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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-03-22, Page 2Hcr Guardian's Secret; OR = FREED BY DEATH. Cli[ r h [ LIt X. "My home," began Miss Porter, "is, you know, et Florida. 1 in an unl child, us were both illy parents, so Lha 1 huwu uuw thing nu nearer tetuliv 'Bran a great-uncle — a superauuute clergyman, wee superintends try u fairs, and, who, in cuss! I die before h does, which is t cry probable, will be heir 10 my pussesions. "1t is now nearly ten years since ni lather started for Europe, and 1 went t at, adjoining state to visit a wide lady whole I had met in New Orlean the .inter previous. It is not necessar that I should use real names, Craw fluently I will call tier Mrs. Le Vert. Slt "est said it would be h and though 1, too, . i 1 a.t t began to distrust hila from that nye y ►neat, to think that he preferred mews, t to myself. Uncle liertrnin promised o. secrecy. and went hack alone, rind then d e oniinenced a lite of wretchedness, which f- makes Inc shudder even to recall it. e With the exception of my own servant, who dared not tell if 1 bade her be si- lent, the blacks knew nothing of our y marriage, and although we lived to- o g,ethcr as man and wife, so skillfully w did \frs Le Veal and Esther. her white s domestic. manage the matter, that fir y' a time our secret was sefely kept. A - few of the negroes discovered it ere I c lett. but as they always lived in that out - n• of -the -way place, it never followed me. ry- and to this dnv no turnout being in Florida, save Uncle Bertram, knows of the marriage. c- "i am very impulsive. and the excite- ot mens being over my affection began,. to At enol. Riehnrd could have kept I1 not, l.nd he tried. but he did not. On the contrary he was Hauch alone, and when with inc was always tormenting Inc as with conscientious seruples about de - id ceiving 'the old man.'" "011. f like him for that." cried Rosa- mond, "1 like him for that. Why did 1 e you not let him tell?" Ile "Because," returned Nils!: Porter. ' had fears that father would disinherit me. and if Richert! lost Sunnyside we of should be poor Indeed." A shadow passed over Rosamond :s face, and site said involuntarily, "I could a Le happy with Me. Browning If we were poor.' Marie started and answered quickly, s, "What has Mr. Browning to do with my n- story?" "Nothing, nothing," returned Rosa- mond, "only 1 was thinking that if you n• loved Richard as well as i do Mr. m )frowning, you would not have cared I for money." ',t "But i didn't," returned Marie. "1 he was mistaken. 'Twas a mere childish fancy. 1 never loved him. I hate him to notv," She spoke vehemently, and when Rosamond said mournfully, "Hate your n husbands" she replied, "Yes. more than n- t.ate,'or 1 had never come to tell you d this. But listen, from indifference we d came to coldness, from coldness to re- sp crimination, from that to harsh words, from harsh words to• quarrels, and from quarrels to blows. She uttered the last wnrd slowly, while Rosamond exclaimed, "Not blows, Mks Porter! Nn man would ever strike a wo- man. 1 nlrnost ante him now." m. The proud lip curled scornfully; a d, gleans of satifaction shot from the keen black eyes, and Marie went on. "Ile would say, nay, does say, I was the most to blame, that 1 aggravated him beyond Manan endurance, but he pro- voked me to it. Think of his swearing at me, Rosamond, cnlling Inc a she- ! uevll and all that. Think, too, of his r telling Inc to my face that tie was driv- en into the marriage wholly by his sis- ter, that he regretted it more than i, t and to crown all, think of his boxing my cars! he, a poor, insignificant North- ern1 puppy, boxing nie—a Porter and a I Southern heiress(" Sfie was terribly excited. and Rosa- mond,s gazing ah her face distorted with malignant passion, began to fancy teal the greater wrong might perhaps have lain with her. After a moment's pause Marie began again. "When we had been three months man and wife he wrote to the old pian, confessing his marriage, and saying sundry things not wholly corn- ftimentary to his bride; but 1 intercept- ed it, read i1, tore it up, end taunted hint with it. 1 believe 1 celled him a lot -lived Yankee, or something like that. and then It was hfe struck me. The How sunk deep into my soul. It was an insult. an unpnrrjonabls insult. and coup not be forgiven. My Southern blond was all nn fire, and had 1 been a man he should have paid for that Mow. I feel it yet; the smart has never for a moment left me. but burns upon my face just as hatred for him burns upon my heads" "Oh, Miss