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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1909-08-19, Page 6111 Uoexpeeted €oofessioll Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. CHAPTER XVIII. Esther was obliged to go out the next morning to talk with a patron regarding an important order; but Lefure leaving the house she knock- ed upon Mr. Irving's door, to as- certain if there was anything she could do for hint before her depar- ture. A cheery voice bade her come in, and, entering, sh:i found her pati- ent sitting in his chair by a sunny windo w . He turned upon her a face some- what paler than usual, but full of $ peace and content that she had n ever seen upon it before. "What can I do for you?" she asked, after nodding a bright good - morning to him. "Coyne here," bo returned, bolding out a hand to her. Sho went to his side and laid bers upon it. He clasped it close- ly, and, bending an earnest look upon her, continued: "You will be glad to know, my good friend, that my uncle has at least learned the truth regarding the stolen jewels. He met my bro- ther and the woman, upon whoa - be had lavished them, face to face, and at once he understood the whole plot. The jewels were recov- ered—Harold made to confess, whereupon he was repudiated, and measures immediately instituted to discover and reinstate are in my uncle's favor and home. This all happened six months ago. Mean- time, my uncle has died, hut his will leaves me everything, and 1 am no longer a poor man, Miss Esther. The friend of whom I told you yesterday, and who arrived last night—Mr. Humbert King—learn- ing something of these circumstanc- et a couple of months ago, com- municated with my uncle's solici- tors, telling them that he had been in communication with me up to within a short time, and advising them to send sone one to search for me personally in this city. They commissioned him to do so; but he has had a long hunt for me, ow- ing to the fire that drove me here, and the fact that I have been un- able to write any letters for many weeks." "I am very, very glad for you," was all that Esther could say; but her radiant face told him that her joy and sympathy were both deep and sincere. "You wore gotr g out 1" he ob- served, as he glanced at her hat. and wrap, a shade of disappoint- ment in his eyes. "Yes, I have an errand uptown." "flow long will it take you t" "A couple of hours, perhaps; but if there is anything I can do for you I will not go until later." at once, it was revealed to him that "No, thank you. My friend, Esther Wellington was the woman Ring, will be here presently ; but, whom fate had destined him to &fir." his voice softening with pe- win. culler tenderness as he used the But he made no sign of this in- te. 1 -multi like you to come ner revelation, but pursued the back as soon as you can, for 1 friendly conversation unabated, have something important to say . until they reached the home pf Es - to you, and"—with sudden gravity ther's patron, when she paused. --"1 know that what I have to do "I am afraid it will be very stu- must bo done quickly." rid for you waiting out Irero for Esther regarded him anxiously rne," she remarked. as ho said this. "I expect it will be," he retorted, His face wore a white, waxen smiling down upon her with a new hue that startled her ; but other- light in his eyes, "so pray do not wise it was very cheerful, and en- deprive me of he charm of your tirely free from the careworn, un- presence a moment longer than is happy expression that had hither- absolutely necessary." to overshadowed it.. Esther blushed rosily at both his "You must not lose heart now words and look ; then running light - that you have so much to look for- ly up the steps she was soon admit - ward to," she said, in a cheery ted to the house. tone. Fifteen minutes later she reap- IIis features relrxcd into a smile peered, to find Donald impatiently of tremulous fondness that touched awaiting her, as he slowly paced ber deeply. the opposite sidewalk. "11 hat a little comforter you Ile joined her immediately. are:" he said. "I must xot detain "Are you in a great hurry, Es - you, though; but come hack as soon then Haven't you time for a little as sou can. I shall listen impati- drive in the park 1" ho inquired. ently for your steps upon the "The day is unusually fine, and we stairs." haven't seen each other for a long Ile raised her band, which ho time. We could get back in time still