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 fs!^" "•:i»i»»w^»H-»«i'^«^s»*^«itai!fiVf, ' M. ij^umiDJyjiuii wiiipmp^ ^â- pilfilfpi" -^ |ago ft lii^rB 1 !«'«» left^SjJlN.., tf« region ojW»*ti^ V^^ and nmltfife*? »Ji ^er homea .JP^ t iDny P« north i'^«Wl heir heads the ,^* J h^arrior and th!?* ghters of ^e K^ -, • "en theterS^f^ t'°g around thrr^»in |at celerity, a^'J*^ remnants of TT* M lea are now Uvi^^*»l ' •ffee from the wt^^t leek them ont «*"' [fchtheyhre'r^^il â- Livingston first^^J we have heard of t^ ' fstofthe lake »**'« s at Blantyre;«,fi7jJ3 ent home reports n? A •naries have via^ I ago Mr. MonSS tU street broker, ^.M lef town and w^St^'H ton of these veCka'^,f3 ng been evident tha „ estopped the work of dS ' go on until thouWil ^re swept clear of inhaSSi' â- eports sent to Eagfi 8 induced the Briti,ra 8endMr.Hawe,.tll iThe Nyassa territory, to j bgoni, to see if he coiu ' o give up his terrible notified that the repreio lyueen was coming towehi b J Consul Hawes with Z od will and with all inld render. He told wished to live on good ta ish, and he said that as fu "loncemed he would of all the missionary i not quite so ready to prom his incursions among id east of the great lake 1 iuasions of the matter he'fi hat his warriors should i e River, through which i isa pour into the Zambea. â-  seen whether his promisel ig. If he keeps his wordJ rict in one of the fairest i was once the home of a l vely peaceful population, spared the terrible An^, this region that the Afrit ny has opened some wfl ad quite a number- of whi engaged in missionary rsuits. lays that the Angoni yield ta bedience to the command) I nd he was impressed by f at ion the King and all his c rom their people. m rkish Superstition. 8 stories of Turkish supen d by the anonymous anthorj as modeme Turkenthum, â-  ing of recent works on the i ion of ths Turkish Empii s caprice with which di« " at Couotantinople are treate and bis ministers is ex' ' told of the well-known a '8, when he visited Constantj with letters of introdncti t and other eminent men i }und it impKJssible to pn 'n with which he was ch same day that he was pH Trand Vizier, Reshid P«sW ambassador, the man-of-wi lown up in the arsenaL "Tbj aomer," the Grand Vizier j ive said, "either knew • ras going to take place ore the former event he is » " 1 for not warning us in t mpostor " and forthwith t d that Peters was not t« I ssisted. Sometimes a visitt carries his comdemMtion i ;he reiga of Abdul Aaz ersistently spubbed at Com ig, physician to the uernu jail because the Turks pf! ime "Muohlik, whic* ' murderer." ife in Siberia- policy of banishing tronWJ Siberia has been one of t" )f the Czar's despotic g^ accustomed to good »**^ ble habits of living, snc" death. The severity ol elty of the officials, thej f the people, and the «^ riends, make the life ol ' intolerable, ivellers in this dreary me facts which ni'tig»» exile. Thefam^esot' lers are permitted w^ remment argnea wi«*^ e more contented, '5? ij) geinnewplots.iff*""' 1 opportunities of •"^^ ing in the mines, otm commerce. One ^^^ a serf, who had Urge soame a miUionaire «j ferland tea trade. ,^ been eqaaUy fortt-g^ f busineas, « *h»t » prisoners prefer w e when the long â-  red. «weUatPortC^««|L .hundred f«^,** md of good V^*^^ « man 8*^^ " ^C»' is wife called » **^ tt would be l«^^"f .?!* Mghbortole,«J»* soon coasfi, jiyjS^r ,, whenaneofg^Sai d teacher jn^^J* ' crayon â€" ^i* rSdocstar. muK .g^pTERV.-(CoNTnnTED.) ..leave off. mother. Do tell me. didytiu have him *ei u' then-and afterward* one "n-noe He was not free. He V' nMe General Egremont, who 5^:'lnd hot tempered, and he wa« Z^^ f«p everything secret fro.n him. '.i^'TZov dear mother. But I am -Ves,^ \1 vine somebody else, and it i« »« fltth • And I know how Aunt F"t: to Dieppe, and how I-your f*' '^T.Mcbwoman-came to take care "'fnd haven't we been jolly without â-º""*• 1. fine relations that never looked V'Sl this time Besid^, you know ^^^ Hkflv to be on a lonely coral ' '" ' home yet. I often XS will come dear .