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hake pceurreil hi Jelitterir..tatt4 the nom -
mem in ,the•etinurisritS,eitenthik."111thengit.
tee.typapreeeriterl'IM Yekladork`ill eelit .
Weateeri art eeMpare<V•Wit.h.46086 caeee'
haepenllig •itt . the' teat- ef tellnialere'e The
pertod Cif inelthation.A2ftenally Abdul le
daYcs from' 'reeelveag• One epeetile" *tee -
non, The gas*. jiliVe 'been qtarrierous
datinglhe bet 'few . yeare,,Where the 15
or 16' daYS :Intve, elapsed' beforesthe dis-
ease developed' itself. -The quarantine
period has In Cerieemieneiebeen'oextended
to 18 days, atidan'eomesStates Of the re-
public th three Weeks.- ....• '', •
symoyoms ,oF.Dtstitse: .'
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• ,The Initial Sympfor '011ie disease are
not of a serious c Motet'. •-• lb appear-
ance is mild and. ineftlfellee ...Tile first
siginale of its aliereacti atoll headaehe
and a backache, acecinmenied by •riallsea
and vomiting. The eyroptOrne are More
like those of .1a grippdtt ;than. anything
else. The temperature -goea, up from
100fe le 102f., and 'the ;fever' Continues
for fronl--2A to 72 hoUrs,l,dfter 'which the
tempemtukebeeemes normal. The erup-
tion appears Irom-tt few' hours to 72
hours after the onset, atudeonsiate- in
the first *Stance, clt Minuteiited macula,
which disaPPear ott PrOsute;,s TA. CY' a"
not hard lei the tench .noseratsen aboVe
the surface. Often wfiliitt is. feW honks
the maculae become. papalcai when Dia
shotty feel le first noticeable; A 'fruitful
source of the errpr of -diagnosing..the,
disease as chicken no*, is the, Idisleeding
statement often inade,.ty ethe' patient
that the rash begat as *lel*. whskees
he shoUld say that the ei.UptiOrt was flrat
noticed when vesiciletlen, began, It
takes from one to three daysler Me ygsh
to corn° right MAP life' veshiles Menai'
ing in size. The Changes* tee'pustine
sometimes „begins .as-, early • tie 'the , fourth
day, the rash on the Itiee . Sometimes
shrinking and ' drying 0" up ;*Into thin
crusts, and is shed 'Dont the face' and.
neck often as early a thatellth day. In
other portions of the bogy and. extreme
ties the couree of lesions Is prolonged.
The average duation• , of 'thislyPicai
form of smallpore,ts slightly. tinder 21
days. . is,
DIFFERENT -FROM CHICKENPOiC.
The chief characterlstIcS which dis-
tinguish chlekenpox--It.Orn. the preSent
mild form, of smallpoi itte given by Dr,
Hodgetts as follows: 1. Chickenpox is a
disease Chiefly. confindd to childhood, be-
ing only occasionally seen in adults.
2. It rapidly rehs its cOurge in a week,
passing_through the _gages of pimple,
vesicle and scab, often Within twenty-
four hours after the first appearance of
the popular yose spot the vesicle devel.
ops. 8. A ne premonitery eymptorps are
but elightly marked; indeen, are fre-
quently wanting altogether, 4. The tem-
perature accompanies or 'follows the ap-
pearance dila) rah, ,,5. The veeteles 3f
chickenpox are Ovoid 'Or Irreguter in ap-
pearanee, and attain their- maximum
development ranch quIelter than do those
of smallpox. 6. The eruption, as a rule,
appears that on "the portions, of the body
covered by clothing. 7. After the crusts
fall off they leaVe a red instead oho.
pigmented spot. 8. Doee not appear on
palms of Minds or soles Of met. .
HISTORY OF DISEASE.
Dr. Hodgetts•states that the first out-
break of smallpolt in the provinde oc-
curred in Essex 'eaunitis, in the fall of
1801. when 272. cum Were reported with
one death, :the chseitee heving Pierced
from the adjOining Slate isr Midbigan.
In the, following years •-the• disetipe be-
came more Widesoread, the. threaten in
manyeinetanclui being traceable ta the
United States. In laued it titode De ap-
peartmee in the lumbkr„shenties of NeW
Ontario, breaking 'outset Widely Senor -
hardy thentymen," Pitt $ Dr. liedgetts,
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ated poirtta and nlekle , TOM, progress
before Its presenee. bee e• known, "the
"beet:Meng a ready prey te the disease
from the fact that nattily All wereun-
vaceintited. . .
"These Mtn Mid stiffered from la
griPPO 'When it Was epidemic, end bere'
wee 0 diseae In- meet instanees not ao
severe; true, a few 'phttples, appeared
aftehVards lettt on the whele they felt
better 'Mad 'WM* Wart regithiedtie„plin-
plee Were of no account, and it Warr not
until Vebruary,-1901, that a ease reaChell
the ' fintiCe of a physichire whe l'ed0g.
nized tbe trUe elitireetee of it,'that the
proviridiar atithotitiee %Vete apprized of
the feel."
';CASg,,S IN VIVO YEARS. 0
Sine° thrit the dieettea hag ePread te
the Mild' 'pOrtleret•ef the pretence And
has been With ue ever stride. PolloWhig
aro UM retti(tie sthee 1900 :
Caeke. Deaths.
1000 ..... #.41 4. .. 809 II
1001 : .. 1,83K 7 •
1902 2,707 12
1003 ' 620 'a
MI .. SO9 4
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Vats la Mill' tO tt caee Itiertelity of
0.63 per tents
USED TO IX elOng,tEVEllt.
The Stittletlee 'preVe Mat ilia lype IS
flet 'MO totem oleander Mot it °nod
eve, • ' •
'Cooling landed dates We• find itin type
"Of the 'ilieetlett in the, Eity Of Maltreat,
Ita 1g834c and ,cif WWII' OSIer in lila
Syrdetti 01 Medicirati" 'coatis+ Was el a
likoAttilar character to What Weeded
It. Wit were tldt dealleS. and 6( the
litn 'fronted in ileas4168011tels, 418 died. a
fatality „of 41.3 per. rent. lit Oidlitisq
during the yenta; 113040. 1116 f011OWIfig 16
the *Ord. of caeca 'Steal detallia 's
Year Place. Casts. Deaths./ Pt.
Mt. ' Nortgerfdral .
