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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-09-27, Page 64-04+040♦04,04-0+04-0+0+004-004,0 "EEVON OR, A HOPELESS LOVE. • 99 ;o i 0♦oOo-f 0+o-s~9+o+ +0G+040+0♦0♦00o+W+0+0+0♦ CHAPTER 111. As van Slack and Dare hnd approach- ed the office of the Clarion the difficul- ties of their mission huei arisen before them with new significance. Would Durkee consider amen against whom lie must entertain a prejudice "responsible parties?" Would he be willing to sell a newspaper over whose destinies he had watched for years to strangers who were known to indulge in that which he considered the curse of the world? It was not probable. "You will have to be very careful of your negotiations," von Stack had said to his companion. "I have learned that the old man is touch annoyed because we drink wine at the house. But, ou the other hand, he is extremely re nxious to get rid of the paper, and 1 under- stand he is what they call 'close' in this locality. Don't make any conditions about the future policy of the Clarion, but ask hint this price for it, and, if nec- essary, offer him double the money. 1 have a suspicion that his principles won't long withstand the jingle of bard cash." As the young men entered the editori- ai ollice Isaiah Durkee rose slowly to receive them. The marks of his recent emotion were still visible In his face, and the hand that sought his chair for support trembled perceptibly. Dare was the first to speak. Introducing himself and van Slack, he stated briefly that They had conic to talk with him regarding the purchase of the Clarion. Durkee's eyes brightened, and drawing a chair toward his own he motioned Dare to be seated. There was silence for a moment, and van Slack's gaze wandered toward Mrs. Durkee, who had withdrawn to one of the windows and stood looking upon the street. Tho perfect symmetry of her tall, slender form and the golden -red of her hair thrilled hire with a strange excitement. "If you will kindly present me to your wife, Mr. Durkee," he _said courte- ously to the editor, "1 will leave you and Mr. Dare to talk business. You will be more likely to reach a satisfac- tory conclusion without me than with me, don't you know." Durkee was by no means pleased at this suggestion, and plainly showed his annoyance in his manner. • His thin face flushed nervously, and an angry gleans flashed in his eyes. Ile stood up, however, and turning toward his wife said: "Mrs. Durkee, Mr. van Slack would like to meet you." Tho introduc- tion was worded strangely, but van Slack hardly wailed to hear the editor's curt sentence. In an Instant he was at the window and looking down into the smiling face of the handsomest woman tin had ever seen. As the young roan bent to express in a low voice his pleasure at making her acquaintance, the picture presented was a charming one to the eyes of Dare. though its artistic merit did not appeal to the Clarion's proprietor. Von Slack was nttired in a light -gray suit relieved by a white -striped waistcoat. from the points of his neatly cut collar to the tips of his patent leather shoes he was dressed with all the attention to detail that would have pertained to his costume Lad he been starting out for a stroll on Fifth Avenue or Pall Mall. Ile had plucked a deep -red Jacqueminot rose from the conservatory at the cottage. and had placed it In his coat in the full knowledge Ihnt It made the dark beauty of his face n11 the more striking. Rut Bare could not help Thinking, as ho glanced toward the window, that the weinnn who stood there looked as much the motulaine in her simple attire as 11)4' man who lingered by her side. Ile had no lime. however, to analyze This impression, for Durkee al that moment recalled hien rather harshly to the un- romantic details of business. As wan Slack gazed upon the eleer- tut features of \Irs. Durkee he felt a surprise so great that it almost dis- played itself In his manner. blow was N that such a woman ns this eras buri- ed in the wilds of I'atonkel? "De yon know, Mrs. Durkee," lie said, SA to' leaned against the window -frame, "that I have a great deal to thank you ler? You once drove away a fit of the 'blues' that was eating my heart out." itis vis-a-vis looked up at trim with surprise in her eyes. "Indeed, Monsieur van Slack? IIow can that be? We have not mel before." She spoke with the bewitching vivacity of a Frenchwo- n u:m. Iter hands, her whole body in tact. seemed to aid In Interpreting her thoughts. The perfume of the woman's presence stole over van Slack liko n welcome deliriant. His eyes grew strangely bright, and his cheeks glow- ed "Nn, we have not met." he acknow- ledged, tris voice sinking almost to a whisper, "but 1 have heard you sing. One evening I was lying on the beach wnb ting the moonbeams play with the waves. rind wandering If it were not Miller 'not 1p be.' Tennysors's pets.