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QEORQE RATBTBOnmB, •ef "LMU MUt Million*," " Tht SpUUr't W&," "Dr. Jack'i Widote'," "Mitt Caprlc*," «ta k Mtt. StrMt and Smith. N«w CatAPTKB XL Hot Shot One look tbld Charlie that his (Mend had good news. Artemus was fairly bubbling over with the Intelligence he had picked «p. Such a smile upon the face of Bar- aaby looked bad for Capt. Brand and his great game; the foundations of hit Spanish castle were getting shaky, and possibly the whole tremendous structure must come crashing down, •ngulfing Mm in the ruins. "What's the word?" asked Artemus. "All goes on serenely, so far as I know." Artemus shut one eye. , , "There's some high old fun In pros­ pect" "Well, yes, I suppose so; St Pat­ rick's day Is always ooomlng with good cheer in New York." "Ah! I mean for us; for our friend the captain." "That strikes closer home. Now, I knew you were the bearer of good news when I saw you enter." "I always said I was born under a lucky star, and this settles it beyond peradventure." "Well, tell me your adventures, and how good fortune attended you. All Of which shall be to the glory of our cause, the vindication of truth and right, and the utter demoralization of Capt Brand." "Come over here, where comfort •nd velvet chairs await us, and pre­ pare yourself for a surprise that will, I guess, surpass anything you ever heard." So they settled down. - Charlie endeavored to retain his composure and possess his soul in patience. He knew Artemus of old and that a ceremony had to be gone through with ere he would disgorge the secrets he possessed, such as would not disgrace the cross-questioning in one of the higher courts. '"Well, now, you know what hopes I had with regard to the fellows on the Rlalto; how I built up air-castles concerning the finding of one or more among them who knew Macauley by heart, and would, for a proper consid­ eration, take pleasure in denouncing him to his face. "I only ran across one man who had played upon the boards with the great Macauley; he declared he would know him under any disguise; that .-his mannerisms must always betray his individuality even though he rep­ resented an Arab or a heatnen Chinee." "Ah; that's the man we want," said Charlie. "And that's the man we won't get Tou see, he had one experience wiin Macauley, and to this day he declares the mention of the man always sends A chill up and down his spinal column. In a word, he fears him worse than the devil fears holy water, and nei­ ther bribes nor pleading could in­ duce him to say he would open his batteries on Brand. The most I could get him to promise was to see the other from a safe hiding-place and then secretly give us his opinion, with the iron-bound proviso that his name would never appear in the matter." Charlie elevated his eyebrows. • "I should say that man was a little bashful." "He admitted the soft impeachment and confessed to a ghastly fear. No Macauley for him, thank you. A burnt child dreads the fire, you know." "It mirht be some satisfaction to u if he added the weight of his secret testimony to our own strong convic- , tions in the matter; that is, it would perhaps influence Lady Arline." "No doubt, no doubt" "Will it pay to summon him, then?" mis direct method of questioning was the best way of assisting Arte­ mus along. It compelled an answer, and thus necessitated the unmasking of his atrong batteries. "1 hardly" think so." "You know best, but i should like to hear your reasons for refusing what •mall favors the gods throw la our way." "And you shall, Charlie, my boy. In the first place, it woula hardly pay as to depend at all upon such secret testimony. If we could Inject some alcoholic fluid into this low comedian, to give him backbone, so that he would face Brand and finish the game *ln a blaze of glory, it would do very well; but I fear the only thing that would give the poor devil artificial courage, would at the same time steal away his senses, so that our cause would hardly make touch progress. Don't you agree with me'?" Charlie nodded in the affirmative. "That is one reason, you see. It wouldn't pay to bpther with such a Witness; time and labor and good point I wish to make. His evidence Isn't needed." "Ah!" "Since I have found another way 4)f ' ensnaring the wonderful Capt. Brand in a net which must render him Utterly helpless. When the Rialto prospects grew dim, I had in my mind another alternative, by which I meant tO make one last, desperate move, you know. It was suggested by something you said a long time back, in case business took us to London. "First of aHr J began to make dili­ gent Inquiries among the various ship­ ping houses down in the region about Fttlton market, and soon struck oil. "One man remembered the Hespa- •la and her sad fate perfectly. He had •ailed a voyage on her, and was later an connected in some clerical way wtth the' American branch of the house in whose interests she was •ailed up to the time of her loss. "That branch house Is still In exist­ ence and only a block away from Where