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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15

''Well-nothing." The girl turned to the
window and looked out INTO the shadowy
evening.
Tell me-" said "Mr. spens," with a
sudden thrill in his voice-~teH me all
about it."
"Theres nothing to- tell. He was a
! nice little man, and he asked father. and
| father said if he died there would he
nothing for us, and 1t would comfort him
/ to know one Of his daughters was pro-
Vided for And though father locks we'll
I and strong, it seems he has something
wrong with his heart, and he might die
| at any time-and SO 1 said yes
| Il see." said Mr.. Spens,' quietly.
But why is it more tragic now than be-
/ fore?"
But Meriel wouldn't answer him, and
kept her head obstinately turned away,
| and Mr.. Spens" rose.
Il see it's no use asking you to ccnlide
in me-" he said at last. Then Merlel
| turned on him.
20, go. go!'' she cried. And Sir spen-
thorne, turning. left the, room without
another word.
MY God!" he said to himself, as he
walked across the road to the inn, 81 be
deVe she might have liked me. old follow
as am"
What an awful thing,''
Yes, it's a desperate business. I have
telegraphed to the young fellow she's ell
gagged to-
Have you told him it's smallpox
Yes
When the young man was admitted into
the darkened room and caught sight of
the swollen face and blurred features
dimly seen in the uncertain light, he tried
in vain to conceal his feelings.
Its horrible. isn't it? she asked, visit
fully. mo one could love me now"
Rupert was silent from embarrassment.
You know you are quite free, Rupert" :"
Meriel raised herself on her elbow and
looked into her lovers face. The change
which Illness had wrought in hers ap-
palled him.
You are free, Rupert" she repeated
mo, no., said Rupert, weakly
Yes, yes, said Meriel, cheerfully
Take your freedom, Rupert. You know
you are thankful in your heart
Rupert stood looking awkwardly down
at her.
t'Uncle Spen will be furious he said
at last. '-tIe thinks the world and all
Of YOU"
''Uncle Spent"
"Yes. my uncle, Sir Spenthorne Carnac.
You only knew him as Mr.. Spens.' The
fact is, he had heard of our engage.
ment, and wanted to take stock of you
without letting you guess who he really
was I'm afraid he'll pitch into me about
this"
A slow smile broke over Meriel's face
Il think l can make your peace with
him. she said.
"Is it true, Meriel. is 1t true that all is
at an end between you and Rupert?
Tell ME, darling. is there's there
! chance for me-"
Sir Spenthorne Carnac was kneeling be.
side Meriels sofa, her thin, wasted hanA
in his. The girl looked up.
"You want to marry me, now my looks
are all gone?"
IL love you'll want you-and 1 don't
| care about anything else"'
But few months after, when. thanks
tc clever German specialist, young Lady
Carnao had lost all traces of her Illness,
and Sir Spenthorne was inordinately
proud of his beautiful wife. Rupert de-
clared that he had been aborninabIy
treated. and that Lady Carnac was the
most mercenary and deceitful OF women.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15
THE WO0ING OF MERIEL RAY.

New York Tribune
we always brought you up to expect
That would do something for you, Ru-
pert, and wiH-but I confess 1 am dis
appointed. AS my heir you would have
a right to aspire to almost any marriage
but the daughter of a country
rector, one Of seven children, nobody in
particular, no money, no connections"
shes the most beautiful creature you
ever saw"
"Of course,'.' said Sir spenthorne Car
nae, dryly.4r That goes without say
ing" ~ q
wait till you see her, Uncle Spen.''
I'm beginning to be quite fired with
curiosity. If she's all you say, my boy,
L wonder what she saw in your The tall
old man, with the iron gray hair and long
mustache, shading a weIl-cut, expressive
mouth. smiled as I looked down at his
nephew. sIf I were a woman I should
prefer some one over five foot six"
"All women don't worship thews and
sinews,'' said Rupert Carnac impatient
ly. n7aIt
Lucky for you they don't. my boy.
Well, you really think the beauty cares
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men alive" seven were deiiriously happy
out 1ve were too full Tor utterance.
The behavior of the women is eoualIv
interesting. Eighty-seven knew sonaethine
was coming and sank into the gentle
mans arms; sixty-eight cushioned their
head against his manly bosom. while
twelve preferred his shoulder. One sank
INTO a chair, one rested her head on the
mans knee. and no less than eleven
cIasped their arms around his neck The
eyes or seventy-two were full of love.
seven had eyes moist and limpid, and the
optics OF two were dry Ferty-eight wept
aloud and six shed silent tears of Joy,
Twenty-seyen funlbIed with their gloves.
fan and flowers, twelve buried their faces
IN their hands. and one struggled not to
be kissed. On the other hand, six girls
kissed the man first Nine rushed from
the room to tell somebody, and five gig
gled Historically. Only three were pale
and agitated. but eighteen were flushed
Three told their lovers Ito ask papa" and
one actually sneezed (shades of VenusD
and one "a widow said, Yes, but don't
be silly
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15
"My name is Jeyeson,