held, touched his lips caress- for a lunch at Delmonico's, after ingly to it, and then gently roleas- which I would drive you home. 1 ed it. do not believe you ha•.o half roerea- Tears rushed to Esther's eyes as tion enough, Esther. Come, will she turned tc leave him. She could you!" he pleaded, eagerly. not be reconciled to the fact that "I should like it so much, if 1 he must die. It seemed too cruel could," she responded, wistfully, when he was in the prune of roan- but with downcast eyes; somehow hoed, and now had so much to hold she could not meet that new light hint to earth. in his; "but I have promised to She wondered as she went about get back as soon as possible." Ler errand if he would go away irn- "Aro you so very busy 1" reecliately. She thought it would bi- natural for him to waist to go t.. his own home. wherever that .night be, to die. Perhaps that was what he had meant when he said he had something important to tell her. She felt that she would miss him sadly. in spite of the fact that the time she had devoted to him had Interfered greatly with her busi- ness. \eves thelees, she did not be- grud;te him ono moment, for she knew. as he had said, that she bad been a great comfort to him when he had not a friend np'n whoa- he could call, while he had interested Ler deeply, asd sirs glad teat their earnestness: "Esther, will you let mo send :.en to school for the next two ears 1 I should be so glad to let lives had met and blended in this �.,u have your wish." short experience and friendship. •Again she flushed vividly. With her mind full of him and his „No: I thank you very ranch, but history, she hastened on her way, I could not be dependent upon any eager to get back to cheer hint and enc," she quietly replied. ascertain the nature of the tom "I do not think you ought to use munieation he was about to make that mord in connection with my to her. she was leaving the car at the offer," the young man warm'y re- corner of the street where her pat- turfed. I am sure I have been very dependent upon you, during ron resided some one behind bar the past, and 1 owe you a great deal stepped upon her dress, and she would have. fallen had not a gen- tleman, who was waiting outside to get on, caught her arid helped her to regain her feet. "Thank you very much," she said, gracefully, to her rescuer, then flushed to her temples as, glancing up to observe hem more closely, she found herself face to face with Donald Lancaster. "Esther I" exclaimed the young man, no less surprised than her- self at the meeting. "Yes," she responded, laughing, her eyes gleaming, "it is I, and gift of that kind from anyone. I you always seem to appear )ust at am doing very well in my business the mordent when l need you most. now.I work during the day and have done some studying evenings. I hope by the end of another year o, "Bless the fates that sent me to to have saved money enough, with the little I already havo from the your aid, and for more reasons. gale of my furniture, to enable me than one, for its seems an age since' t.• go somewhere fur a little intel- 1 saw you last,'" Donald returned. I lectual polishing off." • "I was going further uptown on this car, but, if you'll allow are, Ill As she concluded this l:t•tle in - wait for another and walk a bit with dependent speech, her attention you. Whither are you bound?' he was attracted by the passing of an concluded, while he marveled to elegant landau, drawn by a span see how lovely she had grown since c' handsome black horses. he saw her last. '-here were two ladies seated in "No. 40 West Seventieth Street, the carriage. just to take an order." One, the elder, might have been "All right; that is not far, but fifty years of age, although, being it will give us time fora little chat, dressed in the height of fashion, she appeared much younger. and since ,your errand will not take 'rho other was a stylish -looking you long I will wait for you, and girl of twenty, or more, a perfect the we will go downtown together.' blonde, with faultless features and "But I thought you were going a symmetrical form, but with a uptown 1" said Esther. roguishly. steel like glitter in her cold, blue "So I was—I was going home to but that is of no ac- eyes, and carry -ire herself v.ich a eon t and unch al;want to hear how the haughty air than. made Esther feel apron business is progressing." sure that she was selfish and cruel They walked on, chatting sociab- ly, the young