Pittston Gazette

              KatablUhed I860.1 TOL. t No. 13 f Oldest Newspaper in the Wvomine Vallev PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1899. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. jSl.OOa Year , il3 AdTUM, $.' ii O ' i[ y» o «•» o «■ • 'o* ' |§yi.iM.iM •O^O^O^O^O' "but Mrs. L'Hommedieu was lonely, and, having no friends In town, was good enough to admit me to her parlor %now and then and even to allow me to accompany her to the theater when her husband was away on one of his mysterious visits. I never liked Mr. L'Hommedieu, but I did like her. She was so different from me, and, when I first knew her, so gay and so full of conversation. But after .awhile she changed and was either feverishly cheerful or morbidly sad, so that my visits caused me more pain than pleasure. The reason for these changes in her was patent to everybody. Though her husband was a handsome man, he was as unprincipled as he was unfortunate. He gambled. This she once admitted to me, and while at long intervals he met with some luck he more often returned dispirited and with that hungry, ravening look you expect to see In a wolf cheated of its prey. Thinking it simpiy a reminder or my presence, he turned and, with his false but impressive show of courtesy, made me a low bow. Then he forgot me utterly again, and, facing his wife, hissed out: ble. I am not a selfish woman.' noi speas. wnen ne came out again, he looked as if the ground would not hold him. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.  ? "I did not think she was, and I felt pity for her. and so after dressing and making her a cup of tea—I can very well do without one myself on a pinch —I sat down with her, and we chatted for an hour or so quite comfortably. Then she grew so restless and consulted the clock so often that I tried to soothe her by remarking that it was not an easy task he had set himself, at which she laughed In a mysterious way, but failed to grow less anxious till our suspense was cut short by the appearance of the janitor with a message from Mr. L'Hommedleu. 'Indeed you did." "Sir, I"— THE VANDERBILT WILL. HE GRAY MADAM D±C Topic Fot the Week Begtamtw K«r, fBY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN. " 'I have done some mischief, I fear,' he airily said as he passed by the janitor. "But I'll pay for It Don't worry. I'll pay for it and the rent too, tomorrow. You may tell Mrs. Latimer so.' And he was gone, leaving us all agape In the hallway. "Miss Keezer—Katie!" ho exclaimed, with something that sounded like a sob, "I value them beyond everything else in the world I It would break my heart to return them, but there Is nothing left for me to do." Alfred Inherits Bulk of His O—Comment by Rev. 8. H. Doyle. Topic.—A new Dime.—Gen. rr-rit, 21-291 Bar. U, IT. " 'Where are you going to get breakfast then? Tou don't look like a woman who expects to starve.' Father's Property. Among the oriental nations great importance is attached to names. The Jews, for instance, in naming children selected the names for important reasons, because of some connected with the birth of the child or In an , attempt to describe the character at the child. It is also customary to mark one's entrance into a new * Nation by a new name, the acceptance of the name signifying the acceptance of the new sovereignty and the obligations contained therein. It Is ewiy.to see, therefore, why God would Wgnalize the entrance of His people into new relations with Him by giving them a new name, as He did to Abram, to Sarai, to Jaoob and to others, and it is also easy to see the appropriateness of designating the new relation to God in heaven by the giving of a new name. "It was a fatal remark, for, do what she would, she could not prevent a slight smile of disdain, and, seeing It, he kept his eyes riveted on her face till her uneasiness became manifest. Instantly his suspicion took form, and, surveying her still more fixedly, he espied a corner of the precious paper protruding slightly above her corsage.- To snatch It out, open it and realize Its value was the work of a moment Her cry of dismay and his shout of mad triumph rang out simultaneously, and never have I seen such an ebullition of opposing passions as I was made witness to as his hand closed over this small fortune and their staring eyes met In the mortal struggle they had now entered upon for its ultimate possession. OOBHELIUS PEAOTIOALLY OUT OFF "A minute later we all crept to that room and looked in. Now that he had got the money I for one was determined to know where she had hid it There was no mistaking the spot A single glance was enough to Bhow us the paper ripped off from a portion of the wall, revealing a narrow gap behind the baseboard large enough to hold the bond. It was near"— "Will you kindly tell me, sir, what you are speaking of?" Copyright, 1899, by ..g Earle H. Eaton. ° •A « 'C? o +3D "I am speaking, Katie, of the kisses you have given me! They are not mine now. It's my duty to restore them. Forgive me, darling, but I cannot go away without"— Geta $500,000 In Cash and fl,000,000 In Trait—Younger Brother, to Preserve Family Harmony, Give* Him f6,000,000—Other Children'* Shares. . t ■ I ■ i ■ I ■ I' 1 11 ■ r' i ■ D0&0C6'04'0C$04D0C$D0CtD0CsD0CtD0CiD'0C&D0C4D0C&0Ce New York, Oft. 27.—Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is the head of th«* Vanderbilt family and the heir to the fortune of his father, the late Cornelius VandortDilt. The eldest son, Cornelius, is cut off with $1,500,000. Of this amount $500,000 is given to him outright and the remainder held in tTust, only the income to be paid to him. He has accepted the terms of the will, and his brother, Alfred Gwynne, has given to him from his own inheritance a sum that will make the "disobedient son's" share equal to that of the other three children—Reginald, Gladys and Gertrude "Vanderbilt Whitney. DoCsDCx»Dovo^o " 'Mr. L'Hommedieu's compliments,' said he, 'and he hopes Mrs. L'Homme- "Qh, George!" superstitious man. As proof of it, after the first effect of these events had left me I began to Question my first Impressions and feel tolerably ashamed of my past credulity. Though the phenomenon we had observed could not to all appearance be explained by any natural hypothesis, though I had seen and my wife had seen a strange woman suddenly become visible in a room where a moment before no one had been but ourselves and in which no live woman could have entered without our knowledge, something—was it my natural good sense?—recoiled before a supernatural explanation, and I found myself forced to believe that our first visitor had been as real as the last; in other words, the same woman. When the clock struck 11, about three hours later, George was still returning them.