Porter." cried Rosamond, ns the farmer ground her teeth together, "don't look so terrible. You frighten Inc. Ile struck you, but he asked your par- don. sure?" "Yes, he pretended lo, but f- sprat at him end bade him leave me forever. Ilis sister Tried to interfere, but she male the matter worse, and ns env father was on the eve of embarking for America, 1 determined to go home. and when he carne tell hint the whole mid ask hint to seek satisfnction from one who had dared to strike his daughter. Itirhanl made a show of trying to keep me -- said we hail better live together, and lilt [lint. while his sister called us Iwo silly children who needed whipping. But 1 did not heed 11. i went tomo to Uncle Rertrnm and waited for my fa- ther, who never carne. Ile died upon the sea, and 1 was heir of all his vast possessions. Then ilkhard made over- tures for reconciliation, but 1 spurned Them all. You've heard of women -hat- ers, Rosamond—i am a roan -haler. 1 loathe the whole sex, Uncle Bertram ex- cepted, My marriage was of course a secret in Florida. My servonl who knew of it died soon after my father, and as Uncle ilerlram kept his own counsel more than one sought my hand, but 1 turned my back upon Them all. "Four or five yenrs ago be wrote me a letter. He vas then master of Sebny- side, for the old conn left it to hirn after all. Ile, was lonely there, he said, and he asked n reconciliation. ' fieri on . Hu e Bad n. net.. struck t rl ck me, I Might have gone, foie hi tetter was kindly enough; but the blow was A barrier ret er between• u. Rn i refused le listen. ten, and exulted over the 1 oe of his living there atone ell 111.s days, with the secret on Ids mind. "The sweetest morsel of all In the cup or revenge wee, however, 10? a time has spending the summer on her plan- Wien. iu talion, at what she called her country- seat. ount seat. It was a large, old-fashioned, wooden building many utiles from any neighbors, and here she lived alone— for loe for her only sten, a lad twelve years age, was et some Northern school. first I was very lonely. for the secluded life we led at (lolly Grove was hardly in accordance with the taste of a young girl. Stilt, I did not mind it as much some, for 1 cared but tittle for gentle.- men's ent men's society, and had frequently de- clared that f should never marry. "Toward the last of July Mrs. \'ert's brother carne to visit her. I was a handsome, boyish -looking youth six months older ttt:.n myself—just out of college—full of life and very fond ',pretty girls, particularly it they chanced its be wealthy." "That's a little like Ben," said Rosa- mond, os mond, And Miss Porter continued: "Frons the first Mrs. Le Vert seemed deterrnlned to make a match between u for her brother was poor, and she fan- cied a cied it would be a tine Idea to have the forter estate corse into the Dunlap fam- ily. a ily. So she threw us constantly 1 gather—talked of me to him and of ht to me, until I really began to believe hiked him. Ile, on the contrary, car. for nothing but my money. Still deemed tt advisable to assume a show of affection, and one night talked me of love quite eloquently, i had been to a dinner party that day, and had worn al my diamonds. Iie had never see them before, and they must have inflam- ed his avarice, for I afterward hear him tell his sister that he never shout have proposed if t had not looked beautiful that night. 'i was irresistible in my diamonds,' he said." Miss Porter paused a moment to wit- ness tete effect of her last words, but Rosamond was looking over her shoul- der at a wrinkle she had just discover- ed in the, waist, and did not heed the Still she was listening, and she said. "les. go on. Ynu were looking beautiful that night. Did you consent to marry him?" "Unhappily 1 did," returned Miss Por- ter, "for i lead made myself believe that 1 loved him. I wished that he was older, to bo sure, but he said we would wad until he was of age. This plan, however did not suit his ambitious sister. She knew 1 intended asking my father's up - prove]. and (coin what she heard c him site feared lie would never consent to my marrying a poor student, and she urged an immediate union. But persisted in writing to my father, who nnswered immediately, forbidding me think of young Dunlap, ordering me lo go home, and saying he always intend- ed me for John ('.astlewell, a neighbor of ours, n millionaire, a I,noby, a fool, when) 1 hated as i did poison! "Not long rifler the receipt of fhis letter I was surprised by the sudden appearance of Uncle Ik',trarn, who had come at my father's request to take etc home. This mused me