Loading...
Exeter Times, 1906-11-29, Page 6"04.0 4.0+0+0+0 +0-4 o+o+Q ♦O+O+n +04 -0+0+0+0+ "EEVON OR, A HOPELESS LOVE. 9 +04 CIIAPTER X1.—{Continued.) "In the first place," said Dare gal- lantly, "the flower le by no means fad- ed. You do yourself an injustioe, Miss Durkee," '.Mrs. van Slack," exclaimed Mehe- table. "you dual know how much I owe its Mr. Dare. Who was the man you said he wes like, Even?" "Don't commit yourself, Mrs. Durkee," urged Dare. "I acknowledge that ny Curiosity is aroused, but I fear Miss burkee's question is hardly fair to you." 'Oh, but 1 must vindicate mysed, Mr. Dare," returned Yvonne, smil- ing brightly. "Your curiosity, if unsat- isfied, might lead you to imagine all sorts of things against me. 1 think 1 called you 'a Maecenas,' did 1 not, Hot- ly?" "Yes, that's the man; that's the man. I don't know what Mike Cenas did, but 1 s'poso he was a psychological phen- omenon. You see, Mrs. van Slack, we've never had anybody here in Paton- kel as cared anything about po'try. Now Mr. Dare loves it. I never saw any- thing like the way he imbibes it. He seems to kind o' take it in through his pore,. It's wonderful" "Ah, M'ss Durkee," exclaimed Dare enthusiastically, "you foil to appreciate, 1 fear, how much the Clarion is indebt- ed to you. There are four lines in your room 1 shall never forget. They aro worthy a place in the anthologies: 'fhe moonlight klssied the sobbing waves And played o'er the glittering sand, Ae 1 wandered alone by the sea -shore, Contrary to what I had planned.' They are delicious. Their music has echoed through niy mind ever since. I first heard thern." Mehetable was lying on a bed of roses and listening to the song of angels. To have her verses quoted in this moaner by a real, live editor was a joy she had never hnpe.l to attain. Van Slack pressed Dare's foot haneath the table, as though to warn hien not to go too far. Ile realized that nil this must Le extremely distasteful to Yvonne, though she showed in her face and 'winner nothing but calms self- possessl(n. As the dinner progressed !tilde and Yvonne bccarne mach interested in each other. Hilda had been in Brittany, and had rested one night in a vllingo not for from the Chateau de Kercabelec. While she was in the midst of an ani- mated description of her experiences near Yvonne's birthplace, somebody passed downstairs, through the hall, and quietly closed the front door, "The Baron has gone for a walk," re- marked Mrs. van Slack to her daugh- ter. "His headache must be better." Dare also minced the exit of von Burstein, and. for sorne moments, was It of to Mehelable's ceaseless chatter. "It has grown cold and damp out - tide," remarked the hostess. as she fin- hed her coffee. "You and Mr. Dare, !Niger, will have to smoke in there." She arose and moved toward the Stewing -room. "You will sing for us, will you not?" asked van Mack of Yvonne, In a lot voice. ns site passed him. "With pleasure, monsieur." 'We will join you in a moment, then." s!.eft alone together, van Slack and D''re lighted their cigars, and shuck rel- ent for a time. At length van an d: "What are you up to with Miss Dur- kee, John? You really ought' not to poke fun at her as you do. "Well. well, you're a good one to talk. Whe began the whole thing? She evilenlly thinks I'm a mind -render, clairvoyant, nr some such creature. Who gave her that (mpresslon?" Van Slnek smiled as he sipped his euracnn, hut said nothing. "Your silence is confession, Von. But while your joke hntl nn worthy mo- tive, my cultivation of the poetess has an important origin. 1 can't sny more lira now. but 1 am not devoting myself to her simply pour passer 10 tempo, Ynu may thank me for getting Fond with Miss Durkee." As the young men entered the draw- In►t-rnan n eirikine toblenu met their eyes(. The folding doors nt ihn entrance In the ennservatery hnd here thrown open. end million against n (lower' tnekgr.rund :.Innd Yvonne and Hilda. Mehe:nhle. relining In nn easy-ehnlr. Asset gating with rant enloymenl nt the •erne before her. wl Ile the shitely fern of Mr+. Ann SI•iek standing+ t.Pseie the poetess added dlanily In the ptelurrs Van Sleek" artistic FenslhiliIi('a were t..0 led. end he lingrered a moment et the der h('f .re disturbing the little