—exchange. Was It a specter? ~ For days I could not answer this question. I am no believer In spiritual manifestations, yet— But let me tell my story. I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house In Twanty-seventh street. I had taken the apartments for three months, and we had already lived In them two and found them sufficiently cvfortable. The back room we used as a bedroom, and while It communicated with the hall we Invariably made use of the front parlor door to go In and out of. Two great leaves of old mahogany connected the two rooms, and — we received but few friends these doors usually stood half open. dleu will make herself comfortable' and not think of coming down. He is doing everything that is necessary and will soon be through. You can rest quite easy, ma'am.,' "WaltP' I put In as I remembered where the so called Mrs. Helmuth had pqinted Just before she died. "Wasn't, it at the left of the large folding doors and midway to the wall?" The native American is very slow to acknowledge the claims of hereditary dignity. Aa They Ran. " 'What does he mean?' marveled the poor woman as the janitor disappeared. 'Is he spending all this time ransacking the room? I wish I dared disobey him. I wish I dared go down.' "I used to be afraid he would strike her after some one of these disappointments, but I do not think he ever did. 'She had a determined character of her own, and there have been times when I have thought he was as much afraid of her as she was of him. I became sure of this after one night. Mrs. L'Hommedleu and myself were having a little supper together in the front parlor you have so lately occupied. It was a very ordinary supper, for the L'Hommedieus' purse had run low, and Mrs. L'Hommedleu was not the woman to spend much at any time on her eating. It was palatable, however, and had been cooked by us both together, and I was enjoying it and would have enjoyed It more if Mrs. L'Hommedleu Uad had more appetite. But she ate scarcely anything and seemed very anxious and unhappy, though she laughed now and then with sudden gusts of mirth too hysterical to be real. It was not late, and yet we were both very much surprised when there came a knock at the door, followed by the entrance of a visitor. "How came you to know?" she asked. "Did Mrs. Latimer tell you?" But as I did not answer she soon took up the thread of her narrative again, and, sighing softly, said: The daughter of General Dash, a military leader, Idolized in one section of the country after the civil war, entered a fruitshop one day and ordered a bushel Of apples. A new name given by God signifies that we have come into a new relation with God. It signifies that we hare passed through a crisis in life, have had some new religions experience as a result of which we have come closer to God, have got a better conception of Qod and have oonsecrated ourselves anew to God Jacob's new name had such significance. At Jabbok, where he wrestled with the angel until he received the blessing, his name w«s changed from Jacob (supplanter) to Israel (prince of God). At Jabbok Jacob had a new experience—he passed through a crisis in his life, he got a new and exalted conception of God and undoubtedly came into a new relation of consecration ~ f ly changed by stood for his old Israel for the new people at such His own name. changed, when lation to God 'upon us. We children, and on? be to keep the sullied by being lation. "But her courage was not equal to an open disregard of his wishes, and she had to subdue her Impatience and wait for a summons that did not come till near 2 o'clock*. Then Mr. L'Hommedleu himself appeared with her hat and mantle on his arm. "She was the first to speak. 'It was given to me; it was meant for me. If I keep it, both of us will profit by it, but if you'— "The next day came and went, bnt no Mr. L'Hommedleu appeared; another, and I began to grow seriously uneasy; a third, and a dreadful thing happened. Late In the afternoon Mrs. L'Hommedleu, dressed very oddly for her, came sliding In at the front door, and with an appealing smile at the hallboy, who wished but dared not ask her for the key which made these visits possible, glided by to her old rooms, and, finding the door unlocked, went softly in. Her appearance Is worth description, for it shows the pitiful efforts she made at disguise, In the hope, I suppose of escaping the surveillance she was evidently conscious of being under. She was in the habit of wearing on cool days a black circular with a gray lining. This she had turned Inside out •o that the gray was uppermost, while over her neat black bonnet she had flung a long veil, also gray, which not only hid her face, but gave to her appearance an eccentric look as different as possible from her usual aspect The hallboy, who had never seen her save In showy black or bright colors, said she looked like a ghost In the daytime, but It was all done for a purpose, I am sure, and to escape the attention of the man who had before followed her. Alas, he might have followed her this time without addition to her suffering! Scarcely had she entered the room where her treasure had been left than she saw the torn paper and gaping baseboard, and, uttering a cry so piercing It found its way even to the stolid heart of the hallboy, she tottered back "See that you send the largest ones," she said sharply-to the fruiterer. Alfred thus gives to his elder brother about $6,000,000. With the exception of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, wuo receives an additional $1,000,000* the inheritance* of the other children are estimat- "He did not wait for her to finish. 'Where did you «et it?" he cried. 'I can break the bank with what I can raise on this bond at the club. Darraugh's in town. You know what-that means. Luck's In the air, And with $100— But I've no time to talk. I came for a dollar, a 50 cent piece, a dime even, and I go back with a bond worth'— "They are sold as they run," he said. "If I pick out the large ones, the price will be higher." " 'My dear,' said he as she rose, haggard with excitement, to meet him, 'I have brought your wraps with me that you may go directly from here to our new home. Shall I assist you to put them on? You do not look as well as usual, and that is why I have undertaken this thing all myself—to save you, my dear—to save you each and every exertion.' "I am accustomed to have choice goods of all kinds sent to me," the lady said haughtily. "You probably do not know who I am." One morning, my wife being 111, I left ber lying In bed and stepped Into tbe parlor preparatory to going out for breakfast. It was late, 9 o'clock probably, and I was hastening to leave when I beard a sound behind me—or did I merely feel a presence?