Pittston Gazette

              Oldest Newspaper in the Wvoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAvTjUNE 12, !£!)C;. K8TABL1SIIE»I850. D VOL. XLV1. NO. 48 ( A Weekly Local and Family Journal. —V'&SgSSiZ person who planned tue alTalr readily consummated his design?" he could pull it away I felt the large cameo ring on his little finger. Oh, there is no mintake whatever.' of these I am most autertained with the causes and environments of crime. Such a problem as the one which you brought to me today is of immense attractiveness to mo, because the environment is one commonly supposed to preclude rather than to invite crime. Yet we have seen that despite the woalth of all concerned some one has stooped to the commonest of all crimes, theft," Tliou and I me the more that i was right in my suspicions. I begun by asking her if she knew the origin of tiie superstition that an opal brings bad |uck to its owner. She did not, of course, comprehend my tactics, but she admitted-that she 'had beard the stupid superstition, but took no interest in such nonsense.' I then gravely explained to her that the opal is the engagement stone of the orient. The lover gives it to bis sweetheart, and tho belief is that, should she deoeiv6 him even in the most trifling manner, the opal will lose its brilliance and become cloudy. I then suddenly asked her if she had ever noted such a change in her opal. 'What do you mean to insinuate?' she' cried out angrily. '1 mean,' said I sternly, 'that if ever an opal has changed color in accordance with the superstition this cue should have done so. I mean that, though your husband greatly needs the money whioh I offered to him, you have refused to allow him to sell it and yet you have permitted another to take it from you tonight. By this act you might have seriously injured if not ruined h'lTV Why have you done it?' " A TALK WITH PROF. COLES. ' that we can attach :o jour head and read 'your th oghta, for the 'Vibrameter' proves that the vibrations of tbeug&ts within the brain are the same as when they escape the brain through the lips." That, he sijs, gave his secret away, and before the June issue of Storms and Siyns was due, there was announced as the invention of a Philadelphia man, an instrument similar in design and purpose to that had in mind by Prof. Coles. THE PilTSTON HIGH SCHOOL Charles V. Tonhlll. The selection *h entitled "Hanging a Picture." The story was fall of amusing situations, which were portrayed in suoh an admlrible manner as to win tor the speaker the loni applause of the andienoe. Stfango, «trango lor tl«-o ami me "So you think that the whole series of events was prearranged? Be that as it may, something did happen in that dark room. Tbo gentlemen had started from their seats to assist in relighting the lamps and then groped their way back, some of them, however, finding the wrong places, as was seen when the fresh lamps were brought This was considered a good juke, and there was iodic laughter, which was suddenly checked by an exclamation from Mr. Gray, who quickly asked his wife, 'Where is your opal?' " Tl'ou safe, boyonJ, ubovo, 1 'lieatli the Ht:ir; Kailly afar "I asked her whether Mr. Gray had his sleeves rolled tip, and though she con Id uot understand the purport of my inquiry sho said no. Next I had Miss Livingstone come in. She is a slight, tromulous young lady who cries at the slightest provocation. During the interview, brief as it was, it was only by the greatest diplomacy tliftt J avoided a scene of hysterics. Shp tried very hard to convince me that she jpiew absolutely nothing. Sne had not left her seat during the disturbance, qif that sTie was sure. (kD how could she know anything about it, and at this her agitation reached such a climax that I was obliged ; her go." 'ou gleaned very little from her, I Should say?" The New Gas Lens of Prof. Gates Annual Commencement Exercises in Thju where fluwors deathless spring, 1 whore they facta; Discussed Music Hall. Thou in God's paradise 1 mi«l the shade. Miss Eva E. Krotzer came next with an assay entitled "Songs of Many Lands." Kits Krotzer reviewed in an interesting manner the history of many songs which have become famous throughout the world, and the information imparted, was of mnoh interest. The paper was well written, and was presented in excellent style. Thou where each gale breathes balm, 1 tempest tosstil; Thou where true joy is foundt i where 'tis lost; Thou counting ages thine, I not the morrow; Thou learning moro*of bliss, 1 more of sorrow. THEY ARE HOUNDING COLES CLOSELY AFINE PROGRAMME WELLRENDERED "But what has this to do with your collection of jewels?" "Everything. Jewels, especially those of greal magnitude, soem to bo a special canst} of crlmo. A hundred carat diamond will tempt a man to theft as surety As the false beacon 09 a rociy shore entices the mariner to wreck and ruin. All the great jewels of tho world have murder and orime woven into their histories. My attention was first called to this by accidentally overhearing a plot in « ballroom to rob tho lady of tho house of a large ruby which she wore on her breast. I went to her, taking the privilege of an intimate friend, and told her enough to persuajJe-ijejrto sell the stone to ma I fastened it into my scarf and then sought the presence of the plotters, allowing them to see what had occurred. No words passed between us, but by my act I prevented a crime that pigbt," But the Pro feu or Bel lev.* His Secret* The Hall Crowded to the Doors by Rela- are Hecurv. lleeinM He Hm Much a • • • • tive* and Friends of tbe Graduates— l*°nK Start of Them-A Wonderful l'io A brief description of this wonderful Instrument may noc be out of place htie. We clip it from the Philadelphia Times: "It is simply a cylinder about six or eight inches long and an itch and a half in diameter. This is coated with an exceed ingly sensitive chemle»£ easily decomposed by the electric current. In front Is a fine needle of alnmlnnm, ooated at Its point wtth chemicals, and resting on the oylinder, while the base Is set In a diaphragm of alnmlnnm, a very thin plate of the latter being nsed. In front is a large, open, somewhat hornlike arrangement, whloh is Intended to convey the vibrations dlreot to the recorder. The machine Is pnt In acJon by means of a small motor, which revolve® the cylinder, the thought foroea causing the needle to upon the surface of the oylinder Impressions whloh correspond with the vibrations. There la, of oourse, an eleotrlo induction coil connected with the apparatus. The person whose thoughts are to be read is seated about three feet In front of the maohlue and lets his mind pursue the train of thought he desires. The motor is set going and within a few momenta the cylinder has done its woi* and a finer and more delicate needle Is put In place of the lecording one, for the mind Is to be read from the impressions. Connection is made with the secondary Induction coil and wires leading from the ehctrodee are placed at the base of the brain of the reader. The Ideas which had paseed from the first person. into the maohlne are now transmitted into the mind of the second person wtth absolute fidelity and perfect accuraoy, the thoughts being received In an unoonsclons manner—that Is, not by any sound or written word, but the conoeptlon frames itself In the mind of the seoond person jnst as it was given being in that of the first It Is jaat