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changed to an ugly sneer. The young
countess rose from her seat, and, ex-
tending her arm, pointed with her fin
ger to the door,
II shall waste no words with you,
SIR" she said. go! We might pros
ecute you, we might force you to give
up your ill-gotten gains, we might ex-
pose you to the contempt of the world
but you are not worth 1t. I bid you
go, and the punishment Of your con-
duct will be that everyone will know
that you have been dismissed charac-
terless. Not one world"
He made as though he would speak.
She still kept her hand outstretched to
the door; her eyes overmastercd him.
He turned to quit the room.
When he reached the door rage over
came prudence. He looked back ut the
noble figure Of the young wife.
IT thank you, Lady Caraven," he
said. 81 owe this to you
She made no sign that she heard
him.
ITO you," he continued, with a
sheer; "and we all know that you are
here only on sufferance. Take care
that your own turn does not come"
There was no answer. Not even a
culver of the white eyelids showed that
she heard. His rage increased.
Goodbye, Countess of Caraven," he
said. "You have called me a thief; you
have, after fashion, ruined me. I
will be revenged-I swear it! Even
should years pass before can carry
out my purpose, will, be revenged.
And with these words he quilted the
study.
Lord Caraven made a hasty step
across the room to punish John Blan-
tyres insolence, but his wife touched
him gently
"You would not surely" she said
"soil your hands with him?"
"Ill kill him if he insults you?" he
exclaimed.
HE will not have the chance of in
sulting me again, Lord Caraven; now
we will forget him. The unjust man
shall pass away, and his place shall
know him no more; we have finished
with John Blantyre-now for happier
times. If the poor people on the Raw
ensmere estates knew what has hap
pened, they would set the bells ringing
for JOY"
He watched her as she went with hel
free, graceful, proud step, and fiunf
the window wide open.
1--WE will have some fresh air." sh'
said. 81 can never bear the atmos
phere in which bad man has breath
ed"
"You would not be good priscI
matron," he remarked, laughingly.
mo, l hate wickedness. have
constitutional dislike to 1t; and l low,
goodness with all my heart"
Then to win the love Of your hear
one must be good?" questioned tn
earl.
mot only good but noble" she 70
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

