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A House of mystery
i 1.11'1E i1 1 ll. --{Continued).
\\ lien we were alone, with the door
c:.....I, lies made the following cxplatia-
1•-r: --
"1 have called upon you, Mr. Ilrene n,
al the uequeact of a laxly calla >
lual friend Yeti have, I p►meet; t. re-
ceived a k'ltcr signed 'Avci' 4'
"Yes," 1 said, rernerrttui'rhtg how that
1 lied promised to blindly and obedient-
ly render my pltitcctre.-s tvhal,ev. r as-
irstance she desired. "1 pre.uuic you
&else some service of ate. What is it:"
"No." he said. "You are mistaken.
It is with regard to the terrible atili.'-
tieri from which I see you are iffer ng
that I have beet' stent."
"Are you a medical mann 1 inqu reed,
with scene estenlshrnc'nt.
"1 am an oculist,' was the reply.
"Anti your nini'.7"
";lade -James Slade."
"Arid yell have 1x4 n
whom?"
"By a laity whuce real name 1 do
not know.•'
"But you will kindly explain. before
we go further, the c1: unistance is
which sho sought your aid on my be-
1:alt,' 1 said firmly.
"You are tnutual friends; he ale
stti•rtd, sotnetvhat vaguely. "It is no
unusual thing for a patient to seek my
nit: on behaif of a friend. She sent rite
here to see you. and to examine your
eyes. if you will kindly permit tee."
l'he man's bearing irritated me, and
1 was inclined to resent this enforced
subjection to an examination by one of
whose reputation 1 knew absolutely no-
thing. Some of the grrateist oculists
in the world had looked into my eight -
less eyes and' pronounced my case ut-
terly hopeless. Therefore I had no de-
sire to the tiaikered with by this elan.
who. for aught I knew, might be a
quad: whose sole desire was to run up
a long bill.
"1 have no necessity far your a..1." 1
answered, somewhat bluntly. "There -
fere any examination is entirely waste
of time."
"But surely the sight 1s ririo of seers
mast precious gifts to than." he answ4r-
•41, en a smooth. pleasant voice; Tinel it
n cure is possible, you yourself would,
1 think, wekome it.'
"1 don't deny drat," 1 nnwered. "i
Weald give half that I possess - nay.
more -to have my sight restored. but
Sir Leopold Fry. 11:. Meas- m, and Ilar-
k•ei Ilailiday hnve all three seen me,
end agree in their opinion that my sight
l: totally lost for ever. You probably
know them as specialists?"
"Exactly. They are the first men 111
my profe .siorv," he answered. "Yet
Four^times one treatment succeeds where
another fails. Mine is entirely and to-
tally different to theirs, and has, I may
remark, been suc4•eesful in quite a num-
lee of cases which wens pronounced
h pek'ss."
Mere quackery, 1 thought. I ern no
believer in new treatments and >ticw me-
dicines. The fellow's style of talk free
petits -41 No against hint. Ile nctuelly
placed himself in direct oj)plusition to the
potence of the three grcakst oculists
lei the world.
"Then you believe that you can actu-
ally cure me?' 1 remarked. with an in-
credulous smile.
"All I ask is to he permitted to Irv,'
he answered blandly, In no way nnn',y-
e.1 by my undisguised saver.
"I'lau►ly sneaking.'' 1 answered. "1
!leve neither Inclination nor Inlentien
tc pin -•e myself at your disposal fir ex-
periments. My ease has been pronounc-
ed hopelese by the three grentest of liv-
ing specinliste, and 1 nen ('•hent to
abide by their decleion."
"n, uliets are liable to draw* wring
ConcllISinns. just as eller persons r1o.'
tIe' remarked. "in a matter r,t this mng-
nitu.le ye'u sheu:d-permit rue 14, Fay
e.-,- endeavor to regain your sight end
tole -nee any treatment likely to be cue -
rel cful. Rl;rxiriess Ls one of twine
roost ter•ril•le nf►1kbions. and assuredly
n.' living person trio Le blind would
wish to r'mnin so."
"I have every desire to regain 117)
retain but 1 repent that 1 hate no faith
tti•hete,ver in now trenittwists.'
")...Ir tittle is net et all unnatural.
t.'nr,ng in mind the fact that you have
1 • n pronounced incurable by the first
77140 rat the profession.' he answered.
"Bill may I not make an examinnti'-.n
e'1 your eyes It t?, of ceursc, imtlrls-
teible to speak with any degree of nu-
Ilrorily witheid a diagnose. you no.
Leer to Ih nk me a charlatan. Well. for
the present 1 are centred That y.0 eh11;rld
regard 7174' aS such;" and he lengths!
1•4 'bough einu.se4l.
