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mm. •Kifsa wler's B y M . B . M A K W E L L !R III.--(Continued.) only chance, certainly!" the last comer. "It r over the doing of it pe j&sdt die like rats In fSw^iiiys!" S«tfcer tear these ob- i^eafine and man It milgiile# % frantic paa- " iMV -iiirti;., it through was the calm answer. ^»ae« l|i *«»hiTig the dan- Nmr, If 1 and you, all the engine and bungle chance la we should got quite through the and gentlemen"---he courteously to the passengers round--"I must ask you to tfftmr bodies to me, and your souls according tct your several IT p „ a strangely harsh, empty laugh, • Stranger ascended the engine, iWptag his dark: face to say peremp- 'Take your places aboard the instantly, every man, woman and |t • ,Wtm, my friends, I'll tackle you!" 'SEe faced round to the engine men. ' new was the train to the Art the heat was insufferable--the of the men were almost skinned. "Warm work, my hearties, this!" stranger said, almost cheerfully, as t&imt the hot air slowly with wav- ,hands, and pressed his face closer scorched visages qp the engine. get off this engine, mister!" Ily began the driver. "I'll brain who tries to boss " the passengers. wrathful words ended in a sad- sigh, and the driver's arms fell • At his sides as the invader of the turned to the stoker, a power-, foully buiU.maa. 'You heard' what my mate said, |dldn't yer?" struck in the man. "Y<m off, or I'll--I'll •" There was singular collapse, the same la»b~like attitude. Both grimy men stood motionless and meek facing the Intruder. "Just so," observed the last equably. The*, leaning over, hi* strident voice ctaiypM! harshly along the snow shed: soul aboard? Keep all win- Wgimd doors fast for your lives!" , *<Vl|ISt"iSi it, Gervis? Are we safe yettT! fifcjntly whispered Gladdy. The only seemed to shake attack of insensibility last few minutes, was star- round the car. aWMercd idly why most of the •W». on their knees, and why He children were clasped so £nnMlcally to their mothers. Surely Hffr Uw creatures would be smothered Ik such embraces. why was Gervis, her husband, in that curiously labored • If be had been running Iff-' .. ' became aware, as he laid against her own, that hie wet and cold, clammy per­ il " she cried, a vague alarm ing her at last, "speak to me!" |jf* you pray, Gladdy?" whispered l, and the clasp of his arms tight- 'roond his wife. , Gervis? What do you mean?" said Gladdy. And Gervis |s brows together. yet was it not better that she know, poor little Gladdy In her .wedded happiness? jde the cars, now tightly closed, on the engine, who were going ; the flames doggedly, were and rapidly making ready. heat lfad become intolerable,^ Ily glowing sparks were shower- the blazing roof. The peril dy so deadly that there was >lce. A dash for dear life must otter thanks to the rescuer of the train. The cars were moving off on their journey once again, and the men were chatting to one another. Not so had for the first move la the game!" The triumphant words Whimperingly from the lips of Paul Ansdell as he sat alone in the smoking compartment, leaning back in his chair, his dark, baleful eyes watching the smoke wreaths lazily rising over his head. mm# I jgMgge* es and the quickly thro\i the body, of electric sh more than a veins "caaaedhy l*DlAPiAPOU> i»oi.otc*y CO»T ft c "The sooner you people get aboard the cars again the better." It was a courteous, almost concilia­ tory voice, but it was the same that a short time before had given the word of command that saved the trainful o£; human beings. Instantly the speaker •was surrounded and a torrent of thanks assailed his "Pray, don't overwhelm me!" He raised his long, lean hands deprecat- ingly. "What have I done? Merely Suggested a way out of the difficulty." But his modesty was overruled. The overwrought passengers found an out­ let for their agitation in demanding the name of their preserver, in order, they said, "to add it to our prayers, and teach it to our little ones." "My name is Paul Ansdell," politely said the stranger. Then he added hur­ riedly, as if to choke off any further questions: "I am a scientist by pro­ fession, and am at present traveling for material regarding a subject sug­ gested by the society to which I have the honor to belong. I hope I have explained to your satisfaction, ladies and gentlemen." Under the courteous tones there was a distinct element of mockery, which served to chill the warm gratitude o£ twos and threes X enly a great tongue of flame along the roof with a hissing The haggard, white faces la Ours could distinguish every tim- ;lin the shed's wooden walls In the m*e. The fire was gaining with ly