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v~ $$$$ 1 FOR THE FAMILY NAME: OR, THE GUILTY ONE DISCOVERED; CHAPTER V.-â€"'rns a).an 7 For the space of a minute a dead silence fell on all who wore present at this stortlin 1' and unaccountable discovery. Richard 'ing was the first to move. He approached to the chair which had contained the dead master of Yewlc, and narrowly scanned it and the immediate surroundings. lie no~ ticed that the chair had been turned a few inches towards the easement, and the half- smoked cigar which had been held in the dead man’s fingers had been dropped on the floor. The casement next received his at- tention. It fastened by two bolts within, and could not have been opened from the outside except by breaking the thick plate- glass. It stood wide open now. 'After cx~ amining these things, Richard lung, pale and stern, turned to the silent crowd until his eye rested on the butler. “ \\ 110 has had the key of this room since I was here yesterday '2" he demanded. ” “ No person has had the key, was the prompt answer. “ It has not been one sec- i r l r l I i v l I c ond out of my possession.â€"â€"Moreover, Mr. I Richard, you yourself were the last that asked to see the master.” “Are you sure the casement was then I fastened . I . “ As sure as Iam that it 18 now open, sir.” . “ I can bear witness,” observed Francxs Gray, “ that it was fastened at nine o’clock last night.” I Richard King turned to lnm sharply and, as sever t1 thought. suspiciously; “ How do you know that, Mr. Gray ‘2” he inquired. “ I was walkin in front of the . house,” answered Gray, rapping his vows, and yielded to the impulse to look in at my dead friend. The casement was quite secure, andâ€"and the body was where you saw it, in that chair. “ This is a most extraordinary oceurence, said the coroner. “ Of course, if the body cannot be found, there can be no inquest.â€" that is to be done, Mr. King 1” ’ The police must be sent for at once, Richard King answered in a clear hard voice, I) l l l u l l l “there has been some foul-play hereâ€"1 )” Hand the key of that door to me. . “ I don’t know your right to demand it just yet, Mr. Richard King.” replied the old butler with hot face. “I am Mr. Rowan King’s nearest rela- tive.” . “ There’s a nearer one than you, Mr. Richard, though he is not here to-day. And I firmly believe, moreover, that Mr. Rowan is as much alive this morning~â€"whcrever he isâ€"as you are. He isn’t the first of lllB family the thing has happened to.” “ Take your rubbish story to the servants’ hall,” said Richard King, losing his temper. Now, it was the fact that every person present was aware of the peculiar fatality of the Kin I family, and there was no doubt that t to butler’s declaration. made an impression. There was ' Just as little doubt that Richard King’s loss of temper inspired an opinion not in his favourâ€"an opinion that the own- ership ofl’ ewle was too near his grasp to be surrendered without a contest. All the same no objection could be made to his resolution to bring the police on the ground. In an hour they were at Yewle and in full possession of all the facts. Stokes found a suitable opportunity of impressing his own view of the case upon the officers, which was, that if Mr. Rowan was not dis- covered among the woodsâ€"which had been his favourite hauntsâ€"they might conclude he had one off again on his wanderings, and won (I return to Yewleâ€"Heavcn knew when l » As RichardKing instructed the officers according to his own view, a minute and ex- haustive search was commenced, first in~ the not gone far enough 3’ It is horrible to be digging and dragging like that day after day. Some day the mystery will be cleared up, and what will it all amount to '! Merely the simple melancholy fact that Uncle Rowan 18 dead ; and we know that al- ready 2” Yes; we know it we know it,” he quickly answered ; “but you cannot see all that depends onvâ€"on finding the bodyâ€" besides giving it a Christian buriaL” No ; thank Heaven I the poor girl did not know, or dream. “ Would you abandon this horrible search â€"â€"to make me grateful to you?”she pleaded, desperatelyâ€"for the form of words was one she had much thought over, and shrunk from. “ To make you grateful, Agnes 1'” he answered softly. “Ah yesâ€"surely, surely!” “ Then you will abandon it 2’ She was crimson to the eyes, but was re- solute not to falter till she had his promise. He gave it at once ; and Agnes was as con- scious as he was that the bond was