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zeal science opposed to 1t. Royce recognized
with delight that he had become possessed
OF a great secret. This alone was worth.
many times over, his poor little capital OF
$500. His conscience revolted against the
use of the phialful of deadly organisms
which were to form part Of his moneys
worth. But then the phial and its contents
could be destroyed or kept for purposes OF
study-the secret and priceless treatment
for typhoid cases would remain.
Within forty-eight hours Royce had mas
tered all that could be learned, from q lit
erary point of vitw, Of his specially. The
treatment was simple enough. Sir Bruce
spared no pains in explaining over and over
again every detail connected with it. 50
that when Royce returned home, after two
days of coaching, he was sure of himself.
Return on the 24th.'' said the elder man,
as Royce left the house. II shall depend
on you"
He did return on the 24th-returned just
in time to find the old man in the full grip
of the malady; temperature very hign;
head bursting with pain. delirious-thor-
oughly i'll.
Sir Bruce gave orders I was to say he
left the case in your hands, SIR said the
man. II was to send for you il you wasn't
here by H."
Confident. but somewhat anxious withal,
Royce set himself to apply the prescribed
remedies. He made no mistake. He worked
hard for twelve hours. at the end Of which
UlIEe Sir Bruce was quite out OF DANGER.
Within a day he was greatly better; in
three he was convalescent. Royce had
scored an entire success.
Il have never had a pupil who did 1t bet
ter" said Sir Bruce with admiration. Il
shall see you so forth into the world with
out a quaim; no fear of any Maidstone or
Glasgow idiocy in your case! I wish 1 could
teach you the treatment for a few other
maladies. in the cause of humanity; but
these pitfalls of micro-organism represent
each one an expenditure of time and labor.
the extent of which you would scarcely
credit"
Il don't want the phials,'' said Royce.
Look here. / only wish YOU would take
this bottle back. and teach me another Sc
cret instead"
Sir Bruce was surprised. II do not con-
slider one is justified" Royce continued, sin
spreading a horrible disease. even though
one be absolutely sure of hunting up and
curing every sufferer, which. of course. one
can never be. However. / should think my
money well spent in learning what you
have already taught me, and If you would
rather do that which I suggest, I am con-
tent to leave it as II is"
The older man adduced many arguments,
the chief contention being that for the beE-
eft of the many it is expedient and even
necessary that a few should suffer. 81 do
not hesitate to allow my own body to be
experimental upon" he said, land I see
no wrong I'm causing a small amount of suf-
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and at his wits end. The young man &C
companied him to Sir Bruce's bedside. The
old scientist lay obviously dying.
Royce recognized the symptoms at once.
The old man was in the first stage OF ty-
phoid fever. Without a word he set about
applying the remedies which had succeeded
so well but a little while since. But he was
too late.
The old man regained consciousness. how
ever. PRESENTLY. and even rallied for a
short while. He recognized Royce at his
bedside, and smiled. The student was out
to speak. Royce r.nt his ear to listen.
II think you were right" he whispered.
IT have tried too much-typhoid. cholera
and diphtheria all within six weeks
There is no question Of diphtheria. Sir
Bruce said Royce; you are suffering
from typhoid
WHAT" exclaimed the old man. actually
raising his weak body into a sitting posi-
| tion-'impossible! 1t was the next phial in
the case-there could be no mistake
stop, -wh Of my two phials-did
you not put them back in the casket? II
| so. 1t would have been easy to forget that
you had done so. and to use the phial which
lay at the top"
The old scientist was silent a moment or
two.
I can no longer distinguish between the
contents Of two OF my own phials"
When the student returned to the room
Royce spoke to him somewhat sternly.
You should have diagnosed the case
for yourself" he said; ANY man can see
there is no question of diphtheria here"
"But one does not expect the ordinary
here said the youth pertinently. Il nat
urally applied the remedies prescribed for
himself by our friend. 1 took it for granted
that he had swallowed the diphtheria bacil-
lus and treated him strictly In accordance
with the Instructions / had received. When
1 felt doubtful ! sent for you. I don't see
what I could have done more than I have"
Both Royce and the student did all that
was possible to save the old man, but their
efforts were in vain. and he died within an
hour, a victim to his own microbes.
AS soon as the breath was out Of the old
mans body Royce appropriated the casket
in which were collected the fateful phials.
IT think I'll TAXI these medicines with me-,
and destroy them" said Royce, addressing
the faithful valet; you needn't say any
thing about 1t II inquiries are made: they
are dangerous drugs and should not be left
about!'
