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STORIES FROM THEJHABY OP A DOCTOR. LITTLE SIR NOEL. ' You will do mure than that, you will interfered. Bayard ii a slightly built go to Hartmoor yes, I am' lure you will. I '"<". and no one would give him credit Don't call thi. mission outside your pro- ! '' lle | h . mtticul " "' *****? placed I urn m the tailoring establish- Tine*. \oo are a dootor. Your object in m()n i wn ,n he came, declaring him unfit to If* I* to relieve illness lo BOO 'he and j join ths Raogs for quarrying and for outsids itigate distress. I am ill, mentally, and work - Well wni>n *hs souffle occurred, 1 about which I am telling you.Sixty sprang upon th* madman, and, in short, at personal risk, saved Simkio's life. The infuriated convict, however, did not 1st Bayard otf Scot-fee* ; be gave him luch a violent blow lathe rib* that one was broken it slightly pierced the lung, and, in short, h* bad to " Thuai you ; thank you. 1 know that go to the hospital, where he remained for you will mak* tbe thing possible." nearly a fortnight. At tb* end of that lime "I oan at least visit the Governor, he waa apparently well agaio.and w* hoped r, . ~ . that no ill-tOiiseiiuencee would arise from Captain St.ndiah , bat remember, even if j m , n . roio ^SS* After a coueult.tion I do this, I may fail utterly in my object, with Bruce, I took him from the tailoring I must not write to you on the subject and gave him bank-keeping and the lightest juit rest assured that I will do my utmost "'' m '' il j'"l'-'" employment the place . ! can atloru. He Has a perfect genius for ! wood-carving, and ouly tnis morning was She gave m* her hand, turned aside her employed in my house, directing some head to kid* her Icara.aad hurried from th' carpenter* in putting together a very foom. I thought a good deal about her sad ""' ">''" He is. I consider, an exceptional man in every way. tory, and although I was doubtful ot being ! .. ul what aboat theM .pe iJ seizures?" able to communicate her message to ' I aiked. 1 am coming to them. Ah, here is this ii the only medicine whuh oan allevi- ate my sufferings." " If possible, I will accede tu your re- quest," 1 laid. " I'm afraid I cannot peak more certainly at present." Bayard, I revolved to vnit Harlmoor, and trust to Providence to give me the oppor- to oily I sought Bruce. Bruce will put tbe fact* before yon from a melical poiut of view. Bruoe, let ma introduce my friend, Dr. Halifax. We Some anxious cases, however, kept me have just been talking about your patient, ,n loan for nearly ten days, and it was not i Number rtuty. What do you say to con- ntil a certain Saturday less than a week ult ' IUI ''" * bout nirl *' before tbe day appointed for tbe wedding { ih ", b #** T*"** 1 Br< "* " 1 think I understood you to say, that I was able to leave London. I went standish, that Bayard u ill now t" I to Plymouth by ths night mail, and arrived ; asked. at the great, gloomy-looking prison about eleveu o'clock on the following morning. I received a warm welcome from the Dover- nor and bis charming wife. He had break- fast ready for me on my arrival, and when " That is ao. Pray dee H be the case, Bruce. " " Your visit is most opportune," said Dr. Hruce. " Sixty had a bad attack this morning, lie was employed m this very bouse directing some carpenters, when he the meal was over told me that he would f.ij , , uia , unconsciousness to ths take me round the prison, show ms the I noor . jj, wal move j ,, ouoe ,, , ruon) gangs of men at their ar.oua works of | adjoining the worksh op-he is there now ." alone-quarrying, turf cutting, trenching, etc., and, in abort, give me all information prieonere which lay in hi* about the power. He wa* aa good ai hie word, and took me " \Vriat are hie general ivmpiome !" I asked. " I omplete insensibility in short, cata- lepsy in its worsi lorm. His attacks be- -, gan alter the slight inflsmmation of ths nrst through the prison, and afterwards to | ungt whlch f n owe d h injury, Captain see the gang of men at work. I was much Sundish has probably told you about interested in all i saw, but had not yet an I that." opportunity of saying a special