tighten- ing. He went back to the Hall in good spirits that night, thinking less of the prom- [186 he had made than of~the distance by lwhich the girl was thereby drawn closer to um. But that he felt himself bound by the promise only as far as the girl’s observation extended was evident from his manner of spending the next three hours. lVith a. bottle and glass beside him, he sat in Rowan King’s chair in the study, facing the case- ment, and marking out in his thoughts, every path that could be taken from that spot and every place the paths might lead to. * “ If his body is at the bottom of the sea, I will bring it up to the surface I” He staggered up to his bedroom at two in the morning, and slept till the church bell across the park was ringing for service. It became necessary now to take some steps with regard to the property, of which so for Richard King was only presumptive owner. a The family solicitor came to Yewle and held a. private inquiry into the death of Rowan King. Richard King declared that there could be no doubt of his being deadâ€"but Riehard'wus, of course, an interested party. Dr. Hoyle, however, was certain Rowan King was dead ; he had not examined him, he said, and was not in a osition to speak as to the cause of death : ut it was a life- less body he saw in that chair. He had written to Francis Gray, and showeda letter from him bearing the same witness. The opinion of the old butler was disregarded by the man of business, who now declared that, on the evidence he had heard, he would pro- ceed to have the late Mr. King’swillproved. “ Had he made a. will ‘2” asked Richard King, concealing his anxiety by walking across to a window and looking out. i “ Yes ; strangely enough, too, the will was made and executed on the very day of his death. It was posted to me that evening. The document is brief,” said the lawyer, unfolding a. sheet of foolscap paper, “and written in Mr. King’s own hand. It is wit- nested by the butler Stokes, and a. gardener named \Vilsou.” Here the solictor paused for a. minute, looking over the document. Richard King did not turn from the window. “ The mansion of Yewle, with its furniv ture, pictures, plate, and heirlooms, his horses and carriagesâ€"and so on ; everything in fact, in and about the placeâ€"together with all his freehold estates, he bequeaths to you, Mr. King.” ‘ Richard Kino' turned round slowly, look- ing as composed as though he had known all this before. “ Is there anything more, Mr. Rintonl ‘2” “ He bequeaths twenty thousand pounds or thereabouts, which lies to his credit in bank or is invested, to his niece Agnes King. house, next in the grounds, and gradually l Thatis 3,11 the will contains," , _ enlarging the circle of search until everyj- .“ I am glad he has not forgotten his inch of the park might be sad to have been ' brother’swife and child,” said Richard quiet- carefully inspected: The result was a. per- fect blank. Richard King was not satisfied yet that all that was necessary had been done. Wherever a spadeful of fresh earth appeared in the gardens or grounds, he caus- ed the soil to be dug up; wherever there was a drop of watcrpon the estate, in ditch, or st-remn, or pond, he had it minutely search- ed and dragged. As this ghastly work went on, even the men employed upon it, liberally us they were paid. began to grumble and to give unmis‘ 1y. “Had he not provided for them, I should have considered it my duty to do so.” The solicitor bowed, and there the inter- view terminated. . The necessary legal steps were taken, and after the delay inevitable in a case so 1m~ usal, probate of the will was granted. Richard King was now undisputed master of ch1e ;and the first effect of the . fact was the giving of notice by Stokes the old butler. Instead of accepting the notice, the new master paid him a month’s wages takable signs to their employer that they; and allowed him to go.