anxious old man. 'My name is Jeyeson,
of Harley street.
eI think not" said Maybury. 81 saw
that gentleman late this afternoon, and
Your are certainly not he"
'.Afy dear sir" cried the old man sharp
ly. 'do you think 1 don't know who /
amp >s
Apparently you do not"
sI beg your pardon" he said apologet-
icaHy. 'I had forgotten. Very natural
consequence of a very annoying circum-
stance. Tell me- You called at Harley
street about o'clock. 1 found your card
there. You had an interview and you
paid a fee. How much did you pay?"
Maybury, with some interest, gave the in
formation. Hes a scoundrel!' declared
the old man.
'fWho?"
''My new man. I was out when you
called; if you had gone into the waiting
room the paeebov would have told you
30. I hope he did not give you a pre-
scription?'
''He only told me-, stammered May
bury, perpleXed, "that I had but six days
to live and that / had better get away
from London at once"
Upon my word!" declared DR.. Jeyeson,
'fthat was clever"
"But--was he wrong, then?'' -
"Wrong!" cried the concerned old man
'tOf course he was wrong-an wrong. It
has taken me ever since o'clock to try
TO remedy the mischief that he in ten
minutes managed to do to my practice
Drive back with me in my brougham."
Later the two sat in the doctors pri-
vate room In Harley street. DR.. Jeyeson
smoking long cigar. had just concluded
one of his best stories of an incident at
Bart's. His guest was courteously
amused. but he seemed to be thinking of
ether matters.
And you feel sure that am all right
doctorf" he asked for the fourth time
my dear SIR said Jeyeson. emphat-
ically. you're as sound as bell. Go
slow; marry this charming young wom-
an; settle down. Only thing I'm concern
ed about is that you will accept my apol-
ogy for the shock you've had. 1 hope it
hasn't done you any harm"
Indeed" said Arthur Maybury, I'm
sure 1t has done me good!"
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15

grow cold. Good heavens! What folly
was this? Why should he mind his
nephew coming down? he asked himself,
impatiently-but in his heart of hearts
Sir Spenthorne knew the reason why.
He put the telegram in his pocket and
walked across the road to the rector s
house. The small servant showed him
in. 'Mr. Spens" was quite a friend Of the
family. = :
Meriel was alone. filling a china bowl
with June roses. Her face was flushed.
and there were traces of tears on her
cheeks.
what is it?" asked "Mr. spens." TAX
ing her hand.
Nothing"
Nothing and you are crying?"
I'm fool" cried Meriel, passionately
'It is nothing; there is man who wants
to marry me-father wishes It, and I've
said yes and he's coming down tomor-
row; that's ALL"
But" said "Mr. spens, gently, don't
you like him.
Meriel turned scared face to him.
IT didn't mind him-at first" she said.
'Well?"
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15
The Jersey Fs

The Jersey Far1ners, Threat.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Owing to the small prices realized last
year yea, Tor tomatoes south Jersey farmers
crop as in former years, and quite q nnmS .,,,S
Der will grow onions.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15

Hundreds OF lives saved every year by
having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil In the
house just when 1t is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds Of ev-
cry sort.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-15

UNDER A REPUBLICAN AD-
MINISTRATION SEVERAL Hun
DRED ST. PAUL CHILDREN ARE
ONLY ALLOWED TO GO TO
SCHOOL HALF TIME. M,CARDY
HAS NOT ONLY REFUSED TO
HAVE ANY MORE BUILDINGS
PUT Up, BUT, AS EVERYBODY
KNOWS, HAS REFUSED TO PAY
THE SALARIES OF THE TEACH
ERS AT CERTAIN TIMES.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10

