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=r: By ELTON awe S ' h - i $• m 1APTER II.--(Continued.) I caanot say," she returned ly. "I suppose they thought to inform you. As for 9t>ur stepfather died they can Conjecture, nor can any motive (j§ir the crime. He was found Grants in the morning when snt to open the study, and was the floor near the window-- wide open. You know how cold It was last Easter? Well, been snowing hard all night, jtlfcad drifted in and was lying on his shoulders. Had any his assailant been possible on gTQtind the snow had covered U,*ftd $kla showed that the deed must ^fhWa'-dOne early in the night be- There were no signs of II^Tiptigie, nor was anything taken; "49jtigr fcney he must hare been gji. his chair, for death was two terrific blows on the lack of' the head. Now, Mollie, I told you all, and you must not this depress you, or I shall feel than eWr to blame. Joyce will be delighted to have your companion- White House is not so , you know." l^at effort Mollie shook off |to::^ypie feeling of coming evil that lutdllieii upon her, and she looked up At her friend with an attempt at a amile. Mrs. Anstrutiter's faee was rapidly getting familiar to her again; her seemed a pleasant echo from the 8>en the little way she had of her head to emphasise her the same as of yore. Mrs. L'Estrange had been about the same time; but ftiehad made tne rash marriage that had ruined her life, the other JmmI derated herself to her two child- M» aitd their interests. ' *flOllie had Seen little of them since hadbeen at .school, for when die home for the holidays, they had ^hfU'lwray; but she had happy recol- Ipotkms of a white-frocked little girl who was Joyce, and a tall boy who to send them flying to and fro & Under some great trees. ' sheaaid, - -- setting up. ft la alce to think thai I shall have near me. I--I--it feels coning home like «><• 'i*Aad*j*ough i hated--that la, Barlowe, still, it is a ter- *HU|e thing to have happened, anA tfcevela my half-sister Kate--'- --SYee^yes, of course. Well, .0tovr mother and I were true friends, tboufh Mr. Barlowe prevented us see- ^1^*00 much of each other in later ^o me whenever you like,, ||«if«tifld." - - 1 *nl" responded Mollie more Te^ Mw. Anst^lther, like Madame Dubois; do you her?" • - -*•••••5-. t^Pfe%;; Anstrotter moved uneasily, 1 ̂ WF«»W out her watch. shaU ^ at Reverton in.* few now," she exclaimed almost of relief. "Of course., not been friendly with Miv Bar- r do not know his sister well; we are on speaking terms, and ' Henri Dubois comes over to play ten- '•'KS?1 my 79fing peop,e when he i" * Now, ju»e we are, and don't that you are to come |o us 4 Whenever yoir like." . With the uncomfortable impression that Mrs. Anstruther was trying to Wake the best of things, Mollie thank- ad her, and the next moment the train Stopped at the dear old country sta- \ boa she remembered so well, and she T ' Was fan Reverton once more! • one person on the rv- 1****°"°-* tall \ and remarkably •>» w<i80®e woman, with a dark al- ^post masculine face, and piercing black eyes under heavy brows, and i?| these same eyes fell upon the uncon- " > M°Ule 118 the train slowly glid- %'• f? ' t® the station, and took Lq every S, ; detail of the sweet little facewith a t? flange, quick intentness. She was upost elegantly atUred in half , J . gumming, that showed off her splen- ;{^ didly powerful figure to the greatest / advantage; and as Mollie sprang out looked round she came up Quickly ;K- with a smile on her wide, thin-lipped ! mouth. Vt? "Miss L'Eatrange, I think," she said $ j in a loud, deep voice. "I am your 1 ; aunt, Madame Dubois, and I have been greatly looking forward to your ar- t. rival- Ah, Mrs. Anstruther. how are , = frou?" i < vf Her aunt! Leonard Barlowe's sister ^fer aunt! Mollie's brain reeled .it the notion, while her hand was shaken •'rvjrtth a firm, nervous grip that |aade her scream out with pain, j Then she was conscious that Mrs; Anstruther had kissed her kindly at parting while responding very distant* ly to Madame Dubois' greeting an4 t then they were bowling through Rev erton in a high mail phaeton behin a pair of fine horses, which nadam •dr^ve pith consummate skill. Ih spite df her desire to look out foir #d' landmarks,, the glrl was furtively studying the hard face by her side as dashed along; Instinctively shfe rusted it, somehow, though- it Id havp been Wlfauit WhftVe