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U , child's hand lying on the cos crlet;
0 continued- -
a, UNCLE
'This is a nice idea of yours, up -
Cion my word! Going to sleep in
♦ ICK • the day--"
p
His intent in the adoption of a
reassuring tone was to change the
current of her thoughts : the wild
���
0 ]],oughts c.idently surging in that
active little brain. But when he
I clasped the child's hand in his own,
O i the merriment left bis voices the
o Or, The Result of Diolomaey and Tact. !:;mile his face. His other hand he
a , placed on her forehead; then turn-
♦ I ing, said-
- 0 . Why did you not Bend for mol"
♦ :tiptt":"..4: MIO!NQt•3J f*+f3+*f Gf Ct+°# * 0t+0+040 The mother was standing dose
beside, the child, stooping so that
CHAPTi:R XIII. ahn"rmally broad and square; acherface was on a level with the
Masters did not leave Wivernsea. ac-
centuated the impression of terror-stricken little one's bright
The obstinacy of his character came strength made by the broad bronz- eyes. She was speaking loving
ed forehead. How foolish women1 g
into play there; he had come down were, she thought. Well, she had words, in the loving way that ap-
peals a month and he stopped. eals to children. Words which
He had come for a purpose too— learnt a lesson; she would profit p yet sound so
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business purpose—had his book to by it. Experience had taught her ; read so foolishly,
she wouldprove herself a grateful sweetly. She turned round sudden-
ly, Mae startled by the gravity in the
accident common to men's lives, to PePil•doctor's voice.
disturb the current of his life? To She had deceived herself for the „Bond „'she "Why M She
turn him from his prearranged plan first time and the last. Of course —she is not—oh, shecried. tell me—"
in the smallest degree? Perish it was ainful—the awakening. "Hush!"
the thought ! \Vaking upto the perception of She became at once. Au
All he had altered was the direr. unvarnished facts generally is tin- other became
phaof quiete doctor's char -
tion of his walks; he thought tile` pleasant. But she could look at her other showed : his willschar-
own foolishness without wincing, power.
wisdom. Iiccause, like other wi.,u
(nen, he left the oast and went west. indulgently—her foolishness of a loving anxiety was suppressed.
It was Clitiland there; sheltered week ago. Just an error of judg- The practical woman was to the
spots innumerable were easily ment that there was no likelihood ff ore, intent on the doctor's instruc-
fuund. of her repeating. "She must be undressed and put
ons—
She, yet more proud than ho, al- Still --she admitted it to herself— to bed. Iface a fire here ; it must
tercel nothing; took her walks with he was undeniably attractive. be kept going night and Send
Gracie as usual. Sat on the seat Hardly less so because he lookcj1 one of your maids"—de day. ed
at the far end of the walk; read older in the post office than he had ing on a leaf of his note hook as ire
writ -
novels there with stoic fortitude— done formerly. Tho worry lines, spoke, and finishing, tore it out—.
except for an occasional long look whose absence she had remarked, spoke this prescription at once."
across the waters. were there now. Ono hasty glance Gracie, was fever -stricken! Toss -
Looking across the wide sea had shown them to her; they were dd in delirium all that night and the
seems to afford scope for, to en- so apparent. She wondered—a next day.All the next day and
courage, limitless, aimless race- kindly feeling stealing over her— the the
tions. At any rata hers were aim- whether she had anything to do bedside, tending, ,11never leaving the
less; she knew that. But a woman with it: the, change. Then memory g g
dear] loves the memories of the came and withered up the softness;
little one. ,
y The doctor came three and four
past, to bring them before her ; to pointed out what had been said to times a day. Each tiino he looked
pot and fondle and keep alive with her that night when she knelt by rave. There was no sign of im
the warmth of her heart. the seat! The memory was a blast- g
Being at opposite poles, cast and ing breath; her softness withered Provement in the child's condition.
Tho mother, worn out with wat,ch-
west, their daily meetings ended. away'• Tlooking at him for comfort,watch-
Once hei met her in the post office; The mere remembrance of it ing, g
he was leaving as she was entering. made her feel hot all over. She— read none.
