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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1902-4-24, Page 2eett.ef•?_teeett-tee*-4***** t Who Stole the I Bank=Notes ? am So glad you have come, she cried. : have been longiogto trgeene+enaterreeevereetefeVernttn"dnn !see you all day. But. Freon, what Belot is the matter ? Hate I done any The elect: Ares strining ten; tram nterivale counted the atoes thin to offend you ?" until the lost oue died away. but "You have net offended me, hut tUtI:e stood irresolute. Ile bad en- tbere is eomething you must explaun. ted the library with a fizzed par- 1 saw you last night leaviog, Witt- poee in his mind. Ile bad walked son's rooms very late. 1 was pass - across the room with ailinn steP. iog along the opposite side of the matelot" oae of taie drawers in the street. I coulu not see your tam heasy oak bureau, and drawn out a. but there was no mistahing your small leather caee, but there Ins walk or the cloat you wore. I fol - courage ho,d failed hUL Suddeuly he lowed you bone to mane sure you tokee a guilty start, and fer the fent were safe, but I was not the orily eenue ootieed that be was uot person intereeted in your movee odente . eoetig roee loom the'ments, far as soon as he had eeen denthn ni tine telennehair in which you out of the house st atson's see- sho hat been sittione stretched out vont dogged your footsteps to this her arms, oud witiia sleepy yawn very door. I don't know wbat you sold :- were doing in that man's house at oje that you. Beatty vela; 1. Stith 4111 hour. but, Iowa -Erg you as I shall go to Led." de, 1 have never doubted for a enie- tort something uee ment that your reason was a goon in the attaQt the boy etruck her as aeculiaie ; one. don't want to force yonr looked at the white, haggara coundeoce. but I thin% you ougat to trust me." the nervous bandit. and springing "nave you seen to -night's paper?" 'forward seized his area eagerna hNot. yet." "Bertha seta does this =eau ?'" "In there you will find that the she cried. "Are you drunk or m,1? person who visited Watson's rooms What are you going to do with tba s aespeeted ot stealing £400 in roe -piker ? Good toe:yams Surely hank ltotes," you aro not, suck a •coward Os to solood beaveus Helm there is shoot youreelf ?" e some Mealier afloat. Wou't you tell • We nee erelkiag, Helen ; what you were, doom thore tL' e ;Bost miserable fellow on earth -1 mot out need 1 easere you and no good to &mei-Amin', So /I° that 1never env: thoee ban% notes?" better out of it." "1 don't. suspect you for um Mo- llt delvn. she sold, sternlY, as ent. but the thing is Feriae's." she pueleell the treniblialg figure tato ateraok, am goitog to iost. ynu to the oeoreet chair, 'dhow, tell me do a great thing -for ene-will you overYthing ; mind. Pm Must ic-teP tool elle 4,710 and not ant. what 'I Nothing ba." want it for ?" ,,71111 a„wfhrEe °Ael4S e'er "Yoe sball heve it in Lae than an ems tune, amen. -Father sem he, hoer, 1 am wining to 1r»tyou. fl we'ullii" p314.' dehts ogolan and 1 van help you in uo other war." tht eatened to turn me OM the next; oneen are very good, better than 1 awe 1 displeaFed birn. well, to cut, degarve, Vorgixe me. lest—" a loog story sort. 1 owed emote -ma Watson to see you. miss. I monet-tuot a great saunnonlY A:50d he shown hint into the library." but where can 1 get even XVI ? 1 "Quite right. jam ;1 win go to found father's cheque Imola cool 1,1: I oau toere. Frank, 1 moist ece lona Oita; 1 11111.5t have been load 'Mien 1 alone : will you wult here till I did it -el know I bow been main come hach eller 1.4.11„cee .ftu.g" h5s name *old' Hebei ehowea no elan of 0•14t 443 toe efieilt4e bl'ost, brit tiess as clot% entered tate library. Iher con% face the nisgrace if 1 air; fOtilltil it few narietei OK. emovereed Out," tend the nay buret uto a flood VOIM13,, comvuthmi,4 topfea ; but of tear. her eomponion was elatiesitly M at -alatoot atm owe this inovey, meet and at the first opportunity lie AP 7' ,Faid his eistere in a salon, brao u hureeedly voice. -Mies Meals -tele. a Wet umfortomite "tineert Wntson nuove whatthbog bas happeoed. in nov abeeure ine--45 hard AS ettme." yeeternay a stint Of ee1fl din81Pear- "1"°11 lost ft. a. yards- I duillunderl ed front my 3.00111S, 01 h1yVODO "II nen did you hiost it 2" Nisited theta during the levelling Nvas uatueolly suspected. and tun sorry n'Ithis morning. * to Say that the lady in groestion hos "Then be Vaal, cash it Lenore to- been troced to this house." rainTOW. Ilertie. 