man growing more Donald, who lifted his hat as ho and more ....pressed with the won- returned their salutation. Then derfttl change in the girl. they turned their eyes upon his "Sho is lovely !" he mentally as- companion with a cold, rude stare, serted, even while keeping up a that once more brought the swift, fire of small talk with Esther, "and beautiful color into the sensitive bids fair to be .perfectly stunning girl's cheeks. later on. She is erect and stately ; 1'Iic next moment troy were gone, she carries herself like a young and Donald, with a frown upon his queen now, her complexion Is brow, quietly observed : faultless, her eye .magnificent, and "The lady on this side the carri- her manners, too, are stranCely age is my mother, Esther ; the other fascinating. By Jove! I believe is a distant relative, a Miss Dex- she is a girl that any man might ter, who is visiting us for a few worthily worship!" he concluded, weeks." wth a sudden heart -bound as, ail "Mrs. Lancaster looks very young to bo your mother," was all the reply Esther made, although she added to herself, "but a second Mrs. Cushman, I air sure." They walked on in silence for a few moments, the recent encounter t.ccming to have thrown a shadow upon them. At length Esther observed: "I believe I will take the elevated instead of a street car; I want to go to Lord & Taylor's for some lit- tle things, and I can make the trip more quickly." "Very well," said Donald, as he turned toward the station which was now quite neer. They mounted the steps and had to wait some minutes for a train. While in the waiting room stand- ing near a gentleman and a lady, Esther heard the latter exclaim, in a voice of terror: "Oh, that man has stolen my purse !,, A thief had come up behind her and slyly abstracted the article from her pocket, but not so deftly but that she had detected him in the act. With a board she reached his side. When seeing that he was ex- posed, the pickpocket instantly dropped his 1 ooty and made a clash out of the room and down the stairs lending{ to the street. in drr:ng so lie had given Esther :a violent push that sent her reeling backward, and, for the second time that day, she would mase fallen had not Donald sprang to her rescue and infolded her with his strong right arm. She was so startled and upset by the rude act that. she was faint and "Yes, my work is behind ; I have niche, or I should not be in it. I Smiling reassuringly, but with shy do not deny that there are Benue ly dreepiug lids. things that I should enjoy better Donald drew her Enid within his than running a sewing machine day arm. in and day out." "Come, then, our train is here," "Such as what, fur instance?" be said, the wine tender iuflection in his tones, but with an air of pro - questioned Donald, eagerly. ; "I would like to go to school for prieturship that spoke volumes, as two or three years, and devote all to led her away and helped her time to study," she thought- aboard. fully replied. Ile found her a seat, but was There was a slight pause after obliged to stand himself, greatly thin, .:ren Donald said, with grave to his annoyance, for his heart was impatient to voice the love which he could nu lunger restrain. But he was destined to be disap- pointed, for when they finally alighted from the train, a gentle- man accosted him and held him in conversation while they were de- scending the steps. Upon reaching the street, Don- abllded tuloornek. . r d to Esthwith a trou- "Dear," he said, in a low tone, "I find that 1 must go immearate- lc to an office ou Eighth Street, or I would nut leave you Instil you more than a couple of yearsschool- are at home. I also have a peremp- ing would cost. Please, dear, let tory engagement ter this evening; me give you your heart's desire." but, tell tae, Esther, may I come Esther's heart bounded at that 1c you early tc mo -row night 1 I one fond word. must see you. I have something It had escaped her companion al- ten tell you." most unconsciously, but there had "Yes, come," the happy girl re- late' a world of tenderness embodi- sponded, as from her glorious eyes ed in it. she gave hits a swift, fond glance Then she smiled as she remember- than.: of nil his pulses throbbiug ed that tyro men had that morn- w ith blissful hope. ing called her "dear." Then with a lingering pressure "You are very kind to suggest of her hand he bowed himself away such a thing," she said, with avert- 'and rejoined the gentleman who ed