+i- misaic voice had the upper hand for n time. and 1 wee debating the moat cle- anable teethed of shuffling off this mor• tat roil. when a voice began to chant an old Breton ballade. The beauty of the night and the rich Inusic of the Feng seerned to harmonize, and I felt that 1 w•an;ed the night and the song to Inst forever. But pretty soon the Rtu�ic ceased. a decuman, more potent Than the reel. wasted up and wet my feet. and 1 realized that the rornnnce of life Is very easily destroyed; that the palhns of circurnetances IS often strong- )), marked." 11h s. Derkee's face changed many time: as van clack a as speaking. She mile -d up at htn at first with a pleased x)'res•'on 1 her eor`ntertnnce but p1 - Ire n wlete she seemed to dout,t his sin - Mile, arid bet eya Altehed as she ask- ed quickly: "But how do you know that nli►le was the voice you heard? I fear that you jump at conclusions, monsieur." "Not at all," he returned, smiling. "You look Just as your voice sounded. Permit me to testify my gratitude for the song by giving you this rose." Ile took the (lower from his coat. "ll typi- fies your voice. --rich, rounded, and the result of careful culture. Ah, you shake your head? You will not accept my little present?" "No, Monsieur van Slack," answered Mrs. Durkee demurely, while she put up one white hand in rejection of the flower. "You see it is a rule of the of- fice that no frivolity shall go on within its walls. No one should come up here unless he comes on 'business.' And this is not 'business.' If you had crier - ed me an overgrown pumpkin or a gi- gantic watermelon, I should have been glad to take it, and would have given it due notice It the columns of the Clar- ion. But a rose does not come under the head of what we might call a Jour- nallstic asset. Vous comprenez, n'est- ce pas?'' Van Slack was piqued. Though not given to gyneolatry, he had been from force of circumstances what the world vulgarly calls "a ladies' man," and he was not pleased at being so cleverly checkmated by a woman who could have had but little practice in coquetry. After a moment he said, as he returned' the rose to his buttonhole: "Your argu- ment is a sound one, Mrs. Durkee. You have a more logical mind than is often found in your sex." The Frenchwoman - placed her hard behind her head and smoothed her lux- urfbint hair upward. This gesture, a favorite one with her, brought out the rounded lines of her long, plump arm, and as her hand stroked the rebellious locks of her abundant tresses, the man before her felt again the thrill of ad- miration that had warmed him when ho had gazed upon her for the first time. She smiled as she looked up into his face and, with almost a caressing echo in her voice, said: "Please do riot be sar- castic. Monsieur van Slack; 1 did not wish to offend you. But the assurance that my little song gave you pleasure is sufficient recompense to me without le joli Jacqueminol." "But I am much annoyed," said van Slack, looking at her with exaggerated sternness. "You can readily propitiate me, however, if you will promise to sing to me again." "Mon 1)ieul. How do you know that 1 am anxious to propitiate you? And your word 'again' is misleading. 1 have not yet sung to you. i sang to myself and the ocean that night. Real- ly. Monsieur vin Slack, 1 fear we would not get on well together. Already we seem Inclined to disagree." "Ah. but it takes two to make a quar- rel, and 1 an really the most easy-go- ing person in the world. 