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Under Sealed Orders.
BY FRANCIS GROVE.

''Bin" Ellison had failed IN his final
examinations, not In all of them, but
In two SUBJECTS. In one of his studies
he had passed brilliantly and in all the
others except two he got through with
moderate success Ordinarily failure to
pass examinations would not have
plunged Blf-whose real name, seldom
heard, was Theodore-in gloom. He had
passed through that ordeal several
times and never had lost weight or
even appetite. Something depended on
these examinations, however; something
unusual and much to be desired, SO
"Biff' was dlsheartened.
His uncle did not know the fatal
truth yet-no one knew 1T except BIZ
and his teacher-but before night It
would have to be revealed BIZ would
rather have taken medicine than face
his uncle with the confession he had to
make
Why couldn't the teacher have let
me through he groaned. 1T wouldn't
have hurt him any" Biff kicked spite
fully at his unofrending dog. lying at
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Now. how in. the world could anything
get In there?"
Taking a brush cautiously in hand.
Horah tiptoed toward the trunk, Polly.
Betty and Rosemary looking on
Faith, an It's In thereI said Norah
In hoarse. whisper.
Polly, Betty and Rosemary tiptoed be-
WHIST I'm going to open It."
With face sternly set Norah opened
the trunk. with her left hand. the
brush In her hand raised to strike
terrified Venus suffering and meow
ing.
BY all the powers. how did that
imp Of cat get in there? Why this
Jrunk Is Is AZ a .mussed up. What's hap
I'VE just wanted to take some
things with us that you forgot to
We'll Il yere n not the Worst chill
dren in the woridl'' calculated the
righteously indignant Norah.
of openng Bety tSnk shs s saw the
much for SUCH speecs as would Sc
lfit to use before the children.
IT'S seh locked sRs ws taelf she exclai qN
after vainly trying to open 1t. 'I'll
have to get the keys"
When she at last. got It open out
Shrek. Norah turned and fled. Its
the devil himself let loose" she cried
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lea as she passed
them in the hall.
They went into the nursery TO see
three little girls standing by three
open and badly disarranged trunks
but no sign of any such person as
Norah had mentioned.
"Oh girlies. how could you, after |
and Rosemary had hard work to com
fort her
well put everything back lovely"
the three little Leas assured her, but
she refused their aid and sent them
to bed feeling SO penitent and sorry
that It was at least ten minutes be-
fore they were asleep.
Mrs. Lea repacked the trunks and
locked and strapped them.
Nov I hope they are ready for the
Journey" she said at last.
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He would try to buy some books when
they put into the first port, he thought.
But there were few English-speaking
persons there, and no English books as
far as he could find out At the next
and he hated to make the purchase
when the agent was with him, lest 1t
might lead to embarrassing questions.
One thing after another happened, and
fore Biff was able to find his text books.
Then they were not the ones he had
been accustomed to, and II was almost
like taking up new subject to study
study on shipboard; more so than in the
schoolroom, and that never had been
easy for Bin. However. when they were
were to stop before returning home. he
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The Little Leas' Packing Up.
ELEANOR MCCARTHY.