put WMfbtf iatOlword^; and jw C feel- 'Jere ^ ^ gloonriest' aV the eys of Chalfonf caiae k a;ght. ugiy, rerT-brlck 1* ' Mg In well-kept grounds, and "I will send for her. Poor child, she Is not strong; she makes me very anxious," she returned, sweeping over to the table, and pouring out tea in the energetic manner that seemed habitual to. her. "You will hardly know her again, or, Indeed, the place. My brother made so many imp*ove- menta." j "It did not want Improving," e<- clalmed M0II7, shortly. "What wak good enough for my mother was cer­ tainly good enough for Mr. Barlowe." Madame Dubois shrugged her shoul­ ders. Though an Englishwoman she had many French gestures and ex­ pressions, and her black eyes swept over Colonel L'Estrange's young daughter with a lightning glance. You are impulsive, sweet child," she said, shortly. "But you will soon grow to like the changes, and be very happy with me and your sister." . My half-sister," corrected Molly, quietly. "Whom I was never allowed : to love as a child, of whom I know nothing. How did she bear Iter fath­ er's dreadful death?" Madame Dubois dropped the sugar- tongs with a loud clatter, and sudden­ ly her face, changed to an ashen hue, her whole demeanor altered. How has she heard it?" she mut­ tered between her teeth. Then, turn­ ing fiercely to Mollie, "Never mention anything belonging to it if you do not wish to drive me crazy! Is it not al­ ways before me day and night, day and night?" And she sank back in her chair, as if unable to sit up, while her eyes swept round the room in a strange, cowering manner. Astonished at the effect of her words Molly sat blankly regarding her. Had she spoken in sorrow her tender heart would have melted toward her at once, even though she was Leonard Bar­ lowe's sister, but there was only an odd, frightened passion in her voice and bearing, and something in her hard face repulsed and kept Mollie silent, while, before she could think of anything suitable to say, madame had recovered herself and had sug­ gested that she take off her outdoor garments. • Like a girl in a dream she followed the tall, strong figure through hall and passages that were the same, yet different, and finally to a room she did not recognize at all, where a housemaid was unstrapping her trunks. And this was her homecom­ ing, this was the way she returned to her mother's house--a stranger among strangers, where everything was altered, where not even a servant who knew her remained. Dismissing the maid, she threw herself down by the bed, dark forebodings and dread weighing down her usually bright na­ ture, and a dreary longing for the mother with whom every spot in Chal- font had been associated tearing ^.t her heart-strings. Poor little schoolgirl! She fought down the choking feeling in her throat with mingled pride and resolu­ tion. Colonel L'Estrange's daughter must not giv£, w#y before strangers. But oh, it #as hateful to think that she was in the charge of this Madame Dubois! Then she began to reflect that she must make the best of it, and certainly tears would not help her, so she burled her head in the white quilt and prayed for strength tq forgive her enemies and think no evil. "What are you doing?" demanded an imperious vbice suddenly. Mollie was so startled that she sprang up, and, turning round, beheld a little girl, dressed in the latest Par­ isian fashion for children, standing regarding her with curious eyes. She was not pretty, for her small, sharp- featured face was thin and witch-like, her expression old and cunning; but MalU# noticed with relief that she bore little resemblance to Mr. Bar­ lowe, and masses of flaxen curls, so fair. as. to be <&»<»* -white, softened the lHtle f*c?. For a minute the sisters regarded each other gravely. Mollie's beautiful pink and white face had flushed brightly, hter sweet gray eyes were fixed wistfully on the ehild, but the latter was quite composed; her thin lips were pressed together as she cool­ ly surveyed her half-sister from her sunny brown head to her dainty foot. "Well, Kate, do you remember me?" asked Mollie, gently. •^Hardly. What were you doing?" "I was saying my prayers. Don't you say yours?" "No," returned Kate, loftily, "I am a free thinker, like my Cousin Henry." "Oh!" ejaculated Mollie, astounded. *1 don't think, Kate, you knocked be­ fore you came in." "Of course not," was the calm reply, "mis house and everything here is