. township .. tOt 0 Ph'
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milli 4 4??. .ol,,,, 146 ' in Intl
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member of the eristocrissy telt nt
to anion* taken by tee SOVern-
giterd tee Prince And Prieeeett
Qt. WON: alfatstat "poisimegirgi and pet.
sountetin." t bele dangereti* Mature*,
wine* litithentek Newtnorne intinertel)
lged la Ns "Rappacints' Destgintleil Ill*
Who *Tht,kca the IteiKetstnienta to, the Wok ateseatin ,
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NeVet tanteerif det 111Wilyit Mete elet
14 the Men neklitellinente. thWilt
ta Os Nista regulations., They Am
gostitly adopt ratenighteontg Of their *en
MventiOn peeVe Meet ,Oteethro
preVentitle reetirreeee et elleneee.•
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MHO* grid :Swot 10*M/us nature.
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_Ate a ireeint of the elevation Ar.or mingiiag thent #1•1414 Wank D444101110* their Veettleterst and Meir Moos present.
floorY CampbeiRtinnerneau, lea Isors el 1014,14' °teen beditU'4 peetittarithee e., ing a 00,0 WOO picturesSfele this mee.
a Scottie :draper, to, the poidttop ge th9 "Drilitus treedleine'lletta end WW1 htieW' lehMeet, ta Mit ao trOitel•lie it almegrite
tfr1H-t Ministel!' et llte Crown, several ark. long :bet, ore Prot, :Koch erld•Othell Setrol..says London Tit-letts, The Ittivomeele ip).
totalltIca ttleelbaris 01 the royal hour,ehem, bon ellenlete Mitt lite Perefeteht ''Cetlik• 'Rot Yell heavy; it la true. hot alter on
all ,peratmal Mende ot tee leasec, Noe senapiton 01,004,44e Mei, the bedY Mt- Wit or' 11e- it elrega ,011, egie'e Obi/Inner
heek, , saeleedi end Varlet* ether tilore or htuhe Iftftthu't :P°14114flihilt' Acg"141140! • Uk4 le4d* Be4dew 11"4 IP ft(44 Plea*'
le* effell*(11Sereellagett beve boon Overt. potentabse. priests %net. otherg, None' bad mit to stare 'fixedly° tit * %Piero' toot 'tit
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*tett* aro ell .ntnereels, • lain persoaa`twery little Wit:Bet-1014'0 utes ht, a: etrOlott. Jack would much pro.
, . .. _ .s.. /tend At ,ntuntmlf Of peisoleted ifitilVteus fer ta,do 4 teW dee* "Ten A" or to have
' • '":011# rAPANITi MuTtr-~% • . .. , -Ole to send 14 the' Persons That they, wish- I, his,' leave ,lenthett"-',
,-,'Whenlhe. Lord t',4ontiherialti 4,datug ,., led: tAttdo away witlf.'. so Ili, •boyli and girle Seining 'Open the' dale 9( a niatt,41,,,•
t1010441- allintlt,110':Oartletps'et -white- spat( ,, werog-tralnoW.fer Oita- mualeventia-ohice, •-tvar le.strictly prehthited. A4 Seen -VI
And A '$04, key, whIch rieoetclockt. 'tie ..prinelpallr Irish' , .„ •, • .. ihe healer lute Sontided (the "Stand,
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.4hteektO 'hIlAffleflt, attached" le Me. Vete AV, )0' lt 1 ed t, I tervAI
801 hlit tIlute ;ribbons There la* greater The Indian,: princeetk.ettuae4 lteautthd alehletho dolt' for the uso or the ROM%
theh,1114411 Chatnberlailleete Wits tha tftCl healtbr leMelfe'-ettildr.44 te 49. Out end Wee betide Me tar, who Ignores the
Lerd 'GrafeChttlealierlitin,i • •• " • wider Vie Ogre ..of 'phygielans nod' motif. presenoo et ,:these tuba end expeetoratee
sF'1118., Ogee ic no:. heeeduery;• one, elee, •ettle Men ',Oen after 'tlie)e."wetes, eon). ebont • •
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theeaferte.'lie .efennet-bastiaplacedWnen Tile Inedieipe Mett'streafed Me liner Inth , 4p4sei4S$ pegs
Mere lea ehlege.or..04dogroort, r cradle with dried nein* _ '
IS, ;the :meat uxallettpsort 0*,00, end lltrWer,:'-at- Odra hoed. that is; sUch Oa many veleta. a. wide Ixat :hot,
regarded, *portent, -front • which':, poleoilLeennita. 011d MIS the teen who departs front' the
trotted Out. eeceenteen lho groateat hud- ttgen PArYallY *Meted, 7,..'After regtdatteria is -Compelled' to wear ueent
etekee• • Ss, • , sos a Jew amattia.„,unprepared, monksSsseeee eeepons and is thue sehleeted to the
liettaa the, pile .0.,O YIttAt Pleeed under the' erhdle. and n vas. ridicule Of his shiPtgetee. He is
clet ttlenentrel,:elltvetnerigiale,priellegerr eamittet Vete '10.tila'' JAW' the fresh all eneerturtity of retrievIng • his eher-
le thee oZ Wallet the poor wne•Ingleos' he r e alie en haby was at, ecteiS *Meyer. He is -permitted to wae;
Itg /*Other:Mere erste hy •cereying ,q()Wett ter Vey and sects as the deck with the other men, and should'
tho Sword, urinate 'VI( ell the Sciftereign laters4 ,Mild erelatten ot;,:teOnfte hse sbei!, sailer eerlarnittIng• 4 11140 of -
pet lersPaellaMents •re • was edeed",(0 rbaby'e,•) milk • arid other eenCie, e at Once presents him with the
hated belt, and the new Indite Mb tO
:lute liroCiOutt little, to. do, reallY, and Wad after a gradsetieg pea e. As the
few "respotisiellitleal Ind it is Otte little bodies Weenie 'Mere and more
aceorditne9 Withdthe British netila of re- I twat to the poisen. tne doses were in-
0111110Satfen Where eSalted flunkeye.aresateaeed..alid ustialte When a girl Was
011eerfled thet Ms pay ks More teen' ten or twelve see could gat, aconite in
denblee that lot -the tern reharnberlainee the Kobe quaidittee 801116 atsenic eat,-
Amootoijoki",e's24,500, a year. era devour that poison._
Delow ahaire, Among the kitchen Pets; INSTRUMENTS:OF DEATH.
and pans, the.tord,Steward holds eway It Is a fact, though, that few human
vor Ato,, Kiikors housetedd. Lord natures can Stand the aconite treat-
Haviteatthrif''''..hes jUst been alien that
job by the new :Premier, displaehng that
staunch. Conservative moblernanv ihe
garl Of,Pernbroke. The pay is the s,ame
as that rf the Lord ChaMberlain.