‘ were losing the “ stomach ” for it. On seeing The proverbial “la.w7s delay” caused some this, he tried another plan, which was night- three months to elapse before the affairs of 1y discussed in the King's Arms at the vil- Iago. with a freedom of rustic commentwhich Richard King would not have liked to hear. He gave the men spirits, and it began to be noticed that he fortified himself .with ’frc- ucnt applications of the same stimulant. .astl r, he promised a. liberal reward to the first finder of the body of Mr. Rowan King. “ It ain’t o’ no use,” said the spokesman of the party on a Saturday evonmg when they had received their wages. “ I, for one, Mr. King, don’t intend to go on this job 0' Monday any further.” The other men unanimously announced the same resolution. “ Very well, 0,” answered Richard King. “ I can find at crs." They went : and after a repatory bath and toilet, that improved 1is appearance, Richard King walked over to the Vicarage. Francis Gray was in London now, havin lost no time in leaving Yewle when he foun this new master unceremoniously take up his residence there and King was a daily visitor at the vicaragc. He was a little em- barrassed in regard to the curate, to whom on the strength of his ex ctations, he had some time ago promised t 1c living ;but on the other hand, he saw how the obligation of fulfilling that. promise would help him in his suit for A re: King. Where could they remove to so t-l ' as to the Hall 3 He was in ill umour this evenin , on uc~ count of the conduct of the men, an it took some effort tocleor his countenance before he entered the vicar-age. With all his cleverness, and with all his solicitudc to make himself acceptable inthnt house, he did not know how abhorrent to the ladies was the work which he was engaged u n. Ho m not long them when be inferred,0 to it. Mn. King had left the room ; and turn- ing to Agnes with a look of concern, he said: " Another week gone and no result. I begin to be fairl astounded, Agnes. And the boom set y refused this evening to continue the work on Monday.” A look of sickness come for a moment into the girl's face. She hesitated before "‘ Mr. King,”she said, “ has it 1 I I the late master of Yewle were fully wound up, for it was found that he had various sums of money invested in foreign securities not readily realisable. However, Mr. Rintoul, the soldier, at length completed the “ schelnlc,” and invited Mr. Richard King to call upon him. Before going up to London for this purpose he called on the ladies at the Vicarage. “ I am going up to see the lawyer,” he said, “ who informs me that everything is wound up at last. As executor, I shall now have twenty thousand ounds to give to you, Agnes. How shall? place it for you ‘2” The girl no more knew what to do with so much money than if it had been a veri- table white elephant; and her mother was not much wiser. After pointing out the various ways in which the money could be invested, Mr. Kin at lastsaid,with asmile, “ We had better et the matter stand over at our leisure later on." 'But Agnes had a suggestion to make which cost her a little embarrassment " Uncle Rowan always meant to provide for Francis Gray, and I would like him to share this money with me.” “Your uncle Rowan must have had his reasons for what he has done, Agnes, and we are bound to respect them. He chose to give you the money, and you must take it. As for Francis Gm , whenever he wants a. helping hand, I she myself be ready to give it to him. Will that do '2" She did not urge the point further. Then there was a pause, and Richard King was gatherin his forces for the real objectof his visit to t e vicarage. ” There is a matter," he said to the ladies, speaking slowly, “ which can hardly be tpoued an lon r, and it is one which have great if’ticu ty in mentioning to you. You know that this living has been vacant 2:;- a lpng time, and I am being pressed to it.‘ ' .‘llrs. King looked startled now; but he raised his hand deprecatingly. _ “ Rowan King’s sentiments in rd to this house are mine also. It is, an shall be, yours as long as you wish to stay in it~ 1 But I have ventured to hope," he went on, with an appealing look to A es, “ thatâ€" that you would come to the all." _ ’ Mrs. Kin looked at her daughter too ; and Agnes owed, by her changing colour and tightly clasped hands, that she was con~ scious the decision rested solely with her. “Agnes,” he continued tenderly, “you placed a condition on your consent, which I gladly accepted. But think, Agnesâ€"should work less earnestly to fulfil that condition if you were my wife? -And it would be so much better and hop ier for all of us. And , --pray do not misun erstand me for saying it, but all this is very near to my heart. When your father returns to us, Agnes, will he not be the happier for knowing that no cloud was permit-ted to rest on those dearest to him ‘2" ‘ The girl was in tears ; but when, embold- ened by her emotionâ€"which of course be construed as consentâ€"he moved nearer to take her hand, she quietly rose and stepped back a pace. “ Not now,” she said gentlyâ€"-â€"“ not