—and, turning, saw a strange and totally unknown woman coming toward me from my wife's room. As 1 had just left that room, and as there was no way of getting into it except through a door we always kept locked, 1 was so overpowered by my astonishment that 1 never thought of speaking or moving until she had passed me and was nearly out of the front parlor door. Then I found voice, and, colling out 'CMadam!" endeavored to stop her. But'the madam, If madam she was, passed on as quietly, as mechanically even, as if I had not raised my voice, and, before I could grasp the fact that she was melting from before me, flitted through the hall to the front door and so out, leaving behind on the palm of my hand the "feel" of her wool Areas, which I had Just managed to But could I prove It? Could the seemingly impossible be made possible and the unexplalnable receive a solution satisfying to a rational mind? I determined to make an effort at It if only to relieve the mind of my wife, who had not, recovered her equanimity as readily as myself. \ i "I do not madam, are all served alike." My customers "I am Miss Dash, the daughter of General Dash," she said. "But she was already between him and the door. 'You will never carry that bond out of this house,' she whispered In that tone which goes further than any cry. 'I have not held It in my hand to see it follow every other good thing I have had In life. I will not, Henry. Take that bond and sink it as you have all the rest and I fall at your feet a dead woman, I will never survive the destruction of my last hope.' Starting with the assumption above mentioned—that the woman who had died in our presence was the same who had previously found an unexplainable entrance into these same rooms—I first inquired if the black cloak lined with gray did not offer « solution to some of my previous difficulties. It was a long cloak, enveloping her completely. When worn with the black side out, Bhc would present an Inconspicuous appearance, but with the gray side out and the effect of this heightened by a long gray veil flung over her hat Bhe would look like the vision I had first seen—the ominous "gray ladye." Now, a cloak like that can be turned in an instant, and if she had chosen to do this in flitting through my door I would naturally find only a sedate, black clothed woman passing up the street, when, rousing from the apathy into which her appearance had thrown me, I rushed to the front door and looked out. Had I seen such a woman? I seemed to remember that I had. "Indeed?" said the dealer in a quiet 'tone. "I served under your father for three years, and I can only say that he was the last man to browbeat a poor shopkeeper or to try to trick him out of his Just profits." ."I had flung out my arms to catch her, for I thought she was going to faint but she did not, though I think It would have been better for her if she had. to God. He was entirethe power of God. Jaoob life and character and ... God gives to all His lines a new name. It la When onr lives art C?e come into a new re- God's name Is stamped ire God's people, God's highest aim should new naihe we hear unfaithful to the new re- The lady retreated and took the apples "as they ran."—Youth's Companion.'"We are going to leave this house?" she asked, speaking very slowly and with a studied lack of emotion that Imposed upon nobody. "Mrs. L'Hommedieu, who is always the grande dame, rose without apparent embarrassment to meet the gentleman who entered, though I knew she could not help but feel keenly the niggardly apiDearance of the board she left with such grace. The strangerhe was certainly a stranger; this I could see by the formality of her manner—was a gentleman of urbane bearing and a general air of prosperity. At one of the meetings of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, in Paris, the keeper of the Louvre, M. Henzey, showed a brick which is undoubtedly the oldest in existence, dating, It Is estimated, from the fortieth century B. C. The brick in question was discovered by the French savant and antiquary De Sarzee during excavations at Tello, the ancient Slrpulo In Chaldea. Oldest Brick In Extatnee. "He was cowed—for a moment, that is; she looked so superb and so* determined. Then all that was mean and , despicable In his thinly veneered nai ture came to the surface, and, springing forward with an oath, he was 'about to push her aside, when, without the moving of a finger on her part, he reeled back, - recovered himself, caught at a chair, missed It and fell heavily to the floor. ♦ " 'I have said so,' he smiled. 'The dray has already taken away the half of our efTects, and the rest will follow at Mrs. Latimer's convenience.' " 'Ah, I understand!' she replied, with a gasp of relief significant of her fear that by some superhuman cunning he had found the bond she-thought so safely concealed. 'I was wondering how Mrs. Latimer came to allow us to leave.' (I teU you they always talked as if I were not present.) 'Our goods are left as a surety, it seems.' CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. The heavenly new name spot Revelation has largely the aami cation as the earthly new n stands for our new relation to C it also must be in some way ti of God. "To him that overoomi I will write upon him the nami God" (Rev. iii, 12). Just heavenly new name is, just signifies, we do not know, but more important here, how t name may be we do 1 is better for us to-kiSw how tc new name than to know so mm it. The all important queetioz life is, How may we obtain 1 name? And this is the way—1 overcome in Christ's name. ' that overcometh will I give the hidden manna and will gii white stone, and in the ston name written, which no man i saving he that receiveth it" overcome self, the world and i will feed us upon the hidden spiritual bieasingrlBipnaiHJfr* ment on earth. He will give ed at $7,500,000 each. In addition to the $7,500,000 in the funds created by the will, Alfred is the residuary legatee, and the Vanderbilt fortune is held intact. It will make his wealth probably about $56,000,000. Trust funds and other funds that are set apart to pay incomes and annuities revert to him in the end. "I remember every word that passed.The brick was somewhat curved and had been baked, but was of such crude form that it evidently had neither been put in a press nor molded. The mark of the maker was simply the imprint of the thumb. It was clearly made very soon after the discovery of the are of brickmaklng, which art, as is admitted, marks the dawn Ion. r » k • » r touch. Mot understanding her or myself or the strange thrill awakened by this contact, I tore open the front door and looked out, expecting, of course, to see ber on the steps or on the sidewalk In front But there was no one of her appearance visible, and. I came back questioning whether I was the victim of a hallucination or just an everyday fool. To satisfy myself on this important question I looked about for the. hallboy, with the intention of asking him if be bad seen any such person go out, but that young and Inconsequent •camp was missing from his post as gp usual, and there was no one within sight to appeal to. There was nothing to do but to reenter my rooms, where my attention waa immediately arrested by the sight of my wife sitting up in bed and surveying me with a look of unmistakable astonishment. "Who was that woman?" she asked "And how came she in here?' 60- " ' ' - " 'My name is Lafarge,' said he. 