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The Mule. luleeeltfnl Alan.
Pittsburg Despatch:
She leaned from the easement in watchful
mood,
For the hour was dark and late,
And listened to catch her husband's voice
As he buzzed by the garden gate.
-7' waY that was quite abauvl,
' ' I
,4‘1. " — • ' • ."* '"" vo,
.n./„1, •
inepired me with hive fOr beluga, end that called me in the morning. 1 felt ilnProsted
ehe owed her loyalty and her begirt to the by the presence in hie 'own house of the
men whom she found so ready to befriend man who last night, in that of another,I
her. As I meditated on this point, 1 never had thought weak and tractable. I also
once gave Diane credit for loving me on experienced some discomfort from the
other grounds. but was every moment more knowledge that, though I intended to be
convinced that that which she so girlishly perfectly fair and straightforward with the
aned-trannisiyel bestowed had foundations rearquie, there were some little points which
- !Jena,- .7a-aereen- , span a secret from him, as I had
'-----' - eirc.WeraraaaaaneeMeal
As his tones store up on the silent --
Aad this is what sbe heard:
" Yes. Irish Sate is a daisy., Fred,
And I'm will about Nellie Gray,
But tkaw the Barmaid last night, and, mart!
bhe would take your breath away!
" Such elegant form! But she's full of tricks;
I heard from my friend O'Brien,
She cost him a hundred in April last
And the Lord known what for wine.
4' WM shell scoop me, sure!" Millie voice that
rang
Like the cry of a startled bird!—
" I hear you, you base deceitful man'
I'm listening to every wordt
toct deep
obstacle as it arose, and that it would pro- no P
that love for my own Bat all my calculations were upset _
h retro...gig taking math= in hand at
once, and ehowing himself a man, a Itithee,
and a gentleman withal, while I felt, it I
did not look, somewhat young and foolieh.
" Mon ani," said the marquis after re•
questing me to be seated, " ana you will let
me call a friend of my daughter's by that
name, 1. am aware of the object of your
visit ; I am further acquainted with the
feelings which my daughter entertains for
yon; I am aware that she did a very unbe-
coming thing in Asking you to dance that
cotillion with her the night before Inst; I
t a rise
blamAy den
selt whioh wpuld-be produotive Of the lug py
existence I dreamed of spending in her
sweet company.
I therefore cram baok upon the resolu-
tions I had previously formed ot forcing
matters hastily. and determined when f
saw Diane's father on the morrow to lay
matters truthfully bofore him—to beg that
her praent engagement might be broken
off, on account of her distaste to Ai. de
Blooper'', and to look upon me as a suitor
to her hand and heart, should it prove that
Ott
e •
SollasseArii e
And vierry your txrainl Indeed t
And Male is the lodge Whore you talk reform
And the club where you meet to read!
" But I'll drag the wretches before the court!.
I'll hold yon up to disgrace! "
'le quietly answered : "Ob, go,to bed—
‚ We're talking about a race.'
WON BY AN ENGLISHMAN
A LOVE STORY.
" Why, coontess," I isaid, laughing, " we
talked of nothing but the weather."
" I never knew the weather to bring mob
color, such changes, such mirth, snob
happiness to two people in a olose, stuffy
dixiing-room before."
, "Surely yon cannot blame us for having
Fesetved so correct an attitude ? "
" Correct attitude!" shrieked the, fairy
In leo% "Raymond," she Fiend, "why did
you never speak to me about blue ekies,
thunder storm, and ligb' rig -conductors
when we were engaged 2. '
"Because," said RaYtee ad, smiling, "-we
had no Brill* weath in our neighbor-
hood."
"Is that the war yon make love in
England ? " asked tb arantess4
" re answeriea that," I said, " I
ought to admit -that we wertemaaning-lo
• to one another."
" Yon cannot blind me to the truth," she
said; A was very evident, but it was
original, and I congratulate you. How -
t11 rne ' how is it that you have be-
aa* aliaaaan#2f her
OWII acoordnitioe. rnyee
sere eo high-minded a young man will find
his reward, as his great merits deserve."