['deserv -ill be a wiser ,. child, I have been happier â- '^l -ved " said Alice Egremont, dry "But oh I Nuttie. I hope woman than your ffiii « " ^â- ' don't so on in that way Why, "'° 1 iS^ges I've Miss Mary, and t^"'^Slr. Spyers. and Mr. Dut- r H vou jou poor little thing, had r^ bae'good thing is, we shall get HJ Mr. Dutun needn't for he's like a cit, and won't soU his but Gerard is dying to get another r:, the old ruin. He can't make up his jbout the cross on one of the stone- p: ids, so he'll get it out of the ppnd for "i wonder when we can go. lo night fxoir practice, and to-morrow is cutting- Hii^^Headworth was not sorry that the ' sociabilities of the friends did not Z-'itc alone with her niece all that even- 'or the next day. when there was a ltd cutting out for the working party,â€" OS-ration always performed m the holi- ta Miss Headworth had of late years i;."exused from it, and it gave her the Urtunity she wanted of a-consultation Ex Mr. Dutton. He was her prime ad- £ r in everything, from her investments Cii as they were) to the eccentricities of V""nfpie'^e3 and as the cuckoo clock had u; night cuckooed all the hours round in r'tmn, no one thought it wonderful that ikould send a twisted note entreating [to call as early as he could in the after- Of course Nuttie's chatter had pro liimeii the extraordinary visitors, and it Isied not the old lady's dash under on an '" I- affair ' to bring him to her little lr.»m2-room as soon as he could quit his 'Perhaps he hastened his work with a fcps in his heart which he durst not ex but the agitation on the usually id face forbade him to entertain it for an 'tin:, and he only said " So our expedi- has led to unforeseen consequences, i!ii-Heid\rorth." And then she answered ::.r her breath, as if afraid of being over- liird " Mr. Dutton, my poor chila does â- _; knoiv it yet, but the man is alive " 'â- Ir. [latton compressed his lips. It was |:f jeater shock, for he had actually made iiries at the Yacht Club, but the officials :e either had not been made aware of reappearance of the two Egremonts, or y did not think it worth while to look end the record which declared that all |:iJ3had perished, and the connection ot ::acie and nephew with the Yacht Club '.not been renewed. Presently he said, "r.en hers was a right instinct. There is |v«oatobetliankful." /liss Headworth was too luU of her own cieties to heed his causes for thankfulness. :e told what she had heard from Lady jiL-kildy and from Mark Egremont, and |iti£(! counsel v.hether it could be i;es luty to return to the man who had j'seried her, or even to accept anything l^a iiim. There was an impetuous and in- Viit spirit at the bottom of the old lady's |s«r:, ia spite of the subdued life she had Jor so mmy years, and she hardly l-tied the measured considerate manner J^iiofl laptain Egremont made the first -â- ^e. At present no one was acting but |?"-iiSMark, and, as Mr. Dutton observed, :Tds not a matter in which a man waa â- Oaselyto submit to a nephew's dicta- [,--«e was certainly no need for Mrs. l-^eajont to r'orC' her presence on him. p;Mr. Datton did think that for her own \^im her child's there ought to be full fmon ot their rights, and that this --a be proved by their maintenance. imagine that Ursula may probably be ' â- tswerable heiress, and her rights must -» sacrificed." I Jw little girl: Will it be for her \ymi1 Idoubt it greatly " utthat I suppose we have no right to rt' !t'T ^V- Dutton, somewhat trcmul- «£• '""**=6 is what we have to k„"' ^\^ allow Nuttie to be passed -jouidbe permitting a slur to be cast •^*and her mother." i-Sm ^^S' "' -^^'«« Headworth, with Jtf,i,u 'â-  suppose I am after all a ael- U.'.