LOPD CITAMBgRAIN.
The pest. ef 'Lord Chamberlain, from
Ofeheine Earl, of eearendon has been
botuiced, eonrerred upien lion,
C. Hobert Spencer, the dapPer and ele-
gant half-brother of. Lord Spencer. The
"HonorableBoIMY," Os he Was long age
affeetionately nicienamed-for everybody
likes nim -has for years enjoyed the re-
putation of being, the best dressed mem-
ber., of the. House of Commies. $
The salary of •$10,000 a year will pro-
'perly sustain the tremendous dignity 'of
the position. lie has been created a
peer and given a seat among the heredi-
tary hsgielators ef the Uener House.
lie is responsible- for the •smooth' rune
ming of things "abaft. stairs," meet
within the royal sleeping apartments,
where the First jsord of the• Bedchamber •
holds sway. elte
The pay roll of the Lord Chamber-
lain's depart mit ,amounts to' $205,000
a Oars. He ha under him a host of dis-
tinguished- offic s. an t e un es,
including n vlesechamberlain, who gets .
$4,620 a year, a'master of the Ceremon-
ies, a marshal of the ceremonies and s
deputy marshal of ihe eeremonies, lorde
in waiting, grooms oftemegitatschainber,
a lot of gentlemen ushers, pages of the
back stairs, pages of the presence, and
state pa'ges. •
MASTER 6F THE
Another, sinecure, the beet paying of
the lot, is that of Master of the Horse,
which has been bestowed on the Earl ef
Sefton, who takes over the job from the
Du'ke of Portland. The latter, however,
is too rich to miss the $12,00 a year,
which is the salary of the oMee.
The Maater of the I3uckhounds is
another dead easy billet Which is num-
bered among the loaves and fishes of
offiCe. It rys $7,500 a year and tan be
age. similar salaries are also paid to the ,
Captain of the Gentlemen -at -Arms and 1
the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard '
-the two bodies which are supposed 10
do what Scotland Yard really does- 1
guard the person of tee King at 141
royal shows.
Some queer billets exist ontside the
royal household, whicia are included
among the spoils of office. Of these the
positions held by the Junior Lords of
the Treasury afford the best illustrations -
of the absurdities that are sanctioned by
the British system of party Government.
There are three junior lords, and they
may or may' not be real lords, though
under a Tory administration they are
usually sons of peers. They are paid
$500 a year each for work that they don't
do, and nothing for the work that they
do do.
held only.. y a peer or the heir to a peer-
AJ1OUT THE FRENCH GUIL.
She Is Very Dependent on Der Parents'
Plans.
To -day the French girl must submit
to having her husband chosen for bar
exactly' as did her grealegrandmother,
and that in every class ol society.
To the aVerage French girl the fact
that ehe will one day be a Wife, and
probably 0 mother, is as inevitable and
certain as Is death Itself, and from child-
hoei she 1.9 educated with a view to
fulfilling her• -vocation.
Agairs from the day she le born her
penults begin saving a dowry for her,
and should they fail in amassing a sum
preprilonate to their means, public opin-
ion judges them very severely. It also
bequently happens that several relations
even if by no means very well off, Will
join together to provide a small dowry
fee an orphall nieee or cousin.
Daughters share with sons any fore
tune left by their parents. Ail this
makes the fitleitiOn of a FrertCh-wOrnan
very aecure and akin to that of the man
whotn sho May marry. EVen as a bride,
she is not dependent on iter husband,
sp. la so often the British wife titter.,
years Of Married' lift.
ment.. We are told of en Indian prince
•who succeeded only in raising one pol-
son girl outof more than.a hundred,But.
tkils poison, girl. wail so venbmous that
nobody and nothing could' live in the
house she inhabited, both human beings
and- animals dying from breathing the
swam air as she
This partieular poison girl who'll na-
ture had endowea With all the graces
liable to eapture a man's heart, _was
used by ihe Indian prince at various
times telnurder pretendere by a single
kiss, to rob his enemy's tinny of lie
leader. to kill off Inconvenient relatives
and officials.
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WHY MEN FAIL.
' A well-known "king of commerce"
told me ttie' other day that one of the
most frequent causes of failure is exces-
sive ambitiorr-that greed which leads a
Man to grain at too Many of its prizes.
"There are some tbings," he proceeded
to expitiln, 'the acquisition of which is
ineompatible with 'that of °taint, and
the sooner that -truth is acted upon the
better. To strive for a nigh professional
position, and yet to expect to enjoy all
the delights of social intercourse or tif
leisure; to toil after great riches, and yet .
to ask for freedom nem anxiety and
care; to live luxuriously, and yet to de-
mand health and drength; to llve for
self exclusively, and" yet to expect the I
love and esteem of one's fellow -beings,:
is to seek for contradictory and mutually ,
destructive advantages; in short, for im-
possibilities. The world is a market
where everything is marked at an invari-
able Klee. Choose whatever good you
deem most desirable; but, having made
n choice, stand by it, and make the most
of it-extricatin' th atisf t'
can. Guard, thettfore,. young man,
against the cultivating leo many talents;
only one can you, hope to -bringoto per-
fection. Be a 'whole man' at One thing, '
and not split into twO (04 -three midling
ones. Thus, and thus only, may you ,
hope to succeed in an age of mercileas !
competition, when success taxes all
one's powers.'
undergo a slimier ordeal.
Some officers adopt more drastic'
meastires. Jeek Le detected expector-
ating anywhere but in the receptacles
provided a "spit-leit" is strapped to his
chest, and any man who cares to do,
SO May make use of this curious nralldrig
receptacle. As may be suposed, this
hamiliating punistunent effectively pre-
vents the men from violating the regula-
tions.
Were a civilian given two large smut -
en buckets, one empty and the other full
ot water,. and told to bale the liquid
o e emp vesse
WWI a small spoon, he would consider
the order to that of a m Mean, or a
revival of ancient fairy 1 e. Yet this
punislunent has on sevetal occasions
been meted out te retractory '"seci
Nothing is more amusing then to see a
weatherbeaten sailor carefully bailing
out spoonful after spoonful of water,
and as carefully depositing the fluid in a
large bucket at his side.