Royce carried the casket In fear and
trembling. What IL ne should slip and drop
it? There were eleven pitfalls, each filed
with sufficient deadly organisms to infect
and destroy the entire population Of Lon
don; the thought made his head swim, and
he stood a moment to pull himself together.
Then he hailed q cab and drove out to
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| The Elf Child.
Little orphent Allies come to our house to
stay
An wash the cups and saucers up. an
brush the crumbs away.
An shoe the chickens off the porch. an
dust the hearth, an sweep.
An make the fire, an bake the bread, an
earn her board an keep;
An all us other children, when the supper
things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an has the
mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch tales at Allie tells
about
An the gobble-uns at gifts you
Eff you
Don't
Watch
Out!
onc't they was a little boy wouldn't say his
An when he went to bed at night. away
upstairs,
His nanny heerd him holler, an his daddy
heerd him bawl;
An when they turn't the kivers down. he
wasn't there at all!
An they seeked him in the rafter-room. an
cubby-hole, an press.
An seeked him up the chimbley-iue, an
ever where's, / guess,
But all they ever found was thist his pants
an roundabout!
An the gobble-uns III get you
Eff you
Don't
Watch
Outi
An one time a little girl nd allus laugh an
grin.
An make fun Of ever one an all her blood
an kin.
An onc't when they was COMPANY" an
old folks was there.
She Knocked 'em an shocked en-, an said
she didn't care!
| An thist as she kicked her heels, an turn't
to run an hide.
They was two great big Black Things n
standin' by her ade,
An they snatched her through the ceilIn'
fore she knowed what she's about!
An the gobble-uns II get you
Ell you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An little Orphan Allie says. when the blaze
is blue,
An the lampwick splutters. an the wind
goes woo-oo!
An you hear the criekets quit, IN the moon
Is gray,
An the lightnin'-bugs In dew u all
squenched away,
You better mind yer parents, an yer teach
ers fond and dear,
An churish 'em at loves you, IN dry the
orphans tear,
An hep the pore an needy ones at clus-
tiers all about
Err the gobble-uns II get you
Eff you
Don't
Watch
Outi
james Whitcomb Riley.
A Weather Note.
De coli win freezin' ter my soul
De snow all In er furry;
De 'possum shtverin' wild cor,
But III warm m in . hurryi
Atlanta Constitution.
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Then he hailed q cab and drove out to Barnes's Common
where de dispatched 1t.

= Barnes Common, where he dispatched u
| Selecting a quiet spot, far from the IRE
| quented paths that led across the Common,
he collected a pile Of dry grass and sticks.
sufficient to roast a sheep withal. over tnie
he emptied first one phial, then several, and
! watched the flames spit and crackle as they
ruthlessly destroyed the deadly fruits OF
| many years Of patient research and tnvesti-
CATION. He allowed the fire to burn itself
out; then he collected the ashes and mixed
them with a new supply Of dry fuel and re-
kindled this: he dug up and burned the
earth around the fire, and when all was
scorched and charred he kindled a third IRE;
then he went away.
A fortnight later a tramp passed the spot;
his pipe would not draw and he took a small
charred twig to clean it out. Not long an.
erwards an inmate Of the Casual Ward AZ
Brixton was taken I'll; 1t was found to be .
case of rapid tuberculosis. The tramp died.
but fortunately-so far as can be shown
without spreading the mischief. A child.
playing at hide-and-seek on Barnes Com
mon with his companions, several months
after this, dropped a sweet as he ran. It
fell upon the remains OF Royce's bonfire.
Unwilling to lose the dainty. he picked IL
UP and popped II into his mouth. Within .
fortnight the poor lad lay tossing In q river
side hospital. while the vestry authorities
In his district were deeply concerned to dis
cover the origin Of the attack. The milk
and the drinking water Of the district were
suspected and scrutinized. but they were In
nocent. and the mystery remained unsolveY
AS for Royce. he is rapidly making his
fortune. The son of the Rajah Of his dis
trict had the i'll luck to succumb to the
cholera epidemic raging that season in the
Province. Royce. whose name was already
upon the lips Of the people as a doctor Of
marvellous skill-was sent for. and within q
couple ofEdays the young Prince was well.
The Rajah. who was devoted to the lad.
did not consider half q lac Of rupees too
large a fee for this service. He has further
appointed Royce regular medical attendant
to his court at a salary of the equivalent Of
f1.500 a year as a retaining fee. illnesses to
be extra
Sir Bruce's last pupil proved utterly un.
worthy Of the trust confided in him In the
shape of a phialful of the diphtheria bac-
illus. He was fool enough to experiment
upon himself. believing that he would BE-
able to apply the remedies as easily in his
own person as in any other. But in a Ian
guor Of feebleness of the horrible illness
that followed he had neither the strength
nor the energy to attend to such matters.
