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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

A PARTIAL CONFESSION.
Ben Frnnkiia Tells His Story OF che
EeIrn Nafs. EobhrrS.

hstfna ~atc
Zen Franklin, alias Scott. who was ar
rested IS the police In North Seattle day
before yesterday On information that ne
was wanted In Helena for robe!ng a safe
OF $50. full report OF which appeared in
yesterdays Post~Intclilgencer, has made
a partial confession TO Chief Reed.
Franklin admits hts identity and states
that the night the hotel was robbed he had
ar alteration with a 'tin-horn' sport
IN the hotel Office. The sport, whose name
was not given hit Franklin on the nose,
which caused IL TO bleed copiousiy all over
his clothing. Franklin went up 10 his
room TO change his bloody garments. leav-
ing the safe open and the gambler In pos
session. When he returned. he found that
the money was missing. He gives as his
reason for taking French leave and as
Stunning another name the fact that sus-
picioB would naturally point toward him
as the thief and hoping TO escape the
odium Of an arrest. he fed. He stated also
that this Is the first time he has ever been
under arrest. 10 which Chief Reed replied
that there must be a first time 10 every
thing. The story Is regarded at headquar-
tiers as "fishy."
Three kilograms were received By Chief
Reed from Chief W H. Mccain, OF Hell
ena. regarding Frankiin's case. The first
stated that Franklin was wanted for the
robbery and TO hold him. The next tele-
gram asked IL Franklin would return 10
Montana without a redgisition. and uhe
third stated that Chief Mccain would
leave Helena for Seattle Tuesday morning.
when Franklin was asked II he would go
hack 70 Helena without a reqnisition. he
asked what advantage there would be in
a requisit.on for him. When told that IT
would only delay matters. he said that he
would go hack without any other Formally
than that OF accompanying an officer. He
appears anxious 10 have the robbery sifted
10 the bottom. stoutiy protesting his own
innocence and charging the robbery OF the
safe TO the '-tin-hoTn."
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PERSONAL

Sheriff A. L Mills. Of Pierce county. is
= guest % the stevens.
Capt H. Il Morrison. az the tug Msr.c,
" a guest 81 the Northern.
Customs Inspector CHrort Davis Of
Port Townsend IS as the Northern.
Capt James Carroll. % the Pacific Cost
Steamship Company. Is af tho Butler.
Charles Z Altman n niining broker Of
Kos staud. = registered az tee Northern.
NJ Earles. q the Seattle LogEing Com
pany, Port Crescent - registered az the
Northern.
IL Ellis. an Olympia lngger. - a guesy
81 the Northern. Mr. r.llIs - accompG-
nled by h1s wife.
Prank Wright. the Posrt Roberts can
nersm2a, Has among the arrivals a. the
Stevens yesterday.
Stste Senator John McRcavv. 81 Mason
county. was in seattle Friday ard left
Yesterday fur Olympia.
William II Hanson. ~ tbs Tacoma NIL
Company. arrived ia the CT, lass even-
ing. NJ HauRet5 came e. nltEE4 nc con-
catepaflon ~ tire Hoo-Hoo.
-. : wa1ielsh. e san Francisco rlioinx
fsan. 01to heavy Interests IN fssa s.
ia thz cttH CA Toute uhrgh. Mr.. V as ~.h
IS steppiLE AZ she Stevens.
II . Nerve. whC stuos the failure o.
che Msrc s4ntk N8Ucai 2ahk Nss bfel
ass-Stiae Eeos4vtr t-aartes al Baker ia
she .sQHetatson. has v-scaet hss posi- loa
ans Wa sa-ea Aeave t1T J4p.~a. 50 repre-
ser fHc tiEtr1tas tra4sHE Company. -
thzs ctty- M takr ass appointed 10
Sapa "a l.3 80 su>cetd Az Aekervs.
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Another Yukon Strike.

Everything in the way of information
from the Yukon river Is being eagerly
sought for. The reports of another great
strike. which takes in nearly the entire dis
trict, have just reached Seattle. While the
details are lacking, the rumor is TO the
effect that the miners are striking because
they have been unable TO secure suf-
ficient supply of the celebrated Rainier
Beer. This beer is recognized in all parts
of the Northwest as being the best bever-
age of the kind that can be purchased. 1t
is a local product which has gained wide
spread reputation for excellence and
purity.
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SAkuRA MARU DUE.
y. y. h. Steamship Thought to Have
Had n Rough Passage.

