CHAPTER XXII. The expression on Henson's usually benign countenance would have startled such of dis friends and ad- mirers as regarded him as a shining light and great example. 'The smug Satisfaction, the unctuous sweetness of the expansive blue eyes were gone} 4 murderous gleam shone there in- eiead, His lips were set and rigid, the strong hand soamed to be strang- Wng the _bedcloths. It wanted no ef- fort--ol. t picture Hen- and it had that effect, so far Littimer was concerned. It was well for Henson that the latter could not see tho oe anxiety of his face. The alert and quivering with gubienast. in every limb. Still he chuckled again as if the "whole thing og: amused him 'The Crimson Blind' is Van Sneck's wenk spot,' he said. 'It is King Charles's head to him. By good or bad luck--it is in your hands to say which--you ntl seal about the vay in With Tt beer: Mert y--t round him net with buckets of water. A TRAGEDY, Sir Johonyeae, with Miss Charlotte Fell deetly. im in love, Poor tliing, And et: engagemen ch army, charged with ious acts of oe cruelty to- wards his subordinates Tho proved that Robin tied up a gunner named Sonnet while t came to man to a nail in the floor &o that he could not move. He then piled straw and to ich he sect fire, and finally extin- guished the fames by deluging Son- He cave her a. doughnut ring. ce onl -esteemned her too sweet or Predicting in Woe oe shia 9 A few of her closest triewin dee declared Witn -- declared that Robin act- TY ' ed in this way in order to force men ey knew heg to be a sponge. ie gamble with ims and buy him met' { not to their tragic fate -- the family came to mmp-- and she and the doughnut The 'brigadier admitted nearly all Bath be the charges and during the trial wept copiously. ce was Ware "at. of them eaten up. ----s AN OFFICER'S - a iets IN |} to two years' imprisonment. ----+------ pot of him than ever after that ----_--$ > YOUR HEART. AFFECTED? More People Than Are Aware of It Have Heart Disease. "If examination were made of everyone, people would be surprised at the number of -persons mar about su fering frem heart dise This startling statement was pn by a doctor _at a recent inquest at Yarmouth, One'a and, according to a London heart specialist, is ina certain degree corr "lr -- not like to say that heart disease is as common as this would imply," said the expert, "but I am sure that the number of per- sons going about with weak hearts must be very large. Wut this is not Sager of the heart, which, I believe realy uncommon. "efundreds a people go about -- daily--work the verge of d may bé with |the. frea dee of fp the it amounts to positive t One this is to have two or three of shoes or boote whichever is worn. | thing to do to prevent ; changes rs x e C4 EF h exclusive milk diets will some- | as ion kaline urine, which 3 : is very desirable in cases of acute in- | 6 the urinary organs, | @ ece a such as urethritis, gonorrlica, and 2 " Hike. Boe 2..2..2. SOOO OEESORSNOCTD -- your FEET. THE NHW MODES, Many people complain of tired feet.| paghion is one Bwery night their feet athe so that | sively to a ae" tall, osha fi geema to be no con- son as the murderer stooping over his prey. 'The man had aisenrilen his mask altogether. "Oh,"' he said, between his teeth, "you are a elever fellow You would have mado an ex:ellent detec- have found out ave a told you a0,' So said, edly How many days have you been hanging about tae Woe il three when I Chris was ill, I didn't come near the house, at Beast not too near, for fear of bein seen. ut Then told dead, and I risked it all to see the last of her." yes,"' Henson said, testily; "but "what has this to do with Van Sneck?' "I was looking for Van Sneck. I found that he had been here. I discovered that he had left his rooms Then cases dents, the victims of which - 'had not been identified. And the third was Van eck,' Littimer told his story with just the suggesti of triumph in his voice. Hen was watching him with the keenest possible interest. o yo now how Van nec got there?"' he asked. Littimer nodded. Evidently he had heard most of the story. Hen- son was silent for some little time. He was working out something in his mind. His smile was not a pleasant one, it was nothing like his bland platform simile, for instance. "Give | = that black book,' he said Oo you know how to work a 'tclephone?