we stood talking at the mo- Bent; If Interested in the Hespaala ar her gallant captain, I could not do better than to turn In and make In­ quiries there. "When I opened my business with a ;. ttttiQ, gayy-h ira<ted chap, who was resi­ dent agent,! wish you could have seen him jump about six inches off the floor, while the look of astonishment on his face was quiter killing. For, as he presently Informed me, as luck would have it I had come asking about a vessel lost many years ago, about which no vestige had ever b&en discovered, in the very hour that the sole survivor of the luckless Hespa- sia had been sitting there in the same chair I occupied, and telling the most thrilling tales of his adventures in the deserts of Africa--the most ex citing that ever fell from the Hps of mortal man." "That' was quite a unique situation •--to sit in the same chair and this survivor of the Hespasia wreck had occupied within the hour. How it must have stirred your blood and set your perves tingling! And then, just to think what rollicking adventures he had to tell of his life in Africa. By the way, haven't we heard something In that line before? I have an indis­ tinct recollection of listening to some very entertaining reminiscences that rivaled the feats of old Munchausen. Perhaps, after all, it was only a dream." "Plainly, then, you think the old boy has been up to his tricks, and spinning his yarns to a fresh audi­ ence," Artemus remarked. "I confess that thought came to me." "Well, it struck me that way--at first" "Ah! then you found occasion to change your mind?" "I did." "And It wasn't the ogre?" breath­ lessly. "Not a bjt of It" Then Charlie gave vent to a whistle. There were two Rlchmonds in the field. The man they knew as Capt Brand had a rival for the honors. It was growing decidedly interest­ ing, and Charlie Stuart realized that his friend had certainly stumbled upon news of Importance. Here, then, was Mate Ben Hazen, come to the surface after his long ex­ ile. Yes, it %as a grand stroke of luck. They could doubtless easily prevail upon the mate to meet the lmposter face to face, and tear away the mask with which he had all this time con­ cealed his identity. Surely he would be willing to do this for the sake of his old captain's daughter. No wonder Charlie felt pleased. "Well," he said, at length, "it be­ gins to look like business, I declare." "Very much so,' remarked Artemus. "I can readily see there is some great fun In prospect if we can bring these two wonderful African travelers Into contact." "Oh! glorious!" "And if we can get file mate to de- this old ogre, our end is noupce gained." a "Who is to denounce him?" "Why, Ben Hazen, the mate, of course." "Ah! where will you find him?" "I thought--that is, I understood, or, at least, I took it for granted, you had found him." Artemus slowly shook his head In the most tantalizing manner. "I never said so." "Then I jumped at conclusions, and was wrong?" "You were." "If Ben Hazen Is out of the ques­ tion, I suppose this Is one of the crew who has turned up?" Artemus lay" back In his chair, with thumbs In the armholes of his vest His. attitude was consequential and triumphant; It plainly gave warning that he was about to fire a volley. "Guess again." "I am at my wits' ends." "How about the genuine Simon Pure captain?" Charlie caught his breath. "Good Heavens! that would be the most stupendous thing on record -- coincidence without a parallel. But see here," as he detected a quizzical gleam In the other's fun-loving eyes, "this is too serious a thing to joke about, you know, my dear fellow." "You bet It is." "And you are in dead earnest?" "Never more so in all my life-- cross my heart if it isn't So." Then Charlie realized that he could believe him. "Tell me," he said, eagerly, "were you incredulous at first?" "Rather." "And how did you set about prov­ ing matters?" "I saw only one way--that was to look up this new claimant for the honors." "You did itr "I had to. You see, I couldn't rid myself of the Idea that it might after all be Macauley, our ogre, spinning his spider web." "That would have struck me the first thing." "Well, with me it was somewhat different for the case stood out so clearly. You see. he came to the agency In company with the captain of the English steamer that picked him up In a small boat off the coast of Africa--he having at last escaped from the Arabs who held him prisoner so many years. "This steamer was bound from Cape Town to New York, and had been thrown out of her regular course by a series of terrible southern storms. "They wanted to put him aboard some vessel bound for London; but, strange to say, spoke none during their subsequent voyage, so that he has been landed here." "Most remarkable. What a sur­ prise for Arline! I truly hope this papa will prove more acceptable than the ogre has been," said Stuart, re­ flectively. "I think he will," remarked Arte­ mus, calmly. "What grounds have you for believ­ ing so?" "The evidence of my judgment as brought to bear upon the matter by eyes and ears that are at least equal to the average." ; , "Then you have seen him?" "Oh, ay." "And talked with him?" "Spent three hours in his company and he was very loth to have me break away, then." Really, that should settle It In three hours Artemus could lean scores of things that would go to prove matters were as the new claim­ ant declared. 