" Do not, for God's sake, mietake ate,
Monsieur le Inarquie. 1 am not giving up
the thought of marrying Mademoiselle
Diane—I am not likely to think of any one
else as long as I live ; but I shall not, en-
courage her to disobey your wiehes, be-
cause I now have no doubt wbateoever that
One y, in her loyal soul the piece she has
nil
coin _ eaaaaa
that when the hour comes when I can ap-
• prov.oh you again to beg that you will give ne
your consent to our union, you may have no
cause to reproach me with ungentlernanlike
conduct in the past.
Hese the marquis shook my hand vio•
lently and said, " When some day yon are
a father, and have an only daughten whom
you love as much as it is possible to love a'
being in this world—when, to keep her
from harm's way, from the follicle of a
century too fall of temptation for human
strength to resist them all, you find an
honorable man of rank, of station, and of
8 1 :4
JOINT STOOK IINVICRPRIE1118.
Hew Concerns Gazetted and DizipuwePed
to do Dustiness.
The following joint ettiok companies are
gazetted to -day: The "Widdifield Electric
Brake Co.. with Anson T. Itutton and W.
P. Widdifield, of Uxbridge, B. Id:Fuller. of
Stratford, James Lockhart, B. F. Mc-
Kinnon, T. R. Faller and Hugh Blain, of
9110,,,olwter members; ospital stoole
-63iliatintr'enearreeeee,T.OrrOntat
Niagara & Queeneton Land be
with S. J. Danon, M. P., of Port Arthur.
J. A. McCrea ot Niagara Falls, A. lancet'
Aubin, oeSi. Milieu, Jersey, Eng., W. II.
Dean and W. H. Langloie, of Toronto, 10
promoters ; capital etook 1900,000 and
ohief office at Toronto. Kingsville Natural
Gas, & Oil Co., with J. H. Smut, S. Wigle,
James Brown, S. A. King, L. Malott,
Conklin, Andrew Wigle, E. Soren*, J. W.
Bird, J. A:. Fitch, all of Kingsville, as pro-
moters; capital stook of 043,740 and head
office at Hendrie & Co., with
m. Hendrie, J. S. Hendrie, J. W. Hen -
a
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aaaana.
Comforted by.these resolves, which I took
to be honest And proper, I fell into a re-
freshing elumber, from which I awoke some
hours later, both strengthened and happy
in the contemplation of the teak whioh la}
before me for that day.
As if to give me greater courage, the aun
shone brightly outside. No oloude obscured
a lovely azure sky; &nd4 Dianens word's,
" provided the azure keep its color," re.
°trend to my mind as proof that the favor I
treasured was still a love -token.
Presently the poet, to which.. I looked
forward with some impetience, arrived,
and brought halt a dozen lettere, two of
which only had an interest for me. One
was from Bob and the other from Diane.
Bob wrote : " You know best what your
interests are. I think° you have already
injured them by not coming over at once,
but am convinced yon will lose a good poA
by delaying another hone. The vitoancy was
not known generally this afternoon it will
be common property to -morrow, and many
a better man than you will be n candidate.
Minh depends upon being first in the field,
and still more, old fellow, in not being in
love at awkward moments--whioh I sus -
petit yon are, from your`wieh to delay what
at other- flaws you wculd have preoipit-
ated."
Things must take their course, was my
Tareny-comment_oinnhilnin tak-
ing up the letter; whioh I recognize, a
once to be in the same hand -as that which
Mademoiselle Gerona had brought me the
day before, I fervently 'defied it before
opening it, and read as follows:
•Tuesday night.
"MY GALLANT liNIGHT,—Lhave reed many
English novae ; and if I had seen recorded
in any one of them the events which have
succeeded each other ao rapidly as to take
my breath away, I would have had no
words strong enough to condemn the seem-
ingly frivolous and unbecoming conduct of
the heroine.throughout their couree.
" But I feel certain that you will not
condemn me ; for indeed I could not con-
' it ossible that your sympathy on
•
witched that girl ?"
"She has bewitched me," I replied.
"There is no doubt about that," out in
Ray mond.
"Nor is it to be wondered at," I replied.
"With those eyes, that hair—above all,
that month, and ha divine smile."
"Listen to him 1" said the countess;
am I of no account, and did you not
Come to entertain me?"
