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% l i l l | l THE DEAN AN_1_)__H_IS DAUGHTER. CHéPTER V. .f course the day of the marriage had to be fixed by myself, and knowing that I should gain nothing by delay, and somewhat l in the frame of mind of a patient making an appointment with his dentist, I named an early day in the following monthâ€"the 4th of May. It was a Saturday, and I re- solved that I would not attend church the Sunday before it, and would so avoid the infliction of a wedding sermon in which my father who had announced his intention of taking for the subject of his sermon, the marriage in Cana of Galilee. would I felt sure, compare himself to all the most emin- ent personages of Scripture history. For him, at any rate, I reflected bitterly, the marriage meant a very practical miracle indeedâ€"the conversion of his potsiions of spirits and water, for the remainder of his life into some of the best acknowledged vintages. I am bound to say that Sir Henry, who was a thorou h entleman,gave me so little trouble, that a most began to feel a sneak- ing regard for him. He was always at hand when wanted, and yet was never obtrusive. He seemedtoknowbyinstinctnotonlywhenI preferred silence, but also when I preferred to be left entirely alone, and on these later occasions there was invariably some ingeni- ous little excuse for his departure. After all, I began to reflect, Mrs. Peel may not be so entirely wrong. I shall be eutirly beyond the reach of all small troub- les and bitterness, and my prison will be as pleasant a one as Art and all the infinite resources which are at the command of succession of carriages was even more bewildering than it had been in Bond Street, and yet the smell of the fresh may- ! blossom from the Park and the cries of the water-fowl made me believe myself again ' in the country. So I sat dreamin looking on, for it may have been twenty minutes, or even longer, and then Sir Henry reappeared radiant with what was eVidently good news, and followed by an obsequicus hall-porter who bowed profoundly as our footmsuâ€"I was already beginning to say “ We” and “ our” â€"having seen his master seated, jumped upon the Lox. “ I have some really good news, my dear child,” he said; “ better news then even perhaps that of the Deanery, and certainly - more immediately affecting ourselves. ” “I am delighted to hear it. Pray what is it 2” ' “ I am asked to undertake in September,” he replied, “ just when London will be empty and dreary, a most delicate and im- portant mission to Constantinople. Thei compliment is one to which I feel myself entitled, but which I yet confess Ihad hardly expected, so that it has to al certain extent taken me by surprise. But should I succeed in my negotia- tions, of which I entertain but little doubt, I am promised, as distinctly as any thing ever is promised in the ofiicial world- an important and brilliant post, no less than that of minister at the Court of St. Petersburg, from which Lord George Sey- mour will at that time be retiring with a full peerage, and not at all improbably the , Garter itself. Constantinople, which I have wealth can make it- And thus the hour-‘5 visited more than once, ought really to be filmed a most accomplished and charming man, and fully worthy not only of his ex- alted position, but of his most fascinating wife.” No Talleyrand could have been more im- pressive. It was impossible not to smile assent graciously. But somehow or other I could feel no enthusiasm at all this gaiety. How difi'erent I should have been under happier circumstances 2 Jackson had now, for the first time since my wedding-day, an important duty, to the accomplishment of which she set herself with thoroughly professional zeal. I could not help admiring the result of her skill as I glanced at myself in the im- mense cheval-glass. My dress was of rich white satin, deeply trimmed with old point- lace. My jewels, tiara, earrings and neck~ lace, were pearls, at the value of which I cpuld hardly guess. My rings were most judiciously selected, and to pass over other items, my fan claimed to be a veritable Watteau, and I dare say was. Fight as I might against the new com- forts of wealth, none the less I began to feel the enjoyment of them perceptibly growin upon me, and to almost fear that I must ave inherited some slight touch of my father’s weakness, in what I may fairly claim to have been its most pardonable shape. When I appeared in the salon, Sir Henry contemplated