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about me, but ! do care and cannot en-
dure that you should turn against me,
and be content to see ME Creshaws
wife or any other mans" And she
drove the minister across the room in
her wrath-he had never seen her so
beautiful-till he stood with his back to
the door. and she before him as a lion
ess robbed of her cubs.
1T has been my mistake, for | under
stand not women" he said with proud
humility. Il beg your pardon, and am
more than ever your servant
She looked at him stormily for ten sec
onds; then she turned away. IF that is
all you have to say, you need not come
again to this house"
You will excuse me sending verbal
message by the doctor, for, as you see,
l am past writing, and the time
is short. l wanted to speak with you,
Mrs. Arkwright, once before =.
died" And Egerton thought Of the day
she had stood by her husbands death
bed as now she stood by his, only that
the nurse had left the room and there
was no third person to be an enbarrass-
ment.
''Do not suppose I forget your words
to me the last time we met in private"
he continued, as she did not speak nor
look at him, beyond one swift glance as
she came into the room; 'and believe
me. / would not have forced myself on
you nor would / have asked this favor,
had it not been that | have some
thing of which / must deliver my SOUL"
''You are not dying; you were a strong
man, and a few days illness couldn't
be fatal" she burst out, and it
seemed as if Mrs. Arkwright for once
was going to lose control and fall a
weeping. Then she mastered herself,
and said almost coldly, Had | known
you were so i'll / would have called to
inquire; but nothing was said of pneu-
monia, only bad cold"
"You forgive me, then, that ill-judged
interference, Mrs. Arkwright, and any
thing else in which l have offended you
or failed in i. my brothers part?'
ado not speak like that to me unless
you wish to take revenge; it is l who
ask your pardon for my evil temper and
insolence that day, and other times; but
have understood"
LOU uIu not, lHeIl, udlt IuS, as sup
posed| and his voice was strained with
aagerness.
"When you were prepared to approve
my engagement to Mr.. Crashaw? Yes,
did, and / could have struck you as
you bore witness. to his chara cter-whom
you detested. Conscientious and unset
fish on your part, very. And yet
at the same time / :. did not hate
Won. T cnu1d have Won arc n dnIl
man, Mr.. Egerton, and I am not a saint.
Is it milk you drink?" And when she
raise his head, her hands fingered as
they had not done before on her hus
bands.
"Are you really dying?" She sat down
and looked at him, her head between her
hands. "You and l are, at least, able
to face the situation"
Eyes, without doubt; but | am not a
martyr to overwork, or anything else;
do not LET any one speak of me in that
fashion; l simply caught a cold and did
not take care; it's quite commonplace"
When he smiled his face was at its best,
the dark blue eyes having a roguish look
as Of boy.
Mrs. Arkwright leaned back on her
chair and bit her lower lip.
''This is goodby. then, and our friend
ship-six years long, isn't it?-is over.
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cool upper air and IN the exercise Of bis
cwn skill.
To descend now 20 q humber bat very
wonderful performance Guiis may often
b. seen following IN the wake OF q steamer
without a motion Of their wings. though
the wind IS blowing stvoag in their faces
Trey are taking advantage OF an up-csir-
rent As the steamer advances the air
al the stern rushes down To prevent
vacuum being left and this down-drsft
REBOUNDS OF the surface of the sea and .
strong up-draft IS formed The gull
puts himself In this up-draft, which
lifts him ike a feather weight. and then
he giIdes downward ard onward AT great
pace Meanwhile, the point az which the
up-drafs IS formed advances. He soon
finds himself in j: again Is raised 10 his
former elevation. and the process is re-
peafed But often a gull viii hover over
the stern, in reality steadily advancing
With the steamer. Here, too, there must
be an up-current the wind blowing at
slight angle 10 the steamer being detected
upward when II strikes her side. This
buoys the gun up. In rising he loses way.
when advancing be deseends- But he does
rot descend or rise rapidly, as IN the case
last described. Like a consummate artist,
the gull conceaIs the art which ne employs
For the solution and other flight problems
more observations are needed The inter-
est Of the subject viii amply repay anyone
who Will devote time and energy 20 the
study of TT w. Eeadlsy, ". A., IN
Knowledge London.
