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for Gertrude and the thought OF what her
privation would be at last influenced him
to accept it. could occasionally send mag
azines, but it was little enough could 90
with the burden of city expense and
home to provide for myself.
knew by the letters that came that al
was not going well. The physician had
told me Of the great danger from nervous
prostration attending upon the excessive
heat and the alkali-laden winds, but hao
not known the discouraglng atmosphere
surrounding everything and every one
every neighbor who might. perchance,
have been help, the utter loneliness OF
that existence, and above all the pecuilar
temperament of my sister, | should not
succumb. Perhaps she was not SO strong
as she should have been, but those who
have suffered can sympathlze with her,
even although they may recognize tnat
their own strength was superior TO this
poor child's.
AT last the letters came written IN Ma
rion's hand, and he told US that Gertrude
was exceedingly nervous and could not
COMPOSE herself to write. knew what the
bleak winter must be there, but could not
ask my mother to go, for her own health
was delicate and nothing remained put for
Gertrude to come to US. suggested 1t 70
her husband, but he replied that 1t could
not be thought of then. My anxiety IN
creased with each day, until at last the
message came, in id-January, when re-
ports told of Western billiards and snow
blockades: "Come if you can. Gertrude
very ILL.
| left my mother and my work and
started Immediately. Marion met me at
the train in Sidney and took me to the
hotel. He said: 1--WE came In from the
farm couple of days ago." -
Where is Gertrude?" | asked. was
she able to ride so far?' The great veins
swelled out upon his temples and the look
OF anguish in his eyes was pltlfuI to see.
'She is in her room," he said.
We went upstairs together, and unlock
ing the door, he stepped aside for me to
enter.
what, Gertrude, are you up?'' I cried,
81 supposed you were sick in bed"
"You see," she said. turning to me,
"this snow is good thing. 1t is hard on
the cattle now, but it will moisten the
ground and make it better in the spring.
And we shall have our home, shan't we,
Marion, dear?"
He stroked her hand as she looked up at
him, her brown eyes glittering black.
turned away, for she did not know me,
and sitting down by the window in that
snow-whlrling, drifting, driving went
over again the whole story. 1t was
but a poor one-a story of failure in plans,
failure in will power, common enough
experience, but L. rebelled against the
forces that had proven too stern for this
woman. She had not been equal 10 her
burden, and she was my sister.
The years have gone by since then and
she has come out of her affliction the more
beautiful for what she has suffered. We
can look back calmly now upon those days
of trial, but they were bitter to us then,
and we could not see beyond. e. G.
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and the twelve-inch whistle is blown by
small engine. 1t gives four and
an eight-second blast every minute. AS
there is always some sort of craft passing
within short distance Of the island the
keepers have to keep a sharp lookout.
Steam is not kept in the boilers all the
time, but on the first sign of fog bell IS
rhng and kept ringing until the engines
are ready. The boilers are SO constructed
that steam can be raised in ten or twelve
minutes.
In It's natural condition East Brother
Island is as barren as Death Valley, but
the keepers have brought soil from the
mainland in bucketfuls, and have sue
ceeded in making quite a garden grow on
it's surface. Flowers of different kinds
bloom all the year around and enough
vegetables are raised to supply family.
East Brother light station has been in
charge of the present keeper, j. 0. Stein
mark, for the last three years. He has
but one assistant, James Anderson, an old
time MEMBER of the ife-saving service.
Together they do all the work of attend
ing to the light and keeping the grounds
and machinery in order. Mr.. Steinmark
has been in the lighthouse service for ten
years and has been at several stations on
the coast so that he is thoroughly familiar
with his business.
The postotfice address of the East
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Brother Island is San Quentin, into which
place the keepers go once or twice a week
for mail and supplies. On account of its
peculiar location East Brother is not al
ways easy to reach. When the tide runs
out very light breeze from the south will
be enough to turn the surface of the bay
into whitecaps through which it would be
impossible to pull small boat. To make
landing is nearly always a difficult mat
ter. In very bad weather it is impossible
to come or go, so that the keepers are fire.
quentIy prisoners for many days at time.
In the winter East Brother Island is a
most lonesome place, as visitors never
come there. But in the summer the sur
face Of the bay in the vicinity is covered
with yachts loaded with pleasure parties,
nearly all of whom stop off at the island.
Hundreds of fishermen also frequent the
locality.
There are very few casualties near Twin
Brothers, but an occasional fisherman
loses his oar and has to be picked up by
the Hghtkeepers.
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change, had come in there for many
months. There was nothing new to bring
in; no money for magazines, no triting
sums to be spent upon new decorations,
not even flower could grow in that dry
alkali. The shades were drawn to shut out
the white light. 1t was cooler inside and
soon felt that life was not so hard after all.
"How hot and dry it is out here, isn't it,
Gertrude?'' 1 said, taking light view of
the case for the moment and speaking with
much briskness.
"Yes, we haven't had rain since the 18th
day of May. Three months and seven
days. And you know it didn't rain last
year at all. We thought surely we should
not have failure two years in succession
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
Facts About Mouths.