1 ellen go and nen. 9 mu the lady you refer to." hint to Atha It back to 30% and WO "rrhpn no ()omit• you will give a 1441 the uosi.y in "MO °thee satisfaetoryed,planution of your weet's meowed, the maid, as Helen fin stied reading. It was *We cheerful face and out- stretched hands that she darted across the (hawing -room to meet Frank softon. preeetwe there ? "Yon can't go to -engin. thhat, oe am afraid 1 eayinot do so." W05141 Peohle Fan' U you Were Ken"But solely you understand what going alone to u nianne rooms at our venteal will imply 9'P thie hour ?" "Bo you mean to insinnate that I "I Must, chance that. I darted,. 'hove stolen your motley 7. trust to a letter* And he in Int're Woltion shrugged his eboulders. litely„en glee it to nte Ulan to e'011. "The 'none!" Ions gone ; somebody Un* thillg "le", Jlrtie; run ltiust hat.e taken it." truet You not to be so foolish "Is Slow Servant limiest ?" Again ?" she eid, with a nieabingo oteertahay, 1 would erust him glance at the leather CaSe Oli the with un 1 possess, and he -swears /olde•I =hi, have Your Promise that imboder entered the room but tefore I leave you alone with that." yolorself." "Helen,1 give you env wOrd Of "It is etramge, blot 1 never saw your money." "Yet you won't say wby you Visite 1 my rooms." "Again I repeat that 1 cannot." "Miss Merivale, do you nnow that unoortant that I should roe hiin as poor brother owes me money ?" •"Ishauk you, I think I Will; it is "I ; and it Shell be paid wit,hin soon an possible." it few Lours." Huh -it felt tbat the omequious inane ea Lave a proposal to make if you will listen to me. I will forgiee your brother's debt, rind hush up your connection with this theft, ou, one condition. Will you merry Ine?Pn eft to herself, she paced the room 'Worry, you 1" cried Helen, in in a finer -of excitement, glancing , horror ; 'I would rather die." every moment at the clock on the An ugly look passed over 'Wet - mantelpiece, until at last she paused. son's face. before the writing -table and ran her You are too proud, 1 suppoee, eye carelessly over its contents. Her, yet I am a wealthy man and you attention wan caught by a Pile or would find me an indulgeoit husband. unopened letters ; in breathless haste Why do you refuse inc ?" nkthere le one ,great obstacle to nAh, here it is," as she recognized your *proposal,' she said, quietly. her brother's handwriting and the "I have already promised to marry monogram on the back of the en- Frank Sefton." Watson looked somewhat, disturb- ed. "The engagement is not a peblic one, then. That does not make It any less sacred in my eyes," said Helen. Suddenly Watson threw off all re- straint, and in a fit of passion burst out :-- "1 made up my mind to have you the iirst time I saw yoa and sooner or later you will have to give ia. Yeti shall have time to consider; but if you persist in your refusal I will bring down your haughty "spirit, and proclaim to the world that your brother is a forger and that you are a thief. Prove yourself innocent if you can." Helen's voice trembled with sup- pressed anger. "Sir, I am glad to see you in your true colors. One mineto you do me the honor of wiehingoto marry me and the next you call me a thief. As for your threats, I despise them as rauch as I despise you. Now, go, and do your worst ; vale presence is an insult to me.'" As she floished speaking Helen's courage gave way and She burs'. into a passion of tears. . * * * * Sefton had not been 'alone many minutes When he was joined by Berti,e. The boy wandered restlessly from one side of, the room to the other, hurriedly poked the 'fire, and at. last, with a .nervous, cough, be- gan "1 