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IH'.V In..isimi.-h as • â-  â-  "^t iM'jiicy. ;. .\-^v .siiuftiug ani] Circular stating Brantford, Ca Obedience to the Death. I'he editor of Gil Bias, in his Ian inne. Touches for the truth of this story Na- poleon I. was eptertaining the Czfu: Alex- ander and the ProBsian King at iHvakfast in Tilsit, when the converaation tamed oa loyalty. ' My soUlieis obey me blindly," said the Czar. "Ami mine are anxious to die for me," added Xapoleon. At the suggestion of the Pmsslaa Kin^ a teat of devotion was agreed upon. The royal party were breakfasting in the fifth story of a building that faced a paved street. Kach iiieniljer was to call in one of hia sol- diers and command him to jump from tie window. Napoleon made the first test. " Call the Gardifate Marcan," he command- ed, ami Marcau appeared. " Will you obey any order I give you?" askeil Napjleon. " Vcs, .sire." " lilisidly, whatever it isV" " IlliiidJy, sire." ' 'I'hcn jump out of the window." "iJut I have a wife and two children, sire." "1 will care for them. Forward I" And the (iirdiste Marcau, with a military salute, walked to the window and leaped out. " 'all a private of the Ixxly guard," order- ed tin; C/Jir, wliose turn came next. The Sf^Idier came. "Wliat'.s your iiainoy "Iv.iii ivanovitch." "W'-II, Ivan, just throw youi-self out ot that wimlow. " "\»s, father," answered the guanlsman. STR ANGELY WE DDED. A nsriDing Btj of ^t«"«'HW and AdTentoie. CHAPTER in. 0*a.T A HSMORT. remember in the sunsfaiae of my happy d»B, A bttie maid with fair bine eyes and sweet and simple ways. We wander'd mid the fragranee of One smllinff Hammer flbwerH, And we play 'd amODg the shadows of the flre-Ut winter hoars. luid lie 'lid it. "(.â- .»uiuia::d the bi-aveat of my soldiers to e'unc iiere," said the Prussian king to his servant. A sjx-foot uhlan with a row of ortlens across hi-i brea.st ami a scar on hi.s fon-heail, entered. "My frieml,"'e,\plained the king, 'toahow their 1-iyaIty a Preiich and a Russian guards- man jniiiied at coumiarnd trom that win- 'Imv Jfaveyou tlie pluck to do .same?" 'â- fs il for llie Fulherlaml?" 'â- .\o." "'I'lu-ii I refuse to do it." f'd lUd-s thinks this anecdote contaiu-s a tiiic hr.sson for (iernian army oHlcers of the pre.sunt. II v i-- ran-lh- Progress in Science. Uiiliy light for photographic purposes, in spile u\ ull that lias hecii *iid in favor of ontii^t; ^leeii, continues lo hohl it own in tiie i!;trk room, althonj^h many whj uae it uoinplaiii of its ctfcct on their eyts. A renutly fnr this has been found in the intro- ilut_-ii-ji f.f a pane if ground glass Ijetween tin* eye- ;iml th ruhy. 'riic lu-iit pn.duced fn.in tlic light of a tlrc- oiily I percent, of ;m ci|ual amount of '*^ht, 'i'he biig'.s li^ht is ])roducetl by a L-lu-niitiil iirliou, as it was increasetl by piittiii;; the lly in oxygen 'and diminished HI an alinospliere of nitrogen. W'iiltT has iK-en found in the Dciicrt of SiilrtiM ui such va^I ipiantitii'S by means of iit-l-i:tti Wills that Kri-nch unjiinei-rs arecon- li.l.-iil of U-im,' al.h- to extend tlieir railroad to ;i (lislrui'-e of. a week's joiirrn'y from Al-.ii- ri;_'ltl through the desert. Ii.hcez.ible dynamite has been produced Ml l:i liii. It-selii'-f ff.ilureeoiisists madding !•• I In- (lynamitt- or nilro glycerim- a vhemieul HI iui-lf ati i-xplo.sive, hut whieh does not ln-i/i- until a temperature of '{." behrtv zero "ha: l.eeit rea-lied. I'rof. Morton shows that out of ninelv-nne ai-.-i.I.nts ri-porleil in leiitr-al stations oidy lill'i-n were a.-^signahh- to the cifects of the eiirniil, the remainder ln,-ing sueh as are i-ou.siaiitly oL-ciiiring in power-using estab- li^lmu-tit.s. Ul.i.ki-ning the nose and cheeks under the t ye-, his l«en found an etfcctual pre\entive ol siiu\\ Miudne.-s or tlie injurious elVect of ihe iihire Iriiii illuminateil snow upon eyes llliarrii.-ili.Iiied lo it. Mr. e than has .1.. all l)i:. •nc-lifth nth-: fov .f the lai iliaiuau'e t'l a[i)raliou i d .of the " the sea. I pre, ypii. ..USUI ha-^ prove. I to ot diseii^^sioii at the i-li .Me.lieal A.sso-iatioi be till- prineip;! meuliiig ,c»f tli •tl.l.'s ..[..ist-.^ laying ilf..]i-.s*.il ;uis of .slll.lii.Lrillf inials. A Cuirassii'i- Iliin^ A anok. ..vl: nil... 1 ., ...lii. s-i... Il.l .1 l..'fr;iii...., ;n Mill. ..rii ...f hi« ...iiii.L.li.s 111 tin- ..^iiiiif ri-iii- t....i.1 1... ~1..,,,,-. l..is.,|.. ..1. 1....II..II.-.H1.. Iiiu- /.,--. H. 111... .11,. .1.....I .\i.i,'.-i., iinvhiilitliiii ll\ ...n.^ 1..... .J.I.U.1..I...1..I1 11 v,.ii- I 1 h. N.ilii.i ai I-'..!... Siiiliiig til., iiclioil .111... ilix-iv lii-s sjilire ami ..1... It.. ..11. .-U till- iiifiinlrviii 111, ulio. i..iri ' .n._. lliH ll.il .-!.. uilii tii.s I.av.iK.l as Lest 1... .. .il.l. .h..v,. lu.il'lv 111.. «li..l.. ..1" 11... .\e..[M.ii into Ins ail\ ersarv's side. The cuir- .-lei t.-eh-d. Liid then fi'll dowiubad. Croi- ri leliinied iiiiietiv I" his banaeks, where le Ua.- p^lt iMulei- arte-t in the eourse of the iiLihi. lb' li.e- jii been lied by court -mar- ill. His ollieeis LT^ive liim an t-M-ellent â- iLua.Iei, and he lltinself declared lliat lie. itie h leurettid uliat he iiad .lone, but add- I that ins lifeuas .-it slal»e. It was aseer- .iin. dihat tiniiiira-s.^iei had alreiidy I h rallied I t.".t--.riliiiei bi'loiiL.'iliL: tit another regiiiieiil •lit ha! same e\eii:ii;:, and "rt.ison wasaeijilit- ..I, thee.iiiil ajri\in;.'at l!ie eonebision that I. had sniiply aeled in .s.-lf-detense and had i.id n i:iIeiition of killimj; his opponent aitiiL'hl. Kiemlisnldi- IS always j;o out with heir sidearnis. and t!i.ir iomliict is, as a iile, so St. ady and nrdeily that only on rare uid exceptional oi-,asions like the one just lied do they make a had. or rather any. use lit their Weapons. I'll. Burstiiii!: of a Swiss (rlacier. .â- ^-.viss Vii' rhiii'l reports that the \| .1 1. h-ii Like. ui.i. h lies at the foot of the i:j-ischli..rn, in rh,- I |.p,-r Valais. ha.t burst 111. -Iaci,-r dam uliicli lay across the valley, iiiil. .-pr. i.lini: over the elacier, ha«l jKiured .1 M.i.-k mass of tint. I. stones, and broken ice inl.r the llhonf l.-low. l-'orlunately there uas little water in the riv.-ial the timeother- wi-e the ei.nse.jni-nces miuhl ha\ e U-eii Very .-alaniitons f..r the pcple of tin- I'pper X' iai-.. A peasant u li.. « as ehse to the hd^e at ih." time .hclai cs tin- scene was ni'st ler- I iM.- ai;.l ui.hsciil.ahle. When the ice dam i;,i\e May llie vast mass of water came lunde Ini;: ont, sweeping away the Inme fra:inents .it the elacicr, wiihthe lock's upon it, tumb- lini^ int.. the erevas.ses. bursting them uji in I inn. .\\u\ i:sin^ i»\er tlie ghieier in ci^^anlie w.ivcs. aixain t.) carrv all hefoie it. dust at llicen.lor tlie.glaei'ci' the valh-y had nar- r..v\e,I into a little .htilc. while the face of th.- -lacier was s.-m,; hundreds of feet hieh. The water secine.l to have tuiiiieikMl under til.- ice. ulii.-h. attacked ahove and l»eh)W, i:a\ â-  wav at last wilii a ileafeiiing crash, w liilelhelio...lhiurie.lilo\\ n themountainsiilc mil. the 'Uiiono. The lake v.as nearly NMHI le. I above the 'sca-!e\el. and usually dis- eli,'it:.:ed its :airpb!s uaJiT by suiilerranean chaniiel. occa.sioiially lairsling its ice barriers -;cnt oecasioa. The cantonal ire constriielini; an oveidow it is hoped, will put an eml to ai ontbnrst.s. '11 the pre ernnn-nt lI. uhicb. ^â- pcri di. til tt. Hitiuouriii.j a Stranger. .\ London siockhroker who wason his way I'leeity obseived that one of bis fellow- â- r.iiL'crs in the 'hiis was closely regarding I., .mil ai;i-i a time tie- man leaned over i aske.l. •â-  hnbi't 1 ce\ou in Liver|Kol |s7r;" 'Ihe brokiT w\.usnt in LiverpiK)! .il year, but tliinking to luimnur the su.iiii^er. he I'eplied in the atHrniative. •â- I.im'i you rememher handing a poorshiver- in-i wretch a half-eriwn one ni«rht outside Koyal Hotel r" 1 do." " Well, I'm the p. 1 w;is Iiartl uji. out of work, and a1out â- oininit suicide. That money made anew n .if me, lly tuie lucky sj»ec, anil another im now worth f5KK)." ' Ah, glad to r It." "Aiul now I want you to take a eieign in place of that balf-crowni. I .n-t feel easy until the debt is- paid." .â-  hr.'ker (irotested and objected, and illy, just to humourthe man. he took the noieotTeretl hnn. and returned the £-4 ni^e. The stranger soon left the 'bus, and r_\ thing might have ended tlien and there, lie broker, en reaching the office, hadn't â- rtained that the " fiver"' was a counter- ami that he was t'4 out of pocket. i) A Pamons Flnnge Bath. 'I'he famous plunge bath at Helena, Mon.* ha.