The teeth of fish, like the teeth of most
ANIMALS, are not fastened to the bone, but
are held in sockets.
The treatise of John Hunter in It'll is
considered the foundation of the science of
dentistry in England.
Ovid, Martial and Horace all refer in
their poems to the use of artificial teeth as
common in their time.
The mouth of the leech is q powerful
sucker. which will sustain many times the
weight of the animal.
The tongue of the toad and frog is pre-
hensile. BY means OF it these animals
seize and hold their prey.
The mouth of the lobster is small, and
he must tear his food to pieces with his
claws before he can devour it.
The largest mouth, proportional to the
size of the animal, is that of the frog. His
head is practically all mo 18th.
Artificial teeth of porcelain were made
in France as early as 1776. A full upper
and lower set cost a little over $1,000.
The molar teeth are hard to pull, be-
cause their roots are bifurcated, and thus
have much better hold in the jaw.
The trouble with tongue-tied people is
that the mem brane connecting the tongue
with the lower jaw is too short.
The mouth of the heroine in q novel is.
in nine cases out of ten, special object OF
attention on the part OF the writer.
The tongue of most serpents is really
forked, though this member seems to be
of no particular use to the reptile.
Some moths have no mouths. The in
only few hours and does not take food.
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sun burned creatures. At last we came in
sight OF the house, which was indeed the
same one had seen from the car. Stand
ing in the doorway was the girl had
loved from the time she was tiny baby
the girl who had shared my little troubles
and the greater disappointments as grew
into womanhood; the one being in the
whole world-except my mother-whom
loved with all the strength l possessed.
She did not come forward to meet me,
and l could see the tears standing in her
brown eyes. Ny poor baby. She tried to
force back the sobs as took her in my
arms.
There were only three rooms in her little
home. They were neat and pretty, but
there was about them an air of stiffness or
sameness, although how that should i'm
press me at once could not tell. Later /
understood it-how nothing new, no
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

A BOUT five miles before we
N reached Sidney. our train swept
~ bv farmhouse standing at some
distance from the track, and as
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
lWIN BROTHERS Islands are two
basaltic formations that rise from
the water close to the dividing
line between San Francisco and

baSaltIc formations that rise from
the water close to the dividing
IL line between San Francisco and
San Pablo bays. One of the islands
is known as West Brother and the other as
East Brother. They are about 1000 yards
from the shore of Contra Costa County and
three and a half miles in northeasterly
direction from San Quentin Point. Their
location has always been considered::a dan
gerous one for the feet of vessels that nav
igate the bays and rivers at all seasons,
but the United States Government did not
erect a lighthouse there until 1874. 1t is
true that work was commenced year or
so sooner, but the isolated position of the
islands made work slow.
The lighthouse has been erected on the
island known as East Brother. although
West Brother projects farther into the bay
and appears to be the better position. The
reason for this is apparent in the fact that
East Brother has fat surface, while
West Brother is round hill on which it
would be difficult to build and inconveni-
ent to move about in stormy weather.
The immediate vicinity of the islands is
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

The average wealth throughout the
world, taking its population at 1.500, ,00O,-
COO, is about f65 per head, according to re-
cent calculations. Russia, in spite of her
natural resources, appears to be the poor
globe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

The oldest charitable institution in Liv-
erpool is the Bluecoat Hospital, founded
IN 170S for clothing and educating forty
boys and ten giEle
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

Judging by the insanity returns sixteen
cases in thousand are caused by love
affairs.
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GARRULOUS TYPEWRITER,

Continued from Fifteenth Paoe.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
Joll1 General Rnl,osnn.