sureness. men! We are taking our to our hands! Here, reach me >ale of waterproofing! We must it between us to cover as much persons as we can!" a sharp, vibrating voice, with • note of command, that hastily or- ' / Then came the hoarse order for 7 the cowed enginemen were ff^fppkly waiting. "Beady? Then go! Top speed!" The long train, with its large cars, »« gPOSksd and groaned; the tongues of 4mB6 darted upward hissingly; the » burning rafters crackled and snapped; * fce smoke rolled along in heavy clouds f\ that choked all who rode on the ill- '-feted train. "God in His mercy, help us! We're off!" The train was cutting its way through the sheet of flame that had walled it in. CHAPTER IV. it was over--this daring venture-- f and over safely! Outside in the open, in the clear cold atr of the starless night, the long train drew up under the softly falling flakes of feathery "snow. Half-paralyzed men and fainting women in the cars knew they were safe, and'there was a brief hush, while iphpbg thanksgivings broke from lips seldom pray. Then there was a to examine the cars, which had, llMieBtially, not caught fire. "So tor as we know, we are all Saved," was the thankful chorus that went round, as the passengers stood •bout on the snow stamping their feet. "How on earth did we get our here, jUier* wab the hoarse whisper from •fiQM of the blackened, smoked figures tripped In waterproof on the en- 4on*t know!" was the answer. 1 , we was bound to roast in ftttt here we are! Beats all!" so; but we're safe; thafs tar me, anyhow!" they dispersed, some to get aboard the train into the shelter and comfort and warmth; others to stand in the snow and watch with awe the roaring flam us now mercifully behind them. "The weather tonight is so dry-cold, evert for the time o' year, that tne fire has got a firm hold. The whole shed's doomed," said the guard. "It's bin a wonderful deliverance from an awful death, gentlemen. We've need to thank God on our knees." The man looked round on the groups huddled together on the snow, which the roaring flre lighted tip around them. And, indeed, the delivered passen­ gers were, each in his or her own way, thanking God. Here a young mother, her soft arms round a little child, knelt In the snow murmuring. Near her a clergyman was, with lips rapidly moving; thank­ ing God for his Bafety. Here, again, an Iron gray-haired man stood bowed for a few seconds to of­ fer up his thanks for the frail invalid wife, the love of his youth, whom he- had just lifted back into the car. , It was indeed a solemn sight, the' little thanksgiving service out on the snowy plains, upon which the grim mountains frowned down through the small, dry flakes of falling snow. "Now it strikes me we should do well to be getting ahead. The night is upon us, .and I can tell you it will take us all we can to stand the colds of midnight and early morning." It was the voice *bf Paul Ansdell that broke the spell. He was standing with arms folded on the rear platform of jthe cars, looking down with half-shut feyes upon the reverently bowed heads of his fellow travelers. No meaning for him had this communing with the Divine Creator, who had stretched out a helping hand in the grave peril. Had any cry broken from his lips to ascend on high it would have been the exceeding bitter one of the Psalmist: "Lord, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?" But it was many a year Bince this man had abandoned prayer. He was not an unbeliever in one seifse, for no man knew better than Paul Ansdell that there exists an over-ruling Power, who moves and shapes humanity at His will. Otherwise it would have been the worse for his fellow men, seeing that Paul Ansdell held certain ill-gotten secrets that would have en­ dowed himself with an illimitable do­ minion over the lives and the fortunes of others. But as it was he gnasned his teeth over the checkmates that blocked his wicked way and protected his victims. So far the man had faith in his larger and bolder flights. The two aims he lived tor were to win a colossal fortune, and to preserve his life as long as possible. To die, to crumble into duBt, was to him a hideous prospect, and he had no other --his creed forbade all such. To save himself more than his companions he had put forth his utmost strength of will. He had succeeded strangely, even marvelously. Paul Ansdell smiled contentedly as he leaned, strangely exhausted few a man who had simply lifted his voice, not hit hands, to the rescue. He Was con­ gratulating himself that his will pow­ er was increasing enormously. Then he heard a hurried voice at his ear. "Mr. Ansdell, I've brought my wife to thank you for your splendid bravery in