reproduced again." Kxcellent Papers, Recitations and Mnslc—The Reception at MUs Banks*'*. Thou in eternal i»«*aee, 1 mid earth's strife; Th«»u where care hath no name* 1 where 'tis life; Thou without need of hope, 1 where 'tis vain; "Her opal?" asked Mr. Mitchel in tones which showed that his greatest in- was now urouaed. "Do you mean, Mr. B'«- ' ture of the lllood Hystem—Colza's Weather Predictions A represantatlve of the Gazkttk passed an hour very pleasantly one day last week with Prof. C. Ooles, at his cozy home In Kingston. The world at large hears very little from the Professor, but he Is as bnoy as he ian be every day, In his laboratory working out his multltudloua theories concerning the planetary world, and In his of- Ooe preparing material for his novel publication, Storms and 8igns—which, by the way, la steadily Increasing in popularity and la already fairly auooeesfnl finanoUlly Our readers dou Uless have seen something of the reports concerning the discovery by Prof. E'mer Gates, of Washington, of a new telescope, whloh, by the use of oxygen gas as the lens, la said to be capable of producing wonderful results The new telescope and Its possibilities are thus orkfly described: "The Gates lens Is slm pie In oonstruotloQ, being nothing more than a metal tabt, wound as a magnet, fitted with ends of glass and filled with oxygen gas. In this advantage Is taken of the Dowar discovery that oxygen Is m»g-uetlo. The gas In tje tube Is drawn toward the magnetised Iron, and In conseqnenoe the density at the centre is lees than near the tuhe. With this device as a substitute for a glass lens Profeesor Gates •uooeeded In making photographs, and he feels confident that he can construct a gas lens fifty feet In diameter and with it secure a picture of the moan with accuracy of detail hitherto undreamed of. He be lleves that there la no limit to the praotloal •las of the oxygen lens, and If he Is right, it will not be many years before the secrets of the heavens will be read as an open book." The tenth commencement exercises of the Pittston High School, held in Music Hall June 4th, were attended by an audienoe that completely filled the hall. Every seat on the main floor had been reserved on the day the diagram was opened, a* also had been the front rows in the gallery. The hall was therefore orowded with people. Many stood in the aisles throughout the entertainment, and many others, falling to secure seats, did not attend. In the line of attendance' at local commencement exercises, air records were broken, and it oertalnly must be very gratifying, not only to those having the sohools in oharge, but also to those Interested in the welfare of the public sohools, to witness such very evident enthusiasm and interest in tbe work of our High Sohool by the people of the city generally. In the large audience last evening were many representative people of the olty, and their presenoe in itself manifested their intereet in the sohools. The last declamation was "Jack Hill's Boat Baca," by Joseph K. Keating. The story was full of intereet from beginning to end, and the exoltlng Incidents of the closely-contested race were portrayed ao vividly that Mr Keating won the admiration of the audienoe, whioh applauded him warmly. Thou with wings drooping light. 1 with timu'a rhain. Aztec "Ol, -J* nucff UIO  "1 know nearly all jewels of great value, hut what of this one?" Strange, strange thi-e and ma. Loved, loving ever, Thou by life's deathlese fount, I near death's river; Thou winning wisdom's lore, I strength to trust; Tliou mid the seraphim, 1 in the dust. "In a case of this kind, Mr. Mitchel, wbero the criminal is surely one of a very few persons, we cannot fail to gain something from each person's story. A significant feature here was that, though Miss Livingstone assures us that she did not leave her seat, nevertheless when the lamps were lighted again she was sitting in a different place." "Mrs. Gray and her sister, Mrs. Cortlandt, had both donned decollete costumes for this occasion, and Mrs. Gray had worn this Aztec opal as a pendant to a thin gold chain which bung around her neck. At Mr. Gray'8 question all looked toward bis wife, and it was noted that the clasp was open and the opal missing. Of course It was supposed that it bad merely fallen to the floor, and a search was immediately instituted, but the opal could not be found " The presentation of diplomas to the members of the' graduating class eame next. The presentation address waa made by Supervising Principal Shlel, who spoke pleasantly of the record of the olaas, of the honors which they had won and, In dosing, wished them muoh suooess in the greater sohool of life whioh they were abontto enter. •PhcBbo Carey. "How did she receive that?" asked Mr. Barnes, admiring the ingenuity of Mr. MitcheL % THE AZTEC OPAL. "That might mean anything or noth- ing." "Exactly. Bat we are pot Reducing Values yet. Mr. Dennett Moore came to me next, and be is a straightforward, honest man, if I ever saW one. He declared that the whole affair was a great mystery to him and that while ordinarily he would not oare anything about it he could not but be somewhat interested because he thought that one of the ladies, he could not say which one, suspected Mr. Livingstone also impressed me favorably, in spite of the fact that he did not remove his cigarette from his mouth throughout tho wliolo of my interview with linage fopajup tta perwDP suspected by him, though he admitted that he could do so. Ho made this significant remark: ''Then I am to understand that you buy jewels with that end in view?" "She began to sob, and between ber tears sbe admitted that the opal bad beeu taken by the man whom I suspected, but she earnestly declared that she had harbored no idea of injuring her husband. Indeed she was so agitated In speaking upon this point that I believe that Gray never thoroughly explained to her why he wished to sell the ge*p, She urged me to recover the opql, if possible, and purchase it, so that her husband might be relieved from his pecuniary embarrassment I then sent for the thief. Mrs. Gray told me his name, but would you not like to hear how ] had picked him out before we went aboard? I still hat* that bit of paper Bj RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUL "That is certainly a very significant fact,'' said Mr. Mitchel "But was the search thorough?'' "After that night I conceived this idea—if all the groat jewels in the world could be collected together and put in a place of safety, hundreds of crimes would be prevented, even before they had been conceived. Moreover, the search for and acquirement of these jewels would neoeasarily afford me abundant opportunity for studying the crimes which are perpetrated in order to gain possession of them. Thus you understand more thoroughly why 4 am anxious to pursue this problem of the Aztec opal," Several hours later Mr. Mitchel and Mr. Barnes were sitting at a quiet table in the corner of the dining room at Mr. Mitchel's club. Chi board of the yacht Mr. Mitchel had acted rather mysteriously. He had been closeted awhile with Mr. Gray, after which he had had an interview with two or three of tho others. Then when Mr. Barnes had begun to feel neglected and tired of waiting alone on deck, Mr. Mitchel had come toward him, arm In arm with Mr. Gray, and the latter had said; Special mention ehould be made of the exoellent singing, whioh added mnoh to the pleasure of the evening's programme. Prof. George Lovell, dlreotor of music In the city schools, was in oharge of this feature of the exercises, and its suoeess waa Tory oreditable to the director and the singers. 