TIE Philadelphia Record says: cal
though i6 years have bowed the frame
ard silvercl the hair Of General Robe
sen, the ox-socrctary Of the navy, it has
not dimncd the old mans intellect or
blunted his appreciation Of a joke The
general, wEo Nas in tie city recently on
legal business told many laughable
stories of tho memorable campaigns in
which lie bad taken part. Like all old
people who are fond Of rcminiscencing,
ne IS firmly Of the opinion that i'll his
day the women We're pretticr than now,
the Lcn drawer and brainier and tho
humorists more brilliant. Why said
he, do you remember how they used to
soak me in the comic papers? They laid
great stress upon the fact that / was not
a lit appointment icr secretary Of the
navy bCcause inCW nothing about ship
building. Oru cf the funniest pictures l
ovcr saw was ca this subject. The cap
ticn Of Cho picture was His First
Visit, and it represented me on the
deck cf awavship peeriEg down a hatch
way Underneath the picture was
limo which quoted me IS saying, "Why,
the id thing is hollow, amt it?''
At the remembrance Of it the general
laughed until his huge frame shook. "
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

a Newark young woman had young
man arrested for kissing her against
her Will, but as she testified in court
that the young man tried to kiss her
while he was smoking a cigar it was
quite evident that she was inexperi-
eneed, and the judge let the young man
go.-Boston Globe
Tho way that some ancestors made
money isn't considered as disgraceful
as the fact that other ancestors failed
to make any-Atchison Globe.
II now develops that a number of
the hatchets We're merely placed i'm a
receiving Detroit Tribune.
What this country needs is a resto-
ration of business confidence. There is
plenty of money and as soon as busi-
ness men are satisfied as to the future
there will be a greater amount of pros
perity in this country than we have
ever known Philadelphia Inquirer.
woman went into Neweomb's
lately to buy pair of shoes. on re-
moving her old ones she discovered
that there We're holes in her stockings.
she called for new pair, and putting
them on in the presence of the clerk
proceeded with trying on the shoes
Atchison Globe
Women are demonstrating very for
chilly these days their ability to keen
tavern. large proportion of The
smaller hotels and bigger boarding
houses of Florida are kept by New
England women and most Of them
make money toO.-BCston Globe.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
ENGLISH CHILDREN.
The Manner In Which They Are Allowed
to Cadge Tor Honey.

The Manner In Which They Are Allowed
to Cadge Tor Honey.
Every American man must remember
the shock Of surprise with which he first
encountered in in English novel the
notion Of q schcolboy, a gontleman's s
son, taking money as q gift from his
parents friends and guests. Nothing
could have been more foreign to the
American idea IN my time than that.
and l suppose it is still the same
Neither parents nor hoys could have
submitted to the thought without NOR
titication. But hero Tie feeling, or al
least The fact, isquite different. A hard
working man who lives up to the last
penny OF a meagor professional income
can give half sovereign tip to tho
schoolboy son Of a friend or acquaint.
anee Of his who has $40, coo a year, and
the boy will pocket it, and the father
viii, at tho most, lcolI the other way. |
used 70 think that this had its explana-
ton IN the fact that parents and chill
dren were rot united by so close a bond
here as in America, and that the father
cared less than any American father
would carc for the dignity and self re-
spect Of his son. On the other hand.
however, it is certain that the English
father holds himself responsible for his
son and spends money solicitously in
trying 70 start him in life long past the
stage when an American youth would
be expected 70 go out and shift for him
self. And, indeed, the older one gets the
palmer it is TO be seen that any and ev-
cry attempt to dogmatize about the diff
ference between the two peoples Of the
two countries must be subject to all sorts
Of reservations and contradicting mOdi-
tications. But it is true that the English
child is allowed 20 cadge for money IN
a way which is unknown to tho Ameri-
can child cf the salno social grade, and
that this is hy no means confined to
relatively rcor people. This fact has al.
ways seemed to me to rob the English
child Of q great deal Of the interest
which with us attaches to childhood
Not / alone find him less interesting, it
is a universal Judgment upon him. -
harold frederic ia New York Times.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
SIBERIAN PRISONERS.