A pttinshment frequently employed Is
that of.settirig the defaulter to walk slow -
e. backward mulforward along the deck,
nursing in his arms a 0 inch projectile
(weighing a little over 100 pounds). After
quarter of an hour or so of this bene-
ficial "exercise" the unhappy victim
glad to drop the load and
RUB HIS ACHING LIM4S.
At the same time he probably makes a
solemn mental resolve never to repeat
the offence for,which he has been
"awarded" this dire penariee.
An old naval captain -one of the old,
old school -was at one time sadly ad-
dicted to stainmering. He could not ut-
ter a simple sentence welled a great
amount of spluttering and hesitation.
This was one day leo much for an in-
trepid sailor, Who was receiving an or-
der from the captain in that official's
usual halting manner, and he unfortu-
nately burst into an uncontrollable fit nf
laughter. This rash laugh he bitterly
repented. Capt. - was a disciple of
the homtepathic system. Making Jack
stand upon the fore bridge, in full view
ot the entire shi ' , th
commanded his victim to laugh continu-
ously for an hour and a half This l.e
was compelled to do, though the pitiful
expression of his weatherbeaten, sun-
burnt visage denoted anything but a
happy and contented train° of mind
Whistling in forbidden Mies of the
ship has often been punished in a simi-
lar manner. The offender has been
obliged to whistle his loudest, under the
cogie eye of the commander, until poor
Jack's lips have become so parched and
cracked that he could nots produce an.
other note.
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derground Cable.
The underground cable system be-
tween London and Glasgow, on which
the Post Office Department has been at
work since 1896, isepracUcally completed
and in a few weeks will be opened to
the public.
The object of this underground cable
has been to insure the steadiness of ihe
telegnaph system between London and
Scotland, which has been frequently in-
terrupted by storms. The Post Office
Department showed a considerable
amount et common sense In putting all
wires untiergroond In a conduit. As a
section was finished It was opened to
wife use. London to Rirrninghem
was the first section. and since then the
line has been gradually extended north-
wards. connecting all the principle cities
arid towns on or near the route.
About 500 miles of plpe hnve been
laid. and 4o,000 miles of wire have been
run through ft.
- 4_ _
A PERFEC11 HAND.
How Its Appearance Became Familiar
to the Public.
The story of how probably the most
perfect feminine hand in America be-
came known to the peaple is rather el-
! teresting.
1 As the story goes, the possessor of the
hand was with seme friends in a pho-
tc grapher a ono day and while talking,
held out a piece of candy. The pose of
the hand with its perfect contour and
toultles.s shape attracted the attention of
the artist who proposed to photograph
it. The result was a beautiful picture
heist in the family until one day, after
reading a letter from someone inquir-
ing as to who wrote the Postum and
Grape -Nuts advertisemente, Mr. Post
sold to his wife, "We receive eo many
Inquiries or this kind, that it Is evident
some people are carious to know, sup -
prise we id the advertising department
have that picture of your hand to print
and name ie 'A Helping Hand.'" (Mrs.
Post bas aesisted him in preparation oi
some of the most fatnous advertise-
ments).
There was a natural shrinking from
the publicity, but with en agreement
that no name wouldstecernpany the
picture its tise was granted.
The case *as pre.sented In the eget of
extending a welcoming hand to the
friends ot Pastum and Grape-Nuta, so 'he
piettite eppeared en the back covers of
many 01 the -Sanitary and February
tnagaelnes end beanie kriown to mil -
Ilona Of peenle.
Many artists have eonunented upon it
es probably the meet perfeet hand in the
world.
' The titIVertising depL of the Poet=
Epa, did net nem able to , resist the
temptation lo erillst the eurlottly of the
piddle. hy, refraining from giving Ihe
Ilellie ef the teener when the picture.
rppettrecl btit elated that the flare° wear,'
te given lake hi One of the netreepaper
annolittietelierite, thug eetldAg' to Induce
the,eadeett 10 leek for tied reed the
fertheOltillig, ter tieements to learn tho
flertiO let Itie' esner.
T1114 e0M11 hod of art mid ecireratree
end Ihti Mel Undo of inqUirkee furnielleri
in 'eeettellati illttetratlen of Old Interest
i
the Int • es In the paellas' wet
rattily' I arm inanufrecituvea witted
noon 't
eater* household , wards ih roll el i
contain ouitt enuetincd
*No otrA ind Orladicalta
VI A
The Doetieey Lee. w
they need In Mt mon, Who tat
moustieBee la Own Elffaht'Oes One.
The Pettly It op *saw lo
%X SOW MO I IOW *
CUDDLE DOON.
The balrnies cuddle doon at nicht
WT muckle faught an' din;
"Oh, try and sleep, ye waukrife rogues,
Your faither's comfit' in."
They never heed a word I speak
I try to gie a froon;
But aye I hap them up an' cry,
"Oh, bairnies, cuddle doonl"
Wee Jamie wi' the curly heid,
He aye sleeps next ihe wa',
Bangs up an' cries. "I want a piece!"
'Me rascal starts them. a'.
I rin an' fetch them pieces, drinks,
They stop uwee the soun',
Then draw the blankets up an cry,
"Noo, weenies, cuddle doonr'
But ere five minutes gang wee Rab
Cries oot, free ineath the claes,
`Wither, melt' Tam gle ower at ance,
He's kittlin' wl' his tees!"
The 'mischief's in that Tam for tricks,
He'd bother half' the toon;
But aye 1 hap them up end cry,
"Oh, bairnies, cuddle doonl"
At length they hearthelr father's, fit,
An' as he steeks the door
They turn their (ogee to the we',
While Tnm pretends to snore.
"Hae a' the weans been guld?" he asks
As he puts aff his shoon;
"The hairnies, John, are in their beds
An' tang since cuddled doon."
Ari* just afore we bed comers,
We look at oor wee lambs,
lem hos his arm roun' wee Rah's neck,
An' Rab his airm round Tam's.
I 11f1, WPC himie up the bed,
And as I etralk (etch croon
I whisper. till my heart fille up,
"Oh, bairnies, cuddle doonl"
The hairnies cuddle doon at nicht
Wi' mirth thers dear to me;
But soon the big werl's cork an' care
Will quaten doon bele glee.
Yet, come whet will to (Ma ane,
May He who rules ahem
Aye whisper, though their pows be bald,
"Oh. bairnles, cuddle doonl"
CHANCELLOR AT TWENTY-TIMEE.
