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COLLINS & HACKETT
hhies Aates and Fmshes 220 Lackawanna Avenue
C|othiers, Hatters and Furnishers

Here. give me the message at once"
] said, and she handed it to me. tore
the envelope open-out futtered the
pink paper, on which was written:
Important robbery at The Gables,
Manningford. Travel down by mail
train
What time Is it, Nancy" I asked,
as hurried on my clothes again.
Just gone ten. But, o, Jark
you're never going to start off again
when l haven't no more than seen your
face" said the poor woman, crying.
We'll. IL looks like 1t. Nan, but 1t
isn't my fault, as you we'll know. I'd
days with you. but business is busi-
ness, my dear, and the state claims my
first attention"
20. dang the state" exclaimed
Nancy angrily. why can't 1t keep
more detective officers. ! should like to
know. instead of working them as it
has. to skin and bone
Yes. yes. but never mind just
now: but get me out my other suit.
Nancy. for the last day I was aboard
the Atalanta. she shipped a sea over
this one. and it must so TO the cleaners.
The Gables is big place. I've heard.
and must dress according"
And how long Will YOU be gone.
Jark?'
INIT tiH say. IL must De Sc
rious robbery. or the chief wouldn't
have ordered me to travel by the night
mail. No time to be lost, ! guess
Now get me hansorn. there's a good
lass; | must call at the yard for my
Instructions before l catch the mail
from Paddington."
My wife did as I requested her.
weeping quietly the while. | kissed
her hastily. jumped into the hanson.
told the driver to go as if the Old man
Were after him. and started for Scot
lond Yard.
Il was sorry to have you up again
so soon. Busby." said the inspector
but there's no .help for 1t. Just had
information from Manningford to send
down the sharpest detective we have.
and you know who that is. when you're
at hOme.''
This compliment from our inspector.
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The Rqjah'S Hlcirl00nn
BY FLORENCE MARRYAT,
Author OF 8" Her Lord and rlaster," etc.
Copyright lssa by Bachelor Johnson Bachelor

I suppose nobody has forgotten the
great Manchester Swindle. when Jonas
Mears and Theodore Allcock managed
to abscond with twenty thousand
pounds of their employers and bolted
clean across the Atlantic before we
could get on their trail. 1t took me
six weeks Of my time and a regular
chase and no mistake before i ran the
two scOundrels to earth in Chicago,
where they were giving themselves out
as English lords. However, succeeded
in catching their lOrdships and didn't
care how much trouble It had cost me-
] had brought Messrs. Mears and ALL
cock back safe to their native country
and delivered them over to the proper
authorities, and ] thought had earned
few days rest We had had a wretched
passage across. with head winds against
us eight days out OF the ten. and. my
duty done, thought with keen salts
and my own comfortable feather bed
and my wife waiting to welcome me
home with tasty little supper.
The reality was as good as the antici-
patton. 1t was a beastly autumn after
noon. with q driving rain and a cold
southwest wind. but the cottage looked
bright and cozy and warm. and Nancy
was as red as peony from pleasure at
seeing me.
1t was early when / reached home, not
more than five o'clock. but was "a reg
tlar beat. and when I had had my din
ner Of tripe and onions / felt good for
nothing but to go to bed and sleep. /
was neither fit to talk nor think. l
couldn't Keep my eyes open, and my
wife's chatter sounded like a confused
medley of sound. I couldn't even relish
= pipe. but took a drop Of Scotch hot
and staggered up to my own room
Whatever You do. my DEAR" ! said
to Nancy, don't disturb me till you
hear I'm awake again. for I've got sew
eral nights rest to make UP. I'll lock
my door, and don't come up till un-
lock it-unless, indeed, tits something
very particular, like a message from the
chief. or such like
'Lor', Jark!" exclaimen Nancy
whenever my wife uses the affectionate
diminutive of my name she always
prohounces 1t as If she were a jackdaw,
making known its desire for food
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"Ah, them undertakers." exclaimed

