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The crown prince Wilhelm bears no re-
semblance to his father, and but little to
his mother.
There is nothing regal in his bearing
his tall, loosely )built and slender figure
suggesting instead restless, nervous
temperament.
He is said to like gayety with a certain
amount of ostentation, .but at the same
time to have a genial manner which has
greatly endeared him to the German peo-
pie They speak of him with the greatest
pride and affection. "And he greets us so
cordially, on the Streets" the Berliners
say when speaking of the crown prince.
The crown princess, Cecele, who has
just celebrated her twenty-second ami
versary, is almost as tall as the crown
prince. Her beauty is of dark. some
what heavy type, and her figure, while
well proportional, is lacking in graceful
curves at the waist line.
During three months in the summer the
crown prince and princess occupy their
palace at Potsdam. The rest of the year
they reside in the Frederick III palace,
Inter den Linden. at Berlin. Baby Fred
erick Wilhelm, the future crown prince,
already shows the independent spirit to
which his birthday (July A. entities him.
grandsire's knee royal stud much to
his liking.
Prince Eitel Fritz, who comes next in
age to the crown prince, is said to be the
emperor's favorite among his children.
Prince Eitel Fritz is six years younger
than his wife. but the marriage is a very
happy one. 1t took place on the same
day that the emperor and empress cele-
brated the twenty fifth, or silver anniver-
sary, of their marriage.
The princess is fine-looking and has
perhaps more of the indefina bile charm
known as chic than any of the princesses
of the German imperial family.
Liegnitz villa at Potsdam is now the
residence of Prince and Princess Eitel
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ter of business, it would lose its value;
and, besides, it would be impossible
There are women of rank in England, for
example, who will undertake to introduce
women into society for price. But since
King Edward came to the throne their oc-
cupation has been very much restricted.
In fact, it is almost gone. An English
woman who has been presented has the
right to send in the names of other wom-
en- for presentation, and this was almost
unrestricted at one time. y very large
sum of money would procure a presenta-
ton at court for almost any woman, and
as there were many American women of
doubtful social standing and great am
bition who wanted to be presented, and
were willing to pay almost anything for
it. some very queer characters were pre-
scented to Queen Victoria. The king knew
this and since he came to the throne it
has been required absolutely that every
foreigner to be presented at court shall be
presented through the embassy. That
means that our ambassador becomes per-
sonally and officially responsible for any
American presented. 1t is even said that
the king goes over the list of those to
a name that looks foreign he inquiries par
ticularly whether the owner is English or
not"
X
And still the nouveauX riches have a
certain position even in British society,"
have they not?'
There is only one exclusive society in
the world said Mrs Pell land that is
the Austrian court. A wife does not take
the husbands position socially. She must
have her own right-the sixteen quarter
ings which are demanded by Austrian So
ciety. The Rothschilds and some other
rich bankers own Vienna-they own the
court, they own the whole country prac-
tically. But even they have no social
position
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woman who wants to be fitted for social
life may come a social secretary" in
search of employment or millionaire
wanting to have his house opened and
equipped with a full staff of servants; or
a lady's maid in need of employment; or
the representative of dancing class look
ing for an instructor; or a social organiza-
ton in some remote part of the United
States requiring the planning of an enter
tainment.
In the filmiest of dainty shirt waists and
the plainest of tailored skirts, with big
picture hat on her head, Mrs. Pell affects
severely businesslike air in dealing with
the problems that confront her in her Of
flee and with inquirers about her bureau
of social requirements
1.-THE oldest commission 1 have ever ex-
ecuted?" she says, repeating my ques-
ton. I'm engaged on that now. 1t is
to equip a western woman for social life
in Washington. Her. husband has been
elected to high office and she wants to
be able to entertain in Washington. She
just a plain motherly person. with not
even lhe TeHiotesl hhoWieuSe Oh the re-
quirements of the life she must lead at
the capital. 1t is almost pathetic to see
how she realizes her shortcomings. We
are practically making her over. I say
We, because my assistants do most of the
actual work. l study the case and tell
! them what to do. l never personally Civ,
any one instructions. If 1 have a client
requiring training in social usages-and
some of them actually require instruction
in the English language call on her at
intervals, just as l would make any other
social call. study her and l let her
study me. If you should drop in while 1
was talking to her. you would never know
that 1 was not a caller like yourself.