™ er tarde I could learn, not look har "Well, that is ap extension tele phone on the table yonder worked in connection with the main instru- ment in the libary. my own telephone, as it 'catest that handle two or three times and It does answer came Henson dragged himself out of bed and crossed the am wit limbs that shook under him. He twirled the handle round pas- nionately "You always were a_ fool,® he growled, "and you always will be.' Henson whirl- sponse. kicked the instrument over and danced round it impotently. Littimer had never seen him ip such The language of the man was an outrage, filthy, revolting. profane No yelling, drunken Hooligan could have been More fluent, more turidly diffuse. Go on,"' Littimer said, bitterly "1 1 Hike to hear you I like to hear the smug, plausible Pharisce, the your nt constituents here for a mom Henson paused suddenly and quested that Littimer should him into bed, "IT can afford to > ial be- fore you,' he said. a : against me onl rn cud you, out a and to injure me and I'll noe you off the face of _the t' re help should send 'an important telephone mnessage to London at once, and here the machine has broken down and no chance of ite being repaired for a day or t Curse the telephone."' tr blood trickled down his chest Littimer waited for the next move. He watched the crimson fluid trickle over Henson's sleeping- jacket. could havg wate! e big scoundrel bleeding to death with the greatest possible pleasure. "What was Van Sneck doing here? The voice His inan- _ "and too "He was lookiag 'tor 'ae lost Re fhrandt." "But--hittimers--surprise--vas_as_{ citi to Henson's amazement. He | § lay flat on his badk so that his face could be seen. Fram the expression of at he had obtaimed a totally un- expected reply to bis question, He was a0 amazed that be had no words Hut his quick is- i telligence and ahah s4 ning grasped the a. of the | my teeth Situation. Litti was in posses: | sion of lolactention 'te which he w n stranger. xcept in a vague way he had not the remotest iden what Litthiner wads talking about. But younger man must not know "So Van Sneek told you s0?"' he asked. "What a fool he must have been! And why should he come seck- ing for the Rembrandt in Brighton?' "Because ho knows it was hero, I suppose. "It isn't Pitt because it exist. The t accident by re raj Van Sneck's lodgings doesn't by t years "Van Sneck told me that he had oe seen the picture in Bright- on chuckled. The noisc was intended to convey amused contempt, navies of the world's Power h | before you used your power to rob an Hatherly Bell on our: 'side. All the same, the Rembrandt--the other onc--is destroyed," '"'Van Sneck has seen the picture,"' Litt'mer said, doggedly. "Ca, play the farce out end,"' edly. see "Ho says he saw it ree 218, 'Bruns- wick Square. Henson's knees suddenly came o his nose, then he lay quite flat again for a long time. His face had grown white once more, his lips ut- terly bloodless. Fear was written all over him. A more astute man than Littimer would have 5 seen the beads . It to the up porary friend, Gilead Gates. At the present moment the place is void----" "And has been ever since bogus 'Home' broke up. Years your ago, and oppress us as you do now, you h a Home there. You collected subscriptions right and left in the = of the Reverend Felix Crosbie, ut the money into your A certain weekly journal ex- and you' had to leave would have found 1 You skipped so suddenly that yo ad no time even to think of your} personal effects, » you stood were sold to defray expenses. But they were not sold, as nobody | cared to throw good moncy _ after bad, Van Sneck got in with the, agent under pretence of viewing the | and he saw the pieture "Why didn't he take it with bim?" Henson with amused scorn. of himself again and , had his nerves well under control. "Well, that was hardly like Van Sneek. diplomatic. But when he did man- | age to get into the house again the pcteee was gone, "Excellent!"' Henson cried. "How dramatic! There is only one thing required to make the story eae ee i} The picture was taken ay by, Hatherly Bell gon' t bring: that in as the denouement I shall be | ed.' Littimer said, did | fou needn't be, | "That is exactly what chuckled again, quite ale of a chuckle this time. He suid detect the qutct s -- of triumph in Littimer's voic "Did Van Sneck tell you 'al this?"' he asked "Not the latter part of it," Lit- timer replied he Was in the hospital when it soppened: But I know it is true because I 6 Bell and David Steel, the stihedtak. | come away from the house, and Bell | had the icc uuder his arm. And: that's why Van Sneck's agent couldn't find it the second time he| went, Check to you, my friend, at) any rate. Bell will go to my father | with Rembrandt | _ And then the fat will be 1 the fir Henson yawned affectedly. 