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' SYNOPSIS 0F PRECEDING CBAP- aiderably excited. I'm:-Rex Lyon secretly marries the study. . Dniny Brooks. They are unrated For a single in»: by force 01 circumstance! on their Whitestone Hall a wedding day. Daisy thinks that Rex tective’s gray cycle has cut her on. He in true but be- as he silently gr liem that she in dead. Accordinc to hand. hi. mother”! dying wish he ounces “1 see we are al him]! to Plum flnrlhnrnt, the or. glancing hurl daughter by the first marriage of roomâ€""we three. the master o1 \Vhitcatone Hull. Kr. Suddenly Basil iiurlhurnt's necond wife. whom he of the young girl loved better than the first. died and view. her child is supposed to have died '30.," he answel with hot. Alter newntcen yenrs’ le- toward an inner I once. _hin flying housekeeper 3011;28:- the: study by a h so: that mi child did not die. but It: stolen. He sets out to find hot. thn was responsible for Dnisy's re- mcml. later Stanwick, her too], threatens to expose be: it she will lot marry him. She defies him. Daisy after many viscissimdcs dc- termines to visit her Uncle John.but tails ill and is cared for by Detective Tudor whom: aid is sought by Mr. "urlhurst in search {or his 111338308 daughu-r. Daisy sets out to stop the marriage cl her husband and lflnmzu by telling Mr. Hurlhurat that CHAPTER XXXVII.7-Ccntlnned. "You will not let myâ€"Rex know un- til I am far away," she cricd,f pita-c.113- U. as she put her marriage certifi- cate in Mr. Hurlhurst’s hand. "I am going to send for Re: to cunt:- hcre at once," he made answer. With a‘low, agonizcd moan, Daisy grasped his outstretched hand, scarce- ly knowing what she did. "Oh, please do not, Mr. Burlburst," Ibo sobbcd. “Rex must not see me; I wuld die it you sent to: him; I could not bear ilâ€"indecd I could not.” She was looking at him, all her heart in her eyes, and, as if he lined eyes The ligh‘ tell full upctn her fair. flushed tape, and the bonnet and veil she had worn had fallen back {tom the golden bead. A sudden mist seemed to come he- !on: his eyes, and he caught his hunt]: with a sharp gasp. be {clt magnetically the power of her glance, he turnul toward her, meet- ing the naturist gaze at the blue, up- "What did you say your name was before you were married?” he asked. in aluw. intense voice. ”I-Iâ€"did not quite understand.” “Daisy Brooks, your overseer! niece," she answered, simply. She wondered why he uttered such a dreary nigh as be muttered, hall aloud. haw loofah to catch at every “raw 0:! hope. Carefully he examined the cortili- ootc . It was too true. It certainâ€" ly certified Rexlord Lyon and Daisy Brooka were jo.-ncd together in the bonds 0! matrimony nearly a year before. And then he looked at the paper containing the notice of her tragic death, which Daisy had read and carefully saved. Surely no blame could be attached to Rex, in thr law of these proofs. He was sorry for the beautiful, haughty heiress, to whom this terri- ble news would be a great shock; he was sorry for Rex, he had grown so warmly attached to him 01 late, but he telt still more sorry for the {air child-bride, toward whom he felt such a yearning. sympathetic pity. The great hell in the tower slow- ly vealed the hour of eight, with a dull. heavy clung, and he nuddenly realized what was to be done must be dons at once. “I must send for both Rex and Plum," he said, laying his hands on the beautiful, bowed head; “but, i! it will comfort you to be unobserved during the interview, you shall have your “lab." He motioned her to. one o! the curtained recesses. fund placed Ii was a ha'rd ordeal '10: him! to go through, but there was no alter- Iatch. be: in an easy-chair. He saint she was trembling violent}; " He touched the bell with ashaking hand, thrusting the certificate and papct into his deck, _ "Summon my daughter Pluma to me at once," he laid to the servant, rwho unawcmd are summons. "and bid Mr. {Jon come to me here within half an our." "It you please, sir," said the man. "as I was coming to answer youn hell I not John Brooks. your overseer. in the hall below. A stranger was with him. who requested me to give you this without. delay." hail Hurlhurst' broke open the seal. There were but a (cw pencilcd words. which ran as follows; "Mr. Hurlhnrst,â€"“’ill you kindly grant me an immediate interview? 1 urban detain you but a few moments. “Yours, haggily, “Harvey Tudor, "0! Tudor, Peck . Co. Detectivu, Baltimore.” The man never forgot the cry that came from his master’s lips as he read those brief words. “ch. tell him to come an at once," he cried; “I will see him here.” He forgot the mssage he had sent for Plnma and Rex â€" forgot the shrinking. timid little figure in the - ~dowy drapery of the curtains - even the gaff h“!!! 