saving the whole lot of us," Gervis Templeton was saying earnestly, and his hand was pressing the shoulder of Paul, who wheeled sharply around, to glance for one swift second at the lit­ tle shrinking figure behind Gervis. Then his eyes turned away to the flame-reddened snow. "Come, Gladdy, this is'the hero of the hour. Haven't you a word to give him?" Gladdy must have heard her hus­ band's urgent whisper, and yet she spoke not a syllable. Silently and wist­ fully the girlish bride was gazing up into the dark face of Paul Ansdell. It was as though her soul was dumb'y questioning that of the man who had saved her life. "Dear, say something!" In the low­ ered voice of Gervis there was a per­ emptory note. He was annoyed at his wife's extraordinary awkwardness as much as he was puzzled. What could the man thinly of her? The thought crossed his mind as he took Gladdy's cold, small fingers in his to encour­ age her. But Paul's attention as well as Paul's eyes were being given to the outside world. "I fear we're going to have a night of it, perhaps another chapter of ac­ cidents--who knows?--for the snow will be tremendously deep at certain curves I know of ahead," he said. And, under oover of his words, Gladdy drew her hand from that of her hus- " .• CHAPTER V. ; ftwl Anadell was right ftt"Sis,«rr- mises. The scientist, as a rule, was right somehow. The line, feathery snow resolved itself into *a perfect blizzard a few hours later, and the train, after plunging through deep drifts, cutting its way gallantly, was brought to a standstill. Fortunately they were close to a prairie station when the stoppage took place. ' "We must make the best, of it," cheerfully agreed the passengers. "There's plenty to eat and drink aboard the train, thank goodness, and we can get out and stretch our legs without any danger of being lost in the snow, for it's hard as iron." "Will you come out and take a turn with me?" pleasantly asked Paul Ans- delli coming over to Gervis Templeton, who was staring disconsolately out of the window. Gladdy had chosen to remain In her berth for breakfast, and showed as yet no inclination to leave it. "I should like it above all thln&fe!" the young Englishman eagerly said. And presently t the two men, wrapped up to the eyes, were tramping over the shining, snowy expanse beyond the lit­ tle station. "Are you going to make any stay at Montreal?" asked Paul carelessly. "Not over a few days, to see th« place," was the answer. "I am taking my wife to England to spend Christ­ mas in the old home, so our time la limited. Otherwise there's nothing I should like better than to winter in the Dominion. It's a glorious land, and Gladdy, my wife, would have rev­ eled in the ice carnival and all the other delights of a Montreal winter. But it can't 'be helpted. My people are eager to see and know her. We have not been long married, you see," he added, a little lamely. "I know," curtly said Paul Ansdell. "I was in 'Frisco when your wedding took place; and I knew old Hiram Fairweather, your wife's father--per­ sonally, I mean. A sharp, astute old chap, that. Made his pile, eh ?" t (To be continued.?, j INCOME OF KIN®f VIm Katraka, Only of Viuda *650 » year. Probably there is no monarch liv­ ing and, nominally at any rate, rilling a large kingdom, who has so small an income as has the "kabuka," or king of Uganda, who receives an annual sum of £650 from the British govern­ ment. Actually, of coury, Uganda* is a British possession, and is adminis­ tered entirely by British officials, un­ der the control of the foreign office, but in paame at least, the kabuka is still the ruler of the country. The king is only quite a hoy at present, and, so eoon as he attains his major­ ity, on the completion of his eight­ eenth year, he will have his allowance, increased to £1,500 a year, no mighty allowance on which to maintain the dignity of a reigning monarch. In addition to this annual pension the king of Uganda 'has received from the British government a grant of 350 square miles as a private "garden"-- surely one of the most extensive gar­ dens to be found anywhere in the world. This system of granting land to the leading natives has been very largely adopted by the British in Uganda, and all the king's family, to­ gether with the principal chiefs of the various tribes, have received tracts of country ranging from sixteen to fifty square miles, for their own particular use. In connection with this annual al­ lowance to the king of Uganda it Is interesting to note the fact that at the present time the British treasury is providing pensions for relatives. Among these are the sultan of Zanzi­ bar, one or two rulers of minor Indian native states, the ex-king of Benin,and ex-King Prempeh, of Ashantl, in ad­ dition to relatives of Cetawayo, of Zululand; Thebaw of Burmah, and the late lamented Lobengula of Matabele- land.