'All the | utterly disappoint bi and jannual report of his business pro ros- | floor samc he was ea disturbed and show One co on I wae lying in THE SCRIPTURAL HABIT)... GIVING OF TITHES INCREASES RICHES ock in, eramia, eating ats on arkl biscuits (for it was too hot' to do anything else), when, all at once. I saw a little, sharp-nosed, ie Ag hd creggure yer r--lke a sort of cross be- isi a SS rat and a squirrel --come creepi ong the floor. I threw it a at of banana, and at first it seemed starticd, and made as if it would run away; but presently Prosperity in Increasing Measure to Those Who Give Sys- tematically. A collection of printed matter on + and yet do ss know it. It ts only |" when the shock comes that -- them that the bagel heart is apparent. | 'Many prea their hearts are al- fected, however, and have really no- thing the matter with them at all. There _nre a gi y people who 'never"fail to go out at without their }mame and address somewhere upen ;them and a phial of brandy ready for emergencies, and yet they never need the subject of giving, fond an Ue jt turned back again and smapped up them. Iibrary of an up-to-date clergyiman, the fruit, which ik seemed to approve | "Some of these people will oven oliers a new and practically unwe: hed of highly. T gave it another bit, carry written instructions in their field to the disciple "new 'and then a piece of biscuit; and by pockets as to what is to be done as | thought. ** It touches wpon the sub- degrees it began to get more famili- with them when the expected seizure $4 {ject from sides in which there is an and appeared quite inclined to element of interest to the business eake tiene But just then one of saree middle-aged Indy I know was man, and to the speculative student, my cume running across the so cenfident that her heart was liable as well as to the religious devotee. | court ae. oml the sound of his to sudden failure that she never went For the business man there is foorsters scared ft away. anywhere without her brandy phial, tabulated record of results believed The next dav, however, it camo and got her husbund to tell every- to have hinged upon the principle worldly prosperity accruing to the "tither."" In addition to "the old ap- peal, given in the form of a complete collection of all scriptural commanyis, promises, and instances upon the sub- ject, there is kept a record of 1- ern instances in which the practice has been coexistent with increasing Prosperity. ames of well known stroke him and hold him tm my hand, men of practical affairs respected by Just as {if he had-beon q Kitten T | the business world are quoted as hav- o be quite fend of him at Inst. jing had increase of riches coins ident got a about th | with what is known By the "eerip- | tural of givin Y "te ases the good fortune. is attributed Loy the beneliciary solely to tho habit a and with others who are more con- servative and two are believed ta be jat least closely involved. -{ GIVES TI'FHMES FROM FIRST. One of the examples quoted is\pf a' millionaire soap manufacturer} of world wide reputation. He |to London unon his business cai las a boy with all his worldly p ' sessions in a meet and his 80 capital a Because "ot an melden'. upon "the way. he became so profoundly impresse with a belief in the principles of ing that with his first carrings : oceeded to carry it into offect. r from apenionoe the eae is rtimee Efe when man achieves a large cores t was continued in inc |through all the cacandleg netahta? * riches, which soap accomplished for this manufacturer. The literature -tn which this incident is included treats the subject from the novel stand- point that it is a matter of pape rived ence whether it was mostly the tith {that proved the royal road to dag is pack again; enf by this time it seemed to have qrite gotten over its had or whatever I cnve ft After we been on visiting terms for two my forr-footed «hum) got to be Bo friew'ly that be would climb upon my hammock o- choir, d let me » "" attack eine no one was evidently | pn me; and there I lege my hand alone, anywhere wi For with horror; and ton, oug: t was mo uae, I instinctively th ; t somewhere be | vr one eee ag rf Jay in a course called for help; but my wales inane so from which the tithing system was) atone Pg could yeni even have 4 fact that is int- Ef out, This, an well an sther. ine|, OR came the make, rearing up