- no eipial on the continent, writes a cor- rispoudent.. Natural hot springs discharge nl'.iut a million gallons of water daily for the gi .it bath, which is located under a separ- ate structure of .Moorish architecture, paint- ed in Oriental colors, and lighted and adom- etl by *J(}.).)tK) Siptare feet of stained glss. '1 he size of the building may be estimated ficm the fact that the plunge ia 100 ieet wi.leby :t'»0 feet in length, the glass roof K'ing loo feet alwve it. With its surround- iiigs of mountain scenery and flowers and trees and fountains and grass plots the great Uith house is picturesque beyond description a ision of Onental laxury amid the wuder- pefts. Years come and went â€" springs gave place to summers and winter snows nipped the last gleam of beauty from aatumn foliage, and. so time passed, on. Bat Jack TreTor never went back to his fond and itbfal little playfellow at the Clifie. Cmmn.Ies settled down in his new home and straightway forgot the yoang master whose heart hsid been so sorely vmng at parting from him. You see Crunmiles was very young and it is only old dogs who have anything to boast of in the way of memory, and although Ethel talked to him o^ten of Jack, it must be confessed he was more than satisfied with the chuige. And Jack never went back. Not that Jack was to blame â€" but when his first holi- days came, that was at Christmas, Ethel was lying i t mild attack of scarlet fever, and the long-talked-of visit was of necessity put. off. And at midsummer â€" it was before the time of long Easter holidays â€" Mrs, Mordaunt and Ethel had gone to .Switzerland to spend the sommer, and ap- parently Airs. Mordaunt never thought of asking him to pay his visit there. So the time went by and gradually the correspondence between the two, which had at first been regular and voluminous, fell off, not with apparent intention but really insensibly it dwindled from weekly letters to letters on occasion â€" birthdays, valen- tines, Easter eggs, Christmas and New Year's cards, and so on. Then at last there came a da when Ethel Hid not send back a valentine and Jack did not send Ethel a birthday gift. It was not Ethel's fault in the least she had bought the cai'd, but her mother had remarked in an acid sort of voice that really it was time now that she should l:^t Jack Trevor alone Jack missed the cr.rd sorely though he said nothing about it to anyone, and Ethel cried over the want of the birthday gift and confided her grief to Crumnilcs, who was getting a staid dog now and bad always been discreet in keeping the confidences made to him â€" and the links of the chain once broken, the friendship be- tween the two seemed to die out. By this time Jack Trevor had left his firct school and bad gone to Eton â€" he was in fact nearly sixteen. His career at this time was not especially remarkable. He had, owing to his father's foresight and prudence, a for- tune of about t\velve buiulred a year and was therefore as well off as was necessary for any sdi04jldoy. He still lived with his grandmother and was still the very light and life of her old age. ^ike most parsons' sons, be was remarkable for great proficiency in all manner of ayntvt and was very daring and full or courage. He rode well and drove well too, he was gootl at all manner of games ami was a hainlsome lad, well-madeand fair- faced, with frank eyes and a pleasant month. He hatl that eharm too which is perhaps the very grc;itest charm in man, a sweet-speak- ing voice. It was no wonder that old lady Gascoigne loved him so, for he was far and away the Hower among her grandchildren. Lord Gas- coigne, her eldest son, had married late and had two little sons in his nursery who had no trace of the (lascoignes about them, but strongly resembled their snappish, sharp- imscd little mother Ijoth in face and disposi- tion. Mrs. Hugh Drummond had an immense numlH:r of sons and daughters, all sandy and freckled like their Scotch father. Her second i^'iH hatl oidy fine very delicate boy, who spent most ot his time lyin,L; ou a sofa amt the little Marchioness who had given herself airs to Coiity, was chihlless. Sniallwoiulci' then that the old lady liked Jack the best of alL Krom Eton Jack Trevor went to Sandhurst ami from Sandliuist he was gazetted to the irth Uragoons. Then bis soul was satisiled, and he set himself to enjoy the two months' leave as onlv tho.se who are young and uu- bnrlent;d with care can enjoy anything. He spent part c»f his h-ave in maknig a round of ciumtry visits, and among others he Went to stay at the bouse if the Lord-Lieu- teiian! of Hlaiikshiic, some lialf-4lo?:en miles from lUankhaniptoii and bis old home. As a matter of course he met the Bishop and etiually as a matter of cour:?e he was intro- diiccil to h ni as the son of his predecessor, and naturally enough be was asked to dine at the Palace. Six years had gone by since be had seen the place, but the drcatlful familiarity of everything struck him most {lainfully â€" he sat at the .same table, on one of the self-sfune chairs on which he had sat as a boj' the saine heraldic ileviee wa.s blazoned on the plates anil dishes, graven on the spixns and forks, nay, the very butler was the sanns the same who had served his father faithful- ly during ten years and called hi'm "Mr. Jack" just as he had done half a-dozen years before. Once the rUd nuwi apologized for his fainiliaiity and Jack Irtoked riuind at him with his frank eye and ready smileâ€" "Why, Siiiithers," he said â€" "what would you call me" I don't suppose if I w;ia at Home here stilt that you would have learnt to call nie anything else." '"No, Sir, I ilon't suppr)se I should," Smithers answered with a -gratified smirk. "Mr.. Jack's just the same as he nsetl to Im?," he remarked lo the cook, who had also lieen me tf the late Bishop's servjuits antl wimm Mr. Smithers had hopes of marrying one dayâ€" "1 don't sec a biL of 4li(rerence at all. -And 'poll my word, but it's a treat after this stuck-up lot that's afraid of qpeii- ing their mouths for iear of what they may let out." " Ah Mr. Jack was alwaysa dear boy," siiidMrs. M'-nnell â€" she was usjtinster still but enjftyed bnivct rank in the household â€" "m II. 's the linn- he's come to me for his c;:U-s, or sn.l.x lo. the pup, or something of the kind and he gave that bull-pup to Miss Kthel over at t!ie I'liH'c. 1 remember it as well as if it was yesterday." Now it happened that just at this very moment daeU wiis sjiying to his hostess â€" '"Uy the bye, Mrs. Junes, do you see much of the Mordaunts now '" TJie Bishop's wife hesitated. "WelU we do and we don't 1 Just now they are abroad ami the house is shut up," she answered. " Is that so "f" said J;u:k. " I'm sorry. I iLsed to kni»w them all very well. The Major was always awfully good to me â€" he taught me neai-ly all 1 know in the out-door line. And Klhel was a great friend of mine â€" a great fiiend." "Ah! yes!" â€" Mrs. Jones, who was a beautiful woman, turned her face a little aside and booked pensively at a tray of flow- ers in front of her â€" " But you have not seen her since you were here V I " Never," Jack answeret' ' We always meant to sjieinl our holidays together, but we never did â€" perhaps Mrs. Mordaunt didn't want me down here, and my grand- inulher is not young, and periiaps she did not want two of ns bothering her at once. I don't know how it was but we never saw each other again after I left Blankhampton. What is Ethel like now?" She i.i pretty," said Mrs. Jones quietlyâ€" "dccidclly pretty." 1 wonder why it is that there is no dispar- agement so effectual as damning with faint praise. In that short conversation Jack Trevor gathered something that was utterly unjust towards Ethel Mordannt's looks. Mrs. Jones said no morfi on the subject and neither did he, but presently she said care- lessly~"By the bye, you know of course that Ethel Mordaunt is -going to be marri- ed?" Jack stared at her in astonishment â€" "On- ing to be married," he echoed â€" "you don't mean it " "Oh yes I do. S*ie is to be married earl in September," the â-  'y replied. **\ ou surprise me. ' he exclaimed-:-"but â€" but isn't she very young?" 