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Exeter Advocate, 1904-5-12, Page 6emaaeeeeeeeeeetetaaaat TRUF AS 0*.• 11) EE ..,„ IL L •:: teeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeaeeeeaee eacaceeeele 4444 1. As Curtis stopped to light a cigar the flume brought out the strong lines of his face. At the same moment he was struck sharply oa the cheek by something soft and per - finned, which slipped. to his shoulder au•cl thence to the grotto, waving heeled the iragrance of the pining woods. Before he stooped to find the un- ttSual missile, Curtis involuntarily lookea up. In the (men window of At five o'clock in the morning they the dark house in front of which he were out again in front of the dark stood he could just discern a blur house of mystery. a white. The blur resoeved . itself The lady of the violets opened the into the tender forret. of a girl; then, door before Curtis could ring, elm drew the curtain quickly- "Come in 1" she cenunanded, and For several minutes the four grap- •pled, breathing heavily; then Curtis threw them oa, "11 you hurt nte you will bo sor- ry," he herled his defiance at thern- "iller dog is now gone with a note which tells 'of my &eager, He will bring help," "Let hini, go," said tho air man neryoe sly. "And, if 1 might .suggeet•—soon," said Curtis placidly. Undoubtedly, arrive, ' When Curtis reached the eorner, he found rya sitting ea:111.41y on the kerb. "Good dog, Paxie 1" said Curtia, as the two plodded to the hotel; "we fooled them. They took you for a trick dog, and expected the whole of the secret police:" It, He beet to pick up the them that led them to a beak room. bed struck him, and discovered that Then Curtis saw her face. 1 -Te had Pyx was holding it patiently in his been• prepared ler beauty, but he had Mouth. Pyx was' Curtis's dog, an not thought to nerd such youthful Nrish terrier. He was his mater's loveliness. Insepareble companion when the big "I can trust you," she said. man took welles in. the streets of Then Curtis did a strange thing St. Petersburg. He dropped on one knee and car - "Come under• the lamp, pyx," ried the appealing Lands to his lips - commanded.. Curtis. And the dog "Let zee serve you," he cried, "hay trotted obediently to the corner, princess !". where Iris zameter took from him a She drew back from Curtis with bun& Of violets tied with ribbon of terror. the same color, and enfolding a bit "How did you know 1" she stain - of crisp paper. mered. "How did you know 1 was Re read the laarried words : a Princess ?” ' "1 doriat know who you are, but "I saw Heinz and the others," you are an Englishman, and, I be- said Curtis, and told his story. lieve you are a gentleman. Two And when he had finished, she told nights you have passed the house-- her own.. you and your dog—and I have heard "Did they tell you,'sbe said, your voice as you. spoke to him; _it "that they intended to force me to gave me, courage. In thee morning, marry the prince of another Pro- st six, I shall be alone. Will you vince--my Cousin? To force ine, come to me thon ? I need help at who have breathed the breath of once" freedom in the forests—to shut me That was all. On the surface it up in a dreary castle, loveless and looked like the rambling of an in-. unloved ? I could not stand it, and sane person, but Curtis retained Iran away." 'some of the illusions of his early "Alone ?' youth. •"No; 1 made Miss Powell, my Eng' "We will think it over wile we lish• governess, come with, me. , She have a. bite, Pyx," he said and led wants me to go back •to my king - the way to a little out-ot-the-way dem; that is why I appealed, to you. Place, where he ordered a. simple I won't go back 1" meal. "You shell not 1" said Curtis eat - Under the stronger light Ctionce more examined the violed, and. urs I nestle'. He unfolded a plan that had Mae discovered that the ribbon which', faired i2i the quiet hours of the tied them was stamped with a Morning. strange device topped with a crown- "Away in dear old England," he As he looked up he met the gaze said, "I have a house—rucle outside, but comfortable witbiza. For neigh- bors there pee an- old farmer and his wife. - In the winter I travel; but when the summer co-mes I live there alone, with •the• birds. 1 fish and hunt, and.when I get tired of it all I. roam again --never for long, however. I can't live what people' "No," he said, "you might , call 'hie.' If I could take you not 1". I there, they could never find you." . The • little man, fidgeted and red- dened, "But 1 raust insist 1" he said; "it is important that I should know." "That you should know nothing! You can buy a bunch of violets at any street corner." The little man leaned over and put an impressive hand on Curtis's arna, , "nut feet with. that ribbon, nay 1.tilM." . of a =an. seated at a, table opposite, a small, fair, red-cheeked individual, with the ends of his moustache up- turned. "Beg pardon. 