prelate "Aren't ee In have sante m': -i'?' ',e a.ke.l, coming( fnrwnrd. "Oh. Yee." answered Ililda. et en(' ernen!' herself nt the open plan. "What Orel 1 tine' 11 lint) nol nernrrr'.) to her. even ns n yrmrl,' pot:11,11'v. Ihnt Yvonne Durkee in eht have reinaceil nrenmpli.hmenic. Dnre reeked mit r,f n nil.' ref ensu' an !Intim, enng. whf'h llal.la rendered in a rnirl 1 u! elfish.' inanner. H''r vo!ce. a snrrone of !!self"4 mote ass, had et•1- t denlly re e'v,•d rarefel culture. but she Was a muse Ion rather by habit than by Melte, "A•k \fr.. rurlme 10 Ong." soil her brother to her In n mutinied voter ns t''s' solo name to an end. Iflidn 'retro a little One? of "emeriti,. MIA terntn■ fon•ar,1 Yvonne. w•hn WS* 111,1 standing at the erfrenee in the •re eervat•+rv, •ni.t: "Won'( ynrt sing ter N• \free hiirkee!" "1 fear." 1+:worieed Yvonne. renter+ Ri''v r,t with that sweentne. eras+efttl Talion Mitch 1119 not the jar( of her many potent fascinations, "1 fear that my crude cfferts will be extremely out of place af'er your perfect method." Van Slack smiled. "Who is talking like a worldling now?" he whispered to her ns she seutcd herself ut the instru- ment. In a moment the room was filled with r. liquid, auul-slii reitg hurineny which "l shall surely avail myself of (bat privilege, Miss Durkee." "Good -might." 'Good night." "Oh, what a horrid store,!" The front door closed. and Hilda and het mother wero heft alone. (To be Coneinued.) TRAFFIC IN DEAD BODIES. Wooden Dummies Substituted in Coffins of Itamburg Dead. A sensational case has been occupying the Hamburg (Germany) law courts. Recently the head of a workingmen's association, llerr Schonberg, publicly aecu,ed the Hamburg hospital of car- rying on a large traffic in corpses. Ile declared that closed cullius were deliv- ered to relatives of the deceased con- taining only ashes and rubbish or n wooden image. In several cases the body had been placed in the collin in the presence of relatives, and extracted after their de; nriiira. The leg of a man who had snficred fe en a peculiar disease was cause.t the very flowers to raise U". crit elf aid replaced by that of a dead heads in joy. Her song was an ancient women. In this state the body was ex - love -ballad, old ns the days when the Lfhited to the relatives. In nnother case the body of a book- binder was represented by a piece of wend painted and dressed in the dead man's elegies, and buried with much solemnity. On several orcns'nnc, said Herr Schonh, rg. tete Srryan:s , f the hospital hod cut off the heads of verpers and sold three for Cls upiece to cellar Ger- man hospitals. Many witnesses have teen heard in the inquiry now proceeding. The di- rector of the hosp(Int, Dr. Leel artz ad- mitted that in every case the bodies of persona who died in the hospital had been dissect( d for scientific purp0 •.c 1 the relatives had not protested within twelve hour; after death. Sense 1900 twenty-six corpses had been sold to uni- versities abroad, and many parts of bodies had been retained in the hospi- tal. The relatives were not informal h•, nettled. from fear of wounding their feeling:. Sonie 2,500 persons die event year in the hospital, and out of the e 2.000 are dissected. The superintendent. Dr. Rumpel, stat- treubaclors wandered through Southern France and glorified that sunny land with the tnelody of romance. The pas- sionate movie thrilled van Stack with a mad, delicious ecstasy. The universe seemed to be ringing with n rhythmic promise of eternal bliss, pain and sor- row were but memories sweetened by the charm of song, life was love, and the past and future were joined in en everlasting present In which the per- fume of roses, the beauty of woman, the enchantments of music combined to satisfy every craving of the ardent soul. At length the lust silvery notes of the song died away, and the young man started as though awakened from a trance. "My darling," he said, as he bent low to thunk her, and her taco grew white at his reckless words. But n murmur of applause hnd gone through the room en the Instant. and had rendered von Slack's exclainatien Inaudible to all save Yvonne. "You have the most wonderful voice I ever heard," exclnimed Hiidu fervently, Inking Yvonne's hand. "1 am actually ashamed