'Ves, I suppose she is-^about eighteen I think. She has been iLtroduced nearly a year. ' "An 1 who is the man " 'A Major Dennis â€" of the 24th Lancers. They hu\ e been quartered here for nearly twoVears."' **6ut he mast be old enough to be her father," Jack broke out. "Scarcely that, ' said the Bishop's wife in- differently â€" "bat he ia older, of conrse. Yon see it is a good marriage â€" Major Dennis is next to the Frothin^iam title â€" that makes such a difference." "Yes, I snppoae it docs," Jack agreed. I hardly know how it was, bat he left the Palace that evening with his earliest and tendereat ideal shattered. Altiiongh he had never seen Ethel ^ince they paited last after his father's death, he felt -as if he mA lost something dear to him. fie was romantic enoo^i* however, to borrbira momit the foUowing mocning and ride over to the CUffb, wliero be fomd » -keefier wfaodid not know him, hot who tc^ him that the family were away and the honse in charge d Mn. Sun- "Mn. Sommen.' repeated Jackâ€" "tha was old Nnrae'a name, snrely." **Mra. Sommets did use to be Miss Mor dannt's, none Sir," replied the lodge-keep er. "Then 111 go np to the house to see her,' â- aid Jack, and rode throngh the gate and ^cmg the well kept drive to the white- walled mansion where his first love had lived all her life. A neat housemaid came to the door â€" Yes, she told him, Mrs. Sommera was at home â€" Who should she say? **Mr. Trevor," Jack answered ;- and in two minutes Mrs. Sommers came to him. "Dear heart," she cried â€" "if it isn't Mr. Jack. " Yes Nnrse," answered he, holding out both his handsâ€" "it is. And who is this-^ not Crummies, surely?" "Yes it is,'Sir. I'he master and mistress and Miss Ethel are abroad and Crummies stays to keep me company." The bullâ€" well, I was going to say bull- pup, but Crummies was long past the days of bis youth â€" the bull-dog came quietly up to Jack and investigated him suspiciously. " Kow, now, md chap," said Jack easily â€" "yoa don't know me, of eourse, how should yon? â€" but you may take me on trust, old chap, give you my word for that. " Apparently the investigation satisfied Mr. Cmnmales, for after walking several times around Jack's chair, he sat down beside him and rested himself in a humped up sort of way against his 1^. " Does he do that often " Jack asked. ** Not often. Master Jack, "answered Mrs. Sommers â€"" only when he's most pleased with anyone. " There was a moment's silence. Jack smoothing the dog's bt*indled head the while. At last he looked up at the old lady. "Nurse," he said â€" " I hear Ethel is going to be married. " " Yes, I believe she is. Master Jack," answered she, shutting her lips very closely and smoothing her silk apron down in a severe kind of way. "Don't you like the marriage, Nurse," he ashed. Mrs. Sommers' lips took a yet severer curve. "I haven't been asked to give an opinion. Master Jack," she said, in a pas- sionless kind of voice. Jack knew by experience that wild horses would not drag another word out of the old lady, so he began to stroke Orumndes again and then to ask after various old servants and persons about the vicinity of the Palace whom he remembered as a boy. "You used to say you were going to be a soldier, Master Jack," said Mrs. Summers, when they had come to an end of that sub- ject. ".So I am. I'm an oflBcer of the Ifitb Dragoons now. I haven't joined yet, but I shall do next month. I say. Nurse," he went on, "have you a photograph of Miss Ethel anywhere I should like to see her." "I'm afraid I haven't. Master .Jack, but there may be one in the drawing-room," she answered. " Will you come and sec?" But Jack was doomed to disiippointment. Either the albums had lieen put away or Ethel hatl taken them with lier, for Mrs. Sommers could find nothing but a faded old picture of Ethel taken years before in the garden with the dog Crumndes sittmg lie- side her, " I'm afraid that's the only one," she said. "And that was taken about the time you left the Palace, Master Jack. Miss Ethel has altered a good deal since then. " " How altered. Nurse " " Well, she's tall and pale, Sir. She doesn't know what it is to have her own way. The mistress fancied she had got t.j be hoydenisb and she had governesses for this and masters for tha*, till all 'the life seemed to U; taken out of her," "And }et she is niarryiug early." "The mistress wishes it. Sir. The mis- tress believes in early marriages if there is money in the case. Ami tnere is jnoney here, any amount of it." "Isee," said Jack. But, all thusjunc, -Ijick only thouj'ht that be saw ;aml presently b»; nub; away from the Ciiffe where he had siicut so many happy hours in the days that were gone by, feeling â€" .wctl, asifhe hatl leen to. hx k at siune fondly cherished ami jarefnlly hidden treasure and had foiind that it had lK;en stolen away long before ami only a blank left. Poor dear little Kthel 1 He did no like to think somehow of that brave and fearless little soul being ci-ampeil and restricted by all the tedi.msness (»f a conveiitional educa- tion. Ethel who bad been as gootl ahnost at climbing trees as he was, who would imlient- ly dig for Iwiit or watch for arat with .ill the zeal of arcalsiwrtwoman -Ethel who ilcspis- ed dolls ami had ecn uscl to turn np her sweet little nose at all girls games Well, it was unnatural, scmiehow, to think of her lcing tied tlown lt nectUc-«oik ami ])iam) practice, to minding herinannersparticularly and taking care of tier t^ompUxion True, il was a lovely complexion â€" he rcmemberetl that â€" but .lack hail never thought it so love- ly as when the reil i"oses had bliKiineil through the sun's kisses antl now she â- w;is ^mle. It was simply horrid to liiiuk tfand-Jackshud- derctl as he rode thmugh the jilciLsant nu»rn- ing .iir, â- with a pifig at bis heart at the thought of htiw she must many ami many a time have pineil for her ohl playfellow again. " 1 suppose it luul its influence upon her at last," he .said ti' himself, !vs he stroked bis horse '-s ears with his whip, " like ])iiieb- ing has on a Chinese woman's foot. At all events, »\\.i gave up sending inc a valentine. PtKjr little girl 1" chaptef: IV. THE FniHTINt; FItTKKNTII. **rhe manliest thing in this world is wdo j-our thilv in thatst:iLe uf bfe to which its.iaUplciLse ia\A to call you." After this time. Jack Trevor's life under- went a great change it seemed to tluw into tlillerent channels altogether, in fact, he Wiis then thrown entirely upon his own re- Hponsibility, :is much so as was ^)ossible with a young man not yet of age. "I think,_ Jack," Lord Gasoiigne saitl to him the night before he went i town to Brigh- ton to join his regiment â€" "1 think yiu hatl letter have an allowance of «iiy four hun- tlred a year. It's iiuite enon^^h for a newly joined subalLern, in fact, 1 never hail more till I was five-aml-twenty. Vou Avill have your full income of course when yon come of age, but till then il will i eally be far more to your advantage if you only have a part of it." "All right," saitl Jack. Ht^ â- 'vas not ex travagant, he had no large Idea i, no love of show, .lud to him four liundreil a year seemed ((uite as much as he wiis likely to want foi the present. "All the same, Cncle Dick," hesiiid, " d^ n't see tpiite how I am t») hny my chargers out of it. "No, no. you must Ix; started p-tnerly. of course," Lortl Gasct igiie replied. " I'ou'U find three liorscs enoi gh for you, I shoultl think." "I suppose so," saidJack, "unless I shoultl want a polo- pony. " " I don't see how you'll do it on four hun- dred a year," Lady Gascoigne saitl thought- fully. "But of course. Jack if you really want raate, the money is there and you can have it only I don't want you to get into the way of spending it simply because it is there to spend â€" do you see " " Oh yes, I see," answered Jack easily. "I daresay I shall make four hundred do very'welL' Lord Gascoigne had, however, something more to say. " You see. Jack, twelve hun- dred a year is a very good income for a ichelor, and as long as you remain a bache- r you are all right, but if you aliould want I get married, why, yuu'Il find twelve hun- ched a year just next to nothing at all." "in keep it in mind," said Jack, care- fully peeling a walnut. "I'll keep it in mind sdl the time. " "Yes, that's just vhat I want," said Lord Gascoigne greatly relieved by the result of his (wnversation. He h;ul been trying for several days to â- â-  whia hfc^wrt Bttfc btothe vevU, lad Tm. ast goiag to loetmo yoo. But yoall tiyaadluapovtofacnpai^VQo'tyoor' "Yea, GFaDOT*" be ummd, and ha look- ed at fau' witik IiM nwtber'a -vtary own ^eyea and bis fatber^ frank and faatlem amile, andtikenbeslntcbed oat bis itroiigyoaw huid to her â€" "And 3 I do have Ba» baa lack asto gat into any. 111 let yoa know at lAdy Gaaooigne laid her beaaUfal old hand'plamp and white as a baby's in his â€" Thit was an I wanted to say," she aaid- '«xoept â€" except " "Yes, Granny," said Jack, "except "Except that when you marry, dear, I only wiau especially for two things in yonr wife â€" that she be a good girl and a lady. Yoa won't forget that your mother was bothr Jack edged his chair a little nearer to the old lady's and pot his arm around her ia a