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Her first remark was, ‘How delightful to have a girl living here!’ You may ex- pect a demonstiatlve welcome! Con- stance is very impetuous. you her love, and is .longingIto see you.” \ V The rector smiled as he wrote, es- liberation, he afllxed a postscript. Then he folded his letter, and put it into his breast coat pocket with a good deal of care. me about her cousin too much ” he window and walked acress the sunny lawn. “A little mystery”—here he smiled—“will only add a charm to the coming of Evelyn Dudley” A tall girl was walking in the gar- den, reading and dreaming by turns, as She paced between the rews' of heavy white lilies which bordered the garden path on either side. She was Constance DaCre, the rector’s orphan' niece, and the acknowledged beauty of the neighborhood. The rector joined her. “What a glorious afternoon, my dear!” ~ his arm. “If it wasn’t so insuflferably dull! This is such a lonely paradise!” “But you will have Evelyn soon.’ “I don’t foiget. What a joy it will be! I am nineteen, Uncle Gerard, an have warm had a real companion of_ my own age yet!" “You will like Evelyn. “I am sure of it and”—‘—a little smile of pleasure parted her lips. .“It is strange to have heard nothing of her before! She is your own niece, is she not?” “Yes; but my sister married a man whom we all detested, and went away to India. with him. She' ne‘er wrote to any of her family afterwards. I did not know of her death, or even of Evelyn’s existence, until the other any n , “And is Evelyn like her?” “Very much. Constance, do you re- member my aversion to the form of catechism, even though 1 do happen to be a clergyman?” The rector's face Constance sighed. “I feel so, dreadfullycurious about her,” she said apologeticaliy. “So I see. But ina week from to day she will be here; then you can learn all you desire." The rector stooped to kiss his niece, then left her, and went into the vil- lage' to post his letter. 0 ,I.. s o The day: of Evelyn Dudley' s expect- ed Iarrlva‘l had come. Constance, as the afternoon wore on, became ex- cited, and hovered from room to room in a state of indecision. Finally she went up to the room she had prepared for her cousin. Constance sat on the end of the little white bed, and remembered all this with a smile. “Uncle Gerard said she would be shy at first, but I think my letter would dispel much of that. I hope she won't be disappointed in me.” She went to~the glass, and arranged the" dainty ruffles at her throat. She turned from the glass suddenly, at the sound of the motors laughing voice in" the hall. ‘ ' was quizzical. in quietly, and Constance hasn’t heard us, but I know she is on the lookout somewhere." I Constance rushed down-stairs, and into the study. V “Evelyn!" she cried. But only a man was there. A dark, handsome man, who came forward looking a little shy, as the rector, with infinite gravity, introduced them su- avely. “Constance, my dear—your cousin, Mr. Evelyn Dudley!” as a: a: s: ' 0 “But I’m awfully sorry for your dis- appointment; I am, really!” “Being sorry doesn’t mend matters. It was very cruel of Uncle Gerard, and you, too. I expected ‘Evelyn‘ would be a girl, naturally.” “And a mere man turned up! I‘ve been here three weeks, Constance, and I’ve never dared to sympathize with you. You’ve looked such daggers at $ t me!” “It serves you right!" “Does it?” “Certainly. I thought I should have a companion. . Now, you’re going away 5001), and I shall be as lonely as before.” “Will my going make any dilIer- en‘ce?” . “You’re—better than nobody” Evelyn Dudleyiooked down at the lovely, petulant girl he was swinging in the hammock. V “That’s sweet of you.” “When are you going, Evelyn?” There was something in the voice now that caused the man’s heart to beat. lie bent down suddenly, caress- lngly. you once w1ote—that you Now!" He caught sight ofV her bluShing. telltale face-then laughed low at box snuggle. 1'01 freedom, as he held l1Ie1 in his aims. “I insist that you make good all your pletcstations," he said. And she had to obey him. “What is a truism "" “It is a. truth which is so true that it makes .everybody ‘ tired."