The prisoners an criminals. were
almost 70 a man Of the commonest or
der Of Russians They were going ID
their future home, which provided they
did not suffer too much from home
sickness, would be to them a better.
possibly than the one they had left.
For the first time in their lives, prob
ably, they knew what it was to taste
good food; they were going where, pro-
vided they cOmpOrted themselves ac-
cording to the laws and regulations
laid down for their control they had
every opportunity Of becoming respect
able members OF the Siberian commu-
nifty Those who would, might have
work; and so far from any disgrace at
taching to the exile. their condition
was rather a recommendation than
otherwise to the society into which
they We're to be thrown.
Krasnoiarsk and Irkutsk are convict
settlements; both cities are wealthy
and beautiful Fully 75 per cent of
the population of the former consists
OF eXiles, political or criminal In
Krasnoiarsk itself / was the guest OF
an Englishman who kept quite a re-
tinue of servants, every one of whom
was convict or a descendant of con-
yicts. The coachman was a murderer
all the men servants had been con-
vieted of crimes which, in a more civil
lied country would have entailed penal
servitude for life, decapitation or hang
ing. Yet, here they were. following
honest employment, drawing a monthly
wage, eating we'll sleeping well, and
free TO so whittier they would in the
zone prescribed TO them.
What do they lose, then. by becom-
ing eXiles? What they lose is simply
all rights enjoyed by the Russian citi-
zen Their existence SO far as their
country is concerned. is absolutely
erased. They are not entitled to pro
lection from police, nor have they any
appeal to judicial authority; they are
dependent solely on the honesty and
good will of those who employ them:
but since those who employ them are
IN many cases convicts themselves it is
difficult to perceive where any hard
ship comes in.
In the main prison Of lrkutsk. where
the worst criminals are kept. there is
little to be seen that is different to the
prison system of England, unless it be
that the prisoners enjoy more liberty
and communion amongst themselves.
Their services are utilized in various
ways-in the making of boots. mats.
rugs, or upon more important work
They are taught cleanliness, some
thing, perhaps, they did not lmowwhen
they We're free men; their Christianity
and education are developed. so that
when they are pardoned as probably
most Of them hope to be. they may re-
turn to their European or Asiatlc
homes considerably better in mind and
body than when they left them. How
many return? The percentage is small:
most prefer 20 remain in Siberia-that
bleak land of ice and snow as Western
people believe it TO be, but land over
lowing with the riches of nature as tho
Sioerians themselves know it to be-
Pail Mall Gazette.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21

in New York to see the Yale-Prineeton
football game.
Caleb Freeman, of Middletown. was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Lidie Aspril has returned from
a visit to Miss Vail, at Delaware City.
Morgan T. Gum of Frankford. sus-
sex county, registered at the Hotel
Jennings yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Clarkson Jennings viii return
from New York this evening
Ambrose Stenenberg and Miss Mar
garet Shier VIII be married Thanks
giving morning at st. Peters Pro-Ca-
thcdral.
Miss Clara DEMO is the guest Of Miss
Johnson in Elkton.
Mrs. George Stidham went to Clayton
this afternoon for two weeks stay.
T. Allie Smith has returned from a
visit to Elkton and Chesapeake City
Miss Macon, Paul Hates and Clayton
Harrison of this city, attended a dance
in Chester on Thursday night.
Miss Annie G. Miller spent yesterday
with friends in Philadelphia.
John r. Dougherty and Myron
Frisby will hunt for game next week
at Dutch Point, Md.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
SECRET MEETING HELD.

The Democratic inspectors who were
charged with issuing false election re-
turns held a secret meeting in the
Bayard Legion Club room last even
ing. The purpose Of the meeting was
to employ counsel in the coming trial,
which will come up next week in the
upper court. Andrew c. Gray will de-
fend Henry r. Graham and Josiah
Marvel has been retained as counsel
for the rest of the men. Mr.. Marvel
said this morning that they would
fight the proceedings to the bitter end
as the men can be proved innocent
OF the charge
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
KENNARD&C C(
S2i-62S Market Street.
Close Selling
in Domestic

Our ambition profits you.
Every move we make is
the line Of betterment.
We are leaders for The fir
nesses-that brings us fame
We are leaders for the Coz
modities-and that is st
more creditabIe.
There is nothing receiv
more careful attention fro
US than those everyday usat
Domestics where satisfactiI
hangs in the balance of
penny's weight.
In buying we pay all II.
is necessary TO insure our q
ling the best. la selling !
ask as little as possible
make sure we are among I
lowest.
Ready-mads Pillow Cas-
good muslin, good workm;
ship, 10 and I2 "a cents; He
stitched. 10 and I8 cents
Bolster Cases, % and
cents.
Hemstitched. 33 and !:
cents.
Sheets, eoxoo, so cents.
Sheets, hemstitched, oox
90 cents.
Sheets, SIxoo, As cents.
Hemstitched, IS cents. |,
Sheets, 63x9o, 3S cents.
Hemstitched, SO cents. /;
Wool Wadding in she
for quilting
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
BROTHER FISHER PuLsATEs.