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THE SECRETS Of Venus ARE BEING
GRADUALLY FORGED FROM HER.
The Great AstrOnOmiSt, Camille Flammari0n
Makes Interesting Observations
Regarding the Planet.

surface. And. conversely, the farther the
planet recsdes, its disc becomes more
rounded. but at the same time much
smaller. Now herein lies the Observers
trouble. We never see Venus fully IL
Illuminated, except under the worst condi-
tons for then 1t is on the side OF the
sun further from the earth, and II Is re-
duced 10 its smallest dimensions. being
then. moreover practically inobservable
on account OF its proximity to the sun
and of its great distance from the earth.
Another circumstance which interferes
no less with successful operation Is that
the planet is surrounded by an immense at
mosphere, about twice as dense as. and far
more elevated than, ours. so that even IL
we were able 70 see the planet when In on-
position TO and fully illuminated by the
sun. we could distinguish scarcely any,
thing on its surface. though the skies over
Venus were ever so clear.
But owing to the position OF the planet,
We can never observe its full face; besides,
there is nothing To show that its atmos-
phere is free from clouds. On the con-
trary, spectral analysis has shown water
yapor TO be present in IL: indeed. its close
proximity TO the sun cannot but be favor
able TO great evaporation. Besides, this
planet, when examined through the tele-
scope, always displays q dazzling bright
ness in perfect accord with the presence
OF "A layer OF clouds perpetually present in
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BABY's HAND.

Sometimes with heavy heart / 90
About my household tasks, and slow
Tears hurt my eyes. An. then I creep
Where baby. darling. lies asleep;
The white sweet blossoms of her hand
/ kiss as there in tears | stand
Tell me the secret of that power
That sends me singing for an hour.
The laying Of the hands, see
The meaning OF that mystery.
sing the baby's hand: and yet
/ surely never would forget
The baays mouth the babys smile
/ know d sooner miss mile
OF flower white meadows in the sun
With lace of grasses oyerspun,
For daisies blossom every year,
Next spring her smiles may not be here.
sing the baby's hand. But stay!
For know you not that on the way
pass the baby's silken hair,
Ruffled by breezes here and there?
To me 'twould little wonder be
To catch q brtTth of melody;
What wind would seek for fairer strings
To give its soul of music wings?
What mortal lips could be so near
And leave unkisSed the baby's ear,
Untouched the dimple that turks in
The tiny rounded. fragrant chin?
And underneath the chin-ah. there
Lie kisses all unseen as air.
All. Baby Sunshine. dear thou art.
Best of the treasures OF my heart.
And baby dear. il this be true.
That all the love j have for YOU
Is but q hint whereby | guess
At Gods unmeasured tenderness.
That every soul Of every race,
Guided by Love, will find Loves place,
For reads 1t not in Holy Writ
He seeketh till he findeth it,
If Love creates redeem Love must.
&C. c. Brush In Kansas City Journal.
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set and the author estimates the oispisce
.,ars az the spots st fifteen degrees Gay.
and concludes a rotation or twehly-,oa.
DAYS and eight hours, the eauasoriai nne
being inclined seventy-hve degrees 10 '"e
eciiptic-
These spots are Just as uncertain as
those of Csssini's. The luminosity OF sne
crescent OF Venus Is always mheh e"-
fs.bled as IL gets nearer 20 tue teEn.sh'
tor. as II IL there thar the minimum OF hsns
is received from the sun. All tnHs -
Noticeable is a somewhat vague variation
Of shade. and often in Bianchinss ooserSa-
items themselves one and the same ooseI
xa,fon is illustrated by two drawfnSs, PC
tween which there is scarcely any reseH-
biance-naS some OF which very app w.
ably differ. Thus, for example. on 1atiu-
ary :. iTsS, there are shown four large spots
on ore drawing and only three on an
other. Also all these patches are SHOWN
to be Of circular shape Now, aithcush
the italian astronomer considered taese
patches as sufficiently certain 20 give
them names christopher Columbus sea-
yespucci's Sea, Gaiilsos Sea, eta ano 20
construct a map or chart and a globe. TOO.
nothing can be less certain than their ca
istence and situation.