at once. My father was a tyrant. I said, and 1 would let hint knnw I could do as i pleased. In my excitement i fancied 1 could not exist a moment without Richard Dun- lap, while ho declared that hfe would be a blank for him If passed a'vay (nun Inc. At this opportune moment Mrs. Le Vert suggested that wo be married trnmedintety that very night. Uncle Bertram fortunately was a clerymnn, find could officiate as well ns any other. le justice to !helloed. i will say that he Lessilnted longer than t did, but he was persuaded at last, as wns Uncle Bert- ram, and with no other than Mrs. i.e Vert and n while woman who lived with her as half welting -maid and half com- panion, we were married," ROSnnfOnd was Interested now, rind forgetting to remove tier dress she threw s crimson shawl around her shoulders snit sitting .town upon the lied -ex. claimed, "Married! Ynu married! Why. then. are you called Porter?" "Listen and you shall know," return- ed d the lady, a dark look settling down upon her face. 'Scarcely was the ceremony over when 1 1 egnn In regret it, not because I dis- liked !lichen', but because 1 dreaded my fathers dispteatulre, for tie had a most snwege. revengeful temper, and his daughter possesses Ile same" This was bitterly spoken. and she continued: "Hardly nn hour after we were married n negro brought a letter to Riehand from nn eccentric old man for whom he had !been named. In it the old man said tie end been matte his heir, provided he did tint marry until tie was evenly -five. "'f know just how frillickin' you Are.' he wrote, 'and 1 know, too, how unsiiflalde nod how unhappy most early marriages are: so. my b, -v. If you want Sunny.-ide, wait till you nre twenty -live Iefor' you take nn extra rib, 1 hate to be bothered with letters, and if you don't nnswcr this i shall Conclude that you 1 nCM 1 1 s terms.' t.. "Mrs. Le Vert at owe suggested that, e.a Nle 1 oldran r eon 11 . k n end n beady had two fits of apoplexy. and would un- doubtedly soon have the thirst our mar - Have should for a time be kept a sec- ret." -"Rut he didn't consent," cried Rosa. mond. "Yes, he dtd," umoissred \ilas Porter. withheld, but It cause at last, Rosamond. P casae at last. Ile loved a beautiful young; girl, loved her all the more that he could not marry her." She drew nearer to Itosanlnnd, who, though still unsuspecting. trenibliel from bead to fool with an undelinable emo- tion of coining evil, "I saw her, itosantond; saw Ibis young girl with his name upon her lips when waking—saw her. too, with his name upon her lips when sleeping, and all this while she did not dream That 1, the so• eanoed Ainrie Porter, was his wife, the barrier which kept hirn from saying the words her little heart tonged so to hear." There were livid spats on nosatnond's neck. livid spots upon her face. and still she dienol mere from her sent, Ihnugh I er clammy hand clutched nervously her bridal dress. A horrid suspicion S had flashed migh- ty tofu , her, bi n l r t with M 1 tl t a n h tv effort she threw it off ns lnjuslicerto Air. Browning. and mentally crying. "It cannot be," she faintly whispered: "Go on. (To be Continued.) REVIVE OLD -TINE TILTING. Tournament Will Present Spectacle Grout the Days of Chivalry. One of the most picturesque spectacles ever witnessed in London, is to be pro- vided at the forthcoming !loyal Navy and Military tournament. It is nothing less than a revival of the military sport of the Middle Ages, .n which armor -clad knights on horseback. equipped with long lances, engage un fierce tilting combats. They will he picked riders and swordsmen froth crack cavalry regiments. "Tilting in Tudor 'Titres," is the title chosen for the display, and (o1. Ricardo, who has charge of all the mildewy ar- rangements in connection with the tournament, informed u press represen- tative recently that it was intended to produce as exact an imitation as poi- siblu of the ancient tilting tournament as it existed in the days of henry VIII. in the preparation of the tilling con- tests, Colonel Ricardo is to have the assistance of Viscount Dillon. curator ,1 tike Tower Armories. Ile is the greatest living authority on ancient armor and costume, so that the display is likely to he ttistoricully accurate in every particu- lar. There is to be no Queen of Beauty. "We have discovered," said Colonel Ricardo yesterday, "after careful historical re- search, that no Queen of Benuty was ever present al the tilting contests in the olden days. There will be no ladies at all In the display. The number of men who will take part in the tilting will be be- tween three and four