now. Give me some time to think.” “ Assuredly,” he answered. “I am far from wishing to press you, Agnes. Rut I may, I hope, take some steps now for filling the living? That will in no way interfere . with your freedom of deliberation; only I could not do so without reference to you.” “Oh yes,” she replied, “you may certainly do that.” \Vhat more could man wish for? So Rich~ ard King thought as he walked exultiugly away from the Vicarage. Agnes was his now; her last words giving him liberty to present another occupant to the vicarage, clearly implied her consent. W by did he seek this girlâ€"this felon’s childâ€" so eagerly ? She was very beautiful indeed, and worth any man’s seekin . Yet one or two persons, who knew Richar King well would have sought for some other motive. He had two or three times lately been discussing with his steward the subject of repainting and decorating the Hall, and substituting modern carpets and furniture for some of the old things. There has not been a. lady in the house for twenty years, and it needed preparation for a new mistress. Accordingly, before starting for London that morning, Richard announced that a man would be down from town next day to prepare estimates for the reno- vation of the Hall forthwith, an announce- ment which it need hardly be said was dis- cussed all over the parish before evening in connection with the master’s approaching marriage with Agnes King. The topic was treated with very mixed feelings, which need not be entered into here. Before starting for the railway station he took time to drop a. line to the curate to tell him he might prepare for an early removal to the Vicarage. , It was early afternoon when he arrived in extent hinted at by Saverley, he should no be under the necessity" of paying his debts Tomato Culture. 1. The tomato plant is quickly suscepti- with Agnes King’s‘monev ; for thee was no me to awful “lemma. . ther way of doing it. He made the interview with Mr. Rintonl as brief as possible ;and calling at his bank er’s to pay in the cheque for Agnes King’s inheritance, he at the some time drew out a. sufficient sum for the evening’s work. “ I must lose a few hundreds at first, to draw him on," be reflected. “ Eleven thou- sand ! live." After dining at the club, King. with flushed face and somewhat doubtful gait, roceeded upstairs to the billiard room. a“ 2. As elsewhere in the vegetable ki om, the character of the plant as a wh e ap- pears to have more hereditary influence than the character of the individual fruit. 3. Very heavy mounting does not lesson productiveness. 4. Neither nitrate of soda nor muriate of I‘ll never back a horse again while I potash alone are profitable tomato mam ures upon thin soil. 5. Very early settiu of stocky plants in the field, even in dar' and raw weather, gmented earliness and productivenoss here were card tables round the walls, and this season. one in the recess of a bay-window. The room was unoccupied, except by a. young man of vacuons expression and very dissipated look, who wore a good deal of jewellery. King at once re~ cognized him by Saverley's description, and was able to perceive that, like himself, the young man had been drinking. He smiled at the reflections that his own stendier head gave him the advantage. “Shall we have a bottle of wine ‘3” sug- gested King, when, after a few minutes’ con- versation, they sat down in the recess to “ while away an hour ” at cards. The other willingly assented ; and then commenced the night’s work, the full results of which Richard King did not realize till next morn- mg. (To BE CONTINUED). A Lesson in (laser aphy. Mr. H. H. Boyesen, writing in the Chris- tian Union of educational reform in Ger. many, is of the opinion that the German are disposed to overeducate the children s that theypay too little attention to the de velopment of the body, and too much to that of the mind. Making due allowance for this tendency, he finds much that is ad- mirable in instruction of the primary and secondary German school, and relates some of his experiences in the best schools of Ber- lin. He one day obtaineda permit to be present at the lesson in geographyin the lowest class, the sexta. The pupils were all boys about 8 or 9 years old. This was the second or third lesson of the school year, and accordingly very elementary. The teach- er, a. man, called up a. small boy and asked him pleasantly where he lived. The boy rs- plied that he lived in Ritter Strasse. “ Where in Ritter Strasse?” asked the