of myself for singing in your presence." "Do not go away," pleaded von Sleek ns Yvonne rose. "At least, let us have one more song." And so she sang again, n simple folk - song of the Breton peasants, and the rich, warm, luscious notes of her wide- ly -ranging voice tilled the scented nir with entrancing harmonies. "Mercy on us!" cried Mehetuble, as the sweet strait melted into silence, "do you know how late it is, Eevon " The poetess was looking at the clock in dis- may. "Don't go yet," urged von Slack, glancing at Yvonne. "You have not seen the conservatory. Come with rue. i'll show it to you." "The clock is half an hour fast, Miss Durkee," remarked Dare, comprehend- ing his friend's ntanceuvr•e. Then sear- ing himself at the piano he rattled . ff a college song which made Mehetnhle lough and caused her to forget that her hour for retiring had long gone by. A moment later Yvonne and von Slack were standing, surrounded by rar.' plants and fragrant flowers, at ine extreme end of the conservatory. From the drawing -room they could not l.e seen, and the blood rushed to Yvonne's face as she looked up at her compan- ion and caught the love -light in his eyes. "Oh Yvonne, my heart is breaking!" As If to mock his words, the lively chorus of Dare's song rang out loudly, as Hilda joinei in the refrain. "Oh, he's a jolly good fellow! Oh, he's a jolly good fellow! Ole he's n jolly gond fellow! That nobody will deny." Yvonne had again grown pale, and, as she picked the petals of a rose opnrt, her hand trembled slightly. "I would ihet 1 could say snm('thing to make you less unhappy," she return - cal In a low voice. "1 Rnow 1 should not have Conte here to -night. We should have sad farewell last evening. It would have been easier for both of us." "1 wish you had not destroyed that flower," he remarked. rather irrelevant- ly. "I fear I ant growing morbidly sup- erslitnous." She smiled as she handed him the stem of the urilu.•ky rote. "What a strange'Mixture you Arc'! A cnie end n skeptic. you still find omens m stars and Mower+. i give ynmi This dismantled stem, monsieur, that you may defy its import. Keep it in le - membranae of to -night and me." Ile looked at tier searchingly. The shadow of suspicion torinent'(1 him for Rhe moment. \Vas she something more than a coquette, who had taken 41e- Iight in ensiiar.ng a man who prided himself u -.on his knowledge of the world:' The look of real and bitter pain %tenctr filled her eyes as she Wel his glaze assured sire that Le was doing too o wrong. Sho was it woman. he re- fleete.i. and, like all her sex. meld eaeak lightly even when her heart was heavy with it weight of sorrow. Be seized her hand. and bent toward her 1i11 he could feel her breath agnins! hi•. face. Again 11 Mehrtahlr's voice seunded to them li!.e the uphraidin;e, of outraged cuns:.erncc. "reveal. it's time we went home." "Yes. we must go," said Yvonne. twenty ensling n glance of mingled love and despair at van Slacks dark face. "Adieu, monsieur." As they stool in the hall waiting f,.r the young amen In don neer overs Fats. 1111:1.1 said to Yvonne: "i hope we may meet often ngnin. 1h s. Durkee. 1 feel It a personal mise fortune that yen gn nway so soon." "Yes," chirped in etre. van Sleek cor- dially. "we have enj„ ye.l meeting you '"\r‘110"11,1':" npieh "\\ ell,'." exclairne.l Melee:eble. who ^nhr+t more droll Ihnn nsnal In nn eine!. ent w•aterpront, "i hope yon won't for- get that I'm all alone, when Eevon goes away. If you'll conte down eeon 111 resit you sorne of niy poem" she con- tinu • 1, gnz•ng nt Hilda as though She were conferring a great favor upon that fortunate personage. ed that scads of corpses were frequent - Iv rut off and added to the tinselled col- lection. For the purpose of instruetion, it was also necessary to keep other parts Prof. Kennedy says swine appear to of bodies. have a craving for what aright be called A former employe of the 'invite], 'unnatural substances." This is especi- whose trial for selling bodies wes the nny true of hogs that are kept in cnn- occasion of these disclosures. declared lin+nnent, which will eat greedily such lhnt he had seen the arras of a deal substances as charcoal, ashes, mortar, felon nmpulated and replaced by n girls soft coal, rotten wood, etc. It is pro - arms in order that the mares relatives l able that some of these substances are should suspect nothing. it wag elan not gond for hogs. but there is no doubt proved that wardens had cut off and that ober. oal and wood ashes have a sold heads and other parts of corpses' 1eneficial effect, the former being great- er. their own profit, and without the' 11 relished. 