He raised his bat, and would— she to kneel to a man! Because 1)id ever—during alt those hours
from mere courtesy— have said she had fancied he was ill—full of of wearing, waiting, anxious watch-
•
Good morning."
But the unfram-kind feelings towards him, she had ing—the thought of Masters cross
ed words wilted on his lips. knelt; and he had talked of hugg- her mind? She had shut hien reso-
IJer eyes, as they fell on him, ing and slobbering! To have her lutely out of her heart, turned the
hotted up with indignation; a sec- kindness, so well meant, recoil on key of consciousness upon him.
c•nd edition of what he had seen her, thrown back on her Bands as But even bolts and bars are pro -
before. As they for a moment it were, with unwarranted insult verbially of small efficacy in sim-
Rested on him they seemed to scorch instead of thanks. ilar cases.
rat what he would have said. His It is galling to have a gift re- In those long hours, the only sil-
aised-to-hat hand trembled and turned; the gall is greater when cnco breaking sounds - were the
ell: ho passed out. the gift is of the heart's kindness; monotonous ticking of the clock
Reaching home she found that she more galling still when the ungrac- and the short, quick breathing of
had carried with her a recollection ious recipient vacates' a place in the little white -robed, white-faced
of his face. By the seat he had that heart itself. The return then form on the white pillows. Some -
said things to her that no woman savours of brutality. times, then, the woman's resolu-
could forgive. oho told herself that, Fury too came to her at the mere tion broke down; thoughts of The
memo,} of his speech. She was al- Man crept in upon her all unbidd-
an average hundred ti▪ mes a da}
to say nothing of the sleepless• h
nits she passed with thoughts
fie of him. But she was sorry to
se-. the haggard, worn look he was
wearing as he left the post office.
He had appeared ill. His, she
had told him, was a face which had !laved so
borne no worry lines; lines of Fool'? No. She told herself that
thought but not of trouble. The she was not that. She had read in
absence of the latter bad made him his eyes that ho loved her; indeed,
appearyounger than he really • was, had more than once checkedhlite
t t.•WI could be the
most as angry as when his words en. Gentler thoughts than she had
rang freshly in her ears. But harbored in the previous days:
with all temper there was mingled troubles' softening influence was
wonder. Surely he could not be a around.
man to whom brutality came eas- Their first meeting'.—she thought
ily. Why—why—why—had he be- of that. Of his affection for Gracie;
t of the child's love for him. Surely
a child's instinctive love and trust
wont for something. Perhaps, af-
ter all—and then those horrible
words of his rang in her cars, and
she hid her hot face in the white
coverlet. Never, never—they were
unforgiveablo. Besides, he did not
*seek forgiveness.
Strange that, by the bedside of
the panting child, with Life and
Death fighting for the possession of
its fragile little form, her ears ever
straining to catch the sound of that
*softer breathing which she knew
would signal Life's victory—
strange, that with fear and hope
*surging in her bosom, even while
her gentle hand restrained her dear
dear one's restless tossing to and
fro and cooled the burning fore -
\\'ith a smile she thought back on
the time- -it seemed quite a long
while ago—when she had fancied
that she had almost come to love
that eager, enthusiastic face; boy-
ish but still with an air of manly
determination about it, set in a
manly frame.
Masters' shoulderswere quite
"My gest boy, 3 years
ick 'with fever
ening her so.
cause 1
He had spoken of seeing her in the
back garden that night—but that
was a mere :ncident—there were a
thousand -an I one explanations of
that. He would know that; there
must have been something else.
But why should she worry herself
about the matter—about the man?
Plainly he was not worthy a second
thought. Ready to misjudge
r her as he had been—well, let
hint ! She de not care ; not n scrap.
She was quite capable of fighting
her way alone.