eves, "but I could not accept a was waiting for him. (To bo cont'eucd.) PIRATES S3IOItED TO DEATH. But for your ti,.:eit presence I should have had a bad fall just now." dizzy, and for a moment lay upon many orders waiting to be filled.' ' his breast in a half-conscious state. "1 do not like to think of your "Darling, are you hurt'." Donald toiling so ceaselessly for others, anxiously murmured, with his lips THOUSANDS ARE WASTED Dutch Soldiers Kindle Great Fires Before Their Waves. The unrelenting methods of tho Dutch soldiers in the Dutch East Indian possessions in dealing with the natives among whoa- piracy continues as an industry rather than a crime wer-' illustrated in the deliberate suffocation of thirty one Achinese men, women and chi'dren by a punitive expedition on the Sumatra coast in early June. Tho story reaches Vancouver by Cana- dian Pacific steamer. The victims were supposed to be the daring and bloodthirsty party which a few weeks previously at- tacked and plundered a trading junk of Japore, killing the majority lel her crew. The perpetrators of this outrage being pursued by police boats from Sings Toro took refuge in southern Sumatra, where they established headquarters in a roomy cave. They were trucked by the Dutch troops, assisted by local guides, whose enmity the fugitives had incurred by cruel forays. Overtures were at first opened for the surrender of the party and the pirates asked that one of the military officers be sent to discuss the situation. For this duty a young lieutenant volunt 'ered. He was promptly driven back fatally wounded with spears. Tho pirates were then called upon to surren- e'.er unconditionally, safety for their women and children being still guaranteed. Their reply was a shower of spears and a volley from the anci- ent firearms they possessed. Orders were thereupon given that no mercy be shown. The commanding officers had fires built at the cavern mouth. the smoke from which poured in- ward in dense clouds. When it was thought that the outlaws had been sufficiently smoked out to be amenable the hazing pyres were extinguished and an entrance gained. Tho work of punishment was found to have been complete, for cf the thirty-ene Achiness not one remained alive. Tho bodies of twenty-eight, including several women and two children, were buried in ono huge trench and the avenging force returned to Bata- via. Esther," said her companion, a frown sweeping over his fine face. "Why not?" she questioned, and looking at him in surprise. "1 must earn niy own liv ing, you know." "But you are fitt,.1 for something Fervelf from his embrace. a brillt- better,' Donald returned. and we ant scarlet chasing the pallor from consciously voicing the sante scnti- her face. !tient to which Mr. Irving hadret- i �•Vo, 1 m net injured in the ('miry given utterance. ( I,.ast. i was only frightened, and"Well," replied Est her, philosc' ` rrc• hr: ath tak'n away. for the ino- 1 hi; ally, yet repressing a little sigh, a eyt hs• tit,, blow the man dealt -1 suppose I am filling my own no,with his elbow," the retucned,k \Adi _.........„ lik.,.__ close to her cheek. The term of endearment was like old wine to her—her cyery nerve thrilled as if to .4c soiled of 'eked- catingmusic. She stood up, gently withd'awing THE QUEER CRAZES OF SOCI- ETY PEOPLE. WARES WERE f:LECTRIFiED. Prevented Theft, But Caused the Inventor Much Trouble. Electrifying shop wares to pre- vent larceny is an ingenious but dangerous invention, says the Bos- ton Transcript. A man who sells live snails near the Paris Bourse found that gourmets in passing frequently "pinched" a handful of them and disappeared. Ne had a i-rilliant idea, and connected the wire basket in which the snails aro offered for tale with an electric battery in his shop. When a genu- ine customer came along he cut off the current. The snails themselves w•ete permanently eleArified with- out apparent harm. Anyhow, they (lid nut object audibly, and they seemed just as good to cat after the treatment as before, when boiled and seasoned. But a party ..r schoolboys passed the shop and 'pinched" some of them. They had no sooner done so than they set up howls which brought a crowd. Inquiring bystanders touch - 00 the snails also and similarly yelled. The current transmitted a shock which made the shocked per- sons /lance. Having recovered. they danced into the shop and went for the thepman. Some of them were dancing upon him and others were wrecking