11 is good practice to :elle knowledge of the doctors. In two rases , p'y charcoal especially during the win - at least coffins were buried containing • ter months. 11 charcoal is not avail - only parts of the Indy. The enminye able, a very good mixture to keep con - Was acquitted on the ground of the slantly before pigs In small troughs value of his evidence to the public hr- made for the purpose. can be nrnde up teres(. Herr Schonberg has also new o, one part of sulphur and about ten parts of wood nshes. If ground char- c(.ol is used instead of ashes it is rather preferable. It is dangerous, however. le withhold salt from hogs for a long time and then give them a large amount. 11 a supply of some mixture as that (ascribed is kept constantly before pias, A London Modica! Expert Talks of (herr is no danger that they will lake iTheFrrn CAUSES OF MOTTLED BUTTER. During some seasons of the year mot- tles In butter are more common than iu others. But this very objectionable and undesirable condition is caused '.y mismanagement, nut by the scasun• but rather the manufacturer, olio is not :mister of the siluuhun. There are sev- eral Thing, which cause mottles in hul- ler; over churning, washing butler with too c •ld wash water, uneven distribu- tion of salt, cud toe little washing. When boiler is over churned, espcci- nlly if it Lo churned at a low le►ntn•ra- ture, it is very hard to properly incur- porate the sal!. if Willer is washed wills very cold wash water after hav- ing been churned at a high tempera- ture. the outside of the granule's will harden and reuse mottles, by not dis- solving us much salt ns the softer parts. It has been Mutt that mottles in but- ter can be overcome by churning the butter to the size of grains of rice and wa.hing with water at a temperature of 35 to 40 degrees F. This process, h•.wewer, is hardly a practical one, for tee reason that it would tinnily be pos- sible 10 obtain such c•o'd with water in the average creamery, and even if if were possible, the added expense In- cident t i cooling and handling would not warrant its use. Another thing, the butler when washed with such cold water would become so hard as to ren - del 11 dillicult to the waxy consislen.y which is so desirable in butler. Churn b'ae butter 10 small granules, wash in the winter with water at a tem- perature of 5:+ to 57 degre s F.. nail in summer with water at 50 In 52 de- grees F. Adel moistened salt before the Lu'ter is drained dry, revolve th churn, mixing three or tour times, let stand five minutes, give four more revolutions, drain through cover for fifteen 01' tw•en- Ir minutes, and finish working. In winter the salt should be warmed. CORRECTIVES FOR SWINE. been acquitted on the ground that he had merely carried out his duties. rind that the graver charges were not proved. DANGER IN HYPNOTISM. Experintetlis. The advantages and dangers of hyp- notittn as a means of treating disease formed the subject of a notable lecture accompunied by some remarkable ex- periments given before the Psycho- 1'hcrageutic Society by Dr. Edwin Ash, for some time demonstrator of physio- logy and house physician at St. Mary's Hospital. London, England. "In using hypnotism to cure disease." said Dr. Ash. "we at present are toying with a great force which we do not fully understand, and which we cannot en- tirely control. We certainly cannot con- trol it suflic!ently to govern the grosser forms of disease, and it is important to remember that nothing can do more harms to psycho-therupeutic methods than that one case so treated which should i►avt been treated by surgical tneens should go wrong. "Diseaseerrfrldrl' generally cnn be in- fluenced by hypnotism are of a -func- tional order, and not those associated with organic changes. it can, 1 think, be -pro -ed that It is po-sible by mechani- tsnl. means end suggestion, without any