When | return to my Office / make note
of the points in which my client needs in
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profound saoacitv of Rats.

The average rat possesses extraor-
binary sagacity. On sailing ship
bound to Calcutta from Cape Town
some time ago it was decided to try
to reduce the number of rats which
had boarded the vessel at the latter
port. The end of an ordinary cask
was planed perfectly smooth. coated
with grease, and a meat bait tackled
to the center. The end was fixed on
with two nails, balanced so that should
anything touch 1t off the center it
would go down. The cask was partly
filled with water and buried in the bal
last to within few inches OF the top.
The first night over 200 rats were
caught. the second night few, the third
none was caught. 1t was found by the
marks of rats feet in the grease and
the missing bait that they had discov-
cred the exact center. and took the
bait as they liked. Half an inch on
either side of the center meant death.
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l got three hundred saved already, an
on interest; and it'll grow faster all
the time. Ma, she helps lot, too. I'm
going to night school in Sacramento;
and when 1 ask you for vi I'll be no
Greaser. l can't go on my shape, but
I'll make what brains got stretch like
blazes!" His face was eloquent, but
Sally B. would not look at him.
Instead she gazed at Viola, all the
mothers pent pride shining in her
eyes. "Oh. Vi" she said, after pause
that was broken only by the buzz of
an uneasy autumn fly on the window,
I've staked hull mountain O. hopes
on you. 1 amt never thought O. you
separate from me, some way. L"
She stopped, and Viola spoke with
some spirit in spite of her sobs. But,
ma, you expect me to wear a Mrs. in
front of my name some day, don't
you? And Mrs.-Mrs Carter" she
blushed and smiled through her tears,
though her gaze shifted to the window,
Mrs. Carriers just as good a Mrs.
Bernard, amt it,"
The mother glanced furtively at Al
vim. whose heart spoke naively in his
adoring eyes fxed on Viola's downcast
face. The boy had won Sally BIS ap-
probation, yet she could not relinquish
I her dream. IF yore brothers had a
lived, vi" she went on slowly, 81
might "a considered Of this. But yo're
all yo' paw an mes got to bank on.
We're goin' to be rich some day, an
Bernardo be name to conjure with;
an yo're all we got to do it proud
ooh, ma, we're always just going to
! rich. 1t may be thousand years."
There was a heart-break in Viola's
voice that touched Stella's sympathy.
They're so young, Mrs. Sally; it'll
be years before they can marry, and
| they may not care for each other
when the time comes. They're too
young to marry now; why not let
: marriage drop out of the case till
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RevaI an Ancient City.

Reval. where Russian car and Brit
ish king met not long ago, is de-
scribed as curious outpost of the
Russian empire. 1t is the capital of
Esthonia and stands at the entrance of
the Gulf Of Finland, about $50 miles
from ST. Petersburg The town is
mainly German, like all other towns
in Russia's Baltic provinces, and is of
great antiquity. In 1894 it acquired
all the privileges of Hanseatic city.
According to an old saying, "ESthonia
was an elysium for the nobility, a
heaven for the clergy, a mine of gold
for the stranger, but a hell for the
peasant" Among the strangers who
settled there and got themselves ir-
cluded in the Esthonian nobility were
military sadventurers whose descend
ants still exist under the name of
Douglas, O'Rourke and Lewis In ITO
Reval surrendered to Peter the Great,
who provided it with military har-
Dor, and it is now one of the chief sta
lions of the Russian navy.
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some good men with him, and 1 may
look it up.
"But here is the cream Of my letter
for you, dear-for US. 1 am to have
handsome percentage of any money
that can save the company in this
enterprise now pending. If the bust.
ness goes as it promises, the day when
l may say Come will be a long lean
nearer"
Closing words were penned from a
flood of tenderness that carried over
mountain and vale, and were still
warm on the page when they met
Stella's eye.
