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pond in front Of his log cabin home the
water of which is kept fresh by the pumping

pond in front Of his log cabin home the
water of which Is kept fresh by the pumping
OF steam engine.
This log cabin Of Senator Palmer's is,
judge, 30 feet square. He lives in IL
throughout the summer, and he tells me it
is way ahead of castle in Spain. There
is wide hall rnnning through the center,
and on one side OF this is an immense sitting
room or parlor filled with antique furniture
which Palmer got at the old Vermont home
stead and brought out to Detroit. On the
other side of the hall is dining room,
which must be fully 30 feet square. This is
also furnished in the style of our fore
fathers, and if you take meal with the
Senator you will find he has the most deli
clous hamIin his larder and that his spring
chickens are tender. He has good cook,
and it is recommendation for the man to
know that he keep his servants long time.
Some of Mrs. Palmer's girls have been with
her for years and the Senator is as careful
of their comforts as of his own.
GATH AS A MONEY MAKER.
George Alfred Townsend tells me that his
novel entitled Alexander Hamilton and
Mrs. Reynolds" is selling well. Its first
edition of 1000 has been SOLD and a second
edition of 5000 is now being issued. The
book as Mr.. Townsend wrote it was origin
ally 100 pages longer than it is now, and he
had to cut it down to suit the ideas of the
publisher. The probability is that he will
make some money out OF it. He made 5000
out of "The Entailed Hat, and he once told
me that the same time spent in newspaper
writing that he had put upon this book
would have netted him over $40, 900. He
made 81, 600 out of his book on Washington
which he published ten years ago, and he
has been making $4,000 year and upward
on newspaper correspondence since the war.
His newspaper work now nets him about
S15, 600 year.
One of the brightest newspaper writers of
to-day is Frank A. Burr, who is now in
London writing syndicate letters. Burr
paid Parson Newman $500 to write the
deathbed scene of General Grant for his
biography of Grant, and he makes great
deal OF money in literature. Williams, who
does the funny work for the Norristown
Herald, writes ~ columns day, and he is
considered one OF the finest general parag-
raphers in the United States. He writes
a hall a column Of funny matter every day,
and his salary is less than 500 month.
This is all the Herald can afford to pay,
and Mr.. Williams, although he has had
many other good offers, prefers to stay
where he can make a small salary without
friction. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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of Europe and America.
was determined to see the Congo and its
back creeks and fertile islands; and so,
after making two steamer trips, 1 went
from Bona to Banana intending to ascend
the river thence to Bona, and afterward
to this place in a small boat, with capacity
for seven persons and food for five days.
started upon this trip on May 1. My party
consisted of seven persons, an English
trader, r. E. bennett, five Musserongos and
myself We started at GIG and proceeded
due east from Banana, skirting the island
Immediately in front of that place, and
leaving the Belgian Catholic Mission to our
lett, nesting dreamily among the Hills,
without the first signs OF life.
GRAND PLACE FOR PLEASURE SEEKERS.
The first modest rays OF sunlight were
working their way through beautiful cur
tain OF pearl-colored clouds. A cool breeze
from the hills of the mainland swept down
upon us like a benediction from nature; and
the boat song of our black boys rang amid
the almost impenetrable mangos and rever-
berated among the hills of the mainland.
After an hour and a half of steady pulling
we passed over to the slack water OF the
mainland in search of fresh water to use
during our trip. Now and then we met ma
tives in canoes standing up and propelling
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AaS
THE STORY OF THE DOCTOR AND THE DETECTIVE
THE STORY OF THE DOCTOR AND THE DEF
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
WRITTEN FOE THE DISPATCH
Author of "who is Guilty p"

Bndtis who
fromth
had
exhausted all
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Dr.
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your mother being robbed?"
"No!" This in great surprise.