At the beginning Of the year 1897,
there were, in all Europe 159,0z5 miles
of railroads in operation, this being
an increase during the year 1896 Of 3, IA
miles, says Consul Du Bots, Of St. Gall.
OF this increase Austria Hungary had
sos miles, of which Hungary had 597
miles. In Russia there was an in
crease Of 555 miles. This, Of course,
does not include the transiberian and
transcaucasian lines, with their 1883
miles, a large portion Of which has
recently been opened to traffic. Ger
many increased her railroad mileage
$40 miles the same as Hungary
the kingdom of Prussia receiving 1877
miles.
|, The countries Of Europe now having
the most railroads in operation, ac-
cording to their areas are, in their or
der: Belgium, 1852 miles; Great Brit
ain and Ireland, q, 217 miles; Germany.
20, 1856; Switzerland, 2,209 miles; Hol-
land, 1908 miles; France, 25,0S9. The
other countries of Europe have the fol-
lowing railroad mileage: Austria, 49,
951; Denmark, t,6O5; Spain, 1915;
Greece, 500; Italy, 9,3fs; Gutenberg,
269; Portugal, 1,451; Roumania, 1,7S4;
Russia proper, 22,445; Finland, 1,4S4;
Servia, 1856; Sweden, 6.o73; Norway,
1901; Turkey and Bulgaria, 1907; the
island of Jersey, Malta and Man, 6S
miles.
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was doing; he did his best to help her
A wonderful change was coming over
the earl. Not that he was beginning
even in the least to love his wife-that
idea had not yet occurred to him; but
he was beginning to treat her with
great respect, to recognize the fact that
she was high-souled woman.
But, although the idea of love had
not occurred to him, their relations to.
ward each other were fast changing
The beautiful, gifted wife was fast TAX.
ing her place in every respect and in
every way, except in her husbands
heart.
Lady Caraven lost no time when her
husband had once given her permits
sion to act. He affected to laugh and
feel amused at her zeal and her en-.
thuslasm-irl reality 1t shamed him
He asked her what her first reform was
to be; and she told him all the labor
ers' cottages were to be pulled down.
and fresh houses built for them
houses where the first laws of health
could be regarded. She wanted good
fresh air, dry walls, pure water, plenty
Of room. She did not rest until the
workmen were busy in removing what
she called the "fever-acres.
She was to have her own way, yet
she showed the sweetest submission to
her husband. When the architect and
builder waited upon her with plans for
the model cottages, she took them at
once to him. He looked UP laughing
ly.
you pay me compliment, Hill
dred," he said, "but it is your affair
entirely, not NINE"
Il shall find no pleasure in 1t unless
l have your approval" she replied. II
am your head steward, not your guide.
Look over these with me-"
They discussed them in full detail,
and that conversation had something
so interesting, so piquant tn 1t, that the
earl was deeply interested.
Thank you," said Hildred, looking
up with a charming smile-"I am
grateful to you for relieving me In my
perplexity."
1.-THE pleasure has been all on my
side" he answered.; and that was the
most gallant speech that the earl had
yet made to his wife.
So time passed on, and the beautiful
summer days were filled with schemes
and plans for the benefit Of others.
1t seemed to the earl that he was
really waking up from long sleep.
The world was wearing different as
pect for him. He had never even given
thought to politics. With the arbi-
trary insolence of youth he had pro-
nounced them nonsense-and that was
one of the things that Sir Raoul most
depIored. Hildred, too, was sorry for
IL. She had been SO SUCCESSFUL in other
matters that she ventured at last upon
this. It was by series OF well-direct-
ed questions that she first aroused his
attention. In trying to answer them
be grew interested himself. IF could
vote" Hildred had fashion OF saying,
"J should try to urge that measure"
At last Lord Caraven awOKe to the
consciousness that in the government
of Britaips mighty empire he, too.
ought to have voice.
Go be Continually
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During, the siege Of Troy E,540,OO0
men were killed and 100000 men. wom-
en- and children were massacrsd after
the city was taken. At the siege Of Je-
rusalem 100000 persons died by the
sword and by famine. At tha battle
of Austerlitz, which by many Is con-
sidered NapoTeon's most brilliant VIC
tory, the French and Austro- Russian
armies numbered 100000, and the loss
was 10000, or abc1t 10 per cent. At
Jena Auerstadt there were $4,000 men
engaged, and the loss was 10000, or
about L. per cent. At Borodino there
were 10000 men in battle, and $4,000
were killed and wounded, amounting to
more than At per cent. All Letpsic
there were 100000 men in the battle,
which lasted three days, and the loss
was 10000, or % per cent. At Water
loo, 100000 men were engaged, and the
loss was 10000, or "a per cent. In the
Crimean war there were lie, 900 men
at the battle of Inkerman, and the ca
sualties amounted to 25,000l or 20 per
cent. At Magenta there were 225. 1000
men, and the loss was II per cent, or
about $4,000. At Solferino there were
$50 ,OO0 and the loss was 10000, or 16
per cent. At Sadowa the hostile forces
numbered 425, 900, and 10000, or 16 per
cent, were killed and wounded. Al
Gravelotte there were 100000 men in
the encounter, Of whom $4,000. or about
per cent, were killed and wounded.
At Shiloh the armies numbered $4,000.
and the loss was 10000, or one-third.
At Fredericksburg there were 10000
men, and the loss was 10000, or II per
cent. At Antietam there were 10000,
and the loss was 10000, or about 10 per
cent. At Chickamauga there were 1867
900, and the loss was 10000, or 20 per
cent. At Charlottesville there were
$50, 900, and the loss was 10000, or 20
per cent. At Gettysburg there were
100 900, and the loss amounted to $1,000
or 80 per cent.
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40. They have opinions on this subject
and that; they know whether their
friends are rich or poor or only well to
do, and they value them according to
such a classification; they know the
slang Of the street and the songs Of
the variety stage; they speak out upon
whatever be the topic of conversation;
they are conscious of their clothes
proud when they are fine and ashamed
when they are humble.
To sum up, these little girls, who
ought to have been and would have
been had they lived amid wholesome
surroundings dear little children, un-
affected, simple, innocent, modest and
shy, are vulgar little cads, who with
all their little minds and little souls
admire mean things meanly. 1t is i'm
possible to be fond Of such children,
and still it is very hard that our affec-
ton should be denied to them. Mr.. Ell
bridge Gerry's Society for the Proven
tion OF Cruelty to Children with the
sanction of the law rescues children
from the cruelty Of parents and other
guardians who. through viciousness,
prevent children from having chance
to elect to be virtuous and good.
This is praiseworthy work. Now II
may not be sin not to be lady, not
to be gentleman, but surely it is a
most sad pity for a girl not to have a
chance to become the one or boy the
other. And the chance that hotel bred
children have to develop into any fine
fruit of gentility is so small as not to
be worth considering.
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therefore have had good opportunf-
ty to study hotels and the people who
livB in them. ] have learned that 1t is'
possible to live in hotel with great
privacy by using private dining ROOM.
having private sitting rooms and draw.
ing rooms, and by always being served
by the same walters. But this Is not
hotei life, and such exclusiveness would
involve an expense beyond the means
of any but the very rich.
The usual hotel life Is that Of people
who, take their meals in the ordinary
dining rooms, and in that way are more
or less on parade three times a day.
Such life wears off all that timid in
nocence and simplicity which is so
charming in young children, and the
hotel-bred child nine times out Of ten
becomes forward little prig, with a.
half knowledge of matters about which
it ought never to have heard.
Who has not seen such a child as
this2 / remember two beautiful little
girls Who fifteen years or so ago, raced
abant the halls OF the hotel in which
l lived. I have never seen two more
beautiful children. But they were only
beautiful in appearance. They knew
the slang of the hoys who answered the
bells; they had same inkling of the gos-
sip and the scandal of the house; they
knew no reserve. and had lost all tim
idity. Their father was a man of
means, indeed man Of cultivation,
\ and II he had not kept on living with
| these children In hotel l should have
said he was man Of great good sense.
But in reality he was both silly and
selfish.
And what of the girls! Well, poor
creatures, they are women now, ra-
dainty beautiful women, superficial
critic would say. But their father lived
| long enough to wish that they had new
err been born, and when he realized, as
he did, that their undoing was the in
| direct result of his indulgence in the
selfshness of hotel life, he wished that
he had never been born to bring them
| into the world. This certainly was an
extreme case. But when the bloom
Is rubbed OF a peach only little more
handling will bruise the fruit.
have Just had to observe two little
girls, and II years old. They have llv-
ed nearly always in hotels. They have
the composure and self-possession OF
WON OF 4O-women Of the world OF
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
[HE OSQREKS DAQGHlt
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEME.