say, say,. Sefton, can you heln a fel, low out of a diencelty ? I Wouldn't ask you if I couldget the money any other way ; the feet is; bc a ri you lend: me at50 ?" "If I lend it to you will you tell me what you want it for ?" to pay ' "A. debt to Gilbert Watson ?'' tHoW. did you guess that ?" ''Never mind li,etv I 'guessed ; but eerioualy, Beetle, half suspect that gel:eons visit to 'Watsont was connect- ed withyou, and it would he netter bettor that I will not tomb it." * * * * * * Mr. Watson at hoone ?" "Not yet ; but. 1 am expeeting him, ever:: minute, if you cure to wait." here mit eyed her from head to foot as he showed bar into it loNtirioUsly- furnished sitting room, but she knew it wale uneless to resent, his -curiosfty. for all. of eS it you lament mene clean breast of itte looked disturbed, and for minute or two he hesitated. Sudden- ly his better nature asserted itself and he broke eat eagerly ; lcriOW 1 was a fool to play With Watson again ; I might have anown I should lose. I was in despair, 1 had no way of raising the 4.50 ; you know how lame tether is about our poenotemouey. Well. likean idiot I forged a cheque tor ..latn), and as soon aa I had sent it to Watson I wished myself dead ; in fact, I should have stoat myself if Ifelen hadn't stopped me. She undertook to see Watson And get the cheque back. but he was out ; :toy letter was unopened on the table, so she brought it away, and we thought the whole thing ended there. But this confounded loss of his 4400 bas landed us in a nue mess." "You shall leave the £50, but, Bertie, how long is this to go on ? Helen can't stand between you And the consequences of your follies for ever ; she has been doing it too loug already, Why don't you net Me a man instead of a weak, sillY boy 7' %Sefton. 1. promise you this shall be the last time. If once get out of this roe I will never speak to Wet - son again. I mean to work bard to pay back the 450 ; you may trust me this time." do trust, you, Bettie," 'Said Seta ton as lie shoon nis hand heentily. "And UM' 1 MA be off. prounned to welt far Helm hut she will Ana give elle when she knows that I bove gone to see Watson, I fancy I bave a card to play tnat will astonish * It was quite two hours later when Helen greeted Helton for the netand Uwe that evening. , "Are you tired of wolting, dear 7' ho sod, as she rose to meet. biro , with a bright mune. ' t inual at all uow that you • base Come, lout 1 am terribly anxious to buow the result of your inter- • 'T;:n will be pleased, to beer that. WatSOn is not likely to trouble you au. further. Beetle shall send WM the 440and then I fancy we 4114111 not eee his face ateain," , "Do you nolow that be coated Alio to amity hint ?" "Confound hie blonde:weaese be told ute that ; be was very Candid. 1 tont Joe bad to be, for he /mew len was in my poweo•." How did you let nage that ?" "Welt, quite by accident I found • out that Watson had been mixed up ; in a disgraceful affair out in Calne • ferule, which would ruin his repatite; : tion in this country if it became, known. It is best to light a man on that stamp with his own weapons, so .1 tobd hizn w oat ..new and threateued to disciose it emless lie told me the Whole truth. 1 bad no real evalealce, but the faet that his ;- servant, bad followed you home and had been living, aud guessed NMI& Me tee suspicious. Mid I half- how the money had beenanauiredeh guessed that the bank notes load, maw heeu swim at an, mat here, that he had been robbed of the ill - taut was too cunning to iegae aott gotten fortune he. had hidden away. - - In a moment Ids 'oleic was in the alone in 1118 "luster's raourft wit,hollti and in another moment his son-In- th putting You under ese serui"ftY' law 'would have been a dead man From nehbal the curtain which STRANGE MEETING PLACE MOTHER A CONVICT, THE SON A WARDER, Some Dramatie Tneetiags in Eng- lish PrIsone-Tauchnag Seellee. Towards the early part a the last year that atillbank, Prison, London, held its store of teutale failures, there was inaPrinotted between its walls, Eochael IVA:Wilson, the ulost, trouble,. some