^j T"'*^ woman, and it is not in U-A^;'*f **'"• Butlmustprepaiemy P*; Alice for what may be com^g.' howT "l"" " *fered to her, she had h'j- Db â„¢""' i^^ ^^^ lawyer's h-»ith, WM tobe told*m^ iSt^feS" •" '»-* -«*« ' kJiS." '" **^^* "» M»- Egremont, who Wt W«d all tU. time rrZ» Site .S; of It How delightful " She jSnpedT and looked at the door, ai if die exp^todto see him appear that inatant. clad in skint Uke Robinson Cruaoe, but her aunt's nervoua agitafaon found vent in a sharp reproof JNnttie, hold your tongue, and don't be inch a foolish chUd, or I shaU send you out of the room this inatant " " But aunt " gasped AUce, unable to bear the snspenae. "Yea, my poor dear child. Captain Egre- mont with the General got oflf with ao^ of the crew In a boat when the Ninon waa burnt. He apent a good many yeara abroad with the old man, but he haa now inherited the family place, and is living the-e." Miaa HMdworth felt as if she had fired a cannon and looked to aee the eflfect. " Ah, if we could have stayed at Dieppe " aaid Mrs. Egremont. " But we did write back to say where we could be heard of." " That waa of no use. Mark found no tracea of us when he went thither." "Did Ae send Mark?" " No. My dear Alice, I muat not conceal from you that this is all Mr. Mark Egre- aiont'a doing. He seems to have been help- ing his uncle with his papers when he came on the evidence of your marriage, and, remembering you aa he does, he forced the confession of it from the captain, and of his own accord set forth to discover what had become of you and to see justice done to you." " Dear little Mark " said she " he al- ways was such an affectionate little boy." "And now, my deari you muat consider how you will receive any advances on his part." "Oh, Aunt Ursel, don't! 1 can't talk now. Please let me go to bed. Nuttie, dear, you need not come yet." The desire for solitude, in which to realize what she had heard, was overpowering, and she fled away in the summer twilight, leav- ing Nuttie with wide open eyes, looking after her vanished hero and desert island. "My poor Alice " sighed the old lady. " Aunt Ursel " exclaimed Nuttie, " was â€" I mean â€" is my father a good or a bawl man?" " My dear, should a daughter ask such a question " "Aunt Ursel, I cant help it. I think I ought to know all about it," said Nuttie gravely, putting away her childishness and sitting down by her aimt. " I did not think so much of it when mother told me they eloped, because, though I know it was very wrong, people do do odd things sometimes when they are very much in love (she said it in a superior patronising tone that would have amused Miss Headworth very much at any other time) and it has not spoilt mother for being the dearest, sweetsst, best thing in the world, and, besides, they h vd neither of them any fathers or mothers to disobey. But, then, when I found he was so old, and that he kept it a secret, and must have told stories only for the sake of money (uttered with extreme contempt,) I didn't like it. And if he left her as Theseus left Ariadne, or Sir Lancelot left Elaine, I â€" I don't think it is nice. Do you think he only pretended to be lost in the Ninon to get rid of her, or that he could not find her " "The Ninon was really reported lost with all on board," said Miss Headworth. " That was ascertained. He waa saved by a Chilian ship, and seems to have been a good while making his way back to Europe. I had taken care uiat our address should be known at Dieppe, but it is quite possible that he may not have applied to the right people or tuat theymay not have preserved my letter, so that we cannot feel sure that he was to blame." " If he had been worth anything at all, he would have moved heaven and earth to find her " cried Nuttie " and you aaid yourself it was all that Mark's doing " " He seems to be a very upright and generous young man, that Mr. Mark Egre- mont," said Miss Headworth, a whole ro- mance as to Nuttie's future destiny sweep- ing across her mind in an instant, with a mental dispensation to first cousins in such a case. "I think you will find him