9! the: Voices down hclom 8:13 ine strains of “Nam. 01 that the fatal marriage moment was drawing near. He was wondering if the detective'a visit brought him a gleam of hope. Surely he could have no other object in calling so hurriedly on tho night abovq all other nights‘ _A «it-cage: of wine always sat on inc lindy table. He turned toward it now with feverish impatience, ’00th out a full glass with his ner- V0.9 fingers. and drained it at a 7 1e draught. 1.. mt later the detective and “ Brooks. looking pale and con- llc saw the man had a letter: in his '19 RI; 1's wife. Heiress and Wife. M psi-“J. For a single instant the master of Whitestone Hall glam-ed into the de- tective’s gray eyes for one ray of hope, as he silently grasped his extended hand. "I see we are alone," said 111'. (Ind- or. glancing hurriedly around the roomâ€"“we three, Lmegn,” he added. "éiiudezi'l'y Ezléu' ilurmi'rst thought 0! the young girl. quite hidden from new. "but in this apartment we: shall cer- tainly be free from interruption. Your face reveals nothing," be con- tinued, in an agitated‘voice, "but I believe you have brought me news of my child; - ‘ ‘ 31‘- bh W 'i‘ho master of “'hitestone Ball mule no comments; still he wondered. why the dctcctiy‘e hqd used the words _‘_..LL .J -C-v ““v- ._ __ ‘n'onc 30an Surely; he thought, turning pale, his. long- lost child could not be dead. n’o .actual proof to support our sup- Wsntion; there is one part still cloudy." - _ , j vb Irv “'wâ€" Like one in a dream. Daisy heard the detective go carefully over the ground with 1333i! IIurlhurstâ€"all the incidents connected with tlw 1933 of his, child. Daisy listened out of sheer "wonder. she could not. tell why. “I'lhink we have the right claw," commued the aetecuvm "out we have v-vâ€"‘â€"J - There were a few lowâ€"murmured' words spoken to John Brooks. There was a moment c2 silence, broken by her uncle John’s voice. For sever- al moments he talked rapidly and earnestly, interrupted notw and then by an exclamation of surprise from the master 0! \Vhitestone Hall. livery word John Brooks uttered pierced Duisy's heart. like an arrow. She uttered a little, sharp cry, but no one hoard her. She fairly held her breath with intense interest. Then she heard the detective tell them the story 0i! Rex Lyon’s mar- riage with her. and he had come to \‘Jhitestone Hall to stop the ceremony about lobe performed. Basil Ilurlhurst scarcely heeded his words, He haul risen to his feet: with a great, glad cry, and pushr‘d aside the silken curtains that led to the study. As hr? did so he came face to face with Daisy Brooks, standing motionless. like a statue, before him. Then she fell, with a low, gasping :ry. senseless at Basil Hurlhurst's out. CHAPTER XXXVI“. Pluma Ilurlhurst racetVed her In- ther’s summons with no little sur- prise. “What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?” she soliloquiz- ed, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms. "'1 shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon’s wife. 1 shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain \vords,clam not at his back and call any longer. Come to him instantly, indeed! Ishall certainly do no such thing." she. mut- tcred. '7‘7’Dfiid you speak, mademoisclle?” askr‘d the maid. 'The turrét-bell hid pulled the hour at eight; ”he by] _yet_l_1alf_ an: _hour: “No." replied I’luma, glancing at tho little jgwelod watch that glit- tercd in it.) snow-white velvet case. She took it up with a caressing move- ment. “Haw foolish I was to work myself up into such a fury of excite- ment, when Rex sent for me to pre- sent c with the jewels!" she laugh- c.l,.~:oftly, laying downthc watch, and uking up an exquisito jeweled neck- lace. admired the purity and beauty of the soft, white, gleaming stones. She never could tell what impulse prompted her to clasp the shining gems around her white throat, even before she had removed her dressing robe. She loamd back dreamily in her cuuhioncd chair, watching the effect in the m‘rror oppositc._ 'Stoadfustly shé'gazed at the mon- drous loveliness of the picture she made, the dark, luqtgoqgneycs; glen}? '!Q~ tut, tug “a. -’ luv" vâ€"’ 'J vâ€"' câ€"â€"fi__. mg wi'h unwanted brilliancy, with unit jatty fringe‘ , Lhe rich, red lips, and glowing cheeks. - Q ',A A‘.