hundred, including knights, squires and sten-at-arms." Another striking feature of the tourna- ment will be a series of great military tattoos. Among the troops which will take part in this will be the brigade of Guards, the Household Cavalry, both of these with massed bands, two regiments of cavalry of the line. and such famous volunteer corps as the i.ondon Scottish, the Queen's Westminster and the London Rifle Brigade Flaming torches will be a feature of the tattoo, while some wonderful lighting effects are to he produced by the Elec- trical Engineers Volunteer Corps. I1INDU WOMEN. The Hindu holy books forbid a wo- man to see dancing, hear music, wear jewels, blacken her eyebrows, eaf dainty food, sit at a window, or stew herself in a mirror, during the absence of her hif.s- tand; and allows him to divorce her it she has no sons, injures his properly, scolds tion, quarrels with another wo- man, or presumes to cat before he has finished his meal. Tho enemies we forgive aro generally those that are bigger than we are. ___ SEED T I M E. tile experienced farmer has learned that some grains require far differ- ent soil than others ; some crops need differ- • ent handling than others. He knows that a great deal depends upon right planting at the right time, and that the soil must be kept enriched. No use of complaining in summer about a mis- take made in the spring.' Decide before the seed is planted. 13Se best time to reme- dy wasting conditions in the human body is be- fore the evil is too deep rooted. At the first evi- dence of loss of flesh Scott's Emulsion should be taken imme- diately. There is noth- ing that will re pair wasted t issue more quickly or replace lost flesh more abundantly than Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes and builds up the body when ordi- nary fo od s absolutely fail. We iri:r _WI .i yew a seeiete free. .� He sire that this i r picture in the form of n label is on the µV%tapper ,•f every ' - bort a of 1 nult:uu 00-- you buy. f .Pl: SCOTT411, c t BOWNE a C it a:CST' 1 .;j;or - T onto, Ont. 5,C. end fir ; .11 dragtt.b [:!Iern1 dei., SIIEL'IEIIIN(i SHEET'. In sheltering sheep fn cold or stormy weather, the greatest care should be exercr.,ed that they are itot housed ton waErn ly. Where sheep are sheltered w•ilhiu buildings ii is simply initispen- sible that the buildiugs be well venti- lated. phis can usually he acroinp teadil • where , y It ro there: ale, window doors on two sides of the bui Except in extreme instances soil ventilation may be had 1>y op some of the windows or even the on the lee side. When sheep are confined to a yt bail %cattier•, no attempt should be to have theta in a clone buildi night. The yard should have i proof fence. A tense fraise of boat by building u ,trine stuck on if posed lido will answer best, u winds are then shut on, which g aids in the well -doing of the s Such a yard shut up from the wind facing the sun stakes an ideal plus sheep in winter when they canna to the fields, but it must be kept ciently bedded as to be perfectly When sheep have the choice of lyi such n yard or in a covered shed will usually prefer the former. in cold weenier sheep must be fully safeguarded first from drafts second from too warm housing. are especially Injurious to their h Drafts come through cracks ti weather boarding or through h windows or doors open In the wind side of the shed. When thus ex• the sheep contract colds and cater likely to follow. Drafts are bad enough, but ho in sheds that are too warm is s disastrous to flocks. IL induces stye owing to the warm covering fleece, hence when slteep are t from such n place into a yard in c stormy weather they quickly co colds. Such treatment will soon any flock. When the yards are ax to winds, and these blow stifily, a frequently do in prairie county' disturbance is nnnoying to the and all disturbance retards well Give sheep the choice of a place on to lie down on a windy day, and will prefer lying in the open on Ih: tereed side of a slack or a tight fence to lying in a closed shed. indicates that their instinct tells what is best for them. €OiL FOR POTATOES. Perhaps half of the success potato raising industry depends the selection of the most suitable Good pasture land, broken up earl plowed and, harrowed in early s. will produce a sound crop and o very large one. Clover sod for this purpose is exc end furnishes the soil a large at of vegetable substance. Wet land duce coarse, unpalatable petal, little value even as food for stock. The ground should never be pl while wet or heavy, as it injures Ih and does more berm than the rn can offset. The