'I am, or rather have been, under great obligations to your husband, and I have come to discharge my debt. Is he at home?" " 'My God, I thank thee!' was the exclamatlod with which she broke from the trance of terror Into which she had been thrown by bis sudden attempt .to pass her, and without a glance at his face, which to me looked like the face of a dead man, she tore the paper from his hand and stood looking about her with a wild ana searching gaze in the desperate hope that somehow the walls would open and offer her a safe place of concealment for the precious sheet of paper. There are bequests to charitable institutions, friends and servants. Chauneey M. Iiepew receives $200,000, which is the largest amount left to any person other than a Vanderbilt. The public bequests are comparatively small, when the immensity of the fortune that has been built up is considered. To the widow is given the house in Fifty-seventh street, an income of $250,- 000 a year and $2,000,000 in cash. "'Half our goods.' he blandly corrected. 'Would It Interest you to know which half?" "Mrs. L'Hommedleu's eye, which had sparkled at his name, dropped suddenly as he put the final question. "The cunning of this insinuation was matched by the Imperturbable shrug with which she replied, '80 a bed has been allowed us and some clothes I am satisfied,' at which he bit bis lips, vexed at her self control and bis own failure to break it. Thus much, then, was sufficiently satisfactory, but to account for her entrance Into oar rooms wad not so easy. Had she slipped by me on. her entrance, as she had on her departure? The parlor door was open, for I had been out to get the paper. Could she have glided In by me unperceived and thus have found her way Into the bedroom from which 1 afterward saw her issue? No, for I had stood facing the front hall door all the time. Through the bedroom door, then? But that was, as I have said, locked. Here was a mystery, then; bnt.lt was one worth solving. .My first step was to recall all that I had heard of the actual woman who had been burled from our rooms. Her name, as ascertained In the cheap boarding house to which she was traced, was Helmuth, and she was, so far as any one knew, without friends er relatives In the elty. To those who saw her dally she was a harmless, slightly demented woman with money enough to live above want, but Toot enough to warrant her slightly boasting talk about the rich things she '"I am sorry,' she returned after a moment of embarrassment, "but my husband is very seldom home evenings. If you could come about noon some day'— j | nnlvera .-ks of a much more recent shown. Some of them bore of the coat of arms of Sir- The Children's Shares. 44 Thank you,' said he, with a bright smile, 'but I will finish my business now and with you, seeing that Mr. L'Hommedleu is not at home. Tears ago—I am sure you have heard your husband mention my name—I borrowed quite a sum of money from him, which I have never paid. You recall the amount, no doubt?* " 'You have not asked where we are going/ he observed as with apparent solicitude he threw her mantle over her shoulders. eagle with the head of a lion, again were inscribed with the te reigning monarch.—Stone. The will gives to Cornelius Vanderbilt $500,000 in cash from the trust fund of $5,000,000 left by his grandfather. This fund now amounts to about $6,000,000. The remainder of the fund is divided equally between the other four children- Alfred G., Reginald, Gertrude and Gladys. A trust fund of $20,000,000 is created for the same four children, and the fund that is to yield the widow an income of $260,000—the principal estimated at $5,000,000—is to be divided between the four at the death of the mother. :*1 In the meantime had crept near the prostrate man. He was breathing, but was perfectly unconscious. " 'Don't you mean to do something for him?1 I asked. 'He may die.' "The air of lassitude with which she replied bespoke her feeling on that point 'I have little curiosity,' said •he. 'Yon know I can be happy anywhere.' And, turning toward me, she moved her Hps In a way I Interpreted to mean: *Qo beluw with me. See me oat' [odera "Aatlqnea." difficult nowadays to know is getting a veritable antique he is having -an imitation on him. Carved Ivories are with oil to give to them the int of age, and to get the ipearance supposed to be lulty they are heated to the "She met my question with the dazed air of one suddenly awakened. 'No, he'll not die, but he'll not come to for some minutes, and tills must be hidden first. But where? Where*- I cannot trust It on my person or In any place a man like him would search. I must devise some means—ahr white '"I have heard Mr. L'Hommedleu «y' ft wait $1,000,' she replied, with a sudden fluttering of her hands which in her meant great excitement. " That is the sum,' ne allowed, either not noticing me or thinking me too insignificant to be considered. 'I regret I have kept him so long out of It, but I have not forgotten to add the interest in making out this statement of my indebtedness, and if you will look over this paper and acknowledge its correctness I will leave the equivalent of my debt here and now, for I sail for Europe tomorrow morning and wish to have all my affairs in order before leaving.' forth in the power and i in Christ to overcome, assured that we will rich heavenly blessing. " 'Say what yon have to nay to Miss Winterburn aloud,' he dryly suggested.An additional trust fund of $1,000,000 ia created for Cornelius, and fl,000,000 is given to Gertrude Vanderbilt. The rest of the estate becomes the property of Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Half of it is to be held in trust until he becomes 30 years old, and the other half is to be held until he is 35 years old, but, in the meantime, he receives the income. xvii. 1 —perature. The corroding to *'hicb bronze Is subject is utilized to get an antique effect ahead of time. Arms and armor are treated with acids. China is stamped with old marks so cleverly that even experts are deceived, and furniture has little holes drilled In it to deceive the unwary with the Idea that worms have been eating it for generations.