When he died. the phial. containing more
potential death than the grim Of
a battleship. was put away with other
medicine bottles" The population of the
town and district in which he lived walk
with naked lights over 4 powder magazine.
suspecting nothing.
Copyright In the United States Of America b
D. T. Pierce.
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Nat Goodwin on English Humor.

For the past few seasons. since Amer1-
can productions have gained a foothold on
the English stage. there has been much
talk in London about what is known as
'the American type of humor," to diferen-
tiate It from the home product. When Mr..
Nat Goodwin was in England last summer
ne found himself seated one evening. at q
large dinner. next to a man who seemed
much interested in the stage.
but ! can't for the life of me see," re-
marked the Englishman during the course
OF conversation. what people mean by
American humor. To me, all humor is
alike, whether it be Of American or Eng
Iish origin. Perhaps you can explain to me
Just what distinguishes American humor
from any other sort?"
Well" replied Mr.. Goodwin. II think
American type of humor Is rather more
subtle. 1t doesn't always fully impress it.
self upon you at once. The more you think
about it, the funnier 1t seems. I can per-
haps best illustrate my meaning with a
little story.
"A man was walking along the street one
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day. when he passed another a who was
carrying a letter in his lar
Pardon me- said the man with the let
ter: do you know where the post office is?'
Yes said the other man, and passed
on. On second thought he decided that he
had been rude. AM went back to where the
man with the letter was still standing,
Do you wish to know where the post Of
flee is" he asked. No. said the other
man."
The Engiishman's gaze was vacant. 'Just
turn 1t over in your mind for q few minutes
and tell me what you think Of it," said Mr..
Goodwin.
Ten minutes later the Englishman
ciutched mt Mr.. Goodwin's elbow. .You
won't be offended. will you, old chap?'' he
muir But really, I think they were
both blawsted rudev"-Saturday Evening
Post.
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A Young MAJ 81 Sense.
Patience: II see this man Marconi. who
is experimenting with teleKraphy, has =
tiancee."
Patrice: Fails back on the old-fashioaed
spark, after all?'-ronkers Statesman.
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Z A Weather Note.
De coll win freezin' ter my soul
De snow all In er furry;
De 'possum shiverin' wild cor,
But III warm m In . hurryt
Atlanta Constitution.
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DOING HIS BEST.

1t somehow seems little enough when
you say
That fellow is doing his best"
1t means that he tolls and he hopes day
by day
That heaven will attend to the rest.
He is jostled aside by the hurrying crowd,
unsought by the lonely: forgot by the
proud.
He earns what he gets. and no more is
allowed
To the fellow who Is doing his best"
But whenever crisis arises, We look
To the man who Is doing his best.
The prince With his splendor. the sage
with his book.
Full oft fail TO answer the test.
And when there's u home or a country
to serve.
We turn to the msn with the heart and
the nerve.
The man whom aayersity's touch could
not swerye,
The man who kspt doing his hest.
Washington Star.
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| 1t is probable that little can be said
citizen that will have a tendency to
| restrain the element that has been in
evidence at Duryea of late. The man
| who favors lawlessness, whether with
a "blly" in hand or in the act Of
condemning by word of mouth the
persons who seek to enjoy the right to
pursue a peaceful calling in the effort
to earn their daily bread, cannot be
affected in the least by anything that
The Tribune may say in reference to
the matter. To any fair-minded indiv-
idual, however, who read the report Of
the riot at the Warnke washery, which
appeared in these columns yesterday
morning, it must be apparent that it
is about time for state authorities to
take cognizance Of this hotbed of law
lessness. A more startling exhibition
Of mob fiendshness and persistence:
or more f1agrant example of neglect
Of duty on the part of officials supposed
to have the interests of good order at
heart, has probably never been wit
messed than at Duryea. We do not
presume to say who Is directly or in
directly responsible for the state Of
affairs that has placed Duryea at the
mercy Of gang of lawbreakers that
for unbridled cruelty could scarcely be
excelled by the Malays of the Orient.
That such condition, however, does
exist there can be no question. How
long Is it to be tolerated and allowed
to flourish and grow?