me critically, and was evid- ently not only satisfied but pleased, for he kissed me very graciously and spoke a few words of condescending approval to Jack- son, who received them with the humility of n. superior young person who knows her own value, but, like Mrs. Kenwigs in “ Nicholas Nickleby,” considers pride in it to be sinful. Ina few minutes we had passed up the immense staircase, with its profuse decora- tions, and had been ushered into our box, ___. “a, DRUM-EATING. De inneey's Dally Dose of Madonna fact, by the time we had reached our hotel j I had dismissed the mysterious stranger entirely from my thoughésiI u t At the hotel we waite ari y a momcn ‘ before I found myself being whirled to the “1.. TM" a"'_"°" 1’” Th“ _ Russian Embassy in the Faubourg St. In pasemg toa consideration or the abuse Ger'main. Here was a blaze of light, a scent of opium we are conironted by an obvious from a forest of tropical plants, and a start~ dllhehltl-‘r says A Writer in the Pall Moll ling lustre and brilliancy that made me for Magnum. ls the employment- of the drug the moment, forge: everything else. The for iirposes other than medicinal to be re- open and the open House faded away in gar ed as an abuse! Ifso, we must acknow- my imagination as if their dimensions had [Edge that by far the larger proportion of been those of a scanty provincial theatre. the Oplum .prouchd to ~various cozmtries of The supper at Princess xumfi”; was the‘vorldus put to an improper use; This beyond anything of which I have even question is an old one : controv'ersy with dreamed. I could only laugh as I pictured regard to It has raged for years. hosolution to myself the idea of my esteemed parent has been found. and none 1! likely to be dlb solemnly sitting down to it. Poor old man ! covered until the desire for stimulants and his highest ambitions had never risen 113r00l108_ has been eradicated from the beyond partridges and venison when they humhn mmd- OPNm'GMng. ‘50 filled. I! were in season, spring asparagusmew pom. the simplest method of consuming the drug, toes, a bottle of port wine, and then a and the one most cgmmonly adopted in strong glass of mm and water, and 5 clay Luropean countries. Solid opium and land pi . anum are thus taken. I Here was every luxury for which it is In some cases bodily sufl‘eringâ€" e. 8-. the possible to ranssck the rivers and the seas, pflm 0f neuralgia.“ Pheulism» 8 trouble‘ the mountains or the plains. It was only some cough. distress due to hunger- May, but there weie yet immense peaches dlm‘l‘hu‘ii &C-â€"-13 the refilon for the first upon the table_reared, as I heard, each employment of thedrug, audits use is often under its own separate glass shade and at. a continued after tne suffering has passed tropicaltemperature. Time and space seem- away. In other cases sleeplessness or ed to be laughed at when you had on the mental trouble induces sufferers to fly for one hand caviare from the frozen Volga, relief t0.th13 potent narcotic : sometimes and, on the other, prickly pears and cus- mere curiosity causes a person to make trial tard apples from the Southern Archipel- of the drug. If the special purpose be ago. answered, it is only too likely that recourse Being profoundly interested and conse- will be had to the remedy whenever there qently attentive to the minutiae around me, Is the slightest pretext for its use. 1 also noticed that among the wines was AS time goes on no other reason is neces- Tokay, a wine of which I had heard my sary than the alleged impossibility of re- father speak with bated breath as being framing; the drug becomes a necessity, something even more marvellous than and the so-called “ habit" 18 fully formed. Cathedral port itself. At first small doses may be sufficient ; but For me the total result was bewilderment. ere long these fail to produce the desired slipped rapidly by. . _ On the Friday mornings new importa- the capital of Europe, and is not only un- Carry yourself back in your mind to. my little home in Devonsliire with its stone effect, and the quantity is steadily increased until enormous doses are employed. The like any other city in the world, but it is tion t0 01}! circleâ€"a lady’s mhld. With in many respects finer than them all. It is whose serVices Sir Henry told me I might certain to interest you extremely,” dispense at any moment that I Pleased: I had nothing to say except to smile as- whether temporarily or finally, but who hada good and tried