word about ' Bayard. After dinner trial evening Captain MS.IJ iish suddenly aeied me the object ot my visit. "Well,* h* said, "hai your day aatiafisd you ?" "I have ueeu much interested," I replied. I have," said Standish. "He may have received a greater shock than we had any idea of at th* time ot the accident," continued Dr. brute, "otherwise, 1 can't in tbe least account for th* fact of catalepsy following an injury to th* lungs. The man was in perfect health before this lllneee, ainoe then he has had attacks of catalepsy once and sometimes twice in one week. As a rsls, h* recovei " Yes, yes, but you must have had soms special object in taking line journey a busy man like you will nol ome so far / .._. . .*, uw wv**i* i-uu<-|ouinov from town, particular.y at this time of the ,fvsr a few hoursi bat to-day his iusensi- year, without a motive-even granted," he biluv ,. more marked than usual." ""' ' "You don't think it by any possibility a M of malingering T" I inquired. "On* added, with a friends." I looked fixedly at him for a moment, then J spoke. " I have come here for a special object,' I laid. . does hear of such things in connection with prisoners. The prisoner doctor shook his head. " No," he said, "the malady is all to* An. 1 thought as much. Do yoa feel . r ..i. 1 have leeted Ue man in every me inedu, confide In me? possiblsw.y. I hav* used th. electric 'I certainly must confide in you, jl Uf.ry. and have even run needles into have com. to Hartmoor to see a man of the | ,,. Jn ihoni j , m p..^ lh . r . u Bo ure. At the present moment he like death ; but oome.you shall judgs for yourself." i 1*1111, 111 B)|| nams ot Bayard Kdward Kayard ; he was imposiure. enteucsd to live years' penal ssrvituds j | uo ks like d about a year ago -I was present at the ' trial I hav* brought him a message I want, if poeeible, to deliver it," While 1 was speaking, Captain Standiih'i face wore an extraordinary expression. As L>r. Bruce spoke, he led ths way to the door ; Captain .Standish and I accoa- panied him. We walked down ' . p"g*. DUred a l.r*. work.hop *"" *** T repeated. nl ,, h gu . rdeii Wlodowi> \,,j pMM / a stone with "Yss. "And you have brought him a menage rbicn you think you can doliver?" " Yea. Is that an impossibility t" Mfsai it is." mail room beyond. The one window in this room wai aluo high, and protected with thick bars. On a trundls bed in the centre lay the prisoner. r <>r moment I scarcely recognised 'he When I had last seen Bayard.he had He remained silent tor a minute, think Ing deeply then he spoke. I been in ordinary gentleman 1 ! drees ;'kswai "(Jus of the strictest of prison rulei is, ' now in the hideoui garb of the prison- that prisoner! are not allowrd to be point- his hair w.s cut within a quarter ofan inch ad out to visitors for identification. It ii of his head his face was thin and woru.it true th^t at elated limes the convicts area)- looked old, years older li.an the face I had lowed to see their own relatione or intimate ' last sern above the dock ol the Old Bailey. frteo Is, always, o' course, in the presence : There were deep hollows, as if of intense of a warder. Bayard has not had anyone ' men'.al entering, under the eyea the lips were firmly inut, ami resembled a straight line. The bulldog obstinacy of the obm, which 1 had noticed in the court ol the Old Bailey, was now more discernible than ever. "If ever a man ouuld valioeer, this man ." I muttereii to myself ; "ho haa both you per- to see him since hie arrival. Are eonally a.quainled with him t" "1 never spoke to him in my life." "Then how can yeu expect ?" I broke lu abruptly. "The nieeeage 1 am charged with u In a certain sense one of life or death," 1 said ; "it selects tb reason, perhaps the life, of an innocent person. Is there no possibility of your rule being stretched in my favour T "None whatever in the ordinary enie, but what do you lay" here Oaptam Slandish sprang to his feet "what do you say to seeing Bayard In your capacity u phymcian !" "What do you mean T* "Mmply tins. 1 should lie glad if yon would see him in consultation with onr prison doctor. 