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on a hint from Antoinette, of my ad-
ventures, for the most part in great
detail, taking care, however, to say no
more about Julie Carmine than was alb
solutely necessary, and of course moth
ing whatever about Minnie and Dora.
Antoinctte made coffee for me,
French fashion, and the conversation
lasted the greater part of the after
noon In the course of it 1 learned in
cidentally that, albeit they were not
making g fortune, their circumstances
were improving. Mademoiselle had sew
eral pupils; she occasionally sold a pic
ture; and madame was able to dis
pose of so much of her embroidery as
brought in few shillings a week.
Before going away mentioned that
my mother proposed to pay them q visit
and make their acquaintance: and Mime.
de Gex. after repeating her thanks for
my attention to her son, invited me to
call again soon.
/ promised that I would, and on the
day bat one following took rny moth
er to see them; on the next day l called
on my own account; and on the Sunday
the two ladies, on my mothers invita-
ton, came to our house at Pimlico,
when, as matter of course, saw them
back to their lodgings
Equally of course, I called on the
Tuesday to ask after their health, and
one way and another / managed to see
Antoinctte about every second day, pre-
tending that I had a customer for one
of her pictures took it home and
hung it up in my room, and then, pre-
tending that had obtained en- advance
on her price. gave her twice as much as
she asked
This business involved at least four
visits to the Fleur-de-Lys court, and as
many interviews with Antoinette- Un-
fortunately, however, Nine. de Gex
was always present on these oc-
casions, probably because she did not
think it CONNIE il fault for her jeune
file of a daughter to be left alone with
a man of my age. Yet even though she
had acted differently doubt whether
should have found Antoinette as COM
plaisan. as Minnie and Do9- To tell
the truth there was a namcless some
thing In her manner-a combination OF
modesty, dignity and reserve-which
made $40 rather afraid of her. and. al
belt, she was always kind, could not
fatter myself that she regarded me In
any other light than that of an honored
friend
This had gone on for nearly month,
and was more in love than ever, when
one morning I received note from the
under secretary requesting me to call at
at the admiralty the following after
noon.
obeyed the summons, though not
without misgivinga feared that it
might portend separation from An
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test, for ! had learned from DR.. Joyce
the merest smattering of the language,
and half of that / had forgotten. But,
in order to be prepared for all con-
tingencies, I called at booksellers
and ordered an Arabic grammar, to the
study of which / resolved to give my
nights and days until my next visit to
the admiralty.
and went to see Nine. and Mile. de
Gex at their lodgings in Fleur-de-Lys
court, Fetter lane.
felt it as relief that should not
have TO inpart to the poor ladies. the
intelligence of their kinsnan's death.
They had doubtless heard OF it soon
after its occurrence. and BY this time,
l hoped, were reconciled to their be-
reavenent. II was not, however, like
ly that they had heard Of me. But the
poor chevalier's letter, which / had
carefully preserved, would serve as an
Introduction. and. as trusted, prove a
passport TO their favor.
My knock was answered by dis
heveled maid with dirty face, to
whom handed my card with request
that she would present it to Nine. de
Gex and say that 1 waited her pleas
ure.
The maid tossed the hair from her
eyes, gave me good stare, rubbed her
nose with the back of her hand, and
then, muttcring: wait minute" ran
apstairs-
Returning presently, she said it was
'all right" and took me to a room on
the second floor, the door of which she
opened, then sheered off without
another word.
The room, though scantily furnished.
looked much better than the general
appearance of the house had led me to
expect There were flowers on the
window-sill, and books on the table,
and the curtains were pretty and dis
posed with taste. / found myself in
the presence of two ladies, one Of whom
seemed to have been working ut an en-
broit:ery-frame, the other painting.
Both as went forward rose from their
chairs.
Mr.. Roy" said the elder lady, look
ing at my card. as it possible that
you are the English gentleman who so
nobly tried to save my dear son, and
stood by him to the last?''
II did my best, madame, but, as you
have no doubt heard, failed in my en-
deavor. He refused to accept his life at
the price of what he deemed dishonor,
and died like soldier and gentle
man."
''And, I trust, as Christian"
"Also as Christian, madame. And
he charged me to give You this letter.
/ am sorry that it has been so long de-
layed, but the fault is not mine"
"a letter? Oh, Antoinette, he brings
letter from Henri! We thank you,
sir, and might we-will You excuse us
if we ask you to wait a little moment
while we read my poor sons last letter."
bowed. Nine. de Gex invited me 70
be seated, and then the two women,
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CHAPTER X--CONTNCEn
"Anyhow, the people out there talk
Arabic-at least good many Of them
do. They are Mohammedans, and Ara
bic is the language of the Koran"
'sAnd the French of the east"
''Of course. it is. Everybody knows
that; and, as said just now, You will
be immensely useful. suppose you
would like to join the expedition"
There is nothing should like bet
ter"
"We1l, will speak to the board, and
you shall hear from me in a few DAYS.
Make good use of your run ashore-I
don't think it will be long-and remem-
Der me kindly to your father. Good
day."
Whereupon bowed myself out, great
ly elated with my good fortune, and
feeling that had once more fallen on
my feet My involuntary voyage in the
Mercia had not been lost time, after all.
only hoped that it would not occur to
the under secretary to have my sup
posed proficiency in Arabic put to the
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drawing near to each other, read the
letter together silently and with many
tears
Mime. de Gex was tall and of stately
carriage, with white hair and sad vet
noble and benign face. But how shall
I describe Antoinette? Like her mother
in height, she was unlike her in fea-
lures. Nine. de Gex had been a bru-
nette; Antoinette was q blonde, with
an oval face and features as clearly cut
as those of Greek statue. Her cheeks,
though somewhat faded by London air
and continual work. had not lost their
peach-like bloom; her eyes were large,
brown, and faithful; her shapely head
was adorned with thick masses of chest
nut hair. And the witckery of her
smile, the sweetness Of her voice, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-12
THE PHOfHOPHORE.
The Sending of Simultaneous Messages
One Wire.