personal influence, such ns magnetism, to mask the conscious mind of the sub- ject and bring out some underlying un- comsciousit{ess." To illustrate the points of his lecture he experimented on a young member of Me auxiliary, forces. Rapidly putting the subject into it state of hypnosis the youth was told by Ash that he was in the drill - too much. Sods make a fair substitute for charcoal. A wagon load or Iwo ni sods placed conveniently near the pig- gery, so that the feeder can throw one or two Into each pen oecnsionally, will be found very beneficial during the win- ter, figs Ibat are outdoors in summer and have access to earth and vegetable matter, have little need of other cor- rectives. The tern( corrective is that for want of a better, but such sub- slunces as those described appear lo correct or prevent derrnngement of the digestive organs and play a very im- portant part in pig feeding. 1100 N01'ES. The hog to arrive best roust be given food that will build up the system even- ly. A herd of Inrge and emnll sows will not produce an even lot of pigs. It gives pigs an unthrifty habit to keep them as More animals without con- tinued improvement. Under ordinary conditions not more than two litters can profitably be pro- duced from any sow in a year. 1f a sow has as much exercise ac she ought to hove, there is no particular danger in hawing her fat at harrowing time. A sow shnukl have sufficient fat stnr- rd in her sy.-lem to furnish a consider- able part of the milk for the first ten clays. An argument In favor 01 variety of room of his regiment. At the word of 1n0d is found in the fart that nn two command he stood at attention, andl animals will giro' exactly the sante re - went through the actions of loading his Fulls from the same rations. rifle and Bring. A race or family of hogs kept on the On being ted That he mutt drive his elan(' harm will improve or degenerate according In the ability or shifllessnees of the owner. There it eonnmy in planning In pro- duce the hog the market demand:, and tri reach it without n loss of lime cr feed. A pig that is unhealthy and unthrifty at fnrrowing never shakes the moat sntls- inr'tnry returns. The sluggishness caused by excessive frit in young pigs is the cnuse of many evils That amict them. colonel's automobile, the audience being assured Ire never had driven one. the youth sal in the chair. pulsed imaginary starting levers. worked unseen pedals. and occns.onally made a movement as 11 seuntling a %ta mning Iran. hypnotism, :\sl► said. was n great. power which ("mild be a -"d e1111 ndvontage if due care i� fakcn, hal it emphatically %vas not the thing for an amateur to trifle with. M.tt KINTOSII AS ST.‘'1'E ROBE. (thiel Jeremiah of Kamalwawwong Holds Court in Ancient "Mack." The Go%ernrnent rtf British Guinea r'-ently appeinted Iwo oflicials of the Department of Land: rind Mines, Nir. C. W. Ander; •n rind \Ir. 11. P. C. Mel- te delimit the Ir)mier with Bra- zil. as laid down by the King of Italy. They duly accotnpli-l.el their task. Renter stales. camping for a part c 1 th' time near Knmai tong, tate village pireaded over by Jeremiah, a great chief, arid a. great n character, wh;sc delight i� to !evil his people the alphabet and punch to therm In n fine thatched church which he his built. Ile appeared at- tired in n garment which at a cnnsider- ablo di.tance wore the nspeet of a Re- nnin toga, but on nearer inspectinn proved to be en ancient mackintosh This wee his rnhe of state, put on in bonor if the while men. DAIRY NOTES. The longer a cow is kcpt at a loss, the greater is the total loss. A lnzy men will be n poor dolryman, and poor feed will spoil nny cow. The coy should 1•e looked upon as n margins+ for converting raw materiels into mnrket products. Milk and flesh nlike come from fuod en!en, digested rind assimilntet'. As n rule, milk rooms should be wen- Iflnts'1 nn'y from above and usually a small opening is sufilcient. Washing and salting while In grains Is the only way to get rid of the butter- milk flame. flutter, if it nnee reels. cannot again be mode so thoroughly /nestle ns when completed at Its first tlnlsh. By using a microphone It to possible to bean' a By walk. CEYLON GREEN TEA. Is Being Exploited by Us on Ito:wont of Its Vast Superiority Over Japans. (LEAD PACKETS ONLY. AT ALL GROCERS. 