mine."" -- r "J Truly this was a promising ttfng. Tfcfe child evidently had taught to believe herself a perso great importances and during the half- iioui she sp-«Mth Mollie she con­ descendingly repeated both her aunt s aq£ the servajat'f injudicioup flattjery, and unconsciouslyRevealed 'faufel# of the inper life of tjie house--revela­ tions Jj§r ao a attractive--and Mollie would luive ruthlessly put the1 young lady out bf her room by the! "It must ha IM* in to mi •'«*** strnthW one aft* from a mass of taaglad watt aba was sorting. "I hop* aotkl^ lp t&a mat- tarf "Oh, no! fmet her this afternoon," responded a deep masculine voice from the depths of a lounge-chair. "She was going to the wood* to gat moss tor the church." ; " "Oh, the Easter' decoratldibi! "Why didn't she come for me?" Reggie got up and crossed the room. He was a great big fellow, in a rough shooting suit, with fair curly hair, blue eyes and the pleasantest face is the world; while at the present mo ment there was a comical smile on It that would somehow have explained why he was such a favorite in. the'reg­ iment in which he had the honor to serve his queen and country; why all Reverton, besides his mother and sis­ ter, loved him. £ * "She did suggest It," he said, bland­ ly. "In fact, she was coming here, bai l said you were busy." "Oh. Reggie!" "Don't get excited. Seeing her faci fall--for there is not much difupiise about M6111e--I stepped info the breach and went myself." "Then I hope you did not meet Mad­ ame Dubois!" exclaimed Joyce, laugh­ ing. "For I feel sure that she would strongly object to you as an escort" "Why?" And Reggie leaned against the wide window-seat, and stroked hi* mother's great Persian cat, who was sunning himself in the corner. "Why, you old stupid? Because she Intends Mollie and her fortune for her adored son, Monsieur Henri Dubota* and no poaching will be allowed." "That little toad?" he muttered in a curious tone. "Mollie said they were expecting him today. I say, Joyce, do you really think it?" "Mother thinks so," she replied, glancing at his ruffled face with * suppressed smile. "And certainly madame has been most amiable to Mollie so far. She asked Tie the other day what Henri was like, for madame was always speaking of him, and Kate quoted him frequently." "Oh, it is preposterous!" declared the young fellow. "However, wait until she sees him. I shall be very much astonished. if she falls in w«th the arrangement then." ;; (To be Continuad.*^!^..,;.. "l." - w 1 1 ' "* ' -'•'*£! i't ' V»teli« of SwIm OuldM. The point of view of the Swiss guides is a singularly complex one. The ordinary guide is a» brave as a Boer and his bravery has many of the same peculiarities. He has little sense of sport; he is ever conscious of the desperate danger of his calling, and, while he is willing and anxious to meet any risk which comes in the nec­ essary course of events, he has the greatest contempt for the man who seeks the bright eyes of dangers for their own sake. He is a bit of a fa­ talist. "See," said one, as some trav­ elers brought down the body of a party who had died in a place as simple as a city street, "death can come as easi­ ly on a light mountain as a difficult one." And again, when the French guides bungled at their tasks: "Those Arolla men know nothing of accidents; for me. when a man is once dead I will carry him as soon as a sheep," and so saying he put one of the things on his head and strode down into the valley where the mule* wai ed for th Ir burden. A guide of experience will tell you there are only three dangers in mountaineering--falling stones, sud­ den had weather and the tourist v ; •11$^ begin- 3 wen •son of To Avoid Sunlmrfl. The texture of the skin is likewlsf injured when frequently sub e3ted tc sunburn. One should, therefore, avoid it as much as possible. It is not ai difficult to do this as you would think In the first piace, before going forth on any adventure in which you av« likely to get sunburned, take the pre* caution to oil the face with cold cream or pure white vaseline, or if that ii too sticky, with white vaseline and almond oil, equal parts, and then usi some good reliable powder. If you da not care for looks, put it on thickly as it acts as a mask to protect th< skin. Avoid as far as possible the re­ flection of the sun upon glariig sand or water. This burna more qnicklj than anything else. The great temptation after the ex­ posure to the heat and the probabil.