winning way pe^nliarly his own. " Dear Granny," he said â€" "1 never knew my mo- ther but I shall not forget that my grand- mother is the very ideal of both, I shall never bringanywifeto, you.Gnumy, that you would be ashamed to receive; you have spoilt me for second-rate women." " My dear boy," she cried. "And if that isn't a pretty speech for a child of twenty to make to his grandmoth- er," Jack cried, ** why, beat it if you can. Granny, that's all." Thus with the approval and confidence of his nearest relations. Jack Trevor went down to j^ghton to join his regiment. It is a terrible ordeal for any yoaug man, but I must say he got throngh it as easily as he could have expected or wished. He had never seen the cramped little barracks, but as he drove up to the officers' mess and looked out at^ the double rows of windows all decked out with smart fiower- boxes filled with blooming moon-daises and red geraniums, he thought the place was as cheerful and home-like as any place he had ever lived in and then be got out of the carriage and wondered what would become of him next. ' Whde he was waiting there a tall young man came out and accosted him. "I sup[K)se you're Mr. Trevor How d'you do " "How do you do?" said Jack. "My name is Dorrington," said the tall young man, "orderly officer for the day, more's the pity." "Very glad to meet you," said Jack in his easiest voice. "And can you tell where my things are to go ' " \\'ell, you arc to have the rooms next to mine," said Dorrington, " your *;ab had bet- ter go round to the back, and I'll tell 3'ou whatâ€" put your traps into my quarters and yon can dress there. ' " Oh thanks awfully," said Jack. Dorrington looked asitle at him. " Let's walk round â€" look here, mv friend, I'll give you the straight tip â€" don't let the Colonel hear yon s.iy "awfully," it's like a red rag to a bull and sets him off on the Service go- ing- to the dogs, how officers us 3d to le gentlemen, ami all that soi-t of thing, and all the fellows who have to sit and listen to his tommy-rot will bite you like poison." "Thank you," Jack said gratefully. He had alreatly had a little experience of the way's of commantling officers antl knew the value of good atlvice M'lien he saw that it was good. " When do yonr things come -chairs â€" tables â€" cot and all that "' Dorrington askcil. 1 lelicve they've come already," Jack re- plied. "Then the sooner they arc started mak- ing you comfortable for the night the better; or stay, I've got a second little cot in iny room â€" I put nxy brother up sometimes when he comes to see me. Will you sleL*p there to-night? It'll l»e much more comfortable than your own quarters can possHdy be." It's really most â€" imcoinmonly gootl of you," said Jack, who had liecn on the point of using the obnoxious wortl again. "Not at all, not at all. Come into the mess-room antl have a brantly antl sotia, and then I'll take you round to the office antl in- troduce you to the Colonel. He's not in the i)est of tempers to-dayâ€" he tUscovered this morning that the biu iron roller has been left »ut in the raiii ami" has got rusty. Says its siuipiy scandalous that there is a proper hlied with "Roller Shed" marked on the tloor •OS large as you please ami the roller is left to spoil in the rain simply because it's govern- ment* property antl liclongs to nolotly in particular. Nobody dare tell him that the. Boiler Sheti is used to keep hia forage in. They'll tell him by-antl-bye when he's gt)t over the rust on the roller a little." .1 ack Trevor burstout laughing; he ftiresaw a very good time in the I'iglitiug Kiftcetith. 1 do not know how it is but le the iiewly- jtiiupfl suljaltern ever so blessed with a gootl opinion of himself, he (^innit help admiring the subaltern of two months' or perhapstwo ycai-s' standing who happens to bo the one to receive him when he makes his first ap- pearance in what is to be his home for the time that he remains in Her Majesty's Ser- vice. The siiludtern of stamling is used to the place, he is usetl lo his uniform antl his lRKts make more ntisc and his spurs jingle intu'c |»erhansthan any therlHK)ts and spurs to be fffundiii the whole regiment. Hesv,ag- gers a gootl bit ainl yet it is not offensive swagger â€"be shouts for his man Jinks, or for a iiu:ss-waiter, t»r for* " Attention" when he enters a troop-roin», in such a voice of com- mand that outsiders cannot help positively respecling bim ftu- being able to tlo it Jack Trevor had livctl all his life in an atmosphere of command, but he thought Doningtoh one t'f tlic very finest fclh)ws lie had ever come across ami his very admira- tion ir.atle the (Ireadful orileal of joining etHur the easier to him. " 1 sitp|iosc you've got yonr chargers," said his new frieml as they walkeil across thestjuare towards the oMicc. '• ili, ytwâ€" they're coming down ttt- uiorrow, my chargers and my own gees." Dorrington began to bite the end of his thumb ill a tlioughttul kind of way. "I w.nuler wlieie Ihc devil you'll put them " Ihe rcnuirked. "Why?" " Because there isn't a stall to spare in the wlifde barracks. What a joke it will Ik: if they have to turn the Colonel's forage out lo put a roof over your horses' beatls Now, here wc are." He openetl the tltor of the office and Jack found tiim-self in the presence of the Coin- mamling Officer,' who was silting on the lahlt! in the corner of the room. " I've brought Mr. Trevor lo see yon. Sir â€" the new sulnilleni," said Dorrington. " Kr â€" How de do~how dc do? Very glad to see you," saitl the Colonel, getting olVthe table for a minute and then immedi alely. sitting down again when he hatl shaken Jack by the band â€" " I hope you'll like your work and finil your tjuarters comforUiblc. Mr. Dorrington must look after you ami â€" aiid put you up to our ways a little." Dorrington put np bis hand in a gesture that was naif a salute anil half an expression tf assent to ibe Colonel's words â€" Jack inatle haste to assure the com mantling- officer that this bad already been tlone, or rather had already een begun. "Thank you. Sir â€" I've alrea«ly been aw â€" that is uncommonly well looked after," he said, in his pleasant ca-^^y voiceâ€" "Mr. Dor- rington has necn quile the GockI Samaritan to me." "Not because you have fallen among thieves, I hope/' saitl the Colonel quickly, then went oft into a fit of laughter at his own joke, Dorrington and Jack lioth joining inas'if wit so brilliant hatl never fallen upon their ears before. "Let me see," saitl the Colonel, when they had recoveretl themselves a little â€" "Lord GastKigne isyour guardian." "Ami my uncle, Sir," Jack answeretl. "Oh, really I Then your luolberwas " "Lady Constance Gascoigne, Sir." "And your father?" " Was Bishop of Blankhampton." " You don't say so. Why, I once dined with him at the Palace â€" I remember him well. He was once head-master of " " Yes, Sir, he was." ' And a very fine fellow he was too â€" I am v^ery glad to* have his son amongst my officers. By-lhe-bye, have you got yonr horses down yet " " No, .Sir, they come to-morrow," Jack answered. .; " Ah ye^and how many?" " Three, Sir." "Three-^I see. Well, .we haven't much room batâ€" er â€" Mr. Dorrington, yon might speak to Mr. Long about it. He most find room for them, of course." " I'll tell him what yoa say. Sir," said Dorrington with grim humour, and Jack^ remembering his little story about the Boiler Shed, was seized with a wild desire to go off liatwr.-»ah» Hwk Hm "IthinkthH^oie- nd thinks Brighton Bmrnoks an cAMtis. I don't know iriion throe extra ho w an fls- ing, wnlâ€" i I kwn my own h o rse s oaft Into dl, yoB'vegot to-nigfat to think aboat it in. Long,** said Dorrington BooUiin^. 