4The entire programme was interspersed with appropriate songs, among the selections being the following: Vooal (Copyright, 1895, by the Author.] "Mr. Mitchel," began Mr. Barnes after exchanging greetings, "I have called to see yon npon n subject which I am sura will enlist your keenest interest for several reasons. It relates to a magnificent jewel. It concerns your intimate friends, and it is a problem requiring J&e most analytical qualities of the mind in its solution.'' "I should 6ay extremely thorough, when we consider that it was not conducted by a detective who is supposed to be an expert in such matters. Mr. Gray described to me what was done, and he seems to have taken every precaution. He sent the attendants out of the salon, and he and his guests systematically examined every part of the room." The stage preiented a very pretty sight It was ocoupied by the students of the High Sohool, seated In tiers, as usual while the Supervising Principal, Prof. 8hlel, and the eleven members of the orScf- "fflarch;« The Vikings and the North Wind"; "A Footlight Panoy"; "The Fisher Crew's Return " Especially praiseworthy was the olasa song, "Farewell to the Old and Welcome to the New." The various parts were well balanced, and the song waa rendered in exceptionally fine style. The mnsical number, however, that took the honae by storm was ths topi-* cal song by a boys' quartette oompoeed of Joeeph Keating, Charlea Valentine Touhlll, Thomas Franols Touhlll and Charlea Bryden. The words of the song were oompoeed by Charlea TouhiU, and relating, as they did, in a humorons vein, to up-to-date oity topics, snoh as paving possibilities, Oron street, the Ooanoils, ths two Mayora, and the Board of Trade, aroueed the fcnthusiasm of the audience to such • degree that the quartette were recalled again and again. Taken altogether, the music of the exercises is worthy of high oommendatlon. At the olose of the exercises la the hall, the graduates, with theii friends to the number of about fifty, were drive to the home of Miss Nora Hankse, a member of the class, on South Main street, where a reception was held. Congratulations over, the class of *96 led ths way to ths dining room, whsre refreshments were served. Mies Hankee, as hostees, looked after her guesta in a pleasing manner. An hour was afterward spent in music and In other social ways. The reception was a most enjoyable affair. uating olasa were seated in front. The floral decorations on the etage were most attractive. At each slds, palms and other pottsd plantts were arranged in artletio groups, while along the footlights, connecting the two groupe of growing planta, a line of blossoming laurels was arranged, whioh attraoted much attention. The soene, as a whole, wss most inspiring, and the work of the school in the programme presented but strengthened the admiration and pride of its fTisnds. "Ah I Thou you have solved it?'*1 asked Mr. Mitchel. "Except the place where the opal was concealed, yon mean." upon which I wrote his name in confirmation of what I say." '' Of course 1 know how. that you mean Mr- Livingstone, but I would like to hear your reasons for suspecting him." "I think so. You shall judge. But first will you permit me to allude to tho chance which first led to our acquaintance?' ' "With that exception, at course, since they dad not find the jewel. Not satisfied with this search by lamplight, Mr. Gray locked the salon so that no one could enter it during the night, and another investigation was made in thp morning." " 'You are a deteotive of experience, Mr. Barnes, and ought to be able to decide which man umong us could place his.arms around Mis. Gray's neck without pausing her to pry put, Jiut if your imagination fails you suppose you inquire into the finaucial standing of all of us and see whch one would be most likely to profit by thieving. Ask Mr. Cortlandt' '"Assuredly. Proceed as yon ploase. I will give you my attention." '' From your account, Miss Livingstone suspected some one, and this caused her to be so agitated that she was unaware of the fact that she changed her seat. Women are shrewd in these affairs, and I was confident that the girl had some reason for her conduct. It was evident that the person in her mind was either her brother or her sweetheart. I decided between these two men from your aooount of your interviews with them. Moore impressed you as being honest, and he tqld you tW one of the ladies suspected hint fn this of J&g vnw mistaken, but his speaking to you of it was not the act of a thief. Mr. Livingstone, on the other hand, tried to throw suspicion upon Mr. Gray." "Very well. It is little more than a year since I was traveling from Boston one night to this city. Upon that occasion I overheard a curious conversation between yourself and a friend. You stated to him that it was your opinion that criminals are usually caught through their own blundering or by accident, rather than Itecause of any great skill possessed by the detectives." "The pockets of the seven persons present were not examined, I presume?" "No; I asked Mr. Gray why this had been omitted, and he said that it was an indignity which he could not possibly show to a guest. As you have asked this question, Mr. Mitchel, it is only fair for me to tell you that when { spoke to Mr. Gray on the point he seemed to be very much confused. Nevertheless, however unwilling he may have been to search those of his guests who are innocent, he emphatically told me that if I had reasonable proof that any one present had purloined the opal he wished that individual to be treated as any other thief, without regard to sex or sooial position." "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells." "I am very much indebted to you, My. Barnps, for ypur services in this affair, and I trust the inclosed check will remunerate yon for your trouble." Mr. Barnes, not quite comprehending it all, had attempted to protest, but Mr. Mitchel had taken him by the arm and hurried bim off. In the cab which bore them to the club the detective asked for an explanation, tytf Mr. Mitchel only replied^ "I £m too hungry to talk now. We will have dinner first." The possibilities claimed for the invention seemed to us so nearly like those whiob have been claimed for Prof Coles's "Elec trio Eyev that the question was put to the I Professor, whether the principles of the two were not somewhat slmlUr, and, that being the ease, why he does not publiely announce the plan upon which the "Electric Eye" Is constructed, thus securing for himself the glory thst might be attached to the discovery. The Professor considered the question thoughtfully for a moment, and then made reply: "Yee, it is quite true, ss you say, that they are hounding me closely, and I am frequently driven to »nslder seriously the sdvisability of mak 1 ig public the results of my investigations ss far as I have gone. Yet, on second tnought, I feel that I am perfaotly safe in holding off. I do thla simply bscsuse there are suoh vast regions beyond those I have explored, and it iiems to me that there are much greater things in store. Wonderful things have been accomplished in the world of electrloity, but