1" he said. "Beg pardon, but might 1 ask whore you got those violets '?" Curtis looked at him. "Let us go at once," she said. Thus it came about that late that night a tall man and a slieht boy— the latter clad in a long coat that reached to • his heels—ran up the steps of the express. "We will go this 'way," Curtis had explained; "then we will make a de- tour. They will not care to , make inquiries, and so . we can .escape dear sir, he said. It was Pyx 'who gave them away, "What do you know ?" Curtis ask- ed ie turn. The little man fairly squirmed. "I cannot ten you. Come with me 1" he pleaded. Curtis followed the foreigner out into the stormy street. They walk- ed some distance before they stop- ped at a dark stone house. The door was opened by a concierge, who showea them into a handsomely -ap- pointed library. Here sat two men. One was tall and dark; the other short and grey. Curtis's guide did not stop for in- troduction or explanations. "Look i" he -cried excitedly, and dragged Curtis up to the table that -the light might fall on the violets and on the ribbon which tied theme "Ile refuses to say, where he got them," he fumed. Tete hie, dark man looked at Cur - "Yon do not trust is?" he said. "Well," said. Curtis,' "until I have some explanation of your very un- usual conduct, X must naturally stand in an attitude of defence." however. 1 -le was being led down the platform, when the runaways, watching from the window, heard the excited whisper : "It's the dog, Heinz !" The princess, forgetting guise, cowered back in, her "They have found me 1" "Light this cigarette 1" commanded. - "But----" expostulated the ished princess. "Go on 1'? he repeated. And .when the three excited for- eigners looked into the window they 'glanced only once at the slender lad, who, with his collar pulled up about his ears, was apparently smoking nonchalantly. „ "They are not ' -here," said Heinz, almpst touching . elbows with the-. bey. Just then the whistle, sounded, and throngie the train came the first quiver of Movement. . -"We Mast get out," said the dark xnan. And they bumped into Cur- tis, looming tall and unconcerned in the doorway, "There can surely be no harm in "You I" said Heinz joyfully. Then that," said the short, grey man, be spoke quickly to his corepanions. "Provided that we have your word "I will stay on and follow him. that what we say shall go no fur- ecu wire from the next steteon," _there." The two older Men stepped from "All right," said Cattle. the train, and Heintz leaned out to "We look for the princess of a small kingdom which shall go un- named. Whatever your surmises may be the3t cannot reach the. facts and we desire seerecy in the mat- ter," said the dark man. "It is enough that you should know that, bya series of tragic, deaths, this princess has become next in succes- sion to the etown, and that she has run away." - Curtis threw back his head and laughed gaily. "So having allowed her to fay her wiegs, you wish to shut her up in a came." "We offer her a kingdom 1" said the dark man stern/7.- "And she preferfreedom ?" "Ach i" The big man 'rose 'with a movement of impatience. "We lose time. You know Where she is. Tell 1." At his tone Pyx growled, but Cur- tis laughed again - "If 1 knew I should not tell yeti,". The three men rose threateningly; and again IlyS: growled, Ceirtie rose also, and stood with his back to a. closed window, Then, reading mis- chief in the faces of the three, he reached tetlickly into an inner pockeb and brought out a earcl, acroSS which he ecribblet1 a line. "13e 'seated, gentlemen I" lie said eternlye "1 ape not afraid." Thee alt at dace he thrust the cerd into metith. -Take 4 lime 1" he cried. And, with 0110 arotig thrdeh Of ilia elbowi 0.,to PrniCeSS' he shattered the glek;s Of the windoW. She put Out her hand to Mete and and threW the dog tete the street. this tame he took it, for her gesture Thee he felt leiaeeelf retied beak by Wee Wee bf appeal. etroiee beted0, •"1/1 ary ceithatry,". said the little her dis- seat. Curtis ast'on- VCareeftireite=afgeee'SrareVWT-WM, About tile „ectiouse isomponotalmom, DOMESTIC RECIPES, Ginger Coolcies,—One cup, cad), Sugar, =lasses and butter or lard (add a little salt if lard is used); one-half cup of boiling water, one teaspoonful soda, even full; one tea- spoonful of gleger, and flour enough for a soft dough. Olive Sanetwiches.