teacher. “ Number 17].” Mark on the blackboard the place where your house is. Right. Now, when you started for school this morning, in what di- rection did you wqu ‘2” The little boy looked for a. moment per- Londou, and driving to on hotel in the neigh? Plexed: and the WWII“ mid» “ Did you Walk bourhood of Pall Mall, he found himself just in time for luncheon. He made an appoint- ment with the solicitor for three o’clock, and as it wanted an hour of that time he strolled round to a. club near St James’ Street to which he belonged, and went into the smoking-room. It was every quiet and decorous-lookhig club in the daytime; but it was well known that at night high play went on in it and fortunes were wrecked al- most every week. He had not been sitting five minutes when a. florid and military-look- ing man, low of stature and unduly fat, came into the room, looked at King, stop- ped a. moment, and approached him. “King, how are you '2” he said in a. loud cheery voice. . “ Oh, is that you, Savcrley ?” said King. “ All right, I hope '2” answered the other, taking the next chairl and speaking in a low key. “ That’s a. con- founded afi‘air about ‘ Influenza,’ isn’t it ? I see you know about it,” he added, pointing to the evening paper in King’s hand. The truth was, however, that Richard King had not yet read sword of the newspaper. “ N o ; what’s the matter 2” “ Matter ? The horse didn’t even get a. pla'ce to-day. In all my experience Ihave never- been hit so hard.” The truth began now to dawn on Richard King, and his face darkened. Ten days before, he had been‘ in London ; and in this very room, after dinner, he had backed that, horse heavilyâ€"indeed, recklessly, use. man who has been drinking too much will do. He scarcely remembered it next morning, since, “ I think you booked those bets for me, Saverley ‘2” ' “I did ; and if I hadn’t stopped when I did, you’d have been let in for double the amount. As it is, King, it is a large item even fora. rich man like you. You have lost eleven thousand odd.” ’ Richard King turned pale. “ I was tipsy,’ he said, “ when I made those bets l” “ Sh-h-h I” replied Saverley, raising his hand ; “ don’t let anybody hear you use such words. No ; you were not tipsy, King; I wouldn’t have allowed you to back a horse if you Were ; but you were bad enough after- You’d have gone to the cards and lost your estate if I hadn’t bundled you into wards. a cab and taken you to your hotel.” A foolish, tipsy vanity to be regarded as a rich man had brought him to this ! It was a terrible blow to begin with ; but when l he had some brandymnd-soda with Major Saverlcy, and heard of the men who were. irretrievably ruined over the same horse, it i comforted him to reflect that he was in a posit-ion at least to “ settle.” 'He was even able to laugh at the matter with his friend. Then there was a “ plunger ” who had just joined the club, and was a rich treat for the birds of prey. To the accounts of this oung man’s reckless dissipation of his in. heritance King listened with a good deal of interest. “ If you were only less socially inclined after dinner, now,” said the Major confid- entially, “ you could, being a comparative stran er from the country, have good fun out olf’the chap. He always comes early, ' before the others gather in. ’ Richard King knew what this meant, and obtained a sufficient description of the ion or to enable him to identify him. ‘.‘ ’ll tr what I can do with him this evening," esaid. “ I mustbe off to kee an a intment with my lawyer now; but shall1 inc here.-â€"-Are you on ed?” r “ Unfortunately, lam : but will look in about eleven o’clock. Yoncan do a ood thing with the longer if you are car 111-- erhaps,” he ded, “recoup your loss in influenzaâ€"who knows 2 On , my dear fol- low, keep your head clear w ile you are on these premises.” It was good advice; but, as Richard Kin thou ht, unnecessary ;‘ of course he woul keep is head clear. If he were able to pluck this young fool to anything like the and had given no thought to the matter , and back e comes to rope north, south, east or west?” "‘ I don’t know.” “ Then let us try to find out. Was the sun shining when you started from home ?” “ Yes.