"Do you know these jewels?"
had taken the tin box from my pocket
and now showed her its contents.
"Those are nv mothers jewels"
81 found them buried in the old house
near the pond. Do you think they might
have been stolen by Miss Grande?"
81 cannot say"
"You know nothing about it? Nothing
about certain papers that are missing, and
which you often wished were in your pos
session.
I'll the papers have been stolen, so much
more reasonable my wish, as they relate to
the affair o. which have been speaking. If
you seek the thief, you will find him in
DIR. Brandt, as he alone is interested in the
matter"
''You can give me no further detaiIs?"
"NoneP'
'1t is a pityp' said musingly.
"It can wait; but my poor mother is in
danger, petbaps, even while we are idly
speaking here"
81 will go to her at once" said, sand
now that you have called on me, you will
find that your mother is as sale as if she was
surrounded bv walls of iron. I have little
business to transact, but it will not take me
long. Do you go up to the hotel and wait
for me, as it would not be wise for US to be
seen together!'
A brilliant idea had come into my head; I
intended to con ront Mrs. Glaye with the
man Durand, and felt sure that the meet
ing would be prolific in important results.
/ rushed over to the station and was Just in
time. Then trotted over to the hotel
Miss Glaye was waiting for me with the
information that the doctor had visited the
patient and had departed few minutes be-
fore my appearance, and that Miss lone
Grande had gone to the apothecary shop to
get fresh prescription made up.
ST ventured into my mothers room," she
concluded, "but my presence reused her into
fury. Perhaps it is better that you see her
alone. 1 will wait here in the parlor, very
anxious for your return"
L hurried along the passageway and
tapped on Mrs. Glay's door; feeble voice
bade me enter. / obeyed and found Mrs
Glaye in a loose mourning robe lying on the
lounge. She was very pale. except two red
spots on her cheeks that, somehow or other.
only made her look paler. Her eyes were
sunken, but, as 1 thought, dangerously
bright and flashing.
"What do you want?" she asked, quer-
ulously, staring at me without recognition.
took advantage of her "other individual
ity" and said:
81 am the friend of Mr.. Cyril DurandP'
"He is dead to mep' she walled. "He is
dead to me, and my heart is brokenr'
HE is in danger, great danger, and ne
sent me to you. He is suspected of having
committed crime''
II will swear that be is innocenti'' she
said, excitedly, raising herself on her elbow.
1.-THE blood was 1pspn his hands, Oh, If I
y
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40R THE GERMAN COURT,

Costumss That Must Be Worn IL One Ia IN
Busk in the Presence of Royalty.
Pail Mall Budget.]
As everybody knows, court costumes are
very precise and arbitrary affairs Herewith
are sketches of the new costumes which are
to he worn at German court functions: The
costume at the left is for persons not entitled
to wear uniform. Coat and waistcoat of
black satin; stockings, black silk The coat
may also be worn OF black cloth, but must
have satin revers. The costume at
the right is that of Secretaries of
State. Coat blue, with gold en-
broidery; knee breeches and stockings white.
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woman's obstinacy. However, I mad
II