-tScald and cool one doeen Large olives; take out the stones and chop theaneat very fine. Add a teaspoopful of mayonnaise dressing and the same quaetity of mouldy or 'damp woodwork in the cellar or In coiabination with imilipg water or float), for cleaning the Allen sink In the kitchen, Use only the best a -u clearest oll for lamps. Chep keroSeee oftea gives forth unpleasant adore mid does not burn brightly. Never leave a lone) turned low, It createe gas and uses up as much oil as when -it barns brightly. If it ie neeessary to heve a light, during, the eight in a Sick -room use a tine •lamp and burn it full force. Iti a country house where a large number of lamPs are used it is bet- ter to keep them in a, little closet bY themselves than to expose them on a shelf in the kitchen, where they are sure to colleet dust. TO MAKE DISHES DAINTY. Any well -cooked dish, however plein, Can be made truly epicurean cracker duet. Mix and spread on by the garnish applied. thin dices of bettered bread. Nice Lor luncheons, teas and for the chil- dren's lunch baskets. Charlotte Russe.—A wen -made char- lotte russe is delicious, arid not half as often served as et deserves to be. To be at its beet estate it sbould be made of pure cream. Liee a deep disb, with lady fingers or sliced sponge cake.. Fill the centre with whipped cream slightly sweeteaed and flavored to taste; spread lady hiagers or the thinly sliced sponge cake. To make it a little more elaborate, spread the cake used to line, the dish with joie ly or jam. . : Quick Gramme Breade-One egg, one-quarter cup of sugar, two table- spoonfuls.- ofmolassee, one cup of milk, one tablespoopfut. of butter, two ,etips of geahareeflotheesit- ted; 'one cupof wheat flour and,three full teespoonfuls of baking powder. Mix in the order given, and bake in moderate °veils for three-quarters of an hour, Macaroon Custard.—Crusli a dozen macaroons. Make a custard of six yolks of eggs and a pint and one- half of light cream, with a table- spoonful of powdered sugar, Cook this custard slowly till it thickets; stir in the macaroon crumbs, and serve, when cool, heaped on a dish frothy, seasoning first with salt and garnished with stripes of angelics, Frothed Eggs. --Beat Ave eggs until Pepper. lgelt two tablespoonfuls of butter in a bowl set over het water, pour the butter over the eggs, put them in ,an enameled pan a.nd set Over very moderate heat •until they are warmed through. Then pour them rapidly back and forth from the pan into the .bowl that had held the butter, until eggs and butter are well blended. Place over the fire once more and stir rapidly antil a smooth, caearay mass appears. Pour over slices of hot buttered toast, Euglish Bread Pudding.—One - pint of soft breaderumbs, one-half cup of .dried currants or raisins, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, lee cups of milk. Grease small oustard cups or ordinary baking -pan, and put itt the bread-crarnbs, The better way. ta make tbe crumbs is to take whole slice and roll it between the bands. The fruit may be mixed with the crumbs, or it may he spread on top or on the bottom of the pan, if it is used to cover the top, it will forra a bottom. layer When, the pudding is turned out. Beat eggs without sep- ereeing, end sugar and then milk. iThen the sugar is dissolved, pour carefully over the breaderurnhs. Let stand ten' minutes and place in a shallow baking -pan, partly filled with water. Cake in a quick oven fifteen or twenty minutes. The mixture must be "set in tile centre." Serve with a ligizid pudding sauce. , — THE PROPER CARE OF LAMPS. wave to them. Then Curtis's • arm shot out, and, with wonderful strength, he lifted the little mail down and out, and swung himself on the footboard as the train got her speed and rushed out of the station. Then he went to comfort a white- faced bby, who was looking unspeak- able things at a frayed cigarette. Four days later a dogcart drove Curtis and a weary -looking little princess up to the door of the for- mer's rural retreat. • • "And this .is to be my home," she said, as her eyes took in the glories of the woodlandia-"mer beautiful home 1" "Until you tire of it," said Curtis. "Mrs, Woollett will make you com- fortable, and perhaps, when Miss Powell gets over her fear, she can eerie and visit you. You will have your books and yoar horeeIt eerie hot be very lonely." "And you," she gaid—al shall have you ?" , "It is your castle," said Curtis seriouely, "for you to adtait whom yeti will." "Ah," said the princess softly, "then it is yeti Who shall be ade neitted Ora." She reathed otit her hand. 13ut he did