what has been done is not a marc to that which is yet to be revealed to wondering man. So I am Holding off, feeling aecure In the possession of my ehlef discoveries in the faot that I have caveats ooverlng all points of Importance filed in the Pateot Office In Washington. As to thla new telesoope report, 1 have seen it before, and have simply this to say, that Prof. Gates seems to have laid hold on the oorreot idea. However, he has yet to work it out, and there will come the rub. The fact is, Prof. Gates Is just now at the same stage in his Investigations where I was fiv* years ago. So, you see, I have a start of five years, and that means eo muoh that I am not afraid of him overtaking me. One of the big points ofdiffersnoe between Prof. Gates's oxygen tele feope and the 'Eleetrio Eye' is, that the wonderful reeulta claimed for the telescope, when the Instrument ahall have been developed, n quires construction so massive that a ten aore field will ba neede i for its manipulation, while the 'Electric Bye' is so minute in ooi stinctlon that it may almost be tueked under the arm, and the wonderful possibilities claimed for the teleeoope are but simple features of the 'EUotrlo Eye.'" • • • • Prof. Ereb's orchestra opened the programme with an overture, and at its conclusion the ourtaln.was raised, dlscloelng the pretty eoene on the stage. The regular prugramme waa then opened. The first member of the graduating class to be heard was Mies Katie L. Keefe, who read an eeeay entitled "By the Fountain of Aganippe." The eeeay was unique in conception, was well written, and, what added much to its exaellenoe, it was presented in sueh a clear and loud voioe as to be die tinctly understood by every one in the large audienoe. Reviewing briefly the famous legend of the fountain of Aganippe, whoee bubbling waters were popalarly supposed to endow those who drank thereof with poetlo inspiration, Miss Ksefe carried the audienoe in imagination to the brink of the famous pool, and there watohed the great ones in the world of poetry as tbey quaffed its gifted waters. The great Greek and Latin poets, the Frenoh and Italian, English and American, each in turn, were brought in review, the striking characteristics -ot all being given by the essayist. In olesing, Miss Keefe paid a glowing tribute to the Americans who had drunk of the waters of Aganippe and gained honor and fame in the world of poeey. "Yes; he told enough forono to guess {lis suspicion and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say nq more. He, however, gave me a good Cint upon which to question Mr. Cortldt When I asked that gentleman if any of tho men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties he became grave at once. I will give you his answer." Prof. Coles also discussed briefly his weather predictions, explaining that they are all based on scientific calculations and conclusions and that they are bound to be generally correct, unless something entirely unexpected occurs to disarrange natural reeulta of oertaln known conditions. As an aid to the proper understanding of the Professor's planetary chart, a few words from its designer are helpful. Reviewing in detail his predictions for May, ha proves their accuracy. As la generally known, fearful storms swept over the South and Weet last month, and they were predicted In Storms and Signs May 4th waa fixed upon ae a storm period, and the oews dispatches of May 5th told of terrible storms In St. Louis snd Texas. May 9th waa another of the storm periods, and the Southweet caught it. On May 11th and 12th, the dates set for the reactionary storm periods, brought storms and miniature cyclones throughout the Weet. May 14th was named as a regular storm period, *nd thero was a fatal cyolone In Sherman, Texas., a cyclone in Guthrie, O. T., and heavy storms In Pennsylvania. And so it was throughout the month, not excluding the date of the great St. Louis disaster. The Professor siys that he is now In correspondence with one of the leading news peers of New York city, the managers of whioh have evlnoed a lively intereet in hie scientific investigations, and that, If satisfactory terms can be agreed upon. It la possible I hat he mty decide before long to give the public, through the medium of articles and pioturee in this metropolitan journal, full Information concerning his lnvestlgstlons so far as they have proceeded. In this event, the "Eleotrlo Eye" will come In for a considerable share of attention, and Its alleged wonders, If capable of proof, will Indeed startle the scientific world. So we may look out for a full-description of the "Electric Eye" in the early future. • • • "Yes. And I hold the same view now, though slightly modified since my acquaintance with you, Mr. Barnes, who are an exception. I admit that yon hsTe brains." "Thank you. But let me proceod. You wagered with your friend that you oould commit a crime, and nevertheless escape detection. The wager was accepted, and the fun began. Several crimes followed so quickly, that, though I had the advantage of knowing your purpose in advance, for over a year you baffled me utterly, and in the end you won the bet" " 'Mr. Livingstone and Mr. Moore ore both exceedingly wealthy mefi, anq J am a millionaire in very satisfactory business circumstances at present. But I am very sorry to say that, though our host Mr. Gray is also a distinctly rich man, ho has met with some reverses recently, and I can conceive that ready money would be useful to him. But for all that it is preposterous to believe What your question evidently indicates. None of the persons in this party is a thief, and least of all could We suspect Mr. Gray. I am sure that if ho wished his wife's opal she would give it to him phoerfully. No, Mr. Barnes, the opal is )|i some crack or tfrevioe which we have overlooked. It is lost, not stolen.11 The dinner was over at last, and nuts and coffee were before them, when Mr. Mitchel took a small parcel from his pocket and banded it to Mr. Barnes, saying: "Of course that was sound reasoning after you bad ooncluded that Mrs. Gny was lying. Now tell me how you recovered the jewel?" "One can scarcely blame him because the opal is worth a fabulous sum, I have myself offered Gray $35,000 for It, which he refused. This opal was one of the eyes of au Aztec idol, and if the other could be found the two would be as interesting as any jowels in the world." "That was easier than I expected- I simply told Mr. Livingstone when I got him alone what ( knew, and asked him to hand me the opal With a perfectly imperturbable manner, understanding that I promised secrecy, he quietly took it from his pocket and gave it to me, saying; Mr. Barnes removed the tissue paper, and a large opal fell on the tablecloth, where it sparkled With ft thousand oolors under the electric lamnu. "It is a beauty, is it not?" "I did," said Mr. Mitchel in a self gratulatory touo. "And considering that I was contending against the most skillfnl detective of the age I really feel proud of the achievement" "This is the story which I was asked to unravel," continued Mr. Barnes, "and I must now relate to you what steps I have taken toward that end. It appears that because of the loss of the jewel no one has left the yacht, although no restraint was placed upon them by Mr. Gray. All knew, however, that he had sent for a detective, and it was natural that no one should oiler to