Ӥ “ Did you have the sun behind you or in front of you, or on your right or left hand ‘2”. “ For a. while I had it front of me.” “ In what direction did you then walk?” “ Toward the east.” “ Right. And how long did you walk to-‘ ward the east ‘2 Or did you continue to walk toward the cast all of the time?” “ N o ; only until I turned the corner of Prinzen Strasse.” ' ’ , ” How long was that 2” . » “About five minutes.” - “ Put down the corner of Prinzen Stras'se on the blackboard and bear in mind that the. the distance was as far as you walked in five minutes. In what direction did you walk after having turned the corner ‘2” ‘ And so on. This boy was made to de- scribe and then to delineate his course ; and then another boy was taken. There was a constant appeal to the child’s intelligence and experience. The first boy had been made to draw u. correct map of the road he took to school. The second boy, who lived in a different part of the city, was made to do the same, fitting his lines and distances correctly to those of the first. A third, fourth and fifth pupil were called up and re- quired to do the same, and in the end the blackboard exhibited a. rough butfuirly cor. get-imam of a considerable part of the city of er in. câ€"-â€".â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Soldier Dogs- It is now about three years since the Ger- mans began to‘ train dogs for outpost service in time of war, the first experiments being made at Lubben. in Prussia, and Elsass. The dogs are all of the same breed, a breed not thought of very highly amongst us. They are Pomeranians or Spitzcs, mostly white in color, but occasionally grey, the grey ones being chosen when possible, owing to their not being so conspicuous. Our Spitz dogs are always faithful so long as they are left at liberty, but once they are chained but little dependence is to be plac- ed upon them, aud the some peculiarity dis- tinguishes the breed in its native country. Each dog wears alight iron collar and pouch for letters, but he is never tied up or led by a string. His education is very carefully at- tended to. He is taught to smell out a Frenchman or a Russian anywhere, and to know the difference between foreign uni- forms aud that of his own land. By certain sounds and gestures he is taught to give his master notice of his discoveries, and he has to run from ost to post with letters in his pouch, besi es looking up the wounded and stragglin of the regiment to which he be- longs. chry company has two or three dogs, so that “ re imcntal dogs" number a; couple of score att 18 least. And these dogs always go out with the dogs behind the advance guard. A strange sight it is to see a German regimean the march with the band, each looking so im r- tant as if he carried the proverbis 1 Id- msrshal’s baton in his pouch.- The dogs are alwayslstationed with the outer ring of ,sentriea. As soon as a stranger is noticed, off goes the dog to investigate. A ood long sniff ives him the characteristico our, rt. Should any- thing suspicious be noted, away goes the dog skirting the hedges and woods in search of an ambush. \Vheu the information is complete the report is written on a. slip and placed in the pouch, and the dog hurries ofi' tothe rear office in command. The dog. drill likewise includes the proper behaviour after a. battleâ€"the dogs being taught on the St. Bernard principle to discover and suc- oour the woundal and watch by the dead.â€" [Spore Moments. ' A boy often make an earring with a whistle. . . . . , ‘ : 'se 'n. a Not so wen as I would “ash, Km ,n directlon from your house was eastward and a a Calm“ 6._Seedlings gave for better results than cuttings. 7. Trimming the plants lightly late in summer gave a greatly increased yield. 8. A double or monstrous flower upon a young plant is no indication that succeeding flowers upon the same plant will be double and produce irregular fruits. But varieties which habitually bear double flowers are also the ones which habitually bear irregular fruits. 9. Cool and dark weather in early fall and early fall frosts are the lending drawbacks to profitable tomato culture in tho north. To avoid these dangers us much as possible, plants must be started early and forczd m. pidly. - 10. The essential general points in profit- able tomato culture are these: Careful sc~ lection and breeding,early sowing, frequent, or, at least, occasional transplanting to ob- tain stocky plants ; rich soil, well prepared and well tilled. 11. There is evidence that varieties of to- matoes run out, even under good culture. 