wagons were hit and three q the mules
killed before the train reached town.
where IL was ordered to halt, but not q
box OF ammunition was lost. One of The
wagons was so slivered that Il was left
on the pike short distance from the
seminary, where that night Gen. Lee
made his headquarters.
1.-THE mule train, the only one In the
war on either side, so far as can learn,
that ever charged the enemy--infantry.
cavalry and artillery-rested on it's
laurels in a side street of Gettysburg
that hot afternoon until the First and
Eleventh corps reached town on the
way to Cemetery Heights. Then, with
the enemy within close musket range,
and rapidly advancing and firing, the
train moved-moved with the last line
Of infantry, cavalry and artillery, amid
the roar Of battle, the loud commands
Of officers and a mix-up that was we'll
night inextricable. Brave Bert O'Con-
nor was at the rear. rode by his side.
The victorious enemy came so close
that we emptied our revolvers into their
faces several times on the way out.
Reaching the seminary, saw COM
manders of troops getting orders from
Gen. Hancock. The instant he was
aloneI rode up, saluted and asked where
should place my command.
"'Where is it?'
81 pointed to the mule train.
where have you been with these
teams?'
"'To the front, with ammunition,
SIR
This is the front; go to the rear
"As left him heard Hancock say,
Wordsworth had better give that ser
geant q regiment of cavalry.'"-J. A
Watrous, in Chicago Times-Herald.
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sATUR DAY. FEB. 10. 1900
z1@t.rl3T:s
A MULE TRAIN CHARGE.
1t Was q Bold Move, But It Deliv-
cred the Ammunition
All Right

"The charge took place at Gettysburg
the first day. I was ordnance sergeant.
The ordance officer let me look after the
ammunition for one of Gen. Reynolds
divisions while he Joined the general in
the advance against the enemy. The
same thing had been done by other ord
nance officers in time of battle,
and had learned to depend upon my
own resources. At the sound of Bu-
ford's batteries had the train, consist
ing OF "a wagons, loaded with fixed am
munition, pull out Of the meadow and
started for Gettysburg on the EN-
mettsburg pike.
when we had gone about half mile
the division quartermaster came tear
Ing up the road after rs. In a state of
intense excitement he demanded that
the train be halted, and when that was
done addressed me In these words
Sergeant, where is Lieut., Rogers,
the ordnance oficer?'
He is with Gen. Wadsworth, on the
aeld.'
Ibid he tell you to put the train in
motionT
"'No, sir
"'Who did?'
Nobody
Why did you mover Don't you
know that I am responsible for these
teams and wagons?'
"'The general has always approved
Of moving up with the ammunition
when battle begins. am held re-
eponsible to have it there when
needed
you wait here for orders
I ought not to, sir. They Will need
new supply soon, and it is my duty to
be nearer than this
"'H you attempt to move the train /
viii place you under arrest
AT that moment a member of the
generals staff rode up and said: Ser
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10

