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Stories of Interest
SinguIarities of the Llama.

The South American llama will
bear neither beating nor ill-treat-
mont. The animals 20 in troops.
an Indian walking q long distance
itsrates. &c 10 ie!' II the llamas
are tired they stop. and the Indian
stops also. II the delay be too great
the Indian. becoming uneasy toward
sunset, after all due precaution.
resolves on duplicating. the beasts
to resume their journey. He stands
about nifty or sixty PAGES on IN an
attitude of humility. waving his
hand coaxingly toward them. looks
at them with tenderness, and at the
iteratss, ''Ic &c ic&' II the llamas
same time, in the softest tones, re-
are disposed to resume their course
they follow the Indian In good or
der and at n regular pace. but step
fast, for. their legs are long: but.
when they are In I'll humor. they do
not even turn toward the speaker.
but remain motionless. huddled to-
Esther, standing or lying down. The
straight neck and the gentle mai
esty OF bearing. the long down Of
their always clean and glossy skin.
their supple and timid motion, all
give them an air At once sensitive
and noble. II II happens-which 10
very seldom the case-thAt an In
dian wishes to obtain. either by
force or even by threats. what the
llama will not willingly perform.
tho instant the animal nnds itself
ahronted by words or gesture II
raises its head with dignity and,
without making any attempt to es-
cape III treatment by flight. lies
down. The respect shown these an
Imals by Peruvian Indians amounts
almost to superstitious reverence.
When the Indians load them two
approach and carsss the animal,
hiding its head that II may not see
the load on its back. 1t Is the same
in unloading.
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The Right and Reason of Civil Pensions
By GARRETT
p. SERVISS

soldier faces wounds and death he
can feel that he. disabled. or his
. wife. widowed. and his children Or
phaned, will be cared for. even
though his wages are small. and he
lights all the better for that feeling.
From the days when Pericles de-
clared concerning the slain defend
ers OF Athens: The state will
bring up their sons at the public
expense" adding: For where the
greatest prizes for virtue are giNeh
there also the most virtuous mon
are found among the citizenS-
from those days the military de-
tenders OF no responsible s'ate
have lacked generous a. we'll a.
Just treatment. and why should II
be different with those who serve
the commonwealth with equal de-
votion and more continuous labors
In the ways OF peace7
IL 10 easy TO preach about the
duty OF laying up something for
old age" and about the folly OF i'm
providence The texts are unchal-
lengeable, but how about their ap-
plication to men and women tmanv
OF whom are fathers and mothers)
whose wages would not enable
them In nifty years to lay BY enough
to furnish a living income. As Mr..
Mcconnell told q committee OF SEN
ators, the Government enpioyse.
who receives from $1,000 to ti,Ioo a
year land he represents the great
Majority and who has to i've IN
Washington and be respectable. 80
he does all he should FOR his chill
d~en and family and discharges his
citizenship duties, can very we'll
spend all that money and not waste
Q panny Of II" All that mouayI
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arms were reposins." From 1855
to 1915. Inclusive. the total pay
nents OF war pensions amounted to
more than five thousand millions
OF dollars
over against tina, Immense sum
plscs a big zero, and see u the
scales o; either justice UT eKpeLt.
snce can be made 10 balance, To-.
IN the Eams period OF time. the
United StateH Government has
paid not ono cent OF annuity or
pension TO, or on account OF. the
hundreds Of thousands OF civil ser
wants who have worn away their
lives In the performance OF its
work OF peace.
We are absolutely right TO be
generous and Just TO the soldier
or the sailor who has fought for
US, and has received very little
cash in return for rlsking. or los.
ing, his life, his limbs. or his
heaIthI but We are absolutely
wrong to be neither generous nor
just TO the man Tor the woman)
who has grown old and feeble,
dIm-sysd and dsoFepit, bending
over desks, carrying our letters
through sun end storm. and IN
hundreds Of other ways serving
his csuutTy and his fellow citizens
In their deepest interests, and all
for . stipend which, in many cases,
literally, hardly serves TO keep
soul and body together,
But the moral law side is not tha
only side to look at. In one OF the
hearings given by a Senate com-
m't,ee to representatives OF thu
Federal employees woman,
Ss|snty-tSo years Of AsN, Whs hsI
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been in the Government Civil
Service during forty-two Of those
years. testified that she had worked
tweuty-eight years in the Treasury
Department before she received
the wages she had previously
earned in private employment
when but = girl. and that she had
known admirable. Efficient women
who received their hrst advance IN
salary at eighty years OF age.
What miracles OF Unborn efi-
cheney must such women be. facing
starvation when they can no longer
work. But why II any woman at
eighty years still laborinG for her
daily pittance in the service OF the
enormously rich United States OF
America, which IL sbls TO pour out
thousands OF millions Of dollars to
maintain the surviving relatives
and benehciarIes OF dead soldiers
and sailors?
Any private employer would
scorn to risk his business interests
In that way, II he were a brute
las some undoubtedly are) he
would turn his worn-out servants
forth to ind the way to the poor
houses and the pAupers' grave
Yards. II he were a wise, generous
hearted, fair-thinking man las
many unQuestionably sreb he would
and means to keep them in comfort
during their few remaining years,
knowing full we'll that that is the
way to make his business prosper.
through the GOODWILL. the conf
dence. the encouragement. the zeal
which such conduct on his part
would breed in all who served him,
The same principle applies to the
GsVsYumsnt. OF course When the
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An Ostrich's Nest.