--Golden Penny Magazine. Of the nation's fonr great monu­ ments to the northern soldiers of the civil war, New York has two--or, rather, it will have upon the comple­ tion of the Temple of Fame on River­ side Drive, the corner stone of which was laid the other day In that city. The other memorial is the beautiful arch at the Plaza entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. This cost the old city of Brooklyn $250,000, while New York's monument will cost $190,000. Cleveland has a soldiers' monument, the actual cost of which was $240,000, though legal fights over the site, etc., brought the total cost up $40,000 more. And finest and*most costly of all Is the towering shaft which Indiana has just completed in her capital city of In­ dianapolis, and which cosh the state $700,000. The present site of New York's monument is the fourth which Jias been agreed npon. Cleveland Monument* Cleveland passed through a longer and bitter fight before Cuyahoga coun­ ty's monument was erected and dedi­ cated. T^he project was broached first in 1879, and the site suggested was the center of the Public Square or Monu­ mental Park. For eight years the idea of a civil war monument languished, and in 1887 the project was revived by the choice of the southeast" section of the square, which necessitated the re­ moval of Cbmmodore Perry's monu­ ment. The men of the G. A. R. and the county commissioners who had control of the public parks couldn't agree on the site or upon the designs for the monument and its erection. The controversy was taken into the courts, and the various decisions sometimes favored one side and sometimes the other, but the final victory was won by the G. A. R. En the spring of 1891 tfie monument commission took pos­ session of the site, and then began a year's fight, sometimes hand to hand, in which the police several tidies took part. Actual work on the site was be­ gun in August, 1892, and on the tenth of the flext month came the anniver­ sary of Perry's victory. Now It was dis­ covered suddenly that Perry's statue had been neglected shamefully for 30 years, and the opponents of the site for the soldiers' monument made a fine outcry, over the cominjg removal of the Perry monument, and Cleveland awoke on the morning of Sept. 10 to find that for the first time in 32 years the Perry monument was decorated with flowers. After every one had a good laugh over this and it was thought that peace had been restored W. D. Hoyt of Man­ chester, N. H„ Who owned property on the square; sought to enjoin the com­ mission from putting up the monu­ ment on the ground, as in the recent New York case, that it would cut off his light and air, and he was defeated speedily, and in ,the spring of 1893 work was resumed and carried on so expeditiously that on July 4, 3894, the monument was dedicated. The legal fight had cost the city $40,000. Indianapolis Has the Finest. The first appropriation for the mon­ ument in Indianapolis was made In 1887. Early in the following year the commissioners selected from among 70 designs for the monument that sub­ mitted by Bruno Schmidt of Berlin. Work began that year, and in August, 1889, the corner stone was laid. The monument stands in Governor's Circle, two squares east of the Capitol. It rises to the height of 268 feet, and at 320 feet there is a lookout which af­ fords a fine view of the city. The monument has its own electric plant, which furnishes the power to run the elevators and for the lights. The monument takes the form of a shaft, surmounted by a . bronze figure of "Miss Indiana," twenty-eight feet high. On the east and west sides of the base of the shaft are the groups of statuary representing War and Peace, and which are the largest groups of figures cut from the rough stone in the world. About these groups are figures cast In foronsse, emblematic of the army and navy. On the plazas surrounding the monument are bronze statues of George Rogers Clark, the explorer, and. Governors William Henry Harrison, Oliver P. Morton and James Whitcomb. The UrooKlyn Arch. The designer of the Brooklyn Arch was John H. Duncan, the man from New Orleans who designed also the magnificent Grant monument on River­ side Drive. New York. Work was be­ gun on the arch in 1889, and it was dedicated in October, 1892, the cere­ monies aiding in the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery. The material is granite, and the arch stands eighty feet high, the total width being the same, and the archway fifty feet high and thirty-five feet wide. The arch is crowned by a group of statuary by Macmonnies representing the navy. (On either abutment of the side of* the arch that faces the park will be a group of Macmonnies' statu­ ary. One of these groups is in place, but is not completed. 