Steamship Sakura Maru. Capt Brady of
the Nippon YuSen Kaisha, will probably
arrive here from the Orient today or to-
morrow. Pilot David Gilmore left two
days ago for the straits. where ne will meet
the vessel and pilot her in 1t is probable
that the Sakura Maru has had a rough trip
as the Northern Pacific liner Braemar.
which arrived on the Sound yesterday
from the Orient reported bad weather.
The cargo of the Sakura Maru for this
port is reported by Great Northern Of
flcials 10 be about 800 tons. Stevedore W.
NJ Davis arrived from the East last We'd
nesday. and Is getting tackle ready for
unloading the Sakura.
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STEAMBOAT RATES.
New Association Committee Consid-
erinC Proposed s.~yance

G. F. Thorndyke agent OF the Yesler
wharf went 70 Tacoma yesterday 20 con-
fer with G. :. Barlow. Of the Tacoma and
Port Orchard route. and Fred II. Marvin.
OF the Wiley Navigation Company. as TO
changes 70 be made In the present freight
and passenger tariff or steamers between
Seattle and Tacoma
These three constitute the committee ap-
pointed last Tuesday ny the Puget Sound
Steamboat Association. and their repor.
VIII be acted upon at the next meeting 20
b. held March =. II there IS no disagree
ment Oh rates the new tariff will 20 into
effect April T. II = understood that the
committee VIII recommend an advance OF
80 per cent. over the existing rate.
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tmatilIa's Passenger List.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 27.-The FOL
lovirS passengers LETT ca the steamer
Unaatil}&;
Yer vfctorla-E Harrlsocl. p TAndie-.
=. SNYDER. Lille White. MIS- Sea9Van,
" Donald and wife. Mrs Assleste
ard Two cfNfren. Miss Morrison, II.
Xcss. James I.ockhRrd. r Euie-
Fer Seattls-{seorge kltilEEer- X LEWIS,
A. Grant. A r. Grant. ~. Hosteller sad
viz 81 Beekguau. J. Estertl1y. a. Mtiier.
j Molten ~ TnnEln. a johnson. l.
Ar.er Mrs. S~sft. A. Homer and wife.
n George, J. King. y. Armstrong, g.
Eeyuol8s. Water ogden and vile. 81
Wes4.-5uT. II Rlre~o. Mrs SiooUer. II.
See & and wife \. Luckey.
For Port Top asen6-Afrs, Carlson. - ~
Heron. Mrs. Brown. AIRS. Ere2cn. Mrs
Levy John Grave.
snn Mrz AsnA
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PHYSICIANS FIND


4 letter carrier said his wife liked coffee
So wei Gnd seemed % really need il ~
breakfast. Il Vas TOO bad for the doctor
20 order her 20 discontinue Il. He told her
that her bad complexion. dyspepsia. aeEv-
BUSINESS ard occasional palpitation OF me
heart al came from one cause and that
was coffee drinking.
The good man went On further 20 say:
Ny child, il you we're as strong as your
husband and had the miles OF outdoor
waking 10 do that re has daily. you could
drink one cup o. coffee. or perhaps TWO.
at breakfast AID dinner without any very
bad effects. 5ut ire same poisonous aka
ioids exist in coffee as are found IN tobae-
CO. whisky. stryehnine and morphine
There - not SO great a proportion cf them
IL coffee as in the other drugs. bat sum
Gent amount exists 70 seriously in1ure
anyone whose constitution IS a htJle below
par.
'All OF these drugs can be used for
tine by perfectly healthy people. but II
their use IS persisted IN long enough, the
human body finally gives evidence Of the
effect Of the steady poison. and many peo-
pie VINO DO not Know this fact die because
or their unnatural habits
IF You could Use a hot drink in the
morning made from the noarishing grains
that nature has provided for the use OF
man. 1t would satisfy your appetite and
fatten your body
A wholesome delicious hot drink of the
kind that old doctor referred 10 IS found
in Postum Cereal Food Coffee. made
from grains by the Postum Cereal Co.
UAm.), of Battle Creek, Mica: 4; brews the
rich color Of Java or Mocha has a grand
fragrance and the pungent taste demanded
by all coffee drinkers. No poisonous aka
loids are found here. Man Is only safe
when he sticks 10 natures food furnished
by the Creator. prepared ii a number Of
different ways, 10 be sure Ruddy health
and red blood viii follow the discontinue
ance OF unnatural drinks and the substitu-
ton therefor of the Cereal food drink. Its
use VIII tell the facts more plainly in the
body than words can be made to express
Grocers furnish il and experience teaches
that IL goes about three times as far as
coffee.
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q. n. SALISBURY. Observer.
Tide. Mt seattle Harbor Today.
tgh Tide. Low Tide
MARINE NEWS