womau pay prisou stall ever bad to deal with. She was over fife tye but ueither drinla age, nor oriole had• quieted her nem nature, and when a. At took lier, oothime less thou 0 strong body of male warders dared attempt to restrain her. There were Juore than thirty convictious against her nome for various oitences, end nerve than half the latter years of her life load. been spent M prison. She eves no victim, Of IniSfOrZOne though she always 'posed as suck be- fore the Inagistratee; hers was an ab- solutely hopeless ease of crindualitn,, ays rearsOn's Weekly. One day the prison was 'visited by a gentleman seat ay the Home Mice in connection with the demolition of the Prison, or scene similar matter, and, while passing down one el the naesanes, he met a file of the pris- oners headed by Raelotel. They were able to recognize each other by that mysterious sentiment Which exists ut all times between a Mother and her child, for he was her so», and they had met for the first time after very triy C , tne p . itt the most unruly conviee, and he servant. the Savored repreeenta- of the law! Ito*, maw years there was impris- oned ito Portland a nntu eamed Jos - n1111 Parkeon, Who had been !wavily enteuced for stealing the binds of ft benelit society, of width be was :the seeretary. There was no little tuyS- tery attached to the questiou of what be bad done with the funds. the -general ionpreseion being that be bad somehow hidden them for enjoymetw after his liberation' -a not uncoonmon thing where criMinals know they CANNOT RSCAPE DETECTION. But it was a strange thing that shortly after he was sent to prison, his SQ11.-111-late, Who, up to that tilUe. had been hi quite hulable cumstancee. suddenly Caine out as a. man of considerable means. He liv- ed in suck style, however. that, his -ti a wbatevor 1*5 source ha,ve been. quickly vanished, ond ra- ther than return to his previous humble way of living, he &Med in- to crime. Ilo was soon detected, sentenced, and put away in Portland where, one dad when working in the quarries, he cante face to face with Itis fatherehalaw Parlison. e Somehow Parkson got to hear of t 1 i Ji d It 0.1 Ictsye nevoei augo s ms - she eearcbed there through. velope , and in her excitement she spoke her thoughts aloud. "'He has never opened it. Bertie will be saved." Putting the letter in her pocket, she rang the bell for the servant. "It is too late to wait any long- er," she explained. "I will com- municate with Mr. Watson by letter if necessary." * * * The next evening Helen was quiet- ly reading in her sitting -room, when Bertie opened the door in a state of great, excitement ; in his hand he held a copy of the evening paper. "Read this," he said, in it choked voice, and, thrusting the paper into her hand, he left the room. Her eyes travelled down the sheet and rested almost immedia.tely on a paragraph headed -"Daring Robbery. A Woman Suspected." With quick- ened pulse she read it through. "Close upon midnight last evening a, daring robbery was committed at the rooms of Mr. Gilbert Watson, in B— street. This gentleraan was called away on a matter of business, and in his haste he unfortunately omitted to lock one of the drawers of his writing table, in which he had placed bank -notes to the value of £4.00. On his return the notes had disappeared, and on queStioning his servant, who is an old and trusted attendant, he learnt that during his absence the room had been visited by a lady. On hearing that he was out she declared her intention of waiting, and after being in the room alone for a few minutes she changed her mind and left, giving no name. As she was thickly veiled the ser- vant was unable to distinguish her features, but she wore a long purple, cloak trimmed with ermine, the hood of which was drawn over" her head. The ease has been placed in com- petent hands. and it is expected that the whereabouts = of this midnight visitor will s%lortly be disclosed." Mr. Sefton -Xs in the drawing-roorn, miLs, and asks to see you, an - load not the threatened blow been eeprorated that room from. the