1f I have said anything to displease you, pray forgive roe. 1 am willing to pay any penalty for my indiscretion." Iter brilliant eyes looked into his for n moment, and then she broke into a soft, melodious lough. "You deceive yourself, monsieur. You have a well- developed temper. You may hold it in firm control, but it exists, and must sometimes give you much trouble to curb." "And you are a phyelognoinisl? May i ask you to continue your interpretation o1 my character?" "O, non. You forget your Shake- speare: 'Look how we con, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks.' 1l w•ns presuming of inc to find temper in your face. 1 will go no further." "So," he remarked, changing the sub- ject, "you ere fond of Shakespeare?" "Indeed, yes. Everyone who lives near the ocean must love Shakespeare. Ile is to literature what the sea Is lo the earth—a brood, grand, Itmllless, throbbing expanse with depths so great that the mind earl not explore them; and yet reflecting on the surface n Thousand changing moods, sometimes playful. sometimes terrible, but always unique." Meanwhile Dare and Durkee had been earnestly engaged in a contest of dip- lomacy. For years Isniah Durkee had been a fanatic in his desire 10 deslrny the liquor traffic. 'Universal Prohibi- tion had been to Min the dream of his eeistence, the hope of his maturity, the guiding ,star of his amental powers. By his igorous personality he had placed Palonket upon the list of "no license" !owlet, and, though he had begun to realize that alcohol will always leak in between the chinks of the law, he never - Melees felt that in abandoning his newspaper he ought to leave it in the hands of those who maintain the policy he had followed for so long a lime Thal Dare had no synipnthy wilt I'rohibi• ttnn Durkee well knew, and so as they talked, the editor found liltnself assailed by a great temptati•in. Ile dished in- tensely to be relieved of the cares that had so long held him in bondage; he was not eel]; he needed a vncation; and. above all, he realized that If he slid not sell his paper to Dare and wan Slack It might be years before he again re- ceived so advantageous en Offer. Thus on the one hand were allied his pett- snnal inclinations and financial Inter- ests, while In opposition an unwelcome obligation battled alone. But the Prohlbitioniq W98 by no meats a weak character. There W4s In bis nature a vele of sturdy rr .,nhood. and as he leaned his heal upon his hand, and pptendered In silence the prob- lem presented 10 him, he Blowsy but firmly determined to sacrifice himset1 upon the altar of duty. 1t was not an easy victory over self that he finally gained. Ile realized, In his Innermost being, that his efforts to drive intem- perance from 1'ntonket had not been successful; he had begun to doubt the practicability et Prohibitory legislation; tie dimly fell that, like the wen ul Sem- um, he had been shooting at the stars; and yet he drove away such thoughts ice these, and with" his rocntul ear turn- ed toward the promptings of conscience, carne forth from his fiery temptutien a bigot, perhaps, but none the less a man who had displayed his moral grandeur. As Durkee raised his head, the stern expression on his countenance and the (tiniest hostile gleam In hes dark eyes conveyed to the quick mind of Dare the assurance that his proposition had been rejected. But at that Instant occurred one of those slight incidents that often change the current of important events, rind turned the victory of Durkee's bet- ter nature into overwhelming defeat. As he was about to address Dare his glance wandered to the window. His checks again flushed as they had when van Slack had asked for an introduc- tion to qhs. Durkee. His long, slim fingers twitched nervously, and his thin lips quivered. Jealousy was painted on his face, and spoke in every motion of his body. Turning quickly to Dare he said, with feverish haste: "\\'ell, sir, 1 accept your terms. 1 make no conditions excepting that 1 expect an immediate cash payment, and,wish you to promise that you will retain in your service the present em- ployes of the paper. 1 shall probably set out for Europe at once. Are you satisfied with my decision?" "Entirely," answered Dare, delighted at the unexpected success of his ne- gotiations. Ile had been watching Dur- kee- closely and had comprehended the rhotive that had actuated the Prohibi- tionist In his sudden change of pur- pose. "After all, \'an hos done more than I have toward the capture of the Clarion," he thought, as he complacent- ly stroked his mustache. "To -morrow we will complete the de- tails of the sale," continued Durkee, who had risen hurriedly, and now showed by his manner that he wished tri he left alone with his wife. "If you and your friend can be here in the morning by len, I will see to it that the legal papers are prepared." Dare agreed to this and arose to go. Taking his hat from the desk he .shook hands with Durkee, and raising his