Pitt was only 23 years when he ac-
cepted the post of Chaneellor of the ER-
che,quer under Lord Shelburne„ having
refueed an office In the, Meek:eta Gov -
et nment of less than C.ahinet rank. Be-
fore he had renehed his e4th year the
Premiership was offered him by the
King, with full authority to name Ida
colleagues, an offet which Ito had wigs
dorn and self-restraint enough to ðic.
But nt 25. Plit was Prime Minieter and
master of England, an no man had ever
'been beforesesurely an example of early
fatne that is quite unparalleled.
Ile figured 4ut the distance
Of the etare up in 11)0 etty;
fle fleeted out our World's oge.
Arid when thke earth wilt Mot
Ifd tigthed out the rat -tato
And such ihigiCs with patient dine.
But he hove? r.nw the errarn
bitiChee* MIL
ereseeelsehakiiiti
UTOMATIG RESTAURANTISTARVIN MILLIONMRES
tialinte NV INA IN I INWTOPP OP TOP tifF•ANItre
VAMANIC., VAN 'WORM
gue•
* 'lei llts Stet SOW Nene ‘,
ster WW1 biatontly
Berlina tho Oortnen,,eapited. ssos
mots:, "Autoteuelg'--autoinette Hutch ea.-,
than any other city et the Werld,,
they gm et $0,1116 Vreetteel
ems Ilse, They have umileinst" 1.*CP
Whtt* Illeleel,*.lite.elet brow
$04, yele Stein 41 Iotuding-,heer; "uutu.
sat" cabs whore * Oltitettte Called a
Posseeseti• Net Not Ut14:444:
Certnisty, Not et NerontotOttnell.
Otta et *1$14448f , .
*fttella sad bet pot onjoy,ed," Is,
•eertelittly et et normal, condition et.
'things hi a Wert& Wherte 44too, ,omo *vet
'iMen. le, the golden itcy. tCW (It! he*
Wog rtellt ' tet poort it it ea ter-
easi to no peer.
tleeen Mt nld, meta died in the,
celintY eSilltat DrIgnterts Fogliende
• Atesimeter!". regiadergllie Are PAK . Whose *copilot:ea; Year are lttitl,,,,,nate
aatt intP041blo • '10.1' woe, wander about the publio m_o_r*
:,'eadder. ta ektioek •delere!: InaStifteeettr •Oliginerte Pieltio14 Atit xPRkt.Tom'
ger... There ore Netonatt" thootres. 'Ulna:WWI% he, retittl, UPW VA"' 41")
Wnqg UlekehttPlite.talut Ottris Ogee' 'Ad citeeette. ends fa atale.
•Wheig ettnee fieVerin• tketastent Malty, &sine atitd tliat be, Wee, anelittYf Oteerii
scenest,ttatitaantet".reatienrantal gad '4.(tik‘. Said find he, Welt llrelvr elehtY) tirld
.tenutV bOotblacke„..; Theatt lager eetO nee begraggledi tinkenint wa* eao-w011
tititt they are•e-,1,40 known ,upott: too .*ttroto as tho
deccasities tit :DOW. • pests. • „
'The ustitillind" restaurant Is ;not Me
Sioneasaving:.device; bet 4 a_nee
wthelsPerintinsilittliene as it does away
withluo waiters, who 'matte you dee Mk
Wititiogi ans instanter -Wets
'terreletN: : VOW areepant own valtgri owl
egilseinteritly.thom,eira..eitt lees, i0P.'Y4t,i-
eannot,cOuselentiottely tin Yetiree *Alb
etIer 'Selfegrattiltiterje may bo lour mood.
'Von select. What pm Want+ tlreP Par
Duvolot. end- .
;CHORE YOU AftEl
Ot eeltra* Oda 'Atitentet, of the Pinner'
Table Is sentlitelligerd Meohanism ot
triatile,trtanttern.ittgentously worked hY
electricity. Cabinets with glass fronts
lino the Walls, tend through these glass
Wants tiro to he, pteen, rows and reeve of
etertiterie -with the Slots anti mech-
anism for %verging thorn. .On one etie ot
tnis reetatteatif le tined att kleutornat bar
into th rgper 6101, the whined.tor tarlinc
wheresity fireektilre the itieleatect price
comes t walling customer. Shelves
all Around. on the littlo elevators, being
Up hot eounss hot roasta, cold meatIt,
pies, SandWienee, tea, coffee -in faot
whetever Is Ort the menu, and Met is
changed daily. All tee customer has to
eo is to decide what he wants, drop his
pain in the little opening. and wait re-
Aults. In less than minute uP comes
his meal, raised by eleetrleIty from the
kitchen In the basenient; and It comes
tether steaming hot, Q1' ice-cold, just ea
ordered, and clean, fresh and sweet,
with no dirty -handed waiter. with black
cults and greasy nepkin, to talce your ap-
petite away while handing itSto you.
,The beverages -., milk, tea, coffee,
syrups, and mineral waters -aro served
from tanks or kettles. The dropping uf
the, coin into the proper slot opens the
faucet only long enough tor the right
quantity to run into the cup or glass,
which is conveniently placed to recelvo
it.
THE "AUTOMAT" MACHINES
are divided into thred classee-"hot-food"
machines, "coldefood" machines, and
"liquid" machined; and they all work
nearly alike. in the hot -food machines
you drop your cOin and receive, In ex-
change a metal check. The coin balls
to the kitchen where the chef sees it in
tck tube indicating a partieelar order,
The dish is prepared by one of the un-
der -cooks; and the chef, after glancing
to see that it is all right and appetillich,
puts it on an automatic dumb -waiter,
which; by its own mechanism, goes iip
to the waiting oustomer. He sees his
order inside one of the glass receptacles,
drops in the check he holds, and the
dish is lowered automatically to an op-
ening below, where he lifts it out, and
carries it to a table.
The cold dishes are released at once,
when the coin is dropped in, lust as you
get a piece of tutti-frutti or a cannel or
BICH IN ALL EDT num* -
lie lived th tairly large house In a
Street lust ett tho Marine, Parade. _The
bliede Were etways deent, mo winnows
kyr We'04%11°d(1!kirayatet) Vdteirtbee°1114-31180.91r
through Wen had the , blinds been up.