In her favorite hillside nook.
wrapped about with the fruity fra
GRANGE of autumn, Stella read and re-
read Alfred's letter, and unused upon
the vague plans for the future that
now occupied her mind. Nothing
definite had come to her; but her
growing determination to improve her.
self was augmented by a tormenting
vision of little woman in blue, light
and dainty, where she herself was
heavy; vivacious and quick, where
she was slow: charming, where she
was dull Stella wished she were
small, delicate. timid-a hundred
things she was not; yet she was sen.
sible enough to know that ASSUMING
them would be folly. For underlying
all her vain wishes was a recognition
of something within, dim vision O.
the power of her own soul, that
brought tranquility and courage fol-
her difficult venture
The declining sun shot a level raw
into her retreat before she realized
the hour and the call of duty. Long
before she reached the hotel, Nlvin's
cheerful voice fioated up in one OF
his jocund songs.
Stella sighed. In few days Alvin's
bright face would be out of her life
He had been promoted from Colfax to
the Sacramento Office, and was now
awaiting his successor. Yet The sigh:
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Into the Niaht.

"Howdy, honey" Uncle Billy said t.
Stella that evening as he came in and
took his supperseat at the table,
where Sally B. proudly included him
in her elastic family circle. Are you
ready TO- the race?"
ooh, Uncle Billy, are we really 60
ing to race the Placerville Stage com
pany to Virginia City? 1 thought their
weeks of talk and preparation were just
to beat our previous time schedule
eyes, reckoned it would go at that;
still, Mr.. Crocker's words the law"
But why didn't he give you more
warning? You haven't even day to
get ready"
Our folks have biggeh pots a-boil-
ing than staging. However, the Boss
is in Virginia now; and l reckon he
got so tired of those blamed Placer
vile Stage agents BLOWN oveh there
that he's relyin' on us to shut their
mouths. And we've got to do it, if we
amt ready. It's my trip"
'The race is on" Alvin shouted, as
he Eegged in with a message for Sal
ly B.
Exclamations in concert were shot
at Alvin from several tables.
Eyes, the steamer Chrysopolis left
the San Francisco wharf at four
o'clock; and she's streaking it up the
bay like lightning!"
Il hope she'll keep up her gait plumb
to Sacramento" Uncle Billy said at
the first break in the hubbub.
you bet she won't" some one re-
piled. She'll have breakdown after
she gets the mail and passengers off at
Freeport for the Placerville Stage peo-
pie"
Don't you go into partnership with
any worry" Alvin said, pausing at the
door. Il amt giving away the clicker,
but let me tell you the C. P.'s amt
fools"
81 got to have hot lunch ready for
thom passengers to eat on the fly"
Sally B. said brusquely. Uncle Billy,
what time do vcu reckon they'll be
here?"
Some time neah about fo' o'clock
in the mawnin', figger. You can tell
into five minutes when we heah what
time the train leaves Sacramento"
CTO BE CONTINUED0
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of him carried her thought swiftly to
the telegram from Gideon he had that
morning brought her.
The message was brief Gideon was
coming for her! 4 He had not needed
her negative-laden letters. She had
not disclosed her engagement; she
had been afraid. And there was
reason for fear. The gossip concern
ing Alfred that floated from tongue
to tongue did not escape her sensitive
ears. 1t was said that he was in love
with the superintendent niece; again,
that he cared nothing for her, only
for the position he might, as her hus-
band, command. Gideon must hear all
this. Stella knew it would confirm his
belief that Alfred had no love for her,
and that she must meet Gid con, tell
him, defy him. 1t would be a battle of
wills, and Gideon would be defeated;
but at what cost? What cost to him,
to herself, to Alfred? Fear gripped
her at thought of the time when the
two men should face each other.
In the parlor she found Sally B., AL
VIII anu tIOld Ill Oh CACllCQ, u lduSuidI
discussion, Alvin pleading, Sally B.
stern, Viola in tears.
"Oh,. Miss Stella" Alvin cried ap-
pealingly as she entered, do you think
a Teller that's all straight but one leg
the Lord himself put crook in ought
to be tipped the cold shoulder for
that?"
boy! 'Tain't that" Sally B. said
sharply before Stella could speak. eff
you had home, an money, an could
give vi some place in the world
you bet iii never ask you to give
her, up, ma'am, till I have a home for
her," Alvin broke in impetuously; "a
number one home, tool"
"But, Al, that's turrible fur off. How
in thunder kin you do it?"