his establishment What Rich People Spend and now Poor People Live In London. Society people aro often accused c•f not knowing what to do with their time. It might also be said that many of them do not know what to do with their money, when one secs the thousand spent on fads and fancies, says London Tit - Bits. Ten thousand dollars for a dog's areckla•se, $9.50 for a pound of strawberries, 81,000 fur four fish, $5,000 for a dress, beds that cost' 85,000, $2,500 for a brand-new com- plexion, $500 on facial massage and manicuring—thus do the "upper ten" get rid of their apexes thou- sands. SPECIAL FLATS FOR PETS. One well-known society woman sets apart the whole of the top Noor of her London house for her pets. They have luxurious carpets, sofas cushions, eat the best meat, and have many changes of raiment. There are elaborate "toilet estab lishments" especially for dogs, where the "little dears" urn groom- ed, and at a hospital for animals beds for dogs are endowed for :{5.,0 each, while a mother in the East - end is feeding her new-born babe on hot water and biscuit. Milk she cannot afford. This is but one of the contrasts shown by Mr. W. B. Northrop rn his book, "'Wealth and Want," which draws such a powerful plc - true of what society people .;pend and bow the poor live. A short time ago there was ex- hibited in a shop window in Ox- ford Street a costly brass bedstead, with down quilt, embroidered coun- terpane, and brocade canopy. At first sight it was thought to bo for a Royal baby. As a matter of fact, the costly cotwas for a dog. These pampered pets of the rich are often treated on a par with their own children. $50,000 FOR A DRESS. Some remarkable illustrations aro given of the extravagance of society ladies in the matter of dress. Ono woman who moves in the best society recently spent no less than $50,000 for a dress embroidered with pearls, which she wore once only. Little comment is now aroused when ladies spend $2,500 to $5,000 for a dress. For a mantle of silver fox they will cheerfully pay $3,000, while the material for a $25,000 Court dress for one ev- ening's wear will cost $125 per yard. Yet, as Mr. Northrop points out, not two miles away thousands of young girls are wearing out their lives making men's trousers at 10 cents each and ladies' nightdresses at 50 cents per dozen. At a recent flower show in the Temple there was exhiri.ed s.•vu, U00 worth of orchids alone. Some ut these orchids were valued at $2,- 500 each. One man bought six for $17,900. Just outside the iron rail- ings which separate the Temple Gardens from the Thames Embank- ment every night a different "show" takes place—a, pitiful exhi- bition of outcast humanity. The price of tho record-breaking or- chid—$6,352.50—if expended in 8 - cent meals would provide 76,230 starving people with a dinner. SPENT ON BANQUETS. Sumptuous repasts in the Metro- polis have been known to cost from $250 to 8500 per plate. At a Christ- mas dinner given in London to fifty guests, $500 was spent in decora- tion of the rooms; flowers, $2,000; electric bouquets, $394; dinner, in- cluding wines, $1,837; hand -paint - cd menus, $200; entertainment, $0,250; and 'extras brought the to- tal coat of tho dinner up to $12,500. But, unemployed workmen will wait outside a shelter all night in order to get a crust of bread and a mug of cocoa, or beg a ticket for a bowl c f soup. Tho "curled darlings" of society have splendid houses in the West - end, with palatial apartments lav- ishly furnished, while there aro 507,763 families with children occu- pying single rooms; and homeless men think themselves "in luck" if they get 4 cents to sleep in a "cof- (n" covered by a piece of Ameri- can cloth. Thio rich pay enormous rents for town residences. A well-known landlord has opened some flats in lark Lane. The rents of the first, second, and third floors are 81.,,- 000 each; for the fourth floor, $12,- 000; and for the fifth floor, 87,500. Tho sixth floor can—at a price—be secured by any of our readers who want to go in for "high" think- ing; it only costs 86,250 per an- num. EAST AND WEST. The wealthy do not hesitate to pay $50 per night for comfortable apartments at the great London hotels, while destitute women and children are supposed to "enjoy" floor hunks in London shelters, which are unfit kr human beings. Own the police came and rescued Boxes of cigar. are sold which cost him. Let he will be summoned for f250 for fiftt. er $5 each. while hon-' link would deem it a great favor Lasing .