cells is even more noticeable when the
animal is greatly fatigued.
One result of the study of the nature
and causes OF infectious diseases and
the discovery of new and effective dis
injecting agents has set at rest the
minds OF many who have been fear
ing an epidemic of yellow fever, plague
and their kindred. Philadelphia will
soon ladnch a new disinfecting steam
er equipped with hospital of Is beds
and corps of physicians and nurses,
SO that sick people taken from infected
vessels may be treated on board when
necessary. In New York an old steam
er, the James w. Wadsworth, is used.
1t carries a complete sterilizing plant
All ships arriving in port are boarded
by health officer. IL one has sailed
from an infected port, or II her pas
sengers or crew have any contagious
disease, she is at once isolated in quar-
antine.
The Wadsworth steams alongside
and receives all On board the newly
arrived vessel. In the disrobipg room
each persons clothing is made into q
separate bundle for which a check is
given. These bundles are soon Steril-
lied by action of superheated steam In
steel chambers in a central compart-
ment of the boat. Bedding is thrown
down here through a hatchway. An
iron cradle is drawn out of one of the
heated chambers, loaded with clothing
and moved back into place. Steam is
turned on at 24o degrees Fahrenheit.
All articles liable to damage by steam
are disinfected by formaldehyde gas
which, while dealing death to germs,
does not injure fabrics. The passengers
have, meantime, passed into antiseptic
bathrooms enameled in porcelain.
each in complete exclusion. Passing
thence, they receive their clothing and
are sent to Hoffman Island, where they
remain several days. All the loose arti-
cies of the infected ship are sterilized
on board the Wadsworth. A formal
dehyde gas generator Is then carried
on board and the saloons, staterooms
and hold, with the hatchways battered
down, are forced full of this most pow
erful disinfectapt, After six or eight
hours the ship is opened 10 allow the
fumes to escape. The decks and wood
work are then washed with a solution
OF bichlorate of mercury. All this work
is done by trained experts. bacteri-
illogical examination is next made and
II trace of disease germ life is found
the process is repeated.
EDWARD JULIAN.
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preston much moro prevalent than It
ought to be that doctors will use the
knife whenever they can find an ex-
cuse for doing so. While this may be
true Of few who are q disgrace TO
their profession land there are knaves
N every calling), no right-Insnded
practitioner will cut while ther9 Is
hope OF curing has patient in any
other manner. But the wonderful adj
vance in surgical knowledge during
the last half century has plaeed 10 In
the power of the medical fraternity
en- numberlsss occasions TO offer pro-
longeo life at the cost of a limb or
organ to many a man who, had he
found himself In the same condition
half century earlier, would have
died from the effect of his injuries.
When man dies as the result OF an
operation il is usually from its nerv-
Gus shock, and not from the loss of
the part removed. Hence, n robust
man can be deprived of much more of
his body and still retain life than q
neurasthenic-
Where portions OF the brain are
taken away, the general health is sci.
dom injured, although it is impossible
to remove any great amount OF gray
matter without impairing the mental
vigor. As arms and legs are matter
of convenience only, and not a vital
necessity, person often survives the
loss Of all these useful members. In
many cases the removal of one limb
causes a patient to fatten, as there is
less for the vital organs to nourish.
People have lived after being deprived
of tongue, nose, ears, spleen, ribs, one
kidney, one lung or a portion OF the
hVer. Just how much of his body a
man could lose and still exist has not
been proved. II would depend largely
On his vitality. But the aim of sur
geons is not to see how much they
can dissect away, but how much they
can preserve. One OF the most bril-
liant triumphs of modern surgery was
an operation recently performed on
Alfred E. Taylor, at the Pennsylvania
hospital. Although no vital organs
we're involved, q large section of the
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The Importance OF our nervous sys-
tenn to our entirety causes a great deal
of study and investigation to be ex-
pended on the structure OF our nerve
cells, which have special forms In each
organ. Not only are these minute ele-
ments polygonal masses with prolonga-
lions at the angles, as was known a
few years ago. but they are complicat-
ed in many ways. In each cell are dis
tributed bundles of fibers forming q
network between the meshes of which
chromatin is packed. From each
cell In all directions extend prolonga-
tons resembling slender rootlets. The
surface of these is roughened by thorny
protuberances. Scientists now believe
that the prolongations approach each
other, but are not continuous; that they
possess contiguity, but not continuity.
From one to another the nervous fuid
passes as an electric current flows
from one conductor to another.
This theory explains many physi-
illogical facts and many phenomena OF
nervous diseases. In feeble, neuras-
thenic individual, deficient In force
and courage, the cellular prolongations
lack proper ramihcations or are with
out the thorny excrescences which give
requisite contact. The cells do their
work slowly, the nervous fluid passes
with difficulty or there is an excess OF
chromatin, which explains q morbid
condition. There L. no contact between
the cells In paralytic and If 1t ca.
be renewed cure Is effected. In tho
case of nervous, excitable, irritable peo-
pie, the ramifcations are too much
elongated. the nervous fluid fiowa too
rapidly.
When an active animal is lsilled, MI
croscopie examination shows the most
intimate contact between the cellular
prolongations- But if the animal in
killed during sleep the prolongations
are Withdrawn and the thorny eZ-
crescences have disappeared. In the
first instance the nerve-current could
pass With ease from one cell to another,
in the second only with great DIM
Guilty. The retroaction Of the nerve
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tograph Enlarged go Centimeters)
body was cut away and the recovery
has been so rapid that the man is now
performing the duties of orderly at
the hospital. He is so years old.
After serving II years in the British
navy and in merchant service he be-
gan driving wagons and had often to
carry heavy weights on his shoulders
Thre and half years ago a heavy box
resting on his left shoulder caused
severe pain. An examination showed
BLUSH lump ON the upper edge of
the scapula- In six months this had
gained the size of hens egg. The
tumor was cut away, but Immediately
returned, when it was again excised,
only to grow once more. He contin-
ned his work, though in constant
pain, Intil at last he determined upon
an operation which the surgeons as
chance in one hundred for recovery.
His arm, shoulder and portion OF his
side were taken away.
An incision was made, beginning on
the end Of the shoulder blade, carried
along to it's center and curved down
ward. The covering of the scapula
was removed. The bone between shout
der and ribs was taken out and its at
tachment to the first rib divided and
the muscles stripped off. The arm was
raised to return az much as possible
of the blood to the heart and the vein.
Ggated. The knife was then inserted
at the outer edge of the scapulae and
the remainder of the operation was
| comparatively easy. The following
morning the patient ate his breakfast
with relish and in week was found IL
the yard smoking his pipe. The shoul
der of his coat has been padded and ex
cept for an empty sleeve he present,
the outward appearance Of man In I
J normal condition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
'.ATY HORSE STARTED ON A GALLoP.'