go, until formally dismissed by the host My plan, then, was to have a private interview with each of the seven persons who had been present at the dinner." "Do yrxu mean that this is"— cried the detective. "So that, ou the whole, it -8601118 to yoo that in baffling a detective yon showed more skill—that is to say, better brain work—than he. Am I not right?" "The Aztec opal, and the finest harlequin I ever saw," interrupted Mr. MitoheL "But you wish to know how it oomee to be in my possession? principally so that it piay join the collection and pease to be a temptation in this world of wickedness." " 'Womon are very poor conspirators, Thoy are too weak.' " SCHOOLSY COLLIERY "What story did yon tell Mr. Gray?" Now la Control of the "Ghl He would not be likely to inquire too dowdy into what I should tell him. My check was what he most oared for. I told him nothing definitely, but I inferred that his wife had secreted the goat during the darkness that he might not ask her for it again, that she had intended to find again at some future time, just as he bad meant to pawn it and then pretend to. recover it from the thief by'offering a reward." Company. . "That ended the interviews with the several persons present, bat I made one or two inquiries from which I elicited at least two significant {acts, first of all, it W£*b Mr. Gray himself who had indicated the course by which the yacht was steered that night, and which ran her over the sand bar; second, some one had nearly emptied the oij from the lamps, 8Q that they would have burned Out in a short time, even though the yacht had not touched." The anticipated transfer of the 8chooley colliery in Exeter borough from the Butler Mine Oompany to the Pennsylvania Coal Company has been consummated, and the latter oompany la now la control of the prcperty. The negotiations for the transfer were began as far back as July, 1898. The ohange is an important one for the Pennsylvania Goal Oompany, slnoe it now eoatrols, In addition to the land) leased by the Bntler Oompany, 300 aores of coal land owned by itselt on the west aide of the river and from 800 to 700 aores owned by the estate of John B. Smith, the late president of the oompany. This is the drat and only plant owned by the Pennsylvania Company on the West Side, though some of the ooal there has been mined from the Hoyt Shaft at Port Griffith, by means of a tunnel under the river. The transfer Is also an Important one for the workmen and through them for the publio by reason of the probability of an increased number uf hands being employed, and the fact that the Pennsylvania Oompany pays all employes in oash, having no oompany stores. It is intended to make a number of Improvements in the plant, and the superintendents of the "Well, you put it rather unfiatteringly for yourself. But certainly we used our brains against one another, and I won.** "Then Mr. Gray did not steal it?" asked Mr. Barnes, a touch of chagrin in his voice. Miss Edith M. Jones, daughter of Sohool Controller Gilbert S. Jones, added to her exoellent reputation as a reciter by bet splendid rendition of "Mary's Night Bide." It was an interesting and thrilling story of the adventures of a wife and mother, who, during the dark hours of the Civil War, rode from her Northern home to the bedside of a siok husband In the Union Army at the Sooth, breaking through the rebel lines, with the aid of a spy, at the peril of her life and that of her child. Miss Jones entered Into the soul of the selection, and the expression which she gave to the pathetic lines reached the hearts or thoee who listened. "Now, then. Mr. Mitchel, we have reached the point where I may make a proposition to you. I have today been called in to investigate one of the most singular eases that have fallen in my way. It is one in which the usual detective methods would be utterly valuelea. The facts were presented to me, and the solution of the mystery could only be reached by analytical deduction.""Then you omitted the attendants from your suspicions?" "NPj Mr. Barnes, Mr. Gray did not fteal it Bnt yon are not to consider yourself very much at fault Mr. Gray tried to steal it, only lie failed. That was not your fault, of course. Yon read his actions aright, but yon did not give quite enough weight to the stories of the others." "I did. There was but one way by which one of the Eervants could have stolen the opal, and this was prevented by Mr. Gray. It was possible that the opal had fallen to the floor, and though not found at night* a servant might "One more question. Why did Mr. Livingstone steal it?" "These are your {acts? And from these yoq have solved the problem? Well, Mr. Barnes, who stole the opal?" "Ah, the truth about that is another mystery worth probing, and one whioh I shall make it my business $o, \wraveL I will venture two. prophecies. First, Mr. Livingstone did hot steal it at all Mrs. Gray simply handed it to him in the darkness. There must have been some powerful motive to lead her to such an act, something which she was weighing and decided impulsively. Thi* brings me to the second point. stone used the word Conspirators,' which is $ view. You will recall that I told you that this gem is oyn' of a, pair of opuls, and that with the other the two would be as interesting as any jewels jy the world. J, am confident now that Mr. Livingstone knows where that other opal is, and thftt he has been urging Mrs. Gray to give or lend- him hers as a means of obtaining the other. If she hoped to do this, it would be oasy to understand why she refused to permit the sale of the one she had. This, of course, is guesswork, but I'U promise you that if any 0119 ever owns both it shall be your humble servant, Leroy Mitchol, jewel collector-" THE D*" "Mr. Mitchel, I have told you all that I know, but I wish you to work out a solution before I reveal my own opin- "What important point did I omit from my calculation?" "That is to say, by using your brains?" "I might mention the bare annh which Mrs. Gray said she felt around her neck, Jt was evidently Mr. Gray Who Rooked for the opal on the neck of his sister-in-law, but as ho had not bared his arm he would not have dono so later." "Precisely. Now yon have admitted that you consider yourself more expert in this direction than the ordinary detective. I wish to place you for once in the position of the detective, and then see you prove your ability." ion." "I have already done so, Mr. Barnes. Hero. I will write my suspicion on a hit of paper. Sp. Now tell me yours, apd you shall know mine afterward." Anthony E. Clifford was the first of the boy graduates to participate in the programme. "Our Sea Kings" was the subject of his declamation. It was a well pre pared review of the noble deeds of America's greatest Admirals, among them Jonea, Decatur, Hull, Lawrence and Perry. The battles in which these famous "sea kinge" won their glory were also described briefly) and the deolamatlon as a whole was of a very patriotlo nature. "Ah, I oomprehendl You think that avoiding detection, such as I did in our recent affair, is easier than actually ferreting out a oriminalf" "Why, to my mind, it is very'simple- Mr. Gray, failing tQ obtain the opaj from his wife by fair means, resorted to a trick. He removed the oil from the lamps and charted out a course for his yacht which would take her over a sand iixr. and when the onnortune moment eame he etolp tn« jewel. His