—New York Press. Bible  xxxv, 10; Ex. xxiii, 20,01; 8-10; Prov. xxil, 1; EocL vil x, 18-20 ; Acta xi, 25, 26; xiil iv, 1-8; Rev. iii, 12; xix, 11, flhe bad seen her too. "What woman, Lydia? I hare not let to any woman. Did yon think there waa a woman In that room 7' "Not In that room," she answered hoarsely, "bat In this one. I saw her Just now passing through the folding doors, Wilbur. I am frightened. Bee how my hands shake. Do you think I am sick enough to imagine things?" I knew she was not, bat I did not say so. I thought it would be better for her to think she was. "Too were dosing," said I. "If yoa had seen a woman here, yon could tell me how she looked." "And I can," my wife broke in excitedly. "She was like the ghosts we read of, only that her dress and the ▼ell or drapery she wore were all gray. Didn't yoa see her. She went right by too—a gray woman, all gray; a lady, Wilbur, and slightly lame. Could I hare dreamed all that?" "Yoa mast have!" I cried, shaking the one door in communication with the hall in proof that it was locked and even showing her the key of it, lying in its accustomed place behind the bureau cushion. Yet I was in no satisfied condition myself, for she had described with the greatest accuracy the very person I had myself seen. Had we been alike the victims of a spiritual manifestation? This was Tuesday. On Friday my question seemed to receive an answer. I had been down town, as usual, and on returning found a crowd assembled In front of my lodging house. A woman had been run over and was being carried into our rooms. In the glimpse I caught of her I saw that she was middle aged and was wrapped in a long black cloak.' lCater this cloak fell off, as her hat had done long before, and I perceived that her dress was black and decent. She was laid on our bed and everything done for her that was possible. Bat she had been grievously Injured •bout the head and gradually but surely sank before our eyes. Suddenly she roused and gave a look about her. It was a remarkable one—a look of rpoognition and almost delight. Then ■be raised one band and, pointing with • significant gesture into the empty space before her, sank back and died. It was a sudden ending, and, anxious *•'- to see its effect upon my wife, who was standing on the other side of the bed, I looked up at her with some misgiving. She showed more feeling than I anticipated. Indeed, her countenance Fas a study, and when Under the Influence of my scrutiny she met my eye I saw that something of deeper import than this unexpected death in our rooms lay at the bottom of her uneasy look. "With this final exclamation she had dashed Into the other room. I did not see where she went—I did not want to—but I soon realized she was working somewhere In a desperate hurry. I could hear her breath coming In quick, short pants as I bent over her husband, waiting for him to rouse and hating my inaction even while I succumbed to It. "'I have nothing to say to Miss Wlnterbqrn but thanks,' was her cold reply, belled, however, by the trembling of her fingers as she essayed to fit on her gloves. "It U gone, Henry," she whispered. Into the hall, whero she fell Into the arms of her husband, who bad followed her In from the street In a state of frenzy almost equal to her own. pg A. Menace to Ootllntu. more dangerous to true godliness spirit among Christians which mingle with the world and oon"* to it. And this is the great of Christians today. They themselves to be lost in the s pleasures and concerns and hare for secret meditation. Caught whirl of this busy, giddy life, ■e no desire for communion and do not know the value of They find no time to "think " that are "lovely" and of report." They have turned their " 'And those I will receive below!' I cried, with affected gayety. 'I am going down with you to the door.' And resolutely Ignoring his frown I tripped down before them. On the last stair I felt her steps lagging. Instantly I seemed to comprehend what was required of me, and, rushing forward, I entered the front parlor. He followed close behind me, for how could he know I was not In collusion with her to regain the bond? This gave her one minute by herself in the rear, and in that minute she secured the key which would give her future access to the spot where her treasure lay hidden. "The janitor, who at that minute appeared on the stairway, says that he never saw two such faces. They looked at each other and were speechless. He was the first to hang his head. By the terms of the will there is 110 chance of Cornelius ever coming into any of the Vanderbilt millions other than the small sums bequeathed him unless all the other descendants of the testator should die. The fortune reverts to Reginald in the event of the death of Alfred without his leaving an heir, and in case of the death of both of the boys without heirs it goes to the two sisters or their heirs. Far is that. loves to l - forms itself temptatior allow world no time up by the they h& with Got solicitude ou thingi "good k . — ears to the noises of this world and are deaf to the message of the "still small voice."—Lutheran. "Suddenly she was back in the parlor again, and to my surprise passed Immediately to the little table In the corner where we had sat at supper. We bad had for our simple refreshment that homeliest of all dishes, boiled milk thickened with flour. There was still some left In a bowl, and, taking this away with her, she called back hoarsely: " 'It is gone, Henry,' she whispered. 'It Is gone. You have taken it' The total length of the streets, avenues, boulevards, bridges, quays and thoroughfares of Paris generally is set down at about 800 miles, of which nearly 800 are planted with trees. The Streets of Parts. "Mrs. L'Hommedieu, who looked ready to faint from excess of feeling, summoned up her whole Btrength, looking so beautiful as she did so that one forgot the ribbons on her sleeves were no longer fresh and that the silk dress she wore hung in the very limpest of folds. "He did not answer. " 'And it is lost! You have risked it, and it Is lost!' "He uttered a groan. *You should have given it to me that night There was luck In the air then. Now the devil Is In the cards and'— All through the instrument the feeling of the father against the son is shown. It is a will such as one reads about in novels, but seldom sees in real life. There are bequests of bits of household goods, family portraits and bric-a-brac to other members of the family, but there is nothing given to Cornelius—no little trinket he can show his children, no family portrait or bust to which he can point and say to them, "That was left to me by your grandfather." Win Foil of Bltteraesa. Neglected Huaooki. St Botoiph's church, Aidersgate, boasts among Its clergymen a humorist of no mean order. In the monthly circular issued to parishioners he writes: "One of our hymns says that *satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees.' We fear there is a small chance of satan or any one else seeing a certain portion of our congregation on their knees, as they prefer to sit rather than kneel at prayer time. Except for aged people or invalids, there is no excuse for this lazy habit We will endeavor to supply some new hassocks with 'Kneel to Pray' written on them and trust that the hint will not be thrown away." " 'Pray that he does not come to till I have finished. It will be the best prayer you will ever have made.' " 1 am obliged to you,' she said In a tone from which she strove In vain to suppress all eagerness. 