Preeently he fell In, went to the hospl,
tal, arid died us he had livede-withold
h(tisirlaesgebritrerg.inti0n bY his beti8ittn nt
They tallied a while of laying birn lo
real In a peupee's graVe. Bue presently
the hestaltal authorities begen to seareh
lite tattered, dirty garments to see %Vhe,
thee they coal& lInd a hint 01
relatives. What they found instead %yes
savinge' ,bank book, a' pass-boolc on
Parelay'S Dank, and other documents,
welch. showed that ho was wertit.
least, $7,5001 p
A man hardly less penurleus in hts
riches was Tynan, the Australian multi-
millionaire -the meaneat man In all
Australia. SVith a11 his riches, lie hard-
ly ever gave away a penny, wandering
about in clothes us shabby as those of
tho beggar who passed him by, living
as if all he had in the world *as the
meains of providing himself with the
barest necessities. He never matte a
will, and passed away unfrienden, un-
wept, unhonored, and unsung, leaving
ft vast crowd of distant relatives to di-
vide the spoil of his long years as they
would, or could.
Thousands of people pass No. 61, Pen-
tonville Road, Lhndon-at one time 16,
Winchester Place -without knowing that
once lived there one of the most de -
prayed and degraded mon who ever laid
up treasure on earth -Thomas Cooke.
Cooee was the son of an itinerant fid-
dler of Windsor, began life us a porter,
obtained employment in the Excise, and
came to London with eight shillings in
his pocket.
WORTH 8635,000, BEGGED INK!
Presently he ingratiated himself into
the good opinion and confidence of a
rich brewer. and went into the business;
and when the brewer died, he persuad-
ed. the widow that. the only chance she
had of keeping the trade together was
to marry himself. This she consented to
do, and Cooke became a wealthy men,
'His eccentriCitlea, which were really
cloaks for his nieanness and Ids frauds,
were regarded as a freak of Nature,
and, as Cooke seemed worth ctillivat-
ing, presents of gensF, turkeys, -horses,
wines, and other things rained upon
him. He begged his Ink from oMees.
When he became ill he dressed himself
in rags, and beseeched physlciens to
take pity on his poverty, When he Weil
he left 8638.535, nminly to the Shore-
ditch end Tottenham einishouses. When
he was buried the mob threw cabbage -
stalks at Ills coillni
A parsintonions men of another and
a cigarette from the penny -in -the -slot
machine. The "drinks" machines work better sort was the One disroyered by Me
collectors of lite public subscription for
similarly; but they have a self -measuring
Ihe Rethietn Hospital. They nrrived ct
contrivance that Is certainly complicat-
the. door of n mean house, and when 11
wae) opened heard the man rating 1141
servant -girl Mr throwing nwny a mateh
without haying used loth enda. From
such a men the colleetors expeeted no-
thing. end would not have.been sur-
prised If they had got But he risked
them Inside, produced a bag of gold,
counted nut from a
FOUR HUNDRED GUINEAS,
and shovelled the nioney towards them
with his open hands, Naturally, they
could not disguise their amazement.
"Gentlemen," saki he, "1 keep house and
SEIVO and spend money In my own way.
11 one furnishes me with the means
of doing the other.'
Daniel Dancer, born at Weald, near
Harrow, was another man who prefer.
red his poverty to his riches. He wns
mann. His father was mean Ilite
grandfather was meaner then either.
which works up and down In a slot un -
Dancer was born with a silver spoon in
der a central opening In the cylinder.'
his mouth. He lived in a splendid
Upon mounting fhe platform, you drop
house on Harrow Weald Common, amid
sour nickel In the slot, and move the ;-
kindle. Just as in other machines; MN' eighty acres of ground. '1'00 greedy
starts the wheels. In motion. You place' keep a in order, he allowed it to go te
ed. In serving the liquid, the glass or
i cup Is filled with mathematical precision;
I and the moment the holding vessels are
emptied, an electric bell gives' such no-
tice in the cellar -room below, and the
tanks are refilled. The machines all
work automatically, and there are, and
can be, no mistakes. The only employes
are the manager, the girl who makes
change and hands out the napkins, and
cne or two boys who remove the empty
, plates end wipe oft the tables.
• "Put a nickel in the slot and get your
boot polished"-ethis is the invitation of
the Berlin
MECHANICAL BOOT -BLACK.
There Is a platform whereon is a sort
of cylinder containing brushes which
revolve in several different directions
and among which you insert your foot.
Upon the platferm Is a metal foot -rest
tad( and ruin. lei the gates fell off Moir
sour Mot upon the rest, and move it in
atnong the brushes, two of which smear Yob his PrriP"iY at ihis time I
t.rought him 1315J100 it year.
the boot with polish. Then you press
Ile slept On n sack for years, till Lady
!,nur foot down. and the rest sinks be- Tempest, pitying his crazy parismony.
low the level of the polish -laden brushes, presented him with a tied. This won
and into a nest of swiftly -revolving the old man s heart, and one day when
brushes. which ppt a "shine" upon the
he was dying. he sent for her, made a
boot in almost lege time ban it takes to vt di In her favor. put the docinnent el -
len you about It.
Lc, her hands. and gave up the ghost nt
rails by whieh to hold on while
At the sides nf the machine ere haynot se,venty-eight, deeply lamented by none
m.
Rut eyron Dencer's rich penury Is no
nothing rompered with Met of John El.
wes, who was horn into 8250.000, end
was mean enough to he worth only two -
c nig. HIR mother taught him n11 he
tnew. for. thotieh her husband left her
RSonflne, she practically sterved herself
tr death.
MISERLY TO THE LAST.
Ile managed tdo ass n areounts end
was dragged Into every wild -eat shrine
going. till the siert Mini of his losses
wns I6750,000. But as he had tied two
fortunes left him since he was brirn In
the first one. the loss did not hurt him.
lie berme member for Berkshire, Nil
t, gi the reeket of contest only on con-
dition that he was returned free, gratis.
snd for nothing. Ile began to put up
I 11 -Melly ell over Maryielione, W'hen
( of Ins houses ems empty, he used
s. go end livr In is 1,, save the expenst
n, a enreleker. W'hen he had advanced
in veers he went te nye with hie son.
basing with him nve ahntings. which he
duel was all he hint In the world: end
hr. hid Ms money. ter fent' anybody
sheuld steel It. fie Mori, 'mina estate
s allied at $1,1100.0o0. --London Answers.
,
FEBERAL LIFE ASSURANCE '130
OF il:0404..4M-140
ssissessissi `."11visesessec sSeie.isice
*the Teteettpletuilt Annuel liteettnir of Mg She st tag
freed Oilles Aka Compaq, at Ilamellon. March NS. Mr. v Dexter. Pres
Sleet, in the their. mr. 11..Dellti. Acting it scretellia when Ow failenviatt
Roper( stag auttreitted
DlttNCINNOP RttrOltr.