1 know (truce w >uld be thankful to have your viewi of his uase. ' "Then be la ill t" I said. "YM.be is ill at the present moment the prisoner whom you have uome to see is in a staleofcomi>lelcaulepsy etay.l will semi for Bruce u<l ask him In ull you about him." Caplain Mtaudish rutr ana rang the bell. When the servant appeared he asked him to take a message to Dr. liruce, begging him to call at ths Governor'! house im- mediately . " U lule we were waiting for Bruce," laid Staniiiah, " I will tell you one or two things about Haynanl. liy the way, we Mil him Number Miy here. He came to a from Pentooville with a good character, which he lias certainly maintained during the few mouths of his resideboe at Hart- moor. He u an intelligent man, and a glance is sufficient to snow the olaas of society from which be lias apruog. You know we have a system of mar'ts in-io and prisoner! are able to shorten their sentences by the number of marks they ean earn for vood conduct. Bayard has had hn full complement from the first be haa obeyed all the rules, and been perfectly civil and ready to oblige. " It so happened that three months ago a otrcumitance occurred which placed the prisoner In a! comfortable a poaitlon ai oan lie accorded tn any canviot. One morning there wai a row in one of the yirds a couviot attacked a warder in a most unmerciful manner he would have killed bin il 8ixt> bad not the necessary courage and oiwtinaoy. But what oould be hie motive *" I bent down and carefully examined the patient. He waa lying lUt on his back. Hie skin was cold thsrs waa not a vestige of colour about the face or lipa. Takmgthe wrist between my fingers and thumb,! felt for the pulse, which was very slow and barely perceptible the man's whole frame felt like ice there was a sligbt rigidity about the limbs. "This is a queer caae," 1 said, aloud. "It is real,'' interrupted Bruoe; "the man is absolutely unconscious." When he spoke, 1 suddenly lifted one of the patient's eyelids, and looked into the T" the pupil was contracted the aye wae gUted and apparently unconscious. I looked fhedly into it for the apace of sev- eral rooQds not hy ths faintnst flicker did it i, w the lea*) t approach to sensibi- lity. 1 pressed my finger on the oorneael there was not a flinch. I droppeil thid again. After sn-ne further careful examina- tion, I stood up. "This catalepey oarlainly seems real," I aid" the man is, to all appearance, I am sorry, as absolutely unconscious. , I hoped to have- persuaded you, Captain Stan.liert, to allow me to have an interview with him. I came to Hartmoor to-day for thateipreae purpose. I have rxten intrusted with a miasags of grave iinportanoe from someone he use 1 to know well in the outer world I should have liked to have given him the message but in his pr*eent state this is, of eourse, impossible." What treatment do yon propose?" asked Bruoe, who showed some Impatience at my carefully worded epeecn, " I will talk to you about that outside," I answered I wai watching the patient int.-nily ail the time I was speaking. Standish and Kruoe turned to leave the room, and I went with them. W hen I lanced snd, fane reached the door, however, I glance denly back at the sick man. \Va* u lancy- or had be looked at me for a brief second T I n> riainly detected the faintest quiver about th* eyelids. Instantly tbs truth flashed through my brain Bayard was a malingerer. He bad feigned catalepsy so cleverly that he had even imposed upon the far-eevii.g prison doctor. He would have imposed upon me, but for that lightomgqu. v- er of the deathlike face. I had spoken on purpoee snout that message from the out- 'ide world. Mine was truly an arrow shot at a venture, hut the arrow had gone home. Wheu I left the room, 1 knew the imn's secret. I reiolved. however, not to reveal it. Brace consulted m* over the case. I gave some brief suggestions, and advised the prwon doctor not to leave the man alone, but to see that a warder sat up with him during the night. Siandiah and I then returned to the drawing room. We spent a pleasant evening together, and it waa past ons o'oiouk when we both retired to rest. As we were going to our rooms, a sadden idea flashed through my mind. " Haviyou any objection," I