PORT GAMBLE. March z7.-Arrived-
British ship GleGericht, Capt Davies. 10
laaG for Japan.
HoOV-IAM March 26-Arrived-Schr
Jennie Thestn. san Francisco, Tor He
GUAM
SAN FRANCISCO. March Z---Arrived
sfarcl, Is str Coagille River, from CO.
ougls river. Cleared March =. str state
OF California. Tor Astoria.
NEW YORK March 31.-Arrtved-New
York Southampton.
GLASGOW. March 27.-Arrived-Prus-
sian. Boston.
LIVERPOOL. March 27.-Roman. Bos-
ton,
QUEENSTOWN. March 2j.-Canada.
from Boston FOR Liverpool.
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Slmison Bros. 70I Second avenue, have
a we,l-carued reputation for showing the
new. corret styles In footwear early each
season. TINS firm is now showing the new
spring shoes. and the styles are such that
they viii command the attention Of shoe
buyers. In both mems and wcmen's shoes
there are a number OF new styles which
are extremely neat and attractive. The
very reasonable prices quoted by Simlson
Bros. together with the qualities and new
styles OF their shoes. makes this a very
popular store.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

Tho German bark John Wesley. now
loading genera merchandise IN San Fran
cisco for TIE Marshall Islands. IS said 70
he the ssuS!les. crsst Of that rig IN the
world. Hex tonnage = Only IS. but she
manages 70 tol3 IN three masts as vel! as
a vessel many times Ser SEC. The bark
was originally = missionary vessel n the
South sess but WIS sold 10 Norwegians
trading about me islands. and afterward
camc into the hands 81 the Jaluit Trading
Company, which put her under tho Ger
nan NaF
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
SUBSIDY MAY BE ASKED FROM THE
GOVERNMENT.

An Application Has Already Been
Presented 10 the Government, and
Bill Is Probably Now Before the
Imperial Diet-The Company Has
Had to Hurry Its transportation
with the Best ships IL Could Sc
eure-DamaGes To Cargoes Have
Been Promptly Paid.
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4 Rare Offer.

Owing to the breaking of skylght
over our warerooms during the storm OF
Thursday, the cases of several of our
pianos and organs were somewhat marred
These instruments will be offered during
the next few days at a very low price
Avail yourself Of this offer II you are
looking for a piano or organ. sherman
Clay & Co. 715 Second avenue.
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tine. ard wiH arrange for g municipal
plant IN connection with Ers addition OF
q gravity supply for our water system
A. a resent charter election our people
E1opseG an article authorizing the con-
xfractfon Or purchase ard operation or
street railways 5y ne municipality, after
a submission Of each proposition 10 a vote
% the people. Municipal ownership OF
pubic utilities IL the coming reform BY
tne application ~ business principles IN
municipal management. through civil
service, municipal ownership viii be not
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28
LOOKING FOX 4 BOAT.
STEAMER WANTED To TAKE THE
PLACE or WRECKED WILLAPA.

The Alaska Steamship Company VIII
Receive $4,000 Insurance->cv-
eral Vessels Considered EifEfhae
for the Route - Puget SOUND
Steamboat Association Nay haise
Tariff Between seattle and Taco
ma so Per Crnts->akura warn
Due From yapan-aI-ki and City
of Topeka Expected From Alaska.
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yesterday by the steamer city of Kings

yesterday by the steamer City OF Kings
ton.
Steam schooner Lakme sailed from San
Francisco last Friday for Seattle.
Ship Columbia has been chartered by r.
y. Chandler 10 load coal at Departure bay
for San Francisco.
Capt ]. A. Samm. T. 5. r. c. s, has
been detached from the cutter Grant and
placed on waiting orders.
The tender Eta Rohlffs. belonging to
the Alaska Packers Association, is fit
ting out for a trip TO Alaska.
Signals were set out yesterday above
the local weather bureau office announc-
ing a severe storm from the southwest
A telegram from Portland told If severe
gales yesterday and last night over the
straits and Sound with a prediction of
Ii decrease on Sunday. The storm was
not felt here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

An open meeting OF Miller post No. 81.
q. \. r. viii be held az the post room on
Tuesday cveulug March 80. az o'clock.
Veterans are asked 20 attend and bring
their wives and children. A musical and
literary entertainment will be given.
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CasmopoIis MUine News.