Then she picked up one' of the head and feverish, clinging little see hien. Soothe, by letting her do
books of his he had given her. On fingers; strange that there should en if Posr'b}e. Sho has intervals
the fly leaf elle read— seem no wrong, nothing incon-i win •she io na rational as you or I;
"Miss Mivvins ;—to remind her gruous in the thought of an almo i 1 •s well to pr"!r.ng thoQe by lett-
of Our Seat, nn which so many of stranger ---of William Masters. P ing her talk to people she knows
these pages were written. haps it WAR because Gracie lost and wants to sec. Docs he live far
"William Masters. hint so dearly : that must ;o away --this Prince Charlie 1"
She stood with her eyes on the been the reason. "In in the town.
writing, the book in her hand, for Poor little Gracie! fehe, ;� "Then, by all inenns, if she asks
many minutes. Then put the vol- knew what manner of man again, seta] for hint."'
erne down with a sign. After all, to whom she had offered ° "Yes, doctor."
real friends are as rare as Chris- fectionate, trusting little l�''. "fretting and excitement are to
tian charity. Yet. he had Leen kind to 1,,, avoided. Boothe her in every
Crunching sounds—boot pressure than kind. There was pl,'' possmre ray; gentleness and firm-
Crunching
gravel, made her look out of the in the memory of that. • nets 'ri fined go a long wah. But
this Prince Charlie—from the hold
window on to the path leading to Fugitive thoughts ho Teems to have on her -may go
the gate. The doctor was coming stealing in uncle a longer way still. Of course she
up to the house. She went out to night. Those Il may net ask for him again --may be
meet him. watchful keeper it is a mere delirious fancy --but if
Gracie was not well—restless and woman's pride--
•elle doeq, you will know how to
last June, and when he got
better the doctor prescribed
Scott's Emulsion, and he
liked it so well that he drank
it out of the bottle, and is
now just as plump and strong
as any child of his age any-
where ... two bottles fixed
him 0 K." --MR. JOHN F.
TEDDER, Box 263, Teague.
Freestone Co, Texas.
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
is the greatest help for babies
and young children there is.
It just fit3 their need; it just
suits their delicate, sensitive
natures; they thrive on it. Just
a little does them so much
good and saves you Fo much
worry. You owe it to thetas
and yourself to make them as
strong and healthy as possible.
ScorT's I'.Mut.sto' will help
ou better than anything else;
it Frank Statement
re-ru•na is Iks Best .lJedicine its as
World.
1 RECOMMEND PE•RU-NA.
• "INSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT.' MABI:I.'S BROTHER.
CI(:.l1tS." --
\\•1len you snip the head off your How the Young Rascal Spoiled a
cigar, light your much and then Little l.ule .]]Tale.
leisurely tilt back in your swing I was onee a very sweet on a
chair, a pleasurable feeling cornea iprelty girl tsho was uoiurtuunte
to you as soon as the match is ap- enough to bo big sister to a fend
plied to the end of the cigar, and if of the shall -boy kind. The pretty
the cigar is a "Pharaoh" it will girl's name was Mabel, and our lit -
continuo until you reluctantly tle love affair was progressing roust
throw away the sweet end. beautifully when I went, "all in
Did it ever occur to you, however, my Sunday best," one evening to
the amount of study and work nee- escort her to a theatre.
essary to produce a good cigar. \\e Before I could ring the bell the
would advise you to visit a prom- small boy banged the front door
meld, factory the next time you upon and popped out.
have an opportunity and watch the "You May's young than?", he ask
",nodus operandi.'' cd, with an abruptness that took my
In the basement you will find the breath away.
original bales or cases as they "Is Miss 'Mabel in?" I asked, with
come from foreign countries. freezing dignity.
Then they go to the casing room Ile leered at me out of his left
where the bales are opened and the eye, stuck his tongue in his cheek,
tobacco cased, or dipped in water, and whirled three times round on
which requires an experienced plan, his left heel before saying:—
for if too much water is used on a "That's what she is. She's up -
very absorbent tobacco, it will not
dry well; and if worked too fresh
in a cigar the cigar is apt to pull
hard and go soft while smoking. If
not enough water is used on a dry
typo, the tobacco does not develop
its best flavor; will break easily
thus causing waste.