"No," remarked Raymond, slyly ,• " he
came to make the acquaintance of M. de
• you of the choice a
morning of M. de Blaupert as .husband
for her ; I am even informed of the very
indiscreet visit that gentleman paid you,
and I know that Diane wrote to you last
evening."
I wee thunderstruck, but not angry.
" You see, I know everything ; and there
is no mystery between you and my daughter
whioh she has not disoloised to me, as she
was bound. Still, it behooves me, on the other -
hand, to be fair to her in return, and to
inform you that, reprehensible as I con -
Bidet her conduct to have been, and' unlike
that of a young lady of her rank and
position, I am not going to allow it to
weigh in the least against her in my mind,
wbiel oordielly acquit you of any share I
may consider yon have had in encouraging
so young a person to do that whioh was
wrong-"
I was stoat to make some remark, but
the marquis stoppettme. " I have but it
few words to add," he said, " and I shell
then be happy to listen to you."
" I trust to your honor not to let this
affair be bruited about. I rely on your very
devotion to my denghter not to encourage a
beautiful and ardent nature in rebellion
against the will of her parents, who can
have nothing but her interest and happiness
at heart; and I only regret seeing, bow well
yon and Diane appear to agree, that I
ourertene-have-had-tineaplensure of your
acquaintance before. A good deal o
annoyance to many worthy people would
thereby have been avoided.'
I was not so much surprised at the
marquis knowing all that had passed be-
tween us, feeling, as I did, thit Diane was
the soul of honor and righteonenees, as at
the courage shown by the girl in parting
with all the mystery which went so far in
one of her age to compensate for all the woes
that had befallen her, in order that, when
the question of our marriage succeeded the
one ot ending her present engagement, she
might stand before.her parents and before
me as truthful as she was constant, as good
and properoue, maybe yon wi reme
what it costs me to see that all my plane
for her happiness are set at naught—that
all the nights I have epent waking, think-
ing of her good only, are so many wasted
hoursr—and that suddenly, when all was
settled and arranged, yon came like a wild
element to disturb what it had taken so
many anxious hours to arrange."
" Moneieur le Marquis, it will ever be so
in France as long as the fire of youth is
ignored, or the wisdom of age endeavore to
extinguish its flame. I wieh you good -by;
but if 1 am a wild element suddenly
introduced into your household to
came evil, follow your daughter's advice
lad night; be the lightning conductor
whioh wards off the [storm."
The marquis rang the bell and 'bon-
,
ducted me to the door.
(To be Continued)
Temperance in the Army.
I
Hendrie, of Detroit, and G. en'no,
Detroit, as promoters ; capital stook of
$300,000 and head office at EISMiltOn. The
Ammonia Co., of Toronto, have obtained
an increase of $10,000 in their oppital
stook. It now stands at $50,000.
The last annual report of the Army Tem-
perance ABBOOistien, composed of members
of the British army in India and Burmah,
records some facts of deep medical hygienic
interest. There has been an increase
during the year of 1,346 abstainers. In
seventy-two regiments and baeteries, with
a total complement of 40,034 men, there
were 10,163 enrolled in the temperance
society, or 24.5 per cent. Of these latter
-nonerappeared-before_tagal, two in 1,000
she was beautiful.
Opening of the Big 'Tunnel.
We understand that the Tunnel Celebra-
tion Committee, after several informal
conferences, have agreed upon the outlines
of a programme for the anvil:nous woe-
eion. It has been decided, we understand,
to hold the grand banquet in the tunnel
itself. The table is to be 1,000 feet long,
and located so as to be 500 feet on each aida
of the international boundary. The chair-
man is to be seated exactly on the line. On
the Oanedian side ot him will be the Presi-
dent of the United States and on the
American aide the Governor-General of
Canada, while Ministers of State and other
notables from both oountriee will be judi-
ciously disposed. The tunnel will be
brilliantly lighted by electricity, and the
decorations will be entrusted to nor of'
special artiste. The expenses of the at
demonstration are to be defrayed enti
LWy
by private subecription, the corporations of
Sarnia and Port Huron not to be called
upon for a dollar.—Sarnia canadian.