not take it, "My princess," he paid, "there is only one Way in Which X can cora° into your home, ttird I litiee net the right to atilt that, for I am simply a humble British sabject, and yott It is not ati uncommon thing for women who are fastidions hi other mattero to pay little or no attention to' lamps except to 1111 when necei- sary and trim the wicks when they become eneven. Lamps should be kept perfectly clean on the inside as well as on the outside...: .They' shoplel• be caree fuller examined and filled each morn- ing, and when peceseary cleaned out and .tx.inamed. -The 'autper of e. lamp should be especially looked 'alter, btif this ie the part most, often neglected: The foie holds in At, or the "gauze" tbrough which air is admitted to tha flames, shieuld be kept entirely free from oil and dust. The little ma- chinery Which nioves the wick up and down IllUSt also be cleaned out when necessary. If the lamp lei a leree brees Inrin with q tube for ey ventilatioii raimitig dear through the fount to the burner, so that the air ascends to the wick from beaneath, be careful to examine this space, for it is likely to beconie choked with dust and burned -off particleS of the wide, If the wick needs trimming, take a match or smooth bit, of weocl and gently rub it over the edge of the Wick, after turning the metal tube holding it in on a line with the low- er edge of the burned out, crusty rim of the wick, The metal tube acts as a guide for the liand, thus making the trimming, even. Whether or not lamps need clean- ing ._and :trimming-, they should be filled. With oil eeery clay. They burn better when the fount is full of oil. When the inside of the fount is found to have a sediment, the residue of Oil Should be poured out and thrown away, or strained and used for other houeekiorci purposes, sub, as cleaning Ameriean lady. s 1 a very ser- eould it see that his especial apt - Often, too, exactly the right dress- ing will be found under the hand, if the housekeeper has sufilcient judge' ment to recognize its possibilities. For a" dish of lobster salad there are lobster claws, lobster coral, cress arid for all salads radiaieS fUld beets cut into flowers, curled celery and celery tips, spirals of olives and fancy shaped wafers. Aspic jelly molded in fancy fornis or cut in squares is used on cold meats .with mounds of jelly, wreaths of parsley and of cress, shredded lettuce, lemons cut as flowers or, as pigs, cucumbers, herd -boiled cage cat in fanciful shapes etc. Fishais set oil with stripes :of fried potatoes foeming:a nest, slices of lemon,, cucumber, paesley, geeen peppees or, cress. . • Tozhatoes anake, piquent addition in the .case of salads and meats. For sweets there arc many &inn:rings; for example, candied and maraschino cherries,'eandied fruits, currants, `rais- ins, ginger and bonbous. White grapes or slices of orange or pineap- ple dipped iia white of egg and pow- dered sugar are pretty for gelatine, rice or farina. Bits of jelly decora,te rice croquettes. • Angelica, which conaes in long strips mid is easy to cut into different shapes, is a popular decoration. • COSTLY THIMBLES. Studded With Precious Genes, Dia- monds and Rubies. The costliest thimble in the world is undoubtedly one possessed by the Queen of Siam. It was presented to her by her husband, the King who had it made .at a cost of rather more than £15,000, This is quite an exquisite work of art. It is made of pure gold, in the fashion or shape of a half opened lotas flower, the floral emblem of the royal house of Siam. It is thickly studded with the most beautiful diamonds and other precious stones, which are so arranged as to form the name of the queen, together with the date of her znarria,ge, She iegards this thinable as one of her most precious posses- sions. Not lope since a Paris jeweller made a la:lost elaborate thimble to the order of a certain well known Americaa millionaire. It was some- what larger than the ordinary size of thimbles, and the agreed price was £5,000. The gold setting was scarcely visible, so completely was it set with diamonds, rubies axid pearls in artistic designs, the rubies show- ing the initials of the intended re- cipient. This thimble was made as a birthday present to the million- naire's daughter, who can. now boast the possession of tho second most valuable thimble the world. Her fat -her was so much pleased with the fine workmanship it showed that he ordered 'another but much less ex- pensive one to be made for presenta- tion to the school companion and bosom friend of his fortunate child. Five or six years ago a jeweller in the 'West End of London was