The "hands" or "carets" are
stood on the butt end in casing box
for 24 hours, then shook out, sent
to the next department where they
remain 24 to 48 hours, until the to-
bacco has absorbed all the water
and becomes suple and silky. It
is then passed over to the strippers
who take out the large middle stem.
The class of tonacc•o that forms
the inside of the cigar is now called
"fillters" and is sent to the drying
room where it is placed on clean
smooth floors, spreading it about 6
inches thick, turning it twice a day
takes three to five days. Some
manufacturers dry on screens in
a few hours very dry, and then
spray, dump in a box, and let it
draw back.
Payne claims that quick evapora-
tion runs away with too much of
the aroma and guns, and induces a
flatness to the taste, and if dried
by steam or near a fire a "smokey"
taste develops, and the cigar is apt
to burn the tongue.
The fillers should now be laid
away loosely for a week or more
to cure, if a blend is being ,nude
the filler should be laid away four
to eight weeks so that the cigars
will run uniform, if laid away to
dry they won't blend, if too moist
they may go mouldy, a constant
watch must be maintained.
Eventually the fillers are given
over to the cigar makers, and here
the cigar can be easily spoiled,
generally by the workman placing
some pieces crosswise, or by roll-
ing too tightly, because the finest
tobacco ever placed in a cigar will
taste flat if the cigar does not pull
easily.
When finished the cigars are laid
away in humidors for at least 24
hours before packing, and after
packing, are placed in a humidor
for a couple of months to properly
season.
Then it is up to the dealer to
take proper care of his stock, as
many a good cigar is spoiled by
being kept down cellar in the sum-
mer, and by being kept up on the
shelves in the winter.
For the past few years J. Bruce
Payne, Limited, have been cater-
ing more particularly to the retail
trade, or shipping in smaller lots
and more frequently, to their job-
ber so that their "Pharaoh" cigar
always goes over the counter to the
consumer in prime condition.
MR. EMILE MAROIS.
R. EMILE MAROIS, 1879 On-
tario street, Montreal, Canada,
writes:
"After taking nine bottles of
Peruna, I find that I am cured.
"I still take it, occasionally. For
me it is the best medicine in the
world.
"I have recommended it to a
number of persons.
.,
Mr. J. C. Hervus Pelletier, Dept.
de I'Agriculturc, Ottawa, Ontario,
writes:
"The Peruna is particularly ef-
ficacious in the cure of catarrhal
affections of tho lungs and bron-
chial tubes.
"Six bottles cured me this win-
ter of bronchitis. I am completely
restored and I owe thanks to the
Peruna.
"I have recommended this rem-
edy to a large number of my friends
afflicted with the same trouble, and
they have verified my good opinion
of this valuable remedy."
I11, too, at a time when you are
most needed."
"Tell me, doctor. Oh! 'or
God's sake, tell me—you don't
know what she is to me! Teti
me—"
"My dear madam, I can tell you
nothing. As it nears midnight, will
come a crucial time. Humor her;
whatever she wants, no matter how
extravagant it may seem, let her
have it. Sho has an excitable na-
ture, a nervous temperament. 1)o
all you can to soothe her. Silo
must not worry for anything: it
might prove her death. Gratify her
desires and she may sleep—steesp
will be ,her sal%ation. You under-
stand?"
"Yes, doctor."
"Whatever she asks for, gratify
her."
"Yes, doctor."
"She is needing sleep; rest for
that active little brain of hers. She
is hill of ideas of triple -headed
giants, fairies and stories of that
sort. Don't contradict her, get her
into a state of contentment if pos-
sible. Who is this Prince Charlie
she was asking for just now 1"
"A friend—a casual friend—some
one we know."
"She is inexplainably anxious to
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if -
rt.
aro
tness
c these;
er of the
when that
the heart—a
•rune to forsake
the secret of
,dere its Mak-
nomcnt, and
s back again
r his lapse,
lore jcal-
leis rish--ons now lying on her be
sleeping. The doctor, on his prey -
lees visit, had thought it a cold
merely, but there were faint symp-
toms which made him promise to
come again. He had come in ful-
filment of that promise now.