"Who," au continued the countess, " is to into adeeper and dearer !sentiment, nor did
u'klY waited a minute or two before replying,
Bretnille, . mnaliehinfatv_ould have matured so
receive him offi.cilly to -morrow." I ever think that that -sympathy to which I when I requested the "rgun to bearwith'
• It is a bold step," obeerved the count. had appealed, with ouch guileless oonfid- me it I addreused him at some length.
1 An unnetial one, ' added his wife. once and simplicity weguld have awakened " Monsieur le Marquis," I Bald, las man
before a distriot, one in 1,000 before a regi-
mental, court-martial ; 41 in 1,000 were
treated in hospital • and the mortality was
only three per 1,000. Bach returns afford
strong testimony of the healthfulnees of
-temperance in hot climates, and not eeldom
under unpropitious circumstances. The
actual money value of the increasing
sobriety of our Indian soldiers, in heighten-
ing the efficiency of the force as a fighting
power, is by no means inconsiderable.—
Britsh Medical Journal.
• ' necessary one," I said, "because I in myself a feeling which I need not eity in love has a power of words at his corn -
wish to settle matters before this engage- may be called by even a higher and better mond when speaking of his love; but I will
iment becomes known." name than devoted friendship. • not abuse that gift, and will at once allow
"All Paris knoWs it elready." remarked "1 abet' not write to you again, as it is _that much of what yon have ,said has stir
Raymond. contrary to our French notions of pro- prised me. Confident that I had been so
• "Then," I said, "we shall have to nude- priety ; but as I have myself asked you to fortunate as to gain your charming
oeive all Paris." be champion, it is right that I should let daughter a regrd, I was not *ware that 1
Did yon hear whet Richard eta about you know how much I appreoiate your had gone so far as to give her the courage
I , , his deughter always living with him ? " gallant efforts on my behalf—how truly I of telling yon at this stage of affairs all that
"Yee. I did; and as life would not be mark the spirit of devotion to my ineigni- has passed between tie. But her courage
life where she if! not, I care not where the ficent self whioh animates you; how cord_ gives me courage; for I now know from
lives. provided I am at her side." ially I hail the prospect of your visit to my your own mouth that I poseess her esteem
"As earnest as that 2 " father ; how earnestly I pray we may be and her girlish affection, and Ism the more
"Yee, and more." • sucoessful ; and how deeply I would grieve proad of this that you have accompanied
"To what extent ? " for having brought all this trouble upon the announcement by an, expression of
"That 'of asking you in the name of you, were it not that I cannot help rejoio- regret that we should not have met before."
friendehip, which is eternal, to exert your- ing over the delightful discoveries it has "Monsieur le Marquis, neither you, or I
eelves on behalf of our love, which, if but a been the mane of bringing about.
. can command the instincts whioh the
- passing happinees, is too beautiful even in " I oan be staunch, and shall be so. Almighty has planted within ne, to be re -
*at transitory character not to deserve "Your happiest of friends, DIANE." waled in the time of His choice, and to
• your powerful aid in bringing shoat the This was a letter worth havig.haa bring about these ends where and when He
consummation whith our hearts yearn for., fed, drink, life to me. I must havereadhis been pleased to deoree their &mom -
and are set uonnabtaining. Remember, it over a dozen times, and eeoh time with pliehment."
countess!, those pretty lines, greater delight. The letter wee eo honest "11 you bed asked me two days ago
•
Comme la rose laylue belle, and true, and it was evident that Made- whether I had any thought of marriage, I
Titi.MOUT n's wenn° ilorasion ; moiselle Gerona had conveyed my meesage,rwould have laughed the idea to morn. If
basis l'amitie o'est l'immortelle, and that it had been understood. I was yon had told me that there existed in the
Qui fleurit en toute maim." now sure of Diane as I was of myself, and heart of the noble girl wholias the privilege
It may be quite true that our love is thought only of the difficcilties which the of being your daughter the 'laity of thought,
young, foolish, unreasionablethat we have Frenoh law might place in the way of our the wermth of affection, and the steadiness
neither of us etudied each other enough—
marriage. I still trusted that the father of of purpose which I have found in her during
that weknow nothing of the world' e troubles Diane would give way; and if he did not, the briefest of acguaintanoes, I would have
and anxieties—that we care leis for its would wait tiff she was of age, when the believed in it as I dointhmiraolea—that is,
oharaoters are unsuited—that I am weak
, judgment ; it may be equally true that ourwould
three " reapeotful summoneee " would I would not have denied e poss _ ..