ants and bring in new one."
Lord Caraven knows that he"
But the countess interrupted him.
did you take the bribe? Yes or
No"
Eyes," he replied, sullenly.
"Mr. Blantyre," said the young
countess, you are detected thief.
You have robbed your employer, you
have falsifled your accounts, you have
ground down the poor, you have OPP
pressed the helpless. you have made
my husbands name hated and loathed,
you have betrayed your trust, you have
drawn down upon your own head the
curses Of those people whom ill-luck
has brought into contact with you"
"Stay, my lady. You accuse me,
and give me no chance to defend my
SELF"
The earl was watching his wife in
tently. He saw the color rising in her
face, he saw the light in her eyes, he
heard the passion, the scorn Of
wrong-doing that trembled in her
voice.
"She is equal to It," he thought;
there is no need for me to interfere I"
"You cannot defend yourself" she
replied. Il hold innumerable proofs
Of what assert"
John Blantyre covered before the
bright Indignation Of the fearless eyes,
and, turning to the earl, said:
"My lord, have been faithful ser
want Of yours; have you nothing to say
for me?"
Upon my word, Blantyre, l believe
you have been most consummate
rogue" answered the earl. Il have
placed all my authority in the hands
of Lady Caraven. She is to do as she
will"
The bland smile on the agents face
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
HOTEL CHILDREN.