1. ^/l S&HEJVG&H MACHINE. Wffi-c : S ' * ISO ME ARB ODD. Yi '-"V* . Sif-nf.-.-, * Geographical Names Oat In Arkansas. A commercial traveler recently re­ turned from a trip through Arkansas was speaking the other day of the nomenclature of the towns and coun­ ties of that state. "As a township name," said he, "nothing seems so popular as a name ending in 'creek.' There are Beech, Mill, Barren, Dutch, Long, Big, Peter, Clear, Pierre, Flat, Crooked, Sugar and Day creeks scat­ tered through the state as townships. There are Eagle and War Eagle town­ ships, and one is named after Grover Cleveland. Yell is both a township and county name, but the people are not particularly noisy in those places, in spite of the name. Many names are reminders of the old French oc­ cupation, such as Petit Jean, Terre Noir, Fayette, Lagrue, De Bastrop and St. Francis, names of townships. Sugarloaf seems to be a popular name for towns in - Arkansas, why, I do not know; and one community calls Itself by the intensely prosaic name of Railroad. Colonel Bowie, he of the celebrated knife, has his name per­ petuated by a township name, and so has Daniel Boone and. Bryan. The population of Arkansas is now nine­ ty times what it was When the first census was taken of it, In 1820, but the Increase has been slow in the last decade compared with previous ones. The population has increased in the last ten years only 16% per cent, whi,e In the ten years before the in­ crease was over 40% per cent.** ® ; ; •'V". ; ."'-Jr "Bot the world never forgives,**w- serves one of the characters in a pop­ ular novel, "It is only God and out band, and slipped backdate the drair>r | pothers that can do that.** ̂ . Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent, director of the gymnasium at Harvard university, has just brought before the scientific French XVoman at the Hot. Mme. Petit, the first woman to qualify for the legal profession In France, is said to be a winsome, pretty, very feminine woman, altogether un­ like the traditional "new woman" whose novelty con­ sists chiefly in imi­ tating the manners Of a man. "When the origin- it' woman lawyer of France took the barrister's oath in the court of appeals at Paris last we?k a great crowd had assembled to, see the strange spec­ tacle of a woman going through the ceremony"which gave her the right to practice in the law courts of Paris. She went to the court accompanied by her husband. The crowd expected to see a tall creature with a frownlngly severe face, which, If not ugly, must be at least plain. Her voice they expected to be guttural and manlike. But In an this they were disappointed. The world a strength machine which em­ bodies in an intricate and wonderful manner all the forms of exercise which assembled barristers--and almost every distinguished lawyer in Paris was present and made way for a sweet- faced little woman dressed in a street costume of a fashionable make. She was given a private dressing- room to put on her court robes, which had been especially prepared for her by her dressmaker and were coquettish and piquant. Mme. Petit's career w U be watched with peculiar interest by the members of the French bar. go to the highest development of man. The machine is called an inomotor. It has as yet been seen by only a few physical experts, but by them it is pro­ nounced a wonderful machine. Dr. Sargent worked on his invention tour years, and he feels tl^at in it he has a plan of exercise and develop­ ment which will revolutionize gymnas­ ium work. The machine is described best as a pair of levers connected by four adjustable rods with a sliding seat, and a sliding footrest, which are In turn connected by a powe^ applying crank to crank on a gear or sprocket wheel. It aims not only to strengthen the principal muscles of the body in the best and most natural way, but also to bring them into action at one time, so that the heart and lungs will get plenty of work to do without fear of overexertion or strain. Every move­ ment of the feet, arms, trunk and legs add to the propelling force; the exer- • cise is pleasant and enjoyable, and the muscles of the operator may be used simultaneously or relaxed at will. In addition to these qualities the machine acts especially on the back, waist and abdominal regions, which boom the weak points of the American people, and does away with round shoulders used when blacking the shoes. With