The Sending of Simultaneous Messages
on One Wire.
To be told that telegraph wire
which is busily transmitting a long
message can at the same time be made
to convey half a dozen other messages
in opposite directions sounds like a
fairy tale, but that the thing has been
done and is daily being done is attested
upon the most respectable authority.
The discovery which renders these as
tonishing results possible is due to C.
Langdon-Davies. who has for some
years been engaged in rendering it
practically workable and in adapting
it alike to telephone and te1graphic
use.
1t is difficult to convey to the lay
mind an accurate comprehension of a
process SO exceedingly technical; but it
may briefly be said that Langdon- Da-
vies in the ''phonophore'' utilities not
the electric current but the
noisescaused by induction. The signals
are transmitted by a series of induced
electric impulse, and the success of the
system is found in the ability of the in
ductive force to pass through insula-
tions which electric currents can not
penetrate. A wire may be blown down
and in contact with the earth, yet so
long as it is not broken it will carry
phonophoric message.
By means of the phonophore mes
sages can be transmitted with extraor-
binary rapidity. and there is practical
ly no limit to the number of messages
that can be sent simultaneously upon
the same wire. And. as we limited, Mr..
Langdon-Davies' system is as useful
telephonically as 1t is Geographically.
A wire which is conveying electric sig
mails can at the same time be used for
telephone conversation without either
ing in the least.
For some considerable time past ex.
periments in both directions have beer
proceeding with most gratifying re-
suits, which are vouched for by such
high authorities as Prof. Sylvanus
Thompson. Conrad Cooke and Latimer
Clark. Three of the principal railway
companies have already adopted the
phonophore, and it must be obvious,
even to the unscientific mind, that
phonophoric telegraphy and telephony,
which so vastly increased the cleo
trician's power over the wires, has be-
fore it very great future.
The phonophore, indeed, increases
almost to infinity the number of words
that can be transmitted in given time.
1t is obvious. therefore, that it opens
great possibilities in the way of cheap
ening the cost of kilograms So long
as the number of words that could be
carried by a wire in an hour was rigid
~ limited it was hopeless to look for
any substantial reduction in the cost
of telegraphing. but the phonophore 1T
once increases the capacity and speed
of every wire to which it may be fitted.
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Husband timpatiently)-Is it posi-
bic, my dear, that You can not keep
those children quiet for a moment?.
Wife fsoothingly)-Now,J John, don't
be harsh with the poor little innocent
things; it is natural for them to be full
of spirits, and they're doing the best
they can
Husband-Well, If could have .
moments peace / would sit down and
write that check you've been bothering
me for.
Wife {sternly)- children, upstairs at
once! II hear another word from ron
tonight I'll punish yon severely.
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iCopyTisht. Isgl. BY J. b. LippiDcott Company and
Publiahsd By Special A.ransenenGl
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The following story l. told Of the
late Gen. C. B. Fisk: A very seedy In
dividual with his trousers worn thin
behind and before. appeared one day IN
his Office and laid claim 70 his charity.
on the ground that they were boGk
MethodistA 'Oh. yes" said the gem
eral after looking at him for q momenfs
II see you are Methodist Yon
have the marks You wore out yox
trousers at the knees praying, ara
You wo1e them ont behind bacaulia-
ing"
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This new watch Of mine 4 49,
lar yachtsman's timepiece," said BIs1le
to Adams yesterday. How e thasrs
asked AdamA .'Oh, just because Chez
Is always difference between 80
elapsed and corrected time."-Newosk
Call S 8
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Hostess who has just sat upon -
counts hAt)-'-Oh. count what have Z
done! win you ever forgive meYs IT,
Count Forgcef. ma'moiselle, forree11
All! ze gain il ees mine, for my frainda
hat xey not told me It ees in aees eosun,.
try re fashion to hat 70 bale On y hates
-Raymond's Monthly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
Great IL CHICAGO.