character, and would for the present, at any rate, be useful to me. ’ Miss Jacksdnâ€"or Jackson, as she pre: ferred to be calledâ€"was about thirty, Ol pleasant appearance, nimble and clever, and quite silent until addressed. These were valuable qualities. Indeed, I am not sure that when the eventful Saturday morn- ing came, I could have managed to array myself without her aid. At my express wish the marriage was strictly private. There were no brides- maids and no best man. The curate of an adjacent parish can 6 over to assist in the ceremony, but if I remember rightly, he did nothing except ask the question, “Who giveth this woman to be married to this man ‘2” to which may father responded with all his own gravity, “I do,” and then pro- ceeded with the remainder of the service on his own account, entering into the spirit of of the thing, and not emitting a single word or even hurrying himself, although no doubt he was anxious for the moment of breakfast and champagne. It was over at last somehow, and some- how I found myself at the wedding break- fast and cutting the cake. Beyond this I have a very vague idea of anything that happened, but Ijust remember being dress- ed for my journey, and I remember the dress, which like everthiug else, had been furnished by the great Madame Elaine, who had received carte blanche from Sir Henry. It was a plain shepherd’s plaid silk. a long jacket of sable, trimmed with priceless sable-tail, and a tiny bonnet, which was awork of art. .“All your ladyship’s things,” Jackson announced, “have been properly packed. 1 have your ladyship’s hand-bag for_ your lndysliip's handkerchief, gloves, and other things, and this is your ladyship s dressing- I) la.“ Before I got into the carriage I had to submit to a farewell embrace and blessing from my father, but I paid no attention to it, and so his remarks were delivered to the bystanders , for whom no doubt they were intended, and who cheered them lustily, and altogether exhibited that cfi‘cte enthu- siasm so common on similar occasions. The cheering was kept up as we drove away. “ You may probably be too tired, my dear Miriam," said Sir Henry in his most courtly manner, to core for conversation. I confess myself that these early hours are uiiusunland bewildering.” I gratefully smiled a feeble smile of assent, and we (lid not exchange another word until we reached the stat-ion. it had been settled that we were to pass the honeymoon in Paris, breaking-the jour- ney in Lon-Ion at Craven House. By the time we reached this mansion, which was at one of the corners of St. James’ Square, I was thoroughly tired out, and but dimly remember the hall, blazing with lights ar- rayed with a wealth of hotshtuse flowers and gorgeous with serried ranks of domes- tics. Anyhow, it was a relief to have the day over, and an immense satisfaction to know that for once and for all I was absolutely rid of my father. That worthy man would, within a few hours, be reading himself in as Dean, and would, no doubt, for some time, trouble himself as little about me as I about him. On Monday morning there was at Victoria and air waiting for us after breakfast, and Sir ciiry suggested shopping. London shops were for myself, who had only seen the Cathedral Close on rare occasions, a new experience, and, I will confess a pleas- ziut one. We first stopped somewhere in Bend sent as pleasantly as I could, while Sir Henry in his most vivacious manner com- menced to discourse eloquently about the Golden Horn, and the subterranean reser- voir, and the bazaars, and the Sultan’s Court, until I almost imagined that I was once again pouring over my Lane’s “Ara- bian Nights.” One thing only was clear, that we had to start that evening for Paris, and so we at once made the best of our way back to St. James’ Square. It was my first sea voyage. and also my first departure from England, and we journeyed so luxuriously that I freely con- fess I enjoyed my self. There was a special saloon for the short run from Victoria to Dover, and instead of going by the steamer we had an Admiralty yacht waiting for us at the pier. At Calais, again, another saloon carriage had been reserved, and as the train rattled us along the change of air and the fatigue of the journey made me dreamily and and almost immediately the overture began. You must recollect that it was the first time I had ever heard any other music than that of our parish organ and parish choir, beyond a stray afternoon service in the acthedral