•spared electrified snails to drrds of tailors in Soho slave every if the owner would hi -ally lose t.h.. mass but are kept el.,tiu; t, a!tei the pel,l c danger. da)( of the year for $1216. `uth.er link." ! the fashion of vameal purr/dec. lTheFrni i ++++++++++++++++++4+++ BLACK LEO. Black leg is a disease that very much resembles Anthrax, incurable r.nd fatal. The symptoms are very much the same as those of Antilles, excepting tho annals may live a few days longer with Anthrax than with Black Leg. Black Leg only affects younger animals, while Anthrax affects both. Perhaps the strongest symp- tom of Black Leg is a gathering of air or swelling underneath the skin of the affected animals. This usu- ally takes place a few hours after the animal becomes infected. and in tapping upon the swelling it sounds as if there was air under- neath the skin. This swelling may be located on the thighs, neck, shoulders, breast, hock joints, ank or rump. There is no treatment for Black Leg ex- cepting a preventation. This is done by vaccinating the balance of tho herd with Black Leg vaccine, which is a very successful method of preventing same.—Dr. David Roberts. WOULD BE BETTER. WAS HOT QED OF PIRACY HONG KONG, CEDED RI CHINA TO GItE.t.T BRITAIN. Metropolis of 330,000 Inhabitant* Ouce Infested by Thousands 'f Pirates. Previous to 1641, when it was ceded by China to (;reeewiAritain, ,lioug Kong was but sjiseesly po- pulated,' and, aside fro.0 the shel- ter its spacious harbor afforded (hipping, and the pure, fresh water its limpid streams supplied to mer- chantmen, it was of little import- ance. Since British occupation, however, it has grown to be one of the' busiest sea ports in the world. It is the most easterly station of the British Empire ou the voyage. ,round the world, and is the point of union of the great mail steam- ers of England, France, and Ger- many from Europe and the east with the splendid vessel that takes - up the journey at this point and +carry the traveller in equally mag- nificent steamers to the Sandwich Jslands, Canada and the United .States. 350,000 POPULATION. The city of Victoria—popularly known as Hong Kong, being used interchangeably with the name of the island—is a modern metropolis The time wil come, and I hope of 350,000 inhabitants. It is built soon, when the performance of a an a semi -circular narrow plain, cow or tho record of a bull will be skirting the end of the harbor, allowed as a portion at least of the 'with houses scattered over the scale of points when judged in the 'steep incline behind extending to show -ring, to what extent or by -the very peak, a height of over two what means will be a matter for, thousand feet. From the harbor earnest consideration. I believe, lthe city presents a picturesque if I snot mistaken, that over on scene, reminding one of Gibraltar the Island of Guernsey they do not .with its solidly built houses and am award championships to bulls or (bold rock -like background. At COWS Mail the indivdual, in addi- rt ight especially is this view most tion to excelling in conformation, 'attractive, for with the myriad is qualified by a ree_uisite amount .n.ulti colored lights of the spark - of excellence as a producer. There hag wavelets and extending is is reason in that. We should, of lesser numbers up the slope of the course, not forget those qualities }eek till those at the crest blond that make the Guernsey cow the esith the stars of the sky, the hea- queen of all dairy breeds, but above Vena seem to have fallen to earth all, it is her usefulness, her eco- And spilled the brilliancy of the nomy of production, and the qua- vaulted dome with one scintilating lity of her product that havo made Flash into the placid waters of the her the great favorite that she is. Let utility be the watchword and beauty will, if necessary, follow, for real utility is true beauty. — Breedcr. ABSCESS. An abscess is a gathering of pus and is liable to occur at any part c,r an animal's body or limbs. It may be detected if situated exter- nally by heat, pain, redness and swelliug in the early stages, such SA; an abscess of the jaw in cattle afflicted with lump jaw. If a gathering or abscess is not iii a fit condition to be opened it should be poulticed with antit.eptic poultices, and when it has been brought to a head the animal should be perfectly secured and the ab- scess opened, always lancing or opening same at its