Can nothing of public moment be
done in this town without reference
first being had to a more or less stu.
ptd, dilatOry, obfuscatory and chuckle-
headed committee? The question Of
track elevation slumbers in the bosom
of council committee; the demoli-
tion OF the Spectatorium-whic task,
by the way, has not yet been begun
had to be referred to another CON-
mittee before anyone dared to think
about it; and now the Chicago River
Is fostering and putrefying because
committee Of experts" is figuring on
the capacity of the new pumps. This
committee expects to make report
lin a few days" Meantime the
pumps are idle, awaiting the verdict
OF the experts, and the slime and
filth in the river are sending forth
such an OdOr that street-car conduc-
tors and drivers wear clothes pins on
their noses, and horses have to be
muzzled before they will cross the
bridges. 1t is about time for real
man to arise in these parts man
who can think for himself without
calling in a conclave of solemn dom
Keys to do his thinking for him.
Such a man, il he can get into the
city hall, may proclaim himself en-
peror OF Cook County and maintain
himself on the throne with the en-
thusiastic approval of the entire Don.
ulace.-ChicagO Herald.
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Wouldn't BE Trifled With.

At the time the anti-American
fever in Chilli was at its height. a
large dinner-party was given, exclus-
lively attended by gentlemen. There
was present (as Fred May tells the
story in the New York Press) a jovial
Californian who was in the country
distinctly to make money and avoid
trouble. He had a fund OF comic
yarns. and spun them necessarily, his
evident purpose being to allay as
much as possible the local ill-feeling
toward the Yankees and their flag
A young Gillian captain, who sat
facing the Californian, at last fred
in a bitter remark against Americans
for their alleged interference in the
late civil! war. The Californian good
humoredly protested, his remarks be-
Ing general denial of the charge.
You are liar." suddenly said the
Chilian, looking calmly and deter
minedly into the face of his vis-a-yis
There was instant CONSERVATION
throughout the table. The Califor-
MAN wiped his lips, threw down his
napkin, and, slowly rising, quivered
moment and Kissed: ~Do you mean
that, sir?" The CHILEAN arose also.
folding his arms, while his face
showed ugly satisfaction at having
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
Rebukinx the Court.