at Exeter. CHAPTER VI. The-moment we had seated ourselves it made me angry and indignant to see that every glass in the house was being levelled point-blank at my own face, exactly as if several hundred photographers were at once endeavoring to focus me. I immediately drew back into the shadow of my own curtain. Sir Henry, apparently seeing nothing strange in what had happen- ed, leaned forward and looked on with a general appearance of critical interest. Of myself, I am glad to say he took no notice. Presently the overture concluded and the curtain rose. I was entranced. It was a new side of life to me entirely ; a perfectly new pleasare. I scarcely recollected where I was and with whom I was, and how I came there, or when or how the whole scene of eiichantment would end. I was roof and its humble table; recollect my quest in the morning to discover if per- chance a fresh egg had been laid. One of the dishes in front of me was a pyramid system becomes very tolerant of the drug ; several ounces of laudanum have been known to constitute the daily dose ; and a. woman in Cambridgeshire is reported, to of preserved fruit in cut glass, and it was have taken two darts per week. ornamented with stuffed humming birds De Quincey'e ally dose of laudfinum Was poised upon their wings. In the Cathedral Sqmewhal} more than three-quarters of a Close the price for a. stuffed humming bird, plnb- . The habitual consumer of large doses if you Wanted one for your bonnet, would of opium can generally be recognized by his range from half a guinea to double that appearance. His. body is thin andwa‘SWd. amount. Here were thelittle creatures stuck his countenance .is‘ yellow and. \vithered ; about at random, as carelessly as in my 011 he walks. With difficulty and‘With his back home it had been my habit to place great bent : his eyes are glassy anu deeply sunk- bunches of spring violets wherever my fancy 611. _ The appetite is lost, the mental and might; suggest, bodily powers are seriously impaired and After supper there was an adjournment to other signs of disorder are manifested. an immense salon, opening into a conserva- _____.______â€" tory rich as the South Sea Islands them- selves, with tree-ferns, and palms, and at TRADE STATISTICS- wealth of tropical orchids of ever variety of _â€" form and 001013 The Exports and Imports of lending Na- The company somehow melted 3-Way) and Hons-England noniiug inci- Own. I can only just recollect my last adieux. v . . The Princess kissed me, but adroitly avoid. Mf- . 9‘38“: tha wen'known Bm‘mh ed my own kiss in return. Prince qufi" statistician, has prepared a table of compari- ' ' son of the trade of England, Gormany, 3112:3253: 31:21:: gals: 320$: £23133? France, and the United States during the pleasantly drowsy. As we passed the fortifications Jackson made her appearance with coffee and pisto- utterly lost ; centred in the stage. Icould not tell whether minutes were passing, or hours; and I actually so far forgot myself as to mark the time with my little finger, and to allows. genuine smile of enjoyment every now and again to hang on my features. I know now, of course, that the very first rule in the best society is nil admirari. made, fairly roused me so that I can remem- ber distinctly the drive from the busy Gare du Nord through the empty streets to our quarters at the Hotel Bristol, and the im- mense fire of wood that was blazing and cracking on the tiled hearth. But I remem- formanceâ€"he must have been at least twenty years younger than Sir Henryâ€" assured me that he had watched my bus- band’s career for many years. “Nature,” he said, “ had intended him for a diplomat- ist, but, alas ! where was the diplomatist unless he had a wife, such as myself, fresh, charming, and with the supreme art of subjugating mankind ?" Iwas already beginning to get old and years 1890 to 1892, with the periods of 1885. and 1885, showing that the imports have increased in the following proportions: United States and Germany, each 33 per - cent. ; England, 13 per cent. ; and France 6 per cent. The exports have also increased, the' United States gaining 5.6 per cent. , Germany 5 per cent., England 10, and France 14 per cent. Looking at the statis- tics at all sides, Mr. Giern comes to the conclusion that there is no weakening of the her little beyond this, for the journey had quite worn me out and I was soon asleep. _That afternoon for the first time in my life, I saw Paris in the height of its season, and