woman's obstinacy. However, I mads
another trial.
'But I must know all nowP'
! Later. Come again. l cannot think;
cannot speak; cannot feel now. Come this
evening""
''If I come, you will speak?"
"YOu shall know eYerything-my guilt
and Cyril's innocence. Give me till then. I
will not run away" she said, with desc
late laugh.
81 will wait for you here, in the room in
I which we are speaking, and you shall be
| satisfied. But not now; not nowl Give me
| that little time Tor dreams of what might
| have BEEN" Seeing that still hesitated,
she rose and flashed ont angrily:
"Leave me; at this moment l would not
utter word if you dropped molten lead on
me; have promised you shall know all this
evening. If you are impatient, make the
most Of it, but leave me. I wish to be
alonel''
An obstinate, foolish, mslodramatic
woman
81 will call on you this evening""
II will expect you, and have a message
ready for you to deliver to your friend"
She threw herself on the sofa and closed
her eyes. and took the hint and left the
room. I acquainted Miss Glaye with my
lack OF success. and cautioned her to keep q
good watch on her mother until 1 again
called. forbade her to admit DR.. Brandt,
and informed her that l would send an as
sistant to the hotel in the person of Police
man BliDde, and that he would wait on the
verlnda subject to her orders.
Leaving the hotel, trotted off in the di.
rection of the apothecary's shop, which by
inquiry I learned was about a half mile
away. On the road 1 saw the little lone
walking soberly along, with little bundle
in her hand. / stared up at the sky, in
creased my pace, and by accident brushed
rudely against her, knocking the little
bundle from her hand to tbe ground, where
it broke and scattered its liquid contents In
the sand. 1 apologized, and then was pro-
fuse in regrets when pretended to recog-
nize her.
81 shall have to take the long journey
again." she said, 'and am so tired"
''I will save you that trouble, miss
Grande," 1 said with fine gallantry. 81 am
going in that direction, and will drop in
on the druggist and have the medicine again
made up, and l will bring it back with me.
had picked mp the fragment OF glass to
which the druggists label still adhered, and
pointed to it in triumph.
"You are very kind, and I am very
much obliged to you" she said, as if she
really meant it.
You need a little tonic medicine your
self" 1 remarked, noticing her blanched
cheeks and heavy, weary eyes.
81 need liberty" she said, glancing out
from under her umbrella toward the gray,
cheerless ocean, Scared by the falling drops
of rain.
Mrs Glaye is a very exaeting patient"
"Poor ladyI'' she sighed, with fine hypoc4
risy. II did mot refer to her. It IL grayk
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dared to tell all; if only dared to tell all 70
She fell back on the sofa, buried her face
in the pillow, and went and grosned in q
rather blood chilling manner.
eff you would save my friend, you must
be In" ventured to say. "We can
always snivel tomorrow" l added, con-
solingly, "but to-day we must actP'
II cannot think just now, for / have
thought so much, and my brain is tired"
She rose to a sitting position and faced me
with dry eyes and fever-baked lips. Come
to me later and YOU will be satisfied; will
tell you everything. But not now"
She rose, W liked to the barred window
and looked out. A slight rain was falling.
and the landscape, or seascape, view was
not encouraging. She rested her hot fore
head for moment against the cold iron
bars, then returned to the sofa, rubbed her
hands and shiYered.
my time is not my own, began.
81 cannot speak now," she interrupted;
"my brain is in whirl. Come again this
afternoon, this evening, and you shall know
ALL"
"But my friend Durand?"
81 will save him; he has broken my
heart but will save him. Come again."
she repeated, swaying herself to and fro,
"and everything shall be made plain; but
not now."
1 had not much faith when started out,
and SO 1 was not disappointed at the
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CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
This was too much light let in suddenly
on me, and was dazed byit.
"You will understand now. Detective
Fox, why he offered himself in marriage to
my mother; and you will also understand
why he would not hesitate at any crime to
prevent her from marrying another. l be-
lieve that he committed the murder, and L
believe that my mother witnessed it, and
that you would hear the story from her own
lips if she were not 10 terror Of the perse-
cutting wretch, DR.. Bradt, and that brings
me to the real reason why I asked you to
meet me here"
"I am listening, Miss Gladys. with
great interest and admiration" said en-
couragingly.
81 want you to see my mother and speak
plainly to her. In her present sad condi-
tion she has lost her will power, and feel
that If you spoke authoritatively to her. il
you were stern and commanding, she would
speak. I wish you to see her imm ediately.
1 wish you to protect her from the enemies
that surround her, for believe they are
trying to kill her!'
That seemed very probable nowl
zone minute, please. Have you heard OF
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QUEEN OF THE ALLIGATORS.
A Indy Who Plays With all Sorts Of Rep
tiles In a Big Water Tank.

A Indy Who Plays With all Sorts Of Rep.
tiles In n Big Water Tank.
Pail Mall Budget.1
Londoners have made acquaintance with
several snake charmers, good, bad and in
different, recently, but lady whose show
eclipses all others of the kind for grace and
daring, as we'll as having pecullarities Of its
own, is now to be seen at the Aquarium
Mile. Paula. Clad from top to toe in tight
fitting green, with golden tressess that
reach below her waist, the latest subjugator
Of reptiles gives and entertainment with
snakes and caymans-or alligators-both on
the stage and in tank, which is as con-
spicuous for its novelty as for its nerve. The
deadly attentions of python, or the play
full snap of a cayman's jaws, are no laugh
ing matter; but so completely has Mile.
Paula learned to control her strange sub
jects that she works her will with the
more formidable monsters without the
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T has BEEN a rule with
the traveller and explorer
in the Valley of the
Congo to perform a
hasty journey by water
from Banana to Matadi,
viewing the country
from the deck of a
steamer. He has thus
entered the gateway of
Southwestern Africa,
and passed over the
navigable waters of the
Lower Congo river
nearly 90 miles in ex-
tent-without visiting
the back creeks, many
miles of which are
larger than one-half OF
oil the naricahle rivers
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PREFERRED RUM TO TEA.