Ile s(rm.t'al so perfeeliy ce,nfld.'nt in
Ilk own 4K)tvels thnl 1 ec►nf.'se my tins-
li;v formed opinie►n l.ecalrle n)odernled
end my prejudice eenkened. Ile spnke
es th..ugh'ho had detected the di.eitse
which l'841 deprived me of t inion. rind
kit etv hew 10 aueev'sstutly combat it.
"Wilt yell telly canto 14 ra•arri te, the
A,11.1 nV?" he requested, %% intent gilinig
111•`
Illaae In reply to ilii peel i• i7' •,hser-
v:,la•.rty. t ohe,e.l his with.
JP Th -'n f felt his fingers re en rev 4•t,'.
Inls o de. rind knew that he ens gi,78 '
into es Ihrnuph one et thc..e
choses ahieh other cn•uliels hod 17x:.1.
114• tock n le.ng time ewer the righ' • t.e.
ttttich Ise es:twir.", firer; hat•;n1 rp-
eraer.tly set•sfled himself. he pend the
teff. foil it carefully. and tercel:ed the
et,•fs ' . 1 the eeyeleill. cement: me it
ttt•'ntt'' •'f fain.
"1s 1 11,,.I1;1,t'" he ejnculat"d when he
t.a 1 fir sh,il. ",1s I thnitye)11' A eight
°versa... t ' n'y 4 necessary. The Wel-
sent here by
t,tirts a horn yo+t con• anted were v. ; :nl;
in thee touciusion'. They have alt three
imide an error whish is tel•y easy 10
ntt►k&, y4=t it might hate •14prit ed 3077
en sight ter your Miele Ube'
"\\7iatr 1 ct.01. )11, sudden cuthu'i-
['sit+. "1)o you mxeutt to tell. Ole eolenin-
': that you can perform a niirae.r?---
tht►t you can 74 my sight 10 me?'
'.i tell you. e,ir•," 1111SWerec)
calmly, "That if you will uuderg41 a entail
ori rano:,, end afterwards eu1►je:t your -
elf to a 0007sc 4•1 tretitnient, in a fern
11.011 --on, any three
lain rows y..ur eyes and 'teen upon the
wnr•id. '
Ills words were cerlain'y startling to
me, shut out so long from all the plea-
sures of life. This stranger promised
me a Pew existence!, u world of light
and ',excellent, et calor, and of all the
interesse which c'ormbiti a le make life
worth loving. .At fir -t 1 ' '.s inc!incd
t4, scorn this trent neat ',f 11.s, yet so
sot.trinly had he ultcre'.t it. and with
suers an air of cunfidenee that t became
half convinced that he was more than
a mere gUaCk.
"Your words arouse tvA►in ine a 1teW
ir+tcrest " 1 said. "When (to you pro
3 ,.,e Ihis operation?'
•'l', 1r1�31't�0�\'. if you w
"Will it. b' painful?" •
"Not very --a slight twinge, 1hel s
ail."
1 rensa•ned t+ga:n in doubt. Ile 714)1:cod
my hesitation, and urged me to sub-
unit.
But my natural caution asserted it-
relt, and f felt disinclined to place my-
self at the hands of one tt how!' bona
fides 1 knew obsoletely nothing.
As politely as 1 could I told him this.
but he merely 'veined --
"I have been sent by the lady where
we loth know as Edna. neve yon no
confidence in her des:re to tsssiet yeti?"
'Certainly I hew."
"She has alrt•ndy explained to nue that
you have promised t.► etu•ry mit her
e ishee. It le et her urgent request that
have come to you with the 4 •bject of
giving ynu back your sight."
"She wishes me to submit to the ex-
periment?"
"Pardon me. It is no experiment.'
he said. "She desires y.el to submit
ycurself fo my treatincnt. if you do.
have entire confidence that in a week
nr so you will See tilmGSt as Weil a., 1
m . • •.at o; Leong nbl.• to look wen flu:
t..,�. n tw..rut:u Willi the musical. t :,.ct'.
who hod at one time Leen 1ny l rotcc-
tress and my ceptor, urged rnc, how-
ever, in this instance, to accede. Th. re
was cvid'1rt!y rc►nre objcc! 111 making
this atiers7l•t to give me back my eigl.t,
a11e1 it it r. -ally sucse,'ded 1 alone voui.l
Ir. the gainer. Then fore, )why should 1
nut tarry out 1771 promise fur enc.', find
oley with that blind ob4.1ence that had
t►•"r1 irmleessal upon lee a, part el the
e'r,tnyl;u�•I�'
Under -t:cul that 1 WO 710 faith what-
ever in the stranger -war) had thus come
1) 1714-' Wilt a lil',►rlli�' c,1 :l mil h.Uu!o 1S
cure; on the other hand i felt that he
BRITAIN'S NEW PREMIERS o�nhlo ;feat or 11+11 w' ' it►R�►,�,
Id:ltltl;lrt 11. .1'Q1 1711 11 +►s
.1
Hous() of ('.emanons, even more then at
the her, that he showed his ck'vernes.-.