voice slightly above its ordinnry pitch, said: "Are you going, Van? Mr. Dur- kee and 1 have finished our business." Van Slack was in no hurry to depart. Ile had been astonished at Mrs. Dur- kee's wide range of reading, her origin- ality as displayed in her criticism of books and authors, and the shrewd judgment of the world and its ways that showed itself in her conversation. There was a naivete about her that robbed her words of the slightest suspi- Lion of pedantry, even when she refer- red to topics that are seldom touched upon by women who wear neither short hair nor gray. To a roan who had long been bored by the vapid chatter of wo- men who find it pleasanter to feel Ihon to think, all this was surprisingly re- freshing. But he had no excuse for re- maining. "Good-bye," he said. ns he held out his hand. "1 leave here even more in your debt than when 1 canoe?" "flow Is that?" she asked, looking up at Min wilt a smile. "I have no time to explain now. 1 hope to have an opportunity before long. however." "I hope you may," she returned. "Au avoir, monsieur." As the two young men turned toward the van Slack villa on leaving the Clari- on office, the heat of high noon was beating down upon the quiet village. Long swathes of sunlight lay It gold- en glory along the avenue of stalely trees. The dusty roadway stretched on- ward 1'ke a yellow ribbon on a ground of gras-green silk. No sounds were heard save the rasping ruling of the gra-shoppers on both sides of the foot - pat's, and the distant murmur of the croning sen. It seemed as though ratan had deserted the little town years before, for the ancient houses were as silent as the sun itself. The branches of the willows hung listless in the healed air. Overhead a cloudless sky Welched away till it seemed to plunge into the far -oft waters of the ocean for relief front the buying kisses of the Elinor - nus swshenms. Itil the air was not nppressivc. Filled with sweet odors Its dry, warm breath was as entoxiealing ne a cordial. it was a day in which to dream of love. to cast aside the petty cares of life, and !el the piney paint the future with the glorious link of the impossible. "Hand -once arid clever beyond any one I crier met!"' exclaimed van slack, a.• they began their long. hot walk. "Well," (reeled Dare mischewiously, "he is certainly clever enough, but 1 didn't consider Min especially good- looking." "Him? him? Of whom are yeti speak - Ing?' necked von Slack testily. "You know right well that i was talking about Mrs. Durkee. Yvonne Durkee! 'i'hoebus, what a nattier But hew about the paper. John? Aro you to have it??" "Yes. It will be ours to -morrow." Then looking his companion full In the Nee. Dare remarked: "The old mon awl his wife are to start for Europe at once. our purchase of the Clayson has given hire just the opportunity he want- ed. Ile is a very unselfish man, this Durkee. Ile feels that his wife needs a vacation, and he would rather sncriftce the cause of prohibillor than deny her that pleasure. See?" \'an Slack dict not answer. but .strode forw".rd al it pace Ihnt caused his com- panion to puff and perspire in the ef- fort to keep up will) ,aim. After a lime he 111 dernit d his Fail somewhat, and turning to Hare, said in- n lone of de- cision: "They must not go away Just now, John. We millet try anti find some wax of keeping than here for n f• av Dare smiled. "Ah, i see," he re- mnrke.l. "You do not wish In let Dur- kee escnpe the force of your conning rdt- loriuts agninst i'rohibition. Well. lel pp1S think the matter over for n while. Peuka1s en u can moke uitl nliy of to \laryutae, In lois neemp( to half lu r hike and eithin range of your alcotrol.0 guns." To this van Slack did not deign to reply, and the young men continued their walk in silence. The immediate outcome of the with - diem al trent the Clarion office had been startling. thirdly hid the door closed upon thein before Isaiah Durkee had thruwn him -•If prone upon the desk, while his w hole body shook with pas- sionate sobs. Never before had Mrs. Durkee known her husband to give way to tears. and her face was deadly pale a., she bent over him. "I ant a coward! 1 am a traitor!" he moaned. "I have lost my honor!!" Then would he repeat the words as his sobs broke out afresh. Suddenly Ire arose from his chair, his tear -stained face ghastly in its pallor, and as he raised his hand to his forehead, as though to quiet the throbbing of his fevered brain, he cried out in a voice of agony: "Great God! They will call the Judas If:cariot'" Then he fell unconscious, full length upon the floor. To be Continued.) I.F. ROI MINE GOES DEEPER. Tho l.e Rol hos reached 1.75J feet, the lowest depth o1 any mine in the pro- vince. WHITE REAR.