ELEANOR MCCARTHY.
the time" said Polly, with an air of
wisdom and mystery.
What kind of things?"
Wait and see."
Il wonder if they're through packing
yet, said Betty after while. Lets
go and ask"
Yes, children, I'm thankful to say
your things are all packed at last" re-
piled Mrs. Lea to their question, "and
we've put in as many playthings as
anything else put In
Three trunks stood in the nursery, but
they were not yet locked and strapped
because, as Mrs. Lea said there
might have been something forgotten
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persistence, but so often they brought
the wrong things that at last Mrs Lea
said, do run away and play, children.
What shall we play?" asked Betty as
they got outside.
don't want to play; let's sit down
and talk" replied Polly.
Yes. bout our travels" added Rose
mary. Il don't member hardly anynng
oNo vo,, wera o on ,stt IRAN oId polly.
" remember all about it.''
So do l." affirmed Betty You GO
swifter than bird. and the trees and
houses and churches and everything run
past you just as fast"
Do they really run?" asked Rose
mary.
Polly and Betty nodded.
How DO they get back. thenr'
They just run back
It'll be just like going to fairyland.
won't it,"
Yes, and strange things'll happen al
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and Betty took out some shoes and her
Oldest Jacket Rosemary. In addition to
the comb. sacrificed several cakes of
stockings.
Now we'll put these things in the
closet. out of the way" said Polly.
That done they stuffed as many OF
their treasures as possible into the
trunks. None of them seemed to be the
right shape to fit In well. but Polly SAID
We'll just make them it," and they
did.
Betty broke the red flower Off her
geranium, which was a pity: but" she
explained. another one will grow when
l plant 1t out"
The worst thing was to get Venus. the
kitten. in. At first she thought 1t was a
game and played all over Then when
she found that 1t was serious work she
Betty had to help Rosemary to hold her
In and then get the lid down quickly be-
fore she could get caught. She got her
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that would have to be put in at the last
minute"
Nov, that's So" said Polly to Betty
ana rosemary. and we'd better look
around and see what's been forgotten"
well heres my warship; 1 should
think want to take that" said Betty
And my new sewing machine How
am l gong to make my dolls summer
clothes, 'thout that?'' said polly SUMMER
II want to take my red geran,uno
along, cause l want to plant # I"
Betty remarked. ~
must take my dear little Kitty"
Rosemary put in. 1000
wei, said Polly, we had better: M.
IN the tnings mat have been forgotten
ourselves. and not trouble mother or
Norah about it," o'nei OF
Open came the three trunks a,.s
Iit tool sometime to eet thars,' alenousn
the clisps were closed and they did MOI MOI
come ppen very easily. However. in
ssne pc lids Of all three trunks stood
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The little Leas were making ready to
go away for the summer They had been
over the border to say good-by to
the Sickersells, and were so busy put
in q perpetual buzzle and hustle of
affairs.
The question of what they were to
take with them was an absorbing one.
Mrs. Lea and Norah were kept busy
saying Yes. you may take your best
white frock," mo, of course you can't
take your dolls house, and things like
lot to be helpful. and they kept fetch
ing and carrying things to be put In
boxes and trunks with great energy and
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open and the three little Leas stood
looking into the trunks
Dear me-" murmured Betty, .'they
seem terribly full"
Yes; you can't get nuffing In mine."
said Rosemary.
Maybe there are some things In tho
trunks that we don't really need" sug-
gested Polly.
Il don't like comb, 1t pulls So" said
Rosemary as she spied comb in her
top tray.
Il always hated this bingham dress"
said Polly. pulling out brown and
wnlte frock and putting 1t on the floor.
She also discarded some ufdercloth-
ing which she thought was super1uous,
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standardization Of Water.

THAT Cleveland cemetery run on
the club plan in which John D. Rookie
Teller has a monument" said a drum.
mer for a New York house to his
friends in the cafe, may or may not
be u for profit. But it is the only
cemetery in the world, SO far as 1
know, where a cash register was put
into a tomb.
'It is the custom in some parts of
Europe to charge a small fee for a WIS.,
it to the tomb of some great man. But
the tip usually is paid to a verger at
the door in as transformations a man
ner as possible. After Garfeld's mon
ument was finished I went to Lake
View cemetery with a friend to look
at it. When we paid our dime at the
entrance we were rung up on a cash
register the same as you see in any
bar or quick-lunch restaurant. The
incongruity Of the thing eve seemed
to appeal to anybody."-New York
Press.
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Warning to Housewives.