« ties f t sunburn is to wash the face Water acts like a mordant to cet th# dye of sunburn. The skin that might have possibly escaped with faint ret- ness becomes scarlet and even blister- ed after washing, while the sun ii still upon it or after Just return'n| from an exposing expedition. Wip« the face gently with some oily prepay ration and use powder that is sooth* ing end the effects of the sunburn will shortly pass away.--Dr. Gract Peckham Murray, in Harper's Baaar. Bad boys in China meet much the fate that they do in the United for ordinary offenses, .hat if Ulna Hop Lee or Ah Moo Is especial­ ly had he is much mor<» severely pun­ ished in China than wicked little Tom­ my Jones or Sammy Brown in this country. Where Tommy and Sammy would only go to the reform achool to aamain until they gave evidence of be- lag better boys, Hop Lee or Ah Moo might be thrown into a miserable pris­ on along with the meanest kind of ruffians in the empire. Or they might ha sentenced to parade the streets with a cattgue around their necks la place of a collar. A cangue is a wood­ en platform three or four feet square, with a hole in the middle through Which the head is placed. Then planks are nailed close around the neck ao that the head cannot be withdrawn, and the boy, with the cangue resting on his houlders, is turned out to drift* about the town and be taunted by all the other boy* and by every loafer that he meets. Ordinarily naughty kittle boys in China are punished after the same fashion that bad little boys are pun­ ished in this country, except that in China stern parents use a strip of bamboo Instead of an apple tree switch, and while the apple tree awitch is good in its way it has not the wonderfully persuasive effect of the split, bamboo. TIG Chinese believe emphatically In the proverb, "Spare the rod and apoil the child," and several good strong pieces of split bamboo are part of the household furniture in every home which rejoices in a boy. The school teacher, besides having small cakes of India ink and little wells of water, ln- tavariably on his table also has a heavy wooden ruler and a rattan stick. It a boy falls to study as assiduously as he should do, repeating his lessons over aad over at the top of his lungs, the tettchar will whip the palfhs of his hand# with the wooden rulfer. If a boy forgets his lesson and breaks down In the middle of a recitation the teacher reaches over the desk and vigorously taps the slothful student over the head with the rattan cane. The hundreds of thousands of peo­ ple who live on the boats in the river at Clanton have their own methods of punishment for bad boys. Some of these families Beldom go on shore'or where It would be possible to secure a good piece of bamboo and the bad boys who think that life on a boat far away from a bamboo grove would be a perennial delight might be disil­ lusionized when they behold the moth­ er of a house boat family punishing -hair wicked offspring. She does not wait to pick up a switch. Instead she picks up the offspring himself and un­ ceremoniously hurls l\im into the riv­ er. He .comes up gasping and sput­ tering and tries boat, but his 1 back into the water: er thinks the boy has Mmmi Inflcliiitl/ punished she permits him finally to crawl on board. In the homes of Chinese gentleman, while the bamboo awitch is not al­ lowed to be idle, boys are often fun- lshed for gambling or smoking opium by being chained to a hWvy weight, which they are obliged to drag about with them wherever they go. If lit­ tle "O Moat Delightful One of the Golden Lilies" sees her small brother. Hop Yooey, smoking opium and runs in and saye, 'Papa, papa, Yooey*s smoking again," the hair of tha vener­ able parent rlaes atraight up with hor­ ror. And a person who has three feet and four lnchea of hair plastered Into a tight braid would be a pleading thing to see at the moment that tery hair on his head was standing straight up. The elder Hop does not grasp his off­ spring by the arm and eay, "Young man, come with me to the woodshed," but he then and there proceeds to ad­ minister the split bamboo with great earnestness, and then, if he thinks his offspring merits additional punish­ ment, he carries him into the house and chains his feet to a heavy iron weight. As an additional Moid much more dreaded punishment the wicked Chi­ nese youth may he refused