actions since then have been merely to cover his crimo by shrouding the affair in mystery. By insisting upon p thorough search, and even sending for a deteotive, ho makes it impossible for those who were present to accuse him hereafter. Undoubtedly Mr. Cortlandt's opinion will be the one generally adopted. Now, what do you think?" "Do you mean that Miss Livingstone was the thief?" "No. Miss Livingstone, being hysterical, changed her seat without realizing it, that does not make her a thief. Her excitement when with you was to PENNSYLVANIA KNDBAVORERS. "I da Therefore it you care to listen I will tell you all that I know of the case to which I have alluded, and then give you my solution of it after you hare expressed your views. Weoan then see which of us is correct, or whether we reach the same explanation." her suspicions. which, by the wny, Preparations for the Big Convention In Seranton. (Scranton Tribane.) • • • • » The Christian Eadeavorers have solved a big problem in connection with the big State convention to be held here Oct 6, 7 and 8 For months the executive committee had been trying to devise some plan for a temporary convention hall that would seat from fonr to six thousand persons bnt without snocees, Inaccessibility being the chief impediment Finally it was suggested that meetings be held simultaneously in Elm Park chnreh, the Frothlngham theater and the Academy of Musio. This has been decided upon. Pennsylvania Oompany were looking over the ground today for this purpose. It was Impossible today to learn definitely how the coal would be shipped from the oolliery, but it is supooeed that it will be transferred to the Erie and Wyoming Boad by the Lehigh Valley. Maoh the same reason Prof. Coles glvts for not making publlo hie experiments with the X-rays. In his opinion, the development of the rays, as applied to surgery especially, is but in its Infancy. One of the leading snrgeons of the country, W. W. Keen, M. D., LL. D., after much patient study of the subject, expressed the opinion in a lengthy artlole In McClurr's Magazine, and the same was oopled into these oolumns, that "at present the internal organs are not accessible to examination by the X rays for two reasons: First, because many of them are enclosed In more or leas oomplete bony cases, which out off the acoees of the rays ; and, second, because even when not so enclosed, the thickness of the body, even though It consists only of soft parts, is such that the rays have not sufficient power of penetration to give m any Information." If we understand Prof. Coles correotly, he has no sympathy with this view, but believes U possible even now With the X-rays, properly nsed, to photograph minutely ard with perfect clearness all of the Interior of the hnman body. His theory Is, that b/ the addition of voltage after voltage, each put of the body, snch as tlesh, the bones, the sinews and the blood vessels, can be photographed, and that with the hlghes: voltage a perfect picture of the inner man can be secured. In pr.wf of his ability to use the X-rays thns successfully, the Professor produoed for our inspection a wonderful photograph of the blood system of the human body, from a living subject. The various organs through whUh the blood passes, the arteries and the veins are shown in detail. This picture, we understand, is the result of one of the Professor's latest experiments with the X rays, and he himself says that the end is yet a long way off. have discovered and have appropriated it on the following morning, bad he been able to enter the salon. But Mr. Gray had locked the doors. No servant, however bold, would have been able to take the opal from the lady's neck." "Her opair' linked Mr. Mitchel "Leap Year Mishaps," as recited by Mist Nora Hankee, convulsed the audience with laughter. It was the amusing story of an old maid's numerous attempts to secure a husband, and though the old-maid's efforts failed utterly, Mlse Hankee's rendition of the story was most suooeesful and she won the warm applause of her auditors. "My dear Mr. Barnes, you could not oome to me with a more alluring proposal. My mind this morning is in a peculiarly analytical pose, and I am already impatient for you to begin." "Attend carefully, then, for in these affairs the smallest details may have the greatest value. Early this morning I was summoned by a messenger to go aboard of the steam yacht Idler, which lay at anchor in the lower bay." "I think your reasoning is good, and we will confine ourselves to the original seven," "I think I will go with you at onoe and board the yacht Idler." A MEW BRIDGE PROBABLE. "But you have not told me whom you suspect," said Mr. Barnes, slightly irritated.rolaonme mm umosot*. The Water Street Company Considering Much baa been said of late about the treatment of tuberculosis by injections of a compound containing oreosote. In some Instances thorn has been notable improvement, although as a rule the oough remains. A patient was recently takes to tho hospital to be treated with this oreosota preparation. Each day ho reoeived doses of 1 in 16 solution, beginning with 10Q grains on the first day and iaereaslng the dose ten grains each time until ounoes bad been reached. The patient at this time was seized with violent delirium and nervous agitation, alternating with semicomatose conditions. He remained In this state for nearly 84 hours, when there* was a change for the better, and after threw days left the hospital, as (a supposed, entirely oured. The only possible conclusion is that the creosote poisons the dlseaso germs In the body. This is an Important point for investigation and should he carefully noted, as it may lead to some unusually valuable discoveries.—New York Ledger,  the Project Earnestly. "After my interview with Mr. Gray, I asked to have Mrs. Gray sent in to me. She came in, and at once I noted that she placed herself ou the defensive. Women frequently adopt that manner with a detective. Her story was very brief. The main point was that she was fiware of the theft before the lamps were relighted. In fact, she felt some one's arms steal around her neck, and knew when the opal was taken. I asked why she had made no outcry, and whether she suspected any special person. To these questions she replied that she supposed it was merely a joke perpetrated in the darkness, and therefore had made £0 resistance. She would not name any one as suspected by her, but she was willing to tell me that the arms were bare, as she detected when they touched hw neck. I must say here, that aluiougn ta iss uvmgstone's dress was not cut low in the neck, it was practically sleeveness, and Mrs. Cortlandt's had no sleeves at alt One other significant statement made by this lady was that her husband had mentioned to her your offer of $25,000 for the opal and had urged her to permit him to sell it, but she hud refused." An lntereettng essay was that presented by Miss Margaret E. Alkman. The subject was "Famous Nights in History." Miss Alkman told in a foroefnl manner how in the darkness of night some of the most famous compositions in poetry and mnslo had been conceived, how night had witnessed an event which proved the turning point In Napoleon's life, and how Columbus had discovered the new world while yet the light of day had not come upon the land. Washington's famons midnight movement dnrlng the Revolutionary War and the storming of Stony Point