fancy that in no other country than
this are the children of respectable and
well-to-do parents brought up in hotels,
writes John Gilmer Speed in the New
York Herald.
In the United States many families
who would be astounded to be called
wanderers, or even to be classed with
them, live season after season In city
and seaside hotels, knowing no other
home and apparently caring for no
other.
At hotels the children of such parents
are reared to manhood and womanhood,
and upon each from early infancy the
stamp of the peculiar life is plainly to
be seen. 1t is not difficult to determine
why the parents select such life.
1t is no motive of economy that takes
them to the hotel, for hotel life is not
cheap in any sense. 1t is dear Ia the
mere money cost, and in the sacrifice
OF privacy 1t is expensive beyond cal
culation. But in hotel life the troubles
abcvS servants and other household
cares are reduced to minimum. A
bad manager or an indolent woman, as
the mother of family, finds relief in
hotel life that is denied to her in her
own house, unless she cultivate more
tact with servants or cast off great
measure Of her facilitating sloth.
The father, should he be selfish fell
low, and also have such a wife, will
usually do anything to escape from the
discomforts Of tactless management at
home. An 80 such parents go with
their children to live in hotels. In doing
this they shirk the responsibility which
they have brought upon themselves,
and to use phrase borrowed from the
sporting world, they handicap their
children with weight which only the
very sturdiest can carry.
In childhood simplicity and inno-
cence are the loveliest of traits, and a
child robbed Of these is despoiled of
that which returns not ever again; in
youth modesty and inconsistencies of
self are the flowers that mark gentle
breeding and indicate a capacity for the
development Of the high virtues which
are founded in unselfishness and which
only ripen in manhood. If simplicity
and innocence be destroyed in infancy,
then in either the youth of man or mai
den will not be found that high bred
,modesty and forgetfulness Of self-in-
terest without which there can be nei-
ther lady nor gentleman, whatever
their pretensions may be, however dis
tinguished their lineage or great their
wealth.
1t has been said that it takes three
generations to make a gentleman, and
am persuaded that this perfect prod
uct Of humanity can grow in no less
time; but am just as we'll persuaded
that one generation of hotel life will
spoil the best breeding of which we
know anything.
When was a young man lived In
hotel for several years. Since then
my profession has made 1t desirable
Mat I should travel a good deal, and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Some Big Houses.

The Sultan of Turkey has just built
at Mecca the biggest house in the
world. 1t is intended for the accommo-
dation of pilgrims, and is capable OF
sheltering 5000 persons. The next big
gest house in the world is in suburb
of Vienna. It accommodates 2,112 ten
ants. Next come the Rowton Houses
in London with 800, GIT and 800 ten
ants respectively.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

piled; and then their tete-a-tete was
interrupted. Lord Damers wanted the
earl.
Long after he had left the room she
stood wondering II John Blantyre
would keep his oath and, II he did,
what manner of vengeance he would
take. Not even CLEAN Of the ter
rible reality came to her.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

I look for nothing but good from
science. II science has gained an ap-
parent victory over religion, 1t has be-
come more spiritual; and If religion
has gained an apparent victory over
science, 1t has become more rationale
w. ]. Tucker.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
CHAPTER XXXIV.

HE visitors at Ra-
vensmere became
dimly aware that
some more impor-
tant business than
usual was on hand.
The earl was seen
with a prioccupied
face. He had been
heard to refuse
Lord Damer's chal-
lenge to a billiard
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
CHAPTER XXXV.

EFORE many days
had elapsed It be-
came apparent that
a new reign had be-
gun at Ravens
mere. Sir r a o u !
was charmed and
delighted; he never
wearied of praising
Lady Caraven, and
telling her what a
noble work she
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29
Not His Moneys Worth.

Ringolskk"Poor Grabstein! His
was sad DEATH" Cohenstein-"Ad
der theater, wasn't it2" Ringolski-
Eyes and before der show vos halluf
ofer.1> Judge. w.,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

A Years Rain, Snow, Etc.
1t Is estimated that the amount OF
water precipitated on this globe annu'
ally in the form of rain. snow, etc., is
$4,000 cubic miles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-29

Does man without arms find sim.
pie question beyond his grasp?
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ants and bring in new ONE
Lord Caraven knows that he"
But the countess interrupted him.
did you take the bribe? Yes or
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
HOG CHOLERA SERUM.