a staunch companion ever against his own interests." Perceptions came acroaa Nuttie. un, then I am a sort of lost heireaa, like people inaatoryl I aee! But, Aunt Ursel, what do you think will happen " " My dear child, 1 cannot gueaa m the least. Perhaps the Egremont property ^ill not concern you, and only go to male heira. That would be the best thing, aincein any case you must be sufficiently provided for. Your father must do that." "But about mother?" " A proper provision muat be inaisted on for her?' aaid^iaa Headworth. " It L. no uae, however, to apeculate «"» *•»*""• We cannot gueaa how Mr. Mark Egre- mont'a communication will be remved, or S^fJ*"*^ ^J'^^^ Uiwk, .ftar "r^;«- •Wbi.i^ «« salieTed. and w««pt«r-«oldiei; ItwwfisMiblatlwtvwy ^JSS???* ManrN«g**oMseia wttlithe look atit?" ^^"' " • " " ^^ "" Ti^'Ii?"*^.^^^*^^^" **â„¢*» «nd 80 wm Mr. Dutton," said Mary, who, standing aboat Ban-way between Mn. E^remoot and her daof^r, did ast think hersdf quite i suffi- cient chaperon. " He will look on like a hen at her duck- JuMCa," said Nuttie. " It is cruel to take mn, poor man f "Jleantime, Nuttie, do you like an hour "Oh, thank yon " But she whispered, " Aunt Ursel, may I tell her ?» " Ask your mother, my dear." Leave waa given, half reluctantly, and with a prohibition againat mentioning the aubject to any one elae, but both mother and aunt had confidence in Mary Nugent'a wis- dom and discretion, ao the two nienda sat on the wall together, and Ursula poure I out her heart Poor little girl she waa greatly discomfited at the vanishing of her noble vision of the heroic self-devoted father, and ready on the other hand to believe 1dm a villain, like Bertram Risingham, or " the Pirate," being poaaeased by thia idea on ac- count of hia Weat Indian voyagea. At any rate, she waa determined not to be accepted or acknowledged without her mother, and was already rehearsing lettera of refusal Mias Mary listened and wondered, feeling sometimes as if this were as much a romance the little yacht going down with the as would be a safe man to I'^ckL^if^^"' ^as amazed that heâ€" h:w/ -P^ ^^^ »n manv a little ques- ha"nn"^^ °° law-should not proflter |i r^ji °* " this greatest stress. He was ^e-mf' "'-controlled man, and ahe ra hil u " ^^^ ^«eling that made him lii^pT*" *° " ^^ fitting champion for Use IL "' *8"08t her huaband. Ever hCtiJ^" ago, he had learned, that Uso.rH'J^gJibour did not regard her- htii"""y a widow aa to venture to I^WMri..^' " ""ly other love, he had Hy on, content to serve her aa a 'nend, and never betraying the |*^'y«^ed' " cherished and now en- h^.^tk'*^^*^ *° escape from the inter- *!iore J„ .P°«r old lady remained a lit- •^ a certL- *^ *** ^^^ ^^^ perhaps, but !**% an^ L. '^^t °^^y made her more 1 al i„ u " 80 restless and nerv- iSofA.?^? ""i^e of the evening's S, Ali°**""^°P Trench's LecHiru m '^â- "id^ f ""^*°^y 'â- Â°^« off "» *•»« 1^^ Uriel I "tence and exclaimed* ^k you are keeping sometUng ^° ^worth made a faint attemttt hy r^^^g about presently, .S '^«i her eyes to l^dkate that it whether any wish will be expressed for your mother's rejoining y^nrf**" ,^° "J case the terms must be distinoUy under- stood, and I have full trust both in Blr. Itokandin Lady Kirkaldy aa her cham- pions to see that justice is done to yon both " " i'm sure he doesn't deserve that mother should BO to him.' .. ••NoFdo I expect that he will wish it. or that it would be proper but he is bound to Sve her a hanome «»»»°*?