"A third observer. after Cassim ana
R.anchini to study the planet Venus, ana
who did so in a particularly paihssanihs
manner, was Schroeder, the anie anu ,,i-
commenced his observations in l.ts aho
continued them until II9s. His ooserva-
lions were published by him in a remark
able work, illustrated by large NUMBER
OF drawings, not one of which shows any
spots bearing the least resemblance 10
those of Cassini or OF Bianchini.
This observers first impression was
that those spots or marks were probably
nothing but illusions. And, in truth, that
faint. dark image. remaining mouonless
for TWO months. can be nothing but either
an optical Illusion or an atmospheric ei
feet. This. too. is what Schroeder himself
says. In our terrestrial atmosphere We
often find that certain aspects. such as
condensation, a temporary clearing of or
rnists aud the like. reappear at the same
hours for several days in succession, be-
ing dependent upon the sun. However,
the Lilienthai astronomer. having noticed
a little later on, IN 1872 and l'sS, certain
unevennesses or Jagged edges. OF a
RAPIDLY varying form. especially at
the cusps OF the crescent. concluded that
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the time Of rotation was 2S hours u min
utes- That was also the period OF time
assigned TO 1t by Jacques Cassini. Schroe-
ter was Influenced by those figures. for IL
Is easy enough to see that IL was abso-
lutely impossible to deduce the time OF
rotation from the mere temperance of
few more or less uncertain white points
upon the termiIator OF the crescent of
Venus.
1.-THE last observer worthy OF notice
who has dealt with the physical aspects
of Venus Is the immortal Sir William
Herschel. He. however, expresses little
satisfaction at the result achieved In this
respect, although he had started his OBJ
servations with the conviction that Cas-
SIM and Bianchini had seen something
real. He appears to have published his
paper for the sole purpose of criticising
the confidence with which Schroeder an
nounced that he had discovered noun
tains upon Venus six times higher than
Chimborazo. or about twenty miles high
and that he had ascertained its rotation.
"Herschei denied emphaticaliy the ex-
istence of any mountains on Venus He
does describe certain faint spots which
he believed he had seen upon n few oc-
easions, and whilst crediting the idea OF
the planets rotation, he declares that
neither the sense nor the period of the
rotation is to be deduced from them In
his opinion these spots frequently assume
the aspect of optical illusions. or, as he
expresses 1t. optical deceptions'
For an astronomer like Sir William
Herschel to give up the observation of
Venus means that he must have recog-
nlzed the impossibilty OF discovering any,
thing from it,
CAMILLE FLAMMARIoN."
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Nh YHILE voyasers in tropical wilder
NV Iesses aud explorers in Icy wastes
endeayor TO penetrate where man
never trod. astronomers. looking Tor new
worlds to conquer. are turning their IN
quisitive telescopes on the darkened
heavens and shedding respondent Aght on
what has heretofore been black shadow
in the realms Of knowledge. The tele-
scope that has done more 10 enngnten the
scientific world than any that mas oeen
used 10 bring the starry armament nearer
TO earth. is that through which the expe-
rienced eye of Camille Flammarion, the
astronomer Of worldwide repute. has
searched the skies night after night
Bringing all his astronomical knowledge
to bear upon one particular star. Flsm-
marion has been rewarded by discoveries
regarding the planet Venus thar nave
caused general directing OF telescopes
toward the mysterious star The result
of his Investigations from the RAM
marion observatory at Juvisy, France
and those OF others, are shown IN the ac-
campaigning illustrations. which are the
elearest depictions of Venus ever given TO
the world. Here is Fiammarion's own
story of the interesting Investigations or
astronomers. His wel-known modesty
has led him 10 keep his own discoveries
In the background.
"Venus, this neighbor OF our own world,
in weight and density, is the nearest TO us
of all heavenly bodies. with the exception
Of the moon. In its circuit around the
sun 1t frequently comes great deal near
er to US than our other neighbor, Mars.