Gambetta, prior to the overthrow
of the empire, was in the act OF adj
dressing the court in behalf of
prisoner, when suddenly he perceived
that the presiding judge was visibly
doing. He paused for minute; and
then, bringing down his fist with a
terrible thump on the desk in front,
of him, he shouted in his most
resonant and clarion-like voice: "As
l was saying before the awakening of
the COURT" This apostrophe was i'm
mediately punished by the indignant
judge suspending the young lawyer
from practfcing his profession for
period OF two months. Less ener-
getic, yet equally effective, was
Maitre Rouse, who, having likewise
observed that the presiding magis.
trate was INDUCING in nap, sud-
denly stopped talking. The pro-
longed silence, which lasted for four
minutes, had the effect of Weakening
the judge, and, as soon as he opened
his eyes, Maitre Rouse made a pro-
found bow and resumed his speech.
as follows: "As l was saying, Mes
sieurs de la Cour, at your last audi.
ence," laying special stress on the
word last" The reproof was SO deli.
cate that everybody smiled, even in
GLIDING the judge himself
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will get his own" She later went to
New York City, where she impressed
Charles Dudley Warner so favorably
that he introduced her into several
prominent families of New York.
Miss Pollard is tall and slender, with
dark-blue eyes and dark hair. She .is
not pretty woman, but possesses 4
personal magnetism.
DIR. Brown, ex-President of the
Wesleyan Female College at Cincin-
natl, says that when Miss Pollard
was sixteen years of age she was
placed in convent at Reading, a
suburb OF Cincinnati. She escaped
from the convent, and her escapade
was the subject of newspaper arti-
Giles. She refused to return to the
convent, and then entered Wesleyan
College. That was in 1884. Miss
Pollard was known at the school as
Madeline Vivian Breckenridge Pol
lard. She said that she was a rela-
tive Of Congressman Breckenridge,
and that she had been named for him.
The impression in the school was
that Congressman Breckenridge was
her guardian.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
Wages in China.

The wages paid to the laborers are
about Cd. per diem, with rations
The workers are easily contented, de-
handing only the plainest of food.
while for housing they are satisfied
in winter to creep all together under
low mat shed with a solid back to
the north wind. The severity of the
weather, however, usually stops all
such work before Christmas. What
the men do when they retire to win
ter quarters l cannot tell; but China
men have curious alternating fac.
ulty whereby by abstaining from
muscular exertion they are able to
economic considerably in their eat
ing. In times of scarcity, when
wages fall below certain range
poor people sometimes choose not to
work, because they consider that
they would have to take more food
to repair the waste than the work
done would produce.
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SENATE PAGES.
Bright Lads Who Get Good Pay and Have
Easy Work.

Bright Lads Who Get Good Pay and Have
Easy Work.
or all the ITO appointments under
the Sergeant-at-arms OF the Unit ID
States Senate, those Of the pages only
can be said to be nonpolitical With
the beginning Of the extra session
several of the pages will 60 out of Of
flee owing to the fact that they have
reached the age limit. No boy can
be appointed page of the senate
who is not IL years Of age, and no
boy can continue as a page who is Is
years OF age at the beginning of a
session Of Congress. 1t is lucrative
position, and few of the boys are not
sorry when their term has ended.
Usually four of the boys who are
graduated from the pages position at
che beginning Of a session are ap-
pointed riding pages Their selec-
zion depends upon their records for
efficiency and faithfulncss The page
on the floor of the Senate draws 81. so
day during the session of Congress.
The riding page receives So. so day
the year round and has a horse to
ride. His duties keep him out of
doors great part Of the time, car
rying messages between the Capitol
and the departments. The position
is considered more desirable than
that of page. Speaking of their
work the Washington Star says: 1.-The
pages life is peasant one. He
must be on duty at 8 o'clock each
morning, but the serious business of
the day does not begin until noon,
when the Senate meets. Before that
time he arranges the files of the Con-
gressiOnal Record and the bills and
reports on the desks of the Senators.
who have been assigned to him.
These are sixteen pages and eighty
eight Senators, so none of the pages
has very much to do. The morning
hours are not all working hours.
There is a gymnasium in the base
nent OF the Capitol, furnished spe-
cially for their use. They exercise
oheir arms and their chests there
every morning; their legs get enough
exercise through the day."
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Avenged by His Pets.