«»«»' *3* J Sink moat probably you wiU be. asked to rtw with your uncle and cousins,' aud rfNewstead Abbey or some «dh««e of constant orgies at Bri^««^*'8^rfclnv MllMt purpose she went to bed, to fad h« Sother^^r asl«.p or feigning slumber with tears on her cheek. ' CHAPTEB VL iryint«e5IioltIi«^y *•*»«**** " burning ship and then came back the re- collection that tbere was a real fact that Nuttie had a father, and that it was en- tirely uncertain what part he might take, or what the girl might be called on to do. Considering anxiously these bearings of the question, she scarcely heard what she waa required to assent to, in one of Nuttie'a eager, " Don't you think ao " "My dear Nuttie," she said, rousing her- self, " what I do think ia that it vnll all probably turn out exactly contrariwise to our imaginations, so I believe it would be wisest to build up as few fancies as poaaible, but only to pray that you may have a right judgment in all things, and have strength to do what is right, whatever you may see that to be." " And of course that will be to stick by mother." " There can be little doubt of that, but the how? No, dear, do not let us devise all sorts of hoios when we have nothing to go upon. That would be of no use, and only perplex you when the time comes. It would be much better to " do the nexto thinge," and read our Marie Stuart." Nuttie pouted a little, but submitted, though she now an then broke into a trans- lation with " You know mother will never stand up for herself," or " They think I shall be asked to stay with the Egremonts, but 1 must work up for the exam." However, the school habit of concentrat- ing her attention prevailed, and the study quieted Nuttie's excitement. The expedition took place as arranged. There was a train which stopped so that the party could go down by it, and the distance waa not too great for wadking back. Mr. Dutton met them on the platform, well armed with his neat silk umbrella, and his black poodle, Monsieur, trotting solemn- ly after him. Gerard Godfrey bore mater- ials for an exact transcript of the Abbot's monumental cross, his head being full of church architecture, while Nuttie carried a long green tin case, or vasculum aa she chose to call it, with her three vowels, UAE, and the stars of the Little Bear conspicuous- ly painted on it in white. " You did not venture on that the other day," said Mr. Dutton. "How much of the park do you mean to carry away in it " " Let me take it," said Gerard politely. " No, thank you. You'd leave it behind, while you were pottering over the mould- ings." "You are much more likely to leave it behind yourself." " What â€" with my soldier, my Stratiotes, in it I think I see myself." "Give it to me," said Gerard. "Of course I can't see you carrying a great thing like that." " Can't you, indeed " •Gently, gently, my dear," said Miss Mary, aa the young people aeemed very near a skirmish, and the train waa aweeping up. Then there waa another amall acuffle, for Nuttie had aet her heart on the third clasa; but Mr. Dutton had taken second- class tickets, and was about to hand them into a carriage whence there had just emerged a very supercilious black-mous- tached valet, who was pullii^ out a leather- covered drening-caae, while Gerard waa con- aoling Nuttie by telling her that Monaieur never deigned to go third class. "It ia a smoking carriage," said Miss Nusent, on the step. " Pah I how it smells," as she jumped back. "Beautiful backyâ€" a perfect nosegay, said Gerard. " Trust that fellow for having the bett." «• Hia maator'a, no doubt," auggeated Mr. Dutton. " You'd better go in it, to enjoy hia re- veraion," said Nuttie. " And Where's my escort, then " " Oh, Tm anre we don't want you." "Nuttie, my dear," expoetulated Miaa Nugent, dragging her into the ne-rtcarriMe. "You may enjoy the fitaoance atill,' said Nuttie when seated. "Do you seeâ€" there's the man's master he has stood him up against that post, with his cigar, to wait while he gets out the luggage. 1 dare»y you can get a whiff if you lean out far enough." ., "I say that figure ia a study " said Gerard " What is it that he is so like " .^*! I know," said Nutrie. "It is Lord Frederick Verisopht, and tte bad gentlefolkB in the picturea to the old uum- bos of Dickena that you have got. Mm Mary. Now, ian't he? Look 1 only Lord Frederick wasn't fat" Nuttie was in a state of exatraaont that mtde her peculiarly unmuiageaWe, and Miss Nugent was very grateful to Mr. Dut- ton for Wa sharp tho^ gneal tAauua- tfcm against staring, while, UB«tor pretext of MmooSar ot tbo umlwella and the vaMUhun, ^Sduftso asto Wockthe windowtOl tiuy were starting. (IC B« COSTOTOM*.) 