'Cured” pork does not contain a large
proportion of water; in fact, wherever
there is a good deal of fatty matter
there is also a scarcity of moistuie. So
the man who enjoys his slice of break
fast bacon may comfort liimsel*" w'itli
the reflection that he is getting fairly
solid value for liis money, because ba
con contains only 22 per cent of water.
Fresh eggs, on the other hand, arc com
posed of no less than 6 5per cent of
water.
The best dairy made butter, no mat
ter how carefully prepared, contains a
comparative large percentage of water,
out. of 1,500 samples of butter examined
by well known authorities, a. small num-
j In point of fact, each o>f them is larger
Is area than the states of Massachusetts,
[New York, Illinois, Iowa, Maine. Michi
gan, Delaware, New Jersey, all combined
together. Each of them is twice as largo
as England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland,
with their immense population 42,000.000
people; each of them is much-greater than
the German empire In Europe, with its
population of 56,750,000; each of them is
much greater than the republic of France
In Europe, with Its population of 39,-
000,000.
Bq a simple comparison of that kind,
we are enabled to realize the Immensity
of the heritage which we as Canadians
have in our great northwest.
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
The bachelor author was dictating
lier contained over 16 per cent of water, i , . , , , , .
on cuuiuiucu e chapter in his new novel to his type
The larger number contained between
I; and 13 per cent. Carelessly manu
factured or adulterated butter often con
tains much more water than is permissi
ble by law, and the breakfast table may
include a supply of butter containing as
n.uch as 20 per cent of water.
It is only to be expected that milk,
owing to its origin, should vary consid
erably in its composition. Much de
pends on the health and surroundings of
make absurd voyages, and if they did j the animal yielding it.
marry their cqoks it was entirely on ac
count of the cooks and not because of
their adoration for the princess. Beauty
fades and tempers grow sharper, and in
time she ceased altogether to be adora
ble.
But it is a pity that the footsteps did
not come her way th/at morning.
IT IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY.
(From The Chicago Chronicle.)
Bought as food, water is a tolerably
expensive luxury. In several instances
it costs something like S2.50 a glass.
Begin with breakfast.
Look at that loaf of bread. To all
appearance it is solid enough. But it is
hot. When it came into the hands of
the baker as wheat flour it contained
water only to the extent of 17, per
cent. In working up .'the material Into
doiigh, by kneading and other manipula
tion, and in baking, a great change
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN.
(From a Speech by the Hon. F. A. Lau
rence. in the Dominion House of Com
mons.)
We are informed that each of these
provinces will comprise no less an area
than 275.000 square miles. The mind of
man almost fails to grasp (the signifi
cance, the vastness, the greatness ot the
figures. We can only faintly do so by
comparison, and I may be permitted to
say that each of theOe provinces will be
nearly six times as large as the great
state of New York,, with its population
of 7,250,000; each of them will be five
times as great In point of area as the
large state of Illinois, with its population
of 5,000,000; each, will be six times as
large as tbs large state of Pennsylva
nia* Jgtt* + aonyiaufcm <X $JMO t OC0; each
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writer, who was a spinster either from
choice or because she hadn’t been chosen.
"I love you more than words can tell,"
he said, "and can never love another.
Will you be mine?”
“Pardon me, Mr. Booker,” said the fair
party of the key-thumping part, out
are you still dictating?”
HE WAS SLOW.
The excursion train had just emerged
from the dark and dismal tunnel.
“Henry,” said the buxom country lass
to the rural swain who occupied the seat
by her side, “what did you mean by kiss
ing me in that place?”
“I d-didn’f,” stammered the young man.
"Honest, I d-didn’t.”
“Then,” she demanded, “why didn’t
you?”.
THINGS TO REMEMBER.
My son. if you want to leave your foot
prints on the sands of time, it does no
good 'to order out the carriage; you’ll
only leave wheel tracks behind you.
There are plenty of bargains at" ten
cents on the dollar, but mighty few at
horse sense on the doitar.
The next best thing to being beautiful
is to know it when you’re not.
All that a man hath will h$ give fag
b* automobile.