"Ah. them undertakers." exclaimed
another man. Il wouldn't trust them
any further than could see EN-! Why.
I remember when my mother died. and
they was left in the room to lay her in
her coffin. there wasn't "a pin left in the
cushion the next morning, and the very
soap was took out of the soapdish for
w" beard my sister say so score o
times"
Them jewels was worth a Dower of
money" interposed third. THE old
gentleman he got them from the king of
the lngies, and they was valued at a
million pounds"
He stole them, most likely said
the first speaker. 1T was in the days
of old John Company, when the British
Grs stole right and left: loot, they
called it, but II came to the same thing.
And now. you see, this Is what they
calls Il Nemesis. They've lost them
again. Lor, it won't be for long! Sir
Charles he have telegraphed for a de-
tective from London, and all the SER
wants are forbid to leave the house till
he comes He'll find EN-. never fear.
They can't have walked off by them
selves. nor they can't be very fur.
neither. All know Is. that wOuldn' {
like to be the man as has got EN-. The
officer he'll sniff 'em out soon enough
''The man repeated his companion.
contemDtuOusly. "'Taint no man as
has those jewels. He'd better shake
out my lady's skirts. instead. That's
where the jewels IL gone. She was all
ways mad to get em, and mad against
the young haronet. and she has EN-.
you may take my word for 1t! Ah!
there's no artfulness to beat the aItful-
ness of a woman." sighed. rather than
said. the other man. as though he had
cause to know 1t.
(To be continued)
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your attendance is Sir Charles Elles-
mere. the master of the house. His
father died only last week--was
buried yesterday-the jewels found
missing after the reading of the will.
He says they are of fabulous value,
and a family heirloom
'All the better" l said, they will be
the more easily traced. They won't
give me so much trouble as Messrs.
Mears and Allcock's gold and silver did.
Stones can't be melted down into
Jumps of ore!''
.'Ah, Busby," the inspector was good
enough to say for the second time.
that was a sharp piece of work and
1t won't be forgotten! You'll reach
Manningford about five o'clock. SO you
had better put up at a hotel till you've
had your breakfast. then off to The
Gable as soon as may be-"
Very good. sir. I'll start at once.
and wire you all particulars as soon
assistance, Ill have Crewe, If you're
willing. He has the coolest head,
know"
After your own, Busby!" said the
inspector. laughing, and l thanked him
again. and started on my journey. 1t
was November and the nights were bit
terly cold. I wrapped myself up well
In my rug. and leaning back in a corner
Of the railway carriage, tried to resume
my broken slumbers. but 1t was useless.
had been too thoroughly reused.
When ] arrived at the ManningfOrd
hotel. sat in one corner Of the Office
room till 1t was light enough to have
my breakfast. BY that time several
customers. chiefly travellers. were down
also. and two or three outsiders had
strayed in to warm themselves with q
cup of tea or coffee before they started
on their days work. ! soon found that
the mysterious robbery at The Gables
was the general topic of conversation.
But it's quite incomprehensible!
said one man, 1.-The Jewels was safe and
sound in the old baronet's bedroom q
week before he died, for Rachel Marks
saw them with her own eyes! And no
one entered the room till after, and then
Only the undertakerS!"
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flee, and the dignity of my employers.
She is always drafting" the govern
ment, and blowing" the superintend-
ent of police. in a manner which would
cost me my appointment il overheard,
means well. l suppose it Is hard
on a woman to have her husband called
away at all manner of times. and never
to know when to expect him back
again. But had no inclination to ar
que the matter then. l crawled up
stairs to my bedroom and was soon be-
tween the blankets. sunk in a profound
slumber-so profound that I became
utterly unconscious to all external
things, and had not even the power to
dream. 1t seemed as IL I had been
sleeping for hours. or days. when I was
reused by the sound of an uncertain
tapping on my bedroom door, and an
apologetic- voice. calling in loud whis-
per: Jark! As soon as became suf-
fciently conscious to recognize the
voice. / was sure of something of i'm
portance must have occurred, and was
on the alert In a moment. for we de-
tectives learn to sleep with our ears
open.
What is it. Nancy?" I exclaimed,
hurrying to open the door. My wife
was half-crying outside 1t, with q yell
low envelope in her hand.
20, Jark!" she said. there's q nasty
telegram come for you, and l wouldn't
have let you see II for ever so, only
was afraid you might be angry with
me. but however they can have the
'eart to do it,
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who is no flatterer as a rule, pleased
ME very much, and felt the strength
of a lion rise In me at his words. ]
fancy ] got bit red. as ! answered.:
Thank you kindly. sir! I suppose
the business IS Of Importance"
Every Importance! Property to
the amount OF thirty thousand pounds
missing. under circumstances which
seem to point to--however. ! shall leave
you to find out that for yourself! You
may be detained some days in The
Gables; indeed. you are sure to be.
Are you prepared for it?"
II can write to Mrs. Busby for what
] may require, sir" l replied. May l
ask on whose information we are act
ins?"
20, yes! No secrecy about the mat
ter! The person who has written for
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"Lor'! lark. he'd never he sending
after you so soon as this, and you just
off board ship! You go to sleep and
think no more of such foolishness!"
Nancy" l replied. "the business Of
the state must be attended to. at any
cost. ] don't expect anything Of the
Sort but if a wire should arrive | must
have it without delay"
"Drat the state" cried Nancy. at
don't pay you over and above so much
that it has any call to rob you of your
natural rest. Go to sleep, John Busby.
door you will be lit for nothing tomor-
row morning."
II find 1t difficult to convince my wife
of the enormous Importance of my Of
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NOTES ABOUT WAR.