7h« OttisikB^ttdB ofooAbo bi fids oounfery isiwv-lsMAaait«Mfl»iMaaago. Lsat year H Ml 10 per oank Th« prsaeat aver- age Is abdnt 14 ta. of ooftBe and ooe-thlrd tiwt qnaatflgr of efakny p« hiad. Onan afwafe, evary maa, woaaa, aad child in Oe tJaitad Kingdom leoeives " a mafl,»iisaeABerleaiis si^, tf 6S pieoss per MUHUBk This donmarat well wiUi the 36 of Fiance, the 18 of Aostria-Buiigaiy, the is of Deamark, and even with the 4S of Germany. The orange industry of Florida has in- cr ea sed teatold in five yean. In 1880 only 100.000 bexss were shipped out of the State, while in 1884 and 1885 the exports were 1.000,000 boxes, and their value £3 0,000. The United Stotes eatts, it t estimated, 600,000,000 of oranges yearly, enough to give to each man, woman, and child 10 oranges. From the four principal mines in Griqua- land â€" which all ue within a circle with a diameter of three miles â€" calculating the amount of diamondiferous graund removed and the known average yield per load in each, it is found that not leas than 33,000,- OOOcareta of diamondaâ€" or more than 6^ tone weight â€" muat have been extracted since the first discovery, realizing, in round numbers, £40,000,000 sterling. The Metropolitan Police district extends over a radiua of 13 milea from Charing- Croaa, exclusive of the City of London, and embraces an area of 688 31 square milea, ex- tending from Colney Heath, Hertfordahire, on the north, to Mogadore, Tod worth Heath, in the south, and from Lark Hall, Essex, in the east, to Stainea Moor, Middleaex, in the west. The ratable value of the metropoli- tan area for the year 1886-7 waa £33,815,723, but of the enormoua actual value of the pro- perty in charge of the police it ia impoasible to form any estimate. The United States Debt reached its max- imum at the end of Auguat, 1865â€" a few months, that is, after the close of the Civil War. In round figures it then slightly ex- ceeded £551,250,000 sterling, and the annual interest on the Debt somewhat exceeded £30,000,000 sterling. At the end of June last â€" the close, that is, of the last financial year â€" the Debt waa reduced to a little over £235.000,000 sterling, and the annual inter- est charge to somewhat' under £8,250,000 sterling. In the 22 years therefore £361,- 250,000 sterling has been redeemed while the annual interest charge haa been reduced by £21,750,(00 sterling. Thia isa feat of which any people might be proud. He Was Only An Ene^lishman. A certain Englishman went by ship to France about the beginning of this century. He was very stout and paralytic, and when he came on board glared morosely â€" as paralytic gentlemen sometimes will â€" at the officials who addressed him. As for an- swering them, he never dreamel of doing such a thing. The idea never entered his head and the two liveried footmen, both Frenchmen, who supported him, had to ex- plain as best they could the stolid silence of their master. " C'est un Anglaisâ€" voila tout" â€" " He is an Englishman â€" that is all" â€" they whispered to the astonished captain. The ship was no sooner in motion than his servants hurried him off to his private cabin, and arranged him so that he could go to sleep. The winds blew, the waves dashed over the ship, the footmen were horribly ill, but the paralytic gentleman lay in his birth like an infant slumbering in its cradle. It was observed by the sailors that hia cabin reeked of tobacco, and the presumption waa that while the horricane was at its height he had been aroused, and had indulged in a goodamoke. Atlaat port waa reached, ana the footmen, finding their maater still stretched out at full length, had to raise him up unceremoniously and remove