After pairing. the ostrich beF,ns
to make his nest 1t IL the male
alone that performs this duty. To
do It he squatS upon the ground.
and. balancing himself upon his
breastbone. scratches up the earth
with his legs and throws it behind
him. When he has dug out enough
on one side to suit him he turns
round and begins to dig on another
side. and continues this operation
until he has made q hole large
enough for him to alt In comfort
ably. A few days after the nest Is
finished the female begins to lay one
egg every alternate day for sigh-
teen or twenty days. She then rests
for a while. which time varies from
four to ten days. and then lays
more. A pair OF ostriches yield
about forty eggs. though II is not
unusual for a well-fed well-kspt
pair to yield fifty and even sixty
eggs The eggs are placed so as to
leave no space between them. The
male and the female brood alter
nately. At night the male n alWays
on the nest. as It possesses greater
warmth than the female.
These birds perform their duties
with the greatest skill, without any
noise or breakage Of the eggs. The
incubation lasts forty-nvs days on
an average. sometimes fifty days.
but never continues beyond thar.
When the chicklings hatch out they
can be heard trying to break the
she'll Of the egg. Sometimes they
succeed IN doing so. but usually the
father breaks the egg under hia
breast bone, tears the inside skin
with his bill. and frees the chick :
ling. Upon first reaching the air tina
chicklinE remains limp and weak
But the warmth of the parent soon
revives II. and q few hours after
ward - begins to run about. exsr-
cisinE its long legs. topping over
At each step. and recommencan<
again its stumbling journey. Fou :
days after their Matching the ch;cs =
lings begin 10 eat. They run afrAr
insects and swallow small pebbiss
The father and mother do not hAsS
their Titles ones 90 md food
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write these words The schooner paused
not. but rushing across the harbor. pitch
ed herself on that accumulation Of sand
and grafel washed BY many tides and
many storms into the southeast corner
Of the pier jutting under the East Clth.
known locally as Tate Hill Pier.
IMMENSE DOG FLIES
FROM STRANDED VESSEL.
There was OF course a considerable
conclusion as the vessel drove I'D on the
sand heap. Every spar. rope. and stay
was strained. and some Of the 'top-ham-
mer came Grabbing down. But. srang.
est Of all the very instant the shore was
touched, an immense dog spranE up on
the deck from below. as II shot up BY
the conclusion. and running forward.
jumped from the bow on the sand.
Making straight for the steep cliff.
where the ehurchyard hangs over the
laneway to the East Pier so steeply that
some Of the nat tombstones--thruff-
steans" or ''through-stones." as they call
them in the Whitby vernaeular-aetua
ally project over where the sustaining
cliff was fallen away. II disappeared in
the darkness, which seemed intensified
just beyond the focus Of the searchllght-
It so happened that there was no
one at the moment on Tate Hill pier.
a. all those whose houses are In close
proximity were either in bed or were
out on the heights above. Thus the
coastguard on duty on the eastern
side OF the harbor, who at once ran
down to the little pier. was the hrst
to climb on board. The men working
the searchlight, after securing the en-
trance of the hsrbor without seeing
anything. then turned the light on the
dereliet and kept Il there. The coast
guard ran aft. and when he came be-
side the wheel. bent over to examine
it. and recoiled at once as though I'M
der some sudden emotion
This seemed to pique general curl
oSity, and quite a number Of psopis
began to run. II is a good way round
from the West Clin by the draw
bridge to Tate Hill Pier. but your cor
respondent IL a fairly good runner.
and came well ahead OF the crowd
When I arrived, however, found al
ready assembled on the pier a crowd,
whom the coastguard and police re-
fused to allow to come on board. By
the courtesy OF the chief boatman, I
was. as your correspondent, permitted
to climb on deck. and was one OF
small group who saw the dead seaman
whilst actually dashed to the wheel
1t was no wonder that the coast
guard was surprised, or even swed.
for not often can such a sight have
been seen. The man was simply fast
ened by his hands, tied one over the
other, to a spoke of the wheel. Be-
tween the inner hand and the wood
was a crucihx. the set OF beads on
which it was fastened being around
both wrists and wheel. and all
fast BY the binding cords.
CTo BE Continued TOmorrOw
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DRACULA,
Or
THE VAMPIRE
SYNOPSIS OF STORY
BY BRAN STOKER.