ibilitY,but
.
nave to be addressed to him, and we oduld strongly doubted the worthiness of morality
and ehe is strong—tht I am worldly and marry without his meant. to embody eo ranch excellence all at once.
at things from different points of view, . y "The miraole has been wrought notwith-
owing to the different nationalitiesthat b appointment I cowed on Diemen! standing, and in my favor. I believe in it
mother.
she le pure and artless—that we must look impatiently waited for 2 onslook, when
we may passer's, though I do not think
. so tally so ardently, aid eo dterminedly,
. t
o, all the elements which go to form an ill- to leave home," " Madame la Marquise hes been obliged that I. am bound o speak to you with the
e," Raid the concierge of the frankness your kind reception of me
assorted marriage; but we have thie in fine hotel which I now first saw ea the dementia and with the honeety you have s,
common—vie love one another; and if that home of the girl I loved, " and has re- right to look to; and Diane has est me an
love, deep, true, and pure, is like unto queeted e to a:express her regrets to exannPlo to ooPY•
the rose that lives but one Beeson of bloom, m
monsieur that she mold not see him." " You may trust my resolve rather than
ship to help the rose to its bloesom, and This was a serious blow, for ot course ni
it y honor that the details of this affair will
is it not a worthy task on the part of friend -
give it a short season of blies, which can- put an end to any chance of seeing Diane. not epread.
" m
HanMademeelle Diane gone out with "No one possesses them except younself
not peas away without gratefully preeent- her mother? " I risked. and myself ; and for Diane's sake, if not
verlaeting flower of friendship 2" a
ing ite beautiful scent to the soentlese, „ ,"! Ea ,," for any one else's, I am not likely to give
" Bat have you no message for me ? " publicity to incidents dear to me and to her,
" I em a convert," said the countess. " Not any but the one I have delivered." but which cnnt, must not, be made the
4' Rely on our support," said the count. "1 thought there might be a letter," 1 subject of idle curiosity.
" Come and see me after your vieit to carelessly remaked. , " mat is my answer to your first requeat.
"1 will, indeed, and thank you." I I "Wait," said the concierge; " I will ask As to the seend, I confese that before
fiyinnIgOirher,oannghd
f3f Madame Bontont, my wife. I eayAtadanse‘ hearing you I would not have been die
the Bretnilles," added the counteen.
hurried to my lodgings, Bontont," called the concierge, "has posed to commit myielf to the seOrill00 you
the !streets impelled by my own thought% Madame la Marquiee left any written note mak of me; but, wince listening to yon, I
for Monsieur—Monsieur" looking at me. have resolved that I eliall do nothing hence -
the room too exeited to say
than I had experienced throughout this ."
" Ver 1" he bawled out.
Vera," I mad. forward to encourage your daughter to dis-
obey your will ; and, in proof of it, I will
brit in a decidedly better frame of mind
CHAPTER V. ' "4.h yea," ate said, coming out of the start for England thie evening."
lodge • "there is a card with ROMS rose°, ' The marquis, whose floe beamed with
eventful day.
In reviewing the events of the last thirty- whih' Mademoiselle gave me to eend to satisfation, was about to make a remark
gilt tears, which I minutely went through monsieur ; but if monsieur prefers it he oan when I stopped him.
. Jones Could Go Ahead.
Boston Hearld : When Barn Jones was
preaching in a western town 'sometime ago,
be wes-annoyed-by-a -young- man svhn_ws_
whispering to his girl, pays the Pittsburg
Dispatch. Finally the preaoher could
stand the interruption no longer, so he
looked straight at,theyoung man and said:
"1 will, pause until the young man in the
baok of the room gets through talking."
The silence was intense, -and every eye
was on the young man, who wae still
whispering to his girl. hie had been so
buoy that he 10(1 nos caught the preacher's
censure. Mr. Jones repeated his remark,
and %hie time the young man heard him.
Not an instant did he beSitatO to !square
himeelf. While everyone was watching
him, he looked squarely at the preacher
and °aid ; "Go right ahead, Ms. Jona, yoa
are not bothering me."
satisfaction Guaranteed.