by Wayne were also brought up In evidence. Nor were the darker deeds of night passed by, the escaylst reviewing briefly the history of Charlotte Carday, and the assassination of Marat. As a whole, the paper waa moat interesting, and it was rendered In an able manner. It is quite likely that the oomlng summer will witness toe erection of a fine new Iron bridge In plaoe of the presant wooden strnotnre at Water atreet. The project, it will be remembered, was started a year ago, but waa abandoned then because of a sharp advanoe in Iron. Now the matter haa been taken up in earnest again, and at a meeting of the bridge dlreotore held a few days ago, it was deolded to prooeed with the work of drafting plana and securing bids for the ereotlon of a new bridge. The style of the structure has not been determined upon. "Un, that is immaterial," said Mr. Mitchel, calmly preparing for thestrwt, "I do not suspect Mr. Gray, SO if you aro correct you wij\ hftve shown more ability than I, Dome, let us hurry." "Why, the Idler belongs to my friend, Mortimer Gray," said Mr. MitchoL to a beauty, to it notf The convention will begin at fonr o'olook on Tuesday afternoon, 6th, though the formal opening will not be until the evening. Io each of the three places in the evening there will be an address of welcome. The response in one meeting will be by Be v. J. T. McOrory, of Pittsburg, president of the State Union; in the second by Rev. George Hoads, D D., of Philadelphia, ex-president; and in the third by Bev. George B. Stewart, D. D, of Harrlsburg, also expresident. The repor s of President Me- Crory, Secretary George McDonald, of Alto'ona, and Treasurer H J. Raymore, of Erie, will be given in each. At 6:30 Wednesday and Thursday morning there will be sunrise meetings in each section of the city. Vyes," replied M*. Barnes, "I told you that your friends are interested I went immediately with the man who had oome to my office, and in due season I was aboard of the yacht. Mr. Gray received me politely and took me to his private room adjoining the cabin.' Here he explained to me that he had been off on a cruise of a few weeks and was approaching the harbor last night, when, in accordance with his plans, a sumptuous dinner was seized, as a sort of farewell feast, the party expecting to separate today.'* were oorreot. But let us return for a moment to the bare arms. That was the olew from which I worked. It was evident to me that the thief was « in an, and it was equally plaip that in the hurry at the few moments of darkness no mail would have rolled up his sleeves, the return of the attendants with lamps anC\ the consequent discovery of ijlimseli in such a singular disarrangement of costume." On their way to the dock, from which they were to take the little steam launch which was waiting to carry the deteotive back to the yacht, Mr. Barnes asked Mr. Mitchel the following question: "Mr. Mitchel," said he, "you will note that Mrs. (Jortlandt alluded to you as 'a crank who gems.' { must admit that I have myself harbored a great curiosity as to your reasons for purchasing jewels which are valued beyond a mere conservative commercial price. Would you mind explaining why you began your collection?" "How, then, do you account for the bare arms?" "The lady lied; that is all. The arms which encircled her neck were pot bare. Neither were they unknown to her. She yow that lie to shield the thief. She also told you that her husband wished to sell the opal to me, but that she bad refused. Thus she deftly led you to suspect him. Now, if she wished to shield the thief, yet was willing to accuse her husband, it followed that the husband was not the thief." Jaoqaea-Welr Nuptials. "What guests wore on the yacht?" "t will tell yon everything in order aa the facts were presented to ma Mr. Gray enumerated the party as follows: Besides himself and his wife there were his wife's sister, Mrs. Eugene Cortlandt, and her husband, a Wall street broker. Mr. Arthur Livingstone and his sister, and a Mr. Dennett Moore, a young man supposed to be devoting himself to Miss Livingstone." A pretty wedding took place Thursday, Jane 4, the wedding eon pie being Charlea Jacqaee, a well known young man of tbla plaoe, and Miss Lizzie Weir, daughter of Mr. Geo. Weir. The wedding took plaoe In their own newly furnished home on Philadelphia avenue, in the oompany of about thirty of the relatives and friends of the bridal oouple, and was performed by the brlde'a pastor, Bev. Dr. MsoOlemente, of the First Presbyterian Chnroh. The bride was becomingly attired in a wedding su'tof cream silk, as also was the bridesmaid, Miss Anna Williams. The groomsman was Geo. Jacques, a brother of the groom. Congratulations over, the oompany sat down to a bouutlful wedding supper. The preeents were many and ooetly, and Included a check for $100 from the groom's fattier. The house where the happy ooupla will start on their married life, whloh is prettily furnished, was enhanoed In attractiveness by tasty deooratlons of plants and flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Jacques are well and favorably known to the community and they have the best wishes of many fTlends. "I seldom explain my motives toothers, especially when they relate to my more important pursuits of life. But in view of all that has passed between us, I think your curiosity justifiable, and I will gratify it. To begin with, I am a very wealthy man. I inherited great riches, and I havo made a fortune myself. Have you any conception of the difficulties which harass a man of moans?" Members of the Anolent and HonorabU Artillery oompbay who have not enlisted for the London trip will have to abandon all hope of going unless, perohanoe, some one backs out or Is prevented from sailing at the last moment, for every stateroom on board the steamer has been taken, ano there are several persons on the waiting list to take advantage of the dropping out of any of those to whom rooms have been assigned. The number of those who will surely go is in the neighborhood of 800, besides the members of the band, making nearly 800 in all. The time of sailing Is June 29.—liuston Transcript. The Ancient'* Trip to Londao. The programme for the morning, afternoon and evening sessions of Wtdutsday and Thursday Is to oe duplicated so far as possible in eaoh place of meeting. The morning meetings will oloae at 11:80 o'clock for short noon servioea. At 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon a 1 meetings will be cloetd and there will ba one general service for junior societies. Wednesday evening eaoh society will give a reoeption for the delegates whose headquarters are In their particular church. The closing meeting on Thursday evening in each meeting place will ba a consecration service.Thomas F. Touhlll came next with an address on "Gladiatorial Combats." This was a splendid rsvlew of the history of the gladiators, togsther with sketches of the moet famous of the amphl-theatres in whloh the bloody combats of Greece took ph oe, the cloee being a very fine word picture of a gladiatorial oombat. Mr. Touhill's address was one of the beet features of the evening. "Very well reasoned, Mr. MitcheL I see now where you are tending, but I shall not get ahead of your story. " , "That makes seven persons, three of whom are women. I ought to say, Mr. Barnes, that, though Mr. Gray is a club friend, I am not personally acquainted with his