Its apparent diameter then attains one
thirtieth Of the diameter of the moon.
so that a telescope of a magnifying power
not exceeding thirty diameters will show
us Venus as being apparently of the same
size as the moon viewed with the naked
eye. An optical instrument Of a magni-
flying power Of 500 diameters will, there
fore make the diameter of this planet APP
pear to be ten times larger than that OF
the moon. while a glass magnifying SIX
hundredfold will make 1t appear TO be
twenty times larger.
These are diameters excellently adapt
ed for telescope research. and in the case
OF Mars, the results OF observation have
been truly marvellous for diaIneters gen.
orally far less than these, for Mars Is
both farther distant and smaller than
Venus. Yet our knowledge of the planet
Venus Is incomparably less advanced than
IL is In regard TO Mars. In fact. We
hardly know anything at all about the
former as yet and are, in this respect,
cropping along at mere snaiPs pace.
''The reason for this fact lies in the diff
ficuity of observation. In the first place,
since Venus Is circiing around the sun
in an orbit interior TO ours, the times OF
It's nearest approach to us are those in
which 1t passes between the sun and our
planet. its illuminated hemisphere being
naturally, In all cases, turned toward the
sun. The result of this to us Is that it
exhibits phases like those Of the moon.
The nearer Venus approaches the earth
the larger becomes Its diameter. but at
the same time its crescent becomes mar
rover in proportion and we see less of its
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Birds understand wind and all us va
carries. aud they turn them All TO &C.
count Many problems. whieh nsu o.
SCIENCE are compelled TO class among
those which sasy hope 70 solve some day.
or perhaps, despair Of solving. young
bird begins TO work cut directly ne .
.ieagea. ! will take some typical cs.se In
which bard derives help from the wEra.
IN will be found thst the wind. II IL Is 70
HI a bird ssfppieuerting the work OF rs
wings. or even doing all the Nffing, must
eisher move in an upward direction. Or II
e does not deviate from tbs horizontal, u
must be OF unequal velocity. 4 wind that
IL unequal. or not uniform may either be
made up OF currents moving az unequal
rates, or IL may blow now gently now
strongly. A uniform horizontal breeze
Cannot lift or maintain 4 heavy body IN
the air unless that body has momentum
OF It's own. 1t Is no better than still air,
since the bird. we must try 10 put our
selves In his position. becomes part or Inc
moving current. The momentum required
he derives either from his own wing beats
or from the inequalities Of the wind. When
q bird rises. with wing outstreichea and
motienisss. there must be inequality, sup
posing that the wind j. horizontal
A lark when he is flying upward inyart~
ably faces the wind. When he turns away
from IL ne ceases to rise and generally
loses elevation. When hs wishes again
50 rise he turns his head toward the wiad.
To take another instance. A eormorant.
stated al last. wishes 10 join his comrades,
who are drying their wings on a rock not
far OF. The sind IL blowing toward the
rock Ia question. accordingly. he begins
by flying Ia the opposite direction. so that
the Mind may assist him as he struggles 10
rise from the water, This feat accomplish
81. he turns round and makes all saI far
his destination. The lark and the cor
morant are quite right in thinking that
the wind will help to lift them, but it does
20 only because II increases In velocity
~ they rise. Near the surface of the land
or the sea IL IL retarded by friction An
anemometer reveals very marked in
erase In velocity at successive elevations
not far from the ground.
by means Of kites experiments have
heen made up TO a height of thousand
feet. and even there the increase con-
tsRaes. though II Is much more gradual.
Were II not for this increase of velocity
with altitude the lark. after his FIRST jump
from the ground. woud. but for his own
Efforts, move backward with the wind. liz
would not lift him any more than 1; would
balloon from which the gas has escaped.
But perpefuaily passing from slower TO
n more rapid current lin theory II Is con-
yeuent to divide the air into two definite
stratat. he has always an inertia which
enables the wind to lift him. He is still,
so 10 speak, part OF the slowly moving
stratum below when he energies into the
rapidly moving stratum above In fact,
he Illustrates the principle of the kite in
ertia. which Is equivalent to momentum
taking the place of the string. As long as
the kite Is held by the string ii will rise:
cut the string and the wind will at once
resign II to the megcies Of gravitation.
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Wood for Pavement.