BaselialL
STANDING AT THE CLOSE.
The National and Players' Leagues closed
a disastrous season on Saturday. Brook-
lyn wins the National League champion-
ehip and Boston the Players' League. The
American Association has not yet com-
pleted the season. . The standing of the
other big leagues is:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. Played. Per cent
86 43 19 , .667
83 53 136 .610
78 53 131 *595
77 55, 130 .683
75 7 132 .668
Stage Manager—Mr. Heavy, you will
take the part of Alonzo.
M.r. Heavy—I have never seen thie play.
Do you think I San please the audience in
that part?
Stage Menager—Immenely. You die in
the lint mot.
Angleworms Without Digging.
It is said that a good way to secure
angleworms for bait is to make a strong
isolation of salt water and eprinkle it over
the ground thoroughly, where the worms
are likely to be found, when they will
speedily crawl out. Thie la a method that
involves no labor and discounts the nee of &
spade on a warm day.—Albany Express.
A. Bard Life.,
Benevolent Lady (to tramp)—Here, !say
poor man, is all we have left this morning -
1 suppose you have a hard time of it?
Tramp—Yes, mum. It's awful hard, mum,
to leave a nice soft hay -mow so early in the
mormn', or else git around too late ter
breakfas1.—New .York Weekly.
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pilauelphie,
Cincinnati
New York 63 68 131 .481
Cleveland 44 88 132 .333
..... .170
Boston
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia ......
Pittsburg
Cleveland ............
Buffalo
PLAYERS' LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. Played. Per cent
81 48 1139 .623
5 56 131 .578
76 57 138 .571
75 60 136 .559
68 63 131 .519
59 69 128 .461
55 76 ° 131 .415-
& 95 131 .2163
She Knew.
Indianapolis Journal: At the Table
d'Hote.-51r. Watts—What are you staring
at that couple for?
Mre. Watts -1 know it is none of my -
business, but I was just wondering whether
they are married or engaged.
Mr. 'Watt—Which one is doing moat of
the eating
Mrs. Watte—He is.
Mr. Waits—They're married.
Win Confess In Time
before sleep ever courted my tired eyes and take them With him." "Pardon me," I said, "1 have more to
exhausted frame, I was startled hy ,the 'There is nothing else ? " I said, in an add. I request permiseion to answer,
rapidity With which events had asserted offhand manner, concealing my pleaeute. Mademoiselle Diane's letter, and therein to
their influence on the couree of my life, and 'Nothing, monsiner." inform her of my conversation with you.
that of the girl with whom I'felt that life ',It is (singular," I observed, "for I propoee (fending you that letter; and as
must •hereafter be irrevocably linked and Madame la Marquise appointed this honr. Diane trheted you, so shall I rely on your
assooiate. , "But Monsieur la Marquie is in," paid fairness, your jatice, and your honor to
This was a case of love at first eight with the concierge, " if monsieur wishes to ,eee remit it into her hands." .
a vengeance; for all in the brief apace of a him', " llttoneienr," said the poor marquis,
few houre I had aeon and had been con- "Certainly," 1 replied. a in hie eyes, "1 cannot bus be
quered, while the irresistible ptiesion eo Whereupon he tonohed en electric bell,
etiddenly fanned into a flame within me and walking norms the court -yard I arrived
bad, by means of a distasteful marriage at the hous, where a pair of lackeys
arrangenient -equally suddenly lannehed at Inhered me into the hall, and a minute
the head of a noble.spirited and affection.
• t d that girl'a truet in 'me as
leiter into the presence of Diane father.
ate gtr co It nay not eeetn extraordinary if fathr, I am disposed to think like y
lierfriondinAteadinto areturn of loe—fd acknowledge to have felt nervous, and any. Diane hats not her equal, Mill know the York, for alienating the affections of Illre.
Ninny by the knOvereagiThat 'thilig thirinwax-IrevalioDiano—had, __feeling to 110.01118h and coached, and 1 ant WY00"'
wimn
tbuolied by your generosity, your eorreot
jndgment of my danghter's character, and thorn.
your love fax her. ' Poor boy 1 I am truly
grieved for you, but the world is large; and Dr. R. V. Pierce, the celebrated patent
though as a weak, foolih, and loving medioine man and millionaire of Baffalo,
he been ened by William S. Wyse, ot New
• " El-"oottent Verse.