Tear Molder. haY. Unt hunOP trelent itkaport mid 140404141,
men et Os Commmy MO year wItlath Oleigd the Diesteher.
duly. veerbed tor Int the Auditor*.
The new business, et the ptiar COtaate4 ot Intenstuett Ago bliftdreit
aled illteen applications (or inaurencot aggreitellat $3.03$.570. of which two
Waolleaud Hires litindred *Ad Nifittentiene ter INALL17.40 were
welded.
As ire provtints rime, Ito /nettle el the Otertpant 'Segni 4, greititilitt
mese, Odd Mb assets ot Me fletnertny ileVe bean illenteeatt ..PiWitte0.14)
end haViS neNV reeehell *AMMO:4 **dative of gultrantele eapdal
The. security' tor Pelicy.holdere. In.cluding glittrantea caption ar*Agultdad
the. close et the Vet,' JO 43.03.913M, end lag ihtbilitleg ter Merv.* snit alt
netetertilliag Odense litalt301.75. showing surplus et $1,010,114.11e. 'Esclustre
ot walled guarantee copitst, Ws surplus to Policy-bolders was litget15.00.
Pellet*. Mt lieVelliPtheld lives beotime claims through deeth„ ittaanteunt
SINIAtte,(10, ot Which 44,911, Was re.insured Alt Ober companlere.
Inchidlug Cish DIvidends, and DivIdends °tanned to the •reelleolitut
premiums, with aorniittes, The taint pstment to Polley -holden amounted ts
It36,05,115. g Q
COMA attention Mil been given lo the investment et Ins CerepeitY1
tends la Orst.eless bonds. Mortgage securities an* loans on the Company*, ,
policies, amply secured reeerves; Qat investments have yieldedt et VD/ Ott
' islitelorY rite et Intemst. a
.Etpereitee halos been totalled le s reasonable limn, consistent with due
efforts tor new business.
The results of the year Indicate a most gratifying 'progress'. Compere4
With the preceding yeter. the figures submitted. by the B11410111111 Uir Pia
epprevin Shay int advance ot nearly thirteen pet cent in Met*. •
The assurances carried by the Compaay now amount to $17.94,13.41, upent
which the CompanY holds reserYeS to the Jolt retniere by laW, istidt
In addition thereto. a Considerable ourplut.
The field °dicers and agents ot the Conlpetty log.140,1E400% and Myth itirot
are entitled to nitielt credit tor their able represtntattan of the Companyi
Interests, The vaembers ot the pike statt have also proved toithtul te Mit
Corapany% sorviee.
Your Directerit are pleased to be able to state that the business ot the
,Company tor the pest two) months ot the curer* year. has been better than
In the corresponding maths at last year, and that the outleals tor the Minn
Is most encouraging.
DAVID DExTER,
President and Managing Mellon
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR MI.
RECEIPTS.'
DMZ! irgitanet`esies aria till'aellies c SWIM!
"1_,4ft,v4
balance yonrself upon one foot and sub-
mit the other tri the tender mercies of
the brushes. Those machines are made
single. for polishing ordinary boot% or
Irinle, with stands side by Ride. end
'obeli) designating one for patent lea-
ther, another for ordinary Neck lea.
bor. nnd the third for tan shoes. Elec-
tricity oneratee these nag:lanes, the drnn-
ping of the nickel and the moving nf
liendle serving In close a switch which
shirts a Antall motor.
Some time nun n machtne fnr polish.
ine shoes hv electricity made fts ermeer-
:inert In Now York end was exneeted
In do winders; but though It friutileneri
the hontithieks at Ord, bey soon re-
envered. end new regard the electrIont
shiner as a bogey to laugh at, not to
fear.
AN OLD-T1ME ILLUMINATION.
'-
At the Coronation of George 11. In the
Year 1727.
In these days 0,t electrie lighle, well
all their Capabilities for brilliant illumin.
alien, it is amusing to read what Me
subjects of George 11. conoldered a Jaz.
sling effect. A Prenchman visiting in
London at the thne of the cofonntion of
that monarch in 1727, writes enthusing.
tinny In praise of the lighting of the
city, as well an of banquet displey.
"Most of the streets." writes Monektur
Saussure, "are wonderfully well ilehted;
In front of each holier binge a Innfern,
Or large globe of glans, Inside of whit It
le placed a lamp, which Mane ell night.
Large hoution have two of these, sus.
pended outside,the doors by iron sup-
ports. Some Oen have four."
How one arc light would have dazzled
11Ye good people of that dayl
"When the coeonatIon proresalon en•
lived Weatminster Hall," the writer mi-
litate% "the light of day wan bromine
to Vide. Forty ehendeliers, in shape hie
a clown. hung from the coiling, earn
having thirty -nix WAR eandiee.
eon thp kin,* flopyaranm all qmiclen.
ly lighted, ona eve*. tale in the room
Woe tilled With intent:Anent at the won
arra) and unexpected him I tint ion.
Little Undo of Ninon wool. ImPer'eldible
4C lila eye, it:Innate/I with sulphur sf
goltnetre. nnion of wine ond other in-
gredietib. had Peen prepared and ar
011011 00 tO tilirry the flame rapellv
from MP motto to another. The rte.
tenpin:nit hod ir-ot go ghtitutiv mums
00 that =Tay a candle failed to mho
Bre
TOWN OF MAMILE.
The town of Carrara, near the famous
atinrrles of that name Is literelly built
rf the white shammy marble. The
paving sloneo nre composed of tide 1na•
Irrini nral ts hero these are not aged the
rondwny IA made up and covered with
marble china, The populielon of the
teen le ahnul menu, ond Its adult Mille
'ohnintants flre practienlly ell employed
connection w Ith ihe adjoInIng quer-
ries. whist) ft:meth to ecuiptora the fin-
est elatuary stone in the world.
....re* era*
storritm. itiOvsLEDGC.
"Dena volt Is116% VJhPre tittle boyn
v,110 gen0140 go to?"
"Yua. Terhaettornilate."
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid to Polley -holders MASA
War Perneata ssis
____.3tairl:14
-„
Assns. DECEMBER mat, 1905.
Diamatures end Dos& vs.- - 741,1110.117
rims**
tan we POWs', goad*, Steaks, pta
other Assets Entre
* ,141,01
---ekessseas
LIABILITIES.
B::tEt",,1%" witu Proofs ••. $1,110, likes
in, 00
Other 1.111ties , lig ..... 11, ,110 1
13114111101 On PO lopizolder's Acisouni !LOOMS
......-...111.08,111iN
tillialitntse 64104 . eltaittILMI
efooltat,o0
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WOW.,
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Mr. David Dexter, President and Managing Director, the ado*.
adoption the report of the Company Mr the year ending Deveranissr", 11105"4.