'And if I may speak for Mr. L'Hommedieu he will be as grateful for your remembrance of us as for the money you so kindly offer to return to him.' "Her arms went up with a shriek. 'Curse — curses upon you, Henry L'Hommedleu!' And whether it was her look or whether there was some latent love in his heart for this once beautiful and long suffering woman he shrank at her words, and, stumbling like a man In the darkness, uttered a heartrending groan and rushed from the house. We never saw him again. "She told-me afterward that he was subject to these attacks and that she had long ceased to be alarmed by them. But to me the sight of this man lying there so. helplestf was horrible, and, though I hated him and pitied her, I scarcely knew what to wish. /While battling with ray desire to rup and the feeling of loyalty which held xhfc kneeling at that man's side I heard her speak again, this time in an even and slightly hard tone: 'Now you  a glass of cold water in his faoo. -A am prepared to meet him. Happily his memory fails him after these attacks. I may succeed in making him beHeve that the bond he saw was one of his fancies.' "The-rest of the story I must give you-mainly from hearsay. You must understand by this time what Mr. L'Hommedieu's scheme was In moving thus suddenly. He knew that It would be Impossible for him, by the most minute and continuous watchfulness, to prevent his wife from recovering the bond while they continued to Inhabit the rooms in which, notwithstanding bis failure to find it, he had reason to believe it still lay concealed. ■But once in other quarters it would be'comparatively easy for him to subject her to a surveillance which not only 'would prevent her from returning to this house his knowledge, but would lead her to" give away her secret to the spy he would employ by the very natural necessity she would be under of going to the exact spot where her treasure lay hid. With m True U(kt We are indebted to the faithful souls who have shone with such a true light amid the darkness, gloom and conflicts of the past, and we love to contemplate their lfyee and honor their memories— many in our own church—and our hearts are enconraged and inspired to to be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the love and grace and walking in the beautiful light of God —American Friend. In fact, there is a total absence of anything resembling paternal affection in the will so far as the firstborn is concerned. Even the medal that was voted by congress to the testator's grandfather, Commodore Vanderbilt, in 1805, is left to Alfred, with instructions to bequeath it to his eldest son. There was not even a softening of the heart of the maker of the will toward the children of his son. D "The stranger bowed low and took out a folded paper, which he handed her. He was not deceived, I am sure, by her grand airs and knew as well as I did that no woman ever stood In greater need of money than this one. But nothing In his manner betrayed this knowledge. was going 10 ouy some oay ana tne beautiful things she would then give them. The money founJ on her person was sufficient to bury her, but no papers were In her possession, nor were any letters found calculated to throw any light upon her past life. Then the raited one hand. "As for her, she fell this time under a paralytic attack which robbed her of her faculties. She was taken to a hospital, where I frequently visited her, but either from grief or the effect of her attack she did not know me, nor did she ever recognize any of us again. Mrs. Latimer, who is a Just woman, sold her furniture and after paying herself out of the proceeds gave the remainder in charge for Mrs. L'Hommedleu to the hospital nurses, so that when she left there she had something with which to start life anew. But where she went or how s)ie managed to get along In her enfeebled condition I do not know. I never heard from her again." But the reverend gentleman quite mistakes the reason of the disinclination of men to kneel in church. If he wishes to remove it, he should supply not new hassocks, but new trousers. The hard substances provided in most churches as kneeling boards simply mean ruin to a pair of well cut pants, and in these days of keen competition city men do not care about appearing with baggy knees when such a contingency can be avoided by a slight change of position, which need not affect the spirit of devotion. This is the- real reason why hi8 hassocks are neglected.—London Telegraph. "*It is a bond I give you,' he now explained. 'As you will see, it has coupons attached which you can cash at any time. It will prove as valuable to you as so much ready money and possibly more convenient' Her lameness had been caused by paralysis, -but the date of her attack was not known. The will was made in 1896, after the announcement of the engagement of Cornelius, Jr., to Miss Grace Wilson. It was written while the father felt bitterest toward his son and shows it. After the $500,000 and the $1,000,000 gift, so far as the will was concerned, he was as one dead. The whole instrument seemed drawn to show how thoroughly he could be ignored. Sweetness of character and life comes ont of sanctified trial Testing softens nnder divine grace. God's furnace is intended to refine and purify. It is not for ns to repine nnder His chastening and molding operations. He knows best how to rub off the rough angles, to sweeten the temper, to subdue the wayward spirit and to bring into meetness for heaven.—Presbyterian. God's Firmer. Finding no clew In this to what I wished to learn, I went back to our old rooms, -which had not been let since our departure, tod sought for one there, and, strangely enough, I found it. I thought I kuew everything there was to be known about the apartment we had lived in-two months, but one little fact bad escaped me which, under the scrutiny that I now gave it, became apparent. This was simply that the key which opened the hall door of the bedroom and which we had seldom If ever used was not -na old a key as that of the corresponding door in the parlor, and this fact, small as it was, led me to make inquiries. "And with Just this hint, which I took as significant of his complete unD derstandlng of her position, he took her receipt and politely left the house. " 'Had you not better throw the wi tcr yourself?' I suggested, getting up and meeting her eye very quietly. "She looked at me In wonder, then moved calmly to the table, took the glass and dashed a few drops of water into her husband's face. Instantly he began to stir, seeing which I arose without haste, but without any unnecessary