lowest point so as to give it a thorough drain- inThe incision should be large so OF to allow the contents of the ab- the ship looted. Fortunately the scess to flow, at the same time mak-engineer was not injured, and he, ing it easy for the attendant to with the aid of the passengers, man - wash out the abscess with the anti- aged to bring the steamer into septic solution. This can be inject- port. Some of these pirates were ed by the use of a syringe. afterward apprehended and be- After o-After the abscess is thoroughly headed, but the war against piracy washed out an astringent healing in and around Hong Kong has been lotion should be used in order to a long and hard ono. obtain the best results.—Dr. David Roberts. sea. ONCE HOTBED OF PIRACY. For centuries Hong Kong was the hotbed of piracy. Thousands of Pirates infested this and the near - .by islands and preyed upon the trading vessel's as they plied be- tween Canton, tho principal pori► of Southern China„ and the other ports of the world. It became neccessary for merchantmen sail- ing these waters to carry a itelava' armament, and battles with the pirates here grew to be a frequent occurrence. Nor were these en- gagements mere chill's play, for often the waters ran red with bl and scores of lives were sacrificed. One such battle is recorded in which twelve hundred pirates were slain. Even to -day piratical depre- ciations are occasionally reported from the inland rivers, and as late as 1896 a steamer to Canton wale attacked, the captain and mato shot, the passengers locked up, and BREEDING ADVICE. The only way of obtaining pure blood, and at the same time avoid- ing any evil, that may arise horninbreeding is to establish several families of the same tribe, or sev- eral branches of the same family, and breed them all carefully to one model, weeding out all delicate and imperfect animals and breeding only from those that are strong and vigorous, and true to type. These different branches of the same fam- ily having been kept apart, though bred to the same riodel, do well for getting fresh blood of the same kind from time to time. The chief drawback to this plan is that dif- ferent Hien have different ideas, and seek to attair- those ideals by dif- as heiden, and takes the place of ferent methods. If there were more le ead not only in Steiermark but uniformity of taste, judgment, and in (•arsnthia and in many parts of the Tyrol. In the north of Italy the peasan- try lige chiefly on polenta, a por- ridge made of boiled maize. The polenta, however, is nyiLallowcd to granulate like Seen4Werridge, A lawyer having offices .n a build- or like the Austrian- -tett. but is ing wherein there are some hun- boiled into a solid pudding. ulri h dreds of tenants recently Inst a is cut and portioned out with a cuff -link, one of a pair that he string. It is eaten cold as often greatly prized. I es it is hot, and is in every sense Being absolntel,v certain t• hat ho the ltali .n peasant's daily bread. had dropped the link somewhere in Tho neelern Rumanians aro held the building, ho calla •d a notice to by many scholars to be descend - be posted in the folicwing terms:— end from a Roman colony, in other "Lost. A gold tui -link. Tho words to be the cousins of the Itch owner, William Ward, will deeply ane. and curiously encesh a varix - appreciate its immediate return." ton of the polenta carted mama- liga is the national dish of Ru- mania. The manialiga is like the polenta in that it is made ei boiled maim, but it is unlike the latter in eras important respect, as the grains are nut allowed to ret i le into a BREADLiESS FOLK. in Some Parts of the World Bread Is Seldom Seen. Baked loaves of bread are prac- tically unknown in many parts of sc.uth Austria and Italy as well as the agricultural districts of Rou- mania, says the Bakers' Weekly. In the villages ef the Ohersteier- niark, not eery many miles from Vienna, bread is seldom seen, the staple food of the people being sterz, a kind of porridge made from ground beech nuts, which is take at breakfast with fresh or curdled milk, at dinner with broth or fried in lard, and with milk again at sapper. This sterz is also known method amongst bre.dcrs there would soon be greater uniformity of results. THE MISSING LINK. That afternoon, on passing the door whereon this notice was post- ed, uhat were the feelings of the lawyer to observe that appended thereto were these lines :-- "Tho finder of the missing cuff - 1