(:411.1) ilo' spoke seldom. but when lie stoke it
teas always to the point with a leas-
h. rful command of his subject.
So well did he do that when the
l't•ionist Government was defeated in
lrfi:
he teas put up by Gladstone to
more ils°Pejecticui trate office. IW
main point of attack was Joseph Cham-
berlain. It was a wonderfully utile
attack and a crushing indictment; not
a word too 1117, (►, 4771+1, withal, chnr-
aeleriz,•,1 by a certain indefinite mod-
esty.
i t 1
esty. It was the speech of his life find
fulfilled ,ill the expectations of the
grand old ►nen, who, oil forming his
Cabinet, rewardal hint by confidante 10
Trim the portfolio of Secretary of State
for the 1101110 Cepartment.
Married One Ul the \lust lirilliau \\ o-
men in LI►gland 171 Inlett'Linj
Career.
Mr. Herbert 11. Asquilh, who has been
called I'y the King to succeed Sir
Henry Campbell-liunnerulan es Pre -
eels a neer* charlatan and i nteee:r, 0(er of Great Britain, has been char -
X. t4 I he'eK3. 1 c, till not )e rendered
84lerized by Sir Charles Dilke, as;ur-
r.• r L1:na ',hen 1 tvi+s, ane haying no. wily 1,y u4, mean judge in such matters,
t' :sol, to lose in the c'xper:uu•rit, any n..11... greatest 1'orliuulentarian in the
gain x..4,10.,1 be to my distinct adcant;+l.�4'. Lanett hingdc►in.
e, f;,:r, aft, r ftu'tlser arlfllrnenl. 1 1\o man in English public life has a
cry 4t.• ue�tantly Int its s.'el to anew hin, °elder manner or a kinder heart. lle
to • f�. ia'e ripen :::c ,•'I the morrow. is wholly lacking in cordiality, nor has
he renew.. e.�1. "1 felt. that he tiny truce of tisat personal magnet -
y ttr natural desire for I1► • swoon ati.►I1 ism which some consider, and wrrtngly.
of yu.u• sight would Hol ii!!eiw your =c'• as indispensable to a polili^a] !cad-
mium- prejudices 14) stand in Ihr way. or•. But he lnipre5sos one by his extra-
! 1 i 1 f ulte'runce and of
AT T111: l IO\f E OFFICE.
Though new to ollice he proved a
great .access, and displayed not only
much skill but Woo an altogether un-
blisptected amount of tart in dealing
with the layer trouble's, the 'Trafalgar
`;hal; we sfty' et mom to nurr,ha• " or. nary ace 1 y o u:care meetings, and the cab strikes,
"Atte hour wit suit ale," 1 answered illi(•ikct. 1115 absence of humor 1S Mitch had been keeping London on a
bei; Ity, rein rather bad are,.
more than counterbalanced by his con- Lenient for a number of years. Alore-
"Th•:n let it Ise at noon. 1 an41 ray l i►:ring cleverness, and tie possesses in over, he inaugurated some remarkable
t1�.� .ticut will leo here by eleeven•tlsirl} .' an altogctticr pre-eminent degree that and effective factory k'gis:r►Loll tend -
"1 should prefer' to coma to quer sur•- cute vuiu a of u!) others which the Eng- 7i73; 10 the improvement of the working
f;rr v," 1 .aid tt itlt the idea of obInining
ti_,me' know ledge of 1110 slrtu►get s ad-
drees, if 1 en, tv where he lived 1 could
c:+silt' find out his reel Dame.
likh speaking races value so highly 10 cinsses, at 111e same lithe reorganising
Lien- public men, that is to say, safe- 1',e entire system of factory in )1 ee-
tass. There is no danger of his ever tk'n. Indeed, his administration of the
being carried .8tyuy by emotion, of Isis 114.1571? 011ice remains en record as the
"'That is, uuforlunutely, uitil)c�ssi1'k'. (It';err:Ig to mere sentiment, or of most successful in every respect of any
he arrswc►s'cl blandly. "1 am Stayiu},► a! socalcing on the impulse of tae moment. eieteg the Iasi 30 or 40 years.