ad. parried. by the carbine of a warder joiniug one he watched your n standing near. Foiled thus, the old meals and heard you exelaim, No " -w man, despite his fetters, sprang upon :Benin will be saved.' bis son-in-law and beat him senseless nile followed you In order to tell aud disfigured him for life, before the his master where you lived. Watson is fairly eharp at, putting two and two together ; he knew at once who lns visitor was. Bertie owed him money, you took it letter which evi- dently contained soinetheng damag- ing lo Beetle's character ; what was more likely than that Bertto load resorted to some eitsbonest' method of paving his debt You see, he Mums Beetle's weaknesses fairly well. "Now, Watson wanted to marry you partly because he was fascinated by your beauty, partly because he knew that 'with a wife like you be could take it place in society whicb bis Wealth alone would never give Irina Your indifference maddened him, so Ile determined to humble yon ; tbe theft of the bank notes was all a. pretence ; he sent the paragraph to the paper himself thinking that he would have you in his power and so persuade you to marry :him. He ought to be punish- ed as he deserves, but can do no- thing without betraying Bertie's forgery, and lie has promised to inteke known through the papers that his money was only mislaid and not stolen." "I can never thank you enough for saving us from sueh a man," sant • ,Helen, as he :finished speaking. "I have nothing to give you but Mere self." And surely he desired no better •re- ward than that. -London Tit -Bits. BATHS FOR BAKERS. The acme of hygienic precaution is reached in the regulations of noted German baking company. Some of the rules laid down for the workmen, are worthy of "'note and .contrast Strangely with the reports on private bakeries which have. been so frequent Of late years. , Every man muSt sub- mit to a medical examination, paid for by the company. When he Comes he takes a bath, and then dresoes, tor .his work in it suit Provided by the company, the laundrying of which is done at its expense.. Every loaf is wrapped in.. glazed, paper, so that neither the retailer nor driver hand- les. the bread. All the 'flour mixed and kneaded by machinery, -the water used being filtered and deodor- ised. The kneading done by a sys- tem of ,plungers. An Archinaedean Screw constantly throws the dough under them. Practically the bread is net handled from the tinie it is dour -until it comes out of the ovens when it is Wrapped by dainty women and is ready for the shop. . . SNUFF -TAKERS IN LEEDS. Leeds, England, it appears has nearly four hendred, snuffttakere. conrpared With three or lour thous- and fifteen years ago. : .The Leeds ,snufiLtakers of the present day are. appeemetly either old. men or poor women, the 'latter chiefly of Irish de- scent. • septu-atc was during the confusion that ensued abet other prisoners sot open the warder% and two of them managed to eseape. They were, however, eventually recaptured. A Short time ago, it newly -ap- pointed deputy governor, an ex -army officer, and a man of excellent family was standhog, for the first time, in the exercise -yard of a large English prison, watehing a number of con- victs walking round and round the inclosed square, when he perceived one of the men look at him and start. The chief -warder, who was standing near, also perceived the in- cident, and remarked it, suggesting that the prisoner imagined he recog- nised the new governor, who replied that there was something about the loan whieh seemed familiar to him, and asked what was 'known about. the prisoner. It was A LONG TALE. Can CRIME beginning with robbery and ending With a big fraud and forgery. The prisoner had been six times convict- ed, and was then under it term of live years' imprisonment, of whin)] four were unexpired. He was a very good prisoner and always earned full "remission." He was also well edu- cated, and supposed do have come over from Canada, after making the latter country too hot to hold him Noting that the prisoner threw .eeger glances at him every