Count to ten Of lis estate aad Of
the history Of lis family. Later
the Count orders hin 70 write hts
employer he r. to stay n the
castle for q no9th. That nlght Ne
sees ne Count crawl dawn the
castle wall like . Hazard. A series
Of mysterioas Incidents follow,
and Harker gains IN idea Of ths
strange character 81 HIS hest.
One night three women appear h
HIS reon but are driver awaT b
the Count In fury. ReeognlE "a
his danger he seeks 70 essaDe. bet
Ands an avenues Of escape elossf.
Marker discovers the Couat Woueh.
ed and believes him dead. TbeB
tAe strange developments are trft
In . series Of letter. which thrpv
new Hight on the Co9bf's vie -
personality.
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IN the summit OF the East
CHI the new ssarcblight
IN was ready for experiment,
but had not yet been tried. The
officers in charge Of II got 1t Into work
ing order. and In the pauses Of the in
rushing mist swept with II the surface
Of the sea Once or twice its service was
most effective. a. when a fishing boat.
with gunwaie under, water. rushed into
the harbor. able by the guidance Of the
sheltering light, to avoid the danger OF
dashing against the piers. As each boat
achieved the safety Of the port there
was a shout ef Joy from the mass Of
people on shore, a shout which for q
moment seemed to cleave the gale and
was then swept away in Its rush.
MYSTERIOUS SCHOONER
DEFIEs THE STORM.
Before long the searchliEht discovered
some distance away a schooner with all
sails set. apparently the same vessel
evening The wind had by this time
backed to the east, and there was
shudder amongst the watchers on the
clin as they realized the terrible danger
In which she now was.
Between her and the port lay the great
nat reef on which 50 many good ships
have from time to time suffered. and,
with the wind blowing from Its present
quarter. II would be quite impossible
that she should fetch the entrance Of the
harbor. II was now nearly the hour OF
high tide. but the waves were 50 great
that In their troughs the shadows Of
the shore were almost vislbie. md the
schooner, with all sails set. was rushing
with such speed that. in the words OF
one old salt. "she must fetch up some
where. II II was only in hell" Then
came another rush OF sea fog. greater
than any hitherto mass Of dank mist,
which seemed to close on all things like
a gray pail. and left available to men
only the organ Of hearing. for the roar
OF the tempest. and the crash Of the
thunder. and the booming OF the mighty
pillows came through the damp oblivion
even louder than before
The rays OF the searchlight were kept
fixed on the harbor mouth across tho
East Pier. where the shock was expect
ed, and men waited breathless. The
wind suddenly shifted to the northeast.
and the remnant Of the sea-fog melted
in the blast; and then. mirabile dictu.
between the piers, leaping from wave to
wave as II rushed at headlong speed,
swept the strange schooner before the
blast. with all sail set, and gained the
safety OF the harbor. The searchlight
followed her. and a shudder ran through
all who saw her. for dashed to the helm
was a corpse. with dropping head. which
swung horribly to and fro at each mo-
ton Of the ship. No other form could
be seen on deck at all.
A great awe came on all as they
realized that the ship. as II by a miracle.
had found the harbor, mustered save by
the hand Of a dead man! However. all
took place more quickly than It takes to
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
SpinsterhOOd.
= MISS FAIRFkX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAA:
Could you, perhaps, write n
few words in your paper about the
girl who has reached the age Of
twenty-five and IL still I'M
married Her family. not mean
ing to be unkind. torment her
with teasing remarks upon he-
unwsdded lie and refer to he- Hs
"the old maid OF course. being
q woman. she has considered mar
rREe. but surely she should not be
expected TO accept any offer that
may be presented to her. but
should be allowed TO walt pa
tiently for the One Man who can
make life worth while. Hoping
this has not bored you. z. h.
No indeed it hasn't bored me. 1t
interests me, as a relic of .
stupid attitude which belongs to
byEons years and not to-day.
Nowadays there is no stigma In
spinsterhood. Women who hnd
work which they enjoy and can do
well. and who do not md the par
t!cular man with whom they feel
marriage will be q perfect thing.
20 about their business cheerfuily
and ssrsnely with no attitude at all
toward marriage. II they meet the
right man. the Joy OF life a. nature
meant II 10 Be lived can be theirs.
II they DO not. there 10 work
splendid. snnobling work. To call
4 girl Of twenty-five an old maid
10 silly; but still more foolish IL IL
for . girl TO make herself mIserabis
over Good-nntured teasing. Women
very often remain unwed to thirty
or thirty-Avs and still never merit
or receive the title old maid. You
are foelish and sensitive and proba-
bly, taxa IN Gttituds which sncouF-
GRss tossing
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They All Pursue.