a 1wk•! I do not• {►ractice in London '' 11t Inc'?, no one credits him with any On the formotien of the Adminis-
11.' seemed to have an isig.niotus art• st'ct' thing as impulse, in the scree of
steer Cony* upon 1h4' tip of Isis tongue. ---
Fen
to cold logic and rea-
So. utter scNue further ty'rtvcrsulion, Fen• and the hopes and expectations
in v Inicti he continually folled any at- "'I -
acquaintances
were formed by his friends and
acquaintances concerning him when he
of Edna or of himee•if, he rose and bade g
It ;Mil 1 made 10 gain further• know!•'dge
t4 ok to elf 1)1711 it would inevitably re-
t+Ic' ,adieu ,nemiein ►� to return on the stilt in his learning to swear, have not
1 f- been realized. yet one and all are compelled to ad -
morrow tt 7th the necessgry instrtnnents. mit his superior qualifications for
\With tl renter unn•,°r Maury' slow of ITIS BRi(.LI \IIT \\'IFE rho pmt, commend
punctuality i81 arrived next day, 4704- Probably it was just because of te'l'l` him alike
c•c-,rnpan`ed by a youtal,►4+r. .11'l-yuie;0d Ieculiar cllaracieristics that he was frac
ni71n, tenet niter 5 1,)' , :lob teat►- p)repara• t.ble to secure the heart and hand of
f.ot1', the 110(1170 c►1 %,‘,1‘11,c11, 1 gues.�ed one of the most brilliant weimcn in
:ft.-My-big
ree► any 0 V11 Inedicul .tyedge, 1 sat . Ir edea society, w•lo is his antithesis in
ict wy big a!•171chtiir, tend placed 55rysc.1 i t•t.tr.y respect, who is brimful of tt'it
cutirely nl ha disposal. 1'i osi the fir=l and of Dumas, 1 assessed of such rnng-
lh'1 11 -tit that• he• appruiaclh'd rue turd ez- t tletistn as to render aloe such (IS Ar-
amined (55' prior to producing ahtcst11e- 7 filar Balfour, lord 'Tennyson, and \\'il-
Iration by Sir henry Campbell-
Ratsneermnn, Asquilh was apientil(ed
('i:nnc:•llor of the Exchequer. As-
quith is Sir Henry's natural sscces-
s, r, and. while there are plenty of men
among 1110 members of his party who
have no fondness for hint personally,
flu of the part tel be (►1►er•ittMl 511o11 1 I )•am E. Gladstone her most devoted ad-
I•:n.'w !hat my prejudice had been hastily!n.irers and subje^t to her sway, and
f4:rled. Ile teas 110 quak, but cure- - row, known from one end of Europe
tui, confi !'nI and skilled, with s7 111111 t,, the other prior 10 her marriage as
hand evidently used to huc1r cases. r Miss Margot Tennant, is familiar to
'1'o fully describe what followed can ninny people to America through her
1.: ('f no interest lo any save 111.•0 cal p i rlraynl as "Dodo" in the' popular
sten. therefore stifli_e it to reiale that
novel of that name which first made
the ') e1all ,n lasted about an hour. of I)' literary reputation of its author,
ler which my ryes were carefully band- leeward hrederick Benson. younger son
aged. dna rete r,ttc71dant ItIId Isis t.ssi l- i' of the late Archbishop of Canterbury.
aur lett. Slade called (each day at noon, ( miss "Jack' 'Pennant is understood to
rind carefully ds-esested toy eyes. on each' hove rejected innumerable offers of
occasion exg)tr:csing sui'sfa:tion at my . niarr,age l,efore astonishing not only
pr'tgt.•ss. but alttvys i111llrrssing upon tier friends and acquaintances but
rue. the absolute neee.sity for remaining! 111 ewise the public thmugh becoming
with the blinds closely drawn, so that; the second wife of Herbert Asquith. a
r1:) my cif light slieul,1 peed) me. hart:-; &elf•rrinde nine in every sense of the
nen; did not trouble me', yet Parker , went. without any special comeliness,
f'Aind it 'rather difIku)t. lo serve ray' terth, or fortune, and. moreover, handi-
do.' ' inen .s in Its gkoenr. and was very in.,capped in a matrimonial sense by a
1 hes1aleet. This stranger offered Hie' octillions regarding the nester:ons dee. i fr.mily ed six children, issue of a former
lee's talents. She viewed lite whole af• i marriage.
fang jusl as I had once don,', and, with- � it is difllcult to say whether It was
e.ut mincing wont-, denounced hire as n Ila- glaring conlradiclkln between their
quack, who was merely runrtitllt ui) n i 14 mperarnentel characteristics that first
king bill for nettling. like many old 1 ,attracted Margot Tennant to Herbert.
c'+alntry-bred tyonten, elle dal net be.! Asquith, or whether it was that, with
neve in any doctoring. eaye That •,f the' 1 or clever feminine intuition, she pone -
usual horrlely remedies; nis.1 in her rural 1'nted the qualities of heart that were
ipruti arses! declared !hal the who's' talc- concealed under his cold academic ex-
dieal profs sion were 4i set of self -con- ' 1'110r. and foresaw nlrendy, four -
c.7100 myues, teen years ago, that h.� wee destined
her nearly three w, eke I lived with the ane of these clays to beennte lite I'rirne
V0nctilul blinds of my ailling-room el-,
Minister of the British Empire.