11 "And the captain--what of hinji? Is he anything like--well, our ogre?" "Not a whit in manner, and very little in appearance. These long years on the desert have darkened his skin and whitened his hair, but they could not destroy his noble nature. It shows in the determined and kindly glow Of his eyes, In the . almost heavenly smile, and warm clasp of the hand." "H'm! Well, I hope hell be friend­ ly," said Charlie. "Oh, he's wild to see you--to thank you for all that has been done. Don't worry a bit about that part of it--I've fixed matters," significantly. Charlie blushed a little. "Hope you haven't overdone It and made me out a heroic sort of figure. By the way, what did he think of the other?" "You mean--the ogre?" "Yes, Capt Brand Number On© we may say." "Well, I wouldn't care to stand in his boots when those two meet There's going to be war to the knife, I can tell you." "Just as I thought" "All these years he has lived on the hope of seeing his dear ones again, and to find an usurper in his place makes him furious." "Could he cope with the rascal?" "His wild life among the Arabs has hardened his constitution like Iron. Besides, he isn't an old man, although his hair is white. God help the ogre if once he falls into the avenger's hands." \ 'Then we must see that this hap­ pens as soon as possible. There is need of haste. Such a romantic story as the captivity a£M escape of Capt Brand can't long be hidden under a bushel. Some enterprising reporter will get hold of it, and the affair can be spread out over a whole page of a yellow Journal." "Correct. And for that reason I thought you had better see my cap­ tain at once, so I took the liberty of fetching him along, and if you will kindly take a little walk with me, I'll introduce you to--papa!" (To be continued.) CARDINAL GOTTI, NOW PREFECT OF THE WOULD BUY JERUSALEM. Dowle Tells His Followers of. His Ob­ ject in Life. For the first time in his career John Alexander Dowie has announced to his followers what his real aim in life is. Before a gathering of 4,000 persons In Shiloh Tabernacle, Zion City, he said that his only purpose in building Zion was to make enough millions of dollars to buy outright the city of Jerusalem and lead his people there to await the coming of Christ From the present outlook it will not be many years before we will have several Zion cities," said Dowie, and we will make enough to accom­ plish our great purpose." The theme of Dowle's talk and ev­ ery remark were to show that Zion City Is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah. He spoke upon "The City of God," and told of the great things Zion was to do in the world. Dowie averred the millennium Is closer at hand than people imagined. The recent volcanic eruptions, he be­ lieved, are warnings to prepare for the end of the world. He cited the Lake Shore as particularly suscept* ible to siesmic disturbances and de­ clared that when the world is burned up in the awful fire that is kindling for it Zion City will stand alone, un­ harmed. "The theocratic party," declared Dowle, "will before long rule the world. Zion City will be the leading city of America in education, religion, commerce and finance. It will bave a fleet of vessels plying between the continents." Cities like Zion are to be estab­ lished in other places. Already offers of land have been received. WILL BUY BACK RAILROAD. Ottoman Government Has Designs on Damascus Line. According to an imperial irade just issued, the Haifa-Damascus railroad concession, including the five or six miles already constructed, will be bought back from the English com­ pany, in whose hands it is at present, by the Turkish government, for the sum of 155,000 Turkisn liras ($682,- 000). It is intended to make Haifa the port of arrival for pilgrims ar­ riving by ship across toe Mediterran­ ean, and the Haifa-Damascus railroad is to be connected with the proposed Damascus-Mecca railroad now being built at Irbid. Dr. Schumacher (the United States consular agent), the engineer In charge of the Haifa-Damascus rail­ road operations, has not as yet re­ ceived Instructions to hand the prop­ erty over to the Turkish government, but the latter's representative (Ham- dy Pacha) has arrived on the ground with his staff, and a transfer may be looked for any day on payment of the money. It 1b intended to enlarge the harbor facilities at Haifa. Already Beyroot has a protected harbor. Crowning a Queen Consort. There is quite a little difference between the ceremonies attending the coronation of queen consorts and those in connection with the crowning of reigning sovereigns. Thus while both are anointed with the holy chrism and Invested with the crown the words accompanying these acts differ. When the crown Is* placed on the head of the queen consort, It Is called "the^crown of glory, honor and joy," and In the same way the sacred oil is described as "destined to In­ crease her honors," but not to "set her apart for dominion." Where Carnations Thrive. The carnation likes a sunny situa­ tion, and should be free from the Im­ mediate neighborhood of taller plants. A little soot and ashes may be scatter­ ed between the rows and worked Into the soil with benefit to the plants. They should be cultivated thoroughly during the summer and abundantly supplied with water. Carnations, from seed grown in the open ground, will not give many flowers the first season, being properly a biennial.