paid a sum of nearly £3,000 for a thimble which the pampered wife of a South American CrOesus insisted on having SAMURAI CODE OF HONOR JAPAN'S TYPICAL MILITARY ST.TICIDES. A. Lieutenant Who Slew HimSelf Because Ile Was Not tp Go to The Front. A..e a race of suicides, the Japanese are unparallelled at the present time; although it is asserted by the better classes that the day of the harikari, or honorable self -slaughter, is past, The military portion of the empire is especially suseeptible,, tae follow- ing incidents brought about directly by the war will show : In the early days of the struggle an order reached the military head- quartere at Aomori, in northern Ja- Pau, to prepare to take the field. rine, where he had personally direct - ward himself, and within ifighet et the recruitiug office, pierced, l'itg M40211011 again met again with a bleue larife mita be fell, There ere Mairy of these oreeileci. ?And Many stainer and 11801e44 uteri - Aces occur without the publec eye. Acquaintances ask what iiatee become of such a one. Sometimes, they, learn, but more often there is po an- swer. The Japanese Govarament eeeps such metters secret when, possible, lest suicide become a contagion as in olden days, and fighting alood be de- pleted. One of the most crucial moments in the history of the empire occurred ten years ago, when the Triple Al- liance dictated to Japan teed thrust aside the fruits of the conquering of the Chinese, The Emperor had -re- turned to the capital from litrosh- A very small portion of the gam- ed the campaigns of the war, It is said that a hundred thousand people assembled along the way wbere the imperial carriage was to pass. Mingled with the crowd in great numbers were the Samurai, the printery class which would have ar- rayed itself with joyful heart against the Triple Alliance or all the world— rather than to submit to a victory without the trophies of conquest, It is a known fact that the Em- peror dared not look out of his car- riage, lest at the sight of his face the more impulsive element of the - Samurai would slay thenaselves be- cause wisdom had prevailed apd they were not allowed to contend at, that time against the combined Pourers. Infinite generations hatio inculcated in the japenese ming a capacity for the . last disrarate; . act of -lima— • brought lair closefo' the PbseibilitY of it, the glamor of honor has made it easy to. embrace, and the hereafter self -achieved allures rather than re- strains. And tbe point of all this is that in the coming land campaigns to- ward Harbin, Port. Arthur, Vladivo- stok or wherever else a Japanese column may beat its way—there will be few, if any, prisoners taken by, the Russians. The Jap will keep his last blade and his last pound of strength for himself. son was to be left behind to keep up the military department. One young Lieutenant named Sag- uye, was ehosen to command the small party remaining. He received the command submissively. He took upon, himself the character of host during the few days that were left, provided all rrianeer of diversions for the departing troops, gave a last dinner to his fellow Lieutanauts, in which he was the life of the gather- ing. In a short speech before the ban- quet broke up and he delivered an eloquent toast to the future ,of the cornmand, foretelling triumphant inarchee, splendid victories, and—his Volt° was shaking a little—spoke of the • heroes returning home he glory. With his head, bowed -clove. he coded by saying that he had. hoped ;to 'g�, but that ft was riot'tlie4will:of %the Emperor. • "They also serve who stand and wait he repeated brokenly. Saguya accerepanied the regiment to the port of embarkation, and was the first and last to yell "Banzal ! !kraal. 1" Upon returning to the fort the Lieutenant weet . directly to his quarters. 'The next morning his or- derly found blin lying upon the matt ing, his abdomen rent BACKWARD AND FORWARD in the hideous fashion of the hari- kari. And the short sword of the harikari had been returned to its scabbard after its task was clone, It is plain from the words of Sag- uya at the banquet that he saw the better way, that he understood the necessity of somebody remaining to perpetuate the garrison at A.omori— that his detention was only luck and no reflection upon _his valor—but the blood of the ancient Samurai was strong within him and triumphed against his better knowledge. About the middle of larch several valuable horses belonging to one of the Tokio forts broke from their pickets and fell' ieto the moat sur- rounding tho grounds. The beasts were unable to extricate themselves horn the mire and