On January l, 1895, the armies OF the
world included 100000 men.
The first war of profane history was
about q woman-IIelen of Troy.
The total cost of our navy during the
civil war, 1S61-65, was $312,O00,000.
After the great battle of Cannae, 53,-
::l2 dead men were found on the field.
On July /, 1895, there were 200
,ncn serving in the navies of the world.
Great Britain now owns 6,212 cam
IONS; France, $500, and Germany, s.
20.
Switzerland has population of less
shan 100000, and standing army of
10000.
During our great civil war 61 1862 men
On the union side were killed outright
in battle.
In time of war France reckons on
putting out 370 men to every 1000 of her
population.
At the present time all Europe is n
well-armed camp and has SO been for
more than a quarter of n century.
The war of tho lovers was the seventh
religious war of France, waged be-
tween the years 1876 and 1918.
At the great battle Of Eannockburn,
1876, 900 men fought. and Of that number
$4,000 were killed or wounded.
The give nations Of Europe" own g.
31O war ships, mounting $500 guns, all
ready for Immediate service.
The most expensive army of the
world is that Of Germany, which costs
from SsG,O00,OO0 to S1G5 100000 per year.
France boasts of navy of d0s ships
| of 100000 tons and G21 900 horse power,
and 80 others in process of construc-
| ton.
The new German rifle ranges up to
1000 yards, and at 900 yards the bullet
will pierce ten inches of solid pine
timber.
Since the Mannlichcr gun came into
use the ratio is four killed to one
wounded-just the opposite to what ii
formerly was.
Since Napoleon "dicd like a Gagged lion
in his exile home" 100000 Frcnchmen
have perished in the wars Of that coun'
try.
The Mackenzie, the principal river o.
the Dominion, is 2,ts0 miles in length
and drains an area equal tc one-hal
of the United States.
The Ohio river is 075 miles long
From the source of it's longest tribu
tary to the junction Of the Mississippi
| ~ Al e, Il, 4
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30
Mixing Fertilizers.

Many opinions are expressed on the
of farmers mixing their
|bwn fertilizers. Here is what American
|lultivator says on the subject:
There is now so much competition in
.naking fertilizers that they are gener-
billy sold even at retail at very near
post, and generally much cheaper than
farmers can buy the materials and mix
hem. Some of the largest phosphate
factories turn off the superphosphate as
b by product, getting the main part of
! their profit from the articles into which
he bone has been manufactured. Even
! he very smallest pieces of bone are not
made directly into superphosphate.
They are first used after burning to re-
move the impurities from sugar. 1t is
Evident that 10 farmer who gathers
bones in the neighborhood and tries to
work them up into superphosphate can
compete with establishments that first
make two or three profits from the bone,
and then from the refuse make with
less expense than the farmer can do the
Fertilizer that his grain and grass crop
needs. We once tried dissolving broken
pieces of bone and cattle horns in sui
phuric acid, but got only sticky mess,
which it was impossible to dry or get
Zine enough to be drilled. We finally
put the heap in compost with some barn
yard manure, and after it had all rOtted
. Down we distributed it as thinly as we
could with IA shovel from a wagon, but
then could not make wagon load COW
II one-quarter the ground that the same
amount of fertilizer would have pre-
pared to produce heavy wheat crop
and good clover crop following it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30

these sticks 10 fit into the holes in the
plank and shave about 10 inches of the
upper ends so they will fit tightly into
a threc-quarler inch hole
Now make two blocks Of hard wood
A. inches long and , inches square
Bore three quarter inch hole in each
uear the end. set the compass for 6 inch
circle and mark of two half circles on
an inch board then saw them out with
compass saw and nail one of these cir,
cular pieces on each block close to the
end as shown at A. These circular
pieces should hr ono inch thick each
way, and they should have about three
small lathing nails lcft sticking out a
quarter inch TO keep the bag from slip
ping Off. 1t is the spring of the two
long sticks hat holds the bag tight
The blocks can be slipped up or down
for bags Of different lengths
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30
Protection Frnm Frost.