his share of the pork which la annually divided by each clan family upon their return from the ancestral graves and which is regarded as a gift from the departed. Sometimes parents get rid of bad sons by simply setting them adrift on the street or by surrendering them to prison. Parents sometimes sell their children and oft&n sona are taken by creditors as hostages for a debt. One difference between bad boys in China and in America ia that in China sons never got so old but that their parents can whip them. Sometimes In China a man 30 or 10 years old can be seen being soundly thraahed by hia irate parents. This would be a terrible thing lor tha American boy, who, no matter what depths of woe he may be in, looks fondly forward to the time when he shall outgrow the switch juat as he outgrows his trousers. There was an article in one of the Hongkong papers last summer about an aged Chinese woman who looked out of her window and saw one of her elder sons, a man of 35, who had long been married and had a big family of his own, passing the house reeling drunk. The old lady concluded she had not, been as strict when her son wae a child as she should have been, and so she picked up a heavy piece of bamboo, and, rubhing out into the street, pounded her big son to her heart's content and until he had prom- i reform and let alone oplttQi aAd Tl^t flllal respect and devotion ln- culolrtad in Chinese boys from their ear&ilt infancy would forbid a Chi- neae boy from aver comttiitting such a iM&tfma critne as to raise his hand M6*laat his father or mother. The w$f|$ erime of which the Chinese can conceive ia. for a boy to strike one of hia par^ita. and if a young Chinaman ?hiwld -l&H hls father or mother the law visits the most vondlgn punish­ ment not only upon him but his neigh­ bors and friends. In most provinces instances of par­ ricide have been punished by the im­ mediate decapitation of the murderer and the dividing of the body into small bits. Then the family home is seized by the state and the house razed to the ground and the earth un­ der tha houae and la the yard ia dug up to the depth of three feet and car­ ried aifay. The nearest neighbors on both aides of the house where the erime was committed are flogged or exiled, the principal teacher of the cul­ prit is put to death, the district mag­ istrate of the place is removed from ottce and disgraced, and the viceroys of that province, the governor of the province, and the prefect are degraded three degrees in rank. In one in- atance, in Canton province, a son who beat his aged mother was decapitated and all the students in that diatrlct were not allowed to take the great atate examination for three yeara. The Chinese boy has hl8 sports and games to help keep him busy and out of mischief. He flies kites and plays at shuttlecock, the shuttlecock - being kleked about from one boy to another and kept in the air as long as pos­ sible. . Chinese boys who, if they were in America would enjoy dog fights, in China amuse themselves by secur­ ing large, aggressive crickets and ar­ ranging cricket fights. The boys in China also play at guessing pennies, and buy oranges from the peddlers with the agreement that the one who comes the neareat to guessing the seeds in the orange be allowed to eat it while the other one pays. But one good friend the Chinese boy has, no matter how bad he may be, and that is the same friend that the bad American boy has--mother. Chinese mothers weep over their bad sons just like American mothers do, and inter­ cede with the father to forgive the wickedness of his offspring. So even in far off China the bad boy has his friends, and there as here, no matter how wicked he is or where he is, the fond, loving mother waits through the night for his return, and murmurs in words that, in spite of the fact they are spoken in Chinese, are as tender as though uttered in English, "Come home, there's a light in the win­ dow for you." t3tfalKtng Canes P '/> •' ? > -A * The newest society fad ia the girl- fly. Fifteen years ago there were 17,- al- ' 000 such pases annually. 