in its full glory. Sir Henry had to gotothe English Embas- syin the RueFaubourgSt. Honore, but Jack- son, amongst her other accomplishments, knew her Paris intimately, and under her escort I went shopping, and certainly, according to my own ideas, spent money recklessly. Why should I not do so? For the whole of my life hitherto, I had been compelled to consider every sixpence before I parted with it, and to carefully change. Now I could do as I pleased, and from my own point of view I am afraid that I plunged wildly. I remember buyinganum- ber of things which I did not want, and to the ultimate destination of which, Jackson, who suggested the purchases, and chattered voluable French to the assistants, had no doubt her own eyeâ€"things such as gloves, and lace, and a parasol or two, and other knicknacks. This was in reality shopping for Jackson, but I also did a little shopping on my own account,bringiug back with me some exquis- ite flowers,with fruitjand bonbonsâ€"crystal- lised violet blossoms I particularly remem- berâ€"and some books. English and French, daiiitly bound, and some photographs, and a rosary, the beads of which were guaran- teed to be cut out of the olives of Geth- semane, and possibly may have been, for all I know or even cared. You must un- derstand that I was becoming hardened and reckless. 1 had got the money. It was the price I had taken for myself with my eyes open, 1 and why should I not spend it? And so‘ when we reached the hotel on our return, the victoria was filled with packages which] gave Jackson no little trouble in their} superinteiidence and ultimate arrangement’ upon my table. i It was strange. Six weeks ago I could; have lingered over these many treasures for ' hours, examine them one by one; Now that I had got them, and the excitement of lets, and a cup of coffee, really xquy reckon y But you must remember, and make cor- responding allOWance for me, that I was entirely without worldly experience, and a new sense of life, bringing with it a new value to life, seemed to have broken in upon me. I sat and listened, and still listened, till the curtain fell. Our box was beset between the acts, but this gave me little trouble. The men who came apparently wanted to talk to Sir Henry. They were introduced to me, of course, and we interchanged a few phrases, wpfthy to be fathered upon Ollendorf him- se . “ Had I been long in Paris '2” “ No.” “Ah, poor Paris! Did we leave soon? Ah, desolated Paris ! Was not Paris the centre of the world’s smiles '2” I declare as I now look back, that it makes me weary to hear Englishmen chatter about Paris, of which they know little beyond the radius of Big- non’s. I would far sooner hear’ a New Englander talk about “Borstun,” and pro- nounce the dissyllable through his nose. Bor myself, when the time came for us to leave, I had only noticed one thing. In the box directly opposite our own, but separated from it by the whole width of the house, had been a lorgnette more or less persistently directed against myself. When you are one of a large crowd you can be quite aware that you are being look- ed at although your next neighbor is quite ignorant of the fact. Your next neighbor will be thinking of himself or herself. In the present case I was certain that this par- ticular pair of opera-glasses had marked .me down. I was a little annoyed by the fact,a little amused, and a little bewildered, all for reasons which can ‘be easily understood. My own single wish was to be no more con- spicuous than I could possibly help; andyet here I was,at the veryoutset of my married career, singled out for an attack, which the old hands in the house, and the writers for la petite presse, with their myriad eyes and their infinite hunger for rounding a paragraph that may possibly bring in three francs next morning for the dejeuuer,could i not possibly have foiled to observa. I‘he possessor of the opera-glasses was a cunning,or,at any rate,to feel so, and I knew right well that the astute Russian was laugh- ing heartin at my husband, and throwing compliments to myself with about as much real feeling as that with which you toss a piece of sugar-candy to a child. “ It has been, my dear Miriam,” said my , husband, as he solemnly stood upon the new 1"“35 Oiateame”. h f , m hearth-rug at our hotel after our return, _C°mm°“tm8” “P0”. t 9 _°reg°“y‘g i" e “ a most successful evening. Your own Tunes Says: The lmpi‘csafmsh "{3}" "lg tact and good sense have proved invaluable, the auPP°3ed mpld Smw‘ l 0 e '9???