Windsor Record :
There is an old infantry colonel,
Whose language is simply infolonel
His language is such— •
Though he swears most in Dutch—
Tht 'twill not do to print in this Jolene':
Mn HEATOpI, M. P. for Clanterbury, Eng.
land, who hap spent a month a ,/o in
America, studying the postal eystem, with
a vieval to inducing the Governments inter-
eted to introduce a penny poetage ocean
'service, has sailed for home, fully satisfied
of the feasibility of the scheme Although
five oent postage is charged by the Govern
ment for a letter from New York to
Qaeenstown or Lierpool, the steamships
carrying the mails only reoeive one cent
for each letter. Mr. Heaton points to the
amazing growth of correspondence between
the United States and the British Mee
In 1879, 8,400,000 letters were gent from
the former country and in 1889, 24,600,000,
the number having nearly trebled in ten
years. With penny postage Mr. Heaton
believes this correspondence will be mar-
velously increased. Two cents will wary
an American letter to Britieh Oolumhia,
Alake. and Mexico, and yet the same Bum
will not take it to Greet Britain. He agreee
with Sir Rowland Hill, who 'deolared that
a farthing would compensate 'shipowners
because the inoreaee of letters would repay
Dundee Banner: The Hamilton TIMES is
not satisfied with Birchen's story that he
had an acceimplice. But surely this is
doing pretty well. Give the man another
week or two and he will probably tell the
whole 'story. He has got half way already.
THE people of New York State are
Vtting ready for the November elections.
L. voting will be done under what is
known se the Sexton ballot law, which
appearsfrom the followingextract to be
meet complicated- measure:
On receiving his ballots—which will probably
consist of a set of five, republican, democre.tio.
prohibition, labor and blank ballot—t e voter
shall retire alone to one of the boot nd pre-
pare his ballot. He has the orivilege writing
or pasting upon his ballot the name of any •
person for whom be desires to vote for any
offic, and can takewith him a printed ballot of
his own selection or preparation, to be known as
a paste,r ballot, containing the names of all the
offices to be filled and of the candidates there.
for for whom he desires to vote, which pester
ballot may be gummed on the back, and the
voter may paste the whole of such pastor on
any of the ofddial ballots belew the still). Any
name so written or pasted upon the ballot shall
be deemed the choice of the voter, not-
withstanding the nanle of another candidate fer
the same office may be upon the original ballot
without being erased, covered or concealed In
the Writing or pasting. Ele is also at liberty to
use or copy any Unofficial riample ballot to as Ast
him in preparine the official ballot. Ali pastors
shall be of white paper wad must be printed in
typo uniform with that required te housed uppn
la ballots in plain black ink. A pastor when
attached to a ballot must be' so arrange
when folded no portion of such pastor eh
visible. After preparing his ballot, an
leaving the b0002, the voter i4 to fold tiA
that
ll be
ore
delivered tia him in the middle. length Jae And
tiled crosswise, -but in such a way that the con-
tents of the ballot shall be concealed, and the
stabs can be removed without expo4ing any of
the contents of -the ballots. Tho voter is then
ready to vote; but before his vote is -to be re-
ceived the number upon the stubs of his ballots
is to be balled out to the poll clerks, who must
see that the nrimber upon the stubs corresponds
with the niimber noted against the voter s name
on the poll list. The inspectors are di eeted to
remove the stub- from each ballot voted, In
plain view of the voter, without unfolding or
disclosing the contents of the ballot, before it is
deposited in the ballot box. Tno voter mutt
then surrender all ballots not -voted by him ;
the stub 4 Of these ballots meet also be removed,
and the unvo ed ballots deposited in another
box, and alter the votes oast are all canvassed
the ballots contained in the second box aro to
be burned without any examination of their
or:Patel:no.
" You know, Fanny, I piolted out old
Squaretoee AU a safe husband for my
danghttr, and invited him to dinner alma
daily for a month. Knowing that he was
something of a gourmand I engaged an
expensive cook—a real cordon bln—and at
the end of the thirty daya do you know
what happened 2' "No." " why -.he
married the cook."
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