time he passed, the governor stopped. the man and asked him his name. For a few seconds the prisoner stood nervously plucking at his clothing, and looking everywhere but at his questieMer. Then he opened his mouth as if to, speak, and looked straight into the governor's eyes. But the next instant, without hav- ing .spoken, he turned and fel). into line With the other prisooers. Mean-. while the governor had stepped back and supported himself, pale and name, and given himself up to liv- to hide what a shock had been his recognition of the convict, who was lois own younger brother. ;Twenty years. previous the convict had quarreled With their father, and gone to Canada, where his family, hearing nOthhag of him, had con -- :eluded he mast ha.Ve .died; instead .of which, ho had 'assumed another name, and giving himself up to . on his 'brains and Other people's money. Having undergone senten- ces in two Canadian prison% he crossed heme,- Where .her divided .his time betWeen robbing. people and suf- fering .linprisenment for doing se. His 13rother, .having held Office of de- pitty-governor for one hi -id day; re, sigued his appointment. iminediatelY after the meeting. PERSONAL POINTERS. Notes of Interest .About Some Leading Iteeple, CORONATION ROBES, A Spleadia Crown Will be Wont • ley the queen. The life of Mr. Marconi has been in- The Kin' bas decided to do awao sured by the Wireless Telegraph with Amoy of the fees which hose Company for £150,000. The object pertained to some of the oneient ot is to comoensete the company for flees in eounectioe, with the tona the loss which they would safer by toon. • The grantiog of fees in tie( his death, past has merely been in cooformae When Arr. Chamberlain was eight with an historic usage winch has noes years old be went to a dame's scliool lost its meonina. at Camberwell, and is said, to have Ills Majesty as also broadly hint been a fairly mischievous boy. One ed to the Duke of Norfolk that In don the old lady loved young Chain- wishes the robes he has to wear OS herlain and a dozen other boys fight- June 2011x to be less heavy and bor- ing, On patina the cause oe the densome than those worn at formeo scrimmage the sehoolemistress was coronations., Lord Salisbury reCent- inforMed , that the boys bad formed ly emiased the King very greatly by thenteelves into a Peace Society, and telling, him of the experience of hie were lighting as to who should be father, who was ow of the train the first president. bearers at the coronation of Georgeee- The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn has •just become a grandmother for "The weight of His Majesty's rob - the seventyeforst time by the birth of ea." said Lord Stellsbury, "gave each Lady Evelyn Cavendish's child, but of the train bearers a Turkish bath there are actually twice an ninny of of some /KRIM* duration. The King her descendanta still living! Tbis suffered even more than the bearere„ wonderful old lo,dy is a eieeress of and grunted and grumbled incessant -- the three kingdoms. She will be ly. When the ceremony was over nit ninatY in July, and three mentbS Matesty was found M lois dressing - later will witite$S, let us hope, the room at the Abbey. walking up and sdeztetal:yti:e onniverearer or her wed.- down undressed, but with the crown On bis head!" Tbe death of Lord John Hervey. When King Edward beard Lord • brother of the Marquis of BristoL Salisbury relate this. he said; "X ri:MallS the Adventure whicb, in coin- hope His Grace ot NorfOlk Wilt sea pony with Ilk. Strutt, ofterwerde thot my coronation robe e are more ne, Lord Reiner, aud Mr, IL G. Coore, seasonoble than those of Hifi Majee- he underwent AMOY years ago wiaile ty George Ihr, A King without a oil a yachting crease alooser the coast crown is a curious • sight: i of Greece. Potting into a Mae hare but a King in bedroom attire would bor tin search of sport and, being lio- bardly present. a regal or dignified troyerl by a guide, they were eapt ma ispeetaclen " ed by brigands, Mr. COOre being The King bas determined that a I £1,000 was vrttabsolosteaeguerewd.hile