Not much" Erowled CarsI.k.
in answer.
He turned and dashed for the rail.
determined 10 seek safety in the
sss: but even as he was poised for
the leap the sailors nunE them
ssly es upon him. dragging him back
Down they went onto the deck in a
heap. all four pummelinE and
sQUirming.
Carslake's knowledge Of jIu-jIt.u
now served him we'll. He threw OF
all four Of his sSsailants by a series
OF tricks. and again escaped them.
making for the prov.
But the others we're close upon
his heels, and he was compelled TO
turn again and meet them.
He disposed OF the foremost with
an uppsrcut TO the point OF the law
sending him nat with that single
blow. The second man h. ..iz.6
BODILY. lifted him and sent him
crashing into the other two-and
all three went down together,
SO. 4 second time, Carsl,k. A,d,
breathing space.
But now two others ver. nm,
him before he could reach the raj
He picked up q belayin. ard
disposed OF one. TIE A.
tempted football tackle "a
kick IN the face that laid nj =.
A third time SarGlake escao.s "a
reach the rail One ef the original
four sailors went after him ana
reached him Just as he was ready TO
jump. CArsizke drew back one
foot and kicked this last assaIlant
Euunrely IN the stomach, winding
him. sending him spinning 10 the
deck in 2 crumpled hsHo.
And then Carslaks Jumped,
But the police boat had been ad-
vancinE At 4 great pace while the
fight was in progress. and II was
now quite close.
As carslaks stood poised On III.
rail. ready to jump. Pearl rose,
pointing toward him and cried out
sxcitedly:
There he IS. There's In. THAI
Don't let him escape. for PHYS
Eakeg"
The police captain turned and
whipped out his revolver, And al
Carsiake dropped through the air,
between the deck and the sea, the
captain fred upon him.
There came q pun OF smois-a
fepoFt-and carslGks vanished into
the turbulent waters. leaving q nd.
dish trail behind him.
few bubbles rose TO the SUI
face. and more blood. but CArsieke'a
heay d'd not rise. And the violet
diamond vas still somewhere UPON
hin.
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JoAathan Harker, . Londoa -
heitor's clerk. takes Iong
Journey to BukSwina to see Count
DraeuIa and arrange fer tie
transfer Of m EagIlsh estate 10
the Count. In lis diary. kept In
ahorthand. he gives the details Of
Ais strange trip the latter part
allied with mysterious and thrill
Ing happenings. Upon His arrival
nj Castle Drneula he 10 net ~
the Count and Ands HIMSELF ViF-
tualiy . pFisoaer. The castle It.
self r. . place Of mystery with
doors an barred. and ne servants
10 be seen. The Count greets him
warmly. bot his strange person
aIity and odd behavioF cause Har-
ker much ALARM In. order not 10
arouse suspicion Harker leads tie
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n.nt on annuity of tn. civil em-
ployss OF the Government It Is a
scientific question. because It rests
upon psychology. concerns eco
nomlcs, and has a most important
bearing upon efficiency. il Is also
q case brought TO trial under the
moral law. which Kant coupled
with the starry universe as a sub
ject for the profoundest amusement
There is hope that this question will
be settled early in this next session
OF Congress.
Let US Look at the facts, Here
are two phiIosophi! facts to start
with: % 1t 10 as essential for gen
crosby as for justice to be even
handed. C2) Fair play promotes
and produces devotion TO duty and
honest, efficient performances Of
work.
Now for some practical facts in
fiRuresI In the year 1915 the
United States paid out SI5e.O0a, 900
in pensions TO 100000 pensioners,
whose claims were based upon the
services rendered in war. although
he recipients. In hundreds OF thou
sands OF cases. we're only surviving
dependents, or bensficiaries, Of
those who rendered the services.
and who, like the heroes in the
Had, long stncs In osEtAT soft
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Art Value.