the aid of the numerous devices pro­ vided it would be possible to dress with great rapidity and neatness with­ out the necessity of moving about th« room to pick up the various articles ot Mme. Petit. Comb nation Orwir. The Inventor of the novelty shown below eiyjlains the device as intended for a rest or support for the various articles of clothing, which embodies in one article a large number of special features, thereby rendering the chair especially desirable for an apartment of small size. Among its numeroua uses and utensils we mention the trou­ sers presser and hanger, fixed and ad­ justable mirrors, alarm elbek, coat hanger at the hack, hangers for shi ts, ties, collars, etc., and hat support The lower compartment is arranged for shoes and rubbers and a blacking out­ fit, together with a toot-rest, to be NEW ARTICLE OF FURNITURE, apparel as needed. There is a place foi every garment and it Is just as easy to place them on the rack as it is ta lay th«p cjhalrs and other itt> nitw. ' - V-. > 4 * *a* *Maa fet <kr. te cheefa.a v«y hetwork through which ord blood passes In normal increaa- fiows much mora e&tire course of j§6 a result, a, frhich is nothing blood through tb* ar ofbkx»4 just the skin. The catises that v^t. this condition are joy, anger, On the other hand, sudden horror, re* "; \ morse or fear influence? the aarvev which control certain -blood and the face becomes white aa.$. & J i MR. AYERS WTDEAP. Btaelt Allv* and Out with • Taltta* Vow H« Was Sand. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29.- Ciai.)--Few who knew how 111 Mr. <A| E. Ayers of this city had been wltfc-,' Bright's Disease and Diabetes ever ex< pected he could live. Four doctors gavoi him but three or four days to live, He recovered through the prompt and tinued use of a well-known remedy and has given the following letter publication. 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I gave each' empty pill box that Dodd's Kidney 1 I* Pills had been put up In, so that they! could make no more mistakes, and they afterwards came to me and told me that they had bought and used the genuine Dodd's Kidney Pills, and were.-', cured. r still continue to use the Pills oftl'fffj and on, and would not be without them If they were $50 a box. I think that - r?' ^ every old gentleman la the worlds V would be healthier and better If ha r̂ '„"gi would take one after each meal. . . ^ enough to express to you my gratitude js If for what your Medicine has done for ? , me. It is not often, I suppose, that»a * man who is staring death right in the P| face, is permitted to live and tell of the means which saved him, and aa 1 that is my position, my heart is over- /' l whelmed with thankfulness to God JT';* for His mercy to me In permitting me to see the advertisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills, when it seemed that 1% , was beyond all earthly power to save, 4 v *' • that I cannot express my real feelings.! i;\| If anyone doubts the statement I . ̂ have made, they may write to me, and I will try and prove to them that all I have said in this letter is true, and more than true. There are hundreds of „ people in Minneapolis who know all about my case and the way Dodd's Kidney Pills pulled me through, when I had been given up, by the four doctors of Bright's Disease and Diabetes, and> had practically lost all hepe. You are - v, at liberty to publish this testimonial • which I give you from the bottom of . c \4 my heart, and I sincerely wish that I, jvf could find the right words to express •? .' my feelings of gratitude to you and to Dodd's Kidney Pills, tor my reetore- '*•*** f tlon to life and health. ifc' ?! W (Signed) A. E. AYERS, Late of Minneappolis, now at ^ Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Bath, N. Y. " * Mr. Ayers is only one of thousands > o|aged gentlemen who say that their lives have been prolonged and their? declining years made worth living by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. m- m 1 - Grata 8**at Acrom the Parffic. ^ A new departure in the grain export- lag business of the country has come ' ̂ to light on the Pacific coast This Is " the charter of the British steamer Glen turret to load wheat on Puget j s o u n d f o r E u r o p e b y w a y o f t h e O r i e n t ^ and the Suez. This will be the firs? x ]• experiment in this manner of routin' ) and is the forerunner of a regular 111. of steamers in the trade. The Gte" turret is to load 3,000 tons of whe J ^|f and 6,000 tons of freight for Japt ̂ China, India and other Orient por| ; The Genlochy, a sister ship to ih /--J"' Glenturret, is now en rftute to Puget v sound for wheat, and will be routed ̂ the same way.