“ and I cannot help thinking that I have to- “8319 ‘3 wrong. Sofa? “9 W: 98-“ 868, “18 night gained information of the very high. Posmons 0f the leadmg 00“.“ $191382? ller ' Y est value which I shall transmit to-morrow FluCh the “me 33 they “fele 5h 0. ht 9W- to Downing Street by special messenger, and ing for the fact tliatcertain minor coun ritesi which will satisfy them that I fully deserve, llk°_ Japan, have develope “zcxpfctg‘ not only the confidence already reposed in buslne" “nergll- A5 the fGXPQllg 0 d: me, but even the management of negotia- Unwed Stat/es “I? largely ° “Emile? we “I tions more difficult and intricate than those PM Pmdhcei the Importance? 911' mph to which I must candidly own I feel myself ' lumen!“ 15.13“ 7mm“ W “3- l? ‘5 9' Blourlw more than equal.” of satisfaction that cliangedcopics s olw y I would have given the world at that mo- enough ‘0 SW8 “3 ‘31th tof 3 11P “We? V05 ment to have grinned in my husband’s face, to the altered condmoh 0 commerce- ifI should not have outraged all the proprie- "" "' "" “es by (“ing 30- The New German Uniform. He had learned, I was Confident, absolutc- The new German uniform, in which the ly nothing ; and so far as 1 had seen, Prince lspiked helmet is to ba replaced by the anoff could have handled him as a village Kep, or fatigue cap, makes the marching bay handles his peE’mpâ€"t’mat’ed u long kit of the German soldier thirteen pounds String 0f hempen complimean round him’ liuhter than it was, and, with the exception sent him buzzing away through the air into oflmly lighter than that carried by the the ring, and have left him there to rotate soldiers’ of my Continental power. The on his own axis until he fell from feebleness, at“,de c011“. for instance, is to be or until another top struck him with its- replaced by a m’med down one; the length iron FEg' and either Splintemd him into of the coat is to be curtailed, the calico fragments" or sent him lumbering “Way shirt is to be exchanged for one made of hopelessly outside the charmed circle into some knitted ‘exture, the upper parts of the dimml limbo 0f inflate!" the boots are to be made of lighter leather, You may judge reasonably your estimate and the nails employed in them are to be at Other People if you make allowance for manufactured of lighter metal. The knap- your own personal prejudice' But if. yo.“ sack and its contents will be considerably accept your owl} estimate of yourself’ u" ‘8 lightened. The weight of the polishing Bomewnat late m the day for you to set up materials and of the tinned food will be hold of GreatBritain in comparison with ' its chief competitors upon either the import or export trade of the world, but that our depot or emporium of trade shows signs of falling off owing to the increased (T0 “3 CONTINUED-l ively. The hinder cartridge pouch will disappear, and to compensate for its loss the two front ones will each contain forty-five instead of thirty cartridges, as hitherto, while an extra reserve supply of thirty per man will follow in the rear. Further, the present bayonet will be superseded by a new model weighing between 400 and 500 ._ *_..,__â€"â€"_ MANCHESTER CANAL Dale of Ilse Formal opening- Discontent over the Traffic. The Queen has fixed May 21 as the date for use of the Suez canal and the starting of” purchasing them was over, the mere sight, man of uncertain age, and he looked of them seemed to weary me, so I sat idly ‘ like an Englishman. Between twenty-eight iii a chair by the open window, in which and forty and Englishman alters very little. ormal opening of the Manchester ship canal. Great regret is felt at Manchester at‘ the announcement that the Queen will not visit grammes less, the belt, &c., will be made of narrower leather, the mountings of the helmets will be made of aluminium and SUN”- Whe” S” Hm"! h‘l‘de some 1n?!" Sirllenry presently found me ensconced and P‘erl‘“°5r “"‘l "‘0’" “INCH”! 