‘ :Ihoee were the happiest moments proud. peerless Pluma Hurthurst was ever to knowâ€"4‘ fore the hour should wage the fruition of all her hopes would be summed." -vvvâ€"u ‘â€"vvâ€"'â€"v .. “ w'l‘nere are few such faces in the w.orld" she told herself triumphant- .‘ vv â€"-vvv VV'â€"' No feeling of remorse stole over her to imbitter the sweets 01 her trium- phant thoughts. ‘ she had lived in a world of her‘ own. planning and scheming, wasting her youth, her beauty, and her gen- ius, to accomplish the one great ulâ€" timatumâ€"winning Be} Lynn'; love; She took from 1181' 12035111 .1 may 93'. containing a few white, flaky crys- tals. “I shall not need this now,” she told herself. "I! Lester Stan- wick had intended to interfere he would have done so ere this; he has _left me to myself, realizing his 'threats were all in vain; yet I have been sore afraid. Rex will never know that I lied and schemed to win his love. or that I planned tha remov- al of Daisy Brooks. trorn‘ his path; 90 cleveriy; he will never know that l have deceived him. or the wretched were ushered mto story {of my perilous love. the shame 0.1 would have I quite unconsc into the pocloe have lived 31 have died a c “It is time :“l’ ”(LII' story {0‘ my folly and passionate, Perilous love. I could not have borne the shame and the exposure; there would have been but one escape"â€" quitc unconsciously aha slid the vial into the pocket of her silken; robeâ€"“I have lived acoward’s life; I should have died a ooward’s death." “It is time to commence arrang- ing your toilet, madcmoisslle,” said the maid, approaching her softly with the white glimmering satin robe, and tleecy veil over her arm. “My fin- gers are eft, but you have not one moment 0 Spare.” WPlunâ€"m iivfied her off with an im: pcripus gesturg. A- -n' . ,___‘_ ' “Not yet,” she said. "I suppose I might as well go down first as last to lace what in the world he wants with me; he should have come to me it he had wished to see me so very particularly;" and the dutiful daugh- ter, thrauzing the train of her dress carelessly over her arm. walked swift- ly through the brilliantly lighted corridor toward Basil Hurlhurst's study. She turned the kxlob and en- tered. The room was apparently de- --v -w- sertcd. “Not here!" she mutterqd. with surprise. “Well. my dear,oap- ricious father. I shall go straight back to my apartments. You shall '“V' "You insolent creature!” she cried. “I wonder at your boldness inf forcing your presence upon me. Did I not have you thrust from the house an hour ago, with the full understanding u-vvvv come "tofivmo- hereafter." As she turned to retrace her steps a hand was laid upon her shoulder, and a woman's voice whispered close (5 her ear: ’ "I was almost afraid I should miss yeaâ€"fate flis 13inch? H I --__- LL- -wt-v -uâ€"g â€"- Jvlzluma Hurth§$t recoiled from the touch, fairly holding her breath, speechless with fury and astonish- mat. vâ€"â€" “0', v--- I would not {see you, no matter who you were or what you wanted.” "I was not at the door an hour ago," replied the woman, coolly; "it must have boon some one lose. 1 have been hereâ€"to \Vhitestonc Hall-sev- eral times before, but‘ you have al- ways eluded ,me. You shall not do 5hr once in her life the haughty, willful hr‘imss was completely taken aback, and film sank mm the arm- chair so lately occupied by Basil Hurlhurst. @“xb-night. ' You 5mm listen to what ‘I have come to say t_o ygu,” “Not yet,” he whispered, ”we will wait until we know what this strange affair means. 1 shall request you both to remain perfectly quiet until by word or aizntil I advise yon! to act differently." And, breathless with interest, the three, divided only by the silken hang- ing curtains, awaited eagerly furth- er develupmcnts of the strange scene being enacxed before them. l’lum'i's eyes flashed like ebony fires, and unrestrained passion was written on every feature of her face, as the woman took her position di- rectly in front: of her with folded arms, and dark eyes gleaming quite as strangely as ‘her own. Pluma, through sheer astonishment at her peculiar, deliberate manner, was hushed into strange expectancy. For Home moments the woman gaz- ed mto her face, coollyâ€"dolilmratcly +herpycs fastening themselves on the diu'mcnd necklaac which clasped her throat, quivering with a thous- and gleaming ‘lightst "You are well cared for," she said, with a harsh, grating laugh, that vibrated strangely on the girl's car. “You have the good things of life, while I have only the hardships. I am a fool to endure it. 1 have come to you to-night to help Incâ€"and you must do it." “Put the key in that (1001: instantly. or I shall cry out for assistance. I have heard of insolenco