Sally BIS heart warmed to the
pluck of him in spite of her deter
mination.
do it? I'll just inch along, little
every day, same's I have been doing.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Alfred Paws the Fiddler

Clarifying daylight had not brought
Alfred an easy conscience the morn.
ing after the banquet. The spell of
the fair sprite he had held in his arms
the night before had been broken with
the setting of the lop-sided moon. And
Stella, standing on the railroad plat.
form, wise in staying away from him
till that morning, strong in her re-
solve which he could feel but not de.
fine-it needed but this attitude to re.
call the ardor of his love for her, more
insistent as she grew more remote.
Alfred wrote at great length to Stel.
la, making bad matter worse by his
too ardent defense of Amabel. and nv
self-condemnation that did not ring
quite true. The reply to this letter
disclosed to him a hitherto unknown
Stella.
More than a second time he read It.
He knew now that he could never de.
ceive her. She would always know his
inmost heart. She might uncomplain.
ingly bear neglect after marriage
coldness; but she would never for.
give him if he married her with less
than the whole of his love.
The middle of October found Alfred
in Placerville, where had been sent to
purchase for the company a large
amount of fish-joint iron originally
bought for the Placerville road. When
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Alvin has his home to offer, and Viola
has seen more Of life? Then Alvin
can ask for her again."
Alvin peered eagerly into the older
woman's face, waiting her slow reply.
When it came the two young things
hung breathlessly on each word, their
faces growing dull with despair as
the fateful sentence fell.
'vi. yo're yo' paws child S well as
mine 1 amt got no right to settle
this question without his havin' a
say. An you all nights well know it
now's later-yo' paws made his pile.
It's on the sly yet, SO lock yer lips.
We're goin' to pull up stakes pretty
soon an git to the Bay. An we'll fame
out, an ride on the gilt edge o. society
a while, an see how that feels. How
on airth are two ole buffers like yo'
paw an me goin' to show off without
you, Viz"
Il don't mean to show off, ma" Viola
said, pitifully.
I've shaved all my life waitin' fur
the chance to live like white folks:
an now it's come, are you goin' to
spoil it all, honey?" She held out her
hand and her voice trembled.
Viola looked up suddenly, wonder
ingly, to see tears in her mothers
eyes. She was accustomed to her
mothers fiery sympathy for others;
but this was the first time she had
ever heard her plead for herself. A
fieeting, hopeless look the child sent
Alvin, then crossed the room and took
her mothers hand in both her own.
Goodbye, Alvin" she said, piteously.
she was my mother before you were
my lover; and I must stick to her
and paw" She flung herself into
Sally BIS arms and the two sobbed to-
gether.
For an instant Alvin stood petrified,
then Strengthened to new manliness.
Mrs. Bernard, you've no right to re.
quire such a sacrifice of us. We only
asked you to let us be honest with
you about our love for each other. I'm
not the kind to forget, and neither is
vi. I'm going to win that home and
bank account; and then I'm coming
for vi. If we can't marry with your
consent, by that time the law of Cal
lfornia will let us do it without" He
turned to Viola, who had gone to the
window. Goodbye, VIZ he said slow
ly, looking at her yearningly, though
he took no step toward her. You'll
hear from me as soon as I'm ready to
build that house. Have your plans
drawn and ready, my girl, for it won't
be so very long"
There was nothing defiant in his
manner, for all of the fearless ring of
the words. Stella could have Rugged
him for the cheer, the hope, the man.
hood in voice and face. He gave vi
ola one last look, glanced furtively at
Sally B., smiled at Stella a smile sad
der than tears and closed the door be-
hind him. In a moment his cheerful
whistle came back to them, and the
stump, stump of his crutch.
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A Cane in Defense.

'If you. want to keep of hold-up
men," said an old detective to the Oh.
server, carry cane. a hold-up man
is more afraid of a cane than he is OF
a revolver. He's deathly afraid that
the man carrying it will jab it in his
face or eyes or get the end of 1t in
his mouth. On this account they're
just as much afraid of a small, light
stick as they are of a heavy ore.
There are so many different ways
of using cane that a man doesn't
know just which way to guard against
It. And any man can use it. Nine
men out of ten who carry revolvers
couldn't hit the side of a barn with
them, and the 'hold-ups' know it, but
it doesn't take any skill or practice to
learn to slambang away with q walk
ing stick"
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the river end of this road, the Sacra-
mento Valley road, fell into Central
Pacific hands, iron was no longer use
full to the defunct San Francisco and
Washoe, which was to have taken over
all track to Placerville. Yet, "Any-
thing to beat the Central Pacific" was
still the cry; and Alfred had need of
all his discretion; for the opposition
would never knowingly sell rails to the
Central Pacific company.