She was waiting for hive at the
door when he reached it. Nodding
to her, in an unfnrmnl, friendly
way, he questioned cheerily—
"And bow is the little one this
morning 1"
"efuch, better, I think, doctor.
She is sleeping peacefully now."
"Sleeping 1 Still ? Is she drow-
„ut be sure to get ScoTT's. sy 1 . . . Let me see her.
It's th, best, and there are so They walked into the bedroom to -
many worthlc;s unitations. trance rouged the child. She look -
At.1. t)RUGC:1STa
get her. The noise of their en-
ed up and around her, with the
fi;ightened eyes of one suddenly
Ute Teei.l.rls.fu-t.rrirtnoussmeller i tterabesI a.:akenecl from alarming dreams.
L„ t rntlrr In.Issee a..e.d 504 lb
"W'ell. 111110 girlie ;"
to* C'.rd.ts.st oaf.e tab Parer. *LwOe the met, • The deter spoke merrily. Ile
ens of flint ty}'
e; did not curry the e she understand4 be I11. our ear Ivy :^'^e tune.
scorns sown& P
W w.u;.at•a M. W. T 1 undertaker with him when vi,' ' c rest or } ou wilt
his trust; to lea act."
that heart reveals But Orn: ie did not ask again.
er, and herself. A Asked persistently, petulantly,
the watchfulBent c pleadingly. The watcher with a
at his post ; repentant breaking hemi allowed the mother
guarding his trcasuy., in her nature to smother the mere
uusly than ever. . • , woman. She •-r•solvod to humble
Tho white soul of the see: herself in the eel.: to send for
at the entrance of the Valley him; he who bad so grossly insulted
Shadow. Hour by hour the w Y her.
She would not write, she would
not see him herself. she could not.
She would send a verbal message.
Late ne it was there was no fear of
not finding him up, she knew. Iie
had told her that he always wrote
till one in the morning.
The midnight oil phrase was one
he was ever using.
stood
,f the
itch-
(1-
ing woman seemed to see the Sr by
ow deepening, growing. 11Q�,oae '
hour she strove with n11 the, white
that in her lay to lead the
soul back into life's swish' - .old on
The watching and anxi tJ0sunken
her. The doctor noting
eyes, said firmly-- a need
"Yon trust take rest.
it as much as your patie
"Rest !" 11'e a
"Don't be foolish! You t ho is
good woman ; this woman "Hello," said the corn, "was that
you whispering?" "Yes," replied
helping you."
"8,- has been a nurse."'' You the wind ; "I've heen trying to catch
"PiROPIIET" PREDICTS WAR.
Russian Court Circles Impressed
With Itis Predictions.
Russian court circles—always su-
sceptible to the influence of self-
styled prophets. as was shown by
the success of the soothsayer Papua
before the war with Japan — aro
entertaining at present a loan cull -
cd the "Magic Miller," whose pro-
phocic., it is asserted, have never and grave concern wag
failed to come true. ironclad for ii•^ tutss. s worker. comes a
good second with n flats)
At a recent seance the "Magic �j�„gln uv telephone and lifeline for children. This hotel is known
Miller" predicted a war in the Bal- sere sent below, withoutg avail In as the Norland Nurseries. Here,
kens in the Spring, n war in the the launch above the throb, throb in strife~ of two rooms, the chill
near future between (;rent Britain of the air -pump's cylinders went ren of the well-to-do may find a
and Germany, and ;'catastrophic on, but the attendants looked at town address while parents 8 6
troubles" over I'crsirt. As many one another in dismay, fearing seine travelling or enduri:tg weamia) !e
Russian dignitaries are V',1.•inced (strange tragedy deep down in those! climates. The guests range from
of the trustworthiness of hese pec ),,,Thing green sea,. atoms of a ,,:oath nr so to veterans
eiictions, the latter .are trot incap The worst, was feared when some of eight or nine, and each three
able of actually influencing the big brushes and ether tool, telae' have a day and night nursery to
country's policy. floating to the surface, and there- themselves. There are sic .,f thew
upon the navigating ,andlieutenant sent suites providing accni .,ft tson
__..-4.._......--_.ashore an urgent message for ono , p g
SNOW I:1f:Ir11 A. for some eighteen children.