4oc, 5oc and 6oc Per Pound. MODERN GREEK TRAGEDY IKING RIDES IN LUXURY REMARKABLE SL'PERVTITZON ABOUT TUE VIM. Albanian Villager Whose Suit Was Rejected Takes Revenge on Giri. A drama which illustrates the wilder aspects of life in modem Greece has just reached its lust chapter. The scene of it is the village of Menidi, which lies about ten miles north of Ahrens at 11'3 foot of the Panics elountuius, and the people are of the Albanian race and preserve a number of old traditions and customs which even to -day have an al- most religious torte. One of the most remarkable supersti- liens is that of the relation between a young girl's veil and her honor. The peaaaut girl's all weer a veil, not the yashmak of the Turk, but a heud cover- ing something like that which Italian peasant women wear, and popular opin- ion holt girl as dishonored if n Man steals this headdress away from her. The only efficient way to reestablish her rcpulufion is to hove the veil rubles mire} Iter. Three years ago n young man of the village nnmcd \lichus began paying at- tentions to a young girl named Slav - rule. this approaches were not favor- ably received. Ile lay, in wait for Iter one evening when she went to chew water at the well, snatched her veil from her heud and disappeared in the twilight. NOW THE TABLES WERE TURNED. All the relations of Stavruln began paying their addresses to Michas. Bu: now it was his turn to be coy. Ile would not maray Stavrula; he would not even return the stolen veil and so make minor reparation for the injury he had done her. Ile began, however, to force his atten- tions on her at such times as he could lied her unprotected, and al, last he made a forcible attempt to carry her off to the nwuntain. A village gendarme arrived In finite to save the girt, but was himself soot down by )\fiches. Michas wus arrested and condemned to a 611001 term of iinprisouncnt. Returning to Mer►idi about two months ago Michas found Slavrula betrothed t•, another man. Ile lay in wait for her. When she appeared she was ncconr ponied by three women and two mien. Ile opened fire from his place of con - 1113 MAJESTY'S TRAIN IS A PALACE ON WHEELS. Emperor William Spent Millions on Cars, Which Contain Twelve Saloons. Whenever his objective point Is wit,tin convenient distance King Edward iruvels by motor car nowadays, and he frankly tells his intimates that this is for econ- omy's sake. But he travels longer dis- tances in splendidly appointed royal trains. The tonin he used in going to and about the Highlands is a palace on wheels, furnished in satinwood, inlaid with ivory and equipped with most modern electrical conveniences, heaters, fans, even cigar lighters. The smoking -room, where the King is happiest while travelling, is of mahog- any inluttl with satinwood and rosewood. GREAT CARE 1S TAKEN. And when Edward travels ever/ pre- caution is taken -for hissafety as well as his comfort. While the royal train is passing there must Lo no whistling nor the hiss of escaping steam from locomo- tives on the side trucks. All work on the road itself and the stations is ,.uspended and freight trains are switched off and stand motionless and silent, Kaiser William travels in the most gorgeous royal train. It cost $1,000,00(1 and took three years to build. in its twelve saloons etre two nursery coaches, u gymnasium, a music -room and a trea- sure -room. The drawing -room is fur- nished with oil paintings and statuary. The treasure-roost—a unique feature—is constructed like the safe deposit vaults, with two large burglar-proof safes. BiG STAFF iN PARTY. \\'hen the Kaiser trnvels in this won- derful train he is accompanied by several secretaries, gal! a dozen personal adju- tants, the ho.rsehold p'tysicinn and many servants, including the imperial barber, the imperial valet, and, of course, the imperial chef. Most of the mansions owned by King Edward's close friends contain a royal suite of rooms. If not. a suite of rooms which in effect is a private flat must be set apart for him and usually a private garden is attached to it. Other suites must be provided for the members of the royal household in attendance. The King and Queen rigorously cen- sure Cho