wife or with the others. So I have no advantage over you." "So it was madam that would not sell. The plot thickens." "So much 1 had deduced before we went on board of t,ho yacht. When I found myself alone with Mr. Gray, I atmdidlyiold him of your suspicious and your reasons for harboring them. He was very much disturbed and pleading ly asked me what I tin night. As frankly I told him that I believed he had tried to take the opal front his wife—we can scarcely call it stealing, since the fordoes not—but that I believed that he had failed. He then confessed, admitted the emptying of the lamps, but denied running the bC«*t on the sand bar. That Was purely accidental. But he assured me that he had not reached ilia wife's chair when the lamps were brought ia. He w«s therefore much astonished at missing the gem. I promised him to find the jewel upon conditio!) that he would sell it to me. To this ho most willingly acceded. " "You will observe, of course, the point aliout the naked arms of the thief. I therefore sent for Mrs Cortlandt. She had a curious story to tell. Uulike her sister, she was quite willing to express her suspicions. Indeed she plainly intimated that she supposed that Mr. Gray himself had taken the jewel. I will endeavor to repeat her words: "Perhaps not in inSpute detail, though I can guess that the lot of the rich is not as free from care as the pauper thinks it is." "I will come at once to the curious incident which made my presence desirable. According to Mr. Gray's story, the dinner had progressed as far as the roast, when suddenly there was a slight shock as the yacht touched, aud at the same moment the lamps spluttered and then went out, leaving the room totally dark. A second later the vessel righted herself and sped on, so that before any sort of panic ensued it was evident to all that the danger had passed. The gentlemen begged the ladies to remain seated untu the lamps were lighted, and this the attendants undertook to do, when they discovered that they had been dislodged from the brackets which held them and were so broken or bent that they oould not be used. It becamt necessary, therefC ire, C» get others. Thus the room was totally dark for several minutes.""The point is this: The.difficulty with the poor man is to get rich, while with the rich man the greatest trouble is to prevent the increase of his wealth. Some men, of course, make no effort in that direction, and those men aro a menace to society. My own idea of the proper use of a fortuue is to manage it for the lienefit of others as well as for one's self, and especially to prevent its The seoond part of the programme opened with a recitation entitled "An E*ster With Parepa," by Mies Alios L. Bonrke. This was a very pretty seleotion, being a hearttouching tenement story, in which a famous artist singing at the humble funeral of a tenement house child was the foundation. The recitation was well rendered.A Public Purifier. "My friend," said the solemn man, "have you over dowe ought to make the community in which you live the better for your living in it?" • • a • Prof. Coles has been somewhat Interested Is working ont a new Idea, the culmination of whlob would be an instrument to be known as the "Vlbrameter," or the "Thoughtaphone," though he Is free to admit that be has been "scooped" In getting the Idea before the publlo In tangible shape and in getting a patent upon it However, be la not mourning over It, and la oontent to let the Ineldent pass, In view of the greater things that lie before him la the April nnmber of Stor/f a and Siyiis, Rheumatism Cared in • D»y. Prof. Oolee said that he wonld give a de- "Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neueoriptlon of the Invention on whloh he ralgla radically curee in l to 8 days. It* was working, In the Jnne Issue of his pa- action upon the srstsm Is remarkable and per. At that time he said : "The'Thought- mysterious. It removes at once the cause aphone'la an instrom nt for the reading 55* 'hetd,taiee Immediately disappears, i . ... ti m , .. . " The first dose greatly benefits: 75 centa ot speakls. of one • thoughts. A machine Sold by J. H. Houok, drugglat, Pitteton. Three choirs have been organized, one for each of the place* where the convention will meet The central olty oholr is under the direction of Prcf. Chance, the North Scranton choir In charge of Reese Watklna, and the Hyde Park oholr, led by Lewis Daviee. Each of them now learning an anthem, and the united chorna ia also at work on one. These will probably be snng at a mass meeting late In Jnly. "'Mr. Barnes,said she, 'the affair is very simple. Gray is a miserly old skinflint. A Mr. Mitchol, a crank who collects gems, offered to buy that opal, and he has been bothering my sister for it ever since. When the lamps went ont, he took tho opportunity to steal it. I do uot think this—I know it. How? Wo}l, he made a/mistake in our relative positions in tpe dark, and he put his arms around /ny neck and deliberately felt far the/opal. I did not understand what he was | about at the time and said nothing, bht now it is very evident what ho Was a/rter.' " "yes, madam,' said I, 'but how do you know itrwas Mr. Gray?' Why I grabbed his hand, and befose "I have done much, sir,'" replied the other humbly," "to purify the homes of my fellow bt'i"K«-" increase.'' "Ah," continued the solemn man, with a pleased air, "you distribute tracts?" Miss Jean D Watson discussed in a well-written eeeay ths suhjaot, "Tne Impossibility of Today Oft Becomes the Beality of Tomorrow." Miss Watson reviewed some of the wonders in science which the past oentury has witnessed, especially In the worlds of transportation and eleotriolty, contrasting the primitive modes of traveling and oommunioation of the years gons by with thoee of today, and touohlDg britfly on the still more wonderful poeslbllltles of tb« future. One of the moat enjoyable numbers on the programme waa the declamation by "And is it so difficult to do this? Cannot money be spent without limit?" "No. I clean carpets."—London Tit- Bits, "Yes, but unlimited evil follows such a course. This is sufficient to indicate to you that I am over in search of a legitimate means of spending my income, provided that I may do good thereby. If I can do this, and at the same time afford myself pleasure, I claim that I am making the best use of my money. Now, I happen to be so constructed that the most interesting studies to me are social nroblenu. aud Death of John Croa. North Carolina in colonial days was called the "Old North Colony," and the name, with state instead of colony, has been retained to the present time. It has also been called Turpentine State. John Oron, a well known resident of this plaee, died Saturday afternoon at the home of his brother-in law, William Willan, on Swallow street. Dsoeased has been 111 for a long time with consumption and waa aged 46 years. A wife and two ehlldren survive and reeide in the Weat. Solomon, a brother, Is living at Danmora. Mr. Oron waa a member of Pittaton Castle. K. G. K, ~ "But how could you bo sure that you would recover tiie opal?" "Purtly by my knowledge of human naturo and partly because of my inherent faith in my own abilities. I sent for Mrs. Gray and noted her attitude of dafauiwu which. Uywevtjr, «4y uatiafied In the private schools of China a teacher is paid about 1 cent a day for each pupil. l. "During wfcich time, I presume, tfce