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spectors of work and material. In the
postoffice service, assistant postmast-
ers, finance clerks. cashiers and clerks
qualified as physicians, constitute al
most the entire force of $40 excepted
employees. or this number 300 are as
| sistant postmasters or assistants to
postmasters Under the interior de-
parment outside of Washington in ex-
cepted positions are 4,47l pension ex-
amining surgeons, 81 employees at $500
or less in the Indian service, 1872 In
dians, SO temporary clerks in survey
Hors' general and land offices, Sc finance
clerks at Indian agencies, and 1S
clerks to act for pension agents at
pension agencies, and 32 positions In
the Alaskan school service, the remain
ing 6S positions being widely scattered
| In the department of justice, the ex-
cepted force of ASS employees outside OF
| Washington is composed mainly of as
sistant attorneys. clerks to attorneys
and deputy United States marshals.
In the department of agriculture out
side of Washington the 172 excepted
positions are principally experts and
| special agents. OF the S6,473 unclassi-
fled positions in the postoffice service,
over $4,000 are those of postmasters.
ut appears from the foregoing fig
ures that more than 9h per cent. of all
classified positions are excepted; that
of classified positions in Washington,
d. c., less than 1% per cent. are ex-
cepted; but that Of classified positions
outside of Washington about II per
cent. are excepted. The excepted posi-
tons in the executive civil service may
be grouped as fiduciary positions, con-
fidential positions, positions whose oc-
cupants are at times required to act as
the head of an office (for example. as
sistant postmasters), isolated positions
whose occupants are compelled to take
independent action (for example, depu-
ty collectors), positions whose occcu-
pants are employed in a professional
capacity Gas assistant attorneys, PEN
sion examining surgeons and physi-
cians), shipping commissioners and
Indians employed in the Indian SER
vice. The reason assigned for except
ing positions from the operation of the
rules is that the duties pertaining to
them are of such character that the
qualifications of persons for appoint
ment cannot be adequately tested In
the manner and by the examinations
provided by the civil service rules"
Those who believe that written ex-
aminations are better tests Of fitness
for trust in public Office than respon-
sible personal endorsement have ev-
cry reason to be gratified over the prog
ress made in civil service reform in
the generation that it has been under
agitation. Their next step should be
to press for the correction of abuses in
the administration of the civil service
on the competitive basis, Sri that the
time may come when politicians will
not think it worth while to try to
tunnel under the rules in their eff
forts to secure places for constituents
unwilling TO take chances in open ex-
animation.
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The action of the grand lodge of Elks
against street fairs speaks we'll for the
organization. 1t is quite apparent to
all who have any knowledge Of the
order that it is beneath the dignity of
the organization to stand sponsor for
enterprises in which the feature who
"eats 'em alive" is often among the
least disreputable.
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Free trade, the road to the free soup
house, is the only issue the Democrats
seem to be able to agree upon, and that
has beaten them so often and brought
ruin to the country beside, that the
most sanguine Democrat can see no
hope of success on such an issue.
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The Republican party builds; it never
destroys that which is good. 1t has
built up American industries; built up
American markets for goods. built a
great navy; and it's latest authorized
achievement is canal Of worldwide
USE
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The most amusing basis for Demo-
cratic hope this year is the prediction
that storms and frosts will yet destroy
our growing crops. A party is in its
death throes when it has to pray for
disaster.
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The Democrats declare that the tariff
and the trusts are the chief political
issues. If they desire any help in de-
nouncing the trusts, the Republicans
will always be prepared to provide it.
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BY her vote Oregon said she wants no
-the-flag policy. She means
also that she wants the tariff let alone;
wants the Republicans to keep on let
ting IL alone"
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is determined to keep on declining the
presidential nomination until officially
Informed that his resignation has been
accepted.
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 2.4 a. m., for Saturday,
August 16, 1902.

Gs 6 FR
A child born on this day will notice
that there is no fool like an old fool.
save the young fool who Is In love with
him.
Room at the top Is all right for the am
bilious, provided it is not of the attic
variety.
A frst-class critic can always be de-
velOped from the man who wanted some-
thing and did not get 1t.
People who laid aside something for a
rainy day this season, must have used II
up by this time.
Capital and labor disputes these days
seem to have been intugurated solely for
the purpose of forcing "the other party
to make concessions.
We seldom acknowledge perfection save
in the case of the perfect fool.
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Legislative.

First District-JOSEPH OLIVER.
Second District-JOHN SCHEUER, JR.
Third District-EDWARD JAMES.
Fourth District-P. A. PHILB1N.
Election day, Nov. 4.
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LAKE WIHoLA, "a.

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Highest elevation; beautiful lawns; shad-
ed piazza; first-class table; refined sur
roundings
MRS. CHARLES DEARR.
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