--' Cleveland Plain Dealer PROPAGANDA, PR03ABLV LEO'S SUCCESSOR It Is announced that Cardinal Got- ti, whom Pope Leo is said to have designated as the new pope, has been made prefect of the propaganda, or official in control of the church's af­ fairs in the United States and coun­ tries where the Catholic is not a state church, to succeed the late Cardinal Ledochowski. Cardinal Got- tl was born in Genoa, the son of a dock laborer. He was made a cardinal for good work In settling church dif­ ficulties in Brazil. Cardinal Vannutelli will replace CLARA BARTON'S LIFE WORK. Red Cross Leader Honored in All Countries But Her Own. When peace is on, one hears little w Cardinal Gotti as prefect of the sacred congregation of bishops and regular discipline. The selection of Cardinal Gotti to succeed the late Cardinal Ledochow­ ski in the most important post in the gift of the pope is universally re­ garded as indicating the pontiff's per­ sonal wishes as to the personality of his successor. Cardinal Gotti has long been considered the most likely of the cardinals for succession to the papal throne. He belongs to the re­ formed branch of the Carmelites. prophet not without honor save In his (or her) own country? Ask any soldier or sailor who has met with disaster or witnessed it--ask him where he places Clara Barton in the history of this country. Proudly does she wear upon her breast the famous iron cross of Germany, signifying un­ usual services performed. Man's Railroad Rights. The story of the two actresses who compelled the railroad to run a sleep­ ing car from Denver to San Francisco, because they had through tickets, brings out the cxpcricncc of one ob­ stinate man. He hails from Boston, and his name may be Young. Some years ago he and his wife held through tickets on a sleeper whose other pas­ sengers all left somewhere between the Missouri and the coast. Mr. Young insisted on being carried through with­ out transfer, and he succeeded. But when he bought tickets at San Fran­ cisco to return he asked if they gave a ride through without change. The agent glared at him and asked: "Is you name Young?" "What has that to do with it?" "It's got this much to do with it: If your name's Young, those tick­ ets are not good for a continuous ride. If you are not Young, they are." That's the reputation a man gets, says Brooklyn Eagle, for insisting on his rights. CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND. •fjwr&D TO CJjtJRo* of Clara Barton. When calamity lets loose then America's Florence Night­ ingale is at the front with her "ca­ lamity fire engine," as she calls the Red Cross. Miss Barton is on her way from Russia, where the seventh triennial of the Red Cross has recently adjourned. It was held under the patronage of the Empress of Russia--Maria Fe- dorovna--and represented every coun­ try except China and Mexico. It was a notable gathering assembled to dis­ cuss matters relative to their humane work, how better to advance it and how to increase its value. Is It true that the United States falls to fully value the services of Clara Barton now that she has dem­ onstrated the work of the Red Cross? Will the American people give post mortem instead of ante-mortem praise? Clara Barton has lived 72 useful years--a significant statement! Distant nations delight to honor her. Kings and queens have bestowed dec­ orations, jewels and medals upon her. What has, America done? Is the adage true In her case concerning the Describes Heaven's Mansions. - A plainly-dressed woman is distrib­ uting circulars from door to doc.r in Brooklyn daily, and collecting a few cents when she can. The circulars contain printed matter entitled "Many Mansions." One pretends to describe the heavenly home ot a prominent pol­ itician who died recently and another describes what the writer terms the heavenly home of an evangelist.- An­ other declares that Mr. McKinley's home In heaven is built of pale pink marble, very highly polished, with windows five stories high and broad steps of solid Guinea gold, with a door of superb pink pearl. The circular is signed "Mrs. Mary Jane Alexander, the Many Mansions Evangelist," and gives her address in Pacific street, Brooklyn. Mrs. Alexan­ der says she has predicted many things that have come to pass in heaven.