'Any way that was what Qm Chisl told me to t«l yon." "W^, erf coarse â€" if the Ctdond says so, itil have to be done tboagfa bow would pozde the Pope himself," the Qnarter- HastOT' declared. '^There's always the Roller Shed," suggested Dorrington slyly. "Ah I yes, there is â€" and there's the mess- roo-n and the office, "cried the other with a loud laugh. "Rom old chap. Long," said Dorrington. as they walked on. "Hell ' manage it somehow andyoull probably have to pay toll, so to speak." "Oh, I sluU get over that," said Jack good-natnredly. Well, after this Jack really got on uncom- monly well â€" he was " drawn" the first night that he slept in hia own quarters, which were small and poky and like the royal " we" expressed more than there was to express and the second night they made hay in his rooms, and the third they tried him by mess- room court-martial for one or two trifling blunders he had made during the tlay. Yet on the whole he got on remarkably well and was soon at home among his brother-officers, sooner than he was in the strange mazes of Brighton Society, whose two hundred and fifty clearly defined and distinct cliques soon make the unwary one, who goes there feeling in love and charity with all men, learn to tread like a weary pilgrim on unboiled peas. (TO BE CONTINUED. AHTST£BT. Fln«Uns er Hnman Kcaialnit'bBlThey are linidenllfled. Montreal, Oct. 2. â€" Considerable excite- ment has been caused in police circles by the portions of a human body that have neen found in a house on Sanguinet street. The story of the finding of the remains is very peculiar, and it is hard to get at the reason for the singular place in which they were found. The way in which they were discov- ered is as folUwst^On Thursday last a young man named Oscar Prudhomme came to the city from Ste. Anne des Plafues, in order to get employment. On arriving here he went to look for a boarding house, and wandering up Sanguinet street, went into a large house, where he sutK:eeded in getting a room. After being out all tlay he returned to his room in the evening, and feeling tired tlecided to stay in bis room. Tiiis apartment is a very large one, and had cupboards and clothes closets in it. Being of an inquisitive burn of mind, he naturally wantetl to see what they contained. The cupboards were unfastenetl, but the clothes closet was Itck- etl, and from the dust gathered round its liinges and under the tl(K)r, had evitlently not been opened for some time. He asketl the landlatly for a key, but Wiis told that she had none ftjr it. Prud- bomnie then went out to a locksmith's, and getting a bunch of keys, succeeded in open- ing the door, when his nose Wiis .issailetl by a very batl otlour. He then went back and got a lamp, and entering the closet was horrified to find a lot of human libnes strewn around, to which portions of flesh were still clinging. He at once went to his landlatly and iiiformetl her of his ghastly ilJscove^. She went with him to the closet, ami when she saw the sight almost fainted. She saitl she coultl not possibly uiitlerstand bow they got there. Prudhomme at once went and notifietl the detectives of the affair, who went to the boarding house, and after view- ing the bones decided to take them away, which they tlid in a box. They questionetl the landlady as to' who occupied the room before Mr. Prudhomme, and she told them that it bad been rented all last winter by two men and that they had left two weeks ago. From their dress and appearance she tlid not think they were medical stutlents. The tletectivcs are still ItMiking up the mat- ter, as very suspicious circumstances appear to be conuccled with it. Final Destiny of the £artli. In the JhdUin Rerun' the Rev. .J. S. Vang- liaii .sets forth a curious sieeulation of his own as lo the ultimate destiny of the e;irtb. His tht^iy is that the worltl will cuiilinue until every particle of its immense bulk liaS jmssed thi-ough hnmaiibotlies, ami the whole of its enormous \veight will le just sufficient to fiimisli forth new iKMlies* for the 'human race when the trumpet sounds for the Re- surrection He cideulatcs that the dead weight of liuman corpses amounts to 2,000,- OOOiOiX) tons per century at present, aiul the total is going up. At present he thinks 100,- 0(K( pei-sons tlie every twenty-four hours, when the popnlation of the worhl is only 1,- (iOl,(X»0,(MMJ. In4,0»0 years the ptpulation of this planet ought to rise to 320,(jOO,000,01X iMH,(tO0. Now, l|ie total weight, in round numlicrs of the earth is (J,(m:ki,4M)0,000,0M lnm,l»0(X»O. The numlicr of the total aggre- gate of souls at the Last Day Mr. Vaughan docs not venture to calculate, but he thinks that it iaa tli vine tlesign to allow human le- iiigs to increase and multiply until the whtde tif the existing globe will just Ik; sufficient to furnish ftu-tli the substance t»f their risen bodies, whcthedhcy be the IkhUcs of saints in glory i*r of the reprobates in hell. This is his theory of the Kesurrcctiou: â€" Then the rising Iwdies, flying at a taiigent from the earth, will leave nithingleliiml them of a material worltl. The ball of earth, which a moment lefore was whole and en- tire, will thenâ€" like the Imll f()rined by a swarm of l»ees when the bees fly oH â€" be broken up antl divideil into as many parts as there are hnniEji beings; for every soul will depart, lcaringaway ils -glorified Imdy as an imlependent antl distinct entity. The earth will no longer exist, as we uow know it it will be, indceil, as St. Peter says, "a new earth," an earth no longer moving round the sun as a tlark and sullen massi but an earth consisting of the unnnmbered hosts of glorified human forms revolving for all eter- nity arountl the divine .Sun ol eternal justice in heaven. HEALTH. SEaABATOHia J.H. Kdkgg, M. D., of BitttleCmek, AfidL, rooanUy tnnted Uiis safajsct at con- sidenUe loigth, in an able leotoie, of whidi the {oDowins is a txHn^rehensive extract i-^ The qaesnon is often adced. Is beer bene- ficial for persons weak from ^acpe or other ca ns es and for those troubled irith insomnia, ss rften recommended by i^ysicians We know that the use of beer ia often resom- mended in sach cases by membns of the med- ical b«temity and we have heard of people who take beer to make them sleep, and beer to keep them awake, take it in the winter as a protection against the cold, and in hot weather, to avoid feeling the heat. Alcohol claims to be a good stimulant, but it really makes people weak it claims to build a person up, when it reall undermines his constitution. It is recommended to pat people to sleep, but it does not remove the cause of sleeplessness it only acts as an anodyne. It 18 a fallacy very commonly held that alcoholic liquors are exceUent for old people, although it is admitted that they are bad for the young. The same argument mipht be used, practit:ally, in favor of the tobacco habit. Nearly every one says that tobactx) is very bad for boys, and there is hardly a tobactw user so depraved that he will teach his own boy to smoke yet middle aged and old men think they need it, or at least that it does them no harm. Now, what change takes place between youth and old age which makes a thing which is harmful and poisonous in youth â€" for alcohol is a poison â€" beneficial and strengthening in old age? In old age there is a natural lessening of the boiliiy vigor, and a lowering of the 'ital powers. Fatty degeneration of the tissues begins to creep on. By means of it the walls of the bItod vessels are weakened, and especially there is a fatty deposit ia the small bltxKl vessels of the brain, which robs them of elasticity as well as of strength. A sudden rush of blood to the head from any cause â€" excite- ment, passion or stimulation â€" may prtvc im- mediately fatal, or at least hasten ilissolu- tion. The physiological effects of alcohol in any form, are to quickeu the action of the heart flush the face, and overcharge the brain Mith blood. The danger of apoplexy then is very great, to say nothing of other serious con- sequences. Alcohol accelerates the tlegeu- eration of tissue which is incitlent to oltl age (Knsetiuently, an agetl person necils specially to abstain from stimulants he needs to be more careful than a young per- son to avoid anything which taxes or over- loads his system. The atlvotrates of alcohol for an oltl per- son, say that the botlily machinery is slow- ed tlown too much, and neetls tjuickcning. Nature has purposely pUt tm the brakes, because there is always tianger in high pressure upon an old machine. Certainly no engineer would take a nearly worn out engine to run a lightning express train. Nature puts the brakes* on the human machine when it becomes enfeebled through the taking away of some of the natural en- ergy, by making the muscles so weak that there shall be less temptation to work hard, or torun,or todoany violent thingwhicli wtuiltl quickly bring tm heart failure. Then is it wise to take off the biukcs which nature has put on That is exactly what alcoholic stimulation does. It paralyzes Ihe ner\e centres of the brain, which ctmtrol and re- gulate the blootl vessels, and they relax, and the heart runs awav at toorapitl a rate. 1| is like a clock from H'hich the jientluluih weight has bticn taken; it will soon run tlo wu. Then what alcohol really tlties for an. old person is to hasten the tlay of his death, driving the human machinery at a rate in- compatible with safety. His resistive pow- ers are already low, and he needs to eon- 8er\'e his forces by well regulated, pcjiceful habits of life. His footl aiuI tlriiik should be of the simplest kind, ahtl be shouhl avoid