—'—C‘uicago She sends “Not till you tell me‘ something that love me. pecially when, after a moment of de— I THE magma GAZETTE ' , ELEGTRIOAI. PROGRESS OF A YEAR. It Eu Redo Grout Strides Within this Short Time. A notable feature of the electrics-l progress of the last year has been the I ‘ awakening in En land and German in He moved aside a little, andfinished‘ g y . the last sentence of his letter some-I electric railroading, and the recognition of the superiority of American plants for this purpose evidenced in the large orders for electric equipments that have come from England to this country. The Frankfort-Lauflen transmission of electric power on an experimental scale over a. distance of 107 miles, which ex— cited much wonder a few years ago, has been approached closely during the year by a; prospective transmission in California of seventy-five miles, under the unprecedented commercial voltage of 30,000. Niagara has nearly doubled its power of utilization within the twelve-month and at Massena, N. Y., I a 75,000 horse-power electric plant has “I must not let Constance question. thought, as he pushed open the French ’ I dl l tlons, “It’s all right Evelyn. We've come V wireless been started. These are startling fig- ures. Another point remarked in the electrical record of 1897 is the largely increased number of electric motors used in printing. In one large litho- graphic establishment, newly equipped, no less than 140-vmotors of various sizes furnish power to the presses and other machinery. The‘ elect'ric cab has be- come recognized as‘more. than” a. fad, and New York has ordered an addition of 100 vehicles to its electric cab ser- vice. The electric launch also is mak- ing its way, although its progress may be delayed for some short time by the difficulties of procuring current. In lighting. the inclosed arc has establish: ed its practical excellence, and phos- Constance closed her boVok, Iand tookI phorescent lighting has made substan' tial progress. The storage battery has forged ahead in a. remarkable way, es-I pecially for lighting, and in central sta- tions the three phase high-tension sys- tem, with rotary transformer substa- gives promise of soon coming into 'high favor. The obtaining of elec- tricity direct from coal has made a dis- tinct advance and some interesting new phases of electric heating haVe been en- etred upon. The long-distance tele- phone has enlarged its borders; Oma- ha now talks with New York; the unad- ruplex has extended its possibilities and telegr‘aphy, notwithstanding the exaggerated claims which have been made for it, promises to resolve itself into quite a practical system of communication, more especially with light houses and in marine work. -Chi- cago Record.I WASHING THE TIGER. The Boast Liked tho “rotor but'tho Pro- coodlng was Rather Irregular. A good story has been copied in the papers from “La’ France du Nord", about a. Coasack, ignorant of the French language and equally ignorant of fear, who was hired at Moscow by the lion tamer Pczori‘ to clean the cages of his wild beasts. Their understand- ing or misunderstanding was arranged by means of gestures and dumb show, as that unfortuante Tower of Babel hindered intelligible "speech between the Frenchman and the Cossack; and Pezon thought the man thoroughly un‘ derstood what he had to do. “The next morning the Tartar began his new duties by entering. With buck- et, sponge and broom, not theIcage of a tame beast as his master had done, but of a splendid untamed tig'er,‘ which lay asleep upon the floor. animal awoke and fixed his eyes upon the man, who calmly proceeded toIWet his large sponge, and, unterrified, to approach the tiger. At this moment Pezon appeared upon the scene and was struck with horror. Any sound or motion on his part ’would intensify the danger of the situation by rousing the beast to fury; so he quietly ’waited till the need should arise to rush to the man’ s assistance. The moujik sponge in hand, ap- proached the animal, and, perfectly fearless, proceeded to rub him down, as if he had been a. horse or dog; while the tiger, apparently delighted with the application of cold- water, rolled over on its back, stretched out its paws, and, purring, offered every part of its body to the Cossack, who washed him as complacently as a. mother'bathes her infant. Then he left the cage, and would have repeated the hazardous ex- periment upon another savage from the desert had not Pezon drawn him off with difficult-y.——Lippincott’s Maga- zine. A Chinese \Vnddlng. Here is a scene at the recent mar- rilage of J ue Lee and Miss Ching Lem in the Chinese quarter of San Fran— cisco, Where everything was done ac- cordmg to the customs of "the Celes- Th-e bride wore a handsomely gown of ‘blue. tials. embroidered As she A CHINESE WEDDING. made her last obeisance, denoting her aubjugation ‘to her husband, one of the oalrty held before .her a lighted red wax candle, which, not being extinguished 9y Iher movements, was considered an >me’n of good luck. The marriage cer- emonies and feasts continued for a week. - Whatever of reform comes in this world is largely due to the efforts of ihe kicker.‘ .3.