I Twas very much pleased with the looks
and behavior OF these people, and feel
confident that with kind and prudent treat
ment they could be made useful members of
society. I was surprised and delighted to
learn that this Prince was temperance
man, and after congratulating him upon his
position on the traffic in ardent spirits, I
offered him tea, which, after tasting, he
asked permission to share with his wife.
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Like n Circuit of EIec,r;c Wires.

The human sensorium resembles circuit of
electric wlfes the various sets of nerves form
ing INKS an the circle of continuity. When
fers. AND the whole system is affected. Rein
Iorce Y with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and
sne nervous organism grows tranquil and re-
troubles and liver compiaints retreat before
this femedv S~
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dashed" them o box of gin; that the
princes had been invited to Bona in Bula
Matidi's time--Stanley-and flags were
given them with the statement that the Bel
gians were now the owners of the country.
He said that his people all understood Por-
tuguese, but that the Belgians came speak
ing new tongue they could not under
stand,
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Three other costumes are like those of the
Secretary of State, except that the embroid-
cry and other ornaments varv according to
the rank of the wearer. Black buckle shoe:
-Four imperial crowns adorn the buckles.
1t the Court festivity at which they are
worn concerns the Kingdom of Prussia, the
buckle is changed for one with the Royal
instead Of the Imperial crowns. Hat for
Secretaries Of State: Black with gold bor-
der and feathers.
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The Two Weeks, Resi-.

"How did you enjoy your yacation?"
"Oh, I bad great time. Couldn't 60 to
work when I got back, I was 30 broke pp."
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IN THE CONGO STATE.
A Trip in Small Boat on the Great
African River and Some of Its
Tributary Creeks.
INTERVIEWING A NATIVE PRINCE.
Sailing Among Islands Covered With Giant
Trees and on Streams Lined With
Graceful Palms.
INTERVIEWING A NATIVE PRINCE
A SUNSET IN THE DARK CONTINENT
Possibilities Of the Country and the CHARACTERISTICS Of
the Natives

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH
MATADI, STATE OF CONGO, May 25.
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Sea shore Philosophy.

The height of hotel bill is measured
from the level of the sea.
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Senator Palmer is careful in his treatment
OF his cattle and horses, and he has rules
pasted up in the stables for his men. A
whip is never used on the horses and no loud
words can be spoken to the cows. A regu-
lar record is kept of the milk each animal
gives, and each COW has its name and its
page In the herd book. 1t takes steam
engine to do the work of these COW stables
Ihe hay is raised to the second story by
steam. The oats and corn are ground into
meal In the same way, and the water is
pumped and ensilage cut up by steam.
senator 2 Palmer believes in modern inven-
saons; he blows out his stumps by dyna-
mlss In clearing up his land, and he has
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
The Funeral Sermon.

In the town OF B., Me-. there lived q
profanity and general poor quality whole
volume might be written, while it was
generally considered that carefully con-
Quoted microscopic examination of his
thing related to the virtues. This man
| finally died and new and rather young
| minister in a neighbOring town was asked
| To conduct the funeral services. To gath
er some points in regard to the chraacter
of the departed to engraft upon his dis
course, the young minister visited the
neighborhood the day before the funeral
and called upon the proprietor of the Soli-
tary grocery store in the place, who, hest
tatingly and in evident embarrassment,
declared himself as utterly unable to give
the desired information.
"But I'll tell you what" said he, "you
90 over to that there house over beyond
the corner and Mr.. l. will tell you all
about it."
The minister hunted up Mr.. l. and
made known his business More hesitation
and embarrassment.
well" said this neighbor, seeing that
something must be said, and blindly fall
ing upon the matter of relationship, ''This
ere man had an Aunt Hammer. She was
an awful good woman. Say" new idea
suddenly occurring to him, you jes' con-
fine your remarks to Aunt HannerW 1t is
unfortunate for our clerical friends that
there are not more Aunt Hammers who are
awful good, unless, indeed, We might do
away with the senseless fashion of eulo-
gizing the dead at the burial when we have
said all manner of mean things about
them while living.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
The Plate Glass Industry.