12. The best market tomatoes appear from our tests to be Ignotum, Favorite, Bay State, Atlantic, and perhaps Ruby among the red varieties ; Beauty, Mikado, and pos- sibly Potato Leaf among the pink or purple vortieties ; Golden Queen among the yellow sor s. 13. Among the novelties, Ruby and Chem- in market are the most promising. Didn't Entirely Satisfy theLong-Nosed Man, “ Goin’ fur, mister ‘3” The question was asked by 0. Ion .nosed, thin-lipped man with pointed chin w iskers, a slouch hat and a. hungry expression of countenance. He was resting his elbows on the seat in front of him, which sent was occupied by a. passenger in a. gray check suit. The passenger addressed turned partly around, took a look at his questioner and sized him up at once. “ Yes I am going to Nashville,” he re~ plied, “ down in Tennessee. My business there is to sellfour shares of bank stock, dis- pose of my interest in a. farm of eighty acres ‘ ten miles from the city and invest the pro- ceeds in a clothing establishment on North Cherry street. I am from Beardstown ,Coss County, Ill. I ot on the train there at 9:35 this morning. t was forty-five minutes behind time. My ticket cost me $11.65. I [shall take the sleeper when the sun goes down. Had my dinner about an hour ago. Paid seventy-five cents for it. This cigar .cost me ten cents. I have been a smoker for about thirteen years. My name is Chaunce McConnell. I am thirty-nine years 01 , have a wife and four children, came originally from Harrodsburg, K . , and am a. member of the Congregational ‘hurch. I was formerly a druggist, but sold out to a. Mr.‘ .Treadway and I am not in any business now. I am worth perhaps 810,000. My father wuss. cooper and my grandfather was Iy wife’s name was Carr before I married her. Her father was a surveyor. That’s all I know about her famil . We live in a two-story frame house andt echildren have all had the mumps, chicken-pox and measles. When I reach Nashville I expect to stop at the Maxwell House.” ' ' ' He stopped. The long-nosed man regarded him a moment with interest mid then asked in a qucrulous, dissatisfied \va : 4 ' ' “ \Vhat did yer great-gran father do fur a livin’ l” â€"0hicaqo IIcrald . â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"+._â€" Enormous Horse Power. It is a very easy matter to talk about 18, 000 or 20,000 horse-power, but few person- realgze what it means or the enormous force that it exerts. The new VVhito Star steam- ' - hips, for instance, or the lumen Line’s City of New York develop from 18,000 to 20,000 horse-power. They have twelve boil- crs and seventy-two furnaces, worked with orced drafts. Assuming that the engines will require eighteen pounds of steam per horse per hour, then 160 tons of feed water must be pumped into the boilers every hours and 160 tons of steam will pass through the engines in the same time. In twenty-four hours the feed water will amount to 3,840 tons, occupying 130,240 cubic feet. This amount of water would fill a length of 493 feet of a. canal forty feet wide and seven foot deep. Taking the condensing water at thirty times the feed water, it will amount to 4,800 tons per hour, or 115,200 tons in twenty-four hours, or for a six days trans- Atlnntic run not less than 691,200 tens, or 24,883,000 cubic feet. This amount of water would fill acubical tank 295 feet on the side â€"a tank into which the Roman Catholic Cathedral, stee ice and all, or the Time- building, could )e put and completely cover- ed up . The coal consum tion is not less lintcrcsting. Four hundre tonsaday are burned on the 20,000 horse-power pressure. This would fill 400 wagons. It requires for conbustion 8,609 tons of air, occupying a. space of 222,336,000 cubic feet. It is impos- sible to put these figuresinashapc such that may be gras ed by the average reader, but enough xas cen cited toshow, nevertheless, that the circulating pumps and fan engines of such ships are a hard working lot. .â€"â€"â€"â€"eâ€"â€"-...â€"â€" Before Marrying. There are some commonplace thin a you ought to make sure of. Good sound calth is one thing. Neztto this we should put rfect truthfulness; the man who will '8 to other ople will lie to his wife 3 the ' lwho wi lie to other people will lie to er husband. Nextto trot fulneu, tom- rance, industry, and courage. Then attitudeâ€"that is, the war to bear pain and trouble without w ining. Then tux: selfishness ; for the selfish man, the selfish girl, thou h drawn out of selfishness in early wee of courtship, will settle lilo , into it again when the weary and worry‘ of life come on. ‘ _.-â€"~â€"M -WM Matrimony is one of those natural kind " of accidents that must ha pen; just M Mr“ - fly out of the nest when t. say have feather: enough, without being dole to toll why.