Raffiston-Art and business have
nothing in common. Mildby-oh. I
don't know about that The value
Of painting. like the value OF a
check. depends q great deal on
whore name Is at the bottom Of 4
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A Great Relief to Tom.

"PeaFIFs he cried again. through
dried lips. huEEtnE her closer to hi
breast
There was an agony of suffering
IN his voice, and sensing his anx-
iety, she opened her eyes.
"Fm-all right" she assured him.
q bit unsteadily.
Tears Of relief filled HIS eyes
You're not - hurt? No
bones broksn?
She vsntured to stretch herself
to move her arms. And though the
EFFORT caused her TO make many a
Wry face, she found herself still
mistress of her body-still in alb
solute control
Only = few bruisss." she reported
eheerfully.
The relief was so tremendous. it
nearly did for Tom He brushed
his hand back over his forehead.
and swallowed the lump in his
throat
s'I--I thouKht you were surely
G-Eoner, that time" he said slowly.
You don't know me. You don't
know how terribly tough / am"
smiled Pearl, with a mischievous
twinkle in her deep blue eyes.
You've no idea what a lot of
rough handling / can stand!
thrive on all thiS!'
She sat up, proudly. The Spider
and the police surrounding her
Eazed at her in undisEuise admira-
tion.
In fact" added Pearl. calmly, Il
think we have wasted enough time
ever my insIgnihcant mishap. Were
forgetting CarSlake and the dia-
moad. That oiler must be q good
way down the bay by this time"
You're not intending to 60 after
fAsrsr' Easpsd Tom. You ought to
70 home and rest!"
You ought to go to a hospital
and have yourself looked after.
Miss stAndish. really you ought"
protested the Spider"
We'll. I'll mott" declared Pearl.
I'll set out after that oiler either
on this boat or on another.
Are you with me. gentlemen. or
notr'
She flashed q challenge from face
20 faes.
And a. one man. they responded:
We're with you!"
VERY well. then" cried Pearl
eagerly. Follow the oiler. There's
= thief on board her with a viole:
diamond that belongs to me- Let's
take after him"
The Captain gave the order to
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The Smallest Free Republic.

AVALORA, island of two and half square miles off
the north coast of Sardinia in population sthe smallest
free republic in the world King Charles Albert of Sar
DINA gave to the Bartoeoni family 1885, and in 1885
it declared its independence lis inhabitants about seventy
in number, governed by President and six council
men, who serve without pay.
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A Heavenly RABBIT Net"

ABOUT O'Clock in the evening the gImmerng Peiades
may be seen low in the northeast with the Vshaped
Hyades below them just rising from the horizon These
two groups OF stars associated with many of the most
famous legends of mythology One of the Chinese
for the HyadeS is the rabbit net of the sky.