list of guests who me invited to mortally wounded every one of the six. meet. them. Thee usually Lake their own Then, dashing cul into the road, he as. body servants, who wait on then at the printed a kiss on tate lips of Stavrulu, table, and offeree t the King is served who was already in the throes of death, with his own particular wino frond his and at the same instant drove his dag-penrDan cellars. ger itrrough her heart. !'hen he disap- cMl. The Government prompt'y offered a reward of 6,000 drachmas (about !31,0(10) fur the arrest of the murderer. All the police and gendnrnrerie in the kingdom wero busy searching fol• hien for a month, but not a true of him was found. The crime was drifting into oblivion when suddenly a cousin of Michas went to the authorities and OFFERED 1'0 BETRAY IIiM. In order to reach the guilty 'nen a stratagem hod to be used. Two soldiers dressed themselves as tromps. and, steered by the cousin, scraped up an acquaintance with him as if by acci- dent. After a while they proposed to him that all three should go to America to- gether. In this way they got hien to a place near Athens, and there, under pretence of celebrating their departure, they mode him half drunk. The two then fell upon him. Michas fought like a wild beast and inflicted serious Injury on both his assailants. They succeeded, however, In holding hire and in doing hien up in n neat package with rope so that he could be carried off to prison without further trouble. He is there now awaiting his trial and sentence. It is expected that tate Government will exact full value for its drachmas and That the career of Michas will conn be brought to n close. SHE'S A WISE WOMAN. Who keeps In mind that a little credit Ls a dunerertass thing. Who is able to mend both her hus- band's clothes and this ways. Who has learned the pnrndux tont to have joy one must give it. \\'ho can tell the difference between her first child and a genius. Who acknowledges the nllowance mado her by her husband by making allowances for him. Who appreciates that the largest room in any house is that left for self-ine. provetuent. Who manages to keep not only ner house and her temper, but her servants and her figure ns well. Who realizes ttnnt two husbands of twenty-five years each lire out neces- sarily as good ns ono 01 fifty. Who can distinguish between the laugh of amusement and the one meant to show off a dimple. "Are you the head waiter?" asked an hotel patron of a pompous individual who was posing near the dining -room. "Well. sir, 1 serve in that capacity; but my otlkial title, if you please, is dining - room superintendent." Girlhood and Scot?.s Ennttl,lon ars liaised together. The girl who takes Scoff., Ennis!` .felon has plenty of rich, red blood; she is Phunp, active and energetic. The reason is that at a period whesia girl's digestion is weak, Scotf.s Ernst: slon provides her with powerful nourishment in may digested form. It is a food that builds and keeps girl's strength. ltii L ALL DRUOOMSTet 80e. AND $1.00. AUSTRALIA AND BRITAIN • REIGN OF THE- BRITISH OFFICER IS AT AN END. Commonwealth Would Leave the Pro- tecting Wing of Britain and Soar A:one. "Australia First." Not "the Empire heat." Nut "the Race First." No. It is "Australia First"—that is the real, strung, vibrating note of tato develop- rmrertt of this Fix -year-old Common- wealth. says I.. V. Biggs, to London Daily Chronicle. It may irritate you as an aggressive thing, without light, en' ,Trade, but you cannot get away front it if you live in Australia. If you etre altruist and a Liberal, with sorne Ideas still remaining concerning the confra- ternity of nations and into lionatis►n, this crude, arrogant note will shock you. But you cannot answer the cry with any other which will satisfy the rapidly - growing consciousness of this young people of the south, this outpost of the white races face to face with the Yellow Peril. I'lease or displease, there it b— "Auslralia First." I.00k at the symptoms of the influeirc6 the note possesses in national life. 