aaid, torn- ing suddenly to Standish, " to my seeiug Number Suty again?' , "Of course net, Halifax; it is good of yon to be ao interested lu the poor chap. [ will ask Kruoe to take you te bis room to- morrow morning;." " i want to aee him now," 1 said. "Now?" " Yes, now, if you will allow me " "Certainly, if you really wish it I don't suppose there is tbe least changi, however, and ths man is receiving evaiy cars a warmer is sitting up with him." " I should like to aee him now," I re- peated. " All riijht," answered Standiih. \\"e turned and went downsUirs ; we entered the oolel itone paesage, passed through ths workshop, and paused at the door 01 the little room where the siek man was lying. Standish opened the door, holding candle in his hand ae he did so. We both looked towards the bed ; for a momenl we could see nothing, for the candle threw a deep ahadow, then ths con- clition of things berame clear. ThewaHer, who had charge of Bayard, lay in an uncon- scious heap on the floor the prisoner himself had vanished. Good Ood I The man was malingering after all, and lias escaped," cried the Governor. 1 bent down over ths warder; he had been deprived of his outer garments, and lay in his shirt on the floor. 1 turned him on bis back, examined his head, and asked Standish to fetob some brandy : a moment or two later the man revived. Be opened bis) eyee and looked at me in a daxed way. "Where am I ?" he said. "What.m tb* name ( wonder, haa happened ? "h, now 1 remember that scoundrel let me get op, there is net a moment to lose." "Yon most notetir for a minute or two," I eaid. "Voa have had a bad blow, and must lis still. Yon are coming to yourself very fast, however. Stayqniet lor a moment and then you can tell your story." "Meanwhile, I will goand give the alarm," said Standish, who had been watching us anxiously. He left the room. The warder has) evidently bean only badly stunned he was soon almost himavlt again. "i remember everything now, sir," be said. "I beg yonr pardon, sir, I don't know your face." "1 am a friend of the Oovernor," I an- swere.l, " a doctor from London. Now tell your story, and be quick about it. ' " We all had a good word for Siity," replied the man ; " 'e was a bit of a favourite, even though 'e wor a convict. To-night hi laid like en* dead, and I thought, poor chap, 'e might never survive this yere attack ; all of a sadden I seed his eye* wide open and fixed on me, " ' Simpkina,' he lays, ' don't ipeak you are a dead maa if yon apeak, Hmip- k ins, and I saved your lite one*.' " ' True for yon, Sixty,' I anawered him. " ' Weil,' he -ays, It 'l your torn now to save mine. You 'and m* over yonr hat, and jacket, and trousers,' says 'a. Be, quick about It. if yoa say "no," I'll stun you 1 can I've hid a weapon under the at tree*.' "Ob, don't you go and break prison. Sixty,' I answered; 'you'll get a heap added te your sentence if yoa do that.' " M must,' he said, his eyes wild-Ilk*. 'I saw it IB the papers, and I must go- there u one I must save, Himpkins, from a fate worse than death. Now ii il "yee" or "no"! 1 " It's "no," ' I answered, ai I make* for him. "I'd scarcely eaid theworda," continued the man, "before be was on me he leapt out of bed, and caught me by the throat* I remember a blow and his eyes looking wild and then I was unconscious. The next thing I knew was yon pouring brandy down my throat, sir." "You are belter now," I replied; "yon had betUr fo at onoe, and tell your story to the authorities." The man left the room, and I hastened to find Standish. There was hurry and confusion and a general alarm. There wa* not the Isast doubt that Bayard bad walked otlmly out of Hartmoor prison in Warder Simpkin'i clothes. One of the porters testified to this effect. A genera,! alarm was given, and telegrams immediate- ly aent to the dlttereot railway and polio* stations. Standish said that the man would assuredly be brought back the following morning. Kven if by any chance he managed to get as far as London, h* would, m his peculiar clothes, be arrested there immediately. I remained at Hartmoor for a good part of tht following day, but Standish's ex- pectations were not