its cidents, is presented as coinciding Hoers' wootted cag ae en 'with the scriptural promise rather , blowing out its hood, os 'it means mischicf. It had already ae fulfilling dt. { ecords foe American league are | Ot to the foot of tie bet "ee also given in which each member not | Just pe at tie be wher 'es lonly gives his tenth but submits an |heard a skirr ny fect Scr" or amd I cid My squirrel-rat friend to surprise | Mttle Tomm: The brave tated for a mon at the cobra like bite that drew blood lke perity. The results, said leven the most sanguine believers in | 'the worldly prosperity of tithers, only two or three out of thou Tete fellow never hesi- pent, but went right a tiger, and gave the first shyness. and took readily onough | three days, 'Tony' (as T had named | a moment & was fairly dunt/ cun- | police in those days by the skin tarved, cowed, broken--- hearted puppy was ever closer under the heel of his inaster than Littimer. He still held all the cards; he atill fcontrolled the fortunes of two ie} starred houses, "You can leave me now,"' he said "T'm tired, J have had a trying day, and 1 need sleep; and the soon- er you are out of the house the bet- your 'own sake, and for those about you, you, one word of this to Enid Hengon,"' : Littimer promised meekly enough. Wah those eyes einer upon him he would im, 7 shall ssent hy what a stipen- dous terror Henson had over the younger man, and in what way all the sweetness and saver of life was being crushed out of him, He closed the door behind him and immediately Fg sat up bed He reached r his handkerchief and hele the ae eats from his fore "So the bmi ae come at last,' ee aoe ed. tT face to face to like rains, and indconiitable cotrage. suspect that I have the business? Io must. and tury the truth. If ops to Lord Littimer with that picture he shakes my power and my position again id What a fool I was not to get it ay. But, then, [ only «escaped from the Brighton of And they had followed ine from Hudersfic 'ld like those cursed ye here. Io wonder----*" Hie paused, of ae cusning scheme occurred toj him. * thin, cruel smile crept over | his lip: Never had he been in a/ tight ---- yet without discovering | a loophole of escape almost before he | 'ing and whose sums have 'students who explain governing caus- fit as the brilliant outlise shaken. All he wanted now was to'sands who do not resort largely in- it @ be alone and to think. So far as creased business presperity leut of a knife. ve could tell nobody besides Litti- books of the old South church "a For a moment the snake drew badk er knew anything of the matter. | Boston, which have eprefully peotory' aed a quiver went all through - which g#howod that it was hard hi but it pulled itself together at ae threw back its head viciously. ed names of donors And the amount given by cach for the last fifty years are also called in as evidence. World- ,ly prosperity is attested here by the re names of many who began giving at [fo {that early period who te Still or | strofe cleverly, and, fastening on the increased | cobra, tooth ond nail, gave him «a from year to year. The names o bite worse than the first, severa the largest givers are to | Pounding h so severely that he be found on the list fifty yeara ago, [was evidently weakened, when they commenced giving small amounts any ace the whole battle quite Srors and vou may think how trying it was for me to have to lie thero help- lesaly while a duel was being fought eut upon which my Ife depended. But it did not take me long find out bow the fight was going to S SPEN DTHRIF T'. roan nate of speculation to the First, es and efferts seientitically. it is pointed out the most emmhatic|end, for the cobra bad the worst of direction is that it shall be systema-|it from the very beginning. " what t This not only does away with |he might, Ict bi b> 6 he foolish amf irretional giving, but of |.pleased to strike his" cnemy ee to pending also, and can only result in the salvation of the spemdéthrift, Seec- . those who follow it are obliged hag Httle Tommy cstaped him every o ke-p a careful system of monetary |time, and repaid cach new at reaorein. The business man who fol- with a fresh bite, making old scaly- ows it knows what he is doing fron: back twist and wiggle Iiko a speared body she knew what to do if an at- tack came. "Curiously enough, it was the hus- band who died from sudden heart The wife died years after- ' "But undoubtedly heart weakness, not disease, is more prevalent now- a-days. 1 should think that the stress of living, the wear and 6f motern business Hfe--particularly the five minutes' meal follewed b rush for the train--have a lot to do heart trouble. And I om sure sino!.ing is on the *acrease.' | a SPE EEE EEE EEE EP re HEALTH DIABETES. ee the treatment of pliateo of = physici 4 iz 5..8..3,.9.