water, and, fall- ing at length from exhaestion, were, drowned. Their bodies were dis- I feats was to preside at an interne - covered the next morning. tional gathering .at which speeches Upon heing informed of the- acci- were delivered successively in English dent, the commander sent for Capt. French, German, Italian, Russian, Yamanochi, who was directly in . Spanish., Danish, Chinese, and Jap - charge of the horses and provisions. anese. His own contributions to This officer was not to be found the proceedings numbered three; and - about the fort. A messenger was were. in French, German and Dutch. despatched at once to his home, but King Edward is not so tall as. his wife had not seen her husband lea, earaea, many people imagine, and whenever since, the day before. She became is photographed In .a alarmed and returned with the mes- group he is iavariably put to stand on some small eminence, such as a seisageNerrerteol iitloieurfsorpte. ssecl and the inys- step, in order that he naay compare - tory was not cleared until late in the as well as possible with those about afternoon, when a private soldier him. In his stockings ho is just. ran into headquarters with the Intel- 5ft. 7in. His Majesty wears boots with high heels, and his total height ligence that the body of Capt. Yam- as walks is Aft, ptlin anochi had been found in a remote "- -"- ""'"' portion of the fort property, back Among hi intimate friends Lord of the 11ring grounds. A revolver Hugh Cecil is always amusing, in - with ono empty chamber lay upon teresting, and not in the least re - the turf beside the dead man, and strained or shy. In the matter of - two open letter's were in his pocket. dress he is careless, and apparently The firet was addressed to the cotn- never pays any attention to the core mender. It was couched with form- rect adjustment of his ties. He can- al dignity. not properly be called a nervoue The Captain begged to report that, speaker, but always appears to be in through his negligenc.e, the horses a highly, nervous state before come mencing. He has a habit of rubbing Itis hands quickly over . his face, be- fore he, libellee to speak, but when he starts talking all signs oraervouse . 'ices vanish. • . Herr. Frenz Adam Beyerlein is at, present the, most popular author, in Germa.ne.• His 'novel "8 II a r Jena," has already made .a. book- ' selling record for that country. The total receipts are said to have so far exceeded $115,000, the author's share being some $17,50.0. His play., "Zapfenstreich," has been per- formed close upon a hundred times • at the Lessing Theatre in Berlin, for which he is said to have already re-, ceived from $10,000 to $15,000 in fees. Herr Beyerlein was a rich man before he became a successful author. He is thirty-one years of age, and lives in Leipsic. He was formerly a lawyer. ' When the Queen ' of Italy, Helena, came as Crown Princess to the Court of Horne, one of the ladies of the Court attempted to patronize her, and remarked : "Your Royal High- ness, must find Court life a great change." Now, although Montehee gro is but a pocket edition of a country, and Helena's father, the. • -- reigning Prince, is poor as poor can • be, the Crown Princess remmobered that her family and nation were Among the oldest in Europe, While the Kingdom of Italy is a thing of yester,day, and replied : "On the ton- trary, I think ever/thing is clone very wcill here, considering how new it all is." The Xing of the Beleinne is known as "the lapyal stock -jobber." With all his 'wealth and schemes for the getting of more, the King is not happy. He ie forbidden to take any but the most sinefrie fare, raid the Poorest laborer in his Itingdem ex- tra,cte more joy from life thne he. In a thousand enterprises the King . the 13elgians has his finger. His tame is aseoeiated with the etory of a rubber trust to corner the Com- modity. He turned up at the Paris Motor Exhibition, end lived at tho. rate of $875,000 a year -while it PERSONAL NOTES. About People Who Are Prominent on the WorldsStage. Queen Alexandra owns one of the most valuable -pairs of opera -glasses in the world. They are of plati- num, thickly encrusted with dia- monds, rubies, and sa,pphires, and are coed to have cost the enormous sum of $30,000. Sir Henry Irving attribtftes his. woriderful health very largely to his. custom of eating a heavy-, supper at midnight and taking forty - winks every afternoon.. Beyond a short daily stroll in company with a favorite dog he takes practically, no exercise. Lord Reay is one of the most ac- complished of neguists. One of his. made for her. This was .one mass be.d brokeia loose and