realised. Although telegrams were sent to the different polio*- atations, there was ne news with regard to K.iward Hayard. It wai presently ascer- tained that Simpkini haa money in the pocket ef his jacket he had just received hie wsek'i wages, and bad altogether about 3 on his person. When this faos became known the success ef the escape) was considered probable. Al there was nothing more for me te do, I returned to London on the evening of the following day, i.nd reaohed my own house In time for breakfast. I was anxious to see Lady Kathleen, bat wai puuled to know how I coald com- municate with her. My doubts on this point, hov-Bver, were eat to rest in a very unexpected manner. Whan I returned IK m after seeing my patient* that after- noon, Harrie surprised me with the in- formation that Miss Leveeen was waiting to see me. I went to her at once. She oame forward to greet me with a look of excitement on her face. "You remember yonr patient, Lady Kathleen Church?' she asked. "Perfectly," I replied. "I hope she U better." "Far from that, she Is worse I consider her very ill. Her wedding is to tike place in a few days, but unless something is done to leueve her terrible tension of mind, we are more likely to have a funeral than a wedding on that day." "What are her special symptom! at present ?" I asked. she has been going from bad to won* since you saw her, Dr. Halifax, This morning she went out by herself for a short time, and returned in a very strange slate of excitement. Her own iinpreuiun waa that she was losing her sense*. >he begged and implored that 1 would sand for you. And I resolved to come to fetch yon my- self. Can yoa come to see her '" "Certainly." I replied ; "at what hour?" "Now, if yoa will ; there is no time to he lost. Will yoa return with m* ? Your patient is very ill and ought t have attention without a moment's delay," "My carriage ii at ths door: shall we go back to your house in it ?" I asked. "Certainly." replied Mis* Levesen. She rose from her chair at once sn was evidently impatient te be off. As we were driving to Piccadilly, she turned and spoke to me. (TO KB COXTISOD.) THE CZARS CORONATION. Xexl Spring's fre*i*ales Will < o.t *>ver sM.eee.se*. The imperial coronation shortly to tak* place in Moscow will doubtless bs one of the grandest Slat* displays ever witnesesd in Europe. Russian coronations are not numerous ; ao occasion of this kwd comes bat once in a lifetime, and the policy of ths Russian imperial family has always been to dazzle lne>eyes ef t hefr subjects by magnificent court drama*, in which tbe Car is really a cxar. To this end Russian coronations bav* bees mad* as splendid as) the resource* of tbe empire oould permit. Tbe coronation of the Kmperor who haa just passed away cost over t4.UOO,000 ; that of his predecessor considerably ever $5,000,000 ; but in each caae a show wa* provided for tb* people ef Russia thai wa* vividly remambered until sapplsnled in the popular mind by the splendors of tb* next . '] he coronation ii regarded as much more than the simple act of placing a bauble on the bead of the first man in the State : it ii a series of gorgeous ceremon- ials, and the people of every nation that forms a part of the grealeet empire en the rarlh are required, through their repre- sentatives, to assist, while the spectacle is made still more brilliant by the presence of tbe Kmbaasadors of every Power on tbe globe, and of large numoere of prince* ef tbe reigning houses, for royalty always assembles on these occasions to congratu- late the newly crowned monarch. TUB rRIPAKATluiU for a Russian coronation are very elaborate, and comprise), among other things, 'oe laying up of great stores of provisions in Moscow, for the houses of that venerabl* city are oomp*lied,oooorana-.ion occasions, to entertain from 6OO.UOU to tiOO.OOO elrangers who journey to wiinrss tn* cere- monies, livery province in ths empire send! a deputation ; every tribe, in the far- away districts of Siberia, OB the steppe* of Genual Asia, from the Khivaai te the Esquimaux along the shores of Behnag Strait, sende one or more representatives to present the homage of the tribe te the gieai White Czar, lo.es