him from the ship. Still the same silence and the same forbidding glare. Was ita forebod- ing of the terrible fate that now awaited him After his bags had been examined at the Custom-house, we two treacherous men- ials hurried the fat and paralytic English- man to a hotel, took off all his clothes,|and then proceeded to cut off his face and handa 1 But juch waa the phleem of the paralytic man that he neither apoke nor uttered cry, nor did one muscle so much aa quiver. This perhaps was not so strange as might at first appear when it ia explained that the corpulent cripple waa in the handa, not of two footmen, but of two amngglera diaguis- ed aa auch, and that he conaiated â€" ^with the exception of hia handa and face, which were wax â€" entirely of tobacco, which in the garb of a human being waa thua introduced free of duty into the sunny land of France. aidi gKw Us visitors Ids dMBfaraofisdhawasafe noalring^ had doM ^^n^^lor thi'OreSc l|»yi^ji»r WMi ri to yt wlics of St. tMiiilniiptttfllilha Gnak He who oaivtB and gees aiRay wmf Uv« Mtter day Mt he wbo wdb and I itill "Mar gjrt- to •??'*, *P^I** rtsgiriiitffl Sir Charles Dilke's Eeceptdon by the Sultan. Sir Charles Dilke, on his recent visit to Constantinople, did not expect to aee the Sultan, and declined to ask for an audience. He was, therefore, agreeably aurpriaedto recMve a visit from an imperial chamberlain, who made an ofier to Sir Charlea, in the Sultan'a name, of the Grand Cordon of the Medjidie, and to Lady Dilke of the Chefakat He alao aignified that a private audience would be granted to Sir Charles, who nator- idly availed himself of this favor, and re- mained a long time with Abdul Hamid. At the close of the audience the Sultan express- ed a wish to make the acquaintance of Lady Dilke, and said "Come and dine here with her on Monday, at aunaet. " Sir Charlea could not accept the Medjidie, but hia wife wore the Turkish order in go- ing to the dinner, which waa aerVed at 6. A band played in an adjoining halL The chief civu and iiJlitary officeraof the Saltan were at table. The imperial boat had been told that Lady Dilke was an authcuress, and he informed her tiiat he meant to get her " Shrine of Death" translated mto Turkish. When the English guests were leaving, the Snltan tiok up a small packet which he asked Sir Charles te accept, " though of no intrinsic value, it contained some views of Uonatantinople.' When it was opened at the hotel, the packet was found to contuna gold cigarette-box. witii enamelled views of Constantinople set in brilliants. An irade waa also given to enable Sir Charles and Lady Dilke to see the treasure and the pal- aces and, if it did not, said the Father of tlM Faithful, cover everything, farther fa- dHtiH would be granted. ^. The Vidiir-General oalled oat Sir giarles â- adUs wife to express tiie deaire of tibe GtMk EsMareh to see tiMm. Ihav «sn JMler-Soale. «f mim aril or aiy otter scale rsMlvent toa dirty boikr ahoaldba foUpw«d hy a thoMm^ deaniu aiiortfy af tarwards to resBOfo any scale wSieh nay b«d«taohod or tooMnsd, or i»jaij to the b^ilw BHig'.^jremlt. Iha idea oMaiw ia some case s that ft is only nnnnsssi ji to put the solvoit into the hoOmt and let it wo^ no further attentions being necessary. This is a great mistake. If a solvent does any good, its action iseitfaer to loossn scale so tliatit beeomea detached eithw in fldcaa or in a finely divided state, or it dissolves it so that it remains in the water in sidntioB. In the first case, tim aoeumnlation of a mass of scale on the bottom of tiie shell is more tlian likely to result in burning the plates. Theuily thingtodois toi^en tin bciler and remove it meonanioal W. Inthetoc- ondoase, the result will depend more or less upon the nature of the scale and mh amount and character of impuMties that- find their way into the boiler. If the scale js cut by the action of the solvent into a fine powdery and grease gete into the