tcnyc down. and trill, r► thick eunoia , Whatever the cause of her attraction,
drawn acmes them. : hutl-iig viii all , " cannot be denied that the union has
t;ght. as well as n gc••, 1 0.0471 of air, un. i turned out n happy one in every re-
lit Iles s,unnret• hent beecone Mining. • FpeCt, and that. while the twit, the
!four rifler hour 1 ,at alone. my hands.; ln,rnor, the amusing persiflage, and,
i,)iy in n7y lap, Icer a nnderirrl,� «het , above all. the green magnetism of \Inc.
Asquith serve to countern^t the chilli-
hirn. for he was; palpably confused. the Suety S4 4.f this r`x[14'r:ns,•rut tyoullc! be.� apes cif manner of her husband end to
•':147 1 fine alr0®dy' to'd you,' 1 said, Sheeed. 1 ever again atter fhosei nerne1 I t these► I' o height otherwise be
Witt some warmth. "your attempts at f.rti •e' nit'i distinct pienieu lrentents of
persuasion are uticrlj• useless. 1 refuse hew ant the reel who I,a,l ,.147' .1.. 14.'0 je'tielfrd I,y his ley reserve, he, on the
!•) allow ray eyes to lee tempered with
1•: elle who is not n tncrlienl men.''
Ile lastglceel. rather smite- llio:131y 1
thought.
"Vf.11 j ref.'r your' i•l'•'v'lll elni 'l.on'"
"'fees." I snapped.
"Then. now that von force s Ie the
1851 extrem.lv." he col.1 firmly. "I trove
this In present to yen."
And next moment 1 felt tt•ifh:n my
hand n pn,per the nature' of whet!. nor
tl.• writing thereon. 1 'mild not dis-
tingutsh: yet !rem his voice 1 knew in -
sl nctirely that lhis stranger. rete. ev'r
he was. hell triumph over me.
the one great desire 4-•f my 1•fe-the de-
sire of every person who Is alllicted
w th blin•ln''ss-in return for a few mo-
ments' pain. Edna had sent hits. pre-
faced by the myslr r ons teller signed
"Anel.' 11 eels her desire that I .-hmsld
regain my s �•ht; it was my des•re to
discover hose and look deu0 her face.
"1f 1 find your mune in the M.tlieal
Register 1 will undergo th,) operation,'
1 said at last.
"1'o Fear•:h will l,e in vital." he re-
sponded, in the Sallie even tone.
"Then en your nacre Is nssu:nedf"
"My practice is nut a large one, and
1 have no need to be registered,"' lie
said evasively.
His words ngn•n eonvinc'c l lee That
1 e was a mere (3738'► 1 had cornered
CliAi'Tr•.it Ix.
"1 hnve no k1)4�wlede'r. 4.1 what. I1 s is,'
I said, puizkd, ho1daig the paper he
had given nue.
"Then 1 wi11 read it to you," h4' re-
rcp.�onde.l; and faking it from illy hand.
he repeated the words wreten their.
:ten then I doubted 10111, therefore 1
1. irk the paper into the 1: tenet, enol Jade
1'ar er read it. 'Then' kn►w that ),e
had not deceived me.. for Parker re-
pented (nte(1 the very tame w:,r•ds that he had
tend, nnmely--
'911' first rntIllest m7141e to You. \\'il-
f4.rd Hcnhnn, is that you shell reeinee
every eonll.len in fleeter Slade. and
anew hint to restore your sight. (')bey.
The note' was %or: &hint and feinted,
twrit'cn. 1 Ie'rnh like ilw first not.',
tt 7th a typewriter. so that no clue' mieht
;a' afforded t►y the calig*ra:,hy'. 11 was
ail order tram the unknotsn .ner',nn
11 114 711 i had premised to biineliw nn41
faithfully nl►ey. AI the time 1 hn.I given
11.' mycteri'tui Edna that �►r•lrni<ee 1
wee in dendly peril of my i;f,•. rn.l•• e .
1!�.' prnmis( 3)15.1 teen extrne'14e•1 114111
roc under threat of death. nn41 now. In
the s4-'' !-,ty of my own hems. 1 fe't ,1is-
incl n,' l le conform with the t1isnee of
Leone peteon or persons when) 1 know
nal. 1 saw in tthnt n very seri• ne pest -
nen 1 ha.l Oared myself )'y Ihi4 tech
promisee. for r might even be ordered
1,•1 es rnnt't a Crime. or. peerls1pe. for
Might 1 knew, have unwiltinely allied
invent w,th 5'-•mre wo'rs't s•''.'fety.