¥ Ba, SEPT E Eee FT diabctes the an is on sion, so far a Suga the dition which lies at the root of the trouble. If the physician knew just }rvhat are the conditions which under- glycomuria (diabetes) he might, ord cure it. But although many are tryimg to solve the riddle, it is not yit clear, and until it ie the physici- 'n1 must do the best he cap for his A patient. In diabctes not only is sugar creted through the kidneys, but ara also is circulating in the blood: the first may do no harm, except, per- haps, to the kidneys, and may even do good by taking sugar from the blood, but the second condition exceedingly harmful, and its removal or diminution by dieting will reliove many of the af the disease, and may greatly pro- long life. e problem in selecting a diet for the diabetic lies not only in exclud~ ing the seugar-containing articles, but in avoiding the starvation of the pa- tient in so doing. Many of the sac- rine foods, those made up chiefly of etarch, for exumple, are very nour- ishing, and their exchusion from the to the dangers of insufficient nutrition. The main reliance of the diabetic in the e milk sparingly. avoid fruits, es pecially dried and preserved fruit, in- dulge in moderation in new potatoes (which are less starchy than is po- pularly believed), and omit elm jabsolutely bread, puddings, pies = everything made from flour Fa (cream, olive-oil and butter) are at specin] value, and the sufferer from diabetes should get himself into the habit 2 buttering lavishly everything he cats. Ta 1 i. Way of drinks he may take cocoa (without sugar, emonade, ginger-nale or soda are always styeetened.--Youth's Com- ponion week to week and from month to, cel es month, so that he can never fail for! At last the cobra, in its writhing FOOD AND SECRETIONS, n large amount. His knowledge of!nand flopping nhaout, knocked over oo Anima) food teods to make the his affairs, sclfalenial, and systemmtic } small table with a lot of glasses urine more acid. Eggs, meat, oy- Payments are bound to win succesa| it, which came down with a oak sters, fislf, or other solid animal Jor him. Third, gives a strong | that might have awakened a country |foods, produce acid urine. This nouUve for enthusiantic work for? poliremar 7 Oba oult te + by - those who haven't it for-any other! ment there was a shout and a scurry |troubled with urinary diseases. Ca- cause. Tithers, so at is stated, and | outside, and.my chum, Harry Temple jtarrh of tho bladder, or inllamation it appears not without reason, in-| ton, camp bursting headlong into the! of the urethra, any irritation of the variably become enthusiastic givers| room, Just as the valiant Tommy got | urinary pussages, is irritated and and 90 become enthusiastic workers. | hold of the snake by the head = and | made temporarily worse acid One of the cases found in the re | fairly hit his head off. ' jurine. 'fherefore, animal food should cords t* the sworn stntement of such "Tellor' cricd Harry, 'whet OD; pe avoided Perhaps milk, on ac- an extravagant measure of success of earth has been coing on here? Why, |count of its large per cent "wi wator, a business house which tithed its pro- jimmy poor old fellow! to think of your | might form an Page to this rule. x, aside from the giving of its per-!baing Jeft to fore that horrid brute Vegetable foods, especially of -- the sonal members. as could only onen it | all alone, and vou not able to stir, alkaline variety, fresh vegeiubles, to the suspicion of being a clever gd- If I had only known I vertisement if printed in any way Jeut the semi-private character of these records. As it is, the 400 per cent. | Profits | which were -- were giv- too! Well, thank God! it's all right now. But where on = did you pick up thet mongoose' ~ A Mt of ataebeia laughter shook |? as "'testimony" to the direct ful- aint oat @ of goose do you call fillment of the challenge: 'Bring ye| him?" asked T, in surprise. "I never "Splendid," he whispered. "Worthy | #1 the tithes Into the storeliouse andl know before that a goose had four Machiavelli himself! Provided;Prove me now wherewith--.' feet.!' always that I can get there first. If It is also a significant fact thot Pool" said Harry, 'you are not I could