all manner of excitement, and all overtaxing of the mind or the body. mention the matter to Jack and now felt mto a fit of langhiie. Happily the Colonel qnite clever and pleased with himself at his success^ Lord Gascoigne was a very ner^' oas man who hated interfering in other people's business Althoagh he was Jack's guardian, he invsiriaUy felt that he was ex- tremely impertinent to be interfering with his private affiurs and probably, had it not been ir his mother's strong representation on the subject, he woald baveqaietlylet the qneation of money matters slide altogether, ukd Jack would faavo joined hb new regi- ment ia the mmatrioted «njoym«nt of his full income. "My dear boy*" mid old Lady Gaaoaigne as they sat together nt Imntfssl tiie fol- iowiag moniiigâ€" "I nvrer leetored my ovn dismissed them then, and they were able ^.o- go out into the open air and laugh as much as they pleased. "Here's old Long, coming," said Dorring- ton as they walked back across the square. "Long, tlus is the new sofaaltem, Mr. TVt;- vor." The Qaarter-lfoster put oat his band. **Very glad to see you." **^nr d'yon do " said Jack. "Mr.. TraviH' has brought down thrar hones, at least they're 'â- â€""'"g to-mwrov^ Ixmg," said Donington, kOtting strsif^to his sabjact â€" 'aad the CMooel says yonV* got to find room- for othor." TELEGMPHIO BEIEFS. The strikers at Syilney, N. S, W., are prepared to submit their grievances to arbitration. The .Scotch furnace men have struck for higher wages, and the furnaces are being blown out. A despatch from Zanzibar says the .Sultan will deal severely with the crew of Arab slave dealers recently captured by lx)atsfrom a British man-of-war. The Portuguese residents of Bombay have resolved to appeal to England to annex ;oa unless the Portuguese Government redresses the grievant^s of its subjects. The bars were all closed in Ottawa on Sunday, antl the greater quietness on the streets and the diminished num1er of in- toxicated persons visible were very mark- ed. it is stated that Emperor William during the recent military mameuvres; tlisplayed singular strategical ability, both as an active commander and as a critic of the conduct of otherd on the held. .Senor .Sngasa, e.ic-PrimeMimster of Spain, referring to the Portugues situation, says the Republicans are veiy patriotic, and they greatly fear the consequncc of foreign interference, which might involve the abso- lute loss of their colonies. The Snltan at the FUy. Next to being Louis XIV., who named what should be trumps at whist to suit his own royal hand, I should like to 1n the sultan of Turkey at the play, ;iaysa writei in t he L n- don Illuatrated^fetca. He "writes nimself.' it seems, gets the thine put upon the stage the same eveaingâ€" none of your waiting at the manager's door for him â€" and is certain of the applause of the spectators. Half of them are 'those of hia own honsehold" â€" the very people here who think nothing of our compositions, however great our genius â€" and know better then not to clap and the other half are the ladies of his seraglio, if not enthusiastic, literally **get the sack." That is the sort of audience I should like to write for. No press criticisBis no wretches coming in late and disturhing one's scene, and tears and laughter absolutely oa tap. His majesty, wearetoltl, "suddenly tMnceives hia ideas," and woe be to the actor who is not a qnick study. His humor in these sdmirutle compositions is to *Hake off" some official of the palace, and if the victim does not enjoy it he is taken off the stage of life. His majesty^s jokes are |ffactical, and when a lackey is directed toei^lodeabottie of rhsynpagnfi in sosnebodsr's face tiie whole hoose ex^ides. The bsfd who pat ma jesty above the popeâ€" *^he saltan bettor pleases me^" «tcâ€" coold hardly h£v» been aware of bis itaawiatbiswsy, or, beingadrmmslast irto^ '" We Eat Too Much. A recent writer u an English metlical journal shows conclusively that, wi ile cer- tain clrsses, owing lo the stiess of poverty, cannot obtain the nutriment they rially need, the majority of iefj)lc eat tto much. Fortunately a moderate degree of over eat- ing ilfes not appear to be markedly injurious The digestive apparatus, though conipellel to do more work ihan is really necessary, proves eipial to the tlcmantls made upon it apd does not break down tr get seriously out of order. This is but one illuslnititm out of many that might be given, shtwi'ing how the marvellous mechanism tf the human botly adapts itself lo coiiilitious more or le-ss abnormal. It is lucky for the avemgc man that physiological laws are not of Medo-Per sic inflexibility. He can violate them to limitetl extent without incurring the |)pnalty though he finds that, if he goes heyonri that point, the punishment is swift and sure. Careful investigations prove that the daily destructivenietalolism,"orin plain words, the inevitable waste and wtMir of the Iwidy, whcihiathemeasureof thccorX' il docs, varies butlittlcfor different occupations. A diet ot from twelve to fourteen ounces" of chemically dry f(X)d, if the ingredients are in proper pro- portionand reatlily digestible, is snthcicntto keep til average worker in gootl health. One part of nitrogenous to seven or eight parts t}f non -nitrogenous food is fouml to be a fair combination. A very small athliiiou «^f stim- ulants appears to increase the amount of possible work but moderately free thinking tliminishes it. Women eat less than men, after making allowance for tliffereiice in weight antl work. Where a man cats nine- teen ounces, a woman of the same weight and equally active habits eats only fourteen or fifteen ounces. This latter allowance, as will l»e seen from the figures given above, is more than enough for a hartl-working man, "even when all meat is excluded from the diet. It is no uncommon thing, however, for a m.aii of average size afitl activity lo eat ilouble this amount, or from twenty-live to twenty seven ounces of chemically dry fotnl in a day. We are inclined to think that excess in eat- ing is at least no less common in this country than in England. The abuntlaiice, varicly and cheapness of food are naturally favor- able to this over indulgence. The palate is tempteil to intemi»ciance by app«;tiziiig ilishes, when it would l)e fully sjitisfied with a normal amount of plain and wholcsoiue food. plnthe WIMb ofCen- 'Uh Harnatnlas I have just rotamed from an expediticm into the interkirof Yocatan and Gan^eebe, darii^ which I met with an advmtare so awfal and imntnal that I think my fri«ids in San Francisoo will be mach intttested in an aooount of it. In the latter part of May last I c^me to Central America from San Francisco at the request of the Hunich Society for Prehistoric Research, of which I am a member, to investi- gate the ancient ruins which cover this coun- try, with a view of obtaining, if possible, some clue lo the period to which they be- long. I got the clue I sought for from some hierogly^it^ among the Conquestador ruins, which, according to my theory, are about 8,000 years old, but, of course, absolute proof is not available. I had as a guide a most intelligent half breed, Manuel Besero, and he informed me that, according to ihe tradi- tions of his Intlian progenitors, there were some ruins, of still greater antiquity some 1 10 miles to the northward, near the Rio Seca. Indeed, he said that this dry basin was once the bed of a river that bad been turned from its course by the inhabitants of these same ruins. Thinking that I might possibly find some corroboration for my theory among these earlier relics of the lost race, I started to findtbem.actxmpanied by my faithful guide. It was very hard travel- ling through the jungles, aild we made hard- ly fifteen mil s a day. The difficulties were multiplied by the enormous nuinler of snakes antl poisonous insects that infest this section. We lost one of our pack mules through a bite or a sting of some sort on the Ihinl day. On the afternoon of the fourth day we camped in a little openjug, clear except for grass. This we soon bumetl oft' We had just finished supper., and I was sil- ting at the base of a tree smoking my piie, when an enormous tarantula came out of the grass into the clearctl circle. He was positively the largest specimen I hatl c\er seen, ana as the slanting rays of the sun t^ujjht bim I notif^d a curious dull, in- tlefinile, retldish line down his back. I regrettetl that I hatl not the moans to preserN'e it, but Manuel settled my regrets by crushing it with a billet of wood. It had hardly teased moving when another ami equally large one appearetl at the eiul of the Imrnetl patch. 