—In the old north drift, on the e50•foot level, east of the shalt, a chute of ore five feet in width has been struck, which runs about $20, it would looks as though continuo for a considerable distance further. All the ore shipped from this chute is that which is extracted in the course of the development. Drifting Is in progress on No. 3 ledge on the 700 -foot level, and the entire face of the drift Is in ore :1 a pay grade, which runs about $37 to the ton. Drifting Is in progress on the 1,000 -foot level. The intention is to start the mill within the next day or two, with one shift, in order to use up the second-class ore that is taken out in the course of the development work. The mine is looking better than ever. EARTHQUAKE A HEALTH TONIC. There was, too, en San Francisco) on improvement in the general health of the people after the earthquake, says the London hospital. 1t is on undoubt- co fact that a great many men and wo- men who were in a poor slate of health before the shock, with bad appetites and defective digestion, are now eating all they can gel and digesting it with- out trouble, while the mental condition which so often accompanies the dys- peptic slate, has equally improved. The explanation is as simple as it is ra- tional. These people were fortunately deprived of their street cars, alcohol, and luxuries; they had nothing. but simple food, and They were compelled to take exercise in the open air to get it. The men have found it.possible to live without cigars or whiskey and the ladies without candy. They have cook- ed their simple meals in the streets, to the better ventilation of their houses; for lack of light They have gone to bed early, with the compensation that they have risen with the lark. They have bad the enforced benefits of sanita-iu 11 and good health is the result. IMMO THE REAL SECRET OF THE POPULARITY OF CL.YLON GREEN TEA NO ADULTERATION. NO IMPURITIES. NO COLORING MATTER. ABSOLUTE PURITY TELLS THE STORY Lead paokots only. 400, 50o and 800 per Ib. At all grocery. A CIII\-EsI•: METROPOLIS. Ilankau blas a Population of Over Teo Millions. Everywhere in China to -day the trav- eller finds the representatives of Ger- many, of France, of ilus>sia, of Belgium, and to a lesser extent of Great Britain and the United States, says the author of "The Reshaping of the Far East,' scheming, planning, working for thede- ve!opmeut of power and influence in that empire. And everywhere they go the smart Chinese go with then, buying land, opening stores, starting factories, knowing that where the foreigner set- tles down there will be peace, good government, good business and pros- perity. There is no better place to watch them all at work than Hankau, the busy city six hundred miles up the Yanktze from Shanghai. Nowhere else could a better strategic position for biting into China bo found. The place known to Europe- ans and Americans as nankin] is a triple city whose aggregate of native inhabi- tants Is already supposed to be more than two millions. On the left, or northern, bank of the Yangtze is Ilan- kau proper, with its fast-growing Eu- ropean settlement spreading out for sev- eral eweral miles along the river front. Push- ing close to it, the native city of Ilan- kau ends only with the river Ilan, which enters the Yangtze two thousand yards above the northren town. Immediately on the other bank of the Han is the city of Ilanyang. with Pa- goda 11111 lowering above ib, and a great city spreading out everywhere it can without falling tubo the water. In this city are the Iron and steel works, the arsenal and explosive factories es- tablished by the Viceroy Chang Chili - tong, huge establishments employing many thousands of men -supervised by a handful of foreigners, of whore Con- tinentals are the majority. Ito the steel works there is a gigantic Siemens -Mar- tin furnace, a Bessemer furnace, n' big steel rail mill, and other plants. From the adjacent Ping-hsiang coal -mines fuel comes by the thousand tots, carried all the way by water. From the Tieh Shan arsines Iron ore pours in, making the works independent of nil foreign sup- plies. At the government arsenal there is a splendidly appointed