The one desire which ever otme$:ed
rnc IhNt thy sight was f ►r .•y4•r •leetrly- other hand. has invested her with what
ed? dared ni.t , !r l►,• and only re 1015' 1 e dee r►bed as an intellectual
nualn4'11 inert ant! Ih-►iohlful eungrntu. 1 tclitst which she lacked as a young
lading myself null i hail rtt 1ea't Moved 1'irl.
HIS scltt�r.il(1Y n:�Ys.
1h.: d,ct5tts► of my- mySter,o)ut and un -
;moo n 001 re9gIndc'ilt. tattler v1) nSe In-
fluence I had so 14 ntishly placeed myself.
At lost. however -it was on n Sundae
Herbert Asquith k In-dey 56 years of
apse =enol is the son of a manutocturer
!n n en'nll way at Morley. a little un -
Slade caste. rin.l fie usual !eine% ed the in•pnrtant loan In Yorkshire. ilia fa-
I,andeges and bottled thy ey.'.s in a cn. ; 1h4'r teas far from rich, and. destining
lil:r►n • f atropine. 'Then, het ing mime . rise to a commercial enreer. sent 11im to
a
en mild c'xnntinnlinn. 170 114t.l to 1110 , tl: ' city of 1 ondon ec•Itool. where he
tt-inel4)a, chew ns.l,e the etrr•fain*, and; dieting is.hed himeel1 as n scholar, but
_! ghllt• (meted the 1', neIliii blinds.
171 ail ':nsta!i3 1 cr:cid aloud f -.r joy.
\n sight Nei leen restored. The de -
Aire •.f civ life teas an nc••ntnplise'41 tact.
1 could ie 11181'y see'•
"T., lee' Continued.)
\111 1 1'I If 1171. I\ \11 \\\.
:11•.7,' Alen than \\ •►men e.t • 1;lr•f Nnnr
t►. r I.:+�f
leas in \ pt 71.
AIii011g till the 1 ' 701 eai,it.. ' \'i•
c•r.na h.is 1,� :_ ' ;,, an 5711.1711417)14'
pre.•ni.lI► nee e r e • ,►„ester ..t Su miles.
l+nf• t luuat.•ly. the Intuit s t' it lest year
kr•(1 i•► e•t1t1an.'e III 1. la 44 'I he
ollic a1 re ul.l:-t..,.t that 356 men and
17+lr \'omen O''7i7,eilled suicide, as com-
pared w• Ih 3147 Men and 110 women in
1!MMi, n total increase of :)!1. 1)c -sick
Iles. there were 03 fewer (Ilan 739 at-
tempts i)1 suicide. 411 by men and �
1'v women.
�'fhe (►rep'nderance of )nen ever wo-
men npp►e,rs Nolllett hate- sfrik ng- - three.
In r.ne-hut Inking ?ti.e ens. s of nelttal
euici,les and MI4[75105 together. this pro -
portent ie reduced 141 1.55 than two to
one. Illness and mental disorders or -re
re`penSih14 for more then n fourth of
Ihr• ratan seie dee: unhappy 1..50 affairs
ncrorinted f r twenty-five. 'ov,•r•ty f,)r
Ihirly-two- s :►71'1 die-snlistneti. n a .th their
ll?;rr•.trn'? 1I)j- for thirty-flye.
The Fein •'-t numl'cr of suic cies t' nk
pin�'e in 4'i'1. sixtyeet , and the lowest
\Iny and •. p!omber. with thirty-one
each.
Ste -Then thtdin. exit -noted 155)rn nn
%thee n ►►lent. 15 the most deadly poison
esisl•,nee. 11 Ise even than cyanogen
gas or areine.
not tis a Schoolboy. That is to say. he
stewed no taste whatsoever for the
sports rind games of Use institution.
made few friends. and often 1►y Senior -
71 and pre-eminence in his Rhs.liee h•'
should have been chosen for the posi-
bon of captain of the school. ttas re-
pente4lly rejected 1►y his fellow pupils
le the eleetinns for that office tieing
t4. his unisepulnrity.
Ile carried off. 1►c►wet cr. all the s.,:ben1
prizes. including fist Oxford university
scholarslsip, and, entering Bohol Col-
lege. from which so many men of mark
have gnu -butted. became one of Os most
brilliant lights. one of the bright par-
11cular stars of hr. J4nwett, its famous
master, nchicwing a degree of prestige
among his fellow a14lente which led
to their eventually electing him presi-
dent of the celebrated debating club
known as the Union.