--New York Sun. " " - Irish Nationalists Dislike His Appoint* ment on Commission. Lord Alverstone, whose appointment as a member of the royal commission to South Africa has been protested ! in the commons by the Irish nation­ alists, is the lord chief justice of Eng­ land, to which post he succeeded in 1900 on the death of Lord Russell. Prior to his elevation to the peerage Lord Alverstone was Sir Richard Ev- erard Webster, baronet and queen's counsel. The latter rank in the high­ er branch of the law he attained at the age of 36, which is believed to Must Become Russian Subjects. The Russian government has or­ dered private maritime companies to dlrcharge all foreigners who refuse to become Russian subjects; - be record age for this distinction. At present Lord Alverstone is probably the ripest judicial scholar la Eng­ land, Fatigue Is Man's Enemy. Fatigue is one of the greatest en­ emies of the human race. Modern physiology shows that it is the cause of nearly half, and perhaps more, of the several hundred catalogued dis­ eases that prey upon man. In our age, with Its high pressure, Its hot and bitter competition, and the unre>- lenting struggle for survival, Its moral and physical ravages are steadily In­ creasing, says AInslee's Magazine. Cities, in which an ever larger pro­ portion of our people dwell, are bio­ logical hothouses, and, for some, fur­ naces, forcing development premature­ ly, and encouraging late hours and excitement and consuming nerve and brain. Fine Theory Upset The theory that one cannot do any good for himself by attending to the business of others is ruthlessly up­ set by the fact that the late R. G. Dun, the father of the mercantl e agency system, left ,an estate of $<,- 693,029. The late Mr. Dun did con­ siderable rubbering. -- Washington I Post. ANSWER TURNED AWAY WRATH. Schoolboy's Witty Reply Disarmed the Superintendent On one occasion when Superintend­ ent Maxwell visited one of the high schools, he was proudly and gracefully led by Re principal to one of the lec­ ture rooms, where a teacher was ex­ plaining a difficult problem In alge­ bra. While she was thus engaged the superintendent noticed a certain schoolboy writing upon his paper-cov­ ered book. . Struck by the Inattention of the boy, the superintendent, at the close of the recitation, walked with a quick step to the desk of the student and sharply asked what he wrote. The boy blushed and handed him the book. The superintendent then read the fol­ lowing verse: "Oh, Algebra, where are the charms That sages have "Seen in thy face? Bather dwell In the midst of alarms, Than stay In this horrible place!" "My boy," sternly said the superin­ tendent, "what do you mean by this, and why did you not pay attention?" "I beg your pardon, sir," said the boy, "but have we poets not poetic li­ cense?" The frown of Superintendent Max­ well melted away In a smile.--New York Times. What a Good Name Does. Chicago, 111., Aug. 11th.--Mr. Vahl- berg of 222 South Peoria St., this city, had for years been an invalid with liver complaint and kidney trou­ ble which/.was fast hastening him to the grave. The Doctors gave him up and his friends and neighbors all de­ clared he could not live. His brother came from Minneapolis to see him before he died and In­ quired if ne had tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. On being tpld that this remedy nad not been used he went out at once and bought a box, feeling satisfied from what he knew of Dodd's Kidney Pills and the noble work they had been doing In Minnesota, that they would save his brother's life. The first two days Mr. Vahl berg seemed to grow worse, but after that he gradually Improved under the treatment and was soon restored to complete good health. Game Fields of Canada. To one who knows what the vast solitudes of northern Canada really mean the dread of game extermina­ tion seems rather uncalled for. The latest census of Labrador gives It a population of one man to every thir- ty-flve square miles. This can hardly be called an inconvenient crowding. There are almost as many persons In a single eaBt side New York block as there Is In the whole of Labrador. Why should game become extinct In this region? 1 must confess T can see no reason why the caribou and the bear and the other animals should not live out their lives just as they have always done. The numbers killed by man must surely be quite Insignifi­ cant The same conditions obtain in northern Ontario, the greater part of the northwest territories, and a very large part of British Columbia. The date is far distant when there will not be sufficient game and to spare for the sportsman who is content to take the bitter with the sweet and to leave behind the luxurlousness of the fash­ ionable resort.