1n itr'f^'nu*ly/ re^-^rlck house, j shoulders Jiad she not exercised great self-command. Yet it was very dis­ heartening. Who had she in the world very much as she Tall W life; but si shudder as rite happened there, law her tall-door I Kate. And she craved love iof laas*. needs the sun. It would tit 1 my in care of that •rbtad womaa! She ia aaperstltlo* la TsotM. "Apropos of the wonderful ancient ruins In Yucatan," said a New Orleana colleg i professor, "there is one verj fortunite circumstance which has pro- I tectetf them almost entirely from spoli­ ation by the Indians. It lis currently believed by the natives all through thai part of the country that the ruins arc haunted and that devils will ^carry away anybody who attempts to moieoi them. This superstition has been en­ couraged by explorers, and is a bettsi safegu ard than a picket otaoldiert' - "---or;: I l"~wfifch Hung Chang wah itf PlSfa* delphia during his tour of this Coun­ try a piece of his silk Jacket was torn off in a crowd, either by acci^snt or design- The venerable Mongoliiui was V fmnoyed at his loss because the piece of silk was embrol fi­ lth a figure 1 aproaflWftpf S per* tha. B^aiyi'aaa ai China.1 Mid ^baaan^'#" * "CO or Id's Financial Center. Brooks Adams has written a book in which he sets forth the theory that 4;he financial and political convulsions of recent years In the western hemi­ sphere are due to the decay of Eng­ land's power. He says the center of commercial and financial supremacy been passing from London across the Atlantic, and the Spanish War was only the shock Of Its arrival in the United States. The controlling power under the new industrial conditions will continue to be held by this coun­ try ao long as we can maintain the vaat export trade now enjoyed.- Amtticafl Machinery will hereafter handle the cOal and iron received and shipped in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, with a reduction in the cost per ton from $1.50 to 90 cents or less. An expert was sent to this country to study the problem, and the result is the construction of an elevated tram­ way on the American plan. Cheboygan, Mich., claims to have the youngest grandmother in America. She married at 12. and gave birth to a daughter a year later. The child, fol­ lowing her mother's example, married young and lately when 16 years old gave birth to a child, whose grand­ mother la now a little over 29 yeara old. Victoria, Australia, has built seven local railways on the co-operative prin­ ciple. The railways were estimated for by contract at £547,908, but by work­ ing the coperatlve principle they were completed for £251,211. u-u\j\rLruaru'VTj^njnj-ijnj'u%nJXruviJruvv\ru~i-n-rLrir«f*vV"<<**»*v-||r*»*'t~iri --1~ " m m. - The principal facade of the library Is three atorlee high. The entrance is made through a triple doorway at the head of a broad flight of steps. Two- thirds of the second story front con­ sists of a, colonnade ia' the Iouic or­ der. The cost of the building, fully equipped, has been about $575,000. wm CMOS* to i}* UdOfery and piBfttitfeMi' for that dreaftfiA With-the-cane. She has appeared most simultaneous­ ly in the east and west. She was no­ ticed among the •hoppers of (Shi- sago last week, and New York has seen several of her on its Fifth avenue in the last few days. The stick Is a dainty, pliant thing, light in weight, and with a straight handle. The girl-wlth-the cane wields it as Skillfully aa her es­ cort swings the heavier one he car­ ries, and seems notv to flinch under tha curious glances of paaaeraby. The smallpox hat almost disappear­ ed In Spain and Portugal, aa well as in France and (Germany. In Italy there are still 4,000 fatal caaea annual- WlSCO/fSIff 'S Jjg Tha naw historical librarf baildlng, whleh waa dedicated at Maiiaoa last r-aaWHlfc^lK" w w m * - - s t a t ' a nf TTiaooaslii. aal ful libra*? buildinga ia tha oountry. The AMlatial uaed for the walls is buff from tfea quarries of a»ary atata if ftK material or Dr, St." 0. Ddremus, the veteran president df the Philharnfttnle sbclety of New York, Who recently celebrated the golden anniversary of his wedding, received upon his election in 1867 a most noteworthy distinction, the en­ tire society visiting ^his home immedi­ ately after and serenading him. No other man in New York has ever re­ ceived such a serenade. X*ftaa of |160 was offeced the stu­ dents, of Berkeley and Stanford col­ lages* California, for the beet essay on the declaration of ffflfltpQnfl'ftBimt Puplla at tiie institutions named do not seem to take much Interest la tha liamnrtal document named, for lva eaaaya were tavae*~all IhHIMbI £bi«ugh Jfcle feba»a or a biadt rnmsxam usually*** the hind «va*t«r< aad la WnrtaXfrfr. tal. Having ascertained