The average consumer of baking pow
in the process of baking. Whenever a
chemical reaction takes place, the nature
of the original materials is entirely
remain in the food to be eaten are very
different from those which composed the
baking powder before baking. For this
reason, the statement that a baking
powder contains alum or cream of tartar
Is worthless so far as informing the
consumer as to what he eats. What the
into his stomach, not what is in the can.
Food prepared with a cream of tartar
baking powder does not contain any
cream of tartar, just as food prepared
with alum baking powder is free from
alum. In the case Of the high-priced
trust baking powders this bread residue
ingredient of Seidlitz Powders. That is,
when food prepared with these trust
baking powders is eaten, the consumer
Rochelle Salts Is a medicine and not a
food. and this constant dosing will Sc
riously derange the digestive organs.
Department of Agriculture. has declared
in substance that "A loaf of bread made
from Q quart Of Jour leayened with
45 grains more OF Rochelle Salts than
is contained in one Seidlitz Powder" At
2 e. hfs 9adg before b, }r. he NE C. co nbmietts on se Pub
ture, on a bill designed to prevent this
wholesale dosing of the public, the fol-
lowing eminent Boston physicians teStl-
fed against the healthfulness Of Roch-
ellie Salts. and strongly recommended the
passage Of a law which would prohibit
the sale of powders which left this dan
gerous drug in foou: DR.. Hartung, DIR. c.
o. Kepler, DR.. F. B.. Foster. DR.. G. M.
Palmer.
nve or fifty cents per pound for baking
powder when the best baking powder
In the world can be made to retail at
twenty-five cents per pound the price
asked for Calumet Baking Powder) and
leave a fair manufacturers profit? The
manufacturers of Calumet Baking Pow
der have for years made a standing Of
fer Of 81, 10000 for any substance inju-
rious to health found in food prepared
from it. Bread made from Calumet is en-
tirely free from Rochelle Salts, alum,
lime or ammonia.
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TIE MAID Of MAIDEN LANE
Sequel to !" The Bow Of Orange Ribbon"
A LOVE STORY BY Amelia /. BARR
(Couight1 1900 By Amelia Z. BARR
STORY BY Amelia 1. BARR
SEQUEL to - The Bow Of Orange Ribbon"
Copyright, 1900. by Amelia e. BARR

could entertain-it was not the fault
of Joris. This was the assurance that
turned her joyful tears into gladden.
smiles, and that made her step light
as a bird on the wing, as she a down
the stairs to find her mother; for her
happiness was not perfect till she
shared it with the heart hal had
borne her sorrow, and carried her
grief through many weary months with
her.
In the first hours of her recovered
gladness she did not ever remember
Rem's great fault, nor yet her own
carelessness. These things were only
accidentals, not worthy to be taken
into account while the great sweet
hope that had come to her, flooded
like a springtide every nook and cor
ner Of her heart. In such a mood how
easy it was to answer Annie's letter,
She recollected every word she had
written to Hyde that fateful day, and
she wrote them again with a tenfold
10y,
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you any opportunity. I wonder at what
hour she will release Joris Van
Heemskirk!"
ut will be later than it ought to
be"
Indeed 1t was so late that Madame
Van Heemskirk had locked up her
house for the night, and was troubled
at her husbands delay-even a little
cross.
"An old man like you, Joris," she
said in a tone of vexation-"sitting
till nine o'clock with the last runaway
from Paris; a cold you have already,
and all for a girl hat threw her senses
behind her, to marry a Frenchman."
Much she has suffered, Lysbet."
much she ought to suffer. And I
believe not in Arenta Van Ariens' suf-
fering."
II will sit a little by the fire, Lys.
bet. Sit down by me. My mind is full
Of her story. Bitter fears and suffer
ing she has come through. Her hus.
band was guillotined last May, and
from her home she was taken-no
time to write to a friend-no time to
ave anything she had, except a string
of pearls, which round her waist for
many weeks she had worn. Hungry
and sick upon the floor of her prison
she was sitting, when her name was
called; for bead after bead of her
pearl necklace had gone to her jailor,
only for a little black bread and a cup
Of milk twice a day; and this morning
for twenty-four hours she had been
without food or milk"
"The poor little one! What did she
do?"
when in that terrible iron arm
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"Arenta jefferson de Tournnerre."

"Arenta Jefferson de Tournnerre."
chair before those bloody judges, she
says she forgot then to be afraid. She
had no dress to help her beauty, but
she declares she never felt more beau
tiful, and we'll l car believe it. They
asked her name, and my Lysbet, think
of this child's answer! 4 am called
Arenta Jefferson de Tournnerre," she
said, and at the name of Jefferson
there we're EXPLANATIONS, and one Of
the jurymen rose to his feet and asked
excitedly, What is it you mean? JEFF
ferson! The great Jefferson! The
great Thomas jefferson! The great
American who loves France and Lib
erty?' 1t is the same she answered,
and then she sat silent, asking no
favor, so wise was she, and FouQuier-
Tinville looked at the President and
said, Among my friends l count this
great American!' and a juryman
added, When / was poor and hungry
he fed and helped me- and he bowed
to Arenta as he spoke. When ques-
toned further she answered, I adore
Liberty, l believe in France, l married
a ~Frenchman, for Thomas Jefferson
told me l was coming to a great nation
and might trust both it's government
and it's generosity. They were all ex-
tremely polite to her, and gave her at
once the papers which permitted her
to leave France. The next day a little
money she got from Minister Morris,
but a very hard passage she had
home"
after all, it was a lie she told.
Joris."
(To be c%ontinued.)
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IT WAS HIS LAST MASH"
Young Lady's Remark Too Much for
EIderlv Gallant.