boiler, as it will in all cases where an evigine-exhausto into an open heater fMr the purpose of heatiiu; the feed, trouble is sure to reault.. Burning plates may always be expected in these circumstances. The only thins to do is to blow off all the water in the Trailer, thor- oughly dean it out, and begin again, omit- ting the (rrease. Phenomenal. "Oh, George " cried young Mrs. Mer- ry, running to meet her husband at the door. "I've something the beet to tell you." "No " said George " what ia it " " Why, don't you think â€" ^the baby oan talk 1 Yea, sir, actually talk He'aaaid ever and ever so many things. Come right into the nursery and hear him." Gsorge went in. " Now baby," aaid mamma perauaaively, " talk aome for papa. Say ' How do yon do, papa?'" " Goo, goo, goo, goo," aaya baby. " Hear him T" shrieks mamma, eoatatic- ally. " Wasn't that just as plain aa plain can be " George says it is, and tries to think so, too. " Now say, ' I'm glad to see you, pa- pa.' " " Da, da, boo, bee, boo." "Did yon ever?" cries mamma. "He can just say anything Now you precioua little honey bunny boy, say, • Axe you well, papa ' " " Boo, ba, de, goo, goo." " There it is," said mamma. " Did you ever know a child of his age who could really talk as he does He can just say any thini; he wants to can't yon, you own dear little darling precious, you " " Goo, goo, dee, dee, di, goo." " Hear that He says, ' Of comae 1 can,' just as plainly as anybody could aay it. Oh, George, it really worriea me to have him so phenomenally bright These very brilliant babies nearly always die young." No Confidence in That Doctor- Wife (to third husband)â€"" If you feel ao unwell, John, I think we had better aend for my old family phyaician." Third huabaud (somewhat hastily)â€" "No, my dear, I would prefer to send for aome one elae." Mr- Jones Makes a Proposal. Mr. Jones (in a voice alightly huaky) â€" " Mias Smith, before I aay good night I want to aak you â€" that u, I wouldâ€" erâ€"er â€" do you think you could^-er â€" " Miss Smith (faintly) â€" " Pray go on, Mr. Jones." Mr. Jones â€" " Could you, do you think â€" er â€" bring me a glass of ice water " Justifiable Generosity. " Take a cigar with me, boys V " Are they on a boy or agtrl?" « Neither." " What's happened, then " " Oh, I apent an evening at Simpson'a, where they have both a boy and a girl, and I'm setting 'em up becauae I have neither." Scene at an Irish Wake. Clanty â€" " It'a th' purty cor-r-rpse." Kellyâ€"" It's a ahem th' good man ahlip* ped hia f whiahtle I" Mullinâ€" " Th' handieat man on th' wur- r-rk wik a hod, Mra. Cleaiy â€" t'anka â€" me poipeufulL" O'Shane (under hia breath)â€"" Thim handlea ia afther coatin' not liaa than aix shillings Oi'm layin' me beta 1" Farrel â€" (also whispering) â€" " Sivin I They do be th' price tag on that wan nigh Phelim's lift feet I" Mrs. Clearyâ€" " Whirra, whirra, whirra Oh, phy, oh, phy did he dole ?â€" who-ee â€" who-oo (Lave a sup in th' jug, John O'Shane; yer betthers is afther havin' t'roats as well as yersilf.) Who-ee-whn-oo !*' Young Health Officer(comingin)â€" " What did thedeceased die of, my good woman " Mrs. Cleary â€" "Plain innocaence, doc- ther!" Health Officer-' ' Innocence There's no sujh diseaae in materia medica I" Mrs. Clearyâ€" "Hang yer Frinchgalley- woggle it was plain innoohence, Oi tell yez Riley lift th' thrap-dure open on th' fird atory av Dineen's new bnOd'n' aa* poor Phelim hang th' bit he knew it I" Business* Salomon laaaca: yadw, Meeater Moses says vat you charch him for dose two-dollar paints? Israel Isaacs Vat did Moses pay ven he failt last time? Solomon: Treniy-five oenta on der dollar. Israel Charch him eight doUan for dose paints, Solomon. One Thins BeiidM fie. Guestâ€" What you got for denert, waiterT Waiter.-rlMr%pie»Hl^ Onestâ€"NotfaiM after plat Waiterâ€" No, sah; mfi^bot fssin' d# wirftsk. V .a r-fP i:'-%ii.^ rM ;:*}'â-  ...e."ai^a!?iS â- f%" -=â- *% J. -• ' .v'.!--