1‘“ ex‘l“i5“° occupied with iiectarines, a fruit which I P“""- or “we” Porte'mmmlfiev 0f ml‘id-had never before tasted in my life, and? tortoise-shell. which as I discovered when! vhich 1 51m hold, as I held me“, to be a? I enmihe‘l “5 lmel'lm' “‘0” “refunl' 0“ irect roduct of the Garden of Eden itself. leaving the shop, had been filled by some Su- m”. seemed positive“. beamin magic with new bank-notes and mint-new . with hope. and me. and good 53mm. ans sovereignsâ€"somewhere about one hundredleveryming pleasant except youth Hist sndfilty pounds altogether, as I afterwards mgmty had Somehow vanished, and he was “cell‘llnefl- ‘ , i. as vivacious as a school-boy upon breaking- Thcn Mr Henry need me if I wouldfup (Iayn I Will" 89il’8 by “"‘l' 0f “‘9 F°Wi8h 03mm: 3 “I have secured a box at the Opera to- Between forty and fifty-five he begins to age. He cannot reconcile himself to the idea that he is not as young as he use to be, and he often Will persist in late revels and early mornings with young men who laugh at him, andainongst whom he too frequent- ly plays the part of Pantaloon. If I admire one men more than another, it. is the man, appreciably past middle age, who will frankly admit that his time is byer, and that his remaining enjoyment in life is too look on while other people are reduced in size, and the overcoats will not and waxing for him there a few minutes. Of course I said no: so we rattled down St. James’ Street, and then brought the Mall to the brick portals of that enormous pile. It was aglcrious day, and! certainly saw London for the first time at its best and brighter. The Park WAS beaming with hawthorn, and I could see through the railings tlze ornamental water alive with etery kind. of rate and beautiful waterfowl. l'r‘cscutlya squadron of Horse Guards ironed past, their cuirasses and heimeis “animal; in the sun, and ti.c:r sushi-unis rattling and jangiing. Tiic in teiminable night, my dear Miriam," he said, “and it ha py. is actually between those of the Austrian 3 he man at whom I was now looking did and the Italian Ambassadors, bpthinot seim dto info at that gnomeii‘thto merit of which will be occupied, so t at any 'in c sympat y. ere was your maid will have to do her best. a good deal about him to show that Rottihlatdanyei‘l'orts arclnceded onhgr p;rt,Ӥhe had taken IlIiis own parthin bmaul. he a- is in .is court y manner, w ere ..y pursuits. e retaine t e roar as with yourself, nature unadorned adorndlshouldcrs, the upright carriage, and the the most. The opera is Dinorah, in which clear, fearless eye that tell of a youth well competent critics hold that Meyl'erbecr is ; spent. IBIS! features, so {:r as I‘couiiq judge, at his best, and Paul at hers. am sure 3 were 0 car y cut, regu r am. an icieut y that it will please you, and after the per- g pleasing. The hardness about them may iorumuce we are to 'have supper at the. possibly have been due to his age. Beyond Russian liciibassy. \ou Wlll rind Princelthisl could conjecture nothing, and, in that city. As at present arranged she will proceed no nearer to Manchester than Barton, about three miles away, where her yacht will turn, and the Queen, joininga train which will be in waiting on the banks of the canal, will continue on her journey northward. There is a good deal of discontent in Man- chester at the slow development of traffic on the ship canal. It is pointed out that the fourteenth week recorded only 16 vessels outward and 13 inward. One correspondent suggests that, in many parts of the commer- cial world, its existence and capacities are not yet known, or, at all events, not fully appreciated. Therefore some of the most impatient spirits are in favor of abundant advertising and would have every Man- chester merchant who has business connec- tions abroad inclmie descri tive publications to all the houses with whic he has relations. h“... c.....+ Johann Stra uss, the musician, will mark his jubilee, which will be celebrated next October, by producing a new opera. in busmess "‘8 8' diplomatiu' reduced by 200 and 400 grammes respect- be so thickly padded as‘herctoforc. Blood as a Medicine. “Let me have three ounces of that bot t ed blood quick l" bids fair yet to become a not uncommon order in the corner drug store. According to a well-known physic- ian startling progress has been made in blood healing or hemstherapy. “. Blood is not only life,” he declares, "but lives itself independently. It is a highly. organized living tissue simply in the transition state. It can be made to live apart from the body indefinately in perfect condition and can then be returned into any tissue by any opening at any time, when itwill instantly resume its full creative activity. It cano even be swallOWed, when the patient,su€l'or, ing from draining of blood or hemorrhages can take no other drink. Death from blood starvation will one day beexoeedingly rare indeed, and these corked vital cor uscie- will be used not only for imminent y dan- gerous but for intractable lingerirq used a