rifle factory, turning out modern Hauser rifles by thousands; a big gun factory, where everything down to the last screw is made; a powder -mill where guncotton and every modern high explosive can be produced in limitless quantifies. In Hengyang the viceroy is preparing all that is necessary to arm the Yangtze; in Wuchang he Is mining night and day to make profits to pay for it all. Across the broad river Is this third city—Wuchang,'with its viceregal ya- nlunS, its brigades of modern troops, IUs Westernized schools and its ancient viceroy. Along the Wuchang water- front another European settlement, -au- thorized by imperial decree, is also springing up, and red brick building.e and neatly made wharves line the river. Shut in by the hnmtnse Chinese cities, the European has managed to secure for hiut,elf a narrow foothold on this most chosen of spots, and now, backed 1'y his government, he will make yet greater efforts to extend his hold. Climb up to the top of Pagoda Hill ,and survey the scene. Below, the triple city blackens three irregular patches. Between, beyond, behind is nothing nut water, first the magnificent Yangtze here more than a mile wide, enticing.) six hundred miles from its mouth; hen the canal -like Ilan 'liver; to the none - west and southwest enormous lakes an 1 lagoons in limitless and glittering ex- panse. Farther nn you divine more rivers, more canals, nothing but water, and on it countless junks and power boats. Farther on are the hump -bad: - ea railway bridges of the new trunk Ince, already nearing completion; the trumpeLs of the viceroy's troops ring out. China and non -China are working steadfastly away, and as the selling sun turns everything to flaming colors you see everybody still busy, although night is coming on. FACTS ABOUT ARRESTS. in England no arrests may be made on a Sunday. except for• treason -felony or n breach of the peace; and freedom from arrest at any time on civil process is a privilege enjoyed by members or the Royal Family and their st:vents, Bishops, peers and peeresses, and mem- bers of Parliament during the sitting of Porliament and forty days before and after each Session. STEADILY ADVANCING ONWARD --In Development. UPWARD --In Value. For months we have been recommending the purchase of WHITE BEAR MINE SHARES FOR DIVIDENDS AND SENSATIONAL PROFITS BUYNOW—TO HOLD—Not for a small profit, but for manytimes pre'Ilt figure. There is the strongest possi- bility and probability that it will repeat the history of Le Iioi — its next door neighbors—and a few mouths from now your hesitating friends will point to you as "SUCH A LUCKY FELLOW "—and will remember that you " ALWAYS WERE LUCKY," etc., etc. Read, analyze ;and act— LE ROI—adjoining mine—sold at ono time 5o per share PRESENT MARKET PRICE, $10,00 PER SHARE WHITE BEAR—Present market price about 10o per share— the management state, with a few months' development will be on a dividond- paying basis. We consider the Cotnpany's last monthly report so satisfactory that we have had a number printed. Send for ono and judge whether it is unrea�ou:1b1e to expect it to advance to ONE DOLLAR PER SHARE Buy Canadian Gold Fields Syndicate. Paying regular 10 per cent. dividends See buying and selling quotations In Standard Stock Exchange list. Buy Amalgamated Cobalt. See bu)•ieg and selling quotations in Standard Stock Exchange List. Write us for fuller particulars and send us your buying or selling orders in thes(i or any raining or industrial stocks. FOX & ROSS—Umbers thoodord STOOK BROKERS —gloat WAWA R' 1'!'JIR1.1Sitfh if+K;. Btantciard Stook Enchaung* •ulldIng, TORONTO FROM BONNIE ,SC4'ITLAND NOTES OF INTEREST 1-11o511 1!a BeNKu4 AMI Itlt\i:S. 11'hat Is Going On In lime IliOhlands and 'Umlaut!,of Auld ticotla. The Duke of Bucclueti has been elect- ed president of the Highland and Agri- cultural Society. Lieut. henry W. C. W s has been promoted to be captain: Stiffs Seaforth 1tghlande•s, Mr. Charles Roberts, who for liefepast 1: years has been a prevcnli\°ulcer at Leith, has reliredealter 31 years' ser- vice with the Customs. Rohl. Laird, moulder's laborer, Ayr, was sent to prison for 40 days for Ill• treating his (ivo children by neglecting le provide food and clothing for thein. A new public school, which has been erected at a cost of £29,000, to meet the educational requirements of Patrick, was formally declared open by Mr. Ju\Ir. J. ries CalC.dwellFar, P. qu\1,harson, head offiee of the