of beggars», but certainly this is beyond all im- agination. How dare you force your obnoxious presence upon me? I will not listen to another word; you shall suffer for this outrage, woman! Open the door instantly, I say." She did not proceed any further in her breathless defiance of retort; the woman coolly interrupted her with that strange, grating laugh again, as she answered, authoritatively: “I shall not play at cross-purposes with you any longer, it is plainly ovi- dcnt there is little affection lost; be- tween us. You will do exactly a! I say, l’luma; you may spare yourself a great deal that. may be unpleasant -â€"if you will not only listen but quiet- ly obey me. Otherwise-" Pluma sprung wildly to her feet. "Obey you! obey you !" She would have screamed the words in her ungovcrnable rage, had not a look from this woman's eyes, who used her name with such ill-bred fa- miliarity. actuallyfrjghtencd her. U.--‘J‘ “ivâ€"wâ€"vd “Be sensible and listen to what I intend you shall bear, and, as I said and repeat, obey. You have made a slight mistake in defying me, young lady. I hoped and intended to be your friend and adviser; but since you have taken it into your headi to show, such an aversion to me, it. will be so much the worse for you, for I fully intend you shall act hereafter under my inâ€"st'ihétidhsi it has spoiled you: al- lowing you to hold the reins, in your own hands unchecked." v â€"' â€"wâ€"_fi ".Oh you horrible creature! I shall have you arrested, andâ€"â€"-" â€"Thc womzin interrupted her gasp- ing vindictive words again, more im- perigusjy than bcfpre. - “Husli! not another word; not tell any one a syllable has passed in this room." PRIZES FOR FATHERS. Steps are being taken to discourage depopulatian at Givet, atown in the Ardennes. Hereafter, in all town of- (ices. first fathers of more than three children, and next married men, will be preferred to bachelors. Prizes of twenty-five francs will be awarded yearly to those parents who have sent the largest number of children to school regularly. To B: Continued. As she you will of what Mfimw CHOICE RECIPES. Sausage Rollsâ€"These rolls may be eaten hot or cold. Have the fried sausage in links, hot. Keep them so while you mix up the following bis- cuit rule: One quart flour, with 2 largefiablegpoons baking pmvdg; sift: ed through, 1 teaspoon salt, and rich, creamy milk,enough to make a dough that will not stick. There must be at least 1-2 cup’ sweet cream m the mixture. Roll out very thin 00 the board. Take a large cocky cutter. or a large canister lid, and cut out. Roll or wrap up one hot sausage in each d' k of dough. Pinch thcends together a dlay side by side in a shallow baking panyand bake in a hot oven. Serve on a hot dish, pouring the gravy, if desired. over them when sent to the table. An Italian Dishâ€"Fry 1 onion in: hot tat. add a green pepper and about 1 1 qt. tomatoes sliced. Prepare an eggplant ’by cutting in thin slicesL and putting the two ingredients together with a dressing of bread crumbs and eggs, seasoned with salt and herbs. When the tomato is boiling, add the eggplant and cook gently until soft. Eggless Squash Pieâ€"In this time of scarcity of fresh eggs. it is! well to know that pies made from squash. are better. if anything, without them, for the reason that they can be well baked and not wfhey, as they are apt to do when eggs are used. Instead of an egg to a pie use a cracker rolled fine and stirred into the clear squash a little while before using. Negt, add a little cinnamon. some salt, 3-4 cup sugar and 3-4 pt milk ta 1 large cup of squash. It should be thicker than when an egg is used. Ham and Egg Pancakeâ€"To make enough pancake {or three or four per- sons, take 6 eggs and beat well, add 2 cups sweet milk. and 2 heaping tablespoons flour gradually stirred into it, also a. pinch of salt. Cut some nice fat ham into very thin slices, try separately and divide into small pieces about three inches square. Butter the frying pan well and spread a very thin coating of batter in pan, then put in three or four pieces of the ham and.cover with another very thin ccaing of batter, and brown very nicely on both .‘ides. Should be eaten while warm. Snappleâ€"Take a cheap piece of fresh pork and cook anti} tho meat falls from the bones. {Remove the bones, break the meat into small pieces and return to the fire. When boiling, thicken with corn meal, as for fried hasty pudding. and season, with salt, pepper and eggs, about as for sausage. 