- -o-- ‘3' The fierce IN FACE OF DEATH. Dining the winter of 1863.64 it was the fortune of Gen. Cullen A. Battle, of Alabama, to be president of the court martial of the Army of Northern Virginia. One bleak December morn- ing, while the snow covered the ground and the wind howled around his camp, he left his hiyauac fire to attend the session or cOurt at Round Oak Church. ‘ Case after case was disposed of, and at length the case of the Confederate States Vs. Edward Cooper Was called—charge, desertion. A low murmur rose Spontaneously from the battle-scarred spectators as the young artilleryman arose from the ~ prisoners’ bench, and in responSe to the question, “Guilty or not guilty?" answered, “Not guilty.” The Judge Advocate Was proceeding to open the prosecution when the Court, observ- ing that the prisoner was unattended by counsel, interposed, and inquired of the accused, “Who is your. coun- sel?” He replied, -“I have no coun- sel.” , Supposing 'that it was Cooper’s pur-: pose to represent himself before the.- Court, the, Judge Advocate was in- structed to proceed. and specification against the prisoner was sustained. The prisoner was then told to introduce his witnesses. He replied: “I have no witnesses. ” As- tonished at the calmness with which he seemed to be submitting to What be regarded as inevitable fate, Gen. Bat- tle said to him: “Have you no de- fense? Is it possible that you aban- doned. your comrades and deserted your colors in the presence of the enemy without any reason?" He answered: “There was a reason, but it will’not avail me before a mili- tary‘ court.” . Gen. Battle then said: “Perhaps'you are mistaken; you are charged with the highest crime known to military law, and it is your duty to make knovvn the causes that in- finenced your actions." For the first time Cooper’s manly form trembled and his blue eyes swam in tears. Approaching the president of the court, he presented a letter. saying as he did so: “There, General, is what did it.” Gen. Battle opened the letter and in a moment. his eyes filled with tears. It was passed from one to another of the court until all had seen it, and those stern warriOrs who had passed with Stonewall Jacksonn through a hundred battles, wept like children. sufficiently recovered his self-posses- sion he read the letter as the defense of the prisoner. It was in those words: 1 I “Dear Edward: I have always been proud of you; since your con- nection with the Confederate Army I have been [wonder of you «than ._ever,I I Weald not have you do before. anything wrong for the world; but before God, Edward, unless you come home we must die! Last night I was aroused by "little; Eddie's crying: “0h, mamma, I'm so hungry!” V And Lucy, Edward, your darling Lucy, she nev- er complains, but grows thinner and thinner every day. And before God, Edward, unless you come we' must die. Your Mary.” Turning to the prisoner, Gen. Bat- tle asked: “What did you do when you received this letter?” He re- plied: “I made application for a furlough, and it was rejected; again I made ap- plication, and it was rejected; a third time I made application, and it was rejected; and that night as I wandered backward and forward 'in theoamp, thinking of' my home, the wild eyes of Lucy looking up to me, with the burning words of Mary sinking in my brain, I was no longer the cenfed- erate soldier, but I was the father of Lucy and the husband of Mary, and I would have passed those lines it every gun in the battery had been fired upon me. “When I arrived home Mary ran out to meet me, and embraced me, and whispered: V “ ‘Oh, Edward, I am so happy; I am so glad yen got your furlough’ She must have felt me shudder, for she turned as pale as death, and catching - her breath at every word, she said: “ ‘Have you come without your fur- lough? 0, Edward, go back! Go back! Let, me and the children go down to the grave together; but, oh, for heaven's sake, save the honor of your name!” “And I am here, gentlemen; not brought here by military power, but in' obedience to the command of Mary, to abide the sentence 01 your couit” ' Every officer of that court martial felt the force of the prisoner’s words. Before them stood, in beatific vision, the eloquent pleader for a husband’s and a fathei’s wrongs; bUt they had been trained by the great leader, Robert E. Lee, to tread the path of duty though the lightning flash scorch- ed the ground bencath their feet, and each in his turn pronounced'the ver- dict, “Guilty.” Fortunately for humanity, fortun- ately for the confedcracy, the pro- ceedings of the court were reviewed by the commanding (-leneral. and upon the record was written: “Headquarters A. N. V. ““The finding of the court approved. The prisoner is pardoned. and will re-- port to his company. . I—-".