Having nous made his nratk al nr.
ford, he proceec:iec1 to study for the bar,
11 whi,'h he was 0031141 in 1876. and hens.
t):anks to the name which he had won
for himself at the university, success -
fu: from the outset in obtaining briefs;
so much so Ihnt in the following year
he wn�, enabled to resign Isis oxford
frllowship. whirl, n�ured hint an in-
( -erne of 82,000 n year, In Order to merry
the daughter of Frank Mclland, of Ox -
kill. and, trorn a social point of view,
t► mainel for n number of years wholly
,,,known to the great world of London.
GAINF.1 GL.ADS TONE'S 0001) \\'11.f..
Asquith had already previuely com-
nncnd 1 him!self to the gooti will of
Gindstone f,y preparing for his privnlo
ir,fer,n411IOn 71 Clem and convenient
e'latcment ('1 the law In the Charles
iltndlaugh cte:►nlmteray, and %teas ttiere-
fc re welcomed by him when lit seruresd
ele^lien M Parliament o� a member of
the Liberal party after We la tter's
•
qua li(ica(ons w•heh
to his Sovereign and to all
tions of the Liberal camp.
IIiS OUTWARD Ai'I'I:ARANCE.
Asquith is not good-looking. Ills face
has been justly described ns hared and
parchrnenly; the face of one who alight
hive been fed upon the calf 1►inding of
Rlackston0 or (yoke, mingled with
rognols mn.te up of blue books. Ills
figure is stiff and stocky. Nor docs he
improve his appearance by the display
of any cure in dress. In fact, he is
justly reputed as one of the shabbiest
garbed men in Parliament --this, too, in
spite of the efforts of Mees. Asquith to
keep him well groomed.
4110.
111:.11: ell I)1:1'I:NDS ON 1'L:11.
Proper Recreation Brings. happiness
and Long rife.
Nature intended that we shou'd Rrst
work to live, and then live to play..
People of tine, country have learned to
work first, last, and rill the time, end
play is never given n recognized stand-
ing in the regular course of the aver-
age life. So intent are we on work
that we are gradually erowding play
out of 1)1e life of 1110 children, says 1.
S. Atkinson, M. 11., in the May Design-
er. \\'o Leggin their education early,
and crowd them into nt8111100(1 before
they have passed through the tneriod
el full childhood. The children get the
mania for success in lift when They
should be con^ -creed chiefly with the
playthings of the nursery or playground
it is an nrlincial system of forcing
tt h:ch makes them prematurely old and
dlSsatatie5i with lite, so losing the art
of playing that they can never find plea-
sure in anything save work and high-
pressure living.
Tho question of whether we can af-
ford to play is a serious one that should
Le allowed no light answer. Unless we
can afford to play we cannot long con-
tinue ns strong, robust mortals. with
keen intellects and healthy 1494lies. The
man wrapped up in his buscin('ss or pro-
fession so that he lakes little interest
in all outside matters is laying the seeds
of dPslruction which must soon come
tip to destroy hits. The women tt'110
ties herself drawn to household duties
so that there Lc no end to them, no in-
terval f4)r r.•lnxetien, no rest for weary
mind. nerve's and muscles. nuts!. break
e!• tt n phyricelly and nervously before
site hos .pass.'d the normal span of life.
if we cannot (1ffor.l to be sick and die
prenialun ly we can afford the time to
play.
\1(►\.\ 10 :1I SI'Itl\'11.7:GCS.
Scarlet liveries in England are the
hinge cxelt4jwe j'rivilekte.
Iii Abyssinia royalties alone 'nay wear
ruts earring in the left ear.
In Persia wine but the Shah is privi•
k'led to drive white horses with scar -
k( -dyed tail tips.
Only the German Emperor Ls permit -
loll to smoke a certain very !Inc Ha-
vana cigar with n green and gold band.
in Russia no 0514! but Ilse Czar may
drive at full gallop on the public roads.
The King of Siam choceee. once rt
year, the heist stones taken from the
splendid Siamese sapphire shines. Fur
these he {)nye nothing.
in Madagascar, t\ horn kite -flying is
a nal:renal sport; it o unlawful for ary-
r:ne to fly n kite ns high as those of the
royal family ascend.
The best China tea is grown on the
Seven Tea Mountains, a plantation on
the Tonquin borders. t'ndc'r p•enaily of
death no 4 hinmmen save one of royal
.birth may drink this tea.
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SEED OATs.
Last year upwards of 2,700,000 aI
)•ere used In Ontario for the cultivu-
non of oats. This arca is three limes
as large as that used for any other cereal
gown in the procintr. A retul•of 4'7
bushels an acre would give a totanl yin -1d
of 108,000,000 bushels. This could be
largely increased yy the use of better
need. At the Ontario Agriculture Gollt•gtr
fn.' the past five years settle varieties of
cats have yielded 102 1►u.shels to the ace.',
while others have 1.1111 as low as 5(1 leolt-
t Is to Ilse Herr. '1'h0 vat iety sown is nal
the tuaill thing, 1;uwevcr. The yield di.'-
lx'nds to a large' talent upon 1110 yuaiily
of the seed itself. 11 would be possilbk•
not only to increase the yield of outs In
°p.lata, by several million bushels annu-
ally, as well as greatly improte the qual-
ity of the crop by using better sccl.