'v'hon thoroughly cook- ed, turn intoapan and when cold out in slices and brown in a frying pan. If the meat is very (at. remove some before thickening. Baked Quince Sauceâ€"An excellent way of preserving quincea is to pare and slice them. Then sprinkle. first a layer of quince, in a large earthen dish, then one of sugar, and so on until the dish is full. Then turn over the whole hot water enough to keep it from burning and to make a sauce. Cover tight with a plate or flat tin and let it bake and simmer in the oven several hours until the quince is cooked soft. Clhen seal tightly in fruit cans while hot. Spider Cakeâ€"This is an old-fashion- ed way of making bread. and it you never have tried it, you will be pleas- ed with its simplicity. Mix the dough as you would for cream tartar bis- cuits: A pint of flour, 2 medium teaspoons baking powder, 1-2 teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon sugar, and 2 tea- spoons shortening. Inatead of bak- ing powder our g‘randmothe'gs used soda and cream tartar. Heat a spider or griddle, grease it and pour in the mixture. When a crust forms turn it and continue to do so until the bread is browned upon' both sides and thoroughly cooked. This canbe made upon the top of the stove very quickly, and is a nice way to have hot bread in summer without the trouble of heating the oven. Break. instead of cutting it. You will find this equal, if not superior, to biscuits baked in the oven, and with ball the trouble. Cold Water Gingerbreadâ€"This re- ceipt is one ofasenator’s wife's. The first time eating any. I thought it the most delicious gingerbread made, and still think so. She served.“ hot for dinner. It is quickly put to- gether and baked. Use 1 cup mo- lasses. 2 tablespoons lard, sausage fat is best, 1 teaspoonful soda, gin- ger and cinnamon. Stir these smoothly together. Add 1 cup cold water. Bcups flour and bake in a long pan or two Washington pie plates. Holders are always in demand. One can hardly have too many of these useful little friends. Why not uti- lize the leisure of a rainy day by “taking Time by the torelock.” and getting a number of them ready and in their places! _ HANDY HINTS. Anyone who has had to tame some- thing out of the oven in! a hurry, and found no holder handy. will appreciate these tew suggestions: Make some of several thickncoSeo of common white cloth end cover with any pretty wash goods. .Five inches Square is a good size. Sew a piece or! tape to each" ono.cnd when you get out a flesh kitchen apron fasten one of these to‘ the bend. at the right aide, by means of aemall safety pin. The cool: will (ind these a great convenience. They can be washed when coiled. For ironing, holders made of bed ticking are good, as that. is so thick it keeps the heat from the hand. Some prefer acircnlar holder for iron- («91-5. even?! OUSEHOLU For ironing sleeves, a sleeve board, such as may be bought at: almost any department More tor twenty-five or thirtyffive ocnts, saves much_vexation both kinds on hand. A holder covered with bright worst- ed material, and with a loop of braid or ribbon to hang it up by, lhould be near eyery fireplace 0:: stow. Juibii‘if; Hidwbrevents the crane which is always visible when the sleeve is merely {aide}! and ironed, ing, _I_t is we}! t9 have several d It is a good idea to ham two paste- boord boxes. shoe boxes are a very good size. for strings. Save all the strings that come into the house. Put the common string in one box, lhe pretty colored string in the other. Then. when you wish to do! up a pres- ent or wish your package to: be dain- ty. you will nothave to hunt for the color you wish. This is especially a convenience at the holidayacapon.__ Two good-sized bags. made of cali- oo, are nice for paper. In one keep. all the common wrapping paper. in the other put. the tissue paper. and any pretty wrapping paper that comes to you. This will be a treas- ure-mine when you are doing up Christmas gifts. The tissue paper should be ironed and folded before putting it into the bag. A PAPER \VEDDIN G. The paper wedding, the first an- niversary of a wedding day. is oc- oasionally observed among a group of 30008 folks. who turn it into a merry making. They come adorned with grotesque paper caps extracted from. motto crackers and sometimes in en- tire costumes evolved from gorgeous crepe paper. The paper wedding of- fers an excellent chance for a mas- querade party, when paper of all sorts may be utilized, from pert pret- ty Yum-Yum with a Japanese para- sol to a frolicsome youth represent- ing the yellow kid in an impromptu suit made from yellow journals. There is the greatest latitude when it comes to gifts. The offering may be a dainty box of