To protect small trees or shrubs that
pre- not quito hardy an open barrel is
|an excellent thing to use, but secure it
30 that the big windstorm that is sure
70 come in the winter will not displace
it. This suggestion comes from con
|ributor to Rural New Yorker, as does
5he following:
For evergreens a mulch over the
ground and straw in the barrel. Leaves
would pack down, hold the rain and be
bpt to smother the plant. Place ever
green boughs around tender plant by
using boughs of pine, spruce or fir lit
lie longer than the plant is tall, stick
ing the ends of the boughs in the ground
|around the plant and tying the tops to-
|;ether above the plant A second tie
over down will prevent the structure
blowing over This protects from dry
bug winds and bot sun, while it adj
pitts plenty of rain and light.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30

the death of Sir John MillaiS reached him
Ruskin was observed to become more sane.
AT first it was thought the change was
merely temporary return Of sanity such
as he had experienced periodically for a
long time, but as week after week went by
and his mind appeared to gain in strength
those about him began to- hope that per-
haps, after all, tine cloud had not only lift
cal, but had been permanently dissipated.
This appears to be certain now, for no less
a person than Mr. George Allen, his per-
sonal friend and the publisher of Ruskin's
books, is authority for the statement that
the great art critic is again mt work.
Only once in all his writings did Rusllin
ever refer to the woman who had aban-
doned him, and then he spoke of her as
that poor, sick child" The bitter
thoughts which must have ranked deep he
kepo to himself, hugging them to his
breast as did the Spartan boy the wolf
The only way in which his trouble was
made apparent was in the deep mclancholia
which settled over his mind and finally
upset his reason 1t had been whispered
in London for months that Ruskin had be
come insane before the fact was finally ad--
mitted.
Mr.. Ruskn crazy" replied one of his
friends to an inquiry. well, according
to the critics, he has been crazy from
birth.
such answers as these and his well
known cccCntricities kept the public ig-
norant of bis real condition for ii long
time, but finally conccalment was useless
or made impracticabe by Ruskin himself
During his long mental affection he was
occasionally violent, but moro often it took
the form Cf gloomy Authorizations He
imagined he was ii paupcr, too poor to buy
bread, and would have starved himself To
death on one OCCASION had not his devoted
cousin and constant nurse, Mrs. Severn
persuaded him to write Il check, see it cash
ed and then put the gOldpieces in his
pocket where he could feel them and near
them chink.
There was almost a foundation for this
fancy, however As the son OF Il wealthy
wine merchant, RuSkin inherited an in
come of 41,ULO a year. which was consider
| ably increased on the death of his mother
But his utter Indifference to the value of
money and his cXtravagant passion for
buying rare and costly paintings, books
and nearly everything that WAS beautiful
/ and expensive caused t!.is ample income
| 70 dwindlc away To nothing at all Before
this WAS squardeVd, though, the revenue
[ from his books had amounted to almost
half this sum, so tAat lac never need have
felt the want of money.
/ But he did. For one thing his libcrality
/ was unboLHdcd. For year, Lc supported
/ n long list OF pensioners, broken down art
/ lists, writers ana distant relatives Then
| he was constantly buying rare paintings
/ until his house AT brentwood is one great
/ museum whose contents alone are worth a
princely fortune. He has one bedroom
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30
RUSKIN NOT INSANE.
THE EMINENT AUTHOR SAID TO HAVE
RECOVERED FROM HIS Malay.

His Cure Dates From the Time of Millais'
Dcath-Sad story of the Critics Friend
ship For the Artist and of His Wife's
Abandonment.
Following close upon the heels of the
news of the death of Sir John Millais, the
eminent English artist, who died in Au-
gust, comes n seemingly well authenticated
report from England that John Ruskin,
who for many years has been considered
hopelessly insane has1ccovcred his mental
faculties so far as to resume his literary
work and is today as sound in mind as ever
and as strong physically as man of n
could be expected to he.
To those who remember the connection
between these two men the two incidents
bring q suggestion of weird and almost
uncanny coincidence. Ruskin, it will be
recalled, years ago surrendered his young
and beautiful wife to Millais, who was
then n young and struggling portrait
painter and the special protege of the great
art critic. In that famous painting which
first attracted the attention of the art
world to him, 1.-The Order of Release it
was the face of Mrs Ruskin that looked
out of the living canvas.
The story is Il sad and romantic one. The
handsome and gifted young artist fell in
love with his beautiful model, forgetting
that she was already the wife of his best
friend and most generous patron His af
lection was returned, and Ruskin, when
ne discovered the drift that affairs had
taken swallowed his great grief, and going
straight to Nlillais said: Take her my
friend. She is yours "
The details we're soon arranged. Ruskin
allowed his wife to secure Il decree of di-
vOrce on statutory grounds without at
tempting to make answer. Indeed, he ar
ranged the whole affair, so that it might
be done with as little publicity Us possible.
Then he retired to Lis sylvan retreat at
Brentwood and tried to forget his trouble
in his work Forawhile he was outwardly
successful, but at last he failed entirely to
conceal from his friends that the loss of
his wife had imbittcrcd his whole life
Perhaps twas not this domestic tragedy
which turned his great genius into mad
ness, but the change came and for almost
decade his brilliant mind has been
eclipscd by mental cloud. But now
comes the most startling feature of the
coincidence. a few days after the news of