C0sMOPOrIs. March g5.-The schooner
Anne Gee. Cant. Peterson, from san
F'rar~szro. X loading lumber A. the Gray's
IF9raar Commercial Company's NIL whaTt
sna VII take sway cargo o. so0ut
80 e4 se-t
Tee Surof. Capt pcttraoss. from san
T--zgf-t 500 a due here today.
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HIS OPINION VALUED.
EAsTEEs PRESS soLrrTTs MAYOR
WOOD FOR CONTRIBUTION.

New York vserId Telegrsphs for HE
Ideas on the Arbitration Treaty
An Article on ssThe Ideal Mayor
app~ur. fn Several Eastern pa
p~rs over the Signature Of Seat
ties Head ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
the Municipal Ownership Of Light
snd Water Plants Widely fns-
Iished-
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SUCCESS = ths yswar3 az mest;" rot %
assumption. Popular sppTeciatlou IS Ma
tegs In he saaE -un. Fag afty years people
have been ps3rg Ayers SarsAparil.A. aoa
todsv Il is sae el5o3- puFiaer most So favor
w!th the pahltc Ayers Sarsap&rillA cares
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only practicable, bat Will give better ser
vice. tighter charges and purer politics"
These interviews appeared later in two
or three daily papers OF the East and
have probably established the fact In
many minds that such a place as Seattle
-
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Rev. II. W. GllchrfSi WiIi give the fourth
actress on the 'Pyodlgal SON today a;
4 o'clock az the Y. NJ. &. \ Retreat a.
SIS r. f Green's gymnasium Bible
study club viii meet az o'clock
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

PtTTI-AnEl .FHlA March ~ 49, TIE
Surety Ruihllus ard Loan Association as
ssxued tsaay Ter tsc heneHt ~ lie cre8-
Erc~s The disabilities are ahoat ss6 - ard
are aesecs arr a. least So &c short * thas
amount.
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Bear It IN Mind

DO not tail 90 ask your dealer for a Foot-
Eats. the leadles HAvana-alled nickel
cigar Jos. Rosenberg 10 Yesler way.
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IL g. universally Aeknew i~aEet thst The
ygarsresso ard Acme scent rtEaEs are tas
oess ia tas market. Nj LEVY. & 60.
see AEeatS
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WATER FRONT NOTES