stationery or a book' in the most artistic of bindings. For table decorations paper can he used lavishly. with paper table nap- kins. and even one of those beauti- ful table cloths in paper which can be found in Japanese stores. Globes for gas and electricity. or lamps, can revel for that one night in; wonderful paper shades, and where an artistic haste would demand flowers and wreathinga of smile: or the delicate asparagus vines, it yields to the harmony of things and substitute: paper blossoms as true to nature as they can be found, with J apauesn lan- term! and lengths of paper ribbon for draping. If the decorator has taste, ahouse can be made really charming with paper decorations. it they are kept in delicate colors which harmonize. At the paper wedding. as in all other celebrations, the bride ought to wcar her wedding gown, and after the pass- ing at only twelve months. it. is pos- sible for her to be surrounded! by her bridesmaids in their year-old frocks. l’rotessor langley Makes a Very Important Scientific lust-every. The discovery by Professor S. P Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, at Washington, of 700 lines in the invisible spectrum of the sun. is likely to be of inestimable value in forecasting the weather. He came upon them quite unexpectedly while investigating some phenomena on the Summit of Mt. Whitney. He has since mapped out 700 lines in the new spoon-um and has stated that with this as a basis we are! coming to a knowledge which has hitherto been hidden from us at the way in which the sun maintains every form of life upon the earth. Charts down at( the Smithsonian Institution indicated dis- tinctly the spectrum’s progressive changes through spring. summer, autumn, and winter and Prof. Langley. beliend it not impossible that pre- dictions would yet be made as to fu- turc changes in the character of com- ing seasons. and their effects upon the crops somewhat similar to those now made from day to day by' the Weather I Bureau, but infinitely more far-reach- Mr. Langley is one of the most widely known of the astronomers and physicists of the world. He began his career in science as an assistant in the Harvard observatory, but soon afterward became professor of mathe- matics in the United States Naval Academy. He left that chair to ac- cept the directorship of the Allegh- eny Observatory. and while fillmg that post wrote most of his well- known works on astronomical sub- jects. In January, 1887, he was ap- pointed assistant secretary of the Smithsonian. and in November of that year full secretary. Mr. Langley has devoted himself to many scientific in- vestigations other than those of as- troâ€"physics. His most favored ls- bors have been in his experiments with the flying machine. in which he has succeeded in building an aemplane which gives a very Eediâ€"tatilé‘ie; tormance. HE TARRIED NOT. He wan a dilapidated specimn of a dusty tramp, and as he rapped; at the door of the farmhouse he looked. hun- gry enough ’to eat not! a dozen din- ners. Who are you, and what do you want? asked the prim uld lady who opgped the‘ doct. _ Madam. he replied pompously. you see before you an exiled King at Hun- gary. I was hunting in yonder tor- eet. and in some way became eeper- ated from my retainers. and also from my purse and gun. I am toot- sore, weary, and so hungry that I lain iwould bide with you awhile to refresh my inncr_and_ ou_ter man. We' vo nothing in the house fit for a king to eat. she replied; but tarry, I prithce. whilst I unchain my dog Tic er. He will escort your Majesty with all due ceremony to the gate, and penchqnce-tâ€" FORECASTING THE WEATHER. Bu't the king had fled. ’.- THE PROFESSOR. low. Notes by am: In. Old England-- Occcrrcnm that Will been“ Ion o! TI LAND OF THE ROSE. WHAT IS GOING OR IN THE HEART OF THE EIPIBE- Over titty peers and thirty baronets have been engaged on active service in South Africa. There has not been 3 single dcttb in the parish of Essinzton. Yorh. (or the last two years. For the first time in its history the Church Missionary Society has pau- ed the £400,000 point in its annual receiptx. n'ajor-Generai Hector Maedonald. c. B.. has. been offered the hon. colonelcy of the Liverpool Scottish Rifle Vol- unteere. Lord James. of Hereford. in said to lye the ‘only man _liy_ing,_ wlgo in: re; fused the {seals of the'Lord Chancel- lardship, the highest honour tor a Bri- tish lawyer. In 10 there were in all the world less than titty shipbuilding yards. To- day there are more than 700 ship- building yards, turning out a. total of 1,000 vessels yearly. {Lancashire in on