ground should be pared as carefully and thoroughl potatoes as for any other vegetable Attention in this particular well the fanner. If ttiO soil Is good but little man required. in highly enriched sot plants are more liable to disease when grown irf soils that aro nat good. It is a good plan to plo ground in the spring as early as d be had in good working order and leave it until planting time—about weeks later—then harrow the gr two or three limes till all the weeds are destroyed. When the vines are three to inches high, take the cultivator and the soil a good cultivation at least n week for • three' weeks, and the will be clean and fret from weeds. ii you wish large, well -formed toes select medium-sized tubers, ihein into four or six pieces. pr'escr as many eyes on each as possible. will then have strong, healthy vines roots. if small tubers are planted wl the result in general is a qusntit, small vines followed with an ovcrpro lion of small potatoes. The secre producing a good crop of polatoc Oral, rich soils and good seeds, folio by careful cultivation. The question of selecting a vat must be left entirely to the opintot the grower. SUGAR CURIsG MEAT. In years pest before the great pact industries were known nr even thou 'of. the fernier and retail butchers earn had n method of handling and curing pork products for the consumers of their respective localities. 'i'hie method was handed down from generation to generation up to within the last twenty-five years, but each year this particular work seems to be more and more on the decline, and very few farmers or stnall nnnrkets are now able In produce an article tit for table use. The puckers, therefore. gain n stronger fooling from year to year. Be your own packer. Below we give a recipe for curing that never faits : If Given a Trial LAD Ceylon Natural GREEN Tea will prove Ito superiority over all Japan Teas. and Itec per lb. By all Grocers, RL ST. LOUIS. 1904. First don't be in a hurry to get the meat in salt. Have it cooled in good shape, but not frozen. Trim horns, bacon and shoulders In a neat manner. i.ay each piece separate and leave at least thirly-six hours to drain. Get n trnx irlrge enough to hold 11. Use barrel salt. rubbing each piece Thoroughly. being careful to rub salt i' ch into ends and edges after this is done. The middle parts will take care of Ihemsel'e:s, Place in layers in box with covering of salt between each layer enol leave for six da.s. At the expiration of this time i1 h ready for the sweet pickle, which Is made Take e . s follows: a ( t. common tz e a f wash- tub flhI' t tt ilh water and add one table- spoonful of pulverized saltpetre and two pounds ota uHnr. Get nn average sized d eolith and put In the tub. add salt and stir till the pond.) floats. Peek the meal in a bare, t with each piece on end, and then pour brine over and weight down w all pi•'c(s are covered. use far hint. - A choice ur which we offer to the Indirlduel securing the largest number ul eubocriptiuus during 190d to Tho cosy IIau's Magazine ere are many othe,s. Every competitor can wiu sue ren on eret) subscription raison, every olio being piid is unlike any other, Its cont..•ats aro a careful selection et sirs politica,.. ti of the wwld. It is publi.h.J I,y racer, H.:Jeraro a:,1 watul, C%nadiee A:iclaaaryy. 'Ilia awful papas -Kbit who sic Cattsda's leading publiuhet., secure- a bink clock in Ontario tout :3 in outs weak by AOAZINE is the host 1 have ever bad the W. lVrxx, Editor ti'.•:ktun Y.nterprise. I competition to our nearest .1&.. DO IT NOW. 18 wear. 'sited, Montreal, Toronto, Unanldeg, or London, Eng- THE ng THE success of' pastry depends upon the flour. Bread and pastry must be more than mere- ly appetising ; they must be wholesome, digestible, nourishing. The flour depends upon the wheat and the way it is milled. sehold Flour is made from spring wheat only. It is milled by the newest and best machinery. It is purified by electricity. Use it and you get bread not only light, crisp and appetising, but also wholesome,digestible and nourishin. You will better your baking by buying Ogil-;i vie's Royal Household 'lour from your grocer. { Ogilvie Flour Mins Co., Ltd. >fietttreal. "O ilvle's hook for Cook," enntailef 130 pages of c'ecllcnt re ipea some never published be. feet Four grocer eau tell yott bow to get it YULE. ba - ams fol' ne fight t in in; ar- roe dis• ter. rout p in rate cold titer h is rtes dis- k at :ent. COO. ngs ftp with it. So, it we desire clean butler, we must keep the milk pure. A cow with a poor milk record will probably not produce a calf That will prove