National Bank of Scotland, Edin- burgh, has been appointed assistant agent of the principal branch in Perth. At Hamilton, John Black Slrathaven, was convicted of travelling on the Cale- donian Railway between Cambuslang and Meikle Earnock without having paid his fare. Ile was fined 34s. At Glasgow, while a gang of men were erecting a gas producer at the l'urkhead forge, the huge shears, 50 feet high, collapsed. Patrick Coffey, 19 was killed, and Alex McCundy, 46, was seri- ously hurl. Aluminum Individual communion cups together with unfermented wine were introduced for the first time at the re- cent hall -yearly communion of the Moat Park United Free church, Biggar. A new pleasure ground has been op- ened for the village o1 nirkhill, Forfar - shire, the opening ceremony being per- formed by ex -Lord Provost McCurdy, Dundee, in the presence o1 a large crowd of spectators. The death .has taken place of John Macleod, shoemaker, Uir, Skye better known as "Gladstone." Ile belonged to Caithness and settled there some 30 years ago. Ile became famous at the thne of the Crofter agitation. An interesting ceremony took place in Blantyre old village school when Ma- jor John Ness, V.D., who has just cele- brated his jubilee as a schoolmaster, was entertained and presented with his portrait and a purse of sovereigns. Edinburgh corporation had a surplus of&£13,1i6 last year. The amount subscribed for the gold chain of office for the provost of Irawielf ie now over £200. Philip Brady, a bandsman of the F. and K. militia, was fined 50 shillings at Dundee for breaking a hawker's nose. An open-air concert was held on the bank of the Doon recently, when about 1,000 voices and three brass bands look part. The annual demonstratioilkaf the Kirkinlilloch Co-operative Society, in which nearly 4,000 persons took part, was held recently. Major A. C. McLean, Cameron High- landers, is selected for appointment as brigade major of the Seaforth and Cameron Volunteer infantry Brigade. The whaling cutler Snowdrop, of Montrose, has been lost on the coast of Greenland with a cargo on board, the whalebone being valued at about £2,000. Major Ogilvy, 15th Hussars, cavalry instructor to the Sultan's forces, has died at Fez of fever. The major was the son and heir of Sir Reginald Ogilvy, Bart., of Baldonan. A JAPANESE BATHROOM. The Very Simple and Inexpensive Fur- niture Required. A tiny space four by six feet. 1n 1t were hour objects, a stool to aft upon when washing oneself before getting In- to the bath, a shining brass wash basin, a wooden pail and flipper, in which to filch the bath water, and the tub. The tub, like most private baths, was round, casket shaped and made of white wood. It was perhaps thirty inches ame- tet and twenty-seven Inches h gh, says a writer in the Craftsman. A copper funnel or tube passing through the bottom went up inside close to the edge. This filled with lighted charcoal,. supplied heat for the water.' The pipe was higher than the tube, so the wat.nr could not leak Inside. A few Trans- verse bars of wood filled Into grooves and formed a proleetiotr so the bather could kneel in the tub without corning in contaet with the hot pipe. The walls of the rooms are of white wood, with a pretty grain, the floor of pine, laid with a slight slope and grooved so the water might flow into a gutter and through a bamboo pipe to the yard. A moon-shaped lattice wlndew high up let in air and light. As a provision for more ventilation the two outside walls for n foot below the ceiling were lattice of bamboo slats. As my eyo travelled from ohjeoiq.10. object I quickly alzed up the coal. For the tub eight yen, and it would last indefinitely; two yen for the brass ba- sin; fifty sen for the pall and dipper, and twenty-five sen for the stool. Ele- ven Io-ven yen would fit up my bathroom, and 1 asked for nothing nicer. IIeuW OLD IS THAT FAG? A simple method of finding out the ago of an egg is by m'nrx of the nir space, which Is titluated towards the broad end of the shell. If the egg is held up between the hands before, a light in a dark room. the air space ran lie easily discerned. In a perfectly fresh egg the air space is very small, but as age lncrcn.sc s it extends, until, when the egg Is three Parks old, the nir space Is *bolt a Meth of the entire egg -spice. With prectloe the age can be told to within twenty-four hu•hrs. Bonne womeft's Iden of eronorny It to spend leve trsot/II/ Pot WWI and more for 4reaom.