Meinrad, famous Swiss saint, who
hourished in the ninth century, led a
hermit's life in cell in Einsiedeln,
where he was often visited for advice
and help. The companions of his
solitude were two tame ravens, to
which he was much attached. In the
year S61 the saint was murdered in
his cell by some men inspired by
greed of gold, which they supposed
the poor man to possess. After the
foul deed they fed toward Zurich.
whittier they were followed by the
two ravens. There certain pilgrims
identified the birds, and inquiries
having been made at once, the MUIR
derers were arrested and punished.
The saints cell remained untenanted
for nearly fifty years, but was rebuilt
OF stone about a century afterward.
and some two hundred years later the
great convent of Einsiedeln, still the
richest aud most frequented in
Switzerland, arose on the spot where
the lonely preacher was slain.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
Such PRESUMPTION,

At the American chapel at LII
cerne, Protestant Episcopal minis
ter from this country Low Church)
read the lessons with such natural.
ness of manner and propriety of en-
phasis as to elicit the admiration of
a visitor. who afterward remarked:
How delightful to hear the Scrip
lures read with such sense and feel
ing" She was surprised to hear the
sister of a (High Church) rector.
American also, exclaim: IL can't
agree with you. l think it almost
for man by such stress
and emphasis to impose his own in
on the Word of God.
Inc Scriptures should be read in
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
MISS MADELINE POLLARD.

rhe Young Lady Who Says Congressman
Breckenridge Promised to Marry Her.
Miss Madeline Pollard, the young
woman who brought suit against
Congressman Breckenridge of Ken
lucky, is about twenty-five years Of
age. She was born near Frankfort,
and is the daughter of a harness
maker, now dead. She had an I'M
usual amount of ambition, and al
though her father was in moderate
circumstances she is said to have
been provided literally with money
from some source. Her tastes were
always literary. She attended Sayre
Institute at Lexington, and, it is
said, distinguished herself as a schol-
ar and vocalist. After performing
reportorial work on the Lexington
Gazette she obtained clerk ship in
the Interior Department at Washing
ton, but was dismissed by President
Harrison for remarking when General
Sheridan died that "now the devil
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12
TAKING CARE OF THEIR COAL.

Russian War Ships Use Sails Exclusively
Unless in q Hurry.
People who have been accustomed
t. see in the new ships of the United
States navy the almost entire alb
sence Of masts and spars have prob
ably, in many instances, been sur
prised at the presence OF tall masts
and immense sail spreads on the Rus.
sian ships recently in New York, says
the Times. The Russians make ex-
tensive use OF sails. The absence Of
Russian coaling stations at various
points Of the world makes it impera-
tive that the Russian ships husband
their coal supply. To encourage the
commanders of Russian war ships to
use as little coal as possible, the Rus
sian ministry OF marine, 1t is said,
makes provision for the distribution
in money among the officers and men
OF war ships of a certain percentage
of the value of the coal saved. This
allowance goes to the messes of the
officers and seamen. American naval
officers have noted on more than one
occasion, on passing Russian war
ships at sea, that the latter were
near y always under full sail. The
Dimitri D1nskoi, which visited New
York recently, is reported to have
sailed from the Siberian coast to the
west coast OF Europe. The Rynda
sailed from Cronstadt to MoDteyideo.
The Russians resort to coal only when
entering and leaving ports and when
going into action, or when they want
to make rapid passage. The Rus
sian ships while in American waters
had no occasion to use dry docks.
The two Italian cruisers, Giovanni
Bausan and Dagoli, being unshcathed
vessels, were compelled to use dry
docks while here. Russian war
ships when departing from Ru sian
port are fitted out with view of
remaining at sea, il necessary, for
three years without making port.
With this view even the most adj
vanced types of many Of Russia's
new irOnclads are fitted with masts
and spars and carry, nearly all of
them, the studding sail gear so
familiar thirty years ago on fast
American clipper ships.
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being depOrted because he failed to
register under the new law. Won is
cigarmaker, and was employed by a
firm at Los Angeles. 1t was while
thus engaged that the Federated
Trades OF Southern California made a
determined test case of Won. They
claimed that his presence in this
country could not be tolerated under
the new law. The case originally
came up before United States Com
missioner. and resulted in a sentence
of brief imprisonment, to be followed
by deportation. An appeal was taken,
but Judge Ross held that, while the
Imprisonment would be unconstitu.
tional. the Chinese was subject to
deportation.