a profitable milker. Make your butler clean, keep it clean, and get it to the customer as soon as possible. Clean milk is easier to obtain when the cows sleep in clean straw. If you haven breech). cow, blame poor fences and short feed for it. Keep the heifer calves from your lies! cows. Volt cannot afford to sell them. —4 C.1\'ALiRY MARCHING. A French detachment of twenty men of the 411 Dragoons, commanded by the colonel, who was assisted by a captain and three lieutenants, lies just accom- piishcd n fine piece of military ti ling. Leaving Chanhery nt G.JO n.m.,, the party reached Vizelle at 2.:V) p.m., hay- ing covered forty-eight tniles with one stop. At 4 p.m. the march back to Charnbery was begun, tete route being by Grenoble and Les Echelles. Various tnanmuvres and reconnaissances were carried out on the road, and after oil slops u end the night's rest the detach - !tient marched into Chambrey at noon next day, having covered 121 miles In twenty-eight hours. i hl h k ors. Both men n cad horses were in perfect c'unditioo. �÷ — 1t a man is prosperous he has no use for his friends; It he tsn'4 they barye 110 IN A GLASS HOSI'ITAi.. New Scheme for Securing Complete Isolation. A recent innovation at the isolation hospital at Chingford, England, should be watched with great interest by pub- lic health authorities. In the group of buildings %elicit constitute the isolation hospital for the Urban District of Wal- thamstow 1'al-,thamsto v is a twelve -bel pavilion, which is an entire depariure in con- struction from all previous isolation buildings. The block contains twelve beds, six on either side of n central nurses' duty roma. Each half of the building is de- rided by plate glass partitions, into six separate self-contained cubicles, with 2.000 cubic feet of air space each. Each cubicle is entered by its own separate door from the outer air. From the nurses' room the twelve patients can be seen at any time through the observation windows. Dr. Clarke, says the Municipal Jour- nal, stuns up the advantages of the, glass cubicle ns follows - 1. isolution as complete as In a four - bed pavilion and avoidance of mixed in- fection. 2. The avoidance of possible infection from tuberculosis, which children inay develop in an active form after severe acute illness. -- 3. Patients absolutely separated. rind at the same time under observation. ♦__._.5 1IOW TO WAS!! (RIBBONS. Wash silk waists and ribbons, It should lie rcmeinber1st, by no mends stand careless laundering. For white silk waists, the lust rinsing water should be very slightly' blued, and no waists or ribbons ever washed in very hot water. Make it lather of tepid water, rubbing no soap directly on the fabric. 11 the gar- ment is much soiled, soak it first in n titlic borax water. After rinsing it in several water s It should lie wrapped in a soft cloth, (ho moisture to be pressed, not wrung. nut of it. It can be ironed at once while still wet, but n piece of thin muslin must bo put between este Iron n nd the silk, ilk sof n ng ase till of moisture remnl s In It otherwise lie the iron will streak the fabric in a way that is difficult to remove. When the silk Is guile dry and fairly smooth, It may be finally Ironed over lightly without ut trio Intervening muslin. It a little firmness and gloss are llkeed in the silk, a ten - spoonful of prepared glue, to a guar! et water ms to added to 1 o last tensing waters OF SOLDIER AND SAILO THE BIRiTISH SERVICE ON LAND MD ii'.in'ER - Uenry Eighth Was Pounder of the Navy -- How Uniforms Date Originated. Tho credit of really organizing the Brittslt nary belongs to fleury ‘111-. us he created the Admiralty and Trinity douse, anal was the lira of our sot et'- eigns to establish Government dueekyanls lit Deptford, \\'ool wic:► and 1 r volt, ;aye London Tit -Bits, Bluejackets march quite as Early as soldiers, / i U f10 O e t p w•ItO�� seen thein marching together can have faaeP h, notice how very much easier Bait f the sailor is. Further, 11111 well tt that the work sailors have -lo do almost invariably produces n letter det•lopment of wrist, arlu, shoulders and neck Mau the work of a soldier. UNIFOdi\IS OF Tilt: SERVICE. There was no regulation attire for the navy until the middle of the eiglikenlh century. frilling one day in the park in 1571, George Ii. met the hraulihtl Duchess of Belford attired in it riding habit of blue. fared with while. His Majesty f,,:111 the effect so charming Biala he ut once commanded that these colors should be adopted in the navy. The adoption of searkel for the army uniform is not of very ancient date. ilonry \'Ill.'s hndyguiu•d