Fiolandsrs, Lip- landers, Couecks, Russians of t dozen names, Circassians, Georgians, Bashkirs, Turks for ths Russian Kmpirs contain! millions of Mohammedans, Tcherkeeaes, Ai'sssiana, Calmucks, I anare, Karapapaks, Uaghistanie, Armeniane, Kurds, Chinese from toe district conquered by Russia from China, Mongole, deputie* from duz*ns of andering nations IB the heart of Asia ; for over fifty languages and doable that number of dialects are spoken in the Russian do- minions, and the people ef every language must present their homage to tbe Czar in their own tongue. -The imperial coronations always take place IB the Cathedral ef tbe Assumption, one of tbe many in the Kremlin. HORRIBLE LYNCHING. The Ne freuhee) Iks VlellaVs Jelats an* rilleel His K<.uy With Lsael. Ths lynching of Nsal Smith, ths colored convict, near Chattanooga, Tenn , was even more horrible than first reported. Smith was taken from the stockad* used for confin- ing prisoners by a mob of not lass than 306 men. The Sheriff and Jailer Ed Cox, with several men, were on guard, but the men relused to heten to reason and threatened to tear down tbe stockade and burn u unless Smith was delivered. Tbe prisoner was turned over to tbe crowd, who led him to a point near where the aoeault was commit. Us confessed his guilt, and was men treated to >x>rturs unparalleled in history. After being mutilated in a fearful manner by the father ot the girl Smith assaulted, W, U. Henderson, who subsequently cut off the negro's ears, he wsvs seized and held while one of the crowd pounded hn nngeri joint by joint, ons finder at a time, until the hand waa a shapeless mast of bloody jelly. Tina was because in the struggle to ubdue MISM Henderson h* had bitten otf ous of her fingers. The men then took turns shooting athim until when he died he mast have had four or five pounds of lead in him. He wai literally shot to pieoss, and tbs bloody pulp, which only an hoar before had been Nsal Smith, was thrown ints a heartily prepared pils ef brushwood and buined until not remained. a scrap ef bone How Loaf Will You Live T The probable duration of a man's life may bs known II the agee at death of his parent* and graodparsnts are known. If these be ail Jed together and tken divided by six the quotient will b* his approximate tarsi of life. If ths quotient exceeds sixty on* ysar may be added for every five ; if it falls below suty one year should be subtracted for every five. The preeumption in this proportion is that with good fortune a man may equal, but be may not hope to eictl, the average of bia parent*' and grand parents' lives. MISSION AMONG SAV46ES, DR. MACKAYS STRANQB LIFE AI MISSIONARY TO FORMOSA. Is Native "If aail ts>r CbiMrra - l.m>4 sel, a airitngrr ami Alonr. le Freatea) Ihe c,,,pr| mmH *ew a rewrr In ths: reunirr. On the 1 1'.h of October there sailed front Vancouver on* of the strangest and moel remarkabl* white men who ever set foot 01 Chinese soil. It il the Rev. J. L Mack*-, for twenty three yeari a Christian mission ary to the wildest heathena on earth. Ths. clergyman was accompanied by his Wife, at native Formoaan, and by their three chil'd- ren, Master George William and Miaiev Bella K it e and Mary Helen. He oaras back to civilisation forth* eolepurpo** ef seeing hi* native Canada once more. Needless to say that his arrival in the Dominion with bia native wife and the three beautiful children proved a sensation in religions circles. In tar Formosa, tns return of 1 >r. Mackay is eagerly awaited by the whole population of that Chinese aland* An elaborate public reception is to b* ao- corded him than, and every formoaan dignitary i* t* tak* part IB what il practically a recognition that the islaud if now a Christian Stale a* a result of tb generation of labor of on* man. TUB A b vs. NT i ais- of this missionary u is superfluous to say bavs been more extravagan. than tnoa* ot Robinson Crutoe and Gil Bias put together. When he arrived in the land be waa the only whit* man within miles and miles. He was ignorant ef the language. The Chines* hated all Christians. Plot* to murder bin were as thick a* leaves IB Vallombroea, Hi begaa hi* work in 1873, a stranger