Every predation should be oleervett
schen selecting seed oats. oats contain-
ing barky, tlheal, wild oats, or other
foreign grain, should not be used for
sec ding purposes. Dirty seed means a
(arty crop, and seed weak in vitality will
result in an inferior harvest. Foreign
material in the marketable product con-
siderably depreciate~ the value of the
teals when being offered for sale. 'There-
fore we cannot lay too much stress upon
Vie importance of using only the cleanest
or seed outs.
Heretofore we have been accustomed to
stay our oats upon our poorest fields.
Think whet it would mean to us finan-
cially if we would place our hest fields
el the disposal of our oat crop, for to
the long run (talc are one of the most
profitable crops ttie fanner can grow.
A large share of the surplus oat crop's
L. exported. Large quantities are used
In the manufacture of oat meal both for
home consumption and export. 'flee de-
mand for this purpose is increasing, and
0(1110 be incrensecl still more if farmers
would give closer attention to producing
oats of the highest duality. For oatmeal
purposes the crop must he clean and of
the very best quality.
THE FARM WOW: HORSE.
The spring season is a trying one or.•
frri n work horses, Usually they are idle
(!+:ring the winter, and should not be
worked too )lard at the commencement
r;f seeding. If before the spring work be-
gins, Horses have had n few weeks' train-
ing in some light work they will render
better service and come through list'
seeding operations in better condition.
Many colts are put to work for the first
tinge in the fields in the spring. These
sl.ould be handled with the greatest care.
The initial work they do should be light.
and increased as the colts r,ecolne ac-
customed to hard work. The value of o
colt may be decreased 50 per cent. ha
injudicious treatment when put to wort).
They cannot stand lite hard work of the
trained horse. \\ hike it is advisable that
the older home be toned up to th • +corke
it is infinitely more so the. At:, colt
should be so treated. \tnny nn otherwise
good colt has been spoiled (luring two
or three weeks' hard work in the field
when the spring rush is on, by not being`
carefully treated.
After Ole winter idleness horses' e lteml-
tierr are more or Ices tender. Care
should be token that. the collar ills prop-
erly and is In clean condition. Especi-
ally should the shoulders 01 1110 young
lierses be watched to prevent nhrasieins
and soreness. A strong s-111(a,n of
white oak bark rubbed on, will harden
them somewhat, find there will be less
danger of their becoming tender.
Coreful grooming, as well as teretes
feeding is necessnry to keep horses in
ocndition at this season. • .
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ODD SOUTH .t .11:111(:1N ANIVA1.3.
1'cr(n•ious Rig Frogs
ilius and n
Toothless ('urio�ity.
Arany curious animals haunt the
marshy parts of South America north of
the pampas. Frogs big and ferocious
the ceratephvr,) given to making Vicious.
*1 ring schen closely nppr,nched; 315
Capybara, n ca'y "cemented tt 7th the
hulk of n sheep"; the huge coypu rat and
pie swarthy piglike ION!' are frequently
sten.
Along the forest margins Troops of pee-
cnriet are often mol with, oecnsi••nnlly
toe jaguar. sometimes the puma. likewise
Met toothkes curiosity the great ant
bear, long in claw, king 1)3001 end re-
markably long tongued. Very plentiful
1(.o are those "little knights in scaly ar-
mor;' the quniul, st riddling nrntarhii•ee:s;
long toed jncanes page about upon the
heating leat•et.
A familiar object is the great jnbinr. n
Stork with n preference for the desolate
legoons, where it n,ny often he observed
statuesque on one leg and wrapped in
prospect ion.
Mother: "1 am sorry to hear that Tom-
my Smith lied n kettle to n poor clog's
tail. You ttnuldn't do melt a 1hj[rg,
would you?" Boldly: "No, iniefe f,
mother." Mother: "\. by didn't you 'dap.
him, !lobby?" dobby: "i couldn't mother;
1 was holding true dog."
Rill: Is it true Ihnt heal ascends?" Jill:
"Oh. yes; (tont is why .se) nmany h•,thended.
men het cold feet."
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Rickets.'
Simply the visible sign that baby's tiny bones
are not forming rapidly enough. ..
Lack of nourishment is the cause.
SCOLf.s Emulsion nourishes baby's
entire system: Stimulates and makes bone.
Exactly what baby needs.
AU. DRUGGISTS' 1104. AND 51.00
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