the eve of losing part of its textile machinery indiu- try. Belgium in beginning the manu- taotnro of spindles and (lyern. of which hitherto Lancashire- has had almost a monopoly. Sir John T. Brunncr, M.P., baa do- cided to provide spectacles for scholars who are affected with squint. The offer applies to elementary schools in the Northwich parliamentary divi- sion of Cheshire. The music of the organ at Llangoi- len church was so eccentric that the instrument was examined. and a cat was found inside. The animal was with difficulty removed, and it has since made frantic efforts to return. Although all the old British battlo-' ships had elaborately carved figure- heada on their bows modern ye.- sela are not allowed any such sort of decoration by virtue of an order of the Admiralty issued some years ago. It is a curious fact that the greater portion of famous generals were, and are. men below the average height. Napoleon and Wellington were small men. Roberts is much below the aver- age size. French is said to be five feet six inches in height. il‘he remains of the late General Sir Samuel James Browne, V. C, were cremated at Waking. The aervicc at \Voking was attended by, among others, Sir Dighton Probyn, repre- senting the King and Earl Roberts, with whom the deceased served in India. The sum of £35,000 required to de- fray the expenses of Queen Victoria’- obsoquiea is. says the St. James' Gazette, £5,000 less than the coat of Nolloa's funeral. 82x monthl after Nel- son another great figure was laid low; Pitt was buried at a cost 0! £40,000. 'Sir Robert Bell has been telling a youthful audience that every hund- red years the sun loses five miles of its diameter. To tllay anxiety, how- ever. he mentioned that the diameter of the Sun is 860,000 miles. and that 40,000 years hence the diameter would still be 858.000 miles. It is mid that the beer-poisoning scare has had the effect of diminishing t1_m_con_sugnp' ion of beer :Lq Londpn by at least two per cent. Most of the licensed victuallers are now displaying placards guaranteeing the freedom of their liquors from arsenic and all de- leterious substances. The Baroness-Burdett-Coutts, who il now 86, was once described by the King an “the most wonderful woman in the world except my mother,” and assur- edly she deserves the description. She I: still actively philanthropic. and works very hard. keeping two accre- tariea busy all the time. Under the Postal Union each coun- try keeps all its own postal receipts, and by this arrangement Britain hen- receives postage on {our letters and receive on'v four. The British Govern- ment receives postage on five letter- and delivers only four. The foreigner receives postage on (our letter: and delivers five. (the alarming treqneacfo' detalce- tions by solicith having charge of trust funds has directed the atten- tion of the legal profession to the matter, as one intimately affecting the honour of the whole body. and which is calculated to prejudice the interest of professional men general- ly with their clients. Frogmore House is one of the royal residences. [t was the home of the Duchess of Kent. Queen Victoria’s mother. and was later occupied by Prince and Princess Christian. It is only t very short distance from Wind- sor Castle. In the grounds of Frog- mare. on the left side of the Long Walk, is the splendid mausoleum. which can be seen from the Castle itself. The building is in the shape of a cross, built of the richest. most costly materialsâ€"the rarest marbles and bronze: and inlay work. It was ”98!!!! soon after the Prince Con- sort died, and was consecrated in 1862. ' [THE POPE’S RECORD. Leo XIII. was ninety-one quite re- mul. and is believed. therefore. to have surpassed all records of Roman Pontiffs since St. Peter. A: a matter of fact. he he: in all probability beat- en all records whatsoever of the Papal Chair. for the Abbe Maistre has Ihown that St. Peter could not have hbeen more than Beventyofivc, and was meet likely only seventy-two, when he was martyred. The records which give 8t. Agatha: 107 yarn. Gregory IX. nine- ty-nine. and Celentin Ill. ninetyotwo are elmoet certainly sperioue. IIWS 8' IA". FBOI SCOTLAND’I BANKS AND BRAES. LAND OF ‘ THE HEATHER. hm..- I'Iu Wall Interest ”In.“ Ion In lilo Country-Inn In. tho llghlnnda nu lowlands. At Enrich School Board recently. Mr. George E. Smith. A. B. C. 0.,or- ganiat at St. Cuthbert'o Episcopal Church. wu appointed music master at Teviot Grove Academy in succes- sion to Dr. urinal. resigned. Mr. W. L. Lamont, Dundee. “tom tor the past year been an owner 0! Customs of the first clm on thq Gold Coast, has been promoted to be Dio- trict Inspecting Supervisor at a gal- ary of between £500 and £600. br. Tulloch, at max-wen parishGlno- 80W. has decided to resign, and th PNSbS’Wy has accepted his resin.