Elderly Gallant.
A handsome gentleman Of 60, who
looks much younger and still retains
an eye for the beautiful in the fair
sex and a tender fluttering of the
heart when the ladies glance his way
got into a street car in company with
his son, a grown young man. A
striking feature of the elderly gallant
is an extremely long and full goatee
and big, flowing mustaches. The gen
tleman found a seat directly oppo.
site two unusually attractive young
ladies, Immediately beside whom the
son found his seat.
In a few moments the girls were
glancing often at the old gentleman
and chattering together in great glee.
The gentleman Rugged himself men.
tally, but restrained his emotions In
the presence of his son.. On leaving
the Ear the son said:
Say, Governor, I've got a good one
on you"
We'll, what is it, my SOM"
why, one of those girls next ia
me said: What a funny looking
thing that old man is over there To
which the other replied: Yes, isn't
he? He looks like a goat!'"
That was the old mans last
mash"
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Mansfield q Maqician.

Richard Mansfield's son George had
seen Kellar, the magician, and had
been greatly impressed with the skill
he exhibited in the performance Of his
wonderful tricks.
Afterward, when travelling one day
with his father on the Long Island
railroad, he put his head out of the
window, and while he was doing SO
Mr.. Mansfield playfully snatched up
his hat and hid it.
The boy, thinking it had been blown
off by the wind, called out excitedly,
"I've lost my hiatt" and turned to look
where it had gone. His father, taking
it from it's hiding place, replaced il
upon the boys head. George stared
wonderingly for a moment, and then,
pulling it off again, he quickly threw it
out of the window, saying gleefully:
Papa, you're better than Kellar.
Bring it back again, quick.-New York
Press.
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Varied the Story.

"Moved by excitement" began Gen.
Joe Wheeler, in relating n of his
stories, "a young nan determined to
enlist. He accepted a Bible from his
mother, and placed it in his inside
coat pocket, promising to read the
book every day.
During one of the important bat
ties this mans entire company was
annihilated, but he escaped"
Same old story" interjected the
veteran, bullet hit the Bible"
NO." continued the doughty little
general, "the book saved his life, but
not in the common and accepted way.
The soldier was found seated behind .
tree keeping his mothers promise.
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THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON
KNOCK At THE DOORS OF
CANADA FOR WHEAT.
A Crop Of $4,000, 900 Bushels Of Wheas
Will Re the Record Of 1904.

A Crop Of 100000 Bushels Of Wheat
Will Be the Record Of 1904.
The results of the threshing In
Western Canada are not yet completr
ed, but from information at hand. 1t 10
safe to say that the average per acre
will be reasonably high, and a fair
estimate will place the total yield OF
wheat at 60, O00, 900 bushels. At pres
ent prices this will add to the wealth
of the farmers nearly $50, 900 1000.
Then think Of the immense yield OF
oats and barley, and the large herds
of cattle, for all of which good prices
will be paid.
The following official telegram was
sent by Honorable Clifford SiftOn, Min
lister Of the Interior, to Lord Strath-
coma, High Commissioner for Can
ada:
"Am now able to state definitely
that under conditions Of unusual diff.
Guilty in Northwest a fair average crop
of wheat of good quality has been
reaped and is now secure from sub
stantial damage. The reports OF in
jury by frost and rust were grossly
exaggerated. The wheat of Manitoba
and Northwest Territories will aggre-
gate from ifty-five to sixty million
bushels. The quality is good and the
price is ranging around n dollar
per bushel."
Frank H. Spearman, in the Satur.
day Evening Post, says:
When our first transcontinental
railroad was built, learned men at
tempted by isotherman demonstration
to prove that wheat could not profit
ably be grown north Of where the line
was projected; but the real granary
of the world lies up to 800 miles north
OF the Canadian Pacific railroad, and
the day is not definitely distant when
the United States will knock at tho
doors of Canada for its bread. Rail.
road men see such a day; it may b0
hoped hat statesmen also will see 1t,
and arraLse their reciprocities while
they may do so gracefully. Americans
already have swarmed into that far
country and to a degree have taken
the American wheat field with them.
Despite the fact that for years a little
Dakota station on the st. Paul road
Eureka-held the distinction OF being
the largest primary grain market In
the world, the Dakotas and Minnesota
will one day yield their palm to SaS'
katchewan." =.
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CHAPTER xIl.-(continued.)