Result IF Experiments by the Department
Of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-The chief of
the bureau of animal industry, DR.. d.
E. Salmon, has submitted to Secretary
Wilson q report upon the experiments
made in the treatment OF hogs for hog
cholera with anti.toxine serum. This
serum is made upon the same principle
as the anti-toxine of diphtheria. It
was first tested upon small animals in
the laLoratory and being found ehca.
cious was last fall tested III Page
county, Ia, on several herds of swine,
containing altogether 27S animals.
Leaving out one herd, from which def
mite returns as to cause Of death could
not be obtained, only 80 died out Of 244
animals treated, of which SO were
sick. Consequently. S2.s per cent of
tho animals in these herds were saved.
OF untreated herds kept under observa.
ton during the period referred to about
IS per cent of the animals died. It is
the intention Of the department to fur
nish 1000, 900 doses the present year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS.
URE SALE

Whereas, default has been made in the
colditiOns Of q certain nortEnSc bearing ,uaE
date the 12th gay 81 Septe mt {;a a. D. , i@
Simpson and Alonzo Simpson. husband
and wife, to Conrad Muller, which said
mortgage was ut 10 O'CLOCK IN the toren is5k
duly filed for record and recorded In book
number one Of mortgages on page lO, IN
the office Of the register OF deeds IN md
Is And whereas. said default consists Of a
failure to pay the amonnt due on the Ger
the interest upon sid notes.
And whereas, there is now due and
claimed to be due, ut the date of this
sci As IA principal, and ST. as interest.
Now therefore, notice Is hereby given
that by virtue of the power Of sale IN said
corded, and pursuant to the statute IN
gage will be forecloscd by sale Of the land
sit%ateG In ' tie caunty Of orrieo" Min
nesota, and described as follows. to.wit:
The southeast quarter of the southwest
80, according to the government survey
the sheriff Of Morrison county at the
city of Little Falls, said county. on Sntur-
the hour Of 10 O'clock in the forenoon of
bidder for cash, to pay the sum due on
said mortgage including said interest.
ft,rther sum of $500 as attorneys fees
therein stipulated to be paid in case of
foreclosure, and disbursements allowed
Dated at Little Falls this 9th day of
December, A. ID. 1897.
CONRAD MULLER,
Mortgages.
JOHN II. RHODES,
Attorney for Mo- tgngec.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
Commissioned Of Patents Sue
cumbs to an Attack ct N
Pneumonia.
Served Ten Years in Congress
ss. and Enjoyed Great Popu- &
larity There.
Logan Carlisle, Son Of the Ex-
Secretary, Dies Suddenly
In Now York.

~ THcMAsvILLE, Ga, jar. i7.-Hon.
Benjamin Butrerworth, United States
commissioner Of patents, who has been
III ut Piney Woods hotel here for sew.
sral weeks. died at S:l5 p. m. The end
was peaceful. and when it came his
wife and children were at his bedside.
Ia came here to recuperate from an at
tack OF pneumonia and recovered rap
idly till two weeks ago, when he suf'
fered from nrasmlc commissions. From
that relapse he never recovered. f.
Benjamin Butterworth was born in
Warren county, O.,AOct. 20. 1887. Flo
was member of the state senate OF
Ohio from Warren and Butler counties
in l87S.74. HI was. elected a repre-.
sentative of congress of the First Ohio
district, including The city OF Cincin'
matt, to the Forty.sixth, Forty.seventh,
Forty.ninth, Fa1tieth and Fifty first
congresses. From then until appointed
to the position he occupied at his death,
he devoted most of his time to the
practice of law, especially patent law,
in this city. During the war he at
tanned the rank Of major in an Ohio
5regin ems; He was commissioner OF
patents first during the administration
Of Garfield and Arthur and his record
made then and subsequently had great
weight with President Mckinley in Sc
lecting him for that position.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
Annexation Result So Uncer-
tain the Final Vote May Be
Long Delayed.
Morgan Has the Floor and VIII
n Use Another Day Present. G
IN Ing His Views.
Interesting Debate on the Gu
ban Situation Probable
In the House.

as WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Hawa.
Han snnexation treaty will this week
again occupy the major portion Of the
time of the senate. When considers.
ton Of the treaty is resumed Senator
Morgan will take the floor, and, it is
understood, will consume at least an.
other day in the presentation Of his
views in favor of annexation. He will
be followed by Senators Pcttigrew and
White in opposition to the treaty and
by other senators for and against it.
There is no hope that the discussion
will be concluded during the week. A
great many senators wish to speak. and
as long as the result OF the vote is as
uncertain as it is at present neither
side will he disposed to allow the vote
to be taken