only sec Il's face after- wards, hear Littimer ordering him off the premises. only question is, am p to. secing the thing through?"' (To ssl Continued.) There are over 4,900 rihid in the comprises the and material for Pps is known modern as 'modern thougnt"" out of dws to the spirit of altruism, it 1s only | ag selected from ad 'isedly and held as a source of reference rather than e tation. this eouinetions of literature | going to tend that you do not 'whole gamut of facts 4 List -- yet what a Mongoose is! Why, as a methods as well killers alive: and ifit- had vot been here in the cantonment to clear these confounifcd snakes!:' up the greatest serpent- tend to decroase acidity of the urine. sometimes, i re move the acid reaction. fruits form carbonates in ach which tend to decrease the acids of the secretions. ee other hand, where there is fluid, tuwoeah the ea animal food should be Ete tends to keep ath. pie furnish vital A Wherever there {ts lose of vital fluids through the urine an animal diet is always adivisable. cases of irritation of the urinary organs, scanty, high-colored urine, animal food should be avoided, or a time at least, and fresh veg the diet, looking ' ig f'oshod and he might not, be able to treat than a When possibie take off the shoes in the mictile of the day, and rest the feet. This can be done in the office, as well as about the houge. Slippers | be substituted in pince of the Cara of the fect is _& very a ant item to hea and = success. Good, sound, clean, shapely feet are a ol ss to their possessor. Walking is one of the most healthful exeraion as well as one of the necessary re oo of business. Very few kinds of business can be conducted with success without entailing considerable walking. A peraon cannot walk with eny comfort or propriety without good, sound feet. Tired feet soon become rheumatic feet. Tender pleces on the feet soon become bunions or corns to Begia Ward off these things before calamity overtakes you. It is no more pensive to have two or three pai shoes than to wear one pair shioes continually, Alternate shocs ing the feet "frequently in of cold Rost the feet by taking off the shoes whenever possible. These things operate as i" Preven tive against disease of the ans sorvnivmaammansis LETTUCE AND ROSY CHEEKS. Hints to Wives fo for the Improve- of Husbands. If a wife wants to see her husband's cheeks become rosy she is advised hy him a portion of lettuce with poach- ed every night for six weeks. The writer gives these hints on how If you break the heads, cut - the eaves from the iettuce heads and throw them for some time before serving into the water, for washing and cleansing, the best part will be lost. The lettuce a sould be shortly hefore nee ™ or n all nourishing substanc Variety in food does not necessar- ily mean o grent variety at any one 'oes it mea should be different Breakfast, dinner and supper ehould consist of different articles of food, and wife ie the-one who does nce husband and children tife things day after day until their appetites eal. eat fish, eat vegetables, eat fruits, eat cereals, but do not and it is nourished by many different kinds of food. --)p--------_ AMONG CANNIBALS. Sorpecenice to Plage 6 a Cen- tral A Tribe. Tt has been ers decided to organwe a Briti Contra] African cusinibate toum, is within the sphere of British influence, although the natives' them- res at present render no Saami except to their own Sulta t present the entire trade of the country, which is very rich in ivory, is in the Hands of Belgian traders, change for tusks. ed that only one and that he was mm If they are'so disposed the Niam Niams can take the field with 20,000 men armed with Belgian ane and with native bows and narrow Al though they are heathens ini canni- bals they are of a distinctly higher onder of intellect than the tribes of [the Upper Nile Valley. rs | tum to re- /ere Stewart, ever penetrated the "tend, rdered. oS ae Th g about. A shoe that is a <riedi - little too tight in some tram tabond, to the loons ous' tak e, 1 right -on 'eo lay had ; 1 bidet " parts of the foot. By ng © lle that spletere'™ s pape shoe relief is bad from the lavee : reas & peculiarities of the first shoe. Fach | "78° Begren: seen tie dress rong has an viduality. By wear) ony sored * -- ing it all 'the time its faults begin to pert osha -- produce bad effects, especially in cas- Pee strongly to bd prerentcMimees Scene alana trenn feet are | wmple slirts and full slerven, the Another good thing is to bathe the rab mt -- or