a rausom of eplendid crown 311011 be worn by the Qtteen at the Coronation. This 1 There are Many stories current in cr9W11 la to have as its chief ono* Solith Africa regarding Mr. Idrugere stent • immense strength. It is related of THE HOH-I-NOOR. hira that some thirty years age. what Her majesty quietly ream., when be was out buffalo hunting, a !bu e bull th t 1 t • Strated at this, and suggested that bled into a water -hole. The ex- oltteet:hulgetoltehss Euldaugenoi.dfice4togt-tajrat 1President, unable to pull up in time. swe4.edo,.. Calaa P/a/aP an tba bark el. the ani- "No gem is too rare to crowu such mai. Fearing lest. he should lose his a head; as paw, iire hat been, SO "b4g" MI'. Kruger illeralln" "tonh Atoll your crown be-magnitieent." the bull by the Intros" and held th way several designs hue wen , ldruare head under water lint" It submitted to her Majesty, wino has "Thodtrrhnctidos. e Upon seventy' ,.. years 01•at, last chosen one of them. The , crown will WM. eight jewelled orehea • age. Are. naning-Uould, the author with the splemild Indian diamond in Of more books than any other living Englishman, is as upright to -day as teirloewinaralse'onoeilteoz; r3ittgli.eeiszer T"Sent he was thirty years ago. 7110 tattle Although the King bas determined , butes this erectness to his irovariable to do away with many historic us. custom of writing at a high desk In ages, vet me majesty hoe moue. a standing position. Mr. Gould ale aged limy revivals. One of time ways wrlten with a quill Pen. and revivals Will be that of 1,120 old Eng. bus manuseripe is not beloved by printers. As it relaxation froln iite ullicibentetalive;a iEwlbel: nruldare eaatt aliretienusgaili emery work Mr. Gould, like the late PERSONA TJ. lie -"Then it's all over." She -''Yes. For you." Mr. la Gdstone, often spends a couple (luringGreen for a huge fair to take place of hours chopping down trees. coronation week, Forlorn:" eight Mark Twain moved into a distriet (Wes of ground have been se - recently where there were a good Cured„ and on tills will be hundreds umuy burglaries, and consented to be el van -dwellers who will entertain talked to the noterviewer be fondled during the week. the thonsanda 01 spectators who will interviewed on the subject. As lie ottdouatedia lie present at the fair a revolver. He sait1:-"I think any olecent berglar is entitled to scone- Every afternoon whole oxen will he thing for bis pains. The burglar, roasted. and thousands of enkes. stomped wall the images of their like everyone else. must mane a liv- ing; perhaps he Inis a family to stip- ArnieStieS' wilt be distributed among the juveniles who like to be present port." Then Ito whistaxl, and three daring the feAtivitios, great dogs mune bounding into Ids It wee s study. "What it pity it would be" suggested that them.. dain- ties should be called "Coronation cakes," but this happened to conte to the QM'S Or the King, who, having, perbaps, an idea as to the nature of these eakee, suggested that they should he called. not "Covonntion cakes." but "Coronation curios!" o GORILLA IEUNTLITG, West Africans Say Gorilla as the Soul of Man. Gorilla hunting is to. disthict sem:M- UM even for the veteran hunter. This animal, whieh has become con- fused somewhat with fable and Ac- tion, is a reality, and it decidedly un- pleasant one to engage. The West Africans are Mortally afraid of it, believing that the brute contains the spirit of it man. They attribute to it all sorts of ferocities, like the car- rying off of it human being, who is permitted to return after being, de- prieed, of toe end anger Skilled hunters have never observ- ed any of these doings, but they tes- tify to the brute's strength and fer- sopettlyetamgn a full-grown According to it Fregnocrl! ilia, can bite through a tree six in- ches thick in order to secure the sap, and twist a gun barrel with the swollen bunches of muscle that serve for arms. His roar is terrifying ateeid can be heara, d for distance of thr miles.eh he said, thoughtfully, "if the burg- lar's Stonily should be deprived of its means