81 have a delicate errand here" he
wrote toward the close of long let
ter to Stella, that I may not tell you
of further than to say am making
as much haste as possible. hope to
be one of the passengers to Virginia
City on the day the Placerville Stage
company has set to snow under the
Dutch Flat and Bonner Lake State
Company's schedule. If so, I shall
complete my business there and be
with you two days later. I'll telegraph
the day leave Virginia.
"By the way, Cadwallader is here,
ostensibly looking up laborers, which
is about all the company gives him to
do lately. He is very cordial, and
claims to know of a secret big deal;''
mine in Nevada, that he wishes me
to join him in exploiting. I'm sus-
picious of his schemes; yet he has
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PROF. +. w. woLl-


OF the Agricultural Experiment Sta.
tion of the University Of Wisconsin,
In official bulletin No. i51, says o.
Stock Foods:
'First-They are no benefit to
healthy animals when fed rs direct.
ed, either as to increasing the digest.
: Utility of the feed eaten. or rendering
it more effective for the production
of meat, milk, wool, etc.
Second-They are no benefit as
cure-all for diseases of the various
classes of live stock, neither do they
possess any particular merit in case
OF specific diseases, or for animals
out Of condition, of feed, etc, since
only small proportion of ingredi-
ents having medicinal value is found
therein, the bulk of the foods con-
sisting of filler which possess no
medicinal properties whate r.
Third = EXhorbitant prices are
charged for these foods.
"Fourth-If a farmer believes it
necessary to feed stock food at times.
he can purchase the ingredients
and make his own stock foods at
a fraction of the cost charged for
them by the manufacturers. He will
then have the additional satisfaction
of knowing what he is feeding and
of feeding concentrated food in
stead of one largely diluted with nom
medicinal ingredients"
Don't spend $3.50 when soc will
do the work.
Make your own stock foods by using
Skidoo Horse and Cattle Tablets.
Crush and mix in feed or salt. Prop.
er dose in tablets. Make your stock
look like top price.
For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine
and Fowls. They are made from the
condensed essence of the drug. They
don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop
Feed or Bran. Are just as good
when 10 year old as when 10 days
old. They comply with all pure drug
laws. Ask for and try once Skidoo
Condition Tablets, or Skidoo Worm.
Kidney, Chicken Cholera, Blister, Ca
thartic, Heave, Fever, Hog Cholera,
Distemper, Pink Eye, Collie Tablets or
Louise Powder, SPAWN Cure or Barb
Wire Liniment. Distributed by The
Blue Bell Medicine Co., incorporated.
Capital stock, $3O0,OC0.00; Watertown,
South Dakota, U. S. A Put up in
soc and one dollar packages.
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Taxieab a Chinese Inxen,ion

Few persons imagine that the taxi
cab is an ancient Chinese invention.
A far eastern journal. rOstasiatische
Lloyd, proves by drawings taken
from famous collection. the "Tsan.
thu-hae," that vehicles kindred to the
taxicab existed in China 500 years
ago. The 'giligulicha" was fitted with
an instrument which sounded on a
drum every mile passed. Moreover,
the Chinese taximeter was provided
with compass. a desirable adjunct
when travelling in country where
routes are not indicated.
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After all the trouble and publicity
attending the search, discovery and
transportation here of the body of
Paul Jones it is hardly creditaole to
the name OF the nation to have his
body lying neglected without honor
able sepulture because there is lack
Of money for constructing the perman.
ent crypt. This country is rich enough
to complete the task of honoring the
man whose services meant so much in
the war for our independence. To rele.
gate his body to the same obscurity
and neglect from which it was rescued
UoulS be q national disgrace.
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The discontinuance of. the old Full.
ton street line of horse-cars in New
York city was chronicled by a news
paper correspondent with an amusing
comment. I'm some ways" he said,
this line was the best in the city.
For one thing, it was entirely destitute
Of the straphanging evil. In the first
place, nobody would trust the straps,
and in the second place, most of the
patrons walked"