\'ushington Post. “Are we very much interested in this matter?” inquired the European mon- arch. I “Somewhat," replied the Minister. “That doesn’t answer my question» with sufficient accuracy. What I wish to know is whether we are sufficiently interested to warrant our offering any - ‘disinteresteti remarks. ’ " -'s—We hington Star. \ Every charge , , . . As soon as the president -"- . M. DURAN IN AMERICA. ‘- Moo: Celebrated Portrait Painter in the World. i Cumulus Duran, the celebrated French artist, the. painter of beautiful women and the Prince of Wales 3.an other princes and members of the roy- alty, is making his first visit to the United States. M. Duran is a striking looking man, tall. elegant, 01am: worn long, Slightly, curling,_ pointed beard, small m and feet, with the added distinction of a plentiful display of jewelry. , ' The artist, whose real name, by we way, is Charles Emile Durand, is dz- M. DURAN. lty-lone years old. He is proud of the fact that he is self- made. ins fa. was a \horse dealer in one of the P suburbs and his mother kept o. s cafe frequented. by Monti. .9 worked hm for his artistic audition, and managed to visit Spain and Italy He has founded'a ochoOl of 'his own in portrait paimtlngand Slat}!- big prides nor his work, ranging from. ”1000} do: the bust oIfV- a. child to 014,000 or abouts for mother and child. , his best known won-lei as a portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marl- borough. ‘ . He is said to have painted portraits of more beautiful worrien than. 1157 other artist in lithe world. His W works include “Evening Prayer," ‘A Vision, " “Dame at Gam"a.n1d"G-Iodu Marlee Medias.“ Much of his work is in the luxembour'g .Muoeum 'of Paris. :1 . FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR. She was a Successful Practitioner Noll-1y ‘ 300 B. C. 'Thefirst qualified lady doctor in Eu- rope, as fir as is known, was a. young Athenian woman named Agnodice In IIJ. against the law for a‘ wornan to do sine » afterward practiced among the women of Athens with extraordinary succeoIl But her secret becoming known. she was posecuted for studying and prac- Iticing medicine illegally. The Athen— ian WOmen, however. raised so furious an agitation in consequence that the case was dropped and the law repeal- ed. Coming to later times, wefind sev- eral women who obtained the degree of doctor of medicine and practiced in Europe before 1492, especially in the Moorish universities of Spain. Trotula of Ruggiero in the eleventh century had Ia European reputation; and practiced as a doctor in Salerno At the beginning of the fourteenth century Dorothea Bocchi not only 1'6- ceived the degree of doctor, but Was professor of medicine in the famous University of Bologna. Shrfe then two other ladies have been professors of medical subjects in the same univer- sity—Anna Mangolini (anatomy) and Dr. Maria delle Donne (obstetric medi- cine), the latter being appointed in 1799._ In the year 1311 an edict wasVis- sued in France forbidding surgeons and female surgeons to practice until they had passed a satisfactory exam- ination before the proper authorities. These female surgeons are again re- fered to in an edict of 1352.—Pit-tsburg Dispatch. 1 The Fashionable Siberian. For five months .I,.of the year. the Siberian man of faéhion lives in the. open air, either at the mining camp or in the hunting field. He is an early bird under all circumstances, and in— variably rises between 7 and 8 o ’,clock although he may have had but a couple of hours’ rest. Nearly every meal is succeeded by a. nap. However; dres- sing operations do not take ,very long, for when he retires the Siberian only divests himself of-‘hIi‘s coatan‘d boots. Shirts are unknown in Siberia, and in many houses beds, also. The samovar is set on the dining room table at 8 A. M. together with eggs, black and white bread, sardines, jam and cakes, &c. Breakfast is e’aIten and IWashed' down by: five er IsixI glasses of teaiV stirred up with sugar cream, and sometimes jam. At one o. 'clock dinner is served, and at' 5 in the afternoon another small m=,eal much like’ that of the morning is taken. A meat supper follows at nine o ’.clock ——Ladies' Home Journal. Making Business. The proprietor ofa-lthe shoe shop sat an a packing case and looked envious- [y at the rival establishment across the way. .. -: “I wonder why it is that 'he is get- Ling all the business,” he said. V “He has gone ov r his entire stock,” explained the cle k, _ who had t-akei: the trouble rto mvestigate the matter, ‘and has renumbered the sizes. As a result a. Woman who ordinarily wears 1 No.3 slIhoe can be fitted with a No. l in his store. 'V’ Then, of course, it was apparent wh nine out of every ten ‘women in town absolutely refused to patronize any one -else.—‘-Gh1c‘ag'o Evening Post.
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