of support." Evidently the burglars thought the same; at all events they left Mark Twain's house severely alone, The din and monotouy of the ac- clamations accorded to Royalty on the occasion of public proeessious are, of colors°, fearfully trying to the nerves. In the course of theb• recent tour the then Duke and Duchess of York_ paid it visit to Tikltere, in the Maori territory. Halal. asked the driver of the coacl* what sort of a place it was. He was informed that it was usually called "The Inferno" on account of the weird sights to be seen there; on that day, however, the inhabitants would be away at Ro- tana. "What!" exclaimed the delighted Duke, "no band, DO soldiers, no school -children, no 'God Save the King'l-thank Heaven for that!" An anecdote significant .of the ways of the house of Fitzwilliam, Is told of the late Earl Fitzwilliam. A far- mer came to him to represent that his wheat had been damaged serious- ly by the hounds. The earl, inquired at what he appraised the damage. The man said £50, and it was at once paid. After harvest the farmer came again and said that the wheat, far from being injured where most trampled on, seemed -the strongest wilco they came to cut it, and con- sequently he had brought back the £50. "Ah," said Lord F. "this is as things should be 'twixt man and man." Then he wrote out a theque for £100, saying, "Take care of this, and when your eldest son is of age present it to hint, and tell hion of the occasion which 'Produced it." CURIOUS, EGG. A duck belonging to a resident of Skinningrove, in Cleveland, has just produced an egg weighing exactly half a pound. Its circumference mea - wired lengthwise ,Was 1.01,in., and round the width 8 M. Apart from its unusual weight and measurement, it proved, when broken, to be an egg within an egg. The outer shell con- tained all the usual substance, ancl einbedded therein was another egg, perfect and conmlete, in it firm, thick Shell. POPULAR LUNCHEON' CARTS. A new and practical arrangement for providing masons and other building laborers, coachmen, errand boys, policemen, and so on. with cheap food and non-alcoholic drinks has been called into being by the Berlin section of the German Society for Popular Hygiene. At stated hours special carts pass through the streets and dispense sandwiches, bread and butter, the sausages ,so dear to the German palate, tea. cof- fee, and soup, all, of course, at the lowest possible prices. -- She-"He is connected with you in ,some way by marriage, isn't he?" lie -"Yes. He Married my fiancee." "I shall never forget how the first one 'oppressed Me," says the French- man, "for I had re bad attack of shakes. The woods had been filled some thee with tt barking roar, but I saw nothing until iny guide clucked softly and pointed to a. tree, along- side which stood an immense -male gorilla. There he remained but twelve yards away, No/01y facing us with his huge chest. muscular arms, fiercely -glaring deep-grap eyes and a hellish expression, until I moved. "At that he dropped to all fours and .came six yards nearer; sitting -up to beat his: breasts withhis huge fistsa tdefianceso that it sounded line • an ithmense drum. Hie roar was most isingular, beginning With a kind of bark and deepening linto bass roll that literally ; resenehled thuodeaThe short hair oo his fore- head was twitching; his powerful fangs showed 'unpleasantly, and, Olean ing he was about to attack,' and 121- cidentall3r being scared green, 1 ehed, hire trough ,tnen heart. With a: 'gnome Something •liurnan ,and' yet brutish, he fell en his face_ and died 'quickly, like a Man. He measpred, five feet, nine inches in length, his chest was sixty-two incbee, .and his arms spread nine :feet, I was - glad to have the :specimen, but somehow after that never ,cared to hill a go*'- -illa Unless he actually menaced Me." ''Ah, 'yes," remarked yew* Thomp=, son, ':=Oid Jones may givea tot efo, rneney, but be FO1?bed nie Of my best chance in. life." -is that se?" asked SmYthe.' "1 Tow was that?" you see, Iwitnted to marry bbs 01111 'child, and he wouldn't hoar .='t