Steamer CSrey@aourA vii run . Tacozaa
ta-iay in place q the Flyer
Sea- rsShIp 8raemsrs naound n for IA.
coma. from China and Japan, was passed
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Twenty-four hours saved by taking the
Northern Pacific from Seattle TO Rossland
and all koofenai points.
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E.exans snces fer Feas ssw. ssavsa
bUl83l8k,
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TACOMA. March Z--The Northern Pa
cihc steamer Braemar arrived tonight,
bringing Oriental adyices 20 March 9.
Yokohama papers state that the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha. or Japan Mali Steamship
Company, in opening lines TO London and
S sattIe. mas Teen prepared 10 sustain more
or less loss. but the losses have been
heavier than expected.
Two OF the chief stockholders. on hear
ing the company had been losing 10000
yen on each voyage. recently interviewed
Dir. Kondo, president Of the company. TO
learn the actual state OF affairs. They
then demanded that an extraordinary
meeting OF the shareholders be called 70
decide whether IL Is advisable TO con-
tinue the lines or abolish them altogether.
because, although they might be consid-
cred a sort OF national enterprise they
do not think Il right for the company 10
continue running steamers abroad at
heavy loss.
President KoFlio replied that an appli-
cation had been sent to the government
asking that the deficit be made up, and al
though IL has not been taken up by the
cabinet II will be laid before the diet dur
ing the present session The stockholders
accordingly agreed to wait G little before
converting an extraordinary meeting.
Some OF the high government officials
favor granting r. annual subsidy OF yen
:. go 10 the Nippon Yusea Kaisha. and
a bill TO that effect will soon be intro
duced.
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Boy a Cleveland ar4 make sure you
r3ss ;ee BEST
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No-se}ess. ughtesf running. fastest sea-
sHg machines are Whes3er d wilson's TN
provost gsepfer<. Is Colum5sA.
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Guard Year SsEhE- Cor saltattou free
Mss = ~ilEins Ri. Graduate opticsan.
- seoo-G ave t3o2. Mayer Bros. store
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Faria- Coast Steamship Company orsce.
s. FIRST.
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There Is but one genuine original Postum
Cereal Coffee. with a multitude of imita-
tons offered as Just as good
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As stated by Herbert L. Bruce the Post
Intelligence special CORES pendent. in q
letter written from Japan. the general Of
fcers Of the Nippon Yusen kaisha spoke
freely 70 him aboue the losses sustained
on the first voyages OF their steamers TO
Seattle Both General Manager Iwanaga
and President Kondo disc used the Situa-
tion frankly. They ascribed the losses TO
the fact that the company. through stress
OF circumstances. had been compelled to
pat on steamers unsuitable for such voy-
ages. and TO trans-ship freight at Yokoha-
ma which should have gone straight
through TO China AS Mr. Iwanaga ex-
pressed il; Please say to our American
friends that we are just now somewhat
In the predicamant OF a man who has in
yited large number of guests and finds
at the last moment that his kitchen Is TOO
small. Our American cargoes have been
larger than We expected, and we have lost
on them because we couldn't handle them.
This time next year. when We get our
new steamers OF, matters will be different.
II - probable that the figures IN the fore
going dispatch should read 1890 yen in
stead OF leo 900. The loss on the -four cargo
OF the Yamaguchi Maru amounted 10 lo009
yen.
These losses were cheerfuIly and prompt
~ paid by the company. and in every in
stance shippers have been given to under
stand that IL their wares were damaged
the damage would be made good. These
compensation claims have fallen heavily
on the new line. and IL Is 10 them rather
than to the ordinary course of traffic or
lack of freight or lowness of rates that
the loss OF the company was ascribed by
President kondo and Mr.. Iwanaga. AS
Mr.. Bruce stated in his account Of the
semi-annual meeting OF the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha stockholders last November. Pres
ident kondo then announced his intention
Of appealing IL necessary TO the govern
ment, or. as he put II. Ito the patriotism
OF the Japanese people" The influence OF
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha people with the
government Is so powerful as 10 make IL
almost certain that such an appeal would
not be in vain.
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pow F.ae. ~c.sselAna' sron eAoscs-
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The question ~ municipal ownership %
nrhtfng and water Hysfcerts IS another
subject or wh3ch Mavor Wood has been
Afforded sa opportunity cf put.fc express
sfea Ia the magazine C3ty Govern
f,stnt. 81 = rrrcut ISSUE. he was quoted
on this subject. - wrro the mayors Of
louisville. Ky; Providence r l.. AID
birmingham. y. \ lie wrote.
II an heartily 81 favor ~ ne ruuuicl-
raa ownership ard management % Arht-
Is .@arfs tn All cttars where slnsartsl
ans aft-T conditions Justify the uuaer-
taking gsnr city huS ba8 several sears
a. NEST sasfsfactHgy experience vstth q
loHn 30ai water slant We have neen
fnVost eating 80 lIsht question Tor a lang
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A Frenchnlan
Comes Forward
Who Would Benefit
His Country.

of the person described therein would only
be known to the chief of the bureau and to
one or two confidential clerks In other
words. it would be strictly professional Sc
cret. In one sense. too, these passports would
only be of scientific interest, for it is not
suggested that they should be brought into
use in the case of persons about to marry.
Without The aid of these telltale documents,
however. it is difficult to see how persons ap-
plying for etvorce or for pecuniary dam
ages in the case of sickly children could al
ways substanttate their claims.
Dr.. Toulouse, so far as l can learn does
not suggest that they should be used for
such purposes. but some of his critics do not
refrain from limiting that the passports may
be used in this way. They also point cut
that In times of general elections these docu-
ments, showing the mental and physical
status of all persons, might prove of great
service, at least in the hands of an unscru-
pulous government.
But this is not the only objection which has
been made to DR.. Toulouse's proposed law
theoretically, says DR.. Maurice de Fleury,
his idea is just, but in practice it would al
most certainly give rise TO Quarrels and in
terninable and singularly painful law suits.
Dr. Toulouse knows as we'll as l DO that
neuTopath.c heredity is rarely one-sided and
that mysterious attraction impels the Of
Tending parties to seek each others society.
to live together, to get married and to- give
life to children. who will partake Of their
double blemish, and who will, so to speak. be
doubly degenerate, as though mplacable ma
ture were fastening to make an end of such
an effete race.