babe of the bottle peri. ,i can be
up at a cost of from $1 to e
week. When teething is pas
fees vary f r, �:n $175 to $500 a
stairs rigging herself out too fine
for anything. She's got on ma's place recently between Orangemen
rings, and Aunt Sarah's gold chain, and a Hiberians band at Poyntz-
and--" pass,
"Bob !" canto in sharp, agonized A plumber named John Fraser
tones from the head of the stairs. was fatally shot near Lunisktllen
"And she's hail her fringe bak-
ing on hairpins for over au lour,
and
"You Robert !" cried the voice
cf Bob's mother. But Bub went on
pitilessly. •
"And she's got the stunniest new
dress, and it isn't. paid for, neither;
and won't pa go for it when the bill
comes for her new hat! Ma says
ho but Mae says she doesn't
care if he does. May's plucky, she
is; you'll find it out if she pulls off
her little scheme of marrying you
and—"
"Robert James, come up here
this instant !" is shouted from the
stair -landing. But Robert James
gods on placidly.
`You've conte to take May to the
theatre. ain't you ? I know it 'cause
May's been jawin' 'cause you didn't
get dress -circle tickets instead of
the front row in the upper boxes.
1 said I'd tell on her 'cause she
gave me a crack on the head for
losing the pencil stie does up her
eyebrows with. I hid her plate
that's got her three front teethe, but
pa thrashed ale into givin' 'em up
before he went out. May says—
Bob's mother carne hastily down
the stairs, very red in the face and
very wild in eye. Bob bounds down
the steps and disappears round the
house, but thrusts his head out to
say :—
"flow sweet you are! Oh, my,
dear little thing! Better get your
moustache under cover 'fore the
frost nips it. Whose darlin' is
'eel"
"Walk in, Mr. H.," says dear
Mabel's mamma, making a frantic
effort to appear calm. "Our Rob-
ert is in one of his playful moods.
He is so full of spirits. Mabel is
so very sorry, but a sudden indis-
position has—"
ickles an' cheese an' cucune-
l'ers fur supper," said Bob, appear-
ing at an open window.
"The dear child has a most wret-
ched headache. So sorry, but you
will excuse her for this evening.
"Take mo instead, won'tyou,
sweet.y ?" asks ]lob.
I drag my wounded vanity away.
i am as broken and bruised in spir-
its as I wish Bob was in his head.
Mabel and I meet no more. We
have not the moral courage to do
FO while Bob is above -ground.
ASLEEP UNDER WATER.
A Diner's Escapade on the Great
Battleship Dreadnought.
FROM ERIN'S GREEN ISLE
NEWS BY M.111. PROM nils
l..l\L) E sllt)fit.S.
Uappenings in the 1'necraid Isle of
lattice( to Irish•
wen.
Mr. C. T. Beard has been r.p-
pointed private secretary",
Chief Secretary of Ireland.
Eight deaths have now occurred
at a Limerick orphanage from, it is
supposed, ptomaine poisoning.
In order to save Muse. Melba
from walking through the road to
her carriage in L•eltast, a little
newsboy made a carpet of his bun-
dle of papers by spreading them
ou the ground.
A fight in which many were in-
jured, though not seriously, took
by a gun which lumping dog ac-
cidentally deice': . -1.
An old mei n... J John Kenny,
living alone in a cottage at Camass,
Co. Limerick, was fatally burned
when he fell asleep at the fire,
and his clothes were ignited.
An attempt was made recently to
set fire to the buildings at Carlisle
Fort, ono of the two fortified forts
which guard the entrance tgf-
Queenstown harbor.
Carlow guardians have granted
the munificent sum of 6130 per year!
to Dr. Rawson, who had been for
more than 30 years in the service
of the Carlow Union.
The tenants on the l'eytown por-
tion of Lord Antrim's estate have
offered to purchase their holdings
at 17 years for second term rents.