were attired in cloth of gold rend silver. chnnged laser 011 to red rind yellow damask. The Life Guards and horse Guards, f r eu d from troops who heti knelt' in the ►`ivii war's, were the fire! to 1•.r clad in reit. '1 hey had scarlet coats, jack -bouts, and feathered hats. WHEN RED (::\\IE IN. Early In the eighteenth century the Guards wore scarlet faced with blue, and line regiments were. supposed to swear red, when they could get it from !heir colonels. Among the earliest of- ficial orders for red is one of 179I, which says that all recruits are to he supplied with a scarlet jacket, mut it stns not until then that red became the color Iynical of our soldiers. The great distinction belw'rcn the training of a soldier and sailor Is sant the one is nitwit Ettore formal and me- chanical than the other. Of enurse, Loth are Arils.,, but the soldier's drill is far more precise. and all his exercises and training tend to make him more of n machine titan the sailor. 1lis work, too, is not so varied. and, tinder present conditions, does not afford the same scope for initiative. OLD AND THE NEW. Ship for ship, the cost of the modern t atlleship and cruiser is far greater than it was in Nelson's time for battleship and frigate. The best example that we lave of the old line of battleship is the Victory. She cost about £68,000 to build, and her armament would bring the cost to about £100,000. A modern battleship of the flrst•cla. s coals about £1,250,000, fully armed. Thehigat s of Nelson's time averaged from £13,000 to £'??,000 each. Our ordinary cruiser costs about £Ge0,000. iI is an apparently well-founded sup- erstition in the nary that vessels named offer renliles nr stinging insects are very unlucky. There have been two Bri- tish gnmt>oals nnmed Wasp; the first was wrecked with n less of fifty-two byes: the second disnpneared in a ty- phoon oft the coast of China. The Ser - lent, the second unlucky ship or her name. was lost off Spain with 173 lives, The Viper, another vessel of the same class, brake her bark in the North Sen, end n similar vessel, named tete Cobra, also came to grief. NEEDN'T WORRY. i%'hen Births Decline, Says an Expert. • So Do Deaths; Things Even Up. The birth rate give.s impartial evidence of the social condition of a country, ant a declining birth rata marks the grow- ing well being of its Pt( )pie, says the Nineteenth Century. The birth rale does not indicate willi even approximate ac- curacy the growth of population. The birth rale declines with the death rate. However great the birth rate of nn old settled country may be, the natural in- crease of population -thief Is, the dilfer- enen between births and deathss.nk,es not. on a ten years average, exceed fif- tten per 1,000 of population. 11 is very remarkable that the birth rate ail over Europe culminated in 1876, and, except in Rus,,in, has declined more.or less continuously ever since. in twelve of the flftetn countries of Europe (Russia sol included) the birth rate cul- minated in the seer 1876, and also to %within u fraction in the other three. in (hut year the birth rate vatted (ger 1.000 of the pn;•ultiliotl) frutrt 26.2 in Frm,r.r to 46.3 in 11unsery, while the natural Increase of population—the dif- ference between the births rand deaths varied only from 3.6 in France to 15.I in England. In Hungary, which hail the highest, birth rate (16.3;, the natural in- crease was only 9.3, shies i:tg how unsafe It Is to estimate the grao th of retitle. lion by the bh'Ihs elan,". The close htterd,epctnl'nce of the birth rate and the death rat,• ie s ery clearly shown by comparing the births :mil deaths when the blclh rate was highest and again when it Ives lowest 41876 the birth rule In the fifteen r pearl t; countries averaged 3a.3 per 1: ), and the death late 23.7 per 1,rito. The acct- age natural Iner'Gtso was thus 11.6 for r 1,(tt10. In 1003 the nverage births had fr.11en to 29.8, rand the deaths to_ 1i.f, ntaf;iln the average Increase of pupnlali.:'n 11.4 per 1,60n. Thus while the firth reit, f.•11 1`0; per cent., Ihn naturai itt:t,r,.., do. cline') only 1!, per cent. :-AFE CELLULOID. Colit.ko:e, hitherto barred from !wavy uses bec',usse of Hs enolosiVil giuititieet, has been made incombustible 1ht,i g U the invention 01 n Frene h ctierniet, .\n ether -alcohol solution of celluloid is made,to is Is added n c . rr . n c - 1 Hr rm1 n e hot solution t P rct,fortd•' of limn. '11;e two nre mixed, and upon Ih,e ewnf.•era. tion of the solvents a compound Ilan Ina every property of callulnid, anis twiiw'h' Is not only non-infamabk big men cont• tustible, its obt!ekinl.