The Iarrah and karri trees. which grow
ahundansly in Australia. make the best
wooden pavement yet discovered. 1t has
been laid down In London and
some other English cities. and Chi
cago has an experimental section
which IL already pronounced COM
pletely successful. II is durable and noise
less wears smooth. Is not slippery in any
weather. and the wood seems altogether
to be the ideal paving material which ueI-
inequalities the world over have so long
been In search of. Some of our territory
ought to be- suitable to the growth OF these
trees. which are of great abundance in
Australia. and IL SO means should be taken
to introduce their cultivation here. There
is local demand for unlimited quantities
OF the product.
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STEAM r. Ms.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

The company's elegant steamers UNA
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WALL4A leave SEATTLE for San Fran
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at san Franclsco a. M, Nov. 8, ID. Is, g. *
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Feb. /. Leave SAN FRANCISCO for Sc
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eng. a. a. IN. Nov. 2, Z, -. II. %. a. Dec.
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Due at Seattle p. m. Nov. s. 10. Is. 20. e 20.
Dec. 10. 10. -. q. 81. Jan. 4. O. IA. Is "a, %
Feb. ;.
The elerant steamers CORONA. CITY
OF TOPEKA. AND AL-KI leave SEAT
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=. Dec. ], &. II. ls a. o. 81. Jan. 8 10 rs
%. .. p Due back al Seattle Nov. IL. Is
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< q. r'eS. l, $ II. The company reserves
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sEeameTs. sailing dates and hours of sail
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he has hit upon a plan that he feels con-
fldent will tic Father Neptune's hands at
the command OF any skipper who follows
IL out.
Mr. Guthrie's idea is 10 attack the
waves in very much the same way that
an enemy's ship is attacked that Is. by
hombarding Ii from a cannon. The am
munition is TO be sponges loaded with oil,
which are 10 be shot out on the raging
sea so as to form a circle around the ship
al the distance 10 which the gun will car
~. Mr., Guthries theory is that the circle
OF oil will prevent the waves from form
ing within any distance Of the vessel. and
all the skipper Will have 10 do IS - see
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congress when they assemble in Wash
Ing. Ton again. as Re Is determined 20 force
trial OF the plan 81 the earliest Gate
posi- BILE
Mr.. Guthrie Is n son OF Alfred Guthrie.
the originator OF the steamboat t1sf~-c-
ton ias. which was the means OF BRING
ing into existence the life saving service,
80 that he is a 6tting person to give 10
those who 40 down 20 the sea tn shitss
cevice that viii equip them TO battle w'fh
the storm king and beat him On his o~a
territory.
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experiment. With this and osher devices
kites. for instance. They have time and
opportunity. ard the e4uipmenc-guTs,
lines, etc. First ard foremost however
tneTe snauid X passed lax enforcing
The use Of OIL.
Il AR nol ~ expert % the subject q
ca - st<A the waves. although I have
given the sUAiect considerable q tsension
n t1e Past tew years,
The reason for my faith IN oil - my
familiarity Win Ks Use around machinery.
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tribute the oil on the waves. Many de-
vices for thus distributing 1t could be
found. A pneumatic gun would be the
best, using perforated cans. balls OF oak
un cotton, sponge. or any other loose
material that could he thrown any de-
sired distance or direction. A small NOR
tar could be used, although some have ex-
pressed the fear that the explosion OF the
powder might cause fire. But let us have
an act of congress making ii compulsory
for vessels 10 carry oil for the purpose OF
use IN storms. and the ingenuity of the
people will soon furnish the means for its
proper use.
~ would urge the llfe-saving service to
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From the smallest piece of machinery to
the most ponderous machine. oil is indis-
pensahle. Where among all the worlds
products could we find a substitute? II
few drops of oil will prevent friction in
our vast machinery, why will it not "a
between air and water? II is friction that
produces the waves. and IL the use of oil
In the shape of bags of oakum or other
saturated material hung over the sides
OF vessels has been of great service how
much more would IL be If distributed long
distances to the windward. that 1t may
do Its work before the waves strike the
vessel"
Which argument Mr.. Guthrie Is prepar-
ing 10 bring 20 bear upon the members OF