A notable figure in County Sligo,
that of Mr. Michael Waters, known
as the King of Ltnishmurray Is-
land, has just passed away.
Among applicants at Donegal for
old age pensions are three peasants
who return their ages as 111, 108
and 100 years. One of them does not
understand a word of English, and
still affects the kncebreches, swal-
lowtail coat., and caubeen of two
generations ago.
Rev. N. Lawless, P.P., in a letter;
to the Dundalk Democrat, exhorts
the Co. Louth Evicted Tenants'
Committee to meet and take steps
to have all untenanted lands in the
county, now in the hands of the
landlords, taken over by the es-
tates Commissioners for the benefit
of evicted tenants.
A very hearty reception was ac-
corded at Ennistyman to the forty-
one young Claremen on the• -
turn home recently after bei ie -
leased from Limerick jail, s ere
dthriveying.
Itad been confined for cattle -
Belfast Harbor Board have ap-
proved of a conference being held
with the corporation in reference
to attracting industries to Belfast
in connection with the Patents Act.
The Royal IIumane Society rhsve
awarded a testimonial to Fghtetrd
Kenny, Courtown Harbor, for his
rescue of a boy from the sea there
on August 4th la:it.
The Estates Commissioners have
decided to acquire 1,500 acres of
the Clanricarde estate compulsor-
ily, and restore to their homes the
evicted tenants.
Belfast trade is improving, and
a boom is expected during the win-
ter.
Belfast shipbuilding firms, unlike S'
As showing how much at home a those in other districts, have much f
man may be to -day under water, I work in hand. f
may relate an amusing story, says The death is announced of John
a writer in "St. Nicholas." Some Enright, of the Shannon Hotel,
months ago, while the great battle- Castleconnelt, county limerick, an
ship Dreadnought was at Malta, ex champion angler .•F tee world.
one of the ]:cameo divers went down
to clear her propeller from some ---s—�
flotsam that had become entangled;
and he failed to come up.
It chanced that the rest of the
battleship's divers were ashore,
t •ft on the
/4r EL 1'oit B.\Blla.
Paris has its infants' dub, wh •ri
the babe about town may wend
an idle afternoon ; but .idea
of the othdivers. e ro
on er board, dro'sedr imineThdiateanly,came and
went below, ouly to come up full of
indignation.
"Why, that fellow's been asleep
all this time," he said, wrathful-
ly.
1t was true. The man had just
had his lunch, and, finding the work
much less Serious than he had
thought, he finished it in a few
minutes, and then sat comfortahly
on one of the giant blades of the
Dreadnought's propeller and went
to sleep, with inquisitive fishes
In the little town of Andreasberg,
in the Harz Mountains of Germany,
making snow images has been re-
duced to n science, under the stimu-
lus of an annual snow festival, in
which the residents of the town
compete for prizes. During the
time it is in progress the little vil-
lage is thronged with guests. One
year 4,000 persons enjoyed the
sport. Tho task of the judges is
by no means an easy one. In back
yards, front }•arils, and in the
streets before the houses the models
which include frgu:es and complex
groups of all kinds, have been set
op. That worker in the snow is
wisest who waits until the last mo-
ment and then works swiftly and
skilfully. Many a good sculptor's
stork has been reduced to a shape-
less mass before tho judges got
around just because the sun would
not hide its face,.
GLASS COFFINS.
To preserve the features of those
who have died it is proposed •by, �► ���MMi�
Russian to embalm corpses by cast-
ing around them a Ruud mass of
glass. This would be perfectly
swarming around him, attracted by transparent, end as no air could get
the dazzling searchlight at his in the features would be preserved
at the occurrence that no punish- p^scihle G) pour molten glass (br-
at
was inflicted on the lazy onee(tly on the body, so it is first coat-
ed with a thin covering of so-called
4f "li laid glass," of sodium silicate.
Ttiis is allowed to harden, end
forms a protective crating The
body is thee put in a mon d and
melted glass ponsed around it.
A greater variety of fish can he
lienar] in the Nile than in any other
(iti er.