in tb* land. To day there are in his mission, scattered throughout North Formoaa,aixty churches, four of them self-supporting ; a living baptised membership of 2717 ; a communion roll of 1806 ; and each on* ef ths sixty chorches i* ministered te by a trained native preacher. At Tamaon he has established Oxford College with df teen student* in training for the ministry. "My work began at Tarn-sin," said the missionary, speaking of his first day* in Formosa. "I we* alone, without su in- terpreter, and among those who bated and despised the 'barbarian.' What I bad already picked up ot tb* Chinese language I tOust now ntillxe or submit to being imposed upoo. After four days I sncoeedea in renting a ('binese house that was iBteind- ed te b* used for a nors* stabls by military mandarins. For this building 1 agreed to pay $15 a month. It we* a filthy place. The British Coniul lent m* a cn.ir and s bed. A Chinese gav* m* aa eld pewtei lamp." Tnu the beginning The home to which the Doctor is now returning is that of a gentlsman.and his neighbors are gentlemen, too, even if they b* Kormoaans. The island il really a* civilised as Japan, and w* n*ed feel no surprise, therefor*, at the recent at- tempt to declare it an independent republic. 'Ihe missionary kai botany clauses f or mod of native*. Alphme clubs, likewise mad* up of Formoean*, and scientific societies of ths asms membership. He is evef a Colonel, in what may be termed a ITormesan militik% and drills tbs natives in regimental tactics, with th* idea of SCBDCI5O THEIl. Ti-TM for the hideous form of nativs warfare and allowing their surplus energy to aeaert itself in defense ef the villages against wild piratical hordes and heathen deepoilen from the mainland. Among the Lam-si-hoao savages in the trackleee Ki-lain plain the Doctor ha* mad* himself warmly esteemed. Those wondrous people have rarely *** a while man. unless perhaps be was roasted en the dinner table. They were subdued by tbe Chine**, but rsmained eavage in their tastes until the advent ef Dr. Mackay, through whose influence they have in large number* b*en Christianized. Th* Dootor befao, by living among them in tb* be>riiet privation, studying thsir language, and never mani- festing the emalleet dietrust of their good faith. His melhed gained upon them al- most from the first. These tribes are known as the Black Flag*. They live IB ths mountains of Formosa. They kavs drilled head hunters, who mure than one* lay m wait for tb* "blaak b**jrd*d banditian, a* ths Dootor cam* to b* called in their dia- lect. This wai befor* h* had com* into personal contact with the** fierce savages. Dr. Mackay u the only white man who has had an opportunity of conversing with the weird people. Apart from ths purely religious feature of the Doctor*! labors, h* has mad* remark- able dieooveries in relation to the geology, botany, and xoology of Formosa, and alee with reference to the ethnology of it* in- habitant*. The Doctor's private library and museum at kit aiative home bave for years been a source of interest to scientist* all over ths world, and his marvelous col- lection ha* always beau at the free dipo* a) of those who wished specimen*. His notes have been in demand at all meetings of scientific societies, and there is no highel living authority on all subjects connected with th* island. Not, indeed, that he hai had aa opportunity to do literary work, although he has written one book, " From Far Formosa," bat it has not yet appeared The West Ahead. Eastern man The boaatiOR of you We* eraers makes me tired. When you out ui your quarter sections into town lota, anc sold 'am at a high price, it wai to th* Kasl that yoa looked for buyers, wasn't u T Western Man Jus' eo. Then It was Eastern capital lhat pat money into yo*r pockets wasn't lit Of course. Then what have yoa to brag at T We brag of onr smartness in keepm' that money in our pocket* instead 01 buy in' back th* lots at half pnc* when you Kasten capitalists wanted to salt yoa Not Bis Troubl*. Did you have any trouble wir.h French when yon were in Pane ? Ne ; I tin lers'oixl my French well enough but those measly Parisian* didn't. They had all the trouble.