Von of the report, said: -I beg leave to submit for your o
year it shows a gain of seven per cent. In ,pere:Asi°usmelnitlirirpenorrniedeet:wrilhir3:--)er°1111E
in interest earned; twelve per cent, in total Income, ten per eclat. (111,1 RAMA In
aumopuenrteoent tne‘inv atiasssuertsancieis placed, 7 per cent In amount of asauranees in teree.
tinittebnitittolefs.Policy contracts nowgerintelnotre. et,n arensdervitiesperhecInt inPNthveldseuripqtrusthoeverpaityli
The profits paid to policy -holders alse ahow an increue of 16 par flat sod
the payments madeste 18 per cent. In excess of the previous year.
The reserves now held to n1tet Assnellnee obligaUona as they mature ere
in climes of the present requirements Of the Insurance Act, addition,* baIng
made from year to year to meet the higher standard of reserves on aunt:wee
written prior to the year WOO, whibli the Aot requires that we shall hold at
the explratien of a term of years. All policies of mere= written since the
)e.enedr318p99er caenicid.mbausnlys. previous thereto are Snared by reserves otritte per -cent.
The profits to the policy -holders bare been maintained in so tar as it was
posswie to do so in the face of the Woods thereon from various sources,
which may be sumarIzed as follows: The trimmed cost of new loudness ow-
ing to the methods adopted by competitors, particularly same of tiet American
companies; the fees and taxes charged and levied by Provincial Govennneritst
epteorlicpyrivciolnegtreasctand advantages granted to ttte policytolder under the
tnhioedern
I would here remtult M explanation of the last item that thae additional
privileges and benefits tab increased privileges of travel, residence, occupa-
tion and continuance of policy, the same becoming non-ferfeltable after three
years, until the reserve thereon is exhausted In payment et premiums. It will
bo readily understood that some of ttie causes which 1 have mentioned have
tended to inerease the cost of assurance, and others to impair Me sources
from which protfis formerly accrued.
The shareholders who provided the paid-up and additional guarantee cap.
dal for security to policy -holders when such a provision Was necessary have
no way encroached iipon the profits to policy -holders, but have much less
in return for their cash investment than the average rate of interest earned ey
the Company on investments.
Your Directors have always endeavored to the best of their ability to se-
lect safe as well as profitable investments for the funds entrusted to their
care and the securities held will bear the most rigid inspection.
Your Directors decided to erect a first-class office building on the very
desirable site owned by the Company and situated on the north-west corner
cf James and Main Streets, to meet the Company's requirements. Competitive
plans were obtained for a steel frame fireproof building okeight storeys. 'ten-
ders were received and a contract let for the construction of such a, building,
to be completed In August nekt. We are confident that the building will
prove to be a satisfactory investment, effording a reasonable return in °Mee
rentals as well as desirable offices for the headquarters of the Company.
Lieut. -Col. Kerns seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried.
Tho retiring Directors were re-elected, end at a subsequent meeting of U10
Directors Mr. David Dexter was re-elected President and ISIanaging Director.
Lleut.-Col Kerns and ilev. Dr. Potts__w_e_te re-.elec_t_e_d Vice -Presidents.
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Lord Robert's Account of Ills Narron•
est Escape.
An article of UOUSURI interest recently
appeared in the Pearson's islagazine,
(waling with the. most thrilling MO-
(MOIR in the lives of famous people. In
roost eases the descriptions tire by the
heroes of the adventures theniselvea--•
u fuet which considerably adds to their
interest. Here is Lord Roberts' acount
ts his nerrowest escape, which took
Itince during the Indian Mutiny :-"11 rode
Jut relates) n little to the left, with
Youngimaband s squadron. As we gal-
loped along, ho drew my attention with
facet pride to the admirable manner in
edilch Ms men kept their dressing. On
ihe line thundered. overtaking groups of
the enemy, wlio every now and then
turned, and fired into us before we could
ba Mit down.
'The chase continued for nenrly five
miles, until daylight began to fall, and
we appeared to have gni to thy end of
the fugitives. Then the order %V II A givi 11
to wheel to the right. and from up on
the road. liefore, however, Mit move
ment could be carried out, we rivertoolc
a Web of mutineer% who !need about
and fired into the squadron at clone quer.
ars. 1 Raw Younghtreband fell, lad
colts' not go to hit (metalware. as nt that
moment one or his trooper; was at i bre
peril from a isepny. vehri was attaelona
him with hto fixed bassinet, and had 1
not helped the man and disposed r.f hls
opponent. lie moot !Jaye been
"The nest moment I descried in Mr
&dams, Iwo seoi,vs melting off e ith
the standhril, which I tieterrnined moot
he metered so rode after the rebeie
and ov Prlot,1( Ihem and while wrenching
qfnff 001 of IN, harldg 011)0 ifieM
whom I rut (Men. the other put his
intiekei (Inge m my beilv and fired. For
hmeleit. for -m-0 Lt rniesed fire, and I ear.
11°111 tx:.1:tristhror4sInhneislaerdnv;-, 'eel; .th.a1" Earl
Rotierta wan awarded the Victoria Crosse.
Ssinie DM V (101 Mimi. It, Nif
if‘i4 n fa. I. net ertheiriss, that there aro
ne millionaire pr.
AMIUSIIED TIIE RUSSIANS.
Story ot the Cunning ot the Baltic Re-
volutionists.
Of recent happenings in ilussia'e Bal-
ite provinces a correspondent weeps --
"Here is int instance of the Letts' daring
and resource. One day a resolutitinist
dressed in the uniform of a policeman
rode after sunset into a vi'laga where
the dragtions were stettoned, brli ging
newe that at a village ten mow) on the
peasants had. looted the potted station
end Set the prisoners free and were pre.
paring to attack a neighboring country
seat. The officer at once gave oreers
to start, the disguised revolutinnisi of
tering to be thetr guide, but, tnetead el
leading them to the village, he led them
into a marsh. and suddenly disappear-
ed from thr eyes of the dragoons. 'rhen,
a few minutes later murderoue fire was
opened on them from all sides. Hither
nnd thither they rode. making frantic
efforts to get at the unseen enemy or
find their way out of the marsh, and
MI Me time one griddle lifter another
wart being ismpited. A few only escap•
ee to tett the tale of treachery."
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