The manufacture of plate glass is evi
IDENTIFY one Of the most prosperous in
duStries in the United States to-day. But
| whether it will continue to be such, in
view of the large increase of capacity pro-
| jected, is question which time alone car
determine. There are already eight grea,
works in operation, viz: Crystal City
| DuqueSne, Creighton. Tarentum, Ford
City, New Albany, Kokomo, and Butler,
capable of making from 100000 to TO-
600, 900 square feet of glass per annum'
according to recent estimates, or almost as
much as the present requirements of the
country call for. What then is to become
of the heavy additional production prom
ised is not known, without lower prices for
the article can greatly augment consump-
ton. But the work on new plants and
additions to old ones is going on just the
same, nevertheless. At Charleroi, the
newest industrial city of Pennsylvania, a
huge plate glass establishment is being
erected, and will be equipped with glass
machinery by the Ranken d Fritsch
Foundry and Machine Company, of St.
Louis, at contract cost of $S0s, 900. The
Diamond Plate Glass Company, of Ko-
komo, Ind, through branch $1,000, 900
incorporation, is putting up works at Ell
wood, Ind, to make 20, 900 feet of finished
glass day and give employment to about
$500 men. The Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company purpose doubling their present
plant at Ford City, at an outlay of 81, $780,
900, SO as to surpass all competitors in the
matter of output, at home or abroad. Other
companies still are enlarging, and entirely
new enterprises of the kind are being
either actually organized or talked of in
various parts of the country.-4ge Of Steel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
Cat Mummies In Commerce

Dead Caesar turned to clay is thought to
have been subjected to ignoble usage when
employed to keep the wind away, but If,
in the absence of a Japanese screen, it
shields the delicate limbs of attiring beauty
from the wintry draught, there is nothing
unworthy in such an office, and at all
events the imperial remains might be put
to much baser use. For example, there is
that agricultural operation which, save in
name, has nothing to do with the graces OF
the toilet, known as top dressing. The
humiliation of an involuntary competition
with coprolites might have happened to
the bones of Julius or Augustus. 1t has
happened within these ten days to the
relics of a race far more ancient and which
were at one time the objects of worship.
From a Subterranean cemetery recently
discovered near Cairo no less than 180, ,0oC
cats, separately embalmed and dressed in
house for the purpose of manuring the sol
of Lancashire A cat or two have been
literally assigned to the local museum, the
curator of which has fixed the date of theiI
interment at 1000 B. C. Nothing, we are
told, is so likely to happen as the unex-
pected; but, except on that ground, such a
vicisitude would hardly have been thought
possible by those who, with pious hand,
$3.50 years ago (exactly), placed these
sacred animals in their catacomb.
In those times it would have been bias
phemous to speak of price in connection
with them, as though they had been mere
hares or rabbits, but the whole of them
were purchased the other day by an enter
prising British firm in Cairo at f3 lbs. 9
per toni The trade may follow the flag,
but it is certainly not accompanied by a
reverence for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ilas-
trdted NeWS.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16

"A well known dentist tried hard to
collect bill, but after many Intellectual
efforts said TO the debtor: Il do not intend
to send you any more bills and l don't in
tend to sue you; but there is one thing
want to tell you. Every time you cut of
piece Of beef steak and pass it to your
wife, want you to remember that she is
not chewing that beef with her teeth, nor
with your teeth, but with my teeth" In
two or three DAYS he received a check.
The motion of those doubly false teeth in
his wife's mouth was too much for the
husband.
--Indolence may not be a crime, but it
is liable to be AT any time.