IN 2lCANoE S4<AANA E-A OkN ~ O<AA~1@OE.
geant, Gen. Wadsworth directs that you
move the train up to the village
81 didn't ask for the quartermaster's
permission, but gave the command for
ward, on a trot-
''When within ,half mile of the vii
lage another staff officer dashed up with
an order to hurry to the field with TIM
munition.
Hating, spurred my horse down
the line and selected ten drivers knew
would go where they were told to go,
and had them drive to the head OF the
line. Then, directing the balance of the
train to remain until a proper order
was given to move, L told the ten picked
G2sn to reach their limit of speed and
keep it up until halted. My horse start
ed on gallop, but Bert O'Connor, who
had the head team, yelled: Get out of
the road or I'll run over you The spurs
were applied, and / sang out: Come
on, old Huckleberry.' (O'Connor's
command was called the HuckleberrE
regiment.)
Away we went on keen run, every
driver pushing his team by yells and
flourish of whip. Down through the
village, then to the left through field
to the Lutheran seminary, then to the
right, tearing down a fence, and onto
the line of battle.
"'Get back with those wagons
roared a strange officer.
Not until the men get ammunition. ,
The moment the wagons stopped a
confederate battery at close range
opened on them, but the work of throw
Ing out the boxes of ball cartridges,
1I0ee In a box, and breaking the covers
with axes, kept up until the line was
supplied.
THAT done, no time was lost IN
reaching the pike, both for the safety OF
the ammunition supply and because the
wagons had drawn an extra fire upon
the troops
The commander of that confederate
battery had a picnic with those mules
and white canvas-covered wagons. He
let the line OF battle go to devote his six
pieces to mules and wagons as we
struck the pike. The hind wheels Of a
wagon were knocked off. The balance
OF that load was thrown to the men and
the driver passed to the rear with a
two-wheeled vehicle. Another shot
struck mule in the head. Its harness
was cut and five-mule team passed
leisurely along the yS,~ to have the can
vas cover ripped ~ an exploding
shell. Another 81 6xppeS.a III the
hind legs Of the mu - rid
Ing. How Indiana ont
when hi4 MhsslmulS 9 ten
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
SURGICAL TRIUMPHS.
Alfred E Taylor Deprived of Big
Share of His Body.
Yet He Lives, aud IL Growing strong
err Every Day-Structure OF Hu-
man Nerve Ceus--New Dis
injecting Methods.
[speclal cOrrespOndence.l

Especial Correspondence.1
IN GREAT hue and cry is so fire.
~ quently raised over what Is
called the increasing propen-
sity OF surgeons to experiment. upon
their patients that to many of the I'M
initiated, whose nerves have been
wrought upon by tales of doings in
the operating rooms, the word hos
pital means only a collection OF apart
ments each OF which, in itself, consti-
tutes an individual chamber of hor-
TORE This iaea gives rise to an i'm.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
Such Ia Fame.

Affable Stranger-I can't help think
ing have seen your picture somewhere
In the newspaper.
Hen. Mrs. GEeatman-Oh, DO doubt,
no doubt. It's often been published.
Then I was not mistaken. What
were you cured of?"-Tft-Blts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10

DIR. A. W. g. Farrar has removed
his office from 100 Z. Leigh ST., to sos
N. Ash St, where he will be as usua
ready for all calls. He returns many
tina nks to his patients fer their ps st
kind patronage. Old phone, 84S.
4t-1.27
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
To Ell the nnx

Mother-For mercy's sake, what are
you children doing?
Bertha-We are playing that Dora
In fashionable beauty, and we are only
just admiring her.
Aother-But you shouldn't play
plays on Sunday.
Bertha-Not If we regard Dora as a
church belle2-Boston Transcript.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10

The latest form of massage employed
In Germany In the treatment of rheu-
matte finger Joints consists in thrust
Ing the hand into deep glass partially
oiled with mercury and dipping and
raising 1t about 30 times at each treat
ment.-N. Y. Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
Not a Eriend

Mr.. Northside-Who was that friend
you had with you this afternoon?
Mr.. Shadyside-Thatw wasn't a friend.
That was my father-in-law.-Pitts
Chronicle Telegraph.