1 diil ntt fear them much •IS I wore heavy leather leggings rciching to iny hips. "Wc have matle a.Ixul cainp, Manuel," 1 saitl "there seem to be many tarantuhus." "One place is about as IkuI as another," he answreetl iu Spanish they usually go by twos. " He appeared more troubled, however, than his tmreltiss answer st*emed to intlicate, and while I killetl the second unwelcome visitrr he 1egan to pokeartnind in the grass with along biunch. He uncovertnl mme of the great spiilers and killed Ibem: when he turned around there were fully half a dozeiT of them in clear space. They fastened »*n to the tlead ones and scenieil tt» suck their blootl. "We must get out of this," screamed the Intlian. At this moment our renuiining mule cg:in lo struggle and kick. He soon broke his picket â-  rope antl tlisappcarcd. Tiien 1 be- t^me aware of a steady rnstlitig in the gnuss. More tarantulas came out. "1 have Iituinl of it from the Indians," crietl my gnide. 'lt is a devil's arnty. They say that the ieoplc who livctl in the tleatl cities were killed by tlu-m, ami lluit no one can live there now. They come by thousands, likerctl ants, and leave imthing alive where they pass. thought it wjus a stpiaw slory. Wc must tight them witli fire. He seizetl a flaming brand from the camp fire and yelled lo nie to tlo likewise. H trietl to fire the grass on all sides of ns, but where the trees grew it was tto rank and wet, antl the fires we startdl would not go. Meanwhile the spiteful spide lei:anic more and more numerous. I crush- ed one at least of them every step I ttnik. Many of them bit at my leggings, and hung there by their fangs. We turned oiii- fire- bramls to crushing the tarantulas, but-lhey secmctl to come thicker than wc could tlrivc them off. "1 am bitten," I hcartlthc Indian scream. I |Missetl him my fla:^!;. 1 could tlo nothing mt)re for him, and tlroi)piiig my stick 1 started to run. Every step in the gtjiss seemetl to bring me into Worse quarters. I tried every everywhere. FhiBuiti^ Ihe most Important liiw is, of c line of Ms thst line sweeping a. base of the Uiamb from tM wrist, clear, direct in its oouise and well it denotes long life, good 1 a good character and dis: Pale and Inxiad, it indicates -â- â- ^ evil instincts and a weak, dispneition. Thick and red, it violence and brutality. The ages a events have happened may be toh points at irtiich they have marked t The shorter the line the shorter 1 and (this is rather stMt,ling) from tl at which the line terminates in bot may be accurately predicted the death. A break in the line is alv illness; if in both hands, there is a grave danger of death, especially if t er branch of the line turns iu towi thumb. Rays acrtiss the hand I base of the thumb always tlenote and the age at which they occur is shown by the point at which the ru minate. The " line of head," whic next great line in the baud â€" it from between the thumb and fo across to the third finger â€" should and well closed, without fork, hi ramification. Pale and brtad, it ii feebleness or lack of intellect but if it antl strong, it denotes elf-xntro third line is the line of the heart- sweeping from the foix'tiiigcr ac hand. If it goes right acro..««, it excessive affection, i-eaulting in a jeidousy. If it is chaineil, the subjet inveterate flirt. Very, very thin an it is the sign t»f murder. Tlie fourth line in the haml is thai of fortune, rist^ through the wh«le ban.l from lo Iwlween the second ami thirtl tinge it starts fiom the line of life, it show one's fortune results from oni?'s own rising from the wrist, it is always a gtwtl luck. Twisttni or ragged at tin it iiulicates ill-luck in early life. Tl of he;ilth eomcs from the Itase of the life. Clearly iniced, it sehlom exist hand but, when it is ftmiitl, it is a gtKwl health, gaycty nntl success, exists, of eoui-sc, in every haiitl lines lo not CfHiic umler avn of these rulei the exiH;rt in cheirtisophy juts lit) in reading such by ix-ference lt» iheii lion with regard to the pi inciiKil line Gleaning Carpets. Perhap.s the most thorough way 1 I car|H't, es|K-cially a Brussels caij lay it on a clean grass jilat, face dti leat it as it lies tlierc. After iKiiiig ihoi-ougbly, it tain Iw tlrag^ed by the over the grass, whicli will brush ofT lieriiig dust, and tlie carjiel will be ill the most approved manner. T car|H't on a lim* is but an imiierfe ami lh work is not as well done, 111 the most iatieiit beatini:. iK-siiies n .as easy as the Hrst-menti.m.-tl wa so-calleil earpel-lx-ating niaehines i this Cftuntry are barbarms in ihe nieiit of choice thxir coverings. \\ it haps, twenty others, t.iir .-arpets are ti aUnit in a great cylinder, until tin fdded in a thons^iml wa\ s, and n-t 111 1 sttad i*f Ihe still' firm carpet sent on limp articles, that have hst half thei rng •jualities. In England, Ireland, and Sci.imi prudent hou.-n-wife c..|iin.-|le.l the i)eatei-s to discard the rolaii ,ar| vr, ami automatic lieUlini: ma -hii used, wiiich beal carpet as near lik work as is possiMe f.tr nia.hiiici y l If living in a city it will pay to lo Uike c^ir|ets out into tlie beat them, :is above ch-sciilK.l. paring i-esults carpets wd! ne\ l)y machiiK-ry again. .Again, don't let caipels be cli fltH»r, as is beili;: jnalice.! in Thai slimy cr.in]Kiun«i that i.-- l.r carpet is only soft s..ap. nothiii; ed and perfume.l, perhaps, wit il is II uc that il makes tht; clean, but it is well kn.wn thai of that soaji slays in the hack of liie having workeil its way lliroiii;h. ah sides ami in tin- coin.T .\ pliysj.- any one vt tsed tn chemistry knows t soap wliicli slayj; in the eaipet is 1 into coinnion grease, atlraeting m\i Hies, ejupel bugs, aii.1 nise.ls ..t all lesiik-s deeomposinii ami tillim: tie with gases, from this dis^n-llML: e..| of erease, w.Hdand.liii. .1 d. t-n.pl ounl I .\lte I I.. â- â- I lp tin Oonvnlsions. Not fr«{uently convulsions occur ininfancy in conseiuence of some internal difficulty of temporary nature, and are never repeatctl in after life. But where they are of frequent occurrence in cbildhootl there aregroumls to fear that the sfferer will sooner or later l»e- come epileptic. Intlecd, a large proportion of these troubles may \te traeetl lo the fre- 3uency of infantile convulsions. Il is very ifficultto discriminate between tlitsc early attacks, which are simply accidental, and not likely to recur, and those which are but the beginning of a life-long epilepsy. Hence, it is always rettuisitc that the utmost care shoultl be taken lo prevent their recurrence. It is doubtless true, that in many instanct^s, children bom with an epileptic tentlency are cured of it by the intelligent care ami nurs- ing of parents, whereby their Ixxlily weak- nesses are strengthed, and their entirenervfus system greatly twanged for the lictter, even to a state of sut?cessful resistance of the threatencidevil. All parents are untlera ser- ious responsibility in rcsjiect to all matter.s affecting the present gtwii health ami futurti well being of their natural offspring. A Strange Mania. A Vienna correspondent telegraphs: â€" A strange instance of mania has just becni made public here. One Caspar Eiles has lately been caught by a policeman in the act of drawing at the same time two handker- chiefs from two ladies' pockets. Fifteen other handkercliiefs were found about him, being the booty of the day, and no fewer than 4.S+ handkerchiefs were discovered in his house. Caspar Eiles, it appears, steals ladies' handkerchiefs only. He has never stolen anything else, it is said, nor txtmmitted any other crime in his life. He does not sell or make any mmey from the handkerchiefs. He mly collects them as for a museum, and it appears is delighted at their sight and flavour. He was for long a baker of repute and was wealthy. Even then Caspar Eiles used to buy ap any handkerchief he could fnnn ladies of his acqaaintance, frequently paying enormous prices to those who wero beaitatiiig to sell. ""' '^*^~ '"' """ ' ' lirection, but they seemed I noticed that they wt^tf in tlie bushes ami tm tiiegra.ss, so high that my leggings would i»t protect me, and pie.senl- ly 1 ftmml myself biick at the canqi. There at least .they could not reacfi me withoai climbing up. The ground was jicrfc.tly black with them. Poor Manuel was liowii on his knees and the great insects were all fiver him. He seemetl crazy, anil 1 hav no doubt his mintl was nearly gone with terror and the pain tif the bites. I cuuld barely keep the tarantulas fr getting alKive my leggings. Sudilenly occurred to me that I might tiiitl safety tuie of the trees. 1 knew thai 1 would .