destroyed of precious gems, diamonds and theniselves. He had therefore prove rabies, which as t.himble ornaments ed •Unpardonably remiss in his duty 'seem 'th almiest monbpolize feminine 1 , , taste. • . - - . . ,, . COULDealia 1.,ONGER .EXIST, - : ' Tau. ECCENTRIC' PRINCE, , The corninancle.r was informed that the late efaharajan Dhilleep Singh, the broken heart of the unworthy ofe :neyer did things •by halves; and one !icor wasehowever, withhie 'regiment of the most beautiful and costly in the last moments, and the last thimbles ever made was that which prayer before he died was for the was supplied to his order as a Pre- great honor and welfare of the be - sent for a great lady in Russia. The loved command in the coming calla - price of this raw well into freinang_ paigns 'against tne Russians, ures, and the gems set in it were all The .second letter' was addressed to pearls of great value and no less the wife, and was a dying man's bectirty. - hours. In the words of the delight- men, He was accounted a broad assurance of love. So were those in the highly trees- Capt. Yamanochl was a man of tired thimble which, on the occasion distinguished family, character and of one of his visits to Europe, the education. His ,personal tiourage late Shah of Persia presented to a bee been proved. He was beloved lady whose Vest he was for a few b— y his fellow officers ,and by his ed redipient, it looked like a cluster Mail arming the Japenese; and his' of glitterieg gems, .whiqh. in reality death, Weak and pitiable as it appears they were it was, save for the set. Ad egxopledrtinin wiplircell- fdreoelpn ioninthestamnidLosinetf, hwisascorn'eteeanrldpeodr,_ cious stones- valued this thimble at a,ries, as ' unfetrturiate, but proper— £1.500. sad, but fitting, . ... . ...., - There aro thimbles of no intrinsic And here we ere confiontecl with value, but on account oi tae famous the astonishing lack of the sense of WOmen to whom they belonged, hamor in the Japanese people. evoind eommand very high, prices ' if The story has been told, perhaps, submitted to Public auction. In the of the ()Meer of high rank Who was Pesseesion of the wealthy; Mrs, Van- derblt there is a thimble whieh was peiein. When war became a fact, he in charge of military instruction in formerly used by Queen Alexandra, was one of the first to apply for an It is an extremely dainty article, active, command. He was refused made of gold and enamel. because his services in Pekin were But, apart freen its aseociations, it is not math greater value than both timely ancl eflicient. lie was able to realize Irene the denial noth- another thimble owned by the same ' I a . ing but shan'te—oither would not or viceable looking article in solid sil- Aces in a certain line Was responsi- princess, "we who aro royal nek--" A great Wave of criinson color dyed her face and then left it white. "Ask*" she faltered. Ile took her in his strong arms, and, holding her thus, beat his face to hers. "Would you, be Willing," he said eagerly, "to marry me? To put aside royalty for ever, and be my wife—you, who aro a, princess ?" She nestled, to him like o, tlred child, ver, bet very small. Its value lies file for his being held beck,. in the fact that it was the property tie killed himself in the same hor- ef the 'late Queen Victoria in the rible manner as Sagu;va; and the re - days Wh611 Sha Was °1113r a girl oi suit was that the Emperor had to fora.teeri. rrorn its appearance our wegome another department to fill Insetedzys:rehlegire.sk.enueatuniowdatyos.ply her Japanese people see honor in such an body of the his place, The gr The feat thimble eeret made Was net, but no selfishness. the one presented in the year 16da A IAPANESE BOY to Anna Van Wedy, the -second wife said -with little happy laugh, "but you Must remembei- that I am no longer a prineess, tun only' a Woman—jest a. ViCrietttl-- V** you.",—Londosi Atialiere, thimble is, therefore, a Dtitch LeriOr and presented himself at a re - walked a great distance from the in - of Killeen Van Renseelcier, and the tion. in pealing the presentatiee erulting office here. Either from in- ged hermit fraily or from .tle:e exhatistioh eeeTtn4ctilirstne've betgaver- 10116 o lowed his long joureey, be the ledy, Augers as a token of his g;reat es- ing for the protection of her diligent Nvvv°'ass'IpseriCitned°11,11:donuollnotf if,hore 181111,vivicee'pal;)14: eatimeeesed arofounct resiteet, lasted. 4, tut he eventaally recouped himself. Pre personally ettliveSeed the inotor=car manufacturers, vat se-, cured all the orderq for rribetr ty#•ea cre States, with terrible anger toe Ady his ow* 'Waimea