'Fake imperial and local defence. One com- mittee of defence, sitting in London with the entire genius of army and navy at its service, has just reported that Aus- lrella need not worry about a separate navy of her own; she is safe under the wing of the Imperial navy, into whose mighty hand she drops her mite of £200,000 a year. \\'hat happens? is the advice quietly accepted as reasonable and conclusive? Not a bit of 1t. "Hove can we ever be a nation if we never be- gin a navy of our own?" cries the Aus- tralian, who, in life and death, places "Australia First." Listen to the inter- pretotion put upon his half -spoken thoughts by the Melbourne Age, proba- bly the shrewdest conducted paper in the Commonwealth: NATIONAL IDEA?. "Shall we continue forever to hire our defence and cur maritime protec- tion? Or shell we now, as we are well able to, accept the responsibility that properly belongs to us, and begin by easy stages to fit ourselves for the per- formance of that grentest of all national duties --self defence—by laying forth- with the foundations of an Australian navy? We have no doubt as to the answers which the vast majority of patriotic Australians will return to these questions. . . a And we are so sure of the sturdy spirit of patriotism and in- dependence of the average Australian that we unhesitatingly proclaim the ne- qui-ition of a navy as the paramount Australian national ideal." Let there be no mistake as to the meaning of this. The Age correctly voices the sentiment of Australians. EXIT BRiTISIH OFFICER. It is the same, too, In military ideals. \\'ilh the departure of Major-Genera4 Finn, the retiring Inspector -General of Military Forces, ends the reign of the British officer in Australia. "Australia Inc the Australians," and "Australia First" apply to the men in khaki, ns to the bluejackets. General Finn will'.' succeeded by Colonel Head, an Auw► traliar-born soldier, who has risen from the ranks to be the chief administrator of military affairs in the Common- wealth. Except for an occasional visit of inspection for special purposes ne British officer will again exercise in- tluetnce or authority in this Innd. Every regiment will have an Australian at its head, every fortress an Austroliati-born commander. '1 irousands will be spent in sending Australian officers for train- ing in India, Egypt, Cnnnda, South Africa and Great Britain, but obllgntlon is upon then( to return to the land of the wattle and the stringy bark, and pass on to their brother Australians the special knowledge they have acquired. MOTHERLAND SECOND. if one turns "to Australia's foreign policy, and the questions connected with the control of Pacific island! "Auslratia First" is seen to be the motto still. The Governorship of Papua and the control of the New Hebrides are cases in point. Australians are determined to have an Australian Governor of British New Guinea (Papua). Social and diplo- matic pressure is brought to bear on e Prime Minister to delay the fulfil of this desire, and a sort r ,fmarTilng time" Royal Commission has been ap- pointed. 'But the Australian Governor and a new system of Colonial Aevelop- ment in line with Auatrnlian ideas must conic. As 1 write a series of meetings are being held In the greet secondary echonlii in this city with the object of stirring in the minds of the youth of the nation a purely Australian enthusi• assn and devotion. "Australia First—the Motherland Second"! It rnakes ono shiver n bit. But after all, Australia is the Motherland now of the majority of her inhnbilente. It is, therefore, but human nature that she should lake, lust pence in the hearts of her sons and daughters. ---•♦..�--.. CHEAPER BRITISH ARMY. 1 Government Outtfnes Some E>ttra- ordinary "Econcn►ka." Some of the "economies" which the Walsh Government intends to effect in ill ndnrinlstrotion of the army ere in- dicated In a Parliamentary paper is.uc•.l the other day. which gives the nt.proxi. mate estimate of expenditure under IIft Military Works Loan Acts. The total eatimnted expenditure for 1906-7 Is 4900 ,000, ns spins' nn esti- mate of £I,300.(%)0 in 19(6-6. The estimated expenditure on the various (terns is as follows: -- 1905.6. 1906-7. Defence works 4185.000 A110.001) ilerrncke $bS.000 540.000 Ranges 217,000 173011) Staff and contingent Nes--- 80,000 75 000 £ I .:(00.(10( t!100,f (%) The total sunt presided in the MIA is £20.FI0,500. and the actual to pencfitute M March 31, 1906, was .413,322,14$.