*; be exhausted if 1 icmaineil among the black beasts, ami that would end il. In ment I had my arms alxiut a small liee: I crushed the insects that clung lo my lei;s against the Uirk as I tlraggcl and scraudi led n]i. A dtizen feet fiom tin- -ground there was a branch from which we had hung some small game-1 had shot. 1 puUetl myself up on to this bianeh, and gi the tiist moment's rest I liad had siin tarantulas first a]pcare(l. I had hadm to think licfore this, but now 1 began i" realize what hadhappent^l. It .M-cmcil more like a nightmaic than anything -rt-al. 1 looked tiown ami alituist fell olT my lnancli at the htrriil sight below me. My Indian was flow fairly tm the ground. 1 ctndd not sec him for the jioistmons tldngstbat covei- etl him, but the irregular black m:iss wrig gled aiidwiuirmetl like a wtuiuded snake, and 1 knew he was not yet out ttf Ins agoiiy. Oii every side were more tarantulas hungri- ly searching for more victims. Their crusheil fellows were almost lorn to j)ieces, so fierce were they in tlit;ir hunger. They were all enonnous; some of them were as big as turtles, antl when the sun -struck them 1 con hi see the red line that distin- guished them from the lunigreg.irious spec- ies that are'familiar in .other places. They erawlctl-over tme another in their desh'e to tintl something intowhichtosink tlieirf.mgs Poor Manuel's writhing lKtly was the jtictivcppiiri of most of them. They fought fiercely ft»r a sjwt of flesh where they couhl strike, antl every movement of ihe still liv- ing man seemetl to make them yet more fierce. It tlitl not take me as long to ntiticc all this us it tloes to tlcscrilte it, and I stHin »^w that I was nrt yet safe from the borrihie fate that hatl overtJiken my guide. The insects legau to crawl np the tree, though not in any considerable iinndHTs at first. I brusheil tbem down with a small brantrh, and those that were hurt at all were immediately set upon by their fellows. My recital of these things may sefcm lame, but i have no pen to tlescriln: the awfuU ht)r- ror ttf it all. There were alKJtil two hours of daylight left me. I knew this, and 1 woniU-red M'hat I fHnltl tio in the dark. Then I remeniltered reading that snakes jr cenii |)edes would not cross a hair rope, aiil I thought that pcrhajis the same rule might upply to tarantulas. The game was swinging from the branch by a horsehair riata, ami il took me a very few minutes to cut the rabbits bKsc and wintl the rope about the trunk just lelow me. Pretty soon more of the big spiders came up. Manuel was t]uiet now at last ami Uicy wantetl another victim. My hair ropi:- ditl Eome gtod. They c»nld not swarm over it in such numl*era that 1 could not sM'eep them lack with my branch. How long I stayed there fighting the insects lack I do not know. But the light was fading when I noticed a commotion among the tarantulas. At the same time I observed a numljer of blue-black wasps darting about. I recognized them as belonging to the Hymenoptera family antl realized that they were the tarantula hawks of which I had read. In ten minutes the four or five wasps had become huntlreds, and five minutes later there was not a tarantula to be seen, ext^pt the numerous dead ones at the foot of the' tree. Manuel's body, swollen and discolored by the venom of the spiders, stared up aT me. I waited an hour and then came down. It took me eight days to reach Nevada, and on the way I 'tlid not see a single tarantula. Sea Eavaf^es at Sc:;irlorough. III Sun. lay ni.ii'nine. ;di. .lit lij^hl o .-. i|i-ileiaile alal in was cieal«-d in liie :;. ..f C.islle Hill, id V.ailH.fou-h. loll. I leVerlK laliii^ noise a-orii].aiil.. c.insiderable^arlh Ireinoin. Tin- .-all- not far lo seek, ft.r it was :,t .iMce app. lo those ..II the .i:lh riitl" at leaM the whole of the noitli-ea e.-rn the Cast I.- llilIr-onistinir -.f iii;iiiy thou otlour tif earth, had tlisappeare.I inl :-en. eanyiii;^ with li t!i.- lla-st.lll list daliiier signals wiien tin' pracliee is in prot;ress. mantlet whi.h if,.;.u"ai .1- a Intel of laml at liie t..| was in eullivat-i.iii as iiilit; el! di. th I th.-oiill....^ of the hill kil.hen •' Molt fiirlli pr -r .1.1 mtioi It is .^en .vnfall i s for tin taken. Ihe lull i~ l.eeli vaiice.l fr conslru.t ClilV, isll iway l.y bevomrdonb) thai llu- tlii- hill lias.UminisIie. f lliix-e and a |iiarleT turv. iiisl\- a.p|)ri h. mh-d inimin.'iil. and ad prote.-iion of hom .\ si I'lnu ai L'nmeti in t.n.i und 111. half Tl lapi.lK 1.. in- " i the ^.a. an.l ' ]dali-aii jn tlie l in si/e I., the a.ies w ilhiii tl slh- Hilt IS a I mill fealtne fii tin- attra.-li.His â- â€¢ borough, an.l inasiiiu.li as hot h the eS'|Ue appearan.e ami .-.nipaiali\ ely eliinale ot S.-ai lHiroiii,')i dining the monthsof the year ace in a L-real ni .b-petident on tjie I'aslh- Hill^ il is hoped that measures fol- its proleetiot be taken. It sh.'ut.I be a.Ib-.l that tl is the prtperlv of the War Ollice ai; li..s.^-f,7„,v;/o.;- //-m/./. London Society. velitnc 1 Lomlo The known IfMikoul foi runs wild other lime from Africa to gry-eyetl a-slheli. ;gie-ali..n ..t liiin iciet\- is always a new era/.-. .\t one 1 1 â- ver [irofessn.nal U-aulies; it r.i\'es alionl savage ilii lay the tt.w/h- hab-e.i fcciipies it.s attenlif mttrrow il will be rushing to do hono rt'iientant .Mag'Iah-ne, s.i\ s the lilus Amc-ricaii. Not long ago higli-l*irn ens, who had tlaneed until ihe eaily of the U'.orniu" Wtjuld l»e up iigain b scubbing the flotjr of a favorite churc! thus depriving srunt! poor wt.man â-  means of earning an honest penny, im»sl of Iheiii proved weak-knee.l j» they got that disease known iis hou.se knees â€"ami weafied of their Work, wanted somethiiig new. Tlie -sujipl Cfpial t»=l he demand. A pamphlet a ed, callt-d the "Cry t.f iilc^ist I^u depicting in vivid colors the hrjrrors seen in the slums of the great inetr "Slumming" I»t.'cami; the fashion. M women )f education and retiiiemcn housc-tt)- house visits l«( those low di of Ltmdon where misery and crime 11 as they do in no other city in the But the craze died t»ut, but compan few of these seekers for, mM'clty arc their ptsls in the slums. The Sal Army then stepped in, and, by mtuin mao'cllons system of tirganiz;ilion li;i few years, done wonders in helping tt iorale the shocking condition tif the I poor. He thus lost his fortune and 'went into the bankruptcy court, bat the ruling passion for handkercniefa remained, and unable any longer to buy them he took to stealing them, obtaining mastery in this art. This was the second time that he was caught, altbouj^ he had been indnkpng in bis stoange kleptomania for severu years vottid ban ipt^en ot bis pontion in even higher tflcim. A Sad Aoddent. '*Can I see Bir. SoUivan " ^ked the re porta' "So. Mr. Sullivan is iU. ITe attempted to swat a mosqaito 00 his forehead last ni^i^ and he hit eo bard he dislocated his â- cn^ Game in next week." TheBarofOom. A farmer went with his little son into the field one day to see if the com were ripe. "See, father," said the boy, "how high these ears hold their heads, they are surely ripe, but those that bow down almost to the ground mnstbehad." The father picked two ears and said "Foolish child, look here. These ears that hold their heads so proudly are dry and withered, these that bow down are the finest com." When the head is held too high Tlw brains inside are pofvand dry. A charity bawl â€" " Help a poqr blind The Bible Tested by Science But if scientific mcliiod, oiicrating region of history, of philolttgy, of arciui in the course of the hist '.Vt or 4(t yea lecome thus formidable to the thee tlogmatist, what may not ic said scientific method working in the pi of physi(»l-8eience? For, if it lc tn the canonical Scriptures have inuuu points of twnti»ct with civil bistoiy* less true thai they have abimst -as with natural history ami their accu put to the teat .as severely by the la hy the former. The origin of the state of the heavens antl the cart! problem which lies strictly within t vince of a physical science so is thai origin of man amtmg living things that of the physitral changes wbi earth has undergone sines; the of man so is that of the of the various races and nations o with all their varieties of languaj physical conformation. Whether th moves round the sun or the coi whether the bodily and mental disc men and animals are caused by evil or not whether there is 8u-;h an age witchcraft or not â€" all these are scientific questions and to all of thi canonical Scriptures profess to gii answers. And though nothing it common than the assumption tha books come into conflict only with the lative part of modem physical sciei assumption can have less foundation, fessoruoxley. mm riMiiiiiriiiittlHMiiiiriHdii^