delay, and quietly took my leave. I could bear no more that night. "It was a cunning plot and showed him to be as able as he was unscrupulous. How it worked I will now proceed to tell you. It must have been the next afternoon that tbe janitor came running up to me—I suppose he had learned by this time that I had more than ordinary interest in these peopleto say that Mrs. L'Hommedleu had been in the house and that some one, he did not know who, had come directly behind her, frightening her so that pho had fainted dead away on the floor. Would I go down to her? Mr. Drptw'i Statement. "Once alone with me, who am nobody, her Joy had full vent. I have never seen any one so lost In delight as she was for a few minutes. To have this money thrust upon her Just at a moment when actual want seemed staring her In the face was too much of a relief for her to conceal either the misery she had been under or the satisfaction she now enjoyed. Under the gush of her emotions her whole history came out, but as you have often heard such I will not repeat It, especially as It was all contained In the cry with tthich a little later she thrust the bond toward me- The synopsis of the will was given out last night by Senator I»epew, who in so doing spoke of Alfred's $(D,000,000 gift, saying: "Then you did not see the woman who died In those rooms?" I asked. The difference between a moral and a legal obligation was recalled by an incident before Judge Joseph Buffington in the United States district court at Pittsburg.A Debtor's Sense of Honor. The effect of these words was magical ana lea to uiuiuai explanations. She had not seen that woman, having encountered all the sorrow she wished In that room. Nor was there any one else In the house who would be likely to recognize Mrs. L'Hommedleu, both the Janitor and hallboy being new and Mrs. Latimer one of those proprietors who are only seen on rent day. For the rest, Mrs. L'Hommedieu's defective memory, which had led lier to haunt the house and room where her money had once been hidden, accounted not only for her first visit, but the last which had ended so fatally. The cunning she showed in turning her cloak and flinging a veil over her hat was the cunning of a partially clouded mind. It was a reminiscence of the morning when her terrible misfortune occurred. My habit of taking the key out of the lock of that unused door made the use of her own key possible, and her fear of being followed caused her to lock the door again before she left My wife, who must have fallen Into a doze on my leaving her, did not see her enter, but detected her Just as she was trying to escape through the folding doors. My presence in the parlor probably added to her embarrassment, and she fled, turning her cloak as she did so. "When Alfred Vanderbllt returned, he decided, from brotherly affection and for faniily harmony,, to take out of his own inheritance and give to his brother Cornelius a sum sufficient to make the for- I' tune of Cornelius the same as that of his brothers and sisters. This has been accepted by Cornelius in the same spirit." Many of our prayers are  simply because they are against God's way of doing. We ask to be taken oat of the world not by death, but by deliverance. Our desire is to live, but apart from real life. Such is not the divine purpose. Jesus Himself submitted to every human condition.—Presbyterian Journal. Unanswered Prayers. "Next morning I awoke In a fright. I had dreamed that he had come to my room in search of the bond. But It was only her knock at the door and her voice, asking if she might enter at this early hour. It was such a relief I gladly let her in, and she entered with her best air and flung herself on my little lounge with the hysterical cry: On Sept. 4 Mr. John McNevin of Altoona was discharged as a bankrupt He made application to Judge Buffington a little later to have the sheriff restrained from selling his property, so that his trustee might dispose of it He said that at least $2,000 more would be realized on It at a trustee's sale than if sold by the sheriff. The result was that I learned something about the couple who had preceded us In the use of these rooms. They were of middle age and of great personal elegance, but uncertain pay, the hutfband being nothing more or less than a professional gambler. Their name was L»'IIommedleti. » He said there was no threat of contest on the part of Cornelius and that there was no threat of any kind. "I had rather have gone anywhere else, unless it was to prison, but duty cannot be shirked, and I followed the man down. But we were too late. Mrs. L'Hommedleu had recovered and sped away, and the person who had frightened her was also gone, and only the hallboy remained to give any explanations.As to the amount of the estate the' senator was silent. From other sources it was learned that a conservative estimate places the amount which will be controlled by Alfred at $5tD,000,000. This is the price young Cornelius paid for marrying the girl of his choice and refusing to let his father dictate to him the selection of a wilt. Tke Little TUagf " 'He has sent me up. I told him I ought not to Intrude at such an Inconvenient-hour; that you would not have had your breakfast.' (How carelessly she spoke! How hard she tried to keep the hungry note out of her voice!) 'But It is while yon are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn upon you. It is while yon are resisting little temptations that yon are growing stronger.—Phillips BrookB. " 'He must not see It! He inust not! It would go like all the rest, and I would b« left again without a cent. Take It and keep It, for I have no means of concealing It here. He is too suspicious.' "But you have been discharged from all your debts," said the court "Yes, legally," Mr. McNevin replied, "but not morally. My religious feelings will not permit me to accept my discharge in bankruptcy as releasing me from my moral obligation to fully pay nil my debts, as I intend to do. If this property is sold for $2,000 less than it would bring at a trustee's sale, I will have just that much more to pay." When I first heard of them, I thought that Mrs. L'Hommedieu might be the Mrs. Helmuth In whose history I was to Interested, but from all I could learn ■he was a very different Bort of person. Mrs. L'Hommedieu was gay, dash* tng and capable of making a show out of a flimsy silk a shopgirl would hesitate to wear. Yet she looked distinguished and wore her cheap Jewelry with more grace than many a womau her diamonds. I would, consequently, have dropped this Inquiry If some one had not remarked upon her having had a paralytic stroke after leaving the house. This, together with the fact that the key to the rear door, which I had found replaced by a new one, had been taken away by her and never returned, connected her so Indubitably with my mysterious visitor that I resolved to pursue my Investigations Into Mrs. L'Hommedleu's past. "But this was asking more than I was willing to grant. Seeing how J felt, she thrust the paper Into her bosom with a look before which I secretly recoiled. 