CHAPTER xII.-(continued.)
Poor little fish," answered Annie.
'They could not cry out, or plead with
you, or beg for their lives, because
they were dumb and opened not thel
mouths, they were wounded ana
strangled to DEATH"
Don't say such things, Annie. How
can | enjoy my sport il you do"
Il don't think you ought to enjoy
sport which is murder. You have your
vherry to sail, is not that sport
enough? have heard you say moth
ing that floats on fresh water, can beat
a Norfolk wherry."
Then Hyde and Mary had a game OF
~battledcre, and she watched then toss
ing the gayly painted corks, until amid
their light laughter and merry talk she
fell asleep. And when she awakened
It was sunset, and there was no one in
her room but her maid. She had slept
long. but in spite of it's refreshment,
she had a sense OF something uneasy.
Then she recalled the story Mary
Damer had told her, and because she
comprehended the truth, she was in
stantly at rest. The whole secret was
clear as daylight to her. She IA pos
tive Rem Van Ariens was himself the
thief of her cousins love and happi-
ness, and the bringer of grief-almost
Of death-to Cornelia. She said to
herself, II shall not be long here, and
before I go away I must put right
loves wrong"
She would write to Cornelia. Her
word would be in~disputable. Then
she would dismiss the subject from
her conversations with Mary, until
COrnelia's answer arrived; nor until
that time would she say a word of her
suspicious to Hyde. In pursuance Of
these resolutions the following letter
to Cornelia left Hyde Manor for New
York the next mail:
ITO Mss Cornelia Moran:
Because you are very dear to one
Of my dear kindred, and because l feel
that you are worthy of his great love,
I also love you. Will you trust me
nOw9 There has been a sad mistake.
/ believe I can put it right. You must
rec0llect the day OF which George
Hyde wrote asking you to fix an hour
when he could cali on Doctor Moran
about your marriage. Did any other
lover ask you IN that day to marry
him? Was that other lover Mr.. Van
Artens? Did you write to both about
the same time? II SO, you misdirected
your letters, and the one intended for
Lord Hyde went to Mr.. Van Ariens.
and the one intended for Mr.. Van
Artens went to Lord Hyde. Now you
will understand many things.
Can you send to me, for Lord Hyde,
. copy of the letter o intended for
him. When / receive it. you may con-.
tent your heart. Delay not to answer
this; Why should you delay you hap
piness? I send you al love Sits my
thoughts. desires, prayers, all that is
best In me, all that l give to one high
IN my esteem, and whom l wish to
place high In my affection. This to
your hand and heart. with all SINGER
III. Annie Hyde"
She calculated her letter would
reach Cornelia about the end of Sep
tember, and she thought how pleasant
" the hope it brought would brighten
her life. And without permitting Hyde
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HZES
q suspect any change in his love af-
ne very often led the converse
ffton q Cornelia, and to the circum-
o1nncee az her life. Hyde was always
millfag % talk On this subject, and
thus 6he learned 20 much about Aren-
q. and Madame Jacobus, and Rem
Van Ariens, that me people became
her faEniliars.
Certainly the letter sent to Cornelia
sped on it, way all the more rapidly
and joyfully for the good wishes and
Dnael0sh prayers accompanying It. The
yefy ship might have known It was the
henfef Of good tidings, for il there
~ been one Of the mighty angels
whose charge II on the great deep at
0le helm Of the Good Intent she could
not have gone more swiftly and surely
to her haven. One morning, nearly ?
week Ii advance Of Armies calcula-
lion. the wonderful letter was put into
Gosnelia's hand. The handwriting was
Ntrange. It was m English letter. what
$500 e meant
- ~ one who has loved and been
u11tod 3rum tho beloved by some Suslsr
nadersgsnding. m 70 realize Whist Il
neknt q Cornelik She read 1t through
6n hdsecr1Ngble hurry ana enc
on6 rs the most natural and
ag1l1III began 70 cry. Thero
~ coo wondssfl tho1Dkk ~
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