Hum •go that the disease was caused by a bacterium, the bureau aet to work t̂o prepare a vaccine which la obtained from aulmale that have died of the complaint Font years si* 50,900 doaas of this etrff were aant out by way of experiment aad tfee reaulta ©Watfapd w a r * a o * % £ l t i s ! B t h a t a were distributed In the following year la response to requests. In tha third year 500.000 donee were given away, and in 1900 over 1.000,000 will ha aaat out How effective tha vaccination Is aa a preventative of the malady may be judged from the statement as made by cattlemen, that It reduced their loaaaa by blackleg to less one- half of one per cent. Tha vaceiaf la furnished to Infected rangea fres cfr charge, and anybody may obtain it by addressing an application to Dr. X>. B, Salmon of the department of agricul­ ture. Preference is given to wpplltia- tiOns made out on regular which .may be gotten by anybody Who aaka for them. Blackleg to one of tha moat widespread of cattle diseases; it Is arte suspected that a malady which often causes great loss among tha j reindeer herds of Lapland, Siberia and | northern Russia la in reality thia complaint. MECHANISM A PUZZLB. IiOCOBOtiTC oa bitton St Aula, One of the German locomoUveal shown at Paris is so singular In thai salient feature of Its design that not the idea been indignantly repudi­ ated by its designer one would havi felt impelled to regard it as a scientific practical joke. It is a coupled compound express engine ̂ by Krauss of Munich for the Ba state railways. The astonishing culiarity of this engine ia that Its pairs of bogle wheels are placed ao apart as to admit between thetha.1 pair of wheels. 3 feet 3% inches diameter, and that this third pair driven by a pair of small outside cyli dam, the combination producing wt ia called an "auxiliary" engine--equii alent to the "donkey" on board steamer.* Further this pair of smaj auxiliary drivers can be raised froi the rails or pressed upon them, as d< sired, by means of a lever. The ject of his eecentric appliance proved a tough puzzle to most vlsltoi One, a British engineer of no m< standing, hazarded the conjecture the tiny auxiliary wheels and carl were to be used to move tha tive about the yard, so as to give t! big wheels and cylinders a rest, auggested to him a humorous compel Ison with Sir Isaac Newton's abBez minded provision of a large apertv In the door for his large dog to through and a small aperture tor small dog! Naturally the designer Outraged at so disrespectful a ence, and he promptly explained his "teal intention is to have a motive which, in general, has the lties of a four-coupled engine, h able to increase, every time it la : ed, its cylinder power as well as adhesive weight in the proportion ] S to 2, so that It can exert tempo! a tractive power correspond coupled wheels." ? A " f , FWnoh and American HVpoertoyJ The Frenchman's hypocrisy, writer in Scribner's, is of a far lubtle sort than ours. Wihat ls ha cannot admit It, aa we can oui he <M<L all the vaunted logic o ltta's formula would vanish at' ittto thin air, and ha would hai ground (ethical or otherwlae) lc itand on. Hie formula peche p base (dltta at the base). And, ha logically unable to admit this, itla available resource is to cany the Into the enemy's country, rail hypocrisy, and. should we retort* us down with an effrontery ao pletely and inalienably his own It takes a French "xord sdequa1 designate it, with ungarafataNt lame." Between this cyttfame and our hypocrisy any ooil |p choose.--New York Preas. ' ', Gould Cut • Swell. Mr. Howard Gould visited burg, Sweden, recently, and hia did yacht the Niagara, caused sensation. After a short etay Gould went to Marstrand, a ing watering place, where King granted him an audience on Droit Mr. and Mrs. Gould afenH part In the festivities at There was a regatta, in honor tori the American yacht was ilk with incandescent hunps. took lunch on board the Nia afterward Mr. Gould and his sailed to Copenhagen. ffit M&jr Wu HMithy ir cr« Two Irishmen who had each other for a long time me fair. "Shure, it's married I O'Brien. "You don't tell' me sotj Blake, "faith, yes," said 0*1 "an' I've got a fine, health$|! which the neighbors say is thai picter of me." Blake looked.: moment at 0*Brieu, who w*a say tha least iama*fcifcl)$s for looks, and than aaid: what's the harrum ao long child's healthy?" PMmmi amh which MO. 44ft,