the i gl feet at night in cold water. Rub the -- ne 3 wave them dry with a coarse towel modern. woman ° tic, enchanting a the ppearanc as dames of bygone ailve: the infinite variety permissible in styles, materiuls and colors makes it possible for a woman to change all but her personality a dozen tim a day. AUTUMN NOVELTIES. the autumm novelties the workd of dress nothin conspicuous than the suede and snloats says London sliort, owing to thelr lack of ventila- tion. Now, leather appears as trim ming for rough tweed costumes. Used in this manner it is most effoctive, t bri vests, often claborately embroidered, while for made of kid, of the very finest qual- ity and lined with gilk, are the lat- ~t thing, amd form an pensive item in the wardrobe of the wommun of fashion. By-theby, for morning wear our tailor bodices have a point back and t back, and should be pening rev to show a emert little vest and cravat. Newmarket borices with deep basquea froquently accompany the favorite short sirt ,_Jaunty little coats with tight-fit- ti backs, but perfectly staight fronts, with the exception that down the centre of cach front ie a la seam which a into the shoulder are very sma These usually have a velvet cole and are Se A p woalling a ae are the coedlp- Acting gecn in conjunction with Httle cutaway coats. PARIS TOILETS. In Paris taste is inclining to reds, chiefly tommto terra-cotta shades. Some of the toilete aro ake ly agrenge tae harmonies in color, and seem to blend odimirably with the au- tumnal ae With such frocks _-- millinery is invariably shaded to espond. 'The severely-plain it cloths are sinugply braided or piped with velvet. Touches of black seem to be the necessary finish to a sinart gown of the moment--not the dab of black in form of a chow or a bow with pees ger J entis, which was once the ood taste, but so disposed cobwebby black lace, veiling white, is a pretty oe and another plan is to arrange 4 sort of double > Sa bows soot graduated 81Zc8 the corsage. This last is the inteus revival of a very old mode, and it looks extremely well on same of the becoming Diouses and bodices of to-day. Bri ghades of electric and peri- winkle blue are giving place to the more subdued na ways the best tone for the orthodox country coat and akirt. Brown, navy blve and scarlet form the three shades for tho Viennese tailor-made, which is quite sinyply fashioned and not worn with violently contrasting colors, ite being the anty issible mixture, with » touch of gold and silver. NEW FURS. : the new coats are style to previous for furs, io @easons,. converted model we recent! sable trimmed with chinchilla. was closely-titting as the new vogue demands, while the back tailed off into o point, shawl shape, liko @ man's "morning"' coat. One that we liked much better was of sealssin trimmed with suede. Tho cuffs and revers were decorated with t! ----+4--____ HER POWER NOT EFFECTIVE. In a most informing review of the war in Manchuria, Thomas F. Mil- lard speaks of the Siberian-Manchur- inn Railway ax "a Vital factor in the situation,' for it is the only | fectlor of the Kussian army long asx Japan retains control of the sea. Alter an observation of three months he finds that the daily average cap- acity of this one-track railway for the transportation of troops is only a little more than four hundred men, with their equipments and supplies Ow the basis of Mr. Millard's esti- mate, the capwelty of this railway under its ssian administration would be only 146. 000 soldiers, with their equipments and supplies a whole year. Such an addition to to the fight ing strength of the Rus- sian army in Manchuria, the sjze of which at the opening of the war was vastly exaggerated in the public re porte would not be sufficient to en- i to make an ag- gressive campaign against the Jap- anesc. composed of deep basyue, and fastened with large jeweled buttons e Pal Ir PAYS TO BE GOOD. Under the will of Mrs. Marianna A. Ogden, who died »t Lenox, Mass., on September 28th, nearly $600,000, be- sides much real estate, is disposed o Arnot Ogden Memorial Hospital, El- mira, N. Y., and $5,000 te the Southern Tier Orphans' mira. The bulk of the property personal estate is 'ennui to hor aven, and hen a nephew on condition that he does not drink until he is 21, and an ad- aitional $5,000 shorid he abstain from drink and elko from the use of tobacco until he is 25 years old, mvmrrenereredl wpenesisiens Tt is easier to start s¢me men talke ing than it is te cA+op Abam, The testatrix leaves $200,000 ta~--