--Outing. An Inappropriate Hymn. . The Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson tells the following story In which the joke was on himself: When a student he was called to supply the pulpit of a church in a lit­ tle western town. Before beginning the service the organist, anxious that the choir might sing an appropriate number at the close of the sermon, questioned the young preacher as to the subject on which he was to preach. After giving a detailed outline the service Mr. Stevenson deliv­ ered his discourse, at the close of which the choir struck up, most pa­ thetically: "Sometime, sometime, well under* stand." Low Rates to Minnesota and North Dakota. From July 26th to August 20th th« Great Northern Railway will sell harvest excursion tickets at rate of $5.00 for each person, in parties of five or more, from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and West Superior, and $13.00 from Chicago, to points on Great Northern Railway in Minnesota, North and South Dakota. Also on same dates tickets to all points on their line in Minnesota west of Sauk Centre and Benson, and in North Dako­ ta east of Mlnot, at following rates for each person, in parties of five or more: From Sioux City, la., and Yankton, $8.00; from Sioux Falls, $7.50. Tickets and information from all rail­ way ticket agents, or upon application to F. I. Whitney, G. P. & T. A., St. Paul, Minn., or Max Bass, G. I. A., 220 S. Clark •t., Chicago, 111. Darwin's Theory of Coral Reefs. At the last meeting of the National Academy of Sciences Mr. Alexander Agasslz. made a report on his recent expedition to the coral reefs of the Maldivu Islands, and the evidence he presented seems definitely to negative Darwin's theory of the origin of coral reeis. This theory, it will be remem­ bered, explains the atolls as due to the gradual subsidence of the floor of the ocean, the coral animals building the reefs as the floor,sank. 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A man's forgiving faculty is in pro­ portion to the greatress of his souL ' Little men cat: * forgive.--Dryden. Current News • •• and Views £1 WON VICTORY FOR 8TRIKER8 Daughter of Employer Successfully . / Pleads for Her Frlendt. j ?'• Miss Mary Sherman Mead, daughter •" of Dr. John A. Mead, the owner of the ' Howe scale works at Rutland, VL, secured a victory for the 500 striking ^piployes of the works by announcing \' her determination not to be married §fl; u n t i l t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e m e n w e r s t J w v granted. Miss Mead, who is now Mrs. Hinsman, has known many or the men and their families since she was a child, and was known ambng them as "Daisy." She was preparing for her marriage to Carl Bingham Hins­ man when the strike began. The works remained shut down for weeks and until taree days before the date1 set for the wedding, when the owner, gave the strikers the nine hour day' and ten hours' pay they asked. Missj Mead had declared to her father that she could not be happy while so man/ men were idle, and their families in; want, and rather than sacrifice the happiness of his daughter, Dr. Mead gave in. WOULD BE TAMMANY LEADER. William S. Devery Conducting Unique Campaign for the Place. William S. Devery, who has come 8ut as an independent candidate for the leadership of Tammany and who has begun his personal campaign by giving free vaudeville shows and free monster river excursions and picnics, after the fashion of the ancient Roman candidates for office, made a fortune while he was a member of the New CHIEFS York police force under the Tammany regime. Devery Is only about 45 years old. He was appointed patrolman in 1878, and he is said to have "saved" a sum variously iestimated from $200,000 to $500,000. The new aspirant for Croker's place says he has plenty of money to spend "for the people." CANADIAN STATESMAN ON VISIT. Joseph Israel Tarie Studying Condi* tions in This Country. Joseph Israel Tarte, who has been in Chicago as one of the points on his tour of observation of lake harbors, is one of the most prominent of Cana­ dian statesmen and minister of public works in the Dominion cabinet Mr. Tarte belongs to the French party in Canada. He was originally a farmer, was educated at L'Assumption College and was first electe'l to parliament in 1877. He was for some lime editor of the Cultivateur, a French agricul­ tural journal, and he takes a broad interest In the commercial and Indus­ trial life of the country. - A Land of Hidden Gold. Mysterious forests surround the un­ mapped headquarters of the Amazon river where hidden gold mines are thought to be guarded by a large tribe of Indians known as the Napos, who still cling to the ancient rites of the children of the sun. These Napo In­ dians have brought out significant evi­ dence of the richness of the placer mines. In Quito gold dust is the standard currency, which they bring In hollow bamboo Joints heavy with grains and dust of the precious metal, which is washed out by the most prim­ itive methods. Woman Authority on Horses. Countess De Maurovich, formerly Miss Nellie Reid, has written a book entitled "Instruction in Riding and Training Horses." Previous to her marriage the countess had such long experience as would seem to justify her authorship. ".TM ".s'v Japanese Workmen, In Japan every workman wears on hia can an InapHntlnn atatlwft *»<• t)«"S and his eninlover's ra,ms. a .