“- 310n. and made arrangements [or mn- mg the vacant charge. The {madam of the city of Aberdeen has been oonferrad upon Mr. C. “2 Mitchell. 0! Jesmond Towers. Now:- cutle-on-Tyne. in recognition of hi! munitioent contributions 10 ‘3’ university. ' Mr. James: S. “K Irvin. ILA" 0" South Ronaidshay. is (int in church history. (int in theology. second in Hebmw, third in Chr’utim evidencu. and third in elocution at Abordeen University. The action by C. C. Macdonnld, jew- eller. Glasgow, and Birmingham. 1183th the "Glasgow Evening Citi- zen." for £1,000 damage; in connec- tion with the Hector Miacdonald sword, has been settled by a payment to the dctcnder of £100. The mercury tor Scouud has ap- pointed Major Robert Inc“: Forbes, late at tho Humpnhlre Regiment. to be Deputy-Governor of Darlinnie Gen- eral Prison. Glasgow. in room of In: jot 'Williaxn Stewart, promoted. Ex-Provont Garvie one o! the best known and respected residents at Dumbnrton. died at his residence a: Kirktonhill recently. Ex-Provoat Gar- vie had an excellent record of muni- cipal work. After serving as acoun- cillor be occupied the poet of honor- ary treesuner of the burgh. and from that seat: we. elected to the head civic chair. Ex-Councilior Robert Paterson. who contested the College Division. Glas- gow.“ the last election in the Lib". a1 mtomt, has been promoted with an illuminated address. whilst Mm. Paterson wus prosonted with a num- ber of books by Liberals of the divi- uion. Th0 Pontmaster-Gcnernl hag inform‘ ed Mr. John Dewar. M.P., that the application of the inhabitant: of UK: (or improved postal facilities is the subject of careful enquiry. nnd that he will ho glad to grant the desired improvement should it be found prac- ticable to do so. A deputation mproscnting we in- habitat? of the Island of Sanday met recently in Kcttcltoft Hotel and pre- ssnted Dr. Cameron with an illumin- ated address, and Mrs. Cameron Mill a purse of sovereignsmn tho owns-ion of their departure for. Eakdalemuir. Dumfriea-shim. Sheriff Lyell has given judgment in an notion by John Donald. 45 Storie street, Paisley, against Waiter Knox, coal merchant, 58 Storie street, in which pursuvr claimed damagt‘s {or being bitten by defendant's horse. The sheriff docex‘nod for £2 damagos. with £8143. 4d. of expenses. . The death took place recently at \Voodsidc, K0150, of Dr. Francis Doug- las. ll‘cousvd. “ho was over SOyvarl of 339. came of a prominent Kelao family. His father. Dr. Jas. Duuglau, was a well-known practitioner, and three of his: sons followed the 3am. Ir. Borneo R. Hensfield. the Bad- ioal member {or Sodding. England. who preached three time: in bi- con- stituency on e recent Sunday. is not the only member of the present Bri- till) House Of Common, who has 00- cupied the putpit. Mr. George Har- WOO‘. ILA» the Liberal member 0: ‘ o profusion. A monument hzu just been erected in the chapel yard burying ground, Inverness. to the memory of Mrs. Mary Macpherson. the well-known Skye poeteaa. The monument was or- demd at the expenae oi the late. Dr. Charles Fraser-Mackintosh. 01â€"1113. {or Inverness-shire. Mr. Thomas Hislop. retired paro- chial achoolmaster and registrar. died recently at the school bongo, Bro:- burn. after a few weeks' illness. Mr. Hislop. who was 99 years of ." ‘. w“ nnative 0d Dumfriesslrirv, m i came to Uphall parish a: parochiai school- master in 18“. Ho retired on a pen- sion in 187 Them died reconHy at Laidae, Ault- hen. Boss-chine, Isabella Mchnr, wid. our of John Mclvcr, who pro-deceased her by 18 years. She was! probabiy the oldest subject ofKin: Edward. hav- ing uttnined the remarkable ago at 108. Though confined to her hvd for, the last few years. she rcta'mvzt all her faculties to the end. A well-known figure in Edinburgh melety has pasted away in lhq person (I Mt. Jame. Kirkwood. managing di- rector ofMessrs. R.R. Clark, Lim- ited, printers, Brandon street. From his early years he was the right- w. LW. “a“ Univ v- - â€" _ as (or the Church Bzform Union. w three year: curate of St. Ann‘s Church Manchester; whilst Mr. Cumming Kaodonn was the holder of three or dnyl (one by. one of (our living: in _ which was the rectorlhtp of Cherub Chaim. m Fatherâ€"Who's fault in It that m are not nearer the held 0! tha clad Booâ€"It's the fault at tho other (3|. lm! Fatherâ€"How in that! Sen- 'Caw they're smarter '. I he. urns wno PREACE.