1t is evident that the news OF Nc
Kinley's election has at last reached
Milford. In double-leaded leader on
the result, the Milford Herald says. edi-
torially:
The light of the morning of the 4th
Of November had scarcely dawned be-
fore the confidence of the public had
spread a brighter light from Maine TO
Texas, and from Florida to the states
Of the Pacific coast. JOY and gladness
flashed along the electric wires as thev
announced the good tidings from town
to town, from city to city, and from
state TO state, until the hearts of all
American patriots, pulsating with the
emotion OF gratitude, at last broke
forth unequiyocally with the glorious
doxology Praise God from whom all
blessings flow"
Brother Fisher expects a cabinet po-
sition or is completely upset
at a ratio of 272 to 175 else he would
never draw so lavishly upon his vo-
cabulary We trust that he will get
over it. Mckinley, in his widest mo-
ment Of exultation, never dreamed that
his election would have such dis
tressing effect upon the tone of the
public press Of Milford.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
HUEY- Y-BARNEs

Miss Ella d. Barnes and A. +. Huey
We're married on Wednesday at the
residence Of the brides mother. al
Millington, Md. Rev. Albert Ware. of
Queen Anne county, Md, officiated.
Miss Emma F. Aydon. of Wilmington.
was maid OF honor. The bride was
given away by her brother. Robert II.
Barnes, Of Queen Anne. Mrs. George
B. Moore, of Wilmington, played the
wedding march from Lohengrin.
After the ceremony a wedding break
iast was served TO the relatives of bride
and groom and the bridal party.
Among those present were. Mrs. j. w.
Aydon, Miss Aydon, Mrs. George b.
Moore, of Wilmington; Harry Bolten.
Mlddletown, Miss Powell, Miss "
Powell, Mrs. William Barnes. Miss
Emma Barnes. Miss Martha Barnes.
Miss Mary Barnes and John Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Huey received a mum.
Der of handsome gifts. They are on an
extended wedding trip in the South.
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
APPRAIsING THE EFFEcTs.

An appraisement of the property Of
John r. Mclaughlin, dealer in agri-
cultural implements 1T Front and Ship
ley streets is now being made by
Sheriff Finn. The judgment creditors
are as follows Mccormick Harvesting
Machine Company, S1,lS3; Beckford
and Huffman, S1,221; Listers Agri-
cultural Chemical Works, $i31; Ar
thur c. Webb. S312
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
No CoURT To-DAY-

owing to the absence Of Judge Bail.
who is attending the Yale-Princeton
game, in New York, to-day, no session
Of Municipal Court was held. These
cases would have come before his
honor this morning: Sarah Ward, col
ored, larceny of 81; Walter Crump,,
and William r. Allen, drunk; John
Denney, trespass on the property Of
the W. & ~ railroad
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
BOHEMIA.

a rather live in Bohemia
han in any other land JOHN Boyle O'Rein,
Where heth the land Bohemia?
is it enchanted grouud2
Unto the place no guide or trace
Was e'er by searching found.
Yet many wander through il
In blindness or in scorn,
And some there dwell who love it well;
They are Bohemians born.
Here lieth the land Bohemiai
Strange light upon it beams,
This border land, whose outer strand
Melts in tho sea of dreams
Behind US roars the real,
The world Of strife and din;
Our kindlier fate is here TO wait
Until our ships come in.
O'ershadowing Bohemia.
Fame, lilSo mountain grand,
Piercing the skies uplifts our eyes
From this, the lotos land
The summit CLEANS in splendor
And beckons spirits bolG-
Fain would We 30. yet. ali VIC know
The heights OF fine arc cold.
Here, resting in Bohemia,
Beside the waters still,
In meadows green, where Hippocrene
Winds as littlo rill,
We deem in pleasant places
Are cast oUr lines and lives,
Where grace end heart ars more than art
And chivalry survives.
Henry Tylrell in New York Sun
Evening journal., 1896-11-21
JOuN & KrNT DrAn

John S. Kent, a brother Of B. Lundy
Kent of the firm of Kent e Weeks.
died at his home near West Chester,
yesterday. He formerly lived at
Hockessin. He was one Of the princi-
pal creditors of the firm, which is in
financial difficulties.