'You will not charge yourself with such a responsibility?' said she. 'But I can trust you not to tell him?' "This was what he bad to say HOUSEHOLD HINTS. "Perier and Mereier are calling each other liars," remarked the observant boarder. "Xo doubt they are both right on that It Sfciui So at This Distance. " The man It was who went first. As soon as the lady fell he skipped out. I don't think he meant no good here'— Ammonia and water cleans mud oS an umbrella. What that was I was soon to know, tor catching up from amid the folds of the woman's gray lined cloak a long gray veil which bad fallen at the bedaide she disposed it softly about the woman's face, darting me a look full of significance. " 'Did she drop here In the hall?" I asked, unable to restrain my Intense anxiety. Judge Buffington commended the debtor's sense of honor, and the rather unusual stand of a bankrupt affords a lesson to many.—Philadelphia Press. Before papering a whitewashed room wash over the walls with vinegar; otherwise the paper will not adhere. point," added the cross eyed boarder.— I V • 1 • -1 'l' 1 Of the Globe for [RHEUMATISM! and prepared under the stringent 9 MEDICAL UVS,^ prescribed by eminent pbnlCrfmijpM |a) DR. RICHTER'S C18 MP" ANCHOR [PAIN EXPELLERl I World renowned 1 Remarkably laccewf nl! 1 ■Only sennlne with Trade Mark " Anchor,"! ■ 95o. ASOo. a bottle. 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One of the strongest arguments brought against athletic sports In the report presented by Howard Smith of Chicago was that they "savor of the poolroom and the race track." "You remember the vision I had the morning when I was sick?" she whispered softly in my ear. ' I nodded, secretly thrilled to my very heart's core. "Welt It was a vision of this woman. if she were living and on her feet and wrapped, as I have shown yon, In this veil, you would behold a living picture of the pereon I saw passing out of this room that morning." "I shall not dispute you," I answered. Alas, I had perceived the llkene** myself the minute the veil bad fallen about the pinched but handsome features!" 'Then'— But here the door was flung open violently, quickly, and without any warning Mr. L'Hominedleu burst Into the room In a state of as much excitement as his wife, only his was the excitement of desperation. The most durable floor covering is \'noleum, and the best wall decoration for kitchens, pantries and back rooms is tile. Where tiles cannot be had, painted walls •r varnished papers can be employed. " 'Don't tell me where!' J pried. 'J don't "waqt to know where!' And I was about to .return up stairs when I heard a quick, sharp voice behind me and realized that Mr. L'Hommedieu " '.Gone! Gone!' he cried, not notlc: ing me any more than Mr. Lafargq had. 'Not a dollar left; not pven my studs! See!' And he pointed to his Btiirt front hanging apart in a way J would never have looked for In this reckless but fastliious gentleman. 'Yet if I had had a dollar more or even a ring worth a dollar or so I might have— Theresa, have you any money at all? A coin now might save us.' How simple It all was, now that we knew It, but how obscure and„seemingly unexplalnable before the clew was given to this mystery! It is often desirable to mark plates and Xher dishes. To do so heat the bottom of the dish and write your name on it while hot with ordinary pen and ink. It will stay there for a long time. . ad come In and was having some dispute with the Janitor. "Why," said an enthusiastic partisan of Mr. Smith in President Adams' hearing. "I suppose that while the big football game Mas on between Chicago and the university Inst fall In Chicago half the pool and billinrd rooms and saloons in Chicago were emptied!" For this purpose I sought out a quaint little maiden lady living on the top floor, who, I was told, knew more about the L'Hommedieus than any one In the building. Miss Wlnterburn, whom I had never spoken to while living there, was a fluttering, eager, affable person, whose one delight was, as I soon found, to talk about the L/IIoinmedieus. Of the story she related I give as much as I can of it in her own words. "Common prudence led me to listen. He wanted, as was very natural, to enter the room where hla wife had Just been surprised, but the Janitor, alarmed by the foregoing very Irregular proceedings, was disposed to deuy his right to do so. "My name 18 Lofarge," mid he. he Insisted upon my coming up. 1 know why. He searched me before I left the room, and now he wlints to search the room itself.' He Returned Them AH. THE NURSERV. They had quarreled, and the high spirited girl said, as she handed him a package: "There, Mr. Ferguson, are the presents you have given me. Now that all is over between us, sir, there should be no reminders of the foolish payt.*' President Adams looked the excited little man over quietly. Many women prefer cork carpets for the nursery floor. "Well," he said slowly, "and Isn't anything that will deplete the poolrooms and the saloons a good thing?"—Milwaukee Wisconsin. When one wishes a child to sleep, she should never lay it on Its back. "A forewarning," whispered my wife, "» forewarning of what has this (Jtay happened under our roof. It waa • wraith we saw. Wilbur, I shall not apend another Bight 16 these rooma." 1 And we did not. 1 wu as anxlona " 'Then he did remember?' I began. "Mrs. L'Hommedleu, who had turned alarmingly pale, drew up her fine figure and resolutely eyed him. 'No? said she, and shifting her gaze she turned it meaningly upon me. " 'Yes. he remembers now. I saw It In his eyes as soon as he awoke. But he will not find the bond. That Is safe, and some day when I shall have escaped his vigilance long enough to get it back again 1 will use it so as to make him *a well as mjself comforta- " 'The furniture Is held as a surety,' said he, 'and I have orders'— A delight for the baby will be found in oqe of those fantastically decorated crawling rugs. "But Me. L'Hommedieu had a spare dollar, and before many mlnhtes had elapsed I beard him go into that room and cloce th« door. Of the next ten I need ' "You are right, Miss Keezer," he said humbly, '.'and I suppose I must return the gifta you have presented to me." Blnwr Man Than WUfcelm, The nursery should be the largest room in the house. A southern aspect is considered best. The walla should be artistically decorated in order to influence tb* children artistic thing*. * "Der kaiser," s«td Mr. DlnkeJhsplel, "may pe Vilhelm der Grosse, pot, py chimiuentlv, I am Vilhelm der grocer ai»*tty. Hein?"—Indianaoolis "I was oarer their eanaJ." sold abe, "Ha mla understood nortMBt "I never gave you anything, 8lr» 1 rememhe^" —• —• ~-»-r